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COLOPHON TO "THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND," PRINTED BY
GERARD LEEW OF ANTWERP, 1493.
PHILOLOGIE namlich ist jene ehrwiirdige Kunst, welche von ihrem Vereh
rer vor Allem eins heischt, bei Seite gehen, sich zeit lassen, still werden,
langsam werden — , als eine Goldschmiedekunst und Kennerschaft des Wortes,
die lauter feine vorsichtige Arbeit abzuthun hat und Nichts erreicht, wenn
sie es nicht lento erreicht. Gerade damit aber ist sie heute nbthiger als
je, gerade dadurch zieht sie und bezaubert sie uns am starksten, mitten in
einem Zeitalter der "Arbeit", will sagen : der Hast, der unanstandigen und
schwitzenden Eilfertigkeit, das mit Allem gleich "fertig werden" will, auch
mit jedem alten und neuen Buche : — sie selbst wird nicht so leicht 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.1
FEIEDRICH NIETZSCHE.
1 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 connoisseurship 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,
with open doors, with delicate fingers and eyes.
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IX
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 Brut d' Engleterre. 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 we have a certain number of original English
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
independent 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 literature, 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 mediaeval
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 Brut, an analysis of the different 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 Brut on later writers.1 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.
1 An abstract of this Introduction Las appeared in German under the
title : Geschichte und Quellen der mittel englischen Prosachronik The Brute of
England oder The Chronicles of England. Marburg. N. G. Elwert. 1905.
Preface. xi
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. Nor 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.
Marburg a/L., December 1906.
Xlll
SUMMARY 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
irs 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 Coryn. Foundation of New-
Troy. Albanak gets Scotland, Camber gets Wales. Death of Brut.
King Lotryn drives out Huuiber 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 Cornell and Eigan.
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 Ferrex. 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,
Grand obodian. 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 Ludgate. King Cassibalam. He drives Julius Caesar out of
Britain, B.C. 55. The Earl of London calls him back. Caesar 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 . . s 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 Gowan 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. Engist's
treachery, and his conquest of Britain. Britain called Engist's land.
Vortiger goes to Wales pp. 44-56
Chapters 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
of Tintagel ... pp. 56-66
Chapters 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,
CH. LXXXI-CXX] Contents. xv
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 Frolle, 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 Arthur. 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 Cad walayn 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 Rending.
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 pp. 101-1 12
Chapters 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.
xvi Contents. [CH. CXXI-CLX
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 death,
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 appearance 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
Red 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 II's coronation, A.D. 1154. He invades Wales. Thomas &
Becket made primate, A.D. 1162. Becket quits England, A.D. 1164.
War between king and primate, A.D. 1165-1170. Thomas & Becket
slain, A.D. 1170. Henry and his sons. Henry II dies, A.D. 1189. The
loss of the Holy Land. The Crusade. Richard 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 the
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 in to the Pope, A.D. 1213
pp. 147-163
Chapters 151-160.
King John's deed of surrender to the Pope. The exiled papists
come back. The King welcomes Archbishop Langton. The seven
CH. CLXI-CXC] Contents. xvii
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 John
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 confirms 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
Chapters 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 Syrnond 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
BRUT. ^
xviii Contents. [CH. cxci-ccxx
unpopularity and pride. He is sent to Ireland. Gaveston's return
condoned by Parliament at Stamford, A.D. 1309. Murder of Gaveston,
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. Renewed attack on Scotland. The
English defeated in the White Battle at My ton, A.D. 1319. Hugh
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 Tickhill Castle raised by the King. Robert Holond's treachery.
Thomas of Lancaster and the rebels go to Burbridge, 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. Thomas imprisoned at Pontefract. He is scandalously
treated and beheaded, A.D. 1322. Other 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 II's
preparations against his wife and son, A.D. 1326. 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 beheaded. 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 Edward II. Edward III crowned, A.D.
1327. England happy under him. Attempt to set Edward II free.
Abortive Scottish campaign. Mock-song of the Scotch. The Scots
invade England. A fine 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.
CH. ccxxi-ccxxni] Contents. xix
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 Roger 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 Scotland, 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 murder 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 fight. 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
0f (Singlanb.
[MS. Douce 323, Bodleian Library.]
[THE PROLOG.]1
[How King Dioclisian wedded his 33 Daughters to 33 Kings
whom they afterwards murderd; and how these Widows
came to England, & had children by the Giants of the
land.]
the noble lande of Surrye4 ther was a noble kyng and
mygfrty, & a man of grete renou?i, fat me called! Dyocli-
cian, fat wel and worthily hym gouemede, & rewlede
thurgli his noble chiualrye, so fat he conquered? alle fe
landes abowte hym, so that almoste aH fe kynges of fe
world? to hym were entendauwt. U Hyt befell thus, fat
this Dioclician spousede a gentyl damysele fat was wondyr
1 2 f ayr, fat was hys Eemys dough" ter, Labana ; & sche loued! hym as
reson) wolde, so fat he gate vpon here xxxiij dough tres, of f e which
fe eldest me called Albyne. And fese5 Damysels, whan fey comyn
in-to6 Age, bycomen7 so fayre fat it was wondyr. U Wherfore
16 this Dioclician anon lete make A sompnyng, & comau?idid by his
lettres fat Alle fe kyngys fat heldyn of hym schulde come at A
certayn day, as in his lettres was8 conteyned?, to make A ryal feste.
At which day, f edir fey comyn, & brought w?'t/j hem Amyralles,
20 Prynces & Dukes, & noble Chiualrye. f e feste was ryally Arayd ;
& fere fey lyved in ioy and merthe y-now, that it was wonder to
wete.
II And hit befelle fus, fat fis Dioclician foughte maryen his
24 Doughtres among aH: f o knyglitys9 fat tho were at that solempnite ;
1 The text to the end of Chapter V is taken from MS. Douce 323, as it is
wanting (except just the latter part of Chapter V, which is too blurred and
indistinct to be copied] in MS. Rawlinson B 171. The collation following is of
MS. Trin. Coll. Dublin 490 (D). 2 leaf I.
3 D has this heading: Her* may a man hure How Engelande was ferst
callede Albyon and through whome it hade the name.
4 Syrrie 5 >is 6 vnto 7 bicome 8 were 9 kynges
BRUT. B
2 King Dioclician' s Daughters despise their Hiisbands. [PROL.
and so they speken1 & dede, that Albyne, his eldest doughter,
& alle here2 sustres, richely were maryed? vnto xxxiij kynges3 that
wer94 lordes of gret honour, & Also power, at fis solenipnite. And
whanne fe solenipnite was done, Query kyng nome his wyf, & lad 4
hem into here owne cuntre, and there maad hem quene. IT And
hit byfelle f us aftyrward', fat fis dame Albyne bycome so stoute
& so stern e, J>at 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 wyft in diuerses5 maners. And ali her other sustres,
eche on6 bere hem so euel a-yens here lordes, fat it was wonder
to wete. U And for-as-mych as hem thought7 fat here housebondes
were not8 of so hye parage comen as here fadyr. U But tho kynges 12
fat were her lordes, wolde haue chastysedl9 with" fayr speche &
byhestes, & also for8 }iftes, and warnyd hem in fayr maner vpon
all loue and frenschipe fat fei scholde Amende hir10 lithir condi-
czons ; but al it was for nou^t, for they deden her owne wil in ali 16
fyng11 fat hem lykede & hadde of power, wherfore fo xxxiij
kynges, vpon A tyme, and oftyn-tymes, beten here wyfes, for fey
wende that fei wolde haue Amended here tacches and here wykkyd
thewes ; but of such condicions J>ei were fat, for fayr speche & 20
warnyng1, fei deden the 12wors, & for betynges 13eft-sone my eh"13
wors. Wherfore fe kyng fat hadde wedded Albyne, wrote fe
tacches & fe8 condic^ons of his wyf Albyne, & fe le^re sent to
Dioclician, her fader. 11 And whenne fe8 other kynges herde that 24
Albynes lord? had sent le^re to Dioclician, anew fey sente lettres
enseledl with here seeles [of] fe condic^ons and fe tacches of here
wyfes.
U Whanne fe Kyng Dioclician saw & herde so many pleyntes 28
of his doughters, he was8 sore a-schamed?, & bycome wonder Angry
& wroth to- ward his doughters, & fought bof e nyght & day how
he f o myghte amende hit fat fey so mysdede. U And anon sente
his lettres vnto f o xxxiij 14 kynges, fat fey schulde come to hym, 32
& brynge -with hem here wyfes, eue/ychon at a certayn day, for he
wolde fere chastise hem of here wikkydnes, if he myghte in eny
maner wyse. So fat fe kynges comen AH at fe15 day & tyme fat
I spoken 2 her* ojxjre
3 knyghtes struck out, and kynges written after it. 4 weren
6 diuerse 6 euerycheon 7 J>ou3t noujt
8 om. 9 chastisede ham 10 her" maners ]>at wer" so
II J>i"ges 12 leaf \, back. 13~ 13 eftesones michel
14 !i 15 ,
PROL.] Dioclician scolds his Daughters. 3
fo was sette bytwen hem; & fe Kyng Dioclician hem vndir-fenge1
with mychel honour, & made A solempne feste to aH fat were
vndir his lordschipe. And fe thrid day of fat2 solempnyte, fe
4 kyng Dioclician sente for3 his xxxiij doughtres, fat fei schulde
come & speke with hym in his chambre. & whenne fey were
comen, he spak1 vn-to hem of here wikkydnes & of here cruelte,
& dispitously4 hem reproued! And* vndirnam,5 & to hem he sayde
8 fat, 3if fei wolde not be6 chastised*, fei schulde his loue lese for
euermore. U And whanne fe ladyes herd7 al this, fei become?*8
abasshed! & gretly a-schamed< ; & to here fadir fey seyd fat fei
wolde make al amendes ; & so fey departed* out from here fadres9
1 2 chambre. and Dame Albyne, fat was f e eldest suster, lad hem aH
into her chambre, & fo made voide al fat were ferin, so fat no
lyf was among110 hem but sche & here sustres y-fere.11 f° saide
fis Albyne U "My fair sustres, ful weel 36 12 knowif fat fe kyng
16 oure fadir, vs hath reprouyd?, schamed & dispisedl,13 for encheson)
to make vs obedient vn-to oure housbandes ; but certes J?«t schal y
neuere, whiles fat I lyve, seth fat I uam come14 of a more hyere
kynges blod? fan my15 housband is." & whan sche had so seyd,
20 aH here sustres seyd f e same. U And f o seyd Albyne : " ful
wel y wot, fayr sustres, fat oure housbandes haue playnedf vnto
owre fadir vpon vs, wherfore he hath 16fus vs16 foul reproued
& dispisedl. wherfore, sustres, my counseil is fat, fis nyght,
24 when owre housbandes ben abed,17 aH we with" on assent cutten
here throtes, & fan we mow be in pees of hem, & better we mowe
do fz's fing vndir our fadres power fan elles- where." & anon
AH fe ladyes 18consentid? and graunted vnto fis counceil. U And
28 whan nyght was comyn, fe lordes & ladies wente to bedde, & anon
as here lordes were in19 slepe, fei cutte20 aH here housbandes
throtes, & so they slowen hem aH.
11 whan fat Dioclician21 her fader herd! of fis fing, 22he by-
32 come22 hugely wroth A-^ens his Doughtres, & anon wolde hem aft
haue brent ; but Alle f e barourcs & lordes of Sirrye conceilyd? hym
not so for-to don suche sternys to his owne doughtres, but onlycli
schulde voide fe land of hem for euermore, so fat fei neuere
36 schulde come a^en ; & so he dede. 11" And anon Dioclician, fat
1 vnderfong* 2 ]>Q 3 after 4 despitely 5 vndenam
6 bene 7 harden 8 bicome 9 fadei0 10 amonges n infere
12 we 13 despitede 14— 14 comen I5 myn J6-16 vs }>us
17 in bede 18 leaf 2. 19 on 20 cotten 21 Dioclician >e kyng*
om.
22_ V2
4 They reach Albion, and breed Giants by the Devil. [PROL.
was here fadir,1 commauwdid hem to gon in-to schipe, & deliueryd?
to hem vitailles for half a2 ^eer. and when pis was don, aH pe
sustryn3 went in-to Shipe, & saylled forth in y See, & be-toke alle
her frendes to Appolyn, pat was her god?. And so long pey sallied' 4
in Y See, til at pe laste pei come4 & aryued? in an yle pat was aH
wyldernes. 51 Audi when dame Albyne was come to pat land', &
aH her sustres, pis Albyne went ferst 5owt of Y shipe,5 & sayde to
here oper sustres : " for-as-mich," qwodf6 sche, " as I am pe eldest 8
suster of aH pis cumpanye, & ferst pis land haue takyn, & for-as-
meche as myn7 name is Albyne, y wil pat pis land1 be called'
Albyon, after mjn owne name;" & anon aH here Sustren3 her
graunted? with a2 good wylle. 12
U Tho wente?i owt aH Y Sustres of Y Shippe, & tokyn pe lond
Albyon), as here Suster called? hit ; & pere pei wente vp and doun),
and founde neiper man ne woman ne child', but1 wylde bestes of
diuers8 kyndes. IT And whan here vitaiH9 were dispeftdid', & hem 16
faylled?, pei fedde hem with erbes & frutes in seson) of pe ^eer, &
so pey lyued?10 as pei beste myght. And after J?at, J?ei tokyn flessh
of diue?*s8 beestys, and bycomen wondir fatte, and so jjei desirid11
mannes cumpanye and mannys kynde ]?at hem faylled? ; and for 20
hete they woxen wondir coraious of kynde 5)>at hem fay lied,6 so ]?at
pey desirid' more mannys cwftpanye J)an eny other solas or merthe.
H Whawne jje DeuyH that perceyued' and wente by diue?*s8
contres, & nome bodyes of Y eyre ^ likyng natures shad of men, 24
& come in-to Y ^an(i °f Albyon and lay by pe12 wymine?z, and
schad tho natures vpon hem, & they concerned', and afte?f J?ei
broughten13 fortli Geau7^tes, of )>e which on me called? Gogmagog1,
and anoper Laugherigan, & so )>ei were nompnedf by diuers14 28
names; & in Ipis manere they comen forth, and weren15 boren
horrible Geauntes in Albion) ; & fey dwellyd in Cauys & in hulles
at l)ere wiH, & had J?e lond? of Albyon; as hem liked?, vn-to Y
tyme J?at Brut Arryved & come to Tottenesse, pat was in Y HG ^2
of Albyon). and pere pis Brut conqueryd? & scomfyted' these16
17geaunte3 aboueseyd'.
Here endeth pe prolog of Albyon), pat po was an He. and
herkenetii18 now how Brute was geten, & how he slow, 36
1 fader* anon 2 cm. 3 sustres 4 comen 5— 5 om
6 quo]) 7 my 8 diuerses 9 vitailes
10 leueden " desirden 12 >o 13 broujt
15 wer1 16 l>e 17 leaf 2, back, 18 herke>
CH. i] Of Eneas, Ms son Ascanius, and grandson Sylveyn. 5
ferst Ms Modir, & Afterward' his fadir; & how he Con
quered' Albyon), fat After he nepned Brytaigne, after his1
name, fat now is y-called'2 Engelond', After fe name of
4 Engist of Saxoyne. Capitwlo Primo.
I 1ST the noble Cyte of gret Troye, fe?* was a noble knyght & 3a
myghty, &3 a man of gret power, fat me callyd Eneas. And
whan Y Cytee of Troye was lost & dystroyed' thurgh" hem of
8 Greet, fis Eneas, with al his mayn 4 fled5 thens, & come in-to
Lumbardye, fat f o was lord & gouernour of fat land' a kyng fat
me called'6 Latyme, and another kyng1 fo was fat me called?6
Turocelyn, fat stronglich7 werred' vpon fis Kyng1 Latyme, fat
12 often-tymes ded hym moche8 sorowe & myche9 harm. 11 And
whan fis Kyng Latyme herde fat Eneas was come,10 he vndirfonge
hym with myche11 honour, and hym withhelde, for-as-myche as he
had herd' of hym, and wyst wel fat he was a noble knyght, & a
16 worthy of body and of his dedes. IT This Eneas helpe Kyng
Latyme in his werre ; & schortly for-to telle, so weel & worthyly
he ded, fat he slogh Turocelyn, & descomphyted' al12 his peple.
And whan al this was don, kyng Latyme }af al fat land fat was
20 Turocelyns, & $af it to Eneas in mariage with Lamane, his
dough" ter, the moost fayr creature fat eny manne wiste ; & so f ei
louede13 to-gider in ioy & myrthe ati here lyvys tyme.
IT Hit bifel thus, fat Eneas dide, as God wolde. & whanne
24 that1 he was ded, Asquaniws his Sone, fat come with hym horn
Troye, vndirfenge14 fe land', and helde it al his lyvys tyme. 51 And
after, he weddid A wyf, & vpon here15 begate A Sone fat me
callyd Sylveyn. Arid this Sylveyn, whan he conde16 some reson)
28 of man, vnwetyng his fadir, & a^eus his wyl, aqueynted'17 with" a
damyseH: fat was Cosyn to Lamane fat was Kyng Latymes
doughter, the quen fat was Eneas wyf, and brought f e damyseH with
Chylde. IT And whan Asquaniws his9 fader 18yt wyste,18 anon he
32 lete enquere of the 19wysest maystres,19 & of fe 20grettest Clerkys,20
what child fe damysele schulde bryng forth. & fey Answered &
seyde fat sche schuld bryng forth a Sone fat schuld qwelle bofe
fader & moder ; & so he dede; for his modir dyde in beryng21 of
1 his owen 2 callede 3-3 om. 4 meny 5 MS. fledde fled
6 cleped 7 strongly 8 miche 9 om. 10 comen u michel
12 and att 13 loneden 14 vnderfonge 15 her he 16 cou})e
17 acqneynte him is— is wjs^ j,erof 19~ 19 gret clerkes
20-20 wisest men 21 bryngeng< forth
6 Of Brut; his Banishment, and his success in Greece. [CH. II
hym. U And whan fis Child was born), his fadir lete calle hym
Brut; and fe maystres sayd1 fat fe Child schulde do2 mycfr harm
& sorowe in many diners3 places ; & afte?*, he sclmlde come to
gret4 honowr and worschipe. IT This Kyng Asquaniws deide whan 4
god wolde; & Sylveyn his sone receyued fe land, & made hym
wonderlich wel be-louyd? among1 his puple. 5And6 whan Brut,
fat was Sylveynes sone, was xv }eer olde, he went vpon A day
with" his fadir to7 pley & solace; & as this Brut schulde schete8 8
vnto an hert, his Arwe mys-happed? & glacede ; And so there Brut
quelled his fader.
How Brut was dryue9 out of y land!, &10 held hym in Greke.
Cap^w/o ij°. 12
And whan this myschauwce byfalle was, fe people of fe land*
made sorowe ynow, & were 11an-Angryd'11 ; & ibr encheson)
ferof fei dreven Brut out of fe land', & wolde not suffre
hym among12 hem. and he Saw fat he moste13 not Abyde, & went 16
fro thens in-to ])e14 Greek1; & fer he fonde vijMt men fat were of
fe lynage & kynrede of Troy, fat 15weren come15 of gret blodl, as
Y story telleth"16 as of men and14 wo??^men & childryn, fe wheche
weren17 aH holden in thraldom and bondage [by] IF the18 Kyng 20
Pandras of Greek1, for the deth. of Achilles, fat was betrayed' and
slayn at Troye.
This Brut was a wondir fair man, & a strong, & A19 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 condicions, & anon made hym dweH witR
hym, so fat Brut be-come wondir fryve & mych" belouyd? with fe
kyng, so fat longtyme Brut dwellyd with fe kyng. U So at20 last 28
fei of Troy & Brut spoken to-gedre21 of kynrede & of lynage & of
Aqueyntauwce, & f er14 pleyned? hem vnto Brut of her sorowe &22 her
bondeage, & of meny other schames fat fe [Kyrig] Pandras23 hem
don. & to Brut f ei seyde24 vpon A tyme : "36 ben A lord of oure 32
1 saiden 2 done 3 diuerses 4 miche
5 leaf 3. In the right hand top corner of this page is written, in a con
temporary hand : ' Bonus es, domine, et in bonitate tua ludicas terram.'
6 A sic. 7 forto 8 shote 9 dryuen 10 And how he
u— n sore agreuede 12 amonges 13 mi^t H om.
15-15 wer comen le tellej, of ham 17 wer is M
19 an 20 at )>e 21 to-gederes ^ and of
23 Pandras hade 24 saiden
CH. il] Brut wins Gennogen, K. Pandras's Daughter. 7
lynage, & A strang1 man & a mygh"ty. 1be 36* cure Avowe & oure
lord', & we wyl become ^oure men, & ^oure comandeme?^tes2 done
in alle maner thyng3; and brynge 36 vs out1 of this wrechidnes &
4 bondage, & fygnt we with" f e kyng ; for thurgh. fe grace of 4fe grete4
god* we schul hym ouercome ; & we schul make ^ou kyng1 of f e
land', & to 30 w done homage, & of 30 w we schullen holde5 euer-
more."
8 Brut hadde f o gret pyte of hir bondage fat fei were brought
Inne, And pryvyly6 went hym from fe kynges Court; & ali fo
fat were of Troy went & put hem in-to wodes and Into Moun-
teynes, and hem helde, & sent to Kyng Pandras fat he schulde }eue
12 hem leue safely for-to wende out of fe londe, for fei nolde7 no
lenger dwelle in his bondage. U The Kyng Pandras wax so8 sore
anoyed', & fo swore that he wolde sle hem echon,9 & ordeyned
a gret power, & wente towardes10 hem aH for-to fight, but Brut
16 & his men nanon manly11 hem defended, & fersly foghten & quelled
aH: fe kynges men, fat non12 of hern Ascaped?, & took1 fe kyng, &
hym helden13 in pryson), & ordeyned' 14counceyl betwen hem what
fei myght do.15 Sum seyd fat he schuld be put to deth, &
20 surame seyd fat he schulde be exyled? out of fe land*, & su??^me
seyd fat he schulde be brent.16 U And f° spak a wyse knyght fat
me cleped17 Menprys, & seyd to Brut & to18 aH fo of Troy : " yf
Kyng Pandras wold 3elde hym, & haue his lyf, y counceyl fat he
24 3eue vnto Brut, fat is our* Duke & oure souei^ayn, his doughter
Gennogen to wyf, & in Mariage with here an hundrid Shippes wel
arayetJ, & al his tresour of gold* & of syluer, of corn,19 of wyn, & as
myche as vs neditfr for18 to haue of o thing & of ofer; & fan go18
28 we out of fis20 land, & ordeine we vs land elles-wher; for we, ne
now of GUI'* kynrede fat comen21 after vs, schuld22 neuer haue pees
in fis land' amonges hem of Grek1 ; for we haue sleyn so meny of
her* knyghtes & of ofer frendes, fat euermor' werre & contect
32 schuld' be Amonges vs." H Brut fo, & his folk, consentyd' wel to
fis23 couwceyl; & fis fing fei tolden to24 Kyng Pandras. U And
f e kyng, for-to haue his lyf, graunted as meche as fei axed, & anon
3af vn-to Brut, Gennogen his Doughter, to wyf, & fe hundred
1-1 bene 2 comraandement 3 Binges 4~4 om.
5 holde for 6 priueliche 7 wolde 8 J>o 9 euerchon
10 towarde n-n manliche 12 noman 13 helde
]Mea/3, back. 15 done 16 bracide 17 callede
18 om. 19 corn and 20 his 21 come> ^ shul
23 >at 24 to >e
8 Brut is bidden by Diana to go to the Isle of Albion. [CH. n, in
sheppes, with as myche as hem neded1 of aH vitalles, as by fore was
ordeyned?.
Brut po toke2 his wyf, & all his men pat forsoke pe lond of
Greek, & wewten hem vnto pe see & hadden wedir at wyH, & 4
corner* pe prid day in-to An He pat me callep3 Loegers. U Brut
anon sent of his men a4 land, for-to aspye pe maner of pe5 Cuntre.
& fey founden an olde Cyte al wasted & forlete, pat nas per-in nor6
man ne woman, ne no thing dwellynge; & In pe Myddyl of pis 8
Cytee pey founder an olde Temple of a fayr lady j)at me called
Diane pe Goddesse. and pei 7 corner a^en vnto Brut,7 & told hym
what pei had seyn & founden, & counceyled? hym to go & do8
sacrifice to9 Dame Diane, for she was wont10 to $eue answere of 12
what ping pat6 euere men prayed? here, & namely vn-to hem pat
her honoured? with sacrifice. U Brut went to pat ymage, & seyd :
"Dyane, noble goddes, lady pat al ping hast in6 myght & in py
power, wyndes, watres, wodes, feldes, & al thinges of pe world?, & 16
al maner bestes pat per-In ben ! to $ow y make my prayer, pat ^e
me counceyle & telle where & in what place y schal haue a conuen-
able dwellynge for me & for my peple; & per y schal make, in11
honowr of1 ^ow, a wel fayr temple, & a noble, wheryn $e schul 20
euermore be honored?." 11 When he had don) his prayer, Dyane
Answerid? in this manere : "Brut," quod sche, "go euenforth py
wey ouer pe see in-to Fraunce, toward? pe west, & per }e schul fynde
an He pat is called? 12Albyon); and pat He is by compassed? al with 24
pe see, & no maw may come per-In but13 it be by schippes ; and in
pat lond were wont to be Geaunt} ; but14 it is not so, but al wyldir-
nesse ; and pat lande to ^ou is destynyed, & ordeigned* for :$ow & for
^oure peple." 28
How Coryn bycome Brutes maw, & how Kyng Goffar was dis
comfited*.
Whan Brut herde pis Answere of Dyane pe Goddes, anon he
lete pe Ancres wynd vp, & sayled in-to pe hye see. & 32
whan he & bis men had sayled? xx dayes & more, pei founden fast
bysyde15 a coste of pe see thre hundred4 men of pe lynage & kynrede
of Troy, & her souerayn & her mayster of aH, men16 Called .Coryn.
1 nedeth 2 nome 3 callede 4 on 5 om.
6 neyther 7— 7 come vnto brut ajeyne 8 don 9 vnto
10 wonede n in >e 12 leaf 4. 13 but if 14 but now
16 bisides 16 me
CH. in] Brut conquers Gascony, and builds Castle Tours. 9
If And when Brut wyste whens fei were, lie fo vndirfong hem
with mychel ioy in-to his Shepys, & hem lad forth w^'t/i hym. This
Coryn ]>o bycome Brutes man, & to hym dede fewte & homage.
4 & so long fei say led fortn fan1 in fe See tul they come2 to Gas-
coign) ; & anon fei arryued? in f e hauene of Liegers, & f er fei
dwellidde viij dayes, hem for-to rest,3 & her sayles to Amend*,
fer as 4nede was.4
8 Tydyng sone come to Kyng Goffar, fat was lord of fe land, how
fat myche5 foll^ of sfrmunge land weren Arryued in his land? in fe
hauene of Liegiers ; wher-fore he was sore Angred' & anoyed' fat
fey comen & aryued in his land w^'t/wute6 leue. and anon he
12 ordeigned' power 7hem to dryven7 owt, & to8 shende ; but Kyng
Goffar was discomfyted', & al8 his folk1, & hym-self fledde in-to
ffraunce to seche help & socour. IT And in fat tyme regned in
Frauftce xij kynges ; & f e elleueneth9 assembled' a gret power for-to
16 helpe Goffar for-to fight a^ens Brut. Goffar dwelled witli hem of
Fraunce half a8 ^ere & more. And Brut .in fe mene-tyme, & his
cuwpanye, destroyed' al fe land4 of Gascoigne, & lete take al fe
tresour fat Kyng Goffar hadde, & lete brynge it in-to his Shippes.
20 And f is Brut fonde in fat10 lond' a fayr place & a couenable ; & ]>er
Brut11 made a fayr CasteH & a strong, whan fat was don, Kyng
Goffar come fro Fraunce, &12 xj kynges w^t/i hym, & bronghten13
xx M* men for-to fight \\ith Brut & his cumpanye. And Brut
24 hadde but vij M* men & thre hundred'. Netheles, whan fe to ostes
metten to-gider,14 Brutes folk1 — thurgfr help of hym-self,15 & of
Turyn his Cosyn, & of Coryn fat wel & manly16 hym defended &
fought ; so fat in litil tyme f ei hadde quelled of f e Frenssh-men to
28 M* & mo; & fo fat were lyue17 fledden away. 11 And in this
batayle Turyn, fat was Brutes Cosyn, was sleyn, & Brut lete hym
entere worthyly,18 19whan he had space & leyser, in fe CasteH fat
he had made, & fo lete [calle hit] Castel Tours 20after his owne
32 name20 fat fere was entered'. & 3 it in-to fis day \er is a noble
Cytee fat is called Tours.
Whan Kyng GofFar wiste fat Turyn was ded, he come a$en with
his men, & after ^af a strong battaylle vn-to21 Brut; but Brut &
36 his8 men were so wery 22of fyghtynge22 fat fey myghte no lengere
I om. 2 comen 3 resten 4-4 was nede 5 michel
6 wi>oute is 7— 7 bim to dryue 8 om. g endeleue]> 10 ]>e
II Brus 12 w[ith] 13 brou^t 14 togederes 15 ham-self
16 manliche 17 on lyf 18 worthelich 19 leaf 4, back.
20—20 f0r j,e name Of Turyne 21 to 22-22 forfou^ten
10 Brut beats the Gascons, and lands at Totness. [CH. ill, IV
endure ; but maugre hym & al his, Brut & his men went in-to his
CasteH with aH his men, and made be ^ates fast for-to saue hem-self,
& for-to take counceiH amonges hem what were best to1 done.
U Brut & Coryn nome counceiH, & ordeigned? fat Coryn pryuyly 4
shuld gon out 2at a Posterne of fe CasteH:,2 with half his men, &
schuld go3 & bussh" hem in A wode til amorowe,4 so fat in be
mornyng*, whan Brut schuld? fygfit with his enemyes, Coryn schulde
come with lies folk* in fat o5 syde, & sle and do aH fe harme fat he 8
myght. And amorow6 in fe dawnenge, Brut went out of fe CasteH,
& faught with his enemyes, & fey hem fersly defendid?. but with-
Inne a litil tyme Brut & his folk1 hadden7 slayn viij C of Goffars
men; And fo come Coryn fro fe busshement, & smote to grounde, 12
he & his Cumpanye, al fat wold stande or Abyde, so fat Kyng
Goffar & his folk4 were discomfited, & faste they guwne to fle.
11 And Brut & Coryn, with here companye, fresshly hem pursued?,
& quelled of he?ft mo in8 fleyng fan fei dede in8 batayH. And in 16
fat manere Brut hadde f e victorye. And nef eles Brut made myche
sorowe for his Cosyn Turyn, fat fer was slayn, & for ofer also fat
he had lost of his men, 9fat is to seyne,9 vij C and xv, fe which"
10 [he] noblich10 lete entere in fe CasteH of Tours, fer fat he had 20
entered Turyn his Cosyn.
How Brut Aryued at lotteries in f e He of Albyon ; & of f e
Bataylle fat11 was betwen Coryn & Gogmagog. Capitulo
quarto, 24
Whan al fis was done, Brut wolde no lengere fer dwelle for to12
fight, ne mo lese of his peple, for Kyng1 Goffarys peple
mygh"t euery day encrece mo & mo, & Brutes lassen ; & therfore he
nome aH his men, & went vnto f e See, & hadde wynd & wedir at 28
wille. and f e v day afterward? they aryued? in an hauene of Tot-
nesse, & comen13 in-to fe He of Albion); & fer fey founde ueifer
man ne woman, as fe story tellef,14 but Geauntz ; & fey woned in
hulles and? in15 Caues. Brut saw fe land was fayr, & at his likynge, 32
& good also for hym & for his folk1, as Dyane fe goddes had hym
behyght. fo was Brut wonder glad, & lete assemble vpon a day
al his folk, to make a solempne sacrifice & a gret feste in honour
I for-to 2— 2 of the castel at a posterne 3 gone 4 on )>e rnonv
5 on 6 amorn 7 hade 8 in pe 9~9 om. °— 10 nobliche he
II >ai sic 12 om. 13 come 14 telles 15 om.
CH. IV, v] Brut gives Cornwall to Coryn, and builds New- Troy 11
& reuerence of Dyane,1 Jmrght whas counceiH he was come2 in-to
fat land?.
And whan they had her solempnyte maad, as fey3 vpon a day
4 were4 at mete, fer come yn vpon hem sodenly xxx Geaunt}, &
quellyd* 5of Brutes men xxx. Brut & his men4 anon stertyn vp,
& his men6 foughten with" fe Geaunt^, & quellyd hem eue?ychon
but o7 Geaunt, fat was Mayster of hem aft, fat me called Gogmagog1,
8 fat was stronger*8 & heyer fan eny of fe other Geaunt^ ; & Brut
kepte hym, & sauyd his lyf, for encheson) fat he schulde wrastle
with" Coryn, for Coryn was grettere & hugere fan eny of Brutes
men fro9 fegerdel stede vpward?. H Gogmagog1 & Coryn vndirtook
12 10to wrastelyn10 y-fere ; & so to-gider fey wrasteled? long tyme, but
at fe last Gogmagog helde Coryn so fast fat he brak ij rybbys of11
his syde, wherfore Coryn was sore agreuyd', & nome fo Gogmagog*
betwene his Arraes, & cast hym dou?i vpon a roche, so fat
1 6 Gogmagog1 brak al to peces, & so he dyde in eviH deth" ; & f erf ore
fe place is called }it in-to12 f is day ' f e sawte of Gogmagog*.'
& fo $af Brute al fat13 Cuntre to Coryn; & Coryn14 called
[hit]4 after his15 name * Cornewayle ' ; & his me?i he called ' Corne-
20 wayles ' & [so] schul16 me?z of fat Cuntre be called for euermore.
And in fat Cuntre dwellyd? Coryn & his men, & made Tounes
& houses,17 & enhabited'18 fe land? at her119 wylle.
How Brut made London), & Called fis land' Brytaigne, &
24 Scotland' Albyne, & Walys Camber. Capit?do quinto.
BRut and his men wenten forth & 20 sought aboute in diuers20
places wher they myghte fynde a good place & a couenable
fat fey myghte [make] in a Cytee for hym and for his folk, so at fe
28 laste fey come21 by a fayr Ryuer22 fat is23 called? fe4 Tamyse ; &
fer Brut be-gan a fayre Cyte 24for hym & for his folk1,24 & lete calle
it 'fe new Troye,' in rnynde & remembraiuace of fe gret Troye, for25
which place ali her lynage was comen. 11 And fis Brut lete felle
32 adou?z wodes, & lete erye & sowe londes, & done mow medes26 for
sustinawnce of hym & of his peple. & he departed fe land? to hem,
so fat eche27 of he??t had a certayn place for to dwelle vpon. And
I Diane >e Goddes 2 comen 3 }>ai were 4 om. 5 leaf 5.
6 men and 7 on 8 stronge 9 fram 10— 10 forto wrastett
II in 12 vnto 13 >is 14 Coryn it 15 bis owen 16 shulle>
17 house 18 inhabite 19 his 20— 2° sou^ten fortbe in diuerses
21 comen >22 Kyuer side >23 was 24-24 om. 25 fram
26 medowes 27 eueryche
12 Albanak gets Scotland, Gamier gets Wales; Brut dies. [CH. v
Brut lete Calle al1 Jn's land Britaigne, after his owne name, & his
folk1 he lete calle Britoiws. IT And fis Brut had geten on2 his
wyf Gennogen iij sones fat were worthy of dedes :3 fe firste me4
callyd? Lotryn, fe secowide Albanac,5 & fe thryd kambyr. U And 4
Brut bare Crowne in fe Cyte of ne\ve Troye xx $eer after tyme6
the Cyte was made; & ther he made fe lawes fat fe Britouws
holdef7 : & fis Brut was wondirly weel byloued? among ali men;
& Brutes Sones also loueden wonderly1 wel to-gydere.8 8
U And whan1 Brut had sowte aH fe lond? in lengthe &9 brede,
he fonde A land? fat ioyned to Brytaigne in fc north ; and? fat
land Brut ^af to Albanac his sone, and he lete calle yt Albanye
after his 10name, fat10 now is called Scotland'. 11 And Brut 12
fonde anothir Cuntre toward f e west ; & fat he $af to Cambre
his other 11sone, & he1 lete calle yt Cambre aftyr his name,
& now is called Walys. And whan Brut had regnyd xx ^eer,
as byfore12 is sayd, he dyde in fe Cytee of newe Troy, & 16
fere his Sones hym entered with mychil honowr. And Lotryn,
Brutes sone, was Crowned kyng with myche13 solempnyte of
afl fe land of Brytaigne. And after, whan he was Crouned?,
Albanak & Camber, his too brethryn, went a^en in-to here owne 20
Cuntre, & leuedyn vrith myche13 honour, & Lotryn here brother
regned & was kyng and gouerned f e land wel & wysely, for he was
a good man, & wondir wel belouyd of ali his land'.
11 And it befel so fat Albanac dwelde in his owne land? with 24
myche13 honour & worschepe.
And so come Kyng Humbar of Hunland' with" a gret power &
strengthe, & Arryved in Albanye, & wolde haue conqueryd )je land,
& bygan to werre vpon Albanak, & hym quelled in bataylle. 28
Whan Albanac was slayn, fe folk of fe land? flye vn-to Lotryn, &
told hym, for he was Kyng of Brytaigne, how fat his brother was
slayn, & prayed hym of help for-to Auenge his brotherys detfi.
Lotryn anon lete asemble ali fe Brytoiws of Kent, of14 Douorre, 32
vn-to Derewent, of Northfolk1 & Southfolc, of Kestefen & of
Lyndeseye ; & whan they were aH: Assembled?, fei spedde faste
toward? her enemyes for to 3eue hem bataylle. H Lotryn had sent
to Camber, his Brother, fat he schuld come also to hym with aH 36
f e power that he myght, hym for-to helpe ; & so he dede, with good
I om. 2 of 3 bodyes 4 m sic 5 albac 6 tyme >at
7 helden 8 togederes 9 and in io_ 10 owen name and
II leaf 5, back. 12 MS. fyfore 13 michel " fro
CH. v] K. Lotryn drives out Huinber and marries Guentolen. 13
wiH:.1 So pei comen aH to-gedres, & nome her wey priuyly2 for
to seche Humbar wher pey myghte hym fynde. 1T And so it byfel
pat pis Humbar was besides a water pat was a gret Ryue?*, with"
4 his folk, hym for to dysport; and po come Lotryn & Camber his
brother, with" aH his3 folk sodeynly, or pat eny of pat oper it
wyste.
H And whan Humbar saw hem4 come, he was sore adrad',
8 forasmyche as his men wist it not, & also pey were vnarrayed'.5
And anon Humbar for drede, lept6 in-to pe water & drenchyd hym-
self, & so deide : he & his men weren7 aH y-slayn,8 pat non9 of
hem ascaped'. And perfore is pat10 water called4 Humbar, & euer-
12 more schalbe, for encheson) pat Kyng Humbar was per-In drenched'.
IF And after pat, Lotryn wente to here shippes, & toke per10
gold* & siluer, and as myche as he fand vn-to hyin-self ; & aH pat
other pylfre he }af vn-to other folk of pe ost. & pei founden11 in
16 oon of po10 shippes A fayr DamyseH pat was Kyng Humbarys
doughter, & me called her* Estrilde. 1T And whan Lotryn saw
here, he took here -with hym for here fayrnesse, and for here, was
on12 taken for loue, & wolde haue weddid here. 13)pis tydynges
20 come to Coryn : anon he thought to Auenge hym vpon Lotryn,
for-as-meche as Lotryn had made couenaunt for-to spowsen14
Corynys doughte?', ]?at me called Guentolen. 11 And Coryn in haste
wente to15 hym, vn-to16 J>e Newe Troye, & Jms sayd to Lotryn :
24 " H Now certes," qwod? he, "^e rewarden17 me ful euel for aH J>e
paynes ]?at I suffryd* & hadde many tymes for Brut, ^oure fader ;
& therfore I wyl now Auenge me vpon ^ow ;" & drow his fauchon)
an hye, and wold haue slayn Lotryn, but J)e DamyseH went
28 be-twen hem, & made hem acorded? in pis manere, pat Lotryn
schuld spouse Guentolen, pat was Corynys doughte/' ; and so
Lotryn dede, and nepeles, pei he had sponsed Corynys doughter
pryuylich, he come to Estrilde, & brought here -with childe, & gate
32 on here A doughter pat me called Abraham. H hyt byfel ano?^
after, pat Coryn dide; & anon as he was ded, Lotryn forsook^
Guentolen his wyf, & made Estrylde quene. And Guentolen
went pens al in wrathe in-to Cornewaylle, & seised aH pe land?
36 in-to her hand', for-as-myche as sche was here Eadrys eyr, &
vndirfonge feautes & homages of aH pe men of pe land, and after
1 wille and 2 priueliche 3 her* 4 him 5 vnarmede
6 lap 7 wer 8 slayne 9 noman I0 J>e n fonde
12 ouere 13 leaf 6. 14 spouse 15 vnto 16 to 17 rewarde
14 Lotryn is slain, Estrilde drownd, & Madhan reigns. [CH. v, VI
Assembled* a gret oste & a gret power, for- to be1 vpon Lotryn
auengecJ, fat was her* lord, and? to hym come, & $af hym A Strong*
bataitt. & fer was Lotryn slayn, & his men descomfited?, fe v ^eer
of his Eeigne. H Guentolen lete take Estrilde, and Abraham here 4
dougter, and bynde2 bofe hondes and fete, & caste hem in-to a
water ; & so fey were drenchyd? ; wherfore fat water was euermore
called?3 afte?', ' Abraham,' after y name of fe damyseli fat was
Estrildes doughter ; & englissh-men called 4 fat water Seuerne, & 8
Walsshmen 5 called fat water5 Abraham, into fis day. U And
whan fis was don), Guentolen lete Crowne her quene of fat land,
& gouerned fe land ful weH & wysely vnto fe6 tyme fat Madhon her
Sone, fat Lotryn had begete vpon here, wer1 of xx $er Age, fat he 12
myght be kyng ; so fat f e qwen regned xv $eer ; & f o lete she
crowne here sone ; & he regned? & gouerned f e land wel & honour
ably; & sche wente in-to CornewaiH, & fer sche dwellid? al her1
lyves7 tyme. 16
8 Of Kyng1 Madhan, how lie regnede in pees al his lif4 ; and of
Menpris and of Manlyn his sones ; and how Menpris slough
Manlyn his brof er*, and how wolfes drow him al to peces.
U Capitulo Sexto. 20
WHen Madhan hade regnede xxx*1 $ere, he deide, and lif 9at
newe Troye, and he10 hade ij sones : fat on me callede
Menpris, and fat of ere Manlyn ; and f ise ij bref erne, after1 here
fadres deth, stryuen faste for f e lande ; and Menpris, for enchesoun 24
fat he was eldest1, wolde haue hade al fat11 Londe; and Manlyn
wolde nou^t suffren12 him, so fat fai token a day of loue and of
accorde ; and at1 f is day Menpris lete quelle his brof er f rou} t?-esoun,
and him-self afterward? helde f e lande, and anone lete croune him 28
kyng1, and regnede, and after1, he13 bicome so lufer a man fat he
destroy ede in a while alle fe men of his lande. U and at fe last
he bicome so wickede and so leccherous, fat he forsoke his owen
wif, & vsede fe synne of Sodomye; wherfore almighty God was 32
wrof ,14 and oppon him toke vengeance. U ffor vppon a day, as
he went in a wode in15 huntyng1, he loste 16his folc,16 and went
1 bene 2 bonde 3 calle 4 callen 5-5 calle> it.
6 that 7 lif
8 leaf I. back. The text here is from MS. Rawlinson B. 171, and the colla
tions are of MS. Trinity College, Dublin, 490 (D), and MS. Douce 323 (0).
9 leaf 2. 10 om. D. " >e D. 12 satire 0. 13 om. 0.
14 wrot D. 15 on 0. 16-16 MS. his folc his folc
CH. Vll-ix] K. Ebrac conquers France. K. Brut Greneshal. 15
allone vp and doun criyng" after* his men ; and fere come wolfes,
and alto-drowe him into pecis ; and f o he hade regnede xxiiij ^er*.
and when his peple wist fat he was dede, f ai made ioye ynow, and
4 anone made Ebrak1 his sone kyng; and he regnede with michil
honour*.
Of Kyng1 Ebrac,1 how he conquerede ffraunce, and bigate xxu
sones and xxiij do^tres. IT Capitulo IF Septiwo.
8 Y I iHis Ebrac regnede .lx. ^er*, and2 stronge man was, &2 mi^ty,
I and fis Ebrac, frou3 his mi^t, and helpe of his Britons,
conquerede al ffraunce, and wan fere so miche golde and siluer* fat,
when he come3 a3eyne into fis4 lande, he made a noble citee, and
12 after* his name lete calle it Ebrac, 5 after* his name,5 fat now is
callede Euerwik1 . and Jns king16 Ebrac made fe castel of Maydenes
fat now is clepede Edenburght. This kyng1 hade xx sones and
xxiij dou37tres, be diuerse wymmen geten ; and f e sones were callede
16 as 36 sbul hure;8 9Brut Greneshal, Margand, Seisel, Morghwith
Elenghaw, Bladud, lakyn, Kymbar*, Eocelyn, Spadogh, Godeherl,
Thormnan, Eldaugh, lorkanghut, Haybor, Ketyn, Rother*, Kaier*,
& Assaruth. IF And f e doughtres highten as 30 shul hur* after : 9
20 Elegyne, Ymmogen, Oghdas, Guenbran, Guardiche, Angarel,
Guentolde, Tangustel, Gorghon, Michel, Medham, Mailour*, Ondur*.,
Cambredan, Rogan, Reuthely, Neest1, Cheghem, ScaducH, Gladus,
Heberhyn, Abalaghe, and Blandan : and? f ise were f o 10 xxiij
24 dou^tres ; and f e bref erne bicome gode kny^tes and worf i in meny
centres.
Of fe11 Kyng1 Brut Greneshal, fe ferste sone of Ebrac the12
kyng.13 IF Capitulo 1F Octauo.
28 A fter* fe deth of Kyng1 Ebrac, regnede Brut Greiieshel, his sone
_£\.
xxx ^ei"*,14 fat was15 Ebrakes ferst sone,16 fat wel and nobly e
regnede . and 17when tyme come,17 he deide, and U lif at ^ork1.
Of kyng Leyl. IF Capitulo. 11 Nono.
32 A Nd when18 Brut Greneshal was dede, regnede his sone
2\ Leil xxij ^ere ; and he made a faire toune, and lete calle it
Karleil after his name, and was a worf i man, and miche bilouede
I Ebras D. 2 and a DO. 3 came 0. 4 >e D. 5-5 om. DO.
6 07?i. D. 7 leaf 2, back. 8 here after. 9~9 om. D. 10 >e D.
II om. D. 12 om. 0. 13 The 2 eldest sons are here put into 1.
14 $er and D. 15 om. D. 16 sone was D.
i7_i7 when tyme come D. )>e tyme come 0, when tyme K.
18 MS. when when
16 Lud Ludibras, Bladitd, & Leir & his 3 Daughters. [CH. x-xn
of his people, and when he hade regnede xxi j [years] * he deide, and
lip at Karleil. U And in his tyme renede Kyng Salamon in
Jerasalem, fat made fe noble temple; and to him come to Jerusalem,
Sibille, Quene of Saba, for-to hure and see if it were sofe fat 4
men spoken2 of fe grete noblee and3 wisdome, and of4 witte of
Kyng1 Salamon : and she founds it soth fat men hade here tolde.
Of Kyng Lud Ludibras, fat was Kyng Leiles sone. U CapitwZo
xmo. 8
5 A Nd6 after1 fis Kyng Leil, regnede his sone Lud Ludybras, fat
XJL made f e citee of Kaunterbery and of Wynchestre ; and' he
regnede xiij ^ere, and deide, and lith at Wynchestre.
Of fe kyng7 Bladue,8 fat was Ludybras sone, regnede,9 and 12
was a gode man and a nygromancer'. Capitulo ximo.
ANd10 after1 fis Lud Ludebras, regnede Bladud his sone, a
grete nigromancer1 ; and f rou^ his crafte of nigromancie
he made fe memailous hote bathe, as fe gest tellef, & he regnede 16
nxxj ^ere,11 and he12 lith at fe13 newe Troye.
Of14 Kyng1 Leir, and of f e ansuere of Ms Congest dorter', fat
graciousely was mariede to f e Kyng of Fraunce. C. xij.
After* fis Kyng Bladud, regnede Leir1 his sone; and fis Loir1 20
made f e toune of Leycestre, and lete calle f e toune after1
his name ; and he gouernede f e lande wel and [nobly]. U fis kyng
Leii'5 hade iij doughtres : fe ferst highte Gonorille, f e secunde
Rigan, and fe fridde Cordeile; and fe Congest doughtei0 was 24
fairest1 and best of4 condiciouns. H fe king1 here fader1 bicome an
olde man, and wolde fat his15 doughtres were mariede or fat
he deide . but ferst he f ougt1 assaye whiche of ham 16 louede
him most1 and best1; for she fat louede him best shulde17 best 28
bene18 mariede . and he axede of fe ferst dought[er] how miche she
19 louede him 19; and she ansuerede and saide, ' bettre fan here owen
1 ^er1 D. 3eer 0. 2 spok D. 3 and of D. 4 of ]>e 0. 5 leaf 3.
6 In the margin is this note, in an ancient hand : Lud Ludibras y fc byldyd
ca[n]terbery. 7 om. 0. 8 bladud' D. bladud 0. 9 regne D.
10 Jn the margin, in an ancient hand : he mayd ye hoyt b[ath]. The edge
of this page has evidently been cut off.
u-u om. D. 12 om. D. 13 om. DO. 14 Of ]>e 0.
15 his DO. here K 16 his dou^tres D. 17 shul D. 18 be DO.
19—19 hijrft louede D, hym louectf 0.
CH. xil] King Leir and his Daughters. Cordeil made Queen. 17
litY "Now certes," quod1 2fe fader*,2 " fat is a3 grete loue."
IT Jpo axede he of f e secunde doughter1, how miche she him louede ;
and she saide, ' more, and passing al fe creatures leuyng14 of fe
4 worlde.' "ma foy," 5 quod. fe fader1, (lj may no more axen."
51 And f o axede he of f e pridde doughter1, how miche she
him louede. "certes, fader*," 6quod she, "my sustres haue tolde
30 w glosyng wordes ; but f or-sof e y shal tel ^ow 7 treuf : for y
8 loue 30 w as miche as 8me owe])8 to loue my fader; and9 forto
bryng $ow more in certeyne how loue go]?, I shal 3ow telle, for-as-
miche as 36 bene10 worf e, as muche11 shal 36 bene12 louede." IT The
kyng here fader wende fat she hade scornede him, and bicome
12 wonder wroth, and swore by heuen and erfe fat she shulde neuer
haue goode of him; but his dou^tres fat louede him so miche
shulde be wel auauncede and mariede . and f e ferste dougter
he mariede to Mangles, King of Scotlande ; And f e secunde he
16 mariede to Hanemos, Erl of Cornewaile ; and so13 fai ordeynede
and speke 14 bituene ham fat fai shulde departe f e reaune bituene
ham too, after fe def of Leir115 her1 fader1, U So fat Cordeil his
Congest doughter shulde nof ing1 haue of his lande. but f is Cordeil
20 was wonder1 faire, and of so15 goode condicions and maners, fat fe
Kyng of Fraunce, Agampe, 16 herde of here 16 speke, and sent to f e
Kyng Leir1, he[r] fader*, for to haue her* vnto wif4, and prayede him
ferof. And Kyng1 Leir here fader* sent him worde fat he hade
24 departede the lande 17to his ij of ere17 dou^tres, and saide he
nade18 no more lande \vherwif 19her* forto19 marie.20 U And when
Agampe herde fis ansuere, he sent anone a^eyne to Leir1, and
saide fat he axede nofing wif here, but oneliche21 heir1 clofing
28 and oneliche heir1 body; and anone3 Kyng1 Leire here fader1 sent
here ouer f e see to f e Kyng1 of France ; and he resceyuede here
wif michel22 worship and wif 23michel solempnite,23 & made here
Quene of Fraunce.
I quo> D. 2-2 he 0. 3 om. D. 4 om. DO.
5 fey 0. 6 leaf 3, back. 1 3ow sotli and D.
-8 y owe D. I owe 0. 9 MS. and and. 10 beth D. be 0.
II sorniche D. so mych 0. 12 be DO. 13 J>o 0.
14 spak D. 15 om. 0. I6-16 Of her herde D.
17-n vn.to hjg q^er too o. is hade D. hadde 0.
9-19 he mijt her D. 20 maryen 0 21 only 0.
22 miehe D. mych 0.
23_23 mjciie solempnite her sponsede D. mych solempnyte her spoused' 0.
BRUT.
18 Leirs retinue is cut down ly Cornell and Rigan. [CH. xm
HQW Kyng LeiiJ was dryuen out of his1 lande prou^ his owen2
folye ; and how Cordeil his Congest doughter halpe him in
his nede. U Capitulo U Terciodecimo.
3 rilHus it bifel4 afterwarde, pat po ij eldest doughtren5 wolde 4
I nou^t abide til pat Leir* here fader were6 dede, but werrede
oppon him whiles pat7 he leuede, and miche sorwe and shame him
dede ; wherfore pai binome him holly pe reaume, and bituene ham
hade ordeynede pat one of ham shulde haue Kyng Leir* to 8 soiourne 8
al his lif tyme, with xl kny^tes and heir squyers, pat he might wor-
shipfully gone9 & ryde whider pat he wolde, 10and into10 what
centre pat him likede, to playe and to solacen. U So pat Managles
Kyng1 of Scotlande, hade Kyng1 Leir* with him in pe maner pat11 is 12
aboue-saide,12 and, or operehalf1 ^erewerepassede, Cornell his eldest1
doubter, pat was Queue of Scotland', was so annoyed 13wip him and
wip13 his peple, pat anone she and here lorde 14 spoken to-gederes,14
wherefor his kny^tes half,15 and his squyers,16 fram him were gone, 16
and nonio lefte but oneliche xxx. And when15 pis was done, Leire
biganne forto17 make miche sorwe, for enchesoun pat his state was
enpeirede, and men hade of him more scorne and despite pan euer*
pai hade biforne ; wherfore he nyst what forto 18 done ; and at pe 20
last pou^t pat he wolde wende into Cornewaile, to Rigan his opere
doughter. U And when he was comen,19 pe erl arid his wif1, pat was
Leires doughter*, him welcomede, and with him made miche ioye ;
and pere he duellede with xxx kny^tes and squyers. And he nade20 24
nought duellede pere scarsly tuelf monep, pat his doughter of him21
nas ful, and of his company ; and her1 lorde and she, of him hade
scorne and despite, so pat fram22 xxx kny^tes7 pai brou^ten
vnto x, and afterwarde v ; and' so pere lefte wip him nomo. 11 )}o 28
made he15 sorwe ynow, and4 23saide, sore wepyng, 'alias pat euer
he come into pat Lande!' and saide, '^itte hade me bene bettre
forto6 haue duellede with my ferst doughter [and anon went pens
a^eyne to his ferst doubter].'24 But aiione as she saw him come, 32
she swore by God? and25 his holy names, and by as miche as she
might, pat he shulde haue nomo wip him but one26 kny^t, if27 he
1 Jjis 0. 2 om. DO. 3 foa/4. 4 fel DO. 5 doujtcrs D.
6 was D. 7 om. D. 8 forto D. 9 go DO.
10-10 in £) into o. " as DO. ia above-yseyd 0.
13-is Of DO. "-14 speken to-gidre 0. 15 om. 0.
19 Squyers half 0. 17 to 0. 18 to D. 19 come 0.
20 hade D. 21 his 0. ffl fro D. ^ leaf 4, back.
24 supplied from D. w and by D. & by 0. 26 o DO. >27 if J>at 0.
CH. xui] King Leirs lament. Goes to France to see Cordeil. 19
wolde fere1 abide. U j?o bigan Leir1 a^eyn to2 wepe, and made
muche sorwe, and saide f o : " alias ! now to longe haue y leuede, fat
f is sorwe and meschief is 3now to me3 falle ; for now 4 y am4 poer1,
4 and5 some tyme y2 was ryche; but now haue y no frende ne kyn
fat me wil do6 eny maner1 goode. U But when7 y was ryche, alle
men me honourede 8and worsshepede ;8 and now euery man hath
of me scorne and despite ! and now y wote wel fat Cordeil, my
8 ^onge9 doughter1, saide me treuf) when she saide * as michel10 as y
hade, 11so michel11 shulde y 12be louede ';12 and all fe while fat y
hade goode, f o was y belouede and honourede for my rychesse ; but
my ij doughtres me glosede f o, and now of me fai sette litel pris,
12 and sof tolde me Cordeil, but y wolde nou^t bileue it, ne vnder-
stonde, and pe?'fore y lete here goii13 fro me as a fing fat y sette
litel pris of1 ; and now wote y neuer1 what forto done, sef my
ij doughtres have me14 fus desceyuede,15 fat y so michel16 louede;
16 and now inoste me17 nedes seche18 here fat is in an opere lande, fat
lighly y lete here go fro me without19 eny reward? of 3iftes ; and she
saide fat14 ' she louede me as miche as she outh20 here fader1, bi al
maner resoun ' ; and f o y shulde haue axede of here no more ; and
20 fo fat me of ere- wise bihi^ten frou^ here faire21 speche, now haue
me desceyuede ! "
^1 In fis maner1 Leir1 longe tynie him bigan22 to make his mone ;
and at fe last he shoope him to fe see, and passede oner into
24 France, and axede and aspiede wher the Quene my^t be founde ;
and men tolde where fat she was. 23 H And when he come to 24 f e
citee fat she was in, priueliche25 he sent his Squyer126 vnto f e quene,
to tel her1 fat heir1 fader1 was comen27 to 28 her1 for grete nede. U And
28 when fe squyer1 come to28 fe quene, he tolde her1 euery dele of heir1
sustres frani f e bigynnyng vnto f e ende. H Cordeil f e Quene
anone nome golde and siluer, grete plente, and toke it to28 fe squyer1,
in conseile fat he sliulde go and bere it vnto here fader1, and fat he
32 shulde go into a certeyn Citee, and him arreyen, baf en and wesshen,
1 om. 0. 2 om. DO. 3~3 to me now DO.
4-4 am y D. am I 0. 5 pat 0. 6 done D.
7 whan J>at 0. 8-8 om. D. 9 Congest D.
10 as mich D. as mych 0. u— u as miche D. so inych 0.
12-12 bene bilouede D. be belouyd* 0. 13 go DO.
14 om. D. 15 destroyede D. 16 miche D. mych 0.
17 y 0. 18 sechen 0. 19 withouten D.
20 ought D. owt 0. 21 fals 0. 22 gan D. 23 leaf 5.
24 into D. 25 priuely D. pryuyly 0. 26 Squyer DO. Squyers K.
27 come 0. * vnto D.
20 Leir made King again. Cordeil reigns in England. [CH. xiv
and J>an come ^eyne2 to1 her*, and bryng1 with him an honest
company of kny^tes, xl. at J)e leste, with here nieny ; and J?enne he
shulde3 sende to4 here lorde )>e kyng1, and sayen)>at he 5was comen5
forto speke with his doubter1, and him to6 seene. If And when £e 4
kyng and ]>e quene 7herde J>at,7 wij> michel8 honour 9J?ai comen,9
and him resceyuede.10 J5e kyng of Fraunce11 lete sende ]?o12 brou^ al
his reaume, and cowmandede bat alle men 13to him shulde13 bene14
entendaunt1, to Leire, be Quenes fader, in al15 maner Jung1 as it were 8
to him-self1. IT when Leir hade duellede bere a monbe and more,
he tolde to16 be kyng and to be Quene his doughter1, how his ij17
eldeste dou^tres hade him seruede. U Agampe anone lete ordeyne a
grete hoste of Fraunce, and sent it into Britaigne with Leir1, be 12
Quenes fader1, forto conquere his lande a3eyne, and his kyngdome ;
and Cordeil also come with her18 fader into Britaigne, forto haue be
reaume after* her* fadres deth. And? anon) bai went to shippe, and
passede be see, and come into Britaigne, and fau^t19 wib be felons, 16
and ham scomfitede20 & quellede. And Leir1 bo hade his lande
a^eyne, and after1 leuede iij $ere, and helde21 his reaume in pees, and
afterwarde deide ; & Cordeil his doughter him lete entere wij)
michel22 honowr at Leycestre. 20
23 How Morgan and Conenedag*24 ]?at were Neveus to Cordeil,
werrede oppon here, and put here into prison. C. xiiij.
WHen }>at Kyng Leir1 was dede, Cordeil his Congest dou^tre
helde and hade ]?e lande v ^ere ; and in )?e mene tyme 24
deide here Lorde Agamp, ]?at was Kyng of Fraunce ; and after his
deth she lefte25 widue. H And fo come Morgan and Conenedag1,
)?at were Cordeiles sustres sones, and to here hade enuy, for-asmiche
|?at26 her1 aunfr shulde haue )?e lande ; so ]?at bituene ham J>ai 28
ordeynede a grete power1, and vppon here werrede gretlich ; and
l— l vnto D. 2 After a^eyne MS. lias with he underlined for erasure.
3 shal D. 4 vn-to 0. 5-5 wer* come 0. 6 & 0.
7-7 harde tel >at he come D. herd J>at he come 0.
8 mycTi 0. 9~9 om. DO.
10 resceyuede wijj michel honour" D. receyued with mych honour 0.
11 ffrance >o D. fraunce >o 0. 12 om. DO.
13-13 shulde to hym 0. 14 be D. 15 MS. al al.
16 om. 0. 17 tweyne 0. 18 her 0. him R.
19 fou3te?i D. foughtynO. ^ descomfitede D.
21 hade D. ffl myche 0. 23 leaf 5, back.
24 Conedag throughout DO. ^ lyued' 0. 26 as DO.
CH. XV, xvi] Cordeil is slain. Her successors. 21
neuer1 1]?ai rest1 til pat ))ai hade here taken,2 and put her1 3vnto
deth.3 II And ]?o Morgan and Conenedag1 seisede al J?e lande, and
departede4 bituene ham, and pai helde it xij ^ere. 11 And 5when
4 the5 xij }ere were gone,6 pe?*e bigon bituene ham a grete debate, so
pat pai werrede strongely in-fere,7 and eue?yche8 of ham dede opere
miche disese, ffor Morgan wolde haue hade alle pe lande fram9
bi^ende Humber1, pat Conedag1 helde ; but he come a^eynes him
8 with a strong1 power1, so pat Morgan derst nou^t abide, but fley
awaye into Walys ; and Conenedag pursuede him, and toke him,
and quelde him. 11 po come Conenedag a3eyne, and seisede al pe
lande into his hande, and helde hit, and regnede after*, xxxiij10
12 3ere, and po deide, and lip at New Troye.
11 Of Rynallo,11 pat was Conedag?^ sone: 12how he12 regnede
after1 his fader1; and in his tyme it raynede bloode iij
daies, in 13tokenyng of gret13 deth. U Capitulo U duinto-
16 desimo.
ANd after1 pis Conenedag,14 regnede Rynallo15 his sone, an16
Wise kny^t, and an17 hardy and18 cwteise,pat wel and nobly
gouernede J>e lande, and wonder* wel made him bi19louede of al
20 maner1 folc. and in his tyme it raynede bloode Jjat lastede20 iij
dayes, as God' wolde ; and sone after1 j>e?'e come a21 gret deth of
peple, for hostes with-out noumbre of peple fou^ten til ]?at ]?ai
were dede, Wherof no man my^t ham lette til jjat almi^ty God' ]?e?*of
24 tok mercy and pitee ; and tho gan it cesse. and J)is Raynolde
regnede xxij ^ere, & deide, & II Iij) at 3ork.
How Gorbodian regnede in pees, pat was Rynallo22 sone; and
after, he23 deide, and li]> at 3ork< C. xvj°.
28 A fter pis Ryuallo,24 regnede Gorbodyan25 his sone xv 3ere, and
A
deide and lith at 3orkH.
1-1 rest neuer D. >ey restyd 0. 2 take D.
3~3 into prisoun deth D. to detfc 0. 4 partede it D.
5-5 when bo D. >o 0. 6 ygone D. 7 y-fere 0. 8 eche 0.
9 fro D. 10 xxx D. n-" How Raynolde D. How regnold 0.
12-12 om. DO. 13-13 tokene of 0.
14 Raynolde in error for Conedag D. 15 Reynolde D. Regnold2 0.
16 a DO. 17 a D. 18 and a D. 19 leaf 6.
2l)lastO. 21 om.O. ™ Raynaldes D. reynoldes 0. ffl om. 0.
24 Raynolde D. Regnold' 0. 25 Gordobodian D.
22 Ferrex and Porrex are both slain. [CH. xvii, xvm
How Gorbodian1 hade ij sones, & how2 pat on slough pat opere,
forto haue pe heritage ; & how Ydoyne her1 moder quellede
pat opere, wherfore pe lande was destroiede. U Capitulo
IT xvijmo. 4
When pis Gorbodian1 was dede, 3his ij sones3 pat he hade,
bicome4 stoute men5 and proude, & euer1 werrede to-geder*
for pe lande : pat one, mew6 called Ferre^,7 and pat opere Porrex ; and
pis Ferre} wolde haue hade al the lande, but pat opere wolde nou^t 8
suffren8 him. Ferre} hade a felounes herf, and pou^t prou} tresoun5
slee his bropere ; but p?'iuely9 he went into Fraunce, and pere abode
with pe 10kyng Syward10 til oppofi a tyme pat he come a3eyne, and
fau^t wip his broper Ferre}11; but ful euel it hapede po, for he was 12
slayn ferst. IT When Ydoyne, here12 moder, wist pat Porrex was
dede, she made grete sorwe, for enchesoun pat she louede him more
pan 13pat opere,13 and pou^t him forto14 quelle. priuely15 she come
to here sone oppou a ny^t wip ij knyfes, and perwip cotte his prote, 16
and pe body also into smale pecis. Who herde euer2 soche a cursede
model1*, pat quellede with here 16owen hondes here owen sone ! and
Longe tyme after* Laste pe reprofe17 & shame to pe modei* pat, for
enchesoun of pat o sone, mordrede pat opere, and so loste ham 20
bothe.
How iiij kynges curteisely 18 helde al Britaigne ; and whiche
beth19 here names. U Capitulo U Octodesimo.
WHen pise ij breperne were so dede, pai nade Lefte bihynde 24
ham noo20 sone ne doughter*, ne none op<?re of pe kynrede
pat might haue pe heritage. &21 for-asmiche as pe strongest men
dryuen and descomfitede22 pe feblest1, and token23 al here landes, so
pat in eue?y contre pai hade grete werre and stryfe. U But amonge24 28
alle opere pinges, pere were amonges ham in pe contre pat ouercome25
alle pe26 ope?*e; and prou^ heir* strengp and27 myjt pai iiomen and
token28 al pe landes; and eueryche29 of ham tok a certeyne contre ;
and in his contre lete calle him kyng1. U And on of ham, mew30 32
I Gordobodian D. 2 om. 0.
3_3 Written twice in MS. and struck out the second time.
4 bycomen so 0. 6 om. D. 6 me D. 7 Ferre3 DO.
8 suffre DO. 9 priueliche D. 10-10 kynges Sty ward? 0.
II Porre} 0. 12 his D. 13-13 pe toj>«r 0. 14 for 0.
15 priuely and priuely D. pryuyly And priuyly 0. 16 leaf 6, back.
17 repref 0. 18 curteisliche D. 19 ben 0. 20 ney)?ere D. nother 0.
21 and for and D. ^ Scomfitede D. scorn fited' 0. w toke D.
24 amonges D. a ouercome?i 0. ^ J>o D. » and here D. her 0.
28 tok D. » eche 0. 30 me DO.
CH. xix, xx] King Donewall becomes the only king. 23
callede Stater51 ; and he was Kyng1 of Scotland; and pat opere me
callede Dunwal,2 and lie was Kyng1 of Loegers, and of alle pe
landes3 pat was Lotrynes, 4 Brutes sone.4 U pe pridde, men5 callede
4 Rudak1, and he was Kyng of Walys ; and pe iiijte me callede Cloten,
and he was Kyng1 of Cornewaile. U But pis Cloten shulde haue
hade al pe lande, be6 resoun for pe?-e was no man pat wist none so
ry^thful heire7 as be was; but po8 pat were strongest sette litel by
8 ham pat were of lasse estate, and perfor pis Cloten hade no more
lande amonges ham paw onliche9 U Cornewaile.
Of Kyng Donewatt,10 fat was Clotene^ sone, and how he hade
wonne J>e lande. 1T Capitulo xix°.
12 rriHis Cloten bade a sone pat me clepede11 Donewal, pat, after* pe
I detb of his fader5, bicome an hardy man, and a faire and a
curteise, so pat he passede alle pe kynges of Britaigno of fairenesse
and of worpinesse. 1T And12 as he was knyght, he 13Wiste wel14
16 when bis fader* leuede15 he was moste rygbtful heire of al7 pe lande,
and shulde haue hade it by resoun ; but optre kynges pat were of
more strengp pan he, binome him16 his lande. U And afterwarde pis
Donebande ordeynede him powere, and ferst conquerede al pe lande
20 of Loegers; and after117 he wolde haue conquerede al7 Scotland?
and Walys ; and Stater*18 wip his men come, and }af him19 bataile ;
and Rudak come a^eyne wip his Walshemen forto helpe him ; But
so it bifel pat Rudafr was slayn,20 and Skater* also, in pleyn bataile;
24 and so Donewal hade pe victorye, and conquerede al pe lande, and21
wel mayntenede it in pees and22 quyete, pat neuer* bifore it was so
wel mayntenede.
How Donewal was pe ferst kyng pat euere Werede crone of1
28 golde in Britaigne. IT Capitulo H Vicesimo.
THis23 Donewal lete 24make him24 a crone of golde, and werede
pe croune oppon his beuede, as neuei1* kyng dede bifore ; and
he ordeynede a statute pat, 25hade a man done25 neuer so miche
1 Scater D. Skater 0. 2 Dawallier DO. 3 laude D. land 0.
*— 4 that was BruteJ sones D. >at was Brutes sones 0.
5 me DO. 6 by DO. 7 om. D. 8 >ai D. >ei 0. 9 only 0.
10 Donebande throughout DO. n callede D. called' 0.
12 And anon DO. 13 leaf 7. 14 wel >«t 0. 15 leuede J>at D.
16 om. O. 17 aftyrward 0. 18 Skater DO.
19 ham D. 20 quellede D. queld' 0. 21 and >o D. ^ & in D.
23 In the margin is written by an ancient hand : Donwall we . . . ye first
crovne . . . ordeyned ye temp[le] a savgard for m . . . The edge of the page Aa*
been cut away. 24—24 hym done make 0. 25—25 a raan j0 Q.
24 King Brenne gets Norse help to invade K. Belyn. [CH. XXI
harme, and he might come into pe temple, pere1 shulde no man him
misdo, but gone2 perin sauf and in pees, and aftre gone2 into what
contre pat lie wolde, withouten3 eny harme ; and if eny man sette
hande oppon* him, he pan shulde lese his lif. U And pis Donewal 4
made pe toune of Malmesbury, and pe toune of pe Vise ; & when
he hade regnede wel and nobly5 .xl. ^ere, he deide, & lip at newe
Troye.
How Brenne and Belyn departede bituene ham pe lande, after" 8
pe deth of Donewal, Mr1 fader1; & of pe werre. CsLpitulo
xxj°.
ANd after* pat pis Donewal was [dede],6 his sones pat he hade,
depa?ftede pe lande bituene ham as her1 fader hade ordeynede ; 12
so pat Belyn, his eldest sone, hade al the lande7 a pis halfe Humber,
and his broper8 Brenne hade al 9pe lande fram number* vnto10
Scotland'; but for-asmich as11 Belyn hade pe better1 parte, Brenne
perfor wax wrop, and wolde haue hade more of pe lande; and 16
Belyn his broper wolde graunt him nomore ; Wherfor contak and
werre aroos bituene12 ham ij. But Brenne pe Conger broper hade no
my^te ne streng]? a^eyn^ Belyn ; and ferfor Brenne, Jnmi} conseil of
his folc, went fram13 fens into Norway, to ]?e Kyng1 Elsinges, and 20
prayede him of helpe and of socoure forto conquere al pe lande 14of
Britayn14 vppon Belyn his broker, oppon pat couenaunt, pat he
wolde haue his doubter to wyf; and pe Kyng1 Elsinges15 him
grauntede. H Belyn, anone as his brope?* was gone to16 Norway, he 24
seisede into his hande al pe lande of Northumberland', and toke al
pe castelles,17 and lete ham arraie, and also kepe pe costes of pe see,
pat Brenne shulde nou^t arryue in no side but pat he were take.
U The Kyng Elsinges lete assemble a grete hoste, and delyuerede 28
his doughter1 to Brenne, and alle pe peple pat he hade ordeynede.
And pis damisel, Samye, hade longe tyme louede a kyng1 pat me
callede Gutlagh18; and to him she tolde al here counseil, how pat
Brenne shulde here haue, and here lede wip him for euermore, and 32
so he19 shulde her lese, but if pat she my^f forsake Breune. 51 And
1 om. DO. 2 go D. 3 with-oute 0. 4 on D.
6 worthelye D. worthyly 0. 6 dede DO. om. R.
7 lande of brytayn D. land of Britaigne 0. 8 om. 0.
9 leaf 7, back. 10 into D. u )>at 0. 12 bituenes D.
13 fro DO. 14-14 om. DO. 15 Elsyng* 0. 16 vnto D.
17 castett 0. 18 Gutlaghen D. 19 corrected from }e in MS.
CH. xxn] Belyn defeats King Gutlagh of Denmark. 25
when Gtitlagh herde pise tydynges,1 he lay forto aspie Brenne, wip
alse2 meny shippes as lie my^t haue, so pat po3 ij fletes 4metten
to-gederes,4 and longe tyine foughten, so pat Brenne and his shippes
4 turnede a^eyne, and were descomfitede ; and Kyng Gutlagh toke
Samye, and put here into5 shippe, and Brenne shamefully neye6
pens as a man descomfitede. 11 And Gutlagh wolde haue went into
his7 countree ; but pere come oppon 8him a stronge tempest, pat .v.
8 dayes Laste, so pat prou$ pat tempest1 he was dryuen into Britaigne
with iij shippes, and wij) no mo. and po pat kepte9 pe costes of
pe see token Gutlagh and Samye, and alle his folc, and ham pre-
sentede vnto10 Belyn, and he3 put ham into11 prisoun.
12 How Belyn12 delyuerede13 out of pis lande Kyng Gutlagh of
Dennemarc, and Samye. U Capitulo 11 Vicesimo Secwwdo.
Hit14 was nou^t longe after1, pat Brenne ne come a^eyne with a
15 stronge meny,15 and sent to his broker Belyn, pat he shulde
16 ^elde a^eyne his lande to his wif and to his folc, & his castelles16
also, or elles he wolde destroye his lande. Belyn drade no ping
his17 manace, and wolde no Jung done18 after fat he saide. Wher-
fore Brenne come with his folc, and fau^t with him19; and Brenne
20 was descomfitede, and his folc slayne, and him-self fleede wip xij
men into Frauuce. U And pis Belyn, pat was Brennes bropere,
went 20pe« vnto20 3oik, and toke21 counseil what he my^t done,22
wip Kyng Gutlagh; for Kyng1 Gutlagh proferede 23to bicome23 his
24 man, and to holde his lande of him, ^eldyng by ^ere 24Mtti of siluer24
for euer'-more ; and for sikernesse of pis couenaunf to bene holde,
Gutlaghe shulde bryng him gode hostages, and to him shulde done
homage, and al his folc, and }itte he3 shulde suere oppon the book1
28 pat pise couenauntes shulde 25nou3t bene broken25 ne falsede.
U Belyn po, by counseil of his folc, grantede him his axing* ; and so
Gutlagh bicome his man ; and Belyn vnderfonge of him his homage
by othe, and by wrytyng1 pe same couenaunf. U And oppon
I tidyng* D. tydyng 0. 2 as DO. 3 om. 0.
4-4 mettes to-geder D. mettyn to-gidere 0. 5 in-to his 0. 6 fly 0.
7 his owen D. his owne 0. 8 leaf 8. 9 kepten 0. 10 to 0.
II om, D. in 0. 12 Brenne 0. 13 drof DO. 14 Syt sic 0.
5-15 grete nauye j) gret ineyne 0. 1G castett DO.
17 his inalyce ne his 0. 18 do D. 19 Belyn D. hym Belyn 0.
so-20 >o to DO. 21 nome DO. * do 0.
23 Gutlagh forto ben D. »-« a M* pound^ 0.
2B-25 neuer be broke D. neuere be brokyn 0.
26 Belyn makes 4 roads. He & Brenne invade France. [CH. xxm
*pis Couenant1 King1 Gutlagh tok*2 Samye and his folc, and went
j>ennes, and twriiede a^eyn 3to Dennemarc. If Euermore after* were
the couenauntes Halrlen, and pe truage paiede, til pe tyme pat
Hauelok was Kyng of Denmarc, and also of pis lande, prou$ his wif* 4
Gildebur^rhe, pat he hade spousede, for she was pe ry$t heire of pis
lande. U pis Belyn duellede po in pees, and worshepliche4 him
helde amonges5 his barons; and he made iiij real waies, one fram6
pe Est into7 West*, and pat was callede Watlyngstrete ; and anopere 8
fram6 pe North into pe South, pat was callede Ikenyle strete ; and
ij opere waies he made in bossinge prou^-oute the lande : pat one is
callede Fosse, and pat opere Fossedik ; and he mayntenede wel pe
gode Lawes pat Doneband? his fader* hade made and ordeynede in 12
his tyme, as bifore is saide.
How accorde was made bituene Brenne and Belyn, through
Cornewenne, hire moder*. U Capitulo U Vicesimo Tercio.
BRenne, that was Belynes8 broper, hade longe tyme duellede in 16
Fraunce, and pere hade co/^querede a grete lordeship prou$
manage, for he was Due of Burgoyne prou} pe doubter of pe9 due
Fewyn pat he hade spousede, pat was right heire of pe Jande. and
pis Brenne ordeynede a grete power* of his folc and also of Fraunce, 20
and come into pis lande forto f eight with Belyn his broper. and
Belyn come a^eynes him with a stronge powere of Britons, and po
wolde haue ^eue10 him bataile ; but heir* moder* Cornewenne, pat tho
Leuede,11 12herde pat12 pe o13 broper wolde 14haue destroyede14 pat 24
opere, and went bituene here sones, and 15ham made15 accordede
wip miche peyne ; so pat at pe laste, po ij breperne, with miche16
blisse, went to-gedeij into newe17 Troye, pat now is callede London,
and pe?'e pai duellede al a $ere ; and after*, pai toke18 19 Heire conseile 28
forto go conquere al Fraunce ; and so thai deden,20 & brent tounes,
and destroyede al21 pe lande bope in lengp and in Brede. and pe
Kyng of Fraunce $af ham bataile wip his powere; but he was
ouercomen,22 and ^af truage vnto23 Belyn and to his broper. H And 32
1-1 ])is couenauntes D. these couenauntes 0. 2 nome DO.
3 leaf 8, back. 4 worshipfullich D. wurschipfally 0.
6 amowge D. Among 0. 6 fro 0. 7 into J>e DO.
8 Belyn his 0. 9 om 0. 10 jeuen 0.
11 leuede hade D. lyved* had 0. 12~12 MS. herde >at herde J>at.
13 to 0. 14-14 destroye D. dystroye O. 16-15 made hem 0.
16 michel D. I7 grete D. gret 0. 18 nome DO. 19 leaf 9.
20 dede 0. 21 om. DO. ^ ouercome DO. ^ to DO.
CH. xxiv] Rome is conqvierd, Denmark subdued. 27
after* fat, fai Jwent forfe1 to Rome, and conquerede Eome, and al
Lnrabardy and Germayne, and toke homages and feautees of 2fe
folc of f e Erles,2 barons, and3 alle ofere ; and after*, fai comen4
4 into fis lande of Britaigne, and duellede with here Britounes in
ioye and reste. and fo made Brenne f e toune of Bristo\v ; and sif
he went ouer* ])e5 see into his owen lordeshippe, and fere dnellede
al his lif\ and Belyn duellede atte Newe Troye ; and fere he made
8 a faire gate fat is clepede6 Billyngesgate, after* his owen name, and
when fis Belyn hade regnede noble7 xj ^ere,8 he deide, & ^1 lif at
newe Troye.
How Kyng Corinbatrus quellede f e Kyng of Dennemarc, for
12 enchesoun fat he wolde nou^t paye him his truage.
If Capitwfo xxiiijto.
ANd after* fis Belyn, regnede his sone Corinbatrus, a gode man
and 9a worf i. and9 f e Kyng of Denmarc wolde nou^t paye
16 him bis truage, fat is to seyn, 10M1 ti,10 as he nhade sworne11 by
oth forto paye hit, and also be writyng 12of1 recorde,12 to Belyn his
fader*, wherfore he was euel13 paiede and wrof, and assernblede a
grete hoste of Britons, and went into Dennemarc and slough fe
20 Kyng Gitclagh, and brou^t f e lahde in subieccioun al new, and toke
of folc feautes and homages, and after went a^eyne into his lande.
U And as he come forthe bi Orkeneye, he fonde xxx shippes ful of
men and of wyj/imen, bisides fe coste14 of fe see, and fe kyng
24 axede what fai were.15 an Erl, that was maistre of ham16 alle,
curteisely ansuerede vnto the kyng, and saide fat fai were exilede
oute of Spaygne,17 and so fai hade trauailede half18 $ere and more
in f e see, to weten19 if fai my^t fynde eny kyng', or20 eny lorde,21
28 fat of ham wolde haue pitee or mercy, to $eue ham eny lande in
eny contre wherin fai might duelle and haue reste, and bicome his
liege men, and to him wolde done22 homage and feautes23 whiles
fat he leuede, and to his heires after* him, and of hi?7i and of his
32 heires holde24 fat londe 25for euermore.'25 IF And when fe kyng fis
J— * wen ten bo>e D. 2— 2 Erles and D. erls 0.
3 and of DO. 4 come 0. 5 ]>er 0. 6 callede D. called 0.
7 nobli D. nobly 0.
8 ^er* and iiij monu)>es D. ^eer & iiij monethes 0. 9~9 worth! D.
10-10 a Mi poun(i o. n-n swore 0. 12~12 recordede D. recorded 0.
13 ylle 0. u costes 0. 15 were And 0. 16 them 0.
17 leaf 9, lack. 18 half a 0. 19 wete 0. ™ in 0. 21 lande 0.
22 do D. ^ feaute DO. M holden DO. ^'^ om. DO.
28 Spaniards settle in Ireland. 3 good Kings. [CH. xxv-xxvm
herde, lie hade pite of ham, and $af ham an He al wildernesse,
)?ere )>at noman was duellyng, saf oneliche1 wilde bestes. and )>e
Erl pankede miche J?e kyng, and bicome his man, and dede him
feaute and homage, and tok2 alle his folc, and went into J>e same 4
He. and J?e Erl3 me callede Irlanyal ; and )>erfore4 he lete calle fe
lande Irlande, after1 his owen name. IF The kyng ]>o, Corinbatrus,
come a^eyne into J>is Lande, and regnede xxv $ere ; & after*, he
deide, and lij> at newe IF Troye.
How J>e Kyng1 Guentolen regnede in godenesse,5 & wel gouernede
J?e lande al his liftyme.6 IF Capitulo vicesimo Quinto.
ANd when Corinbatrus was dede, regnede Guentolen his sone,
a man of goode condiciouns, and wel bilouede; and he 12
gouernede J)e lande wel and wiseliche,7 and he regnede xxvj ^ere,
and after, deide, and lith at newe Troye.
How Kyng Seisel regnede, and wel gouernede J?e lande after
Guentolen. U CapitwZo xxvjto. 16
A Nil after* J>is4 Guentolen, regnede his sone Seisel wel and
worfely, and wel gouernede J?e lande as his fader* hade
done biforne him ; and he regnede xv ^ere, and after1,8 deide, and
lith at newe Troye. 20
How Kymore regnede after1 Seisel his fader; and he bigate
Howan, J?at 9 regnede after1 him.8 IF Capitulo IF Vicesimo
IF Septimo.
ANd after J?is8 Seisel, regnede his sone Kymor wel and nobly10 24
xix ^ere in pees \ and Howan his sone x ^ere, and deide,
and lij> at Herbaldoun.
How Kyng1 Morwith deide }>rou3 meschaunce, Jtfou^11 a beste
for his wickednesse. IF Capitulo U Vicesimo IF Octauo. 28
ANd8 after1 J>is Howan, regnede Morwith; and he4 bicome
wickede, and so sterne, til at }>e laste, grete vengeaunce come
to him ; for as he went on12 a tyme bi )>e seeside,13 he mette a grete
1 only 0. 2 nome DO. 3 kyng 0. 4 om. 0. 5 pees 0.
6 lyf 0. 7 wysely 0. 8 om. DO. 9 leaf 10.
10 nobliche D. noblich 0. nofO. 12 vppon D. vpon 0.
13 syde 0.
CH. XXIX, xxx] The lad King Artogaile becomes good. 29
beste, J>at was "blac, and horrible and hidouse ; and he wende J>at
it hade bene a whale of J>e see, and bent an Arvveblasf,1 and wolde
haue slayne ]jat2 best wij) a quareH ; but he mi^t1 nou^t smyte hit.
4 and when he hade shotte alle his quarelles,3 j>e beste anone come
to him in grete haste, and him deuourede alif ; and so he deide
for his wickednesse, prou} vengeance of Gode, after pat he hade
regnede ix
8 Of Grandobodian, pat was Morwithe^ sone, pat made the tonne
of Cambruge. 1T Capitulo U Vicesimo Nono.
After pis Morvvith was dede, j)e Britouns cronede Grandobodian
his sone; 4and pis Grandobodian4 longe tynie regnede in
12 godeuesse, and made temples and tounes; and pis Grandobodian
made pe toune of Cambrugge and pe toune of Grantham, and was
wel bilouede of ryche and of pore, 5for he5 honot^rede pe riche and
halpe pe poer*. U This Grandobodian hade iiij soiies, Artogaile,
16 Hesider*, Higamus, and Petiter5, and whew he hade regnede xj ^ers,
he deide, & lip at newe Troye.
Of Artogaile, fat was Grandobodian^ sone : how he was made
kyng*, & si]) put adoune for his6 wickednesse, IT CapitwZo
20 Tricesimo.
7 A fter Grandobodian, regnede his sone Artogaile v $ere; and
ji\^ he bicome so wickede and so sterne, jjat )?e Britons wolde
nou^t suffre him to bene8 kyng1, but put him adoune, and made
24 Hesider his broker kyng1 ; and he bicome so gode and mercyable
jjat men him callede ' kyng of pitee.' and when he hade regnede v
3ere, he hade so[miche] 9 pitee of his broker Artogaile, J?at was kyng
bifore; and anone he forsoke his dignite, and toke his broker J>e
28 crone a^eyne, and made him kyng1 a^eynes10 al J>e J1 barons wille of
Britaigne.11 and afterwarde, Jns Artogaile bicome so gode of condi-
ciouns pat he was wel bilouede of al pe lande ; for he bicome so
debonoure and free, and dede right and resoufi to alle maner*
32 man ; 12 and he regnede vj ^ere, and deide, and lith at Grauntham.
1 arweblaster D. 2 J)e 0.
3 corrected from querelles in MS. quarett 0.
4— 4 om. D. & J>is Grandobodyan his sone 0.
5-5 for he DO. for R. 6 om. 0. 7 leaf 10, lack. 8 be DO.
9 gret 0. 10 ajen 0.
u-u britons wille D. bry tons wytt 0. 12 of men DO
30 .5T. Hesider and his Brothers. 33 Kings. [CH. xxxi-xxxm
How Hesider was made kyng1 after* )>e deth of Artogaile ^is
U broker.1 Capitz^o xxxj°.
After J)e deth of Artogaile, the Britounes crounede an-o]>ere
tyine Hesider* ; but his ij bre)>ern Higamus and Petiter* 4
haden of him grete despite, and eke scorne, and ordeynede ham
helpe forto werre oppon )>e kyng her* broker. and so fai token him,
and put2 him into prisoun, the secunde $ere of his regne; and J?ai
depa?*tede al Britaign bituene ham ij. but Higamus leuede but vij 8
}ere ; and j?o hadde Petitur* al J?e lande ; and he made J)e toune of
Pikeryng1, and after deide, J?e secuwde ^ere of his regne, & lij? at
Pikeryng1,
How J>e Britouns token3 Hesider* oute of Prisoune, and made 12
kyng j>e Jjridde tyme. 11 Capitulo H 4Tricesimo
ANd when J>is Petitur was dede, the Britons toke5 anone right1
Hesider, and made him kyng J)e fridde tyine, and j?o 16
6regnede he6 in pees xiiij ^ere, & after deide, and lij? at Karleil.
How xxxiij kynges regnede in pees, eche after1 o}>cre, after 7J)e
deth of Hesider', U Capitulo f Tricesimo Tercio.
After8 ])e deth of Hesider*, regnede xxxiij Kynges, eche after* 20
ojjere, in pees; and wij>out eny longe tariyng1 y shal 9tel
ham alle,9 and how longe euery10 of ham regnede, as j?e story
tellej?. H The ferste kyng' of Ipo xxxiij me clepede11 Gorbodia,
and he regnede xij ^ere. U and aftei1* him regnede Morgan ij 24
$ere; Hand after* him regnede Eigamus12 vj }ere; U and after*
him regnede Idwalan viij ^ere; 11 and after him regnede Rohugo
xj ^ere ; U and after* him regnede Voghen xiij ^ere ; H and
13after him regnede13 Katil xv jere ; Hand after* him regnede14 28
Porrex ij ^ere ; U and after* him regnede Cheryn xvij }ere ;
[; & after him regned Coil xij ^er*] 15 H and after* him regnede
Sulgenis xiiij $ere ; IT and after him regnede Esdad xxu
1-1 om. D. 2 om. D. puttyn 0. 3 nomen DO. *— 4 xxxiij D.
5 nome DO. 6-6 regned he DO. regnede R. 7 leaf II.
8 And aftir 0. 9~9 hem att telle 0. 10 eu^ryche D. eche 0.
11 callede D. Called 0.
12 It is impossible to distinguish n and u in these MSS. This might be
Eigainus, Eiganius, Eigamus, etc. D and 0 fiave Eighnans or Eighnaus.
3-13 after him regnede D. after him regued 0. after R.
14 om. 0. 15 supplied from D.
CH. xxxiv, xxx v] King Lud and London and Ludgate. 31
U And af ter* him regnede Andragie xviij $ere ; U And after1 him
regnede Vran1 v $ere ; U and after* him regnede Elintf ij $ere ;
U and after* him regnede Eldagan xv }ere ; U and after* him regnede
4 Claten xij $ere ; H & after him regnede Quirgund! viij 3 ere ; U and
after* him regnede Morian vj ^ere ; and after him regnede Bledaghe
iij $ere ; IT and after1 him regnede Caph j $ere ; U and after* him
regned Gen ij ^ere ; 1F and after* him regnede Seisel and Kyng
8 Blecfe xxj $ere; U and Kyng Grabreth2 xj $ere; II and Archinal
xiiij $ere; 3and Erol xxx }ere; If And Eodengu 4xxxij $ere; and4
Herter v $ere,3 U and Hampir* vj ^ere, And Carpoir* vij sere,
U and Digneile iij ^ere, U and Samuel xxiiij ^ere, U and Rede
12 ij $ere, IT and Ely vij moune]>s ; and j)is Ely hade iij sones, Lud,
Cassahilam, and Enymyon.
How LuiH was made kyng1 after ]?e dej) of Ely his fade?-.
H Capitulo U Tricesimo H ftuarto.
16 5 A fter Jje de)> of Ely, regnede Lud his sone, and gouernede wel
1\ J)e lande, and miche honowrede gode folc, and temprede
and amendit wickede folc. II This Lud louede more to duelle at
Troye J?an at6 eny oj?e?-e place of J?e lande ; Wlierfore |>e name of7
20 Troy e was lafte,8 and J)o 9was callede |)e citee of9 Ludstan; but
now10 J>at name is cbaungede fjrou^ variance of le^res, and now is
callede London. U and11 jns kyng made in the citee a faire gate,
and callede it Ludgate, after* his name ; and j?e folc of Jje citee lete
24 bight12 Loundres, and when he hade regnede xj ^ere, he deide, and
lij) at London, and he hade ij ^onge sones, Andraghen and
Gormace13 ; but ]mi couj? neijjere speke ne go, for ^eugej) ; & Jierfore
J>e Britons crounede a stronge kny^t ]?at me called 14Lud, ))at was
28 Cassibalanms14 broker, and made him kyng of Britagne.
How J>e Britons gmntede to Cassibalam, J)at was Ludes broker,
Jje land': 15in whas time lulius16 come ij tymes forto con-
quere J?e lande.15 H Capitulo Tricesimo f quinto.
32 A fter* ]?e dej? of Kyng1 LudJ, regnede his broker Cassibalam, and
1\ bicome a goode man, and miche bilouede of his Britons, so
j>at, for his godenesse and cwrtesye, )?ai grantede him )>e reaume for-
1 vrian D. Vryan 0. 2 Trabreth DO. 3~3 om. 0.
4-4 xxxij 3ei° D. xxxij and R. 5 leaf 11, back. 6 in 0.
7 of the new D. of newe 0. 8 lafte D. left 0. laste R.
9-9 >e citee callede D. was >e Citee cald 0. 10 om. DO. u om. D.
12 hit D. yt 0. 13 Tormace DO. 14-14 sic in all three MSS.
15 -15 om. 0. 16 lulius Ceser1 D.
32 Julius Ccesar is driven out of Britain. [CH. xxxvi
euermore, to him and to his heires. U And the kyng, of his gode-
nesse, lete norisshe worf iliche bofe 1his broferes sones, fe childerne
of Lud1; And after1, made fe eldeste sone Erl of Cornwaile, and fat
of ere Erl of London. U And while fis kyng Cassibalam regnede, 4
come lulius Cesar, fat was Emperoure of Rome into fis lande, with
a power of Romayns, and wolde haue hade fis lande f rou$ strengf ;
but Cassibalam him ouercome in bataile, frou$ helpe 2of fe3
Britons, and drof him oute of fis Lande ; and4 went a^eyne to 8
Rome, and assemblede5 grete power1 anofer tyme, and come a^eyne
into fis lande forto }eue bataile to Cassibalam ; but he was des-
comfitede frou} strengf of fe Britons, and frou^6 helpe of fe erle of
Cornwaile, and7 fe Erl of london, his broker, and frou^ helpe of 12
Gudian, Kyng of Scotland!, and of8 Corbande, Kyng of north Wales,
and of Bretaile, Kyng of Southwalys. and in fis bataile was slayne
Nemion, fat was Cassibalamws brofe?', wherfore he made miche
sorwe; and so went lulius Cesar1 oute of Jns lande with a fewe of9 16
Romayns fat were lefte a-lif1 ; And J>o Cassibalam went a^eyne to
London, and made a fest vnto alle his folc fat fo hade 10him
holpen10; and when fe11 fest was done, eche man went into here12
owen contree. 20
Of J>e debate fat was bituene Cassibalam and fe Erie of
London; 13& of fe t?-uage fat was payede14 to Rome.13
U Capitulo xxxvjt0.15
ANd after, hit bifelle fus oppon a day, fat 16fe gentil-men16 of 24
fe kynges householde and 17fe gentelmen17 of f e Erles house-
holde of London, after mete went in-fere18 forto playe : and frou^
debate fat arose amonges19 ham, Enelyn, fat was fe erles brofer20
of London, quellede Irenglas fat was f e kynges cosyn ; wherfore f e 28
kyng swore fat Enelyn shulde bene21 honget; but fe Erie of
London, fat was Enelynes lorde, wolde nou^t suffren22 hit; wher
fore fe kyng1 was wroth tovvarde23 fe Erl, and fou^t hi?w24 destroye.
and priuely25 fe Erl sent le^res to lulius Cesar1 fat he shulde come 32
J— J sones that wer» Lud his bro><?res D. Sones J>at were lud his brotheiys 0.
2 leaf 12. 3 ora. 0. 4 and he DO. and R. 5 Assembled a 0.
6 Jmrgh >e 0. 7 and of D. 8 om. DO. 9 of his D. om. 0.
10-10 holp him D. hym holpe 0. " >at DO. 12 his DO.
I3_i3 om< o. 14 paye D. 15 xxxvto D. 16-16 a gentilman D.
17-17 a gentil-man D. geiitvlmen 0. 18 y-fere D. 19 among 0.
20 cosyn D. Cosyn 0. 2f be DO. ^ soffre D. ^ towardes 0.
24 hym to 0. 'w priuelich D.
CH. xxxvi-xxxix] Ccesar beats the English, who pay tribute. 33
into pis lande forto 1helpe him, and1 helpe avenge him 2oppon pe
Kyng1, and he wolde helpe him with al his my^te. U And when
pe Emperoure herde pis tydynges,3 he was ful glade, and ordeynede
*4 a stronge power*, and come a^eyne pe pridde tyme into pis land? ;
and pe Erl of Londone halpe him wip vij M* men. and at pe pridde
tyme was Cassibalam ouercomen4 and descomfitede, and made pees
to pe Emperoure for5 iij 6M*ii6 of siluer1, 3eldynge by $ere for
8 truage for pis lande for euermore. and after* half 7 $ere passede, the
Emperoure went to Eome, and pe Erl of London wip him, for he
derste nou^t abide in pis lande. and after, Cassibalam regnede xvij
$ere in pees, and po 8 deide, pe xxvij $ere of his regne, and lithe atte
12
How pe lordes of be lande, after* be deth of Cassibalam, for
encheson pat he hade none heire, made Andragen kyng1.
C&pitulo f xxxvijmo.
16 A fter J?e deth of Cassibalam, for-asmiche as he hade none9 heire
_£\_ of his body, J)e lordes of J>e lande, by commune assent,
cronede Androgen, Erl of Cornewaile, and made him kyng* ; and he
regnede wel10 worthely, and was a gode man, and wel gouernede
20 ]>e lande. and when he hade regnede viij ^ere, he deide, & lij?
at London.
Of Kymbalyn, ]?at was Andragenws sone, a gode man, nand
wel gouernede ]>e lande.11 Capitulo xxxviij.
12Natiuitas Christi12
24 A fter J?e deth of Andragen, regnede Kembelyn his sone, pat was
l\ a gode man, and wel gouernede pe lande in miche prosperite
and in13 pees al his lifes14 tyme. U And in his tyme was born
Ihesus Crist oure saueoure, of pat swete virgine Marie.15 U pis
28 Kyng10 Kembelyn hade ij sones, Ginder* and Armoger', gode
kny^tes and worthi. 17 And when pis Kyng Kembelyn hade regnede
xxij ^ere, he deide, and lip at London.
Of Kyng Gynder5, pat was Kembalynes sone, pat wolde noi^t
32 paye pe truage to Rome nfor the lande pat Cassibalam
hade grantede11; & how he was slayne of a Eomayne.
Capitulo xxxix0.
1-1 om. D. 2 leaf 12, back. 3 tydynge 0.
4 ouercom D. ouercome 0. 5 with D. 6~ 6 M* of ii 0.
7 half a DO. 8 >o he 0. 9 no 0. 10 wel and DO.
n-n om. 0. 12-12 om. DO. 13 om. 0. 14 lif D. lyve 0.
15 Marie y-blessede mot she be Amen D. 16 om. D. 17 leaf 13.
BRUT. D
34 Claudius invades Britain, and is beaten. [CH. xxxix
ANd after pe dep of pis Kembalyn, regnede Ginder* his sone, a
gode man and a worpi ; and x he was of so hie J hert pat he
wolde nou^t paye to Rome pat truage pat Kyng Cassibalam hade
grantede vnto lulius Cesar1 ; wherfore pe Emperoure pat was po, pat2 4
me callede3 Claudius Cesar*,4 was sore annoyede, and ordeynede a
grete power1 of1 Eomay[n]s, and come into pis lande forto conquere
pe truage prou$ strengp, and haue it of pe kyng1; but pe kyng
Gynder1, and Armoger1 his broper, gadrede a grete hoste ifere of 8
Britouns, and $af bataile to pe Emperowr Claudius, and quellede5
of Remains grete plente. II The Empenwr hade a Stiwarde pat
me clepede6 Hamon, pat saw pat her* peple was faste slayne7:
priuely8 he2 caste awai his owen armes, and toke9 the Armes of a 12
dede Briton, and armede him wip his armure, and come into pe
bataile to pe kyng1, and saide in pis nianer* : " Sire, beth of gode
hert1, for Godes loue, for pe Romayns pat bepe 10 ^our1 enemys anone
shullen11 bene12 slayn and descomfitede euerychon."13 Hand pe 16
kyng ^af no kepe ne rewarde to his speche, for encheson of pe
armes pat he hade oppon him, and wende it14 hade bene15 a
Britoune ; but pe traitoure 16 euer* helde him 16 nexte pe kyng1, and
priueliche,17 vnder1 pe shulders18 of his armure,19 he smote pe kyng, 20
Wherfore he was dede anone,20 and fel doune vnto21 pe erpe.
When Armoger1 saw his broper dede, 22he caste away his Arme^,
and toke23 to him his broperes Armes, and come into pe bataile
amonge pe Britons, and bade hertly forto24 fyght1, and faste laide25 24
adoune pe Romaignes. and for pe armes, pai wende26 it hade bene27
Kyng5 Gynder1, pat arst was slayne, pat pai wist nou3t1, and po gonne
pe Britons hertly fei3 ten,28 and quellede pe Romayns; so29 at pe
last1 pe Emperowr forsoke30 pe felde, and fley as faste as pai31 n^t 28
into pe citee of Wynchestre. and pe false traiiour Hamonde, pat
hade quellede pe kyng1, faste anone gane forto flee in32al pe haste
pat he mi3tf ; and Armoger*, pe kynges broper, pwrsuede him ful
fersly33 wip a ferse herte, and drof him vnto34 pe water1, and pere 32
1-J so hye of D. 2 om. O. 3 elept 0. 4 Cesar & he 0.
6 om. D. 6 called DO. 7 y-slayn 0. 8 pryueliche D.
9 nome DO. 10 ben 0. u shul D. schul 0.
12 be 0. 13 echeon 0. 14 he DO. 16 be 0.
16-16 helde hym euer 0. 17 priuely D. pryuyly 0. 18 shulder1 D.
19 Armes DO. ™ om. DO. 21 to D. ^ leaf 13, back.
23 nome DO. ** om. D. to 0. ^ lay D. ley 0.
26 wende that D. ^ be J>e 0. ffl fyght 0. a so ]>at 0.
30 took 0. 31 he DO. ^ with 0. w fast D.
34 in-to 0.
CH. XL] Armoger weds Claicdiuss Daughter, & is made King. 35
he1 toke him, and anone smote of 2bofe heuede,2 hendes, and feete,
and hewe fe body halto pecis, and fo caste it into fe water*;
Wherf ore fat water was callede Hamondeshauen ; and after5,3 fere
4 was made a faire tonne fat $itte [standeth] fat4 is callede South
ampton. U And afterwarde, Armoger1 went to Wynchestre forto5
seche Claudius Cesar* fe Emperowr; and fere Armoger'6 him toke.
1T And Claudius f e Empero?/r, f rou$ conseil of his Eomayns fat
8 with him were lefte alyf, made pees wif Armoger' in f is maner as
^e shullef 7 hure, fat is to seyne, how6 fat Claudius fe emperowr
shulde $eue to Armoger1, Gennen8 his9 doubter, forto haue to wif1,
so fat f is lande fro fat tyme afterwarde shulde be in f e Emperoure$
12 power* of Eome, oppon suche couenant1, fat10 none Emperowr of
Eome shulde take none ofere truage of fis lande, but oneliche
feaute ; and so fai were accordede. U And oppon nfis couenant,11
Claudius Cesar* sent to Rome for his doubter Gennen; and when
16 she was comew,12 13 Claudius Cesar1 $af her* to Armoger to Wif;
and Armoger1 spoused here at London with michel14 solempnite
and merfe; and fo was Armoger cronede, and made Kyng1 of
Britaigne.
20 Of Kyng1 Armoger, in whas15 tyme seynt Peter preehede in
Antyoehe, wif ofere aposflis in diuerses16 contres. 17Ca-
pitulo xl.17
THis Kyng Armoger1 regnede wel, and worthely18 fe lande
gouernede, and Claudis Cesar1, in remembrance of fis19
accorde, and for reuerence and honour of1 his doughter, made in
fis lande a fare tou?ze and a faire castel, and lete calle 20fe
toune20 after1 his owen21 name ' Claucestre,' fat now is callede
28 Gloucestr1. and when fis was al done, fe Emperoure toke22 his
leue, and23 went a^eyne to Eome; and Armoger 24was fo24 kyng1,
and gouernede fe lande wel and nobli al his lif tyme. f and this
Armager1 gete a sone on his wif, fat 25 was callede 25 "Westmere. and
1 thay D. 2~2 bo>e heede D. his hed 0. 3 afterward 0.
4 and D. 5 to 0. 6 om. D. " 7 shul D. schul O.
8 Gelmen or perhaps Gelinen or Gelnien 0. 9 his fair" D. his fayre 0.
10 that neuer afterwarde D. ]>at neuere aftirward' 0.
11-11 fese couenawntes 0. 12 come 0. 13 leaf 14.
14 miche D. mych 0. 15 who D. 16 diuerse D. diuers 0.
17 xl° Ga^itulo 0. 18 worthely and D. worthyly & 0. 19 his 0.
— 20 MS. ]>Q lande toune, with lande underlined for erasure, yt 0.
21 om. DO. 22 nome DO. * and >o DO. 24-24 >° was DO.
25-25 Called was 0.
36 King Westmer of Britain. Irish Wives. [CH. XLI
whiles pat pis Armoger' regnede, seynt Peter1 prechede in Antioche ;
and pere he hade2 made a noble cherche, in pe whiche he satte
ferste in his chier*, and pe?*e he duellede vij ^ere.3 after', he2 went
to Home, and was made Pope, til fat Nero pe Emperowr lete him 4
martre. & j>o p?*echede openly al pe Aposflis, in diuerses4 landes,
pe ry^t fay.5 U And when Armoger hade regnede xxiiij ^ere, he
deyde, and lith at London.
How Kyng1 Westmer 3af to Berynger* an Ilande forlete ; and 8
pere pis Beringer* made pe toune of Berwik. Capitulo xlj.
ANd after* pis Armoger', regnede his sone Westmer*, a gode man,
and a worpi of body, and wel gouemede pe lande. II Hit
bifelle so pat tydynges6 come to him oppon 7a day, pat pe Kyng8 12
Kodrik1 of Gascoigne was comen9 into pis lande wip an huge
noumbre of peple, and was duellyng1 in Steynesmore. and when
Kyng Westmer* herde po tydyngws, he lete assemble 10a grete10 host
of Britons, and come to pe8 Kyng1 Kodrik', and $af him bataile. and 16
Kyng Westmer* quellede Rodrik wip his owen hondes in pleyne
bataile; and when pat2 kyng Rodrikes men saw pat here Lorde was
dede, pai golden ham alle to pe8 Kyng Westmer1, and bicome his
men for euermore ; and he $af ham a contre pat was forlete, wherein 20
pai my3t duelle ; and pider* pai went, and duellede pere al here lifes11
tyme; and ix C men pere12 were of ham, and nomo13 lefte alif at
pat bataile. Here goue?*nowr and her* prince, me callede Berynger* ;
and anone he biganne a toune, pat pai my^t perein duelle14 and haue 24
resceyt, and lete calle pe toune Berwik1 vp 15 Twede ; and pere pai
duellede, and bicome riche. but pai nade16 no wymmen amonges
ham, and pe Britons wolde nou3t 3eue here dou^tres to po17
Straungers ; Wherfore pai went ouere pe see into Irland, and brou^t 28
with ham Wy??imen, and ham po spousede ; but pe men coupe 18
nou^t19 vnderstonde20 pe langage21 ne pe speche of pe wymmen,
neyper 22 pe wymmen of pe men, and peref ore pai 23 speken
to-gederes23 as scottes ; and aftirwarde, prou^ chaungeyng of her1 32
1 In the margin in a, contemporary handwriting : Peter was at Rome m
nero[s] ty[me] : the edge of the page has evidently been cut off.
2 om. DO. 3 3eer & 0. 4 diuerse D. diners 0.
5 fey tli 0. 6 tydyng DO. 7 leaf 14, back. 8 om. 0.
9 come 0. 10-10 an huge 0. n lif D. 12 >at 0. 13 noman D.
14 om. D. 15 vpon 0. 16 hadde 0. 17 >e D.
18 coude 0. 19 nou3t >o D.
20 vndirfonge 0. 21 lange D. ^ ne 0.
spoken to-geder" D. speke to-gidere 0.
CH. XLII-XLIV] Kings Westmer and Coil, and K. Lucie. 37
langages,1 in al Fraunce pei were callede po2 Scottes : and so 3pai
shal be callede3 for euermore.
How Kyng Westmer1 Lete arere a stone in pe entryng4 of West-
4 merland', pere pat lie slo^t Rodrik*; & ]>ere he bigawne
ferste Housyng1. IF Capitulo IF Quadragesimo5 IF Secwrcdo.
ANd after1 this bataile pat is aboue-saide, when Kodrik 6Was
dede, Kyng Westmer1, in remembraunce of his Victorie, lete
8 arere fere, bisides pe way, a grete stone7 in8 bye, — & ^itte it
standep,9 and euermore shal stande, — and Lete grane in pe stone
letties pat pus saide : ' The Kyng Westmere of Britaigne quellede
in pis place Kodrik* his enemy.' IF And pis Westmere was pe ferst
12 man pat made tounes10 and hous in Engeland?. and at pat stone
bigyraieth11 Westmorland!, pat Westmer* lete calle after1 his owen
name, and12 when Westmer1 hade so done,13 he duellede al his Lif
tyme in pat contre of WestrnerlancP, for he louede pat contre more14;
16 and when he hade regnede xxv 3ere, he deide. & lip at IF Karleile.
Of Kyng Coil, pat was Westmeres sone, pat helde his lande in
pees15 his lif-tyme. II Capitulo xl Tercio.
After pis Kyng Westmer1, regnede his sone Coil, a goode man
and a worpi, and of gode condicions, and wel gouernede his
lande, and of alle16 men he hade loue and pees ; and in his tyme
was neuer contak, debate, ne werre in Britayn ; and he regnede and
was kyng1 in pees al his lif-tyme. & When he hade 17bene kyng17
24 xj ^ere, he deide, and lip at
How Kyng Lucye regnede after1 Coel18 his fader1, pat19 was a
gode man; and after1, he12 bicome cristen. U C&yitulo xl
IF Quarto.
28 A fter1 Kyng20 Coel, regnede Lucie his sone, pat was a gode man
J\r to God' and to al pe peple. he sent to Eome, to Apostle
Eulenchie, pat po was, and seide pat he wolde bicome a eristen
man, and resceyue baptisme21 in pe name of1 God?, and twrne to pe
1 langagage sic D. 2 om. D. >e 0.
3-3 shulle> J>e folc of that contraie D. schul >at folk of >at Cuntre 0.
4 Entre 0. 5 Quinqwagesimo D. 6 leaf 15. 7 toune D.
8 an 0. 9 staut DO. 10 Toiw 0. u bigy?mes D.
12 om. 0. 13 y-done 0.
14 more J>an eny'ojjere contre D. more J>an eny o]>er Cuntre 0.
15 pees al D. 16 att his 0. 17~17 bene kyng* D. be kyng1 0. bene R.
18 om. D. 19 & 0. 20 >is D. 21 bapteme O.
38 Britain becomes Christian, A.D. 156. [CH. XLV
ry^t bileue. U Eulenchie sent ij legates, pat me callede Pagan and
Elibrayne, into pis lande, and baptisede pe kyng1 and alle his
menye,1 and after1 went fro 2toune3 to toune, and baptisede pe •
peple til 4al fat4 Lande was baptisede, and pis was in J)e c. Ivj 4
$ere after* pe Incarnaciofi of Ihesu Crist1, and pis kyng5 Lucye
made po in pis lande ij erchebisshoppes, on at Kaunterbery and
anopere at $oik*, and opere meny bisshopes pat $it bene in J>is
lande. H And when pise6 ij legates hade baptisede al J)e7 lande, 8
pai ordeynede8 prestes forto baptisen9 childern and forto make pe
Sacrament*; and after*, pai went a^eyne to Rome, and pe kyng
duellede in his lande, and regnede with michel10 honour xiij 3ere,
and after* deide, and lip at Gloucestre. 12
How pis lande was longe wipouten11 a kyng1; and how pe
Britons chosen12 a kyng1. IT Capit^o IT Quadragesimo.
11 Quinto.
THis kyng1 Lucie hade none heire of his body bigeten,13 pat was 16
afterwarde grete harme and sorwe to pe lande; f£or, after
pis kyng Lucies deth, none of pe grete lordes14 of pe lande wolde
suffren15 an-opere to bene16 kyng*, but leuede in werre and debate
amonges ham 1. }ere wipoute^17 kyng. but J>o it bifel 18aftirwarde 20
pat a grete Prince18 come fro Rome into pis lande pat me callede
Seuerey ; nou^t forto werr*, but forto saue pe ryght1 of Rome.
H But nopeles, he nade19 nou^t duellede half20 $ere in pis lande, pat
pe Britons ne quellede him. when po of Rome wiste pat Seuerey 24
was so slayn, pai sent anopere grete lorde into pis lande, pat me
callede Allec, pat was a stronge man, and a my^ty of body, and
duellede in pis lande Longe tyme, and dede 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 to21 seche Allec; and
pere pai founde22 23him, and quellede him and alle his felawes pat
I mene D. meyne 0. 2 leaf 15, bach
3 a marginal note in an ancient hand : [firjst cristes Kynge.
4-4 pat alle J>e D. 5 om. D. 6 >e 0. 7 J>at 0.
8 ordeigneden 0. 9 baptisen D. baptisede R. 10 mych 0.
II with-oute D. tyme with-oute 0. 12 Chose hem 0.
13 bygete D. begete 0. 14 om. DO. 15 soffre D. suffre 0.
16 be DO. fl with-oute DO.
is—is afterwarde that a grete Prince D. afterward? ]>ai a gret prince 0.
afterwarde R. 19 had 0.
20 half a 0. 21 forto D. w foimden 0. * leaf 16.
CH. XLVI] Kings Astlepades and Coil, and King Constance. 39
were wif him, but one of his felawes, fat me clepede1 Walourc,
defendet him fersly, and faujt longe with f e Britouns, but at f e
laste he was descomfitede ; and f e Britons token2 him, and bounde
4 him3 Hondes and feete, and caste him into a water ; wherefore fat
water afterwarde was clepede4 5eumnore Walbroke.5 11 J5o regnede
fis3 Astlepades in quiete, til one of his erles fat me callede Coel,
made a faire toune a^eynes f e kynges wille, and lete calle f e toune
8 Colchestre after* his name, wherfore f e kyng was ful wroth, and
fou^t destroie fe erle, and bigan to werre vppon him, and brou^t
grete power5, and 3af bataile to6 fe erl. and fe erl defendede him
fersly with his power1, and slough f e kyng1 him-self in fat bataile ;
12 and fo was Coel cronede, and made kyng of fis land. 1F fis Coel
regnede and gouernede fe lande wel and nobly, for he was a7 noble
man, and wel bilouede amonges8 fe Britons. U When9 fo of Eome
herde fat Astlepades was slayne, 10f ai were10 wonder glade, and sent
16 anofere grete prince of Eomayns, fat me callede Constance; and
he come to fe11 Kyng Coil 12forto chalange12 fe truage fat was
wont 13 to bene 13 paiede to Eome ; and f e kyng ansuerede wel and
worf ely,14 and saide fat he wolde paye to Eome al fat ry$t and
20 resoun 15 wolde, wif godewil15; and so fai accordede fo wif goode
wil, and wifouten16 eny contak1 ; and bof e fai duellede togeder'17 in
loue. 11 The Kyng* Coel ^af his doubter Elyne to Constance, forto
haue here for his spouse, fat was bof e faire, wise, and gode, and
24 wel lettrede : and fis Constance spousede here fere3 with michel18
honour, and it bifelle sone afterwarde, fat fis kyng1 Coel 19deide
in the }ere of his regne xiij, & Lith at Colchestre enterede.
Of Kyng Constance, fat was a Romayn, fat was chosen20 kyng
28 after 21fe deth of21 Coel, 22 for-asmiche fat22 he hade
spousede Elyn, fat was Kyng Coeles doubter1.
After fis11 Kyng Coel, Constance was made kyng1, and cronede,
for-asmiche as he hade spousede Kyng Coele^ doubter, fat
was heire of f e lande. f e whiche Constance regnede and worf ely
, * callede D. called' 0. 2 nome D. toke 0.
3 om. 0. 4 callede D. called 0. 5—5 Walbrok eumnore 0.
6 vnto D. 7 an 0. 8 among 0. 9 And D.
10—10 than were j^ D 11 om j)_ 12-12 an(j chalangede D.
13-is be DO. H wiselich D. wysely 0. 15-15 wil D.
16 with-oute 0. 17 to-gederes D. 18 mych 0.
19 leaf 16, back. ™ chose 0. 21~21 om. 0.
2ii-22 for-asmiche as D. for as 0.
40 King Constantine becomes Umperor of Rome. [CH. XLVII
gouernede f e lande ; and he bigate on his wif Elyn, a sone fat me
callede Constantyn. and fis kyng bare trew fay, and trewly dede
to ham of Eome al his lif*. & when he hade regnede xv 3ere, he
deide, and lif atte 3ork*. 4
How Constantyne, fat was Kyng Constance^1 sone, & fe sone of
seynt Elyne, gouernede and rewlede fe lande, & was2
Emperow of Eome. 51 Capitulo xl Septimo.
After Kyng Confsjtance^ 3 deth, Constantyne, his sone of seynt 8
Elyne, fat founde fat4 croice in fe5 holy londe, and how
Constantyne bicome Emperoure of Eome. IT Hit bifel so6 in fat
tyme fere was an Emperowr atte Eome, a sarasyne, a tyraunt, fat
me callede Maxence, fat put to fe2 deth alle fat bileuede in God*, 12
and destroiede holy cherche by alle his power1, and slough t Cristen
men fat he rny^t fynde ; and amowge alle of ere, he lete martre Seynt
Kateryne, and meny of ere cristen peple fat hade drede of deth,
fai7 fledden8 and comen9 into fis lande to Kyng Constantyne, and 16
tolde him of f e sorwe fat Maxence dede to al cristiente.10 Wherof
Constantyn hade pite, and grete sorwe made, and11 assemblede a
grete hoste and12 grete power*, and went ouere see13 to Eome, and
toke14 fe citee, and quellede al fat 15ferin were mescreaunt,15 fat 20
he my^t fynde. U And fo was he made Emperoure, 16And was a
gode man, and gouernede him so wel, fat al fe13 Landes to him
were entendaunt17 forto be vnder1 his gouernaile. U And fis deuel
tyraunt Maxence, fat fo was in fe lande of Greke, when18 he 24
herde fis tydynges,19 he bicome wode, and sodeynely20 deide, and
so he2 endede his lif1.
When Constantyne went fro fis land? to Eome, he toke21 wif
him his moder* Elyn, for fe michel22 wisedome fat she coufe,23 and 28
f re of ere grete lordes fat he moste louede : fat one me callede Hoel,
anof ere me callede Taberne, and f e f ridde Morhyn24 ; and toke al
his lande to kepe vnto25 fe Erl of Cornwaile, fat men26 callede
Octouyan. U anone27 as fis Octouian wiste fat his lorde was 32
duellyng1 at Eome, he seisede al f e lande into his honde, and f erwif
1 Constance D. Constauwce 0. 2 om. 0. 3 Constance D.
4 >e D. 6 l>at 0. 6 so >at 0. 7 >at DO.
8 fled 0. 9 come 0. 10 Cristene 0. " made and DO. made R.
12 and a DO. 13 om. DO. 14 nome 0.
is—is wer> j>gr;in D. )>gr-In were mysbeleued 0. 16 leaf 17.
17 attendant 0. 18 >o DO. 19 tydynge 0. 2° sodey?ilich D.
21 nome 0. w miche D. mych 0. ffl coude 0.
24 Morlyn D. m to D. •* me D. ^ And anon D.
CH. XLVIII] Octovian is made King ; & then his son-in-law. 41
dede al his wil amonges1 heye and law, & fo helde him for kyng*.
IT when f is tydyng come to Constantyne f e Emperoure, he woxe
wonder5 wrof e towarde f e Erl Octouyan, and sent Taberne with xij
4 m1 men forto2 destroye the erl for his falsenesse, and arryuede at
Portesmouthe. U And1 when Octouyan wiste fat, he assemblede a
grete power5 of Britons, and descomfitede Taberne. U And Taberne
fledde fens into Scotlande, and ordeynede fere a3 grete power1, and
8 come a^eyne into fis lande forto 3eue bataile anofere tyme to4
Octouyan. IT When Octouyan herde telle fat, he assemblede a
grete power1, and come towarde Taberne as miche as he my^f , so
fat fo5 ij hostes metten oppon Staynesmore, and strongely6 smyten
12 to-gederes.7 and fo was Octouyan descomfitede, and fledde pens
into Norwaye ; and Taberne seisede al f e lande into his hande,8
Tounes, castelles, and5 as rnich as fai fere hade. IT And sifenes9
Octouyan come a^eyne fro Norway wif a grete power1, & slough
16 Taberne, & seisede10 al fe lande a^eyne3 into his honde, & drof
oute alle fe Eomayns, nand was fo made Kyng, and regnede.
How Maximian, fat was fe Emperowre3 cosyn 12of Borne
spousede Octouyane^ dou3ter, and was made kyng»,
20 II Capitulo xlviij0.12
THis Kyng5 Octouian goue/'nede fis13 lande wel and nobly14;
but he15 nad16 none heire, saf a doubter fat was a ^onge
childe, fat he louede as miche as his lif\ and forasmiche fat he wax
24 sike, and was in17 poynt of def , and my^t no lenger1 regne, he wolde
haue made one of his Neveus to haue bene18 kyng1, fe whiche was
a19 noble kny^tt and20 stronge man, fat me callede Conan Merche-
dok1,21 and he shulde haue kepte f e kynges dorter, & haue15 mariede
28 her5 when tyme hade bene ; but f e lordes of f e lande wolde nou^t
suffre hit, but $af here conseile to bene22 mariede to some hye man
of great honowr, and fan my3t she haue al her5 wille at23 fe conseile
of f e Emperoure Constantyne, here Lorde. and at f is conseile, f ai
32 accordede and chose24 fo Cador, Erl of Come wail, forto25 wende
1 among 0. 2 to 0. 3 om. DO. 4 vnto 0. 5 om. 0.
6 strongliche D. 7 to-gider1 0. 8 handis 0. 9 seth 0.
10 seisede a^eyn D. seised a3en 0. n leaf 17, back.
12—12 conquerede the lande of American and $af it to Conan Meriedok1 D.
13 >e 0. 14 wisely D. 15 om. D. 16 ne had 0.
17 oppo[n] D. vp 0. 18 be 0. 19 an 0. 20 and a DO.
21 Meriedok D. Meridiok^ 0. ^ be DO. ^ and DO.
24 chosen 0. 25 to 0.
42 K. Maximian gives Little Britain to Meriedok. [CH. XLIX
to pe Emperowr to1 done2 pis3 message, and he toke4 pe way,
and went to Eome, and tolde pe Emperowr pis tydynges5 wel
and wiselich.6 and pe Emperoure sent po into pis lande with him
his owen cosyn, pat was his Vncles7 sone, a noble kny^t and8 4
stronge, pat me callede Maximian ; and he spousede Octouyanws
doubter, and was cronede kyng of pis lande.
How Maximian, pat was pe Emperowrres cosyn, conquerede the
Lande of American, and $af it to Conan Meriedok*. 8
U CaiVwZo xlix°.
THis Kyng Maximian bicome so real, pat he pou$t conquere pe
lande of American for pe grete richesse pat he harde9 telle
pat was in pat lande ; so pat 10he ne10 lefte 11man pat12 was of worpi- 12
nesse — kny^t,13 squyer*, ne none opere man — pat he ne toke ham14
with him, to grete damage and harme to al pe lande,15 but nome ham
with hi?w fiam16 pis lande, xxx Ml kny^tes pat were doughty mennes
bodyes, and went ouer1 into pe lande of Amorican, and pere slough 16
pe kyng pat me callede Imbal, and conquerede al pe lande. 11 And
when he hade so done,2 he callede Conan, and saide : " For-asmiche
as pe Kyng Octouyan wolde haue made ^ow kyng1 of Britaigne, and
prou3 me 36 were lette and destowblede, pat 36 were nou^t kyng1, 20
I 3eue 3ow al pis lande of Amorican, and 3ow pe?-of make kyng1.
II And for-asmiche as 36 beth17 a Britoun, and 3oure men also, and
bene comen fram18 Britaigne, I wille pat pis lande haue pe same
name, and nomore bene19 callede Amorican, but bene19 callede ' litel 24
Britaigne'; and pe lande fro whens 36 20bepe comen20 shal bene21
callede ' michel Britaigne'; and so shul22 men know pat one23
Britaigne fram24 pat opere." Conan Meriedok1 pankede him hende-
liche25; and so was he made kyng1 of litel Britaigne. and when 28
al pis was done,2 Maxence26 went pens to Rome, and pere was27
made Empenmr after* Constantyne. U Conan Meriedok duellede
in28 litel Britaigne with michel29 honour, and lete ordeyne ij M1
I forto DO. 2 do 0.
3 MS. Jris homage, with homage underlined for omission.
4 nome DO. 5 tydyng1 D. tydynge 0. 6 wysely 0.
7 Vnkel 0. 8 and a DO. 9 hade D. 10-10 om. D.
II leaf 18. 12 om. 0. 13 kny3t ne D. 14 om. DO.
15 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 >e land* 0.
16 fro DO. 17 be 0. 18 fro 0. 19 be DO.
ao-ao beth come D. be come 0. 21 be DO. ** schuld 0.
23 o DO. ™ fro 0. ^ hendely D. hyndly 0. » Maximian DO.
27 was ]>o DO. w in the D. in >e 0. '*> mych 0.
CH. XLIX, L] The Eleven Thousand British Virgins. 43
ploughmen of fe lande forto erie fe lande,1 to harwe 2it and sowe,2
and feffede ham alle rychely, after* fat fai were. 51 and3 for-
asmiche fat Kyng Conan, ne none of his kny^tes, ne none of his
4 of ere peple, wolde nou$t take wifes of f e nacion of Fraunce, he f o
sent1 into grete Britaig[n]e, to J)e Erl of Cornewaile fat me callede
Dionotho, fat chees frou^-oute alle f e lande xj M* 4of maydenes,
fat is to seyne, viij M1 for the mene peple, and iij M*1 for fe
8 grettest lordes fat schulde ham spouse. IF And when Dionotho
hade tak5 fis commandement,6 he lete fo seche frou^-out al grete
Britaigne as meny as f e nombre come to, for noman derst wif stande
his commandement, 7for-asmichel8 as al fe lande was taken9 him
12 to warde and kepe, to do10 al fing1 fat him fo likede.7 II And
when alle fe maydenes were assemblede, he lete ha??z comme
bifore him to London, and lete ordeyne for ham shippes hastely,
as miche11 as ham nedet to fat viage, and toke12 his owen doughter
16 fat me callede Vrsula, fat was fe faireste creature fat eny man
wist1, and wolde hane sent her1 to Kyng Conan, fat shulde haue
spousede here, and made here quene of 13litel Britaigne13; but she
hade made priuely14 to God a vow of chastite, fat here fader wiste
20 it15 no^t, ne noman 16elles17 fat was leuyng oppon erfe.16
How Vrsula, and xj W of maydenes fat were in here company,
went to warde litil Britaigne, & al18 were martrede at
Coloigne. U Capitulo U Quinquagesimo.
24 r I iHis Yrsula chees into her119 company xj Ml maydenes20 fat of
I al of ere she was lady and maistres ; and alle f ai went21 into
fe shippis at on22 tynie, in fe water fat me callef23 Tamise; and
commandede her* kyn and alle her' frendes to almy^ty God, and
28 sailede forf to warde litel Britaigne. But when f ai were comen24 in
f e hye see, a stronge tempest1 arose, as it was Goddes wil; and Vrsula,
wif her* shippis and here co?ftpany, was25 dryuen, and fo xj M1
maidenes, toward!26 Hundelaude, frou^ tempest1, and arryuede in fe
I om. D. 2-2 and to sowe D. 3 om. 0. 4 leaf 18, back.
5 vnderstonde D. vndirfonge 0.
6 comandement for-as-miche as al J?e lande was tak him to warde and kepe
to done alfing1 j>at him J>o likede D.
7-7 om. D. 8 for-as-mich 0. 9 take 0. 10 done 0.
II as meny 0. 12 nome DO. 13~13 the lande D. >e land' 0.
14 priueliche D. 15 MS. his 16-16 >at leuede D. 17 ett 0.
18 alle >ai D. alle >ey 0.
19 her1 company D. here Cumpanye 0. her1 R.
20 of maydeyns D. of Maydenes O. 21 wenten 0. ffl o 0.
23 called >e o. 24 come 0. 25 were 0. ^ towardes 0.
44 11,000 Virgins martyr d. G-owan invades England. [CH. Li
hauen of1 Jpe citee of Coloigne. U The kyng of pe lande, pat me
callede Gowan, was po in pe citee ; and when he wist po2 tydynges,
pat so meny faire maydenes were pere arryuede, he tot3 Elga his
broper, and opere of* his householde, wip him, and went to pe 4
shippes to see pat fair1 company, and when he sawe ham so faire,4
he and his company wolde haue ham ouerlayne, and bynome5
here maydenhode. 1T but Vrsula, pat gode mayde, conseilede,
prayede, warnede, and tau^te ham pat were here felowes,6 pat pai 8
shulde defende ham wip al her1 my3t, and raper suffre deth pan
suffre here 7bodyes bene7 defoulede. 11 So pat alle pe maydenes
bicome so stedefast in God, pat pai defendede ham prou$ his8
grace, so pat none of ham hade power1 to done ham eny shame ; 1 2
wherfore pe kyng was9 so sore annoiede, pat he, for wrap, lete slee
ham euerychon10 anone ryght; and so were alle pe maidenes
martrede for pe loue of God', and ligget11 at Coloyn.
How Kyng Gowan come forto destroye pis lande; and how 16
aman of grete power1, pat me callede Gracian, defendede pe
lande. U Capitwfo U Qui[n]quagesimo 11 Primo.
WHen al pis was done,12 Kyng Gowan, pat was a sarasyn,
callede his broper Elga, and saide to him pat he shulde 20
gone13 to conquere pe lande pat alle po14 faire maydenes were borne15
in. and he ordeynede po a grete power1 of Peihtes, of Denmarc, of
Orkeneye, and of Norway e, and pai comen into pis lande, and brent
tounes, and slough folc, and caste adone cherches and houses16 of 24
religioun, and robbede the lande in lengh and in17 brede, and put
to deth alle po pat wolde noght forsake pe ryght bileue and cristen-
dome, for-asmiche as pere was none18 souerayne in the lande pat
my^t ham helpe or 19 defende. IT For pe Kyng Maximian hade 28
taken20 wip him alle pe worpi men, when he went to conquere litil
Britaigne. and in pe same tyme pat 36 hure now telle, was Seynt
Albone martrede prou^ pe wode tyraunt Diodician in pe same place,
wherin is now an Abbay made of Seynt Albone, whiles pat he was 32
a paynyme. 11 But he conuertede him towarde God1, prou$ pe pre-
dicacioun of a grete clerc and a wyse, pat me callede AncibeH,21 pat
I leaf 19. 2 J>e 0. 3 nome DO. 4 fayne sic 0.
5 bynoraen 0. 6 felawes D. ffelaws 0. felow R. 7~7 body to be 0.
8 his 0. here R. 9 Gowan wox D. Gowan wax 0. 10 echeon 0.
II liggen D. 12 do 0. 13 go DO. 14 >e D. 15 bore 0.
16 house 0. ]7 om. 0. 18 no DO. 19 leaf 19, lack.
20 take 0. 21 Affabett 0.
CH. LI, LII] Gracian drives out Gowan, is crownd, then slain. 45
was Iwburghede a nyght in his house ; and pis was after* pe Incar
nation of Ihesu Crist .ij C. iiij. vj $ere. and men shullen1 vnder
stonde pat Seynt Albone soffrede his martredome bifore pat2 Seynt
4 Edmunde was martrede ; and perfore is seynt Albone callede pe
ferst1 martre of Engelande. 11 This Gowanws broker, & his folk1,
pat3 were Sarasynes,4 went prou^-oute pe Lande, and destroyede al
ping pat pai fonde ; and no ping pai ne sparede. 11 When pis tyd-
8 yng come to Eome, how pat Kyng Gowan hade bigonne forto
destroye pis lande, pe Emperowr and po of Rome sent a stronge
man, and of grete power', pat me callede Gracian, w[ith] xxiiij5
M* men wel feightyng1, forto caste oute Sarasynes of pis lande, and
12 alle pai arryuede6 at Portesmouthe. Maximian rny^t nou^t come
him-self,7 for-asmiche as he was chosen Emperoure after* pe dep of
Constantyn, pat was Seynt Elynes sone. 11 When pis Gracian was
arryuede wip his hostt, he lete aspie priuely8 wher* pe9 Kyng Gowan
16 my^t 10bene founden10; and he come vppon 11him sodeynly,11 as
pai Lay in her1 beddes, 12and descomfitede ham, and sloughe12
13echeon,14 pat non of hem Ascaped? saf Gowan, pat fledde with
mych sorowe in-to his cuntre. Sone aftir yt byfel pat Maximian
20 was slayn at Rome, purgh15 treson) ; And when Gracian wyst pe
tydynge, he let Croune hym kyng of pis land*.
How Gracyan made hym kyng whan Maximian was slayn ; &
after,16 pe Brytoims quelled hym for his wikkydnesse.
24 Capitulo quinquagesimo ij°.
This Gracian,17 when he gan17 forto regne, he bycome so wykked
& so sterne, & so mych sorow wrought to pe Britouns, pat
pey slow hym amonges hem. U Tho Kyng Gowan had vndirstande
28 pat Gracian was do18 to deth, he Assembled a gret power, & come
a^en in-to p?'s land? ; & yf he had arst don) a19 grete harme, p° dede
he mych more ; for p° distroyed he al this land, & al20 Crysten peple
pat was in Myche Brytaigne, so pat no maw was so19 hardy for-to
32 nempne God?; & ho pat dede, anon he was put to strong deth.
1 slml D. Shulden 0. 2 om. 0. 3 >ai D. 4 Sarasines & D.
5 xxiij 0. 6 arryueden 0. 7 him D. 8 pryueliehe D. 9 that D.
10 be founde DO. u-u ham sodeynliche D. hem sodeynly 0.
12—12 an(J SJOW jiam jn ^gjo be(J(ies D, OOT> 0.
13 MS. Rawl. B. 171 has two leaves missing here. They have been supplied
from MS. Douce 323 (0). [MS. Douce 323, leaf 17. ]
14 eueryche on D. 15 with D. 16 afterwarde D.
"—IT when he biganne D. he besran 0. 18 done D. 19 om. D.
20 alle >e D.
46 Constantine slays Gowan, and is made King. [CH. LH, LIII
U But fe bysshop of London) fat was fo, fat me called? Gosselyn,
scaped2, & went fens to hem of Rome, to seche socour for-to helpe
dystroye fe Sara^ins fat had dystroyed? fis land*. IT And fe
Romayns seyde1 fat fey hadde be2 so ofte anoyed? for her sendyng 4
after folk1 in-to Brytaigne, al for-to helpe f e Britoiws, & fey wold
no more so do.3 And so fe Bysshop Gosselyn went fens witfr-oute4
ony Socour or helpe ; & f o went he to f e Kyng of litil Brytaigne,
fat me called Aldroye, & f is was f e iij kyng after Gowan Meridiok4, 8
as bifore is sayd?. The bysshop prayed this Kyng1 Aldroye of socour
& of helpe. the kyng hadde 5 herd how f e bysshop fledde, & how
fat6 fe7 Crystene men were slayn in gret Brytaigne furgh Paynyms
& Sara^ins, & he graunted hym Constantyn his brofer, hym6 for-to 12
helpe, with Poer of folk1, & hem dede array e hors armure, &
schippes, & al thing fat hem neded* to fat viage. and when al
thing was redy, he called f e bysshop, & to hym seyd : " I take $ou
here to helpe & socour Constantyn my brofer, vpon this couenawnt, 16
fat ^if God ^ife hym grace, f e Payuems & Sara^ins to schende &
discomfite, fat fanne 30 make hym kyng of fe land" : & fe bysshop
yt graunted1 w^'t7i good wyH. H Constantyn & fe bysshop8 nome
leue fo of fe Kyng Aldroye, & by-took hym to9 God, & nome her 20
men xij M*, & went in-to her* schippes, & sayled toward? fe gret
Brytaigne, & Arryued in Tottenesse. whan fe Britouns herd 10fe
tydyng10 fat to hem come socour, fey11 were stronglicll holpyn, &
ordeigned? hem an huge nombre of peple, 12& come to hem, & hem 24
vndirfongen with mychel honour. U Gowan, anon as he wyste of
this fyng, he Assemblyd aH f e Sara^ins, & come a^ens hym,13 & ^af
batayli. And Constantyn slow hym with his owne hand? ; & aH f e
othere Sara^ins were discomfited? & slayn, fat non aschaped? but f° 28
fat were6 conuerted? vnto God'.
How Constantyn, fat was f e kynges brofer of litel Britaigne,
was Crouned 14kyng, for his worf ines, of mycfc Bretaigne.14
Capitulo liij°. 32
Anon, aftir f e batayrl, alle fey went to London), & crowned fere
Constantyn, & made hym kyng of f is lond*. And fe bysshop
Gosselyn sette fe Croune vpon his hed,15 & anoynted hym, as
I sayden D. 2 bene D. 3 done D.
4 wi))-outen D. 5 hade grete pitee in hert when he D.
6 om. D. 7 MS. J)e Chi, with Chi underlined for erasure.
8 bisshop tho D. 9 him to D. hym 0. 10-10 tydynges D.
II the? D. 12 leaf 17, back. 13 ham D.
i4_i4 kyng of michel britaigne for his woi)>inesse D. 15 heuede D.
OH. LIII, Liv] Britain turns Christian. Constance made King. 47
falletfr to1 A kyng 2for-to be2; & p° bygan Crystendom. This3
Constantyn,4 whan he was Crouned', anon aftir he spoused his
wyf purgfr couwceil of y Britouws ; & he begate iij Sones on her :
4 Y ferst me called Constaunce,5 pat other Aurylambros, & pe iij
Vter. H Constance, Y eldest brother, when he come to Age, made 6
hym a monke at Wynchestre. Constantyn here fadir was slayn
Jmrgh" treson) ; for it byferl vpon a tyme pat a Pohete come to hym
8 vpon a day, in Message as yt were, & seyd? pat he wolde speke
with pe kyng pryuyly7 in Counceyl. The kyng lete voyde his
Chambre of p° men pat were with-Inne; & po Abide8 pere nomo9
but Y kyng & pe Pohete, & made a Contenawnce as pey10 wolde
12 speke to-gidere11 in his ere; & pere he q welled? hym with a long
knyf; & after, went qweyntly out of Y Chambre in-to anoper
Chambre; so at pe laste no man wyst wher he was bycome.12
U "When pe kynges men it wyste, pat here lord was so ded', J>ei made
16 so mych" sorowe13 pey nyst 14aH what for-to14 done, for-as-mycfr
as his ij sones, Aurylambros & Vter, wereu so yenge pat non of
hem myght be kyng ; & pe iij 15 broker was monke at Wynchestre,
as 16I sayd before.16 H But Vortiger, pat was Erl of Westsex, pougfct
20 pryuyly17 in his herte, thurgh queyntise, to be18 kyng; & went to
Wynchestre per pat Constaunce was19 monk, & to hym seyde :
" Constau?zce," quod, he, "^oure fadir is ded, & 3our) ij breperin pat
ben with Gosselyn, pe bysshop of London), to noryssfr, beth" so yeng,
24 pat non of hem may be kyng ; wherfore y counseyle pat 30 forsake
3oure Abyte, & come 20 with me, & I schal do so to pe Brytouns pat
30 schul be made kyng1."
Of Constance, pat was21 Constantymis sone, pat was Monk at
28 Wynchestr*; & how he was made kyng after his faders
deth, purgh CounceiH: of Vortiger, pat was Erie of Westsex,
for-as-mycli as Aurilambros & Vter, Ms ij breperin, were
but of yonge age, & 22was slay/i.22 Capitulo liiij0.
32 nphis Vortiger counceyled pis Constau?zce so mych tyl he forsook
JL his Abyte, & went with hym. & anon aftir, he was Crounetf
and made kyng by Assent of pe Brytourcs. This kyng Constance,
1 for D. 2-2 to bene D. 3 This kyng D.
4 MS. has Constantyn her fadir, with her fadir struck out.
5 Constance and D. 6 he made D. make 0. 7 pryueliche D.
8 abode D. 9 noman D. 10 thou$ he'D. " with >e kyng< D.
12 bicomen D. 13 sorw that D. 14~14 what to D. 15 eldest D.
16 is saide biforne D. 17 pryueliche D. 18 ben D.
19 was made D. 20 come> D. 21 was kyng« D.
22-22 yortiger lete him slee to ben kyng1 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
fe world, ne cowde1 2no thing as knyghthood axed?, he made
Vortiger his maister & his chef Counceillour, & yaf hym all his
power, for-to ordeigne & do as myche as to f e reaume perteyned4, so 4
fat hym-self no fing1 entrauelled', but only3 bare fe name of kyng1.
11 Whan Vortiger saw fat he had al fe4 land in his warde &
gouernayle, at his owne wyti, he fought A pryue Treson), &
fought to sle Constance fe kyng1, fat he myght hyra-self1 5be 8
Crouned? & made5 kyng1 & regne, & lete sende after a6 C knyghttes
of Pehetes, fe worthiest of7 fe land?, & hem helde8 with hym, 9to
duelle wif him, 10and9 to bene10 Kepers of his body, as he wolde
wende frou$ fe lande to ordeyne finges fat perteynede to a Kyng1. 12
U And f is Vortiger honourede so niiche f o C kny^tes, and so miche
$af ham of golde and siluer*, & so ryche reweH,11 robes, hors, and
ofere noble plente, wherfore fai helde him more lorde fan fai
deden12 fe kyng. U And Vortyger* tolde ham, if fat he 13moste 16
bene13 kyng1, he,6 as it were frou^ tresoun, he wolde make ha?7i14
richest of f e lande. so15 at the laste, frou^ grete ^iftes fat he16 hade
$eue largely, fai crieden17 frou$ fe court1 fat Vortiger were better*
worfi ben18 kyng1 fan Constance ; wherfore Vortiger made sem- 20
blant as fau^19 he hade bene20 wrof, and departede fens fro fe
court, and saide he most 21gone elles- where21 for f ing fat he hade to
done; and so fe traitoure ^ede22 for23 enchesoun fat fai24 shulde
slee 25him, fat is to seyne,25 Constance. 11 When fis Vortiger was 24
gone, hit bifelle sone after* fat fo C kny^t^ of Peightes breken26
f e dores of f e kynges chambre, and fere fai him slough and smoten27
of his heuede,28 and bare it to Vortiger1 fere fat he duellede. and
when Vortyger saw fat heuede,28 he wepte ful tenderly wif his eye ; 28
and nofelese he was some dele glade of his deth, and anone lete
take fo29 C kny^tes of Peightes, & bonde30 here hondes bihynde
ham, and lade ham to London ; & fere fai were dampnede to deth
I cou>e D. 2 leaf IS. 3 onliche D.
4 ]>is D. 5- 5 ben cronede D. 6 om. D.
7 of al D. 8 with-helde D.
9-9 om. D. [MS. Rawl. B. 171, leaf 20.] 10-10 as to be 0.
II lewels 0. 12 >ai deden D. >ey dede 0. deden R.
13-13 mi3t ben D. must be 0. 14 hym 0. 15 So fat 0.
16 >ai D. 17 criede D. Cryede 0. 18 to be 0. 19 om. DO.
2) be 0. 21-21 gone elles-whider D. go elles-whedir 0.
22 saide D. seyde 0.
23 MS. for tresoun, with tr^soun underlined for erasure. 24 MS. }?at.
2s-25 om. D. hym >at is to sey 0. 26 broken D. ^ smyten 0.
28 heed* 0. 29 }>Q D. » bynde 0.
CH. LV] Vortyger is made King. Constances Brothers. 49
as false traitoures. U and anone after*, al pe britons of pe lande, by
commune assent1, cronede pere Vortiger, & made him kyng of pe1
lande.
4 How pe wardeynes pat hade po2 ij3 childerne to kepe, pat were
4Constantines sones, lade ham to litel Britaigne, for the
tresoun and falsenesse of Vortigei0. IF Capitulo H Quin-
quagesimo U Quinto.
8 r I iHis kyng Vortyger, when he was cronede, ))o fat 5hade peij5
I childerne in kepyng1, Aurilambros and Vter*, prou$ ordenance
of Gosselyn, pat was bisshop of London at his dep, derst nou^t
duelle in the lande wip pe childerne,6 but lade ham to pe kyng of
12 litel Britaigne, forasmiche as he )>o wiste pe tresoun of Vortiger, pat
po was made Kyng1, prou^ wham Constance here broker was slayn,
wherfore po C kny^tes of Peightes were put to pe3 deth, and bare
al pe blame, as pei^t Vortiger 7hade nou$t wiste7 perof*, noper perto
16 consentede; and so pe Kepers of po ij childerne drade8 laste
Vortiger wolde put ha?ft to dethjprou^ his tresoun and falsenesse, as
he hade done9 her* broper biforne ; and perfor pai wer* ladde ouer
into litel Britaigne, and pe kyng ham resceyuede wip michel10
20 honowr, and lete ham to norisshe ; and pere pai duellede til pai
bicome fair5 kny^te^, &3 st[r]ong and ferse, and pou^t11 euer* to
bene12 avengede of13 pe deth of Constantyne14 here broper, when
pai saw here tyme ; and so pai deden,15 as pe16 shul hur117 aftirwardl.
24 11 Hit was nou^t long af teij, pat 18 pe tydynges ne 18 come ouer* pe see,
to pe kynrede of pe C kny^te3 of19 Peightes pat were dampnede and
put to pe20 deth prou$ Vortiger* in pis lande; perfore pai 21weren
wonderly21 wrope, & sworen pat pai22 [23 would be23 avenged of her
28 kins death,] and comen into pis lande wip a grete power1, & rob-
beden24 in meny places, & slou^,25 & dede26 al pe sorw pat27 pai
U When Vortyger hit wiste, he 28made 29sorw ynow29 and
1 >is D. 2 am. 0. 3 om. D. 4 leaf 20, back.
5-5 hade >o D. ij sic 0.
6 AfS. childerne of >e lande, with of J>e lande underlined for erasure.
7-7 wist nou^t D. 8 dradden 0. 9 do 0.
10 mych 0. u >oughten 0. 12 be 0. 13 vpon 0.
14 Constaunce 0. 15 dede 0. 16 3e DO.
17 her1 tel D. her' telle 0.
IB-IS tydynge 0. 19 of >e 0. 20 om. DO.
21—21 wereri wonder1 D. were wonderly 0. ffl MS. j>ai wonderly wrop.
28-SB wolde ben D. wolden ben 0. M robbed 0.
a5 quelleden in meny places D. quelled' 0. 26 deden D. w as 0.
28 leaf 21. 29—29 miche sonv D. mycti sorowe 0.
BRUT. E
50 Engist, Horn, and other Saxons, land in Kent. [CH. LVI
sore was annoyede; and in a-noper partie also tydynges1 come2
)?at Aurilambros & Yte?-3 ordeynede ham,4 and assemblede a grete
hoste forto5 come into michel6 Britaigne, pat is to seyne, into pis
lande, to bene7 avenged4 of Constance 8dep her* broker8; so pat 4
9in one9 half and in pat oper he was brou^t into so10 miche sorwe
pat he nystt winder* to wende.
How Engist and xj M1 men come into pis lande, to whom
Vortiger $af a place fat nis caUede11 ThongecasteH. 8
Capifo^o lvjto.
ANd sone after* J)is 12sorw, tidynges12 come to Vortiger, pat a
grete nauye13 of straungers were arryuede in14 Kent; but
pai wist nou3t whens15 pai were, ne wherfore pai were comen.16 12
11 The Kyng sent anone messagers17 pider*, pat so??zme of ham
shulde come and speke wip him, forto wete what folc pai werne,
and what pai axede, and into what centre pai wolde gone.18 H pere
were ij breperne, Prynces and maistres of pat straunge company : 1 6
pat on me callede Engist, and pat opere Horn. Engist went po10
to pe kyng», & tolde to him encheson wher'-fore pai were pere
arryuede in his19 lande, and saide : "sire! we beth20 of a contre
pat 21is callede21 Saxoyne, pat is, pe Lande of Germayn, wherin is 20
so10 miche sorw, pat22 pe peple is23 so mycne pat pe lande may
24nou^t ham24 sustene ne suffice. 1T The maystres & Prynces pat
hauep25 pe lande to gouerne and rewele, shul done come bifore
ham men and wymmen, pe26 boldest 27pat bene amonges ham 24
and best mowen27 trauaile into diuerse^28 londes; and so pai
29shal30 "ham $eue Horse and harneyse, armure, and al ping pat
ham nedep; and after* pai31 say to ham pat pai go into anoper
contre, wher pat4 pai 32 mowen leue,32 as here auncestres deden33 28
biforne ham. and perfore, sire kyng, if34 36 haue ou^t to
1 tydyng1 0. 2 come to him D. come to hym 0.
3 Vter> his broker DO. 4 om. D. 5 for D. 6 Mich 0.
7 be 0. 8~8 hir1 bro>eres deth D. here brokers deth 0.
9-9 on o 0. 10 om. 0. "-11 Called' is 0.
12-12 sorwe tydyng D. tydynge 0.
13 meny D. mevne 0. 14 in the contre of D. in >e Cuntre of 0.
15 what D. ™ come 0. 17 a message D. a messager* 0.
18 go 0. 19 >is 0. 2° be 0. 21-21 called is 0. *» pat yf 0.
23 be 0. 24-M hem not 0. 25 hauen DO. x that bene D.
27— ^ amonges ham forto fi^t Jmt best mow D. J)at ben among hem for-to
fight }>at best mow O.
28 diuerse D. diners 0. a leaf 21, back. 30 shullen D.
31 >ai shul D. ]?ey schul 0.
82-aa mow leuen D. mow lyne 0. M dede 0. 34 and D.
CH. LVll] Engist' s Thongcastle, & his daughter Roneivenne. 51
done wif oure company, we l bene comen * into ^oure lande ; and
wif gode wille 3ow wil serue, and ^our5 lande helpe, kepe, &
defende fram2 rjoure enemys, if fat $ow nedef." U when Vortiger*
4 herde fis tydynges,3 he saide he wolde gladeliche4 wifhalde ham,
oppon soche couenant, if f ai my^t delyuer* his lande of1 his enemys,
he wolde $eue ham resonable landes, wher* fai shulde duelle for
euermore. U Engist f ankede him godeliche ; 'and in fis maner* he
8 and his company, U xj. M1 men, shulde duelle \vij> fe Kyng
Vortiger; and so miche fai deden5 frou$ here boldenesse, fat fai
delyuerede fe lande clene of here6 enemys. IT fo praiede Engist
f e Kyng1, of so miche lande fat he rny^t make to him a citee, for
12 him and for his menye.7 IT The kyng ansuerede 8& saide,8 'it
was nou^t forto done9 wifouten10 conseile of his Britons.'
U Engist prayede him eftesones of as miche place as he niy^t
compasse wij? a twonge of a skyn, wher'-oppon he rny^t make him
16 a maner*, and for his to duelle in11; and fe kyng grantede it12
frely. 1T fo tok13 Engist a bole skyn, and cotte it as smale as he
my^fr, al14 into a twonge al rounde, & f6r-wif compassede as miche
lande as he 15 co??ipassede ; wher-oppon he15 made16 a faire castel.
20 and when fis castel was ymade,17 he lete calle it Twongecastel,
for-asmiche as f e place was merkede wif a twonge.
Of Ronewenne, fat was Engistes doughter1, 18and how19 Kyng1
Vortyger [spou]sede hei^ 20for here beaute.20 C. lvijmo.
24 "VlTTHen fis castel was makede,21 and ful wel arraiede, Engist
f f priuely sent bi lettre into f e contre fat he come of, af ter1
an22 hundrede shippis fillede with strange23 men fat were bolde
and wel fei3tyng< in alle batailes ; and fat f ai shulde bryng1 wif
28 ham Ronewenne, his doubter, fat was fe fairest creature fat eny24
man my^t see. U And when fe peple was comen, fat he hade22
sende after1, he toke25 ham into fe castel wif michel26 ioye; and
him27 him-self, vppon a day, went vnto fe kyng1, and prayede him
32 derworly28 fat he wolde come and see his new maner1, fat he hade
made in fe place fat he hade compassede wif fe29 twong of fe
1-1 be come 0. 2 fro 0. 3 tydyng* DO. 4 gladly DO.
5 dede 0. 6 his DO. 7 meyne 0. 8~8 am. DO. 9 do 0.
10 wij>-oute D. with-oute 0. n on DO. 12 him D. hym 0.
13 nome DO. 14 om. 0. 15-15 om. DO. 16 made vpon 0.
17 made D. 18 leaf 22. 19 how >e D. 20-20 om. 0. 21 made 0.
22 om. D. 23 stronge D. 24 a DO. 25 nome DO. 26 mych 0.
27 om. DO. 28 derworthly D. deworlyly 0. M a D.
52 Wassail & Drinkhail. Vwtyger weds Ronewenne. [CH. LVIII
skyn. pe kyng anone grantede1 him frely, and wip him went
pidei0, and was wel payede wip pe castel & wij) pe faire werk1 ; and
togederes pe?-e pai eten and drankeu2 wij) michel3 ioye. U And
when ny$t come, pat4 pe kyng shulde go into his chambre forto 4
take pere his ny^tes reste, Ronewenne, pat was Engistes doubter*,
come wij) a coupe of1 golde in here honde, and knelede bifore J)e
kyng1, and saide to him " Whatsaile ! " and J)e kyng wist nou^t
what it was forto 5 mene, ne what he shulde ansuere, f or-asmiche as 8
himself ne none of his Britons $itte cou))e6 none Englisshe speke,
ne vnderstonde it, but speken7 |)0 pat8 same langage j)at Britons
^itte done. U Nopeles, a Latymer* tolde ))e kyng1 J)e fulle vnder-
stondyng1 pe?*of 'whatsaill'; and 9])at oper shulde9 ansuere10 12
' drynkehaile ' : and pat was j)e ferst tyme J)at ' whatsaile ' and
' drynkehaile ' come vp into pis lande ; and fram11 pat 12tyme into13
this tyme it Hap bene wel vsede. U The Kyng Vortiger14 saw15 pe
fairenesse of Eonewenne, and his16 armes layde aboute here 16
nek1, and pries17 swetely cussede hir1; and anone ry$t he was
vnarmerede oppon hire, pat he desirede to haue here to wyf1, and
axede of Engist1 hir* fader1, and Engist g?-antede,18 oppon pis
couenaunt pat pe kyng shulde $eue him al the19 centre of Kent1, pat 20
he myst duelle in, and al his20 peple. pe kyng hym grantede priuely
with a gode wille; and anone aftei0 he spousede pe damiseH. pat was
miche cowfusion to himself*; and perfor al pe Britouns bicome so
wrop, for enchesoun pat he hade spousede a wo??iman of mysbileue, 24
wberfore pai went al from21 him, and noping22 to him toke kepe,
ne helpe him in pinges pat he hade to done.
How Vortymere, pat was Vortigers sone, was made kyng1, &
Engist dryuen oute ; & how Vortymer1 was slayn prou^ 28
Eonewenne. IT C&pitulo Iviij0.
THis Engist went into Kent, and seisede al pe lande into 23 his
hande, for him and for al24 his men ; and bicome in4 a litel
while of so grete power", & so miche peple hade, pat men wist 32
noi^t in litel tyme, whiche were pe kynges men, & whiche were
I graunt 0. 2 drunken 0. 3 mych. 0. 4 om. D.
5 to DO. 6 coude 0. 7 spoken D. 8 >e 0.
9— 9 >e otyr shul D. ]>at other 0. 10 Answere schul be 0.
II fro 0. 12 leaf 22, back. 13 to D.
14 MS. has Ronewenne ; om,. D. 15 ]>o saw D. whan he saw 0.
16 altered from hir> by the saw, hand. n iij DO. 18 om. 0.
19 him al the D. hym al }>e 0. him R. * MS. his his.
-1 fio 0. a >o |)ing sic D. <23 in 0. 24 om. DO.
CH. Lix] Vortymer crownd & poisond. Vortyger made King. 53
Engistes men. wherfore al Britaigne hade of ham1 drede, and
saide amonges ham fat, if fai ne toke ofere counseil bituene2
ham, al j>e lande shulde be bitrayede frou^ Engist and his peple.
4 IT Vortyger J>e kyng hade bigeten3 on his ferst wif* iij sones : J>e
ferst me callede Vortymer) ; J)e secunde, Catagren ; and be bridde,
Passent. be Britons, euerychon4 by one assent1, chosen5 Vortymer
forto bene6 here lorde, & here souerayne, and hir1 conseiler* in
8 euery 7bataile, and cronede him, and made him Kyng1, and Wolde8
soffre Vortiger* no longer* to regne, for enchesouii of be alliance
bituene Engist and him. IT be Britons ordeynede a grete host to
drif out Engist and his company of be lande, and $af him iij
1 2 batailles : be ferst was in Kent, fere fat he was lorde ; f e secunde
was att Tetteford4 ; and f e f ridde was in a shire a f is half Cool, in
a more. & in fis batail ham mette Cattegren and Horn, Engistes
broker, so fat eueryche9 of ham slou$ of er ; but for-asmiche as10 f e
16 centre was ^euen11 longe bifore to Horn, frou^ Vortyger, fo he hade
spousede his cosyn ; fere he hade made a faire castel Jjat me callede
Horn castel, after1 his owen name. H And Vortymere was so
annoiede for his broj>e?'es de)?, Cattegren, ])at he was dede in soche
20 a maner* ; wherfore anone he lete felle j?e castel to j?e12 grounde,
and afteij jrnt,12 he ne lefte ny^t ne day til he hade dryuen13 out
Engist and aH his peple of J)e lande. H And when Engist was
dryuen13 away, Ronewenne his doi^ter made sorwe ynow, and
24 queyntly spake to ham )jat were nexte J?e kyng Vortymere,14 and
priueest wij> him. and so miche she ^af ham of ^iftes, ]?at he was
apoysenede, & deide at London Jje iiij ^ere of his regne ; & j?ere
he lith.
28 How )?e Britons chosen15 a-nopere tyme Vortyger to bene16 here
king* ; and Engist come into j?is lande a^eyne, & )?ai fou^ten
to-gedres.17 H Capit^/o lix°.
After1 Vortymeres de]>,18 J)e Britons, by here cowmime assent,
Eftesones made Vortyger here kyng1, vppon ))is oouenaunt,
fat he shulde neuer after1 soffren 19 Engist, ne none of MM, eftesones
shulde20 come into fis lande. IT And when al jns was done,
1 MS. ham a, with a underlined for omission, him D. hym 0.
2 bituenes D. 3 bygete 0. 4 echeon 0. 5 closen sic D. 6 be DO.
7 leaf 23. 8 wolde noujt D. 9 eche 0. 10 >at 0. n 3eue D. yeue 0.
12 om. 0. 13 dryve 0. 14 Vortiger 0. 15 chose 0. 16 be 0.
17 to-gidere 0. 18 deth the britouns D. deth >e brytouns 0. de> E.
19 softre D. suffre 0. ™ om. DO.
54 Engist's Treachery, and his Conquest of Britain. [CH. Lix
Eonewenne fe Quene1sent priuely1 by lettre to Engist, that she
hade enpoisenede Vortymer', and fat Vortyger* her* lorde 2a3eyne
bare )>e croune and regnede, and fat he shulde come a^eyne into3
fat lande, wel arraiede wif miche peple, forto avenge him vppon 4
f e Britons, and to wynne his lande a^eyne. H of f is tydyng Engist
made grete ioye, and appa?«ailede him hastely wif xv M1 men fat
were dou^ty en euery batail. And when Vortyger herde telle fat
Engist was comen4 a^eyne wif a grete power1 into fis lande, he 8
assemblede his Britons, and f o went a^eyns Engist forto haue 3eue
him bataile, and his folc ; but Engist drade him sore of f e Britons,
for fai hade descomfitede5 him biforn-hand, and dryuen him6 out
by7 strengf ; wherfore Engist prayede him8 of a loue-day, and 12
saide he was nou^t comen9 forto fi^t, but forto10 haue his lande
a^eyne of Kent, if he might accorde wif fe Britons, and of ham
haue grace. H uThe Kyng1 Vortiger,11 frou$ conseile of his Britons,
12grauntede a loue-day12; and fus it was ordeynede frou$ fe Britons, 16
fat filk13 loue-day shulde 14ben holden14 faste bisides Salesbury,
vppon an15 huH ; and Engist shulde come fidei0 wif iiijc kny^tes,
wifouten16 mo, and J)e kyng wi)> as meny of J?e wisest of J)is17
lande. II And at fat day fe kyng come wif his conseil, as it was 20
ordeynede ; but Engist hade warnede his kny^tes priueliche,18 and19
ham eo??imandede fat eueryche20 of ham shulde put a Longe Knyf1
in his hose ; and when he saide, "faire sires ! now is tyme forto21
speke of loue and pees," eueryche22 anone, eue?*yche8 shulde draw 24
his knyf & slee a Britoun. & so fai quellede xxx M1 & Ixj of
kny^tes ; and wif miche sorwe meny of ham ascapede ; and
Vortyger him-self was taken 23and Lade to TwongecasteH, and put
into prisoun ; and sowme of Engistes men wolde fat f e kyng 28
hade bene24 brent al quyk1. H And Vortigei0 fo, to haue his lif1,
grauntede ham as miche as fai 25 wolde axen,25 and ^af vp aH: fe
lande, tounes and castelles, citees and Burghes, to Engist and to
his folc. and alle fe Britons fledde fenns into Walys, and fere 32
helde ha??i stille. and Engist went f rou$ f e lande, and seisede alle
f e lande with ffraunchises ; and in euery place lete caste adoune
l-* priueliche sent D. priuyly sent 0. 2 leaf 23, bade. 3 to 0.
4 MS. cocomen ; come 0. 5 scomfitede D. scomfited 0.
6 om. 0. 7 with DO. 8 om. DO. 9 come into >is land' DO.
10 to 0. n-n And kyng< Vortyger graunt a loue-day D. The kyng 0.
12-12 om. D. 13 bat same D. be same 0.
14-14 be holde D. be hold 0. 15 a D. 16 without DO.
17 his DO. 18 priuyly 0. 19 & to D. 2° eche 0. 21 to DO.
22 eche 0. 23 leaf 2*. ™ be 0. a5-25 wolden axe 0.
CH. LX] Britain cald Engist' s Land. Vortyger's Castle. 55
cherche^ and houses of religioun, and destroyede Cristendome
f rou$ f e lande, and lete chaunge f e name of f e lande, fat no man
of his were so hardy after* fat tyme to calle bis1 lande Britaigne,
4 but calle it Engistes lande ; and he2 departede alle fat lande to his
men, and fere made vij kynges forto strengf fe lande, fat fe
Britons shulde neuer* after1 come ferin. IF The ferst kyngdome
was Kent, fere fat Engist him-self regnede, and was lorde &
8 maystre ouer al fe2 of ere ; U Anofe?*e kyng hade Southsex, where
now is Chichestre ; U The f ridde kyng hade Westsex ; The ferf e
kyng hade Essex ; U The v kyng hade Es tangle, fat now is callede
Northfolc,3 Southfolc,4 Merchemeriche, fat5 is to seynt, fe Erldome
12 of Mchol; U f e sixte hade Leycestreshire, Northamptonshire,
Hereford and Huntyngdoune ; 11 The vij hade Oxenford, Gloucestr1,
Wynchestre, Warwik1 and Darby-shire.
How Vortiger went into Walls, and biganne fere a castel, )>at
16 wolde nou3t stande wijjouten6 morter1 temprede
mannes7 blode. U Capitulo U Sexagesimo.
8^¥"TTHen Engist hade dep#rtede al J?e lande in this maner*
f f bituene his men, he delyuerede Yortiger* out of prison,
20 and soffrede hym frely 9to gone9 winder* J»at2 he wolde. and he
toke10 his way, nand went11 into Walys, fere fat12 his Britons
duellede, for-asmiche as fat lande was strong1 and wikkede to
wynne. and Engist 13neuer) come13 fere, ne knew14 neuer bifore
24 fat Lande. U Vortiger helde him fere wif his Britons, and axede
conseil what him4 was best al4 forto done; and fai $af him conseil
to make a stronge castel fat1 he my^t him-self ferin kepe and
defende15 if it2 nede were. Masounes in hast fere16 were fette, and
28 bigonne fe werk1 oppon fe huH of Breigh; but certes fus it bi-felle,
fat7 al the werk1 fat4 fe masounes made17 aday, adoune it felle
any^t; and fat ferede so iij tymes or iiij, wherof fai hadden18 grete
wonder* what it my^t bene19; & ferof fe kyng was sore annoiede of
32 fat chaunce, and wist nou3t what to done ; wherfore he lete sende
after1 fe wisest1 clerkes, and also lewede men fat weren20 frou^-out
Walys, fat myght bene21 fonde, for fai shulde telle wherfore fe
1 >at D. a om. 0. 3 Northfolk & 0. 4 om. D.
5 ]>at now 0. 6 with-oute DO. 7 om. DO. 8 leaf 24, back.
9-9 go D. to go 0. 10 nome DO. n-n om. D. 12 as D.
is—is come neu^r D 14 knew it D. knewe yt 0. 15 defende yt 0.
16 >o DO. 17 masouns made DO. masounes R.
18 hade D. had 0. 19 be 0. 2° were 0. 21 be DO.
56 King Vortyger's messengers find Merlin. [CH. LX, LXI
foundement so failede vnde[r] fe werk1, and fat fai shulde him
telle what was best to done, and when fe wisest men1 longe tyme
hade studiet, fai saide to fe kyng1 fat 'he shulde done2 sike a
childe borne of a woman fat neuer hade wif man to done,2 & fat 4
childe he shulde sleen,3 & temper wif his4 blode fe morter of fe
werk1, & so shulle5 fe werke 6 endure euermore6 wifouten ende.'
How fe kyng1 lete seche Merlyn7 f 10113 al Walys forto speke
wif him. CapitwZo lxj°. 8
WHen fe kyng herde fis, he cowmandede his messagers anone
to wende frou^-out al Walys, to seche fat childe if fai
myght 8him fynde,8 and fat fai9 shulde 10brynge him forthwif
ham vnto him. and in recorde and witnesse of fis fing, he toke11 12
ham his le^res,12 fat fai1 ne were13 destourblede of no man, ne lette.
IT And so faste 14spede ham14 the messagers, fat fai come vnto15 a
toune fat me callede Kermerdyn; and as fai passede fourth in16 here
way, fai fonden ij childerne of xiiij }ere age 17chiddyng togeder117 16
wif hastif wordes; and one of ham saide to fat of er "Donebat,"
quod he, " 36 18 done al wronge to chide or strif wif me, for 36 haue
no witte ne resoun as I haue." U "Certes, Merlyn," quod 19fat
of ere,19 " of 3oure witte and 20 of 30111* resoun y make no forse, for men 20
21tellef cowmuneliche 21 fat 30 haue no fing of god', sif 36 hade neuer1
fader1, but alle men weten22 wel ho is ^oure moderV' H The kynges
messagers, when fai herde fis strif bituene fo ij gromes, fai axede
of men fat 23stoden bituene23 ham, whens fat Merlyn was born, 24
& 2* who him norisshede ; and f e folc ham tolde fat a grete gentil-
woman him bare in Kermerdyne, fat me callede Adhan, but neuere
nry^t men25 wete who was26 fe childes fader*. II When fe messagers
herde fis tydynges,27 fai went anone to him fat was wardeyne of f e 28
toune, and tolde him f e kynges wille and his le^res,28 wherfore fai
were comen29 fider*. U Merlyn and his moder* anone were sent30
bifore fe wardeyne of fe toune, and he commandede ham9 fat fai
1 om. 0. 2 do D. 3 slee D. sle 0. 4 ]>e 0. 5 schuld 0.
6— 6 euer* endur* D. euere endure 0. 7 seche Merlyn DO. seche R.
e-8 fynde hym 0. 9 om. D. 10 leaf 25. " had take 0.
12 lettre 0. 13 weren 0. 14-14 >o spede D. J>o spedde 0.
16 in-to 0. 16 om. DO. 17~17 chidden ifere D. chidden y-fere 0.
18 MS. 3e be>, with be> underlined for erasure. 19~19 >e tolper 0.
20 ne DO. 21-21 telle comunly 6. ^ wot 0.
^-^ stode bisides D. stoden by-sydes 0. 24 and also DO.
25 niaw 0. 2« mi^t be D. myght be 0. ^ tyding D. tydynge 0.
28 lettre DO. ™ come 0. «> sent after D.
CH. LXII] Merlin and his Mother talk with Vortyger. 57
shulde gone1 to pe kyng1, as hit was ordeynede by his2 messagers.
If Merlyn and his moder* come3 vnto4 pe kyng1, and were vnder-
fonge wip michel5 honour1; and pe kyng axede of pat lady 'if pat
4 childe were her* sone, and who him bigate.'6 If The lady ansuerede,
ful tender17 wepyng1, and saide she hade neuer1 company of man
8worldely'; "but, sire," quod shee, "as y was a ^onge maiden
in my faderes chambre, and opere of9 grete lynage were in my
8 company, pat ofte were wont to playe and to solacen, I belefte
allone in my chaumbre 10of my fader1,10 & wolde nou^t gon11 out,
for brennyng of pe sone. If And oppon a tyme pere come a faire
hacklier*, and entrede into my chaumbre pere pat I was allone ; but
12 how he come into me, & wher*, I wiste neuer,12 ne $itte wote, for pe
dores were fast barrede ; and wip me he dede game of loue, for I
13nade noper13 my^t ne power1 him to defend e fro me ; and ofte he
come to me in the forsaide maner, so pat he bigate one me pis same
16 childe; but1 neuef my$t y wete of him what he was, ne whens he
come, ne what was his name."
Of pe ansuere of Merlyn, wherfore pe kyng axede whi his werk1
myght nou^t stande }>at lie hade bigonne, 14my}t nou3t
20 prone.14 Cap^w/o lxij°.
WHen Merlyn hade herde al pat his moder* hade saide, he
spake15 to pe kyng in this maner1 : "sire, how y was
bigeten, axe 36 no more, for hit fallej? nou^t to $ow ne to none
24 opere 16forto wete16; but 17telle me pe17 enchesone wherefore I ame
to ^ow brou^t, and wherfore 36 haue sent after1 me." If " Certes,"
quod ])e kyngj, " my wise concelers hauen18 done19 me to vnderstonde
pat pe morter of a werk* pat I haue done bigonne biheuep,20 ben21
28 temperede wip ^our1 blode, or pe fundement shal faile for euermore."
If "Sire," quod Merlyn, "wille 30 slee me for my blode forto
temper wip 3oure mortei^?" " 3e," quod pe kyng, "or elles shal
neue?' my castel stonde, as my conselers done22 me to vnderstonde."
32 II J)o ansurede Merlyn to pe kyng^ : "sire," he saide, "late ham
come bifore 23me, po wise24 conselers, and I wil prone pat pai say
I go 0. 2 >e 0. 3 comen DO. 4 to O. 5 mych 0.
6 gate D. 7 tendirfy 0. 8 leaf 25, back.
9 MS. of god', with god? underlined for erasure. 10— 10 om> D_
II go 0. ia neuei0 wher* D. neuer where 0. 13~13 hade no D.
14-14 om. D. ne prove 0. 15 spok1 D. 16~ 16 om. 0.
17-17 telle> me D. telleth me 0. 18 haue DO. 19 do 0.
20 bihoueth D. byhouej) 0. 21 to be 0. ffl do 0.
23 leaf 26. M om. D.
58 The White & Red Dragons under the Castle. [CH. LXII, LXIII
nou^t wel ne trewely. and when fe1 wise were comen, Merlyn
axede if his blode were fe enchesoun to make fe2 werke stande to3
endure. Alle fise4 wise were abasshede, and couf nou^t ansuere.
H Merlyn fo saide to fe kyng1 : "sire, I shal telle ^ow fe encheson 4
wherfore ^our1 werk1 Jms failef5 and may nou^t stande. fere is
vnder fe mountaigne fe?*e fat6 36 haue bigonne 30111° tour* a grete
ponde of water ; and in f e botume of f e ponde, vnder* f e water,
fere bef ij dragons, — fat one is white, and fat of ere7 rede, — fat 8
fei^ten to-geder ageyne8 ^oure werk1. Dof myne depe til 3our) men
come to the ponde, and doth 3 our* men take away f e water al out,
and fan 30 shul see fe dragons, as I haue $ow tolde, 9fo togederes9
fei^ten ageyne10 ^our* werk ; and fis is fe11 12 encheson, certes, wher- 12
fore12 3our)13 fundement failef.14" 1T the kyng1 anone lete degge
vnder*, til fat men come to fe15 ponde, & lete do16 away al fe water ;
and fere fai fonde ij dragons, as Merlyn hade tolde, fat egrely
fou^ten togederes17; fe white dragoun egrely assailede fe rede, and 16
laide on him so strong118 fat he my^t nou^t endure, but wifdrowe
him, & hidde him in the same Cafe, and restede. 11 And when he
hade awhile restede, he went bifore, and assailede f e rede dragoun
angrely, and assailede19 him so sore fat he my^t nou^t a^eynes him 20
endure, but with-drow him and restede. And after* come ageyne
f e white dragoun, and strongely ibu^t wif f e reede dragoune, and
bote him euel, & him ouer-come, fat he fley fens, and nomore come
20 Of fe significations21 of fo ij dragounes fat were in fe botume
of f e ponde, fat fou^ten togederes.22 Cap#wZo Sexagesimo
tercio.
THe Kyng Vo-rtiger1 and his men, fat saw 23fis bataile,23 hade24 28
grete mervaile, and praede Merlyn to telle him what it myght
bitoken. " Sire," quod Merlyn, " y shal $ow telle : the rede dragoun
bitokenef 25 ^oure-self1, & fe white bitokenef fe folc of Saxoine, fat
ferst 36 toke and helde26 in fis lande, fat now fei^ten a3eines 30 w, 32
1 >ise D. 2 jour 0. 3 and D. 4 ))e 0.
6 faille} D. fallej) 0. 6 om. D. 7 ofyere is D. o]>er is 0.
8 a^eynes D. a3ens 0. 9— 9 pat to-geder D. * J>at togider 0.
10 ajeynes D. " om. 0. 12~12 cause whi that D. 13 >e 0.
14 failes D.. 15 >at DO. 16 done DO. don) 0. 17 to-gidere 0.
18 strongelich D. strongly 0. 19 helde D. held 0. » leaf 26, back.
21 signiticacioun D. significacion 0. ^ togider" 0.
i3-23 that batail }>ai D. ]>e bataytt 0. * hadden 0.
25 bitokenes D. * helden D.
CH. LXiv] Merlin's Prophecy. Vortyger flees. 59
and }ow haue1 dryuen and enchacede.2 H But pe Britons pat bene
of ^our* lynage ouercome 3 ham, and dryuen ham awhile ; and sipen,4
at pe comyng a^eyne of pe Saxoynes, pai recouerede pis lande, and
4 helde hit for euermore, and dryuen5 oute pe Britouns, and dede wip
pis lande al her* wille, & destriede cristendome prou^oute pis lande.
H 3e hade ferst1 ioye of here ^oramyng1, but6 now it is twrnede to
$ow grete damage & sorwe ; ffor po ij brepeme of Constance pat was
8 kyng, pat7 ^e lete slee, 8shul comen8 bifore a Quin^ime passede wij)
a grete power* fram litel Britaigne, and shul avenge pe dep of hire
broker9: pai shal brenne $ow ferst wip sorwe, & after1 pai shul sle
a grete parti e of pe10 Saxoynes, and shul dryue al pe remanerct11
12 oute10 of the lande; and perfore abide $e12 no longer* to13 make no
casteU ne none opere werk1, but anone gone14 elle3-where, $oure lif 15
forto saue. to God? I ^ow bitake, for treu]) I haue 16I-saide to $ow16
of ping4 fat shal bifalle. And vnderstonde 17 wel pat Aurilambros
16 shal bene18 kyng1, but he shal bene18 enpoisenede,19 and litil
while20 regne."
Of Kyng1 Aurilambros ; how he pursuede Vortiger and Engist,
and how J>ai deiden. Capitulo Sexagesimo Quarto.
20 1% /TErlyn and his model1* departede fro J?e kyng1, and twrnede
J3-L 21a^eyne to Kermerdyn. and so after* tydynges22 come to
pe Britons pat Aurilambros and Vter* his broper* were23 arryuede at
Tottenesse wip a grete host, and pe Britouns anone assemblede
24 ham, & went to vnderfong Aurilambros and Vter* wip grete nobleye,
& ladde ham to London, and cronede pere Aurylambros, and
made him kyng1, and deden24 to him homage, and he axede
wher* Vortiger pat was kyng myght 25bene founden,25 for he7 wolde
28 bene26 avengede of'27 his brope?*e3 dep, and after* he wolde werre
oppon paynymes : and pai tolde him pat Vortiger* was in Walis ;
and so pai ladde him28 piderward?.29 U Vortiger* wist wel pat po ij
breperae come30 him to conquere, & fleye pens into a castel pat me7
1 hauen 0. 2 enchacen 0. 3 ouercomew 0. 4 se)> 0.
5 dryve 0. 6— 6 company and D. 7 om. D.
8— 8 shul come D. sclmllen come 0. 9 broker and D. brojwr and 0.
10 om. O. n remaunte D. remnawnt O. 12 30 her9 D. 3e here 0.
13 MS. tok. 14 go]? D. gotfi 0. 15 lif al D. lyf al 0.
IB—IB £OW sa^e j) sey^ to ^ow o. 17 vndirstondi> 0. 18 be DO.
19 poysenede D. 20 tyme DO. 21 leaf 27.
22 tydynge D.. dydyng tie 0. ^ weryn 0. 24 dede DO.
a*-26 be founde DO. 26 be 0. * on 0. » hem 0.
29 Jider1 D. 30 comen 0.
60 Vortyger & Engist are slain. K. Aurilamlros. [CH. LXIV, LXV
callede1 Generth, j>at stode vppon an hye mounteyne, & )>ere him
helde. U Aurylambros, and Vter1 his broker, and hire folc, hade
bisegede J>e castel2 longe tyme, for )>e castel was stronge and wel
arraiede ; so at J>e laste J>ai cast wilde fire, and brent hous and men, 4
and al here arraye, & as miche as was wijnn Jje castel, so J>at Vortiger
was brent amonge alle oj>ere ; and so deide he with michel 3 sorwe.
U }>o was Engist in Kent, and regnede ]>ere, and herde Jris tydynges4
and anone fledde, and wolde haue wende5 into Scotland? forto haue 8
hade socowr, but Aurilambros and his men mette wij> him in the
North contre, and ^af him bataile, & Engist and his men ham
defendede whiles6 j>ai7 myght, but he and his folc were descora-
fitede and slayn, and Otta his sone8 fley9 vnto10 3ork1, & Aurilam- 12
bros him folwede egrely. Otta, a litel while a^eynes him stode, but
afterwarde he put him to11 his mercy, and Aurilambros vnderfonge
him; & to him and to his men he8 }af .]>e contre of Galway in
Scotland4, and Ipere J>ai duellede. U The Kyng Aury12lambros went 16
jjo Jjrou} j?e lande, and put awaye be name of Engistes lande, J?at
E[n]gist, after his owen name hade callede bifore, J>o lete he 13it calle 13
a^eyne Grete Britaigne, and lete make a^eyne cherches,14 houses of
religioun, castelles,15 citees, and burghes and tounes J?at J?e Saxoynes 20
hade destroiede, and come16 to London, and lete make a^eyne the
Wallis of ])e citee, whiche Engist & his folc hade caste adoune.
1F fe Britons ladde him to )>e mount of Anbrian, wher1 some tyme
was an house of religioun J?at J>o was destriede frou^ paynemys, 24
whe[re]of a knyght J?at8 me callede Anbry, )>at some tyme was
ioundour of J>e hous, and J?e?*for )?e hulle17 was callede )?e mount1
of Bryan,18 and? after was callede Ambresbery, and shal for
eueremore. 28
How Aurilambros dede redresse J>e lande of Grete Britaigne,
fat was destroiede Jjrou^ Saxoynes. IF Capitulo U Sexa-
gesimo IF Quinto.
THe19 Kyng Aurilambros lete amende and redresse J?e hous of 32
Ambresbery, and J?erin put monkes, but now ]pere beth20
nonnes; a litil fram 21J)e place jjat me calle))21 Salesbury, pere )?at
1 calle)> DO. 2 castelle ful D. Castel ful 0. 3 mych 0.
4 tydynge 0. 5 went O. 6 while D. 7 >at y sic 0.
8 om. D. 9 fly 0. 10 into D. al into D. 12 leaf 27, back.
13-13 calle yt 0. 14 cherches and DO. 15 castett D.
16 comen DO. 17 mont D. 18 Anbrian D.
19 How the D. How ^ 0. <2° ben DO. 21-21 om. D.
CH. LXVI] Merlin's advice. Britons go to Ireland for stones. 61
pe Britouns were1 quellede 2in pat place pat2 3Vortiger> & Engist13
shulde haue made a loueday, in whiche place4 pere were slayne
5 xxx M*5 kny^tes prou$ tresoun of Engist. H pe kyng perof hade
4 grete pitee, & pou^t to make, in mynde of ham, a monument of
stone pat my^t endure to6 pe worldes ende. and of pis ping pai tok17
here conseile what perof was best to done. 11 )po spake to pe kyng
pe bishop of London pat me called Ternekyn, pat he shulde enquere
8 after* Merlyn, for he coupe best telle how pis ping mi^t bene8 made.
and merlyn after* was sou^t9 and founde, & come to pe kyng1; and
pe kyng tolde him his wille of pe monument pat he wolde haue
made. U po ansuerede Merlyn to pe kyng1, 10and saide : " pere be])
12 grete stones in Irlande, and longe vppon the hulle of Kyan pat men
callep npe geant11 caroH; and if pai were put in pis place as pal
bep12 pere, here pai wolde endure eue?*more, in remembraunce of po
knyghtes pat here bep enterede." " Par ma foy," quod pe kyng1,
16 "as herde stones beth in my londe as beth in Irian A" "sop," quod
Merlyn, " but in aH 30%?* lande beth now soche, for Geaunte^ sette
ham for grete gode of hamself, ffor atte eue?*y tyme pat pai were
wonded?, or in eny maner1 hurt, pai wasshen pe stones wip hote
20 water, & pan wosshen13 ham pe?'wip, and anone pai were hole."
How pe Britons went forto seche pe grete stones in Irland'.
lxvjto.
WHen pe14 Britons hade herde of pis ping1, pai went and
sworen15 ifere amonges ham, pat16 pai wolde gone1T to seche
pe stones; and toke18 wip ham Yter*, pe kynges broper, to bene19
here cheueteyne, & xv M* men ; and Merlyn conseilede ham forto
gone20 into Irlande, and so pai deden.21 1T And when pe Kyng
28 of Irland', pat me callede Guillomer), herde telle pat straungers
were arryuede in his lande, he assemblede a grete power*, and fou^t
a^eyns ham ; but he & his folc were descomfitede. the Britons went
fourp22 til pai come to pe mount of Kylyan, and clymede vnto pe
32 mount ; but when pai saw pe stones, and pe maner* how pai stoden,23
pai hadden24 grete mervail, and saide bituene ham pat 'noman shulde
1 om. 0. 2— 2 where D. om. 0. 3~ 3 Vortymer wher Engist and he 0.
4 tyme 0. 5~5 xxx M* Ixiij D. xxx MJ and Ixj O.
6 vn-to 0. 7 nome DO. 8 be DO. 9 sent 0.
10 leaf 28. u-u geaunts DO. 12 ben DO.
13 wosslie D. wessh 0. 14 ]>is D. 15 om. D. swore 0.
16 swore D. 17 go DO. 18 nome DO.
19 MS. bene >e kyng, with J>e kyng underlined for erasure. ®* go 0.
21 dede 0. ^ biforn D. before 0. ^ stod 0. « hadde D. had 0.
62 Merlin makes Stonehenge. Irish invasion. [CH. LXVII
ham remeve, for no strenghe ne engyne, so huge f ai weren,1 and so
long.' But Merlyn, frou} his crafte and queyntise, remevede ham,
and brou^t ha??i into hire shippis, and come a^eyn into fis lande.
and Merlyn sette fe stones 2fere fat3 fe Kyng wolde haue ham, 4
and sette ham in fe same maner as4 Jjai stoden in Irland*. and
when fe kyng saw fat it was made, he fankede Me?'lyn, and
rychely him rewardede at his owen wille ; & fat place he lete calle3
Stonhynges 5 for euermore. 8
How Passent, fat was Vortiger} sonne, & f e Kyng3 Guillomer\
come into fis land?; and how a traitoure fat me callede
Coppa, enpoisenede6 fe Kyng Aurilambros. 11 Capitulo
U Sexagesimo Septimo. 12
ANd men shul vnderstonde fat Passent, fat was Vortigers sone,
leuede in f e same tyme, and come into ])is lande wif a grete
power", and arryuede in fe Northcontre, & wolde bene7 avengede
of his fadere^ dej) Vortiger, and stronglich8 trust vppon9 fe com- 16
pany fat he hade brou^t wif him oute of fe lande of Germayne,
and hade coraquerede al fe Northcontre vnto ^ork1. 1F And when
Kyng Aurilambros herde fis, he assemblede a grete power1 of
Britons, and went forto fei^t wif him ; and Passent10 and his peple 20
were descomfitede. But Passent ascapede fens, wif some of his folc,
and fledde fennes into Irlandl, and come to11 Kyng Guillomer1, and
p?'aede him of helpe and socoure. U The kyng grantede him wif
gode wil, and saide : "I wolde helpe $ow oppon fat12 couenaunt, fat 24
I my-self moste gon13 wif ^ow wif al my power* into Britaigne, and
I wolde me avenge vppon fe Britons,14 15for fai comen16 into my
londe.17 and15 token18 fe stones wif strengf fat 19is callede Geant19
Caroil." fe Kyng Guillomere lete ordeyne his shippis, and went to 28
f e see wif xv M* men, and arryuede in Walis, and bigonne to robbe
and miche sorwe to done.20 hit bifelle so fat Kyng Aurilambros
lay sike at Wynchestre, and myght nou^t helpe 21 himself1, so fat he
sent in his name Vter1 his brofere, with a grete power*, forto help 32
"Walys; and fiderwarde 22he went as miche as he22 my^t. H fe
1 wer1 D. were 0. 2 leaf 28, back. 3 om. D. 4 >at DO.
5 Stonehenge D. Stonehenge 0. 6 poysound 0. 7 be 0.
8 strongely D. strongly 0. 9 of D. 10 he DO. " to ^ Q.
12 |,e o. 13 go DO. u britouiis the ra^re D.
is—is raf,cr j,an j,ej in-to my land' comen a?id 0. 16 come D.
17 lorde sic D. 18 toke D.
i9_i9 wag callede Geaunt3 D. called is Geaimt^ 0. 2° do 0.
21 leaf 29. 22-22 >ai went as fast as >ai D.
CH. LXVIII] King Aurilambros is poisond. A star appears. 63
Kyng of Irlandl, and Passent,1 herde telle fat Aurylambros was sik1;
and to ham2 come a sarasine fat me clepede3 Coppa, and saide :
"sire3,4 duelle 36 here al5 in pees wif ^oure hoste, and y5 bihote
4 3ow, frou3 my queyntise, fat I shal slee f e Kyng Aurylambros fat
lif sike." "If 36 do,6" qiiod Passent, "y shal ^ow richely
auaunce." U This traitoure Coppa put oppofi him an habite of
religioun, and lete shaue him a brode crone, and come to fe
8 kynges court, and saide fat he was a gode fnsician, and saide fat he
wolde hele fe kyug of his malady. 51 Tho saide fe traitour Coppa
7vnto fe kyng*7: "sire, be]) of gode comfort, for y shal ^eue ^ow
soche a medecyne fat 30 shulle swete anone ry^t, and softe8 slepe,
12 and haue gode reste." & fe traitour $af him soche a poysoun fat
he slepte9 anone ryght, and deide in his slepyng1. and fe traitoure
saide fat10 he wolde gone11 oute into fe felde til fe kyng were
awakede; and so scapede he away, for noman 12to him hade12
16 suspesion, for enchesoun of his habit fat he was in clofede, and
also for his brode crone. IT But when f e kynges meny wist fat he
was dede, fai bicome13 wonder* sory, and fast sou^t fe traitor;
but14 fai mi^t nou^t hem fynde, for Coppa twnede a3eyne to fe
20 host fro whens that10 he come.
When Aurilambros was dede, a sterr in15 the morne16 was
seyne with a clere light ; & at the bou^te of f e beeme was
17seye fe heuede of an horrible17 Dragoun. U Capitulo
24 U Sexagesimo U Octauo.
WHen the Kyng Aurilambros was f us dede & enpysenede 18at
Wynchestre, a morn,19 after5 fat he was dede, aboute f e
tyme of prime, fere was seyn a sterr* grete and clere ; and f e beeme
28 of f e20 sterr1 was brighter fan f e sone ; and at f e bou^t of fe beeme
apperede a dragounes heuede,21 and oute of his rnouf 22comen ij huge
li^te} fat were as Ii3t23 as22 eny fire brynnyng1. U And fat o 24 beeme
went25 towarde Fraunce, and strait ouere fe see fiderward; and
32 out of fat beem comen26 vij beemes ful clere and longe, as it were
f e Ii3t of fire. U f is sterre was seyne of meny man 27 ; but none of
1 Passent had 0. 2 him D. hym 0. 3 callede D. Called' 0.
4 sir> D. sire qwod? he 0. 5 om. 0. 6 done 0. 7— 7 om. D.
8 softly D. 9 slepe D. 10 om. D. n go DO.
ia— ia had to hym 0. 13 bicomen D. bycomew 0. 14 for D.
15 on D. 16" morwe D. 17-17 seyn \>e hed of a 0. 18 leaf 29, back.
19 a morowe 0. 20 that D. ]>ai 0. 21 heed' 0-
22-aa apperede ij Ii3tes huge and as bright as D. 23 bright 0.
<24 on D. » it helde D. tilde 0. 26 come D. » a man DO.
64 Merlin tells what the Star betokens. [CH. LXIX
ham wist what it bitokenede. 11 Vter*, fat was f e kyngws broker,
fat was in Walys wif his hoste of Britouns, saw fat sterre, and fe
grete lijt. fat it1 ^af. he wondrede feron gretly, what it my^t
bitoken; he2 lete calle Merlyn, & praiede him 3forto telle3 what it 4
bitokene.
Of f e bitokenyng of fat4 sterr*. IT Capitulo Sexagesimo ix°.
MErlyn saw fat sterre, and bihelde hit5 longe tynie, and
sifenes6 he quok* and wepte tenderly; & saide : " alias, 8
alias I fat so noble 7 kyng1 and worf i is dede. and I do $ow to
vnderstonde fat Aurilambros, jour brofer, is enpoysenede, and fat
I se wel in fis sterre. and joure-self bitokenef bi fe heuede8 of fe
dragoun fat is9 seyne at fe bou^t of fe beeme : 'fat is ^oureself, fat 12
shal bene10 kyng, and regne. and by f e beem fat stode11 towarde fe
Est, is vnderstonde fat 36 shal geten12 a sone fat shal conquere al
Fraunce and alle fe landes fat 13bef longeyng^13 to fe Kyng14 of
Fraunce, fat shal bene15 a worfier1 Kyng, and 16more of16 honoure 16
fan euer* was eny of his ancestres. IT And by fe beem fat stracchet17
towarde Irland*, is bitokenede 18fat 36 shul bigete19 a doubter fat
shal be quene of Irland?; and fe vij beemes bitokenes20 fat 30 21
shul haue vij sones ; and eueryche22 of ham shal 23bene kyng, 20
and23 regne wif michel24 honououre. and abide 36 no longer1 here,
but go25 and 3if26 batail to 3oure enemys, and fei3t27 wif ham
boldely, for 30 shul ouercome ham and haue fe victorie." Yter
fankede hertly Merlyn, and tok28 his men, and went towarde his 24
enemys ; and f ai foi^ten togeder1 mortaily ; and so 29 f ai des-
comfitede29 his enemys alle, & destroiede ha??i30; & him-self quel
led e Passent, fat was Vortige?*3 sone; and his Britons quellede
Guillomei0, fat was Kyng of Irland?, and alle his men. and Vter 28
anone after* fat bataile tok his way toward' Wynchestre fort[o]
done31 entier1 Aurilambros kyng, fat was his brofer; but fo was
fe32 body born33 to Stonhynge wif michel34 honoure, fat he hade
1 he 0. 2 and D. 3-3 om. D. 4 >e 0. 5 him D. hym 0.
6 Netheles 0. 7 noble a D. nobly a 0. 8 hede D. hed 0.
9 is to 0. 10 be DO. n stondeth D. 12 gete D. be-gete 0.
is—is iongej, D. ben longynge 0. 14 croune D. crovne 0.
15 be DO. 16-16 of more DO. 17 stracches D. streccbej) 0.
18 leaf 30. 19 gete D. *> bitokenes D. betokeneth 0. om. R.
21 sche 0. 22 eche 0.
sa—ya be a kyn^ and shullen D. be kyng and schul 0. ^ mych 0.
25 go> DO. '* 3eueth 0. * fightetli 0. ^ nome DO.
29-29 he descomfite D. he descomtited 0. ^ om. D. hym 0.
;:1 do 0. -- his D. w bore 0. M mycti 0.
CH. LXX] Uther Pendr agon's two Dragons. Eelief of York. 65
1done made1 in remembrance of pe Britons pat pere were slayn
prou$ tresoune of Engist, J)at same day pat pai shulde haue bene
accordede; & in the same place2 pai enterede Aurilambros, pe
4 secunde $ere of his regne, wip al pe worship pat myght 3bene
longyng3 to soche a kyng1, of whos soule God haue mercy !
Of Vter Pendragoun ; and wherfore he was callede so, after* 4$e
shal4 here; &5 he was ouertake for pe grete loue of Igerne,
8 pat was pe 6Erles wif1 of Cornwaile.6 1T Capitulo IF Septua-
gesimo.
After pe deth of Aurylambros, Vter* his broper was cronede,
and regnede wel and worpily ; and in remembraunce of pe
12 dragons7 pat he was likenede to, he lete make ij dragounes prou$
conseile of his Britouns : pat one to 8bene borne8 bifore9 him
when he went into bataile, & pat opere to abide at1 10Wynchestre
in the bisshoppes cherche ; And for pat enchesoun he was callede
16 euermore after1, Vter* Pendragoun. IT And Octa, pat was Engistes
sone, co??zmendet litil Vter* pat was made newe kyng1, and a^eynes
him biganne forto11 meve werr), and ordeynede a grete company of
his frendes & of his kynne, and of* Ossa his broper, and hade take12
20 al pe lande fro Humber) vnto }ork; 13but po of }ork13 helde
strongely14 agayne ham, and nolde soffre ham come into pe toune,
neyper to ^elde pe citee to ham ; and he bisegede pe toune anone ry^t,
and ^af perto a stronge assaut,15 but tho16 of pe citee ham keped? wel
24 and strongely. IT And when Vter herde perof*, he come pider* wip a
stronge17 power* forto helpe and rescue pe toune, and put away pe
sege, & $af a stronge bataile; and Octa & his company ham
defendede as wel as pai my^t, but at pe2 last pai were descomfitede,
28 and pe moste part* of ham quellede ; and Octa & Ossa were taken,18
and put into prisoun at London. U And Vter1 him-self duellede
awhile at Jork1, and after1, he went to London, and at19 Ester after*20
sewyng1, he wolde bere crone, and helde21 a solempne feste, and
32 22lete sompne alle pe23 Erles and barons, pat pai shulde come to pat
l— l done make D. do made 0. 2 om. 0.
-3 bilonge D. be-longen 0. 4-4 MS. me shal ; men may D.
5 and how D. 6— 6 Erie of Cornewalys wyf 0. 7 dragoun DO.
8-8 be borne D. be bore 0. 9 MS. bifore bifore ; tofore 0.
10 leaf 30, lack. n to DO. 12 taken D. 13~13 supplied from D.
14 strong D. 15 saut D. 16 >ai D. J?ey 0.
17 grete D. gret 0. 18 take 0. 19 at the D. at )>e 0.
20 om. D. 21 holde D. hold 0. 22-22 om. 0. a3 his D.
BRUT. F
66 Uthcr besieges Tintagel. [CH. LXX, LXXI
feste; and22 alle pai1 comen at2 pe kynges co??imandement, 3as pai
were co?mnandede.3 U The feste was richely holden,4 and alle
worpely sette to pe5 mette after* pat pai were6 of1 state,7 so pat 8pe
Erl8 of Cornewaile & Igerne his wif1 setten alper1 next ]>e kyng1. 4
and pe kyng1 saw pe fairenesse of pat lady pat she hade, and was
rauisshede for here beaute; and after1,9 he made towarde here
nyce10 semblant in lokyng1 and lei^hyng1. so at pe laste pe Erl
perseuede pe priue 11lokyng and Laughing1, and pe loue bituene 8
ham, and arose vp5 fram pe table al in wrap, and tok his wif\ and
callede to him his kny^tes, and went pens al in wrap, wipouten12
takyng1 Leue of pe Kyng1. pe kyng anone sent after* him pat he
shulde come a^eyne, & go nou^t pens in despite of him; and pe 12
Erl wolde nou^t come a^eyne in no maner wise. U Wherfor pe
kyng was ful wrop, & in wrap him defiede as his dedelich13 enemy,
and pe Erl went pens into Cornewaile wip his wif1, into pe castel of
TyntageH. and pe kyng lete ordeyne a grete host, & come into 16
Cornewaile forto destroie pe erl, if he nry^t ; but he hade put him
in14 soche a castel pat was stronge and wel arraiede, of TyntageH,
and wolde nou3t 3elde him to15 the Kyng1. H The kyng anone
bisegede pe castel, & pere duellede xv daies, pat neuer5 my^t spede, 20
and euer pou3t so miche of16 Igerne, and oppon her5 laide so miche
loue, pat he nyst what to done. U So at pe5 laste he callede to
him a kny3t pat me17 callede Vlfyne, pat was priue wip him, and
tolde him al hes conseile, and axede of him what was best to done. 24
H " Sire," quod he, " dop sende after1 Merlyn, for he can telle 3ow
pe best consel of eny man leuyng1." Merlyn anone was sent after*,
and come to pe kyng1, and pe kyng tolde him al his wille. " Sire,"
18 quod Merlyn,18 " I shal do so miche prou3 crafte pat I can, pat I 28
shal make 3ow come pis ny3t into pe castel of TyntageH:, & shal
haue al 3oure wille of pat Lady."
How Vter1 bigate on19 Igerne, pat was pe Erle3 wif of20 Corne
waile, Arthure pe kyng1. II C&pitulo Septuagesimo primo. 32
1 )>o >at hade wyfes shulde bryng1 ham also to >at fest & alle D. J>o >at
hade wyues schuld bryng hem also to ]>at fest & att 0.
2 to 0. 3-3 rnn. D. 4 hold 0. 5 om. 0. 6 werne D.
7 astat O. 8-8 >e Gorlois D. Gorloys 0.
9 ofte D. oft 0. 10 MS. nyci. ir foa/31.
12 withoute DO. 13 dedely D. dedly 0. 14 into D.
15 vnto D. 16 vppon D. vpon 0. 17 he D.
18-is Msf fas qu^ Merlyn quod, with 2nd qitod underlined for erasure.
19 in D. 20 om. D.
CH. LXXI] Uther begets Arthur on Igerne, and weds her. 6T
MErlyn,1 prou3 crafte pat he coupe,2 chaungede pe kyngws
3 figure into pe likenesse of Vlfyne his chaumberleyn, and4
to pe figure of lordan pat was pe erle^ chaumberleyn, so pat eche
4 of ham was transfigurede into5 opere likenesse. and when Merlyn
hade so done,6 he saide to pe kyng : 7"sire, now may7 36 gone8
sodeynely to pe castel of Tyntagel, and axen9 entre fere, and haue
3oure wille." the kyng tok priuelich,10 al pe host to gouerne & n lede,
8 to a kny^t pat he miche louede, and toke12 his way toward1 pe castel;
and wip him went13 Vlfyne and Merlyn. and whera 14pat he14 come
pider, pe Porter* wende 15pat it15 hade bene16 his owen lorde. and
when tyme come forto gone17 to bedde, the kyng went to bedde
12 wip18 Igerne, pe Erie} wif\ and dede wip her* al his wille, and po
bigate on19 here a sone pat me clepede20 Arthure. II Oppon pe
morwe pe noble my^ty kyng1 toke21 his leue of pe lady, and went
a^eyn to his hoste. and pe same ny}t pat pe kyng lay by Igerne in
16 bedde if ere wip pe erle$ wif, pe kynges men $af a strong1 assaute
to pe castel. and pe Erl and his men manliche 22 ham def endede ;.
but at pe23 laste hit bifelle so pat at pat assaut pe erl him-self 23 was
slayn, and pe castel was13 taken, and pe kyng anone twrnede a^eyne
20 to TyntageH, and spousede Igerne wip rnichel24 honoure, & made
hir* Quene. & sone after1, tyme come pat she shulde bene25
delyuerede, and bare26 a sone pat 27was callede27 Arthure. and
after 28he gate28 on here a do^te?1 pat me clepede29 Amya; and30
24 when she come to age, 31she was nobly31 mariede to a noble
Baroun pat me callede Aloth, pat was lorde of Leones.
IF When Vter* longe tyme hade regnede, pere come vppofi him
a grete sikenesse, as it were a sorwe. & in pe mene 32tyme po pat
28 haden33 to kepe Octa, pat was Engistes sone, and Ossa his broper,.
pat po were in prisoun, men lete ham gone34 for grete 3iftes pat pai
ham 3af, and went 35wip ham.35 U And when po ij breperne were
ascaped?, and comen36 a3eyne into hier* owen contre, pai ordeynede
32 ham a grete host & a37 grete power*, & bigon to werre eftesones
vppon pe kyng1.
Helyn sic D. 2 cou|>e he D. coude 0. 3 leaf 81, back.
in 0. 5 to DO. 6 y-do 0.
— 7 Sir* quod he now mowe D. Sir quod he now mow O. 8 go 0.
axe 0. 10 priuyly 0. n & to 0. 12 nome DO. 13 om. DO.
*-14 >ai D. bey 0. 15-15 fat he D. he 0. 16 be 0. 17 go DO.
18 to D. 19 vpon 0. 2° callede D. called 0. 21 nome DO.
22 manly DO. a om. 0. *» mycu 0. * be DO.
26 bare a childe D. bare a child' 0. 27-a7 callede was D. Called was 0.
^s-28 begate 0. » Called 0. 30 & sche 0. Sl~31 nobly was 0.
32 leaf 32. & hadde D. had 0, M go DO. 35~35 hem with 0.
36 come 0. 37 om. D.
68 Uther defeats Octa & Ossa. Attempt to poison him. [CH. LXXII
How Kyng Vter* chees1 Aloth to kepe pe lande of Britaigne
whiles fat he was sik.2 IT Capitulo H Septuagesimo
U Secwwdo.
ANd for-asmiche as Kyng Vter* was sit, and my^t nou^t helpe 4
him-self1, she ordeynede Aloth, pe sone of Elyne,3 fat po
was to bene4 wardeyne and chyueteyne of al his folc ; & he anone,
and his Britons, assemblede a grete host1, & $af hataile to Octa and
to his folc ; but Octa at pe laste was descomfitede.5 IT Hit bifelle 8
pus afterwarde, 6pat pise Britons6 haden7 indignacioun8 9at pis9
Aloth, & wolde nou3t to him bene10 entendant; wherfore pe kyng
was annoyede wonder* sore, and lete put him in a liter in pe hoste
amonges11 his folc; and pai ladde him to Veroleyne, pat po was a 12
faire citee, pere pat seynt Albone was martrede ; and after* was pat
citee destroiede prou$ paynemys & prou3 werre. and pider* went12
13 Ossa and Octa13 & her* peple, & entrede into pe toune, and lete
14 make faste14 pe ^ates, & pere pai15 helde ham. & pe kyng come, 16
and ham bisegede, & made a stronge assaut; but po pat were
wipin, manliche ham defended. U The kyng 16lete ordeyne16 his
gunnes & his engynes forto breke pe wallys ; & pe wallis were so
stronge pat noping my^t ham misdo. U Octa & his peple hade 20
grete despite pat a kyng liggyng in a liter* 17 18ham hade18 bisegede,
<fe pai token19 conseil amonges ham, forto stande vp in pe morwe, &
come oute, and 3eue bataile to pe kyng1 ; and so pai deden.20 and in
pat bataile were bope Octa & Ossa slayne ; & al pe opere pat 24
ascapede alif, fledde pens21 into Scotland?, and made22 Colegryne
her5 cheueteyne. & pe Saxoynes pat were alif, and23 ascapede fro pe
bataile, brou^t24 a3eyne a25 grete strengp, & amonges ham26 saiden
pat, if the15 Kyng Vter were dede, pai shulde wel conquere pe lande ; 28
and amonges ha??i pai pou^t27 enpoysone pe kyng, and ordeynede
men forto done 28 pis dede, & 3af ham of 3iftes grete plente, pis ping
to done. & pai ordeynede ham piderward* pere pat pe kyng was
1 chose D.
2 syke for-asmiche as he rayjt noujt trauaile for his sikenesse D. sike
for-as-mych as he myght not for siknes 0.
3-r3 he ordeynede Aloth sone of Elyne D. he ordeyned Aloth sone of
Eleyne O. )>e sone of Elyne R.
4 be 0. 6 descomnte D. 6~6 om. D. 7 had DO.
8 dedignacion sic 0. 9~9 of DO. 10 be 0. u among 0.
12 >ai hade seynt D. >ey had sent 0. ]3-13 Octa and' Ossa 0.
14-14 fast make 0. 15 om. D. J6-16 ordeigned 0.
17 leaf 32, back. 18~18 hade ham D. had hem 0. 19 took 0.
20 ded 0. 21 om. DO. ^ maden DO. * that D.
24 broghten 0. a om. 0. ^ haw >ai D. hem >ey 0.
^ >oughten 0. * do 0.
CH. LXXIII] Uther is poisond. Arthur is made King. 69
duellyng1, & clofede ham in pore wede, fe bettre1 for to spede hire
luf er pwpos ; hut nof elesse, for al her* falsenesse & queyntise, fai
my3t neuer come ney fe kyng. But2 at fe laste fai aspiede fat
4 ]>Q kyng drank none of ere licoure hut 3oneliche water3 of a clere
welle fat was ney3 bisides; and fise false traitoures4 vppon a
day priueliche5 went to fat wel, and put ferin poisoun, so fat al fe
water was enpoysenede. And anone after' as f e Kyng hade dronke
8 of fat water1, he higanne to swelle, & sone after16 deide; & alse
meny as drank17 of fat water deide8 also. And anone as fis false
nesse was aspiede, folc of fe toune lete stoppe fe welle for
euermore. U When 9fe Kyng9 was dede, his10 folc bare him to
12 Stonehynge wif grete solempnite of bisshopp3 and barons fat were
fere, fat buriede him bisides Aurilambros his brofer; and after
twrnede a^eyne f o euerychqpn, & lete sende after1 Arthure his sone ;
and fai made him Kyng of fe lande wif 11michel12 reuerence, after
16 his faderes def, fe xvij 3 ere of his regne. *
How Arthure, fat was fe sone of Vter1, was cronede after Ms
faderes def; & how he drof Colegryn & fe Saxoynes,
and? Chelduc13 of 14Almayne, out of14 fis lande, Capitulo
20 Ixxiij0.
WHen Arthure was made kyng1 of fe lande, he was15 but
3onge, of xv 3010 age, but he was faire, and bolde, &
dou3ti of body, & to meke folc he was gode & curteise, & to prout
24 folc he was stout & sterne; & also he was 16gentil and curteise,16
and large of spendyng*, & 17made him17 wel bilouede 18of al men
f e?'e fat18 it was nede. And when he biganne to regne, he swore fat
Saxones neuer19 shulde haue pees ne reste til fat20 he hade drif 21
28 ham out of his22 lande. & he lete assemble a grete host, & fau3t
wif Colegrin, fat,20 after1 tyme fat Octa was dede, fe Saxones
mayntenede. And fis Colegryne was descomfitede, & fley 23 to ^ork1,.
& tok f e tone, & fere helde him. And f e Kyng bisegede f e tone ;
32 but he mi3t nofing24 spede, for19 fe toune was so strong, & fai wif in
1 better al DO. 2 But so DO. 3~3 water onlych D. only water 0.
4 tmitous sic D. 5 pryuyly 0. 6 after he DO.
7 dronken D. drunken 0. 8 deiden D. diden 0.
9-9 kyng Vter D. 10 om. 0. n leaf 33. 12 mycn 0.
13 Sheldruk kyng< D. cheldrik out 0. 14~14 om. 0. 15 nas
16-ie curteise & gentile D.
i7_i7 matie him D. made hym 0. made E.
is—is am0nges al me7i ]>ere J>at D. among al men >at ]>er 0.
19 om. D. 20 om. 0. 21 dryuen D. dryve 0. m >is 0.
28 come D. fly 0. 24 nou^t D.
70 Arthur defeats CheldriJc & Hod. Their Treachery. [CH. LXXIII
kepte pe toune wel & horpedly. U And in pe niene tyme Colegryne
lete pe toune to Bladulf1, & fley1 him-self to Cheldrik1, pat was
Kyng of Almaigne, forto haue of him socour. and pe Kyng as-
•semblede a grete power*, and come & arryuede in Scotland1 wip 4
v. C. shippis. & whew Arthure wist of pis tydyngws,2 pat he hade
nou^t power* ne8 strengp ynow to fei^t a3eyne4 Sheldrik1, he lete
T^ene5 pe sege, and went to London, and sent anone his le^res to pe
Kyng of Litil Britaigne, pat me6 callede7 Hoel, his 8neveu, his 8
sustres8 sone, pat he shulde come to him wip 9al pe power* pat he
my^t. And he assemblede a grete hoste, & arryuede at South
ampton. 1F And when Kyng Ar[t]hure hit wiste, he was glade
ynow, & went a^eynes ham,10 & harn resceyuede wip michel11 honowr, 12
so pat po ij hostes ham assemhlede, and toke12 her* way euen to
Nichole, pat13 Cheldrik hade bisegede but non^t ^itte taken. And
pai cornen14 vppon Cheldrik* & vppon15 his peple or pai hit wiste,
pere7 pat pai werre,16 and ham egrely assailede. J)e Kyng Cheldrik1 16
and his meny defendede ham manly by here power*, but Kyng
Arthure and his men17 quellede so meny Saxones, pat neuer er*18
was seyne soche a slau^ter; and19 his men pat were lefte alif,
fledden away, and Arthure ham pursuede, and drof ham into a 20
wode pat pai mi^t no ferper passe. U Cheldrik and his men saw
wel pat pai were brou^t into miche disesse, & ham golden to Arthure
in pis maner* 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 gone20 into here owen lande, & neuer*
come a^eyne into pis lande. And vppon assuraunce of pis7 ping1,
pai 3euen 21 hi??z gode hostages ; and Arthure, prou$ conseile of his
men, gmuntede pis ping1, and resceyuede pe hostages. & oppofi pis, 28
pise oper went vnto22 here shippes: and when pai werne23 in pe
hye see, hir wille chaungede, as pe deuel it wolde, & pai retownede
hire nauye, & come a^eyne into pis land', & arryuede at Tottenesse,
& went out of here shippis, & toke24 pe lande, & clene robbede hit, 32
& michel25 peple slou$, & token 26al pe Armure pat pai my^t fynde;
& so pai wenten27 forthe 28til pai comen28 to Bathe ; but pe men of
1 fly 0. 2 tidyng1 D. tydynge 0. 3 and D. 4 a3ens 0.
