THE
NEW CHRONICLES
OF **
ENGLAND AND FRANCE,
3[n Ctoo
BY
ROBERT FABYjlN.
NAMED BY HIMSELF THE
CONCORDANCE OF HISTORIES.
REPRINTED FROM PYNSON'S EDITION OF 1516.
THE FIRST PART COLLATED WITH THE EDITIONS OF 1533, 1542, AND 1559,
AND
THE SECOND WITH A MANUSCRIPT OF THE AUTHOR'S OWN TIME, AS WELL AS THE
SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS: INCLUDING THE DIFFERENT CONTINUATIONS.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
A BIOGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY PREFACE.
AND
AN INDEX,
BY HENRY ELLIS.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; T. PAYNE; WILKIE AND
ROBINSON; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME AND co. ; CADELL
AND DAVIES; J. MAWMAN; AND J. JOHNSON AND CO*
1811.
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PREFACE.
OF the personal history of Robert Fabyan but few notices have reached
us. There was nothing remarkable in his descent, and he made but little figure
in public life. He was, however, an alderman of London, and presents us
with the rare instance of a citizen and merchant, in the fifteenth century, devoting
himself to the pleasures of Learning.
From his Will it appears that his father's name was John Fabyan ; and there
is reason to believe that although he was apprenticed to a trade, his family were
people of substantial respectability in Essex*.
* Stephen Fabyan, one of his ancestors, held considerable property at Stisted in 1404 ; and afterwards became
possessed of the manor of lenkins. (See Morant's Hist, of Essex> vol. ii. pp. 173, 392.
A charter in the Harleian Collection, at the British Museum, (marked 85 D. 25.) mentions a Robert Fabyan
of Concton in Surrey, in the tenth year of Henry IV. Another charter occurs in the same Collection (51 A. 9.)
of the third year of Henry the Sixth, in which William Grouthous of Coggeshale in Essex, grants a messuage
and its appurtenances to Stephen Fabyan, Robert Fabyan, lohn Fabyan, John Starlyng and others.
There is also, in the Prerogative Office, the Will of lohn Fabyan, citizeu and draper, dated in 1477, in
•nhich he speaks of his brethren Stephen and Robert Fabyan. His residence appears to have been at Coggeshall,
where the first mentioned Stephen, according to Morant, was a cordwainer. Another Will occurs, also, of a
Thomas Fabyan early in the sixteenth century.
Strype in his edition of Stowe's Survey, 1720, vol. ii. b. iv. p. 113, mentions the will of lohn Fabyan, gent
of the parish of St. Clement Danes, dated March 16, 1541 : in which he bequeaths to his sister Martha four
fiobles yearly, out of the lands he had purchased in Ovington, co. Essex, for her life. To the Lady Mamey he
bequeath* all his books of meditation, and his Chronicles ; and speaks of the lady Sperte as his sister, and of the
earl of Southampton as his master. Strype, (who quotes Reg. Law. as his authority, in the margin,) mistook
this for the will of the historian.
Among the visitations in the Herald's College, four short pedigrees occur of the family of F ibyan, (C 24. 501.
C 24. 424. 1 23. 73. Yin. 56. fol. 221.) bearing the same arms with the historian*, but all of them of the reign
«f Charles the Fin*.
* Erm. Three flcurs dc-lis nitliin a bnrlure Gu. MS. Coll. Arm. D. fol. 39,
a Bishop
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Bishop Tanner says he was born in London*. At what period he became a
member of the Draper's Company cannot now be ascertained. Their registers
would probably have furnished a clue to guess at the exact time of his birth.
But the hall of that respectable body has been twice destroyed by fire, and they
have no muniments which reach beyond the year 1602.
From records in the City archives, however, it appears that he was alderman
of the ward of Faringdon Without: in 1493 he served the office of sheriff:
and, in the registers which go by the name of the Repertory, a few scattered
memoranda are preserved of the part which he occasionally took, at a period
somewhat later, in public transactions.
On the 20th of September, 1496, in the mayoralty of sir Henry Colet, we
find him " assigned and chosen," with Mr. Recorder and certain commoners,
to ride to the king " for redress of the new impositions raised and levied upon
" English cloths in the archduke's land." This probably alludes to the cir-
cumstance of Philip, to whom the emperor Maximilian had resigned the Low
Countries the year before, exacting the duty of a florin upon every piece of
English cloth imported into his dominions: but which he desisted from in the
articles of agreement signed by his ambassadors in London, July 7th, 1497'f'.
In the following year, when the Cornish rebels marched toward London,
alderman Fabyan was appointed with lohn Brooke, and lohn Warner late
sheriff, to keep the gates of Ludgate and Newgate, the postern of the house
pf Friars-preachers, and the Bar of the New Temple.
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A few months after, in the thirteenth of Henry VII. we find him an assessor
upon the different wards of London, of the fifteenth which had been granted to
the king for the Scottish war.
In 1502, on the pretext of poverty, he resigned the alderman's gown; not
•wishing to take the mayoralty : and probably retired to the mansion in Essex
mentioned in his will.
* Bibl. Brit. Hib, p. 272. f Compare Rapin. Hist. Eng. vol. i. p. 680. Act. Pub. xii. pp. 648, 654.
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That he was opulent at this period cannot be doubted. But he seems to have
considered that the expences of the chief magistracy were too great, even at that
time, to be sustained by a man who had a numerous family. He orders the
figures, as will be seen in his will, of sixteen children, in brass, to be placed
upon his monument.
Stowe in his Survey of London*, gives the English part of the epitaph on
Fabyan's tomb, from the church of Saint Michael Cornhill, and says he died
in 151 1-f-: adding that his monument was gone. Bale, who places Fabyan's
death on February 28th, 1512, is probably nearest to the truth, as his will,
though dated July llth, 1511, was not proved till July 12th, 1513; which,
according to the ecclesiastical computation, would be somewhat less than five
months after the supposed time of his death.
Fabyan's Will, of itself, affords a curious comment on the manners of the
time of Henry the Eighth. A copy of it is here given from the Registry of
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
" In Dei nomine. Amen. Undecimo die mensis lulii, anno dominice
incarnationis millcssimo quingetesimo undecimo, ac anno illustrissimi principis, ac regis
nostri Anglie Henrici octavi, tertio. I ROBERT FABYAN, citizein and draper of
London, thanke and lawde be thereof geuen to God and to his blessed moder our
Lady seynt Mary, hole of body and of mynde, ordeyne and make this my present Will
and Testament in maner and forme as fokwith. And first I bequeth my soule to the
infynite mercy of or. savior. Ihu Crist, and to the prayers and tuycion of his moost
blissed moder our Lady seynt Mary, blissed seynt Cristoffer myn advowry, and to all
the glorious company of heven, my body to be buriedj if I dye win the citie of
London, win the church of And if it happen me to decesse at my mansion
callid HalstedysJ, then I will that my corps be buried atwene my pewe and the highe
awter
* Edit. 1603, 4to. p. 198. t See also Weever, Fun. Mon. p. 416.
J Ilalsteclys, Fabyan's residence at Theydon Gernon in Essex, was an ancient mansion, though it is not
noticed either by Salmon or Morant in their histories. la the return from this parish in the Hth of Edward the
a 2 Third,
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nwter win the qwere of the parissbe churche of Alhalowen of Theydon Gardon, in the
sliyre of lissex ; at whiche tyme of burying, and also the monethis mynde, I will that
myn execulrice doo cause to be caried from London, xii. newe torches, there beyng
recly made, to burn in the tymes of the saide burying and monetbes mynde : and also
that they doo purvay for. iiii. tapers of. iii/A. evry pece, to brenne aboute the corps and
hersc for the forsaid. ii. seasons, whiche torches and tapers to be bestowed as hereafter
shalbe devised ; which, iiij. tapers I will be holden at euery tyme by foure poore men,
to the whiche I will that to everyche of theym be geven for their labours at either of the
snide, ii. tymes iiijrf. to asmany as been weddid men : and if any of theym happen to
be unmaricd, than they to have but. i\jd. a pece, and in lyke maner I will that the
torche berers be orderid. And I will and bequeth unto asrnany persones as bere my
body to church, to everyche of them. \\d. and to suche. ij. as lay my corps in my grave,
to everyche of them. \jd. And I will that myn executrice, in as covenable wise as they
may after my decesse, cawse three trentalls to be songen for my soule, and all cristen
soules ;. whiche. iij. trentallys I will be songen at the Freer Augustines, the Grey Freers,
the White Freers, for the which I will that myn executrice geve unto eueryche of the said
houses, vi.*. viij.d. ; and if any of the saide orders refuse to syng the saide trentall for
the said stypend, than I will that myn executrice geve all suche money, of the freers
so refused, and depart it among poore householders of the parisshes of Seynt Benett
Fynk, and Seynt Barthilmews the Litell, if I be buried win London, that is to say, to
every household man and wif. virf. and to an householder beyng unmaryed. iujd. ; and if it
happen me to be buried in the church ofTeydon Garnon foresaid, than I will that the half
of such money of the freers refusid, be devidecl and geuen among the poore parisshons
of the said Theydon Garnon, and other parisshes next adioynaunt, and the other half as is
abovesaid. Also I bequeth unto the parson of Theydon Garnon, if he be present other at
my burying or moneths mynde, if I be there buried, xi\d. and if he be absent viiirf.
And I will that myn executrice cause at the least to be. vi. preests present at myn burying,
whereof I will the highe masse of oon be of Requiem, and the other, v. to be desyred to
singoon a masse of the v. Wounds, the ijde. a masse of thassumpcion of or Lady, the. iijdc. a
masse of all Martirs, wa speciall memory of seynt Cristoffer, the. iiij"1. a masse of all Con-
fessours, vV a speciall memory of seynt Nicholas, and the. vth. a masse of all Virgyns, w a
speciall memory of seynt Dorothe ; to the either of which preests I bequeth, and eueryche of
them. \d. w condicion that at the tyme of the Lavatory eueryche of theym turne theym to
the people, and exorte theym to pray for y soules following, & all x]pen soules, the soules
Third, when the subsidy of the ninth and fifteenth was granted to the king, Radulphus de Halsted is one of the
persons taxed. (Inq. Nonarum, p. 315, fol. Lend. 1807.)
On September 15, 1810, the writer of this Preface made a visit to Tlieydon, in the hope of finding at least
some faint memorial of the family. No field, or plot of ground, however, in the parish, bears, at present, any-
similar appellation to Halsteds; nor could he find the marks of any ancient residence. No mention of any of
the family occurs in the register : and though in a chest in the vestry he turned over several hundred deeds, letters,
rent-rolls, &c. of the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, evidently muniments from the archives of the ancient
lords of Theydon Gernon, not one contained a single reference even to the name.
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of Robert Fabyan and of h?s children, the souls of lohn and Agnes his parents, the souJes
of Nicholas Sharp, Cristoffer Sharp, Amy, Mary, and Robert Sharp, Edinond and
Cristoffer Sharp the younger, the soules of lohn Pake the yoager, and loliane his \vif,
John Wodchurch, & Elizabeth his wif, dame lane Lisle, maister Peter Huse, Robert
' . "v.
Tate, lohn Fabyan my brother, Thomas Gotton, lohu Benet, and all xpen soules :
and that doon, to save for the said soules " De profundis," \v the other prayers. Also
I bequeth unto the brotherhod of seynt Cristoffer of Yorke. x!</. \V condicion that the
recc>vvor. of the said: vjs. ilud. make fast promyse and cauwse suerly to be doon, that
all the preests whiche be reteyned of the saide fraternytie may oon tyme in their masse,
after the first receipt of the saide. x\j. remembr. and pray for my soule by name.
Also I bequeath unto the brotherhode of seynt Cristoffer, holden win the parisshe churche
of seynt Mighell, in Cornhill. x\jd. and to the fraternytie of our Lady and seynt Anne,
win the said church, xijrf. reqnyring the masters of the fraternytie of our Lady and seynt
Anne, to desyre their preest, oonys in his masse, to remember my soule, and all the
soules before written. Also I bequeth unto as many Godchildern as I have lyving in
the countie of Essex, and specially in the parisshes to my mansion adioynant, to every of
them, viiirf. willyng theym that be lernyd to saye, at thre sundry tymes, " De profundis,"
w the other prayers ; and such as bee unlernyd to say oon tyme our Lady psawter, remcm-
bringmy soule and all Cristen soules. Also I will, that if I decesse at my tenemente of
Halstedis, that myn executrice doo purvay ayenst my burying competent brede, ale, and
chese, for all coiners to the parisshe churche, and ayenst the moneths mynde I will be
ordeyned, at the said churche, competent brede, ale, pieces of beffe and moton, and rost
rybbys of beffe, and shalbe thought nedefull by the discrecion of myn executrice, for all
comers to the said obsequy, over and above brede, ale, and chese, for the corners unto
the Dirige over nyght. And furthermore I will that my said executrice doo purvay ayenst
the said moneths mynde. xxiiij. peces of beffe and moton, and. xxiiij. trcen platers, and.
xxiiij. treen sponys ; the whiche peces of fleshe with the said platers and spoonys, \V. xxiiij*/.
ofsiluer, I will be geven unto, xxiiij. poore persones of the said parisshe of Theydou
Garnon, if win that parisshe so many may be founde : for lake whereof, I will the. xxiiij.
peces of flesh and. ijs. in money, w the foresaid platers and sponys be geven unto suche
poore persones as may be found in the parisshes of Theydon at Mount, and Tbeydon
Boys, after the discrecion of myn executors ; and if my said monethes mynde fall in
Lent, or upon a fysshe day, than I will that the said, xxiiij. peces of fleshe be altered
unto saltfyche or stokfyshe, unwatered and unsodeyn, and that every pece of beef or
moton, saltfyshe or stokfysh, be well in value of a peny or a peny at the leest ; and that
noo dyner be purveyed for at horn but for my household and kynnysfolks : and I will
that my knyll be rongyn at my monethes mynde after the guyse of London. Also I
will that myn executrice doo assemble upon the said day of moneths mynde. xij. of the
porcst menys chiklern of the foresaid parisshe, and after the masse is ended and other
obseruances, the said childern to be ordered aboute my grave, and there knelyng, to say
for my soule and all Cristen soules, " De profundis," as many of theym as can, and the
residue to say a pater noster, and an ave oonly; to the which, xii, childern I will be
geven.
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geven. xiijrf. that is to meane, to that childe that begynneth " De profundis" and saith the
pre'ces. ijd. and to eueryche of the other, id. Also if it happen me to dye at London,
than I will that suche. iiij. of my feliship as bere me to churche, have my ryngs of
gold, wheryn ys graven "Memento," and the other too which goo upon the side of the
berc to have, viijrf. a piece of theym, so that either of the. vi. persones saye (oon ?) tyme
"De profundis" for my soule and all Cristen soules. And to such. ij. of my brethern as laye
my body into the pytt I will be geven. viijd. that is to every of theym. iiljd. And I will
that my knylle be rong att the tyme of my burying, and that noo cost be doon upon noo
monethes mynde, except a secret Dirige kept by note and masse of Requiem, upon the
morn by note, and. vi. preests to syng. vi. masses, as afore is rehersed, doyng as
above is said. Also I will, that if I decesse in London, that myn executors doo then
purvey, xvi. torches newe, and. iiij. tapirs weying euery taper, vilb. the which I will
be holden by. iiij. poor men, and not to be sett upon candilstykks, and not to be oc-
cupied nother torches nor tapirs but at my burying tyme oonly, and upon the morn at
the masse, and nott at the moneths mynde : and also that at the moneths mynde be kept
nother drynking nor dyner, but at the pleasure of myn executrice. Also I bequeth to the
high aulter of seynt Benet Fynk in London, for consideracon me moeving. xiirf. And I
will that after my funerall and monethes mynde ended, as above ys said, be it in
London or in Essex, that. xii. of the foresaid torches be bestowed as after foloweth,
that is to say, first, ii. of theym be geren unto the parisshe church of Theydon Garnon,
and oon unto the parish church of Theydon Mount, and unto the parisshe churche of
Theydon Boys, and oofi unto the parish churche of Lamborn, and. vii. other I will be
devided as followeth, that is to meane. ij. of theym to be given unto the parisshe church
of seynt Benett Fynke in London, and oon of theym unto the parisshe churche of Stanford
Ryvers in Essex ; and also more 1 will that twoo of theym be geven to seynt Mighell
parisshe in Cornhill,and oon to the parisshe churche of seynt Barthihnews the Litell, and
the. vii01. unto the parisshe churche of seynt Cristofer, all. iii. -parisshes beyngin London.
And if any leve by the reason that I be buryed in London, I will that the tapers, and
also the said torches be at the disposicion of myn executrice. And ouer that I will that
myn executrice, at the tyme of the deliuerey of the foresaid torches, geve unto eueryche curat
j«r curatts deputie of the forenamed. ix. parisshes. iiij d. to thende that my^soule, and the
soules above written, may be remembred in their parisshe bede rolle by the whole space of
a yere after. Also I bequeath unto the. ij. pryson housis of Ludgate and Newgate, \s.
that is to saye, to every of theym. \s, to be given to the prisoners most nedy, in brede, that
is to meane, to that oon of those prysons euery weke, by the space of. xx. weeks, vi d.
begynnyng at Ludgate the first weke, and the secunde week at Newgate ; and that
weeke that Ludgate is served, that other to be spared : and in likewise when Newgate
is served, Ludgate to be spared, so that the said almes may be contynewed to bothe
prysonys by. xx. weks as above is said : and the said. \\d. in brede be given wekely to 0011
of the said pryson houses upon that day in the weke that it shall happen me to departe
owte of this present lif, Sondaye oonly excepted. Also I will that after my funeralls
fynysshed and endid, all my moevable goodes, as well stuff of household, plate, and
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other what soo it be, except my wiffs apparell, ft ryngs, beds, girdills, and all other
necessaries what soo to her belongith, w also such stuff of houshold and quyke cattail as
I have at my tenemente or mansion of Halstedis in Essex, be praysed and ingrossed in a
summe, whiche said stuff of household, plate, and other what soo it be in London, and
also my stuft' of household and quyke catall beyng off myn at my foresaid tenemente
of Halstedis, soo beyng praysid, engrossid, and sumyd, shall be devided in three even
porcions or parts j whereof the first part I will be reserued to the payment of my detts,
and of other charges, as my funeralls, and legacies in this my present Will before and after
expressed : all whiche detts and other charges beyng clerely discharged, I will that the
surplusage that of this my part clerly remayneth, be saffly and sueily kept by the
discrecion of myn executrice, to the use and behoff of Mary my doughter, towards the
sume of. xl//. whiche to hir I bequethe as to her manage by this my present testament ;
and the other, ij. parts of my moveable, before expressed, except before excepted, I
will shalbe devided, soo that to Elizabeth my wife I will the oon moytie be geven,
and that other moytie I geve and bequeth unto my. iiij. sones, that is to saye, lohn,
Robert, Thomas, and Antony, soo that eueryche of theym have lyke porcion, and noon
of theym have more than another ; the whiche porcions I will be deliucred to eueryche
of theym by myn executrice, at such season as eueryche of theym comyth unto his lawful
age. And if it happen any of the said. iiij. sonys to dye, whiche God forbide, or they
come unto their lawful ages, I will that then all such porcion or porcions as shulde come
to hym or theym soo dying, remayn unto the other on lyving, evynly amongs theym to
be devided : provided alway, that if the said. ij. parts be in any maner of stuff or catall
or any part of theym, and not brought into money, that then my said wif to have the
choyse off whiche half she best lyketh, and my said. iiij. childern to holde theym con-
tented w all suche half as she refusith. Also I will that my chalice, w my. ij. crewetts
and pax of siluer, before the praysement or division made of my foresaid moveables, \V
my best aulter clothis, and best vestment, chyssibyll, awbe, & all other to the saide
vestment belongyng, \V my great masse booke, and also the great prymar, whiche before
daies I gave to my wif, remayn styll to her, in augmentyng of hir porcion. Also I
bequeth unto lohane Haryat my doughter, a ryng of gold sett w a ruby. And I be-
queth to lohn myn eldest sone, my signet of gold, the bigger of the twoo ; and that
other signet of gold, w my puncheon of ivory and silver, I geve and bequeath unto
Robert my secunde sone; and to Thomas I geve and bequeth my bagg ryngs of silver ;
and to Antony, my Spaynyshe bagg garnysshed \v silver ; and to Mary my doughter, I
bequeth a ryng of gold, sett w a turques, a dyamaunt, and a ruby. Item unto my
cousyn Dorothe I bequeth of money, w that she byde w her after my
decease. Also I will, that by the terme of. ix. years after my decesse be kept an obite
vvin the parisshe churche of seynt Benet Fynk, of London forsaid ; at the which I will be
yerely present, vi. preests, to thende that oon of theym may syng a masse of Requiem by
note, and the other fyve to syng. v. masses as before been specified, and to say " De pro-
fundis" at the tyme of the lavatory, for the soules above written ; to eueryche of which,
vi. preests I will be geven, soo they be present at the Dirige over nyght, vd. Also I
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will that the clerk of the said churche have for his seruice in the quere and ringyng at
the said obite, soo that oon pele over nyght be rong w all the bellys, and oon pele upon
the mornyng in likewise, xiid. : and to the sexton, if any then be, and such laye men as
be present and syng in the quere at the said obite, I will be geven to eueryche of them.
ijd. and unto. xij. children, not passing the eldest of theym. xii. years, I will be geven.
xiiirf. that is to ineane, that the said. xii. children over nyght whan the Dirige ys ended,
goo unto the place of my burying, and there knelyng, and in likewise upon the morn
after masse and other obserufices be fynisshed, say " De profundis," for my soule and
all Cristen soules; for the whiche charitie soo by theym executed, I will that he whiche
is assigned to begyn " De profundis," and saye the preces, have. ijd. and to euery of the
other I will be given, id. : and if soo happen that I be buried in Essex, as above is said,
than I will that the said. xiijJ. be distributed arnongs the poore people of the abovesaid
parisshe churche of seynt Benett, after the discreco of the churche wardeyns of the said
parisshe, to whom I pray that they will of their charitees take upon theym yerely to see
the orderyng of this obite. And for their diligence and labo'. aboute the same, I will that
every of theyin have yerely. xij*/. Furthermore I will that the said churchwardeyns doo
to be ordeyned in spice bred. vid. and in white bunys. \ijd, and a kylderkyn of goode
ale, w. viijd. chese, to refresshe all comers to that obite, and to have the saide brede
and drynke, and chese, spent win the church, or in suche place as by the said wardyns
discrecions shalbe thought more necessary. And I will that what remayneth of the said
brede, ale, and chese, after the honest of the parisshe and comers to that drynking beservid,
that it be dealed and geven unto the poor people of that parisshe, if any be, and ellys to
suche as the said wardyns shall thinke it moost nedeful. And I will that yerely during
the said. ix. yeris, if my body be there buried, that there be ordeyned. ij. tapers of. ijlb.
every tapir, and. ij. candilstykks of the waxchaundeler, and they to be sett at my grave,
and to breune the tyme of the hole obsequy : and if my body be ellys where buryed, that
then the said. ij. candilstykks, and upon theym the. ij. tapirs, be sett in the churche at
an hers, and there to brenne as above is said. For the whiche candilstykks and wast, and
making of the said. ij. tapirs, I will the chaundeler have, viijrf. For mayntenyng of
xvhiche said obite, I will that my wif, or suche as holde my tenements win the saide
'parisshe of seynt Benett Fynke, yelde and paye unto the churchewardeyns for that tyme
beyng, yere'y> during the foresaid. ix. yeres, every yere. xiiis. iiijrf. for lake of payment
whereof I geue vnto the saide Churchwardeyns (or that tyme hcyng, sufficient auctoritie to
distreyn in any of the said tenements, hede place, and other, as often as the said, xiijs. ii'ijd.
is unpaid, or any parcell thereof, during the full terme of the foresaid. ix. yeres, wyllin»
and praying the said wardeyns that after the charges of this obite he fully contented and
discharged, that all snche money as shall remayn, wliiche I estyme to be every yere. xiid. or
ncre ahotite, that they will gcve the said surplusage, what so it be, unto soni poore freer
Augustine that will promyse to saye oonys " De profundis," and three masses for my soule,
- and the smiles before written, w the psalmys of the pa?syon by oo,n tyme. And moreover
I will that the soo son as the terme of these, ix. years be expirid, that incontinently at
tliat. xii. ujonthis tude, another obite begyn to be holden win the parisshe church of
Alhalowen.
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Alhalowen, in Garmons towne forsaid, and there to be contynewed hy the terme of.
xii. yeris; where first I will be. iij. preests yerely at the said obite, whereof oon to be
assigned to syng masse of Requiem, another masse of the v. Wounds, and the thirde
to syng a masse of thassumpcion of or Lady, and at the tyme of the lavatory
euerych of them to saye " De profundis," for my soule and the soules above written ; to
the which, iij. preests I will be geven to eueryche of them. \d. And furthermore I will that
there be ordeyned for the comers to the said obite, in brede. ijs. and in ale. iijs. xx.
peces of beffe or moton, price, xxd ij. chesis, price of both. \nd. And I will and
pray the churche wardeyns of that parisshe churche, from ye re to yere then bcyng, to
ordeyn for the said vitaylls to the moste advauntage yerely as it cometh aboute, and for
all other besynes concernyng the said obite : to the whiche wardeyns I bequeth yerely
for their diligence aboute the premysses, to eueryche of theym. xii</. And more, I will
that the saide wardeyns doo purvey for. xii. childern, not passyng the age of. xii. yeris,
the which to be sett aboute my grave by. ij. tymes, as above is said, and to say " De
profundis," for my soule & all xpen soules, if I be buried win that churche, and if I
be buried ellys where, than I will that the saide childern be ordeyned standing aboute
the hers, and there to saye their prayers : and if so many may not be had of that age that
can say "De profundis," than I will that so many as lake may be suche as can say their
pater noster : all whiche children I will that they be rewarded as in the other obite is
devised. Also I bequeth unto the clerke of that churche for ryngyng, and other obser-
uances to be doon by hym in the tyme of the said obite. vid. and to the werks or profitts
of the said churche for the wast of. tjd. of theyre sepulcre tapers to stand aboute my grave
if I there be buried, or at the hers ellis where I be buried. Ijd, For mayntenyng of
which said obite, I will that my wif, or such as holde my londs called Pakis Tenement
and Halsteds, w thapperteniices, by the said yeris, paye yerely during the terme of the
foresaid. xii. yeris unto the church wardeyns forsaid, for that tyme beyng. xiij.?. & iiijd.
for lake of payment whereof, or of any part or parcell of the said. xiij*. injd. I geve full
power over the said churchwardeyns for that tyme beyng, and to their successours then
yerely folowyng, to distreyn win any of the foresaid londs and tenemets, and their ap-
purtenances, and the distres so taken to withold & kepe till the said annuytie, for the
terme abovesaid and eueryche parcell thereof be fully contented and paied. And further-
more, I pray and requyre the said wardeyns, that w suche money as shall rernayn
yerely over the charge paid and contented for the said obite, whiche I estyme to be. x</.
or there aboute, that they w the said surplusage will bye. vi. treen platers, and. vj. treen
sponys, and. vi. peces of beeff; the which platers, sponys, and peces of beffe I will be
geven unto. vi. poore householders of the said parisshe, upon the Sonday next aftir the
Sonday that my said obite shalbe kepid upon : for I will that my said obite be kepid
yerly by all the forsaid terme of. xii. yeris, upon the Sonday next folowing the daye of
iwy decesse. And if it happen the saide obite to fall in Lent, than I will that for the peces
of beeff abovesaid, and for the chese, be ordeyned pyes of elys, or som. other goode
fysh mete, to the value of the. ij*. viijd. above expressed; and. then also the. vi. peces
of beeff, before geven to the. vi. poore house holders, be altered into goode fysshe, after
b the
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the discrccion of the said churchwardeyns, and so deliuered as above is specified. And
also I will that if I decesse win the citie of London, that win three yeres folowing myn
executors doo make in the walle, nere unto my grave, a litell tumbe of freestone, upon
the which" I will be spent. liij.v. iiijd. att the moost, and in the face of this tumbe I will
be made in too platis of laton. ij. figurys of a man and of a woman, w. x. men children,
and. vi. women childern, and over or above the said figurys I will be made a figure of the
fader of heven enclosed in a sonne. And from the man figure I will be made a rolle
toward the said figure of the fader, and in hit to be graven 0 Pater in cells ; and from
the figure of the woman another lyke rolle, whereyn to be graven Nos tecum pascere
•cells : and at the feete of the said figurys I will be graven thes. ix, verses folowing.
Preterit ista dies, oritur origo secundi,
An labor, an requies ; sic transit gloria mundi.
Lyke as the day his cours doeth consume,
And the new morow spryngith agayn as fast,
So man and woman by naturys custume
This life doo passe, and last in erlh ar cast
In ioye and sorowe whiche here their tyme dide wast.
Never in oon state, but in cos* transitory,
Soo full off chaunge is of this worlds the glory.
And before upon the said tumbys border I will be written these words folowing,
Tumulus Roberti Fabyan, dudum pannarius etc aldermannus London, qui obijt
Febr. And if I be buried in the churche of Theydon Garnon forsaid, than
I will that win a yere folowing myn executors doo purvey a stoon of mar bill to laye
upon my grave, aboute the borders whereof I will be fastyned a plate of laton, and win
that plate graven thies words folowing, Hie iacet Robertus Fabyan, dudum ciuis
et pannarius London, ac vicecomes et aldermannus, qui obiit die, S(c. And in
the upper part of that grave stone I will be sett a plate and thereyn graven a
figur of our Lady with her child sittyng in a sterr, and under that. ij. figurys
w the children before specified ; and either of the said. ij. figures holding a rolle,
wheryn upon the mannys part I will be graven Stella Maria marts. And upon the
womannys rolle Succurre pijssima nobis. And in. iiij. convenyent places of the said
grave stone I will be sett. iiij. platts graven with. iiij. skochens of armys folowing, that is
to say, at the hede the armes of the citie of London, & the Drapers armes, an,d at the
fett myn owne armes, and my merchaunt marke ; and I will that this stone be of suche
quantitie that it excede not the price, w all costs of plats and graving, ouer the sum
. Also I will, that if it fortune me to be buried owte of London, that suche.
iiij' ryngs of gold, as before I bequeathed unto. iiij. of my brethern drapers whiche
£* course ?]
shulde
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shulde bere my corps unto the churche, that they be then geven unto theis. iiij. of my
brethern drapers whos names be folowing, that is to saye, to William Gam the first,
the secunde to William Dixon, the thirde to Edmound Tryndill, and the. iiij. unto
whiche said my brethern I requyre and pray that of their charities
they will oonys, at tyme convenyent, say for my soule and all Cristen soules, Placebo and
Dirige, >v the. ix. lessons and other prayers to the same apparteignyng.
Terrarum Distrilutio.
Also I will and bequeth unto Elizabeth, my greate tenemente w all thappertenancs
and gardyn therunto belonging, w all myn other tenements, as well chatell as free and
feesymple lands whiche I have win the parisshe of Seynt Benet Fynk, win the warde of
Bradstrete of London ; walso my tenemente w thappertenances standing in the parisshe of
Seynt Mighell, in the warde of Cornhill of London forsaid, the whiche lohn Lamplew
draper now dwellith yn and occupieth ; to have and to holde all the foresaid greate
tenemente, w gardyn, and all other thappertenancs, as is above said, standing in the
parisshe of Seynt Benet Fynke forsaid ; w also the aforesaid tenement standing in the
parisshe of Seynt Mighell forsaid, unto the said Elizabeth my wif, terme of hir life, upon
condicion that she lyre soole and woute an husband, she bering all the charges and
quyterents whatsoever they be goyng owte of the same. And also yerely, over and
above the forenamed charges and quyterents, to paye unto the churchwardeyns oft' Seynt
Benet Fynke forenamed, by all the terme of. ix. yeres., xiijs. iiij*/. for the mayntenanceof
myn obite before rehersed, and to repayre and sufficiently to uphold all the foresaid
londs and tenements, for so long tyme as she doeth occupye the same. And after the
decesse of Elizabeth my said wif, or win a yerc aftir she is or shalbe maried, if she soo
be disposed not to live aloon, I will that then all the foresaid lands, as my greate
tenemente w the gardyn and all other the appertenances, w all the other my londs and
tenements, as well free chatell and fee simple land, which I have win the parisshe of
Seynt Benett Fynke forsaid, be solde by myn executors to the most advauntage, and of
the money that shall come of that saide sale, I will that Mary my daughter have as moche
as shall make up the hole sum of. xl/i. before in this my present testament to her be-
quethen, to be to her deliuered at the tyme of the said sale, if she be then maried, and
the residue, what so it be, comyng in money or money worth of the said londs sale, I
will and bequeth it unto Robert my son, except. \li. I will and bequeath to Antony
my youngest sone ; and that then the forsaid xiijs. iiijrf. sett out for myn obite be yeerly
paid of my tenemente in Cornhill, for so many yeris as then shalbe to jcome of the. ix.
yeris forsaid ; and then also the said tenemente to remayn, aftir the decesse of Elizabeth
my wif, unto Robert my sone forenamed, he than to bear the charge of the foresaide
obite, till the full of the saide. ix. yeris be expired, to have and to holde the foresaid
tenemente, wall thappertenancs, to the said Robert my son, and to his heyres and asignez
for evermore : and if it happen the saide Robert my son to dye before he come unto his
|awfull age, whiche God defende, I will that then the saide tenemente, w all thappur-
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tenances, reniayn to Antony his broder, and the money to the said Robert also before
bequethed, the moytie thereof I will be geven unto the said Antony, and that other
moytie unto Thomas his brother, if he then lyve, and ellys unto lobn myn oldest son,
to have and to hold the foresaid tenemente, with all thappurtenances, "to the said»
Antony my son, and to his heyres and assignez for evermore, they then to bere the
yerely charge of. xiij*. \iijd. for myn obite, if than any of the forsaid. ix. yeres be for to
come : and if the said Antony decesse or he come to his lawful, whiche God defende,
I will that then the said tenement, w all thappurtenances remayn to Thomas my son,
to have and to holde the foresaid tenement, w all thappurtenances unto the said Thomas,
and to his heyres and assignes for euermore ; and for lake of Thomas then lyving, I
will that the saide tenemente, w thappurtenances, remayn to lohn myn eldest son, if he
then lyve, to have and to holde the foresaid tenement, w all thappurtenances unto the
said lohn, and to his heyres and assignez for evermore. Also 1 will and bequeth unto
my said wif Elizabeth, all my lands and tenements standing, lying, and beyng win the
parisshes of Esth'm, Westh'm, Leyton, as well freehold as copy, Affebrigge otherwise
Lamborne, Theydon Boys, Theydon Garnon, Theydon at Mount, and Stanfford
Ryvers, or ellys where win the countie of Essex, w all their appurtenances to the said
lands and tenements belonging, to have and to holde all the foresaid lands and tenements,
as well free as copy, w their appurtenances, unto the saide Elizabeth my wif, for the
terme of liir lif, she beryng all quyterents, and other charges to the said londs and
tenements belonging; and ouer that yerely to pay unto the churchwardeyns ofTeydon
Garnon. xi\js. i'rijd. by the terme of. xii. yeres, for the mayntenyng of an obite win the
said churche, as before is more playnly expressed : and also that she repayre and suffi-
ciently mayntayne all the said rents by all hir lives tyme, and so lere them well and
sufficiently repayred. And also that she of hir modirly goodnesse and disposicion give
yerely, durying her said lif, unto lohn myn eldest sone and heyre. vili. xiijs. iiljd. towards
his lyving, soo that he be kynd and loving, and obedient unto hir in all her nedys.
And after the decesse of my said wif, I will that all my londs & tenements lying in the
parisshes of Esth'm, Westh'm, Leyton, as well free as copy, Affebrigge otnerwise Lam-
bourn, Theydon Boys, Theydon Garnon, and Theydon at Mount, remayn unto lohn
myn eldest son, w all their appurtenances in the said londs and tenements belonging
to have and to hold all the forsaid londs and tenements, w all their appurtenances, as
well copy as free holdis, unto the said lohn, and to his heyres and assignez for evermore,
therw to doo and dispose after their owne propre willys, they beryng and paying yereley
for the abovesaid terme of. xii. yeres, to the churchwardeyns of Theydon Garnon forsaid,
for the maynteyning of myn obite forsaid, if then any of the said. xii. yeres be to come,
xiijs. iiijt/. And for my lands and tenements whiche I hare within the parisshof Stanftbrd
Ryvers, w all their appurtenances, I will that aftir the decesse of my wif, that they
remayn holly unto Thomas my son, and to his heyres and assignez for evermore, to have
and to holde all the saide londs and tenements, w their appurtenances, unto the saide
Thomas, and to his heyres and assignez for evermore, so that he lyve tyll he come unto
his lawful age of. xxi. yeres ; and if the said Thomas decesse or he come to the age
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abovesaid, which God forbide, I will that they the said londs and tenements, w all their
appurtenances, remayn to Antony my sone, to have and to holde all the saide londs and
tenements, w all their appurtenances unto the said Antony, and to his heyres and as-
signez for evermore, if he then lyve and be of lawfull age, as above is said ; and if the
said Antony dye, as God defende, or he come to the full age of. xxi. yeres, I will that
than all the said lands and tenements, w all their appurtenances be sold by my executors,
and the money of theym comyng be devided evenly atwene my two sonys, that is to say,
lohn and Robert, if they then lyve ; and for defawte of theym not then lyving, whiche
God of his mercy forbide, I will that then the said money comyng of the sale of the
saide londs and tenements win Stanford, be devided atwene my. ij. doughters, that is to
say, lohan and Mary, soo $ Mary have. ij. parts of the said money, and lohane the
thirde part.
From several passages in his History it is evident that Fabyan was conversant
in French, and no layman of the age he lived in is said to have been better
skilled in the Latin language. With these accomplishments, with great oppor-
tunities, and with a taste for poetry, he endeavoured to reconcile the discordant
testimonies of historians : adding the fruits of personal observation in the latter
and more interesting portion of his Chronicle.
His poetry indeed, is not of a superior cast. Mr. Warton considered the
" Complaint of king Edward the Second" to be the best of his metres : but observes
that it is a translation from a Latin poem attributed to that monarch, but pro-
bably written by William of Wyrcestre. " Our author's transitions/' he' adds,
" from prose to verse, in the course of a prolix narrative, seem to be made with
" much ease, and when he begins to versify, the historian disappears only by
" the addition of rhyme and stanza*."
The authorities which are cited in his Chronicle are numerous, and some of
them but indistinctly named. Indeed he appears more than once to have quoted
* Hist. Eng. Poet. vol. ii. p. 191.
the
PREFACE.
the same work by a different appellation. The greater part of these could only
.have been known to him in manuscript. Such as were in print at the close of
the reign of Henry the seventh are noted in the margin. The principal are, An-
tonius or Antoninus, archbishop of Florence*; Alfredusf; Beda; CarinusJ;
Caumptus§ ; the Chronicle of England ; Caxton's Chronicle]) ; Guido de Co-
lumnaf ; Peter Desrey, " which made a recule or lytle boke of the wynnynge
" and losynge of lerusalem** ;" the English Cronicle of Englandff ; EusebiusJ4 ;
Eutropius ; Paulus Diaconus §§ ; the Frensh Chronicle||j| ; Fasciculus Tempo-
rum ff ; the Floure of Histories ; lohn Froyzarde ; Gaguin***; Geffrey of Mon-
mouthftf; Gildas; Giraldus Cambrensis ; Henry of Huntingdon; Homer's
* Antonius was his proper name : that of Antoninus having been given to him on account of his diminutive
stature. The editions of his " Summa Hiatorialis," in Fabyan's time were, one, printed in folio at Venice 1480,
mid three at Nuremburg in 1484, 1491, and 1494.
f Aluredus Beverlacensis ? \ See p. 56. § See p. 254.
|| " The Cronicles of Englond," impr. by William Caxton, fol. Lond. 1480. See Dibdin's edit, of Herbert'*
Typogr. Antiq. vol. i. p. 85.
5f Guido de Columna de Historia Trqjana was printed by Theodore Rood, at Oxford, in the same year with
Caxton's Chronicle. It was also printed in fol. Argent. I486. There was another edition about this time without
place or year : and a fourth, fol. Argent. 1489.
** " Les Fails & Gestes du preux Godefroy de Bouillon & de ses chevaleureux Freres Baudoin & Eustace
yssus & descendus de noble lignie du Chevalier au Cigne avec leur geneaiogie, traduildu Latin." fol. Par. 1499,
4to. 1500. Desrey also published " Les Grandes Chroniques de Charles VIII. depuis 1'an 1484, jusqu'en
1496." fol. Par. 1510.
•ft Here, it is probable, the Chronicle so commonly found in our manuscript Libraries, called the Brute, or
Brute of England, is intended. It appears to have been composed in the time of Edward the Third ; and is con-
tinued in many copies as low as King Henry the Sixth. The early part is a mere transcript from Geffrey of
Monmouth : Wace's translation of whose history into the Romance tongue appears to be as well known by the
appellation of Le Brut, in France.
Jt " Historia Ecclesiastica." Lat. Gouflredo Eoussardo interprete. 4to. Par. 1492.
§$ Eusebius and Paulus Diaconus were printed together, at Rome, in folio. 1471.
H j| " Les Chroniques de France (appellee la Chronique de St. Denys.) compiles par 1'ordre du Roy Charles
VIII." 3 torn. fol. Par. 1476. See Mem. de 1'Acad. des Inscript. torn. xv. p. 580. From a passage in p. 289,
however, Faby;;n appears to have seen this Chronicle in manuscript.
5H[ The " Fasciculus Temporum," by Rolewinck, was first printed at Cologn in fol. 1474, again in 1481, and
a third time at Basil in 1483.
*** " Compendium super Francorum Gestis, a Pharamundo usque ad annum 1491." 4to Par. 1497. Aug-
mented editions of this work, with a continuation to 1499, were printed, fcl. Par. 1500, 1504. 8vo. 1507.
Robert Gaguin, the author, died in 1501. He was the intimate friend of Erasmus, who calls him a discreet
historiographer, and compares him to Sallust and Livy for purity of speech and composition of his history. ' He
was ambassador, successively, in Italy, Germany, and England.
ttt " Britannia utriusque Regum Sc Principum Origo 6; -Gesta insignia, ab Galfrido Monemutensi ex antiquis-
3 " Recuyll,
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" Recuyll, or Boke made by him of the siege of Troy* ;" St. Jerom ; Hoveden;
" the Legende of the Seyntes radde yerely in the Churche-f- ;" Dan lohn Lyd-
gate ; Marianus Scotus ; William of Malmesbury J ; La Mere des Histoires § ;
Matheolus Veronensis ; Petrus Pictaviensis ; " the Plegys or Rehersayllys of the
" names of kynges of Spayne|| ;" Trevisa's Translation of the Polycronicon ;
lacobus Philippus^f ; Ranulphus Cestrensis** ; Hartmann Schedel-f-f- ; the
Chronicles of Rome ; the books of Turpin and Eginhardt ; Vincent de Beau-
vais|4 ; and " a whyte monk, author of the story of Edgar"§§.
Beside which he cites " a Chronicle registered within the monastery of St. AU
" simis Britannici Sermonis monumcntis in Latinum traducta ; et ab Ascensio cura & impendio magistri Ivouis
" Cavellati in lucein edita. Prostant in ejusdem adibus." 4to. (1508.)
* This was " Tlie Recuyell of the Historyes of Troy," by Raoul le Fevre : the French edition of which is
said to have been the first work printed by Caxton at Cologne. The English edition is supposed to have been
printed soon after 1471, when Caxton finished the translation. Fabyan, who understood no Greek, ascribes it to
Homer.
t And, in another place, Caxton's " Boke called the Legeaunt of Seyntes." This was, no doubt, " The
Golden Legende," first printed by Caxton in 1483, a second time, according to Ames, without date ; and a third
time in 1493.
t Whom he likewise quotes under two other denominations, " Willielmus de Pontificibus," and " Willielmus
de Regibus." See also Stow's Summarie of English Chronicles, edit. 8vo. 1570. In the " Catalogs MSS.
Angl. 7430. Mus. Ashm." a Chronicle, undoubtedly that which goes by the name of Brute of England is de-
scribed as a work " supposed to be written by Wilhelmus de Regibus." Fabyan, in another part of his Chronicles
calls him " Wyllyam, writer of the Histories of Kynges."
§ LaMerdes Histoires, 2 vol. fol. Par. 1488, occurs in the Catalogue of Lord Oxford's printed library, vol.
iii. p. 178. 8vo. There was another edition printed in folio, at Lyons, in 1506 : and a third edition, about the
same time, without date.
|| This is a work which, if in print, has as yet eluded enquiry.
5f His " Supplementum Chronicarum," was printed in fol. at Venice in 1483, 1486, 1490, and 1492 :
again, Brix. 1485. These earlier editions bring the history down to 1480. The Venice edition in fol. of
1503, ends with the year 1502. See Fabric. Bibl. med. & inf. Latinit. edit. 1754. torn. i. p. 403.
** This, of course, was Higden. In another place Fabyan speaks of " the Monke of Chester," by whom he
probably meant Roger of Chester, a Benedictine Monk of the abbey of St. Werburgh, whose " Polycraticon"
had a new title, and a few alterations made in it by Higden. The Polycraticon, or Polycratica Temporum,
came down to 1314. MS. Cott. Jul. E. viii. See Tanner Bibl, Brit. p. 640. Another manuscript in the library
of Benet College, Cambridge. A. vi. comes down to 1338.
ft " Chronicon Nurembergense," fol. Nuremb. 1493.
|J The French Translation of Vincent's " Speculum Historiale," appears to hare been that xised by Fabyan.
It was printed at Paris by Verard, in 1495-6, in five folio volumes of the largest size. A magnificent copy, printed
on vellum, superbly illuminated, is among the books in the library of the British Museum, which formerly belonged
to King Henry the Seventh.
$§ Seep. 199.
ban;"
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ban ;" an old book sometime in the Guildhall of London named " Domysdaye* ;"
« the Registre of Gregory," at Canterbury ; " the translation that holy Gildas
made of Molmutius' Laws out of British speech into Latin f ;" an old Register
within the Church of St. Paul ; and the Registers in the archives of the City of
London.
Fabyan, like the old chroniclers in general, for fear of neglecting some impor-
tant facts, went beyond the age of historical certainty in his details. He divides
his Chronicles into seven portions", giving a copy of verses as an epilogue to each,
under the title of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin. The six first portions
bring his history from the landing of Brute to the Norman Conquest. The
seventh extends from the Conquest to the conclusion.
That he was a little tinged with superstition must be allowed : but he \vas no great
favourer of the Monastic Institution J.. His observations on some of the miracles
related in his history are too pointed to be mistaken. On the preservation of the
holy oil at Rheiras from the time of St. Remigius, he remarks, " to this report
•" every man may give credence as hym lyketh. For I fande not this wryten in
*l the Gospell, nor yet in no booke of Holy Scripture §." He makes a similar
observation on the supposed vision of Richard, the third Duke of Normandy,
adding that " Antonius archbishop of Florence, whan he reherseth any like nar-
*' racions which he thinketh somewhat doutefull, he ioyneth thyse wordes, and
*' sayth plum est credere. |j" In another place he says, at once, " which is for
*' folys to believe ^f." Nor is he backward in pointing out the partiality of Ro-
* " Which he had seen or known." See p. 202. In the first folio of the second volume p. 293. he speaks of it
as " in Saxon tongue then used ; but in later days, when the said laws and customs altered and changed, and for
•" consideration also that the said book was of small hand, and sore defaced, it was the less set by, so that it was
embezzled or lost." Fabyan says the names of the Portgreves of London before the time of Richard the First
were entered in it
f Bishop Tanner has the following remark on this translation in his Bibliotheca Britannico-Hibernica, p. 321.
•" At si extaret liber, quern Gallofridus primo cap. secundi libri Britannicaj Historic adfirmat GILD AM de Victoria
Aurdii Ambrosii scripsisse; aut si rursus Leg** Molmutianee, quas idem 18 cap. primi libri Historic Britannicaj
asserit Gildam Latinitate donavisse, usquam comparerent ; forsitan meliuscule de illo quantum ad antiquitatis
pertinet cognitionem ; scntirem." Such a translation, he adds, in a note, is also mentioned by Castorius. " Ita
J. Castor, in Chronico MS."
b
$ See p. 305. § p, 72. J| p. 209. ^ p. 91.
bert
PREFACE. xvii
bert Gaguin, (the author whom he principally follows in the French History,)
to his native country".
A manuscript of the Second Volume of Fabyan's Chronicles, from which some
valuable collations have been obtained for the present edition, is preserved in
the library which formerly belonged to sir Robert Cotton, now in the British
Museum-]-. It wants, unfortunately, several leaves toward the close : but having
the Envoy which appears in the edition of 1533, is concluded originally to have
been continued lower than the first printed copy.
Stowe, in the Collections which he made for his Survey, speaks of a Continu-
ation by Fabyan himself, as low as the third year of Henry the Eighth ;
" which Boke (he adds) I have in writen handj." It is not improbable that it
might have gone from Stojve's Collection to Sir Robert Cotton's.
•There is another Manuscript existing, in a private Library in Warwick-
shire.
The edition of I$l6, which forms the text of the present Work as far as
P. 6?8, appears to have been edited by Pynson himself: who changed a Latin
Table of "Contents, at the beginning, to an English one. This, in the present
Edition, has been superseded by an Index at the end. Instead of a Title it gives
the Arms of Henry the Eighth crowned, sustained from below by a Dragon
and a Greyhound. Above the Crown is a Rose supported by Angels with
Scrolls. That on the left bears these words, Hec rosa Virtutis de Celo missa
sereno. That on the right, Eternum Jlorens regia sceptra feret. The same
device is repeated on the other side of the leaf, and again at the beginning of the
Second Volume. The Work, throughout,is adorned with Prints, but of so rude
a kind, as, no doubt, to have been used with equal propriety in other publica-
tions§. Brute is habited in plated armour of the fifteenth century : and two wooden-
* See pp. 288, 415, 611. f MS. Cotton. C. xi. $ MS. Harl. 538.
§ The Print which Mr. Herbert thought might be a Portrait of the author appears also in the " Kalender of
Shepardes:" and seems to have been copied from a wood cut, of earlier date, in " La Mer des Histoires." fol.
Lyon. 1506.
c blocks,
PREFACE.
blocks, one looking to the right, the other to the left, appear to have produced
all the portraits of all the kings both of England and of France,
The great rarity of this first Edition is in part accounted for by Bale, who
in the second impression of his Work " De Scriptoribus," fol. Bas. 1557, sub,
joins the following Anecdote to the account of Fabyan he had before published.
" Ejus Cronicorum exemplaria nonnulla Cardinalis Wolsius in suo furore com-
" buri fecit : quod cleri proventus pingues plus satis detexerit." The obnoxious
part of the Chronicles here mentioned must have been the Abstract of the Bill
projected by the House of Commons in the eleventh year of Henry the Fourth,
for depriving the Ecclesiastics of their temporal possessions. Bale's assertion, it
must be owned, is unsupported by any other writer. Certain, however, it
is, that the second Edition did not appear till after the Cardinal's death.
/
" Fabyan's Crony cle newly prynted, wyth the Crony cle, Actes, and Dedes
" done in the tyme of the reygne of the moste excellent prynce Kynge Henry
" the VII. father vnto our most drad souerayne lord kynge Henry the
" VIII. To vvhome be all honour, reuerece, and ioyfull contynaunce of
" his prosperous reygne, to the pleasure of God and weale of his realme.
"> Prentyd at London by Wyllyam Rastell, 1533. Cum Privilegio." -
In this Edition Pynson's text was principally followed, tlwugh with occasional
variations ; and one year, the twenty-fourth of Henry the Sixth, was entirely
omitted, as well as the singular passage which asserts Edmund Crouchback to
have been the eldest son of King Henry the Third. The following is the Title
prefixed to the second Volume.
" The Seconde Volume of Fabyan's Cronycle. conteynyng the Cronycles of
** Englande and of Fraunce, from the begynnyng of the reygne of king Rychard
" thefyrste, vntyll the begynnyng of the reyne of our most redoubted souerayne
" lord kynge Henry the VIII. Prentyd at London by Wyllyam Rastell, 1533.
*' Cum Privilegio."
2 In
PREFACE.
In 1542 appeared the third Edition, with this Title,
" The Chronicle of Fabyan, vvhiche he hymselfe nameth y Concordaunce
" of Hystoryes, nowe newly printed, & in many places corrected, as to y
" dylygent reader it may apere. 1542. Cum Privilegio ad imprimendum solura.
" Printed by lohn Reynes, dwellynge at y Sygne of y Saynte George in Paul's
" Churche Yarde."
The Title prefixed to the Second Volume was
" The Secode Volume of Fabyan's Cronycle, conteynynge y Cronycles
" of England & of Fraunce, from y begynnynge of f reygne of kynge
" Richarde y fyrste, vntyll j xxxii. yere of f reygne of oure moste redoubted
" soueraygne lorde kyng Henry y VIII."
The alterations and omissions in this and the subsequent Edition of 1559
are more numerous than the generality of readers may probably suspect.
Within a year after the publication of the last Edition, in 1533, the papal
authority in England had been abolished : and the very name of pope not only
erased from the Service Books, but forbidden to be used. The changes of the
times gave but little hope of security to any printer, even of an old work, if it
contained facts or doctrines incompatible with the riews of reformation.
Among the more conspicuous of the omissions are " the Seven loys of the
" blessed Virgin," with the Verses commending the persecution of one Badby a
Lollard ; innumerable Miracles, particularly where they were taken from the
" Legend of Saints," or attributed to popes; the Envoy at the close of the
first Volume ; the whole of the twenty eighth year of Henry the Third ; all
such passages as tended to encourage houses of religion, penance, pilgrimage,
or the preservation of relics ; and whatever related to offences done to the
* A few copies of this edition may be found with the name of William Bonham. But nothing was more usual,
at that period, than for a work to be printed for several publishers, each of whom had his single name to his own
copies.
c 2 Churckc
xx PREFACE.
Church of Rome, the shrines of Saints, the rejected sacraments, the burning
of tapers, or the mass.
Nor must the omission of such passages be forgotten in which any king,
•whether of England or France, is described as an " Enemy to holy religious
" places." Henry the Second is no longer called the "hammer of holy church :"
nor have we any notice of the repentance of Hugh bishop of Chester, for having
expelled the monies of Coventry, who " upon his death bed axed of God, that,
for a due and convenient penance, he might redeem that offence by lying in
the fire of purgatory from the day of his death to the general day of
doom/'
But the most remarkable of all the passages altered or omitted are those
which relate to the struggle between Henry the Second and archbishop Becket,
The latter is no longer mentioned as a " glorious martyr" and a " blessed saint,"
but as a " traiterous bishop." The greater part of his History is silently omitted,
and the rest accommodated to the changes which had taken place in religion.
Among the more minute alterations the words " holy" and *' blessed" are
but rarely bestowed on saints or martyrs. In one place for " martyred" we have
murdered ; and in another " shewing that many virtues ben rehersed of the
holy virgin Edyth," we hare verses. The word " pope" is uniformly changed
to bishop of Rome ; and Notes are occasionally inserted* not only against the
papal authority, but against " the readiness, wickedness, and ambition," with
which it was exerted.
The Title to the fourth Edition of the Chronicles was as follows :
" The Chronicle of Fabian, whiche he nameth the Concordaunce of Histories,
" newly perused. And continued from the beginnyng of king Henry the
" Seuenth, to thende of queene Mary, loop. Mense Aprilis. Imprinted at
•« London, by lohn Kyngston" —
* See pp. 47, 48, 278.
S and,
PREFACE. xxi
and, at the back of it, was this Address, from
« THE PRINTER TO THE READER.
" Because the last printe of Fabian's Chronicle, was in many places altered from the
first copie, I have caused it to be conferred with the first print of all, and set it foorthc
in all pointes accordyng to the aucthour's meanyng. Also all through the storie of the
Britons, wherein he fblloweth Geffrey of Monmouth, I haue caused, his storie to be
conferred with Geffries, and noted the chapiters in the margine, where out the matter
is taken, and such thynges as he (I wote not for what cause) omitted, I have caused
to be translated, and duely placed vnder the perusers name. The like haue I doen for
the moste parte, all the boke through, notyng the places of soche aucthours as he al-
legeth. And bicause the controuersie and varieties, is greate emong writers, about the
nomber of yeres, from Adams creation, to Christes incarnacion, therefore as master
Fabian followeth, the Septuaginta, and sainct Bede, so have I in the margine added
the accompt of Ihon Functius and other, all through the Storie, till the beginnyng of our
Sauiour, to the ende you maie knowe the diuersities of theim, and lacke nolhyng neces-
sarie for the truthe. I have also continued the storie from Fabian's tyme, till the ende
of our late soueraigne quene Maries, briefly touchyng the speciall matters, that have
happened therein. And if I haue in any place mistaken ought, or one letter be shaped
for an other, I beseche you, of your gentlenes to amende it. Thus I praie God farther
you in all good studies."
The passages marked by square brackets in the side margin of the present
Edition are the authorities alluded to in this Preface. In the lower margin of
the first Volume, where the various reading has no reference attached, it may
be considered as authorised by all the subsequent Editions : and, in the second
Volume, by the Manuscript and subsequent Editions*.
* For the dates and facts of Fabyan's Life obtained from the Archires of the City of London, the Editor'*
thanks are due to Mr. Thomas Woodthorpe.
THE
FIRST VOLUME
OF
FABYAN'S CHRONICLE.
FOLIO PR1MO.
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM.
FOR that in the accomptynge of the yeres of the \vorlde, from the Creation of Adam,
viVto the incarnation of Crist, been many and sundry oppynyons; as the Hebrews,
.which accompt for y sayd terme. iii. M. ix. C. sixty and. iii. yeres; the seuenty Inter-
pretonrs rekyn. v. M. C. Ixxx. and. xix. yeres. Some there be that rekyn. v. M. C. Ixxx.
and. xix. yeres ; and some v. M, CC. &. xxviij. yeres. In the thirde booke and first cha-
piter of Policronicon ben also shewyd dyucrs oppynyons, wherof the grettest nombre and
most certayne, is. v. M. and. CC. yeres : and in other places also some rekyn moo : and
some haue lasse : by reason wherof the tymes ben dyuersly sette and accompted ; as the first
foundation of Rome, the subuercion of that1 famous Cytie of Troye, the first buyldyng
of the Cytie of Londftn, and dyuers other olde things. But for Ise that the accompt of
the. Ixx. Interprctours is of holy Beda, and many other holy wryters, allowyd & folowed ;
therfore I, entendyng to shewe, in this rude werke folowynge, what yere of the world Brute
entryd firste this lie, than called Albion, and now Englonde, purpose tokepe the sayd
accompte, wherof the particulers ensewe. That is to wyt firste from Adam to Noe
flowyd* xxij. C. and xlii, veres.
From Noe to Abraham flowid* ix. C. and xlii, yeres.
From Abraham to Dauid flowid1 ix, C. and xl. yeres.
From Dauid to the Captyuyte of the lewys passyd' iiii. C. Ixxx. and v. yeres.*
And from the Captyuyte to the commynge of Criste v. C. Ixxx. and x. yeres.
The whiche in all make v. M. C. Ixxx. and xix. yeres.
After whiche accornpte moste accordynge to the purpose of this werke, albeit that
dyuers oppynyons therof ben laste5 in wrytynge, and of dyuers Auctours: the famous
Cytie of Troye was subuerted of the Grekys, as wytncssyth holy Eusebius and other, in
the yere of the worlde iiij. M. and. xxiii. »[it wasthe fir*t
Also folowynge the sayd accompt, as vvytnessyth the foresayd Euseby and dyuers other,
the Cytie of Rome was begone to be buylded in the. xi.* yere of Ezechias than kyng
of luda, the which yere maketh after y sayd Auctours, ^ yere of the worlde, iiii. M.
CCCC. Ixx. Andy sayd Auctours affermyn that the sayd Cytie of Rome was edy- cccc.
fied after y subuercion of Trove, CCCC. and. xlvii. yeres. By whiche reason it muste
(blowe that it was buylded in the yere of th6 worlde as is abouesayd.
Peter Pictauienc' and other testefyen that Brute entryd firste the He of Albyon, now
called England, in the xviii. yere of y prcyst and lugge of Istr6 named Hely: and as
affermyn7 dyuers Auctours the sayd iiely began to rule the Israelitis the yere of y'
thirde age ; that is from Abraham to Dauid, DCCC. Ixi.8 ; whiche makyth the yeres of the
Worlde. iiii. M. & xlv. uhernntp if there be joyned the abouesayd. xviii. yeres, than
must it folowe that Brute shulde entre this lande in the yere of the world, iiii. M. Ixiii.
1 the. " was, edit. 15+2, J55<). 3 was, edit. 1542, 1559. * iiii.hundred and v. yearcs. edit. 1542, 155p.
5 lefte. * Israel. ' affennyth. edit. 1533, 1542. ' viii. C. xlt. edit. 1542, 1559.
B To
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM.
To this agreyth the Auctour of Policronicon, whiche sayth that Brute entryd Albyon. xl.
yeres after y" Subuercion of Troye ; which, xl. yeres, ioyned to y former sayeng of
Eusebius, makyth the sayde nombre of. iiii. M. and. Ixiii. yeres. Also a wryter of Hys-
toryes called lacobus Philippus afFennyth that Troye was taken "by y Grekes in y
thirde yere that Abdon or Labdon iugged the Israelitis : whiche began his rule ouer the
sayde Isirites, after accorde1 of moste wryters, in the yere of the worlde iiii. thousande
and. xx : Wherunto if there be ioyned thre yeres, for y thirde yere of his rule, in
which yere Troye as before is sayde was taken, and. xl. yeres that passyd or Brute per-
cyd Albyon, it must folowe that Brute entred firste this He of Albyon as before is sayd,
in the yere of the worlde. iiii. M. Ixiii. Thanne by these foresayde reasons Brute toke
possession of this IJe of Albyon, in the yere of the worlde as before is sayd, before the
buyldynge of the Cytie of Rome, as by the foresayd reasons maye be also prouyd,
CCCC. and. vii. yeres : and before the Incarnacion of our blessyd Sauyour, folowynge
the same accompte, a thousande an hondreth. xxx. and. vi. yeres.
Thus endeth thaccomptynge of the yeres of the worlde from the Creadon of Adam
vnto the incarnacion of Criste.
INCIPIT PROLOGUS*.
. v.
W Han I aduertyse in my remembraunce,
The manyfolde storyes, in ordre duely sette,
Of kyngs & pryncs that whylotn had gouernaunce,
Of Rome and Italye, and other further fette,
As of Ie\ves and Grekes, the whiche haue no{ lettc,
But that men maye se in order ceryously,
Howe longe they4 reygned, and howe successyuely.
Of Fraunce and other I myght lyke wyse reporte
To theyr great honour, as of them doth appere,
But to Englande, if I shall resorte,
Ryght mysty storyes, doughtfull and vnclere,
Of names of tymes, and of the duraunt yere
That kynges or prynces ruled that famous'yle,
Almoste vncertayne howe I shulde guyde my style.
And for of cunnynge I am full destytute,
To brynge to frame so great a mysterye :
I nyll presume, without other refute,
To ioyne suche a werke or it to rectyfye,
To me it semyth so ferre sette a wrye
In tyme of yeres, to other discordaunt,
That to my dull wytte it is nat atteynaunt.
the accorde. ' Tbe Prologue. 3 not, edit. 1559- 4 the, edit. 1550.
To
PROLOGUS.
To brynge in ordre a thynge of suche weyght,
And cause it to agre with other olde storyes,
But it to1 remytte to theym that ben sleyght
And sharpe in lecture, and haue kept tlieyr studyes,
And sought the Bookes of many olde hystoryes,
And haue in Cronycles full experyence,
To frame suche a werke by theyr great prudence.
And I lyke the Prentyse that hewyth the rowgth* stone,
And bryngeth it to square, with harde strokes and many,
That the mayster after may it ouer gone,
And prynte therin his fygures and his story ;
And so to werke it after his propornary,'
That it may apperle to all that shall it se,
A tnynge ryght parfyte and well in eche degre.
So haue I nowe sette out this rude werke,
As rough as the stone nat comen to the square,
That the lerned and the studyed clerke
May it ouer polysshe and clene do it pare ;
Flowrysshe it with Eloquence, wherof it is bare,
And frame it in ordre that yet is out of ioynt,
That it with olde Auctours may gree in euery poynt.
Besechynge hym that wyll so take the payne,
Or any other that lyste on this loke4 ;
Where any Errour in this by hym is sayne,
It to correct, and mende this rude boke,
For by hym that neuer yet any ordre toke,
Or gre of Scole, or sought for great cunnynge,
This werke is gaderyd, with small vnderstandynge.
Nat for any pompe, or5 yet for great mede,
This werke I haue6 taken on hande to compyle;
But of cause oonly for that I wolde sprede7
The famous honour of this Fertyle He,
That hath contynued, by many a longe whyle,
In excellent honour, with many a royall guyde,
Of whom the dedes haue spronge to the worlde wyde.
But of those dedes me lyste nat here to shewe,
For in the sequele they shall well appere,
And in short processe and in as wordes fewe
As I goodly may I shall lyke8 in fere,
The storyes of Englande and Fraunce so dere,
That to the reder it may well be sayne,
What kynges togyder ruled these landes twayne.
" But to, edit. 1559. * rough. * proporcynary. + to loke. -* nor, ' haue I.
1 )5at onely bycause thai I woJde sprede. lynke.
B 2 And
4 PROLOG US.
And in the pryncipyll of the reygne of euery kynge,
As well of one and other, more and lesse,
What yere of the vvorlde he toke begynnynge1
To guyde his Realme, and ferther besynesse,
I wyll eke take to shewe and expresse
What terme of yeres euery prynce dyde reygne,
And in what honour he dyd his tyme maynteyne.
The tyme also, howe longe the Brytons ruled,
And howe by Saxons they were lastly* put oute,
Than of Danes, whiche both landes defoyled
By theyr outrage and of theyr fury stoute ;
Of whom both nacyons stode longe in great doute,
Tyll Fraunce with theym allyed by marvage,
And Englande lastly voyded that lynage.
N«t». Than howe the Norman nes, by Wyllyam Conquerour,
Entryde this lande, and helde the Sygnory,
A certayne of tyme, tyll the hygh gouernour
Restored the blode of Saxons Enderly'
And of the Scottes that neuer coude apply,
To kepe theyr Allegeaunce, but many a tyme rebelled,
And to be true were full often Compelled.
•*•£ i«» The fatall warre that hath dured so longe,
Twene Fraunce & Englande, to both theyr damage,
And of the peas that hath ben vnderfonge,
Bothe by great othes, and Eke by maryage,
Of VValys Geryshnesse and of theyr lyght- dotage,*
Howe they were scourged for theyr vnstedfa^tnesse,
With dyuers other whiche I shall after ekpresse.
And for that London, that auncyent Cytie,
Hath euer parse ueryd in Vertuous noblesse,
To the greafjionour, as may consyred5 be,
Of all tmVlande in welth and great largesse,
Therfore J.thynke sormvhat to expresse,
Of they* good ordre, and Cyuyle polycy,
That they >sd longe haue ruled theyr Cytie by.
And of. theyr rulers, as they are ye rely chosyn,
To rule the Comoute by theyr discrecion,
I shall you shewe ; and to you disclosyn
The names of Mayres and Shyry fifes of that towne;
And all suche actes as by Reuoluciowne
In theyr dayes fyll, so that there shall appere
The prynces Actes whiche chaunged6 yere by yere.
Of
PROLOGUS.
'Of Frauncealso the Cronycle shall ensewe,
In his dewe ordre, so that ye may knowe,
Whan they began theyr prynces to renewe,
And from theseruage, whan they were kept lowe,
Of the. Roinaynes, whom they dyd ouerthrowe,
And of theyr names that they whylom dyd chaunge ;
Of theyr firste Baptym1 and of theyr names straunge.
Thus, in this boke, may you here or se*
Of bothe latides the Cronycles entyere,
With other matyers whiche Regystred be,
Of olde wryter-a, suche as wrote full clere;
Actes of Prynces done both ferre and nere,
, And theym engrosed with great dylygence;
i Wherby to theyr folowers myght grawe* experyence.
Into. vii. partes I haue this booke deuyded,
So that the Reader may chose where he wyll;
The firste conteyneth howe the Brytons guyded
This lande from Brute, Moliuncius vntyll :
And from Moliuncius, I haue sette for skyll,
To the nynthe yere of kynge Cassibelan,
The seconde parte : for that the Roinaynes than
Conquered Brytayne and thens to Seuerne4,
The thirde part I haue also assygned :
The fourth endyth "than at Constantyne :
The fyft at Cadwaladyr I haue also diffyned :
At the Conquest I haue eke detertnyned
The. vi. part : and of the Seuyuth or laste
At our redoubted prynce I haue the ende caste ;
Henry the. vii5, whom god preserue and saue,
And hym defende from all aduersyte.
Besechynge theym that wyll the laboure haue,
This boke to Rede, or any part to se,
That where defaute is it may corrected be,
Without disdayne, and that they wyll supporte
And ayde this werke with all theyr comforte.
And for this boke Includyth Storyes fele,
And towchyth thynges done in sondry place,
So that one tyme muste with an other dele,
To kepe the yeres, the tyme, and the space,
Therfore this name it shall nowe pnchace6,
(Concordaunce of Storye'n) by me prmiyded
The Auctour sans Nomefynally deuysed.
^,,MvT.,.. — * and se. 3 growe. " * Seueryne. 5 Henry the.
* Shall it nowe purchace, edit. 1542, 1559.
edit. 1542, 1553
And
6 PROLOGUS.
And for this werke may haue the better spede,
To prayer me thynketh, it is ryght neces>sarye
That I shuld falle, consyderynge my nede,
That I muste haue for lacke of due stodye,
Were thorough that connynge and parfyte memorye
Of thynges taken whan I was yonge and hynde
Ben ferre set of, and put from my mynde.
By this is Tgnoraunce nowe comyn in place,
And Oblyuyon hath sette in his foot,
So that knowlege from me they done race,
Wherby in olde Auctours I myght fynde some boot
In latyn and Frenche, that in theyr dytees swoot
These olde wryters haue so compendiously
Sette the olde Storyes in ordre dylygently.
But in this prayer, I thynke nat' to be vsed,
As dyddyn these Poetis in theyr olde dayes,
Whiche made theyr prayers to goddes abused,
As lupiter and Mars, that in theyr olde lawes
Were named Goddes, and fayned in theyr sawes
That they were Goddes of Batayll and rychesse,
And had in theym great vertue and prowesse.
r'LiHI- For what may helpe these fayned goddes all,
As Saturne, or Mercury, or yet bryght Appollo,
Bachus, or Neptune, or Pluto the thrall,
Coelus1 or Mynos', or blynde Cupido ;
Or yet that goddesse the fayre luno,
Diana, or Pallas, or Ceres the fre,
Or yet the Musis that ben thryes thre.
Wherto shuld 1 calle vnto Caliope,
Moder of Orpheus, with swete Armony,
That of Eloquence hath the Soueraynte ;
Or to Carmentis whiche by her firste study,
The Latyn letters fande out parfytly ;
Syne all these were Mynystris of god in mortal!,*
And had in theym no power dyuynall.
Wherfore, to the lorde that is Celestyall,
I wyll nowe crye, that of his Influence,
Of grace and mercy, he wyll a droppe let fall,
And sharpe my wytte with suche experyence,
That this may fynysshe with his Assystence,
With fauour of the virgyn his Moder moste excellent,
To whom I thus praye with mynde and hole entent.*
' To the glorye of his name, which in heauen is'
The nrav , ti v? ** ?Dg?ls incessa»tb' s? u£> gloria in excelrit."
1 he prayer to the Virgin is of course omitted.
Aesit
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM.
Assit principio sanciu >»',ria meo.
Moste blyssed Lady comforte to suche as caiiv.
To the for helpe in eche necessyte,
And what thou aydest may in no wyse Apalle
But to the best is formyd in ylke degre :
Wherfore good Lady I praye it may please the,
At my begynnynge my penne so to lede,
That, by thyne ayde, this werke may haue good spede.
U F I N I S.
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM.
^ Capitulum Primum.
SYNE1 that I haue shewed vnto you what season & tyme of the yeres of the worlcJe,
Brute entred firste this He of Albyon ; Me semyth it is conuenyent that I also shewe
how, & for what cause, it was first named Albyon. The whiche so toke firste name, as wyt-
nessyth Strabo* and other wryters, of the1 whyte Clyues or Rockes that stande vpon the sees
syde, and are ferre seen in clere wether and bryght dayes, wherof it was of o!de wryters
named Albyon, as it were the whyte Lande, whiche sayinge affermyth also Ranulpheand
dyuers other.
So that it may certaynly be knowen that it toke nat that firste name of Albyne deughter [s«HardynS
of Dioclecian kynge of Sirie, as in the Englysshe Cronycle is affermyd. For in all olde "f Dan
Storyes or Cronycles is nat founde that any suche kynge of that name reygned ouer the
Syriens or yet Assiryens, nor yet that any suche Storye that his. xxx. Doughters sliulde
slee theyr. xxx. Husbandes, as there is surmytted5 was put in execucion4: whiche if
any suche wonder had ben there wroughte, shuld nat haue ben vnremembred the wryters5
and Auctours of that parties : considerynge that many lasse wonders are put in wry-
tynge by the sayde wryters. Wherfore it is more apparent that it toke that firste name of
Albyon, as aboue is sayd, than of Albyne doughter of the sayd Dioclecian. And as to
y Geauntes that Brute founde in this lie at his arryuayll, they myght be brought in to this
Lande by some meane of Shyppes or otherwyse, rather than to be borne of those women
as there also is imagyned.
Of this He the Auctours Alpherde and Beda tell many wonders, whiche in the firste
Booke of Polycronicon are suffycyently towched, where it is sayde that this He is called
an other worlde. For as sayth Solius6 the edge of the Frenshe Clyft'e shulde be the ende chapit«vntotie.
of the worlde, if this Ilande ne were nat. Othee many7 thynges there ben8 specifyed, the
whiche I passe ouer.
This9 is closyd on all sydes with the see, & stretcheth in length out of the Sowth intoy
North, hauynge in the Sowthest syde Frannce, in the Sowthe the Lande of Spayne, in the
North the Countre of Nonvaye, and in the West, the Countre of Irlade. And hath in
length from Totnesse to Catenessey, xv. myles beyonde Myhell Stowe'°in Cornewayll, vpon
viii.C. myles.
1 Syns, edit. J533. * the omitted in edit. 154.2, 1559. * surmised, edit. 1533. 1542. there
surmysed, 155J). 4 writynge. * of the wryters, edit. 1533, 1542. * Solinus. 7 many other.
1 ben there. * Thys yle. " Mychell stowe.
And
PRIMA PAHS BRUTI.
And to rekyn the Brede from Seynt DauythM <" vValys, called Menem**, to Douer
;n Wai"; vnto Yarmouthe in NorfT nat so-
raoche ; but lasse by. Ix. myles after some wryters : and Beda sayth it conteyneth ouer.
CC. myles.
And this He was firste, as aboue is sayd, named Albyon : and secundaryly Brytayne,
after Brute: And thirdely Anglia of Anglis by Coinaundement of Egbert kynge of An-
glys, and of Westsaxons. Albeit that after some wryters it was called Anglia, after the
name of the Quene of this lande named Anglia. Albeit y therof is foude lytell auctoryte.
This' was firste conquered by the Romayns, and so contynued vnto theym as trybutary,
and vnder their rule, as after in y ende of the Storye of Gracianus shall appere, ouer
CCCC. yeres.
Secondely by the Saxons.
Thirdly by the Danys.
And Fourthly by the Normayns. And was deuyded first by Brute in thre parties, as in
rthe Storye shall appere folowyngc.
HERE BEGYNNETH OF THE STORYE.
f GcffYie of
IVImimouth I
^[ Capitulum Secundum.
BRute, of the Auncyet and Noble blode of Troyans*, dyscendyd of Eneas a Troyan,
and of y doughter of Pryam kynge of the Troyans: whiche Eneas receyued of his
bookc.a chapter, s&yfi ^.yfe & sone^ named Ascanius, y which was kynge of the Countre of Italy next after
his Fader Eneas; For soil was that after the foresayd Cytie of Troye was as before is
sayd by the Grekes subuerted, Eneas whiche entendyd to haue saiiyd from deth y fayre
Polixena, doughter of kynge Pryam, was, for that dede, by Agamemnon duke or chyef
leder of the Grekes, exyled from Troy. The which accompanyed with a great Nombrc
of Troyans within, iii. yeres after liis de par tynge from Troy, landed in the coutre of Italye.
And there after dyuers coflictis and Bataylles had with Latynues5, than kynge of Italye,
he maryed, by the agremcnt of the sayd Latynues, his doughter named Lauyna, vpon y
whiche he gatte a sone & named hym Siluius posturnus: Of the whiche after some wry-
ters discendyd Brutus firste kynge of Aibion. But for a more concordaunce of this werke,
.and conuenyency of yeres, As testyfyeth Policronica, Guydo de Columpna wryter of Sto-
ryes, & other, Ascanius the first sone of Eneas gotyn vpon his first wyfe "had a so'ne
named [Siluius, whiche after some wryters is ..named]'6 Siluius Eneas. This Siluius Eneas
was Fader to Brute. Of this is dyuers opynvons, wherof some are manyfestly shewed in
the. xxvii7. Chaptre of Use seconde Booke of Policronicon.
Then it foloweth in the Story, this. Brute, beyng of y age of. xv. yeres, slewe his Fader in
sliotynge at a wylde beest. And as some Auctours haue, he slewe also his moder in tyme of
Dauyds. * Meneuia, edit. 1559. 3 This ile. * The Troyans, edit. 15i2, 154^. s Latinus.
Omitted in edit. Io42, 1559. 7 xxviii. edit. 1542. xviii. edit. 1559.
his
PRIM A PARS BRUTI.
Im byrth. But for the lastc dede, by agrement of al vvryters, he was banysshed the
Coutre : And after, by fortune, landed with his company in a Prouynce of Grece, where
at y tyme reygned a kynge named Pandrasius1, or after some wryters, Pandarus, y whiche
kynge, asaffermyth Geffrey of Monmouth, was lynyally descendyd ot theblode of Achylles.
Inthisprouynce Brute foudemany Troyans, as Captyuys and thrall to the Grekes, with the
whiche he conspyred & faugh te with the Grekys sondry tymes : And lastly, for a lynall con-
corde, toke to wyfe the doughter ofy" sayd Pandrasius named luncgen* : Alter whiche mary-
age solempnysyd, the sayde Brute, by counsayll of the Troyans, with a certayne of Shyppes
well vytayiled, departed out of Grece & sought his aduenture : whiche after many dau-
gers of the see passyd, he landed with his Company in a parte or He of Affrica, named
as sayth Guydo & other, Loegesia', within which He at those dayes stode an old Temple
dedycat in the honoure of Diua or Diana* a Goddesse of mysbyleued people. The
which Temple, when Brute had apperceyued, anone he* yode into it, where kuelynge befo-
the Aulter, with great deuocyon sayde these Versis folowynge.
Diua potensNemorum: terror siluestribus apris.
Cui licet Aufractis6 ire per etheros7
Infernasq; domos terrestria lura reuolue8
Et die quas terras nos habitare velis
Die certain sedem qua te venerabor in euuin
Qua tibi virgines9 templa dicabo choreis10.
The whiche versis are to be vnderstandyn in our Moder tunge as after is expowned.
Celestyall Goddesse, that vvoldest" fryth and wode,
The wylde bore £ beests, thou feryst by thy myght :
Guyderof shypmen passynge the Ragyous flode,
The infernall bowses, for and the ertli of ryght
Beholde & serche, and shewe where I shall lyght.
Tell the cretayne1* place where euerlastyngly
A temple of virgyns to the I shall edetye.
Aftor whiche prayer and other" obseruaunces after the pagan Ryte, with great deuocion
clone and excercysed, aboute y Awter of y sayd Goddesse or Idolf '+ in those dayes vsed,
Brute fyll in a slepe ; in tyme of nhiche slepe apperyd to hym the sayd Goddesse and!
sayd to hym in maner and forme as foloweth.
Brute sub occasu'5 solis trans gallica Regna
Insula in oceano est vndiq; clausa Mari :
Insula in oceano est habitata gigantibus olim,
Nunc deserta quidem'6, gentibus apta tuis.
I lie de prole tua reges nascentur, & ipsis
Totius terre subitor'7 orbis eris.'8
Hanc pete namq; tibi sedes eritin illa'9perhennis.
Hie fiet natis altera Troia tuis.
The whiche versis maye be Englysshed as hereafter foloweth.
Brute farre by West, ouer thelande of Fraunce,
An He in occean there is, all closed with the see;
This He \V Geaunts whylom inhabyt by chauce,
Nowe beynge deserte as apte for thy people & the.
'Pandrasu?. * Ignogen. s Lergesia. * Diua Diana, edit. 1559. ' ye, edit. 1559.
aintractus, edit. 1533, 1542. anfractus, 1553- r sethereos, edit. 1533, 155p. astheros, edit. 1542.
resolve. 9 virpmeis. 10 choris. " weldest. " certayne. " other omitted. **
occasum. '• quitlam, edit. 1559. " subditus, " erit, IJeritiJla 1559
In
10 PRIMA PARS BRUTI.
In this of thy body kynges borne shall be,
And of this He thou shall lorde1 and kynge.
Serche this, for here a perpetuell See to the,
And here to thy childer a new Troy shal sprynge.
^ Capitulum. iii.
\VHen Brute a woke & remebred hym of this vision, anon he called to hytn such as he
moste trusted, & shewed to theym what he had seen & harde. Wherof they all beynge
(Oeff.i.8.] greatly reioysed, caused great fyres* to be made, in the whiche they caste wyne, mylke, &
other Lycours, with dyuers Aromats' & spyces of moste swettest odour, as in the olde Pa-
gan lawes Sf. rytes were vsed.
Whiche obseruauce with other done, >V great ioye & myrthe entryd4 into theyr Shyppes
& pulled vp theyr sayles & toke theyr course Westnarde. And so sayled by the space of.
"~ xxx. daves passvngby many auentures & daungers as of Philenes, the Lake called Lacus
Saliuaru5 or salte lake or y place where salt is made, the Ryuer called Malue,6 & Hercules
pvllers, & came lastly to y see Tyron7 or Turon, where he encountred w a small Nauy of
Shyppes of 5" which aTroyan and neuewe to Brute called Corneus8, was Capitayne; when
eyther of them had saluted other, & reioysed of theyr metynge, they togyder made towarde
lande, and landyd in the prouynce of Galiia now called Guyan, of whiche prouynce at
thatdaye a Prynce named Copharius9 was ruler: the whiche, hauyng knowlege of the land-
ynge of these strangers, with his power made toward them & to theym gaue Batayll, but
the Troyaus were viclours & ouercame Copharius with all his knyghts.
In this batayll was slayn a noble Troyan & neuewe to Brute named Turnus10 & there
burved : wherfore in reinembraunce of the sayde Turnus, Brute buylded there a cytie &
named it Turon as some Auctours testyfye, but it shuld seme by the sayinge of Policronica
that thylke Cylie Turon uas buylded afore. Albeit that the Auctour of Cronica Croni-
carum affermylh it to be buylded hy Brute in rememhrauuce of his sayde Cosyn Turnus,
whiche Cytie at this day is yet of great fame win the Real me of Fraiice. This done the
savd Brute & Corneus8 with their Troyans toke agayne Shyppynge, the whiche after, iii.
dayes or fewe daves saylyngc, landyd at an Ijauen or port in Cornewayll named at this
day Totnesse, and from thens yode serchyng y lande & couter" y yere as before is sayde.
iiii. M. Ixiii.
Before the huyldynge of Rome folowynge the foresayd Accompt. cccc. &. xx.
Before the Incarnacion of Criste. xi. C. and. xxxvi.
And before Alexandrey great Conquered the worlde. viii. C. and. xi.
Also before any kyng Reygned ouer the Frenshemen, or that they were clere quyte of
theyr Trowage" agayne the Romaynes. xv. C. Ivi.
1f Capitulum. iiii.
roeff. i 1 REtqurne we thenne to Brute, whiche after his landynge in this He of Alhyon, Cir-
cuyd & serehed the lande ouer all, & founde it full fertyle & plenteuous of wode & of
grasse, & garnysshed with many fayre Ilyuers & stremes. And in his trauaylynge the lande
he was encoutred w many great & myghty Geaunts, the whiche he diatroyed, amonge f
which, as reherceth y" Englysshe CYonycle, was one of passyngestrengthe najned Gogma-
gog; the whiche he causyd to wrestle w Corneus or Coryu his Neuewe besyde Douer:
In whiche wrestlynge y'4 Geaut brake a rybbe in y syde of Corneus, where thorough Cor-
neus beyng sore amoued, w great stregth supprysed'5 y Geaut, and cast hym downe the
Rocke of Douer: by reason \vherof, as aftermyth the sayde Englysshe Cronyclc, y16 place
was named y fall of jGogmagog. '
1 be lorde. * fares, edit. 1533, 1542, improperly. 3 dyuerse aromate. * they entryd.
5 Salinariun. 'Males. 7 Tyrrlien. ' Coiineus, edit. 1533, 1542. ' Groffarius. IOTuronus.
11 countre. '* trewage. " the, edit. 1542. 14 that. " suppressed, edit. 1542. ISifl.
" the, edit. 1533, 1542.
But
PHI MA PARS BRUTI. 11
But after that, the name was changed & called the fall of Douer; whiche to this day
enduryth. For this dede £ other Brute gaue vnto his sayd neucwe Corneus or Coryn the
hole Countre of Cornewayll.
And whenne Brute had thus destroyed the Geaunts & serchyd the sayd He of Albyon
thoroughly, he comyng by y" Ryuer of Thamys, for pleasur that he had in that Ryuer,
with also the Comodities therunto adioynynge, beganne there to buylde a Cytie in the
remembraunce of the Cytie of Troye lately subuerted; and named it Troynouanf. whiche
is as tnoche to saye as ne\ve Trove, whiche name enduryd tylle the comynge of Lud
after kyngeof Brytayne vpon tlie tyme ot aThousande. Ixviii. yere. But the sayde kynge
comaundyd it to he called Luddys Towne, whiche by shortnesse of speche is nowe called
London.
Thenne when Brute had thus huykled his Cyne and sawe that he was stablysshed in his
Realme quyetly, he then by thaduyceof his lordes c5rnaudyd y sayd He and Countre to
be called Brytayne, & his people Brytons, and so contynued his reygne prosperously. In
the whiche tyme he stablysshed & ordred his people to lyue in tylthyng1 of theyr lande &
otherwyse.
This Brute had receyued of his wyfe. iii. sones wherof y firste was named Lotvjnus or
Lotryne*, y' seconde Cambrius or Charnbre*, and the thirde Albanactus or Albanakt.
To the first & eldest he beset this He of Brytayne, the whiche after was named mydell Eng-
lande, whiche is to meane Troynouant with all the Countres there aboute lyinge, coteyn-
ynge Eest, West, & South. And for this cause & for it shulde sounde towarde the name
of the sayd Lotryne5, This parte of Brytayne was longe after called Loegria or Logiers.
To the secode sone Cambre, he beset or apoynted to hym the Countre of Walys, the
which was first named after hyrn Cambria, this in the Ee^tsyde was some tyme departyd
from Englande by the ryuer of Seueme : But nowe in y North syde, the Ryuer named
Dee at Chester departyth* Englande & Walys. And in y South the Ryuer that is called
Vaga at the Castell of Stryglynge7 partyth Englade & Walys. [That i
To y thirde sone ors Albanakt he beset the Northe parte of this He & named it Albion,
or moreverely y sayd Coutre toke after y name of y" said thirde sone and was called Al-
bania. This Countre was after named Scotlande, and is deuyded from Loegria or Lo-
giers9 as sayth holy Bede by. ii. Armys of ^see/but they mete nat. y Eest Arme of thyse
two begynneth aboute. ii. myles from the Mynster of Eburcurynge, in the West syde of
Penultori. The West Arme of those twayne hath in the ryght syde, or somtyme had, a
stronge Cytie named Acliud, which in $ Brettishe tunge was called Clyntstone, £ stadeth
vpon the Ryuer called Clynt. Thus whenne Brute had deuyded this lie of Brytayne, as
before is shewed, in thre partes, & had holden y principate therof nobly by the terme of.
xxiiii. yeres, after most cocordauce of wryters, he dyed; and was enteryd or buryed at
Troynouant or London.
^f Capitulum. v.
LOtrinus or Lotryne,10 the firste or eldest sone of Brute, was made kynge of Brytayne of [Geff. t. u.j
the Countre of Logiers, ^ yere of f worlde. iiii. M. Ixxx. &. vii. the whiche helde to his
part, as sayth Policronica, &alsoGuydode Columpna, thecoutre y stretchith from the
South see vftto the Ryuer of Humbre, or" as before is expressyd. Whyle this Lotrinus
thus reygned in Logiers, his brother Albanactus beyng ruler as before is sayd of Albania or
Scotlade, was warreyd by a Duke whome the Cronycle of Englade nameth Humbre, the
whiche slewe Albanakt in playne Batayll.
Ye shall vnderstande y this Humberj at y daye of his comynge into Albania, was nat
' tjllynge. * Locrinus or Locryne. * the, * Cambre. * Locryiie, edit. 1533.
'departed. 7 Strynglyng * or, omitted, 9 Logieris. *° Locrinus or Locryne.
" or, omitied.
C 2 named
IS
Fcl. vii.
Humker ryuer.
[Geff.l.13-]
[Gtff. I.
. i. 19.]
Uuidi*.
PRIM A PARS BRUTI.
named Hubre; but after olde wryters he was called kynge of Hunys, or kynge of Sithia
•wout other addicon. This kyng, as before is sayd, after he thus subduyd Albanactus, helde
the lande of Albania tyll after y Lotrinus w his Brother Camber gatheryd a great power of
men of Arrays ; & yode agayne the sayde kynge of Hunys, & by strengthe of theyr Bry-
tons chasyd and subduyd y sayd Hunys so sharply, that many of them with theyr kynge
were drowned in a ryuer whiche departyt.h Englande and Scotlande. And for somoche
as to the wryter of the storye of Brytons his name was declared to be Humber: Therfore
the said Auctouraffermyth f the sayd Humber y Ryuer toke y firste name of hym whiche
yet contynued' to this d'aye.
Furthermore testyfyeth y sayd Auctour y after this victorye thus opteyned by thyse. ii.
foresayd bretherne, this Lotrinus1 enamowryd hym selfe vpon a fayre wenche named
Estrilde & doughter of the forenarned Humber, & her kept' vnlefully by a certayne of tyme;
wherwith his wyfe named Gwentolena* beynge sore discontent, excyted her Fader and
fredes to make warre vpon the sayd Lotryne5 her husbande. In the which warre, lastly,
he was slayne when he6 reygned or ruled Loegria or Logiers, after the concordaunce of
moste wryters. xx. yers : And was buryed by his Fader in the Cytie of Troynouant, leuynge
after hym a yonge sone, gotten vpon his wyfe, named Madan.
f Capitulum. vi.
GWentolena7 or Gwentoleyn", the wyfe of Lotrynus8, & doughter of Corneus9 duke
of Cornewayle, forsomoche as Madan her Sone was yonge to gouerne the lande,
was by comon assent of all Brytons10 made ruler of the He of Brytayne, the yere of
the worlde. iiii. M. C. and. vii. And so hauynge possession of the sayd He, wele and
discretly she ruled it, to the comfort of her Subiectes, tyll the tyme her sone Madan
came vnto his lawful age, at y whiche season she gaue ouer y rule and domynion to hym,
after she had ruled, as before is sayd, this He. xv. yeres.
^f Capitulum. vii.
MAdan .the sone of Lotryne" and of Gwentolyne" before named, was made ruler of
Brytayne in the yere of y worlde. iiii.M.C. and. xxii. Of this is lytell or no memory
made by any wryters, except y some wryte of hym y he vsed great Tyranny amonge his
Brytons. Neuerthelesse, al or the more partie of wryters agreen, that he ruled this He of
Brytayne by the terme of. xl. yeres, at the ende of whiche terme, he beynge at his dis-
port or huntynge, was of wylde bestes or Woluys slayne or deuouryd ; & lafl" after hym.
ii. sones, as sayth Policronica, named Mempricius'4 and Maulius15.
5f Capitulum. viii.
MEmpricius the eldest sone of Madan was made ruler of Brytayne in the yere of the
worlde. iiii.M.C.lxii. But he reygned nat longe in peas, for his yonger Brother Maulius,
of a malicious & Couetyse mynde, entendyng to be kynge, & to expelle or subdue his
Brother, excyted the Brytons in suche wyse to rebell agayne Mempricius, that great £
deedly warre contynued longe amonge theym : How be it that16 lastly by medyacions of
frends a day of Comunycacion in louynge maner attwene these, ii. Bretherne was ap-
poynted, at which"7 day of assemble Mepricius by Treason slewe his Brother Maulius,
after whose deth he lyued in more tranquylyte & rest : Where thorugh he fyll into slowth
& by raeane of slowth into vnlefull Jykynge & Lecherye, and by that vyce into haterode
* contynueth. *Locrinus. 3 kept her, edit. 1542,1559. * Guendoloena. s Locryne.
* he hadde reygned. 7 Gueudoloena. • Locrinus. 9 Covint'its. I0 tlie Brytons.
11 Locryne. ** Guendolyne, edit. 1533, 1542. nf lefte. "* JMenprecius. JS Manliu*.
'• that emitted. " the which, edit. 1542, 155p.