5 be DO. 6 he D. 7 om. 6. 8~ 8 nevews souster 0.
* leaf 33, back. 10 hym 0. " mycli 0. 12 token 0.
13 MS. has J>at >at. 14 come D. 15 on D. 16 were J>ere 0.
17 meny D. 18 tofore D.
19 & sheldrik & D. And Cheldrik & 0. 20 go D. 21 jaf D.
22 to DO. ffl were DO. 24 nome DO. 25 mych 0.
26 leaf 34. * went DO. 28-28 om. D. tyl >ey come 0.
CH. LXXIV] Arthur leats the Saxons at Bath. The 60 Isles. 71
pe toune shitten faste here ^ates, and wolde nou^t suffren1 ham
come per in2 pe toune, and pai defendede ham wel and horpedly
ham.
4 3How Arthure $af bataile to pe Saxones when pai comen4
a3eyne, and bisegede pe tonne of Bape, & 5haw onercome,5
11 C&pitulo lxxiiijt0.3
WHen Arthure herde pis tydynges,6 he lete honge anone pe
hostages, & lefte Hoel of Britaigne, his nevew, forto kepe
pe Marche toward Scotland wip half his peple, and him-self went7
helpe rescue pe toune of Bathe. And when he come pider1, he $af a
strong batail to Cheldrik1, and quelde almost al pe peple pat he
12 hade ; for no man my^t 8him wipstande,8 ne endure vnder* pe stroke
of his swerde ; and pere bope were slayn, Colegrin and Bladud his
broker. II And Cheldrik fledde pens, and wolde haue gone to his
shippis; but when9 Arthure hit wist, he tok xv10 MJ kny^tes to
16 Cador, J?at was erl of Cornewaile, forto lette and stoppe his com-
myng1 ; and Arthure him-self went a3eyne towarde J?e Marche of
Scotland, ffor messagers tolde him fat J>en Scottes hade bisegede
Hoel of Britaign Jjere pat he lay sike; and perfore he hastede
20 jriderward' ; & Cador pursuede after* Cheldrik1, & toke him or J?at
he my^t11 come to his12 shippis, & quellede Cheldrik & his peple.
And when Cador hade done pis viage, he hastede him 13a}eyne, as
faste as13 he rny^t, towardes Arthure, and founds him in Scotland?
24 Ipere pat he hade res14cuede Hoel of Britaigne. But pe Scottes
were al feire wipin Mounref , and pere pai helde ham awhile ; but
Arthure ham pursuede, and pai fledde pens fourp into Lymoigne,
pat were in pat contre Ix lies, & grete plente of briddes, & grete
28 plente of Egles, pat were wont to crie and fei^ten15 to-gederes, and
make grete noise when folc come16 to robbe pat lande, and weren as
miche as pai n^t ; and so pai deden, for pe Scottes were so grete
rauenowrs pat pai token al pat pai my^t fynde in pe lande of
32 Lymoigne wip-outen 17 eny sparyng1 ; and perwip pai chargede
a^eyne pe folc, into Scotland* forto wende.18
I suffre DO. 2 with-in D. witft-Inne 0. 3~3 om. 0.
4 come D. 5— 5 ouercome haw D. 6 tydyng* DO. 7 went to 0.
8~8 vfith hym stande 0. 9 when kvng D. 10 x DO.
II om. D. 12 here 0. 13-13 al >at D. 14 lea/Si, back.
15 fight 0. 16 comen D. ^ withoute 0.
18 MS. Trin. Coll. Dull. 490 (D) has several pages missing here, and does
not continue until f. 39 of the Eawlinson MS., p. 78 below.
72 'Merlin's Prophecies of a Iamb and a Dragon, [en. LXXV
How Kyng Arthure axede of Merlyn pe aventures of vj the laste
kynges pat weren to regne in Engeland', and how pe lande
shulde ende. 11 Capitw/o U Septuagesimo U Quinto.
e," quod Merlyn, "in pe 3ere of Incarnacioun of 1oure Lorde1 4
Ihesu Crist MM2C xv frere2 shal come a lambe oute of
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,3 and he shal haue pees pe most parte of his 8
lif, & he shal make one 2 of pe faireste places of pe worlde pat in
his tyme shal nou$t fully ben4 made an ende. And in pe ende of
his lif, a wo^.of a straunge lande shal do him grete harme5; but at
pe ende pe lambe shal be maistre, prou} helpe of a rede Fox pat shal 12
come out of pe Northwest, and him shal oue?-come ; and pe wolfe
shal dye [in] water; and after pat tyme pe lambe shal leue no
while pat he ne shal 6dye. IF His sede 7pan shal bene7 in strange
lande, and pe lande shal bene4 wipout a goue?Tioure a litil tyme. 16
" A Nd after1 him 8 shal come a rJmcrrmfi mellede wip mercy and
J~\ ek19 wodenesse, £at shal haue a berde as a goot, pat shal
$eue in Engelancfe shadewe, and shal kepe the lande from10 colde
and hete ; and his o foote shal be sette in Wik1, and pat ope?-e in 20
London ; and he shal vnbrace11 iij habitacions,12 and he shal oppen
his moup toward Walys, and pe tremblyng1 of pe hidure of his
moupe, his heres shal strecche towarde meny habitaciouns and
contres, and his fcrep shal bene4 ful suete in straunge landes-13; & 24
in his tyme shal ryuers renne wip bloode and wip brayne, & he
shal make in14 places of his lande, walles, pat shal done15 miche
harme to16 his seede after1 his tyme.
U Than shal pere come a peple out of pe Northwest duryng his 28
regne, pat shal bene4 lade prou3 an17 wickede hare, pat fre dra^oun
shal done2 c?'one Kyng, pat afterwarde shal flee ouei° pe see wipout
comyng a^eyne, for drede of pe dragoun. IT In18 pat tyme pe sonne
shal bene4 also rede as blode, as meny2 men shul see2 prou$ al pe 32
worlde: pat shal bitoken grete pestilence, and dep of folc prou3
dent of swerde ; and pis19 peple shal bene4 faderles til pe tyme pat
pe dragon shal dye prou$ an hare pat shal meve20 a^eynes him werr*
1-1 OTTi. 0. 2 om. 0. s houses 0. 4 be 0.
5 harm Jmrgh 0. « leaf 35. 7~7 schal be 0.
8 his tyme 0. 9 eek with 0. 10 fro 0. n vnbracen 0.
12 habitacions & cuntres 0. 13 lond' 0. 14 in al 0. 15 do O
16 vn-to 0. 17 a 0. 18 And in 0. 19 >at 0. 20 neuere 0
CH. LXXV] Merlin's Prophecies of a Goat and an Eagle. 73;
in fe ende of his lif1, fat shal nou$t 1bene fulliche1 endede in
his tyme. U This dragoun shal 2bene holden2 in his tyme fe best
body of al fe worlde; & he shal dye bisides fe Marche3 of a
4 straunge lande; and fe lande shalle 4duelle fade[r]lesse, wifouten5
a gode gouernoure ; and me shal wepe for his dej> fram f e He of
Shepe vnto fe hauen of MarciH; wherfore, 'alias 'shal bene6 fe
commune songe of faderles folc, fat shal ouerleuen in his land
8 destroiede.
" A Nd after* fis dragone shal come a gojje. oute of a7 Kar*, fat shal
2\ haue homes & 8 berde of sillier* ; and fere shal come out of
his nosef relies9 a drop fat shal bitoken hunger* & sorw, & grete
12 def of fe peple; and miche of his lande in fe bigynnyng1 of his
regne shal be wastede. U This goot shal go10 ouer* into Fmunce,.
& shal oppon11 fe floure of lif and of def. In his tyme fere shal
arise an Egle in Cornewaile fat shal haue fef eres of golde, fat1 of
16 pride shal 12bene wifouten12 pere of alle fe lande; and he shal
despise lordes of blode ; and after*, he shal flee shamefully by a
Bere at Gauersiche; and after* shal bene6 made brigges of men
oppon fe costes of fe see; and stones shal falle 13fram castelles,13
20 and meny of ere tounes shal ben6 made pleyne14; and a bataile
shalle 15bene done vppon an Arme15 of fe see in a felde ordeynede
as a shelde16; and at fat17 bataile shal dye meny white hedes ; wher
fore fat18 bataile shal bene6 callede 'fe white bataile.' 51 And fe
24 forsaide Beere shal done19 fis goote michel20 harine, and it shal
bene6 oute of f e Southwest ; & of his bloode fan shal f e goote lese
miche of his lande til at f e tyme fat shendeship shal him ouer*~
comen21; & fan shal he clofen22 him in a lyone^ skyn; and fan
28 shal he wynne fat he hade loste, and more ferto, ffor a peple shal
23 come out of fe northwest fat shal make fe goot sore to bene6
adrade ; and he shal avenge him oppon 24 his enemys, f rou^ conseil
of25 ij oweles, fat ferst shal bene6 in peril forto bene vndone26; but
32 f e olde owel shal wende ouer f e se into 27 a st[r]aunge lande, and
fere he shal duelle vnto a certeyne tyme ; and after*, he shal come
a3eyne into fis lande. II fise ij oweles shullen28 do grete harme
J-J MS. has bene fulliche bene ; fully be 0. 2-2 behold 0. 3 marches 0,
4 leaf 35, back. 5 wit&oute 0. 6 be 0. 7 om. 0. 8 & a 0.
9 nostrett 0. 10 gon 0. n i. e. opeu. 12-12 be wiUoute 0.
is—is fro Castett 0. 14 playn In his tyme schal seme >at >e bere schal
brenne 0. 15-13 be do vpon J>e Armes 0. 16 Child' 0. 17 >e 0.
18 his 0. 19 do 0. 20 mycti 0. 21 outcome 0. * clo>e 0.
23 leafBQ. « on 0. 25 of >o 0. 26 vndo 0.
27 MS. has into ffraunce, with ffraunce underlined for erasure. 28 shul 0.
74 Merliris Prophecies of a Boar and two Owls. [CH. LXXV
to meny on; and so fai shullen1 coimseil fe gote fat he shal arere
werre a^eynes f e forsaid bere ; and at f e last, f e goot and f e oweles
shullen2 come atte Bur* vp Trent, and shullen3 wende ouer*; and
for drede, f e Bere shal flee, and a swan wif him, for4 his company, 4
to Bur* towarde fe North, & fere fai shal bene5 wif an harde
shoure. And fan fe swan shal bene5 slayne wif sorwe, and fe
Bere taken & biheuedede,6 alf er* nexte his neste, fat shal [stand]
vppon a broken brigge, vp wham f e sone shal caste his beemes ; 8
and meny shal him seche, for vertu fat fro7 hyni shal come. IT In
fat same tyme shal dye, for sorwe and care, a peple of his lande, so
fat meny 8shal bene8 oppon him fe more bolder* afterward. And
fo ij oweles shullen2 do miche harme to fe forsaide floure of lif1, 12
.and here shul lede in distresse, so fat she shal passe ouer into
Fraunce, forto make pees bituene f e gote & f e flour* delice ; and
fere she shal duelle to9 a tyme fat her* sede shal come to seche
here; and fere fai shul bene5 stille til a tyme fat fai shul ham 16
clofe with grace: and fai shul seche 10the U0welyn, and11 put
ham vnto12 despitous def. And after* shal fis goot bene5 brou^t
to disese; and in13 grete anguisshe and sorwe he shal leue al
his lif. 20
" A ftre fis goote, shal come out of Wyndesore a Boor*, fat shal
J\ haue an heuede14 of witte, a lyons hert, a pitouse lokyng;
his vesage shal be reste to sike men ; his bref 15 shal bene 5 stanchyn
of f erst to ham fat bene af reste ferof shal16 ; his worde shal bene5 24
gospelle ; his beryng shal bene 5 meke as a Lambe. In f e f erste
$ere of his regne he shal haue grete payne to iustifien17 ham fat
bene vntrew; and in his tyme shal his lande bene5 multipliede
wif Aliens. 1T And fis Boor, frou$ fersenesse of hert fat he shal 28
haue, shal make wolfes bicome lambes; & he shal bene5 callede
frou^-oute18 fe worlde ' Boor of holynesse and13 of fersenesse, of
nobeleye and of mekenesse/ and he shal do mesurabli al fat he
shal haue to done19 vnto fe Burgh of lerwsalem ; and he shal whet 32
his teif vppon f e sates of Parys, and vppon 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. IT fis Boor shal 36
1 schutt 0. 2 shul 0. 3 schul 0. 4 fro 0. 5 be 0.
6 byheded? 0. 7 for 0. 8-8 landes shul be 0. 9 tul 0.
10 leaf 36, back. n-n owles & schul 0. 12 to 0. 13 om. 0.
14 heed' 0. >5 brest 0. 16 shul haue 0. 17 iustifye 0.
18 Jmrght 0. 19 do 0.
<CH. LXXV] Merlin's Prophecies of the Boar, Lamb, &, Mole. 75
3eue mantels to ij tonnes of Engeland*, and he shal make pe ryuer*
rynne wip blode & wip brayn, and he shal make meny1 medowes
reede, and? he shal gete as miche as his auncestres deden ; & er1 pat
-4 he bene2 dede he shal here iij crones; and he shal put on3 lande
into gret subieccioun ; and after* hit shal bene2 releuede, but nou^t
in his tyme. U This Boor, after1 pat he is dede, 4for his dou^ty-
nesse shal bene2 enterede at Coloigne, and his lande shal bene2 fan
8 f ulfillede wip 5 al goode.
" A fter* pis Boor shal come a lambe. pat shal haue feete of leede,
/\ an heuede6 of bras, an hert of a loppe, 7and a swynes skyn,
and7 herde ; and in his tyme his land! shal bene in pees, pe ferst $ere
12 of his regne he shal do make a citee, pat al pe worlde shal speke
perof\ pis lambe shal lese in his tyme a grete parte of his lande
prou^ an hidouse wolf*; but he shal recouer it, an ^if an8 Lordeship
to an Egle of his landes ; and pis Egle shal wel gouerne hit, til pe
16 tyine pat pride shal him ouergone, — alias pe sorwe ! — for he shal
dye prou$ his broperes suorde.9 and after shal pe lande falle to pe
forsaide lambe, pat shal gouerne10 in pees al his lifes tyme; and
after*, he shal dye, and pe lande bene2 fulfillede wip5 al mane?'
20 gode.
" A fteij pis lambe shal come aMoldewerpe acursede11 of Godes
J~\ moufr, a caitif , a cowarde as an here, he shal haue an
elderliche12 skyn as a goot; and vengeance shal fal vppofi him for
24 synne. In pe ferst $ere of his regne he shal haue of al gode grete
13 plente in his lande, and toward him also ; and in his lande he shal
haue grete13 praising til pe tyme pat he shal soffre his peple lyuen14
in to miche pride wipouten15 chastisyng1, wherfore God? wil ben2
:28 wrop. U Than shal arisen16 vp a dragoun in5 tie XortlL pat shal
bene 2 ful f ers, and shal meve werre a3eynes pe forsaide Moldewerpe,
and shal $eue him bataile vppofi a ston. pis d?*agoun shal gadre
a^eyne into his company a wolf* pat shal 17come oute of the West1,
32 pat shal bygynne werre a^eynes pe forsaide Moldewerp in his
side ; & so shal18 pe d?-agoun and he bynde here tailes to-geder*.
" U pan shal come a lyonouteo^Irlandfi, pat shal fal in
company wip ham; and pan shal tremble19 pe lande, pat pan shal
56 bene2 callede Engeland?, as an aspe20 lef, and in pat tyme shal
1 MS. nemy. 2 be 0. 3 o 0. 4 leaf 37. 5 of 0.
6 heed 0. 7-7 a Swynes skyn & an 0. 8 a 0. 9 deth 0.
10 gouerne >e land 0. n cursed' 0. 12 erdelich 0. 13-13 om. 0.
14 lyve 0. « witfcrate 0. 16 aryse 0. 17 leafZT, lack.
18 schullen 0. 19 tremblen 0. 20 Aspyn 0.
76 Merlins Prophecies. Arthur defeats G-uillomer. [CH. LXXVI
1castelles bene1 fellede adoune vppon Tamise; and it shal semen2
fat Seuerne shal bene3 drye, for fe bodyes fat shal 4 fallen dede
perin.4 U ])Q iiij chief* nodes of Engeland! shal rynne in blode ;
and grete drede shal bene,3 and anguisshe, fat shul arisen after1 f e 4
Moldewerpe shal fle for drede ; and f e d?*agoun, f e lyoun and f e
wolf1, him shal dryuen away, and the lande shal bene3 wif out ham,
and f e Moldewerpe shal haue no maner power1, saf onely a shipp
wherto he may wende ; and after fat, he shal come5 to lande when 8
f e see is wif draw. IT And after1 fat he shal $eue f e f ride part of
his lande forto haue f e ferf e part in pees & reste ; and after1 he
shal leue in sorw al his lif-tyme 6 ; and in his tyme f e hote baf es
7shullen bicome7 colde; and after1 fat shal fe Moldewerp dye 121
aventwrly and? sodeynely, — alias fe sorwe ! — for he shal 8bene
drenchede8 in a flode of fe see, his seede shal bicome pure9 faderles
in straunge lande for euermore, and fan shal the lande bene3
departede in iij parties, fat is to seyn, to the Wolf, to fe 16-
dragoune, & to f e lioun ; and so shal it bene9 for euermore. And
fan shal fis10 land bene3 callede 'fe lande of conquest,' & so shal
fe ri^t11 heires of Engeland? ende."
12 How Arthure ouercome Guyllomer1 fat was Kyng of Irland? 20'
& how fe Scottes bicomen13 his men. C&pitulo lxxvjto.
WHen Guillomer1, fat was Kyng1 of Irlande, hade tidynges14
fat Kyng1 [Arthur] was entrede at Glastenbery, he
ordeynede a grete power1 of Irisshemen, & come to fe see wif his 24
Yrisshe peple, and so come into Scotteland? ouer fe see, and
arryuede faste 15by fere fat Kyng Arthure15 was wif his hoste. and
anone as he herde ferof, he went towarde16 him & $af him bataile,
and ouercome him anone ry$t ; and Guillomer1 fledde wif his men 28
a^eyne into Irland*, and when fis scomfiture17 was done,18 Arthure
twrnede him a^eyne fere fat he was, into f e place fat he hade lefte
fe Scottes, & wolde haue ham al slayne. But f e bisshoppes,
Abbotes, & of ere folc of fe contre, and Ladies, 19openheuedede, 32:
comen 19 bif ore Kyng Arthure, and criede him mercy, & saide :
1-1 Castett be 0. 2 seme 0. 3 be 0. *-* falle >mn ded< 0.
6 go 0. 6 liues-tyme 0. 7~ 7 schul be-comen 0.
8-8 be dreynt 0. 9 om. 0. 10 >e O. u rightfutt 0.
12 leaf 38. 13 become 0. 14 tydyng 0.
IB-IS ^/^ ^^ by j,gre j,at ^.yng Arthure ><?re >at kyng Arthure ; )>eHby as.
nc Arthure 0.
* towardes 0. " discomfytur1 0. 18 do 0.
i9—i9 openliede come 0.
CH. LXXVII] Arthur grants mercy to Scots. He weds Gunnore. 77
" sire, gen til kyng1 & my^ty, haue mercy & pitee of l vs ! and as
^oure-self1 is2 of pe ri^t lawe, to holde and mayntene cristendome,
ful grete dishonoz^r it shulde be to quelle ham pat leuep in almy^ty
4 Gode as 36 done. & for Godes lone haue mercy and pitee of vs,
and suffren3 vs forto lyuen,4 for we haue hade michel5 sorwe and
pyne; for }>e Saxones hauen meny tymes prou3 oure lande6 passede ;
but pat is no^t ynou^t to ^ow ; for often-tymes pai haue done vs
8 miche sorwe & disese. IF ffor oure 7castelles pai hauen7 taken, &
oure bestes slayne & eten, & mich harme pai hauen8 vs done ; and
if 30 wolde vs now quelle, hit were 9none Honotire to a Kyng1 to
quelle10 ham pat crien him11 mercy; for ynow 36 haue 12y-done vs,
12 & vs ouercomen euerycheoii12 ; &, for pe 51 loue of God?, soffre13 vs
forto lyue, & hauep14 mercy of1 Cristen peple pat bileuep15 in God?
as 36 done ! " H when Kyng1 Arthure herde pis sorwe, he hade pite
of ham, and ^af1 ham lif and lyme ; and alle pai felle adoune to his
16 feete, and bicome16 his lege men, and he toke of ham homages.
U And after1 pat, Kyng Arthure twrnede a^eyne wip his host, and
come a^eyne to ^orke, and pere he abode duryng pat Yiage.
51 And po 3af he al17 Loegers to Loth, pat hade spousede his sustre,
20 and opere ^iftes grete plente. and po was Gaweyn, his cosyn, 18but
3ong of18 age ; and to alle his ope?*e men pat him hade seruede in
his wen?, he 3af riche 3iftes, & he pankede ham miche of here gode
seruise.
24 How Kyng Arthure spousede Gunnore, pat was Cadore3 cosyn,
Erl of Cornewaile ; & after1 he cowquerede of Guillomer* aH
Irland*. 11 CapitwZo Septuagesimo U Septimp.
WHen Arthure hade brou^t his lande in pees and reste, & in
gode state, & reste was in euery contre, po 19toke he and
wedede a wif*19 pat me callede Gunnore, & made here quene, a
faire lady and a gentil, pat Cador pe erle of Cornewail hade longe
tyme norisshede in his chaumbre, pat was his owen cosyn; but
32 neuer1 pai 20haden childe to-gedres,20 and nopelesse Kyng Arthure
louede her1 wonder wel and derlich. H And anone as wynter was
passede, he lete assemble a grete hoste, & alle his barons, and? saide
1 on 0. 2 be 0. 3 suffre 0. 4 leue 0. 5 mycfc 0.
6 lond* & 0. 7~7 Castett >ey haue 0. 8 haue 0.
9 leaf 38, back. 10 quellen 0. n hem 0.
12-12 don) & vs outcome 0. 13 suffre> 0. 14 hath 0.
15 beleuen 0. 16 bycomen 0. " om. 0. ls-*8 but of jonge 0.
19—19 nome he a wedded wyf 0. 20-20 had childryn to-gidere 0.
78 King Arthur's Conquests. Fame of his Court. [CH. LXXVIII
pat he wolde wende into Irland? f orto conquere 1 the Lande ; and
he tarede nou^t fill2 longe pat he ne passede ouer into Irland1.
IT And Guillomer', pe Kyng of Scotland1,3 lete assemble a grete
hoste, and $af batail to Kyng Arthur* ; but Guillomer' was descom- 4f
fitede, & 3elde him to pe Kyng Arthure, and bicome his man, and to
him dede feaute & homage, and of him helde al pat lande fro pat
tyme forward*, and after passede Kyng1 Arthur1 ferper,4 and
conquerede Gutland? and Irland*, and toke homages of fole of pe &
lande, and pere duellede xij ^er1 in pees, & regnede wip 5ioye and
merpe, & werrede vppon no maner man, ne no man vppon him.
IT And he bicome so curteys and6 large, and so6 honourable, J>at J)e
Emperowe^ court of Rome, ne none prou^-out al pe worlde, was 12
none acountede to Kyng1 Arthures, pat eny man wist1, ne none so7
preisede8; and perefore pe beste kny^tes of al maner2 landes
comen to him forto duelle, &9 ham resceyuede wip gode wille and
reuerence10 ; and alle pe kny3tes weren11 so gode pat no man knew 1$
12 pe werst12 ; and perefore Kyng1 Arthure made pe rounde table, pat
when pai shulde sitte to pe2 mete, alle shulde bene13 aliche hye, and
euenlich14 seruede15 at pe table, pat none my^t maken16 auant pat
none were hyeij pan opere.17 and Kyng Arthure hade at pat table 20
IT Britons, Fraunchemen, Normawnes, Flemynges, JBurgoyners,
Mansers, Loherin^, and of alle pe6 landes a pis half pe mount of2
Gorie, and of his lande of Britaigne, and of pe6 grete Cornwaile, of
Walys, & of Irland', & of Scotland ; and shortely to telle, of alle 24
pe landes pat wolde18 worshipe and19 chyualry seche, comen to
Kyng Arthurws court1.
How Kyng Arthure come into Fraunce, & conquered pat 20londe
of Frotf, pat was a Komayn, & 21 him quellede.21 C&pitulo 28
Ixxviij0.
SIth hit bifelle pat Kyng Arthure, prou$ conseile of his barons
and lordes, wolde gone22 to conquere al Fraunce, pat po was
clepede Galle, prou$ Eomayns pat po helde23 pat lande in here 32
powe[r] & in here lordeshipe. and pe Romayns 24hade take pat
1 leaf 39. 2 om. 0. 3 Irland' 0. 4 ferthermore 0.
5 MS. Trin. Coll. Dublin 490 (D) continues again here.
6 om. D. 7 so well DO. 8 preferred 0.
9 & he 0. 10 reucrencede D. n were DO. 12-12 ne wyst 0.
13 be DO. 14 eueiily D. 15 y-seruedj 0. 16 make DO.
17 another 0. 18 wolden DO. 19 or D. ™ leaf 39, back.
21-21 quellede him D. ^ go DO. * helden 0.
24-ai hade tak >at lande D. hade take J>at land 0. om. R.
CH. LXXVIII] Arthur fights and kills Frolle, and wins Paris. 70
lande24 to a noble kir^t, and a worf i1 of body, fat me calle2 Frolle.
and when he wist pat Arthure come, he ordeynede an host &3 grete
power1, & fau^t wif f e kyng1 ; & he & his folc weren4 descomfitede;.
4 and fens fai fledde vnto Parys, and entrede f e toun, & closede f e
^ates, & fere ham helde. Arthure wist fat FroH was gone to
Parys, he pwrsuede after1, & come f ider1, & him bisegede ; but f e
citee was so strong and wel arraied* ; & f o fat were wif in defendede
8 ham wel and manliche.5 U Kyng Arthu[r]e duellede fere more
fan a niounf e ; & f ere was so miche peple in f e citee, & hade
despendede al her1 vitailes fat were wif in, & so grete hunger bicome
amonges ham, fat fai 6deide7 wonder fik wif in the citee6 for
12 hunger, and comen8 to FroH, & prayede him to bene accordede
wif Kyng Arthure forto haue pees ; & fai wolde 3elde ham to him,
& fe toun also. U FroH saw9 fat 10no longer he11 my3t10 holde fe
toun a^eynes her12 wille, and truste greteli oppon13 his owen strengf,
16 & sent to Kyng Authure fat he shulde come to14 fei^t wif him, body
for body, and so 15fai shulde15 departe Fraunce bituene ham ij.
51 Kyng Arthure anone9 graunte16 hit, and wolde fat none of his
peple vndertoke f e batail for him. U And oppon f e morwe, bof e
20 comen17 wel armede wifouten18 Parys, fere fat fai shulde fijt; and
anone fai smyten togederes19 so fersely ; and so wel, fai fou^ten in
bof e si20des, fat no man couf e deme f e bettre of ham. and so Hit
bifelle21 fat FroH ^af Arthure soche a stroke fat he knelede to f e
24 grounde, wolde 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 and22 face. II Arthure anone stertevphertly, when he felede23
him hert, as a man fat semede almoste wode ; & he toke24 Tabourn,
28 his gode suerde & drowe9 it vp an hye, & $af FroH soche a stroke
fat fervvif he 25cleuede his heuede25 doun to fe shuldres, so fat his
helme my^t nou3t bene26 his warant; & so he felle adoun dede fere
in f e place, and f o of f e citee maden27 grete sorwe for FroH ; and
32 anone euerycheon 3elde ha?^ to Kyng Arthure, & fe toune also, and.
1 worthy DO. 2 callede D. called' 0. 3 & a 0.
4 were D. wei0 0. 5 manly 0.
6— 6 deiden with-in the citee wonder1 >ik D. 7 dyden 0.
8 come D. 9 om. D. 10-10 he myght no longer D. n he ne 0.
12 her> D. her 0. om. R. 13 in D. 14 & 0.
15-is g}^ j,ai j) snui j,ey Q 16 «rantede D. graunted' 0.
17 come D. 18 with-oute DO. ^9 to-gedei° D. to-gydere 0.
20 leaf 40. 21 felle D. w & his D. & by his 0.
23 felt 0. s4 nome DO.
2B-85 cleuede heuede R. cleue his heuede D. cleft his heed' 0.
26 be DO. * made 0.
V80 Arthur divides France among his Knights. [CH. LXXIX
Tricome1 his men, and deden2 to him homage & feaute, & he vnder-
fonge ham & toke of ham gode hostages. & Kyng Arthure, after
fat, went forpe wip his host, 3and conqnerede3 Angon & Aungers,
Gascoigne, Peihto, Nauerne, Burgoyne, Bery, Loherne, Turyn4 and 4
Peihters; and alle pe opere landes of Fraunce he conquerede
hollich. and when he hade alle conquerede, & taken bi homages
•& feautes, he twrnede a3eyne to Parys, & pere5 duellede longe
tyme, and ordeynede pees6 7ouer al the contrey, &7 prou^-out al 8
Fraunce. IF And when pees was made oueral, £10113 his noble
kny3thode pat he hade, & also for his owen worpynesse, and no
man, were he neuer1 so grete a lorde, derst nou^t meve8 werre
a^eynes him, nope?- to arise and forto make pe lande of Fraunce in 12
quiete & pees, he wonede pere ix ^ere, & dede pe?*e meny grete
wonders, & reprouede meny prout men & luper tyraunte^, & ham
chastisede after* her* deseruise.9
10 How Kyng Arthure auauncede alle his men pat hade trauailec? 16
in his seruise. H Capitulo IT Septuagesimo Nono.
ANd after1,11 hit bifelle pus at Ester*, pere pat he helde a feste at
Parys ; richely he gan12 auaunce his kny^tes for here seruise
pat13 him hade holpen14 in his conquest ; he jaf to his stywarde pat 20
anen15 cleped16 Kay, Angon & Angers, and to Eedeler his boteler5
he }af Normandye, pat po was callede Neustrie ; and to Holden his
chaumberleyn he ^af Flaundres and Mance; and to DoreH his
•cosyn he $af Boloyne ; and to Richard his Nevew he 3af Pountif1 ; 24
And to alle opere he 3af largely17 landes & fees after1 pat pai were
of state. IT And when Arthur* hade pus his kny3tes feffede, at
18A^ri^fter18 nexte sewyng he come a3eyne into Britaigne, his
owen lande. And after,19 atte Whitsontide next sewyng, by conseil 28
of his barons, he wolde bene20 cronede Kyng of Glomergon, and
halde a solempne fest1, & lete sompne kynges, Erles and barons,
pat pai shulde come pider euerycheofi.21 Ther1 was Skater*, kyng of
Scotland? ; Cadwere, kyng of South-walys ; Guillomer, king of 32
North Walys ; Madede, kyng of Irland? ; Malgamws, kyng of
I bycomen 0. 2 dede D.
3— 3 MS. has and conquerede and conquerede. 4 Tulyn 0.
5 tyre he D. ]>er he 0. 6 pees longtyme 0. 7— 7 om. D.
8 om. O. 9 deseruyng^ D. 10 leaf 40, back.
II afterward' D. aftinvarcV 0. 12 began to 0. 13 MS. })an.
14 holp D. 15 me DO. 16 called 0.
17 MS. has langely ; large D. 18-18 Aueritt D. Aueritt after 0.
19 om. D. * be DO. 21 echeon 0.
CH. LXXX] Arthur's Feast. The Summons to Mm from Rome. 81
Gutland?; Achilles, kyng of Ikeland?; Aloth, kyng of Denmerc;
Gonewas, kyng of Norweye ; and Hoel his cosyn, kyng of Dorke-
neye ; Cador, kyng of litel Britaigne ; H Morwif , erl of Cornne-
4 waile ; Mauran, erle of Gloucestr1 ; Guerdon, erl of Wynchestre ;
Boel, erl of Herford?; Yrtegi,1 erl of Oxenford2; Cursal, erl of
Bathe ; lonas, erl of Chestre ; Eueral, erl of Dorcestre ; Kymar1, erl
of Salesbury ; Waloth, erl of Kaunterbery ; Igern, erl of Checestre;
8 Aral, erl of Leycestre, & fe Erl of 3 Warwik, &3 of ere riche 4Lordes.
Britons also fere were ynow, fat is to seyn,5 Dippon, Donand?,
Genu^ ; and meny of ere fat be))6 nou^t here nempnede7 weren at
fat fest ; and meny anofere8 faire feste Kyng Arthure hade holden9
12 biforn, but neuer none soche, ne so solempne; and fat laste xv
dayes 10wif michel10 Honoure and merfe.
Of fe lettre fat was sent fram11 fe Citee of Home for pride to
Kyng Arthure U Capitulo IT Octogesimo,
16 rilHe fridde day, as kyng Arthure satte at his12 mete amonges13
I his kynges, & amonges14 ham fat seten at J>e fest biforne ham,
comen15 in xij elderne men of age, rychely arraiede, and curteisly
saluede fe kyng', and saide16 fat17 fai comen fro Rome, sent
20 messagers fram f e Emperowr, and tok to him a lettre fat f us
miche18 was to vnderstounde : U " Gretely vs mervailes,19 Arthure,
fat fow art on20 so hardy, wif eyen in 21fi heuede,21 to maken22
oppen weri1* and contak a^eyns vs of Rome, fat owen al f e worlde to
24deme;23 for fow haste neuer 3itte bifore24 fis tyme prouede ne
assaiede fe strengf of fe25 Romayns, and f erf or, fow it shalt26 in27
litil tyme. For lulius Cesar5 conquerede al fe lande of Britaigne,
and tok1 f erof truage, and oure f olc longe tyme haue it hade ; and
28 now, frou$ fi pryde, fow hit witholdes28; wherfore we commande
fe fat fow $elde29 a^eyne. ^1 and 30^itte haste fow30 more folye
done, fat fow hast slayn FroH, fat was oure baron of Fraunce, al
wif wrong1 ; and f erfore alle f e communes of Rome warnen and
32 commanden fe, oppon lif and Lyme, fat fow in haste bene31 at
1 Vrgety DO. 2 Oxon D.
3-3 Warwik^ and meny D. Warwyk< & meny 0. Warr> & R. 4 leaf 41.
5 say D. sey 0. 6 ben D. be 0. 7 ynempned* 0. 8 a DO.
9 holde D. hold' 0. 10-10 withel sic D. n fro D. 12 the D.
13 among1 0. 14 amonge D. among 0. 15 come D. 16 seyden 0.
17 om. DO. 18 mycn yt 0. 19 merveyllej) 0.
20 ones D. onys O. 21-21 >ine hede D. ]jy heed O. ^ make 0.
23 demen D. M afore D. 25 om. 0. 26 shal D. » in a 0.
28 withholdest 0. a Jelde it D. yt 3elde 0.
3°-^° ^if >ou hast 0. 31 be 0.
BRUT. G
82 The Romans Summons to Arthur. His defiant Answer.
Rome, amend es to make of fe1 misdede^ that fow haste done ; and
if hit so be fat fow come nou^t, 2 we shul passe f e huH of loye
wif strengf, and we shul 3fe seke3 wherj-euer) fow may4 ben5
founde, and fow shalt nou^t haue a6 foote of lande of7 fyn8 owen 4
fat we ne shal destroy ; and aftirward wif f i body we shal done9
oure wille." U When f is lettre was rade, & alle men hit herde,
fai were aunoyede, alle fat were at f e 10 solempnite ; and f e Britons
wolde haue slayne f e messagers, but Arthure wolde nou^t soffre 8
hit, and saide fat f e messagers shulde haue none11 harme, and mow
by resoun none deserue; but he commanded? 12hem to bene worf ely12
se?'uede. and after mete he toke13 conseil of kyngws, Erles and
Barons, what ansuere me my^t ^eue14 to fe messagers; and fai 12
conseilede15 at ones 16fat he shulde16 assemble a grete power1 of alle
f e landes of f e whiche he hade lordeshipe, & manliche avenge him
oppon fe Emperow, of fe despite fat he hade17 sent to him soche
a lettre; and fai suoren bi God and by his names fat fai wolde18 16
him pursue & brenne in-alsemiche19 as fai20 my^t, & saide fat fai
wolde21 neuer faile22 Kyng Arture, and rafere to bene23 dede : and
fai lete writer24 a lettre to sende to fe Emperowr by fe same
messagers in f is maner1 : 20
Of fe bolde ansuere 25fat Kyng Arthure25 sent to fe Emperowr
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of Rome & to f e Romayns. Capitulo U iiij primo,
"TTV[n]derstondes26 amonges ^ow of Rome,27 fat I am Kyng
U Arthure of Britaigne, and frely hit28 holde, and shal holde ; 24
and at Rome hastely y27 shal be, nou^t to ^eue ^ow truage, but
forto axen truage27 ; ffor Constantyne, fat was Elynws sone, fat was
Emperowr of Rome 29and of al fe honow?' fat fe?*eto bilongede30;
ffor Maxinian31 couquerede al Fraunce and Almaigne, & mount 28
loye passede, & conquerede al Lumbardye ; and f ise ij were myn
ancestres; and fat fai hade and helde, I shulde32 haue, frou$
U Godes wille."
1 bi D. byn 0. 2 Zea/41, back. s-^ seke be 0. 4 myght 0. 5 be DO.
6 oo 0. 7 o D. 8 bi 0. 9 do DO. 10 bat DO. n no 0.
12—12 jjajjj £0 |jeil Worshiply D. hem to be worschipfully 0. to bene
worbely R. 13 nome DO. 14 3eue DO. 3e R.
15 conseilede him D. counseyled? hym 0.
16-ie MS has bat he simlde bat he shulde. 17 hathe D.
18 shulde D. schuld 0. 19 in-as-mychel 0. 2° bai D. bey 0. heR.
21 nolde 0. » fayle be 0. * be 0. <24 write D.
26-25 om o. 26 Understondeth D. Undirstondifj 0.
27 om. D. ffl y 0. a leaf 42. 30 bilongeth D.
31 Maximian Kyng^ of Britayne D. Haximian kyng of Brytaigne 0.
32 shal D. schal 0.
CH. LXXXII-III] Roman Emperor & Arthur prepare to fight. 83
Of be reuerence \a\, Kyng Authure dede to be Emperowrre} l
messagers of Borne, Capitulo H iiij Secwwdo.
WHen bis lettre was made and enselede, Kyng Arthurs to be
messagers $af grete ^iftes ; and after bat, be messagers
toke2 here leue, & went bens3 to be cowrt of Rome a^eyne, and
tolde ])e Emperow how worbely bei were vnderfonge,4 & whiche5
real co??^pany he [K. Arthur] hade him forto6 seme, & how he was
8 more really seruede ban be Emperow?-, or eny kyng leuyng in be
worlde. 11 And when be Emperowr hade seyne 7 be lettre of
Arthure, & herde what was berin, and saw bat Arthure wolde
nou^t bene8 rewelede by9 him, he lete assemble & ordeyne an huge
12 hoste forto destroie Kyng Arthure if10 he my^t. and Kyng
Arthure, as tochyng his party e, ordeynede his power5 nof kny^tes11
of be rounde table.
Of be kynges & lordes bat comen to helpe12 Kyng Arthure
16 a^eyne} be Emperowr of Eome. C&pitulo Octogesimo
U Tercio.
THe kynges13 of Scotland?, & of Irian d? & of Gutland', of
Denmarc and of Almaigne, eueryche14 of ham hade x M4 of15
20 men. U Thei of ^ormandye, Gascoigne 16& Spaigne,16 Elaundres &
Pehito, & of Boloigne, hade iiij Ml. Geryn of Chartres hade x Ml;
Hoel of Britaigne hade17 xij M* and him-self1 [Arthur] 18hade17 of
his owen Londe xij M1, & of Arblasters and of Archires,19 & of ojjere
24 folc on foote, ]?at noman coujje ham nombre. and when 20J?ai
weren al20 redy forto wende, Kyng Arthur*, his lande & Gunore his
wif1, 21he bitoke21 to one of his Nevewes J>at was a wise kny^t, &
an herdy, J>at me callede Mordredej but he was nou^t al trewe,
28 as 36 shul here afterwarde. Kyng Arthure toke al his reame to J>is
Mordrede, sane oneliche ]?e crone. H And after jjat, kyng Arthure
tok22 his host and went to Southampton, Jjere jjat ]?e shippes
were brou^t. and |?e fol'c assemblede, and23 fai deden ham to j>e
1 Kynges D. 2 nomen D. nome 0.
3 >ens and comen D. >ens & come 0. 4 vndirfongen 0.
5 which a 0. 6 to DO. 7 sey 0. 8 be DO. 9 after DO.
10 if J>at D. n-n and kny^te D. & knyghtes 0. 12 helpen 0.
13 kyng D. 14 euery D. eche 0. 15 om. 0.
16-^ & D. Almaigne 0. 17 om. DO. 18 leaf '42, back.
19 Arches 0. ^-^ ]>ai al were D. att weren 0.
21-21 tok to kepe D. toke to kepe 0. w nome DO. ^ as 0.
84 Spanish Giant who ravisht & killed fair Elyne. [CH. LXXXI v
see, and hade gode wynde & weder1 at wille. and as sone as fai
my^ten,1 fai arryuede at Berflete, & wenten2 oute of here shippis,
and spraden al fe contreye.
i
How Kyng Arthure fai^t wif a Geaunt in Spaigne, fat me 4
callede Denab}, fat quellede Elyne, fat was3 Kyng Hoele^
XX
Cosyne, of litel Britaigne. C&pitulo iiij iiijto.
KYng Arthure hade4 duellede in Jje centre but a litil while,
fat men ne tolde him fat f er was comen a grete Geaunt into 8
Spayne, and hade rauesshede faire Elyne, fat was cosyn to Hoel5
of Britaigne, & hade brou^t here vppon an huH fat is clepede6 fe
Mount of seynt Barnard ; & fere was noman in fat contre so bolde,
ne so hardy, fat derst wif him to7 fei3t, ne come ney$ fe place 12
fere8 fe Geaunt duellede ; and men9 callede him Dynab^, fat
miche sorwe dede in f e contre. U When Kyng Arthure herde f is
tydynges,10 he callede Kay & Bedewer*, & commaundede ham fat f ai
shulde ngon 12pryuely,n and aspie Where fe 13 Geaunt my^t bene13 16
founde. and fai come14 to fe Ryuage fere fat3 men shulde gon15 to
fe mount, fat was al enclosede about wifr water, and }it is and
euer16 shal be; and fai saw a brynnyng fire oppon17 fe HuH; and
fere was also anofrer huji nev3, fat fere was oppon anof ere fire 20
brynnyng1. U Kayand Bedewer1 corner18 to fe nexte huH, and
founden19 a widowe openheuede,20 sittyng bisides a tounbe, sore
wepyng, & grete sorwe made ; and ofte she saide " Elyn ! Elyn ! "
and Kay & Bedwere axede what her* ailede,21 & wherfore she made 24
so miche sorwe, & who lay in fat tombe. U "0," quod she, " what
sorwe and what my sauenture, faire lordes, make22 30 here1? for if fe
Geant may }ow here fynde, 30 worf dede anone." 23" ben stille,23
gode wif," quod fai, " f erof dismai f e nou3t, but tel vs f e sof e whi 28
fow makes24 so niyche25 sorwe & wepyng*." U " Sires,"26 quod she,
"for a damiselle fat I norisshede wif my brest, fat me callede27
1 myght 0.
2 as sone as >ai mi^t J>ai wenten D. as sone as >ey myght >ey went 0.
3 om. D. 4 nad nou^t D. had not 0. 5 Hoel kyng1 D.
6 callede D. called' 0. 7 om. DO. 8 ]>er >at 0.
9 me DO. 10 tydyng* DO.
"— n go priuelich D. go pryuyly 0. 12 Zea/43.
13-13 Geauntes mijten be D. Geaunt myght be 0. 14 comen D.
15 go DO. 16 euermore D. euermor' 0.
17 on 0. 18 come 0. 19 founde D. 2° openhed' 0.
21 was 0. ^ seke DO. 23-23 Bistill D. Be stytt 0.
24 makest DO. » michel D. M Sire D. ^ calles D.
CH, LXXXV] King Arthur slays the Spanish Giant. 85
Elyne, — fat was nece to Hoel, Kyng of litel1 Britaigne, and here lif
fe bodye in f is tombe, — pat to me was bitaken2 to norisshe. so fere
come a deuel, a Geaunt, & rauasshede here, & me Also, & lade vs
4 bofe away; and he wolde haue 3forleyn fis3 maide fat was so
3onge & tendre of age, but she my^t hit nou$t soffren, so grete and
so huge fe Geant is. and if he now 4come as he was4 wont to
done, certes he wille $ow quelle, bofe ij ; and f erfore faste wende
8 $e hens." "and wherfore," saide fai, "go 30 nou^t hens?"
U " Certes, Sires,5 " quod she, " When fat Elyne was dede, f e
Geaunt made me to abide, 6 to done and haunt his wille, and me
most nedes 7it soffren.7 and God? hit wote, I do hit nou^t wif my
12 gode8 wille, for leuer me were to bene9 dede fan wif him to dele,
so miche payne I haue when he me forlei}."10 U When Kay and
Bedwere hade herde al fat f is woman hade tolde, fa twrnede a^eyne,
and comen to Kyng Arthure, & tolde him al fat fai nhade seyne11 &
16 harde. H Arthure an one toke12 ham bofe with him, and went
priuely by ny^t, fat none of his hoste it wiste, and come 13on fe
morne13 to fe Geaunt, and fau^t wif him strongely, and at fe laste
him slou^. and Arthure bede14 Bedwere smyte of hes heuede,15 and
20 bryng1 it to fe hoste to16 shewe ham for a wonder1, for it was so
grete & so huge. U When fai comen17 a^eyne to f e hoste, fai tolde
wherfore fai hade bene out, and shewede to ham fe heuede;18 &
euery man was glade & ioyful of f e worf i dede fat Kyng Arthure
24 hade done, her* lorde. U And Hoel was ful sorweful19 for his nece
fat was so loste ; and after*, when he hade space, he lete make a
faire chapel of oure Lady ouer Elyne} Tumbe.
How Kyng Arthure ^af bataile to fe Emperowr, in fe whiche
28 bataile f e Emperoure was slayn. Csipitulo Octogesimo vto.
ARthure and his peple hade tydynges20 fat fe Emperowr hade
assemblede21 grete power*, as wel of Sarasynes and of1
XX
paynemys 22as of22 Cristen men, 23Wherof fe noumbre was iiij M*
32 of horsemen and of8 fote men.23 Arthure and his peple ordeynede24
1 cm. DO. 2 betake 0. 3— 3 forlaide >e D. forleyn J>at 0.
4-4 as he is 0. 5 Sire D. 6 leaf 43, back. 7~7 y-suffren 0.
8 om. D. 9 be 0. 10 forlith DO. n-u seye D. 12 nome DO.
i3_i3 jn j,e morwe eriy D, on jje morowe erly 0. 14 bad' 0.
15 heed' O. 16 & D. 17 come 0. 18 heed 0. 19 sory 0.
20 tydyng 0. 21 assemble a D. Assembled' a 0.
22-22 and D. as 0. 23-as om. 0.
24 ordeynede D. ordeigned' 0. om. R.
86 Arthur & his Britons are sure they'll "beat the Romans.
ham1 fast forp in2 3here Way towarde pe Emperowr, and passede
Normandy & Fraunce vnto Burgoyne, and wolde euen haue gone4
to pe host, for men tolde him pat pe Emperowre} host 5was comen5
to Lucye. U The Emperowr and his host, in pe byginning of 4
August1, remevede fram Rome, and come fourth ry^t pe way
toward pe host. U tho 6comen Kyng6 Arthures aspie^, and saide,
if pat Arthure wolde, he shulde fynde pere faste bisides, pe
Emperowr; but pai saiden7 pat pe Emperoure hade so grete power* 8
wip him of kynges of pe lande, & of Paynemys yfere, & also cristen
peple, pat it were8 but grete folie to Kyng Arthure forto mete wip9
him, for pe espies tolde pat10 pe Emperow hade v men or vj a^eynes
one of his. U Kyng Arthure was bolde and hardy, and for noping 1 2
him dismaiede, & saide : " go we forp11 in Goddes name a^eynes pe
Romayns, pat wip ham ledep12 Sarasines & Paynemes pat no maner
truste pai hauen13 to God?, but oneliche14 oppon here strengp!
Go we now, and seche ham sharpely15 in pe name of almy^ty God?, 16
and slee we pe paynemys and Cristen men pat bene enemys wip
ham forto destroe Cristen men; and God shal vs helpe, for we
hauep16 the ry^t, & perfore haue we gode trust in God?; & done17
we so pat pe enemys pat bene18 to Cristendome & to Gode mow 20
bene19 dede & destroiede, & pat men mow recorde pe worpinesse of
kny^thode ! " U When Kyng Arthure hade pus saide, pai criden20
al wip an hye voice, " Gocfe, fader almi^ty, 21 Worsheppede be pine22
name Wipouten23 ende, Amen ! and1 grant vs grace wel to done,24 and 24
to destrie oure enemys pat bep25 a^eynes Cristendome ! In pe name
of pe fader* & 26of pe sone and of pe26 holy gost, Amen ! And God
^eue ham27 neuer* grace ne worshipp in the worlde, ne mercy of
him to28 haue, pat pis day shal feynten wel forto smyte, and 28
egrely ! " and so pai riden softly, and ordeynede her1 wenges wel
and wisely.
U The Emperoure herde telle pat Kyng1 Arthure & his folc were
redy arraiede forto fei^t wip him ; and pider 29pai comen,29 wher1 he 32
ordeynede his wenges in pe best manere pat he my3t, and more
1 om. DO. 2 on 0. 3 leaf 44. 4 go 0.
6-6 wolde come D. wold come 0.
6-6 come D. come kyng 0. 7 seid 0. 8 nere DO.
9 MS. wij> wi>. 10 om. 0. » boldely D. boldly 0.
12 ledes D. lede 0. 13 haue DO. 14 only 0. 15 scharplich 0.
16 haue 0. 17 do DO. 18 beth D. 19 be 0. 2° eryede 0.
ai leaf 44, back. ™ >i D. >y 0. * wit/toute 0. M do 0.
25 ben 0. 26-28 sone & D. * hym 0. ** for-to D.
29— a J>ai come D. hei} come 0.
CH. LXXXVI] Arthur beats the Eomans, & buries his own slain. 87
trust oppon his strengf fan1 in God almy^ty. and fat was seyn
afterward*, ffor when fo ij liostes metten,2 the Emperor* loste soche
foure of his3 folc as dede Kyng1 Arthur* ; and so m en y were slayne,
4 what in o4 side and5 in fat of ere, fat3 hit was grete pite to wete
and to seen.6 U In f is bataile were slayn f 1-0113 Kyng Arthure, v
kyng:$ of7 paynemys, & of of ere, Wonder8 miche peple. U And
Kyng Arthures men fou^ten so wel, fat f e Eomaines and9 paynemys
8 hade no 10more power1 ne strengf 10 to wifstande ham,11 fan xx
shepe a^eynes v. wolfes. U And so hit bifelle 12fat in fis bataile,12
in a shoure fat was wonder herde and longe duryng1, in fat o 13
side and in fat of ere, f e Emperow, amonges ham fere was slayn ;
12 but noman wist forsof who him slou$.
How Kyng Arthure lete entere his kny3tes J?at he hade Loste in
bataile; and how he sent fe Empero^rre^ body 14to Rome,
fat fere was slayne in bataile. C&pitulo Octogesimo vjto.
16 "T~TT~Hen fe Eomayns wist fat fe Emperowr was dede, fai for-
f f soke fe felde, and fe paynemys also; and Kyng' Arthure
after ham chasede15 til it was ny^t, and so meny of ham quellede
fat hit was wonder* to telle ; and f o turnede Kyng Arthure a^eyne
20 16 when it16 was ny^t, and fankede almy^ty God? of his Vittorie. And
17 on fe morwe17 he lete loke 18& seke18 al fe felde for his kny^tes
fat he hade fere lost,19 fat is to seyne, BoreH, erl of Maans ; Bed-
were & Kay, and20 Lygers, Erl of Boloigne ; Vrtegi,21 erl of Baat,22
24 Aloth, erl of Wynchestre ; Curgale, erl of Chestre ; and23 Holdeyn,
erl of Flaundres : f ise were f e grete Lordes fat Kyng1 Arthure Loste
in fat bataile amonges24 of ere worfi kny3tes ; and somme he lete
entere in25 Abbayes by fe centre, 26and some he lete bene27 borne
28 into here owen contre26; and fe Emperowrres body he lete take
and put oppon a bere, & sent hit to Kome, and sent to say to f e
Romaynss fat ' as for Britaigne & Fraunce whiche fat he helde,
of ere truage he wolde none28 paie; and if3 fai 29axend him eny
32 of ere,29 ri^t suche30 he wolde ham paye.' U Kyng31 Arthur1 lete
1 MS. >at. 2 mette DO. 3 om. 0. 4 >at one D. on 0.
5 & what 0. 6 see 0. 7 of >e 0. 8 om. D. 9 & J>e O.
io_io powejo D. more streng>e 0. n om. DO. 12~13 am. D.
13 on D. 14 leaf 45. 15 I-chacede D. 16 -16 fo it DO. when R.
17-17 in j,e Morne 0. 18-18 om. D. 19 ylost 0. 20 om. D.
21 Yrgeti DO. ^ Baat 0. ^ & aftir 0. M amonge D. among 0.
25 at D. 26-26 om.. D. » be 0. 28 not 0.
29-29 axede him eny o)>ere truage^ D. axed ony o>er truage 0.
30 such truage 0. 31 >e kyng 0.
88 Mordred is traitorous, & rebels against Arthur. [CH. LXXXVII
bere Kay to Kenen, his owen castel, and fere he was enterede;
and Ligers was born1 to Boloyne, fere fat he was lorde; and
Holdeyn was borne1 to Flaundres, & fere he was enterede ; and
allethe of ere he lete entier 2wif michel honowr2 in Abbayes & in 4
house} of Religioun in f e contrey fere fat fai were dede. 11 And?
Arthure him-self soiowrnede fe3 same 301-6 in Burgoigne 4wif his5
host, and fou$t fat6 same 3ere follewyng1 passe fe mount7 loye, &
haue gone8 to Rome,9 forto haue10 take fe citee, and haue put fe 8
Romayns in subieccion ; but f e wickede tiraunt Mordrede him
lettede,11 as after 30 shul here.
How Mordrede fe traitour1 to whome Kyng1 Arthure tok his
lande to kepe, and his castelles,12 and helde hit a^eynes 12
him. IT Capitwfo IT Octogesimo 1T Septi?rco.
WHen 13Kyng Arthure13 hade taken14 to Mordrede his reaume
to kepe, and was gone a^eynes fe Emperoure of Rome, &
was passede fe see, Mordrede anone toke homages and feautes of al 16
ham fat were in fis lande, and wolde haue hade fe lande15 to his
owen vse, and 16toke castelles about,16 and lete ham arraie ; and
after his falsenesse he dede anofere grete wrong1, ffor, a^eynes f e
law of Cristiente, he toke17 his owen Ernes wif1, as a traitour shulde, 20
and ordeynede him a grete hoste a^eynes Arthures comyng, to halde
the lande a^eyns him wif strengf for euermore, and to slee Kyng
Arthure yf 18 he my$t ; and lete sende by f e Gee and lande, and lete
assemble Paynymes and cristen peple ; and he sent to Saxones and 24
to Danoys19 forto help him. and also Mordrede sende20 to Chel-
drik, to done21 men come to him out of Saxoyne, fat was a worfi
Due, and bihi^t22 him, if fat he brou^t wif him23 peple,24 he wolde
graunt him25 al fe lande fram blonde HumbeiJ vnto Scotland', and 28
al fe lande fat Engist hade 26of Vortigers ^ifte, When fat he hade
spousede his doubter. And Cheldrik come wif grete strengf 27and
power*27 of Peple : and Mordrede him28 assemblede also in his half,
fat fai hade xl M* of stronge kny^tes when fat5 fai hade nede. 32
1 bore 0. 2~2 om. D. with mych honour 0. 3 ]>at 0.
4 leaf 45, back. * om. D. 6 >e DO. 7 mount of DO. 8 go 0.
9 Rome al DO. 10 om. DO. n lette DO. 12 castett D.
is-13 Arthure the kyng^ D. Arthur >e kyng 0. 14 take O.
15 lande al D. i6_ie nome castett D. nome Castels aboute 0.
17 nome DO. 18 yf )>at 0. 19 Danes 0. 20 sent 0. 21 do D.
22 behete 0. ** him miche D. hym mych 0. 24 om. 0.
25 him in heritage for euermore D. hyw in herytage for euermore 0.
26 leaf 46. *-* om. D. w hade D. had 0.
CH. LXXXVIII] Mordred fights Arthur at Sea, and flees. 89
How Arthure enchacede1 Mordrede pe traitour, and how he
was slayne, and 2Kyng Arthure also2 wondede to pe3
dethe. 11 Capitulo U Octogesimo H Octauo.
4 ~T~WT"Hen pis tydynges4 come to Kyng Arthure pere pat5 he was
f f in Burgoyne, he was ful sore annoiede, and toke al
Fraunce to Hoel forto kepe, wip haluendele6 his men, & prcdede
him pat he wolde hit kepe til pat lie comen7 a^eyne, ffor him-self
8 wolde wende into Britaigne and avenge him oppon Mordrede pot
was his traitoure ; and 8fourp went8 his waye, and come to Swit-
sand', & made his men to5 gone9 into shippe, & wolde haue arryuede
at Sandewiche, and brou^t wip him an10 grete hoste of Fraunce also
12 wip his owen lande. but er1 pat he myght come to lande wip his
peple pat were comen11 out of pe shippis, Mordrede was comen wip
aH his power, and $af a stronge bataile, so pat Kyng Arthure loste
meny a man er1 pat he mi^t 12 comen to land'12; ffor pe?'e was Gaweyn
16 his Neve we slayne, and Anguissel pat helde Scotland', and meny
opere, wherof Kyng1 Arthure was ful sory. ^ But after pat pai
were comen13 to lande, Mordrede myght nougt a^eynes him endure,
but anone was 14descomfitede, and flede pens fat15 same ny^t Wip
20 his men, and oppon )>e morwe16 come to London; but ]?o of the
citee wolde nou^t soffre ham17 come in ; and fro pens ho fledde to
Wynchestre, and J?ere18 helde him wij? his peple pat 19 with him
come.19 Kyng Arthure20 lete take pe body of21 Gaweyn his cosyn,
24 & pe body of Anguissel, and lete ham 22bene borne22 into Scotland?
into23 her* owen centre, and pere pai wrere enterede.
H And 24 anone after1 pat,24 Kyng Arthur1 toke25 his wey to
destroie Mordrede ; and he fledde fro pens into Cornewaile. U The
28 Quene Gunnore, pat was Kyng Arthures wif1, pat po soiournede at
1, and herde pat Mordrede was 26 fledde pens pat he was,26 and
nou^t endure a^eynes Kyng Arthure, she was sore adrade, and
hade grete doute, and wist nou^t what was best al forto done,27 for
32 she wiste wel28 here lorde Kyng1 Arthure wolde nou^t29 of her1 haue
1 enchase D. 2-2 also >at Kyng Arthure was DO. 3 om. DO.
4 tydyng* DO. 5 om. D. 6 haluendele of D. haluendel of 0.
7 come DO. 8~8 went forth D. 9 go 0. 10 a DO. u come 0.
2— 12 come to Lande with his peple D. come to londe 0.
13 come 0. 14 leaf 46, back. 15 the D. >e 0. 16 morne D.
17 him D. hym 0. 18 >ere he 0.
19—19 corne w;th him D. -with hym comen 0. 20 om. O.
21 MS. has of Arthur1 with Arthur1 scratched out. **-** be bore DO.
23 in 0. 24-^ after anon D. aftir anon 0. ^ nome DO.
^-^ fley D. * do 0. >28 wel >at DO. » neuer D. neuere 0.
90 Arthur leats Mordred, who is slain. [OH. LXXXVIII-IX
mercy, for pe grete shame pat she to him hade done; and toke1
her* wai priuely2 wip iiij men 3and wip no mo,3 & come to
Kerlioun, and 4pere she4 duellede al her* 5lifes tyme, pat5 neuer
was seyn amonges folc, her lif duryng1. U Arthure wist patf 4
Mordrede was fledde into Cornewail. he6 lete sende after his men
into Scotland, & into7 Northumberland vnto Humber1, and lete
assemble folc wipout noumbre, & come8 fro pens into Cornevvaile to
seche and pwsue after Mordrede. and Mordrede hade assemblede9 8
al j>e folc of1 Cornwayle, and hade peple wipoute nombre, & wist
pat1 10 Arthure Was 11comyng1. he11 hade leuer1 to12 Dye and tak
his chaunce, pan longer1 flee, and abode and $af an harde bataile to
Kyng Arthur1 & to his peple, so pat so miche peple was slayn, — 12
What in pat1 one halfe13 and in pat oper, — pat noman wiste who
pat12 hade pe better partie. IT But so hit bifelle at the laste, pat
Mordrede was slayn, and al his folc, and al pe gode chiualry pat
Kyng1 Arthure hade gaderede and norisshede of dinerse}14 landes; 16
and also pe noble Knyghtes of pe rounde table, pat so miche15 were
preisede prou$ al pe worlde, weren16 pere slayn ; and Arthure him
self was wondede to pe deth. butQie lete him bene17 born in a liter
to Auyoun, to bene17 helede of his wondes ; and ^itte pe Britons 20
supposcn pat he Leuep in a-nopere lande, and pat he shal come $it
and conquere al Britaigne; but certes pis is pe prophecie of
Merlyn : he saide pat his dep shulde bene17 dotous ; and he saide
sothe, for men perof ^itte hauen18 doute, and shal19 for euermore, as 24
me20 saip, for men weten21 nou^t whepe?' pat he leuep22 or is dede.J
H Arthure was born23 to Auyoun pe xxij24 ^ere of his regne After
pe Incarnacioun of oure lorde Ihesu Crist1 v. C and xlvj*1
How Kyng Arthure delyuerede pe 25 reame to Constantyn, pe 28
sone of Cador, his nevew. IT Capitulo U Octogesimo
U Nono.
WHenne Kyng Arthure wist pat he mi^t no longer* regne, he
lete come bifore him Constantyne, pat was Cadore^26 sone, 32
erl of Corn wail, his cosyn, and to him bitoke al his reaume, and to
1 nome DO. 2 pryuelych D. 3-3 wi)>-out mo D. wit/kmte mo 0.
-1-4 \>ere D. >ere nome & \>ere sche 0. 5~5 lif and D. lyf >at 0.
6 and DO. 7 om. DO. 8 went D. comen 0.
9 assemblede to him D. Assembled' to hym 0. 10 leaf 47.
"-11 Comyng< & D. comynge & 0. 12 om. D. 13 side D.
14 dyuerse D. diuers 0. " 15 michel D. 16 were 0. 17 be DO.
18 haue 0. 19 am. 0. 2° he 0. 21 wete DO. * leue 0.
23 bore 0. M xij D. ^ >is D. M Cador 0.
CH. xc-i] King Constantyne dies. Mordred's sons. 91
him saide, & bade him perof1 to bene1 Kyng1 til pat he come a^eyne,
for-asmiche as he hade none heire of1 his body bigeten : and grete
harme was hit pat 2soche a noble2 Kyng1, and so doughty, hade
4 none3 childe of his body bigeten4; 5but al ping pat God wil haue
done,6 moste 7bene done,7 Whos name ben8 blessede wipouten ende !
Amen.
How Kyng Constantyne was werrede of Mordredws ij sones.
8 Capitulo Nonogesimo.
THis Constance9 was a noble knyghf and a worpi of body ; and
po ij sones pat Mordrede hade bigeten,10 hade grete en[u]y to
Constantyne, pat po was cronede kyng1 ; and so pat11 pai bigonne to
12 meve werr1 a^eynes him, and assemblede a grete hoste of ham pat
12 were to-fore12 wip Mordrede, and13 hade bene dryuen away.14
pai deden15 miche sorwe 16prou3 al pat16 lande-: pat o17 broper
.ordeynede him to London forto take pe citee, and pat opere to
16 Wynchestre; but Constantyn come 18to London18 and slough him
pat was pe>-e ; and after*, he went to Wynchestre, and slough him
pat pere was also, so pat bope his enemys were dede. and when
Constantyn had regnede worpely iiij ^er1, he deide, & lip at London.
20 Of 19 pe Kynges 19 Adelbright and of Edelf1. C&pitulo Nono-
gesimo p/lmo.
After Kyng Constantynits deth pere were ij kynges in Britaigne :
pat on me callede Adelbright, pat was a Danoys, pat20 helde
24 pe contre of Northfolc and Southfolc; pat1 opere hi^t Edelf, and
was a Britoun, pat21 helde Nichole, Lyndeseye, and al pe lande
vnto Humbert 11 pise ij kynges faste werrede to-gederes,22 but
afterwarde pai were accorded!, and louede to-gedei023 as pai 24haden
28 bene borne of o body.24 11 The Kyng Edelf1 hade a sustre pat me
callede Orewenne, and he $af here prou^ grete frendeship to Kyng
Adelbright to wif, and he bigate on25 here a dough ier pat me callede
ArgeritiH. and in pe pridde ^ere after*, him come vppon26 a stronge
I be DO. 2-2 so noble a DO. 3 no DO. 4 begete 0.
5 leaf 47, back. 6 do 0. 7~7 be done D. be do O. 8 be D.
9 Constantyne D. Constantyn 0. 10 biget D. bygete 0.
II om. 0. 12-12 wern bifore D. ben byfore 0. 13 }>at D.
14 away & DO. 15 dede 0. 16-16 brou^-oute }>e D. 17 on D.
18-18 om. D. 19-19 Kyng D. 20 and DO. 21 & DO.
22 to-gidere 0. >23 to-ged«res D.
24—24 na(je i-jejjg borne breferne D. had be bore of o body 0.
25 in DO. 26 vpon hym 0.
92 King Adelbright is slain by Havelok's sons. [CH. xcii-ui
1sikenesse, fat nedes he moste dye; and he sent to Kyng Edelf
his brother-in-lawe, that he shulde come and speke with him ; & he
come to him with gode wille. II Tho praiede he the [king], and
coniurede also in the name of God, fat after when he were dede, he 4
shulde tak1 ArgentiH his doubter, & f e lande, & fat he kepte here
wel, and norisshede2 in his Chaumbre. and when she were of age
he shulde 3done here bene3 marede to fe strongest and worfieste
man fat he my^t fynde, and fan he shalde $elde4 vp her* lande 8
a^eyne. Edelf hit g?mmtede, and by oth hit confermede 5at his
power*.5 11 And when Adelbright was dede and enterede, Edelfe
toke fe damisel Argentil, and norisshede her) in his chaumbre, and
she bicome fe faireste creature fat6 eny man 7my3t fynde.7 12
How fe8 Kyng Edelf1 mariede fe damisel Argentil to a
knaue of his Kechyne. Cap^wto iiij &8 xij°.
THis Kyng Edelf, fat was Yncle to the Damisel Argentil,
bifou^t how fat he myght falseliche9 haue fe lande fram his 16
nece for euermore; & falsely, a^eynes his oth, fou^t to desceyu fe
damiseri, and mariede here to a knaf of his kechyne fat me callede
Curan10; and he bicome fe worfiest man8 & strongest11 of body
fat eny man wiste in eny lande fat f o leuede ; and to him he f ou^t 20
here shendefully haue mariede forto haue hade hir* lande afterward ;
but he was clene desceyuede. IT ffor fis Curan12 was Hauelockes
sone, fat was Kyng of Kirkelane in Denmark ; and fis Curan con-
querede his wifes landes, and slough Kyng Edelf fat was his wifes 24
Vncle, & hade al here lande as 13in anofer stede hit tellef more
oppenly; and he ne regnede but iij ^ere, for Saxoynes and Danoys14
him quellede ; and fat was grete harme to al Britaigne ; and
Britons bere him to Stonehynge, and fere fai8 him enterede wif 28
michel15 honoure and solempnite.
Of16 Kyng Conan. Capitulo Nonogesimo Tercio.
After fis Curan, regnede Conan, 17fat was17 his cosyn, fat was
a wonder proude kny^t18 and regnede.19 he coufe20 haue no 32
maner loue, but euer1 he was medlyng wif his owen peple, and toke
1 leaf 48. 2 norisshe here D. 3-3 do her* be D. do here be 0.
4 3eue DO. 5~5 his prayer* DO. 6 ]>at myght lyue or 0.
7-7 wist D. fynde 0. 8 om. DO. 9 falsely D. falsly 0.
10 Hykke Curan 0. n strongest man D. strongest man 0.
12 Curan J>at 0. la leaf 48, back. u Danes 0.
16 om. D. mych 0. 16 Of }>e 0. 17~17 om. D. 18 man 0.
19 regnede & D. regned' & 0. ^ coude not 0.
CH. xciv] King Certif. The Saxons ask G-urmond for help. 93
his Vncle wip werre, and helde1 his ij childerne.2 U The Saxoynes
werrede a3eynes him oftetymes, but he ham3 ouercome at pe laste;
& so he was in pees al his lif es 4 tyme ; and he regnede xiiij }ere,
4 and after,5 he6 deide, and U lip at London.
Of Kyng Certif; and of Gurmonde, pat come proii3 paynemys7
into Britaigne. C&pitulo Nonogesimo Quarto.
After pis Conan, regnede his cosyn Certif1, pat was bihatede of
aH his peple, and noting bilouede. and' pis Certif loste al
Britaigne prou^ werre. And in his tyme felle pat8 grete meschief
in9 Britaigne, pat Cristendome was destroede, and alle pe Britons
were dryuen oute, &9 pe lande loste10 wipouten11 eny recoueryng*12;
12 but afterwarde lefte pe lande to Saxoynes, as 30 shul afterwarde
hure. U For in pat tyme pere was a paynyme pat me callede
Gurmonde, pat was pe Kynges sone Daufrik1, of pe Paynymes folc,
pat hade pe reaume after* his fader, and was kyng1, saf he biquap &
16 $af hit to his broper, and saide pat6 he wolde13 neuer bene14 kyng1
but3 if he might 15conquere and gete15 a reaume in a16 stmunge
contrey; for he was bolde, and ek<3 stronge of body. & of him
17prophecied Merlyn, and saide pat 'he shulde bene14 a wolf* of pe
20 see ' ; and 18 lete assemble paynymes wipout 19 nombre, and lete
apparaile shippis, and went by meny londes, and toke homages
and feautes of meny. and so he went by pe16 see fram lande to
lande, & conquerede diuerses20 Jandes, so pat he come to21 Irland?,
24 and conquered pat 22lande, pat22 ofte-tymes werrede vppon Brit
aigne,23 and Britons24 vppon ham; and often25 26wonnen, & ofte26
losten,27 and ^euen hostages to Britons, and so pai senten28 to
Gurmond', pere pat he was in Irland', pat he shulde come into
28 Britaigne, and helpe ham a^eynes29 pe Britons, to helpe ham
deliuere30 pat lande of ham; and pai wolde 31 him holde31 gladly
for her lorde ; for he was a paynyme, and pai were paynemes, and
pe Britons were cristen : wel au^t him32 pan ham forto helpe, so as
1 quelde D. welde 0. 2 sones D. 3 om. 0. 4 lif D. lyf 0.
8 aftirward* 0. 6 om. DO. 7 Parys 0. 8 \>e D. 9 of D.
10 lost D. y-lost 0. n with-oute 0. 12 retowrne D. recouere 0.
13 nolde 0. 14 be DO. 15 gete and conquere D. 16 om. D.
17 leaf 49. 18 and he DO. 19 withouten D.
20 diuerse D. diners 0. 21 into DO. 22-22 om. D.
23 Brytonys 0. 24 britayne D. 25 ofte D. 26-26 om. 0.
27 lost D. » senden D. sent 0. w 3ens 0.
30 MS. has deliuerede with the last de underlined for erasure.
31-31 holde hym 0. *» he 0.
94 Gurmond & the Saxons drive out the Britons. [CH. xciv-v
fai weren1 of on law. IT When Gurmond herde fis praier*, he
hastede him as miche as he mi^t, and arryuede in Scotland*, and
come into Northumberlond? fere fat f e Saxones were duellyng1 ; &
fai confermede fe couenaunte} bituene2 ham, fat were made by of es 4
and by hostages, forto beren3 him trew fay, & halde him for lorde,
and paye to him truage by $ere. 1F Tho bigonne fe Saxoynes &
fe Aufricans to4 destroye, robbe and brenne tounes, and destroye
5al ping1, as inichel5 as fai my^t, and sparede6 neifere man, woman, 8
ne child e, Lewede ne lernede,7 fan8 alle fai quellede, & caste adoun
tounws, & castelle,9 & cherches, & so put fai al fe lande to10 grete
destruccioun. nAnd as sone as the Britons11 my$t 12flee,13 fai
fledde fens, as wel poer1 as ryche, Bisshoppis, Abbotes, Chanons, 12
& alle of ere, grete and smale ; somme into litel Britaign, & some
into Cornwail ; alle f o fat shippis mi^t hane.
How14 Kyng Gurmonde drof fe4 Kyng Certif to Chichestre,
and quellede fe Britons, & froii}4 quey[n]tise H gete 16
the tonne. [Capitulo nonagesimo quinto.]
SErtif fe4 kyng, fleye fens into15 Chichestre, fat fo was a gode
cite and a4 strong, and fere helde him xx daies. and fis
Gurmonde hit bisegede ; but f e citee was so strong1 fat he mi^t 20
nou^t 16hit gete16 be no maner1 engyne fat he my^t done.17 fo
bif ou^t f ai oppon a grete queyntise forto brenne the toune : f ai
maden18 engynes of19 glew and of nettes, and token20 peces of tundei0
&21 fire, and bonde to22 spar we23 feet, & afterward lete ham flee; 24
and fai 24fley anon ry$t,24 and loggede ham in fe toune fere fat her4
nestes were, and in stackes & in euesynges of house25; & fe fire
biganne anone to tende and brenne26 al fe toune. and* whenne fe
Britons saw fe toune brenne on27 euery side, fai hiede ham out, and 28
fau^t; but anone fai were slayn & descomfitede. and whiles fe
bataile durede, fe kyng p?*iuely 28hud him, &28 stale away into
Walys, & men wiste neuer where29 he bicome; & so was fe toun
1 were 0. 2 bituene D. betwen 0. bitue R. 3 ber" D. bere 0.
4 om. D. 5— 5 as michel D. al thing in-as-mych 0. 6 spare D.
7 lered' 0. 8 >at D. J>at 0. 9 Castels 0. 10 in D.
n-u & as fast as J>ei D. & as sone as >ey 0. 12 leaf 49, back.
13 fleen D. 14 How >e D. 15 vnto D. to 0.
16-16 get >at citee D. gete ]>at Cytee 0. 17 do 0.
18 made D. 19 with DO. * tok D. 21 & of DO.
22 to >e D. hem to j>e 0. M sparowes 0.
^-^ anone ri3t fley D. anon right fley 0. 25 houses 0.
26 brennede D. brent 0. ** in DO. 28— w om. D. ^ qwer sic 0.
CH. xcvi] ' Britain ' changed to 'England ' & given 7 Kings. 95
of Chichestre taken1 & destroiede. and after*, went Gurmonde, &
destroiede citees & tounes fat neuer were afterward made a^eyne, as
it is seen ^itte in meny stedes.
4 How fis lande was clepede Engeland' for }>e name of Engist ;
and how meny Kynges 2were 3made2 after3 in fe Londe.
IT Capitulo Nonogesimo Sexto.
WHen Gurmonde hade4 wastede and destroiede al fe lande
frou^-out, he $af fe londe to fe5 Saxones ; and6 fai toke hit
wif gode wille, for f e Saxones longe tyme hade desirede hit, for-as-
miche as fai were of Engistes Kynrede, fat first hade al f e lande of
Britain; and fo lete ham bene7 callede Englisshemen,8 for-asrniche
12 as in his tyme hit was callede Engistes lande, when he hade con-
querede it of9 Vortiger fat hade spousede his doubter, but Irani10 f e
tyme fat Brut come11 ferst into12 Engeland, fis land was callede
Britaigne, & fe folc Britons, til fe tyme fat fis Gurmond eftesones
16 conquerede hit & $af it vnto13 Saxom^s, and fai anone ri^t chaunged
fe name, as 14bifore is14 saide. IF And when fis was done, Gur
mond passede oner into Fraunce, & fere conquered meny londes, &
destroed aH15 cristen peple fere fat he come, and fe Danois16
20 duellede in fis17 lande, & bigonne faste hit18 inhabit at here owen
wille ; and fai wolde haue made newe kynges and lordes, but fai
my^t neuer assenten19 to haue onelich o kyng, forto bene7 to him
entendaunt : and f erf ore fai 20maden meny20 kynges 21in diue?*ses21
24 shires, as hit was in Engistes tyme. 11 The ferst kyngdome was
Kent, and fat22 of ere Southsex,23 and f e f ridde Westsex, and fe ferf
Estsex, and5 fe fifte Northumberland*, and fe sixte Estangle, fat is
to seyn Northfolc & Southfolc, and fe seuenej? Merchenoroth, and
28 fat is f e Erl24dome of Mchole,25 Huntyngdon and26 Hereford!, Glou-
cestre, Wynchestre, Wamvyk 27 and Darby ; and so departede 28 f e
Englisshe-men 28 al Engeland? into 29 vij parties. 1T And after1,30 hit
1 tak1 D. 2-a weren y-made 0. 3 leaf 50. 4 hast 0.
5 om. 0. 6 anon DO. 7 be DO.
8 Englisshmen for encheson) of Engistes name & }>e lond? fey lete Calle
Ingelond' in here langage & fe folk ben called Englissninen 0.
9 of kyng 0. 10 fro D. n MS. cocome.
12 MS. has into fr, with fr underlined for omission ; in D.
13 vnto >e DO. 14-14 it is afore 0. 15 om. D.
16 Saxoynes D. Danes 0. 17 the D. 18 it to D. 19 assent DO.
20-20 made diuerse D. 21-21 in al D. in diuers 0. 22 ]>er D.
23 Sussex 0. a* leaf 50, back. ** Lyucolne D. 26 om. DO.
27 Warwyk* DO. Warr> R. '*-'* Englyssli 0. » in 0.
ao after >at D.
96 Pope Gregory & English children. St. Austin lands in Kent.
bifelle fat fo kynges werrede 1to-gederes ofte-tymes1; and euer he
J>at was strongest binome ham2 fat were3 feblest; & so hit was
longe tyme fat fai nade no kyng1 cronede amonges ha?ft, ne no cristen
men was fo amonges ham, ne cristendome neifere, but were4 pay- 4
nemys 1. $ere, til fat seynt Gregori was pope5 of Rome, fat hade
seyne childerne of f e nacioun in f e citee of Eome, fat were wonder5
faire creatwres, & hade grete wille and desire ham forto6 biholde,
and axede of f e marchauntes whens fai were, & of what nacioun ; & 8
men7 tolde him fat fai were of Engeland*, & Englisshe8 fai were
callede ; but fai and aH f e peple of Engeland were paynemes, &
bileuede nou^ in9 God?. 1F "Alias," quod seynt Gregori, "wel
mow fai 10bene callede10 Englissh, for fai haue fe visages11 of 12
Angeles; and ferfor wel au$t 12ham fen ben cristen men.12" And
for fis enchesoun seynt Gregor sent seynt Austyne into Engeland?,
and xl. goode men wif him, fat were of gode lif, and holy men, to
p?*eche and13 teche, and to conuerte fe Englisshe peple, and ham 16
twne to God? : and fat was in fe vj $ere fat seynt Gregor hade
bene Pope,14 fat is to seyne, after f e Incarnacioun of oure Lorde
Ihesu Crist, v. C. iiij and15 vij $ere, as fe cronicles tellef.16
How Seynt Austyne baptisede & conuertede Kyng Adelbright, 20
and ij bisshopis fat he callede17 his felawes. C&pitulo
iiij xvij°.
WHen Seynt Austyne come ferst into Engeland?, he 18arryuede
19 in fe lie19 of Tenet1, and so passede fourth, & come vnto 24
Kauuterbery, and fere soiournede. And Kyng Adelbright of
Kent, fat was of f e lynage of Engist, faire vnderfong seynt Austyn
& his felowes wif michel20 honozjr, & 21ham fonde21 al fat ham
nedede ; & ferfermore he $af ham a faire place fat now is callede 28
fe Abbay of seynt Austynws, in whiche place he lif hira-self
shrinede. U This Kyng1 Adelbright was a gode man, and wif
godewel herde seynt Austymjs predicaciouns, and ^af him leue to
1-1 ofte-tyme togedre D. often- tymes to-gidere 0.
2 hym 0. 3 was 0. 4 weren 0.
5 0 has pope struck out, and bisshope written in margin, in same (?) hand.
6 to D. 7 >ai D. 8 englisshe-nien D. 9 vpon 0.
10—10 caiied' be 0. n visage D. vysage 0.
12-12 j,a j,an bene cristen D. >ey J>at be cristene 0. 13 & to 0.
14 0 has pope struck out, and bisshope written over. I5 om. D.
16tellesD. 17madeD. made of 0. 18 leaf 51.
19-19 at Totten sic 0. ™ mych 0. 21-21 fonde ham D.
CH. xcvn] St. Austin & Rays tails. He ordains 2 Bishops. 97
preche prou^1 al his lande of Kent, to tot^rne & to2 conuerte 3to
him al ]>e peple3 pat he mi^t. U Hit bifelle4 so afterwarde, prou$
Goddes grace, pat in litel tyme pe kyng him-self was conuertede
4 5to Gode,5 and all his peple of1 his 6 lande was6 baptisede. And in
the 7mene-while pat7 pe peple twrnede ham to God', seynt Austyn
come to Rochestre, and pere prechede Goddes worde.8 pe paynemys
perfor him scornede, and caste on9 him righe tailes, so pat al his
8 mantel was hongede ful of righe tailes ; and for more despite pai 10
caste oppon him11 pe guttes of ryghe & of ffisshe ; wherfore pe gode
man seynt Austyn was sore agreuede,12 and prayede to God13 pat alle
]>Q childerne pat shulde 14bene borne14 afterwarde in pat citee of
12 Rouchestre moste haue tailes. IF And when pe Kyng herde and
wist of pis vengeance pat15 was falle prou^ seynt Austynws praier1,
he lete make an house in pe2 honoure of God?, wherein wyramen
shulde haue childerne at pe bruges ende, in 16 whiche hous wymmen
1 6 17 ^it bep delyuere 17 of childe. U When 18 seynt Gregory hade 19 herde
tel pat20 pe Englisshe-men were twrnede to Gode, and conuertede,
He sent to seynt Austyn his Pallyoun, by a bisshop pat me callede
Paulyn, and made him primate & Erchebisshop 21of al Engeland',
20 And sent him22 worde pan22 pat he shulde23 make bisshopis in pe
land*. And anone as seynt Austyn hade pe Pallioun of pe 22 dignite
of pe erchebisshop, he made ij bisshoppes of his felawes pat come
wip him fram24 Rome : on pat me2 callede Mellite, & he duellede
24 at London, And pat opere me callede lustyn, pat helde pe dignite
of Rouchestre. U And pis25 bisshop Mellyt26 went to preche into
Essex, & baptisede pe kyng of pe centre, pat me callede Sicwith,
pat was Kyng Adelbright^ cosyn, his sustres27 sone. IF This
28 lustyn e went to preche in Southsex", & twrnede miche of pe peple
to28 god*; and seynt Austyne went him-self prechyng prou^-oute
29 pe lande.29
1 }mrgh-out 0. 2 om. 0. 3~3 >e peple vn-to hym al 0.
4 fel D. 5-5 om. D. 6— 6 house-holde & of the lande weren D.
7— 7 mene-tyme whil D. mene-tyme whyle 0. 8 MS. wrorde.
9 vppon D. 10 the sic D. n. oppon him D. on hym 0. oppon R.
12 annoyede & greuede D. anoyed' 0.
13 MS. gode with the e underlined for omission.
14-14 be borne D. be bore 0. 15 J>at pus D. 16 in the D.
17-17 jit of the Citee beth delyuerede D. ?yt of >e Cytee be deliuered' 0.
18 And when D. 19 om. D. 20 how DO.
21 leaf 51, back. ** om. DO.
23 shulde ]?an ordeyne & D. >an schuld2 ordeyne & 0.
24 fro 0. a* >e 0. 26 Mellite >o D. Mellyt >o 0.
27 suster D. Suster 0. » vnto 0. a»-aB Engelond^ DO.
BRUT. H
98 Wales refuses St. Austin & the Pope. It is to be invaded.
How seynt Austyne went into Walys, fere fat ]>e Britouns
were; & how1 fai nolde nou^t bene2 obedient to ]>e Erche-
bisshop of Kanterbury. Capitulo iiij° xviij0.
WHen al Engeland? was baptisede and? ttmiede to God?, seynt 4
Austyn went into fat lande ]>ere fat fe Britons were, and
forto kepe haw fro3 Englisshe-men, fat is to seyn,4 into Walys, &
fere5 he founde monkes & Abbayes, & vij bisshoppes; for )>e
Britons destroiede6 alwai7 )>e cristen peple fat seynt Austyne hade 8
baptisede,8 & saide to f e bisshoppes fat ' he was a legate of Rome,
& priinat of al Engeland?, & fat fai shulde9 by al resoun to him
bene10 obedient.' And fai saide fat 'fai nolde but to fe Erche-
bisshop of Kerlyoun ' ; & saide ' fai nolde neuer, for no maner 1 2
f ing1, bene obedient vnto f e Englisshe-men ' ; " ffor f e Englisshe-
nim," fai saide, "bef n oure aduersaries & oure enemys,and hauen12
dryuen vs out of oure owen centre ; & we bef n Cristen men, and
euer haf12 bene; & fe Englisshe-men 1314hauef euermore14 bene 16
Paynymes, but now late fat fai bef15 conuertede." IT Seynt
Austyne rny^t 16of ham16 none of ere ansuere haue,17 but saide18
apertely fat 'fai nolde neuer 19haw meke19 to him ne to fe20
peple21 of Rome.' And seynt Austyne t^^rnede fo a^eyne to Kyng 20
Adelbright, fat was kyng of Kent, and tolde him fat fis22 folc
23wolde nou^t23 to no man bene24 obedient25 but to fe Erche-
bisshop of Kerlyoun. and when f e Kyng herde fis, he was sore
annoiede, and saide fat he wolde ham destroye, & sent to Elfride,26 24
Kyng of Northumberland?, fat was his20 frende, fat he shulde come
to him wif27 al fe power28 fat he my^t, & fat he wolde29 mete
him at Leycestre, and fro 30 fens fai wolde gone 31 into Walys, &
destroye fe Erchebisshop of Kerlyoun, & alle fo32 fat hade refusede 28
seynt Austyn.
1 >at 0. 2 be D. 3 from 0. 4 say 0.
5 \>ere he fonde DO. ]>ere R. 6 dystroyeden 0. 7 alwayes D.
8 conuertede D. conuerted* 0. 9 shulde be D.
10 am. D. be 0. " ben 0. )2 haue DO.
13 leaf 52. 14~14 haue eu<?re D. han euermore 0.
15 bene D. ben 0. 16-16 om. 0. 17 haue of hem 0.
18 sayden D. seyden 0. 19~19 meke hem 0. ^ om. 0.
21 pope D. pope struck out and bisshop written in the margin 0.
22 his 0. 23~23 nolde noujt bene D. nold? not be 0.
24 om. DO. * obedient ne to nora o]>er man 0. * Elbright D.
27 in D. w hast D. » shulde D. schulde 0.
30 from 0. 31 go D. ** om. D.
CH. xcix] King of Leicester slain. Britons rout English. 99
How Kyng- Adelbr[i]ght and fe1 Kyng- Elfride quellede
Brecyual, fat was a Kyng of Britons fat helde f e contre of
Leicestre. C&pitulo Nonogesimo ix°.
4 ITT" It bifelle so fat fere was a Kyng Britoun fat helde fe
i 1 contre of Leycestre, and al fe cuntre aboute him, of
Brecyual. And fis Kyng Briton herde telle fat fo ij Englisshe
kyng^ wolde2 mete fere at Leycestre, forto wende into Walys.3
8 he lete ordeyne al f e power fat he hade, forto fei^t wif f ise ij
kynges; but litil hit availede him, for his folc fat he hade was*
slayn, & him-self fledde, & loste his lande^ for euermore. ^1 And
fise ij kynges, Adelbright and5 Elfride, duellede 6 awhile at
12 Leycestre,6 & departede fe lande amonges ham, & toke7 homages
& feautes of fe8 folc of fe cuntree; and after1, fai wenten9 towarde
Walys, & 10fo of Walys hade herde telle of fe scoinfitwre of11
Brecyual hade at12 Leycestre, and were wonder* sore adrade of f o ij
16 kynges, and toke13 and chose amonges ham gode men & holy, of
heremytes, monkes and prestes, and 14 of ere folc grete plente, fat
wenten15 bare-fote and wolward?, forto haue mercy of fo ij kynges.
U But fo16 kynges were17 so sterne and so wicked e fat fai nolde
20 neuer speke with ham, but quellede ham euerychon — Alias fe
sorwe ! — for fai ne sparede ha??^ nomore fan 18fe wolfe doth fe18
shepe, but smyten of 19fe heuedes of19 euerychon; & so al were
fere martrede fat to ham come, fat is to vnderstonde, vc. & xl.
24 U And after,20 f o ij kynges went 21 to Bangor, forto quelle al f o x
fat fai 22my^t fere22 fynde of fe Britons. And when fe Britons fat
herde, fai assemblede & ordeynede al here power* forto fi^t wif
ham. H fo was fe?*e a Britoun23 in Walys, fat me callede Bledrik*
28 of Cornwaile, fat so?7?,me-tyme was lorde of Deuenshire, but f e
Kyng Adelbright hade dryuen him into Walys, and ^eue24 him
bataile ; and at fat bataile was Kyng Adelbright slayne, & Elfride25
woundede sore, & forsoke f e felde, & f e most parte 26 of his folc
32 slayn ; and Elfride fleye 27 into Northumberland!, fat was his owen
1 om. D. 2 wolden 0. 3 Walys and D. 4 weren D. were 0.
5 MS. and Edelf, with Edelf underlined for omission; om. D.
6-6 at Leycestre awhile D. 7 token DO. 8 om. 0.
9 went D. wente 0. 10 leaf 52, back. n >at DO.
12 of 0. 13 nome 0. 14 & of DO. 15 wenten 0. weren R.
16 the D. 17 weren D. 18-18 wolfes done D.
19-19 nere hedes 0. 2° afterwarde D. afterward' 0.
21 went fro )>ens DO. a8-82 Jwre mi3t D.
23 baron DO. « ?af D. 25 Eldryd 0. » partye D.
27 flye 0.
100 Cadiv aladre & Elf rid are friends. Their sons quarrel. [CH. c
lande ; and afterwarde be peple of Leycestresfo're made wib strengb
Cadwaladre, bat was Brecyuale} sone, Kyng of Leycestre, & lie
after1 regnede nobli & wif grete2 honoure.
How Cadewaladre, 3Jwt was3 Kyng1 of Leycestre, and Elfride, 4
Kyng of Northumberland', weren4 frendes; & of be debate
fat after was bituene Edwyne & Cadewalayn, bat were
5bofe here5 sones. Capitulo Centesimo.
ANd after' fat 6 f is bataile was done, f e Britons 7 assemblede 8
ham, and went pens, and come 8 vnto Leicestre, & made
Cadwaladre, fat was Brecyuales sone, kyng of Leicestr* and of ati
f e centre, and 9 he toke homages & f eautes of 10 f e folc of fat n
centre ; and after fat, he assembled 12 a grete hoste, and saido ' he 1 2
wolde go 1S into Northumberland? forto 14 destroi Kyng Elfride, &
slee him, if ])at he myght.' and when he was comen15 fider1,
frendes16 went so bituene ham, & made ham accordede in fis
nianer", fat Elfride shulde holde at f e lande fram Humber* vnto 17 1 6
Scotlande, and Cadwalader1 shulde halde18 al fe lande afis half1
Humbei^ vnto 19 f e South ; and after1 fat f ai bicome 20 gode frendes
al here lif duryng1, & louede to-gedre as [they] hade bene21 ij
brej>erne. U And )>is Elfride hade a sone )>at me callede Edwy?ine, 20
J)at hade and helde al )>e lande of North umbrelandl after* his fadres
deth, as his fader* hade holde al his lif-tyme.22 11 And Cadwaladre
hade anopere sone fat me callede Cadwalayn, J?at helde his fadres
lande as he it helde while he was alif ; and J)ai louede to-gedre as 24
)>ai hade bene bre]?ern. and ]>e loue laste bituene ham but onely
ij ^ere, and after biganne debate bituene ham frou} a lu]?er eneuious
cosyne of23 Cadwalayn, J?at men24 callede Briens, so fat J>ai
assemblede a grete 25 hoste in bo]?e parties ; & at J?e laste hit bifelle 28
fat1 Cadewalayn was descomfitede, & Edwyne him pwsuede, and
drof fram 26 place to place, so at J?e 27 laste he fleye into Irlande ;
and fis ofere destroiede his lande, & caste adoune 28 his castelles,28
and brennede w his maneres, and depa?'tede al Cadwalaynes 30 lande 32
amonge his frendes.30 1T And longe tyme after come Cadwalayn
1 afterward 0. 2 gode D. *-* om. DO. 4 were DO.
»-» herbo>e 0. 6 am. D. 7 leaf M.
8 comen 0. * and after J>at D. 10 of al DO. " >e DO.
12 assemblede D. assembled? 0. assemble R. 13 gon 0. 14 to DO.
15 come 0. 16 frende D. " in-to 0. 18 haue DO. 19 into D.
20 becomew 0. a be 0. ffl lyuystyme 0. M MS. of of.
24 me D. » stronge D. » him fro D. hym fro 0. w rnn. 0.
castett D. castels 0. a brent 0. *-* amonges his frende D.
CH. Ci] King Oswald is kild. Peanda seizes his land. 101
a^eyne fram Irlande, with a stronge power*, and in pleyn bataile
1 quellede Edwy?ine and alle his frendeshippes, & namely po pat
wiphelde his landes prou$ Edwynes ^ifte.
4 How Kyng- Oswolde was quellede prou^ Kyng 2 Cadwaleyne and
Peanda; & how Oswy, pat was seynt Oswoldes^ broker,
regnede after him, & quelde Peanda. Capitwfo Centesimo
primo.
8 ^TWTHen pat Edwynne was slayn, Offris his sone vnderfonge 3
f T pe werr* a3eyns Cadwaleyn his Erne, so pat pis Offris
deide duryng pe werre. and after1 J)e dep of Offris, po regiied a
gentile Cristen man pat miche louede God, — fat hade aH pe lande
12 of Northumberland? by4 herytage, — pat me [called] Oswolde, and
he was kyng of al pat lande. but for-asmiche as he was frende to
Edwyne, and helde a grete parte of pe lande of Cadwalyn, pe same
Cadewalyn werred oppon him, and drof him toward Scotland?.
16 and when Cadwalyn saw pat he wolde5 nou^t abide, Cadwalyn
wolde no longer him pursue, but toke some of his folc to Peanda,
his broper-in-law, & praiede Peaiida to pursue Oswolde til pat he
were take and slayne; and Cadwalyn twrnede J?o6 home a^eyn.
20 U When Oswolde herde ]?e tidynges 7 J>at Cadwaleyn turnede home
a^eyne, he wolde no longer flee, but abode Peanda, & $af him
bataile ; & Peanda was descomfitede and fley,8 and come a^eyne to
Cadwaleyn, & saide pat 2 ' he wolde neuere holde a 9 foote of lande
24 of him but 10 if it were so pat 10 he wolde avenge him oppon n
Oswolde.' Cadwaleyne lete assemble a grete host forto fi^t wip
Oswolde; so pat he and Peanda come into Northumberland*, 12and
^euen bataile vnto Oswolde ; and in pat same bataile was Oswolde
28 slayn,13 & his heuede14 smyten of ; & after he was enterede at pe
Abbay of Berdeneye, in whiche place15 God hap wrou^t for him
meny a faire miracle, bope pere and elles-where.
H And anone Oswy16 his17 broper seisede into18 his hande al
32 pe19 lande pat was Oswoldes ; & pe folc of Northumberlande louede
him wonder wel, and helde him for here lorde ; but he hade men
of his kyn worpi ynow pat wolde haue departede pe lande ; & pai
1 leaf 53, back. 2 om. D.
3 viidertok< D. vndirtoke 0. 4 by >e 0. 5 nolde 0.
6 }>o home D. )>o lioom 0. J>o R.
7 Tydynge 0. 8 fled 0. 9 o 0. 10-10 om. D. u of DO.
12 leaf 51. 13 y-slayn 0. 14 heed 0. 15 places D.
16 Oswyne D. 17 MS. him. 18 vn-to 0. 19 his 0.
102 Kings Peanda & Oswy are slain. K. Ossa is chief. [CH. ci, en
werrede to-gedre.1 & for-asmiche as fai were nou^t stronge ynow,2
J>ai come to Peanda, & praiede him of helpe and socour, & bihight
him of fat lande largely, oppon fat 3 couenant fat he wolde ham
4 ghye, helpe,4 & conseile. U Peanda herde her* praier1, & so spake 4
wif J>e Kyng Cadwalyn fat he shulde ordeyne a grete hoste, and
faste ordeyne him into Northumberland' forto fi^t wif Oswy. and
Oswy was a meke man, & miche louede pees and 5charite, &
prayede Peanda of loue and pees, & 5 proferede him 2 of golde & 6 8
sillier* grete plente. II And 7 f is Peanda was so proude fat he
wolde 8 graunt him no 3 pees for no maner f ing, but for al f ing
h[e] wolde wif him9 fei^t. so at fe2 laste fere was sette a day
of ba[ta]ille; and Oswy euere hade truste oppon Gode, & fis 12
Peanda triste to miche oppon his pride & oppon his host fat he
hade, and to-gedre fai smyten egrely; but Peanda anone was
descomfitede & slayn. And fat was after f e Incarnacioun of oure
lorde Ihesu Oiste 10V. C. & lv.10 IT And fis Oswy J>o regnede 16
xxviij J1 3ere. 12 And a kyng1 13 }?at me callede Oswyn, ]>at was
Peandae^ cosyn, werrede oppon Kyng Oswy, and to-gedre fou^terc ;
but Oswy hade fe victorie ; and Oswyne was descomfitede & slayn,
and lith at Tynnemouthe. 20
Of Kyng Ossa, J>at was souereyne of alle J>e kynges of Engelandl ;
& how eueryche14 werrede oppon o]?ere in Ms tyme.
CapiYw/o Centesimo Secun&o.
Hit bifelle so )?at alle ))e kynges in )>at tyme ))at were in J>e 24
londe, as ]>o of Westsex, Mercheneriche, Est Angle, of
Kent, & of Southsex & of o]>ere costes, eueryche 14 werrede oppon
o)>ere; and 15])ai fat were15 moste my^tiest 16toke )>e lande of ham
)>at were moste feblest.16 ^f But fere was a kyng amonges ham 28
fat me callede Ossa, fat was seynt Oswoldes brofer. fis Ossa
conquerede alle f e kynges of f e lande, & regned aboue ham alle.
11 And so grete was f e werr1 in euery centre bituene kyngws, fat
no man my^t wete how fe lande went. But Abbotes, prioures, & 32
men of religioun, writen fe lifes and17 dedes of kynges, & how
I togederes D. 2 om. 0. 3 om. DO.
4-4 helpe lede D. gye & helpe 0. 5~5 om. D. 6 & of D.
7 But D. e noide D0. 9 hem 0. 10-10 D. & Iv 3eer 0.
II xviij D. 12 leaf 54, back. 13 kyn D. 14 eche 0.
1&-15 he >at was DO.
i6_i6 bynomen haw )>at were most feblest ]>e lande D. byname J)e lond of
hym >at was feblest 0. 17 & \>e 0.
K. Alfred's Chronicles. K. Osbright rapes Buerne's wife. 103
longe 1eueryche hade regnede,1 & in what centre; & in what
2 maner eueryche 2 kyng deide, and of 3 bisshoppis also, and f erof 4
made grete bokes, & lete calle ham f e Cronicles : and f e goode
4 Kyng Alurede hade fat boke in his warde, and lete brynge hit to
Wynchestre, & lete hit faste bene 5 tackede to a piler1, fat men
my^t hit 6 nou}t remeve ne bere 7 f enns, so )>at euery man mi^t hit
see and fereoppon loke, for ferin bef 8 fe lifes of alle fe Kynges
8 fat euer wer1 in Engeland?.
How fe Kyng of Northumberlond*, Osbright, forleye be wif of
Buerne Bocarc? frou} strengf; & after bis Buerne con-
querede fe 9Kyng wif stronge power".9 C&ipitulo Centesimo
12 tercio.
AJSTd fus hit bifelle in the same tyme, fat fere was a kyng in
10 Northumberlond* fat me callede Ossebright, & soiowrnede
in 3o*k, and! fis kyng wente him oppon a day into a wode, him
16 forto11 desporte; and when he come a^eyue, he went priuely6 into
a gode manws house fat me callede Buerne Bocard?.6 & fe gode
man of fat12 place was gone fat tyme to fe see/for ofte-tymes he
was wonede13 fere aspie14 feues & robboures, fat ofte-tymes15 were
20 wont to6 come into fe londe to robbe &6 brenne and slee. 1F fe
lady fat was fis Buernes wif, was a6 wonder1 faire woman, and
welcomede fe Kyng wif michel16 honowr, and worfely him seruede
in al fing*. 11 When f e Kyng hade 17 eten, he toke 17 f e lady by
24 fe hande, and lad her1 into chaumbre, & saide fat he wolde speke
wif here a counsele. and al fe folc fram18 fe chaumbre he made
voyede, saf onely19 fe lady and he. but fe Lady wiste nou^t
wherfore he it dede, til fat he hade done wif here his wille. and
28 when he hade done fis dede, he twrnede a^eyne to ^ork1, & fe lady
he lefte fere wonder1 sore wepyng1 for f e dede fat he hade ydone.
U And when here lorde was come 20 home, & saw here wepe, and
soche mornyng make, he axede of here what she hade done, &
32 whi she made soche sorwe. U "Sire," quod she, " queyntly and
1-1 eueryche regnede hade D. eche had regned 0.
2-2 manere-wyse eche 0. 3 of his 0. 4 >m>f )>ai D. >m>f >ey 0.
5 be 0. 6 om. DO. 7 bere it DO. 8 ben 0.
9-9 lande with strengj) D. kyng wztA poer & streng>e 0. 10 leaf 55.
11 to 0. 12 >e DO. 13 wont DO.
14 aspie & awayte D. aspye &; awayte 0. 15 pftyn-tyme 0.
16 mych 0. 17-17 ete he nome 0. 18 fro DO. 19 onlich D.
20 comen D.
104 Buerne defies King Osbright, & seeks Danish help. [CH. cm
falsely pe Kyng1 Osbright me hap done shame and vilonye, a^eynes
my wille" ; and? tolde him treupe, How the kyng1 hade her1 forleyn
wip strengp ; wherfore she l saide she hade leuer* to dye pan leue.
H "Faire leef, bistille," quod he, "for a^eynes strengp2 [febleness] 4
is litel worj>; £ perfore of me 3shal yow3 neuer pe lesse bene4
Louede, and namely for yow5 haste tolde me treupe. and if
Almyghty God? grant 6 me lif, y shal pe wel avenge."
IT This Buerne was 7a gret man and7 a mi^ty lorde, and was 8
wel bilouede, & grete frendes hade, and lete sende for pe greteste
lordes of )>e lande, & to ha?ft made his compleynt of pe 8 despite pat
pe kyng to him hade done, & saide pat he wolde bene 9 avengede,
how10 pat euer it were, and alle his frendes11 conseilede 12 1 2
and grantede to wende towarde ^ork1, pere pat pe kyng was. &
Buerne toke 13 his menye, & u come to 14 pe kyng1. and when pe
kyng him saw, he callede him curtesly Buerne by 15 name ; and
Buerne him ausuerede &16 saide : " Sire, y $ow defye, & ^elde op 16
17feautes, homages, and17 londes, and as miche as y haue holde of
^ow ; and so, fro18 pis tyme afterwarde, y wil no ping of pe holde."
& so he departede fram19 pe kyng with-outen20 more speche or
eny abidyng1, & toke 21 leue of his frendes, and went to Denmarc, 20
and pleynede to pe Kyng Godryn,22 & tolde him of pe dispite
pat Kyng1 Osbright to him hade done of his wif, & p?*aiede him
of socoure & of helpe, him to avenge. 11 When Kyng Godrin23
of Denmarc & pe 24Danoys, when pai24 hade herde pe pleynt of 24
pis Buerne & of pe praer* pat he bade, pai were wonder* glade in
hert, for-asmiclie as pai my^t fynde cause forto gone 25 into Enge-
land? forto werr* oppon pe Englisshe-men, & also forto avenge
Buerne of pe despite pat pe 26 kyng hade done 27 to his wif1, & for- 28
asmiche as Buerne was sib to pe Kyng of* Denmarc. II Anone28 pai
lete ordeyne a grete hoste of men, & lete ordeyne shippis, and as
miche as 29 was nede 29 to pat Viage. and when alle pe hoste was
1 he sic D. 2 streugfe >e 0. 3~3 shalt >ow D. )>0u shalt 0.
4 be DO. 5 >ow D. )>ou 0.
6 leaf 55, back. 7~7 ora. D. 8 om. 0. 9 be D.
10 how so 0. n frende D. 12 counceilled' hym 0.
13 nome 0. 14~14 went towarde D. 15 by his 0.
16 and to him D. & to hym 0.
17-17 feautes & homages and D. feautes homages & 0. feautes, homages R.
18 fram D. from 0. 19 fro DO. 2° withoute DO.
21 nome 0. ^ Gordryne D. a Gordyn D.
24 Danoys D. Danes whan ]>ey 0. ^ go DO.
26 MS. has )>e englisshe men, with englisshe men underlined for omission.
27 y-done 0. » And anone D. 29~29 nedede D.
CH. Civ] The Danes kill King Osbright, and take York. 105
redy, pe kyng made : his ij breperne cheueteyns, pat Were noble
Kny^tes and bolde : pat one me callede Humger*,2 & pat opere
Hubba.
4 How be 3 Danoys toke 3 3ort & quellede 4 Kyng Osbright,
and afterwarde5 Kyng Elle. IT C&pitulo IT Centesimo
H Quarto.
WHen al ping was aredy,6 po ij breperne tok1 leue of pe Kyng
Godrin, and went towarde J>e see, forto wende into
Engelande as faste as pai my^t spede. U Now is Buerne so7 wel
comfortede, & faste hiede him wip pe 8 Danoys \ and pai arryue8 in
pe Northcontre, & 9come prou^-out9 Holdernesse, & destroiede al
12 pe contre,10 and brent tonnes and robbede folc, & quellede al fat
pai my^t take, til pat pai come to 3°rke. IT And when Kyng
Osbright saw harn come, he toke11 pe12 peple pat he hade, and come
out of pe citee, & with ham fau^te; but no foysoun he nade13
16 a^eynes ham; & miche was pe peple pat pere was slayn in bope
parties ; and Kyng Osbright himself1 pere was slayn, and pe citee
anone was take, & pe 14 Danoys wenten14 in. H And pere was also
anopere kyng in Northumberlond? pat Buernes frendes hade chosen,
20 & helde him for kyng, a man pat me clepede15 Elle, for-asmiche as
pai nolde16 nou^t to Kyng Osbright bene17 entendant, for pe despite
pet he hade done to Buerne here cosyn. 11 Hit bifelle pus, pat pe 18
Kyng1 Elle was gon to pe18 wode him19 forto desporte : and of
24 venysoufi somdele he hade tak1. and as he satte in the wode at
mete, to a knyght he saide : "we haue wel y20spedde, & michel21
venysoun taken.223' and wip pat worde pere come23 in18 a man, 24&
to him24 saide : " Sire, if $e so miche of venysoun haue y-wonne,25
28 an C. tyines so miche pere a^eyns 263e hauen26 loste; for al pis
contre pe Danois hauen27 gete, & take28 pe cite of 3ork ; & a^eynes
shal it holde, pat neuer 36 shul come perin; & forsothe pai
1 lea/SG.
2 altered from Humbei0, or perhaps Humber* altered from Hunger* ;
number* D. Hungar 0.
3-3 Danes token 0. 4 quellede the D. 5 after 0.
6 red D. 7 om. D.
aryu
comen J>rou3 D. comen ]nirgli-out 0. 10 land D.
y
Da
.
noys and arryuede D. Danes ]>at J>ei be> aryued' 0.
11 nome 0. 12 his DO. 13 hade D. 14~14 Danes went 0.
15 callede D. called O. 16 wolde D. wold 0. 17 be D.
18 om. DO. 19 him al D. 2° leaf 56, back.
21 miche D. mych 0. ^ take 0. ^ cam 0. 24-24 om. D.
25 wonne DO. ^-^ haue 3e D. }e hane 0. ^ han D.
28 taken D.
106 Danes ravage England & besiege St. Edmund. [CH. civ, cv
1hauen slayn1 Kyng Osbright." U And when Kyng Elle fise
wordes herde, he lete assemble al f e folc of ]>e cuntre, & ordeynede
al fe power* fat he mi^t haue,2 and wold haue gete3 fe toune of 3ork
wif streng)). but fe 4 Danois coraen4 out anon & $af ha??i bataile, 4
& quellede5 fe kyng1 & fe moste part6 of his men pat he hade7
brou}t wij> him : and f e same place fere fat fai were slayne shal
euer18 bene9 callede Ellecrofte; and fat place is a litel fram 3ork<.
and fo7 abode10 fe n Danois neuer,11 til fai hade conquerede al 8
Northumberland!, and in fat contre f ai made Werdeynes, & went
ferf er into f e lande, and token Notyngham. and fere f ai abiden
al fe wynter, and deden12 al fe sorwe fat fai myght. and after,
when somer* tyme come, fai remevede fram Notyngham, & 13come 12
vnto13 Nichole, & to Lyndessey, & to HolancJ, for no man mi^t
ham withstande, so miche power1 & strengf 14fai hade.14
How Seynt Edmuwde fe Kyng was martrede. G&pitulo Gen-
tesimo vto. 16
AJSTd so ferre 15hade fe Danois15 passede fram16 contre vnto17
contre, & euermore brennyng & robbyng, & destroiede18 al
fat fai mi^t, til fat19 fai come vnto20 Tetteford?. & in fat21 contre
fai fonden a Cristen Kyng1 22fat miche louede God? and23 his 20
Werkes, fat me callede Edmunde ; & he was Kyng of Northfolc
and24 Southfolc.25 1F fis Seynt Edmunde fe kyng ordeynede as
miche folc as he my^t, & fau^t wif fe Danois26 ; but he and his folc
were scomfitede,27 & 28fe kyng28 him-self dryuen vnto a29 castel 24
of Framelyngham. & fe Danois26 him pursuede, & comen30 vnto
fe same castel. and when Kyng Edmunde saw fat fe castel myst
nou^t ham31 wifstonde, he comen32 a^eynes ham. with whame fe
Danois26 ferst speken33; and anone fai axede of him where Kyng 28
Edmunde was. "now forsoth," quod he, "when y was in fe
casteH, 34y was34 kyng ; & when y went oute7 of fe castel, he went
out also; and 35whefer fat35 he shal ascape or dye, at Godes wil
l—1 haue slayn the D. ban slayn 0.
2 haue and wolde haue D. haue & wold haue 0. haue R.
3 y-g6^6 0. 4- 4 Danoys come D. Danes comen 0. 5 quelle D.
6 party D. partye 0. 7 om. D. 8 euermore 0. 9 be DO.
10 abide neuer 0. "-11 Danes 0. 12 dede 0. 13-18 comen to D.
14-14 om. D. 15~16 }>e Danoys had D. had >e Danes 0.
16 fro 0. 17 to D. 18 destroyng D. 19 om. DO. 20 to D.
21 the same D. ffl leaf 57. & and al D. M & of D.
25 Suffolk 0. * Danes 0. * descomfitede D. '28~w om. D.
29 the D. \P O. 30 come D. 31 hym 0. ** come DO.
:<3 spoken D. 34~34 ]>er was >e 0. 35~33 whedir 0.
CH. cv, cvi] St. Edmund is martyr d. Reading is taken. 107
most1 hit be." H "When Seynt Edmunde hade nempuede God', by
fat 2worde fai wiste2 alle fat it3 was he him-self1. and anone
Hubba & Hungar54 tok15 him, & saide fat he slmlde God forsake,
4 & al c?isten law, as alle6 of ere hade7 done frou$ ham biforn. and
Seynt Edmunde saide fat8 ' he wolde9 neuer, but rafer 10he wolde
suffre deth10 for Godes sone,11 and his law12 to kepe.' IF fo tok13
fai Kyng Edmunde, & bounde him vnto14 a tree, and made15
8 Archires 16to him16 shote with Arwes, til fat his body stickede
alse17 ful of Arwes as an hirchone is ful of prick es ; but for alle fe
payne fat he hade, he wolde18 neuei^ God forsake. & in8 fe same
pyne 19he deide wif fat tz/rmentyng1,19 & bitoke his soule to20
12 almy^ty GocP. & when fai saw fat he was dede, fai smyten of his
heuede21 ; & in fis maner1 was Seynt Edmunde martrede.
22 How Hubba & Hungar5 toke fe toune of Redyng. C&pitulo
Centesimo vjto.
16 F"VW7 I Hen sent Edmunde was martrede, Hunguar1 and Hubba
L TY J went fens, with al here Danoys,23 vnto Redyng1. and
as fai went fiderwarde, fai brent tounes & citees, & quellede al
Cristen peple fat wolde nou}t God'24 forsake, and caste adoun25
20 cherches, and comen26 to Kedyng, and toke27 fe toun, and fere
holde28 ham til fat fe Kyng Edelf1 of Westsex come fider1 wif al
his power* forto take fe toune. U fo come29 oute fe Danoys23 forto
$eue bataile to Kyng1 Elfride30; and at fat bataile was quellede an
24 Erl of Danoys23 fat me callede Gydrak. 11 Oppon fe morwe come
f e Kyng Eldrede, and his brofe?* Alurede, with a stronge power*
and31 grete host, and fe Kyng Edelf come a^eyne (fat hade
32fou3ten wif fe Danois32 fe day toforne33) to fat bataile. & fe
28 Danois23 fo comen34 out forto fei^t wif ham. and fat35 batale was
wonder strong, for meny a man was fere slayn 36 ; and f e Danois 23
fat day hade f e vittori ; and fe Kyng Eldrede & his brof er
1 im^t D. mote 0. 2-2 >ai wisten D. J>ei wysten 0. 3 )>at D.
4 D has Huniber1 with ber* struck out. 5 nomen 0. 6 meny DO.
7 hadden 0. 8 om. D. 9 nolde 0.
°-10 sutfren deth he wolde D. u loue D. 12 lawes 0.
13 nome 0. 14 to D. 15 made her" D. made here 0 .
is-16 him to D- 17 am< D- as o. is nold 0.
9— 19 and twrment he deide D. & turnement he dide 0. ^ vn-to 0.
21 bed' 0. 22 leaf 57, back. » Danes 0. » om. 0.
25 doune D. » come D. 27 token 0. a helde D. held 0.
29 comen 0. 30 Edelf1 D. Edilf 0. 31 and a D. & a 0.
2-32 fou3ten D. fought 0. 33 tofore D. byfore 0. 34 come D.
35 the D. 36 y-slayn 0.
1 08 Danes are at last beaten, and pray for peace. [CH. cvi, cvn
Alurede fat day were descomfited'. but fe xiiij day afterwarde,
)>e Danois1 and fe Englisslie-men fou^ten to-gederes2 oppofi
Elkelden, & fere was slayne a kyng of Denmarc fat was callede
Rasyng1, and iiij Erles of grete power* ; and fat day liade f e 4
Danoys1 shame, for fai were dryuen3 vnto Engelfilde. and J>e xv
day after*, fe Danois1 & fe Englisshemen foujten4 anofere tyme at
Rasyng15 [sz'c], and fere were fe Englisshe-men descomfitede. and
fram6 pens a Danois, fat me callede Roynt, went to Redyng1 wif 8
his hoste, & destroiede al fat 7he myght tak1; and8 Kyng Eldrede
fau^t wif him, but he was 9woundede so, wherfore9 he was dede;
and he10 nade regnede but v. ^ere, and 11deide, and11 lif atte
Wonburne. 1 2
Of Kyng Alurede ; & how f e Danoys x in his tyme praiede him
of mercy, fat fai moste gone12 out of fe lande. C&pitulo
Centesimo vij°.
After fe deth of fis Eldrede, regnede his brofer Alurede, fat 16
Dolfyues was callede. f o went fe Danois,1 & assemblede
ham, and went forto seche Alurede, fat f o was f e new 13 kyng of
Southsex. and fere fai fonde u him at Wilton,15 wif a litel peple ;
& nof eles he fau^t with ham ; but at the laste he fledde fens 20
fram 16 f e felde, and went vnto Westsex, and ordeynede so niiche
peple of his owen17 reaume & also of of ere, so 18til fat18 he hade a
stronge host, so fat fe Danois1 hade non19 power* ^a^eynes him20 to
stande. and he come to London wif his host, 21fere as21 fe Danois 24
soiowrnede ; and f ere ^ wolde he haue fou^ten 22 wif ham, but f e
Danois23 derste nou^t wif him24 fei^t, but praiede him of pees, &
fat fai most gone 25 a^eyne into hei0 owen contre, & neuermore into
Engeland forto come a^eyne, eny harme forto26 done, and oppofi fis 28
couenant fai shulde ^eue 27 him to plegge,27 gode hostages, & soche
as f e 10 Englisshe28merc wolde axen.28
1 Danes 0. 2 togeder* another* tyme D. to-gidere ano]>er tyme 0.
3 dryue 0. 4 foujt D. 5 Rafyng* D. Rasyng O. 6 fro D.
7 leaf 58. 8 but D. 9~9 wondeth so wherthou^ D. 10 om. D.
n-u om. DO. 12 go 0. 13 mewe sic D. 14 fonden D.
15 corrected from Walton. 16 fro 0. 17 om. 0. 18-18 >at til 0.
19 no DO. 20-20 MS. a3eynes him a^eynes him.
21-21 and ]>ere D. & ]>ere were 0. w-w he wolde haue fou^t D.
28 Danes ne 0. * him >o D. hem tho 0. » go DO.
26 to DO. s7-27 to hym 0.
28— 28 om. D., Englisshe ends a page, and the following page continues with
How Hubba, Ac.
CH. cvm] The Danes flee to Exeter, and take it. 109
How Hubba & Hunguar* were quellede at Chippenham ; & how
fe Danoys1 brou3t hir1 kyng- vnto2 oure kyng*. CapitwZo
Centesimo Octauo.
4 A £Td f e same day fat 3 f e Danois 1 depa?'tede fram 4 London, so
JLjL faste fai riden, hope 5nyght and day,5 and neuer1 toke reste
of goyng1 til fat )>ai 6 7 comen vnto 7 Excestre, and token 8 f e toune,
& fere helde ham. 1T Whe^ Kyng Alurede herde 9fo tidynges,9
8 anone he lete tak fe hostages, and went fram10 fens vnto11 Excestre
wif al f e power* fat he hade. H And when f e Danois 1 herde tel of
his 12 comyng1, fai went fro fens forth into "Westsex, and comen to
Chippenham ; and fere f ai deden miche harme in f e contre ; f ai
12 robbede folc, & brou^t13 ha??z into14 prisoun. The Kyng Alurede
ham pursuede, & 15come oppon ham, and fersly15 ham assailede; &
fere were16 slayn bofe Hubba, and Hunguar* his brofer, and' Buerne
Bocard*. and in fat17 bataile was michel18 folc slayn in fat19 o party e
16 and in19 fat of ere, but fe gree of fe felde lefte wif fe Danois,1 for-
asmiche 20as fe kyng1 fo20 come but with litel company.21 U The
Kyng Hastede him as miche as he myght, forto wende a$eyn ; and
when fe Danois22 fonden 23 Hubba his bodye23 liggyng dede, fai
20 enterede hit, & made oppon him a grete logge, and lette calle hit
Hubbeslaw ; & so it is callede into f is day ; and fat place is in
Deuenesshire. 1T fe barons of Westsex,24 Wilteshire and Dorset,
harde telle how fat here 25 kyng was descomfitede ; and ordeynede
24 al fe power fat fai mi^t haue, and come to fe kyng1 fere fat he
was, & fankede God fat fai hade 26him fonden26 alif\ for fai wende
fat fe Danois1 hade him slayne. IF fo toke27 fai a3 counseil, fe
kyng and his barons, &2S fai wolde 29gone seche29 fe Danois,1
28 30with ham forto fei$t.30 and so fai riden al fat ny$t 31ham forto
seche,31 and come32 amorw,33 about prime, to Abyngdon, fere fat
fe Danois1 were.
II fe kyng fo, Alurede 34and his barons, assemblede, and fe?*e
1 Danes 0. 2 to 0. 3 om. D. 4 fro 0. 5-5 day & nyght 0.
6 leaf 58, back. 7-7 come to DO. 8 toke 0. 9-9 >e Tydyng O.
10 fro DO. n to D. 12 >is 0. 13 put D. 14 in DO.
i5_i5 fressheliclie D. 16 was 0. 17 this D. >is 0. 18 mych 0.
19 om. 0. s0-20 tho as the kyng D. 21 meny D. ffl Danes had 0.
23~23 Hubbaws body D. Hubba his body 0. Hubba his bodyes R.
24 Somerset D. Somersete 0. 25 MS. here here.
a6-26 founden him D. founde hym 0. ^ nome 0. w >at 0.
29_j» go Sechen D. go to seche 0.
so-so forto fy^t wjtn ^am j) ^/j, nem ai for-to fight 0.
31-31 forto secne jiam D nera ai for.t0 seche 0. 32 comen 0.
33 in the morwe D. M leaf 59.
110 Danish King baptizd. The Danes leave England. [CH. cvm
assailede f e Danois J egrely,2 and fere $af ham a strong*??' 3 bataile
f an euere he dede bifore; and fe Danois1 nobli put ham of, longe
tyme, fat no man wist in whefe?' partie more peple were4 slayn.
11 But Jms hit bifelle, as God? wolde, fat5 Kyng Alurede hade fe 4
vittorie with michel6 honoure; for fe Danois1 were so dryuen 7fat
fai7 wist iiou^t8 whider1 to wende.9 xv dayes fe kyng ham pur-
suede at his wille, fat glade & fayne 10fai were forto speken10 of
pees & of accorde, & toke11 him gode hostages, & saide fat fai 8
wolde12 neuer*13 oppoii him werre, ne14 debate arere. U And more-
ouer fai bihight to fe Kyng Alurede fat fai wolde go and brynge
her owen kyng vnto him, and fat her1 kyng8 & fai aft shulde15
bene16 baptisede. & oppoii fis condicioun, Kyng Alurede 17ham 12
grauntede17 lif and lyme, and saide to ham fat fai shulde gon18 here
kyng forto fecche,19 and at a certeyne day to come a^eyne, fat to
ham was sette. IT And so fai went forf fast, and come20 a^eyne at
here day fat was assignede, and alle fe Danois1 brou^t kere kyng 16
wif ham. 11 The Kyng Alurede anone lete ham ben16 baptisede,
and here names chaunged?,21 so fat fe kyng of 22 Danois was
callede22 Athelston, & xxxti of his felawe} names23 were chaungede
also, & f e of ere, were baptisede to f e right bileue ; and at fis was 20
done24 at Westmynstre.25 and after*,26 Kyng Alurede helde wif
him Kyng Athelstone & alle his Danois1 xij daies at soiune27
wif miche28 solempnite, and? $af ham grete ^iftes after1 29fat fai
were overcome,29 and so fai departede. U Tho was30 Kyng Alurede 24
al at ese when he hade his enemys 31 ouercomen,32 & fat fai were
t?*rnede to fe33 bileue of almi^ty God?.
How fe Danois1 fat comen34 into Fraunce wif Gurmonde,
come 35 a^eyne into Engeland' ; & of f e def of Kyng1 28
Alured*. 11 Capitulo U Centesimo 11 Nono.
1 Danes 0. 2 egreliche 0. 3 strong 0. 4 was 0.
5 J>at J>e 0. 6 my en 0. 7-7 MS. |?at >ai >at >ai ; >at J>ei ne 0.
8 om. 0. 9 wende and D. turne and 0.
°-10 they . . spek D. >ey . . speke 0. >ai om. R. n token DO.
12 >ai nolde D. >ei nold 0. nolde R. 13 neuere-more 0.
14 ne no DO. 15 schulden 0. 16 be DO.
17— 17 gmntede ham D. 18 go to D. go 0. 19 fecche him D.
20 comen 0. 21 chaunge DO.
22-22 Danoys callede was D. Danes called was 0. a om. D.
24 do D. ^ Wynchestre 0. » after )>at the D. after >e 0.
27 soiowrne 0. soionne or soioune R. ^ michel D.
29-a9 om. D. >at J>ai were R. 30 was >e 0. ai leaf 59, back.
:J2 ouercome DO. 33 >e right D. M come D.
36 comen DO.
K. Alfred's Reign & Books. Danes come again to England. Ill
ANd pus hit bifelle afterwarde, pat pe Danoys1 of Northumber
land*, pat were paynemys, comen2 with a grete host of
Fraunce, pat is to vnderstonde, with ham pat went into Fraunce
4 with Gurmonde of Aufrik1, when he hade conquerede Engeland?, &
vit ^af vnto Saxonws. and po pat come fro Fraunce arryuede in
Kent, and sent into Nbrthumberlande pat pai shulde come to ham.
and whan po ij hostes were comen 3 & assemblede, anone pai went
8 to destroie pe Cristen peple of Engeland? frarn4 place vnto5 place,
and deden6 miche sorwe. U Hit bifelle pus, as almi^ty God? hit7
wolde, an harde chaunce in Engeland' ; ffor pe gode Kyng Alurede,
pat was wont to abate pe Danois,1 deide in pe mene-tyme. pis
12 Alured? regnede xxxti ^ere, and a gode kyng1 hade bene, and 8wel
coupe8 chastice his enemys; And9 was a gode clerc, and lete mak
menye bokes. & on10 boke he made of Englisshe, of Auentures of
kynges and of batailes pat hade bene11 done in pe lande; and
16 meny opere bokes of gestes, he lete ham write, pat were of grete
wisdome and of* gode lernyng1,12 prou$ whiche bokes meny man13
may him amende pat wille14 ham rede and oppon lok; oppon
whos soule almighty7 God? haue mercy ! & pis Kyng Alurede
20 lip at Wynchestr1.
Of Kyng Edward', pat was Kyng Aluredws sone. C&pitulo Cen-
tesimo xmo.
15 A "^ a^er P18 Alurede, regnede Edward his sone, pat was a gode
24 XjL man & a wise, pat men callede [Edward], pat was7 wonder
curteise. If The 16 Danois deden16 miche sorwe in pe lande, and her*
power* encresede, 17and biganne forto wexe17 fram18 day to day, for
pe Danois1 comen ofte wip here companies into pis lande. and
28 when pe kyng saw pat7 he 19mi3t no19 bettre 20done, he tok20 trewes
with ham, and g?*anted ham his pees. U And nopelesse pe trewes
durede nou^t longe, pat pe Danois1 ne7 bigonne 21 strongliche forto
were21 oppon pe Englisshe-men, & dede ham miche sorwe. Wher-
32 fore Kyng1 Edwarde dede assemble a grete hoste forto fi^t with
I Danes 0. 2 come D. 3 come 0. 4 fro 0.
5 to DO. 6 dede 0. 7 om. D. 8-8 couthe wel D.
9 and he D. for lie 0. 10 o 0.
II be 0. 12 lyuyng 0. 13 may sic D. 14 wole 0.
15 leaf 60. 16-16 Danes dide 0. 17~17 om. D. 18 fro DO.
19-19 ne mygnte 0. a0-20 do he nome DO.
2i_2i forto werr* strongliche D. strongly for- to werre 0.
112 Kings Athelstan, Mdred & Edwin fight the Danes. [CH. CXI
ham; and ]>o fis1 Kyng Edwarde deide when God2 wolde. This
Kyng Edward regnede 3xxiiij ^ere,3 & lif at Wynchestre bisides4
his fader*.
Of Kyng Athel[s]tone, & of Edmunde, Eldrede, & of5 Edwynne 4
his broker. 11 Capitw/o Centesimo H Vndecimo.
After5 fis Edward, regnede Athelston his sone ; & when he hade
regnede iiij ^ere, he helde bataile a^eynes fe Danois,6 and
drof Kyng Gaufride, fat was kyng of fe Danois,6 and al his hoste 8
vnto fe see, & restede by Scotland, & nomen17 strongliche8 fe
contrey al a $ere. IT And after fat, f o of Cumberland, & f e Scottes
of Westmerlande, bigonne to werre oppon Kyng Athelston ; and he
ham $af so strong1 bataile fat he quellede so meny of ham fat no 12
man coufe telle fe nombre 9of ham.9 and after1 fat he ne regnede
but iij $ere ; & he regnede in al xxv }ere and lif at Malmesbery.
11 And after f is 10 Athelston, regnede Edmund his brofe?*, for-as-
miche as Kyng Athelston hade none11 sone. and fis Edmu[n]de 16
was a worfi kny^t, and a dou^ty man1 of body, 9and a noble
knyght.9 and fe12 fridde ^ere after*1 fat he was kyng1, he went
ouer number1, in whiche place he hade ij Kynges13 of Danois14:
fat one me callede Enelaf, and fat15 ofer Kenaud!. IF This Kyng 20
Edmund! drof1 ham bofe frara16 fe lande, and after went and tok1
grete preye in Comberland*. IT This Edmund! ne5 regnede but vij
^er*, and lif at Glastynbery.
11 And after1 fis Edmunde, regnede17 Eldrede his brofer,18 fat 24
vengede Edwarde his fadre of his enemys fat him quelde ; and aftir-
warde19 he seisede20 Northumberland* into21 his hand!,22 and made
fe Scottes abowe and meke vnto his Wille. 1T And fe secunde
^ere 23fat he hade regned23 [come] Arnalaf Quyran, fat was kyng 28
of Denmarc, and seisede al Northumberland*, and helde fat lande ij
3ere. and after* fat come Kyng Eldrede wif a1 grete power, and
drof him oute of fis24 lande. U And fis Kyng Eldrede was a25
noble man and a goode, of whos godenesse seynt Dunston prechede. 32
& 26fis Kyng Eldrede26 regnede xj ^ere, & lif at Wynchestr1.
1 om. D. 2 MS. gode with the e underlined for omission.
3-3 xiiij D. 4 bysyde 0. 6 om. 0. 6 Danes 0. 7 nome DO.
8 strongly 0. 9-9 om. D. 10 leaf 60, back. » no DO.
12 and the D. & >e 0. and R. 13 knyghtes 0. u Danes 0. 15 >e 0.
16 fro 0. 17 regne D. 18 sone D. 19 after >at 0.
20 sesed att 0. 21 in 0. 22 honde D. hond 0. Ian* R.
23— M of his regne D. after >at he had regne* 0. }>at he hade reg R.
24 his 0. a* was a DO. was R. ^^ he 0.
CH. cxil] The lad King Edwin, and good King Edgar. 113
U And after pis Eldrede, Edwynne his brope?' regnede, & was
a J lupe?- man towarde God? and to ]>e peple ; for he hatede f olc of
his owen land', and louede & honourede 2 strange men,2 & sette litel
4 by holy cherche, and3 bynom4 of holy cherche aH pe tresoure pat
he my3t haue : pat was grete shame and velonye to himself1, and
perile of his soule, & perfore God? wolde nou3t pat he shulde regne
no longe?* than iiij 3er*, 5and after6 deide, and Lith at Wynchestre.
8 Of Kyng Edgare, pat regned aboue pe kyngws r of Scotland' &
of Walys; & how he was bigilede prou^ takyng1 of his
wif. H Capitulo U Centesimo IF Duodecimo.
ANd after* pis Edwynne, regnede Edgare his sone, a man pat
8miche louede8 God, and pees, & holy cherche also, and
was a worpi lorde, bolde and myghty, & mayntenede wel pis land?
in* pees. U And pis Edgare was 9Kyng< and lorde aboue9 alle pe
kynges of Scotland? and of Walys : fram 10 pe tyme pat Arthure
1 6 was gone,11 neuer was sipen 12 kyng of 13 his power*. II And pis
Edgare was seynt Edwardes fader*. And when Edgaras wif was
dede, pat was seynt1 Edwardes mode?-, & enterede, he herde speke
of pe fairenesse of Estrilde, pat was Organs dou^te?', a baroun of
20 Deuens/wVe, pat was so faire a woman pat alle men spake 14 perof .
He callede one of his kny^tes pat he miche louede & trust oppon,
and tolde him : " Go," quod he, " to pe noble Baron Orgar1 of
Deuenshire, and se if his dou^te?* be so faire as men speke 15 of ; &
24 if it be sop. y wil haue here vnto16 my wif." IT pis kny3t, pat me
callede17 Edelwolde, went forp18 pere pat19 pe lady po20 was; &
when he saw her1 so faire, he pou^t haue her* himself1 to wif, and
perfore21 spake to Orgar* here fader*, and Orgar was an olde22 man,
28 & hade no mo childerne but here on ; and saw pat Edelwolde was
a faire ^onge kny^t, and worpi and riche, & was wel with pe kyng*.
& pou^t his doubter shulde wel 23bene24 mariede, & wel bisette
oppon him, and grauntede him his dorter, if pe gode lorde pe
32 Kyng wolde assent 25 per to. U pis Edelwolde come a^eyn to pe
I om D. 2-2 Straungers 0. 3 and DO. ne R.
4 MS. bynom an with an underlined for omission. 5 leaf 61.
6 om. DO. 7 kyng 0. 8— 8 loued mych loued sic 0.
9-9 lorde and kyng< of D. lord & kyng aboue 0. 10 fro 0.
II gone & D. agoo & 0. ia seth 0. 13 of Walys of 0.
14 speke 0. B speken D. 16 to DO. 17 clepede D.
18 forth his way & come DO. 19 as D. ^ om. 0. 21 >erof 0.
22 MS. holde, with h under lined for omission.
23 leaf Gl, back. w be DO. 25 consent D. consente 0.
BRUT. I
114 Ethelwold deceives King Edgar about Estrilde. [CH. cxin
Kyng1, and saide * ' she was faire ynow oppofi to see, but of body
she was wonder* 2 loply.' U po ansuerede pe Kyng, and saide pat
he toke of her litel charge. U " Sire," quod Edelwolde po, "she is
her* faderes heire, and y am nou^t riche of londes,3 and if $e wolde 4
consent and grant 4 }>at y most her haue, pan shulde y be riche
ynow." "In Godes name," quod )>e Kyng, "I assent5 perto."
IT Edelwolde pankede po michel 6 pe Kyug, and went a^eyne into
Deuenshire, & spousede pe damisel, and in 7 pat contre 8 duellede. 8
11 And pus hit bifel oppon a tyme, pat he tolde his conseil & al pis
ping1 vnto his wif\ how & in what maner* he hade bigilede his
lorde pe Kyng1, pat wolde haue hade her* to9 wif\ and anone as
she it wist, she louede him neuermore af terwarde 10 as she hade 1 2
done bifore. 11 pis lady conseyuede by him a sone ; and when
tyme was pat pis n childe 12 shulde ben born,12 Eldelwolde come to
pe Kyng1, & praede him to heue a sone of his at pe fountston. pe
Kyng him grantede, and lete calle him Edgare, after* his owen 16
name. U And when pis was ydofi, he pou^t pat he was Biker*
ynow of pe Kyng, for bifore pat tyme pis Edelwolde him13 drede
lest Kyng Edgare wolde haue taken u his wif1, forasmiche 15 as his
lorde was a loly man and an ArnerMs. 20
How pat16 Kyng Edgare wedede Estrilde afte17 pe deth of
Edelwolde. U Capitulo U Centesimo U terciodecimo.
THus hit bifelle, pat al men in Kyng Edgares court po speken,
and saide pat ' Edelwolde was richely auansede prou$ pe 24
niariage pat he hade by his wif4'; 'and ^it,' pai saide, ' he was
auauncede an hundredl-folde more, for he hade spousede pe fairest
woma?i pat euer* \vas seyn.' and when pe Kyng herde speke so
miche of here beaute, he poi^t po pat Edelwolde 18 hade him 28
desseyuede & bigilede, & pou^t priuely19 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 21pere pe lady21 or he
•departede pens. U And pis lady was duellyng at a manere22 bisides 32
1 tolde him J>at D. told' hym Jxit 0. 2 om. 0. 3 om. D.
4 grant J^rto D. 5 consent D. consente 0. 6 myche D. mych 0.
7 in DO. om. R. 8 contre he D. Curctre he 0. 9 MS. to to.
10 after 0. " >e DO. 12-12 shulde be be borne sic D. was bore 0.
13 hade D. had 0. 14 tak D. take 0. 15 leafGZ.
16 >at Estrilde sic D. 17 after DO. 18 Edelde D. 19 priuelich D.
20 go DO. a-21 >an the lady >ere D.
22 maner* D. Manere 0. mane R.
CH. cxin] Ethelwold is Tcild, & King Edgar weds Estrilde. 115
f e forest* fere fat f e Kyng wolde hunte, and at pat maner was
herburghede al 1 nyght. and when tyme come fat f e Kyng shulde
sope, and fe sonne shoone, fe Kyng1 axede after1 his Gossib and
4 after his godsone, and Edel wolde made here2 come bifore ]>Q
Kyng1; and no]>eles, 3and it3 ofer my^t haue bene, she shulde
nou^t haue corner4 in his sight bi his wille. IT fe lady welcomede5
f e Kyng, and suetely him kissede ; and he 6 toke 7 her* by 8 f e
8 hande, & fo 9nexte him10 her* sette, and so9 soppede fai togeder*.
1T And f o was a custume and an vsage fat, when a man drank1
vnto n anofer, fe drynker5 12 shulde say ' Wassaile,' and fat of ere
shulde ansure8 ' drynkhaile ' : and fus dede 13fe Kyng13 & fe lady
12 meny tymes, & also kiste. H And after sopor*, when tyme was to
gone14 to bede, fe Kyn[g] went vnto his bed, hertly15 fenkyng
oppon fe16 ladies fairenesse ; and fo was ouercomen17 for here loue,
fat him fou^t he wolde18 dye, but of here his wille he hade.
16 IT Oppon fe morwe fe Kyng aroos, and into fe fforeste went, him
fere to desporte 19& salace19 wif hertes20 and hyndes, and alle ofer
wilde bestes; & of fe6 hertes grete plente, to fe21 lady he sent;
and f rise 22 he went to salace 23 and speke wif fat lady whiles he
20 duellede in fat centre. IT And after fat, fe Kyng remevede fens,
and fou^t how he myghte best delyuer1 Edel wolde24 f[r]am his wif*,
as he hade him ferste desceyuede. and f e Kyng anone, after* viij
dayes, lete ordeyne a parlemewt at Salesbury of al his baronage,
24 conseile to haue, & forto ordeyn how f e centre of Northumberland1
mi^t beste bene25 kepte,26 fat fe Danoys27 come nou^t fere, the
londe forto destroye. IT And f is Edel wolde come also to28 fe Kynges
Parleinent ; and f e Kyng sent him to $ork< forto bene 25 keper1 of
28 fat contre. H And fus hit fel,29 fat men fat knew30 him nou3t,
slow him by f e waye. U And anone as f e Kyng horde fat he was
dede, he lete sende after f e lady Estrilde, fat she shulde come to f e
citee of London, and f ere bene 31 weded' to 32 f e Kyng wif grete 33
32 solempnite & worshipe ; and? 34 helde a solempne fest ; and he
werede35 a crone of [gold], and 36fe Queue36 anofer. U And seynt
1 al a 0. 2 here to 0. 3-3 if it D. if fat 0. 4 come 0.
5 welcomed' J>o D. 6 om. D. 7 name 0. 8 om. 0.
9-9 she sate next by him and D. 10 hym by 0. " to 0.
12 leafQZ, back. 13-13 om. D. I4 go DO. 15 hert sic D.
16 >at 0. 17 owrcome DO. 18 shulde D. schulde 0.
19-19 om. DO. 2° herte D. 21 bat DO. ffi iij 0. a solacen 0.
24 Edwolde D. ^ be 0. 26 kepede D. « Danes 0.
28 vnto 0. a byfett 0. ao knew D. knewe 0. know K. 31 be DO.
32 vnto 0. 33 miche D. 34 leaf 63. 35 wei° D. 36-36 sche 0.
116 K. Edgar & Q. Estrilde. K.Edward the Martyr. [OH. cxiv
Dunston l on f e morwe l come vnto f e Kyng1 into fe Kyngws 2
chaumbre, and fonde J>e Kyng1 abed, & ))e quene also in fere 3 ;
and seynt Dunston axede who pat she was. H J>e Kyng ansuerede,
" fis is fe Quene Estrilde." and )>e Erchebisshop seynt Dunstan 4
saide fat 'he dede grete wrong1, and a^eyns Godes wille to tak
a woman to wif , \vhos childe he haf 4 take at f e f untston ' ;
and fe Quene for fat worde neuer after* louede seynt1 Dunston;
and nof eles ]>Q gode man 5 warnede haw ofte-tymes 6 fat f olie to 8
lete; but his warnyng availede litel, for fe loue bituene7 ham
was so miche. H )>e Kyng bigate oppon her18 a sone fat me callede
Eldred; and when9 fis childe was vj ^er1 olde, fe Kyng his
fader* deide; & aboute fat tyme he hade regnede xvij ^er1, and lith 12
at Glastynbery.
Of seynt Edward* f e Marti!0 ; how Estrilde his stepmoder1 lete
him quelle, forto make Eldred', her1 owen sone, Kyng1.10
Capitwfo llGentesimo xiiij0.11 16
A]S"d after fis Edgare, regnede Edward1 his sone, fat he bigate
in12 his ferst wif4, fat wel and noble13 goue?*nede fe lande;
for he was ful of al mane?-14 godenesse, and lad' ful holy lif1; &
aboue15 al fing he louede God? & holy cherche. & fe quene 20
Estrilde, his stepmoder1, lete him slee, for enchesoun to make her1
owen sone Eldred? kyng1 ; and f us was he slayn,16 as afterward 36
shul her*. U Hit bifelle f us oppon a day, fat fis Kyng Edwarde
went him into a wode forto play in fe Southcontre, bisides a toune 24
fat is callede Warham; in fe whiche forest was grete plente of
Hertes & of hyndes. and as he hade bene awhile fere him forto
playe, he fou^t 17him18 oppon his brofer Eldred*, fat Was wif his
model0 fe quene, for her place was ney$ f e forest* ; & f ou^te forto 28
go19 visite & see his brofer ; and tok20 wif him but 21 a litel meny,21
and went him f o toward? his Stepmoders house, fat in fat tyme
soiowrnede in f e castel of Corf, and as he rode in f e f ickenesse
of fe wode, to aspie his game, hit bifelle fat he went amys, & 32
loste his meny fat were wif him.22 & at fe last he come out of fe
l-1 amorowe 0. 2 om. DO. 3 y-fere 0. 4 hade D. had 0.
5 man often-tymes 0. 6 om. 0. 7 bitue D.
8 >is womman D. )>is woman 0. 9 >o 0. 10 MS. kyng* kyng^.
11-11 cxvto o. 12 on D0> 13 nobly D0. u manere of 0.
15 abo>e sic D. 16 y-slayn 0. 17 leaf 63, back.
18 MS. he ; om. DO. 19 and forto sic D. go & 0. 2° nome 0.
21— ffl litil meny D. a litil mayne 0. ffi him comen D. hym come 0.
CH. cxiv, cxv] King Edward the, Martyr is murderd. 117
wode; & as he lokede about, he saw fere faste Asides him1 fe
maner1 fat his Stepmoder1 duelled' in ; & f iderward he went2 allon.
and anone hit was tolde fe Quene how fat fe Kyng was comew3
4 allone wif out4 company; and f erf ore5 she made ioye ynow, &
fou3t how 6she my^t do6 fat he were7 slayn as priuely as she my$t.
IT And anone 8priuely she called' to her*8 on of here kny3tes, to
whom she hade tolde miche of here consel bituene9 ham. and
8 bofe fai come10 to fe Kyng1, and curtesly him resceyuede; & fe
Kyng tolde fat he was com11 her* to Yisite, & also forto speke wi)>
Eldrede his broker. U f e Quene meny tymes him fankede, and
him praiede to12 ali^t and herburgh wif her1 13 forto haue13 al fat
12 nyght. fe Kyng saide fat he myght nou^t, but a^eyne he wolde
wende vnto his folc, if he myght ham fynde. IT And when f e
Quene14 saw fat he wolde nou^t abide, she praiede him fat he
wolde ones drynk1 ; & he gmuntede her1.15 and anone as f e drynk
16 come, fe Quene drank1 to fe Kyng1, & fe Kyng toke16 fe coppe &
sette hit to his mouf. & in fe mene-tyme whiles fat he drank1,
f e kny^t fat was wif f e Quene, wif a knyf smote euen f e Kyng
to17 fe hert, & fere he felle adoune dede of his palfray 18vnto fe
20 erfe. U the Quene, for fis dede, $af to fe Kny3t golde & siluer1
grete plente, and of of er richesse ynow. and f e kny^t, anone as fis
was do,19 went him overe20 fe see; & so ascapede he oute of fis21
lande. H When fis Kyng Edward fus was martrede, Hit was in
24 fe 3ere 22 after fe22 Incarnacion of23 oure Lorde Ihesu Oistf,ix C. &
XX
iiij ^er1, and he hade regnede xij 3ere & an half, & lith at Glastenbery.
Of Kyng Eldrede; & how fe24 Kyng Swyn of Denmarc helde
Engelond? ; & how Eldrede, fat was seynt Edwardes brof er,
28 was nou3t bilouede in his 25 reme, and f erfore fledde into
Normandye. 11 Capitw/o f Centesimo U Quintodecimo.
After1 fis Kyng Edward, regnede Eldrede his26 brofer;
and seynt Dunstan cronede him. & fis seynt Dunstan
32 deide sone after fat he hade for^eue f e Quene her1 trespasse,
1-1 bisides D. beside allone 0. 2 rode D. 3 come 0.
4 withouten D. 5
6-6 >at she mi^t done D. >at sche myghte done 0. she ne my^t do R.
7 nere DO. ne were R. 8-8 she callede to her* priuely D.
9 bituene D. betwen 0. bitue R. 10 comen DO. n comen D.
12 forto D. al for-to 0. ia-13 om. D. 14 kyng 0. 15 om. D.
16 nome DO. 17 vnto DO. 18 leaf 64. 19 done D. I-done 0.
20 ouer DO. oj*re R.. 21 the D. 22-22 of D. of of J>e sic 0. a aftir 0.
24 om. 0. w ]>e 0. * MS. his cosyn with cosyn underlined for omission.
118 The Danes conquer England. Eldred fights them. [CH. CXVI
Estrild, for encheson fat she was cause of Kyng Edwardes deth.
and seynt Dunstan hade her5 assoilede, and penaunce her* en-
ioynede ; and she leuede after, chaste lif & clene. U f is Kyng
Eldrede wedede an Englisshe-woman ; & on1 here he2 bigate 4
Edmunde Irenside, and anofer sone8 fat me callede Edwynne ;
and after*, deide fe Queue his4 moder\ U And in fat tyme come
into Engeland? Swyn, fat was Kyng of Denmarc, forto chalange
and5 conquere al fat his Ancestres hade6 bifore fat tyme. & so 8
he conquerede, & hade it al at7 his axing*; ffor fe gode Erie
Cuthbert of Lyndeseye, and al fe peple of JSTorthumberlond*, &
almost al fe grete of Engeland!, helde with Swyne fat was2 Kyng
of Dennemarc, for-asmiche as fai louede nou^t Kyng Eldrede, 12
ffor cause8 fat his gode brofer Edward was slayn falsely 9for
enchesoun of him2; and f erf ore no man sette but litil bi hym;
Wherfore Kyng Swyn hade al his wille, and toke al f e lande.
II And Eldrede fe Kyng 10fo fledde10 into Normandye,11 and so12 16
spak to fe Duk<, fat fe Due $af him his sustre to wif ; oppoii fe
whiche he bigate ij sones : fat on me callede Alrud, & fat of ere
Edward. And when Swyn hade conquerede al fe lande, he
regnede' nobli, & leuede but xv 36^, & deide, and lif at ^ork1. 20
How Kyng1 Eldrede come a^eyne fram13 Normandye; & how
Knoth14 fe Danoys15 regnede; & of fe wenj bituene him
& Edmunde Irenside. H Capitulo U Centesimo 11 Sexto
decimo. 24
After* fe def of Swyne, fat was a Danois, Knoght,16 his sone,
duellede in Engeland, and wolde haue bene 17 kyng1. and
f o come a^eyn Eldrede out of Normandy, with miche 18 peple &
wif 19stronge meny,19 fat Knoght derst nou^t abide, but fley 28
fens into Denmarc. II fe Kyng Eldrede hade a^eyn his reaume,
& helde so grete lordeship fat he bigan to destroi al20 fat hade
holpen 21 Swyn, fat was a Danois, a^eynes him.22 II And after-
warde come a3eyn fis Knoght1 fram Denmarc, with a grete power1, 32
so fat Kyng Eldre[de] derst nou3t wif him fi^t, but 23 fley fro 23
1 in 0. 2 om. D. 3 broker D. 4 her 0. 5 & to 0.
6 haden D. 7 after D. 8 enchesoun D. encheson) 0.
3 leaf 64, back. 10-10 fled >o 0. " Norway D. 12 J>o 0.
13 fro DO. 14 Knogh D. Knoght 0. " Danes 0.
16 knyght 0. 17 be 0. ^8 michel D.
i9_i9 a strong^ nauye D. a strong meyny 0. ^ alle ham D. att ]jo 0.
tl holpe 0. ^ hym & his reume 0. *-* fledde D. fledde fro 0.
CH. cxvii, cxvin] Kings Cnut & Edmund share England. 119
pens vnto J London, & ]>ere helde him. 1F po come Knoght, and
him bisegede so longe til2 Kyng Eldrede diede in }>e cite of London,
and li)> at seynt Paules ; & he regnede ix
4 Of Kyng Knoght. U Capitulo H Centesimo f Septuagesimo.3
After5 pe deth of pis Eldred', Knoght, pat was a Danois, bigan
po forto regne, but Edmimde 4 Irenside,5 pat was Kyng
Eldredws sone by his ferst wif1, ordeynede a grete host, & bigan to
8 werr* oppon Kyng Knoght ; and so he dede meny tymes and ofte ;
and pe werre was so st[r]onge and harde, pat wonder* hit6 was to
wete. IT And pe Quene Emme, pat duelled?7 po at Wynchestre,
hade grete drede of her* ij sones, for8 pe werr* of6 Alured & Edward,
12 leste pai shulde ben9 defoulede & misdon prou^ pis 10 werre, wherfore
she sent ham over pe se into Normandy, to pe due 10 Kichard? her*
Vncle ; and pere pai duelled1 n in safte and pees longe tyme. ^ pis
Edmunde12 Irenside13 & Knou^t uwerrede strongliche to-geder) 14 ;
16 but at pe laste pai were accorded? in pis maner*, pat pai shulde
departe pe reaume bituenes 15 ham ; and so pai deden ; & after*, pai
bicome16 gode frendes, and so wel louede17 togederes as pai 18hade
bene briper,18 gete?i19 of o20 body, & of 21 o moder born.
20 How Kyng Edmunde Irenside traiterousely22 was slayn, prou}
atratour' pat me callede Edrith23 of Statton. VipttulQ
Cejitesimo xviijmo.
ANd after*, po regnede Kyng Edmunde Irenside and Knoght
pe Danois. but pus it fel 24 aftirward, and in pe same $ere
pat pai were accorded?, and somiche loueden 25 togeder, wherof 2G a
false pef traitoure hade enuy vnto pe loue pat was bituene ham,
and frendeship, whos name was Edrith27 of Stratton, pat was a
28 grete lorde, pat28 was Edmurade Ironsides man, & of him helde alt
pe londe pat he hade. 1T And nopeles he pot^t his lorde to bitraie,
1 in-to 0. 2 til >at D. 3 Sextodesimo D. 4 leaf 65.
5 Irensides 0. 6 om. 0. 7 dwelt 0. 8 of DO. » be DO.
10-JO om. D. n dwelt O. I2 Edward D. 13 Irensides 0.
14—14 Werrede strongely togederes D. werreddyn strongly to-gidere 0.
15 betwen 0. 16 becomen 0.
17 loued }>at >ai bicome sworen brej>mie and so wel loueden D. loued' Jjat
|>ei becomen swore bretheryn & so wel loued O.
18-18 hadene ben bre^rne D. had ben brethryn 0. 19 gotyn 0.
20 on 0. a om. D. l22 om. D. traytoursly 0.
23 Edrik D. Edrich 0. « bifel D. w loued 0. 2S wherfore D.
27 Edrik D. s» & D.
120 Edmund is Jeild, and his Murderer droumd. [CH. cxvui
<fe make Knoght kyng1 of fe lande, Ho fat1 entent1 richely to ben
auauncede, & wif him bene2 wel bilouede. U Wherfore he praiede3
his lorde, Edmunde 4Irenside,5 6oppon a day6 wi)> him forto eten,
and wif him duelle. and fe kyng curteisly him grantede, & to 4
him come at his praier*; and at fe mete fe kyng richely7 was
seruede with diuerse metis & drynkes. U And when nyght come
fat he shulde gone8 to bede, 9fe kyng19 tok1 his owen meny, & went
into chambre. & as he lokede10 aboute, he saw11 a wonder faire 8
ymage, & wel made,12 & in13 semblant 14as it were14 an Archire,
wif a bowe bent in his honde, & in )>e bowe a fyne Arwe. IF Kyng
Edmunde went ]>o neir1, to biholde hit bettr*, what it mi3te bene 15 ;
and anone as his honde tochede fe Arwe, anone fe arwe him smote 12
16frou$ fe16 body, & fere slough fe kyng1; for fat engyne was made
to quelle his 17 lorde tmiterousely.18 IT And 6 when f e 6 Kyn[g]
Edmund? 19f?/s was dede &19 slayn, he nad20 regnede but x ^ere.
his peple for him made miche sorw, and his body fai bare to21 16
Glastenbury and fere ]>ai him enterede. 1T And fus22 traitour
Edrik123 anone went to f e Quene, fat was Kyng Edmundes wif1, fat
wiste of here lordes def. anone he 24toke fram her" hir124 ij sones,
fat were faire and ^oug1, fat her1 lorde hade oppon hier1 geten, — &25 20
fat on me callede IT Edward, & fat of er Edwyn, — & lade ham wif
him to 26 London, and toke ha?^ vnto Kyng Knoght, fat he shulde
done27 with ham what his willes28 were ; & tolde him how queyntly
he hade 29quellede Kyng Edmunde,29 for enchesoun & loue of him, 24
so fat Kyng Knoght aH Engeland?30 in his power* holly31 mi$t haue.
1T "0 fow false traitoure ! haste fow my trewe wedbrofer32 slayn
for cause33 34of me 1 a man fat y moste Louede in f e Worlde. now,
be myn35 heuede,36 I shal for fi trauail fe wel reward? as fow hast 28
deseruede ! " and anone 87lete him take and bynde,37 hondes & feete
in mane?' of a traitour1, & lete caste him into38 Thamise ; and in fis
J-1 in 0. 2 be D. 3 praiede oppon a day D. 4 leaf 65, back.
5 Irensides 0. 6~6 om. D. 7 realy D. rially 0. 6 go DO.
9-9 om. 0. 10 MS. lokede lokede. " say 0. 12 y-made DO.
13 in the D. 14-14 of D. 15 be 0. 16-16 ]>routoute his D.
17 his owen D. his owne 0. 18 treitously 0.
i9_i9 was dede & }>us D. 2° had 0. 21 vnto DO.
22 Jris false D. J>is fals 0. 23 Edrith 0.
a4-84 toke fram sic D. nome fro here 0. M om. DO.
26 vnto DO. * do DO. * wil DO.
29— w quellede Edmund' Irenside D. y-qwelled Kyng Edmund' 0.
30 Engeland* holich D. 31 om. D. hollych 0.
32 wedded? bro>er D. brother 0. :i3 encheson DO. 34 leaf 66.
35 my 0. 36 om. D. hed 0. 37-37 lete bynde hi??i D.
38 into the D. in-to >e 0.
CH. cxix] K. Cnut sends St. Edmund's sons to be murderd. 1 21
maner1 fe false1 traitour* endede his lif\ H fe Kyng 2tok" fo ij
childerne to2 fe Abbot of Westmynstr*, 3to warde3 and to kepe til
he wiste what was beste 4wi)> ham to done.4
4 How Kyng Knoght sent Edmundes sones 5 bof e into Denmarc
forto slee; & how6 fai were sauede. Capitulo Centesimo
xixmo.
Hit bifelle sone after5 fat Kyng Knoght hade al f e lande into 7
his hande and spousede fe1 Quene Emme frou^ consent of
his baronage, for she was a faire wo??iman,& was Eldredes wif1, and
fe dukes Blister* of Normandye : & fai 8leueden to-gedei08 with
miche9 loue, as resoun wolde. H fe Kyng axede oppon a day conseile
12 of fe Quene, what was beste forto10 done11 wif the sones fat wer*
12 Edmundes Irenside.12 U " Sire," qiiod she ; " fai 13bef fe13 right
heir's of )>e londe; & if J>ai leuen, fai wille do $ow miche sorwe with14
wen-*; and perfor lete sende haw into a strange lande aferr5,15 to some
16 man )>at may ham defoule16 & destroie." 1T The Kyng anone lete
calle a Danois ]>at me callede WalgaiJ, and cowimandede him fat he
shulde lede17 ]>o ij childerne into Denmarc, and so do for ham18
fat neuer1 19]>ai herde19 more tydyngws20 of ha??i. " Sir1," saide fis
20 Walger, " gladely ^oure cowmandement shal bene21 done," U And
tok 22 fo 23 ij childerne, & lad ha??^ into Denmarc. & for-asmiche
as 24he saw fat fe childern were wonder* fair*, and also meke,25
he had of ham grete pitee and reuthe, & wolde nou^t ham slee,
24 but lade ham to f e Kyng of Hungrie forto norisshe : For this
Walgar5 was 26wel knowen26 wif fe Kyng, and 27wel bilouede.27
H Anone fe Kyng axede whens fe childern were. 1T And Walger
tolde him, & saide fat *' f ai were f e right heir's of Engelandl, &
28 f erf or men wolde ham destroye ' ; " and f e?*fore, sire, to 30 w f ai 28bef
comen,28 mercy & helpe to biseche ; & forsof 29if fai mowen leue,29
1 om. 0.
2-2 nome }>e ij chelderne & tooke hawi D. norae >° ij Childryn & took
hem 0.
3-3 forto norisshe D. 4-4 to done with hem 0.
5 sones Irenside D. 6 bo>e D. 7 in DO.
8-8 leueden togedercs D. loued to-gidere 0. 9 mychel 0.
10 to D. « do 0.
12-12 Edmunde Ironsides D. Edmund1 Irensides 0.
13-13 be^ j) ^en Q u 80rwe with D. sorow with 0. sorwe R.
15 wel ferre D. 16 defoyle 0. 17 lete 0.
38 hem & ordeyne 0. 19-19 we her1 D. w tydynge 0.
21 be 0. 22 noine 0. 23 the D. 24 leaf 66, back. *> om< D-
26_26 wej biknowen D. y-knowen 0. 27— m beloued wel 0.
ben come 0. 29— a and >ai mow leuen D. if >ey now lyve 0.
122 K. Edward's son Edward is King of Hungary. [CH. cxix
3our> men pai sliullen1 becomen, and of $ow pai2 3shal holde3
al hire land?. H The Kyng of Hung?ie ha???4 vnderfonge with
michel5 honour1, and lete ham worthely to bene6 kepte.
IT And pus liit bifelle after warde, pat Edwyne, pe jonger broper, 4
deide, and Edward ]>e elder7 broker leuede, a fail1' man,8 a stronge,
& a9 large of body, and gentil and curteise of condicions, so pat alle
men him louede. U And pis Edward, in }>e c?-onicles is callede
amonges10 Englisshemen, 'Edward' pe outelaghe.' And when he 8
was made knyght, J>e Kyngws doughte?* of Hungary so miche him
louede, for his godenesse and his fairenesse, "pat she made & callede
him her* derlyng4. U The Kyng pat was her* fader*, perceyuede wel
pe loue pat was bituene ham too, And hade non heir* but pat 12
doughte?-. And pe Kyng fouchede his doi^ter to no man so11 wel
as he dede vnto him pat her*12 louede, & she him ; & he $af here to
him wip gode wille; and Edward* her1 spousede wip rnichel13
honowr. U The Kyng of Hung?ie sent after* al his baronage, & 16
made a solempne 14fest and15 ryche weddyng1, and made al men
to 16 vnderstonde pat he shulde ben ir Kyng when 18 he were
dede; and 19pe?-of pai maden al19 gret ioye; and of pat tydyng20
pai wei' f ul glade. 51 pis Edwarde bigate oppon pis lady a sone 20
pat me callede Edgar Helyng1, and afte?*ward, a doughte?* pat me
callede Margarete, pat afti[r]ward was Queue of Scotland' ; and,
by pe Kyng of Scotland pat me callede Maucolom, she hade a
dot^ter pat was21 callede Maude, 22pat afterwarde was Quene22 24
of Engeland? prou^ Kyng Henry, pat was pe ferst sone of pe
Conqueroure, pat her* weded'; & he bigate on her* a dorter* pat
me callede Maude, pat afterward was Empe?-esse of Almaign ; and
of pis Maude come Henry23 pe Kyng of Engeland, pat into pis 28
day is callede ' Henry, pe Emperesse sone.' U And ^it hade pis
Edward anoper* doi^ter16 by his wif, pat me called? Cristian, and
she was a none.
1 shul D. 2 JL^. ]>ai sla, with sla underlined for omission.
3— 3 schullen holden 0. 4 he?;i vndirtookH & 0.
5 mych 0. 6 be 0. 7 eldest D. 8 man & DO.
9 om, 0. 10 araong^ 0. u as 0. ia he DO.
13 mvch 0. 14 leaf 67. l5 and a DO.
16 om. D. 17 be 0.
18 when Jjat D. whan >at 0.
i9_i9 j,erfore alle >ai maden D. ]>erfore alle J>ey made 0.
20 tydynges D. 21 me DO.
22— *? >at was quene afterward' D. Jxit was o wen afterward' 0.
23 om. DO.
CH. cxx] Cnut conquers Norway. Tries to stop the Thames. 123
How Kyng Knoght, fat was a proude man, conquered' 1lTor-
waye; & how he bicome afterwarde1 meke.2 Ca^YwZo
Centesimo IT xxmo.
W haue 30 3 herde of Edmundes 4sones wif fe4 Irenside, fat
Kyng Knoght wende5 fai hade ben dede, as he hade com-
mandede Walger bif or*. 11 And this Knoght6 hade in his honde al
Engeland? and Deninarc. A'nd after 7fat, he went to7 Norway e,
8 fat londe to conquere. IT But f e Kyng of J>e lande fat me callede
Elaf, come with his peple, & wende his lande wel8 haue kepte &
defendede; & so3 fere he fau^t with ham, til at f e laste he was
slayn in fat bataile ; & fo3 fis Knoght toke9 al fat lande 10into his
12 hande. U And when he hade conquerede al6 Norwaye, and taken11
feautes & homages fere, he come after* a^eyne into Engelond', and
helde him-self1 so grete12 lorde, fat him foi^t in al fe worlde 13no
man his pier*13 was ; & bicome so prout & hauten fat hit was grete
16 wonder1. U And so3 hit bifelle, oppon a day as he hade herde
masse at Westmynstre, and wolde haue gone14 into his palice, fe
15 water of15 Tamise so swiftely 16a}eynes him comen,16 fat Almost
hit17 tochede his fete, f o saide f e Kyng with a prout hert, " y com-
20 maftde fe water18 turne a^eyn, or elles19 y shal fe make." fe wawys
for his coramandement wolde nou^t20 spare, but 21flowede euer1 on21
hye more & more. 11 The Kyng was so prout of hert fat he wolde
nou^t flee f e water, but abode stille in f e wate?*, and bete fe water
24 wif a smal ^erd fat he helde in his hande, & comandede fe water
fat it slmlde wende no ferf ere ; but for al his co??miandement f e
water wolde nou^t cesse, but euer1 waxe more & more an hye, so fat
fe Kyng was al wete, and stode depe in fe water. 11 And when he
28 saw fat he hade abide fere or22 longe, & fe water wolde nofing
done23 his co??imandement, fo sone he wifdrowe him, and fo stode24
oppon a stone & helde his hondes3 an hye, & saide fis worde25 in
heryng1 of al f e peple : " U fis God fat makef f e see26 fus arise an27
l— l Normandy & after become 0.
2 mek and milde D. meke & mylde 0. 3 om. D.
•*— 4 sones with 0. sone wij> >e R. B went >at 0. 6 om. 0.
7-7 he went into D. 8 weel to 0. 9 nome DO. 10 leaf 67, back.
11 tok D. 12 stronge a D. gret a 0.
i3_i3 nomas sic D. his pere no man 0. u go 0.
is—is wawys Of the D. wawys of 0. 16-16 aroos a^ens hym 0.
17 ]>ai D. |?ei 0. 18 water to DO. 19 ett 0.
20 wolde noujt D. wold not 0. wolde R.
a1-21 folwede euer on D. flowed in 0. ffl oucre to D. to 0.
23 do D. 24 stepe D. 23 wordes DO. ^ water D. 27 a D.
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 dedly, & he1 may neuer1 dye; & alle ping2 doth
his cowmandernewt, & to him is obedient1. 11 To pat God* Y praye
3 pat he be my waraunt, for y knowliche me caitif feble, & of none4 4
power'; and perfore y wil gone5 to Borne wipout eny lettyng1, my
Wickednesse6 forto7 punisshe, and me to amende; U ffor of pat
God! y cleyme my landes8 forto holde, and of none opere"; and
anone made his heir*, and him-self1 [went]9 to Rome wipouten10 eny 8
lettyng*, & by pe way dede meny almes dedes, & when he come to
Rome also. U And when he hade bene n pere, and for his synnes
done penaunce, he come a}eyne into Engelandl, and bicome a gode
man and an hoty, and lefte al maner pride & stoutenesse, & leuede an 12
holy lif al his lif* after, and made ij Abbayes 9 of seynt Benet, one
in Engeland* & 12pat opere12 in Norway, for-asmiche as he louede
specialy 13 seynt Benet bifore al opere seyntes ; and miche he louede
also seynt Edmunde pe kyng1 ; & of te he $af grete ^iftes to pe hous, 1 6
wherfore it14 was made ryche. and when he had' regnede xx 3ere,
he deide, & lip at Wynchestr*.
Of Kyng Harolde, pat leuer* hade gone in15 foot pa?i ryde on
hors. Capitw/o Ventesimo xx[i]mo. 20
THis Knoght, of wham y 16 haue spoken 17 bifor,18 hade ij sones
by his wif ; & pat on me callede Herdiknoght, & pat opere
Harolde ; and he was so 19lip of19 fote pat men callede him perfore20
Harolde Harefote. & pis Harolde hade noping pe 21condicions ne 24
maners21 of Kyng Knoght pat was his fader5, for he sette but litil
pris of chyualry ne of curtesye, neyper of worship, but onely by
his owen wille ; & he bicome so wickede pat he exilede his moder*.
& po 22she went22 out of pe23 land' into Flaundres, & fere she24 28
duellede25 wip pe Erl ; wherfor after pere was neuer gode loue
bituene him & his broper, for his broper him hatede dedely ; and
when he hade regnede ij [yere] & a litil 26more,27 he deide, & lip at
Westmynstre.
1 and he DO. and R. 2 t>ing DO. >is R, 3 leaf 68. 4 no DO.
5 go DO. 6 wyknesse 0. » to DO. 8 londe D. land 0.
9 oin. D. 10 with-oute 0. n be 0. 12 another* D.
13 specialy R. specialy seynt Benet D. specially Seynt Benet 0.
14 is sic D. 15 on DO. 16 we DO. 17 spoke O.
18 tofore D. 19~19 light on D.
20 )>erfore cowmuneliche D. >crfore comu?ilich 0.
2i_2i maners ne condicions D. Condicions in )>e manure 0.
22-22 went she D. went 0. * this D. « oni. DO.
25 dwelt 0. a Zm/68, back. * MS. mory.
CH. cxxn] K. Hardicanute recalls his Mother to England. 125
Of Kyng1 Hardiknoght, pat was Haroldes broker. CapzYwZo
Gentesimo xx[i]jmo.
After* pis Harolde Harefoot, regnede his broker Hardiknoght1, a
noble Knyght & a worpi, & miche louede chiualrye and al
maner* godenesse. H And when pis Hardiknoght1 hade regnede a
litil while, he lete vncouere his broker Harolde, and 2 smote of his
Heuede2 pat was his brope?1, at Westmynstr1, and lete caste pe
8 heuede3 into a gonge, and pe body 4into pe4 Tamyse. and after*
come fisshers, & toke5 pe body wip her* nettes by nyght, and! bere
him vnto6 seynt Clement^ cherche, & pere him buryede ; and in pis
maner1 avengede him Hardeknoght of his brope?-, for in none opem
12 maner? pai7 mygh nou^t 8hy??i avenge.8 U This Kyng Hardiknoght
was so large 3euer) of mete and of9 drynk1, pat his tables were sette
10euer> pre tymes ful10 wip real11 metes for his owen mayne12, & for
al pat 13comen to13 his court1 to bene14 rychely smiede of15 real metes.
16 H And pis Kyng1 Hardeknoght sent after1 Emme his moder1, & made
hir* come a^eyne into EngelancH, ffor she was dryue16 out of Enge-
land! whiles pat Harolde Harefote regnede, poru^ conseil of pe ErI
Godwyne, pat po was pe grettest lorde of al Engeland' next pe kyng1,
20 and moste myght done17 what he wolde 18prou} al18 Engeland? 19prou}
his cowmaundement,19 for-asmiche as he hade spousede pe doughter
of pe gode Kyng Knogfrt pat was a danoys, whiche doughter he
hade by his ferst wif1. U And when pis quene was dryuen20 out of
24 Engelancf, & come to pe Erl of Flaundres pat me callede Balde-
wynne, her*21 cosyn, 22he fonde here pe?'e al ping1 pat hir nedede,2a
Vnto the tyme pat she24 went a^eyne into Engeland', pat pe Kyng1
Hardiknoght hade sent for25 her', pat was her* sone, & made here
28 come a^eyn wip michel26 honowr. U This Kyng Hardeknoght,27
when lie hade v ^ere regnede, he deide, & lip at Wynchestre.
Of pe Vylonye pat pe Danoys 2S dede to pe 29 Englisshe-men ;
wherfore fro pat tyme afterward' was none30 Danoys28
32 made Kyng 31 of Engeland'.31 11 Capitulo H Centesimo
Vicesimo iij°.
1 MS. Harolde. 2-2 smyte of his heed' 0. 3 heed 0. 4-4 in 0.
5 to sic D. 6 to DO. 7 he DO.
8-8 bene avenged' D. be auenged 0. 9 om. DO.
°-10 euery tyme >rise ful D. eueryday iij tymes O. n ful ryal 0.
12 mayme?i R. meny D. meyne 0. is— 13 come Vnto D. u be D.
15 with D. 16 dryuen D. 17 do D. 18-18 >rou3-oute D.
19-19 om. D. 2° dryve 0. 21 his RO. her1 D. ^ leaf 69.
23 nedeth D. * he D. 25 after D. ™ miche D. mych 0.
27 Harolde D. * Danes 0. ^ om. 0. 30 no DO. 31-31 om. 0.
126 The Danes are driven out of England. [CH. cxxni
After* pe deth of pis Kyng1 Hardeknoght1, forasmiche as he nad
1non heire1 of his body bigeten,2 pe Erles and barons
assembled? and maden3 a counseil; and neuer'-more after* pat tyme
no man pat was a Danois, pou$ he 4\vere ner*4 so grete a man 4
amonges ham, he shulde neuer* bene5 Kyng of Engeland?, for Jje
despite pat )>e Danois0 hade done to pe7 Englisshemen. 11 For
euermore biforne-honde,8 if it were so pat Englisshe-men & Danois9
hapden to mete oppon a bruge, pe Englisshe10-men shulde nou^t 8
bene11 so herdy to meve no stere on12 foot1, but stande stiU, til 13pat
J>e Danois13 were passede forth. U And more-oner5, if pe Englisshe
men hade nou^t bowede adoun here heuedes,14 to done reuerence
vnto pe Danois,9 pai shulde haue bene bete & defoulede; & soche 12
maner* despites and Vilonyes deden pe Danois9 to oure Englisshe
men ; Wherfore pai were dryuen out of pe lande after pe15 tyme pat
Kyng Herdeknoght was dede, for pai 16had? non16 lord pat ham
my ght mayntene. In pis maner1 voided? pe Danois9 Engeland?, pat 16
neuer1 pai comen17 a^eyne. U pe Erles and barouns, by here com
mune assent & conseile, sen ten 18into Normandy forto seche po ij
brepern Alurede & Edward, pat were duellyng wip pe dukH Richard
pat was here erne, 19to pat19 intent forto crone Alurede pe elder* 20
broper, & him make Kyng1 of Engeland*, and of pis ping to make
an ende, pe erles & barons made20 her1 oth ; But pe Erl Godwyne of
Westsex falsely21 pou^t to slee po ij brepeme anone as pai shulde
come into Engelonde, 22to pat22 entente forto make his sone Harolde 24
Kyng1, pe whiche sone he hade bigete oppon his wif1, pat was Kyng
Knoghtes doughter, pat was a Danoys. 11 And pis Godwyn pryue-
liche23 went him to Southampton, forto mete pere po ij brepern
when pat pai shulde come to lande. U And pus hit bifelle, pat pe 28
messagers pat wenten24 into Kormandye, fonden25 nou^t but onely
Alurede, pat was pe eldest26 broper; for Edward?, his Conger127
broper, w«s gone28 to Hung?ie forto speke wip his cosyn Edward' pe
outelaw, pat was Edmondes sone wip pe Irenside.29 U pe messagers 32
1-1 none childe D. no Child? 0. 2 bigete D. begete 0.
3 made D. 4-4 wer1 neucr D. neucre were 0. 5 be DO.
6 Danys 0. 7 om. DO. 8 bifore-honde D. 9 Danes 0.
10 MS. Trin. Coll Dubl. 490 (D) has a page cut out here, and docs not
continue until leaf 70, lack, of the Raivlinson Mti.
11 he 0. I2 o 0. w-13 J>e Danes 0. 14 hedes 0. 15 om. 0.
16-16 nad non 0. 17 come 0. 18 leaf 69, lack. 19-19 en 0.
20 maden 0. 21 falsly & traytously 0. 22-22 in 0. * priuily 0.
24 wente 0. 25 founde 0. 26 Eldere 0. » om. 0.
28 went 0. a Irensides 0.
CH. cxxiv] Godwin has Prince Alfred murderd. 127
tolde & saide to Alurede, how fat f e Erles & barons of Engeland?
senten1 after1 him, and fat he boldeliche shulde come into Engekwd
and vnderfonge f e reaume j for Kyng Herdeknoght was dede, &
4 alle fe 2Danois were dryuen2 out of fe lande.
How Godewyne, fe false trra'toure, tok Alurede oppofi Gildes-
doun, when he come fro Normandye to bene3 Kyng of
Engeland?, & dede him bene 8 martrede in }>e He of Ely.
8 Capitw/o Centesimo xxiiijto.
WHen Alurede herde f is tydynges,4 he fankede God?, & into
shipp went, wif al f e hast fat he myghtf, and passede f e
see, & arryuede at Southampton, fe?'e fat Godewyne fe traitour*
12 was. And when5 fis tr[a]itoure 6saw fat he was comen,7 he wel-
comede him & vnderfonge him wif michel8 ioye, and saide fat he
wolde lede him to London, Ipere fat al fe 9lordes & barons9 of
Engeland' him abode, forto maken10 him kyng1. and so fai wenten11
16 in her* way toward? London. & when fai comen7 oppon Gildes-
doune, fo saide f e traitoure Godwyne to Alurede,12 " takef kepe,"13
quod he, "aboute ^ow, bof on14 fe lefte side & in fe ryght side;
and of aft $e shul bene3 kyng1, & of suche an hundrede more."
20 H " jSow forsof e," quod Alurede, " I behote, & if y be kyng1, I
shal ordeyn & make soche lawes wherof God & aft folc shulleu
15holden ham wel paied."15 U Now hade fe traitoure comaunded
alle his men fat were wif him, fat when fai were comen7 oppon
24 Gildesdonn, fat fai shulde slee alle fo fat were in Aluredes com
pany fat comen wif him fram16 Xormandye, and after fat, taken17
Alurede, & lede him into f e He of Ely, & fere put out bof e his
eyne of his heued*,18 and afterward bryng him vnto fe19 deth. & so
28 fai deden, ffor fai quellede al his company fat xij [hundred] were in
nombre,20 of gentil-men fat were comen7 wif Alurede fraw16 Nor-
mandye ; And after token21 Alurede, & lade hiwi into f e He of Ely,
& put out his22 eyen of his heuede,23 & rent his wombe, & token24
32 fe chief of his bowailes, & put a stake into fe gronde, & an ende
of his22 bowailes ferto fastenede, & wif nedles of Iren 25 pricked fe
body of25 fe gode childe, and so made26 him gone27 aboute fe stake
1 sent 0. 2-2 Danes dryven were 0. 3 be 0. 4 tydynge 0.
5 J>o 0. 6 leaf 70. 7 come 0. 8 mych 0.
9-9 barons & lordes 0. 10 make 0. n went 0.
12 Alured & seyd 0. 13 heed 0. 14 in 0. 15-15 hem wel paye 0.
16 fro 0. 17 take 0. 18 heed' 0. 19 om. 0. 20 Cumpanye 0.
21 nomen 0. <22 ]>« 0. 23 heed' 0. 24 nomew 0.
prikeden 0. 26 maden 0. 27 go 0.
128 St. Edward the Confessor is made King. [CH. cxxv, cxxvi
til fat his bowales were 1alle drawen1 out : & so deide fere Alurede,
frou$ treson of fe Erl Godwyne. U When f e lordes of Engeland?
2hade herde & wist how Alured, fat shulde have ben her* kyng1,
was put to3 def frou$ fe false t?*aitoure, )>e Erl Godwynne, fai 4
weren* al wonder5 wroth, & swore bituene haw, by5 God? & 6by
his6 names, fat he shulde die in mor worse deth fan dede Edrik of
Stratton, fat hade bitraiede his Lord* E[d]munde Irenside.7 and
f ai wolde haue taken him, & put him vnto f e def , but f e f ef 8
traitoure fley8 fens into Denmarc, & fere helde him iiij ^ere &
more, & loste att his londes9 in Engeland?.
Of Seynt Edward fe Confessoure, fat was Aluredes brofer;
10How he was Kyng nof Engelande.11 11 CapitwZo U Cen- 12
tesimo IT xxvt0.12
ANd when fis 13was done,13 alle fe Barons of Engefland] senten
anofer tyme into Normandye, for fat Edward shulde14 come
into Engeland? with michel15 honowr. And fis Edward in his 16
childehode louede al-myghty God*, & 16him drade,16 & in honeste
and clennesse leued17 his lif, and hatede synne as def. U And
when he was c?-onede18 and annoyntede wif19 real power1, he fo^ate
nou^t his gode maners & condicions 20& custumes20 fat he ferst 20
vsede,21 for no maner* honour, ne for no5 ricliesse, ne for no maner
hyenesse, but euer more &22 more ^af him to godenesse, and wel
louede God & al mekenesse, & louede God & holy cherche passyng
al maner fing1, & pore men also, & ham23 helde as fai hade bene 24
his owen breferne, & to ham ofte $af grete almesse wif gode wille.
Of fe ferst specialte fat God' shewede for seynt Edwardes24
loue by his lif1. U Capitulo U Centesimo U xxv[j]to.
25 "T"¥" It bifelle oppon a day as he went fram26 fe che[rch] of 28
I I Westmyn«tre, & hade herde masse of seynt lohan
Euawngelisf, for-asmiche as he louede seynt lohan
1-1 drawen al 0. 2 leaf 70, back. 3 vn-to 0. 4 were 0.
6 mn. 0. 6-6 his holy 0. 7 Irensides 0. 8 fledde 0. 9 lond' 0.
10 MS. Trin. Coll. Dubl. 490 (D) continues here. n~n om. 0.
12 MS. xxiiijto ; Secundo D. 13-13 Traytour had al >us ydone 0.
14 shul D. sclmld 0. 15 mycli 0. I(J-16 drad hym 0.
17 lade D. lad 0. 18 crouned? kyng^ D. 19 with a 0.
20-20 om. DO.
21 vsede ne formate nou3t alle gode custumes D. vsed & forgate not al good
Custumes 0.
22 om. D. ^ ham louede & D. hem loued & 0. * Edward' 0.
25 leaf 71. * froO.
CH. cxxvn] King Edward reproaches Godwin for treachery.
most1 specialy after* God and oure lady, pan he dede eny o]>er
seynt. H And so pe?*e come to him a pilgrime, & praede him, for
pe loue of God? & of seynt lohan Euaungelisf, some god him forto
4 $eue. And pe Kyng 2priuely toke2 ]>e ryng of his f eager*, priuely3
pat no man perceyuede hit, & ^af it pe pilg?*ime ; & he it vnder-
fonge, & went pens, pis goode Kyng Edward made alle pe gode
lawes of Engeland* pat ^itte bep4 most holden, &5 was so nwcyable
8 &6 ful of pite pat no marc my^t bene7 more.
How pe Erl Godwyn come a^eyn into Engeland', & hade a}eyne
al his land*, & afterward' s Seynt Edward' wedede his
doubter. (j&pitulQ 1F Gentesimo xxv[i]jto.
12 ~T~YTHen pe Erl Godwyn, pat was 9in Denmarc duellyng1,9 hade
f Y michel10 herd of pe godenesse of Edward, & pat he was
ful of me?'cy & of11 pitee, & pou^t pat he wolde gon12 a^eyn into
Engeland? forto seche and 13to haue13 grace of him, & pat he myght
16 haue pe14 lande a^eyn in pees, & arraiede him as miche as he might,
& put him toward pe see, & come into Engeland', to London, pere
pat pe Kyug was pat tyme, & al pe15 lordes of Engeland*, & helde16
paflemenf. IT Godewyn sent to ha??^ pat were his frendes, & were
20 1Tpe moste17 gretteste lordes of pe londe, & praiede ham to biseche
pe Kynges grace for him, and18 pat he wolde his 19pees & his
londes19 graunt20 him. his 21 frendes Lade21 him bifore pe Kyng1
forto biseche22 grace. U And anone as pe Kyng him saw, he appelede
24 him of tresoun, & of pe dep of Alurede his broper, and pise wordes
vnto23 him saide : 11 " Traitowr Godwyn ! " quod 24pe Kyng, " I pe
appele, pat pow haste bitraede & slayne my broper Alurede."
U " Certes, sire," quod Godwyn, " saf jour grace,25 ^our1 pees &
28 ^oure26 lorde-shippe, y neuer* \\\m bitraede ne sloughe; and pe?'of2r
y put me [in] rewarde of 3our) cou[r]tf." H " .Now, faire lordes,28 30
pat bep29 my lieges, erles & barons of pe lande, pat here bene alle
1 more fan D. more 0. 2— 2 priueliche nome D. priuyly nome 0.
2 om. DO. 4 ben 0. 5 & he 0. om. R. 6 and so DO. 7 be DO.
8 afterward' seynt Edward' D. after seynt Edward 0. afterward' E.
9— 9 duellyng in Denmarc D. dwellyng in Denmark1 0.
10 miche D. n om. 0. 12 go DO. 13-13 haue mercy and D.
14 his DO. 15 the gret D. 16 helde a gret D. held a gret 0.
17-17 fe the sic D. 18 om. D.
i9_i9 ion(je an(i his pees D. pees & his land' 0. 20 graunten 0.
21-21 enemyes ladden 0. * seche DO. 23 to D. M leaf 71, back.
25 grace & D. grace & 0. 2(j 3ouiJ D. ^oure 0. poure R.
27 >erfore 0. ffl lordes qworf >e kyng< DO. ffl bene D. ben 0.
BRUT. K
130 Edward forgives Godwin & weds his Daughter. [CH. cxxvn
assernblede, — 1wel 36 hauen1 hercle myn appele, and pe ansure2 of
Godwyn ; & perfore y wil pat 36 award and do ryght." f pe erles
and3 barons po drowen ham 4al to-geder1,4 forto done5 pis award by
ham-self*, and so pai 6 spoken diuerseliche6 amonges haw; for 4
somme sayde ]>at7 ]>ere was neueij allyaunce by homage, serment,8
seruise, ne by7 lordeship, bituene Godwyn & Alurede, for which
ping pai might him draw. U And at pe laste pai demede pat he
shulde put him into9 J>e Kynges mercy altogeders. 51 po spake pe 8
Erl Leueryche of Couentre, a gode man to God & to alle )>e worlde,
& tolde his resoun in pis mane?', & saide : " pe Erl Godwyne is pe
best frendede man of Engeland1 after5 ]>e kyng ; and wel my$t it
nou3t behe10 gaynsaide pat, wipout consel of Godwyn, Alurede was 12
neuer* put vnto11 dep; Wherefore y awarde, as tochyng my part1,
pat him-self12 and his sone, and eue?-yche13 of vs xij Erles pat bep14
his frendes, wende bifore pe Kyng1 chargede wip alse miche15 golde
and siluei* as we mowe here bytuene oure hondes, & pmyng pe 16
Kyng for^eue his euel wille to pe Erie Godwyn, and resceyue his
homage, & his landes16 $elde a^eyn." & alle pai accordede vnto pat
awarde, and 17comen in pis17 maner as18 is aboue-saide, eueryche19
of ham wip golde & siluer1, 20as miche as pai myght bere bituenes21 20
here hondes, bifore pe Kyng1 ; and pai saiden22 pe fou[r]me and pe
maner1 of her1 accord? and of her awarde. 11 The Kyng wolde nou^t
ham23 gayne-saie; but alse miche24 as pai 25 wolde ordeyne,25 he26
grauntede & confermede; And so was pe Erl Godwyn accordede 24
wip pe Kyng1, & hade a3eyne al27 his lande ; and aftirward he bar"
him so wel & so wiseliche28 pat pe Kyng louede him wonder1 myche,
<fe with him was ful priue. And29 wipin a litel tyme30 pe Kyng
louede him so miche pat he spousede Godwynws doughter, and 28
made her* Quene ; and neuerpeles,31 for al pat, pou3 pe Kyng1 hade
a wif, he leuede eue?Tnore in chastite & in clennes of body, wip-
outen32 eny flesshely dede7 doyng1 with his wif1; & pe Quene also,
33in her' Halfe,33 lade holy lif134 ij 3ere, and deide; & afterward pe 32
1-1 ful wel 3e haue D. ful weel }e haue 0.
2 ansuere also D. answere also 0. 3 & the D. 4-4 togederes D.
5 do D. 6— 6 speken diuersly 0. 7 om. D. 8 seriant D. om. 0.
9 in DO. 10 be 0. n to D. to J>e 0.
12 MS. him-self and him-self. 13 euery DO. 14 ben 0.
15 as mych 0. 16 lande D. land' 0. 17-17 come in the D.
18 >at DO. 19 eche 0. ^ leaf 72. 21 bituene D. betwene 0.
22 seid 0. w hym 0. M asmiche D. as mych 0.
25— ** ordeynede D. ** & 0. ^ om. 0. 28 wisely D. wysely 0.
29 and so D. 30 while D. 31 no>elesse D. netheles 0.
32 with-oute DO. a*-83 om. D. w lif on hir' half D.
CH. cxxvin] King Edward's Miraculous Sight. 131
Kyng leuede al his lif wifouten1 eny wif\ U The Kyng $af fe
Erldome of Oxenford? to Harolde, fat was Godwynes sone, & made
him Erie; and so wel ]>ai were2 bilouede, bofe fe fader and 3fe
4 sone,3 4& so pryue wif fe Kyng1, fat fai myght4 do5 what fing6
fai wolde by righte, for7 a^eynes ryght he wolde nou^t8 done9
for no maner1 man, so gode and trew he was of consciens ; and
f erf ore our1 Lorde Ihesu Crist1, grete special10 loue to him shewed!.
5 How seynt Edward saw Swyn, Kyng of Denmarc, drenche11 in
fe see at12 fe sac?*ament, as he stode & herde13 masse.
C&pitulo Centesimo. U xxviijmo.14
Hit bifelle oppon15 Whitsonday, as Kyng Edward herde his
masse in fe grete cherch of Westmynstre, ryght at fe
leuacioun of Ihesu Cristes body, and as al men were gaderede into
fe cherche, & comerc neyer116 17fe auter,18 sacring forto see, U The
19 Kyng1 his19 hondes lifte vp an hye, and a2 grete laughter toke op ',
16 wherfore all fat aboute him stode, gretly gon wonder120; & after
masse fai axede whi fe kyngws laughter was.21 1T " Faire lordes,"
quod f e Kyng, " Swyn f e Conger1,22 fat was Kyng of Denmarc,
come into fe see wif al his power1 forto haue comen23 into
20 EngelancP, oppon vs forto haue werrede ; and y saw him and ati
his folc drenche24 iu fe hye25 see : & al fis saw y in fe25 eleuacioun
of Ihesu26 Cristes body bytuene fe prestes hondes ; & y hade ferof
so miche ioye, fat y myght nought my laughter wifholde."
24 U And fe Erl Leueriche bisides him stode at fe leuacioun, &
openlich he saw fe fourme of brede twne into fe27 lickenesse of a
28knaf childe ^ong,28 and toke29 op his right hande,& ferst2 blessede
fe Kyng, and afterward fe Erie. And fe Erie30 twrnede him
28 anone31 toward fe Kyng1, to make him see fat holy sight. U And
fo32 saide fe Kyng1: "sir1 Erie," quod he, " I see 33wel fat $e seef,33
1 witAoute 0. 2 oni. D. 3-3 he 0.
4— 4 )>at J>ai wolde D. & so pryve with }>e kyng bo)>e )>e fadir & ]>e sone Jmt
)>ei myght 0.
5 done 0. 6 >mg >at D. 7 and D. 8 no bing 0.
^ do D. 10 specialte & 0. " drenched' DO. 12 in 0.
13 herde his D. herd his 0. 14 MS. has xxvijmo. 15 oppon a D.
16 ney? D. ny 0. 17 leaf 72, back. 18 Autei* >e D.
i9_i9 kynges 0. ^ wondryn 0.
21 lat^ter was D. laughter was 0. laughter E. ^ wonger* sic D.
23 come 0. « drenched' 0. 25 om. 0. 26 om. D. Ihesus 0.
27 om. DO. s8-28 jonge childe D. Child ?ong 0. a nome DO.
30 Erie anone D. Erie anon 0. 31 om. DO. 32 bus 0.
33-33 j,et ?e see ryjt wei biessede be god' D. wel bat sight 0.
132 Miraculous Appearance of St. John to Pilgrims. [CH. cxxix
pankede be God? pat y haue honowrrede my God, my saueoure,
Visibili 1Ihesu Crisf1 in fourme of man, whos name bene2 blessede
in al worldes ! Amen ! "
How pe ryng pat Sent Edward hade ^euen3 to a pore pilgrime, 4
for pe lone of seynt lohan Euaungelist, come a3eyn vnto4
Kyng* Edward'. Capitulo Centesimo xxixmo.
THis noble man Seynt Edwarde regnede xiij 3ere. & pus hit
bifelle oppon a tyme biforne5 er he deide, pat ij men of 8
Engeland! were went to pe Holy Lande, & haden done her*
pilgrimage, & wer* goyng a^eyne toward her1 owen centre. U And
as pai went in )>e way, pai6 mette a pilgrime fat curtesly ham
7Saluede, and axede of ham in wh[a]t lande & in What contre )>ai 12
were born; & pai saide "in Engeland?." U po axede he8 who was
Kyng of EngelancJ; and pai ansuerede & saide "pe goode Kyng
Edward." "Faire frendes," )>o saide pe pilgrime, "when pat 36
come into ^our1 centre a^eyne, y pmye 30 w pat 36 wolde9 gone10 1G
vnto11 Kyng Edward, and ofte-tymes him grete in my name, &
ofte-tymes pank him of his grete curtesye pat he to me hap done,
A[nd] nameliche12 for pe ryng pat he 3af me when he hade herde
masse at Westmynstre, for seynt lohnes loue JLuaungeUst," and 20
13toke po13 pe Ryng'14 to pe pilgrimes, and saide, "y pray 3ow forto
Jgon &1 here pis ryng, & take hit to Kyng Edward, & telle him
pat y sende hit15 him; and a ful ryche16 3ift y wil him 3eue; for
oppon pe tuelfep17 day he shal come to me, & euermore duelle in 24
blisse wipouten ende." U " Sir*," saide pe pilgrimes, " what man
hep18 36, & in what place is 3our) duellyng1?" 51 " Faire frendes,"
quod he, " I ame lohan Eu«wngek's# & am duellyng1 wip Almyghty 19
GoiJ ; & 3our> Kyng Edward is my frende, & y loue him specialy 2£
for encheson pat he hap euer1 Leuede in clennesse, and is clene
maide ; and y pray 3ow my message al forto done as y haue to8
3ow saide." 11 When seynt lohan ULuaungelist hade pus li&m
chargede, sodeynly20 he voidede out of her sight. 32
pe pilg?*imes po pankede Almyghty Gode, & went forp in her1
way. 51 & whew pai hade gon ij or iij myle, pai bigon to waxen21
l-1 om.D. 2 be DO. 3 3eue DO 4 to 0. * byfor 0.
6 MS. >at. 7 UaftZ. s om. 0. 9 wol 0. 10 go DO.
11 to >e 0. 12 namely D. 13-13 >o toke D. nome >o 0.
14 ryng & toke it 0. 15 om. D. 16 rychere 0. 17 xij 0.
18 be DO. 19 almyjt D. » sodenlicn 0. 21 wax D. wexe 0.
CH.cxxix, cxxx] Pilgrims' miraculous Journey to Edivard. 133
wery, & sette adoune ham forto reste; & so fai felle aand slepte.1
11 And when2 }>ai hade slepte3 wel, one of ham 4awoke, & lifte vp
his heuede5 & lokede aboute & saide vnto6 his felaw, "arise op, and
4 wende we in oure way." " What," saide fat on7 felaw to fat
of er, " where be we nowe ] " 11 " Certis," saide fat ofere 8felawe,
"it semef8 me fat it2 is nou^t fe same contreye fat we laide vs in
9forto reste &9 slep, for we were fo fro lerwsalem but iij mile."10
8 H fai tok11 op her* hondes, and blessede ham, & went forf in her1
waye. & as fai went in here way fai saw sheperdes goyng
wif her1 shepe, fat spoken12 none ofere langage but Englisshe.
IF "Leue frendes," quod on of fe pilgrimes, " what centre is fis, &
-12 who is lorde ferof1?" and one2 of fe sheperdes ansurede : "fis is
fe cuntre of Kent, in Engelarcrf, of )>e whiche fe gode Kyng
Edward is lorde." 1) fe pilgrimes 13fankede fo13 Almyghty Gocfe &
seynt lohan14 euauugelist, & went forf in her way, & come to
16 Kaunterbery, & fro fens vnto15 London; and Ipere fai fonden16 fe
Kyng, & tolde him17 fro fe bigynny[n]g vnto fe encle as miche as
seynt lohan hade ham chargede, & of al fingws how fai spedden18
by fe way, & toke fe ryng to19 Kyng Edward; & he vnderfonge
20 hit, & f ankede Almyghty God? & seynt lohan EuawngeZ^, & f o
made him aredy euery day, 20fram day to day,20 forto wende out of
fis lif1 when God wolde for him sende.
How seynt Edwarde [de]ide on the xij 21 day. Capitulo U Cen-
24 tesimo IT Tricesimo.
AKd after hit bifelle22 fus in Cristenmasse 23 eve: as fe
holy man Edward was at Godes seruice, matynes forto24
hure of fat holy25 fest, he bicome ful 26sik, and in fe morwe
28 27endurede wif rnichel payn27 masse forto here, & after* lete him
bene28 lade into his chaumbre, fere forto resten29 him; but 30into
his30 halle amonges31 his barons and his knyghtes myght he nou^t
1-1 aslepe DO. 2 oin. D. 3 sleped' D. 4 leaf 73, back.
5 hed? 0. 6 to D. 7 o 0. *-8 it semes D. it semetfc 0.
9-9 to 0. 10 miles D. myles 0. ai nomen DO. 12 speke 0.
3-13 >o f ankede D. 14 om. 0. 15 to 0. 16 fonde D. founde 0.
17 him al D. hym al 0. 18 spedde DO. 19 to }>e 0.
°-20 om. D. fro day to day 0. from day K.
21 tvvelfe 0. 22 fel 0. » cristemasse DO.
24 MS. has forto done, with done underlined for omission.
* hye DO. » leaf 74.
27— ^ durede with miche payne the D. endured with mych peyne >e 0.
28 be DO. » rest DO.
30-30 ]££ into hig into hig> 31 among 0.
134 Edward dies. Harold is made King. [CH. cxxx, cxxxi
come, ha??i forto comfort and solace, as he was 1\vonte forto1
done at fat worfi feste ; Wherfore al his2 merf & comfort amongws
alle fat were in fe halle was turnede into3 care and sorwe, for
enchesoun fat fai drade4 forto lese5 her* gode Lorde fe Kyng1. 4
IT And oppon seynt lohnes 6day EuowngeKrf8 fat fo come next,
f e Kyng* vnderfonge his rightes of holy cherche, as fallif to Query
Oisten man, & abode fe me?*cy &7 wille of God. U And fo ij
pilg?*iines he lete bifore him come, and $af haw riche ^iftes, & 8
bitoke ha?^ vnto God*. And also fe Abbot of Westmynstre he
lete bifore hi??i come, & toke him fat ryng in honoi^r of Gode
& 8of Seynt Ioh«n8 Euctuugelist. And fe Abbot 9toke hit &9
put hit amonge ofe?-e reliqes, so fat it is at Westmynstre, & 12
euer*10 shal be. and so lay f e Kyng sike to11 fe xij eve ;12 & J>o
deide )?e gode Kyng Edward? at Westmynstre ; & fere he lif, for
whos loue God ha]? done meny miracles. And f is was in j?e 3ere
of13 Incarnacioun 14of oure Lorde Ihesu Crist1,14 M* .Ixv. ^ere; & 16
after he was tranalatede, & put into fe shryne, )?rou^ J>e noble
Martir Seint H Thomas of Kaunterbery.
How Harolde, fat1 was Godwynws sone, was made Kyng1 ; &
how he scapede15 fro fe Due of Britaign. Cap/faZo Cen- 20
tesimo xxxj°.
WHen Seynt Edward was gone oute of fis worlde, & was
gone to God, & worfely ente?-ede, as 16perteynede to16
soche a lorde forto bene,17 fe barons 18of fe Land? Wolde haue 24
hade Edward? Helyngws, sone19 to Edward fe Outlaghe, fat was
Edmund^JS sone20 Irensyde, to bene17 Kyng1, for-asmiche as21 he was
moste kyndest kynges blode of f e reaume. 11 But Harold,22 sone
f rou$ f e Erie Godwyn,23 & f e strengf of his fader* Godwyn, & f rou^ 28
of ere grete lordes of fe reaume fat were of here24 Kyn & vnto him
sib, seisede al Engeland25 into his Honde, & anone lete crone him
Kyng1, after fe enterement of Seynt Edward. U This Harolde,
1-1 woned to 0. 2 here 0. 3 vnto D. 4 dradden 0.
5 lesen 0. 6-6 Enoungelist day 0. 7 & >e 0.
8— 8 seynt Marie and of seynt lohan the D. seynt Marye & of sevnt
lohn) J>* 0.
9-9 owi. D. nome & 0. toke & hit & sic R. 10 euermore DO.
11 til DO. 12 euen 0. 13 of the D. 14-14 om. D. 15 ascaped' 0.
16 apperteynede D. perteyne> to 0. 17 be 0. 18 leaf 74, back.
9 Helyngws sone D. Helyngis sone 0 . Helyngi^s R.
20 Edmundws sone D. Edmundes sone 0. Edmundws R. 21 for D.
22 MS. has Haroldes, with es underlined for omission ; Haroldis 0.
23 Godwynne D. Godwyn 0. Godwy R. w his DO. ^ >e lond' 0.
CH. cxxxi] Harold's Oath to Duke William. He breaks it. 135
fat was Godwynws sone, f e secuncle l ^ere after fat Seynt Edward
was dede, Wolde haue gone into Flaundres, but he was dryuen2
f rou3 tempest into f e centre of Pountif*, & fere he was take &
4 brou^t vnto3 Due William. U And fis Harolde wende fo fat fe
Due William wolde haue bene avenged oppon him, for encheson
fat fe Erl Godwyn, fat was Haroldes4 fader5, 5hade done5 quelle
Alurede, fat was Seynt Edwardws brofer, and principaly for
8 Alurede,6 Quene E??imes sone, fat was Richardes moder1, Duk1 of
Normandye, fat was Aile to f e Due Willia???. H And nofeles,
when fe7 Due William hade Harolde in prisoun & vnder1 his
power1,7 for-alses-miche as fis Harold* was a noble knyght, wise, &
12 worfi of Body, & fat his fader & he were accordede wif fe gode
Kyng Edward', & f erf ore9 wolde nou3t 10mysdonen him,10 but al
mane?' fingws fat bituene ham were spoken & ordeynede, Harolde
by his gode Wille suore oppon a boke & oppon Holy seynt}, fat he
16 shulde12 spouse and wedde Due Williams doubter after fe def of
Seynt Edward, and fat he shulde besely 13done His deuer* forto14
Kepe & saue f e reaume of Engeland, to f e p?-ofite & auauntage of
Due Willia??i. IT And when Harolde hade fus made his oth vnto15
20 Due William, he lete him gone,16 & $af him17 riche 3iftes ; And 18he
fo18 went fens, & come into Engelawc?, & anone dede in fis maner*
when Seint Edward was dede; and as19 man falsely forsuore, he
lete crone him Kyng of Engeland!, & falsely brae f e20 couenaunt$
24 fat he hade made bifore21 wif Due William; wherfore he was
wif him wonder wrof e, & swore fat he wolde22 oppon him bene7
avengede, 23whateuer so23 him bifelle. H And anone William24
lete assemble a grete hoste, and come into Engeland?, to avenge
28 him oppon Harolde, & to conquere fe lande if fat he myght.
51 And in f e same 3ere fat Harold* was cronede, Harold* Hare-
strenge, Kyng of Denmarc, arryuede in Scotland*, and f ou3[t] haue
be25 kyng of Engeland. & he come into Engeland*, & quellede &
32 robbede, & destroiede al fat he might, til fat he come to 3orke ;
& fere he quellede meny men of Armys Mt,26 & an27 C prestes.
I ij 0. 2 dryue D. dryve 0. 3 into the D. to >e 0.
4 Harold' 0. 5-* lete D. had lete 0.
6 enchesoun >at Alured was D. encheson) \>ai Alured* was 0.
7 om. D. 8 as DO. 9 JxjHbre he 0. 10-10 hym mysdone 0.
II mysdo D. 12 wold 0. 13 leaf 75. 14 to 0. 15 vn-to J>e 0.
16 go DO. 17 him meny D. hym meny 0. 18~ 18 tho he D.
19 as a DO. 2° his 0.
21 MS. has bifore )>is, with J>is underlined for omission. ^ wolde be D.
28-28 what-so-euere 0. « William bastard' 0. ^ bene D. ben 0.
26 a Jxrasand D. a Ml 0. » om. Q.
136 William invades England and slays Harold. [CH. cxxxn
11 When pis tyding come to pe Kyng1, he assemblede a strong
power1, and went forto fei^t wip Harold* of Denmarc, & wip his
owen honde him quellede, and j?e Danois1 were descomfitede ; &
po pat 2lafte alyue,2 wip myche sorwe went3 to her1 shippes ; and 4
jms Kyng Harolde of Engeland quellede Kyng Harold! of Denmarc.
How William Bastard, Due of Normandy, come into Engeland!,
XX
& quellede Kyng Harold*. Oapttofo 4vj xij.4
ANd when pis bataile was done, Harolde bicome 5so prout, and 8
wolde 6nou}t departe6 with his peple of ping1 pat he hade
gete, but helde it al towardes7 him-self1; Wherfore pe most part8
of his men were wrop, and fram9 him depa?'tede, so pat oneliche
wip him lefte no mo but his soudeows. II And oppon a day, as 12
he sate at pe10 mete, messages11 cowme to hi??^, & saide pat William
Bastard*, Due of Normandye, was Arryuede in Engeland* wip a grete
host1, and hade taken12 al pe lande aboute Hastynge, & hade also
mynede pe castett. U When pe Kyng hade13 lierde pis tydynges,14 16
he went pider wip a litil peple in15 al pe hast pat he myght, for16 a
litel peple was wip him lefte. If And when he was comen17 pider*,
he ordeynede forto 3eue bataile to pe Due William ; but pe Due
axede him of pise iij pingws : 18if pat18 he wolde haue his dough ter 20
to wif1, as he hade made 19& swore19 his othe 19& bihight1 ;19 or pat
he wolde halde pe lande of him in truage ; or pat he wolde determine
pis ping bi20 bataile. U pis Harold* was a prout man & a stout, and
truste wonder*21 miche oppon his owen strengp, & fau^t wip22 the 24
due & wip his peple ; but Harold* & his men were descomfitede, &
himself1 23was pere23 slayn. & pis bataile was endede at Tonbrigge,
in pe secuwle $ere 19of his regne,19 oppon seynt Kalixtes day; and
he lip at Waltham. 28
Of Kyng1 William Bastard*, & how he gouernede him 24wel &24
wisely ; & of pe werr> bituene him &25 pe Kyng1 of Fraunce.
Ga^itulo Centesimo xxxiij0.26
1 Danes 0. 2~2 were laft on lyf D. 3 fley D. fled 0.
4-4 centesimo tricesimo tercio D. 5 leaf 75, back.
6-6 no>ing parte DO. 7 toward' DO. 8 partye 0. 9 fro 0.
10 om. 0. n a messenger D. a messager 0. ^ y-take 0.
13 om. D. 14 Tydynge 0. 15 with 0. I6 and D. 17 come 0.
18-18 it sic D. 19-19 om. D. 2° bureli 0. 21 om. D.
^ wi> the D. with >e 0. wi> R. 23-^3 >ere was 0. ^-^ om. 0.
25 or D. ^ xiij° sic 0.
CH. cxxxiil] Williamof Normandy crownd King of England. 137
WHen Willia??i Bastard', Due of Normawdye, hade cowquerede
al fe land2, oppon Crifsjtenmasse1 day fo next sewyng1 he
lete crone him kyng at Westmynstre, & was a worfi kyng1, & $af 2
4 to Englisshemen largly landes, & to his knyghtes. IT And after
ward he went3 one?* fe see, 4& come4 5into Normandye, & fere
duellede a while ; & in ]>e secunde }ere of his regne he come a^eyne
vnto6 Engeland*, and brou^t 7wif him7 Mande his wif, and lete
8 crone here 8quene of Engeland', on8 Whitsonday. IT And fo anone
after, fe Kyng1 of Scotland' fat me callede Mancolum, bigon to
9weri-> and stryue9 wif 10 Due William ; and he ordeynede him fo
toward Scotland wif his men, bofe by laude and by see, forto
12 destroy fe Kyng11 Mancolum. but fai were accordede, & fe Kyng
of Scotland', Mancolum, bicome his man, and helde al his lande of
him ; and Kyng1 William resceyuede of him his Homage, and come
a^eyne into Engeland. IT And when Kyng William hade bene12
16 Kyng xvij ^ere, Mande fe Quene deide, on whom Kyng William
hade geten meny faire cheldern, fat is forto seyne, Robert Curthose,
William le Rous, Richar* also fat deide, Henry Beauclerc, & Maude
also, fat was fe Erles wif1 of Bleyns, and ofere iiij doughtre.13
20 IT And after his wifes deth, grete debate bigan bituene him & fe
Kyng of Fraunce, Philippe ; but atte f e laste f ai were accordede ;
and f o duellede f e Kyng of Engeland? in Normandye, and no maw
him werrede, ne14 he no man, longe tyme. and fe Kyng of Fraunce
"24 saide oppon a day in scorne of Kyng William, & saide fat 'Kyng1
William hade longe15 ley en a16 childe bed', & longe tyme haf17
restede him.' U And fis worde come to fe Kyng of Engeted fere
fat he laye in Normandy, atte Roen ; and for fis word18 was f o
28 euel19 paiede 4for fat worde,4 & ek1 wonder2 wrothe toward fe
Kyng of Fraunce. and swore fo by God' fat, when he were arise
of his gisyne, he wolde li^t a fousand' candelles to fe Kyng of
Fraunce. 1T And anone lete assem20ble a grete hoste of Normandye
32 and of Engelisshe-men ; and' in f e bigynnyng* of Heruesf he come
into Fraunce, & brent21 alle fe tounes fat he come by, frou$ alle fe
contre, & robbed', & dede al fe euel fat he might frou^-out al
1 cristusmasse D. Cristesmasse 0. 2 om. D. 3 sent D.
4-4 om. D. 5 leaf 76. 6 into D. 7~7 hym with 0.
8—8 kyng [sic] at D. qwene of Engelond* in 0.
9-9 stryue and were D. 10 with J>e 0. n om. 0. 12 be 0.
13 doujt^ D. doughters 0. 14 & 0.
15 longe tyme D. long tyme 0. 16 in DO. " had 0.
18 word he 0. 19 ille 0. 20 leaf 76, back. 21 bi-ennede D.
138 William the Conq. dies. William the Red succeeds. [CH. cxxxiv
Fraunce. & at fe laste he x brent fe toun1 of Mandes, & co??i-
mandede his peple forto bere wode, & as miche as2 myght brenne ;
& him-self halpe f erto, al }>at he myghte, wij)3 gode wille. IF And
fere was grete hete, what of fyre fat was so grete, & of )>e sone )>at 4
}>o was wonder* hote, fat al stuffled?4 him-self was,5 & felle into a6
grete sikenesse. and when he saw fat he was so stronge sike, he
ordeynede and assignede al Normandy vnto7 Robert Curthese, his
sone, and al Engeland? to William )>e Rous, & biquaf to Henry8 &
Beauclerc al his tresoure. II And when9 he hade }>us done,10 he
vnderfonge alle his sacrament} of holy cherche, & deide, fe xxij
$ere of his regne, & lif at Caam in Normandy e.11
Of12 Kyng William Rous, fat was William Bastardes sone, fat 12
destroiede 13tounes & hous of religioun13 fort[o] make fe14
new Foreste. Ca$itulo 11 Centesimo xxxiiijto.
ANd after fis William Bastard, regnede his sone William15
Rous, &16 was a wonder* contmrious ma?z to God and to holy 16
cherche, & lete amende & make fe toune of Cardeys fat fe
paynemys hade destroied.17 f This Kyng William destroiede holy
cherche6 and alle here possessions, in what partye18 he mijt ham
fynde ; and f erf ore fere was so miche debate bituene him & f e 20
Erchebisshope of Kaunterbery, Ancelyn, for enchesoun fat he
19 vnderfonge him of his Wickednesse,19 fat he destroiede Holy
cherche ; & for enchesofi f erof, f e Kyng to him bare grete wraf ;
& for fat cause he exilede him out of f e lande ; & f e erchebisshop 24
fo 20Went to fe courte of Rome, and fere du[e]llede wif fe Pope.
U & fis Kyng made fe new Forest1, and caste doun21 & destroiede
xx vj tounes & iiij house22 of religign, al forto make his foreste longer
& broder*,23 & bicome wonder glade & prout of his wode & of his 28
Forest1, and of fe wilde bestes fat wer* ferin, fat it was mervailous
forto24 wete, so fat men callede him ' keper1 of wodes & of pastures.'
& fe longer fat6 he leuede, fe more Wikkede he bicome, bof e to
1-1 brennede the citee D. brent >e Cytee 0. 2 as he D.
:{ with a 0. 4 stuft'ed 0. 5 bicome D. bycome 0. 6 oni. D.
7 to D. 8 Kerry 0. 9 }>o DO. 10 do D. n Northfolc D.
12 How D. 13-13 houses of Kegilion) [sic] & tovnes 0. 14 om. 0.
15 William J>* 0. 16 and this William D. & >is William 0.
17 destruede D. 18 parte D.
19—19 vndertok^ him for his wickednesse and D. vndirtoke hym for his
wikkednesse 0.
20 leaf 11. 21 adoune D. adoun) 0. w houses 0.
* wider* D. ** to D.
CH. cxxxiv] The Dreams of & about King William Eufus 189
God & to holy cherche, & to alle his men. & fis kyng lete make
fe grete halle of1 Westmynstre ; 2and so2 oppon a3 Whitsonday
4 he helde fe?*in4 his ferste feste, he lokede aboute him,5 & saide
4 fat6 fe halle was to litel by haluendele. 11 And at fe laste he
bicome so co?*trarious, fat al f ing fat plesede God, displesede him ;
and al fing fat gode men louede, 7he hatede dedly.7 IT And? so
hit befel fat he dremede 8& mette8 oppon a ny^t, bifore a litil or
8 fat6 he deide, fat he was9 bloode, & bledde a grete qwantite of
bloode, and a streme of blode lepte10 an hye toward Heuen more11
fan an hundred Venithe12; and fe clerenesse of fe6 day was
turnede al to13 derkenesse, and fe firmament also. U 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. IT And fe
secunde nyght bifore,14 a monke dremed of fe househaltf, fat fe
16 kyng went into a cherche wif miche peple; and he was so prout
fat he despisede al fe peple fat was wif him; & so15 he toke16 fe
ymage of fe c?'ucifixe, &17 shamefully bote hit with his teif ; and
f e crucifix mekely soffrede al fat he dede ; but f e kyng, as a wode
20 man, rent of* fe Armys 18of fe18 19crucifixe and caste it vnder
his feete, & defoulede it and frewe it al20 brode21; and a grete
flame of fire come out of fe 22crucifixe3 mouthe22; of fe whiche
dreem, meny a man23 hade grete wonder1. U The gode man fat
24 dremede fis dreem24 tolde it to a knyght fat fo was moste priue wif
f e Kyng1 of al men ; & f e knyght me callede Hamundws sone ; &
fe monke and he tolde fe dreem to25 [the] Kyng, & saide fat it
shulde bitoken of ere f ing fan gode; and nofelesse f e Kyng1 lau^hede
28 ferat ij26 or iij,27 & litil sette fef'oF; II And fou^t fat he wolde
gone28 Hunte & pleye in fe forest1, and his men 29conseiled? him29
fat he shulde nou^t fat day, for no maner* f ing, come in f e wode,
1 at 0. 2-2 so ]>at DO. 3 a day of 0.
4-4 >mn he helde D. & held >erin 0. 5 om. DO. 6 om. D.
7-7 hated he dedlich 0. 8~8 om. D. 9 was lete DO.
10 lappe D. n mo D. 12 Vedine 0. 13 in-to 0. 14 to-fore D.
15 that D. >at 0. 16 nome 0.
17 & cast it vndir his feet & defouled it & threw it al abrode & 0.
IB-IS MS, of j,e of j,e> 19 ieaf 77, back.
20 MS. has al adoun, with adoun underlined for omission; om. 0.
21 abrode DO.
22 -ffl crucifix mouth of the crucifix sic D. Crucifix mouthe 0.
23 men DO. ** dreme hade D. dreme had 0. 25 vnto D.
26 twyes 0. * iijes D. thryes 0. * go D.
Cou?iceyled' 0.
140 Rufusshot. Henry Beauclerc reigns. [CH. cxxxiv, cxxxv
so fat he abode at home bifore mete. IT But anone as he hade
etew,1 nofing12 might him lette 3but he wolde go3 to fe wode forto
haue his disporte. IT And so hit bifelle fat one of his knyghtes
fat hight Walter Tyre], wolde haue shotte to4 an5 herte ; & his 4
Arwe glasede oppon a braunche, & frou^ misauenture smote fe
Kyng1 to f e herf ; & so he felle doune dede to6 f e grounde, wif-
outenT eny worde spekyng1, & so he endede his lif\ 1T And it was
8non grete8 wonder*, for fat9 day fat he dede, he hade late to ferme 8
fe Erchebisshoppriche10 of Kaunterbery, and xij Abbays also, &
euennore dede grete destruccioun to holy cherche f rou^ wrongeful
takynges and askyngws; for no man derst wifsayeu11 fat he wolde
haue done ; & of his luf ernesse he wolde neuer* wifdrawe 12neyfer, 12
to12 amende his lif ; and* ferfore God? wolde suffre him no longer
regne in his wickednesse. & he hade bene13 kyng1 xiij $ere and vj
wokes, & lif 14 at Wynchestre.15
Of Kyng1 Henry Beauclerc, fat was William 1617le Bousws17 16
brofer; & of fe debate bituene him & Robert Curthose,
18 his brofer.18 Cfynttilo Centesimo H xxxv.
ANd when19 fis Willia??^ Rous20 was dede, Henry Beauclerc his
brofer* was made kyng1, for enchesoun fat William Rous 20
hade non21 childe 22bigeten of his body.22 & fis Henry Beauclerc23
was cronede kyng*24 at London, f e ferf e day after* fat his brofer was
dede, fat is to seyiie, fe v day24 of August1. U And anone as25
Ancellyn, fat was Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery, fat was at fe 24
court of Rome, herde fat William Rous was dede, he come a^eyne
into Engelandl ; &2t3 Kyng Henry Beauclerc welcomede him wif
michel27 honoure. H & f e ferst ^er1 fat Kyng1 Henry was cronede,
he spused Maude, fat was Margaretes doubter, fe Queue of Scot- 28
land!; & fe Erchebisshop28 Ancellyn29 wedede ham. f And fis '
Kyng1 bigate oppon his wif ij sones & a doubter, fat is to seyne,
William, Richard, and Maude; & fis Maude was afterward
1 ete 0. 2 noman DO.
3-3 )>at he ne wolde gon D. }>at he nolde gon 0. 4 vn-to 0.
5 on D. 6 vnto DO. 7 wit^-oute 0. 6-8 no D. no gret 0.
9 the D. 10 bisshopriche D. " withsay D. with-sey 0.
12-12 ne D. neither 0. 13 be 0. 14 om. DO.
16 Wynchestre he lith O. 16 leaf 78. 17~17 Kous DO.
18-18 om. D. 19 om. 0. 2° Rous whan he 0. 21 no DO.
**-** of his body bigete D. begete of his body 0.
23 Altered from Beaucherc in MS. ** om. D. ^ >is 0.
26 and the D. & >e 0. ^ miche D.
28 Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery D. a Ancelyn of Caunterbury 0
CH.cxxxv] Henry I's Church disputes. Conquers Normandy. 141
Emperesse of Almayne. IT And in pe secunde1 }ere of his regne,
his bropere Eobert Curthose, pat was due of Normarcdye, come wip
an huge nauy2 into Engeland', forto chalange pe land?; but prou$
4 conseile of pe3 wise men of pe land?, pai were accordede in pis
mane?- : pat pe Kyng shulde ^eue pe Due his broker a pousand? ii4
euery $ere ; and which e of ham longeste leuede, shulde bene operes
heire ; & so bituene ham shulde 5bene none5 debate ne stryf.
8 IT And when pai were Jms accordede, pe Due went home a}eyne
into Normandy. And when pe Kyng hade regnede iiij jere,6 arcs a
grete debate bituene him & pe Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery,
Ancellyn, for cause pat pe Erchebisshop wolde "nou^t graunt pe
12 Kyng1 forto take taliages of 8Holy cherche8 at his wille ; and per-
fore9 pe Erchebisshop eftesones10 went ouer pe see vnto11 pe court
of Rome, & pe?-e duellede12 wip pe Pope. IF And in J>e3 same ^ere ]?e
Due of Normandye come into Engeland? forto speke wij) his brojje?1.
1 6 And amonges 13 o^?(e J)inges, J?e due of Normandy fo^af to ]?e
Kyng, his broker, ]>& forsaide14 M* ti15 by ^ere pat he shulde 16paie
him16; & wi}) gode loue fe Due went ]?o17 into Normandye
a^eyn.10
20 11 And when J>o ij ^ere were gone, jjrou} enticement of ])e deuel
& of 18a lulper man,18 a grete debate aros bituene ham, J?e Kyng &
Jje due, so pat pe Kyng, prou^ conseile, went Quer119 into Norma?«dye.
And when pe Kyng of EngekmcZ was comen20 into Normandye,
24 alle J?e grete lordes of Normandye twrnede ]?o3 to J?e Kyng of
Engeland4, & helde a^eyns21 J?e Due, here owen lorde, & him
forsoke, & to pe Kyng ham 3olden,22 and alle Jje castelles &23 gode
tounes of JSTonna??dye. And sone aftei-' was ]?e Due taken, & lad
28 wij) ]?e Kyng into Engeland', and pe Kyng1 lete put J?e Due into
prisoun. & pis was14 pe vengaunce of God ; for when pe Due was
in pe Holy Land? God $af him suche might1 & honowr pere,
wherfore he was chose24 to ben Kyng125 of lerwsalem; and he3
32 wolde nou^t 2(5bene hit, but26 forsoke it; & perfore God sende27
1 ij 0. 2 meynye 0. 3 om. 0. 4 pound' 0.
5-5 be no D. be non 0. 6 3ei° >ere D. ?eer }>er 0.
7 leaf 78, back. 8-8 cherches D. Chirches 0.
9 \>erf ore eftesones D. perfore eftsone 0. 10 om. DO. n to DO.
r2 he dwelt 0. dullede R. 13 amonge al D. among1 0.
14 om. D. 15 pound 0. 16-16 him pay D.
17 }>o a3eyn D. }>° a3en 0. 18— 18 lufyer men D. Hther men 0.
19 ouere the see D. ouer )>e see 0. '20 comen ouere the see D. Come 0.
21 a^eyne D. l22 jelden 0. ^ and the D. & ]>Q 0.
24 chosen DO. ^ lord' D. a6-26 and D. * sent 0.
142 K. Henry I. drives K. Louis out of Normandy. [CH. cxxxvi
him )>at shame & despite, forto bene1 put into his broberes prisoun.
^F )5o seisede Kyng Henry2 al Norma?*dye into his hand?, & helde
hit al his lifes3 tyme. &4 be same $ere come be bisshop Ancellyn
fra??i5 be cowrt of Eome into Engeland? a^eyne, & be Kyng1 & he 4
were accorded. U And in be $ere nexte comyng1 after,6 bere bigar*
a g?*ete debate bytuene Kyng1 7 Philippe of Fraunce & Kyng Henry8
of Engeland?. Wherfore Kyng Henry8 went into Normandye;
and be wen-* was 9stronge bituenes9 ham ij ; and bo deide be Kyng 8
of Fraunce ; & Lowys his sone was made Kyng1 anone after his
dej> ; and bo went Kyng Henry 8 a^eyne into Engelawo1, & mariede
Maude his doughter to Henry,10 J)e Emperowr of Almayn.
Of be debate bat was bituene nKyng Lowys11 of France & 12
Kyng1 Henry12 of Engeland • & how Kyng Henrie^ ij sones
were loste in be hye see. U Capitulo U Centesimo U Tri-
cesimo U Sexto.
WHen Kyng1 Henry had? bene1 Kyng xvij ^ere, a grete 16
debate aroos bituefw] 13him &13 Kyng Lowys of Fraunce,14
for enchesoun )>at fe Kyng hade sent into Normandy to his men,
for15 J>ai shulde bene1 helpyng to )>e Erie of Bleynes as miche as
))ai myght, in werre a^eynes16 fe Kyng1 of Fraunce, and ]>at )>ai 20
were as redy vnto him as J)ai wolde bene1 vnto17 here owen lord,
for enchesoun J>at fe Erie hade spousede his sustre, Dame Maude ;
for whiche enchesoun J>e Kyng of Fraunce dede miche harme18
<fe19 sorwe6 to Normandye. wherfore fe Kyng of EngelawZ was 24
wonder wro]?, & in hast went ouer Jje see 20into Normandye wij) a
grete powei^,20 forto defende fat londe; & J>e werre bituene "ham
laste ij ^ere, til at j?e laste fai ij fou^ten to-geder4,21 & fe Kyng of
France was descomfitede, & vnnefe22 scapede away wij? miche 28
peyn; and fe moste part23 of his men were taken, &24 dede wij)
ham what him liked ; and some of ham he lete goii25 freliche,26 &
1 be D. 2 Harry 0. 3 lif1 D. 4 and in DO. 5 fro D.
6 om. D. 7 leaf 79. 8 Kerry 0.
*— 9 so strong1 bituene D. strong betwen 0.
10 om. D. Kerry 0. 11-11 Lowys the kyng1 D.
12 Kerry here, and elsewhere in 0. is— is om JJQ
14 France and Kyng Henry of Engeland* D. Fraimce & Kyng Kerry of
Engelond? 0.
15 that D. 16 a$en 0. 17 to 0. 18 om. 0. 19 om. DO.
ao— ^ with gret4 power" and come into Normandye D. vrith a gret power &
come in-to Normandy e 0.
21 togederes D. ffl vnne])es D. a partye 0.
24 and >e kyng1 DO. ^ go DO. » frely 0.
CH. cxxxvi, cxxxvn] Henry I's sons. His daughter Maud. 143
some he lete put to def ; but afterward f o ij kyngz^s were
accordede. IT And when Kyng Henry hade holiche1 al fe land1
2 of No[r]mandye, and scomfitede his enemys of Fraunce, he turned
4 a^eyne into Engeland? wif michel3 honowr. and his ij sones,
William and Eichard, wolde come after1 her1 fader1, and went to f e
se wif a grete company of peple ; but er fat4 fai might come to
lond?, fe shipp come 5a^eyn a grete5 roche, and brake 6al into6
8 pices ; and alle were drenched fat were 7 f erin, saf one 7 man fat
was in fe same shipp fat ascaped ; and fis was on seynt Katerynes8
day. 1F And f ise were f e names of ham fat were drenchede, fat
is to seyn : William, }>e Kynges sone, Eicharde his brof er, f e Erl
12 of Chestre, Octouyle his brofe?*, Geffray Ridel, Walter Emurcy,
Gedfreye Erchedeken, f e Kynges doughter, f e Countesse of Perches,
fe Kyngws nece, fe Countesse of Chestre, and meny ofer.
H When Kyng Henry and of ere lordes arryued were in Engeland*,
16 and harde fise tidyngws, fai made sorwe ynow^ ; & al her1 merfe &
ioye was twrnede f o 9 into sorwe 9 & care.
How Maude f e Emperesse come a3ey[ne] into Engeland ; and
how she was afterward wedded to Gaufrey,10 j?e Erl of
20 Angoy. Capitw/o Centesimo xxxvij.
A]N"d when fat11 ij 3ere were gone, fat f e Erl hade duellede wif
fe Kyng1, fe Erl went fo fro fe Kyng1, and biganne to
werre oppon him, & dede miche harme in f e lande of Normandye.
24 Wherfore Kyng Henry was sore annoiede when he herde fe
tydynges.12 wif al fe haste fat he myghf, he passede fe see, and
come into Normandye, and toke fere a stronge castel, & fere
13helde him13 al fat $ere. And fo come to him tydyuges14 J>at
28 Henry, 15fe Emperowr of Almaigne, fat hade spousede Maud16 his
doubter, was dede, and fat she duellede no longer1 in Almaigne,
and fat she wolde come a^eyne into Normandy to her1 fader1.
U And when she was comen17 to hi??i, he toke18 her1 fo wif19 him,
32 and come a3eyne into Engeland?, & made fe10 Englisshemen to16
done20 oth & feaute21 vnto fe Emperesse. IF And fe ferst man fat
1 holly D. holy 0. 2 leaf 79, back. 3 mych 0.
4 MS. J>at >at ; om. D. 5-5 ajeynes a D. a^ens a 0. 6-6 alto D.
7— 7 within saf o D. >mn saf o 0. 8 Kateryne 0.
9— 9 in mornyng D. into Mornynge 0. 10 om. 0. n ]>o 0.
12 tydyng 0. ls-13 he duellede D. he dwelled 0. 14 tydyng 0.
15 leaf SO. 16 om. D. 17 come 0. 18 nome 0. 19 to 0.
20 do 0. 21 feautes D.
Henry I. dies. Stephen succeeds him. [CH. cxxxvn, cxxxvm
made j>e oth was Willia??i J?e Erchebisshop of Kaunterbury, and
J>at o]>ere Kyng Dauid of Scotland?, & after him, al J>e 1Erles &
barons1 of Engeland!. II And2 after j?at,3 j>e noble man, )>e Eii of
Angoy, a worj>i kny^t, sent to j>e Kyng of Eugeland? )?at he wolde 4
grant him forto haue his doughter to spouse, Maude J?e Emperesse.
U And for enchesoun J>at her1 fader* wist1 j>at he was4 a noble maw,
j>e Kyng grauntede him, & consentede J?erto, and J?o tok5 his
doughter, and ladde her1 into Kormandye, & come to jje noble 8
kny^t 6)>e Erl6 Gaufrid! ; & he spousede jje forsaide Maude wij>
rnichel honoure; & Jje Erl bigate 7oppon her*7 a sone )?at men8
callede ' Henry, J>e Emperesse sone.' IF And after, when al jns
was done, Kyng Henry duellede al J>at 3ere in Normandy, and 12
after J?at, longe9 tyme, a grevous sikenesse toke him, wherfore he
deide. & J>is Kyng Henry regnede xxxv 3ere & iiij mounjjes ; &
afte?* he3 deide, 10as bifore is10 saide, in Normandy ; & his hert was
enterede in )?e grete cherche of oure Lady of Roen, & his body was 16
brou^t wijj michel11 honowr into Engelawrf, & enterede 12at Eedyn^1
in ]>e Abbay; &12 of )?e which Abbay he was 13bigynner &13
Eoundoure.
14How Stephene, Kyng Henryes suster3 sone, Was made Kyng< 20
of Engeland?. Capitulo U Centesimo H Tricesimo 1F Octauo.
After J>is Kyng Henry )?at was J?e ferst1, was made Kyng his
Nevew, his sustres15 sone, Stephen,16 Erl of1 Boloigne ; For
anone as he harde j>e tidynges17 of his Yncles18 deth, he passede Jje 24
see, and come into Engela^e?, Jjrou^ conseil & 19streng)j & helpe 19
of meny grete Lordes20 of Engekmc? (a^eyn^ heir* oth fat ]?ai hade
made to Maude J>e Empe?-esse), tok21 j?e reaume, & lete c?*one
Stephen Kyng* of 22J>e land'.22 IF And )>e erchebisshop 23 William of 28
Kaunte?'bery,23 ]?at ferst made j>e24 oth to25 Maude J?e Ernperesse,
sette J?e crone ferst opon Kyng Stephenws heuede, & him annoyn-
tede; and Bisshop Eoger of Salesbery mayntenede J?e Kyngz*«
1-1 barouns & Erles 0. 2 And also 0. 3 om.D.
4 wistf >at he was DO. wist R. 8 nome 0.
6-6 erle of D. Erie 0. 7-7 on his wiF D. 8 me DO.
9 a longe D. 10-10 as is before 0. n mych 0.
1>2-12 in the Abbay of Redyng^ D. at Redyng in >e Abbey 0.
13-13 om. D. 14 leaf 80, back. 16' susfor 0. 16 Stephenene sic 0.
17 tydyng 0. 18 brojwes D. 19-19 helpe & strengb D.
20 londes *ic D. 21 uome 0. ^-^ Engeland D.
2}-2J of Kanterbery William D. « om. 0.
25 of feaute vnto D. & feaute vn-to 0.
CH. cxxxviil-ix] Stephen takes Lincoln. TkeEmpressMaude.\±5
partye in-as-miche as he1 might. 11 The ferst ^ere fat Kyng1
Stephen biganne forto regne, he assembled? a grete host, & went
him2 toward Scotland?, forto haue fo3 werrede oppon fe Kyng of
4 Scotland' • but he come a^eynes him in pees & in gode maner*, &
to him trust; but he made 4to him none homage, for-asmiche as4
he hade made 5homage to5 fe Emperesse Maude. IF And fe iiij
^ere of his regne, Maude f e Emperesse come into Engelrt^d ; & f o
8 bigan debate bituene6 Kyng Stephen and Maude fe Emperesse.
fis Maude went vnto fe citee of Nichole; and fe Kyng1 her*7
bisegede longe tyme, & might nou^t spede, so wel f e cite was kepte
and defendede. and f o fat were wif in f e citee queyntly scapede8
12 away wifouten9 eny maner5 harme; and fo tok fie Kyng fe citee,
& duellede ferin to10 Candelmasse. IF And fo come fe barons fat
helde11 wij> fe Emperesse, fat is forto seyn, 12fe Erl Randulf* of
Chestre, fe Eii Robert of Gloucestre, Hughe Bigot1, Robert of
16 Moll eye,13 & brou^t wij) ham a stronge14 power*.
How Maude fe Emperesse Went fram15 WynchestiJ vnto16
Oxenford'; and after she ascapede17 to18 Wallyngforo? ; &
what sorwe & disese IF she hade. Ctyntulo Centesimo
20 xxxix0.
WHen fe Kyng1 was taken19 & brou^t 20into warde in20 fe
Castel 21of Bristow,21 }ris Maude fe Emperesse anone was
22 lady of Engelcm<i, & alle men helde her for22 lady of J?e lande.
24 H But1 J)0 of Kent helde wij) Kyng123 Stephenes wif ; and also
William of Pree & his retenue halpe ham, and helde werre a^eynes
Maude ]?e Emperesse. & anone after*, fe Kyng of Scotland come to
ham wi]> 24a grete24 nombre of peple ; and po went fai in fere vnto
28 Wynchestre, ]?ere fat f e Emperesse was, & wolde haue take25 here ;
but J?e Erl of Gloucestre come wi]> his power1, & fou^t wif ham ; &
fe Emperesse, in fe menewhile fat f e bataile durede, scapede fro
fens, & went vnto Oxenford*, & fere her326 helde. & in fat batail
32 was fe Erl of Gloucestre descomfitede & taken,19 & wif him meny
of ere lordes. U And for his delyueraunce was Kyng 3 Stephen
I J)ey 0. 2 om. DO. 3 om. D.
4— 4 viito [him] homage bicause ]>at D. 5— 5 vnto sic D. homage vnto 0.
6 bituene the D. betwen >e 0. 7 hem 0.
8 ascapede D. ascaped* 0. 9 with-oute DO. 10 tul 0.
II helden 0. 12 leaf 81. 13 Morley 0. 14 stronge D.
15 fro DO. 16 to 0. 17 schaped 0. 18 vnto D. 19 take 0.
20-20 21-21 22-22
23 kynges 0. 24-24 an huge 0. 25 taken DO. * he 0.
BRUT.
146 The Empress Maude's son Henry gets Normandy. [CH. CXL
delyuerede out of* p?'isoun. U And when he was delyuerede out
of*1 prisoun, he went fens to Oxenford', & 2bisegede fe Emperesse
fat was fo at OxenforcJ ; &2 fe sege endurede fro Michelmasse vnto
Seynt Andrewws tyde. H And fe Emperesse 3lete fo3 clofe4 her15 4
al in white lynen clof, for enchesoun fat she wolde nou^t bene6
knowe, for in }>e same tyme fere was michel of snowe ; and so she
scapede7 by fe8 Tamyse 9fram ham awaye9 fat were her* enemys ;
& fro pens she went to Wallyngford, & 10fere here helde.10 IT And 8
f e Kyng wolde haue bisegede her* ; n but he hade so miche to done
wif fe Erl Randulf of Chestre, & wif Hugh Bigot, pat strongelich12
werrede oppon him in euery place, fat he ne wist whider to13
turne ; and fe Erl of Gloucestre halpe14 ham wif his power. 12
How Gaufride, Erl of Angoy,15 3af vp vnto16 Henry, fe
Emperesse sone, al Normandye. C&pitulo Centesimo xl.
ANd after fis, fe17 Kyng went vnto Wilton,18 & wolde haue
made a castel fere ; but fo come to him fe Erl of Gloucestre 16
wif a stronge power, & almost hade take fe Kyng; but $it fe19
Kyng ascapede wif miche payn; & William Marcil20 fere was
take, & for whos delyuerance f e Kyng1 $af to 21 f e Erl of Gloucestre
fe gode castel of Shirburn fat he hade tak. U And when fis was 20
done, f e Erl Robert, & alle fe Kynges enemys, went to Faryndon,
& bigonne 22forto make fere a stronge22 castel; but fe Kyng1, wif
a stronge power1, drof ham fens.
In fat same $ere IT The Erl Randulf of Chestre was23 accorded 24
wif fe Kyng1, and come to his24 cowrt at his co7?zmandeme?it; and fe
Erl went25 haue safliche26 corner27 ; & fe Kyng anone lete28 take
him, and put him into prisou?*, & most neuer for nofing come out
ferof til fat he hade $elde op to29 fe Kyng1 fe castel of Nichole, 28
f e whiche he hade tak fro f e Kyng wif strengf in f e xv $ere of
fe30 regne of Kyng Stephene. H & Gaufride, fe Erl of Angoy,31
$af vp to Henry32 al Normandy. In fe $ere fat next sewede,
1 MS. of of. 2-2 om. D. 3-3 >o lete D. 4 clo>en 0.
8 MS. her* her*. 6 be D. 7 ascaped DO. 8 om. 0.
9-» away fram ha?ft D. 10-10 helde her \>ere D. n leaf 81, back.
12 strongly 0. 13 for-to 0. u holpe D. 15 Angon) 0.
16 to 0. 17 >is the D. bis J>e 0. >is R. 18 Walton D. 19 b° 0.
20 Macytt D. 21 vnto DO.
22— ^ bcre to make a fair* D. }>ere for-to make a strong 0.
23 was made 0. M the Kynges D. * wende D.
26 safly D. sauely 0. ^ come 0. ffl le sic D. » vnto 0.
30 his 0. 31 Angon DO. 32 Henry his sone D. Kerry his sone 0.
CH. CXL-I] K. Stephen dies, & Henri/ II succeeds him. 147
1deide pe Erl1 Gaufrid'; and Henry2 ]>o anon twrnede a^eyn to
Angoy,3 & ]?ere was made Erl wij? 4michel ioye &4 honour1 of his
rnerc of ]?e lande ; & to him deden f eaute & homage J>e most parte 5
4 of his land'. IF And ]>o was J>is Henry, J?e Emperesse sone, Erl of
Angoy6 & Due of Nor7mandye.
U And8 in J?e same }ere Was made deuorse bituene J?e Kyng of
Fraunce & J?e quene his wif, J>at was ryght heir* of Gascoigne, for
8 encheson J>at it9 was knowe10 & prouede J>at ]?ai wer* sib & ney of
blode ; & ]?o spousede her1, Henry ]>Q Emperesse sone ; & J>o was
he8 Erl of Angoy,6 Due of Normandy, & Due of Gascoigne. 11 J>e
xviij $ere of fe11 regne of Kyng Stephen, )ns Henry come into
12 Engeland wi]> a12 stronge power1, and bigan13 forto werre oppon
Kyng1 Stephen, & toke J?e castel of Malmesbery, & dede miche
harme. And f>e12 Kyng Stephen hade so miche werre fat1 he
34 wist nou^t14 winder1 to15 wende; but at J?e laste ]?ai weij accorded',
16 j?rou^ ]?e Erchebisshope Theobalde and prou^ o]>er worfi lordes of
Engeland', oppon J>is condicioun, J>at ]?ai shulde departe ]?e reaume
of Engelaud' bituene ham, so fat12 Henry, ]?e Empe?-esse sone,
shulde haue holliche halfe ]>e reaume, and when Kyng Stephen
20 were16 dede, he shulde haue al J?e lande of Engeland?; & yus J>ai
were accordede, & pees criede17 J?rou3-out al Engeland'. U And
when ]>e accord was made bituene ]?o ij lordes, Kyng Stephen
bicome so sori, for cause fat he hade loste half Engelarad, & felle
24 into soche a malaldy, & deide in ]?e xix ^er1, viij wokes & v dayes
of his regne, al in were* & in contain ; & he lij? in J?e Abbay of
Feuersham, J?e whiche he lete make,18 J?e vj 19 ^ere of his regne.
Of Kyng Henry j?«t was )>e Empe?-esse20 sone, in whos tyme
28 21Seynt Thomas of Kaunterbery 21 was Chaunceller.22
11 Capitulo U Centesz'wo xl p?imo.
ANd after J)is Kyng1 Stephen, regnede Henry 23fe Emperesse
sone, ]?at24 Was cronede25 of ]?e Erchebisshop Theobalde
32 })e xvij day bifore Cri[s]tesmas.26 And in J>e same ^ere Thomas
1—1 om. D. 2 Henry his sone D. Herry his sone 0. 3 Angon DO.
4— 4 miche D. mych 0. 5 party D. partye 0. 6 Angon) 0.
7 leaf 82. 8 om. DO. 9 is sic D. 10 knowen 0. n his (
leaf 82. 8 om. DO. 9 is sic D. 10 knowen 0. l his 0.
om. D. 13 bigonne D. I
16 was D. 17 ycryed^ 0. 18
12 om. D. 13 bigonne D. 14-14 nyst D. nyste 0. 15 for-to 0.
16 was D. 17 ycryed^ 0. 18 mak in D. make in 0.
19 sixte O. 20 Emperesses D.
21— 21 the words seynt & of Caimtirbury are struck out, & Beket is inserted
after Caiwtirbury, in 0. w Ch[a]unceller of Englond' 0.
23 leaf 82, back. M and DO. 25 Crouned' kyng 0.
26 Cristemasse 0.
148 Henry Ilinvades Wales. Becket quits England. [CH. CXLI
Beket of London, Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery, was made pe
Kyngws Chanceller1 of Engeland*. IT pe secunde ^ere pat he was
cronede, he lete caste doun alle pe newe castelles1 pat were longyng
vnto J)e crone, pe whiche Kyng1 Stephen hade ^eue2 vnto diuerse3 4
men, & ham hade made erles & barons forto holde wip him, & 4him
helpe4 a3eyns Henry,5 pe Emperesse sone. 11 And pe iiij $ere of his
regne he put vnder his6 lordeship pe Kyng1 of Walys. And in pe
same ^er*, when pe Kyng of Scotland? had in his owen hande, pat is 8
to seyne, pe citee of Kerlil, pe castel of Bamburghe, pe newe castel
op7 Tyne, and pe Eiidome of1 Lancastre, pe same $ere pe Kyng<,
wip8 gret power1, went into Walys, & lete caste adoun9 wodes, &
make10 waies, and made stronge pe castel11 of Rutland & Basynge- 12
were ; and amonge pe castelles12 he made an house of pe temple.
If And in f e same $ere was Kichard his sone born, pat afterward
was Erl of Oxenford.
H And pe iiij ^ere of hes regne, he made Gaufride, Erl of 16
Britaigne ; & in pat ^ere he chaungede his mone.13 And pe vj ^ere
of his regne he lade 14an huge14 host vnto Tolouse, & conquerede
hit. And pe vij ^er* of his regne, deide Theobalde, pe5 Erche-
bisshofp] of Kanterbery; and po al pe citee of Kaunterbery, 15prou3 20
meschief, almost15 was brent.
[Thomas a Becket is made Archbishop of Canterbury, and quarrels
with the Kingl\
)3e ix ^er* of his regne, Thomas Beket, his Chaunceller1, was 24
chosen to 16ben Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery; and oppon seynt
Bernardes day he was sacrede. II And in pat 3ere, born was
Alienore, pe Kynges doubter. IF And pe x ^ere of his regne, seynt
Edmund pe Kyng was translatede wip miche17 honowr. II And 28
pe xj $ere of his regne he helde his parlement at Northampton ; &
fro pens fled? Seynt18 Thomas, Erchebisshop19 of Kaunterbery,20 for
pe5 grete debate pat was bituen21 pe Kyng and him ; for if he hade
bene22 fonde on23 pe morwe, he hade bene22 slayn; & pe?*fore he 32
1 castel D. 2 Jeueu D. 3 diners 0.
*— 4 help him D. helpe hym 0. c om. 0.
8 his owen D. his ovne 0. 7 vpon 0. 8 with a DO.
9 doune D. 10 made 0. n cast sic D. 12 castel D.
18 mony D. 14—14 j^^ /^ an huge an huge.
i5_i5 almost1 >ouj meschif D. almost Jmrgh myschef 0. 16 leaf 83.
17 michel D. 18 seynt struck out in 0. 19 om. D.
20 Caunterbury fro >e kyng 0.
21 bituene D. betwen 0. bitue R. » be 0. * in DO.
CH.CXLI-II] Hen. IPs children. Thomas a Becketismartyrd. 149
fledde pens wip iij felawes, in1 fote oneliche,2 pat no maw wist wher*
he was, and went ouer pe see to pe Pope 3 of Eome. U And pis was
pe principal enchesoun, forasmiche as pe Kyng wolde haue put
4 clerkes to4 deth pat were atteint of felonye, wipouten5 eny pryuelege
of holy cherche. 1F And pe xij ^ere of his regne, was lohn, his
sone, bore.6 And pe xiij ^ere of his regne deide Maude pe
Emperesse, pat was his moder) ; And in pat same ^ere was lohane
8 his daughter born.7 U pe xiiij ^ere of his regue, pe Due Henry of
Saxoyne spousede Maude, his doughter; & he bigate on here iij
sones, Henry,8 Othus, & William. U And in pe xv ^ere of his
regne, deide pe gode Erie Eobert of Gloucestre, pat foundede pe
12 Abbay of Nonnes of Eton. U And in9 pe same }ere, Marik1, Kyng
of Jerusalem, conquerede Babilon. IF pe xvj ^ere of his regne, he
lete crone his sone Henry at Westmynstre ; & him cronede, Eoger,
pe Erchebisshop of 3ork1, in harmyng of Thomas pe Erchebisshop of
16 Kaunterbery; wherfore pe same Eoger was acursede of pe Pope.3
10 Of Kyng1 Henry, pat was pe Emperesse sone ; & of pe debate
pat was bituene him & his fader1 whiles11 pat he was in
Normandy e. G&pitulo Centesimo xlijdo.
20 A fter* pe coronacioun of Kyng1 Henry, pe sone of Kyng Henry,
_/jL the12 Emperesse sone, pat same Henry pe Emperesse13 sone
went ouer into Normandy e ; and pere he lete marie Elianore, his
doubter, vnto Dolfynes,14 pat was Kyng of15 Almaigne. And in pe
24 vij $ere pat pe Erchebisshop Seynt16 Thomas hade bene outlaghed?,
pe Kyng of Fraunce made pe Kyng & 17pe Erchebisshop 1T accordedz ;
and po come Thomas pe Erchebisshop, to Kaunterbery a^eyne to
his owen cherche. And pis accord* was made in pe bigyrcnyng1 of
28 Aduenf, and afterward he was quellede &3 martirede,3 pe v day of
Crista^masse18 pat9 po next comme. For Kyng1 Henry pou3t oppon
19 a day of19 Thomas, Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery, oppon Cristes-
masse20 day as he sate21 at pe22 mete, and pise wordes saide : pat if
32 he hade eny gode kny^t with him, he hade bene,23 meny day go,9
1 on 0. 2 onely D. only 0. 3 struck out in 0. 4 to the D.
5 witfamte 0. 6 borne D. 7 bore 0. 8 Hen sic D.
9 om. 0. 10 leaf ^83, back. n while DO. 12 MS. the fe.
13 emperesse? D. 14 Delfines D. 15 MS. of of.
16 om. D. struck out in 0.
i7_n^ seynt Thomas D. 0. has seynt Thomas, with seynt struck out.
18 cristesmasse D. Cristemasse 0.
i9_i9 seynt D> seynt struck out in o. ™ Cristemasse 0.
21 set D. ^ his D. om. 0. » be 0.
150 Thos.a Becket slain, A.D.1172. Henry II dies. [CH. CXLII-III
avengede of1 the Erchebisshop Thomas. If And anone Sir1 William
[Breton], Sire Hughe Morvile, Sir1 William Tracy, & Sir1 Reynold!
Fit}- Vise, Beressone in Engelisshe,2 went into3 J>e see, and come
into Engelawc?, to J>e cherche of Kaunterbery, & him ]>ere ]?ai 4
matrede, at seynt Benetes auter in J>e moder1 cherche ; And J?at was
in )>e 3ere of ]?e4 Incarnacioun of5 Ihesu6 crist, M1. C. Ixxij7 ^ere.8
U And anone after1, Henry, ]>e new Kyng1, biganne forto make werr1
oppon 9 Henry, Kyng,9 his fader1, & eke oppofi 10his brefern.11 8
IT And so oppon a tyme )>e Kyng1 of Fraunce and al fe Kynges
sones, & ek14 J?e Kyng of Scotland? & J>e gretestf lordes of Engela??d,
were arisen a^eynes Henry )>e fader1 ; & at12 last, as God wolde, he
conquerede13 his enemys; and J?e Kyng1 of F?wmce & he were 12
accorded?, and ]?o sent Kyng Henr1, ]?e fader1 specialy vnto fe Kyng1
of Fraunce, and praede him hertly, for his loue, pat he wolde sende
to him by lettre )>e names of ham )>at bigonne J>e werr1 oppon him.
IF And pe Kyng of France 14sent a$eyn to him14 by lettre J?e names 16
of ham fat bigon J>e werr1 : fersf was lohn his sone, and Eichard
his broker, 15& Henry his sone,15 ]>e newe Kyng4. IT ])o was Henry
J?e Kyng wonder wro)>, & cursede J?e tyme ]?at 16euer1 he ham16 bigate.
And17 while )>e werre durede, Henry his sone,18 )>e newe kyng1, 20
1T deide, sore repentyng his mysdede ; and moste sorw made of eny
man for cause of Seynt19 Thomas de]? of Kaunterbery ; & prayede
his fader, wij? miche sorwe of hert, mercy of20 his trespasse ; and
his fader1 for^af it him, & hade of him grete pite; & aft[er], he 24
deide, )>e xxxvj 3ere of his regne, and li)> at Eedynge.
How >e Cristen men loste }>e Holy Land' in )>e forsaid Kyngws
tyme, jjrou^ a21 false Cristen maw }>at bicome a17 Sarasyne,
Cxpitulo Centesimo xliijt0.22 28
ANd while J>at Kyng Henry, ]?e Emperesse sone, leuede &
regnede, ]?e grete batail was in ]?e Holy Land1 bituene fe
Cristen men & )>e Sarasynws ; but ]?e Cristen me?* were Ipere quellede
grete tresoun of ]?e Erl of Trype, fat wolde haue hade to wyf 32
1 oppon D. vpon 0. 2 Englisshe priuely D. Englissh pryuyly 0.
3 vnto DO. 4 om. DO. 5 of oure lorde D. 6 Ihesus 0.
7 Ix and xij DO. 8 om. 0. 9-9 kyng* Henry D. kyng Herry 0.
10 leaf 84. " bre>em also D. bre>erin also 0.
12 at the D. at >e 0. 13 conquerede alle D. conquered ntt 0.
14— 14 sent to him a}eyne D. is— is om< Q ie_i6 jie }1ym euere Q.
17 om. D. 18 om. sic D. 19 struck out in 0. 20 for DO.
21 o DO. » MS. has xliiijo.
CH, CXLIV] How the Holy Land was lost. The Crusade. 151
J>e Quene 1of Jerusalem, J?at somme tyme was Baldewynws wif ; but
she forsoke him, & toke to her52 lorde a Kny^t, a worpi ma?i J>at
me called? Sire Gy Perche^. 3Wherfore J?e Erie of Trip3 was wroj>,
4 and went anone ryght to Saladyn, ]?at was Soudan of Babilon, &
bicome Saresyn,4 & his marc, & forsoke5 Cristendome and aft Cristen
law; and J?e Cristen mew wiste6 nou^t 7of ]?is dede,7 but wende8
forto haue9 hade grete helpe of him, as J?ai were wont to9 haue
8 bifore. And when J>ai comen10 to J?e batail, pis false Cristen maw
twrnede vnto ]?e Sarasynes, and forsoke his owen naciounes11 ; & so
were J?e Cristen men fere quellede wif fe Sarasynws ; and Jms wer*
pe Cristen men slayne & put to horrible de]>, and J?e citee of1
12 lerwsalem destroiede, & ]>e holy croice born away. 1F J?e Kyng of
Fraunce 12& al fe grete12 Lordes of fe land* lete ham croice 13forto
go into the Holy Lande; and amorcg ham went Richard, Kyng
Henries sone, ferst after the Kyng1 of* France pat tok the crois13 of
16 fe Erchebisshop of Toures; but he toke14 nou^ft] fe viage at )>at
tyme, for enchesoun J>at he was lette by ofere maneij waies 15j?at
nede15 moste16 bene17 done. 11 And when Kyng Henry fe18 fader1
hade regnede xx^v*1 3 ere &19 v mounfes and iiij dayes, he deide,
20 & lij> [at] Founteueraro?.
Of Kyng1 Richard, fat conquerede aH19 J?e Holy Land1 J?at
Cristen men hade loste. Capitulo Centesimo Quadragesimo
quarto.20
24 A Nd after1 21]>is Kyng21 Henry,22 regned Eichard his sone, a
^L\_ stronge man & a worj)i, & also bolde ; & he was cronede at
Wynchestre23 of J>e Erchebisshop Baldewynne, Erchebisshop24 of
Kaunterbery, 25the frid day of Septembre; and the secunde ^ of
28 his regne Kyng Richard him-self1 and Baldewyne the Erchebisshop
of Caunterbury,25 & Huber[t], Bisshop of Salesbery, & Randulf, Erl
1 leaf 81, back. 2 here a O.
3-3 MS. has Wherfore >e Erie of Trip Wherfore >e erl of Trip.
4 a sarasyne D. 5 forsok his D. 6 wist it D. 7~7 om. D.
8 went 0. 9 om. 0. 10 come 0. n nacion 0.
ia_i2 MS, has & al >e grete & al >e grete.
i3_i3 forto . . crois D. for-to gon in-to ]>e holy land' ; & among hem went
Richard2, kyng Herrys sone, ferst aftir >e kyng of fraunce >at toke >e Cros 0.
om. R.
14 nome 0. 15~15 and nedes DO. 16 to 0. 17 be DO.
18 his DO. 19 om. D. 2° MS. has quinto.
21-21 om> j)t j,jg p. 22 Herry kyng 0. ^ Westmyustre DO.
24 MS. has erchebisbisshop ; om. DO.
25— ^ the . . Caunterbury D. J>e iij day of Septembre & )>e ij 3eer of his regne
Kyng Richard hym-self & Baldewyn Erchebisshop of Caunterbury 0. om. R.
152 Richard I & the Crusade. He is imprisond. [CH. CXLIV-V
of Gloucestre, & o]>ere meny lordes of Engelattd, went into ]>e Holy
Land?. And Mn pat viage deide pe Erchebisshop 2of Kaunterbery ;
and Kyng Eichard went bifore into pe Holy Londl, &1 reste3 nou3t
til pat4 he come forpe in his way vnto5 Cypres, and toke Cipres 4
wij) grete force. & sipen6 he went four]) toward pe Holy Land', &
gete a^eyn as miche as pe Cristera men7 haden8 loste bifore, Kyng
Richard1 9cowquerede & gete hit a3eyn,9 saf onely pe Holy Croice.
IT And when Kyng Richard come to pe toune10 of Acres, forto gete 8
11 pe citee,11 a grete debate aroos bituene him and pe Kyng of
Fraunce, so pat Kyng Richard went a^eyne into France, & was
wro]> toward12 pe Kyng of Fraunce; but 13eiJ pat13 Kyng Richard
went a^eyne, he toke pe Citee14 of Acres. U And when he hade 12
taken 15pe citee, he duellede perin15 awhile; but to him come
tydynges16 pat pe Erl lohn of Oxenford', his broker, wolde haue
seisede al Engelcmd into his honde, & Normandy also, and wolde
crone him Kyng1 of pe lande. H And when Kyng Richard herde 16
pis tydynges,17 he went a^eyn toward' Engela?^ wip18 al pe spede
pat he myghf ; but pe Due of Estriche mette wip19 him & tok him,
& brou^t him to20 pe Emperoure of Almaign; & pe Emperowr
brou^t him into21 his prisoun. And afterward he was delyuerede 20
for an huge Raunsoun, 22pat is, for to paien22 an .CM< ti.23 IT And
for whiche ransoun to bene24 payede, eche opere chalice of Engelcm^
was molten25 & made into monye. And alle pe monkes of pe
ordre of Cisteaux26 ^euew alle her1 27bokes prou^27 Engela??^, to 24
done ham forto selle, and to28 pat ransofi forto paye.
How Kyng Richard1 come a^eyn fro pe Holy Lande, & avenged'
him of his enemys. Capitulo Centesimo .Q^adragesimo
quinto.29 28
iles pis19 Kyng Richard was in p?*isoun, pe Kyng of
Fraunce werrede oppon him strongeliche31 in !N"orma?idye,
and lohn his broper werrede oppon him32 in JLugeland \ but pe
l-1 om. D. 2 leafSS. 3 rested 0. 4 om. D.
5 to [sic] he come to D. 6 sip D. 7 peple O. 8 hade D.
9— 9 get it & conquered it prou} grete streng> D. gete it and conquered' it
ajen burgh gret myghte 0.
10 Citee 0. n-n it 0. 12 wi> D. 13-13 or DO. » toune D.
i5_i5 jt he duellede in the Citee D. it he duellid in be Cite 0.
16 tydyng DO. 17 tydynge 0. 18 in D. 19 om. 0.
20 vnto DO. 21 to D. 8a-2a forto paye D. >at is for-to paye 0.
23 pound 0. ^ be DO. * meldede D. molte 0.
26 Cistenaux D. 27—2? boker [sic] breu^oute D. bokes burgh 0.
28 om. DO. * MS. has Sexto. 30 leaf 85, back.
31 strongly 0. ^ hym strongly 0.
CH. CXLV] Rich. Us wounded to the Death at Castle Gaillard. 153
bisslioppis & fe barons of Engelawrf wifstode1 ham2 wif al fe3
power fat fai hade & myght getew,4 & helde5 fe castel of Wynde-
sore and alle of ere castelles. U And f e forsaide lohn saw fat he hade
4 no might ne power' a^eynes fe barons of EngelemcZ forto fei^t ; but
anone him went ouer) fe see to6 fe Kyng of Fraunce. IT And
when Kyng Eichard come out of prisoun, and was delyuerede, and
come into Rngeland, anone after Candelmasse, in grete haste he
8 went vnto7 Notyngham, and8 fe castel of Notyngham to him was
golden ; and f o disheritede 9 he lohn, his brof er, and alle fat wif
him helde; and after, he went vnto fe citee of Wynchestre, and
fere he lete him crone Kyng eftesones ; and after, he went into
12 Normandy forto weir* oppon fe Kyng of Fraunce. 51 And fe
Kyng of France come wif vj C. kny^tes toward Gisers ; and10
Kyng Eichard mette him, & ]>o wolde haue ^eue him bataile, but
fe Kyng of Fraunce fledde ; & an C. kny^tes of his were take, & ij
160. stedes were trappede wif yren. U And anone after, went Kyng11
Eichard forto bisege f e castel of Gaillard?. U And as he rode oppon
a day by fe castel, forto take avisement of J>e castel, an12 Arwe-
blaster* smote him wif a quarel fat was e[n]venymede ; and fe Kyng
20 drow out ]>Q shafte of fe quarel, but fe quarelle hede abode stille in
his heuede,13 & hit bigan forto14 rancle, fat he might nou3t helpe
him-self1 ne 15meve his Armes. U And fo he wist fat he hade
dethe16 Wounde, fat he might nou^t bene17 hole for no maner fing*.
24 He co?ftmandede anone 18alle his men18 sharply forto19 assaile fe
castel, so fat fe castel was taken20 or fat21 he deide. And so man-
liche22 his men deden,23 fat fe peple fat were in fe castel were al
taken ; and fe Kyng dede wif ha??i what fat21 he wolde, & com-
28 mandede his men fat fai shulde bryng1 tofore24 him f e maw fat him
so hade25 hurte & so hade25 wondede. U And when he come bifore
f e Kyng1, f e Kyng axed* what was his name ; & he saide ' ' Sire,
26my name is26 Bertram Gurdon." "Wherfore," saide fe Kyng,
32 "hast fow me slayn, sif fat y dede fe neuer5 none harme1?"
1F " Sire," said? he, " fouj $e dede me neuer27 harme, 30 haue done28
to my frendes miche harme ; For ^our'-self, wif $our owen honde,
1 withstonden 0. 2 him D. 3 here D. 4 gete DO.
5 geten DO. 6 vnto 0. 7 into 0. 8 ad sic D.
9 disherite 0. 10 & >e 0. n om. 0. 12 hike 0.
13heedeD. heed 0. u to 0. 15 leaf 86. 16 dethes D. dethis 0.
17 be DO. 18-18 om. DO. 19 om. D. al his men for-to 0.
20 take 0. 21 om. D. ^ manly 0. w dede 0.
24 bifore D. byfor 0. ^ om. DO. a*-26 om. 0.
27 neuere non 0. ffl do D.
154 Rich.IdiesA.V.1216. K. John loses Normandy. [CH. CXLVI
quellede my fader* & my broker; and ferfor now y ban1 $ow
quytte ^oure trauaile." H fo saide Kyng Richard : " He fat deide
oppon fe croice to bryng mannws soule 2fram fe2 pyne of belle,
for^eue $ow my de]> ! and y also fo^eue hit ]>e." fro commandede 4
fe Kyng fat no man sbulde him misdone3 ; but for al fe kyng^«s
defendyng, IT Sorame of bis mew 4hi?ft folwed,4 & priuely him
quellede. And fe vj day afte?', fe Kyng deide shryuen, and sore
5repentance hauyng15 of his misdedes,6 & was houselede & 8
annoyntede. And fis kyng ne7 regned but ix }ere & xxxix
wokes, & 8 deide, & lif bisides8 his fader5 at Founteuerard*.
Of Kyng lohn, fat in fe9 ferst $ere of his regne loste al
Normandye. C&pitulo Centesimo xlvjmo.10 12
WHen Kyng Richard was dede, for enchesoufi fat nhe hade
none heir*, nofere12 sone ne doughter, bis brofer lohau was
made Kyng1, an[d] cronede at Westmynstre of Hubert, fat was fo
Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery. IT And when he biganne forto 16
regne, he bicome so mervaillous a7 maw, and went ouer into
Normandye, & werrede oppon fe Kyng1 of France. And so longe
fai werrede to-gedre, til att fe laste Kyng lohn loste Normandye &
Angoy13- wherfor he was sore annoiede, & was none14 mervaile. 20
U f o lete he assemble byfore him at London, Erchebisshoppis,
bisshoppws, Abbotes & Pryowrs, Erles & barons, and helde fere a
grete Parlemenf, & axede fere of fe clergye15 fe tenfe of euery
cherche of Engeland?, forto16 corcquere & gete a^eyne Normandy & 24
Angoy17 fat he hade loste. and! fai wolde nou^t graunt fat fing1;
wherfore he was wonder5 wrof. IT And in fe same tyrne deide fe
Erchebisshop18 Hubert1. And fe Priour & fe Couent of Kaunter-
bery chosen, a^eynes fe Kyngws wille, to bene Erchebisshop, 28
Maistre Stephen of Langeton, a goode clerc fat wonede at f e court
of Rome, & sende19 to fe Pope 20 here elleccioun ; & fe Pope20
confermede hit, and sacred hit21 at Viterbe. U When fe Kyng
wiste fis tydyngws,22 he was wonder5 wrof, & drof fe Prioui0 & fe 32
couent fro Kanterbery, & exilede ham23 out of Engelarad, &
1 haue D. 2-2 oute of D. 3 mysdo D. -1-4 folewede him D.
5— 5 repentyng1 D. repentaunt hauy?tg 0. 6 mysdede D.
7 om. DO. 8-8 lith beside 0. 9 the D. >e 0. om. R.
10 MS. has xlvijmo. " leaf 86, lack. 12 ney>cr D. ne\>er 0.
13 Angon DO. 14 no DO. 15 MS. chergye ; Clergie of Engelond' 0.
16 forto DO. for R. " Angon DO. I8 bisshop D. byssliop 0.
19 sent DO. 2° struck out in 0. 21 hym 0. ^ tydyng 0.
23 hym 0.
CH.CXLVII] K.John. England inter dieted ly the Pope's order. 155
command ede1 fat no maner* lettre fat come fro fe court of Rome,
ne no2 comandement,3 shulde be4 vnderfong1 ne pledede5 in
Engelondl. IF When fise tydyngws6 come to fe Pope,7 he sent
4 vnto Kyng John by his lettre, & pr«yede him wif gode wille &
gode hert fat he wolde vnderfonge Stephen, 8 Erchebisshop of
Kaunte?-bery, vnto His cherche, & soffre fe Priowr & his monkes
to9 come a$eyn to10 her5 owen duellyng1; but fe Kyng1 wolde nou3t
8 grant hit for noting.11
How Kyng lohan wolde 12noii3t do12 for9 fe Popes13 com-
mandeme?*t; wherfore al Engeland was enterdite14 15&
suspended'.15 C&pitulo Centesimo xlvij0.16
12 A Nd at fe17 laste, ])e Pope7 sent by his autorite, and ennioynede
jL\_ to ls bisshoppis of Engeland* fat, if f e Kyng1 wolde nou^t
vnderfonge fe Prioure of Kaunterbery and his monkes, fat fai
shulde do19 general ente?*dityng< frou^-oute al Engeland! ; & granted e
16 ful power* to iiij bisshopis to p?'onounce fe enterdityng, if20 it were
nede : U J>e ferst was Bisshop Willia??z of London, & fat ofer
Eustace, Bisshop of Ely; fe fridde21 was Walter, fe Bisshop of
Wynchestre; And fe ferf 22 was Giles, fe Bisshop of Herford.23
20 II And fise iiij bisshoppis praiede fe Kyng1, knelyng on here knees
& sore wepyng1, fat he wolde do24 fe Popis25 command emenf, and
shewede him f e bullis of the 9 enterdityng1 ; but, for no prayer* fat
fai myght praye, he wolde nou^t consent ferto. And when fe
24 bisshopes saw fis, fai went fro26 fe Kyng1; 11 And in17 fe morwe27
after* fe Annunsiacion of oure Lady, fai pronouncede fe general
enterdytyng1 frou^-oute al Engeland?, so fat f e cherchedores were
shitte28 wif Keyes & wif 29ofer fastnyng1, and wif 29 wallys. H And
28 when fe enterdyting was pronuncede, fan fe Kyng bigan forto30
wax al out of mesure, and toke31 into his honde32 alle fe possessions
of fo33 iiij bisshopis, and of al fe clergye frouj-out84 al fe lande,
1 commandede D. Comauwded' 0. commande E. 2 none D.
3 mandement D. mauwdement 0. 4 J>ai D. 5 plede D.
6 tydyng< D. 7 struck out in 0. 8 leaf 87. 9 om. D.
10 vnto D. n nomancr in D. 12-12 no->ing done 0.
13 MS. has Pope struck out ; it is also struck out in 0.
14 enterditede D. entirdited 0. 15-15 om. 0.
16 MS. has xlviij0 ; D has xxxvij0. 17 om. 0.
18 to Jje 0. 19 don 0. 20 if fat D. 21 >irde 0. ^ iiij 0.
23 Hereford' 0. M don) 0.
25 Popes struck out, and bysshoppcs inserted by another hand in 0.
26 from 0. * morne DO. » shitte in D. 29-29 om. D.
30 to 0. 31 nome 0. y2 hondes D. 33 the D. >e Q.
34 >rou3 D. Jrargn 0.
156 Compromise between the Pope & King John. [CH.CXLVII-VIII
and ordeynede men forto kepe 1ham, fat1 fe clerkes might nou^t
haue here leuyng1. Wherfore fe biss[hopis cursjede 2 ha??i aH fat
put, or slmlde medle2 wif, holy cherche}3 godes, a^eins 4the Wille
of ham fat ham5 owede. 4
II And Whe[n] fe Kyng Wolde nou^t cesse of his malice for
no maner f ing1, f e 6 iiij bisshoppis aboue-saide 7 went oner f e see,
and went to fe Erchebisshop 8 of Kaunterbery, and tolde him al
fe tidyngws.9 U And fe Erchebisshop to ham saide, fat fai shulde 8
go 10 a^eyn to Kanterbery, and he wolde come fider1 to ha??z, or
elles he wolde sende fider1 certeyn persones in his stede, fat shulde
done n as miche as him-self were fere. IT And when f e bisshopis
herde fis, fai twrnede a^eyne vnto12 Engelandl, & come13 vnto K[a]un- 12
terbery. 14 U the tydynges comen to the kyng1 fat f e bisshoppes
wer1 come a^eyne to Kanterbery,14 and [as] him-self might nou^t
come fider1 fat tyme, he sent fider15 bisshopes, Erles, Abbotes, forto
trete wif ham, fat fe Kyng shulde vnderfonge fe Erchebisshop 16
Stephen, & f e priour1 and alle 16 f e monkes of Kaunterbery, and
fat he shulde neuer1 after1 fat tyme nofing take of Holy Cherche
a^eynes f e wille of ha??i fat owede 17 f e godes ; and fat f e Kyng
shulde make ful amendes to ham of whame he hade eny godes 20
taken, & fat holy cherche shulde haue alle here Eraunchises as
ferforf 18 as she hade in Seynt Edwardws tyme f e Confessoure.
How Stephen of Langetone cowme into Engeland frou^ fe
Popis 19 co??imandement, & the[n] 20 went a^eyn. C&pitulo 24
Centesimo xlviij0.21
WHen f e fourme of accorde fus was ordeynede,22 hit was in a
peire of endentures ; & fai put her* selx23 to fat 24o party,24
and fai fat comen25 in fe Kyng?w name put her1 selx26 to fat of ere 28
parte16 of fe endentwres. And fe iiij bisshoppws aboue-saide toke
J-1 it for D. it J>at 0.
2-2 al men fat ham medlede D. al hem ]>at put or schuld medle 0.
3 Cherche 0. 4 leaf 87, back. c it D. 6 J>o D.
7 aforesaide D. 8 Bisshope 0. 9 doyng< D. doynge 0.
10 gon D. n do D. 12 to 0. 13 comen 0.
14-*4 the . . Kanterbery D. The tydynge come to >e kyng ]>at }>e Bisshopes
were come a3en to Cavwtirbury 0. om. R.
16 J>ide sic D. 16 om. 0. 17 owen D. owe 0.
18 alseferforth D. as ferforf 0. afferfor)> R.
19 MS. has Popis struck out ; struck out also in 0. 2° he D. om. 0.
21 MS. has xlix° ; D lias xxxviij0 ; 0 has Ixviij0.
22 ordenede D. ordeyned? 0. ordeyne R. w sealles D. seeles 0.
one parte D. ^ come D. '* seeles 0.
CH. CXLVIII] K. John refuses to restore the Church's goods. 157
fat o l parte 2 of f e endentwres 3 wif ha?ft ; And f e of er parte of
fe endenture fai3 bare wif ha??i forto shew fe Kyng1. 1f When fe
Kyng saw 4 f e f ourme, and hit 4 5 vnderstode, he helde him f ul wel
4 paiede 6 of al maner f ing fat 7 fai hade ordeynede, saf as tochyng
f e restitucion of f e godes 8 forto make 8 a3eyne ; to fat fing1 he
wolde9 nou^t accorde ; and so he sent worde a^eyne to fe 10forsaide
iiij "bisshoppis,10 fat fai shulde done n out and put awey fat o pynt
8 of restitucion ; and fai ansuerede fat fai nolde12 nou}t done4 13out
a word!.13 U fo sent fe Kyng1 to fe Erchebisshop by fo iiij
bisshopes, fat he shulde come to Kaunterbery forto speke wif him
fere, and sent vnto him saf condit, vnder5 plegges, fat is to seyn,
12 his lustice^, Gilbert Peytevyn, "William de la Breuer5, & lohn le
fi[t]z Hugh, fat in here condit safly he shulde come, & gon a}eyn at
his wille ; & in f is maner* f e Erchebisshop Stephen come vnto
Kaunterbery. 51 And when the Erchebisshop was [come],14 fe
16 Kyng1 come to Chilham, for he wolde come no nyer115 Kaunterbery at
fat tyme; but he sent by his tj'esorer1, fe16 bisshope of Wynchestre,
fat he shulde done17 out of fe endentwes fe clause of restitucioun
forto make of fe godes. U And fe Erchebisshop made his oth fer,
20 fat18 he wolde neuer1 do19 oute a20 worde ferof, ne chaunge of fat
fe bisshopes21 hade spoken22 & ordeynede. & so fe Erchebisshope
went a3eyn to Rome, wif -ou ten23 eny more doyng1. IF Kyng1 [lohn]
was fo24 miche wrofer25 fan euer he was bifore, and lete make a
24 comen26 crie frou^-out al Engelawd, fat al fo fat haden27 holy
cherche rentes, and wen ten28 oner fe see, fat fai shulde come a^eyn
into EngekwcZ at a certeyn day, and elle3 fai shulde lese her1 rentes29
for euermore; and fat he commandede to4 euery shirryf frou^out
28 Engelaw<i, fat fai shulde enquer1 if eny bisshop, Abbot,30 Pryoure,
or eny ofer prelate of Holy cherche, 31fro fat day afterward?
resceyuede eny mandemewt fat come fro fe Pope,32 fat fai shulde
tak fe body, & brynge hit bifore him ; & fat fai shulde take into
32 fe Kynges hande al her1 londes 33 of holy cherche 34 fat were
1 one D. 2 partye 0.
3-3 and D. with hem & ]>at o}>ere partye of J>e endentwres J>ey O.
4 om. 0. 5 leaf 88. 6 apayed D. 7 as DO. *-* om. D.
9 nolde 0. 10-10 iiij bysshopes aforseid' 0. n do D. 12 wolde D.
i3_i3 ou{; 0 wor$ ])> o Wordz 0. a word R. u comen D.
15 neire D. ner 0. 16 om. D. 17 do D. 18 that D. fat 0. at R.
19 don 0. 20 o 0. 21 Archebisshop D. 22 spoke 0.
23 withoute DO. M om. D. so 0. * wrofer f o D.
26 comune 0. ^ hade D. had 0. a went DO. ffl Rente 0.
30 Abbot or D. 31 leaf 88, back. 32 struck out in 0.
83 godej D. 34 che sic D.
158 K.Johnruins the Cistercians. The Popes Demands. [CH.CXLIX
to l eny man frou$ f e Erchebisshop Stephen or by ]>e Pryour1 of
Kaunterbery, fram f e tyme of fe elecciouii of f e erchebisshope ;
IT And co??imandede fat alle fe wodes fat were fe erchebisshopws
shulde 2 bene 3 cast adoufi to l ]>e grounde, and aH solde. 4
How Kyng- lohn destroyed fe ordre of Cisteaux. G&pituto
Centesimo xlix0.4
ANd in ]>e same tyme J>e Irisshe-mett bigon to5 werr1 oppon
Kyng lohn; and Kyng lohn ordeynede hi??? forto6 wende 8
into Yrland?, and lete arere an huge tax 7 f rou^-out al Engekmrf,7
fat is to seyn, xxxv M* mar} 8 ; & sent f rou$-out 9 al Engelawd to
f e monkes of f e ordre of Cisteaux, fat fai shulde helpe him of vj
M* marc of Siluer1 ; and fai ansuerede 10 & saide 10 }>at fai derst 1 2
noting done wifoutew11 her1 chief Abbot of Cisteaux. Wherfore
Kyng lohn, when he come12 a^eyne 13fram Irland!,13 he dede ham
so miche sorwe & care, J?at ]?ai nist wher1 forto abide ; for he toke so
miche ransoun of euery hous of ham,14 J>e so?7ime amountede ix M* 16
& iij C rnar},15 so fat }>ai were clene loste16 and destroyede, &
voidede her1 hous & her1 landes prou^-out al EngelanA H And the
Abbot of Wauersey 17 drade so miche his manace, J?at he forsoke al
his 18 Abbay, & went fens, and pryuely 19 ordeynede him oueij f e 20
see 20 to J>e hous of Cisteaux. IT When fe tydynges 21 come to f e
Pope,22 fat f e Kyng1 had done so miche malice, fo was he toward1
f e Kyng1 ful wrof , and sent ij legates to 1 f e Kyng1, — fat on me
callede Pandolf1, & fat of ere Duraunt, — fat fai 23 shulde warne fe 24
Kyng1, in f e Popis 22 name, fat he shulde cesse of* his persecucion
fat he dede vnto holy cherche, & amende fe 24 wrong1 and trespasse24
fat he hade done to f e Erchebisshope of Kanterbery, & 25vnto fe25
monkes of Kaunterbery, & to al fe clergye of Engelaftrf, and fat 28
he shulde restore f e godes a^eyn fat he hade taken 26 of ha??z a3eyns
her1 wille, & elles 27 fai shulde curse the 2S Kyng1 by name ; and to
done29 fis fing1, 30& to conferme,30 fe Pope22 toke ham his leftres in
1 vnto 0. 2 shul 0. 3 be DO. 4 MS. has lmo. 5 forto DO.
6 foro sic D. 7-7 om. 0. 8 Mark1 0. 9 frou3 D. furgh 0.
10— 10 om. D. n with-oute DO. 12 come home 0.
ia-13 into Engelan* D. fro Irlond' 0. 14 ham >at D. hem J>at 0.
15 Mark 0. 16 ylost 0. 17 Waruersey 0. 18 }>e 0. 19 om. D.
20 see pryuely D. 21 tydyng D. tydynge 0. ^ struck out in 0.
23 leaf 89. a*— ^ trespas and wrong D. wrong and J>e trespace 0.
25-25 to the Priour' and D. to >e Priour & to ]>e 0.
26 take 0. » ett 0. w the D. fe 0. om. R. » do D.
30-30
CH. CXLIX.] K. John's Exceptions to the Popes Demands. 159
bulles patent. II fise ij legates comen1 into Engeland, and comen
to f e Kyng1 to Northampton, fere fat he helde his pa?iement ; &
ful curteisely fai2 him salued!,3 and saide : "Sire, we befe4 comew
4 fro 5 J>e Pope 6 of Rome, f e pees of holy cherche & 7 f e lande forto
amend? ; and we monest }ow ferste in J>e Popis half1, fat 36 make
ful restitucioun of fe godes fat 36 haue rauisshede of holy cherche
& of fe land?, & fat 30 vnderfonge Stephen,8 Erchebisshop of
8 Kanterbery, into his dignite, and fe Priour1 of Kaunterbery & his
monkes, & fat 36 ^elde a3eyn to 9 f e Erchebisshope alle his landes
& rentes, wifout eny wifholdyng. IT And Sire,10 more-oiier*, fat
36 n soche restitucioun ham12 make, as holy cherche shal holde her*
12 paiede.''
U f o ansuerede f e Kyng1 ; " as tochyng1 f e Priowr & his
monkes of Kaunterbery, al fat 30 haue saide, y 13wille gladelyche13
do, & al fing1 fat 36 wille ordeyne. U But as tochyng1 fe
16 Erchebisshop, y shal telle 3ow in12 myn hert as it lif, fat fe
Erchebisshop lete his bisshopriche, & fat fe Pope 6 14fan for him14
wolde praye, & fan oppofi aventure me shulde like some ofere
bisshopriche 15 forto 3eue him15 in Engelandl; and oppon16 fis
20 condicioun y wil 17 him resceyue and vnderfonge. 1T And nof eles
in Engelawd, as Erchebisshop yf1 18 he abide, he shal neuer* haue so
gode saf condit fat19 he ne shal ben4 tak." IT fo saide Pandolf
vnto fe Kyng1: "holy cherche was neuer' wont to disgrade 20
24 Erchebisshop wif outen 21 cause resonable ; but euer she was wont
to chastice Pry[n]ces fat to God1 & holy cherche were in-obedient."
U " What ! how now?" quod f e Kyng, " manace 36 me ?" U " Nay,"
saide Pandolf1, " but 30 22 now openly haue tolde as it stondef 22 in
28 3owr hert ; & to 3ow we wil tel what is f e Popis 6 wille ; & f us it
stant : fat he haf 3ow holiche 23 enterditede & accursede for f e
wronges fat 30 haue done to holy cherche & to fe clergye. & for-
as-miche as 36 duellif & bef in wil to abide in 3our) malice, and
32 wil nou3t come to none emendement,24 30 shal vnderstond' fat fro
fis tyme afterward fe centence is oppon 30 w 3euen, & halde25 stede
1 come DO. 2 om. D. 3 salewed hyra 0. 4 be 0.
5 frara D. 6 struck out in 0. 7 & of DO. 8 Stephen the D.
9 vnto DO. 10 Sir* 3itte D. sir ^it 0. u 3e hem 0. 12 om. 0.
13-13 wolde gladely D. wold gladly 0. 14-14 for him fan D.
i5_i5 j^ forto ^eue D> 16 jfgm oppon oppon. 17 wolde DO.
18 leaf 89, back. 19 MS. J>ak. & descharg D. 21 witAoute 0.
22— 22 'haue tolde openly how it stondes D. haue now openlich haue told
as it standith 0.
23 holy DO. 2* amendemewt 0. 25 holde> D. halt 0.
160 The Popes Legates declare the Excommunication of England.
& strengf ; and all1 fo fat wif ^owhaj)2 communed e or3 fis tyme,
Whefer )>at fai be])4 Erles or5 barons,6 knyghtes or eny o]>er,
what-so-7 euer fat7 fai bene, we ham assoile safly vnto fis day.
And fro fis tyme afterward', of what condicion so-euer18 he9 be, we 4
ham acurse fat wij) ^ow communen, and10 do we sentence oppon
ham openly & specialy. 11 And we assoile quyte11 Erles &12 barons,
kny^, & al ofer maner1 me?*, of her1 homages, seruices & feaute^,
fat fai shulde vnto 3ow done. 1T And fis fing to cowferme, We 8
3eue13 pleyn power* to fe Bisshop of Wynchestre & to fe Bisshop
of Norwich; U And fe same power we 143eue into14 Scotland to fe
Bisshop15 of Rouchestre & of Salesbery; & in Walys we ^eue16 )>e
same power* to fe Bisshop17 of seynt Dauid,18 of Landa & of19 12
Assa. II And more-ouer we seude20 frou3 al Oistendome, fat al fe
bisshopis bi^end fe see, J>at fai21 22 acurse alle J>o fat helpef 30 w, or
in12 eny conseile ^eue23 in eny maner nede fat 30 haue forto done in
eny party of the world? ; and 24we assaile24 al ham fat a^eynes ^ow 16
meuef 25 eny maner1 werre. U And we assoile ham al also, by f e
autorite of fe Pope,26 & co??imanden27 ha?w28 also wif 30 w forto
werr1, as wif him fat is enemy to 29 al holy cherche." IF f o
ansuered? fe Kyng, "what mow 36 done30 more?" IT fo saide31 20
Pandolf : " we seyn32 to 3ow ' in verbo Dei,' fat 36, ne none heir1
fat 30 haue, neuer after1 fis day may be cronede." IT Tho saide fe
Kyng: "by Him fat is Almyghty God1, & y hade wist of fis fing1
er1 fat 30 come into my land?, fat 30 me12 hade brou3t33 soche 24
tidynges,34 y shulde haue made 3ow ride 35 al an hool 3ere." H f o
ansuerede PandolF : " ful wel wende we, at oure ferst comyng1, fat
30 wolde haue ben obedient to God and to 5 holy cherche, & haue
f ulfillede f e Popys 26 cowmandement ; and nowe we haue shewede 28
& pronuncede vnto 36 3ow f e Popis 26 wille, as we were chargede
fenvif . IT And as now 36 haue saide fat, if 36 hade wist fe cause
of oure co??imyng, fat 30 wolde haue made vs ryde al an hool 3ere,
1 oppon alle D. vpon att 0. allo R. 2 hauen D. haue 0.
3 bifore D. before 0. 4 be D. ben 0. 5 om. D. 6 Barons or 0.
7-7 om. D. 8 )>at euere D. euer >at 0. 9 J>ei 0.
10 and so DO. n quvtely D. quytly 0. 12 om. DO. 13 jeuen 0.
14-14 3eueth in 0. " bysshops 0. 16 3euen D. yeuen 0.
17 bisshoppis D. bysshopes 0. 18 Dauid and DO.
19 of seynt DO. *> sende> D. seiidith 0.
a>aidoD. feydonO. & leaf 90. » jeueth D.
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30 do me D. don nie 0. 31 answered 0. & saie D.
33 broght me 0. *» Tydynge 0. ^ riden 0. 36 to D.
CH. CL] A clerical Coiner is set free ty Pandulf. 161
and as wel 30 myght haue saide fat 30 wolde haue take l an hool
3ere of respite by )>e Popys 2 leue. H But forto suffre what de]>
fat 3 30 couf e ordeyne, we shulle nou3t spare forto tel 30 w holliche
4 al fe Popis2 message, & his wille fat we4 wer1 chargede with."
How Pandolf1 delyuerede a clerc fat hade falsede 6& contre-
fetede fe Kyngws monye5 6bifore fe6 Kyng1.7 C&pifulo
Centesimo I0.8
8 A Non fo commandede fe Kyng to3 the Shirrif19 & bailifs10 of
J^\_ Northampton fat nwere in fe Kynges presence, fat11 fai
shulde bryng1 forth alle 12f e prisoners, fat"13 J>ai my3t bene14 done
to defe bifore Pandulf1, for encheson fe Kyng wende fat fai
12 wolde haue gaynesaide here dedes for cause of def, al fing fat
fai15 hade spoken bifore.16 U When f e prysoners were comen 1T
bifore fe Kyng1, fe Kyng1 commanded?18 sowme to bene honget, &
some to bene19 drawe, & somme to draw out her* eyen of her*
16 heued.20 and amonge alle ofer, fere was a clerc fat hade falsede
f e Kynges monye ; & f e Kyng cowmaundede fat he shuld?
bene21 honged & drawe. 1T And when Pandolf herd fis com-
mawdement of fe Kyng1, he stert22 op smertly, and anone axed
20 a book1 & candel, 23 and wolde haue 23 cursed alle ham fat sette
oppon fe clerc eny honde. 1T And Pandolf him-self went forto
seche a croice ; and f e Kyng folwede him, and delyuerede him f e
clerc by f e honde, fat he shulde do 24 wif him what-euer* fat he
24 wolde. And fus was the clerc delyuerede, and went fens ; and
Pandolf & Duraunt1 25 went f o fro 26 Kyng lohn, & come a3eyne to
fe Pope27 of Rome, and tolde him fat Kyng lohn wolde nou3t
amendede ben, but euer^ abide so acursede. U And nojjeles f e Pope
28 graunted! fat 36^ frou3~out Engeland?, fat men might synge masse328
in couenable cherches, & make Godes body, and 3if it to sik1 men
fat 29 shulde passe29 out of fe30 worlde, & also fat men might cristeu
1 tok D. 2 struck out in 0. 3 om. DO. 4 he D.
5— 5 the kynges mony and counterfetede it D. & coimterfete j)e kynges
money 0.
6-6 om. 0. 7 Kyng1 himself D. om. 0. 8 MS. has lj«.
9 Shereves 0. 10 balie^ D. "-11 om. D. 12 leaf 90, back.
13 fat wer1 in the kynges prisoun ]?at D. 14 be DO.
15 he 0. 16 afore DO. 17 Come 0.
18 MS. has to bene commamanded', with to bene underlined for omission*.
19 be 0. 2° heed 0. 21 be DO. ^ sterte him D.
2S—23 MS. has and wolde haue & wolde haue. ^ done 0.
25 Durant his felaw D. Duraunt his felawe 0. * fro )>e 0.
27 struck out here and everywhere in 0. w masse D.
29-8B passe shulde D. passe schuld' 0. 30 fis 0.
BRUT. M;
162 King John surrenders his Crown & Realm to the Pope. [CH.CL
childern oueral. 11 And when f e Pope wist1 & sawe fat f e Kyng
wolde nou^t bene 1 vnder* f e rewele of holy cherche for no maner
fing1, fe Pope 2fo sent2 to fe Kyng of France, in remissioun of his
synnes, fat he shulde take wif him al f e power* ]>at he myght, & 4
wende into Engeland? forto destroye Kyng lohan.
[King John gives in to the Pope.]
When fis tydyngws3 come to Kyng1 4Iohn, fo Was he sore
annoyede, & sore drade Laste fat he shulde lese his reaume, and 8
him-self 5 be done vnto )>e 5 de)>. 11 f o sent he to f e Pope messa-
gers,6 & saide fat he wolde bene 7 iustifiede, & come to amende-
ment1 in al maner f inges, atte his owen wille. f e messagers comen8
to fe Pope, & tolde him9 fe Kyngws wille, & saide fat he wolde 12
come to emendement in al maner10 finges, & wolde make satis-
faccion to al maner* men after* f e Popys ordenaunce. U f o sent
fe Pope a^eyne into EngelewcZ, Pandolf* and ofere messagers, &
comen to Kaunterbery fere fe Kyng abode, and fe xiij day of 16
May, fe Kyng made11 an hoth forto stande to fe Popes ordenaunce,
bifore Pandolf fe legat, in al maner fingws for fe whiche he was
accursede ; & fat he shulde make ful restitucion to alle fe10 men of
holy cherche and of religioun, of fe gode12 fat he hade take of ham 20
a^eyn^ heir* wille. And alle fe grete lordes of Engeland? suore
oppon a13 book1 & by fe holy dome, fat if fe Kyng wolde nou^t
holde his oth, fai saide fat14 fai wolde make him15 holde hit bi
strengf . U And10 fo put fe Kyng1 him to fe courte of Rome & to 24
fe Pope, and fo ^af* vp fe reaume of Engelarad & of Irland?, for him
& for his heires for euermore fat shuld? come after him, so fat
Kyng lohan & his heires shulde tak f o ij reaumes of f e 16 Popis
Hand*, & shulde holde fo ij reaumes of the Pope16 as to ferme, pay- 28
ing euery ^er* to fe court of Rome a f ousand? marc of siluer*. And
f o toke 17 f e Kyng f e croune of his Heued?, and sette him 18 on his
knees, and fise wordes19 saide in heryng20 of alle fe21 grete22
lordes of Engeland? : " Here y resyngn) op fe crone of23 fe reaume 32
of Engeland? into fe Popis Hande, Innocent fe fridde, and put
24 me Holliche 25 in his mercy & 26 ordenance." U f o vnderfonge
I be D. 2-2 sent >o 0. 3 Tydyng 0. 4 leaf 91.
B—6 ben done to D. to be don to O. 6 messagers DO. messager R.
7 be DO. 8 come DO. 9 him D. hym 0. ham R. 10 om. DO.
II made & swore 0. 12 godes D. goodes 0. la >e 0. 14 om. D
16 hem 0. 16-16 Pope D. 17 nome 0. 18 it 0. 19 worde D
20 audience D. 21 pepte 0. w gre sic D. & 0. » and DO
24 leaf 91, back. 2r> holy O. * and in his DO.
CH. CLI] King John 's Deed of Surrender to the Pope. 163
Pandolf pe crone of Kyng lohn, and kepte hit v dayes, as for
seising-takyng1 of J?o ij reaumes of Engetod and of Yiland, and
confermede al maner* pinges by his chartre J>at folewej? after*.
4 Of J>e lettre obliga[to]rie bat Kyng lohn made to be court of
Rome; wherfore be Petrus pens be]?1 gadrad broil} al
Engeland*. Cap^wZo Centesimo Quinqwagesimo primo.2
" rflO3 alle4 Oisten peple pro^-out5 the worlde duellyng1, lohn,
JL
8 by J>e grace of God, Kyng1 of Engeland*, gretyng to
vniuersite ! and knowen6 ping1 it be J>at, for-asmiche as7 we haue
greuede & offendede8 God & our* moder* cherche9 of Rome, and
forasmiche as we haue nede to pe mercy of oure lord Ihesu Crist,
12 and we may noting so worpi offre competent satisfaccioun to make
to God* & to holy cherche, but if it were our* owen body, as wib
oure10 reaumes of Engeland* and of Irland*, Thanne, by pe grace of
God*,11 we desirefi forto meken 12 vs for ]>e loue of Him bat meked
16 Him to be de]> of J>e Croice, brou^ conseil of ]>Q noble erles &
barons, we soffren 13 and frely g?*anten to God, and to be Apostoil^
seynt Petre & seynt Paule, & to oure moder1 cherche of Rome, &
to our* Holy fader be Pope, Innocent be bridde, & to alle be Popis
20 bat come]?14 after him, al J?e reaume &15 patronages of cherches 16of
Engeland*16 and of Irland*, wij? alle ]>e appurtenances, for remissioun
of oure synnes, and helpe & helj? of oure Kyn17 soules, and of aH
Cristen soules, so J>at fro18 pis tyme afterward, we wille resceyue &
24 holde of oure moder che[r]che of Rome, as fee ferme, doyng1 feaute
to our*19 holy fader*20 21J?e Pope, Innocent J)e pridde, and to alle J)e
Popes pat come]?22 after* him, in23 maner* abouesaide. U And in
presence of J?e wise man Pandolf, J?e Popis Suthdekne,24 we make])25
28 liege homage, as it were in pe Popes presence, & bifore him were ;
and we shul26 do al maner* pinges27 aboue-saide; and* 28J?erfore
we byndep28 vs, and al J?at comen after* vs, & oure heirs for-euer1-
more, wipouten 29 eny gaynsaying, to ]?e Pope, & eke J?e ward 30 of
1 ben D. 2 MS. has secimdo. 3 So sic D.
4 MS. alle al ; alle the D. 5 >rou^-out al D. 6 knowe D.
7 >at DO. 8 offende D. 9 MS. has cherche of cherche.
10 MS. has cures. u the holy gost D. >e holy gooste 0.
12 meke D. 13 offren DO. 14 comen DO. ™ of Engelond of 0.
16-ie om o. n Kynes D. 18 from 0. 19 om. D.
20 fade sic D. 21 leaf 92. ** comen 0. » in the D. in >e 0.
24 Sudekene 0. ^ make DO.
26 MS. has shulde, with de underlined for omission. ^ Jring* 0.
28_28 j,erto we byn(je D. -tyerto we bynde> 0. M witAoute 0
30 wardes D.
1 64 K. Johns Deed of Surrender. Exiled Papists to come lack.
cherche}1 vacaunt}. and in token2 of pis ping euer forto last, we
wille, conferme &3 ordeyn, pat our* special rent} of ])e forsaide
Reaumes, sauyng seynt Petrus pens, in al4 ping to pe moder
cherche of Rome, paying by }er* 5 M* mar}6 of sillier* at ij termes of 4
pe }ere, for al maner custumes pat we 7 shulde do to 7 pe forsaide
Reaumes, pat is to seyn, at Mighelmesse & at 8 Ester*, pat is to 8
seyn,9 vij C mar} 10 n for Engeland?,11 & iij C mar} 12 for Irland*,
sauyng to vs and to oure heires, oure 3 Justice} and oure oper 8
ffraunchisis, and oper realtes pat apperteynep13 to14 pe crone. And
alle pise pinges pat 15bifore ben15 saide, we wille pat hit be ferme &
stable wipouten ende ; and to pat obligacion we, and alle our*
16successoures & oure heires,16 in pis maner bep17 bonde, pat if we, or 12
eny of our heires, prou} 18 presumpcioun falle 19 in eny poynt a}eyne
pise pingws abouesaide, & he bene 20 warnede, & wille nou}t 21 ri}t
amende him, he shal pan lese pe forsaide3 reaumes for euermore.
and pat3 pis chartre of 22obligacioun, & oure warant,22 for euermore 16
be ferme and Stable wipouten 23 gaynsaying1, we shul fro pis day
afterward be trewe to God & to pe 24 moder1 cherche of Rome, and
to pe Pope Innocent pe pric?,25 and to al pat1 2G comep 27 after him ;
and pe reaumes of Engeland & of Irland? we shul mayntene 20
trewely 28 in al maner poynt} a}eyn} al maner men by oure power1,
prou} 29pe grace of GooV'29
How pe clerkes pat werne30 outlawed of Engeland', come a}eyn,
& how Kyng lohn was assoiled*. G&pitulQ Centesimo Iij0.31 24
WHen pis chartre 32 was made and enselede, pe Kyng Vnder-
fonge a}eyn his crone of1 Pandolfes hondes, and sent
anone vnto 33 pe Erchebisshop Stephen, and to al his oper clerkes
and lewed men pat he hade exilede out of his 84 lande, pat pai 28
shulde come a}eyne into Engeland?, & haue a}eyn her1 londes &
heir1 rentes, & pat he wolde make restitucioun of pe godes pat he
1 Cherche 0. 2 tokenyng1 D. 3 om. D. 4 al maner D.
5 }ere a 0. 6 marc D. Mark1 0.
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9 say D. om. 0. 10 marc >at is to sayn D. n— n om. 0.
12 marc D. Mark1 0. 13 perteyne D. pertyne> 0.
14 vnto 0. 15—15 biforne be D. ie— ie heires and successoures D.
17 ben 0. 18 >rou} eny D. jmrgh ony 0. 19 faile D.
20 be 0. 21 no 0.
22-22 waraunt and our oMigacioun D. M withoute 0. 24 our" D.
25 >irde 0. a leaf 92, back. 'a comen 0. » trewlich 0.
i»_29 go(jeg ijeipe D. goddes helpe 0. 30 were DO.
31 MS. has lijjo. ™ lettre D. M to D. 34 him sic D.
CH. CLII] King John welcomes Archbishop Stephen. 165
hade J take of heres,1 a^eyns her1 wille. U f e Kyng him-self fo,
and Pandolf, & Erles & barons, went fo 2 vnto Wynchestre a3ein3
)>e Erchebisshop Stephen. & when he was comen,3 f e Kyng went
4 a^eynes him, & felle adoun vnto 4 his feet1, & saide vnto 4 him :
" faire sir1, 36 bef welcomes 5 ; and y crie ^ow mercy, for encheson
fat y haue trespassede a3eyn^ ^ow." U fe Erchebisshop toke him
vp fo in his Amies, & cussede him curteisely ofte-tymes, and after
8 lad him to fe dore of Seynt Swythynus cherche by f e honde, &
assoilede him of ]>e centence, and him reconselede to God and to
holy cherche; and fat was on seynft] Margarites day; and fe
Erchebisshop anone went forto synge f e masse, and f e Kyng offred
12 at ]>e masse a mark of golde. U And whew fe masse was done, alle
fai went forto vnderfonge6 her* londes, wifoutew7 eny maner*
gaynesaying ; and fat day J>ai made ali mer)>e and ioye ynow ; but
3itte was nou^t fe enterdit8 relessede, for enchesoun 9fai hade sent
16 fat fe enterdityng1 shulde nou^t bene vndone9 til fe Kyng1 hade
made ful restitucioun of J>e godes that he 10hade take of Holy
cherche, and also fat him-self shulde done n homage to f e Pope by
a certeyne ligat fat he shulde sende into 12 Engeland?.
20 IF ]>o toke 13 Pandolf his leue of 14 f e Kyng1 and of f e Erche
bisshop, and went a^eyne vnto15 Eome. And fe Erchebisshop
anone lete come bifore him prelates of holy cherche at Eedyng1,
forto trete and conseil how miche and what f ai shulde 16 axe of f e
24 Kyng1 forto make restitucioun of f e godes fat he hade take 17 of
ham. II And f ai ordeynede and saide, fat fe Kyng shulde $eue to
fe Erchebisshope iij M* mar}18 for fe wronge fat fe Kyng hade
done to19 him, and also to ofer clerkes 20xv M* marc, by porcyons.20
28 and in fe same tynie Nicholas, 21 bishop of21 Tuscan, Cardynal
Penitauncer) of Eome, come into Engeland? frou$ fe Popis com-
mandement, fe v kalencZ of Ottobre, and come to London fe v
None of Octobre, for enchesoun fat Kyng lohfL, and alle fe22
32 kynges fat comen after him, shulde euermore halde fe reaumes of
EngelaraZ and of Irland of God & of fe Pope, paing4 to fe Pope
by ^er* as23 is aboue saide.
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4 to D. 5 welcome 0. 6 vndirfonge al 0.
7 with-out D. wttAoute 0. 8 Entirdytinge 0.
9— 9 om. D. J>at he had sent bat >e entirdityng schuld not ben vndon 0.
10 leaf 93. u do D. 12 vnto 0. 13 nome DO. u fro 0.
15 to 0. 16 mi3t D. 17 taken D. 18 marc D. Mark1 0. 19 vnto DO.
20—20 by porcions xv M* marc D. by porctons xv M* Mark1 0.
om. D. 22 om. 0. 23 as it 0.
166 The 7 '-years' Interdict is ended. K. John's Misdeeds. [CH. CLIII
How f e enterditing was vndone in Engeland ; and of f e debate
fat was bituene Kyng lohn & fe barons of fe reaume.
IT Capitwfo Centesimo liij0.1
WHen Kyng lohn 2hade done his2 homage to fe legat fat 4
shewede him fe Popes3 lettre, fat he shulde paye to lulyan
and ^elde a^eyn, fat was Kyng Bichardes 4wifH, ]>e fridde part4 of
fe londe of1 Engeland & of Irland? J>at he hade wifholde si]? fat
Kyng deide, — IT when Kyng lohn herde fis, he was wonder1 wrof, 8
for vtterliche5 )>e enterdityng might nou^t bene6 vndone til fat he
hade made gree & restitution to7 fe forsaide Julian of fat she8
axed!. 1T The legate went fo a^eyn to fe Pope9 after1 10Cristesmasse,
and fe Kyng sent fo messagers11 ouere12 see to lulian, fat was Kyng 12
Bichardes wif, forto haue a relesse of fat she axede13 him. IT And
so hit bifelle14 fat lulian deide anone after1 Ester1, and insomiche fe
Kyng was quyt of15 fat she axede ; but fo, at fe feast16 of Seynt
lohn fat 17come next17 after1, frou$ fe Popis18 cowmandement fe 16
enterdytyng was ferst1 relessede frou^19 al Engelcmc? fe vij day of
lull; — and seuen ^ere almost20 was fe londe enterditede, — and on21
fe morwe men ronge,22 & songe masses frou^-out London, and so
after frou^-out23 aH Engelandl. 20
IT And fe next $ere after, fere bigan a grete debate bituen24
Kyng lohn & f e lordes of Engelawd, for encheson fat he wolde
nou^[t] graunt fe lawes, & halde, fe25 which Seint Edward* hade
26ordeyned, and hade ben26 vsede & holde vnto fat tyme fat27 he 24
hade ham broken ; for he wolde none28 lawe holde, but dede al
fing fat him likede, & disheritede29 meny men wif-outen30 consent
of lordes & pire^ of f e land ; And he wolde haue disheritede81 fe
gode erle Eandolf of Chestre, for encheson fat he vndername him 28
of his wickednesse. & for cause fat he dede so miche shame &
1 MS. has liiijo. 2-2 (mim D>
3 popes struck out and Bisshopes written over in a different hand in 0.
4-4 wyves j>e jij partye 0. 5 onliche D. 6 be D.
7ofO. 8heO.
9 Pope atte sic D ; struck out, and Bisshope written, over in a different
hand in 0.
10 leaf 93, back. n MS. has messagers messagers.
12 ouere the D. ouer }>e 0. 13 axede of D. axed? of 0.
14 felle D. 16 of thyng' D. of J>ing 0. 16 MS. has ferst.
IT—I? next come D.
18 popes struck out, and Bisshoppis written over in a different hand in 0.
19 J>ou3 D. 2° om. DO. * in O. ^ rong belles 0.
23 >rou3 D. jjurgh 0. M bituene D. betwen 0. bitwe R.
26 om. D. *-* made and ordeynede and D. ^ and D.
28 no DO. 2° disherite 0. » withoute 0. 31 disherite 0.
CH. CLlli] Magna Cart a. The Barons conspire against John. 167
vilony to God* &1 holy cherche, & also for he helde & hauntede
his owen broferes wif, & lay also by meny o]>ere wymmen, grete
lordes doubters, — for he sparede no wowman fat him likede forto2
4 haue, — wherfore alle fe lordes of fe lande wer1 toward3 him wonder1
wrof, and went 4wif him4 to London, & toke J>e citee.
[King John grants the Great Charter.]
U And forto cesse f is debate and sorwe, fe Kyng1 and f e
8 Erchebisshop, and of ere grete lordes of5 Engeland*, assemblede
ham bifore J>e fest1 of Seynt lohn fe Baptiste, in a medowe bisides6
fe toune of Stanes fat is callede7 Eome-8mede. And fe Kyng
made ham fere a chartre of ffraunchise^,9 soche as fai wolde axen ;
12 & in soche maner110 fai were acordede; and pat accordement laste
nou$t ful longe, for fe Kyng him-self1 11sone after11 dede a^eynes fe
poyntes of fe same chartre fat he hade made. Wherfore f e moste
12party of fe12 lordes13 of Engelcmd14 assemblede ham, & bigon to
16 were oppon Kyng lohn, and brent his tounes & robbede his folc,
& dede al fe sorwe fat fai myght1,15 and made ham alse16 stronge as
fai might', 17wij> aH her1 power1,17 & fou^t 18to dryuen18 him out of
Engelarcd, and make Lewys, J?e Kynges sone of Emnce, Kyng1 of
20 Engelemd*. H And Kyng lohan sent J>o oner1 fe19 see, and ordeynede
so miche peple of Normannes & of Picard^, and of Elemynges, so
fat fe lande mi^t nout ham sustene, but wif miche20 sorw. 51 And
among Alle fis21 peple fere was a Norman22 fat me callede 23Erankes
24 of Brent23; and fis Norman & his company sparede neyfer cherche
ne house of Eeligion, fat fai ne brent & robbed hit, & bare away
alle fat24 fai might tak1, so fat fe land* was al destroiede, what 25in
o25 side & in26 fat of ere. 1T fee barons & fe27 lordes fo of Enge-
28 land ordeynede amonges28 ham fe best spekers & wisest men, &
sent ham ouer fe19 see to Kyng Philip of Eraunce, & prayed him
fat he wolde sende Lowys his sone into Engeltmet, to ben29 Kyng
of Engelandl, and vnderfonge30 fe crone.
1 and to D. 2 to D. 3 wi]> D. with 0. 4-4 om. DO.
5 of the lande of D. of >e land' of 0. 6 biside D.
7 y-Called? 0. 8 leaf 94. 9 ffraunchise D. 10 a maner D.
!-" am. D. 12-12 parte of D. 13 land' O.
14 the lande D. lordes 0. 16 myght with al her power 0.
16 as DO. 17-17 om. 0. 18-18 dryue DO. 19 om. D.
20 michel DO. 21 thi sic D.
22 man of Normandy D. man of Normandye 0.
28-28 faukes of Brute 0. « MS. >at l>at.
SR-3S in that on D. on J>e on 0. » on 0. ^ om. DO.
28 among 0. a be DO 30 haue D.
168 Louis of France invades England & takes Castles. [CH. CLIV
How Lowys, fe Kynges sone of Fmunce, come into Engeland?
wif stronge 1 power* of peple, to ben 2 Kyng of Engela^.
G&pitulo Cevtesimo liiijt0.3
"YYTHen Kyng Philip of Fraunce herde fis tydynges,4 he made 4
f f certeyn aliance bituene ham by her' commune eleccion, fat
Lowys, Kyng1 Philippis sone of Fraunce, shuld? 5gone6 wij> ham
into Engeland, & dryue out Kyng1 lohn of J>e land. And alle fo7
)>at were in presence of Lowis made to8 him homage, and bicome 8
his men.9 And fe barons of Engeland* 10helde ham10 stille at
London, & abode11 fere Lowys, fe Kyngws sone of Fraunce. And
J>is was fe nexte Satwresday12 bifore fe Ascencioun of our* Lore? fat
Lowis come into Engeland wif a13 stronge power*; & fat tyme 12
Kyng lohn hade take alle fe castelles14 of Engeltmrf into Aliens
hondes. U And Lowys come f o to Rochestre, and bisegede fe
castel, & tok1 hit wij> strengj>, & |>e Jjoresday in Whitson weke,15
lete honge alle J>e Aliens J)at were J?erin. And J>e Jjoresday ]?o next 16
sewyng1, he come to London; & J>ere he was vnderfong wi]>
michel16 honour* of fe lordes ]>at aboden17 him fere; & alle to him
|>ai maden18 homage. U And 19 afterward, in pe Tywesday J?o next
sewyng1 J>e19 Trinitee Sonday,20 he toke ]?e castel of Ryegate, and 20
in fe morwe after, ]>e castel of Gildeford*, & fe Friday 21]>o next
sewyng1,21 ]>Q casteH of Farnham ; and J>e Moneday next after, J>e
cite of Wynchestre to him22 was 3olden28 ; and in J>e morwe nexte13
after* seynt lohns day, )>e maner* of Wolneseye ; And fe Tiwesday 24
next afte?- J>e viij1^824 of Seynt Petre & seynt Poule, fai token25 J>e
castel of Odyham. f And fe Moneday next after seynt Margaretes
day, he ordeynede him toward Beaumer*,26 forto bisege J?e27 castel ;
& fere he duellede xv dayes, & might nou^t gete fe castel ; & 28
J>o28 went he29 fens, and come to London, & fe Toure to him
^olde.
1 streng> & D. a strong 0. 2 be 0.
3 MS. has Iv'o ; D has liij°. 4 tydynge 0. 5 Zm/94, back.
* go D. 7 om. DO. 8 vnto D. 9 men DO. man R.
ltt-JO hem hel* 0. n abiden D. 12 Satirday 0.
13 om. D. « castel D. 16 MS. weke &. 16 mych 0.
17 abiden 0. 18 made D.
19—19 on |,e Tywesdav next after ]>e D. after in J>e tewsday next aftir 0.
20 (jay D 21—21 nexte after D^ next aftir Q
22 J/S. him him. ^ ^olde D. yolde 0.
24 viij 0. » toke DO. M Bremer 0. s7 ^/
28 t>ai D. 2» om. D. >ey 0.
CH. CLV] A Siuineshead Monk prepares Poison for K. John. 169
JAnd in fe same tyme1 fe Pope2 sent into Engeland a legate fat
me callede Swalo; & of Kyng lohnes def. C&pitulo
Centesimo lvt0.3
4 A Nd in fe same tyme fe Pope4 sent into Englond? a legate fat
j\ me callede Swalo, and he was 5prest Cardinal of Rome,
forto mayntene Kyng1 lohnes cause a^eyn} f e barons of Engelarad ;
but fe barons hade so huge partye and help frou3 Lowys, fe
8 Kyngws sone of Fraunce, fat Kyng1 lohn wist nou^t winded forto
turne ne go.6 11 And so it bifel,7 fat he wold4 haue gon to Mchole ;
and as he went fiderward, he come by8 fe Abbay of Swyneshede,9
and fere he abode ij dayes. U & as he satte at fe10 mete, he axede
12 a monk1 of fe hous, 'how miche a lofe was worf, fat was sette
bifore him oppofi11 fe table.' & fe monk saide fat12 ' f e lof1 was
worf but an halpeny.' "0," quod he, "fo here is grete chepe of
brede. II Now," quod fe Kyng, " and y may leue, soche a lof
16 shal bene13 worf xxs., or halfe 3ere be gone."14 and when he hade
saide fis word, michel15 he fou^t, and ofte-tyme sichede, and toke16
& ete of f e brede, & saide : " by God*, f e worde fat y haue saide,17
hit shal ben13 soth." IT fe monk fat stode bifore fe Kyng1,18 for fis
20 word! was19 ful sory in hert1, and fou^ft], rafer he wolde him-self
soffre pitouse def, & fou^t to20 ordeyn ferfor somme maner1 remedy.
IT And anone f e monk1 went to his Abbot1, and was shryuen of
him, and tolde fe Abbot al fat fe Kyng1 saide, and praiede his
24 Abbot forto assoile him, for he wolde 3eue fe Kyng1 soche a
wassaile fat al Engeland 21 shal be f erof glade 21 and ioyful. IT Tho
went fe monk1 into a gardeyn, & founde a grete tode ferin, & tok22
her1 vp, & put here in a coppe, &23 prickede fe tode frou312 wif a
28 broche meny tymes, til fat fe venyme come out on24 eueryche25
side12 into fe coppe. and fo tok22 he12 fe coppe, and 26fellede hit
wif god ale, &26 brou3[t] hit bifore f e Kyng, & kneTyng127 saide :
i-1 How 0.
2 struck out in MS. ; also struck out in 0. and Bisshop of Rome written
over in a different hand.
3 MS. has Ivjto.
4 struck out, and Bisshope of Rome written over in a different hand in 0.
5 leaf 95. 6 gon D. gone 0. 7 felle 0. 8 to 0.
9 Swynesheuede D. Swynesheued? 0. 10 om. 0.
11 on D. at 0. 12 om. D. 13 be DO. 14 agon 0.
15 miche D. myche 0. 16 nome 0. n spoke D.
18 kyng was DO. 19 om. DO.
20 is he my^t sic D. if he myghte 0.
21-21 shulde be glade >erof D. shuld? be glad ]>erot 0. ^ nome 0.
23 & felled it with good ale & 0. ^ of D. in 0. 25 eche 0.
26_26 OTO- a 27 knelyng & 0.
170 K. John dies of Poison. Henry III succeeds him. [CH. CLVI
" Sir'," quod he, " Wassaile ! for neuer*, dayes of 3our) lyue,1 dranke2
$e of soche 3a4 coppe." "Bygynne, monk," quod fe Kyng, and fe
monk dranke a grete drai^t, and toke fe Kyng fe coppe; &5 fe
Kyng 6drank also6 a grete dra^te, and sette doune fe coppe. 4
IT J)e monk anone right went7 into f e fermory, & fere deide anon,
on whos soule God! haue mercy, Amen ! & v monkes siwgef 8 for
his soule,9 & shal whiles10 fat11 Abbay stanf. IF The Kyng arcs
vp anone ful euel at ese, & commanded anon12 to remeve f e table, 8
& axede after1 f e monk1 ; and men tolde him fat he was dede, for
his wombe was broken13 in sondre. U When fe Kyng herde Jris
tidynges,14 he comandede forto trusse ; but al it was for nou^t, for
his bely biganne15 to swelle, for fe drynk fat he drank, fat he 12
deide wifiii ij daies,1^ f e morwe after Seynt Lukes day. H And
fis Kyug John hade fair* childerne of his body bigeten,17 fat is to
seyn, Henry his sone, fat was Kyng after his fader*, & Bicharde,
fat18 was Erl of Cornewail, and Isabel!, fat was Emperesse of 16
Rome, and Alienore, fat was Quene of Scotland*. H And fis Kyng
lohn, when he had regnede xvij ^ere v mounfes & v dayes,
he deide in fe castel of Newerc, & his body was buriede19 at
Wynchestre. 20
Of Kyng Henry20 fe fridde, fat was cronede at Gloucestre.
Cap^wZo Gentesimo lvjt0.21
ANd after fis Kyng lohn, regnede Henry his sone, & was
cronede at Gloucestre when he was ix $ere olde, on seynt 24
Symondws day & lude, of Swalo f e legat, f rou$ conseile of alle f e
grete lordes 22of Engelawo122 fat helde wif Kyng lohn, his fader1,
fat is to saien, fe18 Erl Randolf of Chestre, William, Erl Marchal,
William Erl of Penbrok1, 23& William23 Breuere, 24Erl of Ferers, 28
Serl de Maule, baron ; & alle of ere grete25 lordes of Engela?^ helde
with Lowys, f e Kynges sone of Eraunce. & anone after, when
Kyng Henry was cronede, Swalo the legat helde his conseil at
1 lif ne D. lyf ne 0. 2 dronk 0. 3 leaf 95, back.
4 At the top of this page is written in faint ink, by a different [?] hand : — A
lambe,
5 a sic D. 6— 6 also drank D. also dranke 0. 7 MS. went went.
8 syngen 0. 9 soule specialich D. soule speciallich 0.
10 while 0. " the D. >e 0. 12 om. DO. 13 broke 0.
14 tydynge 0. 15 began so 0. 16 dayes after 0. 17 geten 0.
18 om. 0. 19 y-buryed* 0. w Kerry here, and elsewhere in 0.
21 MS. has Ivijo. 22-22 o^. D0>
William >e D. William )>e 0. M leaf 96. ^ gete sic D.
CH. CLVI] Wales is interdicted. Louis is defeated. 171
Bristow, at Seyrit Martynes fesfr; & fere wer* xj bisshopis of
JLugeland & of Walys, & of ofer prelates of holy cherche a1 grete
nombre, & Erles & barons, & meny kny3tes of JLngeland ; and alle
4 fo fat were at fat conseil swore feaute vnto2 Henry fe Kyng, fat
was Kyng lohnes sone.
U And anone after,3 f e ligate enterditede Walls, for enchesoun
fat f ai helde with f e barons of EngelcmtZ ; and also alle f o fat
8 4holpen or ^af conseil4 to meve wen? a^eyn^ fe new Kyng Henry,
he acursede ham ; And in the bigynnyng he put in ]?e 5 sentence
fe5 Kyngws sone of Eraunce Lowys. IT And nofeles fe same
Lowys6 wolde nou^t spare forto werr1 for al fat, but went anone,
12 & tok fe castel of Berkhamstede, & eke7 fe castel of Hertford'.
IT And fram8 fat day aftirward, fe barons 9dede miche9 harme
frou} al EngetocZ, and principaly fe Frenche-men fat wer1 comen10
wif Lowys; wherfore fe grete lordes nof Engela??^,11 & alle fe
16 commune peple,12 lete ha??i croice forto dryue out13 Lowys & his
company out of Engelcmd. If But somme of fe barons, & ek of f e
Erenchemen, were gone14 to fe cite ef Nichole, & tok15 16fe Cite,16
& helde hit to Kyng1 Lowys profite. But fider1 come17 Kyng
20 Henryes18 men wif 19a grete19 power1, fat is to seyne, f e Erl Randolf
of Chestre, and William Erl Marchal, & William de la Bruer1, Erl
of Eerers, & meny ofer lordes wif ham, & ^af20 Bataile 21vnto
Lowyse men. IF And f e?*e was slayn f e Erl of Perches ; and
24 Lowys men 22were fere22 foule descomfitede23 ; and fe?*e was taken24
Serl, Erl of Wynchestre, & Humfray de Boun, Erl of25 Herford?,
& Robert, f e sone of Walter ; & meny ofer fat hade bigonne werr*
a^eyn^ fe Kyng1 fere were taken,26 and lad to27 Kyng Henry 28fat
28 was28 Kyng lohnes [son]. U When fe tydyng of fis scomfiture
come vnto2 Lowys, he remevede fens, & went29 vnto London,
and lete shette f e ^ates fast* of f e citee. IT And anone after1, f e
Kyng sent to30 fe31 burgeys of London, fat fai shulde ^elde ham
32 vnto him, & fe citee also, and he wolde ham graunt alle fe
1 om. D. 2 to D. 3 afte D. 4-4 3af conseil and halpen D.
5-5 om. D. 6 MS. has Lowys Lowys. 7 also D. 8 fro D.
9-9 de somiche sic D. dede so myche 0. 10 Come 0. n— n om. DO.
12 peple of Engeland* D. peple of Engelond' 0. 13 om. 0.
14 go 0. 15 token 0. 16-16 it D. 17 Corner 0.
18 Henryes men D. ' Herryes men 0. Henryes R.
i9_i9 MS^ has a grete a grete> 20 ^euen o. 21 leaf 96, back.
22-22 >ere were 0. » scomfited' 0. M tak D. take 0.
25 MS. has of of. * tak D. ^ vnto DO. 28-28 om. DO
29 come D. 30 vn-to 0.
31 MS. has >e bisshop, with bisshop underlined for omission.
172 French fleet is destroy d. Louis goes lack to France. [CH. CLVII
Fj-aunchises1 fat2 pai were wont forto haue, & wolde conferme
ham by his3 new charts4 vnder* his grete sele. IT And in the
same tyme a gret Lorde, pat me callede Eustace pe monk1, come
out of Fraunce wip a grete company of Lordes, & wolde haue come 4
into Engela/^ forto haue holp Lowys, pe Kyngws sone of Fmunce.
1T But Hubert of Burgh5 and6 pe v portes, wip viij shippis, & no
mo, mette wip ham in pe hye see, and assailede ham egrely, &
ouercome ham prou} strengp, and smyten of Eustace-pe-monkes 8
heuede,7 & token also x grete Lordes of Fraunce, and put ham
into prisoun, & quellede almost alle pe men pat comen8 wib9 ham;
and anone drenchede10 pe shippis in pe see.
How Lowys turned aseyn into Fmunce; and of pe confirm- 12
acioun of Kyng lohnes chartre. IT Capitulo Centm'mo 1
Septimo,11
WHen Lowys herd pis tydynges,12 he drade sore to ben13 dede
and loste, and lete ordeyne, & spok14 bituene pe Kyng 16
and Lowys15 by pe legat Swalo, and poru3 pe Erche16bisshop of
Kaunterbery, and prou^17 opere grete lordes, pat alle the prisoners
of 18 pat one halfe and of 18 pat oper shulde bene 19 delyuerede, &
gone 20 quit1, and Lowys him-self shulde haue for his costages 21a 20
M* ti 21 of siluer*, & shulde gone out of Engeland, and come neuer
perin a^eyne. and in pis maner* was pe accord made bituene22 Kyng
Henry & Levvys. And po was Lowys assoilede of pe Popis 23 legat
pat me24 callede Swalo, of pe sentence pat he was in, and pe barouns 24
of Engelawd also. IT And after pis, Kyng Henry & Swalo pe legat,
& Lowys, went vnto Merton ; and pere was pe pees confermede, &
bituen25 ham ordeynede. and afterward Lowys went fro pens vnto
London, & tok26 his leue, & was brou^t wip miche27 honoure at 28
pe28 see wip pe Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery & wip oper bisshoppis,
and also wip erles and29 barons ; and so went Lowys into Fraunce.
1 ffraunchise D. 2 J>at euere 0. 3 his gret DO.
4 Chartre and D. 5 Brugh DO. 6 in 0. 7 heed' O. 8 come 0.
9 MS. has wi]> wi)j, and the second wij? is underlined for omission.
10 drenched ati 0. n MS. has Octauo. 12 tidynge 0. 13 be 0.
14 speke O. 15 him D. 16 leaf 97. 17 om. D. 18 on D.
19 be DO. 2° go 0.
21— 21 an J>ousande pounde D. a >ousand? pound1 O.
22 bituene D. betwene 0. bitwe R.
23 Popes struck out, and bisshope of Rome written over in a different hand
inO.
24 mew D. * botwen 0. bitue R. a nome 0. * michel D.
28 om. 0. a and with D.
CH. CLVII] Henry III confirms King Johns Charter. 173
U And aftirward pe kyng & pe Erchebisshope, & Erles & barons,
assembled ham at London, at Michelmasse l fat next J>o sewede,1 &
helde pere parlement.2 & pere were po renewede alle pe Fraun-
4 chises fat Kyng lohn hade3 grauntede at Komemede; and Kyng
Henry po confermede ham by his chartre, pe which ^itte bep holden
prou^-out4 Engela/26?. U And in pat tyme J>e Kyng toke of euery
ploughe of5 londe ij s; and Hubert of Burgh6 was made po chief
8 lustice of7 Engeland. II And pis was in8 pe iiij $ere of Kyng
Henryes regne; & in pe same $ere was 9seynt Thomas9 of Kanter-
bery translatede J>e I10 $ere after his martredome.11 H And after, it
was ordeynede by alle pe Lordes of Engeland, pat alle Aliens shulde
1 2 gone out of EngelancZ, & come nomore perin.
And pe Kyng1 12 po toke 12 alle pe castelles into his honde, fat
13 Kyng lohn his fader hade $eue & taken14 vnto Aliens forto kepe,
pat helde wi]> him. IT But pe prout 15Frankes of1 Brent,15 Eichely
1 6 lete arraie his 16 castel of Bedford, whiche he had of pe Kyngws 17
^ifte lohn18; & he19 helde ]?at castel a^eyns Kyng Henries wille
wip might and strengf. ^ And the Kyng come pider wij> a streng
power5, & biseged J>e castel. And }>e Erchebisshop 20 Stephen of
20 Langeton come to )>e Kyng20 wif a faire company of kny^t^,21 him
forto helpe; and fra J>e Ascencioun vnto pe Assumpcion of pur*
Lady, laste J>e sege : & fo was ]?e castel wonne & tak, and pe Kyng
lete honge ali po pat were wipin22 pe castel, pat23 wip her gode wille
24 24 helde pe castel a^eyn^ pe Kyng,24 pat is 25 forto seyn, foure score25
men. 11 And po afterward Fra[n]kes 26 himself1 was fonde in a
cherche of Couentre ; and pere he forsuore al EngelaftcZ wip miche
shame, and went27 po a^eyn into his owen centre.
28 U And whiles pat Kyng Henry regned, Edmund of Abyndon,
pat was tresorer of Salesbury, was consacrede28 Erchebisshop of
l—1 >o next sewyng* D. >at next J>° Come sewynge 0.
2 a parlement DO. 3 era. 0. 4 }>rou$-ouV al D. ]>urgh-out al 0.
5 om. DO. 6 Brugn 0. 7 of al DO. 8 om. DO.
9— 9 0. has seynt struck out. and Beket written after Thomas in a different
hand.
10 fifti]>e 0. n MS. has martredomo. 12— 12 nome >° 0.
13 Zea/97, back. 14 tak D. 15-15 Faukesof Brut 0. 16 the D.
17 kvnge D. 18 lohn his fadir 0. 19 om. D.
2°— ^ of Kaunterbury D. of Caunterbury Maister Stephene of Langeton) 0.
21 kny3t3 come to the kyng D. knyghtes come to >e kyng 0.
22 went into 0. * and D. om. 0.
24—a* a3eynes him hit held D. for-to hold' >e Castel 0.
XX
2s-25 for seyn iiij sic 0. * faukes 0. * MS. went went.
28 Sacrede D. Sacred' 0.
174 Henry III marries, & grants Charters. [CH. CLVIII
Kanterbery. And pis Kyng Henry sent ouer1 see vnto pe Erie
of Prouince, pat he shulde sende him his dourer into Engelarco7,
pat me called Alienore, & he wolde wedde her. And so she come
into Engeland? after Oistes-niasse,2 and in pe morwe3 after seynt 4
Hillary, pe Erchebisshop' Edmunde4 spousede ham to-gedre5 att
Kaunte?*bery ; and at pe viij 6 of seynt Hillary she was crounede at
Westmynstre wip miche solempnite ; & pere was a swete sight
bituene ham, pat is to seyn, Edmund, pat was next Kyng1 after 8
him, his broker*, 7f clour*8 of curtessi and of Larges, and Margaret,
)>at was afterward* Quene of Scotland, & Beatrice, pat was afterward
Countesse of Britaign, & Katerine, pat deide maide in religioun.
Of pe quin^ime of godes pat were granted for pe new charters ; 1 2
& of pe puruyance of9 Oxenfordl. Capitw?o IF C° Iviij.10
ANd pus hit bifelle11 pat pe lordes of* Engeland wolde haue
somme addicions mo in the Chartre of Eraunchises pat pai
hade of pe Kyng1, & spoken pus bituene12 ham; & pe Kyng 16
grauntede13 ham alle her* axing1, and made to ham ij 'Chartres : pat
on is callede 'pe grete14 Chartre of Fraunchises' & pat oper is
callede <pe Chartre of pe15 Forest1'; and for pe grante of pise16
chartres, prelates, Erles and barons, & alle pe communes of Enge- 20
land, ^af to pe Kyng17 M* mar}18 of siluer*.
H When Kyng Henry hade bene19 Kyng xliij ^ere, pat same $ere
he and20 his lordes, Erles, and barouns of pe reaume, went to Oxen-
ford, & ordeynede a lawe in emendement21 of pe reaume, and22 suore 24
pe Kyng him-self*, & after, alle pe lordes of pe reaume, pat pai wolde
holde pat statute23 euermore ; and who pat it24 brak shulde bene19
dede. U But pe secunde 361-' after pat ordenance, pe Kyng, prou$
conseile of Sire Edward his sone, & of Richard his broper, pat was 28
Erl of Cornwall, & also of opere, repentede him of pat ope pat he
hade made forto holde pat lawe & ordynance, and sent to pe cowrt
of Rome to bene assoilede of pat oth pat he hade made. IT And in
pat ^ere next comen25 after, was26 grete derp of corne in Engelarct?, 32
1 ouer |>e 0. 2 Cristemesse 0. 3 morne D. 4 om. D.
5 togederes D. 6 viijt*8 D. 7 leaf 98. 8 floure DO. 9 om. 0.
10 C Ivijo 0. " felle 0. 12 bitue D. 13 grantede to D.
14 MS. has grete pe, with pe underlined for omission. 15 of \>e 0. of R.
16 pise ij D. pese ij 0. 17 kyng a 0. 18 Mark1 0. 19 be 0.
20 & att 0. a ame?idement 0. ^ and ferst DO.
ffl statute for D. statut for 0. M ham D. hem 0.
25 comyng* D, commynge 0. ^ was the D. was J>e 0.
CH. CLVIII] Civil War. The Battles of Lewes & Evesham. 175
for a quarter of1 whete was worf xxiiij s,2 & fe pore peple ete
netles for hunger, and of ere wedes; & 3deide meny M*4 for
defaute5 of mete.
4 U And in fe xlviij $ere of Kyng Henries regne, biganne werr1
and debate bituene him and his lordes, fo[r] enchesoun fat he
6 hade broken fe couenaunte}6 fat were made bituene ham at
Oxenford*. U And in J>atr same ^ei*, in Lent, was fe 8castel of
8 Notyngham8 tak, and fe folc slayne fat were ferin, for enchesoun
fat fai hade ordeyned wilde fire forto haue brent fe citee of London.
U And in the morwe9 of May fat come next after, oppon seynt
Pancras day, was the batail at Lewes, fat is to seyne,10 fe Wed-
12 nesday bifore seynt nDunstanws day11; and12 fere was tak,
Kyng Henry ^him-self1, &13 Sire Edward 14his sone, & Sz're14
Eichard, Erl of Corn wail, & meny15 of ere lordes. 11 And in J>at
same 3 ere next sewyng1, S^Ve Edward, fe Kynges sone, brak out of
16 fe1 ward of Sire Symond' of Mountford', Eii of Leicestre, at Here
ford,16 and went to J>e barons of f e Marche ; and fai vnderfong1 him
wif michel17 .honour1. 1T And in J>e same tyme Gilbert of Clare,18
Erl of Gloucestre, fat was in J>e ward also of fe forsaide Symond?,
20 prou$ fe co??imandement of Kyng Henry, fat went fram him in19
grete wraf,20 for enchesoun fat he saide fat fe forsaide Gilbert was
a fool in his conseile, wherfore he ordeyned him21 so, & helde wif
Kyng Henry. 1T And fe 22Satwresday next22 after fe middes of
24 August1,23 Sir Edward, f e Kyngws sone, descomfitede StVe Symond?
de24 Mountford* at Kemworf ; but fe grete lordes fat were fere wif
him wer* taken, fat is to seyn, Baldewyne Wake, Willia?w of Moun-
chesye,25 and meny of er grete lordes : and fe Tywesday next after,
28 was f e bataile 26 done at 26 Euesham ; & fere was quellede Sire
Symond de 24 Mountford, Hughe f e Spensei0, and Mountford, fat
was Eauf Basset^ 27 fader of Dratton, & ofer meny grete Lordes.
U And when fis batail was don, alle fe1 gentiles fat had be28 wif fe
1 om. D. 2 shilynges 0. 3 leaf 98, back. 4 fousand 0.
5 faute D.
6— 6 wolde haue broke the couaunt D. had* broke J)e Couenawntes 0.
7 >e 0. 8— 8 toune of Northampton D. Toun) of Northampton) 0.
9 monthe D. mon>e 0. 10 say D. lx— n Dunstaand sic D.
12 MS. has bifore seynt and, with bifore seynt underlined for omission.
i3_i3 an(j ^s sone D. 14— 14 and D. his sone & 0. 15 mey sic D]
16 Herford? DO. 17 mych 0. 18 Clarence DO.
19 wi> D. with 0. 2° herf D. herte 0.
21 him afterward' D. hym afterward O. 22-a2 Satirday 0.
23 Aust sic 0. M of D. ^ Monchensey 0. aa-fl6 of D.
27 leaf 99. » bene D. ben 0.
176 Siege of Kenilworth. The exiled Rebels are for given. [CH. CLIX
Erl Symond?, were disheritede ; & *fai ordeyned1 ham togedres,2
and dede miche harme to3 al fe land, for fai destroiede her* enemys
in al ]>at fai might.
H Of f e sege of Kemworf ; & how f e gentilmen wen1* dis- 4
heritede, f 10113 conseil 4of lordes of fe reaume of
Engeland!4; & how fai come?i5 a3eyn, 4& had her* landes.4
C&pitulo Gentesimo lixno.
ANd in )>e ^er1 next 6sewyng1, in May, ferst6 day bifore fe fest 8
of Seynt Dunstaw, was bataile and scomfiture at Chesterfeld*,
of ham fat were disheritede ; & fere meny of ham were quellede ;
and Eobert, Erl of7 Ferers, fere was take, and also Baldewyne
Wake; & lohn de la Haye, wi)> miche8 sorwe scaped fens, and 12
in9 Seynt lohnes Eve10 )>o next sewyng1, bigan fe sege of fe castel
of Kemworth11; and fe sege 12laste to12 Seint Thomas Eve13 fe
Postoil, in whiche day Sir1 Hughe Hastyngws14 had fe castel forto
kep, fat 3elde vp fe castel vnto15 fe Kyng* in fis maner1, fat him- 16
self and alle ofere fat were wifin fe castel shulde haue her lif and
lyme, and as16 miche fing as fai hade ferin, bofe hors & herneys,
and foure dayes of17 respite forto delyuer5 clene18 fe castel of ham-
self*, & of al maner19 fing fat fai hade wifin fe castel; & so fai 20
went fram fe castel, and fe kyng & his men went fo into f e castel.
U and Sir* Symond? fe Mounford fe ^onge,20 and fe Countesse his
moder, were fledde oner fe21 see into Fraunce, and fere helde ham
as peple fat were exilede out of Engelawd 22for23 euermore. U And 24
sone after hit was ordeyned by the Legat Octobon, & by24 of ere
grete lordes 25of Engela^d,25 fe wisest of 26fe land*,26 fat alle fo fat
hade bene27 a^eyns fe Kyng1, & wer disheritede, shulde haue a^eyn
her* londes, and by greuous ransoun,28 after fat it was ordeyned ; 28
and f us fai were accorded wif f e Kyng, fo was pees criede f rou^ al
Engelawd ; and fus fe werr1 was endede.
And when fis was done, fe legat toke29 his leue at30 fe Kyng1,
a-! gadered D. 2 to-geder1 D. to-gidere 0. 3 til D.
*— 4 om. 0. 5 come DO.
s— 6 comyng' be iiij D. Comynge in Maij fe fer>e D.
7 o D. » michel D. 9 on D.
10 eve the Baptist D. Eue >e baptist 0. n Kenilworthe 0.
ia-12 lasted' til 0. 13 day 0. 14 Hastyng^ DO. 16 to D.
16 om. D. 17 or D. « clenliche D. clenlich 0. 19 otyre D.
20 longer D. yonger 0. a om. DO. ffl leaf 99, back.
23 A lambe written in the margin at the head of this page, in faint ink.
En
24 om. 0. s6-25 om. DO. 26-26 Engeland' D. Engelond* 0.
27 be 0. » ransons D. a nome DO. 3° of D.
CH. CLX] Hen. II dies, A.D.I 272. Merlins prophecy of him. 177
& of J the Quene, & of alle pe grete lordes of Engeland, & went po
to Eome, pe lv2 3ere of Kyng Henryes regne. IT And3 Edward,
Kyng lojines sone of Britaigne, lohn Vessy, Thomas of Clare,
4 Roger of Clifford, Othus Grauntson,4 Robert le Brus, lohn of
Verdon, & meny oper lordes of EngelcwcZ & of by^ende pe see,
token her way toward J>e Holy Lond! ; and pe3 Kyng Henry deide
in pe mene-tyme at Westminster, 5when he hade ben Kyng1 lv ^er*
8 & ix6 wokes,5 on7 seynt Edmundws day, pe Erchebisshop of
Kaunterbery; and he1 was enterede 5at Westminster5 on seynt
Edmundes day, pe Kyng,8 1T In the 3er> of9 Incarnacioun of oure
Lord Ihesu Crisf M1 CC Ixxij.
12 10Prophecie of Merlyn10 of Kyng Henry, expounede, pat was
Kyng lohnes sone. IF CapiYwZo U Centesimo lxmo.
ANd of pis Kyng Henry, propheciede Merlyn, & said pat ' a
lornbe shulde come out of Wynchestre in pe 3ere of Incar-
16 naciofi of our Lord11 M* CC &3 xvj, wip trew lip pis, and holynesse
wrytew in his hert.' And he saide soj>, for pe gode 12 Henry pe
Kyng12 was born13 14in Wynchestre in pe 3ere abouesaide, and he
spake15 gode wordes & swet, and was an holy man, and of god
20 conscience. U And Merlin said pat ' pis Henry shulde make pe
fairest place of16 [the] world, 17pe whiche17 in his tyme shulde nou3t
18fulliche bene18 endede'; and he saide sop, for he made pe newe
cherche19 of pe Abbay of seynt 20Petre of20 Westminster, pat is
24 fairer* of sight pan eny21 cherch pat men knowep22 prou3 al Cristen-
dorne; but Kyng Henry deide er pat were were ful23 made, & pat
was grete harme. 11 And 3itte saide Merlyn, pat ' pis Lambe shulde
haue pees pe most tyme of his regne ' ; and he saide ful sop, for he
28 was ne[uer] annoiede prou324 wen0, ne disesede in no maner* wise, til a
litel bifore his dep. U And 3itte saide Merlin more in his prophecie,
pat 'in pe regne & ende of pe forsaide lambe, a wolf of a stmunge25
land! shulde do26 him grete27 harme prou3 his werr*; and pat he
1 om. 0. 2 fyve & fyfty 0. 3 om. D. 4 of Graunston 0.
5— 5 om. 0. 6 xix D. 7 in D.
8 kyng and had? regned? lv 3eer & xix wokes 0. 9 of the D.
io_io Ancl of Merlynws prophecie D. n lorde Ihesu crisf D.
12_12 kyng Henry D- 13 om> D< bore Q 14 Uaf 10Q.
16 MS. has spakek. 16 of al D. 17-17 >at DO.
18-18 bene ful D. be ful 0. 19 werk^ D. werke 0.
2o_2o Petrus cherche at D. Petris Chirche at 0.
21 eny o>ere D. eny other 0. ffl knowen 0. w fully DO.
24 with D. ™ stronge 0. M done 0. ^ miche D.
BRUT. N
178 Merlin's Prophecies about Hen. II. Their fulfilment.
shulde at fe last be1 maistre £10113 nelpe °f a reede ffox, fat shulde
come oute of fe Northwest, and shulde him ouercome ; & 2f at he2
shulde dryue him vnto f e water ' : and fat prophecie fut wel was
knowe, for wifin a litel tyme or f e Kyng deide, Symond? of 4
Mountfordl, Erl of Leicestre, fat was bore in Fraunce, 3bigonne
a^eyn33 him stronge werre; frou3 whiche doyng, meny a gode
bachiler was shent and dede and disheritede. 11 And when Kyng
Henry hade fe vittori at Euesham, & Symond? f e Erl was slayn 8
frou3 helpe & myght of Gilbert of Clare, Erl of Glou4cestre, fat
Was in Kepyng 2and ward2 of J>e forsaide Symund?, frou^ orden-
ance of Kyng Henry, fat went a3eyn to f e Kyng wif miche power*,
wherf ore f e forsaide Symund? was shent ; and fat was grete harme 1 2
to f e communes of EngelawcZ, fat so gode a man was shent for truf,
& deide in charite, and for f e commune profi te of f e same folc ;
and f erf or Almighty God, 5for him haf sifennws5 shewede meny
faire6 miracle to diuerse men and wy?ranen, of fe sikenesse and 16
disesse fat fai haue had, for f e loue of him.
IT And Merlyn also tolde 2& saide2 in his prophesie, fat ' after
fat tyme fe lambe shulde leue no7 while; and fan his sede shulde
be8 in straunge land wif -out9 pasture' ; and he said sof, for Kyng 20
Henry leuede no while after fat10 Symund? Mountford.was ded,
11 fat Kyng Henry ne11 deide anone after* him. IT And in fe mene-
tyme, Sir* Edward his sone, fat was fe best kny^t of f e world of
honour,12 was fo in the Holy Land, and gete fere13 Acres. U And 24
in [that] contre he bigate in14 Dame Alianore his wif, lohne of
Acres his doughter, fat aftirward was countesse of Gloucestre.
And he made in f e Holy Land soche a viage, fat alle f e world
spok15 of his16 knyghthode, & euery man drade him, hye and lowe, 28
frou^-out17 al Cristendome, as fe s[t]ory 18of him18 19tellef, as19
afterward! 30 shul here more openly. U And 20fram the tyme fat20
Kyng Henry deide, til fat Sire Edward was croned Kyng1, alle f e
gret Lordes of Engeland were as faderles children, wif out21 eny 32
socowr fat ham might mayntene and 22gouerne, and22 defende
her* dedeliche23 enemys.
1 MS. be be. ^^ om. D. 3-3 began a^en 0. 4 leaf 100, back.
R— 5 haf sifens for him D. had for hym sethenes 0.
6 a faire D. a fayre 0. 7 non D. 8 ben 0. 9 withouten D.
10 when 0. "-11 for he D. 12 honour and D. 18 om. D.
14 on D. 15 spak D. 16 his worbinesse and D. his vyage & 0
» brou? D. *-M om. 0. 19-19 telles and D.
20— 2° fro the tyme bat D. from be tyme bat 0. fram R.
21 wi>outen D. 22-22 om. D. a dedly 0.
CH. CLXI] Edw.IsucceedsHen.il. Coronation Festivities. 179
IT Of Kyng1 Edward, bat was Kyng1 Henrie3 sone. Cwpitulo
[Centesimo] Ix1 primo.
2 A Nd after1 ]>is Kyng Henry, regned his sone Edward, fe
4 XX. worthiest knyght13 of 4J>e worlde,4 of honowr, for Godes
grace was in him, for he hade J>e vittorie of his enemys. And
as sone as Kyng Henry deide, he come to London wi)> a faire com
pany of prelates, &5 of Erles & barons ; & al maner men dede him
8 michelle6 honour; for in euery place ]?ere7 Sir Edward rode in
London, )>e stretes wer1 couered ouer his heued8 wij? riche clones of
silk, 9wit[h] tapit$ of9 riche coueryng1. IT And for ioie of his
comyng, J?e noble burgeys of J?e cite 10of London10 cast out at11 her*
12 wyndowes, golde and siluer handes-ful,12 in13 tokenyng of loue and
of5 worship, sendees & reuerence^. IT And out of J>e condit in14
Chepe ran reed15 wyne & white,16 as stremes do]>17 of water; and
euery man18 might19 drynk J>erof 20 at her1 owen wille. U And J>is
16 Kyng Edward was cronede and annointede as right heire of Enge-
land with michel6 honoure ; and after masse J?e Kyng went into his
palice, forto halde a real21 fest amonges22 ham bat him had done
honour*. 11 And when he was sette vnto his mete, the Kyng1 Alis-
20 ander1 of Scotland come forto done him honour123 and reuerence wib
a queyntise24: an hundred Knyghte^25 wib him wel horsede and
arraiede; & when bai were light done26 of her1 stedes, bai lete ham
goo whider27 bai wolde; & bai28 bat might tak ham, tok ham29 at
24 her* owen wille, wib out eny chalange. U And afterward co[me] Sir1
Symond', Kyng Edwardus brober, a curteise Knyght, and a30 gentil
of renoun, and fe Erl of Cornewaile & j>e Erl of Gloucestre ; and
after ham come j?e Erl of 31 Penbrok and ))e Erl of1 Garrein ; and
28 eche of 32ham by him-self 32 lade in 33his hond'33 an34 hundred
knyghte^ gayliche35 disgisede in her* Armes. U And wen fai were
light of her1 horse,36 J>ai37 lete ham go38 whider pat ham liked; and
I Ixxx sic 0. 2 leaf 101. 3 MS. has kynghtf.
4— 4 al the worlde D. al }>e world 0. >e worde R. 5 om. D.
6 mycfr 0. 7 ]>er >at 0. 8 heed' 0.
9— 9 of tapyt3 and with D. of tapites & with 0. 10— 10 om. DO.
II of 0. 12 handfutt 0. 13 in DO. & R. 14 ofO.
15 white D. whit 0. 16 rede D. reed' 0. 17 done D.
18 man therof D. 19 myght >erof 0. w om. DO. 21 riatt 0.
22 among D. w seruice O. M queyntise and 0. w Kny3t D.
26 adoun D. adon) 0. * whider1 >at DO. ^ who D. ho 0.
29 tok1 ham D. toke hem 0. tok R. 30 om. 0. 31 leaf 101, back.
32_32 hemself 0. 33^3 her> hondes D. here hand' 0.
34 a 0. » gaylist 0. 36 horses 0. 37 and DO.
38 gon 0.
180 Edward I subdues Lewelyn of Wales. [CH. CLXII
who fat might ham take, holde1 ham stille, with-outen2 eny lette.
U And when al fis was done, Kyng Edward dede his diligence and
his might forto emende8 and redresse fe wrongws 4of fe reame4 in
J>e beste maner fat he might, to the honowr of God* & holy cherche, 4
and to mayntene his honowr, and to amende fe noyaunce of fe
commune peple.
How Ydoyne, fat was Lewelynws dorter, Pri e of Walls,
& Aymer1 fat was fe Erles brofer5 Mounford', weij taken6 8
in fe see. CapzYw/o Centesimo Ixij.7
THe ferst $ere after8 fat Kyng Edward was cronede, Lewelyn,
Prince of Walys, sent into Fraunce to fe Erl Mountford
fat,9 frou$ conseile of his frendes, fe Erl shulde wedde his doubter. 12
And f e Erl f o avisede him of10 f is f ing1, and sent a^ein to Lewelyn,
& saide fat he wolde send after1 his doubter. And so he sent
Aymer1, his brof er, after f e damisel. And Lewelyn arraiede shippis
for his doughter and for Sir' Aymer1, & for her1 faire co??ipany fat 16
shulde wende wif her1. And fis Lewelyn dede grete wronge, for
hit was couenant fat he shulde ^eue his doughter to no maner man
wifouten11 consel and consent of Kyng Edward. U And so hit
bifelle,12 fat a burgeys of13 Bristow come in f e see wif wyn lade,14 20
and mette ham, & 15ham toke15 wif might & power*16 ; and anone fe
bu[r]geys sent ham to f e Kyng1. U And when Lewelyn herde this
17 tydynges,18 he Was Wonder1 Wrof & eke sorweful, and 19bigon
fo19 forto werre oppon Kyng Edward, & dede miche harme vnto20 24
Englisshe-men, and bete adoune f e Kyngws castelles,21 & biganne
fast to destroi Kyng Edwardes lande.22 U And when tydyngws23
come to Kyng Edward of fis f ing4, he went into Walys ; and so
miche he dede, by24 Godes grace & his grete power1, fat he drof 28
Lewelyn vnto miche meschif, fat he fleye al maner strengf , and
come & ^elde him to Kyng Edward, and $af him 1 M1 mar^25 of
siluer forto haue pees, and toke fe damisel & al his9 heritage, and
made an obligacion vnto26 Kyng Edward, and26 come to his 32
pa[r]lament ij tymes of fe ^ere.
1 haue 0. 2 wijxrat D. withoute 0.
3 amende the realme D. amende >e reaume 0. 4— 4 om. DO.
6 bro>er of DO. 6 take 0. 7 lxjmo D. Ixix R. 8 afterward 0.
9 om. D 10 on D. vpon 0. n wij>out D. wztAoute 0.
12 felle DO. 13 in D. 14 late 0. 15-15 toke hem 0.
16 strengthe 0. 17 leaf 102. 18 tidyng 0. 19— 19 gan D. gan >° 0.
20 vnto the D. vnto J>e 0. 21 Castett 0. ffl landes 0.
23 tiding* D. tydyng^ 0. M Jmrgh 0. 25 Mark1 0. » to DO.
CH. CLXli-in] Edw.I again conquers Lewelyn. Bad Coinage. 181
IT And pe1 secunde 3ere after pat Kyng Edward was cronede,
he helde a general parlament at Westminster, and pere he made pe
statutes for2 defaut of lawe, by commune assent of al his baronage.
4 And at Ester nexte sewyng1, pe Kyng sent by his lettre to Lewelyn,
Prince of Walis, pat he shulde come to3 parlement for his londes4
and for his holdyng in Walys, as pe streng]) of pe lettre obligatorie
witnessede. II po Lewelyn hade scorn and despite of pe Kynges
8 commandement ; & for pur wrap biganne a^eyn forto5 werr> opon
Kyng Edward, & destroied6 [his lands]. IT And 7when Kyng
Edward7 herd pis tydynges,8 he was9 wonder10 wrop toward11
Lewelyn, & in haste assembled* his peple, and went him toward
12 Walys, and weired so oppon Lewelyn pe prince, til pat he hade12
brou^t him in miche sorw and disese ; IT And Lewelyn saw that his
defence myght nou^t13 availe, and come a^eyne, & 14^elde him to pe
Kyngws15 grace, and criede him me?*cy, and Longe tyme knelede
16 bifore pe Kynges feete. IT The Kyng had* of him pite, and com-
maundede him forto arise ; and for his mekenesse for^af him his
wrap, and to him saide, 16that 'if16 he toke on amys a^eyns17 him
anoper tyme, fat he wolde destroie him for euer'-more.' 1T Dauid,
20 pat was Lewelynws broker, 18duellede pat19 same tyme18 wij>20 Kyng
Edward!, & was a felle man & a sotil, & enuyows, & ferre castyng1,
and miche tresoun pou^fr, and euermore helde him stille for[to] wete
& aspie J>e Kynges wille, and euermore made god semblaunf, and
24 semede so trew pat no maw myght perceyue his falsenesse.
How Lewelyn, prou^ enginge21 of Dauid Ms broper, Werrede
a^eyne vppon Kyng^10 Edward'. Capitwfo Centesimo Ixiij0.
Hit was nought longe after1 pat tyme, pat Kyng1 Edward ne $af
vnto22 Dauid, pat was Lewelynws broper, pe lordeship of
Frodesham, and made him a knyght ; and so miche honowr dede he
neuer23 to no man of Walys after,12 for encheson of him.
1T Kyng Edward helde his parlamewt at London, when he hade
32 done in Walys aH pat he wolde, and chaungede his mony, pat po
was24 foule cotte & rounded* ; wherfore pe commune peple pleynede
1 in the D. in )>e 0. 2 in D. 3 to his D. 4 land' 0.
5 to DO. 6 destroy D. 7-7 ])° kyng sic 0. 8 tydyng 0.
9 wox D. 10 om. 0. n vnto DO. 12 om. DO.
13 nou3t him D. hym not 0. 14 leaf 102, back. 15 Kynge D.
ie_i6 j,f sic D 17 a3eyne D. a^en 0.
18-18 >at same tyme dwelled' 0. 19 the D. <2° with the D.
21 eggyng 0. ffl to DO. 23 neuer* after1 D. neuere aftir 0.
24 was fill 0.
182 Coinage reformd. Lewelyn' s 3rd Rebellion. [CH. CLXIII
ham wonder5 sore, so fat fe Kyng lete enquere of ham fat soche
trespasse deden ; and iij 0 were atteynt of soche maner1 falsenes ;
wherfore somme were honged, and some1 draw, and afterward2
hongede. U And afterward, the Kyng1 ordeynede fat f e sterlinge 4
halfpeny and ferthinge shulde go3 frou3-out his lande, and cow-
mandede fat no man, fro fat day afterward1, 4$af ne feflede hous of
Keligioun with lande 5and tenement} wifouten5 special leue of fe
Kyng1; and he fat dede hit,6 shulde ben7 punisshede att fe2 8
Kynges wille, and the 3ifte shulde be for nou^t.
U And hit was nou^t longe after, fat Lewelyn, Prince of Walys,
f rouj ticement1 of Dauid his brof er, and by bof e here consent, f ai
fou^t disherite Kyng Edward in-asmiche as fai might, so fat frou^ 12
haw bofe fe Kynges pees was broken.8 U And when Kyng
Edward herde fis, anone he sent9 his barons into Northumberland,
and fe Shirreyues10 also, fat fai shulde gone11 & take her Viage
oppon fe traitoures12 Lewelyn and Dauid. 51 And wonder herde 16
was forto werr1 fo, for it [is]13 wynter in Walis when in ofer cuntres
it is somer*. And Lewelyn 14lete ordeyn14 and wel arraie15 his gode
castel of Swandon, and was f erin an huge nombre of peple &
plentee of vitailes, so fat Kyng Edward wist nou^t wher forto16 20
entre. 51 And wen f e Kynges men hit perceyuede, and also f e
strengf of Walys, fai lete come in fe see,13 barges17 and botes, and!
grete plankes, as meny as fai might ordeyn and haue, forto gone to
the forsaide casteH of Swayndon wif men on foot1 and? eke on hors. 24
But f e Walshemen hade so miche peple, and were so strong1, fat
fai dryuen18 fe Englisshe-men a^ein, 19so fat fere was so miche
presse of peple at the turnyng a^eyne,19 fat fe charge & fe berdeyn20
of ham made f e barges and botes synk1 ; and fere was drenchede 28
ful meny a gode Knyght, fat is to seyn : Sir1 Eoger of Clifford, Sir1
William of Lyndesey, fat was Sire lohnes sone Fit} Robert1, and
Sire Richard Tauny, and an huge nombre of of ere folc ; and al was
21frou$ her1 owen folye; for yf fai had hed gode espies, fai had' 32
nou^t bene harmed.
1 some were 0. 2 om. 0. 3 gon DO.
4 leaf 103. 5— 6 ne tenement with-out D. ne tenement withoute 0.
6 om. DO. 7 be DO. 8 broke 0. 9 sent his barons DO. sent K.
10 Shirreyues D. Surreys OR. u go 0. 12 tmitous D.
13 om. D. 14— u lete & ordeyned' 0.
16 array and vitaile D. arrayd & vitailled? 0. 16 to D.
17 MS. barges barges. 18 drof D.
I9_i9 so j,a{; j,gre was so micne presse of peple at the turnyng a^eyne D. so
]>at \er was so myche prese of peple at ]>e turnynge a$en 0. om. R.
20 berthen D. berj>ene 0. a leaf 103, back.
CH. CLXin-iv] Lewelyn is slain. His brother rebels. 183
II When Kyng1 Edward harde tel ]>at his peple were so ydrench-
ede,1 he made sorwe ynow. II But )>o come Sir1 lohn of2 Yessy
frara3 ]>e Kyng1 of Aragoun, and brou^t with him miche2 folc of
4 bachilers &2 of Gascoignes,4 and wer> soudioures, and duellede5
wij) J>e Kyng1, and tok6 of him wages, & wij> him were wijjholde,
& noble-men ; hit were forto fi^te, & brenne meny tounes, & quelle 7
miche peple of Walshemen, al J?at fai myght take. IF And alle J>o,
8 wij) pure strengjj & might, maden8 assaute to J?e castel of Swandoii,
& gete the castel.
IF And when Dauid, J?e Prynce9 broker, herde10 }>o tidinges,11 he
ordeined? him to flight.12 1F And Lewelyn J?e Prynce saw Jjat 13 Dauid
12 his broker13 was flowen, [and] 14sore he was14 abasshed?, for he had
none15 power1 J>o, his werr1 forto mayntene. IT And so Lewelyn gan
forto flee, and wend wel forto2 haue scaped ; but on a16 morwe Sir
Koger pe17 Mortymer1 mette wi]> him oneliche18 wij? x kny^tes, and
16 sette him rounde aboute, and to him went, and smote of his
heuede,19 & presentede him vnto20 Kyng1 Edward : & in )>is maner
]>e Prince of Walys was taken,21 and his heued22 smyten23 of1, and
alle his heires disherited for euermore, frou^ right24 dome of j>e
20 lordes of J?e reaume.
IT How Dauid, ]?at was Lewelynes brofer, Prynce of Walys,25
was put to26 dej>. CapeYw/o IF Centesimo lxiiijto.
DAuid, fat was 27Lewelynw5 broker,27 frou^ pride 28wende forto
haue bene28 Prince of Walis after his bro]?eres deth; and
oppon J?at, he sent after Walshemen to his parlement at Denbegge,
and fulliche29 made Walys 30 arise a3eynes the Kyng1, and biganne
to meve Werr1 31a^eyns J?e Kyng1,31 and dede al J?e sorwe and dissese
28 ]?at he myght by his power1.
IT When Kyng1 Edward harde of ]>is J>ing,2 he ordeyned men to
pursue oppon him ; and Dauid ferseliche32 him defended til J)at he
I drenchede D. drenc-hed' 0. 2 om. D. 3 fro DO.
4 Gascoyng sic D. 5 dwellyng 0. 6 vndirfong 0. 7 queld2 0.
8 made DO. 9 Prynces 0. 10 lierde >o D. herd' >at 0. herde E.
II tydynge 0. 12 flight 0. fight R.
-13 his broker Dauid' 0. 14— 14 was sore D. sore awas 0.
15 no DO. 16 >e 0. 17 om. D. le 0. 18 only 0. 19 heed 0.
20 to D. 21 take 0. ^ heed 0. * smet D. smyte 0.
24 rijtful 0. ^ MS. Walys Walys. ^ to >e 0.
27— ^ the Prince broker of Walys D. J>e Prynces brother of Walya 0,
-^ went haue be 0. » folylich 0. w leaf 104.
31— Sl om. D. a3en >e kyng« 0. 32 fresly D. fersly 0.
184 Edw. I subdues Wales, & is helpt by the Welsh. [CH. CLXIV
come to f e toun of Seynt Morice ; and fere was Dauid take as he
fley,1 and lad to f e Kyng1 ; & )>e Kyng commanded fat he shulde
ben2 hongede & ydraw,3 & smyten4 of his heuede,5 & 6 quarter
him,6 & sende his heuede7 to London, and fe iiij quarters sende to 4
8 the iiij8 9 chief tonnes9 of Walys, for fai shnlde take ensample, &
f erof be-war\
U And afterward Kyng Edward lete crie his pees frou}10 Walys,
& seisede al11 the londe into his honde ; and alle f e grete lordes of 8
Walys fat were lefte alif, come fo to done12 feaute and homage
vnto13 fe Kyng1 as to her1 Kynde Lord2 ; and fo lete Kyng Edward?
amende fe lawes of Walys fat were14 defectif1. IT And after, he
sent to15 alle fe lordes of Walys, by his lettre patent, pat16 fai 12
shulde comme alle to his parlement. And when fai were comew,17
fe Kyng saide 18to ham ful curtesly : "Lordyng, 30 be]? wel-
comen18; and me bihoueth ^our1 conseile and ^our* helpe forto
wende into Gascoigne, forto amende fe trespasse fat to me was 16
fere done when fat19 y was fere,19 and forto entrete of Pees bituene
fe Kyng of Aragon & fe Prynce of Morrey." U And20 alle fe
Kynges Iege21-mew, Erles & barons, consentede 22and granted22
fereto. And f o went f e Kyng1 into Gascoign, and lete amende f e 20
trespasse fat him was 23fere don,23 and of f e debat fat was bituene
f e Kyng of Arragon & the Prynce of Morrey, he cessede, & made
ham accordede.
H And while the 24Gode Kyng1 Edward and Alianore his Quene 24
was25 in Gascoigne, fe gode Erl of Cornwaile was made Wardeyn
of* Engeland? til fat Kyng1 Edward come a^eyn. And f o enquerede
he of his traitoures fat coniectede falsenesse a^eyn^ him ; and eche
of ham alle vnderfonge his26 dome, after* fat fai hade deserued. 28
IT But in the mene-tyme, while27 Kyng1 Edward was bi3onde f e see,
to done28 ham forto make amendes29 fat a^eyns him hade trespas-
sede, a false f ef 30 traitowr fat me callede ' Eys ap Meriedok,' bigan
forto make werr1 a^eyns the19 Kyng1 Edward ; and fat was for 32
enchesoun fat31 Sire Payn Tiptott1 wrongefully greuede & disesede f e
1 fled 0. 2 be DO. 3 drawe 0. 4 smyte DO. 5 heed' 0.
6-6 quartred' 0. 7 heed 0. 8-* iiij the D. 9-9 Tounys Chef 0.
10 >rou3-out al D. >urgfc-out al 0. n of O. 12 do 0. 13 to D.
14 weren 0. 15 vn-to 0. 16 om. 0. 17 Come to >e kyng 0.
is—is fui curteysly lordynges $e ben welcome 0. 19 om. D.
20 Anow 0. a lieges D. 22— ^ om. D.
2S-28 done }>ere D. don) in Gascoigne 0. ™ leaf 104, back.
25 were DO. » her' D. w while )>at 0. » do D.
29 amende D. » >ef a 0. 31 >at D. of R.
CH. CLXV] Edw. I punishes bad Judges, & banishes the Jews. 185
forsaid Rys ap Meriedok1. U And when Kyng1 Edward herd al f is,
he sent by his lettres to Rys ap Meriedok1, fat he shulde bigin to1
make non2 wen-*, but fat he shulde be3 in pees, for his loue ; and
4 when fat4 he come a^eyn into Engeland, he wold vndertake f e
querel, and wolde done5 amende al fat was misdone. H The for-
saide Rys ap Meriedok dispisede the Kynges coramandement, and
sparede nou$t forto done5 alle fe sorwe fat he might to fe Kyngws
8 men of Engeland ; but anone after* he was taken,6 and lad' to 3orke,
and fere he was drawe and hongede for his folye.7
Of fe redressing1 fat Kyng1 Edward made8 of Ms Justice^ & 9of
his clerkes, fat fai had done9 for her1 falsenesse8; & how
12 he drof fe10 Gewes out of Engeland, 11for her1 Vsurye and
her1 mysbileue.11 Cap^wZo Centesimo lxvt0.12
WHen Kyng1 Edward had duellede iij ^er* in Gascoigne, 13ful
wel hit bicome vnto 13 him forto Wende a^eyn into Enge-
16 land?. And when14 he was comen15 16a3eyne, he toke17 so meny
pleyntes made to him of his Justice^ and of his clerkes, fat had don
so meny wronges & falsenesse},18 fat wonder1 hit was 19forto wete19;
U and for whiche falsenesse, Sir* Thomas of Weylond*, f e Kyngws
20 Justice, forsuore Engelarco7 at the Toure of London, for falsenesse fat
men put oppon [him] ; wherfore20 he was teint,21 & prouede false.
U And anone after, whew fe Kyng had don his wil 22of fe22 Justice^,
fo lete he enquere & aspie how f e Gewys desceyuede & bigilede
24 his peple, frou$ here23 synne &24 falsenesse of25 Vsurie ; and lete
ordeyn a priue parlement amonges26 his lordes ; and fai ordeynede
among^^s26 ham fat ' alle fe Gewes shulde voide Engeland', for here
misbileue, & also for her* false Vsurye fat fai deden vnto Cristen
28 men.' II And forto spede and make an ende of fis fing1, al fe
cowmunite27 of Engekmd 283eue to28 fe Kyng1 fe I.29 peny of alle
here Godes moeble : and so were f e Gewis dryuen out of Engeland' ;
and fo went fe Gewis into Fraunce, [and there dwelled], frou^ fe4
32 leue of Kyng1 Philip fat fo was Kyng1 of Fraunce.
1 forto DO. 2 no DO. 3 by D. 4 om. DO. 5 do D.
6 take 0. 7 felonye DO. 8 om. D. 9-9 clerkes O. 10 om. 0.
n-n om. 0. 12 Ixxxvto sic 0. 13~13 wel come to D. wil come to 0.
14 >o 0. 15 come 0. 16 leaf 105. 17 founde D. fond 0.
18 falsenesse D. falsnes 0. 19-19 to here 0.
20 wherof D. 21 atteynt D. atteint 0.
!2-22 with his D. a3 his 0. * of DO. 25 and D. and of 0.
26 among 0. ^ communes D. Conmnalte 0.
28-28 jaf vnto D. » xv D. fyfty>e 0.
186 Edw. I declares Balliol King of Scotland. [CH.-CLXVI
How Kyng1 Edward was seisede in al J>e lend of Scotland*, f rou$
consent & g?-«unt of alle fe1 lordes of Scotland Capitwfo
Centm'mo U l[x]yjt0,2
Hit was nou^t longe after, fat Alisander1,3 Kyng1 of Scotland, 4
nas dede, and? Dauid Erl of Huntyngdon, fat was fe Kynges
brofer of Scotland, axede and chalangede4 fe Kyngdome of
Scotland, for encheson J>at he was rightful5 heir1. H But meny
grete lordes of Scotland saide * nay ' ; wherf ore grete debate arose 8
bituene6 ham & her*7 frendes, for-asmiche as8 fai wolde nou^t
consent to his9 coronacion ; and in the 10mene-tyme fe forsaid
Dauid deide. U And so hit bifelle fat fe8 same Dauid had iij
doughtres, fat worfiliche11 wer> maried : fe ferst doughter was 12
mariede to Bailoille, fe secunde to Brus, fe fridde to Hastinges.
U And }>e forsaide Bailol & Brus chalangede 12J>e land of12 Scotlawo* ;
and grete debate and strif aroos bituene ham J>re, for enchesoun fat
eche of ham wolde haue bene13 Kyng1. IT & when J>e lordes of 14fe 16
land?14 saw fe debate bituene15 ham fre,16 fai come to Kyng Edward
of Engelawd, and seisede him in alle J>e land1 of Scotland? as [tjheir*
chief1 lord!. U And whe/i )?e Kyng was seisede of alle17 fe lordes
of Scotland1, J?e forsaide Bailol, Brus, and Hastyngws, comew18 to 20
}>e Kyngws court1, and axede of J>e Kyng1 ' whiche of ham shulde
be Kyng1 of Scotland?.' 1[ And Kyng1 Edward, ]>at was fulle19
gentil and trewe, lete enquere by ]?e Cronicles of Scotland?, and of
j>e gret lordes of Scotland?, whiche of ham was the Eldeste blood1 • 24
and it was founde J>at Bailoil was J)e20 eldest1,21 and j>at J>e Kyng
of Scotland shulde holde of the Kyng1 of Engeland*, and do22 him
feaute and homage. U & after J?at23 Jris was don, Bailoil went into
Scotland*, and Ipere was cronede Kyng of Scotland?.
And J?e same tyme was oppon J)e see 24 grete strif24 bituene ]>e25
Englisshe-mew and the No[r]mannes. H But oppon [a tyme] fe
Normans arryuede26 al at Douer1 ; and fere fai martrede an holy
man fat me callef27 seynt Thomas of Douer5. And aftirwarde28 32
1 >e gret D. 2 iiij vjt*> sic 0. 3 Alisandgr the D.
4 cleyraede D. Claymed? 0. 6 ri^t D.
8 bituene D. betwene 0. bitue R. 7 MS. has her* her9. 8 ]>at D.
9 Jris 0. 10 leaf 105, back. u worthily 0. 12-12 om. D.
13 be 0. 14-14 Scotland' DO. 16 of D. 16 om. 0.
17 MS. has alle London, with London underlined for omission ; om. DO.
18 come 0. 19 bothe D. ™ om. 0. 21 eldest bloode D.
22 done 0. a om. DO. 24—2A strong werr> D. stronge werre 0.
25 om. D. a arryued vp 0. * callede D. Called' 0.
28 afterwardes D.
CH. CLXVI-VII] The defenders of Gascony taken. Balliol rebels. 187
were pe Normans quellede, pat pere 1scapede none of ham.1
H And* sone afterward,2 Kyng Edward shulde lese pe Duchee of13
4Gascoign,5 prou^ Kyng Philipp of Fraunce, prou^ false castyng6
4 of pe Dossepere^ of ))e lond! ; wherfore Sir1 Edmund', pat was sire7
Edwardes broper, $af vp his homage vnto8 the Kyng1 of Fraunce.
And in pat tyme pe clerk es9 of Engelawd [granted] vnto10 Kyng
Edward haluendel nholy cherche11 godes, in helpyng1 forto recouer1
8 his land a^eyn in Gascoign. II And pe Kyng1 sent pider a noble
company of his bachilers; and12 himself1 wolde haue went13 to
Portesmouthe, but he was lette prou$ on Maddok1 of Walys, pat
hade seisede pe castel of Swandon into his honde. And for pat
12 enchesoun the Kyng14 twrnede a^eyn into Walys at Oistus-masse.15
If And for enchesoun pat pe noble lordes of EngelawcZ pat were sent
into16 Gascoign, had no17 comfort of here lord pe14 Kyng Edward,
pai wer1 take of Sire Charles of Fraunce, pat is to seyn, Sir1 lohn
16 of Britaigne, S*re Eobert Tiptott, Sire Eauf Tauny,18 Sir Hughe
Bardolf1, & Sir1 Adam 19of Cretingws.19 And ry3t at pe14 Ascencion
was Maddok taken20 in Walys, and anoper pat me callede Morgan ;
and pai were sent to pe Toure of London, and 21 pai wer1 honget.22
20 How Si^ lohn of14 Balol, Kyng of Scotland?, wipsaide his
homoge23; and of Sir1 Thomas24 Tourbeluile. CapitwZo
Cewte^'mo14 Ixvij0.25
AlSTd when sir1 lohn Bailol, Kyng of Scotland, vnderstode pat
Kyng1 Edward was werrede in Gascoign, to whom pe
reaume of Scotland was delyuerede, falseliche26 po a3eyn$ his oth,
wit[h]saide 27 homage, prou^ procuryng1 of his folc, and sent to the
court of Rome, prou^ a false suggescioun, to bene assoiled 28 of pat
28 oth pat he swore 29 vnto the Kyng1 29 of Engeland? ; and so he was,
by lettres enbullede. IT po chose 30 pai of Scotland' Dossepers forto
bynime Edward his right.
l—1 ascapede of ham neuer on D. scaped of hem not on 0.
2 after D. aftir 0. 3 MS. of1 of. 4 leaf 106. 5 Lancastre 0.
6 tysyng^ D. 7 kyng DO. 8 to D. 9 clergy D. 10 to DO.
*-u_of holy cherches D. of holy Cherche 0. 12 and >e kyng D.
13 gon D. 14 om. D. 15 cristen-masse D. Cristemasse 0.
16 vn-to 0. 17 none D. 18 Tauny and D.
i9_i9 Cretyngi D. of Cretynge 0. 20 tak D. take 0.
21 & ]>ere 0. ^ biheuedede D. beheded* 0. 23 homages 0.
24 lohn D. a5 MS. has Ixviij ; 0. has Ixxxvij0. » falsly 0.
27 gaynesaide his D. withsayd his 0. a leaf 106, back.
29— ffl to Kyng Edward' D. 30 chosen DO.
188 Turlevilles deceit. France & England negotiate. [CH. LXVII
6 in fat tyme com 1ij Cardinalles1 fro fe court of Rome, fram
f e Pope 2 Celestyne, forto trete of accorde bituene fe Kyng of
Fraunce & fe Kyng of JZngeland. IT And as fo ij Cardinalles
speken of accord', Thomas Tourbeluile, fat was take 8 at Ryouns, 4
made feaute and homage to the Wardeyn of Parys, and to him
put his ij sones in hostage,4 for fat he f ou^t 5 gon into Engelawa1
forto aspie the centre, and telle ham whew he come into Engelawd,
fat he hade broken fe Kynges prisoun of Fraunce by nyght, and 8
saide J>at he wolde done, fat alle Englisshe-merc and Walshe-men
shulde abowe to f e Kyng of Fraunce : and f is fing forto brynge to
)>e ende, he swore ; and oppon f is couenaunt, dedes 6 wer1 made
bituene7 ham, and fat he shulde haue by $ere 8 an hundrede 12
poundes 8 worf of land?, to bryng1 fis f inge 9 to fe 10 ende. fl This
false traitowr toke his leue, and* went fens and come into Engeland?
vnto11 fe Kyng1, & saide fat he was broken out of prisoun, and fat
he had? put him in soche perile for his loue. Wherfore fe Kyng1 16
couf him miche 12 f ant, & f ul glade was of his comyng1. IT And
J>e false J>ef traitoure fro J>at day aspiede al the Doyng of fe Kyng1
and also his Conseile, for ]>e Kyng1 louede him ful13 wel, & was wij>
him ful priuee. IT But a clerk of Engelandl, J?at was in the Kynges 20
hous of France, herde of J>is tresoun & of the falsenesse, and wrote
to anopere 14 clerk1 fat Was duellyng1 wij? J>e Kyng1 of Engelcmd, al
how Thomas Tourbeluile hade done his false15 coniettyng1. And al
J?e Conseil of Engeland was writew16 forto haue sent vnto17 J?e Kyng 24
of Fraunce ; and Jjrou^ J)e forsaide lettre ]?at J)e clerc hade sent fro
Fraunce, hit was founden 18 oppon him ; wherfor he was lade to
London, & drawen & honged fere for his tresoun ; and his ij sones,
fat he hade put in19 Fraunce for hostages, were20 21fo biheuedede.21 28
Of fe Conquest of Berwik1. Cap^Zo Centesimo Sexagm'rao22
viij°.
WHen fo ij Cardinales wer1 gone23 a3eyn into France, forto
trete of24 pees at Cambrey, fe Kyng sent fider1 of his 32
Erles and barons, fat is to seyn, Sire Edmund? his brof er, Erl of
l—1 to ham a Cardynal D.
2 pope struck out, and bisshop written over in a different hand in 0.
3 taken DO. 4 hostages D. B foghte haue 0. 6 dede D.
7 bituene D. betwen 0. bitue R. ®— 8 a C ti 0. 9 tydynge 0.
10 an D. n to D. 12 michel D. 13 om. DO. 14 leaf 107.
16 false D. fals 0. falso R. 16 wryte 0. » om. D. 18 founde 0.
19 into 0. 2° weren 0. 21-21 biheued' D. fo byheded* 0.
22 Ixxx sic 0. ffl went DO. M of f ° 0.
CH. CLXVIII] Edw. I& his long shanks. He defeats Balliol. 189
Lancastre & of Leycestre, Sir* Henr1 Lacy, Erl of Nichole, and
"William Yessy, a baron ; & of opere baronettes, aboute xiiij of Jje
best and wisest of Engelanrf.
4 And in J>e same tyme1 Kyng Edward tok2 his viage in3
Scotland, forto werr1 oppon lohn4 Bailol, Kyng of Scotland?. 11 And
Sir* Eobert Eoos at5 Berwik1 fley6 fro be Englisshe-men, & went to
be Scottes. 11 And Kyng Edward went him toward Berwik, and
8 bisegede be toun; and bo fat were wijrin7 manliche8 ham
defendede, and sette afire9 and brent ij of Kyng Edwardes shippis,
and saide, in despite and in reprofe of him : " U Wenes10 Kyng
Edward, wib his longe shankes, n forto wyn11 Berwik1, al our*
12 vnbankes12<2 gas pikes him! and when 13he hab hit, gas diche
him 13 ! " 11 When Kyng Edward herd jjis scorn, anone brou$ his
mightynesse he passede ouere be diches, and assailede be toun, &
14 come to be ^ates, and gete15 and conquered be toune, and, brou$ his
16 gracious power1, quellede xxv M* & vij C of16 Scottes. & Kyng
Edward loste of his mew, no maw of renoun sane Sir*4 Eichard of
Cornwaile ; and him quellede a Flemyng1 out of the Eeede Halle
wij> a qztarel, as be forsaid Eichard dede of his helme; and
20 commandede ha??^ forto ^elde ham, and put ham into17 the Kyngws
grace ; and be Scottes wolde nou3t ; wherfore J>at halle was brent,
18 and cast1 adoune, and alle fo ]>at were within were brent.18 And
Kyng Edward loste 19no man19 at pat viage, of simple State,20
24 but xxviij Englisshe-men ; and ])e wardeyn of J?e castel $af vp21 J)e
keyes wifouten22 eny assaut. And }>ere was take,23 William
Douglas, and Sir1 Symond? Frisel ; and ]?e Erl Patrik1 3elde him to
))e pees; but Ingham of Hunfreuil and Eobert of4 Brus, ])at were
28 wij> J?e24 Kyng Edward1, forsoke Kyng Edward, & helde wij? pe
Scottes : and afterward J>ai were tak1,23 and put into pryson ; &
afterward J>e Kyng1 for^af ham her1 trespasse, & deliuered ham out
of prisoun ; and po lete Kyng Edward close in Berwik1 wij? wallis
32 and wi]? diches. U And aftirward, Eobert Brus25 went to Tyndale,
and sette Woxebryge afire, and Excelham and Lamerstok1, and
1 tyme ]>e 0. 2 nome D. 3 into D. to 0. 4 om. D.
5 of DO. 6 fly 0. 7 wij> sic D. >mn 0.
8 manly 0. 9 on fir* D. 10 wende DO. u— u haue gete 0.
12 ovne ]>ankes 0.
is—is haj, so (j0 gas (jj^gg j) he i^j, gas ftfees him 0.
14 leaf 107, back. 15 gate DO. 16 om. 0. 17 to DO.
ia-18 and .... brent D. & cast adon) & att >° >at were with-Inne were
brent 0. om. K. w— 19 no mo j) no mo men Q.
20 estate D. 21 vp be Castett & 0. ffl with-oute D. witn sic 0.
23 taken D. » om. DO. ^ Kous DO.
190 Balliol is beaten at Berwick Castle. [CH. CLXVIII
quellede & robbit f e folc of f e contrey ; and aftirward he went fro
fens vnto Dunbarr1.
IT And fe ferst Wedenesday of Marche, fe Kyng sent1 fe Erl
of Garreine, Sir1 Hughe Percy and Sir1 Hught Spenser5, 2wif a 4
faire company, forto2 bisege fe castel. But on fat me called Sir*
Richard Siward, a traitowr, a false man, ymagynede forto bigile3
fe Englisshe-men, & sent4 to5 the 6Englisshemen, 7ham forto
desceyue,7 and saide fat he wold 3elde to ham fe castel if8 fai 8
wolde gr#unt him viij dayes of respite, fat he might sende & telle
to Sir1 lohn Bailol, Kyng1 of Scotland', how 9fe Englisshe-men9
ferde, 10as fai10 werr1 in fe casteH, and sende him word? n<if fat he
nolde11 remeve fe sege of fe12 Englisshe-men, fat13 14fai wolde fe 12
castel 3elde to fe14 Englisshemen.' IT The messanger15 fo come to16
lohn Bailol, Kyng of Scotland?, fere fat he was wif his host ; and
17 fe messager tolde him.18 IT And Sir" lohn19 tok f o his host1, and17
come in fe morwe eiiy toward fe castel. & Sir1 Richard Syward 16
saw him come, fat was maistre of f e Conseile and keper1 of f e
castel, and saide vnto f e 12 Englisshemew : " 0 God ! " quod he,
"now y se of folc a fair1 company, and wel apparailed, y wil go20
a3eynes ham, & 21wit[h] ham to21 mete and ham12 assaile." f And 20
Sir1 Hugh f e Spenser1 saw the f alsenesse of him & f e tresoun, and
saide to him22: "0 traitow, tak and prouede,23 ^our1 falsenesse
shal nou^t 24 $ow availe." 24 IT And Hugh the Spenser1 25 com-
mandede anon25 forto bynde him, and in al haste ;went a3eins26 24
her* enemys, & quelled of f e Scottes 27 xxij M* ; for f e Scottes 28
had 29wif ha?ra29 fat tyme no maw 30of honour,30 saf Sir1 Patrik
Graham, fat manliche31 fau3t, and Longe tyme, and at f e last he
was quelled. & f o saide f e Englisshe-men in reprof of f e Scottis : 28
1 sent to D. s-2 to D. 3 desceyue D. 4 om. 0.
5 vnto D. 6 leaf 108. 7-7 in desceyte D. 8 if >at 0.
9— 9 his men D. >at his men 0.
io_io MS^ frag ag j,ai were ^ j,ai j,at . j,at D
n-n but if he wolde D. 12 om. D. 13 MS. has fat >at ; om. D.
— 14 he saide he wolde jelde the castel to D. J>ey wold? Jeld' >e Castett
to >e 0.
15 Messager 0. 16 to sire D. to sir 0. "— " om. 0.
18 him the message D. 19 lohn Bailol D.
20 gone 0. 2i_2i nam D witll hem 0.
22 and saide to him D. & seyde to hym 0. om. E.
23 MS. has prouede is. 24—24 availe Jow D. vayle ^ow 0.
25— ^ anone comandet D. * a?en 0. w Scottes DO. Scotte R
28 Scotte D. »-» om. DO.
so—so Wjtj1 h&m j) wjt^ ^n Of ij0nour Q
31 was of honour & manlich he D. manly 0.
CH. CLXIX] Edw. I forgives BallioL and the rebel Scots. 191
1F Thus1 staterand Scottes,
holde y for sottes,
of wrenches vnwar*,
4 H Erly in a mornyng1,
in an euel tyming1
went 36 2 fro Dunbarr*.
H fo3 fat wer1 in the casteH: saw fe scomfitwre, and4 ^elde5 fe
8 castel to6 fe Englisshemen, and bonden her* bodyes, londes &
castelles to7 Kyng1 Edward : and so fere8 wer1 9take in fe9 castel,
10iij Erles, and11 vij barons, &11 xxviij11 Knyghtes, 12& xj clerkes,
and xij 13 Picardes ; and alle were presentede vnto Kyng Edward!,12
12 and he sent ham to fe Toure of London, 14to ben kepte14 fere.
How Kyng1 Edward, of his grete grace, delyuered a^ein11 fe
Scottes out of prison,15 fat were cheueteyns of the londe ;
and fay16 drow ham fo17 to fe Frenchemerc, 18brou} conseil
16 of William Waleys.18 Capitwfo Cente^'mo Sexagessrao19
Nono.
WHen Kyng Edward hade made20 fo an ende of the werre,
and taken the chyueteyns of Scotland', fo come Sir* lohn
20 Bailol, and $elde him vnto21 Kyng Edward, and put 22ham in22 his
grace ; and he was lad23 to London. And when Kyng1 Edward was
comen24 jnder, fai were brou^t bifore him ; and J>e Kyng1 axede of
ham how J?ai wolde make amendes of fat trespasse and losse fat fai
24 hade done him ; and fai put ham25 in his mercy.
IF " Lordynges," quod fe kyng, " y wille nou^t ^our1 landes, ne
none of jour godes, but y wille fat }e make to me an oth, oppon
Godes body, forto bene26 trewe to me, and neuer after* fis tyrne
28 a^ens me bere Amies." And alle fai consentede to fe Kynges
wille, and swore oppon Godes body, IT fat is to seyn, Sir111 lohn of
Comyn and f e Erl of Stratthorn,27 f e Erl of Carryk* ; and also iiij
bisshopws vndertoke for alle11 fe clergye; & so fe Kyng delyuerede
32 ham, and $af ham saf condit to wende into her* owen Land?. 1T And
I This 0. 2 >ai D. 3 And >o D. When >o 0. 4 J>ai D. >ei 0.
5 yolden 0. 6 vnto 0. 7 to the D. to >e O.
8 )>ey 0. 9-9 taken in that D. take ]>er in >e 0. 10 leaf 108, lack.
II om. D. i2_i2 xj clerkes an(j vjj Picardes D.
13 vij 0. 14-14 forto bene kepede D. to ben y-kept 0.
15 prisoun a^eyne D. 16 om. 0. 17 om. DO. 18— 18 om. 0.
19 Ixxx sic 0. 2° y-made 0. 21 to D.
22— 22 him vnto D. hym in 0. ffl led 0. M come 0.
25 hym 0. ^ be 0. ™ Stratthorn and D.
192 Wallace, King of Scotland. Truce with France. [CH.CLXIX
hit was nou^t longe after*,1 fat fai ne risen2 a^eyns3 Kyng Edward,
for enchesoun fat fai wist14 )>at Kyng Edwardws folc5 were6 take
in Gascoigne, as bifore is saide; but Sir* lohn Bailloil, 7Kyng1 of
Scotland?, wiste wel fat his lande shulde haue 8sorwe and shame8 4
for her1 falsenesse, and in haste went him ouer* fe see vnto9 his owen
londes, and fere helde him, and come neuer10 a^eyne. "Wherfore f e
Scottes chosen to bene11 her* kyng1, William Walis, a rybaude, an
harlot, come/i vp of nou^t, and miche harme dede to f e Englisshemen. 8
U And Kyng Edward fou^t how he myght haue deliuerance
of his peple fat were tak112 in Gascoigne, and in hast went ouer
f e see into Flaundres, forto werr* oppon f e Kyng1 of Fraunce. And
fe Erl of Flaundres vnderfonge him wij> michel13 honour*, and 12
grauiitede him alle his landes at his owen wille. 1F And when f e
Kyng1 of14 Fraunce herde telle fat fe Kyng of Engeland? was
arryuede in Flaundres, and come wif an huge power*, him forto
destroye, he prayede him of trewes for ij 3ere, so }>at Englisshe 16
marchaunt}, and also Frenche, my^t safliche15 gon in bofe sides.
IF The Kyng Edward grantede hit, so J>at he mi^t16 haue his men
out of prisoun fat were take11 in Gascoigne ; and fe Kyng of
Fraunce grauntede anone ; and so fai weij Delyuerede. 20
IF And in the same tyme fe17 Scottes sent by fe Bisshop
of seynt Andre wes into Fraunce, to fe Kyng1, and to Sir* Charles,
his brofer, fat Sir* Charles shulde come wif his power*, & fai 18of
Scotland?18 wolde come wif heir*, and so fai shulde gone into Enge- 24
land*, fat lande forto destroye, fram Scotland', til fat fai 19come
into19 Kent. And fe Scottes truste20 ful11 miche oppon21 fe
Frensshe-mew ; but of fat fing fai hade no maner graunt. and
22nofeles fe Scottes bigon to robbe and quelle in Northurnberlond?, 28
and dede23 miche harme.
How William Wallis lete slee Sir* Hughe of Cressingham ;
and of fe batail of Foukirk*. C&pitulo Centesimo Septua-
gesimo.24 32
I afterward' D. 2 arysen 0. 3 a^eyn D. a^en 0.
4 wist wel D. wist weel 0. B men D. 6 was 0.
7 leaf 109. 8— 8 shame and sorwe D. 9 to DO. 10 neuer more D.
II om. DO. 12 om. D. 13 mych 0.
14 MS. has of Engela?u2, with Engeland underlined for omission.
16 safly D. sauely 0. 16 must 0.
17 MS. has J>e kyng, with kyng underlined for omission.
18— 18 om. D. 19— 19 comen to D. come to 0. 2° trist 0.
21 to 0. ^ Zea/109, back. * deden 0.
24 MS. Octogesimo ; Octogesimo D. Ixxxx0 0.
Wallace defeats the English. Edward I ravages Scotland. 193
WHen pis tydyng was comen1 to Kyng Edward?, pat William
Walis hade ordeynede soche a stronge power1, and pat al
Scotland? to him was entendant, and redy to quelle Englisshemen
4 & destroye his2 lande, he was sore annoied?, and sent anone by his8
levies4 to pe Erl of Gerrein, and to Sir1 Henry Percy and to Sir"
William Latomer1, and to5 Sir* Hugh of Cressinghaw his Tresorer1,6
pat pai shulde take power5, and wende into Northumberlond?, & so
8 forp into Scotland?, forto kepe pe contres. U And when Willia??i
Waleys herde of her1 comyng1, he gan7 forto flee ; &8 Englisshe-men
him9 folwede, and drof him til pat he come to Streuelyn ; & pere
he helde him in pe castelt; and pe Walshemen euery day ham10
12 ascriede & manacede, & dede al pe despite pat pai myght.11 U So
pat pe Englisshe-men12 oppofi a tyme in a morwenyng1,13 went
out fraw14 pe castel pe mountance15 of x mile, and passede ouer1 a
bruge ; and? William Walys come wip a stronge power1, and drof
16 ham abak1, for pe Englisshe-men hade a^eynes him f»o no myght,
but fledde ; and J?o pat might take J?e brugge scapede. U But Sir1
Hughe, Jje Kyngws Tresorer1, fere was slayn, and meny opere also ;
wherfore was made miche16 sorwe.
20 )5o hade Kyng Edward spedde alle his nedes in Flaundres, 51 and
was comyng17 a^eyn into Engeland?, 18and in haste toke19 his Way
toward20 Scotland?, and come Jrider at fe Ascencioun ; and al ]?at he
founde, he sette 21on fire21 & brent1. But J?e pore peple of Scotland?
24 come to him wonder Jnk1, and prayed him, for Godes loue, 22J>at he
wolde22 haue3 on23 ha??i24 mercy and pitee; wherfore pe Kyng J)o
commandet pat no ma?j shulde done25 harme to ham pat were
3olden26 to ham, ne to no maw of ordre, ne to no27 hous of religion,
28 ne no maner1 cherche; U But lete aspie28 al pat he myght, where
pat he myght fynde eny of his enemys. \)o come an29 espie to
pe Kyng1, and tolde wlier*30 pe Scottes were assembled? forto abide
bataile.
And on seynt Marie Magdaleynws31 day, pe Kyng1 come to
1 come 0. 2 the D. J>e 0. 3 om. 0. 4 lettre D. 5 om. D.
6 fader & 0. 7 bygan 0. 8 and the D. & )>e 0. 9 hem 0.
10 him D. hym 0. n listen D. 12 MS. has Englisshemen went.
13 mornyng1 DO. 14 fro D. 15 montynaunce O.
16 michel D. 17 comen D. come 0. 18 leaf 110.
19 nome 0. 2° into 0. 21-21 afere 0.
22— 22 MS. has |>at he wolde >at he wolde. * of D.
24 hem haue 0. »» do D. * ^olde 0. « non 0.
28 aspye in 0. » om. DO. M wher >at D.
31 Magdaleyn D. Maugdeleyne 0.
BRUT. O
194 Edw. I defeats the Scots and marries Margaret. [CH. CLXXI
Foukirk4, and $af bataile to fe Scottes; and at fat bataili fere1 wer1
quellede of2 Scottes 3xxxiij M>,4 and3 of Englisshemen but xxviij5
and no mo ; of f e whiche was a worf i Knyghfr slayn, fat was a
knyght 6 of the Hospitatt,6 fat me called? Frere Brian lay ; for, when 4
Willia??i Waleys fley fram fe bataile, fat7 same Frere Brian him
pursuede fersly8 ; and as his hors4 ran, hit sterte into a mere 9of
marreys9 vp to f e bely ; and William Waleys twrnede fo a^eyn,
and fere quellede f e forsaide Brian ; and fat was niiche harme. 8
51 And while Kyng Edward went f rou} Scotland4 forto enquere if 10
he might fynde eny of his eiiemys ; and in fat lande he duellede
as11 longe as him likede, and fere was none enemy fat derst him
abide. 12
U And so12 aftirward Kyng Edward went to Southa??ipton, for
he wolde nou^t abide in Scotland* in13 wynter seson, for esement of
his peple. IT And when he come to London, he lete amende meny
misdedes fat were done a3eynes 14his pees Whiles15 fat He Was 16
in Flaundres.
Of fe laste mariage of Kyng Edward; and how he went fe
f ridde 16 tyme into Scotland?, Csipitido Centesimo Septua-
gesimo17 primo. 20
ANd after1,18 hit was ordeynede frou$19 fe court of Rome, fat
Kyng Edward shulde wedde Dame Margarete, Kyng
Philippws suster of France ; and f e Erchebisshop Robert of
Wynchelse spousede ham togedre ; f rou$ whiche mariage pees was 24
made bituene Kyng Edward of Engeland* and Kyng1 Philippe of
Fraunce. 1F Kyng20 Edward21 went fo4 fe f ridde16 tyme into
Scotland? ; and fo, with-inne f e ferst ^ere, he had enfamenede f e
land? so fat fere ne21 lefte nou^t on 22but fai22 come to23 his mercy, 28
saf f o fat \vere in f e castel of Estreuelyn, fat was24 vitailede &
storede25 for vij
I om. DO. 2 of the D. 3-3 xxx Ml iij Ml & 0. 4 om. D.
5 Englisshe-men but xxviij D. Englessli-meTi but xxviij 0. Englisshe
men R.
6— 6 an hospitaler* D. an hospyteler 0. 7 >e D.
8 fersliche D. 9— 9 om. 0. 10 if >at 0.
II alse D. 12 sone DO.
13 )>e 0. 14 leaf 110, back. xx 15 and his lawe while DO.
16 iij 0. 17 MS. has Ottogesimo ; iiij D. Ixxxx 0.
18 afterward' D aftinvard' 0. 19 by 0. 2° And Kyng D.
21 om. 0. 22— 2* >at >ai ne D. >at >ey ne 0. a vn-to 0.
24 was wel D. was weel 0. ^ astorede D. astored 0.
CH. CLXXII-III] Stirling Castle surrenders. Trailbaston. 195
How f e castel of Estreuelyn was bisegede. U V&pitulQ Cent-
esimo Ixx
Kyng1 Edward come with an huge power* to fe castel of
Estreuelyn, and bisegede f e casteli ; but hit litil availede,
for he myght do2 the Scottes none harme, for fe castel was so
stronge an[d] wel Kepte.3 11 And Kyng1 Edward saw fat, & f ou^t
him oppon a queyntise, and lete 4make fere anone4 ij peire of hye
8 Galwes bifore f e toure of f e casteH, and made his oth fat, as meny
as were in5 fe casteH, 6were he6 Erie or baron, and he were take
wij) strengj), but if he wolde fe7 rafer him ^elde, he shulde bene
hongede on8 fo Galwes. U And when fo fat were in fe castel
12 herde fis, fai come and ^elde ham alle to fe Kynges mercy & grace;
and f e Kyng1 for^af l\am al his inaletalent.9 And fere were alle
fe grete lordes of10 n Scotland sworne to Kyng1 Edward, fat fai
shulde come to London to euery p«?*lement, and .shulde stonde to
16 his ordenaunce.
12 How Troillebastoun 12 was ferste ordeynede. Capi^/o Gente-
simo Ixx13 iij°.
THis14 Kyng1 Edward went J)ens to London, and wende haue
hade 15rest and15 pees of his werr1, wij? whiche werre he was
ocupiede xx11 ^er*, fat is to seyn, in "Walys, in Gascoign, and in
Scotland', and fou3t how he myght recoue?*e his tresoure fat he
hade spendede about his werre, and lete enquere frou^ f e reaume
24 of alle J>e16 mistakyngws and wrongw^ done frou^ misdoers in17 Enge-
land*, of alle fe tyme fat he hade bene out of his realme, fat 18me
callede18 ' Troylebaston ' ; and ordeynede ferto Justices. And in fis
maner f e Kyng1 recouped?19 tresoure20 wif out noumbre. 11 And his
28 encheson was, for he21 hade fou^t 22forto haue went into22 fe Holy
Land? forto 23haue werrede23 oppon Godes enemys, for enchesoun
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
XX XX
1 MS. iiij ; iiij D. Ixxxx 0. 2 done 0. 3 ykept 0.
-4 make anone }>ere D. amake anon >ere 0. 5 with-Inne 0.
'— 6 whedir he were 0. 7 om. 0. 8 oppon D.
9 maletalent DO. ale talent R.
10 MS. has of engel with engel underlined for omission. n leaf 111.
12-12 Of Traillebaston how it D. 13 MS. lias iiij ; iiij D.
14 The D. f»e 0. 15-15 om. D. 16 om. DO. 17 of 0.
IB-IS men caiies D. men Called 0. w recouerede >o D. 20 good 0.
21 om< J), 22_22 ofi to D 23-23 wefe D< werre Q.
196 Edw. limprisons his Son. Wallace is hangd. [CH. CLXXIV-V
mysbode; for po pat trespassede were1 wel chastisede, and after
ward pe meker1 and pe2 bettre ; and pe pore comunes were in pe3
more reste and in4 pees.
U And5 pe same tyme Kyng Edward enprisonede his owen sone 4
Edward, for encheson pat Walter of Langeton, Bisshop of Chestre,
pat was pe Kyngws tn?sorer), hade made oppon him compleynt, and
saide pat pe forsaide Edward, prou$ conseil and procurme?*t of on,
Piers of Gauastofi, a squyer1 of Gascoigne, 6had broke6 pe parke$ of 8
pe forsaide bisshope, and pe forsaide Piers conseilede and ladde pe
same Edward, pe kynges sone; and for pis cause 7 Kyng Edward
exilede him8 out of Engeland for enermore.
Of pe dep of William Waleys, pe false traitoure. Cap/Yw/o 12
Centesimo Ixxiiij.
ANd when pis god Kyng Edward 9hade his enemys ouercome9
in Walis, Gascoign, & in Scotland?, and destroyede his
traitoures,but10 oneliche11 pat12 rybaude William Waleys, pat neuer* 16
to pe Kyng1 wolde him ^elde. and at pe laste, in pe toune of Seynt
Dominic, in pe ^er1 of Kyng1 Edwardws regne xxxiij ^er1, pat false
traitoure was take, and presentede to pe Kyng ; saf pe Kyng wolde
nou^t seen13 him, but sent him to London to vnderfonge his iuge- 20
[ment].14 And on Seynt Bartholomeus Eve he was honget and
drawe, and his 15heuede smyten15 of, & his bowailes take16 out 17of
his body,17 and brent, and his body qwartarede & sent to iij18 pe
best tounes of19 Scotland1, and his heued20 sette oppon a spere, and 24
sette oppon London Brugge, in sample21 pat pe Scottes shulde
haue in mynde forto bere ham amys a^eyn^ hei022 lorde eftesones.
How pe Scottes come to Kyng Edward, forto amende here
trespasse pat pai had done a^eyns Mm. [Capitulo] Gen- 28
tesirao lxxvt0.23
ANd at Michelmasse po next coming, Kyng1 Edward helde his
parlement atte Westmynstre ; and pider come pe Scottes,
pat is to seyn, pe Bisshop of Seynt Andrewws,24 Robert pe Brus, Erl 32
I weren O. 2 om. D. 3 om. 0. 4 om. DO. 5 and in D.
6-6 hade broke DO. om. R. 7 leaf 111, back.
8 his sone 0. 9-9 om. D. 10 saf D.
II only 0. 12 the D. 13 see D. se 0. 14 Ingement }>ere D.
i5_i6 ^eej 8myte 0< IB taken D. 17-17 om< D.
18 iiij of D. foure 0. 19 in D. 2° heed 0. 21 ensample DO.
22 her liege D. her lege 0. ffl lxxxvto 0. M Andrew 0.
CH. CLXXVI] Bruce claims Scotland and repudiates Edw. I. 197
of Carrik, Symond1 FriseH, lohn,2 Erl of AtheH3; and fai were
accordede with4 fe kyng1, 5anc& bonden5 by her*6 oih sworn, fat
after,7 if eny of ham 8misbare ham8 a^eyns Kyng Edward, fat fai
4 shulde bene9 disheritede for euermore. And when here pees was
fus made, fai toke her* leue priueliche,10 nand went Home into
Here owen12 contree.
How Robert fe Brus chalanged Scotland'. C&ipitulo Centesimo
8 lxxvjt0.13
ANd after,14 Eobert15 fe Brus, Erl of Karrik, sent by his lettre
to })e Erles and barons of Scotland*, fat fai shulde come to
him to Scone, in the morwen16 aftir'fe concepcioun17 of oure Lady,
12 for hye nedes of fe land?; and fe lordes come at fe day assignede.
IT And at f e same day, Sir* Robert f e Brus saide : " Faire lordes !
ful wel 30 wete18 fat in my persone du[e]llef fe ryght of )>e
reaume19 of Scotland*; and as 36 wetef20 wel, as ry^tful heir*, sif
16 21fat Sir>21 lohn Bailoil, fat was our1 Kyng1, 22haf vs22 forsak1, &
also lefte23 his lande. 51 And fou$ it 24so be24 Jjat Kyng Edward
of ~Engeland, wij) wrongeful powei0 ha]? made me 25to him25 assent
a^eyns my wille, — yf J?at ^e wil g?-«nt J»at y be Kyng1 of Scotland, y
20 shal kepe $ow a^eyns Kyng1 Edward & a^eyns alle maner126 men."
And wij) J?at worde, ]?e Abbot of Scone aros,27 and bifore ham alle
saide, fat hit was resoun forto helpe him, and fe lande to kepe and
defende ; and fo saide, in presence of ham alle, fat he wolde 283eue
24 him28 a fousand? pound*29 forto mayntene fat land*, and alle fe30
of ere grantede fe31 lande to him, and wif hir* power* him forto
helpe, and defiede Kyng1 Edward of Engeted, and saide fat
Eobert fe Brus shulde bene32 Kyng of1 Scotland*.
28 How Sire lohn33 Comyn gaynesaide fe crounyng1 of34 35 Robert
]?e35 Brus. CapitwZo Centesimo 36 Septuages^o Septimo.36
1 Symond' the D. Symorwd >e 0. 2 lohn >e 0. 3 Athels 0.
4 to 0. 5— 6 and bonden and D. & bound' & 0. bonden R.
6 om. 0. 7 afterwarde D. aftirward' 0. 8-8 bere hem amys 0.
9 be DO. 10 priuelys D. preuyly 0. n leaf 112.
12 om. DO. 13 lxxxxvjto 0. 14 after >is D. aftir Jns 0.
15 ymage sic 0. 16 morwe D. morne 0. 17 Ascencioun D.
18 wete> 0. 19 me sic D. 2° wote D. weten 0. 1-21 om. 0.
22-22 vs hath DO. * lost1 D. 24-24 be so 0. 25-25 his 0.
26 mancr of 0. w roos vp D. w~™ hym 3eue 0. a ti 0.
30 om. D. 31 }>at 0. 32 be D. xx » lohn) of 0.
34 & Q> 35_35 sir Robert D. 36-36 »jj xvijO Q.
198 Comyn opposes Bruce, whom the Nobles support. [CH.CLXXVIII-
Ordynges," saide Sir* lohn of Comyn, "fenketh oppon fe
treuthe and fe1 oth ))at 36 2 made vnto Kyng1 3 Edward of
Engelandl ! and as tochyng*4 myself, y \Vil nou^t breke myn oth
for no man." And so he went fra??^5 fat company at fat tyme; 4
wherfore Robert fe Brus, and alle fat to him consentede, were
wonder1 wrofe, & fo6 manacede Sir1 lohn of1 Comyn. 11 fo .
ordeynede fai7 anofer conseil at Dumfrys, to fe whiche come fe
forsaide Sir* lohn Comyn, 8and duellede8 but ij mile fram5 8
Dunfris, fere fat he was wont9 to soiourne and abide.
How Sir1 lohn Comyn was traiterousely slayn.10 V&pitulQ Cent-
esimo Ixxviij0.11
WHen12 Robert J)e Brus wiste fat al fe grete13 of Scotland? 12
were comen14 to Scone, saf Sir* lohn Comyn, fat soiourned
f o ney3 Scone, he sent after* him specialiche,15 fat Sir* lohn Comen
shulde com & speke wif him ; and oppon fat* he sent after* him1
Sir* lohn Comyn us ij href erne, and praiede him forto1 come16 and 16
speke wif him atte fe Gray Freres at17 Donfris; and fat was fe
Thoresday after Candelmasse; & Sir* lohn grauntede ham forto
wende wif ham. And when he had18 herde masse, he toke a sop
and drank1, &18 afterwarde he bistrode his palfray and rode his way, 20
and so come to Dunfris. & Robert19 Brays sawe him comme atte
a wyndow, as he was in his chaumbre, and f o made ioye ynow, &
come a^eyn20 him, and halsed21 hi??i aboute fe nek1, & made wif
him gode semblaunt. And when alle f e Erles & barons of 24
Scotland were present, Robert fe Brus spake and saide: "Sires,"
quod he, " 36 weten22 wel the23 enchesoun of f is corny ng, & wherfore
hit is : if fat 36 wil Graunt fat Y mote24 be Kyng of Scotland,
25 26 as ryght heire of the londe." And al f e lordes fat were f ere, 28
saide wif on27 voys fat he shulde bene28 crouned Kyng1 of Scot
land,26 and fat fai wolde him help and mayntene a3eyns al maner1 .
men on lif ; and for him, if it wer1 nede, dye. U f e Gentil kny3t f o,
I om. D. 2 3e DO. he R. 3 leaf 112, back. 4 MS. tothyng*.
5 fro 0. 6 so 0. 7 >ey ]>o 0.
8-8 he duelled no D. dwelled? not 0. 9 woned 0. 10 quekV 0.
XX
II iiij xviij0 0. 12 Whenne >at 0. 13 gret lordes D. 14 come 0.
15 specially 0. 16 kepe 0. 17 of 0. 18 om. 0.
19 Robert >e D. Robert >e 0. 2° a3eynes D. a3ens 0.
21 collede D. colled 0. ^ wete D.
23 the D. t>e 0. om. R. » most1 D. ^ ^a/113.
^-^ om. D. ^ o 0. ^ be 0.
CH. CLXXVIII-IX] Bruce kills Comyn, and is crownd King. 199
Sir'1 John of Comyn, ansuerede & saide : " certes, neuer* for me, ne
forto haue of me as miche2 lielpe as f e value of a botoun ; for, fat
oth fat y haue made to Kyng1 Edward of Engeland*, y shal holde f e1
4 while my lif laste.3" And with fat worde he went fro fe company,
and wolde haue went oppon his palfray. And Eobert the Brus
pursuede him wif a drawen4 s worde, and bare him frou^ the body,
and Sir1 lohn Comyn felle 5adoune vnto5 the Erfe. H But when
8 Eoger, fat was Sir1 lohn Comines broker, saw f e falsenesse, he 6
stert vp 7 to Sir1 Eobert the Brus, and smote him wif a knyf1 ; but
f e false traitoure was armed vnder1, so fat f e stroke myght done
hi?ft none harme ; and so miche helpe come aboute Sir58 Eobert the
12 Brus, so fat Eoger Comyn was fere quellede and alto-hewe into
smale pices. U And Eobert f e Brus twnede a}eyn fere fat Sir*
lohn Comyn f e noble Baron lay 9 woundede and pynede9 towardes10
his def , bisides fe hye auter in the cherche of fe Gray Freres, and
16 saide vnto Sir1 lohn Comyn : " 0 traitour1 ! fow shalt be11 dede, &
neuer1 after1 lette myn avauncementt" j and shooke his suorde at
fe1 hye auter*, and smote him on12 the heuede,13 fat fe brayn
felle adoune14 oppon15 fe Gronde, and fe blode stert1 vnto16 the
20 wallis; and ^itte into fis Day that17 blode 18is seyne fere,8 and19
no Water may wasshe it away ; and so deide fat noble kny^t in
holy cherche.
How Robert fe B[r]us was cronede, 20and made20 Kyng1 of
24 Scotland*. Cap^wZo Centesimo Ixxix0.21
ANd when f e intrusowr22 Eobert fe Brus saw fat no maw f o
wolde lete his coronaciouii, he commandede alle ham fat
were of power1 shulde come to23 his crounyng1,24 to Seynt 25Iohnes
28 toun25 in Scotland*. U & so hit bifelle fat on1 oure Lady Day,
fe26 Anunciacioun, fe Bisshop of Glascowe27 and fe Bisshop of
Seynt Andrews28 crounede 29for her Kyng, Eobert the Brus,29 in
Seynt lohnes toune,30 & made him Kyng1. And anone after1 he
I om. 0. 2 michel D. 3 laste> 0. 4 draw DO.
5— 5 doun to D. doun vnto 0. 6 all three MSS. have and.
7 om. DO. 8 om. D. 9— 9 wounde and pynyng1 D. 10 toward' 0.
II bene D. I2 oppon D. 13 heed' 0. 14 doun 0. 15 to D.
16 an hye oppon D. on hye in-to 0. xx 17 the D. 18 leaf 113, back.
19 >at 0. s0-20 om. 0. 21 ii'ij ix° 0.
22 traitoure D. traytour 0. w vnto 0. u Corounynge 0.
25-25 lohn 0. » of 0. ^ Glaston DO. ^ Andrew 0.
29—29 for ner Kyng R0bert the Brus D. for her Kyng Eobert >e Brus 0.
her* Robert R.
30 MS. has toune toune, with the second toune underlined for omission.
200 Edw. I invades Scotland, and defeats Bruce. [CH. CLXXX-I
drof out al1 fe Englisshe-men out1 of Scotland?; & fai fledde,2 and
come & pleynede vnto3 Kyng1 Edward, how Robert fe Brus hadde
dryuew4 ham out1 of the lande, & disherite5 ham.
How Kyng Edwarde dobbit at Westminster xiiij score knyghte^. 4
Capit?/fo Gentesimo Ottogesimo.
ANd when Kyng Edward? herde of fis meschief1, he6 suore
fat he wolde ferof bene avenged, and saide fat 'alle fe
traitours7 of Scotland? shulde bene8 hongede and draw, and fat fai 8
shulde neuer bene9 raunsonede.' IT And Kyng1 Edward fou^t
oppon fis falsenesse fat f e Scottes hade done, and sende10 after alle
11 fe bachilers11 of EngelaraZ, fat fai shulde come to London at
Whitsontyde ; and he dobbit12 at Westminster iiij13 kny^tes. 12
11 f o ordeynede him f e noble Kyng Edward forto wende into
Scotland1, to werr* oppon Robert f e Brus ; and sent bif ore him x
into Scotland ^Sir* Aymer of15 Valance, Erl of Penbrok*, & Sir*
Henry Percy,16 wij> a fair1 company, fat pwrsewede fe Scottes and 16
brenede17 tounes & castilles; & after warde come the Kyng him
self, wif Erles18 and barons a fair* co??zpanye.
How Robert fe Brus was scomfitede in bataile; and how19
Symond FriseH was19 slayn. C&pitulo Gentesimo Ottogesimo 20
primo.
THe20 Fryday next bifore21 fe Assumpciciofi of our* Lady, Kyng
Edward mette Robe?'t the1 Brus bisides Seynt lohnes toun in
Scotland, & with his co?wpany22; of fe23 whiche company1 Kyng 24
Edward quelled? vij Mt. 51 When Robert f e Brus saw fis mes
chief', he24 gan to flee, and hudde25 him fat mew myght nou^t
him fynde; but Sir1 Symond FriseH pursuede him so sore, so23 fat he
twrnede26 & abode bataile, for he was a worfi 27kny3t and a bolde 28
of body27; and? fe Englisshe-mew pursuede him28 sore on29 euery
1 om. 0. 2 fley D. 3 to D. 4 dyve sic 0. 5 disheritede D.
6 MS. has he sor with SOT underlined for omission.
7 traitoures D. Traytours 0. traitors R. 8 be 0. 9 be DO.
10 sent1 DO. n-n bachelrye D. }>e Bachelrye 0.
12tobbetD. dubbed' 0. » fourtene score DO. 14^a/114.
15 om. D. )>e O. 16 Percy baroun D. Percy Baron 0. 17 brent 0.
18 erler sic, D. 19 om. O. ™ 0 the 0.
21 fefore sic 0. ffl Curapanye Kyng Edward' 0. a om. D.
24 and DO. ^ hyd 0. 26 turnede ajeyne D. turned ajen 0.
a7-27 Kny^t of body and bold D. M hym eu^re 0. a in 0.
CH. CLXXXI-II] Sir S. Frisell is hangd,& Earl ofAthol taken. 201
side, and quellede f e stede fat Sir? Symond FriseH roode oppon ;
and fai toke him and lade him into1 fe hoste. IT And Sir*
Symond bigan forto flater and speke faire, and saide : "lordes, y
4 shal ^eue $ow iiij M* mar^2 of Sillier1, and myn3 horse and myn3
herneys, and att myn3 armure, and bicome a begger." fo ansuerede
Theobalde of Peuenes,4 }>at was fe Kyngws Archil0, "Now God
me so helpe, hit is for nou^t fat f ow spexte ; for alle f e golde of
8 Engekwd y wolde 5nou3t lete fe5 gone6 with-out co??zmaundement
of Kyng Edward." And f o was he lade to f e Kyng17 • but8 f e
Kyng wolde nou^t 9see him, but commaundede 10him to ben ledde10
away to haue his dome at11 London. In oure Ladies Eve, fe12
12 Natiuitie, he was hongede13 and drawe, & his14 15heuede smytew15
of1, and hongede a$ein wif cheynes of yren oppon f e Galwes ; &
his heuede 16 was sette 12 oppon London Brugge vppon a spere ; and
a^eyns Cristenmasse17 fe body was brent, for enchesoun fat )?e men
16 J?at kepte fe body by nyght, saw meny deueles raumpande wij>
yren crokes rynnyng oppon ]?e galwes, and horribliche tormented e
j?e body ; and meny J?at ham sawe, an one after J>ai deide for drede,
or woxen made, or sore sikenesse fai had. 1T And in pat bataile
20 was taken 18 fe Bisshop of Glascowe,19 fe Bisshope of Seynt
Andrewes,20 pe Abbot of Scone, aH armede wij) yren as men of
Armes, &21 false traitoures and false prelatis a^eyns hei^ oth; and
fai were brou3t to f e Kyng1, and fe Kyng sent ham to fe Pope of
24 Rome, fat he shulde done 22 wif ham what his wille were.
How lohn, Erl of Atheles, was take, & put to23 def . CapiVwZo
IT Centesimo Qttogesimo secun&o.
ANd at fat bataile fledde24 Siro lohn 25Erl of Ateles,25 and went
into a cherche, & fe?*e hudde26 him for drede. But he mi^t
haue fere no refute, for enchesoun fat fe cherche was enterditede
frou^ a general sentence ; and in fe same cherche he was take.27
II And fis Sir1 John wende wel haue scapede fram28 fe deth, for
32 enchesoun fat he cleymede kynrede of Kyng1 Edward. And
1 to D. vnto 0. 2 Mark 0. 3 my 0.
4 MS. has Peueneseye, with eye underlined for omission.
5—5 j>e not lete 0. 6 go DO. 7 om. 0. 8 and DO.
9 leaf 114, back. 10-10 to lede him D. to lede hym 0. u to 0.
12 om. D. 13 honge 0. K h sic D. 15-15 he* smyte 0.
16 heed 0. 17 Cristemasse 0. 18 take O. 19 Baston DO.
20 Andrewes and D. Andrews and 0. 21 as 0. ffi do D.
23 to >e D. M fley D. flye 0. a5-25 of Atheles Erie 0.
26 hid 0. * taken D. * fro D.
202 Bruce flees to Norway. Edward I prepares for Death.
1Kyng1 Edward wolde1 no longer 2bene taried2 of his traitoures,
and sent him to London in haste ; & fere he 3 was 4 Hongede, and
his5 6Heuede smyten6 of, and his body brent1 7al into smal7
asshes. If But at f e prayed of f e 8 Quene Margarete, for 4
enchesoun fat he cleymede 9of Kyng Edward kynrede,9 his
drawyng1 10was for^euen him.10
How lohn, fat was n William Waleys brofer,11 was put to fe12
def. CaptYw/o Ceniesimo iiij iij°. 8
WHen fe gretteste maistres of Scotland? 13were fus13 done to
euel defe, & shent for her1 falsenesse, lohn, fat was
William Waleys brof er, was tak 14 as Sir1 lohn, Erl of Atheles, was.
How Robert fe Brus 15fley fro 15 Scotland to 16 Norwaye. Cape- 12
tulo Centesimo ottogesimo iiijto.
ANd at17 fat same tyme, was Robert fe Brus miche hatede
amonges18 fe peple of Scotland? ; so he19 wist nou^t what to20
don ; and f orto hide 21 him, he went into Norway, to J>e Kyng fat 1 6
had spousede his sustre, and fere helde him, socoi^r22 forto haue.
IF And wherc Robert fe Brus might nou3t 23bene founde23 in Scot
land, Kyng1 Edward f o lette crye his pees f 1-0113 24 al f e land', &
his were vsede, and his ministres seruede frou^-out al17 fe land'. 20
How Kyng Edward' deide. Cwpitulo Centesimo Ottogesiwo
quinto.
WHen Kyng1 Edward hade abatede his enemys, he turnede
a^eyn Southward, and a maladye toke him at Burgh op25 24
Sande, in f e Marche of Scotland And he wiste wel fat his def
was ful ney3, and callede to him Sir1 Henry fe Lacy, Erl of
Lyncohi,26 Sir1 Gy, Erl of Weurwyk, Sir1 Aymer1 Valence, Erl of
Penbrok4, and Sir1 Robert of Clifford, baroun, and pmyede haw, 28
oppofi f e faif e27 fat fai to him owede, fat fai shulde make Edward
l— 1 the kyng1 nolde D. ]>e kyng nold 0.
2-2 be trayede D. be taryed' 0. * leaf 115. 4 shulde ben D.
5 >e D. 6-6 heed smyte 0. 7~7 alto DO. 8 om. 0.
9-9 kynred of Kyng< Edward D. 10-10 fo^eue hym was 0.
ii—ii Williarmts broker Waleys D. 12 om. DO. 13— 13 >us were D.
14 tak and done to deth D. take & done to deth 0.
i5_i5 fle(ide fram D. 16 in-to 0. " om. D. 18 among 0.
19 h sic D. 2° forto 0. 21 abyde 0.
22 socoure al D. socour al 0. 2a— <23 be fonden D. be fouwle 0
24 f rou^-out* D. f urgli-owt 0. ffl oppon D. vpon 0.
26 Nichol D. Nichole 0. 27 fay 0.
CH. CLXXXVI] Edw.Idies. Merlin s Prophecies about him. 203
aof Carnaryuan, Kyng4 of1 Engeland', his sone, as rape as pai
myght ; H and pat pai shulde nought suffre Piers of Gauaston come
a^eyn into Engeland forto make his sone vse ryaute. And pai
4 grantede him wip god wille ; and pe Kyng toke his sacrament^ of
holy cherche, as a gode Cristen ma?i shulde, and deide in Verray
repentaunce. U & when he hade bene2 Kyng1 Iv ^er1, he deide, &
was buried at Westminster wip miche solempnite : oppon whos
8 soule, God' haue mercy !
Of Merlynws 3prophecies, pat were 3 declarede of Kyng1 Edward,
XX
pat was Kyng^ 4 Henries sone. Capi'luto Centesimo iiij vjto.
ANd of pis Kyng1 Edward,5 p?-opheciede Merlyn, and callede
him a dragon, pe secunde kyng1 of pe vj laste kynges pat
shulde bene6 forto regne in Engeland; and saide pat 'he shulde
7 ben mellede7 wip mercy & also wip sternesse, pat shulde kepe
Engeland' ffam8 colde and framshete; and pat he shulde oppen
16 his moupe toward Walys, and pat he shulde sette his on9 foot in
Wyk<, and pat he shulde closen10 wip Wallis, pat shulde do11 miche
harme to his seed' ' ; and he saide sop, for pe gode Kyng Edward
was medled1'2 wip mercy & with fersnesse ; wip mercy a^eyns his
20 enemys of Walis, & after of Scotland' ; wip fersenesse, when he
put ham to the13 deth for her1 falsenesse & traiteri, as pai had
diserued hit4 ; And wel kepte he Engekmo7 fram14 colde and fram14
hete, sip he kepte hit fram alle mane?* enemys pat ronne oppon
24 him to done him eny 15 harme or15 wronge. IT And wel openede he
his moup toward Walys, and made hit 16 quake prou^ pe hidour of
his mouthe, When he conquerede hit prou^ dent of suerd ; for pe
Prynce Lewelyn, and17 18his broper18 Dauidf13 Eys and Morgan,
28 Aver1 put vnto19 dep for her1 falsenesse and her1 folie. H And he
sette his one9 foot in Wik1, and conquered Berwik1 ; at pe whiche
conquest was20 slayn xxv M* and vij C, out-take ha?tt pat weij
brent in pe Rede Halle; and pe wallis pat he lete make shulde21
32 ben6 noious 22to his22 seede, as men shal hure after* in pe lif23 of
Sire Edward24 his sone.
1 fea/115, back. 2 be 0. 3-3 prophecye 0. 4 om. 0.
5 om. D. 6 be DO. 7~7 be medlede D. be melled 0. 8 fro DO.
9 o 0. 10 close D. n don DO. 12 melled 0. 13 om. DO.
14 fro 0. I5-15 om. DO. harme o R. 16 leaf 116.
17 & Dauid DO. 18-18 MS. has his broker his bro>er.
19 vnto the D. vnto >e 0. 20 were DO. 21 shal 0.
22-22 vnto j,e o. 23 MS. li}>.
24 Edward of Ca>iarifan D. Edward' of Carnerifan 0.
204 Merlin's Prophecies about Edw. I fulfild. [CH. CLXXXVI
11 And }itte saide Merlyn, pat * he shulde make Ryuer rynne
in1 bloode and wip brayn ' : and pat seniede wel in his werres,
pere pat he hade pe maistry. IT And $itte saide Merlyn : pat
' pere shulde come a peple out of pe northwest, duryng1 pe regne of 4
pe forsaide d?-agoun, pat 2 shulde bene2 lad be an euel3 grehounde,
pat shulde4 pe d?-agoun croune Kyng1, pat aftirward shulde4 flee
ouer1 pe see 5wipout corny ng a^eyn,5 for drede of pe dragoun6':
and pat was p?*ouede by Sir* lohn Baloil, pat Kyng Edward made 8
forto7 bene8 Kyng of Scotland, pat falsely9 aroos a^eynnes him ;
and after, he fledde to his owen landes in10 Fraunce, and neuer
come ajeyne into Scotland for drede of King Edward, f And
^itte said Merlyn, 'pat pe peple pat shulde lede pe forsaide 12
grewhonde shulde bene11 faderles vnto12 a certein tyme': & he
saide soth, ffor pe peple of Scotland gretliche wer* disessede sith pat
sir1 lohn Baloil, her1 Kyng1, fley fro13 Scotland*.
IT And $itte saide Merlyn, ' pat pe sone shulde bicome in his 1 6
tyme as rede as 14eny blode, in tokening1 of15 grete mortalite of dep
of peple ' : and pat was16 wel knowen when pe Scottes was17 slayne.
IT And sip saide Merlyn, ' pat pilk dragoun shulde norisshe a fox
pat shulde meve18 wen? a^eynes him, 19pat 20in his tyme shulde 20
noujt bene 20 endede ' : and pat semede wel by Robert pe Brus, pat
Kyng1 Edward norisshe21 in his chambre, pat sipennes22 stale away,
and mevede grete wen0 a^eynes him19; whiche wer1 was nou^t
endede in his tyme. IT And afterward', Merlyn tolde pat ' pis 24
dragoun shulde 23ben holde23 pe best body of al pe world?' : and he
saide sop, ffor pe gode Kyng Edward was pe worthiest knyght of al
pe worlde in his tyme.
U And $it saide Merlyn pat ' pe dragoun shulde dye in pe 28
marche of anoper land?, and pat his londe shulde be longe 24 wipouten
a24 gode keper1, and pat men shulde wepe for his deth, fram pe yle
of Sheepe vnto pe He of Marcylle, wher125 (alias !) shal26 be27 her*
commune songe amonge peple faderles, in pe lande wastede ' : and 32
1 vriih O. 2~2 shal be D. schuld* be 0. 3 ylle 0. 4 shal D.
5-6 om. DO.
6 dragoun with-oute comyng ajeyne D. dragon) wiih-o\ite comyng
a?en 0.