5 of
PRIM A PARS CRONECARUM. 13
of his Snbgettes by takyng of theyr wyues & childer : And fynally became so vnhappy
y he forsoke his lefull wyfe & Concubynes, & fyll into y synne of Sodomye ; thus from
one vyce he grewe into an other so that he became odyble to god and man : And, lastly,
goynge on huntynge, & loste of his people, was distroyed of wylde bestes when he had
reygned. xx. yeres, leuynge after hym a goodly yonlynge1 begotten of his lefull wyfe named
Ebrank.
^[ Capitulum. ix..
EBrank the sone of Mempricius4 was made ruler of this lande of Brytayne in the yere [Geff. 1.13.]
of y worlde. iiii.ALC.lxxx. and. ii.^and had, as testyfyeth Policronica, Gaufride, and
other wryters, xxi. wyues, of the \vhiche he rcceyued. xx. sones and. xxx. doughters ; \vher-
of the fayrest was named Gwales, or after some Gualea. He sent these doughters to
Albia1 Siluius whiche was the. xi. kynge of Italic or the. vii.4 kynge of Latynes, to the
ende to haue theym maryed to the blode of Troyans. -This Ebranke was also a man of
fayre stature & of great strength, and by his power and myght he enlarged his domynyon,
insomoche that he wanne & occupyed a great parte of Germania by the ayde and helpe
of the Latynes, and retourned thens with great pray and ryches; after whiche retourne
he buylded y Cytie of Caerbrank now called Yorke, whiche shuld be, as sayth y Auctour
named Flos Historiarum, or $ Floure of Hystories, wryten in frenshe, In the. xxiii. yere
of y reygne of the sayd Ebranke : whiche accompte to folowe, it shulde seme y Troy-
nouant, or London, was buylded before the sayde Cytie of Yorke aboute an hondreth and. Yorke buylded, -
xl.yeres; supposynge the Cytie of London to be begonne in the seconde yere of Brutes
reygne.
Also he buylded in Albania or Scotlande, the Castell of Maydens, the whiche nowe is
called Edynborgth : after whiche edyfyces endyd and made, he with a great Armye sayled
into Gallia, nowe Frauce, and subduyed the Gallis, and retourned with great tnamphe
and rychesse. And whan he had guyded this lande of Brytayne nobly by the terme of.
Ix. yeres, after moste concordance of wryters, he dyed : and was buryed at Caerbrank
or Yorke, leuynge_after hym for his heyre, his eldest sone, as saith Gaufride, named .
Brute greneshielde.
^ Capitulum. x.
BRute Greneshielde, the sone of Ebranke, was made Gouernoure of this lande of [Gtff. 1. 14.]
Brytayne the yere of the worlde. iiii.M.CC. £. xlii. Of this Brute is noo memorye
made, touchynge any fame, excepte that Gaufride sayth that he ruled this lande of
Brytayne (his Fader lyuynge) a certayne tyme, and after his Fader by the terme of. xii.
yeres; the whiche yeres expiryd or endyd, he dyed, and lyeth buryed at Caerbrank or
Yorke ; leuynge after hym a sone named Leill.
5f Capitulum. xi.
LEyllus or Leill,1 $ sone of Brute Greneshielde, was made ruler of Brytayne in the lGt&I'l^-1
yere of the worlde. iiii.M.CC. &..liiii. This was a luste man & louer of peas and equyte, Car]yie.
and in his tyme made the Towne of Caerleill, or Carlele, and ruled this Lande well and
honourably by the terme of. xxv. yeres, as testyfyeth the forenamed Gaufride, and after
dyed, & was buryed at Caerlyll be foresayd.
But of this Leills spekyth somedele y- abouenamed Auctour, Floure of Hystoryes,
sayinge that in the ende of his reygne he fyll to slewth and vnlefull lykynge of his body,
by meane wherof cyuyle stryfe began to growe within this Realrne, the whiche was nat
pacyfyed by some termes after his dayes; the whiche sayinge is nat denyed by y foresayd
1 yonglyng. edit. 1559. * Menprecius. ? Alba, edit. 1559, * vj. edit. J559. - ' Leyr.
Auctour,
14
[Gtff. i. I4-]
Folt vlit»
Caunterbury.
[Geff. 1. 14.]
Bathe Towne.
1.14.]
N«r«i«.
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM.
Auctour, Gaufride. This'Leill lafte' after hym a sone named Lud, or after some wryters, he
was named Lud Rudibras1.
^[ Capitulum. xii.
LUd or Lud Rudibras, f sone of Leill, was made ruler of the lande of Brytayne in
the yere of y worlde. iiii.M.CC.lxxix. This also of Gaufride is called Rudhidibras, ^
whiche after he was stablysshed in his reygne, appeasyd & drewe to accorde of the dys-
corde & varyaunce that had spronge in his Faders lyues tyme. The whiche dyscretely
appeasyd & eiulyd, he buylded the Towne of Kaerkyn, now called Canterbury; the
towne also of Kaerguent', now called Wynton or Wynchester ; and also a towne called
Mount Paladour, now named Septon or Shaftisbury ; in the tyme of buyldynge of whiche
towne of Septon, as affermyth myne auctour Gaufride, an Egle there spake certayne
wordes, the whiche he sayth he wyll nat declare or wryie for any certaynte. Thus when
this sayd Lud had ruled this Lande nobly, by the terme of. xxxix. yeres, he dyed and lafte*
after hym a sone named Bladud5.
Tf Capitulum. xiii.
BLadud the sone of Lud Rudibras was made gouernour of Brytayne In the yere of
the worlde. iiii.M.CCC.xviii. This, as testefyeth Gaufride, Policronica, & other, was
well & sufficiently instruct in the conynges or scyences of Astronomy & Negromacy ; by
them he made the hote Bathes win the towne of Caerbadon, now named Bathe ; the
whiche towne or Cytie he also bulyded4. But to y repugnyth Wyllyam de Malmesbury,
sayeng that the foresaid hote Bathes were made by the Industry or made of Industry7 of
lulius Cesar, firste Emperour of Rome. This Bladud, as affermyth y foresayd Auctoure
Gaufride, taught this lore of Negromancy thorough his llealme; & fynally toke in it
suche pryde & presumpcion, that he toke vpon hym to fle into8 y ayer, but he fyll vpon
the Temple of his god Appolyn, and theron was all to torne, whan he had ruled Bry-
tayne by the space of. xx. yeres, leuynge after hym a Sone named Leyr.
5[ Capitulum. xiiii.
LEyr the Sone of Bladud was made Ruler ouer the Brytons, f yere of the world, iiii.
M.CCC. and. xxxviii. This9 was noble of condycyons, and guydynge10 his lande and
Subgectes in great welth, he made the towne of Caerleyr, nowe called Leycetyr or
Leycester. And albeit that this man helde longe the principate of Brytayne, yet of hym
is no thynge left worthy memory, except that Galfride sayth that he receyued of his wyfe.
iii. doughters oonly, without any sone, whiche were named Gonorilla, Ragan, and Cor-
deilla, the whiche he moche loued, but moste specyally he loued y yongest, Cordeilla by
name.
Whane this Leyr, or Leyth after some writers, was fallen in competent" age, to
knowe the mynde of his. iii. doughters, he firste askyd Gonorilla, the eldest, howe well
she loued hym ; the whiche callynge her goddes to recorde, sayd, sfie loued hym more
than her owne soule. With this answere y fader beyng well cotented, demaunded of
Ragan, the seconde doughter, how wel she loued hym ; to whom she answered, and af-
fermyng with great othes, said, that she coulde nat with her tunge expresse the great loue
that she bare to hym, affermyng further more y she loued hym aboue all creatures. After
these pleasaunte answeres had of those, ii. doughters, he called before hym Cordeilla the
yongest; the which, vnderstandynge the dissymulacyon of her. ii. susters, entendynge to
1 lefte. * Iliirdibras. Opposite this last paragraph in the edit, of 1542. we have " Nota, that the hote
bathes rf bath were ruade by Nigromancye." In the edit, of 1559 this note is placed in the margin of
the 13th Chapter. 'Raerguen, edit. 1542. * lefte, edit. 1533. 1542. * Baldud.
• buy Myd, edit. 1533. ? or of the Industry. ' in, edit. 1542. 1559- 'This Leyr.
13 guyded. " into impotente, edit. 1 559.
proue
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM. 15
proue her Fader, sayd, most reuerent Fader where my. ii. susters haue dissymulyd with
the, with theyr plesaunt \vordes fruteles, I knowynge y great loue & Faderly zele that lo-
warde rue euer before this tyme thou hast borne, (for the which I may nat speke to y
otherwyse than my coscyence ledyth me.) Therfore I say to the, fader, I haue loued y
euer as my fader & shall cotynuelly, whyle I lyue, loue y as my naturall fader. And if
thou wylt further be Inquizitif of the loue that I to the here, I ascertayne the that asmoche
as thou arte worthy to be beloued, euen so uioche I loue the and no more.
The Fader with this answere beyng discontent, maryed his. ii. elder doughters, that
one vnto the Duke of Cornevvayll, and that other vnto y duke of Albania or Scotlande,
and deuyded with theym two in maryage, his lande of Brytayne after his deth, and the
one halfe in hande durynge his naturall lyfe: and for the thirde, Cordeilla, reserued no
thynge. It so fortuned after, y Aganippus which .the Cronycle of Englande named
Agamp, and kynge of Fraunce, harde of beaute' and womanhode of Cordeilla, and sent
vnto her Fader & axyd her in maryage. To whom it was answeryd y the kyng wold
gladly gyueto hytn his daughter, but for Dowar he wold nat departe with: For lie had all
proiuysed vnto his other ii. Doughters. Aganippus, thus by his messagyers enfouaned,
remembred y vertues of y forenamed Cordeilla, and without promesse of Dowar maryed
the sayd Cordeilla.
But here is to be noted, y where this Aganippus or Agamp is called in clyuerse Crony-
cles kynge of Frauce, it can nat agree with other Hystoryes, nor with the Cronycle of.
Fraunce; For it is testefyed by Polycronica, by Peter Putanience1, by Mayster Robert
Gagwyne*, by Bisshop Antonyne, & many other Cronycles, that longe after this day was
no kynge in Fraunce, nor longe after it was called Fraunce. But at this daye the Inhaby-
taunts thcrof were called Galli, and were tributaryes vnto Rome, wout kyng, tyll y tyme *
of Valentinianus, Emperour of Rome, as hereafter in this werke shalbe manyfestly
shewyd.
The story of Brytons sayth, that in the tyme y Leyr reygned in Brytayne, the lande of
Fraunce was vnder the dornynyon of xii. kynges, of the whiche Aganippus shuld be one :
the whiche sayeng is full vnlyke to be trewe, which myght be prouyd by many reasons
whiche I passe ouer forlenght of tyme.
/
«I Capitulum. xv.
THan it foloweth in the storye, after this Leyr was fallen in Age, thyse forsayd. ii.
Dukes thynkynge longe or the Lordshyp of Brytayne was fallen to theyr hades, arose
agayne theyr Fader, as testefyeth Gaufride, and beraft hym thegouernaunce of the Lande
vpon certayne condycions to be cotynued for tenne of lyfe ;" the whiche in processe of
tyme more & more were mynysshed aswell by Magleyr4 as by Hemyon5, Husbandes of
the forenamed Gonorildeand Ragan. But moste displeasyd Leyr the vnkyndnesse of his.
ii. doughters, consyderynge theyr wordes to hym before spoken and sworne, and none
fo uncle & prouyd them all contrary.
For the whiche he beyng of necessyte constrayned, fledde his lande and sayled into
Gallia for to be comforted of his doughter Cordeilla ; wherof she hauyng knowlege, of
naturall kyndnesse comforted hym : & after shewynge all y maner6 to her husbande, by
his agrement receyued hym and his to her lords Court, where he was cberysshed after
her beste maner. Longe it were to shewe vnto you the Circumstaunce of the vtierans of
y vnkyndnesse of his. ii. doughters and of y wordes of comforte gvuen to hym by Aga-
nippus and Cordeilla, or of the Counsayle and purueyaunce made by the sayd Aganippus
and his lords for restorynge of Leir agayne to his dotnynyon : But fynally he was by the
helpe of y sayd Aganippus restoryd agayne to his Lordshyp, and so possessyd, lyued
'of the beautie. * Pictauyence, 3 Gogwyne, edit. lo-tS * Maglaunns, edit. 1533.
Maglanus, erl it. 1542, 1559- ' ' Heiiinus. 6 mater, edit. 1542,1559-. -
6 as
PRIM A PARS CRONECARUM.
as ruler and gouernoure therof by the space of. iii. yeres after; in vvhiche season dyed
Aganippus. And whane this Leyr had ruled this lande by the terme of. xl. yeres, as af-
fennyth dyuerse Cronycles, he dyed, and wasburyed at his Towne of Kaerlier, or Leyces-
tre, leuynge after hym, for to Eiiheryte the lande, his doughter Cordeilla.
f Capitulnm. xvi.
COrdeilla, the yongest Doughter of Leir, was, hy assent of y Brytons, .made Lady
Brtayne, in the yere of the worlde. iiii.M.CCC.lxxxxviii. The whiche guyded y
.i6.] COr
of Brytayne,
lande full wysely by the tyme or space of v. yeres complete, y which tyme expirid and
ronne, her. ii. Neuewes called Morgan' and Cunedagus1, sones of her. ii. susters, came
vpon her knde : & made therin great wast and destruccion, and at y laste toke her and
cast her into a stronse pryson, where she beynge dyspayred of the recouery of her astatc,
as testyfyeth Galfride, she' slewe her s.elfe whenne she had reygned, as before is declared,
by y tenne of. v. yeres.
V • • . -•
^[ Capitulum. xvii.
[Gtff. j. 16.] 'CUnedagus and Morganus'4 neuewcs, as before is sayd, of Cordeilla, departyd this lande
of Brytayne bytwene theym, in the yere of the worlde. uii.M.CCCC. and thre; that is
to wyt, the Countrey ouer & beyonde Hunber fyll to Morgan towarde Catenessey; and
the other parte of the Lande towarde west, as reherceth Gaufride, fyll to Cunedag*. Af-
•ter. ii. yeres were ronne & endyd, some euyl disposyd came vnto Morgan and sayd, that
•to hym it was great reproche and dishonoure, consyderynge that he was comyn of Gono-
;rilla y elder suster, and of Maglair5 her husbande, and C'unedag was discendydof Ragan
y" yonger and Hemynyon6 her Husbanue, tliat he had nat the rule of al $ lande : to whiche
.sedycious persones Morgan gyuynge credence, was supprysed7 with Pryde and Couetyse,
and anone by theyr coiisayll assembled a great liooste and made warre vpon his sayde
Brother, brennyoge and destroyeng his Lande without mercy. Wherof Cunedagus*
beynge ware, in all haste gaderyd his people, & after cerayne9 message sent to hym of re-
•concilyacion, sawe10 there was no peas to be made but by y lugement of batayll, mette"
with his Brother in plaync felde, where ^ goddes were to hym so fauourable, that he slewe
mioche of the people of his brother and compellyd hvm to fle. After which victory thus
ihad, he pursued Morgan from couutre to coutre, tyll he came within the Countreor pro-
•uynce of .Cambria 01 Walys : in J whiche countre the sayd Morgan gaue one other ba-
tayll vnto his brother Cunedag, but for he was ferre y weker, he there was ouer comyn &
slayne in the r'clde; vvhiche felde or Countre where y' sayd Morgan faughte and was
slayne, is to this daye called Glaumorganla, vvhiche is to ineane in our vulgare tunge,
Morgannys" lande: and thus .was .Morgan slayne, whan he had reygned w his brother, ii.
yeres.
'^[ Capitulum. xviii.
- »«.] CUnedagus before named the sone of Hemynion and Ragan, yonger or myddel dough-
ter of Leir, M-as made ruler and lorde of all brytayne, in the yere of the worlde. iiii.M.
CCCC.v. Of the whiche is no thynge worthy memorye lafte in wrytynge, but that he
.guyded the lande after j deth of his brother, well and honourably by the terme of. xxxiii.
yeres : after which terme endyd, he dyed & was buryed at Troynouant or London,
leuynge for his heyre a sone, as testy fieth Gaufride, named Riuallo or Rinallo, or after
aome wryters, Reyngnolde.
<• « Ma.r8aru * Cunedagius. 3 she, omitted. * Marganus. ' Maglaunus.
Ilemnius. T suppressed, edit. 1542, 1559. 8 Cunedas. * cerUyne. '° seynge.
he mette. »* Glautnargan. " Margsn land.
^ Capitulura.
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM. 17
t
t
f Capitulum. xix.
RInallus1, the sone of Cunedagus*, was made Gouernoure of the Brytons in the yere of CGefl: x< l6>l
the worlde. iiii.M.CCCC. and. xxxviii. The whiche of wryters is called fortunate and
restfull ; this' ruled f Brytons with great sobernesse, and kept the lande in great welthe
& prosperyte : Albeit that of hym is lafte no specyall memory of Acte done in his tyme,
Except myne Auctour sayth that in f tyme of his reygne it reyned blode by 3' space of. iii. Biode Reyne4
dayes contynually within the lande of Brytayne. After the whiche Reyne ensued so great
excedynge in4 nornbre of5 multytude of Flyes, the whiche were .to the people so noyous &
contageous, that they slewe moche people : And after that, as sayth an olde Auctoure
whose name is vnknowen, ensued great sykenesse and mortalytie, "to y great disolacion of
this sayd lande. Than it folovvetli in the story, whan this Riuallus had reygned after
moste concordance of wryters, by terme6 of. xlvi. yeres, he dyed and was buryed, as
testyfyeth the sayde olde Auctour, at Kaerbranke or Yorke, leuynge after hym a Sone, as
wytnessyth Gautride, named Gurgustius. In the tyme of the reygne of this kynge, after
moste concorde of wryters, f famous Cytie of Rome shulde be Buylded, as is shewed
more playnely in a Treatyse of Latyn in the begynnynge of this werke sette7.
^f Capitulum. xx.
GUrgustius, the sone of y1 fore named Riuallus, was made ruler of Brytayne in the yere [Geff. 1. 16.5
of the worlde. iiii.M.cccc.lxxxiii. This in the Cronycle of Englande is named Gorbodiam,
sone of Reygnolde, of the whiche is lytell memory made outher of his Reygne or of his
dedes by any Auctours or wryters of the Hystorye of Brytayne, except8 the aboue named
olde Auctours; and y Auctour called the floure of Hystoryes wytnessyth that he reygned
xxxviii. yeres, leuynge after hym none heyre of his body begotten. And lastly dyed, and
was buryed by hjs fader at Kaerbrank or Yorke. Rome, as aboue is touched, was firste
buylded9 in the tyme of Riuallus : And after most wryters, In y" yere of the world. iiii.M.
CCCC.lxx. ; after y buyldyng of Troynouant, or London. CCCC.vii. yeres ; whiche folow-
ynge y accompt, shulde be in the. xxxii. yere of y foresayd Riuallns.
^ Capitulum. xxi.
CEcilius, or after some wryters Siluius, the Brother of Gurgustius, as affermyth the &**• *• l6-3
fore sayde olde Cronycle, was made chyef ruler of Brytayne in the yere of the worlde.
iiii.M. v.C. and. xxi. This in the Englysshe Boke is named Seyzill, of the which is no
mention made, nother of his reygne nor dedes, except that Geffrey of Monmouth wryter
of ^ hystoryes of Brytons saythe that he reygned. ii. yeres, whiche sayeng is nat accor-
danrit with other wryters : But more to the conuenyency of tyme and agrement of other
Cronyclers10, accordynge to the sayinge of the forenamed olde Auctour, he reygned by the
terme of. xlix. yeres, £ after dyed, and was buryed at Caerbadon or Bathe, and lafte after
hym none heyre of his body begotten.
^f Capitulum. xxii.
TAgo or Lago, the Cosyn of Gurgustius, as wytnessyth Gaufride, as next Inherytor, [G«ff-»- *W
was made gouernour of Brytayne, in the yere of the worlde. iiii.M.v.C.lxx. This afso is
vnmynded of wryters outher for restfulnesse of tyme, or ellys for rudenesse.of his dedes,
that clerkes lyst nat to spende any tyme in wrytyng of suche dedes ; of hym is no thyng
specyfyed, sauynge the forenamed olde Auctoure joyneth to his tyme of reygne. xxv.
yeres. And also he sayth, he dyed wythoute Issue, and was buryed by his Cosyn at
Caerbrank or Yorke.
Riuallus. * Cunedagius. ' this Riuallus. 4 in omitted. ' and, edit. 1542. 1559.
6 the lerme. 7 '« in the treatyse in the begynnyng of tbis werke." ' except that, edit. 154?. 1559.
9 buylded and edyfyed. I0 Cronjcles, edit. 1542.
D f Capitulum.
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM.
roeff. i i6l
W. *. '
Crueltie,
5f Capitulum. xxiii.
KYmarchus'ysone ofSecilius1, as some wryters bane, but more veritably as 'sayth $ olde
Cronycle, the brother of lago1 was made ruler of Brytayne, in the yere of the worlde.
iiii.M.v.C.lxxx.4and. xv. the which, as his brother before hyrn, passyd his tyme without any
notable Actes or dedes, so that of him is no more memory made than of his brother.
For the more party they that wrote the fayts or dedes of Brytons, make but a short re-
hersayll of these, v. kyngs, that is to say, from Ryuallo to Gorbodio5, saying that after
Ryuallo succedyd Gurgustius, succedyd6 lago, to lago succedyd Kymarchus7, & after
Kymarchus succedyd Gorbodio ; of these, v. kynges or rulers is made lytell other men-
con. [For y which cause is made of these gouernours is dyrke & dowtful.]8 Than it fo*
loweth in y said olde Cronycle, that whan this Kymarchus had reygned. liiii. yeres, he
dyed, and was buried by his brother at Kaerbrank or Yorke, leuynge after hym a Sone,
as testyfyeth Flos hystoriarum, whiche Sone was named Gorbodio.
If Capitulum. xxiiii.
. i. »6.] GOrbodio the sone of Kymarchus was made ruler of Brytayne, in the yere of the
worlde folowyng the foresayd accornpte, iiii.M.CCCCC. &. xlix. whiche all so passed
his tyme lyke vnto the forenamed Dukes or kyngs, without any speciall memory of
honoure notyd by wryters. This, by moste lykelyhode to brynke9 hystories to accorde,
shulde reygne ouer the Brytons the terme of. Ixiii. yeres, whiche terme endyd, he dyed,
and lyeth buryed at new Troy or London, leuynge after hym. ii. sones named Ferrex w'°
Porrex, or after some wryters Ferreus or Porreus.
1f Capitulum. xxv.
FErrex with Porrex his brother, sones of Gorbodio, were ioyntly made gouernours
and dukes of Brytayne, in the yere of the worlde iiii.M.vii.C. and. xi. & contynued in
Amytie a certeyne" of tyme: After which tyme expyrid, as wylnessyth Policronica, and
also Gaufride, Porrex bey rig Couetous of lordshyp, gaderyd his people, vnwetynge Ferrex
his brother, entendynge to distroy hym ; whereof he beyng warned, for lacke of space to
asseble his people, For sauegarde of his persone fled sodeynly into Gallia or Fraunce, &
axyd ayde of a Duke of Gallia, named by Gaufride Gunhardus or Sunardus", the
whiche duke hym ayded, & sent hym agayne into Britayne with his boost of Gallis;
after whose landyng his brother Porrex with his Brytons hym mette, £ gaue to hym ba-
tayll, in the whiche Batayll Ferrex was slayne with y more parteof his people.
But here discordyth myn Auctour with some other wryters, and with the Cronycle of
Englande ; for they testyfye that Porrex was slayne & Ferrex suruyuyd ; but whether of
them was lyuynge} the moder of thyse. ii. bretherne named Iden" settynge a parte all mo-
derly pytie, with helpe of her women entryd the Chambre of hym so lyuynge, by nyghr,
and hym there slepynge slewe cruelly, and cut into smal peces, and thus dyed the. ii.
foresayd bretherne, after they had thus ruled Bretayn in warre & peas, to thagremet of
most wryters. v. yeres.
f Capitulum. xxvi.
HEre nowe endyth y lyne or ofsprynge of Brute, after f affermaunce of moste wryters,
for Gaufride sayth, after the deth of these forenamed bretherne, great discorde arose
amonge the Brytons, y which longe tyme amonge them contynued ; By meane whereof the
people and Countre was sore vexed & noyed vnder. v. kynges. And further sayth G uydo de
Nota historian*
de istis duobus
fratribus ac de
ingratttudint
Mauis eorum.
Pater Gorbodio
et mater Idea.
1 Kinimachus. ' Sisilius, edit. 1533. 1542. Siluius, edit. 1559.
hii. hundred Ixxx. and xv. edit. 1533. 'Gorbodug. 6 after hym succedyd.
* This sentence is omitted in the subsequent Editions. 9 brynge. I0 and.
n buardus. 13 Widen»
4 iiii. thousand
7 Kinimachus.
" Of omitted.
•*(. •
Colurnpna,
PRIMA PARS CRONECARUM. 19
.•*
Columpna, that y Brytons abhorred the lynage of Gorbodio', for so moche as firste that
one brother slewe y other, And more for the Innaturall disposicion of the moder y so
cruelly slewe her owne childe.
The Cronycle of Englande sayth, that after y deth of the two forenamed bretherne, no
ryghtfull enheritour was laft on lyue ; wherfore y people were brought in great discorde,
In so moche that f lande was deuydyd in. iiii. parties, so that in Albania was one ruler, in
Loegria or Logiers one other ruler, in Cambria the thirde Duke or ruler, and in Corne-
wayle the. iiii. duke or ruler ; but of these, iiii. Dukes, the Englysshe Cronycle alloweth
Clotoi) Duke of Cornewayll for most rightfull heyre. Policronica sayth that after the
deth of the foresayd. ii. bretherne, great discorde was in the lande, which greuyd the peo-
ple sore vnder. v. kynges; But he nother reherceth the names, nor the tymes of theyr
reygnes, except he addyth to, that the sayd discorde contynued tyl the tyme of Moliim-
cius Dtimvallo1; So that here appereth no tyme certaync howe longe this varyaunce & dis-
corde amonge the Brytons contynued. But who so lyst to loke vpon a draught made by
me in latyn', In the begynnynge of thys boke, he shall se there, if he please to caste ouer
y tymes andyeres there expressyd, that this ibresayd discorde cotynued nere to the terme
of. li. yeres; The4 whiche draught or coceyte if any man there5 fynde Errour, that of his
goodnes he wyll it amende & correcte6 : And all other places where he shall by good prole
fynde place of Correccion.
^[ Capitulum. xxvii.
THus here endythy Firste parte of this werke, conteynynge or deuydyd in. vii. partes, rinit . ^
as before is shewed. [And in the7 way of athanke to be gyuen to our most blessyd Aduocat
and helper of al wretchys that to her lyste to call, I meane that moste blessyd virgyne
our Lady saynt Mary, rnoder of criste ; For y of8 her grace hath fortheryd this werke hy-
therto : And for to Impetre9of her y grace and ayde of her moste mercyfull contynuauce
to accomplisshe this werke, begon, as before is shewed, vnder supporte of her moste
bounteous grace ; here wyll I w humble mynde salute her with the firste ioye of the. vii,
loyes whiche begynne10.
Gaude flore virginali. &c.
Most mergynall" flour, of al most excc-llec,
Percyng of Angells )' hyest Gerarchy'*,
Ioye and be glad, tor god Omnipotent
Hath the lyft vp, & set moste worthely
Ahoue y nombre & glorious company
Of his blessid seyts, w moste hye dignite ;
Next after hym most honoured to be.]"
This first parte, to be accompted from the firste yere of Brute vnto the last yere of the
foresayd discorde, or vnto y first yere of Moliuncius'4, Includyth of yeres. vii.C. and. iiii.
^ Finit Pars Prima1*.
U Capitulum.
1 Gorbotlug. ' Dumuallo, edit. 1533. Mulmutius Dumuallo, edit. 154-2. 1559- * in English.
4 In. s here. 6 Of his goodnes lette hym amende and correcte yt. 7 a, edit. 1533.
8 of, omitted in edit. 1533. 9 Impetrate, edit. 1533. 10 begynneth. edit. 1533.
" virgynall. <>dit. 1533. '* Hierarchy, edit. 1533. I3 The sentences within brackets are omitted in
edit. 1542, 1559- 4 Mulmutius. 15 The subsequent Editions have " Thus endeth the fyrste Parte:"
fottwsed in that of 1559 by
" An Addition of Robert Record.
" The. v. kynges that be omitted here, are founde in certaiue old petigres ; and although their names bee
" moche corrupted in diuerse copies, yet these are the moste agreableste."
" Itudaucus kyng of Wales.
" Clotenus kyng of Coruewale.
D 2 « Pinnor
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L 16.]
pacis.
Al Blakwrelhall.
Malmesbury
and Vyes.
fast crowned
kyngc.
^f Capitulum. xxviii.
MOliuncius1 Danvvallo, or as some haue, Duwallo Moliuncius, f sone of Cloton*, as
testyfieth the Englysshe booke, and also Gaufride, was venquesshor of y other Dukes or
rulers, and began his reygne ouer the hole Monarchy of Bretayne, In the yere of the
worlde. iiii.M.vii.C.xlviii. This is named in the Englysshe Cronycle Donebant, the whiche
was a noble man, £ causyd to be made win the Cytie of Troynouant a Temple, £ named
it the temple of peas ; the whiche, after some oppynyons, is that place or selde3 where the
market of wollen clothe is holden, called or named Blakwelhall ; he also made many
good lawes, the which were long after vsyd & called Moliuncius lawe. These lawes holy
Gyldas wrote with great dylygence oute of the Brettyshe speche into latyn. And longe
tyme hereafter tha.t Aluredus kynge of Englade turned those lawes out of latyn into Eng-
lysshe. This* also gaue pryuylage to Templis, to plowghes, & Cyties, and to the wayes
ledynge to the same. And as some Auctours wytnesse, he began the. iiii. hyghe wayes
of Bretayne, the whiche were finysshed and parfyted of Belynus his sone, as after at
lengthe shalbe declared. The olde Cronycle testyfyethy this Molyuncius, which he in his
boke nameth Molle, made the. ii. Townes of Malmesbury and Vyes. And all other
wryters afferme, that this Molyuncius, after he had slablysshed his lade, and set his Bry-
tons in good and conuenyent ordre, by thaduyce of his Lordes he ordeyned hym a
Crowneor Diademe of golde, and caused hymself to be Crowned with great solempnyte,
after the vsaunce of pagan lawe then vsed ; £ for this cause, after the opynyon of some
wryters, he is named the firste kynge of Brytayne : And all the other before rehersyd are
named rulers, Dukes, or gouernours. Than it foloweth in the story, when Molyuncius
had guyded the lande well onds honourably by the terme of. xl. yeres he dyed, and
was buryed in y foresayd Temple of peas within Troynouant or London, leuynge after
hym. ii. sones named Belynus £ Brennius6.
If Capitulum. xxix.
BElynus and Brennius, the ii. sones of Moliuncius, began to reygne loyntly as kynges
of Brytayne in the yere of the worlde. iiii. M. viii. C. and. viii. So that Belinus helde
to hym Loegria or Loegiers, Walys £ Cornewayll, and Brennius helde to his part al the
lade ouer and beyonde Humber; \v whiche particion eyther of theym was contentyd and
pleaeyd, as testyfyeth Polycronica, by the terme of. v. yeres, after the whiche terme endyd
and expyryd, Brennius entendyng to haue more lande or all, aroos agaynst his brother
Belyn, £ made vpon hym mortal warre. In the which warre Brennius was ouersette, and
was compelled to flye the lande and sayle vnto Armorica, now named lytell Brytayne ; or,
as sayth Gaufride, into a Countre called Allebrog, as after shalbe more playnly declared, £
there allydd hym, after the foresayd terme as before is sayde of. v. yeres was expyryd, as
affermeth Policronica. For Gauf'i ide sayth in his boke made of the History of Brytons,
that after the terme of. v. yeres aforesayd were expyryd and runne, Brennius, by steryng^
of yonge £ euyll Counsayll, entendyng as before is sayd, sayled, vnwetynge his brother,
into Norway, and there maryed the doughter of Elsynge or Elfyng7, than ruler or Duke
of Norway : whan this was shewed vnto Belyn, considerynge the sodayne departynge, in
all hast seasyd8 Albania, and all y other lande apperteynyng to Brenne, into his owne
hande, and strengthed the Cyties and other stronge places vV his owne Sowdyours. Wher-
Beffim» fratcr- of whan Brenne was warned, he in all possyble hast assembled a great people of y Nor-1
wayes and toke his shyppynge to sayle into Brytayne. And as he was kepyng his Course
{Geff. i. 17.]
Discordia.
Btlinus.
1 Mulmutius.
* he seasyd.
" Pinnor kyng of Loegria.
" Staterius kyng of Scotlande.
" Yeuan kyng of Northumberlande."
* Cloten. 3 felde. 4 He. s and.
• Q. Bellum. EDIT.
Brennua. 7 EJfunge or Elfynge.
vpon
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vpon the see, he was encoutred with Cutlakus1 kynge of De-mark, the whiche had lyen in
awayte for hym for loue of y whiche1 that Brennius had maryed. For before tyme he
had requyred her of Elfynge her Fader. When those, ii. flotes3 were mette, stronge shotte
& Fyght was vpon both parties : But fynally the Danes ouercame y Norwais or Norganys
& toke the Shyp by strengthe whiche the wenche was in ; the whiche anone was brought
vnto the shyp of Cutlakus : & Brenne with a fewe of his shyppes iafte was fayne to Saue-
gard hymselfe by flyght. Whan Cutlake4had thus opteyned victory, entedyg to haue sayled
towarde Denmark, in short whyle after theTempestes came so hydous vpon y^see, that his
Nauy was deuyded ; scateryd5 that one from the other in such wyse y he was in fere to haue
ben drowned ; and at the ende of. v. dayes, nat wetyng where he was, with fewe shyppes
landed in the Countre of Northumberlande, where at that tyme was Belyn protiydynge de-
fence agayne his brothers comynge, wherof whanne worde was brought vnto Belyn of the
landynge of the foresayd Danoys prynce, w a small company, he reioysid it, and co-
maunded6 with his shyppes & Company to be put in suer holde & kepynge.
It was nat longe after but Brenne had reculid and gaderyd togyder y more parte of his
Nauy, before, as ye haue harde, chasyd. And when be had theym newely Riggyd & vy-
tayled, he, herynge of the Aryuayll of Cutlacus I Northumberlande with his wyfe, sent
wordes of Manace vnto his Brother Belyn, wyllyng hym to sende vnto hym his wyfe,
wrongfully Rauysshed by Cutlacus, And also to restore vnto hym his lande & Patry-
inonye, or ellys he wolde shortly inuade his lande yet7 for to waste, and hym, as8 his Enemy,
to distroy. The which desyre or request of Belynus was playnly and shortly denyed,
whiche knowlege had, Brennius shortly after landyd in a parte of Albania & made to-
warde his Brother, £ his brother towarde hym, so that theyr hostes mette nere vnto a wood
named at that day Kalater or Kalateriu, where atwene theym was a mortall Batayll
insomoche y moche people fyll vpon both parties. But lastly that9 the Brytons wan the
felde & chasyd y Norganys or Norways vnto theyr shyppes, chasyng & sleynge them with-
out pytie : And as aftermeth myn Auctour the fyght was so cruell & sharp y there was
slayne toy nomber of. xl. M. men. After10 discumfyture Brenne was constrayned to flye
& with fe\ve in nomber recoueryd the Lande of Gallia.
Belynus hauynge thus victory of his Enemyes, after thankes & oblacions made vnto
his goddes, after the pagan lawe, He than assembled his lordes at Kacrbrank or Yorke to
haue their aduyce what he shuld do with the prynce of Denmark. In the whiche cousayll
it was concludyd, that foresayd Cutlacus1' shuld holde & do homage to y kyng of Bry-
tayne for the lande of Denmarke, and yerely here to hym a certayne tribute, whiche doon
with suertie and hostages taken, y sayd Cutlacus w his loue was sette at lybertie and
leue to retourne into his owne Countre; whiche yerely trybute as testyfyeth the Englysshe
Cronicle was. M. Ii.
^| Capitulum. xxx.
THen it foloweth in the History whan Belyn had thus victory of his Enemyes, & was rceff. Li8.]
alone possessoure of this Realme of Brytayne, the lavves before made by his Fader he
confermed, and ordeyned lustyce to be Mynystred thorough the lande. And for somoch
as the. iiii. wayes begon by his Fader were nat perfyghted & cndyd, He therfore causyd
workmen to be called, and set theym to paue with stone the sayd wayes, that they myght
sufficiently be knowen of a! wayeoers or traueyllers of the Countres, as hereafter ensuyth;
The lirste of these, iiii. -frames was named Fosse, the whiche stretchyd out of y South
into the North, & begynneth, or at that dayes began, at y Corner of Totnesse in Corne-
wayll, & passyd forth by Deuynshyre, Somersetshyre, & so forth by Tutbury, vpon Cot-
1 Guilthdacus. * wenche. 3 fletes, edit. 155p. * Guilthdake. 5 and scatered
6 commanded hyui. 7 yt. * hyno as, omitttd. 9 tbut, vmitttd. '° After this. " Guylthdacu*
tcswokle
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teswolde besyde Couetre, vnto Leycestre, & from thens by wylde playnes towarde New-
erke, & endyth at the Cytie of Lyncolne.
The seconde way was named Watlygstrete, f which stretchith ouerthwarte the
wayes of Fosse out of the Southest into f Northest. This began at Douer, and passeth
by the Myddel of Kent oner Thamys, besyde London, by west of Westmynster. And so
AI. **. fbrthe by seynt Albanys, In the west syde of Dunstable, of Stratford, of Towceter, & of
Wedon, by South Kyllyngbourne of Kyllebourne, by Athirstone, vnto Gilberts hill that
nowe is named Wrekyn, & so forthe by Seuarne, passyng besyde Wrokceter, and forth
vnto Strattone, to the myddell of Walys, vnto a place called Cardican, at the Irysshe see.
The thirde waye was named Ermyngstrete ; The whiche stretchyth out of the West
Northwest, vnto the Eest Southest, and begynneth at Menema, the whiche is in seynt
Dailies lande lu west Walys; And so stretchyth forth vnto South Hamptone.
The fourth and laste waye is called, or was called, Kykenyldis strete. The whiche
stretchyth forthe by Worcetir, by Wycombe, by Birmyngham, by Lychefyeld, by Derby,
by Chestirfield, by Yorke; And so forth vnto Tymmouth1. The whiche was sufficiently
made ; he grauted and confermed theym all suche preuyleges as before were granted by
Dunwallo his Fader, the whiche preuyleges, with other lawes by hym made, who is desyrous
lo knowe, lette hym rede ouer the Translacion that holy Gildas made of Molyuncius'
lawes out of Brettisshe speche into Latyn, And there he shall se the circumstaunce of
euery thynge.
In this whyle that Belyn was thus occupyed aboute the nedes of his lande, his brother
Brenne, beynge, as before is sayd, in a prouynce of Gallia, takyng sore to myndehis expul-
sion from his naturall Countre, nat hauynge any comfort how he myght attayne to his for-
mer dygnyte, lastly resorted with. xii. persones oonly accompanyed, vnto the Duke or
ruler of y* prouynce or Countre : For ye shal vnderstande that at those dayes, as testi-
fied Entropius5 and other wryters, 'the Gallis occupyed dyuers Counties; and therfore
Titus linius6, which wrote the Actes & dedes of the llomayns, made distinccion of the
Gallis, and nameth theym that Brenne ladde, whan he besegyd the Cytie of Rome, and
after y Capitoill, Cenouenses7 Galli ; whiche is to name the Gallis of that Countre where
the Cytie of Cena than stode, & yet dothe, as testyfieth y Auctour of Cronica Cronicarum
and other, in a Countre of Italye named at this clay Ethruria8 : The whiche Cytie, as afferm-
en y sayd Auctours, was firste buylded of the foresayd Gallis in the tyme of Brenne,
beynge theyr Duke or leder, before the c5myng or Incarnation of Criste. CCC. Ixxx.
and. vi. yer*s, whiche maketh the yere of y worlde, folowynge the accompt of this werke.
iiii. M. viii. C. &. xiii. yeres.
Then it foloweth in the Storye when Brenne was comyn to the presence of the Duke,
named, by myn Auctour Gaufride, Signius'Duke of Allebrog, the whiche is to vnderstande"
Duke of Armorica, nowe named lytell Brytayne, as by Policronica and the Englysshe Cro-
nycle is suffycyently declared, & shewed vnto hyrn his aduersytie & trouble. The sayd
Duke receyued hym into his Courte, & for he was personable and well manered, hauynge
great experience in hawkynge & huntynge and other properties apperteyuynge to a Gen-
tylman, he had hym in sborte whyle in'especiall fauoure before any noble man of his Court;
by meane wherof he lastly Maryed his doughter vpon Condicon that if he dyed without
Issue male, that he than shuld be ruler of that Coutre. And if it happened hym to haue
an heire male, y then it natwithstandynge to ayde & helpe hyrn to Recouer his lande be-
fore lost. The whiche codicions well & suerly vpon the Duk-s partie, by thassent of the
nobles of his lande,_ assured, y sayd Duke win compas of y same yere dyed, after whose
detb, whan by a Couenyent terme it was knowen that the Duchesse his'wyfe was nat \V
ehilde, al the lordes to Brenne dyd homage & became his meu. To the which lordes, the
'."-1"-* - '' *.'•
1 or, edit. 1559. * Tinemouthe, edit. 1559- 3 Mulmutius. 4 That. » Eutropius.
'Livms. 'Cenonenses. • Etruria. » Seginus. '° be underslande, edit. 1542, 1559.
more
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more to wynne theyr loues, he departed moche of his Tresour, & shortly after w then?
assents gaderyd a great Armye, & so in all hast sayled into Brytayne to make newwarre
vpon his brother Belyn, & after a certayne tyme there ladyd. Of whose landing when
Belyn was enfouruied, he in all hast gaderyd his Brytons in great nobre, & made towarde
hy as to his mortal enemy. But y moder of these, ii. brether1 named Tonwenna*, or
a'tter y Englisshe boke, Cornewey, cosyderynge y mortall hateryd attwene her. ii. childer,
& in partie of their both persones, of a Moderly & naturall pyte went attwene her. ii. sones,
& vsyd her I such discrete maner & moderly copassion, as shewing her brests & other de-
meanuresy atlegth she accorded them. After which accorde both brethrene, \v theyr lords
& frends spede the vnto Troynouant or London, & there, after many things orderyd &
made for f weale of fy lade, they codesceded & agreed to lede their both hosts into
Gallia for to Subdue to them ^sayd Coutre, & in as goodly hast as they myght prepare for
that lourney, they toke shyppynge & so sayled into a part of Gallia, Brennyng & wastyng
y" Coutre wout pyte, & as wytnessyth myn Auctor Gaufride, in a short whyle they, subdued Brenniua.
a great part of Gallia, Italy, & Germania.
But here I entende to leue y ferther processe of myn auctour Gaufride, for somoebas
here' he varyeth from other wryters of Auctorytie, as Eutropius, Titus Liuius, & other j:
dyd great dilygence in wrytyng of y dedys & Acts of y" Itomayns, & of other people
dwellyng those dayes4 in Italia, Gallia, & Germania. For where $ sayd Gaufride sayth
y at suche tyme as Belyne & Brene made vvarre in Italye, Gabius & Porsena were at $
day Consults5 of Rome, y saying is farre discordaute vnto f other foresayd auctours.
For, as they afferme, at y tyme when Brenne besegyd Rome, Claudius Amelius6, & Lucius
Lucrecious7 were Consulis, & Funus Camillus was at y tyme dictatour of Rome, and none
lyke vnto the other were Consulis8 many yeres before nor after. But trougth it is y the
sayd. ii. bretherne dyd many great acts in the forenamed Coutres, but not all accordyng
w the saying of y sayd Gaufride. For where he referrefh all those dedys to both Bretherne,
Aforenamed Titus Liuius spekyth but of Brenne oonly, as it shall somedele be touchyd
hereafter; wherfore to folow y moste wryters, when Belyn had dwelled a certayne of tyme
w his brother Brene, In those parties, by agrement of them both, Belyn retourned into Bry-
tayne, & Brene remayned there.
IT Capitulum. xxxi. [Chap. 19.1
WHan Belinus or Belyn was retourned into Brytayne he repayred olde Cyties & buyldyd
vpon y Ryuer of Vske a Cytie & called it Caeruske nere vnto the Ryuer of Seuerne.
This Cytie was after named the Cytie of Legions, for somuch as the Legions of Romayns9
were lodgid win the same. Cytie. And now it is called Caerleon or Carleon. Also he
buylded an Hauen w a gate ther ouer win Troynouant. In the sumet or pynacle wheron
was set a vcssell of Brasse, In y whiche was closyd y Asshes of his brent body, when he
was dede. This gate was longe after called Belyns or Belynus gate, but at this day it is called
Belygesgate.
In this whyle y Belynus was thus occupied in Britayne, his brother Brenne desyrous to-
wynne fame and honoure, buylded in Italy and other parties of Gallia these Cyties and
Townes folowynge.
Mediolana or Milleyn I Lubardy.
Papya or Papy.
Bargamutn10 or . . *<£*
Sena or ....
Comum or ....
Brixia or ....
1 brelhern. * Conuuenua* 3 here, omitted edit. 1 542, 1 54>9. * at those dayes. 5 Consules.
• Emilius. 7 Lucretius. * Consules, edit. 1533, 1542. 9 the Romaynes, edit. 1542, 1559k
10 Curgamum.
Verona
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Verona or ....
Vincencia or ....
Cremona or ....
Mantua or* ....
iw .w. The whiche Cities & Townes were buylded of y Gallis, or at y leest newe repayred
in the tyme y Brenne was their leder or Duke. Albe ity some wryters wold meaney Comum
& Cremonia* were buylded after Brene was dede.
Policronica wytne'ssyth y the Senons, whiche he meaneth by y Gallis dwellyng aboute J
Cytie of Sena, by y ledynge of Brennius, ouercame the Romaynes. xi. Myle from Rome, at
the Ryuer Albia, & chasyd them to Rome, & toke y Cytie vnto y Capitoill, & after layde
Siege to f same Capitoill/ & vpon a nyght whyle y wardeyns of the Capitoill slepte, The
Frenschmen or Gallis, by a way vnder y erthe, came into y Capitoill & were lykely to haue
wone it. But a noble Romayne named Mallius, or Maulius' Torquatus, awoke by y. criyng or
noyseof a Gander, or Ganders, y which Mauliusawakyngey other Romaynes, putofyGalli*,
G.ndertwor- For which cause, y Romaynes long tyme after, helde a Feest of Ganders the firste daye of
sbiped' lune rnoneth*. Neuerthelasse, afterwarde they called it lunois Feest, forsomoch as they
thought y luno that Goddesse, had by her influece, gyuen that grace vnto y Ganders, y they
shuld by theyr noyse awake the Romaynes ; But yet y Gallis or frenschme helde the Ro-
maynes so short, y they were compelled to gyue vnto Brene their Duke, a. M. H. weyght of
golde, as therof is wytnesse Titus Liuius. And furthermore, sayth f said Liuius, y the galli*
slewe of the Senatours many in nombre, the whiche first they supposed had ben goddes,
bycause of their rych appareyll whiche they satte in. But shortly after this, f foreuamed
Furius Camillus, which was called agayne from the Cytie of Ardentea* where he was out-
lawyd before the Comontie of Rome, was called agayne in this nede, & made agayne Dic-
rd.- tatour6. The whiche pursued Brenne & his people and to theym gaue batayll, sleyng of
them a great Multitude, & wanne from theym all the golde arid luellys that before tyme
the Gallis had wonne of the Romaynes. The whiche dede was done, as wytnessyth the
foresayd Titus Liuius, theyere after the buyldynge of Rome. CCC. Ixv., whiche was the
yere of y worlde, folowynge the accompt of this vverke. iiii. M. viii. C. and. xxxv. And
before Crisis Incarnacion, kepyng the same accompt. CCC. Ixiiii. Thenne it foloweth
in the Storye of Brenne, when he was thus scomfyted of the Romaynes, he tourned his
people towarde the Macedoynes or Greks, and deuyded his people in. ii. hosts, wherof he
reteyned y one with hym, &y other he sent into a coutre called than Galacia, & after
Gallo Greci, and lastly Galates. Then Brenne ouer came y Macedoynes with thryr Duke
Sostene, and after spoyled Goddes7 and theyr Temples, & sayd in his game, ryche goddes
must gyue to men somedele of theyr rychesse. Also he spoyled y temple of y God Ap-
polyn Delphicus, standynge in the Hyll of .the Mount Parnasus : Wherfore, as testyfieth
the wryter Policarpus, the people of that Coutre prayed to god for helpe, and sodaynly f
Erth began. to quake, & a great part of the hyll fell vpon y host of Gallis & them slewe;
& after y ensued & fyllto grounde hayle stones of suche greatnesse y it slewe one other
great parte of the sayd host, And Duke Brennius8 was so sore wouded, vvherby he fyll in
suche dispayre y he slewe hym self with hisowne swerde. [No man shall wonder, though
this Appolyn toke wreche of theim that spoyled the goddes & theyr Temples ; For god
sufferyd Appolyn to destroy many Nacions because of theyr trespasses & euyll lyuyng:
For it is certayne y spirits of y heyre may vse their shrewdnes in theym that be of mysby-
leue & vse euyll dedys : For grace is withdrawen from such maner of men, wherfore the
Spirits haue the more power to hurte & greue them.]9
Than syne I haue here shewed vnto you, the fyne or ende of Brenius, I shall now re-
tourne my style vnto his brother Belynus, y which as before is towched endeuoryd hym
1 or, omitted in edit. 155p. * Cremona. 3 Manlius. * moneth, omitted. 5 Ardea.
' And by the Comontye of Rome in this nede made agayne Dictatour. 7 the Goddes.
* BreiiDUM, edit. 1533, 1542. 9 omitted in the edit, of 1542, and 1559-
7 aboute
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aboute the weale of his lande of Britayne & his people duryng the tymc of his reygne, ift
executyng of many notable dedys y which for length of tyine I ouer passe ; so that lastly
lie dyed £ was buryed as before is sayd at Belyus, or Belynus gate, within Troynouant or
Lodon> when he had reygned with his brother & alone, after the moste concordaunce
of wryters, xxvi. yeres, leuynge after hym a sone called Gurguncius1, Gurguit Bar-
berut1, or after some wryttrs Gurguyt Barbarons3, whiche is to aieane Gurguyt with y rede
berde.
f Capitulum. «xxii,
GVrguncius1 or Gurguyt, y sone of Belyn, was made kyng of y lande of Bretayne, in [ChaP.«oJ
the yere of the world, iiii. M. viii. C. and xxxiiii. This iu the Englysshe Cronycle is
named Corynbratus or Corynbatus, y' whiche, forsomocheas the tribute before .granted by
Cutlak* kyng of Demark vnto the kyngs of Brytayne for a perpetuytie was denayed, he
arrayed his Army & Nauy, & sayled Ito Denmark, and there wasted & harmed y Coun-
tre with Iron & fyre, in suche wyse y at length the kyng of Denmark w y assent of his Ba-
ronage, grauted to paye & contynue the foresayd tribute yerely, of. M. 11. after whiche vie-
tory thus had of the Danys, he with great tryumpbe retourned towarde Brytayne.
And in kepyng of his cours he encoutrcd w a Nauy of. xxx. sayl besyde the He of Orchades
full of men & women. Of which flote, the chief Capitayne was called after most wryters Bar-
tholomewe, y whiche wha he was brought vnto y kyngs presence, shewyd y he with his peo-
pie were putor exyled out of theCoiitreof Spayne £ were named Basclensis5, & had sayled
longe tyme vnpon6 the see, to y ende to fynde some Prynce that wold gyue to them a
dwellyng place, & they to become his Subjects, £ holde theyr lande of hym ; besech-
ynge the kynge to haue compassion on them, & to graunt to them some place to enhabyte
them in, &y they shulde no lenger dwell in theyr shyppes, cosideryng their vitayl was spent
by reason of their longe liyng vpon y see. After which request thus made by their Capi-
tayne, y kyng\V'thaduyce of his Barons grauted vnto them, a voyde & wast Coutie, which
was £ is y farthest He of al y His towarde y west, the which lie as sayth the Englysslie
Cronycle was than named Irelande, after the name of their Capitayne called in the Eng-
lisshe Cronycle Irlamal, but who so wyl knowe y first cause of y naiuyng of this lie irciandt.
Irlande, let hym rede y. xxxii. £. xxxiii. Chapiters of y first boke of Policronica, £ there
he shal fynde y more certeyutie of y first namyg therof, w many other thyngs towchynge
y sayd He, the which 1 ouerpasse for length of y mater; for there he shalbe sufticyently
enfourmed of y, & also of other thyngs. Then it foloweth in y story ; After this Gurgu-
cius7 was retourned into his lande of Britayue, he ordeyned to be stablysshed &. kepty"
lawes made by his forefaders, & excercisyd lustyce to his'subiects, & guyded his lande well
& nobly by the terrne, after moste wryters, of. xix. yeres, & than dyed & was buryed at
new Troy or Lodon, or at Caerleon, leuyng after hym a sone named after myn Aucto'
Guytelinus!i, but after some he is named Guytellius9.
^f Capitulum. xxxiii.
G Vitelinuss or Guytellius9, y sone of Gurguncius'0, was made kyng of Brytayne, in _y yere [chap.zo.]
of y world, iiii. M. viii. C. &. Iiii. This is named in y Englisshe Cronycle Gwentolyne,
y which guyded his lande & Brytons w great mekenesse &sobernesse: He had also a
noble wyfe called Mercia", instruct and lerned in n;any Sciences, the whiche aioonge Mnii
other noble dedys by her done, studyed and brought forthe a ccrtayne good and conueny-
ent lawe amonge the Brytons, the whiche was named longe after the Marcien lawe. This
lawe for that it was thought bothe good and necessary, Aluredus whiche longe after.was kynge
of Engiade translated this lawe1" out of Bretysshe speche into Saxon speche, & tha was it
* Gurguyntus. * Gurguynt Brabtruc. 3 Gurguyut Barberous. * Guilthclak.
5 Balensc^. * uppon. ' Gurguintus. * Guynthelinus. 9 Guyntcllius.
*c liurguiutus, " Marcia. " " this law," omitted in lite subsequent Editions,
E cal.ed
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called after y traslacon in the Saxon tunge Merchenelagth1, whiche is to meane y lawe of
IMercia. To this woman, for her wysdome, was comytted all the gouernaunce of the lande,
insomoche as wytnessyth myn Auctour Gaufride & other, she reygned as Quene of Bry-
tayne somwhat of tyme* after her husbande was dede, but the yeres of her reigne be^ ac-
compted with the yeres of her husbande, or w the yeres of her sone Cecilius, so y no
tyme asserteyned, is to her deputed or set. Then it foloweth whan this Guytelynus' had
reygned well & mekely by the terme of. xxvi. yeres, he dyed and was buryedat newe Troye
or London, leuynge alter hym a sone named Sicillius, or Cecilius.
^ Capitulum. xxxiiii.
Sicillius or Secilius the sone of Guytelynus4 was made kinge of Brytayne, in the yere
of the worlde. iiii. M. viii. C. Ixxix. This in the Englysshe Cronycle is named Seyzyll, of
whiche no mecion nor worthy memory is made. Albeit y Gaufride meancth y this Sicillius
was but. vii. yeres of age when his Fader dyed ; wherfore the charge of y Realme was-
comytted vnto Marcia his moder, the whiche guyded it well & sufficiently tyll her sayde
sone came to his lau full age, and than resygned'to hym all the rule, whiche so contynued,
but howe longe he reygned Gaufride expressyth nat; wherfore I now folowe the sayinge
of y fore named Auctour called the floure of Hysterics, which affermeth hym to reygne
oonly. vii. yeres. Albe it y Englisshe boke sayth he reygned. xv. yeres, whiche agreeth.
nat so well \V the Cocordaunce of other Historyes £ tymes. This Sicillius as Gaufride
wytnessyth, laft after hym a sone named Kymarchus5 \vhome the Englysshe bookes nametli .
Kymor.
f Capitulum. xxxv.
KImarchus5 the sone of Cecilius was made kynge of Brytayne, in the yere of y world,
iiii. M. viii. C. Ixxx. &. vi. This in the Englysshe booke is called Kymor of y whiche is
made no mencion, nother of his tyme of Reygne nor of his dedes. For the more partie of
wryters reherce in most breuest or6 shortest maner, that after Kymarchus reygned Dauius7,
after Dauius7 Moruidus8. But the olde Cronycle whiche I haue before tyme spoken of,
sayth that this Kymarchus, whiche he nametli Kymarchus5 Dauius7, was a wylde yonge
man £ lyued after his pleasure, wherfore as he was in his disport of huntynghe was by hi*
euyll wyllers slayne \vnii he had ruled skarsly. iii. veres.
^f Capitulum. xxxvi.
lCJup.ao.] DAuius7 the sone of Kymarchus5, as wytnessyth the fore sayde floure of Cronycles, but
y brother of Kymarchus5 as sayth Gaufride, was made kynge of Brytayne, in the yere of
the worlde. iiii. M. viii. C. Ixxx. and. ix. The whiche in y Englysshe boke is named
Howan. Of this also is no mencion made nor memory, nouther of Acte nor of reigne.
But as the forenamed olde Cronycle saith that Kymarchus5 and Dauius7 was onepersone>
reygned as before is sayde. But y abouesayd wryters called floure of Hystories sayth he,,
reygned fully, ii. yeres.
If- Capitulum. xxxviiV
»•] MQruidus" the bastarde sone of Dauius7, as sayth Gaufride and other, was made kynge of
Britayne, in the yere of the world, iiii. M. viii. C. Ixxx. and. xi9. the whiche in the Englysshe
Cronycle is called Monvitb. This as witnesshh Gaufride was gotyn vpon the Concubyne of
Dauius7 named Tangustela, and was a man of worthy fame. in dedys of Chiualry; but he
was so ouercome with wrath & cruellies, that lyghtly he slewe all men y hym tened or angred.
He was also beauteuous of persone, & lyberal of gyftes, & with that he was of a meruelous
«
" Marthehelage. * a certayne tyme. 3 Guiuhelinus. + Guynthelinus. s Kymarus.
! and. I Elamus. • Morindut. full. M. viii. C, xc. edit. 1542, 1559.
strength,
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strength, insomoche that he had nat his pere within his Realtne of any man of noble
byrthe.
In his tyme came into Brytayne a prynce out of a Coutre called Morauia', the whiche
Countre at thyse* dayes is assygned by Strabo y wryter, to lye' bytwene the Kyngdomes of
Hungary and of Beame; the'whiche Prynce w his cruel and fyers people, wastyd y lande
of Britayne w Iron & fyre without pytie, wherof Moruidus4 beyng warned, in all hast ga-
deryd his people and hym metle and taught in such wyse, y he chasyd j sayd Prynce
agayne to the see, and toke many of his Sowdyours as prysoners, y vvhiche in satisfyingc
of his cruelnesse £ Tyranny, he causyd to be put to dethe in his syght by dyuers maners
of Turments, as by heddyng, fleyng, "brennynge, & olher Cruel execucions. Lastly, as
tyfieth5 Guydo de Columpna and other, this Moruidus4 walkynge or rydynge vpon the see
stronde espyed a wonderfull Monstre, the whiche of hiscorage & knyghthod, he thought
to sle ; and by a manly Corage and force, assayled this rnonstre or beste, fyghtynge with Myryr>
it acertayne of tyme. Butte inconclucyon he was deuouryd, and swalowyd of the sayd
monstre, after he had rcygned, after moste wryters, by f terme of. viii. yeres, leuyng
after hy, as wytnessyth Gaufride. v. sones, wherof the first was named Gorbomanus, the
seconde Archygallo, the thirde Heliodorus6, the fourth Vigenius or Nigenius, and the fy ft
or yongest Peridurus.
^[ Capitulum. xxxviii.
GOrbomanus the firste sone of Moruidus4 was made kyng of Britayne, in the yere of y [(**?.*».]
worlde. iiii. M. viii. C. Ixxx. and. xviii. This in the Englysshe Cronycle named7 Granbo-
dian, the whiche, as testyfieth Gaufride, was luste" and ryghtwyse9 man to f Goddes & to
his people, and yelded to eyther partie that was his, that is to saye ttfhis G^oddos heyeldcd
due reuerence & Sacrefyce, and to the people lustyce & equyte. And he renewyd and HOMO iustu>:
repayred al olde Temples thorough his Realme, and buylded some ne\ve: And in his tyme
Mras more welth & plente in his Realme, moche more than was in any of any of his prede-
cessours dayes. But fynally to the great sorowe of al his Brytons he was taken with syke-
nesse and dyed without issue of his body, whan he had reygned, after moste wryters, by the
terme of. xi. yeres.
'5T Capitulum. xxxix.
ARchigallo the seconde sone of Moruidus, and Brother vnto Gorbomannus, was made
kynge of Bretayne, in the yere of the worlde. iiii. M. ix. C. &. x. This in the Englysshe
boke is named Artogayll, the whiche folowed nothynge the werks of his brother but gaue
hym self all to discencon and stryfe, & imagenyd causes agayne his nobles to put theym
from theyr goodes& dignyties, and in theyr places to sette & orUeyae vnnoble & of rude
byrth and maner; and from the ryche by Synystre & wrongful ineanes he plucked their
•ryches & goods ; by whiche Tordinat meanes he enriched hy self & inpouerysshed his sub-
iects: for which Condycions his lordes & subiects murmurid for hym agayne10, & lastly
of one assent toke hym or more verely depryuyd hym of all honoure & kyngly dygnytie,
when he iiad reygned after most concordaunce of wryters. v. yeres.
^f Gapitulum. xl. Pot.xv.
HEliodorus6 the thirde sone of Moruidus4, & brother of Archigallo, was by one as- [ch»P-"-]
sent of the Brytons made kynge of Brytayne, in the yere of the worlde. iiii.M.ix.C. and.
xv. This in y^ Englysshe Cronycle is named Hisider or Esodir: The whiche became so
mylde & benyng" to the Brytons that they gaue to hym a surname, & called hym Heliodir1' Homo piewtit.
the meke: for he amonge other dedys of mekenes, as he was vpott a day in 'his disport
* Mauritania. * those. 3 be. 4 Morindus. ! tP*tyfyetli. " Elidnrus.
7 ys named. 8 a juste. » righteous, edit. 1542, 1659. " agaynst hyra. " -beiiygue.
".Elidure,
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of huntynge in a wode, nere vnto Caerbrank or Yorke called Calater, or after some
wryters Caltras, he fancle his elder brother Archigallo late kynge, maskelyng or wan-
dryng in the thykest of y wood, whom louyngly & charitably he in secrete maner c5ueyed
vnto his owne Man con into y Cytie than named Acliud' or Acliut. And asaffermeth myn
auctour Gaufride, to thentent to bryng his Brother to his former dignytie as after folovv-
eth, the sayde Heliodorus* fayned hymsdle syke & in all hast sent his messagers aboute
his Kealme, to gather and assemble the Barons of his lande; and whan the day of as-
semble was comyn, & his lordes accordynge to his comaundement were present, he call-
ed theym one by one as they were of honour into his secrete cubicle or chabre : and
therby his wyse & discrete wordes, aswell in benygne & louynge Manere, as other wordes
and countenaunce, apperteynyng to his Royall power & dignytie, he gat graiite of his
sayd lordes that they shulde ayde and strengthe hym to theyr powers, to bryng his bro-
ther Archigallo to his former honour and regally. After whiche graunt by y lordes made,
he assembled a Counsayll of his Brytons at Caerbrank or Yorke, and there caused suche
meanos to be made to the Comons, y in conclusion whan y' said Heliodorus3 had ruled
^ lade. v. yeres as kynge, he there resygned his Crowne & all kyngly power vnto his sayd
brother Archigallo.
•f Capitulum. xli. ?
[eta?. >*.i WHen Archigallo was thus restoryd to his kyngly dignyte, he remembred well the euyll
lyfe y before tyme he had laclde, & y punysshemet whiche he had suffred for the same:
wherfore in eschewynge of lyke daunger, he chaunged all his olde codycions and be-
came a good & rightwyse5 man, Mynystrynge to the people equyte & lustyce ; and bare
hym so nobly agayne his lordes & rulers vnder hym of his landes, y he was beloued &
drade of all his Subgettes, & so contynued dtirynge th'e terme of his naturall lyfe. But
fynally he payde the dette of nature whan he had reygned now lastly after most wryters.
x. yeres, & was buryed as sayth the sayd olde Cronycle, at Caerbrank or Yorke.
f Capitulum. xlii.
Chap, zi.] HEliodorus1 beforenamed was agayne by one assent of y Brytons made kyng, in the
yere of the worlde. iiii.M.ix.C. & xxx : But his. ii. yonger bretherne Vigenius and Peri-
durus, hauynge of hym indignacon that he was for his vertue & good gouernaunce so well
fauoured with the Brytons, of malyce conspyred agayn hym & gatheryd an Army of
Sowdyours, & made a Felde with hym accessaryes aguyne the kynge*. And in the felde
toke hym and comauded hym vnto the Tower of Troynouant, as sayth Gaufride, there
as a prysoner to be sauely kepte, after & when he had reygned nowe last by the space as
wytnessyth the olde Cronycle. ii. yeres.
If Capitulum. xliii.
Vigenius & Peridurus the yongest sones of Moruidus5 & bretherne of Heliodorus*
beforesayd, werejoyntly made kyngs of Brytayne, in y yere of the worlde. iiii.M.ix.C.
&. xxxii. These, ii. Bretherne are named, in j Englysshe Cronycle, Higanius and Peti-
tur, the whiche as testifieth Gaufride, departed y lande atwene them so y all the lande
from the water of Humber westwarde, fyll to Vigenius or Nigcnius, and the other part
of the lande with also Albania or Scotlad fyl vnto Peridurus. But after the sayinge of
Guydode Columpna, Vigenius or Nigenius was natkyng, butalonely Peridurus, y whiche
as he sayth helde his brother Heliodorus1 in pryson by his owne assent. For sotnoche as
Heliodorus* was nat wyllynge to be kynge, and as affermeth y said Guydo, tins Peri-
durus was cruel tyrannous6 to the Bretaynes, and slewe and entreated the lordes in moste
Aldtid. a Elidurus. . * ryghteous, edit. 1542, 1559.. * "accessaryes agayne tlie kynge," omitted
in ihe subsequent Editions. 5 Moriudus, ' and tyrannous,
.5 cruell
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cvuell maner : wherfore he became so odyous to them, that they rebelled agaynst hym
& slewe hym. This saying!1 coM'niryeth and enpugnyth myne Aucto' Gaufride, saying,
that Vigenius died after he had reygned. vii. yeres ; after whose death Peridurus seasyd
al the lande into his owne rule, and rulyd it with great sobernesse. in suche wyse y he
excelled or was prevsed aboue al his -brother, so that Heliodorus was dene forgou-n of
the Bry.tofis. The Englyssiie Cronycle also sayth, y this Peridurus fouded y Tovuie "f
Pykeryng; but fynally he was taken with sodayne sykenesse; wherof he dyed wba he
had reygiuui with Ins brother & alone, alter thaccorde of most 'wry tors. ix. y'eres, leuyng
after hy no child to be. his beyre.
^f Capitulum. xliiii.
IIEliodorus" befornamed so soneas Peridurus was dede, for as moche as he was next
licvre to the Crowne, was taken forthe of pryson and made the thirde tyme kynge of
Lrytuyne, in the yere of the world. iin.M.ix.C. and. xli.. The \vniche as before tyme he
had vsyd hym self, so he contynned stvll in mynystrynge to all persones rigut and lus-
tyce, al the dayrs of his lyfe ; and iasdy beyng of good age, he dyed when he had nowe
lastly2 reygned after moste concordance of wryters. iiii. yeres, leuynge after hym a sune
named Gorbomanus or Gorbomanus ; and as uytncssyth the olde Cronycle & the Eng-
lysslie Cronycle, the forenamed Heliodir1 was imryed at Carerleyl or Karlele.
^f Capitulum. xlv.
YE shal vnderstande y the' deth of the foresayd Heliodir' the wryters of the Story of
Brytons, wryten dyueisly, so that the one varyeth greatly rVom the other both in the names,
and also in the tyme of their reygnes, the vvhiche wolde aske a longe tyme to reherce in
ordre the dyuersytie of that one from y other. And also to some lleders the matier therof
shulde be but small pleasure. Wheriore to .suche as ben desyrous to knowe of the tyme
and season that passyd atwene tlie laste yere of Heliodir1, & y n'rst yere of Lud, in
which passe tyme reygned in Brytayne. xxxii., or after some wryters. xxxiii. kynges, let
hym loke in the begynuynge of this wvrke, in a draught made or expressyd in laten: And
there he shall se my Conceyte for the declaracon of the yeres passyd or spent, atwene
the foresayd. ii. kynges Heliodir1 & Lud, prayinge hym or them y so shall loke in y
tsayd draught, that if I haue in any poynt Erryd, y of theyr goodnes.se, they woll with
good delyberacon correcte & amende it. But for it semeth to me, that of all suche
Auctours as I haue redde or seen, Guydo de Columpna reherceth moste breuely the passe
tyme of the sayd kyngs, therlbre I purpose here to reherce his sayinge as he hathe
lafte it to vs in laten.
^f Capitulum. xlvi.
GOrbonianus or Gorbomanus, the sone of Regny, sone of Heliodir1, was made kynge
of Brytayne in the yere of the world. iiii.M.ix.C. and. xlv.. After whom succedyd Mor-
gan*; after Morga* Emiuicianus5 brother to y said Morgan4, the whiche Eminicianus5 was
depryuyd for his cruelnesse; & after hym reygned. xx kynges successyuely, y one after
y other, of the' whiche as sayth myn Auctor Guydo, is no mencyon made eyther for their lot.**;.
rudenesse, orellysfor crueltie, or discordaunt meanes, or maners vsed in the tyme of
theyr reygnes, the whiche mysordre clerkes disdayned to wryte or put in memory. Ard
next the laite of thyse fore sayd. xx. kynges, succedyd Bledgarel6, a cunnynge musician ;
the whiche, for his excellence in that • facultie, was called of tire Brytons God of
Glemen7. After Bledgaret6 wa.s thus kynge and dyed, succeded. ix. kynges, of whom for the
former consyderacion is nouther name nor tyme of reygne put in memory. The last of
1 EliUurus. * " lastly," omitted. 3 to thie. * JJargan. 5 Emerianus. * Blegabridus.
7 Glemen or roinstrelles, edit. 1559.
whiche
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•whiche. ix. kyngs was by the agremet of all wryters named Hely, whiche Hely after some
wryters reygned. xl. yeres. And after some but bare. vii. monethes. In vvhiche. xxxiii. kynges
tymes passyd or flowed, that is to say, from the last yere of Heliodir" vnto the last yere
of the foresayd Ilely, as by y forenamed draughte made in Latyn apperylh*. C. Ixxxvi.
yeres, \vhiche sayd Hely lafte after hym. iii. sones named Lud, Cassibulanus, £ Neuius'.*
<[[ Capitulum.
1 Elirfure, edit. '1533, 1542. "* fornamed Table apperyth. s Neurius. -
* At the end of the. xlvi. chapter, the Edition of 1559 has
" A note of the peruser.
" To the end the names of these, xxix. kinges ruaye be knoweu, I have out of Galfride drawen this piece
-folowinge:
After the a'eathe of Elidurus, the soune of Gorbonian his eldest brother was crowned kyng, who in all
poiutes bothe in witte and good gouernaunce, folowed hys vncles steppes ; for, auoydinge tyranny e, he be-
haued hym selte towardes his subjectes iustlye and mercifullye, and neuer swarued from right in any thing.
After hym raygued Margan the sonne of Archigallo, who accordynge to the example of hys kindfolke,
g3'ded the Brytons in quiet and equitie.
After him raigned hys brotlier Emerian, one so farre vnlyke him that for misordering of Lis people they
deposed hym the. vi. yere of hys raigne.
1 dwallo the sone of Vigenius his vncle, was promoted to the Kyngdome, who, taught by hys kinsman's pu-
. iHshement, behaued him selfe justly all the tyme of his raygne.
Alter hym succeded hys cosyn Kimo, the sonue of Peredurus.
After himGeruntius the sonne of Eledurus.
After him his son called Catell.
. After Catell, Coyle.
After Coyle, Porrex.
After Porrex, Cherimus, who had three sonnes, Fulgenius, Eldad, and Androaius, who raigned orderly
«che after other.
After them the soune of Adrogius. After him Eliud. After him Dedacus. After him Clotenus.
him Gurgineus. After him Merianus. After hym Bledius. After him Cap. After him Owen.
After him Sic'lius or Cisillius. After hym Blegabridus, who so farre excelled in musycke all minstrels and
poetes before his time, that he seemed to be as it were a God of that scyence. After hym raygned his bro-
ther Archemayll. After him Eldon. After him Iledion. After him Rodreck. After hym Samulpenisell.
After hym. Pyr. Alter him Capoir. After him his sonne Glygwell, a man verye sober and wise in all hi»
domges, and did vpright Justice to all kind of persons.
After hym succeded hys sonne Hely, whose raigne continued, xl. yeres.
^ 1T These raigned after Lanquets accompt.
Gorboninian, who he taketh for Uevgny Gorbonians son, - - X. yeres.
.
Emerian - . . . . vjj.
Jewell, called luall ^ . .. - xx.
' '
- . . . - xv.
Gerantius . . - xx.
Catell . . x.
'
.. .
rorrex . . v-
Cherimus . _ . „ j"
.
Lliud, whom he calleth Eldred . - - I.
Androgius . „ _ _ _-
Vriau the soune of Androgius . »^ . • - iii,
Eliud . . _ . v*
Dedacus, Cioteuus, Gurginetes, these .Lanquet leaueth out.
Merianus ... - ii
B!cduus, whome he calleth Bladunus . .» — ii.'
Capenus or Cap -..,-- jii
Owyn 5 . ji]
Sisillius, whome he calleth Silius m jj%
Blegabredus • sx[
Archemall
Eldon Eldoll . ~ . m . m jjjj"
.Redian Rodian . - . . ,. _ jj
rjSamull.Penisell, whome he makcth two men .- -• • vi
SECUNDA PAHS CRONECARUM,
f Capitulum. xlvii.
LUd the eldest sone of Ilely was made kynge of Brytayne, in the yere of the \vorlde.
v, M. C. &. xxxi. This1 was honourable in all his dedes, for he edyfyed newe Temples,
and repayred y olde, he also repayred olde Cyties and Towncs, & specially in y Cytie of
Troynouant, he caused many buyldynges to be made, & gyrde the sayd Cytie aboue with
a stronge walle of lyme and stone, & in the west parte of the sayd walle he arreryd a.
fayre und stronge gate, and comaude it to be called Luddys Gate, vvhiche at this daye is
clepyd Luddysgate. And for he loued inoche this Cytie he vsed moch & moste to lye
there; by reason wherof it was called Caerlud or Luddys towne: and after by corrup-
cyon, or shortyng of the speche," it was named Lodon wjiiche name at this daye remayneth
& abydeth. This Lud also, as wytnessyth Gaufride, was stronge and myghty in Armys in,
subduynge his Enemyes; he was also lyberall of gyftes and plenteuous in his housholde,
so that he was nioche loued & drade of his Brytons. But when he had cotynued his
reygne with great honour by the terme of. xi. yeres, he dyed and was buryed I his gate called
Portlud or Ludgate, leuynge after hym as wytnessyth Gaufride. ii. sones Androgeus and
Temancius or Tenancius.
^f Capitulum. xlviii.
CAssibulan*, the brother of Lud, was made kynge of Brytayne, in the yere of the [Ch»p. as.].
ivorlde. v. M. C. &. xlii. For somoche as the. ii. sones beforenamed of Lud were to
yonge or insuffycyent for to take on hande so great a charge. But as wytnessyth the
olde Cronycle, and also the Auctour of the floure of Hysterics, this Cassibulan was nat
made kynge, but ruler or Protectour of y lande, for the tyme of the noneage of the
foresayd Brether. Albeit myne Auctour Gaufride saythe that after Cassibulan was set
in Auctoryte, he became so noble & lyberall that his name sprange ferre : and by his
excercysyng of lustyce y Brytons ought to hym more fauour tha. to eyther of his neuewes,,
Uowbeit he cherysshed theyrn & brought them forth accordyng to their byrth. And
whan they came vnto yeres of discrecion he gaue to Andrageus the Cvtie of Lodon w
the Dukedome or y Erledome of. Kent. And to Temancius the Dukedome of Corne-
waylti
In this season was Caius lulius, y whiche is moste comonly called Julias Cesar, sent by
the Senat of Rome as folowe' £ Consull w Lucius Bubulus into Gallia now called
Fraiice, for to subdue them vntoy Empyre of Rome. The whiche lulius beyng vpon y
see syde after he had ouercome y' Gallis, & beholdyng y whyte Ciius or rocks of Brytayne,
enquyred of y coutre & what peple dwelled therin-. And whan he was suffycyently en~
fourmed of all y Comodyti.es therofy he had great wyll to brynge the sayd Countre vnder
the yocke of y Romaynes: for so inoche as at those dayes a great parte of y worlde was
trybutary to+ Rome. But as sayth myn Auctour firste he exorted the Brytons by wrytynge
and messengers to gyue Trybute vnto Rome, wherof5. Cassibulan hauynge indygnacion,
wrote vnto hym sharpe and short answcres shewynge that he and euery noble man was
bounde specially to k^epe his countre from scruage, and to kepe his Subgetles that they
myght enioy lybertie & Franchyse, the which to obserue he wolde do y vttermost of his
power & myght; with the whiche answere lulius beyng no thynge contented, in all haste t
made redy his Nauye and people, and sayled towarde Britayne. When6 y Romaynes were
comyn nere the Lande of Brytayne, and shuld haue landed, the Brytons pyght slmrpe
Pyr pyrrhns ii.
Glyguell D'iaell - - i'lii.
Ucly - - - - - i
S« that their ycrcs by this accompt amount to. clxxxxii. yeres."
1 Tl»is raan^ . * Cassibelan. f felowe. * of, edit. 1559-. 'wherefore. . *and \vhrn.
33 SECUNDA PARS CASSIBELANI.
staks and longe vpon the bankes, whiche caused theym tox wynne lande1 with great dautt-
ger ; and nat longe after theyr lanrfynlge C'assibulan w a stronge hooste of Brytons en-
coutred the Romaynes, gyuynge' or yeldynge to theym suche t'yght and battayll that they
were fayne to resorte to their Shyppes for theyr suertye. Natwithstandyuge as wyt-
nessith Gaufride and other, lulius, after he had renewed his knyghtes and also ryggyd his
Nauv, he came agayne the seconde tyme, entendynge to subdue the Lande to the Empyre
of Rome, but as before tyme he was by the manhode of the kynge and his Brylons man-
fully and knyghtly withstandyn and chasyd, soo this seconde tyme he was in lyke wyse
(ctup.*4-] ouercoiriyn, and compelled to flee without honoure. For whiche victorye thus twyes op-
tayned by the Brytons, Cassibulan entendynge to gyue thanke vnto his Goddes, and re-
warde to his knyghtes, in goodly haste caused an assemble to be made of his Lordes &
knyghtes at y Cytve of Caerlud or Lodon, where after dewe obseruauces done to theyr
goddes after the vse of theyr Pagan lawes, a great and Solempne feest was holden by the
kynge to all that wolde come, with most lyberalytie & plentie in all that was necessary to
suche a feest. And the more to encrease the kynges honoure and to the more comforte
and dilectacion of his lordes and other there beynge present, there was all maner kyndes,
& games y at tho.se dayes were excersysed & vsed, contynewynge whiche feest. ii. noble &
yonge knyghts amonge other happened to assey eythe/ other in wrastlynge, wherof that
one was neuewe to kynge Cassibelan named Hirreglas* & that other named Euelinus was
allyed vnto Andragius Erie or duke of London. By meane of this wrastlynge dyuycion
or vnsyttyng words fyll atwene the. ii. yonge knyghtes, that after wordes ensued strokes by
meane wherof parties were taken on eyther syde, whiche ranne togyder in great Ire and
malyce. So that on eyther part many & diners were hurte & wounded, amonge whom
Irreglas* neuewe to the kyng was slayne, whiche causyd great distourbaunce in the Courte
and amonge the lordes.
When the knowlege of y deth of Irreglas* was brought vnto the kynge, he was ther-
with greatly amoued, & entendynge dewe lustyce to be had and mynystred, by thaduyce
of his Barons causyd the fore named cosyn of Andragius, Euelynus, to be somoned for to
appere before hym and his counsayll, and there to acquyte hym of such cry me as to hym
was layde for the deth of Irreglas* before slayne. But Euelynus by counsayll of An-
dragius witiistocle that comaudement, and shortly after the sayde Andragius & Euelyne de-
parted the court without takynge leue of the kynge. The kynge discleynynge this de-
meanure of Andragius, after dyuers monyciosto hym gyuen, gatheryd his knyghtes & made
warre vpon Andragius, wherefore hexcosiderynge after many waves and meancs thought
that he was nat of power to withstande the kyngs great Indignacion, sent his letters vnto
Cayns or! Caius lulius Cesar, shewynge to hym the circumstaunce of the mater, and ad-
uoydynge hym of all gylt, besought & prayed hym in moste humble wyse y he wolde.
shortly retourne with his Army into Brytayne, and he with his hole power* shuld be redy
to ayde and helpe hym agayne y Brytons. Of this message was lulius verey glade and
in al hast made towarde Brytayne with a great power, to whom the wynde was so fauour-
able'that in short tyme after this message he drewe nere the lande. But, as affermeth
myn Auctour Gaufride, or he wolde lande, ferynge the treason of Andragius, he receyued
from hym in hostage, his sone named Scena, w. xxx. other of the moste noble of his
i»iiu»c«»r. Lordship,_& that done he landed with the helpe and eyde of Andragius; wherof whan
Cassihelan had warnynge, in all hast he made towarde the Romayns, & in a valey nere
vnto Dorobernia, now named Caunterbury, there he founde the lioost of the sayd lulius
lodgyd, and with hym Andragius with al his power, after which knowlege had eyther of
other, with their habyllements of warre eyther greued other tyll at lengihe bothe boosts
» mette hande for hande and faught vigerously, in suche wyse,y many fell on eyther partie.
But when the Brytons, as sayth Gaufride, had longe foughtyn, & knyghtly defended the
iiis come*
London.
tri-
tel. xvii-
1 the lande, edit. 1542, 1559. a Hirelda.
Cayns or," omitted.
Romaynes,
TERTIA PARS CRONECARUM. 33
Romaynes, Andragius w his people cam by a wynge of the Brytons, and tlieym so sliarpely
assayled, that they were costreyned to forsake the felde and place y they before hadde kept;
the whicbe Flyght discomforted soo the other, that fynally all fledde and gaue place to
the Romaynes, the which theym persued and slewe wout pyte. So that Cassibelan with his
Brytons that were lafte were fayne to gette theym to a place of suertie, there to rest tyll
they myght newly prouyde to wstande his1 Enemyes.
But fynally as all wryters agree, lulius helde the kynge so shorte, that for an vrrytie and
Concorde he was fayne to become tributary to the Romaynes, and to paye to theym yerely firste tribute
a certayne trybute, whiche Gaufride affermeth to be. iii. M. li.; & whan y' sayd trybute grauted-
was set in a suertie so that the sayd Romaynes were with it contented, and lulius had ac-
complysshed his vvyll and pleasure in thynges to hyrn thought necessary, he with Andra-
gius departed the lande, and so spedde hym towarde Rome, where soon after he was
agayne by the wyll of y most of the Senatours made Emperour : and this trybute thus was
graunted when Cassibelan had reygned as kynge of Brytayne fully, viii. yeres and more.
If Capitulum. xlix.
THis begynnynge of this tribute payde by Cassibelan vnto y Romaynes shuld seme by
moste concordance of wryters to be vpon. xl. and. viii. yeres before Christs Incarnacon or
after some. 1. But for profe of the firste sayinge, I haue shewyd my conceyte in the draught
or treatyse in latyn* before named, the whiche I remytte to the Correction of suche as
haue parfyte vnderstandyng in calculyng of hystories and tymes. And here I make an
ende of the seconde parte of this werke ; [and in yeldynge Graces to oure moste Consola-
trice, that moste blessyd virgyn our Lady saynt Mary, y virgyne', here 1 agayue salute with
the Seconde of the forsayd. vii. loyes whiche Begynneth,
Gaude sponsa cara dei, &c.
Be loyous ye spouse of god most dere,
Which, like to j sone, most clerest of light,
When in the day he shyneth most clere,
The world illuynest by menes ful right,
And thorowe y vertue of thy full myght,
Causesty world to be resplendisshaunt
By meane of thy peas which is fullhabundaunt]*.
This Seconde parte to be accompted from the laste yere of the discorde5 of the Brvtcns
totheendeof the. ix. yere of Cassibilan, Includeth of yeres. CCC. Ixxx. and. "i
INCIPIT PARS TERTIA.
^f Capitulum. 1.
TIIus maye we vnderstande that by the apoyntment before made Cassibelan cutynued
styl as kynge and gouernour of this lande of Brytayne, whiche by most concord*
\ * in- th5 tab^le' , 3 which' * Omitted in tkt tdit. of 1542, & 1550,
i the discorde" omitted in the edit. J542, & 155p.
auncc
34 TERTIA PARS CRONECARUM
aunceof wryters had Reygned before, or he were made Tributary, vpo. ix. yeres; whiche
sayd. ix. yere made y yere of the worlde, folowynge thaccompte before expressyd. v. M.
C. and 1. And after he reygned by thagrement of all wryters as kynge of this lande fully.
vii. yeres. So that in all, before the graunte of the tribute and after, he reygned vpon.
xyi. yeres.
^[ Capitulum. li.
CoM/Kancie. NOwe than haue I shewyd to you, how that lulius Cesaris, by ayde and helpe of An-
dragius Erie of Kent, made this lande Britayn1 tributary to the Romaynes, whenne Cassi-
bilan had ben kynge of the sayd lande vpon. ix. yeres ; whiche. ix. yere I haue sette for yr
ende of the Seconde part of this werke, so that the. x. yere of Cassibelan is the firste
yere of the thirde part of the sayd werke. Than, as all wryters testyfye, Cassibelan con-
tyntied after the departynge of lulius as kynge by y Terrne or space of. vii. yeres as before
is declared; In tyme2 of the whiche. vii. yeres is none noble acte nor dede of hym put in
memory or wrytynge.
But for some wold thynke that after Cains or3 Caius lulius Cesar had thorough helpe
of Andragius Erie of Kent and eldest sone of Lud thus as before is sayd, subdued Cas-
sibelan, that the sayde lulius wolde haue restoryd y sayd Andragius to the Crowne of
Brytayne as his rightfull enherytaunce, and clerely to haue expelled & put out the
said Cassibelan from all kyngly dignytie. To this answereth the olde Cronycle and sayth,
that Cassibelan was nat the sone of Hely but that he was y Eldest sone of Lud, by reason
wherof he was first made kinge, and so &s rightfull heyre contynued durynge his lyfe kyng
of Brytayne, the whiche whan he had reygned. ix. yeres or he were tributary, and. vii.
yeres after, as affermeth the sayd olde Cronycle, in all. xvi. yeres, he thenne dyed with-
out Issue, and was buryed at Caerbranke or Yorke.
f Capitulum. lii.
[Ciw>p.»j.] TEmancius or Tenancius y' yongest Sone of Lud, as affermeth Gaufride, was made
Kynge of Brytons, in the yere of y worlde. v. M. C. and. Ivii. This is named in the
Englysshe Cronycle Tormace, and nat kynge, as the sayde boke affermeth, but his elder
brother, which in the sayd boke is named Andragen, was, after the affirmaunce of the
sayd Englisshe Cronycle, made kyng.' But the foresayd Gaufride and other testyfien, that
for somoch as Andragius feryd to beeuer hated of the Brytons, for his treason wroughte
ttLnviii. agaynst the. kynge & the lande, he therfore chase to goo with Caius lulius to Rome
rather than to be kynge of snche as he thought wolde neuer haue hym in theyr loue and
fauoure*. Thenne it foloweth in the Story, this Temancius ruled the Lande with great
dylygence and lustyce, & defended the lande well and knyghtly agayne all Alyaunts and
Straungers, and payde his trybute to the Romaynes that Cassibelan hadde graunted; and
lastly dyed, whenne he had reygned after moste wryters. xxiii. yeres, and was buryed at
Caerlude or London, leuynge after hym a Sone, the whiche was called Kymbalyne.
5f Capitulum. liii.
ichap.»5.] Kymbalinus or Kymbalyne, the sone of Temancius, was of the Brytons made kynge in
the yere of the worlde. v. M. C.and. Ixxx. Thus5, as wytnessyth Guydo, was brought forth6
at Rome amonge the Romaynes, & there made a knyght, & had of theym suche fauoure,
that he was at the7 lybertie topaye f tribute or nat. Of hym is lytell memory made, ex-
cept all wryters agreen, that in the season that he was kynge our sauyour Criste Ihesus was
.incarnat of that moste blessyd virgyne our Lady seynt Mary, which shuld be to accord
Ilystories, in the. xix. yere of his reygne. Of the reigne of this Kymbalyn Auctours
' Of Brytayne: * the tyrae. 3 " Cains or" omitted. * theyr loues. edit. 155p. ' This man.
* up, 7 " the," omitted,
wrvte
TERTIA PARS CRONECARUM.
wryte dyuersly. So y some shewe noyeres, and some but fewe, which can nat accorde \V
the tyme of other Cronicles. But y Auctour of y Ilystorye called flour of Hystoryes,
wytnessyth that he reygned. xxxv, yeres, the which saying, who lyst to se ihe.Treatyse' by
me made in Laten before rent-reed', he shal there haue knowlege y this said Auctour ac-
cordeth best with other Storyes and Cronycles. And whenne that this Kyinbalyne had
reygned gloryously ouer the Brytons, by all the season before expressyd, he dyed and was
buryed at Caerlud or London, leuynge after hym. ii. sonnes named Guyderius aad Ar-
uiragus*.
NOwe before haue I shewed to you, in the latter Chapter, that Criste was Incarnat in
the. xix. yere of Kymbalyne, whiche maketh the yere of the worlde, that is to say, from
the firste Creadon of Adam to the Incarnation, v. M. C. Ixxx. and. xix., the whiche
Accompt is approued by holy Isodre', Bede, and other.
Than Criste was Incarnat, the yere of the world as before is expressed.
From Noes flood or after, ii. M. ix. C. and. Ivii.
After Abraham, ii. M. xvii.
After Dauid kyng of Israeli. M. Ixxv.
From or after the transmygracion of the lewcs to Babilon. v. C. Ixxx. and x.
After Brute entred Brytayne. xi. C. and xxxvi.
After Alexandre the grete nere vpon. CCC. and. xxv.
After the Buylclynge of Rome. vii. C. and. xxix.
And in the begynnynge of the. xlii. yere of Octauius Augustus then Emperoure of
Rome*.
^f Capitulum. liiii.
GViderius, the firste Sone of Kymbalyne, beganne his reygne ouer the Brytons the yere
of the worlde. v. M. CC. & xvi. And the yere after Christes Incarnacion the. xvii. yere.
This5 was welthy and trusted moche in his strength, & for he thought the Romaynes had
tile forenamed tribute with wronge, hetherforeof a knyghtly courage denyed to the Ro-
maynes the said tribute, wherfore Claudius which was vnclevnto Caius Calligula the. iiii.
Emperour of Rome, and this Claudius the fyfte6 came into Brytayne with a great Army
of Romaynes, and as wytnessyth Policronica, conqueryd and wanne agayne the sayd try-
bute without great fight; and that done, he also subdued y lies of Orchades or Orkeis,
whiche stande beyonde Scotlande within the great Occean, and after turned agayne to Rome
the. vi. moncth after that he came thens. The Cronycle of Engliide, and also Gaufride,
say that in the Hoost of the Romaynes was a Capitayne named Hame or Harnon, the
whiche entendynge hurte & destruccyon of the Brytons, chauged his Shelde or Arrnure
and dydde vpon hym the Armoure of a Brytayne, and by that meane as a Bryton mysclad,
and7 entred into the thyckest of the boost, and lastly vnto the place where as kynge Guy-
derius faught, and shortly after slewe the kynge. But Aruiragusseynge this sodayne Mys-
chyef, to the ende y the Brylons shulde nat gyue backe, he hastely causyd hym3 to be Armed
with the cognisaunce of tlie kynge, and so for kynge c5tynued the fyght with suche man-
hode that the Romaynes were put to flyght. Thus by accorde of \vryters, Guyderius
was slayne of the foresayd Hamo, whenne he had reygned ouer the Brytons by concord-
aunce of other Itystoryes. xxviii. yeres, leuynge after hym none heyre of his body to guydc
the Lande after his deth.
* the Table before rehersed. * Arvigarus, edit. 1559. 3 Isodore. * At the close of this Ac-
count, in the Margin of the edit, of 1542, we have
" Note, that Ihytayne, nowe called Englande, was inhabyted xi. C. and xxxvi. yere before the incarnacyon
" of Christ. Aud that London was buylded before Rome. iiii. C. & vij. yeare."
5 This man. " " And this Claudius the fyfte" omitted in the subsequent editions. 1 he.
* hymselfe.
F % ^ Capitulum.
36 TERTIA PARS CRONECARUM.
<{[ Capitulum. Iv.