7 to D. 8 be 0. 9 falseliche D. 10 of D. " be D.
12 vntil 0. 13 fram ham oute of D. 14 leaf 116, back. 15 of \>e 0.
18 om. O. 17 were DO. 18 meve grete D. meue gret 0.
19-19 om. D. w~w schuld' not in his tyme be 0. 21 norisshed 0.
22 sethen 0. ^-^ be D. be holde 0.
24-24 without eny D. wit&oute eny 0. ^ wherfore DO.
26 shulde D. schuld* 0. * ben 0.
CH. CLXXXVII] Edw. II is crownd, and weds Princess Isabel. 205
fat 1propliecie was know oueral ful wel1; ffor fe goode Kyng
Edward deide at Burgh op Sandes, J)at is oppon2 fe marche of
Scotland', wherfore fe Englisshe-men gretlich3 were descomfitede4
4 & gouernede in Northumberlond^, ffor enchesoun fat Kyng
Edwardes sone sette by fe Scottes non5 force, for fe6 ryaute of
Piers of Gauaston; wherfore (alias!) was fe songe frou^-oute7
Engeland? for defaute of a gode warde ; fram f e He of Sheepey
8 vnto fe yle of Marcile, fe peple made miche8 sorw for gode8
Kyng Edwardes deth; ffor fai wende9 fat10 gode11 Kyng1 Edward
shulde haue gon into12 fe Holy Lano?; 13for fat was holliche14 his
pwrpos : oppon whos soule, God of his8 blisse haue mercy15 !
12 Of Kyng Edward', fat was Kyng Edwardes sone. Capitulo
Centeswwo Qctogesimo Septirao.
ANd after* fis Kyng8 Edward, regnede Edward his sone, fat
was born in Carnaryvan, and?16 went into Eraunce, 17and
16 spousede Isabel!, fe Kyngws doubter of Fraunce,17 ]?e xxv day of
lanuer* at J)e cherche of our1 Lady of18 Boloign), in J>e ^er1 of our*
Lorde M^ CCC vij. IF & )?e xx day of Febriier1,19 J)e nexte 301° fat
come after5, he was cronede solempliche20 at Westrmwsfer of }>e
20 Erchebisshope Robert of Wynchelse,21 of Kanterbery ; and fere was
so grete prees of peple fat Sir1 lohn Bakwelle was dede and
mordrede. IT And anone as f e gode Kyng1 Edward was dede, Sir*
Edward1 his sone, Kyng1 of Engeland', sent after Piers of Gauaston
24 into Gascoigne; and so miche louede him fat he callede him his
* brof er ' ; and anone after1 he ^af him f e lordeshipp of Wallyng-
foro^ ; and hit was nou^t longe after1 fat he ne $af him f e Erldome
of Cornwaile, a^eynes alle f e lordes 22wille of fe reaume.22 1F And
28 fo brought he Sir1 Walter of Langeton, Bisshop of Chestre, into
prisoun, into the Toure of London, with ij knafes allone him to23
seme, for enchesoun fat24 fe Kyng1 was wrof with him, for cause
fat Sir* Wa[l]ter made pleint25 vppoii him to his fader1; wherfore
32 he was put into26 prisoun in fe tyme of trailbaston.
1-1 p?'ophecyed Merlyn which was wel knowe oueral 0. 2 in D.
3 gretly O. 4 discomfortede D. dyscomfited' dyscomforted sic 0.
5 no 0. 6 om, D. 7 frouj-out al D. jmrgfr-out al 0. 8 om. 0.
9 went 0. 10 the D. >at J>e O. " MS. gode Gode. 12 to D.
13 leaf 117. 14 holy 0. 15 mercy Amen O.
16 and ]>is Edward DO. 17-17 om. 0. 18 at 0.
19 ffeuerei0 DO. 20 solempnyly 0. 21 Wynchestre 0.
22-'22 willes of Engeland* D. 23 forto D0. 24 om> D0.
25 cowipleynt DO. » in D.
206 Piers Gavestoris pride. He is sent to Ireland. [CH.CLXXXVII
51 And pis1 Piers of Gauastoii made so grete maistries, pat he
went into pe Kyngws tresorie in pe Abbay of Westimwsfe?*, and
toke2 pe table of golde, 3wip pe tresteles of pe same, and meny
opere riche gewelles pat some tyme wer* pe noble4 Kyng Arthures, 4
and toke ham to a marchant pat me clepede5 Aymery of Friscom-
bande, for he shulde bere ham oner1 pe see into Gascoigne : and
pai come neuer1 a3eyne after ; \vherfore hit was6 grete losse vnto7
pis land*. 8
U And when pis Piers was so rychely auauncede, he bicome so
proude and so stout, wherof alle pe grete lordes of pe reaume had
him in despite for his grete beryng1. Wherfore8 Sir* Henry pe9
Lacy, Erl of Lyncoin,10 and Sir1 Guy Erl of Wannoyk (pe whiche 12
gode lordes pe gode Kyng1 Edward chargede, pat Piers of Gauaston
shulde nou^t come into Engeland? forto brynge his sone into ryot),
U And alle pe lordes of Engelawd, assemblede ham9 at a certeyn day
at pe11 Frere Prichoures of12 London, and speken13 of pe14 dis- 16
honowr pat pe Kyng dede to15 his reaume and to his crone, and so
pai assemblede16 alle, hope Erles, barons17 and communes, pat pe for-
saide Piers of Gauaston shulde ben18 exilede out19 of Engelowd.
And so hit was done ; for he forsuore Engekmd, and went into 20
Irland? ; and pere pe Kyng made him chief teyn and Gouernour1 of
pe lande 20by his co?wmissioun ; and pe?-e pis Piers was chef teyn of
al pe land?,20 and dede pere aH pat him liked?, and had pere al9 what
he wolde. U And21 pat tyme were pe templeres exilede prou$ al 24
c?*istendome,22 ffor enchesoun pat men put oppon ham pat pai
shulde done23 24ping pat was24 a^eynes pe faip25 and gode bileue.
U Kyng1 Edward louede Piers of Gauaston so miche 26pat he might
nou^t forlete his company ; and so miche pe Kyng $af and bihight 28
to pe peple of Engeland?, pat pe exiling of pe forsaide Piers shulde
bene27 reuokede at Staunford', prou^ ham pat 28him hade28 exilede.
1T Wherfore Piers of Gauaston come a^eyne into Engeland4 ; and
when he was comen29 a^eyn into pis lande, he despisede pe grettest 32
lordes of pis lande, and callede Sir1 Koberf30 Clare Erl of Gloucestre,
I the forsaide D. >e foraayd? 0. 2 nome DO. 3 leaf 117, back.
4 gode D. 5 Called 0. 6 was a D.
7 in-to 0. 8 wherof D. 9 om. DO. 10 Nichole DO.
II om. 0. 12 at 0. 13 spek1 D.
14 MS. >e >e. 15 vnto 0. 16 assentede DO.
17 om. D. & barons 0. 18 be 0. 19 om. D. 2°— 2° om. 0.
21 And in 0. ffl cristiente DO. a do 0.
24-24 >inges D. Jnng< 0. * fey 0. » leafllB. * be D.
~ had hym 0. » come 0. »> Robert of DO.
CH. CLXXXVIII] Piers G-aveston is slam. Bruce returns. 207
'Horessone/ and pe Erl of Lyncoln,1 Sir* Henry pe2 Lacy, ' Broste
bely,' and Sir1 Guy Erl of Waxitoyk, 'blanke3 hounde of Arderne/
And also he callede pe noble Erl and gentil, Thomas of Lancastre,
4 'Cherl,' and meny 4othere5 shames and scorn4 6ham saide, & by
meny opere6 grete lordes of Engelandl, wherfore pai were towardes7
him ful angri and sore annoiede.
U And 8 in pe 9 same tyme deide pe Erl of Lyncohi 10 ; but he
8 charged?, or he was dede, Thomas of Lancastre, erl, pat was his sone-
in-lawe, pat he shulde mayntene his quereii a^eyns pe same Piers
of Gauaston, oppon. his benison. U And so hit was ordeynede,
prou}11 helpe of pe Erie of Lancastr* and of pe Erl of Warrw?/&,
12 pat pe forsaide12 Piers was biheuedede13 at Gauersiche bisides
Warwik1, pe xix day of w lun),15 in pe $ere of grace16 M* CCC &17
xij ; wherfore pe Kyng was sore annoiede, and prayede God pat
he might18 see J>at day to bene avengede of19 pe dep of )>e forsaide
16 Piers. IT And so hit bifelle aftirvvard, as ^e shul hure, — alias J?e
tyme! — ffor J>e forsaide Erl of Lancastre & meny opere20 21 grete
baroun,22 wer> put to pitouse de)>, and martrede, for enchesoun of
)>e forsaide quereli.
20 H The Kyng was ]>o at London, and helde a parlement, and
ordeynede )>e lawes of Sir1 Symond* Mountford4 ; wherfor the Erl of
Lancastre, and alle )>e Erles & aii }>e clergye of Engeland', maden an
oth, prou} conseile of Eobert of Wynchelse, forto maintene J>e
24 ordenaunces23 for eue?'more.
How Robert ]>e Brus come a3eyne into Scotland', and Gaderede
a grete power1 of men forto werr1 oppon Kyng Edward*.
U Capitulo 11 Centesimo Qttogesimo viij°.
28 4 Nd when Sir* Eobert ]>e Brus, pat made him Kyng of Scot-
XJL land«, pat was fledde into Normandy24 for drede of dep of
pe2 goode Kyng Edward, and herd of pe debate pat was in Enge-
1 Nichol D. Nichole 0. 2 om. D. 3 blac D. Blake 0.
-4 other scornes and shame D. o]>er scornes & schame 0.
5 MS. ouere. 6— 6 & seyde by o]>er meny 0. 7 toward 0.
8 MS. has in the margin, in same hand : Obijt Heurici«s Comes Lincoln.
9 that D. om. 0. 10 Nichole DO. n burgh ]>e 0.
12 forseid sir 0. 13 beheded' 0.
4 MS. has of lander, with I&nuer underlined for omission.
15 lanuer D. 16 grace a 0. 17 om. DO.
18 most D. muste 0. 19 vpon 0. ^ Another 0.
21 leaf 118, back. & barons D.
23 ordenance D. 2* Norway D. Norwey 0.
208 Bruce defeats Edw. II at Bannocklurn. [CH. CLXXXVIII
land? bituene ]>G Kyng and his lordes, he ordeynede an hoste, and
come into Engelond, into Northumberland?, and clenly destroiede pe
contreye. U And when Kyng Edward herde }>is tidynges,1 he 2lete
assemble2 his host, and mette pe Scottis at Streuelyn,3 in pe day of 4
pe4 Natiuite of Seint lohn pe Baptiste, in )>e vij 4 ^er* of his regne,5
and in pe }ere of our1 Lorde 6Ihesu Crist1,6 M* CCC &7 xiiij. Alias
pe sorw and losse fat pere was done ! for pere was slayn, pe noble
Erl Gilbert of Clare, Sire Robert of Clifford*, a7 baroun, and meny 8
opere ; & of opere peple pat no man cou)> nombre ; and pere
Kyng Edward was scomfitede. And Sir5 Edmund! of Maule, pe8
kynges stiward, for drede went and drenchede him-self9 in a
fresshe ryuer* pat is callede Bannokesbourn ; perefore10 npe Scottes 12
saide, in reprofe and despite of Kyng1 Edward, foralsemiche12 as he
louede forto go13 by watere, and also for he was descomfitede at
Bannokesbour[n]e, perfore maidenes made a songe perof, 14in pat
centre, of Kyng Edward of Engeland?14 and in pis maner1 pai 16
songe15 : —
U Maydenes of Engetande, sare may 36 morne,
For tynt 36 haue [lost]16 ^oure lemmana at Bannokesborn
wip hevalogh. 20
H What wende pe Kyng1 of "Engeland haue ygete17 Scotlande
wip Rombylogh.
"When Kyng Edward? was descomfitede, he was wonder1 sory,
and faste18 fledde wip his folc4 pat was lafte alif*,19 and went 24
to Berwik1, and pere helde him. H And after, he toke hostages, pat is
to seyne,20 vij childerne, of pe rychest1 of pe toun ; and pe Kyng
went to London, and toke21 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 men22 callede lohn Tanner ; and he went and saide
pat he was pe goode Kyng1 Edwardus sone, and lete him calle
'Edward of Carnaruan'; and perfore he was take23 at Oxenford*, 32
and pere 24 chalangede pe frere Cannes chirche pat Kyng Edward
hade ^eue25 ham, pe whiche cherch26 some tyme was4 pe Kyngws
I tydynge 0. 2— z assemblede D. 3 Estreuelyn D. Estryuelyn 0.
4 om. O. 5 regne vij 0. 6— 6 om. 0. 7 om. DO.
8 >e DO. for >e R. 9 him D. hym 0. 10 wherfore DO.
II leaf 119. 12 forasmyche 0. 13 gone D. om. 0. 14— 14 (m. D.
15 saiden D. ltt om. D. 17 gete DO.
18 MS. faste faste, with second faste underlined for omission.
19 on lif D. 2° weten D. wete 0. 21 to sic D. nome 0.
22 me DO. ^ taken DO. M \>er& he DO. ^ youe 0.
26 Cherche was 0.
CH. CLXXXIX] Berwick taken. Cardinals rolbd. Famine. 209
Halle. IT And afterwarde was pis lohn ladde to Northampton, and1
draw, and pe?'e2 hongede for his falsenesse. and er* pat he was
dede, he conf essede,3 and saide bifore al pe f olc, fat ' J>e deuel
4 bihiglite him pat he shulde be Kyng1 of Engeland ' ; and pat ' he
hade seruede pe deuel iij
How pe toun of Berwik was taken 4 prou^ treson ; & how ij
Cardynales wer* robbet in Engeland. Cap/zWo Centesirpo
XX
8 iiij ix°.
5 A Nd in myd Le?^ton 6 Sonday in pe $ere of our Lord Ihesu
Jm Crist M* CCC xvj, Berwik was loste, prou^ false tresoun of
on, Piers of Spaldyng*; pe whiche Piers, pe Kyng1 had put pere
12 forto kepe j?e7 same toune wi])8 meny burgeys of pe9 toun. II Wher-
fore )>e chiklerne ]?at were put in hostages 10 prou^ J?e burgeys of
Berwik,11 folwede ]?e Kyngwa Marchalcie meuy daye,12 fetrede in
st?'onge yrenes.
16 U And after1 pat tyme pere come ij Cardinales into EngelancP,
as pe Pope hade ham sende forto niak pees bituene Scotland4 and
Eiigelawd. and as pai went toward Duresme forto haue sacrede
maistre Lowys of Beaumond*, Bisshop of Duresme ; and as pai went,
20 pai were taken4 and robbit oppoii pe more of Wigelesdon 13 ; of
whiche robrye, Sir* Gilbert of Midelton was atteint, and tal£e,14 and
hongede & drawe15 at London), and his 16heuede smyten16 of1, and
his bowales taken out of his body, and brent, & his body qwar-
24 tarede, and his heuede17 18 smyten of, and18 sette oppon a spere, and
sette oppoii Newegate ; and pe iiij quarters sent to iiij citees of
Engeland.
11 And pat same tyme bifelle meny meschyues in Engeland? ; for
28 pe pore2 peple deide in Engeland for hunger; and so niiche and19
so faste folc deiden, 20pat vnnepes20 men m[i]ght haw bury; for a
quarter of2 whete was worpe xls., and ij 3ere and an halfe a
quarter of21 whete19 was worpe 22ij mar}22 : and ofte-tymes pe pore
I and ]>ere was D. '2 om. D. 3 confessede him D. 4 take 0.
5 leaf 119, back. 6 lentenes D. lent 0. 7 >at 0.
8 MS. has wij) me- with me- underlined for omission. 9 J>e same D.
10 MS. hostages )>rou3 |>rou3, icith first ]>rou3 underlined for omission ;
hostage DO.
II Benvyk1 and fe burgeys of Berwik D. Berwylc1 and ])e Burgeys of
Berwyk1 0.
12 dayes DO. VA Wyngeleston D. Wyngeledonne 0. 14 taken DO.
15 drawen DO. 16-ie heed smyte 0. 17 heed 0. 18-18 om. DO.
19 om. 0. 20-20 >an vnnefe 0. 21 om. DO.
22— ffi xxvj s. viij d. ij marc 0.
BRUT. P
210 The Scots plunder Northumberland. Interdict. [CH. cxc-i
peple stale childern and ete ham, and ete also alle1 fe houndes
J>at fai might take, and ek Horse & cattes ; and after*, ]>erQ felle a
grete 2 pestilence amonges 3 bestes in diuerse contrees of Engela?zd
duryng Kyng Edwardes lif1. 4
How f e Scottes robbede Northumberland'. Capitate Centesimo
Nonogesimo.
ANd in fe same tyme 4come fe4 Scottes a^eyne into Engelaud?,5
and destroiede Northumberlond?,6 and brent fat lande, & 8
robbet hit,6 and quellede mew and wymmen, & childern fat laye7
in cradeH, and brent also holy cherche, and destroiede Cristen-
dome, and 8toke &8 bare awaye Englisshe-meraies godes, as fai
hade bene9 Sarasins or paynemes. and of fe wickednesse fat fai 12
deden,10 ail fe worlde spake ferof, frou} al Cristendome.
How f e Scottes wolde nou^t amende her1 trespasse ; and f erfore
Scotland was enterditede. U 'Gapitulo Centesimo Nono-
gesi??io p?lmo. 16
ANd when11 Pope12 John, J>e xxij after seynt Petre, herde of )?e
grete sorwe and meschief1 fat J>e Scottes wrought, he was
wonder1 sory fat Cristendome was so destroiede frou^ fe Scottes,
and nameliche13 for fai destroiede so holy cherche; Wherfore fe 20
Pope14 sent a general sentence, vnder1 his bullis of leade, vnto fe
Erchebisshope of Kaunte?'bery, and to fe Erchebisshope of ^ork1,
fat ' if Eobert f e Brus of Scotland? wolde nou^t be iustifiede, and
make amendes vnto15 kyng 16 Edward of Engelawd,16 his17 lorde, & 24
make amendes of his losse, and his harmes fat fai hade done in
Engeland*, and also to restore fe godes fat fai hade18 19take out
of19 holy cherch, fat fe sentence shulde be p?*onouwcede frouj aH
EngelaraZ. U And when f e Scottes herde fis, fai wolde nou3t 28
2021cesse of21 her1 malice for fe Popes22 co??imaundement ; Wherfor
1 am. 0. 2 leaf 120. 3 among 0. 4~4 comen D.
5 Northumberland D. 6 om. D. 7 leyne D. leyn 0.
s-8 O7?i. D. 9 be 0. 10 dede DO. n when the D.
12 pope struck out, and bisshope written over in a different hand in 0.
13 namely 0.
14 pope struck out, and bisshope written over in a different hand in 0.
15 vnto the D. vnto >e 0. 16~16 of Engelond? Edward' 0.
17 her* DO. 18 MS. hade m, with m underlined for omission.
19-19 taken in D. take of 0. 2° leaf 120, back.
21-21 leue D. lette 0.
22 popes struck out, and bisshopis written over in a different hand in 0
CH. cxcii] Scotland interdicted. Scots ravage N. England. 211
Eobert pe1 Brus, lamys Douglas, and Thomas Randolf Erl of
Morref , and alle po pat wip ham communede, or ham halp in worde
or in2 dede, were accursed? 3prou3 euery cherche prou$3 Engelandl,
4 euery [day] at masse iij tymes; and no masse shulde be songen4 in
holy cherche prou^-out5 al Scotland*, but if pe Scottis wolde make
restitucion of pe harmes fat pai hade made vnto6 holy cherche.
Wherfore meny a gode p?-este and holy man,7 perfore were slayn
8 prou^ al 8 pe reme of Scotland4, for enchesoun pat pai wolde singe
no masse a3eynes pe Popes9 co??imaundementi and a^eynes his wille,
and to done and f ulfille pe tiraunt^ 10 wille.
How Sir1 Hughe, pe Spenseres sone, was2 made pe Kyngws
12 Chamberlein ; and of pe bataile of Miton. Capitwfo
Centesimo Nonogmwo secw?zdo.
ANd hit was nou$t longe afterward, pat pe Kyng ne ordeynede
a parlement at ^ork1 j and pere was Sir* Hugh, pe Spensere^ ll
16 sone, made Chamberlein. And in ]?e mene-tyme, while J?e weri^
last1, the Kyng went a^eyne into Scotland', J?at hit was wonder
forto wete, and bisegede ]>& toun of Berwik1 ; but }>e Scottes went
oue?' J)e water of Solewath, J?at was iij mile fram J)e Kyngws host,
20 and priuely12 )?ai stele awaye by nyght, and come??13 into Engetot?,
and robbede and destroiede14 al pat J?ai myght, and sparede no
mane?' ping1 1 til J?at jjai comen to 15 3ork. And when ]?e Englisshe-
men pat were lafte at 16home Wist17 of pis ping1, alle po pat might
24 tmuaile — as wel monkes and18 p?*estes and ffreres & Chanouns and
seculers, — and come and mette wip pe Scottes at Miton op19 Swale,
pe xij day of Ottobre. Alias ! what sorwe for pe Englisshe
hosbonde-men pat coupe noping1 in werr1, pere were quellede and
28 drenchede20 in 21pe Ryuer of Swale.21 And her1 chyueteynes, Sir1
William of Melton, Erchebisshop of ^ork1, & pe Abbot of Selby
with her* stedes, 22 fledde, & come vnto 22 3ork<. And pat was her1
owen folie pat pai had pat meschaunce, for pai passede pe water of
1 om. D. 2 om. 0.
3-3 in euery cherche of D. in euery Cherche Jmrgh 0.
4 songe 0. 5 >rou3 D. 6 to D. >urgh 0. 7 men DO.
8 om. DO.
9 popes struck out, and bisshoppis written over in a different hand in 0.
10 Traytours 0. n Spencer 0. 12 priuelich D. 13 come 0.
14 destruede D. 15 vnto 0. 16 leaf 121. n herde D. herd 0.
18 as 0. 19 oppon D. 2° dreynt 0.
21— 21 an arme of the see D. an arme of >e see 0.
22-22 fledden and comen to D. fled & comen vnto 0.
21 2 The White Battle. Hugh le Spenser. [CH. cxcii-m
Swale; and fe Sccottes sette in1 fire iij stackes of hey; and fe
smoke ferof was so huge fat2 Englisshe-me?i myght nought see fe
Scottes. H And1 whew f e Englisshe-men were gon oner f e water, f o
come3 fe Scottes \vij) heij wenge,4 in maner of a shelde, and come 4
toward? f e Englisshe-men in a rawe ; and f e Englisshe-meu fledde,
for vnnefes5 fai hade eny men6 of Armes; for fe Kyng hade ham
alle7 almost loste atte fe7 sege of Berwik1; and fe Scottes8
hobilers went bituix9 fe brigge & fe Englisshe-men. IT And when 8
f e grete host 10had faim10 mette, fe Englisshe-men fledde bituene f e
hobilers and fe grete host; and fe Englisshe-men almost alle7 were
f ere slayn.11 And 12he fat might wende ouer f e water was sauede :
but meny were drenchede,12 Alias, for 13sorwe! for13 fere was14 12
slayne meny men of Religioun, and seculers, and ek prestes and
clerkes ; and wif miche sorw the Erchebisshop scapede ; and f er-
fore f e Scottes callede hit15 ' the White Bataile.'
How Kyng1 Edward dede aH maner2 16fing< as 17Sire Hugh fe 16
Spenser17 Wolde. C&pitulo Centesimo "NQnogesimo tercio.
ANd when Kyng Edward herde fis tydynges,18 he remevede his
sege fra??i Berwik, & come a^eyne into Engelandl. But Sii1*
Hugh fe SpenseiJ, fe sone, fat was J?e Kynges chaumberlein, kepte 20
so fe Kyngws chaumbre, fat no man might19 speke wif fe Kyng1,
but if20 he made wif him a frett forto done his nede, & fat ouer*
mesure. And f is Hugh bar* him so stoute, fat alle men hade of
him scorn and despite; and fe kyng him-self wolde nou^t be21 24
gouemede22 by no maner5 man, but oneliche23 by his fader* and by
him. IT And yf eny knyght of Engoland hade wodes, maneres, or
lande, fat fai wolde couette, anone fe Kyng1 moste ^eue it ham, or
elles24 fe man fat owede25 hit 26shulde falsely26 be enditede of 28
fforfet27 or of ffelonye; and f rou$ soche doynges28 fai disheritede
meny a grete29 bachiler), and so meny landes30 geten, fat hit was
miche Wonder.
I on D. a 0. 2 )>at >e D. 3 Comen 0. 4 wynges D.
5 vnnej>e 0. 6 ma?i 0. 7 om. 0. 8 Scottyssh 0.
9 bituene D. betwen 0. 10-10 ham D. hem 0.
II quellede D. y-quelled' 0. 12-12 dreynt 0. "-13 om. DO.
14 were 0. 15 that bataile D. >at bataitt 0. 16 leaf 121, back.
17-17 ^>e Spencers 0. 18 tydyng 0. 19 mast 0. L<0 o//i. DO.
21 ben 0. ffl gouemed ne reulede D. goucrned' ne revvled' 0.
23 onely D. only 0. 24 ett 0. 'a oujt D. ought 0.
*-* falsely shulde D. * >e forest 0. ^ doyug D. doynge 0.
29 gode D. good 0. 30 landes }>ai D.
CH. cxcin-iv] The harm done ly the Spensers. 213
IF And when fe lordes of Engeland saw fe1 couetise and fe
falsenesse of Sir1 Hugh fe Spenser, his2 fader, and of Sir1 Hugh
his3 sone, fai comen4 to fe gentil Erl of Lancastre, and axede
4 5him of5 conseile of fe disese fat was in the reame frou$ Sir1 Hugh
fe6 Spenser1 and his sone. And in haste, by one assent, fai made
a priue assemble at Shirbornin Elmede; and alle fa[i] maden7 fere
an oth forto breke and destourble fe doyng bituene fe Kyng1 and
8 Sir1 Hugh f e Spenser* and his sone, oppon her' power*. And fai
went into fe Marche of Walys, & destroiede fe Lande8 of fe
forsaide Sir1 Hughes.
9 How sir1 Hughe fe Spenser and his fader1 Were exilede out
12 of Engeland. C&pitulo Centeslmo Nonogesimo iiijto.
WHen Kyng Edward? saw ))e grete harme and destrucionn fat
fe barons of Engeland' deden on10 Sir1 Hugh J?e6 Spensers
Landes, and to his sones, in eue?y place Jmt ]?ai comen oppon. And
16 J>e Kyng ]?o, ]?rou^ his Conseile, exilede Sir1 John Mounbray, Sire
Roger11 of Clifford', and Sir* Gosselyn DauiH, and meny o^er lordes
fat wei-* to ham 12 consent.13 Wherfore J?e barons dede ]?o 14 more
harme fan fai dede bifore. U And when fe Kyng1 saw fat6 fe
20 barons wolde nou^t cesse of her1 cruelte, f e Kyng was sore adrade
leste fai wolde15 destroy him and his reame for his mayntenance,
but yf6 fat he assentede to ham; and so he sent for ham 1Gby
lettre^,16 fat fai shulde come to London to his parlement at a
24 certeyne day, as in his leftres17 were18 conteynede.
U And fai come wif iij batailes wel armed19 at alle poynt} ; &
euery bataile hade cote-armur1 20 of grene clofe21 ; and ferof fe right
quarter was ^alwe, wif wliite bendes ; Wherfore fat pc/?iement was
28 callede ' f e pwlment wif 22 f e whit bende.23 ' IT And in fat company
was Sir* Humfray de Bohon, Erl of Herford,24 and Sir* Boger of
Clifford', SiVe lohn Mounbray, Sire Gosselyn DauiH, Sire Roger
Mortymer, Vncle of Sir1 Roger Mortymer1 of Wigemore, Sire Henry
32 of Tyeys,25 Sire lohn GifPard, and Sir1 Bartholomew26 Badelesmere
fat was fe Kynges Stiward, fat fe Kyng hade sent to Shirborn
1 >e grete D. >e gret 0. 2 >e D. a >e DO. 4 come DO.
-5 of hyni 0. 6 om. D. 7 made DO. 8 Laundes D.
9 leaf 122. 10 to DO. " Robert D. 12 hyni 0.
u consentede D. " the D. om. 0. 13 shulde D. 16-16 om. D.
17 lettre D. 18 was 0. 19 y-armed 0.
20 cotarmures D. cote-armures 0. 21 cho]>e sic D. ^ of 0.
23 bendes D. 24 Hereford' D. *> T DQ
26 Bartholomew of 0.
214 The Spenser s outlawd. Th e Father curses his Son. [CH. cxci V
in Elmede, to fe JErl of Lancastre and to alle fat "VVif him Were,
forto trete of accorde fat him aliede to fe barons, and come wif fe2
company, And Sir* Roger Damory and Sir* Hugh 3of Audeley3 fat
hade spousede fe Kynges neces, susters4 to5 Sir1 Gilbert of Clare, 4
Erl of Gloucestre, fat was quellede in Scotland, as aboue6 is saide.
U And fo ij Lordes hadde fe ij partes7 of fe Erldome of Gloucestre;
and Sir1 Roger8 fe Spenser1, fe sorane, hadde fe 9fridde part9 on10
his Wifes behalue,11' the fridde12 suster1. And fo ij lordes went to 8
fe barouns wif al her1 power*, au^eynes Sir1 Hugh, her* brofe?'-in-
Law; and so fer come with ham, Sir1 Roger of Clifford', Sir* lohn
Mounbray, Sir* Gosselyn Dauitt, Sir1 Roger Mortymer* of Werk1,
Sir1 Roger Mortymer1 of Wygemore, his nevew, Sir* Henry Trays,13 12
Sir* lohn Giffard, Sir Bartholomew of Bedelesmere, wif alle14 her*
company, & meny of ere fat to ham wer1 consent.
U Alle fis15 grete Lordes corner16 to Westminster, to fe Kynges
parleinent; and so j>ai spoken and dede, fat bofe Sir Hugh fe17 16
Spenser, f e fader* & 18 f e Son, were outlawede of Engelawd for euer-
more. U And Sir1 Hughe fe fader1 went to Douer1, and made
miche sorwe, and felle adoun19 by fe see bank1, 20& clipped20 acros
wif his Armes, and sore wepyng,21 saide : "now, farewele22 Enge- 20
land? ! & gode Engelarcrf, to23 Gode y fe bitak ! " and fries cussede
fe grounde, and wende neuer24 haue comen25 a^ein, and26 Wepyng
ful sore, cursede fe tyme fat euer he bigate Sir Hugh his sone, &
saide 'for him 27he hade27 loste Engeland?'; and in p?'esence of 24
ham fat were him 28aboute, he $af him his curse, and went oue?f
fe see to his landes. But Sire Hugh fe sone wolde nou^t go29 out
of Engelarcrf, but helde him in f e see ; and he & his company
robbede ij Dormondes bisides Sandewiche, & toke30 and baij awaye 28
aH fe gode fat was in ham, fe Value of xl31 M* ti.
How fe Kyng Exilede fe32 Erl Thomas of Lancastre, & alle fat
helde wif him ; and how f e Mortymer1 come & ^elde him
vnto33 fe Kyng1; & of fe lordes siege. CapzYwZo Gentesimo 32
Nonogesimo duinto.
1 leaf 122, back. 2 MS. >e fe ; >at DO. 3~3 Daudel D. Dandele D.
4 suster 0. 5 and DO. 6 bifore D. byfore 0. 7 partyes DO.
8 Hugh DO. a-9 iij partye 0. 10 in DO. " half* D. hand' 0.
12 iij 0. 13 Trays DO. 14 MS. alle att. 15 >ese 0.
16 come 0. 17 om. DO. 18 & sir Hugh Spencer 0.
19 doune oppon the grounde D. doun vpou >e ground' 0. ao-20 om. DO.
21 wepynge & 0. ffi fayre DO. a to almy^ty D. to almyghty 0.
24 nenere to 0. ^ come 0. >x and D. & 0. om. R. W-J' y haue D.
28 fca/123. a gon DO. 30 nome 0. 31 iiij D. *2 om. 0. 33 to 0.
CH. cxcv-Vi] The Spensers return. Siege of TickJiill Castle. 215
Hit was nought longe after1, fat fe Kyng ne1 made Sir* Hugh
fe Spenser fe fader*, and Sir* Hugh fe2 sornie, come a^ein
into Engetod, a^eyns fe lordes wille of f e reaume. IT And sone
4 after, fe Kyng, wif3 strong Power5, come and bisegede fe castel of
Leedes : and in fat castel was f e Lady of Badelesmore, for enchesoun
fat she wolde nou^t grant fe castel to fe1 Quene Isabel!, Kyng
Edwardes wif1. IT But f e principal cause was, for encheson fat Sir1
8 Bartholomev Badelesmere was a3eins f e Kyng1, & helde with the
lordes of Engelawd. And nof eles, f e Kyng1, by helpe and socoure of
men of London, and also frou^ helpe of Southern men, fe Kyng gate
f e castel, maugre ham alle fat wer* wif in,4 and tok wif him al fat he
1 2 might f ynde. IT And when f e barons of Engeland herd of fis f ing1,
5 Sir* Koger Mortymer1 &5 of ere meny lordes6 toke fe toune of
Brugeworth with strengh; Wherfore fe Kyng was wonder* wrof,
and lete outelawe Thomas7 of Lancastre & Hounfray de Bohoun,
16 8Erl of Hereford?,9 and alle10 fat Were assent11 to fe same quereH.
IT And fe Kyng Assemblede an12 host, & come a3eynes fe lordes of
Engeland? ; wherfor f e Mortymers put ham to f e Kynges mercy &
his grace ; and anone f ai wer* sent to f e Toure of London, and fere
20 kepte in prisoun. IT And when f e barons herd of fis f ing1, f ai
comew to Pontfret1, fere fat f e Erl Thomas soiornede, and tolde him
how fe Mortymers13 had14 ^elde ham bofe15 vnto16 fe Kyng1, &
put haw in16 his grace.
24 Of f e sege of Tikhulle. 1T C&pitulo Centesimo iiij xvj°.
WHen Thomas, Erl of Lancastre, herde17 fis, 18fai were18
wonder* wrof, & alle fat were of his company, and gretly
fai were descomfortede, & ordeinede her* power1 togeder, and
28 bisegede f e casteli of TykhuH. But f o fat were wif in, so man-
liche19 20defendede ham,20 fat fe barons might nou^t gete fe castefi.
IT And when fe Kyng herde telle21 fat his casteli was bisegede, he
suore, by God and by his crowne,22 fat f e sege shulde be remevede,
32 and assemblede an huge power* of peple, and went f iderward forto
1 om. 0. 2 his D. 3 with a 0. 4 >erin 0.
5— 5 written twice in all three MSS. 6 lordes nome & 0.
7 Thomas erle DO. 8 leaf 123, back. 9 Herford* 0.
10 al >o D. att >o 0. n asseutant D. assentynge 0.
12 a gret D. an hugh 0. 13 Mortymers both D. Mortymers bofe 0.
14 hadden 0. 15 om. DO. 16 to 0. 17 herde of D.
IB-IS he was D< 19 manly Q 20-20 ham defendede D. 21 om. D.
22 namen D. names 0.
216 Siege ofTickhill raisd. Robert Holond's treachery. [CH.CXCVI
rescue fe casteft; and his power* encressede fram day to day.
f When fe Erie of Lancastr* and fe Erl of Hereford',1 and f e
barons and her* company, herde of f is fing1, fai assemblede al her*
power*, and went ham to Burton op Trent, and kepte fe bruge, fat 4
fe Kyng shulde nou^t come2 oner1. H But hit bifeft so, fat3 on fe
x4 day of Marche, in fe $ere of g?'ace M* CCC xxj5 fe Kyng and
f e Spensers, Sir* Aymer* Valaunce, Erl of Penbrok1, & lohn,6 Erl of
Arundel, and her1 power1, went ouer fe 7Watere, and descomfitede 8
fe Erl Thomas & his company; and fai fledde to fe caster! of
Tuttebery; and fro fenus fai went to Pountfret. And in fat
Viage deide Sir1 Eoger Dammory, in f e Abbay of Tuttebery.
IT And in fat same tyme, fe Erl Thomas hade a toY/itour1 with 12
him fat me?*8 callede Robert of Holonde, a Knyght fat fe Erl
hade brou^t vp of noivjt, and hade norisshede him in his botelerie,
and had ^euen9 him ij M* mar^10 nof rent11 by ^ere.12 And so
miche fe Erl louede him, fat he might doo13 in fe Erles court 16
what14 him likede, bofe amonges15 hye & law; and so queyntely
16euer he16 bare him a3eynes his lord', fat he truste more oppon him
fan oppon17 eny man alyue. IT And fe Erl hade ordeynede 18him
by lettre18 forto wende into fe Erldome of Lancastr1, forto make 20
a rise to helpe him fat19 viage, fat is to seyn, vc men of Armes.
But fe 20 said Holand20 come nou^t fere, no maner1 men21 forto
warne, ne to make a rise to22 helpe his lord'. 11 And when Holand'23
herde telle fat his lord was scomfitede24 at Burton, as 25an vntrew 24
man25 he stale away, and robbede in. Rauenesdale his lordes mew
fat come26 fra f e scomfiture, & tok27 of ha?^ horse and harneys, and
al fat f ai hade, & quellede of ham alle fat he myght tak, and f o
come and 3elde him vnto28 f e Kyng1. U When f e gode Erl Thomas 28
wist fat he was so bitraiede, he was sore abasshede, and saide to
him-self, "0 almyghty god!" quod he, "how might Robert
Holonde fynde in his hert me to bitraye, sifens29 fat y 30haue
Louede him so miche ? 0 God, 31wel may now31 a man see32 by 32
1 Herford* 0. 2 passe DO. 3 am. DO. 4 tenj>e 0.
5 & xxij 0. 6 lohn >e O. 7 leaf 124. 8 me DO. 9 3eue 0.
10 Mark 0. "-» om. D. of land' 0. 12 Jere of lande D.
13 done 0. u al pat D. al Jring J>at 0. 15 amonge D. among 0.
" he-dede D.
18-is by his lettre him D. by his lettre 0. 19 in his D. in Jxrt 0.
a*-20 false traitoure D. fals Traytowr 0. 21 man D. ^ for-to 0.
23 the traitour D. )>e Traytour 0. ** descomfitede D. discomfited 0.
B-25 a false >ef traitoure D. a fals >ef a Traytour 0. * comen D.
. w to 0. » sith D. seth 0. » leaf 121, back.
CH.CXCVIi] Thomas of Lancaster & the Rebels go to Burlridge. 217
him fat no man may desceyue anofer,1 rafere fan he fat he most
trust oppon. He haf ful euel ^eldede2 me3 my godenesse, and fe
worship fat y to him haue done, and frou^ my kynclenesse haue
4 him avauncede, and made him hie fram4 lowe; & he makef me go
fram4 he into5 lowe; but ^itte shal he dye in euel def."
Of f e Scomfiture of Burbrigge. U Capi'taZo U Gentesinio Nonc-
gesimo Septiwo.
8 rilHe gode Erl Thomas of Lancastre, Hunfray de Bohon, Erl
I of Herford', and fe barouns fat wif ham6 wer*, toke7 a8
conseile bituene ham at fe3 Frere Prechoures at Pountfrettf. fo
fou^t Thomas vppon fe traitoz^r9 Robert Holond', and saide in
12 reprofe, "Alias! Holonde me haf bitraiede ! Ay is in fe rede of
so??zme euel shrede.10 " H And by co?)imune assent f ai shulde alle
11 gone to11 fe castel of Dunstanburghe, the whiche perteynede to fe
Erl dome of Lancastre, and fat fai shulde abide fe?*e til12 fe Kyng
16 hade for^eue ham his male-talent, but when fe gode Erl Thomas
fis herde, he ansuerede in f is inaner*, and saide : " Lordes," <\uod
he, "if we gone13 toward' fe north, men wil seyn14 fat we gon15
toward fe Scottes ; and so we shul be holde traitoures, for 16 cause
20 of16 distaunce fat is bituene17 Kyng Edward and Robert fe Brus,
fat18 made him Kyng1 of Scotland. And f erf ore y say, as tochyng
myself, fat y wil go19 no ferfer into fe North fan to myn owen
castel of Pountfretf." U And when Sire Pvoger1 Clifford? herde fis,20
24 he aros vp anone in wraf, 21and drow his suorde, & swore by
Almygty God? 22and by his holy names,22 but if fat he wolde go23
wif ham, he shulde be dede, and fat he wolde slee him fere. U J3e
noble24 Erl Thomas of Lancastre was sore adrade, and saide:
28 "faire sires,25 y wil go wif fow26 whidei-'-so-euei1' 36 me lede." J9o
went fai togederes into f e North ; and wif ha??^ fai hade vijc men
of Armes, and come to Burbrig*.
II And when St're Andrew of Herkela — fat was in fe North-
32 contre f rou^ ordenance of f e Kyng1, forto kepe f e cuntre of Scotland?
1 a man D. 2 $elde D. ^elden 0. 3 om. 0. 4 fro 0.
5 to D. 6 hym 0. 7 nomen 0.
8 MS. has a castel, imtli castel underlined for omission ; om. DO.
9 traytry of D. Trayterye of 0. 10 deth 0. u— u wende into DO.
12 til >at 0. 13 go DO. 14 say D. 15 go D. 16-16 om. D.
17 bituene D. betwen 0. bitue R. 18 om. D. 19 gone D.
20 >is word' D. 21 leaf 125. 22-22 om. D. *' gon 0.
24 noble and gentil DO. ^ sir" D. ^ 3ow DO.
218 Thos. of Lancaster tries to win over Sir A. HerJcela. [CH.CXCVII
— herde telle how fat1 Thomas of Lancastre was descomfitede,
2 and his company were descomfitede2 at Burton vp3 Trent, he
ordeynede him a stronge power1, and Sir1 Symond Ward also,4 fat
fo5 was6 shirryf of 3ork, & come & mette fe barons at Burbrig1; & 4
anone fai breken7 fe brige, fat was made of tre. f And when8
Sir1 Thomas of Lancastre herde fat Sire Andrew of Herkela hade
brou^t wif him soche a power*, he was sore adrade, & sent for9 Sir*1
Andrew of1 Herkela, & wif him spake, and saide to him in fis 8
maner1 : " Sire Andrew," quod he, " 36 mow wel vnderstonde how
fat our1 Lord f e Kyng1 is ladde and misgouernede by miche false
conseil, frou? Sir* Hugh fe Spenser1 fe fader, &10 Sir1 Hugh fe11
sone, & Sir1 lohn Erl of Arundel, and frou^ Maistre Robert Baldok, 12
a false pilede clerc, fat is in f e Kyngws court duellyng1 ; wherfore y
praye $ow4 fat 36 wil12 come wif vs, wif al fe power1 fat 36 haue
ordeynede, and helpe to destroie f e venyme of EngelamZ, and f e
traitoures fat bene13 ferin, and we1 wil 3if vnto ^ow fe best part 16
14 of v Erldomes far "We hauef 15 & holdef 16; and We wil mak vnto
3ow 17an oth17 fat we wil neuer do fing wif out 3our) consel, and so 36
shul bene18 as wele 19at ese19 wif vs as euer was Robert20 Holande."
IT \)o ansuerede Sir Andrew of Herkela, and saide : " Sir1 Thomas ! 20
fat wolde y nou3t do,21 ne consent f e?-to, for no rnaner1 fing1 fat
yhe22 might me5 3eue, 23wifoutew fe wil23 and comniaundement of
our1 lord f e Kyng1 ; for fan shulde y be holde a tmitoure for euer-
more." H And when fe noble Erl Thomas of Lancastre saw fat he 24
nolde consent to hi??i for no mane?1 fing1, " Sir1 Andrew," he saide,
"wil 36 nou3t consent to destroye fe venyme of fe reaume, as we
bene consented ? 24 At on25 worde, Sir1 Andrew, y telle f e, fat or f is
3er1 be gon, 26fat 36 shal be26 take and holde for a traitoure, and 28
more fan 36 holde vs nowe; and in worse deth 30 shul die, fan
euer dede27 Knyght of Engela»d; and vnderstonde28 wel fat
29 neuer 36 dede29 fing1 fat sorer1 3°3ow shal90 repent. And now
gof and 31do what31 3ow gode likes32: and y wil put me to33 32
1 om. D. 2~ 2 om. D. & his Cumpanye 0. :J oppoii D.
4 ow. O. 5 om. DO. 6 was to sic 0. 7 broken D.
8 when >at D. 9 to 0. 10 & by D. n his DO.
12 wolde D. wold 0. 13 beth D. 14 leaf 125, back. 15 haue 0.
16 hold' 0. 17-17 om. D. 18 be efte D. be eft 0. 19~19 om. DO.
20 Robert of DO. a done 0. ^ me DO.
^^-^ without consel D. witA-oute wil 0. M consent DO.
25 o DO. a6-26 3e shul ben D. « dide eny 0.
28 vndirstondeth 0. 29— M 3e dede neuere D. ^e dede neuer 0.
30-30 shal jow D. schal ^ow 0. :il~31 doth >at DO.
32 likej> D. liketti 0. :!3 vnto DO.
CH. cxcvii] Humphrey de Bohun slain. Battle of Burbridge. 219
pe x mercy and grace1 of God?." And so went pe false t?-aitoure,
SiiJ2 Andrew of Herkela, in his way as a false traitour1, a tiraunt,
& forsuore3 man. for prou3 Jje noble Erl Thomas of Lancastre he
vnderfonge pe armes of chiualry, and proii3 him he was made 4
knyght.
U Thoo might men seen4 Archieres drawen ham in pat on5 side
and in pat opere; and 6Kny3tes also6 fo^ten togeder1 wonder1 sore ;
and amonge7 opere, Sir1 Hunfray de Bohoun, Erl of Herford, a 8
worpi knyght of renou?ze proi^out al Cristendome, stode & fau^t
with his enemys apon pe brigge. 8And as the noble lorde stode
and fau^t oppon pe brugge, a pef, a ribaude, scolkede vnder pe
brigge, and fersly wip a spere smote the noble knyght into pe fonde- 12
ment, so pat his bowailles comen out pere. Alias pe sorwe ! for
pere was slayn pe floure of solace and of comfort1, & also of curtesye.
and Sire Roger of Clifford, a noble knyght, stode euer1, and fanght,
& wel and nobly him def endede as a worpi baron ; but at pe laste 1 6
he was sore wounded in pe9 heuede, & Sire William of Sulley &
Sir1 Roger of Bernesfelde10 were slayn in11 pat bataile. 11 And12
Sir* Andrew of Herkela saw13 Sir1 Thomas men of Lancastre 14laske
and slake.14 Anone he & his company corner to the Gen til Knyght, 20
Thomas of Lancastre, & saiden15 "^elde pe, traitourl 3elde pe ! "
IT The gentil Erl ansuerede po,2 and saide : "nay, lordes ! traikwr16
be we none, and to $ow wille we neuer ys 3elde while17 pat our118
lifes lasten19; but leuer we hauen20 to be slayn in oure treup, pan 24
3elde vs to 3ow." And Sir* Andrew a3ein21 criede22 oppon Sir1
Thomas company, 233ellynge as a wolfe,23 and saide: "3elde 3ow,
traitowr24 taken! 3elde3ow!" and wip an hye 25 voice saide25: "bep
ware, sires, pat 26no man26 of 3ow be27 so hardy, oppon lif and lyme, 28
to mysdo28 Thomas body of Lancastre." H And wip pat worde, pe
gode Erl Thomas went into a chapel, and saide, knelyng doun
oppon his knees, and turnede his visage toward pe crois, and saide :
"almyghti God! to pe y me 3elde, and holliche29 put me into pi 32
l— l grace & mercy 0. 2 om. D.
3 as a false forsuoren D. as a forswore 0. 4 see D. 5 o 0.
6— 6 kny^te also and D. knyghtes also & 0.
7 also among1 al D. also among O. 8 leaf 126. 9 his DO.
10 Bernefeld* 0. n at DO. 12 When D. whan 0.
13 saw ]>af DO. 14-14 lefte and slakede D. lasked' & slaked? 0.
15 saide D. 16 tray tours 0. 17 whiles 0. 18 one D.
19 laste 0. 2° han D. haue 0. 21 MS. a^ein ajein. ffl grad 0.
3-23 Jollyng as wode wolues 0. jeldynge as a wolfe E.
24 traitoures D. traitours 0. 25—25 a VOyS cryede & seyde 0.
26-26 non D0t 27 bene D. 28 mysdone 0. a holly D. holy 0.
220 Thos. of Lancaster taken. Mixt races in England. [CH.CXCVII
mercy." IT And wif fat, fe vileins ribaudes lepten1 about him,
on2 euery side fat Gentil Erl,as tiraunt^ 3and Woode tw?tmentw?>es,
and despoilede him of his Armure, & clofede him in a robbe of
Ray, fat was4 his sq[u]yers liueray, and 5fourf lade him vnto5 4
York16 by water. fere7 might mew see miche sorwe and care, for fe
gentil knyghtes 8fledden on8 euery side, and fe ribaudes and vileins
egrely ham descriede, and criede9 in10 hye, "^elde ^ow, traitoures !
$elde $ow ! " 8
H And when fai were golden,11 fai wer* robbed, and bonde
as feues. Alias fe shame & despite, fat12 fe gentil ordre of
Knyghthode Ipere hade at fat bataile ! And f e land fo was wif-
outen13 Law, for holy cherche fo hade nomore14 reue?*ence fan hit 12
hade bene a bordel hous. And in fat bataile was f e fader* a$eins
fe sone, and fe vncle a^eins his15 nevew; for so miche vnkynde-
nesse was neuer seyne bifore in Engela??^16 amonges17 folc of on18
nacioun ; for old kynrede had no more pite of fat o]>er, fan an 16
20 hundred? wolfes hauef on o20 shepe; and hit was no wonder", for
fe grete lordes of Engeland were noi^t alle of o21 nacioun, but were
mellede22 wif ofe?-e nacions, fat is forto seyn, sowme Britons,
so??mie Saxones, so??zme Danois,23 so??ime Peglites, so?«me Frenche- 20
men, so??zme Normans, somme Spaignardes, so??mie Eomayns, some
Henaudes, some Flemyngttf, and of ofe?-e diuerse naciouns, fe
whiche nacions acorded nou^t to fe kynde bloode of Engelcwri.
IT And if f e grete Lordes 24of Engeland hade bene onelich wedded'24 24
to Englisshe peple, fan shulde pees haue bene, and reste amongws
ham, wifouten25 eny envy. And at fat bataile was Sir1 Koger*
Clifford' takV26 S/re lohn Mounbray, Sire William 2728Tuchet, Sii*
William28 Fit^-William, and meny ofer worfi Knyghtes; and Sir1 28
Hugh Dauitt f e next day after1 was taken29 and put into prisoun, &
shulde haue ben30 done to fe31 def if he hade nou^ spousede fe
Kynges nece, fat was fe Erl Gilberts82 sustre33 of Gloucestre.
I lepte D. 2 in DO. :? leaf 126, back. 4 was of DO.
5-5 lad him forth to D. 6 MS. >ork1. 7 |>o DO.
8-8 fled in D. fledden in 0. 9 grad 0. 10 an DO.
II 3olde D. yolde 0. ia om. D. 13 without D. wtt/ioute 0.
14 no maneij D. 13 )>e D.
16 Engeland as was pat tyine D. Engelond' as was J>at tyme 0.
17 among 0. 18 o 0. 19 one D.
20-20 hungry wolfe hath of a D. hungry wolf hath of a 0. 21 on D.
22 medled* D. ™ Danes 0.
24— ** hade be wedede onliche D. hadden ben onlicli wedded' 0.
25 without D. withoute 0. * taken D. ^ leaf 127. 28~28 om. D.
29 take 0. :w be 0. 31 om. 0. a2 Gilbert D. :!;l wyf 0.
CH. cxcvm] Thomas of Lancaster is imprisoncl at Pontefract. 221
And anone after*, was Sir* Bartholomev of Bedelesmer* taken1 att
Stawe2 Park, a maner* of fe Bisshoppes of Lincoln, fat was his
nevefw, and meny of er barons and baronettes ; Wherfore was made
4 miche sorwe.
How Thomas of Lancastre was biheuedede3 atte Pountfretfr, &
v barons hongede and 4Draw fere.4 51 Capitulo Centesimo
Nonogesi??zo Octauo,
8 A Nd now y shal telle $ow of f e noble Erl Thomas of Lancastre.
J^\, When he was taken5 & brou^t to ^ork1, meny of fe citee
were ful glade, and oppoii him criede6 wif7 bye voice, "A, sire
traitoure ! 30 8 arne welcome,8 blessed' be God? ! for now shal 30
12 haue fe reward fat longetyme 36 hane diserued? ! " and caste oppon
him9 meny snoweballes, and meny ofer reproues dede10 him. But
fe gentil Erl fat soffrede, and saide nefer on ne11 of ere.
IT And in }>at12 same tyme fe Kyng herde of fat13 scomfiture,
16 and was ful glade, and in haste come to Pountfretf; and Sir1 Hugh
]?e Spense?', and Sir* Hugh his sone, and Sir lohn, Erl of Arundel,
and Sir* Edmund of Wodestok1, pe Kyngz^s broker, Erl of Kent,
and Sir5 Aymer1 of Valance, Erl of Penbrok1, & maistre Ptobert of
20 Baldok1, a false pilede clerc, fat was priue & duellyng*14 in ]>e
Kynges court1; and alle 15]?ai come15 J^idei1' wi)? J)e Kyng1. IT And
Sii-1 Eauf of Beeston ^af vp the 16castel to the Kyng4 ; and ]?e Kyng1
entrede into j>e castel; & Sir* Andrev of Herkela, f>e17 false tiraunt,
24 ))rou3 )?e Kynges cowmandement tok118 with him )?e gentil Erl
Thomas19 to Pountfrefr; and fere he was prisonede in his owen
castel fat he hade new made, fat stode a^eins f e Abbay of Kyng
Edward.
28 And Sir1 Hugh fe20 Spenser1 J>e fadei^, 21and Sir* Hugh his sone,21
caste and fou^t how and in what maner1 fe God Erl Thomas of
Lancastre shulde bene22 dede, wifoute^23 iugement of his peris;
wherfore hit was ordeinede f rou$ fe Kynges Iustice3, fat f e Kyng1
32 shulde put oppon24 him poyntes of tnntery. U And so hit bifelle
I take 0. 2 traw sic D. 3 byheded* 0. 4-4 draweu D.
5 take 0. 6 cryeden 0. 7 vrith an 0.
8— 8 bene welcomen D. ar welcome 0. 9 om. D. 10 deden 0.
II vefrr 0. 12 >e D. 13 the D. u dwelled 0.
15-15 comen DO. 1G leaf 127, back. 17 a DO.
18 tok1 D. nome 0. to bring K. 19 Thomas of Lancastf 0.
20 om. 0. 21~21 om. D. & >e sone 0. ffi be 0.
23 with-outen eny D. witAoute eny 0. ^ on 0.
222 Scandalous treatment of Thomas of Lancaster. [CH. cxcvin
pat he was ladde to pe barr1 bifore pe Kynges Iustice3, bare-heuede1
as a pef1, in a faire halle wipin2 his owen castel, pat he hade made
perin meny a faire fest, bop to riche and eke3 to pore. U And pise
were his Iustice3 : Sir1 Hugh pe Spense?* 4pe fader1,4 Sir1 Aymer1 of 4
Valance, Erl of Penbrok1, Sire Edmund of Wodestok, Erl of Kent1,
Sire lohn of Britaign, Erl of Eichemond, & Sir1 Eobert of Maleme-
prop, iustice ; and Sir1 Eobert him acoupede in pis rnaner1 :
U " Thomas ! atte pe ferst1, oure lord pe Kyng1 & pis court1 8
excludep 3ow of al maner1 ansuere. 1F Thomas ! oure lorde pe
Kyng1 put oppon 3ow pat 36 haue in his lande riden wip baner1 dis-
plaiede, 5a3eynes his pees, as a traitour.5" IT And wip pat worde,
pe gentil Erl Thomas, wip an hie voice saide, "Nay, Lordes ! forsop, 12
and by Seint Thomas, y was neuer1 traitoure." 1T The iustice saide
a3ein po : " Thomas ! our1 Lord pe Kyng1 put oppon pe6 pat 36
hauen 7 robbede his 8 folc, and mordred his folc,9 as a pef1.
U Thomas ! pe Kyng also put oppon you10 pat he descomfitede 3ow 16
and 30^ peple wip his folc in his owen reaume ; Wherfore 30 went
and fley11 to pe wode as an outlawe, and 12also 30 were taken as an
outlaw. IT & 12 Thomas, as a traitoure 30 shuH be 13 hongede by
resoun, but pe Kyng1 hap fo^eue 3ow pat 3 gewys for pe loue of 20
Quene IsabeH. 1F And, 14 Thomas, resoun wolde also pat 36 shulde
ben -hongede ; but pe Kyng1 hap foi^eue pat gewys 14 for cause and
loue of 3o«r lynage. 1F But, Thomas, for-asmiche as 30 were tak
fleyng1, &3 as an outlaw, pe Kyng wil pat 3ouij heued15 be smyten16 24
of1, as 36 17 haue wel deseniede. Anone doth18 him out of pres,
and19 bringe him to his iugement ! " U pe gentil knyght, when he20
hade herde alle pise wordes, wip an hye voice he criede, sore wep-
ing<, and saide : " Alias, Seint Thomas, 21 faire fader1 ! Alias21 ! shal 28
y be22 dede pus ? graunt me now, blisseful God, ansuere ! " but al it
availede him noping23 ; for pe cursede Gascoignes put him hider24
and pider1, and on him c?*iede wip an hye voice, "0 Kyng1
Arthur1, most dredeful ! wel25 knowen 26now is pin26 open traitery ! 32
1 bare-heed' 0. 2 in 0. 3 om. D. 4~4 om. D.
5-5 as a traitour1 a3eynes his pees D. 6 3ow D. 7 haue DO.
8 leaf 128. 9 peple DO. 10 J>e 0. n fled 0.
12-12 om. 0. fa ben D.
14— 14 om. D. Thomas as reson wold' also >at 3e schuld' be honged' but >e
kyng for3eue 3ow J>at gewes 0.
15 hed 0. 16 smyte 0.
17 MS. 3e shul, with shul underlined for omission. 18 do 0.
19 & anone D. & anon 0. w MS. he he. 21-21 alias fayre fader 0.
22 bene D. ben 0. ffl not 0. M hide sic D. ^ we 0.
is now June D. is now J>yn 0.
CH. cxcvin] Thomas of Lancaster is beheaded, A.D. 1321. 223
in euel dep shalt pow dye, as pow hast \vel diseruede." U po
sette pai oppon his heuede1 in scorn an olde chapelefr, al-to
rent & torn, pat was 2 nou^t worp 2 an halpeny ; & after1 pai
4 sette3 him oppqfc a 4lene white4 palfray, ful vnsemeliche,5 and ek
al6 bare, wip anfcle bridel; and wip an horrible noyse7 pai drow
him 2out of pe ?»el2 toward his dep, and caste on8 him meny
balles of snowe. \ And as pe turmentoures lade him out of pe
8 castel, 9po saide he\ ;se 10pitouse6 wordes, and his Handes helde
vp n 12 in hye towaA heuen : " Now, pe Kyng of Heuen ^eue vs
mercy, for pe erpelyX., ng<13 hap vs forsakM " And a frere prech-
oure went wip him oute , -^e castel, til pat he come to pe place
12 pat14 he endede-in15 his lif\ ito16 whom he shroue him al his lif.17
H And pe gentil Erl helde k >ere wonder1 faste by pe elopes, and
saide: "fair111 fader1, abide w\ Ts til pat 18y be18 dede; for my
flesshe quake)) for drede of de}>\ And so]? forto saie, j>e gentil Erl
16 sette him oppon his Knees, & tk ^d? him toward J>e East1; but a
Ribaude ]?at men19 callede Hugon^ji Moston, sette hande oppon pe
gentil Erl, and said in despite of him20: " Sir1 tmitoure, turne ]?e
toward fe Scottes, fin21 foule deth to vnderfonge " ; and turnede j?e
20 Erl toward fe North. 1T The noble Erl Thomas ansuered fo wij) a
milde voice, and saide : " Now, fair1 Lordes, y shal do al ^our1 owen15
wille." And wij? ]?at worde J?e frere went fram22 him ful sore23;
and anone a ribaude went to him, and smote of his heuede,24 J?e xj
24 Kalendws25 of April, in j?e ser1 of grace M* CCC26 xxj. Alias pat
euer soche a gentil blode shulde ben27 don to dej? with-outen28 cause
and resoun ! 1F And t?'«iterousely 29 was J?e Kyng1 conseilede when
he, J?rou^ false conseil of pe false11 Spensers, soffred^e Sir1 Thomas,
28 his vncles30 sone, bene31 put to soche a de]>, & so 32ben-heuedede32
a^eyns al mane?- resoun. And grete pitee hit was also, pat soche a
noble Kyng1 shulde ben33 desceyuede and mysgoue?-nede prou^34
false Spensers, pe whiche he mayntenede prou^ loselry a^eins his
32 honour1 and ek pf'ofit1; for afterward pe?*e felle grete ve?^geaunce in
1 heed* 0. 2-2 om. D. 3 sent 0. 4-4 white lene D.
5 MS. vnsemelicliche ; vnsemely D. 6 om. D. 7 voys D.
8 oppon D. 9-9 lie saide D. 10 leaf 128, back. n om. 0.
12-12 an ]jye towardes D. in hye towardes 0. 13 J>ing sic 0.
14 >ere D. 15 om. DO. I6 in-to 0.
17 MS. lif a, with a underlined for omission. is— is we bene D.
19 me DO. 20 hym & seide sic 0. 21 }>y 0. ^ fro 0.
23 sore wepyng< D. so wepynge sic 0. 24 heed 0. ^ Kalend DO.
26 CCC & 0. ^ be DO. » without D. withoute 0.
39 Traytomiy 0. 30 vncle 0. 31 be 0. 32~32 beheded' 0.
33 be DO. ** >rou3 conseil of the D. ]?urgh Couwceitt of >e 0.
224 Other Rebels executed. PoiueroftheSpensers. [CH.CXCVIII-IX
for enchesouii of ]?e forsaide Thomas de)>. U When )>e
gentil Erl of )?is lif was passede, j?e Prioure and J?e monkes of Poun-
fretf geten Sir1 Thomas body of J?e Kyng1, and )?ai buriede hit
bifore2 J?e hye aute/* in the right side. 4
11 And3 Jjat same day J>at |?e gentil lord was dede, J>ere wer1
honged and draw4 for J?e same5 querel 6at Pountfretf,6 Sir*
William Tuchet, Sir1 William Fitj-William, SzVe Warein of Ysillee,
Sire Henry of Bradboure,7 Sir* William Cheyne, barons alle,8 & 8
lohn Page, Squyer*. U And sone after at 3ork, -wer1 draw and
Honget, SzVe Roger of3 Clifford, Sir* lohn of Mounbray, barons, &
Sire Gosselyn Dauil,9 Knyght. U And at Bristow were draw and
honged, S*Ve Henry of Wynington, and Sere Henry of Mounford, 12
barons. U And at Gloucestre weij draw and hongede, Sire lohn
Giffard & S/re William of Elmebruge,10 barons. H And at London
Aver? ll Honget & draw,11 Sir* Henry Tyeys,12 baron; & at Win-
chelse,13 Six* Thomas Culpeper*, knyght; & at Wyndesore, Sir1 16
Fraunceys of Waldenham,14 baron ; & at Kaunterbury was draw
and honged, SzVe Bartholomew of Badelesmei'' & Sii° Bartholomev
of Assheburnham, barons ; And at Kerdif in Walys, Sir* William
Fleniynge, baron. 20
How Kyn^ Edward' went into Scotland' wij> an15 Cm} men of
Armes, and might nou^t spede. U CaptoZo Cente^'??^
Nonogesiwo U Nono.
ANd when Kyng Edward of Engelandf hade brou^t J?e flouij of 24
chiualry vnto ]?is16 def, jjrou^ conseil of Sir1 Hughe ]je
Spensers17 )?e fadei;, & 18SiiJ Hugh18 his sone, he9 bicome as19 wood
as a lyouii ; and what-so-ener* the Spensers wolde haue done, it
was don. And so wel the 20Kyng louede ham, }>at J>ai might do21 28
wij) him al22 ]?at J)ai wolde; wherfore 23the King23 ^af vnto SiiJ
Hugh J>e Spenser J>e fadei^, fe Erldome of Wynchestre, and to Sir*
Androv of Herkela pe Erldome of Carlele,24 in preiudice and25
harmyng of his croune. If And Kyng Edward fo, jjrou3 conseil of 32
1 leaf 129. 2 bisides D. 3 om. D. 4 drawen D.
5 same cause & D. 6— 6 om. D.
7 Bradborn and D. Bradbourne & 0. 8 al at Pountfret D.
9 om. 0. 10 Elmebright D. "-" draw and hongede D.
12 Treys DO. 13 Wynchestre 0. 14 Baldenham O. 15 a 0.
16 om. D. liis 0. 17 Spenser D. Spencer 0. 18-18 om. 0.
1!) MS. as a, with a underlined for omission. 'x leaf 129, back.
21 done D. ^ al fing DO. **-* MS. has sir1 Hugh.
'•* Kardoil D. Cardoil 0. a and in DO.
CH. cxcix] Evil Counsels of the Spencers. Scotland invaded. 225
pe Spensers, disheritede1 alle ham pat hade bene a3eins him in eny
quereH wip Thomas of Lancastre ; and meny ope?'e wer* disherited
also, for encheson pat pe Spensers coueitede forto haue her londes ;
4 and so pai hade al pat pai wolde desire, wip wronge, and a^eyns al
resoun.
U po made pe Kyng, Bobert2 of Baldok1, a false pilede clerc,
Chaunceller1 of Engela?icZ, prou3 conseil of pe forsaide Spensers ;
8 and he was a false rybaude and a conetous ; and so pai conselede
pe Kyng so miche, pat pe Kyng1 lete take to his owen ward alle pe
godes of pe lordes pat 3wrongefully were3 put vnto pe4 dep, into
his owen honde; and aswel pai token5 pe godes pat were in
12 holy cherche, as pe godes pat were wipout, and lete ha?» ben6 put
into his tresorie aft] London, and lete 7 ham calle 7 his forfait^ ;
and by her8 conseile pe Kyng1 wrought, and9 disheritede 10al ha??i10
pat npe gode11 oweden12; and prou^ her* conseil lete arere a13 talliage
16 of alle pe godes of Engeland?; wherfore he was pe richest Kyng114
pat euer1 was in Engekmc?, after Willia??i Bastard' of Normandy,
15 pat conquerede EngekmcZ.15 1F And 3itte, prou3 co?2seH; of ham,
him semede pat he hade nou^t ynou^, but made ^itte eue?y toun
20 of16 Engelcw^ fynde a man of Armes oppon her* owen costages,17
forto gon18 and wer^ oppon the 19Scottes 20j:at WeiJ his enemys.
Wherfore pe Kyng1 went into Scotland20 wip an21 hundred'
pousande men of Armes at Whitsontide, in the 3ere of our* Lord
24 God!22 Mt CCC &4 xxij. But pe Scottes went and hud ham in
Mounteyus and in Wodes, and tariede pe Englisshe-men 1'ro 23 day
to day, pat pe Kyng myght for no maner ping1 ha?/z fynde in pleyn
felde ; wherfore meny Englisshe-24men, pat few vitailes hade,24 for
28 hunger 25pere deiden25 wonder" faste, and sodeynly, for hunger1 in
goyng1 and in comyng1, and nameliche 2(3 po pat hade bene a3eyns
Thomas of Lancastre, and hade robbet his men oppon his landes.
U When Kyng1 Edward saw pat vitailes failede him, he was po
32 wonder* sore discomfortede,27 for enchesoun also pat his mew so
deide, and also for he might nou3t spede of his13 enemys ; so at peia
1 disherite D. 2 MS. has Robert J>e, with J>e underlined for omission.
-3 were wrongefully D. 4 om. DO. 5 tok D. 6 be 0.
7~7 calle ham D. 8 her DO. his R. 9 and for-euer-more DO.
10-10 hem att 0. n-u ^o godes D. \>o goodes 0. 12 owede 0.
13 om. 0. u om. D. 13-15 om. 0. 16 in 0. 17 Costage 0.
18 go 0. 19 leaf 130. 20-20 om. D. 21 a 0.
22 god* a 0. 23 fram D.
24-24 >at wanted vitailes D. men J>at fewe vitailes haddeu 0.
>25-25 ]>ey dide 0. 26 namely DO. ^descomfitede D. discomfited' 0.
BRUT. Q
226 The Scots defeat the English. Treachery ofLd. Carlisle. [CH. cc
last he come a^eyne into EngelamK And anone after* come lames1
Douglas and2 Thomas RandolF wif an huge ost 3into Engelawt?,3
into Northumberland!, and wif ha??i fe Englisshe-men fat wer*
dryuen out of Engelawf£, & come and robbet the centre, and 4
quellede fe peple,4 and also brent5 fe toun fat was callede North-
allertoun, and meny ofer tounes vnto ^ork1. IT And when f e Kyng1
herd fis f ing1,6 he lete [sompne] alle maner* men fat might tmuaile.
And so fe Englisshemen mette f e Scottes atte f e Abbay of Beihe- 8
land, f e xv day after Michelmasse in f e same ^er* abouesaide ; And
f e Englisshe-men wer1 fere descomfited ; & at fat sconifiture was
tak7 Sir1 lohn of Britaygn, Erl of1 8Richemonde, fat helde fe
contre and the Erldome of Lancastre; and after1, he paiede an 12
huge raunsoun, and was lete gone ; and after fat he went into
Fraunce and come neuer* after*9 a^eyn.
How Sir1 Andrew of Herkela was taken,10 and put vnto fe11
def, fat was Erl of Cardoile. CaptVwZo CCmo. 16
ANd at fat tyme Sir1 Andrew of Herkela, fat 12newe was12 made
Erl of Cardoile, for cause fat he hade taken13 fe goode Erl14
of Lancastre, he hade ordeyned, frou^ fe Kyngws commandement
of Engelarza*, forto bryng1 him aH f e powei0 fat he might, forto 20
helpe him a^eyns f e Scottes atte f e Abbay of Behigland. U And
when f e false tmitoure hade gadrede ail f e peple fat he might, and
shulde haue comera15 to fe Kyng to16 fe Abbay of BieglaftcZ, fe
false traitoure lad ha??^ by anofer contre frou317 Copeland, and 24
frou3 fe Erldome of18 Lancastr1, and went frou^ fe contre, and
robbit and quellede folc, al fat he19 might. U And ferfermore
fe false traitowr hade take20 a gret some of golde21 of Sir1 lamys
Douglas, forto bene22 a^eyns fe Kyng of EugekmJ, and to bene22 28
helpyug and holdyng wif f e Scottes ; f rou$ whos tresoun f e Kyng1
of Engeland was scomfitede at Biheland? eij fat he come fider1;
wherfore fe Kyng was 23 toward him ful23 wrof , and lete priuely
enquere in24 fe contre about,25 how26 hit was. and so men 32
1 larne D. 2 and also DO. 3-^ om. D. * folc D.
5 brennede D. 6 tydyng< DO. 7 taken D. 8 leaf ISO, back.
9 afterward' 0. 10 take 0. " om. DO. 12-12 was newe 0.
13 take 0. 14 erl Thomas D. Erie Thomas 0. 15 come 0.
16 vnto DO. 17 to D.
18 MS. of Richemond*, with Richemond* underlined for omission.
19 >ai D. 2° taken DO. 21 golde and siluer D. gold' & silucr 0.
22 be 0. 23-23 towardes him wonder' D. toward' hym wondir 0.
-4 by DO. ^ om. D. a how J>at 0.
CH. cc] Lord Carlisle taken and disgraced for his Treachery. 227
enquerede and aspiede, so1 fat at the laste'2 treuf was fotmde,3 and
sought, and he atteint and taken as a false traitour1, — as f e noble
Erl Thomas of Lancastre him tolde, er1 fat he were don 4to dede4
4 at his takyng1 5att Burbrig1, and to him saide, fat ' or fat $ere wer1
Don, he shulde ben0 take and holde a traitour1 ' : and so hit was, as
fe holy man saide. Wherfore fe Kyng sent priuely to Sire
Antoyn7 of8 Lucye, a kny^t of f e centre of Cardoile, fat he shulde
5 tak Sir1 Andrew of Herkela, and put him vnto fe def. And to
bryng fis fing to9 fe ende, fe Kyng sent his commission, so fat fe
same Andrew was take at Carleel,10 & ledde vnto f e barr* in maner
of an Erl, worthely arraied', and with a suorde gert aboute him,
12 and hosede and sporedl. IF fo spak Sir1 Antoyn7 in fis maner,
"Sir* Andrew," quod he, "fe Kyng put oppon fe fat, for-asmiche as11
36 haue12 bene orpede in ^our1 dedes, he dede vnto13 $ow michel14
honour1, and made }ow Erie of Carlele15; and fow, as16 traitoure
16 vnto17 fi lord1 fe Kyng1, laddest his peple of fis contrey, fat
shulde haue holpe him at f e bataile of Bihiland? ; and fow laddest
ham away by fe contre of Copelamll, and frou$ fe Erldome of
Lancastr1, wherfor our1 lord fe Kyng was scomfitede 18in bataile18
20 pe/'e of the Scottes, frou$ fi tresoun and falsenesse. And if fow19
hadest 20come betyrae,20 he hade yhade fe maistre; and al fat
tresoun fow dedest1,21 for fe22 grete so??ime of golde and23 siluei0 fat
|)ow vnderfong1 of lames* Douglas, a Scotf, f e Kynges enemy.
24 IT And our1 Lorde fe Kyngw* wille is, fat 30, fe ordre of Knyght-
liode, — by fe whiche fow24 vnderfonge al fin 25 liono?^>* and worship
oppon fi body, — be al 26brou3t to26 noi^tf, and fi state vndone,
jmt oj?ere knyghtes of lawei^ Degre mowe after fe he-ware; fe
28 whiche lorde haf fe auancede hugely in diuerses27 28contrees of
Engeland?; and fat alle 29 may take ensample29 by f e,30 her lord'
aftirward8 trewely forto serue."
H £o commanded he a knaf anone8 to hew of his spores of31 his
I so >at 0. so R. 2 laste >e D. laste >at 0. 3 founden D.
4-4 vnto detli DO. 5 leaf 131. 6 be DO. 7 Antony 0.
8 om. D. 9 vnto DO. 10 Kerdoitt D. Cardoitt 0.
II >at D. 12 han 0. 13 to D. 14 mych 0.
15 Cardoitt DO. 16 as a DO.
17 MS. vnto J)i lord, with j)i lord underlined for omission; to D.
is-is OTO< DO. 19 altered from 3ow in MS. 2°— 20 comen be-tymes D.
-1 tresoun ]>ow dedest1 D. treson) >ou dedest 0. tresoun R. 22 a D.
-{ and of D. » 30 D. 25 >y 0. 26-26 y-brought vnto 0.
-7 diucrse D. diucrs 0. 28 leaf 131, back.
is— 29 mow take a sample D. mowe take ensample 0. 30 om. 0.
:u with sic 0.
228 Lord Carlisle is hangd& quarterd, 3 March 1322-3. [CH. cc-i
heles ; & after he lete breke pe suerde oner* his heuede,1 pe whiche
pe Kyng 2him $af 2 to kepe and defende his3 lande perwip, when
he made him Erl of Cardoile ; and after he lete him vnclope of his
furrede mantel4 and of his hood?,5 and of his furrede Cotes and of 4
his gerdeH. And when pis was don, Sire Antoyne6 saide vnto
him: " Andrew," quod he, "now art pow no kny}t, but a knaue ;
and for pi t?'eson pe Kyng wille pat pow bene7 honged & drawe,8
and 9pin heuede smyten9 of, and pi bowelles taken out of pi body, 8
and pi bowelles brent,10 and pi body qwarterede, and npin heuede
smyten11 of, and sent vnto12 London ; and pere hit shal 13be sette13
oppofi London Brigge ; and pi iiij 14 quarters shal be sent to iiij
tounes of Engeland?, pat alle opere mowe be- ware and chastisede by 12
pe." And? as Antoyne15 saide, so hit was done, al maner ping1, on16
pe last day of Ottobre, in pe ^er1 of grace M* CCC1T xxij 361-6 14;
and pe sonne po t?/rnede into18 blode, as pe peple it saw. H and
pat durede fro 19pe morne,19 til hit was xj of pe Clokke of pe day.
U Of pe miracles pat God wroi^t for Seint Thomas loue of
Lancastre; wherfore pe Kyng lete close pe cherche dores
of20 Pountfrettf, 21 of pe Prioury,21 for no man shulde come
perin 22to pe body22 forto offre. Capitulo Ducentesimo 20
U Primo.
ANd sone after?23 the Gode Erl Thomas of Lan24casti') was
martrede,25 a p?feste, pat14 Longe tyme 26hade ben26 blynde,
dremede in his slepyng1 pat he shulde gone27 vnto pe hull pere pat 24
pe gode 28Erl Thomas of Lancastre28 was don vnto dep, and he
shulde haue his sight a^ein : and so he dremede iij nyghtes sewyng.
29 And pe prestf29 po lete lede him to pe same huH. 11 And when he
come to pat place pat he was niartred on,30 deuoutely he made pere 28
his p?*ayer),31 and p?-ayede God and Seyiit Thomas pat he might32
haue his sight a^eyne. And as he was in his prayers, he laide his
right hand? oppon pe same place pere33 pe Gode man was martred?
1 heed? O. 2-2 3af hym 0. 3 >e D. 4 tabard' 0. 5 hodes D.
6 Antony 0. 7 be 0. 8 drawen D. 9~9 \>y heed' smyte 0.
10 brent biforn D. brent byforn >e 0. n-n >y heed smyte 0.
12 to O. 13-13 stonde DO. 14 om. 0. 15 Antonye 0.
16 in DO. 17 CCC & 0. 18 to D.
i9_i9 morne D. |,e morne 0. J>e morwe R. ^ of >e Prioury of D.
a1-21 am. D. 22~22 o?7i. 0. » after |?at DO. M leaf 132.
23 enterede D. 26-26 >at had be 0. ^ go DO. ^-^ Thomas 0.
*-» J/.V. and >e ?resV and >e preste. 30 in D. al prayers DO.
w must 0. =« )?at 0.
CH. cci] Miracles for the Martyr, St. Thomas of Lancaster. 229
on1; and a drope of dry bloode and smal sande cleued on2 his
honde,3 and f erwif he striked his eyne, and anone, frou$ f e might
of God and of Seynt Thomas of Lancastre, he hade his sight a$eyn,
4 and f ankede f o Almighty God and Seynt Thomas. IT And when
fis miracle was 4cud? amonges men,4 fe peple come fider1 on2 euery
side, and knelede, and made her1 praiers at his tombe fat is in the
Priori of Pountfrettt, and praiede fat holy martr1, of Socour1 and of
8 helpe, and God herd her1 prayer1. IT Also fere was a $onge childe
drenchede in a welle in f e toun of Pountfretf, and was dede iij
daies and iij nyghtes; and men come5 and laide fe dede childe
oppon seint Thomas tombe, fe holy martr1; and fe childe aros
12 6fere fram6 fe1 def vnto7 lif,8 as meny a man hit saw; & also
miche peple wer1 out of here mynde, & God ha)) sent ham her
mynde a^eyn frou$ vertu of fat holy martr1. 9U And also God
ha]?10 ^euen11 to creples hir1 goyng1, and to crokede her* hondes and
16 her* feet*, and to blinde also her1 sight, and to meny sike folc her1
hele, fat hadde diuerse maladyes, for the lone of his gode martre.
U Also f er was a riche man in Coundofi in Gascoigne ; and soche a
maladie he hadz, ]?at al his right side rotede, and felle awaie fram12
20 him; and men might se his Lyuer1 and also his hert; and so he
stank, ]>at vnnej? men might come nei3 him ; Wherfore his frendes13
for him 14were ful14 sory. U But at )?e last, as Goct wolde, )?ai
pmjede to Seint Thomas of Lancastre, J>at he wolde praye to
24 Almighty God for fat prisoun, and bihight to gon15 to Pountfrett1
forto done16 her1 pilgrimage. And J?e goode man sone after17 slepte
ful softe, and dremed J>«t fe martre Seynt Thomas come vnto him,
and enoynted18 oueral his sike side.19 And J?erwij? Ipe gode man
28 awoke, and was al20 hole; and his flesshe was restorede a^ein,21 J>at
bifore was 22 rotede and felle22 away; for whiche miracle )>e good
maw & his frendes louede God and Seint Thomas euermore after.
IF And )>is gode marc come into Engeland*, and toke23 with him iiij
32 felawes, and come to Pountfrett1, 24& come to24 J?at holy martr1, and
dede her1 pilgrimage ; but fe gode man fat was sik come fider1 al
I om. DO. 2 in 0. 3 fengeres D.
-4 knowen D. knowe among men 0. 5 comen 0. 6~6 fro 0.
7 to DO. s lyve a 9 leaf 132> 6acfc 10 haue 0<
II 3euen >ere D. ^oue tyre 0. 12 fro 0.
13 frendes wer> D. frendes were 0. 14~ 14 wonder D. wondir 0.
15 go 0. 16 do D. « afte D. " annoyntede him D.
19 body 0. 20 om. D. 21 om. D.
22 roten and falle D roted' & falle 0. 25 nome D.
24-24 vnto DO.
230 Pilgrimages to St. Thomas of Lancaster" s Tomb stopt. [CH.CCI
naked, saf his breche ; and when fai hade done, £ai twrnede home
ii^eyne into her1 contre, and tolde of f e miracle wher-so fat fai come.
U And also ij me?? haue bene helede f<??*e of f e morimal, f rou$ helpe
of fat holy martre, f ou$ fat euel be holde incurable. 4
IT When j)e Spensers herde fat God wrou^t1 soche miracles for
his holy martre, and fai wolde nou^t2 bileue hit in no mane?* wise,
but saide8 openly 4fat hit was grete heresie, soche ve?'tu5 of6 him
to bileue. U And when7 Sir' Hugh fe Spenser, fe sone, 8saw al8 8
jris doyng1, anone he sent his 9messagers fram9 Pountfret fe?>7 fat10
lie duellede fo, to fe2 Kyng* Edward, fat fo was at Grauene atte
Skipton, for cause fat fe Kyng shulde vndo his11 pilgrimage.
U And as fe rybaude fat was message?* 12come to12 fe Kyng1 forto 12
don his13 message, he come by fe hull fe?-e14 fe gode man was done
vnto deth ; and in f e same place he made his ordur1 ; and4 when he
hade ydon, he went toward f e Kyng1 ; and a stronge flux him come
oppon er1 he come to ^ork1, an(j shedde all his bowailles at his 16
fundement.
U And whew Sir1 Hugh f e Spenser herde f is tydyngws,15 somdel
he was adracP, and f ou^t forto vndo f e pilg?*image, if he might by
eny maner way ; And to f e Kyng went, and saide fat f ai shulde 20
be in grete sclaundre f rou^-out al Oistendome for the def of Thomas
of Lancastre, if fat he soffrede fe peple done16 her1 pilgrimage at
Pountfretfr. And so he conseilede f e Kyng1, fat he comandede to
close17 fe cherche dores of Pountfrettf, in fe whiche cherch fe holy 24
martre Seynt Thomas was enterede ; and f us fai deden, 18a3eyns al18
fraunchise of holy cherche, so fat iiij ^er1 after myght no pilg?'ime
come vnto19 fat holy body. H And for enchesoun fat20 monkes
soffred men come & honowr fat holy body of Seynt Thomas f e martre, 28
Jjrou} conseile of Sir* Hugh f e Spenser f e Sone, and f rou3 conseile
also of Maistre Robert Baldok1, a21 false22 piled clerk* fat was fe
Kynges Chancellor*, f e Kyng1 consented' that fai shulde be sette 23 to
her* wages, and Lete make Wardeynes ouer her* owen Godes24 longe 32
tyme. U And f rou^ f e " co??miawdement of f e forsaide Sir1 Hugh f e
Sepense?*, xiiij Gascoignes wel armed' kepte fe huH fer fat fe gode25
1 dedeDO. 2 om. DO. 3 seyden 0. 4 Zea/133.
5 virtues D. 6 on 0. 7 om. O. 8~8 when he herd al of 0.
9-9 Message fro 0. 10 om. D. n >« 0.
12-12 went toward' D. wente toward' 0. 13 her1 D. 14 >at 0.
16 tydyng* DO. 16 do D. 17 close in D. 18-18 att a^ens 0.
19 to D. 2° >at >e DO. 21 >e DO. ^ fals cursed 0.
2:1 ?«a/133, back. * gode D. good 0.
36 gode man D. good man 0.
CH. cci-ll] Sir Boger Mortimer escapes from the Tower.
Seint Thomas was don vnto his1 dep and biheuedede,2 so pat no
pilgrime might come. By pat way ful wel wende he forto3 haue
binome4 Cristus might1 and his power*, and pe grete loos of miracles
4 pat he shewede for his martre Thomas pou$-out5 al Oistendome.
H And pat same tyme pe Kyng made Robert of Baldok1, a
pilede clerc and a false, prou^ 6conseile &6 praier1 of Sir* Hugh pe
Spenser* pe sone, Chancellor* of Engeland*. And in pe7 same tyme
8 was pe castel of Wallingford? liolden a3eynes8 pe Kyng1, prou$ pe
prisoners pat were wipin J)e castel, for Seint Thomas quereH of
Lancastre. Wherfore pe pep[l]e of pe contre come & tok1 the castel
oppon pe9 p?*isoners; wherfore Sire lohn of Goleinton, kny^t, and
12 Sir Edmurade of10 Bech, parson, and a squyer fat me callede Roger
of Walton, wer1 taken11 and sent to the KyngH to Pounfretf ; and
pere pai wer* done into prison ; and J>e forsaide Roger was sent vnto
^ork1, and pe?*e he was draw and honged?.
U And aftirward,12 Sii^ Eoge?' MortymeiJ of Wygemore brak out
of J?e Toure of London13 in Jiis maneij: 14Jje forsaide Sir* Roge?*14
herde15 ]?at he shulde bene16 draw and hongede at London, 17in Jje
morne17 after Seint Laurence day; 18and on j>e dai bifore,18 he helde
20 a fair* fest in J?e Tour* of London, and ]?o was Sir* Stephen 19Segraue,
Conestable of London, and meny grete men wij) him. 11 And
when J)ai shulde sopen,20 J?e forsaide Stephe?^ sent for alle pe officers
of the Toiirre ; and f»ai come and soppede wij? him ; and when J?ai
24 shulde take her* leue of him, a squyer* jjat me callede Stephew, pat
was ful p?-iue wij? J?e forsaide Roger, prou^ heir1 conseile $af ham
alle soche a drynk1, pat pe lest of ham alle slepte ij dayes & ij
nightes ; and in pe 21 mene-tyme he scapede away by wate?-, pat is to
28 seyn, by pe22 Tamise, and went ouer pe see, and helde him in
Fraunce ; wherfore pe Kyng was sore annoied*, and po put pe same
Stephen out of his Conestablery.
How pe duene IsabeH went into Fraunce forto treten23 of pees
bituene hei-* lord, pe1 Kyng1 of Engekmt?, & pe Kyng1 of
Fraunce, her* broper. C&ptfulo Ducentesimo Secw?ido.
1 om. 0. 2 byheded? 0. 3 to 0. 4 bynomen D. fulfilled 0.
5 Jjurght 0. b-6 o7/i. DO. 7 >at D. 8 a^eyn D.
9 >e forsaide D. J>e forseyd 0. 10 of >e DO. u take 0.
12 anone after D. anon after 0. 13 London & 0.
14-14 Sir Roger >e forseyd 0. 15 saw D. 16 be 0.
17-17 on >e morw D. in J>e morowe 0. 18~18 before on day 0.
19 Zea/134. ™ sope DO. 21 >at D. ^ om. DO. ** trete DO.
232 Edw. 1 1 sends his Queen to France, to make Peace. [cH.ccii-nr
f ¥^He Kyng1 went fo vnto London, and fere, frou$ counseil of
JL Sir1 Hugh f e Spenser f e fader, and of his sone, and of maistre
Robert of1 Baldok, a false pilede clerc, his Chancellor1, lete seise fo
alle f e Quenes landes into his owe?i honde, and also alle f e landes 4
fat were Sir* 2 Ed ward his2 sones, and were fo1 put to her* wages,
ageing al maner1 reson; and fat was frou^ fe falsenesse of fe
Spensers. 1F And when fe Kyng of Fraunce, fat was fe3 Quene
Isabelles brofer, herde of fis falsenesse, he was sore annoyed! 8
a^eyns f e Kyng1 of Engelandf and his false conseilers ; wherfore he
sent a lettre vnto Kyng Edward, vnder1 his seal, fat he shulde
come into Fraunce att a certeyn day forto4 5done His homag ; and
ferto he sompnede him; and elles6 he shulde lese al Gascoigne. 12
H And so Hit was ordeynede in Engeland?, frou$ f e Kyng1 and his
Counseil, fat Quene Isabeft shulde7 wende into8 Fraunce, forto
trete of pees bituene her1 lord? and1 her1 brofer; and fat Olyuer1 of
Yngham shulde wende into Gascoigne, and shulde3 haue wif him 16
vij M* men and mo of Armes, to bene9 Senescal and wardein of
Gascoign. And so hit was ordeynede fat Quene Isabel went f o
ouer> f e see, and come into Fraunce, and wif her1 went Sir1 Aymer1
of Valence, Erl of Penbrok1, fat was fer mordrede sodeynly 10on a 20
priue 10 sege : but fat was f rou$ Godes vercgeaunce, for he was on of
fe Justice} fat consentede to Seint Thomas def n of Lancastre, &
wolde neuer afterward repente him of fat wicked dede. IT And at
fat tyme Sir1 Olyuer1 of Yngham went ouer112 into Gascoigne, and 24
dede miche harrne to f e Kyng of1 Fraunce, and f o gete a^ein fat
Kyng1 Edward hade loste, &13 more ferto.
How Kyng< Edward sent Sir1 Edward' his sone, fe eldest, into
Fraunce. Capitulo Ducentesimo Tercio. 28
THe Quene Isa&e£ nad 14nou3t bene14 but a qz^arter of a ^ei^ in
Fraunce duellyng1,15 fat SiiJ Edward, his eldest1 sone, ne
axede Leue forto wende into Fraunce forto spek1 wif his moder1,
Isa&e/ fe quene. And fe Kyng his fader1 16grantede him16 with 32
gode wille, and saide to him, "go, my lair1 sone, in Godes blessing1
and myn ; and f enk1 forto come a$ein as hasteli as f ow maiste.17 "
I om. 1). 2-a Edwardes lieij D. Edwardes his 0. 3 om. DO.
4 MS. forto forto. 5 leaf 134, back. 6 ett 0.
7 shul shulde sic D. 8 in D. 9 be 0. 10-10 in pyue sic 0.
II om. 0. 12 ouer ]>e see 0. 13 and miche D. & rayche 0.
14-14 om. DO. 15 duellede D. dwelled' 0.
m gmntede D. 17 mi^t D. myght 0.
CH. cciv] Edw. II exiles his Queen, &, his Son, Prince Edward. 233
and he come1 ouer the2 see3 into Fraunce; and fe Kyng1 of
Fraunce, his Vncle, 4vnderfonge Him wif michel5 honour, and
saide to6 him, " faire sone, $e 7ben welcomen7; and for cause fat
4 ^our1 fader* come))8 nou^f 9 forto done his homage for fe Duchee of
Ghyen, as his auncestres were wont forto done, y }eue ^ow10 fat
lordeship, to holde hit of me in heritage as11 $oure auncestre
deden12 bifore13 3ow." "Wherfore he was callede Duk of Gyene.
8 How Kyng- Edward exilede his Quene,14 and Edward' his eldest2
sone, C&pitulo CC quarto.
WHen Kyng Edward of Engeland herde telle how the Kyng
of France hade $eue ))e duche of Giene vnto Sire Edward
12 his sone, wifoute^15 consent and wille of him, and fat his sone
hade vnderfonge fe Duchie 16of him,16 he bicome wonder wrof, arid
sent1 to his sone bi his17 lettre, & to his wif also, fat fai shulde
come18 into Engelawd wif al fe haste fat fai19 might. 51 The Quene
16 Isabel!, & Sire Edward her sone, 20 were wonder1 sory and drade20 of
the Kyngws manace and of his wraf, and principally 21of the false
t?*aitoures21 fe Spensers, bofe of fe fader and of the sone, & at his
co???mandement fai wolde nou^t come. Wherfore Kyng Edward
20 was ful sore annoiede, and' lete make a crie at London fat, if Quene
Isabett and Edward her1 sone come nou^t into22 EngelaracZ, fat fai
shulde bene23 holden24 as enemys, bofe25 to fe reaume & to fe
croune ; and for fat fai wolde nou^t come into EngelamZ, but bof
24 were exilede, f e moder) and her26 sone. U Whe[n] 27 Quene Isabeli
herd fis tidingws,28 she was sore adrad to bene23 shente frou$ fe
false eomettyng of )>e Spensers, and went wif f e knyghtes fat wer1
exilede out of Engeland4 for 29Seint Thomas quereH30 of Lancastre,
28 fat is to seine, Sire Eoger Mortymore,31 Sire Willia??^ TrusseH, Sire
lohn of Cromweli, & meny ofer grete32 kni^tes. IT Wherfore fai
tok33 hei1* conseiH, & ordeined amonges ham forto make a manage
1 went D. 2 om. 0. 3 see and went D. * leaf 135.
5 myche 0. 6 vnto DO. 7~7 be welcome 0. 8 come 0.
9 MS. has noujt4 come, with come underlined for omission.
10 3ow al D. " as al D. as att 0. ia dede 0. 13 biforn D.
14 Quene Ysabel D. qwen Isabett 0. 15 with-out D. with-oute 0.
16 om. D. 17 om. D. 18 come a^eyn D. come a3en 0. 19 3e D.
20 weren sore adrade D. were wonder sore adrad' 0.
21— 2l )>e falsenesse of D. of >e falsnes of 0. ^ vnto D. a be 0.
24 holde DO. ^ bo>e ij D. *> j,e D< 27 When >e D.
28tydyngO. 29 leaf 135, lack. 30 Cause DO.
31 Mortymere of Wigeinore D. Mortymer of Wygemore 0.
D. good 0. 33 nomen D.
234 The Spencers' Conspiracy against Q. Isabel & her Son. [CH. ccv
bituene pe Due of Gyene, pe Kyngws sone of EngelaraZ, and the
Erles doubter of HenavuV, pat was a noble kny^t of name, and a
dou$ty in his tyme. And1 if pat ping might be2 brou^t about and
stand?, pai trowede, wip pe helpe of God', and wip his helpe, to 4
recouere heir53 heritage in Engelaud?, wherof pai were put out4
prou} the5 coniettyng of pe false6 Sponsors.
IF How Kyng Edward, prou^ conseile of pe Sponsors, sent to pe
Du^sipiers of Fraunce, pat pai shulde helpe p«t7 Quene 8
IsabeH, and hire sone Sir1 Edward, weren8 exilede out of
F?Yinnce. Carcfa/o CC° vto.
W'Hen Kyng Edward and pe Spensers horde how Queue
Isabel, and Sir5 Edward her* sone, hade Aliede ham to pe 12
Erie of Henaud?, and to ha??i pat were exilede out of Engeland? for
encheson of Thomas of Lancastre, pey 9 were so sory pat pai nist what
to done. Wherfore Sir1 Hugh pe Spenser*, pe sone, saide vnto Sir1
Hugh his fader1, in pis mane?' wise, and saide : "Fader, accursede 16
be pe tyme & pe conseil pat cue?- 36 consentede pat Queue Isabel
shulde gone10 into Fraunce forto treten11 of12 accord© bituene pe
Kyng1 of Engeland & her* broper pe Kyng of Fraunce, for pat was
jour' conseile, for at pat tyme for-sope ^our* witte faillede ; for Y 20
drede me sore13 lest, prou^ her* & her* 14sone, We 15shul be15
shent, but if we take pe16 better consel."
IT Now, fair* sires, vnderstondep how mervaillous folie17 and
falsehede pe Sponsors ymagynede & caste ; for priuely pai lete fille 24
v barelles ferers wip siluer*, — pe so;?mie amontede v M* ti, — and pai
sent po 18barelle oue[r] pe se priuely by18 an Alien pat me callede
Arnolde of Spaigfi, pat was a brocoui1* of London, pat he shulde go
to pe Du3sipiers of France, pat pai shulde p?-0curen and speken19 28
to pe Kyng of Fraunce, pat Quene Isabel and 20 Ed ward her1 sone
were dryue20 and exilede out of F?mmce, 21and, amonge al olper
pingws,21 pat pai were brou^ to22 pe dep as p?*iuely as pai might*.
1 >at D. 2 bene D. 3 his 0. 4 om. 0.
6 >e false D. >e fals 0. 6 om. DO. 7 >at >e D. 8 wer1 0.
9 MS. >at. 10 go 0. u trete DO. 12 & 0.
13 MS. sore for, with for underlined for omission. 14 leaf 136.
is—is 8hulle]) bene D. 16 om. 0. 17 felonye DO.
ia_i8 barelles priuelich ouer >e see with D. barctt oner }>e see pryuyly
by 0. 19 speke DO.
20— ^ her* sone Edward wer1 dryueu D. her sone Edward' were dry ven 0.
2i_2i j/g^ anc[ am0nge al o}>er ]>iugus & amonge al ofyer J>it)ges.
22 vnto D.
CH. CCV-vi] Queen Isabel proposes to invade England. 235
But Almighty God wolde nou^t so; ff ffor when pis Arnolde was
in pe hye see, he was taken1 wip Selanders pat mette him in pe see,
and toke2 him, & lad him to her* Lord?,3 )>e Erl of Henaud? ; & miche
4 ioye was made for pat takyng1. U And at pe laste, pis Arnolde
priuely4 stale away fro pens, and come5 to London. And of pis
takyng, and of6 oper pinges, pe Erl of Henaude saide to pe Queue
Isabel: "dame, 7make $ow7 mery and bep of gode chier1, for $e
8 bep8 more riche9 pan ^e wende forto10 haue bene; & tak ^e pise v
barelles11 of Sillier1 pat were sent to pe Du^sepiers of Fmunce forto12
quelle 30 w & ^our1 sone Edward ; and penkep hastely forto wende
into Engeland? ; and tak 36 wip pow Sir* lohn of Henaude, my
1 2 brope?1, and v 0 men of Armes ; for meny of ha??^ of Fraunce, in
whom ^e haue 13hade grete truste, hade grete deintee pow14 forto
scorne : and Almighty God grant $ow g?*rtce, ^our1 enemys forto 15
ouercome." U pe Quene Isabel sent po prou^ Henaud? and Flaundres
16 for her* sodioures, and ordeinede her1 eue?y day forto16 wende into
Engeland? a^eine ; and so she had in her1 company S/?*e Edmund2 of
Wodestoke, pat was Erl of Kent, pat was Kyng17 Edwardes brope?*
of Engeland*.
20 18How Kyng Edward lete kepe pe costes bi19 pe see, & lete
trie alle the pris men of Armes & footmen also prou^ al20
CC° vjt0.18
WHen Kyng Edward herde telle fat pe Quene Isabel and
Edward hir1 sone 21 wolde come21 into Engeland? wip meny
Alienws, and wip ham pat were outlawede out of Engeland? for her*
rebelnesse, he was sore adrade to bene22 put adoune and lese his
kyngdome. Wherfore he ordeynede forto kepe his castelles,23 in
28 Walis as wel as in Engeland?, wip vitailles and her1 apparale, and
lete kepe his ryuers, and also pe see costes, wherof pe v Fortes
token to kepe ham, & also pe see. U And also he commandede
ferpermore, &24 by his lettres ordeynede, pat euery hundred* &
32 wapentache25 of Engeland?, ij triors,26 as wel of men of Armes as of
1 tak D. take 0. 2 token DO. 3 lord' j>e 0. Lord' K.
4 priueliche D. 5 comen D. 6 om. D.
7— 7 now make D. make)) 3ow 0. 8 ben-0. 9 rycher D. richere 0.
10 om. DO. n barelles ful D. barett ful 0. 12 forto DO. for R.
13 leaf 136, lack. " 3ow DO. 15 to DO. 16 to 0.
17 sire 0. 18— 18 om. 0. 19 of D. 20 out D.
2i_ai were comen D. M be 0. 23 castett D.
24 fer>ermore & 0. fer>crmore R. 25 Wapentage DO. 26 MS. trions.
236 Edw. II'sp reparations against his Wife & Son. [CH.CCVI-VII
of foote,1 and fat fai shulde bene2 put in3 tuentysome and
in hundredesonie ; and cowmandet fat al f o men wer1 aredy, when
eny outesse and crie wer1 made, forto pursue and tak f e Aliens fat
comen into Engelawd forto binime him fe lancB, and forto put him 4
out of his kyngdome. U And more-ouer1 he lete crie, frou$ his
patent, 4in euery faire and in eue?*y marcat of Engeland*, fat fe
Quene YsabeH, and Sir1 Edward his eldest sone, and f e Erl of Kent,
fat fai were take, and safly kepte, wifout5 eny maner of6 harme 8
vnto haw doyng1; and alle ofer7 peple fat come wif haw, anone
smyte of her1 heuedes,8 wifout eny mane?'9 raunson. U And
what man fat might bryng10 Rogeres heede, fe11 Mortymer1, of
Wigemore, shulde haue a12 C ft of monee for his trauaile. And 12
ferf ermore he ordeynede by his patent, & co??zmande,13 to mak a fire
on14 euery hye hutt bisides15 fe ryuers and in low centres, forto
make hye bikenes of tymbre, fat if it so were fat fe Aliens come
to16 fe lande by nyght, fat men shulde17 tende18 fe bikenes, fat fe 16
centre mi^t ben19 warnede, and come and mete her1 enemys. And
in fe same tyme deide Sir1 Eoger 20 Mortymer, his20 Vncle, in fe
Toure of London.
How21 Quene IsabeH & Sir1 Edward', Due of Gyene, her122 Sone, 20
come to land! at23 Herwiche; 24and how fai deden.24
H Capitwfo IT Ducentesimo U Septiwo.
THe Quene IsabeH: and Sir1 Edward hir1 sone, Due of Gyene,
Sir1 Edmunde of Wodestok, Erl of Kent,25 and Sir1 lohn f e 24
Erles26 brofer of Henaud*, and her127 company, drade nou^t fe
manace of fe Kyng1 ne of his t?-aitoures, for fai truste al in
Godes grace, & come vnto Herwiche in Southfolc, fe x day 28in fe
mounthe28 of Ottobr1, And in29 fe $ere of grace30 M* CCC31 xxvj. 28
11 And at32 fe same tyme, 33at London, fere was Kyng Edward?33
l— l foote men D. me?i on foote 0. 2 be 0. 3 into D.
4 Zra/137. 5 with-outen D. 6 om. DO.
7 otyere maner D. o]>er mancr 0. 8 heed' 0.
9 MS. maner reso, with reso underlined for omission ; om. DO.
10 bryng sire D. brynge sir 0. n om. 0. 12 an DO.
13 commanded? 0. J^ oppon D. vpon 0. 15 beside 0.
16 vnto DO. 17 schul O. ]8 light D. 19 be DO.
ao-au Mortyineres D. 21 How >e DO. » his 0. * to 0.
24-a* om. O. M erl of Kent D. Erie of« Kent 0. erl R.
26 MS. erles dou3ter, with doujter underlined for omission.
27 he sic D. ™~™ om. D. ffl om. D. 30 grace a 0.
:n iij sic D. :<2 in D.
as— 33 Kyng Edward was at London D. Kyng Edward was at London) 0.
CH. ccvii-vin] How Edw. II acts when his Queen lands. 237
in1 the Toure at his metee; and a messenger12 come into pe haft,
3 and saide pat4 Que[en] Isabeft was corner5 to lande at6 Herewiche,
and hade brou^t in her" company Sire lohn of Henaude, and wip
4 him men of armes wipoute nombre. And* wip pat worde, Sir*
Hugh pe Spense?', pe fader, spake &7 pus to pe Kyng saide8:
"my most worshipful Lorde,9 Kyng of Engekmd, now mow10 ^e
make gode chere, for certeinly pai ben al cures." 11 The Kyng saw
8 pis worde comfortable ; ^itte he was ful sorweful & pensif in hert.
And pe Kyng hade noi^t $itte fulliche11 etew,12 pat pere ne come
into pe halle anoper message?-, and saide pat pe8 Quene Isabel was
arryuede at Herewich, bisides Skipwich13 in Southfolc. Sir1 Hugh
12 pe8 Spense?', pe fader, spake14 to pe message?', and saide : "telle J?e8
so)) in goode fay,15 " quod he to pe messager, " my faire frende, is
she comen5 wij? a grete streng))?" II " Ce?'tis, sir1, sop forto say,
she haf16 in her* company but vij C men of Armes." And wij) pat
16 worde, Sire Hughe )>e Spense?', )>e fader, criede wij) an hye voice,
and saide : "Alias, Alias ! we 17beJ) alle17 bit?'aiede ; for certes wij>
so litil power* she 18nad neue?' comen18 to londe, but folc of Jris
lande were to her* consentede.19 " And Jjerfore, after mete pai
20 toke20 hei-* conseile, and went toward Walys, forto arere J>e Walshe-
men a^eins Quene IsabeH and Edwarde. her1 sone, al forto fight1 ;
and so )?ai were in pwrpos, eue?*ycheon.21
How Maistre Walte?- of9 Stapleton, Bisshop of Excestre, pat
24 was )>e Kyng^ Tresorei-', was biheuedede22 at London.
Capit^o DucentesMwo Ottauo.
ANd in J?e same tyme, Kyng Edward' was sore adrade leste men
of London wolde 3elde ham ^vnto24 ]?e Quene Isabel and to Sir1
28 Edward hei025 sone. Wherfore he sent maistre Walter of9 Stapleton,
his Tresorer, forto bene26 wardein and keper1 of J?e citee of London
wij) pe MaiiJ. and so he come to J?e Gildehatt of London, and axede
J)e keies of J)e 3ates of J>e citee, prou^ vertue and strengh of his co??i-
32 mission, and wolde haue hade J?e Kepyng of J?e citee. IT And pe
communes27 ansurede and saide, pat 'pai wolde kepe pe citee to pe
1 >e sic D. 2 Messager 0. 3 leaf 137, back. 4 >at >e 0.
5 come 0. 6 MS. &. 7 & seyde 0. 8 om. 0.
9 om. D. 10 MS. mow mow. u ful D. 12 ete 0.
13 Gypeswycli 0. u spake >o 0. 15 fe> D. 16 ue had 0.
17-17 ben 0. 18~18 had neuere come 0.
19 consent D. consente 0. 2° nome D. 21 echeon 0.
22 beheded 0. » leaf 138. « to D. 25 his D. » be DO
27 Comuners 0.
238 Bp. Stapleton and his 2 Squires are beheaded. [CH. ccvm
honowr of1 Kyng Edward?, and of Isabel fe Quene, and of fe Due,
fe Kyngws sone, wifoutew2 eny mo/ U fe Bisshop was fo sore
annoiede, and suore his oth fat fai alle shulde able, anone as ))e
Kyng1 were come3 out of Walys; and fe communers4 anon,5 alle6 4
of fe citee, toke7 fe Bisshope, and lade him amid8 Chepe; and
fe>-e fai smyten9 of his heuede,10 & sette nhis heede11 in his right
hand? ; and after, fai biheuedede12 ij of his Squyers fat helde wij> fe
Bisshope ; and one of ham me callede Willia7tt of Walle, fat was 8
f e Bisshoppes Nevew ; & fat of er me callede lohii of Padyngton.
and also fai toke a burgeis of London, fat me callede lohn
Marchal, fat was Sir* Hugh f e Spensers aspie, f e fader, and smyten
of his heede13 also. 12
IT And in fat14 same tyme fat15 same Bisshop hade in London
a fair1 Toure in making1, in his cloos oppon f e ryuer* of Tamise, fat
was wifout fe6 Temple-Barr>, and him failede stone forto16 make
ferof an ende ; wherfore he cowmandede his men forto gone17 to 16
fe cherche of f e Frere Cannes; and fe?'e fai toke18 stone, 19and
made ferwif fe tour*19; and miche sande and20 morter, and olde
robons21 ]>er was lefte. 1T And for 22fe despite fat fe Bisshop Hade
done to23 holy cherche,24 he and his ij squyers were buriede in fat 20
sande, as fau$5 fai hade bene hondes ; and fere fai leyen xj wokes
til fat fe5 Quene Isabel sent her1 le^fres to fe communers,25 and
praiede ham fat fai wolde soffre and grant fat f e Bisshop moste
bene26 take out of fat place, &27 buriede at Excestr', at his owen 24
cherche ; and so he was ; and his ij squyers were buriede at seynt
Clemen tis cherche wifout Tewple-Barii).
U And Hit was 28noii3t ful grete28 wonder* fau^ fat Bisshop
deide in euel def , for he was a couetouse man, and hade wif him 28
no mercy, and euel conseilede fe Kyng'. And sone fereafter29 was
Arnold? of Spaigne taken, he fat was assentant to haue ladde fo80 v
M* ti of Siluei-* in v barelles31 ferers vnto f e Dussipiers of Fmunce,
forto helpe and haste the5 Quene Isabel to hir* def, & Edward her* 32
sone also : and? fis Arnolde was done vnto fe32 def wifout fe citee
of London.
1 of >e 0. 2 with-out D. with-oute 0. 3 comen D.
4 communers alle 0. 5 om. D. 6 om. 0. 7 to sic 0.
8 in myddes >e D. 9 smyte 0. 10 heed' 0. "-" it D.
ia beheded' 0. 13 heuede D. 14 >e 0. » >e D. 16 to DO.
17 go 0. I8 token DO. 19-19 >envith >e Toure to make 0.
20 MS. and &. 21 Robons \>at 0. <J2 leaf 138, back. -J vnto 0.
-4 MS. hax cherche and. ^ co^nnmues D. >28 be 0.
27 and bene D. & be 0. 28-28 no DO. » after 0. 30 >e D.
•;1 barett 0. :<2 om. DO.
CH. ccix] Edw. I Us taken prisoner ly his Queen & her Son. 230
How Kyng Edward* and Sir1 Hugh }>e Spenser were taken, and
)>e Erl of Arundel. Capit^o CC° ix°.
WHen Kyng Edward? hade sent Maistre Walter 1of Staple-
ton,1 his Tresorer1, into London, forto kepe ]>e citee vnto
him a^ein2 j?e3 Quene Isabel his wif, & a^eyn4 Edward' her'5 sone,
anon him-self Hok1 wij> hi?n6 Sir Hugh )>e Spenser7 )>e fader, and
8Sir Hugh8 his sone, £ Sir" lohn, Erl of ArundeH, & Maistre Robert
8 Baldok1, 9a false pilede clerc, his Chaunceller1,9 and 10toke here10
way towarde Bristowe; And Ipere J?e Kyng1 abode a litil nterme,
and made Sir1 Hugh }>e Spenser* ]>e fader*, 12Keper and Conestable12
of }>e castel. And ]?e Kyng1 and be ofer aboue-saide went into
12 shipp, and sailede toward! Walys, and toke no leue of J?e Sty ward',
lie of none of13 }>e Kynges Householde ; and went ouer into Walys
forto arere be Walshe-mew a^eynes Dame Isabel be Quene, &
14 Edward', Due14 of Gyene, her1 sone, & her cowipany. IT But )?e
16 Quene, & be Due her1 sone, and be Erl of Kent, and Sir1 lohn of
Henaude,15 went and pwrsuede after1 ham ; and her1 power1 come and
encressede euery day; so at j)e laste )?e Kyng was taken16 oppoii
an17 hulle in Walys, and Sii^ Hugh ]3e Spense?* pe sone, in fat ofer
20 side of fat18 same huli, and J?e false pilede clerc, U Maistre Eobert
of Baldok1, Ipere fast bisides ham, and were brou^t a^eyne into
Engeland', as Almighty God wolde. And fe Kyng him-self 3 was
in saf kepyng* in )?e casteH of Ken y worth ; and hi??i kepte Sir
24 Henry, ]?at was Seint3 Thomas broker of Lancastre.
& Sir Hugh J>e Spenser1 ]>e fadeij come and put him vnto19 J>e
Quenes grace, and to Sir1 Edward her1 sone, Due of Gyene. U But
Sir Hugh )>e Spenser 8J?e sone,8 after j?at20 he was taken,21 wolde22
28 ete no maner mete, ne23 drynk1 8no maner drynk1,8 for he wist to
haue no mercy, but onelich24 he wiste he slmlde bene25 dede. And
)?e Quene and hei1* conseil26 ordeynede fo27 J)at he shulde bene28
done to dej> at London ; but he was so feble for his michel29
1-1 Mapleton D. 2 ajens 0. :J om. D. 4 a^eyne sir D. ajens 0.
5 his D. 6-6 nome with D. 7 Spencers bo>e 0. 8~8 om. 0.
9-9 his Chancellor1 a false pilede clerc D. his Chaunceller a Ms piled?
Clerk1 0.
io_io nomen he s?;c D, token her 0. " leaf 139.
12— 12 as couestable and kepeij D. as Constable & kepere 0. 13 in DO.
u-14 duk Edward' D. 15 Henau-le and ]>ai D. Henaud' & >ey 0.
16 take 0. 17 a 0. 18 the D. 19 to D.
'-20 J>e tyme >at DO. 21 take 0. ^ nolde D. he nolde 0.
23 nelper 0. 24 only 0. w be 0.
26 conseile hade J>o D. Counceili ]>o had 0. 127 om. DO.
28 haue be 0. >29 miche D. inyche 0.
240 The Spencers are hangd, & other Traitors beheaded. [CH.CCIX
fastyng1, fat he was dede almost for fastyng1 ; and f erfore hit was
ordeynede fat he shulde haue his iugement at Hereford'1 ; and at
a place2 of fe toune his 3hode was taken4 fra??i5 his heued*,6 and
also 7fro Maistre Robert7 Baldok,8 fat was 9a false pilede clerc,9 4
& fe ~Kyugus Chanceller*. And men sette vppon her1 Heuedes10
chapelettes of sharpe11 netles, and ij squyers blow12 in her1 eres wif
ij grete bugles13 homes, oppon fo14 ij prisoners; and15 men might
her1 fo16 blowyng out wif homes, mo fan a fousand? and one. 8
Symunde of Redyng1,17 bifore ham bar1 her1 armes oppon a spere
reuersede, in token fat18 fai shulde be vndone for euermore.
II And oppon fe morwe was Sir1 Hugh fe19 Spenser1 fe sone
dampnede to def ; and was draw and hongede, biheuedet, & his 12
boweiles taken out of his body, and 20his bowelles20 brent. And
after he was qwarterede, & his qwarteres sent to iiij tounes of
Engelawd, and his heuede21 sent to London Brigge. And fis
SymowJ, for encheson fat he despisede fe Quene Isabel, he was 16
draw and hongede on22 a stage made23 24in mydes24 fe forsaide Sir1
Hughes galwes.25 And f e same day, a litil fro fens, was Sir1 lohn
of Arundel biheuede26; for he was on of Sir* Hugh fe Spensers
conseilers. And auone after wa[s] Sir1 Hug[h] fe19 Spenser1 draw & 20
hongede, & biheuedede27 at Bristow, and after hongede28 a3eyn bi
)?e Armes bi29 ij strong ropes; and )>e iiij30 day after, he was hew
al to peces ; & hundes etew31 hi??^. And for23 fat enchesoun fat fe
Kyng1 hade 3eue?^32 33him )?e Erldom33 of Winchestre, his heede34 24
was lad Jjider*, and put oppon a spere ; and J?e false Baldok1 was sent
to London, & fere he deide in p7*isone amonges35 feues, for men36
dede hi??i no more reuerence fan me wolde do37 vnto an hunde :
and so deide38 the traitours of Engeland?, blissede be Almyghty 28
I Herford? D. 2 place of J»e place sic D. 3 leaf 139, back.
4 take 0. 5 fro DO. 6 heed' 0.
7-7 frara Robert of D. from Robert of 0. 8 Baldoks 0.
9— 9 a piled? clerc and also J>at was false D. a piled' Clerk1 also )>at was
fals 0. 10 hedes 0.
II D has sharp )>ornes, with Jjornes struck out with a red line.
12 blew 0. 13 bugle 0. 14 >e D.
15 >at DO. 16 }>ere D. her 0.
17 RedyncH be kynges Marchal D. Redyng be kynges Marschatt 0.
18 ban sic 0. 19 cm. D. »-» om. 0. " bed 0.
22 in 0. ** om. 0. a*-a4 amyddes D. amydde 0.
25 galhouse D. » biheuedede D. beheded' 0. ' w byheded' 0.
28 hongen D. hanged 0. a with DO. 30 fourbe 0*
31 ete 0. 32 3eue 0. ^-^ be erl D. be Erie 0.
34 heuede it D. heed' it 0. 35 among 0. M for men DO. for R.
37 don 0. » diden 0.
CH. ccx] The Nobles agree to depose King Edward II. 241
God? ! & Jhit Was no wonder, for frou$ her1 conseil th[e] gode Erl
Thomas of Lancastr1 2was clone unto deth and al fat helden with
Thomas of Lancastre2 frou$ fo traitoures were vndon, and alle
4 her1 heires disheritede.3
How Kyng Edward was put adoune.4 H Capitulo U Ducen-
tesimo U Decimo.
ANon5 after1 fis was done, fe Quene Isabel, and Edward* hir1
sone, and alle f e grete lordes of Engelawo7, at on assent sent
to Kyng Edward* to f e castel of Kenylworf, fere fat f e kyng was
in kepyng1 vnder1 fe warde of Sir1 lohn Hothum, fat was fe6
bisshop of Ely, & of Sir lohn of Parcy, a baron, for enchesoun fat
12 he shulde ordein his parlement att1 a certein place in Engeland?,
forto redresse [and] amende fe state of fe ream. And Kyng
Edward? ham ansuerede and saide : "Lordes," quod he, " $e see7
ful wel how hit is. Lo ! hauef her1 my seal, y ^eue8 $ow my
16 power1 to ordeine a parlement wher19 $e wille." And fai toke10 her1
leue of him,11 and come a^eyne to fe barons of Engeland?, and
whe?i12 fai hade fe Kyngws patent of fis fing1, and fai shewede hit
to13 fe lordes, and fo was ordeynede fat fe parlement shulde be14 at
20 Westmynstre, at f e 15 Vtas of Seint Hillari. And alle f e grete lordes
of EngelamZ lete ordein for ham fere a3eins fat tyme fat f e parle
ment shulde bene.16 U And at fe15 whiche day fat fe parlement
was assignede,17 f e Kyng wolde nou^t come f ere,18 as he hade sette
24 himself and assignede. And nofelesse fe barons sent to him, on19
tyme and ofer, and he suore by Godes soule, fat he nolde come
fere 20on foote.20 Wherfore hit was ordeynede by al fe grete lordes
of1 21 Engeland', fat he Shulde no Longer1 bene22 Kyng1, but bene23
28deposede; and saide fat15 'fai wolde crone24 Edward* his sone
25 Kyng1, fe eldeste,25 fat was Duk of Gyene'; and sent so tyd-
ynges26 to f e Kyng1 fere fat he was in ward vnder Sir lohn, Erl of
1 Zgffl/140.
-2 supplied from D. was done vn-to de> & att }>at held' witfc hym 0.
:j disherite D.
4 adoun and his dignite bynomen him D. a-doun) & his dignite bynome 0.
5 And D. 6 om. D. 7 sene 0. 8 3eue DO. 3e R.
9 wher >at 0. 10. nome D. n hem 0. 12 >at >at sic D.
13 vnto D. 14 bene D. 15 om. 0. 16 be 0.
17 om. DO. 18 }>ere for no maner >ing< DO. 19 o DO.
20-20 a foote D. o foote 0. 21 leaf 140, back. 22 be 0.
23 be DO. 24 crovne kyng 0. 25~25 >e elder kyn^ D. >e elder' 0.
26 tydynge 0.
BRUT. R
242 The Nobles, Bishops, & Knights disclaim Edw. II. [CH. CCX
Gerrein, and S?Ve lohn of Bothun, pat was Bisshop of Ely, and Sir*
Henry Percy, baronn,1 and Sire William TrusseH, a kny^t, pat was
wip pe Erie Sir* Thomas of Lancastr', forto 3elde vp her1 homages
vnto him for aH ha??z of Engeland. U And Sire William Trussel 4
saide pise wordes : " Sir1 Edward4 ! for enchesofi pat 36 haue traiede
30U1-* peple of Engeland?, and haue vndone meny grete Lordes of
EngekmcZ wipoutew2 eny cause, but now 30 bep3 wipstand, —
pankede be God? ! — and also for4 36 wolde nou^t come to pe5 pa?ie- 8
ment as 30 ordeynede at Westmynstre, as in 3our) owen5 Lettre
patent is conteinede, forto trete wip jour* lige men as a Kyng
shulde ; and perfore, Jjrou^ ali pe co??imune assent1 of alle pe lordes
of Engekmd, y telle vnto 30 w pise wordes : U 3e shul vnderstonde, 12
Sir1, pat pe barons of EngelcwcZ atte on assent wille pat 36 bene3
nomore Kyng of Engelarad, but vtterly hauep6 put 73ow out7 of
3ouij realte for euermore." U And pe bisshop of Ely saide po to pe
Kyng1, " Sir1 Edwarde ! here y 3elde vp feautes8 & homage9 for alle 16
pe Erchebisshoppes and Bisshopes of Engeland?, and for al pe
clergye." H po saide Sii^ lohn, Erl of Garrein, " Sii° Edward10 ! y
3elde vp her15 vnto 3ow feaute and homage, for me, and for al pe
Erles of Engeland." 1T And Sir' Henry npe12 Percy 3af vp also pere 20
his homag,13 for him and for alle pe barons of Engeland'. U And
po saide Sir* William Trussel : " y 3elde vp, ^Sir1, now14 vnto 3ow
my15 homage, fo[r] me & also for alle pe kny3tes of EngelancJ, and
for ham alle pat holden by seriauntrye16 or by eny ope?* maner ping1 24
of1 3ow, so pat fro pis day afterward1 36 shulle nou3t be cleymede
Kyng, neiper for Kyng1 bene3 holde; but fram17 pis tyme after
ward? 36 shul bene3 holde a singuler man of aft12 pe peple." And so
pai went pens vnto London, pere pat pe lordes of Engetodf ha?rc 28
abode; and sir* Edward? abode in prysoufi vnder1 gode18 keping19;
and pat was pe day of 20pe Conuersion20 of seynt Poule in pe xx
3ere of his regne.
Prophecie of Merlyn declarede of Kyng1 Edward?, pe sone of 32
Kyng5 Edward*. Capi£u£o CC vndecimo.
I a baroun D. a baron) 0. 2 withoute 0. 3 be 0.
4 for enchesoun >at D. for enchesoii) ^at 0. 5 om. 0. 6 haue DO.
7-7 out 3ow 0. 8 feute 0. 9 homages 0. 10 Edward' here 0.
II leafUl. 12 0???, D. 13 homages 0.
14—14 now sjre j) now sjr o. 15 myn DO. 16 seriauntye 0.
17 fro D. 18 |>e D. 19 Kyng Edward' his sone 0.
Conucrsacj'ou 0.
CH. ccxi] Merlin's Prophecies about Edward II fulfild. 243
Of pis Kyng Edward', propheciede Merlyn, and saide pat pere
shulde come a gote 1out of a1 car1, pat shulde haue homes of
sillier* and a berde as white as snowe ; and a drop shulde come out
4 at2 his noseprelles pat shulde bitokne miche harme, hungre, and
dep of pe3 peple, and gret losse of his lande ; and pat in pe bigyn-
nyng of his regne shulde ben4 hauntede michel5 lecherie ; and saide
soip, alias pe tyme ! ffor Kyng Edward, pat was Kyng1 Edwards
8 sone, pat was born6 in Carnariuan in Walys, for sop he hade
Homes as2 siluer1, and a berd as snowe, whew he was made Prynce
of Walys, & to miche he ^af him vnto realte7 and8 folie. And
sop saide Merlyn in his prophecie 9pat pere shulde come10 out of
12 His nose a drop; ffor in his tyme was grete hunger amonges11 pe
pore men, and stronge dep amonge pe ryche, pat deiden12 in strange
lande wip miche13 sorw, and14 in Scotland* ; and afterwarde he loste
Scotland? and Gascoigne ; and whiles pat him-self was Kyng1, per
16 was miche lecherie hauntede. and also Merlyn tolde and saide
pat pis goote shulde seche pe floure of lif & of dep ; and he saide
sop, for he spousede Isabel, pe Kyngws dourer of Fraunce.
U & in his tyme 15Me?*lyn saide15 pat pere shulde be made16
20 briges of folc oppon diches of pe see ; and pat was ful wel sein at
Bannokes-born in Scotland', whew he was descomfitede pere17 of pe
Scottes. IT And Me?*lyn tolde also pat stones shulde falle fra??i18
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 castelles,19 and dede haw
miche ha[r]me, and brent tounes vnto20 pe herde erpe. IT And
aftirward? Merlyn 21 saide and tolde pat an Egle shulde come21 out
28 of Cornwaile, pat shulde haue feperes of golde, pat of pride shulde
haue non22 pier*, and shulde despice Lordes23 of bloode, and after
he shulde dye prou$ 24 a beer* at Gauersiche : and pat p?'0phecie was
ful wel knowe,25 if or16 by pe Egle is vnderstonde Sir517 Piers of
32 Gauaston, pat was Erl of Cornewaile, pat was a wonder prout man
1-1 of 0. 2 of DO. 3 his D. om. 0. 4 be 0.
5 mich D. mych 0. 6 bore 0. 7 ryout D. reaute 0.
8 & to 0. 9 leaf 141, back. 10 be 0. * n amonge D. among^ 0.
12 deide D. dide 0. 13 michel D. 14 and in weri0 D. & werre 0.
15-15 seid Merlyn 0. 16 om. 0. 17 om. D. 18 fro 0.
19 >e Castels 0. 20 to D.
21— 21 tolde J)at ]>ere shulde come an Egle D. tolde pat an Egle schuld?
come 0.
22 no DO. 23 lordeshippes D. lordschippes 0. 24 by D.
25 know and founde soth D. knowe & founde soj> 0.
244 Merlins Prophecies. The White Battle. [CH. ccxi
fat dispisede f e baronage of Engelarc^ ; l but aftirward? he was
biheuede2 at Gauersiche, frou3 fe Erl of Lancastr* and f e Erl of
Warwik1. U And Merlyn tolde3 fat in his tyme it4 shulde seme
fat fe bere shulde brenne, & fat a bataile shulde be5 done6 oppon 4
an Arme of fe See in7 felde arraiede like a shilde, wher* shulde
dye ineny white heuedes8 : & he saide so]? ; for, by f e brynnyng1
9 of fe bere9 is bitokenede grete drede frou$ cotting of suorde.
at fat bataile, ordeynede in a felde as a shelde oppon an Arme of 8
]>e see, is bitokenede fe bataile of Mitone. ffor fere come fe
Scottes in maner of a shelde, 10in maner* of a wynge,10 and quellede
oppon Swale, men of Keligioun, prestes & seculers ; wherfor )>e
Scottes callede fat bataile, in despite of Englisshe-men, * fe white 12
bataile.'
11 And after*, Merlyn saide fat fe forsaide Beer* shulde11 do
fe forsaide4 goot miche harme, and fat shulde be12 oppon fe13
Southwest*, and also oppon his bloode; and saide also fat fe goot 16
shulde lese miche 14 of his lande,4 til f e 15 time fat shame shulde
him ouercome ; And fan he shulde 16clofe him in16 a lyons skyn,
and shulde wynne a^eyne fat he hade loste, and miche more, f rou^
a peple fat shulde come out of fe Northwest1, fat shulde make him 20
bene17 drade, and him avenge of his enemy s, frou^ conseile of ij
Oweles, fat ferst shulde be 18 in peril to bene vndone ; and fat f o
ij oweles shulde wende ouer f e see into a straunge 19 lande, and
fere fai shulde duelle til20 a certein time; and after fai shulde 24
come into Engeland a^eyne, and f o ij oweles shulde done miche
harme vnto meny on, and fat fai shulde conseile f e 21 goot to 21
meve wen* a^eynes [f e] 22 Bere, and fat goot shulde come, and f e
Oweles,22 vnto an Arme of fe Se at Burfoft op Trent1, and shulde 28
wende ouer, and fat for drede fe bere shulde flee, wif a swyne23 in
his company, 24vnto Bur1,24 toward? fe North,25 frou$ an vnkynde
out-puter*; and fat fe Swyn26 fan shulde be slay27 28with sorwe ;
and fe bere shulde be slayn28 ful nei$ his owen nest1, fat shal29 32
1 leaf 142. 2 beheded? 0. 3 saide D. 4 om. D. 5 ben D.
6 do 0. 7 in a DO. 8 heedes 0. 9~9 MS. of J>e bere of the bere.
10—10 yyfth her1 wynges D. n MS. shulde shulde. 12 ben 0.
13 MS. J>e North, with North uiiderlined for omission ; om. D.
14 miche del D. myche dele 0. 15 J>at D.
16-16 be clo>en him with D. 17 be 0. 18 bene D.
19 leaf 1^1, back. 20 to D. 21-21 goot1 forto DO. bere to R.
22— ^ forseide and ]>at fe goot and >e oweles shulde come D. forseid bere
& )>«t ]>e goot & )>e owles shuldj come 0.
23 Swan 0. ^-^ om. D. <25 North vnto Bur* D. ^ swan DO
27 slayne D. slayn 0. 28-28 om. D. -19 schuld? 0.
CH. ccxi] Merlin's Prophecies. Thomas of Lancaster. 245
stonde oppon Pountfretf, vppon wham pe sone shal1 sliede his
beenies, & meny folc him shal l seche for pe miche vertue. and
he saide f ul so]) ; ffior pe gode Erl Thomas of Lancastr1 was born 2
4 in pe Northwest1, and cosyn to pe Kyng1, soue of his vncle ; and
by lawe he made pe Kyng lese miche lande pe whiche he hade
pwrchasede 3wel foliche,3 til at pe laste pe Kyng1 perof tok shame,
and him-self fillede wip cruelte ; and after he gate a^eyne pat he
8 hadde lost1, and miche more, prou^ folc fat he lete assemble out of
pe Northwest1, pat made him to bene adrade,4 and aveugede5 him
of his barons,6 )>roii conseile of Sir1 Hugh pe Spenser 7pe fader,
and of Sir1 Hugh7 his sone, pat biforne8 were outlawede out9 of
12 EngelaweZ for her1 wickidnesse. U But afterward* come a^eyne into
Eugeland Sir1 Hughe )>e Spenser the fader, out of Fraunce, and so
miche conseilede the ^Kyng1 pat He Shulde Werr1 oppon Thomas,
erl of Lancastr1, so pat pe Kyng and pe Spensers, and pe Erl of
16 Arundel and her power, mete wip Thomas of Lancastr1 atte Burton
op Trent, and him pere descomfitede ; and n Hunfrai, erl of
Hereford',12 was in her*13 co??ipany. and* after, fledde14 pe forsaide
Thomas and Hunfray, wip her1 company at Burbrig1, wip sir*
20 Andrew of Herkela, pat is callede 15 pe vnkynde out-putter1, and
also sir1 Symond* Warde, Shirref 16 of 3ork" : pai come and mette wip
Thomas of Lancastre wip an huge co??^pany, and ham 17 pere descom-
fitede. and in pat Scomfitwre pe Erl of Hereford118 w«s slayn oppoii
24 pe brige, cowardly, wip a spere, in the fun dement ; and pe Erl
Thomas was taken19 & ladde vnto Fount frett ; and per20 he was
biheuedede21 bisides his owen castel. But aftirward, many a22
man him sou^t, for miracles pat God* dede for him.
28 U And in pat tyme Merlyn saide for sorwe and harme [shuld
die]23 a peple of his land*, wherfore meny landes shulde bene 24on
him pe bolder124 : and he saide sop, ffor by enchesoun of his barouns
pat were 25done vnto pe dep for25 Seint Thomas loue26 of Lancastre,
32 peple of meny londes bicome27 pe bolder1 forto meve werr1 a3eyns2s
pe Kyng1, for her bloode was twmede into 29 meny naciouns.
1 schuldz 0. 2 bore 0. 8-3 ful falsely D. wilfullicH 0. 4 drade D.
5 vengede D. venged* 0. 6 enemys D. 7— 7 & 0. 8 before 0.
9 om. D. 10 tea/ 143. n and shj DO. 12 Herford' DO. 13 his DO.
14 fledden DO. 15 MS. has callede Sir1 Andrew of Herkela pat is callede.
16 erl D. Erie 0. 17 hym 0. 18 Herford DO. 19 take 0.
20 >o 0. 21 beheded' 0. w om. DO. w om. in all three MSS.
24-24 oppofi him D. vpon hem ]>e boldere 0.
25_25 onit j) (jone to deth for 0. 26 querel D. querett 0.
27 becomen 0. w oppon D. vpon 0. w to DO.
246 Merlin's Prophecies. Their Fulfilment. [CH. ccxi
1T And afterward Merlyn tolde and? saide pat pe forsaide Oweles
shulde done J miche harme vnto pe flour' of lif1 & of dep, & pai
shulde 2 bring Her1 vnto 3 miche disese, so )>at she shulde wende
oner pe 4 see into Fraunce for to make pees 5 to }>e flour1 de lice, 4
and pere she shulde abide til a6 tyme pat her* seede shulde come
& seche her1; and pere pai shulde abide7 til a tyme pat pai shulde
cloven8 ha?ft wip grace; and po ij Oweles she9 shulde seche, and
put ha?w vnto Spitouse10 dep. and ]>at prophecie was wel knowen11 8
and was ful sop; for, Sir1 Hugh pe Spenser pe fader, and 12sii>) Hugh12
pe sone, dede13 miche sorwe and persecution vnto pe Quene Isabel,
prou$ her* procurment, to her1 Lorde pe Kyng1. 1f and so pai
ordeinede amonges ham pat she was put vnto hir1 wages, pat is to 12
scyn, xxs on14 pe day. Wherfore pe Kyng of Fraunce, her1
broper, was wonder5 sore15 annoiede, and sent into EngetecZ by his
le^res16 vnto Kyng Edward!, pat he17 shulde come to18 his pa?*lement
to Parys in19 Fraunce; but Kyng Edward was sore adrade forto 16
come pere, for he wende to bene aresf til pat he hade made Gode 4
for pe trespasse pat pe Spensers hade done, and also grete harme
pat pai hade done vnto pe20 Quene Isabel, his sostre21 : Wherfore,
prou} here ordenance & her1 consent1 of pe Spensers, the Quene Isabel 20
went ouer1 pe see into Fraunce, forto make accorde bituene Kyng
Edward and pe Kyng of F?*aunce, hir1 broper. II And pere
duellede she in Fraunce til22 Edward, heij Eldeste sone, come her1
to23 seche; and so pai duelled? 24pere bope til pat Aliaunce was 24
made bituene Ham and pe gentil Erl of Henaud', pat if pai wip his25
helpe mygh[t] destroi and ouercome pe venyme and the falsenesse
of pe Spensers, pat Sir' Edward shulde spouse Dame Philipp, pe
worshipful lady,26 pe Erles Doughter of Henaud*. U wherfore pe 28
Quene Isabel, and Sir* Edward her1 [son], and Sir1 Edmund* of
Wodestok1, pe Kynges broper of Engeland?, and Sir1 lohn of
HenaucH, and Sir1 Eoger Mortymer1 of Wygemore, and Sir1 Thomas
Rocelyn, and sir1 lohn of Cromwel, and Sire Willia??i TrusseH, and 32
meny opere of pe Aliaunce of pe gentil Erie Thomas of Lancastre,
1 do 0. 2 leaf 143, back. 3 into DO. * om. D.
5 MS. pees bituene, with bituene underlined for omission.
e on D. on a 0. 7 abide bo)>e D. 8 clo])e 0. 9 she DO. he R.
10 pitous 0. n know D. knowe 0. ia-12 om. 0. 13 deden 0.
14 in DO. 15 sore 0. sone R. 16 lettre D. " sche 0.
18 vnto 0. 19 into 0. a om. 0.
31 MS. sostres, with the last s underlined for omission. ^ til ]>at 0.
28 forto D. 2* leafUl. * his D. here R. » lady and DO.
CH. CGXI-XII] Edward III crownd, 26 Jan. 1326-7. 247
fat wei° exilede out of Engeland?1 for. his querelle, and wer12
disheritede 3 of her1 londes, ordeynede ham a4 grete power*, and
arryuede5 at Herewiche in Southfolc. and? sone after16 J>ai
4 pursuede7 ]>e Spensers til pat pai wer1 take8 and put vnto spitouse9
de]>, as bifore is saide, and her* company, and also for }>e10 grete
falsenesse )>at fai deden11 vnto Kyng1 Edward & to12 his peple.
U And Merlyn saide also more, ]>at ]>Q goote shulde bene13 put
8 into grete disese ; & in grete anguisshe & in grete sorwe he shulde
lede14 his lif1. and he saide so)) : for after ]>e tyme ]>at Kyng
Edward was tak1, he was put into warde til )>at ]>e Spensers were
put vnto dep. IT and also, for encheson )?at he wolde nou3t come
12 vnto15 his owen parlement at London, as he had ordeyned and
assignede him-self1, and to his 16 Baronage,17 and also wolde nou^t
gouerne ne18 reule his peple ne his reaume as a kyng shulde done,
somme of ]>e barons of Engeland? come19 & ^elden vp her1 homage20
16 vnto him, for ham21 and for alle ]>e o]>er of Ipe reaume, in ]>Q day of
22 )>e Conuersioun 22 of Seint Poule, and in pe ^er1 of his regne xx;
and ]?ai put him out of his realte for euermore ; & euer1 he leuede
his lif1 aftirward1 in miche sorw and anguisse.
20 Of Kyngi Edward Ipe Jjridde 23 after J?e conquest. Capitulo
11 Ducentesimo U Duodecimo.
ANd afte?- J?is Kyng Edward? of Carnariuan, regnede Sire
Edward of Wyndesore his sone, J)e whiche was cronede
24 Kyng, and annoyntede, at Westminster, jjrou^ consent and wille of
alle Jje grete Lordes of 24fe reaume,24 J?e Sonday in25 Candelmasse
eve of cure Lady, In Jje ^er5 of grace M^ CCC26 xxvi, J>at was J?at
tyme of age but xv 36^. 27and for enchesoun J?at27 his fader1 was
28 in warde in j>e castel of Kenylwor]?, and eke was put doun of his
realte, Jje reaume of Engeland? was as wij?out Kyng1, fro ]>e feste of
Seynt Kateryne in J)e $ei* aboue-saide, vnto Jje fest of Candelmasse ;
1 Engeland' and Sir lohn of Henaude and Sir Roger Mortymere D.
2 weren 0. 3 disherite D. disherited' 0. I om. 0.
5 arryueden 0. 6 afterward DO. 7 pursueden 0. 8 taken DO.
9 pitous 0. 10 her 0. n dede 0. 12 om. D. 13 be 0.
14 lese D. 15 to DO. 16 leaf 144, lack.
17 A bere is written in the margin at the head of this page, in a different (?)
hand.
18 and DO. 19 corner 0. 20 homages DO. 21 him D.
z2-22 Conuersaci'on 0.
23 Hrde 0. a*-" Engeland' D. » on D. 26 CCG & 0.
27—27 MS, an(j for enchesoun >at and for enchesoun >at.
248 England happy under Edward III. [CH. ccxii-xm
and po were *al maner1 plee^ of pe Kyngws Benche astenf. ff And
po was cowmandede to alle pe shirreffes of Engela?i<i poru} write2
to warne pe partie^ defendand} prou^ sompfnjing1 a^ein, and also
ferfennore pat alle pe prisoners pat were in pe Kyngws Gayole pat 4
were atachede prou^ shirrefs shulde 3be Late go quiet. U The Kyng
Edward!, after* His coronacioun, at pe4 prier* and biseching1 of his
lieges of1 pe reaume, grauntede5 a chartre of stedefast pees to alle
ham pat wolde it6 axe. 11 And Sire lohn of Henaude and his 8
company toke7 his leue of pe Kyng and of pe lordes of his8 reaume,
& tw?mede home to her1 owen contre a^eyn; and eueryche9 of ham
hade ful riche ^iftes, euery maw as he was of value and of State.
II And? po was Engelancfe in pees and in10 rest1, & grete loue11 12
bituene pe Kyng and his lordes; and coramuneliche12 Englisshe-
men saide amongws ham pat pe deuel was dede. U But pe tresour*
of pe Kyng his fadeij, and13 of the Spensers, bop of pe fader1 and
of4 pe sone, and pe tresour of pe Erl14 of Arundel, and of Maistre 16
Eobert15 Baldok1 pat was pe Kyngws chauncellei15, was departede
after1 pe Quene Isabels ordenaunce, and Sii^ Roge?' Mortyrner5 of
Wigemore, so pat pe Kyng1 hade noping perof but at her* wille and
her* deliueraunce, neiper of hii1* landes, as afterward' ^e shul here 20
more openly.
How Kyng Edward! went to Stanhop forto mete pe Scottes,
IT Capitulo U Ducentesimo U xiij.
ANd ^itte4 in pe same tyme was Kyng Edward! in pe castel of 24
Kenylworth, vnder* pe kepyng of Sir1 Henry pat was Erl
Thomas broper of Lancastr1, pat po was Erl of [Leycestre ; and pe
Kyng grantede him the erldome of] 16 Lancastre pat pe Kyng1 hade
seisede into his hande, and put out Thomas of Lancastre his 28
broper, and po was he17 Erl of Lancastre & 18of Leicestre, and eke
Stiward of Engeland?, as his broper was in his tyme. U but Sir*
Edward, pat was Kyng Edwardes fader,19 made sorw wipoute?*20
ende, for cause pat he might nou^t speke wip his wif* ne wip his 32
Sone; wherfor hit was miche meschief21; ffor pau$ hit were so pat
J-1 alle >e D.
2 Engeland* J>oru3 write D. Engelond? Jmrgh writte 0. Engel<wd R.
3 leaf 145. 4 0771. 0. 6 grauntede ham D. graunted? hem 0.
u him D. 7 nome DO. • the D. >e 0. 9 eche 0.
10 om. DO. " loue was D. 12 Comenly 0.
13 and >e tresour" D. & >e tresour 0. 14 erles DO.
15 MS. Robert Robert. 16 supplied from D. 17 >e sic 0.
18 lea/US, back. 19 MS. fader fader'. 2° witti-oute 0. 21 nedfutt 0.
CH. ccxin] Attempt to set Edward II free. 249
he were l ladde & reulede prou} 2 false conseile, ^itte 3 he was Kyng
Edwards sone, & come4 of pe wordiest bloode of al5 pe worlde;
and pilk1 to whom he was 6wonede forto6 ^eue grete ^iftes and
4 large, were7 most pryue wip pe Kyng, his owen sone ; and pai were
his enemy s bope by nyght and by day, and procurede forto make
debate and contak bituene him and his sone, and Isabel his wif.
but pe ffrer* P?*echoures to him were gode frendes euermore,8 and
8 caste and ordeynede, hope nyght and day, how pai might bryng
him out of prison. 11 And amonge her* company pat pe ffreres
priueliche9 hade brou^t, pere was a ffrere pat me callede Dun-
heuede10; 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 pe castel of Pountfretf, and pe?* he deide in p?-isone. 1f And
Sir Henry, Erl of Lancastr1, pat hade pe nKyngws fader11 in
kepyng1, prou}12 commandement of pe Kyng, delyuerede Edward,
1^ pe Kingws fader, by endentur* vnto Sire Thomas of Berkelee, and to
Sir1 lohn Mautrauers ; & pai lad him fram13 pe casteH of Kenyl-
worth vnto pe casteH of Berkelee, 14and kepte him pere safly.15
U And at Este[r] nexte aftei0 his coronacioufi, pe Kyng ordeynede
20 an huge host forto fei^t a^eins16 pe Scottes; and Sir1 lohn, pe Erles
brope?1 of Henaud*, from17 by^onde pe see, come forto helpe Kyng^
Edward', and brou3t wip him18 v C men of Armes, and arryuede at
DoueiJ; and pai hade leue forto gone19 forth til pat18 pai 20come
24 vnto20 ^orlv*, Ipere, pat pe Kyng abode ham. IF And pe Scottes
corner 21 pider* vnto pe Kyng forto make pees and accorde, but pe
accordement bituene ha??^ laste but a22 litel while.23 and at pat tyme
pe Englisshe-men were elope24 alle in cotes & hodes, peyntede25 wip
28 letfaes & wip22 floures ful sembli,26 wip longe berdes ; and pe?^fore
pe Scotes made a bille pat was fastenede oppon pe cherche dores of
Seint Peres27 toward Stangate. & pus saide pe Scripture in despite
of the18 Englisshe-men U Longe berde hertles, peyntede Hode
32 witles, Gay cote graceles, makep28 Engl[i]ssheman29 priftles.
U And on5 pe Trinite day next 30comyng, biganne30 pe contak
1 was 0. 2 by DO. 3 >it sic D. 4 comen 0. 5 om. DO.
-6 wont D. wonte to 0. 7 weren 0. 8 for euermore D.
9 priuely D. pryuyly 0. 10 Donebat 0.
1-11 fader of J>e Kyng 0. 12 )>urgh >c 0. 13 fro 0.
14 leaf 146. 15 falsly 0. 16 with D. 17 fro DO. 18 om. D.
19 go o. 20-20 comen to D, 21 come o.
22 om. 0. ^ tyme DO. a4 clo]>ede D. clothed' 0.
25 y-peynted' 0. 26 semely DO. 27 Petre D. om. 0.
28 makes DO. » Englond 0. 3°-30 sewyng* big sic D.
250 Scots invade England. A fine army opposes them. [CH. ccxiv
in pe citee of ^ork1 bytuene pe Englissheme^ and pe Henaudres. and
in pat debate were quellede of pe Erldom of Mchole and Mordrede,
iiij ; and after, pai wer1 buriede vnder* a stone in Seynt dementis
cherche haw in Fossegate. And for enchesoun pat pe Henaudres 4
come1 forto helpe pe Kyng1, hiij pees was2 criede, oppon payne of
lif and lime, and in pat opere Half, it was 3fonden4 by enquest of
J)e citee, pat pe Englisshe-mew biga??ne pe debate.
How pe Englisshe-men Stoppede pe Scottes in pe park1 of* 8
Stanhope, and How pai turnede a^eyne into5 Scotland.
Capitz^o CC xiiij.
ANd at pat tyme pe Scottes hade assemblede al her power5, and
come6 into Engelcmd, and quellede & robbede alle pat pai 12
might tak,7 and brent and destroiede al pe North contre prou3-out,
til 8pai come8 to pe Parke of Stanhope in Wyredale : and per pe
Scottes helde ham in a busshement. U But whe[n] pe Kyng1 hade
herde prou$ certeyne aspie^ wher* pe Scottes were, anone right wip 16
his host he bisegede pe forsaide park, so pat pe Scottes wiste neuer
wher* forto gofi out, but onliche9 vnto her* armes, and pai abiden
in pe parke xv daies; and vitailes ham failede on10 euery side, so
pat pai weij gretly empeyrede of her511 bodyes. IT And sip pat Brut 20
come ferst into12 Britaigne, vnto pis tyme, was neuer* seyne sepenes13
so fail1' an host, what of Englisshemew and of Aliens, and of men
on foot,14 whiche ordeyned ham forto fei^t wip pe Scottes, prou$
egging of Sire Henry, Erl of LancastiJ, and of Sir* lohn of15 24
Henaude, pat wolde haue gone ouer pe water of Wythe forto haue
fou^t wip pe Scottes ; but Sir1 Roger of Mortymer* consentede nou$t
perto, for he hade priueliche16 tak17 mede of* pe Scottes, ham forto
helpe, pat pai myght wende a^eyne into hir1 owen contre. 11 And 28
pe18 same Mortymer counseilede miche19 Thomas of Broperton, pat
pe Erl Marchal, pat was Kyng1 Edwardes vncle, pat the 20 forsaide
Thomas shulde nou^t assemble at pat tyme vnto pe Scottes ; and
he assentede ; but he wiste nou^t pe doyng bituene pe Scottes and 32
pe forsaide Mortymer. and for enchesoun pat he was Marchal of
1 comen DO. 2 wer> D. 3 leaf 146, back. 4 founde DO.
5 to 0. 6 comen D.
7 take without nombre D. take vrithoute nombre 0.
8-8 >at >ai comen D. 9 only 0. 10 in DO. " he sic D.
12 vnto D. 13 setti 0. 14 foote the D. foote ]>e 0. 15 om. DO.
16 priuyly 0. " taken DO. 18 pat D.
19 somiche D. so mych 0. » leaf 1^1.
CH. ccxiv] Thru Mortimer's treachery, the Scots escape. 251
Engelawd, and to him perteynede1 euer2 fe vauntward'. he sent
hastely to fe Erl of Lancastre and to Sire John of1 Henaude, fat
fai shulde noi^t fei^t oppon fe Scottes, in preiudice and in3 harm-
4 yng1 of him and4 his fee, and if fai dede, fat fai shulde stande to5
her' owera peril, and fe forsaide Erl Marchal was al aredy6 wif
his bataile at fe redose of fe Erl of Lancastre forto haue fou^tew7
wif him and wif8 his folc, if he hade meuede forto fei^t wif fe
8 Scottes. and in fis maner1 he was desceyuede, and wiste 9no
maner finge of fis9 tresoun; and fus was fe Kyng1 Principaly10
desceyuede.
11 And when it was ny^t,11 Mortymer1, pat hade f e wacche forto
12 kepe of fe host, fat nyght destourblede fe wacche fat noting most
be12 done, and 13in fe13 meny-while fe Scottes stele14 by ny^t
toward heij owen contre, as fast as fai myght ; and so was f e Kyng
falsely 15 desceyuede &15 bitmiede, fat wende fat alle fe tmitoures
16 of his land? had bene brou3t vnto an ende, as it2 was saide bifore.
H Now here, }e lordes, how traterousely Kyng1 Edward was
desceyuede, and how mervailously and16 boldely fe Scottes dede of
weir* ; ftbr fe same nygh[t]17 lames Douglas, wif CC men of Armes,
20 ryden frou^-out fe host 18ofj Kyng Edward', fe same nyght fat fe
Scottes were scapede toward* her* owera contre, as is aboue [said], til
fat19 fai comen20 to fe Kyngws Pauylon, and quellede fere21 mew in
heij beddes ; and ciiede22 somme " toward?, Noward1 ! " and anofere
24 tyme, "A Douglas, A Douglas !" wherfore the Kyng, fat was in
his pauyloun, and miche of er folc, were wonder* sore afraiede ; but,
— blessede be Almyghty God ! — f e Kyng was nou3t taken ; and in
grete perile was f o f e reaume of Engeland*. U And fat nyght the
28 mone shone 23ful clere23 and bri^t ; and for al fe Kyngws men, fe
Scottes ascapede harmeles. and in f e morwe, when f e Kyng1 wist*
fat fe Scottes were ascapede,24 he was wonder1 sory, and ful hertly
wepte wif his ^onge eyne ; and' 25 }itt wist he 25 nou^t who 26 had
32 done26 him fat27 tresoun ; but fat28 treson was wel knowe29 a gode
I perteynetfc 0. 2 am. D. 3 om. 0. 4 and of DO.
5 vnto DO. 6 arrayede D. arayed' 0. 7 fou^t D. fought 0.
8 MS. wi]> him and \vi{>.
9— 9 no>ing of >e D. noting of >is 0. 10 priueliche D.
II nyjt ]>e D. nyght J>e 0. 12 bene D. 13-13 >at D. 14 stale D.
15-is om> o. w and how D. 17 my^t sic D. 18 leaf '147, back.
19 MS. >at >at. 20 come DO. 21 }>er& meny DO.
22 crieden D. &-* fayre D.
24 ascapede into her1 owen contre D. ascaped* into her CuntiJ 0.
'*-** wist 0. 28-2« j>«t had do 0. * >is D.
28 >at false D. Jxzt fals 0. » y-knowe 0.
252 Two Moons appear. Two Popes are elected. [CH. ccxiv-xv
while after1, as fe story tellef. U The Kyng Edward'1 come fo
a3eyne vnto2 3ork*, ful sorweful, and his hoste dep«rtede, and euery
man went into2 his owen centre wif ful heuy and mornyng sem-
blant.3 and fe 4Henaude toke4 her* leue, and went into her* owen 4
contre ; and f e Kyng, for her* trauaile, hugely ham rewarded?, and
for enchesoun of fat viage, fe Kyng had despended? miche of his
tresour1, and wastede.
U And in fat tyme wer1 seyne ij mones in f e firmament : fat on 8
was clere, and fat ofer was5 derc, fat6 mew my3t hit7 fo see f [r]ou3~
out8 al fe worlde. and9 Grete debate was fat same tyme a3eyn
10fe7 Pope lohfl fe xxij after fat5 Seynt Petre was Pope, and fe
Emperoure of Almaigne, fat made him Emperour1 a3eins fe Popes 12
wille, fat fo helde his see at Avy[n]ouii ; wherfore fe Emperowr
made his crie at Rome, and ordeynede anofer Pope fat hight11
Nicholas, fat was a ffrer1 menowr ; and fat was12 a3eynes f e right
of holy cherch, wherfore he was cz^rsede5; and fe power1 of fat 16
13ofer Pope13 sone was laide ; and for encheson fat soche mervailes
were seyne, men saide fat fe wor[l]de was nei3 at an5 ende.
Of f e def of Kyng Edward' of Carnaruan, sometyme Kyng of
Engeland'. Capitwfo Ducente^mo Quintodecimo. 20
ANd now [go] we a3eyne vnto Sir1 Edward of Carnaruan, fat
was 14some-tyme Kyng14 of Engelawo7, and was put adoune15
of his dignite. alias for his tribulacioun ! and sorwe him bifelle
frou3 ^se consel fat he leuede, & truste oppon ha??^ to miche, pat 24
afterward? was destroy ede16 frou3 her1 falsenesse, as God wolde.
U And fis Edward of Carnaryuan was in fie castel of Berkele, vnder
fe kepyng of Sir1 Morice of Berkeley and of Sere lohn of Mau-
trauers. and to ham he made his co??zpleynt of his sorwe and of 28
his disese ; and oftetymes he axede of his wardeyns what he hade
tressepassede a3eins Dame Isabel his wif, and Sir1 Edward his sone,
fat was new made Kyng1, fat fai wolde 110113 1 visite him. U [f o
ansuerede one of his wardenes]17 H " My worfi lord, displese 3ow 32
nou3t fat y shal 3ow telle ; f e enchesouw is, for it is done ham to
vnderstonde fat, if my Lady 3our* wif come eny f ing1 11013 3ow, fat 30
I om. 0. 2 toward D. 3 MS. semblant se.
4-4 Henaudes nome D. Henaudes toke 0. 5 om. D. 6 as DO.
7 om. DO. 8 J>rou} D. 9 and a DO. 10 leaf US.
II me callede D. 12 was J>e[re] D. ia-13 Pope afore hym 0.
i4_i4 kyng1 symetyme D. kyng sumtyme 0. 15 adoun some-tyme D.
16 destroyede D. distroyed' 0. om. K. 17 supplied from D.
CH. ccxv] Hoy} Edward II was murderd in Corfe Castle. 253
wolde 1heiJ strangle and quelle, and 2al so pat ^e Wolde do to2 my
Lord? 30UI5 Sone." H f o ansuerede he wif simple chere, and saide :
" alias, alias ! am y nou^t in prisoun, and all at ^our1 owen wille ?
4 Now God it wote, y poii^t it neuer ; and now y wolde3 fat y were
dede ! so wolde God fat y were! for fan were al my4 sorwe
passede." U Hit was nou^t longe after fat fe Kyng, frou^ conseil
of f e Mortymer1, grantede f e ward? and f e kepyng1 of Sire Edward?
8 his fader5, to Sire Thomas5 Toiourneye and to fe forsaide Sir1 John
Mautrauers, frou^ fe Kyngws lettre, and put out holliche 6fe for
saide6 Sir1 Morice, of fe warde of fe Kyng1. and fai tok7 and lad
8 him to8 fe castel of Corf*, fe whiche castel fe Kyng1 hatede as
1 2 eny def ; and fai kepte him fere safly 9 til fat 10 it come to n Seint
Matheus day in Septewbre, in f e ^ere of Grace M* CCC xxvij, fat
fe forsaide Sir1 Roger12 Mortymer1 sent fe maner of fe13 def, how
and in what maner he shulde be done to def. 11 And anone as f e
16 forsaide Thomas and lohn Hade seyne fe lettre and fe14 commande-
ment, fai maden15 Kyng Edward of Carnaruan gode chere and gode
solace, as fai myght atte fat soper1 ; and nof ing1 f e Kyng wiste of
her* traitowre^.16 IT And when tyme was forto gone17 to bed?, fe
20 Kyng went vnto18 his bed', and laye, and slepte faste. And as fe
Kyng lay and slepte, fe traitoures, false forsuorne19 a^eins her1
homage and her1 feaute, come20 priueliche21 into fe Kyngws
chaumbre, and her1 company 22wif Ham, and Laiden an Huge
24 table oppon his Wombe, and wif men pressede and helde23 fast
adoune f e iiij corners of f e table oppon his body : wherwif f e gode
man awoke, and was wonder1 sore adrade to bene24 dede fere, and
slayn, and turnede his body opsadoun. U fe tok25 fe false
28 tiraunt},26 and as27 wode traitoures,28 an home, and put hit into29
his fundement as depe30 as fai might, and toke a spete of Copur1
brennyng1,5 & put hit frou^ fe home31 into his body, and ofte-
tymes rollede ferwif his bowailesj and so fai quellede here
32 Lorde, fat32 nof ing was perceyuede ; and after, he was enterede at
Gloucestr'.
1 leaf US, bach '2-2 ]>at Je wol do also 0. 3 wil 0.
4 myn 0. 5 om. D. 6~6 om. 0. 7 toke \>e kyng1 D.
-8 >e kyng vnto 0. 9 saflich D. 10 om. DO. u vnto DO.
2 Thomas DO. 13 his D. 14 om. 0. 15 maden >e D. made 0.
16 treytourresse 0. 17 go 0. 1S to D. 19 forsuore D.
20 comew 0. 21 priuely D. priuyly 6. ^ IcafUQ. ^ held it 0.
24 be 0. 25 nome D. 26 tmitou[r]s D. traytours 0.
27 as fals & 0. ** 'tirauntj D. tiraimtes 0. a in D. vnto 0.
30 dede sic 0. :n home brennyng D. 32 and D.
254 Edward III weds Philippa of Hainault. [CH. ccxvi
How Kyng1 Edward spousede Philippe, pe Erles doughter of
Henaude, at 3ork<. CapitwZo "Dncentesimo xvjto.
ANd after cristes-masse1 po next sewyng1, sir1 lohn of Henaude
brou$t2 wip him Philipp, his bropere^3 Demote?*, pat was 4
Erl of HenaucJ, 4his nece,4 into Engelawd; and Kyng Edward
spousede5 her1 at 3ork* wip michel honour1; and Sir1 lohn of
Hothum, Bisshop of Ely, and Sir10 William of Melton, Erche-
bisshop of 3ork, songe po7 pe masse, pe Sonday in pe 8Eve of pe 8
Cowue?*sion8 of Seynt Poule, in pe ^er1 of grace M* CCC xxvij.
U but for enchesoun pat pe kyng was9 but 3onge and tender of age
when he was cronede, and meny wrongws were10 Done 11 whiles his
fader111 leuede, for enchesoun pat he trowede pe12 counseilers pat 12
were false aboute him, pat conseilede him to done operwise pan
resoun wolde, wherfore grete harme was po vnto13 the 14reaume
and to pe Kyng, and al men directede15 pe Kyngws dede,16 and
hit was nou^t — so Almyghty God hit7 wote,17 — wherfor it was 16
ordeynede att 18pe Kyngws crounyng1,18 pat pe Kyng, for tendre of
his age, shulde be gouernede be tuelf grete Lordes of Engelawc?,
wipouten19 pe whiche noping shulde be20 done, pat is forto seyne,
pe Erchebisshoppe of Kanterbery, pe Erchebisshop of IOT]?, pe 20
Bisshopp of Wynchestre and pe Bisshop of Hereford,21 And pe
Erl of Laucastre, and22 pe Erl Marchal, and pe Erl of Kenfr, pat
were pe Kyngws vncles, and pe Erl of Gerreint,23 Sir1 Thomas
Wake, Sir* Henry of6 Parcy, Sire Olyuer1 of Yngham, and lohn of 24
Roos, barons. H Alle pise were 24suore treweliche24 forto conseil
pe Kyng1, and pai shulde ansuere euery ^ere in pe pa?*lement of
pat shulde 25be done25 in pe tyme of pat26 gouemaile. H But pat
ordenance was sone vndone,27 and pat was miche 28losse and 28
harme28 to al Engeland?; ffor pe Kyng and alle pe lordes pat
shulde gouerne him, were gouernede & reulede after pe Kyngws
moder1, Dame Isabel, and by Sir1 Eoger pe22 Mortymei-'; and as
pai wolde, al ping4 was done, bope29 amonges hye and30 lawe. H And 32
1 Cristemasse 0. 2 brou^t >o D. 3 Brother 0. 4-4 om. D.
5 wedede D. 6 om. D. 7 om. DO. 8~8 Conuersacwn 0.
9 nas 0. 10 werett 0.
u—ii while his [fader] D. while >at his fadir 0.
12 his D. 13 to 0. 14 leaf 149, back. 15 directe it sic 0.
16 dedes D. 17 wold 0. 18-18 Crounynge of >e kyng 0.
19 witAoute 0. 2° bene D. 21 Herford' DO. • mn. 0.
23 Garenne 0. 24-24 trewly swore 0. 25-25 done be 0.
26 >e D. ^ y-done 0. 28-28 harme and losse D.
29 MS. boue. 30 and araonge D.
CH. ccxvn] Peace between the English and Scotch. 255
pai toke1 vnto ham castelles,2 tounes, Landes and rent}, in grete
harme and losse vnto the croune, and of pe Kyngws state also, out
of mesur*.
4 How pe pees was made bituene pe Englisshemen and pe Scottes ;
& also of3 pe iustifiyng1 of Troilebaston. Capitulo H Du-
centesimo U Septuadecimo.
4rilHe Kyng Edward, at Whitsontide, jje secunde $ere of his
8 JL regne, prou} conseile of his moder and of Sir1 Koger5 Mor-
tymer, ordeynede a pa?'lement at Northampton; at J>e whiche
parlement pe Kyng, prou} her1 conseil and none opere of pe land&
wipin age, g?*antede to bene7 accordede wip pe Scottes in pis
12 mane?*, pat al pe feautes and homages pat pe Scottes shulde done
to8 pe croune of Engeland*, for^af ham vnto the Scottes for euer-
more, by his chartre ensealede. H and ferpermore an endenture
was made of pe Scottes vnto9 Kyng Edward, pat was Kyng
16 Henries sone, whiche endenture pai callede his10 Eagemain, in the
whiche were contenede alle pe homages and feautes, ferst of )?e
Kyng of3 Scotland, and of alle }>e prelates, Erles and barons of
aft11 pe reaume of Scotland, wi]> heij seals sette feron, and o]>er
20 chartres and remembrance} fat12 Kyng Edward* and his barons had
of her* right in pe reaume of Scotland*, hit was fo^eue ham a^ein
holliche,13 and also wi]? J»e blac crois of Scotland*, }>e whiche fe
gode Kyng! Edward* conquerede in Scotland, and broii3t hit out of
24 }>e Abbay of Scone, pat is a ful preciouse reliqwe. U And also
fer]je?'more he relessede and foi^af alle J?e landes pat pe barons of
Engeland* had in Scotland by olde conqueste. and pis pees forto
halde and laste, pe Scottes were bonden14 to pe Kyng1 in xxx M*
28 ft15 of siluer*, to ben7 paiede wipin iij 3ere, pat is to seyne, eue?y
}ere x M^ ti, by even porcions. 161F And ferpe?*more, ouer al pis,
pai17 spake18 bituene pe Par[t]ies [a]boue-saide, pat Dauid Drito-
nanter*, pat was Robert Brus19 sone, — pe false tirant and traitour,
32 and false forsuorue a^eynes his oth, pat aroos a^eynes his liege
Lord*, pe noble20 Kyng Edward*, and falseliche21 made him Kyng
1 token 0. 2 castett and D. 3 om. 0. 4 leaf 150.
5 Roger >e D. 6 lande and D. 7 be 0. 8 vuto DO.
9 vnto >e 0. 10 it 0. " om. DO. 12 MS. >at >at.
13 holly D. 14 bounde 0. 15 pound? 0. 16 leaf 150, back.
17 >e sic 0. 18 speken D. speke 0. 19 the Brutes D. >e Brus 0.
20 gode D. 21 falsely D. falsly 0.
256 Bruce' s son David is to be King of Scotland. [CH. ccxvn
of Scotland, as is saide bifore, — & his sone shuld* be Kyng of Scot
land, fat was of age but1 v $ere. 11 & so, frou$ hir*2 cursede
conseil, fis Dauid spousede at Berewik1 Dame lohne 3of fe3
Toure, fat was Kyng1 Edwardws sustre, as fe geste Hellef, oppon4 4
Marie Magdalein5 day In6 J>e ^er* of grace M* CCC xxviij, to
grete harme and enpeiryng1 to al fe Kyngws bloode, Wherof fat
gentil lady come, Alias fe time ! for wonder miche was 7fat fair?7
DamyseH disparage,8 si]> fat she was mariede wif out9 f e commune 8
assent of alle10 fe lordes of Engekmd. 11 And fro fe11 tyme fat
Brut hadde conquerede Albyon, and nempnede fe land1 after his
owen name Brytayngn, fat now is callede Engelawd, after fe name
of Engist1; and so was fe reaume of Scotland holden12 of fe 12
reaume of Engelawd, and of fe croune, by feaute and13 homage.
For Brut conquerede fat lande, and ^af it to Albanac, his14
secunde sone ; and he callede f e land* Albany after his15 name, so
fat fe heires fat cornen after him helde16 of Brut, and of his heires, 16
f e Kyugw-s of Britaign, by feaute and homage ; and fro fat17- tyme
vnto fis Kyng Edward?, 11 fe reaume of Scotland* was holden18
19 of fe reaume of Engelond* by feaute20 and by21 seruices aboue-
saide, as f e cronicles of Engekmd and of Scotland* beref 22 witnesse 20
more plenerly. and acursede be fe tyme fat fis parlement was
ordeynede at Northamton ! for fere, f rou^ false conseile, f e Kyng
was 23fere falsely disherited* 23 ; and ^itt he24 was wifin age. IT And
^ette, whew Kyng1 Edward* was put doune 25 of his realte of 24
Engeland*, ^itte men put him nou3t out of fe feautes and seruises26
of f e reaume of Scotland, and of fe Fraunchises Disheritede for
euermore. IT And nof eles f e grete lordes of Engelawd were a3eins
to conferme f e pees & the trewes abouesaide, saf oneliche 27 f e 28
Quene Isabel, fat was fe Kynges moder* Edward*, and fe Bisshop
of Ely, and fe Lorde Mortymer. IT But resoun and law wolde
nou^t fat a final pees shulde be made bituene ham, wifouten28
commune assent of 'Engeland. 32
1 of DO. 2 his 0. 3-3 atte 0. 4— * tellej oppon seynt sic D.
r> Magdaleyns D. 6 om. 0. 7~7 the D.
8 disparagede D. disparaged 0. 9 a3eyns al D. ajens al 0.
]0 om. 0. n ]>at 0. ^2 MS. holden holden. 13 & by 0.
14 MS. has his eldest, with eldest underlined for omission.
15 his owen D. 16 helden 0. 17 fro >at DO. fro R.
18 holde 0. 19 leaf 151. 20 feutes 0. -1 om. DO.
22 beren 0. ^-^ falsely disherite D. -4 MS. it,
25 adoune D. adoun) 0. l28 homages D. >a onely D. only 0.
28 with-out D. with-oute }>e 0.
CH. ccxvm] Q. Isabel becomes hated. Edb.ofHolandisHld. 257
Of the debate fat was bituene Quene1 IsabeH and Sire Henry,
Erl of Lancastre and of Leycestre; and of 2the ryding of2
Bedford!. Capitulo Ducentesimo xviij0.
4 "T~WTHen fe forsaide Dauid? hade spousede Dame lohne of Jje
f T Tour1 in f e toune of Berwik1, as bifore is saide, f e Scottes,
in despite of f e Englisshe-merc, callede Dame John f e Countesse
* make pees,' for f e cowardise pees forto ordeyne ; but f e Kyngws
8 person bare fe 2wite & fe2 blame, wif wrong1, of fe makyng
of fe accorde; and al was done frou^ fe Quene & Roger
J>e Mortymer1. 11 And hit was nou^t longe after1, ]?at3 fe quene
Isabel 4ne toke into Her15 Honde al fe Lordeshipp of Pountfrettf,
12 and almost al fe laudes 2fat were2 of value, fat perteynede6 vnto7
fe croune of Engel«?i<i, so fat fe Kyng* had nou^t forto7 dispende,
but of his Vsues8 and of his escheker; ffor fe Quene Isabel and
fe Mortymer had a9 grete manie of10 her1 retenue,11 fat folwede
16 euermore fe Kyngws courte, and went and tok fe Kyngt^s prises
for her1 penyworthes at gode chepe ; wherfore f e contre fat f ai
comen12 in were ful sore adrade, and almost destroiede. U }>o
bigan13 fe co?mmmite14 of Engela?i^ forto hate 15Isa&e?fe Quene,15
20 fat so miche16 louede her1 when she come a^ein forto pwrsue the false
traitoures fe Spensers fro Fraunce, fat same tyme f e false traitour5
Robert of Holand^ fat bitraede his lorde17 Thomas of Lancastre was
fo deliuerede out of prison, and was wonder1 pryue wif fe18 Quene
24 Isabel! and also wif f e Mortymer1 ; but fat availede him but litel,
for he was tak at Michelniasse fat next come after, as he rode
toward* fe Quene Isabel to London; and Sir1 Thomas Whither1
smote of his heede19 bisides fe toune of Seynt Albany, and J>is18
28 Sir* Thomas dnellede f o wif Sir1 Henry, Erl of Lancastre ; and he
put him in hidyng for drede of fe Quene, for she louede him
wonder miche, and praiede20 vnto fe Kyng1 2for him,2 fat f e same
Thomas most ben21 exilede 2out of Engelawd.2
32 IT And f e noble Erl, Sir1 Henry of La[n]castiJ, had ofte-tymes
22Herde fe co??^mune clamowr of fe Englisshe-men, of fe michel23
disese24 fat were done in Engelandl, air1 also for diuerse wronges
I om. D. >e qwen o. 2-2 owl< p ,an sic j)^
4 leaf 151, back. 5 her* owen D. her f 0. 6 perteyneden 0.
7 to D. 8 Isues D. vses 0. 9 oii 10 in D.
II retenaunce 0. 12 come 0. 13 biff D. 14 Comwmalte 0.
s-15 )>e Quene Isabett D. 16 om. D. lord sir1 DO.
18 om. 0. 19 heuede D. 20 praye l( 21 be 0. ^ leaf 152.
23 myche 0. « diseses DO.
BRUT. S
258 Demaiuls of the Objectors to Q. Isabella's doings. [CH. ccxvm
pat were done amonges1 pe co?mnune peple, of2 whiche Jje Kyng
bare pe blame wip wrong1, for he nas but f ul ^onge and tendre of
age, and jjoi^t, as a gode man, forto done3 away and slake fie
slaundre of pe Kyngws pe?-sone, if fat he might in eny maner*- 4
wise, so as4 pe Kyng was perof noping gulti, wherfore he was in
perel of lif and lyme. U And so he assemblede al his retynance,5
and went & spake vnto ham of pe Kyngws honour, and also forto
amende his estate, and Sir* Thomas of Brope?*ton, Erl Marchal, 8
and Sir1 Edmunde of Wodestok4, pat were pe Kyngws vncles, and
also men of London, maden6 her) oth, him forto7 mayntene in pat
same querele. 1T And her1 cause was pis, pat pe Kyng shulde holde
his householde and his many8 as 9perteynede a Kyng19 forto done,10 12
and haue also his realte ; and pat11 pe Quene Isabel shulde delyuer1
out of her* honde, 12into pe Kyngws honde,12 al maner lorde-
shippe,13 rentes, tounes, 14and castelles14 pat perteynede to15 pe
croune of Engeland*, and pat she shulde leue wip pe pridde16 part of 16
pe rentes of EngeLmJ, as opere Quenes hade done 17or pis tyme,17
and wip none ope?* ping1. U And also pat Sir1 Eoger Mortyme?'
shulde duelle oppon his owen Londes, for pe whiche landes he
hade holpen disherite miche peple, so pat pe commune peple were 20
nou^t11 destroiede prou$ hir1 ls 19wrongeful takyng1.19 11 And also to
enquere How, and by20 whome, pe Kyng was bitraiede and falsely21
deseyuede at Stanhope, and prou^ whos conseil 22pat pe Scottes
went23 away by nyght fram24 pe Kyng1. IT And also how, and prou$ 24
whos conseil,22 pe ordenance pat were25 made at pe coronacion of
Kyng Edward wer1 put adoun, pat is to seyne, pat pe Kyng, for
26helpyng and amendement26 of pe reaume, and in honowr of him,
shulde be27 gouernede and reulede by xij, pe grettest & wiseste 28
Lordes of pe reaume ; and wipouten28 ham shulde noping be
g?*auntede ne done, as 'bifore is saide ; the whiche gouernances
maliciou[s]ly were put adoun29 fro pe Kyng1; wherfor me[ny]
harmes, shames and reprofes haue falle vnto pe Kyng1 and to his 32
I among 0. 2 of the DO. 3 do 0. 4 J>at D. )>at as 0.
5 reteuaunt} D. 6 made D. 7 to D. 8 meyne 0.
9— 9 a kyng1 perteynede D. pgrteyneth vnto a kyng 0. 10 do 0.
II om. D. 12~12 om. D. 13 lordeshippes D. lordschippes 0.
14-14 castelles D. 15 vnto DO. 16 >irde 0.
17-17 bifore her1 D. byfore her 0. 18 leaf 152, back.
19— 19 takyng* so wrongeful D. 2° MS. by by. a falseliche D.
22-^2 om. 0. ^ wentew D. » fro D. 25 was D0>
ae— M amendement and helpyng D. amendemeTit & helpynge 0.
27 ben D. ffl with-oute 0. a doun DO.
CH. ccxvin] Demands of the Objectors to Q. Isabellas doings. 259
reaume. And pat is to1 vnderstonde, for-asmiche as Kyng1
Edward, some-tyme Kyng of Engelawc?, was ordeynede, by assent
of 2pe co/ftinunite 2 in plein parlement, forto bene3 vnder pe warde
4 and Gouernance of Henry, Erl of Lancastre, his cosyn, for
saluacion of his body he was taken4 out of pe castel of Kenyl-
worth, pere pat he was in ward, and prou^ colour* of pe Quene
Isabel and of pe Mortymer*, wipout5 consent of eny parlement,
8 pai6 tok7 and lad him per pat8 never1 after none of his9 Kynrede
my^t wip him speke ne see, and after traitorously 10toke and
mordrede him10; for whos dep a foule sclandre aroos prou^-ont alt
Cristendome, when hit was done. IT And also al9 pe tresoure pat11
12 Sir112 Edward2 of Carnaryuan hade lefte 13in meny places of14
Engelond? and in Walys, were wastede and born15 away 16wipouten
pe16 wille of Kyng Edward? his sone, in destruccioun of him and of
his folc. U Also, prou} whos conseile 17pat pe Kyng17 3af vp pe
16 Kyngdome of Scotland, for pe whiche reaume pe Kyngws ancestres
hade ful sore trauaile,18 and so dede meny a nobleman for her*
ryght; and was -diliuerede al pe right vnto19 Dauid, pat was
Kobert le Brus20 sone, pat no right hade vnto pat reaume, as al1 pe
20 worlde hit wiste. 1T And also, by whom pe chartres & remem
brances pat pai hade of pe right of Scotland were21 take out of pe
tresorie, and taken to pe Scottes, pe Kyngw-s enemys, to disheriteson22
of him and of his successoures, and to grete harme to23 his lieges,
24 & grete re prof e to24 alle Englisshe-mew for euermore. IT Also,
wherfore Dame lohn of pe Toure, pe Kyngws sustre Edward*, was
disparaged and mariede vnto Dauid, pat was Eobert pe Brus25
sone, pat was a t?'aitour) and26 enemy vnto Engekm<i; and prou^
28 whos conseil she was tak27 into our* enemys Hondes, out of
Engelond*.
IT And in pe mene-tyme, while28 the Gode Erl Henry of
Lancastr' and his company tok29 conseile how pise poyntefs] aboue-
32 saide might bene amendede vnto pe worshipp of pe Kyng, and
to his profile, and to pe profite also of his lieges, pe Quene Isabel,
I om. D. 2-2 coraramalte 0. 3 be 0. 4 take DO.
5 with-outen D. 6 MS. >at. 7 nome D. 8 as D. 9 om. 0.
lo—io nome anc[ him mordrede D. toke hym & mordred* hym 0.
II of 0. 12 kyng D. 13 leaf 153. u in 0. 15 bore 0.
ie-16 witti-oute 0. 17-17 Kyng« Edward D. 18 Tratiaylled' 0.
19 to D. 20 Bruse3 D. Brus his 0. 21 weren D.
22 disherityng 0. 23 of D. ** vnto DO.
25 MS. Brus so with so underlined for omission ; Bruse} D. Brus his 0.
26 and an D. « taken D. 28 whiles DO. » nome D. token 0.
260 Queen Isabellas opponents give in. [CH. ccxviii
co?aetting and sotelte of1 fe Mortymer1, Lete ordein a
par-lenient at Salesbury ; and at f e same Pa?-lement f e Mortymer1
was made Erl of2 Marche, a^eins alle fe barons wille of Engelcwd,
in preiudice of f e Kyng and of his croune ; & 3 Sir1 lohn of Eltham, 4
4fe Kynges brofer,4 was gert5 wif a suerd! of Cornwail, and fo
was callede Erie of Cornwaile ; and euermore f e Quene Isabel so
miche procurede a3ein36 hir1 sone fe Kyng1, fat she hade fe warde
of 7fe forsaid?7 Sir1 Edward and of his Landes. U And at8 fat 8
parlement fe Erl of Lancastre wolde nou^t come, but ordeyned? al
his power1 a^eins fe Quene Isabel and the Mortymer1; and9 men
of London ordeynede ham10 wif vj C men of arnies "him forto
helpe.11 12
IT Whew fe Quene IsabeH wist of the12 Doyng1, she suore by
Godl and by his names ful angrely, fat in euel tyme he f ou$[t]
on13 j>o poyntes. U Tho sent fe Quene Isabel and }>e Mortymer1
after1 her1 retenue, and after fe Kyngws retenue, so fat fai hade 16
ordeynede amongws ham an huge ost ; and f ai conseilede fe
Kyng so fat oppon a nyght fai ryden xxiiijj4 [myle] toward
Bedford, fere fat fe Erl of Lancastr1 was wif his company, and
fou^t haue him destroiede. and fat night she rode biside15 the 20
Kyng1 her1 sone, as a kny^t armede, for drede of Def . U And hit
was done fe Kyng Edward to vnderstond, fat fe Erl Henry of
Lancastre & his company wolde haue destroiede f e Kyng and his
conseil16 for euermore, wherfor fe Kyng was 17somedel towardes 24
him17 heuy & annoiede. 1F When18 fe Erl Marchal and fe Erl of
Kent, f e Kyngws brof er, herde of f is f ing1, fai ryden so in message
bituene ha??i, fat f e Kyng gmntede him his pees to fe Erl Henry
of Lancastre for a19 certeyn raunson of xj M* ft ; but fat was 28
neuer 20paiede afterward*. II And fise were fe Lordes fat Helde21
wif Sir1 Henry of Lancastre : Sir1 Henry Beaumond', Sir1 Fouk
fit^-Warein, Sir1 Thomas Eooselyn, Sir* William Trussel, Sir1
Thomas Wyther1, and about an C of kny}te3 mo, fat22 were to 32
haw consenting1 ; and alle f o were exilede f rou conseile of23 Quene
Isabel & of fe Mortymer1, for f e Mortymer1 couetede24 forto haue
1 and also of DO. 2 of >e 0. 3 leaf 153, back. 4-4 om. D.
5 gerd D. 6 MS. a3ein3 fe. 7~7 om. 0. 8 to D.
9 and J>e D. 10 ham forto help D. hem for- to helpe 0.
"-11 om. DO. 12 >is D. 13 oppon D. vpon 0. 14 xxiij 0.
15 bisides D. 16 Cuwpanye 0. "— " toward hym sumdel D.
18 wherfore 0. 19 MS. a a. 2° leaf 154. a helden 0.
22 >an sic 0. a of ]>e D. « coniectede D.
CH. ccxix, xx] Edward III does Homage for Guienne. 261
her* londes, if he might f rou$ eny maner coniettyng1 ; for he was
so couetous, and hade to miche1 his wille, and fat was Grete pitee.
How Kyng1 Edward4 went ouer f e see forto Don his homage vnto
4 fe Kyng of France for f e Duchee of Gyene. 51 Capitwfo
Ducentesimo Decimo nono.2
Hit was nou^t longe3 after1, fat fe Kyng of France, frou}
conseile of his Dus^epirs, sent to Kyng1 Edward? of
8 Engelawo1, fat he shulde come to Parys, and do4 his homage, as
resoun hit5 wolde, for fe Duchee of Gyene. IT And so, frou^
consent of fe lordes of Engelarco7, Kyng Edward went ouer1 fe
see ; [and] at6 Ascencioun he come vnto7 Parys f e iij $ere of his
12 regne, forto done his homage [vnto fe Kyng of Fraunce. and fe
Kyng vnderfonge his homage]8 and made michel9 ioye and
worship. But or Kyng Edward hade made his homage 10vnto fe
Kyng1 of France,10 hastely he was sent11 a^eyne into Engeland?
16 frou$ fe Quene Isabel his moder1 ; and anone hastely he come
a^eyne into Engeland? oppon Whitsonday, wifout12 eny takyng
leue of J>e Kyng of Fraunce; wherfore he was wonder1 worj>
[ = wroth],
20 How Sir5 Roger*13 Mortymer' bare him so 14proudely &14 hie.
C&pitulo CC xx.15
16 A ^"d now shul ^e17 hure How18 sir1 Eoger fe3 Mortymer* of
J\ Wygemore, Jjat desirede and couetede to bene at an5 hye
24 state, so fiat fe Kyng grantede him to bene19 callede fe20 Erl of21
Marche 22}>rou3-out al his Lordeship. H And he bicome fo so
prout,23 fat he wolde lese and forsake fe name fat his 24Ancestre
haden 24 euer bifore ; And for fat enchesouii he lete him calle Erl
28 of21 Marche22; And none of fe communes of Engeland' derste calle
him by none5 ofer name, for he was callede so, frou$ fe Kyngws
crie fat men shulde calle him fe20 Erl of21 Marche. IT And fe
Mortymei0 25fo bare him25 so hauten and so proude, fat wonder hit
32 was to wete ; and also disgisede him wif wonder1 ryche clof es
oute of al maner resoun, bofe of shaping and of5 wering1; Wherof
1 mychel 0. 2 MS. octauo ; viij° 0. 3 om. 0. 4 done 0.
5 om. D. 6 at fe D. 7 to 0. 8 supplied from D. 9 myche 0.
10-10 07n> pp. 11 Sent for D. 12 withouten D. 13 Kog^r >e DO.
u-14 proutliche and so D. proudly & so 0. 15 MS. xix.
16 fca/154, back. 17 he 0. 18 of DO. 19 be 0. 20 om. DO.
21 of )>e 0. a2-22 om. D. * proude & so hauteyn 0.
Auncestres had 0. ^-^ bar hym fo Q.
262 Contrast between the King of Folly & K.Arthur. [CH.CCXX
the Englisshe-men hade grete wonder1, how and1 in what maner1
he might contreue or fynde soche2 mane?' pride; and fai saide
amonges ham alle communeliche,3 fat his pride shulde nou^t
longe endure. IT And f e4 same tyme, Sire Geffray f e Mortymer* 4
f e 3onge, fat was f e Mortymers sone, lete him calle Kynge of
Folye; and" so5 hit bifelle aftirward? indede, ffor he was so ful of
pride and of wrecchednesse, fat he helde a rounde table in Walys
to alle men fat 6))idei>) wolde6 come, and countref etede 7 J)e maner 8
&8 doyng1 of Kyng Arthure} table; but openly he failede, ffor fe
noble Kny^t Arthure9 was fe10 moste worfi lor$ of renoun fat
was in al fe worlde11 in his tyme, and 12}itte come neuer non soche
after* him, for alle fe noble kny^tes13 f[r]ou3 Oistendome of dede 12
of Armes alosede, du[e]llede wif Kyng1 Arthure, and helde him for
her1 lord?; and fat was wel sene,14 for he conquerede15 a Romayn fat
me callede Frolle, & gete of him f e reaume of France, and quellede
him wif his owen16 hande.17 f And also he fau$t wif a Geaunt 16
fat me callede Dynabus and quellede him,18 fat hade rauisshede19
Elyne, fat was Kyng Hoeles nece, Kyng5 of Litil Britaign ; and
afterward? he quellede in bataile fe Emperowr of Rome, fat me
callede Lucye, fat had? assemblede a3eyns Kyng Arthur1 forto fei^t 20
wif him 20 so miche peple20 of Romayns and of16 Pei3tes and of
Sarasym^, fat no man couf ham nombre; and he descomfitede
ham alle, as fe story of him more pleynloker*21 tellef. U And? in
fe22 same tyme, co?nmune loos sprong1 in Engelawd, f rou^ conietting1 24
and ordenaunce of f e ffrere Prechoures,23 fat Sir1 Edward? of Car-
naryuan, fat was Kyng Edwardws fader1, of whom fe geest 24telles,
saide24 fat he was alif25 in the castel of Corf1; wherfore alle fe
cowmune[s] almost of Engelawd were26 in sorwe and27 drede 28
whefer hit were so or28 nou$; f ai wist neuer1 how29 fe Mortymer1
traiterousely hade 30done him mordre.30
1 or D. 2 such a 0. 3 communely D. comunly 0.
4 ]>at D. 5 om. D. 6~6 wolde )>ider) D.
7 Counterfete 0. 8 & >e 0.
9 MS. Arthure and, with and underlined for omission. 10 om. DO.
"wordes&D. 12 leaf 155. 13 knyjtes D. knyghtes 0. kny3t R.
14 ysene 0. 15 conquerede in bataile D. Conquered^ in batayle 0.
16 om. 0. 17 hondes D.
18 Dynab^ and quellede him D. Dynabus & q welled' hym 0. Dynabws R.
19 rauisshede faiV D. rafisshed* faire 0. *-• om. 0.
21 plenerly 0. ffl >at D. w menours 0.
24-24 tellej) saiden D. telle]) seyden D. ^ on lif D. * weren 0.
27 or D. * or wei^ D. a how >at 0.
so-so jjjjjj done mordrede D. ydone hym y-mordred* 0.
CH. ccxxi] Edm. of Woodstock gets leave to search for Edw. II. 263
How Edmunde of Wodestok, :pat was Erl of Kent, and pe
Kyngw-s broker, Edward of Carnaryuan,1 was biheuedede2
at Wynchestf. CapitwZo CC° xxi0.3
4 A Nd oppon a tyme hit was4 so, pat Sir* Edmunde of Wodestok1,
f\ Erl of Kent, spake vnto pe Pope5 lohfi pe xxij at Auy[n]on,
and said pat Almygbty God? hade meny tymes done, for6 Thomas
loue7 of Lancastre, meny Gret8 miracles to meny men and 9wymen
8 pat Were prou$ diuerse sikenesse10 vndon as to11 the world?, and
prou$ his praier1 pai were brou3t vnto her* hele. U And so Sir1
Edmund* praiede pe Pope12 hertly pat he wolde graunt him grace
fat pe forsaide Thomas might bene13 translated?; but pe Pope
12 saide, 'nay, he shulde nou$t bene13 translatede, pe same Thomas,
Erl of La[n]castre, vnto pe tyme pat he were bettre certefiecB of pe
clergie of Engeland*, and seyne by hir1 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
him made.'14 U And when pis Edmund saw pat he mi^t nou^t
spede of his pwpos as tochyng* pe translacioun, He praiede him po
of his conseile as toching Sir1 Edward* of Carnaryuan, his broper,
20 and saide7 nou^t longe 15gon pat15 he was Kyng of [England], what
ping1 mygh[t] beste bene16 done as tochyng his delyuerance, sip pat
a commune fame is 17 prou^-out al Engelawd pat he was alif ,18 and
hole and saf. IT When pe Pope herde him telle pat Sir1 Edward?
24 was alif, he commanded pe Erl, oppon his benison, pat he shulde
helpe, wip al pe power* pat he might, pat he were delyuerede out
of prison, and saf his body in al maner19 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 to20 his delyuerance.
11 Tho tok21 Edmund* of Wodestoke, Erl of Kent, his leue of
pe Pope, and comme a^eyn into20 EngelaT^. And when Edmunde
was corner22 somme of pe ffrere prechoures come and saide pat Sir*
32 Edward? his broper 3itte was alyf in pe 23Castel of Corf, vnder1 the
kepyng of Sir5 Thomas pe24 Gurnay. 11 po spede him pe forsaide
1-1 om. D. 2 beheded? 0. 3 MS. xx.
4 bifelle D. befett 0.
5 pope struck out, and Bisshop of Rome written over in another hand in 0.
6 for seynt D. 7 om. O. 8 grete mervailes D. 9 leaf 155, back.
10 maladyes DO. u vnto DO. • 12 struck out in 0. 13 be 0.
14 y-made 0. 15-15 agone 0. 16 be DO. 17 om. D.
18 on lif D. in lyve 0. 19 Jnng D. 20 vnto D. 21 nome D.
22 Come 0. a» leaf 156. a* of D.
264 Sir John Daverel betrays Edmund of Woodstock. [CH. ccxxi
Edmund?, as1 faste as he might, til fat he come to2 pe castel of
Corf*, and acqueyntede him,3 and spake so faire wip Sir1 lohn
Daueril, pat was conestable of pe forsaide castel, and 3af him riche
^iftes forto haue acqueyntance of him, and forto4 know of his 4
conseil. and Jms hit bifelle, pat pe forsaide Sir1 Edmund5 praiede
specialy forto telle him priuely of his lorde his broper, Sir5 Edward?,
if pat he leuede or were dede. 6if fat6 he were 7on lif,7 he
praiede of8 him 9ones to haue9 a sight. II And? pis Sir* lohn 8
Daueril was an hye-hertede man, & ful of corage, and ansurede
shortely vnto Sir* Edmund, and saide, pat Sir1 Edward10 his broker
was in hele & vnder1 his kepyng1, If and derst shew him vnto no
man, sip it was defendede him in the Kyngws half, Edward, pat was 12
Edward?11 sone of Carnauan, and also prou$ commawdemeftt of pe
Quene Isabel, pe Kyngws moder), and of Sir' Roger pe Mortymer*,
pat he shulde12 shew his body 13to no maw13 of pe worlde, saf
onely14 vnto ha??i, oppon peyne15 of lif and lyme, and to disherite- 16
soun of his heires for euermore. but pe false traitour1 falsely liede,
for he was nou^t in his ward, but he was tak pens, and lade to16
pe castel of Berkelee prou^ Sir* Thomas Gurnay, prou$ co?mnande-
ment of pe Mortymer, til pat he was dede, as bifore is saide more 20
plenerly.17 11 But Sir' Edmund? of Wodestok1 wist noping1 pat18 his
broper was dede. Wheroppon he toke a lettre vnto pe8 forsaide
Sir* lohn, and praiede him hertly pat1 19he wolde take hit to20 Kyng
Edward? his broper, as to His worpi Lorde; and he toke21 pe lettre 24
of him, and bihight to him22 forto done23 his message wip-outerc24
eny maner1 faile. and wip pat, Sir* Edmund? to[k]25 of him his
leue, pat is to seyne, of pe forsaide lohn, and went po into his
owerc contre and Lordeship in Kent, pat he hade pe?% U And 28
anon as pis same lohn wist1 pat Sir* Edmund? of Wodestoke was
Gone into Kent, his owew Lordeship, anone he went in al the8
haste pat he might fro pe castel of Corf, and come 26to Sir* Roger26
Mortymer, and toke him pe27 lettre pat Sir1 Edmund? of Wodestoke, 32
Erl of Kent, hade take him closede, & enselede28 wip his owen seal.
I alse D. 2 vnto DO. 3 om. DO. 4 to DO. 5 MS. Edward'.
6-6 and if D. and if pat 0. 7~7 a-lyve 0. 8 om. 0.
9-9 forto haue ones D. forto haue onys 0. 10 MS. Edmunde.
II Edwardes DO. 12 MS. shulde shulde.
is-13 yjjto nomaner* man DO. 14 oneliche D. 15 losse DO.
16 vnto DO. 17 pleyner1 D. 18 pat Edward DO. 19 leaf 156, back.
20 vnto DO. a vnderfong< D. vndirfonge 0. ^ sir Edmund DO.
23 do 0. M witfcoute 0. ^ nome D.
vnto sir1 Koger pe DO. ^ om. D. a seled 0.
CH. ccxxi] Isabella appeals to Edw. Ill to kill the E. of Kent. 265
IT And whew Sir* Roger hade vnderfonge pe lettre, 1he vnclosede
2pe lettre,2 and1 saw what was conteynede perin, and gan3 Hit
forto rede ; IT Wherof pe bigywning1 was pis :
4 " Worshippis and reuerence,4 wip broperes liegeance5 and sub-
ieccioun. Sir1 knyght, worshipful and dere broper ! if it 3ow
plese, y pray6 hertly pat 36 bene of gode comfort, ffor y shal so
ordeyne for 30 w, pat sone 30 shul come out of prisoun, and bene7
8 deliuerede of that disese pat 36 bep8 in. and vnderstondep of 3©wr
Grete lordeshipe, pat y haue vnto me assentant almoste al pe grete
[lordes]9 of ILngeland, wip al her1 apparail, pat is to seyne, wip
Armure, wip tresour1 wipout nombre, forto mayntene and helpe
12 3oui0 quereti so ferfourth that 36 shul ben7 Kyng a3ein as 36 were
biforne;10 and pat pai alle haue suorne to me oppon a boke, and
alsewel11 prelates as9 Erles & barons."
IT whew Sir1 Roger pe12 Mortymer1 saw and vnderstode pe myght
16 and the 13strengp of the Lettre, anone for wrap his hert gan14 bolne,
and euel hert bare toward' Sir59 Edmund? of Wodestok1 pat was Erl
of Kent1. IT and so, wip al pe haste pet he might, he 15went vnto15
Dame Isabel pe Quene, pat was pe Kyng^s moder1, and shewede
20 her1 Sir1 Edmunds Lettr1, 16Erl of Kent,16 and? his wille and his
purpos, and how he hade coniettede & ordeynede to put adoufi
Kyng Edward of Wyndesore, hire sone, of his realte and of his
Kyngdome. IT " JSTow certes, sir1 Roger," quod she,17 "hap18 Edmund'
24 done so? be my faderes19 soule," qtiod she, "y wil 20bene perof20
avengede, if pat God graunt me21 my9 lyf, and pat in a21 shorte
tyme." IT And anone wip pat, pe Quene Isabel went vnto Kyng1
Edward' here22 sone, pere pat he was at pe9 parlement at Wynchestre
28 forto haue amendede pe 23wronges & trespasses23 pat were done
amongws24 pe peple in25 his reaume. IT And po toke26 she and
shewede him pe lettre pat Sir121 Edmund' of Wodestok1, 16Erl of
Kent,16 hade made, and ensealede it9 wip his seal, and bade him.
32 oppon her127 benyson, pat he shulde avengede bene oppon him, as
oppon his dedeliche28 enemy.29 IT Tho was pe quene so wrop toward?
Sir1 Edmund', 16Erl of Kent,16 and cessede neuer to pray vnto her*
1-1 & 0. 2-2 it D 3 began o 4 reuerences DO.
5 liegearwces 0. 6 praye }ow D. 7 be 0. 8 bene D.
9 om. 0. 10 before 0. « aswel D. asweel 0. 12 of 0.
13 leaf 157. 14 began to 0. 15-15 sent to D. 16-16 om. 0.
17 >e quene D. }>e qwene 0. 18 had 0. 19 fader D. fadir 0.
20 >mjf bene D. be >erof 0. 21 om. D. ^ he sic D.
23 trespasses and wronges D. 24 among 0. 25 of D
26 nome D. 27 he sjc D 23 dedely D. 29 MS. eneny.
266 The Earl of Kent arrested, &, tried for Treason. [CH. ccxxi
sone fat he shulde sende in1 haste after him. and oppon fat, fe
Kyng1 sent by his levies after' Sir* Edmunde of Wodestok*, fat he
shulde2 come &3 speke wif him at Wynchestre, alle maner finges
lafte. U And when Sir* Edmund? saw J)at fe Kyng sent after him4 4
wif his lettTQ enselede, he hastede him in all 5fe hast5 fat he
myghf, til fat he come to Wynchestre. U But 6fo7 fe Quene
Wist fat Edmund! was come8 vnto Wynchestre, and9 anone she
10praiede so faste10 vnto Edward? her* sone, fat fe gode Erl was 8
arrestede11 anone, & ladde vnto the barr1 bifore Robert of Hamondl,
fat was crouner12 of fe Kyngws Household*; and he4 associede
vnto18 him Sir1 Roger fe Mortymer1. and fo spake fe forsaide
lohii vnto him and saide : " U Sir1 Edmund*, Erl of Kent, 30 shul 12
vnderstond? fat it is done vs to wete, and principalli vnto oure
liege lord', Sir1 Edward', Kyng of Eugela/irf — fat Almyghty God
sane and kepe ! — fat 30 befe14 his dedely enemy & his traikmr,
and also a commune enemy vnto fe reaume; and fat ^e-haue15 16
bene about meny a day forto make priueliche16 deliuerance of Sir'
Edward?, some-tyme Kyng of Engeland, ^our1 brofer, fe4 whiche
was put adoune of his realte by commune assent of alle fe lordes
of Engeland, in enpeiring17 of our1 Lord fe Kyngws Estate, and also 20
of his reaume." IT fo ansuerede f e gode man and saide : " For-sof,
Sir1, vnderstandef wel fat y was neuer1 assenting forto enpeir118 fe
state of our1 Lorde fe Kyng1, ne of his19 croune, and fat y put me
to ben20 demede oppon21 my pires." IT And wif fat word?, Sir1 24
Roger fe4 Mortymer1 shewede him22 fe Erles lettie & his seal, and
saide f o : 23u Sir1 Edmunde,23 knowe 36 nou3t24 fe prynt of fis le^re
fat he25 hade take vnto26 Sir1 John DaueryH?" and he saw fe
print of his seal, but he saw nou3t what was contenede ferin;27 28
and fe Erl him-self1 wende fat hit hade bene28 on of his lettres fat
hade bene of no [charge]. 29 U fo saide fe Erl to Sir1 Roger
Mortymer1, fat He wolde nou3t fo[r]sake fe le^re, and fat30 was
fe prynt of his seal, and anone wif N fat word, fe wile and31 false 32
I in al 0. 2 schuld & sic 0. 3 om. 0. 4 om. D.
5-5 om. DO. 6 leaf 157, back. 7 when D. 8 comen D.
9 om. DO.
10-10 prayede and so fast1 Went1 D. prayed & so faste wente 0.
II areste 0. 12 Coroner* DO. 13 to 0. 14 ben 0.
15 han 0. 16 prynyly 0. 17 peyryng* D. pesynge 0.
18 appaire D. 19 ]>e DO. *> be 0. 21 of D.
22 ham D. hem 0. ^-^ om. D. ** ou3t D. oght 0.
25 3e 0. » to 0. ^ in )>e lettre DO. <28 be 0. » leaf 158.
30 pat it 0. 31 & J>e 0.
CH. ccxxi] Edmund of Woodstock has Ms head cut off. 267
Mortymer1 bygan to vndo fe letfae, and gan1 hit forto rede in
audience of al f e court1. U And f o saide Sire Kobert of HamuU,2
" Sir1 Edmunde," quod he, "sif fat 36 haue made knowyng openly
4 in fis court fat fis is ^our1 le^re ensealede wif ^oui-' seal, and f e
tenowr of fe3 lettre seij) fat 30 wolde haue 4bene aboute forto haue4
delyuerede fe body of fat worshipful kny^t Sir1 Edward', some-
tyme Kyng of Engelanc$, 3our> broker, and forto helpe5 him fat he
8 shulde haue6 bene7 Kyng a3eyne, and gouerne8 his peple as he
9 was wont9 bifore tymes, in empeiring of our1 liege lorde fe Kyngws
state,10 fat is now, — wham God kepe fram alle desese ! ll — H And
fis court wil fat 36 bene vndone of lif and lyme, and fat 30^ heires
12 bene disheritede for euermore, Saf fe grace of our1 lorde fe Kyng1."
fo was fe Erl, Sir1 Edmund' of Wodestok1, put a3eyne into prisoun,
vnto12 ful saf ward* til oppon f e morwe ; and fo come fe Mortymere
vnto fe Kyng1, fere fat he satte at his mete, and tolde him how
16 fe Erl was Dampnede by wai of lawe, and also of lyf and lyme,
and his13 heires disheritede14 for euermore, frou3 oppen knowe-
liching15 in plein court; wherfore him fou3t hit were gode fat fe
forsaide Erl were hastely quellede, wifouten16 wetyng of fe Kyng1 ;
20 for elle3 17the Kyng wolde fcn^eue him his def, and fat shu[l]de
turne ham 18vnto miche18 sorwe so as19 he was enpechede. U Anone
f e Quene Isabel, frou3 conseile of fe Mortymer1, and wifout eny
ofere conseile, sent in haste to f e baliffys of Wynchestr1, fat fai
24 shulde smyte of SiiJ Edmundes heede20 of Wodestok1, Erl of Kent1,
wifout21 eny maner 22abidyng1 or respite oppon peyne22 of lif and
lyme. U fo tok123 fe bailliffes Sir* Edmund? 24of Wodestok124 out
of prisoun, and lade him bisides the casteH att Wynchestr1, and
28 fere fai made a gonge-fermer1 smyte of his heuede,25 for none ofer
maw derst hit done ; & so deide he fere — alias the tyme ! — fat is
to seyne, the x Day of Ottobre, fe fridde26 301° of Kyng Edwardes
regne. And when fe Kyng wist f erof1, he was wonder1 sory, and
32 lete entere him at fe13 ffrere menoures at Wynchestre.27
1 began 0. 2 Hamond D. 3 ^oure 0. 4-4 om. 0.
5 haue holpen DO. 6 om. D. 7 be 0. 8 gouerned 0.
9-9 woned 0. 10 estate D. n diseses 0. 12 vndir 0.
13 om. 0. u disherite D. of his disherited' 0. 15 knowleche 0.
16 vfithonte 0. 17 leaf 158, back. 18-18 to michel D. to myche 0.
19 as he D. as }e 0. as R. 2° heuede D. 21 with-outen D.
12 biddynge or respite oppon peyne D. abydynge or respyte vpon
payne 0. abidyn^ or respite R.
23 token 0. 24-a* om_ Da 25 hee# o. ^ jij 0.
27 MS. Wynchestres.
268 The Pride and Avarice of Roger Mortimer. [CH. ccxxn
Of the Def of Sir1 Roger Mortymer1, Erl of f e Marche. IT Capitulo
IT Ducentesimo 51 1Vicesimo IT Secwrcdo.1
ANd so hit bifelle at fat tyme, fat Sir1 Roger the2 Mortymer), Erl
of the Marche, was so prout & so hauten, fat he helde no 4
lorde of the reaume3 his pier1; and fo bicome he so couetouse, fat
he folwede Dame Isabett fe Quenes4 court1, fe Kyngws moder1
Edward, and bisette his penyworthe5 wif fe officers of fe Quenes
househalde in f e same maner as fe Kyngws6 officeres deden ; & so 8
he made his takyngws as tochyng* vitailes, and also of cariages;
and al he dede for enchesoun of Spenses, and2 forto gadre tresoure;
and so he dede wifout nombre in al fat he myght. IT Tho made
he him wonder1 priuee 7with fe Quene IsabeH; and so miche 12
Lordeshippe And retenue hade, so fat alle fe grete Lordes of
Engelancfe of him wer1 adrade. wherfore f e Kyng and his Conseile
towarde8 him wer1 agreuede, and ordeynede aniongws ham forto
vndo9 him be10 pure resoun11 and lawe, fFor enchesoun fat Kyng 16
Edward?, fat was 12fe Kyngws12 fader1, traterousely frou^ him was
mordred! in the castel of Berkelee, as bifore13 is saide more plenerly,
in the CC and xvij Chapiter of f is book1. IT And somme fat were
of fe Kyngws Conseil louede14 fe Mortymer1, and tolde him in 20
priuetee how fat fe Kyng and his conseil wer115 about fram16 day
to day hym forto shende and vndo j17 Wherfore fe Mortymer1 was
sore annoiede, and angry as fe18 Deuel a^eynes ha??i fat wer1 of fe
Kyngws Conseil, ancj saide fat he wolde on ham bene avengede, 24
how-se-euer he toke on. IT Hit was nou^t longe afterward', fat19
Kyng Edward? and Dame Philipp his wif1, and Dame IsabeH f e
Kynges moder1, and Sir1 Roger Mortymer ne went vnto Notyngham,
fere forto soiourne. 1T and so hit bifett,20 fat fe Quene IsabeH, 28
frou$ conseile of the21 Mortymer1, toke to her1 fe2 keyes of fe ^ate22
of f e castelle of JSTotingham, so fat no man might come nefer in
ne23 out by ni3t, but frou$ fe2 commandement of fe Mortymer1, ne
fe Kyng1, ne none of his Conseil. IT And fat tyme Hit felle24 so 32
fat fe25 Mortyme[r], as a Deuel for wraf, bolnede 26for wraf 26 fat
1-1 xxj° D. 2 0772. D. 3 lande D. 4 quenes DO. kyngiw R.
5 penyworthes DO. 6 quenes D. 7 leaf 159.
8 towardes DO. 9 vndone 0. 10 frou^ D. furgli 0.
11 Treson) 0. 12~™ Kyng Edwardes D. 13 aboue D.
14 Loueden DO. 15 weren 0. 16 fro 0. 17 vndone D.
18 a D. 19 fat fe D. *> fel D. 21 om. 0.
22 ?ates DO. » nor 0. M bifelle D, 25 >e DO. om. R.
om. D. & also for wrathe 0.
CH. ccxxii] Edward Ill's Council plan their defence. 269
he hade toward1 the Kynges men EdwarcP, and principally2 a3eins
ham fat 3hade him3 accusede to fe Kyng of f e def of Sire 4 Ed ward
his4 fader. U And priueliche5 a conseile 6was taken7 bituene
4 8Quene Isabel8 and the Mortymer1, and fe Bisshop of Lincolne,
and Sir1 Symond? of Bereford? and Sir1 Hughe of* Trompeton,9 and
o]>er priue of hir1 conseile, forto vndo10 ham alle fat hade accusede
f e Mortymer1 vnto the Kyng1 of his f adres de]?, n Sir1 Edward?,11 of
8 tresoun and of fFelonye. Wherfore alle f o fat were of the Kynges
Conseile, when fai wist of the Mortymeres castyng pryuely, comew12
to fe Kyng Edward', and saide fat fe Mortymer1 wolde ham13
destroie, for cause fat fai had accusede him of Kyng14 Edwardws
12 De]?, his fader1, & praiede him fat15 he wolde maintene ha??i in her1
trew quereH; and fe Kyng granted ham hir1 bone, and saide fat16
he wolde maintene ham in hir1 right1. U And fise -were f e lordes
17fat pursuede17 fis quereH : S^re William Montagu, Szre Hunfray
16 de Boungh, S*re William his broker, S^re Rauf* of Stafford, S^re
Robert of Huffordl, Sir1 William of Clynton, Sir1 lohn ISTeuyl of
Horneby, and meny ofere of her1 consent; and alle }>ise suorne
oppon a18 bok1 to mayntene ]?e quereH in-asmiche 19 as thei20
20 might1.
H And hit21 bifelle so after, ]?at Sir1 William Mountagu ne none
of J>e Kynges frendes moste nou^t14 bene22 herburghede in the
castel, for the Mortymer1, but went & toke her1 herbugage23 in
24 diuerse places in24 the toune of Notingham; and J>o were J>ai sore
adrade leste ]?e Mortymer1 shulde ham destroie. U And in haste
]?ere come vnto25 Kyng Edward', Sir1 William Mountagu fere fat he
was in his castel, 26and priuely tolde him fat he ne none of his
28 company shulde nou^t take f e Mortymer wifout conseil & helpe of
William of Eland', Conestable of fe same casteH. IT "Now certes,"
quod fe Kyng, "y leue $ow ful wel; and f erf ore y conseile 30 w fat
36 go27 to fe forsaide conestable,28 and commande29 him in my name
32 fat he be 30^ frende and 30^ helpe forto take the Mortymer1, al
1 a3eynes D. a^ens toward 0. 2 priueliche D. 3~3 him hade D.
4-4 Edwardes 0. 5 priuely D. pryuyly 0. 6 leaf 159, back.
7 take 0. 8— 8 MS. quene quene Isabelbel ; fe quene Isabel DO.
9 Trumpyngton) 0. 10 vndone 0. n-n om. DO.
12 come 0. 13 altered from him in MS. 14 om. D.
15 MS. J>at fai, with J>ai underlined for omission. 16 om. DO.
17-17 to pwsue DO. 18 >e DO.
19 in-alse-miche D. 20 Jjai D. >ey 0. hei R. 21 MS. his.
22 be 0. 28 herburghe D. herburgh 0. M of D. ** vnto >e 0.
26 leaf ISO. & gone D. ^ om. 0. a comaiwdetfc 0.
270 The Council-Lords hear of a secret Passage into the Castle.
ping11 lafte, oppon peril of lyf and2 lyme." "3SiiV quod3 Mountagu,4
" Sir*, my lord, graunt mercy ! " 1F Tho went forth the forsaide
Mountagu, and come to fe conestable of }>e5 casteli, and tolde him )>e
Kyngws wille. and he ansuerede and saide fe Kynges wille shulde 4
be6 done, in-asmichel7 as he might, and wolde nou^t spare for no
maner1 def ; and so he8 snore and made his oth. U fo saide Sir*
Willia??i of Mountagu 9to fe conestable,9 in10 hering1 of11 alle ham11
fat were12 Helpyng 13to fe same13 quereti : " Now certes, dere 8
frende, vs bihouef forto14 werche and done by ^our115 queyntise, to
take fe Mortymer1, sif J>at $e bene16 keper of fe casteH, and hauej)17
fe keyes in18 ^our1 [warde]." IT " Sir," quod f e conestable, " wil
30 vnderstonde fat fe gates of fe castel bej>19 loked wif fe lokes 12
fat Dame Isabel sent hider1 ; and by nyght she haf f e keyes ferof1,
and leif ham vnder f e cheuesel of her5 bede vnto the morne ; and
so y may nou^t come into f e castel by f e ^ates in no maner1 wise ;
but y know a20 Alie fat stracches21 out of the ward!, vnder1 erfe, 16
vnto22 the castel, J?at gope into23 pe weste, the24 whiche alie Dame
Isabel 25j?e Quene, ne none of her1 men, ne11 J?e Mortymei1*, ne
none of his company knowej) hit noi^f ; and so y shal lede $ow
jjrou^ fat26 Alie ; and so ^e shul come into ]?e castel wipout27 aspies 20
of eny man fat bef jour enemys."
H And fat28 same nyght Sir* William Mountagu, & alle the
lordes of )>e29 quereH, and Jje same Conestable also, 30went ham30 to
horse, and made31 semblant as hit wer5 forto wende out of fe 24
Mortymeres sight1 ; but anone as fe Mortymei^ herde f is tydyngws,32
he wende fat f ai wolde haue gone ouer fe see for drede of him ;
& anone he and his co??^pany toke conseile amonges ha??^ forto lette
hir* passage, and sent lettres anone vnto the portes, so fat none of 28
the grete lordes shulde wende 33ham home into33 her1 owen centre,
but if he were areste & taken. H And amonge34 ofe?'e fing«^s,
William Eland, Conestable of fe forsaide castel, priueliche35 lade
Sir1 William Mountagu and his co?wpany by fe forsaide way vnder 32
1 >inges D. 2 & of 0. 3-3 >o saide >e D. 4 Mountegu ]>o 0.
5 }>e same D. 6 ben D. 7 in-alsemichel D. inasmyche 0.
8 om. D. 9-9 om. D. 10 in hem sic 0. n om. 0.
12 wer> >ere 0. 13-13 vnto be D. to be 0. 14 to D.
13 3our counseile and D. "• be> D. be 0. 17 haue 0.
18 MS. in in. 19 be 0. 2° an D. 21 straccheb D. streche^ 0.
22 into DO. * vnto D. » om. DO. ^ leaf 160, back.
26 MS. bat castett, with castett underlined for omission.
27 wi>-outen D. ffl be DO. a his 0. 3°-30 wenten D.
31 maden 0. ^ tydynge 0. 33~ M home vnto DO.
34 amonge al D. 35 om. D. pryuyly 0.
CH. ccxxn] Mortimer, Earl of March, is taken. 271
the1 er)>, so2 til }>at fai corner into3 the castel, and went vp into4
the Toure fere fat fe Mortymer* was in.5 But Sir* Hughe of
Trompiton6 ham ascriede hidously, and saide, "A, tmitoures ! hit
4 is al5 for nou^t }>at 36 7bef comen7 into fis castel. 36 shul dye
3itte in2 euel def euerychon."8 And anone on of ha??i fat was in
the1 Mountagues company, vp wif a mace, and smote the same
Hughe oppon fe heuede,9 fat fe bray[n] barsf10 out and felle on
8 fe Ground?; and so was he dede in euel def. H Tho toke11 fai fe
Mortymer1, as he12 Armede him atte fe toures 13dore, When he
herde fe noise of ham for drede. And When14 Quene Isabel! saw
fat fe Mortymer' was taken,15 she made micbe sorwe in herf, and
12 fise wordes vnto ha??i saide: U " Now, fair5 sires, y 30 w praye fat
30 done now16 harme vnto his body; a worfi kny^t,17 our*18 wel
bilouede frende and' our* dere cosyn." 1T Tho went J>ai fens, and
come19 & brou3t the Mortymer, and presentede him vnto Kyng
16 Edward', and20 co??imaundede to brynge him into21 sauf ward'.
U But anone as fai fat were consent vnto22 fe Morty meres doyng1
herde telle fat he was taken,23 fai went and hid ham, and
p?iueliche 24 by ni^t went out of the toune, eueryche25 on26
20 his side, wif heuy hert and mornyng1, & leuede oppon hei1*
owen1 londes as wel as fai myght. II And so fe27 same ^er*28 fat29
fe Mortymer was taken,30 he hade at his retynu ix31 knyght},
wifouterc32 squyers & serieant3 of Armes and footmen. And fo
24 was fe Mortymer* l#de to London, and Sir5 Symond' of Bereford'
was lad wif him, and was33 take to fe conestable to kepe. 1F But
afterward was fe Mortymers lif examynede at Westminster bifore
fe Kyng1 & bifore5 alle fe grete Lordes of Engekm<i for peril fat
28 might falle to4 fe reaume, & forto34 enquer1 also whiche wer* assent-
yng vnto34 Sir* Edwardes def, fe Kyngz/s fader1, and also frou3
whom fe Scottes askaped at35 Stanhope into Scotland wif out fe
wille of Kyng Edward' ; U And also how the chartre of Eagamaii
32 was delyuerede vnto f e Scottes, wherin 36fe Homages and37 feautees-
1 om. DO. 2 om. 0. 3 vn-to 0. 4 vnto D. 5 om. D.
6 Trumpyngton) 0. 7— 7 be come 0. 8 echeon 0.
9 heed* 0. 10 brast DO. u token 0.
12 MS. has }»ai underlined for omission, and he ivritten in the margin.
13 leaf 161. 14 when >e D. whan >« 0. 15 take 0. 16 no 0.
17 kny3t and D. 18 a 0. 19 comen 0. 20 and he DO.
21 in 0. 22 to D. 23 take 0. M pryuyly 0.
25 euerychon D. eche 0. 26 in 0. ^ >at DO.
28 MS. nyght underlined for omission, and ^er* written in the margin.
29 MS. >at fat. 30 take 0. 31 ix score DO. 32 wftfcoute 0.
33 werne D. 34 to DO. 35 fro DO. 36 leaf 161, back. 37 and ^ Q_
272 Mortimer is condemnd to Death, A.D. 1330. [CH. ccxxm
of Scotland? were1 contened, pat pe Scottes shnlde do2 euermore
to3 pe Kyngws of JLugeland for pe reaume of Scotland'. Wherfore
in his absence 4he was dampnede to bene4 5honget & draw5 for
his tresoun. And pis meschief come to3 him on Seint Andre wes 4
eve,6 In pe $ere of pe incarnacion of our' Lord? Ihesu Criste, M*
CCC7 xxx. '
How Kyng Edward gete a^eyn 8into his honde8 g?*aciouseliche9
pe feautes and pe10 homages of Scotland, wherof he was 8
put out prou} }>e false conseil of IsabeH his moder*, & of
Sir Rogere Mortymer* 4pat was made4 Erl of pe11 Marche.
CapitzJo Ducenteszwo xxiijt0.12
NOw13 $e haue [herde] Lordes, how Sir lohn of Bailoil, in 12
tyme of pees, was chosen to bene14 Kyng of Scotland', for
encheson fat he come of pe eldest doubter of pe Erl Dauid of1
Huntingdon,15 pat was Kyng Alisaundres broker of1 Scotland, fat16
deide wipouten17 heir1 of his body bigeten ;18 and how })is lohn made 16
feaute & homage to Kyng Edward', pat was Kyng Henries sone pe
J>rid, for his landes of Scotland' ; and how he afterward' wipsaide19
his homages,20 prou^ conseile of pe Scottes, In pe21 ^ere of the10
Incarnacion M* cclxxij0,22 and 23sende vnto23 pe pope,24 J?rou^ false 20
suggestion pat he made his oth vnto25 ]>e forsaid sir*26 Edward', ouer
his estate and his wille, of pe11 whiche oth pe Pop27 28assoilede
him,28 J>rou$ his bulles to him sent. U And anone as Kynge
Edward wiste perof", he ordeynede anone his 29 barons, and come 24
Vnto Berewike, and conquerede J?e toune ; at J?e30 whiche conqueste
j>ere were slayn xxv M* & vijc. and31 Bailoil, pat was Kyng of
Scotland', come11 & ^elde him vnto Kyng Edward; and pe Kyng1
afterward32 delyuerede him out of pe tour1 of London, and alle pe 28
1 werin sic 0. 2 done DO. 3 vnto 0. 4— 1 om. 0.
5— 5 drawe and hongete D. to be drawe & honged2 he was dampned' 0.
6 eve & DO. 7 CCC and 0. 8-8 vnto him D. vnto hym 0.
9 graciously alle 0. 10 om. DO. n om. D.
12 MS. xxiiij ; xxijdo D. xxiiijo 0. 13 How sic 0. 14 be 0.
15 Heretingoii D. Heretyngeton) 0. 16 MS. ])ai. 17 witfamte 0.
18 begete 0. 19 forsoke 0. 2° homage DO. 21 >er sic 0.
22 CCClxxij 0. ^-23 sent to D. sent vnto 0.
24 pope struck out, and bysshope of Rome written over in a different hand
in 0.
25 to D. * kyng< DO.
-7 pope struck out, and bisshope written over in 0.
28 him assoilede D. hym assoylled' 0. assaicle him R. a leaf 162.
30 om. 0. ai And )>e DO. «* Edward D.
CH. ccxxiii] 'Sir John Turntabard.' His Son imprisond. 273
grete lorde[s] of Scotland? wip hi??i, pat were taken1 at Berwike,
and ^af ham sauf condit to gon into Scotland. And the Scottes
sepenes, prou$ her* falsenesse, werrede oppon Kyng1 Edward'.
4 II And when Sir1 John Bailoile, Kyng1 of Scotland', saw al pis, he
went & put him oner2 pe3 see vnto Dompier1, and leuede pe?-e
oppon his owen landes as wel as he might, til pat pe Scottis wolde
amende ham of hir1 misdedes & trespasse^,4 and lad with him Sir*
8 Edward*, his sone. Wherfore ]>e Scottes, in despite of him, callede
him "Sir1 lohn Turnetabard',"5 for cause pat he 6 wolde nou^t6
offende ne trespasse a^eynes Kyng1 Edward' of Engelawd; and so
he forsoke his reaume of Scotland, and sette perof but litil pris.
1 2 IF And pis Sir1 lohn, Longe duellede in Fraunce, til pat he deide pere ;
and Sir1 Edward' his sone 7vnderfonge his heritage,7 and dede
homage vnto pe Kyng1 of France for his landes of Dunpier1.
H And so hit felle afterward' pat Edwarde, pat was lohn
16 Bailoilles sone, had8 wip him a squyer1 of Engelawd pat was born9
in 3ork-shire, pat men callede lohn of Barnaby ; and pis10 Edward'
Bailoil louede him miche, & was nei$ hi?ft, and nwip him11 ful
pryuee. 12U And so pis lohn of Bernaby was in debate with a
20 French'e-man in pe tonne of Dounpier1 ; and so he quellede him,
and went in his way, in al the haste pat he might, into pe castel
fortil13 haue socoure and helpe of his lord'. 11 And anone come pe
Officeres of pe toune14 forto15 take lohn of Baruaby as a feloun.
24 and Sir1 Edward', his lorde, halpe him, and rescuede him,3 and by
ny^t made him wende out of the castel ; and so he went his way,
and come into Engeland with-oute16 eny harme. U And when
pe Kyng of F?'aunce saw pat17 Sir1 Edward' had rescuede his
28 feloun, he bicome wonder1 wrop a^eyns Sir1 Edward', and anon
lete him bene18 aresf, and toke into his hande alle his landes.
II Tho duellede Sir1 Edward in prison vnto pe tyme pat Sir1 Henry19
Beaumond' come into Fraunce; pe whiche Henry 20 some- tyme
32 was20 Erl of Angos 21in Scotland, prou} his wif,21 and was put
out of pe forsaide Erldorne when pe accord' was made22 bituene
Engetaa1 & Scotland', prou3 pe Quene IsabeH & Sir1 Eogere pe23
1 take DO. 2 one D. 3 om. 0. 4 trespas 0.
5 Turnelabard? DO. 6-6 ne wolde 0. 7~7 his heritage vndirfonge 0.
8 latf 0. 9 bore 0. 10 MS. >is >is. "-11 om. DO.
12 leaf 162, back. 13 for-to 0. 14 Tou» of Dunpiere 0.
15 forto DO. fortok R. 16 wi>outen D.
7 MS. J>at kyng, with kyng underlined for omission. 18 be DO.
19 Henry of1 D. Kerry of 0. 2°-20 was sum tyme 0.
21-21 >rou3 his wif in Scotland' D. w om. DO. w om. D.
BRUT. T
274 Preparations to make BalioVs sonK. of Scotland. [CH. ccxxm
Mortymer1 & her1 corapanye, for f e mariage fat she made bituene
Dauid, )>at was Robert fe Bms1 sone, and! Dame lohn of2 }>e toure,
Kyng Edward us sustre of Engeland', and wel vnderstode3 fis, ]>at
at the ende he shulde come to his ryghf, but if [it] were frou$ J>e4 4
Edward BailloiH, j>at was right heir1 of the reaume of Scotland'.
U And fe Kyng of F?*aunce, Lowys, louede wel5 fis Sir1 Henry,
and was wij> him ful priuee, and 6fou3t forto7 make8 delyue?*ance
of Sir1 Edward! Bailoiles body, if he might in eny maner1. H Tho 8
praiede he fe Kyng, fat he wolde graunt him of his grace Sir1
Edward Bailoilles body vnto fe next pa?*lement, J>at he mi^t leue
wij> his owen rentes in fe mene-tyme, and fat he my^t9 stande to
bene10 lugede by his pieris at the11 parlement. U the Kyng 12
grantede him his praieres,12 and made fe forsaide Sir* Edward' ben
delyue?'ede out of prisoun in the maner1 aboue-saide. and anone
as he was out of prisoun, Sir* Henry toke him forth wif him, & lad
him13 into Engeland? and14 made him duelle priueliche15 16in the16 16
Maner1 of Sandhal oppon17 Owes in 3orke-shire, wif }>e Lady Vescy.
and so he ordeynede him fere an Huge retenance of peple of
Englisshemen, and also18 of Aliens, forto conquere a^eyne18 his
heritage. IF And so he $af miche siluer1 vnto soudeoures and to 20
Alienes forto helpe him; and ]>ai bihight him forto helpe19 in al
fat )>ai20 might1, but fai failede hi??i at his most nede.
And at }>at tyme21 Donalde, Erl of Morref1, herde telle how }>at
Sir5 Edward4 was comen22 into Engelawo7, and come to him, and 24
made wij) him grete ioye of his commyng a3eyne, and saide to23
him, and bihighft] fat alle24 grete lordes11 of Scotland!25 shulde
26 bene to him26 entendant, and 27holde him27 for hiij Kyng1, as right
heir5 of Scotland!, and so miche ]?ai wolde done, j>at he shulde 28
be28 crounede Kyng of fat lande, and 29to him dede29 30feaute &
Homage.30 81J?o come Sir1 Henry of Beaumondf to Kyng Edward' of
Engeland!, and praiede him, in way of charite, fat he wolde grant
1 Brus his 0. 2 at 0. 3 vnderstonde> D. 4 sir* DO.
5 miche D. mych 0. 6 leaf 163. 7 to D. 8 make a 0.
9 most D. muste 0. 10 be 0. n am. 0.
12 prayer* D. prayere 0. 13 him forth D. 14 and laide sic D.
15 priuyly 0. "-18 at a D. atte a 0. 17 op 0. 18 om. D.
M helpe him D. » he D. 21 I-tyme sic 0.
22 priuely come D. priuyly come 0. ffl vnto D.
24 alle >e D. art >e 0. ^ Engelond? 0.
^-^ to him bene D. be to hym 0.
s7-27 shulde him holde D. sehuld' hym hold' 0. a bene D.
29-29 dede to him D. dede to hym 0. 30-30 homage & feute 0.
31 Zca/163, back.
CH. ccxxm] Edw. Ill gives Baliol's son leave to go to Scotland. 275
of his grace vnto Sir1 Edwarde Bailoil, fat lie moste1 safliche gone2
bi land? fram3 Sandhali vnto Scotland', forto conquers his ri$t
heritage in Scotland'. U the Kyng Edward ansuerede and saide
4 vnto him: "yf )>at y soffre fe Bailoil wende frou$ my londe
toward Scotland?, fan fe peple wolde say fat 4y were4 assenting
to5 fe company." U "Now, Sir*, y praie $ow fat 36 wolde grant
him leue to take vnto [him] soudeoures of Englisshe-men, fat fai
8 my^t safly lede him frou$ ^our1 land? vnto6 Scotland'; and, Sir*,
oppon fis couena[n]t, fat if7 it so bifalle — fat God hit forbede ! — fat
fai bene8 descomfited? in bataile frou$ )>e Scottes, fat y and alle fe
lordes ]>at holden with Bailoil ben for euermore put out of oure9
12 rent} fat we hauef in EngelarcoY' If and fe Kyng, oppon fis
couenant, g?*«ntede hir1 bone, as toching him and f o fat were of
fe10 same quererl, fe whiche cleimede forto11 haue londes &12 rent}
in f e reaume of Scotland'. U And f ise were f e names of f e same
16 Lordes fat pursuede fis mater1, fat is to seyn,13 Sir* Edward14
Bailoil, fat chalangede fe reaume of Scotland; Sir Henry
Beaumond', Erl of Angos ; Sir1 Dauid of Stroboly, Erie of Atheles ;
Sire Geffray of Mountbray, Walter Corny n, and meny of ere fat
20 were put out of hir15 heritage in Scotland? whe?i fe pees was
16 made bituene Engeland? and Scotland', as bifore is saide.
1F And 36 shal vnderstond? fat f ise lordes toke wif ham v C
men of Armes and ij M* Archires17 of footmen, and18 fo went vnto19
24 ship atte Rauenesere, and sailede by fe see til fat fai come20 vnto
Scotland', and21 come to lande at Kynkecorne, xij mile fro22 Seint
lohnes toune, and sende23 oute hier1 shippes a^eine, for fai shulde
nou^t ben24 hurt ne apairede,25 neif er fat no man shulde gone2 into
28 shippe a^eyne, f ou} fat26 fai hade nede, but abide at al periles, and
nou^t flee, but 27stande, and rafer27 softre def fan flee, to mayntene
hir1 trew querelle. IT when f e Erl of Fif,28 a fers maw and a sterne,
herde telle fat fe Bailoil was corner29 forto take fe lande of
32 Scotland', he come in haste vnto Kynkecorn wif x M* Scottes,
forto destourble him, fat he shulde nou^t come to land?. H But
Sir* Edward' Bailoil and his company had taken f e land?, maugre
1 mi^t D. 2 go 0. 3 fro DO.
4-4 he shulde ben D. he schuld ben 0. 5 vnto DO. 6 into 0.
7 om. D. 8 were 0. 9 }aur 0. 10 fat 0. n to DO.
12 or 0. 13 sey 0. 14 MS. lohn ; Edward fe DO. 15 om. D.
16 leaf 164. 17 Archers and D. Archiers & 0. 18 & of 0.
19 into 0. 2° comen 0. 21 MS. at. ^ fram D. 23 sent DO.
24 be 0. s5 enpeirede D. Empeyred? 0. 26 om. 0.
^-^ rather stande & 0. w Wif sic D. M come 0.
276 Baliol's son routs the Earl of Fife. [CH. ccxxin
him and his company, and him descomfitede; at fe whiche
scomfiture Sir* Alisandre of Seton1 was fer quelled e, and meny
o]>er. U The Erl of Fif was fo wonder1 sory, and ful euel2
shamede3 fat so litil4 company hade him descomfitede, and shame- 4
fulliche5 put 6him & alle6 his company fat was7 alif forto flee.8
fo come Sir1 Edward the9 Bailoil, and toke fe centre al about him,
til fat10 he come to f e Abbay of Dunfermelyn ; and fere he fonde
vitailes for him and? nfor his men.12 and amonge all ofer finges, 8
He fonde in a chambre aboue13 v C of grete14 stafes of fyne oke,
with longe9 pikes of yren and of stele: he tok15 and? delyuerede
ham to fe most strongeste of his company. If And anone after
he went fro fens, and loggede him in a felde ij mile fro Seint 12
lohfi16 toune. anct when fe burgeys of fe toune herde how fe Erl
was descomfitede frou^17 Sir* Edward?18 Bailloile, fai were sore
adrade, and broken f e brigge^ fat fai hao? made ouer fe water of
Erne, so fat fe Bailoil might nou$t gon19 ouer1; Wherfore he 16
loggede him fere al fat nyght1, but litel hede he toke to20 reste, and
saide vnto his peple, U "Now, dere lordes, $e knowe21 ful wel fat
we bene22 now9 loggede23 bituene oure enemys; and if fai mow vs
hampre, fere nys24 but litil18 def ; whe[r]fore if we abide here aft 20
fis nyght stille, y leue fat hit shal turne vs to miche harme; for fe
power1 of Scotland? may euery day wax and encresce, and we may
nou^t so; and we bene ful25 litel peple as a^eins ham. whefore y
praye 3ow, for the loue of Almyghty God, make we vs bolde and 24
hardy, and9 fat we mow mightely take fe Scottes fis nyght, and
26boldely wen* oppon ham; and late vs pu[r]sue ham fis nijt; and26
if fai bene22 trauailede frou^ vs, and fai see oure hardynesse, so
fat of ere Scottis fat comen, and mete ham & see ham so trauailede27 28
and wery, f e sorer wil bene adrade wif vs forto fei^ten ;28 and
fressheliche29 fan 30we shullen80 31fei3t, and oppon Ham pursue, so
fat, frou$ the grace of Almighty God!, al the worlde shal speke of18
fe32 dou^tynesse of our* chaiualry." H And, sires, vnderstondef 33 32
I Seton >e sone DO. 2 il D. 3 aschamed' 0. 4 l[i]tel a 0.
5 shamelich D. schamelich 0. 6—6 him and D. hym&alO. & alle R.
7 were D. 8 slee sic D. 9 om. D. 10 om. DO.
II leaf 164, back. 12 folc D. folk 0. la aboute 0. 14 gode D.
15 nome ham D. toke hem 0. :e lohnes D. lonnys 0.
17 >urgn )>« 0. 18 om. 0. 19 go 0. 2° of DO. 21 Enoweii D.
22 he 0. ffl ylogge* 0. w is no bote 0. ^ but DO.
2«-26 om. D. * y-trauaylled' 0. M fight 0.
29 fresshely D. fersly 0. :w-30 schul we 0. 31 leaf 165.
12 oppon D. * vnderstondes D..
CH. ccxxiil] Baliol's Son beats his Scotch opposers. 277
wel fat aft the co??2pany fat come1 with Sir5 Edward? Bailoile
grauntede wel 2vnto fis2 conseil, and were ferof glade, and anone
pursuede oppon fe Scottes fat wer*3 bicomew wonder* wery. and
4 fe Bailoile and his company sore folwede ham, and dede ham
miche sorwe f rou$ her* assaut, so fat fai myght nou^t, for feble,
ham helpe, and for litel peple. U But fo saide amongws ham :
"what is 4vs now4 bifalle, fat so litel peple as fe Bailoil haf in
8 wenge, done vs so miche trauaile and sorwe? now certes hit
semef vs fat he werches5 by g?*ace, for he is wonder graciouse in
his querelle, and al6 we certes shul bene7 dede er fat we may
come to him, vs forto ^elde, sif fat his fader1 sette of8 vs no pris."
12 U And amonge alle of ere fengws, fe Bailoil & his peple passede
fe watere of Erne, so fat Sir* Roger of Suynerton, fe9 sone, was10
fers and angri, and went forth; and fai saw miche11 peple of men
of armes ful wel arraiede ; and forf fai went vnto12 ha??^, and 13wif
16 ham fou^te?*,13 and quellede as14 meny as wolde abide, and15 toke;16
and nof elesse at fat assaut fai wende fat hit hade bene f e grete
host of Scotland?, and when hit come 17to fe morne,17 fai gadrede
18ham and restede18 a while. IT But fe while19 fat fe Englisshe-
20 men restede,20 fe noble Baron Thomas21 of Vescy, and22 fe noble
baron of Stafford*, prekeden hir1 23 horse vp and doun by fe hulles,
forto Kepe f e estres of f e contreye. U and as fai prekeden vp
and doun, fai saw a grete hoste of gode arraye, ordeynede in iij
24 wenges, wif helmes and shelde24 shynyng, corny ng25 oppon ham,
and fo come fo ij lordes a^eyne vnto26 fe Bailoiles folc, and saide,
" Now, for the loue of Almyghty God, bef of gode comfort, for $e
shul haue bataile auone right ! " H And f o spake Sir1 Fouk1, f e
28 sone of Gerrein, a baroun of grete renoun and of dede of Armes :
"Sires lordynges, vnderstondef [f]at y wil saien y haue seyne
meny diuerse wenges, as wel amonges27 Sarasynws and28 Gewes as
amonge fe Scottes; and }itt see29 y neuer fe ferfe30 part of fe
32 wenge fei^ten. and ferfor, and31 we wil abide our* enemys, we bef32
1 comen DO. 2-2 to >af D. vnto >at 0. 3 }>ai D. J>ey 0.
-4 now vs DO. 6 worcheth 0. 6 om. D. 7 be 0.
8 vppon D. 9 Jjo D. 10 >at was 0. n meny 0. 12 to D.
13 fau3t Avitli ham D. 14 alse D. 15 or DO. 16 take 0.
— 17 vnto >e morwe D. 18-18 ham to-geder1 and restede ham D.
19 whiles DO. 20 restede ham D. rested' hem O.
1 Against this is written in the margin in a contemporary (?) hand:
Thomas Yessy and the barron of Stafford.
22 om. 0. 23 leaf 165, back. * sheldes D. scheldes 0.
25 corny sic D. ^ to D. ^ amon^ 0. * as 0. a saw DO.
30 ferdeD.
278 Battle between the menofBaliol's son & the Scots. [CH.CCXXIII
ynow forto fei3t a3eynes ham; but if1 we be2 nou^t of gode hert
and of gode wille forto fei^t wif ham, for certes3 we ben ful4
fewe a^eyns fis company. H And ferfore, for the loue of God?,
take we vnto vs gode hert, and lete vs bene5 bolde ; and f enke we 4
neifer oppon6 oure wifes ne7 oppon our* cheldren, but oneliche8 to
conquer* ham in bataile ; and, frou^ f e helpe of our* Lord? God,
oure enemys we shul9 ouercome."
51 And with fat, come fe hoste of fe10 Scottes toward' ham ful 8
sorely,11 <fe10 a^eins Sir*10 Edward of12 Bailoile, in iij baitailes wel
araiede in Armure ; and wonder fressheliche13 J>ai comen14 toward
fe Bailoiles men. But when Sir5 Donalde,10 Erl of Marcile, saw al
15fis, he saide to Robert J>e10 Brus, 16fe sone of Robert1 fe17 Brus,16 12
f ise wordes : " Sir* Robert," quod he, " ful sore me f orf enkef at myn
hert1 fat J>is folc, fat fe18 Bailoile haf bro^t wif him, shulde19 dye
wif dent of Scottisshe mene320 suorde,21 sif fat J>ai bene22 Cristen
men as wel as 23we bene23; and f erf ore me fenke24 fat hit were 16
grete charite to sende vnto ham forto ^elde ham vnto25 our* mercy
and grace, and raunsoun ham26 frou^ greuous raunsons,27 forasmiche
as fai haue take28 our* land and done ille."29 IT "Now, certes,"
quod Sir* Robert30 Danolde, "y haue wel perceyuede fat fow 16art 20
an enemy and traitour* vnto Scotland?, sif fat fow16 wil31 consent to
saue oure dedely enemys fat haue32 done vs miche sorwe and
shame; an<J nowe hit semef wel83 fat 30 bef2 of her* assent."
IT "Certes, Robert," quod Sir* Donald?, " falseliche34 36 lye! y am 24
nou3t of her* company ne of her* consent ; and fat hastely 30 shul
see, for y wil fei3t wif ha?ft rafer fan eny of fis85 company." "And
certes," Sir*10 Robert saide, "y shal, 36magre fin heede,36 assaile ha?ft
or fow." IT And wif fat fai prekeden87 her* stedes fersely38 oppon 28
Caskemore, and her* wenges ham folewede on a10 renge. and fo
come fai, and mette fe39 Bailloil and his company at an hongen40
bou3t of fe more in a streite passage, and so faste fai hastede ham
vnto ]?e Englisshemen, so fat fousandes felle41 to fe gronde, eche 32
1 if >at DO. 2 bene D. 3 certes we 0. certes R. 4 but 0.
B be 0. 6 on 0. 7 ney)>cr 0. 8 only 0. 9 shullen D.
10 om. D. n serely 0. 12 J>e DO. 13 ferselich D. ferslych 0.
14 come DO. 15 leaf 166. 16-16 om. D. 17 om. O.
18 >is 0. 19 shul D. schul 0. 2° men D. 21 Swerdes 0,
22 be> D. ^-^ 36 be> D. w >enke> D. >inke> 0.
25 to DO. ^ >em 0. » raunson) 0. « taken D. » euel D.
50 Robert bras D. 31 wilt 9. ^ hauen D. =» vs D.
34 falslye 0. x his 0. 3S_36 niaug[r]e J>ine of ]>in heuede sic D.
37 prekede D. M ferslych 0. 39 wij> D. *> hongyng O.
41 fellen D.
CH. ccxxiil] Baliol's son routs the Scots. The Fleming pirate. 279
oppon ofer, 1into on hepe,1 bofe horse and man. U The Bailoil
2 and his men fo2 3mighghtely stoden a3eynes Ham, and faste
quellede f e Scottis vnto f e grounde, & meny sore woundede, so longe
4 til fat fai stoden oppon ham, and foynede ham with her1 suordes
& speres frou^-out here bodyes ; and so sore trauailede oppon ham
til fai4 bicome5 ful wery, and wist nou^t what to done, and fe
Scottes fat were lafte alifH fledden to saue ham-self1, in the best
8 mane?* fat fai myght. U And )>o pursuede6 Edward Bailoile & his
mew, and quellede of ham 7til fat hit was nyght.7 and fro fens fai
went vnto8 Seint lohnes Toune, and toke hit, and helde ham fere
and vitailede ham-self1 atte her1 owen wille, for fai fonden ynou^9
12 wherwith to make ham mery. 51 ]>o made fe Bailoile his men fat
wer1 woundede gone to shippe forto wende into Engelandl, forto
hele her110 woundes.
And in fat same tyme f ere was a Flemyng1 in f e see, a strong1
16 fef robour111 fat me callede * Crab' ; and fis Flemyng1 was dryuen
out of Flaundres for his wickednesse ; and f erfore he come into
Scotland?, and helde him10 wif fe Scottis, and dede12 as miche
harme vnto the Englisshe-men as he myght1. IT And fis Crab
20 mette in fe see fis13 Bailoiles men fat wer110 wondede in bataile,
fat were sent a}eyn into14 EngekmcZ forto hele her woundes. and1
fis Crab $af vnto ham a grete assaut, and wolde haue quellede
ham euerychon15; but fe Englisshe-men defendet ham wel and
24 manliche, 16and descomfitede17 Crab and his company ; and f o gan
he forto18 flee into Scotland*. IT And as he come towarde Seint
lohnes toune,he fonde a grete company of Scottis, fat were comen19
a^eyn to-geder1 after fe scomfiture20 of Gaskemore, fe whe[ch]
28 bisegede Bailoil and his men in f e same toune of Seint lohn ; and
anone tolde21 to fe Scottis how 22fat he22 descomfitede of fe
Englisshe-mew fat were sore wondet at Gaskemore, 23& went23
toward Engelcmd forto hele her1 wonde 24 ; and saide vnto f e
32 Scottes, fat fai shulde haue no grace ne might a^eynes Edward
1-1 cm. D. into an hepe 0. 2-2 J>° & his men 0. 3 leaf 166, back.
4 >at J>ai D. J>at >ey 0. 5 becomen 0.
6 pursewede ham sire D. pursued? hem sir 0.
7— 7 otn. D. til it was nyght O. 8 to D. 9 ynow DO.
10 om. 0. " a roboure D. a robber1 0. ia de sic D.
13 om. D. >e o. 14 vnto D 15 echeon 0.
16 leaflGr. 17 descomfit1 D. 18 om. D.
19 come 0. 20 discomfiture 0. 21 MS. tolde tolde.
22-aa he was DO. ^-^ >at were D. >at went O.
24 MS. wonde and sad, with and sad underlined for omission; woundes DO.
280 BalioVs Son is croivnd King of Scotland. [CH. ccxxin
Bailoile, for enchesoun pat he had scomfitede1 & empairede al the
chiualrye of Scotland1 wip an handeful of men, as to acount a3eins
pe Scottis fat wer1 slayn. Wherfore he conseilede ham to2 remeve
pe sege fra??i3 Seynt lohnes toune,4 and kepe ha?ft in pe best 4
maner pat pai coupe or5 myght. 51 The Scottes vnderstode6 pat
Crab saide ham sop, and forsoke pe sege and went pens by nyght,
and halpe ham-self in the beste mane?* pat pai might.
H When pis tidyng7 was know prou} Scotland?, how pat pe 8
lordes and knyghtes were scomfitede at Gaskemore of Scotia?*^
pro 113 Sir1 Edward8 Bailoil, 36 slmllen9 vnderstonde pat the Lordes
and10 ladies & gentiles of Scotland' comen wonder* faste vnto Seynt
lohnes toune, and 3elden ham vnto12 Baloile, and to 13ha??z dede13 12
14feaute and homage14 for hir1 londes, and 3elden ham vnto his pees,
[and helde15 him for heir1 lord, and he vnderfonge of ham heir1
homages, and grauntede ham his pees ; and fro pens he went to pe
Abbay of Scone, and pere he was cronede Kyng1 of Scotland, and 16
after1, he lete crie his pees]16 prou3-17out pe Land?, and at pat18 same
tyme Hit bifelle19 pat Kyng Edward? of Engelarcd helde his parle-
ment amongws20 his Lieges at pe4 Newe-CasteU oppon Tyne, forto
amende pe trespasses21 and pe wronges pat had ben22 done in his 20
land', and Sir1 Edward pe Bailoil, Kyng of Scotl«?zd, come to him
pider1, and dede 23vnto him feaute and homage23 for pe reaume
of Scotland'. U And in pis maner* Kyng Edward? of Engekmc?
gaderede a3eyn pe homages and feautes of Scotland', wherof he was 24
put out poru3 conseil and assent of Dame IsabeH: his moder1, and of
Sire Rogere Mortymer1, Erl of pe Marche.
IT Tho toke Sir1 Edward! Bailoil, Kyng of Scotland, his leue of
Kyng Edward? of Engelawd, and went pens into his owen lande of 28
Scotland*, and sette but litil 24be ham24 pat hade conseilede him and
holpen him in his quereH; wh erf ore pai went from3 him, and went
& leuede by her1 owen25 londes and rent3 in26 Scotland?. IT And so
hit27 bifelle afterward nou3t longe, 28pat pe Kyng of Scotland?28 ne 32
1 discomfited' 0. 2 forto DO. 3 fro 0. 4 om. 0. 5 & 0.
6 vnderstode )>o D. vndirstode J>° 0. 7 tydynges D.
8 Edward >e D. 9 schal 0. I0 and >e D. n 3elden D.
12 vnto >e DO. 13~13 him deden D. hym deden 0.
14— 14 homage & fewte 0. 15 helden 0. 16 supplied from D.
17 leaf 167, back. 18 the D. >e 0. 19 fel D. 2° among 0.
21 trespasse D. Trespas 0. ^ be 0.
ss-23 to him homage and feaute D. to hy m feute & homage 0.
a*-24 hem by 0. ^ om DO. » of D. » MS. his.
^-^ MS. J>at }>e kyng of Scotland' >at >e kyng of Scotland?.
CH. ccxxin] Attempt to murder the Scotch King. 281
remevede and come to pe toune of Anandl, and pere toke1 his
duelyng*. and J)ider come to him a company of kny^tes, stronge
men and worthy, & $elde2 ham vnto pe kyng, and bare ham so
4 faire in dede, and! in contynaunce so J>at he trust miche oppon
ham. [and anone as pe traitourea sawe pat he trust miche oppon
ham],3 pai ordeynede amongws ham 1. in o4 company, and 5wolde
haue5 slayn6 her1 Kyng1; but, prou^ pe grace of Almyghty God* he
8 brake 7out prou^ a7 walle [by] 8an Hole in his 9chambre; and, as
God wolde,9 scaped her1 traitery. and alle his men 10wer)
quellede10; and he ascapede wip miche drede to pe Toune of
Cardoile, and pe?*e helde him, sore annoiede : and pis bifelle on11
12 oure Ladyes eve pe12 Concepcioun.
H Tho sent 13Kyng Edward13 Bailoil to Kyng Edward of
EngelcmeZ, how falsely and traiterousely he was in litel while14 put
vnto15 shame and sorwe, prou$ his lige men, oppon whom he 16tmste
16 wonder116 miche17 and praiede him, for pe loue of Almyghty God
pat he wolde mayntene him and helpe18 [him] a^eyns his enemys.
U the Kyng of Engeland? hade of him po grete pite, & bihight
him19 helpe and socour1, and sent him worde pat he shulde halde
20 him in pees stille in the citee of Cardoile, til pat he hade gaderede
his power*. IT Tho ordeynede Kyng Edward? of Engelawd a conseil
at London, and lete gader his mew in diuerses20 shires of Engelcwdf,
and when he was redy, he went toward pe toune of Berwifr-vp-
24 Twyde ; and? pider1 21corne to him21 Kyng Edward? of Scotland*, wip
his power*, and bisegede the toune, and made wipout J?e toune a
fair5 toune of pauylouns, and dikede ham wel al12 aboute, so pat pai
hade non22 drede of pe Scottes ; & made meny assautes23 wip gonnes
28 and wip opere engynes to pe toune, wherwip pai destroiede meny
a fair1 hous ; and cherches also 24were beten24 adoune 25vnto the
erpe, wip gret stones, 26and spitouse comyng26 out of27 gonnes and
of olpere gynnes. and nopeles pe Scottes kepte wel pe toune, pat po
32 ij kyngws28 mi^t nou^t come perin longe tyme. and nopeles the
1 nome D. 2 golden 0. 3 supplied from D. 4 a 0.
J om. 0. 6 quellede D. quelled wolde haue 0.
7-7 >rou3 an D. >urgfc a 0. 8 leaf 168. 9-9 om. sic D.
10-10 weren y.qweiied« 0. n in 0. 12 om. 0.
is—is struck out in j). 14 tyme J)Q. w to DO.
!-16 trustede D. " mychel 0. 18 om. D. 19 him >o D.
20 diners 0. a-a comen to D. 22 no DO. ^ assaute 0.
« weren bete 0. ** leaf 168, back.
!-26 J>at dispitously comen D. >at spytously comen 0.
27 of the D. ^ kriyghtes 0.
282 The Scots offer to surrender Berwick if help doesn't come.
Kynges abiden fere so longe, til fo J>at were in fe toune faillede
vitailes ; and also fai were so wery of wakyng4 fat J>ai wiste nou^t
what to Done. U And $e shulle vnderstonde fat fo 1]?at wer1 in1
the toune of Berwik1, f rou$ hiij comune conseile and her* assent, lete 4
crie oppon f e walles fat fai mi^t haue pees of f e Englisshe-meft ;
and ferof J>ai praiede2 fe Kyng, and of his grace, and praiede him
of trewes for viij daies, oppon f is couenant, fat,3 if fai were nought
rescuede in fat side of fe toune toward Scotland*, of fe4 Scottis, 8
wifin viij daie$, fat fai wolde }elde ham vnto the Kyng, and fe
toune also, and to holde fise couenaunt},5 fai profurede 6to fe
Kyng xij hostages6 oute of fe toune of Berwik1. IT When the
hostages wer* delyuerede vnto fe Kyngws, anone fo of fe toune 12
sent7 vnto fe Scottes, and tolde ham of hir* sorwe & meschief1. and
fe Scottes comen fo pryueliche8 oner fe water of Twyde, to fe
bou^t of fe Abbay; and Sir1 William Diketf, fat was fe9 Sty ward
of Scotland, and meny ofer fat comen wif him, put ha??i fere in 16
grete pe?'ile of hamself att fat tyme of hir1 lif1 ; for fai comen ouer*10
a bruge nfat was to-broken,12 and fe stones away, and meny of
hir* company were fe?*e drenchede13 ; but j?e forsaide Willia??i went
ouer1, and 14ofere of14 his company, and come15 by fe 16Englisshe 20
shippis,16 and quellede in a barge of Hulle xvj men ; and afte?* fai
went into the toune of Berwik1 by the water side ; Wherfore fe
Scottis helde J^o f e toun rescuede, and axede hir1 hostages a^eyne of
f e Kyng of Engelawc?. IT And fe Kyng sent ham worde a^eyne fat 24
fai askede the hostages wif wronge, sif fat fai comew17 into the
toune by EngelawcZ18 syde; for couenaunt was bituene ham fat fe
toune shulde be rescuede by the half1 of Scotland?.19 anon Kyng
Edward fo commanded20 ham21 to ^elde 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???.. IT When Kyng Edward' saw22
f e Scottis breke her1 couenaunt} fat fai made, he was wonder* wrothe,
and anone lete take S^re Thomas fit} and Sire Alisaundre of Seton, 32
Wardeyne of Berwik1, — the whiche Thomas was person of Dun-
barr1, — and lete ham be taken23 ferst1 bifore fe24 ofer hostages, for
1-1 of D. 2 praiden D. 3 om. 0. 4 MS. >e >e.
5 couenant D. Couenawnt 0. 6~ 6 xij hostages vnto )>e kyng1 D.
7 senten 0. 8 pryuyly 0. 9 >o DO. 10 ofere D. n leaf 169.
12 broke 0. 13 ydreynt 0. 14-14 om. 0. 15 comen D.
16—16 shippes of Engeland D. Shippes of Engelond? 0. n come D.
18 Engelandes D. Engelondes 0. 19 Scotland' and DO.
20 commands D. 21 om. 0. ** seye D. 23 tak1 D. take 0.
24
CH. ccxxui] The Scots make ready to fight Edward III. 283
enchesoun fat Sir5 Alisaundres fader'1 was keper1 of2 fe toune. and
fe Kyng co??^mandede euery day forto1 take 3ij hostages3 of fe
toune til fat fai were alle done, vnto fe def, but if fai 4wolde
4 ^elde4 fe toun ; and so he wolde5 teche ham to6 breke her* coue-
naunt}. U And* when fo of ]>e toune herde fis tydynges, fai bicome7
wonder1 sory, and sent8 to fe Kyng of Engela?^, fat he 9 wolde
graunt ham ofer viij dayes of respite, so fat bituene CC men of
8 Armes and xxti lQmenu of Armes10 mygh[t] by12 strengf gon13
bituene ham vnto14 fe toune of Berwik1, ham forto vitaile, so fat fe
toune moste be15 holde for rescuede. H And if it so were fat xxj
or xxij or mo were slayn of fo CC biforesaide, fat fe toune shulde
12 nou^t ben16 halde for rescuede. & fis couenaunt 17forto holde,17 fai
sent to him of ere xij 18of fe toune18 in hostage^.19 U The Kyng of
Engeland? grantede ham her' praier1, and tok f e hostages, on Seynt
Margaretes eve, In the 3er* of grace M* CCC xxxij,20 fe Scottis
16 comen ferseliche21 in iiij wengws wel arraiede in Armes, forto mete
Kyng Edward of Engeland* and Edward fe Kyng of Scotland4, &
wif hir* power1, and1 come fast and sharpely a^eynes evesong tyme.
and fe same tyme was node at Berwik1, in the wate?' of Twede, fat
20 no man myght wende ouer1, on horse neifer on foote, and f e water
was bituene f o ij kyng^s and f e reame of Engeto^ : and fat tyme
abyden the Scottis in fat ofer side, for enchesoun fat fe Englisshe-
men shulde haue 22bene drenchede22 or slayn.
24 nnHis was fe arraie of the Scottis as23 fai 24comera in bataile24
JL aseynes f e ij Kyngws of Engeland* & of Scotland : In f e
vant-ward?25 of Scotland' were fise Lordes :—
U The Erl of Morrif1, lames EriseH, Symond' Frisett, Walter
28 Stiward?, Eaynolde Cheyne, Patrik of Graham, 26Iohn le Graunt,
lames of Cardoile, 27 Patrik Parkeres, Eobert Caldecotes,26 Philip
of Meldrum, Thomas Gilbert, Wiseman, Adam Gurdoun, lamys
Gramat, Eobert Boyde, Hughe Park, wif xl kny^tes newe dobbede,
32 and vj C mew of Armes, & iij M> of commune.28
1 om. ~D. 2 of >e DO. of R. 3~3 hostages too 0. 4-4 3elden DO.
5 shulde D. schuld 0. 6 forto DO. 7 becomen 0.
8 senten DO. 9 leaf 169, back. 10-10 om. 0. n MS. men men.
12 MS. by by. 13 go 0. 14 in-to 0. 15 ben D. 16 be 0.
17-17 to ben balden D. to be holde 0. 18~18 om. D. 19 hostage 0.
20 MS. xxij. 21 fressheliche D. fersly 0. 28-aa be dreynt 0. .
23 how >at DO. 24— ^ come iu bataylles 0. 25 vanne-warde 0.
26—26 Decotes sic 0. w leaf 170. ^ communes D.
284 The Five Wards of the Scotch Army at Berwick. [CH. ccxxiu
In )>e ferst partie of j>e halfe bataile of Scotlajid wer* )>ise
lordes : —
U The styward? of Scotland, J>3 Erl of Moneteth, lames his
Vncle, William Douglas, Dauid of Lyndeseye, Maucolyn Flemyng1, 4
William of Keth, Dunkan Kambok1, wij> xxx bachilers new
dobbede.
In }>e secunde part of ]?e half Lien-warde of the bataile of
Scotland*, were ]>ise lordes: —
U lames Stiward? of Golden, Aleyne Styward?, William Abbre-
hyn, William Morice, lohn fit} Willia??i, Adam le1 Mose, Walte?'
fit} Gilbert, lohn of Cherlton, Robert Walham, wij> vij C men
of armes, & xvij M* of communes.2
In }>e )>ridde ward? of j)e bataile of Scotland? were j?ise
Lordes : —
f The Erl of Marr*, )>e Erl of Roff, J>e Erl of Straherne, )>e Erie
of Sotherland?, William3 Kirkeleye, lohn Cambron, Gilbert de 16
Haye, William of Rameseye, William Proudegest, Kirstyn Hard*,
William Gurdon, Arnolde Garde, Thomas Dolfyn, wij> xl knyghtes
new dobbede, ix C men of Armes, aud xv [Mf of] co??zmunes.2
In ]?e ferj?4 warde of J?e bataile of Scotland* were ]>ise lordes: — 20
1F Archebald? Douglas,5 Erl of Leneux, Alisaunder le Brus, Erl
of Fiff*, lohn Cambel,6 Erl of Atheles,7 Eobert Lawether, William8
Vipount, William of Lonston, 9Iohn de9 Labelles, Gros de She-
10reulowe, lohn of11 Lyndeseye, Alisaunder1 de Gray, Ingam De 24
Vmfreuil, Patrik de Pollesworth, Dauid de Wymes, Michel Scott1,
Williawi Landy, Thomas de Boys, Roge?-e de Mortymer1, with xxx
bachilers, ix C merc of Armes, and12 xviij M^ co??zmunes.13
[In ]>e vte warde of J?e bataile of Scotloml* were these lordis :— ]14 28
U The Erl of Dunbarre, kepei^ of J?e castel of Berwik*, halpe fe
Scottis wij) 1. men of Armes. And Sir5 Alisaundre of Seton, keper
of J>e toune of Berwik, wi]i15 C men of Armes, [and the comons of
}>e toun with CCCC men of armes],16 U and x M* & viij C of fote- 32
men: )>e sowrne of )>e Erles and lordes amontej) lv17; ]>e so??zme of18
1 de 0. 2 Comune 0. 3 William of DO. 4 MS. ferste.
6 Douglas >e DO. 6 Camber 0. 7 Athel D. 8 William of DO.
9-9 lohan D. 10 leaf 170, back. n De DO. 12 om. 0.
13 and iiij C of communes D. & iiij C of Comune 0.
14 supplied from D. om. in OR. 15 with an D. -with a 0.
16 supplied from D. " Ixv D. lv M* 0. 18 of >e D.
CH. ccxxili] The English rout the Scots at Berwick, A.D. 1333. 285
bachileres newe dobbede amountef1 C and xl; ]>e some of mew
of Armes amountep iij M>2 v j C & 1 ; fe [som of fe comons
amouwtith Ixiiij M* & CC, The]3 somme of commune4 peple aboue-
4 saide5 amountef Ixviij M*6 & xlv. IT And fise7 Iv grete6 Lordes
ladden alle fe of ere8 lordes aboue-saide9 in iiij batailes, as10 is
tolde bifore, alle on11 foote.
IT And fe7 Kyng Edward of Engeland? and12 Edward', Kyng7 of
8 Scotland*, hade wel apparalede her* folc13 in iiij batailes, forto fei}t
14 on foot a^eynes14 her1 Enemys. And fe15 Englisshe mynstralles
blow16 her* trompis IT and hir) pipes, and hidousely ascriede fe
Scottis. and ]>o hade euery Englisshe bataile ij wenges of pris
12 Archiers, fe whiche at fat bataile shotten Arwes so faste and17 sore
fat fe Scottis myghtnou^t helpe hamself*; and so18 fai smyten [}>e]
Scottis, fousandes to fe19 grounde; and 20fai gun21 forto fle fro fe
Englisshe-men forto saue hamselfe.22 IT And20 when fe English23
16 knafes saw fe scomfitwre, 24and fe Scottis falle faste7 to the19
ground1, fai prikeden25 hir* maistres hors wif fe Spores forto kepe
ham fro26 perile, and sette her1 maistres at no force. IF And when
fe Englisshe-men saw fat, J>ai lopte on her' hors, and1 fast pursuede
20 J>e Scottis; and alle27 fat abiden, fai6 quellede doune ryghf. fere
28 might men28 see fe dou^tynesse of J?e noble Kyng Edward? and of
his men, how manliche29 fai pursuede fe Scottis, fat flowen for
drede. 1T And fere 30 might mew30 see meny a Scottisshe-man caste
24 doufi vnto fe erthe dede, and hir* baneres displaiede, &19 hackede
into pices, and meny a gode habrigoun31 of stele in hii0 blode
bafede32; and meny a tyme fe Scottes were gadrede in33 company es,
but euermore fai were descomfitede. IF And fus hit bifelle, as
28 God1 wolde, fat fe Scottis hade34 fat day no more foisoun ne
myght a^eynes fe Englisshe-mew, fan xx shepe6 shulde haue a^eyns
v wolfes ; and so 35 were f e Scottis descomfitede ; and $itte f &
1 amountith an D. amouTitef a 0. 2 M} & D.
3 supplied from D. somme of fe communes amouTitef Ix M* & iiij M* &
ij C }>* 0.
4 the D. fe 0. 5 aboue-yseyd? 0. 6 om. 0. 7 om. D.
8 tofer D. 9 abouen-sayd^ 0. 10 as it D. u in DO.
12 and king D. 13 puple D.
14-14 in fote a^enst D. in foot a}ens 0. 15 then D.
16 blewen D. blew 0. 17 and so D. 18 thus D. 19 om. DO.
20-20 om. 0. 21 begon D. » her lyvis D. 23 MS. Scottisshe.
24 Ieqfl71. ^prikkid'D. preked 0. » from D.
27 att tho D. ^ -28 men my3t D. men myghte 0.
29 manly 0. 30-30 men mylit D. men myghte 0.
31 habirion D. haberion 0. 32 bathe DO. 33 in-to DO.
34 haddew at D. » thus D.
286 The Battle of Halidon Hill won ly English over
JScottes men1 had v niett a^eyns on2 Englisshe-man. And jjat
bataile was done at HalydounhiH bisides J>e toune of Berwik : at
J>e3 whiche bataile were slayn of )>e Scottis xxxv M* &3 vijc & xij,
and of Englisshemew but vij oneliche, & )>o were footemera. & Jns 4
Victorie bifelle 4to J>e4 Englisshe-mew on5 Seynt Margaretes eve,
In )?e 361° of our* lor(J Ihesu Crist1 6M* CCC6 xxxij. And while7
j>is doyng laste,8 )>e Engh's/z. knafes tok9 ]>e pilfre of J>e Scottes
)?at were quellede, euery ma?i ]>at he myght take, wi])out10 eny 8
chalange of eny ma?*.11 Deo gracias !
1-1 Scottis D. Scottes 0. 2 an D. 3 om. D. 4-4 on-to D.
6 in DO. 6-« a Mt CCC and D. 7 whilis D. 8 was D.
9 nomen D. 10 with-outen D. n 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. The longer poetical Version in Harl. 4690, leaf 82, back,
corresponding to the prose on p. 285, line
U And anone pe Skottes beganne to fflee fro pe Englische
menne, to sane per lyves. butt wanne pe knaves & pe Skottisch
pages pat weren behinde the Skottes, to kepe her horses, seyen the
discomfiture, pei prikeden her maisters horses awey, to kepe hem 4
self e from perelle ; and so pei towke no hede off her maisters. And
pen pe Englische men towken many off pe Skottes horses, and
prikeden after pe Skottes, & slewe hem downe Righte. And there
men mighte see the nowbell King Edwarde off Englonde & his 8
ffolke, heugh mannefully pei chasedon the Skottes ; were-off pis
Romance was made : —
There men mighte well see
Many a Skotte lightely fflee, 1 2
And pe Englische after priking,
With scharp swerdes pern stiking ;
And pere her Baners weren ffounde [leaf ss]
Alle display edde on the Grounde, 16
And layne starkly on Blode
As pei hadde ffought on pe fflode.
Butt pe Scottes, (ille mote pei pee !)
Bought pe Englisch adrenit shulde be; 20
for bi cause pei mighte not fflee,
butte iff pei adrenite schulde bee ;
butte pei kepte hem manly on londe,
so patte pe Scottes might nott stonde, 24
and felde hem downe to Grounde,
Many powsandes in patte stounde ;
and pe Englische men pursuyed? hem so,
Tille pe fflode was alle a-Goo : 28
Alle pus pe Skottes discomfite were
in litell tyme wip Grete feere ;
The Scots
fled,
the English
after them.
The Scots
thought the
Knvluh must
be drownd;
but they slew
thousands of
Scots,
288 The longer Romance of the Battle of Halidon Hill [APR A
(tho the Scots
were 9 to 1)
by the grace
of God, at
Halidon Hill
near Berwick.
35,712 Scots
anl more
lay dead,
and only 7
English.
Tlie victory
of Halidon
Hill was on
St.. Margaret's
Eve,
19 July,
1332-3.
The English
took the
Scots'
armour and
clothes.
But where
their Kings
ffor no nofer wise dide fei stryve,
Butt as .xx. shape among wolfes fyve ;
ffor .v. off hem fen were
ayenste an Englischman fere. 4
So fere itte was welle semyng
f atte Wit/i multitude is no scomfiting,
Butt vfiih God, fulle off mighte,
wham he will helpe in trewe ffighte. 8
so was f is, Bi goddes Grace,
Discomfiture off Skottes in fat place,
that men cleped Halidown Hille ;
ffor fere fis Bateill Befelle, 12
Atte Berwike, Be-side fe towne.
This was do vriih inery sowne,
wif pipes, Trompes, & nakers f er-to ;
And loude clariounes fei Blew also. 16
And fere f e Scottes leyen dede,
xxx. M1. Be-yonde Twede,
& v. M1 tolde there-to,
vfiih vir C* xii* and mo ; 20
& of Englischemen But sevenne, —
worschipped Be God in hevenne ! —
& fat wer men on ffote Goyng,
By foly of her owne Doyng. 24
on seinte Margete-ys Eue, as y yow tell,
Befille f e victory of Halidoune Hille,
In fe yere of God almighte,
a M1 iii- C and ii' and fritty. [leaf 83, coi. 2] 28
atte f is Discommture
fe Englisch knightes towke her hure
of fe Skottes fatte weren dede,
Clofes & haberiounes for her mede ; 32
And watte-euer f ei might finde
on fe Skottes, fei lefte not behinde ;
And J>e knaues, by her purchas,
hadde fere a mery solas, 36
for f ei hadde for her degree,
In alle her lyffe f e Better to be :
Alle Jws fe Bateille towke Ending.
But y canne not telle off f e yen Going 40
APR A] The shorter Eomance of the Battle of Halidon Hill. 289
Off f e too kingges, were f ei become,
& wef er f ei wenten oute or home ;
But Godde, f atte is heven king,
sende vs pees and Gode Ending !
went to, I
don't know.
The Scots
fled, the
English pur
sued 'em.
[2. A shorter fragmentary version in MS. Arundel LVIII,
College of Arms, leaf 334, back.]
There fan men myght se
Many a Scott swiftly fle,
And f e Englysshmen after prikynge,
Wif sharp swerdys f e Scottes stykynge ; 8
& fere hure banyrs weryn founde
al displayd, lyeng on grounde ;
and fay lay sprad on blood,
as fey foughten on fe flood. 12
That f e Englisshmen drent shold be,
ffor fat fey hopyde to se,
ffor so fey hopyde to spede,
Seyng fe flood fat was on Twede. 16
flbr f e Englisshmen myght not fle
but yf a-drent fey shold be ;
& fan f ere-to lof fey were,
for fey fought nought in no such fere, 20
But fey kept hern on londe,
So fat f e Scottes myght nought stonde ;
ffor fey were fillyd to grounde,
many a f ousand in fat stounde ; 24
& f e Englisshmen pursywid hem so,
fort f e flood was al a-go.
And f is f e Scottes discomfytydjwere
In lytil tyme wif gret fere. — 28
The Scots
hoped the
English
would be
drownd ;
but they kild
many thou
sand Scots.
BRUT,
pt
€nglisjf fet
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PREFACE.
THIS second part finishes the 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
published 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 MSS. 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 words 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 publication will be welcome, as well to the Student
of Literature as to the Student of History. The former will
recognise in it the work which, 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 V's 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 unimportant. 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 will 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
connected 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 :
The first Continuation from A.D. 1333 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. 24,859, 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. Reg. 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 Edward III, is taken
from
W = MS. Harley 753, a late 15th century MS. which closes
in the year 1430. It has been collated with
X = MS. Lambeth 331, a loth century MS. breaking off in
1422.
Preface. MSS. 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, called C, is taken
from
Kk = MS. Un. Libr. Camb, Kk 1 12, 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.
The Continuation from A.D. 1418 to 1430, called D, is taken
from
G — MS. Galba E VIII, which is written in a fine 15th century
hand and closes in 1430. It has been collated with
A = MS. 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.
The 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. *
viii Preface. MSS. used for Continuations Gr, H, /, and K.
U = MS. Un. Libr. Cambr. Hh VI 9 down to 1434 where U
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 century, and closes in 1461. It has been collate^
with
— H = MS. Harley 3730, which breaks off in 1452, and
C = Caxton's first printed edition of 1480, which closes in
1461.
The Collection 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.1 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.
FRIEDRICH W. D. BRIE.
Marburg «/£., Aiigust 1908.
1 An abstract of the Introduction has appeared in German under the title :
Geschichte und Quellen der mittelenglischen Prosachronik The Brute of
England oder The Chronicles of England. Marburg. N. G. Elwert. 1905.
IX
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
B.
Continuation 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 fire 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 the North-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 prisoner
by 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 Edward III. ... pp. 333-334
C.
Continuation of the Brut from A.D. 1377 to 1419.
Chapters 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 with Anne of
Bohemia.1 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 bakerjs
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
1 "Right as our firste lettre is now an A"— Anne, crowned Queen of
England on Jan. 14, 1382 — Lowes on the date of Chaucer's Troilus, Book I,
st. 25, in Publ. of Modern Lang. Assoc. of America, June 1908.
2 See Lowes on the effect of this on the shorter and revised Prologue to
Chaucer's Legend of Good Women.
CH. CCXLI-CCXLV] Contents of Continuation C. xi
diopters 241-242.
King Richard marries Isabella of France, A.D. 1396. 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 cornet, 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. English 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. Killing 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 the 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 Ruthin taken prisoner. The capture of Edmund
Mortimer. Henry V's fruitless expedition into Wales ... pp. 392-393
D.
Continuation of the Brut from A.D. 1418 to 1430, including
John Page'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
pitched 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 Mouen,
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 brought 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 1431.
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
F.
Continuation 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 Abbey. 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 Cobharn 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 for 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 Continuation G. [CH. CCXLV-CCLXIII
G.
Continuation of the Brut from the 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
slain. 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. Henry VI and
Nobles knighted. Much rain. Lord Salisbury shot at Orleans, A.D.
1428. Widow's murderer stoned. Henry VI crowned, A.D. 1430.
Joan of Arc burnt, A.D. 1431. Henry Vl's coronation at Paris. Rebel
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 Rouen. Great dearth. Frederick is
chosen Emperor of Germany. Eleanor Cobham is accused of treason,
A.D. 1441. Her accomplices^ Disputes as to the Lord Mayor. St.
Paul's steeple burnt, A.D. 1445. Henry VI'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-263.
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 Compare under C. The reckoning differs by one chapter.
Contents of Continuations 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 York. 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 Wakcfield, 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 1's Queen. Battle Abbey escutcheons.
Battle Abbey Roll of the names of the Norman 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 Nevil'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 Homildon Hill, A.D. 1402.
The King buffets Sir Henry Percy. Battle of Shrewsbury, 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 Verneuil,
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 .
xvi7 Contents of Continuations H, 7, K.
Henry VI knighted. William Wawe hanged. The Bishop of Winchester
goes to Normandy 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.
Various Pieces from MS. Lambeth 84, from Havelok's time
to A. D. 1475.
I. Story of Havelok's son Curan and Argentil ... pp. 585-588
II. Richard II's 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 murdered by Piers of Exton, A.D. 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 j
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 VI'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 Northampton and
Wakefield, A.D. 1460 : of St. Albans and Wigmore, A.D. 1461
pp. 601-602
XI. Battle of Towton, A.D. 1461. Henry VI taken prisoner. Battle
of Barnet, A.D. 1471. Death of Henry VI. King Edward IV goes to
France, A.D. 1475. The French pox, the stitch and the flix
pp. 602-604
Appendix to H. (Compare p. 535-537.)
Alphabetical List of the Battle Abbey Roll in MS. Harley 53
pp. 605-607
CH. ccxxiv] Berivick ivon. Balliol does homage for Scotland. 291
[B]
[FROM THE BATTLE OF HALIDON HILL (A.D. 1333) TO THE
DEATH OF EDWARD III (A.D. 1377).]
[MS. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, No. 174, leaf 172, back.]
11 Ande so, after pis gracious victorye, pe King twrnyd him
a^en vnto pe same seege of Berwyk. & whan J)ey of pe sege,1 sawen
& herd hov pat pe2 King Edward had sped, pey 3olden to him pe
4 toun, with pe castell, on )>e morwe after pat pe bataile was, pat ys
forto seyn, on Seint Margaretes day. And pan pe King ordeyned
Sere Edwarde Bayllol, with opere noble & worpy men, to be 3 kepers
and gouernowrs of Scotlonde in his absence ; & hyra self turned
8 a3en, and come into Englond after pis victory, with myche ioye &
worship.
U And in pe next 3ere sewyng,4 pat ys forto5 seyn, pe 3ere of our
Lord M1. CCC. & xxxij,6 & of King Edward, pe vj.,7 he wente 33071
12 into Scotland in pe wynter tyme; at whiche viage pe castell of
Kylbrigge in Scotland, for hym & his men pat with hym comen,
he recouered, & had8 a3ens the Scottis, al pat9 his owne luste.10
U And in pat same 3 ere, Sere Edward Baillol, king of Scotlande,
16 held his parlement in Scotland, "with meny noble lordes of Enge-
lond, pat were at pat same parlement, for enchesoun of hire landes
and lordshipes pat pey had in pe reume of Scotland, and helden of
pe same Baillol. & in pe vij. 3ere of his regne, aboute pe feste of
20 sent lohn11 Baptiste, Sire Edward Baillol, pe verry and trewe King
of Scotland, as by heritage & ri3te lyne, made his homage and
feaute vnto King Edward of Englond for pe reaume of Scotland,
at pe Nev Castell vp Tynt, in precense of meny worpi Iorde3, and
24 also of communes of bope reaumes, & anow after in pe same 3ere of12
King Edward of Engelond resceyued of pe duke of Britaigne his
homage for pe erldome & lordship of Richemound.13 U And so
folwyng in pe neyne 3ere of his regne, after Micelmasse, King
28 Edwarde rode into Scotlond, and per was faste by sent Johmzes
toun almoste al pe wynter tyme ; & he helde his m'stiscemasse at
1 towne T. toun R. 2 >e om. R. 3 leaf 173. 4 folwynge R.
5 to T. e MiCCC xxxiii T. MCCC xxxiij R. 7 vj ^eer R.
8 had it T. 9 at T. at R. 10 wille. u lohn )>e TR.
12 of om. R. 13 erldom of Riehemonde & lordship R.
BRUT. X
292 Great Floods. Cornwall made a Duchy. [CH. ccxxiv-v
pe Castel of Rokysburgh. & in pe same $ere poru^t-out al Enge-
lond, aboute sent Clemcys tyde, in wynter pere arose a1 suche a
sprynggynge and wellinge op of wateres 2and floodes, bothe of pe
see and also of fresshe ryvers & sprynge^, pat pe see brynke wallaes 4
& coostes broken vp.3 Men,4 bestes, and houses in meny places, &
namely in lowe cuntres, violently and sodenly5 were dreynt and
dryven awey; and pe fruyte of pe erpe, poru$ continuance and
abundaunce of pe see watres, euermore after6 were turned into more 8
saltnes & sournes of sauour.
U The x. ^ere of King Edwarde, he entred pe Scottysshe see
after Missomere ; & to meny of pe Scottes he $af batayll, and oner-
come him,7 and meny he treted & bowede vnto his pees, poru^ his 12
doughtynes. & after Michelmasse pan next folwynge, was pe Eii
of Moryf ytake att Edinburgh, & brou^t into Eugelond, & put into
prisoun. U And in pe monepes of luyn and luull8 pan next
folwyng, in the xj. ^ere of his regne, was seyn and aperede in pe 16
firmament, a bemyd9 sterre, pe whiche clercus callep ' stella
comata ' ; and pat sterre was seyn in diue?*ce parteis of the firma
ment; wherafter anon per folwyd in Engelond good chepe, and
wonder grete plente of10 chaffaree, vitaile and marchaundice, and 20
pere a3ens, honger, scrafte, mischif ,n and nede of money, in-somuche
pat a quarter of whete att London was suolde for .ij s., and a good
fatte oxe at a noble, and v. good do We briddes for a j d. In
whiche 3ere, on Holy Eoed ^eue, deide Sere lohn of Elham, Erl of 24
Cornewaile, King Edwards broper, and lithe at Westmynstre.
Hov King Edwarde made a Duchye of pe Erldom of Cor[n]waile ;
& also of vj. opere erles pat were newe made ; & of pe
ferste Chalangyng of pe reaume of Fraunce. Cap0 CCmor 28
13 In pe ^ere of our Lord a14 M*. CCC. xxxvii., and of King
Edwarde xij.,15 in16 pe monepe of March, durynge pe parlement at
Westminstre in lente tyme, King Edwarde made of the erldome of 32
Cornevayle a duchye, pe whiche duche he $af to Edwarde his
ferste sone wip17 pe erldome of Chestre. also King Edward made at
pat tyme vj. opere erles, pat ys forto sey, Sere Henry, pe Erl of '
I a ow. TR. 2 leaf 173, back. 3 vp ow.T. vp so >at R.
4 and boj>e men T. 5 Cuntrees sodenli and violent! R. 6 after om. TR.
7 hem T. 8 of luytt and luyn R. 9 lemed R. 10 of alle R.
II mischif om. T. 12 CCxxvj R. 13 leaf 171. u aom. T.
15 xije yeer T. 16 Edwarde >e xij Jeer in R. 17 >e R. om. C.
Dress-laws. Edivard Ill's claim to France. War taxes. 293
Lancastres sone, Erl of Leycestre; William of Bowham, Erl of
Northampton; William of Mountgen, Erl of Salesbery; Hughe of
Awdelee, Erl of Gloucestre; Eobert of Vfforde, Erl of Suthfolk;
4 and William of Clyntton, Erl of Huntyngdone. In that same $ere,
hit1 was ordeynede in fat same parlement, fat noman shulde were
no clof e fat was woru^t oute of Engelond, as elope of gold, of silk,
damaske, vellewet, saton, baudekyn, ne non suche of ere; ne now2
8 wyldware in Furrenre of be^onde3 see, but suche as my^te Spende
an C. ti. of rente erliche 4 : but ]>is of deynaunce and 5 statute was
of6 litel effecte, for hit was noting holde.
U In fe xiij. ^ere of hys regne, King Edward wente ouere see
12 into Brabaw, wif Quene Phelip his wif7 fere beryng8 childe,9 and10
att Andwerp, fere11 he duellid more fen a ^ere, to trete wif fe
Duke of Braban and of ere allyed vnto him of fe calynggyn of f e
reaume of Fraunce to King Edward, be ri^te and by herytage, after
16 fe def of Carol fe grete, King of Fmunce, brofer Germayne of12
quene Isabelle,13 King Edwardus Moder, fe whiche14 was holden
and ocupied vnrightfully by Philip of Yaleys, fe Emessone of King
Carol : U fe whiche duke, and al his, in fe forseyd finges 15and in
20 al of ere ferto longyng, wif al his men and goodes, King Edward
founde redy vnto him, and maden and behy^ten16. suerte, by good
fayghte and truste ; and after fat, f e king hasted him into Enge
lond a^en, and left fere f e quene stille behynde hyra in Braban.
24 U )}an in fe xiiij. $ere of his regne, whenne al fe lorde^ of his17
reaume, and ofer fat ownew to be at his parlement, weren clepte
and assembled togedre in f e same parlement, holden at London
after f e feste of sent Hillary, f e Kinge^ nedes were putt forf e and
28 promoted as toching fe kingdome of Fraunce; for whiche nede$ to
be spede, f e King askef f e vif 18 part of alle f e meble goode3 of Enge
lond, and fe wolles, and fe ix. fe19 schef of euery20 corn; and fe
Iorde3 of eny21 toun wher suche finges schulde be taxid and gaderd,
32 shulde ansuere to fe King ferof ; and al he had and helde at his
owene liste22 and wil. wherfor, yf y shal knowliche fe verrey
treufe,23 fe ynnere loue of fe peple was twrned into hate, & fe
1 hit ora T. 2 noon o>er R. 3 beyonde >e T. biyonde >e R.
4 yeerli rente T [cp. Newers day, 302/12]. 5 and J>is T. & >is R.
6 off futt R. 7 wif and T. 8 sclie bere T.
9 >ere beryng childe am. R. 10 and cm. T. u and fere T.
12 to T. 13 Isobelle that was T. u that T. 15 leaf 174, lack.
16 behighte him R. 17 f e T. 18 xve T. xv. R.
19 >e ora. TR. 20 alle maner T. 21 eueri T. euerie R.
22 luste T. lust R. ^ >e treuthe verray R.
294 Edward III calls himself King of France. [CH. ccxxv-vi
co??imune prayrs into cursinge, for cause pat the co??imune peple
were strongliche ygreued. U also pe forsaide Philip of Valeys of -
Fraunce, had gadered to him a grete oste, and destroyede pere in
his parteys and kingdome, meny of pe Kingej frende^ of Engelonde, 4
vfiih tounes & castellis, and meny opere of hire lordshippe^ ; and
meny harmes, schames, and despite3, dede vnto J>e Quene. wher-
fore pe King, whan he hafrjd1 of pis2 tydinge, he was stron[g]lyche
meued, and perwip an-anger[d], and sente diuerse letters ouere see 8
to ))e Quene, and to opere pat were his frende3, gladyng him, and
certyfienge pat he wolde be per 3him-self in al pe haste Jjathe my3t.
IT And anon, after Ester, when he had sped of al ping pat hym
neded, & come fore,4 he wente ouere see a^en ; of whos comyng, pe 12
quene & al his frendis were wonder glad, & maden myche ioye ;
and al pat were his enemys, and a3ens hym helden,5 madyn as 6
muchel sorwe. IT In pe same tyme pe. King, poni3 councel of his
treue leiges, & councell7 of his lordes pat pere weren present wip 16
him, toke pe King of Fraunces name,8 and toke & melled pe Kinge3
armes of Fraunce qwarterly wM }>e armes of Engelond, & com-
mawnnded forfwijj his coigne of gold, vnder descripciouw of the name
of Engelond and of Fraunce, to be made, >e9 beste ]>ai my3te be, 20
pat ys for to seyn, Jje floreyn pat was clept pe 'noble/ of10 value of
vj s. & viij d., and pe ' half -noble ' of11 iij.s. iij.d., & pe 'ferping'
of value of xx. d.
HOY King- Edward come to pe Sclus, and descomfited alle pe 24
poer12 of Fraunce in pe same havene. Cap^wZo13 CCmo
xxvjt0.14
And in pe next 3ere after, pat ys forto seyn, pe xv. 3ere of his
regne, he comaunded, & lete15 write in his charters, writtes, & opere 28
letters, pe date of his regne of Fraunce ferst,16 & while pat he was
pus doyng & trauaillyng in Fraunce, poru3 his councel he wrote to
al prelatis, dukes, Erles, barouns, &17 noble lorde$ of his cuntre, and
also to diuers of pe commune peple, diuers le^res and maunde- 32
mentis, beryng date at Gandanura pe .viij. day18 Feuerer. II And
anon aftir, wip-yn19 litel tyme, he come a3en into Engelond, wip pe
I herde TR. 2 these T. 8 leaf 175. 4 & come fore om. T.
8 helden om. T. 6 as om. T. 7 councell om. R.
8 kingis name of ffraunce T. » >e om. T. 10 of }>e R.
II of value of T. off value of R. 12 power R. 13 Capitulo om. T.
14 xxvjto om. T. CC xxvij R. 15 dide T. 16 ferst om. R.
17 and )>e TR. 1S day of TR. 19 yn a T.
CH. ccxxvi] English Victory. Want of Money. Storms at Sea. 295
queue and hire childrin. And in pe same ^ere, oh Missomer even,
he bigan to sayle towarde Fraunce a$en, & manly & stifly ful vpon
Philip of Valeys, the whiche long tyme lay, and had1 gaderid to
4 him a ful 2huge and hoystous navee of diuers nacions, in pe hauene
of Sclus. And pere pey fou^ten togedir pe Kinge of Fraunce, and
he wip her ostes from midday vnto pe morwe. U In wiche batail
were slayn xxx m* men of J>e kinge^ cumpanye of Fraunce, and
8 meny shippes & Cogge^ were take ; and so, poru} Gode^ helpe, he
had pere pe victorye, and bere pens a glorious chiuache. And in pe
same ^ere, aboute sent lames tyde, wipout pe ^ates of sent Omers,
Robert of Artoys, wip men of Engelond and of Flaundres, bitterly
12 fau$t a3ens pe duke of Burgoyne & pe Frensshe men; at wiche
bataile per were slayn & take 3of })e Frensshe men, xv. barouns,
XX
.iiij. kny^tis; & shippe^ & barges were take,3 vnto pe noumbre of
.CC. &4 xxx. 1F The same ^ere, pe King makyng &5 abydyng
16 oppon pe see6 of Tourney, pe Erl of Henaude, wij> englisshe archers,
made asawte to pe toun of Seyntanmwid, wher pat he slow L.
kni^tis & meny opere, and destroyed also pe toun.
And in pe .xvj. 3ere of his regne folwynge, in pe wynter tyme,
20 J?e king, duelling still oppon j?e forsaid sege; sent oft into Engelond
to his tresorer .& olper purveyours for gold7 & meny, Jjat shulde be
sent to hym \er in his nede; but his procuratours & messagers
cursidly & ful slowly serued him at his nede, & him deceyved.
24 H On wos faute & laches )>e King toke trews bytwene hym & J>e
King of Fraunce. & J?e King, ful of sorow woo & shame in his
hert, wipdrowe him from ]?e see,8 and come into Brytaigne ; & \er
was so grete strif 9for vitailles, pat10 he lost meny of his peple. &
28 whaw he had do pere11 pat he come for, he dressid hym ouer see12
into Engelond warde. IT And as he sayled toward Engelond, in J?e
hye see, Jje moste mishappes, stormes & tempeste, thundres &
lightnyrcge}, nl to hym in J>e see, J>e whiche was seyd pat it was
32 done & areysed poru^ evel spirites made by sorcery and Nigro-
mancye of hem of Fraunce. "VYherfore pe Kinge} hert was ful of
sorwe & angwysshe, weyling & sighyng, & said vnto oure lady on
pis wyse. U " 0 blessid lady, sent Marye ! what is pe cause pat
1 had om. T. 2 leaf 17 5, back. xx
z— 3 of >e ffrensshe men xv barons iiij kny^tis & shippez & barges were
take om. T. 4 and om. T. 5 makyng and om. T.
6 sege T. king abydyng vp on >e sege R.
7 for gold and R. for gold om. C. purveyours for gold T. 8 sege R.
9 leafl7Q. 10 so >at T, " ]>ere om. R. 12 the see T.
296 Scots flee. Prince of Wales. Round Table. Dress. [CH. ccxxvi
eue?'more, goyng into Fraunce, al pinge} & wederes fallyn to me
ioyful & likyng & gladsome, & as y wolde haue hyw1 ; but alwey
twrnyng into Engelond ward, al Jringes fallen vnp?*0fitable & harm-
full ? " U Never pe latter, he, scapyng alle pe perilles of pe see, as 4
God wolde, come2 by nyght to pe tour of London. & pe same $ere
pe King held him3 Cristemas att4 Menres, and sent word to pe
Scottes by his messagers, J)at he was redy, and wolde fi^te wip him ;
but pe Scottis wolde not abyde fat, bot fled ouere pe Scottish see, 8
& hid hem as wel as pey my^te.
II And in5 pe xvij. $ere of his regne, aboute pe feste of Conuer-
siou/i of seint Paule, King Edward, wan he had be in Scotland, &
pe Scottis were fledde, he come a$en i?ito Engelond, & a litel afore 12
Lente was pe twrnement at Dunstable, to pe wiche twrnement comen
al pe $ong bachelrye & chyualrye of Engelond, "with meny erles &
oper lordes; at ))e wiche twrnement pe King himself was pere6
present. U And pe nexte $ere folwyng, 7in pe xviij. $ere of his 16
regne, at his parlement holden at Westmmster in )?e xv.8 of Pasche,
Kyng Edwarde J>e j>rid made Edward, his ferst bygeten sone, Prince
of Walys.9 H And in J>e xix ^ere of his regne, anon after in Janyuer,
before10 Lente, J>e same King Edward lete make ful11 noble lustice^, 20
and grete festis, in J?e place of his berjje, at12 Wyndessore, pat fere
weren neue?*e noTi suche seyn J?ere13 afore.14 at whiche festis and
rialte were ij. Kinge^, .ij. quene^, pe Pn'nce of Walys, pe Duk of
Cornewaile, x erlis; .ix. Cuntesse, barouns,15 & many burgeys, }>e 24
wiche my^t nou^t li} tly be noumbred ; & of diuers lande^ be^onde16
)>e see, were many strangers, and at J>e17 same tyme when j)e18
lustes were don, King Edward made a grete soper, in ]>e wiche he19
ordeyned feest, and bygan pe 20 Eounde Table, & ordeyned & 28
stefastyd )>e day of }>e forsaide Rounde Table to be holde per at
Wyndissore in21 Whitesen-wike euennore after erly.
11 In22 pis tyme, Englisshe men so muche hauntted and cleuyd
to pe wodnes and23 foley of pe strangers, pat fro pe tyme of pe 32
comyng of pe Henauderns, xviij. ^ere passid, pey ordeyned and
chaungyd ham euery $ere diuers schappis of24 disgynge^ of eloping,
of long large and wyde clopis, destitu and desert fra?w al old honeste
1 hem T. 2 and come TR. 3 his R. 4 at J>e T. 6 in om. T.
6 fere om. R. 7 leaf 176, back. 8 xv* day T. xv day R. 9 Wawys C.
10 in R. " ful om. TR. 12 at TR. and C. 13 >ere om. T.
14 seen) afor )>at R. 16 barouns om. T. 16 be?onde >e see T. }>e see om. C.
17 >at T. 18 j,e R> 19 whiche he R> he om> a 20 his TR>
21 in >e R. « And in TR. » of T. « and R.
CH. ccxxvn] The Devil's own Clothes. Invasion of France. 297
and good vsage ; & anof er tyme schorte clof is & stret- wasted,
dagged & ket, & on euery side1 desslatered & boned, wif sleues &
tapets of sircotys, & hode^ ouere longe & large, & ouermuche hang-
4 ynde, fat if y sof schal say, fey were more liche to twrmentours
& deuels in hire closing & schewyng & of er arraye few comen.2
U And fe wemmen more myseli ^et pasted 3fe men4 in array, and
cureslicher ; for fey were so strete clof ed fat fey lete hange fox
8 tailes sawyd benef e wttft-inforf hire clofis, forto hele and heyde
hire ars ; fe whiche disgysenge^ & pride perauenture afterward
brou^te forfe & encausid many mys-happis & mischeuys5 in fe
reaume of Engelond.
12 IT The xx 3ere of King Edward he wente ouere6 into Brytaigne
& Gascoigne : in wos companye wente f e Erl of Warwyk, f e Erl
of Snthfok, fe Erl of Honntyngdone & fe Erl of Arundel, and
meny ofer lordes, & cowmune peple in a gret multitude,7 with a
16 grete navey of ij. C.8 & xl. shippis, anon after mydsomer, forto
avenge him of meny wronge^ & harmes9 to hym done be Philip of
Valeys, King of Fraunce, a^ens fe treues byf ore-hand 10 grauntyd,
fe whiche trewes he fasly & ownetreuly, by cawelaciones, loste and
20 disqwatt.
Hov King Edward sayled into Normandye, & arryued at
Hogges wif a gret oste; & of fe batayle of Sclus, and
of11 fe bygynnyg of fe seege of Calys, & also of fe
24 batayll of Duresme. Cap0. CCmo xxvijmo.12
IIS" fe xxj. ^ere of his regne, King Edward, foru$ councel of
al fe grete lorde} of fis13 reaume, clepid & gadered togedre
in his parlement at Westminster before Estern, ordeyned him
28 forto14 passe ouer fe se a^en, for to discesce and destrouble fe
rebellis of Fraunce. and when his navey was come togedre &
made redy, he went with an huge oste, fe xij. day of Juyll, &
sayled into Normandye, & arryued at Hogge^.15 & whan he had
32 restid him fe?-e vj. daies, for bycause of trauelyng of the see, &
forto haue out al his men wif al hire nessessaryes, out of hire
shippes, he wente toward Cadomon,16 brengyng, wastyng, & de-
stroyenge al f e tounes 17as he went by f e way. H And f e xxvj day
1 side TR. 2 >en comen am. T. 3 leaf 177.
4 >e men om. T. 5 meny mischiefs and myshappe} R. 6 ouere om. R.
7 multitude C. 8 om. R. 9 meny harme} & wronges R.
10 biforhand R. byfore had C. u of om. T.
12 ccxxviij R. xxvij om. T. 13 his R. 14 to T.
15 and arryued at hogge3 om. TR. 16 Rone T. Paris R. 17 leaf 177, back.
298 Victory at Scluse. Battle of Crecyy A.D. 1346. [CH. ccxxvn
of Juyll, at be brigge of Cadomy, manly & orpudly yst?-engbed
and defended wij? Normaraies, he had bere a stronge batayll, &
a1 longe-duryng, boru^ which2 grete3 multitud of people was
slayn. IT And bere were take pn'soners, be Erl of Ewe, be Lord 4
of Tankerwyle, & an C. ober kinge} 4 and men of armes, & vj C.
foote men ynombred ; and be toun & be subbarbus vnto be bare
wallys of al bing bat my^te be bore & caryed out, was robbid
and despoyled. U aftirward be King, passing for))e by be cuntre 8
aboute be brede of xx. mile, he5 wastyd alle manere bing bat he
founde. Whan Philip of Yaleys perseuyd6 al bis, al-bou^ he were
faste by wiih a stronge oste, he wolde nou^t come no ner, but
brek al be briggys be^onde f>e water of Seyn, fro Roon vnto Paris, 12
& him self fledde vnto7 be same Citee of Paris8 wif al be haste
bat he my3te. IF fforsothe, J?e noble King Edward, when he come
to Paris brigge, and founde hit broken, wipinne ij. dayes he lete
make hit a$en; & in ]>e morwe after )>e assumpiciou?i of oure Id
Lady, King Edward passed ouere JJG water of Seyen, goyng toward
Cryesce, & distroyed by fe way tounes wij? J>e9 peple duelling
ferinne.10 & in J>e feste of sent Bartolomev, he passid ouere J>e
water of Cowzme owne hurte11 wij> al his oste ]>er as neuer afore 20
honde was eny manere wey in12 passage werto a M113 men were
slayn of hem ]?at letted hire passage ouer.
[The Battle of Crectj.]
U ))erfore, fe xxvj. day of auguste, King Edward in a felde
faste by Creyscy, hauyng iij.14 bataillis of englisshe men, counttryd 24
and mette wij) Philip of Valeys, hauyng 15wi]> him iiij.batailles,of
J>e wiche Jje leste passid gretely j)e nombre of )>e Englisshe peple.
& whan )>es ij. ostes metten togedir, ]>er fil oppon him16 J?e King
of Berne, )>e Duke of Loroyne and erles also of Flaundres, Dalasouw, 28
Bloys, Harecourt, Aumerle, and Nyvers, & meny o]>er erlis, barouns,17
lordes, Kinge^,18 & men of armes, J?e noumbre of a Ml V. C. xlij.,19
wi])out foet men & ofer men in20 armevre, )?at were noting rekened.
11 And for al J>is, J»e same vnglorious Philip wifdrowe him, wij? J>e 32
residue of al his peple ; wherfore it was seyd in commute among
1 a om. T. • 2 whiche a T. with C. 3 J>oru3 whiche a greet R.
4 knyghtis T. kn^tis R. 5 and R. 6 herde R.
7 to R. 8 & him self fledde vnto J>e same Cite of Paris om. T.
9 J>e om. R. 10 ferine om. T. " owne hurte om. T. 12 ne TR.
13 Where ij Mf R. 14 >e iije T. 15 leaf 178. 16 hem TR.
17 barons and T. 18 knyghtis T. o)>er lordis erlis Barons knyjtis R.
19 M^VC xij T. M* vijc xlij R. 2° y TR.
CH. ccxxvn] Siege of Calais. Scotch Invasion repeld. 299
his owne peple ' Noshe beall Eetret/ that is for to sey, ' Our faire
wipdrawep hym.' Jjan Kyng Edward & our Englyssh men, pank-
yng God for suche a victorye, after hire grete labour, takyng to
4 hem al pyng nedeful for her sustenawnce & sauyng of hire lyf
ferdred of hire enemys, rested hem pere. 1T And ful erly in1 pe
morwe, after pe Frensshe men wip an houge passyng oste come
a^en for to 3eue batayll & fi^te wip pe Englisshe men, wip whom
8 metten & countreden pe Erles of Warwyk, Norhampton & Norfolk,
wip hire companye & slowen ij. M*,2 & token meny prisoners of
pe gentils of ham; and pe remenazmt of pe same oste fled iij.
mile fens.
[The Siege of Calais, and the Invasion of England by the Scots.]
12 IT And pe third day after the bataill, pe kyng wente to Caleys
warde, destroyng al pe cuntre as he rode ; whider,3 whan pat4 he
was comen,5 pat is forto seyn, fie .iij. day of Septembre, he bygan
to besege pe toun wip pe castell, and continued his sege fro pe
16 forseyd iij. day of Septe?ftbre vnto pe iij. day of Auguste pe next
3ere after. & in 6pe same 3ere, duryng pe sege of Caleys, pe King
of Scotlond,7 with a ful grete multitude of Scottis, come into
Engelond, to Nevyles crosse, about seint Lukes day j?e eucmngglist,
20 hopyng & trustyng to haue found al the land destitut & voyde
of peple, forasmuche as J>e Kyng of Engelond was be^end pe see,
saue only prestes & men of holy chirche, & women & childrin, &
ploghmen, & such oper laborers. II And per ]?ey robbed en, &
24 deden mych pn've8 sorow ; but 3et fond pey ynowe pat ham
wipstode, by pe g?*«ce of God. And so a day of batayll was
assigned bytwene hem ; & certeyne lordes & men of holy cherche
pat were in pat cuntre, wip opere comuns peple, fast by pe Citee
28 of Duresme; at whiche day, poru3 pe grace and pe helpe of God9
pe Scottis10 were ouercomen, & 3et were pey threfold so meny of
hem11 as of12 Englisshe men13; and pere was slayn al pe chiualrye
and kny3thood of pe reaume of Scotland. H And per were take,
32 as pey wolden haue fleed, Dauid, King of Scotlond, pe Erl of
Mentyf, sere William Douglas, & many oper grete men. & after
pat, oure Englisshe men, when pey had restyd ham a fewe dayes,
& had ordeyned kepers of pe14 Northcuntre, pey comen to London,
1 on T. 2 ij M* men T. 3 whider am. TR. 4 J>at om. R.
5 was come J>ider R. 6 leaf 178, back. 7 Sctolond 0. 8 o]>er T.
9 help & grace of God R. 10 Cottis C. n of hem om. R. la J>e R.
13 peple TR. 14 J>e land of the T.
300 King Philip fails to relieve Calais. Its sufferings.
and brou^t with ham pe King of Scotlond, & pes opere Iorde3 pat
were taken prisoners, vnto1 pe tour2 of London, wip al pe haste
pat fey my^te ; & per pey lef te ham in saue kepyng, vnto pe Kinge^
cornynge,3 and went4 home a3en into hire owne cuntre. & after- 4
ward was pe Kinge3 raunsome of Scotlond taxid vnto an C. M*
mark5 of seluere, to be payed in x ^er, pat ys forto sayne, Query
3ere x pousand mark.
Of the conqueste and 6wynnge of Caleys, and of7 grete 8
pestelence & raynes pat fillen sone aftir; and of pe
tresoun ordeyned Sirens Caleys. Capitulo8 CCmo. xxviij0.9
IN pe xxij 3ere of King Edwardys regne, he wente ouere in pe
wynter time, & lay al pe wynter in10 pe seege of Caleys. n J)e 12
whiche year, while pe sege lasted, Philip of Valeys,11 Kyng of
Fraunce, cast & purposed, trecherously & wip fraude, to put awey
pe sege,12 & come pe xxvij day of luyll in pe same 3ere wip a grete
oste & a strong poer, & neigrhed vnto pe sege of Caleys. H pe 16
wiche Philip, pe last day of luyll, sent to King Edward word
pat13 he wold 3eue himplayn 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 grete 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 taryrag or grete auysement, pe next nyght after he set hys
tentys afyre, and vanysshed & went awey pens cowardly. IT Than 24
pey pat were in14 pe toun and in pe castell byseged, seyng al pis,
how pat pei hade non oper helpe ne socour of pe Kinge of Fraunce
ne of his men, & also pat her vitailles wipin hyni15 were spended
and wasted, & for defaute of vitailles & of16 refresshyng pey eten 28
hors, houndes, cattes & mys, for to kepe her troupe as long as
pey my3te. H And whan they sawe, & was found amonge3 hem
at pe last pat pey had no ping amonge hem17 forto ete ne lyve
by, ne no socour ne rescuyng of pe Frensshemen ; on pe toper18 syde 32
1 to T. 2 tone C. towr TR. 3 comyng to London T.
4 wente TR. when C. 6 an C M* e CR. 6 leaf 179. 7 of Jus R.
8 Capitulo om. T. 9 xxviij0 am. T. ccxxix R. 10 at T.
"— u }>e whiche yeer while >e sege lasted Philip of Valeys T. the whiche
yeer while the Sege lasted Philip of Valeis R. om. C.
12 ]>e sege TR. >e om. C. 13 sent word to King Edward >at R.
14 withine T. 15 hem T. 16 of om. T. " amonge hem om. R.
18 on J>at ol>er TR.
CH. CGXXVIII] Surrender of Calais. The Plague of 1348 A.D. 301
fey weste wel fat xfey must deie2 for defaute, eyfer3 ^elde4 vp fe
toun; and anon wenten & tokin5 done fe banerys &6 fe armes of
Fraunce on euery side fat were hanged out, & wenterc on f e walles
4 of f e toun, and in ofer diuers placys, as naked as fey were bore,
saf hire chirtys and7 brechys, & heldyn hire swerdws naked, & f e
poynt downward, in hire hande$, & puttyn ropys & halterys
abowte hire 8 neckys, and golden vp f e keyes of fe toun and of f e
8 Castell to Kyng Edward, wif grete fere and drede of hert. H 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 gouernaurace of f e toun he sent into Engelond, f er for to abyde
12 hire raunsome & fe kinges grace ; & al f e co??imwmalte of fe toun
f e king lete go wher fey wolde in pees, & wif oute ony harme, &
lete ham bere with ham al hire finge^ fat fey niy^te bere & cary
away,9 keping fe toun -and the Castell to hymself. IT jpan, foru$
1 6 mediaciou?i of cardenalles J)at were sent fro f e pope, trewes was take
f er bituene Fraunce & Engelond for ix monef es fan next folwyng ;
& aboute mychelmasse King Edwarde come a^en vnto Engelond
wi]> a glorious victorye.
[The Plague of 1348.]
20 ^ And in J?e xxiij. 3ere of his regne, in J>e Este parteys of ])e
worlde Iper aros & bygan a pestilence, & dej> of Sarasine^ and
Paywgneins, fat so grete a def was neue?- herde of afore,10 and fat
wasted awey so fe peple fat vniief es f e xthe persone was left
24 a11-lyue. & in fe same ^ere, aboute fe Sowthcuntreys and also in12
fe west cuntres, fere fell so much 13reyne and so grete waters fat,
from Cn'stemasse vnto14 Midsomer, fer was vnnefes day ne nyght
but fat it rayned sumwhat ; f oru^ whiche watres, f e pestilence was
28 sone fectid 15 & so habundant in all curctres, & namely aboute f e
court of Eome & ofer places & sore16 costes,17 fat vnnefes fere were
left alyve 18 folk to bery ham fat were ded, honestly, but maden
grete diches and puttes fat were wonder brood and depe, & f erin
32 beried, & made a renge of fe19 dede bodyes, & anofer renge of erfe
aboue ham ; & f us were fey buried, & non ofer wise, but yf it were
f e fewer fat were grete men of state.
1 leaf 179, back. 2 eythir die T. 3 or ellis T.
4 J>ey moste ou)>er die for defaute or ellis yelde R. 5 took a T.
6 of TR. 7 and her TR. 8 >eir R. 9 away om. T.
10 bifore R. n on T. 12 in om. R. 13 leaf 180. 14 to T.
15 was so effect T. was so effected R. 16 sondry T.
17 & sore costes om. R. 18 on lyue T. 19 )>e om. R.
302 Treachery of Geoffrey of Charney at Calais. [CH. ccxxvin
U And after al pis, in pe xxiiij $ere of his regne, hit was done
King Edward to wite and vnde?*stonde of a tresoun pat was bygun
at Caleys, and ordeyned for to selle pat1 toun for a grete so??ime of
Florens vnto King Philip of Fraunce, poru^ pe falsnes & pe 2 4
ordinance of a kny3t pat me called Sir Geffrey of Charney, pat
was wonder pn'vey wip pe King of Fraunce. U And whan pe
King herd pis, he toke wip hym )>e noblys & pe gentils, & opere
worpy & orped men of armes, pat were fere present wip hym for pe 8
solempnite of pat x hey 3 feest, & wel & wisely, in al pe haste pat
he my^t, & as pmiely as he my^t, he wente hym 4 ouere see,5 and
pat same tyme pe King held hys Cristemas at Haueryng. H And
in pe morwe after6 Newers day, pe King was in pe Castell of 12
Caleys wip his men of armes, pat none of7 pe aliens wist perof.
And thilk 8 fals conspiratowr & traytour, Geffrey of Charney, seth 9
he my^te not opynly haue his pwrpos of pe castell, pryuely &
stelyngly he comen yn, & held pe toun wip a grete oste. 10And 16
when he wip his men were comen yn, he payed pe forsaide sonme
of florens, as couenaunt was bituene him, to a Geneweys in pe toun
pat was keper of pe castell, & consentyng to pe same Gefferey in al
pis11 falsnesse & trecherye, & bonde pe Englisshe mynesters and 20
seruaunt} pat were in pe castel, pat pey my^t nou$t helpe hamself,
ne lete ham of hire pwrpos. & pan, wenyng pat pey had be siker
ynov, pey spaken hire wickednesse & falones oppynly & an hey,
pat al men my^t here. U And nov shul 30 here hov pey were 24
desceyued ; for pey comrae in by a preuy posterne ouer a litel brigge
was drawyn opp 12 of tre ; & when pey were come yn sotelly and
preuely, pe brigge was dravyn op and kepte, pat non of ham pat
were come yn my^te go out, ne no moo come yn to hym. If And 28
anon our Englisshe men wente oute at pn'uy holes and wendawes, &
ouere pe wallys of pe toun & of pe castel, & wentew & fou^ten manly
wip pe Frenche men pat were wipoute, & had the better of ham, pe
wiche when pey were ocupied by ham self on13 hire side. )3e King, 32
pat was wipin pe toun, hauyng wip him14 scharstly but xxx. men
of armes, dreve out his swerd, & with a lowed voys cried, on
hey : " A sent Edward I a sent Gorge I " And when folk herde pat,
pey come rennyng to him, and 3eauen per 15 to hire enemys so strcmge 36
1 J>e TR. 2 )>e om. R. 3 hey om. T. 4 hym om. R. 5 >o see R.
6 next T. 7 of alle T. 8 And whane J>at R. 9 saw >at R.
10 leaf 180, back. n )>is om. T. his R. 12 was drawyn opp om. TR.
18 on of C. on TR. 14 wij> him om. R. 15 \>er om. T.
Geoffrey of Charney taken. Sea-fight with Spaniards. 303
assaute fat f e?' were mo fen ij. C. men of armes, and meny o]>er,
slayn, & meny fledden ; & so, by f e g?*ace of God, f e victorye fel to
f e Englisshe men. IT )?an f e King toke with him f is Gefferey, fat
4 was fynder of f is trecherye, and also many ofe?' Frenshe prisoners,
& wit^yn a while x after wente2 a^en into Engelond.
[The Plague, or Slack Death.]
And in pis same $ere, and in f e ^ere afore, & also in f e ^ere aftir,
was so grete a pestilences of men fro f e Est into f e west, & namely
8 foru^ bocches, fat he fat siked fis day, deid on fe iij. day after.
IT To fe wich men fat so deiden in fis pestilens, fat haddyn
but litel respyte of lyggyng, f e pope Clement, of his goodnes &
grace, $af ham ful remissions & foryeuyng of all hire synnes fat fey
12 were schryven of. & fis pestilence lasted in London fro Michel-
masse into 3 Auguste next folowyng almoste an hool ^ere. & in ]?es
dayes was dej? wijjoute sorwe, weddyng wipoute frendship, wilfull
penaunce, and derfe wijjout scarste, and fleyng wi))oute refute or 4
1 6 socour ; U ffor meny fledden fro place to place by-cause of J?e
pestilens ; but fey were 5 enfecte, & myjt not ascape J>e de)>e, after
]>e prophete Isaye 6 seith : " ho 7 fat fleef fro f e face of drede, he
shal fall into fe diche ; 8 & he fat wyndef hy?ftself out of f e diche,8
20 he shal be holde and teyd wif a grenne," but whan f is pestilens was
cesid & endid, as God wolde, vnnef es fe x. parte of f e peple was
left alyve,9 and in fe same :jere bygan a wonder fiwg fat al fat euere
were born after fat pestilens hadden ij. chekteth in her heed lasse
24 fan fey had afore.
How King Edward had a grete bataylle of fe Spaynardes in
fe see faste by Wynchel-see, & of meny ofere finge^.
Cap^w/o CC.mo xxix0,10
28 And in f e xxv. $ere of his regne, about sent Johnwes tyde in
heruest, in f e see faste by Wynchelse, King Edward had a grete
batayll wif men of Spayne, wher fat 11hire shippes & navee ley
cheyned togider, fat eif ere they muste fi^t or drenche. 51 And so,
32 whan al our worfi men of armes on f e see coostes fast by Wynchel-
see & Romeny were gadred,12 & ouer navee & shippes al redy to f e
werre, f e Englissh men metten manly & stifly with hire enemys,
I leaf 181. 2 wente R. ora. C. 3 vnto R. 4 of T.
5 were om. R. 6 Isaye }>at T. 7 who R.
8-8 om. R. 9 onlyueT. 10 xxix om. T. ccxxxR.
II leaf 181, lack. 12 gatherid togidere T. gadred to gedir R.
304 New Coinage. Negotiations about Guienne dropt. [CH. ccxxix
comyng fersly a^ens ham, & when f e Spaynesshe vessellis & nauey
were closid yn al about, ]>er men my^te se a stronge bataile vn bof e
sides, and long duryng ; in j>e whiche Batayle f er ner l but fewe
fat fau^ten but fat 2 fey were sputesly herte, & fowle. and after 4
f e batayle f er were xxiiij shippes of here} ytaken ; & so f e 3
Engligsshe men had fe better.
[The new Coinage. The dear Summer. A Drought.]
U And in fe next $ere after4 folwyng, of his regne xxvj11, pe
King, f oru} his councele, lete ordeyne & make his neve money, fat 8
ys forto sey, fe peny, fe grote of valev of iiij. pens, & fe half-5
grote pe 6 valev of ij d. ; but hit was of lesse wy^th fan f e old
sterlyng was, by v. s. in f e pound. H And in f e xxvij. 3ere of his
regne was f e 7 grete derf e of vitailes, f e wiche was clepid pe dere 1 2
somer. If And in pe xxviij. $ere of his regne in fe parlement
holdyn at Westminster after Ester, Sere Henry, Erl of Lancastre,
was made Duk of Lancastre. and in pis 8 same $ere was so grete a
drowthe fat, fro pe monef of Marche unto f e monef of luyll, fer 1 &
fel no rayne into 9 fe erfe ; wherfore al 10 fruttys, sedis and erbis,
for fe more n part was lost ; in defaute wherof per come so grete
desise of men and bestes, & derfe of vetailes in Engelond, so fat
)>is lande, fat euer by fore was plentues, had nede fat tyme to seche 20
his vytaylis and refreschyng of of er out yles and cuntres.
[Negotiations about Guienne dropt.]
U 12And in fe xxix ^ere of King Edward, hit was accrued,
graunted and swore, bytwene f e King of Eraunce & f e King of
Engelond, fat he shulde haue a^en al his lande} and lordshipps fat 24
longe to fe Duche of Guyne of old tyme, fe wiche had bene
with-drawe & wrongfully occuped by diue?-s Kynge$ of Frounce .
byforhand, to haue & to hold to Kyng Edward & to his eyrs &
successours for euermore, frely, pesible, & in good quyete, vppo?z f is 28
covenaunt, fat f e Kyng of England shold leue of,18 & relese all u
right & claynie fat he had & claymed of f e kingdome of Fraunce,
& of f e title fat he toke f erof. Oppon wiche speche & couenowntes,
it was sent to f e court of Rome on bof e sydes of f e Kynge^,15 fat 32
f e forsaid couenemnt shold be enbulled. but God ordeyned betere
for fe Knyge^ worship of Engelowd; for, what foru^ fraude &
1 ne were but T. 2 j>at om. T. 3 oure T.
4 after om. T. folowynge R. 5 and half a TR. 6 of TR.
7 J>e om. R. 8 >e TR, 9 on TR. 10 alle >e R. u moste R.
12 leaf 182. I3 of om. R. 14 al J>e R. 15 of >e kynges om. T.
CH. ccxxix] Edward III and his Son go on Pilgrimage. 305
deceyte of pe Frensshmeft, & what poru^ lettyng of pe pope & of pe
court of Kome, pe forsaid couenawntes were to-sqwat & left of.
[Transfer of the Staple of Wool to England.]
IT And in pe same }ere pe Kyng reuoked, by his wys & descrete
4. counceyll, pe staple of wolles out of Flaundres into Engelond, wip
al pe libertees, fraunchises & free customes pat longen perto, &
ordeyned hit in Engelond in diuers places, pat ys forto 1 seyn, at
Westminster, Caunterbery, Chichestre, Bristowe, Lincoln, & Hull,
8 wip al pe forsaid pynge} pat longen perto. and pat pis ping sholde
be pus done,2 pe Kyng swore hym self perto, & prins Edward his
sone, wi]> oper meny grete witnesse pat were fere than 3 present.
[TJie French attempt on Guienne frustrated.]
And in pe .xxx. $ere of his regne, anon after Wytsonday, in pe
12 parlement ordeyned at Westminster, hit was told and 4certyfied
to5 pe King, pat Philip pat held pe kingdome of Fraunce was dede,
and fat John his sone was crouned King, & fat J>is John had ^oue
Karoll his sone ]?e Duchie of Guyone. U Of fe6 wiche Jnng, King
16 Edward, whan he herd J>erof, he7 had grete indignaciouw vnto hym,
& was wonder wro]?, &; strongly meved : and ]?er, afor8 al Ipe worjjy
lordes Ipat ]>ere were assembled at pat parlement, he clept9 Edward
his son to hym, to wiche10 pe Duchye of Guyene by right heritage
20 shold longe to, and $af hit hym per, byddyng and strengpiwg him
pat he shulde ordeyne him to defende and avenge him oppon his
enemys, & saue & mayntene hys ry$t. IT And afterward, King
Edward him self, and his eldiste11 sone Edward,12 wenten to diuerce
24 place} and senten in Engelond a pilgrimage, forto haue J>e more
grace and help of God and of his sent}, and pe secunde kalend-
of luyll, when al ping was redy to pat viage and batayle}, and al13
his retennev & power assembled, and hire navey also redy, he toke~
28 wip him pe Erl of Warwyk, pe Erl of Suthfolk, pe14 Erl of Salys-
bery, & pe Erl of Oxenford, and a M* of15 men of armes, and as
many archerys, in pe Natiuite of our Lady, and at Plymmough
token hire shippes, and bygan to sayle. 1T And when16 he come
32 and was arryued in Guyene, he17 was per worshipfly take18 and19
1 to E. 2 >o R. 3 were >anne ]>ere R. 4 leaf 182, back.
5 to om. T. 6 J>e om. R. 7 he om. R. 8 >erfore R.
9 also and cleped R. 10 whom TR. n eldiste om. R.
12 Prince Edward T. 13 al om. T. 14 >e erle TR. J>e om. C.
15 of om. TR. 16 when om. T. 17 and he T. 18 take om. R. 19 and om. C.
306 Edw. Ill invades France. The Scotch try to take Berwick.
resceyued1 of fe moste noble men and lordq of fat cuntre. And
anon after, King Edward toke wif him his ij. sones, fat ys forto
seye,2 Sir Lyonell, Erl of Vltouw, and Sere lohn his broker, Erl of
E-ychemonde, and Se?*e Henry, Duke of Lancastre, wij> meny Erles 4
and lordes and men of armes, and too 3Mf archers, and sayled into4
Fraunce, and reste him awhile at Caleys. U and afterward, fe
King went wif his folk aforsaide, and wif of ere sowdiours of
be^ende f e see fat fere aboden f e Kinges comynge, f e secunde day 8
of Nouembre, & toke his iorneye toward King lohn of Fraunce,
fere as he trowed to5 haue y6found him faste by fe toun of
Odomarw?w, as his letters and couenaunt} made menciouw fat he
wolde abyde him fere wif his oste. U And whan King Ion of 12
Fraunce herde of fe Kynge3 comeing of Engelond, he wente awey
wij) his men & his cariage, cowardly & schamfully fleynge, wastyng
al vitaile} ouer7 al, fat8 Englisshe men shold nau^t haue therof.
U And when King Edward herde fat he fleed, he pursued him wif 16
al his mayne til9 Hedoun; and fen he, by-holdyng fe wantyng
and f e scarsites of vitaile}, and also the cowardice of the King of
Fraunce, he turned a^en, wastyng al f e cuntre.
[The Scots attack Berwick.]
IF And while al f ese f inge$ were a10doyng, f e scottes prevyly and 20
by ny^t token f e toun of Berwyk, sleyng ham fat wif stode 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 erin. fen f e
Kinge perceuyng al f is, twrned a3en into Engelond as worf as he 24
my^te.11 11 Wherfore in a parlement at Westminster was g?*aunted
to fe King of euery sake of12 wolle .1. s. durywg fe terme of vj.
jere fat he my3t f e my3tlyker fyght and deffende f e reaume a3ens
f e Scottis and of ere mys-doers : and so, when al f inges were redy, 28
f e King hastyd hym to f e seege warde.
Hov King Edward was crouned King of Scotland, and hov
Prircs Edward toke fe King of Fmunce, 13& of fe bataylle
of Peyters.13 <7apitulo CCmo Tricesimo.14
I and rescyuyd T. 2 ]>at ys forto seye ora. TR. 3 leaf 183.
4 toward TR. c forto T. 6 y om. TR.
7 ougrall R. o)>er al C. 8 J>at J>e T. \>e R. 9 to T. 10 in T.
II myghte be R. 12 of om. T. 13-13 om. T.
14 Triscesima om. T. ccxxxi R.
Edward III crownd King of Scotland. The Black Prince. 307
1 1 nd in f e xxxj. $ere of his regne, f e xiij day of lanuere, fe
Ji\. King beyng in fe castel of Beywyk wif a fewe men, but2
havyng fer fastby a3 gret oost, fe toun was ^old to him wif out
4 eny4 manere fens or5 difficulte. fan fe King of Scotlond, fat ys
forto sey, Sire lohn Bayllol, considering how fat God dede meny
merueylles finge$ & gracious6 for King Edward at his owene will
fro day to day, he toke7 & ^af op8 fe reaume of Scotland, & J)e
8 croune of Scotland,9 att Rokesburgh,10 in-to fe Kinge^ handes11 of
Engelond, vnder his patent lefties fer of y12made. IT And anon
after King Edwarde, in presence of al f e prelates & of er worf i men
& lorde^ fat fere were, lete croune hym King fer-of 13 fe reaume
12 of14 Scotland, and whan al finge^ were done & ordeyned in thilk
cuntres at his luste, he twrned a$en into Engelond wif a15 houge
worschip.
II And while fat16 fis viage was adoyng in Scotland, Sir
16 Edward, Prins of Walys, as a man enspired of God, was in Guyne,
in fe Citee of Burdeux, tretyng & spekyng of fe chalangyng, &17 of
the Kinge} right of Engelond, fat he had to f e reaume of Fraunce ;
and ])at he wold avenged be 18 wij) stronge hond. & aH ]>e prelates,
20 peris, & my^ty men of ]>e cuntre, consentid wele to hym. U j^an
Sere Edward, the Pryns, wij> a grete oste y19gaderid to hym, J>e vj.
day of luyll went fro Burdeux, goyng & trauaylyng by meny
diuers cuntres. And he toke meny20 prisoners, mo fan vjM men of
24 armes,by the 21 cuntre as he iourneyed,21 & toke J)e toun of Remor-
antyn in Saloigne, & beseged J>e castell vj. dayes. and at fe vj.
dayes ende fey golden fe castell vnto hym ; and 22fere were taken
J>e Lord of Crom, and Sere Bursigand, and meny ofere knyghtes,
28 and men of armes mo fan iiij.
[The Battle of Poictiers.]
And fro fens by Tureyne & Petey,23 faste by Chaneney, his
noble men fat were "with him hadden a strong bataill wif Frenssh
men, and a24 C. of hire25 men26 of armes were slayn. and fe Erie
I leaf 183, back. 2 but om. T. 3 bi a T. 4 any defence or any T.
5 fens or om. T. 6 & gracious om. R. 7 toke up T.
8 and 3af vp om. T. 9 of Scotland om. T.
10 Rokesburgh and bi Baillol >e kyng of Scotland y yonen frely T.
II >e hondis of the kyng T. 12 y om. T. 13 him >ere king off R.
14 j>e reaume of om. R. 15 An TR. 16 >at om. T. 17 & om. TR.
18 wolde be avengid T. 19 y om. R. 20 meny om.
21-21 cuntre and he ordeynyd T. ffl leaf 184. ^ MS. indistinct.
24 an R. w of hire om. R. * And an C men T.
BRUT. Y
308 The Battle of Poictiers. King's arrival in London.
of Damice & pe stiward of Fraunce werew take, wip a1 C. men of
armes. In pe wiche 3eer, pe xix day of Septembre, fast by Peyters,
)>e same prins, with a M* and ixc men of armes and archers,
ordeyned a bataill to Kyng lohn of Fraunce, comyng to pe prins- 4
ward wip vij. M* cosyn men of armes, and oper miche peple in a
houge2 passyng noumbre3 ; of 4 pc whiche per was yslayne5 ]>Q Duke
of Burbouw and pe Duke of Athene3, & meny opere noble men, &
of pe pris men of armes a Mt, & of opere (after pe trewe account & 8
rekenyng) viij. C. ; and pe King of Fraunce was per take, and
Sere Philip his 3onger sone, and meny dukes & noble men & worpy
kny^tys, and men of armes aboute .ij. M* ; and so6 pe victorie fill
pere to pe Prins & to pe peple of Engelond, by pe grace of God. 12
51 And meny fat were take prisoners were set at her raunsoun, &
oppon her troupe & kny^thoode were charged, and had leue to go ;
but )>e Prins toke wip hym pe King of Fraunce, and Philip his
sone, wip al pe reuerence pat he my^te, & wente a$en to Burdeux 16
with a glorious victorie. U fee somrae of pe7 men pat were take
prisoners, & of pe man pat were slayn, pis day of8 bataill, was iiij.
[Ml]CCCC. xl.9 And in pe xxxij. 3ere of Kyng Edward, pe .v. day
of Maij, Prins Edward, wip King lohn of Fraunce 10and Philip his 20
sone, and meny worpy11 prisoners, arryved graciously in pe hauene
of Plymmouth ; & pe xxiiij. day of pe same monep, about iij. after
none, pey comew to London by London brigge, & so wente forpe to
pe Kynge^ paleys of12 Westmynstre. U and pere fill so grete pres & 24
multitude of peple abute ham, to byholde and se pat13 wonder and
pat14 real15 si^th, that16 vnnepes fro Midday pey my^te come to
Westmywste?*. And pe Kinge^ raunsoun of Fraunce was taxied &
set to iij. Milions of Scutes,17 of whom18 ij. shuld19 be paid a 28
noble 20 : & 30 shul vnderstonde pat a Miliouw is a M*. Mt. And
after sonme men, his raunsoun was set at iij. M*21 floreyns; & al
is on in effecte.
And iw22 pis same 3ere was made solempne iustes in Smepefeld, 32
beyng per present, pe King of Engelonde, pe King of Fraunce &
pe King of Scotlond, & 23meny worpi noble23 lordes. H The xxxiij.
1 an TR. 2 in a houge cm. T. 3 the nombre T.
4 aforesaid of T. oft passings >e noumbre R. 5 slayne TR. 6 so om. T.
7 }>eom. TR. 8 in T. to R. 9 iiij. Ml iiij. C. and xl« T.
10 leaf 184, back. n o}>er TR. !2 at T. 13 ]>at hit was T.
14 )>at om. R. 15 for hit was a roiatt T. 16 and Jmt T.
17 floreyns R. 18 wher of R. 19 ij mvlions schulde T.
20 anoon T. a noble om. R. 21 iij mylions of T. M in om. T.
^-^ noble and worthi T. meny O)KT noble and worthi R.
Duchess Blanche wedded. Edw. Ill invades France. 309
of his regne f e same King Edward at Wyndesore, as wel for1
loue of kny3thood as for his owne worship, & at f e reuerence of f e
King of Fraunce &2 ofer lorde^ fat were fere at fat tyme, he held3
4 a wonder rial4 and5 costlow feest6 of sent Gorge, passyng eny fat
was hold euere afore.7 wherfor fe King of Fraunce, in scornyng,
sayd fat he saw neuere ne herd such solempne festes ne ryalties
~holden ne done with taylles, wifoute8 paying9 of gold or siluer.
[The Marriage of Duchess Blanche.]
8 U And in fe xxxiiij. $ere of his regne, fe xiiij. kalend of luyll,
Sere lohn, Erie of Eichemund, Kyng Edwardes sone of Engelond,
weddid dame Blaunche, duk Herryes doubter of Lancaster, cosyn
to f e same lohn, by dispensacioun of f e Pope, and in f e mene
12 tyme were 10ordey?aed iustes at London iij. dayes of11 fe rogacions,12
fat is forto sey, fe Maiere of London, wif his xxiiij*1 aldermen,
a}ens al fat wold come. In whos name and stede f e King pn'uely
wif his iiij. sones, Edwarde, Leonell, lohn & Edmund, & of ere xix.
16 grete lordes, helden fe feld wif13 worshopp.
U And f is same ^ere (as it was 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 fe14 defe. And
20 in fat same ^ere King Edward chose his sepulture & his liggyng at
Westminste?*, faste by f e shryne of Sent Edward.
\Edward III goes again to France.]
And anon after, fe xxvij. day of Octobre, he wente ouere see
to15 Caleys, makyng protestacioura fat he wold neuere come a^en
24 into Engelond til16 he had fully endid f e werre bytuene Fraunce and
him. IT And so, in f e xxxv. yere17 of his regne, in fe wynter tyme,
King Edward was and ls 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 men19 & his
peple. And f e King20 graunted at his request, & dwelled fere vnto
fe xvij. day of March, fe wiche day it come to King Edwardes ere
32 fat straunge fennes on21 f e see vnder f e Erie of Sent Paule, fe xv
1 for the T. 2 and of T. 3 beheld C. he helde TR. 4 roiatt feste T
5 and a T. 6 feest om. T. 7 bifore T. 8 oute eny R.
" anypaiyingT. 10 leaf 185. u aftir R. 12 rogacion) Daie? R.
1 with om. T. 14 be om. TR. 15 vnto T. 16 til that T.
17 yere of T. yer of R. yere om. C. 18 was and om. T.
19 lond T. 2° king it R. 21 wen
were on TR.
310 The French attack Winchilsea. The English retaliate.
day of Marche, liggyng aweyte oppon f e tounes of Hastynge, Rye,
and ofer places & villages on fe see coostes, hadden1 entred as
enemy es into f e toun of Wynchelsee, & slowen al fat euere with-
stode ham and wif seyd her comyng ; wherfore f e King was 2gretly 4
meved and wraithed. U And he turned a$en to Parys-ward,3 co??^-
maunded his ost to destroye & slee wif deynt & strengthe of swerd
hem fat he had byfore hand y4sparid. and f e xij day of Aprill }>e
King come to Parys ; & fere he departed his oost in ix diuerse 8
bataylles, vriUi iiijc of kny^tes newe dubbed, on fe to5 syde of
hem.6 And Sere Kerry, Duk of Lancastre, vnder pees & trewes
wente to fe ^ates of fe Citee,7 profryng to hem fat8 wold abyde a
batayl in fe feld, vnder suche a condicioun, fat yf fe King of 12
Englonde were ouercome (fere as God forbede hit !), fat fen he
shold neuere chalange f e kingdome of Fraunce. 11 and whan he
had of hem but a short & an9 scornfull answere, he told fe King
& his lordes what he had herd, & wat fey saide. and fan fortwif 16
fe newe knightes, w^'t/^ meny of ere, makyng assaute to f e Citee,10
destroyeden hougily f e subarbes of f e Citee. And while al f ese
thinges were adoyng, fe Englissh men made hem aredy to be
avengid vpon fe shame &11 despit fat was done fat $eer at 20
Wynchelse, and ordeyneden a nave of iiij shippes of mercnes of
London & of12 ofer marchauntes, & xiiij M* of men of armes &
archers, & wenten & destroyeden hem, & scymed f e see,18 & 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 & Sere Bursigand,
fat than was stiward of Fraunce, wif meny of12 ofer men of fe same
cuwtre, by commune assent of f e Lord Karoll, }>at f o was regent of
Fraunce, fey hasted hem, & wentew to14 fe King of Engelonde, 28
askyng & bysekyng hym15 stedfast pees, & euerelastyng, vpon16
certeyne condicions fat f er were wreten schewed.17 U The whiche,
whan f e King and his councell had seen, it plesed ham neuere a
dele. 18But sef it wolde be non of ere, in19 tyme of betere acorde & 32
deliberaciouft, f e Frenssh men bysily & wif grete instaunce askede
trewes for her see coostes ; & f e King20 graunted hem. and in f e
1 and hadde TR. 2 leaf 185, back. 3 Parice warde and TR.
4 y om. R. 5 that oon T. on )>at o R. 6 him T. 7 of Paris R.
8 that heT. >at he R. 9 aTR. 10 Citee andtheiT. n & am. TR.
12 of om. TR. 13 and skemed )>e See and destroied ham R.
14 vnto T. to to C. 15 hym of T. them of R. 16 vpon a TR.
17 were schewid writen T. writen R. 18 leaf 186. 19 til. R.
20 and he T.
CH. ccxxxi] A great Storm. Peace made with France. 311
morwe after pe ocptas of Pasche, pe King turned hym wit/i his
ooste towardes Orlyaunce, destroyng & wastyng al pe ciwtre by pe
wey. And as pey wenten piderward, pere fil oppon hym suche a
4 storme &' tempest fat non of our naciowz. herd ne sawe neuere non
such; thurght pe whiche, pousande^ of our men & of hers (sic)
horses in here1 (sic) iourneying (as it were porugh vangeaunce),
sodenly were slayn & perisshed, pe which tempestes ful mich $et2
8 ferid not pe Kyng, ne myche of his peple, pat pey ne wenden forth
in her (sic) viage pat pey had begu?iiie.
[Peace made betiveen England and France.}
U Wherfore, abute" pe feest of Holy-Eode Day in Maii, fast by
Carnocum, pe forseid lordes of Fraunce, nietywg per with pe King of
12 En[g]londe, a pesible acorde & a fynal, oppon certeing condiciourcs &
graunte^ articulerlich3 gaderid £ wryten togeder, euermore to laste,
ful discretly made, & to bope kyngges profitable, & to her reumes,
bop wip on assent of Karoll pe Eegent and Gouernour of Fraunce,
16 and of4 Parys of the same reaume, ywretyn & made vnder pe date,
at5 Carnacum, pe xv day of May, pey ofFred & profred to pe King
of Engelond, requireng his grace in alle thynges ywriten,6 pat he
wold benyngly admitte hem, and hold7 hem ferme & stable to hem,
20 & to her eires for euermore. pe wiche pinge^ and articles, whan
Kyng Edward had seyn, he8 graunted hew, so pat bope parties
sholde be yswore9 on Goddis body and on pe holy euawnglies, pat
pe forsaide couenazmt^ shold be stablysshed. & so pey acordeden
24 graciously ; perfore pe?'e were ordeyned & dressid on eue?y syde too
barons,10 ij. baronettes, ij. knyghtes, to admitte & receyve pe othes of
pe Lord Karoll, regent of Fraunce, & of Sir Edward, nthe first sone
and Eyr of King Edward of Engelond ; and pe x. day of Maii ther
28 was songen a solempne masse at Parys, and aftir pe iij ' agnws dei '
yseid,12 wip ' dona nobis pace??z,' in presence of the forseid men, that
there yordeynid13 to admitte and resceyve the opes, and of all oper
pat per myght be, the same Karoll leyd his right honde on the
32 patene wip Goddis body, & his left hand on pe missale, and sayd :
U "We, K and N, sweryn on Goddis body and on pe14 holy
gospelle^, pat we schulle trewliche and stedfastly holden toward vs
1 his K. 2 3et om. T. 3 articulerli was R. 4 of >e T. 5 of T,
6 writen R. 7 hold om. T. 8 hern he R. 9 swore TR.
10 too barons om. TR. n leaf 186, back. 12 was seide T. was seid R.
13 ordeynyd T. >at were pere ordeyned R. 14 this T.
312 K. John of France is freed & goes home. Treaty. [CH.CCXXXI
pe pees and1 pe acorde made bytuene pe2 ij kinge^, and in no uianere
to do the contrarie." & per, amonge al ij his3 lordes, for more loue
& streng[t]he of wytne^he4 deled & departed pe reliqes of pe croun
of Crist to pe knightes of Engelond : and pey5 curteysly token her 4
leve. And in pe Fryday next, pe6 same manere othe in p?-esences of
pe7 knightes, & of8 al9 oper worthy men, Prins Edwarde made at
Loners. Afterward, bope Kynge3, and her sones, and pe moste
noble men of boj)e reaumes, wipin pe same $er maden pe same ope. 8
& forto strengthe al pes forsaid pinge} pe King of Engelond axed
pe grettest men of Fraunce ; and he had his axyng ; pat is forto
seye, .vj. dukes, viij. Erle3, xij. Iorde3, that is to seyn, baronys and
worthy knightes. And whan pe place and pe tyme was assigned 12
in pe whiche bothe Kynges with her counceyll shold come togedir,
al pe forsaid thynge^ by twene hem yspoke, for to 10 ratifie and make
ferme & stable.
J3e King of Englond anone wente toward ))e see, & at Houn- 16
flete he bygan to sayle, levyng to his ostes that were yleft11 behind
him (bycause of his absence) mych hevynes ; & after pe xix day of
Maii he come into Englond, & went to his paleys at Westmm^er
on Seynt Dunstons day. & pe iij. day after, he visited John, pe 20
King of Fraunce, pat was in pe Tour of London, & deliuered him
frely from 12al manere prisons, saue ferst they were acorded of iiij.13
Milions of ffloreyns for his raunsom, and pe King comforted hym
& chered him in alle places, wip all solaces & merpe^ that longen to 24
a king, in his goyng homward.
H And J>e ix day of luyll in )>e same ^er, pe same John, King of
Fraunce, that aforhand14 lay here in ostage, wente home a^ew intq
his owne lande, to trete of ]?o pinge^, & of o}>ere that longeden & 28
fillen to J?e gouernance of his reaume. And afterward metten and
comen togedir at Caleys bothe ij Kinges, wij> bo]>e hire counceyll,
about Alhalwen tyde, and per were shewed the condiciouws and ]?e
poywtes 15of pe pees, & of pe acorde of bope sydes ywriten; & 32
ther,15 wfc'tftoute eny wipseying, of bope sides graciously pey16 pere
acorded . and per 17was done and sung17 a solempne masse, and
after pe iij. Agnus Dei, vppon Goddes body & also on pe Masse-
book, bope Kynge3, & her sones, & pe grettest lorde$ of bope 36
1 as C. and R. 2 )>o R. 3 his om. R. 4 se he R. 5 >ey ora. T.
6 aftir be .T. 7 be forseide T. be forsaid R. 8 of om.
9 alle om. T. 10 to for to C. n left TR. 12 leaf 187.
13 iij TR. . 14 aforsaid }>at R. 15-15 of >e pees . . . ther om. TR.
16 bev om. TR. I7~ 17 was songe?i and done T.
Thunder-storms. Anglo-French Treaty. Eclipse. Drought. 313
reaumej, and of hir counceill that fere were1 fan present, & not
had yswore byfor, fe forsaide ofe that they2 had made, & was
titled bytwene hem, fey behighten fere to kepe, & all of er coue-
4 ncmntes fat were bytuene ham yordeyned.3 11 And infe4 same^er
men, bestes, trees, & housyng, wif sodeyn tempest & strong light-
nyng were yperisshed5; & the deuel appered bodyly in manms
liknes to myche peple as they went in diuerses pieces in6 the
8 cuwtre & spake to hem.7
[A Parliament at Westminster. Eclipse of the Sun ; Marvels, etcJ\
Kyng Ed ward e in fe xxxvj $ere of his regne anon after Criste-
masse in f e feest of8 Conuercion of seirct Poul, held his par-
lement at WestrmVisfer, in the which was put forf and showed f e
12 acorde and the tretys fat was stably sshed and ymade9 betwene fo
ij. kinges ; the which ac10orde plesid to11 myche peple ; and f erf ore,
by fe Kynges commawndement, fere were gadryd and comyn
togider in Westminster cherche, the ferst Soneday of12 Lente, that
~16 is to sey, the ij. TL&lend of Eeuerell, the forsaid English men and
Frensshe men ; wher was song a solempne masse of f e Trynyte,
of13 f e Erchbisshop of Caunterbury, Mayster Symond Islepe. And
whan Agnus Dei was do, f o u King, beyng fere with his sones, and
20 also wif f e kynges sones of Frawnce, and ofer noble and grete
lordes, with candels ylight,15 and crosse ybrought16 forth al fat were
called ferto that were not yswore17 afor sworen18 fat same othe that
was writen oppon goddis body & oppon f e masse boke in f is wyse,
24 "We, N. and N., sweren oppon holy Goddes body, and on19 fe
gospels, stedfastly to hold and kepe toward vs f e pees and f e acorde
made betwene the too kynges, and neuere forto do fe contrarie."
And whan they had f us swore,20 fey token her scrowes that f e
28 othes were comprehendid in, to the21 Notaries.
IT And this same ^er, in f e Asce?iciouw, even about Midday, was
seyn the Eclipse of f e suiroe; and f er Mowed suche a newe22 droght
that, for defaut of rayn, fer was grete bareynes of corn, froyt,23 and
32 hey, and in fe same 3ere, the vj. kalend of luyn, fere fill a sang-_
weyra rayne, almoost like blood, at24 Burgoyne; and a sangweyw
1 were >ere R. 2 that thei T. \>at >ey R. they om. 0.
3 ordeynyd T. 4 Jris TR. 5 perisshed R. 6 of T.
7 ham. Capftttfcm ccxxxij R. 8 feest of om. TR, 9 maad TR.
10 leaf 187, back. " to om. R. 12 in T. 13 bi T. 14 the TR.
15 light TR. 16 brought R. 17 Swore R. 18 sworen om. T.
19 vpou T. 20 I-swore T. 21 the om. R. 2'2 newe om. R.
^offruytT. * in R.
314 Apparitions. Prince of Wales wedded. [CH. ccxxxi
crosse, fro morwe vnto pry me, was seyn and apperid at Boloigne in
fe eyr, fe whiche meny a man sawe; & after, it mevid & fill in1
f e myd see.
H and in J>e same tyme in Fraunce & in Engelond, & in of ere 4
meny2 landes as fey had3 duelled in4 playn cuntres & desert bare
wytnes, sodenly f er apperid ij castels, of fe whiche wenten out ij.
ostes of armed men ; and f e to 5 oste was helid and clothed in
white, and fe tofere6 in blak ; and whan7 8batayl bytuene hem was 8
byguraie, the white ouercome fe blake, and an one 9 after, fe blak
token hert to hew & overcome fe white; and9 after fat, fey went
a^en into her castellis, and fat10 fe castels & al fe oostes vanisshed
awey. and in fis same $ere was a grete & a11 houge pestilence of 12
peple, and namely of men, whos wyues, as wymmew out of goue?*-
naunce, token husbondes, as wel strawngers as ofere lewed and
symple peple, }>e whiche, for^etywg her owne wurschip & berthe,
coupled & maried hem with hem12 fat were of lowe degre & litel 1&
reputacion.
U In this same }ere deide Kerry, f e13 Duke of Lancastre ; & also
in this 3ere, Edward, Prins of Walys, weddid f e Cuntesse of Kent,
fat was Sere Thomas wyf 14 Holande, fe whiche was departed & 20
deuorsid sumtyme fro f e Erl of Salysbury, for cause of ]>e same
knyght. And about Jris same tyme fere bygan & aros a grete com-
panye of diuers nacions gaderid togeder, of worn her leders &
gouernours were Englissh peple ; & fey were clept ' a peple without 24
an heed,' f e whiche deden mych harme in f e partye of Erawnce ;
& not long after fere aros anofer cu?7ipanye of diuers nacions fat
was called ' f e white compahye,' f e whiche, in f e parties & cu/atre
of Luwbardye, dede myche sorwe. fis same ^ere Sere lohn Gaunt, 28
fe sone of King Edwarde fe third, was made Duk15 of Lancastre,
by resouw & cause of his wyf, fat was fe doubter &16 eyre of
Kerry, sumtyme Duk of Lancastre.
Of the grete wynde, & howe Prins Edward, fe17 lordship of 32
Guyene, of King Edward his fader toke of him,18 & went thider.
cc, xxxij.19
I into T. 2 meny o]>er R. 3 >at R. 4 in the TR.
6 )>at oon T. and >at on R. 6 >at o>ir T. 7 whenne the T.
8 leaf 188. 9-» after }>e blak . . white and om. T. 10 J>anne TR.
II An T. 12 with hem om. T. 13 >e om. R. u wyf of T.
16 >e Duke T. " and the T. 17 had >e T.
8 toke of him om. TR. 19 cc°. ccxxxiij R.
CH.CCXXXII] Wind,Rain & Frost. Zaw-pleadingsin English. 315
And in fe xxxvij $er of King Edward, the xv day of January,
that is to sey, on Seynt Mauris day, about evesong tyme, \er aroos
& come such a wynd out of f e suoth, wi)> such a fersnes, that he
4 brast &1 blewe 2doun3 to ground hye houses, & strong byldynges,
toures, cherches, &4 steeples, & ofer strong5 fynges ; and al ofer
strong6 werkes fat stoden still, were so yshake ferewith, fat fey
ben jett, and shol be euermore, the febelere & weyker while fey
8 stonde ; & fis wynd lasted w*'t/ioute eny cesyng vij. dayes continuels.
IT And anon after, ]>er folowed such watres, in hey tyme & in
hervest tyme, fat #11 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 fader 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, &7
Edmund, his ofer sone, Erl of Caumbrig. U and in f e xxxviij 3ere
16 of his regne, hit was ordeyned in fe pa?'lement, fat men of lawe,
bothe of fe temporall & of 8 holy chirche lawe, fro pat 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 ]>Q King of Engelond, of whiche9 J>ey were wonder welcomen10
& myche yworshiped.11 & after fat fey had ben her longe tyme,
ij of hem wenten a^en home into12 her owne kingdomes; but fe
24 King of Fraunce, thurgh grete sikenes & malady fat he had, left
still in Engelonde.
1F and in f e xxxix $er of his regne, was a strong and an houge
frost, & that lasted long, that is forto sey, fro Sent Andrewes tyde
28 vnto f e xiiij kalewcZ of Aprill, that f e tilthe &13 sowyng of fe erthe,
& of ere suche feld werkes and hand werkes, were myche yyet14 &
lefte15 vndo, for colde & hardnesse of16 erthe.
U And at Orrey in Brytayne fat tyme was ordeyned a grete
32 dedly batayll bytwene Sere lohn of Mounfort, Duk of Bry17tayne,
& Sere Charles of Bloys, but f e victorie fill to f e forseyd Sir John,
thurgh help and socour of f e Englissh men ; & f ere were take meny
& sqwyers and of er men fat wererc ynoumbred.18 In the
1 touris chirchis and T. 2 leaf 188, lack. 3 down om. T.
4 toures cherches and om. T. 5 strong om. T. 6 strong om. R.
7 and sir R. 8 of the T. 9 whom T. of whom R.
10 home ayen to T. to R. n worshiped R. 12 to R. 13 and >e R.
14 let R. 15 moche I left T. 16 of the T. 17 leaf 189.
18 men of name R.
316 Peter 's Pence not to be paid. Earn. Pestilence. [CH.CCXXXII
whiche bataill was slayn Cliarlis hy??iself, with al fat stood about
hyin ; & of f e1 Englissh men fe?* were slayn but vij. And in this
$ere deid at Savey, lohn, the King of Fraunce, whose seruise &
exequyes King Edwarde lete2 ordeyne, & dede in diuerses places 4
worschipfully to be done, and to douorre of worschipfull men
ordeyned hyni worthily to be ledde, wif his owne eostes & ex
penses; from3 fens he was fet into Frawnce, & beried at Seywt
Denys. 8
[Peter's Pence stopt. Rain, Sparrow-fights, Plagues.]
H In the xl $eer of King Edward the vij, kalend of Feuerer,
was born Edward, Prins Edwardes sone, fe whiche, whan he was
vij }ere olde, he deide. And in f e same }er hit was ordeyned that
seynt Petris pens, fro fat tyme for]? shold not be payd, fe whiche 12
Kyng Iva, sumtyme King of Englond, of f e cuntre of West-Saxons,
that bygan to regne in f e 3er of our Lord DClxxix, ferst graunted
"to Rome, for f e scole of Engelond ther to be continued. And in
this same $er fere fill so mich rayne in hey-tyme, that it wasted4 & 16
distroyed bof e corn & hey ; and ]>er was suche a debate & fightyng
of sparows, by diue?'s places in thes5 dayes, that men founden
vnnumerable multitudes of hem dede in feldes as fey wenten. And
ther fill also such a pestilens, that neuere non such was sene in no6 20
manges tyme alyve7 • for meuy men, anone8 as fey were go to bed
hool9 & in good poynt,10 sodeinly fey deiden. also fat tyme a
sikenes J>at men callen ' f e pokkes,' slow bof e men and whymmen,
four} hire enfectyng. U and in fe xli. ^er of his regne11 King 24
Edwarde, was bore at Burdeux Eichard the seconde, 12sone of
Prins Edward of Engelond, fe whiche Richard13 King Richard of
American heved at fe funtston, after whom he was cleped Richard.
& f is same Richard, whan his fader was dede, & Kyng Edward 28
also, was crouned Kyng of Engelond f e xj ^ere of his age, thurgh
ryght lyne & heritage, & also by commun& assent & desir of fe
comnalte of f e reaume.
. [With Du Guesdin's help King Pedro of Spain is deposed,
and King Henry elected, A.D. 1366.]
IT About fis tyme, at King Edwardes commandement of 32
Engelond, whan al fe castelles & tounes were ^olde to him, that
1 >e om. TR. 2 lete om. R. 3 And from T. And fro R.
4 lasted T. 6 Tho T. 6 no om. R. 7 on lyue T.
8 anone om. R. 9 hool T. 10 point anon R. n his re^ne om. TR.
13 leaf 189, back. 13 Richard was C. Richard TR.
CH. ccxxxn] K. of 'Spain deposed. Danish Invaders repulst. 317
long1 weren hold in Frounce by a grete cou??ipany assembled
togider, Sere Bertram Cleykyn, kny^t, and2 a3 orpid man & a good
werreowr, went & pwrposid hym to put out Piers, Kyng of Spayne,
4 out of his kingdom e wif help of f e most partye of f e forsaide grete 4
cumpanye ; trustyng also oppon help & fauour of f e Pope, for as
myche as hit come to his eres that f e same Piers shold lede & vse
the most 5 worst & synfullest lyf out.6 U The wiche Peris, King of
8 Spayne, ysmytyn 7 -with drede of this tydyng, fled into Gascoigne
to Prins Edward, forto haue help & socour8 of hym. and whan9
he was fled out of Spayne, Herry his broker, fat was a bastarde,
by assent of fe moste pa?*tie of Spayne, & f orughe help of fat
12 ferfull cumpany fat y spak of arst, was made & crouned Kyng of
Spayne : and f e noumbre of fat same cumpany was rekened & 10
set at f e nou?ftbre of Ix. M* fighting men.
[A Danish Expedition against England.}
U This same ^ere, in fe monfe of luyn, ]>ere come -a gret
16 companye & navee of fe Danes, & gaderyd hem togedir in fe Nor])
See, pwrposyng hem to come into Engelond, to reue & to n robbe,
and also to11 slee; with 12who??i, couiitreden & metten in fe see,
Maryners and ofer orpyd fightyng men of the same cuwtre, &13
20 disparpled hem14 ; & fey,15 ashamed, went home a^en into her owne
cuntre. But amonge al of ere was16 a boystows and a strong vessell
of her nauie that was ouere-sayled of the 17 Englissh men, & was
pen'sshid & dreynt; in J?e whiche, fe stiward & o]per worthy &
24 grete men of Denmark, were take prisoners, &, by the Kyng of
Engelorcd & his councell, yprisoned.18 IF The whiche lordes, ]?e
Danes afterward comen & soghtew19 al about for to haue had20
her goodes fat f ei had lost ; and f ei, not wel apayed ne plesid of
28 fe answere fat f ei had here,21 turned homwardes 22 a^en levyng
behind hem in her ynnes, pryvyly ywriten,23 in scrowes and on
walles, "3e£24 shull Danos ]>es Wanes." Than happed fere an
Englissh writer & 25 wrote a^ens f e Danes in f is rnanere wyse : Her
32 shull Danes fett™ banes.
1 long om. TR. 2 and om. TR. 3 an TR. 4 grete om. R.
5 most om. R. 6 out om. R. 7 ysmytyn om. T.
8 socoure and help T. socour and help R. " 9 whan om. T.
10 rekened & om. T. n to om. R. 12 leaf 190. 13 and thei T.
14 hem om. T. 15 >ey om. T. 16 t'er was R, " the om. T.
18 prisoned T. 19 sente R. 20 had with C. had TR.
21 >ei T. here om. R. ** hoom R. w writen R. M t>e T.
25 & om. R. ^ sette her TR.
318 Edw. Ill 'advises the Black Prince to help Pedro. [CH.CCXXXII
[The deposed King Pedro of Spain appeals to the
Black Prince for help.~\
And in f is tyme, Peirs, Kyng 1 of Spayne, m't/i of er Kynges,
fat is forto sey, fe King of Nauerne, &2 fe King of Malogre,
beyng menes, wente?* bitwene, & prayed counceyl8 & help of Sere
Edwarde, ]>e Prins f one}, whose counceil, whan he had vnderstond 4
her articles & desire fat he was requyred of ij.4 kinges, lothe he was,
and ashamed, to sey 'nay,' & contrarie hem; but nofeles he was
agast lest it sholde be eny preiudice a^ens fe Pope.5 Long he
taried hem or he wolde graunte & consente ferto, til he had better 8
counceyl & avysement wit/i good deliberations of King Edward, his
geter and 6 his fader. U But whan fat 7 he was with euery dayes
& continuele bysechynges of so meny noble men yrequired 8 &
spoken to, & wif meny prayers ysent9 and made bituene fam, 12
Prins Edwarde sent to his fader — bof e by pleynywg leta?es, and also
by confortable, conteyDyng al her suggestions and causes, wif al
fe tofer10 Kynges epistles & le^res forto haue n comfort and helpe
of fe wronges, not only to fe Kyng of Spayne ydo, but also for 16
such finges fat might fal to ofe?*e kynges also, if it ner not fe
sonner holpen & amendid, Jmrgh f e dome & help of knyghthood to
hem that it asked & desired. U The which letties, whan f e kyng
and his wys counceyll had seyn & vndirstonden, he had grete 20
compassions & heuynesse of such a kynges spoylyng and robbyng,
wif myche vermaille 12 ; and sent a^en comfortable letteres to Prins
Edward, his sone, and to fe of ere forsaide kynges, & warned hym
forto arme hym & ordeigne hym a3ens fat mysdoer, & to wifstond 24
hem, by fe help of God, that weren such enemyes to kynges.
[The Black Prince undertakes to help the King of Spain.']
U Whan this 13 noble Pryn$ had resceyued f es letteres, hym-self,
wif f e of ere kynges byfor all her counceyll clept togeder or fat he
wold vndirtake fe querell be14 bonde, & knet sore fe King fat was 28
deposid wif a grete othe, fat is forto sey, fat he shold eue?*e after
maynteigne the ry$t byleue and faith of holi chirche, & holy
chirche 15 also wif al her mynistres, rightes & libertees, to defende
from all her enemyes ; and all eueles 16 & al fat were f ere a^ens, 32
1 kyng om. T. 2 & om. R. 3 of counsett T. 4 J>o TR.
5 pope and T. 6 his geter & om. TR. 7 >at om. TR.
8 required T. 9 sent T. 10 o\>er R. « leaf 190, back.
12 mervaitt R. 13 j>e R. 14 he R. 16 & holy chirche om. R.
16 & all eueles om. TR.
CH.CCXXXII] K. Pedro's oath. 2 Eagles fight. Stars fall. 319
bytte?*ly to ponysshe & destourble, & al pe rightes libertees &
pryuileges of holy cherche encrece, mayntaigne & amende, & al
J>inges pat were wrongfully benome, wipdrawe & bore awey, by hym
4 or by eny opere by cause of hym, hastly to restore a^een, and to
dryve & put out Sara^ins & al opere mysbyleued peple out of his
kyngdom, wip al his strenghe & power, & suffre ne admitte none
such for no manere ping, ne cause to duell theryn ; and pat whan he
8 had take a cristen womman to wyf, he shold neuere come in to x non
oper wo?7imans bedde, ne non opere manrces wyf to 2 defoule : al pes
_J*forsaide J>inges, trewlych forto kepe,4 continue & fulfill al his lyf
tyme, he was bound by othe afor notaries, in presence and witnes
1 2 of tho kynges wip opere prins, & pan thilk 5 gracious Prins Edward
vndertoke pe cause & pe querele of pe King pat was deposed, &
benight hym, with 6 pe 7 grace of God, to restore hym a^en to his
kyngdome, and lete ordeigne & gadre to-gedir forthwip in all haste,
16 his nave, wip men of armes, to werre & fight in this forseid cause.
[Fight of Eagles ; Fall of Fiery Stars ; Storms and
Destruction.]
IF And in this same tyme, oppon pe sonde of the Scottyssh see,
pat meny a man8 hit sye ther9 iij. dayes togedir pere were sene ij.
Egle}, of pe which the tone10 come out of pe southe, & pe toper11
20 out of12 pe North, & cruelly & strongly pey foughten togider &
warstled togider; & pe south Egle ferst ouercome the Northe egle,
& al13 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, pere folowed & was seyn
in pe14 niorne afore pe15 suwne rysing; and after, in16 pe last day of
Octobre saf on, pat17 meny sterres gaderid togedir on an hepe fel
doun into pe erpe, levyng behind hem fery 18 bemes in manere of
28 lightnyng, whos flaumes & hete brent & consumed meraiys elopes
& mewnys here, walkyng on pe erpe, as hit was seen & knowen of
meny a man. 1F 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 nombre vnrecouerable. and in pese same dayes per
fill & comen also such lightnynges, pundres, snowe & hayl, pat hit
wastede and destroyed men, bestes, houses and trees.
1 in TR. 2 to om. R. 3 leaf 191. 4 be kept R. 5 ]>at R.
ept .
hym with om. T. 7 bi the T. 8 a man om. T. 9 it saw R.
that oon T. }>at on R. n that o]>er T.
al om. T. u in the T. in J>e R. om.
in om. R. 17 J>at om. R. 18 very R.
10 that oon T. ]>at on R. n that o]>er T. 12 }>at o]>er com off R.
13 al om. T. u in the T. in J>e R. om. C. 15 ]>e om. R.
320 The Black Prince's victory over K. Herry. [CH.CCXXXIII
Of pe bataill of Spayne bituene Prins Edward & Kerry pe
Bastard of Spayne. C&pitulo CCmo xxxiij0.1
[I]n pe $er of our Lord a M^CCC. Ixvij, & of Kyng Ed
ward xlij., pe thrid day of 2Aprill, per was a strong bataill & a 4
grete, in a large felde yclept3 Prya^ers, fast by pe water of Naders
in Spayne, bitwene Sir4 Edward Pryns,5 & Harry, pe Bastarde of
Spayne ; but pe victorie fill to Pryns Edwarde, by pe grace of God.
& )>is same Prins Edward had with hym Sere John, pe Duke of 8
Lancastre, his broker, and worpi oper6 men of armes, aboute pe
noumbre of xxx. Mt. And pe King of Spayne had on7 his side,
men of diuerce nacions, to pe noumbre of a8 C. M*. & passyng.
U Wherfore pe sharpnes & pe fersnes of his aduersarye, wip his 12
fill boystus & ful9 grete strengthe, made &10 strevyn11 pe ry^tfull
partye abak a gret wey ; but purgh pe grace of Almy^ty God,
passyng eny mawnys strengthe, thilk hougest ooste was desparbled
myghtfully by j?e noble Duk of Lancastre and his oste, or pat Pryns 16
Edward come nye hym. U And whan Harry pe Bastard sey pat,
he twrned wip his men,12 wip so grete haste and strengthe, to fle,
pat an houge cuwpanye of him in pe forseyd flood, & of pe brigge
per-of,13 filler14 doun15 & perisshed. and pere were take, pe Erl of 20
Dene and Sere Bertram Cleykyn, pat was chefe16 maker and cause
of the werre, and also chyueteyn of pe vauntward of pe bataill, wip
meny oper lordes and knightes, to pe noumbre of ij. M* ; of whom
ij c weren of Frazmce, & meny of Scotlond ; & pere were feld in pe 24
felde on our enemy s side, of lordes and kny3tes, vfith opere mene
peple, to pe noumbre of vj M* & mo ; and of Englissh men but a
fewe. U And after pis, pat noble Prins Edward restored pe same
Piers into his kingdom a3en. pe whiche Piers afterward, pour} 28
trecherye & falsnes of pe f orsaid Bastarde of Spayne as he sate atte
pe table, he was strangled and deyde. but after pis victorye, meny
noble and hardy men of Engelond, in Spayne, pour$ the fflix & odir
diuers siknesses, toke her dethe. 32
& in pis same 173er in Marche,18 was seyn 'Stella Comata'
bitwene pe North costes & pe west, whos bemes strecched toward
Frawnce. and in pe $er next sewyng of King Edwardes regne
1 C&pUulo CO T. CCxxxiiij R. 2 Zea/191, back. 3 clept TR.
4 sir om. R. 5 bitwene Prince Edward T. >e Prins R.
6 and o>er worthi R. 7 in R. 8 an T. 9 ful om. R.
10 made & om. R. " droof T. dryuen R. 12 wij> his men om. TR.
13 ]>er of om. R. 14 fil a T. 15 A downe T. 16 chefe om. T.
17 leaf 192. 18 in Marche om. T.
CH. ccxxxm] Prince Lionel wedded. Duchess Blanche dies. 321
xliij.,in Aprill, Sere Leonell, Kyng Edwardes sone, fat was duk of
Clarence, went towarde Myleyn, with a chose meyne of f e gentils
of Englond, forto wedde Galoys doubter,1 and haue her to wyf, by
4 whom he shold haue half2 fe Lordship of Mileyn. But after fat
fey were solempnly wedded, the3 same Duke, about fe Natiuite of
our Lady deid.4 & in fe same ^ere fe Erensshe men breken fe
pees & the trewes, ryding on fie Kinges ground and lordship of
8 Englorcd, in J>e shire & curctre of Pountyf , & taken & helden castls
& tounes, & bere fe Englisshe men on hond falsly5 & sotilly,6 fat
fey were cause of breking of fe7 truws. And in }>is same $ere deyd
fe Duchesse8 of Lancastre, & is beryed worschipfully in9 Seynt
12 Poules Cherche.10
[A Great Pestilence, A.D. 1369.]
5F 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, f er fill grete hyndryng & destroyeng of corn, in so
16 mych fat fe next $ere after, a busshell whete11 was solde for xl d.
and about f e laste ende of May, Kyng Edwarde held his parle-
ment at Westminster ; in f e whiche j9arlement was treted & spoken
of fe ofe & fe12 trewes fat was broke bituene hem and fe King of
20 Erazmce, & how he my^te best oppoii his wrong be avenged.
IT In fis same 3er, in fe Assumpsion of our Lady, deid13 Qwene
Philippe of Engelond, a ful noble and good woman; & at
Westminster 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 kni^tes, wentew into Erawnce, wher
fey gete hem but a litell worship and name14; for fer was an houge
oste of Frenssh men oppon 15Chalkhul brigge, 16& anofer oste17
28 of Englisshe men faist by f e same brigge,16 f at longe tyme had leyn
fere ; and meny worfy men & grete of fe18 Englisshe men ordeyned
& 3af counceyll forto fight & ^eue bataill to f e Erensh men ; but f e
forsaide lordes wolde nofing19 consente ferto, ne assent,20 for no
32 manere fing. U Ther ano?£ after, hit happid fat fe Erl of "War-
wyke come fedirward forto werre ; & whan f e Erenshmen herde
1 Galeys >e Dukis sister of Mileyne R. 2 J>e half R. 3 pat T.
4 he died T. 5 men falsly on honde T. >at falsli R.
6 sotilly om. T. 7 >e am. R. 8 Duke T. 9 at T.
10 chirche at London) R. n of whete T. 12 and of the T.
13 died the T. 14 and name om. R. 15 leaf 192, lack.
16-16 & ano>er oste . . . brigge om. R. 17 oste om. T. 18 ]>e om. T.
19 not R. 20 ne assent ora/R.
322 Earl Warwickdies. Sir J.Hawkwode's supplies. [CH.ccxxxni
of his comynge, or fat fey1 come fully to londe, fey left her tentis
and pavilons, wif al hir vetayles, & fledden2 and wenterc awey pre-
veyly. And whan f e Erl was come to londe wif his men, he wente
in al has[t]3 into4 Normandy e, and distroyede fe He of Cavs, four3 4
dent of suerde & poui^ fire ; but alias, in his retw?*nyng into5 Eng-
lond-warde home a^en, at Caleys he was take vrith siknes of pestil-
lence, & deide, nowt lewyng behynde him, after his dayes, nonG
so noble a kni^t, ne so7 orpid of armes. II In whiche tyme rayned 8
and werred thilk orpid knijt, Sere lohn Hawkwode, fat was an
Englisshman born, hauyng with hym at 8 his goue?*nance f ilk white
cumpanye fat ys abore9 ynemned, fe whiche were10 o tyme a^ens
holy chirche, and anofer tyme a3ens lordes werryng, & ordeynede 12
gret batailes ; & ]>er in fat cuTitre he dede many mervayles f inge^.
And aboute f e Conuersion of Seynt Poule, King Edward, whan
he had Bended and done fe entering and fe11 exequites, wif grete
costes and rialtees, aboute fe tombe12 & buryng of Quene 16
Phillip his 13 wif, he held his parlement at Westmmsfe?*. In f e
whiche parlement was axed of fe clergye a iij. ^ers disme, fat is
forto sey, a gret dime to be paled .iij. $er duryng ; and the clergye
put hit of, and wolde not graunte hit vnto Ester next comyng ; 20
& pan fey graunted wele fat in iij 3ere, by certeyne termes, fat
disme 14 shold be payed ; & also of fe lay fee, was a iij. 3ers xv.
ygraunted to f e King. c
Hov sir Robert Knollis, wif ofer certeyne15 lordes of fe 24
reaume,16 wente ouere fe see into Frawnce; & of here
gouernaurcce, C&ptiido CCmo, xxxiiij0.17
And in fe xlv $ere of King Edward, in fe bygenyng, King
Edward, wif owne-wise18 counceyll and vndescret, borwed a 28
grete su?rame of gold of fe p?'elatis and lordes, Marchauntes and
ofer riche men of fe19 reaume, saynge fat hit sholde be spende in
deflendyrag of holy cherche & of his reaume ; but neuer f e latte?*
hit profited hit20 not. Wherfore about Midsomer after, fe king 32
made a grete oste of fe worthiest men of his reaume, amonges
whom were somme lordes, fat is forto seyn, fe Lord Fitz water,
1 he TR. 2 fledde t>enne3 R. 3 haste T. 4 haste toward R.
6 to TR. 6 non om. R. 7 knyght and TR.
8 and at TR. 9 afore R. 10 were om. TR. n >e om. R.
12 sepulcure TR. 13 his wif T. his wiff R. wif om. C.
14 Zea/193. 15 wrteyne om. R. 16 of }>e reaume om. TR.
17 CO T. CC xxxv R. 18 with vnwis R. 19 his TR.
20 hit om. TR.
The English forces separate) & are broken by the French. 323
be Lord Gromson, and ope?* wor)>i kni^tes, of whiche kni^tes )>e
King1 ordeyned Sere Robert Knolhs, a proved kni^t and wel
assayed in dede of armes, f orto be gouernour ; and bat, bour^ his
4 gouernnance and counceyll, al ping sholde be gouerned & dressid.
and whan bey come into Fraunce, as long as bey duelled and helde
him hole togider, be Frensshmen borust2 nout falle oppon hym. &
at be3 laste, aboute be bigynnyng of wenter, for enuye and covetyse4
8 bat was amonges ham, and also discorded, bey sunddered & partyd
him into diuers companyes, vnwysely & follely. But Sere Robert
Knollis & his men wentew and keptew ham saf 5 wibinne a Castel
in Britaigne. & whan be frenshe men saw bat our men were
12 deuyded i^to diuers curapanyes & places, nou$t holdyng ne
strengyng ham togeders, as bey aw^te forto done, bey fel fersly on
our men, & for be moste partey 6tol*^ ham & slowen,6; and bo
bat ]?ey toke, ledde wij) him presoners. U And in J?e same 3ere
16 Pope Vrban come fro Rome to Avyoun, for enchesouw & cause J?at
he shold acorde and make pees bytwene }>e King of F?-aunce and
]?e King of Engelonde for euermore ; but alias, 7or he bygan Jris
tretis, he deide wif sikenes, j?e xxj day of Decembre, & was
20 yburied8 as for ]je tyme in J>e cathedral cherch of Avyon, fast by
J>e hye9 auter. & fe next ^ere after, whan he had leyn so, his bones
were taken out of ]>e erj>e, and beryed new in fe abbey of Seynt
Victour, fast by Marcyle, of J>e whiche abbey he was simtyme
24 abbot hymself.10 & in bofe places ]?at he was buryed yn, ther11
bene meny grete miracles done and wroght, thurgh J?e grace of
God, to meny a ma?mes help, and to J>e worship of God. After
whom folowed next, & was made Pope Gregore Cardynall, dekene,
28 £at bifore was clept Piers Rogier.
[TJie Blade Prince takes Limoges, and comes bade to England .]
51 In this same ^ere ]?e Citee of Lymage rebelled and faght a^ens
]>e> Pryns, as o]?ere Citees in Guyene dede, for grete taxes, costages
& raunsoms, ]?at J)ey wer put-yn and ysette12 to13 by Prins Edward,
32 ]?e whiche charges were unportable, & to chargeable ; wherfor Jjey
twrned fro him, & fill to J>e King of Frazmce, & whan Pryns
Edward sawe jns, he was sore ychaufed14 & ygrevid ; and in twrnyng
1 the kyng TR. the om. C. 2 durest R. 3 >e om. TR.
4 and covetyse om. TR. 5 selffR.
6— 6 token hem or slowen hem T. or slowen ham R, 7 leaf 193, back.
8 buried TR. 9 hye om. R. 10 hymself om. R. u ther om. T.
12 sette T. 13 to om. T 14 chaufed R.
BRUT. Z
324 The Black Prince comes home. Laymen made State officers.
homward a^en to Engelond, with sore skyrmisshes & fightyng and
grete1 assautes, fought2 with hem, & toke )>e forsaid Citee, & dis-
troyed hit almost to fe3 g?*ounde, and slow al fat were *founcle in
fe Citee.4 And fan, forto sey fe sothe, for diu<°?'3 sik nesses and 4
maladies J>at he had, and also for defaute of money fat he myght
not wifstande ne tarie on his enemys, he hyed hym a$en into
Engelond. And about f e bygynnyng of Januarij he come into
Engelond with his wyf and his meyne, levyng behind him in Gas- 8
coigne J>e Duk of Lancastre & Sere Edmund,5 Erl of Caumbrigge,
with opere worfy and orpid men of armes.
U In f e xlvj $ere of King Edwarde, at f e ordinance & sendyng
of King Edwarde, fe King of Nauern come to hym to Claryngdoun, 12
to trete wif ham of certeyn f inges touching his werre 6in Normandye,
wher King Edward had left 7 certen seges in his stede til he come
a^en ; but King Edwarde myghtew not spede of fat fat he asked of
hym; and so fe King of Nauerne, with grete worshup & grete 16
^eftes, toke his leue, & wente home a$en. And about f e begynnyng
of Marche, whan f e parlement at Westminster was bygumie ; f e
King axed of fe clergy e a subsidie of L. Ml ti,8 J?e whiche, by a9
good avisement & by a general co?juocacioutt of fe clergye, hit was 20
ygraunted10 & yordeyned11 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 & f e Clerk of fe Pryue Sele, were remeued 24
& put out of hire office, & in hire stedes were seculer men put yn.
And while f is pa?*lement laste, f<?r comen solempne ambassiatours,
ysent12 fro fe Pope to trete wif fe King, of pees, & saiden fat fe
Pope desired to fullfille his p?*edecessours will ; but for al hir 28
comyng fey spedden not of hir purpos.
Of f e sege of Rochell, & hov f e Erl of Penbroke was take?*
of fe Spaynarde}. Cap^wlo CCmo xxxv0.13
The ix day of Juyn, King Edwarde, in f e xlvij 3ere of his regne, 32
helde his pa?*lement at Wynchestre; & hit lasted but viij. dayes ;
to f e 14 parlement was sompned by wryt, of men of holy chirche,
iiij. bisshopes & 15 iiij. abbotes, wif oute eny mo. This pa?-lement
1 and grete om. R. 2 fightyng sautis foughten T. 3 be om. T.
founde >ernne R. 6 lohn TR. 6 Z^/194. * lost R.
8 1 Ml pound T. 9 a om. R. 10 grauuted R. « ordeyned R.
12 sent R. 13 CC« T. CC xxxvj R. " fis R. 15 & om. T.
OH. ccxxxv] . K. Pedro s Daughters wed English Nobles. 325
was1 liolden for Marchauntis of London, of Norwych, & of o]>er
diners places, in diue?*s Binges and poyntes of tresourc fat fey were
diffamed of, fat is forto sey, fat fey were rebelle, & wolde 2 rise
4 a^ens fe King.
U This same ^ere f e Duk of Lancastre and be Erl of Caumbrigge,
his broker, come?i out of Gascoigne into Englond, & token &
weddid to hir wyues Petres doghters, sumtyme King of Spayne ; of
8 which 3ij doubters fe Duke had fe elder,4 and fe Erl fe Conger.
And f e 5 same tyme ]>er were sent ij Cardinals fro f e Pope, fat is to
sey, an Englissh Cardinal, & a Cardinal of Parius, to trete of pees
bytwene tho ij. reaumes, fe which, whan fey had ben bofe longe
12 eche in his province, & in places & cuwtres fast by, tretyng of fe
forsaid pees, at f e last fey toke wif hem her le^res of procuracye,
& went a^en to f e court of Eomeward,6 wif oute eny effecte of hir
purpos. 1T In fis $ere also fere was a stronge bataill on fe see
16 bytwene Englissh men & Flemmynges ; & fe Englissh men had fe
victorye, & toke xxv. shippes ycharged7 wif salt, sleyng &
drenchyng al fe men fat were ferin, vnwytyng hem fat fey weren
of fat cuntre. and redily mych harme had fall by cause 8 f erof,
20 ue had pees fe9 son?zer be made bitwene hem. and in fis same
^er f e Erenssh men byseged f e toun of f e 10 Eochell, wherfor f e
Erie of Penbrok was sent into Gascoigne vrith a grete cu??zpanye of
men of armes, forto destroye f e sege ; f e which passeden f e n see,
24 & comen safe to 12 f e haven of Eochell. and whan fey were fere
at f e haven moufe, or fat13 fey myght entre, sodenly comen oppon
hem a strong naue of Spayne, fe whiche ouercome?^ fo14 fe
Englissh men, in mych blemyshyng, hurtyng & sleyng of many
28 persones, for as miche as f e Englysse men were not fan redy forto
fight, ne ware of hem. & in fis comyng oppon 15 of f e Spaynardes,
all f e Englissh men, eyf er fey were take or slayn ; & x. of hem
were wonded to fe dethe ; & all her shippes ybrent.16 1T And fere17
32 fey token fe Erie, with an houge tresour of fe reaume18 of Engelond,
& many of e?* noble men also, on Missomer eve, f e whiche is seynt
Mildredes day, &19 ledden hem wif 20 him into Spayne. And of fis
mysshif was no grete wonder, for fis Erie was a f ul euel lyuer, as
1 was maad and T. 2 wolde om. T. 3 leaf 194, back.
4 elder TR. Erie C. 5 J>at TR. 6 ward om. R. 7 charged TR.
8 bycause om. R. 9 >e pece T. 10 >e om. T. " in >e T.
12 vnto T. into R. 13 fat om. T. 14 )>o om. T. 15 on T.
16 brent R. 17 >ere om. T. 18 of >e reaume om. T. 19 J>ei T.
20 hem \vi]> om. R.
326 Lord Pembroke s evil deeds. Invasion of France. [CH.CCXXXVI
an opyn lechour ; & also in a l certeyne porlement he stood and
was a^ens pe 2 ri^tes & pe fraunche of holy chirche 2 ; and also he
counceyled pe King and his counceyle,3 pat he shold axe more of
men of holy chirch pan of oper persones of pe lay fee. H And for 4
pe King & opere of his counceyl axcepted & token raper evell
opynions & causis a^ens men of holy chirch, pan he dede forto
fende & maynteyne pe ri$t of holy chirch, hit was sen in 4 many
tymes after, pourgh lakkyng of fortune and 5 g?*ace, pey had not ne 8
here awey so 5 g?'ete victorye ne power a^ens hir enemyns as pey
dede byfore.
})is same ^ere, ]>e King, wip a grete ostee, entred pe see to
remeve pe sege of 6 Eochell ; but pe wynd was euen cont?-«rye to 1 2
hem, and suffred hem7 not longe tyme to8 goo fer fro pe londe.
Wherfore he abode a certeyne time oppon pe see costes, abyding
after a good wynde for him ; and ^et come hit not. So at pe 9 laste
he come pens wip his men to londe ward a3en ; and anon as he was 16
a 10 londe, pe wynde bygan turne,11 and was in anoper coste pen he
was byfore.
Hov pe Duk of 12Lancastre, with a grete oste, went into
Flaimdres,12 & passed by Parys, poru3 Burgoyne. Ca^itulo 20
CCmo xxxvj0.13
Sone14 after, in pe xlviij ^ere of King Edward, pe Duk of
Lancastere, wip a grete oste, wente into Floundres, and passid
by Parys, pour$ Burgoyne, & pour$ alle Fraunce, til he come to 24
Burdeux, wipoute eny mane?*e wipstonddyng of pe Frenshe men.
& he dede him but litel harme, saf he toke and raunseued many
places & touwnes, & meny15 16men lette hem goon after16 frely.
U The same $er pe King sent certeyne enbassetours to pe Pope, 28
praynge hew pat he sholde17 leue of and melle-not18 in his court of
pe kepynge^ & reseruaciou?js of benefeces in Engelond ; & pat po
pat were chose to bisshopes sees19 & dingnites, frely & wip ful right
my^te20 loye haue,21 & be conformed. 2'2 Of her Metropolanes and 32
1 leaf 195. 2— 2 right-is of holi chirche and J>e ffraunchises T.
3 and his connceyle om. TR. 4 in om. R.
5—5 grace for ]>ey hadde neuer so R. 6 at T.
7 and suffred hem om. T. to him ]>at he my^te not R.
8 to om. R. 9 ]>e om. T. 10 at T. at ]>e R. n to turne T.
12— 12 lancastre wente into fflaiwdris vfitft a greet hoost T.
13 CO T. CCxxxvij R. 14 Anoon T. Anon R. 15 meny om. T.
16—16 men an(j after lete hem gone T. men and let ham aftir go R.
17 wolde T. 18 and not medle TR. 19 sees om. R.
* ful moche T. right myjte R. 21 haue TR. and haue C.
22 leaf 195, back.
Prelates appointed. Disputes between Edw. Ill & the Pope. 327
Erchebisshops, as pey were went to be of old tyme of J>es poyntes,
& of ober toching pe Kinge and his reaume. When pey hadden
her answere of pe Pope, pe Pope enioyned hem pat pey sholde
4 certyfie hem a$en by her letteres of pe Kinges wylle, and of his
reaume, or pat pey determened out1 of pe forsaide articles.
1T In this same }er, deid John, pe Erchebisshop of 3ork, lohn,
bosship of Ely ; William, bisship of Worsschestre, in whos stedes
8 folweding, and were made bisship by pe 2 auctorite of pe Pope,~
Mayster Alexander Nevyle to pe Erchebysshoprich of 3ork, Thomas
of Arundell to pe Bisshop 3 of Ely, & sere Kerry Wakef eld to pe
bysshoprich of Worcestre. In whiche tyme it was ordeyned in pe
12 parlement pat all Cathedrall cherches shold ioy and haue her
eleccions hool ; & pat pe King, fro pat tyme afterward, sholde not
write a^ens hem pat were ychosen,4 but rather help ham by his
le^res to her cownrmaciourc. & this statut was kept, and dede
1 6 myche profet & good ; & in pis parleme7^t was grcainted to ]?e King
a dysme of J>e clergye, & a xv of J?e lay fee.
IF The ^ere next 5 after, of King Edwarde xlix, ]?e v. day of
luyn, deid Mayster Willia??^ Wytlesey, Erchebisshope of Caunter-
20 bery. Wherfor pe monkes of }>e same chirche asked & desired a
Cardinall of Engelond to be Erchebisshop ; and ]>e?'fore J>e King was
agreued, & had ment and pewposed to have exiled J?e monkes of }>e
same hous 6 ; & so J>ey 7 spended mich good or J?ey myghte haue j?e
24 Kingej g?-ace a3en, & his loue ; but $et wold not J>e King consente
ne grannie to her elecciourc of J)e Cardinall, ne ])e Pope also, ne his
Cardinals.
& about J)e bygynnyng of August, it was tretid & spokew at
28 Brugges of certeyn poyntes & articles hauyng bytwene pe Pope and
J)e King of Engelonde • & pis tretis lasted almoste ij. 3ere. At ]?e s
laste it was acorded bytwene ham, J>at )>e Pope, fro J?at ty9me forpe,
shold nout vse ne dele wij> J)e reseruacions of10 benefices in Engelond;
32 and Jmt pe King shold not g?minte ne lete no benefices by his wryt
fat ys yclept n * Quare impedit ' ; but as touchyng J?e eleccions
aboue seyd, Jjere was nojjing touchid ne do; & pat was ywyted12 &
put oppon certeyn clerkes, the 13 whiche rajjer supposed & hoped 14
36 to be auazmced & promoted to bysshopriches which 15 ]?ey desired
~& coueyted, by J?e court of Rome pan by eny eleccions.16
1 ought T. 2 >e om. TR. s archebisshopriche R. 4 chosen TR.
5 nexte yeer R. 6 chirche R. 7 ^ey om. T. 8 j>e om. T.
9 tea/ 196. 10of>eR. n clept TR. 1S wyted R. 13 the om. T.
14 hoped & supposed R. ]5 with that T. 16 Jmnne o}>er wise R.
328 A year's tmce with France. A great Pestilence. [CH.CCXXXVII
This same 301' about Candelmasse, fere comen & mettera
togider at Brugges, meny noble and worfy men of bof e reaumes,
to tretew of pees bituene fo ij. kingdomes. And this tretys
lasted twey $er, wif g?-ete costes & houge spences of1 bofe 4
parties ; & at f e laste fey went & departed fens wif out eny accorde
or effecte.
11 The next $er after, fe xlix2 301' of Kyng Edward, J>e iiij.
None of Maii, beyng $et void & vacaunt3 }>e Erchebisshop of 8
Caunterbury, Maister Symound Sudbury, Bysshop of London,
was4 made Erchebisshop of Cavmterbury ; & Maister Will. Cour-
teneye, fat was Bisshop of Herford, was fan made Bysshop of
London ; & fe Bisshiop of Bangor was made Bosship of Herford. 12
And in f is same tyme, in a certeyn tretys, & speking of pees,
trews was take bytwene Eraunce & Engelond, fro5 Missomere vnto
Missomere come a3en,al on hool ^er. U And about the bygynnyng
of Aprill, fe Duke of Brytayne, wif meny Erles,6 barons, and 16
noble and7 worfy men of Engelond, went ouere see8 into Brytaigne,
wher he had al his lust, desire & pwrpos,9 ne had f e forsaide trws
be so sone ybrake,10 f e whiche letted hem myche. This same tyme,
f e He of Constantyn, wher fat the castell of Sent Sauour is yn, fat 20
longe tyme was fought at & byseged of fe Frenshe men, nwas fan
golden to fe Erenshemen,11 wif al f e appwrtenowmces, into grete
harme & hyndryng of f e reaume of Engelond.
And fe12 same ^er fere were so 13 grete & so passyng hetes, & 24
ferewifal a grete pestilens in Engelond, & in ofer diuers parties of
fe world, fat it destroyed & slow, violently & strongly, both men
& wymrnen wit/iout nou??ibre.
11 This same $er deid Sir Edwarde, fe lord Spencer, a worthy 28
kny^t and a bolod ; & in f e Mynstre of Teukesbury worschipfully
is buried.
& lastyng this pestilens, f e Pope, at f e instaunce & prayer of
a14 Englissh Cardinall, graunted to al fe peple fat deid iu Engelond 32
fat weren sory and repentaimt for her synnes, & also shryven, ful
remyssiou7i, by ij. bulles vnder lede, vj. monthes fan next to last.
In fis same $er fe Erl of Penbrook was take & raunsened by15
Bertram Cleykyn, bytwne Parys & Caleys, as he come towarde 36
1 on T. 2 TR. 3 vacaunt & void R.
4 london was T. london >ey R. 5 fro R. for C. 6 erlis & R.
7 noble and om. R. 8 j>e see T. 9 pnrpos and desire R.
10 ybrake T. take RC. "-11 was ]>an golden . . . men om. T.
12 this TR. 13 leaflQQ, back. 14 an T. 15 bi for R.
CH. ccxxxvm] Commons want proof 'of 'King 'sneed of 'money. 329
Engelonde oppon Seint Etheldredis day ; f e whiche Seynt, as hit
was said, f e same Erl oft tymes had offended ; & wif in a while
after, he deide. & in Nouf^bre1 next after, )>ere mettew at Brugges
4 fe Duke of Lancastre & fe Duke of Angeoy, wij> meny ofer lordes
& p?'elates of bof e reaumes, forto trete of pees.
Of fe defe of prins Edward, & of dame2 Alys Perers, & Piers
de la Mare. CapMo CC xxxviij0.3
[A Parliament held at Westminster, A.D. 1376. Alice Ferrers
and Lord LatimtrJ\
8 Not4 longe after fe Ij. $ere of fe regnyng of ,King Edward, he
lete ordeyned & holde his parlement at Westminster, fe grettest
fat was sen meny $ere afore. In f e whiche parlement, he axed of5
Commzmaltee of f e reaume as he had done byfore, a grete subsede
12 to be graunted to hem, for defendyng of hem and of his reame;
but fe cowmunes answered fat 'fey were so oft, day be day,
ygreued & charged wij) so meny talyage^ & subsidies, fat fey my^te
no longer suffre non such berf es ne charges ; U and fat fey knewyn
16 & wisten wel fat fe King had ynov for sauyng of hem & of his6
reaume, yf pe reaume wher wel and trewly gouerned, but fat7 8it
had be so long euel ygouerned9 by euel officers, fat the reaume
niy^t neither10 be plenteuous of Chafifare and merchaundise, ne
20 also wif n richesse : & fese finge^ fey profered hem self, if fe
King wold, certey[n]ly to preue & stonde by. and if it were
found & proued after, fat fe King fan had nede, fey wold fen
gladly, euery man, after his power and state, hem wold12 helpe &
24 lene.'
IT And after fis, fere were publisshed & shewed in f e parle-
ment meny playntes & defautes of officers of13 f e reaume, & namely
of fe Lorde Latymer, fe Kinge^ Chaumberlayn, of his evel gouer-
28 nawnce, bofe14 to f e King & eke to fe reame; & at f e laste also fer15
was tretid & spoken of Dame Alys Pereis, for fe grete16 wronge3 &
evel17 gouernazmce 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??mian. Wherfor hit was fe lesse wonder thogh,
1 MS. Nofibre. 2 dame om. T. 3 CC° T. 4 Not TR. Bot C.
5 of >e R. 6 j>e E 7 >at omm R. s Uaf 197> 9 gouerned TR.
10 neucr T. n of R. 12 wold om. R. 13 diners of R.
14 bofe om. R. 15 fere it R. 16 grete om. T.
17 yuyl T. evel R. wel C.
330 The Speaker imprisond. The Black Prince dies. [CH.CCXXXVIII
jmrgh )>e freelte of f e wcwwnanwys exciting & her streyng, cowsentid
to her lewednes & evell counceyll. U The which Dame Alys, &
also f e Lord Latymer, & also ofer1 such fat sterid f e King to evel
gouernazmce, a^ens his profite & f e reaumes. also al f e co??i??i?malte 4
of }>e reame desired & asked fat fei shold be meved & done2 awey,
& in her stedes, wyse men & wor]>y fat were trewe, & welle assayed
& proued, and of good gouernrmnce, shold be put in her stedes.
U So anionge all of ere, f er was on among f e communes fat was a 8
wys kny^t, & a trewe, & an eloquent man, whos name was Piers de
la Mare ; & fis same Piers was chosen to be speker for the com
munes in }>e parlement.3 & for fis same4 Piers told & publissed fe
trewpe, & rehersid meny wronges a^ens fie forsaid Dame Alys, & 12
o]>er certeyne persones of fe Kinge^ counceyl, as he was bode by
f e communes, & also trustyng mych forto be supported & mayn-
teyned in fis mater by help & fauour of )>e Pryns, anon as f e
Pryns was dede, at }>e instaunce and 5 request of fe forsaid Dame 16
Alys, fis Piers de La Mare was iugged to pe?'petuel p?'i'soun in pe
Castell of Notyngbom, in fe whiche he was ij. }ere. & fe vj.
kale7^d of luyll, lastyng J?at same parlement, deid Prens Edwardes
ferst sone, pat is forto sey, in6 Trynite SouTiday ; in J>e worship of7 20
whiche feest he was wont euery ^ere, wher fat euere he were in fe
worlde, to make & hold J>e nioost sole?«piiyte fat he myght.
11 Whos name & fortune of kni^thood, but yf it had bene of
anofer8 Ectour, al men, both Christen & hefen, while he leuyd & 24
was in good poynt, wondred mych, & dred him wonder sore ; whos
body is worshipfully beryed at Crycherche of9 Caunterbury.
And in fis same ^ere fe man & fe Erles temrmntes of Warwyk
arisen maliciously a^ens fe Abbot & fe Covent of Euesham & her 28
tencwmtes, & destroy eden fersly f e Abbot & f e toun, & wounded &
bete her men, & slowen of hem meny one, & wenten to her maners
& places, & dede myche harme, & brekyn doun her parkes & her
closes, & brentera & slowen her wild bestes, and chaced hem, 32
brekyng her fisshepond hedis, & lete f e water of her pondes, stewes
& ryuers, renne out; & token fe fissh, & here it with hem, &
deden hem al fe harme fat fey my^te. U In so ferforth, fat
forsofe fey had be distroyed perpetuely, fat abbay,10 wif all her 36
membres &11 appwrtenawnces, but yf fe King fe sonner had
1 o]>cr om. R. 2 put R. :! in }>e prirlement om. T. 4 same om. R.
6 leaf 197, back. 6 on R. 7 of \>Q R. 8 of anoj>er om. T.
9 in T. 10 >at abbay om. R. " & om. T.
CH. ccxxxix] Subsidy granted to Edw. III. His Grandson. 331
holpen hit & taken heed ferto. and ferfore fe King sent his
levies to fe Erie of Warwyk, chargyng hym, & eomaiwdyng, fat
he shulde stynt, redresse & amende tlie evel doers & brekers of his
4 pees, and so, by menys of lordes & of ere frendes of bofe sides
pece l & good acorde & lone was made bytwene hem. H And for
f is hurlyng, as hit was seyd, fe King wold not be gouerned at fat
tyme by his lordes fat fere were in fe p«?-lement; 2but he toke and
8 made his sone, f e Duk of Lancastre, his goueraowr of f e reaume ;
the which stood so still gouernour til tyme fat he deide.
The same ^ere, anon after Candelmasse, or the porlement was
done, the King axede a subsidie of the clergie and of f e lay fee,
1 2 and hit was graunted him, )>at is forto seye, that he sholde haue of
euery persone of the lay fee, bothe of men and womman fat passed
xiiij. }er age, iiij d. — outake pore beggers that were knowen opynly
for3 nede, beggers,4 — and fat he shulde haue of eue?y man of
16 holy chirche fat was beneficed or p?*omoted, xij d., and of al ofere
fat were nout promoted iiijd., outake )>e iiij, orders of the Frers
beggers.
U This same $er, after Myghellmase, "Richard, Prin3 Edward e^
20 sone, was made Prins of Walys ; to whon )>e King also ^af 5 fe
Duche of Cornewayl, wyth fe Erldom of Chestre. and aboute J)is
tyme, )?e Cardinallis of Engelond, fe forfe day bifore Mary
Maugdalyne day, after mete, sodeynly was smete & take6 wij> a
24 palsie, & loste his speche ; and on Marye Mawgdalyne day
he died.
Of the deth of Kinge Edwarde ; and hov Sere John Mounster-
worf, knight, was drawe and honged for his fals treson/*.
28 Capita CCmo. xxxix0.7
Ryght anon after, in )?e lij ^ere of his8 regne, of King Edward,
in )>e begynnyng of October, Pope Gregory J>e xj. brou^t
and removed wij> hem his court from Aveyon to Eome.
32 And j?e xij. day of Aprill, John Munsterworfe, knight, at
London was drawen, hanged, and fen byheded; and after, his
body quartered, and sent to fe .iiij.9 chef tonnes of Engelond, and
his heed sette oppon10 London Brigge. U For fis same lohn was
1 pece and T. and C. 2 leaf 198. 3 for TR. fro C.
4 necli pouere beggers T. nedy poer beggars R. 5 yaf also TR.
6 was take and suiyte T. & take om. R. 7 CO T. 8 ]>Q TR.
9 to foure the T. iiij ]>e R. 10 on T.
332 Treachery of Sir John Munsterworth. . Edw. Ill dies.
ful vntrewe to J?e J 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
at2 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 his man, and behight hym to bringe a3 grete nave of
Spayne in confusion, and distroyende of4 Engelonde. but rightful 8
God, to whom 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 j?o5 next sewynge, King Edward
$af to Eichard of Burdeux, his eyr, that was Pryns Edwardes sone,
att Wyndesore, the ordre of knyghthood, and made hym knyght. 1 6
the which Kyng Edward, whan he had regned lj.6 $ere and more,
the xj kalend of luyn, he deide at Shene, and is beried worship-
fully at Westmynster ; on whos soule God haue mercy ! Amen 1
1 leaf 198, back. 2 J>at at TR. 3 him a T. 4 of TR. al C.
5 ]>e T. 6 lij R.
333
APPENDIX B.
[THE CHARACTER OF EDWARD III.]
[MS. Harley 753, fol. 146 /. (collated with MS. Harley 331 = X,
Lambeth 491 = F, and Lambeth 738 = Z).]
Of ]>e description)1 of Kyng- Edward, Cap0. CC. xxix0.2
THis3 Kyng Edward' was forsobe of a passyng goodnesse, and ful
gracious amonge aH be worthymen of J>e world? ; for he passyd
4 and shone by verfcue & gmce4 yeven to \\yrn fro God', above aH his
predecessours bat were noble men & worthy. And he was a wele
hard-herted5 man, for he dred nener of none myshappes, ne harmes
ne evyH fortune, bat my3t falle a noble warryour, and a fortunable,6
8 bothe7 on lond?8 and on be see.9 And in ail batayle & assembles,
wiih a passyng glory and worshyp10 he had? euere be victory.
And11 he was meke and benygne, homely, sobre, & softe to aft
mane?' men,12 as wele to straungres as to his owne subiectes, And to
12 olper bat were vnder his gouernaunce.13 He was devoute & holy,
bo]>e to God & holy14 chirch; if or he was worshipped &15 mayn-
tened holy chirch and her mynystres vritfi aH maner reuerences.16
He was treteable & wele avysed in temperaH & worldly nedes, wyse
16 in counsel!, and discrete, soft, meke,17 & good to speke vriih,.
In hys dedes & inanere, fuH gentiH & wele ytaught, havyng pite
on hem18 J>at were in dissese; plentevous in yevyng almesse,19
Besy20 & corious in bildyng; And fuH lyghtly he bare & suffred
20 wronger and harmes. And whan he was yeve to any occupac^on, he
left aH oj>er J>ynges in21 ]?e mene tyme, and tent22 ferto; semly of
body, & of mene stature ; havyng alwey, to high & lowe, a good
chere. And \er sprang & shone so mocll grace of hym 23]?at, what
I distraction MS and Z. 2 heading om. Z. 3 The Z.
4 vertue of grace YZ.
5 a wel and a hardy hertid Y. a well and an harty hartid Z.
6 and so fortunable X. a fortunate Y. a ffortyuant Z.
7 for bothe Y. 8 on >e loud X. 9 on se Z. 10 glory and Joy Z.
II And om. Y. 12 maner off men Z. 13 his owue Gouernaunce Z.
14 to holy Z. 15 worshepid halpe and Z. 16 of reuerence Z.
17 and meke Z. 18 to hem XY. 1& benefytes Z. 20 and Besy Z.
21 for Z. 2* tent om. Z. » leaf 146, back.
334 The Character of King Edward the Third. [APP. B
maner man had byhold* his face, or had dremed of hy?«, he hoped J>at
day j>at ati ]>yng shokH hap1 to hym loyfuft and lykyng. And
he gouerned gloriously hys kyngdom) into his age. And2 he was
large in yevyng, and wyse in spences. He was fulfilled with3 aH 4
honeste of good maners, & vertuous ; vnder whom to lyve,4 hit was
as for to regne; wherfor his name5 & his loos sprang so fere bat it
came into hethenesse and Barbarye, shewyng and tellyng his
worthynesse & mauhode in alt londes; And bat in6 no lond? vnder 8
heven had be7 brought forth so noble a kyng,8 so gentiH & so
blessyd, or myjt reyse such anober whan he were dede.
Neuerbelesse,9 lecchery & mevyng of hys flessh. haunted hym
in his age ; wherefor be rather, as it was to suppose,10 for vnmesur- 12
able fulfillyng of hys lust, his lyff shorted be sonner. And herof
takeb good hede, lyke as hys dedys byfore bereth wytnesse ; for, as
in hys bygynnyng ali pynges were loyfutt and lykyng to hym &
to aH be11 peple, And in hys myd age he passed aH men12 in high 16
loye and13 worshype and blessydnesse, Ry^t so, whan he drow in-to
Age, drawyng downward Jjurgh lecchorye and o]>e?*14 synnes, litiH &
litiH aH po loyfutt and blyssed15 pynges, good fortune & prosperite
decresed and myshapped, And Infortunat ])ynges, & vnp?*ofytable 20
liarmes, with many evele, bygan for to sprynge, and, J>e more
— • harme is, conteyned longe tyme after.
1 ffall Z. 2 And mn. Z. 3 of Z. 4 >e lyffe Z. 5 fame YZ.
6 in om. YZ. 7 be om. XYZ. 8 kny^t Z.
9 Neuere the latter Y. Neuyr >e latter Z.
10 suppose for XYZ. " be om. Z. 12 pepill Z. 13 and om. YZ.
14 aft'ter Z. 15 blisfnll X.
[FROM THE CORONATION OF RICHARD II (A.D. 1377)
TO THE CAPTURE OF ROUEN (A.D. 1419).]
Richard II crownd. French Galleys burn English Towns. 335
[C]
N 01
OF
[Cambridge University Libi-ary MS. Kk. 1. 12.]
*And aftir King Edwarde the thrid, fat was bore at Wyndesore,
Regned Richard of Burdeux, that was Prynce Edwarde^
sone of Walis ; which Prince Edwarde was f e sone of2
4 King Edwarde fe iijde.3 Ca$itulum ccxxxix.
And aftir the gode King, King Edwarde the iijde, fat was born
at Wyndesore, Eegned Eicharde fe ij, fat was fe gode Prince
Edwarde^ sone of4 Walis ; which King Richard was born yn fe
8 cite of Burdeux yn Gasquoyn, and was crouned at Westminster yn
f e xj yere of his age. IT And yn ij 5 yere of his regne fil f e °
debate fat was betuene f e Lorde Latimer and Syr Eaaff Ferers,
kni^t,7 fat were ayens Hawle & Schakele, squiers, for the prysoner
12 fat was take yn the botayle of Spayngne 8by fese ij squyers, fe9
which fe sayde10 Lorde Latymer and Ser Eaaff Ferrers wolde haue
had ; f e which prysoner was f e Erie of Deene, fat fay toke yn f e
batayle of Spayngne.8 IT Wherfore fese ij lorde^ comyii yn-to
16 Westminster churche,11 andfounde fis on Squier heryng his12 messe
besyde Seint Edwarde} schryne ; and there f ei slow hym fat me
callyd Hawle ; and Schackele was arestid and put yn-to f e Tour of
London ; and fere he was long tyme, for13 he wolde not delyuer f e
20 Erie of Dene, his p?*esoner, vnto f e^e ij lorde^ by Ser Aleyn Buxhill,
Constable of the tour, and be Ser Eaaff Ferrers, one of his aduer-
saryes, tyll fe tyme fat14 fe king grawnted hyin grace.
H In the iijde yere of King Eicharde come f e 15 galies of Fraunce16
24 yn-to Engelonde, vnto dyuers porte^, and brent, & Eobbyd, and
slow moch pepyll of Engelond, fat is to sey,17 Wynchilse, Eie,
Hastynge,18 Portesmouth, Hampton, Stormore, &19 Grauysende,
and dede moche harm, and wente horn ayen.
I leaf 110, lack. 2 of ]>e T. 3 >e iijde om. T. 4 Prynce of T.
5 >e seconde R. 6 regne for TR. 7 the knyght T.
8-8 om. T. 9 and \>e R. 10 sayde om. R.
II into the Chirche of Westmynstre TR. r2 his om. T. la and T
14 J>e tyrae J>at om. TR. 15 J>e om. T.
16 yeer off his Regne J>e galeys of ffraunce come R. 17 seie at T.
18 hastyng and T. 19 and om. T.
336 The 4d. Poll-Tax. Hurling Time. Plunder of London.
[The Commons' Revolt led by Jack Straw and Wat Tyler.]
And yn f is same yere was a parlement holden at Westminster ;
and at fat parlemeut was ordeyned fat euery man, woman &
childe, fat were1 at fe age of xiiij yere & aboue, f or^out all f e Eeme,
pore folke & Eich,2 sclmlde pay to f e talage iiij d ; wherfore come 4
aftirwarde grete myscliiff & nioche dese^e to alle3 communialte of
fe Reme. U And yn f e iiij yere of f e regne of King Eicharde fe
comynes loked vp, &4 arysyn vp5 yn dyuers parte; of fe Eeme,
and dede nioche harm, fe which fei callid6 "hurlyng tyme." And 8
fei of Kent & of Essex madyn hem ij cheveteyne^ to rewle &
gouerne fe compayne of Kent & of Essex: fat one7 me8 callid
Jackestaw Jacke Strawe, and fat ofer, Watte Tyler; and fai comen and
assembled ham vpon fe Blake-Heth yn Kent. And apon the9 12
Corpus Christi day and after, fei comen doune yn-to South werk,
and brekyn vp f e prison hous, fat is to wite, f e Kingis Bench, and
fe10 Marchalsy, & delyverde out alle f e pn'soners. And so fe same
day fei comen yn-to London ; a?id fe?'e thay robbyd f e peple, and 16-
slowyn alle11 alyens fat fay my^t fynde yn fe cyte and aboute fe
cite, and despoiled alle her gode^, and made havoke. U And on
the Eridai 12next aftir, fat was on fe morowe, thei comyn vn13to fe
Tour of London ; and the king beyng f ere-yn, fei sette out of f e 20
Tour fe Archebishop of Cauntwrbury, Maistir Symond14 Sudbery,
and Ser Eobert Hale}, Pryour15 of Saint Johnes,16 and a Whit Frere
fat was confessour vn to King Eicharde, and broi^t ham vnto f e
Tour Hill ; and fere fay smytyn of her hedys, and comyn ayen to 24
London, & slowyn mo peple of men of lawe, and ofer worthi men
yn dyuers parteye; of fe cite. And fanne went fai17 to the Duke;
place 4 of Lancaatre, beyonde Saint Mary Stronde, fat was callyd
Savoy.18 U And fere fei deuoured & destroyed al f e gode; fat fay 28
my;t fynde,19 and bare ham away, and brent vp fe place. And
fanne aftir fey went to Seint Johnes without Smythffelde, and
destroyed f e godes,20 & brent vp fat hous, and went to Westimwsfer, -
and so to Sent Martyne; fe Graunt, and made hem go21 out of 32
1 weren T. were E. om. Kk. 2 and o]>er T.
:{ att >e T. al >e R. 4 loked vp & om. TR.
5 vp om. R. 6 callid >e TR. 7 one om. R. 8 >at men T.
9 Kent on TR. 10 )>e om. T. n alle J>e TR.
12 leaf III. 13 vn om. T. 14 sir Edmunde TR.
15 hospitaler prionre and maistir T. 16 lohnes house T.
17 fei wenten T. >ey wente R. 18 >e Savey T. 19 fynde >ere R.
20 goodis there T. 21 to go TR.
Jack Straw slain ly Walworth, The Risers vanish. 337
fe sayntwarye, alle1 fat were fere2 ynne for eny maner of3
gryth.4
IT And Jeanne come vnto f e Temple, and to alle of er ynnej of men
4 of la we, & dispoyled ham and rebbed ham of5 her gode^, and also
taare hir bokis of law ; and f ai6 come to London, and brake vp the
pryson of Newgate, & droff out alle fe prisoners, felons, & ofir of7
bothe counties, and alle fe peple fat was with -ynne ham, &
^destroyed alle f e bokis of bothe counties ; and f us fay contynued
forth, both Saturday and Sonday,8 vnto9 fe Monday next folowyng,
yn alle hir10 malice & wickydnesse. And fanne,11 on the Monday,
King Kichaid, with his Ibrde^ fat were with hym fat tyme, and12
12 with fe Meire of London, William Walworth, fe13 aldermen & fe
cowmyne} of fe cite, come14 yn15 to Southwerk16 to here &17 know
fe entencion of fese rebellis and misgoverned pepil.18 U And fis
lak Straw fanne made an oyes in f e felde, fat alle f e pepyl of
16 accorde schukle come nere, & here his clamour and19 his crye and
his will, and fe lorde^, and fe Mayre and fe aldermen, with fe
comwMwialte, hauyng indignac^on of his Covetise and Falsnesse,
and his foule presompcion ; and anon William Walworth, fat tyme
20 beyng Mayre, drew out his knyff, and slow lack Straw, and anora
ry^t fere dede smy^t of his hed, and sette it vp apon20 a spere-
schafte • and so it was bore f rou$ London, & set on high vp on
London Brygge. U And21 anon alle fe22 rysers and mysgouernyd
24 men were voyded and23 vanysched, as hit hadde not byn fay.
IT And24 fe king, of his grete godenesse, and by prayer of his lorde^,
made fere vj kny^tis of gode & worthi men of f e cite of London,
fat is,25 William Walworth — fat tyme was26 Mayre and slow lack
28 Straw, — & ijde27 was Nicholas Brembre, fe28 iij was29 John Phily-
pot, the28 iiij was30 Nicholas Twyfford, fe28 fyfffe was29 Eobert
Lawnde^, fe28 vj, Eobert Gayton. IT And fanne fe king, with his
lorde^ and his31 kny^tes, retourned ayen vnto the Tour of London ;
32 and fe?*e he restid hym tylle his32 peple were bettir cecyd, & seet yn
I alle om. R. 2 with T. ]>ere om. R. 3 of om. R. 4 gryth om. T.
5 of TR. orKk. 6 ]>anne |>ai T. >anne j>ey R. 7andofTR.
8 vnto J>e Sonday T. 9 and vnto T. 10 her maner of T.
II >anne om. T. 12 and om. T. 1:J >at was ]>at tyme come with >e TR.
14 and come T. 15 yn om. T. 16 Smythfelde R. 17 and to T.
18 peple pat so reuyd and robbid T.
19 and here his clamouris and T. and here his clamour and R. om. Kk.
20 vpon T. it vpon K. 21 And om. T. » >ese T. >i3e R.
2{ and clene T. & clene R. l24 And thanne T. and )>anne R.
25 is to saie T. is to say R. » j,at was ^t tyme T. « >e ije T.
28 and >e T. » was om. TR. 30 was om. T. 31 his om. R. & this T.
338 Rebels hangd. Earthquake. Dunkirk Fight. [CH. ccxxxix
rest and pee$. 11 And panne, by processe of tyme, as pay my^t gete
and take pe$e 1Rebellis & rysers, they hanged ham vp on2 the next
galous yn euery lordesschippe throu^ pe3 Reme of Engelond,4 be xl
& be xxx, be5 x. & be xij., euer as pay myghte be goton & take6 4
yn eny parteys.
U And yn pe v. yere of King Richarde} Regne was pe grete
Erthe quake; and pat7 was do8 gene?*ally ovir9 alle pe worlde, —
the Wedynesday afFtir Whitsonday, yn the yere after10 incarnacion 8
of our Lorde Ihesu crist, m1 ccc. iiij xj,11 where-of alle pe peple were
sore agast, and drad12 long tyme aftir, for pe grete13 vengaunce and
grete drede pat our Lorde God schewed and dede.
IT In14 pe vj $ere of his regne,15 Ser Henri Spenser, Bischop of 12
Sbrthwych, went with a croyserey ouer pe see yn-to pe contre of
Flawndre} ; & pe?'e he16 gate pe towne of Grauenyng, &17 pe toun
of Olden burgh,18 Dunkirk, and Newport; and pere pai ladde &
fry^t .LJ. schyppe^ wz't/i peleage19 for to haue come yn to Engelonde 16
with alle pese schippes and goodis,20 and pe Bischop of Northwich
and his counsel lette brenne pose schippe^, with al pe peleage, yn
pe same havynne, all yn-to hard asches.
U And at Dunkirk was don a grete batayle betuene pe Flemynge} 20
and pe Englisch men ; and 21 at pat batayle was slayn a gret multi
tude of pese Flemynge}, and a passyng noumbre. IT And panne
went pe bischop with his retynu vn-to Ipre^, and besegid it a long
tyme ; but it my^t not be gote, and so he lefte pat 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 wed Richard II.]
IT And yn pis same $ere come Quene Anne yn-to Engelond,
for to be spoused vnto King Richard ; and hir fadir was Emperour 28
of Almayne, and King of Beeme. And with hir came pe Duk of
Tassy and hir vncle, and mony oper worth! lorde^ & kni^tes22 of
hir cuntre of Beeme, and of oper Duch tunge;, to do hir reuerence
1 leaf 111, back. 2 vpon T. :i out >e TR. 4 of Engelond om. T.
5 and bi T. 6 be take and gete T. 7 hit T. 8 do om. T.
9 oiler T. I0 after the T. after >e R. n and xj T. 12 a dred T.
13 girte om. TR. 14 And in TR.
15 of ]>e reigne of kyng Richard T. of j)e regne of king Richarde R,
16 and >ei T. \>ey R. 17 & om. 1S Broburgh T.
19 pilage T. peseage Kk.
20 with these shippis and goodis T. with.pe^e shippes & godis R. om. Kk.
21 and om. T. • knyghtis and lordis T.
CH. ccxxxix] Rich. II married. English help to Portugal. 339
and worschip. H And Ser Symond Beuyrley, a worthi
of ]>Q Gartyr,1 & oper kny^tis and squyers pat were pe Kingi}
embassetoures, brou^t hir yn-to Engelond, and so ferthe to London.
4 *I And pe pe[p]le of pe cite, fat is to saye, pe Mayre & pe Alder
men and alle pe2 comyne$, rydyn ayens hir to welcome hir; and
euery man yn gode aray, and euery craft with his Mynstralcye, yn
pe best maner, mette with hir on pe Blak-Heth yn Kent, & so
8 broi^t hir to3 London prou^ pe cite, and so forth yn to4 Weste-
mystre, vn-to pe kinge^ palice ; and pere sche was spousede vnto
King Richard, welle and worthily, yn pe Abbey of Westmynstre ;
and pere sche was crouned Quene of Engelond ; and alle hir frendis
12 pat comyn with hir hadde gret yeftis, and hadde grete chere, and
were wel refresched5 as long tyme as pai abyden here.
U And yn pis same yere was a batayle do with-ynne pe kinge^
Palys at Westmynstre, for certeyne poyntis of treson, betuene Ser
16 lohn of Ansley, kny^t, defendaunt, and Karton, Squyere, pe
appellaunt ; but pis Ser lohn of Ansley ouyr-come pis Carton,
& made hym 6to yolde hym withynne pe listis, and anon pis
Craton (sic) was7 dispoyled of his harne} and drawe out of pe lystis,
20 and so forth to 8 Tyborne ; and pere he was hangyd for his falsnesse.
U And yn9 the viij yere of his Regne10 Ser Edmuwde of Langele,
Erie of Cawmebrygge, pe kinge^ vncle, wente vnto n Portingale with
a Fayre manye of men of arme^ and archers, yn helpyng & streyng-
24 thyng12 of pe King of Portyngale ayens pe King of Spayngne and
his power, and pere pe King of Portyngale hadde pe victory of his
Enymye^, prou^ help and comfort of our Englysch men. And
whanne pat iornay was y13do, The Erie of Cawmbrige com horn
28 ayen with his peple yn-to Engelond yn haste ; blessid be Gode and
his gracious yeft ! Amen !
11 And pis same yere, Kinge Richarde hylde his Cristismesse yn
pe Maner of Estham (sic). And pe same tyme, pe King of Ermonye
32 nedde out of his owne londe, and come yn-to Engelond, for to
haue socour and help of our King ayens his enyrnye}, pat hadde
dreve hym of14 his Reme ; and so he was brou^t vn-to15 pe King to
Eltham, pe?-e as pe King hylde his realle feest of Cristismasse \ and
1 MS. gartyd. 2 )>e om. T. 3 into T. 4 vnto T.
5 and weren wele cherid and refresshid T. & well were chered & refres-
shed R.
6 leaf 112. 7 was om. T. 8 to >e T. 9 yn om. T.
10 J>e reigne of kyng Richard T. n into T.
12 in strengthyng and helpyng T. in strengthinge & helpmge R.
13 y om. TR. 14 out of T. 15 to R.
BRUT. A A
340 The King of Armenia. Treaty with the Scots. [CH.CCXXXIX
fere otire King welcomed hym, and dede hym reuerence &
worschip, and comuiawnded alle his1 lorde$ to make hym alle fe
chere fat fay cowthe. and panne he besou^t the King2 of grace
and help, and of his co??zfort yn his nede, and fat he my^t be bro$t 4
ayen yn3-to his owne kingedoin and londe, for fe Turkey hadde
deuoured & destroyed moch parte of his londe ; and for drede he
fledde, & come hider for socoure and helpe. IT And than4 fe
King, hauyng compassion of his gret myschiffe and greuos dese^e, 8
anon5 he toke his Counsel, and axed what was best to do. and fai
answered and sayde, ' yef it likyd hym to yeue hym eny gode, it
were welle ydo : and as towchyng his peple, to Trauayle so fer yn-to
out-londe^, it were a grete ieparde ' ; and so f e King yaf hym golde 1 2
and seluyr, and many riche^ 6 and iewellis, and betau^t hym to God ;
and so he passed ayen out of Engelond.
1T And yn f is same yere King Richarde, \vith a ryall power, went
yn-to Scotland for to war ayen7 fe Scottis, for hir Ealsnesse and 16
destrocc^on fat fay8 hadde do ayens9 fe10 English men yn fe
Marchis. And fe11 Scottis come doun12 for to trete13 with hym14
& with his lorde$ for trewes, as for certeyn yeres; and so oure
Kyng and his Counsel graunted hem trewes certyn yeres15 vwto 20
her axyng, and our King turned hym horn ayen yn-to Engelonde.
IT And whanne he was come vnto16 Yorke, fere he aboode and
restyd hym. and17 fere Ser John Helond, fe Erie of Kentis
brofer, slow fe Erlis sone of Staffarde and his heyre with a daggar 24
yn f e cite of Yorke, wherfor the King was sore amoued and grevid,
& remevyd fro f enne^ and come to London ; and f e Meire and f e
Aldermen and fe commyns, with alle fe solempnite fat fay18
19myghte do,20 rydyn ayens fe King, and brou$t hym ryally throu} 28
the cite, & so forth vnto Westmynstre vnto his owne Palis.
IT And yn fe ix yere of his regne21 he hadde22 a parlement at
Westminster, & fere he made ij dukes, and a Markques & v. erle$ :
I >e T. 2 the king om. T. 3 yn om. TR. 4 than om. T.
5 and om. TR. and anon Kk. 6 riche yif'tis T. rich 3iftis R.
7 vpon R. 8 >e Scottis T. 9 to T. 10 do vnto R.
II >anne >e T. 12 downe vnto >e kyng T.
13 entrete T. 14 with him TR. hym Kk.
15 yeeris, and so oure kyng and his counceile grauntid hem trewes certeyne
yeris T. yeris and so J>e king & his counsel graunted ham trewis certayn
yeres R. om. Kk.
1B to T. 17 and om. TR. 18 >ay om. 19 leaf 112, back.
20 }>at myghte be do R.
21 of kyng Richardis reigne T. yeer of king Richardis Regne he held R.
22 helde T.
CH. ccxxxix] Earl of March slain. French wine-fleet. 341
fe first fat was mad Duk, was fe Kingej vncle, Ser Edmu7v.de1 of
Langeley and2 Erie of Caumbrigge; and hym he3 made4 Duk of
Yorke ; and his of er vncle, Ser Thomas of Wodestoke, fat was Erie
4 of Bokingham, he made Duke of Gloucestre, and Ser Lover, fat was
Erie of Oxynforde, he5 made Marques of Denelyn; and Henry of
Bolyngbroke, fe Duke} son of Lancastre, he6 made Erie of Derby ;
and Ser Edwarde, fe Dukes sone of York, he6 made Erie of Ruth-
8 lond • Ser John Holande, fat was f e Erie of Kentis brother, he 6
made Erie of Huntyngton ; Ser Thomas Mombraye, Erie of Notyng-
ham, & Erie Marchall of Eugelond; and Ser7 Michell of Pole,
kny^t, he6 made Erie of Suffolke and Chaunceler of Engelbnd.
12 IT And the Erie of the8 March, at fat same9 parleinent holdoii
at Westemynstre, yn10 playne parlement among al fe Lorde^ and
Comyns, was proclaymed Erie of the March, and heyre11 parant
vnto12 fe croune of Engelonde aftir King Richarde. U The which
16 Erie of the13 Marche went ouyr14 see yn-to Irelond vnto his lorde-
schippe^ and londe^, for the Erie of15 Marche is Erie of Ylcestre yn"
Irelonde, and16 by ry^t lyne and heritage, and at17 a18 Castill of his
he lay fat tyme; and fere come apon19 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 peple, and manly
ffa^t vrith ham ; and fere he was take, and hew al to pecis, and
fere he 20 deied ; on whose soule God haue mercy ! Amen !
24 U And yn the .x. yere of King Richarde^ regne, fe Erie of
Arundell went to21 fe see with a grete Naueye of schippe}, enarmed
with men of arme^ and gode archers. And as22 fai come yn to fe
brode see, fei mette with fe hole flytte fat come lade with wyne23
28 from Rochell ; and24 the wyne$ were Enymye^ godes ; and feron
cure25 Naueye sette apoin26 ham, and toke ham alle, and brou^t hym
yn to27 diuers portly and hauons of28 Engelond, & sum to London :
and fere f e my^te haue hedde a ton of Rochel wyne of f e beste for
32 xx s. of sterlynges ; and so we hadde gret chep of wyne f rou3~out
f e Reme at fat tyme, f ankyd be God Almy^ty !
1 Symonde T. 2 and om. TR. 3 he om. R.
4 and he was made T. 5 him T. 6 him he T. 7 sir TR. for Kk.
8 the om. TR. 9 same tyme of >e T. 10 in >e T. u heir of R.
12 to TR. 13 the om. TR. 14 ouer >e TR. 15 of the T.
16 and om. R. 17 there at T. >ere at R. 18 >e R. 19 vpon TR.
20 he am. T. 21 vnto TR. ^ And as T. and Kk.
23 eomen wyne lade T. with wyne om. R. ^ and om. T.
25 and )>ere oure T. ]>ere our R. and beron Kk. 26 vpon TR.
27 vnto R. * into T.
342 Rich. IPs evil Counsellors. Tho. Usk &c. liangd. [CH. CCXL
How fe .v. lorde^ arysen at Ratcot brydge, ye schul here.1
ccxl.2
And yn fe a.xj yere of King Richarde} regne,3 fe .v. lorde^
reson at Ratcote brygge, yn4 destroccyon of the5 RebelU's fat weryn 4
fat tymeyn alle this6 Reme. U The first of the .v. lorde} was Ser
Thomas of Wodestoke, f e Kingis vncle, and Duk of Gloucestre ;
fe7 ij was Ser Richarde, Erie of Arundell ; fe8 iij was Ser Richard,
Erie of "Warwic; fe iiij was Ser Harri9 Bolyngbroke,Erle of Derby, 8
and J?e .v. was Ser Thomas Mouubray, Erie of Notygham. IF And
fe^e .v. lorde} sawe fe myschif, and mysgouernaunce, and fe
Ealsnesse of the Kinge} counsell ; wherfor f ai fat were of f e Kinge}
kounsel chef,10 ffleddyn out of fis londe ouer fe see, fat is to say, 12
Ser Alisaunder Neuyle, Archebischop11 of York, Ser Robert le Yeere,
12 Marquis of Develyn and Erie of Oxynforde; Ser13 Michel de la
Pole, Erie of Suffolke and Chaunceler of Engelond. and fese iij.
lorde} went ouyr see,14 and cam nevir ayen, for there fay deied. 16
And fan15 fe$e .v. lorde} forsaide16 niaden17 a pa?'lemewt at West-
mystre, and fere thay tokyn Ser Robert Tresilian, J>e Justice, and
Ser Nicholl Brembre, kny^t an18 cite^ein of London, and Ser lohn
Salesbury, kny^t of the Kingis housholde, & Vske, sergeaunt of 20
arme3 ; and mony moo of o]?er peple were take and luged vnto 19
deth by J?e counsel of j>ese .v. lorde^ yn hir parlement at West-
-winster, for treson )?at ]?ai put apon ham, to be draw fro fe20 Tour
of London Jjroii} )?e cite, and so forth to Tyburne ; and fere to be 24
hangyd, and fere her f rotis to be kut ; and fus fei were serued, and
deiden.
And aftir fat, yn fis same parlement, was21 Ser Symond of22
Beverlay, fat was a Kny^t of fe Garter, and Ser John Beauchamp, 28
kny^t, fat was Steward of the Kingis housholde, and Ser lame}
Berners, were for-Iuged vn-to23 deth; and24 fay wer ]add on fote
vn-to25 fe Toure Hille; and fere were her hedis smytyn of, and
mony other mo, be fe^e .v. lorde}. 32
1 ye schul here om. TR. 2 CO T. CCxlj R.
3 in the reigne of kyng Richard >e xje yeer T. \>e Regne of king Richarde
be xj yeer R. 4 in >e T. 5 the om. TR. 6 >e TR.
7 and be T. 8 And be T. 9 henri of R.
10 weren that tyme cheef of be kyngis counceile T. were ]>at tyme chief of
be kinges counsett R. n the Erchebisshop T. 12 leaf 113.
13 and sir T. 14 be see TR. 15 ban om. T. 16 forseide v. lordis T.
17 aboue seide maden T. 18 and T. & R. 19 vnto be T.
20 be T. bo Kk. 21 at Westraynstre was T. 2a of om. T.
23 vnto the T. 24 and banwe T. & banne R. » to TR,
CH. CCXL] Tournament for Foreigners in London. 343
[Jousts in Smithfield, A.D. 1388.]
U In jris1 forsaide parlement, and in fe xij 3ere of King
Eicharde^ regne, he let crye and ordeyne2 generalle Justice, fat is
called a turnement, of lorde^, kny^tis and skquiers. IT And fese
4 lustes & turnement were holden at London in Smithfelde, for alle
maner of strayngers, of what londe &3 cunctre fei4 were, and5
fidir fei were ri^t welcome; and to hem and to alle ofer waa
holden opon housholde and grete ffestis ; and also grete yftis were
8 yeue to alle maner of straungers. And fay6 of the kinges syde
were7 alle of on8 sute: her cotis, her armyour, schelde^, & her9
hors &10 trapure, alle11 was white hertis, with crowne} about her
nekkis, and cheyne^ of golde hangyng fere vp-on, and f e croune
12 hangyng lowe before fe hertis body; fe which hert was fe kinge^
lyveray fat he yaf to lorde^ & ladie^, kny^tis and skquiers, for to
know his housholde from of er peple. U And at Jris first comyng to
her lustes, xxiiij ladie^ ladde fese xxiiij lorde^ of f e Garther with
16 cheynys of goolde, and alle yn fe same sute of hertis as is afore
sayde, from f e Tour on hors bak f rou3 the cite of London yn-to
Smythfelde, fere f e lustes schulde be do.12 And fis fest and lustes
was holde general, and13 to alle fo fat wolde come, of what land or
20 nacion ]>ai euyr he14 were; and pis15 was holde duryng xxiiij
daye$, of Ipe kinge^ owne cost; and fese xxiiij lorde^ to answere
to16 alle maner of17 pepil fat wolde come jridir. And pedir come fe
Erie of seint Poule of Fraunce, and mony ofer worthi kny^tes with
24 hym of diuers parteys, fful welle arayed.18 And out of Holand &
Henaude come fe Lorde Ostrenaunde, J?«t was fe Duke^ sone of
Holande, & mony oj?er worthi kny^tes with hym, bothe19 of Holand
& Henaude20 fulle welle arayede. And whenne fese feste and
28 lustes was do and21 endid, fe King fanked fese st[r]ayngers and
yaf ham mony grete yeftis; and fanne fei token hir leue of fe
King & of ofer Iorde3 and ladye}, and went horn ayen yn-to her
owne cuntre, with grete loue & moche fanke.