[ChaP.a6.] ARuiragus, the yongest sone-of Kymbalyne, and brother to Guyderius before slayne,
was ordeyned kynge of Brytons, in the yere of our Lorde. xliiii. This in the Englysshe
booke is named Armager, the whiche. as there is shewed, well and knyghtly maynteyned
the warre agayne the Romaynes, and after slewe the forenamed Hamo nere vnto an Ha-
uen or port of the see, and hym, so slayne, threwe Gohetmeale into the same see. For
this skyll was this Ilauen longe tyme after called Hamons Hauen, which at this daye is call-
ed Southampton. Thenne it foloweth in the. viii. Chapitre of the. iiii. Booke of Poli-
cronicon, that Claudius, after dyuers happes of Bataylle, toke Aruiragus to his grace,
and brought his doughter, Genuissa1 by name, from Rome, and Maryed her vnto Aruira-
gus ; and for he wolde make the place of the maryage more Solempne, he therfore called
the Towne of maryage Claudiocestria after his name. The whiche before was called in
Brettysshe tunge Caerleon, and after Glouernia after a Duke of Demecia that hyght
Glouceter Glora, but nowe this Towne is named Glouceter.
All otherwyse telleth the Englysshe Cronycle, and sayth, that Armager scornfitted Clau-
dius, and compelled hym to gyue his Doughter Genuissa or Gennen to the sayd Armager
to wyfe, with condicion that the Romaynes shuld neuer after that day clayme any tribute
of Biytayn, except alonely Feawte, whiche saying appereth doughtefull for dyuers causes.
Wherof one is, that the sayd Armager shuld nat constreyne Claudius to gyue his dough-
ter to hym. For so moche as the sayd Armager had neuer seen the sayd Gennen before
tyme, nor knewe nat of her Conuersacion. Thanne meruayl it were that he shuld force
her Fader to gyue hym a wyfe that he hadde caste no loue vnto before'tyme. One other
fti. x:x. reason is y the sayd Cronycle testyfyeth, that after he had maryed the sayde Gennen, he
was at London Crowned kynge of Englande : For I wolde thynke if he hadde ouercomyn
Claudius as there is surmytted1 he wolde firste haue crowned hymself kynge, and thenne
haue maryed his Doughter. But by the same reason it certyfyeth more strenger the former
sayinge of Policronica. For by all lykelyhod, Claudius wolde nat suftVe hym to be
Crowned kynge, tyll he hadde fully perfourmed his promysse in Mariyngeof his doughter.
And albeit that myne Auctour Gaufride varyeth nat moch from the Englysshe Cronycle,
I thynke in that doynge he tooke ensample of Homerus that wrote the dedys and Actes
of the Grekes, the whiche shewed and put in Memorye all the noble Actes by theym
doon. And specyally in the Recuyll or boke made by hym of y- Siege of Troye. But
the other dedys, concernynge theyr dishonoure, he hydde it as moche as he myght; and in
lyke manere do many other wryters whiche I passe ouer : And so Gaufride, for he was a
Bryton, he shewed the beste for Brytons. Thanne it foloweth after the Solempnyzacon
of this Maryage, whiche was with all honoure fynysshed, Claudius sent certayne Legions
of his knyghtes into Irlande to rule that Countre, and retourned hym selfe to Rome.
5T Capitulum. Ivi.
IT was nat longe after the departynge of Claudius, but that Aruiragus rode aboute
his Realme, and with great dilygence Repayred Cyties and Townes before decayed and
broken with the strength of the Romaynes, and entreatyd his Subgettes with suche lus-
tyce and good ordre that they loued & drade hym more thenne any of his progenytours.
This in tracte of tyme made hym welthy, and by meane of this welthines ensued3 Pryde ;
So that hym thought great shame to be vnder the rule or guydynge of the Romaynes:
Wherfore lastly he denyed the tribute before graunted, wherof whanne knowlege came
vnto the Senate of Rome, in all haste was sente a Duke of Rome called Vaspacian with
a certayn of Legions to subdue Aruiragus. Ye shall vnderstande that a Legion of knyghts
is. vi. thoussande. vi. hondred. Ixvi. Whanne Vaspacian was landed in Brytayne, as tes-
1 Gennis»a. » Surmysed.edit. 1542, 1559. 3 issued, edit. 1559.
tyfyeth
TERTIA PARS CRONECA11UM.
Whenne Vaspaciati hadde thus recoueryd the tribute, he than also made Subgette to
the Em pyre, an He in the see lyinge vpon the Sowtlie syde of Brytayne, nowe called the-
lie of Wyghte; and after retourned to Rome.
Whenne Aruiragus was thus Secondly brought vnder }' yoke of the Romayncs, he be-*
came more myelde towarde theym. So that whyle he lyued after, he payde his tribute with
lasse Grudge, and contynued hym in theyr fauoures, in such wyse that he was of theym
•wel beloued : And so lastly dyed whenne he hadde ruled the Brytons well and nobly, by
the terme of. xxx. yeres, and was buryed at Caerglone, Caerleone, Claudiocestria or Glow-
ceter, leuynge after hym a sone named Marine1.
5f Capitulum. Ivii.
MArins' y sone of Aruiragus, was ordeyned kyng of Brytons, in the yere of our
lorde. Ixxiiii. This, in the Cronycle of Englande, is named Westmer, whiche Marins1, as
wytnessyth Gaufride, was an excellent wyse man, and guyded his Brytons moste honour-
ably, and in great prosperyte and welthe. In the tyme of the reygne of this Marins1, a
Duke or kynge of a nucion called Pictes, as1 wytnessyth Virgilius, are descendyd of a
People called of olde tymes Scytis3, they also are named Gothis or Hunys. This fore-
sayd leder of Picts is named, of Gaufride, Rodris4, the whiche landed with a great Nauy,
in the prouynce of Albania, now5 Scotlande, and it began to waste with Iron & with tyre.
Wherof whanne Marins1 was warned, he in all haste assembled his knyghtes, & made to-
warde his Enemyes and gaue vnto theym stronge batayll, in the which Rodris4 or after
some Rodicus, was slayne, and a great parte of his people were slayne ; in remebrauce
of whiche victory, kyng Marins' lette airere a great stone, & I this he comauded to be
grauen Marii victoria, which is to meane the victory of Marins1. Wyiliam of Malmes-
bury sayth y this stone was arered in mynde of Marins1 y Consull of Rome. The Eng-
lysshe Cronycle sayth that this batayll was foughtyn in a place, the whiche nowe is called
Stanysmore. Butte where so this stone is sette, the Countre there aboutc was loge after
called West maria, and now Westmerlande : Then it foloweth in the Storye that when
the resydue of the people of Rodicus6, whiche were fledde from the felde, vnderstode
that theyr hedde and Capitayne was slayne, they made humble request to the kynge that
he wolde accept theym vnto his grace, and that he wolde graunte to theym some Lande &
Countre to dwell in; whiche graunted vnto theym a place in the ferre ende of Scotlande,
whiche is named of myne Auctour Catenesey7, where the sayd Scytis8 or Pictes firste en-
habyte9 theym, and for somoche as the Brytons disdayned togyue vnto theim theyr dough- ,
ters in Manage, therfore they acqueynted them with the Irysshe men and maryed theyr
doughters, and grewe in proces10 into a great people ; and for this Allyaunce attwene the
Irysshe and them, theyr Countre as wytnessyth Policronico. xxxvii. Chapitre of his firste
boke was called Irlande, and after Pictauia, and lastly Scotlande. And whenne Marins1
had thus subdued his Enemyes, he attendyd and sette his mynde to the Comon wele of
this lande and subgettes, and contynued the resydue of his lyfe in great tranquyllyte and
reste : And so lastly payde his naturall tribute and was buryed at Caerleyll, leuyng after
hym a sone named Coilus or Coyll, whenne he had reygned after most wryters. lii. yeres.
f Capitulum. Iviii.
COylus y sone of Marins1, was after the deth of his Fader made kynge of Brytons> [Chap.»6.j
1 Marius. edit. 1533. Maurius. edit. 1542. 1559. * whych as- 3 Snythis. 4 Londricus.
5 now called. 6 Lodricus, edit. 1533. Londricus, edit. 1542, 1559. T Catlieussia. * Scojtis,
edit. 1542. Scottes, 1559. 9 iuhabyted. '° in processe of time, edit. 1559- .
in
SB TERTIA PARS CRONECARUM.
'in the yere of our Lordes Incarnacion. C.xxvi. This was from his Infancy norysshed and
brought vp among the Romaynes in Italia or Rome, by reason wherof he was to theym
louynge & kynde, and they in lykewyse1 vnlo hym, and he for somoche as he knewe the
power of the Romaynes great, in auoydynge of warre and other daunger, payde vnto
theym the forsayd Tribute durynge his lyf. This1 also as wytnessith Gautride, was a lyberajl
jr./.,,. man of 'gyftes by reason wherof he opteyncd great loue of his nobles and also of his Co:
mons, and as some Auctours hauc, this Coill made the Towne of Colchester, which at
this daye is a fayre Towne in the Shyre of Essex. But other ascribe it to Coell or Coil',
that was kynge nexte after Asclepeodotus. But when this Coilus had reygned in Soue-
•raygne peace, by the terme of. liiii. yeres, he dyed and was buryed at Caerbranke or
Yorke, and lafte after hym a sone the which was named Lucius or Lucy.
IT Capitulum. lix.
jLib.H.caput.i.] LUcius or Lucy, the sone of Coilus, was made kyng of Brytons in the yere of our
Lord. C.lxxx. The whiche in all Actes and dedys of goodnes folowed his forefaders ia
suche wyse, that he of all men was beloued and drad. Of this is lytell or none acte no-
table put in memory, except that all wryters agree that this Lucius sent to Eleutherius,
than pope5 of Rome, certayne Pistles or letters, prayinge hym that he and his Britons
myght be receyued to the fayth of crists Churche ; wherof the Pope* beynge very loyous
and gladde, sent into Brytayne. ii. noble clerkes named Faganus and Damianus*, or af-
ter some Fugacius and Dimianus; thyse. ii. good and vertuous clerkes were honourably
receyued of Lucius, the whiche, by theyr good Doctryne & vertuous ensamplesgyuynge,
conuertyd the kynge and a great parte of the Brytons.
But for somoch Auctours and wryters wryte dyuersly of the tyme of this receyuynge
of the fayth by Lucius, so that the one varyeth greatly from the other : Therfore I haue
shewed in y forenamed treatyce6 made by me in Laten, that it shall, vnder correccion, ap-
pere, that the fayth was receyued by Lucius, as affermeth Petrus Pictauiensis, the. viii.
yere of the reygne of the sa} d Lucius : And the yere after Cristes Incarnacion. C.lxxx.
and. viii. The whiche Lucie, after the fayth thus by hym receyned, by the aduyce of the
fcwesayd Clerkes, and -with the Instruccyons sent to theym by the foresaid pope7 Eleuthery,
Instituted and ordeyncd that all or the more partie of Archeflamynys and Flamynys,
whiche is to meane Archebysshoppes and Bysshoppes of the Pagan lawe, whiche at that
daye were in nombre as wytnessyth Gaufride and other, iii. of the Archeflamynys, and.
xxviii. of the Flamynys, were made and ordeyned Archebysshoppes, andBysshoppes of
the Churche of criste, as after foloweth.
Archeflamynys, Bysshoppes Constituted.
THE firste of the Archeflamynys See, rule, or lurisdiccio, was, as wytnessilh Alfrede*
and Policronica, at London, the seconde at Yorke, and the thirde at Caerurst, or Kaer-
1 " in lykewyse" omitted. * This Coillus. 3 bishop, edit. 1542. 1559- * Eleutherius. edit.
2« «iv®> Dumianus. ° forenamed table. 7 " Pope" omitted in edit. 1542. 1550.
• Gaufnde.
5 glone
TERTIA PARS CRON7ECARUM.
glonne or Clowceter. To these', iii. Arcbebysshoppes were Subiect tlie foresayd. xxviii,
1'lamyns or Bysshoppes. To the Archebysshoppes See of London was subject Corne-
wayll &• all myddyll £nglande vnto Humbrc. To $ Archebysshoppes See of Yorke was
pubgette all Northumberlande, from the Bowe of Hurnber with all Scotlaude. And to
y thirde Archebysshoppes See whiche was at Glowceter, was Subgette all Walys : In whiche
prouynce of Walys, were. vii. Bysshoppes, where as nowe ben but. iiii. At* that daye Se-
uarnne departed Brytayne & Cambria or Walys. But in the tyme of Saxons after haclde'
the rule of this lande of Brytayne, as testyiyeth Wilhelmus de Pontific. Albe it that
seynt Gregory hadcle granted vnto London the pryueiage of f Archebisshoppes See. Ne-1
uerthelesse seyt Austyne, the which with other was sent into England by the foresayd Gre-
gory tourned the Archebysshoppes See out of London into Canterbury. After the deth of
Seynt Gregorye by meanes of prayer of kynge Egbert or Ethelbert, & other Cytezeyns&
Burgesys of Caunlerbury, where it hath cotynued to this day, except y for y tyme of
Ofta, kyng of Mercra or Mercherik, for displeasure that he hadde to the Cytezeins of Caun-
terbury by name, & toke from them that dignyte, and worshypped Adulphe bysshop of '
Lychefelde with y" Pall of Canterbury., by thassent of Adryan, the firste of that name, than
Pope4. Neuerthelesse of5 the tyme of Kenulphus, whiche nat longe after was kyng of the
sayd Mercia or Mercheryk, it was agayne restoryd to Caunterbury. .
The worshyp of the See of Yorke hath enduryd there alwaye, & yet doth though Scot-
lande wuhdrawen6 from his Subieccion. The Archebysshoppes See of Caerglone or Glowce-
ter was tourned frome thens to Menenea, whiche is in the West syde of Demecia, vpon the
Irysshe See, whiche nowe is called seynt Dauid Lande. In this prouynce from f dayes
of seynt Danid, vnto the dayes of Sampson, Bysshop, sat. xxiii. Bysshoppes. But in
the sayd Sampsons dayes, than Archebysshop, fyll such mortalyte thorowe Walys of
y yelowe euyl called the laundyes, that moche people therof dyed. Wherfore y sayd.
Sampson toke with hym y Pall, £ sayled into Armorica or lytell Brytayne, and was there
bysshop of Dolence or Dolences, and from that tyme vnto the firste Henriis tyme, kyng
of Englande, hadde sytten at Menenia, or seynt Dauiis. xxi. bysshoppes and all without
Pall, but whether it were for lacke of Cunynge, or ellys for pouertie, it is nat asserteyned.
Neuerthelesse alway from the tyme of the sayd Sampson, vnto the foresayd Henry, the
firste tyme all the Bysshoppes of Walys were sacred of tlio.Bysshop of Menenia or Seynt
Dauiis. And f Archebysshop of Menenia was at all tymes sacred of the Bysshoppes of
Walys as of his Suffrigas, and made noo profession norobieccion to any other Churche.
Butte after thyse dayes, other Bysshoppes that satte there were compelled to be sacred at
Cannterbury: In token of whiche Subieccion Boniface, Archebysshop of Caunterbury
and legate of the Crosse/sange in euery Cathedrall Churche of Walys a Solempne Masse,
which was done by the sayd Boniface in the tyme of Henry the seconde, beyng kynge of
Englande.
But nowe ye shall vnderstande there beeth7 but. ii. Prymates or Archebysshoppes in all
Englande and Walys. That one is at Caunterburye and that other is at Yofke. To ^
prymat of Canterbury ben Subiect. xiii. Bysshoppes in Englande, and. iiii. in Walys.
And jr Pfymat of Yorke hathe but. ii. Suffrigans in Englande, whiche be the Bysshoppes
of Caerleyll and of Durham, and who so wyll be further Instruct of the ordre and
Chaunges of Bysshoppes See of Englande, lette hym rede ouer the. Iii. Iiii. Iv. Ivi. and.lvii.
Chapiters of the firste booke of Policronicon, or a parte of holy Bedis werke, whiche he
compyled of the same Matter called Historia Anglicana, and there he shall haue euery
thynge sette out clerely and truely.
And for to contynewe rny processe of Lucius, as wytnessyth myne Auctoure Gaufride,
whenne he hadde, as before is sayd, Stablysshed and orderyd the foresayd Archeflamyns
1 the, edit. 1542, 1559. * And at. 3 they had. * Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542, 1559.
'in. edit. 1533, 1542, 6 be witlidrawen. 7 ben.
and:
40 TERTIA PARS CRONECARUSf.
and Flamyns, and that they were also confermed of the pope' ; he thenne endowed
theym with suche landes and possessions, as' before tyme were occupyed or gyuen to y
Maynlevnynge and vpholdynge of the pagan Rytes and lawe, vsed before tyme. And
the Temples of Idollys thoroughe his landehe caused to be Dedicat to Ihesu Criste and
his Scyntes, and honouryd theym moche* great, andw large gyfts. And whenne hehadde
done, aftermost accorde of wryters, by the terme of. xii, yeres he dyed and was buryed
in the Cytie of Claudiocestre or Glowceter without hey re of his body, the whiche after
grewe to great damage of the Brytons as after shalbe shewed.
Of this Lucius it is shewed in a Table hangynge vpon the wall of y North syde of y lie in
Tabula. y back of y Quere of seynt Poules Churche of London, that the sayd Lucius reygned ouer
-the Brytons. Ixxvii. yeres. And ouer that, the Auctour of Cronica Cronicarum testyfyeth,
y after Lucius had receyued y feyih, he assembled a great hooste of Brytons and sayled
ouer into Gallia or Fraunce : and thens into other Countrcs, passynge by Becia, and the
Cytie called Augusta, and there Subdued many of the Enemyes of Cristes fayth, where
after many vertuous dedys, he restyd I good peace: And his Suster called Emerita, as
sayth the sayd Auctour, was also martyred for Cristes sake. But of this sayinge and ojjier,
the doute is assoyled in the foresayd treatyse made in Laten', where it shall appere that
he reygned but. xii. yeres, as aboue is shewed.
[And for somoclie as in this Lucius endcth for a tyme, the lyne of Brytons, and the
lande after this daye, was ruled somedele by the Romaynes, therfore I wyll here ende
the thirde parte of this werke, ad+ for the good spede I haue hyderto hadde, and to
the ende to Impetre the more grace in accomplysshynge the other dele of this werke, I
here salute our moost blessyd Lady with the thirde loy of the foresayd. vii. loyes whjehe
begynneth. »
Gaude spledens vas virtutu. & cetera.
Hayll and be giad thou vessell moost shynynge
Of vertue5 and grace, at whose comaundement
The hole Court of Heuyn iseuer and byddynge*
And thou also art amonge theym ment
Moost benygne, and happy to euery good entent,
As dyngne6 mouer of Ihesu, with moost excellence,
Honoured in glory with all theyr assystence]7.
This tliyrde parte 10 oe accompted from the ende of the. ix. yere of Cassibelan to the
last yere of -Lucius Included) of yeres. CC. xii.
TRouthe it is, as affermyne all wryters, that after the dethe of the forenamed Lucius,
for so uioche as of his body Remayned none heyre, the Brytons amonge theym selfe
fytl at great dystaunce and warre. The whiche warre and trouble endured to the great
clystourbaunce of the lande. But howe longe the certeynte8 is nat set out by any wryter
Tmpusdb- that I haue seen, Excepte the Englysshe Cronycle sayth, that it endured. 1. yeres, the
whidie sayinge, vnder Correccion, can nat staride with the concordaunce of other wryters,
as itis more playnly declared in the treatyse of Laten before spoken of9. Where also it
shall appere that the sayd discorde amoge y" Brytons, cotynued but oonly. xv. yeres.
After whiche Terme of. xv. yeres exspyrid, as after more clerely shall be shewyd,
Seuerus beynge than Emperour of Rome "began his Domynyon ouer this lande of Brv-
tayne.
So that ye shall nowe vndersta'nde that the last yere of this discorde was y yere of our
» foresayd Table in the begynny.* of
^ft**
lorde
QUART A PARS C RON EC A RUM. 41
lorde. CC.aml. vii., by reason wherof, it foloweth that the sayde. xv. yeres loyned vnto
the foresayd thirde parte, that the sayd thircle parte conteyneth & Include-ill of yeres.
CC. Iri.
Explicit Pars Tertia.
INCIPIT PARS QUARTA.
•R" Capital um. Ixi.
SEuerus, a Romayne, at this day Emperour of Rome began to rule this Lande of Bry- A/. »«;;.
tayne, in the yere of our Lordes Incarnacion. CC. and vii.1 the whiche, as wytnessyth Gau-
fride, and' was before tyme sent from the Senat of Rome >V. ii. Legions of knyghtes into Bry-
tayne, to appease the warre & stryfe amonge theyrn, and also for to withstande the
Pictes & other Enemyes, whiche dayly inuaded the Lande ; tor dyuers wryters agree y
this Seuerus was made Emperoure, the yere ef Cristes Incarnacon. C. Ixxx. &. xv. and
ruled the sayde Empyre, alter moost wryters. xvi. yeres : by whiche rule it shuld appere
that he shulde be taken for gouernoure of this Realme of Brytayne, the. xii. yere of his
Empyre.
It is sayde of this man, that after he hadde Subdued the Parthis, and the Arabis, he was
named Particus, and was sent, as before is sayd, of the Senat of Rome into Brytayne,
wher he caused to be made, at the coste of the Cotnonte, a walle of Turuys and great w.
stakes, of the lengthe, as wytnessyth Policronica, of. C. xxii. myles, as in the. xviii. uyt.
Chapitre of his. iiii. booke apperyth. This wall, after thexposicion of the said Policronica,
began at the Ryuer of Tyne, and enduryd to the Scottysshe see ; or from $ ende of the
lordshyp of Deyra, vnto y sayd Scottysshe see ; or after some wryters, from Durham to
the see beforesayd.
Thenne it foloweth, the Pictes, with theyr leder Fulgecius', issued from Albany or Scot-
lande, into the Lande of Brytayne, distroyed moche of the Coutre beyonde Durham. Wher-
fore, this Seuerus, with an hoost of Brytons & of Romaynes, mette with the sayd Ful-
gencius' in a place nere vnto Yorke, where, after sore Fyght, the sayde Seuerus wasslayne,
\\henne he hadde ruled this lande, after moost concordaunce of wryters, by the terme of.
v. yeres, & was after buryed at Yorke, leuynge behynde hym. ii. sones, that one named •••
Geta, and that other Basianus.
f Capitulum. Ixii.
BAsianus, the sone of Seuerus, and of the moders syde a Bry ton, beganne to rule this [ch«p.».J
Lande of Brytayne, in the yere of Cristes Incarnacion. CC. &. xii. Of this man spek-
yth no thynge the Englysshe Cronycle. But trouthe it is, as wytnessyth Gaufride, and
other, that after the dethe of Seuerus, stryfe arose attwene the Brytons and the Ro-
inaynes, thenne beynge within the Lande of Brytayne. For the Comons helde for theyr
' THi. * " and" omitted. * Fulgeniut.
G kyng*
nun'
QUARTA PARS CRONECARUM.
kynge Basianus, for so moche as he was borne of a Bryton woman : and vpon that other
partie in lyke maner, the Romaynes they allowed Geta for theyr kynge, because he was
descendyd of a Romayn. And, as ferther affermeth the forenamed Gaufride, for this dis-
cencion a Batayll was hadde attwene the sayde. ii. Bretherne, in the whiche Geta was
slayne, and Basianus remayned for kynge of all the lande.
But from this sayinge varyeth greatly Eutropius. And other that wrytte of the Cro-
nycles of Rome. For by them it is wytnessyd that Geta was slayne at a Cytie named
Edissa, whan he faught agayne the Parties' ; and Basianus succedyd his Fader in the dig-
nyte of Emperoure, whiche, as in the sayde Cronycle of Rome is testyfyed, was also
called Antonius. Marcus Aurelius1 and Caracalla, a man of right euyll condycion and
vnresonable of Lechery. Soo that he lay by his Stepdame & hir weddyd named lu-
liana and dyd other many cruell dedys, and lastly was slayne at the forenamed Cytie of
Edissa, when he hadde ben Emperoure vpon. vii. yeres.
In the tyme y Basianus was thus Kynge of Brytayne, one named Carancius', a Bry-
ton of lowe byrth, in mercyall dedys* purchaced of the Senate of Rome the kepynge of
the Coostesof Brytayne. And to withstande f malyce of straungers, as Pictes & other,
by meane of this Carancius' drewe vnto hym many knyghtes and specially of the Brytons,
promysynge to theym that if they wolde make hym kynge, he wold clerely delyuer theym
from all Seruytude of f Romaynes, where thoroughe the Brytons, as wytnessyth Gau-
fride, rebelled agayne Basianus, and with theyr Duke & leder Carancius', arreryd agayne
hym deedly warre, by meane wherof Basianus was slayne, whenne he hadde ruled this
Lande, by moost cocordaunce. vi. yeres.
^f Capitulum. Ixiii.
{Chap.*.] CArancius', a Bryton of vnknowen byrthe, was of the Brytons made ruler, in theyere
• of our lorde. CC. xviii., the whiche, as before is touched, was by the Senate of Rome de-
puted for a Substitute or a Ruler vnder the Romaynes, as it is shewed in theyr Cronjcles.
In the absence or whyle Basianus, thenne Emperour of Rome, and kynge of Brytayne, was
occupyed aboute the ncdys of y" Empyre, this Carancius5, for that he was nat of power to
withstande the Pictes, or for the fauour that he bare towarde theym, for aydynge hym
agayne the Romaynes he gaue to theym the Countree of Albania, that no we is called
9c*tKd«. Scotlande.
But ye shall vnderstande that here is nat ment all Scotlande, for, as wytnessyth Poli-
cronica, this parte that was gyuen thus to the Pictes, was the Southe parte of Albania,
and beganne atTwede, and enduryth to the Scottysshe see: of the kynde of those Pictes
is somwhat shewed before in the Story of Marins1, but more after shalbe shewed of theym
in conuenyent place, both of theyr ofsprynge and maners.
Thenne it foloweth in the Storye, when y" Romaynes had knowlege of the deth of Ba-
sianus, anon they sente a Duke from Rome named Allectus wkh. iii. Legions of knyghtes
for to slee Carancius5, and to subdue 5' Brytons to the Empyre ; to the whiche Allectus
fortune was so fauourable, that he chased Carancius', and lastly slewe hym, whenne he
had ruled the Brytons, by mooste accord of wryters. viii. yeres.
A/.MXN". But lacobus Philippus, Auctoure of a booke named Supplemetum Cronicarum, sayth,
tha,t in y tyme that Maxymyanus or Maxymyan. surnamed Herculeus and Dioclesian
Dalmatheus, were Emperours of Rome, and harde6 that this Carancius' had taken vpon
hym to were the purpure, y oonly was reserued to Emperours, and also that he ruled the
Realme of Brytayne as to his synguler vse; and furthermore were credyble enfourmed
that Narsetus another Substitute, hadde, or occupyed y Eest Landes with'cruefl Batayll ;
and other prynces had vexed7 the great Coutre of Afffica; many other also by the insti-
'Parthiens. * Marcus Aurelius Antonnius. edit. 1533, 1542. 3 Carnssius. (Carausius).
* but valyant and hardy in roercj'all dedys. » Marius. * they bafrie. 7 " .'lad vexed" omitted.
gacion
QUARTA PARS CRONECARUM. 43
gacion & leuyng1 of one named Achilleus, had subdued the Countre of Grece ; for whiche
sayde nouellys and tydynges, thyse. ii. Emperours to the ende to refourme all thyse
sayd Rebellions, chase vnto theym. ii. noble men, of the which that one was named Ga-
lerius, and that other Constancius, as Cesars or Felowes to rule the Empyre: And that
done, the sayd. ii. Cesars sent* with great powers, that one into Affrica, and that other J
into Egypt. This forenamed Maxymyan came with a great power of people into Brytayne |yke as
and ouercame the sayd Caransius', more by gyle then by strength, whanne the sayd Ca-
ransius3 hadde ruled the Brytons, as saith the forenamed Auctour lacobus Philippus, by
the terme of. x. yeres.
In the whiche saying appereth errour for dyuersitie of tyme and yeres. For after Variacio
moost accorde of wryters, and also by the affyrmation of the sayd lacobus Philippus, carum<
the sayde Emperours Dioclesian and Maxymyan ruled the Empyre of Rome aboute the
yere of Cristes Incarnacion. CCIxxxx. and this Carancius' was ruler in Brytayne longe
before, as in the tyme of Basianus Emperour of Rome, that reygned aboute the yere of
our Lorde. CCxiii. as testyfieth Policronicon & other.
Also a boke in Frensche called la Mere de Histories, whiche may be Englisshed the
Moder of Hystories, sayth, that this Carancius' was firste as a Treasourer, or suche an
hyghe offyce4 among the Romaynes, by reason wherof he soughte great habundaunce of
ryches, and fyll, by meane5 thereof, in fauoure of the Senatours of Rome; Soo that fy-
nally, he was made Senatoure, and became a man of great Auctoritie; in somoche that
Basianus, thenne Emperoure, made hym protector of the Cytie and Coutre of Alexan-
dry. But then he was supprisyd with such pryde, that he exercisid Tyranny and other
vnlefull meanes in so excedynge maner, that the Countree waxed wery of hym, & cospyrid
his deth. Wherfore, after punysshmet done vpon some of his Enemyes, he ferynge f
Sequell and Reuengement of the same, laft that Countree and retourned vnto Rome;
where, after he hadde a season restyd, he was, by the Senate of Rome, assygned for his
Sternesse vnto the Rule of Brytayne, with the ayde of. iii. Legions of knyghtes. And so,
beyng Garnysshed with all abylymentes of warre, entrede this He of Brytayne, and with
great trauayle subdued theym to the Etnpyre, and so contynued the lyues tymes of the
Emperoure Basianus.
But so sone as he was asserteyned that the Emperoure was slaine at Edissa, as before
in the Storye of Basilianus6 is shewed, thynkynge that the Romaynes7 shulde growe stryfe
and dissencion, for the eleccion of a newe Emperoure, by reason of whiche stryfe, he
rnyght the rather lyue so ferre from theym without any correccyon, confederyd with the
Scottes and certayne other of the Brytons, and slewe many of the Romaynes, suche of
theym as he thought wolde nat consent to his treason. And by that meane, fynally was
made kynge of Brytayne, and so contynued, as affermeth the sayd Auctour, to accompte
from his firste hauynge rule vnder the Romaynes, vnto the tyme that he was slayne of Al-
lectus. viii. yeres, nat without excercysynge of his olde accustomed Tyrannyes and other
vnsyttynge Condicyons.
U Capitulum. Ixiiii.
ALlectus, a Duke or Consull of Rome, sente, as before is sayde, from the Senate, be- [Chap. *.j
gan to rule the Brytons, in the yere of our Lorde. CC. and. xxvi. This in the Englysshe
Cronycle is named Allec, which whanne he had restored the lande to the Subieccioh of
Rome, he then pursued certayne of f Brytons that hadde fauoured Carancius1 agayne
the Romaynes, and in that doynge, vsed and excercysyd many Tyrannyes and exaccions,
by reason wherof he fylle in great Grudge of the Brytons, wherfore, they entendynge to
oppresse and subdue the power of the Romaynes, purchasyd and excyted a noble man of th«
1 ledyng, edit. 1559- * were sent 3 Caras«u». 4 Officer. 5 reason
* Basianus. 7 amonge the Romaynes.
G 2 Brytons
44 QUARTA PARS CRONECARUM.
Bvytons called Asclepeodotus & Duke of Cornewayll ; the whiche gatheryd a great Hoost
of the Brytons, & made warre vpon the Romaynes, & chasyd theym frome Countre to Coun-
tre, and from towne to towne ; lastly Allectus with his Romaynes drewe hym to London, and
there keped hym for his moost suertie. Wherof beynge warned, Asclepeodotus with his
Brytons came nere vnto the sayd Cytie, where by meanes of prouocacion on eyther party
vsed, lastly the Romaynes Issued oute of the Cytie and gaue Batayl to the Brytons, in
the which fyght many fyll on eyther partye, but the more on the partye of the Romaynes ;
amonge the whiche was also slayne Allectus : Wherefore a Capitayne of the Romaynes
called Liuius Gallus, aduertysynge this myschief, and the great daunger that the Ro-
maynes were in, drewe backe into the Cytie with the Romaynes that were lefte on lyue, &
defendyd it with theyr powers. Thus thenne appereth that Allectus was slayne of the
Brytons, whiche was by moste accorde of wryters, whan he had rulyd this lande vnder
the Romaynes by the terme of. vi. yere.
f Capitujum. Ixv.
[€h»f. ».] ASclepeodotus, Duke of Cornwayll, as sayth Gaufride, but aftter the sayinge of Eu-
tropius and Beda, he was presente1 of the Pretory of Rome, this* began his Domynion
ouer y" Brytons, in the yere of our Lorde. CC.xxxii. The whiche, as before is sayd,
with his Brytons, gyrt the Cytie of London with a Stronge Syege, and kepte the foresayd
Liuius Gallus and his Romaynes in streyte holde ; and fynally, as affermeth myne Auc-
tour Gaufride, with knyghtly force and violence entred the sayd Cytie, and slewe the fore-
named Liuius Gallus nere vnto a Broke there at that daye Rynnynge, and hym threwe
into the sayde broke, by reason whereof, longe after it was called Gallus or Wallus
brooke, and this daye1 the strete where sometime ranne the sayd brooke, is now called
•w»n>rok«. Walbrooke. And after he had thu* venquysshed the Romaynes, he helde this lande a
certayne of tyme in peasyble wyse, and ruled the Brytons with good lustyce, inwardynge*
and exaltynge the good men, and punyssynge of the euyll.
In this whyle, by styrynge of disclauderous & deuylysshe persones, a grudge was ar-
reryd altweeue the kynge and a Duke of his lande called Coill or Coilus ; the whiche was
Duke or Erie of Kaercolyn or Colchester, wherof the cause is nat apparaut: But how
it was, great people were assembled on both parties, and fynally mette in the felde, where
was Foughtyn a great and stronge Batayll, in the whiche Asclepeodotus was slayne,
when he had reygned, to 5' Concordaunce of other Hystoryes, and after the affyrmauce
of the olde Cronycle, by the space of. xxx. yeres.
1f Capitulum. Ixvi.
COelus Erie of Colchester, began his Domynyon ouer the Brytons in the yere of y" In-
carnation of Criste. CC.lxii. This in the Englysshe booke is called Coyll, the whiche
guyded the lande to the pleasure of the Brytons a certayne tyme; butte, as wytnessyth
Gaufride, when the Senate of Rome had vnderstandynge of the deth of Asclepeodotus,
they were loyous of the dethe of hym, forsomoche as he had euer ben an Enemye to
the Empyre; but forsomoche as at that dayes was great dissension amoge theymself, as
wytnessyth the Cronycle of Rome, they coude nat couenyently sende any Army of
knyghts for to warre vpon this Coelus ; wherfore he contynued the longer in reste and
Aiboo*. good peas. After the Cronycle regestred within the Monastery of seynt Alboon, the
,sayd holy Martyr suffred his passion5 in the yere of our lorde. CC.lxxx. and. vi., Whiche
shulde be the. xxiiii. yere of this present (kyng.) But this discordeth from suche wrytera
as affermen $ holy man to be martyred, in the. x. persecucion, vnder Dioclesian & Maxy-
myan Empcrours.
Iti. xxiiii.
' Presydente
efflt, J542,
a «
this" omitted, * at this day. * In rewardjnge. 5 dethe,
Neuerthelesse,
QUARTA PARS CRONECARUM. 45
Neuerthelesse, at lengthe was sente from the Senate a noble wyse man called Constau-
cius, y" which, as aft'ermeth the forenamed1, had before tyme subdued to the Empyre a
great part of the coutre of Spayne; But that sayinge disagreeth to the wrytynge of Eu-
tropius, for the Countre of Spayne was nat subdued by hym tyll after that he was Em-
perour. Than it foloweth whanue this Constancius was arryued in Brytayne with his
Army, anone Coelus assembled his Britons; but for he dredyd the strength and fame of
this Constancius, he sente to hym an enbassed, affermynge vnto hym Condicyons of peas,
with graunte of paymentes of the Trybute which before was denyed : Or ellys, as ineaneth
Policronica, within a Moneth after the landyng of this Constancius) Coelus was dede,
wherefore f Britons to haue the more peas, wyllyd this knyght to take to wyfe Heleyn the Helcm ** ;
tloughter of Coelus, with the possession of $ lande of Brytayne ; whiche by hym was
graunted : Than, as before is sayd, Coelus dyed, whenne he hadde ruled the Brytons,
after moste accorde of wryters. xxvii. yeres. .
f Capituluin. Ixvii.
Constacius aSenatour of Rome, as saythe Policronica, beganne to rule the Brytons in [ciup.j.
the yere of our Lord. CC.lxxx. and. ix: This, as before is shewed, Maryed Heleyn the
Doughter of Coelus laste kynge of Brytayne: but ye shall vnderstande that this Constan-
cius was firste Maryed vnto Theodora, the step doughter of Herculeus Maxymyanus, and
hadde by her six sonnes, Soo that this Heleyn was his seconde wyfe, whiche was fayrest
of all Maydens, and therwit lerned and suffycyently lettred ; she is also noted of many
wryters to be a Captyue or a prysoner to $ Romaynes. Of this Constancius lytell memo-
rye is lafte in the Brettysshe or Englysshe Cronycles, except that he receyued of the fore-
sayde Eleyne a Sone named Constantius*, the whiche after, for his knyghtly and Merciall
dedys, was called Constantyne the great.
But for the noble dedys of so victoryous a Duke shuld nat be hydde', as was this Costan-
cius, therfore I shall now folowey Story of Rome, whiche sayth, y for somoche as in the
tyme of Dioclesianus and Maxymyanus beynge Emperoucs, many Cbuntres rebellyd
agayne the Empyre, therefore the sayd Emperoures admytted this Constancius and one
Galerius as Cesars, which was a dignytie next of Auctorytie to the Emperoures, and so y"
Empyre was at those dayes guyded by. ii. Emperoures, & by. ii. Cesars, This Costan-
cius, as wytnessyth Policronica, made subiecte to the Empyre the Altnaynes, and slewe of
theym in one day. Ix. M. And after other many victorious dedys, whan y" forsayd. ii.
Emperoures had of theyr free Wylles resygned and gyuen ouer all Imperyall dygnytie,
this sayde Constancius v% his forenamed felowe Galerius, were made Emperours ; that is
to wytte, that Galerius was Emperour of all Iliricum, whiche nowe is named Grecia or
Grece, with all the Eest landes, and Constancius hadde to hym all the West landes ;
But he helde hym content with Gallia or Fraunce, and Spayne, with Brytayne, and
graunted Italia vnto Galerius aforesayd. Then he subdued the Countre of Spayne, as be-
fore is touchyd in the Story of Coelus, and a part of Gallia, and after Soiourned and
abode in this lande of Brytayne in guydynge & rulynge the same with great sobernesse,
and ordeyned his sone gotten vpon Helayne to rule Gallia and Spayne.
But for to make this Story more apparaunt and opyn to the readers, & also to the
herers, it is here to be noted that Diocissianus or Dioclesian began his Empyre ouer the
Romaynes, after most wryters, in the yere of our Lorde. CC.lxxx. and. vii. And he was
Emperour. xx. yeres, and this Constancius' was sent into Brytayne from the Senat, as
before is sayd, in the seconde yere of the sayd Dioclesian, or the yere of our Lord. CC.lxxx.
and. ix.; which Constancius, after he had in due maner spede the nedys of the Empyre,
as in subduyng this Lande of Brytayne, as before is sayde, he retourned agayn to Rome,
where he was shortly after made Sesar, and so contynued his lyf, as before is touchyd.
And in y- tyme of his beynge thus Sesar and ruler of Brytayne vnder the Emperour, $
' forenamed auctoure. * Coiistiiutinus. 3 Constantine, edit. 155p.
5 blessyd
46 QUARTA PARS CRONECARUM.
Styut Aiboe». blessyd and holy prothomartyr of Brytayne, seynt Alboon, at Verolamy was martyred, la
the. x. persecucion of the Churche, as wytnessyth Policronicon ; whiche persecucion be-
gan, as testyfie Eusebius and Beda,the. xviii. yere of y^ fore named Emperours, Dioclesian
& Maxymyan, & endured x. yeres, that is to saye, in the Eest vnder Dioclesian, and in
the West vnder Maxymyan, jr whiche was so sharpe & feruent, that within the space of
one Moneth, in dyuers places of yworlde, were. xvii.M. holy men and women Martyred
for Cristes fayth. And whenne the sayd Emperours lafte, or resygned theyr Imperyall
dignytie, and ladde a pryuat lyfe, this sayd Constancius with his felowe Galerius, de-
partid the Empyre attwene theym, as before is touchyd ; So , that he reygned as ruler of
• Brytayne, by the terme of. xvii. yeres, and more, or he were Emperoure, and after as
Emperoure of the West partye of the Empyre, and kynge of Brytayne, xii. yeres and
and so in all, the sayd Constancius Reygned ouer Brytayne xxx. yere,. and lastly
?(//. KM*.
[Chap. 3.
Pol. !i. 4.
caput.z6.]
Msjni. Co*-
statin).
more :
dyed and was buryed at Yorke, leuynge after hym ,y foresayd sone called Constantinus,
without moo that any mention is made of.
^[ Capitulum. Ixviii.
COnstantinus, the sone of Constancius, and of Helayne doughter of kynge Coelus*
in the yere of our Lorde. CCC. and xix. was made kynge of Brytayne. Antoninus
Archebysshoppe of Florence, and wryters'of Hysterics, sheweth in the firste Chapitre of
the. ix. tytle of his werke called Summa Antonini, that this Constantyne was made Em-
peroure, or beganne to rule the Empyre in the yere of cure Lordes Incarnation. CCC.
&. ix., whiche saiynge also affermeth Vyncent Historyall and other Auctours, wherof
f cause is that f sayd Auctours accompt nat the yeres of the reygne of Constancius, but
folowe the accompt of Galerius felowe of Constancius, whiche reyghed as Emperour but.
iii. yeres : after the whiche rule it must nedys folowe, that this Constantyne began his
Empyre as the sayd Antoninus wytnessyth, and folowynge the other accompt it shulde
varye.
Thanne to pursue or contynewe the Story of this Constantyne, it foloweth that at
the tyme of the decease of Constancius his Fader, he was occupied in warres in Gallia
and those parties : after whose dethe he by a certayne Terme ruled Brytayne, and the
other landes, the whiche his Fader before helde in due maner. And albeit that at that
daye he was a Myscreant and pagan, yet he vsed no Tyrannyes, nor compelled not the
Brytons to refuse the lawe and to worshyppe Idollys, as other Tyraunte's at those dayes
vsed. In this whyle that Constantyne ruled thus the West parte of this Empyre, one Max-
encius, whiche was the sone of Herculeus Maxymyanus, somtyme felowe in the Empyre
with Dioclesian, as before is shewed, was of the Knyghtes of the pretory declared Empe-
rour. This Maxencius was there worste of all men, and as testyfyeth Eusebius and other,
he firste beganne mekely to wynne therby lone and fauoure; but whenne he was stab-
lysshed in Auctorytie, he exceisysed all Tiranny, and pursued f Christen* with all kynde
of turment: Also he expulsed and put out from Rome and all honour, his fader Her-
culeus Maxymyanus y ententyd agayne to haue been Emperoure. Of the Tyranny of
this Maxencius, whenne Constantyne hadde wyttynge, he assembled a great hoste of
Brytons and Gallis, for to oppresse the malyce of 'y sayd Maxencius.,
And for to rule & guyde this Lande of Britayne in his absence, he deputed and or-
deyned a man of might called Octauius, the whiche Policronica nameth duke of lewessis,
that after were named west Saxons ; and whenne the sayd Constantyne hafl all preparyd
for his voyage, he betoke f Lande of Britayne vnto the sayd Octauius, and after sped
hym vpon his lourney; and as he was towarde his sayde lourney, he sawe in his slepe,
the sygne of the Crosse shynynge in the Fyrmament, as it had ben a brennynge lyghte
of Fyre, and an Aungell standynge therby and sayinge, " Constantyne Toicanata,"
whiche is to meane, "Constantyne by this token thou shake wynne victory." Whenne
he awoke he called this vicyon to mynde, and toide vnto his Secretes, by whose Couhsayll
writer.
* All Crystyens.
he
QUARTA PARS CRONECARUM. 47
he comaunded the sygne of the Crosse to be peynted, and sette in his Baners and penons,
and of all his knyghtes,
1[ Capitulum. Ixix.
WHenne Costantyne had thus ordeyned of the sygne of $ Crosse, he spedde hym
forthe towarde y sayd Tyraunt JVIaxencius, and mette w hym at a Brydge called Pont
Miluium, where after longe fyght, chased the sayd Maxencius, and hym with a great parte
of his Hoost drowned in the water of the sayde Brydge, when he hadde reyngned as Em-
perour vpon. v. yeres. After whiche victory thus hadde, the sayd Constantyne went vnto
Rome, where he was receyued of the Senate with inoost triumphe, and there caused
the sygne of the Crosse to be paynted in the ryght handes of the Images, whiche the
Senatours of olde tyme hadde areryd in worshyppe of theyr victories ; and vnder the
feet of the sayd Images, he caused to be wrytten, " This is the sygne and token of the ly-
uynge God, that maye nat be ouercomyn."
Soone after, this Constantyne was conuertyd from his pagan lawe vnto Grists fayth,
by vertue of the blessyd Vernacle as some haue ben, Or by y good Doctryne of y bles-
syd pope seynt Siluester1, first of that name; the whiche was made pope' in the yere fo-
lowynge Cristes Incarnacion. CCC. 'and. xiii. Thenne Constantyne opened y prysons
and destroyed the Temples of fals goddes, and dedicat theym in the worshyp of God and
his seyntes : He also opened theym that tofore were shytte and kepte close, and caused
dyuyne seruyce in them to be sayde, and gaue to the Churche of Rome firste possessions*.
And also he ordeyned y Bysshop of Rome shuld be hedde of all bysshoppes, and all
other to be obedyent vnto hym : He also bare claye vpon his shulders, to the foundation
of seynt Peters Churche, as wytnessyth Policronica and other.
Of this firste Indowement of the Churche, ar dyuers thyngs shewed, as rehersyth Gwal-
dus5 Cambrensis, seynt lerom and other, the whiche I ouer passe for lengthynge of tyme
of this werke. And whyle that Constantyne was thus occupyed I Rome, his moder He-
layne, thanne beynge ferre from hym, and herynge that he was become a Cristen man,
sent vnto hym letters of recomendacon that he hadde forsaken the worshyppynge of
Idollys; but she dispraysed hym in that, that lie worshypped a man y was nayled vpon a
Crosse : But after the receyte ofthyse letters, he wrote answer to his moder that heshulde
suffycyently proue that he byleued & worshypped hym that was firste Creatoure and
maker of all the worlde, and nat oonly a man, but also God and man, with dyuers other
poyntes touchynge the fayth, whiche I ouerpasse.
For resonyng and profe of this was after assygned. vii. score lewes, & Siluester with a
certayne nombre of Cristen clerkes, to dispute the Articules of Cristes faytlie, where af-
ter dyuers myracles shewed, and good profe made by holy Scripture, the sayd lewes were
confotided ; and the sayd Helayne was couerted vnto the fayth of cristes Churche, and
traueyled soone after to lerusalem, where she by her Industry and labour, fande out the
holy Crosse, with the. iii. nayles that oure Lorde was nayled with to the same crosse;
Whereof she laft there a part, and the other dele was brought vnto Bizancium, nowe
called Constantyne noble6, whiche Cytie the sayd Constantyne greatly augmentyd with
Excellent buyldynge ; and therin also caused to be arervd a Churche of meruaylous
beautie, and named it Sophia. [Whenne the Emperour hadde receyued the foresayd part
of the Crosse, w the. iii. nayles, He after some Auctours, put. ii. of the sayd nayles in
' " of" omitted. * Siluester B. of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559- 3 "the whiche was made pope,"
nmitted in edit. 1542, 1559. * The edition of 1542, has this note in the margin. * "Note also,*that
" the ipace of. iii.C. yeares after Christe, yc B. of Rome wa» of no more autorite then ourt bysshopes: but
" then being infected by Costatync with possessions, he began to swell in pride, & wolde be head ouer hys
" brethren, cotrarye to ye vse of the prymatiue churche, & also cotrary to Christes holye doctryne. Suche
" Is the nature of possessions, for aslong as he was poore & walked in the trade of yc Apostles, he soughte
BO suche preemyueuce, &c." 5 Giraldus. * Constuntynople, edit. 1559-
the
QUARTA PARS CRONECARUi\f.
the brydell of his hors, whiche he vsed in batayll ; and the thirde he caste or caused to
be cast, as wytnessyth seynt Ambrose, in a Swalowe of y see called Mare Adriaticum,
whiche Swalowe was before that tyme, so peryllous that vnnethes any shyp escapyd that
daunger ; and garnysshed the Crosse with many riche stones freit with golde, & after
with great reuerence conueyde it to Rome, as in dyuers Hystories is declared]1. Thenne
this Constantyne remoued the Emperiall See vnto his Cytie of Costantyne the noble :
and there for the more partie kept his Emperiall honoure : and other Emperours in lyke-
wyse after hym : by reason wherof y Emperoure longe* after called Emperoures of Co-
stantyne noble. This. roan was so myghty and Marcial in his Feates and al his dedys,
that for his more honour he had an adclycyon put to his name, and was called for his great
myght and power, Constantyne the. great. He was also the firste Cristen Emperoure, and
dyd many notable Actes for y weale of Cristes fayth, amonge the whiche. vii. are noted by
the forenamed Antoninus, in the. ix. tytle of the seconde parte of his werke before named,
wherof
, The firste, was, that Criste shulde be worshypped as God thorough j Cytie of Rome.
The seconde, was, that whoso of .Ihesu Criste spake any Blasphemy, he shulde be gre-
uously punysshed.
The thirde, what parsone that dyd any Iniury or wronge to a Cristen ma, he shulde be
depryued or put to the losse of halfe his gooddes.
The fourthe', that lyke as the Emperoure of Rome is hede of all temporall Prynces,
Soo the Bysshop or Pope of Rome* is hede of all Bysshoppes.
The fyfte, that what parsone fledde to the Churche for his sauegarde, or suertie, y he
there. shulde be defended from all peryll and daunger.
The syxte, that noo man shulde presume to buylde any Temple or Churche within any
Cytie or Towne without the specyall lycence of his bysshop.
The seuenth, that euery Prynce shulde gyue the. x. parte of his possessions to the
buyldynge & meynteynynge of churches. The whiche lawe he firste executed, and af-
ter with a Pykax or Mattoke, with his owne hande, breke the grounde, where as nowe
standeth seynt Peters Churche. And. xii. Cophyns or Treys full of Erth he bare away
vpon his shulders, as wytnessyth the foresayd Antoninus and other.
But after those manyfolde good dedys, he fyll into the heresy called Aryannys heresy,
by ineane wherof he was so blynded y he than became an Enemy to Cristes Churche,
and persecuted Crislen men, and exyled the Popes Siluestre, or as some meane y" sayd
Siluester fledde the Cytie for fere.
fcnuityme. por ^IS ag Wytnessyth lacobus Philippus and other wryters, this Constantyne was smyt-
ten with the euyll of lepre ; for curynge wherof. iii. M. Childer were brought to them-
peraurs Paleys to be slayne, that he in the btode of theym myght be bathed, and s,oo
clensyd of his lepry: But whanne he sawe the Childer and the moders sorowynge for
theym, he was moued with pyte and sayd, The dignyte of'Thempyre cometh of Myld-
nesse, for it is demyd that he shuld dye y sleeth a Childe in batayll : Than what Crueltye
were this to sle so many Innocentes wylfully, yet better it were to vs to dye and sane
:those,Childers lyues, than to gette a cruell lyfe by the dethe of so many Innocents: for
this myldnesse it is redde that seynt Peter and Poule apperyd to hym the nyght tblow-
jrnge, xwarnyng hym to sende agayne for Siluestre y Pope, and he shuld by hym be re-
" Omitted in the edit, of 1542 and 1559. * Emperours were long. J Here, in the mar-
gin of the edition of 1542, we have another note. • " Note the prompte readynes & wyckednes, &
ambicion of the B. of Rome, that he wolde receaue tliys tytle at yc had of Constantyne, who he knewe a
iiouacse in Christes fayth, & leaue the godly vse & example of yc primatyue churcbe. But sache is theyr
nature, y1 if an infidel augmete their pride & ambicio it must be receaued asyc wholsome doctrine of the
church. But & if a Christian prince do any thynge abate their pryde, he must be railed at, & called an.
heretyck, an infydell & enemye of holye church, and although he do it by thautoryte of Goddes holye
woorde." * "or pope" omitted edit. 1542. 1555). ! " the Pope" omitted in edit. 1542. 155p.
storyd
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storyd to perfyght helthe, whiche was done, and he heled as the Legende of Seyntes ber-
eth wytnesse1.
Thus haue I shewed to you a parte of the dedys of Constantyne, whiche if I shulde
contynue the hole processe of his reygne, that endured as Emperoure by the space of. xxx.
yeres, I shulde therof make a large volume. But for it coi>cerneth no thyng of thentent
of this werke, as touchynge the Lande of Brytayne, therfore I woll retournemy style to
Octauis*, from whom I haue made a longe degression.
5f Capitulum. Ixx.
IN this passetyme, whyle Constantyne occupyed hyra in nedys of Thempyre as aboue Oct»uius
is shewyd, Octauius beynge Lieutenaunt in the Lande of Britayne vnder Costatyne, ruled
y lade to y pleasur of the Brytons a certayne of tyme. But whanne he parceyued that
lie was in fauoure of theym, and that Constantyne was ferre from hym, castynge also in
his mynde that the sayde Constantyne beynge than Emperour, wolde or myght nat lyghtly
retourne into Brytayne ; he therfore with helpe of his affynyte and frendes, withstode
the Romaynes lefte in Brytayne of Constantyne, and vsurpyd the Rule arid domynyon
of the lande. Wherof whan certayntie came to f knowlege of Constantyne, he in all
hast sent into Brytayne a duke named Traherne, the whiche was vncle vnto Heleyne
Moder of Constantyne. When this Traherne was arryued in Brytayne w iii. Legions of
knyghtes, anone Octauius made towardc hym with his Brytons, and wyth hym inette nere
the Cytie than called Kaerperis, now called Port chestre or Porchestre ; but more verely in
a felde nere vnto the Cytie of Kaerguent, that now is called Winchester, whiche felde
than was named Maesurian. The. ii. hoostes rnette with great Ire, & foughten longe
whyle, but in the ende Traherne was compelled to forsake the felde, and after drewe with
his Romaynes towarde Albania, or Scotlande : Wherof Octauius beynge warned, folowed
hym, and in the Countree of Westmerlande gaue vnto hym y^ seconde Batayll, where
than Octauius was chasyd and Traherne was victour ; the whiche pursued Octauius so
egerly, that he cupelled hym to forsake the lande of Brytayne, and to sayle into the
Countre of Norway for his sauegarde.
But it was nat longe after, that the sayd Octauius gaderyd anewe people of Britons
and Norways, and was redy to retourne agayne into Brytayne ; in whiche tyme as testy-
fyth myne Auctour Gaufride, an Erie of Brytayne that entierly loued Octauius, by trea-
son, slewe the sayd Traherne, a lytell before the landynge of the sayd Octauius. Thenne
landynge, Octauius1 subdued the Romaynes & y lande to his owne vse. This shulde be
after moost Concordaunce of wryters, when Constantyne with also the ayde of Traherne,
liadde ruled this Lande of Brytayne by the terme of. x. yeres.
^f Capitulum. Ixxi.
OCtauius Duke of the lessis, otherwyse Westsaxons, began his reygne ouer $ Bry-
tons in the yere of our Lord CCC.xxix.4; this in y' Englysshe bokeis called Octauian, y
which as testyfyeth Gaufride, gaderyd, in short whyle after, so great plentie of Treasoure
and rychesse that he feryd no man, and ruled this Lande in peasyble wyse ; so that of
hym or of his Actes is lafte lytell memorye, except fhat whanne he was fallen into age,
by the Counsayll of the Brytons, he sent vnto Rome for a noble yonge man of thaly of
Helayne, Moder vnto Costantyne, called Maximus5, as after more playnely shalbe shewed.
Alhe it that some aduysed hym to make one Conan Merydok, his Cosyn, kyng after hym :
But by y Instant labour of Karadok, than Duke of Cornewayll, Octauius lastly sent vnto
Rome, Mauryce, the Sone of the fornamed Karadok, to brynge or conuey the sayd
Maximus5, into Brytayne, for to marye the oonly Doughter of Octauius, and by rea-
1 This miracle is of course omitted in the edit. 1542. 155p. a Octauius. 3 Whyche shortly subdued;
4 Two hundred and xxix. edit. 1559. ! Maximianus.
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son thereof, to enioy the Reame of Brytayne. This Maximus', is of some Auctours
f,i. Kxvi. named Maximius, the whiche, as wytnessyth Gaufride, was f sone of Leolyne1, Brother
to Heleyne, and vucle vnto Constantyne the great, whiche saynge affermeth also lacobus
Philippus, Auctour of a booke called Supplementum Cronicarum, wherin he nameth the
sayd Maximinus1 a knyght of the Bryton bloode.
Thenneitfolowethwhenne the forenamed Mauryce hadde spedde his nedes, So that he
came to the presence of Maximus', and shewyd to hym theffect of his Message, the sayd
Maximus1 to hym graunted, and in all haste preparyd for his voyage into Brytayn, and
shortly after with a conuenyent copany landed at Southampton. Wherof beynge warn-
ed, Cbnan Meridok with a certayne of knyghtes of his affynyte, was purposed to haue
frayed with the sayd Maximus1, and to haue distressed hym ; for somoche as he well
knewe that by hym heshulde be put from the rule of the lande. But this purpose was let
by y comaundement of the kyng, or otherwyse, so that y" sayd Maximus* was conueyed
safely to the kynges presence, and shortly after, with consent of the more partie of
his Lordes, gaue his Doughter vnto y sayd Maximus1, with possession of this lie of Bry-
tayne ; the whiche Maryage solempnysed and endyd, the sayd Octauius dyed shortly after,
but howe longe he- reygned none of the foresayd Auctours testyfye, except dyuers of
theym agre y he contynued his reygne tyll the tyme of Gracian and Valentynyan Ruled
tiie Empyre, the whiche beganne to reygne the yere of our Lorde. CCC.lxxx. and ii., by
whiche reason itmustefolovve that the sayd Octauius reygned at the leest. liiii. yeres.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxii.
[c»p. 4.] MAximus1, or Maximius, the sone of Leolyne1 & cosyn Germayne of Constantyne the
great, was made kynge of Brytons* in the yere of our Lord. CCC.lxxx. &. ii. This
in the Englysshe booke is named Maximian, the whiche, as testyfyeth Gaufride and
other, was stalworth and mighty of his handes, but for he was cruell and pursued somdele
the Cristen, he therfore of all wryters is called Maximius y Tyrant : attwene this and
Conan before named was stryfe and debate, and dyuers conflutes5 attwene theym was
foughten, in the whiche eyther of them spedde dyuersly. Albe it that lastly they were
made frendes, so that Maximius1 reygned a season in Quiete, and gaderyd richesse and
treasour, nat all with out grudge. Lastly he was moued & exyted to warre vpon y
Gallis, thorow whiche coucel he v? a great host of Brytons sayled into Armorica, that
no\ve is called ly tell Brytayne, and bare hym soo knyghtly, that he subdued thatCountre
vnto his Lordshyp, ' and after gaue the sayd Countre to Conan Merydok, to holde of hym
and of the kynges of great Brytayne for euer ; and than comaundyd the sayd lande to be
called lytell Britayne.
For tin's victory his knyghtes proclaymed hym Emperour, "where thoroughe he beynge
the more exaltydia pryde, passed ferther in the landes of the Empyre, and victoriously
Subdued a great parte of Gallia or Fraunce, and al Germania. For this dede dyuers
Auctours accompte hym false and persecutyd5, wherfore it shulde seme that before his de^
partynge frome Rome, he was svvorne vnto Gracian and Valentinyan, Emperoures, that
he shulde neuer after clayme any part of the Empyre. And also for the brekynge of this
othe, he was after chalengyd or blamed of Seynt Martyn bysshop of Turon ; to whom
he answered that he was compellyd of his knyghtes to take vpon hym as Emperoure, or
ellys he shuld of theym haue ben slayne. Neuerthelesse the sayd Bysshop shewyd vnto
hym that tor his vntrouthe he shulde nat longe prospere or reygne.
After that worde was broughte vnto the Emperours, that Maximus1 hadde with harde
Bataylles thus subdued Gallia and Germania, Gracianus with a great hoost came downe
to resyste hym. But whenne he harde of the marcyall dedys of Maximus', he was a drade
& fled backeto the Cytie of Lugdon or Lyons in Frauce, where after y sayd Gracianus
' Maximianus. * Leonyne.. 3 that. 4 Brytayne. * Conflyctes. ' periuryd.
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was slayn, Be his brother Valentynyan was compel lyd to flee to Constantyne the noble.
Thenne Maximus to haue the more strength to \vithstande his Enemyes, made his sone,
named Victoure, felowe of the Emperoure. In this whyle that Maximus warred thus in
Italye, Conan Merydoke, to whom, as before is sayd, Maximus had gyuen the Lande of
lytell Brytayne, for somoche as be and his Knyghtes hadde no wyll to mary the dough-
ters of Frenschmen, but rather to haue wyues of theyrowne blode, therefore tliis Conan
sente Messengers vnto Dinotus1, than Duke of Cornevvall, and chief ruler of Brytayne,
wyllynge hym to sende his Doughter Vrsula with a certayne Nombre of Virgyns, to be
coupled to hym and to his Knyghtes in maryage, the whiche soone after preparyd ac-
cordynge to the Request of Conan, the foresayd Vrsula, accompanyed with. xi. M. Vir- und«im
gyns, and were sent by her said Fader towarde lytell Brytayne, as wytnessyth the En- virs'nuai.
glysshe Cronycle, Gaufride and also Policronica.
But it shulde appere by the sayinge of Antoninus, lacobus Philippus, and other wry-
ters, that this Vrsula with her Company shulde nat be sente forthe of moche Brvtayne,
nor martyred* aboute this time, but in the tyme of Marcianus beynge Emperoure, the
whiche began his Empyre, after moost accorde of wryters, in the yere of oure Lorde. iiii.
Hondred. li. Of the martyrdome of this' Maydens, dyuers Auctours wryte dyuersly.
Wherfore I remytte theym that wyll haue farther vnderstandynge In this matier, vnto the
Legende of Seyntes, radde yerely In the churche, where they maye be sufficiently taughte
and enfourmed.
^f Capitulum. Ixxiii.
ANd as before is shewed, Maximus beynge occupyed in warresin Italy, ii. Dukes named [<?•>?• 4-J
Gwanus and Melga, the whiche, as Gaufride testyfieth and other, were sente from Gra-
cian and Valentynyan Emperours, to punysshe and subdue the Brytons that fauoured the
partye of Maximus, warred sorevpon the costes of great Brytayne, and occupyed a great
parte of Albania, wherof whan Maximus hadde knowledge, he sente into great Brytayne a
Knyght and Capytayne named Gracianus or Gracian. The whiche with. ii. Legyons of
knyghtes, bare hym so knyghtly, that in shorte processe he chasyd y- sayd. ii. Dukes into
Irlande, & helde the lande of Brytayne in good Peas to the behalfe of Maximus.
In this whyle Maximus contynuynge his warre agayne the Empyre, & entendynge to
be Emperotir, Theodocius named the Elder, thanne Emperoure of the Eest parte of the
worlde, herynge of the deth of Gracian, and chasynge of Valentynyan w a great power,
spedde hym towarde the sayd Maximus,'and shortly after at a Cytie in Italy named Aqui-
lea, toke the sayd Maximus and hym beheddyd; whan knowlege of the deth of Maxi- *«/**««.
mus was comyn to Gracian, that than hadde the Rule of moche Brytayne, he seasyd the
Lande, and made hym selfe by strength kynge of Brytayne, when or after that Maximus
hadde gouerned the same, by most accorde of wryters, by the space of. viii. yeres.
If Capitulum. Ixxiiii.
Gracianus, $ which of Gaufride is called Municeps, that maye be taken for an hyred [C«p- 4-1
or wayged knyght, or for the keper of gyfts, or beryng the chief Rule of a Cytie, began
to rule the Brytons, in the yere of our Lorde. CCC.lxxx. and. x+. the whiche excersysed
all Tyranny & exaccyon vpon his Subiectes. For the whiche he was hadde in wonderfull
hatered amonge y' Brytons, and amonge theym cast and sought many wayes & meanes
for his destruction; but he by dyuers meanes escapyd theyr5 daungers, & punysshed
grieuously all suche fautours. Wherfore lastly, as sayth Gaufride, they fyll vpon hym of
an hole assent and kylled hym, whenne he had reygned, or more verely vsurped, by the
terme of. iiii. yeres.
1 Dionotus. * Maryed. 'these. 4 cccc. and xc. edit. 1542. 'the. edit. 15+2. 1559.
H 2 fl Capitulum.
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•'••. ,••*. •' : ^,4, '•' r~y*
^[ Capitulum. Ixxv.
[Cap. 4.] AFttr that Graciii was thus slayne of the Brytons, the foresayd Gwanus & Melga know-
yng the Brytons to be without hede or ruler, assembled also people, and retourned into
moche Brytayne, wastynge & brennynge on euery syde, & destroyed great plente of Bry-
tons, as wytnessyd Gaufride & other.
But Policronica sayth, that whanne the Romaynes knewe of the deth of Gracian,
they sente a knyght called Constantyne to haue the Rule of Brytayne and other Coun-
trees there aboute ; but he was after demed an Enemy to the Empyre, for harme and
scathes by hym done in Fraunce ; wherefore by comaundement of Honorius thenne Em-
peroure, a knyght or erle called Costancius was sent agayne y forenamed Constantyne,
and slewe hym at a place or Towne called Arelet ; after this the Brytons were agayne
vexed by the Pictes and other straunge Nacions, by reason whereof they were constrayn-
ed to sende agayne to Rome, requyrynge theym of ayde vpon condicion that they shulde
alwaye be Subiect vnto Rome; the whiche request and promesse thus harde of the Senat,
Honorius aforenamed was sente into Brytayne a Legyon1 of knyghtes, whiche is. vi.
thousande. vi. hondred. Ixvi. The whiche Legion w helpe of the Britons chasyd the fore-
De mmc. sayd Picts and other Enemyes, and taughte the Brytons to make a wall ouerthwart the
lande from see to see, that is to meane from the water of Humbre to the scottysshe see,
and ordeyned theym wardeyns and kepars of the walle, and after retourned to Rome.
This walle, as testyfyeth Policronica, was made of Turuys, and strechid, from Pemiltonne or
Penultonne vnto the Cytie of Acliut or Acliud : But for this wall was of small strengthe,
the Enmyes before named distroyed certayne parties of this sayde walle, and ouer rode
the Countre, & toke great prayes dayly, and dyd as moche harme as they hadde done be-
fore tyme. Wherfore the Brytons were constrayned to seke for newe socour to the Ro-
maynes. Then dyd Foloaynes send an other Legion, the whiche agayne chased the sayd
°afj' " Pictes and other Enemyes, and made than a walle of stone of the thyckenesse of. viii.
fote, and in heyght. xii. fote, in y selfe place where before tyme Seuerus had made a
dyke & ualleof Turfs; and that done y Romaynes comforted and exhorted the Brytons
to be manly and corageous to withstande theyr Enemyes, shewyng to them ferther that
they shuld truste to their owne strength, forsomoche as the Romaynes beynge so ferre
frome theym, myght nat lyghtly come from so ferre with an armye of knyghtes, and also
nat without great coste & trauayll. After whiche monycon and exhortacion thus gyuen
to the Brytons, by the mouth of the Archebysshop of London, with other Instruccions
apperteynynge to the feyts of warre, the sayd Romaynes toke leue of the Brytons as
thoughe they shulde after that tyme no more retourne Ito Brytayne.
[Cap.j.1 But it was nat longe after that y Romaynes thus departyd, that the Picts and
Scottes beganne to breke out of theyr Denes and Caues. Thyse. ii. Nacions after some
Auctours shulde seme to be one, but by the declaracon of Ranulphe in his. Iviii. Chapitre
of hisfirste booke they shulde appereto be. ii. maner of peoples, or at the leest dwellyd;
in. ii. sundrye Countres. As the Pictes in the Northe syde of Scotlande, or after Beda in
the Southsyde, which coteyneth Galeway & Lodeway, and y Scottes by ledyng of theyr
Duke Renda shuld possede* Irlande. Albe it after an arme of y Northe part of the see
passynge by Deyra, shuld departe the Pycts, bat in y tyme y Saxons' ruled this lade, the
Scottes by maner treason4, slewe the myghty men and Rulers of the Pictes, and so after
kepte that Countre for theyr owne. Thyse. ii. Nacions discorde in maners, but nat in.
clothyng and in fayth, and5 Couetyse of the shedynge of mans blode, they be one.
Thenne as before is sayd, thyse Pictes and Scottes entred the lande, and breke the walle
before made, and slewe the Wardynes thereof, and after spoyled and robbed the Countres,
and chased so cruelly the Comons and other, that they were comfortlesse, by meane
1 wyth a Legyoiu * possesse, ecL 1542. 1559- '. the Saxons. * Of Treason. 5 and in.
2 wherof
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wherof y Brytons were brought in suche daunger & Misery, that either of theym robbed
& slewe other; and ouer this the grounde was vntylled and vnsowen, wherof ensued
great scarsytie and hunger, and after hunger ensued deth.
Thus after one myschief one other1, as deth vpon deth, and sorowe vpon sorovve,
whiche fyll vpon theym by stryfe medlyd with the great hunger: the whiche mysery in tona-
this wyse contynuynge, the Chief of theym toke aduyse amonge theym se]fe3 and fynal-
ly concludyd, that for remedye of this myschief they wolde sende vnto Aecius thanne be-
ynge kynge in Fraunce, which Aecius was Maister of the Chiualry of Honorius than fei-*
Emperour, and occupyed in warres in a parte of Gallia. To this Aecius was sente wry-
tynge, wherof theffect was this. " To thy manhode Aecius be it vnderstandyn the my-
" serie of the Brytons, the whiche straunge Nacyons chase vnto the See, and y see dryueth
" vs agayne to straunge Nacions, of the whiche ensuyth. ii. maner of Caraynes, y one by
" violence of the Enemyes swerde, and that other by wylfull drownynge," but all
other1 wrytyng was but in vayne. So that from the sayd Aecius, nor yet from the llo-
maynes hadde they no refuge nor comfort. In this while the hunger encreased, and the
people were soo ouerset with theyr Enemyes, that many of theym were as yolden, and
toke partye agayne theyr owne neyghboures : and the other that were of more power and
dwelled ferther within the lande, diffendyd theym in theyr best maner. Lastly the noble
and wysest of them, and specyally the Archebysshop of London with other of the lander
kept a Cousayll at London ; by the whiche it was concludyd that an Embassade shuld be
made vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayne to Impetre and aske of hym ayde and cofort in
theyr great necessite : Of which Ambassade the said Archebysshop was appoynted for
chief and pryncipall, the whiche is named of Gaufride, Gwitellinus, and of y Englysshe [Cap.
Cronycle, Gosselyne. Whiche sayde Bysshop with the other vnto hym assygned, soo
spedde theym, that in shorte and conuenient tyrne they came vnto the presence of Aldro-
enus than kynge of lytell Brytaygne, and to hym declaryd the Effect of theyr Message, the
whiche hauynge compassyon of the lamentable request made vnto hym by the sayde Am-
bassade, after aduyse taken of his Lordes, graunted vnto the Bysshop, vpon condycion
that if God sent to theym victory of their Enemyes, that they shulde crowne his Brother
kynge of great Brytaygne, the whiche he entendyd to sende thether with a conuenyent
Armye; whiche condycion the saycl Bysshop with the other gladly acceptyd and fermely
graunted.
Soo that thus it is apparent vnto you that this Lande was longe without headde or go-
uernour, whiche length of tyrne is of some Auctours determyned to l>e longe and of some
but shorte : so that lytell certeyntie is therof lafte.
Wherfore I haue shewed and dryuen certayne reasons after myn Opynyon and dull
mynde in the Treatyse of Latyn' before expressyd, wherin it shall appere vnder Cor-
reccion, that the sayd season and tyme of this Lande beynge without kynge, to" rekyn
from the laste yere of Gracian vnto y firste yere of Costautyne nowe nextensuynge, was
fully, xxxix. yere.
Finit Tributum.
Ye shall also furthermore vnderstande that here endeth fynally the Tribute and do-
mynyon of y Romaynes. For after this daye they hadde no Trybute to theym payde,
nor no Romayne Prynce after this dayes ruled this lande of Brytayne : the whiche Try-
bute & Domynyon endured from the. ix. yere of Cassibelan vnto y tyme of Seuerus by
y terme of. CC. and. Iv. yeres. And from y tyme of Seuerus vnto the firste yere of
Gracian. C. Ixxx. and. iii. yeres. And from the firste yere of Gracian vnto y last yere
ef this Misery, xliii. yeres. So that frome the yere that lulius Cezar made firste this He
1 came another.. * Theyr. 3 the Table.
Of
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of Brytayne trybutary vnto £ Cmpyre vnto the laste yere, or ende of this foresayd mi-
sery, flowyd. CCCC. xxxi. yeres. But Policronica sayth y the Romaynes ruled and
had Trybute of this lade aboute. CCCC. Ixx. yeres whiche saynge is full lyke to be true,
if the ende of theyr Domynyon be determyned at the laste departyng of the Romaynes
out of this lande.
ANd thus here an ende of the. iiii. part of this werke, forsomoche as the forenamed
Gracianus was the last of Ilomayne kyngs y reygned in moche Brytayne, or that no
Trybute was after this daye payde vnto the Romaynes.
[Wherfore in gyuynge thanks to that moste blessyd Virgyne, our Lady Seynt Mary, for
the good exployte and spede had to this tyme, and opteyne her moste habundaunt grace,
For the parfourmaunce of the rest or other dele of the same, I here with al humblenesse
salute her with the. iiii. loye of the forenamed. vii. loyes, y whiche begynneth.
Gaude nexu voluntatis. &c.
O excellent pryncesse and Quene celestyall,
Be loyous and glad, for thou art' eternally
fly knot of charyte, and dignitie pryncypall,
Art to the hyghest loyned celestyally,
That thou may impetre what is necessary
For thy seruauntes, thou virgyn moost pure
Of thy swettest Ihesu, and optayne it sure.]*
THis. iiii. parte to be accompted from the firste yere of Seuerus, vnto the laste ende or
yere of _ this Mysery, includeth of yeres. CC. & xxvi.'
Explicit Quarta Pars.
INCIPIT PARS QUINTA.
U Capitulum. Ixxvi.
HEre, accordynge to the promyse made by me I $ begynynge of this werke, I shal
brynge in and shewe vnto you the begynnynge of the Reygne of the Kynges of
Fraunce, and sette theym in suche a direct ordre, that it shalbe apparant to the Reder that
it shalbe certaynly knowen what kyng reygned in Frauce, whanne suche a kynge reygned
in Englande. And also I shall somdele touche the Actes and dedys of the sayd kynges of
Frauce. So that the Cronycles of bothe Realmes shall in this werke appere. And the
names of the Prynces which at ones reygned in Englande & in Fraunce.
Thenne for the perfourmaunce of the same. First is to be noted that after the Sub-
* Art, omitted in edit. 1533. * Omitted in the Editions of 1542 and 1559. '" Two hundred
and one and twenty/' £dit. 1 5 ,50.
uercion
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uercion of Troye by the Grekes, as in the begynnyng of this werke is shewyd, dyiiers
Troyans beynge vnder the rule of nobles of the same Lygnage, as Helenus sone of Pry-
amus, Eneas, Anthenorus, and other, serchyd the worlde, and landyd in dyuers Coun-
trees; as Helenus in Grece or Grecia, Eneas in Italia or Italy, and so of other; amonge
the whiche nobles One named Turchus, & other named Franco, Cosyn Germaynes, as
Turchus the sone of Troylus, and Franco or Francio the sone of Ector, whifche sayd. li.
Cosyns serchyng theyr aduenture, after many. and dyuers daungers and leopardyes, passyd
by the see, lastly landed in a Countree called Tracea1 or Tracia in Grece : and there "s°
with theyr company enhabyted theym nere vnto a Ryuer called Dion. And after they
hadde contynued there a season of tyme, Turchus departed with a certayne of Troyans
from his sayd Cosyne Francio, and sayled after into a Countre called Fazo the lassej
where he with his people dwelled longe tyme : whiche Fazo shulde be in the Coutre of
Sithia. Of this Turchus discendyd, as sayth the Frenche Cronycle. iiii. maner of Peo-
ples, that is to ,saye, Austrogothis, Ipogothis, Wandalys, & Normans. And Francio or
Franco remoued after with his Company into a Countre named Panoma,* whiche coutree
nowe shulde seme to be a parte of Hungery or joynyng nere to it. There nere vnto a
Ryuer called Thanais, they buylded theym a Cytie, and named it Sicambria, by reason
wherof they were longe after called Sicambri. They were also named Fransci as saythe
the Frenche Cronycle, after this man Francio. Turpinus that wrote the Gestes of the
great Charles, saythe that whanne Charles hadde made the Countree of Spayne subiect,
and was retourned into Frauce, he made all the bonde men dwellynge aboute or nere
vnto Paris, or in all Gallia, fre in y worshyp of seynt Denis, aud of Seynt lames of Galis-
vpon condycyon that they shulde yerely offre. iiii. d. to this' werke of Seynt Denys
Church, by reason wherof they were named Franci, as men freed that tofore were bonde.
Policronica saythe they were named Franci, of Valentynyan the Emperoiire, as it were
for fyersnes. But howe soeuer they came by that name Franci4, as Frenschemen.
This sayde people were also named longe tyme Galli, and were tributaryes to Rome,
and vnder theyr Rule tyll the tyme of Valentinyan Emperour aboute the yere of Criste.
CCC. Ixvi. This Valentynyan, hauynge the Rule of the West parte of the worlde, made
warre vpon a people called Aleynys that dwelled nere vnto the forenamed Gallis. Thyse
Aleynys were egre of fyght, and ouer that they were so closyd with Fennys & Marrys that
y Romaynes myght nat wynne to theym by force, wherof they often rebellyd agayne y Em-
pyre ; wherfore in the ende, Valentynyan consyderynge the fyersnes of the Gallis with theyr
nere dwellyng vnto the sayd Aleynes, couenaunted with theym, if they wolde Subdue the
sayd people, they shulde haue Ileleace of. x. yeres trybute. Which Couenaunte well,
and sufficyently conformed to the Gallis, they m shorte whyle after by theyr knyghthode
and policy subdued or vtterly chasyd the sayd Aleynys. For the whiche dede they con-
tynued the foresayd. x. yeres without paying of any trybute: whiche. x. yeres ronne and
expyryd, $ Romaynes agayne claymed the'5 former accustomed Tribute. To whome it
was answered that they hadde redemed the sayde Trybute with the Pryce of theyr bloode,
and oughte nat any more to be charged with any suche Trybute,
With which answere the Romaynes beynge sore discontented-, made newe warre vpon •&>/•**«'
y sayd Sicambris, of whiche warre the Sicambris or Gallis had the worse, and were chasyd
frome theyr Cytie of Sicambria. Thenne as wytnessyth Policronica & other, they drewe
nere vnto the water of Ryne, and grewe in shorte processe to suche a Multitude, and of
suche strength, that they in shorte whyle after, by ledynge of theyr. iii. Dukes named Mar-
comyrus, Somomus or Symon, & Gencbaux, warred vpon the landea of the Empyre, & i
suche as are6 subiect vnto y same; wherof Theodosius surnanaed the yonger, thenne Em-
perour beynge warned, he anone sente. ii. of his Dukes with a great hooste for to subdue
1 Thracea, edit. 1559. * [PannoniaJ 3 the, edit. 1542, 1.559. * *l»*y *ere called Franci.
5 theyr, edit. 1553. ' were.
the
56 QUINTA PARS CRONECARUM.
the sayd Gallis or Sicambris: but they defendyd theyni so knyghtly that the sayd Duke
were chasyd, and as wytnessyth Maister Robert Gagwyne, a great nombre of the Ro-
inaynes slayne.
f GALLIE PROUINCIA.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxvii.
AFter this victory thus opteyned by the Sicambris, they waxed so stronge that they wan
frome y Almaynes dyuers Townes & stronge holds \Vin Germania, and after that they
/ opteyned y famous Cytie named Treueris; which as wytnessyth y Auctour of Cronica
Cronicarum, was firste foundyd in the Towne1 of the Patryarch Abraham before the
Incarnacion of Criste. M.ix.C.lxv. yeres : and so dayly wanne vpon the Nacions ad-
ioynynge to theym tyll they came to the Ryuer of Seyn, where they restyd them, and
buylded y Coutre all there aboute; in somoche y they than named theymselfe Franci,
as men freed and out of all daunger of the Empyre of Rome, & theyr lande after theim
they named France, which syne that tyme is greatly encreasyd. So y at this daye it is
a Countre of great welth & honour, and conteyneth many prouynces & lordshyppes as
after the affirmaunce of Policronica is touchyd in the. xxvii. Chapitre of his firste booke :
Where it is shewyd that Gallia, whiche now is France, hadde that name Gallia of whyt-
nesse of people.
prouincb. jhjs Gallia or Fraunce hath in the North syde Germania; in the Eest the Ryuer
of Ryne ; in the Southest y Alpis or the hyghe mountaynes; and in the West the see
Occean, whiche is called bothe Britannicurn and Gallicum, whiche is to meane Eng-
lysshe see, and Frenche see, for it departyth Englande and Fraunce; in the South see
of myddell Erth that wassheth aboute by y prouynce of Narbon. In the tyme of
lulius Cesar Gallia was departed on thre; but for dyuers happys that befell after in
that Lande, the Co un tree and lande that stretcheth from the Ryne to Seyne is nowe
called Gallia Belgica, whiche is verey Fraunce, and that Coutre that stretchyth from
Seyne to the Ryuer of Leyr is called Gallia Lugdunesis, wherof the ouer part hyghtor is
named Burgundia, that is Burgoyne, and the nether parte is Neustria or Normandye.
And the Countree that Stretchy th frome the Ryuer of Leyr to the Ryuer of Gerounde,
is called Gallia Acquitania, whiche is Gwyan, and stretchyth out of the Eest from $ Ryuer
of lloon vnto the West Occean, wherof the ouer partie therof hyght Celica1, whiche is to
meane Heuenly or cause' because that hyghe mountaygnes be therin. Frome the water
of Gerounde to the see of myddyll Erth, and to the Moutaygnes called Monies Pireni
or great Hylles of Spayne, is clepyd Gallia Narbonensis, and nowe a parte therof is
called Gothia, and some Vasconia, whiche is to meane Gascoyne.
And so Gallia is closed aboute with. iii. noble waters ; with the ryuer of Ryne In the
North syde, with the Ryuer of Roone in the Eest, and with the Bryttesshe Occean in the
West. In Gallia or Fraunce ben many noble Cyties : Wherof Paris is hede and prynci-
pall, whiche in the firste foundacion was clepyd Parides, after Parides a Troyan that de-
partyd from Troy with Eneas & other, as wytnessyth Carinus and other wryters of Hys-
toryes. But y- Frensche Cronycle sayth it was firste Founded by the Sicambris, and
named by theym Lucecia4, before the Incarnacyon of Criste. CCC.Jxxx. and xv. yeres.
And in jr whyle that y forenamcd Marcomyrus, was as there chief hede and gouernour,
he for. the more beaute of the name, and also in myde of Paris sone of Pryam kynge of
Troy, of the.whiche he was lynyally discended, he therefore chaunged y name and c5-
maunded it to be called Paris.
In Gallia also be thyse prouynces and Lordshyppes folowynge, Braban, Flaundres,
Normandy, Pycardy, Brytayne the lasse, Peytowe5, Gascoyne, Guyan, Tolowse, Bur-
1 tyme. * Celtica. * Or cause, omitted. * Lutecia. * Poytowe.
goyne,
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goyne, Angeo, and Mayn, Prouynce, Champayne, and Aluerne : all whiche Signouries
and Lordshyppes belonged or apperteyned vnto the Crowne of Fraunce. Albe it that TVmpus Difcor-
dyuers of theym hath ben gyuen out by Mariage or otherwyse : so that the kynge of dlt<
Fraunce claymeth to be chief Lorde of theym and at this day hath the possession of
them, except Burgoyn, Flaundres, and Braban, & Normandy, for the whiche he is Tri-
butarye vnto the kynge of Englande. Thenne it foloweth whenne thyse1 sayd Gallis or
Frenschmen hadde thus conquered thyse foresayd Countres, or the more parte of theym,
or at leest made theym vnto y sayd Gallis tributary, thenne the forenamed Marco-
myrus, as theyr chief hede or gouernour, closyd Cyties with stronge walles, and buylded
stronge holdes and Castellys, and after dyed, leuynge after hym a sone garnysshed with all
knyghtly vertue, named Pharamudus or Pharamonde.
^ This is the olde Arrays of Fraunce.
If Capitulum. Ixxviii.
PHaramundus f sone of Marcomirus, before named, was, after the deth Francis.
of his sayde Fader, made or ordeyned y firste kynge of Frenschmen, by The oide Army*,
the agrement of Hystoryes; and also, as aftermeth Maister Robert Gag- of Fraunce-
wyne, and other, in f yere of our lords Incarnacion. CCCC. xx. : and of
the worlde, or after the Creation of the firste Adam, folowynge the ac- P«mus r«
compte of this werke, as before is shewyd. v.M.vi.C. and. xix. after Brute F
beganne his domynyon in this lie of Brytayne. M.v.C.&.lvi. : and the yere /«/.«*«.
of mysery of the Brytons. xxvi.
Of this Pharamonde is lytell thynge lafte in memory, except that myne Auctour Gag-
wyne testyfyeth that he made certayne lawes whiche longe tyme enduryd after. But for
the names of the lawes and vse of them be derke to Englysshe vnderstandynge, therfore I
ouerpasse 'theym, and folowe the Storye, which aftermeth that whanne the sayd Phara-
monde hadde ruled the Frenschmen well and nobly by the space of. xi. yeres, he dyed
and laft after hym a sone named Claudio Crinitus, or Capellatus.
f Capitulum. Ixxix.
CLodio the sone of Pharamoude was made kyrig of Fraunce in the yere of oure Lorde.
CCC.xxxi.* And the. xxxvii. yere of y^ foresayd Mysery of the Brytons: the whiche as
before is sayd was surnamed Crinitus and Capeilatus, by reason whereof the kynges of
Frenschmen longe tyme after were called Criniti. This, to augment his Lordshyp, made
warre vpon a people called Turynges, and by great and sore fyght made them at length
subget to hym, whiche Coutre as sayth the Frensche Cronycle is a part of Almayne.
And at this daye or tyme of this Clodio his Reygne, the Romaynes hadde no more of the
Lande of Gallia or Fraunce in theyr rule, thenne that whiche lyeth from y^ Ryuer of Leir
vnto the Ryuer of Ryne ; whiche is called Gallia Lugdunensis. And whan he hadde thus
subdued the Turynges, he than sent his Espyes ouer the Ryne to se what strength they
were of that inhabited that Coutre, and after report to hym brought of the sayd Espyes
that the coutre was fertyll and ryche, and the people therof but of small defence, he with
his Army ouer spred the Coutre, and after shortly beseged the Cyties of Cambrey and
Turney and theym wanne. But in the cytie of Turney was a certayn nombre of Ro-
maynes, whiche manfully defended y Towne longe tyme. And whii they parceyued that
they myght no lenger holde y Towne, they than manfully issued out, & gaue to v
Frenschmen harde batayll, but fortune was to theim frowarde, so that they were dis"-
tressyd. After whiche Countres and Townes thus goten by Clodio, with other victorious
1 the. * jiii. hundred and. xxxi.
I dedys
58
(Cap. 5.]
i.andynge of
Constantyne.
{Cap. JO
Constant made
a mwke.
[C,p,6.J
Monk* rr.adt
kynge.
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dedys by hym done be lastly dyed, whenne he had ruled y frenschmen. xix. yeres without
issue of his body.
NOae tbene lette vs retourne vnto Tharchebysshop of London and the other Brytons
beynge in Brytayne the lesse, the whiche vpon the promesse before reherced, receyued of
Aldroenus, kyiige of lytell Brytayne, his brother named Constantyne, the whiche w a cer-
tayne nombre of knyghtcs shortly after landed at Tbtnesse in tnoche Brytayne, and ga-
theryd to theym the tioure of f Brytons, which before theyr liidynge were hydde in dyuers
places of y lande. By whose powers and rnercyall knyghthod the Enemyes of y Lande
were shendful.ly chasyd and vtterly confounded, whiche victory thus by f Brytons opteyn-
ed, they of one tnynde conueyde theyr Cheuetayne* Constantyne vnto the Towne of
Kaercegent, nowe called Cicestre, and there crowned hym, accordynge to the promesse
made vnto his brother, kynge of this lie of the more Brytayne.
^f Capitulum. Ixxx.
Constantinus, the brother of Aldroenus kynge of lytell Brytaygne, was crowned kynge
of moche Brytaggne in y yere of our lord. CCCC.&.xxxiii. and y. iii. yere of Clodio
then kynge of Fraunce; the whiche guyded the londc with suche manhode & polyce, that
he kept it frome daugere of ennemyes, & for tyine of his lyfe helde it in good quyet &
rest. Of this Constatyne is lytell mynde made or Icfte in wrytinge, excepte that he re-
ceyued of his wyfe thre sones> the which he named Constant, Aurely, & Vter2, or Con-
stancius, Aurelius Ambrosius, & Vter, whiche was surnamed Pendragon.
But for he sawe and perceyued that his eldest sone named Constant was dull and In-
solent' of wytte, he therfore made hym a Monke in the Monastery of Seynt Amphiabyll
of Wynchester, which Monastery at this day is called seynt Swythynes abbey. And the
other, ii. breterne he betoke vnto Gvvitellinus Archebysshop to norysshe and brynge forth.
In the Court of this Costantyne, as wytnessyth Gaufride, and4 a Picte, that was moche
loued and greatly fauouryd of Constantyne, so that he myght at all tymes come to the
kynges presence, the whiche beynga errant Traytoure, and sechynge5 conuenyent tyme to
execute his detestable treason, by a secrete meane slewe the Kynge in his Chambre, when
he hadde ben kynge, after moost wryters. x. yeres.
^ Capituium. Ixxxi.
Constancius sone of Constantyne by rneane of Vortygernus was made kynge of Bry-
tayne in the yere of our Lord. CCCC.xliii. This as before is tovvchyd, for somoch as
his Fader thought he was nat very apte to take so great a charge as to gouerne the Lande
after hym, became a Relygious man in the Monasterye before named. Or as some wry-
ters meane, the sayd Constance of pure deuocion that he hadde to God and seyn Amphia-
byll, made hym selfe a Monke, vnwyttynge the kyng his Fader, and other his frends.
But how or I what maner so euer he became a Monke, trouth it is y Vortigerus or
Vortigernus, after $ deth of Constantyne, founde suche meanes that he was taken
out of the sayd Abbey and crowned kynge of Brytayne, by meane wherof the sayde
Vortiger hadde all the rule of the lande; so that Constant hadde but oonly the name.
This Vortiger themie consyderynge the innocency and myldnesse of the kyng, cast in his
mynde howe he myght be Kynge hym selfe. And amonge other meanes founde to haue
aboute the kyngs parsone an hondreth Pictes, or, after some, Scotles, the whiche he or-
deyned for a Garde for the kynges parsone; whiche done he bare hym in suche wyse
agayne the Pictes, by meanes of great gyftes and other wyse, that they at lengthe had
Vortiger in suche fauoure, that they feryd nat to say openly that Vortiger was more worthy
1 thefc captayn, edit. 1542, 1559.
* was* * sercliynge, edit. 1542, 155p.
and Uter," omitted in edit. 1535, 1542.
3 [indolent.]
to
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to be kynge than Constant. In this whyle Vortiger gatte into his possession the kynges
treasour, and what was of hym couiaunded was done, thoughe other thereat murmured and
grudged. And euer, in right and wronge, he fauouryd the foresayd Pictes or Scottes. The
whiche at lengthe perceyuynge liis corrupt mynde, whan they sawe y they liad conuenyent
tyme fyll vpon the kyngc, und hym slewe or murderyd.
After whiclie cruell dede by theym done, they presented the hede of Constant vnto
Vortiger, thenne beynge at London ; wherof whan he was ware, to the ende that the Dry- Cauteia.
tons shuld thynke that dede to he done agayne his mynde and wyll. wept and made sera-
blaunt of all sorowe and heuynes, and caused the sayde. C. knyghts to be taken in all •?»;. »X*H.
haste after, and theym by dome and lawe of the Lande to be beheddyd, by reason wher-
of he was taken nat culpable, or innocent of the kynges dethe. Whenne the kynges
dethe was knoweu to suche parsones as hadde the kepyng of the. ii. yonger brctherne Au-
relius and Vter, they in all haste for the more sauegarde of theym fledde into lytell Bry-
tayne, and there kept theym tyll it pleasyd God otherwyse to purueye for theym. And
thus as ye haue herde was kynge Constant slayne, when he hadde reygned after moost
\yryters. v. yeres. ,s
^f Capitulum. Ixxxii.
VOrtigernus, Duke of y luesses, or Vortigerus, Erie of lewesses, after called West [Cap.6.j
Saxons, was made kynge of Brytayne, in the yere of oure Lorde. CCCC. and. xlviii.
and the. xviii. yere of Clodio/ kynge of Fraunce, whiche after the deth of Costant, by
strength and otherwyse, was made kynge, and ruled the Lande, nat all without trouble.