32 H And yn fe xiij yere 22of King Richarde3 regne, \er was a
I this same T. J>is same R. 2 ordeyne a T. 3 or TR.
4 what so euer >ei T. 5 of & T. off and R. 6 >ay om. TR.
7 >ey were R. » on om. T. o R. 9 & her om. TR. 10 & om. TR.
II and alle T. & att R. 12 holde T. 13 and om. T.
14 thei T. >ei R. 15 )>is om. T. 16 to om. TR. n of om. TR.
18 MS. Kk. wrongly inserts here U And >e3 Fest & lustes was endid, f>e
king thankyd >ese. And >es ffest & ... ]?ese om. TR.
19 bothe om. T. 20 henaude om. T 21 do and om. TR.
22 leaf W, back.
344 John of Gaunt's Expedition to Spain. [CH. CCXL
batayle y1do yn the Kingis pal is at Westmynstre, betwene a skquyer
of Nauerne pat was wzt/?- pe king, and anoper skquier pat me callid
John Walsch, of2 poyntis of treson pat pis Nauerner put vp-on pis
Walsch ; but pis Nauerner was oue?'come, and yelde hym craunt to 4
his adue?-sarye, and anon he was dispoyled of his armyow?-, 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 se3 yn-to Spayne, — for to
chalenge his ry3t, pat he hadde be his wife} tytill, vnto pe croune
of Spayngne, — with a gret ost of pepil, of men of arme$ and
archers. And he4 had5 with hym pe Duchesse, his wyff, and his 12
iij do^tre}, yn-to6 Sp[a]yne, and pere7 pay weryn a grete while.
1F And at pe8 last, pe King of Spayne began to trete with pe Duke
of Lancastre, and pay were accorded to-gadir prou$ hir bope counsel,
yn pis maner : pat pe King of Spayne schulde wedde pe Duke$ 16
dorter of9 Lancastre, pat was pe10 ry^t- heire to Spayne, and11
schulde yeue to12 pe Duk of Lancastre golde and seluyr, pat was
cast yn-to grete wegge^, and mony opir iewellis, as mony as viij
Charietis rny^t carye, H And euery yere aftir, durywg pe lyff of pe 20
Duke of Lancastre and of the13 Duchesse his wyff, .x. M> Marke of
golde, pe which golde auenture and14 charge^, pay of Spayne schulde
aue?*ture and bryng ycrley to15 Baione to pe Dukes assygne}, be
surete made. H Also pe Duk of Lancastre niaried anoper of his 24
dou^tres vnto pe King of Portingale pe same tyme. And whanne
he hadde do pis,16 he come horn ayen yn-to Engelond, and pe gode
lady his wyff also ; but mony a worth! man yn pat viage deid vpon
pe Flix.17 28
IT And yn pe xv yere of King Eicharde^ regne, he hilde
his Cristismasse yn pe Maner of Wodestoke ; and there pe Erie of
Penbroke, a yong lorde, &18 tendir of age, wolde lerne to luste
with a kni^t me19 callid Ser lohn Saint-John, & redyn to gadir yn 32
pe park of Wodestoke ; and pere pis worthi Erie of Pembroke was
slayn w^t/f pat ope?* knightes spere, as he cast hit fro hym whanne
1 y om. TR. 2 for T. 3 }>e see T. 4 he om. T. 5 ladde R.
6 oner ]>e see with him into T.
7 and there T. and )>ere R. and Kk. 8 >e om. T.
9 of TR. om. Kk. 10 J>e om. R. n and J>e kyng of Spayne T.
12 vnto TR. 13 his T. 14 and om. T. 15 vnto R.
16 Jms T. 17 viage vpon ]?e flixe died T. 18 and a T.
1D J>at men T. ]>at me R.
CH. CCXL] Dispute between Londoners and Bp. of Salisbury. 345
he1 had cowped; and pus pis gode Erie made pere his ende; for
whose dethe2 pe King and the Quene made moche sorow.3
51 And yn pe xvj yere of Kyng Richard his regne,4 lohn Hende
4 beyng pat tyme Maire of London, and lolm Walworth & Henry
Vannere beyng scherreffes of London, fat5 tyme a bakers man bare
a basket of horsbred yn to Flet-strete, toward an ostrye hous ; and
pere come a yemon of pe Bischoppis of Salysbury, pat was callyd
8 Romayn, and he tok an horsloff out of pe basket of pe baker6; and
he askyd hym ' whi he dede so.' And pis Romayn turned ayen, and
brak pe bakers hedde; and neyboure^ come out, and wolde haue
restid pis Romayne ; and he brak from ham and fledde yn-to pe
1 2 lorde^ place, and pe counstablis wolde haue hadde hym out ; but pe
Bischoppe^ men schitte pe ^atis fast,7 and kept pe place pat no man
my^te entre. And panne moch more pepil gadryd pedir, & saide
pat 'pai wolde haue hym out, or8 ellis pei wolde brenne vp pe place,
16 and alle 9that were with-ynne.' IT And panne come pe Maire and10
Schereffe}, with opir myche pepill, and cecid pe malice of pe
comyne^, and made euery man go11 horn to his12 hous, and kepe pe
pee^. 51 Thanne13 pe$ Romaynes lorde, pe Bischop of Salusbery, Ser
20 lohn Waltam (pat was pat tyme treserer of Engelond) went to Ser
Thomas Arundel,14 Archebischop of York, and also Chaun[ce]ler of
Engelonde, and to hym made his complaynt15 vpon pe peple of pe
cite of London. 51 And panne pe$e ij Bischope^, of grete malice
24 and vengeaunce, comyn vnto16 the King to Wyndesore, and made a
grete complaynte vpon the Maire and the Schereffes ; and anon
af tirward alle pe cite ir was before pe King and his cowsel, and pai
cast vn-to18 ham a greuous herte, and wondir grete malice. 51 And
28 anon sodenly pe King sent for pe Maire of London & for pe ij
scherreffe^ ; and pai cam to19 hym to pe Castell of Wyndesore.
And pe King rebukyd pe Maire and pe scherreves f ulle foule, for pe
offens pat pai hadde do ayens hym & his officers, yn his chaumbir
32 of20 London. II Wherfore he deposid & put out the Mayre of
1 >ei TR. 2 eende and jjerfore T. 3 sorow for his deeth. T.
4 of kyng Richardis reigne T. yeer of king Richardis regne R. his
regne Kk.
5 ]>e same TR. 6 >e bakers basket T.
7 fast om. T. shette faste >e yatis R. 8 and R. 9 leaf 114.
10 and >e TR. n to gone T. 12 her T. 13 And thanne T.
14 of Arundett T.
15 and )>ere )>e bisshop made his compleynt vnto ]>e chaunceler T. an
]>ere made his complaynt to him R.
16 to T. 17 anoon att >e Citee aftirward T. 18 to T.
19 vnto T. 20 at TR.
346 Rich. IPs Quarrel with Londoners. Court moves to York.
London1 and pe ij2 Scherreve^ ; and pis was don xiiij 3 daye^
afore pe Fest of saint lohn the Baptist. U And panne pe King
callyd to hym a kni^t pat me called Ser Edward Valyngrigge,4 and
made hym warden and gouernoure of pe cite, & Chaumbyr of 4
London, and ouyr alle his pepil pereynne ; and so he kept pat office
but iiij wokis, because he was so tendir and gentill vn-to pe cete3ens
of London ; wherfore pe King deposyd hym, and made Ser Bawde-
wyn Eadyngton, kny^t, pat was Countroller of pe Kingis Hous- 8
holde, wardeyne and gouernoure of his chaumbyr, and of his 5 peple
perynne; and chese vnto hym to worthi men of pe cite to be
Scherevi^ wit/i hym, for to gouerne & kepe pe kinge$ lawe$ yn the
cite; & on me called Gylbert Maghfelde, and pat ope?*, Thomas 12
Newenton, And pe$e iij gode men hadde pe gouernaunce of pe cite
vn-to pe tyme of pe Maires eleccion panne next,6 pat was called
William Stawnden7; And pis Gilbert Maghfelde & Thomas
Newneton, schereff. H And panne pe Mayre & pe ij schirreve^, 16
and alle pe aldermen, vriih alle pe worthi craftis of London, went
on fote vn to pe Tour; and pere came out pe Counstable of pe
Tour, and yaff pe Maire and pe Schereve^ her othe, and charge,8
as pay scholde haue take yn the Chequer at9 Westmynstre yn 20
pe Kinge} Court of his lustres & Barons of the sayde 10 Cheker ;
and panne went thay whom ayenne.
H And panne pe King and his Counsel, for grete malice of pe
Cite of London, and11 despite, remevid alle his Courte^ fro12 West- 24
mynstre vn-to pe cete of Yorke, pat is to say, pe Chauncerie, pe
Cheker, pe13 Kinge^ Bench, and also pe Comyn Place, and pere pay
hilde alle her14 Courtis of Law fro mydsomer vn-to15 pe fest of
Cristismesse next comyng. U And panne pe King & his counsel 28
sawe it not so profitable pere, as it was at London ; paraie anon he
16removid hit ay en to17 London, and so to Westmynstre, for gret
ese of his officers and avauntage of18 pe King and of19 alle pe
comyns of pe Rerne. 32
U And whenne pe20 peple of London sawe & knew pat pese
1 of London om. TR. 2 and boj^e TR. and for the ij Kk. :{ a xiiij T.
4 Walyngregge T. Walingrugge R. 5 >e TR. 6 next >anne T.
7 Wiliam Staundon) was chosen mayre T. nexte William Staundon)
chosen meire R.
8 hir charge and oth R. 9 of T. 10 sayde om. TR. " and for R.
12 from T. fro R. for Kk. 13 and >e T. 14 )>ese T. his R.
16 midsomer that is to saie J>e feste of seynt lohn) ]>e Baptist vnto T.
16 leaf 114. buck. 17 vnto TR. 18 for R. 19 of om. TR.
20 >e am. TR.
CH. CCXL] Richard II reconcild with the Londoners. 347
courtis were come ayen, and pe King and his peple also,1 panne pe
Maire and pe Aldermen, with pe Cheff2 comyns, let gadir a grete
suwnie of goolde of alle pe comyns of the cite, & ordeyned & made
4 grete rialte ay ens his comyng to London, for3 to haue his grace
and gode4 lordeschip, and also her liberteis and Fraunche^es
graunted vnto ham ayen as pai afore tyme hadde. And J)ann, by
-grete instaunce and praier of Quene Anne, and of oper5 Iorde3 and
8 lade^, pe King graunted hem grace : and pis was do at Schene yn
Sothereye. U And pan6 pe King with-ynne ij7 daye} aftir, com to
London ; and pe Maire of London,8 schereue}, aldremen,9 and alle
pe worthi cite aftirward, redyn ayens pe King yn gode araye vnto
12 pe heth on pis syde pe maner of Scheno, submittyng humyly hem
self,10 and mekely, with11 almaner of12 obeysaunce} vn-to hym, as
pay owed to13 do. Arid pus pai brou^t pe King and pe Quene to
London. 11 And whanne pe King come to pe gate of pe Brygge of
16 London, pere pay presentid hym with a mylke-white stede, sadelled
and brydilled, & trapped with white cloth of golde and red parted
togadir, and pe Quene a palfraye alle white, trappid yn pe same
aray14 with white and rede, and pe15 condite} of London Eonnen
20 white16 wyne and rede, for al maner pepill to drynke of. H And
betuene Seint Poule^ and the Cros yn Chepe, pere was made a
stage, a ryalle, stondyng vpon hygh ; a[n]d perynne were mony
angelis, with dyuers melodie} and songe ; and an17 aungell come
24 doun18 fro pe stage on high, by a vice, and sette a croune of golde
& precious stone} & perles apon pe Kinge} hed, and anoper on19 the
Quene} hed ; and so the citezenys brought pe King and pe Quene
vnto Westmynstre, yn-to his palice at20 Westmynstre, & presentyd
28 hym vfiih ij basyns of syluyr, & ovirgilte, fulle of coyned golde,
the swrama of xx m*li,21 prayng hym, of his22 mercy and lordschip
and specialle grace,23 pat pay my}t haue his gode loue, and24 libertee}
& Fraunche^es like as pay hadde before tyme}, and by his lettre^
I also om. T. 2 cheff om. T. 3 and for T. 4 his good TR.
5 of her T. hir R. 6 l?an om, T. 7 a ij T. 8 london) with >e T.
9 aldremen om. T. 10 hem humbely T. submittinge ham humbeli R.
II with om. T. 12 of om. TR. 13 for to T.
14 white and in ]>e same aray trappid T. and in the same aray trapped R.
15 also >e T. 16 with white T. alle >e R. 17 oon T.
18 a downe T. 19 Crowne vpon T. croune vpon R.
20 paleys And )>anne on ]>& morne aftir ]>e mayre and Ipe sherefis and |>e
Aldermen of london) come vuto ]>e kyng into his paleys at T. Palis. And
>anne on >e morow aftir ]>e meir and >e sherevis and J>e aldermen of london)
com vnto >e king in his Paleis at R. 21 xxM1 pound T.
22 his hie TR. & of his grace T. « and leve and R.
348 Jousts in Smithfield. Ric. IPs Queen Anne dies. [CH. CCXL
patente^ confermed.1 U And J>e Quene, and olper worth! lorde$ &
ladie^, ffillyn on Mr2 kneys, and besou^t pe King of grace to con-
forme Jris. Thanne J)e King toke vp j>e Quene, and grauntyd hir
alle hir askyng, and ]?anne J)ei Ranked fe King and J>e Quene and 4
went home ayene.
IT And yn )?e xvij 3 yere of his regne,4 certeyne lorde^ of Scot-
lande com yn-to Englonde to gete worschip, as by feet of arme^ :
J>ese5 were J?e pe?*sons : ))e Erie of Marre, and6 chalanged the Erie 8
Marchall of Engelonde to luste with hym certeyn poynte^ on hors-
bak with scharpe speris. And so J>ai redyn togadir, as ij \vorthi
kny^tis & lordes, certayne cours, but not J?e fulle chalange J?at fe
Scottysche Erie made; for he was cast both hors and man, and ij 12
of his rybbis brokyn with J>e7 ffalle; and so he was -born out of
Smythfelde, hom yn-to his Inne ; and with-ynne a litil while aftir-
ward 8 he was caried homwarde yn a liter ; & atte York he 9 deied.
U And Ser "William Darell, kny^t, and10 banerrer of Scotland, 16
made anojjer chalange vrith Sire11 12 Piers Courteneye,kny$t; and J?e
Kinges banerrer of Engelonde, of13 certeyne course} hit on horsbak
yn fe same ffelde. U And whanne he hed y14rede certeyne cours
hit, and saw he my^tnothaue15 fe bettyr, yaf16 it ouyr, and wolde 20
no more of his chalang, and17 turned his hors and rode hom vnto his
owne in.18 And one Kocborne, squier, of Scotland, chalanged Sir 19
Nicholl Hawberke, kny^t, of certeyne cours, hit with scharp speris
on horsbak ; and redyn .v. cours hit togadir ; and att euery cours 24
))e Scotte was cast doun,20 both hors and man; and Jms our
Englisch lorde^ 21 — pankyd be God ! — had )?e f elde.
H And yn Jje xviij 22 yere of King Richarde^ regne, deied J>e
gode gracious Quene Anne, j)at was wiff to King Eicharde, yn )?e 28
maner of Schene, yn J)e schire of Surreie, vp-on Whitsonday.
fanne23 was sche bro3t to London, and so to Westmynstre ; and
]>ere was sche y24beryed and worthily entered, besyde saint Edwarde^
schryne ; on whose soule Almy3ti God haue mercy and pite ! 32
amen ! 25
I and patentis And her chartir confermyd T. 2 hir om. TK.
3 xvj T.
4 of kyng Richardis reigne T. yeer of king Richardis Regne R.
5 And >ese T. 6 and he T. & he R. 7 Jat T.
8 lititt tyme aft^r T. alitil tyme aftir R. 9 >ere he TR. 10 >e T.
II sir T. sirR. sixe Kk. 12 leaf 115. 13ofTR. 14 y om. TR.
13 not haue TR. haue Kk. 16 he yaf TR. 17 but T. 18 his Inne T.
19 sir T. sir R. for Kk. 2° adoun) TR. 21 men R. ** xvij T.
23 And >annc TR. ^ y om. TR. ** amen om. T.
CH. CCXLJ] Isabella of France, 9 years old, to wed Rich. II. 349
How King Richarde spoused dame Isabell, pe Kingis doi^tir of
Fraunce, yn the towne of Caleys, and brou^t Mr yn-to
Engelond, and let croune hir Quene yn pe Abbey of Saint
4 Petris of Westmynstre. C&pitulum ccxlj .J
In pe xxti yere of King Richarde} regne, he went ouyr se2 to
Caleys, with dukis, Erlis, lordis, and Barons, and mony oper worth!
squyers, yn grete aray, and comyn pepil of pe Reme yn gode aray,
8 as longith to such a worpi king and prynce, of his nobley3 to do
hym reverence and obseruaunce, as owed4 to be do to5 hir liege
lorde, and so my^ty a King and Emperour yn his owne, to abyde and
resceyve there pat worthi & gracious lady pat schulde be his wif, a
12 yong creature of ix yere of age, Dame Isabell, pe Kingis dou^tir of
Fraunce, and mony6 worthi lordi^ of grete name, bothe Barons and
kny^tis, with moche oper pepil pat comen vn to pe toun of Grauen-
yng, and ij Dukis of Fraunce : pat on was pe Duk of Burgoyne,
16 and pat oper, Duk7 of Barre, pat wolde no firmer lasse panne pey
hadde plegge} for8 ham. And panne King Richarde delyuered ij
plegge^ for ham to goo saaf and come saaf : his ij worthi vncle^, pe
Duk of Glowcestre and pe Duk of York. And pei ij went ouer pe
20 watir of Grauenyng, & abiden pere as for 9 plegge^, vnto pe tyme
pat pe Maryage and pe fest were do.10 IT And panne pe^e ij worthi
Dukis of Fraunce11 come ovir pe water at Grauenyng, and so to
Caleis, with pe12 worschepful lady, Dame Isabell, pe13 Kingis
24 dou^tir of Fraunce. And with hir come mony a worthi lorde and
lady,14 kny^tis and squyers, yn pe best aray pat my^t be ; and pere
pai mette with our meyne at Caleys, pe which welcomyd hir and hir
meyne with pe grettest15 honour and reuerence pat my^t be, and
28 so brou3t hir to16 Caleys toun. And pere sche was resceyvid with
alle pe solempnite and worschip pat my^t be do vnto17 such a lady.
And panne pei brou^t hir vnto pe King ; and pe King toke hir,
and welcomed hir and alle hir fayr mayne,18 and made pere alle pe
32 solempnite 19pat my3t be do. U And panne pe King and his
counsel axed of the Frensche Iorde3 20 whethir alle pe conauntes and
I cc° T. ccxlij R. 2 went him oner >e see T. J>e See R.
3 nobley and of his owen pcrsone T. nobleie and of his owen) psrsone R.
4 owith T. 5 vnto T. 6 many o]>er TR. 7 >e Duke R.
8 of R. 9 for |>e Kk. |>e om. TR. 10 was done T. was do R. were Kk.
II of Fraunce om. T. 12 this T. >is R. 13 fat is }>e T.
14 and eek lady and T. 15 beste TR.
16 brought into T. hir into R. 17 to R. 18 maynce T.
19 leaf 115, back. *> men and lordis R.
350 Eich. II wedded in France, icelcomd in London. [CH. CCXLI
forwarcle^, with fe composicion fat were ordeyned and made on
bothe parteys, schulde be trewly kept and holde betwene hem ;
and fai sayde "ye"; & fere fay sworon and token1 hir charge
apon a boke, and toke2 hir oth welle and trewli it3 to holde yn alle 4
nianer poyntis and couenauntes, without contradiccion or delay yn
euery 4 mane?* wyse. And fanne was sche broi^t to5 Seint Nicholas
chirch yn Calis ; and f ere sche was worthili weddyd, with f e
moste6 solempnite fat eny king or7 quene my3t haue, with arche- 8
bischoppes and Bischope}, and alle8 mynystre} of holy churche.
IT And fanne were fai9 brou^t hom vnto10 fe Castell, and set11
to mete, and fere 12 were serued with alle maner of delicace^ of alle 13
riall metis and drynkis plenteuously, to alle maner of strayngoure^ 12
and al ofer. And no creature14 warned fat Fest, but alle were
welcome ; for f ere were grete halys & tentis sette vp on f e grene
without fe castell, for15 to resceyue alle maner of peple, and euery
office redy to serue ham alle; and fus fis worth! manage was 16
solemli do and ended with alle ryalte.
1T Thanne16 f ese ij Dukys of Fraunce, with hir peple, tokon hir
leue of fe King and17 Quene, and went ayen to Grauenyng watir;
and fere fe Frensch lorde^, fat is to say, f e ij Dukis &18 hir meyne, 20
were comen ovir fe watir of Grauenyng, & fere fay mette, &
eue/ych toke leue of ofer; and so fai departed, and our lorde^
come ayen to Caleys, and f e Frensch lorde^ went hom ayen19 yn-to
Fraunce. 24
And20 anon aftir, fe King made hym redy21 with fe Quene and
alle his lorde^ and22 ofer pepil with ham, & comyn ouyr fe see
yn-to Engelond, and so to London, and fe Maire and fe Schereve^,
with al fe aldermen and worthi comyue^, ryden ayens ham vnto f e 28
Blacke-Hef yn Kent; & fere fay mettyn with fe King and fe
Quene, and welcomyd ham, and fat yn gode aray, and euery man
in his clof ing of his crafte, and her23 mynstrelles to-fore ham ; and
so fay brou^t ham to Saint George^ Barre yn Southwerke ; and fere 32
I and token T. and took R. and Kk. 2 made TR. 3 hir T.
4 any T. eny R. 5 vnto TR. 6 with moche T. 7 and T.
8 alle om. T. 9 >ai om. TR, 10 to T.
II sett T. set R. for Kk. 12 >ere >ei T. 13 alle om. R.
14 creature was T. 15 for om. TR. 16 and T. 17 and J>e T.
18 and att T. and alle R.
19 wenten ouyr >e watir and so home T. wenten, ouer >e watir and so hom
in to ffraunce ayeen). R.
20 ayen And T. 21 him redy T. made him redy R. hym Kk.
22 and ladies and T. & ladiej & alle R. a here T.
CH. CCXLI] The Queen crownd. The Duke ofG-loster imprisond. 351
hy1 tokyn hir leue, and fe King and fe Quene redyn to Kenyng-
ton ; and f anne f e peple of London turned horn ay en. And yn
turnyng ayen to London brygge, fere was so moche prees both on
4 fote & on hors,2 fat fe?*e were ded on fe brygge a3 xj pe?'sone$ of
men,4 wymmew & chyldryn : on whose soule^ God haue mercy !
amen ! U And f anne aftirward f e Quene was brou^t to the Tour
of London, and fere5 sche was al ny3t. And on fe morowe6 sche
8 was brou^t frou^ fe Cete of London, and7 so forth to8 West-
mynstre, & fere sche was crouned Quene of Engelonde. fan9 was
sche brou^t ayen yn-to the Kingis Palis, and fere was10 holde
an opon & a ryall Fest after11 hir coronacion, for al maner peple12
12 fat fedir come : and f us13 was do fe Sonday afftir fe Fest of seint
Clement, in f e xx yere of King Blcharde^ regne.
And fan, f e xxv day of august next folouyng, be euyl excita-
cion & ffals counsel, & for grete wrathe 14and malice fat he had of
16 olde tyrae vnto his vncle, fe gode Duke of Gloucester, and to fe
Erie of Arundel, & to fe Erie of Warwic, U The King, by is15
euylle counsell, late yn the Euenyng on f e same day aboue saide,
made hym redy with his streynthe, and rode yn-to Essex vnto f e
20 toune of Chelmesforde, and so come to Plassche sodenly, fere Ser
Thomas of Wodestoke, fe gode Duk of Gloucestre, lay. And f e
gode Duk come anon to welcome fe King16; and fe King hym self17
arestid fe gode18 Duke19; and so he was ladde doun to fe water,
24 and anon put yn to a schippe, and20 had vnto Caleis, and brou^t
vnto21 capteynys warde, to be kept yn holde be fe Kinges com-
maundement of Engelond : U And fat tyme f e Erie Marchal of
Engelond was capten of Caleis. 11 And anon aftir,22 be com-
28 maundement of fe King and of23 his fals Counsel, co?ftmaunded fe
capten to put hym to24 deth. H And anon certeyn yernen25 fat had
}>e gode Duk yn kepyng, tooke her counsel how fei26 wolde put
hym to27 deth; and fis was her poyntrnent : fat fai schulde come
32 vpon hym whanne he were yn28 bedde, and aslepe on a Fetherbed.
And anon fei bonde hym honde and29 foot,30 & chargid hym to ly
1 thei T. >ey R.
2 on hors and on foote T. bofe on hors and on fote R. 3 a om. TR.
4 men and T. 5 and ]>ere R. and Kk. 6 morne TR.
7 att oner and T. 8 vnto T. 9 And Jeanne TR.
10 was TR. was sche Kk. n at TR. 12 of peple T. 13 this T. >is R.
14 leaf 116. 15 his T. 16 duke come to euytt come |>e kyng anoorz, T.
17 liym self om. T. 18 goode om. R. 19 duke him silf his owen bodi T.
20 and anoon T. 21 into >e TR. ffl after sende a T. 23 bi TR.
24 to JMJ T. w anoon >o men T. 26 J>at |>ei TR.
27 to J>e T. vnto R. » a R. ™ and.o7n. R. 30 foot and hond T.
352 The Duke of Gloster strangled. The Great Parliament.
stylle ; and whanne pai hadde pis l do, pe 2 tokyn i j smale tewellys,
and made on ham3 rydyng knottis, and caste pe tewellys aboute ])e
Dukis nek : and panne ])ei token pe f etherbed pat lay vnder hym ,
and cast hit aboue hym ; and pan pei drowen her towellts eche 4
waye$ ; and sum lay vpon pe fethir bed apon hym, vnto pe tyme
pat he were ded, because pat he schulde make uon noyse. And
)ms pei strangled pis worth! Duk vn[to] the deth, on whose soule
God, for4 his pite, haue merci ! Amen ! U And whenne pe King 8
hadde arestid pis worth! Duke, and his owne vncle, and sent hym
to Caleis, he come ayen to London yn alle hast, with a wondir grete
peple. And as5 he was come, he sent for the Erie of Arundel and
for the gode Erie of Warwic; and anon as pay cam,6 he arestid 12
ham7 his owne self. Sir lohn Cobham 8& Ser lohn Cheyny,
kny^tis, he arestid also yn pe same wyse,8 til he made his pa?*le-
ment ; & anon pei were put ynto holde. But pe Erie of Arundel
went at large vnto pe parlement tyme, for he founde sufficient 16
surete to abyde pe lawe, & al maner of answere at pe9 poynte} pat
pe King & his Counsel wolde put vp on hym.
10 Off pe grete parlement, and of pe deth of pe Erie of Arundell ;
and how pe Erie of Derby and oper were exiled, and pe 20
sayde Erie come ayen ynto pis londe ; and how King
Kicharde went ynto Irelond, and how he deide.10 Ca$itulum
ccxlij.11
And yn the xxj yere of King Richarde^ regne, he ordend a12 par- 24
lenient at Westmynstre, pe which was clepid ' pe Grete Parlement ' ;
and this parlement was made for to iugge pese iij worth! lorde$
and ope?* moo, as ham lust13 at pat14 tyme. U And for pat iugement
pe king let make in alle hast a long and a large hous of tymbir, 28
The which was called an hale, and couered with tyle$ ouyr ; and it
was oputt al aboute on bothe syde^, and at pe endis, pat al maner
of men my^t se prou^out; and pere pe dome was holden 15vpon
pese forsaide lorde^, and Iugement yeue at this forsaide parlement. 32
U And for to come to16 pis parlement pe King sent his writtis vnto
I }>us R. 2 do thus thei T. J>ey R. 3 hem ij T. ham ij R.
4 of T. 5 as sone as T. 6 )>ei were come T.
7 hem bo)>e T. ham bo]>e R.
-* and he arestid also sir lohn) Cobham and sir lohn) Cheyney knyghtis
T. manere R.
9 to alle T. 10-10 OS J>e grete parlement . . . deide om. TR.
II ccxliij R. 12 him a T. la list TR. » this T.
J5 &tt/116, back. 16 vnto TR.
OH. CCXLII] Great Muster of Richard IPs Adherents. 353
euery lorde, Baron, kni^t and squier, in euery schire frou^out
Engelond ; and fat euery lorde schulde grade and bryng his retynu
of peple with hym,1 yn as schort tyme and the 2 best aray fat fay
4 my^t gete, in maynteynyng and streyngthyng of f e King ayens
ham fat were his enymys, and fat fis were do yn alle haste, and
fei3 to come to hym yn peyne of deth. U And fe kyng hym self
sent ynto4 Chestirschire, vnto fe Chefteynes of fat cuntre, and fay
8 gagred and brou^t a grete and an huge multitude of peple, bothe of
kny^tis & of 5 Squyers, & prynspally of yemen of Chestreschire, fe
which yemen and archers fe Kyng toke yn-to6 his owne court, &
yaf ham bothe7 boge8 of court and gode wage}, to be kepers of his
12 owne body, both be ny^t and be day, above alle ofer persons, and
most ham9 loued & best trust. II The which sone aftirwarde
turned fe King to gret losse, schame, hyndryng, and his vttirly
vndoyng and destrocc^on, as ye schalle here sone aftirward.
16 IT And fat tyme come Ser Henry, Erie of Derby, with a grete
meyne of men of arrne} and archers; and fe Erie of Kuthlande
come with a strong pouer of peple, bothe of men of arme} and
archers ; and the Erie of Kent brou^t with hym10 a grete power of
20 men of arme} and archers ; The Erie Marchalle come yn f e same
wyse ;n The Lord Spenser yn the same mane?* ; The Erie of North-
ombirlond and Ser Harry Peercy his sone, & Ser Thomas Perci, f e
Erie} brofer; & alle12 fe}e worthi lordi} brou^tyn a fayre mayne
24 and a strong power, & ech man yn his best aray ; And f e Duk of
Lancastre and f e Duk of York comyn yn f e same maner with men
of arme} and archers, folouyng f e King ; and Ser Wilh'am Scrop,
Tresorer of Engelonde, come yn f e same maner. IT And f us, yn
28 f is aray, comyn alle f e worthi men of fis londe vnto our King ;
and alle fis peple come to London yn on day, yn so moche fat13
euery strete & lane yn London & yn f e sowthbarbe} weren fulle of
ham logged, and .x or xij myle about London euery way. And
32 fis14 pepil brou}t fe King to Westmynstre, and went horn ayen
vnto hir loggynge, bothe hors & man. IT And fan on f e Monday,
f e xvij day of Septembre, f e parlement began at Westminster, f e
which was clepyd " f e grete parlement " ; and on f e Fryday next
36 ffolowyng, fe Erie of Arundel was brou^t yn-to(15 parlement
1 retenu with him of peple R. 2 in >e T. in the R.
3 >ei mn. T. 4 to T. 5 of om. R. 6 vnto T.
7 bothe om. TR. 8 bouche T. 9 ham om. TR.
10 with hym om. TR. n manere TR. 12 alle om. T. I alle R.
13 in R. 14 |>ese T. 15 in to ]>e R.
354 Execution and Burial of the Earl of Arundel. [CH. CCXLII
among alle fe lorde}, — and fat was on1 saint Mathewe^ day fe
Apostyll & euawngelist, — &2 fe?-e was3 foriuged vnto the deth in
fis4 hale, fat was made yn fe palis at Westmynstre. And fis was
his lugement : he5 scholde go on fote, vriili his hande} y6bounde 4
be-hynde hym, from fe place fat he was foriuged ynne, and so
forthe f rou$ f e cite of London vnto f e Toure hyll, and there his
lied to be smetyn of ; and so7 it was do yn dede yn f e same place.
U And vj. of J)e grete lorde} fat sat on his lugement redyn 8
vfiih hym vnto fe 8 place there he was do vnto9 deth. And to se
fat10 fe execussion were yndo aftir his12 dome, and by J)e Kingis
commaundement went with hem13 on fote men of arme} and archers,
a grete multitude of Chestirschire men yn streyngthyng of the lorde^ 1 2
fat bro^t fis erle vnto his deth, for f ai draddyn fat f e erle schulde
haue be rescued and take fro ham, whanne fay come yn-to London.
1T Thus he passed forth f urgh f e cite vnto his deth ; and fere he
toke it full paciently ; on whose soul God haue mercy ! amen ! 1 6
IT And fanne come f e frere14 Austyns, and toke vp the body and f e
hed of fis gode Erie, and bare it whome yn-to15 hir hous, and
buryed hym yn hir quere. U And yn16 fe morow17 aftir, was Ser
Eicharde, Erie of Warwic, brou^t yn-to fe parlement, fe?*e as fe 20
Erie of Arundel was foriuged ; and f ai yaf f e Erie of Warwic f e
same lugement fat f e forsaide erle hadde ; but f e lorde^ had com
passion on18 hym because he was of grete19 age, and relecyd hym to
perpetuall pryson, and put hym yn-to20 fe He of Man. H" And 24
fanne the Mondaye next aftir, fe lorde Cobban of Kent, Se?' lohn
Cheyne,21 kny^t, were bro^t yn-to fe prtHement, yn-to22 fe same
hale ; and fere fay were lugid to be hangyd & draw ; but, f rou^
f e prayer and grete Instaunce of alle f e lorde}, fat lugement was 28
foryeue ham, and relecyd to perpetual prison.
U And fis same tyme was Richard Whityngton, Meyre of
London; and lohn Wodekoc and Will/am Askam, schereve} of
London; and fai ordeined, at euery yate and yn euery warde, 32
strong wacche of men of arme^ and of archers, and prinspally at
euery yate of London, duryng fis23 same parlement.
1 on TR. of Kk. 2 & om. T. s he was T. 4 his T. s J>at he T.
6 y om. TR. 7 so om. T. 8 leaf 117. ° vnto >e T.
10 >at om. R. n y mn. TR. 12 hir TR. 13 with hem wenten T.
14 ffreres of T. 15 home vnto TR. 16 on R. 17 ou J;e morne T.
18 of TR. 19 more TR. » to om. TR.
21 scr lohn Cheyne .... turned hem omitted in R to page 358, line 30.
22 to om. T. » >e T.
CH. CCXLII] Creation of Nobles. John of Gaunt dead, 355
U The King at pis parlement1 made .v. Dukis, a Duchasse, & a
Marke^, & iiij Erie} ; & pe first of ham was pe Erie of Derby, &
he was made Duke of Hereforde ; and pe ij was pe Erie of Ruth-
4 land, and he was made Duke of Awmarle ; pe iij was pe Erie of
Kent, & he was made Duke of Surrey e ; and pe iiij was pe2 Erie
of Hontyngton, and he was made Duke of Excestre; and pe .v.3
pe Erie of Notyngham, and he was made Duke of Norfolk; and4
8 pe Erie of Some/'sete wras 5 made pe Markeys of Dorset ; & the
Lord Spenser was made Erie of Gloucestre, and pe Lorde Neuyle of
Rabye was made Erie of Westing-land ; & Ser Thomas Percy was
made Erie of Worscetir, and Ser Wilk'am Scrope, pat was Treserer of
12 Engelonde, he was made6 Erie of Salysburye. U And whanne pe
King had pis7 do, he helde at8 pe parlement a9 rial ffest vnto all
his lorde^, and to al maner of pepil pat pidir wolde come.
II And yn pe10 same yere deyed Ser lohn of Gaunt, pe Kinge}
16 vncle, & Duke of Lancastre, yn the bischoppe^ In yn Holborn,-
and was brout fro penne^ to Saint Poule^ and jjere j?e King made &
hilde his terement welle & worthily w^tft all his lorde^,11 and )?ere
he wras beryed besyde Dame Blaunch his win0, ]?at was dou^tur &
20 heyre to J>e gode Henry, pat was Duke of Lancastre.
[The Fight between Bolingbroke and Norfolk stoptJ]
U And yn the same yere per fil a discencyon and a debate
betuene J>e Duk of Herford & J>e Duke of Norfolke, yn so moche
pat pay waged batayle & cast doun her gloues ; & panne pey 12were
24 take vp and13 seled, and the day & pe place of batayle assygned at
Couyntre.14 and pedir come pe King and15 alle his lorde^ at pat16
day, and was sette yn pe ffelde ; and pan pe^e ij worthi lorde^ comyn
yn to pe ffelde, clene armed and wel arayed with alle her wepon,
28 and redy to do her batayle, and were yn the place redy to fi^t at
pe vttrest. ^1 But pe King bade hem cese, and tok pe quarel yn-to
his honde, and forthwith, pere present, exiled17 pe Duk of Herforde
for pe terme of .x. yere, and pe Duke of Northfolk for evyrmore ;
I kyng did T. 2 \>Q om. T. 3 |>e v om. T.
4 and darae Margrete J>e oold ladi of Northfolk and T. 5 he was T.
6 Englond made him eiie of Wiltshire and air lohn) Moimtagew T.
7 thus T. 8 >e T. 9 and a T. 10 J)i3 T.
II lordes in the chirche of seynt Poules in london) T.
12 leaf 117, bade. ™ and a T.
14 sealid and )>e bataile synyd and j?e day y sett and J>e place assynyd and
whanne }>e day schulde be vttirli assynyd to be doon at Couentre T.
15 with T. 16 )>e T. 17 he exilid T.
BRUT. B B
356 False Blank Charters. Irish Expedition. [CH. CCXLII
and Ser Thomas Arundel, Archebischop of Caunterbury, \vas exiled
f e same tyme for evyr, and deposed of his ssee, for malice of f e
King. U And anon fese iij worth! lorde^ were co?mnaunded and
defendid f e Kinges Kerne ; & anon fay gat hem schippe} at dyuers 4
hauens, and went ouer fe see ynto dyuers londe}, eche his way; &
J)e Duk of Northfolke went to Venice, and fere he deied : on
whose soule God haue mercye ! amen !
IT And f anne King Eicharde made Ser Koger Waldeu, a clerke 8
of his,1 Archebischop of Caunterbury.
U And yn f e xxij yere of King Richarde^ regne, be fals
counsel and ymaginacion of ffals men and couetous2 fat were
aboute hym, were made & ordeyned3 blank Charture}, and made 12
ham to be selid of alle maner of riche men f ro^out f e Reme, in-
so-moche fat fai compellid dyuers pepill to sette to4 her seele$ ;
and5 fis was so6 for gret coueti^e; wherfore alle fe7 gode hertis
of fe Reme clene8 turned away fro hym9 euyr eftir, and fat was 16
vtturli10 destroccion & ende of hym11 fat was so hygh and so
excellent a king, f rough couetyse and fals counsel : Alas, for pite,
fat such a king my^t not se !
H And fanne King Richarde sette his kingdom and his riall 20
londe to fferme of Engelond,12 vnto iiij persone^, f e which were
f ese, Sir WilHam Scrope,13 Erie of Wilschire & Treserer of Enge
lond, Ser14 lohn Busch, Henry15 Grene, and Ser lohn Bagot,
kny^tes; fe16 whiche17 turned hem to moche myschef and deth 24
with-ynne a18 lytil tyme aftir, as ye schal here19 wretyn sone aftir.
[Richard IPs Expedition to Ireland.]
U Thanne20 King Richarde made gret ordynaunce, and went
ouyr see21 Into Irelond, and mony grete lorde^ with hym, with
grete ostes, for to streyngthe hir king, as men of arme}, archers,22 28
and moche grete stuff & ri$t gode ordynaunce, as longith to warre.
IT And or he passid f e see, he ordeyned and made Ser Edmu?ide of
Langeley his vncle, Duk23 of York, his Lieutenaunt of Engelond
I a clerke of his om. T. 2 of couetous men T.
3 ordeynyd and maad T. 4 to om. T. 5 to and T. 6 do T.
7 jje om. T. 8 weren clene T.
9 hiwi |>at is )>e kyng T. fro hym )>e kyng Kk.
10 and was vttirly his T. and J>at vtturli Kk.
II of hym om. T. 12 of Englond to ferme T. 13 of Scrope T.
14 and sir T. 15 and sir Harry T. 16 >e om. T. 17 whiche J>at T.
18 a om. T. 19 here fynde T. ^ And >anne T.
21 wente him ouer j>e see T. ^ and archers T. w >e duke T.
Eic. II in Ireland. Henry of Bolinglroke in England. 357
yn his absence, be1 fe gouernaunce &2 counsel of fese iiij kny^tis
fat had take Engelonde to ferme of the King. U And Jeanne he
passed f e see, and come ynto Irelonde, and fere he was welle and
4 worthily resceyved. And fese rebellis of Ireland bith3 callid
' wilde4 Irisch men' ; and5 anon her chefteyne^ & hir6 gouernoures
&7 leeders comyn doun vnto fe King, & yolde ham vnto hym,
bothe body & gode^, alle at his owne wille, & swore to be his lige
8 men, and fer-to dede to hym8 homage & feaute, and gode serui^e;
& Jras he cowqueryd 9f e moste pa?-ty of Irelond yn a litil tyme.
[The Return of Bolingl>roJceJ\
11 While fat10 King Richard was f us yn Irelonde, Ser Henry of
Bolingbroke, Erie of Derby, fat f e king hadde made before Duk
12 of Herforde — fe which Duk, )>e King had exiled out of fis lande —
was come ayen yn-to Engelond, for to chalange fe Duchery11 of
Lancastre as for12 ri^t & trewe heritage. IF And he come doun out
of Fraunce by londe to Calis, and fere mette hym Ser Thomas of
16 Arundel, fat was Archebischop of Caunturbury, fat was exiled out
of Engelond ; and with hym come f e Erie of Arundell sone, & his
heire, fe which was yn warde and yn13 kepyng of Ser lohn Selly,
kni^t, sum tyme with }>e Erie of Huntyngton, and with f e Duk of
20 Excestre, f e which was yn the Castell of Rygate yn Suthsex ; and
fere he stale away from Shelly, & come to Caleys ; & fere he was
kept welle and worthily til ]?is14 oj>er ij lorde^ were come to Caleys.
IT And fan fis worthi Duk, & fe Archebischop of Caunturbury,
24 Arundel, schippid yn J>e hauene of Caleis, and drow his cours
ISTorfe warde, and arryued yn Yorkschyre, Eauensporne, fast by
Brydlyngton; and Jje?'e he come, and entrid J>e londe, & J>ese ij
lorde^ with hym, and hir meyne. And J>anne moche pepil of the
28 Reme, fat wist of his comyng and15 where he was, anon drowyn
to16 hym, and welcomyd fese lorde}, and socurred hym yn alle
maner fyngis, and passed forth yn17 the londe, and gadryd myche
peple.
32 II And whanne King Richard wist of fis, & herde18 fat fese ij
lorde^ were come ayen yn-to Engelonde, and were londed, fanne
I be om. T. 2 and >e T. 3 ben T. 4 the wilde T.
5 and om. T. 6 hir om. T. 7 and her T.
8 there to him diden T. 9 leaf US. 10 >e T.
II dukedom T. 12 for his T. 13 yn om. T. 14 these T.
15 and om. T. 16 anoon >ei drewe vnto T. 17 into T.
18 Richard herde and wiste T.
358 Ric. II comes lack to England, and is taken. [CH. CCXLII
fe King left alle his- ordynaunce yn Irelonde, and come yn-to
Engelondewarde yn alle fe hast fat he my^te, & come yn-to1 fe
Castell of Flynt ; and fere he abode for to take his counsell, and
whatmyght2 best be do; but tohym com non. U And fanne Ser 4
Thomas Percy, Erie of Worcestre, fat was fe Kingis Steward,
when he wist3 and knew fis, anon he com yn-to the halle among
alle f e pepil, and f e?'e he brake f e yerd of f e Rial Kingis hous-
holde; and4 euery man went his way, and forsoke his maistir & 8
souereyne lorde, and left hym alone : 5and Jms was King Richard
brou^t adoun and destroyed, and stode alle alone,5 without
counsel, confort & socour6 of eny man. Alias ! for pite of fis ryal
King! 12
H And anon come tydynge^ fat Harry of Bolyngbroke was vp
with a7 strong power of pepill, and fat alle fe Schyreve^ of
Engelond reysed vp fe Schires yn streyngthing of hym ayens
King8 Richard; and fus sone he was come out of fe Northcuntre 16
to Bristow, and fere he mette with Ser William Scrope, Erie of
Wilschire and9 Tresorer of Engelond, and with Ser lohn Busch
and Ser Henry Grene, and lohn10 Bagot, but he ascapyd from hym,
and went ouer fe see'In-to Irelonde; & fe^e ofer ij11 kny^te^ were 20
take, and her hedis smytyn of; & fus fei deied for her fals
coueti^e.
U And f anne was King Richard y12take, & brou^t vnto f e
Duk; and anon fe Duk put hyni y[n] saff13 warde and strong 24
holde, vnto his comyng to London. IF And fanne was fe?'e14 a
Rumore yn London, 15and a strong noyse, fat King Richarde was
come to Westmynstre ; and the pepil of London ranne f ider, and
wolde haue don moche harm and scathe yn hir wodnesse, ne hadde 28
f e Mayre and f e aldermen, and ofer worthi men, cecid ham with
faire wordes, and turned hem 16hom ayen vnto London. IT And
fere was17 Ser lohn Slake, Dene of the Kinge^ chapel of West
mynstre, take,18 and bro^t to London, and put yn19 Ludgate; and 32
Bagot was take yn Irelonde, and brou^t to London, & put yn
pn'sone yn Newgate, fere to be kept and20 abide his answere.
1 vnto T. 2 what myghte T. what Kk.
3 Steward whenne he wiste T. Steward wist Kk.
4 and tho hit disparbelid and T. B-8 om. T.
6 withoute comfort or socoure or good counceile T. 7 a wondir T.
8 >e king T. 9 and om. T. , 10 sir lohn) T. u iij T.
12 y om. T. 13 into faste T. 14 and there was thanne T.
15 leaf US, back. 16 MS. R begins again. 17 was take T.
18 take om. T. 19 in pmon in T. *° and to T.
Richard II deposed. His death. Henry IV made King. 359
IT And sone aftir, f e Duk brou^t King Richard pryuyly to London,
and put hym yn the Tour, vndir sure kepyng as a prisoner. And
f anne come f e lorde^ of the Reme, with alle hir counsel, vnto f e
4 Tour to King Richard and saide to hym of his mysgouemaunce
and extorcaon fat he hadde do, maade, and ordeyned, to oppresse
alle fe coniyn pepil, & also alle1 fe Reame; wherfore al fe comyn
peple of his Reme wolde haue hym deposed of his kingdom ; and
8 so he was deposyd at fat tyme in fe Tour of London by alle his2
lorde^ counsel, and by 3 the common assent of al j)e Reme. 1T And
fan4 he was put fro fe Tour vnto f e castel of Ledis yn Kent, and-
fere he was kept a while; and fan was he hadde fro fenne^ vnto
12 fe kastell of Pomfret in fe Nbrthcuwtre, to be kept yn pryson ;
and sone aftirward ri$t fere he made his ende.
U Whanne5 King Richarde was deposed, and hadde resyngned
his croune and his kingdom, and hym self kept fast yn holde, fan
16 alle fe lorde$ of fe Reme, with fe corny ns assent, and by one6
accorde, chosyn fis worthi lorde, Ser Henry of Bolyngbroke, Erie
of Derby, Duk of Herford and Duke of Lancastre be 113 1 lyne and
heritage; and for his my^tful manhode fat fe peple founde yn
20 hym, before al ofer fei choson hym, & made hym King of
Engelonde.7
Of Ser Henry of8 Bolingbroke, Erie of Derby, fat regned aftir
King Richarde, fe9 which was fe fourth Henry after fe
24 Conqueste. Gvpitulum ccxliij.10
And aftir Kinge Richarde f e secuwde was deposed and put out
of his kingdom, f e lorde^ & f e comyns, alle with on assent, and alle
ofer worthi of fe Reme, chosyn Ser Henry of Bolyngbroke, Erie
28 of Derby, sone & heyre of lohn a Gaunt, Duke11 of Lancastre, for
his worthi manhode fat ofte tyme hadde be founde yn hym, and
yn dede previd ; vpon Saint Edwarde^ Day f e Confessoure, he was
crouned King of Engelond at Westmynstre, by alle fe Remys
32 assent, next aftir12 deposyng of King Richard. IT Thanne he
made Henry, his eldist sone & his heire, Prynce of "Walis, Duk13
of Cornewayle, and Erie of Chestre ; and he made Ser Thomas of
Arundel, Archebischop of Caunturbury ayen, as he was before;
1 to att T. 2 his TR. hir Kk. 3 by om. T.
4 there T. ]?ere R. 5 And ]?anne whenne T. And whanne R.
6 one om. R. 7 Englonde amongis hem. T. 8 om. T.
9 Richarde >e om. T. 10 cc° T. ccxliiij R. n lohn) fe duke TR.
12 aftir fe T. 13 and duke T.
360 Ric. II starvd, and buried at Westminster. [CH. CCXLIII
and Ser Roger1 Walden, that King Richard had made Archebischop
of Caunturbury, he made2 Bischop of London, for pat time it stode
voyde ; and he 3 made pe Erie} sone of Arondel, 4 that come ouer the
see with him from Caleys into Englond, he made him Erie of 4
ArundaH,4 and put hym yn possession of alle his londe$ ; and pere
he made homage and feaute unto his liege lorde pe King, as alle oper
lorde$ hadde do.
11 And panne anon deied King Richard in pe castell of 8
Pountfret yn the Northcuntre, for pere he was enfammed vnto the
deth be his keper, for he was kept into5 iiij or v. daye} fro mete
and drynke ; and so he made is ende yn pis worlde. Yet moche
pepil yn Engelond and yn opir 6lande$ saide pat he was alyue 12
meny yere} aftir his deth; but wheper he were a7lyue or ded, pei8
hilde hir fals cpynyons and beleue pat pay9 hadde; and nioche
pepil aftirward comyn to myschif and to foule deth, as ye schulle
here aftirwarde. IT And whanne King Henry wist and knew 16
warly10 pat he was ded, he lete sere hym yn pe best maner pat he
my^te,11 and12 closed hym yn13 lynnyn cloth, alle saue his visage,
and pat was left opon pat men my^t se and know his pe?*son from
alle ope?' men ; and so he was brought to London with torchis ly$t 20
brennyng vnto Saynt Poule}, and pe?*e he hadde his masse and his
dirige, with moche reverence and solempnite of serui^e. 11 And
fro Poule} was14 brou^t ynto pe Abbey of Westmynstre, and pere
hadde15 alle his hole serui^e ayen; and fro Westmynstre he was 24
ladd16 ynto17 Langeley, and pere he was beryed: on whose soule
God haue mercy ! Amen !
Tf And yn pe first yere of King Henrye} regne he hilde his
Cristismasse yn pe Castell of Wyndesore; and on pe twelfthe 28
H-o* evyn come pe Duke of Awmarle vnto pe King, and tolde hym pat
he & pe Duk of Surrey, pe18 Duk of Excestre, pe18 Erie of Salus-
bury, pe18 Erie of Gloucestre, & opir moo of her afinite, were
accorded to make a mummyng vnto pe King on19 xijthe day at 32
nyght ; and pere pay cast to sle pe King yn hir revelyng ; and pus
pat20 Duke warned pe King. And panne pe King come pe same21
1 Roger of T. 2 made him TR. 3 he mn. R. 4-4 RT ; om. Kk.
5 in T. 6 leaf 119. 7 on T. 8 forth thei T.
9 men T. 10 verily T. n J>at he my3te om. TR.
12 and closid hit in a fayre chest with dyuerse spiceries and bawmes T.
and closed him in a fair chiste with diners spice} and bame} and R.
13 in a TR. 14 he was TR. 15 he hadde T. le ladde T. hadd Kk.
17 to T. vnto R. 18 and ]>e T. 19 on >e T. 2° J>is R.
21 t>e same TR. same Kk. )>e om. R.
Conspirators against Henry IV hang d or beheaded. 361
ny}t to London1 priuili, yn alle pe2 hast pat he my}te, to gete hym
helpe, socoure, comfort3 & counsel. And4 anon pe}e oper, pat
wolde haue do pe King to deth, ffleddyn yn alle pe haste pat pei
4 ni}ghte,5 for pei knewen welle pat her counsel was bewrayed.
11 And panne fled pe Duke of Surrey, and pe Erie of Salusberye
with6 alle hir meyne, vnto pe toun of Siscetre; and pere pe pepil
of pe toun wolde haae arestid ham ; and pey wolde not stonde to
8 her arest, but stodyn at her7 defence, & fau}t manly; but at pe8
laste pey were ouercome and take ; 9 and pere pei smote of pe
Dukes hed of Surrey, and pe Erie} hed of Salusbury, & mony oper
moo ; & fere10 pay putte pe quarters in sackys, and her hede} on11
12 pole} born on hy, and so12 pei were brou}t prou} pe cite of London
vnto London brygge; and pere her hede} were sette vp an13 hy, &
her quarters were sent to oper gode toune} and cite}, and set vp
pere.
16 U At Oxynforde were14 take Ser Thomas15 Blount, kny^t,
Benet16 Sely, kny3t, and Thomas Wyntirsell, squyer ; and J?ese were
behedid & quarterd ; & the kny^tes hedis were sette on pole} &
brou^t to London, & sette on London brygge, and J?e quarters sent
20 forth to o]?er place} & toune}. U And yn pe same yere at Pritwelle
yn17 Essex, was take Ser lohn Holond, ]?e Duk of Excestre,18 with
pe 19 comyne} of J?e cuntreye ; and pay brou}t hym fro pe mille
vnto Plasche; and to pe same place pere King Richard hadde
24 arestid20 Ser Thomas of Wodstoke, pe Duk of Glowcestre. And
ri}t pere, yn pe same place, pei21 smytyn of pe Duk of Excestre}
hed, & brou}t it to London vpon a poole ; and it was sette on
London Brygge. U And yn pe same yere, at Bristow, was take pe
28 Lorde Spenser, pat King Richard hadde made Erie of Glowcestre ;
& pe comyne} of the toune of Bristow 22toke hym, and brou}t 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 IT And yn pe same yere was Ser Bernarde Brokeys, kni}t, take and
1 to London TR. om. Kk. 2 >e om. R. 3 and comfort T.
4 And om. T.
5 haste >at )>ei myghte T. haste >at >ey my^te R. om. Kk.
6 and with R. 7 her om. TR. 8 >e om. T. 9 took hem T.
10 >ere om. T. ll vpon T. 12 so om. T. 13 on TR.
14 were TR. we Kk. 15 ser Thomas om. T. lohn) R.
16 and Benet T. 17 in a mille in TR.
18 Essexe there sir lohn) holande )>e duke of Excestre was take T. Essex
J>ere sir lohn) holande J>e Duke of Excestre was take R.
19 >e om. R. 2° hadde arestid T. hadde arested R. arestid Kk.
21 thei T. >ey R. }>e Kk. w leaf 119, back.
362 Conspirators kild. Owen Glendower rebels. [CH. CCXLIII
arestid, & put yn-to f e Tour of London ; and Ser lohn Selley,
kni$t, & Ser lohn Mawdeleyne & Ser William Fereby, persons of
King Richarde$, were1 arestid and put yn-to fe Tour of London."
and j>edir come f e Kinge$ Justice^, and saat vpon hem yn the 4
Toure; and fere were2 dampned alle iiij vnto fe deth.3 And the
dome was yeue vnto Ser Bernarde Brokeys, fat he shulde go on
fote fro the Tour frou^ fe toun of4 London vnto Tyburne, and
fere5 to be hangyd, & aftir his hed to ben6 smyten of & sett on 8
London Brigge, & Ser lohn Selley, knyjt, and Ser lohn Maudeleyn
& Sir Wilham Feriby, persons, weir draw frou^out London to
Tyburne, & fere hanged.7
11 And yn fe8 same yere King Henry sent Quene Isabell, fat 12
was King Richarde} wiff:,9 horn ayen yn-to Fraunce,10 and yaff hir
~Golde & siluer and mony ofer lewelle^ ; and so11 sche was12
discharged of alle hir dower, & sent out of Engelond.
U And yn fe secuTzde yere of13 King Henri fe iiijth, was Ser 16
Rogger of Claryngdon, kni^t, & ij of his men, & )>e Priour of
Launde, & viij frere Menoures, and sum Maistres of diuinite, &
ofer, for treson fat fay wrou$t ay ens the King, were drawe &
hangyd at14 Ty borne, alle xij presoners & persone}.15 20
U Tha?i16 beganne fe17 discencion 18& debate yn fe can tie of
Walls betwene fe Lorde Grey Rithyn18 & Oweyn of Glyndore,
Squier of Walis. And fis Oweyn rerid a nownbyr of Walschemen,
and kept fat19 cuntrey about ry^t strong, & dede myche harme, and 24
destroyed fe Kingis toune$ and lorschippe^ frou^out Walis, &
robbyd & slowgh f e Kingis pepil, both Englisch and Walsch ; and
fus he endured xij20 yere large. And he toke fe Lorde Gray of21
Rithyn presoner, and kept hyni fast yn holde tylle he was 28
raunsonde of prysoners of f e March, and kept hym long tyme yn
holde ; and at f e22 last he made hym wedde on of his dou^tris,23
and kep[t]e hym sty lie fere24 with his wiff, and sone after he deyed.
1 and >ei weren T. 2 )>ey weren T. 3 vnto J>e deth alle four R.
4 J>e tour of om. TR. 5 Jjere om. T.
6 aftir his heed T. aftir his hed R. his om. Kk.
7 hangid and her heedis smyten of and sett on london) brigge T. hanged
and hir hedis smyte?i of and set on london Brigge R. & sett on London
Brigge om. Kk. 8 )>is T. this R. 9 >at was ... wiff om. T.
10 ffraunce ]>e which was kyng Richardis weddid wiff T. n so om. T.
12 was so T. 13 of >e reigne of T. 14 at \>e T.
15 & persone? om. TR. 16 There T. Ther R 17 a T. J>e om. R.
is—is an(j a debate bitwene >e lord Grey Reffen in >e cuntree of Walis T.
19 att J>at TR. 2° a xij T. 21 of om. T. » >e om. T.
'* his dou3tris TR. doujtris om. Kk. « there stylle T.
King Henry IV in Wales. Great Dearth. A Comet. 363
11 And panne pe1 King,2 knowyng pis myschef, destruccion and
treson, pat pis Oweyn hade y3vvroii3t, pen anon he ordeyned a
strong power of men of arme^ and of archers, & moche oper stuffe
4 pat longid to warre, for to abate & destroye pe malice of pe4 fals
Walschemen. And panne pe King come yn-to Walys with his
power, for to destroy pis Owen and oper rebellis, fals Walschmen.
And5 anon pei fledde?z yn-to pe mountayne^ ; and pere my^te pe
8 Kinge do hem no^ harme yn no maner of6 wyse ; but ofte pei
toke pe Kingis cariage, and Query day destroyed his peple. Bat
Oweyii and his men, pe moste parte, ascapid harmele} ; ffor pe
King ne his meyne my^t not come7 to hem yn no maner -of8 wise
12 for pe mountayne^ ; and so the King come to9 Engelond ayen, for
lesyng of moo of his peple, and pus he10 spedde not pere.
U In pis same yere was gret scarsite of whete yn Engelond, for
a quarter of whete was at xvj s. ; nand merchaunthes were sent out
16 of Engelond ouyr see11 ynto Spruce for whete. anon12 pay hadde
lade & freight shippe^ ynow, & came hoom yn saafte, blessid13 be
God of14 alle his yeftis !
IF And yn the iijde 15yere of King Harry e^ regne, ther was a
20 sterre seyne in pe firmament, pat schewed hym-self prou^ alle16 pe
worlde, for dyuers tokenns pat schulde befalle sone after; pe
which sterre was named & called be clergie17 'Stella comata.'
And on Seint Marye Magdaleyne day, next aftir,18 yn pe same
24 yere, was pe Batayle of Schrouysbury ; and pedir come Ser Henry
Percy, pe Erie} sone of Nbrthombirlonde, with a grete multitude of
men of armes & archers, and yaf 19 batayle to 20 King Harry pe iiijthe,
-prou^ fals 21 counsel and wicked reede of Ser Thomas Percy, is vncle,
28 Erie of Worcestre ; and pere was Ser Harry Percy slayn, and pe
most parte of his mayne, yn the feelde,22 and Ser Thomas Percy
take, and kepi? yn holde ij daye^ 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
1 ]>e om. T. 2 king Harry T. 3 y om. TR. 4 )>ese T. J>is R.
5 and om. T. 6 of om. TR.
7 nought come T. not come R. not om. Kk.
8 of om. TR. 9 into TR. 10 he om. R.
n— 1X and ]>anne was marchaundise of Englond sente oner >e see T.
12 and anoon T. and anon) R. 13 and comen in haste y blessid T.
14 in R. 15 leaf 120. 16 out al R.
17 & called be clergie om. T. 18 folowyng T. folowynge R.
19 yaf a T. 20 to >e T. 21 the fals T.
22 Percy slayn) in ]>e felde & ]>e moste part of his meyne R.
364 Emperor of the Turks in London. Henry IV wedded.
smyte of for his fals treson at Schrowesbeiy, & his lied broi^t to
London & set on London-is1 Brygge. And al2 oper peple pat3
were slayne pere,4 on pe Kinge^ syde5 and yn hope parleys,6 pe
King let bury : and pere was slayn on pe Kiugy} syde yn the 7 4
batayle, J)e Erie of Staffarde, and Ser Water Blount yn pe Kingys
kote armyour, vndir pe Kinge^ baner, and mony mo worthi men ;
on 8 whose soule God hatie mercy ! amen !
IF And yn pe iiijthe yere of King Harryej regne, come pe 8
Emp[er]oure of Constantynoble, with mony grete lorde$ and
kny^tes and moch oper peple of his cuntre, in to Engelonde, to
King Harry, with hym to speke9 and to disporte hym, and see10
pe gode gouernaunce & pe condicione^ of our peple, and know11 pe 12
cowmodite^ of Engelond. And our King, with alle his worthi
lorde}, godely and worschepfully hym resceyved, and welcomed
hym12 and alle his mayne fat come with hym, and dede hym alle
pe reuerence & worschip pat pay cowthe and my^te. And anon pe 16
King commawnded al mane?' officers pat he schulde be serued as
worthily & as13 ryaly as it longith to14 such a worthi lorde &
Emperour, on his owne cost, as long as pe Emperour was15 yn
Engelond, and alle his men pat comyn with hyw. 20
U And yn pis same yere came dame lohane,16 pe Duchasse of
Bryttayne, yn-to Engelonde, and landed at Falemouth yn Corne-
wayle ; & fro penne$ she was bro^t to pe cite of Wynchestre, and
pere sche17 was weddyd vnto King Harry pe iiijthe yn the Abbey of 24
Saynt Swythens of Wynchestre, with alle pe solempnite pat rny^t
be do and made. H And sone after, sche was brou^t fro penne^ to
London ; and pe meyre, with 18 pe aldermen and pe comyns of pe
cite of London, rydyn ay ens hir, and hir welcomed,19 and brou^t 28
hir throu^ pe cite of London vnto Westmynstre ; and pere sche
was crouned & made20 Quene of Engelond ; and pere pe king made
a ryalle and a21 solempne fest for hir, and for al maner men pat
pedir wolde come. 32
If And yn pis same yere, Dame Blaimche, pe eldist dou3tir of
1 is om. TR. 2 att J>e T. 3 that there T. ]aA \>cr R.
4 }>ere om. TR. 5 side in >at Bataile R.
6 slayne on boj>e parties T. and yn bo]>e parteye om. R.
7 kyngis side in fat T. >at R. syde om. Kk. 8 of T.
9 to speke with him T. 10 to see T. to se R. " to knowe T.
12 hym om. R. 13 as om. R. 14 vnto T.
15 Emperoure was T. Emperour was R. was Kk. 16 lane TR.
17 sche om. T. 18 and T. & R. 19 welcomyd hir T.
20 & made om. R. 21 and a TR. and om. Kk.
Hy, IVs Daughter married. Sea-victory near Flanders. 365
King Harry pe iiijtl19, was y1sent ouyr see2 with pe Erie of
Somersete, hir vncle, and with Maister Eicharde Clyfforde, panne
3Bischop of Worcestre, and with mony oper lorde^ and worthi
4 kny3tis, ladie^,4 and Squyers,5 as longed to such a worthi lady, and
come vnto Coleyne. And pedir conie pe Duke3 sone of Barrey,
with a faire mayne, and resceyved pis worthi lady, and pere the
Bischop6 of Worcestre wedded & sacred ham to-gedir, as holy
8 churche it7 wolde ; & pere was.made a ryalle feest and a 8 grete Justice,
yn9 reverence and worschip of ham, and to alle peple pat pedir
come. IF And whanne pis maryage and fest was do, pe Erie and
pe Bischop, with alle hir meyne, token her leve of Iorde3 and
12 ladie^ and come home ayen yn-to Engelond in saafte, y10pankyd be
God!
U And yn pe .v. yere of King Harry 63 regne, pe Lorde Thomas,
King Harrye3 sone pe iiijthe, and pe Erie of Kent went ouyr see,11
16 and mony olper lorde^ and kni^tes, and men of armys & archers,
and went to12 pe se to chastise pe rebellis pat afore hadde do moch
harme to our Englisch13 Marchaunte^ & to mony tonnes and portis
yn Engelond vpon pe se costis. 11 And pe Lorde Thomas, fie
20 Kingis son, cam yn-to Flaundres, toffore a toun pat is callid pe
Scluse, among alle pe schippe^ of dyuers nacyons pat were pere;
and after, pai rydyn with her schippe^ among ham, and went
alonde, & sported ham pere ij. daie^, and cam ayen to hirschippe^,
24 & token pe brode se, & pere pay mettyii with iij carrake$ of lene,
pat were lade with dyuers Marchaundi3e, and welle y14manned ;
and pere pay fou^tyn to-gadry^e longe ; but pe Englischmen hadde
pe victorye, and brou^t pe Carrake^ yn-to pe camere before
28 Wynchylse ; and pere pay cantid pes gode^, and on of pe^e Carreke3
was sodenly pere brent, & pe Iorde3 and hir peple turned horn
ayen, and went no firthir at pat tyme.
H And yn that same yere, Serle, yoman of King Eicharde3
32 Eobys, come yn-to Engelond out of Scotland, and saide to diuers
peple pat 'King Richard was alyve yn Scotlond'; and so, moch of
I y om. TR. 2 >e see T. 3 leaf 120, back. 4 and ladies TR.
5 and worthi squyers T. worthi squiers R.
6 the bisshop T. >e Bisshop R. bischop Kk.
7 it om. TR. 8 a om. TR.
9 in pe T. 10 y om. TR.
II iiije wente oner >e see and >e Erie of kent T. wewte ovir see and >e erl
of kent R.
12 archers a greet meyne wenten to T. archers a greet meyne went R.
13 Englisshe men T. 14 y om. R.
366 Serle hangd. Duel in Smithfield. Arclibp. Scrape's rebellion.
f e peple beleued yn his worde} ; wherfore mych of f e peple of f e
Reeme were yn gret erroure and gruching ay ens f e King, frou} ^s
informacion1 fat ))is Serle hadde made, for moche peple beleuyd &
trustid to2 his seyng; but at fe3 last he was take yn the North 4
cuntre, and by lawe juged to be draw frou} euery cite & gode
burgh toun yn Engelond ; and so he was serued. And at f e 3 last
he was brou^t to London, vnto Gilde4-halle before fe justice; and
fere he was juged to5 be brou^t to fe Tour of London, and fere to 8
be laide vp6-on an hirdille, & fan to7 be drawe frou^ fe cete of
London to Tyborne, &8 hangyd, & fan quarterde, and his hed
smyte of & set on London Brygge, & his quarters to be sent to iiij
gode towne} °^ Engelond, & f e?'e set vp : & f us endid he his 9 fals 1 2
treson & desceit.
IT And yn f e vj yere of King Henrye$ regne, ]>Q Erie of Marre,
of Scotland, be saaf condit come ynto Engelond for to chalange Ser
Edmuftde, fe Erie of Kent, of certeyn cours of warre on hors-bak; 16
& so f is chalange was accept and graunted, and fe place take yn
Smythfelde at London. And fis Erie of Marre, fe10 Scot, corn
proudly nyn-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 scharp12 speris dyuers cours; but fe Erie of Kent
hadde f e Eelde, and gate hym moch worschip & fanke of al maner
of13 men for his manful dedis.
U And )?is yere14 Ser Richard Scrope, Archebyschop15 of York, 24
and fe lorde Mounbray, Erie Marchal of Engelonde, gadrid vnto
hym a strong meyne yn )je North cuntre ayens King Henry, and
J?an King Henry, heryng16 ferof, yn alle Ipe hast J)at he my^te,
come with his power northwarde, and mette with ham at York ; 28
and fere were J?ei17 ij lorde^ take, and brou^t to18 )?e King, and ano?z
Jje luge^ weryn sette, and pese ij lorde^ brou^t forth ; and )>ere )>ai
were dampned vn-to fe19 deth, fat bo)>e her hedis schulde be20
smyte of; and fere fay made her ende : on whose soule$ God, for 32
his pete, haue mercy ! Amen !
1 thorugh informacion) of lesyngis and falslies T. foru^ informacion) of
his Iie3 and fals lesingis R.
2 peple trustid him and bfleeuyed in TR. 3 >e om. T. 4 |>e Gilde T.
5 forto T. 6 vp om. TR, 7 to om. R. 8 and >ere TR.
9 for his TR. 10 a T. « leaf 121. 12 scharp om. T. 13 of om. R.
14 And in J>e same yeer of kyng Harries reigne ]>e iiij*' T. And in }>e vi.
yeer of kinge henries regne fe iiijthe R.
15 f>e Erchebisshop T. 16 J»anne >e kyng heryng T.
17 j?ese T. fe^e R. 18 vnto T. 19 >e om/R. ^ heedis were T.
CH. CCXLlii] The Earl of Kent wedded. Sir R. Knollis dead. 367
U And whanne1 pis was do, pe King come to London ayen,
a[nd]2 restyd hym. And anon, God, of his grete godenesse, wrou^t
and schewyd nieny grete myracles for his worthi Clerke, pe3
4 Archebischop of Yorke, pat Jms \vas dovn to4 deth.5
1T And yn pe vij yere of King Henry e^ regne come6 Dame
Luce, pe Duke$ sistir7 of Millane, yn-to8 Engelond, and so vnto
London, and pere was weddid to Ser Edmrmde Helond, Erie of
8 Kent, yn pe priory of Saint Mary Ouerey yn South werke, with
moche solempnite and grete worschip : and pere was pe King hym
selfe, and yaf hir at pe churche dore. U And whanne9 pay were
weddyd, and masse do,10 pe King, his owne persone, brou^t and
12 ladde pis worthi lady yn-to pe Bischopis place of Wynchestre ; and
pere was a wondir grete fest helde, to alle maner of pepil pat come
pedir.11
U In pis12 same yere, Ser Robert Knollis, kniy^t, pe worthi
16 warriowr, deied at his Maner yn Northfolke: and fro penne^ he
was broi^t to London on13 an hors beere, with myche torche
lyghte; and so was he brou^t to14 pe Whit-Freris yn Flet-strete;
and pere was do and 15made a ryal &16 solempne terement for
20 hym, for pern15 pat pidir wolde come, hope pore & rich; and pere
he lyth beryed17 ; on whose soule God18 haue mercy ! Amen !
IF And19 yn the20 same yere Ser Thomas Ruston,21 kni^t, Con-
stab[l]e of pe Tour of London, was dreynt yn22 Themys23 at London
24 Brygge, as he com fro Westmynstre towarde pe Tour yn a barge ;
and al prou^ lewdenesse. And yn pe same yere Dame Phelyp, pe
yongyr do^tir of King Henry pe iiijthe, was ladde ouer pe see with
Ser Richarde, pe Duke^ brothir of Yorke, and Ser Ednumde Cour-
28 teneye, bishop of Norwiche, and mony oper lordi}, kni^tis and
squyers, ladie} and gentil-wymmen, as24 perteyneth to25 such a
worthi Kingis do^tir, and come yn-to Denmarke, to a toun26 pat is
callyd Elsyngborgh. And pedir come pe King of Denmarke, wipe
32 his lordis, and resceyvid pis worthi lady for his witf, and welcomyd
I as T. 2 and there T. and >ere E. 3 )?e om. TR.
4 vnto R. 5 vnto pe deeth T. 6 come om. T. 7 doughtir T.
8 come into T. 9 4-nd as sone as T. 10 and >e masse was doon T.
II J>edir om. T. 12 >e TR,. 13 vpon TR. 14 vnto T.
15-15 maad for him a solempne feste and a roiatt terrnent for tho T. bo R.
16 and a R.
17 buried bi dame Constaunce his wiff in mydde of >e bodi of the churche
T. beried be Dame Constance his wiff in J>e myddel of >e body of ]>Q chirche R.
18 god of his pitee T. god for his pite R. 19 And )>us T.
20 this R. 21 Rempston R. w in) >e R, ^ yu Themys om. T.
24 bat TR. & vnto T. ^ Toure T.
368 Queen of Denmark. Admiral of England. [CH. CCXLIII
)>ese worthi lorde}, and dede ham moclie reuerence & gret worschip.
11 And panne pei were brou^t to a toun pat is1 callid London yii
Denmark, and pere was this lady weddid and sacryd to pe King of
Denmark with moche solempnite ; and pere was sche crouned 4
Quene of Denmark, Norwey and Swethyn ; & pere was made a
rialle fest. 1T And whanne pis Fest and mariag was do & endid,
pe^e lorde$ 2and ladie$ tokyn her leve of the3 King and Quene,
and comyn home ayen yn-to Engelonde yn hast, Ranked be Ihesu ! 8
U And yn the viij ^ere of King Harrye^ regne, ]>er was a man
pat was clepid 'pe walsch clerke,' and4 apelyd a kny^t pat me
callyd Ser Perciuale Sowdon, of treson ; and pere pey were ioyned
to fi^t vnto pe deth, within5 pe liste^, & ]>e day,6 tyme and place 12
assigned and lymytid to be do and ende, yn Smythfelde. At pe
which day pe ij persone} comyn yn to pe felde, and fou^tyn soore
and my^tili togadris ; but at J>e7 last pe kny^t ouercame pe clerke,
and made hym yelde8 creaunde of his fals plechement pat he sayde 16
on hym ; and pan was he dispoyled of his armeowr and drawe out
of pe ffelde to Tyburne ; & pere was he hangyd, and pe kni^t take
to grace, and was a gode man.
U And yn pis same yere, Ser Henry,9 erle 10 of North ombirlande, 20
& pe Lorde Bardolf, comyn out of Scotlande, yn preiudice &
destruccion of King Harry; wherfore pay of the Northcuntre
arysyn vp,11 and12 smytyn of her hedis, and13 sent pe hed of the
Erie, and pe14 quarter of pe lorde Bardolf e, to London ; and pere 24
pey were set vp on pe brygge, for fals treson pat pay had purposed
ayens pe Kinge.
1T And yn pe ix yere of King Harre^ regne, was Ser Edmu[n]de15
Holonde,16 Erie of Kent, made17 Amerel of Engelonde, for to kepe 28
pe see. And he went to pe see with mony ryalle18 schippis, pat
were full well arayed and19 enarmyd with mony a gode man of
arme^ & of20 archers, and of gode defence of21 warre yn pe Kinges
name of Engelonde; and so he londit at pe22 laste yn pe costes of 32
I men T. me R. 2 leaf 121, back. 3 the om. T. 4 and he TR.
5 in T. vfiih ynne R. with Kk. 6 day and T. 7 >e om. T.
8 yelde him TR. 9 ser henry om. T. 10 >e Erie T.
II vpon hem T. vp on ham R.
12 and faught with hem and sconcfitid hem and took hem and T. and
fau3t with ham and scomfited ham & took ham & R.
13 and quartrid her bodies and T. and quartred hir bodies and R.
14 a TR. 15 Edmu Kk. 16 of holonde T. 17 was maad T.
18 a roiatt T. 19 and apparellid and T. and appareiled & R.
20 of om. TR. 21 in T. ^ >e om. T.
CH. CCXLIII] Great frost. Six days' jousting ly Hainaulters. 369
Brittaigne, in f e lie of Bryak, with alle his peple ; and he besegid
fe castel and assauted it. and fai with-ynne1 with-stode hym with
grete defence & streinf e, and anon let sette his ordynaunce ; & yn
4-f e leyngthe of a gune com a quarel, & smot fe gode Erie yn f e hed,
& fere he cau^t his deth-wownde, but yet fei left not tylle fay
hadde gotyn fe Castell and alle fat was fere-ynne; and fere fis
gode lorde deid : on whose soule God haue mercy.2 U And fanne
8 his3 meyne comyn horn ayen iii-to Engelond with fe Erie} body,
and was buried among his auncetrye^ ri^t worthily. IT And yn f e
same yere was a gret frost4 yn Engelond, fat dured xv woke^.
11 And yn fe5 x yere of King Harryes regne fe iiijthe, come fe
12 Senescall of Henaud, with ofer meyne, yn-to Englond, for6 to
seke7 auntre}, and to gete hym8 worschip yn dedis of arme^, bofe
on horsbak and on foote, of al maner poyntis of9 dedis of arme^
and10 warre. And f e Senescal Chalanged f e Erie of Somerset ; and
16 fe Erie delyuerde hym manfully yn al his chalange^, and put his
aduersari to fe worsse yn alle poyntis, & wanne hym fere grete
worschyp and degre11 of the ffeelde. U And fe next day come yn
to f e ifeelde a nof er man of arme$ of the Seneschallys party ; &
20 ayens hym com Ser Richard of Arundell, kny^t; and fe12 Henauder
hed13 fe bettyr of hym 14on fote in on poynt, for he bro^t hym on
his kne. U And f e thrid day come yn15 a nof er man of arme^ yn to
the felde ; and ayens hym Ser lohn Cornewayle, kny^t ; and manly
24 & kny^tly quyt hym yn alle maner of poynte^ ayens his aduersary,
and had fe bettyr yn the felde. U And16 fe iiij day come yn17
a nof er man of armys of Henaude, yn18 f e felde ; and ayens hym com
Ser lohn Cheynees sone,19 and manly quyt hym ayens his aduersary,
28 for he caste bothe20 hors & man into fe feelde ; and fe King, for his
manhode at fat tyme, dubbyd hym kny^t. U And fe v day fer com
a nof er man of arme^ of21 Henaude^ party yn-to f e ffel[d]e ; and to
hym come lohn22 Stewarde, squyer, and manfully quyt hym fere yn
32 al maner of poyntis, and hadde fe bettir. U And fe vj day come a
nother Henauder; & to hym come William Porter, squier; and
manfully he quitte 23hym yn fe fifelde, and hadde f e bettir,23 and f e
1 with-ynne cm. T. 2 mercy Amen TR. 3 his TR. J>is Kk.
4 forst Kk. 5 >e same T. 6 for cm. TR. 7 seke T. seihe Kk.
8 hym cm. T. 9 and T. & R. 10 and of TR. . u and >e gree T.
12 >e he R. 13 hed om. R. 14 leaf 122. 15 yn om. T.
16 And on TR. 17 yn om. T. 18 into TR. 19 his sone T.
20 bothe om. TR. 21 of >e TR. 22 sir lohn) T. to him yn sir lohn R.
23— ^ quytte him and hadde >e bettir in }>e ffelde and T. him and hadde
>e bettir in >e felde R.
370 Hainaulters* jousts. Fight in Smitlifield. [CH. CCXLIII
King dubbid bym kni^t pe same time. U And pe vij day come a
noper Henauder yn-to1 tbe felde; & to hym come lobn Standisch,
Squyer, and manly quit2 bym on bis aduersary, and hadde pe
bettir yn pe ffelde ; and pe?*e pe King dubbyd hym kni^t pe same 4
day. II And yn3 pe same day come a noper Henauder; and to4
bym come a squier of Gasquoyne ; and5 proutly & manly be quitte
bym on bis aduersarye, and pere hadde pe bettir, and anon pe King
dubbyd hym knijt. 8
IF And6 pe viij day com yn-to pe ffelde ij men of armes of
Henaude ; and to bam come ij soudiers of Gal is fat were brepryn,
y 7-Clepyd pe Boroughe} ; and welle and manly quit hem on hir
aduersarie}, and hadde pe bettir yn J)o8 felde; and pus endid pis 12
Ghalanged with moche worscbep. And pe King, at pe reuencens of
tbe straungers, made a grete ffeest, and yaff rych yeftis ; and pay
tokyn hir leue, and went whom yn-to hir cuntre.
U And yn pe xj $ere of King Hen[r]ye$ regne pe iiijthe, pere was 16
a gret Batayle yn9 Smythfelde betwene ij squiers; pat on10 men
callid Glowcestre, and11 pat was12 appelaunt, and13 Arture, pat
was14 defendaunt ; and welle and manfully fou^tyn togadrys longe
tyme. And tbe King, for hir manfulnesse and of bis grace, toke 20
bir quarell yn-to his bonde, and mad ham go15 out of J>e felde at16
ones; and17 so pay were dyvyded of hir bataile; and pe King yaf
ham grace.
And yn18 pe xij 3ere of King Henry 63 regne pe iiijthe, Eys ap 19 24
die, a Squier of AValis pat was a rebell & a ryser,20 and21 supporter
of Owen of Glyndore pat dede moche destruccaon to pe pepil yn22
Walis, was23 take, & brou^t to London. And pere be come afore pe
Justice, and was dampned for bis treson ; & pan he was leyde on24 28
an hirdyl, and so draw forth to Tyburne prowghe the cite, and
pere was hangyd, & lete doune ayen, and his bed smytyn of ; and
his bodi quarterde and sent to foure towne^, and bis bedde sette on
London Brygge. 32
U And the25 xiij $ere of King Henrye$ regne,26 deyed
1 to om. T. 2 he quytte TR. 3 on TR. 4 vnto T.
5 >at T. 6 And in T. 7 y om. TR. 8 J>e TR.
9 doon in T. do in R. 10 on om. R. n and om. R.
12 was >e TR. 13 aud J»at o>er T. 14 was >e TR. 15 to go T.
16 bo>e at T. 17 and om. R. 18 >anne T. yn om. R.
19 rose vp oon T. of R. 2° & a ryser om. T. 21 and also T.
22 of T. ffl Walis and at laste he was T. * vpon TR.
25 in >e T. a of King harries T. of king heurie^ Regne >e iiij R.
of his regne Kk.
CH, CCXLIII] The English win the Battle of St. Cloud. 371
Ser lohn Beauford, Erie1 of Somerset, fat was 2Capteyne of Caleys,
and was beryed at J>e Abbey of Tour-hille : on whose soule God
haue mercy ! Amen ! And yn ]?e same yere fe Lorde Thomas,
4 King Harrye} sone, wedded fe Countesse of Somerset. And fe3
same yere come fe ambasceturs of Fraunce yn-to Engelonde, from
J>e Duk of Burgoyne, vnto the prince of Engelonde, King Harrye}
sone and his4 heire, for help & socour of men of arme^ and archers
8 ayens the Duk of Orlyauns. And he sent forth5 fe Erie of
Arundell, Ser Gylbarde Vmfrauylle,6 Erie of Kyme, and J?e Lorde
of Cobham, Ser lohn Oldecastell, and mony ofer gode kny^tis, and
worthi squyers and men of arme^, and gode archers, ouyr see7 yn-to
12 Fraunce, and comyn to8 Parys, to ]?e Duk of Burgoyne, fere9 he
resceyvyd and welcomyde fese10 Englisch lordis and alle hir meyne.
U And fanne it was do hym to wete )>at fe Duk of Orlyaunce was
come to Senclowe, faste by Parys, with a grete noumbre of men of
16 armys & arblasters; and fedir11 went our Englisch men, and
fou}tyn wit/i ham, and gotyn f e brygge of Senclowe ; & fere fay
slow mony12 of the Frensch men and Armenacke^, and fe rerne-
naunt fledde, and13 wolde no lengir abide. And oure Englysch
20 men comyn ayen to Paris ; & fere fay tokyn hir leue of the Duke,
and comen horn ayen yn-to Engelonde yn saafte, & he14 yaf ham
gret yeftis. IT Anon folowyng, the Duk of Orlyaunce sent ambas-
setours yn-to Engelond, to King Harry f e iiijthe, besechyng hym of
24 his help & socour ayens his dedely enymye, fe Duke of Burgoyne.
And fan f e King made Thomas, his sone, Duke of Clarance, & his
ofer sone John15 Duke of Bedforde, and his ofer sone Vmf ray Duk
of Gloucestre; & Ser Thomas Beauforde, Erie of Somerset16; & fe
28 Duke of Awmarle he17 made Duk of Yorke. H And fan fe King
ordeyued his sone Thomas, and18 Beauford, Erie of Somerset,19 and
Sir lohn Cornewayle, and meny ofer lordis, kni^tis20 &21 squyers,
men22 of arrne^ and23 archers, to go ouyr24 yn-to Fraunce, yn
I )>e Erie TR. 2 leaf 122, back. 3 >is T. in this R.
4 his om. T. 5 And thanne ther went ouer J>e see T.
" vmfrauylle om. T. 7 wente oner >e see T. ]>e se R. 8 into T.
9 and J>ere TR. 10 welcomyd wele and goodly these T.
II tho T. 12 moche peple T.
13 and wente and T. >4 and ]>e duke T. Duk R.
15 sone lohn) TR. John om. Kk. 16 Dorsett T. Dorset R.
17 jie whichche T. 18 and om. TR. 19 dorsett T. Dorset R.
20 lordis and many o]>er knyghtis T. and knyjtis R.
21 & om. R. ™ and men TR.
23 and many oj>er T. 24 to gone oner fe see T. to go over >e se R.
to ouyr Kk.
J3RUT. 0 C
372 Victory at La Hague. Hen. IV at' Jerusalem' [CH.CCXLIII
helpyng & streyngthyng of the Duke of Orlyaunce. U And fese
worthi lorde}, with alle his retynu, schippyd at Hampton, and
sayled ouyr yn-to Normandy, and landed at Hogge}. And fe?*e
mette with ham fe lorde Hambe, at hir londyng, with vij Ml men 4
of arnie^ of Frenschmen1 ; and alle were put to fly^t, and takyn of
hem vij C men of armes & iiij C hors, w^t/i-out f o fat were slayn
yn the felde. And so f ei ryden forth f ro^out Fraunce, and token
Castell & tonne}, & slow} mycli pepil of Frenschmen fat with-stode 8
ham, and tokyn rneny prysoners as fay roode ; and so f ai passyd2
forth til fay comyn to Durdeux ; and fere fay restid ham a while,
and sette f e cuntre yn pees & rest tylle f e vyntage were redy to
sayle; and ])anne }>e Duk with his mayne com horn yn-to Engelond 12
yn saafte, f ankyd be God ! U And yn f e same yere was fe Kingis
coyne3 chaynged frou$-out Engelond, by fe King and his counsel,
fat is to say, fe noble, half noble, & ferthyng of goolde.
11 And J>e 4xiiij yere of King Harrye} regne fe iiijthe, he lete 16
make galaie^ of warre, for he hadde hopid to haue past fe grete se,
and so forth to Jerusalem, and fere to haue endid his lyf. but God
vised hym5 sone aftir with Infirmytee^ and grete sekenesse^, fat he
my^t not wel endure no while, so feruentli he was y6tak. And he 20
was7 yn Bedde at Westmynstre yn a faire Chaumbre; and as he
lay abedde, he axed his Chaumbirleyn what he8 callyd that
Chaumbyr fat he lay-ynne : he answarde and sayde * Jerusalem.'
fanne9 he sayde, his prophecie sayde 'he10 schulde make an ende 24
and deye yn Jerusalem.' and fan11 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 torchely^t brennyng, yn-to 28
fe Prz'orie12 of Crichirch, and fere he was worthili entered & beried
besyde saint Thomas shryne of Cawnturburye. And f us endid
fis13 worthi I^ing Henry abowte myd Lent Sonday, in fe yere of
our Lorde Ihesu Cmt, M^CCCCxiij,14 on whos soule God haue 32
mercy ! Amen !
I frensshmen ]>re sergeauutes of armes with him T. 2 riden R.
3 yeer >e kinge^ coyn) was R.
4 leaf 123. 5 him so TR. 6 y om. TR.
7 take and brought T. was brou3t R. 8 thei T. >ey R.
9 and Jjanne T. and thanne R. 10 >at he T.
II >an om. T. ™ abbey T. 1:i the T. be R.
14 and xiij T.
CH. CCXLIV] Henry V reigns, and re-buries Richard II. 373
And aftir pis King Henri, regnyd his sone Henry, pe Vth6
aftir pe conquest.1 C&pitulum CC.xliiij.2
And aftir pe deth of King Harry pe iiijthe, regnid King Harry
4 his sone, pat was born at Munmoth yn Walis, pat was 3 a worthi
King, and a gracious man, and a gret conquerowr. H And yn pe
firste yere of his regne, for gret loue & gedenesse, he sent to pe
ffreris of Langeley, pere as his Fadir hadde do burye King Eichard
8 pe ijde, & let take vp his body ay en out of the erthe, and dede
bring hym to Westmynstre, yn a ryal chare couert with blak
veluet, & baners of diuers arme^ alle aboute. & al pe horsses
drawyng pe chare were trappid yn black, & bete with diuers arme^,
12 and mony4 a torch brennyng, by alle pe wey, til he come to
"Westmystre. And pere he lette make for hym a ryalle & a
solempne terement, and buried hym be Quene Anne his wiff, as
his owne 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 !
II And yn pis same yere weren 5 certeyne of Lollarde^ and fals
heritikis takine, pat hadde pn[r]sued, prou$ fals treson, to haue
20 slayn pe 6 King, and for to haue destroyed alle pe clergy of pis
Eeme. & pai my3t haue hadde her fals purpos, but oure Lorde God
wolde not suffre it ; for yn hastpe7 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 pei tokyn a certeyn
of pe Lollarde} & fals heritike}, and brou^t hem8 vnto pe Kingis
presens, & pere pei 9 tolde all her fals purpos & ordinaunce, how pey
wolde haue do & wro^t, & pay my^t haue regned & 10 hadde her
28 wylle, and pere pei tolde which were her captens & her11 gouernours.
& pan pe King commaunded ham to pe Tour of London ; & panne
pey took moo of ham, bope within pe cite & w^'t/iout, 12and sent ham
to Newgate and to13 bothe14 Countie^. And pan pere15 were [pei]
32 brou^t yn 16 examynacion before pe clergy and pe Kingis Justice^ ;
& pere pei were cowuicte of17 hir fals heresye, & dampned before pe
Iustice3 for hir fals treson : & pus 18 was her lugement, pat pay
1 regnyd Harry IMS sone T. 2 CO. xliiij cm. T. CC.xlv R.
3 Walis and he was T. 4 many TR. moy Kk. 5 weren a TR.
6 oure TR. 7 oure T. >ey R. 8 hem <mt. T. 9 }>ei om. T.
10 and haue T. n her om. T. 12 leaf 123, back. 13 into T.
14 bothe the T. 15 thei T. 16 into T.
17 thei were com wited bifore \>e clergie for T. conuict befor J>e clergie for R,
18 >is T. this R.
374 Lollards executed. The Dolphin sends tennis-balls to Hen. V.
schulde be drawe fro pe Tour of London, prou} London, vnto seint
Gyle$ felde ; & pe?-e to be hangid & brent on l pe galows. U And
also was 2 take Ser Roger Acton, km$t,, bope for Lollardye & eke
for treson ayens pe King and be Reine. and he come afore pe 4
clergy e, and was cowuict of3 his4 lewed Lollardye, and5 6 before pe
Justice ydampned to be brent,6 &7 to be draw fro pe Tour of
Lundon prou$ pe cite to Saint Gyle} felde, & to8 be hanged & to
be9 brent. 8
*I And pe10 ij yere11 of King Harrye} regne12 pe vthe, he hilde a
counsel of alle ))e lorde} of the Reme at Westmynstre ; and pere he
put ham pe 13 demaunde, & prayed 14 hem of hir godenesse and of
her gode counsel15 to schewe hym, as touchynge pe titile &16 ry^t pat 12
he hadde to Normandy, Gasquoyne & Guyenne, pe which pe King
of Fraunce withhilde hym17 wrongefully and vnri^tfully, pe wh[i]che
his auncetre} before hym hadde holde be trewe titill of conquest, &
ri^t heritage. IT The which Normandye, Gasquoyne & Guyenne, pe 16
gode King Edward of "Wyndesore, and his 18 ansetrye} before hym,
hadde holde alle hir ly ve$ tyme. And his Lorde} }af hym counsel to
sende ambassetours vnto pe King of Fraunce and his counsel, fat19 he
schulde yelde vp to hym his ri^t heritage, pat is to20 say, Normandie, 20
Gasqueyne, & Guyenne, pe21 which his predecessoris had y22holde
afore hym, or ellis he wolde it wynne with dunt of swyrde yii
schort tyme, with help 23 of Ihesu. 51 And panne pe Dolfynne of
Fraunce answeryd to our24 ambassetours, & sayde yn25 pis manere : 24
pat pe26 King was ouyr yonge &27 tendir of age to make eny warre
ayens hym, and was not like yette to be no gede (sic) warryor to 28 make
such a conqueste pere vpon hym; &29 yn scorne & despite he sent to
hymatonne fulle of teneys-ballis. be-cause he schulde30 haue suwwhat 28
to31 play with-alle, for hym & for his32 lorde} ; ' & pat become hym
bettir panne to mantayne eny Avarre,' he sayd.33 U And panne our34
I in R. 2 ther was T. 3 was com??iited for T. for R.
4 his clergie and TR. 5 and om. R.
6-6 to be brent and dampnyd bifore the Justices T. lustice to be brent &
darapned R.
7 and om. T. 8 >ere R. 9 to be om. TR. 10 in the R.
II And in the yeer T. 12 regne om. R. 13 this TR.
14 praide and bisoughte T. praide & besoujte R.
15 counceile and good wille T. counsett and goodwill R. 16 and the T.
17 hym om. TR. 18 his TR. hir Kk. ]9 and pat TR.
20 is to TR. is Kk. 21 Gascoigne and Gyene and Normandie >e T.
212 y om. TR. ^ pe helpe T. >e help R. « oure T. our R. om. Kk.
25 on T. » oure T. OT and to T. 28 to do and to T. and to R.
29 And sumwhat T. 30 wolde R. 31 forto T.
32 for his TR. for Kk. M he sayd om. T. 34 anoon oure T.
* Henry V musters his Forces against France. Conspiracy. 375
lorde}, fat were ambassetours, tokyn hir leue & comyn yn-to
Engelond ayen, & tolde fe Kinge and his Counsel of the vngodely
answere fat fay hadde of the Dolfyn, and of f e present fat he hadde l
4 sent vnto the Kinge. U And whanne J>e King hadde herde here
worde^, and the answere of the Dolfyne, he was wondir sore
agrevyd, & ry^t evil payed towarde the Frenschmen and towarde f e
King & f e Dolfyn, and f ou$t to venge hym apon hem as sone as
8 God wolde sende hym grace and myght ; and anon lette 2 make
tenysballis for the Dolfyn in alle f e haste fat fay my^te be maad,3
& fat f ei were harde & grete gune-stonys, for f e Dolfyn to play
* with-alle. IF And f anne anon f e King sent for alle his lorde^, &
12 hilde a gret 4 Counsel at Westmynstre, and tolde vnto hem fe
answere fat he 5 hadde of the Dolfyn, and of 6 his worthi present
to 7 hym and to 8 his lorde$, to play with-alle. And f ere f e King
and his lorde$ were accorded fat fay schulde be redy yn armys with
16 hir power, yn fe best aray fat my^t be,9 and gete10 men of armes
and arehers,11 and alle ofer stuff fat longed ferto,12 & to be redy
with alle hir retynu to mete at Southhampton be Lammesse next
folouyng, without eny delaye; for the King ordeyned is13 Naueye
20 of schippe^, with al mane?* stuff 14 & vitaile fat longid to such a
warriow?1, of al maner ordinaunce,15 yn the hauen of Southhamton,
in16-to f e nowmbir of iijc xxu sayle. U And f ere fi!1T a grete dese^e
& a foul myschif ; for f er were iij lorde$ fat 18 f e King tryst moche
24 ynne, fat,19 for fals coueti^e purpo^id 20 f e Kingis deth, & f ou^t to
haue slayn hym and alle his brejjryn or he hadde iake fe see, f e
which were named f us : .Ser Eicharde, fe Erie of Caumbrydge,
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, kny^t, of the Northcuntre.
And fe^e iij Iorde3 afore sayde, for lucre of Moneye, had made
promis to f e Frenschmen to 21 haue slayne oure King and alle his
worthi brethryn, by a false trayne sodenly, ere fay hadde be war.
32 But God, of his gret grace, hylde his holy hand ouyr ham, & saued
1 whiche he hadde T. J>e whiche he hadde R. J>at hadde Kk.
2 he lete T. 3 maad TR. padde (sic) Kk. 4 leaf 124. 5 thei T.
6 of 077i. R. 7 that he seute to T. Jwzt he sente to R, 8 to om. T.
9 be done T. be do R. 10 to gete T.
11 archers ]>at myghte be geten T. archers >at my^te be goten R.
12 longid toward it T. to it R. 13 J>anne his T. 14 of stuff T.
15 of ordinaimcis T. 16 in om. T.
17 And thanne felle ther T. And J>anne fil >er R. 18 which fat TR.
19 ynne >at om. T. ])at om. R.
20 couetise fat >ei hadde purposid & lugid T. coueti^e J>at >ey hadde
purposed and iuged R. 21 ibrto TR.
376 Hen. V invades France, and besieges Harfleur. [CH. CCXLIV
hem from pis parelous meyne. 11 And for to haue do 1 pis, }>ei
resceyued of pe Frenschmen a mylyon of golde, fat 2 was ]>ere oponly
previde ; and for per fals treson pey were all iij luged vnto deth 3 ;
and pis was pe lugement : pat pai schulde be ladde prou$ Hampton, 4
and without pe 4 Northegate, pere to be hedid ; & pus pai endide,
for her fals couetyse and treson.
U Anon as pus 5 was do, pe King and alle his meyne made hem
redy, and wenton to schyppe, &6 say led forth with xvc schippe}, 8
and arryued with-ynne Sayne, at Kitcaws, vpon our Ladie} Evyn,
pe7 Assumpcion, yn Normandye, with al his ordynaunce; & so
went8 forth to Hareflyte, & besegid pe toun al aboute, by londe'
and9 by watir, and sent to pe capteyne, and bade hym delyuer pe 12
towne : and he saide, ' non10 he delyuerd hym, ne non he wolde to
hym delyuer,11 but bade hym do his beste.' 11 And pan pe12 Kinge
leyde his ordynaunce vnto pe toun, )>at is for to saye, Gunne^,
Engyne3,13 Tripgettis, & schet and cast vnto pe wallis & eke yn-to 16
pe toun, & caste doun both toure^ and toun, & layde ham vnto pe
grounde : & Jtfre u he played at15 tenys with his harde gune-stone^
pat 16 were we't/iynne pe toune. U Whanne pai schulde plai, pai
songyn ' welawaye and alias pat17 eny suche tenye^-ballis were made,' 20
and cursed al po pat warre beganne, & pe tyme J?at18 pei were born.
U And on pe morow pe King dede crye at euery gate of pe toun,
pat euery man schulde be red ye, on pe morowe erlye to make assaute
vnto pe toun. U And Gilliam19 Bocher & lohn Gaunt,20 mtft 24
xij oper worthi burge^, comyn to pe King, and besou^t hym, of
his ryall mageste & power, to 21withdrawe his malice and22 destruc-
cion pat he dede vnto hem, & besou^t hym of viij daye} respite and
trewe$, yef eny rescu my3t come vnto hem, and ellis to yelde vp pe 28
toun vnto hym, with alle her gode3- U And pan pe king sent forth
pe Capteyne, and kept pe Remenaunt stille with hym. And fe
lorde Gancort went fforth to Rone yn alle hast, vnto pe Dolfyn, for23
help & socowr; but per was non, ne no maner rescu24; for pe 32
Dolfyn wolde not abyde. U And pus pis Capteyne come ageyne to25
1 po R. 2 and pat R. 3 the deeth T. 4 )>e om. R.
5 this T. )>is R. 6 and token and T. ' >e om. T.
8 wente him T. 9 and eek T. 10 that noon T. " yelde TR.
12 oure T. 13 Engynes and T. engyne} and R. 14 ]>ere om. T.
15 at the T. at )>e R. 16 to hem that T.
17 that euer T. pat evir R. 18 that ever T. ]>at euer R.
19 William T. And thanne William R. 10 Grannt R.
21 leaf 124, back * and his T. & his R. ^ forto haue T.
24 reson R. » vnto TR.
Harfleur surrenders. Henry V prepares for Battle. 377
pe King, and yelde vp pe toun, and delyverde hym pe keye^. And
pan he callyd his vncle, pe Erie of Dorset, and made hym Capteyne
of the toun1 of Hareflete, & delyuered hym pe keie}, and bade hym
4 go put out alle pe Erensch peple, both man, womnan and chylde,
& stuffe pe toun 2 with Englisch men. U And pan pe King sent
yn to Engelonde,3 pat what crafti man wolde come pidir, & ynhabit
hym pere ynne pe toune, he scholde have hous and housholde to
8 hym & to his heyre^ for euyrmore. And pidir went mony dyuers
Marchaunte^ & Crafti men, & inhabited ham pere, to streynth pe
toune, & weryii welcome. IT And whenne pe King saw pis, pat
hit was 4 welle staffed both of vitaile & of men, pis worthi Prynce
12 & King toke his leve, & went hym to Caleys warde by londe.
1T And pe Erensch men herde of his komyng, and 5 pou^t to stoppe
his way, pat he scholde not passe pat way ; & yn hast broken alle
pe brygges pere eny passage was for hors & man, yn-so-moche pe?'e 6
16 my^t no man passe ouyr pe see Eyuers, nope?' on hors ne on foote,
but yef he schulde be drounde. 1T Wherefore our 7 King, with alle
his peple, went & souu^te his way fer vp to 8 Paris warde ; & pe?'e
was alle pe ryal power of Eraunce redy to yef hym batayle, and to
20 destroy al his pepyl ; but God 9 almy^ti was his gide, and saued
hym and alle his peple,10 and withstode alle n his enymys purpos,
fankyd be God, ]?at so sauyd12 his owne kny^t & King yn his
ri^tfull tytyl ! 11 And13 our King saw14 )>e multitude & nowmbre of
24 his enymys to withstonde his way & for to yeue hym bataile, panne
pe King, with a meke hert and a gode spiryt, lyfte vp his hande^ to
Almy^ti God,15 besechyng hym of16 help & socour, and pat dai to
saue his trew seruaunte3. II And panne our King gadryd alle his
28 lorde} togadir,17 and ope>- pepil aboute hym, and bade hem alle to be
of18 gode chere, for pei schulde haue a19 fay re daye and a gracious
victori, and pe bettir of al hir 20 enymys ; and prayed hem alle to
make hem redy vnto pe batayle ; for he wolde rapere be ded pat
1 towne that is to seie T.
2 stuffid this towne of Harflete T.
3 Englond and dide crie in eueri good towne of Englond T. Engelonde
and dede crie in everi good town of engelonde R.
4 >at hit was T. saw J>at it was R. >at is Kk.
5 thei T. 6 ]>at ther T. >at >er R. 7 })e R, 8 ferre vnto T.
9 god that is T. 10 ineynee T. meyne R. n alle om. TR.
12 that sauyd so T. saued so R. 13 And thanne TR.
14 king biholdmg and seyng T. beholdinge and seynge R.
15 god and TR. 16 of his TR. 17 togadir om. TR.
™ of TR. a Kk. l9 haue a TR. schulde a Kk. 20 his TR.
378 Battle of Agincourt. The Archers shoot well. [CH. CCXLIV
day, in batayle or yn felde,1 fan be2 take of his enymys; for he
wolde nevir put f e rem of Engelond to no Eawnson for his persone.
H And f e Duk of Yorke fill on his 3 kne, and besau^t f e King of a
bone, fat he wolde graunte hym fat day f e vawnt-ward yn his 4
batayle : and f e 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 4 orden hym a stake of
tre, and5 scharp both6 endis, fat fe stake my3t be pyght yn7 the 8
erthe a-slop, fat hir enymye3 schulde not ouyr-ryde hem, — for fat
was hir fals purpos, — and arayed hem al8 fere for9 to ouyr-ryde
our meyne at f e first comyng of ham sodeynly yn f e first bront.
U And alle ny^t before fe bataile, fe Frenschmen made mony 12
grete fires, and nioche re veil with hontynge, and10 played our King
and his lorde$ at fe dys, and an archer for11 a blanke of hir moneye ;
for fei wende hadde12 be heyre$.
[The Battle of AgincourtJ]
U The morow13 aros, fe day gan spryng, and fe King, be gode 16
avis, lette arme14 his bataile and15 wynge}, and charged euery man
to kepe hym hoole togadir, & prayed hem al to be of gode chere.
And whanne fay were redy, he askid what tyme of fe day it was,
& fay sayde ' pryme.' IF " Thanne," said our King, "nowe is gode 20
tyme, for alle Engelond prayeth for vs; and ferfore be of gode
chere, & lette vs go to our iorney." And fanne he sayde with an
hygh voyce : IF " In fe name of Almy^ti God and16 Saynt George,
avaunt banarer ! and Saynt George, fis day fyn help 1" 24
IF And fanne fe$e Frenschmen come prikkyng doun as fei
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 it17 perisched and brou^t to grounde man and hors 18 ; for fey 28
schet fat day for a wager ; and our stake} made hem top ouyr
terve, eche on of er, fat fay lay on hepis ij spere lengthe of heighthe.
And our King, with his meyne and with19 men of arme}, evir
1 wolde rathir that day be deed in the feld T. >e feeld R.
2 to be T. 3 his om. T. 4 leaf 125.
' of tre and om. T. 6 at bothe K. 7 into TR.
8 hem att T. hem alle R. al Kk. » for om. T.
J0 and shoutyng and T. and showtinge and R.
11 all for T. al for R. 12 all hadde TR. 13 morne T. morn R.
14 araie TR. 15 and his TR. le and of R. " that it T.
18 hors and man T. 19 with om. R.
Agincourt won. The English Dead. The French Prisoners. 379
1layde doune ; for he most fi^t1 with his owne honde^; and our2 gode
archers lackid 3 on 4 arowes, and 5 layde on with stake}. U And f us
Almy^ti God and Saint George brou^t our enymys to grounde, and
4 3af vs fat day f e victori ; & fere were slayn of Frensch-men fat day
yn f e ffelde of Agyncourt, inoo fan a 6 xj Mt, without prysoners fat
were take. & fere were nowmbred fat day of Frenschmen yn the
felde, mo fan vj xx M*, and of Englyschmen nou$t vij M* ; but God
8 fat day fau^t for vs.
U And aftir come 7 f er tydynge^ to f e 8 King, fat f ere was a
new Batayle of Frenschmen ordeyned, redy to stele on hem, and
comyn towarde hym. Thanne9 anon fe10 King lette crye fat euery
12 man scholde sle his prysoner fat he hadde take ; and anon arrayed
his bataile ayen redy for n to fi^t with f e Frenschmen. U Whanne
fay say fat our men killyd doun 12 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.
U And: fanne our King returned ayen fere f e Batayle was, to se
what pepil was ded of Englyschmen, and yef eny were hurt fat
20 my^t be holpe; and fere were ded yn fe ffelde, on fer party14 fe
Duk of Barry, f e Duk of Launson,15 f e Duk of Braban, the Erie of
Xauerne, f e Chief counstable of Fraunce, and viij of er erlej, and
f e Archebischoppe of Saumte, and of gode Barons C 16 and moo,
24 and of worthi kni^tis of grete alyaunce of Cote armyours, M* C.1T
And of Englyschmen was ded fat day, f e 18 Duk of Yorke and f e
Erie of Suffolk; and of alle ofer of Englisch 19!N"acyon fere were not
ded passyng xxvj bodie^, thanked be God ! And fis batayle was
28 on a Friday, f e 20 which was Crispy n & Crispiniane^ day, yn the
moneth of October. And anon f e King co??imawnded to bery ham,
and the Duke of York to be caried forth with ham, and f e Erie of
Suff olke. And fere were tak 21 prisoners, f e Duk of Orlyance, f e
32 Duk of Burbone, fe Erie of Vandom, f e Erie of Ewe, fe Erie of
Richmond, and Ser Bursigaunt, Marchal of Fraunce. And mony
l— l leide dovvne for him bifett to figlite that day T. laide doun) for him
fil to figte R.
2 our om. T. 3 >at lackeden T. 4 on om. T. 5 and om. T.
6 a om. TR. 7 that come T. 8 onre T. our R.
9 And T. Thanne om. R. 10 oure T. our R. u for om. TR.
12 a downe T, 13 thei withdrewe T. 14 on >er party om. TR.
15 Alaunsonn T. 16 an C T. 17 A M* and v C T.
18 fe good T. >e gode R. 19 leaf 125, back. 20 >e om. T.
21 take om. T.
380 Henry V in London. A Heavenly Array. [CH. CCXLIV
o]>e)' worth! lorde$ were take yn }>is batayle of Agyncourt, and
brou^t vnto ]>e toun of Caleys, and so ouyr se l with }>e King yn-to 2
Engelond, and londid at Douer, yn Kent, with alle his prisoners in
saafte, — pankid be Ihesu ! — and so cam to3 Cauntwbury, and offred 4
at Saint Thomas Schryne ; and so roode forth frou^ Kent pe next
way to Eltham, & }>ere he restid hym tylle lie wolde come to
London. U And J>an Jje Meire of London and ]?e Aldermen and 4 )>e
ScherefFe^,5 with alle J?e worjri Comeners and craftis, comyn to pe 8
Blake-Heth, welle and worthilye arayed to welcome our Kyng
with dyuers melodye, and 6 }>anke Allemy^ty god of his g?Yicious
victory fat he hadde schewed to7 hym.
[Henry V's Reception in London.']
U And so j?e King and his prysoners passyd forth by ham, til 12
he com vnto 8 Seint Thomas watryng ; and fere mette 9 with hym
alle )>e Religious with precession, and welcomyd hym; and so10 ]?e
King come ridynge11 with his prysoners prou} J>e cite of London,
where fere12 was schewyd mony a faire sy$t at alle fe Condite^-and 16
at J?e Cros yn Chepe, as yn heuynly aray, angelis,13 archaungelis,
Patriarchus, prophetis,14 and virginis with dyuers melodie}, sensyng15
and syngyng to welcome our King, and alle conditus16 rennyng
wyne. And }>e King passyd forthe vnto Saint Paule$ ; and fere 17 20
met with hym xiiij Bischope^, reuersed and mitryd, with Censers
to welcome }>e King, and sungura for his gracious victori Te deum
laudamus. And ]>ere )>e King offred, & 18 roode forth 19 to West-
mynstre; and J>e20 Maire toke leue21 of |?e King, and rode hoom 24
ayen.
11 And yn J?e thrj^dde yere of King Henrye^ regne fe vthe, Came
J>e Emperour of Almayne, King of Borne & of Hungary, yn-to
Engelonde, and so to )?e cite of London. And ]>e Maire, aldermen,22 28
and scherevi},23 with J?e24 worth! craftis of London, be J>e Kingi^
commaundement, met with hym on the Blake-Heth yn Jje best aray
J?at fay cowthe, on hors bak; & pere fay welcomyd hym, and
brou^t hym to London with moche honour and grete reuerence. 32
1 ]>e sea T. 2 king of T. 3 vnto T. 4 & R. and om. Kk.
5 london with the sherefis and >e Aldirmen T. 6 & to R.
7 for TR. 8 to T. 9 >ei mette T. 10 so om. T. » MS. adynge.
12 that ther T. 1S of Aungels TR. 14 prophetis om. R.
15 of sensyng T. 16 >e Condites T. >e conditis R. 17 I>anwe T.
18 & took and T. 19 forth om. T. '•» thanne the T. ])enne \>e R.
21 his leue T. . ** and the aldirmen T.
>J:! with the sherefis T. and shereues R. shereviz Kk. ^ and ]>Q T.
CH. CCXLIV-V] The German Emperor, etc., in London. 381
And atte Seint Thomas watryng fere mette with hym the King and
alle1 his lorde^ yn gode aray. And fere was a worthi metyng
betwene f e Emperour and f e King ; & fere thay kussid togadre^,
4 & braced ech othir ; and fan 2 f e King toke f e Emperowr be f e
hande ; & so f ai come rydyng f rou^t f e cite of London vnto Saint
Poule^; and fere fay lyjte, and offred; and alle fe3 Bischope^
stode reuersed, with censers yn here honde^, censyng. IT Thanne 4
8 fei tokyn hir hors, and ryden to 5 Westmynstre ; and fere the King
loggyd the Emperoure yn his owne palis, & fere6 restid hym a
grete while, and alle atte fe Kingis cost.
U And sone aftir come f e Duk of Holond yn-to Engelond, to 7
1 2 se f e Emperour, and to speke with hym and with f e King ; and he
was worthily resceyved and loggyd yn the Bischopis In of Hely,
and alle at f e Kinges cost. U And whanne f e Emperoure hadde
wel restid hym and sey f e lande yn dyuers partees, and knew fe
16 commoditees, fanne, be processe of tyme, he toke his leue of the
King; but ere he went8 he was made Kny^t of the Gartir, &
resceyved and weryd f e lyuerey ; and fanne he thanked ]?e King
and alle9 his worthi lorde^ ; and10 ]?e King & he went ouer J>e see
20 to Calys, and abydyn fere longe tyme, to haue an onswere of the
Frensch King. And atte f e n last hit come, and plesyd hym 113 1
nought ; and 12 f e Emperow toke his leve of the King, and passyd
forth yn Goddis name ; and oure King come oUyr ayen yn-to
24 Engelond, yn alle f e hast fat he my^t ; and fat was on Saynt
Lukes eue fat he corne to Lambehithe ; and on the Monday next
ffoluynge he come yn13-to the parlement atte AVestmynstre. And
yn f is same yere was a gret derth of Corne yn Engelond, but,14 —
28 thankyd be God !— hit lastid not long.
How the King went fe secunde tyme yn-to Normandy; & of
f e sege of Roone.15 Cxpitulum CC xlv.10
And yn fe forth yere of King Harrye^ regne17 fe fifthe, he
32 hilde his parlement at Westmynstre yn the begynnyng of18 moneth
of October, and lastid vnto f e purificacion of our Lady f anne next
folowyng. And fere was grawnted vnto fe King, to maynetayne
1 the kyng and alle T. hym alle Kk. 2 thanne T. fan om. R.
3 >e om. R. 4 And >anwe T. And >enne R. 5 leaf 126.
6 >ere he TR. 7 to come and T. 8 J>ede T. yede R.
9 alle om. T. 10 And thanne TR. " >e om. T. 12 And thanne T.
13 yn om. R. 14 but om. T. 15 How the king . . . Roone om. TR.
16 CC xlvj R. « regne om. T. 18 of the T. of >e R.
382 Henry V's Muster of Shiiis. He lands in France. [CH. CCXLV
his warres, bothe of1 spinVualte & teinporalte, an hole taxe and a
dyme.2 11 And3 anon pe King prayed al his lorde^ to make hem
redy to streynth hym yn his ry$t ; and anon he lette make a new
retynu, and charged alle men to be redye at Hampton yn pe 4 4
Whitson woke panne next folowyng, wztAout eny delay. H And5
pe Kinge made pe Duke of Bedforde Protector & defender of his
Reme of Engelond yn his absens, and charged hym to kepe his
lawe$, & 6 mayntayne bope 7 spm'ftialte and 8 temporalte. 11 And 8
whanne pe King hadde pus do, and sette alle pyng yn kiude, on
Saint Marke; day, fat was pat tyme Hocwedynesday, lie toke his
hors atte Westmynstre, and come rydyng to Poulis ; & ]>ere he
off red, and toke his leue, and9 rode forth prow pe cite, taking his 12
leve of alle maner of10 peple, as welle of11 pore as of11 Rich, praynge
alle hem12 yn generall to pray for hym. And so he roode forth to
Saint George3, and pere he offred, and toke is leve of pe Maire,
Chargyng hym to kepe welle his Chaumbre; and so rode forth to 16
Hampton, and pere abode tille his retynu was redy and come to
hym; for pere was alle13 his Naueye of schippe^, with his ordynaunce,
gadred and welle stuffyd, as longyd to such a ryalle Kinge, with
alle maner of 14 vitayle3 for his 15 pepille, as welle for hors as for 20
man, as longyd for such a warriour, pat is to say, armure, Gonne^,
tripgettis, Engyne^, sowe3, Bastille3, brygge3 of lethir, scaling
laddres, mallis, 16spade3, schouylle3, Pykys,17 bowe3 and18 arowe3,
bowstrynge3, scheftis,19 &20 pipis fulle of arowe3, as nede for such a 24
worth! warriour pat no ping was to sech. &21 whanne tyme come,
pedir come to hym scheppe3 lade with22 gunepowder.
[Henry V's second Invasion of France.]
IT Whanne 23 pis 24 was rede, and his retynu come, pe King and
his Iorde3, with alle his rial host, went to scliippe, & tokyn pe see & 28
sayled yn-to Normandy e, and landed at Towk vpon25 Lammas Day
pan next ; and ]>ere he made x-xviij 26 knightis at his londyng.
1 of>eT.
2 dyme in susteynyng of his warres T. dyme in susteynyngc of his
werris R.
5 And >anne T. and thenne R. 4 >e om. T.
5 And there T. and J>ere R. 6 and to T. 7 boj)e the T.
8 and ]>e T. 9 and so TR. 10 of om. T. n of the T.
12 hem alle T. ham alle R. 13 alle om. T. 14 of om. R.
15 for such a roiall T. for such a rial R. 16 leaf 126, back.
17 Pikeyses Pavises T. Pikeys Pavis R. 18 and om. T.
19 Tonnes CheftisT. Tonnes Chiftis R. 2° & or T. 21 & om. TR.
22 with Gennes and T. '~3 And whanne R. A,, .vhenne T.
24 all this T. » vpon fe T. » xlviij TR.
CH. CCXLV] Hen. V clears the Sea, and takes French Cities. 383
IF And ]>anne fe King, hering of mouy enymys vpon f e see, fat is
to sey, ix grete Carylis, hulkys,1 Galeye^ & schippi}, that were come
to2 destroye his Nauey, anow3 he commaunded fe Erie of the
4 March to be chyff Capteyne, and mony worth! lor[d]e$ with hym,
with4 men of armys and archers, to go to the see, fat non enmyes
defouled his Nauye 5 ne entred his londe yn no maner party for to
destrowble his viage ne 6 corneye. IT And anow f e erle toke his
8 meyne, and went to schyppe, and skimmed the see, and kepte f e
see-coste}, )>at no maner7 enymys durste rowte8 vpon fe see.
IT And anon f e Kinge sent his heroudes vnto f e Capten of Towke,
& chargyd hym to delyuer is9 Castell and his toun, & ellis he
12 schulde leve neyfer10 man ne child a11lyve. And anon fe Captene
& iiij of er burge^ brou^t the keye^ vnto f e King, and besou^t hym
of grace ; and f e Kinge delyuerd 12 to Ser lohn 13 Kighley f e keie},
and made hym Capteyn, & comrnawnded hym to put out14 alle fe15
16 Frenschmen, bothe of fe Castell and of the toun. IT And fere
besyde was f e Castell of Louers ; and f edir f e King sent f e Erie
Marchall, with a faire mayne, and sawted f e toun ; and anon it
was yelded vp vnto16 fe Erie, & brou^t hym fe keye^,17 & he
20 broust f e keye^ to pe King ; & fe King toke to18 hym J>e keye^, and
made hym Capteyn of the Castell of Louers & of alle fat longed
ferto, and charged him to 19 delyuer oute alle J?e F[r]enschmen.
IT And fan f e King 20 hilde forth his way to Cane, fat was a
24 strong toune and a faire, and a ryalle Castell ferynne. And anon
he sent his herodde3 vnto f e Capteyn, and Chargyd hym to delyuer
f e toun and his Castel, or ellis he wolde hit gete with 21 streynth of
hond.
28 IT And f ai answerd and sayd to him, * no?i of hym he toke,22 ne
non fey23 wolde delyuer vnto hym.'24 IT And fanne25 anon he
leyde his sege to f e toun, and layde gunne^ on euery syde, and bete
adoun both walle$ & toure^, and slow myche pepil yn Mr26 howse^
32 & eke yn stretes. IT And f e gode Duk of Clarens, he27 layde doun28
1 hulkis and T. 2 for to T. 3 And anocw T. 4 of R.
5 his Navie T. his Naueie R. Nauye Kk.
6 ne his TR. 7 maner of TR. 8 come T. 9 him his TR.
10 neijrir leue T. neyther leve R. n on T. 12 dide delyuer T.
]3 lohn of R. 14 putte out TR. put Kk. 15 >e om. TR.
16 yolden to T. yolde to R. 17 and J>e keies brought to him T.
18 to om. TR. 19 him to T. to RKk. 20 And Jje kyng >anne T.
'^ with dynt of swerde and T. ^ saide he took him noon R. >23 he R.
24 and seide he took hem noon ne noon he wolde delyuer to him T.
25 thanne om. T. » hir om. T. » he om. R. a a downe T.
384 Surrender of Caen and other Cities to Hen. V. [CH. CCXLV
f e wallis on his syde vnto f e grounde ; and so with ynne a while
f e King be his counsel assauted f e toune alle aboute ; and anon J>e
Duk of Clarans had entyrd yn-to the toun, and slow} doun ry$t til
fat he come vnto f e King, and spared nef er raan ne childe ; and 4
euyr f ai cryed " a Clarans, a Clarans, Seint George ! " & slou3 doun
ri}t ; and fere was ded on f e wallis,1 on f e Kingis syde, a worthi
man fat me callid Sprengehose, f e which f e King commaunded to
be beryed yn fe abbey of Cane, fast by William Conqueroure : on 8
whose soule, God haue mercy ! amen ! 2 And thanne3 f e King come
yn-to f e toun, with his Brof er f e Duk of Clarens, and mony of er
worthi lorde},4 with moche solempnite and myrthe, and fanne fe
King commaunded f e 5 Capteyne to delyuer his 6 Caatell ; and he 1 2
besou}t f e King fat he wolde yeue 7 hym xiiij daye} of 8 respite,
yef eny rescu wolde come ; and yf no« come, to delyue?* hym Jje
keye} and fe Castelle atte his owne co??imaundement. H And
vndir fis composicion was the toun9 & fe Castell of Bayons, with 16
ofer toune}, fortalice} & village}, yn-to fe, noumbre of xiiij tounes.
And10 vpon fe hylle before the castell of Cane, fe11 King pyght
alle his tentis, fat semyd a toun as moche as Cane. & by fat
come tydyngis fat no rescu12 wolde come fere ; and13 so, at fe xiiij 20
dayes ende, f e Capteyne come out, and delyuered f e keye} and fe
Castell to our King ; And Bayons and f e ofe?' xiiij toune} weryn
delyuerd vnto 14 hym also, and anon f e King delyuerd f e keyes to
f e Duk of Clarans, and made hym Capten, both of the toun and of 24
fe Castell, & made hym Capteyn of Bayons, & of al fe ofer toune}
also, and so15 entred fe Castell & fe toun16 also ; and fere he hylde
his Seint George} feste ; and fere he made xv Kni}tis of the Bath.17
And f e King co?»maunded to 1S put out alle f e Frenschmen, bofe 28
man & wo??iman ; and no man so hardy to defoule no womman, ne
take no maner gode away from ham, but late hem passe yn pees,
vpon 19 deth ; and fere passed out of the toun, yn on day, moo fan
xv c wynimerc. 32
1 on >e wallis om. T. 2 leaf 127. 3 thanne T. >anne R. when Kk.
4 and many o]>er lordes T. 5 commandid >e kyng vnto the T.
6 him his TR. " kyng to yeue T. J>e kinge to yeve R. 8 of om. R.
9 was the towne T. was J>e toun) R. the toun om. Kk.
10 And om. T. ac Kk. n oure T. oure R.
12 rescue T. rescu R. 13 and TR. 14 to T. 15 so om.
16 ]>e toun) and J>e castett R.
17 Bath there was ser lowes Robserd Salyn Cheyne Mongomerie and many
o]>er were maad knyghtis T. Bath and J>ere was sir lowis Robessart Salyn
Cheyne Moungomery and meny o>er R.
" hem forto T. ham forto R. w vpon >e T.
The Siege of Cherbourg. Work of the English Fleet. 385
H And ]>anne pe1 King lete stnffe pe Toun and pe Castell with
Englisch men, and ordeyned ij Capteyne}, on for the toun and
a-noper for the Castell, and chargyd ham, vpon her lyf, to kepe wel
4 the toun and pe Castell. And or he2 went penne^, he gat valeys
Newelyn, & leyde sege3 to Chierburgh. And pat4 sege layde pe
Duk of Gloucestre with a strong pouer, and be processe of tyme gat
it, and made pere a Capteyne. And pe5 same tyme pe Erie of
8 Warwic layde sege6 to Dounstount, & gat hit, and put pe?yn a
capteyne.
U And for to speke moore of the Erie of the Marche, pat pe
King hadde sette7 to scorn pe see and pe Cooste} of Engelonde for
12 enymys, pe wynde aros so vp-on hem, pat pei wende alle for8 to
haue loste her ly ve$ ; but prou} pe grace of God, and goode gouern-
aunce, pey pat were within the He of Wight, ryden al pat storme
pere.9 U And pere were lost ij Carreke} & ij balyngers with
1 6 marchaundis godis, and alle J>e pepyl pat were perynne ; & anoper
Caryk droff before Hampton, and drew his Mast ouyr the toun
wallis; and pis10 was on11 saynt Barthelemewe} day. II And
whann alle pis storme was cecid, pis worth! Erie of the Marche
20 tooke his schippe with his meyne, and went ayen12 to pe see, and
londid yn Normandy at Hogge$, and so rode forth towarde pe
King; and euyr as he cam, J>e Erenschmen fledde. 1T And13 there
com to hym an Antony pygge, and Mowed J>e ost al jjat way tyl
24 thay come tylle14 a grete wasch; and fere15 J?ay drad to haue be
ded, for the water closed ham so )?at pay my$t noughere goo16 out.
U But atte pe17 last, pis pygge 18and God19 brou3t hem out alle20
saaf ; and Ipere pay cau^t a gyde that knewe alle the cuntre aboute,21
28 and he brou^t ham prou^ quicsonde, and so yn-tille22 an lie; and
pere they toke meny prysoners yn her way23 toward the King yn
her iourney24 towarde25 Cane.
And pe?-e pe King welcomyd hym, and toke his iourney
32 towarde26 Argenton, & anon it was yolde vnto pe King, and pai27
1 oure T. our R. 2 And eer ]>at oure kyng T. >ey R. 3 a sege T.
4 at >at T. 5 >at T. 6 a sege T. 7 kyng took T. 8 for om. T.
9 ]>ei ride?i withinne the He of wight there in aft }>at storme T. Jjey that
were wight ryden al >at storme fere Kk.
10 >at T. n vpon T.
12 and wente ayen T. and wente R. went Kk. 13 And )>anne T.
14 to TR. 15 }>ere om. T. 16 gete T. 17 >e om.
18 leaf 127, back. 19 and god om. T. *> ham alle out R.
21 aboute om. T. ffi to TR. w wey as the! wente T.
24 yn her iourney om. TR. ^ vnto T. 26 to T. vnto R.
27 there the! T.
386 Surrender of French Cities. The Lollard Oldcastle.
hadde her lyues, & went hir way. IT And panne fe1 King remeued
to a strong toun2 callyd Cessy, and fere was a fayr Mynstre, and
fay yelde it anon vnto3 fe King. And4 fe King went anon5 fro
fenne} to Launson,6 and gat7 fe toun and8 brigge. And9 )>e King 4
sent fe Erie of Warwic to a toun me10 callith Belham, with a
strong power; and anon fay yelde ham,11 and put ham yn the
Kingis grace12 : and so dede mony mo stronge toun 63 & castellis fat
were in f o partee}. IT And fro f ennes fey went to Vernyl in 8
Perche ; and anon it was yolden to13 fe King, bothe toun & castell,
bodye} and godes, at the Kingis grace. And so f e King gat and
conquered alle the tonne} and Castelles, Pile},14 Streynthis, and
Abbeye},15 vnto Pountlarge, & fro fenne} vnto the Cite of Eoone. 12
[Tlie Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.]
1T And yn f e .v. yere of King Henrye} reing )>e vthe, Ser lohn
Oldecastell, knight, fat was fe Lorde of16 Cobbam, was arestyd for
Lollardye, and brou^t yn-to17 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. U And at the18 laste, f e Lorde Powis mette
with hym and tooke hym ; but he stode at grete defence longe
tyme, and was soore wounded or he wolde be take ; and so f e
Lorde Powys meyne brou}t hym out of Walis to London yn a 20
whirlecole; & so he was brou^t to Westmynstre, & there was19
examyned of certeyn poynte} fat were put vpon hym. & he sayde
not nay; and so he was co?wycte be20 fe clergy of21 Lollardye, &
dampned before fe Justice vnto22 deth for treson ; and so he was 24
hadde vnto f e Tour ayen, and fere he was laide on a hurdil, and
draw frough f e cite to Saint Gyle} Felde, & fere was made a new
paire of Galows, and a stronge chayne, and a coler of yron for hym,
and fere he was hanged and brent on fe galous, & alle for his 28
lewdeness &23 fals opynyons.
I oure T. our R. 2 towne >at men T. town) J>at me R.
3 to TR. 4 And >anne TR. 5 anon om. TR.
6 Alaunsonn T. 7 wanne T. wan R. 8 and >e TR.
9 And om. T. ]0 >at men T. >at me R.
II ham om. T. 12 hem in his grace and in ]>e kyngis T.
13 vnto TR. 14 Piles and T.
15 and abbeies T. & Abbeye} R. abbeye? Kk. 16 of om. R.
17 vnto T. 18 the om. T. M he was T. 2° of T],'.
21 for TR. ^ vnto the T. vnto J>e R. * and for his TR.
CH. CCXLV] Henry the Fifths Siege of Rouen, A.D. 1418. 387
1 How the King sent his vncle Syr Beaufort, Duk of Excestre,
before the cite of Roon, and there displayed his Baner.1
And2 yn the vithe yere of King Harrie^ regne ]>Q vthe, he sent
4 his vncle, Sir Thomas Eeauforde, Duk of Excestre, with a fayre
manye of men of arme^ and archers, a3fore ]>Q cite of Roone, & bere
displayed his baner, & sent herode^ vnto ]?e toun, and Lade hem
yelde it4 vnto oure King, her lige lorde. U And J>ai saide he5
8 toke hem non to kepe, ne now he schulde haue }>ere, but yf it were
ry^t dere boi^t and medid with hir hande^ ; for other answer wolde
]?ey now yeve.6 U And )>ere }>e7 Duk toke gode 8 avysement of the toun
and9 of the grouiide al about; and anon J?ere yssued out of pe cite
12 a grete meny of men of arme^, bothe on horsbak & eke10 on fote ;
& anon our mayne mette with ham, nand ovirthrew an hep of
hem ; and there were slayn and take xxx11 persone^ of right gode
menne} bodie^ ; and j?e rempnaunt fledde vnto12 the toun. And be
16 Duk went ayen13 vnto Pountlarge vnto Ipe King and tolde hym alle
how he hadde sped, and how hym lykyd ))e grounde. H And anon
as he was go, J?ey cast adoun al her14 subbarbe^ about be cite, vnto
be harde grounde, for )>e King schulde haue bere 15 non ref reschyng
20 at his comyng. IF And the Fryday before Lammas day fen next,
our King with his ost come before Eoone, and layde16 his sege
rounde about be17 cite, and anon leet leye his owne18 ordinaunce
vnto the toun. U And be King and his lorde} were logged yn the
24 Charterhous, and gret streyngth about hym, and bat was yn be est
partye of be cetey. And be Duk of Clarans loggyd hym at J?e
westende, yn a wast abbeye before )>e porte of Caux. U And the
Duk of Excestre yn the North syde, before J>e Port Denys ; and
28 betwene j?e Duk of Clarens & ]?e Duk of Excestre was fe Erie
Marchal logged, with a strong pouer, before19 fe castell Gate.
U And ]?an was J>e Erie of Ormonde, and J?e Lorde Haryngton, and
]>e lorde Talbot with his 20 retynu, next hym ; and J?anne Ser lohn
32 Cornewayle, and mony ofyer noble kni^tis of name with hir retynu,
lay with ]?e Duk of Clarens. And from J?e Duk of Excestre
l-1 om. TR. 2 Of the Sege of Roone. And T.
3 to R. 4 >at Citee T. yelde >at Cite R.
5 >at he T. 6 yeue but Gonnes T.
7 there the T. >ere >e R. >ere Duk Kk. 8 gode om. T.
9 of the toun and om. TR. 10 eke om. TR. u leaf 128.
12 ayen into TR. 13 ayen om. T. 14 >e T.
15 there schulde haue T. 16 and anoow he sette T. sette R.
]7 that T. 18 owne om. TR. 19 with a strower bifore T.
20 her T. hir R.
BRUT. D D
388 Sieges of Rouen and Caudebec. Chain across the Seine.
towards pe King weryn logged pe Lorde Eoos, pe Lorde1
Wylughby, pe Lorde F^hugh,2 and Ser William Porter, kni^t,
with hir retynu, before pe Port Seint Hillary. U And fan was }>e
Erie of Mortayne, with his retynu, logged yn pe Abbey of Saynt 4
Kate?yne ; and pe Erie of Sawlesbery with is retynu lay on pat on3
syde of Saynt Katerynes ; & Ser John Gray, knight, was logged at
pe4 Mount Saint Mychell ; and Ser- Philippe Leiche, knight, pe
Kingis tresorer, was logged betwene pe watir of Sayne and pe abbey, 8
and kepte J>e warde vndir J>e hille. And pe Baron of Carew was
loggid5 on pe watir syde to kepe pe passage, and lemco pe skquier
lay next hym on pe water syde; & pay6 ij Squiers kept manly ]>e
watir of Sayne, and fau^t with her enymys oft tyme^. And on 12
pat oper7 syde of Sayne lay pe Erie of Hontyngton and Maistir
Nevyle, pe Erle$ sone of Westmerlonde, and Ser Gilbert Hom-
frauile, pe Erie of Kyme, Ser8 Richarde of Arundell, and )>e Lorde
Ferrers vfith hir retynu, before pe Port de Pount; & eche of these 16
lorde^ hadde strong ordynaunce. U And pe King dede make at
Pountlarge, ouyr pe watir of Sayne, a strong and a my^ty Cheyne9
of Iren, & put it prou} grete pile} ffast pyght yn the grounde ; &
pat went ouyr pe Ryver of Sayne, pat no vessell my^t passe pat way 20
in no kind. And aboue pat chayne pe King leet make a brygge
ouyr pe watir of Sayne, pat man & horse & alle othir 10Carrage
my^t go to and fro, at11 alle tyme^ whanne pat12 nede were.
1T And thanne come pe Erie of Warwic, and hadde gote Douns- 24
rount vnto pe King ; and anon pe King sent hym13 to Caudebeek,
to besege it. And whenne he com before the toun, he sent hys
heroude^ vnto pe Capteyne, and bade hym yelde vp pe toun14 on15
payn of deth. And anon he layde his sege ; & pan pe Capteyne 28
besou3t pe Erie pat he my^t come vnto16 his presens & speke with
hym ; and so pe gode Erie graunted hym. 11 Thanne17 he come out,
and iiij oper burge} with hym, and Entretyd so with pe Erie pat
this toun was vndir composicion to do as pe cite of Roone dede ; 32
and pe Erie graunted and consentyd per-to, vpon pis condic^'on, pat
pe Kynge} Nauey, vrith his ordynaunce, my^t passe vp by ham in
lord of TR. 3 lord Phehew T. 3 o]>er T.
>e abbey >at is called T. >e om. R. .
was loggid T. was logged R. was loggid om. Kk.
and >o T. & >ay om. R. & >ay and >ay Kk. 7 one R,
and sir T. 9 Brigge R. 10 leaf 128, back.
11 at TR. and Kk. 12 )>at om. TR.
13 sent the Erie of Wanvik T. sente >e eiie of Warwick R.
14 J>e towne up T. 15 in T. 16 to T. 17 And J>anne T.
CH. CCXLV] Ships and Men join in the Siege of Rouen. 389
saafte, without eny lette or dysturbaunce ; and to pis composycion
pei sette her1 seele^, and pe Schippe} passed vp by ham yn saafte,
& come before pe cite of Eoon, into a C.2 schippe}, and pere pay
4 cast her3 anchors, and panne pis citee4 was besegid bothe be lond
& by watir.5 U 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 pe6 abbey intret, and was7 yolde vnto pe King; and panne he
removed fro penne}, and loggyd hym before pe Poort Martevile.
. U And panne8 was pe Erie of Salusberye cowmawnde be pe King
to make hym redy for to ryde ; but pere come hasti tydynge} and
12 made hym to abyde; & so he retourned ayen and logged hym
besyde^ pe Erie of Hontyngton til pe sege was endyd. II And
pann come pe Duk of Gloucestre, pe Kinges broper, from pe sege of
Chierborugh pat9 he hadde wonne & gotoun, & stuffed ayen to10
16 pe Kinges behoue & pr[o]fit.n And whanne he12 was come to13
the King before Roon, anon he logged hym with grete ordynaunce
before pe Port Saint Hyllarye, more nygh14 pe toim and his enymys
panne eny oper man15 be xl rode} of lengthe, withynne schotte
20 of quarell ; & with hym lay pe Erie of Suffolk & pe Lorde of
Bergeveny with alle' hir retynu & strong ordynaunce, & manly &
proutly fau$t euery day with hir enymys evere whanne pay issued
out of the Cete. IF And panne com pe Pryour of Kylmaynon yn16
24 Irelond, ouyr the se vnto pe King, witti a fayre mayne of men of
arme^ of hir owne cuntre gise, vnto17 the summe of xvc of gode18
monne} bodye^. And pe King welcomyd ham, and made ham ry}t
grete19 chere.
28 U And panne come tydynge^ to20 the King pat pe King of
Fraunce, and pe Dolffyn and pe Duke of Burgoyne, 21wolde come
doun22 to rescu pe cite of Rone with a strong power of alle maner23
nacione}, and24 breke pe sege; and he cast hym to entre on pe
32 North syde of the oste, because pat pere was pe beste entre, and
I to her T. 2 ij C T. 3 per T. 4 Citee T. cite R. sege Kk.
5 bo]>e bi watir and bi londe. T. 6 >e om. T. 7 and was T. was Kk.
8 And >anne T. And thamie K. And Kk.
9 ]>e whiche TR. 10 vnto TR.
II and profit vnto >e crowne of Englond and T. profit to J>e Croune of
engelonde R.
12 whanne he om. T. 13 vnto T. 14 nere T. nerrer R.
15 lay RT. 16 of T. " vnto om. R.
18 gise >e nombre of xv C goode T. 19 good TR.
20 vnto T. a leaf 129. ffl a downe T. 23 of dyuerise T.
24 and forto T.
390 The Governors of Rouen fight well. City's distress.
most playne groun[d]e. And perfore pe King assyngned pe Priowr
of Kilruaynon with is power, and logged hyra on pe northe syde of
the oste, to stoppe hir passage, and was be pe forest of Lions ; and
of his1 ordinaunce pei were fulle gladde. And pai2 went forthe 4
yn haste, and kept the3 grounde, and pe place pat pe King & his
counsel hadde assygned vnto ham; and pai quitte ham as gode
warrioures vnto pe4 King.
11 Now wyl y telle you which were pe Chyff Capteyne} & 8
gouernowres of pis cete of Eoone : Mounser Guy Botelere was chyff
capteyne, bothe of the cite & of the castell ; and Mounser Turmegan,
he was capteii of pe5 Port de Caux; Mounser le Eoch was6
capteyn de Syne ; Mounser Antony, he was lieutenaunt to Mounser 1 2
Guy7 Botelere; Henry Chaunfewe, he was capteyne of the8 Port
de Pount, lohn Matn'bas, he was capteyne of the Port de la
Chastell; Mounser de Peneux, he was capteyne of pe Port9 Saint
Hillary; pe Bastarde of Tyne, he was capteyn of the Port 16
Marti vile ; and graunt lake}, a worthi warryour, he was capteyn
of alle10 warryoures, and11 gouernoure outwarde, bothe on horsbak
& on foote, of alle men of arrne} : whenne pei issued out of the
cite, of alle pe portis, he hem arayed as pey schulde countre with 20
our meyne. II And ech of these capteyne} hadde12 v M* men of
arme}, & some mo. And at13 pe first comyng of14 oure King, fere
were noumbred be heroudes ynto an CCC M* of men,15 wymmen, &
childryn, what yong & olde. And among alle pese was many a 24
manful man of his hand ; and so pay prevyd ham whanne pei issued
out of pe cite, bothe on horsbak & on foote, for pay come neuer out
at on gate alone, but at iij or iiij ; and at euery gate .ij. or iij. Mt
of gode men of arme}, and16 manfully counted with our Englisch- 28
men, & moche pople slayne dyuers tyme} with Gune}, quarell, &
oper17 ordynaunce}. And pis sege endured xxw woke} ; and euer
pai of the toun hopyd18 for to haue be rescued ; but per come non.
11 So at pe19 laste, pei kept so longe pe toun pat pere deied mony 32
thowsande} withynne pe toune for defaute of mete, of20 men,
wywmen and chyldryn ; for pay had ete al her hors, doggis and
I J>is T. 2 so >ei TR. 3 kepte J>e TR. kept Kk. 4 her T. hir R.
5 >e am. T. 6 he was TR. 7 Guy de TR. 8 de T.
9 Port de T. port of R. 10 alle the T. alle >e R.
II and he was TR. 12 ladde T. 13 And whenne att T.
14 was of T. 15 men and T.
16 goode menwes bodies y armyd and T. gode menne^ bodie} yarmed
and R. " otyr om. R.
18 hopid T. hoped R. hopyp Kk. 19 >e om. T. 2° bo>e of T.
CH. CCXLV] Rouen surrenders to Hen. V> who enters it. 391
catte^, pat were yn the toun. And ofte tyme$ pe men of arme^
droff out J>e pore pepyl at the gatis of the toune}, for spendyng of
vitayle ; and anon our Englischmen droff: ham yn-to pe toun agayne.
4 So at pe1 last, pe capteyne} of the toun, seyng pe myschif pat pay
were nou^t rescued, and also pe scarcite of vitayle, & pat pe peple
so deied for defaute of mete, Query daye mony thowsande^, and
also saue yonge childryn lye & sowke her modir pappis pat weryn
8 ded, pan anon pey sent vnto2 pe 3King, besechinge him 4of his grete
mercy & grace,3 and brou^t pe keyes of5 pe toun vnto the Kinge,
and delyuered the toun to6 hyrn; and alle7 soudere} voyded the
toun, with hir hors & harne3 ; and J>e comune^ of the toun for8 to
12 abyde and dwelle stille yn the toun, yerely to pay hym9 and to his
successours, for al maner custome^, see10 seruie3 & quateryme^
[blank] Marc. IT And panne pe King entred yn-to pe toun, &
restyd hym yn the Castell tylle pe toun were sette yn rewle and
16 gouernawnce.
1 >e om. T. 2 to TR.
3_s jjjng bisekyng him of grace and mercy T. king besechinge him of
his grace and mercy R. besechinge him om. Kk.
4 leaf 129, back. 5 of TR. to Kk. 6 vnto T. 7 alle >e TR
8 for om. T. 9 to him TR. 10 and fee T. and see R.
392 Execution of Rich. IPs Misleaders and Helpers. [APR c
APPENDIX C.
FULLER VERSION OF THE TIME FROM 1399-1401.
Compare p. 361, 1. 16 ff.
[MS. Rawlinson, B. 173.]
JAnd at OxonforcJ were take Sir Thomas Blounte, kni^t, and
Benet Cely, knight, & Thomas WyntershiH, Squier. II And these
were be-hedyd and quarterd ; And the knigfctes 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 Sir Io£n
Holand, the Duke of Excestre, take with the commons of the
Contre. H And they brought him from that Mille vnto Plassh, 8
And to the same place J>ere as King Richard Arested Sir Thomas
of Wodestocke, Duke of Gloucestre. H And right there, in the
same place, they smote of the Duke of Excestres hede,2 and brought
hit to London vppon a pole, And hit was sett on London Brigge. 12
And in the same yere, at Bristowe, was take the Lorde Spencer pat
King Richard hadde made Erie of Gloucestre. 51 And the commons
of the towne of Bristowe toke and brought him into the Market
place of the towne; And there jjey smote of his hede, and sent hit 16
to London, & hit was set on London Brigge. 11 And in the same
yere was Sir Barnard Brokeys, knight, take and Arested, & putte
into the Toure of London, And Sir lohn Shelley, 3 knight, and Sir
lohn Magdaleyn), And Wilk'am Ferby, persons of King Richard ; 20
And Jjey were arested and put into the Toure of London. And
there come the Kinges Justices, and satte vpon them in the Toure ;
And ]?ere they were dampned aH iiij vnto deth. And J>e dome yeue
to Sir Barnard Brokeis, that he shulde come on fote from the 24
Toure, ]>rougfc London, vnto Tyborne, And there to be hanged, and
his hede smetyn of. And Sir lohn Shelley, knight, Sir lofin
Magdaleyn) & Sir William Ferby, pe?*sons, were drawe J>rougfr-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 Quene Isabett
1 fea/213. 2 16 Jan. 1400. 3 leafZlB, back.
APP. c] Henry V's fruitless Expedition into Wales. 393
home ayene into Fraunce, the which was King Kichardes wedid
wiffe, And yafi2 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 iiijth, was Sir Koger of Claryndon,
kni3t, and ij of his men, and the Prioure of Launde, and vij
freris Minours, and somme maistres of Diiu'wite, and other, for
treson fat fey wrought a-yenst fe King, were drawe and hanged at
8 Tyborne, ail xij persones to-gedyr. And J>us was here ende there
for her treson.
And in the same yere bigaii a discencion and a debate in the
Centre of Walys, bitwene y Lorde Grey Kiffyn and Owen Glen-
12 dore, 1Squier of Wales. .And this Owen arered a nombre of
Walshe-men, And kept aH: the Contre Aboute right strong, and did
moche harme, & distroyed the Kinges townes and lordshjppis
froughoute Wales, and robbed and slewe the Kingys peple, both
1 6 Englissh-inen and Walshe-men : And thus he endured xij yere
large. H And he toke J?e Lorde Grey Eyffyn prisoner, And kept
him ffast in holde tyU he was Raunsomed. U 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 Sir Edmond Mortymere and
Owen ; And J?is bataile was on the blacke hyU beside PymarenV^
And J>er Owen toke Sir Edmond Mortymer, fe 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
styK with his wiffe ; and sone after he died. And fan the King,
hering And knowyng that myscheffe, distruxion & treson that f is
28 Owen wrought, 11 Than anone he ordeyned him a strong power of
men of Armes & Archers, And moche other stuffe fat longeth to
werre, for-to abate and destroye fe malice of these false Walshmen.
And whan 2the King come into Wales for-to destroye thys Owen
32 and other rebelles, false Walshmen, Anone they fledden into the
Mounteyns ; And there might no man 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, For 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 Jms
he sped not there.
1 leaf 214. 2 leaf 214, back.
394 The English Preliminary Attack on Rouen.
CONTINUATION OF THE BRUT CONTAINING JOHN PAGE'S
POEM ON THE SIEGE OF ROUEN.
FROM THE SIEGE OF ROUEN [1418] TO A.D. 1430.
[Galba E. VIIL]
1How 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 Kegne 2 the v ; the 4
Kynge sent his vncle Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of Exeter, with
othir lordis and knyghtis, men of armys and archeris,3 to the Cite
of Rone, and there displayid her baneris opynly byfore the cite of
Rone, and sent herodis to hem that were withynne the Cite, and 8
bade hem yolde vp the cite in alle haste,4 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 aboute5 the Cite, how thei 12
myght beste sette her sege to gete that Cite.
U 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
thanne6 there Issewid out of the Cite many men of armys, of
Frensshe men on hors bakke, and countrid with oure Engelisshe
men, and ffaughten manlyche. And there were sleyne and take of
the Frensshe men a grete hepe; and the reinanent fledden ayen 20
into the Cite.
11 And thanne the Duke of Exetir turnyd ayen with his pepuH,
and come to Pountlarge ; and there he met with the Kynge,7 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,8 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 the9
1 leaf 137. 2 Regne A. Regnyd G. 3 archeris come A.
4 in haste A. 5 rovnd aboute A. 6 Jms A.
7 he fonde J>e kyng A. 8 haue om. A. 9 tho om. A.
Hen. V besieges Rouen. Stations of his Generals. 395
ymaginacionys, congettis and sleythis, rounde aboute the cite, ayens
the Kyngis hoste, yn-so-moche thei bite and keste adoun the
perisshe-chirchis, abbey is, and alle maner J of housyngis more and
4 lesse, in-so-moche that thei hewe adoune alle maner of treis that
weren stondynge, in Gardeynys or yn eny othir placis, neighe the
cite, and hewe a doune alle the 2 Busshis that weren stondynge, and
made 3 ali playne vnto the harde erthe.
8 And thanne oure Kynge remouyd him from Pountlerge with
alle his pepuri, and come before the cite of Rone the Friday beforn-
Lammesse day. And he made ordynaunce, and leide and set a sege
rounde aboute 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 4 of pepuii aboute hym ; and that
16 was in the Este partye of that cite. And thanne the Duke of
Clarence, his brothir, loggid hyin 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. U 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. U 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 Lorde 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. H 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
1 all maner A. maner om. G. 2 leaf 137, back.
3 & made A. made and G. 4 & oj>er grete strength A.
396 Chain and Bridges across the Seine. Caudebec.
betwene the watir of Sayne and the abbey, &1 kepte that ward
vndir the hille. 51 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 f aught with his enemyes at alle tymes. IT And on that
othir side of the watir of Sayiie, lay the Erie of Huntyngdon, and 8
the Lorde Neuyle (the Erlis sone of Westmerlond), Sir Gilbert
Omffreuyle, Sir Richard of ArundeH, and the lord Ferreris, with
alle hir retenewe and ordynauncis, at Port de Fount.
U And thanne the Kynge lete ordeyne and make at the Fount- 12
large, ouyr the watir of Sayne, a stronge and a myghti cheyne of
Iron, and put it thorough piles2 faste pite in the grounde, ouyr the
ryuer of Sayne, that no vessel! 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 aH: othir cariage myght passe
to and fro at alle tyme whanne nede were.
U And tho come the Erie of Warwike, and had goten
Doinfferauiicte,3 and come doun there the Kynge lay at the sege of 20
Rone ; and the Kynge comaundid hym with his pepuli to gon to
Cawde-becke4 and besege hit. U And whanne he come before
the toune, the gouernouris of the toune come oute, and tretid with
the Erie of Warwike, and seid that thei wolde don and be 24
gouernyd aftur the Cite of Rone ; 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 before the Cite of Rone, and there
keste ankre as thikke as thei myght stonde ; and so they segid the
Cite of Rone bothe be watir 5 and by londe.
f 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
Rone, U Thanne the Erie of Warwike turnyd hym ay en with alle
his pepuS, and come to the Kynge, and loggid hym with alle his 36
peputt betwyxt Seint Katerynys and the Kynge, tille that an abbey
1 & A. of G. 2 >orugh grete piles A.
8 Domfferauncte A [»'. e. Domfront]. do in ffraunce G.
4 Caudebeck A. 5 leaflW.
Cherburg won. Reinforcements for Hen. V at Rouen. 397
that was in trete there, was yolden to the Kynge ; and thanne anon
aftur he went thens and loggid hym, with alle his pepuli and
ordynauncis at Porte Morteuyle, to kepe that porte of the Cite.
4 H And thanne was the Erie of Salusbury comaundid by the
Kynge to make hym redy to ryde. And tho hasty tithyngis come,
and returnynge 1 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.
U And thanne come Sir Vmfrey, Duke2 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 pepuli, and with vitaile, and with othir stronge
ordynauncis, as longid to werre and to worship 3 and prophite to the
Kynge of Engelond. IF And whanne he was come doune to fore
the Cite of Rone, he loggid hym with his peputt 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 the4 Lord Begeyne, with alle5 her retenewe and alle her6
20 ordynauncis ; and manfully euyry day they7 ffaughten with her
enemyes whanne they issewed oute of the Cite.
U And thanne come 8 the Pryore of Kylmayne, oute of Irlond,
ouyr the see, with a feyre compeny of men of armys on her Guyse,9
24 the summe of xv. c., good bodyes and manfuH men to werre, and
come with-ynne10 Sayne 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 Kilmayne
28 and alle his pepuli.
IT And thanne come tydyngis to the Kynge11 that the Frensshe
kynge, with an huge powere of pepuli of dyuerse nacionys, and the
Duke of Burgoyne with hym, with an huge compeny of Burgoynys,
32 of Flemmyngis, 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 IT And thanne the Kynge assyngnyd the Pryoure of Kylmayne,
1 tidyngis returnyd A. 2 vmffray \>e duke A. 3 unto worship A.
4 the om. A. 5 alle om. A. 6 alle her om. A. 7 they om. A.
8 >aime come A. J>anne G. 9 on her contre quyse A.
10 with ynne A. with G. n kyng of Englond A.
398 The Chief Captains of Rouen. The French fight well.
with alle his peputi, to logge hem on the northe side, for to stoppe
and kepe the weyis and passagis by the foreste of Lyonys, that
none enemyes might come doime that weyis to the sege, with-oute
that thei countrid with hem in fight : and of that ordynaunce thei 4
weren f ayn and glad ; and thei yeden forthe in haste, and kepten
the grounde and the J 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.
H Now wolle y telle you who weren the cheefi: capteynys and
gouernouris of the cite Rone.2 Furste, Moune-seighnour Guy de
Botelere, cheef Capteyne, bothe of the1 cite and of the1 CasteH; 12
^lounQ-seighnoure Ternagon, and he was Capteyne of the Porte
Cauxs; ~M.oune-seighnourQ le Eoche was capteyne of Porte Deny sine;
Moune-seighnourQ Antony, he was leue-tenaunte to Moune-
seighnourQ Sir Guy the Botelere, Henry Chamfewe was capteyne 16
of Porte de Pount; lohn Matreuas was captayne of Port de la
CasteH; Moune-se^/mowre Peneuxe was tho captayne of Port
Seint Hillari; the Bastard of Teyne was tho captayne of Port
Marteuyle. U And Graunde lakis, a worthi warrioure, was 20
capteyne of alle the ordynauncis of3 oute-warde on hors backe,
and on ffote of men of armis, and 4 Issewid oute of the Cite at alle
the portis, to don there fEetes yn the poyntis of werre ayens her
enemyes ; and euyry 5 of these Captaynys led v. Mw. men of armys 24
and moo.
II And whanne alle the comenmalte weren with-ynn the Cite,
men myght sen many a M11 ; 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*1. and x. M11. bodyes,yonge and olde.
And amonge hem weren many manf utt pepuH and hardy, for 6 often
tymes they Issewid oute of the Cite, pepuH welle yarmyd, on hors
backe and eke on ffote, oute of7 euyry yate an ij or iij M}i. men of 32
armys, welle arayed, and manfully countrid and f oughten with oure
Engelissh pepuli yn dyuerse parties of the sege. And tho that
myght ascape, turn yd into the cite home ayen; 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 8 and touris of the cite, with-ynne the space of an houre, an
1 the om. A. 2 of J>is Cite of Rone A. 3 of om. A. 4 >at A.
6 leaf 138, back. 6 for A. for hai G. 7 at A. 8 wall A.
Hen. V's preparations against French Attacks. 399
C of Gonne-stonys and moo, and quarellis with-oute nombre ; and
so thei sloughe and hurte moche Engelisshe pepuH.
H And oure Kynge lete make an1 diche aH withoute, Rounde
4 a-boute the cite, and strongly stakid it, and heggid it, for these
prykeris oute on hors backe, and comaundid Syr Robert Babthorp,
knyght and Countroller, to ouyr-se that this werke were don ; and
he did it make in alle haste. IT And thanne they issewid oute
8 on ffote, and fought manly2 as good werriouris ; and tho myche
pepuH weren slayn on 3 bothe sidis. And they at the wallis and at
the touris of the Cite shotteu euer4 Gounnys, quarellis, Trepgettis,
Spryngollis 5 ; and alwey on6 the Duke of Gloucestreis side thei
12 diden moche7 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 y olden to the Kynge of Engelond.
11 And tho the Kynge wende the Frensshe hoste had byn come,
and with good worclis comfortid his pepuH, and bad hem ben of
20 good chere. And anon tydyngis8 come ayen that thei were turnyd
to Paris-ward ayen. IT And thanne with-ynne ffewe dayes thei
were come to Pounteyse, the nombre of iiij. Mli9 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 fuli 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 Robert Babthorp, knyght, to spede in alle haste this were don
by his ouyr sight ; and so anon this werke was endid.
32 II And anon come tydynges to the Kynge, there as he lay at
seege; and this was on the10 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 tydynge11 come to hem that were
36 with-ynne the Cite. 11 Of these tydynge oure Kynge made
moche12 ioye and myrthe, and artely13 thankyd God. And so on
1 a A. 2 manfully A. 8 in A. 4 euer A. eu G.
5 & engynys A. 6 vpon A. 7 most A. 8 tidyng A.
9 iij M? A. 10 a A. " tidyngis A. 12 grete A. l3 hertily A.
400 A sham Fight to deceive the French. Famine in Rouen.
the Fryday cure 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. II And the ffirste bataiU thei and he
redemfc, and her backes1 toward the Cite; and that othir bataift 4
come oute of the wode, 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 &
thei that weren with-ynne the Cite shuld haue vtturly hopid and
trustid that reskewis had bew come,2 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 that3 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 Hyme, 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
U And tho it drewe nere Cristemesse ; and by that tyme her
vitailis scarsid sore with-ynne the Cite, for they5 hade nothir bred,
ale, nor wyne, but watir and vynegur, that was her drynke. And
flesshe nor fisshe they had non, but eten hors,6 7doggis, Mis, Eattis 24
and Cattis; for an quarter of an horse, were he lene or8 fatte, was
tho sold9 in the Cite amonge the pepuH for an C. s. good payment,
and an hors hede10 for xx. s., and a10 Ratte for xl. d.; nand for
xiij.s. iiij. d. thei sold a Catte,11 and a mows for xx. d. ; and these 28
wormys weren bought arid eten so faste that vnnethe thei fonde
eny for12 to selle13 for no money. IT And tho14 was15 a ferthynge
lof boght in the Cite16 for a ifranke. And thanne hem failid bothe
whete, and mele, and alle othir graynys that thei myght make of 32
eny brede17; but18 branne and broken wo[r]tis, and nepe-rotis, and
lekis, was to hem mete of grete valewe ; for a leke was sold for
1 redeim & her bakkis A. redeim & her om. G. 2 to hem A.
3|>eA. 4 Z«a/139. 5 >ay A. the G. 6 hors fflessh A.
7 From here to page 402, line 21, to word " trayne," missing in A.
8 or were he B. 9 sold >o B. 10 a dogge for B.
"-" and ... Catte om. B. 12 for om. B.
13 to selle B. to slee selle G. 14 tho om. B. 15 )>as a B.
36 in the Cite om. B. 17 make eny brede of B. 18 but of B.
Deaths from Starvation in Eouen. 401
xij. d., and an1 Egge for ixd., and an apputt for xd. : siche
merchaundyse was there with-ynne the Cite a gret while ; and ther
was many a carefulle creature, for her2 vitailis were alle wastid and
4 spent, and }>ey3 myght come to no new by4 no maner wey; for the
sege that5 lay withoute, rounde aboute the Cite, wold6 suffre no
vitaile come in, to hem, neythir by watir neythir 7 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, by8 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 and9 care, and wepynge, and wryng-
12 ynge with10 hondis. U And though a child shuld deie, the modir
wold yeue it no brede ne nought ellis of11 othir fode, ne wold not
departe no morselle though she myght saue the lif of her12 child of13
hir body borne, but wold saue her selfe while she myght ; for loue
16 and hertly kyndenesse was tho from hem passid. Nor the child
wold not profir the modir ; for eche of hem caste hymself to leue ;
for alle kyndenesse and loue tho was14 sette beside15; for euyr the
childe wold hide his mete16 and his drynke17 fro his modir and from
20 alle his othir ffryndis, for his mete thei shuld not see. for thei ete
hit alle in pryuete. 1T And we may preue by that pepuH there,
that houngir passithe kyndenesse and eke loue, that made her18
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 and19 touris of the
Cite rounde aboute, be-cause the pepuii withoute shuld not knowe
nor wete of her grete nede and myschef that thei weren ynne, euyr
28 to20 hold her courte and21 contynaunce of opyn werre, bothe with
shot of Gounnys and quarellis.22
1f But amonge ther issewid summe pepuli of the Cite oute ;
and they come forthe, and weren take of the wacchemen withoute
32 at the23 sege Cite. IT And they affraynyd hem how it stode with
the24 pepuli that weren lefte with-ynne the Cite. IT And they
ansuerid and told to the Engelisshe pepuli of the grete nede,
1 and an B. and G. 2 theyr B. 3 and >ey B. and G.
4 in B. 5 >at >er B. 6 wold not B. 7 nor B. 8 by om. B.
9 and om. B. 10 of B. u nought ellis of om. B.
12 her owne B. 13 of of G. 14 was >o B. 15 a syde B.
16 hys mete wolde hyde B. 17 and his drynke om. B.
18 her grete B. ™ and the B. 20 to B. to and to G.
21 and cursed B. ffi querell and gonnes B. w the om. B. M hys B.
402 Henry V feeds the expeld starving Eoueners.
scarste, hungir and1 dethe, that was euyry day2 amongis hem.
3 But our folke wold not beleue nor truste hem,3 be cause that the
peputi with-ynne hilde4 alle tymes contynaunce like in werre, day
be day,5 as thei did beforne vpon the sege withoute ; wherefore thei 4
had6 hem in7 no truste in no degre.
And thanne with-ynne a lituH8 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 on9 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. 1T And thanne thei come forthe toward10 the 12
Engelisshe seege, knelynge on her kneis, and wepynge spre, bo the
man, and woman with yonge sowkynge children nin her armys, and
olde febuH men knelynge besyde hem, makynge there a dilfuft
crye ; for alle they cryed there atonys " haue mercy on vs, ye good 16
and12 Cristen and worthy men."13 IT And thanne oure Kynge
had14 rewthe on hem and pite,15 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, lie of her wacche in no wyse, for trayne
and treson that myght falle.
11 And whanne these pore pepuH: shuld turne16 ayen, 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 voycis17 bannynge and cursynge her18 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 mys- 28
chieff to hem-self ; for meny of him deiden there for colde, that,
and thei had byn with-ynne, her lifis19 might haue byn sauyd and
kepte.
U And tho was 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 Marye, that
1 and om. B. 2 day new B. 3~3 But . . . hem om. B.
4 hilde at B. 5 day by day in werre B. 6 had of B. 7 in om. B.
8 litull om. B. 9 in B. 10 wolking to B. n leaf 139, back.
12 and om. B. 13 englyssh man B. 14 had grete B.
15 & pytee on hem B. 16 shuld algatis turne A. n voice A.
]8 her A. he G. 19 lyuys A.
Henry V feeds the expeld starving Roueners. 403
gracious and merciful! virgyne. For, of high pite, mercy and1
grace, and at the reuerence of2 that tyme 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 hem3 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 vnnethe thei wold graunte space vnto
the4 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 for5 to brynge hem
vitailles, mete and drynke ; and it' ther come eny moo personys,
thei wold shete to hem and sle hem to dethe. U 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 at6 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. 1F " A,
almyghty God," thanne thei seide, "the7 Engelisshe-men by8 of
good and treue9 herte ! Lo, how here this excellent Prynce and
Kynge that we thought neuyr to 10 obey vnto, ne neuyr prof re ne
24 don hym homage, now hathe he on vs more pite and compassion by
a Miin thanne hathe oure owne nacion; therefore, oure Lord God,
that art full of niyght, 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. IT Whanne thei
had thus seruyd alle the pore pepuli with mete and drynke, and
were welle reffresshid, oure folke turnyd ayen to12 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 that13 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
1 and A. an G. 2 of om. A. 3 >eym A. 4 the pore A.
5 for om. A. 6 at om. A. 7 |>ese A. 8 ben A.
9 treue A. treue of G. 10 to om. A. n M* parte A. 12 vnto A.
13 ]?at was A.
BRUT. E E
404 The starving men of Rouen seek to approach Hen. V.
and drynke was l spent and ded, for euyr grete houngir brekithe
herd stonen waft yn hir grete nede ; for euyr the lif is dere and
suete.
11 Thanne alle the Capteynys of that Cite, bothe Baillis, Bur- 4
geses and comunnalte, toke her counsel!! with-ynne hem self to
trete with the Kynge ; and with the pepuH the cause pryncipaH
for the high myschieff that tho was amongis hem2 of enfamenynge
for hungir ; for thei knewe welle thei myght note longe endure so ; 8
and for the sodeyne and 3 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. U And that was on that side 4 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 5 reuerence of AHmyghty God,6 if ther
were eny gentiH; knynght that wold here her complaynte, and bere
her erende vnto the Kynge. U 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 centre of Normandye ; " and we praye you to helpe vs haue an
ende betwene youre Kynge and vs." And he seid, " what is youre 24
willed" and thei seid at fewe wordis : "we haue byn at euyry
porte of the7 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 longe there stode; and so we come doune to the Duke of
Exeture, and there we gate non ansuere.
The starving " And at Warwike, that Erie so fre, 32
can t get Lord We callid ofte : it wold not be ;
MaVSaUo ^J1(* a* tn6 ^e ^arcna^ we were-
them.10 ther was no wight that wold us ansuere.
And we haue clepid at att these so moche, 36
But non ansuere we coude gete truliche ;
1 was >ere A. 2 hem A. om. G. 3 leafUQ. 4 side >ere A.
6 the heigh A. 6 god almyghty A. 7 J>is A.
The Roueners leg Umfraville to get em access to Hen. V. 405
therefore we pray these p?*mcis, for Mail sake,
And for that Lordis loue that did vs make,
As thei ben dukis of high dyngnyte,
And cheeftaynys of cheualrye, 4
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, 8
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, — 12
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, ohedyent, 16
That regnythe here in erthe by ryght,1
But only to oure 2 Ihesu full of myght,
And with-ynne hym selff Emperoure,
and also 3 Almyghti kynge and conqueroure, 20
That he hym-self wold graunte vs space,
and sauf-condite, and alle his grace,
Nought-withstondynge oure offence,
That we myght come to his presence, 24
xij. men of vs by on assent,
That lordly Kynge to telle fully oure entent.
May we come hym onys to se,
With the myght of God so fre, 28
We shuH hym shewe, withoute distaunce,
that sharl hym turne to grete plesaunce."
Quod 4 Vmfray : " this y [asjsent ; "
and5 toke his leue, and forth he went, 32
And come to the Duke of Clarence there,
and told hym 6 this mater aH in ffeere.
he thankid God and his modir eke,
that oure enemy es were be-come so meke, 36
and 7 that he wold, with good wille,
Speke for hem oure Kynge vntille.
The Roueners
want English
nobles to beg
Henry V to
he gracious
to them,
for his man
hood's sake,
and grant
them safe-
conduct for
12 of em to
come to him.
Umfraville
agrees,
and asks the
Duke of
Clarence
1 right A.
4 Ox A.
ht Kk.
leA.
2 oure lord A.
6 hym om. A.
to speak to
Henry V.
3 also a A.
7 & seide A.
Umfraville
goes to the
Duke of
Exeter and
to Gloster,
406 Umfraville goes to English Nobles and K. Henry.
lo, so sone this good lord hem vndirtoke,
and her mekenesse he nought forsoke.
he is a prynce forto 1 comende ;
but aH to fewe of siche ben f ounde ; 4
he is manfuH, whanne werre dothe laste,
and mercifuH whanne hit is paste ;
Manhode, mekenesse, witte and grace,
Is conteyayd with hym in a lituH space ; 8
he wantith nothynge a prynce shold haue ;
Almyghti God mote hym saue !
Thanne Ymfrey 2 toke his leue,
and his message he went to meue. 1 2
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, 16
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. 20
loo these pryncis of high mekenesse, —
God kepe hem yn hele and from sikenesse ! — [if. uo, bk.]
Though thei haue suffrid peynys smerte,
yet haue thei mercy and pite in herte. 24
Thanne Vmfreuyle, his leue he tace,
and passid forthe in his space
To erlis and to lordis be 3 name ;
and thei hym seid aH the same. 28
Lo ! these cheefenteynys of cheualrie,
how thei weren come in cherite !
therefore God, of his grete grace,
yef hem good spede in euyry place. 32
thanne on 4 Newe Yeris Day in the morny[n]g,
Sir Gilbert Ymfreuyle come to the Kyng,
and aH: this mater to hym he5 seid :
And there of the cite mekely hym prayed. 36
oure Kynge seid thanne, be good auyse,
and also at his owne deuyse,
1 to A. 2 vmfrevile A. 3 by A. 4 a A.
5 he om. A.
who promise
him help.
Then he goes
to other
nobles,
and then to
Henry V.
Hen. V will see the Eoueners. He is a Child of God. 407
to graunte that cite all her wille :
" let xij of hem come me tille."
of aH his lordis euyry-chone.
ay ens it was neuyr oone.
lo ! that high 1 pry nee and kynge so felle,2
of aH erthely creaturis he is welle ;
lo ! how he hathe prouyd hym self manfuH,
and as 3 a prynce right mercifuH ;
thei that had hym so of te 4 meuyd,
and also hym had gretely greuyd,
and also 5 put hym yn grete coste,
and of his pepuH fuH meuy loste,
And 6 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 myscheue ;
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.
Sithe that thei had hym so 7 agilte,
and lithe in hym to don hem ben spilte ;
he grauntid hem 8 grace and merciful mekenes :
ffor-sothe, a child of God, y wofc 9 he is ; 10
of goodnesse and uertu he wautith no thyng ;
that his n preisynge for a kynge.
therefore Criste, for his passion,
kepe hym in12 right compassion !
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."
Thanne13 Vmfreuyle of the Kynge leue hent.14
And to that 15 cite anon he went,
and whanne he kome at that16 gate,
1 he A. 2 principal* B. 3 is B. 4 so oft had B.
5 also had B. 6 and had B. 7 so grevously B.
Henry V
will see the
12 Roueners.
How manful
and merciful
he is,
when he has
em in his
power !
12
16
20
24 He is truly a
Child of God.
28
32
Umfraville
goes back
to Rouen.
8 hem of hys B. 9 wot wele B.
10 is ]>at doth good ayenst mysse B. n is B.
12 in hys B. 13 tho B. 14 toke leve B.
16 that om. B.
he B.
408 UmfraMU tells the Eoueners Hen. V's consent, & meets
Umfraville
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
12 Roueners :
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,1
and he hathe grauntid youre askynge.
to-more we, be-tymes loke ye be yare, 4
ffor xij of yow shuH to hym fare :
and syn ye shutl gon hym to,
My counseiH y rede that ye do.
to-morow y wote that ye shulle 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 3 byn to longe :
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 4 fare ftiH herd,
Therefore, of wordis loke ye ben wise,
and sei no thynge withoute good a vise."
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 princis speche."
he seid " adieu ! " and went his wey, 24
the seturday aftur neweyeris day.
and at 5 that houre of day be 6 pryme,
Sir Gilbert Vmfreyuyle come that7 tyme ;
of the Kyngis squyeris weren sent, 28
that tyme wyth 8 hym verayment,9
10 and yomen of the crowne also,
with hym assyngny were to goo,10
thei went to Sein Hillariis Gate : 32
anon the xij men come oute there-ate :
iiij knyghtis and n iiij clerkes,
and n iiij burgeys, wise 12 of werkes :
alle 13 thei were clothid in14 blacke, 36
1 kynge om. B. 2 wM B. 3 wordes B.
4 to om. B. 5 and on B. 6 at B. 7 by B.
8 with B. wyth be G. 9 hym assigned were to go B.
10—10 an(j yomen . . . goo om. B. n and om. B.
12 wise B. with wise G. 13 & B. 14 att in B.
The 12 Roueners kneel to Hen. F, and pray him to pity em. 409
Henry V is
at Mass.
He comes
out.
comly of chere, and feire thei spake.
whanne thei were come to the l hous of charite,
thenne oure Kynge, at messe was he ;
with-ynne the chirche thei did lend 4
the[r]tille that the messe was at the 2 end.
tho 3 come forthe the Kynge withoute let,
there as he had knelid in his closet,
with chere so cheuetayneliche, 8
with4 so lith light5 a loke, and lordliche,6
and so right solent senblaunt, and sad :
7 to se that lord men mygh[t] be glad.7
as sone as the Frensshe-mew hym did 8 see, 1 2
To-forn hym thei fille on kne. [leaf ui]
he blenchid on hem with stately chere ;
he 9 ne wiste what thei were :
thei enclinyd hem with meke speche, 16
And a bille 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 ; 20
tretise thei wold, be eny way ;
Thei be-soght hym, for Goddis sake, —
that heuen and erthe and alle did make,
Bothe este, weste, northe and southe, — 24
' that ye wolld here oure speche be 10 mouthe.'
the Kynge bad hem speke and sey her wille ;
and thei were fayn, and knelid stille.
The seid, "we you beseche11 and prey, 28 They beg him
ffor His loue that deid on good Friday,
And for his Modiris loue so fre,
considre now on 12 vs now, for charite !
the pore pepuH that byn withoute, 32
In our dichis rounde aboute,
Thei lien there for faute of breed ;
and for defaute many byn dede. MaQy
haue ye pite hem vppon, 36
The Roueners
kneel to him,
hand him a
Petition,
and pray him
to hear them.
to pity them.
Their poor
are starving.
Many are
I to >e B. to G. 2 the om. B. 3 to B. 4 And with B.
6 hygh B. 6 lordshyppe B. 7-7 to ... glad om. B.
8 did om. B. 9 As he B. 10 by B.
II byseche yow B. 12 consider & tender B.
410 Henry V's Interview with the 12 Rouen Delegates.
Henry V
tells the 12
Roueners
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 lieges of
their king,
and ask leave
to warn him
and the Duke
of Burgundy
of their state.
and yeue hem leue1 thens to gon."
ffurl still the Kynge stode aH 2 that while,
and nouthir did 3 laugh nor smyle ;
but with a countynaunce so clere, 4
and also with a cheuetaynly chere,
nothir 4 to myld nothir 5 to straunge,
But ay in oon withoute chaunge,
his cou?itenaunce did not abate, 8
but alwey stode in oon astate.
And tho 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 fuH ryght ; 6 —
"and as to you, ye knoue welle this :
ye haue offendid me with mys,
and from me kepte my cite, 20
the whiche that is 7 heritage fre,
and8 shuld be my liege men)."
They ansuerid and seid thanne :
" OfE this cite that we here kepte, 24
we haue a charge, and that a depe.
hit vs bitak 9 oure souyrayn liege.10
For to deffend hit from saught or n sege ;
and we ben his liege men born, 28
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. 2 stode all B. all G.
3 noj>er did B. nouthir G. 4 not B. 5 nor B.
6 ryght B. sothe G. 7 is myn B. 8 and ye B.
9 hit was bytake B. hit vs bite G. 10 liege B. kynge G.
II & A.
Henry V's Speech to the 12 Rouen Delegates. 411
ffor many of vs woft hem refuse,
and to you yelden oure l cite,
and alle youre owne liege men be."
The Kynge seid, " y do you oute of doute, 4
My cite y wolle not gon withoute.
and as touchynge to 2 youre Frensshe liege,
ye 3 wote welle that y hold this sege ;
and the Duke of Burgoyne also, 8
alle thei wete welle, bothe two ;
ffor alle the 4 while that y here haue byn,
Messageris haue go betwene ;
and yf thei like to neigh me nere, 12
thei weten welle to ffynde me here ;
ffor y wolle not hens goo
withoute my right, for frynde nor ffoo,
sith thei so longe beforn it knewe. , 16
and nowe to sende hem message newe,
it were to 5 hem no newelte,
and to us 6 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 7 mater spake thei no more ;
pay8 seiden, "feire it is to wynne 24
Eone, with the men that 9 ben ther-ynne."
The Kynge seid : "it is myn owne londe ;
I woli it wynne, though ye it with-stonde,
and ye mowe there-ynne so deserue, 28
ye shuH be reward aftur 10 as ye serue ! "
with that word thei weren aflayid.
thanne spake a clerke, and thus he seid :
" souyrayne lord, if11 ye woH take hede 32
In stori that ye may rede,
how ij sheuetaynys a day had set,
and with ther 12 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. 2 to om. A. 3 he A. 4 Jmy A.
5 to A. to no G. 6 us now A. 7 >at A.
8 >ay A. then G. 9 that A. that that G.
10 after om. A. " y A. 12 her A.
412 Henry grants the Rouen men time. They praise 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 starring
outsiders.
The Roueners
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 wyn,
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 tyme y rede ye do,
that mercy and grace may come you to.
And at the reuerence of god aHmyght 12
and of Mary his modir, that maiden so l bright,
Of trety 2 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,8
that in diches suffryn pyne,
and for defaute 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,4 and wille,
So wiH y do that pepuH vntille :
as he me redithe, y wille hem re we." 24
with that he went and seid " adieue ! "
The 5 ffrensshe men, that same while,
fforthe thei went with Vmfreuyle ;
And toward the cite as thei yode, 28
thei spoken of cure Kynge so goode :
Thei seiden, "he is, to cure advise,
of alle erthely kyngis moste vise,
takynge reward to his chere 32
and to his contynaunce in fere,
To his person and propurte,
to his fPeturis and6 beaute,
And to his depe discrecion 36
that is in his possession,
and to his passynge pryncehode,
1 so om. A.
8 These A.
2 tretise A.
6 & his A.
see A. 4 mynde herte A.
Two Tents for the English and French to treat in. 413
and to his discrete and worpy1 manhode ;
ffor he is mercyfuH 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 2 but wynne honour 1
how shuld he be but a conquerour 1
welle he dothe 3 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 Ymfreuyle4 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 5 Englisshe, and on 6 for the 5 Frensshe ; 1 6
And bothe thei stode in Gloucestre 7 trenche, —
Though the stormys were neuyr so grete,
drie-hedid that thei myght trete.
whanne bothe pauylownys 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,
By 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 wallis the pepuH 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.
Our men
are Lords
Warwick,
Salisbury,
Fitzhugh.and
Hungerford.
They meet
12 Roueners.
It is a solemn
sight.
1 & wor]>v A. and G.
4 vmfreuyleuyle G.
7 Gloucescestre G.
2 be A.
5 the om. A.
3 with A.
6 & an Q\>er A.
414 The gold-cleckt Heralds. The poor dying French.
The Heralds
were drest
like lords,
adornd
with gold.
The poor
French had
hardly a
clout.
A child of 2
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 horoudis and pursiuauntis
In cotis of armys amyimauntis ;
The Englisshe a beste, the Frensshe a floure,
of Portyngale bothe caste and toure, 4
and othir cotis of dyuersite,
as lordis beren in her degre.
Good-liche with gold thei were be-gon,
Eight as the sonne on hem shon.
this sight was to hem a sory chere ;
of sorow and pyne thei weren full nere ;
of that pore pepuH that werera put oute ;
thei hadfden] 1 vnnethe a cloute ; 12
The clothis that weren on her backe,
kept hem there from reine and racke ;
The wethur was to hem a peyne,
fE or alle that tyme it stode be 2 neyne. 1 6
There men myght se a 3 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 J?e 4 dethe,
and summe stoppid bothe yen and brethe ;
And summe crokid in the kneys,
and as lene as eny treis ;
and women holdynge in her arme
a dede child, and nothynge warme ;
And childeren soukynge on the pappe
Withynne a dede womanys lappe ; [leaf U2]
There men myght ffyude ffuH ryue,
x. or xij. deie, ayens on alyue.
and thei knewe 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. 2 by A. 3 see a A. se G. 4 to >e A. to G.
The Roueners refuse the English terms. Report 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 myght lerne in her lif ,
what it is, ayens right to strif ; 8
ffor while it lay in her lotte,
thei were ffuli crueti (God it wotte),
and mercy they wold non haue
tille nede come that thei moste crane ; 12
and yet, for alle her wikkid wille,
Mercy thei were take vntiU.
Now of that pepuH let we be,
and of oure tretis speke we. 16
we hem chalengithe and accusithe,
and thei ansuerithe and excusithe.
we askid mykiU, and thei proferid small,
that is yuytt to accord with alt ; 20
tho thei tretid an xiiij nyght,
and yet accordid thei ne rnyght.
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 2 haue eudyence
fforto here oure euydence."
Quod3 the Englisshe lordis, "that, we assent."
thei toke her leue, and forthe thei4 went. 36
to the Kyng our lordis passid,
and tolde hym aH: these materis faste,
1 neuer >e A. 2 may A. 3 Ox A. 4 >ay A. the G.
The sad
sight would
change any
king's heart.
Yet the
Roueners had
no mercy on
us till their
need came.
We discuss
with em
for a fort
night in vain,
and break off
treating.
for<
till midnight.
Our lords
and report to
Henry V.
Henry V
approves his
lords' action.
In Rouen,
the poor
abuse
the rich,
call em
' murderers,'
416 The poor Eoueners insist on the rich yielding to Hen.
how thei lefte, and in what issewis,
and how l thei contynuyd the trewis.
yet the Kynge was mercyfuH in mode :
That thei had grauntid, he not withstode.
Thei passid forthe with simpuH chere,
Into that cite alle in fere.
Sone in the toun it was yspoke
that the trewis was tho broke. 8
the pore pepuH alle aboute,
on the riche thei made a showte,
and seiden, " ye fals cherlis !
and also ye murtherreris and manquelleris ! 1 2
will ye take no reward
to vs tha[t] suffren here so herd,
and deiden here euyry day ?
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 2 mote ansuere,
be-fore that iuged that suffrid sore 20
on Caluery, vpon the rode,
and bought vs with His blessid blode,
that ye ben gilty in this case.
we you apele by fore His face ! 24
wold *• ye obeye you to youre liege,
thanne wold he come 4 lere his 5 sege ;
but for youre goodis ye abide,
and for youre pompe and for youre pryde
ye nyH enclyne to oure Kynge,
but rathur lese vs for hungerynge.
but ye accord with oure wille,
right here anon we shuH you kyH ;
and he shaH come into his right,
and yf 6 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,
and appeal to
God against
them.
If they won't
yield to
Henry V
the poor '11
kill em.
1 how >at A. 2 ]>at ye A. that G.
4 sone A. 5 >is A. 6 yf om. A.
wlod G.
The Roueners
say they must
either give up
their city
or die.
They ask Sir
John Robsart
Death or Surrender ? The Duke of G-loster goes to Hen. V. 417
to excuse vs to that fode,
1 that we pay hym but lituH goode.2
thei semblid thanne ail 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 3 chos." 8
to the Porte of Seynt Hillary thei went,
and clepid oute by on assent,
tho ansuerid hern4 a knyght anon,
that was clepid Robesard, Sir lohn : 1 2
" 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 woU speke youre speche
to the Duke of Gloucestre, and hym beseche
So for us to 5 the Kynge to prayne,
That we nought mowe 6 trete ayayne. 20
we wolle submitt 7 to his wille,
and alle that longith hym vntille,
cure prosonys and oure possessionys,
alle to dispose at his discrescionys." 24
whanne that 8 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 wende 9 to that cite,
and speke with her spryrytuate, 36
and to be meue of that trete ;
1 & >at A. 2 litil goode A. litutt G. 3 be A.
4 hem answerid A. 5 to om. A. 6 now A.
7 submytte vs A. submittis G. 8 >at A. the G.
9 myght wende A. myght G.
to get the
Duke of
Glostertotell
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.
and help a fynatt pees to be.
the Kyuge hym grauntid anon right.
two pauylonys anon were pight,1
with-ynne the trenche that thei had ben.
the erchebisshop pight his owne betwene ;
So was that state of2 spiritualte
there for to make an vnity.
They tretid day, they tretid nyght,
with candiH and torchis bryght ;
thei tretid iiij dayes in that place,
and tho made an ende, thorough Godis grace.
whanne they knewe a clousion, 12
the Frensshe men made a peticion ;
her worship for to saue,
But viij dayes forto haue,
That thei rnyght send to tho3 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 knowe and kenne
how that it shuld be, and whanne.
Now to my tale wiH ye tende, 24
and y shall you tett her poyntemente :
In viij dayes, 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 Kynge .1. Mn. li.;
and more, they shuld vndirtake, 32
a casteli for oure Kynge to make,
withynne in half yeris, withoute let ;
and vpon Sayne it shuld be set.
and thei to haue her ftraunchisis fre, 36
as it was wonte in olde tyme to be.
And no man withynne her cite selle,
Negotiations
go on for
4 days,
and then end.
The Roueners
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 £50,000,
and they are
to build
Henry a
castle
on the Seine,
prght G. 2 state of A. state G.
The Keys of Eouen are brought to Henry V. 419
But citezenys that ther-ynne duelle,
And he that was a Normaunt borne,
And an Englisshe man sworne ;
prysoner and1 othir, as hit was skille,
oure Kynge to raunsom at his wille ;
and alle the sowdyouris that there were,
her goodis to lese,2 and goo bare
In her dowbelettis oute of the toune ;
and yet oure Kynge yaf euyry marc a goune.
This was the compasicion,
and made be3 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 befell,
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 a4 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 Exeter, 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,
goodis G.
The French
soldiers in
Rouen are to
go home bare.
Henry V
gives each
a gun.
1 2 The Rouen
deputy to the
French King
1 6 sends a
message
that they'll
not be
rescued.
20 So on the
8th day of
the trace
24
28
32
Henry V
receives the
keys of Rouen
and hands
them to the
Duke of
Exeter,
36 and bids him
enter the city
that night.
1 or A.
3 by A.
BRUT.
2 goodis to lese A.
4 an A.
F P
420 The Duke of Exeter enters Rouen. Its starving folk.
The Duke of
Exeter rides
into Rouen
with a
brilliant
suite.
He is
welcomd
by music.
and shouts
from
thousands
of the French.
But it is sad
to see the
skin-and-
bone folk,
pale as lead,
some dying,
and hundreds
crying for
bread.
toke his hors and forthe he rode
to Benysyn that porte so stronge,
That he had lay before so longe. [leaf us]
To that yate sone he cam,
and with hym many a worthi man ;
There was neyinge of many a stede,
And shynynge of many a gay wede ;
There was many a geton gay,
with mychiH and grete aray.
and whanne the yate was opynuyd there,
thei1 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 were2 fuH stowte. 15
" Seint Gregori ! Seint Gregori ! " thei cride on hight,
and seide "welcome oure kyngis right ! "
the Frensshe pepuH of that cite
were gederid be3 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 tell the trewthe, 24
y t was a sight of ffuH- 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 pepuft feyre :
In euyry strete, summe lay dede, 36
and hundris cryinge aftur brede ;
and aftur longe, meny a day,
1 & hay A. 2 hat was A.
by A.
The people welcome Henry V into Rouen.
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 !
Now wille y more telle1 spelle,
and of the Duke of Excestre to telle.
to that casteH firste he rode,
and sithen the cite alle 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 Baux2 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 Fraunce and of Engelonde.
And on the Fry day, in the mornynge,
Into that cite come oure Kynge,
And alle the bisshopis in her3 aray,
and vij abbotis with crucchis gay :
xlij crossis there were of religion,
and seculer ; and alle thei went in4 prosession
ayens that Prynce 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 Cauke5 so wide,
he passid yn6 withoute pryde;
withoute pype or bomys blaste ;
oure Kynge, worthili he7 paste,
and as a conqueoure yn8 his right,
thankynge euyr God Almyght.
and alle the pepuU in that cite,
" welcome oure lord ! " thei seid so fre,
" welcome into thyn owne right,
421
32
1 telle om. A. 2 kanyer A.
4 a A. 5 kaux A. tauke G.
7 he in A. 8 in A. lyn G.
3 her A. he G.
6 in passid A.
The Duke o
Exeter rides
thru Rouen,
and sets
English
banners on
its gates,
12
16 on its castle
the arms of
France and
England.
Next day,
Henry V
20 and is met
by bishops,
abbots, etc.,
24
and sprinkled
with holy
28 water.
He rides
in quietly,
like a
Conqueror,
and all the
folk cry
36 'Welcome!'
422 Hen. V hears Mass. Hen. IV's widow arrested.
The Rouen
folk cheer
Hen. V on his
brown steed.
He alights at
the Minster,
as it is the wille of God Almyght ! "
with that, thei cryed alle ' nowelle '
as high as thei myght yelle.
he rode vpon a browne stede ; 4
of blake damaske was his wede ;
a peitreH of l 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 hym2 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 ))oo,3
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 tonne
with riaH and grete renoune.
and the cite faste did4 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 143, 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 quene lohna, that was Kynge Henry is 32
wiff5 the iiije, arestid be6 John, Duke of BedfTord, thanne Lew-
tenaunt of Engelond, and sent to the casteH of Ledis in kent, to
abide the wille and grace of the Kynge.
U And in the same tyme maystur Randolf, the gray ffrere, was 36
taken in the yle of Gernesey, and was brought to the casteti of
hears Mass,
and goes to
the Castle,
and lodges in
the city,
which is soon
plentifully
fed.
So the siege
is ended.
f G. 2 hym A. hym hym G.
lide faste A. 5 henreis wiff A.
3 offryd >oo A. offryd G.
Henryis G. 6 by A.
Friar Randolph Jcild. Hen. V and French Queen. 423
Chirbourne in Normandye, for treson that she * wrought ayens the
Kynge.
11 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 Randulf the Grey ffrere, and
his beaupere, brought fro the casteH of Cherborugh to Maunte there
the kynge lay ; and from thens the 2 ffrere Randulf was brought
8 to London, and put in-to the Toure 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 fErere
12 Randulf, and sloue hym ; and thus he made his ende of the world.
U And at this same feste of Wittesontide, the Kynge made "two
newe lordis 3 in Normandy e : that on was the Capdowe of Bur deux, -j-
and he was made Erie of Langle ; 4 and Sir John Grey, Erie of
16 Tankyruyle.
U 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 shuld 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. UAnd in the Frensshe side stode a pale dichid, for
mistruste that they had of the Engelisshe pepuH, 5 and on bothe
28 sidis serteyne men of armys weren assyngnyd for to kepe the fild,
and in the myddis of this felde stode a pauylowne rialle, with 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.
H And on the Engelisshe partye was ffirste, Henry the King of
36 Engelond, and Thomas his brothir, the Duke of Clarence, and Sir
Vmfray, his othir brothir, Duke of Glouces^re, and Sir Thomas
Beauford, Duke of Exetir, and the nobuH Erie of the Marche, and
1 he A. 2 >is A. 3 Erlis A. 4 langvile A.
5 And ]?e Euglissh side was not but barrid A.
424 English and French can't agree. Pontoise taken.
the Bisshop of Wynchestir, Sir Henry Beauford, the Kynges vncle,
and othir Bisshoppis, and erlis, barony and lordis, and othir
clergy e,1 knyghtis and squyeris, that weren assyngnyd to the
nombre of this trete. 4
U And on the Frensshe partye ther shuld be the Frensshe
Kynge ; but he come not, for his infirmyte was come on hym, that
he myght not come there at that tyme. H 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 2 pauylonys and the tentis taken vp and born
awey, and the field broken vp, and euyry man went his wey. 12
II And tho the Kynge of Engelond, with alle 3 his lordis and
all his pepuH, turnyd ayen and come to Maunte. IT And thanne
this Erie of Gascoigne toke his retenewe with othir Engelisshe
men, and come be 4 nyght, and stale the toune of Pounteyse of the 1 6
Frensshe men, and drof hem oute ; and so thei fled ; and so the
toune was wonne ; and there-ynne was myche rychesse. 1T And
whanne the Kynge 5herd 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 pepuH and issewid
oute, and come to-fore the Cite of paris with x. Mfi. men of armis ; 6
and there they lay two dayes and two nyghtis, and no pepuH
proferid oute to hem; and tho they turnyd and went ayen to 24
Pounteyse.
UAnd thanne7 the Duke of Burgoyne, seynge8 that they
myght not accorde with 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 how they myght beste voyde 9
the Kynge of Engelond with alle his pepuH oute of the Eewme of
Fraunce by theyre good counceiH. U And thanne the Dolfyn and
his counseili tho answerid and seide, " like as he had brought,10 he 32
shuld 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 with hym, in her counseiH chambre.
U And whanne tydynges come to the Frensshe kynge and to 36
his counseiH, and to alle the Burgeysis of Paris, that the Duke of
1 clergte & A. 2 the A. the the G. 3 alle om. A. 4 by A.
6 Zea/144. 6 of armis om. A. 7 )>o A. 8 seyng J>is A.
9 beste voyde A. beste G. 10 brought hem in A.
Henry V weds Catherine of France, & comes home. 425
Burgoyne was thus slayne and dede, and his othir ffelawship, thamie
were they sory and yveii payde, and weren tho redles, and wiste
not what to don. UAnd thanne the Frensshe kyngis counseiH,
4 and the grete and worthiest Burgeysis of Parys token her counseiH
with ali the countre aboute Parys, and come and tretid with the
Kynge of Englonde and his lordis and grauntid hem her askynge,
that Henry the Kynge of Engelond shuld haue dame Kateryne the
8 Frensshe Kynges doughtir to wif , with ali 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 1 Troys in 2 Champeyne there
1 2 they shold byn weddid ; and thedur was Dame Kateryne brought
with grete rialte ; and there they were worthiliche welcomed and
resseyued of aU 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
weddid 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 pepuli that come,
20 the Monday nexte aftur the Trynyte day in the yere of his regne
the vije.
U And aftur this rialle and solempne weddynge, the Kynge and
the Quene, with her pepuH, come doune to Rone, and there they
24 dullid a longe tyme, and in the centre aboute Roone, tiH he sawe
his tyme to come in-to Engelond with Darne Kateryne the Quene,
his wif ; and ordeynyd, or he come oute of Normandy e, Thomas
his brother, the Duke of Clarence, to be his leef-tenaunte of Nor-
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 IT And tho aftur the Kynge and the Quene come to Caleys, and
so ouyr the see into Engelond, and Dame Katerine his Quene 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 3 worthily welcomyd of alle the peputt of alle the
centre of Kent, and yoven vnto hir grete yeftis, and so come
1 to A. 2 in A. and G. 3 >ay weren A.
426 Henry V and his Queen welcomd ly the Londoners.
ridynge with hem thorough Kente, and brought the Kynge and the
Quene to his maner of Eltham, and there restid hem awhile tylle
they wold come to London.
U 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 2to Kynge and Quene at the comynge
into the Cite. II 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 be3 hym-self, — and aH on hors 12
backe, with clarionys and aH: maner of4 lowde myristrelsie, 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*1. men and moo, abyden and houyd on
her hors on the Blake-Hethe in Kente, abydynge the Kynge and
the Quenys comynge. 1T And tho, whanne they were come, they 20
weren reseyuyd reuerently and worthyli, with alle humylite and
obeysaunce of alle pepuH and men,5 with6 alle the melodye 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 Westminster, and tho the Meyre and the7
aldremen and alle the Commnes of the cite,8 that is for to seye,
euyry crafte in her beste clothynge, with alle her melodye and 28
mynstralsie, went alle on ffote 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 hongid rychely 9 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.
1T And thanne the nexte day sewynge the Sonday aftur the 36
feeste of Seynt Mathy apostiH in lente, Dame Kateryne the Quene
1 many nail A. 2 leaf 144, back. 3 by A.
4 of o]>er A. 8 and me?i om. A. 6 & A. 7 and the om. A.
8 of the cite om. A. 9 richely hongid A.
Q. Katherine crownd. Hen. VI lorn, 1421 A.D. 427
was crounyd in the Abbey of Westemmsfer, with alle the grete and
worthi Bisshoppis of this londe, with alle the solempnite and rialte
that myght be don and ordeynyd; and the fUeste holden in the
4 paleis opyn to alle peputt, straungeris and othir that wold come, of
alle maner rialteis of metis and drjnkys.
H And on the efter-euyne nexte sewynge, Thomas, the Duke of
Clarence, tho issewid oute from the place there he lay, with a
8 lytuH meyne, to knowe and se the place and grounde where the
Dolfynnys pepuH, Armynackis and Scottis, had ordeynyd to mete
and to fight with the Engelisshe men, and to yeue bataiH. H And
as the Duke of Clarence come with his folke by the watir of Leyre
12 vpon this eftur euyn aforn seide, the Erie of Armynacke with
the dolfynys meyne and his and a grete nombre of1 Scottis
mette with 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 inoo with hym ; and
there was take prisoner the Erie of Huntyngdon and the Erie of
— Somersette and his brothir, and the Fytz- Watir, and othir moo.
IF And aftur, the Bastard of Clarence come and gate his ffaderis
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 soule oure
Lord God haue mercy ! Amen !
24 H And also in the same yere, betwene Cristemesse and Candil-
masse, the toune of Milon was yolden 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, they myght sey ; for of hemther
28 scapid thens but a fewe on lyue. And sone aftur, Kynge Henry
the vj. was born in the castett of Wyndesore, the day of seynt Ni
cholas the Bisshop, the yere of oure Lord Ihesu Criste .M*. 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 at2 his
-confirmation the Erchebisshop of Caunterbury was his god ffadir.//
How whanne Kynge Henry herd of Ms brotheris dethe, Thomas,
36 the Duke 3of Clarence, ordeynyd a newe retenewe, and
wente ouyr the see in grete haste, & leid sege to Mewis in
Bry, with his pepuH.//
1 of meyne G. of A. 2 and G. and at A. « 3 leaf 145.
428 Hen. V besieges Meaux in France. His Queen comes.
And in the vj. yere of Kynge Henryes regne the V-T-, come
tyclyngis in-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 maner nedis,
and went ouyr the se with his pepuH, and come into Eraunce,
and bysegid Mewis in Bry, a grete toune and a stronge, with a 8
Castelle. And that Towne and the Castelle weren welle vitailid
and eke mannyd; and grete strengthe they had with-ynne hem,
and manly they deffendid hem, and kep[t]e Towne and CasteH:
longe tyme.1 12
H And in this tyme, while 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, to2 the Rewme ese, profite and worship, 16
and gladnesse in hert, whiche with high3 and grete worthynesse4
was brought forthe, and cristenyd in his colage withynne his
Castelle of Wyndesore. And of this worthi tydyngis the Kynge
was glad, and thankyd God, and so diden alle his pepuH whanne 20
they herd there-of : and that da}' of this worthi pryncis birthe
was on Seynt Uycholas day in the yere of oure Lord God5
.M*. CCCC. xxj. and the Eegne of the Kynge the ixe. H And aftur
these good tydyngis, the Kynge, with alle his pepuH, busied sore 24
to gete this towne and CasteH, bothe by watir and by londe and
leid therto his grete Gounnys, Trepgettis and Engenys, and bete
adowne the wallis in dyuers placis ; and so at the laste they
entrid yn with strengthe, and gate the Towne ; and there was 28
moche pepuli slayne and dede ; and tho was the toune wonne and
the casteH eke.// IF And there the Kynge toke many riche men
prysoneris, and sent hem afturward into Engelond.
U And thanne the Kynge sent aftur the Quene, and aftur lofin 32
his brothir, the Duke of Bedford, and that they shuld brynge with
hem more stuffe of peputt in all haste. And anon as these6 tydyngis
come to, the Quene Kateryne went to Hampton, and the Duke of
Bedford also, with a feyre meyne, and wente to Shippe, and come 36
ouyr the se, and landid at Hareflete in Normandye the vij. day of
1 tyme for all her enemyes A. 2 to all A.
3 hert whiche and with high G. hert with high A.
4 worthynesse & solempnyte A. 5 God om. A. 6 these om. A.
Hen. V wins Meaux. He gets ill, & arranges for death. 429
May in saufte, and alle her pepuli, — thankyd be God ! — and in alle
haste reden forthe vp in the londe tille thei come there as the
Kynge was.// U And sir Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloncestre, his othir
4 brothir, was tho made the Kyngis Lefetenaunte of Engelond in his
absence, to kepe and gouerne the Eewme in alle degreis, in sauf-
ynge of the pepuli and of the lond, that God maynten and kepe
in good pees and reste, with good loue and charite to endure !
8 Amen ! //
U 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 l grete strengthe, by the Kynge
1 2 and his peputi, oute of the Frensshe 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 nombre 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.//
IF And tho anon the Kynge reraouyd from Mewis in Bry, and
20 come ayen to Parys. And with ynne awhile aftur, the Kynge
beganne to waxe sore sike, and tho remouyd hym to2 haue the betir
Eyre and hele of body ; and his sykenesse come to hym so sore }>at 3
he myght not welle endure it. IT And so he sent aftur his lordis
24 that weren there, and his counsaiH, and deuysid his wille, and
made his testament fuli, and sette his executoris, and deuysid his
tresoure and his lewellis to ben solde, and to pay 4 his dettis, as
weft to his sowdyouris as to othir dettouris.// 5U And he ordeynyd
28 John, the Duke of Beedford, his brothir, to byn there Regent
Gouernoure of Fraunce and of Norniandie, vnto good gouernaunce
and profite vnto Henry his6 sone, and good kepynge in reste and
pees of his pepuH there, vnto the tyme the good CounseiU of Enge-
32 lond myght dresse it and amende it, to set it in pessabuH poynte
and reste.// IT And he comyttid thanne7 the kepynge of Henry,
his yonge sone, to Syr Henry Beauford his vncle, the Bisshop of
Wynchestire, and to Sir Thomas Beauford, his othir vncle, Duke
36 of Exetre, and8 charged hem bothe to his good gouernaunce and
1 with A. 2 forto A. 3 hym sore G. him so sore )>at A.
4 to ben and to pay G. to ben solde to pais A. 5 leaf 145, back.
6 his yong A. 7 And ]>ane he comyttid A.
8 & charged hem bothe to hie gouernau?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 node.// 11 And tho the
Kynge disposid hym to Godwardis, and toke alt his rightis of holy 4
chirche, and toke his leue of aH his ffre[n]dis, and comendid his
soule to God, and deid, the xxix1 of Auguste 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 2 come the Quene 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.//
II And thanne3 the Meyre and aldremen, with aH the Craftis of
London, weren clothid in blacke, abydynge the body of the kynge 20
on the Black e-Hethe in Kente ; and so come doun to seint Thomas
Waterynge, withoute4 Sougthwarke, and there met aH the religious
pepuH with )>e 5 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 Requyem on the morowe, and
whanne the seruyce was doun at aftur mete, bothe the lordis and
knyghtis and othir, with aH the Com nines of the Cite of London,
brought hym from Seint Poulis to "Westminster, and there was his 28
Dirige don ouyr euyn, and messe on the moroughe of Requyem,6
with aH the Bisshoppis ; and there was he burye[d] by Seint
Edwardis Shryne, the .vije day of the monythe of ^sTouembre, in
the yere of oure Lorde Ihe-su criste, Mfi. CCCC. xxij.// 32
11 And yn that same yere it byfeH so that thoroughoute aH
Engelond was a grete yere of Unite. And in that same yere deiden
the moste partye of alle the lory treis thorugh aH Engelond.//
1 xxix day A. 2 with his herce A. 3 thanne om. A.
4 withoute wit/ioute A. 5 the >e G.
6 messe of Requiem on )>e morowe A.
The child Henry VI reigns. His Guardians. 431
How aftur the dethe of Kynge Henry the ve, Regnyd his sone
Kynge Henry the yje, and was borne at the CasteH of
Wyndesore.//
4 A Nd aftur the dethe of Kynge Henry the v -j- , Eegnyd Henry
J7JL his sone, that was l borne in Wyndesore, that men callid
Kynge Henry the vje. And for his tendir and yonge age, Henry
his ffadir comyttid hym to the kepynge of Sir Henry Beauford,
8 Bisshop of Wynchestre, and to Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of -
Exetre, bothe his bele vnclys ; and the kepynge of Fraunce and
Normandie to lohn the Duke of Bedford, to ben regent and
gouernoure of bothe there, tille that Henry, his yonge sone, by
12 his good counseile wold set it in bettur gouernaunce.// IT And
the kepinge of Engelond to sir Vmfray, the Duke of Gloucestre,
to ben Proptectour and deffendour of the Eewme tille that Henry
his yonge sone, by alle the good counseile of Engelond, wold set
16 and put it2 into bettur gouernaunce, and to moste profite of3 the
Kynge and of the Eewme.
H 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
Westminster byforn the Kyngis lusticis ; and there for his treson
luggid4 to byn brought ayen to the Toure of London, and there
24 leide vpon an 5 hurduH, and so drawe thoroughe the Cite to
Tibourne, and there 6hongid, and his hed smeton of, and sette
on London Brigge ; and thus endid he his lif: on whos soule
God haue merci ! //
28 1T And in the iije 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 lituii processe of tyme there, he deid
32 in Irlond.
And also in the same yere Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloucestre,
the Kyngis 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 wins heritage of lordshippis and londis. IT Wherefore 7
thei were worshipfully welcomyd and resseyuyd for chief lorde
1 that was om. A. 2 put G. put it A. 3 to G. of A.
4 luggid to J>e deth A. 5 and G. 6 leaf 146. 7 where A.
432 Glosters \vife letrayd. She escapes. 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
byhynd hym, with aH the tresoure that he1 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 hir2 to the cite of Gaunte yn Flaunderis, 8
to be kepte there.// IT But, as God wold, in a shorte tyme aftur
she ascaped 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.//
IT And in the iiije yere of Kynge Henryis regne the vje, there
aros a grete debate3 betwene Sir Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloucestre, 16
and Sir Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestir ; and this Henry 4
bare tho heuy herte ayens the pepuH of the Cite of 5 London;
And )>is debate bygan on )?e day of ]?e Meyris tidynge of London,5
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 myght6 in, nothir oute, for to
kepe the pees in bothe partyes. 11 And anon, vpon viij. of the
clokke in the mornynge, alle the Cite was vp with. her wepyn,
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 ail was cessid and
set in reste by none ; 7 blessid be 8 God ! //
IT 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
1 he >o A. 2 hir Jx> A. 3 debate & disserccion A.
4 this sir henry A.
5— 6 London And )>is debate bygan on the day of >e Meyris tidynge of
London A. om. G.
1 6 myght nor A. 7 noone y A. 8 by G. be A.
Parliament at Leicester. Exeter dies, A.D. 1426. 433
sustur of Burgoyne, come out of Fraunce ouyr the see into
Engelond, to here and to l se the welfare of oure Kynge, and to
se also the gouernaunce of this Rewme. 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. U 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 greuance of the pepuli, saue for the displesaunce
and presence of the Duke.
U And in the .v. yere of Kynge Henry the vje., anon aftur
12 the Feste of Seint Hillary, the Kynge held his parlemewt at the
toune of Leycestre. And at that parlement Sir Vmfray, the Duke
of Gloucestre, and Sir Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestire,
weren2 made at on, and accordid, by the Kynge and the Duke
16 of Bedford, and othir lordis that weren there presente.// IT And
in that same parlement the kynge made two Dukis : my Lord
Sir Richardis 3 sone of Caumbrigge, Duke of Yorke, and Sir lohn
4 of Mombray, Erie Marchali, Duke of North effolke, and there the
20 kynge made also many knyghtis of the Bathe.
U And in this same yere deid Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of
Exetur, the kyngis beH 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, M*1. CCCC. xxvj : on whos
28 soule God haue mercy ! amen ! //
H 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 5 the
Anunciacion, the yere of Grace M*1. CCCC. xxvij, the Bisshop
of Wynchestre was made CardynaH in Seint Marye Chirche in
Caleis fuH solempnely ; where weren the same tyme the Duke of
36 Bedford, Eegent of Fraunce, and his duchesse.// U And byforne
the messe was bygonne, whiche the Bisshop of "Wynchestre shold
do, tho the Popis cosyn brought the Cardynallis hatte, and with
1 to om. A. 2 wer J>en A. 3 Richard >e Erlis A.
4 leaf 146, back. 5 lady G. lady day A.
434 Bp. of Winchester made Cardinal. Siege of Orleans.
grete reuerence he set it vpon the high auter, and there it stode
aH the messe tyme.// IT And whanne the Bisshop had don his1
messe and wa[s] onreuersid, thanne was don on the Bisshop an
abbite in maner of a ffreris Cope of fyne Scarlet furrid with purid 4
werke ; and whanne he was thus arayid, he knelid there vpon his
kneys beforn the high auter; and there the Popis bullis 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 hathe 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 Regne the vj.e, 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 Normandye, forto distroye the Kynges enemyes,
and to chastice the rebbellis in the 2 pertyes by his strengthe, myght 20
and power.// U And so he depertid, and toke his leue oute of
London, with all 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 Kynge of Engelond. And aftur ward 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 that
was don therto ; where[of] he was wond[er] heuy and wroth, for 32
he myght note spede of his purpos.// 1F And tho at the 3 laste, as
he was busi to sete and loke vpon his ordynauncis, forto gete it
yf he myght, a fals thef, a traitour withynne the toune, shotte a
~Gonne, and the stone smot this good Erie of Salusbury, that he was 36
dede thorough the stroke; wherefore was made grete doole4 and
sorow for his dethe longe tyme af turward, for the grete doughtynesse
1 J>e A. 2 t>o A. 3 the om. A. 4 grete G. grete doole A.
Great Rains. Defeat in France. Boat swampt. 435
and manhode that was founde in hym, and in his gouernaunce
at aH tymes. And thanne was his body 1 brought ouyr the see
into Engelond, and his body was caryid and leid amonge his
4 aunseteris there as thei byn bury id of holde tyme : on whos soule
oure God2 haue mercy ! Amen !
11 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-thorough not only heigh was dis-
troyid, but also aH manor of cornys, for it reynyd almoste euyry
othir day, mosre or lesse, durynge the tyme aforeseid.
1T And forthirmore, durynge the sege of Orliaunce, at the
12 begynnynge of Lenton nexte ifolowynge, vij. M*1. of Frensshe men
and moo, with many othir Scottis, fitt vpon oure men as they went
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 Rampston, and othir Capitaynys of oure side, the
whiche had not passynge .v. c. of ffightynge men with hem at aU,
20 with Carteris and arl othir.// U But Charlis of Burgoyne and the
Bastard of Orliaunce, with aH the Frensshe men sittynge on hors
backe and seynge this Gouernaunce, trussid hir packe and went
her wey. Also a litult 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, and the Lord Talbot and the Lord Skalis, with many
28 moo of Engelisshe pepuU, the whiche sone afture weren taken
euyrychone, at grete myschief, prysoneres.
U And in the vij. yere of Kynge Henry the vje the viij day
of Nouembre, 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
was cause of distruccion of moche pepuU thereynne, that was the
more rowthe.// H But as God wold, the Duke hym-self, and .ij.
1 body y A. 2 oure lord A. 3 leaf 147.
BRUT. G G
436 Bishop of Winchester. Dearth. Henry VI crownd.
or .iij. othir gentift men, tho seyynge that myschief, 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 clay of the monith of 4
Septembre, Sir Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestre and beti-
vncle to the Kynge, come to London fro the Pope of Rome.