For it was nat longe, or the Pyctes, whiche hauynge knowlege of the deth and lugetnent
of theyr knyghtes and kynsmen, that they inuaded the northc partyes of the lande, doynge
therin great harme & domage ; and ouer that many & dyuers of the grete of the Brytons
perceyuynge that the kynge Constant was nat murdered all without cosent of thesaycl Vor-
tyger, rebelled agayn hym, and dayly sent and sayled ouer into lytell Brytayn to the ayde
& assistence of y foresayd childeren of Constantyne, whiche put the said Vortiger to great
vnrestfulnesse, £ y more for that, y he wyst oat, nor knew nat in whom he myght put his Nota.
trust & cofydence in. Miferere.
With these parturbaunces was medeled plentye of corne and frute, that the lyke therof
had nat ben sene many yeres passyd, wherwith was ioyned Lechery and Pcstylence, with
many other incouenyencis. So that vyce was accompted for small or none offence, the
whiche reigned nat only in the Temporaltye, but also in the Spiritualtye and hedes of the
same, so that euery man turned the poynte of his spere agaynst the trewe & innocent man,
£ the Comons gaue theym all to dronkennesse & ydlenes : where thorough ensued fyght-
yng, stryfe, & moche enuy. Of which foresayd myscheuys, ensued moche mortalytie &
deth of men, that the lyuyng scantly suffyced in some Countres to bury jr deed. And
ouer this the kynge was soo harde beset with the forenamed Enemyes, that he was con-
strayned, as afterrneth Policronica, to send for peynems as the Saxons to helpe to withstande [Cap. i. n.j.]
his Enemyes, and to defende his lande, and also he dayly feryd the landyng of Aurely
and Vter.
Vortiger thus beynge besette with many aduersyties in visytyng his lande, and then [Gai. lib. j.
beynge for dyuers causes hym mouynge at Dorobernia, or Caunterbury, tydinges came to CaP-'-l
hym of the arryuynge of. iii. longe Shyppes full of armed men at the He of Tenet. s«onsfiat
Wherof firste he made coutenaunce as thoughe he had ben in doute whether it hadde a" ys
been the. ii. bretherne of Constant or none. But whenne the fame was blowen aboute that
they were none Enemyes, anone he caused y leders of theym to be brought vnto his
presence, freynynge of theym the cause of theyr landynge, and of theyr Nacyon and
Countre ; the whiche answered vnto the kynge & sayd, they were of the Countree of Ger-
many, and put out of theyr Countre by a maner, sorte or lotte at sondry tymes vsed
within the sayde londe, the whiche was vsed for somoche as the people therin encreased
12 50
Ccmis Saions.
Ftl. Kxxii.
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so faste, that without such prouysyon hadde the Countre shulde nat suffyce for the people,
the which was suche as foloweth.
That at sondry tymes whenne the sayd Countre was replenyshed of people, the Prynces
& rulers therof wolde assemble at a certayne place & call before theym the lusty yonge
folkes, of the whichc they wolde chose out a certayne nombre, and appoynte to theym
certayne Dukes or leders, with all thynge necessary to thewarre: and theym so gar-
nysshed, wolde comaunde to serche theyr aduenture, and to wynne some lade by theyr
Knyghthoode, where they myght enhabyte theym selfe. By which vse and custome thus
longe vsyd, nowe was fallen to theyr lotte to do as theyr fore Faders hadde done before
theym. Wherfore syne Fortune hadde brought theym to this Lande, they besought the
kynge that he wolde take theym to his seruyce, and they wold be redy to fyght for the
defence of hym and his countree. And whenne the kyng had enquered ferther, he
founde that they hadde. ii. leders named Hengistus and Horsus, & they and theyr people
were called Saxons.
The kynge thus beynge assertayned of the maner of thyse straugers, and that they
were of f Gentyle of Pagan lawe, sayd he was very heuy and sory that they were Mys-
creaunts, but he was ioyos and gladde of theyr comynge, for somoche as he had nede
of suche Sowdyoures to defende hym and his lande agayne bis Enemyes, and so receyued
theym to his wages and seruyce, as is wytnessyd of Gaufride and other moo wryters.
f Capitulum. Ixxxiii.
BEda the holy man sayth y Vortiger sent for the Saxons stronge men of Armes that
had no lande to dwelle in, the whiche came in. iii. longe Shyppes called Obilas and re-
ceyued a place of hym to dwell in, in f Eest syde of Brytayne, called the He of Tenet,
besyde Kent. Will ins de Regibus, a wryter of Hystoryes, sayth that y Saxons come out
of Germany by wyll to wynne worshyp and lade, and nat by lotte or compulcion; and
also that they worshipped at that dayes a God named Woden, and a Goddesse named
Fria. In the worshyp of the whiche God, the thirde Feryall daye in the weke they named
Wednesday, whiche at this day we call wednysday. And in worshyp of the sayd Goddes
they callyd the fyfth daye Friys day, the whiche we call now Frydaye.
Of thyse foresayd people came thre maner of people, or. iii. maner of names, that is
to say, Saxons, Anglys, & Iwets1. Of the Saxons came the Eest Saxons, West Saxons,
and the Southe Saxons. Of the Anglis came the Eest Anglis, y1 myddell Anglis, or Mer-
ceys, whiche lielde myddell Englande, that stretchyth westwarde towarde the Ryuer of
Dee besyde Chestre, and to Seuerne besyde Shroysbury, and so forthe to Brystowe, and
Eestwarde towarde the see, and Southwarde to Thamys, and so forth to London, &
Northwarde to Humber, and tourned downewarde and westwarde to the ryuer Mercea,
and so forthe to the west See. And of the Iwets'- come the Kentyshme, and men of the
He of Wyght.
Of the firste comyng of these Saxons Ito great Britayne, auctours in parly yarrey, wher-
fore in the treatyse of Latyn1 before named, it shall appere vnder correccyon, y the fore-
named Hengistus & Horsus •& theyr company first landed in y" forsayd He of grete Bry-
tayne, in the yere of our Lorde. CCCC. and. 1. and the thirde yere of Vortiger. Thenneit
foloweth thyse Saxons with the kynges power bete downe the Enemyes beforesayd and dif-
fendyd the lande in moost knyghtly wyse. So that the kynge had the Saxons in great loue
& fauour, whiche fauoure Hengistus well apperceyuyng, vpon a season when he sawecon-
uenyent tyme, he axed of the kynge so moche grounde as the hyde of a Bull or other
beest wolde compace, whiche the kynge to hym graunted. After whiche graunt the sayd
Hengyste to the ende to wynne a large grounde, caused the sayd beests skyn to be cut
into a small and slender thonge, and with the same met out a large and great circuyt of
Jewetes.
' The Table.
groiide,
QUINTA PARS VORTIGE11NI. .61
groude, vpon the whiche he shortly after buylded and sette a large and stronge Castell : Thong* Castell
by reason of whiche thonge the sayd Castell was longe after named Thonge Castell, ";f ^s^'p'
whiche was sette by thagrement of all wryters in the Countre of Lyndesey. After thyse, uersham by
tydynges sprange into Germania of the plentie and fatnes of the lande of Brytayne, with ™a™*' ^4'
other CSmodyties perteynynge to the same, by meane wherof the Saxons dayly drewe to Quynburghe,
the sayd lande, & couenauted \v the Brytons,* y the Brytos shuld entende theyr worldly- F^y""^^
nes and other necessaries. And the Saxons as theyr Sowdiours shuld defende the lande caika of the
from Incursion of all Enemyes. For the whiche the Brytons shulde gyue to theym com-
petent mete and wages.
Then by the Sonde of Hengyste came with. xvi. sayles, Ronowen the doughter of the
sayd Hengist, whiche was a Mayden of excellent beaute : after whose comynge Ilengist
vpon a day besought the kynge that he wold se his Castell, whiche he had newely edyfyed ;
to whose request the kynge was aggreable : and at the daye assigned came to the sayd
Castell, where he was Joyously receyued, and there among other passetymes the foresayd
Ronowen with a Cuppe of golde full of wyne presentyd the Kynge, salutyngeand sayirige,
" Wassayle." The kynge, whiche before that^tyme had herde no lyke Salutacion, nor yet
vnderstode what she rnent, axed of her Fader what she ment by that worde wassayl : to
whom it was answered by Hengistus that it was a Salutacion of good and gladnesse, and
that the kynge shulde drynke after her, ioynynge therevnto this answere : " Drynke hayll ;"
wherfore the kynge as he was enfourmed, toke the Cuppe of the Maydes hande & dranke,
and after behelde the wenche in such maner that he \vas wounded with the darte of the
blynde God Cupide, y neuer after he coulde withdrawe his loue from that wenche, but
lastly, by Instigacion of the Deuyl, axed her in Manage of her Fader, and by force therof,
as wytnessyth Policronica, he put frome hym his laufull wyfe, of the whiche he had before [Li. 5. Cap,i.j
tyme receyued. iii. noble sonnes called Vortimerus, Catagrinus, & Pascencius. Then the
kynge gaue vnto Hengistus the Lordshyppe of Kent, thoughe Garangonus, then Erie therof,
therat grudgyd, with many of his Brytons.
For this, and for y that the kynge had maryed a woman of vncowght beleue, well nere
all the Brytons forsoke hym & his werkes. Neuerthelesse some there were, as wel nobles
and other, that comforted the kynge in his cuyll doyng. By whiche meane and other vn-
lefull dedys than dayly vsyd, the fayth of Criste began sore to apalle. And ouer that
an heresy called Arianes heresy, began tha to sprynge in Brytayne : for the whiche. ii.
holy Byshoppes named Germanus & Lupus, as of Gaufride is wytnessyd, came intoBry- [L;. 3. cap. a.]
taygne to refourme the kynge1, and al other that erryd from the wave of trouth.
[Of this holy man, Seynt Germayne, Vincent Historyall, sayth, that vpon an euenynge,
when the weder was passynge colde, and the snowc fyll very faste, he axed lodgynge of ^
kynge of Brytaygne, for hym and his Comperys, whiche was denyed. Then he after syt-
tynge vnder a busshe in the felde, the kynges Herdemen passyd by, and seynge this Bys-
shop with his company syttyng in the weder, desyred hym to his bowse to take there such
poore lodgynge as he had. Wherof the Bysshop beynge gladde and fayne, yode vnto the
house of the sayd Herdman, the whiche receyued hym with glad chere; and for hym
and his company wylled his wyfe to kyll his oonly call'c, and to dresse it for his Gestes
souper, the whiche was also done. When the holy man had souped, he called to hym his
hostes, wyllyng & desyrynge her. that she shuld diligently gader togyder all the bones of y
deed calfe, and theym so gaderyd to wrappe togyder within the skynne of the sayd calfe,
& then lay it in the stall before y^ racke nere vnto $ dame ; which done accordyng to the
comaudement of the holy man, shortly after the Calfe was restoryd to lyfe, and forthwith
etc haye with the dame at the Racke. Of whiche meruayll all y houshold was greatly
astonyed, and yeldyd thankynge^vnto almyghtygod, & to that holy Bysshop.
Vpon the morowe this holy bysshop toke with hym this herdeman, and yode vnto the
kvnj.
.' People, edit. 1542, 1359.
2 presence
Opinio.
ftl. xxxiii.
"Stencil*
QUINTA PARS VORTIGERNT.
presence of the kynge, & axed of hym in sbarpe wyse why that ouer nyghl he had de-
nyed to hyin lodgynge : wherwith the kyng was so abasshed that he hadde no power to
gyue vnto f holy man answere. Then seyut Germayne sayd to hym, I charge fc in y
name of my Lord God, that thou & thyne departe from this Paleys, and resygne it and
the Rule of thy lande to hym y is more worthy this rome than thou art. The which in
all thynge by power clyuyne was obserued & done, and the sayd herdeman by the holy
Bysshoppes Auctorytie was sette into the same dignyte. Of whom after descendyd all
the kynges of Brytayne.
«T Capitulum. Ixxxiiii.
THis Story is also confermed of Antoninus, Archebysshop of Florence, and at lengthe
by hym shewyd in the. xvii. Chapitre and. xi. day of the seconde part of his werke called
Somma Antonini. But by whom soeuer this Storye was firste wryten, [ thynke he was
none that descendyd of "f Welshmen, nor yet of theyr blood, for they come all of
Priamys blode and'nat of an herdmau, except that they fetche theyr lyne from Dauid
the holy kynge and prophete. This storye semeth to be of more fume thenne of cre-
dence: for other wryters tell this Story to be done in the Regyon of Powys by Buly
theyr kynge. And also forsomoche as y foresayd Auctour maketh no mencyon of the
licronica. Thenne it foloweth in the Story, when seynt Germayne had restoryd some
parte of Brkayne to the trewe fayth, he retourned into Fraunce, fro whens he was before
comyn. But in this sayd saying shulde appere discorde in Cronycles. For as at this
daye was nat the fayth of Criste receyued in Fraunce, as after more clerely shall appere,
wherfore no Bysshop of cristes fayth mygbt then kepe any See in Fraunce; and also as
affermeth lacobus Philippus and other, holy Remigius was the firste that tourned Fraunce
to Cristes Religion, and that, after most concorde of wryters, to be in the yere of our
Lorde. CCCC. Ixxx. and. xix. and y xv. yere of the reygne of Clodoueus Lewys firste
Cristen kynge of the Realrne of France.]1
Then to furnysshe or perfourme the Story of Vortiger, nedefull it is or necessary to
retourne to the matier where we before laft, and to shewe that forsomoche as the Bry-
tons withdrewe theym from Vorligen, he was therfore constrayned to holde with hym y
Saxons, by whose Cousayll he after sent for Octa the Sone of Hengist, the whiche
brought with hym an other company of Saxons. When the Lordes of Brytayne sawe and
consyderyd t!.*5 great multitude of Saxons, and theyr dayly repayre into this lande, they,
assebled them togyder, and shewed to the kynge the inconuenyence and ieopardy that
uiyght ensue to hym and his lande, by reason of the great power of thyse strangers, and
aduertysed hym in aduoydyng of grelter daunger, to expelle & put theym out of his
Reahne, or the more parte of theim.
But al was in vayne, for Vortiger bare suche a mynde to the Saxons by reason of his
\vyfe, that he preferred the loue of theym before the loue of his owne naturall kynnes-
men & frendes. Wherfore the Brytons of one wyl and mynde, crowned for theyr Kynge
Vortitnerus, the eldest sone of Vortiger, and depryued hym of all kyngly dignyte, when
he hadde reygned, after moost concorde of Hystoryes. xvi. yeres.
U Capitulum. Ixxxv.
MEroneus next of allie1 vnto Clodio, last kyg of Frauce, for so moche as of Clodco
remayned none Issue, he was made kynge of Fraunce in the yere of o' Lord. iiii. C. &. 1,
and the seconde yere of Vortiger, than kynge of Brytaygne, the whiche was strouge and
1 The Miracle of St. Germayne, from the words, " Of this holy Man," in Cap. Ixxxiii. is omitted in the edi-
ti'ous of 154-2, and 1559. * all, edit. 1542, 1550.
5 Marciall
QUINTA PARS CHILDERICL 63
Marciall in all his dedes, and thertinto right profytable for y Realme; and amonge other
notable dedes by hyin done, he slewe I one day of Hunys, the which by the comaunde-
ment of Attila inuadyd and dystroyed dyuers Coutres, as Italy, Germany, & other, an
Ilundreth and. Ixxx. M. as is wytnessid of inaistcr Robert Gagwyne, comp»ier & gaderer
of the Actes & dedes of Frensheme. This Ibrenamed Attila was kynge of H lines, and
led in one hoost. CC. M. men of wane, as testyfieth Policronica; and after dyuers ba-
tayls by hyin wonne, be came into Feldes called Catulyntes, the vvhiche conteyned an
Ilundreth Legis in length and. Ixx. in brede, wherof euery Lege conteyneih. iii. Eng-
lysshe myles : in the whiche Fddes or Playnes he was encountred with the power of the
Romaynes, in whose ayde was the kynge of Fran nee, Meroneus the Kynge or Duke of
Burgoyne, and other; wher after a longe fyght was slayne on both sydes the foresayd.
C. &. Ixxx. M. Of the whiche nombre the sayd kynge or duke of Burgoyne was one, a*
is more playnly shewed in the. xxxiii. Chapitre of the. iiii. boke of the sayd Policronicon,
with other wonders, whiche I ouerpasse.
Of this Meroneus discedyd all the kynges of Frenshmen tyil y tyme of Pepyn, the
whiche was Fader vnto Charles the great or Emperoure, and fynally dyed this Meroneus,
when he had reygned after moost wryters. x. yeres, leuynge after hym a sone named;
Childerich or Hilderiche.
*$ Capitulura.
CHildericus or Hildericus f sone of Meroneus was ordeyned kynge of Fraunce, in the Punch,
yere of cure Lorde God. CCCC. and. Ix. And the. xii. yere of Vortiger than kynge of
Brytayne, the whiche ensued nothynge the warres of his fader : but allied hym with all
vyce and cruelnesse in suche extreme wyse, that he became odyble vnto his Subiectes.
Wherfore the sayd Chelderich parceyuynge the murmure and grudge amonge the people,
and ferynge his sodayne distruccyon, cousayled with a frende and lorde of his, named
Guynomadus or Guynemeus, by whose coiisayll in auoydynge gretter paryll, he auoyded
secretely his lande, and yode vnto the kynge of Thuryngs named Besyngne, of whom he Exempi
was Joyously receyued. But Nat departynge of the Kynge from the sayd Guynemeus, he Am's":
toke a pece of golde and breke it in. ii. peces; wherof that one pece he delyuered vnto
y kynge, and that other pece he kepte to hym selfe, saiynge to the kynge that whan so-
euer that he receyued from hym that pece of golde, that he shulde be suer to be restored-
agayne to his Regally and dignytie.
After the kynge was departed his lande, the Frenshmen of one assent chase for theyr
gouernoure and hedde a Romayne named Gilt, whiche at y day hadde a parte of Gallia
or Fraucc in his Rule, to the behofe of y Romaynes, whiche part was named, or nowe is
named Soisons. Whan this Gilt was stablysshed in his Auctorite, y forenamed Guyne-
meus behauyd hym in suche wyse towarde this Gill, that he hadde hym in speciall fa-
uoure aboue all the nobles of France, & wold execute no thing of charge w out his con-
sent & Counsayll. Wherof the sayd Guynemeus beyng ware, & remembrynge howe he
myght restore Childerich to his former dignyte, aduysed the sayd Gill, to sette more
greuous taskis vpon the Frenshmen, enfourmyng hy further y if any grudged there at, y
he shuld punysshe some of y myghtyest of theym, by reason wherof he shulde fere the
other.
Whiche thus done accordynge to y foresayd Counsayll, shortly after to brynge his pur-
pose the better about, the sayd Guynemeus accusyd certayne Rulers of Fraiice, suche as
he well knewe were great Enemyes vnto Childerich, y whiche he caused to be taken &
sent vnto Gilt, and Gill vpon theym dyd sharp Execucion, in the whiche he so per-
ceuered, that the Frenshmen for remedy complayned theym to Guynemeus. To whom
it was by hym answered, that he greatly meruayled of theyr vnstablenes, that they had
chosen to theym a kynge, and nowe so sodaynly wolde haue hym deposyd ; shewyng
furthermore
Childerich re-
ttorjrJ.
fol. xxxiiii-
64 QUItfTA PARS CIIILDERICI.
furthermore that outlier they muste call agayne Childerich that excersyd' his lyfe in vo-
luptuousnesse of lyuynge, or ellys they muste dwell vnder the kynge whiche is cruell and
full of hlode shedynge, withdyuers other exortacions concernynge the agayne callyng of
Childerich to his fourmer dignyte, whiche for lengthe I oinytte and passe ouer.
;• By meane of whiche Exortacioii, Childerich was secretely sent for, and receyuyd from
his trusty frende the foresayd pece of golde, spedde hyin hastely into Fraunce agayne, whom
the foresayd Guynerneus in lyke wyse sped hym. So that they mette at a Castell in the
Countree of Champion, where they with other to theym allied, gaderyd a great boost, and
made towarde y foresayd Gill or Gillion. The whiche hauynge knowlege of the sayde
conspiracy, ordeygned an Armye of knyghtes, and yode agayne his Enemyes. But he
was ouerset and compelled for his sauegarde to fle into the Countre of Soisons before-
named, where he after endyd his naturall lyfe, and Childerich was agayne restored and
made kynge.
Childerich than thus restored vnto his Regally, subdued soone after a Saxon prynce
named Onager, and besegyd the Cytie of Oileaunce, and it receyued vnto his subjection ;
and after passyd the Ryuer of Leyr and subdued to his Sygnory the Countre of Angeo
& Mayn.
Whenne the fame of Childerich was brought vnto Basyna, the wyfe of Besygne, kynge
of Turrynges, she anone forsoke her owne Lorde, and spedde her into Fraunce, and so
to the presence of Childerich whome he receyued with all gladnes : and whan he hadde
of her frayned the cause of her comynge, she answered, for that that she knewe and vn-
derstode to be in hym more vertue and honoure than in any other man at that daye
lyuyng; she was therfore cotnyn to hym to contynue the remenaut of her lyfe in his
company : addynge also therunto, that if in any Countree she knewe his better she wolde
than serche, see, and lande to haue hym to her Lorde or husbande. But for she was as-
sured that he had no pere, she besought hym to accept her to his company.
^ Capitulum. Ixxxvii.
THen Childerich puttynge apart and forgettynge kyndenesse to hym before shewid by
her husbade Besyge; maryed the sayd Basinayet beyng a Pagan. And whan the firste
nyght was comyn y they shulde go to bedde, she exorted hym that he shulde that
nyght abstayne from all fleshly lykynge, and watche the Gates of his Paleys, and to
make reporte to her of suche vysyons as he sawe there y nyght; to the whiche he was
agreable : where he so standynge, sawe firste a multytude of Vnycornes, Lyons, and Ly-
bardes passynge foreby the Paleys gate : and within a shorte space of tyme after, he sawe
a great company of Berys and Wolues rennynge after the other: and thirdly and lastly,
he sawe a Multitude of Dogges and other small rauenous bestes, the whiche in his syght
fyll vpon-the other, ii. Companyes, and vtterly deuoured theym all.
Whenne he hadde seen the iyne of this vysyon, nat a lytell astonyed retourned to his
wyfe, shewynge to her what he hadde seen, to whome she sayd, syr of me ye shall receyue
a sonne, the whiche in all his dedys shalbe noble and honourable lyke to the Vnycornes
and Lyons shewyd to you in y" first vysyon. Of the which shall discende one other soae
the whiche shaibe rauenous and shall sette his mynde all to Pyllage and Rauyne, lyke vnto
the rauenous Wolfe & Bere. And after hym shal come a Childe or Childer, that shalbe
of suche Insolency and wastynge, that lyke as y- rauenous Hounde stroyeth and wastyth all
that he may tere with his teeth, so shall thyse parsones waste and destroye by theyr folyes
Explicate visi- all that other noble men hath purchased to their handes. And the Multitude which that
ye sawe of other small rauenous beestes, betokeneth the Comon people, which in those
dayes, for lacke of a good & wyse prynce, shall renne eyther vpon other, & robbe and sle
eche other.
Ingratitude.
Visiones,
cms.
1 excersvsyd.
Of
QUINTA PARS VORTIMERL 6.5
Of this Exposycion the kynge as somdele troubled, but yet he reioysed of the Issue
that shulde come of his body'. Thenne it foloweth, whanne this Childerich hadde ouer-
comyn some Bataylles in Almayne, and theym subdued to his Empyre, he lastly dyed,
when he had reygned with the viii. yeres allowed .to his reygne for the tyme that he was
exyled, and with the resydue that he reygned before & after, in all. xxiiii. yeres, leuynge
after hym a Sone, named1 vpon the forenamed Basina, called Clodeo, or after moost
wryters Clodoueus.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxxviii.
VOrtimerus, y eldest sone of Vortiger, was by assent of the Britons made kyng of [C«P. ».]
Brytaygne, in the yere of our Lord. CCCC. Ixiiii. And the. iiii. yere of Childericus
thanne kynge of Frauce. The whiche in all hast pursued the Saxons, and gaue vnto
theym a great Batayll vpon the Ryuer of Darwent, where he hadde of theym victory.
And secudaryly he faught with theym vpon y Foorde called Epifoorde, or Agliffhorp ;
in the whiche fyght Catrignus, Brother to Vortimer, and Horsus Brother to Hengist, or
Cosyn, after longe fyght attwene theym. ii., eyther of theym slewe other, in whiche fyght
also the Britons were victours.
The thirde Batayll he faught with theym nere vnto the see syde, where also y Brytons
chasyd the Saxons, & compelled theym to take the He of Wyght3 for theyr suertie.
[This batayll, as wytnessith Alfredus, was more wonne by vertue of the prayers of the Miracuis.
holy Bysshop seynt Germayne, than by myght of the Brytons. For whenne the holy man
sawe the Brytons gyue backe, he helde his handes towarde Heuen and cryed thryse Alle-
luya, whiche is to our vnderstandyng as moche to save, as saue vs good Lorde ; thorough
whiche prayer the Britons, by dyuyne helpe, opteyned the victory of theyr Enemyes]*.
The fourth Batayll was nere vnto a Moore called Cole Moore, the which was longe and
sore foughtyn by the Saxons, by reason that the sayd Moore closyd a parte of theyr
Hoost so strongely, that the Brytons myght nat wynne vnto theym for daunger of their
shot. Albeit that fynally they were chased & many of them of Costraynt drowned and
swalowed in the sayd Moore.
And ouer & besyde these foure prycipall Bataylles, Vortimerus had w the Saxons dy-
iiers other conflictis, as in Kent, at Thetfoorde I Northfolke, & in Essex nere vnto Col-
chestre, and lefte nat tyll he had byrafte from theym f more part of suche possessions as
before tyme they hadde wonne : and kept theym oonly to the He of Thanet, the whiche
Vortimere often5 greuyd by suche Nauy as he then had.
Whenne that Ronowen, Doughter of Hengiste, apperceyued the great myschief that her
Fader and y1 Saxons were in, by the marcyall Knyghthode of Vortimer, she soughte
suche meanes that shortly after, as testyfyeth Gaufride and other, Vortymer was poysoned
when he had ruled the Brytons after most concorde of wryters. vii. yeres.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxxix.
VOrtigernus, Fader of Vortymerus last deed, was agayne restoryd to the Kyngdome of [Cap. 3.]
moche Brytaygne, in the yere of oure Lordes Incarnacion. CCCC. Ixxi. and the. xi. yere
of Childyricus thenne kynge of Fraunce, the whiche, al the tyme of the Reygne of his *«/•»**»•
sone Vortymer, had restyd hym in the Countre of Cambria or Walys ; where in this passe
tyme, after some wryters, he buyldyd a strong Castell in a place called Generon or Gway-
neren, in the west syde of Walys, nere vnto ^ Ryuer of Gwana in an Hylle or vpon an
hyll called Cloarcius. But y olde Cronycle before spoke of, sayth y this Vortiger was
kept somwhat vnder rule of certayn Tutours to hym assigned, in fy towne of-Caerlegion
or Chester, and demeaned hym so well lowarde his Sone, in aydynge of hym with his
1 The Paragraphs from, " And whan the firste nyght was comyn" to " that should come of his body."
are omitted in the edit, of 1542. & 1559. * begotten. 3 Isle Tenet, edit. 1559.
4 omitted in the editions of 1542. & 1559. * was often, edit. 1542.
K Counsayll
Brytons dis-
teyued.
Yirilitas.
66 QUINT A PARS VORTIMERI.
Counsayll and other wyse, that the Brytons for it cast to hym suche a fauoure, that they
after the deth.of Vortymer made hym agayne kynge.
It was nat loge after that Vortiger was thus sette in Auctoryte, but that Hengistus percyd
this lande with a great multitude of Saxons, wherof herynge, Vortiger in all haste as-
sembled his Brytons and made towarde theym. And whenne Hengistus hadde experi-
ence of the great boost of Brytons, he thenne ordeyned meanes of treaty and of peas ;
where lastly it was concluded that a certayne nombre of Brytons, and as many of Saxons,
shuld vpon a M aye day assemble vpon the Playne of Ambrii, nowe called Salesbury ;
whiche daye certaynly prefixed, Hengistus vsyng a newe maner of Treason, charged all his
Saxons by hym appoynted, that eche of theym shuld put secretly a longe knyfe in theyr
hoose, and at suche season as he gaue to theym this watche or by worde, " nempnythyour
Sexis," y eueryche of theym shuld drawe his knyfe and slee a Bryton, nat sparynge any
one except Vortiger the kyng. And at the day before appoynted, y kyng with a certayne
of Brytons nat ware of this purposed Treason, came in a peasyble wyse to the place be-
fore assygned, where he fande redy Hengistus with his Saxons, the whiche after due obey-
saunce made vnto the kyng, receyued hym with a coutenaunce of all loue ; where after a
tyine of Comynycacion hadde, Hengiste beynge mynded to execute his former purposed
treason, shewyd his watche worde, by reason wherof anon the Brytons were slayne as
shepe amonge woluys, hauynge no maner of wepyn to defende theym self, except that
any of theym. myght by his manhode and strengthe gette the knyfe of his Enemye.
Amonge the nombre of thyse Britons, was an Erie called Edolf or Edolfe, Erie of Caer-
legion or Chestre, the whiche seyng his Felowes and Frendes thus murdred, as affermeth
myn Auctour Gaufride & other, he by his mandhode wane a stake in the hedge or ellys
where, w y whiche he knyghtly sauyd.his owne lyfe and slewe of the Saxons, xvii. and
fledde1 the Cytie or Towne of Ambry, now named Salesbury: after whiche treason thus
executed, the kyngremayned with Hengistus as prysoner.
Of the takyng of Vortiger & sleynge of the lordes of Brytayne, an Auctour called
Wilhelmus de Regibus sayth y Hengistus agreed w Vortiger and his Brytons that he
shulde enioye the Castell by hym before made, with a certayne of lande therunto adioyn-
ynge, for hym and his Saxons to dwelle vpon ; and whanne the sayde agremet was suerly
stablysshed, this Hengist entendynge treason, desyred y kynge with a certayne nombre of
his lordes to come to hytn to Dyner within his sayd Castell; the whiche of the kynge was
graunted; and at the daye assygned, the kynge with his Lordes came fo the sayd Thong-
castell to dyner, where he with his was well and honourably receyued and also deyntely
serued.
^But whenne the kynge and his Lordes were in their most Myrth, this Hengist hadde
comaundyd before that his owne knyghtes shulde falle at variaunce amonge theym self,
whiche so done f remenaunt of his Saxons-, as it were in partynge of Frayes, shulde falle
vpon the Brytons and slewe theym all, oute take oonly the kynge, the whiche was clone
lyke as ye haue before harde deuysed, and the kynge was holden as prysoner.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxxx..
[Cap. 3.] H"Engistus thanne hauynge the kynge as prysoner, and a great parte of the Rulers of
Brytaygne thus as before is sayd subdued, was some deale exalted in pryde, & compellyd
•[Cap.Ui.,5.] the Kynge to gyue vnto hym, as wytnessyth Policronica*. iii. Prouynces in the Eest part
of Brytaygne, whiche. iii. prouynces shulde be Kent, Southsaxon or Sussex, and of Est-
anglis whiche is to meane Norftblke and Suffolke, as affermeth the Auctoure of the floure
ot Hystoryes; but Guydo de Columpna sayth that the foresayd. iii. Prouynces was Kent,
Eestsaxon or Essex, & of Estanglis, whiche is Norftblke and Suffolke; of the whiche sayd •
Prouynces when Hengist was possessyd, he suffrede the kynge to goo at his lybertie, and
Thong Castell,
besycle Feucr-
s:im as is albre-
sayd.
fledde to.
thenne
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thenne Hengiste beganne his Lordshyp ouer the Prouynce of Kent, and sent other of his
Saxons to bewelde the other, ii. prouynces, that is to say of Eestanglis & Eestsaxons, tyll
he hadde sent for other of his kynnesmen, that he entendyd to gyue y sayd prouynces vnto.
v
HENGISTUS.'
«f The Kyngdorae of Kent here begynneth.
^f Capitulum. Ixxxxi.
K A N C I E.
THus Hengistus, beynge in possession of this Prouynce of Kent, comaudyd his Sax- The firste
ons to calle it Hengistus lande, wherof as some Auctours meane, the hole lande of Bry- sJxons!™
tayne toke his firste name of Englande : but that sayinge shall appere contrary, as shalbe
shewyd hereafter in the Story of Egbert, kynge of Westsaxons, the whiche after he hadde
subdued the more partie of the Kyngdomes of Saxons, and made of all but one Monar-
chy, he thenne comaundyd this Lande to be called Anglia, & his Saxons Anglis, whiche
after by corrupcion of speche was called Englande, and the people Englisshemen.
This Lordshyp or Kyngdome of Kent hadde his begynnynge vnder Hengiste, in the
yere of our Lorde, after moost concordance of wryters, and by reason of the tyme. CCCC,
Ixxvi. and the. v. yere of Vortigernes laste reygne.
But Denys and other that accompt this Kyngdome to begynne in f yere of our Lorde.
CCCC. and Iv. allowe the begynnynge therof to be whan Hengistus had first gyft of fy
same, by reason y Vortiger maryed his doughter.
This lordshyp conteyned the Countre that stretchyth frome Eest Occean vnto the Ryuer P<J.
of Thamys, and hadde vpon the Southest Southerey, and vpon y West London, vpon the
Northeest Thamys aforesayd, & Eestsaxon nowe Essex ; & this lordshyp conteyned also
the He of Thanet, which lordshyp or Kyngdome endured after moost wryters from the
tyme of the firste yere of f Reygne of this Hengiste, tyll the. xxv. yere of Egebert before
named, by the terme of. CCC. xlii. yeres, folowynge that acccompt, at whiche season the
sayd Egebert, thanne kynge of Westsaxons, subdued Baldredus than kynge of Kent, and
ioyned it to his owne kyngdome.
Albeit that the Auctour of Policronica affermeth it to endure by the space of. CCC.
Ixviii. vnder. xv. kynges, wherof ^Baldredus was the laste, whiche folosveth nere vnto
the Accompt of Denys before named. The firste Christen kyng of this Lordshyp was
Ethelbertus or Ethelbert, the whiche receyued y' fayth of Criste by that holy man seynt
Austen or Augustyne, nere about the yere of our Lordes Incarnacion. CCCCC*. Ixxx.
and. xvi. The whiche Ethelbert caused soone after to be edyfied the Monastery of seint
Peter and Poule, in the Eest syde or ende of the Cytie of Dorobernia, nowe Caunter-
bury. He gaue vnto this Austen and his Successours, Bysshoppes of Caunterbury, a place
fory Bysshoppes See at Cristes Churche, within the sayde Cytie, and endowed it with many
ryche possessions.
This Hengiste and all the other Saxons'whiche ruled the. vii. pryncipates of Brytayne,
as after shalbe shewed, are called of moste wryters Reguli, which is to meane in oure
vulgar or speche', as small or lytell kynges, so that this Hengist is accompted a lytell
kynge ; the whiche whan he had thus Rule of the foresayd. iii. Prouynces, he sent for
moo Saxons, and gaderid that* were sparkled abrode ; so that in thyse Prouynces the faythe
of Criste was all quenchyd and in slepe.
1 Hengistus, omitted. * Foure Lundred, edit. 1533, 1542. Foure hundred and foure score, and
syxetene, edit. 1559. * vulgar speeche, edit. J542, 1559. * Them that.
K 2 Thenne
68 QUINTA PARS AMBROSII.
Thenne Hengist with Octa his sone gaderyd a great strength of Saxons, and faught
with the Brytons, and ouercame the Btytons, and chasyd theym in suche wyse that Hen-
gist kepte his Lordshyp in peas and warre by the space of. xxiiii. yeres, as moste wryter*
testyfye.
5f Capitulum. Ixxxxii.
[C»p. 3.) NOwe than lette vs retourne agayn to Vortiger ; the whiche whan he sawe the Saxons
in suche wyse encrease theyr strength, and the Brytons dayly discreace, for as wryteth
myne Auctour Gaufride, the Saxons hadde the Rule of London, Yorke, Lincolne,or
Lyndecolne, & Kaerguent that is Wynchester, w other good Townes ; wherfore as af-
fermeth y sayde Gaafride, the kynge for fere of the Saxons, and also for that that he
was some deale warned of the comynge of the. ii. Bretherne Aurely and Vter, sones of
Constantyne, he therfore consyderynge thyse many and great daungers, fledde into Cam-
bria or Walys, and there helde hym for the more suertie, where, as wytnessyth the sayd
Gaufride, he then buylded the Castell before myndyd, of the whiche buyldynge & impe-
dement therof, and also of the gettynge or byrthe of Merlyn, and of his Prophecies, he
maketh a longewerke; the whiche I passe ouer for dyuers consyderacyons and retourne
agayne to Vortiger.
Trowth it is that whyle Vortigernus was thus besyed* in Walys, the forenamed Bre-
* [Cap. 1.11.5.] theme Aurely and Vter preparyd theyr Nauy and men of Armes*, & passed the See, &
landed atTotnesse as sayth the Englysshe Cronycle; wherof whan y Brytons were ware, that
were disparkled and seueryd in many coutres, they drewe to theym in al hasty wyse. The
whiche sayde Bretherne, whan they sawe that they hadde a competent nombre of knyghtes,
they made towarde Walys for to distresse Vortiger.
Wherof he beynge warned, for so moche as he well knewe that he myght nat make suf-
fycyent defence by strength of Knyghtes, he therfore garnysshed his Castell with strength
of men and vytyal, entendynge to sauegarde hym self by y meane : but all in vayne. For
the sayde. ii. Bretherne with theyr Army, besegyd the sayde Castell, and fynally, after
many assautes, with wylde fyre consumed the sayd Castell with Vortiger, and all that
was* therin.
Of hym it is redde that he shulde lye by his owne Doughter, in truste that kynges
shuld come of his blode, [for the which dede he was accursyd of seynt Germayne]3. And
lastely endyd his lyf as before is expressed, whan he had reygned now last. ix. yeres.
^f Capitulum. Ixxxxiii.
AVrelius Ambrosius, y seconde sone of Constantyne, and brother to Constacius, slayne
by the treason of Vortiger, was kyng made of the Brytons, in the yere of our lorde.
CCCC.lxxx. and one, and the. xxi. yere of Childericus than kynge of Frauce. Of this
it is sayd that whan he harde of the deuysion that was in the Lande of Brytayne, attwene
Vortiger & the Saxons, & in what maner the Saxons had subdued the Brytons, he in all
goodly haste, with ayde of the kyng of lytell Brytayne, spedde hym into this lande, where
after the abouesayd victory had of Vortiger, he sped hym towarde Yorke, as affermeth
Gaufride, and there chasyd the Saxons that held the Cytie with Octa or Osca, sone of
Hengiste, and toke the sayd Octa, and kept hym as a prysoner somwhat of tyme.
But howe so it was by treason of his keper, or otherwyse, he brake pryson ; and he
with his Fader gaderyd after a great hoost, & mette Aurelius and his Brytons at a place
called Crekynforde, where was foughten a stronge & myghty batayll, to the losse of both
parties : but the more losse fyll to y Saxons : for of theym was slayne, iiii. Duks, & iiii.
M. of other men, & y other dele chasyd to theyr great daunger; yet this nat withstand-
yng, Hengiste contynued his Lordshyp in Kent, and Aurelius Ambrose, whiche the En-
[Cap.
1 beseged, edit. 1542.
' all his men, edit. 1559.
3 omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
glysshe
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glysshe Cronicle nameth Aurilambrose, kept y Coutre called Logiers, or myddell Englande,
with Walys, and chasyd y Saxons that dwelled in y. ii. foresayd Prouynces of Eestsaxon
& Eest Anglis out of those Countres.
^f The seconde Kyngdome.
^f Capitulum. Ixxxxiiii.
SOUTH SAXON. f*
IN this passetyme, a Saxon named Ella, with his. iii. sones called Symen or Symon The
Plettynger, and Cissa, came with. iii. Shyppes called Obilas, and landed in the South par-
tye of Brytayne, & slewe many Brytons at a place y then was named Cuneueshore, &
chasyd many vnto a wood than called Andresleger, and after occupyed that Coutre, &
enhabyted hym and his Saxons within the sayd prouynce, makynge hyselfe kynge and
lorde therof. By reason wherof by his myglit and power, y sayd prouynce or Countre
was after named the Kyngdome or lordshyp of Southsaxons ; $ which after most con-
corde of wryters shuld haue his begynnyng the. xxxii. yere after the firste comyng of
Hengist, whiche, folowynge that accompte, shuld be in the yere of our Lorde. iiii.C.lxxxii.
And in the seconde yere of Aurely than kynge of Brytayne.
This kyngdome or Lordshyp had in the Eest syde Kent, in the South y See and the He
of Wyght, in y West Hampshyre, and in the North Southrey, & coteyned, as wytnessyth
Guydo, Southhaniptou, Somersetshyre, Deuynshyre, & Cornewayl. Of which said
kyngdome, Ethelbaldus or Ethelwaldus was the fourth kyng, & the fyrst cristen kyng.
Thys kyngdome endured shorteste season of all the other kyngdoes, £ passed sonest
into the other, for it edured not aboue an. C. & xii. yeres, vnder. v. or. vii. kynges at most*.
^ Capitulum. Ixxxxv.
THenne to retourne where we lafte of/ Aurely, whiche, as before ye haue harde, helde
and occupyed the myddell part of Brytayne, with Cambria or Walis, dyd his dilygence to
repayre ruynous places, as well Temples and* other; and caused the seruyce of God to
be sayd & doon, which by mean of y Saxons was greatly decayde ^thorough all Brytayne.
And after this Aurelius besegyd the Saxons in the Hylle of Badon or Badowe, where he
slewe many of them. But dayly the Saxons encreasyd and landed in moche Brytayne,
as after shall appere. For shortly after, a Saxon named Porth landed with his. ii. sones at
an Hauen in Southsex, after whome, as some Auctours meane, that Hauen was after
called Portsmouth, whiche kepyth the name at this day : and in lykewyse they came to
lande in dyuers places of Brytayn, so that Aurelius had with them many conflictis & bat-
tayellis, in the vvhyche he sped dyuersly, for he was sometyme victour and some seas5
ouerset. It is wryton of hym in the Englesshe Cronycle & other, y he by the help of Stone hyt«tt.
Merlyn shuld fetche the greate Stones nowe stodig vpon the playne of Salysbury, and LCaP-5-]
called the stone Hyenge, oute of Irelond, & cause them to be sette there as they now
stonde, in remembrance of the Brytos yv there were slayne & buryed in the tyme of the
comunycacion had with Engist and his Saxos, as before in the story of Vortiger is touchyd.
But Policronica alledgyth y honour vnto Vter Pendragon his brother. In the tyme of
this Aurelius as wytnessyth also the sayd Policronica, dyed Hengist in his bedde when
he had reygned ouer y Kentyshe Saxons xxriii. yeres : after whose dethe Octa or Osca
his sone ruled y sayd Kyngdome other, xxiiii. yeres. Albeit y the Brytyssh Bokes, & also
the Cronycles of Englande, sheweth y after that Aurelius had in Batayll slayn Hengist, he
toke vnlo his grace Octa his sone, & gaue vnto hym a dwelling place in y Coutre of Ga-
kwey for hy & his Saxons than lafte on lyue : which semeth nat to be treue, for matier
1 " Of," omitted. * as.
that
79 QUINTA PARS CLODOUEI.
that shall after ensue, & also for that, that before is touchyd of the Pictes & Scottes, in
the tyme of the Misery of y Brytons. Thenne it foloweth this Octa nother augmentid
nor mynysshed liis lordshyp, but helde hym therwith contented, as hys fader had to hym
lafte it.
Lastly, and in the ende of the Reygne of Aurely, Pascencius the \^ongest sone of Vor-
ICap.d.] tiger, whiche after the deth of his fader was fledde into Irlande for feare of Aurely, pur-
chasyd ayde of Guillamoure kynge of Irelande, and with a great Army inuadyd this
landeof Britayne by the Countre of Walys, in takyng the Cytie of Menenia, and in
wastynge the sayd Countre with iron and fyre, in the which season and tyme Aurelius
lay syke in bis Cytie of Kaerguent or Wynchester. For whiche cause he desyred his
Brother Vter to gather an boost of Brytons, and to appease y malyce of Pascencius and
his adherentes. The whiche accordyngly preparyd his boost, and at length ouercarne the
boost of Pascencius, and slewe hym & the forenamed Guillamour in the same fyght.
In this whyle and season that Vter was thus gone agayne Pascencius, a Saxon or
other strauger, feynyng hym a Bryton and a cunynge man in Physyke, by the intycement
of Pascencius came vnto Aurely, where he laye syke, & by his subtyle and false meanes,
purchasyd such fauour with those that were nyghe vnto the Prynce, that he was put in
truste to mynystre Medycines vnto the kynge. This is named of wryters Coppa, or of
some Eoppa, the whiche whan he hadde espyed his tyme conuenyent to bryng aboute his
false purpose, he gaue to Aurelius a porcion enpoysoned, by violence wherof he shortly
after was dede, when he had reygned after most wryters vpon. xix. yeres.
s
IF The thirde or fyfte.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxxxvi.
[Cap. 4. ii. 5.] IN the tyme of the Reygne of this Aurelius, as wytnessyth the Auctour1 Policronica* &
Thiskygdomis other, the kyngdome of EastiigHs began vnder a Saxon named Vffa, aboute the yere of
th^of** *' our Lorde. CCCC.lxxx. and. xii. and the. xi. yere of Aurelius. The which kyngdome
I>M'O{ Guydo conteyned Norffolke & Suffolke nowe called. This had in the East & North sydesthe see,
in the Northwest Cambridgeshyre, and in the West seynt Edmonds clytche and Hertforde-
shyre, and in the South Essex. This Lordshyp was called firste Vffynys lordshyp, and y-
kynges therof were named Vffynys, or after some Auctours the people. But fynally they
were named East Anglis.
The firste cristen kynge of this pryncipat was Redwaldus the thirde kyng ; but he was nat
so stedfast as belongyd to his Relygyon. His sone named Corpwaldus was more stedfast,
which after was slayn of a mysbyleuyng man, & for Cristes fayth as some wryte. But
Sejt Edmounde. Guydo sayth that Sebertus was firste Cristen kynge of this lordshyp, and that he made
seynt Paulys Churche of Lodon. This vnder. xii. kynges endured tyl the martyrdome of
blessyd seynt Edmoude laste kynge therof, the whiche was martyred nere aboute the yere
of our Lorde. DCCC.lxix. By the whiche reason it shuld folowe that this Kyngdome
shuld endure by the terme of. CCC.lxxvii. yeres, and of this lordshyp. At that* dayes was
Elman or Thetforde y chief Towne. But after Guydo, this lordshyp shuld begynne the
yere of Grace. v.C.lxx. and than shuld it endure, but. CC.iiii. score and. xix. yeres.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxxxvii.
CLodoueus the son of Childericus or Hildericus before named was after y- deth of his
Fader ordeyned kynge of Fraunce, in the yere of our Lord. CCCC.lxxx. and iiii. and
the thirde yere of Aurelius thenne kyng of Brytayne. This of some wryters is named
Clodoueus Lowys. The whiche shortly after that he of this Realme was auctorysyd for
1 Auetour of. * those, edit. 1559.
kynge,
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L
kynge, herynge reporte of the beaute and great vertue of Clotildis neuewe to Cundebald
kynge or ruler of Burgoyne, sente vnto hym a knight named Aurelius to treate a inary-
age atwene the kynge and Clotild or Crotild. The whiche Cundebald more for fere than
for loue assented.
The cause wherof, as myn Auctor sayth, was, for that this Crotild was enheryto' vnto primuscius-
the sayd lande of Burgoyne ; and that she by reason of that Mariage shuld recouer her tjanus.R"
ryght, and put hym from the Rule therof. This Crotild had before y day receyued the
fayth of Criste, and so cotynuynge her Religion was maryed to Clodoueus than a Pay-
nym ; and so enduryd a certayne of tyme. But yet she lafte nat to enduce and tourae
her Lord to the faith in all that she myght.
And after a certayne of tyme she was delyuered of a sone, the whiche, by meanes of y
holy man1 Remigius, Bysshop of Raynes, and of the Quene Crotild, was cristened and
named Clodomerus, y whiche dyed within shorte processe after. For that happe the kyng
said that his Goddes were discontented with hym that he hadde suffred his Chrlde to be
cristened ; and forwreth* therof hadde taken from hym his child. The Quene takynge
the kynges sayinge in pacyence, conceyued the seconde sone, whiche also by the kynges
agrement was also baptised.
This also after a certayne of tyme was vexed with a greuous sikenesse, in suche wyse
that it was lykely to haue dyed. Wherfore the kynge was thanne more impacient, and
blamed ^ Relygion of his wyfe in moost impacyent maner, the whiche sayinges the Quene
toke pacyently, and put all her confydence in God, to whome both she and seynt3 Remigeus
prayed so affectuously that the Childe was restoryd vnto perfyte helth.
Thus Clodoueus perseuerynge in his eronyous lawe, made warre vpon y Almaynes ;
in whiche warre he beynge one daye occupyed in fyght agayne his enemyes, he with his
people was put to the werse, wherof whanne Clodoueus was wareT hauynge great drede of
hym selfe, called to mynde the often exortacion of his wyfe, and of y great vertue of her
Goddes lawe; and sodaynly lyfte his iyen towarde Heuyn and sayd: " God, the whiche
Clotild my wyfe doth honoure, nowe helpe me. And if this day I may passe this Daunger
and opteyne victorye, I shall euer after worshyp y with true fayth ;" the whiche prayer
scantly fynysshed, the Frenschmen by dyuyn power were so vnyed and knyt togyder, and
so knyghtly withstode theyr Enemyes, that in shorte whyle after they opteyned victory.
Whiche, victory had, the kynge with great tryumphe retourned into Fraunce ; wherof
whanne Crotilde was warned, she anone receyued hym with all ioye and gladnesse;
thankyng her Lorde God of his great victory, but more for that, that he had forsaken
his Idolatry, and was becomyn seruaunt of the oonly God founner of all the worlde.
^[ Capitulum. Ixxxxviii.
IT was nat longe after y blessyd4 Remigius was sente for : the which enfourmed y
kynge suflfycyently in the faythe of Criste, and vpon an Eester daye folowynge, with great
Solempnyte, baptysed the kynge. [In tyme of whiche Solcmpnyzacyon doynge, the holy
Crisme or oyle, by neclygence of the Mynistres, or otherwise lackynge, a Doue discend-
ynge from Heuen brught in her becke or byll a vyoll fylled with oyle of moost swetest
sauour, and delyuered to seynt Remygius ; the whiche was construed to be done by vertue
of the holy Ghoost, and with this holy oyle whan the kynge was enoynted, f surplusage
therof was kept with moost reuerence. I haue herde reported that this oyle is kepte at
the Cytie of Reynes or at Paris, and that itneuer faylelh orwastyth, and that all ryghtfull
enherytours of the Crowne of Fraunce be therwith at theyr Coronacion enoynted ; 'but &
it happen any myghty man to vsurpe the Crowne by myght, when the Bysshop cometh
for this holy oyle, he fyndeth y vyoll or glasse drye, and ellis nat. To this report euery
1 '" the holy man" is omitted in the edit, of 1542, 1559. * for wrathe. 3 " Seynt" omitted in
edit. 1512, 1559. 4 " the blessyd," omitted in edit. 1542, 1559.
2 man
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man may gyue credence as hym lyketh. For I fande nat this wry ten in the Gospel), nor
yet in no booke of holy Scripture]1.
Thenne it foloweth after this Solempnytie done, the kynge had certayne wordes to
the people in exortyng theym to leue theyr Idolatry, and to beleue in Criste and his
fayth, by whose myght & power oonly he hadde venquysshed his Enemyes, by the whiche
exortacon and other raeanes of the holy Bysshop'Remigius raoche people were soone
after conuertyd and baptised.
Thenne the kynge buyldyd certayne newe Monasteryes, and dedycat the olde Temples
of Idollys in honoure of Cristes seynts, amonge the whiche one was nere vnto the Cytie
of Paris, in the honoure -of the Apostles Peter & Poule. It is wytnessyd of Maister Ro-
bert Gagwyne, y before thyse dayes, all Frenche kynges vsed to here in their Armes. iii.
Todys, but after this Clodoueus had Receyued Cristes Relygyon. iii. Floure Delys were
sent to hym by dyuyne power,1 sette in a shylde of Azure, the whiche syns that tyme hathe
ben borne of all Frenche kynges.
[The sayde Auctour myndeth also y in a Monastery of Frauce, called y Monastery of
seynt Bartylmewe, was somtyme kept a clothe of Redde sylke, whiche was named the Au-
risflambe, & borne for a Baner in the felde agayne the Barbaris or hethen people, by ver-
NOM. tue wherof the frenche Prynces wanne many victoryes ; but after, whan this precyous Re-
lyke or Aurisflambe was borne agayne Cristen Princes, the vertue therof seasyd, and lastly
was lost, but yet the lyke therof is kept at seynt Denys, and had in great reuerence of
the Bysshoppes and Abbottes of the same place.]4
Then it foloweth in the storye whan Clodoueus had set his Realme in due ordre, Clo-
tylde callynge to mynde the treason done to her Fader, and also the wrongfull withhold-
ynge of her ryghtfull enherytaunce by her vncle Gundebalde*, exorted her Lorde Clodo-
ueus to sende an Embassade, and to requyre restytucion of her sayd right, the which
was soone after done. And whan y kynge hadde receyued an answere that the sayd
Gundebalde wolde nat restore the sayd ryght of his wyfe, he in all goodly wyse prepared
an Armye, & made warre vpon the sayde Gundebalde, and after great waste and Distruc-
cion of the coutre, Clodoueus fynally besegyd hym in a Cytie, and after toke y1 sayd Cytie
M.xxxix. by strength, and y sayd Gundebalde within the same as prysoner. But by mediacion of
Frendes, and great gyftes, with also a yerely trybute to be payde to Clodoueus, the sayd
Gundebalde was releaced and sette at lybertie.
5[ Capitulum. Ixxxxix.
THis voyage thus spedde & orderyd, the kynge lafte behynde hym an army of. v. M.
knyghtes, vnder the gydynge of Gundefelf, Brother of the foresayd Gundebalde, and
after retourned into Fraunce : But soone after the kynges departyng, Gundefilf, contrary
to y promesse before made, gaderyd a power of Knyghtes and made warre vpon his sayd
brother, and lastly beseged hym in y' cytie of Vienne, wher vpon eyther parte was by
skyrmysshes and assautes great people slayne : Albeit it in the ende Gundebalde wanne the
Cytie, & his brother therin beynge, he afterward behedyd. Aboute this tyme great dissen-
eion grewe atwene Clodoueus, & the kyng of Gothis, called Alericus, whiche variaunce
by agrement of both parties, was put to the lugemet of Theodoricus, than kynge of Lon-
gobardes or of Italyens, the whiche after the sayd causes warre well and sufficiently
argued and debatid before hym and his Cousayll, he fynally gaue sentence, that a knyght
of Clodoueus shuld stade vpon an Hylle, holdyng a spere vpright in his hande, & that
the kyng of Goothis shuld throwe or lay so moche syluer as shulde in processe Couer the
poyntof the sayd spere, whiche sentence, as testyfieth maister Robert Gagwyne, the Goothis
' omitted in edit. 1542, 1559- « " the holy bishop" omitted in edit. 1542, 1559. 3 " by dyuyne
is omitted in the edit. 1542, 1559. 4 omitted in the edit.1542, and 1559. 5 Cundebalde.
6 despised
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despised, sayinge tliat they bad nat sufficient syluer witiiin theyr lande to perfourmetlie
sayd sentence; and tor despyte of the same, certayne Goodiis espiyngea Prynceof Fraunce
named Paterne, beyng associat w clyuers Frenshmen in a lofte or Chambre, the whiche
Paterne had ben soiicitour for y Frenshe kyng in the foresayd matier, y sayd Goothis, by
crafty & false meanes, caused y florthe of the sayd Chambre to falle, by whiche meane y'
sayd Paterne was greuously hurte, and many of the other in lykewyse, and some slayne.
Wherof whan Ciodoueus had wrytynge, he beynge therwith greatly amouyd, and also
because the Goothis disobeyde the foresayd awarde, he gaderyd shortly after a- great
hooste, and [after certayne offerynges done to seynt Martyn, with also1] passynge the
Ryuer of [Vian, by myracle and ledynge of an harte*,] he lastly came to "the svghte of his
Enemyes. Thenne Ciodoueus lodged his hoost nere.vnto the monastery of seynt Hillary,
where in y" nyght before the batayll he receyued tokens of victory, the which I passe oner.
And vpon the morne he sette his people in aray, and made towarde his enemyes, and
niette with theyin in a felde called Noglodiene nere vnto the ryuer of Cleue or Clyuc,
where after sore £ longe fyght, he slewe the abouesayd Alaricus kynge of Goothis, as
sayth myne Auctour, with his owne hande.
But here shulde seme some discorde of tyme with other wryters; for Cronica Croni-
carum, lacobus Philippus, and other, testyiie that this Alaricus was dede many yeres be-
fore : for he shulde be kynge of Goolhis, by theyr sayinge, in the tyme that Honorius,
Brother vnto Archadius, was Empe«"our, whiche was aboute y yere of our Lorde. CCCC.
and. ix. that he beganne his empyre. Wherfore maister Robert Gagvvyne, meaneth some
other kynge of Goothis than Alaricus: for the sayd Auctours also afrermyn y this Ala-
ricus dyed of sodayne sykenesse, at a Cytie named Cesancia, whanne he had reygned
after moost wryters. vi. yere.
Thenne it foloweth in the Story, whan Ciodoueus had thus opteyned victory of the
Goothis, and set the Coutre of Guyan in ordre, he sped hym agayne into Fraunce.
And when he was comcn into the Countree of Turonne, he was encountred with Em-
bassadoures of the Emperoure Anastasius, and presented from the sayd Emperourc,
with gvftes of great pryce and honoure; and also admytted for a Consull of Rome,
whiche at that dayes was a dignytie of moost honoure: whiche done, he remytted thesayde-
Ambassade with great gyftes. This sayinge is aftermed of the other wryters, the whiche
shewe this honour to hy to be done, for asmoche as he had ouercomvn y Goothis, en-
myes of Crisis faith, but they name not y kyngs name that then reygned ouer the
Goothis.
[This besynesse ouer passed, Ciodoueus contynued his iourney tyll he came to the
Monastery or Churche of saynt Martyn, where, with great deuotion, accordynge to his
former promesse, he offered his stede that he occupyed y Iourney agayne the Goothis.
And after fory he entended to occupye the said liors, if he hadde lyke nede, he redemed
hvm with a competent sume of golde ; but yet the hors myght nat be rernoued ; thenne
the kynge addyd to an Hondreth pesys of golde, whiche at those dayes were named Gol-
dyn Shyllynges, and so receyued his Stede ; wherfore y kynge sayd after in game, that
Seynt Martyn was a good helper at nede, but he was Costelewe'.]
Thus this noble and firste Cristen Prynce, cotynued his lyfe in noble & marciall dedys,
in augmentynge his Kyngdotne by knyghtly bataylles, and other worldly prouycyons,
and lastly dyed of Goddes visitacion, with al stedfastnes of faith, whan he hadde
reygned. xxx. yeres, leuynge after hym. iiii. sonnes of Clotild his wyfe ; that is to saye,
Clodomyrius, Childehertus, Theodoricus, and Clotharius, or after some Latarius, and
was buryed in the Monastery that he before nere vnto Paris hadde buylded, with suche
Epitaphy or Superscripcion vpon his tumbe, as after shalbe shewed.
1 omitted in tie edit, of 1542, 1559. * omitted in the edit. 1542, 1 559. J omitted in the edit, tf
uid 1559.
L Eat,
7^ QUINTA PARS CRONECARUM.
But, or I precede to the declarynge of the foresayd Epitaphy, for somoche as I haue
harde dyuers holde an oppynyon, that the fayth of Criste was receyued in Fraunce, or
it were receyued in this Lande of Brytaygne, therfore I shall note here the tyme that
this Clodoueus firste toke Baptyme, whiche was, as Ranulphe Monke. and other, testyfie
in the. xv. yere of his Reygne, or nere aboute, whiche was the yere of our Lorde. CCCC.
Ixxx. and. xix.1; wherby it apperyth, considerynge the tyme of Lucius, firste Cristen
Prynce that euer was of Brytaygne, as before is shewed, that Cristes fay the was by a longe
tyme honoured in Brytayne, or it were honoured in Fraunce; except that such as holde
the foresayd oppynyon, accompte the firste comynge of Cristes fayth into Brytaygne,
at the firste conuersion of the Saxons, whenneit was prechyd [by the holy Monke1] seynt
Augustyne, & his felawes, whiehe is nat to the purpose. Than to f foresayd Epitaphy
or Superscription as foloweth.
r>1-*1- Diues opum, virtute potens, clarus que trihumpho,
Condidit hanc sedem, Rex Clodoueus, idem
Patricius magno subliuis1 fulsit honore,
Plenus amore dei, contempsit credere nullo,
Lumina qui variis horrent portenta figuris,
Mox purgatus aquis, & christi fonte renatus
Fragrantem gessit, infuso4 crismate crinem.
Exemplumq; dedit, sequitur quod plurima furba
Gentilis populi, spretoq; errore suorum
Doctorem cultura deum, verumq; parentem,
Hiis felix mentis, superauit gesta priorum
Semper concilio, castris bellisq; tremendns
Hortatu dux ipse bonus, ac pectore fortis
Constructas Acies formauit in Agmine primus.
<Q The whiche verses maye be thus expowned in our moder tungeas hereafter folowetb.
Ryche of Goodes, stronge in vertue, in triurnphe clere5 shynynge,
Kynge Clodoueus, this temple bylt of stone.
Fader of comon prophete5, cladde with honoure7 excellynge,
Replenysshed with godd.es loue, despysed8 his olde foon,
And his Pagan law, with the straunge fygures echoon,
Purgyd with holy water, by Cristes font borne newe,
And holy Crisme enoynted, floured with vertue dewe.
Example gyuynge, hym foloweth many a man,
Forsakynge theyr erroure, and theyr false goddes all,
And by his techynge, honoure but one god than.
Thus by his merytes, he excelled his parentall,
And thoroughe his counsayll, made cytie and caslell thrall.
He was a noble Duke, and therwith, of great myght,
And in Fronte of Batayll, was euer the firste knyght.
Capitulum. C.
VTer the laste or yongest sone of Constantyne, and brother of Aurelius, was made
kynge of Brytayne in the yere of our Lorde. CCCCC. euen, and y xvi. yere of Clo-
doueus than kynge of Fraunce. This, as before is touched, was surnamed Pedragon.
The cause therof was, as wytnessyth y Englyssh Cronycle, for so moche as Merlyn lykened
hy vnto a Dragon vnder a sterre apperyng I the Firmament, wherof there is made a longe
1 CCCC.lxxx and ix. edit. 1542, 1559- " omitted in edit. 1542, 1559. 3 sublimis. * infulso.
clere ormtted m edit. 1542. 155.0. profete. ' his honour, edit. Ii33. 1542. * despised of
tatt. 1559.
processe,
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processe, and1 by Gaufride in his Brytysshe boke also afFermed, the whiche to me semeth [c«p. 6.u.j.]
of lytell credence ; but trougthe it is, that after Vter was, as before is sayd, made kynge,
he was enamowryd vpon y Duks wyfe of Cornewayll, named Igwarne or Igorne, and for
to opteyne his vnlefull luste, sought many and dyuers meanes, so that lastly he made warre [Li.6.«p. *.^
vpon her husbaude, named Garolus or Gorleis, and at length slewe the sayd Duke at his
Castell, called Tyntagell, standynge in Cornewayll, and after maried his wyfe, and re-
ceyucd of her the noble knyght Arthur, and a doughter named Amy, as sayth the Eng-
lysshe Cronycle.
More is nat lafte, of any wryter of auctoryte, in remembraunce of this Vter. Albeit
that some testyfye y he, by the helpe of Merlyn, shuld fetche Coria* Gigantum, otherwyse,
called the Stone Henge, out of Irelande, as before I haueshewyd in the story of Aurelius;
£ of Gaufride is shewyd, that Vter also shuld wynne the foresayd Lady by the en-
chauntement of Merlyn, whiche is nat comely to any Cristen Relygyon to gyue to any
suche fantastycall illusions any mynde or credence. Wherefore I pasbe ouer, leuynge
all the other matyer, whiche also is there rehercid, of the warre attwene Vter and Osca,
sone of Hengiste ; for so inoche as it is disacordaunt vnto other wryters: and fynally con-
clude that this Vter Pendragon dyed by force of venym, whenne he hadde ruled this He
of Brytaygne by the full terme of. xvi. yeres, and after was buryed by his brother Aureli
in Coria Gigatum, or Stone Henge, leuynge after hy the fore named Sone, the puyssaunt Com oigstum.
Arthur.
If Capitulum. Ci.
FRANCIA.
LOtharius or Clotharius, the yongest Sone of Clodoueus, was made kynge of a part Fr«nc«.
of Fraunce called Soisons, in the yere of our Lorde. v.C. and. xiiii., and the xiiii. yere
of Vter, than kynge of moche Brytayne. Ye shall vnderstande, that after y deth of
Clodoueus, laste kynge of Fraunce, the lande by hyrn was deuyded to his. iiii. sones;
that is to say, to the eldest sone Clodomyrus was appoynted jr Lordshyp of Orlyaunce,
to Thcodoricus, the seconde sone, Austracy, to Childebertus, the thirde sone, myddell
Fraunce, or the Countre lyinge aboute Paris, and to this Lothayr the abouesayd Lord-
shyp of Soisons, of whiche sayd Lordshyppes eyther of theym possessyd, they were of
theyr Subgettes called kynges, and so contynued in god reste a certayne of tyme : in the
whiche season Clotild theyr Moder, berynge in mynde the vnnaturall deth of her parentes,
wylled her sonnesto venge theyr dclb, whiche deth, as testyfieth Vyncent Hystoryall, and
also Antoninus, was I this fourme folowing; Gundenchus the Graundfather of Clotildus
had. iiii. sones, that is to say, Gundebaldus, Gondigisillus, Hilpericus, and Godomarus ;
to thyse. iiii. soYies, Gudenchus beset the Lande of Burgoyne, Gondigisillus and Godo-
miarus dyed, wherfore the Lande of Burgoyne fylle to Gundebaldus & Hilpericus; then
Gundebaldus for Couctyse of the hole Lordshyp, slewe his brother Hilpericus, and fastened
a great stone to the necke of his wyfe, and cast her into a depe water ; and of his. ii.
doughters, whereof the eldest hyght Trona, he exiled in poore wedc or clothynge, and
the yonger he kept in seruage within his owne Court, the whiche after, as before is
shewyd, was maryed agayne hys wyll vnto Clodoueus Fader to this Lotharius. F»I. */;.
Thenne it foloweth whanne this Lotharius of Clotild' made sharpe warre vpon Sigis-
monde, sone of Gundebaldus, whiche than was deed; in the whiche warre, the eldest
sone, Clodomyrus, was slayne, leuyng after hym. iii. sonnes named Theodaldus4, Gun-
therus, or Guntharre, and Clodoaldus ; whiche. iii. s5nes Clotildes toke to her tuyssion,
& guydynge. But the other brother maynteyned the warre agayne the Burgoynyons ia
suche wyse that fynally they opteyned the right porcion of their Moder Clotilde.
" at, edit. 1542. 1559. a [Chorea.J 3 sonne of Clotild. * Tbeobaldus. s " Clotilde" omitted.
L 2 Afte
76 QtTINTA PARS CLOTAliir.
After this warre was fynysshed in Burgoync, Childebertus, the thirdesone, iierynge that
Almarcus, kynge of Spayne, mysse entreated his Suster, made warre vpon hym, & lastly
hym subdued, and sette his Suster in her former estate.
But whyle the sayde Childebert was thus in Spayne occupyecl, Theodorus his brother
toke from hym a cylie to hym belongyng called INiountclcre; and slewe f knyghts whiche
Childebertus had lafte there to kepe y sayd cytie. For this tnyscheuous dede arose great
debate atwene thyse. ii. bretherne, but by medyacion of Frendes they were at length
accordyd. Thenne Theodorus sought ne\ve meaues of displeasur agayn his said brother,
as wel treason as otherwyse, the whiche Childebert, by his policy and wysedome and
with good fortune escapyd.
Childebert thanne castynge in his mynde how he myght wynne to hym the Patry-
monve, or the Lordshyp -that lately belonged vnto his eldest Brother Clodomyrus, toke
Counsayll of his brother Clotharius, in suche wyse that they togyder, or of one assenr,
sent vnto theyr Moder Clotild for theyr neuewes, Childer of theyr Brother. And she
no thynge mystrustynge theym, sent the sayd Childer vnto the sayd. ii. bretherne. But
within shorte tyme of theyr commynge vnto theyr sayd vncles, as testyfyeth maister Ro-
bert Gagwyne, and also the frenche Cronycle, Lotharius tyrannously with his swerde
slewe. ii. of the sayd Childer, and than the thirde fledde for his sauegarde vnto suche
as hym fauouryd. He was after agayne taken, and compelled to make a solempne othe
that he shulcle become a relygyous man, and neuer clayme any parte of his ryght or
enherytaunce ; by whiche vnleful meane, the seconde Brother opteyned the hocle Lord-
shyp of Orle.aunce, and partyd y reuenues therof attwene thevm : but that enduryd
but a whyle, and here I passe ouer the'sorowe that Clotilde made for the Childer of her
sone Clodomyrus, and also the orderynge of the yongest sone called Clodoaldus, whiche
escaped the daunger of his vncles, as before is shewyd, the whiche wolde aske a longe
season.
f. Capitulum. C.ii.
IT was nat longe after but that the seconde brother, kynge or Duke of Austracy, dyed
of Goddes visytacyon, lenynge after hym a sone named Theodebertus, the whiche of
his. ii. foresayd vncles was greuousty warred by longe trade of tyme, the whiche he de-
fendyd thorough his Marcyall Knyghthode. And whan he, by dyuers meanes, hadde
soughte pease and myght nat purchase it, he than founde suche meanes by riche gyftes,
and otherwyse, that he wanne the Fauoure of his vncle Childebert, and cherysshed hym
as his frende. Thenne fyll vnkyndnesse attwene Childebert and Lothayre, in so moche
that eyther of theym assembled a great hoste to subdue that one the other. But the
forenamed Theodobertus made all j power he myght to ayde and assyste Childebert. So
that vpon both parties was a great multitude of knyghtes armed redy to fyght. [Clotild
than heryng of this mortal warre 'attwene her. ii. sdnes, and also consyderynge the
lykelyhode of the great eft'usyon of marines blode-lhat myght ensue, by the reason of the
ioynyng of thyse foresayd two hostes, in all hast yode vnto the Sepulture or Shryne of
MracuJu. seynt Martyne, wherwith due deuocyon she made her specyall prayers, besechynge God
. and that blessyd Seynt, to sende by heuenl* power some let or inpedyment that the sayd
hoostes shuld nat ioyne in Batayll, by meane of whiche prayer, whan the sayd. ii.
hoostes were in preparynge for to haue ronne togyder,]1 sodeynly fyll suche a tempest
of wynde & hayll with thunder and lyghtnynge, that both hoostes were so greuously
betyn with the sayd tempest and wederynge, that eyther of theym had moost mynde how
they myght defende them self from danger of the sayde wedevynge; and ouer that, as tes-
tyfyeth trie abouenamed Auctour, eyther of the hoostes thought in theyr rnyndes that they
* omitted in the edit, 1542 and J559.
•were
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were chased of theyr enemyes, in suche wyse tluit eyther of theym flcdde from other by
a longe space.
After this, eyther of theym sent ineanes of treatyse eyther to other, and at length con-
formed a pease athvene theym ; the whiche pease, surely on bothe parties assured, Cbil-
debert excytyd his Brother to warre vpon a people or Countre called Terra Conensis,
in y prouynce of Spayne, and besegyd the Cytie of Saragouce, otherwyse called Augusta j
and fynally, kept the cytesens so short, that they to appease theyr Enemyes, [caused the
Uysshop of the cytie to open the Sepulcre of seynt Vyncent, and gyue to Lothayr a
patte of that holy Martyrs body]'.
But yet, that natwithstandynge, though the siege were withdrawen and the Cytie sparyd,
yet the Countre thereaboutc they pylled and wasted withoule1, and after with great
rychesse of praye retourned into Fraunce, where at Paris by Childebert soone after was
buylded a Monastery [in the worshyp of God and of seynt Vyncent, where the foresayd
relyke was set and reuerently kept3,] which Monastery at this day is called Seynt Ger-
inayns de Pree.
In this whyle, I can nat sey by what happe, thyse. ii. Bretberne newely maligned agayn
theyr neuewe Theoclobert4, the sone of theyr brother Theodorich, and entendyd by theyr-
malyce to byreue hym of the Lordshyp of Austracy, and to that entent, gaderyd theyr
people to warre vpon the sayde Dagobert" ; whereof whanne the sayd Theodobert was ExanPule of"
ware, consydcrynge he coude nat so shortly assemble his peple to with stande the ma- F
lyce of his sayd vncles, he in lowly and good maner rode agayne theym in a peasyble-
wy'se, and to theym behaued hym so well in worde and dede, that alonly5 forgaue nat his
trespasse, but also sente hym agayne with great rychesse of gyftes.
Soone after this tyme dyed Clotilde the wyfe of Clodoueus, the whiche, with great
pompe, of her. ii. Sonnes was buryed by her said husbande ; and shortly after dyed
Theodobert aforenamd, leuynge after hym-a sonc named Theobalde. In this passe tyme
Lotharius of his wyfe receyued. vii. sonnes and. ii. doughters; of y whiche, Cramyris innatu
the eldest sone he sent into Quyan6 to haue the Rule thereof vnder his Fader; but he, fillus'
contrary his faders mynde, oppressyd the inhabytauntes thereof w grieuous exaccons
and tributes, wherefore his fader beyng dyscontent called hym thens. Cramyris with this '•/•*'
beynge sore^ amoued, in great angre departed his faders court and yode vnto Childebert
his vncle, excytynge hym to make warre vpon his Fader, imagenynge fals occacions to
brynge the. ii. Brethern at dystauce, and made a solempne othe to his vncle that durynge
his lyfe he shulde strength his partye agayne his owne fader; whiche assuraunce thus
made, Childebert preparyd his boost to warre agayne his brother Lothayr; but the
sayd Lothayr of this beynge warned, for such lette as he then hadde, sent agayne his
enemyes. ii. sonnes of his, named Gunthranus and Aribertus ; and whyle thyse. ii.
s5nes made towarde Childebert, he in that whyle made great waste in the countre of
Champayne, and takynge great pryses retourned into his owne countre of myddelt
Fraunce; wherof herynge the forenamed Guntranus and his brother, and also that in
Quyan6 was moued warre by Cramyre, spedde theim thyder with all theyr people, but
•they dydde no thynge wordy memory or laude. In this season dyed the foresaid Childe*1-
bert, brother to Lothayr, \vout heyre, whan he hadde ruled myddell Fraunce. xlvii,
yeres, as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle, and was entyred in the Monastery of seyrvt
V7yncent, otherwyse called seynt Germayne de Pree.
11 Capitulum. Ciii.
AFter y deth of Childebert, forsomoche as he dyed wout heyre, Lotharius forenamed,
seasyd all myddell Fraunce into his possession ; and after he had some dele sette it in an7
sought meanes, f rfit'. 1542 and 1559. * without pytye. . * emitted in the edit. 1542,
4 Theodobart. 5 They alonely. * Guyan, \ *n twitted.
ordre,
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ordre, nat forgettyng the innaturall rebellyon of his sone Cramyre, chase vnto liym a
puryd1 company of knyghtes and of competent nombre, and in all haste made tpwarde
Guyan, where the sayd Cramyre was than abydyng; but when he harde of the comynge
of his Fader agayn hym, w his chosyn army, he withdrewe hyrn to the vtternaoost partiys
of Fraunce, and requyred ayde of a kynge or duke to that partie adioynynge, named
Gonobalde, the whiche to hy promysed ayde to his power.
Lotharius, of this affynyte beyng warned, pursued the sayde Conobalde so sharpely, y
he constrayned hym at length to take y Churche of seynt Martyne, & to holds it for his
sauegarde ; but whan Lothayre had assayde by dyuers meanes, aswell by fayre promesse
as words of manasses, & myght nat get j sayde Gonobalde out of y holy place1, he
sette the Churche on fyre& brent the Duke in the same, the whiche shortly after reedyfied'
& made I more better maner than it before had been.
When Cramyrus was thus dispoynted of the ayde of Conobalde, he thanne fledde into
lytell Brytayne, and requyred ayde of y Erie thereof named Cenabutus, where, by com-
forteof the sayd erle, he assembled a great boost to withstade his Fader, wherof the Fa-
der beynge asserteyned, drewe towarde hym ; and whan both hostes were nere, the sone4
sent messengers to the Fader to entreate a pease : but Lothayr included so many harde
condycyons within the sayde pease, or as some wryters meane, Cramyris desyred suche
vnlefull desyres of his Fader, y the sayd Treaty myght take none effecte, & for truste y
he had in f Brytons & in his stregth, he was vtterly bent to trye his cause by dynt of
swerde.
Lothayr hauyge experience that Fortune of Battayll is in victory doughtfull and vn-
certayne, he therefore made his prayer to God besechynge hym of ayde agayne the
innaturall and obstynat rebellyon of his sone ; after whiche prayer endyd, he comaunded
in f name of God to sette vpon his Enemyes, which met with so great ire, y shortly y
grene feld was dyed into a perfyghte redde, & many knyghts vpon bothe parties lay slayne
& gruntynge vpon the erthe. The JFader comfortynge & callynge vpon his knyghtes,
vpon that one parte, and the sone vpon his knyghtes vpon that other partie ; eyther of
theym entendynge the deth & rtter distruccyon of eche other ; which in naturall batayll'
hangynge in suspence to whether of theym the victory shulde turne, sodeynly the Brytons
gaue backe, and gaue place to the Frenshemen, with the whiche the Frenshe partye beynge
comfortyd, enforced the Brytons with so sharpe fyght, that they were compelled to for-
sake the Felde, & toke theitn to flyght, whom the Frenshemen chasid and slewe without
mercy.
Pater. In y whiche chase Cramyris, with his wyfe and Childer, warre taken and presented vnto
Lothayr; the whiche shortly after settynge a parte all faderly loue, compassion and
pyte, causyd a great fyre to be made, into the whiche he comaunded to be caste the sayde
Cramyris, with also his wyfe and Children, or as wytnessyth the Frenshe Cronycle, they
were al enclosyd in an house, and the house and they togyder consumed with fyre.
Thus the moost cruel! Fader, without pyte, chastysed the inobedient sone, to the en-
sample and lernynge of other to here dewe obedyence vnto theyr parentis. After this
victory and cruell chastysement executed by Lothayre, he retourned6 into Fraunce,
and so to the Sepulcre or Shryne of seyt Martyne, yeldynge to God and hym thankes
of this victory, and offeryd there many and riche gyftes7 ; and after spedde hym to Soisons,
where he as8 kynge of all Fraunce, except the Lordshyp of Austracy, which Theobalde,
sone of his Brothers sone9 Theodorich. than helde The Fader of this Theobalde was Theo-
dobert. Thenne Lothayre seynge his lande in reste and quyetnesse, gaue hym to
huntynge and chace of wylde beestes, a game of great vse amonge all frenshe Prynces.
1 pure, edit. 1542, 1559- * the sanctuarye, edit. 1542, 1559. 3 he reedifyed. * They.
5 Thus this Battayll. * " He yelded thankes vnto almighty God and so retourned," edit. 1542, 1559.
7 The circumstance of the Kings offering is omitted in edit. 1542, 1559. * wag, edit. 1559.
' one of bis brother sonnes, edit. J542, 1559.
7 In
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In whiche disport he beyng one day greatly trauayled, caught some surfet of the whiche
ensued a mortall sykenes, so that lie dyed shortly after, whenne he had reygned, as be-
fore is specyfyed, ouer the Lordshyp of Soisons and other by the tertne of 1. wynter full :
and was after buryed at Soisons with great pompe, leuyng after bym. iiii. Sones, Guntra-
nus, Aribertus, Chilpericus, and Sigebertus.
It is testyfyed of Maister Robert Gagwyn, that Seynt' Radegunde, borne of the countre sancta Rade-
of Thurynge, of a pagan Fader, named Bernigarius, was wyfe to this Lotharius, whose sunda>
vertuous lyfe Antoninus, in his boke called Summa Antonini, in the. viii. Chapitre and. xii.
title of the seconde parte of his werke, sheweth compendyously.
^[ Capitulum. Ciiii. foi.*n.
Arthurus, the sone of Vter Pendragon, a strepelynge of. xv. yeres of Age, began his An£Ua>
reygne, as kyng of Britayne, in the yere of oure Lorde. CCCCC. and. xvii. and y thirdetLi- 7-]
yere of Lotharius thenne kynge of Fraunce, or of a parte therof, as before is declaryd.
Uf this Arthur is, by Gaufride, recyted a longe Storye, and alowed by the Englysshe Cro-
nycle, y which from other wryters is greatly discordaunt; but yet all Auctours agreen
that he was noble and victoryous in all his dedys.
Fayne I wold declare the fame of this noble Prynce, to the comforte of other to folowe Auctoris opyi-
his marcyall dedys, so that I myght somwhat iustifie my reporte by some Auctour of Auc-n'°'
torite; but the more I am in Sought because of the sayinge of Ranulphe, Monke of
Chestre, whiche auowchyth it vpon Wyllyam, wryter of Historyes of kynges, as is re-
herced at length in the. vi. Chapitre of the. v. booke of Policronicon, whiche is there
opyn to euery ma that is desyrous to knowe the sayd reporte or opynyon, the whiche for
the length therof I ouerpasse. And somwhat to the honour of so great a cbapion as was
this Arthur, l shall lay vnto the reder, that he may \v auctoritie shewe vnto the herers,
and therwith gladde the Welshemen that he shuld descende of so noble a victour, whiche
so many dedys of honoure executyd in his dayes.
Then, as testyfieth Policronicon and other, Arthur faught. xii. notable bataylles agayn
the Saxons, and of theym all was victoure.
Wherefore the firste was vpon the ryuer. of Cleuy, and. iiii1. the next were foughtyn
vpon the ryuer Douglis, which rennyth vnder the towne of Wygan, vpon ten myles
from the ryuer of Merse in Lancasshyre.
The. vi. Batayll was vpon the ryuer called Bassa.
The. vii. besyde Lyncolne, in a wood called Celidone.
The. viii. and the ix. were foughten aboute Yorke.
The. x. was about Nycoli towne, whiche is named Warwyke, as after some wryters.
The. xi. was as at Bathe, where he longe besegyd Cerdicus, kynge of Westsaxons.
The. xii. and laste was at a place called Badon or Badowe Hyll, in whiche he slewe
many Saxons ; but that natwithstandyng he myght nat clerely voyde theym his Lande,
but that they kept theyr Countrees, whiche they were before possessyd of, as Kent,
Sotherey and Norffolk. Albeit that some Auctours testyfye that they helde these Cou-
trees as tributaries vnto Arthur.
This noble warryour, as wytnessith holy' Gilda, slewe with his owne hande in one
daye, by the helpe of oure Lady Seynt Mary4, whose Picture he bare peynted in his
shelde. C. and. xl. Saxons; whiche Sbelde he called PridwelT, his swerde wa» called Cali-
boure, and his spere was called Rone after the Brettysshe tunge or speche.
1 Seynt omitted in edit. 1542, 1559. * iiii. of, edit. 1542, 1559- ' " holy" omitted in edit. J542, 1559.
* The edit, of 1542, and 1559 say " by the helpe of God."
? The
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f The thirde or fourth. •
^[ Capitulum. Cv.
WEST SAXON.
About y. v. yere of this Arthure, after thagremet of moste wryters, beganne the lord-
shyp of Westsaxon, vnder ^ Saxon called Cerdicus, and Kenricus his sone. For Deny*
The. ui. k'gdom
of Eest anglU be
admytted for the
^"deii it a"d otner wytnes, that this Lordshyp or Kyngdome shulde haue his begynnynge the. Ixxi.
must "stande for yere after the firste comynge of Ilengiste or the yere of our Lorde. CCCCC.xxii.
y'fourth. whiche agreethwith y. v. yere of Arthur forsayd.
This Lordshyp conteyned the West Countree of Englande; as Wylshyre, Somerset-
-ehyr-e, Berks, Dorset, & other, as Deuonshyre and Cornewayll, and hadde in the Eest syde
Southhampton, in the Northe Thames the famous Ryuer, in the south and west the
see Occean.
This foresayd Credicus, which of some Auctours is named Childricus, landed firste
at Cerdysshor, whiche nowe is called YcM'inouth, an hauyn towne in the countie of
Norflblke ; and by helpe of other Saxons, lhanne inhabyted in that countre, thenne called
Eest Anglis, the sayde Cerdicus at length obteyned the forsayd countre, and named it
Westsaxon or Westsaxonia : £ reygned therin as lorde or kynge a certayne of yeres,
and Kenricus his sone after hym.
The firste Cristen kynge of this prouynce was named Kyngilsus, and conuertyd by
meanes of that blessyd man Berinus, Bysshop of Dorchester, to whom Quichelinus,
Brother of the foresayd Kyngilsus, gaue the said Cytie to make there his See ; after he
also had receyued Baptyme of the sayd Berinus. And as Guido wytnessvth, y sayd
Quichelinus gaue after to the Bishop of Wynchester. vii. myles compasse of lande to
buylde there a Bysshoppes See ; the whiche was accomplysshed and fynysshed by Kenvval-
cus his sone. This kyngdome enduryd longest of all the other, whiche were. vii. in
rnombre, or. vi. besyde this. Some wryters accompt the terme of the duraunce of this
kyngdome, from Cerdicus to Egbert, and some to the last yere of Aluredus ; but Guido
- accomptyth the enduraunce of this kyngdome from the firstc yere of Cerdicus vnto the
Jaste yere of Edwarde y Confessour, by reason wherof it shulde endure. CCCCC. and.
xliiii1. yeres. But moste accordyngly it shuld be rekened from the first yere of Cerdicus
to the laste yere of Aluredus, for he made ,one Monarchy of al. vii. kyngdomes, in
whiche tyme dydde floure1 or passe. CCC.lxxviii. yeres.
^[ Capitulum. C.vi.
NOwe then I wyll retourne vnto Arthur, the whiche by a longe tyme dwellid in warre
<and mortall Batayle withy Saxons, by meane of theyr dayly repayre into this lande; the
whiche also allyed theyrn with Pyctes and other Nacions, and made their partye the
stronger by that meane. But yet Arthur by his marcyal knyghthode, brought theym in
.such frame, y he was accompted for chief Lorde of Brytayne.
Fynally, whenne he hadde by a longe tyme maynteyned his warres agayne the Saxons,
. and specially agayne Cerdicus or Childricus kynge of Westsaxons, he, for a fynall con-
corde, gaue vnto the sayd Cerdicus, as testyfieth Policronica in the. vi, Chapitre of his. v
booke, the. ii. Coutres of Hampshyre and Somerset. And wlien he had sette his lande
in some quyetnesse, he betoke the rule thereof vnto his neuewe Mordred, & with a
chosyn army sayled, as sayth Gaufride and other, vnto Frauce, wher, by y reporte of
Gaufride, he wrought wonders. For3 the wryters of Frensche Cronycles louche no thyn^e
of suche notable dedes ; nor yet the wryters of Romaynes mynde no thyng of such actes
t./. */;». done agayne theyr consull or emperour, called by Gaufride", Lucius Hibertus. Ther-
1 liiii. yeres. * flowe. 3 but, edit. 1533, 1542.
** fore
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... v
fore I wyll spare all that longe matyer, remyttynge the Walshemen as touchynge that pro-
cesse vnto $ sayd Gaufride, and here I wyll folowe Policronicort where he sayth,
That for asmoch as the forenamed Mordred was desyrous to be kynge, and feryd som-
dele the myghte of Cerdicus kynge of Westsaxons, he therfore drewe to hym the sayd
Cerdicus by great gyftes, as of townes and castelles, and other meanes, where thorough
the sayd Cerdicus to hym assentyd, so that Mordred was at London crowned kynge of
JBrytayne, and Cerdicus after y vse of Pagans, was at Wynchestre, thenne called Kaer-
guent, crowned kynge of Westsaxons.
Whenne relacion came to Arthur of all this treason wrought by his neuewe Mordred,
he in all haste made towarde Brytayne, as it is redde in the Englysshe Cronycle, and
landyd at Sandwyche, where he was mette of Mordred & his people, whiche gaue vnto
hym stronge batayll in tyme of hislandyng, and loste there many of his knyghtes, as the
famous knyght Gawyn and other ; but yet this natwithstandynge Arthure at length wanne
the lande, and chasyd his enemyes, and after the enteryng of his cosyn Gawyn & other
of his knyghtes there slayne, he sette forwarde his hoost to pursue his enemyes. Mor-
dred thus beynge ouerset of his vncle at the see syde, withdrewe hym to Wynchester,
where he beynge furnysshed of newe sowdyours, gaue vnto Arthur, as saith Gaufride,
the seconde fyght ; wherein also Mordred was put to the worse and constrayned to flee.
Thirdely and lastly, the sayd Mordred faugt with his vncle Arthure besydes Glastynbury,
where after a longe and daugerous fyght Mordred was slayne, and the victoryous Arthur
wounded vnto the deth, and after buryed in the vale of Aualon, besyde Glastynbury be-
foresayd.
Of this last ende and buriyng of Arthur, in the Brytysshe bokes, are tolde many fables ;
but to oppresse the errours of Britons that thynke or byleue that Arthur yet lyueth, Poli-
cronicon shewith in his forenamed chapitre of his. v. boke, that in the seconde Henrycs
tyme kynge of Englande, y bonys of the sayde Arthure and Gwaynour his wyfe were
founden, and translated into the foresayd churche of Glastynbury, and there newe
buryed, in the yere of our Lorde. xi.C.lxxx., and more specyally it is noted in the. xxiii.
chapitre of the. vii. booke of Policronicon abouesayd. Wherfore to be a coclusion of a
fyne of this noble warryour, he was, as before is shewyd, slayne, or woudyd to detb,
whenne he hadcle reygned ouer the Brytons by the terme of. xxvi. yeres ; wyllynge before
his deth that Costantyne, the sbne of Cador, duke of Cornewayll, forsomoche as of his
body remayned none heyre, that he shulde be his heyre & inheryte the lande of moche
Brytayne after his deth.
ANGLIA.
^1 Capitulum. C.vii.
COnstantinus1, y sonne of Cador duke of Cornewayll, by assent of the Brytons, was Angiu.
of theym crowned kynge of moche Brytayne, in $ yere of Cristes incarnacon. [Li. 8. cap. i.]
CCCCC.xliii., and the. xix. yere of Lotharius, then kynge of Fraunce. This was nere
kynesman vnto Arthur, and was by the. ii. sones of Mordred greuously vexed, for so
moche as they claymed the lande by theryght or tytle of theyr fader, so that atwene hym
and theym were foughten many and sundry bataylles, whereof nouther of place, nor of
tyme is lafte any conuenyent memory, nor yet of the names of the sayde two sonnes.
But, as dyuers auctours agreen, after thyse forsayd bataylles thus foughtyn, fynally
the. ii. sones of Mordred were costrayned of pure force to seche stronge holdes for theyr
refuge ; wherfore that one toke London, and that other Wynchestre : whereof Constan-
tyne beynge warned, lafte nat tyll he hadde slayne that one within the monastery of seynt
Amphiabill at Wynchestre ; and that other within a temple or churche of London,
whiche temple is named of Gaufride an Hous of Freres; but that sayinge is doutefull,
1 Constantius, edit. 1542, 1559.
M for
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for at that dayes it is to be supposed that there was none house of freres within London,
nor by a longe tyme after.
Whenne Constatyne hadde thus subdued his eiiemyes, and thought hym selfe in a
maner of snertie of his region, than Fortune, as she hadde etiuyed his glory, arreryd
agayn hym his owne kynnesman, named Aurelius Conanus, the which agayne hym made
mortal batayll, and fynally or at the last slewe hym in the felde, whan he hadde reygned,
after moost accorde of wryters. iii. yeres ; the whiche was thenne buryed at Slone hyenge,
by the sepulture of Vter Pendragon, with great solempnytie.
ANGLIA.
f Capitulum. C.viii.
Angiia. AVrclius Conanus, the cosyn of Constantyne last named, \vas crowned kyng of Bry-
tayne in the yere of our Lorde CCCCC. xlvi.j and the. xxxii. yere of Lotharius before
named, thenne kynge of Fraunce. This was noble & iyberall, but he was a man that
cherysshed suche as loued stryfe and discencion within his lande, and gaue lyghty1 cre-
dence to theym that accused other were it with ryght or wronge ; and, as testyfyeth
Gaufride & other, he toke by strength his vncle, whiche of ryche1 shulde haue ben kynge,
and caste hym into stronge Pryson ; and after slewe tyrannously the. ii. sSnes of his sayd
[C*p. i.] vncle; but he nioysed his reygne but shorte whyle, for, as wytnessyth the sayde Gau-
fride, whenne he hadde reygned. ii. yeres he dyed, were it of the sonde' of god or other-
Auctorit opinio. wyse, leuyng after hy a sone named Vortiporius, as liathe the auctour of the booke
named the Floure of Hystories. Of this Vortiporius speketh no thyng the Englysshe
Cronycle, but teileth of ii. kynges that shuld reygne next after Costantyne both at ones,
wherof that one he natneth Adelbryght, and that other Edilt, wherunto none other
wryter agreeth, except that he nameth theym for some of the kynges of y Saxons ; abonte4
that tyme reygned in Kent, or soone after Ethelbert or Athelbert, whiche myght be taken
of some for Adelbryght, and that other whiche he nameth Edilt urs Ella, kynge of South
Saxons, but this Ella shulde nat, by concorde of wryters, be lyuynge, at this tyme. It myght
with more conuenyency accorde, that it shulde be a kynge of Deira or of Northumberlande,
named Ella, the whiche reygned more6 aboute this tyme and season.
M.*f*. Of thyse tway kynges y" sayd Englisshe Cronycle tellyth a longe processe, the which,
for I fynde noon auctor of auctorite y wrytith or spekyth of the same, I passe it ouer.
Ye shall also furthermore vnderstande, that after this daye the Brytons dayly dis-
creased of lordshyp and rule within Bretaygne, and drew them towarde, Cambir or
Walis, so that the countre aboute Chestre was the chife of theyr lordship within Bre-
taygne, for dayly f Saxons landed with companyes, & occupyed the pryncipall partis of $
same, as shortlye here after shall appere.
THE FIFTHE PARTE.
^T Capitulum. C. ix.
NORTHUMBERLANDE.
£m 'Jrth/"8" ^ ^ ^me °^ l^e rey§ne °f tms f°re named Aurelius Conanus, as witnessith Poli-
Snons. cronica, Guydo, & other, began the kyngdome or lordship of Brenicia vnder a Saxon
lu.j.cap. 7.] namyd Ida, the yere of our Lorde. v. C. &. xlvii. and the seconde or laste yere of the
sayd Conanus. This lordship was in the north parte of Brytaygne, & grewe in shorte
whyle more and more, so that fynally it was named the kyngdoiiie of Northumberlande.
But ye shall vnderstande that this lordship was firste deuyded in two kyngdomes, wherof
the firste, as aboue is sayd, was called Brenicia, and that other Deyra. The meris or
markis of this kyngdome of Northhumberlande were7, by easte & by west the occean
1 lyghte. •* ryght. ' hande, edit. 1542, 1559- "for about. ' might be taken for.
neare, edit. 1559. T were made, edit. 1559.
see;
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see ; by south, the ryuer of Humbir, and so downwarde towarde the west by the endis of
the shires of Notyngham & Derby, vnto the ryuer of Merse, or Mercia ; and by northe
the Scottishe see, which is callyd forth in Scottish, and in Brettishe y" werd.
The south syde of this lordshyppe was callyd Deyra, whiche is now callyd f Bisshoprike
of Durham; and the north syde was called Brenicia, which were than departyd or seuered
by the ryuer of Tyne. Deyra conteynyd the land from Hubir to the ryuer of Tyne ; &
Brenicia includidy coutrey from Tyne to y Scottishe see. In Brenicia regnyd firste, as is
abouesayde, Ida, or Idas, and in Deyra regnyd firste, Ella, which lordshyppes began both
within, iii. yeres; in processe of tyme bothe in one were namyd the kyngdotne of North-
humbirlande, which so cotynued some whyle vnder one kynge, and somme whylc vnder.
ii. by the tenne of CCC. &. xxi. yeres, as sayth Ranulphe munke of Chestre, and after
furth contynued the name vnder Saxons, and Danes, tyll the cornyng of Edredus, brother
of Ethelstane, and sone of Edwarde the elder, the whiche Edredus in the. ix. or laste yere
of his reygnc, iovned this to his owne kyngdom, by which reason it shuld seme that this
kyngdome endurid vnder that name vpon. CCCC. &. ix. yeres.
The firste cristen prynce of this kyngdome was namyd Edwynus, y receyuyd the fayth of
seynt Paulyne, as testifyeth Guydo. In this lordshyp also were included theyse shyres
and countreys nowe callyd Yorke, Notyngham shyre, or Snothyngham shyre, Derby shyre,
thebysshopryke of Durham, Copelande, and other.
Amonge the many kynges y reygned in this lordship, whiche after some wryters, were
to the nombre of. xxiii. reygned one accompted the. viii. kynge, by Guydo, named
Ethelfridus, & sone of Ethelricus, which Ethelfridus destroyed moo Britons than all the
other kynges Saxons1. This was fader to seynt Oswolde, & Oswy, & slewe also many of
y Brytons at a batayle y he had agayn them besyde Kaerlegion, or Chestre, &. ii. M. &.
C. of mokes of y house of Bangor, as it is testifyed of Policronicon in the x. chapitre
of his v. boke, the which monkes were comen thyder to pray for the good spede of ^
Brytons. And ouer this foresayde nombre of monkes. 1. fled, whereby they vf theyr
leder named Brucyuall were sauyd. Of^such an vngly nornbre of multytude* of monkes
of one house myght be demyd a wonder: But the sayd Policronica, with Guydo, and
other wryters, affermyn that in that house of Bangor were at those dayes for the more
party three tymes. vii. C. monkes, y" whiche lyuyd by the trauayle of theyr handes onely.
The iorenamed Oswye, was, after Oswolde, kyng of this prouynce, which gaue w his
doughter Elfleda, a nonne. xii. lordshippes into y" church to buylde w. xii. monasteryes,
whereof, vi. of the sayde locds»hippes were in Brennicia, and. vi. in Deyra, as sayth Guydo ;
and also Ranulphe, in his. v. boke of Policronica, and. xvi. chaptre, afTermyth the same.
f Capitulum. C.'x.
Vortiporius, son of Aurelyus Conanus, after y opynyon beforesayde was ordeynyd AngUa.
kynge of Brytaygne, in y^ yere of our Lorde. v. C. and xlviii. and the. xxxiiii. yere of ^ ap'x>
Clotharius, then kyng of Frauce; of the which is lytle memory lafteineny cronycler, or
wryter, excepte that Guydo testifieth hym to be a victoryous knyght ; shewyng brefly, that
he in sondry batayllys scomfited the Saxons, and defendid his lande and Brytons frome
the daunger of them and other that y Saxons allyed theym with.
In y- tyme of y" reygne of this kynge, a Saxon named Ella, the sone of Iffus, began
to reygne in the Southe syde of the kyngedome of Northuberlande, called Deyra, as be-
fore is touchyd in the Chapitre of the sayde Kyngedome. Then it foloweth, whan this
Vortiporius had rulyd the Brytons knyghtly by the terme of. iiii. yeres, he dyed and was
put to hisfaders, leuyng noone heyre of his body.
For as moche as all wryters agreen that the kynges of Westesaxon at length subdued
1 of Saxons. a Of such a uomber.
M 2 all
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all the other kyngedomes, & made of the hole lande of moche Brytaygne but one kyng-
dome or monarchye ; and all other, aswell of Brytons as of Saxons, faylyd, or lefte
of, that allonly excepte ; therfore I entende to brynge in f name of eueryche kyng of
West Saxon, frome the firste Cerdicus, or Childricus, and ioyne theym with y kynges
of Brytons for so long as hereafter the sayde Brytoos contynued theyr reygne within any
parte of Brytaygne.
^[ Capitulum. C. xi.
A»gii». Malgo, a duke of y1 Brytons, and neuyewe of Aurelius Conanus, as sayth the auctour
of theFloureof Histories, began his reygne ouer the Brytons, in the yere of oure Lorde
CCCCC. lii. and the. xxxviii. yere of Clotharius, thenne styll kynge of Fraunce, and
also the. xv. yere of Kenricus, the sone of Cerdicus, and second Kyng of Westsaxon
F,t. K foresayd, accomptynge. xv. yeres of the reygne of his fader, as Guy do allowith. This
Malgo, after the accorde of all wryters that make mencion, was y comlyest & raoost per-
sonable man of all Brytons than lyuyng, & therwith endowed w knyghtly manhode, the
whiche withstode the Saxons, and kepte theym of y they damaged not f lande, the which
[Cap.i.ii.8.] he then had possessyon of, and as witnessith Gaufryde and other, he by his manhod sub-
dued the iles of Iselande, Orchades, or Orkeys, & Norway, with other.
[Lib. j.Cap.6.] In y tyme of y reygne of this Malgo, reygned in y lordship or kyngdome of Kent* Ethel-
bertus, the whiche, as witnessith Policronycon, assembled an boost of his knyghtis, and
gaue battayll vnto Ceawlmus, sone of Kenricus, & then kynge of Westsaxon ; the cause
wherof is not expressyd ; but this battayll wasy firste batayll that was foughtyne atwene
I Saxons, after y they opteynyd lande & dwellynge within Brytaygne, which was
foughtyn in a place callyd Wilbaldowne, and in the fyght was slayne. ii. dukes of Ethel-
bertus, & hymselfe with his people chasyd.
Also, it is witnessyd of y' sayd Policronyca, that f yere folowynge Cutwolsus1, the
brother of Ceawlmus, before named, faught'strongly ageyn the Brytons at Bedforde, and
berafte them. iiii. Cyties ; or, townes, named Liganbrogth, Eglesborgth, Besyngton and
Euysha.
The to retorne ageyn to Malgo kynge of Brytops, ^ auctor of the Floure of Histories
saythe, y notwithstandynge the many vertues the whiche God had endowed hym w, he
laslely forgate God, forsakyng all vertue, & gaue hym to sondry vycis &. synnes, wherof
the odyble synnes of sodomy was one, wherfore fell to hym great persecution of his-
enemyes, y Saxos, as before somdele is shewyd & more ensueth.
^ It was not long after f forenamyd batayll doon at Bedforde, but that the foresayde
Cutwolphus dyed ; but yet his sayde brother Ceawlmus, couetouse of worshyppe, mayn-
teynyd his warre ageyne y Brytons, so y after he made a newe voyage ageyne theym, &
made of theyjn a nother scomfiture, and toke from them y famous cytie of Bathe, of
Gloucetyr, & Surcetyr*, which shuld be, by the meanyng of Ranulffe, aboute y' yere of
the reygne of this Malgo. xxix.
Of all this spekyth nothynge y Cronycle of Englande, but. he makyth his processe of
a kynge namyd Cortyf, by the which as it shuld seme by the reherceyll folowyng, that
he makyth of Gurmunde, he makyth the Careticus1, the whiche rulyd the Brytons nexte
after y deth of this Malgo, as when the tyme cometh more planlye it shall appere.
Then it folowith aboute the. xxxiii. yere of this Malgo, Ceawlmus, before named, ga-
dered his Saxons, & foughte w theBrytons at a place called Fechalege, where, after longe
fight, Ceawlmus chasyd j Britons, & wan of them victory; but his brother, callyd Cutha,
was slayne in that fight, for whome he made great sorowe. This, in his latter dayes, Malgo
beynge oppressyd & pursued his* enemyes, lastlye dyed when he had regned, after moosfc
Concorde of stories, xxxv. yeres.
1 Cutwolfus. z Wurceter. 3 of Gurmunde that Gareticus. * of his.'
CHilpericus,,
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Capitulum. C. xii.
CHilpericus, the thyrde son of Lotharius, or Clotbarius, before named, began his reygne
ouer that parte of Frauce called Soyson«, in the yereof our lorde God. v. C. xliiii. £ the.
xiiii. yere of Malgo, t! en kynge of Brytaygne. This not beynge content with suche as his
fadre had hym btoet, so soone as the obsequy & enterement of his fader was iynysshed, he
spedde hym vnto Paris and possessyd hym of his faders treasour, wherof his. iii. bretherne
beynge warned, purchasyd to them suche frenshyp of the nobles of Frauce, that they, vn-
wetynge theyrsayde brother, had entre1 into Paris, and lykely to haue takyn hym therein,
if he had not y soner haue escaped.
For this incouenyence grete discecion was likely to hauegrowen atwene theyse. iiii. bre-
therne, had not beeny mediacion of frendes vpon both partyes, the which, by good and
politike wayes, at length pacifyedall variaunces amonge them, and concluded for a fynall
pe'ase, that eyther of the sayd bretherne shuld holde hym cotent with suche porcion as was
before assygned to them by Jheyr fader ; that is to saye, to the eldest brother named
Aribertus, or, after some wryters, Cherebris, shuld falle the countrey that is lyingeaboute
Paris, called mydle Fraunce; to Guntranus shuld falle the prouynce of Orleauce; and
to this Chylpericus y prouynce of Soysons ; and to Sygebertus, the yongeste Brother,
shulde belonge the countrey of Mees, or of Austracy, which lordshyp begynnyth at
Champeyne, as affyrmeth the Frenshe Cronycle, and stretchith to y lordshyp or pro-
uynce of Lorayne vpo one parte, and to Almayne vpon that other parte : after which con-
corde and agrement thus fynysshed, eyther of y sayde bretherne departed vnto his
propre lordshyp. If I shuld here discryue the maners and condicions of theyse. iiii. prynces,
or to expresse the vnlaufull lechery of y eldest brother Aribertus, in refusyng his leful
wyfe Ingebrida, or Ingeberta, or of the rauysshement of wyues & virgyns by hym
doon, or yet the vnstahlenesse of lyuynge y was also in the seconde brother Guntranus,
with vertues and vycis of the other, 1 shuld therof make a long werke, wherfore to brynge
this story to some conuenyency, I thus begynne. Trougthe it is that this Chilpericus, or
after s5me Hiipericus toke to wyfe the doughter of the kynge of Spayne, called Atha-
nahildus, whose name was Golsanda, the whiche had to hir handemayden a mayde called
Fredcgunda, the whiche was of passynge beauteand shappe of body, but to hir was ioyned
subtell wit&'-euyll codicions, contrary to hir lady & mastres, which was symple & of ver-
tuous condicions.
To the yongest brother named Sigebert was cowpeled in maryage the syster of the
sayde Golsanda, named Bru-nechieldis, or after the Frenshe Cronycle Bruneheuste, a wo-
man of pcruers and wicked condicion, as after shall appere. Then it folowith, Chilperich
within short tyme that he was thus maryed vnto Golsanda, caste vnlefull loue vnto hir
woman Fredeguda, by reason wherof fell such vnkyndenesse atwene them, that lastly she
was founden in her chambre dede and strangelyd w a corde, which was doone by the
hande of hir husbande, as testyfyeth the Frenshe booke.
Then secondly he maryed an other wyfe, named Audouera, a womti of great birth, how
be it myn auctor, nor yet y Frensh Cronycle declarith not hir progeny, w the whiche
he contynued, and kepte hir after hir honoure, but yet he withdrewe not his vnlefull loue
from y forenamed Fredegunde. In this passetyme cause of warre was moued atwene
Sygebert the younger brether, and men of y countrey of Sweuy ; for the whiche y sayde
Sygebert requyred ayde of his brother Chilperche, at whose request he in all haste as-
sembled his people & sped hym towarde hys brother, leuyng his wyfe great with chylde, in-
the kepynge of the foresayde Fredegunde, of the whiche wyfe, as testyfyeth y Frensh
booke, he- had before receyuyd, iii. sonnes named Theodobertus, Meroneus, and Clodo-
ueus. It was not longe after that Chilperiche, as before is sayd, in ayde of his brother
was departyd, but that his wyfe was delyuered of a doughter ; and when this chylde shuld F,I. n.
be confermed of the bysshop, this Fredegude entendyng to make a douorce atwene Chil-
1 entred, edit. 1542, 1559-
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perich andhiswyfe by hir subtile and false coniectour, cousayled the quene y she shuld
for the more honour coferme hir owne chylde, & the quene trustynge her cousayle, sup-
posynge hir cousayle had ben for the beste, conformed hir owne chylde.
^f Capitulum. C. xiii.
IN this whyle the kyng with his brother occupyed I warre agayne the Swytezers, or
men of Sweuy, bare them so knyghtly that they subdued theyr enemyes, & after re-
tourned into theyr coiitreyes, wherof whan Fredegude was ware, she in secrete maner
mette with y kynge, & shewyd to hym all the demeanure of his wyfe, but nothynge of
hir owne crafty workyng, wherewith the kynge was greuously discontente in shewyng of
his outewarde coutenaiice, £ sayde if y were true, she shuld frome hym be deuorcyd, and
that she shuld be quene I hir stede.
After this y kyng cornyng to his paleys, y quene to thetent to be y more accepted 3in
his presence, not knowynge of the malicious werkyng of Fpedegud, brought I her armes
the yonge baby, to the which she was moder bothe naturally, and spiritually, & welcomed
f kynge hir lorde in right humble maner, salutynge hym w wordys of all comfort: but
the kynge beynge warnyd of hir symple demeanure, &, as some auctours wryte, glad
that he had occasyo to fynde mater to hir of displeasure, blamed her I grieuous maner,
& comaudyd hir out of his -presence for y tyme, & after, by couceyll of spirituell men,
caused hir frome hym to, be denorcid, & hir w hir yonge doughter to be put into an house
of relygyon, to the which he gaue possessions for the fyndyng of hir & of hir young
doughter named Childeynda.
And when Chilpericus had thus fynysshed this foresayd busynesse, he shortlye after tooke
to wyfe y1 forenamed Fredegunde, not without grudge of some of his lordes and other.
It was not longe after this maryage y stryfe & discencion fell atwene this Chilperich &
Sigebert his brother, the whiche grewe for certayne lande y Chilperiche claymed to haue
Fraternal! warre. of his brother aforesayde. Then Chilperich assembled his knyghtes & made warre vpon
the lande of his brother Sigebert, the which then was busyed in lyke warre agayne a
people called Hunes, by reason wherof Chilperiche had y more fordell, & wan by strengthe
the citie of Reynys.
But it was not longe after or Sigebert was warnyd of his brothers vnkyndnes; wherfore
he after his enemyes wer by hym sodele subdued, went with his army into the countrey
of Soysons, belonging to his brother Chilperich, & warred in lykewyse in y lande as his
brother dyd in his, & at leyngth tooke the cytie of Soysons, & therein the eldest sone
of Chilperich, named Theodobert, & held hym as his prysoner. Then Chilperich heryng
of the scofiture of his people and takynge of his sone, was agayn his brother more
feruently amouyd, & cast in his mynde all wayes & meanes howe he myght reuenge
hym vpon his brother ; but it was in vayne, for his brother at y tyme had such auaii-
tage of hym, that he well apperceyuyd y he had noo better meane than a treaty of peas,
by meane wherof he shortly after opteyned his sone out of daunger, w other thynges con-
cernyng his profette, assurynge to his sayde brother by solempne othe that after y day he
shuld neuer here arrnes, nor yet warrey1 his brother.
This Concorde and vnyte in due maner fynysshed, & sufficiently by both counsayllys
stablysshed, yet Chilperiche, beynge alweyes myndyd to be reuengyd vpo his brother Sige-
bert, sent his yongest sone named Clodoueus, and causyd hym to warre vpo a cytie called
Burdeaux, in the prouynce of Neustria, now called Normadye; but by y manhode of
a capitayn of Sygebert, named Singulphus, f sayd Clodoueus was ouercomyn and com-
pellyd to voyde the countre, and so fled to Paris.
For this hap Chilperich was fyryd wit all malyce, and in all haste commaundyd his
forenamed sone Theodobert, with a great armye to inuade the sayd countrey of Neu-
stna or Normandye ; the whiche accordynge to his faders comaundement sped hym thy-
1 war wytb, edit. 1542, 1559.
der,
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der, & there by his extort might and powar, toke many cyties and stronge holdis, not^sparyng
churchis, bowses of reliiiyon, as Nunys & other, £ robbed & spoyled jr coutrey in
moost cruell wyse ; lastly, this persecution thus doon, a cheuetayn, or duke, named
Gondoaldu*, of the erldotne of Peitowe, assembled great powar, and withstoode Theodo-
bcrt, and fynailye, slewehym in playne batayll, & a great part of his people; wherof The kyneM
* , J • I a f /~ii_ sone slayne.
heeryng, Chilpencus gadered a great hoost, & yode into the countrey or Champeyn,
wastvnue & destroy inge the countrey with tyre and irne, to the \ttinnoost of his powar,
& at lengihe tooke the cytie of Reynes, & spoylyd it without mercy.
^[ Capitulum. C. xiiii.
Sigebertus aduertysyng and castynge in his mynde the innaturall dysposycyon of his
brother, perceyuynge well that he entendyd his vtter destruccyon, prouyded in his best /
maner for to withstade his malyce; and for to brynge his contynued malyce to a fynall ende,
he gaderyd to hym a puysant powar, and after sped hyni towarde his sayde brother, wherof
Chilperich beynge aduertised by his couert meanes, soughte wayes of entreaty and peas
hi suche wyse, that or y" hostis met a peas was concluded.
Then theyse. ii. brethern thus accordyd, condescendyd in shorte tyme after to make
warre vpon theyr brother Gunthranus, than lordeof Orleaunce, or the whiche signorye at
that daye belonged to the countrey or prouynce of Burgoyne; y cause of this warre is
not expressyd, except that they enuyed theyr brother to haue so great lordshyp, but by
medyatours on both partyes, after great aray purueyed on all sydes, a Concorde and peas
was concludyd in $ temple of Seynt Lowpe, at the cytie of Trois in Vyncent. When this
sayd peace was fynysshed, y" sayd. iii. bretherne in syghte departyd as fredes, eyther of
them from other; but as peace sometyme cotentith not soudyours, & specially such Nas
delyte them I pyllage & robbery, right soo amonge f knyghtys of Sygebert was sproge
a great rumoure, saying that they were not contente, and rewardyd for theyr great laboure
and trauayle accordy ng to theyr desert, and specially for y firste iourney of theyse ii. hadde
aga\ne his brother Chilperiche, thynkynge the peace with hym made was nothynge honor-
able, consyderynge the great doublenesse and vntrougth that I hym was proued : for the
whiche they excytyd Sygebert, in all that in them was, to breke those bondys of peace,
and to make newe warre vpon hym. And in lyke maner, some euyll disposyd to the sayd
warre were more aggreable than to peace1 vpon the partye of Chilperiche, and murmured
in lykewyse & for they thought to haue been better rewarded of Sigebert tha they were
of theyr owne rnayster. They therefore lefte hym and yode to the host of Sygebert by
whose defamy* and report, Sygebert was more kyndelyd to set vpon his brother.
Chilperiche hauynge noticion of his brothers purpose, w also the murmoure and de-
partynge of his knyghtes, and hauynge in the other some mystruste, he anon with
his wyfe and chyldren, and chiefe of his treasoure, went vnto the cytie of Tourney,
entendynge to kepe that for theyr and his sauegarde. But whan Sygebert knewe thereof,
he was nothynge in the pursuynge of hym founde slowe, but followed slreyght after, and
closyd hym within the sayd cytie w a stronge siege, where Chilperiche beynge1 in a maner
dispayre of the welfare of hym and his Fredegude. And4 she that was replenysshed of all
iniquyte called to hir. ii. wyckyd persones, and promysyd vnto t hey m great gyftes, if they
wolde by venym, or otherwise, slee hir brother Sygebert; the which, ii. felowes dissayuyd
with y fayre speche & great gyftes of the sayde Fredegunde, tooke vpon theym that vn- <lultc'
leful charge, and by theyr subtell and false imaginacyo brought their cursed purpose to
an ende, but to theyr owne confusyon; for after they had wounded the kynge Sygebert to
deth, & wolde then haue escapyel, the kynges knyghtes espyinge theyr treason fell soone
vpon them and to hewe theyms. And whan the deth of f kynge was knowyn, a great
Some euyll dysposyd persons were more agreable to warre then to peace. * encytyngei 3 was
But. 5 all to hewed them.
noyse
«trnuinsj»ce.
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noyse & cry was areryd in the boost, by meane wherof the kynges deth was blowen
into the cytie, and after to the heeres of Chilperiche, whereof he was not a lytyll amer-
uayled, nor wolde to it geue ferine credence tyll he was enfourmcd of his \vyfe Frede-
guiule of all hir subtyle workynge.
It was not longe after or the knyghtys, or s5me of the capitaynes of the hoost of
Sygebert presented them vnto Chilperich, besekyng hym of hys grace and pardon, the
which he gladlye acceptyd : and when he had set his chargis in ordoure, he then com-
maunded prouysion to be made for the berying of his sayd brother, within y monastery
of seynt Medarde of Soysons : and when all that busynesse after a kyngelye maner were
fynysshed & endyd, he then exylyd Brunechieldis and Chylciebert, the wyfe and sone
of liis brother Sygebert, vnto the citie of Roane, takynge from them great treasoure
that they were possessyd of. But shortly after y sayd1 sone of Sygebert, by helpe of
Gudebalde, or Gundealde, duke of Peitowe*, here before named, was delyuered from
the daunger of the sayde Chilperich, and sent into his owne lordshvppe of Austracy,
which bis fader Sygebert was Lorde of.
In this passetyme he had sent his sone Meroneus into a countrey called Buturynges,
to appease certeygne rebellions there arreysyd; but when he harde of the deth of his
yncje gygebertj *an(j Of fae beyng of his wyfe Brunechielde at the cytie of Roan, he set
a parte all the charge of his fader, and sped hym streyght thyder, kepynge copany with
hyr, in whome he toke suche consolacion and pleasure, that lastlye he maryed hir, and
kept hir as his wyfe. And when his fader was thereof warnyd, he feryd leste by the
counsayll of his sayde wyfe, he wolde aryse agayne hym ; wherfore he I all haste as-
sembled his people and sped hym toward Roane.
When tydynges came to Meroneus of the comynge of his fader w so great araye, and
he as then vnpurueyed of strength of knyghtys to resiste his fader, for his moost surety,
fledde with his vnlefull wyfe to y temple or church of Seynt Martyne, takyng the
preuylege therof for theyr defence. And whan Chilperich had temptyd by many sondrye
meanes to haue theym out of the sayde preuylege, & myght not without brekynge of the
same, he, to brynge aboute his cawteloufc purpose, made to theym assuryd promesse, that if
they wylfully wold renounce the sayd place and put them in his grace, he wolde vtterlye
pardon theyr trespace, and suffer theym from that tyme forthe to contynue theyr lyfe
togeder as man and wyfe, vpon whiche promesse the sayd Meroneus with his wyfe re-
read c5fuao«e. nc-unced the sayd preuylege, and put them hooly in the kynges mercy, the which theym
receyuyd with all coutenaiice of loue and fauoure, and them festyd, and cherished
louynglye by the space of two dayes oonlye ; but the thyrde daye the feaste was fy-
nysshed, for than he sent his sone vnto Paris vnder sure gydes, and there causyd hym
to be professed in an howse of relygyon, but by the meanes of his vncle Gunthranus
he was after taken thens, and so restoryd to his former knyghthode ; for the which his
fader hym newcly pursued, & constrayned hym to take for his sauegarde the churche of
Seynt Martyne in Turon, and whan he was warned that his fader parforce wold take
hym thens, he than fled vnto a cytie of Champayne, acc5panyed with. vi. seruauntis
oonlye, wheve he was in soo great fere to be taken, & in suche despayre to opteyne grace
of his fader, that he cawsyd one of the sayde.vi. persons to sle hym with his swerde ; the'
foresayde Brunechieldis his wyfe put in sure kepynge.
f Capitulum. C. xv.
CHilpericus then beynge assertayned of y deth of his Sone Meroneus, and of the sure
kepynge of Brunechieldis, he tboughte hym selfe somedele assuryd, for the rnystruste that
he had in them many tymes inquyeted hym. But yet he was not in quyete or reste, for
•.hortlye after, the people of Turon rebellyd agayne hym. Agayne whome he sent his
€a«tcia ad
" sayd" omitted.
Poytowe.
and the.
sons
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sone Clodoueus, and a noble man of his court named Desiderius, $ which he sent as a gyde
and a cousayloure of his sayd sone, and vpon the party of his enemyes was a capy-
tayne of the kynge Gunthranus. Forsomoche as the sayd Guthranus clayined parte of
those londes about Turon, this capitayne, named Momeleus, herynge of the commyng of
the foresayd hoost, .with a chosen company made towarde them, and gaue vnto Clodoueus
a great sharpe fighte, and not withoute great losse of his men wan of hym the feelde,
and copellyd hym to forsake that countrey.
Thus Chilperich was wrapped in warres and trowbles of the worlde, sometyme vt
righte, and some whyle with wrong ; so that he some tyme wan worshyp, & otherwhyle
he loste ; whereof to tell all the circumstance I thynke it shuld be tedyons both to the
reders & also to theherers; wherefore I passe ouer in abrydgynge and shortynge some-
deale of this Storye. Then folowith in the storye, after Chylperiche hadde by intyce-
ment of Fredegunde wrongfullye turmentyd tharchebyshop of Roan, named Pretest, and
hym after the sufterauce of many vylaynes exylyd, for y which and other, God sent vnto
hym some correccyon in takynge awaye by sodeyne deth the chyldren that he had by
Fredegunde ; he then began to knowe God, and toke great repentauce in promesynge to
God arnendement of his lyfe: and to thentent y he myght haue the more prayers of the
comyn people to stande I state of grace, he firste releasyd a greuous trybute, or impo- F°I-I«>-
sicion that he had lately set vpon all vynes1 thorough his region. And that doon, he re-
edified olde churches, and some he made newe and endowed them with great possessions :
and ouer this he releuyd greatly the poore people, by enlargyng of his liberal! almes, and
became very huble & meke, where before tyme he was righte sterne and cruell. But lyke
as often ithappeneth that hole loue is soone colde, so this sodeyne deuocyon was soone
aswaged, for lyke as his trowbles began to aswage, and his prosperyte to encreace, right
so his olde condicions began in hym to reuyue and quycken, soo that at length he re-
tournyd to his olde accustomed vycys:
In this tyme a people called Longobardes1, & now Italyens, warryd sore vpon the Lades
of thempyre ; whertbre Mauricius then beynge emperour of Costatyne y noble1, for so
moch as he thought y the Frensh kynges myghte was lesse coste & peyne to subdue them*,
than he myght beyng soo farre fro them, he therfore sent to hym a great sume of golde,
with letters of recomendacion, exortynge hym, in the defence of the churche of Rome,
to assemble his people and to withstande y sayd Longobardys, and not to cease therof
tyll he had expellyd theym from the lades of the empyre ; which some of golde he
goodlye receyued, promisynge to the bryngers thereof, that he with all diligence shuld
execute the vttermoste of his power to accomplysshe the request of the emperoure. And
accordyng to a parcell of his sayd promesse he assembled a great people, and made to-
ward the sayde Longobardys, of whom the sayd Longobardys feryng the great myght,
made meane of entreaty, offerynge to hym great sumes of money, by reason wherof he
lefte them in reste and so returnyd into Frauce. When Mauricius had vnderstadyng
that the foresayd enemyes remaynyd styll in the foresayde landes, and contynued in theyr
inalyce, he sent agcyn to Chilperich, requyrynge hym owther to perfourme his promesse,
or elles to restore his money whiche he had taken for the perfourmaunce of the same ;
but all was in vayne, for he wold nowther execute that one, nor that other. But at
lengthe, as affermeth myn auctor, he was by goddes ordenaunce compelled for to restore
y sayd money, or a great parte therof, by meane of his suster with hir childe that was as
a prysoner to the sayd emperour ; which suster was beforetyme maryed vnto f kynge of
Spayne.
1 The editions of 1 542 and 1559, read " w/ue»". * In the margin of the Edition 1559, the editor hat
inserted this Note :
" The Italians are called Longobarden, forasmuch as most commonly tbei use to weare longe beardes."
1 Constautynople, edit. 1542, 1559- 4 " for so muche us he then thought that the Frenche kynge myghte
wyth lesse coste and payne subdue theym then he myght," edit. 1542, 1559-
N ^[ Capitulum.
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5f Capitulum. C. xvi.
CHilpericus, thus encreasynge in vyce and dishonoure, lastlye repugned agayne God, so
j he fell into y detestable heresye of 'the Arians, & comaunded certeyn artycles of the
same towchynge the deuision of the Trinite to be prechyd thoroughe his region. But
the holy bisshop of Towres withstoode that precepte, and blamed hym greuouslye for
that dede, albeit the sayd bisshoppe named Gregory, with great assystence of the other
bysshoppes of Fraunce, had great laboure to rernoue hym from the sayde opynyon.
Peruerce FK- " This with many other crymes passed by Chilperiche, Fredegunde which euer encreasyd
*iiid* in peruerse and malycyous purpose, soughte many vnlefull meaneshowe she myght brynge
to cofusyon the thyrde sone of hir husbonde ; knowynge well that whyle he lyued, hir
chyldren shulde neuer enheryte the crowne of Fraunce. For this purpose to brynge
about, many and dyuerse1 she attemptyd, whiche were longe to reherce; but fynally she
causyd hym wrongefullye to be accused, and by meane therof to be caste in pryson, where
he soo beynge, she hyryd a felon to sle hym, and after shewyd to hir husbonde that the
sayde Clodoueus had slayne himselfe, in profe whereof she had appoynted y foresayd
murderer to leue a swerde stickyng in hym, as thoughe he hadde wylfully slayne hym-
selfe vpo the same swerd ; whiche when the kynge sawe, he denied hym gylty of suche of-
i'ence as before was put vpon hym.
Ye haue harde before of the sone of Sigebert named Childebert, y was delyuered from
the handes of Chilperich, his vncle, by the meanes of Gundoald duke or erle of Pei-
towe ; the whiche in this tytne was growen to mannys stature, and ruled at this daye his
cnheritauce of Austracy, not without great stryfe had atwene hym and his sayde vncle,
which were to longe to wryte the circustauce therof, whereof at this day some deale was
vndiscussyd; albeit they at this day vsyd eyther other as frendes. About this tyme f
other vncle of Childebert, callyd Gunthranus, sought occasyon agayn hym for cause of
a bisshop named Theodorus, and bisshoppe of Marcyll, or Marsile, the whiche was put
from his see by Gunthranus and receyued of Childebert, and by hymageyne restoryd to
the sayd see of Massyle, for the which Gunthrane was sore amoued, and entendyd to
make warre vpon hym; but by medyatoures it was somedeale appeasyd, and set in quyete
vpon certeygne condicions to be obserued & also perfourmed vpon the party of Guthra-
nus, \" which after were not vpon hissyde kepte nor perfourmed; wherefore after requeste
to hym made for reformacion of all such poyntes, and answere ageyne of * receyued of
none reformacion, Childebert to haue his partye the stronger, and also for that, that he
well knewe that his vncle Chilperich bare towarde the sayd Guthranus not very fraternall
loue, he therefore sent vnto hym a noble man of hys courte named Gyllon, requyryng
hym of ayde agayn his vncle, y which by many seasons had aswell broken promesse
agayn hym as now he had agayn Childebert. Of this, Chilperich beyng right fayne, assentyd to
y desyre of Gyllon, and after in all haste preparyd theyr hostis, and by. ii. sondry cdpanyes
inuadyd y coiitreyes of Orleaunce, wherof Guntranus was kynge or ruler, but the inhaby-
tauntis of that prouynce defFendyd theym in so stronge maiier y theyr enemyes had of them
litleauauntage. In which meane season Guthranus assembled a myghty hoste, & sped hym
towarde his enemyes at a place callid Madiolan; he supprysed a parte of his sayde
enemyes, and after drewe nere to y great nobre. of both hostis, where was made prepara-
cion on both sydes to haue foughten : but as before tyme ye haue often hard that by dis-
crete and wyse men the fyght was put by, & meanes of accorde was foundyn, so now
at this tyme by laboure of good & wyse prelatis & other, theyse. iii. kynnesmen were set
in vnytye, and departyd without great shedynge of Cristen bloode.
In this passetyme, deth whiche sparith no creatour, berafte Chilpericus a sone borne
4>f Fredegunde, & named Theodorus ; for the which the kynge and also the quene tooke
* dyuerse waves. * " of " omitted*
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great hcuynessej-but as she that was prompte & redy to all euyll, cast in her mynde that
this chylde was slayne by poyson, or by some other purposyd malice, for the which
lastly was accusyd a baylyfe, or lefe officer, callyd Monuole, with dyuerse witchis and
sorseryes1 that shulde imagyn this chyldis deth, the which she peyned and turmentyd
in suche wyse, that lastly the sayde wytches confessyd that they had destroyed y chylde,
and not without cosent of the sayd Monuole, wherfore she after causyd the sayd sor-
seressis to dye by cruell deth, as by fyre and otherwyse; and the sayd baylytfe to be so
tourmentyd, that he dyed soon after. The Frenshe Cronycle sayth, that by the mcane of
the takynge awey of y^ lyfe of y kynges chylde, a chylde of the sayd Monuole was
restoryd to helth, whiche before was in great ieoperdy, which is for folys to beleue. This
sorowe and heuynesse of Chilperich, and Fredegunde his wyfe, was somdeale asswaged
by the byrth of a sone, shortly after borne of the sayde Fredegunde, which the kyng
let calle Lotharius, or Clotharius : for ioy wherof, the kynge let open the prysones, and
suffered the prysoners to goo at theyr lybertye, and specially suche as concerned causes
touchynge bym selfe for dette, or otherwyse with other thynges concernynge his honoure.
But lyke as dame fortune is accustomed to medle hir ioyes of this world with some
bitternesse, so did she nowe with Chilperiche ; for where he1 nowe in great tranquyllitye
and reste, and thoughte to haue lad the resydue of his lyfe in pleasure, sodeynly worde
was broughte vnto hym that his brother Gunthranus, and hisneuyewe Childebert was al-
lyed and fermely accordyd to make warre vpon hym, for the which they had assemblyd a
great armye in releef ; wherof he' in all haste comaundyd all his treasoure and chiefe
iewellys to be hadde to the cytie of Cambria, where he with his wyfe and frendes
entendyd to contynue the resydue of his lyfe : and that doon, sped hym thyder in all
haste, and fortifyed the sayd cytie in suche wyse, that he feryd lytle or nothynge his
enemyes, where he so kepte hym within y sayde cytie a certeygne of tyme, and when he
sawe norharde not of the comynge of his sayde brother nor neuyewe, he then walkyd
more at large, and sportyd hym in hawkynge and chase of the wylde beestys, as wolues
and other, whiche at those dayes was greatlye vsed of the kynges of Frauce, and yet is
contynued.
Vpon a daye as he was purposyd towarde this dysporte, and all thynge redy preparyd
for the same, so that $ quene thoughte verylye he had be goone4 out of the paleys, for
what happe I cannot tell, the quene yode into hir chaumbre, and there restid hir vpon
hir bedde, where she so lyinge, the kynge passyd by and with a lytle wande which lie
bare in his hande, in maner of game, strake the quene with it vpon the backc : the
quene supposynge the kynge had been goon to the feylde, and not lokyng vp, sayde
Laundrye why darest thou this5 stryke me. This Laundrye was a great man in the kynges
courte, and hadde been paramoure to the quene longe tyme; but the kynge herynge theyse
wordis, made semblaunt as he had not herde theym, and soo passyd on his waye.
5f Capitulum. C. xvii.
Fredegiida apperceyuynge, and after seynge it was the kynge to whome she had thus
sayde, sore was abasshed, and in great fere and agony ; and after she hadde by a longe
season coniectyd in hir mynde what remedye she myghte fynde for this myshap, she
lastlye deuilishely determyned to sle hir sayde husbande & lorde ; & this to bryng about,
she sent in all haste for y sayd Laudry & shewyd to hym in ordre all the circumstaunce
of y foresayd mater, whereafter he was striken with suche a fere, that his witte andcou-
sayle fayled hym to deuyse in such a case eny remedy, wherfore y quene as she y was fully
determyned to execute hir detestable and cursed purpose, sayde to hym boldelye, Laun-
drye, thou seest well that this case is brought to so strayte a poynt, that owther thou must
' sorceresses. * he was. 3 Wherfore he, * been gone, edit. 1 559. ' thus-
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thynke to destroy my lorde & husbonde, or ellys thou & I muste both be shamefully con-
founded, of whiche thou well knowest our owne is moosi to be regardyd, therefore dis-
pose the to do after my counsayll.
Thou knowist well, that the kynge is accustomed to come late from his disporte,
wherfore prouyde to the a certeyne that thou well trustyste, & in the euenynge whan
he retournes, asspy thy tyme, and fall vpon hym sodeynlye, and soo ridde hym: and
after make an out crye, and sende to serche about as thou woldest take the homycidys,
& cause some of thyne owne company to flee from the, as thoughe thou shuldest theym
pursue.
Laundry herynge this cursyd counsayll, allowed it well, and thereunto assentyd, and
incotynently went about the perfourmauce of the same ; and when he had purueyde his
accessaryes, he towarde nyght assembled them, gyuynge to them informacion howe they
in y' myschiefe shuld behaue theym in that thynge takyng of them assuryd othes for
kepyng of his counsayll.
The kynge not mysdemynge eny thyng of this cospyred treason, toke his delectation
and pleasure in folowynge of his game, so y he loste inoche of his copany, & toward
nyght, as he beforefyme was accustomed, ft fewe accompanyed, drewe homeward ;
w'hereof Laundry beynge warned, met with the kynge, salutynge hym, and sayinge that
he was comyn with his copany to codute hym home, for so moche as he doubted how he
was garnysshed of his meyneyall seruautis, or other.
What shulde I lenger make delaye, or farther rehersayll in this matier, or to telle
the circumstaunce of this purposyd treason; hut fynallye, when the kynge was nere
his paleys, or as reherceth the Frenshe Cronycle, within y courte of his paleys, as he
light from his horse, he was sodeynlye woundyd to the hert, that he streyght fell to the
erth dede.
After which murder thus comytted, a great crye was arerid, the kynge is slayne, so
that this Laundryemade in great haste to be called certeyn persones to attende vpon the
corps, whyle he, with other, pursued suche as were dempte gylty of this offence; but
lastly, he retourned, and sayde that this dede was doone by the knyghtes of Childebert,
the which by the derkenes of y nyght were escapyd.
To shewe here the vayne and dissymulyd sorowe that Fredegunde made for the kynge,
it were but lettynge of lyme, for euery wyse man knowith well, that all suche as been of
that disposycion, can feyne righte well in suche semblable casis. But to my purpoos ;
when the kynge was thus slayne, and at that tyme nouther the quene, nor yet Laun-
drye suspectyd, prouysyon was made for enterynge of the corps, the whiche was shortlye
after shypped at the nexte ryuer, and so conuayed vnto saynt Germayns de Free, before
spoken of, & ther with great solempnyty buryed, when he had reygned, as before is
sayd,. xxiiii. yeres, leuynge after hym, a sone before mynded, callyd Clotharius, or Lo-
tharius.
Thus, as affermyth myn auctour, mayster Robert Gagwyn, endyd Chilperich mise-
rably his lyfe, which in pryde and mysery before tyme it cotynued, and where in his
lyfe he cherisshed noo freende, at his ende he fande fewe or noo frendes. This gaue
fti.it. the patrymony of y church to lewde and symple clerkys, and was an enmye to all holy
religious placis1; and fauored more suche as had lately been couerted to the feyth,
than he dyd theym that had contynued by holy lyfe a longe season therin, & gaue
vnto such persones y rule of Crystes churche, amonge y whiche, one there was of per-
fyght lyuyng & bisshop of Paris, y garnysshed his tombe w this epytaphy as after in
meter folpweth.
1 In the edit, of 1542, & J559, " the holy religious places" are emitted.
Ecclesie
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Ecclesie speculum, patrie vigor, ara reorum,
Et pater & medicus, pastor amorque gregis,
Germanus virtute, fide, corde, ore beatus :
Carne tenet tumulum, mentis honore poluin,
Vir cui dura nichil nocuerunt fata sepulcri.
Viuit enim, nam mors quam tulit ipsa timet.
Creuit ad hue pocius, Justus post funera : nam qui
Fictile vas fuerat, gemma superba micat.
Huius opem ac meriturn mutis data verba loquntur ;
Redditus & cecis, predicat ore dies.
Nunc vir apostolicus, rapiens de came tropheum,
lure triumphale confidet arce throni.
The which versys, in our mother tunge, may thus be expounded in meter as folowith.
Myrrour to thechurche, and of the countrey the strength.
Compassion of gylty, to them shewynge mercy,
A fader & a leche, an herd and louer at length
Of his people ; cosyn to vertu and of allye
Infeythand in hert, and eke in mouth holy;
Of whom the flesshe nowe holdith this sepulture.
But the spirite is in heuen euer to endure.
To this nothynge noyed, nor faute of sepulture.
He lyueth southly, for deth which he not drede,
Hath hym hense tane, but yet he hoped sure.
This rightwyse man, thoughe sometyme he were laclue.
As a bryttell vessell which with the erth was cladde,
And some whyle felle, yet efte he rose a noone,
Wherefore he nowe shyneth as doth an orient stoone.
By helpe and meryte nowe hath the dumbe his speche,
Of this blessyd man, and to the blynde his sight,
Restorid of God, as this daye doth vs teche.
And he of the flesshe hath gotten nowe the fyght,
And vpper hande with a triumphant myght :
By vertue whereof he lyke a conquerour,
Of the highe heuyn nowe sitteth in the tower.
Thus ma~y ye wel apperceyue & know, that as erthly men fauoure, so wol they wryte,
as nowe shewith by this superscript; but to God all thyng is manyfestyd & knowe, £
nothvng to hym hyd, whatsoeuer erthly man wryteth or demyth, to whom all $ pmysses
I remyt.
^[ Capitulom. C.xviii.
CAreticus or Lareticus, after the wrytyng of Guydo, of whome nother f progeny, A^- K
nor yet other additio of honour is of wryters of hym remebred, began to rule y Brytons
the yere of our lorde. v.C.iiiixx. and. vi., as the sayde auctoure recordith, and the. xxii.
yere of Chilperyche than kynge of Fraunce, & also the. ix. yere of Ceawlmus then
kynge of West Saxons. This, as witnessith all wryters, was a louer of cyuyle batayll, and
was worste of all men, so that he was odyble to God,£ his subiectis,in suche wyse that
they excyted the Saxons to warre vpon hym, as testifyeth Guydo, and chasyd hym from
cytie to citye, and frome towne to towne, tyll they had berafte hym the moost parte of
suche lande as his predecessoure Malgo had holden before hym.
But Policronycon, Gaufryde, and other, adde more therunto, & sayen that foras-
moche as the Saxons knew of the dissencion atwene Caretycus & his Brytons, they in
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all haste sent into Irelande for the kynge callyd Gurmudus Affricanus, y whiche, of
(Some wryters are named, ii. persones, as Gurmudus & Africanus, but by y rehersayll
that Ranulffe, monke of Chestre, makyth in the. xxiii. chaptre of his first boke of Poli-
cronycon, it shuld seme that he shulde be named Gurmundus; the whiche by his
meanynge shulde warre in Brytaygne and Frauce, whyle his brother Turgecius regned
as kyng in Irelande ; &' in y sayde chaptre is more at lengthe declared : which sayde
Gurmudus, with the strength of the Saxons, warryd so sore agayne the Brytons, y lastlye
the sayde Careticus was fayne to take y towne of Kaersegent, now callyd Sichestre, &
therin besegyd hym with his Brytons by a certayne of tyme, where by dayly skyrmysshes
& assautes he loste moche of his people. When Careticus had a season assayed & prouyd
the strengthe of his enemyes, and sawe y they increasyd, & his knyghtis lassed and
mynysshed, he sodenly lefte that towne, and with a certaine of Brytons tooke ouer
Seuarne water, and soo into Walys seth* callyd Cambria ; whiche shulde be after moost
accorde of wryters, the thyrde yere of y reygne of this Careticus. [About this tyme, 'as
mag- meanyth Antoninus, the great Gregory then beynge a monke, & after pope, sawe at
Rome chyldyr of Anglis or Saxons to selle at Rome ; and when he had axyd of them
what co u trey they were of, and it was answered to hym that they were named Anglis, he
sayd that Alleluya shuld be sunge in y countrey y so feyre chyldren were borne in.
Allelu}^ before in the. iiiixx. &. viii. chaptre rehercid is there takyn after the exposicion
of seynt Austyne for ayde and helpe of God, but here it is ment for louynge & preys-
ynge of God, as to hym that laude & thankys shulde be geuen vnto, y sendith to men
so fayre frewte ; wherefore, as after shal be shewyd, the sayd Gregory beynge pope,
sent that holy man Augustyne with other for to preche to the sayd Anglis the faythe of
Cryste.5]
Then to retourne to Careticus, whom the Englyssh Cronycle namyth Cortif, trougth
it^ is that after he w his Brytons were dryuen into Cambria or Walis, yet he lefte not
cotynually to make reyses and assautis vpon y Saxons nexte to hym adioynaunt.
In this tyme, or soone after, ruled Etheli'ridus the North Saxons ; for, as witnessith
the foresayde auctor Guydo, he began the reygne ouer Deira and Brenicia, in the yere
of our lorde. v.C.lxxx. and. xiii. This is Ethelfrydus, sone of Ethelricus that pursued so
Mo*ys siayne. gore the Brytons, and slewe so great a nombre of y munkys of the towne of Bangor, as
is before rehercyd in the. C. &. ix. chapitre of this werke ; the whiche daylye warred
vppon the Brytons & the Brytons vpon hym, so that he destroyed or subuertyd moche of
Crystis feythe, with the helpe of the foresayde Gurmunde, thorough Loegriaor myddle
Engliidj insomoche that the bysshoppes of London and Yorke, with other mynistreres of
the churche, with suche goodes & relykes as they myght cary, fled into dyuerse
f,i.ivi. countreys, so that theyr church dores were shytte aftej theym, or ellys occupyed in wor-
shyppe of theyr false goddes.
Thus the feythe that had endured in Brytaygne fro me the tyme of Lucius, firste christen
kynge in Brytaygne, tyll this daye, nor4 vpon the season of foure hundred yeres and
odde, & was well riere extyncte thoroughe all the lanries. And when the forenamed
Gurmunde had fynysshed his tyranny within y lande of Brytaygne, he then sayled into
France, where he was after siayne, as witnessith Policronico : albeit y Frenshe Cronycle
epekyth no thyng of eny suche man durynge this persecucion, as witnessith Guydo. The
church or monastery before buylded in Verolamy, nowe callyd seynt Albanes, was by
the sayde myscreauntes beten downe, which there was buyldyd of y Brytons in the
honoure of that holy prothomartyr seynt Albon, with dyuerse many other, the which are
loste out of memory.
1 as. a then.. 3 Omitted in the edit, of 1542. and 1559. 4 nere. ! In the
the edit, of 1542, we have " note that the fayth of Christ was receaued in Englande. iiiiC. yeares
before the comtnyng of saint Augustyne.
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Durynge also this trouble atwene the Saxons and Brytons, the Lordshyppe or Kynge-
dome of Eastsaxon began to take place, as after shalbe, shewed.
^f Capitulum. C.xix.
IN this tyme also, after thaccorde of moost wryters, as witnessith Polycronyca & [Cap. 4- 1>. s/j
other, Ethclbertus regned in Kente, and by knyghthode & great myght, bare hyni and ^ '' 5- cap' ™
behaued hym so victoryously, y he enlarged his kyngdome to the boundis of Humbyr :
in which tyme Gregory whiche, for his notable dedes, was surnarned great, was made Holy.
pope1 of Rome ; the whiche, as before is touchyd in the presedyng chapitre, hauynge
c5passyon y the countrey, from whes so fayre chyldren came as he before had seyn,
shuld be inhabyte w Pagans, or people of mysbeleue, sent into Brytaygne that holy man
Augustyne, with other of his bretnerne, to preche to the Anglis the fayth of Cryst. For1, tyne!
as witnessith Antoninus in the. iii. chapitre and. xii. tytle of his foresayde werke, when
Augustyne was. iii. dayes iourney gone & passed, such a sodeyne fere entrid in hym &
his felaushyp, y they turned agayne; then Gregory coforted the sayd companye, & sent
them with letters to the bysshop Arelatensis, wyllynge hym to helpe and ayde Austyne
in all that in hym nedid, y tenour of which letters, & other sent to Ethelbert kyng of Ethelbert.
Kent, which5 answers are wrytten with other questions in the regestre of Gregory, and in
the bookes of Beda and other.
Augustyne thus cofortyd, sped his iourney, & landed in jr East syde of Kent, in the
lie of Thanet w. xl. felawes; wherof some were interpretours, or such as cowde speke
all languagis, the whiche Augustyne sent vnto Ethelbert, sayinge that they were sent
from Rome for the hele and saluacion of y kynge & of his realme : the kynge that4 be-
fore tyme had herde of y feyth of Cryste, for he had to wyfe, as seyth Policronicon, a
Frenshe woma that was cristened, £ had receyuyd hir vpon condicion that he shuld suf-
fer hir to lyne after hir lawe.
Than after a certeyn tyme the kyng spoke with Augustyne, but that was without y ThePlacebtfore'
to you ; but for ve be comen so farre for my sake, ye shalbe fayre entreatyd, & haue all ™»°ye °r p*-
.1 t • J n J ' J J J ' ]ayes Of the
thynge y is to you necessary ; & we graunt to you leue to tome of our people whom ye s/yde kynge
maye. Whe they liad receyued this coforte of y kyng, they went w processio to y cytie 0^^;^"
of Dorobernia or Canterbury, syngyng Alleluya, where they lad theyr lyues as holy faders appe'yn some^f
dyd in the begynnyng of y churche, as in fastynge, prayinge, watchynge, and prechynge ^ "TnTL
of the worde of helth, and sange masses, and cristened such as they conuertyd in y Easte caiiyd of them-
syde of the cytie, in the olde chyrche of seynt Marty ne, vnto y tyme that the kynge was t^fTi""^
COnuertyd. Rychbourghe.lt
At length when the kynge had well consyderyd the conuersacion and holy lyfe of Twene"^ He
Austen and his felowes, he harde them more gladlye, and lastly, by theyr good exortacions and the towne
& gostly loue, was by them couertyd and cristened, in the yere of x)ure lorde, after most vppiTf'myk'
accorde of wryters,. v.C.lxxx.xvi., & the. xxxvi. yere of his reygne, as affermyth Poly- and ahaife from
cronycon.
Then he gaue to Austen a place for his Bisshoppes see at Crystis churche in Dorober-
nia, & buylded y abbey of seynt Petir & Paule in y Eest syde of f sayd cytie, where,
after, Austen &ally kynges of Kent were buryed. That place isnowe callyd seynt Augus-
tyne. .In this whyle Augustyne sayled into Frauce to the bysshope Arelatensis, and was of
hym sacryd archebysshop ; whan holy6 Gregory was certifyed of y good expedicion of
1 bishop, edit. 1542. 1559. * But. 3 wyth theyr answers. 4 " That'' omitted in edit. 1533. 1542.
5 sange the lateny it omitted in edit. 1542. and 1559 6" holy" omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
* Inserted in the text of the later Editions.
Augusfyne,
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Augustyne, he sent then to hytn moo helpers, as Melytus, lustus, & Paulynus & bokes
& relyks of holy seyntes1, & answers to seynt Augustynes questions, y was, y all suche
goodis as fell to y- churche shulde be deuydyd in. iiii. partis : fy is to meane y firste shuld
goo to f houshold of the bisshoppes house, & charge of y same; the seconde to 5' clarge ;
f thyrde to y amendement of churchis ; the. iiii. to the relyef of the poore people &
other dedis of mercy.
When Austen hadde baptized a great parte of jr kyngdome of Kent, he after made
two archebisshopes by the comaundement of seynt* Gregory, as witnessith Policronicon, y
Augustynyi one at London, & that other at Yorke ; & by the helpe of Ethelbert, he assemblyd and
actis. gatheryd together y bisshoppes and doctours of Brytaygne y were before disperbled'. The
place of assemble was callyd longe after Austenys oke, which is expowned to be Austenys
streyngth, and is in y marche of Wykeres, & of the Weste Saxons.
In this place he charged the sayd bisshoppes y they shuld with hym preche the worde
of God tof Anglis; & also that they shuld amonge themselfe amende certayne erroures
then vsyd in the chyrche, and specially for kepynge of theyr Ester tyde, where agayne
y bisshoppes of Brytayne helde opynyon, tyll Austen by his prayers shewyd there a myracle
by a blynde Angle or Saxon ; after the which myracle shewed, f sayd bisshoppes applyed
them to y wyll of Austen in y cause. But for all this, there was of them y sayd y they
myght not leue $ custome whiche they so longe had cotynued, without assent of all suche
as had vsyd f same. Then he gaderyd a synode, to the whiche came seuen bisshoppes
of Britons, •& the wysest men of that famous abbey of Bangor : but firste they toke
counsayle of an holy man & heremyte4, whether they shulde be obedyent to Austen or not.
The heremyte* sayde, if ye fynde hym humble or meeke, as to Crystes dissyple belonged, y
than they shuld assent to hym, whiche mekenes they shulde perceyue in hym, if he at
theyr comynge into y synode or couceyl arose agayne theym. When the »ayd bisshoppes
entred the sayd synode, Austen sate styll in the chayre & remouyd not; wherfore they
were wrothe, & disdayned hym, & wolde not obey to his requestes. Then he sayde to
8t«tuu eccitue. them, sen ye woll not assent to my hestes generally, assent ye to me specially in thre
thynges.
The firste is, y ye kepe Esterdaye in due fourme and tyme as it is ordeygnyd.
The seconde, y ye geue christendome to the children in y maner y is vsed in-y chyrche
of Rome6.
And the thyrde is, that ye preche vnto the Anglis y worde of god, as a fore tymes I
r,i.hn. haue exortyd you, & all the other deale I shall suffre you to amende & refourme within
your selfe ; but they wold not therof : then Seynt Augustyne sayde vnto them, and warnyd
them by maner of inspyracion, y sene they wolde not receyue peace of theyr bretherne,
they shuld of other receyue warre and wreche; the whiche was after put in experience
by Ethelfridus kynge of Northuberland.
Longe it were to tell the circumstaunce of the lyfe of this blessyd man, wherfore I
passe ouer. Lastlye, when he had in one day christened. x.M. of Saxos or Anglis
in f west ryuer, y is called Swale, besyde Yorke, and knew that he shuld shortly
dye ; after, he ordeygned a successour named Lawrence, whyle he lyued, for the state
of holye Churche in Brytayne was as yet but rude and boystyous; but in that doynge
he folowed the ensaumple of Peter that was firste pope, and7 made Clement by his lyfe
., helper and successoure8. Also this Austyn made Melitus byshoppe of London, and of
the Estsaxons, whiche, after moost wryters, were then newely entred y land ; the
1 " the relyki of holy seyntss" are also omitted in the edit, of 1542. and 1559. •* " seynt" omitted
in edit. 1542. 3 dysperkled. * '« & heremyte" omitted edit. 1542. J 559- 5 " and lie" edit. 1 542. J559-
These latter words " in the maner that i* used in the Church of Rome" are omitted in the edit, of 1542.
and 1559. 7 which, edit. 1*33. • The " ensample of saint Peter" is unnoticedin the edit, of
1542. and 1559.
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ryuer of Thamys departyd them and Kent ; & after dyed, and was buryed in the mo-
nastery, before reherced, without y wallys of Dorobernya or Caunterbury.
5f Capitulum. C.xx.
EThelbertus, than c5fermyd in the fay the, amonge other costlye deedys, began fy
foiidacion of Poulys churche, within the cytie of Lodon, and ordeyned it for the Poulys chorche.
byshoppes see of London : for the archebysshoppes see, that before tyrae was at London,
was by Austyne and Ethelbert, at y prayer of the cytezyns of Dorobernia, translated to
the sayde cytie, as in the. lix. chaptre of this treatyze, it is more at length declared. But
of the buyldyng of this church of Seynt Poule, dyuerse opynyons been had of y fouda- /•„/./„«.
cio1 ; for some wryters testyfy y it was buylded, or begon to buylde, by Sygebertus kynge
of Estanglis, but more verily kynge of Eastsaxons or Eastsex. This Ethelbert also foudyd '
y churche of Seynt Andrew in the cytie of Dorubres in Kent, now called Rochestre,
of y whiche lustus was bysshop, ordeyned before of Seynt Albane. About that tyme, or
a season after, the forenamyd Ethelfridus, which in the Englysshe Cronycle is named-
Klfryde, foughte with the Brytons at y cytie of Legystestre or Chestre, and slewe of
the Brytons a great nombre ; at which tyme and season, a great nombre of the monkys Monkisof
of Bangor were also there assembled for to praye for the good spede of the Brytons, ang°r'
wherof whan Ethelfrydus was warned, he fell also vpon them, & slewe of them at $
tvme, as witnessith dyuers auctours*, xii.C.*, as it is before shewvd in the. C. &. ix. chapter [*PoL«p.x.u.
•'..•' J 5. Beda li. a.
of this booke. XXH.C.]
This* forenamed Ethelbert excyted a dweller or cytezen of London to make a church [»POH. u. 5.
or chapell in the worship of Seynt Petyr, in the west ende of Lodon, than called cap'*^
Thorney, and not1 the towne of Westmynster, f which that tyme was forgrowen with Wee$rmyn$t«
busshes & bryres excedynglye, where the sayde cytezen began and buylded the firste churche-
churche of Westmynster in y" honour of Seynt Peter, was4 after by Seynt Edwarde the
Confessour enlarged or newe buylded ; but of the thyrde Henry, when he reygned as
kynge of Englande, it was new edefyed and made, as it now is, a beauteous monastery,
and rychely endowed both with possessyon, & relykes, and ryche iewellys.
It is shewed in the Englysshe Cronycle of Englande, that this Ethelbert shuld be slayne
in a fyght atwene hym and Ethelfryde, kynge of Northumberlande ; but Polycronycon
sayth, y he dyed & went to heuen, when he had regned ouer the lordshyp of Kent. Ivi.
yeres, and the. xxi. yere after that he had receyued Cristendome.
U Capitulum. C.xxi.
EEST SAXON.
The kyngdoe of Estsaxons begynnyth.
Durynge also y" foresayd persecucion of y" Brytons, or any ruler of theym were
specially named, bega his5 reigne of Est Saxon, as witnessith Policronico, vnder Se-
bertus theyr firste kynge, nere about f yere of our Lordis incarnacio. vi.C. &. xiiii.
Albeit that Guydo de Colupna sayth, y it began nere about the tyme & season when
y" kyngedome of Eestanglis began ; but I folowe Polycronico, for he leyith holy Beda
for his Auctour in moch of his werke. This kyngdome, which is to meane Essex, had
in y east syde y" see, in y west Myddelsex & London, in the south riuer6 of Thamys,
& in the northe Suffolke ; & endured, after moost wryters, by y" terme of. CC. &
odde yeres, but by the sayinge of Policronica it shuld not endure ouer. CC. yeres;
neuerthelesse, it shuld appere by the story of Edwarde, the eldir sone of Aluredus,
y it shuld contynue vnder y Danes & otherwyse, tyll y". viii. yere of his reygne, & by
y reason it shuld endure. CC. iiiixx. &. xiii. yeres, the cotynuaunce therof is more dought-
1 " had of the foundation" omitted in the subsequent editions- * xxi.C. 3 now.
* which was. 5 the. ' the riuer.
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full to be iustly delermyned, for so moche as wryters be of dyuerse opynyons for' of the
beoynnynge thereof. Albeit y Policrpnicon in the. Ii. chaptre of his first booke sayth, y
it began vnder Sebertus, & lastyd* vnder. x. kynges tyll Egbertus kyng of Westsaxons
subdued it, and ioyned it to his owne kyngdome.
The first cristeu kyng of this lordshyppe, was the forenamed Sebertus, c5uerted by
ineanes pf Mellitgs, bysshop pf London, as sayth Guydo ; but after his sayinge this
Seberlus shuld be the thyrde kyuge of Essex. All wryters aggreen that the kynges of this
lordshyp were more comynlye named vnder kynges, & for the3 more subiecte to other
kynges, and chefelye vnto the kynges of Mercia or Mercherike.
tuft* regmim. Then to retoume agayne ynto the Brytons, which, by all this season, occupyed a parte
pf Cornewayll, and the cputreys of Cambria, as Venedocia, which now is called,
Northwalis, and Demecea, which now is called Southwalis, & there helde them in
makynge assautes vppn the Saxos, as before is touchid, some whyle in one cooste, and
[* cap. 4. ii. 8. some whyle in that other, vnder sundry dukes, as witnessith Gaufride*, £ also the Eng-
<ap. i.ii-p.] lyssh Cronycle, the whigh so contynued, after moost accorde of tyme, & to accorde this
hystorv with other, by the terme of. xxiiii. yeres, ouer and aboue. iii. yeres allowed for
$he reygne pf Careticus aforesayde, so that from the first yere of Careticus, to y' laste
pf theyse. ^xiiii. yeres, expyred, pr flowed, xxvii. yeres; at which tyme the Brytons, of
one assent, chase for theyr hede, or ruler, the duke of Venodocia, or Southwalis, named
1f Capitulurn. C. xxii.
Er»cia. CQtharius, pr Clotharius4, the sone of Chilpericus, and. ii. of that name, was made
kyng of a parte of Fraunce, in the yere of our Lord. CCCCC. iiiixx. &. viii., & y. ii.
yere of Careticus, than kyng of the Brytons. This Clotharius, by the reporte of Mays-
ter Robert Gagwyne, is notyd to be discendyd of Clodoueus Lowys, (firste crystened
M.MU. kynge of France,) and not expresly to be the sone of Chilperiche; but for so moche as in
the Cronycle of Chilperich I haue shewed to you sumwhat of the deedys of Fre-
degunde, wyfe of Chilperich, and perfightlye endyd the resydue of hir lyfes, there-
fore I entende in the declarynge of this story of Clothayre to expresse y" remenaute in
Frcdeguda. ag ghort wyse as I goodly may. And fyrste, ye shall vnderstande y after this Fredegunde
had, as before is shewyd, causid hir lord to be slayne, she feryng that at length hir
vntrowth shuld be discoueredj with all hir goodys she I short tyme after yode vnto
Paris, & there in the monastery or howse of our lady helde hir, & for fere5 she wolde
be in more suretye, & also hir sone, y sayde Clotharius shuld be the strenger in his
domynyon & kyngedome; therefore she sent messengers vnto Gunthranus, kynge of Or-
leaunce, & brother to hir lorde Chilperich, requyryng hym of fauoure and ayde, &
that he wolde of his goodnesse be tutour and defedour of hir yong sone Clotharius; y"
which, not denayinge the requeste of Fredegunde, sped toward Paris in all haste, where,
with thassent of other nobles of the realme, he toke the gydyng of the yong kyng, by
whose aduyqe & comaundement, y sayd Clotharius was conueyed, and shewyd through
many of y chefe cyties of his lande. But, in lykewyse, as Gunthranus with other be-
syed themselfe, to strength Lotharius in his right, yeuen so were other of the nobles of
Fraunce by the manes7 of Brunechieldis wyfe some tyme of Sigebert, yogest sone of Lo-
thajre y first, (y which Sigebert receyuid of his sayd wyfe. ii. sones, named Chilperich &
Childebert, of the which, ii. Childebert8 suruyued y other,) this y sayd Brunechieldis dyd
all hir entent to promote to the porcyon of his fader, y Chilpericus, fader of Lotharius,
occupyed after y deth of Sygebert, forenamed. Here discordith y Frensh Cronycle fro
myne auctor Gagwyne ; for there it is sayd, y Brunechieldis, \v y other of hir assent,
1 " for" omitted. * " lastyd" omitted. 3 and were. * Clotharius, or Lotharius. 5 " and
perfightly endyd the residue of her life," omitted. 6 " fere," emitted. 7 meanes. * Chilperich.
wolde
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wolde then by theyr meanes haue prefarrid a bastard sone of Aforenamed Sigebert, callid
Theodoricus, to y"kyngdome of Frauce; an other auctor sayth y this Theodorich was the
sone of Childericus aforenamed, whiche was 5' sone of Sigebert ; but to folowe master
Gagwyne, this Childebert, whiche, byy former sayinge reherced in y\ C. &. xiiii. chaptre
of this treatyze, was delyuered fro f hades of Chilperich his vncle by meanes of y erle of
Peitow1, named Gudebald : this w a small copany came vnto Paris, where of y1 cytezes he
was kept out, for the which sone after sent* a nobleman of his, named Gyllonne, \v other, ,
as ambassiadours vnto Gunthranus, & where, amonge other thynges of hym requyred,
they axed of hym Fredegunde to suffre deth, for y she had by hir subtilitie caused to be
murdered, both Sigebert father to theyr kyng, & also Chilperich hir owne husbond. It
was of hym vtterlye denyed, wherfore this sayd Gyllonne sayd vnto Guthranus, syr
kyng, knowe y° for certayne, sene1 yu haste refused this peace to y' offered of thy neuyewe,
y the deth of thy brother shall cleue to thy hede. With thyse wordes the kyng beyng
greatly amoued, comaunded y ambassiadours to be put out of his courte, & when they Amb«su<iours
were in the strete all fylthe and ordoure to be caste vppon them, as enemyties & varmuces re e
thus kyndeled atwene theyse. ii. kynges. Guthranus soon after sent Fredegude into Ne-
stria, or Normiidy, & causyd hir there to be kept not far fro f cytie of Roan ; whyther
to hir came many noble men of Fraunce in cofortynge hir, & also mouyng hir for f
trouble she was in, promysyng to hir ayde to jr vttermost of theyr power: but whan y
Fredegude aperceyued y great fauoure that Brunechilde stoode in of the nobles of Or-
leaunce, or Frauce, she enuyinge hir welth & honour, called to hir an homyside & a
felon callyd Holderiche, to whom y1 sayd Fredegude promysed great treasoure, if he cowde
by venyme, or otherwise, brynge to deth $ sayde Brunechyeldis ; by meane of which pro-
messe he graunted to brynge her entent about, & shortlye after drewe vnto y- court of f
sayd Brunechieldis, where he fyll in such famyliaritye with dyuers of hir courte, y he
came many seasons to the presence of the quene, but by what hap I can not saye ; lastly,
he was taken I suspeccio, & so turmentyd & pyned, y he confessyd the cause of his thyder
comynge, & by whom he was sent, with all the other circumstance of the mater; after which
cofession so made, he was all to betyn and arrayed in moost vyle nianer, & so sent agayne
to Fredegunde ; & when he was comyn to hir presence, & shewyd what tourment he had suf-
fered for hir cause, she incontynent in fulfyllyng of hir malicious purpose, comauded y Crudelius.
his handis £ feete shuld be stryken of, and so let goo, to f ende y it shulde beT thought $
she had not desyryd hym to y busynesse. About this tyme & season arose a yong man
in a corner of Frauce, f whiche by his subtyle wytte, named hymselfe to be f sone of f
first Lotharius, & brother vnto Guthranus, f which by $* synystre meanes & crafty, gate
-the fauoure of y- lordes of Quyans, & by other6 assistence helde & occupyed a great
parte therof; & after some deale of his counsallys to Guthranus by his espyes disclosyd1,
this sayde yonge man beyng named Gudoaldus, sent vnto Guthranus an ambassade, &
requyred hym to be restored to a porcy5 of his faders goodes, addyng thereto y if he
denyed, f sayde Gundoaldus wold with a stronge armye repayre out of Quyan* & gete
his right with strength ; & that to bryng about he shuld haue great ayde of Childebert, his
neuewe, aboue named. Wha kyng Guthranus had at leyser hard y message, he in dis-
daynynge the same, comauded them to be set vpo horse backes, theyr facis toward the
tayle, and so with betynge and vylanye to be dryuen thoroughe the towne. It was not /
ionge after y a daye was appoynted atwene Gunthranus and Childebert, at which daye
both prynces met with great copany.es & lordes, and when they were set in theyr coun*-
sayll, Gunthranus comaundyd the foresayd messyngers of Gudoaldus to be brought to
fore them, and there agayne to rezyte theyr foresayde message, whiche doon, they7 shewyd
furthermore, that the sayd Gundoalde hadde beforetyme dispoylyd the dough ter of Chil-
1 Poytow. * he sent. 3 synnes. * " the" omitted* s Guyan. ' theyr.
' He.
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perich, named Rygdd, of all suche rychesse.as she with hir cdueyed, when she went to-
ward Spayn to be maryed, of the whiche some lordes of Childebert were of counsayll,
which vnto the sayde. ii. prynces was thought trewe, for so moch as the sayd lordes tha
accusyd, were absent from that great counsayll.
11 Capitulum. C.xxiii.
AFter many & great actis concluded by this cousayle atwene theyse. ii. foresayd
" prynces, Gunthranus in opyn audyence admytted his neuewe Chyldebert for his heyre,
for somoche as he had noon heyre of his. body, comyttynge y rule therof to hym before
all that were 'there; and after tooke hym a p,arte, & shewyd to hym whiche of his nobles
he shulde take to counsayll, and which he shuld refuze; and specyallye he warnyd hym
to be welware of his moder Brunechieldis, for that he knewe in hir soo great vntrowthe &
subtylty, and also of Gyllon the bysshop, the which he also sayd, he was not not to bef
trusted. When he had thus aduertyzed 'his neuewe, they both retourned vnto the place of
Ai/r*. couceyll, where by them and theyr counceyllys certeyn thynges concernynge the comon
wele were set in an order; and that doon, $ sayd couceyll was fynysshed, and puruoy-
aunce for theyr dyner prouydyd, the pryncis w theyr barony went vnto dyner. In the
season of which dyner, the sayde Gunthranus sayde vnto the great nombre of lordis
beyng present, " Ye my lordes and nobles of Frauce, the which to me haue euennore been
true and dere, here is myn neuewe, the which myn1 heyre I haue allowed and ordeygned,
whome I praye you to honoure, & w true fayth be vnto hym obedyent as to your kyng ; for
of the great worthynes that of hym is to come, I am in great hope, which is allyed with
myght and vertue," and to the augmentacion of theyse wordis shortly after restored to hym
all such cyties as Chilperich by his lyfe had withholden from hym, and soone after eyther
from other in most humble and louyng maner deparlyd. ^ . •
Of this peace atwene thyse. ii. prynces thus stablysshed, the fame ran wyde ; wherfore
certeygne lordes beynge vpon the party of Gudoaldus refused hym, and went vnto the
party of Gunthranus. Soone after, with his people, Gundoaldus resortyd vnto a cytie ouer
the ryuer of Gerounde, named Conuena, wherfore1 the strength thereof he thoughte to
abyde his fortune: wherof whan Gunthranus was warned, he in goodly speede made
thyderwarde, and layde his people nere vnto y sayd cytie; but when he had espyed the
strength therof, and knewe well it was daugerous for to opteyne, he then vsyd gyle where
strengthe myght not preuayle, and deuysed or forged certeyn letters in the name of Bru-
«unthr»ni nechieldys, wherein was feyned, that the sayde Brunechielde shuld desyre Gundoaldus in
&ms- all hasty wyse to resorte vnto the cytie of Burdeaux ; of whiche fraude, Gundoaldus na
thyng suspectyng, comaundynge3 his treasoure with other his stuffe vrider saufe gydynge
thyderwarde to be conueyde, wherof the knyghtes of Guthranus hauyng knowlege, with
a strong copany made ouer the foresayd water of Geronde, & layde suche watche for
them, that they encoutred the sayde people "y caryed the sayd treasoure and stuffe, &
parforce toke it from the knyghtes of Gundoaldus, & presented it vnto Guthranus.
Lyke as before ye haue harde that certeygne lordes of the hooste of Gudoalde fled
vnto the boost of Gunthranus, so in this passe tyme. iiii. capytaynes or rulers of the
hooste of Gunthranus fled vnto Gundoalde, the wbiche myne auctour nameth Deside-
rius, Momolus, Bladascus, and Sagittarius, whiche. iiiivafter theyr comyng to Gudoalde,
stood with hym in such fauoure, that he was by theyr couceyll moch what adpyzed and
gyded. It was not long after that the knyghtes of Gunthranus had this* wonne the fore-
sayd treasour & stuflfe, that Gundoalde was so sore pursued, y he was fayn to close hym
within a strog cytie, the which" Lendegilsus mayster of the boost of Guthranus, assay led'
by dyuerse feates of warre to wynne; but whan he sawe his laboure losle, than he caute-
lously5 fande y meane to speke secretlye with one of the foresayde. iiii. capitaynes named
1 as myn«. * where for. 3 comznaundyd. 4 thus. * cauteously, edit. 15*2, 1559-
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Momolus, and v? hym treatyd of the betraying of the cytie ; the which after many and
longe exortacions, with thassuraunce of theyr lyues and other grautyd vnto the sayd trea-
son ; wherof y maner shuld be thus; this sayd Momolus, with the forenamed Bladascus Tr««m
and other of that affynytie, shulde set a fyre an olde temple within the cytie, and when wrought.
the people of the cytie were besyed to quenche y fyre, the sayd Momolus with his adhe-
rentes to open the gates, and so to lette in Lyndegylsus and his knyghtes. But yet this
treason set aparte, Momolus goith to Gundoalde, & shewith to hym f great daiiger y he
standith in of his enemyes, wherfore he couceyllis hym that he, with the other the rulers
oboute hym, goo vnto the tentis of Gunthranus, and yelde them all vnto his grace and
mercy ; and also to thentent that he shuld there shewe and proue y he was the indubitat
sone of y first Clothayre, the which to the kynge & all his hooste was very doutfull, and
the more, because he so fledde from them. Whan Gundoaldus had at leysoure harde the
couceyll of M5mole, gyuynge to hym credence, for somoch as by his counceyll before
tymes he had fortheryd his causes, and also by comfort that he reportyd to haue by
meanes of Lyndegylsus before named, he, settynge a parte all fere, with certayne nombre
in peasyble wyse issued the cytie ; and whan he hadde a lytle space goon. ii. erles of Gun-
thranus hooste, named Bole and Boson, receyued hym, and delyueryd hym to y powere of
Lyndegylsus : and Momole retourned with the other of his confederey vnto the cytie, and
closyd fast the gatis atwene the cytie & y pauyllyons of Guthranus, where was a lytle The deth of
coppyd hyll, to y heyght wherof whan Gundoalde was comyn, the sayd Boson hym so- c
deynly threwe downe, and as he was rollyng downe the hyll, with a great stoone he strake
hym on the hede, by vyolence wherof, he was forthwith slayne or dede ; & Momole, the
which as before is tewchyd, was reentryd y cytie first, dispoylyd y goods of the sayde
Gundoalde, and after fell vpon the cytezyns, and robbed & spoyled them in lyke maner,
not sparynge prestys nor other, & after brent chyrchis, temples, & houses without pytye.
Whiche doon, he sped hym vnto the tentys of Lyndegylsus; but he, not beynge sure of
the sauegarde of $ sayd Momole and his company, frome the murmoure of his knyghtes,
or more verely, for he wolde not be a knowen of y prouyded deth of theym, comaundyd
the sayd Momole with his adherentys to tary without, and not to come in the prese of his
knyghtes tyll he had some deale pacifyed them, which was doone, but not all ^oute stryfe;
for some there were y began to quarell w hym & his : but whe Lyndegylse sawe y this
Momole & his copany were somedeale ^drawyn fro his pauylion, he made a tokyn to his
knyghtes, wherby they knowynge his mynde fell vpon hym and slewe hym. Sagittarius,
one of y foresayde. iiii. of that company, the whiche myne auctor reportith to be a bys-
shop, fled to haue sauegardyd hym selfe, but in his flyght he was slayne. And when
thyse enemyes were thus brought out of lyfe, Gunthranus commaunded the goodes of the
sayde Mornmole to be brought vnto his tresory, which were of great valure, and after
were egallye deuydyd atwene hym and Childebert his neuewe. It was not long after, but
certeyne tokyns and fygures appered in the firmament, the which by astronomers were disia-
iudged the fyne of some prynce, whiche, after a yere, shewyd to be true, for the sayd
Gunthranus dyed vpon a yere folowynge the sayde fygures or sygnes, when he hadde
been kynge of Orleaunce by the terme of. xxxvii. yeres; and was buryed with great
pompe in the cytie of Cabilon, within the prouynce of Burgoyne, in the monastery of
seynt Marke, whiche he before had buyldyd, and lefte for his heyre of that kyngdome his
neuewe the foresayde Chyldebert.
5f Capitulii. C. xxiiii.
CHildebertus than hauynge f rule & possession of his owne enheritaunce, that is to
say, of Austracy, & also of Orleauce, cast then' in his mynde how he myght be re-
uengyd of Fredegund, the which, as before is shewyd in the. C. and. xiiii.* chapitre of
' Castynge. * C. and xiii. edit. 1533.
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this libell, slewe his fader Sygebert, called vnto hym his olde freende and coiiceyllour
Gundebald erle of Peitowe1, and than comaunded that he shulde with his powar inuade
the countrey of Soysons, the whiche was in the rule of Clotharius. Whereof Fredegunde
beynge warned, assemblyd to hir j? loides of jr coutrey, and exortyil theym to with-
stande the malyce of theyr enemyes, shewynge to them furthermore, that y thynge they
shulde of iustyce & equyte doo, conciderynge that theyr kynge Clotharius was yet ten-
dre of age, and had as yet no knyghtlye prowesse to defende hymselfe and his landc :
and after a longe exortacion*to them made, she with hir sous preparyd to 400 agayne y
sayd enemyes. And when all thynge to the warrewas preparyd and redy, she with a great
array made towarde the boost of Gundebalde, and when she knewe she was nere vnto
the sayde hooste, she comaundyd hir capitaynes to reste & fortyfye hir people vpon all
partys for brekynge of hir enemyes; and agayne nyght she callyd to hir Lawndry, hir
Fredeguda Aus- olde paramoure, with other, wyllynge them that in the dede of the nyght they wold man-
fully set vpon the other partye, for so moche as she sayde to theym y she was certeynly
enfourmed by hir espyes, that hir sayde enemyes were sore weryed by reason of that
dayes laboure : after whose counceyll, the sayde Laundry wjth other, wrought and sup-
prysed theyr enemyes so vnwarelye, y of theym they1 slewe a parte and chasyd the reme-
nauut, and $ doon, sped them vnto Champeyne, nere vnto Reynes, and spoyled and brent
a parte of y coutrey. This feat of warre thus compassyd by the subtyle wit of Frede-
gunde, was nere to a place called Truet. Then Childebert entendyd, after certentye had
of the ouerthrowe of Gundebalde, for to haue made newe warre vpo Fredegunde, but
he was let by meane of jt Longobardis, which tha made warre vpon hym, of the whiche
warre he had somdeale his entent, and more shuld, if Mauritius, emperoure of Constan-
tyne the noble, hadde kepte all promesse with hym before made; after the which warre
in party endyd, he retourned into his owne countrey. Shortlye after he & also his wyfe
dyed, & not without suspeccyon of venym, leuynge after hym. ii. sones named Theodo-
bert & Theodorich, gyuynge to the eldyst the lordshyp of Austracy, and to the yonger
the prouynce of Burgoyne. About this tyme the Hunes brake out of tbeyr places, and
warryd vpon certeyne partyes of myddell Fraunce, & dyd therein great harme; butlastlye
by meanes of great gyftes by theym receyuyd, they lefte y countrey & drewe towarde
Soysons agayne, whom Fredegunde gaderyng a great powar, sent Clotharius hir sone &
kyng, to thetent to defede f sayd Hunes, y they shulde not, after victory had of Clotharius',
inuade theyr coutreys. The forenamed sones of Childebert \v great poware came to f
feelde, where after long and sharpe fyght, the Frensh men were victours, and chased the
Hunes in such wyse, that the more parte of them were slayne & taken, for the which
victory Fredegunde made excedynge ioye to hir sone Clothayre, and receyued hym with
great pleasure and excedynge gyftes ; after the which passyd not longe whyle, but that she
fell syke & dyed, and than buryed by hir husbond Chilperiche. Whan the forenamed
bretherne had knowlege of the deth of Fredegunde, they, by the exortacion and styryng
of Brunechieldis theyr graudmother, callyng to mynde the wronges to theyr aucestres,
dooneby Fredegud, and somedeale- by Lothayre, assemblyd a great powar & met with
Lothayre & his powar at y riuer of Arrune or Aruenne, in f whiche place was soo sore
fyght, and so many slayne, that j cource of the riuer was let i>y the multitude of the
caryens or dede bodyes that were therein castyn. But the more parte fell of the fcnyghtes
of Lothayre, soo y he was forcyd to forsake the feelde, and thens to flee to the cytie of
Meleon, & from thens to Paris, whome the sayde bretherne folowed, & copellyd hym to
make peas after theyr pleasure ; the effecte of whiche peas was this ; Theodobert the elder
brother of thyse. ii. shulde enioye all the lande lyinge atwene the ryuer of Seyn & Leyr,
vnto the Brytisshe occean, or the see of Lytle Brytaygne, and Theodoriche, the yonger
brother, to haue all the lande from £ sayd ryuer of Sayn, vnto y ryuer of Isayr, to the
1 Poytowc. * sfee. 3 " After victory had of Clotharius" omitted.
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brynke of the see, and to Clothayre shulde remayne. xii. prouynces, which the sayd. ii.
ryuers of Isayr and Sayne flowen by or thoroughe : wliich peas thus cofermed and
grauted, Theodobert, to whom Nenstria orNonnandye belonged, sent thydera cheuetayne
of his court called Berthalde, to defende the sayde countrey. But Clothayre, of this
former accorde, beynge nothyng cotentyd, sent his sone Meroneus, vnder the gydyng of
Laundry, prefect or ruler of his paleys, into Nenstria to warre in that countrey; and forsoo
inoche as Berthalde sawe well he lacked powar to withstande so great an hoste, he there-
fore toke the cytie of Orleaunce tyll he hadde gadered more company. Than Laudry
seased that parte of the countrey, and after, the sayde Berthald1, and whan he came to
the wallys of the cytie, by dyuerse wordis of reproche, excyted hym* to gyue batayll to
hym in the playne felde, the which he refusyd, because of the egalytie3 of nombre of
knyghtes; but he offered to issue out of the cytie, and to fyght with Laudry hand to hand,
with y he myght be assuryd agayne his people, y whiche offre Laudry refused. It was not
longe after or bothe kynges with great hoostys drewe into that countrey, and at the ryuer
of Stampis met, where atwene the was foughten a stronge batayll, but by the polycie of
Theodobert, Lothayre was put to a disuautage ; for whyle the sayd Lothayre, was couey-
inge his people ouer the ryuer at a narowe passage, Theodobert began so4, that the peo-
ple of Clothayre came not two partes of them to the feelde ; neuerthelesse the fyght co-
tynued by a longe season, in whiche tyme Berthald encountred many tymes Laundrye, and
prouoked hym to batayll, but euer that other refusyd : lastly, he seynge and knowynge
well that he shuld wynne great worshyp, & also profyte, if he myght slee or take this
Laundry, for the whiche cause he put hym selfe in the more dauger of his enemyes, and
fynally of them was slayne. Theodobert in pursuynge Lothayre, and in cofortynge of
his knyghtes, bare hym soo well that he caused his enemyes to lese grounde, and at length
put theytn to flyght, the whiche he folowed to the gates of Paris, to the great damage of
the people of Lothayr. In this chace was taken Meroneus the sone of Clothayre, with
many other, but Laundry was goten within the cytie. And whfi Theodobert had thus
goten the victory of his enemyes, he list no lenger to tary aboute theym at that season,
but shortlye after retournyd to his countrey.
In the court of Theodoriche, brother of this Theodobert, was at this daye dwettvne Bruneduddis
-r , . , ... J J o paramour,,
an Italian named trothadyus, the whiche, as myne auctor sayth, was paramoure vnto fot. w.
Brunechielde beforesayd, the which Brunechielde, by hir meanes, had exaltyd from
poore estate vnto highe auctorytie ; the which was of a subtyle & far castynge witte, and
therewith excedynge couetous, & in great fauoure of the kynge, but to all his lordes
odyous and hatefull, for the whiche vnlefull meanes by hym to the nobles and comons
of the lande vsed. It is also to be remembred that for the ille codicions5 and bad coun-
ceyll that Brunechielde and this Prothadius vsed within the court before dayes of Theo-
dobert, for $ which he banysshed theym both, as well of his lande, as of his court,
wherfore euer after they malygned agayne Theodobert, and for thexecucion of theyr
malyciotis purpose, they tolde vnto Theodoriche, that his enemy and not brother Theodo-
bert had wdrawen frome hym the cheef of his faders treasour ; aledgyng also that he was
not the sone of Childebert his fader, but goten of a gardener, and wyllyd hym therfore
to sende vnto hym, and to aske restytucion of the sayde goodes. By the whiche wycked
counceyll Theodoriche was so lad, that he sent vnto his brother, and in suche wyse so vexyd
and styryd hym, that dedely malyce was kyndelid atwene them, in so moch that eyther of
them assembled great hostys, and lastly met nere vnto a towne named Carysse, where
the sayd hoostys beynge redye to haue runne togyders, the lordes of Theodobert so
demeaned them vnto hym, that by theyr wyse couceyll he aggreed to sende to his brother,
& to haue a comunycacionof peas. And whan the embassade was comen to the pauylyon
1 " And after the sayde Berthald" omitted. * the sayde Berthalde. . 3 inequalyte.
4 so fyersly, and kepte the passage so streyt. * And for the yll condycyons.
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of Theodorich, and there had shewyd $ vnkyndnesse of this warre with the ieopardyes
that myght ensue of y same, anone the foresayd Prothadyus tooke vpon hym the answere,
and sayd, " It is not rcquisyte so lyghtly to graut peas, but necessary it is to attempte y
vvyllof oure enemye by batayll, whether he woll be agreable to c5descede to our desyres:"
Dedignacio. rphe whiche wordis thus expressyd of hym, anon the more party of the lordes disdaygned
it, and conspyryd win themselfe howe they myght put hym to dethe, and forthwith aroos
amonge theym suche a mormure, that the kynge apperceyuyd well that they entendyd some
harnie to Prothadius, for the whiche he called vnto hym a knyghte named Vselyne,
chargynge hym to goo vnto the lordes, comaudynge them that they in no wyse shuld do
eny harme to Prothayde, the which Vselyne, beyng of y mynde of the other, sayde that
the kynge wolde that they shuld sle Prothayde : after which message doon, they ranne i
Perutrsaiegacio. all haste and hym slew as he sate playinge at dyce or tables with one Peter a visicio1, and
that doon all hoolly ranne vnto y kynges tente, besechynge hym to take noo displeasure
of the deth of so euyll a man, that, as well was knowen, was enemy to all frendship &
peas: but for Theodorich apperceyued well that he cowde not reuenge his deth without
ponyshment of a multytude, he therefore tooke pacience, and suffred the offence to passe
vnponysshed.
^[ Capitulum. C.xxv.
AFter which man thus murderid, both prynces, wout notable acte, departed eyther into
his coiitrey*. To this day Theodorich had taken no wyfe, albe it y of his cScubyne he
receyued. ii. sSnes : he therfore by thaduertysement of his frendes, set his mynde to
rnary some noble woman, and soon after sent certaygne ambassadours vnto Berthricus,
then kyng of Spayne, wyllyng to graunte vnto hym Memberge his doughter in mariage :
the whiche, vpon certeyne condicions, was perfourmed, and with great rychesse to hym
shortlye after sent and maryed, and by a certeygne tyme well entreatyd & cherisshyd.
But that season ronne and spent, Brunechielde soo tournyd the kynges mynde frome the
quene, that lastlye he, with such treasoure and iewellys as he of hir teceyued, sent hir
home agayne ; the which iniury Berthricus hir fader toke at herte greuouslye, and shortlye
after sent his messengers vnto Clothayre, kynge of Soysons, requyrynge hym of ayde to
warre vpon Theodorich, which hadde doon vnto hym great displeasure : and y rather for
y warre y y sayd Theodorich w his brother lately made ageyn hym, the which, w both
theyr stregthes, they myght them well reuege. To whom Clotharius grauted, & to haue his
partye the stroger, he sent vnto his neuew Theodobert, and brother to Theodoriche, to
styrre hym agayne his sayd brother ; wherof wha Berthricus had receyued knowlege of
his sayde messy ngers, he then sent vnto Agon kynge of Longobardys, or more verylye
FratrG discordia. Adoaldus the. v. kynge after Alboynus, requyryng hym in'lyke maner, and he desyrous
of wreche, made faste and sure promyse to gyue ayde to the vttennooste of his power.
Whan Theodoriche was warned of the conspiracy of thyse. iiii. kynges, that entendyd to
warre ioyntly vpon hym, he was therewith greatlye amoued, & prouyded for his defence
I his best maner. Then Theodobert, trustynge the appoyntment before made, assemblyd
a great hoost, and made spede first toward the place atwene them appoyntyd, which was
nere to^y castell of Salas ; but or eny preparation was made towarde batayll, a meane
was foude y the forenamed. ii. bretherne shuld mete eyther with other, accompanyed
with. x. thousand knyghtes. But Theodobertus, entendynge to dissayue his sayd brother,
& to force hym to graute to his pleasure, brought with hym ferre aboue that nombre :
wherfore Theodoricus beynge ouer sette with strengthe, graunted all his brothers wyll,
which was, that ouer certeygne thynges and appoyntmentis cocludyd atwene Berthricus
and hym, Theodobert shuld holde to hym & his heyres two lordshyppes called Champayne
and Turon, which conclusyon fynysshed, eyther takynge leue of other, departyd vnto
* pliysicyon. * The 125th chapter begins litre in the subsequent editions.