CardynaHes, and alle the prestis and religious of1 London, and
ney$ London, went ayens hym yn prosession withoute the Cite, 8
and there they met with hym, and did hym all the 2 honour and
-reuereiice as longith for3 siche estate to ben don.// 11 And the
Meyre and Aldremen, with many worthi craftis of London, met
with hym on the Blake-Hethe in Kent ; and there thei welcomyd 1 2
hym, and did hym reuerence and worship, and brought hym
porugh pe Cite,4 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 castett of Wyndesore to the Kynge. 16
IT And in the same yere, at the ffeste of Mydsomyr, Sir Henry
Beauford, CardynaH, and Bisshop of Wynchestir, went 5 ouyr the
see into Eraunce for the Kyngis nedis ; and Sir John Radclif,
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 Regent of Fraunce and of Normandie, and
the Engelisshe pepuH that weren lefte there in the right of the
Kynge of Engelond. 24
11 And in the6 same yere was Henry Barton, Meyre of
London. And tho was, thoroughoute Engelond, grete scarste of
corne and of othir vitaiH, for oxen and shipe, deiden stronglyche,
and a bussheH whete was at xx d°. longe tyme : blessid be God in 28
alle his yef tis of amendement !
1T And in the viij yere of Kynge Henryis regne the vje ; was
hold a grete parlement at Westeminster ; 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 Westeminster , with honoure, of Henry Chichele,
Erchebisshop of Caunturbury, and with moo othir Bisshoppis, with 36
alle the solempnite that myght be made and doon. IT And in 7 the
1 in A. 2 the om. A. 3 to A.
4 hym G. hym Jjorugh ]>e Cite A. e om. G. went A.
6 ]>is A. 7 in om. A.
More Troops sent to France. Smithfield Duel stopt. 437
same day, come fro byyonde the see to his coronacion and feste,
Sir Henry Beauford, Cardynaft, and Bisshop of Winchestre, * and
the Prynce of Portyngale with a feyre meyne of pepuft, 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 that rialte, and the Coronacions of
the kynge. 2And the even bifore )?e coronacion, ]?e kyng2 lete
8 make xxxvj. Knyghtis of the Bathe, withynne the Toure of
London. H And in the same [time] in3 Cristemesse wike, bi
ordynaunce and comaundement of the Kynge and of his Counseft,
the Bastard of Clarence and Sir John Kyzelei, knyght, and moo
12 o])er knyghtis and squyera pat were made peti capteynes, with
men of armes ande archera, the nombre of a M*1 personys and moo,
shippiden at dyuerse portes in Kente and in Southesex, and seilid
ouyr into JSTormandie forto helpe and strengthe the Duke of
16 Bedford, Eegent of Fraunce and of Nbrmandie, and in releuynge
and comfortynge of aft 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 4 Normandie : the whiche,
20 Criste maynteyne and kepe, for his high mercy !
IF And in this same yere was a5 bataift dooii 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 appellaunte ; and that othir,
John of Downe, Jentiftman, the deflandaunte. And thei two
ffoughten togederis, armyd at aft poyntis, to the vtterist ; but the
Kynge, of his riaft power and grete grace, kryid ' pees,' and toke it
28 vp in his hand, and yaf hem bothe fre grace : and this was the
cause of her bataift, for this Maistur John Ypton put-of 6 on John
of 7 Downe, that he and othir moo of his compeny ymagenid and
purposid the Kyngis dethe at the day and tyme of his coronacion :
32 whom God kept and saue from aft mysauenturis. Amen !
11 And in the same yere, the xxvij. day of Januare, Sir Henry
Beauford, Cardinaft, 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 U7, back.
2—2 And the even bifore ]>e coronacion }>e kyng A. om. G. 3 in J>e A.
4 for G. of A. 5 a ki G. a A. 6 of om. A. 7 o A.
438 More Troops sent to France. Hen. VI prepares to go.
Burgoyne and the Kynge of Portyngalis doughtir, that is cosyn to
the Kynge of Engelond.
U 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 Counseili, 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 liege lordis right, Kynge1 of2
Engelond and of Fraunce.
IT How that Kynge Henry the vje went ouyr the see into
Fraunce, the viij yere of his regne ; and of the whiche 12
[of] Fraunce that was callid the ' PusheH ' : how she was
take prysonere.
And in the viij. yere of Kynge 3 [Henry the sixt] his Regne,
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
vje, af tur his coronacion at Westeim'wsfer, and ende of his parlemeut
holden the same tyrne at Westminster, that the Kynge, by counseiH
and ordynaunce of aH the lordis and comnm[n]es of Engelond, that 20
the Kynge shuld wende ouyr the see into Fraunce, to resseyue 4 his
heritage, and here the Crowne as rightfuH: lord and kynge of the
londe.// IT And the Kynge, by his good and wise counseiH,
ordeynyd and made his vncle Sir Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloucestre, 24
Leftenaunte of Engelond aftur his passage ouyr the see, for to
gouerne and kepe the londe ayen his enemyes of aH partyis, and to
se that right and lawe be mayntenyd in alle degreis, in sauacion of
his peputt and good kepynge of his Rewme. 28
1T And on Seint Mathi day the5 Appostift, as is aforne seicle,
the Kynge come fro Westeuiinster to London, with his lordis and
his pepuil, and come to Seint Poulis, and there of6frid, and toke
his hors, and rode thorugh the Cite, and toke his 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 thanne he rode to Caunturbury, and abode there tille
estur was passid, tiH his retenewe was made and ordeynyd, that 36
shuld gon and passe ouyr the see with hym into Fraunce.
1 kynge om. A. 2 & A. 3 kynge om. A. 4 resseyue & A.
6 theow. A. 6 7m/ 148.
Henry VI in France. Success. Joan of Arc taken. 439
IF And thann the Kynge come to Douyre, and on Seint Georges
euyn, withynne nyght, the wethur and wynde was feyre and
menabutt, and the Kynge was brought to ship withoute Douyre in
4 the roode.// U And whanne tyde of passage come, thei toke the
see, and passid ouyr, and come to Caleis, and landid there in the
mornynge at vij. of the clocke in Seint Georgis Day ; and that was
on the Sonday ; and the domynycaH lettur went 1 by . A.// IT And
8 whanne he was 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 withynn iij. wikis aftur Estur aforne seid, aH
his pepuH, with alle his2 ordynauncis, weren come ouyr to the
12 Kynge.// H And the Kynge anon aftur, bi his CounseiH, sent
dyuerse lordis,3 knyghtis and capitainys, with her men of armys
and archeris and ordynauncis, to dyuers tounnys, CasteHes and
Garnysonys of his in Fraunce and in Normandie, 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 mennys bodyes ; and there were take
also of the4 Frensshe5 and of her compeny, many Cote armuris.
And at that same Journey was take the wicche of Fraunce that was
24 callid th[e] 'PussheH'; and she was take alle armyd as a man of
armys ; and by her 6 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.
U And at that Journey, of Englisshe men .weren Capitaynys, Sir
32 John Monuntegomere and Sir John Steward, knyghtis of the
Kyngis houshold, with her retenewe. IF 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!
1 wente )>at tyme A. 2 |>e A. 3 dyuerse G. diuerse lordis A.
4 }>ese A. 5 ffrensshe men A. 6 her & by hire A.
440 A.D. 1420. Henry V's Victories. 1422, Charles VI dies.
APPENDIX D.
ADDITIONAL MATTER FOR THE PERIOD 1420-28.
[MS. Hh. 6. 9, University Library, Cambridge.]
And }>is was doon )>e Monday next aftir the Trinity Sonday,
In the yere of grace M1 I III6 XXtJ. And anone aftir this mariage
was done, the Kyng hym-self [Henry V], with his English lordes
and Retenue, And }>e Duke of Burgoigne with many grete lordes 4
of Fraunce, with his strength and gouernance of people, leyde sege .
to dyuers Citees townes & castelles which wer1 holden of the Dol-
phynne, with strength of his meyney, And of the Armenakkis and
Scottis. And the Kyng with his people gat theme, and had the 8
victorie of his enemyes.
And in this same yere, And in )>e yere of grace a M1 IIIIC XX**,
by-twene Cristemesse and Candilmasse, the Towne of Milloyne was
yolden vp to the Kynge ; And all }>e Chiftains, \\iili ]>e Souldeours, 12
were take and ledde to ]>Q Cite of Parys, ' in ]>e Croke of ]>e mone '
Jjei may say for theme ; ffor Jjer escapede fro thens of Jjeme but a
fewe on lyue, for J>ei of Paris did theme to dethe.
WilWmw Cambrigge, f Joha""es Wellis' 1 vie' VHP [A.D. 16
M[ayor] | Johowws Botiller,| U2(>_21]
I draper
And in )>is same yere [1 Hen. VI] )>e Wednysday, )>e XXI day
of Octobre, in )>e first yere of Kyng Henry )>e VI, at }>e houre 20
betwene VI & VII in J?e mornyng, died Charles, )>e French
Kynge, In his Inne of saint Paules wit/t-Inne ]?e Cite of Paris,
And is buried in }>e chirche of Saint Denyse w-i't/ioute J?e cite of
Paris : On whos soule, God haue me?'cie ! Amen ! 24
And in pis same yere, in )>e moneth of Februarie, James
Stewarde, Kyng of Scottes, spousede Dame Joan, the Duchesse
Dough ter of Clarence, of hir first housbond, Erl of Somersette, in
]>e churche of Saint Marie Overey in Suthwerk. 28
And in J)is same yere, Maister William Tailour, clerk of Oxen-
forde, was a-fore the clergie at Saint Paules in London, And J?er
APP. D] Battle of Vernon won ly the English. Dog-wash. 441
he was convicte in heresie ; and aftir, by Temporal! lawe he was
brought into Smythfelde, & there was he brent for his heresie.
And in pis same yere, )?e XVII day of Auguste, was done the
4 bataill of Vernoun in Perche, betwene the Duk of Bedforde, )>an
Regent of Fraunce, & )>e Armenakkis \\iili Scottes ; but, thanked
be God ! the victorie fell to ]?e Englishmen, for ]>er were slain of our
aduersaries the Erie of Bougham, ]>e Erie Douglas, )je Erie of Morre,
8 )>e Erie of Tonnare, )>e Erie of Vendoun, the Vicounte of Narbone
(]?at traiterously slough the Duke of Burgoine knelyng be-fore the
Dolphyn of Fraunce at J:e towne of Monstrall,) & mony moo, J)e
nombre of X M1 moo. But ]?e moste vengeance fell vpon }>e
12 proude Scottes, for thei went to Dog-wash the same day, mo than
XYIIC of cote Armoures of these proude Scottes ; So that they
may say wele " In the croke of ]>e mone went thei thidre warder
And in the wilde wanyende come pei homewarde."
16 AIT-IT ^ HIT n NichoJaus James A° II. FA.D.
William Crownes, M[ayor] , „ L ,
J 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, & ]>e Erie Marshall Henaud, J?e Duke of Xorthefolke.
And in )>is same yere was 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 }>e Duke of Bedforde was here in Englande, ]>e Erie
of Warrewik was made Lieutenant of Fraunce & Normandye, for
to kepe & garde both in werre and peace vn-to J>e comyng of j>e
Duke of Bedforde again oute of England in-to Fraunce.
28 Johawmes Reynowell, Robertas Arnold A° Yto. [A.D.
M[ayor] Joha?mnes Hyngham. 1426-7.]
And J>e Duke of Bedforde & J?e 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 )>e Erie of Warrewik come In-to Englande
again.
Off the takyng off Will Wawe ; And how he was done to
dethe.
36 And in this same yere was WiH "Wawe take for an [a]rannt
feef, and was brought to London to ]>e Kynge* Bench, & so
brought to Westmynster a-fore J)e kynges Justices, & \er Jugede to
442 Will Wawehangd. Great Rain in 1427. Royal Seal [APP. D
j>e dethe. And so he was brought again from Westmynster to
Suthwerk, & ]>en he was put in a carte, stanndyng, & faste bounde ;
& so he was cariede thorugh )>e Cite to Tiborne, that all men myght
see hym & knowe hym, And so he was caried the thirde day of 4
Juyll, And there hangede for his trespass.
Eobertus Oteley vie' A° VI.
Johannes Gedney M[ayor] Henric|||r rrowik [A>D< U27_8>]
How that there ffill grete habundaunce off Eayn ; And how 8
dyue?-s sowdiowrz went oner the see.
And in this same yere, & in pe yere of g?*«ce M1 IIIIC XXVII,
from ])e begynnyng of }>e moneth of Aprile vnto the feste of All
Halowen, was so abundaunce of Rayn that, not only hay was 12
distroied, but Also all nianer of Conies ; for it Raynede all-moste
euery day, more or lesse, duryng this terme a-for-said.
And anone aftir, as J>e Erie of Warrewik, ser Thomas Beau-
chainpe, was sennd oute of Fraunce from ]?e Duke 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 lemyng of all maner worthynesse to good gouernance, 20
discretion and reason.
And in ]>is same yere, an old man, a girdeler of Norwiche,
which counterfetede the Kynges grete scale, And esealled charters
& protections -with ]>at counterfeit seall, in disseit & preiudice of J>e 24
Kynge & of his liege peple, was iugede to fe deth, to be drawe
thorugh the Citee of London vnto Tiborne, and ]>er hangede ; & ]>us
he died for his treason.
How that A Breton had mordrede a widdow without Algat. 28
Ca IP LXIL
And in j>e same yere, a fals Breton, betwen Ester and Witson-
tyde, mordrede a good wedowe in hir bedde, the which hadde
found hym, for Almesse, wit/toute Algate, In the suburbes of 32
London ; & he bar a-way all that sChe hadde, And after toke girth of
holy churche at Saint Georges in Suthwerk ; but at J?e last he toke
the Crosse, & for-suore J>e Kyng land. And as he went his way, it
APP. D] A Widow's Murderer stoned. A Heretic lurnt. 443
happid hym to come by the same place wher he did that cursede
dede ; And women of pe same parish come oute to hym with stones
& with canell dong & fere made an ende of hym in f e high streit, so
4 fat he went no ferfere, not-w^t/i-stondyng pe Constablis & o]>er men
also, which had hym in gouernaunce, to convey hym forth in his
way '} for fere was a grete companye of them ; & on hym thei had
neither mercie nor pite ; & thus this fals thefe endede his life in pis
8 worlde, for his falsnesse.
How that An Erityk was take And ccwvicte ; And how Kyng
Henry ordeynyd to go in to Fraunce, to resceyue pe crown.
Ca. IIC LXIIP.
12 And in pis same yer, & in pe yer of grace a-foresaid, Eicherde
Woll-pakker, of Marc Lane, fat was convicte a-for fe clergie, &
dampned of heresie, was led to pe Tour-Hill of London ; & ther he
was brent for his fals & cursed opynions pat he helde & mayntened
16 in presence of pe Duke of Gloucestre, & of pe Duke of Northfolk,
& pe Erl of Warrewik, & pe Erie of Stafforde, & o]>er lordes &
Jentilles, & afore all pe comuners fat were there present of fe
roialme a grete multitude.
20 And in this same yere, J?e Satirday, ]>e XXI Day of Februarie,
one Fenables, a Jentilman of Chestre, & Thomas Clement a Draper
of London was dampnede atte Westmynster for treason & for J)ift
fat thei had done to fe Kynge & to his liege peple, to be drawe fro
24 )?e Toure of London thorugh J?e Citee to Tiborne, & pere hangede
& quartrede, And there hedes sett vpon London Brugge.
And in pis same day & yere, Embassitoures of Spayne, fat is
to say, a Bishoppe, with other grete & worthy clerkis, And an Erl
28 with knyghtes & squyers, — & these people come to J?e Kynge in to
Westmynstre Hall the day aboue-saide.
And in fis same yere, on Saint Mathie day, Apostill, which was
on a Friday, Kyng Henry the Sexte after his coronation & ende of
32 his pa?iement holden at Westmmsfer, by the advise of all the
lordes & comons of England, was ordeyned in pis parlement a-for-
said fat fe Kyng shulde wende ouer the see in to Fraunce for to
resceyue the Crowne fere.
444 Hen. V wins Rouen, Jan. 1419 ; weds Katherine.
[E]
CONTINUATION OF THE BRUT FROM THE CAPTURE OF
ROUEN (1419) TO 1430.
[MS. Egerton 650.]
1 In Jjat same yere J>e Kyng lay at }>e sege of Eoon ; and )>e xvij
day of lanuuere it was yoldyn) to oure Kyng. on Chyldermesse Day
come tythyng to London J>at the vj day of Feueryere the Duke of
Bedford, Leuetenauwt of Englond, and tlie Chauncelere, and many 4
oj>e?* bysshoppis, and ]>e Maire and hys aldermen, with all )>e
Cetizins, made a generaH procession from Paules to Westmynstre,
Jxmkyng God of the good and gracius spede fat he had gyff to oure
Kyng. . 8
And in J>at yere was Ludgate for-do, And aH -the pn'soners
remeved from Newgate. And \er died Ix and x wit/t-in xv days.
And J?is was done for one Olyuer and iij false harlottes, And Tper
j>ai died. 12
And in pat same yere Quene lahan was a-rested And broght to
Retherhyde ; And a gray frere was a-rested in Gernesie and lad to
Chyrburgh, And sone aftre was broght before oure Kyng ; and oure
Kyng cormnaundit hym to the Toure of London, And \er he was 16
do in pn'sone.
(Wyllmm Boteler • \ Anno Ottauo
Richard Whyttyngton Maior. J Robertus Whyttyng- VH. V*1. [A.D.
( ham J 1419-20.] 2Q
In )?at yere come J>e Duke of Gloucestre in-to Englond, and
forth so to London ; And ]>er was rescay ved and made Leuetenauwt
of Englond.
And J?e Duke of Bedforth, -with a fayr meyne, went to Hampton, 24
And ]>er he shyppit and sayled one?* in-to Normandy.
And in )>at yere our Kyng weddit Dame Kateryne, ]>e kynges
Doghte?* of Fraunce, vppon J?e Monday next afore \e Trinite Sonday.
And in fat yere was Fount Melayne wone, and ofer fortises 28
many moo : J?onked be God !
Wilh'amws Cambryge lohannes Welles ^ Anno nono H. quiw-
Maior. lohannes Boteller./ tus. [A.D. 1420-1.]
1 leaf 111, back.
The Coronation of Henry Vs Queen, Feb. 12, 1421. 445
In ]?at yere was a womman brent at CotehyH for sleying of hyr
husband.
And in j?at yere oure Kyng and Dame Kateryne hys wyfe come
4 from Parise in-to Englond, and so forth to London ; And \er were
]>ai ressaued wurshypfully with ]>e Maire & ]>e Aldermen, and all J>e
Citezins of London.
And vppon ]>e xij day of Eeueryere, fat fell vppon a Sonday in-
8 Lente, Dame Kateryne was cimwned Quene at Westmynstre. And
whene Ipe Solempnite was done in \e chyrche, sho was broght futt
solemply J>rogh ]>e Paleis in-to the grete haH, where J?e fest was
holdyn Off j?e Coronacion of Quene Katerine.
12 Off pe statis at ]>e Coronacz'on of Xateryne, ]>e ftuene of Englond,
And of }>e seruyce J?at was done in )>e same fest.
Eyrst, )>e Quene Sate in hyr estate ;
The Archbysshop of Cannctbury, The l Bysshop of Wynchestre,
16 vppon \e ryght syde of the Quene; And J>ai were serued next Ipe
Quene, couerd at euery course ;
The Kyng of Scotland in hys estate, vppon the left syde of \e
Quene, whech at euery course was serued next aftre fat \e Quene
20 and the bysshoppes were smied.
The Duchesse of York, The Countesse of Hunttyngdon, The
Duke of Gloucestre, vppon the same syde ;
The Erie of Marche knelyng vppon ]>e desse on Ipe ryght syde
24 pe Quene, And held up a septre of the Quenes ;
The Erie of Stafford, knelyng vppon \e left syde of the Quene
vppon )>e desse, and held a-nojjer Septre of the Quenes ;
The Countesse of Kent was syttyng at the ryght fote vndnr the
28 table ;
Syr Ritchard Nevyle, keruere before ]>e Quene ;
-The Erles broker of Southfolk, Copp-berrer;
Syr lohn) Steward, sewerer to the Quene ;
32 The lord Clyfford, Panter, in the stede of Werwyke ;
The Lord Wylloghby botelere, in Ipe stede of \e Erie of
ArundaH, The Lord Grey Ryffyn, Napperer ;
The Lord Audeley, Aumerer, In the stede of \e Erie of Caum-
36 bryge ;
The Erie of Warwyke, Steward of Englond, in ]>e stede of \e
Duke of Clarence ;
1 leaf 112.
446 Feast at Q. KatJierines Coronation. Lord Furnivall.
The Erie of Worcestre, MarchaH of Englond, in ]>e stede of ]>e
Erie MarchaH.
The nounbre and sittyng in \e haH fyrst at }>e tables:
The Barons of the .v. Fortes begone )>e table in ]>e haH on )>e 4
ryght hand Of the Queue; And be-neyth )>ai?rc, at J>e same" table,
setten ]>e Bonchers of }>e Chauncery ;
The Maire of London And hys Aldermen begone Ipe table in
j>e half on J>e left syde of \>e Queue, vriih ofer cowmynwers of 8
the cete;
And beneth ]>&im at the same table, in ]>e myddyst of the haH,
next ]?e table of }>e .v. portys, vppon) the ryght hand of the Quene,
The Bysshop of London satt vrithyn \e table, The Bysshopp of 12
Bath, The Bysshop of Excester before hym, The Bysshop of
Norwycfr, 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 ]?ai?n.
And fen next J>ai?7i, at the same table syttyng, j)e Justices ;
And afftre \e Justices at fe same table Satt WurshyppfuH knyght
and Sqwyers ; 20
And )?e ladys bey one ]?e tables in \e myddys of ]?e haH, ffor
agayns )?e Maire and j?e Aldermen of Londone, The Countesse of
Stafforde, Doghtter of Sere Thomas, som tyme Duke of Gloucestre ;~
The Countesse of Marche, hyre doghtter ; The Countesse of Arm?,- 24
deH, JThe Countesse of Westmorland, The Countesse of North
umberland, hyr doghtter ; The Countesse of Oxenford ; The
lady ISTeveH, some tyme fe Lordys wyfe NeveH, doghtter of the
Erie of Somersette ; Dame Margarete, ]>e Dukes doghter of 28
Northfolk ; The Lady Clyfford, Suster of the Erie of Northumber-
-lande; The lady Burgejne; The lady Talbot; The lady Wyl-
loghby ; The lady Manley ; The wyfe of Syr Richard Nevyle,
doghtter of the Erie of Salesbury, and no mo ladys of estate. And 32
J?at table was ocupied we't/i ladis and damesels, and a quarter of the
bysshoppis table also.
There lordys sewying were assigne to do J?e ryaH seruyce to the
Quene : 36
The Erie of Northumberland The Erie of Westmorland.
The Lord Fehughe The Lord FurnevaH.
1 leaf 112, back.
Banquet at Coronation of Hen. V's Queen, 1421. 447
The Lord Feris of Groby The Lord Gray of Wyltton.
The Lord Poynynges The Lord Haryngton.
The Lord Darcy The Lord Dacrys.
4 The Lord Delaware.
The seruyce of J>e ffyrst course.
Brawne wyth mustard Dedelys in Burueux.
ffirment 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 securcd course.
Gele Blaundesore.
Breme Cungre.
16 Soles Millet.
Chevan BarbeH.
Eoche ffreche Samon.
Halybut Gurnard rosted.
20 Eogetbroyled Smelt ffryed.
Lopsters .* Leyche Damask.
Laumpray in past fflampauw ryatf.
A Sotelte.
24 * A Panter and a damesseH before The seruyce of ]?e fryde course.
Dates in Composte Grene motteley.
Carpe dere Turbutt.
Tenche PercBe.
28 Gogenos [Gudgeons] Sturgeon frecfr and powderd.
Welkys Porpas rosted.
Munse f ryde Crevis douse.
Grete Scrymppys Elys and lampryns rosted.
32 A leyche called * whyte leyche ' A bake mete in past, wit/i iiij
Angels.
A Sotelte : a tyger, and Saynt George ledyng it.
And in )>e Ester weke foloyng, j>e Duke of Clarence was slayne
36 in Fraunce, fast by the water of Ley re, wyth Scottes, Frenche men,
Armynakkys, be-cause he wold not be gouerned, andhaue take hys-
1 leaf US.
448 Hen. V in France again. Hen. VI Icn^n. Hen. V dies, 1422.
ost with liym. And fe>- was take fe Erie of Hunttyngton, The
—Erie of Somersette and hys brof er. And \er was lost fat day in-to
a iiij good knyghttes : on whos soules God haue mercy ! Amen !
And in f 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 fai??i left money, lohn) Sadeler, Water Chyrchey, and 8
many of e?' ; And in fat tyme money was skarse.
T. T. i. /-(i 11 • Wilelmws Weston. Anno decimo h. vu
Eobert Chycheley, maior. _,
Eicardus Crosby. [A.D. 1421-2.]
In fat tyme, vppone saynt Nicholas evyn, come tythynges from 1 2
TVyndyssore to ])e Maire, fat oure Quene, Dame Kateryne, had
l)orne a p?'mce, a fayre sone. And a-none aft f e belles in London
were re[n]gon ; * Te Deuni ' was songone at Paules ; And f er was
the Chauncelere and many bysshoppys, And fe Maire and hys 16
Aldermen, And aH fe craftes of the Cite.
And in fat tyme f e gold of f e realme went by weght ; And
euery man had a payr ballaunce And weghttes in hys sieve for
fe gold. 20
And in fat yere Qwhenne Kateryne went to Hampton, And
fer made hyr redy to go ouer the see vn-to f e Kyng. And with
hyr went f e Duke of Bedforthe with a fayre meyne ; And f e viij
day of Maij 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
-ende of Apryti. And fyrst day of lule oure kyng sent to the Toure
of Londone xvij Cartes chargit with Frenche men fat were hys 28
presoners, fat he toke in Mewes * Embry : the nombre of faim
into viij.
And in fat yere Iper come a2 wrytte from fe Kyng vn-to the
Maire of London, for to a-rest certayne persones fe whech were 32
fouwd defectyfe in certayne poyntes of Erjrsy and Lollardy, And
feis bene faire names : Eston, Mercer, and ofe?' moo.
And fat yere died Kjng Henry the fyft in Fraunce, vppon f e '
\-evyn of fe decollac/on of Saynt lohn Baptyst ; And fen was hys 36
sone Henri made Kyng.
1 leaf 113, back. 2 MS. and a
Hen. iF's corpse in London. French Homage to Hen. VI. 449
And in fat yere ]>e Shryves of London went by barche to
Westmynstre, And dyuerse craf tes of London vtitfi f aim ; And in
f is mane?' fai come home agayne, all in blak. And f is was done be-
4 cause of our Kynges deth : on whos soule, God haue mercy ! Amen !
And on fe Monday before Saynt Symond Day and lude, The
Bysshop of London, Mayster lohn Kempt, was stalled at Paules.
Thes ben f e names of Maire and Shrevis of London in ]>e tyme
-8 of Kyng Henri fe vj, in fe age of hym not xij monethys fulli :
Wylelmwtf Walderne, Ioha>mes TedershaH. \Anno p?*mio Henrici
Maior. Thomas Estfelde. I viu [A.D. 1422-3.]
In fat yere f e Maire and fe Aldermen and aU f e craftes went
12 to Westmywstre by barge, aH in blak, f e v. day of Nouember ; And
-f er he toke hys oth in f e eschekere, as f e maner is. And whene
he had done, he toke hys barge with aft fe craftis, And come home
agayne.
16 J3e vj day of Nouember, The cors of Kyng Henri the .v. was
broght to London ; And a-none the Maire and ))e Aldermen) & ali
f e Citezins rescey ved hym, aH: in blak, and broght hym to Paules ;
And Iper he had hys dyryge and masses, and was entered, as it feH
20 for a kyng. And J>is was done vppon J>e Fryday. And aftre mete
he was broght to Westmmstfer ; And vppon ]?e Sette?*day he was
beryd before Saynt Edwardys shryne : on whose soule Almyghtti
God haue mercy ! Amen !
24 And in fat yere, come Frenche bysshoppys oute of Fraunce ;
And olper Freuche lordys and worthy knyghttes of Fraunce come
to J>e Kyng to do homage to hym, as for heyre of Englond and
Fraunce : And pis was aftre Crystynmasse foloyng.
28 And fat same yere, fe secund day of Marche, J>er was brent in
Northfolk a prest fat was dysgated of hys clergy for hys mys-byleue
and hys herysy. And hys name was Master Wyll/am Tayloure.
Also Richard Whyttyngton, mercer, died f e xiiij day of Marche :
32 on whos saule Almyghtti God haue mercy ! Amen !
Wylelmwa Crowmere, Thomas WandefordO Anno ijdo H. sexti.
Maire. Nicholas lames. J [A.D. 1423-4.]
1at xx li fe parysshesens shuld pay xls; And yf it were of
36 more valewe, fen pay more.
And in f e same yere, on Saynt Gylis day, come fe Cardinal},
fe Bysshop of Wynchestre, to London; And fe maire and fe
1 leqflU.
450 Siege of Orleans raisd. Lord Talbot taken. Dearth.
Shryves and ]>e Alderdirmen, with all the craftes of the cite, ryddyn
agaynst hyra, and wurshypfully ressaued hym And Welecoramed
hym, and breght hym to Paules, And from Paules to Westmynstre ;
And ]>er he a-bode aH pat nyght. And on pe morow he toke hys 4
hors and rode to Wyndysore vn-to our Kyng.
Henricus Barton maior. Ioha^es Abbot' Ann° ^ henrf **
Thomas Duffons. [A.D. 1428-9.]
In pis yere was J>e good Erie of Salesbury, Sere Thomas Moun- 8
tague, slayn at the sege of Orlyaunce with a gonne, wheche was a
noble lord and a worthy werreor emong aH Crystyn men : On
whose saule, God, for hys pete, haue mercy ! Amen ! And he ys
-bered at Bryssham. 12
And in pis same yere, at Mydsomertyde, Henry Beauford,
Cardinale, And also bysshop of Wynchestre, went oue?* pe see in-to
Fraunce with a fayre meyne of Archers and men of Armes ; And
pe 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 herytykes and
Lollordys. And whene he was rydy, tydynges come pat pe sege of
Orlyaunce was brokyn, And }>e Lord Talbot takyn, and o]>er worthy 20
lordys. And a-none, in aH pe hast, pe Cardinal! with hys meyne,
—And Ser lohn) RatclyfF with hys meyne, pat was purposed for to
haue gone in-to Gyene, went oner in-to Fraunce to help and strenghe
pe Regente, The Duke of Bedford, in pe Kynges rygt of Englond. 24
And in pe same yere fell sodanly a derth of whete, pat a
BussheH of whete was at xxd ; And xxiiij Days, brede was ryght
skantt in London, in-so-moch pat vnneth Any myght be gete ; bot
in short tyme, — ponked be Almyghtti God ! — hit was a-mendit ; 28
And befe and moturc, and Al maner of ffleshe, pat same tyme was
ryght dere and scarse vn-to Lammasse; And pen sone aftre, —
ponked be Ihesu, of hys ^eftis ! l — it was a-mendid.
Wilelnms Est- f Wilelmtw Ecus, 1 Anno Octauo h. 32
feld, Maior. | Radw/^us Holand, schereffyes. f ^ IA'D' 142i
*-*iWV ~dU-J
2 The fi[f] day of Nouember, pe Kyng, wyth hys lordys,
ryally rode frome Kyngstone ouer London Bryge. And so forth
Fenchyrche strete, evyn vn-to the Toure, to hys mete. And pe 36
Maire and pe Aldermen, aH in Scarlete hodys, rode to mete the
: MS. jHjftis. 2 leaf 1U, back.
Hen. VI in London. He is crownd at Westminster. 451
Kyng, And so rode forth witfe hym to fe Toure The Sete?'day
next aftre; wher-of were fe Erie of Denshyre, fe Lord Spence?'
sone, the Erie of Warwyk, f e Lord Beamounde, And aftre none,
4 fe Kyng, in a riati araye, with aH hys lordys Kyally a-rayed in
cloth of gold for fe most part, w?'t& jjhe_said xxiiij newe knyghtes
all in blew, the prestes rode a-fore fe Kyng ij and ij, from fe
Toure to Westwynstre. And J?e Maire and fe Aldermen, aH in
8 Scarlet, rode also, and broght fe Kyng to Westmynstre. And at
London Bryge was made a toure fuft of Angels And f e grete Con-
dyte and J?e lytiH Condi te in fe Chepe, rially arayed, rynnyng
bothtf rede wyne and whyte. And at the Crosse in f e Chepe was
12 made a riaH casteH, And Jieriri was" grete Wurshyp shewed to fe
Kyng.
On j>e morne, ]?e Soiiday, pe vj day of Nouember, J)e Kyng was
crowned at Westmyrastre futt rially. And aH: Bysshoppys and
16 Abbotes Copitt and mytred ryally ; And aH: temperali lordys rode
in paire estate ; And aH: o]>er knyghtes (for most perty) aH in cloth
of gold rially. And Henri of Wynchestre, Cardinale, as a Carde-
naH sate in a sete by ]?e ryght hand of the Kyng. And J>er was
20 Quene Kateryne, moder of the Kyng, And a grete noumbre of ladis
and gentiH-wemmen rially arayed. And also ]>er coine sodanly to
- J>e coronac^'on one of ]>e kinge^ sones of Porttyngale, And he was
Wurshypfully resceyved. And fat day was a fare day and a elere,
24 blessed be God !
Also fat yere fe perlernent was eniourned tiH aftre Crystyn-
masse. Also ]>e Eryday, fe xx day of lanuuere, Richard Hunden),
wolpakker, was brent at ]>e Toure-hyH for hys Lollardy and herysye.
28 The Tuysday next aftre, lohn) Vpton, fe appellaunte, and lohn)
Downe of Eeueressha??i, defendaunt, Armed, faght w^t^-yn lystis in
-Smythfelde nyghe an cure. And fen fe Kyng toke it in-to hys
awne hand ; And f e Seterday aftre, at Kenyngton, fe Kyng made
32 an1 ende be-twene fai??i bothe ; And so fai rode at large.
The perlement began agayn J>e Monday aftre, fe xij day. And
in fe meyne tyme The Cardinal! went ouer fe see on J>e Kynges
message.
36 And also fe same yere, in Estre Weke, J>e Kyng went to Caleis,
And so to Eoon, wM the substance of aH fe lordes and gentyls of
Englond, And left fer fe Duke of Glaucestre, Leuetenaunte.
Nicholas Watton maior.
(M. cccc. xxxi.)
1 MS. and
BRUT. H H
452 Henry VI brought to London. Sir J. Mortimer beheaded.
APPENDIX E.
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE TIME FROM 1422-31,
[MS. Rawlinson, B. 173, Bodleian Library.}
!And in that yere [Nov. 1422] come Frenssh Bisshoppes oute
of Fraunce, & j>is was Cristraas folowyng*.
11 Wilh'am Crowmere, Maire
U Thomas Sandeford2>| U Shreues, anno ij°. 4
H Nicholas lames J [1 Sept. 1423 to 31 Aug. 1424.]
H And in that yere the King was 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 Westminster. 8
and on the morue bigan the parliament. 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 ]?e Toure-wharfe, bitwene the 12
Toure & the Temysse, & there he was euyft wounded. And forth-
wM-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 16
Tyborne. And than his hede was take and sett vpon London
Erygge, and his body was beried at Tones, bicause he 3was a knight
of the Sepulcre ; And hys hede was take downe, & beried \vith the
^body : & fat licence gate freier Winchilsey. 20
U lohn MicheH, Maire,
U lohn Bithewater^U Shreues. anno iij°.
11 Symkyn Semaii J [1 Sept. 1424 to 31 Aug. 1425.]
U And in that yere was a general! p?'ocession, And a pardoner 24
Riding vpon an horse, and his face to the horse taile, and his billes
hanging a-bought hys necke by-hynde and bifore. And whaii he
1 leaf 225. 2 i.e. Wanuesford. 3 leaf 225, lack.
APP. E] Parliament at Leicester. False Wines in London. 453
come to J)e South dore of Poules, there was Made a grete fire, and
aft his Miles were brent.
IT lohn Couentre, Maire.
4 U WilH'am Mildrede^j H Shreues, Anno iiijto.
U lohn Brockeley / [1 Sept. 1425 to 31 Aug. 1426.]
U And in that yere was a grete discencioii bitwene the Duke
of Gloucestre and the Bisshop of Wynchestre ; And this was on
••~8 the same day that J>e Maire rode. And on the Tuesday was mekle
of the bisshoppes retenewe gadered in Southwerke, wz't/i bowes and
arowes and other herneys. And than the Brige gate was kept
wz't/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
wolde haue passed ouyr Thamyse. But the Prince of Portingale, ~
the Bisshop of Caunterbury, the Bisshop of Bath, entreted, J>onked
be God, aH was cesed, or none. And the x day of lanyvere next,-
16 Y Duke xof 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.
11 lohn Eeynewe,2 Maire.
U Eobert Arnolde 1 1T Shreues, Anno quinto.
U lohn Hignam J [1 Sept. 1426 to 31 Aug. 1427.]
24 And in the same yere, in the lattere ende of December, died the
goode 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 diuerse places of the Cite : the falsest gode that
euyr any man see.
U lohn ReyneweH,3 Maire.
51 Robert Otele |U Shreues, anno vjto.
32 II Henry FrowykeJ [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 Kinges werres
in Fraunce ; And therto payed diuerse peple, asweH ]>e mene^as the—
36 riche ; som more, som lasse ; but the leste was x s. IF And after
that, was graunted bi the parliament, fiat aH: the chirches of the
ralme shulde be stent at a sowme ; and the Chirche were at xxti,
1 leaf 226. 2 i. c. Raynwell. 3 i. e. John Gedney.
454 The Siege of Orleans. Lord Talbot taken. [APP. E
the paressfrens shulde paye xl s. : and iff it were of more valewe,
than1 to paye more.
2U Henry Barton, Maire.
IT ToRn Abbot ^ U Shreues, Anno vij°. 4
U Thomas DuffonsJ [1 Sept. 1428 to 31 Aug. 1429.]
II And in this yere was the gode Erie of Salesbury, Sir Thomas
Mountague, slayne at the sege of Orliaunce with a Gonne ; the
whiche was a noble lorde, and a worthi werrioure amonge aH: Cristen 8
men : On whos soule God for his pile haue mercy ! amen ! And
-he was beried at Brisham. In this same yere, at Midsomerticle,
Henry Benford, Cardinal, and also Bisshop of Winchestre, went
ouyr the see into Fraunce with a faire meyne of Archers and men 12
of armes ; ^1 And the Lorde Welouby was made Capten 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 heretikes 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 aH haste, the CardinaH
with his meyne, and Sir lofcn Eadclyff witfr his meyne, J>at was
purposed to haue go into Gienne, went ouer into Fraunce to helpe 20
and strength fe Eegent, the Duke off Bedford, in the Kingis right
of Englond.
U Wilh'am Estfelde, Maire.
U Wilh'am Eouse ) U Shreues, anno viij°. 24
II Eichard HolandJ [1 Sept. 1429 to 31 Aug. 1430.]
U The Friday, the iijde day of Nouember, the King with 3his
lordes, Rialli rode fro Kingeston ouer London Brige, And so forth
Fanchircft strete, even to the Toure, to his mete. And the Maire 28
and the Aldermen, aft in scarlet hodes, Eode to mete the King, and
rode fortH with him to the Toure. the Saturday next after, the
King made xxxiij knigfrtes of the Bath", in the Toure of London ;
wherof were the Erie of Deuenyssft-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 ali in blewe like
prestes, rode a-fore the King ij and ij fro the Toure to Westminster. 36
And the Maire & ]>c Aldermen aft in scarlet, rode also, and brought
the King to 'Westminster. And on the Morue, the Sonday, the vj
1 MS. has J>an than with the first >aii underlined for erasure.
2 leaf 226, back. 3 leaf 227.
APP. E] Henry VI crownd. Parliament at Westminster. 455
day of Nouembre, the King was crowned at Wesiminster rialli ;
and Henry of Winchestre, Cardinal!, as a Cardinal 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 gentilwemen
rially arayed. And ther come sodenly at J>e Coronacion, one of the
— Kinge* sonnes of Portingale; and he was worshipfully resceyued.
And that daye was a fayre day, & a clere, blessid be God !
8 1F Nicholas Wotton, Maire.
U Water Chirteseyl 1F Shreues, anno ix°.
U Robert Large / [1 Sept. 1430 to 31 Aug. 1431.]
l^l In that yere come the Cardinal! oute of Normandy from
12 Roaii ; And there was the King, and helde Cristmasse. 1F and
^fter 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.
1 leaf 227, back.
456 Spanish Ambassadors insulted. A Lollard burnt.
[F]
CONTINUATION OF THE BRUT FROM 1430-1446.
[MS. 09.1. Trinity College, Cambridge.]
Wicecomites.
Wotton, Maior. Walterus Chertee^ ™no ix'.
Eobertus Large I[A.D. 1430-1.]
And iu this yere, and in the yere of grace M* cccc xxx11, John 4
Ostillere, at the Crowne in Fanchirchestrete of2 London, debadet
with the ambassitours of Spayne, and rered blode of oon of they in3
}>at was a gentleman ; wberfor the hosteler was arested and brought
to the Countow?*e, and his wife bothe, for she beganne the debate ; 8
and then the Kyng and his consayle removed hym from the
Countowre,4 and brought hym in 5 the Flete prison. And on the
Monday next after, the Maire and bothe the Shirreffes of London,
by the comaundment of the Kyng6 and his consayle, brought hym 12
fro the Flete, fetered, colered, and manacled vrith yron strongly,
thurgh the Cite till 7 they come to Leden-hall, for he shuld haue
goon to the Toure to^8 abyde his lugement for the grete offence Ipat
he had doon, brekyng of the Kynges sauf-condite, ayenst his peas 16
and comaundment. And there these ambassiatowrs of Spayne
mette with the Maire and his company in Greschirchstrete, as
they were goyng toward 9 the Toure, and prayed the Maire of grace
for the man ; and so he was brought ageyne J?at same nyght 10 to 20
Flete prison.
And in this same yere, on Seint Gregoryes day, a preste of
Essex was brought to London afore n the clergye at Seint Paules,
and there he was conuicte in heresy and false Lollardy, }>at he 24
mayntened and helde ayenst holy chirche ; and so he was brent in
Smythfeld for his heresy.
And in this same yere, on the Tuesday next after Palme
Sonday, all the prisoners J>at were in Ludgate were brought into 28
Newgate prison by Waltere Chirtesey & Roberte Large, shirreffes of
1 leaf 207. 2 in U. 3 ye Embassitoures, gentilmen U.
4 toure of London U. 5 in to U. 6 kynges counsaillU.
7 to the come U. 8 for to haue abiden U. 9 to the Toure warde U.
10 leaf 207, back. " to fore U.
Jack Sharp and Rebels hangd. Ludgate Prison l>uilt. 457
London; and the Friday, the xiijth day of Aprell then1 next
folowing, the same shirreffes fette oute of Newgate, by the false
suggestion and compleynt of oon2 lohn Kyngescote, Gaolere of
4 Neugate, .xviij. presoners of fremen. And the 3 oon half of these
xviij. presoners were ledde to the 4 oon Counter, and fat of er half
to5 fat other Compter, by6 malice and compleynt of fe seid lolin
Kyngescote. And these 7 were ledde to the Cornpters, braced as
8 though 8 they had be 9 felons and theves, openly in euery mannys
sight.
And in this same yere, vpon fe Whitsonday, a man of the
towne of Abyngdon fat is in Oxenfordshire, fat called hym-self
12 lak Sharp, was take, w^'t7^ ofer mo of his company, for risers and
distourbowrs of f e Kynges peple, and for his false ymaginacion and
treson fat he 10 began to make and werk in that Cuntre aboute ;
and f erfore he was drawe, and hanged and qwartered at Abyngdon,
16 and his hede smyten of, and set vpon London Brigge, by the11
comaundment of the Duke of Gloucestre, Lieutenawnt of England,
an[d] 12 by alle the good and worthy lordes of the Kinges Consayle
beings that 13 tyme in the Reame.
20 And in this same yere, the xvj. day 14 of Line, the preson of
Ludgate was made, and opened ageyn 15 for fremen fat be p?'esoners
for dette. And the16 same day they entred in first17 ageyn by
ordynawnce and comaundment of the Maire, alderlsnien and
24 corny ners. And Heny Dene, Tayloure, was19 made kepef of
Ludgate prison, by the Maire and all the communi<e in the
Guyldhall.
And in fis same yere, the .xiij. day of luyll, John Russell,
28 wollepakkere, was dampned at Westmynstre, and brought to the
Kynges Benche, and leyde on a 20 hirdell, and drawen thurgh the
Cite to Tybourne, and qz^artered ; and his quarters set vpon dyuers
gates of London, and his hede 21 set vpon London Brigge.
32 John Welles Maior StePhanus Broun \vicecomites MI?IO x°. [1 Sept.
' John Athirley / 1431 to 31 Aug. 1432.]
And J>en Kyng Henry was brought from Caleys, furgh
I then om. U. 2 ye said U. 3 y* one U. 4 yfc U.
5 vnto U. 6 by ye malice U. 7 J)ese prisoners U.
8 though om. U. 9 bene for felonie & thefte U. 10 he he U.
II the om. U. 12 and U. 13 beyng in the roialme at y* tyme U.
14 day om. U. 15 and agevn Tr. and opened again U. 16 y* U.
17 first o?7i. U. 18 leaf 208. 19 was om. U. 20 an U.
21 hede smytt of and set U.
458 Henry VI' s journey from Rouen to Paris.
Normandy, to J>e Cite of Eoan, with strenght of his lordes, and
with men of armes and archers : and there the kyng abode, and
rested hym in the Castell and l the Cite of Roan, from Seint lames
tyde the Apostell, 2vnto the secund day of Decenibre.2 And when 4
he come first into Eone, he was receyued and welcomed for theire
liege lord and Kyng, with all reuerence, solempnite, gladnesse and
worship, fat 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 iowrneyes done in dyuers pa?*tyes of Fraunce and Xormandy,
which be not titled in this boke ; for y haue not full conusuawnee
of theym, how, ne in what place nor where they were doon.3 12
4 Here is the begynnyng of Kyng Herries comyng the Sext, v
from Roan to Parys; and how worthely they of Parys
receyued the Kyng in his first comyng thider.4
And when Kyng Henry the Sext was goon from the Cite of 16
Eoan toward J?e Cite of Parys, and first to Seint Denys the .ij. day
of Decembre ; and j?ere he was worthely receyued as euer was any
kyng to any Cite ; and fe village cleped ' Chapell,' betwene Seint
Denys and 5 Parys, there mette with the Kyng and his lordes, the 20
Provost of Parys, with the Marchawntez, and iij. other estates with
hem,6 clothed in oon sute, in rede fyne saten crymsyn 7 furred with
Martrons, and with blewe hodes, to a grete8 notable nombre. And
whari the Kyng was passed the village, fere mette with hym the 24
Provost of Parys aforeseid,9 in a blewe gowne of velwet, and 10 the
.iij. Maisters of the chastlet with theyni, alle clothed in blewe
with blak hodes ; and next after theym n come 12 the ix worthy
Emperoures, with Kynges and Quenes, and iche of 13 them armed, 28
sauf the Quenes, and theire horses14 trapped with theire armes,
15 and the quenes hors trapped with theire armes ; 15 and then come
the Maister of the Chamber, with the acomptes all clothed in
violet, ermyn,16 scarlet hodes, a notable nomber ; and after come the 32
President, with alle the maysters of J>e parlemewt, all clothed in
I and in ye U. 2-2 om. U.
3 dcon. And y8 for I leue theme vn writynne. U. 4— 4 om. U.
5 leaf 208, back. 6 hym all clothede U. 7 and crymsyn U.
8 grete om. U. 9 aforeseid om. U. 10 and all the U.
II hym U. 12 come ridynge U. 13 of Tr. of theme U.
11 horses U. 15-15 om. U. 16 violet Tr. with crymsyn. U.
Henry VI' s arrival in Paris. His welcome. 459
scarlet, with furred hodes, and round standynge cappes of Trype ;
and these were the iiij estates with alle the ix worthies.
And at comyng to J>e gate of Seint Denys of Parys, there was
4 afore 1 the fronte of the gate j?e armes 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 appwrten«wnce^ 2 Iperto belongyng,
couered with siluer foyle, and certeyne persones standing J?mn.
8 And at the Kynges comyng to the gate, they henge ouer the shippe
horde iij. blody hertys like vnto mennys hertys, bot J>ey were
gretter. And as the Kyng come to the gate, these thre hertes
opened ; and oute of hem 3 flewe white dovys and o]>er briddes, and
12 certeyn scriptures made, shewyng vnto the Kyng ]>at they4 receyued
hym vrith alle hertys, and for theire souereyn Lorde and Kyng.
And at the comyng in of 5 the gate was ordeyned a clothe of gold,
and vj men beryng it 6 vpon vj. spere-shaftes, and eche of the men
16 bare heded ; and on theire hodes,7 garlaundes of gode8 foyle, and
they clothed in blewe. And in the 9 same strete was a condit, and
iij. meremaydes swymmyng aboue on 10 the water ; n and oute of
the condite come rennyng 12dyu[er]s wynes ; oon ypocras; the
20 second rede wyne, the thridde, with my Ike.12 And euery Englissh
man Jjat wold drynk ypocras, had ynough ; and alwey men redy to
seme theym with cuppes and pecis. And iij wodewoses playing
vpon the toppe13 of }>e condyte ; and other wodewoses benethe,14
24 playing to kepe this15 condite.
And then in the same strete was made a scaffold ; and J>e?'upon
men disgysed after the weddyng of cure Lady, and of the birthe of
oure Lorde Ihesu Crist, fro the begynnyng to the ende. And J>ere
28 was neyder man nor childe J?at any wight myght perceyue, ]>at
euer chaunged any chere or countenawnce alle the tyme duryng;
bot held theire contencmnce, as they had been y mages peynted; so
]>at all peple J?at sawe hem, seyd ]>at they sawe neue?* in feire lyves
32 suche a-noder sight.
And after that, comyng in at 16 J?e Inner gate of Seint Denys
wh[e]re $at he was in Chatere, there was made the life of Seint
Denys, and of many other dyuers persons in grete estate aboue hym,
1 afore at U. 2 appurtenaunce U. 3 theme U. 4 the U.
5 at U. 6 it vp vpon U. 7 hedes U. 8 golde U. 9 this U.
10 vponll. n /ga/209.
i2_i2 jjj stremes one of ypocraers an otyer with rede wyne and ye thrid
wit h my Ik.
Cupp U. 14 playing bynethe U. 1B the U. 16 of U.
13
460 Henry VTs welcome in Paris. He visits his Grandmother.
bothe spmYuell and temporal!, after1 Cristen men and hethen, as
they were in theyre tyme J>at is passed. And so comyng to the
founteyn of Seint Innocent}, there was made a hegge of grcne
holme-busshes ; and ferout stert an hert, and houndes rennyng 4
after hym, coue?*ed in J»e arnies of England and 2 Fraunce. And at
)>e Chastelet, Ipere was made a stately ordyncmnce of scafibldes,
hanged -with clothes of golde and with arras, -with the Kinges armes
of England and of Fraunce ; and a man lykened to ]>e Kyng 8
sittyng in a sete, kepyng a state in scarled3 vrith a furred hode
and with .ij. buylhons made vrith the arnies of England and of
Fraunce ; and vpon the right hande, knelyng, my Lord of Bedford,4
my 5 Lord of Gloucestre, my Lord Cardynall,6 and many o]?er lordes 12
7 of England, iche man8 after his degre, armed with his cote of
armes vpon hym;9 and then the Duke of Burgoyne, knelyng10 on
the lifte hande, offeryng vp the armes of Fraunce, and alle the
other lordes of Fraunce in theire degre, knelyng, and oiferyng n vp 1 6
their armes ; and dyuers scriptures made, }?at all they requyre the
Kyng of rightwisnesse. And after was presented to }>e Kyng a
wylde hert, trapped with the armes of the towne.
And so }>e Kyng rode forth to oure Lady Chirche, and made -20
his offryng. Alle12 the stretes from Seint Denys Gate were hanged
vrlih clones of arras and with clothes of tapissery werk ; and for ]>e
most party all the stretes were coue?-ed with lynnen clothes.
And so from thens the Kyng that same tyme13 went to Tow?*ney, 24
and 14 because it was ill 15 ridyng, for the grete froste ]>at was that
tyme in the towne, and the stretes were strawed thurghout for
slidyng of theire horses vnto fey come to Towrney ; and there the 1G
Kyng souped with 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 17 speke with his
grandmoder, ]>e Queue of Frazmce. And there .she made hym18
chere, and welcomed hym with all the dalyaunce, countencmnce, 32
and chere J>«t she coude or 19 myght ; and seid ]>at ' she was neuer
so gladde as she was then, sith she sawe }>e Kynge of France in
I and aftir U. 2 and of U. 3 in a sete of Estate in Scarlet II.
4 my Lord of Bedford knelyng U. 5 and my U. 6 the Cardinall U.
' fcttf 209, back. 8 man om. U. 9 theme U. 10 sittyng U.
II Fraunce kneling in ther degre and ofl'eryng U. 12 and all U.
13 y* same tyme ]>e Kyng U. 14 and for U. 15 porillous U.
ltj there Tr. >cre the U. 17 and spak. 18 hym grete U.
19 and U.
Henry VI crownd in Paris. He returns to England. 461
good plyte.' And so from the Quene he rode streight to Boys in
Vyncent ; and there he rested hym1 vnto J?e tyme of hys Coronacion,
£e which shuld be holden and 2doon on J?e Sonday, the .viijth day
4 afore Cristmasse, by the grace of God.
And )>en the Saterday, the xv. day of Decembre, the Kyng
come on the after-none from Boys in Vyncent vnto f>e palays of
Parys; and lie rested hym there all J»at nyght. And J>e next
8 morowe, the Sonday, was he brought worthely from the palyce to
the Chirche of oure Lady in Parys ; and there he was crowned
Kyng of France by the .Cardynall, fe Bisshop 3 of Winchestre and
o]>er Englissh Bisshoppes, and by .vj. of J>e worthiest Bisshoppes
12 of Fraunce. And this coronacion was worthely doon, with all the
solempnite fat myght be doon and ordeyned.
And when the Kyng was crowned, and the seniice doon, then
the Kyng was brought ageyn to his palyse, and there set to mete
16 with all delicacye of metes and drynkes J>«t myght be ordeyned,
and open fest to all men fat wold com, bothe pore and riche. And
after his coronacion at Parys, the Kyng come doun to fe Cite of
Roan. 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 with all reuerence and honours, and presented hym
with giftes.
And wit/iin .xiiij. dayes after, the Kyng come ouer 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 yomen on horsbak and in good aray, and they
28 welcomed the Kyng, and brought hym to Caunte?'bury ; and Jiere
))e Kyng rested hym a day. And then the peple of all the Cuntre
aboute come on horsbak and good aray to )>e Kyng, and welcomed
the Kyng wz't/i all theire hertys, and brought the King fro4
32 Caunterbury vnto his Maner of Eltham ]>at is .v. myle oute of
London. And there the Kyng rested hym .v. or .vj. dayes, vnto
his comywg to the Cite of London.
And in this same yere the xxjth day of Februare, Kyng Henry
36 the ,vj. come from his Maner of Eltham toward the Cite of
London ; and the Maire and aldermen, with the comynalte of
1 hym all nyght U.
2 There is a break in U here from doon on p. 461 tofuloyng on p. 462, 1. 8.
3 leaf 210. 4 forTr.
462 The Reception of Henry VI "by the Londoners.
London, roode ayenst the Kyng on horsbak, in the best aray ]>at
they myght, in the reue?-ence of the Kyng and in worship and
gladnesse of the worthy name of the Cite of London, thurghout
the world in worthynesse commended and praysed. For the Maire 4
hym-self was clothed in rede Crymsyn velwett, and a grete velwet
hatte furred royally, and a girdell of gold aboute his mydell, and a
bawdrik of gold aboute his neck, trillyng doun behynde hym ; and
his .iij. hensmen on 1.iij. grete Coursoures 2foloyng hym, in oon 8
sute of a good aray, in rede,8 all spangled in silue?- ; and then all
the Aldermen in gownes of scarlet,4 with sangwyn cappes. And
all the co??i??izmialte of the Cite were 5 clothed in white ; bot euery
crafte with dyuers devices enbrowded6 vpon the white gownes, ]>at 12
euery craft myght be knowen, oon from a-nother, with scarlet hodes
or cappes. And all they hoved still on horsbak on 7 the Elak-Heth
in Kent, on both sides, as a strete, vnto the Kynges comyng.
And when they sawe the Kyng come, the Maire with the 1<
aldermen rode to the Kyng, and welcomed hym with all reuerence,
honour and obeysawnce.8 And the Kyng thanked hem, and9 he
come ridyng thurgh all the peple; and they obeyed, and seid,
" Welcom oure liege10 and Kyng! welcom I11 and thanked be God 20
in all his giftes, fat we se you in good quart ! " and so the Kyng
rode streight the high wey to London.
And when the Kyng had riden thurgh Suthwerk, and come to
the stulpes without 12 London Brigge, J>ere stode a gyaunt in 13 a 24
toure, with his swerd drawe in his hande, shewed with countenance,
doth manace all foreyn enemys to the death without mercy, ]>at
seith or doth 14 ayenst the 15 Kynges right. " And y, the Kynges
Cham py on, in full myght and power."
And then the Kyng come to London Brigge ; and there was
made a roiall hevenly toure; and therin was shewed .iij. ladyes as
Emperice, worthely apparaylled in tlieire aray, which were called
by name 'Nature, Grace, and Fortune.' And theire girdelles were 32
blewe, shynyng like to sapheres, which shewed to the Kyng, in
his comyng, all goodnesse and gladnesse in16 vertuous lyvyng; and
with o)>er .vj.17 virgynes celestial, in tresses of gold, and with
1 leaf 210, lack. 2 U begins again. 3 in rede om. U.
4 scarlet gownes U. s all U. 6 enbrandrede U. 7 vpoii U.
8 honour, reuerence and obeisaunce U. 9 and so U.
10 liege lorde U. n welcom om. U. 12 Jioriigh U.
13 vfith Inne U. " doth or saitli U. 15 his U.
16 and U. " vij. U.
Eeception of Henry VI in CornTiill and Cheapside. 463
coronalles on theire hedes, all clothed in white, as virgines, with
sonny s1 of golde on theire garments, shewyng as hevenly creatures,
mekely salewyng the Kyng, and gaf hym .vij. giftes, pat were
4 toknes of oure Lord God of heven, pat were2 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. olper virgyns, clothed3 all in white,
with sterres of gold on4 theire garments, with coronalles on theire
hedes, which presented the Kyng with 5royall giftes : first, they
endewed the Kyng with the crowne of glorye, and with the septre
12 of mekenesse6 and of pite; a swerd of myght and victorie, a
mantell of prudence, a shelde of feith, a helrae of helth, a girdell of
love and of parfite peas. And all these ladyes and virgines
welcomed the Kyng with all honowre and reuerence.7
16 And then the Kyng procedyng forth to the Condyte in
Cornhill ; and pere was made in serkelwyse a Trone ; and in the
myddes sittyng, a yonge child arayed as a kyng, whom to gouerne
were .iij. ladyes, Mercy, Trouthe and the Lady8 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, pat ranne plente of good
wyne, bothe white and rede, to all peple pat wold drynk. And
24 aboue, ouer the Condite, was a royall toure likned to Paradyse,
\\ith many dyuers trees9 beryng eueryche dyuers frutes. And in
this same gardeyn was dyue?-s welles of dyuers wynes, with
bokettes; and .iij. glorious virgines wounde vp the wyne, pro-
28 feryng the Kyng there full habundaunce, fulsomnesse, and high
plente. And the names of these virgines been ' Mercy, Grace, and
Pite.' And in the ende of this gardeyn pere appered to the Kyng
.ij. olde men, — pat oon, Enok ; and pat oper, Ely, — pat shewed the
32 Kyng chere and grete preysing10 ministryng his gouernance.
And11 the Kyng passed forth, and come to the Crosse in Chepe ;
I sons U. 2 were vij U. 3 all clothede U. 4 vpon U.
5 leaf 211. 6 clennesse U.
7 with alle melodic & roalte of songe. And than ye Kyng rode forth,
comes to redenhall in Cornhill, & )>er was made a roiall thyng like vnto a
tabernakle & ]>ere in satt }>at lady dame sapience with the vij sciences euery in
>ere degre shewyng >ere craftis werkis & konnynges & made grete loie melodie
& songe vnto ye Kyng & welcomede hym \fith all honoure & reuerence U.
8 lady of U. 9 dyuers thynges and trees U. 10 praisyng and U.
II and J>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 tree}, which bare the armes of England and of Fraunce, the
libardes and the flouredelice, which been the King^ right and
trewe armes be lyne. And vpon this castell, toward Seint Paules, 4
there was the tree of lesse, with all the braunches, shewyng the
kynrede of oure Lorde Ihesu1 and of our Lady,2 Seint Marye, to
the comfort of the Kyng, and for the grete soleinpnite of ]>Q
worthy cite of London. 8
And then they3 passed forth from J?e4 Castell and come toward
Seint Paules at the Litell Conduit ; and fere was made an heven
indivisible of the Trinite; and a trone compassed his roiall See
with a grete multitude of angellys hym aboute, with dyuers 1:
melodyes and songe, to hertly ioye and 5 comfortyng of the Kyng
and all his peple. And whan he was come to Seint Paules, there6
he alight doun of his hors ; and J>ere come ]>e Archebisshop of
Caunterbury, and the Archebisshop of York,7 and ]>e Bisshop8 of 16
Lincoln, and the Bisshopfes] of Bathe, Salesbury, Norwich, Ely,
and Rochestre, and the Dene of Paules with his couent, in proces
sion, in theire best araye of holy Chirche, and met with hym, and
did hym obseruaunce as bylongeth9 to hym, and censed hym at his 20
comyng in; and so brought the kyng to the high autere, with
roiall songe. And there the kyng offred ; and then he come oute
ageyn, and toke his hors, and come to Westminster ; and thider
brought hym the Maire, Aldermen, and all the communialte of the 24
Cite of London.
And when the kyng was come to Westminster with all his
peple, the Abbot and all the Couent come oute, coped roially, in
procession, with high solempnite and gladnesse. And the Abbot 28
brought to the Kyng, Seint Edwardes 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, -with all the communialte of London, 32
toke theire leve of the Kyng and of the lordes, and thanked God
highly of his welfare and comyng.
And on the Seturday next suyng, the Maire and fe Aldermen
come ageyn to Westminster to the palays, with a riche hanaper of 36
gold, and presented it to the Kyng, and a Mf .ti. of gold therm, to
1 Ihesu Criste U. 2 of his moder U. 3 the Kynge U. 4 that U.
5 leaf 211, back. ° there om. U. 7 yorke his chaunceler U.
8 byihoppii of lyncolne Bathe U. 9 bylongede to theme U.
Parliament at Westminster. Foreign Ambassadors. 465
his bien venewe and welcom hoom ; and p?*ayed hym of his high
myghty grace, lordship and love to his Chambre.
And pen anon after Ester next folowyng,1 the Kyng held his
4 parlement at Westminster ; and it lasted till seint Jametyde J>e
Appostell. and at J)e begynnyrcg of the parlement, the Cardynall,
the Bisshop of Wynchestre, come oner the see into England, and so
to London to ]?e Kyng, to excuse hym of the offence^ and blames
8 ]>at were put vpon hym for thinges2 doon in Fraunce, by the com-
pleynt of certeyn lordes ; wherof he hath worthely excused hym to
the Kyng and to his consayle ; and so he was3 fully excused, and
the parties at oon.
1 2 And also to this parlement come Frenssh lordes, bothe spmYuall
and temporell and ambassatours of Spayne, and o]>er diuers lordes
of dyue?-s4 5landes, 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 London6 to the Kyng; and with hym
come a Bisshop of that lande, and certeyn knyghtes and Squyers
and theire meny.
T T ™ 1 vicecomites
Johannes Ulney
Johannes Parneys, Maior. Joh^eg Paddesl no xj<>
J
[A.D. 1432-3.]
And this7 same yere, the Lord Camoys,8 Sir Walters Hunger-
ford son, went ouer the see into Normandy, with knyghtes,
24 squyers, men of arme^ and archers, to the Nombre of xvc. peple
and mo, by ordynawnce of the Kyng and his Consayle of9 the
Reame, in strengthing and helpyng of the Duke of Bedford,
Regent in tho partie^, and of all the Kynges liege peple, and for
28 keping of the Kynges title and right.
And in J>is same yere the Kynges sonne of Naverne, with o]>er
dyuers peple with hym, come in ambassiatry to the Kyng and to10
his Consayle.
32 And in Jris same yere the Kyng let intere the Duchesse11 of
Bedford, which deyed in Fraunce, 12 at Seint Paules in London,12
with moche royalte and solempnite as myght be doon in holy Chirche.
And in this same yere, anon after Cristmasse, ]>e Bisshop of
36 Acres in the land of Navern, come to the Kyng in ambassiatry.
I next folowyng om. U. 2 thinges Tr. for thinges U. 3 is U.
4 and of other dyuers U. 5 leaf 212.
6 into ]>is lande over the see and so to london U. 7 in this U.
8 Cannys and U. 9 and of U. 10 to om. U.
II entre at saint paules in london the duchesse U. 12—12 om \j
466 Peace Convocation. .Eclipse' of the Sun.
And in jns same yere on Seint Wolstans day, Sir Robert
hugh was stalled Bisshop of London in the see1 of Seint Paules.
And in this same yere, anon after Oistmasse, the grete conuoca-
cion and consayle of all the landes 2in Cristendom, and also of all 4
o]>er seculer lordes, and Clerkes, — }>at is to say, Bisshoppes and
other3 consayle began in the Cite of Basyle in Duchelande, for to
make vnite and peas emong all Cristen peple, and for to destroy e
heretikes and erresye J?at then reigned emong the peple.2 8
And in this same yere, anon after Ester,4 )>e Archebisshop of
Caunte?*bury and o]>er5 Bisshoppes \vitti othere clergy, and the Duke
of Gloucestre \vitfi o]>er lorde^, knyghtes and squyers, went ouer the
see to Caleys, for trety, and made )>ere a consayle 6betwene7 )>e 12
Frenssh and ]?e Englissh. And ]>ider come out of Fraunce ]>&
Duke of Bedford, Regent, wz't/i many other Frenssh8 lordes, bothe
spmYuall and tempo?*all; and also J>ider come J>e Cardynall, J?e
Bisshop of Wynchestre. 16
And in this same yere, the xxijth day of Aprell, the Erie of
Huntyngton, wi'tft other dyuers lordes, knyghtes and9 squyers,
wit/i10 men of armes and archers, shipped at Hampton, and went
ouer the see into11 Normandy and so12 to Fraunce, for to mayntene, 20
kepe and goueme the right of oure Kyng and J>e parties of Frawnce
and Normandy.
And in this same yere, Herry Beauford, Cardynall, Bisshop of
Wynchestre, come13 ouer the see into England, and so to London, 24
the xth day of luyn, to his Maner of Seint Mary Ouerey in-
Suthwerk.
And14 in this same yere was the Clipse in )?e after-None, }>at
Asshewell J>e white frere, and ojjer clerkes, spake of longe tyine 28
before; which all peple dowted and were sore aferd of, thurgh
the speche of J>e seid frere.15 And this clipse was the xvij.16
day of luyn.
And in this same yere come lohn, Duke of Bedford, with his 32
I chirch TJ.
2— 2 of Cristiance of all ye spiritualte & temporallte and of all secular lordes
and clerkis ]>at is to say Bisshoppis & other was holden & begonne in ye Citie
of basile in Ducheland for to make peace & vnite betwix all cristen peple &
for to destroie heretikes & heresie >at now reigneth amonge the peple U.
3 other which Tr. 4 Ester om. U. 5 ojjer om. U. 6 Zea/212, back.
7 to trete of peace and made a counsaill at Caleis betwene U.
8 grete U. 9 and om. U. 10 with om. U.
II to Caleis and so into U. 12 so om. U. 13 come frome.
14 In U the next few lines down to xix of June are transposed.
16 )>er of J>orugh the freres speche. 16 xix \J.
Army sent to France. Great Plague. Hard Frost. 467
newe wedded wife, )>e Erles doughter of Seintpoule; and they
come from Fraunce oner the see into England, and so come to
-London, the xxiijth day of luyn, )>at was Mydsomer Even. And
4 J)e Mayre and aldermen, vrith many worthy comouns of London,
brought theym from the Blak-Heth in Kent, and so to London into
Fletestrete, vnto J>e Bisshoppes Line of Salesbury, with all honours
and reuerence.
8 Thomas Charlton
John Brokley, Maior. John Lyage
And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace M* ccccxxxiiij^,
]>e viij. day of luyn, lohn, Duke of Bedford, and his lady ]>e
12 Duchesse,1 went ageyn2 ouer ]?e see to Caleys, and so into Normandy
and Frcmnce, with a grete nombre of peple, in3 strengthing and
mayntenyng of oure4 Kynges right in 5 Fraunce and Kormandy.
And in ]>is same yere was6 a grete pestilence in London, bothe
16 of men, women and childern ; and namely of worthy men, as alder
men and oj>er worthi communiQis ; and also thurgh England J>e
peple deyed sore, bothe pore and riche,7 which was grete hevynesse
to all peple.8
20 Eobertus Otley Maior Thomas Bernewelh vicecomto a^o
Symon Eyre Jxiij0 [A.D. 1434-5.]
And in this yere, and in )>e yere of grace M*. cccc. xxxvty, J?e
xxijth day November, 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 olper herbes.
28 And in this same yere, Sir Herrye Beauford, Cardynall, Bisshop
of Wynchestre, and Maister John Kemp, Archebisshop of York,
and the Erie of Huntyngton, with olper lordes, knyghte*, and
Squyers, and Clergye, went ouer the see into Fraz«nce, to pe Cite
32 of Eeynes, to trete for a fynall peas betwene England and Frawnce.
Bot it was sone disquat, for J>e grete highnesse, pride, and couetyse
of )?e Frenssh party. For oure Englissh peple abode there from
Midsomer till it was nygh Michelniasse. And so they departed
36 from hem, and come ageyne into England in saufte, thanked be God !
1 & the Duchesse his wife U. * ageyn om. U. 3 in the U. 4 the U.
5 leaf 213. 6 >er was U. 7 both men women & children U.
8 Here closes U [ = MS. Un. Libr. Camb. Hh. VI. 9].
BRUT. I I
468 Money for War granted to and lorrowd ly Henry VI.
And in this same yere, anon after these lordes comyng out of
Fmzmce from this trety of peas, lohn, Duk of Bedford, was seke,
and deyed in the Roan in Normandy ; and there he is buryed :
vpon whos soule, God haue mercy ! amen ! 4
Henricus Frowyk, Maior. Eobertus Clopton jvicec.mto anwo
Thomas Cat worth /xiiij0 [A.D. 1435-6.]
And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace Mt ccccxxxvj*1,
Kyng Henre }>e vjth held his parlement at Westmynster. And in 8
]>is parlement was grazmted a klisme for holy chirche, and a xvth
thurghout the Reame, to mayntene )?e Kynges werres and to
deffende cure Enemyes. And also they gmwnted to J>e Kyng in
this parlement, of all peple, pore and riche, both of spmYuell and 12
teruporell, to pay of theire landes and rentes, and of all freheld ]?#t
they haue wit/tin this Reame of England, vj d. of J?e pound ; and
pis treuly to fecche and geddre, to help in J>e Kynges nedes as at
this tyme. 16
And anon, in the begynnyng of Lent next folowyng, J?e King,
with his conseyle, borowed a so??ime of gold Jmrghout J?e Reame, of
temporall peple, ]?«t amounted a c. M* marc of money, to sende his
peple ouer the see ; to kepe, mayntene, and goue?*ne his landes 20
byyonde the See : of which somme, the peple of London lent x M*
marc in olde and in newe, Ipat is to sey, .iiij. Mt vc marc of olde,
and iiij M* vc marc of newe prest. So these ij. sommes drawen x
M* marc and more, ouer the good peple of f e Cite of London, J?at 24
is to sey, certeyn craf tes found both men of armes and archers to
Caleys, forto kepe the towne in saufgarde from oure enemys, J?at is
to say, the Duke of Burgoyne and his strenght. And also the
Cite of London sent stuff to Caleys, as Gonnes, Gonnepouder, -with 28
other co??imoditees for the werre, to kepe ]>at place sauf, to }>e
worship of oure Kyng and of J?e Reame, and to ]>e welfare and
p?*ofite of all England.
And this same yere, deyed iiij bisshoppes in England, \ai is to 32
say, the Bisshop of Ely, the Bisshop of London, the Bisshop of
Lincoln, and the Bisshop of Bangore, and o]>er mo prelat} of
worthynesse and state, in dyuers partyes of the Reame of England.
And in this same yere, the Erie of Morteyner went ouer j>e see 36
to Caleys \\iili a grete peple of men of armes and archers, in }>e
Passion Weke, in the defence of oure Kyng, and to destroye oure
enemys.
1 A// 213, lack.
The English besieged in Calais rout their Foes. 469
And in this same yere, the iiijth day of Maye, the Erie of
Salesbury, and his broder the Lord Faukonberge, went ouer the
see into Normandy with a fayre company of knyghtes and squyers,
4 with men of armes and archers, in defence of f e Kyng and of f e
Eeame of England, for to destroye oure enemys.
And in this same yere, in fe Moneth of Maye, the Duke of
York and )>erle of Suffolk, with ope?* lordes, 1knyghtes and squyers,
8 men of armes and archers, and all o]>er stuff and necessaryes fat
perteyneth to werre, went ouer the see into Normandy and
~Fraunce, as lieftenawnt vnder the Kyng of England, forto gouerne
and kepe fe 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,
with all his pusance of peple, bothe of Fraunce and of Flaundres,
and of ofer dyuers contreys, come and byseged )>e towne of Caleys,
16 and J>e garrysons fat belongen ferto. And fere they destroyed
both Mark and Oye, and of fe Kynges peple many oon. And fey
come thider with so grete strenght and ordyncmnce of werre, fat it
was impossible any creatures to conquere theym, sauf f e grace of
20 God oonly ; wherfore fat the Kyng of England, with his consayle,
let ordeyn and send ouer f e see to Caleys, for f e Rescues therof, and
for his peple lying fere, and for his right, his vncle f e Duke of
Gloucestre, the Duke of Norffolk, f e Erie of Warwyk, and f e Erie
24 of Stafford, and f e Erie of Ewe, his broder, and f e Erie of Hunt-
-yngdon, and fe lord Fawnehope, Sir John Cornwayle knyght, and
many of er lordes, knyghtes and Squyers, and many ofer men of
armes and archers, to fe nombre of Lx. M* peple, with many
28 dyuers wepenys fat belongeth to batayle. And then come the
Navy of Spayne, with ofer dyuers shippes, which were grete
vessels, and stronge and well-manned, and byseged fe towne of
Caleys by water. Then come fe Erie of Devenshire with his
32 Navye out of the west costes, and with ofer dyuers shippes of
England well-manned ; and they herd of his com???ywg, and they
voided, and went theire wey thens, and wold no lenger abide. And
then the Erie of Morteyner and fe Lorde Camoys, with a certeyn
36 of theire peple, issued oute of Caleys, and brake the sege fat the
Duke of Burgoyne had ordeyned ayenst the towne of Caleys, and
come to f e Bastyle of strength, and slewe f e most party fat were
f erin, and destroyed moche peple, and toke his ordynawuce, and
1 leaf 214.
470 Flemish Towns taken. A long "hard Frost. Queeris Death.
the remenawnt fledde away. And this was doon ere the Duke of
Gloucestre come ouer )>e see to Caleys Jwith his Kavye and people.
And after this, aboute our Lady Day }>e assumpcion, the Duke
of Gloucestre, the Duke of Norffolk, with Erles and lordes, with all 4
theire o]>er people and ordynawnces, 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 fen f e Duke of
Gloucestre, with all his peple, abode in Caleys till he had take his 8
consayle what was best to doon. And fen he toke all his peple
and went into Flaundres, and slowe and brent all fat they myht,
and toke .ij. townes, Poperyng and Bell. And anon whan this
was doon, he comanded all his peple to twrne ageyn to Caleys, vpon 12
peyn of deth, in all haste. And so fey taryed not longe there, bot
come ageyn in all hast into England.
And in f is same yere, whils all this doyng was at Caleys and in
Flaundre^, the Kyng of Scottes come with an huge powere of peple 1 6
and ordynawnce, and biseged f e towne of Berwik, and after, the
Castell of Eokesburgh, and did moche harme fere as he come.
And fen come f e Erie of Northumberland and f e Erie of West
morland, with lordes and peple of the Cuntrees, and distroyed and 20
brake his seges ; and he fledde with his peple, and turned ageyn
into Scotland.
Thomas Huston (Vicecomite
Johannes Mychell, Maior. wnlelnms G \ Anno xv°
I[A.D. 1436-7. ]
And in this same yere, and the yere of grace M* CCCC. xxxv*1
the grete, hard, bityng frost bygan the vij. day of Decembre, and
endured vnto fe xxij. day of Feuerere next, which greved fe peple 28
wonder sore ; and moche pepel deyed in fat tyme, for colde and
for skarcite of wode and cole. And tender herbes were slayne with
fis frost, fat is to say, Rosemary, sauge, tyme, and many ofer
herbes. 32
And in fis same yere deyed good Quene Kateryn, fat was
moder to Kyng Henre the Sext, and wife to Kyng Henre the .vth,
the Jpursday fe .iij. day of 2Ianuare, in fe Abbey of Bermondesey
without Suthwerk, in fe counte of Surre. And the Friday, the 36
viij. day of Feuerere next after, the body of the Quene was brought
to Seint Kateryns beside the Toure, and so thurgh London to Seint
Paules, with lordes and ladyes, and with the Maire and Aldermen,
1 leaf 2U, back. * leaf 215.
Effect of the Frost. Foreigners at our Parliament. 471
and the Craftes in London and vrikh all the religious peple, as
chanons, prestys and freres; and there was a solempne dirige and
masse on the morowe. And from thens she was brought to West-
4 mynstre, and pere was hir terement holden and doon rially ; and
]>ere buryed in the Chapell of oure Lady, on whos soule, God haue
mercy ! Amen !
And in this same yere, duryng the hard frost, }>e Monday the
8 xxiij. of January the gate of )>e Cite at London Brigge ouer-threwe-
and fell cloun into Tamys to fe hard ground, and drewe the houses
after hym, bothe w/t/dn and wit/iout, to grete harm to )>e Cite and
to ]>e brigge.
12 And in this same yere, the walles of chirches, howses, 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 J>e Kyng held his parlement at Westmynstre ;
16 and it byganne at J)e Fest of Seint Hillary, and ended at Ester next
folowyng. And in pe begynnyng of Lent, tydynges come to )>e
Kyng and to the Eeame, how pat pe Kyng of Scote, Sir lames
Steward, was slayn at Seint Johnes Towne \\iili treson, by a Squyer
20 of Scotland. And to this pa?'lement come many dyuers straungers,
sonme of Aragon in Spayne, sonme of Spruce, sonme of Beam,
and somme of Fmtmce and Normandy. And pe Bisshop of
Tyrwyn, vriih dyuers knyghtes and Squyers, come to this same
24 pwrlement.
And in this same yere, the ixth day of Inyll, deyed Quene
lohan in the Maner of Haueryng-at-Bour in Essex, which was wife
to Kyng Henry the iiijth; 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 Midsome?*, the Lord Willoughby,
and other lordes with hym, knyghtes and squyers, men of armes
32 and archers, were sent ouer the see into France, forto strenght,
mayntene, and kepe the Kynges title and right ]>ai he badde in
Frtmnce and Normandy.
And in this same yere, at }>e Natiuite of oure Lady Seint Mary,
36 )>e Erie of Warwik was ordeyned xand comaunded oue?' the see
into Fraunce and Norma[n]dy, forto be lieftena^nt and goue?nour
in the Kynges name, vrith strenght of all )?e p«?*tyes and landes pat
the King hath byyonde the see, as in Fraunce, Normandy, and
1 leaf 215, lack.
472 Storms at Sea. A Murderer and a Heretic burnt.
Gascoyne. And then the Duke of York come hoom ageyn, ]>at
longe tyme had been there ; and so the same tyme he toke his
iourney \vith lordes, knyghtes and scjuyers, men of armes and
archers, a royall and a worthy company, and toke with hym }>e 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
were forth in the see, there arose grete tempestes, 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 Warwyk toke his
shippyng ageyn, and passed ouer the see, and come witfi his peple
to Eoaa in sauf te, thanked be God ! 1 2
Willdmus Hales fvicecowto
WffleJmttt Estfeld, Maior. wmdmm Chapman] ™™ ™i°
( [A.D. 1437-8.]
And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace M* CCCC 16
xxxviij, a woman of Highgate, ]>at was a tayllours wife, lete sle hir
husbond ; and Jwfore she was luged to be brent at the Toure hill,
J>e Monday ]>e xxvijth day of lanuare.
And in this same yere, on Esterday, a gardyner pat wonned at 20
Seint Mary at Nax in London, recoiled J)e 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 parson took the sacrament, and
receyued it reuerently, and brought it to ]>e high auter ageyn, and 24
sent pe gardyner to prison. And )>e Bisshop of London and o]>er
Bisshoppes and clergye sate vpoii hym, and luged 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 Kinges peple ; and so they were brought to
1 Maidston in Kent, and there luged to deth, to be drawe, hanged,
qwarterd, and theire hedes smyten of. 32
And in this same yere, the Erie of Morteyn went ouer the see
into Frawnce by the Kynges comaundment and consayle, forto
strenght and kepe in the Kinges name certeyn pa?*tyes in Fraunce
and Normandy, with knyghtes, 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 ij s. , and in the last ende of the yere
at xx vj d. J>e busshell ; and a busshell of rye was at xvj d. and
1 fca/216.
Food dear. Storms and Earthquake. Expedition to France. 473
xviij d., and barly at x d. and xij d. ; and then was right feble brede
made for pe comon peple ; and a galon of rede wyne at x d., and
all o])er swete wyiies at xvj d., as Romney, Malvesyne, Clarry, Tyre ;
4 and flessh and fyssh was longe tyme at an high price, which was
grete charge to all the comons Jmrghout pe Reame. And in. all pe
North Cuntre a busshel of whete was at xl d. the most part of pe
yere. And moche worthy peple deyed in the yere of pestilence,
8 and of oper commune peple of men, women and childern, thurghout
pe Ream, and principally at York and in the North Cuntre; on
whos soules God haue mercy ! amen !
And in that same yere, in the Moneth of luyll, were made .vij.
1 2 Sergeaunte^ of La we ; and they held theire generall f est the day of
the T?'anslacion of Seint Thomas, in the Bisshoppes Inne of Ely in
Holbourne.
TT -n i wicecomites
16 Stephen Broun, Maior. I mm xviio
Nicholaus Yoo | L J
I[A.D. 1438-9].
And in this same yere, and the yere of grace M* CCCC xxxixu,
on Seint Clementes day, betwene .iij. and .iiij. after None, per
20 fell such wedring of wynde and rayne, thondyr and lightnyngetf ;
and a grete smoke of the lightnynge, pat all peple were sore agast
perof, for pe hydous noyse pat was herd in the Reame. And
perwith an erthquake, pat shoke all the grounde.
24 And in this yere on Seint Georges Even, xthe holy Martir, from
.ij. after mydnyght vnto .v. of the clok in pe mornywg, per was so
huge and so grevous wedryng of thundir and lightnyng, hale,
wynde and Rayne, 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 profite of oure liege Lorde
36 the Kyng, and to the welfare of the Reame of England.
And in this same yere deyed Sir Richard Beauchamp, Erie of
Warwyk, in Normandy ; and his bonys were brought into England,
1 leaf 216, lack.
474 Peace-Meeting at Calais. Corn dear. Murder ivill out.
and buryed at the towne of "Warwik : on \vhos soule, God haue
mercy ! ainen !
And in this same yere, the .v. day of luyn, the Erie of
Stafford, with- lordes, knyghtes, squyers, men of arnies and archers, 4
in good aray, went one?* the see to Caleys, for tretice betwene
England and Fraunce. And withm .ij. dayes after, went ouer the
see to Caleys, the Archebisshop of York, f e Bisshop of Norwiche,
and the Bisshop of Seint Dauy, with a grete meyne of clerkes, and 8
moche ofer peple with they in, in good arraye, to Caleis, to this
same tretice. And the Friday next after that, went the Cardinal!,
the Bisshop of Wynchestre, with a grete multitude of peple, ouer
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 NorffoZA-, with ofer grete lordes, knyghtes and squyers,
and moche o]>er peple with hym, in good araye ; And Sir Eichard
Wodevyle, knyght, and Sir Roger Chamberlayn, knyght; and 16
many o]>er worthy states of knyghtes and Squyers, with men of
armes and archers, went ouer the see into Normandy, to kepe the
Kynges title and right. And fere fe Cardynall and these
Bisshoppes, and the Duke of NorffoUc, abode fere, and treted with 20
the Erenssh party vnto f e terme of Michelmasse l next f olowyng.
And in all this yere, all groynes 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 xviij d., barly 24
at x d., and Rye at xiiij d.
-o , ^T in [\icecomites
Kobertus Marchall
. Large, Maior. philippus Malpas |aano *™3° ^
And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace M* CCCC xl.,
a seruazmt fat was with a man of Hakney, .ij. myle from London,
come with 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 f e wife and the
child within her, and an ofer damysell and a nof er yong felawe fat
was within his hous, and robbed theym of all theire Jewels 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
1 7<w/217.
Greece turns Popish. Parliament. Expedition to France. 475
London, and ]>ere leide on a hirdell, and drawen thurgh the Cite to-
Tyburn, and fere hanged for his falshede.
And anon after in this same yere, fe Cardynall and o)?er
4 Bisshoppes, and the Duke of NorfrWA;, with all o]>er lordes, bothe
spmYuall and temporall, had ended theire trete, and made a trewes
betwene England and Frawnce and Flaundres for iij. yere; and
thus was this niatere 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 o)>er provynces and kyngdoms,
"into Cristeii lawe and feith, and to hold the lawe and feith of Eome
-12 and of the Pope, as we doon at all tymes.
And in this same yere, on the morne after Seint Martyns Dayr
Kyng Henry the Sext held his pa?iement at Westminster 1and it
endured there vnto Cristmasse next, and myght not acorde. And
16 the morowe after xij. day, the Kyng and his lordes removed it to
J>e towne of Redyng; and J>ere the parlemeiit was holden and
ended, to the welfare of the King and of the Reame, 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 oner the see into Frawnce and Norma?idy, with a roiall
peple of lordes, knyghtes, Squyers, men of armes and archers, forto
gouerne there fe Kynges peple and landes, and to strenght the
24 lordes and theire peple ]>at hadde been fere long tyme, savyng and
mayntenyng the Kynges right and title.
And in j>is 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, which was Duke of Clarence, on whos soule, God haue
mercy ! amen !
And in this same yer deyed the Countesse of Warwik, and is
32 buried beside hir lord, Sir Richard Beauchamp, Erie of Warwik :
on whos soules, God haue mercy ! amen !
And this same yere, in the tyme of Lent, come .vj. persones
with theire shippes from byyonde the see, with dyuers fyssh forta
36 vitayle the Cite of London. And when they were delyuerd, and
goyng homward, \er come a company of fals men, and pursued
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, back.
476 Ship-thieves hangd. Heretics burnt. Great Storm.
pat were there in the shippes, and cutte peir 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/un a while after, two of these theves were take and 4
dampned, for theire trespasse, pat they brake the Kynges trewes
and peas, to be ledde to Seint Katerins byyonde the Toure of
London, and pere a payre of Galowes to be sett vp, and hanged
\vith cheynes and colers of Iron, till they be wasted and spent. 8
And this was doon on a Friday, in the mornyng, )>e xixth day of
Aprell.
And in pis same yere, xa fuller of Shordiche apeched of treson
many worthy men of Kent, bothe Squiers, and oper 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 quarters set on .iiij. gates of London : and 16
this was doon the iiijtL day of Maye.
And in this same yere, Sir Richard Wyche, vicar of Hermondes- -
worth in Middlesex, pat somtyme was vicar of Depford in Kent ;
and oon Roger 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 pere brent, bothe in oon tonne ; and thus they ended theire
lives in this world. And pe peple pat sawe theym dye, had grete
compassion on theym, for the confession and eude pat they made 28
in theire good byleve, and thanked God of his sonde.
And 'in this same yere, the xij. day of August, per fell such
wederyng of rayn, thunder and lightnyng in pe after None, pat it
was hydous, and wonder to se ; wherof the peple were sore agast ; 32
for the lightnyng fell in Bredstrete, on pe Inne pat is called the
•Sterre ; and there it did moche harme, for it fell in a hey hous
where per 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 mercy and grace of God, and the grete Rayn, the peple dred
it shuld haue brent moche of the Cite and destroyed moche good in
that partye.
1 /,/(/' 21 8.
Duel in Smithfield. Expedition to France. Hen. VI in City. 477
Willdmw Whetenhale
Johaunei Paddesle, Maior. JohaBaeg gutton ^»o xix°
I[A.D. 1440-1.]
4 And in this yere, and the yere of grace M^CCCC xlj, the iiijth
day of Nouembre, the Duke of Orliaunce went ont of the Reame of
England to Caleys, and so forth into Fraunce, and was receyned at
Seint Omers of pe Duke 1 of Burgoyne and of the Duchesse his
8 wife, and of many oper lordes, knyghtes and squyers, and of o)>er
conlons of Fraunce ; and so he come into his owne lordship.
And in this yere, the xxvj. day of Nouembre, a knyght of
Spayne chalenged Sir Richard Wodvyle, knyght, in certeyn poyntes
12 and courses of werre, on foote, w/t/iin listes, with polaxe, swerd and
dagger. And thys feet was doon in Smythfeld betwene these two
knyghtes well and worthely, and bothe good men and worthy in
their dedys of arrnes. And so the Kyng, of his roiall mageste,
16 cryed 'hoo,' and toke their quarell into his gracious handes.
And in this same yere, the xvjth day of Maye, the Duke of
York, the Erie of Oxenford, the Erie of Ewe, Sir Richard Wodvyle,
knyght, with oper Barons, lordes, knyghtes and squyers, men of
20 armes and archers, went oner the See with all good aray, as armoure
and all o)>er stuff )>at belongeth to werre, to gouerne and kepe the
Kynges right in Frawnce and Normandy, and in all Cuntrees in
those partyes, to the worship and profite of the Kyng and of the
24 Reame of England. And with they in went oner the see the
Duchesse of York, the Duchesse of Bedford, the Countesse of Oxen-
ford, the Countesse of Ewe, and many o]>er mo ladyes with theire
lordes, and other gentelwomen and damysels J»at bilonged to theym :
28 Almyghty God gouerne theym all, and kepe in his saufgard !
Amen !
And in this same yere, the xvth day of luyll, Kyng Henry the
vjth 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 ]>at it hay led,
rayned and eke lightned, ]>at well was hym ]>at was withm house ;
and so ayenst even it fared in the same Maner, wherof the peple
1 leaf 218, lack.
478 Storm raisd ly Witches. Conjurer retracts. Eleanor Cobham.
were sore agast, and aferd of the greto tempest. And so it was
spoken emonges the peple, pat per were som wikked fendes and
spirites arered out of helle by coniuracion, forto noy pe peple in the
Reame, and to put theym to trouble, discencion l and vnrest. An 4
pen was it knowen pat certeyn clerkes, and women pat ar called
'wicches,' had made theire operation and theire craft to destroy
men and women, or whom they list, vnto deth by theire fals craft
and worching. Wherof Dame Alianore Cobham, which was J>e 8
Duchesse of Gloucestre, was named principally of these actes and
fals decles forto destroy the Kyng, whom God sane and kepe ! Bot
as God wold saue his hande-werk and se?*uawnt, made it be knowen
openly, all theire fals werkys and tresoun pat they ymagyned and 12
wroght, which was openly shewed afore all peple pat wold com to
Seint Paules Crosse on the Sonday, the xxiij. day of luyll, by
Eoger pat was hir Clerk, a Nigromancier, by the deuels crafte and
ymaginacion in his worching, which was shewed openly in pe 16
sermon-tyme, the day aboueseyd, to all peple pat wold come to se
it, of here scriptures, ymages of siluer, of wexe, and of ope?1 metalles,
and swerdys, with many oper dyue?'S instrumentes of this ials craft
of Nigromancy and the devels powere." And pere Roger, this 20
Clerk, stode vpon an high stage, vrith all his Instrumentes about
hym, spoyling of his garment ; and did vpon hym a surplyce, wit//
a crowne of papir vpon his hede, forto forsake all his fals craft of
the devell, and for to relapse all pat he had doon and wrought by 24
the devyll and his powere, in presence of the Archebisshop of
Cante?-bury, the Cardynall, pe Bisshop of Wynchestre, pe Bisshop
of London, the Bisshop of Salesbury, and many oper grete clerkys
beyng there present ; and of oper lordes temporalles, therle of 28
Huntingdon, therle of Xorthhumberland, and therle of Stafford,
and moo oper lordes of the Kynges Consayl, and the Maire and
Aldermen, vrith pe Comons of the Cite of London, and many moo
people of dyuers partyes, and straungers of the Reame, and aliens 32
of oper straunge landes beyond the see, beyng in pe 2 Cite of
London pat tyme.
And on pe Tewesday, which was Seint James Day pe Apostell,
Dame Alianore Cobham come out of the seintwary at Westmmsfer 36
into the Kinges Chapell which is within the Kinge* paleys, to the
high autere of the same Chapell, which is of Seint Stephen, before
the p?-zwcipall clergye of the Reame which were pere present, pat is
1 leaf 219. 1 leaf 219, barL
Eleanor Cobhain found guilty of Treason and Felony. 479
to sey, the Archebisshop of Caunttrbury, prmiate of all England,
the Cardynal of Wynchestre, the Cardynal of York, the Bisshops
of London, Bathe, and Salesbury, and of other many pHncipall
4 Clerkes of the Eeaine which were there present, and examyiied
Dame Alianore Cobham of xxviij. dyuers poyntes, bothe of felony
and of treson, which fey 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, fat was Seint
Anne day. And thider she come ageyn as she was charged of the
Bisshops ; and there was Roger hir Clerk, present, and vouched all ^"
these poyntes vpon hir fat were shewed the day aboueseyd to hir,
12 wherof she knowleched somme poyntes at that tyme, the nornbre of
.v., — and so she went ageyn into Westmynstre for a certeyn tyme
tyll fat 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 f e same day the Kyng sent to London to the Maire
and Aldermen and Comons of the Cite, and also to therle of
Huntingdon, fe Erie of Stafford, therle of Northumberland, the
20 Tresorer of England, Sir Rauf Cromwell, the Lord Fawnehop, Sir
lohn Cornwayle, Sir Walter Hungerford, and ofer knyghtes 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 fe ^~
24 Reame. And they, of theire good discrecion and wysedom, as
trewe liege peple ordeyned .iiij. enquestes within the Cite, of
substantiall peple; to brynge and shewe trewe inquisicion of all
crymes and trespasses fat she was accused of. And they found hir
28 gilty bothe 1of treson and of felony; and so,thurghout Middelsex,
the questes were charged at Westminster of knyghtes 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 handes and ward of Sir
lohn Steward and Sir William Wolff, knyghtes, and to ofer
persones as the Kyng and his consayle ordeyned and devised to
her, and to ope?- 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 fe wille of the Kyng and of his
Consayle, and all f e ofer persones, bothe men, women wicches, and
ofer, to be kept in the Toure of London to his likyng, leyser, and
1 leaf 220.
480 Elmnw Cobham fowid guilty of Witchcraft.
tym to do to theym as they haue desemed. And so, the .xix. day
of Octobre next, by the Kynges comaimdmewt, and his Consayl,
Sir lohn Steward, knyght, with strenght of peple, brought Dame
Alianore Cobham from the Castell of Ledes to Westminster, into 4
the Kynges paleys ; and there she was put and kept in warde of f e
Constable vnto hir answerc and examynacion. And the Friday
next she was brought into Seint Stephens Chapell, called 'the
Kynges chapell,' and ' the Kynges college,' afore the Clergye ; and 8
fe?*e was examyned of hir sorcery, and wicchecraft and treson.
And so all the poyntes were opened and shewed there to hir by
certeyn Bisshops and clerkys, J?«t is to sey : the Bisshop of London,
fe Bisshop of Lincoln, the Bisshop of Salesbury, and the Bisshop 12
of Norwiche, wM moo ofer doctors and maysters of diuinite,
beyng fere p?-esent. And then she wit/meyed and w/t/iseyd all the
poyntej fat were put and shewed to hir fat tyme. And than she
had respite and day of ansuere till the Monday next. And fere 16
she come ageyn to the same chapell, tofore all the Clergye and
Bisshops and doctours, and maystres of diuinite. And then come
Roger, hir Clerk, vrith all his Instruments fat were shewed at
Seint Paules Crosse aforetyme, and they were shewed to Dame 20
Alianore Cobham; and she wit/meyed, and seyd 'it was not so;
* bot fat she did it forto haue borne a child 1 by hir lord, the Duke
of Gloucestre,' and fere was Maister Thomas Suthwell, pa?*son of
Seint Stephens in Walbroke, and Chanon of fe Kynges Chapell, 24
fat was of hir craft and consayle ayenst hir; and the wicche of
Eye, beside Westminster, ayenst Dame Alianore Cobham. ; and seid
fat 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 xxvjth 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 fat she had vsed of longe 32
tyme.
WilfcZmtw Combesl viceco™Yes
Robertus Clopton, Maior. E[cardus Riche
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 fe Bisshops of
1 leaf 220, back.
Eleanor Cobham does public Penance. Bolinglroke hangd. 481
London, Lincoln, Salesbury and Norwiche, with dyuers doctors
and maistres of diuinite, deuorsed and departed the Duke of
Gloucestre and Dame Alianore Cobham, as for matrymony made
4 before betwene theym two. And so Dam Alianore Cobham, by
ordynawnce and charge of the Archebisshop of Canterbury and his
brethern, was Joyned to hir pencmnce for fe grete offence and
trespasse J>at she had doon ayenst God and holy Chirche, and for
8 the fals sorcery and wicchecraft Ipat 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, with
a taper brennyng in her hande : oon to Seint Paules, an other to
12 Cristchirch, and pe thridde to Seint Michelles in Cornhill. And
the Monday, the xiijth day of Nouembre, Dame Alianore Cobham
come by water from Westminster to the Temple brigge, forto do hir
charge of penance, on fote thurgh Fletestrete l to Seint Paules ;
16 and fere she offred hir first taper. And the Wednesday next she
come from Westminster by Water to the Swanne in Tamystrete,
and come on fote with a taper in hir hande, and come vp Tamystrete
to Seint Magnus corne?*, and vp Briggestrete, and Eschepe and
20 Graschirch, and so to the Corner of Leden-Hall, and so to Crist
chirch ; and there offred the secund taper. And the Friday next,
she come from Westminster by water to the Quene-Hithe, and so
vp f urgh Bredstrete into Chepe ; and thurgh Chepe into Cornhill,
24 to Seint Michelles chirch, and fere offred a tape?' of a pound wexe ;
And then was she brought ageyn to Westminster, into the Constable
ward. JM»V«j-» *7 4M*^6>»*/
And the Seturday next, J?efxvij. day of Nouembre, Roger
28 Bultyngbrok, Dame Alianore Cobhams Clerk of Nigromancy and
sorcery, was brought to the Guyldhall of London, and fere dampned
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 fere 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 [ ] 2 ; and his hede was set vpon London
Brigge : and fus he ended his life in f is world.
1 leaf 221. 2 Blank space left in MS.
482 Eleanor Cdbhain imprisond. Duel in Smithfield.
And Dame Alianore Cobham yet kept in warde in fe
'Constablery of Westminster, vnto the Wednesday, the xxiiij. day
of lanuare ; and then she \vas brought thens to f e Maner of Neyte,
which is the Abbote^ of Westminster ; and fere she was kept 4
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday till noon. And when she was
brought first out of 'Westminster t fere was such wedryng of thonder,
lightnyng, hayll and rayne, fat the peple were sore adredde and
agast of the grete noyse and hydous of f e weder, J fat sodenly was 8
doon and shewed fere at theire passage at pat tyme. And on the
Friday at after-None, she was had at the Kynges comaumlment and
-wille, forth to the Cite of Chestre, in an hors-bere, with strenght of
peple ; and fro Chestre into f e He of Man, to be kept fere in sauf 1 2
gard, etc.
And in this same yere was a bate41 doon, the xxxth of lanuare,
in Smythfeld, betwene .ij. worthy men, and bold in armes and
fight : fat oon men called Sir Philipe Beef, a knyght of Cateloyne ; 1 6
and on fat of er party, a Squyere of f e Kynges of England, fat men
called John Astley. And at f e comyng to fe feld, eyf er of theym
toke theire tent; and then was f e knyghtes 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, within a while after,
4he heraudes of armes called theym bothe oute, to do their fight ;
and so f ey come in bothe armed with all theire wepen about theym ;
bot the knyght come with his swerd drawe, and the Squyere with 24
his spere. And the Squyer cast his spere to f e knyght ; and the
knyght avoyded it with the swerd, and cast it to the ground ; and
the Squyer hent his axe, and went to the knyght at onys, and
smote many strokes hard and sore vpon his Basenet 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
daggere, and wold haue smyten hym in the face forto haue slayne
hym in the feld. And then the Kyng cryed 'hoo ! ' and so they 32
were departed ; and eyf e?' of theym went hooin ageyn to his tent.
And then the Kyng sent for his squyere lohn Astley, and made
hym to be dubbed knyght, for his worthy and good lowrney fat he
did and wrought at fat tyme on his enemy in his noble presence, 36
etc.
And in this same yere, the xviijth day of Maye, began a huge
storme of sodeyn wederyng, anon after .iij. of fe clok at after-None,
1 leaf 221, back.
Expedition to France. Arrant Thieves hangd. . 483
vnto .vj. of the clok, of hayle, rayne, thundre and lightnyng, fat
the peple wondred fervpon. And fe hayle bete doun all the
blossomes of trees, fat the frute was all goon for this yere, at
4 London and aboute London, for f e multitude of watere 1 pat come
of f e hayle and rayne.
And in this yere, the xxv day of Maye, the Lord Talbot toke
his iowrney fro London toward Normandy and Erawnce, for to help
8 to gouerne and kepe vnder the Duke of York, the partyes byyond
the see, vrith knyghtes, Squyers, men of armes and archers, and all
mane/- stuff fat longed to werre : which, Almyghty God gouerne,
save, and kepe, and all fe Kynges trewe peple, bothe in that party
12 and in oures ! And er he toke his iowrney out of this lande, fe
Kyng made the Lord Talbot, Erie of Shrovesbury, and his son and
heire Lord Talbot.
Thomas Beaumond f vicecomte
16 Johaanes Atherley, Maior. j anno xxj'
I[A.D. 1442-43.]
And in this same yere, and the yere of g?'ace Mt CCCC xliij.,
fe Tewesday the xiiij. day of Maye, oon Botiler Steynozw, and a
20 Baker, and two ofer men and a preest, which were strong, errant
theves, robbyng and quellyng the Kynges peple, were dampned at
Westminster to be ledde in a Cart standyng vpright from 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 fern into the Cart,
fere fell suche wedryng from the skye, fat folke were sore adredde
and agast, it was so horrible and grete, what of rayne, thondere and
28 lightnyng and hayll, in theire passage to fe 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, fe Monday next folowyng, the woman
of Kent fat met 'with the Kyng at f e Blak-Heth in Kent, and
spake to hym boldly, and reviled hym vngoodly and vnwisely for
JDame Alianore Cobham, fat he shuld haue hir hoom ageyn to hir
36 husbond, the Duke of Gloucestre. And vrith these wordes the
—Kyng wexe wroth, and toke it to hert ; and 2 she was arested and
brought into prison by the lawe, and so broght to Westminster afore
the Justice^ of the Kynges Benche. And fere she was repreved
1 leaf 222. a leaf 222, back.
BRUT. K K
484 A Woman prest to death. Expedition to France.
for hir vngoodly langage, and fole-hardynesse to speke so to hir
liege lorde, the Kyng. And she answered not, bot asked the
Kynges grace. And fro pat day she was put vp ageyn in the
• Kynges Benche till Wednesday next, and then was brought ageyn 4
to "Westminster afore the Justices. And when she was examyned,
she wold not speke ne ansuere ; and perfore pe Justices gafe hir
dome, pat she shuld stand in a cart vpright, from the Kynges
Benche, and so thurgh London, pat all peple myght se hir, wit/t a 8
paupire about hir hede, of hir proude and lewed langage pat she
had spoke and shewed to pe Kyng. And so she was caryed ageyn
purgh London and Suthwerk, in pe same Cart, tyll she come to pe
Blak-Heth pe?*e as she seide these wordes vnto pe King; and then 12
was caryed ageyn to Suthwerk, and delyuerd ageyn to pe kepers of
pe Kynges Benche, for to haue hir lugement as pe luge had
.ordeyned 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 souerayn lord.
And in this yere the Kyng made the Erie of Some?*set, Markes— ?
Dorsett, and ordeyned hym \rikk a grete Navy of peple, of lordes,
knyghtes, Squyers, men of armes and archers ; wz't/i all maner stuff 20
of werre, forto goue?'ne, kepe and mayntene his landes in Fraunce,
Normandy, and Guyan. And he abode longe tyme after in
England, vpon the coostes, to abide for shipping and peple pat
were not come to hym. And so, the xxj. day of luyll, he toke his 24~
shipping ouer the see into Fraunce and Normandy, vritfi his
Eetenew in good aray and in good spede, purgh the grace of God
and his Moder, oure Lady Seint Mary, and by the comfort of Seint
George. Arid in this yere, the vj. day of August, Gyles, the Dukes 28
broder of Bretayn, come to London, and so to pe Kyng, as for his
souerayn lord and best beloued frende, forto play and sporte hym
here in this lande, for a tyme, J and bysought pe Kyng of his grace
and good lordship at all tymes. And so he and his were loeged at 32
the Crowne in Fanchirch Strete, for the tyme of his abidyng here,
and of the Kynges grace and gode wille.
Thomas Catworth, Maior. Johrmfieg jfo^J anno xxij*>
(.[A.D. 1443-44.]
And in this same yere, and the yere of grace M* CCCC xliiij*',
anon after Ester, the Duke of Somerset come out of Frawnce and
1 leaf 223.
Negotiations for Henry VTs Marriage. 485
Normandy into England, and deyed at a Maner of his owne in the
west cuntre : vpon whos soule, God haue mercy ! amen !
And in pis same yere, on the Wednesday in the Whitsoa weke,
4 pe 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, Markeys of SuffoZ/c
' 8 and of Norffota.
And in this same yere, the ambassiatours come out of Frcmnce,
and oper p«?'tyes byyonde the see, vnto the Kyng, for a manage
for hym, which was a worthy Kynges doughter, pat is called
12 Kyng of Cisile and of lerusalem. And then the Kyng sent his
amhassiatours ouer the see, which was pe Markes of Suffolk, with
^oper lordes, Clerkys, knyghte-s 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 FiYmnce.
And in this yere, the xxijth day of August, lohn Kerver of
Redyng, gentleman, vntruely and vngoodly, and ayenst feith and
-lawe, depraued the Kyng ; wherfore he was take and brought
20 before pe Kynges Consayle, and pere examyned of his vngodely
-ftpeche and wordes. And he ansuered, and knowleched hym gilty ;
wherfore the Kynges Consayle Juged hym to deth as a tray tour.
And this was his full dome : pat he shuld be ledde ageyn to the
24 towne of Redyng, and drawen and hanged, and let downe ageyn all
quyk, and then brought ageyn to pe Cite of London, to pe Toure,
and from l thens drawen to Tyborn galowes, and hanged, and let
down ayen all quyk, and then bowayled and quartered, and his
28 bowayls brent, and pen his hede smyt of, and set on London
Brigge ; and oon quaiterQ to be set vp at Eedyng, and the oper in
dyue?-s townes in pe Reame. And then the Kyng, of his grete
_g?Y/ce and me?*cy, sent in all haste his Charter of pardon of his
32 offence and trespasse p«t he had doon ayenst his persone, and so
delyuevd hym quyte, and sent hym to Redyng in sauf garde.
And then the xxv. day of Maye next suyng, pe Kyng of Cisyll
and of lerwsalem, wz't/t the Quene his wife, brought wit?i theym
36 Dame Margaret theire doughter, to pe Cite of Toures in Turyn, in
Frauiice, and pe?-e met the Kyng of Frawnce and the Quene his
wife. And the Kyng of Fra?mce toke the Kyng of Cisill and of
leiusalem by the hande ; and so they yede forth togeder ; and the
1 leaf 223, lack.
486 Princess Margaret betrothd to Henry VI,
Quene of Fraunce toke the Queue of Cisill and of lenmlem by the
hande, and so they yede forth togeder thurgh the Cite till they
come to the chief Chirch of j>e Cite of Tours in Tureyn. And then
come this Dame Margarete as for Quene of England, and ledde 4
betwene the Dolphyn of Frazmce and an-ofer grete Prince of
Frazmce ; and they ledde Dame Margaret to fe chief Chirche,
which is of Seynt Martyn, wit/A .vij. dukes and .xiiij. Erles, w^t/i
ofer grete lordes and ladyes Mowing theym, into the same Chirche. 8
And pen come fe Markeys of SuffoZA', and all f e ofer ambassatours
of England. And fere Dame Margaret made suraunce to fe
Markeis of Suffolk, and principally to the Kyng of England, and
to all these ambassatours ; ancVshe was made fere Quene of England. 1 2
And }>e Markeis of SunWA; and f e ofer ambassiatours made surance
to Dame Margaret, in presence of )>e kynges and quenes, dukes,
Erles, lordes and ladyes, and also in presence of a legate of Rome
there beyng at fat tyme. And then the Dolphyn and the ofer 16
princefs] ledde Dame Margerete, as Quene of England, to ]>e place
fat was ordeyned for hyr worship at that tyme, and these kynges,
and j?ese .ij. quenes folowyng theym, w&t/i all the dukes, Erles,
lordes and ladyes, we't/i f e ambassiatours of England. And fere 20
Quene Margarete was set in f e x myddes of the halle, as principall
of this fest, and ryally by hir oone, as Quene of England. And
these .ij. ofer quenes 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 f e peple of comons fat folowed theym
had grete chere of mete and drynke ; and they made ioye and
myrth, and song (all with high voyce) Lowell! No well] Nowell !
and peas, peas, peas be to vs ! Amen ! 28
cl°
Henncus Frowyk, Maior. HufyQ w h \ anno xxiij
I [A.D. 1444-45.]
And in this same yere, and the yere of grace M^.CCCC. xlv., 32
fe vjth day of Nouembre, whan all maner stuff of ordynawnce was
made and doon for the Quenes comyng into England, fat is to sey,
mete, hors, harnesse, chares, wzt/i all stuff fat belonged to theym, —
and ])en fe Markeis of SuffoZft and fe lady his wife, wit/i ofer 36
ladyes and gentelwomen, lordes, knyghtes and squyers, and all of er
seruitowrs fat by longed to theym, and to fe ordynawnce, for oure
Kynges honure and worship went out of London to f e see-costes,
1 Zm/224.
St. Paul's Steeple burnt. A Christmas Standard. 487
forto shippe theym and all theire ordynai4iices, forto mete with
Quene Margaret and with hir company, beyng in Fraunce, and
condite hir into England in sauf gard to hir lord, Kyng Henry of
4 England and Fraunce, by the gift and g?'ace of oure Lord Ihesu
Crist. Amen !
And in this yere, tjie first day of Februare, was grete wedryng
of wynde, hayle, snowe, rayne, thunder and lightnyng, at the after-
8 None ; and it endured .iiij. oures ; and it did grete harnie to pe Cite
of London, for it brent Seint Paules grete steple, bothe on pe west
syde and on )>e south syde. And pe peple espied pe fyre, and come
to Seiut Paules forto quenche the fyre in pe steple. And goodly
12 they laboured, and quenched ]>e fyre as ferre as they kouth serche
and fynde. And it was quenched vrith vyneger. And so the-
Maire herd of this grete hurte, and come with grete peple to Seint
Paules, to here and se how it stode there, and to help fern, if riede
16 had been. And fen pe peple w^tMrowe theym, and went hooni
ageyn, and trusted to God it had been in rest and peas.
And then anon after, betwene viij. and ix. of pe clok, pe fyre
brast J oute ageyn of the steple, more feruent pen it did before, and
20 did moche harme to the lede and tymber of the .steple. And anon
come pe Mayre and moche peple, and with 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
grounde, nayled vrith holme and Ive, for disport of Cristmasse to pe
peple of the Cite. And it was pat tyme tome vp and cast downe
with pe malign spirite, and the stones of the pavement all about
28 cast in pe strete to dyuers houses, so pat the peple were sore agast
of the grete fervent tempestes pat shewed that tyme.
And in this yere, the xviijth day of Feuerere, pere was a bataylle
ordeyned in Smythfeld, and set to fight vrithm lystes for life and
32 deth, betwene Thomas Fitz-Thomas, Pryoure of Kylmayn 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 batayle, 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 Feuerere, the Kyng held
his parlement at "Westnwwtfer, to Archbisshops, l^isshops, abbote-s
1 leaf 224, back.
488 Princess Margaret comes to England, and weds Hen. VI.
and Priours, and to dukes, Erles, lordes and Barons, knyghtes,
squyers, and to Citezens, Burgeises, and comons. And this parle-
ment endured vnto Palme-Sonday ; and then it was adiowrned by
]>e King, and his Consayle of his lordes of the pa?iement, vnto the 4
fest of Seint George was passed. And then, the .xxixtu day of
Aprell, }>e parlement bygan ageyn at Westminster with archbisshops
and o]>er lordes, as is beforeseid.
And in this same yere, about Midlent, they brought Quene 8
Margaret out of high, douce Framice, into the partyes of Normandy
by hir f rendes ; and the Frenssh p#rtye was there as well as )>e
Englissh lordes, and abode hir with theire peple, with all worship
and reuerence ]>at myglit be doon in worship and reuerence of cure 1 2
Kyng. And so ]>ey brought hir into the Cite of Roan in sauf
garde ; and fyere she abode vnto ]>e fest of Estere and lenger, by
.xiiij. dayes, with 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 wife, the Erie of Shrovesbury, pe Countesse his wife, with
o)>er lordes and ladyes pat abode in Fraunce and Normandy, with
knyghtes, squyers, men of armes and archers, pat abode J>ere to kepe
1 the Kynges right in all landes of the partyes in Fraunce and 20
Normandy.
And then, after hir restyng pere in pe Cite, she was conueyed
to pe towne of Houndflete by lande, pere to haue shipping to com
into England to hir lord pe Kyng, hir husband ; and with hir come 24
the Markeys of Suffolk, with lordes and ladys, knyghtes, squyers,
and gentelwomen, men of armes and archers, and oper peple, and
brought Margarete sauf into the Reame of England. And she
landed at J?e towne of Hampton ; and J?ere she was worthely 28
receyued of ]>e peple of Hampton and of ]?e peple of the Cuntre
aboute, with all reuerence and worship ]>at they couthe do. And
after, cure Kyng come, and met with Dame Ma?-garete, the Quene,
and brought hir to an abbey in ]>e newe Forest, Jjat men calle ]>e 32
abbey of [ ] 2 ; and there }>e Kyng was wedded to Dame
Margarete the Quene, with the Bisshop of Salesbury fat men
called Maister William Ascu. And then' the Kyng and his lordes
departed from hir, and then met )>e Cardinall of Wynchestre with 36
the Quene, and co?meyed hir with all reuerence and honoz«re ]>at
he kouth do, to a Mauer of his ; and there she abode all nyght with
all hir peple. And there was doon grete chere, with chargeable
? Blank space left in MS..
Queen Margaret's Procession and Coronation. 489
: costes, to hir and to all the peple pat come with hir pat tyme, in
reuemice and worship of pe Kyng. And so Quene Ma?'garet was
conveyed in the Cuntreyes of Sussexe and Surre till she come to pe
4~Archbisshop of Canterburyes Maner in Croydon, in Surrey and
there she rested hir all nygkt with grete worship and reuerence, and
with all the chere pat myght be doon to hir persone as for pat tyme.
And on pe morowe after, she went to pe Maner of Eltham ; and-
8 pere she restid her after hir grete iownay and travayle .viij. dayes,
till she wold com to se the Cite of London.
And pe Friday, pe xxvj™ day of Maye, the Mayre of London,
with the aldermen and Shirrefs and comons of the Cite rode to pe
12 Blake-Heth in Kent; and pere they abode and hoved on horsbak
vnto the Queues comyng. And so they come with hir to London ;
and she was brought to pe Toure of London ; and pere she rested
hir all nyght. And pere the Kyng, at the reuerence of pe Quene,
16 and the first comyng, made .xlvj. Knyghtes of the Bath. And pen
on pe morowen at after None, the Quene come from the Toure in a
hors-bere, with .ij. stedes trapped all in white damask poudred
with gold ; and so was the vesture pat she had on ; and pe pylowes
20 and all pe bere in oon sute ; and hir here combed downe about hir
shulders, with a coronall of gold, riche perles and precious stones,
with all lordes on horsbak, and ladyes in chares, pat is to sey, xix.
chares of ladyes and theire 1gentel women, and all the craftes of the
24 Cite of London goynge on fote in theire best aray vnto Seint
Paules. And by pe wey, as she come purgh pe Cite, there were
shewed and made many devises and storyes, with angeles and ope?'
hevenly thinges, with songe and melody in dyue?'s 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 bere, and went on fote
vp to pe high auter of Seint Paules ; and pere she offred, and come
oute ageyn to the bere at the west dore of Seint Paules ; and so she •
32 passed forth till she come to Westminster, with lordes and ladys,
and with 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, D'r
36 was pe Coronacion and fest rially and worthely holden at West-
minster in pe Kynges palays ; and iij. dayes after, hold open lustes
and revell within pe seintwary, of lordes, knyghte*1, and oper pat
wold com at pe reuerence of this fest royal.
1 leaf 225, bach
490 French Ambassadors come to treat for Peace.
And in this yere, )>e .xvij. day of luyll, come ]?e ambassatours
of Frawnce to London, forto trete for peas betwene England and
Frawnce, fat is to say, the Archbisshop of Keynes, )>e Erie of
Gudoam,1 witA ofer lordes, knyghtes, squyers and clerkes of 4
Frazmce, by the grace of God for a fynal peas.
Johannes Derby
Simon Eyre, Maior. lf d Feld aj anno xxuij*-
°l[A.D. 1445-46.]
1 ? MS. Gudoam, Eudoam, Endoam.
Hen. V is made Heir of France, and weds Q, Catherine. 491
[G]
FROM THE CAPTURE OF ROUEN (1419) TO THE ACCESSION
OF ED\YARD IV (1461).
[Addit. MS., Brit. Mm. 10,099, 7e«/181.]
How fe king of Englond, Henry fe v*6,1 was made heritier
& Regent of Fraimce, & how he weddid Quene Katrine,
ca. ccxlv.2
4 Anone 3 after fat Eone was goten, Depe, & many other townes
in baas Normandie yafe feme oner wM-out stroke or siege, whew
f ei vnderstode fat f e Kyng had goten Eone. Also fis same yere
had bene A pees made & sworen) bitwen) f e Duke of Burgoyne &
8 fe Dolphyn), which wer sworne vpon4 our Lordes body fat fei5
shold love & Assist eche other ayenst fer enmyse. 6And after fis,
contrary to fis othe, fe Duke lohn) of Burgoyn) was slayn) &
pitousely murthred in7 presence of fe Dolphyn); wherfor fe Frensh
1 2 men wer gretly devided, & of veray necessite labored to hatie A
traitie -with fe King of Englond, ffor f e King of Englowc? wan)
dayly of fame, townes, casteles & fortresses. Also fis same yere
was Quene lane Arestedf & brought to f e Castel of Ledys in Kent,
1 6 and one, frere Eandolf , A doctor of Divinitie, hir confessor, which
afterward was slayn) by f e person) of f e Tour falling at wardes &
debate. And after Quene lane was delyuered, In 8 f e vijte yeer,
bothe fe9 kinges of Englond & of Frauwce10 wer Accorded; &
20 Kynge Henry was made Heir & Eegent of France, & wedded
dame Kateryn), fe Kyng of Fraimce Doughter,11 at Troyes in
Champayn), on Trinite Sonday, And fis was made bi fe mean)
of Philipp, newly made Duke of Burgoyn), which was sworn) to
24 King Henry for tavenge his fadre deth, & was become Englissli.
And fan f e King, vrith his new wife, went to Paris, wher he was
rially receyved. And fro thens he, -with his lordes & fe Duke of
Burgoyn), & many other lordes of Fimmce, laid seige to diuerse
1 henry ]>e vte om. HC. 2 ca. ccxlv. om. H.
3 And A non H. and anone C. 4 of H. B J>e H.
6 leaflSl, back. 7 in \>e H. in the C. 8 Also H. 9 >e om. C.
10 kynges of fraunce & of Englond C.
11 )>e kinges- Doughter of fraunce H. the kynges dough ter of fraiwce C.
Q. Catherine crownd. Hen. VI 'born. Queen visits Paris.
townes & Castels pat held of pe Dolphyn)s part, & waii) para) ; bot
J>e town) ! of Melun held long, for per-in was gode defenders.
In pe viij yere of his regn),2 pe King & Quene came ouer pe 3
see, & landed on Candelmasse day in pe morow, at Dover ; and [the] 4
xiiij 4 day of Feueryere, pe King com) to London ; & ))e xxi day
of pe same moneth pe Quene come thider 5 ; And J>e 6 xxiiij day
•of the same,7 she was crowned at Westmynster. Also pe same
yeer1, Anon) after Ester, pe King held a parlement at Westrnymter, 8
at which 8 it was ordeyned pat pe gold in Englissli coygne shuld
he TV eyed, & none receyved but by weght. And Anone after
Wittsontyde, pe King sayled to 9 Caleys, & so forth passed 10 in-to
Fraunce. And in Marche, pe xxij day, before pe King come ouer, 12
pe Duke of Clarence was slayn) in Fraurcce, diuerse ll other lordes
take prisoners, as perl of Hurctyngdon), perle of Somersett, with
diuerse other : & al was because pei wold not take Archers \vith
pain),12 bot thought to haue do13 vrith pe Frensfrmen per14 self, 16
m't/iout 15 thame. And 1G yett, when he was slayn), ]?e Archiers
come & rescued }>e body of J>e Duke, which pei wold have caried
with j?ame : God haue mercy of17 his soul ; for 18 he was A valiant
man ! And 19 J?e same yeer, bitwene Criste'mas & Candelmas, 20
J?e town) of Melun was yholden to J?e Kynge.
In 20 ]>e ix yere of his regn),21 vpon 22 saynt Nicholas Day in
Decewzber, was borne Henry, J?e Kynge*' first begoten son23 at
Windesore, whose god-fadres at fount-stone was Henry, Bisshop 24
of Wynchestre, & lohn), Duke of Bedford; & )>e Duches of
Holande was24 god-moder; And Henry Chicheley,25 Erchebisshop
of Canterbury, was 26 god-fader at cowfirmyng. And in ]>Q x yere
of his regn),21 J>e Cite of Mewes, in Brie,27 was goten, which hadd 28
bene longe besegied. And pis same yeer pe Queen shipped at
Hampton), and sayled ouer to pe King in Frauwce, wher she was
worsshypfully receyved of pe King, & also of pe Kynge of
Fraunce, hir fadir, & of hir modir. And thus Kinge Henry wan 32
I tour H. 2 of his regii) mn. HC. :5 J>e om. HC.
4 xiiij Ad. the xiiij C. 5 thider om. HO. 6 >e om. H.
7 same moneth H. 8 which parlement H. which pc?iement C.
9 sayld in to H. 10 & passed so forth HC.
II & many H. and diuerse C.
12 take vrith J>ame Archers H. take with hem Archers C. w do om. H.
14 them HC. 15 Zca/182. 16 Bot H. 17 on C. 18 for om. HC.
19 in An) And H. lj° And in H. 21 of his regn) om. HC.
22 on HC. 2J henry the kinges fyrst begoten son was born H.
« hys H. *> Chicheley the H. * was hys H.
27 in Brie om. H.
Hen. V dies in France, & .is "buried at Westminster. ;493
fast in Fratmce,' &: held gret Astate, & satte at Dyner at A gret
•feste in Parys, crowned, .& po Queen) also, which had nat ben)
seen) toM ore ; And al 2 peple resorted vnto his court. But as
4 foiJ3"pe Kyng of France, he held none Astate ne reule, but was
left almoste Allone. : 7;
Also pis yeer pe weder-cokk was sett vpon Poules staple at
London).4 'And pis yeer, in5 pe moneth 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 thinges nobley for
his soul, And Devoutly receyved al pe rightes of holy churche,
in so fer-forth, pat0 whan he7 was enoynted, he said pe seruice \viih
12 pe preste; And at pe verse of pe psalme 'Miserere mei dens' pat
was " Benigne fac dune in bona vohwtate tua, Syon, ut edificentw
muri lerwsalem)," he bad tarie per, and said ]>us : " 0 good Lorde,
pou knowest pat 8 myne entent hath bene, & yet is,9 if I might
16 lyve, to reedify pe walles of lemsalem)." & pen pe preest preceded
forth, & made An end ; & Anone aftre, pis moste noble prince &
victoriouse kynge, flour in his tym) of Cristen chiualrie, whom) al
pe 10 world dovpted, gaf his soul in-to pe handed of God, & died,
20 & made An end of his naturel lif, at pe said Bois de Yincent
beside n Parys, pe xxxvj yere of his Age : on whose soul, God
haue mercy ! 12 J}an was pe body enbawmed & cered, & laid in A
rial chare, & an ymage like unto him was leyd vpon pe corps,
24 open, with diuerse baners & horse couered rychely wttfe18 Armes14
of EnglorccZ & Frounce,15 and also16 tliolde Armes of seynt Edwarde.s',
seynt Edmond, & oper, And \vit7i gret multitude of torches; \\ith
whome went pe Kyng 17 of Scotland, & many oper lorde*',18 which
:28 accompayned pe body til it come to 19 Westmynster, bi London, in
EuglottcZ. And in euery town) by pe way he had sole??ipny his Dirige
on pe evyn), & masse on pe morne 20 ; & moche Almesse was giffen)
to21 pe22 pore peple bi pe way. And pe vijte day of Nouembre after,
32 pe corps was brought to 23 London -with 24 gret reuerence & solemp-
nice,25 & had'26 to Westrnynster, wher he27 now lieth: it was
1 A H. 2 att the H. 3 to C.
4 was sett up a poulys steple at london the wethercok H.
5 in om. H. 6 |>ai Ad. that C. 7 >at whan he om. H. 8 wel H.
9 is yett H. 10 this H. n lea/182, back.
l'2 mercy Amen HC. w with the H. 14 tharmes C.
15
& Frannce om. H. 16 also om. H.
17 kyng HC. uyiig Ad. (scribe's blunder). 18 lordes the H.
19 vu to C. • morow H. >21 vnto H. - \te om. C.
2:5 thurgh H. through C. 24 was H. '^ for solempnite ?
2(5 & had om. HC. « lie om. H.
494 Henry V wild in youth, lut virtuous when King.
worshipfully 1 buried ; & after, was 2 leyd on his tumbe A rial
ymage like to him-self , of siluer & gylt, which was made at be 5
cost of Quene Kate?-ine. And thus ended, & was4 enteired &
buried, ]>e noble King Henry be Fyft : on whose soul,5 God have 4
mercy ! 6
Of be lawds of King Henry be Fyft, & what he ordeyned for
Kyng Richard & for him self after his deth. Q&pituhaaL
CC xlvj.7 8
HEre is to be noted bttt pis King Henry )>e Fyft, was A noble
prince after he was King & crowned, how-be-it, tofore8 in his youth
he had bene wilde & 9 recheles, & spared nothing of his lustes & 10
desires, but Accowplisshed bam) afte?* his lykyngs ; but as sone as he 1 2
was crowned, enoynted & sacred,11 Anon) sodenly he was chaurcged
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 Reame and12 swbgectes. And for-as-myche as his 16
fader had deposed by his labour13 be14 gode King Richard, &
pitousely made him to dye, & for be offense done to hym
Ayens his legeance, he had sent to Rome to be Assoiled ber-of,
for which offense, our holy fader [the] Pope 15 enioned hym to 20
make him be prayed-for perpetuelly, &, like as he gert16 be
taken from him his17 naturel lyfe, berfor he shold do fynd iiij
tapers to bren) perpetuelly Aboute his body, bat, for be extinccion
of his bodely life, his soul may 18 be reme??ibred and lyve in heven 24
in spirituel lufe ; & also )>at he 19 sholde, eue?*y weke, on be day as
it cometh About of his deth, have A solempn) masse of Requiem
on }>e Eveyn), to-fore A dirige wz't/t ix lessons, and A dole to
poure peple20 al-wey on ]>at day, of21 xj8 viijd, to be delyd pewny 28
mele. At22 ones in >e yere, at his Anniuersarie, his entierment
to be holden) in ]>e moste honest wise ; & to be delyd fat day 23
xxti 24 jn pen3 to poure peple ; And to 25 euery monk to haue
xx s.: which al this thinges performed20 J>is noble Kynge, for his 32
I Rially H. * ward H. :( f>e om. C. 4 & was om. H.
5 soule And all cristen soules HC. 6 m^rcy Amen HC.
7 CC xlvj om. H. * Afore H. 9 & om. HC. 10 ne HC.
II sacred and anovuted H. la A H.
>y]
by liys labour has deposyd H. u J>e OM. H.
fadre C.
may eiwr HC.
111 Av//' 183. 2° poure Ad. pore peple H. poure peple C.
21 of om. H. ^ And HC. *{ ^at day om. H. 24 xx pounde C.
25 toke Ad. to HC. * w/'t// all p^-formyd thes thinges H.
' by hys labour has deposyd H. l4 pe &m. H.
15 the pope our holy fadyr H. the pope our holy fadre C.
16 had don to H. had done to C. « his his Ad. w
CH. CCXLVI] Hen. V's French wars incited by the Clergy. 495
fader * King Henry pe Fowrt, seth he 2 performed it 3 nat during
his life, whom), as it is seyd, God towched, & was A lepre er he
died.
4 Also fen pis noble prmce lete do caH al pabbottes & poures of
Seynt Benett ordre in Englonrf, & had pame in pe chapiter house
of4 Westmynster, for pe reformacjon of pe ordre, wherin he had
communication ; And also vrith bisshoppes & me^ of pe spzntfueltie,
8 in so for* forth pat pei doubted sore pat 5 he wold haue had pe
Temperalties out of per handes ; wherfor, by pauis, labour, & pro-'
curing of pe spirttualtie, [pei] Encoragied pe King to chalenge Nor
mandy & his right in Frauwce, to pend to sett hym A werk per, pat he
1 2 shold nat seke occasion) to entre in-to 6 such niatere ; And perfor 7 al
his life8 after, he labored in pe Werres,9 in conquering gret part of pe
Reame of Fraiwce, pat bi pe 10 Agrement of pe 10 King Charles had
all n pe goutrnaurcce of pe Ream) of Frau?zce, And was proclamed
16 Eegent & heir of Frawwc'e. And so, nat-wzt/i-stonding al pis g?'et
Werre pat he had, yett he remewbred his soul, & also pat he
was mortal, & must dye; for12 which he ordeyned by his life, pe
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 13 which pe middel masse,14 pe fyrst & pe last,15 shall be as is
Assigned by him. As it Appereth by pise verse 1(j folowyng : —
Henrei misse quinti sunt hie tabulate,
24 Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate.
Die dominica,.17 Prima sit 1S Assumpte de festo Virginia alme ;
Poscit Christm postrema??i19 de morte resurgens.
Feria ija.20 Pn'ma salutate in 21 festo Virginis extat j
Nunciat Angelicis laudem postrema choris,
22 Feria iija.23 Esse DQIWI natwm de Virgine, p?'nna facetur,
Cowmemorat nata?«, sic vltima missa Mariam.
Feria iiij"1.24 Prima celebretz«r ad honoi'em neupmatis Almi ;
Vltima conceptam denuwciat esse Mariam ;
Feria vtaa.25 Semper p?-ima coli debet de corpore Christi,
Vltima sit facta de Virgine purificata ;
1 fader for H. fadre for C. 2 hys fader H. his fadre C.
3 it o?/i. H. 4 at H. 5 lest H. Jxrt am. C. 6 to om. H.
7 perfor om. HC. 8 life om. H. 9 in ]>e "Warres om. H.
10 >e om. H. n at Ad. att HC. ^ for the H. 13 of the H.
14 masse & HC. 15 last messe HC. 16 these verses H.
17 Die dominica om. H. 1S sit affinite H. 19 xpc' postrema Ad.
20 fferia ij* om. H. 21 in om. 0. ffl Zeo/183, lack.
23 fferia iija om. H. 24 fferia iiija om. H. 25 fferia vta om. H.
•
496 Hen. V founded Religious Hovses at Sion & Charterhouse.
Feria vj*".1 -Condccet ut pnma celebretwr de cruco sancta,
. - Atqite salutate fiet postrema -Marie.
Omwes alii sanctos est p?'ima colenda sup<?rm
Sabbafo 2 Yltima de Kequie pro defunctz* petit esse ;
Semper erit media de proprietate -clioi.
And yet f e Noble King Henry pe Fyft founded ij houses of
Eeligion : one called Syon, beside Braynford 3 of pe ordre of Seynt
Erigitt, both of men & 4 women ; And on fat 5 oper side of pe 8
ryver of Tamyse, an house of monies of0 Chartrehouse : In which
ij places he is corctinuelly p?*ayed for, night & day ; for euer, wften
they of Syon) rest,7 pei of ]>e Chartrehouse done pe 8 seruice ; And
in 9 like wise, whan }>ei of pe Chartrehouse rest, pe o]>er gon) to. 1 2
And bi pe ryngyng of pe 10 belles of eyther place,11 ayther 12 know-
weth when pai13 haue ended per seruice, which be nobly endowed,
& done dayly Iper great Almesse dedes ; As in )>e Charetrehouse
ce?-teyn childre be found to14 scole; & at Sion, certeyn) Almesse li
gyvew dayly.
And yet beside al this, he had fou?ided A recluse, which shal
be alway A preste, to pray for him, by J?e said 15 Chartrehouse,
which10 preste is wel & sufficiently endowed for him & Aseruau?<t. 20
Loo ! here may al prmces take ensample bi ]ns noble prince )>at
regned so lytel tyrne, nat fully x yere, J>at 17 did so many noble
Actes, as wel for his soul to be perpetuelly reme??ibred & 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 pat al )>e p?*inces of Cristendome, & also of
hethenes, dradd him,18 & had19 determyned in J>er20 self^if God
wold haue spared him- — pat he wold haue werred Ayenst )>e 28
Sarazenes. And for to know J>e Ayed of other p?*mces, & al }>e
passage in pat loriiey, he sent a. knight 21 of Henaude, named Ser
Hugh Delanoy, vnto lerz/salem; but er he returned, he died at
Boys du Vincent, in pe xxxvjte yere of his Age, vn22 whose soul, 32
God haue mercy ! Amen ! 23
1 fferia vjtao//;.H. 2 Sabbc^o om. H. 3 Bray ford Ad. Braynford C.
4 & of H. 5 the H. 6 of the H. ' rest then H.
8 their C. 9 in om. H. 10 there H. n of eytlier place om. H.
12 ech H. eche C. la oj>cr H. " to the H.
15 syde the H. 16 the which H. " j,ftt om. HC.
18 Cristendome drad hym An also of heythenes H. Cristendome dradde
him & also of hethenes C.
19 had om. H. 2° hym HC. 21 knyght H. '•» of H. on C.
23 Amen om. HC.
Hen. VI. G-loster made Protector. Battle of Verneuil. 49 7
1 2How King Henry pe Sixt regned, beyng A childe, nat
one yere of age ; And of pe batail of Vernoyl in Perche.
. Qipitulum CCxlvij.3
4 After King Henry pe Fyft, regned Henry pe Sixt4 his son),5
A childe, & nat fully A yere olde ; whose regn) began^ )>e first
day of Septembre, the yeer6 of our Lord God7 M1 iiijc xxij.8
This King, beyng in his9 Cradel, was nioche doubted & dradd,
8 bicause of pe gret conquest of his fadre, & also of 10 pe wisdom)
& guyding of his vncles, pe Duke of Bedford & pe Duke of
Gloucestre. This yeer, pe xxj day of Octobre, died Charles,11 King
of Frauwce, and was12 buried at seynt Dionise13; And para was
12 pe Duke of Bedford' made Eegent of Fraiuzce, & pe Duke of
Gloucestre was made p?-otectowr & defendour of Englcwc?. And
the first day of Marclie after,14 was Ser Will/am Taillour, preste,
degraded of his prestede j and on pe niorne after he was brent
16 in Smythfeld for heresie. })is yere Sir James Sty ward, King of
Scottes, maried Dame lane pe Duches, Doughter of Clarence,
of Mr first housbond, perle of Sonwsett, at seynt Mary Oueraysf"
Also pis yere, ]>e xvij day of August, was )>e batail of YernaiH in
20 Perche, bitwene J>e Duke of Bedford, Eegent of Frau?zce <fc the
Duke of Alanson) ; which was A gret bataiH. J)e Duke of Bedford
had on his side witJi him J>erle of Salesbury, Montagu, & )>e
Lorde Talbot, & al ]>e power ]>ai J?ei couthe make in Normandie— -
24 }>e garnisons kept, — And also many Capitaynes, vrith moche peple
of pe Duke of Burgoyns. And on )>at other side was pe Duke of
Alaunson, pe Duke of Touron, fat was ]?erle Douglas, Jjerle of
Boughan, w^'tA many lordes of Fraiwce, & gret company of Scottes
28 & Arminakes. And pan perle Douglas 15 called pe Duke of
Bedford' " lofrn wz't/i pe 16 leden s \verd." And he sent hym worde
AgeyiD pat he slmld fynd pat day pat hys swerd shold be17 off
steel ; And so pe batail loyned on both sides, £ pei ls fought long,
32 so 19 pat per wist no man who shold haue pe better A gret while ;
but at pe last, as God wold, pe victorie fil vnto penglish" partie,
for per was slayn) perle Douglas, which A litel before 20was made21
I leaflSL 2 Cap. iiij. H. 3 Ca. ccxlvij om. H.
4 ]>e sixt om. HC. 5 son) but H. sone but C.
(i yere Ad. the yere H. the yere C. 7 A H. God om. ,C.
8 Ml cccc And xxij H. 9 in to Ad. in his HC. 10 of om. C.
II Charles the H. 12 lyeth H. lieth C.
1:5 Denys in fraunce H. denys C. 14 after om. H.
15 Douglas om. H. 16 ]>e om. H. 17 swerd was H. 18 >ei om. HC.
19 so om. HC. 20 leaflSi, lack. 21 made the H.
498 Glostcr weds. His Hainault attack fails. [CH. CCXLVII
Duke of Tounar, perle of Bewghare, ferle of Almarre, perle of
Tounar, ferle of Vaun)dore, & f e Vycourct of Nerbornne, — which
was one of fame fat slew Duke lohri) of Burgoyn), knelyng tofore 1
f e Dolphyn), — & many moo,2 to 3 fe nombre of xM* & mo. 4
And p er was taken prisoner f e Duke of Alau/zson, & many of e/'
lordes & gentiles of Fraurace ; but Scottes fat day wer slayn) down)
right the 4 s[u] bstaurcce of fame aft.
In f e iij yere of King Henry f e vjte, fe Duke of Gloucestre 8
maried f e Duches of Holand, & went oner f e 5 See -with hir to °
Henaude, for to take possession) of his wife enherytau?zce ; wher
he was honorably takeft & receyved 7 for s lorde of fat 9 land. But
sone after, he was fayn) to returwe home Ageyn), & left his wife, 1 2
& his tresour fat he brought, wtt&10-in a town fat11 -is called
Mourase in Henaude, which promised for 12 to be 13 trew to him ;
nat-wz't/^-stonding, f ei deliuered f e lady to f e Duke of Burgoyn),
which sent hir to Gaunt ; And fro fens she Ascaped in A maranes 16
Aray, & come in to Zeland, to A town) of his14 Awu^ called
Zierixee. And fro fens she went to A town) in Holand called f e
Ghowde, & f?r she was strong enough, & wit/istode fe said Duke
of Burgoyn). And sone after, fe Duke of Gloucestre sent ouer 20
vnto 15 Zeland f e lorde Fitz- Water, vri\>h certeyn) men of Werre &
Archiers, for to help & socour fe fore-said Duchesse of Holand,
which londed at a place in Seland called10 Brewers-haven, wher
fe17 lordes of fe centre come down) & fought vritfi him; & in 24
conclusion, he was fayn to withdraw him & his meyney to f e see
Ageyn). But yett he slew and hurt diuerse lordes & moche peple
of fat same contre, And so rettirned home Ageyn) w/t/i his meyne,
& preualed nothing. 28
Also f is same yere perl of Salisbury, f erle of Suthfolk, the Lorde18
Willeby & Lorde 19 Scalys, w/M ]>er retenu, leid seige to f e Cite
of Mauns, which20 Cite was yholden to fern in short tym), vriiJi
many ofer strong townes & castels, to fe nombre of xxxvj. Thys 32
tyme al Normandy & A gret part of Frauwce vnto Orliauwce, was
vnder thobeiansce of the King 21 of England ; And al f e remanewt
of Frauwce was in gret22 tribulac^on & mischief.
1 A fore H. 2 & many moo om. H. 3 vnto C.
4 right Ad. rygt the H. right the C. 5 >e om. C. 6 in to C.
7 receyued and takyn H. honourably receyued and taken C. 8 of for H.
9 the HC. 10 with hym H. with hym C. " >at om. CH. 12 for om. H.
13 to haue ben H. 14 hir C. » into C. 16 called the H.
17 fore H. 18 Lorde Ad. the lorde H. the lord C. 19 the lord HC.
20 the which HC. -1 king Ad. the kyng C. ^ gret om. H.
Watch in London. Henry VI and Nobles knighted. 499
1How per was A gret Affray like to haue bene2 bituene the
Cardinal & pe Duke of Gloucestre ; And of pe Coronac^on)
of King Henry pe vite, both in England & in Frau^ce.
4 C&pitulum CCxlviij,3
IN pe iiijte yere, pe same night pat pe Mair of London,4 lohn
Coventre, had taken his charge, was A gret watche in London for
Affray pat was5 bitwene pe Bisshop of Wynchestre & pe Duke of
8 Gloucestre, Protectour1 &c'. ffor pe Mair, with pe peple of pe Cite,
wold Abide by pe Duke of Gloucestre as Protector of pe Eeame,
but bi 6 labour of lordes pat went bitwen), & in especial bi pe labour
of pe Prince of Portyngale, per was Apoyntmewt taken so pat per7
12 was no harme'done. And after pe batail of Verneil in Perche, pe
Duke of Bedford come ouer into Englorcd ; & on Witsonday pe8
same yere, at Leycestre, he dubbed King Henry knight ; And forth-
vrith pe said King Henry dubbed al thise9 knightes whose names
16 folowes, pat is to say10 : Eichard, Duke of York, Also pe sone &
heir of pe Duke of Northfolk, perle of Oxenforth, perle of West-
merland, pe sone and heir of perle of Northu??ibreland, pe sone &
heir of perle Wormond,11 pe lorde Eose, Sir lames Botler, pe Lord
20 Natrauas,12 Sir Henry Gray of Tankeruille, Sir WilKam Nevile,
Lorde Fawconbrigge, Sir George Nevyl, Lorde Latimer, Lord13
"Welles, Lord13 Berkley, pe sone & heir of Lord13 Talbot, Sir Eauf
Grey of Werk, Sir Eober£ Yer, Sir Richard Gray, Sir Edmond
24 Htmgerforde, Sir Eobert Wynkford, Sir lohn) Botler, Sir Eeynold
Cobham, Sir lohn) Passheley, Sir Thomas Tunstal, Sir lohn)
Chydiok, Sir Eauf Langeford, Sir Wilh'am Drury, Sir William Ap-
Thomas, Sir Eichard Carbonel, Sir Richard WydeuiH, Sir lohn)
28 Shirdelowe, Sir Nichol Blonket, Sir Eauf Eatclyff, Sir Edmond
Trafford, Sir William Cheyne, Sir Wilh'am Babyngton, Sir lohn)
June, &14 Sir Gillebert Beauchampe. )5an) in pe vte15 yere pe Duke
of Bedford, -with pe Duchesse his wife, went ouer pe16 see to Caleys,
32 & A litel tofore went17 ouer Henry,18 Bisshop of Wynchestre. &
on our Lady day Annu?zciacion), in our Lady churche at Caleys, pe
Bisshop of Winchestre, whew19 he had songe^ masse, 20was made
1 leaf 182. 2 bene A grete Affraye H. 3 Cap. iiij. H.
4 pe mair of London om. H. 5 pat was om. H. 6 bi the H.
7 >at Ad. J»t ]>er H. that ther C. 8 this C. 9 ]>es H.
10 }>at is to say om. H. Wite C. n Onnond C.
12 matrauas C. 13 the lord HC. " & om. HC.
15 Item my vth H. 16 pe om. C. 17 where H. 18 henry the H.
19 que^H. 2° leaf 185, back.
BRUT. L L
500 Much rain. Lord Salisbury shot. Hen. VI crownd.
Cardinal; &, he knelyng tofore1 pe high Altere, pe Duke of
Bedford sett pe hatt on his hede ; & per wer his bulles red, as wele
of his charge As pe reioysing of his "benefices spmYueH & tempereH.
And pis same yere was gret habondawce of Rayn, pat pe sub- 4
stance of hey & of2 corne was destroyed, for it rayned almoste
euery other day. J?is same yere pe gode Erie of Salesbury, Sir
Thomas Mouwtagu, leyd Seiege vnto3 Orlyaunce; at which segie
he was slayn) with A gvn pat4 come out [of] pe town.5 And6 sith 8
forth pat7 he was slayn), English men neuer gat ne p?*euailed in
Frauwce, bot euer after8 began) to lefe, bi9 litel and lytel, til al was
lost. 10Also pis same yere A Breton) murthered A gode wedow n with-
out Al-gate, which wedow fond him for almesse; & he bare away 12
al pat she had ; And after pis he toke grith of holy church at Seynt
Georges in Suthwerk, & per toke pe crosse, & forswore pis land.
And as he went, it happend ]>at he came bi pe place where he did
pis cursed dede in pe subbarbis of London ; & pe women of pe same 1 6
parissh come out with stones and12 CaneH dunge, & slew & made
an ende of him, nat-w^t/zstonding pe constable & many other men
beyng present to kepe him ; for per wer many women, & had no
pite.10 Also [t]his same yere }>e Duke of Northfolk, with many 20
_gentil men & yome?z, toke his barge, f»e viij day of Nouembre, at
Seynt Mary Oueryes, for to haue go thrugh London Brigg ; & thrugh
misguydynge of ]?e barge, it ouer-threw on fe Pyles, & many nierc
drowned; but ])e Duke him-self, with ij or iij, lepe vpon) the piles, 24
and so wer saued v?ithlB help of men pat wer Aboue pe brigge,
which cast down) Eoopes, by14 which pei saved pam)-self.
This same yere, on Seynt Leonardo day, King Henre, beyng
vij yere old15 of Age, was crowned at Westmynster : at whose cora- 28
nacion) wer made xxxvj knightes. pis yere, on Seynt George day,
he passed ouer pe see to16 Caleys, toward Frazmce. Aboute pis
tyme & Afore, pe Eeame beyng in gret 17 misery & tribulacion), pe •
Dolphin, with his partie, began) to make Werr, & gett certeyn) 32
I Afore H. 2 of om. H. 3 to H. 4 which HC.
5 town on whos saule god haue mercy H. oute of the toune, on whos
soule god haue mercy C.
6 ffor H. 7 ]>at om. H. sith that C.
8 after om. H. 9 bi om. HC.
lO—io AISO pis same yere breton) murthered . . . many women & had no
pite om. H.
II Wedowe in her bedde C. 12 stones Ad. stones and C.
13 through H. 14 by the H. 15 old om. HC. 16 in to H.
17 leaf 186.
CH. CCXLVIII] Joan of Arc burnt. If en. VI crownclin Paris. 501
places, & make destres vpon Englissh men by pe mean) of his
Capytayns, pat is to wete, La Heer and Potonde, Sayntralles, and
especial A maid, which1 they named "la PuceHe2 de Dieu." This
-4 maid rode like A man, & was A valyant Capitayn) Among pame, &
take vpon hir many gret3 enterpryses, in so myche pat pei had A4
byleve to haue recouered al per losses by hir ; nat-witft-stonding, at
pe last, after many gret feates, by pe help & prowesse of Sir lohn)
8 Luxemburgh, which was A noble capitayn) of pe Dukes of Burgoyn),
& many English men, Pykerdes and Burgones, which wer of our
partie, before pe town) of Compyne, pe xxiij day of May, pe forsaid
PuceU was taken in pe felde, Armed like A man, & many oper
1 2 Capitaynes with hir, & wer al brought to Roan) ; & per she was put
in prison), & per she was luged by pe law to be brent. And pen
she said pat she was wz't/i childe, wherby she was respited A
while ; but in conclusion) it was fouwd pat she was not with child,
16 & pen she was brent in Roane, & pe other Capitaynes wer put to
raun)son, & entreted as men of werre bene Acustomed &c'.
This same yere, About Candelmesse,5 Richard Hunder, A wolle^-
packer,6 was da??zpned for an heritike, & brent at Tour-Hill. And
20 About midlente, Sir Thomas Baggely, preest, & vicar* of Mauen in
Est-sexe, beside Walden, was disgraded & dampned for an hery-
tike, & brent in Smythfeld. Also7 pis8 same yere, whiles pe King
was in Fraunce, Iper wer many heretikes & lollardes, pat had pwr-
24 posed to haue made A rysing ; & pei9 castew billes in many place} ;
but, — blessed be God almighty ! — per Capitayn)10 was takyn), which
was called11 William Maundeuil, A TV ever of Abyndon), & also12
bayly of ]?e same town), which named him-self ' lack Sharp of
28 Wigmoresland' in Walis ' ; & after- ward13 he was beheded at Aben-
don) in pe Wittsone weke, on pe Twesday.
This same yere, pe vjte day of Dece?ftbre, 14Kyng Henry J?e
Sext was crowned King of Frauwce at Paris, in pe chirch of our
32 Lady, -with gret solempnite, per beyng present pe Cardinal of
Englond, pe Duke of Bedford & many oper lordes of Enghwa7 & of
Fraurcce.15 And after pis coronacion), a16 gret fest holden at Paris,
I the which H. 2 Puce Ad. pucelle H. pucelle C.
3 gret om. H. 4 had a om. H. 5 About Candelmess om. H.
6 packer about candelmasse H. 7 And also HC. 8 in this C.
9 >ei om. HC. 10 >e Capteyn of theme H. the Capitayn of hem C.
II whos name was H. whos name was C. 12 also om. HC.
13 ward om. H. 14 leaf 186, bach
15 of fraunce and of England H. of fraunce & of englond C.
16 &C.
502 Hen. VI lack in London. Pope Eugenius IV deposd.
the King returned from) thens to Eoan, & so toward Caleys. And1
]>e ix day of Feueryer, he2 landed at Dover, whom) al J>e comones
of Kent met at Beramdon, bitwen) Canterbury & Dover, al in rede
hoodes ; £ so come forth til he come to J>e Blak-Hethe, wher he 4
was mett wz't/i }>e Mayre of London,3 lohn) Wellis, with al J?e craftes
of London) clad al in white ; & so J>ei brought him to London) }>e
xx j day of J?e same moneth. This same yere4 was A restreynt of
)?e wolles of Caleys made by J>e soudiours, by cause J>ei were nat 8
payed of )>er waagies; wherfor ]>e Duke of Bedforth, Regent of
Fraurcce, beyng ban Capytain), come to5 Caleys pe Twesday in be
Ester weke ; And on be morne after, many6 sowdioures of }>e town)
wer Arested & put in warde. And in7 )>e same weke he rode to 12
Terewyne ; & bi be mean) of8 Bisshop of Terewyn), he wedded Aeries
doughter of Seynt Poul, & came ageyn) to Caleys. And be x9
day of lune, on Seynt Barnabe day, ]>er wer four10 soudioures of
Caleys, bat wer chief Causers of be restreynt, beheded, ]>at is to 16
say : lohn) Maddesley, lohn) Lunday, Thomas Palmer, & Thomas
Talbot, & C & x11 ba^nisshed )>e town) bat same12 tyme : & before
wer ba?misshed C xx13 soudioures. And on14 Mydso??imer evyn
after,15 come be Lorde Regent & his wife to London. 20
16 Of be heresie of Praghe, & of [pe] Counsel of Aras. #c.16
C&pitulum CC xlix.17
Aboute Jris tyme Pope Martyn) died ; & After him, Eugeny )>e
Fourt was Pope, ]>atls was pesably chosew in Rome by J?e Cardinalles, 24
and was very & vndoubted Pope ; but shortly after, he was put
out19 & expulsed fro20 Rome,21 in suche wise ]>at he was fayn to
flee naked. In )>is same tyme was )>e Cou?zsel of Basile, to which
Counsel he was cited 22to come; And because he come nat, they 28
deposed hym); but he forsed23 nat, ner sett24 ferby, but25 gat £e
Cite of Rome, & Abode Pope stil26 xvij yere.
This yere, About Witsontide,27 J?e heretikes of Praghe wer
destroied; for at two Journeys wer destroyed of fame mo J?an28 32
I And ]>er H. 2 he om. HC. 3 of London om. HC.
4 yere \er H. 5 into H. 6 many of the H. 7 in om. H.
8 of the HC. 9 xi HC. 10 four principal* H.
II Talbot and other H. Talbot And an Cx C. 12 same om. H.
13 An C & xx H. and xx C. 14 of H. 15 after om. H.
16-16 om. HC. 17 Cap iij H. 18 |>is H. This C. 19 out om. C.
20 out of C. 21 he was expulsed out of Rome H. ffl leaf 187.
28 rought HC. 24 sett nought H. sette not C. 25 but he H.
26 styll pope H. still Pope C. ^ about Witsoutide om. H.
28 mo J?an om. H.
Council of Arras. Sea-Fight. Three Church-Governors. 503
xxij M*, with per1 Capitayns, Tpat is to say,2 Procapius, Saplico, &
Lupus presbiter. Also Iper was taken) on3 lyve, maister Piers, clerk, -
an Englisshman &4 heretike. Also pis same yere was A gret
4 frost & A strong, during xj wekes ; for it began) on5 seynt Katerines
evyn), & lasted vnto6 Seynt Scolastica Day in Februare : In which
tyme pe vyntage \at come fro Burdeux come over Shotters Hili.
This yere was pe counsel of Aras, & A gret treaty bitwen) pe
8 King of Engloftd & pe King of Fraurcce, wher was 7 Assembled
many gret lordes of bothe parties : At which counsel was offred to
pe Kyng of Englowo7, many gret thinges by pe meane of A legate
fat come fro Eome, which was Cardinal of Seynt Crosse, which
12 offres wer refused by )>e Cardinal of Englond, & other lordes pat
wer per for pe Kinge. Wherfore pe Duke of Burgoyn), which had
bene long English sworne, forsoke oure pa?'tie, & retowrned Frensh,
by meaue of pe said8 legate, & made A pees vrith pe Frensh kyng,
16 receyving of pe King, for recompense of his fader deth, the counte9
Pontien, pe lordeshipp of Macon, with mych other pa£ was10
specified in pe said8 treety; And so our Embassatoures come home
Ayen) in wers case pa/i11 pei12 went forth,13 ffor pel lost per14 pe
20 Duke of Burgoyn), which had bene, with his Burgoynons &
Pycardes, A singler help in al pe Conquest of Normandy & of
Frauwce.
This same yere was A gret batail on pe See, bitwen) pe
24 lenewense^ & pe King of Aragon) ; of which batail pe laneuenses
had pe victori, for pei toke pe Kinge of Aragon), pe King of
Naverne, & pe gret Maister of Seynt lames in Galise, with iijc
knightes & squyers & moche other peple : & this was of15 seynt
28 Domz'm'ces day.
This same16 yeer wer seen) thre 17Sonnes at ones, & Anone
Mowed pe threfolde gouernance18 in pe chirch, pat is to wete, of
Eugeny pe Pope,19 of the Cou?zsel, & of pe nevtralitie. Also pis same
32 yere M* iiijc xxxiiij, was A passing gret wynd, by20 which steples,
houses &21 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 Burgoyn) began his
1 hir C. 2 wete C. 3 of H. a C. 4 And an H.
5 of H. 6 tytt H. 7 was om. H? ' 8 same H. 9 counte of H.
10 as is HC. n >an om. F , 12 the H. 13 forth om. HC.
14 ffor ]>er >ei lost H. ^ ^i HC. 16 same om. H.
17 leaf 187, back. 18 rule and gouernance H.
19 J>e Pope om. HC. 20 by the H. 21 & om. H.
504 French Plot to seize Calais. The French besiege it. [CH. CCL
ordre at Lyle of ' pe golden Flyes ' & ordeyned certeyn) knightes of
pe ordre, & made statutes & ordinances moche Acordinge vnto1
pe ordre of pe Garter. Also pis same yere pe Frenshe men had
enterprised to have stolen Caleys in pe fysshing tyme, for many 4
botes of Fraurcce held2 saufe couduyt to come to Caleys for to take
hering; And pe Sowdioures of pe town) had A custome to come to3
chirch, & leve ]>er staves stonding at pe4 chirch dore, which staves5
pe Frenshemen, which wer Araied like fissheres, had purposed to6 8
haue taken) so7 pere wepon), & wynn) pe town). But one of pame
lay with A comon woman8 pe night to9-fore, & he10 tolde to
hir pare counsel; And she on pe morne told pe lieu)tenau?ite,
which forth 11-w^'t/z commaurcded pat euery man shold kepe his 12
wepen) in his12 hand, sacryng tyme and other. And whew pei Aper-
ceyved pis, pat13 pei wer myspoynted, they say led streght to14
Depe, & stale & toke pat town). And on15 Newyeres even) after,
pei toke Harflete ; And thus Englishe men) began) to losse A litel 1 6
and16 liteH in Normandy.
17 How Caleys and Guyhenes wer beseged by pe duke of Ber-
goyn}, & how pei wer rescued by pe duke of Gloucester,17
Czpitulum CClmo.18 20
This yere was A gret noyse thrugh aH Englond, how pe Duke
of Burgoyn) wolde come & besegie Caleys. Wherfore perle of
Mortayn), with his Army \at he had for to haue gone wibhig in-to
France, was co?itermaurcded, & charged \at he shold go to Caleys, 24
which was at pat tyme wel vitailed & maraied ; ffor Sir lohn)20
Eatcliff was lieuten^mnt of pe King in ]>at town), And pe Baron) of
Dudlay, lieutenant of pe Castel. And pe ix day of luyli, pe Duke
of Burgoyn), 2lvfith al pe power of Flaun)dres & moche other peple, 28
come before Caleys, & sett his22 siege About pe town) ; & euery town)
of Flauwdres 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 parte of pe lordes of ~Englond, 32
& went ouer pe See to Caleys, for to rescu pe town), or for23 to feght
1 on to H. 2 had HC. 3 to the H. 4 >e cm. C.
6 which staves H. which stauis C. om. Ad.
6 so to H. 7 so om. H. b »,oman om. H. 9 be H.
10 he om. HC. " for H. 12 his om. H. 13 >at om. H.
14 forth H. 15 of H. 16 and a C. 17-17 om. H.
18 Cap. iij vice iij H. 19 on H. 2° lolm of H. 21 leaf 188.
22 sette his C. ^ for om. HC.
Siege of Calais left. Roxburgh besiegd. Q. Katherine dies. 505
vfith pe Duke & his hoste, if they wold haue bidden. This tyme,
London & euery gode towurc of Englowd sent oner pe1 See to pis
rescuse certeyn) peple wel Arayed, of pe best & chose men for pe
4 Werre. And pe ij day of August, the said Duke of Gloucestre
Arriued at Caleys with al his Army & vc shippes & moo. And pe
Duke of Burgoyn)2 & al his ooste pat lay in pe3 Siegie, As sone as
pei espyed pe Sayles in pe See, before pei4 Approched Caleys
8 haven, sodenly in A morny?ag departed fro pe Siege, levyng behind
fame inoche stuffe & vitailes, & fled in-to Flauwdres & Pycardy.
And in likewise did pe Siege \at lay tofore Guynes, wher-as they
of Guynes toke pe gret gonnes of brasse5 called Gedcon,6 & many
12 other gret gonnes & serpentines. And pen when pe Duke of
Gloucestre was Arryved with ail his oost, he went into Flaurcdres,
& was perm xi dayes, & did but litel harme; except fat7 he brent
ij fair villagies, Popering & Belle, & oper houses fat8 wer of no9
16 strenght, & so he10 returned home Ageyn). Also pis same yere pe
King of Scotland beseged Rokesburgh11 with myche peple ; but Sir
Eauf Gray departed fro fe CasteH, & ordeyned for rescouse ; but
as sone as f e Kyng vnderstode his depaHyng, he sodenly brak his
20 siege & went his way,12 levyng moche ordymzance 13 behinde him;
wher he gat no worsshipe.
This same yeer, fe ij Day of laniuer, Quene Katerine, fat14 was
fe Kinges moder, & wife to Kyng Henry J>e Fyft, dyed{, & departed
24 out of pis world, & was brought rially thrughe London to15 West-
mynster; & per she lyeth worsshipfully buryed'16 in oure Lady
Chapel. Also 17 pis same yere, pe xiiij day of laniver5, fill down) pe
yate with pe18 towr on it,19 on London Brigg 20towarde Southwerk,
28 with two Arches, & al pat stode peron). This same21 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 Northfolk, for pe King, with*2 many othir lordes. And
32 for pe Duke, was23 pe Duchesse, having ful power of hir lorde as
I ]>e om. HC. 2 of Burgoyn) am. HC. 3 ]>at H. 4 the H.
5 brasse which was H. 6 Dygcoii) H. digeon C. digeo (in margin] Ad.
7 >at om. C. 8 which HC. 9 of Add. of no HC. 10 he om. H.
II Rokesbrught H. burgh Ad. 12 way and C.
™ stoff H. 14 which HC. 15 And so to HC.
16 And J>er lieth buryed worschippfully H. 17 And H. And also C.
18 A H. 19 on it om. H. * leaf 188 1 back. 21 same om. H.
22 And the Duke of Burgoyn where for the king was displesyd And sent
for ]>e Cardinatt of Englond >>e Duke of Norfolk And H. Bourgoyne where
for the king was the Cardinitt of englond the duke of norfolk and C.
23 was duble H. \
!
506 Hen. IV's widow dies, and the Emperor of Germany.
Eegent & lady of his landis, wher1 was taken, by trewes2 of both
parties, An Abstinence of Werre for A certeyn) tyme in pe name of
]?e Duchesse, & nat of )>e Duke, because he had gone from) his othe
& legeance fat he had made to King Henry ; ferfor King Henre 4
neuer wold8 write, ne Apoynt, ne4 haue to do with him after, but
al in jje Duchesse name.
Also J)is same5 yere, Queue lane died, J?e ij day of luyl, which
had ben) King Henry ])e iiijte wife ; & was caried fro Carmondsey 8
vnto Canterbury, wher she lieth buried by6 King Henry fe iiijte,
hir houseband. This same5 yere died al J>e lions in )>e Toure of
London), which7 had nat ben) seen) many8 yeeris before out of
mynde. 12
9 How Owayne, a squyer of Wales )>at had wedded Quene
Kateryne, was Arested; And of ]>e Scisme bitwene
Eugeny & Felix.9 G&pitulum cclj.10
IN J>e xvj yere of King Henry, died Sigismond, femperoure of 16
Almaign), & Knight of pe Garter ; whos entierme?zt ]?e Kyng kept
at Seynt11 Poules in London ryally, wher was made a ryall hercie;
and12 |>e King in his Astate, clad in blew, was at even) at dirige. &
on13 pe morne at masse, &c'.14 And after hym was elect & 15 chosen 20
Albert,16 Duke of Ostrych, which had wedded Sigismonde*' doughter,
forto be Emperour; &17 also was Albert18 taken & receyved to be
Kinge of Berne & of 19 Hungarie bi reson) 20 of his wyf e ; for he
left 21 after him none other heir. ))is Albert was Emperour bot 24
one yere, for he was poysond, 22& died perof.22 Some say he
dyed of A flixx : but he was A vertuouse man & A 23 piteful, so
moche J?at al ]?e peple pat knew him 24 said fat 25 be world 26 was
nat worthy to haue his presence.27 28
I which H. 2 sadenes H.
3 the kyng neuer wold C. the king wold neuer H.
4 with hym bot ne H. 5 same om. H. 6 with H.
7 the wich H. the which C. 8 in manv H.
9-9 How Owayn . . . Eugeny & Felix om". H. 10 Cap iij 21 H.
II Seynt om. H. 12 in Ad. 13 in H. 14 &c'. om. H. 15 An H.
16 Albert om. H. 17 & om. C. & also om. H.
18 also was Ad. Albert was H. This was C.
19 of om. HC. 2° bicause H. because C.
21 his wyfe ]>at was Sygysm0?ids doughter which lefte H. his wife that
was Sigismundis doughter whiche lefte C.
™-™ and so he died HC. * A om. HC.
24 him om. H. M }>at om. H. * worde H.
27 hys presence. In >is yere was >e Kynge of Scotte,s murthered in his
chamber by night pytously which king had ben prisson) xv yere in Englond
And thei >at slew hym were takyn afterward and hade cruel lustice H.
Q. Katherine's 2nd Family. Lord Warwick dies. Dearth. 507
This same 1 yere, one Owayn), A squyer of Wale^, A man of low
byrth, which had many A day2 to-fore secretly wedded Quene
Katerine, & had by hir iij soraies & a doughter, was taken &
4 commaiwded to Newgate, to prison), bi J>e 3 lorde of Glowcestre,
Protector of }>e Eeame. And }>e same yere 4 he brake p?ison by )>e
mean) of A preest ]>at was his Chapelayn). And after, he was
5 taken) ageyn) bi ]?e 3 Lorde Bemond, & brought Ageyn) to Newgate,
8 which afterward was delyuered at large ; & one of his sorcnes af ter-
ward was made Erie 6 of Richemouftt, Another,7 Erie of Penbroke,
6 }>e third, A monk of Westmynster, which monk died sone after.
This same l yere also, on New-yere day, at Baynard CasteH, fill
12 down A stakk of wod sodenly at afternone, & slew iij men8
mescieuously, & foul hurt othir. Also at Bedford, on Ash-
twesday,9 weriij men10 murthred without strok, by falling doun) of a
steir, as j?ei come out of Iper n comon) hall, & many foul hurt. In
16 ]?e xviij yere, Sir Richard Beauchamp, pe gode Erie of Warwick,
died at Eone, he beyng Ipat tyrne lieutenaurct 12 of }>e King in
Norma?zclie • and fro J>ens his body was brought to "Warthewick,
where he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapel on ])e South side of
20 J3e Queer5. Also ]?is 13 yere was A gr.et derth of Corne in al 14
Englond; for I15 busshel of whet was worth iij8 iiijd in many
places of Englo??^,16 & yet men might nat haue ynoghe17; wh erf ore
Stephen Brown), ]>at tyme Mair of London, sent vnto 18 Pruse, &
24 brought to 19 London) ce?fteyn) shippes laden) wzt7i Eye, which eased,
& did mych.e gode to }>e peple; for korne was so skarce in
EnglowcZ ]?at in some placez20 pore peple made pame brede of
braken
feme21 rotes.
28 This yere J?e general Counsel of Basile deposed Pope Eugeny; &
Ipei chese Eelix, which was Duke of Sauoy ; & ]?an began J?e Seism e
which 22 endured vnto pe yere of oure Lord Ihesu Crist 2B M1 iiijc
xlviij.24 This Eelix was A devout p?'mce, & saw J>e so?^nes of his
32 soraies, & after, lyued An holy &25 deuoute lyfe, & was chosen Pope
I same om. H. 2 A day oni. H. 3 my HC.
4 And ]>is yere H. And this yere C. 5 leaf 189. 6 the Erie H.
7 And on ofcr the H. & anothir C. 8 m1 Ad. men HC.
9 schyrday H. a shrireday C. 10 m1 Ad. xviij men HC.
II the H. 12 levtenannt Jwt tyme H. 13 >is same H.
14 al om. H. 15 a C. 16 for 1 busshel ... of Englond om. H.
17 thought H. 18 in to C. ]9 in H.
20 J>at in some placez om. H. places of Englond C.
21 braken) om. HC. interlined as a gloss Ad. ^ the which H.
23 Ihu crist om. H. 24 M* CCCC & xlviij H.
25 holy & om. H.
508 Papal Schism. Emperor. Duchess of Gloster's Penance.
by x J>e Counsel of Basile. Eugeny [was] deposed ; & so be Scisme
was long tyme. And bis Felix had no 2 moche 3 obedience, bi-cause
of be Nevtralite for be moste parte ; & wel nygh al Oistendome
obeid & repute Eugeny for verey Pope : — God knoweth who was 4
)>e 4 verey Poper of bame both ; for both occupied, during }>e lyfe
of Eugeny. This same5 yere, Se'r Richard, which was6 vicare of
Hermetesworth, was degraded of his prestehode at Poules, & brent
at Tour 7Hill, as for an heretike, vpon8 Seynt Botulphe day; 8
how-be-it,9 at his deth he died A gode Oisten man) ; wherfor, after
his deth moche peple come to be place wher he was 10 brent, & offred,
<fe made an hepe of stones, & sett vp A crosse of tree, & held him
for A Seynt, til ]>Q Mair & n shereves, by be com?raaimdmerat of be 1 2
Kyng & of12 bisshopes, destroyed it, & made ber A dong-hiH. Also
pis same yere be shyreves of London sett out of Seynt Martyns be
Grannt, be sanctuarey, fyve persones, which afterward wer restored
Ageyn) to be 4 same 13 sanctuarye by }>e Kinges lusticez. After 1 6
Albert be iij, Frederike was chosen Emperoure. This Frederike,
Duke of Osterike, was long Emperoure, & differred for to be
crowned' at Rome because of ])e 4 Scisme ; but af ter fat vnion was
had, he was crowned vrith Emperial Diademe, with gret 14 glorie & 20
trivmphe, of Pope Nicholas fe Fourt : this was A man peseble, &15
of singular pacience, nat hatyng fe chirch : he wedded fe King of
Portyngale doughter &c'.
16 How fe Duchesse of Gloucestre was Arested for treson, & 24
committed to perpetuel prison) in fe He of Mann); And
of )>e deth of Maister Roger Bolingbroke.16 Ca. cclij.17
IX this yere,18 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 Westmynster,
before perchebisshop of Cauwterbury; & per she was enioyned to
open penau?ice, forto go thrugh Chepe, bering a tapere in hir hand,
& aftir in 19 perpetuel prison) in20 ]>e He of Man), vnder pe keping 32
of Sir Thomas. Stanley. Also ]>at same tyme wer Arested' Maister
Thomas SouthweH, A chanon) of Westmynster, Maister lohn) Hune,
1 at H. 2 not C. 3 grete H. 4 >e om. H.
5 same om. H. 6 was om. C. 7 leaf 189, back. 8 on HC.
9 how wett HC. 10 had been H. he had be C. n & om. H.
12 of om. H. 1;J same om. HC. 14 gret om. H.
15 pesebly quiete and HC. 16-16 om. H.
17 Capitulum 22 H. 18 yere dame H. 19 to HC. 2° into H.
Duchess' 's accomplices. Disputes as to the Lord Mayor. 509
1 A chappeleyn) of pe said ladys,1 Maister Roger Bolynbroke, A clerk
vsyng Nygromancie, & one Ma?'iery lurdeman), called ' pe wyche of
Eye' beside Westmynster. Thise wer Arested as for beyng of
4 cou?zsel with )>e sayd 2Duchesse of Gloucestre. And as for Maister
Thomas Southwel, he died in pe Towr pe night before he 3 shold
-have benrce regned on pe morow 4 ; for so he said him self pat he
shold die in his bedd, & nat bi Justice. And in pe 5 xx yere,6
8 Maister lohn) Hune & ~M.aister Eoger Bolyngbroke wer brought to 7
pe Guyldhalle in London, & per, before pe Mayr, pe lordes & 8 chief
Justice of JLnglond, wer pei9 rayned, & da?^pned both10 to be
drawee, hanged & quartred; but Maister lohn) Hune had his
12 chartre,/& was pajpdoned by pe King; but Maister Roger was
drawen to Tiborne, wher he confessed pat he died gyltles, & neuer had
trespassed in pat pat he died fore ; nat-wit/tstanding he was hanged,11
heded, & qwartred ; 12 And Margery lurdemain was brent in Smyth-
1 6 felde. Also ]>is yere 13 was A gret Affray in Flet Strete by night
tyme, bitwen) men of court & men of Londo?i, & diuerse men slayn),
& many 14 hurt : & one Herbotel was chief 15 cause of pe misgouern-
ance & Affray. Also J)is yere, at chesing of }>e Mair of London, J?e
20 comrnones named Robert Chapton)', & Raulyne Holand, taylor. &
]?e Aldermen^ toke Rob&er^ Clapton, & brought him at ]>& 1G right
hond of )>e Mair, as f>e custome is. And pan certeyn) talyoures &
other17 hand-crafty men cried "nay ! nat fat18 man, but19 Raulyn
24 Holand ! " Wherfor pe Mair, pat was Padesly,20 sent po Ipat cried
so21 to Newgate, where they Abode a gret while, & wer wel22
ponysshed.
In this same23 yere wer diue?'se Embassatoures sent in to Guy an
28 for A mariage for J?e King for perles doughter of Arminak, which
was co?zcluded ; but, by pe mean of 24 Jierle of Suthfolk, it was lett
& put Aparte. And after pis, ]>e said Erie of Southfolk went ouer
pe25 See vnto26 FrauTzce, & per he treted pe mariage bitwen) pe King
l-1 om. H. 2 leaf 190. 3 ]>at he H. 4 raorne HC. 5 >is H.
6 yere J>e xx H. the yere xx C. 7 into H. 8 and the H.
9 ]>ei om. HC. 10 both om. H. n hanged om. H.
12 quartered, on whos saule God haue mercy H. quartred, on whos soule
God haue mercy C.
13 yere the lord talbott leyd feire to Deype, But ]>e Dolphyn rescowed it
And wan Jje Bastell ]>at Englishman hade made. Also pis yere H.
14 som H. somme C. 15 chief om. H. 16 >e om. C.
17 other om. H. 18 this HC. 19 no H.
20 pat was padesly H. that was padysly C. om. Ad. 21 so cried HC.
22 wel om. H. w same om. H. 24 }>e mean of om. H.
25 l>e om. H. 26 into HC.
510 St. Paul's Steeple burnt. Hen. VI weds Q. Margaret.
of 'England & l be Kinges doughter of Cecil <fe of leinsalem. & ]>e
next yere it was concluded fully, bis2 mariage ; by which3 mariage
be4 Kyng shold delyuer to hir fader ]>e Duchie of Angeo & perldome
of Mayn), which was be key of Normandy. Then departed be 4
Duke of Suthfolk, with his wife & diuerse lordes & knightes, in pe
moste rial astate 5bat might be, out of Englond, with new charez
& palfreys, which went thrugh Chepe, & so went oner be See, &
receyved hir, & sith brought hir in Lent6 after to Hampton, wher 8
she landed, & was ryally receyved. And on Candelmes evyn)
before, bi A gret tempest of thondre & lightenyng at afternone,
Poules steple was sett A fire on ]>e middes of the7 shafte in ]>e
tymbre, which was qwenched bi force8 of9 labour, 10& specially bi 12
]>e labour 10 of |>e morow masse preste of ]>e Bow in Chepe, which
was thought inpossible, saufe only bi11 be grace of God.
This yere was ]>erle of Stafford made & create Duke of Bokyn-
h«m; berle of Warewik, Duke of "Warwike; berle of Dorsett, 16
Marques12 of Dorsett; & )>eiie of Suthfolk was13 made14 Marquys
of Southfolk.
15 How King Henry be Sext10 wedded duene Margaret; And
of hir Coronacion),15 Cxpitulum CCl[i]ij.17 20
IN this yere Kyng Henry maried at Southwyke Quene
Margaret ; & she come to London) [be] 'xviij day of May ; And bi
Jje way al )?e lordes of Englo?z<i receyved' hir worsshipfully in
diuerse places, & in especial J?e Duke of Gloucestre. And on )>e18 24
Blakhethe, )>e Mair of London),19 Aldermen, & al J?e crafte-men 20 in
blew gowu/znes browdred with ]?e deuyse of his craft, J>at )>ei
might be biknowen, mett with hir, with rede hoodes, & brought
hir to London), where were diuerse pagentis & conntinance of 28
diuerse histories shewed in diuerse placez of ])e Cite Bially, &
castelles. And )>e xxx day of May J>e forsaid Quene was crowned
at Westminster ; and J>er was lustes iij dayes during, with-iu ]>e
sayntuarie tofore pabbey. Tliis yere )>e Prior of Kilmain Appelled 32
1 And Marget H. 2 \at H. that 0. 3 the which H.
4 by the which the H. 5 leaf 190, back. 6 the lent H. the lente C.
7 of Ad. of the C. 8 bi force am. H. 9 by H.
M— 10 and . . . labour oni. H. n bi om. HC. 12 \>e marques H.
13 was om. H. 14 \>e H. 15-15 How . . . Coronacion) om. H.
16 t>e sext om. C. " Capitulum 23 H.
18 >e om. H. 19 of London om, 0,
20 men om. HC.
' Observants ' founded. Henry VI' s, a dear Marriage. 511
J>erle of Vrmond of treson), which had A day Assigned to )>ame forto
feght in Smythfeld. And f e listes wer made, & f e feeld dressed ;
but when it came to poynt, J>e King commanded fat fei shold nat
4 fight, but toke fe quarel in-to his own) bond. & fis was1 done at
f e Instance & labours2 of certeyn prechiours & doctoures of London,
as Maister Gilbert Worthington), parson3 of 4 Seynt Andrews in
Holborn), & other. Also fis same yere come A gret Enbassate into
8 EngloraeZ out -of Fraurace, forto haue concluded A perpetuel pees;
but in conclusion it turned vnto5 A trewes of A yere. About fis
tyme dyed Seynt Bernardyne, A gray frere 6 which began) ]>e new
reformac^on of fat ordre in many places, In so myche fat fei fat
12 wer reformed bene called ' Obseruantes,' which Obseruaiwtes bene
encrecid gretly in Italie & in Almaigne. This Bernardin was
canonized bi Pope Nicholas f e Fyft In f e yere M* CCCC1.7 lohannes
de Capestrauo was his disciple, whiche profited moche8 to fe
16 reformacz'on of fat ordre; for whome God shewed many a fair9
miracle. Also here is to be noted, fat fro fis tyme forward, King
Henry neuer profited 10ne We?it forward ; but Fortune began) to turn)
fro him on al sides, als10 wel in Frauuce, Normandy, Guyan, as in
20 England. Some men hold opinion fat King Henry gaf co?wnission
plenerly11 to Sir Edward Hurle, Sir Robert Roos, Dean12 of Seynt
Seuerynes, & ofer, to conclude A mariage for him with ferle of
Arminakes suster, which was p?fomysed (as it was seid) & concluded;
24 but afterward13 it was broken, & he wedded Quene Margarete, as
A-f ore is seid ; which was A dere mariage for f e reame of ~E,uglond ; u
15ffor it is knowen verely fat, for to haue hir, was delyuered fe
Duchie of Angeo & fe Erldome of Maign), which was fe key of
28 Normawdie, for f e Frensh men tentre. And Aboue f is, f e 15 said 1G
Marquys of Southfolk axed in playn) parlement A fyftenth & an
half for to feche hir out of Frauwce. Se now 17 what A mariage was
f is, as to f e co?nparison) of f at of er mariage of Armynyke ! for f er
32 shold haue ben) delyuered so many castels & townes in Gwyhen);
And so moche gode shold haue bene yiffen) \\ikh hir, fat al Englond
shold haue bene enryched fe?--by,18 but contrary- wise fell. Wherfor
I was om. H. 2 & laboure om. H. 3 the person H. 4 leaf 191.
5 to H. 6 ? MS. frerer. 7 yere of our lord M* COCO and fyfty H.
8 moche om. H. 9 a fair om. H. 10-10 om. H. als = as C.
II plenerly om. H. 12 J>e Dean H.
13 afterward it was broken for by the mene of ]>e marqnyus of sufTolke H.
14 englond as it schewed before H. is— is om_ jj^
16 & for H. 17 lo HC.
18 ben >er by ehcreased H. ]>er by om. C.
512 Loss by Hen. VI' s marriage. Death of Duke
euery gret l prmce ought to kepe his promisees ; 2 for, bicause of
broking of )>is promisse,2 & for mariage of Quene Margaret, what
losse hath pe reame of 'England had,3 bi losyng of Normandy and
Guyan, bi diuison of 4 J>e reame, J)e rebelling of comwines Ageynst 4
Iper prmces & lordes ; what diuison Ay en 5 )>e lordes, what murdre
<fc sleying of pame ! what feldes foughten & made ! in conclusion,
so many,6 that many a7 man hath lost his life; And in conclusion,
)>e King deposed, &8 ]>e Quene with hir son) fayn) to flee into 8
Scotland, & fro fens to9 Fraunce, & so to Lorayn), J>e place wher10
she come first ll fro ! Many men deme ]>at J>e breking of 12 pe
Kinges promisse to J?e suster of perles of Armynak, was cause of
this gret losse & Aduersite. 1!
How ]>e gode Duke of Gloucestre, Humfrey, ]>e Kinges vncle,
was Arested at j>e parlemewt of Bury ; And13 of his death ;
And how Anges in Mayn) was deliuered.
In14 ]>e xxvte yere15 of King Henry }>e VIte,16 was A parlement 16
at Bvry called seynt Edmundes Bury ; About which was com-
waurcded aH )?e com?mines of ]>e cont[r]e to be ]>er in Iper most
defensable Aray, to17 A-wayt vpon j>e King, to which18 parleme^t
come ]?e Duke of Gloucestre, Hu??zfrey, }>e Kinges vncle, which had 20
bene )>e 19 p?'otector of JLnglond al J>e non)-Age of fe King. And
An one after pat 20 he was come to 21 his logyng, he was Arested bi
j>e Viscount Bemond, ]>e Constable of EngZowcZ, acompanyed 22 wit/i28
]>e Duke of Bokyngham & many olper lordes, and forth 24 with al 24
his 25 sertiandes wer com?7?auwded for to depart fro him; And xxxij
of 2G ]>e chief of them) wer arested also,27 & sent to cliue?*se pn'sones.
And anone, after pe28 said Arest,29 )?e said Duke was on ]>e morn)
fou?id 30 dede : on whos soul, God haue mercy, Amen ! 31 But how 28
he died, & in what maner, ]?e certentie is nat knowen to me.32
Some said he died for sorow ; some said he was murthred bitwene ij
I leaf 191, back. *-2 om, H. 3 had om. HC. 4 in HC.
5 emong H. amonge C. 6 so many om. H. 7 a om. H.
8 and om. H. 9 into H. that C. 10 )>at H.
II first om. H. 12 of om. H. 13 of om. C. 14 Also in H.
15 yere xxv C. 16 J>e vite om. HC. 17 for to HC. 18 to the which H.
19 J>e om. C. 2° >at om. C. 21 come in H. was in C.
22 whome Acompanyed H. whom accompanied C.
23 with om. HC. * for H. 25 his om. H.
26 also of H. ^ also ow. H. were also arested C. ^ this C.
29 And v or vj days after pis seid arest H.
30 was . . . found om. H. found om. C. 31 Amen om. H.
32 to me om. H. to me knowen C.
Character and Burial of Humphrey, Duke of Gloster. 513
federbeddes ; other said fat an hote spytt was put in his fouwde-
me?it; & so,1 how 2he died, God knoweth, to whome is no thing3
hidd. And when 4 he was thus 5 dede, he was leid open, fat al
4 men might se him, And so both lordes & knightes of f e shires, with
burgessers, come & saw him 6 ded ; but f ai coud nat perceif wouwd
ne token 7 how he died, here may men mark what pis world8 is !
this Duke was A noble man & A gret clerk, & had worsshippfully
8 rewled f is reame to f e Kinges behove, & neuer coude be found
faute in9 him,10 but envy of fame fat wer goue?-noures, & had
promised11 fe Duchis of Anges & ferldome of Maign), caused12 fe
destruction of f is noble man ; for thei drad him, fat he wold haue
12 enpesshed fat deliuerance. And after, fei sent his body to seynt
Albones lswith certeyn) lightes for to be buried ; And so Sir Geruase
of Clifton had faw13 fe charge to convey fe corps14; & so it was
buried at Seynt Albons in f e Abbey ; & v persones of his houshold
16 wer sent to London, & f er wer reyned & juged to be drawee, honged
& qwart.red ; Of wome f e names wer Sir Roger Chamrabrelayn),
knight, one15 Midelton, A16 squyere, Herbard, A squyer, Arthur,17
A squyer, & Richard Nedham : which v persons wer drawee fro f e
20 Toure of London thrugh Chepe to 18 Tiburn), & f er honged, & lat
down) quyck, & fen striped for to have bene heded & qwartred.
-And farc fe Marquys of Southfolk shewed ]>er for fame fe Kinges
pardon) vnder his gret Seale ; & so f ei wer pardoned of f e rem-
24 anerat of thexecuci'on, & had fer lyues, & after 19 war brought
agen yn) to 'London, &20 frely deliuered. this began fe trouble in
f e reame of 21 EnglorccZ for f e detli of f is noble Duke of Gloucesifre ;
& 22 al f e com??iurres of f e reame began forto nMrniure 23 for it,24 &
28 were nat contente.
After fat25 Pope Eugeny was dede,26 Nicholas fe Fyft was elect
Pope. This Nycholas was chosen for Eugeny, yet honggyng fe
I but H. so om. C. 2 leaf 192. 3 nothing is H.
4 >en when H. thenne whan C. 5 so HC.
6 him lye H. hym lye C.
7 but wond ne token colde the not perceyue H. but wounde ne token
coude they perceyue C.
8 worde H. 9 to C. 10 found be hym Any faute H.
II promised to deliuer H. ia for thei caused H.
i3_i3 w?l> jj_ 14 jn ^g charge of the corpus to convoy H.
15 And H. 16 A om. H. 17 or Archure H.
18 vnto H. 19 and so >ei H. And so they C.
20 And after H. and after C. 21 fe reame of om. H.
22 of Glouces^re & om. H. & om. C. %23 to mourne H.
24 for it om. H. 25 >at om. HC. 26 was dede om. H.
514 The Papal Schism. Felix resigns to Nicholas. [CH. CCLIII
Scisme. natwit/zstondying lie gat f e obedience of al Cristen) Reames ;
for after fat1 he was electe & sacred 2Pope, certayn) lordes of
Frawice & of England wer sent vnto 3 Sanoy, to Pope Felix, for
to entre'te him to cese of fe4 Pepecy. And bi )>e special5 labour 4
of fe6 Bisshop of Norwich & fe lorde of Seynt lohnes, he cessed
f e ijde yere after fat Pope Nicholas was sacred. And f e seid Felix
was made Legate of Frauwce & Cardinal of Sauoye, & resigned
fe hole papacy to7 Nicholas; after,8 lyved an holy lyfe, & died 8
an holy man : And as it is said, Almighty9 God shewed miracles
for him. This was fe xxiij Scisme bitwen) Eugeny & Felix,
& dured xvi yere. fe cause was fis : The10 general Counsel of
Basil deposed Eugeny, which was only Pope & vndoubted, for- 12
as-myche as he obsemed nat & kept11 fe decrees & statutes of
fe Cou?zceyl of Constance, as it is A-fore12 said ; nethir13 he
rought not to gyve obedience to fat general CouwseH in no maner
wise ;14 wher-of Arose A gret Altercacion) ernong Writeres of fis 16
-mateer, p?«o & contra, which kan nat Accorde vnto15 fis day. one
partie seith fat16 'fe Counsel is Aboue fe Pope,' fat ofer parti e
seith "nay, but J>e Pope is Aboue fe Counsel." Godd, blessed
Aboue aH thinges, gif & grauwt17 his pees in18 holy chirche, 20
"spouse of Criste, Amew ! This Nicholas was com??ien) of lene,19
of low burth ; A doctour of dyvynite, an Actif man, he reedyfied
many places fat wer broken & ruynouse, & did do20 make A
gret watt About fe Palays, & made fe21 wall new About Rome, 24
-for drede of fe Turkes. And fe peple wonwdred of fe eresing22
&23 resignyng of Felix to24 him, considering fat he was A man of
"so humble25 burth; And fat othir was of Affinite to al fe moste
parte of Cmten prmces ; wherof f er was A verse publisshed in 28
Rome, f us : 26 hie fulsit mundo ; cessit Felix Nicholas.
27 How Sir Fraimceys Aragonoys toke Fogiers in Normandy ; &
of fe losse of Constantinoble by the Turks.27 Ca. ccliiij.28
1 >at om. H. 2 leaf 192, back. 3 in to H. into C.
4 fe om. H. 5 special om. H. e ]>e om. H.
7 vnto H. 8 afterward H. 9 Almighty om. H.
10 fat the H. " And kept not H.
12 A-fore om. H. 13 Neuer H. 14 in no maner wise om. H.
15 on to H. 16 >at om. H. 17 send H. 18 among H.
19 was young of lerie comyn) H ; was of lene corner of C. >2f) to H.
21 A H. 22 ceysyng H. ceesing C. » and of the H.
24 vn to H. 25 lowe H. ^ in ]>is maner H. in this maner C.
om. H. ^ C&pituhim 25 H.
CH. CCLIV] Rouen & Normandy lost. Dutch ships captured. 515
In pe xxvij yere of King Henry pe vj*6,1 beyng trewes bit wen)
England & Frauwce,2 A knight of pe Englissh partie named Sir
Frauwceys Aragonys, toke A town) of Normandy, called3 Fogiere,
4 Ayens pe trewes ; of which takyng began moche sorow & losse, for_
pis was pe occasion) bi which4 pe Frenshmen gat al Normandy <£c.5
6 About pis tyme pe Cite of Consta?itinoble, which was Impe?*iaft
7 Cite in al Grece, was taken bi pe Turkes infideles, which was
8 betrayed (as some hold Opinion), & pemp[er]or taken & slayn), & pat
ryal chirch of Sancta Sophia robbed & despoyled, & pe reliques &
ymages & pe Eode drawen) Aboute pe strete ; which was done in
despite of Cmten feith. And sone after, al Cristen feith in Grece
12 perisshed & cessed. Ther wer many Cn'sten men slayn), & in
numerable solde & put in Captiuite. by ]>e takyng of pis towne, pe
Turkey gretly8 enhauwsed in pride; & it is A g?-et losse vnto aH
Cn'stendome.6
16 9In pe xxviij yere10 was A par lenient holden at Westmynster,
& fro pens Adiourned to pe Blakfreres of11 London, And after
Cristemnasse, to 12 Westmy?ester Ageyn). And pis same yere, Eobert
of13 Cane, A man of pe West centre, wit/i A few shipper, toke A
20 gret14 flote of shippes comyng out of pe baye, laden) w-/t/t salt, —
which shippes wer of Prays, Flauwdres, Holand & Zeland, — &
brought pame to Hampton. Wherfor ]>e me?*chantea of England
beyng in Flaivwdres, wer Arested in Bruges, Ippre, & oper places,
24 & might nat be deliuered, ner per dettes dischargied, til pei hadd
made A poyntmewt for to pay for thamendes & hurtes of tho
shippes ; which was payed bi pe merchandes of pe staple, eue?y
penny. And in like wise, pe merchaunte^ & gode^ beyng in
28 Danske wer also Arested, & made gret15 Amendes.
.This same yere the16 Frenshmen in A mornyng toke, bi A
trayn),17 pe towii) of Ponte?^alargee, & per-in pe Lorde Faucouwbrigge
was taken prisoner. And after pat,18 in Decembre, Eoan) was
32 taken) & lost, beyng per-in pe Duke of Somersett, Edmu?zd, perle19
of Shrewsbury, whiche bi A-poyntment left Pleges, & left al20
1 tho in the yere of kyug harry xxvij H. In the yere of kyng henry
xxvij C.
'2 fraunce and Englond C. 3 named HC. 4 bi the which H.
5 &c om. H. 6-6 cm. H. 7 leaf 193. 8 is gretly C.
9 Thj^fJere A squiere of Englond named Chalons duer armes w^tft A kny3t
of fraunce named Sir leuys de buyett to fore ]>e french kyng And ranne ]>e
french knyght through wyth A spere And slew him in >e feld H.
10 yere xxviij C. n at HC. 12 on to H. 13 of om. H.
14 an hole H. -15 Agrete H. 16 the om. H. 17 by A trayn toke H.
18 >at nm. H. 19 Erie H. 20 lost H. loste C.
BRUT. M M
516 Captain Bluebeard. The Duke of Suffolk beheaded.
Normaudye, &1 come home. And during pe said2 parlement pe
Duke of Suthfolke was Arested & sent to3 pe Towre; & per he4
was A moneth. And after, pe King did do feche him out, for which5
cause aH pe comwones of England wer in A gret rumor, what for6 4
deliuerau?2ce of Anges & Maign), & after,7 losing of al Norniandie,
And in especial for pe deth of pe gode Duke of Gloucestre ; In so
myche p«t, in some place$, men gadred togedre, & made fame
capitaynes — as Blew-Berde & oper, which wer resisted, taken, & 8
had Justice, & died. And perc8 pe said Parlement was adiourned to
Leycestre; and thidder ]>e King brought with him pe Duke of
Southfolk. & vflien 9pe Comon house vnderstode pat he was oute
of pe Toure, & come thider, pei desired to haue execucson on10 pern 12
pat wer cause of pe delyuerance of Normandy, & had bene cause of
pe deth of pe11 Duke of Gloucestre, & had sold Gascoygn) & Guyhan),
of which pei named to-be gylty, pe Duke of Southfolk as chief, pe
- Lord Say, }>e Bisshop of Salesbury, Danyel, & many moo. And 16
for to Apease pe comons, pe Duke of Southfolk was exiled out of
Englond v yere ; & so, during pe Parlement, he went in to North-
.folk, & per toke shipping forto go out of pe Reame of England12
vnto13 Frauftce. And pis yere,14 as he say led on pe See, A shipp of 20
Werre called15 Nicholas of pe16 Tour mett with pis17 shippe, &
fcamde him per-in ; whome pei toke out, & brought hym) into pere
shipp tofore pe Maister & Capitayns ; & per he was examined, & at
last luged to pe18 deth. And so pei put him in A Cabone, & his 24
chapeleyn) for to shryve him ; And pat done, pei brought him in to
Dover Rood, & per sett him in-to pe boot, & pere smote of his
hede, & brought pe body Alonde, vpon pe soudes, & sett pe hede
. per-by. And pis was done pe fyft day of Maye. loo ! whatt 28
Availed him now, al his19 deliuerance of Normandy #c.20 And
here yhe may leer21 how he was rewarded for pe deth of pe Duke
of Gloucestre. This began sorow vpon screw, & deth for deth.22
23 How this yere was thensurrexion) in Kent of pe communes, 32
of whome lake Cade, On Irishman, was Capitayn).23
Ca. cclv.24
1 A H. 2 same H. a in to HC. 4 he om. H.
5 for which of Ad. of which HC. 6 for the HC. 7 after for H.
8 ]>en om. H. » leaf 193, back. 10 of H. « >e om. H.
12 of Englond om. H. 13 into HC. 14 yere om. H.
15 called the HC. 16 >e om. HC. 17 hys H. his C. 18 ]>e om. H.
'» Jna H. 2° &c om. H. 21 se H. here C. ffl deth &c. C.
om. H. ^ Capitulum 26 H.
CH. CCLV] Jack Cades Rebellion, with the Men of Kent. 517
This yere of our Lorde M1 cccc 1, was f e gret grace of Jre lubilee
at Koine; wher was gret pardon), in-so-mych fat, frome1 al place}
in2 Cn'stendome, gret multitude of peple resorted thider.
4 ]}is yeere3 was A gret Assemblee &4 gadering togedre of fe5
comons of Kent in gret nombre, & made an Insurrexion), & rebelled
Ageynst fe Kyng & his lawes, & ordeynd fame6 A capitayn) called
John Cayd, An Irish man, which named him self Mortymer, Cosyn)
8 to fe Duke of Yorke. And f is Capitayn) held thise men togedre,
& made ordinance^ Among fame, & brought fame to Blak-Heth,
where he made A biti of peticzones to fe King & his Counsel, &
shewed what iniuries & oppressions )>e Poer comons suffred ; & al
12 vnder colour forto come7 to his Abone ; & he had A gret multitude
of peple. And fe xvij8 day of luyn), fe King,9 many lordes,
10Capitaynes & men of Wei-re, went toward him to fe Blakk-heeth.
And when fe Capitayne of Kent vnderstode fe commyng of fe
16 King with so gret11 puysauwce, he12 with-diew him -with his peple
to Seuenoke, A litel village. And fe13 xxviij14 day of lun), he15-
beyng wzt/i-drawen) & gone, f e King come, with his Armee sett in
ordre & enbatailed, to f e Blak-Heth, And, by Aduise of his Counsel,
20 sent Sir Vmfrey Stafford, knight, & William Stafford, squyer, two
valiaiwt Captanes, -with certeyn) peple, to feght with fe Capytane,
& to take16 & bryng him & his Accessaries to fe King, which
went to Seuenoke; & fer fe Capytane with his felisshepe mett
24 with hem), & fought Ayenst fame,17 & in conclusion slew fame bothe,
& as many as Abode & wold nat yheld fame ner flee. Duryng fis
sharmysh fiH18 A grete variawzce Amonges fe19 lordes men, & fe2G
comon peple beyng on Blak-Heth Ayens fe21 lordes <fe Capitayns,
28 sayng playnly fat fei wold go to fe Capitayn) of Kent, to Assist
and help him,22 but if fei might haue execuci'on of f e traytoures
beyng23 About f e King, to which24 f e King said nay ; And fei said
playnly fat25 fe Lorde Say, Tresourer of 'England, the Bisshope of
32 Salesbury, 26fe Baron) of Dudley,26 f abbot of Gloucestre, Danyel,~
& Trevillian, & many mo, wer traytoures, & worthy to be dede.
1 in H. 2 of H.
3 yere was sir Thomas Oryell ouerthrown) At Fermygny And many Eng-
lisch men slayn and takyn) praoners This same yere H.
4 A H. 5 >e om. H. 6 hym 0. 7 haue come H. 8 vij H.
9 king with H. 10 Zca/194. n grete A H. 12 he om. Ad.
13 >e om. H. 14 xxvijti H. 15 he om. H. 16 take hym HC.
17 them Ayenst H. 18 }>er fell H. 19 >e om. H. 2° ]>e om. H.
21 ]>er H. their C. ^ him om. H. a beyng om. H.
24 to where H. wher to C. ^ J>at om. H. ^-^ om. H.
518 Cades Rebellion. Lord Say beheaded. Robbery. [CH. CCLV
herfore, forto1 please pe lordes menys & also some of ]>e Kinges_
house, pe Lorde Say was Arested & sent to pe Toure of London.
And paw pe King, hering tydynges of ]>e deth & ouerthrowing of pe
Staffordes, w^-drew him to London), & fro thens2 to Kylling- 4
worth ; ffor pe King ne ]>e lordes durst nat trust per own) household
meney &c.3 Then, after pat pe Capytan) had pis victory vpon)
])ise4 Staffordes, Anone he toke Sir Hwwfrey Salett, & his brigan-
tines smytten ful of gylted nayles, & also his gilted sporres, & 8
Araied him like A lorde & a Capi5tayn), & resorted with al his
meyney, & also mo \an he had tofore, to pe Blak-Heth. Ageyn) to
whome come perchebisshope of Canterbury & pe Duke of Bokyng-
ham to pe Blak-Heth, and spake with him; &, as it was said, pei 12
fou?zd him 6 witty in his talkynge &7 request ; & so they departed.6
And pe third day of luyl he come & entred into London with al
his peple, &8 did make A9 cry per10 in pe Kinges name & in his
name,11 pat no man shold robb ne take no manwes gode bot if he 16
payd for it ; & come ridyng thrugh pe Cite in gret pn'de, & smote
his swerde vpon London stone in Canwykstrete. And he, beyng
in pe Cite, sent to pe Towre forto haue pe Lord Saye ; & so pei
sett him & brought him to pe Guyld-Hall before pe Mayre & pe 20
Aldremen, wher he was examined. And pe lorde12 sayd pat13 he
wolde & ought to bene luged by his peres. And J>e communes of
Kent toke him by force fro ]?e Mair &14 officers ]>at kept him, &
toke him to A prest to shryve him. & er he might be half 24
-shryven, ]?ei brought him to J>e Standard in Chepe, & per smote of
his hede : 15 & thus died fie Lorde Say, Tresourer of Englcwd. Afte?-
pis, pei sett his hede on16 A spere, & bare it Aboute in pe Citee.
And pe same day, Aboute17 pe18 Mylle-Ende, Crowmer was beheded. 28
And pe19 day before, at afternone, pe Capytan), with 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 hous, & robbed him, 20& toke A way moche 32
gode.20 Also, At which robbyng diuerse mew of London of per
neghburse wer at it, & toke part with him.21 For pis robbyng pe
I to H. 2 thens vn to A. a &c. om. H. 4 the HO.
5 leaf 194, back. 6-6 om. H. 7 and his C.
8 And ]>er H. and there C. 9 A om. HC. 10 ]>er om. HC.
II name om. H. 12 And he HC. 13 Jwt om. HC. 14 And the H.
15 hede on whos saul god haue mercy Amen) H. hede on whos soule
Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen. C.
» vp on H. 17 Aboute om. H. 18 at H. 19 J>e same H.
2)-2° om. H. 21 them H.
CH. CCLV] Jack Cades men disperse. His head is cut off. 519
peples hertes fill fro him, & euery thryfty man was A-forde1 forto2
be serued in like wise, for fer was many A man, in London fat
Abbayted and wold fayn)3 haue seen A comon) robbery, which
4 Almighty4 God for-bidd ! for it is to suppose fat,5 if he had nat
robbed, he might haue gone ferre er he had be wat/t-stonde ; ffor fe
King & al the 6lordes of fe Eeame of Englond wer departed,
except the Lorde Scale} fat kept fe Toure of London.7 And fe
8 fyft day of luyl he gert8 smyte of A manwes hede in Southwerk.
And }>e night after, fe Mair of London, fe Aldermen & fe9 com
munes of fe Cite, concluded to dryve Away fe Capytane & his
hoste, and sent to fe Lorde Scales in10 fe Toure, & to Mathew
12 Gogh, A Capitayn) of Normawdie, fat fei wold fat night Assail fe
Capitayn) with fern of Kent. & so fey did, & come to London
Brigge, in to Southwerk, er f e Capitan) had any knowleage f er-of ; &
per11 fei fought \vith fern) fat kept12 fe brigge. & fe Kentissh men
16 went to harnoys, & come to fe brigge, & shott & fought with fame,
& gat fe brigge, & made fame of Londone to flee, & slew many of
fame, & fis endured al fe night, to & fro, til ix of fe9 clokk on fe
morne. & at13 last f ei brerct f e drawbrigge, wher many of fame of
20 London) wer drowned. In which night, Sutton, an Alderman, was
slayn ; Eoger Hesant, & Mathew Gogh, & many of er. And, after
-this, f e Chaurcceler of Englowo1 sent to f e Capytane A general par-
done14 for him, & Another for all his meyney. And fan fei
24 departed fro Southwerk, euery man home to his hous. And whew
fei wer al departed & gone, fer wer p?'oclamacions made in Kent,
Southsea, & in15 of er places, fat what man coude take fe Capytane,
quyk or ded, shold have A m1 mark. And after fis, one Alexander -
28 Iden, A squyer of Kent, toke him in A gardyn) in Southsex ; & in
f e takyng f e Capytane, lohn) Cade was slayn), & after beheded, &
his hede sett on London) Brigge. And fan Anone after,16 f e King
come in-to Kent, & did his Justices sitt at Canterbury, & enquire
32 who wer Accessaries & chief cause of fis Insurreccion). And fer
wer viij men luged to dethe in one day, & in othir places, mo.
And fro fens fe King went vnto17 Sucessex, & so18 in-to fe West
1 Arested H. 2 to H. 3 fayn) om. H. 4 almighty om. H.
5 Jwrt om. HC. 6 leaf 195. 7 of London om. H.
8 he did do H. he dide done C.
9 J>e om. H. 10 to HC. " ]>er om. H. 12 And H.
13 at the H. 14 pardon generatt H. pardon general C.
15 in om. H. 16 And Anon after then H. And anone after thenne C.
17 in to H. 18 so om. HC.
520 The Duke of York rebels, but is set free. [CH. CCLVi
- centre, where A litel before was slayn) ]>e Bisshop of Salisbury.
And fis1 yere so many wer2 luged to deth, fat xxiij hedes stode
3vpon4 London Brigge at ones.
5 Of )>e felde fat fe6 Duke of York toke at Brenthethe in Kent; 4
And of f e birth of Prince Edwarde ; And of f e first batail
of7 Seynt Albones, wher fe Duke of Some?-sett was slayn).5
Ca. cclvi.8
In fe xxx yere of King Henry fe vite, fe9 Duke of York came 8
out of fe Marche of Walys, with ferle of Devonshire &10 Lorde
Cobbam, &11 gret puysanwce, for reformaczon of certayn) Iniuries &
wronger, & also12 to haue Justice of13 certeyn) lordes beyng14 About
fe King ; and toke A15 felde at Brentheth beside Derthford in Kent, 1 2
which was A strong feld. For which cause f e King, with al f e lordes
of the land, went vnto16 Blakheth with A gret & A strong17 multitude
of peple, armed & ordeyned for f e werr in J>e best wise. And when
fei had musteried on fe Blakheth, certeyn lordes wer sent to him 16
for to trete & make A-poyntment with him, which wer, f e Bisshope
of Ely &18 fe Bisshop of Wynchestre, & fe Erles of Salesbury & of
Warrewick. And fei concluded fat f e Duke of Somersett shold
be had to warde, & to Auwswer to such Articles as fe Duke of 20
York sholde put on19 him; and fan fe Duke of York shold brek
his felde, & come to fe King, which was20 p?*omised bi fe Kynge.
And so f e King cormwauwded fat f e Duke of Somersett shold be
had in warde; & fen fe Duke of York "broke vp his felde, & come 24
to f e King. And when he was conmen, contrary to f e p?*omisse$
tofore21 made, fe Duke of Somersett was present in fe felde,
Awayting & chief about f e King, & made fe Duke of York ride
tofore as A pn'soner thrugh London ; & after f ei wold haue put 28
him in holde. But A noyse Aroose fat f erl of Marche, his son),
was commyng with22 x m* men to London-ward, wher-of f e Kyng
& his couTisel fered. And faw they concluded fat fe Duke of
York sholde departe at his wiH. 32
1 fis same H. this same C.
2 were so many H. were soo many C. 3 leaf 195, back.
4 on H. at C. 5-5 om. H. 6 fat Ad. that the C. 7 at C.
8 Capitulum 27 H. 9 In the yere xxx the HC.
10 & ]>e H. and the C. " with H.
12 also om. H. 13 on HC. 14 beyng om. H.
15 An H. 16 vn to the H. vnto the C. 17 & A strong om. H.
18 and om. H. 19 to H. 2° was att H. wa? al C. 21 Afore HC.
22 Here H breaks off imperfect.
Prince, Edward lorn. Lord Mayors Show on the Thames. 521
About pis tyme began gret diuision in Spriusse bitwene J>e gret
Maister & pe knightes of pe Duche ordre, which wer lordes of pat
Contre ; ffor pe communes & townes rebelled * Ageynst pe 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 pe 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 in3 pe yere of pencarnacz'on of our Lord M* iiijc liij,
vpon4 Seynt Edwards day, Queue5 Margaret was delyuered of
12 A fair pn'nce, which was named Edwarde. )3at same day lohu
Norman was chosen for to be Mair of London, And on6 pe day pat
he shold take his othe at Westmynstre, he went thider by water
with al pe craftes, wher Afore-tyme pe Mair, Aldremen, & al pe
16 craftes rode on7 horse back: which was neuer vsed afore,8 but
seth9 pat tyme pei hane gone euer bi water, in barges.
Yhe haue wel vnderstond before,10 how pat, cont?-ary to the
promise of pe King, & also pe co?iclusions taken bit ween 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 & hi&
reame as he wold. Wherfor pe gret lordes of pe Reame, & also pe
24 conmunes, 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 commyng, thought by his counsel forto haue gone Westward, &
nat for to mete w*t/i pame : and he n had with him pe Duke of
Somersett, pe Duke of Bokyngham, perle of Stafford, perle of
Northurabrelarcd, Lorde1^ Clifford, & many oper. And what tyme
32 pat pe Duke of York & his felisship vnderstode pat pe King was
departed with pise said lordes fro London), Anone he chaurcged
pe 13 way, & costed pe Contre, & come to Seynt Albons 14 pe xxiij
day of May, & 15^ mett with pe Kyng, to whome the Kyng sent
36 ce?'tayn) lordes, & desired him to kepe pe peax, & departed, but in
1 leaflQQ. 2 the which C. 3 in om. C. 4 on C.
5 the quene G. 6 on om. C. 7 a C. 8 after C. 9 syn C.
10 tofore C. n he om. C. 12 the lord C. 13 his C.
14 leaf 196j' 'back. 15 & there C.
522 Diike of York made Protector. Lombard Riot in London.
conclusion), whiles J>ei treted on )>at one side, ferle of Warwik, with
be Marchemen & with othir, entred ]?e town on J?at other side, &
fought Ayenst be King & his partie : & so began be batail &
feghtyng, which endured A gode while, but in conclusion )>e Duke 4
of York apteyned & had' }>e victorie of J>at lorney ; In which was
slay 11) Jje Duke of Somersett, ferle of Northumbreland & be Lorde
Clifford, with 1 many knightez £ squyers, & many 2 hurt. And on
pe morne after bei brought }>e Kinge in gret Astate to London, and 8
he was3 looged in be Bisshop paleys of London. And sone4 After
was A gret parlement ; In which pa?*leniewt ]>e Duke of York was
made Protector of Englowr/, & ]>erl of Warwick Capytane of Caleys,
& )>erle of Salesbury Chaurcceler of EnglowcZ. And al suche 12
persones as had the rewl tofore About )>e King, wer sett Aparte, &
might nat reul as ]?ei did Afore.5
In this same yeer died Pope Nicholas )>e Fyft ; & after him was
Calixt pe Third. This Calist was A Catalane, & an olde man 16
whew he was chosen, £ cowtinuelly seek ; wherfore he might nat
performe his zele & desire ]>at he had cowceyved Agenst }>e Turke.6
& ]pe cause of lettyng birof was his Age & sekeness. This Calixte
instituted & ordeyned be Feste of )>e7 Tmnsffiguracion of our Lorde 20
to be halowed on Seynt Sixt day in August, bicause of }>e gret
victory J?at ]?ei of Hungary had Ayenst ]>& Turkes )>at same day he
was chosen Pope, in ]>Q yeer of our Lord Ml iiijc Iv, and died )?e
yere M* iiijc Iviij, Ipat same day ]>at he ordeyned pe Fest of ])e 7 24
Transfiguracion) to be halowed.
In J>is same yere fiH A gret Affray in London Ayenst J?e
Lumbardes. The cause began for8 A yong man toke A dagger fro
A Lumbard, & brake it ; wherfor }>e yong man on ]>e morne was 28
sent fore to come tofore J?e Mair & Aldermen, & per, for ]>e offense,
he was comwytted to warde. And 9 then ]>e Mair departed fro J>e
GuyldhaH for to go home to his dyner, but in fe Chepe J?e yong
men of ]>e mercerie, for )?e moste parte Apprentises, held pe Mair 32
& Shyreves stil in Chepe, & wold nat suffre him to departe vnto
)>e tyme ]>at Jjare felow, which was com???ytted to warde, wer
delyuered ; & so by force fei rescued J>er felowe fro pri'sone, & )>at
done, )?e Mair & Shyreves departed, & the prisoner was10 delyuered, 36
which, if he had be put to p?*z'sone, had be in lubardie of his lyfe.