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theyr coutreys, but not wout great vnrestfulnesse of the sayde Theodoriche, beryng in
mynde the wrong doyng of his brother : wherfore he shortlye after made ineanes to his
neuewe Clothayre desyryng hym that he wolde not assyste his brother ageyne hym, but to
suffre his quarell to be deuiyd by dynt of swerde atwene them two. This requeste Lo-
thayre, by thaduyce of seym1 Coluiubane, munke of Irelande, than beyng in those costis,
grained ; and y Frensh Cronycle sayth, that he was warned of this foresayde holy*
munke and abbot, that he shulde not medle atwene f sayd two bretherne, for so moche
as it was prouidyd of God that he shulde be heyre to theym both. Whan Theodorich had Bauyu.
receyued this answere, he gaderyd his strength, and sped hym vpon his iourney to the
cytie of Langresse, & fro me thens to Verdune or Verdoun. Theodoberte hauynge
thereof knowlege of his malycyous brothers purpose, gaderyd in Austracy a great hooste,
and so sped hym tyll he came to the cytie of Toull, where both hoostys shortely after
met, and, in the feldys or playnes nere to that cytie, foughte a stronge batayll, in the
whiche was slayne great people vpon bothe sydes, but the more parte vpon the syde of ftl- '""•
Theodobert; wherfore he fynally was compellyd to forsake the feelde, and fled vnto
Coleygne, where he gaderyng a newe powar, fought agayn with his brother : in the
which fyght he had lyke fortune, & was agayne chasyd to his great shame & losse, whotue
Theodoricus, as his mortall enemy, folowed, fyrynge and wastynge the countreys as he
went, in so moch that the inhabytauntis of $ coutreys fell before hym, besechynge his
grace, y for the offence of one man, he wold not destroye so many innocentis; assurynge
hym furthermore, that they wolde become his liegemen, and hokle theyr lande of hym
for euer. All1 whiche requeste he sayd gladly he wold to them graunte theyr peticion, with*
y they wolde present to hym the hed of his brother; after the whiche answere by them of
Theodorich receyued, they among themselfe appoynted out a certeyne of persones
mooste apte to theyr purpose, and wyllyd them to goo vnto Theodobert to execute theyr
entent; the whiche sped theyr iourney tyll they came to the presence of Theodobert, and
shewyd vnto hym that if he wold be aggreable to departe w suche stuffe and iewellys as
he had of his faders, so that Theodoriche myght be partener there of, he shulde haue
perfyght amytie and rest with hym : to f whiche wordes he geuynge confidence & truste,
called with hym the sayde parsones, & brought them into the howses where the sayd
stuffe & iewellis lay; & whyle he was busied to deuyd out & appoynte the porcion of his,
one of the sayd parsones slewe hym sodeynlye, and after of one aggrement strake of his
heed, and in secrete wyse causyd it to be conueyde vnto his brother. Whan Theodoriche
had receyuyd the heed of his brother, he sped hym to Coleyne, where this treason was
wrought, and receyuyd y cytie into his possession, with all the kyngdome of Austracy,
to his brother belongynge ; and when he had there ordryd his nedis after his mynde, with,
ii. sones, and an excedynge fayre doughter of Theodobert, he sped hym vnto Mees, the
chefe cytie of Austracy, where with hym met his graundmoder Brunechielde, the whiche
perseuerynge in all malyce and myschefe, causyd the sayde twosSnes to be shortly slayne.
Theodorich then restoryd or deliuered vnto Clothayre all whiche5 landes as to hym he
had before promysyd. Theodoriche thus endynge his warre, y which, by a longe season,
spent his tyme in kepynge of concubynes, was nowe rauysshed >V the beautie of his bro-
thers doughter, the whiche he had brought from Coleyne ; but that doynge Brunechield
withstode w all hir powar, because y mayde was so nere of his kynne, for the whiche he
beynge w hir sore discontent, sayd : " O thou moost wycked and false woman, dyd not thou
make me to beleue that Theodobert was not the sone of my fader, but that he was the sone
of a gardyner ; for what cause hast thou caused me to persecute my brother, & lastly to
slee hym ;" after y whiche wordis, he wolde haue slayne hir, if he of his lordes had not be
letted ; which dede not forgotten of this vngoodlye woman, euer after imagened howe she
myght brynge Theodoriche out of lyfe ; & lastlye, she hyryd suche as were about hym to
' " seynt" omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- * " holy" omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 3 at. * if.
5 such.
P consent
106
Mors regis.
Brunechieldis
iniquytye.
Treason*
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consent to hir iniquytie, so that vpon a season, whii he came out of his stewe or bayne,
he axyd drynke, by the force whereof he was poysoned, and dyed soone after, whan he
had reygned. xviii. yeres. Howe be it Antoninus, in the. vi. chapitre and. xii. tytle of y se-
code parte of his werke, saythe, that he was brent with fyre by the dyuyne powar.
^[ Capitulum. C. xxvi.
NOw that I haue shewed vnto you y fyne & ende of theyse two bretherne, by reason
of whos deth the hoole pryncypate of Fraunce, fell vnto the abouenamed Clothayre, I
shall nowe expresse vnto you thededis by hym doon, after he had all the rule only. So it
was that the forenamed Brunechield maligned euer agayne Lothayre, and to the forther-
aiice of hir malyce she behaued hir in suche wise with some of the rulers & lordes of
Austracy, y she caused them to admytte one named Sigebert to be rightfull enherytour of
that land ; but for that some of them had good experyence of the ille disposicion of this
woman, they therfore sent. ii. noble men of that land, named Pepyn, & Arnolde, vnto
Clothayre, wyllyng hym to sende hastely into that prouynce; after the which message by
theyse. ii. lordes reported, Clotharius shortly after sped hym into Austracy, and at a castell
called Cathomat he lodgyd hym with his people; wherof herynge, Brunechielde sent vnto
hym, and gaue vnto hym monycion y he shuld voyde the lande, for somoch as Sigebert
the eldest sone of Theodorich was therof rightfull enherytour. Ye haue harde before that
Theodorich rsyd lemmans, of the which he receyued. iiii. sones, that is to sey Sigebert,
Corbe, Childebert, & Merone; wherfore y foresayd Brunechielde entendyng to distourbe
Lothayre, and all the land, fortefyed y" sayd Sigebert to clayme the lande of Austracy:
and when Clothayre had receyued knowlege of this maundement frome Brunechielde, or
Brunehenst, he sent to hir answere that he wolde assemble y1 lordes of Austracy, & be
denied by theym, whether this lande belonged to hym, or Sigebert. And she ferynge that
sentence, excyted the people of the prouynce of Germany to strenght hir party with all
the people that she myght make of the sayd coiitrey of Austracy. And y to brynge
aboute, she sente one Garnery, and other1 Albon. Of this Garnery she hadde suspeccion
that he shuld fauour the party of Lothayre, wherfore to Albone his felowe she sent let-
ters y he shuld put y sayd Garnery away : whit Albone had ouer rad j letter, he brake it
in peacis, & threwe them from hym, and afterward a freende of Garneryes, gaderyd ^
peaces, and so ioynyd them that he coceyuyd* the sentece of the letter, and forthwith
shewyd it vnto Garnerye. Whan Garnery perceyuyd the malicious entent of Brunechield,
he kept it secrete to hymselfe, albeit that he by his secrete meanes caused the Germanyes
y they shuld take no party with Brunechielde, and that doone, he retourned into Bur-
goyne, where with hir and inj hir copanye, he solycited so the lordes of Burgoyne, that
some of them abhorred the crudelitie of that woman. And when Garnery had in this
wyse copassed his maters, he set vnto Lothayre & shewyd, that if he myght haue his grace
& safecondwyte, he wold come to hym, & shew to hym thynges cocernynge his aduaiit-
age, all the whiche was grauted. Then Clothayre, by couceyll of the sayd Garnery, assem-
bled his powar, & shortlye sent a strengthe of them into Chapeyn and Cathaloyne, where
it was shewed that Sigebert hadde gaderyd great strengthis. Then forsooke the party of
Sigebert many nobles of Austracy; amonge the whiche myn auctoure nameth Rucco, Si-
goldus, and Enulanus, and yelded theym to the mercy of Clothayre. Then shortlye after
the hoostis of Clothayre & Sigebert met, where Garnery, by tokens atwene hym & dy-
uerse of y" capiteynes of Sigebert before assygned, the sayd capytaynes w theyr people
withdrewe them, so y Sigefaert with his. ii. bretherne Corbo & Meroneus gaue backe whyle
they came to the ryuer of Sigoune, where, after lytle resistence, y foresayd. ii. brethern
were taken: but the Frenshe Cronycle sayth, that all. iiii. bretherne were there takyn.
Albeit mayster Gagwen saythe, that Sigebert, by the vertue* of his horse escapyd, so that
an other.
stnyigthe edit. 1542, 1559.
conveyed, edit. 1542. by mistake.
in, omitted, edit. 1542, 1559.
he
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he was not after that day seen. And soone after this victory, Brunechieldis, which also of
y Frensh Cronycle is named Brunehenste, was brought as prysoner vnto the presence of
Lotlmyre, with a suster of Theodorich, which Garnery or Garney had taken in the tentis
of his enemyes : tha Lotharius forthwith comaudyd Corbo to be behedyd, & preserued
Meroneus, for so moche as he was to hym godfather, and euer after cherisshed hym as
his kynnesman. Lotharius thus liauynge y victory of his enemyes, made great ioye ; &
after he had somedeale set that coutrey and other in quyete, he then toke aduyce of his
lordes how he shulde be demeaned w IJrunechield, lhat had been auctoriceof so manyfold
mischefes, and crymynous dedys, y whiche, of one consent and mynde, condescendyd and
aggreed, that she shuld be put to moost peynfull and vyle deth : & fynally after --sore
betynges, she was set vpon an horse, and so conueyed thoroughe the hoost y all men
myght beholde and se hir, & after brought ageyn to the kynges presence, where then the Exemcio B™-
kynge reherced vnto hir a longe processe of all hir murdures, cospiracis, & wicked dedys; nechiel<lis'
afFermynge that she had been the occasyon & cause of the dethe of. x. prynces, besyde
other meane persones ; & whan he had sayde his pleasure, he then comaundyd hir to be
boudyn to a wylde horsetayle by f here of hir hed, & so to be draweu whyle she were
dede : and whan this iugement was executed, she, by the lycence of the kyng, was buryed
in an house of religyon within the cytye of Hosdonne, or Osdonne, that she before tyme
had buyldyd in the honoure' of seynt Martyne, besyde other many that she I hir lyfe
buyldyd in dyuerse other placis, endowynge theym with great and ryche possessyons.
5J" Capitulu. C. xxvii.
THus dame fortune fauoured of1 partye of Lotharyus that this kyngdome, whiche had
from the tyme of Clodoueus Lewes, contynued vnder. iiii. gouernours or rulers, for y
more party, now was fallen to hym, so that he had all vnder his obeysaunce & rule. Then
anone made' Garnery prefecte & mayster of his paleys, & released vnto the Longobardis,
or Lumbardes, a trybute of. xii.M. li. yerely payde to the kynges of Frafice; the which
was first set vpon them by Gunthranus his vncle, & I this whyle to his more encreace of
worldlye ioye, he receyuyd of his wyfe Bergeruda a sone, the whiche he named Dago-
bertus ; the whiche whan he came to couenable age, he betoke to the lore* of Arnold, then
bysshop of Mees : & whe the first wyfe of Lotharius was dede, he maryed a secoude
named Sichilde, of whom he receyued a chyld, & named it Haybert. Whan Dagobert y
first sone was comyn to a leefull age, [after an vsuell custome of all prynces of Fraunce, occasyonof
he gaue hym rnoch to y chase of wylde beestys; and as by chaunce one day he folowed the fyndyng of seynt
chace of an hert, and tryed it soo sore that he broughte hym to a bay in a place that then Denysbo y'
was called the strete of Catulyen, in y which streete was than an olde lytle chapell to the
which the foresayd hert entred, & there helde hym, & albeit y a great nobre* entryd hvm
& sued, forthere the y chapell dore noon of them wold enter, but there stoode bayinge :
and when Dagobertus came after and behelde the maner of the houndys, & dyd what he
cowde to cause them to entre y chapell & myght not, he thus departed without more do-
inge at y season, not without great nieruaylynge in his mynde. In this6 it was not longe
after y]7 Clothayre, consyderynge the frowardnesse of growynge in his sone Dagobert, as-
signed to hym a tutoure or lerner of worldlye and knyghtlye maners, whose name was Sa-
dragesyle ; & for his sone shuld haue hym in the more awe £ fere, y kynge gaue vnto the
sayd tutoure the dukedome of Quyan. But so it was one day y for a cause this Sadrage-
syle wolde haue chastyzed this Dagobert, wherof he beyng ware, associate vnto hyrn cer-
teyn wanton persones, & bete his mayster, & after in waye of despyte caused y berd of his
tutour to be shauyn of: for the which dede Lothayre was agayne hym greuouslye dis-
pleasyd, & in great ire & haste sent for his sone Dagobert. But he feryng punysshement
1 " In the honour" is omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * the. * thys Lotharius made. * lorde,
edit. 1542. 1559- ! of houndes, edit. 1533. 6 " in this," omitted in the edit. 1533. ' omitted
in edit. 1542. 1559- ' Guyan.
P2 >V drew
108
Seynt Denys
foundyn.
ft!-
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•nr drew hym, [& went vnto the forenamed chapell, trustynge verily, y where tofore a beest
was shewed such comfort, y he by holy prayer shuld there be coforted,]1 tyll suche tyme as
he myghtatteyne vnto f grace of his fader.
FYe shall vnderstande y before tyme after he had experience of y wonder shewyd by y
hert, he lernyd y the holy martyrs, seynt Denys, & his. ii. felowes, Rustycus & Eleuthe-
rius, shulde beburyedwin the sayde chapell; the whiche were martyryd in the persecucion
of Domyciane the emperoure, about the yere of Crystis incarnacion. iiiixx. and. xvi. : in
the honoure of the whiche martirs the foresayde poore chapell was arreryd, as witnessith
the Frensh Cronycle, by the meanes of a deuout Frensh man, whose name is not ex-
pressyd. Thus Dagobert in this chapell abydyng in prayer, in the firste nyght, he beynge
in slepe, apperyd vnto hym. iii. olde faders, sayinge vnto hym, " Yonge man, we be those
martyres which many yeres passyd were slayne for y fayth of Ctyste, & buryed in this
place by Catula y good woma, which place is not duely nor sufficientlye honoured, nor
yet y- people of Fraiice hath not vs in due reuerence & worshyppe ; and therfore whan
thou arte of myght £ poware, then remembre vs, & helpe this place to be otherwise
buyldyd, which shall not be long to, and for thou shall not take this for a dreme or fan-
tasy, dygge hereafter this groude, and thou shall fynde our thre bodyes hoole & vncor-
ruple, & vpon eueryche of vs our names,. with lelters fresshely writtyn ;" and after this
appered and fynysshed, and vanysshed awey/ Whan Dagobert awoke, he called svell to
mynde this vysyon, promysyd5 inwardlye atwene God & hym, that if he were recounsylyd
to his fader, as to hym they had promysed, he wold fulfyll that they had desyryd. After
this, f fader beyng warnyd y Dagobert was in this chapell, sent vnto the place cer-
teygne of his knyghtes to pull or take hym ihens perforce; and whan they came within a
myle of the sayde chapell, ihey were so aslonyed, that they myght not goo one foote for-
warde to do ^ best they cowde. Whan they had longe stryuen withoute preuaylyng, they
retourned lo y kyng, & shewed lo hym Ihe irouth in all thyng as they had doone. The
kynge beynge disconlenl with theyr reporte, blamed them, & sayd that they feryd his
sone, for whiche cause they had feyned that excuse, and incontynently sent fourth arv
other copany, y which were delte wilh in lyke maner as the other were. Lothai ius some-
deale trowbled w Ihe reporle of his seruautis, consyderyd the chapell to be nere vnto
Paris, where he than laye, comaunded his horse to be brought, for he .wolde proue the
mater hytnselfe: but lyke as his seruauntes were seruyd, euyn soo became of hym, soo
that he myghte goo or ryde frowarde or sydewarde, but towarde the chapell myght he in
no wyse atteygne. When this was knovven to llie kynge, he consydered well il was the
handywerke of God; wherfore by fayre and easy nieanes he called home his sone and
recouncilid hym, and forgaue all trespace : to this accordith the legende of the lyfe of
seynt Denys, with more that shall after folowe in the storye of this Dagobert.]4 After
this reconciliation, Lotharius ordeygned vnder hym his sone Dagobert to be ruler of the
signory of Austracy; bul whelher il were by the elacion of his owne mynde, or by bad
counsayll, he shortlye after rebellyd agayne his fader, & wold haue reteygned that pro-
uynce to his owne vse. For this were chosen, xii. noble men of Fraunce to arbytre &
deme betwene the fader and the sone; the which lordes, after they had longe debated this
matier, by fayre entreatyze cotentyd so the fader, that he gane vnto the 'sone the sayd
lordshyp of Austracy. Soone after this accorde, Clothayre made warre vpon the Gothis-
or Saxons, & them at length subdued : for it is to be knowen, that lyke as the sayde Sax-
ons inuadyd moche Brytaygne or Englande, in lykewyse warryd they in Frauce, and lastly
subdued the prouynce of Nenstria, and named it after them Normandye, as after in y
story of Charles y Svmple, shall more euydently appere. Of this victory of Saxons is
made a longe rehersayll, & howe lastly when Clothayre had slayn the kyng or ruler of
1 emitted in edit. 154?. 1559. * and after thys they vanyshed awaye, edit. 1533.
edit. 1533. 4 omitted in edit, of 1542.
6
3 a»d promysed,
them,
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them, named Berthrand, he after yode into the coutrey of Germany, and slewe man &
chyld that passed the length of his swerde : of this, & other dedis, by this Lothayre doon,
I myght make a long werke, but I passe ouer. Than it folowith, whan Lothayre had set
his coutrey in some reste, he assembled his lordes at a cytie or towne callyd Traacas or
Trecas ; and after diuerse maters discussid and endyd, he axed of theym perfyght allege-
aunce and fydelyte to hym and his heyres to be kepte; the whiche hy y sayd lordes
fermely promysed & assuryd, he comaundyd euerych of them to repayre to theyr owne
coutreys ; and soone therafter he made an assemble of his bysshoppes & spirituell men, at
y cytie or towne of Troys, by whose counsayllys he orderyd thynges and maters cocern-
yng y wele of y churche; and shortly after was vexyd with greuous sykenes, wherof he
fynally dyed, whan he had reygned, after mooste wryters. xliii. yeres, leuynge for heyre
the forenamed Dagobert, the whiche enteryd his fader with great pompe at the abbey of
seynt Vyncent without y wallys of Paris, f which abbey is at this daye called seynt
Germayns.
The foresayde yeres accompted for the reygne of Lothayre, be accomptid from the
first day that he was ordeygned kynge of Soysons, vnto the daye of his deth, wherof he
reygned, after some wryters, ouer a parte. xxvii. yeres, and ouer all Fraiice. xvi. yeres,
which make the full of. xliii. yeres.
If Capitulu. C.xxviii.
CAdwanus or Cadwa, 5' whiche, of Guydo, is namyd duke of Venedoyce, or of North- A1*1'*- ..
walis, was by one asset of y Brytos, lastly, made theyr souerayne or gouernour, in y
yere of our Lord. vi.C. and. xiii., & the. xxv. yere of y second Clothair, kynge of Frauee,
& also y firste yere of Colwolphus then kynge of Westsaxons, accomptynge for y
reygne of Ceawlmus, kynge of the sayde Westesaxons. xxxi. yeres, and for Colricus
next succedyng hym. v. yeres. Ye haue before hard what discorde & trowble was amonge
the Brytons in the tyme of Careticus laste kynge, and longe after, by reason wherof the
Saxons wan y more land, and, as before is reherced in the. C. &. xx. chapter, howe
Ethelfryde, kynge of Northubyrlande, ouerset the Brytons at y cytie of Chestre, and
forsyd them to take ouer Seuarne, and so into Walis, where they then chase this Cad-
wan to be theyr duke and ledar, the whiche, after he was put in auctorytye, assemblyd
his Brytons, & came agayne into Brytaygne, & gaue batayll vnto the sayde Ethelfryde,
in the whiche they shped' dyuerslye, so that some season the Saxons wan, and some whyle
y Brytons ; but the Brytons helde Chestre, & other good townes, whiche they had reco-
uered sene1 theyr laste commynge.
It shuld seme, by the meanynge of Polycronyca, that this Cadwan or Cedwall shuld
at length sle the sayd Ethelfryde & Osricus, both kynges of Brenicia and Deyra ; but
Guydo and also Gaufryd witnessen, that after this Cadwan had the better of Ethelfryde,
by mediatours it is5 aggreed, that Ethelfryde shulde enioye all the lande ouer and beyonde
Humbre vnto Scotland, and Cadwan shuld haue y iande from Humbre towarde the
sowth; to the whiche sayinge aggreeth the Englysshe Cronycle, affermyng also that he
shuld be y sone of Brucyuall, kyng of Leyceter, the which of other wryters is not testi-
fy ed.
It is also there shewyd.y after y sayd accorde atwene Ethelfryd & Cadwan confirmed,
y they cotynued duryng y lyfeof Cadwan as. ii, especyall louers & frendes. And durynge
the reygne of this Cadwan, y. ii. sonnesof Colricus, Kyngilsus & Quichillynus, after the
deth of theyr faders brother, Colwolphus, ruled ioyntly the pryncipate of Westsaxons,
the whiche in theyr begynnynge faughte agayne the Brytons at Ampton, besyde Oxinforde,
& wan of them the towne and other holdes, whiche the Brytons in the4 coutrey occupyed;
but, by aggrement of wryters, this Cadwan was not at this coflicte, nor yet medelyd hym
1 spedde. l at. edit. 1542. 1559. z was. * that.
SO
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so farre w in the lande ; but, as it shulde seme by Guydo, theyse Brytons shulde be s5me co-
pany that shulde lyuevndertrybuteor patysement1 of the Saxons, y which, for the manhode
y they harde reported of Cadwan, rebellyd agayn y Saxos. Then it folowith, whan this
Amicfcia. Cadwan had thus cotynued his amyte w Ethelfryde, a chaunge fell y this Ethelfryde for
hatered or otherwyse put frome hym his wyfe, beynge great w chylde, and t ;oke to hyni
an other ; wherfore this woman, beynge reedlesse1, callyng to mynde y' great loue y was
atwene hir husbonde and Cadwan, she went vnto hym, and specyally besought hym to
recounsyle hyr lorde and husbonde, that she myght be rcstoryd to his companyc : but for
Cadwan, after many meanes & requestes, myght not brynge that aboute, lie therefore ten-
derynge hir necessite, kepte hir in his owne courte tyll she were lighted, the which at tyme
brought fourth a man chylde, whome she let calle Edwyn. And soone after was the wyfe of
Cadwan delyuered of a sone, whome the fader callyd Cadwalyn. But the auctor of the
Floure of Historyes sayth, y thyse. ii. children were longe borne before this tyme ; the
which shulde seme to be true ; forsomoch as this Cadwalyn was of lawfull age to bewelde
his lande when his fader dyed, the whiche he coulde not doo if he had nowe be borne :
but, as affermeth Polycronycon, it shulde seme lyke to a fable, all the jrehersayll that
Fti.ixv. Gaufryd makyth in the ende of his booke, aswell for this Cadwalyn and Edwyn, as for
the other circustauce of f matier there rehersyd : whiche varyeth frome other wryters
bothe for f tyme, and also for matier, as somedeale is more in the hystory hereof before
made mencion, and also by the cotynuance of this story ; for as Giraldus Cabrensis and
other seyen, this Edwin was f sone of Elle or Ella, kynge of Deyra, the which was perse-
cuted of Ethelfrydus before named, than kynge of bothe prouynces, that is to meane
Brenicia and Deyra, soo sore, y he was compellyd to flee to Redwaldus, than kynge of
Estanglis, the whiche for mede or fere of the sayd Ethelfryde, was lastly consentyng to
haue betrayed Edwyn : of which daunger the sayd Edwyn was delyueryd, by warnynge of
a frende of his. After this escape as Edwyn sat vpon a tyme in a great studye alone, a
straunger apperid to hym sodeynly, and sayde : I knowe well the cause of thy thoughte and
heuynes, therefore if thyn enemyes were slayne and thou restoryd vnto thy kyngdome,
and set the3 in better maner than eny of thy forefaders, woldist thou not admit suche one
for thy freende, and assent & do by his rede and counceyll ; yes trewly, sayd Edwyn ; and
that I surely and fastly promyse f : tha this man layde hand vpon Edwynes heed, and
sayde to hym, " Edwyn whan this tokyn is brought to the, than haue thou mynde of this
tyme of trybulacion, and of this promessey thou hast made;" and anon as this was spoke,
this man vanysshed out of his syght sodeynlye.
Victoria Edwini. ^n a conuenyent season after, Edwyn assemblyd his hooste, and gaue batayll vnto
Ethelfryde in the countrey of Mercia by east the ryuer of Idle, & slewe hym in that
fyght, with a great nombre of his knyghtes, and then seasyd in his possession both the
fore sayde pryncipates ; and was kynge of Northumberlande by y terme of. xvii*. yeres.
Ye shall vnderstande that the forenamed Ethelfryde had. iii. sones, whiche are myndyd*
besyde other; the firste and eldeste was named Eaufricus, the. ii. Oswaldus, and the. iii.
Oswye. The firste was of laufull age, soo that he myght helpe ­fte for hym selfe, but
Oswalde was but. xii. yeres of age, and Oswy far yonger ; wherefore theyr wardeyns, im-
mediatly after theyr faders deth, sent the into Armorica or lytle Brytayne, there to be
brought vp, or more verelye into Albania or Scotlande.
^f Capitulu. C.xxix.
MERCIA.
ABoute this tyme & season, as witnessen Policronica, Guydo, and other, began y
kyngdome or lordshyp of Mercia, vnder the strog Paynytn & Saxon, called Penda, the
1 " or patysement" omitted. * remedylesse. edit. 1542. 155p, 3 the omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
4 xviii. edit. 1559. s mencyoned. edit. 1542. 1559-
which
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which Mercia or Mercherike conteynyd Huntyngdonshyre, Hertfordshyre, Glowcetyr
shyre, with dyuers other, and was grettest £ largest of all the other, £ was closed in the
westesyde with the ryuer of Dee, stretchynge to Chestre £ Seuarne, £ so to Shroues-
bury & Brystowe ; in the eest it was closyd vf the see occean, in y south with Thamys
vnto Lodon, and in the north w the ryuer of llumbir, £ had his begynnynge vnder the
forenamed Penda, as thaccorde of dyuers auctours witnessyn, in y yere of our Lordes
iucarnacion. vi.C.xxvi. £ after the firste commynge of Hengiste. C.lxxvi. yeres. Albeit
that of y first kyng thereof dyuerse opynyons there been, wherof a cause maye be for
so moch as this lordshyp, \ f first begynnyng, was departed in. Hi., y is to sey, the first
was callyd eest Mercia, the. ii. was named myddell Mercia, £ f. in. west Mercia ; but
after it was broughte to one pryncipate, & called Mercheryke, or of some wryters,
myddell Englande. Of this lordship y- first cristen kynge was called Wolpherus, y was
the sone of y forenamed Penda; but of all y kynges of this kyngdome of Mercia, ihaueseenan
which were, xviii. in nombre, as testifyeth Polycronica, Offa was of mooste tnyght £ °Ue regestre
powar, as after shall more playnly appere. This lordshyp endurid, toreckcn moost cer- clL-che' 0*?
teynly, in1 y yere of our Lorde. viii. C.lxxvi. in f whiche yere Alurede or Alhered. tha faulis °f L.on~
i f TIT o • i • i • ii i • i i t - til "on> wherein is
kyng of West Saxons, loyned it vnto his owne kyngdome, which by y accopte shuld be. conteyned many
CC.l. yeres. Albeit y some accompt ^ endurauce therof or1 the laste yere of Burdredus *ynls",c,°i!!."
y was put out by theDanes, by whiche rekenynge it shuld tha endure, iiii. yeres lesse ; £ firste
some wryters acopte y terme therof whyle tlie tyme of Edwarde called the eldir, which °fit^
after y deth of his fader Alured, put out y Danes from the sayde lordeshyppe, £ ioynyd it oide cromcfes of
agayne to Westsax5, £ by j- accompt it shuld laste. CC.iiiixx. yeres £ odde; ye shall amongethe
also vnderstonde jr in this kyngedome reygned dyuerse holy kynges, whiche nowe be which u is there
allowed by the churche for seyntes, as Offa, Kenelphus, Kenelmus, £ other, as hereafter the^yme'&s'ea-
somedeale shall appere. son whan this
Cadwan was
kynge or ruler
If Capitulu. C.XXX. of the Brytons,
that I the same
LEtte vs than retourne to the perfourmauce of the story of Cadwan, £ of suche mom?jt_&'jyme
reygniQ i ciy-
dedes as were doon I his dayes. About j. xiiii. yere of his reygne Quichellinus y vvas uerse parties of
brother vnto Kyngylsus, £w hym, as before in the. C. £. xxviii. chaptre is touchyd, *?!'
ruled there' Westsaxons, sent vpon an Ester daye a svverdeman to sle Edvvyn kyng of vnder'wry
Northubirland. This swerdma. came to a citie besyde $ water of Darwet I Derbyshire £ *£„'"*
wayted his tyme, £ lastly, fand y kyng smally accopanyed, £ entended to haue ron kyns ^
thorough $ kyng w a swerde enuenetnyd ; but one Lilla y1 kynges trusty seruaunt, disgar- „"""
nysshed of shylde or other wepyn, to defende his mayster, start betwene y kyng & the was than kx'
jo , i i e i j o J J 1 "iv. I - j I t ^ of Estanglis now
swerde, £ was stryken thoroughe y body & dyed, and the kyng was woudyd w the same Norff. & suff. ;
stroke, and after he woudyd the thyrde, & was taken & cofessyd by whom he was sent to Etheibertus was
werke y treason. Thai4 other knyght y was secondly woudyd dyed, £ the kyng laye after Kem;Etheiwai-
longe syke or he were helyd. And the same nyght folowyng the'quene wasdelyueryd of a southsexk-yKS n-
doughter, y which kyng Edvvyn causyd to be christened of Paulinus bisshop, in token y giisus was'kyngc
he wolde fulfylle all suche promyse as he before had made, £ she was named Enfleda f^v^kng
& halowed vnto God. And after Whitsontyde the kyng beyngscantly hole of y woiid, as- ofMercherek;&
semblyd his houst & made toward y kynges of Westsaxon, & after a great & soore fyght, ^ kynge of "
venquysshed theym & theyrhoost; but Edvvyn for all this victory & other thynges gyuen to the north coai
hym of God, as he y was I welth1 of y world, forgate his former promesse, & had lytle Jn whiciw'rege*.
mynde thereof, except y he by the prechynge of Paulinus- forsoke his maumentry, £ for ««thiswarke
u • t J i i J ' i • i j t , • ,• r j i i i accordith with,
his excuse sayd, y he myght not clerely renye his oide law y his ioretaders had kept so if the storyes of
longe, & sodeynly be cristened wout auctoryte & goodaduyse of his coucevll. He also re-^is (rzdwan'
J J j j */ Careticus and
Cadwall be duly
1 till. * to. 3 the. 4 the. ! helthe.
* kynges. •)• This is inserted in the text of the work iu tlie later editions.
7 ceyuyd
was
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ceyuvd letters of exovtacion & cofort to take y baptym frome the. v. Bonyface, than Pope1,
Apresande. the which also sent to y quene lyke letters, with a myrrour garnysshed with syluer and a
combe of iuery, and for y kynge a shyrte wrought in sondrye places with letters of golde.
But all this preuayled nothynge, [then Paulinus made his speciall prayers to God, and
haclde it shewed to hym by reuelacio of y token y was gyue to Edwyn in tyme of his try-
foLixvi. bulacio; after y which knowlege hadde, Paulinus shortlye after came vnto the kynge, and
laying his hande on his heed, frayned of hym whether he had eny lyke remembrance of
" eny lyke token : the whiche whan the kyng had confessyd, the holy bisshop sayd vnto
hym, " Lo thou hast ouercomen thyne enemyes, and wonne thy kyngdome3 & boldest it in
mooste large wyse, therefore parfourme thy promesse, and be trewe to hym that hath
hoi pen the."]1 It was not longe after that the kynge assemblyd his counceyll, and by theyr
Edwyn bap. agrement he was of the sayde Paulinus, bysshop of Yorke, baptyzed within the sayde cytie,
tyzed. tije. xj^ yere Of hjs reygne, & y yere of grace, as testyfyeth Guydo. vi.C.xxvii. He was the
first christen kynge that reygned in that cuntrey ; and after hym many of his lordes and
subiectes were also christened of y sayd Paulinus, and f flamyns, or byshoppes of theyr
false goddis, were turned to Crystis faythe, in token wherof they armed theym as
knyghtes, & bestrode good horses, where before, by theyr law, they myghte vse noone ar-
moure, nor ryde but onely on a mare.
From y tyme forthwardys, by y terme of. vi. yeris, durynge the lyfe of kyng Edwyn,
Paulinus cristened cotynually in both prouynces of Deyra, & in Brenicia, in y ryuers of
Gweuy & Swala, whiche he vsed for his fontes, & prechyd in y shyre of Lyndesey, &
buylded there a church of stone at Lyndecoln or Lyncolne. In this tyme was so great
peace in y kyngedome of Edwyn y a woma. myght haue goon from one towne to an other
wout grefe or noyauce ; & for y refresshyng of wey goers, this Edwyn ordeygned at clere
sofiron wel'ys> cuppes ordysshes of. iron or brasse to be fastened to postys standyng by the sayd
wellys sydes, & no man was soo hardy to take awey those cuppes, he kept so good iustyce.
. And with y he was knyghtlye of hisdedes : he was y^ first y wanne this ile of Eubonia, now
called the ile of Man, & by his rneanes Orpewaldus or Corpewaldus, the sone of lledwal-
dus, kynge of Estanglis or Norphis, to whome, as before is touchyd, Edwyn had fled for
socoure, was c5uertyd to the true feyth, and a great parte of his men with hym. And for this
Edwyn excellyd y other kynges, they enuyed at hym, and specyally Penda kynge of
Mercia, the which excyted Cad wan kyng of Bryt5s ageyn hym, sooy they two assemblyd
a great hoost agayne Edwyne, & lastly, met in a place called Hatfelde, and after sharp
fyght on both sydes, there Edwyn wasslayne, whan he had reygned ouer the Northumbirs.
xvii. yeres, in f yere of our Lord, as sayth Guydo. vi.C.xxxiii. When theyse two kynges,
Cadwan or Cedwalla & Penda, had thus ouercomen the kyng, 8c hym slayne, & moche of
his people, they became so cruell to men of y countrey, y they destroyed therin moche
people, as men, women, & chyldren, as well relygious as other ; wherefore Paulinus
tharchebysbhope beholdynge theyr cruelnesse, tooke with hym the quene & Enfleda hir
doughter, & fled by water into Kent, & for y' bysshopriche of Rochestre was than voyde
by reason y Komanus, y last bishop was a dreynte Paulyne was there ordeyned" &
made bysshop of y see, & there dyed, & also lefte there his paull. And as affermeth Po-
licronicon and other, the archebisshoppes see of Yorke was voyde. xxx. yeres after.
But y quene which was namid Etherberga, became a menchon, & saylled into Gallya or
Fraunce, where in an Abbey called Brydgece or Briggece, she lyued an holy lyfe &
dyed: & hir doughter Enfleda contynued hir profession, & was aftenvarde abbesse of
Streshalt in the vale of Whitby. After the deth of Edwyne, Osricus y was y sone of
Elfricus, which was brother of Ethelfridus, toke vpon hym to be kyng of Deyra; & Eau-
fricusy eldest sone of Ethelfryd, as before in y. C.xxviii. chaptre is touchyd, was made
kyng of Brennicia, the which turnyd them both from Crystes feythe, & became mys-
1 Byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in tht edit, of 1542. 1559.
creautis,
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creaiitis, for the which Goddis wrethe fell vpon them in short whyle after, for they were
bothe slayne in the yere folowyng of $ forenamed Cadwan & Cedalla' ; & wha theyse
sayd. ii. kynges were thus slayne, Oswalde the seconde sone of Ethelfryd began his
reygne ouer the prouynce of Brenicia, as chife of that kyngdome of Northubirlande, &
had the rule of Deira in lyke wyse, wherof wha Cadwan or Cedwalla was ware, gatheryd1
his Brytons, & thought to sle Oswalde as he had before slayne his brother Eaufricus : but
Oswalde, wha he was warned of ^ great strength of this Cadwa, he made his prayers to God,
and besought hym mekely of helpe to wstade his enemyes, [& or he yode to prayer, he
arerid a crosse of tree, before the which he knelyd a long whyle, I a feeld, which long
after was callyd Heuynfecld, and at this daye is had in great worshyp. That place is nere
vntoy towne or church of Agustalde, in Brennicia, the whiche church was there buyldyd
by Oswalde after the wynningof that battayle, & of the spones of y crosse artolde manye
wonnders, the which I ouef passe.]'
Than after Oswold had prayed for y saluacio of his people, y. ii. hosts met I a feelde victoruos-
named tha Denysborne, or Denyslake, where was foughten a stronge batayll, but fynally woldl'
Cadwan, whiche Polycronyca nameth Cedwalla, was slayne, & his people chasyd, which
were farre excedynge the nombre of Oswoldus hoost, whan the sayd Cadwa had reygned
ouer y Brytons, after moost accorde of wryters, and also of tyme, by f terme of. xxii.
yeres ; leuyng after hym a sone, as aflfermyth Gaufryde, named Cadsvallus, or Cadwalyn.
If Capitulum. C. xxxi.
DAgobertus, the first of that name, & sone of Clothayre, before rehercyd, began his Fricta.
reygne ouer the hole monarchy of Fraunce, in the yere of our Lorde. vi. C. xxxi., & the.
xviii. yere of Cadwan, tha kynge of Britos ; the which, at tyme of his faders dethe, was
in the prouynce of Austracy, geuen to hym by his fader, as before is shewid in the. C.
xxvii. Chaptre precedyng. But anon as worde came to hym of his faders disease*, he sped
hym, well accopanyed, into Fraiice, & whe he was comen to the citie of Reynes, thyder
came vnto hym many nobles, as well out of Burgoyne as out of other partyes of Fraiice,
& dyd vnto hym feauty & homage. It is shewed. C. xxvi. chaptre of this werke, how
Clothayre had by his secod wyfe a sone named Heybert, y which claymed his part of the
kyngdome of Fraunce, & for the same began to make some styrynge ; but by the good po-
lycy & meanes of one Brunulphe, vncle to the sayd Haybert, & brother to Sichild his
moder, the matier was appeased ; so that he had vnto hym certeyne citeys assyngned, with
landes i Quyan5, \V the which he was cotentyd, & ordeynedTholouse for the chefe cytie of
his pryncipate. And after that peace confertned, Dagobert was inquyete by the terme of.
iii. yeres folowyng : but the. iiii. yere the Gascoynes rebellyd agayne hym, the whiche, by
his miihode he shortly subdued. And whan he had set his lande in a quyetnesse, [he Transiacie sane-
called to mynde the promyse before tyme whiche he had made to seynt Denys & his fe- Riorum!"1"
lawes, wherfore he with great solempnyte caused the grounde where theyse holye bodyes
lay to be openyd, and with great reuerence to be taken vp ; vpon j which bodyes he fande
fresshely wryten eyther of theyr names, so that he myght perfyghtly knowe that one from
that other, & the caused them to be layde in a sumpteuous shryne, & ouer them, in the Foi.i*vH.
sayd place, he buylded a royall mynstre of lyme and stoone, and couered it with platis of
syluer I stede of sclate or leade, & assignid vnto the preestes & mynystres therof great
& ryche possessions : and for so goodly a temple y was of suche beautye outvvarde, shulde
not lacke of garnysshyng within, he therefore causid hagynges to be made to hange within
the same temple, of y which tapettis, suche as seruyd for the quere were garnysshed and
set with dyuerse stones in those dayes vsed, and by the foresayde place or shryne, where
the holy martyrs bodyes lay, he ordeyned a cheste, or trunke of clene syluer, to then-
tent y all suche iuellys and ryche gyftes as were offryd to the holy seyntis, shuld therein be
"* Penda. * he gathered. 3 The edit, of 1542 and 1559 merely say " for the saluacyon of
lijs people." * decease. s Guyan.
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kepte to the vse of the mynystres of the same place : and ouer that endowyd y same
place with many great lyberties and pryuyleges. And this place thus fynysshed, he
causyd a crosse of golde to be made, and to be garnisshid with most precious stones of a
great bygnesse and value, and causyd it to be set ouer the high auter, within the sayd
monastery. This traslacion of theyse blessyd sayntes shulde be, as witnessith fy Frensh
Cronycle^ in the. v. yere of y' reygne of y sayd Dagobert, which made the yere of our
lorde. vi. C. xxxvi. the which wha he had clerely w all honour & due renej-ece fynysshed,]r
he then vysyted & circued his lande I ministryng iustyces to all persones, and ordeyned
such meanes as byllys of supplicacion, and other, that the causes & matiers of poore
men myght come to his knowlegej by meane whereof he gate great loue and fauoure of
his comons. But amonge his many notable dedes, one dede by hym was comyttyd, the
which somedeale longe after blemysshyd his honour: and that was, that he without Judge-
ment, or processe of the lawes, causyd to be slayne the forenamed Brunulphe, vncle vnto
Haybert his brother, for malyce that he bare to hym for the fauourynge of the sayde Hey-
bartis party. After this, the kynge was deuorsyd from his \vyfe named Gertrude, for that
she was bareyne, & brought forthe no frute ; & was after maryed to a fayre wenche named
A marotU. Ranetrude, of y which he receyuyd at conuenyent tyme after, a sone y was named Sigebert.
[Of this chylde it is tolde, that whan he was brought to the holy bissopAmandus to be con-
fermed, beyng than of the age of. xl. dayes, and the bisshop sayde ouer hym certeyn prayers
concernyng thoflfyce of confirmacion, and noon of y circustauntis, by neglygece, gauean-
swere vnto the bysshop, at conuenyent tyme y chylde, by dyuyne powar, sayd Amen in so
lowde maner, that all the people aboute standynge myght well vnderstande it; wherof the
bisshop and all y people were howgely ameruaylid.]1 Tha it folowith, this Dagobert all this
passe tyme was ruled by a noble ma of Frauce, or more propirlye of the prouynce of Aus-
tracy, named, in the Frenshe booke, seynt1 Arnulph, bishop of Mees; and by Pepyn, which
was ruler of the kynges paleys ; by which season, he, & also his lande were in great ho-
nour & prosperyte, but* the deth of the forenamed Arnulph, which dyed about the
season that the kyng began to alter & chaiige his condicions to the hurte of his commons
and of his lande.
5f Capitulum. C. xxxii.
DAgobertus y before exersysed hym in all honour & vei tu, began now to exercyse in
iustyce&tyrannye, in pyllynge his c5rnons byexaccios and trybutis, in suche wyse, that those
that dwellid in the outward parlyes of his realme, & nere vnto the Turkys & other strauge
londes and nacios, were fayner to be vnder the rule of theym than of theyr owne naturall
prynce : [but how soeuer he bare hym agayne his subiectes in pyllynge and takyng from
them what he myght, yet he euer had such a fauour to Seynt Denys, that he gaue to
hym what he myght purchace, were it with right or otherwyse ; cotynuyng which seaso he
went into y coutre of Poytiers, & robbyd and spoylyd there f church of seynt Hyllary of
many great iewellys, and after toke with hym $ bodye of that blessyd man, and causyd it
to be had into the monastery of seynt Denys, and there shrynyd hym :]! and that doone,
he destroyed the countrey of Poytiers with iron and fyre, and the wallys of the cytie he
made playne with thegrounde, and for the more crueltye or terroure to the people to be
shewyd, heeryd the stretis of the sayd cytie, and sewe theym with salte, for a sygne and
token that he wolde haue that cytie subuertyd for euer, y which ruyne to this daye ap-
pereth; for there where $ olde cytie stood, isnowe callid the olde Poytiers, & where that
other standith nowe iscallyd the newe cytie of Poytiers. The cause of this dystruccion of
cytie and countrey, as saythe master Robert Gagwyne, was for that that the earle of Pay-
tiers rebellyd agayne the kyng. Thus this man that whylome was a lambe, was now
turnyd to a tygre, & ouer his cruelnesse he was gyuen to all sensuall luste of his body,
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. J559. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1550. 3 seynt, omitted in edit. 1542. 155p.
» Tyll. * Omit ted in edit. 1542. 1559.
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in so moche, that where so he rode, he had folowynge hyin a cumpanye of strupettis, be-
syde such as he kepte in dyuerse placis of his realme, appareylyd and fed lyke vnto
tquenes. For this rule & other vycis vsyd by y kyng, Pepyn, tha master of the paleys, Pepyn th
was put in great wyte and blame of dyuerse lordis of the lande, thynkynge that by his
coiiceyll & sufferaunce, the kynge was so lad & guyded. This was the first Pepyn: jf se-
conde was master of y paleys in the1 tyrvie of the seconde reygne of the firste Theodoricus,
and was surnamed Vetulus and Breuis, whiche is to meane olde & lytle; and the. iii.
Pepyn was sone of Carolus Marcellus. The firste Pepyn was graundfadir to the seconde
by the moders syde, aqd the. ii. was grausyr to the. iii. by the mannes syde, whiche. iii.
Pepyn was, by hole assent of Frenshemen, ordeygned kynge of Frauce, as after shall
appere, & was fader vnto the kyng named Charlis the great, and emperour of Rome :
all which Pepyns discendyd of y- bloode of Austracy, & had great possessions w in y pro-
uynce. Whan y fore named Pepyn vnderstode £ grudge & murmour of J lordes, whiche
they bare agayne hyin for the kynges demeanour, he by theyr aduyces tooke vnto hym a
nother great lord, named Martyn, to be vnto hym assistent, & ouer y he causyd y- blessyd
man1 Amadus to accopany y' kyng; by whose couceyll the kynge somedeale refraynyd hym sanctusAma
frome vyce, but not all as y good bysshop hym aduertyzed. In this tyme Heybart fy dus>
kynges halfe brother dyed, & also his sone shortly after, named Chylperiche, by reason
of whose dethes y lordship & coutrey of Tholouse, fell to f possession of Dagobert. It
was not longe after y a people called Asclauons, or Sclauons, made warre vpo ^ cou-
trey of Austracy; thyse also are callyd Bulgaris, & ioyne vp5 a parte of Austracy: of
thyse tydynges whan Dagobert was lerned, he sped hym into Austracy, & there assem-
bled a myghty hoost of knyghtes, and soo sped hym tyll he came nere his enemyes ; but
the sayd Sclauons hauyng knowlege of y' kynges great boost, aggreed, by oratours to hym
sent, to contynue the trybute that they before tyme payde, the whiche wasyerelye fyue. C.
oxen, where thorough y warre was appesyd for that tyme, and newe allyauce vpon both
partyes cofermed. After the which peace thus stablysshed, the kynge' his sone Sigebert as *•'• lxv!!i-
kyng & ruler of that lordship of Austracy, assygnynge to hym y bisshop of Colayne,
named Cobert4, & the erle Palatyne, named Agasyle, to be his tutours and rulers
contynuynge his yeres of youthe ; and that doon y kyng retourned into Fraunce, where,
soone after, he receyuyd of his wyfe a sone, & named it Clodoueus, the whiche of many
wryters is called Lodouicus, or Lowes. To this Lowes, the fader, at couenahle tyme after,
gaue the coiityes of Burgoyne, and Nenstria or Normady. Then y- kyng granted to the
house of seynt Denys a fayre, to be kepte yerely in y moneth of luyn in a feelde nere
vnto the sayde monastery, and that no marchaunt of Paris, nor good towne thereabout,
shuld sell any marchaundise, but only in y fayre, with many other customes, to the great
auauncement of that house. And after the kyng had subdued the Gascoynes & the Bry-
tos of Armoryca, or lytle Brytaygne, [he then assemblyd a multitude of bisshoppes, for
to dedicate & halowe the monastery of seynt Denys I moost solempne wyse, where a great
miracle was shewyd of the clesyng of a lepar, or lazar, that durynge the nyght laye with- Bedicacio.
in the sayde churche, and there beyng in his deuoute prayers, sawe our sauyour Cryste
accompanyed with Peter and Paul; & also the holy martirs seynt Denys, w his. ii.
felawes entre y churche by one of the wyndowes, and after halowyd the sayd churche,
which after came to y sayd lazar, & comaundyd hym to shewe vnto the bysshoppes, y
he I propre parsone had halowed y sayd church, & for a token & knowledge of y1 same
he had receyuyd his helthe ; & for more recorde of ^ trouth of this matier, our sauyoure
Cryst, as witnessith master Robert Gagwyn, & also y Fresh Cronycle, drewe of y skynne
of y face of y sayde lazar, & threwe it agayne a stone where it remaynith at this day to Minim.
be seen ; the which token, wha Dagobert & his bisshoppes vpo y morne after behelde &
sawe, they beynge greatly ameruayled last5 of any forther busynesse touchyng the dedyfy-
1 that, edit. 1533. 1542. a blessyd man, omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * the kyng made.
4 Cunbert. 5 laft, edit. 1533.
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ing of £ saycTchurche; for this myracle great concourse of people yerely in the. vi. kalen-
disof Marche cSmithwith great deuocion vino y sayd monastery, there makyng theyr ob-
lacions, fermly beleuyng y the sayd churche was halowed with Crystis owne hande.
Whan Dagobert had this busynesse w other perfytyd & endyd,]Mie then callyd a great coun-
ceyll of his lordes spirituell & temporell at his cytie of Biguage, where he beyng set at-
wene his. ii. sones, Sigebert & Clodoueus, he made a longe preposicion & oracion co-
cernynge y allegiance which he exortyd his lordes to owe & bere to hym for y terme of
his lyfe, & after tyll1 his. ii. sones there beyng present ; and then he exortyd his. ii.
sones charitably to loue, & that they shulde in mooste fraternall wyse cotynewe
theyr lyues. The whiche preposycion fynysshed, he there in y presence made his
testament, y before he had causyd to be writte in. iiii. sondrye skynnes endentyd,
to be rad, & tha sealyd w certeyne of theyr sealis, wherof y one he wyllid to be kept in
the tresory of Seynt Denys ; the. ii. in the tresoury of the cytie of Lyons ; the. iii. in y" tre-
sory of Mees I Austracy, which now is named Loraygne ; & the. iiii. in y kynges tresory.
And when ykyng had orderyd his matiers sorcedeale to his purpose, he dissoluyd this cou-
ceyll, & comaudyd euerych estate vnto his owne coutrey, & after was somewhat busyed
withy rebellyon of y forenamed Brytons & Gascoynes, & such other matiers, y whiche
I passe ouer for lengthe of tyme. Then $ kyng lastly was syke of y^ flyx, and was
brought by his desyre vnto the monastery of Seynt Denys, where after he had comytted his
wyfe Nantyld, with hir sone Clodoueus, vnto the guydynge and tuyssyon of a noble man
of Frauce, & then master of his paleys, named Agaynus, he dyed ; whe he had reygned.
xiiii. yeres, & was buryed with great pompe in y forenamed monastery.
[Of this Dagobert is reportyd, by myn auctor,& also in the Frenshe Cronycle, besyde
other wryters, that an holy ancre or heremyte of Frauce, beinge in his medytacions shulde
see a company of feendes, which beynge in the see shuld haue among them in a bote the
soule of Dagobert, & were coueyinge it toward peyne; but this spirite ceasyd not to cry,
& to call to seynt Denys & his felawes for helpe, y which lastly came clad I whyte vestemets,
& delyueryd y sowle from y peynes of his enemyes, & conueyed it vnto euerlastynge ioy,
as more atlegth, & w more circustauce, it is declared I ye bookys beforesayd.]'
•
^f Capitulu. C.xxxiii.
CAdwallus, or Cadwalyne, the sone of Cadwan, lastly spoke of in y Cronycle of
moch Britaygne, as testy fyeth Guydo, Gaufryde, and other, began his reygne ouer the
Brytons, in the yere of Crystis incarnacion. vi. C. &. xxxv. & the firste yere of the first
Dagobert, then kynge of Fraunce; and also the. xxti. yere of Kyngylsus £ Quichillinus,
then kynges of Westsaxon. This Cadwall was stronge and myghty, & warryd strongly
vpon the Saxons nere vnto hym, and wan from them both castellys & townes, and draue
theym backe into ylande towarde London ; wherof heryng, Penda, kynge of Mercia, heas-
semblyd his Saxons, and made towarde Cadwall, but lie was inj ende distressyd, & fayne
to scene and purchace tlie fauoure of Cadwall, and lyue vnder his tribute. This Penda
after this was in great fauour with Cadwall, in so moch that he tooke party with Cadwall
agayne his other Saxon kynges, as after shall appere. About this tyme, Kyngylsug, one of
the kynges of Westsaxons, was, by y doctryne of thatblessyd man Berinus, conuertyd to the
ryght beleue, & crystenyd of hym at the cytie of Dortyke, or Dorchestre, & Oswalde, kynge
of Northubirlande, was his godfader, & weddyd his doughter afterwarde, & tha y cytie was
geuyn to y bysshop, to the ende y he shuld there ordeyne his see, where y sayd Berinus
sate, xiiii. yeres after, & there was buryed, tyll Beda bysshop of Wynchestre traslatytl
his body to y cytie of Wynchestre. Albeit y y chanons of Dorchestre sayen y y sayd
bodye of holy Beryne was not take thens, but a nother in the stede of hym, & yet
in toke therof a beer of wdder warke, stadith at this day ouer y graue where y holy
man was firste buryed. It shulde seme that this cytie of Dorchestre is nowe callyd
1 Omitted in the edit. J542. J559- * to. * Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559.
Dorset.
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Dorset. This Sec was, in the tyme of Wylliam Coquerour, changed to Lyncolne.
About this tyme Sigebertus, or after some, Segebertus, kynge of Eastenglande, or Nor-
iblke, which reygned there nexte his brother Corpwaldus, ordeygned letters to be lernyd,
& set scolys in dyuerse placis of his kyngdome ; and ordeygned ouer them scole mas-
ters & pedagoge, as he sometyme hadde seen in Fraunce. The which Sigebert was couertyd
to Crystis feyth by y doctryne of an holy man, named Felix, y which he was firste ac-
queynted w in Fraiice or in Burgoyne ; the which Felix came, soone after y acqueyntaunce,
into Eastanglia, or Norfolke, where y kynge made hym bysshop of Duwych, now called
Thetford. Lastlye the kynge betooke his kyngedome vnto his neuewe Egritus, £ became
a make I an abbey which he hymselfe buyldid : but whe Peda, kyng of Mercia warrid after Kyne
I y coutrey, y sayd Sygebert, was, agayn his wyll, pullyd out of y sayd monastery, & went m
in armes, or, as some testyfy, vnarmed, w a whyte roddei his hand nycely, & so was slayn,
& well nere all his hoost of knyghtes y came w hym to y feeld. By this rehersayll ap- /•„/./
perith here discorde of wryters, of the begynnyng of this sayd kyngedome of Estanglis:
for if it were true, y this began, as witnessith Polycronico, in y. iiii. chapter of his. v.
booke, in y yere of grace. iiiiC. Ixxx. &. xii. as before also I haue shewed, in y. Ixxx.
and. xvi. chapitre1 of this werke, than myght it not aggree w coueniecy of tyme, y this
Sygebert, or Sebert, shulde reygne as kynge at those dayes now myndyd. Wherefore, y
sayng of Guydo is more cocordaunt, whiche shewith this kyngedome to haue his begyn-
nyng in y yere of grace. v.C. Ixx. as in y ende of y foresayd chaptre, it is there shortly
touchyd. Than it folowith in y story; after y deth of this Sigebert, Anna was made
kynge of Estanglis : & durynge the reygne of Sigebertus, befell y wondir y is tolde of y
holy man, Furceus; as is shewyd at length, in y. xiii. chaptre of y. v. boke of Policroni-
co, aforesayd ; & in y. xiii. tytle of y- vi. chapitre of y secode parte of y famous werke,
callid Suma Antonini. And about this seaso, reygned, or began to reygne y cursyd secte
of y detestable & false prophete Machomet : y which, syn y tyme hath so enfectyd, y it
hath enfectyd.* ii. pryncypall partis of y worlde ; as Azia, & Affrica ; & y more partye of
y. iii. named Europa ; £ dayly winneth vpon y Criste people, great ladis & possessios.
Aboute the. vii. yere of this forenamed Cadwall kynge of Brytons, reygned in Kent a
Saxon kynge, named Ercobertus; the which had y pryncipate. xx. yeres nobly ; & amonge
other of his famous dedis, he reuyued and quickened agayn the favth of Crist, y in some
placis of his kyngedome was sore appallyd : for he destroyed y temples of false Goddis,
thoroughe y coutrey, & ordeygned, by thaduyse of his clergy, y tyme of Lent to be fastyd.
He weddyd the doughter of Anna, kyng of Estanglis, named Sexburga, of whom he re-
ceyuyd a doughter, & named hir Eukengoda3 ; y which, after, was a menchon, or nunue in
y abbey of Bridgece in Fraunce, before mynded : where Ethelburga the wyfe some tyme
of Edwyn kyng of Northubirlande, serued God, as in the. C. &. xxx. chaptre precedyng,
it is shewed. And eyther of them was abbesse of y same place. And thoughe at those dayes
there were many abbeys I this ile of moch Brytaygne, yet many bothe of luen & of wemen
saylid into other landes, as Fraiice £ Burgoyne £ other placis, because y couersacion £
lyuynge of those coiitreys were of more fame, £ of perfeccion than was tha vsyd in this
ile of Brytaygne. Aboute this tyme, as it were aboute the. viii. yere of Cadwall, dyed
Kyngylsus, kyng of Westsaxons, whu he had reygned w his brother, & alone, xxxi. yeres;
and Kenwalcus his sone was kyng after hyrn : the which, in y begynnynge of his reygne,
wold not be cristened ; £ forsoke his wyfe y 'doughter of Penda, £ tooke to hym a nother:
wherfore Penda, in aduengynge his doughter, gaderyd his hoost, £ chasyd Kynwalcus out
of his kyngdome, & kept hym thens. iii. yeres. By whiche season was Anna kynge of
Eastanglis, & there couertyd to y feyth of Cryste, £ cristened of Felix aforenamed, toil
bysshop of Duwyke or Thetfordej and after, he recoueredhis kyngdome by y ayde & as-
1 In the foure score and. xvi. & twenty chapter, edit. 155<). * corrupted, edit. 1542,
* Eukendoga, edit. )54'2, 1559,
118
Wynchejtre.
[• Burnt.]
f C». 6. li. 9.]
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sistence of the sayd Anna. Wha Kenwalcus was restoryd to his land, he made a bis-
shoppes see at Kaerguet or Wynchestre, & ordeynid there a bisshop named Agilbert, a
Fresh man of byrth, but he was callyd out of Irelande. The which, whan he had sitten
there a certeyn of tyme, he was put tbes, I ne wote for what cause ; & in his place was
set an other, named Wyn. Of this Wyn, as sayth Policronicon, y towne of Wynchestre
toke y name, as he declarith I y. liii. chaptre of his first boke, as it were, Wynnes cvtie.
But he was also put thens, & then was Leutherius bisshop ; & after Leutherius, succedyd
Cedda; & after, Theodorus, tharchebisshop of Caunterbury, ordeyned. ii. bisshoppes to
y prouynce of Westsaxon : y one at Wynchesfre, & to y was subiecte. ii. coutreys, South-
rey & Southampshyre ; & that other see he ordeygnyd at Shyreborne, to the which, were
subiecte. vi. coutreys ; that is to sey, Berkshyre, Wyltshyre, Somersetshyre, Dorsetshyre,
Deuenshyre, & Cornewall. But in Wyllya. y Coquerours tyme, y see of Shyreborne was
turnyd to Salesbury, ft the see of Ramysburye. It was not longe after, y Kenwalcus was
warreyd w the kyng of Brytons, y which fought \V hym at a place, called White Gosne*
borough, and were of hym there ouercomyn ; tha Cadwall assemblyd a newe hooste of Bry-
tons, & met with Kenwalcus at a place called the hyll of Pent, where, after longe fyght,
f Brytons were put to flyght.
<fi Capitulu. C.xxxiiii.
YE haue harde before howe y blessid man Oswall, y sone of Ethelfryde, was ordeygned
kyng of Northubirlande, y which contynued his lyfe in iustyce & vertue as kyng by y
terme of. ix. yeres ; but Penda, kynge of Mercia, y to hym & to all Cristen men had great
disdaygne & enuye, about y. ix. yere of Cadwall, made warre vpon Oswald, & slewe hym
in a feelde callyd* Meserfeelde ; where, after his dethe, God shewed for hym many my-
racles. But after one yere of his deth, Oswy his yonger brother recoueryd y kyngdome,
& buryed his heed I the churcheyarde of Lyndesar: for y bodye was conueyed by the
Pagans & deuyded I sundry peacis: [but it is sayd y the heed is nowe at Durham, be-
twene seynt Cutbertus armes, & the other parte of the body, which was longe after found-
yn, was had to the abbay of Burdeaux, by Ostrida, doughter of Oswye, & quene of Mer-
cia, where straugenesse was made by the ruler of y hous for the receyte of those relykes,
tyll a myracle or dyuyne toke there was shewyd : but after the sayd body & bones were
broughte to Glowceter, to an hous of chanos1, & one of his armes is at Petirboroughe,
hoole of flesshe & fell, as some haue & tellen.]* Whan Oswy had a season rulyd his
kyndome, he fand vnlefull meanes to sle Oswyn y was kynge of Deyra : this Oswyn was
the sone of Eaufricus, eldest brother of Oswald, which Oswyn was good of codicion, &
therewith both meke and mylde. Whan this Oswyn was slayne by the concent of his ne-
uew Oswy, then Oswy tooke to hym, as felowe of y kyngedome, his broders sone, Odyl-
waldus, the sone of Oswald. This Oswald gaue vnto Cedda, bisshop of Wynchester, before
namid, a grounde in a place of the north coiitrey in the hygh hylles Lastyngay', for to
buylde vpQ an abbey which he there buyldyd, & after there taught his brother Chymbyl-
lus howe he shuld rule y place. Penda kynge of Mercia, which forgate not the strength-
ynge & fauouringe y Anna, kynge of Estanglis, had shewyd to Kenwalcus, his doughters
husbonde, & his enemye, gaderyd a powar of knyghtes, and yode agayne the sayd Anna,
& slewe hym in playne batayll. And y same yere one Botnlphus buyldyd an abbey be-
syde Lyndecolne or Lyncolne, in a place y hyght Jcanno. And as witnessith Beda I the.
iiii. chaptre of his thirde booke, this yere, which shuld bey. xxi. yere of y reygne of
Cadwall, Penda, that of this former victory was supprysyd with great pryde, came with
his hoost into the boudis of Northumbirlande, entendyng to sle Oswy, as before he had
slayne his brother Oswalde : whereof whan Oswy was ware, he assemblyd his knyghtes, &
made towarde hym ; and for affynite of maryage that was atwene theyr children, as after
' Cbanons. edit. 1533.
omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
palled Lastyrigayc.
shall
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shall be shewyd, and other causes, Oswy offeryd to hym ma^iy great offirs, to thentent to
haue had1 refusyd £ batayll, & to haue had peace with hym. Whan Oswy perceyuyd the
obstynacy & pryde of Penda, & sawe y by no resonable offirs he tnyghte of hym wynne
no pea"ee; he sayd, sen this Paynym cannot receyue our gyftes & proffers y we haue of-
feryd to hym, we shall offre the to hym y can receyue them. And anon, he made his
auowe vnto God that if he myght haue victory of his enemyes, he shulde offre his
doughter Elfleda to hym, with sufficient possessyons for to buylde. xii. abbayes; & after o»wy ri
ioynyd in batayll with y^ sayd Penda in y coutrey of Ledis, not farre frome Yorke, which
was so sore foughtyn, y the lyke thereof was not seen many ye res beforne. But fynally
Peda was slayne, &. xxx. of his chefe capitaynes with hym, & yet he had thryes the
people y Oswy had, and those y scaped the shot, & the swerd/ were for the more party
drowned in y ryuer of Wynwed, which was nere vnto f place of y batayll ; & amog the
prysoners y were take at this feeld, the wyfe of Penda was one, & hir sonnes vncle,
named Egfridus, was an other. Than Oswy yelded his thankes. to God, & accordyng to his
former promesse, he offryd his doughter Elfledd or Enfleda, of the age of. iii. yeres, vnto
God, and tooke hir to y1 lore* of Hylda, abbesse of Hertsey or Hertis ilande : & after y
the sayde Hylda remoued to the abbav of Stremshalte, in $ vale of Whitby. xxx. myle
frome Yorke, where she was after abbesse, & f sayd Elfleda also. And Oswy as he had
promysed gaue lades & retys to buylde. xii. abbeys, wherof. vi. were in f prouynce of
Brenicia, &. vi. in y prouynce of Deira ; & to. one of Pedaes sonnes, as he had dyuers3 by
accorde of wryters, that is to meane Wolferus, VVeda, and Egfrydus, besyde other not
inyndyd. To this second sone Weda, Oswy had beforetyme maryed a doughter of his
by consent of Penda his fader : y whiche VV'eda, by helpe of Oswy, was made kynge of
Southe Mercia, the whiche lordshyp is seueryd frome the North Mercia, by the ryuer of
Trent, and cotejned, by recorde of holy Beda, fyue. M. housholdis. This Weda also
promysed, whan he maryed the sayde doughter of Oswy, y he shuld become a Cristea
man, the which he perfourmyd after the deth of his fadir; but whii he had scantly
regned. iii. yeres ouer the sayd Southmarcis, he was by y treason* of his wyfe slayne : and
after that kyngedome fell to Wolferus the other brother, the which hadde weddyd the
doughter of Ercombert kynge of Kent, named Ermenylda. This Wolferus was shortly after
cristened, or before ; so that he is accompted for the firste cristenyd kyng y reygned in
Mercia. This was fader to Kencredus, and to that holye virgyn and menchon Wereburga.
And for it is longe that I spake of Kenwalcus kynge of Westsaxons, it is to be notyd that
after he hadde ouercomen the Brytons as before is shewyd, and at that tyme hadde not per-
fyghted the bysshoppes see of Kaerguent or Wynchestre, he then busyed hym thereabout ;
and accordynge to the wyll of Kyngylsus his fader, he gaue to the sustentacion of the
sayde see, which laye5 within, vii. myles of £ sayd cytie, as affermeth $ auctor of y floure
of hystoryes, & fynysshyd6 somedeaie to his purpose. But all thoughe7 let no man thynke
y it was buylded as it is nowe, for nother y nor none other ben at this day stiidyng, mo-
nastery, paleys, nor other, but y they haue ben sen those dayes alterid, & new chaunged, &
some clerely throwen downe, & some newe buylded : albeit y many stade vpo theyr first
foudacio, as this yet doth. Soone after y Kenwalcus had endyd this werke, he made warre
vpo Wolpherus of Mercia; but in that iourney fortune was not to hym fauourable, for
he loste thereby, and wan nothynge of his entent. It was not longe after, y Ercdbei't
kynge of Kent dyed, & his sone Egbert was kynge after hym. ix. yere: and sooiie there~
after fell great mortalyte & sykenesse in this lande of Brytayne, y which cotynued and
encreasyd more and more, duryng the lyfe of Cadwall now kyng of Brytons, & of Cad-
waladyr his successoure, or sone, after some wryters : in j which season, and begynnynge
of this mortalyte & sykenesse, dyed many bisshopes in this lande, in so moche that VitaU
1 had hym. * lorde. edit. 1542. 1559- by mistake. 3 instead of " And to one, &c." the subse-
ouent editions read, " This forenamed Penda hadde dyuers sonnes." * by reason, edit. 1542. J559«
'all the lande whyche laye. ' fynysbed yt. 7 altboughe. omitted in the later editions.
can us
120
TOply Benet.
GUsynje
brought firste
into England.
Manachorum
vsus antiquus.
[PoM. lib. 5.
cap.i8.]
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canus than beyng pope,1 ordeyned Theodorus archebisshop of Canterbury to haue the
rule of the churches of Brytayne. Somewhat before this tyme, Benet that was I good
fauour with kyng Oswy, and discendyd of ryche kynne, forsooke seruyce and bowse, and
all his kynred, and became Crystis seruaunt. He went. v. sythes to Rome and came
agayne, and at euery tyme he brought with hym relykes or bokis of Crystys lore, and
lastly he was made munke, & buyldyd. ii. abbeys, y one ouer agayne that othqr vpon the
ryuer of Wyre, y reneth in f coutrey of ]l This Benet was the firste that broughte
the crafte of glasynge into this lande ; [& he was abbot of both the foresayde abbayes]'
and tooke to his lore Beda, wha he was but. vii. yeres of age, & taughte hym durynge his
lyfe. Of the vertue & pacience of this holy munke & bisshop, Benet, I myght make a
longe rehersayll ; but [for the holynes of his lyfe is declaryd in the legende of seyntes &
other bookis of auctorite, here for lengthynge of the tyme I ouer passe it, and]4 wyll re-
tourne agayn to Oswy, y whiche when he had longe reygned ouer the Northumbirs, he
made Cedda y was abbot of Lastyngaye, archebisshop of Yorke, more by wyll than by
skyll, and put out Wylfryda^ archebisshop, that he had before, out of y see. But it was
not long after y Cedda was depryued of that dignytie by auctorite of tharchebisshope
Theodorus, as he depryued dyuerse other that tyme, which came to theyr beneficis agayne
the ordenaunce of the holy lawes of Crystis churche, and made hym by great instauce
after this, bisshop of West Saxons. And about the. xxx. yere of the reygne of Cadwall,
Cissa, that was fader to Ine, kynge of West Saxons, buyldyd f abbey of Abyndon. In
theyse dayes the munkes and clergy of Brytaygne, set all theyr myndis to serue God, and
not the worlde, y herte and not the wombe ; wherefore they where than had in great
reuerece and honoure, so that they were than receyuyd with all worshyp i and as they went
by the stretys and waves, men y sawe them, wolde ronne to them and desyre them5 bles-
synges : & well was hym that tha myght gyue vnto them possessions, and buyldyd to tbeym
houses & churches. But as they encreased in ryches of the worldly treasour, so they
discreacyd in heuenly treasour, as, in the dayes of Alurede, somedeale began, & sethen
that tyme hath sprong, not all to the pleasure of God, wherof all is to be commytted to
his pleasure. Then they plyed no thynge that was worldly, but gaue them to prechynge
and techynge of the worde of our sauyour, & folowed the lyfe that they prechyd, by
gyuyng of good exaumple ; and ouer that they were so voyde of couetyze, that they re-
ceyuyd no possessions but if it were per force.
f Capitulu. C. xxxv.
OSwy kyng of Northumbirland dyed, and Edfrydus his sone was kynge after hym-
xv. yeres. His fader had regned with his felawes Oswynus & Odilwald.6 xxviii. yeres.
Edfridus or Egfridus had to wyfe that holy woman Ethelfryd, that before was the wyfe of
Tonbertus, prynce of the soulhe Eyrwayes, the which whan Egfrydus had holden. xii.
yeres as his wyf, & myght not in y whyle haue leue of hir to deale \V hir carnally for
prayer nor great gyfte, he then gaue to hir lycece to be a menchion at Colud under Aebba
y than was awnte unto hym : & after she remeued to Ely, & there was abbesse, &
lyued in great penauce & abstynece, & dyed there after she had been seuen yere abbesse.
And Kenwaltus7 kynge of Westsaxon dyed about the yere of the reygne of Cadwall kyng of
Brytons the. xxxix. when he hadde reygned ouer the. xxx. yeres ; & his sone Kenewinus
succedid hym, after y Sexburga his mother, or wyfe to his fader, had ruled y prouynce
one yere. Cedda the bisshop of Westsaxons dyed, & his deken Wenfrede was his suc-
cessour ; & wha he was put downe, the abbot of Mediipstede, jy nowe is callyd Petir-
boroughe, was there bisshope after hym. Soone after this tyme dyed Wyna bisshop of
1 Bysshopof Rome, edit. 1542. 1559- * Omitted in edit. 1542. 155p.
3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. + Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 5 Theyr. edit. 1542. 1559.
6 Odyswald. 7 Kenwalcus.
7 London
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London, after whom was bisshop Erkenwalde, the which was brother to Ethelburga or
Albo'roughe the menchen, & after abbesse of Berkyng I Essex. This holy bisshop
Erkenwalde foundyd the monasteryes of Chertsey in Southrey & Berkyng aforesayd,
which place hath been preserued sen the first foudacion, but y of Chertsey was throwen
downe by y Danes, & reedifyed by Edgar kyng of Englond, as after folowed1. After
y" deth of Wolpherus, kyng of Mercia, reygned his brother Etheldredus, and % vvyfe of
Wolpherus named Ermenilda was made a menchon at Ely, & Wereburga his doughter
was also made a nonne at Trikyngham, [& dyed at Haburga, where she laye in fy erth.
CCC. yeres hole & sounde, & after that she was coueyde to Chestre.]* This Etheldredus
kyng of Mercia hadde. iii. holy doughters, that is to saye, Mylburga, Myldreda, &
Mylguyda, & a sone of great holynesse named Mercsyn. But after some \vryters, all
theyse tbresayde chyldren shuld be the chyldren of Wolpherus, & not of Etheldrede ;
& Wolpherus also had. ii. holy susters, named Kynedda & Kyneswyda, both nonnes,-'Sc
buryed at Peterborough ; there seynt' Ethehvolde buyldyd after an abbey of maydens.
Ye haue harde before howe Wylfryd was put out of y see of Yorke, wherfore he went to
Home, & complayned hym to Agathon the Pope, & was well allowed in some thynges ;
but the kyng & Theodorus had there such protectours & freendes that he retournyd with-
out spedynge of his cause : wherfore he retourned vnto the South Saxos and buyldyd an
abbey in Silesey, and prechyd to the South Saxons, xv. yeres, & conuertid moch people,
& [shewed there a great woder ; for whereby y terme of. iii. yeres before his cornynge there
fell no rayne vpo y groude, by his prayer God sent to them rayne, & the groude began to
burgen &" wax grene, y before was bareyneand dryed for lacke of water. He also]4 taught
to them the crafte of fisshynge. Egfrydus kynge of Northumbirlande claymed y lande
V Etheldrede kynge of Mercia helde, for the which dyuerse assebles of treaty atwene
them were had, but all were dyssoluyd without agremet ; wherfore- eyther party gathered
his stregth, & met vpo a playne nere vnto f ryuer of Trent, where was foughten atwene
theym a longe and sharpe fyght, in the whiche, amonge a great nombre on bothe parties,
was slayne jr brother of Egfryde, named Elswynus ; but Edfryde or Egfryde had y better.
Than after this batayll meanes of peace were agayn treatyd, so y fynally Edfryde had
great sumes of money in recompencement of his brothers deth, and so restyd the sayd.
ii. kynges accorded. [In this batayll was taken as prisoner a knyght of Egfryde, the
which, after his takynge, was solde to one Fryson by y knyghtes of Ethelfryde; this
Fryson to thentent to haue his prysoner the shortlyer redemed, kept him in bades of iron, Muraculu'
which prysoner had to his^ brother a preest & a vertuous man, y for y delyuere of his
brother prayed daylye, by meane of whose prayers as ofte as |r sayd preest sangc masse,
so often were y bandes of iron lovvSyd from y prysoner duryng the tyme of y masse, the
which so cdtynued tyll he was clerely delyuered, arid his rauson payde.]* Arid in this
yere apperyd Stella comata, a blasyng sterre, which betokenefh deth or mortalyte of the
people, & in the yere folowying dyed of the epedemye sikenesse, the holy abbesse of Ely,
seynt Etheldrede : hir suster Sexburga, y some tyme had ben wyfe to Ercobert kynge of
Kent, was hir successour. And this yere also dyed Helda, the holy abbesse of Whytby,
before spoken of; she was neuew to Edwyne, some tyme & lately kynge of Northiibir-
lond. In this abbey were also bretherne vrider the rule of Hylda, as theyse dayes been
at Syon, vnder the abbesse there, wherof6 sondry of them were made byshopes, as Besa,
Wylfryde, and other. Amonge theyse bretherne was one named Cedman, a man of great
perfeccion, the which by inspiracion was taught to make dyties & Saxos7 to moue men
to deuocion, wherin he passyd all other at those dayes.
Soon after this tyme Theodorus, for dyuerse causes, kepte a synode or couceyll of
bysshoppes & other men of the church, at Hatfeeld, by auctoryte of which couceyll he
f
1 folowetb. * Omitted in the edit. 1542. 3 Seynt, omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted
in the edit. 1542. * Omitted in the edit. 1542, and 15515). 'Wherfore. 7 Songcs.
R deuyded
,23 QUINTA PARS CADWALLI.
deuyded £ prouynce of Mercia, y Sexwolphus then rulyd alone, into. v. bysshopriches :
y is one to Chestre, y second to Worcetyr, the thyrde to Lichefeelde, the fourth to
Cedema i Lyndesey, & the. v. to Dorchestre. About y. xlvi. yere of the reygne of
Cadwall, [Osricus, & vnder the kynge of Mercia buyldyd an abbaye at Glowceter, and
he made Kenelborough abbot thereof1,] Kenewynus, kyng of West Saxons, had oc-
casyon of warre agayne y Brytons, so y they met nere vnto y west see, where after a
sharpe skyrmysshe ^ Brytons were chasyd : & soone after Egfridus, kynge of Northubir-
lande, made warre vpon y1 Pictis or Scottis, because they fauourid greatly fy Estanglis
agayne hym ; but lastly by coloure or fleynge backe, they brought Edfryde into a streite
among hyllys & moutaynes, & slewe hym there with a great parte of his people, & after
his deth, a bastarde brother of his named Alfridus notus, was kynge of Northubirlad, &
reygned there, xviii. yeres, as witnessith Wyllya wryters1 of storyes of kynges ; and shortly
after dyed Cadwall or Cadwalyn, kyng of Brytons, when he hadde reygned, as testifyeth
Galfryde, Guydo & other, xlviii. yeres. But nother Polycronica, nor noone of y other
auctours of auctoryte, which Policronica1 shewith any lyke actes of this Cadwall as
Galfryde doth, nor yet y he shuld be buried to y' terrour & fere of y Saxos, or an image
of brasse set of hym vpon an horse ouer $ west gate of Lodo, called Ludgate, or yet $
church of Seynt Martyn, there now stondyng, shuld be buyldyd by f Brytos, to y ende
to pray for $ sayd Cadwall & his frendes ; or that Cadwaladrus, which of Beda is
named Cedwalla, shulde be his sone, as of the sayde Gaufryde is affermed.
^f Capitulum. C. xxxvi.
toi. ixxu. CLodoueus, $ yonger sone of Dagobert & of Nautylda his wyfe, began his ryegne ouer
Fracia. the myddell parte of Frauce & other parte therof, in the yere of our Lord. viC. xlv. &
the. x. yere of Cadwall, then kynge of Brytons : & his elder brother Sigebert was made
kynge of Austracy or Lorayn, accordyng to the wyll of Dagobert theyr fader. This as
before is sayd of some wryters, is callyd Lowes, the which was guydid by his mother &
by the couceyll of Agaynus, than master of his palays, to whom the fader had by his lyfe
commytted hym : for he at this day was yonge of age & of discrecion : & shortly after
he was made kyng, all suche porcio as beloged to the ryght of his brother Sigebert, which
•was y thyrd of his faders treasour & iuellys, was to hym delyuered : which distribucion
made he sped hym to Orleaunce, & thyder called to hym the lordes of Burgoyne, &
receyuyd of them feauty & homage, & ordeyned there for his leutenaunte or deputye a
noble Burgoynyd named Flantass',4 & gaue to hym in manage the neuew of his mother
Nautylda, named Ranebert ; and after with a due charge to hym gyuen for guydyng of
the sayd countrey, sent hym and the other lordes into Burgoyne. But ton a season of
tyme after, Wilibaldus, a great man of birth and of myght, enuyed this Flatass' in suche
wyse y he had hym in disdaynynge, and began to dystourbe y coutrey, & the kynges peace ;
wherof herynge, Clodoueus in all hast comauded f sayd Wilibaldus to appere before hym.
But whyle Wilibaldus sent an erle & a bisshop to ^ kynges courte to purchace hym frendys
about the kynge, he was in y whyle slayne by the guyle of his enemy Flantass'. About
y". iiii. yere of $ reygne of Clodoueus, dyed his mother Nautylda, a woman of great
wisdome & of vertuous codiciS, and was honorably buryed by Dagobert hir husbond, in
Crejtdenh. f church of Seynt Denys. And sone after ensued such scarcely of corne, that whete &
other graynes were at an excedyng pryce, & after f rate of money nowe currant, a quarte5
of whete was worth, ii. marks & a balfe, by meane of which scarcetie moche poore people
were famysshed & dyed for defaute ; wherefore $ kyng entedyng a remedy for jr nedy
people, causyd y house or church of Seynt Denys, y his faders before tyme had coueryd
with plates of syluer, to be rased of & coueryd w lede, & y siluer to be distributyd amonge
the poore comos, to socoure them agayne f great & huge famyne y then reygned. Albe it
'.Omitted in the later editions, * Wryter. 3 Policronica allegyd. 4 Flantas. edit. 1542. 1559. 'Quarter.
y this
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jr this dede was somedeale wstanden by Agulphus, abbot of y place for y tyme, about y*
viii. yere of his reygne. The firste Pepyn y than ruled the house of Sigebert kyng of Mors
Austracy dyed, & soone after dyed Agaynus master of $ paleys of Clodoueus; for which. fltim
ii. pryncis in eyther coiitreys that they rulyd, great dole and sorowe was for theym made :
after y deth of which sayd pryncis, a noble man & cosyn to Dagobert late kynge, was
chosen master of the paleys with Clodoueus. Thus kynge Clodoueus, otherwise called
Lowes, contynued his reygne in great peace & prosperyte, [tyll lastly it fell in his mynde
that he wolde vysyte the sepulcre of Seynt Denys* where after he had doon certeyne ob-
seruauces & made his prayers, he wolde nedely se the holy relykes & hadle them, w y
doyng wherof it seined y holy martirs were not cotetyd, for immediatly ensued such a
derknes, y the kyng & all y were about hym were w it greatly astonyed, & aferde ; in so
moche y the kynge lost y" use of reason, and went from hymselfe more than two yeres
folowynge. It is wrytten of some auctours, that the kynge handelyd the body of Seynt
Denys so rabbysshely, y he brake one of his armes ; but $ Frenshe booke & master
Robert Gaygwyne sayen, that he disseueryd one of the armes frome the sayde holy body,
the which he after, wha he was somdeale restoryd to his helth, closyd in golde and pre-
cious stoone, and restoryd it to the sayde monastery, and lyued vpon, ii. yeres folowyng
y he was amendyd, but not lyke vnto his former beyng, so y]1 he lastly dyed whan he
had regned syke and hoole, by y terme of. xvi. yeres ; not without vyce, as glotonys,
lechery, and excedynge aueryce ; and was buryed by his parentis in the monasterye fore-
named, leuynge after hym. iii. sonnes named, Clotharius, Childericus, & Theodorich :
after whose deth, his wyfe, named Batielde, becam a nonne in the monastery of Corbye,
y she before tyme had newelye renued or reedifyed, & endyd there in holy lyfe*.
^ Capitulum. C. xxxvii.
CLotharius, the eldest sone of Clodoueus, was ordeygned kynge of Fraunce in the
yere of our Lordes incarnacion. vi. C. Ixii. and the. xxvi. yere of Cadwall, tha kyng of
JBrytos : the which anon, as he was somewhat stablysshed, he made y master of his
palays, a mighty man, and tyrannous of condicion, named Eboryn,' as shall appere
by his codicions ensuynge, whan the lyme conuenyent of y expressement of them shall
come ; but of this Clotharius is lefte no thynge in wrytynge of worthy memory, except
that the Frensh Cronycle sayth that he regned. iiii. yeree.
^f Capitulum. C. xxxviii.
THeodoricus, the seconde sone of Clodoueus, began his reygne ouer the Frenshemen
iny^ yere of grace, vi. C. Ixvi. and the. xxx. yere of Cadwall, than kyng of Brytons, the
which, by counceyll of his lordes, sent his yonger brother Childeriche into the lordshyp
of Austracy or Lorayne, to guyde that coutrey, w the ayde and assistence of Wolpha-
nus, a noble man of that countrey : for Syge4, laste kyng of that prouynce, was before
this tyme dede, \Voute heyre of his body. This Theodoriche gaue hym all to slowth and
rest, so y the gouernauce of the realme was all in the powar of the master of the paleys,
whiche was styll contynuynge the fornamed Eboryne, the which amonge other cruell
dedis by hyrn done, he enprysoned the holy bisshop of Oston, called Leodegayr ; and
lastly, after many tourrnentys, & vylanyes to hym doone, he raced his eyen out of his
heed. This dede, with many other, to the kynges dishonoure, he comysed5, which all
were layde to the kynges charge ; for soo moche as the kynge kepte mooste what his
paleys, excepte that one season of the yere, in y moneth of May, he shuld be brought
with great pompe into a place where y people shuld beholde hym, and gyue & offre vnto
hym gyftes, and retourned vnto the paleys that he was brougbte fro, & there tp reste all
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * her lyfe. 3 Elboryn. edit. 1559- * Sigeberte.
5 " he comysed," omitted in edit. 1542. 1559-
R 2 y yere
fill. !**iii.
Crudelius.
Necatur rex.
Eboriu the
tyraunt.
QUARTA PARS CRONICARUM.
y yere folowyng. By meane whereof, Eboryn dyd what to hym was lykyug, and vexyd
& trowbled the people greuously ; wherfore, as' by one assent, y lordes assebled theym,
and by auctoryte depryued the kynge of all dygnytie, & closyd hym in a monasterye,
there to contynue the resydue of his lyfe, when he had borne the name of a kynge, with-
out execucion of facte thereunto belongynge. iii. yeres, and y cruell Eboryn they exyled
to Luxon or Luxunborgh, in the prouynce of Burgoyne, and not to departe thens vpon
payne of his lyfe.
*[ Capitulum. C. xxxix.
CHildericus, or Hildericus, the thirde sone of Clodoueus, that was sent to rule the
prouynce of Austracy, was ordeygned kynge of Frauce, in the yere of grace, vi. C. Ixix.
& the xxxiii. yere of Cadwall, before named, of the which dede y sayd lordes shortly
after repended* them: for this Childeriche, which was yonge £ of light maners, oppressid
his subiectes greuously, & vsed the lawes of his progenitours after his pleasure £ wyll,
and wolde nothinge be aduertyzed nor ruled by Wolphanus, before named, y which was,
before tyme, assygnyd to hym for his counceyllour & guyde. But in augmentynge his
malyce, he caused a nobleman of his realme, named Bolyde, wout gylt or trespace, or
greuous offece doynge, to be boiiden to a stake, & there betyn tyll he yelded the spirite ;
for $ which crueltye & other, the lordes with the comons murmuryd soore agayne hym,
ferynge lyke punyssyon without deseruynge : wherfore they conspyryd agaynst hym, and
moost specially two noble men of byrth & of myght named lugebert & Amabert, which,
ii. w other, awayted theyr tyme & season wha they myght fynde tyme couenyent to bryng
the kynge out of lyfe. And upon a day, whan the kynge, with his wyfe & small company
with them, were in the wood in theyr disport and game, the sayde. ii. lordes, accopanyed,
purposely fell vpo hym and slew hym there, and his wyfe also great w chylde, the which
ranne atvvene hir lorde and them, to the entent to haue sauyd hir lorde and husbonde
frome the dynt of the swerde. The whiche dede was doon whan the sayd Childerich had
reygned ouer the Frenshemen, after mooste wryters, two yeres.
Op'mio auctoris.
fl Capitulum. C. xl.
THeodoricus before deposyd, was, byy- lordes of Frauce, agayne restoryd to his former
dygnytie, in the yere of our Lorde. vi. C. Ix. &. xi. and y. xxxv. yere of Cadwall, fore-
named ; wherof, whan Eboryn was warned, he anon, drew vnto the kynges presence, by
whose fauourc, and his owne strength, he was agayn restoryd to his former dignytie anil
honoure ; so that he was in lyke auctorite as he before tyme had been. Then he gaderyd
to hym great strengthe, and chasyd Lyndesile than master of the paleys, vnto a place
named Boccauile, & shortlye after was possessyd of the kynges treasory ; after the whiche
season this Eboryn, feynynge loue and amytie vnto the sayd Lendesyle/trayterouslye slewe
hym. And wha Eboryn had thus delyueryd Lyndesyle, he thought he myght the better
exercyse his olde tyranny and wilfgll actes, so that then he exylid dyuerse prelatis & men
of the church, & set in theyr placis such as hym lyked ; wherof y nobles of Fraunce
beynge aduertyzed, & specially Martyn & Pepyn, two of the moost nobles of the region,
they callyd to theym assistence to withstande the tyrannye of Eboryn, the whiche, if it
myght be so suflferyd, shuld distroy the comon wele of the lande. Than this Pepyn,
(which after f rehersayle before made, in the. C. and. xxxii. chaptre, shuld be the
seconde of that name, and surnamed Vetulus and Breuis : also yet by couenyency of
the tyme, to me it semeth to be one man that ruled in the tyme of Dagobert ; and now,
albeit, the Frenshe Cronycle meanyth. ii. sondry persons :) with the forenamed Martyne
assemblyd a great hooste, and gaue batayll vnto the sayd Eboryn ; but that was to theyr
harme, for they lost the feeld, and were coactyd to flee, y one to the cytie of Laon,3 £
" As" omitted in the later editions.
repented, edit. 1542. 1559.
3 Loan, edit. 1542. 1559.
that
QUINTA PAHS CRONICARUM.
that other to Austracy. And Eboryn, which amonge vsed his accuslomyd treason, vwder
dissymylyd loue, slewe y sayd Martyn, as he before had slayne Lendesyle. In this
tyme tlowryd Harmefreditus, a nere kynnesman of y- holy bisshop Leodegayre, y
Eboryne before had martyred, as before is shewyd ; the whiche Harmefreditus, beryng in
mynde y passid of his sayde kynnestnan, vvaytyd his tyme, & slewe $ sayd Kboryne j after Eboryn ii»y»e.
whose detli discesion grewe amonge y Frenshemen for the admyssyon of a master of the
paleys : albe it, that after y sayde varyaiice, one Graccon was chosen & admytted; but
it was longc' after, that, Gyllomarus his sone, put his father frome the rule therof. This
after he had a whyle occupyed, he dyed of sodayn deth; after who succedyd agayne his
fatiier Graccon or Garacon, the whiche also dyed shorttye after. Than began new
questions amonge the nobles of Fraunce, for this office, so that lastlye, they ciiase a man
of lowe byrth & vnmete to that rome, mamed Bethayr or Barthayr. But Pepyn, which
by all this season, was in the countrey of Austracy, & hard of the cotrauercyes & dyuerse
opynyons of the Frenshemen, asseblyd to hym a stronge hooste, & sped hym towarde the
kyng, entendynge to haue the rule of hym, rather than such other y were of lasse auctorite
£ hauoure*. Wherof, the kyng, being warned by the prouision of Barthayer foresaied,
he gadered his army and met with Pepyn, and after a sharpe fyghte atwene bothe hostis
had, Barthair was slayne, & the kyng chased, & fynally was forced to admit Pepyn for
the master & gouernowre of his palayes. Butte for as moche as Pepyn had than the rule of
Austracye, and myghte not well ouerse bothe chargis, he therefore puruayed vnder hym a
substitute, named Nordobert, whyle he retornyd into Austracy os Lorayne. And shortly
after dyed the kyng, when he had borne the name thereof by y" terme of. xix. yeres, leuyng
after hym. ii. sonnes, named, Clodoueus and Childebertus.
5f Capitulum. C. xl.
CAdwaladrus, of y' the reueret Beda is named Cedwalla, began to aryse and rule the
Britons, and also the West Saxos, in the yere of grace. viC. Ixxx. and thre, and the. xii.
yere of Theodoricus than kyng of France, and also the last yere of Kenewinus or Kent-
winus, than kyng of West Saxon. This of Galfryde and other auctours, with $ Englysshe [03.6.11.9.]
Cronycle, is callid y sone of Cadwall ; but Wyllyam, that wrote the actis & dedis of
kynges, sayth, that lie was the sone of Kenebryght, and discedid lynyally of the bloode
of Cerdicus, y first kynge of West Saxon. The whiche Cadwaladir or Cedwalla, made
warre vpon Lotharius kynge of Kent, and destroyed moche of that prouynce & wan
the He of Wyght, and gaue the. iiii. deale there of vnto saynt Wylfryde, in the whiche
sayde. iiii. parte were accopted. CCC. housholdis. The whyle that Cadwaladir was
busied in one parte of Kent, his brother, named Mulkyn, w a certeyne of knyghtes, was
besegyd, and lastlye brent in a nother parte thereof; in reuegemet wherof, Cadwaladir
of newe distroyed a more parte of y sayd prouynce : contynuynge in the whiche warre,
Lotharius forenamed, was woundyd and dyed ; after whom Edricus was kyng, the which
reygned but a shorte season. About this tyme seynt4 Cutbertwas bisshop of Hagustalde
or Durham, & after bisshop of Lyndefarn ; but lastly he refusyd that, and became an
anker in y lie of Farn & there dyed. This ile now is called Holy Ilande. Tha Cad-
waladir made warre apo Athelwold, kyng of South Saxons or South Sex, & slewe hym in *»'•
playn batayle, and after made his prouynce thrall to hym ; but thisaggreith not with the
former sayinge, rehersyd in the. Ixxx. and. xiiii. chapiter of this werke preeedyng, where it
is sayd, that the kyngdome of South Saxons endured but. C. and, xii. yeres, by which reason
this Ethelwolde or Athelwolde shulde not, at this season, be kynge of South Saxons :
for y' terme of a C. and. xii. yeres was expyred more than. Ixxx. and. viii. yeres before this
day. But ye shall vnderstond, y this foresayd terme of a. C. and. xii. yeres, is ment for the
contynuance of this kyngedomeor they were subdued, and the kynges therof, namyd vnder-
' notlonge, edit. 1559. * Honoure. 3 that of. * " Seynt" omitted in edit. 1542, 1559-
kynges,
126 QUINTA PARS CADWALADER.
kynges, as this Ethelwolde was. Tha it folowith, whan Cadwaladir hadde rulyd the
Brytons, and also the West Saxons by the terme of thre yeres, as witnessyth Ranulphe,
inunke of Chestre, he than, of pure deuocion, renouncyd the pompe & pryde of the
worlde, £ yode in pylgrymage to Rome ; where of the first Sergius, then pope1, he was
confermyd, & after made a whyte munke, and contynued there his lyfe tyme in parfyte
Auctoris opinio. holynes. Of this Cadwaladyr or Cadwalla, many and dyuerse opynyons are writen of
auctors, both of his reygne, and also of the contynuance thereof. And ouer y of that*
tyme, when he forsoke his lond, wherein is great varyaunce, as I haue shewed in the
.treatyce1 made 1 Laten* in the begynnynge of this symple werke, so that it shulde seme
that theyse. ii. names shuld soude to be sondry persones : wherof the contrary is a cer-
tayned by $ foresayd Ranulph ; where, as he sayth, y Cadwaladrus or Cedwalla was
but one parsone, the which was laste kyng of Brytons and kyng of West Saxons ; also for
so moch as they ioyned next vnto Cambria or Walis. If I shulde here brynge in the
cause of the auoydyng of this land by Cadwaladir, as is rehersyd by Galfryde, it wolde
aske a longe tracte of tyme : & also to me it apperith y more doutfull y it is not testyfyed
of the auctor of Policronycon, considerynge the great nombre of auctours whiche he
sought and allegyd for his auctorite, as it shewyth in the firste chapitre of his firste
booke ; and specially syn that holy Gyldas and Bede is a monge the sayd auctours ac-
comptyd : the whiche tooke great dylygens in serchyng of y dedys and actis of the Brytons.