1 And C. 2 many mo C. 3 which was C. 4 anone C.
6 tofore C. 6 he had agenst the turke conceyued C.
7 of Ad. of the C. 8 bycause C. 9 leaf 197. 10 was om C.
CH. CCLVI] Lombard Eiot in London. Great Fish caught. 523
And paw J began A Kumo?' in pe Cite Ayenst pe Lumbardes, And
pe same evenyng pe handcrafty peple of pe town) Arose, & come 2 to
the Lumbardes houses, & dispoyled & robbed 3 diuerse of fame ;
4 wherfore pe Mair & Aldremen come ~wiih pe honest peple of pe
town, & drofe fame thens, & sent some of thame fat had stollen, to
Newgate. And pe yong man pat was rescued bi his felowes saw
pis gret Rumor, Affray & robbery, folovved 4 of his first mevyng to
8 pe Lu??zbard ; he 5 departed & went to Westmynster to sanctuary,
or els it had cost him his lyfe, ffor Anone After come down) An
oper determyne for to do Justice on al pame pat so rebelled in pe
Cite Ayens pe Lu?nbardes, vpon6 which satt with pe Mayr pat
12 tyme William Marow, pe Duke of Bokyngham, & many oper
lordes, for to se execucion) done, bot pe comons of pe Cite secretely
made pame redy, & did Arme pame in per houses, & wer in pwrpose
f orto haue rongen pe comon belt which is named Bow Bell ; but pei
16 wer lett bi sad men, which come to pe knowlege of pe Duke of
Bokyngham & othir lordes. & forthwith 7 pei Arose, for pei durst
ne lenger Abide, for pei doubted pat pe hole Cite shold haue risen
Ayenst peme, but yett neuer-pe-lesse, ij or iij of pe Cite were luged
20 to deth.for pis robbery, & wer honged at Tiburn.
Anone After, pe King, pe8 Quene, & othir lordes, rode to
Covente, & wit/i-drew pame fro London for this cause And a liteH
9 to-fore, pe Duke of Yorke was sent fore to Grenewiche, & per T« '
24 was dischargied of pe protectorshipp, & perle of 10 Salesbury of pe n
Chauwcelershippe. And after pis pei wer sent for by pn'vey seal
forto come to Covente, where pei wer almoste deceyved, & perle of Jcfc ' ^
Warwick also, And shold haue bene destroyed if pei had nat seen)
28 wele too.
How Lord12 Egremond was take by perle of Salesbury
sonrces. And of pe robbyng of Sandwyche. cam. cclvij.
This yere wer taken iiij gret ffisshes bitwen) Greth & London :
32 one 13 was called ' mors marine,' pe secwnd, A ' swerd fyssh,' & pe
other tweyn wer whalles. In pis same yere for certeyn, per was
An 14 Affray in 15 pe North contre bitwene Lorde 1G Egremond & '
perle of Salesbury sonwes ; & whew thay had taken him, was had to
1 fan om. C. 2 ran C. 3 & robbed & despoylled C.
4 ensyewed C. 5 he om. C. 6 on C. 7 incontynent C.
8 ]>e om. C. 9 leaf 197, lack. 10 And my lord of C. n his C.
12 the lord C. 13 that one 0. u was An om. C. 15 done in C.
16 the lord C.
524 Monasteries reformd. French pillage Sandwich. [CH. CCLVI
London), & per l cowderapned in a gret som??ie of money to pe said
Erie of Salesbury, & perfor conmitted to pn'son in Newgate, in
London, wher, whan he had be A certayn space, he brak pe pr/son),
& iij prisoners wit/i him, & ascaped & went his way. 4
Also pis yere perle of Warrewikk & his wife went to Caleys
wtt/i A fayr ffelaushipp, & toke possession of his office. About pis
tyme was A gret reformaczon) of many monasteris of Eeligion, in
diuerse parties of pe worlde, which wer reformed after pe first &
Instituczon), & continued in many Places. Also About pis tyme
pe craft of enprmteng was fyrst found in Magvnce in Almaign,
which craft is multiplied thrugh pe world in many places, &
bokes ben) had gret chepe & in gret nommbre, bicause of pe same 1 2:
craft.
This same yere was A gret batail in pe marches bitwen Hungary
& Turkey, at A place called Septedrade, where innumerable
Turkes wer slayn, more by miracle pan bi mamzes hond, ffor onely 16
pe hondes of God smote peme. Seynt John of Capestrane was per
p?'esent, & prouoked J>e Cr/sten peple, beyng pen Aferde after to
pwsew pe Turkes, wher ane Infinite mzdtitude wer slayn) &
destroyed. )pe Turkes said pat A gret nonibre of Armed men 20
folowed fame, pat pei wer Aferde to turn Ageyn : 2 they wer holy
Aungels.
This same yere pe pr/soners of Newgate in London brake per
pn'sone, & 3 kept pe gate A long while ; but at pe 4 last pe town gett 24
pe prison one them), & pen pei 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 pat per perisshed xl M^ peple pat
sanke per into perth. Item, in pe yeer xxxvj, Seynt Osmurade, 28
spmtyme Bisshope of Salesbury, was Canonized at Rome bi Pope
Calixt ; & pe xvj day of luil he was translated at Salesbury bi
perchebisshope of Canterbury & many other bisshopes. And in
August after, Sir Piers 5 de Ereisey seneschal of Normandy, with 32
pe Capytane of Depe & many oper Capitaynes & men of Werre,
went to pe See vrith A gret Navy, & come to Downes by night ; &
on pe morne erly, before day, pei londed & come to Sandwych,
both bi land & water, & toke the town), & ryfled & dispoyled it, & 36-
1 sones, the sayd lord Egremcwd whome they had taken was C.
2 leaf 198.
s prison, & wente vpon the leedes / & fought agenst them of the cyte / & C.
4 pe om. C.
5 There is a gap in C from here to p. 527, line 1.
Bp. Peacock's Abjuration. Concord among the Lords. 525
toke many pn'soners, & left fe town) al naked, — which was A
rich town) & mych gode fer-in, — & had with fame many ryche
prisoners. In this same yere, in many places of Frauwce, Almaign,
4 Flaurcdres, Holand & Ze[land, men, women &] children gadred
}>ame by gret Companyes forto go on pilgremage to Seynt Micheles
Mount in Normawdy, which come fro fer contrees ; wherof J>e peple
mervailed ; & many supposed fat some wicked spirite meved fame
8 so to doo ; but it endured nat long, by cause of f e long way, & also
for lak of vitail as f ei went.
In this yere Reynold Pecok, Bisshop of Chichester, was fowiden
an heretike, & f e iij day of Decembre was Abiured at Lambeth, in
12 fe p?*esence of ferchebisshop of Cau??te?*bury & many bisshoppes &
doctoures & lordes temperel ; & 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 fe
16 1heires of fame fat wer so slayn; Ayenst fe Duke of Yorke,ferles
of Warwick & of Salesbury. Wherfor f e Kyng, by f avise of his
Couwcel, sent for thame to London : to which place fe Duke of
York came, fe xxvj day of lanyuer, with iiijc men, & logied at
20 Bernardes Castel in his own place, And f e xv day of laniuer come
f erle of Salesbury with vc me^, & was logged in therber, his own)
place. And fera come fe Duke of Excetre & of Somersett, with
viijc me?2, & lay without Temple Barr. & ferl of Nonhiwibieland,
24 Lord Clifford & Lord Egremond, with xvc men, & loged without f e
town). And f e 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 f e xiiij day of Feuerer, ferle of Warwick come to
London fro Caleys, wel beseen) & worsshypfully, with vjc men in
rede laquettes, browdred 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 Quene ; & fer was A concorde & pees
made Among those lordes, & fei wer sett in pees. And vpon owr
Lady Day, fe xv day of Marche fer2 of OUT Lorde M* iiijc Iviij, fe
King, Quene, & al fise lordes went in procession at Poules in
36 London. And Anone after, fe King & fe lordes departed. In
f is yere was A gret Affray in Flet Strete bitwen men of Court &
men of fe same stret : In which Affray fe Queues Attorney was
slayn.
1 Zea/198, lack. 2 fer = the year.
526 Battle of Bloreheath. Crusade against Turks fails.
How f e Kinges howshold mad Affray Ayenst ferle of Warre-
wikk; & of fe lourney at Blorehethe. Cam. cclviij.
Also f is same yeer, als ferle of "Warwyk was at A CoimceiH in
Westmynster, al f e Kinges houshold meyney gadred fame to-gedre 4
for to have slayn f e said Erie ; hot, bi help of God & of his frendes,
he recouered his barge, & escaped fare evyl enterprise, how wel fe
Coques come renyng out wM spyttes & pestelles Ayenst him.
And f e same Day he rode to-ward Warrewik ; And sone After he 8
gate him A commission), & went ouer f e see to Caleys. Sone after
fis, ferle of Salesbury commyng to London, was encountred at
Eloreheth l \\it7i Lorde Awdeley, and moche of er peple ordeyned
f orto haue destressed him ; bot he, having knawlege fat he shold 1 2
be mett, was Accompanied vrith his ij son?ies, Sir Thomas & Sir
lohn KeviH, & A gret felawshipp of gode men. & so J)ei mett &
fought to-gedre; wher ferle of Salesbury wan) fe feld; And fe
Lorde Awdley was slayn, & many gentilmen of Chesshire, & moche 16
peple hurt ; And therles ij sonwes wer hurt ; & goyng homeward
afterward, f ei wer taken, & had to Chestre bi fe Quenes meyney.
After, Calixt Pius was Pope, & was chosen fis yere M* iiijc
Ivii./ And he was called before, * Eneas ' ; An Eloquent man & A 20
poete laureat ; he was embassatoure of jjemperor Afore tyme, & he
wrote in fe Cou?zcel of Basile A noble tretise for )>e Auctorite of J>e
same; Also he Canonized Seywt Katerine of Senys. This Pope
ordeyned gret Indulgences & pardon to pern fat wold go Werre 24
Ayenst j?e Turke, & wrote An Epistle to fe gret Turke, exerting
him to be-come Cre'sten. & in J?e ende he ordeynd A passage
Ayenst J>e Turks at Ancone, to which moche peple drew, out of al
-parties of Cn'stendome ; of which peple he sent many home Ayene, 28
be-cause fei suffised nat. And Anone after, he dyed at )>e said
Ankone, yere of OUT Lord M* iiijc Ixiiij, xiiij day of Auguste.
How Andrew Trollop & ]?e Soudioure of Caleys forsoke j?e
Duke of Yorke, & \er Maister ]>erl of Warrewik, in 32
the West contre. Cap. cclix.
The Duke of York, ferles of Warwik & of Salesbury, saw fat
fe gouemance of fe Eeame stode moste by fe Quene & hir
Couwseti, & how fe gret prmces of fe lond wer nat called to 36
Couwceil bot sett A-parte; & nat onely so, but fat it was seid
1 leaf 199.
The Yorkists, deserted by A. Trollope, etc., disperse. 527
thrugh f e reame fat the x said lordes shold be destroyed vtterly, as
it 2 openly was shewed att Bloreheth bi fame fat wold haue slayn
perl of Salesbury, fan fei, for saluacion) of fer lyves, & also for
4 f e comon) wele of f e reame, thought forto remedie thise things,
Assembled fame to-gedre with moche peple, & toke A feld 3 in f e
West centre; to which feiie of Warwik come fro Caleys, with
many of f e olde soudioures, as Andrew Trollop & other. In whose
8 wisdome, as for f e werre, he mych trusted. And when f ei wer
thus Assembled, & made ]>er feld, f e King sent out his conmissions
& pn'vey seales vnto al f e lordes of his realrne, to come & Awayt
on him in fer moste defensable wise. And so. euery man come, in
12 suche wise fat fe King was stronger, & had moche more peple faw
fe Duke of York & ferles of Warrewik & of 4 Salesbury. For it
is here to be noted fat euery lord in TLnglond at f is tyme durst nat
disobey f e Quene, for she rewled pesibly al fat was done About f e
16 Kyng, which was A gode, simple, & Innocent man, And faw whew
f e King was commen to f e place wher al 5 f ei were ; f e Duke of
York & his felasship had made f er felde in f e stronggest wise, &
had proposed verely to abydeu & have foughterc ; bot in f e night
20 Andrew Trollop & al tholde soudioures of Caleys, with A gret
felasship, sodenly departed out of fe Dukes oost 6 & went stray t
vnto f e Kinges feld, wher f ei wer receyved joyously, for f ei knew
f e entent of f e othir lordes, & Also f e maner of f er felde. And
24 fen fe Duke of York, with fe ofer lordes, seyng fame so descevyd,
toke A cou?zcel shortly fat 7 same night, & departed fro f e felde,
levyng behynde fame fe moste parte of fer peple to kepe f e feld til
on fe morne. Then fe Duke of York, with his second son),
28 departed thrugh Walez toward Ireland, levyng his eldest son ferl
of8 Marche, with ferles of Warwyck & of9 Salisbury, which
to-gedre with iij or iiij persones, rode strait vnto Devenshyre, &
far, bi help & Ayd of one Denham, A squyer, which gat for them
32 A shipp which cost xccxx10 nobles, & with fe same shipp say led fro
fens in to Garnesey, & fer refresshed fame, & fro fens sayled to
Caleys, wher f ei wer receyved in-to f e Castel bi fe postern, er f ei
of f e town) knew of it ; & f e Duke of York toke ship in Wales, &
36 sayled oner in-to Ireland, wher he was wel receyved.
1 tho C. 2 it om. C. 3 leaf 199, back. 4 of om. C
5 as C. 6 hooste C. 7 in that C. 8 of the C.
9 of om. C. 10 cc xx C.
528 The Yorkist Lords flee to Calais. Their man takes Sandwich.
1 How therles of Marche, Warrewik & Salesbury, entred
into Caleys; & how2 ferle of Warwik went in to
Ireland, ca. cclix.3
Then King Henry, beyng with his oost in f e felde, nat knowing 4
of f is sodeyn departing, on f e morne fond none in f e felde of f e
said lordes, sent forth in al haste men to folow & persue afte?', to
tak fame ; but f ei mett nat with hem), as God wolde. Then 4 f e
King went to Ludlow, & despoiled the Castel & f e town), & sent 8
pe Duches of York, with hir childer, to fe5 Lady of Bokingliam,
hir suster, where she was kepte long aftir. & forth with fe King
ordeynd f e 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 fe
sowdioures fat departed fro fe felde, & made him redy in al haste
to go to Caleys, & take possession of his office. And whew he come,
he fouwde perl of Warwick ferin as Captayn), & ferles of Marche & 16
Salisbury also ; & f arc he londed by Scales, & went to Guysnes, &
f er he was receyved. And it fortuned fat some of f e shippes fat
come ouer with him come in-to Caleys haven bi fer fre will, for f e
shipmen ought more favowr to f erl of Warwik fan to J?e Duke of 20
Somerset. In which shippes wer taken diue?-se men, as leuyn
FynkhiH, lohn Felaw, Kaylles & Parser, which wer beheded sone
after in Caleys. And after J>is, dayly come men ouer J>e 6 See to
pise lordes to Caleys, & began to wex stronger,7 And pei borowed 24
moche gode of pe Staple. And on fat othir side fe Duke of
Somersett, beyng in Guysnes, gat peple to him, which come out
& scarmusshed with fame of Caleys, & fei8 with fame; which
endured many dayes; and9 inoche peple dayly come ouer fe see 28
to10 these lordes. Then on A tyme, by thavyse of cotmcel, f e lordes
•at Caleis sent ouer Maister Denham, with A gret felawship, to
Sandwych, &11 toke fe town), & fer-in f e Lorde Eyvers, & fe Lorde
Scales his son, & toke many shippes in fe haven, & brogh't fam al 32
to Caleys ; with which shippes, 12 many mariners of ]>er fre wiH
come to Caleys to se?*ue f erle of Warrewik.
And after fis, ferle of Warwik, bi favise of fe lordes, toke al
1 leaf 200. 2 as Ad. how C. 3 cclx C. 4 And thenne C.
5 my C. 6 J>e om. C. 7 stronger & stronger C.
8 they of Caleys C.
9 many dnyes / During thus this same scarmuchyng / C.
10 come over vnto C. n which C.
12 leaf 200, back.
lid. Warwick goes to Ireland. Yorkist Lords come to London. 529
his shippes, & maimed pam wel, & say led his1-self into Ireland fro
to speke with pe Duke of York, & to take his Advice how pei shold
entre in-to England ageyn. And whew he had ben per, & done his
4 erandes, he retz/?'ned toward2 Caleys, & brought with him his
mode?', pe Cou?itesse of Salesbury. Tho was 3 com??zyng in pe west
contre, vpon pe See, pe Duke of Excestre, Admiral of EnglowcZ, beyng
in pe Grace of Dieu, Accompanied with many shipper of werre;
8 which 4 mett with ]>e flete of perl of Warwik 5 ; but pei fought nat,
for pe substance of pe peple beyng with pe Duke of Excestre ought
better wiH & more f auor to perle 6 pan to him ; & pei departed &
come to Caleys in saufte, blissed be God ! Then) pe Kinges courccel,
12 seyng pat these lordes had goten these shippes fro Sandwiche, &
takew Lorde7 Ryvers & his son, ordeyned A Garnyson) at Sand
wich, to Abide & kepe pe town), & made one Mouwtforte, Capytan)
of ]>e town), & warned8 ]>at no man, ne vitail, ne merchant Ipat
16 shold go vnto 9 Flaundres, shold nat go vnto 10 Caleys. Then pei of
Caleys seyng pis, made out Maister Denhame & many oper, to go to
Sandwich. & so pei did, & Assay led pe town) by water & by loud,
& gat it, & brought Mouwtforte ]>er Capitayn ouer pe See to
20 Eisebanke, & per smote of his hede ; & yet dayly men come ouer
to pame fro n al parties of Englond.
How perles of Marche, of Warwik & of Salesbury entred in
to England, And of Northampton) felde12 wher diue^-se
24 lordes wer slayn). Capm. cclxj.
After13 pis, pe said Erles of Marche, of14 Warwik & of Salisbury
come ouer to Dover with moche peple, & landed per 15 ; to whome
al pe contrey drew, & come to London Armed; & for to lat pe
28 lordes of pe Kinges Coiwceil know per entent & thought, pei 16
assembled pame, & told pame pat pei enteiided no harme vnto the
Kinges person), sauf pat pei wold put fro him such persones as wer
About him, & so departed fro London w?'t7* A. gret puysauwce
32 toward Northampton), wher pe King was, . Accompayned with many
lordes, & had made A strong felde with-out pe town). & 17 there
bothe parties mett, & was foughten A gret batail, In which wer 18
1 hym C. 2 ayenetoward 0. 3 And C. 4 which om. C.
5 met with therle of Warwyck & his flote C.
6 therle of Warrewyk C. 7 the lord 0. 8 warned om. C.
9 in to C. 10 in to C. n out of C.
12 And of the felde of Northampton C, 13 And after C. 14 of om. C.
15 ther londed C. 16 knowe theyr trouth and also theyr entent C.
17 leaf 201. 18 batayll were C.
530 Hen. VI to be King for his life; & the Duke of York after Uii
slayn) )>e Duke of Bokynha??^ perl of Shrewesbury, Yicou?it
Beamont, Lorde 2 Egremond, & many knyghtes & squyers, & other
Also ; And ]?e King his 3 self taken in )>e feld, & afterward brought
to London. And Anone After 4 was A pa?'lement at Westmynste?-, 4
During which parlement J>e Duke of York come out of Ireland,
with ]>erle of Eutland rydyng with A gret ffelasship in-to J>e paleys
at "VVestmynster, & toke )?e Kinges paleys, & come in-to )?e
parlement chamber, & J>er toke }>e Kinges place, & clamed }>e 8
Crown) as his propre enheritance & right, & kast forth in writing
his title, & also how he was rightful heyr ; wherfor was moche to
doo ; but in conclusion it was Apoynted & co?acluded fat Kyng
Henry shold regne & be King during his Naturel lyf e, f or-as-myche 1 2
as he had be so long King, & was possessed ; & after his deth pe
Duke of York shold be King, & his heires after him ; & forth with
he shold be proclamed heyr Apparent, & shold also be Protectour
of5 Englo?zd during ))e Kinges lyfe, with many oj>er thinges 16
ordeyned in pe same parlement. And if King Henry during his
life went fro Jns Apoyntmewt, or any Article concluded in )>e said
parlemewt, he shold be deposed, & fe Duke shold take pe Crown &
be Kyng : Al thise 6 thinges wer enacted bi ]>e Auctorite of J?e said 20
parleme/it. At 7 which parlement ]>e commones of )>e reame being
Assembled in J?e common house, comonyng & treting vpon )>e title
of Jje said Duke of York, sodenly fili doun pe crown) which hang
)>a?i in 8 myddes of fe said lious, which is the ffraytor of J?e Abbey 24
of Westmynste?', which was take for A p?'0dige or token ]>at J)e
reign of King Henry was ended. And also J>e Crown) which stode
on Jje highest toure of pe steple in }>e Castel of Dover, fil down) )>is
same yere. 28
How pe Duke of York was slayn) ; And of Wakefelde felde,9
& of ]?e ijte jorney at Seynt Albones bi pe Quene &
Pn'nce. ca. cclxij.
Then, for-as-moche as J?e Quene with )>e pn'nce was in pe North, 32
& Absented hir fro the King, & wold nat obey such thinges as was
concluded in 10)7e parlement, Itt was ordeyned fat J>e Duke of
York, as Protector, shold go Northward for to bring in f>e Quene,
& swbdew such as wold nat obey ; with whome went J?erl of 36
1 the Vysecounte C. 2 the lord C. 3 hym C. 4 afterward C.
6 & regent of C. 6 whiche C. 7 at the C. 8 in the C.
9 and of the feld of Wakefeld C. 10 leaf 201, back.
Duke of York slain. Henry VI captured. The Queen wins. 531
Salesbury, Sir Thomas Nevile his son), with myche peple. And at
Wakefeldj in Cn'stmasse weke, pei wer al ouerthrowen) & slayn) bi
pe lordes of pe Quene partye, pat is to say,1 pe Duke of York was
4 slayn), perl of Eutland, Sir Thomas Nevil, & many mo. perl of
Salesbury was / taken 2 Alyve, & other, as lohn Harow of London,
Capitayn) of pe foot-men, & Hanson) of Huft, which wer brought to
Pourctfret, & after per beheded, & pe?' hedes sent to York, & per
8 sett vpon pe yates, &c.
And pis tyme, perl of Marche beyng in Shrewesbury, hering pe
deth of his 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 Wilshire, where perl of March had victorie. Than J>e Quene,
with lordes of pe north, After pei had destressed & slayn) pe Duke
of York & his felowsship, come southward with A gret multitude
16 of peple & A gret puissance of peple, for to come to pe King, to
defect such conclusions as had bene taken before bi pe parlement.
Ageynst whos co?«.myng, pe Duke of Northfolk, perle of Warewick,
W»W moche peple & ordinaunce, went vnto Seynt Albones, & lad
20 King Henry with pame ; & per encouwtred to-gedre in suche wise,
& fought, pat pQ Duke of Northfolk & perl of Warewick, with
other of pat partie, fledd & lost pat felde ; wher King Henry was
takyn), & went with pe Quene, & Prince his son), 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, which pe Mayr ordeynd, bi chanes of pe
Aldremen, pat certayn) cartes laden with vitail shold be sent to
28 Seynt Albones to pame. And whew po Cartes come to Crepilgate,
pe commones of pe Cite pat kept pat gate, 3 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 Northeryn) men shold be sent
home vnto per contfre Ageyn) • ffor 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 with perle of
36 Marche on Cotteswold, comyng fro Walys with a gret meyney of
Walesshmerc, & pat pei both wer commyng to London ward.
1 wete C.
2 Here is a gap in C from taken to men ]>at wer \>cr (page 533, line 5).
3 leaf '202.
BRUT. N N
532 Hen. VIdcposd, & Edward IVproclaimd King. [CH.CCLXIII
Anone as tliise tydinges wer knowerc, pe treaty was broken ; for pe
King, Quene, Prmce, & al )>e othir lordes pat wer with paine,
departed fro Seynt Albones northward, with al per peple yet or ]>ei
departed fro pens. ]5ei beheded pe Lorde Bonevil & Sir Thomas 4
Kyriel, which wer taken in pe Journey done on Shroft-Tuesday.
Then pe Duches of York beyng at London, & hering of pe losse of
pe felde at Seynt Albones, sent ouer pe See hir ij yong sources,
George & Eichard, which went to Vtrecht ; & Philip Malpas, a 8
riche merchant of London, Thomas Vaghan, Squyer, & Wilb'am
Hatteclif, & many oper, fering of pe comwyng of pe Quene to
London, toke a-shipp of Andwarpe for to haue gone in-to Zeland ;
And on pat other coste wer taken of one colompne of Frenshmerc, 12
A shipp of Werre ; & he toke fame prisoners, & brought fame in-to
France, wher pei payd gret godes for per raunson ; & per was myche
gode & rychesse in pat shippe.
Of pe deposici'on of Kyng Henry pe vjte; And how King 1 6
Edward pe Fourt toke possession); And of pe batail of
Palme Sonday; and how he was crowned. Cap. cclxiij.
Than when ]?erle of Marche & perl of Warwick had mett
togedre on Cotteswold, In-cowtinent they concluded to go to 20
London), & sent worde Anone Ho J?e Mair & to J>e Cite pat pei
shold come. Anone pe Cite was glad of per com??zyng, hoping to
be releued bi thame. And whew pei wer commyn to London, &
had spoken with pe lordes & Astates pat wer ther, pei concluded, 24
for-as-mych as King Henry was gone with paine 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 J?e lordes spm^iiel & temperel pen beyng At London, 28
perle of Marche, Edward, bi pe grace of God pe oldest son of
Eichara1, Duke of Yorke, As rightful heir & next enheritour to his
fadre, pe iiijte day of Marche, pe yere of oure Lorde God M1 cccclix,
toke possession of pe Eeame of EngZawo' at Westmynster in pe gret 32
haH, & after, in pabbey church; & offred as King, bering pe
Sceptre ryal, to whome al pe lordes, both spmYuel & temperel, did
homage & obeisaurcce, to per souereyn) liege & lawful lord & Kyng ;
& forthwith it was proclamed 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 Towton. Edw. IV crownd. God keep him! 533
tyme beyng in pe North, & tavenge his fadre deth, And vpon
Palme Sonday after, he had A gret batail in pe north centre at A
place called Towton, nat ferre fro Yorke, where, bi pe help of
4 God, he gat pe felde & had pe victorie ; & per wer slayn) of his
Aduersaries xxxml men & moo, As it was said by men pat wer per.
In which batail was slayn) perl of Northimbreland, pe Lorde
Clifford, Sir lohn Nevil, perle of Westmerlandes broker, Andrew
8 Trowlopp, & many oper knightes & squyers.
Then King Henry, pat had be King, beyng with pe Qvene &
Prynce at York, hering pe losse of pat felde, & so moch peple slayn)
& ouerthrowen), Anone forthw^tft departed al thre, with pe Duke
12 of Somersett, pe lorde Roos & other, toward Scotland. And pe
next day King Edward, with al his Army, entred into York, &
was per proclamed King, & obeyed as he ought to be ; And pe
Mair & pe1 Aldremen come in, &2 swore to be his liege men. And
16 whan he had taried A while in pe Northe, 3& pat al pat contre
was4 twrned to him, he retwned Southwarde, levyng perle of
"VVarrewyck in poo parties, for to kepe & gouerne pat contre. And
About Midsomwer after, pe yere of our Lord God5 M* iiijc Ix, &
20 pe first yere of his regne, he was crowned at Westminster, &
ennoynted King of Engloncl, having pe hole possession of al pe
hole reame ; whonie I beseche 6 God to preserue,7 & send him pe
Accomplisshmerct of pe remanewt of his rightful enheritance beyonde
24 pe see, so8 pat he may regn) in pame to pe pleyasor of Almighty
God, helth9 of his soul, honor & worsship in pis present life, &
wel & profet of al his subgettes, And pat per may be A verry final
pees in al Cn'sten reames, pat pe Infidelis & miscreantes may be
28 w^t/istanden & destroied, & our feith enhauwced, which in thise
dayes is sore mynnshed by pe puissauwce of pe Turkes & hethen
men ; And pat after pis present & short life we may come to pe
euer-lastyng life.10 Amen !
32 Explicit.11
1 & >o 07Ji. C. 2 & aldermen & comyns C. 3 tea/ 203.
4 & that al the coimtre ther had C. 5 God om. C. 6 pray C.
7 god saue & kepe C. 8 & C. 9 hath Ad. helthe C.
10 lyfe in the blysse of heuen / C. n Explicit om. C.
534 William I's Queen crownd. Battle Abbey Escutcheons.
[H]
EXTEACTS EEOM HAELEIAN MS. 53.
I.
[The Foundation of Battle Abbey Inj William the Conqueror.']
1 When William Bastard had 2 conquert aft Englond, and was
crownet kyng, and had receyvet his homages and stablisshet his
pees, he passet ouer se£ ageyn in-to Normaundy. 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
gentiliwemen with hir, and from thens so to London), with gret
nobley. and on the Wittesonday after folowyng1, she was crownet
be the Archbisshope of Euerwik at Westemynster, with gret 8
solempnyte and wurshipe. And J>e3 Kyng1 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 be
Abbay of Bataile ; and he gave there-to gret lordshippes, londes and
rentes, for to pay for al the sawles that were slayn ther for his love.
U And after the discomfiture of the batail, ich wurthy knyght 16
of Norrnaundy that was there, laft a scochon) of his armes, with
his name peyntet, in a place of the batail clepit Southope, which
was clepit * the peyntit chamber,' in remembraunce of their4 honour
and wurshipe5 6for euer; and there thei stode so long, titt bei feH 20
doune to the erth, and many of hem were lost.6 And In that same
tyrne there was one Thomas Sayntlegerd, squyer, dwellynge with
the Abbot of Batail, and sawe be gret myschef and perirl that
myght aftirward fatt of disherytyng of hem of whome the Armes 24
were lost.7 And of aH: the scochons and names that were lafte
clere, and not lost, he made for to make a faire boke, and peyntet
hem therin, for cause they shuld be there founden in reme??zbraunce
for euer,8 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 .Yte. shuld passe in-to Nornaaundy,
1 leaf 76. 2 duke of Normandy had L. 3 there L.
4 the L. 5 win-ship & honour that they had there L.
6— 6 om. L. 7 were falle doune & lost L.
8 be fonden therein euremore in remembrance L.
Battle-Abbey Roll of Names of Norman Knights. 535
8
12
16
20
40
to conquere his right, and toke with hym al the gentiU-men which
had forgeton) their armes; wherfore be said Kyng sent vnto the
Abbot of Bataile for to sende hym that boke of Armes ; And the
Abbot sent to hyme the boke at his comaundement, the which
boke was neuer brought ageyn) ; and the chambre where J>e armes
were was not repeiret, nor none hede taken to hem; wherfore a
gret part of the Armes feH doune, and was .lost and forgeten);
but then ali the names and armes that were founden clere were
written) 1 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 : *
Hanet
Lynet
Hachet
Haket
Truret
Burdet
Bret
Trevet
Bigot
Bagot
Tallebot
Tibot
Tabot
Lincot
Lonetot
Pigot
Tiptot11
[-aunt, -ent,
-ount]
Gaunt
Passauannt [col. 3]
Niuelent
Duredent
RichemouTtt
Nepount12
Neyrount12
Pountfract
[-ard]
Purcett
Bay watt 8
Bastard
Chamett
Meynitt
Baynard2
Ridett
Daritt
Brassard
Russett
Rochett
Maignard8
Bloundeti
Berard
Mauncett
[-et, -of]
Matireward
Torchappett
Toret
Beygnard 4
CharneW
Tanet
Hansard
Tirett
Tupet9
Hasard
Toreli
Bratet
Ayelard
Orett7
Boynet
Achard
Saintbrenett
Malet
S wy ward s
Tramett
Bluet
Saylard
Clarett
Brachet
Bereward
Freserl '
Belet
Wishard
Wadett
Ledet
Musard
Trussett
Pilet1-0
Lyard
Coudrett
Palet
Giffard
Burner!'
Tuchet
Picard
Bussett
Basset
Pipard
Peverett
Buket
Gerard
Auenett
Duket
Fossard
Veett
Piket
Spigurnett [col. 2]
Mulct
[-«», -eft, -itt]
Lovett
Baret
Morett
Criett
Mounfichet
Martett
Furnyvatt
Pounchet
Pamett
Drutait
Pachet
Pinett
Surdevatt
Corbet
Ducrett6
Orivatt
Birset
1 leaf 78, back.
4 Boigmard L.
2 Barnard L (Lambeth MS. 6). 3 Maynard L.
5 Swyaud L. 6 L. adds Putnell.
Torell L. 8 om, L. 9 Tapet L. 10 Pelet L.
1 Tiptot comes 4th in the next list.
2 These two come at the end of the -court list.
* The same names are given in alphabetical order on pp. 605-607.
536 Battle-Abbey Roll of Names of Norman Knights.
[-court]
Mansey
Audevile
Fitz5 Piers
Harecourt
Candrey
Danstervile
Fitz5 Symond
Bricourt
Sancey [col. 4]
Maundevile
Fitz5 Vise
Phanecourt
Curecy
Souppitt or Sou-
Fitz5 Hu
4
Deynecourt
Anney
peitt
Fitz5 Brian
Bussey
Fitz5 Garin
[#1
Lescey
[-ampe]
Fitz5 Herbert
Lucy
Moubray
Longchampe
8
Lacy
Gurnay
Nwichampe
[•ace, -ars, -as,
Luncy
Feschampe
-aus ; -eis, -ers,
Darcy
[•He, -ztt]
Beauchamp
-es, -eus, -euse ;
Sunely
Morvile
•oris, -os, -urs,
12
Mounteny
Sechevile
[-er, -ere, *our~\
-uce ; -is, -oise,
Barry
Bernevile
Passamere [.col. 5]
-ose ; -euges,
Berry
Graynvile
Mortymer
-euse, -us, -ux\
Curty
Bontvile
Poer
Curteis
16
Tracy
Frivile
Eenger
Santemareis
Bracy
Longevile
Roter
Beaumeis
Aubeny
Fresvile
Beler
Bleis
Perly
Cunly
Curly
Folvile
Berevile
Cannevile
Boner
Butteler
Despenser
Greis
Wasteneis (or
-eils)6
Crecy
Carevile
Budler
Curteneis 7
Arcy
Cardevile
Saucer
Mareis
24
Percy
Asprevile
Chaucer [*]
Seygnes
Vescy
Colvile
Ferrer
Raynes
Verly
Torevile
Gorger
Keynes[//.77,coM]
Soldeny
Barevile
Miler
Freynes
28
Mountanasy
Scutevile
Saunzaner
Roos
Meisy1
Butevile
Gower
Curthose8
Gaugy
Vmfra?ftvile
Leverer
Trailers4
Hercy
Nevile
Sainteler
Matroners
32
Mongom^y
Grenevile
Saintomer
Vilers
Semery
Turbevile
Ascher4
Prers4
Akeny
Arvile
Malynoler
Ferrers
Pleisy
Sandervile
Hurfer
Moreus9
36
Panely
Amondevile
Veer
Valeus10
Audeny
Spynevile
Saintleger
Chalurs
Quincy
Widvile
Gunter
Saintclus
Tuny
Wivile
Gamager
Saintmoris n
40
Massy
Ofvile
Gauter
Pus
Welby
Gorunvile 3
Banaster
Bruce
Abvile
Venour
Chalcnges"
[•ay, -ey]
Somervile
Vauesour
Auerenges
44
Hay
Sonevile
Paries
Say
Baskervile
[Fitz-1
Huscharles
Aubray2
Hanvile
Fitz 5 Geffray
Setvaus 12
Morley
Haute vile
Fitz5 Water
Taillois
48
1 Mersy L.
2 Ambray L. 3
Gounrvile L. 4
om. L. 5 Filz L.
6 "Wasteueis
L. "' Cartenais L.
8 See 537, 1, 3.
9 Morens ? L.
10 Valcns ? L
11 Saintmorioris
L. 12 Setvans?
L.
Battle- Abbey Roll. Edw. Ill's Invasion of France, 1349. 537
Carnois
[-an]
Veisyn
Plevien
La Heuse
Brian
Mamelbarin 2
Saintmore
Courtheuse1
Baucan
Comyn
*.
4
Breuse
Truan
"Warenne
Wildbef [co/. 5]
Chaundos {col.
2]
Dulapenne [eoz.4]
Pantulf
Sainterois
[-mm]
Bardulf
Tailepas
BritouTi [col. 3]
Meyne
Sanctclou
8
Marcimas
Frisoim
Cheyne §
Gantlou
Ferebrace
Grauntsouw 2
Penire [or Pemre]
Mountegu
Fetepace
Vernoun
Tenere
.
Bars
Piroun 2
Lysle
Rosynis2
12
Quatremars
Heiroun
Burle
Heris
Fyneux
Peisoun3
Rusak
Brok
Punegis
Leoun
Murdak
..
Eurons
Motoun2
Gorge
Hubert
16
Manus (or
— -.
Saintgorge 2
Lambert
Manns)
tf»]
Foliambe 2
Grace
Cosyn
Dalamare
— -
Rosyn
Mire
Escot
20
[-ayti, -eyn]
Sainthelyn)
Saunzire
Kirlecot
Morteyn
Costentyn
Lunar
Trusbut
Butvileyn
Formentyn
Orrewar
Ynogre
Malemayn
Manyn 2
Clare
Saintnoyre
24
Foleyn
lardyn
Savage
Chambreleyn
Taryn
Neomarch
Zoochh[?MS.]2
Chastelleyn
Saintqwintyn2
Saintlohn)
Corner
Hamelyn
Chene§2
[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. 2 om. L. 3 Tyson L.
II.
[The battle of Crecy and the Siege of Calais, A.D. 1346.]
28 4^I And in the xix yere of his regne he went in-to Britayne, and
into Gascoyne & Giaii,5 & with hym the Erie of Hunt-
yiigtowz, J)e Erie of Warrewik, fe Erie of Suffolk 6and
Jje Erie of ArundeH, and with many opire lordes, with CC
32 and .xlti. shippes, onon after Mydsomer, to avenge hym on the
wronges and harmes ]>at was done be Philipe Valoys,7 Kyng
of Fraunce, agaynes ]?e truyce beforesaid made; which
truys he falsly and vntrewly brake by cauelaciown. And he
36 come ageyne in-to Englonde with-in the same yere.
4 leaf- 138. The words in large type are underlined in red in the MS.
other pages of the text, no difference of type is made.
5 & Gian om. L. 6 leaf 138, back. 7 de Valoys L.
In
538 Roll of Edward Ill's Army for Crccy and Calais.
U 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 yere. [.This heading ?« underlined in red in the J/S.]
IN the yere of cure Lord. M*. CCC. xlvj*1. and in the xx11 yere 4
of the regne of Kyng Edward of Wyndesore, he held' a
parlement at Westmynster, where-as were al the loid.es of the
reame, spiritueH and temperaH.1 At which parlement were pro-
clame J?e gret iniuries and wronges J>at was done be the Kyng of 8
Fraunce and Frenshmen in the parties of be-yonde the see, arid
on ]?e see-costes in Kent, and specialy be theym of Caleis.
Wherfore J?e Kyng, be the counseil of his lordes spznYuaH and
temperaH, 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 J>e see-cost; wherfore it
was J?at tyme kept with saudiours, to gret cost to }>e King and the
reame. And Jjerfore J>e Kyng sent to al his frendes be-yonde the 16
see, fat were to hym assuret, as before is said, to mete with hym in
Fraunce with al f eire power and Alliaunce. And the whiles he
purveid hys navey, and made his retenewe in Englond, in al
J?e hast he myght ; of which ]>e name} of the chef lordes and 20
capteyns, with their retenewe and the noumbre, folowith heraftir
in this table, that is for to say :
1T Prynce Edward with xj banerettes, C. ij. knyghtes, CC Ixiiij.
XX ' XX
men of armes, CCC iiij iiij Archers on horsebak, iij ix. Archers 24
on foote, vjc Walshmen, wherof on was a chapeleyn), &
anofer a leche, and anojw a crier. And in his retenewe was
C xx
xxvti2 yynteners, & iiij & iiij footmen, & v standart berers.
If Henr0, Erie of Lancastre, with an Erie, xj baneretto?, C. 28
XX
iiij xiij. knyghtes, vc xiij. men of Armes, and vjc xij. Archers
on horsebak.
U William Bohome, Erie of Northamptouw, with ij
banerettes and xlvj" knyghtes, C and xij. men of Armes, And 32
C. Ixj of Archers on horsebak.
H Thomas Beauchampe, Erie of Warrewik, with iij
banerettes, and Ixiij knyghtes, and C and xxx*1 men of Armes,
and C. xij" Archers3 on horsebak. 36
1 lorcles spirituall & temporal of >e reame. spintuatt and tempcratt om. L.
2 xxvj L. 3 meii of armes L.
Roll of Edward Ill's Army for Grecy and Calais. 539
15I Richard, Erie of ArundeH, with iij banerettes, and xlj11.
knyghtes, and C and .vj. men of Armes, and C liij*1. Archers
on horsebak.1
4 IT Robert Dufford, Erie of Suffolk, with on baneret, and
xxvj*1 knyghtes, and Iviij*1 men of Armes, and Ixiij Archers
on horsebak.
U William Clynton, Erie of Huntingtouw, with ij.
XX
banerettes, and xxx*1 knyghtes, and iiij and xiij. men of
XX
Armes, and iiij. viij. Archers on horsebak.
11 John Veer, Erie of Oxenford, with on baneret and xxij
knyghtes, and xliiij11 men of Armes, and Ixiiij Archers on
1 2 horsebak.
IT Laurence Hastynges, Erie of Penbrok, with on baneret,
XX
and xxxvjti2 knyghtes, and iiij3 vj men of Armes, And C
xxijti4 Archers on horsebak.
16 IT The Erie of Kildare, with on baneret, and on knyght, and
xxiiijti5 men of Armes, and xxviij*1 hobilers.
U Maistre Thomas Hattefeld, bisshope of Dureham,
with iij banerettes, and xlviij*1. knyghtes, C Ixiiij men of
XX
20 Armes, and iiij and xv Archers on horsebak.
1F Hughe Spenser as an Erie, with .ij. banerettes, and xl*1
XX XX
knyghtes, and iiij and xvj6 men of Armes, and iiij and xv
Archers on horsebak.
24 U 7Rauf, Baron of Stafford, with ij banerettes, and xxt!
XX XX
knyghtes, & iiij and xij men of Armes, and iiij and xv
Archers on horsebakke.
U Richard Talbot,8 Barouw, Stuard of J>e Kynges house, with
28 xiiij knyghtes, and lx of men of Armes, and Ix Archers on
horsebakke.
U lohn Darox9 the fadir, Baron, with xj knyghtes, and
xlviij11 of men of Armes, and lx Archers on horsebakke, and
.32 xx*1 Archers on foote.
U Berthelemew Burewassh, Baneret, the Kynges Chamber-
leyn, with one baneret, and xxvjti10 knyghtes, Ixxxj of men of
Armes, & lviijtl Archers on horsebak, & xix on foote.
56 H Waulter Manny, vritJi o]?er xxvtin banerettes, with theyre
1-1 om. L. 2 xxv« L. 3 C & L. 4 CO L.
5 xiw L. 6 xv L. 7 leaf 139. 8 Talbot om. L. 9 Barox L.
10 & vj & xxt{ L. "
540 Eoll of Edward Ill's Army for Crecy and Calais.
XX
retenets, that is to say, with C xxiiij11 knyghtes, D1 iiij xir
XX
of2 men of Armes, and D iiij xij archers on horsebakke, and
of hobillers and Pavysers, and C xix Archers on foote.
H Sir William Wareyne, knyghte, with oj?ir iiij and xv 4
knyghtes, CCC iiij xiiij 3 pavisers and hobelers on horsbakke,
and xvj archers on foote.
II Sir Waulter Wetewang, the Kynges wardroper, with ij
knyghtes, and xxv*1 of men of Armes, and xxxvj*1 Archers on 8
horsbakke.
11 Maistre Symond Islepe, "Privey Seal, with xvij 4 men of
Armes, and xij Archers on horsebakke, and iiij Archers on.
foote. 12
U Philip Western, Clerk, with iij knyghtes, and xxviju of men
of Armes, and xxxtj Archers on horsebakke.
U William Keldesby, Clerk, with iij knyghtes, and Ixxiij of5
men of Armes, and Ixviij Archers on horsbakke, and xij 16
Archers on foote.
H Sir William Dalton, Countroller of j>e Kynges house,
with o]>er xix Clerkes of dyuers officers, with an C xiiij vndir-
Clerkes and squyers, and C xxvu Archers on horsebakke, and 20
ij Archers6 on foote.
U William at Wode, the Kynge«9 banerer, with ofer iiij
bane?*ers, and C xxxij*1 of Sergiauntes to men of Armes,
Scutifers of )>e Kynges house, sergeauntes of diuerse office, 24
and mynstrelles, CClxviij Archers, hobelers, banerers, mes-
sagers and yemen of }>& Kynges Chambre, and of diuerse
offices in J?e Kynges house.
H Sir Thomas Haukeston, knyght, with an C Ixj of men of 28
Armes, and CCC xiij Archers on horsbakke, and CC xlj*1
Archers on foote.
H Maistre Siluestre Benet, and o]>er CCC xiiij Masons,
Carpenters, Smythes, pavylers, mynours, Armerers, Gunwers, 32
and Artillers.
11 Sir lohn Ward, knyght, with x Centenaries and lti men of
XX XX
Armes, and D7CC iiij, and viij vyntenaries, and CC iiij xviij8
Archers on horsbakke, and I) hobilers, and xv9 M^ iiij 36
Archers on foote.
1 and L (D = 500, misread as &). 2 of om. L. 3 & xv L.
4 xxvj L. 5 of om. L. xx 6 on horsebakke and ij Archers om. L.
7 D (500) om. L. 8 viii viiij L. 9 xvj L.
Eoll of Edward Ill's Army for Crecy and Calais. 541
XX
IT Sir Ho weft Griffith, knyghte, with o]>er ij knyghtes, and iiij
men of Armes of Walshemen of North wales and South-
wales, and ij C and iij vintenares, and iiij M* CC Walshmen).
4 U Maisters of Shippes, and Constables, maryners, and
pages, f>e nonibre of DCC : J>e iiombre of maryners, bargers,
and balyngers and vitailers, xvj Mt.
H And thes ben ]>e names of the Aliens which were fe
8 Kynges frendes, and in his Sande that same tyme>
and halp hym in his werres in Fraunce. scilicet : —
!H Lodewik, the Emperoure of Rome, with a certeyn men
of Armes.
12 IT Reynold, Duke of Gildre, with a certeyn-men of Armes.
1T lohn, Duke of Brabaii, with a certeyne men of Armes.
IT William, Erie of Henawde, with a certeyne men of Armes,
U Tederik, lord Faukemand, with a certeyne men of Armes.
16 U Corald of Marke, with a certeyne men of Armes.
11 Bertold, Erie of Baiespath, Mawrchion de Brandesburghe,
and othir knyghtes and squyers, straungers, witholden) with
)?e Kynge.
20 U Baudewyn, Archbisshope of Treeue, with a certeyn) men*
IF Archbisshope2 of Magunenser with a certeyn) men.
IF Guilmyn, Marchion luliacen, with a certeyn) men.
1T The Erie of Helsteyn), with o]>er xxiiij*1 knyghtes alieyns,
24 clepit ' Nethirbandes/ and C iiij viij of men of Armes, and C
Ixvj pavisers.
^1 The Erie of Freyburghe, with olper xlu knyghtes alieyns,
clepit 'Eue?'bandes,' &3 CC xxxiiij*1 of men of Armes and C
28 iiij ix4 pavisers.
H The nombre of J?e retenue, wz't/iout Alieyns, that is to say,
of erles, barons, bane?'ettes, knyghtes, men of armes, Constables,
Centeners, capteyns, vynteners, Archers on horsbak, hobelers,
32 Archers of5 foote, and Walshmen, as pe rolles of be retenu make
XX
mencibn, is xxvM1. CC iiij. 1T The nombre of Masone, carpenters,
smythes, pavilone^-s, Arme?'ers, Gunners and artillers, is CCC xiiij.
1T The nombre of )>e maisteres of shippes, Constables, maryne?*s
36 and pages of shippis, barge?'s, balyngers, and vitteilers is xvj. M1.
U When Kyng Edward had made his retenu and his Armee
1 leaf 139, lack. 2 The erchbisshop L. 3 & om. L.
4 clxvi L. 5 on L.
542 Battles before and at Crecy. English victories.
in pis wise as before is said, and his navey was redy, he shippit
the xijte day of lule, the yere of our Lord M.*.CCC xlvj*1, and
saylet toward Normaundy, and londit at Hogges, and restet
hym ther vj daies, and vnshippit his pepiH ; and pen went he 4
toward Cane, brennyng & distrying euer as he went by pe way.
And pe xxviij11 day of luyle, at pe brigge of Cane, that was
strenghet be Normaundes, he had there a gret bataile, and longe
duryng, thrughe g?*et multitude of pepil pat was ]>er slayn) ; and per 8
was take pe Erie of Elbe,1 the Lord Tankervile, and an C
knyghtes and men of Arrnes, and vjc footemen ; and al pe sub-
barbes to pe hard walles was born) and cariet away, al pat couth be
cariet. And so pe Kyng passet forth in pe cuntrey, and wastet 12
and distryet xxu myle in brede.
U Philip of Yalois, Kyng of Fraunce, was fast by \\tth a
gret host, and hard perof, and wold not come cue?* pe water of Seyne,
but brake al the brigges beyonde pe water, from Roan to Parise, 16
and fled w?'t7* his host to Parise. U When Kyng Edward come
to pe water of Seyne, he fand al pe brigges broken ; but wzt/dn
ij daies he made a brige ageyne. and on pe morowe aftir oure
Lady day Assu?ttpcion, he passet ouer J>e Water of Seyne, and 20
went toward Cressy, & distryet by pe way, townes, and J?e pepiH
in hem. And in }>e Fest of Saynt Berthelemewe, he passet the
water of Suwme vnhurt, wz't/i al his host, where-as neuer was no
passage before pat tyme ; And yet per ware ij M* Frenshmen to 24
haue lette his passage. And pen, pe xxvjti2 day of August,
Edward f aught beside Cressy, in a feld, havyng iij batayles of
Englishmen, & Philips of Valois iiij batailes : pe lest batail passet
pe nomber of Englishmen. And when pe ij hostes mette to-gedre, 28
ther 3fell in-with the host of Fraunce, the Kyng of4 Beanie, pe
Duk of Loryn, And oper Erles, as of Flaundres, Dalison),
Blois, Harecourt, Aunard, and5 Navers, and many oper
lordes and barons, knyghtes and men of Armes, the nombre of j 32
Mt CCCCC and xlij*1, without footemen. And yette for al this,
Phelip the Kyng6 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 withdraweth" hym.' 7 36
U And thus Kyng Edward had pe Victory ; and there he and his
pepiH hem restet, and thanket God. and on pe morow after, pe
1 pe Erie of Elbe om. L. 2 vj L. 3 leaf 140. 4 kyng Ha. king of L.
5 Auiiard and om. L. 6 pe king Phelipe L. 7 hym om. L.
Echo. Ill besieges Calais. The Scots invade England, & lose. 54S
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
Norharaptoun, and ))e Erie of Suffolke, with theire meyny, and
4 slowe of hem ij M*, and toke many of the gentils prisoners ; and
al J?e remenaunt fled iiij lekes thens. And thrid day after, the1
Kyng Edwerd went toward Caleis, distryirig al J)e cuntrey as he
rode, and laide2 seege to Caleis3 J>e iijde day of Septembre, with
8 the Casteli, and contynnet £e sege still4 from that day vnto j)e iijde
day of Aust the next yere folowyng.
U Whiles Kyng Edward lay at Seege of5 Caleys, a gret
power of Scottes come in-to Englond, to ISTevilcros, about Saint
12 Luyk day, wenyng to haue founden al £e land destitute and voide
of men, because the Kyng was beyonde pe see with a gret host ;
6J?ei wend ]>er had be non lafte at home, but prestes, men of religion,
plowmen and laborers ;6 but, thanket be God ! they fand7 enow to
1 6 wiststonde hem : they robbit and made gret distrucczon ; And so
ther was a day of Batail sette betwene hem and certeyn lordes and
men of holy chirch that were in that cuntrey, and pe comyn
pepiH; at which batail, throw Goddes myghte, [the Scottes] were8
20 discomfit, noJbwithstondyng they were iij men ageyne one of
Englisshe men.9 And pere were slayne the chiualry of Scotte-
lond ; and there was Dauid, the Kyng of Scottes, taken fleying,
smytte thrughe ]?e nose with an Arowe, be a yoman that was
24 callet Copeland ; 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
cure Lord aboue-said. And when pe 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 bro^t with hem ]?e Kyng
of Scottes, and o]>er lordes that were take prisoners, and led hem
to J>e Toure, where-as they abode of ]?e comyng of Kyng Edward
32 out of Eraunce ; and aftir that was raunsont at G M* marc^, to be1
payde in x yere, ich yere x M* marcs.
1 the om. L. 2 laide J>erto L. 3 to Caleis om. L.
4 Septembre which seege continued still L. 5 att L.
6— 6 om. L. 7 fande men E. 8 were J>e scottes L. were Ha.
9 of englisshe men om. L.
544 Edio. Ill at Calais. Rich. II & Henry Bolinylroke.
U Of the Conquest of Caleis by Kyng Edward of Wyndisore ;
and of the tresoim that was ordeynt for Caleis by one Sir
Geffrey Chamey. [Big writing rmderHned in red in the MS.]
EDward, Kyng of Englond contynuet at J?e seege still aft the 4
wynter, and Philip Valois, Kyng of Fraunce, purpaset
hym vfith some fraude to putte hym fro )>e seege, and come the
xxvij*1 day of luyle, j>e yere of oure Lord Mt CCC xlviju to
CalkeweH, a myle and an half from Caleis, with a gret host ; 8
and sent to Kyng Edward, and asldt hym whedir he durst feight
vritft hyme the iijde day, about euensonge tyme, and leve fe seege.
And Kyng Edward onon, wit/i-out eny counsaile or avisement,
acceptet gladly the day; and yette much of his pepiH wer seke and 12
•ded on ]?e fflux. U When J>e Kyng of Fraunce wist verely that
he wold feight, with-out eny avisement or long tarying he sette his
loggynges on fyre, and went cowarly his way.
III.
[From Bolingbroke's return, A.D. 1399, to A.D. 1405.]
1 1F When Kyng Kichard had tithynges in Irlond, that Henry 1 6
of Boleynbroke, Duyke of Herford, was 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 2Flynt 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 menewhile,
Henry Boleynbrok 3 come [to] Herford, and [j>e] Erie of Derby 3
•come to Chestre, and loggit in the CasteH, 3with-in the Inner ward
j?erof, which caste H Kyng Eichard had riolly repeiret, and made 24-
•with hertes of frestone betwene ich lope, with crownes and cheynes
about theire nekkes, for he lovit wele that place3 // And then was
there sent vnto the casteH of Flynt, Maister Thomas ArundeH,
Archbisshope of Caunterbury, and Sir Henry Percy, Erie of 28
Northu??ibrelond, and othir lordes, both spiritual and temperaH ;
and there was much thyng spoken of betwene J?e Kyng and hem,
by gret othis and suyrtees made, that he shuld come vnto Chestre
savely, and4 spek with the Duyk, and be delyuert savely ageyn) to 32
the said casteti : which othis and suyrtees were not al parfowremet.
1 leaf 152, at foot. The red underlines are not now markt by difference
•of type.
2 leaf 152, back. 3-3 om. L. 4 to L.
Rich. II is deserted, taken, and imprisond in the Tower. 545
And so come the Kyng ridyng vnto Chestre Jand yong Henry
with hyme, that was }>e eldest sone of the said Duyk of Herford1 //
and was loggit in the vtterward of the casteH of Chestre.2 Then
4 Kyng Eichard vndirstood and knewe wele that it was not wele on3
heire4 syde. And the same nyght, after that5 Kyng Eichard was
gone to Chestir, Sir Thomas Percy, Erie of Wircestre and stuard of
the Kynges howsold, come into the haH amonges the pepiH, and
8 there lie brak the rodde of his office, and bade enery man do his
best ; And so went ich man his way.
11 Then J?e Kyng and6 the Duyk mette and spake to-gedirs in
J?e haH of ]>& said CasteH, :that was in the vtterward,1 a longe
12 while, and aftir departet; and in7 the departyng, Henry, the sonwe
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. U Then this yong knyght Henry
brought Ipe Kyng to his chambre vfith a sorowfuli hert, for cause
he shuld depart from his godfadir and his Souerayne Lord, for he
louet hyme enterely. A.nd when he come into the Kynges
20 chambre, he tolde the Kyng how he most, the next day aftir,
wayte vppon) his fadir, be streyt and* hard comaundement. And
then J?e kyng said to hym) the[s]e wordes : 11 " Good sonwe Henry, I
gyve the good8 leve to do thy fadirs comaundement; but I knowe
24 wele 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 now
ho we it wil go." And so on the next day aftir, Henry toke his
leue of J>e Kyng his godfadir with an hevy hert, and went to his
28 fadir, Duyk of Herford. And after that, was the Kyng arestet in
the same CasteH by the said Duyk, and al his meyny that were
about hym put away ; and such men were put about hym as the
Duyk wold. Then from thens he was broughte to London), and, by
32 assent of al ]?e lordes, putte in ]?e Toure. x And on Saint. Laurence
even, ]?e hed of Pe?'kyn) of Lee was smyt of vnder the lubet9 of
Chestre.1
l-1 om. L. 2 of Chestre om. L. 3 in L. 4 his L.
5 that om. L. 6 J>e kyng and om. L. 7 at L.
8 good om. L. 9 gibbet L.
546 Rich. II dies and is luried. Conspiracy against Henry IV.
1 U Of the deth of Kyng Richard, and of othir dyuers Dukes,
El'leS, and barons mOO. [.Big writing, underlined with red.']
IN the first yere of the regne2 of Kyng Henry the iiijte, Kyng
Richard, which fat was put doune of3 his Rialte, was in fe 4
CasteH of Pountfret vndir fe ward of Sir Robert4 of Watirton),
knyght5 ; and fere he was ich day servet [as] a6 Kyng aught to he,
that he myght se it ; but he myght come to non f erof ; wherfore
sone aftir he deyd for honger in prison in fe same CasteH7 ; and so 8
he made his ende. 11 And when Kyng Henry wist verely that he
was ded, because much pepirl said he was on lyve many a day after,
he made to sere hym, and clofe hym in8 lynnen Cloth, al saave
oiiely the visage; and that was lafte open, that men myght se and 12
knowe his persone from al ofer; and so was he brought with
torch-light vnto Paulis at London, and had fere his masse and
dirige, and f e same wise at Westemynster ; and fen from Paules he
was broughte to Langeley, and fere he was enteret. 16
U That same yere Kyng Henry the iiijte held his Cristenias in
f e Casterl of Wynnessore : and on the xijte even come to hym the
Duke of Awmarle, 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,9 and of er moo of theyre Affynyte, were accordit to
make a mummyng vnto fe said Kyng Henry on xijte day at
nyght, in10 which mummyng fei purpaset to sle hym. IT When11
Kyng Henry fe iiijte 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, eue?y man his way ; And aftirward thei
were taken in certeyn places of Englond be f e comyns, and hedit, 28
and feire hedis sette on London) Brigge, 12and theire bodyes
quartert, and sett vp in dyu<??-s townes of Englond.12 Whos names
folowen here aftir13 in fis table, and the places where fei wer taken,
and hedit : 32
Att Circestre were
taken with hem of f e -
toune
Duke of Surry and Erle^
of Kent14 I quarteret15
The Erie of Salesbery f and hedit.
iThe Erie of Oxenford 36
I leaf 153. 2 of the regne om. L. 3 from L. 4 Henry L.
5 knyght om. L. 6 a Ha. as a L. 7 in f e same Castett om. L.
8 on L. 9 and )>e Erie of Gloucestre om. L. 10 on L.
II And when L. 12-12 om. L. 13 aftir om. L. •
14 and Erie of Kent om. L. 15 And ]>es tlire were quartered L
Beheaded Conspirators. Owen Glendower in Wales. 547
f Sir Thomas Blounfj
ll
quateret
-and
hedit.
At Oxenford were take) Sir Rauf Luwnay Vknyghtes
\\iili hem of ]?e tonne .1 Sir Benet Sely J
4. iThomas1 Wynte?'sshift squyer J
At PritweU in a mylne [ | And quarteret,2 and
was take by th[e] \ Sir Iohn) H°land hedit at Plasshe in
n |Duyk of Excestre L-,
Comyns .1 I Essex.
8 At Bristow was take f The Erie of Gloucestre ^quarteret and
by hem of J>e toune . .land Lord Spencer. /hedit.3
4 And aftirward in that5 same yere, was Sir Bernard6 Brocas,
knyght, 7and Sir lohii) Shelley, knyghte, And Sir lobn) Mawde-
12 leyne and Ferby, pa?'sones of Kyng Eichard Chapefi,7 take, and
put in pe Toure of Londone ; and there they were iuget to the
deth8, 7theire hedes to be smyttoii of, and sette on London Brigge :
and so they were. IF That same yere, Queene Isabel}, that was the
16 wiff of Kyng Richard the Secunde, was dischargit of hir dowery,
and sent home in-to Fraunce ageyne with many rich gyftes.7
II Of the werre of Wales betwene the Lord Gray of Rithen
and Oweyn of Glyndore of Wales, and of the bataile of
20 Shrewlsbury, \E\g writing, underlined with red.]
IN the secunde yere of the regne of Kyng Henry the iiijte, was
Sire Roger of Claryntouw, knyght, and the Pryoure of Laimde,
and viij Freres Mynoures, — 7wherof som??ze were maisters of
24 dyvinite7 — and olper moo, were, for tresone, drawe and hanget at
Tiburne.9 H That same yere ther began a gret cliscenc^on and a
debate in Wales betwene J>e Lord Gray of fe Rithyn) 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-men, and distroyet
fe lordeshipes of the Lord Gray, and of jje Kynges also, and did
much harme through-out Wales, and robbet and slowe the Kynges
pepiH, both Englissh and Walsh, and the Lord Gray distroyet, on
32 his party, al pat held with pe said Oweyne ; And this werre endurit
xij yere. U And at last this Oweyne toke the Lord Grey, Prisoner,
-and were raunsont for YC1° prisoners of Walsh-men of the March11 ;
1 And Thomas L. 2 And quarteret om. L.
3 quarteret and hedit om. L. 4 leaf 153, back. 5 |>e L.
6 Thomas L. 7-7 om. L. 8 luged & put to deth L.
9 at Tiburne om. L. 10 vj C L. n of the March om. L.
BRUT. 0 O
5-JjS Expedition to Wales. Halidon Hill. Hotspur s Quarrel.
and j>e Lord Gray at last to wedde his dough ter, and kept hym
there with his wiff; and sone after he dyet. U Then went the
Kyng in-to Wales with a gret power, to distry this Oweyne and f>e
rebelles of Wales ; but J>e Walssh men fled vp on hye niounteynes, 4
where-as J>e Kyng couth in no wise come to hem ; and so ]?e Kyng
sped not )>ere; wherfore he retournet home ageyne. TAnd J?at
same yere was a gret drowrth and a scariste of whete, so that a
quarter was wurth xvj8.
51 That same yere Sir William Sawtre, preest, was brent in
Smythfeld, for eresy ; and that yere Sir Roger Waldeyne and Sir
Richard Clidrowe qvytte2 by a quest of men of London, and
that same [yere] was a bataile on Halydou?i Hylle betwene 12
Englissh-men and Scottes, where-as was taken ]>e Erie Douglas, and
his "one ey smytte out, and j?e Erie of Moriss, and many othir
lordes, knyghtes and squyers ; and so, as God wold*, thenglissh men
had j?e feld? and Jje victory.1 16
U In the iijde yere of ]>& regne of Kyng Henry the iiijte,3 Apperit
a sterre in }>e nrmame?^t 1in the west, in fe inonyth of Feueryere,1^
which wes clepit the ' blasyng sterre,' 1and of clerkes it was clepit
4 stella Comata.'1 Anon after, fell a debate betwene fe Kyng and 20
Sir Henry Percy, that was callet ainonge pe Scottes ' Henry Hate-
spurre.' This Syre Henry come vnto J>e Kyng, and asket of hym
-certeyn wages that he was behynde, for fe kepyng and wardeyu-
shipe of J>e Marches, and fe 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, ' ne had he ben, he had neuer be Kyng of Englond.'
The Kyng then, with that word was sore nievyt, and with his fist
-stroke Sir4 Henry Percy on fe cheke. And J>en Sir Henry, sore 28
aggrevid, said the[s]e wordes vnto the Kyng : " In faith, this shal
be the derrest-boght buffet that euer was in Englond"; and with ]?at
word Hurnet the bakke, and1 toke his hors, and rode his way with
his meyny Hhat come with hym.1 When ]?e Kyng had sniytten 32
Sir Henry thus, as before is said, yet he was sory ferof, and hym
repentet, and sent for Sire Henry ageyne ; but he wold* come to
J?e Kyng in no wise, but rode forth, and rayset a gre[te] pepili of
•diners shires, and specialy of Chestre-shire ; and on Saynt Mary 36
Mawdeleyne euen next folowyng, the yere of owre5 Lord I .M*.
CCCC. iij.,6 was a gret bataile besydes Shrewesbery, betwene Kyng
1-1 om. L. 2 qvytte = were acquitted. :J the iiijte om. L.
4 Sir om. L. 5 om. Ha. owre L. 6 & iij L.
Battle of Shrewsbury, 1403, the sorest fought in England. 549
Henry fe iiijtel and-pe said Sir Henry Percy, by false counsaile and
-wikket steryng of Sir Thomas Percy, Erie of Wircestre, and vncle
vnto the said Henry Percy, in which bataile was slayne, first, Sir
4 Henry Percy hym self,2 and f e moost party of his pepiH ; and Sir
Thomas Percy, Erie of Wircestre3 was taken), 4and was kept ij
dayes, and after was drawe4 and5 hanget, 4and his hed smytton)
of, and sette on London Brigge. And in that same batayle,4 on6
8 f e Kynges party, was slayne The Erie of Stafford, and Sir Waltere
Bloimt in fe Kynges cote Armure 4vnder fe Kynges baner,4 &
7 many othir wurthy knyghtes and Squyers and good yemen.8 And
in that same bataile fe Prynce was smytte thrugh fe hed with an
12 Arowe;, and yet God fortunet that he lyvit. 4And Sir lolin) of
Stanley, knyght, was smytte in the throte with an Arowe ; and
when f e bataile was done, the Kyng sent to hym, and to wete of
hym what he shuld 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 f e Kyng asket what he said ; and he fat was sent
to hym said to f e Kyng that he shuld* 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 forgyvenes; but aftir fe bataile the
Kynges meyny come into Chestirshire, and dispoylet f e cuntre in
euery part, and bare away the goodes that couth be caryet.4
24 II This bataile was f e heviest, and vnkyndest and sorest batail fat
euer was before that tyme in Englond ; for ther was fe source
-ageynes fe fadir, and the brothir ageynes brothir,9 and kynue
-ageynes kynne ; 4and f er was beriet in on pitte xjc men ; in which
28 place is nowe a ChapeH of oure Lady, & prestes syngyng for
sawles. And thys bataile was the yere of oure Lord aboue-sayd,
wherof a versifier makith mencion, And sayth on thys wyse :
Anno Milleno quadracenteno-qwe trino,
32 Bellum Salopie fuerat in Mag[ne] Mari[e] nocte.
How Dame lahne, Duchess of Britayne, come into Englond, and
weddit vnto Kyng Henry the iiijte. And of the comyng of
f e EmperOUie m-tO Englond.4 LStff writing, underlined with red.-]
1 MS. >erte. 2 and hym self Ha. hym self om. L.
3 Erie of Wircestre om. L. 4— 4 om. L. 5 And aftirward L,
6 And on L. 7 Zea/154. 8 and good yemeu om. L.
9 the "broker L.
550 Emperor of Constantinople. Battle of Marck.
IN the iiijte yere of fe regne of Kyng Henry the iiijte [the]
Empe?*oure of ConstaigyrDnople come in-to Englond, to se ])e
goue?*naunce and f e co?iveyaunce of f e land, and f e comoditees, on
fe Kynges cost ; and when he had seyne al fat he wolde, he went 4
ageyne. And fat same yere, Dame lahne, Duches of Britayne,
come into Euglond, and landet at Falmouthe in Cornewaile, and
was weddit vn-to Kyng Henry J>e iiijte at Wynchester, in the
Abbay of Saynt S \vithyn, and sone aftirward was crownet at 8
Westeniynster. H And )>at same yere, Dame Blaunche, the eldest
daughter of Kyng Henry J>e iiij16,1 was sent with Sire lohn) Beau
fort, Erie of Somer^ed, hir vncle, and with Maistre Richard Clifford,
that tyme Bysshope of Londone, and ofer notable persones, vnto 12
Coleyne; and fer was she weddit vnto fe sone of fe Duke of
Barry ; and after f e ffest of f e mariage was done, f e saide Erie
and Bisshope come into Englonde ageyne.
Of the batalle Of Mark. &io fetters, reel underlines.-] 16
U In f e vte yere of f e regne of Kyng Henry fe iiijte, f e Lord
Thomas, f e sonwe of Kyng Henry, and f e Erie of Kent, with many
ofer wurthy men, went to f e see ; and they landit at Scluys, and
made pere a gret assaut, and brent 2in pe He of Cageant, and tokew2 20
iij karrikkes of Geene, lade3 with diuerse4 Marchaundise, and hem
brou^t into ]?e Cambre5 before Winchilsey; 2and pere ]>e goodes
were cantet, and one of fe karrikkes was sodanly brent ; and so fe
said lordes went no ferther at fat tyme.2 24
H And that yere, in fe xxiiij*1. day of lunij, the Erie of Saynt
Paule laide seege to f e CasteH of Mark, iiij myle out of Caleys, with
iiij M* men, and diket hem stronge with-in f e toune of Mark,6 lohn)7
Beaufort, Erie of Somer^ed, that tyme beyng Capteyn) of Caleis, 2and 28
Sir Kichard of Asshton, knyghte, his leotenaunt ; which Eichard,2
wit/t the garison) of Caleis, allonely8 went to Mark, and faught with
fe Frensshmen) long, and entirt in on hem at fe Northgappe, 2and
at f e west gappe,2 and slow and toke al that wolde abide. And fe 32
Erie of Saynt Paule hym-self fled his way, 9be f e marreys ; and or
fe bateii wes done, Sir lohn) Beaufort, Erie of Somer^ed and
Capteyne of Caleys, come, out of Englond, and landit at Caleys,
1 }>e eldest doughtir of king henry dame Blanch L.
2— 2 om. L. 3 with lade Ha. 4 diuerse om. L.
5 into >e Cambre om. L. 6 of Mark om. L. 7 But lohn) L.
8 of Caleis allonely om. L. 9 om. L to line 2, next page.
Lollard Conspiracy. Arrest of Sir John Oldcastle. 551
and went to Mark, and come to pe ende of )>e discimfiture of pe
Frenssh-men9 : And per was taken the Lord Hanget and1 many
wurthy prisoners of2 knyghtes, squyers, 3and men of Armes. and
4 pis bataile was done pe yere of oure Lorde aboue [said, Mt] CCCC v,
? and on saynt Crispyne and Crispianes day, as a versifier makes
perof mencion, and saith3 : [No verses follow in the MS.]
IV.
[From the first year of Henry V, 1413, to the third year, 1415.]
4 And in pat same yere, on Twelft Night, 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 mummyng
at Eltham, where pe Kyng was; and vnder pe coloure of the
mumwiyng, they wold* have distryet pe Kyng, and pe lordes spirit-
12 uaH and temperaH, and all pe clergy of pe Eeanie. And pey had
cast to haue taken) pe- feld? be-side Saint Giles ; but, as God wold',
J>e Kyng perof had warnyng, and come to London), and with hym
pe Bisshope5 of Caunterbery, and toke pe feld! beside Saint Tones
1 6 and Clerkyn)-weHe, and made to kepe al pe hye wayes to London) ;
and so were thei taken) ay as they come thidirwardl. And in
London) was tak Sire Koger1 Acton), knyghte, and was drawe &
hanget be-side Saint Giles, where }>e Kyng lete do make iiij paires
20 of gallous, pat were callet ' pe lollers galowes.' And per wes take,
Syre lohn) Beuerlay, a prest, and lohn) Broune, a squyere, and
many oper moo, pe nombre of xxxviij persons and moo, and were
draw, hanget and brent. H And Sir John) OldcasteH, pe Lord
24 Cobbani, was arest at "Wyndesore for heresy, and was sent to pe
Toure of London) ; and sone afte?*, he was examynt at pe6 ifrere
prechours, before al the7 clergy of pe wurthiest of religion), and
bisshoppes, and doctours of dyvinite ; and per were tempera! lordes
28 to here hys opynions. and af ter, he was sent vnto pe Toure ageyn ;
but sone after he brake out of pe Toure, and went in-to Walis.
U And pat same yere lohn) Sere, a squyer, slowe Tibey,8 a prest in
9 London, beside Aldrichgate,10 and pen toke the chirch of Saint
1 the Lord Hanget and om. L. 2 prisoners of om. L.
3— 3 om. L. 4 leaf 155, back. 5 erchbisshop L.
6 ]>e om. L. 7 al Ha. ' al the L. 8 Tibey om. L. 9 leaf 156.
10 beside Aldrichgate om. L.
552 Henry V 's preparations for the Invasion of France.
Anne ; wherfore pe Kyng made pe Cite to wach hym per, day and
nyght, duryng iij wokes ; and pen was he muret vp in the chircli :
pen he and iij of his mene forswore pe londe, and went in-to
Fraunce, and there he dyet. 4
11 And in )>e seconde yere of his regne, he helde a gret counsaile
at Westmyn[s]ter, with al pe lorde.s of his Reame, spiritual! and
tempe?-ali : where it was tretit and spoken) of his title pat he had
to Normaundy, Gascoyne and Gyan, which was his enheritaunce of 8
righte. and after, he held a gret parlement at Leicestre, where, be
thavice of al his lordes of his Counsaile, and of pe comyns of his
land, he sent in-to Fraunce his enbassatom's, to pe 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 )>e
sword!, by ]>e helpe of Ihesu Crist. U Then ]>Q Dolfyn) of Fraunce,
Charles, ansuard? to pe Kynges enbassatours, and said : " you re
Kyng of Englond is oner1 yong and tendre of age to be a good 16
werrioure, and not like to make such a conquest on Fraunce."
H Then pe Kynge.s- enbassatours, heryng this scornfutt ansuare,
retournet in-to Englond ageyne, and told pe Kyng and his Counsaile
the ansuare and pe entent of pe Dolfyn) and of pe Counsaile of 20
Fraunce. 1F The Kyng then was perwith sore amevide ; and onon)
in al hast made redy his ordinaunce necessary for pe werre, and
lete make .iij. gret shippes — one of xvc tonne pat was clepit pe
1 Gracedieu,' and )>e 'gost' and pe 'trynite/ smaller shippes. and 24
he lete ordeyne and make gret gunnes, and al o]>er ordynaunces,
and made his retenewe, And comaundet his lordys, dukes, erles
and2 barons, knyghtes, squyers,3 and al olper comyne?*s, masons,
carpenters, and al4 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 was Day at Southampton), where he
ordeynt his navey to be ]>er, redy to abide his comyng : 5whidir
come many shippes out of Holynd.5 And when )>e kyng was redy, 32
he come to Southampton) on Lammas day,6 where-as mette hym
al his pepill ; and \er was he redy 7 to take his viage 5 in-to .
Normandy.
At which day5 it was puplisshit, and openly knowen), pat iij 36
lordes, pat is to say, Richard, Erie of Cambrigge, broper to Edward,
1 ou Ha. oner L. 2 and om. L.
3 & squyers L. 4 al ojrir L. 5— * om. L.
6 on Lam?;ias day om. L. 7 And as he was redy L.
Traitors beheaded. Henry V takes Harfleur. c Goodgrace! 553
Duyk of York, and pe Lord Scrope, Tresourer of Englond', and Sir
Thomas Gray, knyght, had receyuet a gret som??ze of money, pat is
to say, a M* pounde of gold,1 and had sold pe Kyng vnto pe
4 Frensshmeii) and his brether.2 Wherfore they were onon taken)
and lugit, their hedis to be smytton) of ; and so tliey were, * without
pe Sonthgates at Southampton).3 And. when that was done, pe
Kyng shippit with his host, and so saylet in-to Normaundy4 with
8 xvc shippes, gret and small, And arryvet at Kittance one cure
Lady even), pe Assumpczon. And from thens he went streight to
Harflewe, and besegit pe tonne be londe and be watir.
How kyng Henry the Vte wanne Harflewe ; and of the bataile
12 of Agincourt, and how the Emperoure come into Englond'.
WHen Harflewe was besegit be londe and be water, per were in
}>e toune viijc men of werre, with-out lordes and states. And
thes were pe names of pe lordes : Sir lakes de Harecourt, capteyn),
16 pe Lord Gawcourt, the Lord of Hakvyse, the Lord of Elorry, the
Lord of Bleynvile, the Lord of Tiptot, the Lord of Combrevyle, the
Lord of Eeushvyle, and opir moo which slial be reherset herafter
51 The Kyng pen sent to Sir lakes cle Harecourt, Capteyn) of Har-
20 flewe, and hym comaundit to delyuer 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 ' goodgrace,' his gret gune, and al his o]>er gmmes, on
24 ich a side, and comaundit his gunners to bete doune pe walles. and
so thei shotte on ich side, and brak doune pe walles, and pe houses
with-in the toune. H When thny of pe toune pat saw, they sent to
Kyng Henry, 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 vfith-in pe viijte dayes, they wold
deliue?* to hym the keyes and pe toune : and per-vppon) pai wold
deliue?' hym xxiiij lordes in hostage, and of the wurthyest men of
32 pe toune.
IT The Kyng then grauntet wele perto; and so 5they delyuert
xxiiij*1 hostages, whos names ben written) in this table 3next
f olowyng, pat is to say : 3 —
1 receyued the sonr/ne of M1 li of gold L.
2 and his brether om. L. 3— 3 om. L.
4 shipped & sailed toward Normandy L. 5 leaf 156, bad:.
554 Harfleur Hostages. Henry V reaches Ayincourt.
-The Lord Tuttevile,
The Lord of Clere,
The Lord of Chasteleynn
De Beau vise,1 J
The Lord Blowset,
The Lord Burnet, \
of Langchampe,2/
The Lord John)3 of Male vile,
The Lord Charles4 de Saint
Claleyn),
The Lord Caradouse5 Deske-
sewis,
The Lord lakes6 de Bank v vie,
Guilliam de Fount,
Thomas de Asses,
lohn) Malherbe,
lohn) Harrard,
Stephan Heuband,
Guilliam Buchier,
Laurence Robyn),
lohn Buchier
Aleyn Ligne,
lohn) G-raunt,
Robyn) Walkyle,
lohn le Mare,
lanyn) le Duyk,
Guilmot Guillias.
Colyn)7 Langloys,
12
H And when thes xxiiijte hostages were sent out of pe tonne to
pe Kyng, al thoo viij dayes after they of pe toune loket after 16
rescouse ; but per come none. Wherfore Sir lakes de Harecourt,-
8 pat was Capteyn) of pe toune of Harflew,8 vrith lordes and stales
of pe toune, brough[t] pe9 Kyng pe keys at the viijte dayes ende,
and deliuert hym pe toune. U Then pe Kyng made pe Erie of 20
Dorset, Beaufort his vnkill, capteyn) of pe toune, and hym coni-
aundit to put out al the Frensshe pepiH pat were wit/iin, man)
woman) and child, and stuff pe toune wt't/i Englisshemen, and so
he did. U Then pe Kyng remevit from pens with his pepitt, and 24
come doun) to Caleis-ward be land, to pe noumbre of viij Mt. ; but
pe Frensshe-men hade breken) alle the brigges where he shuld haue
passit oue?*. Wherfore he sought his way in ope?* places, and
come dounward to a place clepit Agincourt ; wliere-as al pe power 28
of Fraunce wer gedirfc, and redy to stoppe hym pe way, and to
gyve hym bataile. U And when pe Kyng this sawe, he praid God
be his helpe ; and with pe pepiH pa[t] he had, which was but scarse
viij Mf, made hym redy, and hym enbatailt. U The Kyng pat 32
tyme had a mys-trust in Edward, Duyk of York; and pat the
Duyke wele perceyuet, and come to pe Kyng, and hym besoughte
that he myght haue pe vaward pat day. and pe Kyng hym
1 De Beauvise om. L. 2 of Langchampe am. L.
:{ lohn) om. L. 4 Charles om. L.
5 Caradouse om. L. 6 lakes om. L. 7 And Colyn L.
8-8 om. L. 9 to ])G L.
The Battle of Agincourt. The French Lords slain. 555
graunted. Then pe Duyk went forth, and comaundit and charget
Query man to ordeyne hym a stake of tre, sharpet at both endys,
and pight an ende asslope in pe ground before hem), that pe
4 Frenshemen shuld? not ouerride hem ; for thair purpose was to
haue ouemden) hem ; for they were nombret vj Mf and moo. And
pe Frenshmen, al pe nyghte before or ]>at the bataile was, made
muche reveH, and cryeng and shoutyng,1 al pe nyghte, and plaiet
$ Englisshemen at pe2 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 wordes : " Sirres ! thenkes this day
to quyte youe as men, and feightes for ]>& righte of Englond ! and,
12 in the name of Almyghty God, avaunt bane?' ! and Saynt George,
this day thyii helpe ! " Then oure men knelit doune al attones, )
and made a cros on pe grounde, and kissit it, and put hem in }>e
mercy of God.
16 If The Frenshmen pen come with3 gret pride ferisly, and oure
archers shotte frely; and att last, both pe battailes loynet and
mette, and sore foughton) togedirs. And pe Frenshe men) presit so
fast and so thikke on oure pepiH, pat they feU on ]?e stakes ]>at
20 were pighte in the ground, horse and man), so thikke, ich ouer4
othir, pat gret pepiH of hem were slayne with-out eny stroke. And
]>e Kyng pat day fuli manfully faughte 5that same day, his oune
handys 5 ; so that 1 pece of his croune was broken, which afterward
24 was fowndeu and6 broughte to hym). and so at last, Almyghty God
gaue grace that he had pe victory of hys eninys, for al theire pride,
and slowe xij M* ; of the which, ]>e lordes and pe states of name,
theire names folowen in pis table herafter :
28 The Bisshope of Sayntis, The Erie of Brene,
The Duyke of Brabane, The Erie of Sannes,
The Duyk of Barry,- The Erie of Grauntpre,
The Duyke of Launson), The Erie of Fallyngberge,
32 The Erie of Douers, The Lord Dalabret,
The Erie of Marie, The Lord Heyle,
The Erie of Russe, The Constable of Fraunce,
The Erie of Almartyne, The Lord of Dampiere,
36 The Erie of Vandemou?*d, The Lord of Beaufremouwd,
1 and shoutyng om. L. 2 >e om. L. 3 in L.
4 on L. 5-5 om. L. 6 founden and om. L.
556
The French Lords kild at Agincourt.
The Lord of Danssy,1
The Lord Danmery,2
The Lord Robert3 Frere,
The Lord of Ranavile,
The Lord Waryii\
The Lord of Kemeram,
The Lord of Bakevyle,
The Lord Senal of Henawe,
The Lord of Mongangies,
4 The Lord Coursy,
The Lord Oudard of Rant,
The Lord of Hemes,
The Lord Symond of FragueH,
The Lord of Craniys,
The Lord Robert5 Monerigny,
The Lord of Queines,
The Lord Daunchy,
The Lord Gerard of Herbanes,
The Lord lohn) of Gres,
The Lord of Soile,
The Lord Dauphyan),
The Lord Moomteney,
The Lord Burcy and his sonwe,
The Lord Reynold Dagincourt,
The Lord Mayhewe6 of Humes,
The Lord Philipe of Fosseins,
The Lord Burian7 of Rubenpre,
The Lord of Poys,
The Lord Launcelet of Clarre,
The Lord of Hemede,
The Lord of Coresques,
The Lord of Marquet,
The Lord Robert of Poys,
8The Lord of Noel,8
The Lord Robert of Waryn,
The Lord Haucon)9 of Croan),
The Lord of Eroun)andhissonwe,
The Lord Colard of Fessenis,
The Lord Cheyny,
The Lord of BeauforcU,
The Lord of Bran en, 4
The Lord Rauloncl of Grotuse,
The Lord Philipe of Lens,
The Lord William Eriche,
The Lord of Saint Clos, 8
8 The Lord lohn) of Poys,8
The Lord lakes of Coriamble,
The Lord of Caimkesy,
8 The Lord Colard Somanyng,8 12'
The Lord Colard of Frenys, [coz. 2]
The Lord Gaumot of Burn vile,
The Lord Ronale of Flaundres,
The Lord Bidamue of Lannoys, 16-
The Lord John) of Garonns,
The Lord Dacoy,
The Lord Colenchet,
The Lord Doo, 20
The Lord lohn) of Beaumont,
The Lord lohn) of Drouy,
8 The Lord Charles,8
The Lord Philipe Lynberk10 24
and his sonwe,
The Lord lohn) of Calkevile,
The Lord of Bryoile,
The Lord William of Granevile, 28
The Lord Humers,
The Lord lohn) of Monteney,
The Lord of Htirlyn) and his
brope?*,
The Lord Malare of Guniay,
The Lord of Cankers,
8 The Lord of Houncious of
Poys,8 36
The Lord of Long,
1 AnvyL. 2 Amery L. 3 lord of L. 4 Zm/157.
5 lord of L. 6 Mayhewe om. L. 7 Burian om. L. 8-8 om. L.
9 Haucon om. L. 10 Lynberk om. L.
After Agincourt, Henry V returns to England. 557
The Lord of Tenys and his Fort-escu,
soiwe, Robert of1 Savage,
The Castelyn of Lens, Brian of Geromes,
4 The Baron) of Mary, lohn) of1 Gardyn),
The Stuard of Henawde, Dorn dez Pres,
The Baily of Dauneus, lohii) of Sempy,
lohn) Guryn), Pier Bonenfaunt,
8 Damset Dannay, 2Burgu of Rony,2
lohn of Lesele, Pers of Fossenis.
And many othir moo, as before is saide. And thes were fe
names of f e Frenssh lordes fat were take prisoners in fat batail : —
12 The Duyk of Orlyaunce, The Duyk of Burboyn), 2The Erie of
Eawe,2 The Erie of Richemond, The Erie of Vandome, Sir lohn)
of Bare, fe 2 Dukes broker of Bare, Sir Bursigaunt,2 stuard of
Fraunce, 2Sir lohii) de Roche,2 And many ofer3 moo, to fenombre
16 of viijc.
And fes were fe names of fe lordes fat were slayn) on oure
party : — The good and noble Edward, Dnyk of York, in f e vaward,
The Erie of Suffolk, and of er moo yemen to f e nombre of xxviij*1.
20 and f is bataile was done fe xxv11 day of Octobre, on Saint Crispy n)
and Cr/spians day, the yere of oure Lord, M* CCCC xv. 2U Of
which a versifier makes mencion), and saith " Crispini multos
strauit gens anglica Francos." IT Then come tithynges to fe Kyng
24 fat a newe bataile of Frenshmen were redy to feight with hym)
ageyn). Then f e Kyng onon chargit and coniaundet euery man) to
sle his prisoner. And when the Frensh men fat sawe, they with-
drowe hem, and went their way.2
28 1T Then come f e Kyng to Caleys with his prisoners, and thankit
God of fat gloriose victory, 4and Saint George, which halpe hym
to fighte, and was seyne abouen in fe eyre, fat day they fau^t.
And when f e Kynge come to Caleys, he restet hym fere awhile,
32 and after shippit, and come into Englond, and landet at Dovir,
and passit so forth to Berehcmidonne, where-as mette \\ith hym fe
v portes, with x M* men clenly harnesshit and arrayet. And fen
said fe Duyk of Orlyaunce : "IT what ! shal we now go ageyne to
36 bataile ? " And f e Kyng hym ansuard, and said* : " Nay : thes ben
childer of my cuntre come to welcome me home." And there5 fe
1 of om. L. 2-2 om. L. 3 ofyer om. L.
* leaf 157, back. 5 their Ha. there L.
558 Reception of Henry V in London. Emperor of Germany.
v portes presentit }>e Kyng with a shippe, & gold therin. And so
rode lie forth to Caunterbery, where-as ]>e procession) hym mette
wtt/i-out ]>Q toun), and hym broglit to Cristischirche ; and the Kyng
offert at Saint Thomas shryne. And from thens he rode to Eltham. 4
1 And fro thens he toke his way to London) ; l and on Blakke-Heth
mette with hym )>e Meyre and the Aldermen, with al the craftes of
]>e Cite clothet al in rede, to }>e nombre of XXM M* ; and per they
welcomet hym home, and pe Kyng hem thanket. And so rode he 8
forth to London) aon Saint Clement day,1 where-as he was riolly
receyuet with precession, And song "Aue Anglorwn flos, mimdi
miles Christi I " And when he come to London) Brigge, where-as
were ij turrettes on ]>e draw-brige, and a gret Geaunt, and on pe 12
turrettes stondyng a lyon and a Antlope, with many angeles syng-
yng "Benedictus qui venit in nomim Domini ! " And so rode he
forth in-to London); and pe stretes were rially hanget with rich
clothes; 1And in CornhyH was made a rioH toure, full of patH- 16
arches syngyng " Cantate Domino canticw^ nouum ! laus laus eins,
in ecclesia sanctorum ! " and kest doun) quyk briddes, which flawe
thikke about pe Kyng.1 And when he come into Chepe, pe
Condites ranne wyne. And on ]>e 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 CasteH, with toures pight fuH of
baners, and Iper-in Angeles syngyng ' NoweH, nowett ! ' gyvyng 24
besandes of gold to }>e Kyng. And so rode he forth to Paules,
where-as mette hym xiiij2 bisshopes; and al ]?e belles ronge
agaynes hym) ; and fere he alight and went to )>e hye awter. And
there J>ei .song "Te Deum laudamws." 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 )>at day. 32
IT In ]>e iijde yere of ]>e reyne of Kyng Henry }>e vte, Segewyn),
)>e Emperoure of Almayn), come in-to Englond, and was right
wurshiply receyuet at London) 1with pe Meyre, aldermefn] and
craftes,1 and broughte to ]>e Kynges paleys at Westmynster, where-as 36
was )>e gret hali assignet to hym), which was ryolly hanget with
elopes of gold and of Arras. And euery AngeH in )?e haH-rof
'-1 o,n. I, " xij L.
A Council at Calais. Entry of Henry V into Rouen. 559
holdyng a torche in his hoiide; xand iiij angeles at fe hye deece,
ich holdyng iiij torches.1 And fe Kyng gave fe Emperoure fe
Gartowr. And sone aftir, f e Duyke of Holand come in-to Englond,
4 and was loggit in Holborn), and abode a long tyme in f e lond, on
f e Kynges cost ; and after, they went home. And J>e Kyng went
with the Emperoure to Caleys, where-as was a Counseyle ; at
which Counseyle was both f e Kyng and f e Emperoure, and per
8 taried to haue ansuare of f e Frenssh party. And thider come the
Duyk of Burgoyn); but he wold not come fer til Humfrey, Duyk
of Gloucestre, lay plegge for hym. And after, the Emperoure
went home in-to his cuntre, Jand many Englissh men with hym
12 made officers, for he trustid hem better fen his oune nacion.1
II And when f e Kyng had his ansuare of f e Frensshe party, fat
liket hym not, he come in-to Englond ageyn), and ordeynt a gret
army.
V.
[From the Capture of Rouen, 19 Jan. 1419, to the Defeat of the Ghent
men at Calais, and the Death of Watkin EUSKIN, A.D. 1436.]
16 2And then )>e Kyng entret iu-to ]>Q toune of Eoane, and hym
restit in pe Casteli till ]>Q toune was sette in ruyle and in goue?'n-
aunce ; and after fat, was Caudebek, and o]>er garisons ]>erneg}\,
yolden) to fe Kyng 1-vnder the same appoyntement.1
20 H Of the trety of pees fat was betwene Kyng Henry of
Englond' and Kyng Charles of Fraunce ; and of fe mariage
of Kyng Henry fe Vte and Dame Kateryn), fe Kynges
doughter of Fraunce ; and so ]> e pees was made 3 and
24 fynySSMt. iSiff writing, with red underlines.']
WHen Kyng Henry of Englond had gotori) Eoane, as before is
said, the Dolfyns enbassatores, as it was accordit before —
with fuli power to do al thynges, as he were fere hy?nself p?-esent, —
28 comeri to f e Kyng to f e said Cite of Eoane ; and after many tretise
had, thus it was appoyntet : fat a certeyn) day sette, f e Dolfyii) shuld
come to f e toune of4 Dreux, and Kyng Henry to Aueraunchis, and
1-1 om. L. 2 leaf 158, back. 3 made Ha. was made L.
4 toun Ha. toun of L.
560 Attempt at Peace -between England and France.
fere chese a mene place betwene both assent, where they myghte
peasbely tret of pe pees. Which appoyntenient truly to be kept, J?e
Kyng and the said Ambassatoures sette-to paire scales, at which
day }>e Kyng come ; but )>e Dolfyn) com) not : wh erf ore pe pees was 4
broke as for that tyme.
H In this mene while, John), Duyk of Burgoyn), which had )>e
ruyle of )>e Kyng of Fraunce because of his sekenes, be letteres
and ambassatouris sought Kyng Henry grace ; and fe Kyng sent 3
Ambassatoures ageyn) to Charles, Kyng1 of Fraunce, and to }>e
said Duyk, to Province, of which anibassatours ]>& Erie of Warrewik
was chef ; 2 and in pe way as he shuld go, lay a gret busshement
of Frenshe men, to take hym, and let hym j?e 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 fere
appoyntet and accordit, that Henry of Englond and Charles of
Fraunce, with j>e Quene his wif, and ]?e Duyk of Burgoyn), shuld 16
come to a mene place, & trete of ]>e pees. And to do ]?is message,
]>e Erie of Saint Paule, and ]?e sonwe and heire of pe Duyk of
Burgoyn), come to )>e Kyng as Anibassatours. 1? Then Kyng
Henry of Englond', of )>e mater be relac/on of Ambassatoures of 20
both partyes, appoyntet wit/i his enmys that, at a certeyn) day, he
shulde come to Maunt, and Charles, Kyng of Fraunce, and lohn),
Duyk of Burgoyn), shuld come to Pounteys ; and ]>e mene place of
this trety should be Melan) sus Sayn) ; to ]>e which, no]>er party 24
rshuld come with moo pen M* vc men) ; and in )>e mene tyme
truyce shulde be on both parties : which mene place was aftirward?
arayet betwene ij villages, and lymytit and market betwene ij gret
•diches, where-in no man shuld come, but onely such as shuld trete. 28
And ]>er ]>e Kynge tentes were riolly pighte and arrerit, and ]>e
Kynges tenter of Fraunce. And Kyng Henry lete arere ij tentes
betwene .ij. diches, where-in both )>e Kynges myght trete apart with
theire secret Counsaile, 3and )?e astate of bope Kynges observet and 32
kept.3 and a stake was pighte in ]>e niydde^ of a faire playn), to )>e
which, and no ferther, eythir Kyng shuld come to o]>er. And pe
day appoyntet,4 Kyng Henry come to Maunt, And Kyng Charles,
because of his acustumet sekenes, came not ; but ]>& Quene his wif, 36
and )>e Duke of Burgoyn), with o]>er notable prynces of theire
1 Ambassatours to the king L.
2 the king made chef the erle of Warrewik L. 3— 3 om. L.
4 assigned L.
Peace concluded. Henry V to wed Katherine of France. 561
alliaunce, and with 1 Mt vc men), comen to Pounteys, and af tir, to f e
mcne place. And Kyng Henry first kisset fe Queue, and fen
Dame Kateryn), hir doughter, 2for at fat tyme fe Kyng sawe Mr
4 first.2 U Then Kyng Henry, fe Quene and hir doughter, and J>o
Duyk of Burgoyn), with of e?*, went into a tent to trete of pees, where
they were almost iij dayes ; but it toke non) ende 3at that tyme.
In the menewhile, the Dolfyn), with letters and messagers,
8 sterid the Duyk of Burgoyn) that he, nor non of his, shuld assent
to fe pees. And at f e vte nonas of August, in f e which fe said
Kynges shuld haue semblet, ]>e Kyng of Fraunce, fe Quene,
fe Duyk of Burgoyn), nor non) of hem, come. "VVherfor it was
12 openly knawe that fe Frensh party was cause4 ]>at the pees was
not endit at that tyme.
Then Kyng Henry went vnto Pounteys, and gat it. And sent
Thomas his broker, Duyk of Clarence, with a notable power, to
16 Parise, and gate it, And retournet ageyn to )>e Kyng. And fen
f3 Kyng went to Bokend-villers and5 Gysours, and gate hem.6
And whiles this was in doyng, fe Duyk of Burgeyn), fat first
sought fe Kyng^s grace, went to fe Dolfyn) to Motreux, vnder
20 sav-condit of comyng and goyng, and fere, by f e said Dolfyn), was
traytosely and vnmanly slayne, As he knelit before hym, and after,
put in-to a pitte, botit and spurret. IT And when Philip, his source
and his heire, ferof had knawlege, he sought Kyng Henry grace,
24 and become his man). II The same tyme, certeyn ambassatours of
Kyng Charles and of f e Duyk of Burgoyn), & of Citi^yns of Parise,
come 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 enclynet to fe pees as than, fis
trety toke non) ende at fat tyme,7 but aftirward at Roan it was fully
fynesshit.
11 Aftirward, whiles Kyng Henry held! his Cn'stemnas in8
32 Roan, the Ambassatours of Kyng Charles and of fe Dukes of
Burgoyn) come fidir to hym; to whom Kyng Henry9 sent ageyn)
Richard, Erie of Warrewik, with ofer wise men, and a notable
power of men of armes,10 wif fuli power to concluyde the pees ;
36 and aftir many wise tretise had, pees was on both sides concludit,
by fe afnnite and wedlok of Kyng Henry and Dame Kateryn),
1 wM a L. (Ha has 'Ml. MV for 1000.) 2-2 om. L. 3 leaf 159.
4 cause om. L. 5 Bokend'-villers and om. L.
(i it L. 7 at ])at tyme om. L. 8 att L. 9 J)e king L.
10 of men of armes om. L.
562 Peace confirmd ly Oath. Henry and Catherine's Contract.
Kyng Charles dough ter. But be-cause certeyn thynges were
necessary, for ]>e which )>e presence of both J>e Kynges most nedis
be had, what for settyng-to of their scales, what for the manage
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,
pat Kyng Henry shuld come at a day lyrnyt, vnder truyce, with
suche puysshaunce as hym liket, to Nogent vpon) Sayn), to per-
fourm) fynally al thyng that to }>e pees was nedfuH ; and if he 8
come not, al thyng shuld be had as for noughte. Aftir this
appoyntement )>us made, }>e Erie retournet to pe Kyng, notifying
vnto hym in writyng al pe affecte of his enbassiat. II Then ]>e
Kyng from thens went to Nogent ; and per mette with hym 1 2
Philipe, Duyk of Burgoyn), with a gret company of men) of Armes.
Then, after many and diuerse tretise, pe xijte kalendes of lime, pe
xlfci yere of pe regne of Kyng Charles, in pe Cathedral! chirch per,
Kyng Henry, with Thomas, Duyk of Clarance, his broker, and oper 1 6
princes and nobles, and IsabeH, Quene of Fraunce, with pe Duyk
of Burgoyn) beyng per for Kyng Charles laboryng pen in his forsaid
affirmite ; 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 payn) of fforfetwe of )>aire legeaunce, to kepe }>e
said pees; And Iperto )?ai mad their gret oth, and plight peir
trouthis in }?e haudes of Kyng Henry. And onon, Quene IsabeH 24
of Fraunce, & Philips, Duyk of Burgoyn), in }>e name of Kyng
Charles, swore vppon) )?e Euangelistes to kepe this pees, pus con-
cludit, for theym), for theire heires, & their1 successoures, with-
outen fraude or male engyne, for eue?*more. And this same othe 28
made Quene Isabel, and the Duyk of Burgoyn), and )>e iij states of
Fraunce, to Kyng Henry, his heires and his sucessoures. And at
the ixte kalendes of lime, before Quene IsabeH and Kyng Charles
Counsaile in pe parlement, and )>e iij states of Fraunce, and o]>er 32
Englisshe prynces and lordes, contracts 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 )>e ij Quenes, 2 IsabeH and Kateryn), and }>e Duyk of Burgeyn),
went to Saynluys and gate it ; and fro thens vnto Melon), and beseget
]>e toune. and pe seege enduret from pe first Idus of luyle vnto
1 their Ha. & for J>eyre L. 2 leaf 159, back.
Q. Katherine crownd at Westminster. Death of Henry V. 563
Nouembre aftir. and at that seege, lay vfith Kyng Henry,
lames, Kyng of Scottes, as presoner. And pei within pe toune
suffert gret duresse ; but at last, for diffault of vitaile, thei yolde
4 vp the toune. II Then pe Kynge-s and pe Quenes, and Philips,
Duyk of Burgoyn), with theire hostes, went to Parise ; and the
Citi^yns of pe Citee mette with hem in1 fuH noble array, and riolly
hem receyuedl. II And at pe viijte Idus of lanuare, Kyng Henry
8 and Dame Kateryn) comen in-to Englond, and laft at Parise Thomas
Beaufort, Duyk of Excestre, his vncle, and Thomas, Duyk of
Clarence, his brope?', Regent of Normaundy. And pe xiiij day of
Feueryere, 2pat feH: on pe Sonday,2 Dame Kate?-yn was crownet at
12 Westemynster with gret solempnyte.
H And in this while Thomas, Duyk3 of Clarence, with oper
certeyn) lordes, made a iournay, and lefte at home pe yomanry,
but toke w?'t/i hym gentels and speris ; at which iournay he was
1 6 slayn) with pe Scotte*1, and al p#t come vfith hym ; and pe Erie of
Huntyngton) was per take, and o]>er moo, 2and pat was gret routh.2
11 And when tithinges perof come to Kyng Henry, he was sorow-
. fuH and hevy, and made hym redy to go ouer see ; and at
20 Mydsomer next aftir the coronac/on,4 he went ouer5 into Fraunce
ageyn), 2and left the Quene in Englond,2 and gat certeyn garisons
pat were rebett, and besegit ]?e toune of Meux; at which seege
tithynges come to pe Kyng pat pe Quene was deliuert of a somze
24 at Wyndesore pat was clepit Henry. 11 And whene pe Quene6 was
purifiet, she went ouer into Eraunce to pe Kyng. And after pat
Meux was yoldon), Kyng Henry went to Parise, makyng ordynawnce
to be-seege pe 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. weekes and iij days ; and aftirward he was
brought in-to Englond Eiolly, and enterid at Westemynster.
[The Accession of Henry VI.]
32 A Eter the noble7 victoriose. prynce, Kyng Henry the vth, regnet
_1\ his sonwe, Henry the vjte, 2that was bore at Wyndesore in
the fest of Saint Nycolace the Confessoure,2 and began) to regne
in pe age of ix monithes and xv dayes. And to Richard, Erie of
1 with L. 2-2 om. L. 3 Duyk Ha. duyk of L.
4 the coronacton om. L. 5 ouer om. L. 6 quene Ha. ]>e queene L.
7 noble & L.
BRUT. P P
et^neuil treacherously acqmret
•AVarrewik, was com???.yttit fe kepyng of hym, for-as-much he was
countet and hold f e best-nurturet man) of Englond ; and f e
Bisshope1 of Caunterbery and the Bisshope of Wyncliester were
his godfaders ; and fe I) aches of Holand was his godmoder; 2and 4
so forth-with-al he was sette to howsoLK and fat same yere fe_
Duches of Holand was weddit to Humfrey, Duyk of Gloucestre.2
and the first yere of his regne, dyet Charles, fe Kyng of Fraunce,
2att Bois de Vyncent, and was entered at Parise,2 and fe Quene 8
his wif with3 2hym). And fat same yere was one Sir William
Tailoure, prest, brent in Smythfeld for heresy.
U And )>e second yere of his regne, Sir Roger 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 Westmynster : and fere was he iuget to f e 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
fe Grey Freris in London, on the north side of fe chirch.2
11 Of the Bataile of VernuH in Perche be lohn), Duyk of
Bedford, and Regent of Fraunce. [u«v letters, red underline*.-}
In the second yere of f e reyne of Kyng Henry the vjte aboue- 20
said, lohn), Duyk of Bedford and Regent of Fraunce, & 4 the Erie
of Salisbery ; Mountegu,5 the Erie of ArundeH, the Lord Scales,
the Lord Poynynges,6 with fe n ombre of xij M* 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 Frensshmen),
and Scottes and lumbardes, f e nornbre of lij Mf, to rescowe Ivory,
and to give bataile to fe said Duyke of Bedford. But when they
herd? that fe Duyk of Bedforde had with hym) xij Mf men), thay 28
lafte Ivory, and come to VerniH in Perche, which was fat tyme in
fe handes of Englisshe-men), 2And the Lord Scales therof beyng
capteyn), and was att fe said seege of Ivory.2 11 Then f e Frensshe
men) chargit fe Englisshe men) to delyuer f e toun) of VerniH: vp to 32
hem), And 7the said Duyke of Bedford and all his power were
ouerthrawe and slayn) before Ivory. And they of the toun) of
VerniH wend it had ben trewe, And gave vp f e toune to f e Frensh-
men. And f us8 by this trayn), VerniH was lost, vnknowyng of 36
1 Archbysshop L. 2— 2 om. L. 3 also L.
4 & oin. L. 5 Mountegu om. L. 6 the Lord Poynyng om. L.
7 leaf 160. 8 >usom. L.
The Battle of Verneuil The Scotch slain. 565
the Duyke of Bedford and f e lordes \vhieli lay att fe said* seege of
Ivory1; neuerfeles at last it was y olden) vp to hem. II Then iij
M*. men toke theire leve of the Duyk of Bedford and Eegent of
4 Fraunce,2 and departet from) thens3 horn) to their garisons. And
they were not passet thens xij lekes, but tithynges come to fe
Duyk how fe Frensshe had geten VernyH, and were therin.
Wherfore he onon, \\iih fe Erie of Salesbery, Mountegu, fe Erie
8 of ArundeH, fe Lord Scalis, and f e Lord Poynynges, with4 ix Mt
Englisshe men), retournet5 to VernyH, and toke thair feld? a myle
from) the tonne, to gyve the Frensshe men bataile ; but f e Frensshe
men) nor fe Scottes6 wold' not beleve pat the English men)
12 wold'7 f eight with hem), for they had redy kuowlege fat iij M*
men) were gon) horn) to their garisons, and fey were8 but ix
M* men, and they were Iij M* : notwithstondyng, a day of
batail was sett. U 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 ])en the Duyke of Bedford? bade
' auaunt bane?' ! ' And so they loynet 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 comen behynde the batail of f e Englisshe men),
and slowe theire pages, and went away \\iih thaire horses. And
on Yong, an Englisshe Capteyn), fledde away with vc men in his
24 felissh[ip]e, and told how Englisshe men had lost the f eld ; which
was aftir taken, and was hanget, drawe and quartert, as he was
wele wurthy ; for God fortunet so, that f e Duyke of Bedford had
the vi[c]tory and the felde9 of his enmyse, and put fe Frensshe
28 men) to the flight, and chasit he??z to fe toune dikes of Vernyli,
where-as many of hem) were drownet. 10And when fey retournet
agayn to the bataile, thay fand f e Scottes feghtyng stili with fe
Erie of Salisbery whiles fei were folowyng f e chase of the Frensshe
32 men. And so then onon fe Scottes were aft discomfit and slayne,
f e Englissh men cryynge ' ' A Clarens, A clarans ! " for cause f e
Scottes before that tyme [ferede] fe Duyk of Clarans. 1T And
the[s] were f e names of f o lordes, kny^tes and swyers, and men) of
36 name of f e Scottes fat were slayne in fat batail : that is to say,
1 Bedford |>at lay before Ivory L. 2 and Regent of Fraunce om. L.
3 Ivory L. 4 Salesbury the lord of Arundel & ]>e lord Scalis with L.
5 went L. 6 nor )>e Scottes om. L. 7 durst L.
8 were 11 a. fey were L. 9 and the felde om. L.
10 There is a gap in L from here to batail on p. 567, 1. 15.
566
The Scotch and French slain at Vcrneuil.
The Erie Douglas, ]>ai was att pe bataile of Sbrewisbery new made
Duyke of Turreyn),
The Erie of Bugham,
lames Douglas,
The Lord Sauyton),
The Lord Dondas,
Sir William of Seton,
Sir Thomas of Murray,
Sir Gye Ferard,
Sir lohn) Saintclere, [«>*. 2]
Sir Archbald Goumerstori)
Sir Gauter Berton),
Sir Gauter Lynnesey,
Alexander Hume,
Adam Dalgleis,
Alexandre Stuard?,
lames Lunieston\
Robert Serand,
Andre we Murray,
Thomas Grenston),
Huchon Candy,
Dauid Murray.
tool. 3]
12
U And many o]>er Scottes moo of gentilmen), and ]>e men) were
there slayne that ben not namet here.
11 And fes ben )>e names of ]?e lorde-s and men of name of fe
Frensshe men that were slayne in fat .same bataiH before the toun) 1 6
of VernyH in Perch e : that is for to say :
The Erie of DaumaU, [«>*. i]
The Erie Bendtadom),
The Erie Homier, [«>/. 2]
The Erie DaubinaH,
The Lord' Manny, [<»*. s]
The Lord! Gravile,
The Lord Flenogin,
lrThe Lord Mountenay,
The Lord Camelhart,
The Lorde Chargeron),
The Lord Mesilate,
The Lord Dauterme,
The Lord de la Frait,
The Lorde de Cathemage^,
The Lord de le Forge,
The Lord de Bellay,
The Lord de le Champayn),
The Lord Gam age},
The Lord Dassail Raboule,
The Vicont of Nerborn),
Sir Lowis de Trye,
Sir Charles de Guesines,
Sir lohn) de Murrak, 20
Sir Gyles Deschavile,
Sir lohn) Bonnestable},
Sir Giles de Camegej, leoi. 2]
Sir Boit de TurnbuTi, 24
Sir Tristrem) Coiseron),
Sir Charles Desneuali,
Sir Robert de Layre,
Sir Charles de Bruyne, 28
Sir lohii) Poyngaunt,
Sir Peris de Bellay,
Sir Peris BottereH:
And his brother, 32
Sir Fraunceis de Gryngoux,
Sir Emery de la GrissiH,
Sir Prunele Fraunceis,
Marshall de la Fait, 36
Peris de Guyssay,
leaf 160, back.
French slain at Verneuil. Prince of Portugal in England. 567
Peris de Trussellej, Heton) de Guesme},
Eobynet de Cleremou?£t, Geffrey Paillam,
Lowis de Osternard', Eegnaultoii) Grenault,
4 Colvile le Yioont, [«»/. 3] Godffray de Soubres,
Druet Desson), Hewe de Beaussault,
Geffray de la GressiH, Le Camus de Frisendy,
Andre we Poyngaunt, Guylliam Eemon) de la Maiser,
8 lohn) de Tonevile, Lowis de Bagard,
Moriard de la Mote, Peron) de Luppe,
lohn) Frere, Ion) de Puche.
lohn) de la Famruner,
12 Thes were pe names of lordes, knyghtes, squiers, and gentilmen
of name pat were slayn in pe said bataile, of Frensshmen), and
many oper moo pat ar not here namet. And the nombre of al pe
Frensshemen and Scottes that were slayn) in p«t batail, be 1-
16 herawdes accompted', xij M* v° xxx, with2 hem) pat were drounet
in pe dikes of Yernylt. IT And thes were the names of hem) pat
were taken) prisoners : 8 The Duyke of Launson), lohn) Boutevile,
Sir Peris Henson, Yidain Lannoye.4 IT And when pis bataile was
20 don)5 and pe Englissh men had pe victory, they lovid? and6 thanket
God gretely of his grace, And forthwitli went to pe toun) of
YernyU, which was onon)7 deliuert vpe8 to hem), 9and had' aH pe
stuff that pe Frensshmen) ther-in hade.9 And pen went pe Duyke
24 of Bedford and Eegent of Fraunce peasably to Eoori>, thankyng
God of pat victoriose battaile.
1T In the iijde yere of pe Eegne of Kyng Henry pe vjte, the
Prince of Portyngale come in-to Englond ; which was of pe Kyng
28 and pe10 lordes wurshiply receyuet. And aftirward, at Saynt
George Fest att Wyndesore,11 the said Prince was made12 Knyght of
pe Garture. 11 In the iiijte yere of his regne per fill a gret discord'
betwene Hurafrey, Duyke of Gloucester, and Henry, Bisshope of
32 Wynchester; Avherfore the Comyns of London) aros with pe said
Duyke, which lay pat tyme at his oun) place 9at Baynardes Casteli,
ageynes pe saide bisshope, which lay pat tyme in his place9 besides
saynt Mary-ouerheis in Suthwerk. but the Prince of Portyngale,
36 beyng that tyme13 in Englond, labourt so betwene hem), as God
1 And in this taile were slayn be L. 2 with out L.
3 And there was taken L. 4 Launson and many moo gret lordes L.
5 don Ha. was don L. 6 lovid and om. L. 7 anon up L.
8 vpe om. L. 9— 9 om. L. 10 of ]>e L. 11 att Wyndesore om. L.
12 made att Wyndesore L. 13 same tyme L.
568 Henry VI knighted. Bp. of Winchester saves Normandy.
wolcJ, to kepe ]>Q pees ; wherthurghe J?ere was non harme done, —
thanket be God ! — l And so were the comyns of London) pesite.1
And J>at same yere come lolin), Duyk of Bedford4 and Regent of
Fraunce, in-to Englond, with J>e Duches his wif , l J>«t was the suster 4
of Philipe, Duyke of Burgoyn) ; and was fuH rially receuet of J>e
Maire and of )?e Citi^ins of London).1
1F In the vte yere of his regne a parlemeflfc was holden) att
Leycestre; att which parlement the Duyke of Bedford made 2yong 8
Kyng Henry the Sixt, knyghte ; and xxiiij knyghtes were made
with hym). And when )>e Kyng wes made knyght, he made with
his oune handes other xxiiij knyghtes. And att ]>at parlement
were made many statutes and ordynaunces, and many newe officers. 12
JAnd in j?at same yere there was one Wilh'am Wawe, an Outlawe,
taken) out of fe sayntuary of the Abbey of Bewley, and broughte
to London) to the Kynges-benche, and after, to Westemynster, and
was ]?ere 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
\er was hanget; And after, his heel? smytten) of and sette on
London) Brigge.1
U In the vjte yere of his regne, Kerry, Bisshope of Winchester, 20
went ouer see to Caleys, and so forth to Rome, where-as J>e 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 cowimaundeme^t of ]>e Pope, for cause he shulde 24
haue corny n) 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 changet his purpos for ]>Q
wele and )>e worships of al the Reame of Englond, and went into 28
Normaundy with a notable meyny of Archers, the best ]>at couth be
geton) in eury place of Englond l for ixd 011 ]?e day, euery archer ij
or iij bawes in a cace.1 And so, by his comyng tlieder, was savid
aH that lande ; and elles ]>at tyme it shuld? haue ben lost. H Then 32
afterward, he come ageyn) into Englond, and was there wurshiply
recey vide l with the Meire, Aldermen), and craftes of London), and
brought so forthe to Westemynster, and lay ]>er in the Abbottes
place within the Abbay.1 U In the vijte yere of his regne ]>er was 36
a great derth of corne. for a bussheH of whete was at iij8 sterling;
and aH o]>er comes were dere fat yere.
i-1 om. L. 2 leaj 161.
Henry VI crownd at Westminster and in Paris. 569
How Kyng Henry the VIte was crownet att Westemynster ;
And after, be counseil of his lordis of Engelond, was
crownet Kyng of Fraunce att Paryse.1 [underlined with rea.~\
4 TN" the viijte yere of the regii) of the said2 Kyng Henry the
JL vjte, he was crownet at Westemynster in Nouembre, on Saynt
Lethenardes day ; and on f e nyghte before, he made xxiiij*1
Knyghtes of the Bath in f e Toure of London), which rode before
8 hym) on the morowe, al in blewe, toward his coronacion, to his
paleis att Westemynster. Att which coronacion) was gret rialte
seyn); for al fe condites in Chepe ranne both of rede wyn) and
white; and the condite Also in fe palice of Westemynster rann)
12 with rede wyn); take therof, who-so wolde. And fat same yere,
sone after, he went ouer see into Fraunce with a faire felesshipe of
dukes, erlis and barons, 3in the monythe of May, and with the
nombre of iiij M* men,3 and landet att Caleis, and went so forth be
16 londe thrughe Pikardy to Roane, where-as he was righte Rially
recevid and welcomet. IT In the ixte yere of his regne, the Erie of
Perch, the Erie of Morteyn), the Lorde Eitz-Hewe, and f e Lord? of
Audelay, shippit att Sandewiche with iiij M* men, and landet att
20 Caleis, and went so forth thrughe Picardy 4 to Roane. And onon)
after, Henry, Cardinal!, Bisshope of "Winchester, the Lord Clynton)5
and Sir Thomas Donstable, shippit then) att Portesmouthe, and
sailet so to Kittecaux, Harflewe, and to Roane. U And in f e x
24 yere of his regne he was crownet att Paris, Kyng of Fraunce, 3 on
oure Lady day f e Conception, in Decembre ; where-as was hold as
riaU a fest as euer was had of eny kyng.3 And in fat same yere
was Loners geton), & the 6 walles beton doun), and made an open
28 village, for all maner of pepili, both Englisshe and Freusshe.
And fat same yere the Kynge come to Caleys out of Eraunce,
and shippit there, and londet att Dovir, and was wurshiply
receyuet with the barons of the v portes. And7 3so was he
32 brought forth vnto London), and receyuet by fe Meire and Alder
men), the first day of Marche ; and so broughte to Eltham : And
ich crafte of Louden) had his liuerey braudert, that Query crafte
myght be knowen) from) othir.3 11 In the xj yere of his regne, the
36 D aches of Bedford, fat was that tyme clepit Madame Regent, and
1 kyng of Englond and after in Parise kyng of Fraunce L.
2 the said om. L. a— 3 om. L. 4 thrughe Picardy om. L.
5 the Lord Clynton) om. L. 6 leaf 161, back.
7 And fro thens he com to London L.
570 The Soldiers at Calais make trouble about their Wages.
suster to the Duyk of Burgoyn), dyet att Roan); whos deth turnett
Englissh men) aftirward to much trouble ; for al )>e whiles pat she
was 011) lyue, hir brothir, Duyk of Burgoyn), was euer holdyng
vppon) the Englisshe party ; but sone after pat she was cled, 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. 11 In the xijte yere of his regne, the Duyk of Bedford?
and Regent of Fraunce weddit the doughter of the Erie of Saynt 8
Paule, a faire lady.1 And pat same yere fiH a gret discord
betwene Sir William OldhaH, Knyghte, Leotenawnt of Caleys vnder
pe said Duyke, and sawdiers of Caleys, for askyng of paire wages;
where pe said sawdioures were to-gedirs sworn), and kept hym) out 12
of the toune, and wold not suffere hym) to come with-in, 2 notwit/i-
stondy[ng] his wiff beyng witAin the toun).2 And so went he then
to Eoan), and compleynet hym) to pe Duyk of Bedford, and capteyn)
of pe said toun),3 Caleis, and made hym) hevy lord toward4 pe said 16
sawdioures 5 ; in so much pat he come doun) out of Kormaundy,
with his lady pe Duches, the Erie of Saint Paules doughter, and
pe Bisshope of Tirrewyn) her vncle, and Sir William OldhaH: his
leotenaunt, to pe CasteH 6 of Balyngham), a myle from pe toune of 20
Arde. And there he lay vnto 7 Richard Bukkeland, Tresourer of
Caleis, and Capteyn) of the said CasteH of Balyngham, had entretid
pe saudiours of Caleis, and aggreyt with hem), and gyven) hem)
obligacions of customs. And when he had made agrement with 24
hem, the Duyke and Capteyn) come in Peasably to Caleis, with his
lady the Duches, her vncle, and Sir William OldhaH his leotenawnt,
and was8 ri^t wurchiply recevid of pe burgeis, marchaundes, and
sawdioures, 2 and brought to pe CasteH with al the Sawdioures of 28
pe toune.2
IT On pe next morawe after, he sent for pe porters, and for pe
keys of al pe gates of the toune, into pe CasteH:. And after sent
forth sergeauntes, and arestit dyuers Constables and vinteners, and 32
putte some in prison) in the CasteH, and some in the Marshall
prison) ; and made onon also to Arest aH the obligactons of Custome
that couth be founden in eny Saudiours handes, and toke hem fro
hem). 11 And after, made Richard? Veere, pat tyme beyng Meire, to 36
i
1 a faire lady om. L. 2— 2 om. L. 3 toune of L.
4 to L. 5 sawdioures of Caleys L.
6 Normandy wt't/i >e said Oldhall to )>e Castett L.
7 vnto >e [? time that] Ha. vnto L.
8 vfith |>e said leotenaunt and was L.
The Thames frozen over. The Treaty of Arras. 571
gyue lugement on l iiij Soudeoures to be heclyt vnder f e pillery ;
for the which was made gret mone amonges the pepift. And after,
he come to the tonne hali hym self, and sate there with ]>e Maire,
4 and f e Kynges swerd' beyng }>er present, and hade al the saudioures
of ])& toun) before hyrn). And al fat were billet, stoode before hym)
vngird'; at whiche tyme iiij were bansliit, and al their wages
forfette. And they stode on ]>B lifte syde ; and al fat abode within
8 the toun) stode on f e right syde ; but a gret part 2 of hem were
putte out of wages, 3and lost al that hem) was owyng.3 And when
al this was done, he went to Eoan) ageyn) with his lady the
Duches,4 and had neuer after bodily hele till he dyet.
12 H Of the trety of Arras, and howe the Duyke of Burgoyn)
turnet to the Frensshe party; and howe he laide Seege
to Caleis, 3 And howe he withdroughe hym in-to Flaundres
or fat Ony rescous come, in the nyghte.3
16 TN" the xiijthe yere of the regne of Kyng Henry the vjte, was the
I grettest froste that was in many a day before ; for it began)
vppon) Saynt Kateryn) even), and lastit to f e iiijte day of Marche, the
space of xvj wekes. And Temmes fat tyme was so sore frosen,
20 that the vintage of Burdeux went ouer Shoters HiH : for f e shippis
wit/* wyne myght come no nerre then Sandewiche. 3and fat froste
fat tyme distroyet oisters, and muskelles, and fresshe- water fissh,
thrugfi. fe moost party of Englond.3 IF In fat same yere was fe
24 trety of Arras betwene the Kyng of Englond', Henry the vjte, And
Philips, Duyke of Burgoyn) ; and Charles de Yaloice, Dolfyn) of
Fraunce,that tyme beyng there in enbasshat for f e Kyng of Englond',
Henry, CardynaH of Englond', Bisshope of Wynchester, lohn)
28 Kempe, Erchbisshope of York, lohn), Erie of Huntyngton) ; Pole,5-
Erie of Suffolk, 3 Prevey Seale, Sir Waulter Hongerford, Sir lohn)
Poppahm,3 with a faire feleshipe with hem), to f e nomber of viij°
men), att which trety, fai wold' the Kyng of Englond' shuld' have
32 putte out f e floure cle lice out of his Armes ; and many of er thynges
was spoken) of; but to say shortly, fei couth not accord'; wherfore
they departit thens, and come home ageyn) into Englonde. but
thay of fe toun) of Popperyng in Flaundres demenet hem)
36 vngentilly, and entretid hym) vnmaneHy as he 6 come rydyng
1 toL. 2 foa/162.
3— 3 om. L. Heading in big letters, underlined with red.
4 with his lady the Duches om. L. 5 & Paule L. 6 ]>ey L.
572 The Flemings scorn the English and besiege Calais.
thrughe the toun) from the saide trety of Arras l ; wherfore he 2 was
sore amovid and grevid with hem, for they made his men) 3 to bere
out of tonne peyr horses dong, mawegre their tetter; neuerpeles
he4 suffirt it, and rode on his5 way ; but he2 quytte hew that foule 4
and gret dispite, as ye shaH here afterwardes.
51 Then, as sone as thenbassetoures were departet from) Arras,
and home,6 the Dolfyn) and the Duyke of Burgoyn) were accordet,
and made att one 7for deth of the Duyk of Burgoyns fader, pat was 8
slayn) att Muttereux by pe same Dolfyn); and perwith endit aH that
trety.7 And then onon) after, pe Duyk tok in-to his handes Abvyle
and Amyas, and ope?' tounes and Castelles ; and after, by a kyng of
heroudes, he sent the Kynges lyueray to Caleis, [and, by]8 the 12
counsail of his lordes and hem) of Flaundres, he made9 redy Ids
ordynaunce and his pepiH,10 to come and lay seege to Caleis. And pe
Flemmynges were pen so proude and hawteyn) pat they sette by
none Englisshe men, but hem) hade in gret despite, thrughe-out aft 16
Flaundres. And grete noice pere was of comyng of pe seege ; neuer-
peles Marchaundes yette went al this while into Flaundres to and
fro, but thai hade evitt chere in al plases. And they of Brigges
made payntet clothes, howe11 pe Fle??zmynges were att seege att 20
Caleis, and howe pai wann) pe toune ; and hanget out Englisshe men)
by the helis out at lopes : and weft was hym) pat myght by of pes
clothes ! And pai made entirledes and plaies in Brigges, of pe
CardynaH of Wynchester And of the Dolfyn), of thaire purposyng 24
and Ansuaryng att the trety of Arras, And aft in dispite and
hoker12 of Englissh men); thei were so glad and layn) pat they
shulct lay seege to Caleis, and wynne the wulles of pe staple of
Caleis,13 and to departe it amonges hem) ; And bostet and said' pat 28
pe steevan Caleis was but a 14male tyde, pat is to say, A mele tyde;
And mony othir scornefuft wordes thai had that tyme Amonges
hem). And that same yere, in pe heryng tyme, pere come iij C botes
out of Normaundy to Caleis on fisshyng fare, as they were wont ich 32
yere ; and euery bote hade in xvj 15 men), and they come as
ffisshers, and in ffisshers clothyng; but a gret part of hem were
men) of werre, and had cast to haue geton) pe toune. but att last,
as God wolde, the[y] were aspiet by their fyne smale shirts and
1 of Arras om. L. 2 J>ey L. 3 made an englissh yemen L.
4 they L. 5 >eir L. 6 and horn) om. L. 7— 7 om. L.
8 Sir so Ha. 9 and made L. 10 and his pepitt om. L. " Avho L.
r2 and hoker om. L. 13 of Caleis om. L. 14 leaf 162, back.
15 xv L.
The Duke of Bedford dies. Calais well fortified. 573
their poyntes ; wherfore Richarde Woodvile, Squyer, leotenawnt of
fe said toun) of Caleis vnder the Duyke of Bedford,1 charget euery
souldioure to bere his staff in his hand!, as wele in f e cherche and
4 att sacryng tyme as in f e market, and not to leve stondyng att f e
chirch durre, as they were wont to do ; and so thaie bare thaire
stavis in f eire handes in f e chirch, and oner al. Then the Freusshe
men) vnderstood* wele fat they were aspiet, and sawe wele fey 2
8 couth not brynge theire entent 3 nor purpos about ; And wenth
their way out of Caleis hauen) in a tide, and went streight to fe
toune of Deepe, and come in fere as ffisshers, and so gate f e toun).
And in fat same yere dyet the Duyke of Bedford in Roan), 4 on
12 Holy-Rode even) in ^lay, which had layn) longe seeke;4 for whos
deth was made muche mone amonges Englisshe men that were fat
tynie in Normaundy ; for as long as he levit, he was doutet and
dred? amonges the Frenssh men.
16 1T In the xiiij yere of the5 regn) of fe said Henry the vjte, Hum-
frey, Duyke of Gloucester, Protectour and Deffendour of Englond?,
was made Capteyn) of Caleis ; and he was Capteyn) of Guysnes before
that tyme; 4And so he was both Capteyn) of Caleis and of Guysnes.4
20 And he made Sir lohn) Radcliffe his Leotenawnt of Caleis,6 and
sent hym) thedir 7 ; which was a wurshipfuft kny^t, and was wel-
belouet amonges fe sawdiours 4 there : for he kept and helde A gud
and open) housold? to who fat wolde come, and welcome.4 U Then
24 come tithynges ich day more and more of f e seege comyng to Caleis.
Then Sir John) Radecliff, fe Leotenazmt of fe toune, Robert
Clidrowe fe Meyre, and Thomas Thirland?, Leotenawnt of fe staple
of Caleis,6 with fe sawdioures, marchaundes, and burgeses and
28 comyners, kest vp a faire brode dike on fe south side of the toune,
and made iij stronge buHwerkes of erthe and ciey, one att fe
corner of fe CasteH with-out fe toun), anofe?' att Bulleyn) gate, and
anof er att f e postern) be f e Prmces Inne ; And att My Ike gate was
32 a faire bulwerk made of breke, fat Richard! Woodevile had' do make
or he was discharget of his leotenawntshippe. And fai fortifiet f e
walles, toures, and dikes on ich a side of the toune, with-in and with
out, And dresset theire lopes and theire guwnes to shote both hye
36 and lawe. 4 And the vj CasteH: in the Marche^ fere fat Englisshe
men) were in hem, fortifiet as strongely as they couthe, that is to say,
1 vnder the Duyke of Bedford om. L. 2 >ou Ha. )>at >ey L.
3 not brynge theire entent om. L. 4— 4 om. L. * of Ha. of pe L.
6 of Caleis om. L. 7 to Caleis L.
574 Calais men sworn to Henry VI. An Aid wanted for Calais.
the CasteH: of Guysnes, the Casteft of Balyngham, the CasteH: of
Ha??mies, the CasteH of Sandgat, the CasteH of Marke, and the
Castett of Oye, And Sir lohn) Radcliff, Leotenawnt, warnet and
charget al ))e cuntre fat was of f e Englisshe pale, [fat fey] shuld? 4
come and bring a[l] thaire goodes, and breke donn) theire houses ;
and so, many of hem) did, and many of hem) stale away, some into
Picardy and some into Flaundres. And fere1 was a cry made in fe
market-place 2 of Caleis, fat al maner of men) beyng in Caleis, or 8
lyvyng vnder biH vnsworri), fat they shuld? come to f e toune-hali,
and3 there to be sworn) the Kynges trewe leege men); And fai that
wold? not be sworn), to take f eire goodes and go theire way where fay
wold!. And so fere come many, and were there sworn); and many 12
went theire way into Flaundres, and wold' not be sworn). IT And
on Saynt George day, Sir lohn Radcliff sent word prevely to fe
Daywach of f e toune in f e nonetyme to rynge 4 out the larom) beH,
vnwetyng to the sawdioures of fe5 toune. And so fer was a grete 16
Alarorn), and saudioures were onon) in thaire harneys, and comyners
with hem), And wende fat enmys hade comen) to haue fechet the
bestys fat were pasteryng about the toun) ; but fere was non) ; for
J5ir lohn) Radclif 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 harneys.
U And sone afterward*, Edrnond', Erie of Morteyn), and the
Lord? Camys, Sir William of Asshton), knyghte, 6 And Sir Geffrey 24
Werburton), knyghte,6 shuld' haue shippit att Wynchilsey to haue
gon) into Fraunce with the nomber of iij M* men) of speres and
Archers ; but because there was so gret a noys of f e seege comynge
to Caleis, f ei 7 were contirmaundit be f e Kyng 6 and f e Duyke of 28
Gloucestre 6 to go thider, and strenghe f e toun) tiH rescous myght
be had. And so went f e Erie with his Armee to Caleis. IT Then
Humfrey, Duyke of Gloucestre, Protectoure and Deffendoure of
Englond?, and Capteyn) 6of Caleis and of Guysnes,6 send for al fe.32
lordes of the Reame, both spmYueH and tempereH, and for al his
feede men), and desired' of hem an eyde for fe rescowe of fe saide
toune of Caleis. And f e lordes tempemH: hym) graunted? to go with
hym hem)-self in propur person), and fynde a certeyn) meyny with 36
hem) vppon f eire oune cost ; And bisshoppis, Abottes and priours
also graunted to fynde a certeyn) meyny to go witli hym) ; And al
1 And sone aftir there L. 2 place am. L. 3 and om. L.
4 leaf 163. 5 of Ha. of >e L. 6~6 om. L. 7 that >ei Ha. >ei L.
Successful English Raids from Calais. 575
his feede men) hyrn) graunted eke to go with hym) ; And he thonket
all. And then was it criet in al pe port tonnes and haven) tonnes
in Englond, pat al mane?' shippis pat were able to saile be pe see *
4 shukl? come into 2 Sandewich haven) be a certeyn) day ; and so thei
were pe nomber of ijcs sailes and moo. H Philipe, Duyke of
Burgoyn), made hym) redy, and the Flewmynges, al this while, and
toke dyuerse marchaundes pn'soners, as they come homward? out of
8 Flaundres to Caleis, 4 and specially they of Dunkirke.4 And when
]>Q Erie of Morteyn) was comyn) with his Armee to Caleis, as before
-is saide, he made a iournay of Bulleyn), xx11 myle from) Caleis, and
brent the subbarbes of pe toune, and come to Caleis ageyn) on pe
12 next day after, vnfoghten) withe, and broughte with hem) pake pray
of bestes and theire pillage. And onon) after, he made anothir
-iournay in-to West Flaundres, to a place clepit pe Lawe. And
whiles they ryfelt and spoilet that cuntre, and praiet in cateH, al
16 pat cuntre gedert, and come doune to Gravenyng, to mete wit/* hym
there. And when) pe Erie and his meyny come dryvyng theire
pray of bestes before hem), on pe sandes betwene pe toune of
Gravenyng and pe see, thay issuet out of pe toune prudly, and
20 faught with hym) ; but pai were sone discomfit, & slayn) of hem) iiijc
and moo : then thai fledde in-to pe toun), and pe Englyshe men) hem)
foloet, and toke many prisoners. 4 And per was an Englisshe man),
a gentirl man), and a spere on) horsebake, folowet pe chase of hem)
24 right to pe hard' gates of pe toun), so nere that his hors bare hym)
into pe toun) of Gravenyng, wheder he wold1 or no ; which after
~ward was delyuert be raunson).4 II The Erie pen, with his pepiH,
drove ouer pe havon) of Gravenyng tbaire pray of bestes, att lowe
28 water, in spite of al pe Fle??^mynges, and brought hem) with al
thaire prisoners to Caleis, and lost neuer a man ; thonket be God !
and 4 pai brought so gret plente of Cowes with hem, pat a man)
myght haue pe best melche cowe pat was, for xijd sterlyng.4 51 And
32 when pe Kyng and pe lordes had? tithynges of pis iournay of
Gravenyng, the Kyng sent to pe saide Erie of Morteyn) to Caleis,
the Gartur. And onon) aftirward, the Lord Camys, Sire William
Asshton), And Sir Geffrey Weckton), w^tft pe garnyson) of Caleis and
36 of Guysnes, made pe iijde iournay, both of horsemen) and 5footemen,
and rode before the toune of Arde, and ryfelt aH the cuntre about
pe said toun). And in the mene while, Sire Robert Savois, Capteyn)
1 be >e see om. L. 2 and in Ha. into L. 3 ijc L. 4— 4 om. L.
5 leaf 163, bach
576 Fight with Picards in the Golden Dale.
of Fynes, had gedirt of Pykardes to pe nombre of iiij M* speris on
horsbake, And laide hem) pryvely in Campe Grove besides the
CasteH of Balyngham. And when ]>e Lord? Camoys with his
peple was comyng homward! in the feltles be-syde the said grove, 4
the[i] stert iij hares, and ]>erwith pay gave a gret showte ; And so
both horsemen and footemen), vrith Imntyng of hem), were stragelt
abrode ouer aft )>e feldys, and were al out of array, and wist
nothyng of pe Pikardes pat lay in pe grove beside? hem), but euer 8
stiH showtet and huntet after pe hares, which were att last slayn)
amonges hem). 11 And as pay were so stragelt and out of Array ,-
the Pikardes sodeynly brake out of pe Grove, and rode thrughe
oure meyny, in and out agayn), and smote douu) many fotemen). 12
and pen), many of oure horsemen), seyng this, fledde to }>e CasteH of
Balyngham; but the Lord' Camoys and pes ij knyghtes kept pe
felct ; And as God wold', the fote-mene relevid ageyn) to )>e standart,-
And, pe horse-men) also, And sett frely on) pe Pikardes, and hem) 16
discomfyt, and slowe many of hem), and drof hem) to the gates of
Arde, l where-as one Lucas, a squyer, folowet hens wzt/an theire
barreers, and was slayn) ; for whome was made much mone.1 And
pus, — thonket be God ! — pe Lord Camoys had pe victory of his 20
enmys, l pe Pikardes, in a felct callet pe Golden) Dale, besidde pe
CasteH of Balyngham,1 And come to Caleys, with peir pray.
U Onon) after, the Duke of Burgoyn), Phelipe, was redy, and
•come doune to Gravenyng with his ordyn<:mnce, and Fle?/miynges, 24
pe nombre of an CL Mt, and xij M^ carter ; and l icli cart had his
cokke to era we amonges the host.1 U Then pai made a brigge ouer
pe water of Gravenyng, l into a place callet pe Hoke, pat was
partenyng to pe saide Duyke.1 And so come pey one?', and shewet 28
hem) before pe CasteH: of Oye, and sent to Nicolas Horton), squier,
-and Capteyn) of pe same CasteH, an heraude, chargyng liym) to
delyuer* vp pe CasteH:. And he sent hym worde agayn), and said
he toke hym non to kepe ; nor non) he wold' delyner : ^reuerpeles, 32
afterward, by a fals tr«ty, pai had hym) out of pe CasteH to come
speke with pe Duyk. And in pe mene while pe CasteH was
wonnen) by a grate of Iron), pat was lafte open) in pe buttery,
where-as a gune lay whiles pe saudiers were in pe haH aboven), 36
tretyng of a poyntement with an lieraud of pe said Duykes ; And
sodeynly pe Flenw/ynges conie in, and toke hem) in pe haH, and
i-1 om. L.
The Flemings take the Castles of Oye & Marck, near Calais. 577
hanget Ivj on pe gallows vnder pe CasteH:,1 w^'t/iout eny pite, And
slowe al pe remencmnt, except Nicolas HortorD, Capiteyn) of pe said
CasteH, and one William Bullion),* 2 Constable, And Willia??^
4 Bullion), his cosyn)2 : tlies iij 3 were pn'soners, but 2 Nicolas Horton)
pe Capteyn) was long afterward4 raunsonet, and come home in-to
England'; And.J>e Constable dyet in prison) for sorowe ; And his
cosyn) William2 Bully on)5 was so beknowe and welebelouet with )>e
8 Pikardes, pat thay gave hym) his raunson), and lete liym go where
he wold?, so pat he shuld' go to Caleys, and espy when pe Duyk of
Gloucester slmld? come ouer with his Navey from) Sandewich, And
sende hem) worde. U When this William Bullyon) come to Caleis,
12 Ipe pepiH had gret mervaile pat he was letton) go without paying of
eny rownson) ; wherfore Edmond, Erie of Morteyn), made to arest
hym), and put hym) in prison), and bare hym) on) hond* J?at he was a
spy. And )>er6 he knowlegit fiat he promyset hem) to give hem)
16 warnyng of pe comyng of pe Duyk of Glouceister, because of his
deliueraunce, but he sware he thoughts neuer to haue warnet hem) ;
neuertheles, for pat he was broughte vnder pe pillery in pe market
of Caleis, and there his hed* was gird of : for whome mucbe mone
20 was made, for he was a gud Archer.
U When pe Fle??imynges had pus wonnen) pe CasteH of Oy be
a trayne, as before is said, 2 which was on Saynt Petirs even) in
luyne,2 thai brake vp al J?e lede of the halle and of )>e toures, and
24 brent vp eue?y stykke ; And after, vndermynet pe walles and 7]?e
toures, and sette shores vndernethe, And after, sette pe same shores
on fyre, and brent hem), and so lete ]>e walles and toures8 faH
doune9 into j>e dikes. IT Then, J>e second' day of luyle, the
28 Memmynge^ laide seege to J>e CasteH of Mark, pat was next pe
CasteH of Oye; but J>e Erie of Morteyn) had sent thider before,
Christofer of Barton), squyer, with a certeyn) felesshipe with hym,
to helpe 10 to strenghe pe CasteH. U The Fleramynges laid peire
32 gonnes to pe walles, 2 & beete doun) ]?e vawmures and J>e walles,2
and gave pe Englisshe men with-in. many stronge assawte^; and
they manfully hem) diffendit, and beet hem) of, and fortifiet ]?e
walles ageyn) with tymbre and donge, & with such thyng as they
36 had within hem), And kept it be strenghe vj dais. And when pay
sawe pai couth haue no rescowe, thay gave it one?1, and yolde hem)-
1 vnder >e Castett om. L. 2-2 om. L. 3 ij L.
4 afterward was Ha. 5 ]>is Bullion L. 6 J)ei Ha. ]>er L.
7 Zea/164. 8 toures & walles L. 9 doune om. L.
10 to helpe om. L.
578 The Flemings lesiege Calais. Picards ruin Gruisnes Castle.
self prisoners. IT Then fe Flewmynges spoilet fe CasteH, and
brake of al )>e lede, and brent it, and vndermynet ]>Q walles and
toures1, 2and sette shores fer-vnder; and after brent hem), and lete
f e walles and toures faH into f e dike, as fai hade done fe CasteH 4
of Oye.2 H Then, fe ixte day of luyle, In fe yere of oure Lord~
Ihesu Crist M* iiijc xxxvj, Philips, Duyk of Burgoyn), witli fe
Flewmynges, come to Caleis, and laid seege ferto be land*, and
pight his tentis 3 before f e toune, on pe playne of Saint Peters, a 8
myle nere out of |)e toun). And fe Duyk hyrn-self lay a HtiH from)
Newname brigge, And J>ai of Gaunt beside hym), And fey of
Brugge*, with f e comyntee of Flaundres, lay besides Saynt Peters
Cliirche. but the Duyke lay not fere but ij days, but fat he 12
remeved? from) thens, and al fie Gaunteners with hym), to fe Est
ende of f e toun), And j^ere he pichet his tentes ; for he wold* ly no
lenger att f e west ende of fe toun), for cause a gune shotte thrugh
his tent. And then ]?ei of Gaunt onon) made a strong buhverk on an 16
high hitt of )>e downe, of pipis & tymber, betweene )?aire loggynges
and j>e toun), and shott guwnes in-to ])e toun) ; and many tymes £ai
shot al ouer ])e toun) ; but al J?eire gunshot did neuer harm), thanket
be God 2 and ]?e Holy Virgyn) Saint Barbara ! 2 11 In fe mene 20
whiles, whil }>e Duyke lay att seege at Caleis, with ])& Fleramynges,4
Sir Eobert Savois, knyght,5 with iiij M^ Picardes, come before )?e
CasteH of Balyngham. And one Richard Sellyng, beyng jjerof
leotenawnt vnder Richard Bokelond, Squier, and Capteyn) of )>e 24
same CasteH ; which Richard Sellyng gave ouer fat6 CasteH shame-
full}1', without ejny stroke, vppon) apoyntement to go to fe Casteli
of Guysnes in thaire doublettt's; and so thai did; and lafte al
theire goodes, and J>e stuff of fe CasteH behynde hem), which was 28
fe7 best-stuff et place in al fop^ marches.
And when Richard Sellyng come fus to Guysnes vrith his
feleshippe, William) Picton), Leotenawnt of Guysnes 2vnder Hum-
fre)r, Duyke of Gloucester,2 putte hym) in prison) in fe said CasteH 32
of Guysnes. And when f e Picardes had! f is CasteH, fe[i] spoilet it,
and brake of f e lede, and brant al f e place, and vndermynet fe
walles 8 and toures, and lete hem) faH in f e dike, as the Flemmynges
hade done with fe Castelles of Oye and Mark. H Then fe Picardes 36
come before fe CasteH of Guysnes, and laide seege ferto, and
1 toures so fat al >e Castel fell to J>e grounde L. 2— 2 om. L.
3 tentis L. om. Ha. 4 with ]>e Flemmynge* om. L. 5 knyght om. L.
6 |>e same L. 7 J>e be Ha. J>e L. b places L.
Sandgate Castle surrendered. The Flemings' Siege of Calais. 579
broughte \vii,h hem a gret brasen) gune of Dogeon),1 with iij
chambers, and ij othir grete guraies of Iron) callet burabardes ; and
Jjaye laide ]?e brasen) gune in A seller of pe toune of Guysnes, on J>e
4 dikeside of pe CasteH, and shotte att a ward? next a toure callet J?e
Faanetoure, and brake it doune in-to ]>e dike, but William) Picton),
Leotenawnt of pe CasteH, with his felesshipe with-in, fuH manfully
and discretely hym) gidet, and it fortifiet ageyn) with tymber and
8 dong. 5F And in this while, anoper meyny of Picardes come before
J>e CasteH of Sandgate, and bade hem) deliuer vp J>e CasteH: ; for pai
said' aH o]>er Castelles were gyven) ouer. Wherfore Sir Thomas
Knevet, [that] was sent thidir with A crewe, and made perof
12 leotenawnt be J?e Kyng, 2Wist not what for to do ; And so,2 3by 4 pe
counsaile of one Sir Thomas Heneley, Preest, A traitowr, he gave
vp pe CasteH: of Sandgate, shamefully and cowardly, with-oute eny
stroke, and hym)-self and all pat were with-in pe CasteH, prisoners,
16 except J>e fals preest, which was letton) go where he wold j "but5 he
"went vp into Fraunce, and neue?' man) wist after where pat he
become. IT And when )?ai had ]>e CasteH, ]>ai brake doun) pe lede,
and sette fyre on al }>e place, and vndermynet )>e walles; but lp&
20 Dongeon) was so strong, pay couth not vndermyne it, but brake it
a litiH abouen) ; and so pey lefte it, and lete it stande.
H Philips, Duyk of Burgoyn), lay stiH all this while, vfiih his
host of Flernmynges, before Caleis ; and pei of fe toune had* letten)
24 in the see, and drownet al pe cuntre about hem). And ich day pai
-of pe toune and pe Flemmynges skarmysshet to-gedirs. And when
pai had leyn) per xiiij daies, 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
pe haven) of Caleis, pat no shippis shuld? come per-in. And when)
it was furl see, about noone, pey bulgit hem), some in pe haven)-
mouthe, and some be-sides the haven), to no purpos ; for pei durst
32 not tary, nor pei had no gret leysere to droun) hem), for fere of
gun-shotte ; And so pei went peire way ageyn) ; and on pe next day
after, at la we water, wel was hym) of pe toun) pat myght bring an
Ax to breke pe shippis ; and so pai did, al to peces, and broughte
36 hem in-to toune, and refresshid? wele pe pouer pepil ; and al pe
brekstones were gyven) to Saynt Mary Chirch ; 2 and so were pai
al cariet in-to toun).2 And whilis pis was in doyng .1. thowsand?
1 of Dogeon) om. L. 2-2 om. L. 3 leaf 154, lack. 4 but be L.
5 and L.
BRUT. Q Q
580 The Flemings ' Bad Thursday' at Calais.
Flewmynges stoden) on pe downes and beheld it. and were fuft sory
in peire hertes, and were futt gretely per with1 abasshit ; for }>ai had1
wend? per shuld? no shippw haue comen) in pe haven) afterward?.
U Sone after fat, it fell pat they of Brugges that lay at Saint 4
Petirs, come from) peire tenter doun) to Bulleyngate ward, some
•with pavis, and some with crossebawes, a grete meyny stragelynge.
And )>ei of pe toune ordeynt speres on horsebakke prevely in
Bulleyngat bulwerk, so pat they were not seyn) ; and sent out 8
certeyn) fotemen) to scarrnysshe w^t/i hem), til pey sawe theyre tyme
to breke out on hem). And when pe horsemen) sawe paire tyme,
pei sodenly prikkit to hem) ; and pen) pe Flewmynges fledde to pe
tentes; but or pai couth come there, pai were ouerthrawen), and 12
brought in-to pe touue, xxxvj*1 of hem) prisoners; and pe host
with-in pe tentes fled? out at pe est side,2 and wend? al pe worlde
had comyn) on hem): And })is was on a Thursday ;" wherfore ]>e
Fle??inrynges it clepit the 'Quade Thursdagh.' 1! When pis Journey 16
wes done vppon) hem) ]>at were of Brugges, 3and of )?e comynte of
Flaundres,3 the Gaunteners pat lay wit/i pe Duyke at pe est ende of
pe toune, loghe hem) to scorn); for J>e which nil4 a gret debate
amonges hem), and faught with-in hem)-self, so pat noper party 20
come to othir after pat tyme. II And on pe Setirday sevennyght, &
ij daies afterward, they of pe toune of Caleis, with certeyn) horse
men) & fotemen), Issuyt out sodeuly on pe afternoone, and went
streight to theire bullewerk on the hye hiH in pe dounes, and man- 24
fully it wanne and toke, and slowe al pat euer were in hit, and
brake doune pe bullewerk, and went hamward? with peir prisoners ;
but pe Erie of Morteyn) mette hem) without pe toune, and made to
~sle al pe prisoners, for cause of one Watkyn) Ruskyn), a gentiH man) 28
and a gud spere, was slayn) at pe wynnyng of pe same bullewerk.
And when) pis bullewerk was pus wonne vppon) hem) of Gaunt,
they of Brugges were glad, and logh hem) of Gaunt to scorn.5
1 fcrvrith full gretly L. 2 ende L. 3-3 om. L. 4 fell L.
5 Gaunt Ha (last word of the incomplete MS.). 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
Song against the Flemings.]
1And fis Seturday at night, the Lord Welles wes sent ouer to
Caleis by the Duyk of Gloucestre with a certeyn meyny, to
strength the toun till he come with his nauey; And he landed
4 behynd f e toure of Ryesbank. And his peple made so gret noice
in J>e londyng, that fe Duk of Burgoyn & they of Gaunt, which
lay at fe Est ende of the town, wend the Duk of Gloucester had
londid with his nauey fat sam nyght ; wherfore f e Duk & they of
8 Gaunt brake vp feire tentes sodeynly & pn'uely, & went ouer
Grauenyng watir fat same nyght, and lafte behynd hem much of
feire vitaile & of f eir ordynaunce ; and gu?ines were founden
beried vndir fe erthe. And thay of Brugges, fat lay at Saynt
12 Petirs with fe eomyrcte of Flaundres, knewe no-fyng of theire
goyng til f e Sonday in the mornyng aftir ; on which Sonday, at
the releuyng, iiij. Englissh trumpettes blewe vp on hye vppon
Milkgate toure, as 2they were wont to do euery day at fe releuyng
16 of the wach duryng the seege. And then they aspyed pat aH fe
Gaunteners were gon ; but fey at Saynt Petirs lay still, but as
sone as they sawe fat the Duyk, feire lord, & they of Gaunt, were
gon, fey brake doune ]?eire tentes, & sette J?eire loggynges on fyre,
20 and fled J>eir way in all that euer fey myght, and laft behynd hem
much of f eir vitailes for hast. And they of the towne wold haue
f olowed aftir • but f e Lord Welles had brought a pn'uey seal from
fe King, chargyng, on payn of their lyues, the[y] shuld not passe
24 gunneshotte without toun til fe Duyk of Gloucestre come with his
power ; And ne had fat ben, there had ben gret good geton fat
tyme.
H AH f is while f e Pycardes lay at seege at Guysnes, and had
28 smytte doune fe ward next fe Faane toure, with fe gret brasen
gunne, as before is said. And when they of the Casteli sawe f e
1 leaf 255, back. 2 lea/25Q.
582 The Flemings give up the Siege of Calais. Mocking Song.
Flemmynges sette ]?eire loggynges on fyre, thay made to rywg the
larome bell in al that fey my^t. Wherfore the Pycardes were sore
abasshid, and wend the Duke of Gloucestre had ben landed with
his power, & wes comyng to rescowe the Castel, And anon l brake 4
]>e seege, and carted peire ordynaunce, & fled in al that euer fey
my^t. And they of f e Castel yssued out, both on horsebak & on
foote, aftir hem, and ouertoke the gret brasen guraie carted, & two
ofir gret bombardes of yron ; but the iij. chambres of f e brasen 8
gunne were scaped from hem with f e hoost. Then they of Guysnes
hewed in sonder the cartwheles, and aftir, with strengfi. of men &
horses, they wer brought into f e said Castel of Guysnes ; & aftir
they were brought in-to the toune of Caleis. II And on this wise, 12
Phelip, Duk of Burgoyne, & the Flemmynges, departid from Caleis,
and f e Pycardes from f e Castel of Guysnes, with gret shame & gret
tliswurship, & with gret losse. Wherfore amonges Englisshmen
were made many rymes of fe Flemmynges ; among the which, one 16
-is here sette for a remembraunce, that saith on this wise : —
WHen f e Flemmyng wer fressh, florisshid in your flouris,
And had we[l]th at your will, ye wolde be conquerouris
Of Caleis, fat litill toune : as it come in your mynde ; 20
But ye, to conquere Caleis, it comef you not of kynde.
2Remembres on pat wurship ye wawn the first day,
When the Erie of Mortein come passmg with his pray
Before youre toune of Grauenyng, wher ye, as men) 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 f e leg, of kanuas lyke to sakes ;
Stoppid al with hempen tawe, and fat in straunge wise,
Stiched like a matrace, al of f e newe gyse,
Ye laid vpon fenglisshmen so myghtily with your handes, 32
Til of you iij. hundrid lay strechid on the sandes.
Ye fled fen in-to Grauenyng, and wold no lenger bide,
And gaue f e Erie leue to passe ouer that same tyde
In saafte with his pmoners, & lost neuer a man : 36
This was J?e first wurship, of Caleys that ye wan.
1 col. 2, leaf 256, Lambeth MS. 64. 2 Zca/256, back.
Englishmen's Mocking Song against the Flemings. 583
Remembres how ye laide seege, with gret pryde & bost,
1To Caleis, fat littil toune : the noumbre of youre host
Was a hundrid thousand & fifty, to reken by f e pollis,
4 As it was fat same tyme 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 f e nones,
8 With shippes, Caleis hauen, massoned with stones,
And how that fe Calisers hem brake the next day,
When it was lawe watir, and bare Ixiii clene away,
Euery stikke & stone, & lafte not ther one log.
1 2 Eemembres eke on Goby, the watir-bailiffes dog,
How he scarmysshed -with you twyes vpon the day,
And among you, on f e sandes, made many a fray.
Remembres ye of Brugges ; how ye ferst wan youre shone,
16 How ye come forth to scarmyssh vpon an aftirnone
With pauyses & crossebowes, on Saynt Petirs playne,
And how sone the Calisers made you to turne agayne,
2 And ouerthrewe you sodeywly, or euer that ye wist,
20 And brought you in-to Caleis, tyed fast by the fist.
Remembres ye of Gaunt eke : for al youre pride & bost,
Wonnen was youre bulwerk, beside your gret host,
And slayne all that was therin : & ye, that same night,
24 Fled ouer Grauenyng watir ; but go fat go myght,
And youre lord with you, for dreed and for fere
Of the Duyk of Gloucester ; & yette was he not ]>er.
Wei was hym might go before with pisone & with paunce,
28 And laft behind you, for hast, al youre ordynaunce.
Remembres, ye Picardes, at seege eke as ye lay
Of Guysnes, that strong Castel, how ye fled away
For ryngyng of the larume beH, sha?ftfulli in a morowe,
32 As ferd as fe Flem???ynges, with hertes full of sorowe.
Ye lost there your ordynaunce, of gumies that was cheff :
To you & to al Pycardis, shame and gret repreff.
Remewbres now, ye Flemmynges, vpon youre owne shame;
36 3 When ye laide seege to Caleis, ye wer right still to blame ;
1 col 2, leaf 256. 2 leaf 257. 3 col. 2r leaf 257.
584 Englishmen s Mocking Song against the Flemings.
For more of reputaciovw, ben Englisshmen pen ye,
^And comen of more gentitt blode, of olde antiquite ;
For Flewmynges come of Flewimed men) ye shal wel vndirstand,
For fflemed men & banshid men enhabit first youre land. 4
Thus proue I )>at Flemmynges is but a flemed man,
And Flaunders, of Flemmynges, the name first began.
And J?e?'fore, ye Flemmynges, Ipai Flemmynges ben named,
To compare with Englisshmen, ye aught to be ashamed ! 8
Ye be nothing elles worth, but gret wordes to camp ;
Sette ye stitt, & bith in pees : God gyue you quadenramp !
1F Such & many ojnr rymes were made amonge. Englisshmen,
aftir the Flemmynges were thus shamfully fled frome Caleis, & }>e 12
Picardis from Guisnes fledd, & gon feire way, for drede & fere of
j>e comywg of the Duyk of Gloucestre, whiche by J?at tyme was redy
at London vrith his power & armee to come to J)e rescows of Caleis,
& to shippe at Sandwich, wher-as lay redy in )>e hauen iijc sailes 16
to abyde his comyng.
[End of the MS.]
A
King Edelfs treachery. Havelok's son weds Argentil. 585
[K]
[Extracts from the unique Lambeth MS. 84.]
I.
[How Havelok's son, Curan, became King of Denmark and
England. ,]
Kyng Edelf marled Argentyl to a knave of his Kechyn.
"d Kyng Edelf, fat was vncle to fe damoyseH Argentil,
bethought him how he myght wz't/z, some tresouw have f e
4 L \ lande fro hire fat was his Nece, for euermore ; and, false
forsworne ayenst his othe, thouht how he myght disceyue f e damoy-
seH ; And so he maried here to a knaue of his kechyn fat men callyd
Curan. And this Curan becam f e worthiest man of body fat ony
8 maw wist in ony lande ; for he was f e lengest maw & highest of att
fe Kynges householde, or in ony ofe?* place fat me?z knew fat
tyme. And Kyng Edelfe supposed to haue maryed hire shamfully
& vnworthily, for enchesouw fat he thought to haue alle here
12 lande, as he had & heelde before fat tyme, but he was disceyued ;
ffor this Curan was Hauelokes sone, fat was Kyng of Kirkeland
in Denmark, as ye shul here. IF Hauelok,2 fat was Kyng of
Kirkelonde in Denmark, spousyd f e Kyngis doughtir of fis londe,
16 whiche was ryght eyre of fis lande, fat mew callyd Gildeburghe,
& he begat on hire this forseide Curan, whiche was his eyre. And
whan Hauelok vnderstode fat he shulde deye, he betoke his sone
Curan to a lorde of his londe to kepe, fat he louyd & trustid
20 moche vnto ; and fat 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 grauwtyd hym fat he woolde
so do, & toke f e ^hilde wz't/i hym, & kepte hym. 11 But af tyrward,
24 this lorde bethouhte hy?7i how he myght put this childe Curan
from his enerytawz.ee, and fat alle the lordis of Denmark dred
hym, & many of them had hym in gret fauour ; and therupon, he
leete crowne hym-selfe Kyng of aft Denmark, and toke homage &
1 leaf 48.
2 Marginal rubric : How Curan, >at was Hauelokis sone, kyng1 of Den
mark, wed did fe Kyngis douhetir of Ingelond.
586 How Curan, Havelok's son, was brought up.
feaute of aB J>e lordis & peple of Denmark. And anon he betoke
Curan, fat was riht eneritour to fe crowne of Denmark, vnto a
fissher, prevely, fat no man vndirstode, & gaue f e fissher gret good,
& also chargyd hym, on payne of deethe, fat he shulde take f e 4
childe Curan with hym, & p?'mely drowne hy??i in f e see, so fat
he may neuer se nor here more of hym. The fissher seyde it
shulde be doon, & toke f e childe pr/ueli with hym. And whan he
was in fe brode see, & purposid to doon this deede, he had gret pite 8
& compassions vpon this you?zg childe, and thouht it were gret pite
to drowne so faire a childe ; & so he withdrew his euil purpose, &
saued fe childis lyfe, & toke fe yourage childe with hy??i, 1and
f orsoke f e lande, & dwellyd in another couwtre with f e childe, for 1 2
drede off fe Kyng fat vsurped fe lande. And this man kept tys2
childe tyl he was wox moche, and of a resonable age ; and alwey
f e childe callyd hym { fadyr,' wenyng to hym fat he had so be ;
tyl vpon a tyme, tis2 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 lorde 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, fat I shulde drowne yow in
f e see. and I fulfillyd nad his coramaundment, but sparid youre
lyf, & kept yow hidyr-to with tho goodis fat he gaue me; & f erf or 24
I durste not abide in fat londe, but fledde with yow in-to this
couwtre ; for he regneth nbw for kyng of Denmarke, & vsurpeth f e
crowne. And ferfor I couwseile yow to drawe to som pryncis
courte, fat ye may haue eyde & helpe to enerite youre londe ayen." 28
^ Than this youwg lentylman thankid this fissher of his gret
charite, & toke his leue, & cam to f e Kyngis courte of Ingelond,
and was a sqwiler in f e kechyn : f e whiche kynge fat regnyd tho
in Ingelonde was Edelf, whiche vsurpyd f e lande wrongfully, from 32
his owne cosyn, whiche was kyng Adelbrightis doughtir, & riht
eneritur, fat men callyd ArgentyH. 11 And fis Kyng Edelf
thouhte to mary her shamfully & vuworthely, for enchesourc to
haue her londe from her ; & so he maryed her to Curan, fat was 36
sqwiler of his kechyn. U And than Curan toke his wife Argentitt,
& went in-to Denmarke, and as God woolde, whiche helpith ati
good men in ther right, conueyed Cnran & his wife to f e howse of
1 foa/48, back. Lambeth MS. 84. 2 sic MS.
Cur an is recognizd as ffavelok's Son and Heir. 58*7
a worth! knyhte of Denmarke, pe whiche lovyd wel pe fadyr of pe
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 w^t/i-alle; & pe knyght comaurcdid his serwauwtis
to make hym & his wife goode chere ; for they semyd onest foke.
And aftyr, whan pe nyght was come, j>ei were asyngned where pei
shulde lye. And in pe dede tyme of pe nyght, whan alle folkis
8 were a-bedde, & be lyklyode a-slepe, there, was a gret lyght in pere
chambre, whiche oon of pe knyghtis seruauntis aspied, & preuely
went vhto pe chambre to wete what yt ment. & whan he come
thedyr, he sye a wonder grete stre1me of lyhte com from pe mannys
12 side, & also a-noper from J?e womarcnys side, pei beyng fast aslepe,
pat alle pe chambyr was lyght ]>ere-with. And pis man yede softly
vnto his maistyr pe knyht, & tolde hym what he sye. & pe knyht
rose hym vp & yede thedyr, & fonde yt sothe as his man had seide.
16 & pe knyht maruelyd sore what it shulde mene, & yede a-yen to his
bed, & musid sore ther-on. 11 And on pe morw pe knyht arose, & sent
for this man Curan ; and anon pe 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 ]>& seyng of a man pat was a fissher, whiche kept me vp of
yowthe ; & I knew none olper but pat he was my fadyr. & whan I
was growen moche, & vndirstode resou^, he seide to me that he
24 was not my fadyr, but seyde fat pe Kynge of Denmark was my
fadir, fat men callyd Hauelok, & Gildeburghe my modyr, whiche
was pe Kyngis douhtir of Ingelond. & whan my fadyr shulde dye,
he betoke me to kepe to a lorde of his, & prayde hym pat he shulde
28 make me kyng, whan I come to lawful age. & that lorde betoke me
to a man pat was a fissher, & gaue hym gret good, & also chargyd
hem, vp payne of dethe, pat he shulde drowne me in J>e 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 pat is on youre body, pe whiche pat I & othyr knyhtis
were comau?zdid to se & take hede of, when ye were ryht you?*ge."
Than Curan stripte hym nakyd ; & anon pe knyht sye pe markis
36 on his body pat he knew ful wel. And than pe knyht knelyd
dowi & did hym worship, & seide, * forsothe he was pe sone of his
wurshipful lorde Hauelok, & rihtful ayre of Denmarke.' And in
alle pe hast, pe knyght wrote vnto dyuerse lordis of pat lande,
1 leaf 4.9.
588 Curan crownd King of Denmark. Richard IPs Feast.
seynge, fat ' Curan, fe sone of Haueloke, & rihtful eyre, wt
fouwde, & was with hym, in his place.' 1F And whan fe lordys
herde this, & vndirstode fe trowthe, anon thei assemblyd a gret
power, & cam thedyr, & did homage & fewte vnto hym. and aftyr 4
fat, thei yede & gaue batayle vnto }>e Kyng fat vsurpyd, whom f e
seyde Curan slew, his own hondis. And aftyr fat, thei crownyd
hym Kyng of Denmarke, & so he enyoyed his enheritaimce.
IT And in )>e nexte yere folwyng, this seid Curan cam in-to 8
Ingelonde, & conqueryd his wives lande, and slowe Kyng Edelfe in
fe xx. yere of his regne. In whois tyme deyde Seint Ethelburga,
fe first abbes of Berkyng, In fe yere of oure Lorde vclxviij. And
this Edelf was fe last kyng of fe trew Brytouws. 12
Anno do?w'ni vclxx: Regned Curan, fat was ^auelokis son,
Kyng of Denmark, whiche reynyd be Ms wives titel, &
not be Ms owne, Capitulum Ixxvij.
Aftyr Kyng Edelf, fat was J>e laste kyng of f e trewe Brytourcs, 16
Regned Curan In ]> e yere of oure Lorde. vclxx. &
f is Curan was Hauelokis sone, Kyng of Denmark, fat was
a Dane ; & he regned be his wivis title, & nat be his owne ; & he
was a good man, & wel rewlyd f e lande. And he ne regned but 20
iij. yeris, for f e Saxons & f e Danys slewe hym ; & fat was gret
hurte to alle Britayne; 2& so he deyde wMoute yssu; & fe
Britouws bare his body to Stonehenge, & fere entered hym vrith
moche solempnite. 24
II.
[The Quarrel between Richard II fy his uncle, the Duke of
Gloster.~\
8 In f e xxfci yer Kyng Rychard heelde a grete feste at West-
menstre. At whiche feste arryued fe Sowdyours fat had kepte a
touwe callyd Breste, & satte at dyner in fe halle, whiche touwne
Kyng Eycharde had delyueryd by appoyntemente to fe Duke of 28
Brytayne, wherof bygan moche trouble & sorwe, whiche dured vnto
Kyng Richardys dethe. And aftyr dyner fe Duke of Gloucetre,
his vncle, Sir Thomas of Woodstoke, sayde to f e Kyng : " Syre !
haue ye not seen tho felawes fat sate at dyner in youre halle ? " 32
and f e Kyng demaunded who they were : and he sayde, " they been
1 leaf 49, back. 2 Rubric in margin : This kyng deyde wi'tfcoute yssu.
3 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 IPs Quarrel with Gloster. Henry IV elected King. 589
your folke fat haue seruyd yow, & ben come from Breste, & now
wote not what to doo, & haue ben euyl payde." Thenne )>e Kyng
sayde fat they shal be payde. Then seyde fe Duke in a grete
4 t'urye : " Syre ! ye oughte fyrste to put jour body in deuore to gete
a towme or a Castel be feet of warre vpon yowr enemyes, er ye
shulde selle or delyuer ony townes fat jour predecessours, Kynges
of Engloncl, haue goten & conqueryd." To fe whiche fe Kyng
8 answeryd ryght angrely : "how saye ye that?" Thenne fe Duke
sayd it ageyn. Then fe Kyng byganne to wex wrothe, & sayde :
"wene ye fat I be a marchauftt or a foole, to selle my londe? by
Saint Johcm Baptist, nay ! but trouthe it is, fat oure Cosyn of
12 Brytayne hathe rendryd & payde to vs fe somme fat my predeces
sours hadde lente vppon f e sayde touraie of Breste ; and sith he
haue payed, it is reasoune fat this tou?me be delyueryd to hym
ageyne." Thus beganne fe wrathe bytwene fe Kyng & his vncle.
16 And aftyrward, at Arondele, was a Courcseylle of certeyne lordes, as
f e Duke of Gloucetre, f e Archebisshop of Canterbury, f e Erles of
Arondele, "VVarwyk & Marchalle, & ofer, for to refourme fe rewle
aboute )>e Kyng ; whyche lordes promysed eche to abyde by ofer,
20 & so departed. And anone aftyr, fe Erie Marchal, whiche was
Captayne of Calays, bewrayed, & lete f e King haue knowleche of
all fere courcselle.
III.
[The Deposition of Richard II fy Election of Henry IV. The
Prophecy that Richard II should be destroyd by a Toad."]
1 Than in the begynnyng of fe xxiij*1 yer, the lordys of }>e
24 reavme, -with f e Comourcs assent, chose this worthy lorde, Syr
Kerry Bolyngbrook, Erie of Derby, Duke of Herforde & Duke of
Lancastre be ryht lyne & herytage, and for his myhtful manhood,
fat fe 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 Edmurade
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 fe ix. yer of fe regne of Kyng Eicharde, heyre apparauwt to fe
Crowne of Engelond aftyr Kyug Eicharde. Eor f e sayde Roger
was sone & Ayre to Edmuwde Mortymer, and to Philyppe,
1 leaf 185, one-third down. Lambeth MS. 84.
590 Eic. II to be slain ~by a Toad. Piers of Exton to kill him.
douhetyr & Ayre of Sir Lyonel, pe .iij. sone of Kyng Edward pe
.iij. ; And thus was pe Ayre leneral put asyde. 1Also ther was, yn
Kyng Richardys courte, a worshipful clerke pat was an Astrouomier,
whiche knewe & vndyrstode be his cowmyng pat Kyng Richarde 4
shulde be slayne & destroyed be a Toode. And vpon a tyme, he
warnyd J>e Kyng therof, & bad hym ' be ware of Todys ; for a Toode
shulde destroye hym;' and than pe Kyng thouhte & mervayled
in his mynde, how pat shulde be. And vpon a tyme he ordeyned 8
& made a ryal feest in Cristmasse, & comauwdyd al his lordys to
come thedyr. And they cam thedyr, euery lorde in pe gayest
desgysyng pat they coude devyse. And among hem alle, Sir Herry,
Erie of Derby, cam in a Goiume broyderyd 2al abowte vfi\h Toodys. 12
& whan Kyng Richard syhe yt, he remembryd pe propheci of
Toodys pat his clerke tolde hym, pat he shulde be destroyed by.
And euer aftyr he had this Herry, Erie of Derby, yn lelwsy &
mystruste, supposyng pat yt shulde be he pat shulde destroy hym ; 16
& fayne pe Kyng woolde an had hym destroyed ; but at pe last he
exiled hym for x yer.
IV.
[The Murder and Burial of King Richard II. His Vision and
his Treasure.]
3 51 In pe same yere, Syr Barnarde Brokeis, Sir lohn Selly, Syr
lohn Mawdelyn, & Syr Wilh'am Eerby, were takyn & sette in 20
pe Toure, & aftyr, by iugement, Avere hanged & by-hedyd, &
ther hedys sette on London Brigge. U And whan Kyng Herry
sawe pat these lordys thus had rysen, & assemblyd grete peple to
haue put hym to dethe, & for to restore Kyng Richard ageyne to 24
his crowne & to his Reame, he thoughte teschue suche peryls.4
U And a-none he commauwded Sir Pyers of Exston, pat he shulde
goo streyte to Pounfreyte, & delyuer pe worlde of Kyng Rychard.
U And so he departed fro pe Kyng, and wente to pe Castel of 28
Pountfrete, where-as Kyng Richard was in prisoune, pe whiche
was sette at table for to dyne. U And anon aftyr, Sir Pyers
cam in-to pe chambre where pe Kyng was; and he broughte viij.
men \fiih hym, & eche man an axe in his honde. IT And whan 32
pe Kyng sawe Sir Pyeers vriih, his felausshippe entre in-to pe
chambre defensably arayed, he shoof pe table from hym, and
1 Side rubric : A prophesi of Kyng Richards dethe. 2 leaf 185, back.
3 leaflSQ. * Side rubric : How kynge Richard deyde.
Eic. II Hid. His corpse brought to London, & to Langley. 591
sprange in-to J?e myddys of them, & raughte an axe out of one
theyr hondes, and sette hymself valyauntly at defence. U And
hym-self defendyng, he slewe foure of f e eyghte. And whanne fe
4 sayde Peers sawe fe Kyng so defende hy??^, he was score abasshed
& gretly aferde, and sterte vpon £e 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 fe
8 hede with his axe, fat he fylle to groiwde. IT Than cryed Kyng
Richard " God, mercy ! " & thenne he gaue hym a-nofer stroke
on ])G hede, & soo he deyde. U And thus was this noble Kyng
slayne and murthred. And whan f e Kyng was deede, f e knyghte
12 fat had thus slayne hym, sette hym doww be fe deede bodye of
Kyng Eichard, & byganne to wepe, saynge : " Alias ! what thyng
haue we doone 1 we haue putte to clethe hym fat hath been oure
Kyng & souerayne lorde, two & twenty yere ! Now haue I lost
1 6 myn honoure ! I shal neuer come in place, but I shal be
reproched, for I haue doone ayenst myn honour." U After this,
moche peeple in Englonde, & other couwtrees also, wolde not
beleue fat Kyng Eichard was deede, but sayde fat he was alyue
20 many yerys aftyr. H Wherefor Kyng Kerry, whan he wist verryly
fat he was deede, he leete cere hym in fe best maner, & vrith
dyuers spices and baumes, & in a fayre cheste, closyd alle in lynyn
clothe, saaf his visage, whiche was lefte opyn, fat men myht see
24 & know his persone from alle othir men. U And thus he was
broughte thurghe London to Powlus ; & his body was leyd on a
Charyotte coueryd with black, and iiij. baners, whereof ij. were of
f e armes of Saint George, & ij. of f e armys of Seint Edwarde ;
28 & ]>ere were an C. men clothed in blak, eche beryng a torche ;
IT And f e Cyte of London had thyrtty men in whyte, eche beryng
also a torche ; and J>e visage of ]>e dede body was leyde opyn, Ipat
euery man myght see and kuowe ]>at it was his body, & Ipat he
32 was soo deede ; for many men beleuyed it not. U And from
Powlus he was had to Westmenster, & J?ere he hadde his hole
masse, & diryge also, fl And fro thens he was caryed to Ipe
Frerys of Langley, & fere he was buryed : on whois sowle God
36 haue mercy ! Amen ! U The comyn oppynyon of Englysshmen is,
Ipat Kyng Eichard deyde not 1 aftyr pe 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, back.
592 Reported Starvation of Richard II. His Treasure.
yt, but only see hyt, & Jwefor his [hunger] was }>e more. And on a
tyme, as he lay on his bed of estaate, hyw& thouhte Ipere come a fayre
vrommsM vnto hy??i, and brought a kercher ful of white Rosys, &
bestruyd aft his bed therwM ; & he fed hy??i of the Rosys, pat his 4
gret huwgre was we'tMrawe ; & whan he woke, hym 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, pe Duke of Surrey, pe 8
Erie of Salysbury, & pe ope?' lordis were deede, he was so angry &
so sorowful p«t he swore pat he wolde neuer ete mete, & soo abode
iiij. dayes withoute etyng, as they saye. And whan Kyng Herry
vndirstode pat he wolde not ete, he sente to hym ij p?'elatys for to 12
comforte hym ; And whan they were come, he confessyd hym to
one of them, pe whiche gaue hym in penaurcce, pat he shulde ete
his mete. And whan he supposed to haue etyn, pe mete myght
not goo doumie ne auale in-to his stomake, ffor pe conduytys of 16
his bodye were shronken to-geder. And than sayde pe noble
Kynge Rychard, 'pat it was doon, & pat he must nedis deye.'
But certys, wheper he deyde this way or pat other, certaynly dede
he is, & was buryed at Langley : God haue mercy on his soule ! 20
Amen ! And then was Kyng Herry peasbly King. Then he
fonde in Kyng Richardes tresory nyne honderde thousande noblys,
wztfamte lewellys and vessellys whiche was as moche worthe, or
more. And fere was fouwden in pe Tresorers kepynge of Englonde, 24
an honderde and fyfty thousand noblys, & Jewels & 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 with lettres vnto Kyng Herry, by which he chalengyd for 28
to fyght with hym wMynne lystes at Burdeux, or in some oper
metely place, with an C gentylmerc w^t^-oute reproche, ageynste as
meny gentlemeTi wMoute reproche. wherto pe 1King answeryd
ageyne by lettres worshipfully, rehersyng pat at suche tyme as 32
it shulde plese hy???, he wolde come with suche nombre as it apper-
teyneth to a Kyng, and conquere his ryght ; at whiche tyme he
shulde be answeryd atte fulle ; & so pe mater fynysshed.1
l— l This is in the margin.
Henry I V strikes Hotspur. Accession & Character of Henry V. 5 9 3
V.
[The Causes of the Battle of Shrewsbury, A.D. 1403.]
1 H And than Syr Thomas Percy was lugged to be dede, pat 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 pe gret devisioiw betwene the Kyng and Syr Herry
Percy ; for pe Kyng woolde an had pees, & so woolde Syr Herry
Percy ful fayne ; But Syr Thomas Percy went . betwene them, &
bare fals talys, othyrwyse than they sayde or ment, & causyd that
8 batayle. Ynde versus : Praxedis taurius nomine campo Blewyk.
M. qviQtuor C. ter .I.2 obit certamine Percy.
IT Also anoper prmcypal cause was : what tyme pat Syr Herry
Derby was exilyd be Kyng Richarde, he cam ayen out of Fraiwce,
12 & entryd vp in-to Engelond at Eauensport in Yorkshyre; & pere
cam ayenst hy?ft, to put hyra of, Syr Herry Percy, othyrwise callyd
Syr Herry Hote-spour. but Syr Herry Derby was sworyn pere to
\ijrn & to othyr lordys, pat he shulde make no chalange vnto pe
1 6 Crowne, but only vnto his enery tauwse, pe Dukedom of Lancastre ;
& vppon pat othe they suffryd hym to go fourthe. And than
af tyr pat, Syr Herry Derby toke vppon hy??z pe Crowne. and whan
they vndyrstode pat, Syr Herry Hotspur cam to pe Kyng to
20 Westmenstyr, and seyde : " Syr, this was not couienaurct nor
promise." "What seyest thow, horssonT' quod, the Kyng; &
stert to hy?rc, & gaue hym a gret buffet. "Wei," quod. Syr Herry
Hotspur, " this shal be pe shrewdest bofet pat euer thow yovyst."
24 & streyte he toke his horse, and rode home into his couwtre ; &
here-vpon began the batel of Srewesbury.
VI.
[King Henry V : his Riot in his Youth: his Change when
made King.]
3[A]ftyr the dethe of Kyng Herry the Fourthe, Regnyd his
sone Herry of Monmothe, whiche was born at Monmothe in
28 Walyes, whiche was Herry the Fyfte aftyr pe conquest. And he
began to Regne on pe xxju. day of Marche, In pe yer of our lorde
1 on leaf 187.
2 ? for 1403, July 23. Battle fought on St. Praxed's day, near a manor
house named Berwick.— J. H. Wylie, who suggests lter I,' thrice one, for the
t .1. or t .1. of the MS.
3 leaf 191. Lambeth MS. 84.
594 The Change in Henry V. How he treats his old Rioters.
M. CCCC xij ; And in f e same yer he was crownyd Kyng of
Englonfd] at Westmenster on the nynthe day of ApriH ; and he was
a worthy kyng, & a gracious man, & a worthy conquerour. 11 And
before he was Kyng, what tyme he regnyd Prince of Walyes, he 4
fylle & yntendyd gretly to ryot, and drew to wylde company ; &
dyuers lentylmera and Ientylwo?wmen folwyd his wylle & his
desire at his co?7imauwdmewt ; & lykewyse all his meyne of his
housolde was attendyng & plesyed with his gouernaurcce, out-sept 8
iij. men of his howsolde, whiche were ful hevy and sory of his
gouernauttce ; and they cou?zseylyd hy?ft euer contrary, and fayne
woolde an had hym to doon wele, & forsake ryot, and f e>-for he
hatyd them iij. most of al me?i in his house, vnto fe tyrne fat his 12
fadyr was dede. And thanne he beganne to regne for Kyng, &
he remembryd fe gret charge & wourship fat he shulde take
vpon hyw; And anon he comauttdyd al his peple fat were
attend aimt to his mysgouernau/zce afore tyme, & al his housolde, to 16
come before hym. And whan they herde fat, they were ful glad,
for they subposyd fat he woolde a promotyd them in-to gret offices,
& fat they shulde a stonde in gret favyr & truste with hy??i, &
neerest of counsel, as they were afore tyme. & trustyng here- 20
vpon, they were fe homlyer & bolder vnto hym, & nothyng dred
hym ; ynsomoche, fat whan they were come before hym, some
of them wynkyd on hym, & some smylyd, & thus they made nyse
semblauttte vnto hym, meny one of them. But for al fat, f e 24
Prynce kept his courctynaurcce ful sadly vnto them, And sayde
to them ; " Syrys, ye are f e peple fat I haue cherysyd & mayn-
tynyd in Eyot & wylde gouernau^ce ; and here I geue yow aH
in cowmaurcdment, & charge yow, fat from this day forward fat 28
ye forsake al mysgouernau?zce, & lyve aftyr f e lawys of Almyhety
God, & aftyr fe lawys of cure londe. And who fat doyth
contrarye, I make feythfiil promys to God, fat he shal be trewly
ponisid accordyng to fe la we, wz'tftoute eny favour or grace." And 32
chargyd them, [on] payn of deth, feet they shulde neue?* geve hym
comforte nor counsel to falle to ryot no more ; for he had takyn a
charge on hym, fat alle his wittis & power were to lytyl, with-
oute f e helpe of God & good gouernaurcce. And so he rewardyd 36
them richely with gold & syluer, & othyr luelys, and chargyd them
alle to voyde his housolde, & lyve as good me??, & neuer more
to come in his presence, be-cause he woold haue noon occasions nor
remembrauwce wherby he shulde falle to ryot ayen. And thus he 40
Henry V sets his Court in order, and stops a Duel. 595
voydyd al his housolde, savyng tho iij. peiasonys fat he hatyd
most, whiche were ful sory of his gouernaimce ; & them he lovyd
aftyrward best, for Ipere good courcsayle and good gouernauwce, &
4 made them aftyrward gret lordys ; And thus was lefte in his
housolde nomo but tho iij. men. And menyone of them fat were
eydyng & consentyng to his wyldnes, fyl aftyrward to gret
myschefe and sorw.
8 51 Than Kyng Kerry sent to Dame Kateryn Swynfor, Couwtesse
of Herforde, whiche was tho a wel-gouerned woman, & kept fe
most worshipful housolde, & fe best rewlyd fat was within J)e
londe ; and to her he sent for men fat were of good disposicyoura ;
12 & she sent hym xij lentylmen of sad gouernauwce. and so
this gracious Kyng forsoke al wyldnes, and toke hym to good
gouernaivwce, and kept streytly his lawys with ryghtwisnes &
lustise. For, in f e first yere of his regne, ther were ij knyhtis at
16 gret debate: fe tone was of Lankestyr-shire, & fe tothyr of
York- shire ; & they made them as stronge of peeple as they
cowde, & scarmysshid togedyr ; and men were slayne & hurte on
bothe party es. 51 And whan fe Kyng herde therof, he sent for
20 them : & they cam to f e Kyng to Wyndelysore, as he was goyng
to his dyneer. and whan the Kyng vndirstode that they were come,
he comraai'mdyd them to come before him; And than he axyd
them, 'whois men they were.' and they seyde, his lege men.
24 "and whois men be tho fat ye haue a-reysyd up to fyhte for youre
quareH" and they seyde, 'his men.' "& what awtoryte or
cornaumlemeftt had ye, to reyse vp my men or my peeple, to fyght
& sle eche othyr for your quarel ? yn this ye ar worthy to dye."
28 And they coude not askewse them, but besowhte f e Kyng of his
grace. And than f e Kyng seyd, " be f e feith fat he owte to God
&. to Seint 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 stondyth yt with yowT'
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 feythe 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 w^t&ynne his reawme, withowte, his
1 leaf 191, back.
BRUT. R R
596 The Archers & Henry V at Agincourt. The English win.
commaiwdmewt, whatsomeeue?* they were, they 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.]
1 U Than fe morwe roos, J>e day gan sprynge, & ]>e Kyng be
good avyce leet araye his batayle & his weengys ; & chargyd eue?y
man to keepe hem hole to-gedrys, & preyde hem alle to been of
good cheer. And whanne they were redy, he askyd what tyme of 8
Jje day it was, & they sayde prime. Than seyde oure Kyng :
"now is it good tyme, for alle Engelond prayeth for vs. And in
reme??^brau?^ce ]>at God dyed on ]>e Crosse for vs, let euery man
make a crosse on ]>e erthe, & kys hyt, & in tokenyng ]>ctt we wole 12
radyr dye on this erthe than flee." 1T And whan ]>e King of
Frauwce sawe oure Kyng & his peeple fal doun to J?e erthe, he
axyd : " what meen they now ? " & a Frenche knyht stode by, &
seyde, "forsothe, Syre, they purpose hem this day to dey on fat 16
grouwde, rathir than to flee." And than oure Kyng, with alle his
peple, roos hym vp ayen ; and than he seyde with an hye voyce,
" In pe name of Almyhty God and of Seint George, Avaunt
baneer ! & Seint George, this day thyn helpe ! " And therwith )>e 20
Truwppetys blew vp. H And than pe Frenche men come prykyng
doutt, as they woolde haue ovirryden alle oure meyne. But God &
oure Archerys made hem sone to stomble. for oure archeris shot
neue?* oon arwe amys, but it persshid & brouht to grouwde man or 24
hors; for they shottyn Jjat day for a waiour; And oure stakys
made hem ouer-terve, eche on othyr, ]>at they lay on hepys. And
oure Kyng, with his meyne & with men of armys, leyde on, for it
behovyd hem to fyght Ipat day, his owne handys. & oure good 28
Archerys J>at lakkyd 2 arwys, leyde on with stakys. And ]>at day
|>e Frenche men syhe Seint George in J?e eyre ouer ]>e hoste of ]>e
Englisshe mew, fyghtyng ayenst )>e Frenche men ; and therfor they
worship & holde of Seint George, in Engelond, more than in any 32
o)>er londe. IT And thus Almyhti God & Seint George brouht oure
enemyes to grourade, & yaf us J>e victory J?at day. And ]>ere were
slayne of Frensshe men ]>at day in jje feelde of Agyncort xj. M*.,
withou.te prysonerys J)«t were takyn. And ther were noumbryd 36
1 Zea/194. 2 leaf 194, back.
Battle of Agincourt. French prisoners kild. The dead. 597
fat day of Frensshe men yn ]>e feelde, mo than Sixti score Mt.,
And of Englisshe men but vij. M* ; but God & Seint George fat
day favt for vs. But fe Frensshe men fat were in f e Cyte of
4 Parys, had went fat cure Kyng had been ouer-throuhe a day
before ; for f e prekers of f e Frensshe men fat kept f e owte-wacche,
met wit/i some of oure Kyngis kartys, & ryfelyd them, & gat out
oure Kyngis koronet, & bare it in-to Parys ; & wenyng to them of
8 f e Cite fat oure Kyng had been ouerthrouhe, & bare this coronet
abouht f e cyte in processiouw for ioye. And aftyrvvard, whan they
syhe fe Frenssheme?i come home sore woundyd, they marvayled
sore, & askyd them 'what chereT & they seyde, "No som to
12 mors " : we be dede & ouerthrouhe. And than an hewge peeple of
women & of er folke yede thedyr to f e feelde fere f e batayle was,
to beholde whiche party were ouerthrouhe ; 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 men. And anon com tydyngis to oure
Kyng fat fere was a newe batayle of Frensshemew, al in aray,
ordeyned redy to stele on hym. And anon oure Kyng leet krye
£0 fat euery mara 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
with fe Frensshe men. IF And whan fe Frensshme7^ sawe fat oure
24 men kyllyd her prysonerys, than they wfctMrewe he?tt, & brak her
batayle & here aray. And thus 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 f e batayle was, to
se what peple were dede of Frensshe men, and also of Englisshe
men, or yf ony were hurte fat myht be holpe. And fere were
dede of Frensshe mew in f e feelde : f e Duke of Barry, f e Duke
32 of Launsom, fe Duke of Braban, fe Erie of Navern, fe Chief
Coun stable of Frauwce, & viij. othir Erlys ; & f e Archebisshop of
Saunce; & of good Barouras .C. & mo; & of worthy knyhtis of
gret alliaunce of cote armures, a M & vc. U And of Englisshe
36 men was dede fat day : f e good Duke of Yorke,1 Ser Edmwide, &
deyde \vithoute yssu. And aftyr hym, was made Duke of Yorke
his broderys sone, Bicharde, fat 2was sone to Richard, Erie of
Caumbrygge, fat was behedyd at Southamptone, as aftyrward ye
1 Rubric in margin : ' there was slajme J>e Duke of Yorke.' 2 leaf 195.
598 St. Dennis' Eve in Rouen. Prophecies of Surrender of Rouen.
shul here more opynly. And also there was dede, )>e Erie of
Suffolke; & of al oper of Englisshe me?2, were dede nat passyng
xxvj. bodyes, thankyd be God ! And this batayle was on a Friday,
whiche was Crispines & Crispamanes day, in pe monthe of Octobre. 4
versus : an Mil C quatuor Synk Domini dato.
henrici terno Regis quin iure paterno.
harflet fest Maurik deuicta que prelia.
crispinuM Agencowrt nomew, vbi Cristus ei dedit omen. 8
VIII.
[The Siege of Rouen. Every eldest Son a King on St. Dennis' Eve.]
1 U And yn J>«t tyme J>ere was a custom in pe Cite of Eone, &
also in fe Subarbys }>ere-of, that on Seint Denys evyn to make a
kyng in euery house. And so pe grete heerys of J>e subarbis cam
to ]>e seyde Kyng Kerry, & besouht hy??i to take noon displesure 12
of ]>ere customable vsage. and }>e Kyng askyd them what it was.
And they answeryd & seyde ' yt was pe vsage of Roon to make, in
euery hous therof, ]>e eldest sone a kyng on ]>ai nyht.' And anon
)>e Kyng grau?ityd them ther askyng, so Ipat it were nat doon in 16
despyte of hym. And at Nyhte ther cam woorde to )>e Kyng, pat
pere were neuer seen so many kyngis to-gedyr in oon place. And
anon pe Kyng comauwdyd them to be brouht afore hy??z. And
than spake an olde Frenche knyht, and seyde : " I trowe now is pe 20
tyme come pat Rone shalbe won, aftyr pe profecye." And when
pe Kyng herd }>e knyht thus sey, he askyd hym, ' what was pe
profecie.' And pe knyht seyde, 'yf he woold pardon hym, he
woolde tel hym }>e profecie }>e?'of.' And tho )>e Kyng pardonid 24
hym. U " Syr," qwod pe knyht, " this toun 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-wttA ]>e Kyng seyde: "In verbo tuo 28
relaxabo rethe." And anon he cornautodyd everyche of pe kyngis
to be set in dyuers garisons ayenst pe Tou?z. And on pe next day
was ]>e TOUTI of Roon yolde vp vnto otire Kyng, as ye shul here.
IX.
[King Henry VI's youth, and tlie quarrel with the Flemings^
2 a Nd yn pe yer of our Lorde, Mt CCCC & xxiij, On }>e last 32
day of August, Kerry of Wyndelysore, ]>e sone of Kerry ]>e Fyfthe,
1 leaf 198, lack. Rubric in margin: 'how xxxt} kyngis leyde seege to
Roon.' 2 Zea/201.
Prophecies. Hy.VI croivnd. Successful Invasion of Flanders. 599
-4)egan to Keyne, when he was but ix monthis of age. 1F And as
some men sey, on f «t day of his byrthe, there sat a stronger with
f e parsoun of Monmothe, fat prophesied at dyner, seyng on this
4 wyse : " In these xxiiij. ourys passyd, othyr with-jn xxiiij. ourys
to come, is born, or shalbe born, a new Kyng of Engelond, fe
whiche shal begynne his reyne wat/iynne f e first yer of his byrthe."
IT Than seyde ]>Q tothyr : " pat is f e Erie of Marche." he seyde
8 ayen : " nay, nat so." than seyde f e tothyr, " what troyst thou fat
Ipere shal fal here-af tyr 1 " he seyde: "In fe fyrst vij yer of his
Eeyne, fere shalbe gret aboimdauwce of. aj maner of ffrutys."
"And what in fe next vij yerys?" he seyde : "ftere shalbe thre
12 wyse men, fat shulbe able to gouerne eny reme." And in fe vj.
yer aftyr, on fe vj day of A Nouembre, Kerry fe vjte was
crownyd at Westmenster, of Kerry Chychile, Archebisshop of
__Cauwtirbury, at whois Coronacioura fe sone of fe Duke of
16 Hostryche, with many ofer, were made knyhtis. IT And in fe
xthe ver of hjg revne ]ie was crownyd ayen at Parys in Frawice, of
his vncle ]>& Cardinal of Wynchestre. And in ]>e yer aftyr fat, on
]>e xx*1 day of Mai], on a Weddenysday, fro pe oure of None to iij.
20 on J?e clok at aftyrnoon, ther aperyd a Blasyng sterre in ]?e firma
ment, toward pe est, fast be fe Mone.
And in )>e yer folwyng, the Dewke of Burgoyne began to meve
werre ayenst Engelond, & wolde an had Caleys. And thedyr was
24 sent in bassetre, ]>e Duke of Exetyr, vfith ope?1 lordys : & as he cam
horn ward ayen, his hors dou?zgyd in ]?e touTzne of Poperyng ; and
]>& Flemyggis rysyn vp, & woolde nat suffyr hy??^ to passe tyl his
men were fayne to bere awey his hors dourcge, & make clene ]>e
28 stretys. II And whan )>e Duke was come ayen in-to Engelond, he
enformyd pe Kyng & his lordys ferof ; and they were sore amevyd
therwit/i. And anon Sir Humfray, Duke of Gloucestre, & SaV
—Thomas Bewfourde, Duke of Exetyr, his brothyr, with olper lordys,
32 made a gret power, and yede ayen in-to Flaundrys, & destroyed
moche peple, and brent meny toimnys, & dyd moche harme ; & )>e
Duke of Burgoyne fled with his peple. And pe Duke of Exetyr
yede & brent vp Popryng & meny mo tommys fere abouhte, & dyd
36 moche harme, ynsomoche fat they brent fe whete & 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 fe feelde, be fe hande of God;
40 whiche brennyng, men callyth * Ablastid or seynte.' IT And at f e
600 English Ballad against the Flemings. Their cowardice.
last, })e Duke of Burgoyne was fayne to mede pe Duke of Gloucestre
& oure lordis, & gave them a myty thyng of good to turne ayen &
seese ther wane, & do no more harnie. & than pey t?«rny[d] ayen
in-to Engelond. And in despyte of )>e Flemynges, an Englisshe 4
man made this Englishe, yn Baladdys :
(1)
1 o ft' stry vys new, & fraudulent falsnesse,
Who-so lyst to seek out ]>e cheef occasiou?i,
Late hym resorte, & his wey dresse
In-to Flaundrys, streyght to the Blak Lyou^, 9
Whiche hathe compassed, be fals collusiouw, —
Lyk in his standard as betyn is the signe, —
That meved his courctre of presumpciourc,
Ageyn Ingelond frowardly to malygne. 13
(2)
Fyrst to remembre, the deede berytfr wytnesse,
Of his fadyr mowrdred be tresoim,
How Herry the Fyfthe, of knyghtly gentylnesse,
Had of his dethe manly compassions, 17
Leete digge hym vp, stank for corrupciou?*,
Of a prynce a mercyable sygne.
But thou ageynward, be fals decepciouw,
Madest Flaundrys ageyn Ingelond to malygne. 21
(3)
Thou madist an oothe, be gret avisynesse,
Vppon the sacrament at Amyas, in that touw,
Ay to be trewe, voyde of dobylnesse.
But vndyr the courteyne of fals collusions, 25
Thou gat at Araas an absoluciou??,,
Thy feyned feythe vp falsly to resygne,
Causyng Flaundrys, to ther confusiouw,
Ageyn Ingelond prowdly to malyngne. 29
(*)
The pees purposyd at Araas in soothnesse,
Whan our* embassatourys, of hool affecciouw,
Cam goodly thedyr, dyd ther bysinesse,
To haue concluded a parfyt vnyoim 33
1 leaf 201, back.
King Henry VI wounded at the Battle of St. Allans. 601
Twyxt to reavmus, for ful conclusion,
Thou, shewyng there a face ful benyg[n]e,
Yndyr a veyle of fals decepciouw,
Eecord of Flaundrys, whiche falsly dothe malygne. 4
(5)
Wlmt hast thou wonne with al thy bysinesse
And alle thy tentys to Caleys caryed dou?*,
Thyn ordynauwcys, whiche cost gret rychesse,
Bastyle, and cartys of fagot gret foysourc, 8
Of thy gouraiys the dredful noyse and soun ?
Peyse al to-gedyr, with many anothyr sygne,
Thy cowardly fiygHt, cokeney of a chaumpyou^,
Whyche darst not fyght, and canst so wel malygne. 12
X.
[The Battles of St. Allan's I and II, of Blore Heath, Ludlow,
Northampton, Walcefield, and Wigmore.~\
1 They dyd moche harme, & many a man was slayne ; & they
woolde neuer sese, tyl f e drawbrygge was set on fyre betwene hem.
And aftyrvvard fere captayn was take in a gardyn in Kent, & fere
16 he was slayne; & aftyr fat, his body was quarteryd; & his hede
smytyn of, & set on Londen Brygge. U And in fe xxiiij. yer of
his regne was f e first batel of Seint Albonys ; & fere Kyng Herry
was shotte in fe nekke with an Arrwe. And ayenst hy??z cam
20 Eycherde Plantagynetz Duke of Yorke, & Eichard Nevel, Erie of
Salisbury, & his sone Eichard Nevel, Erie of Warwyk. And fere
was slayne of f e Kingis party, Sir Ednnwde, Duke of Somyrset,
f e Erie of North ombyrland, & Lord Clyfford ; & Humfray, Duke
24 of Bokyngham, was sore hurte, whom they caryed with hem to
Londen.
And in fe xxxvij yer was fe batel at Bloorhethe, & of Ludlowe ;
& fere was slayne be fe Erie of Salisbury, Lord Avdele, & xiiij.
28 knyghtes new made ; & fe Barou^ of Dudle was take & led with
hem. U And in f e .xxxviij. yer was f e batayle of Northampton^ ;
where cam on J?e ton party, Edward f e Erie of Marche, f e eldest
sone of f e Duke of Yorke, & f e Duke of Northfolke, & Eichard
1 leaf 202. It follows the Ballad.
602 Battles of Wakefield, St. Allan's II, & Wigmore. Edw. IV.
Nevyle, Erie of Warwyk. And Ipere was slayne of J)e Kyngis party
be them : Sir Humfray, Duke of Bokyngham, & Sir lohn Talbot,
Erie of S[h]rewisbury, & Vicowit Bemoimde ; & }>ere was take
Kyng Kerry, & brouht with them to Londen. 4
And in ]>e same yer was )>e batayle of Wakefeelde, whiche was
on ]>e ton party, )?e Duke of Somyrset, }>e Erie of Northumbirlond,
Lord Clifford, & Sir John Nevyl of Westmerland, which was Jje
Erles sone of Westmerland. And ]>ere was slayne be them : 8
Richard, Duke of Yorke, Edmurade, Erie of Eutlond, his sone ; &
Eicharde Xevyle, Erie of Salysbury, was take j?ere, & behedyd at
Pounfret. U And in )?e same yer was J)e ijde batayle of Seint
Albonis : & fere com in on j>e ton party : Kyng Kerry, pe Duke of 1 2
Northfolke, ]>e Erie of "Warwyk, Lord Facouwbryge, & Vicowzd
Bowser. And ayenst them cam Queen Margeryt, & Prince Edward
her sone, [L]ord Wellis, Lord [CJlyfford, & oue?-threwe fe tothyr
party, & toke awey King Kerry from) them ; and, be the com?«au?id- 16
ment of J>e yourzg Prince, )>ere was behedyd J>ere, Lord Bonvylde,
& Thomas Kyrel, knyht of Kent ; & they led with hem in-to ]>e
Northe, Lord Mouwtegew, [a]nd toke hym to [f]e Mayre of [YJorke
to kepe. 20
And in J>e same yer was ]>e bateyle of Wygmore, be Edward,
Erie of Marche ; wher fled, Sir Kerry Bewforde, Duke of Exestyr,
& lamys Ormond, Erie of Wylshyre, & lasper, Erie of Penbrook ;
& his fadyr, Owen Tedder, was takyn, & behedyd at Herforde; 24
and ther was takyn )>e Barouw of Burforde ; & pardouwde of his
lyfe. An[d] aftyr this, Edward, Erie of Marche, wa'tft ]>e lordys on
his party, yede to Londen ; and on J)e iiij. day of Marche he toke
vpon hy?ft pe Eegimen, with ]>Q wylle of )>e lordys & )>e comouws 28
bothe.
XL
[K. Edward 7F(1461)/ the Battle of Bar net (14 April, 1471);
and the Death of Henry VI (20 June, 1471).]
1 a Nd aftyr this, In J?e yer of our Lord Mt. CCCC Ix, And in
J>e regne of Kyng Kerry .xxxix. ; Edward, Erie of Marche, with
pe lordys ]>at were on his party, yede to Londen ; and on) }>e .iiij. 32
day of Marche he took vpon hym fe Eegimen, with ]>e wylle of pe
lordys & )>e commou?zs also. U And aftyr ]>at, Kyng Edward toke
1 leaf 202, back.
Coronation and Marriage of King Edw. IV. Hy. VI dies. 603
his lordys, & yede Northeward ; and on Palmisson evyn was
Tauwtouw feelde, callyd York feelde. And pere was on Kyng
Edwardys party, pe Duke of Northfolke, pe Erie of Warwyk, Lord
4 Acrys of pe south e, Lord Faucoiwbrygge, & many o]>er lordys &
knyhtis moo. And ayenst \\yrn cam Prynce Edward, Kyng
Herryes sone, ]>e Duke of Somyrset, pe Erie of Northumbyrlond,
whiche was slayne pere, & many ope?* lordis & knyhtes also. And
8 King Kerry, with Queen Mergeret, lay in York ; & }>ey toke )>e
Prince her sone, & be mydnyght they were fledde to Berewyk ; &
they yaf pat ton??, to pe Scottis, to haue socour & helpe of them,
whiche toun was Englisshe beforn. 11 And thus Kyng Edwarde, pe
12 sone of Eichard Plantagenet, Duke of York, ouercam his enemyes,
& put them to flyght, & returnyd ayen to Londen, & pere he was
crownyd at Westmester, ryghtf ul Kyng of Engelond & of Fraurcce,
Castylle, & Legyowz. 11 And sone aftyr, he weddyd Dame Elysa-
16 beth, pe Erie Eyuers douhtyr, on whom he begat, Elysabeth,
Marie, Cicile, Edwarde Praice, Margarete, Eichard, Duke of York
& of Northfolke, Anne, George.
And aftyr this, Kerry, pat was Kyng, was take in Yorkshire,
20 in pe Abbey of Fumes ; & put in pe Toure of Londen. II. And
aftyr pat, pere aperyd in pe ffirmameTit a gret sterre, pat yaf out vij
stremys, whiche synified gret sorw, & mysche[f] pat fylle af tyrward ;
& also ther wer sene in pe Temys at Londen, many whyrlepolys, &
24 anoper tyme a whale, pat signyfyed not good. For aftyrward fylle
gret devisyourc betwene pe Kyng & his lordys ; & pey kept a gret
batayle on Estyr day, whiche is callyd 'Barnet Feeld.' & pere was
slayne Eichard Nevyle, Erie of Warwik, & Markys Montegew, his
28 brothir ; & pe Erie of Oxynford fled. And from thens pe Kyng
yede to Tewkysbery ; & pere was slayn, Edward, pe sone of Kyng
Kerry ; & Queen Margarete, his modyr, was take, whiche were come
out of Frauwce. And thus Kyng Edwarde ouercam aH his enemyes,
32 thankyd be God ! And in alle pese batayles, was )>e sone ayenst pe
fadyr, and brother aye[n]st brother. U And anow aftyr, deyde
Kyng Kerry in pe Toure of Londen ; & is beryed at Chercheshey.
And he foundyd pe Coleges of Etou?i & of Cambrygge, callyd pe
36 ' newe Colege ' : on whois soule, God haue mercy ! Amen !
And aftyr this, Kyng Edward yed ouer beyon the se into
Fraiwce, & 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
604 Diseases: the French Pox, the Stitch, and the Flix.
after. And in fat lorney our Kyng lost many a ma?i fat fylle to
f e lust of womerc, & wer brent be them ; & f e?fe mewbrys rottyd
away, & fey dyed. 11 And aftyr J?at, ther fylle a gret dissese in
Engelond callyd f e * styche,' fat moche peeple deyde sodeynly 4
ferof. And also anofer dissese reyned aftyr fat, callyd fe 'fflyx,'
fat neuer was seen in Engelond before ; & peple deyde hogely
therof iij yer togedyr, in on place or ofer. And aftyr fat, ther
bred a Raven on Charyng Crosse at Londen j & neuer was seen 8
noone brede fere before. & aftyr fat, cam a gret dethe of Pesti
lence, fat lastyd iij. yer ; & peple dyed myhtely in euery p[l]ace,
man, womara & chylde : on whois soulys, God haue me?*cy !
Amen! [end.] 12
The Battle Abbey Eoll 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.]
Abvile
BaywaH (29) l
Bruce (58)
Colvile (86)
Achard
Beauchamp
Budler
Comyn
Akeny
Beaumeis
Buket
Corbet
4
Amondevile
Beler
Burdet
Cornor
Anney
Belet
Burle
Costentyn
Arcy
Berard
BurneH
Cosyn
Arvile
Berevile
BusseH:
CoudreH
8
Ascher1
Bereward
Bussey
Courtheuse
Asprevile
Bernevile
Bute vile
Crecy
Aubeny
Berry
Butteler
CrieH
Aubray
Beygnard 3
Butvileyn (68)
Cunly
12
Audeny
Bigot
Curecy
Audevile
Birset
Camois
Curly
AueneH
Bleis
Candrey
Curteis
Auerenges
BloundeH
Cannevile
Curteneis 4
16
Ayelard (16)
Bluet
Cardevile
Curthose
Boner
Carevile
Curty (102)
Bagot
Bontvile
Chalenges
Banaster
Boynet
Chalurs
Dalamare
20
Bardulf
Brachet
Chambreleyn
Danste?*vile
Baret
Bracy
ChameH:
Darcy
Barevile
Brassard
CharneH
DariH
Barry
Bratet
Chastelleyn
Despenser
24
Bars
Bret
Chaucer *
Deynecourt
Baskervile
Breuse
Chaundos
DrutaH
Basset
Brian
Chene l
Ducrefi
Bastard
Bricourt
Cheyne
Duket
28
Baucan
Britoiw
Clare
Dulopenne
Baynard2 (28)
Brok (57)
ClareH (85)
Duredent(113)
l.om. L. 2 Barnard L. 3 Boigmard L. 4 Carteueis L.
606 The Battle Abbey Eoll of Names of Norman Knights.
Escot (1H)
Gorger (150)
Lescey (184)
Moreus6 (220)
Eurons
Gorunvile 8
Leverer
Morley
Gower
Lincot
Morteyn
Ferebrace
Grace
Lonetot
Mortymer 4
Ferrer
Grauntsouw 2
Longchampe
Morvile
Ferrers
Graynvile
Longevile
Motoun2
Feschampe
Greis
Lovett
Moubray
Fetepace
Grenevile
Lucy
Mounfichet 8
Fitz1 Brian
Gunter
Lunar
Mountanasy
Fitz1 Garin
Gurnay (159)
Luncy
Mountegu
Fitz1 Geffray
Lyard
Mounteny
Fitz1 Herbert
Harecourt
Lynet
Mulet 12
Fitz1 Hu
Hachet
Lysle (196)
Murdak
Fitz1 Piers
Haket
Musard (233)
Fitz1 Symond
Hamelyn
Maignard4
Fitz1 Vise
Hanet
Malemayn
Neomarch 1 6
Fitz1 Water
Hansard
Malet
Nepount
Foleyn
Hanvile
Malynoler
Nevile
Foliambe 2
Hasard
Mamelbarin2
Neyrount
Folvile
Hautevile
Mansey
Niuelent(238) 20
Formentyn
Hay
Manus (or
Nurcchampe .
Fossard
Heiroun
Manns)
Fresett
Hercy
Manyn2
Ofvile
Fresvile
Heris
Marcimas
OreH < 24
Freynes
Hubert
Mareis
OrivaH
Frisoura
Hurfer
MarteH
Orrewar (243)
Frivile
Huscliarles
Massy
FurnyvaH
Matroners
Pachet 28
Fyneux (141)
lardyn (176)
MaunceH:
Palet
Maundevile
PameH
Gamager
Keynes
Maureward
Panely
Gantlou
Kirlecot (178)
Meisy 5
Pantulf 32
Gaugy
Meyne
Paries
Gaunt
Lacy
Meynitt
Passamere
Gauter
La Heuse
Miler
Passauawnt
Gerard
Lambert
Mire
Peisoun8 36
Giffard
Ledet
Mongomery
Penire (or
Gorge (149)
Leouii (183)
MoreH (219)
Pemre) (253)
1 Filz L.
5 Mersy L.
2 am. L. s Gonurvile L. 4 Maynard L.
6 Morens ? L. 7 Torell L. 8 Tyson L.
The Battle Abbey Roll of Names of Norman Knights. 607
Percy (254)
Rosynis 2 (284)
Soldeny (316)
Tuchet (347)
Perly
Roter
Some'rvile
Tuny
PevereH
Rusak
Sonevile
Tupet 7
4
Phanecourt
Russell (287)
SouppiH (or
Turbevile
Picard
SoupeiH)
[Tyson, see Pei-
Pigot
SaintbreneH
Spigurneli
soun]
Piket
Saintclus
Spynevile
8
Pilet1
Sainteler
Sunely
Yaleus8 (351)
PineH
Sainterois
SurdevaH
Yauesour
Pipard
Saintgorge 2
Swyward6 (324)
VeeH
Piroun 2
Sainthelyn)
Yeer
12
Pleisy
Saintlohn)
Tabot
Yeisyn
Plevien
Saintleger
Tailepas
Yenour
Poer
Saintrnore
Taillois
Verly
Pounchet
Saintmoris
Tallebot
Yernoun
16
Pountfract
Saintnoyre
Tanet
Yescy
Prers 2
Saintomer
Taryn
Yilers
Punegis
Saintqwintyn
Tenere
Vmframvile
PurceH
Sancey (301)
Tibot
20
Pus
Sanctclou
Tiptot
WadeH (362)
[Putnell] 3
Sandervile
TireU (334)
Warenne
Putrell (274)
Santemareis 4
TorchappeH
Wasteneis
Saucer
ToreH
Welby
24
Quatreraars
Saunzaner
Toret
Widvile
Quincy (276)
Saunzire
Torevile
Wildbef
Savage
Tracy
Wishard
Raynes
Say
TrameH
Wivile
28
Renger
Saylard
Trauers 2
Richemourct
Scutevile
Trevet
Ynogre
BideH
Sechevile
Truan
RocheH
Seniery
Truret
Zoochh9 (371)
32
Roos
Setvans 5
Trusbut
Rosyn (283)
Seygnes (315)
TrusseH (346)
1 PeletL.
5 Setvans ? L.
9 [?] om. L.
om. L. 3 only in L. 4 Saintrioris ? L.
6 Swyand L. 7 Tapet L. 8 Valens ? L.
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