[And of the augelis monicion that to hym was geuen, with also the prophecy of Merlyn,
that the Brytons shuld not recouer this lande, tyll the relykes of Cadwaladyr, with other
of holy sayntes, were broughte hyther oute of Rome : I holde y for no parte of my
beleue, though many Welsheraen it doo.]$ Wherefore to folowe the moost auctoryte as
before is sayd, whan this Cadwaladir had reygned. iii. yeres, he went to Rome, & there
lastly dyed, & was buryed in $ churche of Seynt Petyr, with this epythaphy or superscrip-
cion vpon his toumbe, as folowith in metir.
- Colmen6, opes7, sobolem, pollencia regna triumphos,
Eximias proceros8 menia, castra, lares,
Queq; patrum virtus, & que congesserat ipse,
Cadwald armipotens, linquit amore dei.
The which versis may be Englysshed in maner as folowith :
Worshipfull riches, kynred, tryumphes assuryd,
Plenteous welth with clothes rychely dyght,
Howsis, castellis, and townes strongely muryd,
And other honours, which by his parentis myght,
And his was wone', this merciall vertuous knyght,
Cadwald the stronge, discendyd of kynges10 bloode,
For Crystis loue renouncyd all his good.
And thus here endith the lyfe & rule y" the Britons nowe callyd Welsshemen, which toke
that name of theyr duke or ledar, as sayth Guydo, called Wallo, or Guallo, or elles of
a quene of Walys named Galaes or Walaes ; but howe so y name came first to them,
now are they callyd Walshe men y some tyme were namyd Brytons or Brutons, discendyd
first of Troyans & after of Brute, & lastly of Duwallo Moliucius or Molumcius" Duwallo.
Albe it, they were greatly myngelyd or medelyd w other nacios, as Romaynes, Pictes,
& other, as by the redynge of the premysses ye maye well percey ue and know ; as now be the'1
1 Bishop, edit. 1542, 1559- a the. 3 Table. * « in Laten" omitted in the later editions. ' Omitted
in edit. 1542. 1659. * Culinen. 7 opus, edit. 1533. 1542. * proceres. » And his ownt.
"Knyghtes, edit. 1542. 1559. " of. ll Molmucius. 1J and now be they Englyshe.
Englysshe,
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Englysshe, that in theyr begynnynge were namyd Saxos or Anglys. But yet for so moche as
Walshemen extolle so hugely theyr blood £ allyaunce, fetchynge it from Pryam, but not
from Eneas ; & regardyd so lytle the progeny or lynjall dissent of the Saxons or
Anglis ; therefore, to the entent to kele somwhat theyr hyghe corage, or to oppresse in
partye theyr brutisshe blastis, I wyll bryng in here f sayinge of Guydo & other, that
auaunce the blode or dissent of the Saxons to be farre aboue the Brytons, as they that are
discendid of goddes &men immortall ; where the Brutons clayme the offsprynge to come of
men, that were mortall, and not moost to be allowed in honoure, if they thynke vpon oeneiogu
Eneas vntroth & treyson. Than to folowe the foresayde auctor Guydo, y saythe, Woden, SaxonS-
of whome the Saxons takyn theyr originall, was the sone of Frealoffe, y sone of Frede-
wolfe, the sone of Flyn, the sone of Flokwald, the sone of Geta, y was the sone of
Minos, y is next in honour to Pluto, god of hell, & chefe iudge of his infernall iurisdiccion.
Therfore ye Welshe men here after nurture lerne1,
And dispyse not Saxons that ben to God so nere.
Thus than apperyth by the conueyaunce of this werke, y the last or thyrdeyere of Cad
waladir, was jr yere of grace. viC. Ixxx. &. vi. which naakith the yere of the worlde.
M M M M M. viii. C. Ixxx. & v. by which reason it apperith y the Brutons had the rule
of this londe for the more party, to rekyn from y first comynge of the duke or ledar,
Brute, by the space of a. M. viiiC. &. xxii. yeres.
And thus here an ende of thev v. parte of this werke, for $ cosideracion before rehersyd,
that Bryton kynges, after this daye, reygned none in this realme, and the Saxons or
Anglis bega fully to haue dominion thereof. [Werefore, as before tyme, I haue vsed
& doon, so now, to thentent in the ende of the other partyes specifyed, I here agayne
salute & gyue thankys to y moost excellent vyrgyn, our lady saynt Mary, with the. v.
ioyes of y forenamed. vii. ioyes begynnynge. Gaude mater miserorum, &c.
Thou mother to wretchis & other disconsolate,
Hayll and be glad, for God of worldes all,
To them that here in this present state
Doon to the worship, he reward shall,
With condigne meryte passynge all temporall,
In heuen to be stallyd with moost felicite,
Euermore to reygne with thy sone & the.]*
This. v. parte to be accomptid from the last yere of the mysery of Brytons, or y" firste
yere of Constantyne, brother to the kyng of Armorica, vnto the thyrde or laste yere of
Cadwaladyr, includyth of yeres. CCliii.'
After that Cadwaladir was thus departyd the londe, as some auctours meane, this londe fei.ixx*.
of Brytaygne was in great discension, by ineane of f Brytons and Saxons by the terme of
a. xi. yeres ; & ouer that the mortalyte, before spokyn of, encreasyd so hugely, & there-
with great huger & famyne oucr sprad the landt, y by occasyon of one & other, the
people of this realme was wonderfully mynysshed, & lassyd so ferforthlye, that, as wit-
nessith Galfryde, & also the Englisshe Cronycle, the quicke bodyes suffysed not to bury
the ded. But in so moche as of this spekyth not the muke of Chestre, nor other auctours,
as before is shewyd in the treatyse of Laten,* the whiche I remytte to the coreccyon of
suche as be lerned, & not oonly to Englysshe reders as there is fortherly dcclarid. I there-
fore, as before is sayde, folowe the sayd Ranulphe, muke of Chestre, where he saythe,
1 lerc, edit. 1542. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 155?. 3 Thus endyth the fyfte parte, edit. 1533.
* In the forsayde Table.
that
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that lew or Itiewas kyngof West Saxons, next after y forenamed Cadwaladir; the whiche
I shall firste shewe the story of, & so of the successours of hym in that kyngdome: for
that they subdued lastly, all the other kyngdomes, & somedeale touch of the other kyng-
domes or lordshypes, as tyme conuenyent shall requyre, in expressynge of the storyes of
the sayd West Saxon kynges, tyll the londe be brought agayne to one monarchy.
And for the diuision of the sayd kyngdomes stande somedeale far a sonder, so that to
the reders it were somwhat peynfull to serche for eueryche of theym, I therefore haue
set them out in f compasse folowynge ; that it may appere to the reder the begynnynge of
eueryche of theyra, & how longe a season or tyme eyther of the sayd kyngdomes conty-
nuyd or induryd ; y- names also of euery kyngdome, and in what parte of this lond euery
lordshyp was stablysshed for the tyme and sette.
Finit quinta pars.
INCIPIT PARS SEXTA.
.,:'. o. • : i.',. :• ^'M- 4l-j;y;*91 ."i*i» to* %-M" .»**"'<« <1 >'
f Capital u. C. xli.
[U 5. «a. «6.] IVE or ?#we dyscendyd of the blode of Saxons, was ruler or kynge of Westsaxons,
next after that the forenamed Cadwaladyr had renouncid the pompe of the worlde ; the
which, to folowe the opynyon of Polycronycon, began his reygne the yere of grace. viC.
Ixxx. and. vii. and the. xvi. yere of the seconde Theodoricus, tha kyng of Fraunce ; and
rulyd the Westsaxons knyghtly, and maynteyned such warre agayne the Kentysshe
Saxons, y the men of Dorobernia or Caunterburye, grauntyd vnto hym to haue pease ;
and also for a recompensement of the dethe of Mul kynge, brother to Cadwaladir, before
slayne, as is shewyd in the precedynge capitre, by the sayde Kentisshe Saxons, &1 gaue
vnto hym, for the sayd consyderacions. MMM. li. about the yere1 of the rayne of lue.
The holy man Cutlake, about y\ xxiiii. yere of his age, renoucyd the pompe and pryde
of this worlde, & toke y order of mukys in the abbey of llepyndon, & the. iii. yere after
he went to Crowlande, & there lad for the whyle an holy ankers lyfe, [and dyd there
many myracles3,] and there fynallye was buryed ; in which ile & place of his buryinge
stondith nowe a fayre abbey, the whiche for the great resorte of gestes that thyther
drawith, and for the good and frendlye chere y gestes there reseyue £ take, the sayd
place hath purchasyd a surname, & is named Crowlande the curteys, y which is a place
of good fame : £ there lyeth also ^ holy confessoure, Neotus, some tyme dissyple of
[li 5. ca. ai.] Erkynwalde, bysshop of London. In the. xi. yere of the reygne of lue, befell the
Mirum. wonder and meruayle that is tolde of Bryghtwaldus, y which after he had ben a longe
whyle ded, was restoryd to lyfe agayne ; & tolde many thynges of great wonder, to many
men, whereby he causyd great ahnys, & many other dedes of charite to be executyd :
and after the disposycion of his owne goodis, by the agremet of his wyfe, he went vnto
the abbey of Maylroos, & there in great holynes cotynued y resydue of his lyfe. About
y1. xvi. yere of j reygne of lue, Etheldredus, before mynded in the. C. &. xxxv. chapter,
kynge of Mercia, forsoke this worldly honour, and became a munke at Bardeney,
'
1 they. z the ti. yere. edit. 1559. 3 Omitted in edit. 15*2. 155$.
7 whan
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\vhan he had longe tyme rulyd the men of Mercia or mydle Anglis. His brother
Kenredus was kynge after hym ; the whiche also after he had reygned. v. yeres,
lefte his kyngdome vnto Colredus, y sone of his vncle ; & he w Offa y gone
of lue, now kynge of Westsaxons, & with Egwinus bisshop of Wykciesor of Wyke, which
see is no we at Worceter, w this foresayde cdpany, this Keredus yode vnto Rome I
pylgrymage, & there endyd his lyfe. And about y. xviii. yere of y reygne of lue, dyed
the holy bysshop Aldelme, which firste was make & abbot of Mai mesbury, & y last
bisshop. Of hym it is wryte, y wha he was styryd by his gostly enmy to y syn of the
flesshe, he wold do y' more turmet of hym selfe & of his body, hold1 win his bedde by hym %s' "'**•*
a fayre mayden by soo longe tyme as he myght saye ouer y hole sauter, albe it y such
holynes is no article of seynt Benettis lore, nor yet for dyuerse incouenyence moost
alowed by holy doctours. And amoge many of his virtuous & holy dedes, Ranulph, muke
of Chestre, shewith, that for the fame of his holynes sprang wyde, & for* Sergius, y
first of y name, beynge pope1, sent for hym to Rome : in which season of his there
beyng, the sayd Sergius was accusyd or defamydof y gettyng of a chylde, the which, y.
ix. daye of the sayd chyldys age, was broughte to holy Aldelme to be cristened, by vertue
of whose prayer, y sayde chylde answeryd vnto certayne questions, & cleryd y pope3 of}'
crymey was before put apo hym. Nere aboute y. xxiii. yere of lue, Colredus, tha kyng of
Mercia, for cause of varyauce betwene hym and lue, vnremembred of mynde Arture4, asse-
bled his knightes, & bega to warre vpon hym ; whereof that other hauyng knowlege, in lyke
wyse gathred his power, & lastly met, to both theyr harmes, at a place callyd Wodyns-
burgth ; where, after longe fyght, eyther of them sped so vnhappvly, y it was not knowen
whether boost had moost domage. And nere about the. xxvii*. yere of lue, as wytnessith [Ca. 23. 11.5. j
holy Beda, seynt lohan, of Beuerlay, y than was bisshop of Yorke, dyed, & was buryed Io|mnc of Be-
in y porche of y mynyster of Deyrwood, or Beuerlay. Tha lewe or lue callyng to mynde "'
f couceyll of holy Aldelme, y before tyme had coiiceylyd hym to buylde an abbay at
Cilastebury, bega y sayd warke, about the. xxxii.yere of his reygne, & foundyd there an
abbay, the which cotynuyd prosperously tyll y comynge of Danys6, by whose cruelte, it
was tha. soreblemysshed, but afterward, byy helpe of seynt Dustane, in y tymes of Ed-
mond and Edgare, it was agayne sufficiently repayryd, & so cotynued tyll y comyng of y
Normans: after which season, it was agayne beset with hard happes, but now, at this M- /**«?•
day it standith a place of great welthe and honour. Than it folowith, whan lue had [Ca.*4.u.5.j
rulyd the Westsaxons nobly, by the terme of. xxxvii. yeres, by the assyduat laboure of
his holy wyfe Ethelburga, as she y long had labourid hym to leue the worlde, & cowde
not brynge about hir purpose, vppon a season whan the kynge & she had restyd them in
a fayre paleys richely behangyd, & were vpo the morne thens departyd, she by hyr co-
maundement causyd the sayd palays to be replenysshed w all kynde of fylthe, and duge,
& hoggys, & vyle bestis therein to be layde, as well in the chaubers, as other housys of
oftyce, [& besought f kyng to vysite the sayde palayes;]7 [& when she knew that this pa-
layes was thus deformyd,]8 & wha. she had brought hym thereunto, she sayd to hym, "I
praye you, my lorde, beholde now this house, where are now the ryche tappes9 & clothis
of golde, & of silke, & other ryche apparell y we lefte here this other daye, & where
be the delycys, & plesaunt seruytours, & costly dysshes y you & I lately were seruyd with?
Be not all theyse passyd and goon ? My lorde, in lyke maner shall we passe; & sodenly as
ye se theyse worldly thynges ben passyd, & our bodyes, which nowe ben delycately kepyd,
shall fall & turne into fylthe of the erthe: wherefore haue I mynde my wordis y before
thys tyme to you I haue often shewyd & tolde, & busy10 to purchase that palays y euer
shall endure in ioy, without transmutacion." By meane of theyse wordys & other, the
1 wolde hold. * " and for" omitted. * B. of Rome, edit. 1542. 155.9. * myn authour,
s xxv. * the Danys. 7 8 In the subsequent editions these sentences are transposed*
* Tappets, edit. 15±2. 1559. '° busy you.
S quene
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quene turnyd so y kynges mynde, y shortlye after he resigned the gouernaunce of his
kyngedome vnto Ethellardus, his neoewe, & he, for the loue of Cryste, toke vpo hym tha-
byle of a poore man, and settinge a parte all pompe & pryde of this worlde, accopanyed
, hym in y feleship of poore men, & yode vnto Rome I pylgrymage, with great deuocion,
whan he had ben kynge of the Westsaxons, as before is sayde. xxxvii. yeris. After whose
departynae 5' foresayd Etheldreda1, his wyfe, went vnto Barkynge. vii. myles frome London,
wherein the abbay, before of Erkynwalde foundyd, she contynued & endyd an holy lyfe,
whe she had ben'abbesse of the same place a certeyne of tyme. It is sayde & lestyfyed
of Wyllyam, wryter of kynges, y this lue was the firste kynge that grauntyd a peny of
euery fyre house thorowe this realme to be payed to ^ court of Rome, whiche at this day
or Peter pens. js callyd Rome scote, or Petyr pens, & yet is payed in many placis of England. But
why it was granted the cause is not here shewyd, howe be it hit shall be shewyd after.
fl Capitulum. C. xiii.
CLodoueus, the thyrde of y name, and sone of y second Theodoricus, began his do-
mynyon ouer y realme of Fraunce, in the yere of grace. viC. Ixxx. &. x. and the thyrde
yere of lue, then kynge of Westsaxon. Of this Clodoueus is, of wryters, lefte noone
maner of memory soundyng to good or euyll; but Pepyn, before named, cotynued as
master of the paleys by all the tyme of the reygne of the sayd Clodoueus, the whiche,
after that he had borne the name of the kyng by the space of iii. yeres, he dyed, and with-
out issue was buryed by his father, by reason of whose deth, y sayd kyngdome fell by
successio vnto his brother Chilbert1.
^f Capitulum. C. xliii.
CHildebertus, y secod sone to Theodorich, and brother of Clodoueus foresayd, be-
gan his domynyon ouer y realme of Fraunce, in the yere of grace, vi. C. Ixxx. and. xiii.
and the vi. yere of lue, tha kyng of Westsaxons : in tyme of whose reygne also the fore-
gayd Pepyn cotynued as chef'e ruler of y kynges house ; albe it that he for suche other
charge as he had of ouerseynge of the realme, set in his place a substitute, or depute, as
his sone Grimonart & other. This Pepyn, contrary toy lawe of churche, helde, besydehis
lawfull wyfe callyd Plectrude, a woman named Alpayd, for the whiche y holy bisshop of
Treet, named Labert, blarnynge and rebu kynge the sayde Pepyn, of the brother of the
forenamyd Alpayde, which is callid Uodon, or Dodoin, was slayne and martyred, in the
yere of our Lorde. vi. C. Ixxx. &. xii., as testefyeth Antoninus, in the. vi. Chaptre of the.
xiii. lytle of the seconde parte of his warke, caled Suina Antonini ; &, as atfermith the
sayd Antoninus, & also the Frenshe Cronycle, the sayd Pepyn reseyuyd of the sayde Al-
payde a sone whome he namyd Charlys, which Charlis was after surnamyd Marcellus,
& was right profytable to the realme of Fraunce, as after shall appere. Of y foresayd
kyng Childebert is nothyng lefte I wrytyng worthy memory, except that he reseyuyd of his
wyfe, a sone namyd Dagobert, and kepte the name of a kynge by the terme of. xvii5. yeres,
as sayth y Cronycle in Frenshe, and than dyed, & was buryed I y abbey of Caus, I fr
church or chapell of seynt Stephan.
^f Capitulum. C. xliiii.
DAgobertus, the seconde of that name, & sone of Childebert be fore namyd, began
his reygne ouer y Frensh men in the yere of grace. viiC. and. x. & the. xxiii. of lue, tha
kyng of Westsaxons, the whiche was vnder y rule of Plectrude, the wyfe of Pepyn, than
deed, and of Theoldowalde than master of the palays. This Plectrude, as before is
* Ethelburga, edit. 1559. a Childebert. 3 xviji, edit. 1559.
shewyd,
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shewyd, was stepmother to Charlys, sone of Pepyn & of Alpayde. Wherfore she berynge
malys to y sayd Charlys, causyd hym to be holden as prisoner within Coleyn : where he
so as prysoner remaynynge, theforesayde Theoldowalde exersysed such tyrannys, & put
vpo the people such exaccios, that dyssensyon grewe by twene hym & the lordes of
Fraunce, so that dyuerse conflictes and skyrmyshes were had amonge the nobles of Frauce,
for partyes that1 were taken vpon eyther sydes, whereby the kynges partye at lengthe was
\vekyd : and fynally, y sayd Theoldowalde was depryued of rome*, & one Rangasredus'
was made master of the paleys. The which, beynge accompanyed with conuenyent strengthe,
tooke with hym the kynge, and coueyed hym thorowe the forest of Charbonnur tyll he
came vnto the ryuer of Mense, in y which pasbelyme the forenamyd Charlys beynge, as
aboue is sayd, prysoner, by fauour of his kepars, or otherwyse, brake pryson and es-
capyd : & shortlye after dyed the kynge, whfi he had reygned, or borne the name of a kynge,
as other of his progenitours had doon, by y terme of. xi. yeres, leuynge after hym nowther
chylde, as than knowyng4, nor nere of ally, which was cause of mysorder of the tytle of
Frauce, as afterward shall appere.
If Capitulum. C. xlv. /«/./.»«.«.
DAnyell, that of the Frenshmen was after named Chilperych, was, by assent of theym
made kynge, in the yere of grace. viiC. and. xxi arid j. xxxiiii. yere of lue, than kynge of
Westsaxons. Thus5, as testytyeth master Robert Gagwyne, & also the Frensh Cronycle,
was a preest, or clerke, & for his wysedome was cherisshed before tyme in the kynges
palays, in the whiche tyme and season he suffered his corne6 to be ouer growyn ; or ellys,
after Antoninus, this Danyel, after y deth of Dagobert, for so moche as he left after hym
none of the royall bloode, the Frenshe men supposynge hym to be apte for the rule of the
Jonde, for suche experyence as before tyme in hym had be prouyd, kepte hym secrete a
sertayne of tyme, tyll his heyre was fully growen, and tha declared hyra to be the brother
of Dagobert, and chaugyd his name, and callyd hym Chylperyche, and so by one assent
admytted hym for kynge of Fraunce. Charlis, before spokynof, sone of Pepyn, beynge
escapyd the daunger of prysonement, sought and compassyd, by all maner of wayes, how
he myght obteyne y rome that sometyme his father occupyed ; & this to brynge to effecte,
he purchasyd to hym a yonglynge of fayre & goodly maners, and stature, named Clo-
thayre, and sayd that he was descendyd of the royall bloode of Fraunce, bymeane wher-
of, I short tyme he gaderyd to hym grete strength. Wherof heerynge, Chilperich co-
maundyd Rangafrede to assemble his knyghtes, to wistonde7 the purpose of Charlys. And
sone after, bothe hoostismet, nere vnto the forenamyd ryuer of Mense, where was foughte
a stronge and cruell batayll, of y which Rangafrede was victor, and copellyd Charles to
forsake the feelde. But he shortly afterwarde assemblyd, and gaderyd agayne to gyder,
all suche as before were disperblyd8, and fought ofte w the sayd Rangafrede, at a place
callyd Ablane, of ^ which batayll, with great difficulte, Charlis was lastly victour, &
chasyd Rangafrede, & his hooste greatlye demynysshed & lassyd. Than thyrdly, these.
ii. hostis met in a felde callid the wyne feelde, where also was present the sayde Danyell,
or Chilperiche, hauyng in his ayde, amonge other prynces, the duke of Gascoyn, and
there foughte a sore and cruell batayll, whereof lastly was victor the sayde Charlis, £ co-
straynyd the kynge with the sayde duke to fle vnto Orleauce, where they, takynge with
them suche treasoure as belonged to the kynge, fled from thens vnto the duchye of Gas-
coyne. Whan Charlys conceyuyd that the kyng was escapyd his daunger, and knewe that
Raganfrede was in the cytie of Aungiens, he sped hym thether in all haste, and com-
passyd y cytie with so strog a syege, that fynally he obteyned y cytie, with all y was there-
in: but it was not longe after, that Charlis shewyd vnto Ragafrede suche benyuolens, that
1 " that" omitted. * hys rome. 3 Rangafredus, edit. 1533. 1542. * knowcu. f Thys,
edit. 1542, 1559. * Crowne. 7 wythstonde. * dysperklyd,
S2 he
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he was set at his lyberte & fredome. The next yere folowynge, the duke of Gascoyne,
before myndyd, hauynge parfyte informacio, by ambassade or otherwyse, y Charlis en-
tedyd to make sharpe and cruellwarre vpony" Gascoynyes, for y that they fauourycl & kepte
with them Danyell, or Chilperiche ; he, in avoydynge the sayde daunger of warre, in
shorte tyme after, sent vnto Charlys, vnder sertayne codicions by twene them agreed,
the sayd Chilperich w all such treasour & iuellys as to hym or to f crowne of Fraunce
belongyd. In this passe tyme & season, dyed the forenamed Clothayr, that Charles be-
fore had made kyng, wherefore', to the more restfulnes of the realme, he allowed $ fore-
named Chilperiche for kyng, & he as master of the kynges palays, as other his prede-
;cessours, rulyd the land of Frauce. Tha Charlis hauynge thus the rule & gouernaunce,
rulyd it well & substantially, and defede1 it from all enmyes duryng the lyfe of the sayd
Chilperiche, and after the which, Chilperich, wha he had contynued as kyng by the terme
of. v. yeres, he dyed, & was buryed, as saythe the Frensh Cronycle, in y cytie of Noen,
or Noyen, without issue of his body.
f Capitulu. C. xlvi.
LI. 5. ca.z4.] EThelardus, the neuewe of lue, bega his reygne ouer the Westsaxons in the yere of
grace. viiC. and. xxiiii., & the thyrd yere of Danyell, otherwyse callyd Chilperich, tha kyng
of Fraunce. This, after some wryters, is namyd Etheldredus. In the tyme of his reygne Of-
ricus as kyng reygnyd in Northumbirlande, to Tholohom* holy Beda wrote 5" story, callyd
Ilistorya Anglicana, or more veryly to his successour Colwolfus. Of the whiche Beda, &
of his warkys, Raynulph, muke of Chestre, shewith a compendyous processe, in the. xxiii.
Clmptre of his. v. Boke, callyd Polycronycon. The foresayd Ofricus is named in the En-
glysshe Cronycle Osbryght, of the whiche in the sayd Cronycle is rehersyd a longe warke ;
but for I se no auctour of auctoryte afferme y same, I therefore in this warke passe it
ouer. It shuld appere also by y meanynge of Policronicon, that about this tyme, dyed
Etheldredus, before touchyd, kynge of Mercia, the which wha he had longe tyme rulyd
Kyng made that countrey, he lastlye renouncyd the pompe of this worlde, & was shorne a munke at
Bardony. Of the foresayde Ethelarde, kyng of Westsaxon, is lefte no memory of any actis
or dedis by hym done. But, as agree many wryters, he dyed, whan he had reygned. v.
yeres, without issu of his body. And in Northumbirlande, after y forenamed Ofricus,
reygned Colwolphus, after whom Egbertus, and after who Oswolph, & after Oswolphe
reygned Ethelbalde, or Ethelwalde, albe it that dyuers auctours of theyse namys of kynges,
and contynuaunce of theyr reygnes, dyuersly and sundrely reporte and wryte.
, ^[ Capitulu. C. xlvii.
THeodoricus, the whiche, of mayster Robert Gagwyne, is allowed to be the sone of
the seconde Dagobert, began his reygne ouer the Frenshemen in the yere of grace, vii. C.
and.,xxvi., and the seconde yere of Ethelardus, than kynge of Westsaxons; the which was
from his yonge and tender age fosteryd and norysshed in a house of nonnys, in womans
clothynge, and lastly aspyred, & by concente of Charlys, master of the palayes, admytted
for kynge. After the which solempnyle fynysshed, Charlis berynge of the rebellyon of a
people, callyd the Sweuys, or Swetesers, assemblyd an hooste, and lastly them subduyd ;
which clone he turnyd hym towarde an other parte of the Almaynys, and in lyke wyse ouer-
came them, and after retornyd into Fraunce with great tryuphe and ryches that he hadde
wonne at those, ii. Journeys. It was not longe afterwarde, that Charlys had thus subduyd
the foresayd people of Almayne, with also a great parte of Germayny, but that tydynges
iii. came to hym that Endo, duke of Gascoyne, rebellyd agayne the kyng of Fraunce ; vvherfore
he in all goodly haste preparid his army, £ sped hym into Gascoyne, where he made so
* defended. * whom.
cruell
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cruell warre, that he in shorte tyme damagid greatly the coutrey, £ helde the duke Endo
so streygth, that he was compellyd to hyde hym in secrete placis of the coutrey, where,
after the1 great serche he inyght not be foud. VVherfore he settynge the countrey in some
restefulnes, retornyd hym into Fraunce. Whan Endo was sure of the retorne of Charlis
into Fraunce, for so nioche as he had prouyd the marciall knyghthode of hym, and
knewe well he myght not of hyinselfe withstode his knyghtlye powar, he therefore allyed
hym with the kynge of Spayne, than beynge a pagan, or myscreaunt, & named Ahyde- Pasan?run»
ramus, and excyted and styred hym to make warre vpon the lond of Fraunce, promys- "
ynge to hym not all onely victory, but also the* lond to hym and to his heyres for
euer. Vpon cotnforte of whiche promyse, and also ayde of the sayde'Endo, this fore-
named Arbideramus, thirstynge cristen mannis bloode, & entendynge vtter desolacion and
distruccion of the realme of Fraunce, assemblyd an excedynge hooste of people, and
with theyr wyues and chyldren & catayll, entryd the londe of Fraunce, and what they
wan tliey enioyed it as theyr owne ; and so in processe came vnto the cytie of Burdeaux,
the whiche, after a certeyne tyme of the cytesens defendyng, the sayde myscreauntis
wan into theyr possessyon, and dystroyed the people therof, wyth all theyr churchys,
and temples of the same. And frome thens passyngethe countrey in wastynge it with iron,
and with fyre, lastlye came vnto Poytiers, which citie, as before ye haue harde in the
story of the firste Dagobert, a C. and xxxii, chapter, was by hym subuertyd, and at this
daye newely reedyfyed. This citie also of theym possessyd, they in lyke maner as they
had dalt with Burdeaux, soo dyd they with this, not sparinge that holy place of seynt
Hyllary, but dyd vnto it great shame & vylany r and frome thens yode1 vnto Towers,
wastynge and sleyng the people without mercy, by all the way that they passyd, & banys-
shed* that cytie as they had doon the other. In the which passe tyme, Charlys, heryng
of the cruelte of this Arbidera*, assemblyd his powar, & shortly met with hym nere vnto
Towers, where he bare hym so knyghtly that he slewe of the Paganys an excedynge
nombre6, to be accordaunt with reason. But for I se it tesfyfyed of soo many wryters, it
boldith me to expresse the nombre, whiche was. CCC. Ixxx. and v. M. and odde. And
of the Frenshmen were slayne but. xvC. oonly. For the which victoryous acte, the sayd
Charlis obteynyd a sur name, and was callyd after that day, Carolus Mariettas, the
which is to ineane Charlis the hamer. For lyke as the hamer makyth all metallys plyable,
so Charlis made his foos or enmyes plyable to his hestis ; & as the hamer cuttith,
brekyth, or disseuerith iron and other harde metallys, so dyd this Charlis dismernbre and
cut or breke the enemyes of Fraunce throughe his hyghe prowesse. It is shewid in the
Bookis callyd Cronyca Cronicarum, Supplementum Cronycarum, Polycronica, and
other, that this victory was obteynyd by Charlis of the Sarasyns, but not as inhabytans
or incolers of Spayne, but that they were issuyd out of Affryca, and than warryd and had
wonne great countreys in Spayne, the which is more accordaunt with hystoryes. For in the
Plegys or Rebersayllys of the names of kynges of Spayne, I fynde no kyng of that name.
Than it folowith in the story, whan Charlis Martell had thus obteynyd victory, he com-
maundyd all the pyllage to be brought to one place : that doon, he deuydyd it amonge
his knyghtes j & shortly after, Guydo7 knowlegyng his offence & sekyng meanes of mercy,
was agayn restoryd to the londe of Gascoyne.
fl" Capitulum. C. xlviii.
CHarles Martell hauynge the Duke of Gascoyn thus recounciled, sent hym with a
certeyne of knyghtes agayne the rest of the sayd Sarazyns ; the which, by his manhoode,
1 " the" omitted, * that. 3 they yode. 4 wasted, edit. 1542. 1559. 'Arbideramus.
* to excedynge a iiomber. 7 Endo.
he
134- SEXTA PARS CRONICARUM.
he oppressyd and subduyd, and clerely voydyd the lande of them. Than soon vpon this
began the Burgonyons to rebelle, & made sharpe warre vpon the Frenshemen, next
adioynaunt to them, and dyd vnto the countrey and inhabytauntes of the same, great
harme : the which warre the sayde Martell that therin toke great payne, not without great
difficulte1, lastly it appeasyd and them subduyd. In tyme of the whiche warre so con-
tynuyng, Guydo, before rehersyd, duke of Gascoyne, dyed; wherefore Charles, to
set that prouynce in an ordre and due obeysaunce, yode thether, where he beynge busyed
about the nedes of the same, tydynges to hym were brought, that the Wandalis, whiche
been of the kynde or lynage of the Hunys, before towchyd, had entred the lande with an
huge powar : and in wastynge the countrey, approchid the cytie of Scnons or Sens, and
it enuyroned, or be clypped with a stronge siege. But by the vertue and strengthe of the
archebysshop of that cytie, named Eba, Ebbe, or Obbo, with the sistence of the cytezyns
of the same, the sayd cytie was defendyd, and delyueryd from the powar of the sayd
Wandalys, and the powar of them abbatyd and subduyd. For theyse manyfolde incur-
»yons and assautis of enemyes, & rebellyon of the countreys that were subgecte to the
crowne of Fraunce, the treasour of Fraunce, and specially of the temporall people was
sore mynysshed and wastyd : wherefore in defence of all the lande, Charlys Martell made
request to the spirituall men, & with great difficulte, had itgrauntyd, that he myght leuy
certayne dymys to wage therwith souldyours, and prepayre other necessaryes for the
warre. [Thus1, after the opynyon of some wryters, was the firste tyme that euery
spirituall mannys money, within that realme, was occupyed to temporall vse. Where-
fore, as it is reportyd of dyuerse cronyclears, the sayd Charlis, whan he was deed, was
seen by the bisshop of Orleaunce named Ethereus, to be in great payne and turment.'J
Than Charlis moued his hooste toward the Burgonyons, that agayne were of newe styred
& exortyd by dyuerse parsonys to newe rebellion ; and after his comynge thyther dyd
execucion vpon such parsones has he founde culpable ; and not without batayle, set the
country agayne in quyet, and than retornyd into Fraunce. But he rested not long there,
or he harde worde that the Almaynes, whiche dwellyd ouer or beyonde the ryuer callid
the Ryne, breke ouer into Frauce. Theyse people are namyd in the Frenshe boke Sesues ;
the which dyd great domage vpon the countreys adioynynge to the sayd ryuer : but it
was not long after or he had them chasyd, and subduyd, with also an other people callid
the Hunys or Gothis, that he before had also vaynquysshed : the whiche after this seconde
scomfyture assosiat vnto them the kynge of Longobardis, namyd Luytprandus, by whose
assistens and powar the foresayde Gothis wan the cytie of Auynyon, & other stronge
holdis, to the great hurt of the Frenshmen. And for at this season, Charlis was greued
with syknes, he therfore sent his brother, named Childebert, to withstande the sayd
t«l. intuit, enemyes, the which bare hym so manfully, that he chasyd the sayd enmyes. But this say-
inge discordith w other auctours, whiche shewyn that atwene this Charlys & Luytprand
was cotynuall amyte and fredship, in so moche that Luytprand aydid £ assisted the sayd
Charlis to auoyde y Sarasyns that were entryd a countrey of Fraunce, called than Gallia
Cisalpina. In this tyme that Fraunce was thus wrappyd in these harde happes &
bataylles, dyed the kyng Theodoricus, whan he had occupyed the name only of a kynge.
• iiii. yeres.
^[ Capitulu. C. xlix.
CVtbertus, the neuewe of Ethelardus, began his reigne ouer the Westsaxons in the
yere of grace. viiC. & xxix. and the thyrd yere of the seconde Theodoricus, tha kyng of
' payne. edit. 1533. trouble, edit. 1542. 1559. * Ttys. edit. 1533. • Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
Frauce,
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Frauce, in tyme of whose reygne Col« olphus reygned in Northubirland, to whom, as
before in the story of Ethelarde is towchyd, holy Beda wrote the story callid Hystoria
Anglicana. About the. ii. yere of $ reygne of this Cutbert, apperyd in the firmament, ii.
blasynge starrys, or. ii. starrys with cre^tis, & cast, as it were, brennynge brondis to-
warde the north. And about the. vi. yere of the reygne of Cutbert, dyed the foresayde
holy man Beda : the whiche in his tyme made and wrote. Ixxviii. bokys, oner £ besyde
his manyfolde werkys of vertue that he vsed by all his lyfe tyme. It is tolde of hym, y
in his later dayes, when he was blynde, he was brought by the frawde of his leder vnro a
great hepe of stonys, the which his leder shewyd to hym was an assemble of men & women
y were thether comyn to here hym preche the worde of God. Than he thynkynge this
reporte to be true, anon with great deuocion began there a colacion, and therof when he
came to the ende, the stonys by dyuyne powar, in lykenes of a great multitude of people,
sayd, "Amen," or after the sayinge of Antoninus, " Deo gracias. ' He was so noble of
lernynge, & excellent in connynge, that the firste Sergius, pope" of Rome, sent for hym
to assoyle questions there made in the popes1 vnyuersyte : also his cunnynge is apparent
in the bokes which he wrote, super Genesim, super Thobiam, super Esdriam, super
Neemiam, with other which wold aske a longe tracte of tyme to rehe'rse ; with also the
Omvlies, made vpon the Gospellys. But I passe ouer. Whan he was dede he was buryed
at the abbey of Gyruy : albe it f comynyng is, that he restith nowe with saynt Cutbert
of Durham. [Aboute the, ix. yere of this kynges reygne, the holy virgyn saynt Fredeswyd
dyed. Of hir it is sayd, for velanye, that to hir shulde haue byn doon by a kynge in
Oxynforde, that kynges of Englande, at the seasons syn, haue sparyd to entre that towne,
for drede of mysshape. Whoso wyll knowe the circumstaunce of the mater, and the holynes
of hir lyfe, let hym serche y warkys of holy Gyldas, where he shall be sufFycyently in-
formed1.] Soon after this tyme and season, Colwolpus, kynge of Northumbirlande, whan
he had reygned. viii. yeres, he resygned his dornynyon to his cosyn Egbertus, and was
shorne a monke in y abbey of Geruy, or after some wryters, in the abbey of Lyndefar,
or holy Ilond. This*, for as moche as lytle is shewyd of the dedys of Cutbert kyng of
Westsaxons, therefore I haue made the more rehersayll of other thynges doon in his
tyme : for of hym is no thynge lefte in wrytynge worthy to be remebryd or myndeyd,
sauynge, that he olte and many tymes made warre vpon Ethelwalde kynge of Mercia, and
sped therein dyuersly; and lastlye dyed, when he had reygned, after mooste wryters.
xvi. yeres.
f Capitulu. C. xlix.
Hlldericus or Childericus, the second of that name, and sone of Theodorycus, began
his reygne ouery Frenshemen in the yere of our Lordes incarnacio. vii. C. and xl. and
the. xi. yere of Cutbertus than kynge of Westsaxons : of the which, for his dulnesse and
his other enormytes in hym exercysyd, lytle or no thynge of his actes or dedes are put in
memorye. Ye haue before, in the story of Theorloryche, harde of the puyssaut &
strong dedis of Charlis Martell, the whiche styll, durynge his lyfe, contynued in great
honoure, to the great suretye of $ realme of France, and to the great terroure & feere
of theyr enemyes ; whereof to reherse all the circustauce, it wolde occupy a longe tyme :.
wherfore shortlye to conclude, lastlye, after his manyfolde trauayllys, susteynyd for the
weale of the realme of Fraunce, he dyed, leuyng after hym. iii. sonnes, that is to wytte,
Charelmayne, Pepyn, and Grytfon, to the which he bequethid his possessions & goodis.
But for y yongest, named Gryffon, held hym not contentyd with suche bequeste as his
fader to hym gaue, he therfore made warre vpon his other, ii. bretherne ; the which
behaued them so wysely that withoute notable batayll, they toke theyr sayde brother, and
-* B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. * his, edit. 1542. 1559- 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- * Thus.
put
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put hy.m in a safe kepynge : and that doon, the sayd. ii. bretherne assemblyd theyr
knyghtes and sped them agayne Hanualde duke of Guyan, than rebelling agayne the
crowne of Frauce, y which duke, with the countrey, brought1 vnder theyr firste obey-
saunce. After the which victory of the sayd countrey opteynyd, the sayd. ii. bretherne
sped them to the cytie of Poytiers, where they, by aduyse of the nobles of the lande, con-
syderynge the vnablenesse of Hilderich the kynge, that he was vnsufficient to rule so great
a charge, dyuydid f lond of Frauce atwene them ; so that eyther of theyin shuldc, vnder
the kynge, rule and gouerne suche porcyon as then there was to them appoynted. After
$ which°porcion, Charlmayne, herynge of the dyuycion & stryfe among the Almayns, as
thynge belongynge to his charge, sped hym thyther in all haste ; and after a parte of that
countrey wastyd and spoylyd, and dyuerse of theyr stronge holdys caste playne with the
erthe, he brought theytnto due subieccion. And soon after he went agayn the Bauarys,
the which he by his knyghtlye strengthe appeasyd in lyke wyse. In all whiche tyme and
season, Pepyn, his brother, was occupyed in defendynge of the other parties of Fraunce.
rp^an ^ foresay(je Charlcmayne [steryd by dyuyne inspiracion, or as some auctoures
meane, as he before tyme hadde au-owyd1,] sodeynlye renouncyd & gaue ouer all worldly
prosperyte and domynyon, and with pure deuocyon yode to Rome ; wher of the pope1,
than named Zacharias, he with all honoure and ioy was receyuyd, & of hym shorne a
muke, & dwellyd a season in an abbey of hymselfe buyldyd in the Mount Sarapt. But
for he sawe that daylye drewe to hym many great lordes of Fraunce, by meane wherof
he was let from his dyuyne seruyce and contemplacyon, he therfore yode thens to the
Mounte Cassyne, and there endyd his naturall lyfe. After whose thus departynge or
guydynge ouer4, the sayd Charlemayn, Pepyn as all5 onely ruler, toke vpo hym the charge
of the hoole realme. In this passe tyme, Gryffon, the yonger brother, was enlargyd
frome pryson, and by fauoure of his bretherne, was assigned to such possessyons as to
hym was denied suffycyent, to lede an honorable lyfe. Howe be it, whan he sawe that his
brother Pepyn had all the rule and he nothynge, disdaygned his sayde brother, & thoughte
no lenger to contynue in that maner, but to be partener of the rule of the londe, as
Charlemayne his brother had ben. And this to brynge to his purpose, he fled vnto the
Saxons, which, as after shall appere, were named Normans ; and with the prynce of
theym, made alyaunce, so that with theyr ayde he mouyd warre agayne his brother, &
assemblyd a stronge hoost. Wherof Pepyn beyng warnid, gadered his people & passinge
thorow, came to the riuer of Sunaha, or after y Late tonge, Sinussaha ; and Gryffon sped
hym tyll he came to a ryuer called Onacre. Whan these, ii. hoostys were thus nere,
meanes of treaty were sought on bothe partyes, durynge whiche communycacion, Gryffon
hauynge suspeccion to y Saxons that were on his pai tye, leste they wolde betraye hym,
and yelde hym into the handes of his brother, made, for that tyme, a sleyght agremet,
and shortlye after departyd from the sayd Saxons, and fled to the Bauarys, or into Bayon,
where he allying him with dyuerse nobles and barons of Fraunce, vexyd and dystourbed
soore the duke and lorde of that coutrey, called Tassylon, and lastly disceasyd hym of
that lordeshyp. Wherof Pepyn beyng warnyd, sped hym thether \v great strength, and
so bare hym, that he had the better of his brother, and restoryd the sayde Tassylon vnto
jjjs ryght, and after retornyd into Fraunce, ledyng with hym his brother Gryffon as his
prysoner. But it was not longe after, that, by medyafours, the sayd Gryffon was re-
cousyled to his brother : and for he shulde be content, and haue no more cause to vary ft
his brother, there was assygned to hym, as witnessith the Frenshe Cronycle & other, xii.
erldomes, with I the realme of Fraunce ; with the which bouteous gyfte, he not beyng
content, y selfe same yere fled vnto the Duke of Gyan, named Gayffer, and with hym
newely conspired agayne his sayd brother ; but lastly he was there slayne, as after
shall appere. Pepyn than consyderynge in his mynde in what daunger and trowble
1 they brought. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * B. of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559. * geuinge ouer of,
5 " all," omitted.
2 his
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137
his father, before hym, had rulyd the lande, and he nowe for his tyme in lyke agonye &
trowble ; and the kynge, to whom belonged all the charge, kepte his paleys and folowed
all hisdelytes and pleasures, without takynge of any payne : wherefore, consyderynge the
premysses, & for a reformacion of the same, sent his ambassade to the pope1, then beynge
Zachary, before named, askynge his aduyse, whether it was more necessary or welfull for
the real me of Fraunce that he shuld be admytted for kynge, y dyd no thynge butapplye
his mynde to all pleasure of his body, without care or charge takynge vpon hym for the
guydynge of the londe and the people of the same, or he that tooke vpon hym all the
charge & payne in defence of the lande, & kepyng of f people in due subieccyon? To
this the pope1 answerde and wrote vnto Pepyn, that he was best worthy and mooste
profytable for the realme to be admytted for kyng, that ruled welle the cominaltye by
iustice & prudence, and the enemyes thereof defedythe and subduethe by his policy
and manhodde. The whyche answere thus reseyued frome the pope1, and declared vnto
the lordes and barons of the realme, and annone, they, of one assentte and mynde,
preceded and wentte to the deposynge and puttige downe of theyr kynge and gouernowre
Hylderyche ; and I shorte space after, closed hym in a monastery or house of religion,
where1 he had ben occupyer of a kynges rome by f name only. x. yeres : and that doon,
the Frenshemen electyd and chase,. Pepyn for theyr soueraygne and kyng. In the which
Hylderich or Childerich, endyd the lyfe or progeny of Meroneus, of whom the Frenshe
kynges lynyally discendyd, by cotynuaunce of tyme, as folowith.
Meroneus
Childericus
Clodoueus
Dagobertus
Clodoueus
Clotharius
Theodoricus
Childericus
Lotharius
Chilpericus
Lotharius
Clodoueus
Childebertus
Dagobertus
Danyell
Theodoricus
Theodoricus
Hildericus
x.
xxiiii.
XXX.
xiii.
xvi.
iiii.
iii.
ii.
1.
xxiiii.
xliii.
iii.
xvii.
xi.
v.
xiii.
xix.
• x.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
yeres.
^ Capitulum. C.I.
SIgebertus or Sigbertus, the cosyn of Cutbert, laste kynge of the Westsaxons, began
his reygne ouer the sayd Saxons in the yere of y incarnacion of Chryst. D. CC. and xlv.
& the. v. yere of Hildericus, than kynge of Fraunce. He was cruell and tyrannous to
his s ubieties, & turnyd theyr' lawes and customes of his forefaders after his owne wyll &
pleasure : and for that, one of the noble men of his domynyon, somedeale sharply
aduertysyd hym to chaunge his manors, and to haue* hym more pfudentlye toward his
people, he therfore malyciously causyd hym to be put to cruell deth. About this tyme,
Egbertus, after the yonger Wylfryde, was made archebisshop of Yorke, the whiche brought
B. of Rome. edit. 1549. 1559-
when.
T
the, edit. 1542. 1559-
* b«haue.
agayne
138
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fol. Ixxxi.
Offa dedib
agayne thither the pall that his predecessours hadde forgoon, syn the tyme that the first
Paulinos had lefte that see, and fled to Rochestre, in Kent, and there lefte the sayd
pall. This Egbert was brother vnto Egbert, kynge of Northumbirland, by whose assist-
ance and comforte he dyd many thynges for the weale of y see, and made there a
noble library. Tha it folowith for soo moche as the kynge Sigebert contynuyd in his ill
malyce, & cruell codicions, his subiettis conspyryd agayn hym, and put hym from all
kyngly dignitye, soo that he fell after to great dissolacion and mysery, in such wyse, y
he was founden after in a wood or desolate place, wandryng alone without comforte: where
he beynge so founden by a swyne herde or vylayne, some tyme belongynge to the erl«
Cobranus, that he before tyme wyckydlye had slayne, in auengement of his sayd lordes
deth, slewe hym in the sayd place. Which sayde Sigebertus was thus depryuyd from all
honoure, when he, after mooste wryters, had reygned or tyrannysyd two yeres.
If Capitulum. C.li.
{Li.5.ca. J5-] KEnulphus, of the lyne or bloode of Cerdicus firste kynge of Westsaxons, began
his domynyon ouer y sayd Westsaxons, in the yere of grace. DCC. &. xlviii.
and the. vii. yere of Hyldericus, than kynge of Frauce. The vertue of this
man passid his fame; for after he had with thagrement of the Westsaxons, de-
pryuyd Sygebert, theyr kynge, from his auctorite, & regally, he firste appeasyd
dyuerse murmures & grudgis y kyndelyd amonge his subiectis, and set his lordeshyp in
great quyetnesse and rest, touchyng theyr cyuyle discorde. About the. viii. yere of the
reygne of this Kenelphus, OfFa slewe a tyrant Beoruredus1, that before had slaine Ethel-
walde kyng of Mercia : after whos dethe the sayde OfFa, as neuew to the sayd Ethelwald,
reygned as kynge of that prouynce.
Of this OfFa is told many notable dedes, whereof somwhat I entende to shewe. He
had warre with the Northumbres, and theym for a tyme subduyd : he also had
Avarre with Etheldrede, kynge of Eest Anglys, and with Egbert, otherwyse callyd
Pren, kynge of Kent, who he toke prysoner, and led hym bounden with hym into
Mercia. Tha after thyse victoryes, OfFa buyldyd y church of Wynchcom, in tyme
of the whiche buyldynge, in presens of. xiii. bisshops, and many other great astatis,
kyng OfFa enlargyd the sayd Egbert of imprysonement. In toke whereof, y people beyng
there present, made suche an exclamacio of ioye and gladnes that the churche thereof
range. This kynge OfFa hadde suche displeasure vnto the cytezens of Cauntorbury y he
remoued the archebysshopes see, by the agrement of the first Adryan than pope2, vnto
Lychefeld. He also chasyd y Brytos or Welshemen into Walys, and made a famous dyke
atwene Walys and thevtter bondys of Mercia, or mydle Inglond, the which, to this day,
is namyd Offedych : & after buyldyd there a churche, which longe tyme after was callyd
OfFekyrke. [This OfFa also, by angelycall inspyracyon, translatid the holy prothomartyr
seynt Alboon? and was firste founder of that famous monastery, ouer that holy body;
the which, syn the firste foundacion, hath, by sundry tymes, been perysshed and hurte
by Danys and other, and newely, syn that tyme, reedyfyed. This holy Albon was mar-
tyred, as before apperith in the. Ixvii. chaptre, and story of Conslancius, aboute the
yere of our lord. CC. Ixxx. and xvii. by which reason he sh tilde lye, or he were translatyd,
ouer. CCCC. Ix. yeres'.] This OfFa also maryed one of his doughters to Brigthricus,
that was kynge of Weste Saxons. And for that in his tyme was varyaunce between hym
& the Frenshemen, that passage of marchauntes wasforbodyn; therfore he sent that
famous doctor, Anselmus, vnto Charlis the great, then kyng of Fraunce, to comon the
means of a peace, which Charlys had, after, this Anselmus in suche fauour, that he became
,his disciple. Than retourne we to Kenelphus, the which, before tyme, had* often warre
with OfFa, & with hym many conflyctes & lastly agreed. About the; xi. yere of this
* named Beoruredug. . ,t . * Bishop..edit. 1542. 1559. 3 Omitted in the edit. 154>S. 1559,
* had bad.
Kenjelphus*.
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Kenelphus, Egbert, kynge of Northumbrys, renoucyd his kynglye dignyte, and became a
muke. And lastly, the sayde Offa, when he had reygned oner Mercya. xxxix. yeres, as
sayth Guydo, he lefte the kyngedome to his sone, also namyd Kenelphus, and yode to
Rome. And this Kenelphus, kyng of Westsaxon, kepte strongly his lordeshyp agayne [LI.S. «.»;.]
the powar of all his enemyes, & had his subiectes in due ordre of obedyence. Lastly,
Kenulph was supprysed with the loue of a woman y he kepte at Merton, and hautyd hir
more secretive than stoode with his honoure. Whereof hauyng knowlege a kynnesma of
Sigebert, late kynge, entendyng to reuenge the deposyng of his kynnesma, awaytid y tyme,
& beset y house where Kenulph & his paramoure was, smally accopanyed : but so soone
as Kenulphe had espyed his enemyes, he set vp5 the, whiche, as sayth Polycronycon,
were. Ixxx. in nombre ; and foughte with them a longe whyle ; but in the ende he was
slayne of Clyto or Clyton his enemye. It was not longe after, or worde sprang of the
kynges deth; wherefore OrFricus, master tha beynge1 of y kynges knyghtis, tooke with hym
a sertayne of y sayd chiualry, and pursued vpon the sayde murderars, and lastly encounter-
ed with them, & slewe the sayd Clyto theyr capytayne, with the moor parteof hys company.
And that done, he retournyd to Merton, & there toke the corps of Kenulpbe, and with
great solempnyte conueyed it vnto Wynchestre ; and* it was with all reuerence enteryd,
whan he had rulyd the West Saxons, (albeit that of hym the Englysshe Cronycle makyth
no mencion,) xxxi. yeres.
^T Capitulum. C.liii.
PIpinus, theseconde sone of Charlis Martell, bega his reygne ouer the Frenshe men in
the yere of grace. CCCCCCC. and. 1. & the second yere of Kenulpbus, than kynge of
Westsaxon. This, as before ye haue harde, was electyd to that honoure, by assent of pope
Zachary', and the cosent of the noblys of Fraunce; and, after, he was confermyd of the
seconde Stepha, whan he sat after as pope*. The firste yere of his reygne, the Saxons,
otherwyse called Danys, or Normannys, began to warre vpon hym; the whiche he in-
countered at the ryuer of Isayr, and them knyghtly ouercame, and chasyd & brought
them fynally vnder his subieccion. And in his retornynge into the coutrey of Frauce,
worde was brought to hym of the deth of his brother Gryffon, the which, as before is
sayd, fled vnto Gayferus, duke of Guyan, & there helde hym, to the ende for to haue
causid the people of Guyan to haue rebellyd & to make warre agayne his brother Pepyn :
whereof whan some of theym consyderyd the malicious and vnstable cSdicions of hym, in
auoydyng more danger to theyrj countrey by his meanys myght ensue, fell6 suddenly vpon
hym, & slewe hym. Whan Pepyn was retournyd into Fraunce, he, by the aduyse of Re-
inygius then bishop of Roan, amendyd the state of the church, & causyd Goddis service
to be songe, and7 y before tyme had byn with lytle deuocio and reuerence doon and vt-
teryd : and other spirituall thynges y before were misorderyd, causyd8 them to be set in
a better fourme. And, shortly after, Stephan, aboue named, confermyd this Pepyn & his
heyres for kynges of Fraunce; and of hym axyd ayde and assystece to withstond the
powar of Aystulphus, than kynge of Longobardis, y" which then warryd vpon certayne
landes belongynge vnto the Church of Rome ; the whiche kynge Pepyn to hym with good
Avyll grauntyd. And in the begynnynge of the nexte yere folowyng, with agreathooste
enteryd the boudys of Italy, and into9 the same made sharpe and cruell warre: in de-
fence whereof the sayd Aystulphus made his beste prouysyon, and defendyd the straytes
and mountaynes; by the which f Frenshe men shulde haue further entre into hys londe,
& there gaue vnto his enmyes a stronge fight. Albe it, he with his people was forcyd to
gyue backe ; & for his refuge toke the cytie of Papye, whereof Pepyn hauyng informa-
cion, beclyped the sayd cytie with a strong syege. Whan Aystulphus had a season de-
1 then beynge mayster. * where, edit. 1533. 15+2. 3 Zachary bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559.
* bishop, edit. 1542." 1559. 5 that to their, edit. 1542. 1559. 6 they fell. 7 " and," omitted
in the later editions. * he caused. " in.
T 2 fendyd
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fendyd his cytie, and sawe, by experyence, dayly, his enmyes encreace, & his power my-
nysshe and feble, I avoydyng of extreme daunger, he sought meanes of peace j and in
suche wyse pursued the same, that he fynallye hadde peace to hym grauted, vpon c5di-
cion that he by a day lymytted shuld restore to y pope1 all ryght to his church belogyng,
y he, or any for hym, held, or before tyme had withholdyn, w other thynges concernynge
tii.iMxxii. the sayd peace. And for the parfourmaunce of the sayde condicions, he delyueryd immedi-
atly good hostagys & pledgis. After whiche peace thus substancially confermed, Pepyn
with his hooste with great tryumphe retornyd into Fraunce ; but notwithstondyng this as-
suryd peace by1 confyrmacyon of othe, & other circumstaunce before shewyd, the nexle
yere folowynge, he trustynge vpon better fortune of warre, denyed and reuokyd all his
former grautis, and refusyd to do as before he had fermely promysed. For this vnstable-
nes and vntrewthe, to remedy, the pope3, of newe, made requeste vnto Pepyn : the which,
without longe taryinge, reassemblyd his knyghtes & made good spede towarde Italy, and
not without daunger passyd the mountaynes, & fynallye besyegyd Aystulphus within the
fore sayde cytie of Papy, by meane whereof he lastly was constraynyd to restore sei>
tayne cyties, and other possessions that before tyme he had takyn from the pope'. After
the whiche agremet endyd and perfyghted, with! a shorte terme y sayd Aistulphus beyng
in his disporte of huntyng, fell from his horse, or with his horse, by vyolence whereof he
was soo broysyd that he dyed shortlye after, whan he had rulyd the Longobardis, Lum-
bardis, or Italyons. viii. yeres. After this victory thus obteyned by Pepyn, the lordes
and prynces thatdwellyd about hym feryd, and drad hym, & sought to hym for allyaunce,
and amyte : amonge the whiche, Tassylon, duke of Bayon, before spokyn of, that newly
had conspyred agayn hym, yelded hym to y kyng, and became his trew lyege man, and
sware to hym and to his two sonnys feawte. But the Saxons, which in the Frenshe boke
are namyd Soysons, cowde neuer holde them content without distorbynge of the Frensh
men : wherefore kynge Pepyn assemblyd a great hoosr, & made toward the, & had w
them dyuerse coflyctes, & bataylys ; so that at lengthe they were dryuen to ask peace,
vpon cpndicion that, yerely after, they shulde yelde vnto the kynge of Fraunce. CCC.
good horsys in way of trybute. And that-doone, he retournyd into Fraunce, and in-
mediatly after ordeyned, by the aduyse of his counceyll, a court or counceyll, the whiche at
this day is called the parlyament of Fraunce ; and is lyke vnto the court of requestys, nowe
at this day holden in Englonde. How be it that is of moche gretter resorte of people, and
therewith veray delayous; in soo moche, that as I haue herde credyble persones say,
some one mater hath hangyd there, in dispucion*, ouer. xx. yeres: the whiche parlyament
at this daye is kepte at Parys, at Roan, and other, ii. placis of the londe. And for iugyg
of this couceyll or parlyament is deputyd, of f kynges coste in euery place where it is
kepte, an hundred parsonys, what of one, & what of a nother. Tha it folowith ; Gayfer,
duke of Guyan, before myndyd, of wyll more than of reason, set a trybute, or imposy*
cion, vpon the spirituall londis within his land, without agrement of the clergy : wherefore
the bisshoppes, for a redresse and remedy, complayned them vnto kyng Pepyn. Then Pe-
pyn sent vnto hym, &monesting hym I fayre & goodly manner, that he shuld exchew and
forbere suche doynge ; and, for the duke wolde not abstayne for the kynges c5mautidement,
he in shorte whyle assemblyd his army, and entred the terrytory of Guyan, in wastyng
and spoylynge the countrey ; & in so short whyle after, put the duke in suche feere, that
he was fayne toaplye hym to the kynges mynde, and pleasure, and bounde hym to restore
to the clergy, all that he hadde before takyn by extort power, But wha the sayde duke was
asstnryd of y kynges retorne into Fraunce, he gatheryd a strength of knyghtes, and sent
theym to the cytie of Chalours in Burgoyne, and dydde that he cowde or myghte, to the do-
mage of that towne & countrey. In which season the kynge was at the towne or cytie
called Dury, whyder, & to the whiche towne tydynges were brought to him of the vn-
* B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1550. * the. 3 bishoppe of Hornet edit. 1542. 155g. * disputation.
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trew dealyng of this foresayde duke, wherewith he beynge sore discontent, retournyd
with his people into Guyan, & therein bete down many strong holdis & castellis, £ took
or wonne, at lengthe, Burbon, Cancaruyle, & Cleremout. And from thens wastyng the
countrey with iron and fyre, yode tyll he came to Lymoges ; &, for that wynter came on
hande, f kyng for y ease and sauegarde of his people, stregthyd these foresayd cyties,
townys, & holdis, that he before had wonne : and than yode to a place callyd Cause or
Caus, and there kept his Cristmas & Ester. And whan the new season was come, not
forgettynge his former purpose, reentryd the foresayde duchy of Guyan, in wastynge the
lode, as he before had doon ; & after toke by strength, the cyties of Burgies and Towrs:
in which season and tyme, y duke wolde neuer appere in playne felde, but kepte hym in
stroge holdys; and as one was wonne, ay' fled into an other. This warre thus contynu-
ynge, the countrey and people were sore empouerysshed : wherejere, they lastly con-
syderynge the obstinacy of tlieyr duke, with also the great daunger which they stoode in,
murderyd theyr sayd duke, & after yeldyd the to the coutvey, to y kynges obeysauce,
with all suche treasure and iewellis, as to the sayde duke belongyd ; whereof, Pepyn of-
ferd a great parte of theym vnto seynt Denys. This warre thus endyd, with many other
notable werkys, whereof the rehersayll in order wolde aske a longe tracte of tyme,
this victorious prynce Pepyn was vexyd \V greuous sykenes ; wherefore, in all haste, he
sped hym vnto seynt Martynes, where he made certeyne oblacios & prayers, & thens, his
sykenes encreasyng, was coueyed vnto Parys, where he shortly after dyed, whe he had
reygned as kyng by y terme of. xviii. yeres, leuynge after him. ii. sonnes, that is for to
say, Charlemayne, and Charlys.
^[ Capitulum. C.liiii.
CArolomanus and Charlys, sbnnys of Pepyn, began theyr reygne ioyntly ouer the
Frenshtnen, in the yere of our Lord. DCC. Ixviii., and y. xx. yere of Kenulpbe, than
kynge of Westsaxons : soo that Charlemayne had to his parte, myddle Fraunce, and
Charlis had Austracy, w y other deale of Fraunce. Of the elder brother, Charlemayne,
lytle is lefte in memory, for he dyed whan he had reygned lytle ouer. ii. yeres; wherefore
to Charlys fell the hole realtne of Fraunce, the whiche, of ally nobles was ioyously ad-
mytted. It was not long after Hunyldys, who Pepyn by his lyfe had ordeygnecl ruler of
Guyan, rebellyd agayne y kyng; wherefore Charlis preparyd anon his army, and sped hym
thyther, and in proces of tyme, constrayned the sayd Hunildus to forsake y coiitrey, and
for his tuyssyon to flee vnto Lupus, than duke of Gascoyne, wherfore Charlis beyng aduer-
tysed, sent his message to the sayd Lupus, wyllynge and comaudynge hym, y he in spedy
nianer shuld sende to hyrn his rebell Hunyldus, or ellis he wolde, with his army, inuade and
spoyle his people and' countrey. Vpon resseyt of whiche message, Lupus, by counceyll,
condescendyd to the kynges pleasure, so that he causyd Hunyldus to submyt hym vnto the
kynges grace and mercy ; wherewith the kynge was so well contentyd, that vpon assur-
auce takyn of the sayd Hunyldus, that there after he shulde be of good aberynge to warde
the kyng, he clerely forgaue vnto hym all his former offence : and after he had set that
countrey in a rule & order, he retornyd into Frauce, where to hym, soone after, came an
embas-ade froine the firste Adryan, than pope1, requyryng hym of ayde agayne Desyde-
rius, than kynge of Logobardys, the which tha had taken from the Churche of Rome,
many cyties & other possessions. Than Charlys acceptynge the popes* requeste, or he be-
gan any warre agayne the sayde Desyderius, sent vnto hym an embassade, wyllynge &
requyryng hym in all honorable* wyse, to restore vnto the Churche of Rome, all suche
possessions as he from the same Churche before tyme had takyn. & yet with helde ; &
also to refrayne hym from all suche warre as he dayly made vpo the londis of the sayde
J be. * B of Rome, edit. 1542, 155J). 3 moste humble wise, edit. 1559.
Churche,
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Churche. But for he sawe no frute ensue of that message, he made prouysion for all thynge
nedeful to suche a iourney, and shortlye after passyd the mountaynes, not all without
batayle, and in processe costraynyd Desyderius to take the cytie of Vercyle, where, after
he had refresshed his Italyens, he gaue vnto the Frenshe men, a sharpe and cruell batayle:
but in the ende Desyderius was compellyd to forsake the feeld, and fled after to the
Hi«tori«. forenamyd cytie of Papy, where he kepte hym, as after shall appere, a longe whyle. And
for to shewe you somewhat of the foresayde batayle, ye shall vnderstode that for tlie great
occision1 of men that there was slayne, the place was callyd long after Mortaria : that is to
meane, in our vulgare, or mother tonge, y place of deth. In this fyght were slayne,
amonge other, ii. knyghtis greatly famyd, Amys andAmylyon, of who some fablys are
reportyd, because they were so lyke of semblaunt. These, ii. knyghtes, as wytnessith the
Frenshe story, and also Antoninus, were brought vp in the courte of the foresayde Charlis,
and with hym well cherysshed, and fynally here slayne, and buryed, after some wryters,
in the two chapellys, whiche in the foresayde place were buyldyd to praye for the great
muhytude of the soulis of these knyghtis that there were slayne. But who that is desyrous
to knowe the whole lyfe of these, ii. foresayde knyghtes, let hym ouer se the thyrde Capy-
tre of the. xiiii. tytle of Antoninus, and he shall there fynde a compendyous and goodly
story, the which for length I ouer passe, and retorne my style agayne to Charlys; the
. whiche whan he was ware that Desyderyus had takyn this cytie of Papy, and it greatly
strengthyd both with men and vytell, in suche wyse that he well vnderstoode y it myght
not be shortly wonne, he therefore leyde about it a stronge syege, with the ouer syght of
sure and wyse captaynys, & after yode to Rome to vysyte the holy apostles Petyr and
Poule, and also to speke with the pope1 for dyuers maters, where he taryed a great parte
of the wynter folowynge, and after retornyd vnto Papy, whiche as yet was not delyuerid
nor gyuen vp. But it was not longe after his retorne y the cytie was wonne, wherein was
takyn as prysoner the sayde Desyderius, with his wyfe and chyldren. The whiche, to make
shorte processe, he at lengthe forcyd hym to restore vnto the pope*, all suche possessions
as he before tyme hadde takyn frorne his Churche, and addyd more there vnto the two
cities of Spoletys and Beneuent; and fynally depryued hym of all kyngly honoure, and
lad hym as prysoner into Fraunce, and as a prysoner or exyle from his naturall coutrey,
kept hym at y cytie of Lyons, as wytnessith Cronyca Cromcarum, lacobus Philippus,
and other : and after, by agrement, y pope* gaue that kyngedome vnto Pypynus, his sone,
the whiche contynued so in the Frenshemens rule and possessio, ouer the tenne of. CC.
yeres. For this victorious dede, thus obteynyd by Charlis, the forenamyd pope* grauntyd
vnto hym many great pryuylegis ; amoge the nobre wherof, one was, that no pope* dur-
ynge the lyfe of Charlis, shulde be I no wyse electyd or chosyn, tyll there came from hym
a comaundement to go to that eleccion ; and also he graiityd vnto hym inuestiture of bene-
fycis spirituall : which grauntis and pryuylegys were confermyd, and auctorysyd in a sy-
node of an hundreth and. liii. bysshoppes kept in Fraunce, by comaundement of the
foresayde Adryan. Of this Charlis, longe and tedyous it were to tell the hole of his actes
& dedys, wherfore I entende to towche but a parte of them ; and for the other deale, I
remytte to them y haue further desyre of knowlege, vnto the bookys of Turpyn, and Egy-
ueaux, chaplayn to the sayd Charlis, or ellis to the sayde bysshop Turpyn, which wrote
a longe werke of hisvertuous dedys.
If Capitulum. C.lv.
This Charlys Marcyall', after his retorn into Frauce, without there longe tarying, sped
hym agayne to f forenamyd people callyd Soysons, or Saxos, which newlye rebellyd, and
warryd sharpely vpo them, and fought with them sondry batayllys: amonge the whiche. ii.
1 occasyon, edit. 1542. * B. of Rome, edit. 1542, 1559- ! Martell, edit. 1542, 1559.
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ben specially notyd, whereof y one was foughten at a place callyd Onacre, and that
other at the ryuer of Esam or Hesayre, by which, ii. batayllys the Saxos lost moche of
theyr people, and were so sore feblysshed, that they were fayne, shortly after,, to put them
in the mercy of Charlis, by reason wherof he bonde them vnto certayne lawys and ordy-
nauncis, were of speciallye one, as pry ncy pall of theym was, that they frome y day forth
shulde renounce and forsake theyr worshipynge of idollys, and false Goddis, and beleue in
f fayth of Crystis churche; with many other. For the parformynge of the which couenauntis,
the kynge toke of theym good pledgys, and hostagys ; and moreouer to y ende to mynysshe
& make lesse theyr strengthe, he chase out of them. x. M. of y moost apte men for the
warrys, and coueyed them with hym into Fraunce j & after he had clothyd them with the
njantell of baptyrn, takynge of them assuryd othe to be trewe to hym, and to his heyres,
he after inhabyted them in dyuerse placis of his realme, of the vvhiche people, as affermith
myn atictor, discendyd the Flemynges, & Brabaders, & thus endyd $ warre of y Saxos,
or Soysons, y had contynuyed by the terme of many yeris passyd. And forthwith, by as-
sent & aduyse of his couceyll, he preparyd all abilimetis & ordynauce of warre, to goo
agayn y Hunis y the had wonne great groud in Spayne ; and for to brynge this warre to the /w. ixxxim.
more effectuall ende, he chase, xik perys, which, after some wryters, are callyd dozeperys, Twdue peerys.
or kyngs, of y which, vi. were bisshopys, and. vi. temporall lordes, whereof, thre were
named dukes, &. iii. erlys bisshopes, or. iii. arche bisshopes/ and. iii. bisshopes1, of j te-
porall lordes. iii. were dukes, & thre erlys; that is to saye, the duke of Burgoyne, the
duke of Nenstria, or Normandy, and the duke of Guyan: and for. iii. erlys, the erle of
Palatyne, the erle of Tholouse, and the erle of Chfipeyn, of the whiche also some wry-
ters, that* y famous knyghtes, Rowlande & Olyuer, were. ii. as Roulande, erle of Palantyne,
and Olyuer, erle of Tholouse. Whan Charlis had preparyd all thynges necessarye to this great HistorU.
Journey, he fyrste made his pylgrymage vnto seynt Denys, and there offerd ryche and great
gyftes, and after procedyd towarde his iourney ; & fyrste besyegyd the cytie callyd Papilo-
nia', the which, after, iii. monethys, he subdued to his obeysauce. This cytie stoode I the entre
of Spayne, in the montaynes callyd Monies Pireni, after y obteynyng of which cytie, [&
by miracle of saynt lames,]4 as sayth Antoninus, Charlis commaunded all such as to
Crystes fayth wolde be conuertyd, shulde be sauyd, & y other to passe by sentece of y
swerde. And after he had wonne the fyrst cytie, he wan all the countrey adioynynge to
the same, b'y reason wherof, he caste great fere vnto the miscreauntis, and wan by his
strengthe, and by appoyntment, so that they became his trybutaryes, these cotreys
and prouynces hereafter ensuynge. That is to say, as wytnessith Vyncent Historiall,
Antoninus, & other, y lade of Laudeluffe, the lande of Pardis, the lande of Castyll,
the lande of Mawrys, y prouynce of Nauerne, the coutrey of Portyngall, the londe of
Byscaye, & the londe of Palarge, and distroyed I them all idollys, and buyldyd in theym
churches and monasteryes, and broughte the more partye of them to Crystis relygion :
& moost specially the church of saynt lamys he buylded in Compostella vV sumptuous
coste, and gaue therevnto great possessyons to the meynteynynge of the dyuyne seruyce
of God, & the mynysters of the same. And ouer y, with the treasoure that he gate I these
foresayde countreys, he buylded many dyuerse churches, as well in other placis as there.
Longe it were to tell all the circumstaunce of this vyage, & victoryes of the same, wherefore
I passe ouer. And when Charlys had sped his nedys, he had good wyll to retourne in to
Fraunce, in the which retorn« Charlys castynge no dought nor parell, by the treason of
Gauelon, a knyght or ruler of Gascoyne, f which Gauelon had receyuyd of a Paynym Treaso*.
kynge, namyd Marsyll, great & ryche gyftes for to betray the boost of Charlis, was dyssauyd,
as after shewith. This Gauelon, f better to compare and bryng to effecte his purpose,
aduysed Charles, with a sertayne of his people, to passe the porte of Cesayre, and to leue
1 Of the whyche byshoppes thre were named dukes, •whych were archbyshopes, and thre erlys, which
were byshoppei. * aflerme. 3 J?ainpilona. * omitted hi the edit. 1542. 1559.
be
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be hynde hym I the rerewarde Rowlandeand Olyuer, with. xx. M. of the resydue of his
hoost ; and when the kynge was passyd with his hooste, he gaue warnytige vnto y fore-
namyd Marsyll, & other, that they shulde close the sayde Rowlande in the place callyd
Rounceuale, the which, accordynge to that false couceyll, with an hoost of. Ix. M. or
moo, beclypped Rowlande and his people on euery syde, and there fell vpon the Cristen
men, & slewe theym withoute mercy or pytye, in the whiche fyghte, notwithstondynge the
great slaughter that they made of the Sarasyns, fynally was there slayne the sayde Row-
lande, Olyuer, & many of the nobles of Fraunce. But this Gauelon scapyd not with-
out punyshemet, for he was after taken, and with other to hym codescedyng, were put to
moost cruell deth, at y cytie of Aquysgrany. Of this great victory of Charlys. in subdu-
ynge of Spayne, are dyuerse oppynyons ; for f Frenshe Cronycle & Antoninus agreen
that it shulde be after that Charlis was ennoynted emperoure of Rome: but master Robert
Gagwyn, and other, saye that it was before he was emperoure. Thus this victorious prince
retornynge into Frauce, subdued than after dyuerse countreys, as Gallia Narbonencis,
Campania, or Champeyn, and Beneuentana, and other, which of one mynde had re-
bellyd agayne hym. About the. xxxi. yere of his reygne, as mooste wryters agre, sertayne
personys of Italy c5spyred agayn Leo the. iii., than pope' of Rome, & hym vngoodlye
entretyd; but he lastlye escapynge theyr daunger, cam vnto Charlys, and requyryd hym
of his comforte and ayde, wherof he was not daungerous. But whan he had well serchyd,
and vnderstoode that the pope1 had susteyned wronge, he with all diligence sped hym
thether, and after he had subduyd the popes1 enemyes, he restoryd y sayd pope* to his
former dygnyte, for the which dede, and other that he had done for the defence of the
Churche of Rome, he was, by the sayd pope4 Leo, or Leon, sacryd or enoynted empe-
roure of Rome.
^f Capitulum. C.lvi.
CHarlis than thus sacryd as emperoure, in the yere of our Lord. DCCC. and one,
whan he had accomplysshed his nedys for the weale of the Churche, and the pope*, he
than with great gyftes retournyd into Frauce. In this ty me, or soone after, as witnessith
the Frensh Cronycle, landed in Frauce, y famous clerkys Alcinnus, or Albinus, Ra-
banus, and lohannes, and other of the dyscyples of Beda, the which Charlis receyuyd
with great honour ; and by theyr counsaylys instytude5 & ordeyned, firste, the scole of
Parys, and an other at Papia, in Italy, before myndyd. Wherfore it shulde seme y the
sayd Alcinnus6 was not sent for any entreatyse of peace a twene the. ii. reahnes of
Fraunce and great Brytayne, as, in the story of Kenulphus, before is shewyd. After
this tyme and season, many great and noble dedis were doon by this sayde Charlis, & by
his sones & capytaynes vnder hym, and by his c5maundement. And for the par-
sonage of so noble a prynce shulde be had in mynde, therefore dyuerse auctours
testyfye, that he was fayre and welfarynge of body, and sterne of looke and of
face : his body was. viii. foote long, and his armes and leggys well lengthed and
strengthed after the proporcion of y body ; his face of a spanne brede, and his berde
very longe. Of his strength wonders are tolde : he wolde at one meale eat an hoole
hare, or. ii. hennys, or an hole gose, or lyke quatite of other meete, & drynke thereto a
lytle wyne mynglyd with water. Amonge his other notable dedys, he made a brydge ouer
the ryuer of Ryne, of. v. C. pace long, by y cytie of Maguce ; and he buyldyd, as wit-
nessith Antoninus, and other, as many abbayes or monasteryes, as there ben letters in f
crosse rowe of the. A. B. C. : and in the fronte of eyther of the sayde abbayes, after the
tyme of theyr foundacion, he pyght or set a letter of golde of the value of an hundred
pounde turnoys, which is nere to the value of Englysshe money now curraunt. xx.
1 Byshop, edit* 1542. 1559.
4 Omitted in edit. 154,2.
1 B. of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559.
5 Instytuted, edit. 1533. 155.Q.
3 Bysshops, edit. 1542- 1559.
* Allcuyous, edit. 1559-
marke
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tvmrke for a pounde turnoys, is moche lyke. ii.s. viii.d. starlyng; & a. li. Parysycn is nere
vpon, xl.d. starlynge ; but it stodith at no sertente for heyghtyng, & lowyng of theyr
Coynes. He also buldyd, or new reedytyed the cytie of Aquysgrany, & endowid the
church of our lady there, with many great gyftes and presyous relykes, whiche yet re-
mayne there to this daye: in whiche cytie, and nere about, he vsyd moche to abyde and
lye. And for his great dedis & victoryes he deseruyd to be namyd Charlis the great, & for
all his great myghte and honoure, yet that not withstodyng, he was meke and lowly in
his herte, and mylde and gracious to the poore, and marcyfull to wretchis and nedy, and
set his sonnes to lerne, as well letters, as marcyall & knyghtlye featis ; and his doughter
he set to spynnynge and woll warke. And he was experte in all spechis, so that he nedyd
none interpretours to explane or expresse to hym y messagys of strauge ambassatours :
and in the tyme of his dyner or meales, he vsyd to haue radde before hym lessons and
pystellys; and specially of the warkys of saynt Austen, de Ciuitate Dei. In hym was
no thynge to be dyscornendyd, but that he helde his dougter so longe vnmaryed. This
noble man Charlis, iii. yeres before his deth, he had peace with. all coiitreys, as well
suche as were obeysaunt vnto the empyre, as suche as longed to his domynyon of Frauce.
In the which tyme of rest, amonge other godlye and vertuous dedis, he made his testa-
ment, and distributyd his teporall moueable goodis in. iii. partis ; wherof. ii. partis he
gaue to maynteynyng of bisshopis and other mynysters of the churche, and for the repa-
racyon of churches & necessaryes to the same, and to y" maynteynynge of the dyuyne ser-
uyce of God, with also the ayde and fedyng of poore and nedy people ; and the thyrde
parte to his children and other of his allye. Ye shall vnderstonde this Charlis had I his
treasory specyally notyd, before his other iewellys. iiii. tables or bordys, whereof, iii. were
of syluer, and y. iiii. of golde. In one was grauyn the lykenes of the cytie of Con-
stantyne the Noble; the whiche he bequath toy Church of Rome. In an other was
grauyn or wroughte, f lykenes of the cytie of Rome ; & that he gaue to y bisshop of
Reynes, & to his church : & the. iii. table of syluer wherein was grauyn jr Mappa Mundi,
and the. iiii. of golde, he gaue to his sonues. Many thynges there were, and causys of
the exaltynge of y- fame of this prynce. But amonge other, one is specyally remembryd
of myne auctour Gagwyne, y the kynge of Percy than rulynge a great parte of y Oryent,
sent vnto Charlys an ambassade honorable \v many ryche presentis : among y whiche was
an horologe of a clockc of laten, of a wonder artyficiaH makyng, that at euery cure of
the daye & nyght, whan the sayde clocke shulde stryke, imagys on horse backe aperyd
out of sondrye placis, and after departycl agayne by meane of sertayne vyces. He sent
to hym also tentis of ryche sylke, & baulme naturall, with certayne olyfauntys, requyr-
ynge hym of amytye & frcdshyp : & in lyke wyse dyd the emperoure of Costantyne f
noble. Albeit y he, I his mynde, was not well cotentyd y the pope* had in y wyse de-
uyded the empyre, & set such a man of myght iny roine therof. This Charlis had dyuerse
wyues; but of ysecode, narnid Eldegard, he reseyuid. iii. sonneS: y that is to say, Lewys,
Pepyn, & Charlis ; y whiche Pepyn he made kyng of Logobards or Italy, as before is
shewyd of his notable dedys.3 What shuld I loger hold processe of this great coqueroure?
for lyke as I before shewyd, of his notable dedis myght I make a great volume if I shulde
of the shewe the clerenesse, and y circustauce of euery conqueste that he in his tyme
acheuyd. But deth y is to all persones egall, lastlye tooke hym in his dymme dauce,
wha he had ben kyng of Frauce, with his brother, and alone, xlvii. yeres|; of the whiche,
he rulyd j empyre, as before is shewyd. xiiii. yeres : in the yere of his age, as sayth the
Frenshe Cronycles. Ixxii. and was buryed at Aquysgrany with great pompe, in $ yere of
our Lordis incarnacio. DCCC. and. xv. with this superscription vpon his toumbe :" " Ca-
roli Magni Cristianissimi Imperatoris Romanorurn corpus sub hoc sepulcro conditum
est," which may be Englysshed as folowith :
1 or. edit. 1542. 1559. * B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- 3 " of his notable iledys," omitted
in the later editions.
U Of
14« SEXTA PARS CAROL1MANI.
X)f Charlis the great, and emperoure mooste cristen
Of Rome, the body is hyd this toube within.
Of the fore named sonnys of Charlys, suruyued the eldest Lowys by name ; and the
Other, ii. Pepyn and Charlys, dyed before theyr father.
>
^} Capitulum. C.lvii.
„. ]tkvr] BRigthricus, of $ bloode of Cerdicus, firste kyng of Westsaxos discendcd, bega his
reygne oner the sayde Saxons in y yere of our Lord. DCC. &. Ixxviii. and the. x. yere of
Charlys the great than kyng of Fraunce. This before tyme had maryed one of £ dough-
ters of Offa kynge of Mercia, as before is touchyd ; by whose ayde and powar he put
out of his rule, Egbert the sone of Alctunundus : f whiche Egbert at that day was an
vnder kyng or ruler, in f lordeshyp of Westsaxon ; which Egbert was discendyd of the
bloode of the holy Gengulphus', of whom some parte of the story is declaryd in the. xxv.
Chaptre of the. v. booke of Polycronyca. And after he was thus of Brygthrycus expulsyd,
he saylyd into Frauce, and there exercysyd hym selfe in featys of warre with the knyghte*
of Charlys courte, durynge the lyfe of f sayd Brygthrycus. Aboute the. ii. yere of this
Brygthrycus was seen, in great Brytaygne, a wonder syghte, for sodenlye as men walkyd
in the strete, crossys lyke vnto bloode fell vpon theyr clothis, and blood fell from heuyn
lyke droppis of rayne : this after some exposytours betokened y comynge of the Danes into
this londe; the which entred shortly after. For as witnessith Policronica, aboute the ix.
yere of Brygthricus, the Danes fyrste entryd this londe : in defence whereof this sayde
kynge sent forth his stewarde of house holde with a stnalle company, and was* slayne:
but by the strengthe of Brygthrycus, and' other kynges of Saxos, they were copellyd to
voydc the lande for y tyme and season. Brygthricus thus well and knyghtly rulyng his
lande, his wyfe, namyd Ethelburga, not with hym contentyd as she oughte to be, sougiite
dyuerse wayes & rneanes how she inyght brynge hir lorde out of lyfe, so that fynally she
poysonyd hym\V many other of his housholde meyny: wherefore, sheferyngpunysshement,
fled into Frauce, & by suche frendshyp as she there had, was well cherysshyd in Cnarlii
oyct. court, surnamyd the great. Of hir it is tolde, y whan he had hackle some informacyon of
&**»;.- tne vnstablenes of this womans condicions, he, at that season beynge a wydowar, vpon a
season in passynge of the tyme with hir, sayde, <f nowe I put to youre choyse, whether you
xvoll haue me vnto your weddyd lorde, or ellys my sone stondynge here in youre pre-
sence ; and hym that you chose, hym shall you haue and enioye tor your husbonde ;" but
she chase the sone, and lefte y father. Than sayde the kynge : " if thou haddyste chosyn
me, thou shuldyst haue had my sone; but for thou haste forsakyn me, thou shall haue
nouther of vs." And after he closyd hyr in an abbey, where I processe a lewde man kepte
jf hir suche copany, that she was voydyd that place, and4 demeanyd hir so viciously, that
in processe of tyme she fell in such pouerte, that she dyed in great penury & im-
serye. For the whiche mysse demeanureof this wroman, that she had innaturally slayne hir
Jbrde and husbonde, the kyng [of Anglys, and specially]* of West Saxons, woide not
suffer the wyues to be callyd Sueuys6, nor yet suffer them to set by them in placis of
great honour, or kyngely sete, by a longe tyme after. Thus, as before is shewyd, by the
impoysonynge of his owne wyfe, dyed the kyng Brigthricus, wha he had rulyd y1 Westsax-
ons, after moste cocorde of wryters, by the terrne of. xvii. yere.
5f Capkulum. C.lviii.
s~ t». »S.] EGhertus, the sone of Alcumundus, as before is shewyd, began his reygne ouer the
West Saxons in the yere of grace, v-ii. C.T Ixxx. &. xv., &.8 xxvii: yere of Charlis the great,
than kyng of Frauce. This, as before is sayde, was dryuen out of ^ londe of Brytayne by
1 Genulpluii. * whych shortly was. * aftd the. edit. 1533. 1542. 4 and after.
5 Omitted in edit. 155$. 6 queeues. edit. 1353, T viiU C. edit. 1553. * and the.. edit. 1533. 1542.
the
SEXTA PARS EGBERT!. U7
the strengthe of Brygthricus; but he had' knowlegeof his deth, he sped out of Fraunce, and*
so knyghtly wyse nym demeaned that he obteynyd the regyment and gouernaunce of the
ftbouesayde kynge'. Bernulphus, kynge of Mercia, hadde this Egbert in derysyon, and made
thereof dyuerse scoffys and iapynge rymes, the which he susteynyd for a tyme. But whan Histon*
he was somedeale stablysshed, &had prouyd the myndes & hartis of his subiectes, he lastly
asseblyd his knyghtes, & gaue to hym a batayle in a place callyd Elyndome, in the pro-
uynce of Hampton, and albe it that I that fyght was great dyuercyte of nuber, as. vi.
or. viii. agayn one, yet Egbert had the victory; for his knyghtes were lene, megre, pale,
and longe brethed, so that they myght not* endure to fyght: for fatte*, corpolent, & shorte
breth, but6 were sone ouercome with swete and short labour. Here is to be notyd, that
nfter the deth of Offa, kynge of Mercia, or myddyll Englonde, of whoine somewhat is
towchyd I the story of Kenulphus, reygned his sone Egfertus, & after Eglertus reygned Ke-
nulphus, or Kenwolfus, jr which Kenwolphus was father to the holy martyr Kenelme& to.
ii. fayre vyniytis, Quindreda, and Burgenulda or Ermenilda. And after Kenwolphus suc-
cedyd the foresayd Kenehne, & after Kenelme reygned Colwolphus, & after hym suc-
cedyd Barnulphus, before namyd. Than to retorne agayne to Egbert, the whiohe whan
he had, as before is sayde, ouercome Bernulphus, he seasyd that lordshyp into his
honde, and that doone he made warre vpon the Kentyshe Saxons, and at lengthe in lyke
wyse of them opteynyd victorye ; and, as witnessyth Polycronyca, he also subdued the
Northumbrys, and causyd $ kynges of these, iii. kyngdomes to lyue vnder hym a»
trybutaries, or ioyned theym to his kyngedome, as testifyeth the auctor of ^ Floure of Hys-
toryes. This Egbert also wan frorue f Brytons, or Walsshe men, the towne of Chestre
that they had kept the possession of tyll that daye : for the which victoryes thus by hym
opteynyd, he siiortly after callyd a counceyll of his lordis at Wynchester, & there by
theyr aduysys, crownyd hym kyng and chefe lorde of this londe, y to fore this daye is
callyd Brytaygne, & sent then out in to all costis of this londe his comaundementes and c5-
myssions, chargynge straytlye, that from that day forthward the Saxons shulde be callyd Ant\a.
Anglys, and tlie londe Anglia. About the. xxiiii. yere of the reygne of Egberte, which [LI.J.CI. «j.]
shulde be the yere of our lorde, as menyth Polycronyca. viii. C. and. xix., Kenelmus, be-
fore myndyd, the sone of Kenwolphus, was admytted for kynge of Mercia, beynge then a
chylde of the age of. vii. yeres : the whiche by treaso of his syster Quendreda, was slayne S5etusK«cl.
in a thycke woode, by a tyraut callyd Hesbertus, [and his body after founde by a pyller of mua>
y" son beame, or of lyghte dyuyne that shone frome his bodye to warde heuyn. It is also
rad of hym, that a coluer bare ascrowle wrytenin Englyashe, tha vsyd, and let it fall from
hyr vpon the auter of seyntPetyr, in Rome, whereof the wordys were these: "AtClent
I Cowbacch Kenelme Kenebern lyeth vnder thorne, hewyd, beweuyd;" whiche is to meane
in Englysshe, nowe vsyd, at Clent in Cow vale, vnder a thorne, lyeth Kenelme, hedles,
slayne by fraude. Wha this holy body was foude, and was borne towarde $ place of his
sepulture, bis forenamed syster entcndynge some derysion, or other vylanye to be doon
to the corps, lent out of a wyndowe whereby the corps shuld passe, and to bryng hir ma-
lycious purpose aboute, I note by what sorcery she ment, there she rad the Psalme of y"
Sawter, begynnyng " Deus Laudem," backwarde; but whatso hir entent was, she there in-
contynently fell blynde, and hir eyen dystylled dropes of blode y fell rpo the Savvter
booke, the which, in token of Goddes wretche, in y boke reroayne at tins day to be seen.
Of the holynes of this martyr and of his vertue, the legende of sayntes reportith tho
surplusage.]7 In y-. xxix. yere of $ reygne of Egbert, or after the Englysshe Cronycte,
Edbryght, y Danys with a great hoost entered the seconde tyme this lode, and spoylyd Danyswy*
the He of Shepey, in Kent, or nere to Kent : wherof heryng kynge8, Egbert assemblyd his mJj.c,.3<M
* liauynge. * and in. * kyngedome, edit. 1559. * myght endure. * fiut
Bernulphus knyghtes were fatte. * so that they were. 7 Omitted M the edit. 1542. 1559,
1 the kynge.
y 2 people.
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people, and met with theym at a place called Carrum. But he wan of that fyglit lyteil
worshyp, for the Danys compellyd hym and his knyghtes to forsake the felde. And by
presumption of that victory they drewe westwarde, and made a confederey with the
West Brytons that lyued in seruage, by whose power they assayllyd Egbertys landes, and
dyd moch harme in many placys of his domynyon, and ellys where : so that after this daye
they were contynuallye abydynge in one place of the realme of Englande or other, tyll
the tyme of Harde Kynytus, last kyng of the Danys blood, so that many of theym
were maryed to Englysslie women, & many that now been, or in tyme passyd, were callyd
Englysshe men, are descended of them. And albe it that they were many and sondry tymes
dryuen out of that lande, & chasyd from one countrey to a nother, as after ye shall here ;
yet that natwithstadynge, they euer gaderyd newe strengthis and power, so that they abode
styll within the londe of the kynge. Of these Danys, and of what people they be discendyd,
dyuerse opynyons of wryters there be, which nowe I passe ouer, for soo moche as I en-
tende to shewe some what of theym in this warke folowynge.
Than it folowith in the story : the tyme contynuyng of the persecucyon of these foresayde
Paganys & Danes, Egbert, or Edbryght, dyed, whan he had well and nobly rulyd the
Westsaxons, and other, y more parte of Englond, by the terme, after moost wryters, of.
xxxvii. yeres, & was buryed at Wynchester, as sayth Guydo, and lefte after hym a sone,
named Athenulphus.
f Capitulum. C.lix.
LOdouicus, the first of that name, and sone of Charlis y great, bega his reigne ouer
$ realme of Frauce, & also his empyre ouer y Romaynes, I y yere of grace. DCCC.
and. xv., and the. xx. yere of Egbertus, tha kyng of WestsaxSs. This for his mekenes
was callyd Lewys the mylde, or meke. In tyme of his fathers dyssease he was occu-
pyed in Guyan, the whiche he before tyme had the rule and domynyon of by comaiide-
met of his father; but whan he was aduertysed of his fathers cleth, he anon sped hym to-
warde Aquysgrany, so that the. xxx. daye after his departynge out of Guyan, he came
vnto the foresayd cytie, where he was met with all the nobles and barons of Frauuce. And
firste, or he medlyd or tooke vpon hym any cure, or charge of his own busynes, he with
moost deuocion causyd great obseruaucis, & moch dyuyne seruyce to be doon about y se-
pulture of his father, which obseruauce and prayers fynysshed and enclyd, the sayde Lewys
comaundyd to come before hym dyuerse ambassatours, y frome dyuerse prynces were
sent vnto his father, Charlis ; and to them gaue answers concernynge theyr legacions and
messagys, and than procedyd vnto the nedys of his realme, for y weale thereof, and of
his people: wherein he beynge busyed, worde was brought to hym of an ambassade royall
that was comen from Michael, than emperour of Constantyne the noble, agayne the
which he sent certayn of his lordes to receyue them, & so with all honour to bryngthem
vnto his presence. Of whose comyng the entent was to presente hym with certayne ryche
gyftes, and to desyre hym of his amyte and frenshyp. Also soon after came vnto hym
messyngers from the Beneuetanys, offerynge vnto his magnyficece, obligacios & bodis to
be his trewe lieges, and to pay to hym yerely in way of trybute. vi. M. dukatis of golde. A
dukat is of s5dry valuys, but y leest I value is. iiii.s. iii.rf. ob. & the best, iiii.s. vii.rf.
or Sax- Tha the Soysons, or Saxons, that were soo dyuerse of condition, began to murrnoure
and rebell them agayne this Lowys :' wherfore, or he wolde assemble any people agayne
theym, he sent thyder certayne parsons to knowe the cause of theyr rebellyon, and when
he was enformed y it was for the takynge awaye from them of certayne landis and posses-
sios by his father, he then restored agayne the sayde landes, and so recounsylyd the cou-
trey to his subieccio. For this dede some of his lordes grudgyd, & sayde that such mylde-
neswas not to be vsyd to people of suche obstinacy and sternesse, but to haue forcyd the
by dynt of swerde to haue lyued I dewe obedyece. In this passe tyme dyed pope1 Stepha, the
Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
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fourth of y name, after whose dethwas elected to thatdygnyte, the firste Pascall, withoute
consent or knowlege of tliis Lewes, and some deale to the discotentyng of his mynde &
pleasure; but in shorte tyme after, he receyued suche wordisand presentis froine the sayde
pope" that he was well satisfyed & pleasyd. And for at those dayes in FraUnce was vsyd of Correccio wcer-
prestes, & men of the Church, precious and shewynge vesture, and goldyn and ryche star- dot5>
ynge gyrdellys, with rynges, and other ornametis of golde, the sayd Lewys purchasyd of ^
pope1, a correccion for all suche as vsyd such disordynate apparel), and causyd them to
vse and were browne, and sad colours, accordynge to theyr honours and sadnes. This
Lewys had. iii. sonnes, 5" >s t° saye, Lothayre, whom he made felowe of the empyre ;
Pepyn, the second, whotne he made duke of Guyan ; and Lewys, the thyrd, to whome
he betooke the rule of Bayon. To this yongeet sone worde was brought, that Barnarde, a
ruler in Italy, had assemblyd a great powar, and with the aydys of. ii. other capitaynys,
namyd lylys & Reyner, the which Charlis y great by hys lyfe greatly fauouryd, occu-
pyed the stregthis of the mountaynys, and entendyd to kepe the coutrey of Italy from
the subieccion of his father the emperoure: whereof he geuynge his father knowlege,
stronge powar was gaderyd,as well by the father as by Lothayre his sone, & sped theym
towarde the mountaynes. But whan the sayde Barnard was ware of the emperours com-
ynge with so great a strengthe, and consyderyd his lacke of powar to mayntayne his pur-
pose, with also the great mercy and pytye that he knewe to be I the emperoure, sub-
myttyd hyin hooly to his grace and mercy, & dyscoueryd to hym the auctours of that
rebellyon, y which this Lewys causyd vnder safe kcpyng to be had vnto the cytie of
Aquysgrany, of y which rebellys the bisshop of Mylayne, the bysshop of Cremoun, &
the bysshop of Orleaunce were there. Than1 the kynge passed all the wynter folowynge at
the foresayd cytie, & lastlye causyd to be broughte before hym y- foresayde transgressours,
and examyned the syrcumstaunce of the foresayde treason, and after remytted them
to the rygoure of Lewys : where by processe they were condampnyd to dethe as many of
them as were teporall men. Tha the ernperour hauyng compassion of the forenamyd Bar-
narde, for so moche as he was the sone of Pepyn, last kyng of Italy, & his nere
kynnesman, transmutyd the sentence, of deth vnto pcrpetuyte of pryson, & losynge of his
syght. But for the. sayd Barnarde, Reyner, & other, chase rather to dye than to lyue in EUgit
pryson withy dysfonnyte, they passyd by dinte of the swerde, and were beheddyd within, or
nere to the sayd cytie of Aquysgrany, and y sayd bysshoppes were depryued of theyr digny-
ties, and put into pryuate houses of relygyon. And whyle this Lewys was occupyed in lytle
Brytayne, in subduynge of that countrey, Lothayre, the eldeste sone of this Lewys, was
sent to rule the londis of the empyre, where he bare hym right nobly, and executyd dy-
nerse actis for the \vcale of the empyre. But in this season, ii. frendes of his father &
his, were for certeyn crymes to theym put, moost cruelly codempnyd to vyle deth, within
the cytie of Rome : whereof herynge, Lothayre, than beynge at y cytie of Papy, sent
worde therof to his father in all hasty wyse, the which was lyke to haue turnyd the pope1
to great trowble, if he by polytyke & wyse meanes had not shortly pacyfyed the mater.
That one of the foresayde. ii. parsonis so condempned, was scrybe to the pope1, and that
other was donar. Ye shall vnderstande y this Lewys had. iw wyues : by the firste he had
the forenamyd. iii. sonnes, and of the seconde he receyuyd a sone, and namyd hym /•„/. i
Charlys, the whiche, whan he came to mannys stature, was surnamed Charlys the bolde.
He loued entierly this Charlis, & wolde often kysse hym in y presence of his bretherne,
for the which they euuyed theyr sayde brother, & also dysdayned theyr father, as here
after shall appere. Thus, in processe of tyme, Lewys gaue vnto this Charlys, the cou-
trey of Nenstria, or Normandy, the which causyd great dissencion amonge the bretherne,
and also, for this, and other causys, Lotharius tooke partye agayne his father.
* Byshop ^f Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- * " Than" omitted.
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THis seconde wyfe of Lewis was namyd Indith*, the whiche was accusid to j
•pope* to be within suche degre of allyaunce to hir husbonde, that she myght not
lawfully contynesve his wyfe. Wherefore, cotrary the' wyll of Lewys, by the laboure
of some bisshopis and other lordesof Fraunce, she was deuorcyd from hym, & put into
a house of aunnys, and there straytly kept. Lewys*, for a tyme, susteynydtuisiniuryes, to
the ende that he myght knovve whether his sonnes fauourid the cause or not. But in
processe of tyme, whan he had experyence of his frendis, & of his sone*, he tha. assemblyd
to hyra a strong hoost, and recoueryd his wyfe, malgre to all his enmyes : for the whiche
dedc, Lothayre, with dyuers of the barons of Frauce, assemblyd theyr people, and
entendyd to depryue Lewys frome all imperiall & kyngly dignyte. Wherfore Lewys,
ferynge his sone & his assistes, £ also for the entetey he myght asseble y strengthe of j[
empyre, he yode vnto Magunce, and after lie had purueved and garnysshyd his retynewe,
he retornyd towarde Fraunce, & met with some of his enemyes, & them subduyd : & soo
kepte on his iourney tyll he came to Aquysgrany, where he restyd hym & his people.
Thus contynuynge this dissencion, the sonnis bent wittynge6 to the pope7, than beynge
namyd Gregory y fourthe, reqnyrynge hym of ayde & couceyil to deuyse a concorde & peace
atvvene theyr father and theym : at whose re<|ueste, and for to cause a naturall charyte to
be quyckenyd atwene y fatlier and liis. iii. sonnes, he came I his propre parsone into
Fraunce, and endeuoryd hytn, to the vttermost of his wytte-s to agree to the sayd
partyes. In the tyme of this entreaty this8 made by the pope,* I cannot saye for what
cause, many of the lordes, on the partye of Lewys, forsooke hym, and fled to y sonnys
partye, so that y emperoure was in great feere of hymselfe, & of his parson. Whan
Lewys had seen his frendes thus in tyme of his nede, refuse & flee frome hym, and
lefte hym in great feere and daunger of straungers, he than tboughte better for hym to put
hymselfe vnder the rule and tuycion of his owne chyldren than to abyde y doute of the
sayde straungers : wherfore he sent vnto his sayde sonnes, requyrynge them to prouyde
for his safegarde, and assurynge of his person, and that he were not there oppressyd or
murdryd. And within shorte space after sent this message to theym, the whiche, withoute
answere of them agayne receyuyd, rode towarde theym srnally accompanyed ; whereof
than, Lothayre £ his brother had9 warnyng, I all hombly wyse encoutrid hym, & re-
ceyuyd hym vpon theyr knees, & so coueyed hym with all reuerece vnto theyr pauylyon
or tent. And after for a begynnynge of a place10 to be stablysshed atwene hym and them,
he to satisfye theyr myndes, refusyd y fotenamed Indith, & closyd hir I a place of religi5
.callyd Torton, as testyfyeth myn auctour, master Robert Gagwyne : but the Frensh
booke sayth, that this dede was doon by Frederyke, bisshop of Vtrike. Wherefore he
was after piteously slayn by suchc as fauouryd the quene, £ not all without hir concente,
as witnessith the sayde Cronycle. And whan Lowys had in this and other thynges agreed
ynto his sonnes, and thought hymselfe to be in surete of theyr amyte and fauours,
sodeynly he was conueyed vnto the monastery of seynt Medyrd", or as sayth the Frenshe
boke, he was coueyed to a towne, callid in Frensh, Melanguy, with his yonge sone
Charlys , and that doon, the sayd. iii. sonnes deuydyd theyr fathers possessions amonge
them. iii. that is to saye, Lothayre the eldest, had to his porcyon the londys of the empyre,
Pepyn the conn trey of CJuyan, & to Lowy.-, y yonge^t fell y coutrey wf Bayon. Whiche
uiysery of y emperour, whan the pope" had bejioldyn and seen, he with great mornynge
returnyd iulo Luty'5, and so vnto Rome : in whiche tyme of prysonejnent of y emperour,
the sayd Lowys made dyteys, and pystyllys, of great sorowe and lamentacion, to the
* ludith, edit. 1559- * Byssliop, edit. 1.5-i?. 155.9. • to the. 4 But Lewys. * Bonnes-
• wrj'tynp. 7 Byhopof Rome, eoit. 154'2. 155.9- * this, omitted. 9 hauynge. I0 Peace.
" Mildrede, edit, 1559. a Bishop, edit. 15*2. 1550. M Italy, edit. 1542. 1559-
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exaumple of all erthlye prynces, & to the entent that his sonnes shulde of hym haue the
more compassion & pytye : the whiche I ouer passe for lengthe of tyme, and the rather,
for in tyme of prjsouement of Edwaule the secontle, callyd Caniaruan, was by hyrn
made a lyke cornplayut, where of, whe tyme and place commyth, I entende to exprcsse
some parte there of. Whan Lowys had thus a season remaynyd in pryson, for so moche
as ^ cdmons shuld not thynke that this shulde be doon by the auctoryte of the. iii. sonnes
onely, therefore they causyd a counsayll to be callyd at the citie of Compeyn, & ihere,
by theyr meanys and labourys, causyd theyr father, by auctoryte of spiritual! and teni-
porall lordys, to be dyschargyd of ail rule & dorninyon, as well as of the empyre, as of the
realine of Fraunce, by auctoryte of the sayd counsayle or parlyament ; £ after causyd
hym to renounce all his teporall habyte, and to become a munke in y monastery of seynt
Marke, where he was lefte of his sone Lothayre, not without sure watche and kepynge.
But full often it is seen, that whan the erthlye power of man fuylyth or wekyth, God, of
his great marcy, the repentaunt synner to grace callyth, and hym, by his dyuyne powar,
aydeth £ strengthyth : & so he dyd this Lowys; for after this mysery and tribulacio thus
to hym fallen, the people I dyuerse placis of this lode, murmuryd and grudgyd very
soore agayne the innaturall dealynge of the sonnes agayne theyr father. In tbeyse dayes
was a great ruler in Fraiice, namyd Guyllyarn, and stuarde or costable of thai londe :
the whiche, with one Egebarde or Edgare, a man of great byrth and ailya-unce, coun-
saylyd to gydyr for the enlargyng of the emperour, and lastly, with ayde of theyr freendys,
assemblyd a great people, & then drewe vnto theym. ii. noble men of Burgoyne, callid
Barnarde and Gueryn, f which some tyrne had ben well cherysshed \V the emperour Lowys.
All this season Lothayre had restyd hym for the more partye at Aquysgranye ; but when
he harde of the assemblynge of these foresayd lordis, he sped hym towarde Parys. And
whan he was thyther comyri, the foresayde lordes sent vnto hym. ii. noble men, Rowland Fd. /**««.
and Gantelyn, jr which made rrqueste vnto Lothayre in the name of the other lordes, y
it wold lyke hym to restore his father vnto his former dygnytc, with other thynges co-
cernyn-Lje theyr legacion : to the whiche two lordes Lothayre gaue answere, y of his
fathers restorynge to bis first or former dygnyte no man lyuynge wolde be thereof more
fayne than he wolde ; but the deposyng of hym was doon by the hole auctoryte of the
land, wherefore, it he shulde be agayue re?toryd, it must be by the same auctoryte, & not Rettitucio,
by hym onely. Albeit y they myght knowe of his benyuolence and lauoure y he bare
towarde his father, he wyllid them to stoiie a parte whyll he had some comunication of
his lordes for f same mater: by reason whereof, were it for fere or for fauoure, the
empcroure was shortly after put at his lybertye, and restoryd to all his firste honoure and-
dignyte; & than \V great tionoure coueyed to acytie or towne called Ciriciake, where raet
with hym his other, ii. sones Pepyn and Lewys, and there restyd hym certayn dayes in
makyng all feest and ioye; and alter roode vnto Aquysgrany, and there restyd an other
season. In which tyme of his there beyng, was brought vnto hym from $ place where
she nad ben prysoner, his wyfe Indith j but whan Lotharyus knewe that his father had hir-
agayne receyuyd, contrary 1 1 hys mynde and pleasure, he in- wrath and displeasure entryd
the coiitrey of Burgoylie, & made in it sharpe and cruell warre, & executyd them1 many
spolynges and other inordynate dedis : the which crueltye to withstond and let, his fader
with his sone, Pepyn, with a great hooste, sped them* thyther warde\ but anon, as he had
knowlege thereof, mystrustynge his strengthe, he yelded hym vnto his fathers grace &
mercy, whom the meke father receyuyd & forgaue to hym his trespasse. And after' of
hym and dyuerse of his lordes, he had taken assuryd othes, and other suretyes, he than
sent the sayd Lothare into Italye, with a certayne nombre of knyghtes, to defende J
eoutrey frome daunger ofenmyes, and strengthyng of the straytes and moutaygnes : and
tiiat, with other thynges, orderyd and doon for y weale of his realme, Lewys than toke
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vpon hym to ryde about his londe, to the entente that he myght be somwhat enformyd of
the rule of his offycers, and how the coutreys were rulyd by the rulers of them. And, where
he founde any mysgouernaunce, he punysshed the executours therof as well the bysshops
as other, as farre as his auctoryte in y behalfe stretchyd. Than Indyth consyderynge the
emperoure fell into great age, and hir gone & his, Charlys by name, had as yet no suffy-
cient landis nor possessyons to maynteyn any astate with, she copassyd many wayes in hir
mynde how she myght acheue hir entent, & to bryng it to good purpose; where fynally,
by counceyll of hir frendis, to the ende to purchase the loue and tauoure of Lothayre,
she axyd of hir lord and husbonde, thaty sayd Lothayre myght be tutour andgyder of his
yong sone Charlis. Of this request the emperour was very glad, & grautyd hir hir peticiorr.
And so it fell soone after, certayne messyngers came to the emperour from Lothayre his
sone, to the whiche, whan Lewys had gyuen answere to suche maters as they were sent
fore, andgeuen vnto theym other instruccios, he sent them forthe agayn, and with theym,
certeyne other to wylle his sayde sone to 'come vnto hym, in as goodly wyse as he myght.
But at that season he excusyd hym by sykenesse, & when he was recouerde, he feyned
an other excuse. In this meane tyme, word was brought to the emperour, that his sone
Lothayre had greuyd the Church of Rome, and takyn frome it certayne possessions,
wherewith Lewys beynge before amoued, sent vnto his sone, commaundyng hym in
sharpe wordes, that he shuld haue in mynde the othe before by hym made, £ that he
shulde, in exchewynge his displeasure, make restitucio of all thynges that he before had
takyn from the churche ; the whiche comaundernent Lothayre promysed to obey in all
wyse. And where Lewys was determynyd to haue goon vnto Rome to haue seen the sayd
promesse fulfylled, and also to haue spokyn with the pope', for dyuerse maters nedefull
for y church, he was let by occasyon of Danys or Normannys, y than had newely inuadyd
the londys of Fraunce, the which he shortly after expellyd and droue out of his sayd
londis. And that doon, the emperoure yode vnto Aquysgrany, where by the fredea
of Indith & other of the nobles of Frauce, the emperour gaue vnto his yongest sone
Charlys a porcion of y' empyre, which after shall more clerely appere. And soone after,
at a cousayle holdyn at Carysyake before namyd, in the presence of his sone Lewys, he
gaue to hym y ordre of knyghthode, & anournyd* hym with kyngys clothynge, & ouer
all this, in the presence of many lordes of Fraunce, he gaue to the sayd Charlys the hoole
countrey of Nenstria3, that nowe is namyd Normandy. Of whiche honoure and gyftes,
thoughe his moder were ioyous and glad, yet his brother Lewys was therewith no thynge
contentyd, which of Indith and of hir fredys was well apperceyuyd and knowen : where-
fore, as she beforetyme had don, tha of new she made requeste vnto hir lord & husbande
y he wolde, of his moost especiall grace, graute vnto hyr, that Lothayre myght haue the
gouernauce of hir sone Charlis, the whiche of hym was the seconde tyme grauntyd. Vpon
whiche graunte thus to hyr made, the emperoure sent vnto his sone Lothayre plesaunt
letters, wyllynge hym, in all goodly hast, to resorte vnto his courte : the whiche obeyinge his
fathers comaundernent, retornyd into Fraunce shortlye after the resayte of the sayd letters,
and came vnto his father to the cytie of Vernayse, of whome he was ioyously receyuyd.
And after he had a seasone dwellyd with the emperoure, he gaue vnto hym y coutrey of
Austracy ; the which countrey, as shall after be shewydin this Lotharius story, was, after
his name, namyd Lorayne : but a parte of the sayde prouynce or countrey y stretchyd
toward Hungry, the sayde Lewys gaue vnto his yongest sone Charlys. And immedyatlye
after this gyftes, before many lordis confermyd, the emperoure, in presence of the sayd
lordes, toke Charlis by the honde, and delyuerid hym vnto his brother Lothayr, wyllynge
and straytly chargyng hym y he shold take hym vnto his cure, and be to hym as curyous as he
wolde be vnto his owne chylde, and to guyde hym & his possessions, as y father shulde guyde
y chylde. And toCharlys he comaunded that he shulde take and obey hym as his father, and
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loue and worshyp hyin as his brother: the which vpon eyther party was promyseil to be
obseruyd. And shortlye after the sayd Lothayre, xvith Ins brother Charlis, toke coungy' of
father & mother, and retornyd agayne into Italy. About this tyme dyed Pepyn, the seconde
sone of Lewys, & duke of Guyan ; the which, if all shulde be expressyd, put his father to
great trouble & vexacion : wherefore for hym was made the lesse mournynge. This lefte
after hym a sone namyd Pepyn, of whome somewhat the story spekyth after; but nowe
I wyll retorne to Lewys the thyrde1 of the emperoure.
^[ Capitulum. C.lxi.
TRothe it is, that whan the yonger brother Lewys sawe the bountye of his father so largely
extende towarde his. ii. bretherne & to hym nothyng, he was therwith in his mynde greatly
discotent; albeit that for the tyme he kepte it secrete to hymselfe. JBut whan he was de-
partyd from his father, & retorned to his owne lordshyp, gadered' amyghty power, and
bega to make warre vpon the dwellers nere about the Ryne, wherefore the emperoure with
a conuenyent power approchyd vnto the citie of Dodaynge, and sent from thens vnto his
sayd sone wordis of reconciliacion, by meane whereof the sayde Lewys put hyrn holy in
the grace of his father, and was to hym reconsyled without shedynge of mannys blode.
But whyle y emperoure was besyed at the cytie of Clerernout, in the countie of Auerne,
to set a dyreccyon among the Gascoynes, for oppynyons that were reryd amonge them
for the sone of Pepyn, there latelye kynge, or duke, dissessid, which sone, as aboue is
eayd, was also named Pepyn, and there about had taken great peyne & labour; thyder
to hym tydynges were newlye broughte, that his sayd sone Lewys, had with the Saxons,
or Soysons, and with the Thorynges made alliaunce, and was entryd into Germany, and
therein made warre in tnoost cruell wyse : with whiche tydynges Lewys was soo greuously
passyonyrl, y to his great age, was, by meane of this vnkynde anger, fyxyd a syknes, that
lafte hym not why II he lyued. After yet this, notwithstandynge, he lyke a stroge hartyd
knyght, shewyd forthe a good and coufortable countenance; and after he had I knyghtly
wyse preparyd all thynge necessarye to the warre, he sped hym towarde Almaync, and
cotynued his iourney tyll he came vnto Thoryng, where a seaso he restid hym & his
people tyll he might be better assurid where his sone Lewis restyd hym. But f sone
hauynge knowlege of the great powar of his father, & also beynge in dispayre of pur-
chasyng of mercy, consyderynge his many offecis, fled by the country of Sclauony, and
so by that costys retorned to Bayon, or Bauary, and so escaped the dauger of his father.
Than the emperoure beynge surely enformyd of the scape of his sone, helde on his iour-
ney tyll he came to Magouce, and after came vnto the citie of Vermayse, where he called a
a counsayll of his lordes spirituall £. temporall, and ordeyned there dyuerse thynges for
the state of the empyre, & more entedyd to haue doon; but syknes increasyd so sore in
hym, y by the space of. xl. dayes he toke no temporal! sustenaunce, but in that tyme he
vsyd often to take the blessyd sacrament, the which, as he often sayde, strengthyd bothe
the soule and the body. Than he sent for Lothayre to come vnto hytn, the whiche ^r out
taryinge, obeyed his comaudement, and abode styll & hym. Of this Lewys Policronyco
makith a short rehersayll, and sayth that by his first wyfe, namyd Hermyngarde, he hadde.
jii. sonnes, Lothayre, Pepyn, and Lewys. The fyrste, beyng felawe with his father of the
empyre, was crowned of pope Pascall* vpo an Ester daye, and he was also kynge of Italy ',
and Pepyn he made duke of Gascoygne, and Guyan ; and Lewys was made ruler of Ba-
uary. And by his seconde wyfe, namyd Indith, & doughter of the duke of Bayon, he
had Charlys the ballyd, to whouie he gaue y coutrey of Burgoyne, as the sayde Poli-
cronica saylh. And for this Lewys was mylde, he was often troubled of his owne men & of
1 lyctnse. edit. 1542; 155P. ' thyrde lonne. » he«aderyd. * Pwcal, B. of Rome.
•flit. IMS. 1559.
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other, tyll he delte with theym more sharpely and wysely, and rulyd j people more straytly.
It is there also shewyd, that wha this Lewys had promotyd ayonge man,namyd Frederike,
to the se of Vtrik, and to hym had gyuen sad and good exortacyon that he shulde folowe
the stablenes of his antesessours, and that he shuld purpose the sothe & trowthe withoute
accepcion of parsonys, and ponysshe mysdoers, as well the ryche as the poore, the sayd
bysshop shulde answere to hym, & saye, " I beseche thy magestye, syr emperour, to take in
pacience, that I may disclose to $ that thynge that hath longe walowyd and turnyd in my
mynde." " Saye thy pleasure," sayde the emperoure. " I pray the, syr emperoure, shew me
thymynde, whether is more accordynge that I attaynethis fysshe here presente, firste at£
hede or at the tayle." The emperoure answeryd shortly, and sayd, " at the hede the fysshe
Cociimm. shall be fyrste attamyd." " So it is, lorde emperoure," sayd the bysshop, " that cristen fayth
may cause the to sease of thyn erroure, that thy subiectes be not boldyd to folowe thy
niysdoynge : wherefore fyrst forsake thou thy vnlawfull wedloke that thou haste made with
Indith, thy nere kynneswoman." By meane of those wordis $ kyng was recounsylyd, and
lefte the company of his wyfe, tyll he had purchasyd a lycence of y pope1, and the em-
peroure forgaue^all trcspassys. But J woman hyryd. ii. knyghtes, that slewe the sayd
bysshop, in vestmentes, whan he had endyd his masse. After this the empresse was falsely
accusvd of wronge cryme, and made a rnenchon ; but the same yere the emperoure de-
lyuerd hyr from that abyte?, whan he had sufficiently prouyd f sayd cryme to be false.
Thii to retorne where I lefte. Wha this Lewys had long lyen in this agonyous sykenes, and
knewe well that he amendyd nothynge, but feblyd more and more, he comaundyd his iew-
ellys to be brought before hym, whereof \V them4 by his owne hande he gaue a parte vnto
the Church of Rome ; and to Lotharius his sone, there present, he gaue his crowne and his
swerde, comaundynge hym straytlye vpon his blessynge, that he shuld haue in honour his
inoder Indyth, and y to Charlys, his brother, he shulde owe trewe loue and amyte, and
that he shuld hym & his londes dyffende to the vttermoste of his powar. Than the lordys
spirituall and temporal!, and specially y archebysshop of Meaws, made a lametable re-
queste to the emperoure for hys sone Lewys, that he wold accepte hym to his grace and;
mercy, & to forgyue hym hys insolent & wanton wylde dedys: whereof whan the empe-
voure harde, he fell in such wepynge that he myght notspeke of a good whyle after. And
wha he had refraynyd hym thereof, he remembryd to the lordes the many and great bene-
fytes that he had doon to hym, and the innaturall vnkyndenes that the sayde Lewys had
agayne shewyd vnto hym, and howe often tymes he had perdonyd his vnkynde sonnes tres-
Misokwtfa. passe, and fynally, all this not withstondynge, be was at that oure in parfyte charyte with
hym, and forgaue hym as he trustyd to be forgyuen; prayinge the lordes there present,
and specially chargynge the sayde bysshop that he wold shewe vnto his sayde sone $ great
danger that he was in agaynste God for the displeasurys doon to hym, & specyally that he
was a cause of the abrygement, or shortynge of his dayes. Than to brynge this storye to
effecte, whereof, if I shuld declare^ specialtyes thereof, wolde aske a longe tyme ; for ye
shall vnderstonde that theyse. ii. storyes of the great Charlys, and of this Levvys, occupy
in Freshe, of leuys of great scateleon5, ouer. Ixiiii.: wherefore I conclude that he dyed
lyke a good criste prynce, whan he had ben emperoure of Rome, and kynge of Fraunce,
by the terme of. xxvi. yeres, & was buried with great solepnite at Meaws, or at Mettis,
f,t.t***x*. by his mother Hyldegarde, as sayth maister Robert Gagwyne, in yyere of his age. Ixiiii.:
leuynge after hym yforesayd. iii. sonnes, Lothayre, Lewys, and Charlis the ballyd.
5[ Capitulum. C.lxir.
•ingiii. ADeulphus, or Ethelwolphus, y sone of Egbertus, began his reygne ouer y Westsaxons,
' Bysshope of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- *'forgaue the. sayde Byshop, * habyte. * " V them"
•milted in the later editions. 5 scantlyn. edit. 15^-.
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or Anglys, in the yere of our Lordes incarnacion. DCCC. and. xxxii. and the. xvii. yere [t;.j. e*. $o.y
of Lewys y mylde, tha kyng of Fran nee. This in his youthe was wyllynge to be a preeste,
and was enteryd the ordre of subdeakyn ; but there after by dispesacion of Pascal!, the
firste of that name, pope,1 he was maryed to Osburga, a woman of lowe birthe ; by
whom he had. iiii. sonnes : that is to meane, Ethelwalde, Ethelbert, Etheldrede, and
Alurede ; the which after theyr father reygned as kynges of Englonde, that one after that
other, as after shall apere. This Adeulphus, after he hadde a certayne tyme be* kynge,
he went to Rome, and toke with hym his yongest sone Alurede or Alphrede, and taryed
there by the space of a yere : in the which season, he repayryd the Saxon scole, the
whiche before tyme was there foundyn, by Offa kyng of Mercia, as Guydo sayth, and
other; but more veryly of lue kynge of Westsaxons, as sayth the auctor of the Floure
of Hystoryes : and for that he grauntyd of euery house of his kyngedome. \.d. as in his
story is before shewyd. But this scole was sore decayed, and the house thereof lately
brent; the whiche this Adeulphus newly repayryd, & set it in better ordre than it before
was vsyd. This kyng also to reforme the greuous correccyons that he sawe there, exe-
cutyd to Englysshe men for spirituall offends, as in werynge of irons and guyues, he
granted of euery fyre house of his lande. i,d. as lue beforesayde had done. By the
which sayinge it shuld seme that by theyse. ii. kynges shuld be graunted vnto Rome. ii.d. Rome scot.
of euery fyre house thoroughe theyr lond. But that may not be so vnderstode; for this
Rome scot is gaderyd of euery house. \.d. without more : wherefore it muste folowe, that
it is rnysse taken of wryters that allege this dede to that one kynge, for y other. How be
it, it may stonde by reason, that lue made the firste graunte, and this kynge after con-
fermyd the same, But the auctor of Cronyca Cronicaru sayth, that this Adeulphus
grautyd to seynt Petyr, theyse sayde Peter pens, £ spekyth no worde of lue nor of none
other. It is also shewyd of this kynge by Polycronyca*, that he shulde for the acquytynge [• LI. j.«. jo.J
of the churchis of Englonde of all maner of kynges tribute payde yerely to Rome. CCC.
markys : that is to meane, to saynt Peters churche. C. markys ; to j lyght of seynt Paule.
C. marke, and to the popys' tresory. C. marke : and ouer all this, of his pure deuocion,
he offred to God and to seynt Peter $. x. parte of his moueable goodys. And also one
cronycler sayth, that this kynge foundyd firste the vnyuersytye of Oxynforde, whiche was
lykely to be doon by Offa kynge of Mercia; for so moche as in his dayes flowryd that
famous clerke Alcumus, or Albinus, the whiche, as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle, was firste
founder of the scole of Parys, and of Papya, as is before shewyd in the story of Charlis
the great, in the thyrde chapyter of the sayde story. Whan Adeulphus had thus sped his
busynes [and pylgrymage]4 at Rome, he retornyd by Fraunce, where at that tyme was
kynge of that londe Charlis the ballyd, of whome he was ioyouslye receyuyd : & after
he had dysportyd hym there a season, he spousyd the doughter of the sayde Charlys, in
the. xx. yere of the reygne of the sayde Adeulphus, as testyfyeth Polycronyca in the. xxx,
Chapitre of his. v. booke, which shuld be the yere of the reygne of the sayde Charlis the.
xi. But of this maryage is no thynge towchyd in the Frenshe Cronycle. Than Adeulphus
takynge leue of the kynge, tooke shyppynge, and landed in Englande with his wyfe In-
ditli by name; and for that he, contrary the lawe made in the tymej Brygthricus, set his
wyfe in 5' kynges trone, and magnyfyed hyr lyke a quene, the lordis of his londe arose
agayne hym, and pullyd from hym a great parte of his dnmynyon, and made his eldest
sone ruler thereof: whiche all was doon in reproche of Ethelburga, whiche slewe hir loide
Rrigthricus as before is shewyd. Lastly the mater was appeasyd, and he to his kynglye honoure
restoryd. [Aboute this tyme Bertulphus, kynge of Mercia, slewe wyckydlye in the holy
tyme of Penthecoste, saynt Wylstone, whose holy body was buryed at Repyngedon; and
in the place where this holy Wylston was slayne, stoode a pyller of lyght. xxx. dayes after;
1 Bysshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. * b«iie. ' B. of Komc'i. edit. 15+2. * Omitted
in edit. 1542. 155JJ. * time of.
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and1] in the yere fplowynge, dyed the sayde Bertulphus, after whose deth Burdredus
was made kynge of Mercia, or rnyddle Englonde : the which before tyme, hadde spousyd
the doughter of kyng Adeulphus. In J later dayes of this Adeulphus the Danys dyd moch
harme in Lyndesey and also in Kente ; and froine thens came to London, and robbyd &
spoylyd the cytie : wherefore Adeulphus gaderyd his people, & lastly met with them in So-
therey vpo a clowne callyd Oclea, and there dyscomfyted theym, not without shedynge of
great plente of the Anglys bloode, and forsyd theym to take the see : so that after tiiey
londyd in East Anglia, as after shall appere. Than lastlye dyed this good kynge Adeul-
phus or Ethelwolphus, whan he hadde rulyd his subiectis nobly, by accorde of moostc
wryters, fully, xxii. yere, and was buryed at Winchester, leuynge after hym. iiii. sonnys
aforesayde.
^[ Capitulum. C.lx.iii.
f,i. k»*xK. CHarlys, the yongeste sone of Lewys the mylde, bega his reygne vnder* j chefe parte of
Franc!*. Frautice, in the yere of our Lord. DCCCC. and. xli. and the. ix. yere of Adeulphus, than
kynge of Westsaxons ; the whiche, as before is sayde, was surnamyd Ballyd. Anone as
his father was buryed, his brother Lothayre, to whom the father, as ye before haue harde,
had commyttydy guydyng of this Charlys, by the entysyng of his brother Lewys, malygned
agayne this Charlys, & sought many wayes to put hyrn from such lodes as his father had
gyuen hym. This sayde Lothayre was, after the deth of his father, emperour, and
Lewys the yonger brother was duke or knyght of Bayon ; but for Charlis was yongest,
and had to his parte the pryncypall porcion of Frauce, which was callyd myddell Frauce,
therefore his. ii. bretlierne, & specyally Lewis, malygned greuousely agayne hym : where-
of this Charlys, beyng somedeale enfourmed, bare hym so wysely and so egally to his
subiectys, that he hadde theyr louys and fauours, & trustyd alwaye by theyr good ayde,
that lie shulde be of po\var to withstonde theyr vnkynde malyce. And lyke as the hydde*
iu processe brcke*oute and shewith great lyghte & flammy blase, euen so dyd this couerde
malyce at y last breke out to great ire & ope wrath : for after, iiii. yeres was passyd, the
sayd two bretlierne, vvithoute defyaunce orgroundly cause of warre, assigned orassemblyd
a great hoost, such lyke before this daye had not ben seen, and entryd the lymyttys of
Moitali bguytt. kynge Charlys. Than Charlis assemhlyd in all the haste his lordis, & requyryd theyr
aydes & cousayll to withstonde the malyce of his bretherne ; and whan he had knowlege
of theyr good rnyndes, anon theyr knyghtes were gaderyd, and all thynge was redy to the
fyghte. Nowe in this whyie, the. ii. bretherne with theyr people, were comyn to a place
callyd Fountayns or Fountanet, where5 Charlys sped hym, and whan both hoostis were
nert- , eyther party made prouysyon to subdue his enmye. Than were the batayiys on both
partyes orderyd and assygned to theyr standardys and capytaynes, and the wynges set to
the inooste auautage. What shulde I lenger processe of thisordynauce make? Fynally the
shote of arblasters bega on both sydes, which ouer threwe many an horse and man, and
specially y fore rydars y put themselfe in prese with theyr loge and sharpe launcysto wynne
the firste brume of the feelde. Pytie it was to beholde the goodly bryght armyd knvghtes
lying and walowyng with theyr great stedis in the feelde, with dedlye woundis gapynge
agayne y son ; that were slayne at the firste encoutre. But whan y' shote was spent and
the sperys to shateryd, than bothe hoostis ran to gyther with Rowlandys songe, so y in
shorte whyle the grene feelde was dyed into aparfyte redde :: for there was hedtiys, armys,
Jeggys, and trunkys of dede mennys bodyes, lyinge as thycke as flowres growe in tyme of
May in the florysshynge medowys. Myserable & pyteous it was to beholde the parsons6
halfe lyuyng and halfe deed with theyr grysely woundes, pyteously gronyng and cryinge
wilhoute comforle : so that there was shewyd all rygoure without mercy, & all cruel tves
1 Omitted m edit. 1542. 1559- * ouer,. edit. 1533,- 1542. ' hydde fyre. 4 bruketb.. ' whereto,
edit. 1 533. 1542. 6 personsw
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copassyon. Thus durid this mortall fyght by a Idge season, that doutefull it was
to knowe which party had thauauntage of other. Howe be it, Charlys was put to an after
deale by. ii. meanys : the first was for so rnnche as Charlysenledyd to haue forborne for
the reuerence of the hygh feest as the daye of the assecion of our Lorde, and that day not
to haue foughten ; and the. ii. was y he was farre lesse in nohre ; whiche. ii. causys of
dysauauntage not withstondynge, yet in the conclusyon he wan the honoure of that
iourney ; but not withoute great losse of his people £ many of the noblys of his lond :
whereof the Frensh booke rehersyd y namys; but for they be to vs vnknowen I passe
them ouer. And as yet is testyfyed of many wryters, there was slayne that daye mo
Frenshemen tha. was slayne at any1 euer before that daye, whereof the nombre is not ex-
pressid, for it was so great. Tha Lothayre was forcyd to take Aquisgrany for his safegarde,
and Lewys ellys where ; but Charlys, with a small copany that to hym were lefte, folowed
his bretherue, & costraynyd Lothayre to forsake that cytie, and thens to goo vnto Lyon ;
a cytie that stodith at this day in the vttermoste border of Fraiice : and after to Vyenne,
to fy whiche cytie of Vyen shortlyc after came vnto hym his brother Lewys, where they ii.
asseblyda newe hoost. In the whiche passe tyme, as Charlis wascomyng toward his bretherne,
messyngeis met with hym, sent from his bretherne to comon of a peace :' so thatfynally, he was
accordyd that the realme of Fraunce shulde be deuydyd in. iii. as the father had before dis-
posid it. That is to meane, Lothayre shulde em'oye ouer the londys belongynge to the empyre
thecountrey of Austracy; the which, in processe of tyme, was callyd Lothayre or Lotharyngia, His«na,
whiche is to meaue Lorayne after his name: and to Lewys shulde remayne the prouynce of
Germany, with y" coutrey of Buyan or Benery: and to Charlis shulde remayne the coutrey
called myddle or chefe Fraunce, with the prouyncis of Normandy and Burgoyne ; whiche
sayd mvddle Fraunce is reportyd to be in space from the occyan of Brytayne to the ryuer
of Mowze. The whiche Concorde thus fermely stablysshyd and fynysshid, eyther of other
toke theyr departyng & resortyd vnto theyr owne lordshippes ; but Lothayre dyed shortly
after, leuynge after hym. iii. sonnys, namyd Lewis, Lothayre, £ Charlis. But this deth
of Lothayre is take1 for temporall clethe : for it is sayd, that he forsoke the trauayle of the
woride and became a inonke, at the abbay o-f Pruny, and lyuyd there a solytary lyfe
many yeres after.
f Capitulum. C.lx.iiii.
CHarlis the Ballyd thus beinge in peseable possession of the chefe parte of y' realme
of Fraunce, and guydyng it \vitii all sobernesse and indifferent iustyce, was well drad and
also beloued of his subiectes. In processe of tyme, as vpon. Tiii. yeres after that
Lothayre, abouesayde, renounsyd the pompe of f world, dyed first Charlis, the yongeste
sone of the thre of the forsayd Lothayre, and after dyed Lothayre the seconde sone : so
^ the sayd first Lothayre, soue of Lewis the mylde, suruyued3 ; but the eldest sone namyd
Lewis onely, which was after his father enoyntyd cmperoure. When Charlys, kynge of fti.h»xx!S
Fraunce> knewe certaynly of the deth of theyse. ii. foresayd bretherne, and thut withoute
issue, anon he assemblyd his powar, and entryd y prouynce of Austracy or Lorayne,
the whiche his brother Lothayr had gene to Lothayre his sone ; and in shorte whyle after
crownyd hym kyng of that prouynce, within the churche of Seynt Stephan, of the cytie of
Meaws, chefe cytie of that lordshyp and kyngedome. With the whiche dede Lewys his
brother & kynge of Germany & Bayon was discontentyd, thynkynge hymselfe more ryghtfull
enheritoure than Charlys, for so moche as he was the elder brother, and also brother to
the firste Lothayre of father & of mother ; where as Charlys was but halfe brother, and EWEC;C/
by the fathers syde onely. For this the sayd Lewys sent to Charlis f Ballyd certayne mes-
syngers, gyuyng to hym monycio that he shuld calle to memory the couenauntis- atwene
theym before tyme stablysshed, and that he shulde not meddle hym, nor haue to doo
1 any felde. * not taken. 3 so that the «a\c!c Lewys onely suruyued.
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within the lodis of his cosyn latelye deed, vnto suche tyme as it were determynyd by
theyr both cosayles whether of theym had the better right, and this to be obseruyd vpon
.payne of excomunycacion or cursyd1. But for to Lewys was well seen y his brother
Charlis' no thynge absteynyd hym from the occupyinge of y forenamyd coutrey ; he
therefore gaderyd an army to warre vpon his sayde brother : in the whiche passe tyme,
Charlis toke to his seconde wyfe, a woman namyd llychent or Ricent, the whiche he before
•tyme had vsyd as his cocubyne or paramoure. And soone after the Danys or Normannys
jnuasid the londis of Charlis : the whiche, for that tyme, he was fayne to appease and
please with ryche gyftys and other pleasurys. Than Charlis receyuyd from his brother
a seconde ambassade or message, the which shewyd vnto hym, excepte he wolde voyde
his knyghtes and strengthis that he hadcle set and put in dyuerse placis of the londe of
Austracy, he shuld be sure to haue of his sayde brother an enmy, and that in all haste he
wolde entre his londe with great force & warre. Whereopon was suche answere sent, £,
by bothe theyr agrernentys, the mater was had in suche coinunycacion, that fynally it was
agreed, that the sayde londis shulde egally be departyd atwene theym, whiche conclusyon
perfyghted, Lewys with his people retornyd into Germany. But it was not longe after,
that Lewys repentyd hym of his agrement, so y neae legacions were made vpon bothe
partyes, & lastly with moch peyn newely agreed : after which agrement and accorde
fynysshid, Lewys the ernperoure, and sone of the firste Lothayre, sent an ambassade to
bothe the forenamyd bretherne, admonestynge and warnyngethem that nother f one nor
the other shulde intremet W the forcsayd londes, for so moche as the right thereof be-
longyd to hym as nexte heyre to his brother, and not to theym that were a degre forther.
The answere of this was deterryd by Charlys : howe be it, his brother Lewys, as sayth myne
auctor, gaue ouer his parte shortly after to Lewys the emperoure. In this passe tyme,
Charlys, the sone of Charlys the Ballyd, by his firste wyfe, whome the father had made
ruler of a countrey callyd Beige, had rulyd hym insolently, and d'>ne in that countrey
dyuerse outragyous dedes ; for the whiche, he beinge complaynyd of, was brought vnto
his father, and so by hym comaundyd to pryson : but shortlye after he was delyuerydat
the requeste of some nobles of France, & kepte after in his fathers courte, where he c5-
tynued but ashorte whyle; for within a lytle season after, hi-, father beynge at Lyons, he
departyd from the sayd courte, and gaderyd to hym a wylde company of euyll disposyd
persones, & went agayne into the sayde countrey of Beige, and dyd more harme tha he had
done before season, and so contynued a long whyle, bin lastly he was taken & caste
agayne in pryson, where after longe punysshement he was pryuyd1 of his syghte, and
than sent vnto the monastery of Corbenyke, there safelye to be kepte. But at lengthe, by
the entycement of his vncle Lewys, kyng of Germany, & the treason of. ii. monkys of that
place, he scapyd thens, and fled vnto the sayde Lewys his vncle : in the which tyme
Charlis his father was occupyed in the defence of the Danys or Normannys y than by
«trengthe had wonne the cytie of Anglers, & done therein moch harme, whom the kyng
closyd within the sayd cytie with a stronge siege, and fynally copellyd them to seke meanys
x>f peace at the kynges pleasure. After whiche peace concludyd, and the sayde Danys
auoydyd, the kynge repossessyd y" sayd cytie.
It was not long after, that tydynges were brought vnto Charlis, of the dethe of Lewys
the emperoure : after knowlege whereof, the kyng pent his other sone namyd Lewys into
Austracy, to haue the rule and y guydyng of that contrey, & after other thynges orderyd
for the weale of his realme, he with a stronge company of men of armys, passyd the
jnountaynes, and so into Italy towarde Rome. But Lewys his brother, and kynge of
Germanye, beyng thereof wainyd, sent, in all haste, his sone Lewys with a stronge hooste
to let his passage ; but iiowe it was for feere or other mean, the sayd Lewis yeldyd him to
his vncle Chailys the Ballyd : wherewith the fatner beynge greuously displeasyd, sent his
' eursyug. * reued.
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secode sone namyd Charlon, to withstande tlie passage of the sayde Charlys. But this
fort'cere or other cause thai lie sawe, that he myght not preuayle agayne his vncle, re-
tornyd hym agaytie to his father : after whose retorne, for so moch' as y sayd Lewys,
kynge of Germany, well perceyuyd that his brother Charlys was paste his daunger, ho
than, with a more nombre ioynyd vnto his sonnys hoost, entryd the lomie of P'rannce in
domagynge it to the vttermoste of his powar. In whiche season, Charlys the Ballyd kypte
on his iourney towarde Rome: whereof herynge, the. viii. John, than pope*, sent agayne
hym certayne parsonnys of honoure, & welcomyd hy.n as Augustus or empfroure : and
after his comyngc thyther, the sayde pope1 receyuyd hym with great reuerence, and
crownyd hyra with j imperyall dyademe, and denouncid liym as emperoure.
^f Capitulum. C.lxv.
si
CHarlis y Ballyd, thus beinge auctorysed for emperoure, exercysyd hym for a tyme for
the nedys of $ Churche of Rome, and after toke his leue of the pope*, and retorned vnto
Papye, a cytie of Italy: where, he callynge a generall counceyll of the lordis of the
empyre, and other, he, by theyr aduyses, prouyded & ordryd dyuerse thynges for the
weale of $ sayd empyre. *And ouer that, by theyr agrementis ordeyned, for his lyefe te-
naunt ordebyte of the sayd enjpyre in his absence, a noble man, brother to his wyfe Re-
cent, namyd Besonne or Beson, and assygned to hym suche people as was thoughte ne-
cessarye and conuenyent. Whan Charlis had sped his nedys in Papy, he hyed hym into"
Frauce ; but or he came within the terrytory thereof, worde was brought to hym y his
brother Lewis was retornid into his owne eoutrey withoute great damage done to the
realme of Fraunce. In processe the emperoure came to Parys, where he was receyuyd fei.
of the cytezens with mooste tryumphe and ioye, & kepte his Ester tyde at seynt DenySi
It was not longe after that Charlys was thus returnyd into Frauce, but y he receyuyd
messyngers from his brother, kyng of Germany, y which, I his name, claymyd his parte
of f empyre as his right & enherytafice. Which answere, for that tyme, was deferryd with
plesaunte wordys : so that at the nexte worde that he hadde from his sayde brother, was
that he was ded'e and buryed in the chyrche of saynt Nazer, in Frankebourgth. Whereof
whan Charlys was asserteynyd, anone he yode vnto Fountenays, and sent his messangers
to $ lordes of the countrey, comaundynge theym that they shuld meete hym at the cytie
of Mettis. This foresayde Lewis lefte after hytn two sonuvs, namyd Lewys and Charlon,
as before is towchyd : the which deuyded atwene theym theyr fathers patrymony j. so that
Lewis had Germany, and C'harlon hadde Bayon.
This Lewys, fcrynge his vncle Charlys, gaderyd to hym a stronge powar of Saxons- and
of Thorynges, and, in the tyme of theyr assemble, lie sent an ambassade of certeyne bys-
shoppes, and teporall lordes vnto his vncle Charlys, prayinge hym of his loue & fa-
uoure, with other requestys to hym made, of the whiche they myght purchase no graute ::
whereof whan they were retournyd, he hadde1 by theym knowlege. The sayd Lewys in;
eontynentlye, with his hoosie, drewe nere vnto the llyne. But this Lewys was not socouert
in his werke arfd assemblynge of his people, but that his vncle had thereof wyttyng, and!
purueyed his people as faste vpon that other syde, so that he with an hooste was redy to-
fyght with the sayde Lewys. Whan Lewys was ware of the great powar that the empe-
roure hadde assemblyd, he made no haste to passe the water, but honed and causid his
people to falle vnto prayer. And Charlys, also ferynge his neuewe, vnder a coloure sent
aJlegacion of entreaty, duryng the which entreaty, the emperoure cotrary* his honoure
led his people by a secrete vvaye, thynkynge to haue fallen vpon his neuew sodeynly, &
by that meane to haue distressyd hym ; but Lewys, beinge ware of his vncles treason^
prouyded soo for his people, & kepte theym in suche araye, that they rsceyuyd theyr foe*
' he for so mych. * bysshop of that see. edit. 1542. 155^. 3 hauyng*. * contrary to.
meo
Itfo SEXTA PARS CAROLI.
men' vpon tlieyr sperys poyntes, and to theyr great damage: for where the great rayne
and tetlyotisenesse of the harde & strayte wayes which they had passyd hadde sore tyred
and weryed them, tha the fresshe fiersness of theyr enemyes, which they thought they
shuld haue taken slepynge and vnpurueyed, abasshed them in such wyse, that they were
•soone ouer comen, and fled from f feelde, as shepe flee from the wolfe. By meane of the
Bcitu*. which flight, great slaughter of theym was made, and many nobles and great astatys of
Fratince bothe slaytie and taken prysoners, and the emperour hymselfe scapyd with
great dauger. And of the prysoners that were take, they were so nere spoylyd, that they
were fayne to take vyne leuys to couer with theyr secret mebrys. Ye shall vnderst5de y
this warre atwene the emperour Charlys y Ballyd, and his brothers sone Lewys, was for
y prouynce of Austracy or Lorayne, the whiche some tyme belonged to the emperoure
Lothayre, and halfe brother to Charlys ; the which coutrey, after this batayle, was by me-
dyatours set in an order. Than the emperoure, ft great trauayll, came to a towne callyd
Tyguy, and Lewys kept his waye to Dandonyqnyke; and frome thens to Ayes y Chapell.
In this whyle the Danys or Normannys, knowynge that Charlys was occupyed in the
warre agayti his neuewe, apparaylid them a stronge hoste, and entred efte the londes of
Fraunce. Bui for Charlys was at that tyme lettyd with chargeable busynesse, he there-
fore sent a noble man agayne theym called Cornard, vnto the ryuer of Sayne* to wstande
y1 sayd enemyes. And also to hym was gyuen counseyll to haue with them comunycacio
to make a peace if he myght. And to this trowble immedyatlye was ioyned another: for
in this tyme and season, a cytie belongyng to y Church of Rome5: wherefore to withstode
theyr malyce, the pope*, than beynge lohn, the. viii. of that name, sent messyngers to
Charlys for the defence of the sayde londys and other. And soone after the pope4, for
to haste the sayd emperour, or ellys to quycken his deputie before namyd to assemble
the Italyens and other people there adioynatit, came downe to the cytie of Papye, &
tnryed there the emperours comynge. Charlis, than beset with trowbles, assetnblyd his
•knyghtes, and sped hym touarde Italy. . And whan he passyd5 the mountaynes, worde
Avas brought to hym of the popys4 beyng in Papye : wherefore he sped hym thyder with
all dylygence. In this tyrne and season Charlone the brother of Lewys, and sone of
Lewys kynge of Germany, (whiche Charlone, as before is shevvyd, was duke of Bayon
or Bayory,) gaderid a stronge hoste, and entred y boudys of Italy. Whereof herynge, the
pope4 and the emperoure, than, as before is sayd, beynge at Papye busyed in a great
couseyll, dyssoluyd the same, and the pope4 in cotynently toke leue of the emperour, and
departyd agayne to Rome; and Charlys, with a great power that he had gaderyd, as well of
Italyes as of his owne people, made towarde his neuewe. Wherof herynge, the sayde
Charlone turned agayne by y waye y he had comen, tyll he came to his owne countrey :
as sayth myne auetor & also the Frensh boke : but more verely Charlone kepynge to-
gyder his -hooste, & hauynge fauoure of dyuerse lordys of Italye, the emperoure Charlys
remouyd to the cytie of Mantue, where he was grudgyd with a feuoure; for remedye
whereof, he toke a pocion of a physycion lewe named Sedechias, whiche was intoxicat,
by meane of which venemous pocion, he dyed shortlye after, whan he had reygned as
kynge and emperourej after moost accorde of wryters, by the space of. xxxvii. yeres :
whereof he reygned as emperoure. iii. yeres, leuyng after hyiu a sone named Lewys,
whiche, as before is shewyd, was ruler of the coutrey of Austracy or Lorayne. Whan
-this Charlys was dede, his fredys entedynge to haue caryed y corps into Fraunse, and6
causyd it to be seryd and enoynted with ryche and preeyous bawmys, and other oynt-
mentis, and aromatykes ; but all myghte not stoppe the intollerable ire of his body : so
that they were fayne to bury hym at Vercyle, within the monastery of saynt Euseby,
* Enemyes. edit. 1542. IWQ. * Spayue. edit. 1542. by mistake. ' of Rome rebellyd.
* byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- * was passyd. ' " and," omitted.
where
SEXTA PARS ETHELWALDUS.
where he laye ouer. vii. yeres after ; and then taken vp, & conueyed to saynt Denys ,in
Frauce, and there honorably buryed.
^ Capitulum. C.lxvi.
IN the tyme of this Charlis the Ballyd, as witnessen many wryters, began the erle-
doinof Flauders, the which euer before theyse dayes, the ruler there of wascallyd the
forester of the kynge of Fraunce, whiche erledoin had his begynnynge by this tneane.
Ye haue harde before, in the story of Adeulphus kynge of West Saxons, howe, in hisFt»u<Wei»i-
retornynge from Rome, he maryed the doughter of Charlis y" Ballyd, named Indith, the**"*'
which Indyth, after ^deth of her sayd husbode, retornyd by Flauders towarde Fraunce,
thynkynge to passe without dauger, because the sayd countrey was vnder the obedyece of
her father; but at those dayes was ruler or forester in that partyes, a noble yonge atner-
ous man, callyd Bawdewyne, the whiche herynge of the great beautye of this Indyth1, gaue
attedauce vpoci her, and receyuyd her in his best maner, makynije to her all yr chere that
to hyui was pos^yble, and fynnally cast to her suche loue, that whan she supposed to de-
parte, and to haue goone into Frauce, he delayed the matyer in such curteys and wyse
maner, that he wan sudie fauoure of her, that she made no great haste to departe from
hym : albeit that nioost auctours agre that he kepte hir perforce. Whan Charlys had
vryttyn^e that Bawdewyn thus helde his doughter Indith', he sent to hym, straylelye charg-
ynge hym to sende home his doughter, but that holpe not jr mater. Than lie purchasyd
agayne liym the censures of holy churche, & accursed the sayde Bawdewyn. But whan
the kynge conceyued that the yonge man had such loue to Indith, that he set not by that
punysshemet, and also was certeynly enfoi med that hir harte was gyuen vnto hym, he, I
processe, by y- meane of some bysshoppis, and frendys of y sayd Bawdewyn, agreed that
he shuld take her to wyfe, and, in the name of hir dowar, he shulde holde and enioye the
sayd countrey of Flaunders; and for he wolde haue his doughter to be the more honoured
he creatyd the sayde Bawdewyn an erle, and comaunded hym to be callyd, after that day,
erle of Flanders. [It is also shewyd in y Fresh Cronycle, and of other wryters, that thre
dayes before his deth his spirit shuld be rauysshed from his body, and vnto places of A vino*,
payne & turment, where this Charlis, by the ledynge of an aungell, shulde se hyllys and
moutaynes brenne, and pittys full of sulphyr, pytche, and hotte boylyng lede ; in which
paynes the sayde Charlys shuld se many of his progenytours, and bysshoppys that cou-
ceylyd prynces to debate, orstryfe, or gaue counsayle to them to rayse of theyr subiectys
vnlefull taskys, or impositions, with many other thynges which I passe ouer for length of
the mater.]t
^[ Capitulum. C.Ixvii.
EThelwaldus, or Ethelwoldus, y1 eldest sone of Atheulphus, began his reygne ouer the
West Saxons, or ouer the more partie of Englonde, in the yere of our Lorde. viii. C. Iv.
and the. x. yere of Carlys the ballyd, than kynge of Fraunce; the which became so vn-
happy, that he maryed that woma which his fader had sometyme kepte or holden. for his
concubyne, as witnessith the auctour of the Floure of Historyes : but Policronico sayth
that he wedded his stepmother, which disacordith with the sayinge of other wryters,
whiche testyfye his stepmother to be maryed to Bawdewyne, erle of Flaunders, as in the
story of Charlys laste before is shewyd. This it is not expressid' by what happe he dyed,
wha he had regned one yere, as sayth Polycronyca, but another Cronycle berith witnesse,
that he was slayne [as a martyr]4 of Hungar and Hubba, prynces of Danys. [About this
tyme the holy kynge seynt Edmude cotynued his reygne ouer the East Anglis, or Nor-
folke.]5
' ludith. edit. 1559. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. ' Thy* Ethel wolde, though it be not ex-
pressyd. 4 Omitted «i edit. 1442. 1559. J Omitted in edit. 15*2. 1559-
Y EThelbertiw,
162 SEXTA PARS ETHELDREDE.
"-,••
^f Capitulum. C.lx.viii.
pj-i- «-3*-] EThelbertos, the seconde sone of Adeulphus, began his reygne ouer the more partyc
of Englonde, in y yere of our Lord. viii. 0. 1. vi., and the. xi. yere of Charlis y Ballyd,
than kynge of Fraunce, in whose tyme the Danes, w more strengthes, entred the West
parte of this lond, and robbyd and spoylyd the counlrey before theym tyll they came to
Winchester, and tooke the cytie by strengthe, and dyd therein what they wolde. But the
kynge made suche prouysyon, that by hym & hisdukis they were forsid to forsake the cytie,
and, as they yode towarde tlteyr shippes, they were foughte with, and a grete parte of theym
slayne and taken. Of this kyng is no thynge ellys lefte in memory more than before is
shewyd, but that he dyed, whan he had reygned, after mooste wryters. vi.yeres, and was
buryed at Shirborne, leuyng after hym noon issu of his body : wherefore the rule of the
lade fell to his brother Etheldrede.
.•• . i.. i • AAl'1** '• , »> ..- •• i-ii. ,• f-r-i :•••-• •!'.)!»•••.' .-si *f>;r* ''-<+•: t-' tkv*J<>-'}yt»
«[ Capitulum. C.lxix.
F.i. ixxxxvi. ETheldredus, the. iii. sone of Adeulphus, began his reygne ouer the West Anglis, and
[U.J. ck-avJ ^e more parte of Englode, in the yere of our lorde. viii. C. Ixiii., and the. xviii. yere of
Charlis the Ballyd, than kynge of Fraunce. In the begynnyng of this kynges reygne the
Danes landed in East Englad, or Norff. & Suff., but they were compellyd to forsake y
countrey, and so toke agayne shyppynge, and saylyd northwarde, and londed in North-
uberlond, where they were met with of the kynges tha there reygnynge, called Osbryght
and Ella, which gaue to theyrn a stronge fyghte ; but that not withstandynge, y Danys,
with helpe of suche as inhabyted that countrey, wan the cytie of Yorke, and helde it a
eerteyne of tyme. Tha the people of Northumberlande varyed within them selfe, and
i-iad more leuer ayde the Danys, than to reygne vnder the kynge of Westsaxos ; for here
is to be notyd, that all suche kynges as reygned there after Egbert, which, as before is
saved, subdued that prouynce, & other, reygned as trybutaryes to y kyng of West Saxons,
or Anglis: wherefore Etheldrede, herynge of thauauntage y the Danys than had, assembled
his people, and sped hym thythenvarde, & sent vnto the foresayde. ii. kynges, comaudynge
theym also to prepare theyr people agayne his comynge. But howe it was, or the kyng came
Ba»«a vistoru. with his hoost, the Danys so prouokyd the Northiibrys to batayle, that they 'met I
playne felde, and foughte a long batayle, but fynally the Danys wan the pryce, and slewe
bothe the foresayde kynges with a great multitude of theyr people: after whiche victory
they subdued moche of the sayd countrey, and destroyed the towne of Aklynt, or Ac-
lynde, $ which, as testyfyeth Beda, was sometyme one of the strongest townes of the
North. Whan Etheldrede had preparid all thyng for the warre, & was purposed toward
the North, for concideraeion aforesayd, worde was brought vnto y sayd kyng Etheldrede,
of the dyscomfyture of the Northumbres, and also of dyuerse of y sayde Danys, with
other that were comyn to Mercia, & had wonne the towne of Snotyngham, or Notyngham,
which tydynges lettyd hym of his forth spede in that Journey ; but this saying is disagreable
vnto Polycronycon, for he saythe that the Northumbres were yet1 of theyr kynge Osbrutus,
or Osritus, after some auctors, and chase vnto them a tyraut, named Ella, by meane
whereof great dissecion grewe am5ge them- to the great hurte of the coutrey. But whan
$e Danes had passyd the countrey, & wonne the cytie of Yorke, that than was febly
wallyd, than by constraynt and of fere for the defence of theyr coutrey, they were fayne
to agree, and to gather strengthe on all sydes, so that bothe the foresayde kynges went
agayne the sayde Danys, & bothe were slayne. After whiche scomfiture, the people a»
desolate, some fled the countrey, and some made peace with the Danys, and lyued vnder
*:were very. edit. 1555..
they
SEXTA PARS ETHELDREDE. 1.63
theyr tuyssyon : and so the Danys kepte the possessyon of that countrey in suche wyse,
that no Angle had rule thereof tyll the tyme of Adelbtone, or Ethelstone, or, after some
wrytcrs, tyll the tyme of Edredus, so that at the laste where1 they helde the possessyo
thereof, ouer the terme of. Ix. yeres. Than the Danys beynge thus possessyd of y Northe
countrey, manned ysame, & fortifyed the stronge lioldys hereof : and the other of them
came downe into Mercia, or myddell Englande, and wanne a parte thereof, with y
foresayd towne of Notyngham, and dvvellyd there f more parte of y yere folowynge.
Wherefore kynge Etheldrede, \V ayde of Burdredus, thii kyng of Mercia, layd seage vnto
the towne, the whiche, whan the Danis perceyuyd shulde be vvonne, they refusyd the
towne, and tooke the towre, or casiell, and defendyd it in so stronge tnaucr, that they
helde it tyll a peace or apoyntment was concludyd utweene the. ii. kynges and them ;
which was y they shulde goo free where they wolde, and cary with them theyr horse and
harnesse withoute any pyllage. And whan this peace w^as thus made, eytherof the kynges
departyd to theyr owne, and the Danys retornyd vnlo Yorke, and dwellyd there the yere
folowynge. And the yere folowyng that sayde yere, a parte of the sayd Danys takyng
shyppynge in the Northe, entendynge to sayle towarde Easte Englonde, met in the
gee w ith a flote of Danys, wherof the capytaynes, or ledars, were named Hynguoar and
Hubba, the which, by exortacyon of the other cornynge out of the North, made all one
course, and lastly laded I East Englade, or Norff., and in processe of tyme came vnto
Thetford. Thereof herynge Edrnunde, tha kynge of that prouynce, assemhlyd an hooste,
and gaue vnto them batayll; but Edmunde and his hoost was forsed to forsake the felde,
and the kynge with a fewe persones fled vnto the castell of Framylyngham, or Framynge-
ham, whome the Danys pursued, lint he in shorte whyle after yeldid liymselfe vnto the
persecucion of the Danys, and for this blessed man, Edmude, wold not renye or de- Diu« Edmu«u-
nye Cryste and his lawys, they therefore moost cruelly bond hym vnto a tree, and causyd u
hymto be shot to deth; and lastly causyd his hede to be smytten from the body, & caste
among the thycke of the busshes. [But whan his freendis came after to bury this holy
treasoure, and lackyd ^ hede, and made for it busy serche; the hede beynge in theclawys
of a wylde wolfe, spake, & sayd, thre tymes distynctly, " here, here, here," by reason of
whiche speche they came vnto the place where the hede, in the sayde beestys kepynge,
laye, which sayd wolfe, cotrary to his kynde, anone as he sawe f people, fled from the
bed, and suffred theym to take it vp, and folowed them after a sertayne of tyme as h«
hadde ben tame.]*
Than they', with great solempnyte, carved the body and hede rnto Eglidon,or Eglisdon,
now callyd saynt Edmundes Bury, & there buryed hym about ^ yere °f • our Lord, as
wytnessenne Polycronyca, Guydo, and other, viii. C. Ixix., as before it is shewyd, in $
Chapytre of this wcrke foure score and. xvi., for whom dayly God shewyd there many
anyracles.
^[ Capitulum. C.lxx.
WHan this blessyd Edmunde was thus martyred for the loue that he bare towarde his
master, Cryste, and his lawys, his brother, named Edwoldus, settyngeaparte the lyk-
yng and pleasure of the worlde, [albe it that to hym belogynge to* the right of that
kingdom]5, toke vpon hym the habyte of an heremyte, and lyued onely by brede and
water, at the abbay of Cernne, in the countye of Dorset, by the clere welle that saynt
Austynne, by his prayers, made to sprynge, whan he conuerted first the Saxons of that
prouynce to the faythe of Cryste.
Of this sayd abbey of Cernne, Policronica sayth, that it was after thyse dayes riche
" " at the lastn where," omitted in the later editions. * Omitted in the edit. 15*2. 1559. * b»
f&cnds. edit. 1542. 155?. * beloni;yd, edit. 1533. 5 Om itttd in «dit. 1542. 1559.
Y 2 »nd
SEXTA PARS ETHELDREDE.
and right we! thy ; but the gouernours therof mysspent the patrymony therof in excesse,
glotony, & nat amonge the seruauntes of God.
Wherfore he sayth, farther, that couetyse and pryde had so chaunged all thyng in Eng-
lande in thyse dayes, that all thynges that before tyme were gyuen to abbeys, were than
mere wasted in glotony, and outrage of owners', than in substaunce* and ayde of nedy
men & of gestes or nedy waye goers. Albe it he sayth the firste doers or gyuer lose nat
theyr rewarde, for theyr wyll and entent is full euenly paysed in a balaunce before hym,
tkat .s t^e rewar(jer Of ai| good. But though Treuysa, y was the translatour of this boke
of Policronicon, out of Laten Ito our vulgar tunge, report this to be done or this inis-
ordre to be vsed in this* dayes, whiche lyued in the tyme of that honorable pry nee, Edwarde
the thirde, if he now lyued, he wold nat in no gouernours of mokes, blacke or yet whytef
no suche*outrage. For nowe at thyse dayes, pryde and glotony is clerely banisshed from
their monasteries and cellis ; and in the rome of pryde, with his frende disobedyence,
haue they nowe lodged hunoylyte, with his suster obedyence ; and in the stede of glotony
and vnclennesse of lyuynge, haue they nowe newly professed theym vnto all chastytie,
temperaunce & abstynence ; auoydyng all slowth and idelnesse ; & exarcise theym in
goostly study, and prechynge of the worde of God with all dylygence. So that now ^ holy
rules and ordynaunces made by y holy fader & abbot, seynt Benet, which, byj ignorauce,
haue loge tyme slept, now by grace of good gauernauce, are newly reuyued6& quickened.
And here an ende, leste I be accused of dissymulacion. Than to retournevnto y" Danys,
from whom I haue made a longe digression. Trouth it is, that whan they had, as before
is sayd, martyred the blessyd man Edmonde, & robbed and spoyled that countre, they
toke agayne theyr shyppes, and landed agayne in Sothery, and there contynued theyr
ioiirney tyll they came to the towne of Redynge, & wanne the towne with the castell.
Policronica sayth, that the thyrde daye of theyr thyther comynge, Hyngwar and Hubba,
as they wente in purchasynge of prayes, were slayne at a place called Engelfelde : whiche
prynces of Danys thus slayne, the other dele of theym kepte hole togyder in suche wyse,
that the West Saxons myght take of theym none auauntage. But yet \Vin fewe dayes after
f Danys were holden so short, j they were forced to issue out of the castell, & to defende
theym in playne batayll. In the whiche, by comfort of kynge Etheldrede and of Alurede
his brother, the Danys were discomfyted and many of theym slayne. Wherof the other
beyng ware, fled agayne to the castell, and kepte theym within the same a certayne of tyme.
Thanne the kynge comaunded Ethelwolde, thanne duke of Barok or Barkshyre, to attende
with his people vpon that castel, and to se that the Danys breke nat out at large, he*
went in other cosies of that countre to subdue other of the sayd Danys. But whan the
Danys knewe of the kynges departure, they brake out sodaynly anone of theyr holde, and
toke the duke vnpuruayed, and slewe hym, and moche of his people, and caused the
other to wdrawe theym farther from that towne or castell. Thanne thyse Danys drewe
theym to other that were theyr lordes in that countre, and enbatuled theym in suche wyse
fchat of theym was gaderyd a stronge hooste.
It was nat longe after that duke Ethelwolde was slayt?, but the kynge was ascertayned
therof; the whiche renued his heuynesse, and made hym ful heuy to consyder the losse
of hisfrende, and the encreace and mukyplyinge of his enemyes. For the daye before
reporte of thyse tydynges, as affermeth an olde Cronycle, worde was brought to hym of
y landynge of a Dane named Osryk, which of Policronica is named kyng of Denmark :
the whiehein short tyme after, with assystens of the other Danys, had gaderyd1 a great
boost, and were enbatuled vpon Ayshedowne.. To this batayll Alured was forced, by
great nede, to come before his brother the kynge, that thanne was herynge of a1 masse
with great- deuocion, nat knowynge of y" hasty spede of his brother,, where the kynge
r the owner*, * susfenaunce. 3 his. edit. 1542. 1550. 4 laye no suche. * by, omitted
in cdit..l5>W.- • receaued. edit. 1542. 7 whyle he..
thus
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thus beyng in his merlytacions, jr hosts of Anglys and Danys strake togyders with hu«e
violence. And howe be it, tht Daoys haddc wonne the hyll, and the Cristen men were in
the valfy, y«r hy spruce [und venue of the kyngs holy prayers',] and manhod of them Beii».
selfe, they at !rn»iii wanue the hyll of the Danys, and slewe theyr duke or k} nge, called
Osryke; or after y" Euglysshe Cronycle, Oseg, it. v. of theyr dukes with moche of theyr
people, arid chaced the o'ner dele vnto liedynge towne. Wherfore y Danys resembled
theyr people, and gaderyil a newe boost: soo that, within, xv. daye«, they met at-a towne
called Basynsje Sioke, and there gaue batayll vnto the kynge, and had the better. Than
the kyng gadcryd his people, the which at that felde were chaced and disparbeled4, and,
with fresshe soldiours to theym accompanyed, met the Danys within two uionethes after, at
a towne called Merton, & gaue to theim a sharpe batayll : so that moch people were slayne
as well of the Cristen as of the Danys; but in the ende the Danys tiad the honoore of the
felde, and the kynge of Angles was wounded, and fayne to sauegarde hymselfe by polyse
whenne niyght faylecl. After ihyse two feldes thus won by the Danis, they opteyned great
sircuite of grounde, and distroyed man & childe that to theym were inobedyent, and
churches and temples they tourned to vse of stables, and other vyle occupacyons. And
to the' sorotve was added an other ; for where the kyng hoped well to recouer his losses
by ayde of his subiects, as wel of other parts of his lade, as of his owne of West Saxon>
whan he had sent his comyssyons into Northumberlade, into Mercia and Eest Anglia, he
had of them small or lytell comforte ; so y $ coutre of West Saxon was brought in great de-
solacion : for the kynge was beset with enemyes vpon euery syde, & ouer that his knyghts
and soldyours were tyred and palled with ouer watche and laboure. Whiche manyfolde
aduersyties and troubles, synkynge in the kynges mynde, with broser* or hurte ensuynge
of the wounde before taken at $ batayll besyde Merton, shortened his dayes: so that he
dyed whan he hadde reygned in great persecucion of the Danys, after most wrytera-. viiL
yeres, without issue of his body ; by reason wherof the rule of 5' lande fyll vnto his
brother Alured.
It is wytnessed of some cronycles, that nat withstadynge the great trouble & vexacion
that this kynge Etheldrede had witlv the Danys, that he fouded the house or colage of
Chanon.s at Exetou-r, and was buryed at the abbey of Wynbourne or Wobourne.
IT Capitultum. C.lxxL
f:ftt;-'ru. ,i .>rJ»>:J j' -J .. :. •-• : i- .. ,..'
ALuredus, the. iiii. sone of Adolfus, & brother to Etheld'redus, hste kynge, "began his
reygne ouer the Westsaxons & other prouynces of Englande, in y yere of our Lord. viii. [L;. 6. cap. i.]
C. Ixxii. and the. xxxi. yere of Charles, forenamed, than kynge of Fraunce. This Alured,. /•/. i*x**v;;i,
or after some wryters, Aiphred, was. xii. yere^of age or he were set to scole. But for ail-
that he sped so, well his tyme, that he passed* his brother and other, that were longe sette
forth before hym. And by the counsayU of Neotus or Notus, he ordeyned the firsts
gramer scole at Oxenforde, and other freescoles, and fraunchaysed that towne with many
great lyberties,. and translated many lawes, as Marcian lawe and other, out of Bryttessli
speche vnto Saxon tunge. He was also a subtell maister in buyldynge and deuysyng.
therof, and excellent connynge \n all huntynge ;. fayre he was of stature, and moost be-
loued of his fader of all his children.
Longe tyme it wolde aske to reherce all his vertuse -r bu-t, for he was in his youth dis-
posed to the synne of j flesshe, and therby letted frome many vertues purpose, he lastly
after many registence& by hyrn doonr to auoyde y: temptacion therof, besought God en-
tyerly that he wolde send to hym some cotynuell sykenes in quenchynge of that vyce, and- **
that he were nat vnprofitable to worldly besynesses, and serue- God y better.
Than at Goddes ordynauce he had that euyll called fycus^ with, the whiche sykenes- he
• t^'**^'!*11!* -*ff ^
* Omitted in edit. 1542. 155^ * dysparklyd.. 3 this 4brose.
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was greued many yeres ; and lastly cured of jr holy virgyn saynt Modwenna, thanne
d welly uge in Irelande. But after this cure by her done, she came into Englade, for so
;moch as her monastery or churche y she there dwelled in was destroyed. Wheribre
Adulfus, fader to Alured, knowynge the vertue and holynesse of this tnayden, gaue to her
grounde to buylde vpon. ii. abbeys ofmaydens, that is to say, one in Ardernne, at a place
called Pollyswortham, and that other at Strenesalte in the Northe. But this holy
mayden dyed iny ilande of Andresee besyde Burton, after many yeres of the buyldyngeof
thyse sayd two abbeys. And after, vii. yeres that she had ben closed within stone walies,
in iheile before named.
Whan Alu red was cured of this sykenesse, to hym fyll another : the whiche contynued
•with hym from f. xx. yere of his age tyll the. xlv. yere of his sayd age. But, that nat
withstandynge, he wedded a noble womil named Ethelwyda: of the whiche he receyued. ii.
sones, Edwarde, surnamed ^ elder, and Egelwarde ; &. iii. doughters, Elphleda, that after
was Lady of Marcia, Ethelgota a menchon or nonne,and the tiiirde was named Elfrida;
the whiche he caused all aswell doughters as other to study the arte or scyence of gramer,
&to be norysshed with all vertue. And when this Alured wasadmytted to be kynge, he well
consyred' the great daunger that his lande was in. Wherfore he gaderyd to hym his
lordes, & suche as he myght nat wynne without stryfe, he wanne with great iustyce and
fayre he&tes ; so that he shortly assembled a stronge boost, and in the seconde moneth
that be was made kyng, he rriette with y Danys besyde VVylton, and yeided to theym
batayll, but nat without great losse of men on both parties. Than he remeuyd his people,
and in sondry places faughte with the Danys in that firste yere. vi. tymes : by mean
-wherof, his people were so sore mynesshed & wekyd, that he was forsed to take peas \V
Jiis ocnemyes, vpo couenaunt that they shulde auoyde the countres and prouynces that
he hadde douiynyon of. Vpon whiche agrement fennely cocluded, the Danys for a tyme
vvoyded those countres, and drewe towarcle London, and rested theym about that coost
the more parte of the yere folowynge ; and from thens to Lyndesey, in robbynge and
-spoylyng the townes and vyllages as they went, and holdyng the comon people vnder theyr
•seruage : and so contynued ouer the terme of two yeres. But or y thirde yere were
.ended, sthey yode vnto Repindon, and there put downe or slewe Burdredus, than kyng of
Mcrcia, and betoke that kyngdome vnto a seruaunt of his, named Colwolphus, vpon
;>condicion that he shuld kcpe it to theyr behofe. And thenne they beseged a towne ther-
by called Habourgth, and assawted it right sharpely : wherfore [^ people therof, beynge in
great drede and fere, toke the body of that holy virgyn seyt Werbourgth, by vertue of
whose body y enemyes were somwhat put abarke, & after for a more suertie]1 the in-
habytauces of y- towne of Hamburgth, «[with that holy treasure,]3 fled vnto Westchester4,
[where at this daye she lyeth honorably shryned.] Than the kynge made efte peas w the
Danys, in truste wherof he rode with the fewer people ; wherof they beyng ware layde
.busshemets for hym, and set so nere hym that they slewe a great parte of his company in
.a rtyght, as he rode towarde Wychesler. For this treason ^ kyng was sore amoued agayne
the Danys, & in as secrete maner as he myght, he assembled a chosen company of knyghtes,
and, as wytnesseth Guydo, fyll vpon theym sodeynly and distressed many of theym,
-and lefte .theym nat tyll he had chased them to Chester, or after an other auctour, to
Exetour ; and there kynge Alurede kept the Danys so short, that he costreyned them to
gyue to hym pledges to kepe the peas, and to dwelle no lenger there thanne they invght
,purueye shyppyng at the next porte to sayle into Denmarke.
After whiche .accorde thus fynesshed, the kynge retourned vnto Mercia or myddell
Englade; and for he harde y Colwolphus was deed, to whome the Danys hadde taken
that lordshyp .to Jcepe, he therfore seased that kyngdom, and ioyned it to his owne of
1 consvderyd. * Omitted in the edit. 1 542. 1 559. ' emitted in edit. 1 542. 1 559. 4 Winchester,
edit. 1542* 1559.
West
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West Saxons, by whiche reason the kyngdome of Mercia surseased, that had contynued1
frome theyr firste kynge named Penda, as in the chapter of this werke. C. xxix. preten-
dynge1, is more at length declared.
Aboute the. v. yere of the reygne of Alurede, the Danys, as affermeth Policronica,
sayled fro Warham towarde Exeto1, in the whiche iourney they loste. vi. score of theyr
smal shyppes by a tempest in the see : but some of theyin occupved the towne of
Chepynham, and the countree therunto adioynynge, and chased the Angles, or made
theym as subgettes to the Danys. And so sore the power of theym augmented, that the
Angles loste dayly, and they encresed : and the more by reason of y landyng of a prynce
of the Danys, named Gutteron or Gowthram, whiche is named kynge of Den-
marke.
^f Capitulum. C.lxxif.
ALurede, beynge thus ouerset in multytude ofenemyes, as affermeth Policronica and'
other, ladde an vncertayne lyfe, and vneasy, with fewe folks aboute hym, in the wode:
countree of Somersetshyre, and had ryght scante to lyue with, but suche as he & his
people myght purchase by huntynge and fysshynge. [In whiche mysery, he thus by a
certayne of tyme contynuynge, he was, by a vysyon to hym shewed of seynt Cutbert,
comforted as foloweth. Vj>on a tyme whan his company was from hym departed and be-
syed in purchasynge of vytayle, and he for a pastyme was redynge on a boke, a pylgryme
came to hym, & requyred his almes in Goddes name. The kyng lyfte vp his handes to
warde heuen, & said, I thanke God, y of his grace he vysyteth his pore man this daye by
an other poore man, and that he woll wytsaue to aske of me that he hath gyuen to me.
Then the kynge anone called his seruaunt, that hadde but one lofe and a lytell whatt'e of
wyne, and bad hym gyue the halfe therof vrrto the poore man : the whiche receyued it f*i- /****»«
thankfully, & sodaynly vanysshed from his syght, so y no step of hym was seen in the
nesshe fenne or moore that he passed thorough. And also all that was gyuen to 'hym was
lafte there by, in suche wyse as it was to hym gyuen. Shortly after his company re-
tourned to theyr maister, and brought with theym great plenty of fysshe that they hadde
than taken.
The nyght folowynge, whan y^ kynge was at his rest, one apered to hym in a bysshoppes
•wede, & chargynge* hym that he shuld loue God, and kepe iustyse, and be mercyable to
the poore men, & worshyp preestes ; and sayd moreouer, Alured, " Criste knoweth thy
conscyence and thy wyll, and now wyll put an ende of thy sorowe and care : for to morowe
stronge helpers shal come to the, by whose helpe thou shall subdue thyne enemyes."
.** Who arte thou r" sayd the kynge. "I am Cuthbert," sayd he, "the pylgryme thatyester'daye
was here with the, to whom thou gauest both brede and wyne, lam besy for the and thyne:
wherfore haue thou mynde hereof, whan it is well wkh the." But howe he had his pylgram
in mynde after, by the fredam that he gaue with y possessions vnto Doreham churche, it
is well and euydently seen.]' Than Alured, after this vysyon4, was well comforted, &
shewyd hym more at large. So y dayly resorted to hym men of Wylshyre, Somersetshyre
& Hamshyre, tyll y he was strongly cdpanyed. Than $ kyng put hym in a great Jeopardy,
as sayth William de Regibus, for he dyd on hym y abyt of a mynstrell> & with his instru-
ment of musyke he entred the tentes & pauylyons of the Danys, & in shewynge there his
enterludes & songes, he espyed all theyr slouthe and idelnesse, and harde moche of theyr
counseyllj and' after retourned vnto his company, and tolde to theym all the maner of the
Danys.
Thanne the kynge, with a chosen company, fyll vpon the Danys by nyght, and dystressed
& slewe of theym a great multytude, and chaced theym from that coste. And whan the
1 prececlynge. * chargyd; edit. 1533. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * Notwithstandyngie
at length he. edit. 1542. 1 559.
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kyng 1md thus chaced the Danys, by cousell of his knyghtes, he buylded ther a toure, and
named it Edelynge ; which is to meane, 1 our speche, a toure of noble men. Out of
whiche totire he and his soldyers made many assautes vpon theyr enemyes, and dyd to
theym moche harine & scath, and clerely1 y countre of them bytwene that and Selwoode.
This Edelynge or Ethelyngysseye it stondeth in a great marys or moore, so that men maj
nat wyn to it without shyp or bole, and conteyneth no great grounde. But yet
therin is venyson and other wylde beestes, & fowle, and fysshe great plente.
Thus kynge Alured dayly pursuynae* his enemyes by helpe of God, and his sub-
gettes, whiche, herynge of his victoryes and manful! dedes, drewe to hym dayJy out of all
•costes, by whose powers and assystens he helde the Danys so shorte, that he wanne from
theym Wynchester and many other good townes, and forced theym lastly to seche for
peas; the whiche was concluded vyon certayne couenauntes : wherofone and pryncipall
was, that theyr kyng named, as before is 'sayde, Guttrun or Gowthram, or, after the
Eoglysshe Cronycle, Gurmunde, shulde be cristened, and a certayne of his dukes with
hym. And for the kyng wolde haue the Danys banysshed out of the west parlies of Eng-
lande, he graunted to hym East Anglia to abyde and dwell in.
Thanne this prynce of Danys, accordynge to the couenauntes, was cristened at Wyn-
chester, and. xx. of y grettest of his dukes. And to this sayd Danys prynce, Alured was
godfader at the founte stone, and named hym Athelstane. And after he had a season
feasted the sayde Danys, he, accordyng to his promyse, gaue vnto theyr kynge the countree
of East Anglia, whiche than coteyned Norffblke and Suffolke, and parte of Cambrydge-
shyre. And also, as wytnesseth Polycronica, he graunted to the sayd Danys1 the coun-
tre of Northumberlande. And the other that wolde nat be cristened, departed y lande,
and sayled into Fraunce, where they rested them with theyr cosyns and kynsemen, that,
at those dayes, wasted the lande of Fraunce, as the* Frenshe storyes is somwhat appar-
ent. Whan this Danys kynge Athelstanne had j possession of thyse sayd countrees, ye
shall vnderstande that all suche Angles as dwelled there, and within $ precynct of them,
were his5 obedyence. Albe it that he helde the sayd prouynce as in fee of the kyng, and
promysed to dwell there as his liege man, yet, that promyse nat withstandy nge, he contynued
tyke a tyraunt by the terme of. xi. ycresful, & dyed in" the. xii.
In the whiche tyme, kynge Alured amended the cytie of Septonne that now is called
Shaftesbury, and other townes and stronge holdes, that by the Danys were sore abated &
enpayred. And, as wytnesseth Guydo and other, he buylded the howse of nonnes at
Shaftesbury, or was firste founder tlierof.
He also founded an howse of relygyon in the aboue named place of Ethelyngesey,
and another in Wynchester, that was named the newe monastery, in the whiche he was
after buryed. And oner this he endowed the churche of seynt Cuthbert in Doreham, as
before is touched, aboute the. xv. yere of the reygne of Alurede. The Danys, whiche
{U6..ca.j.] before, as ye haue harde, sayled into Fraunce, retourned into Englande, and landed in
Kent, aud so lastely came vnto Rochester, and beseged that cytie, and laye there so longe,
that they buylded a towre of tymber, and nat of stone, agayne the gates of the cytie.
But by strength of y cytezeyns that tower was destroyed, and the cytie defended tyll kynge
Alurede rescowed theym ; the whiche hadde made suche puruyatince for the dystressynge
of theym, -by water and lande, that they were so nere trapped, that tor fere, they lefte theyr
horses beliynde theym, and fledde to theyr shyppes by nyght. But whan the kynge was
therof ware, lie sent after tlieym, and toke. xvi. of their shyppes, and slewe many of the
said Danys After this Journey the kynge retourned to London, and repayred certayne
places therof, that before tyuie hadde ben hurte or feuled with the Danys, and betoke the
1 clerely vov<led. * pursued, edit. 1542. 1559. * the Danys that were crystened. * in the.
were uutier bis obedyence.
2 guydynge
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guydynge therof vnto Etheldredus, than erle or duke of Mercia, to wliome as wyfe, he had
gyuen his doughter Elfleda.
Aboute this tyme dyed Dunbartus, than bysshop of Wynchester, and the kynge made /
Dunwolfus bysshop after hym ; the which, as sayth Polycronica, the kynge fande in j-
\vodde kepynge of beestes, in the tyme whan he hym selfe kepte the woddes for fere of the
Danys.
Aboute the. xxi. yere of the reygne of this kynge Alurede, the Danys landed in. iiii.
places of this lande, that is to wytte, in the East Englande, and the North & in f West,
in. ii. places. But for f kynge, before theyr landynge, had warnynge off deth of Athel-
stanne kynge of Danys of Eest Englande, and of other complayntes of the Danys, he
therfore yode thyther, in whiche tyme of his there beynge, thyse tydynges came vnto
hym.
• '» ' . ' ['• <•!< ' . - ^-M^ j
^ Capitulum C.lxxiii.
WHan kynge Alurede was assertayned of thyse tydynges, for so moche as some of the
sayd Danys were landed in that coste, and knewe well that the ferther they drewe vnto
those' partie's the more they shuld be ayded & strengthed, he therfore sent inesangers FA c.
in all haste vnto Etheldrede, erle or duke of Mercia, chargynge hym to assemble an host
of the men of Mercya, and the border there aboute, & tomakeresystens agaynne the Danys
landed in the West, tyll his comynge*. And that doon, the kyng sped hym towarde bis
enemyes, and pursued theym so sharply, that in the ende he draue theym out of Eest
Anglia : the whiche than landed in Kent, whether y. kynge- with his people spedde hym,
and in tyke maner draue y Danys from thens. Howe be it, of any specyall fyght or
batayll auctours therof leue no memory. After this, agayne the Danys toke shyppynge, r>«oruPersi-
and sayled into North Wales, & there robbed and spoyled the Dry tons, and from thens cutio-
retourned by the see into Eest Anglia, and there rested theym, for so moche as the kynge
than was gone Westwarde. In this whyle, some of the foresayd Danys had wonne the
towne of Chester; but for the countres adioynaunt presed so sore vpon them, the said
Danys were compelled to kepe theym within the sayd towne or cytie, and to defende theym
by that maner. But that holdynge of the towne lasted so longe, that the Danys were com-
pelled to cte theyr horses for hunger ; but by apoyntement they lastly gaue ouer the
towne, and went thens into Northumberlande. And in the whyle that the kyng with his
boost spedde hym thytherwarde, they, leuynge the stronge holdes and castell garnysshed
with men and vytayll, toke agayne shyppynge, and fet their cource in suche wyse, that
they landed in Sussex, and so came vnto the towne of Lewes ; and from thens towarde
London, and buylded a tower or castell nere vnto the ryuer of Lewes'. But y Londoners,
herynge of theyr doynges, manned out a certayne nombre of men of armys, the which,
with assystens of y men of y countre, put the Danys from that tower, and after bette it
downe to the grounde. Soone after the kynge came downe thyther, & for he thought
that jyuer shukle be a meane to brynge enemyes efte sones into that countre, therfore
he comaunded that streme to be deuyded into dyuers stremes, soo that by reason therof,
there* a shyp myght sayle in tyme afore passed, than a lytell bote myght scantly rowe.
Than by presence of y kynge, y Danys were forsed to flee that coutre, and from thens
toke agayne way towarde Walys, and kept a parte of the ryuer of Seuarne, and vpon the
border therof buylded theym a castell nere vnto Walys, & so rested theym there for a
tyme: so that. iii. yeres after, this lande was vexed with thre maner of sorowes ; with
warre of the Danys, pestylence of men, and moreyn of bestes. Whiche trowbles and ad«-
uersyties natwitstandynge, he5 knyghtly and manfully resysted the malyce of his enemyes,
'these. '* tyll his comynge, omitted in edit. 1542. 3 [Lee ?] * where, edit. 1542. 155p.
1 the kyng.
Z and
17*
Virtutes Alu-
redi,
Fnncu.
[Uj. ca. 3*.]
Et Gcjiolgia.
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and thanked God alwaye, what trowble so euer fyll to hym or to his realme, and susteyn-
ed it with great humylyte and pacyence.
It is tolde of hym y he deuyded the daye and nyght in thre parties, if he were nat lette
by warre or other great besynesse. Wherof. viii. houres he spente in study and lernynge
of scyence ; and other, viii. he spente in prayer and almes dedes, with other charytable
dedes ; and other, viii. houres he spent in his naturall reste, sustaunce1 of his body,
and the nedes of the realme : the whiche ordre he kepte duely by waxen tapers kepte by
certayne persones.
Thus this marcyall knyght contynuynge in all prowesse and vertue, lastely dyed, whan
he had revgned ouer the more parte of this lande by the terme of. xxviii. yeres fuTT, and
was firste" buryed at Wylton, and after certayne yeres, remoued and caryed vnto Wyn-
chester ; leuyng after hym a sone named Edwarde, surnamed Edwarde the elder : for the
other brother called Egelwarde dyed before his fader.
. .»!•: ^[ Capitulum. C.lxxiiii.
LOwys the seconds of that name, and sone of Charlys the Bawled, begannehis reygne
ouer the Frenshemen in the yere of our Lorde. viii. C. Ixxviii. and the. vi. yere of Alu-
redus, than kynge of the more parte of Englande. This was named Lodowycus Balbus,
whiche is to meane Lewys $ Stamerer, for somoche as he had an enpedyment in his tunge.
Ye haue before, in the story of Charlys the Bawled, herde how Charlonne, $ neuewe of
Charles foresayd, with his host had entred Italy, and entented* towarde Rome ; the
whiche, after the deth of his sayde vncle, Charlys, kepte on his waye, and lastly came
vnto Rome. But for the pope', than beyng lohnnethe. viii. of that name, fauoured y aboue
named Lowys Balbus, & entended to make hym emperoure, therfore he refrayned the
ennoyntynge of y say'd Charlonne: for y whiche dede hefynally was compelled to auoyde
the towne and countre, and fle4 into Fraunce; where he beyng honourably of Lowys re-
ceyued, declared and admytted hym for emperour, as sheweth the cronycles of Rome.
But after two yeres of his reygne, or short tyme of this admyssion to y dygnytie, this
Lewys dyed. Wherforethe sayd pope5, to enioye his papasi6 in rest, retourned to Rome,
and anoynted the forenamed Charlonne, and crowned hym with the imperiail diademe: the
whiche in y Romanne Cronacle is named Carolus Tertius, the thirde emperour, that is to
meane, of y name.
But of all thisspeketh no thynge the Frenshe Cronacle, except that it is there testyfyed
that he was of the sayd pope amytted7 for emperour. Polycronicon sheweth that the
seconde Lowys, kynge of Fraunce, was accursed of the pope8 Nicolas, the firste of that
name, for somoche as he refused his lawfull wyfe, and toke to hym his concubyne named
"VValdrada. But that is vnderstande by Lowys the seconde emperoure of that name,
whiche was sone of Lotl\ayr, whiche Lothair was eldest sone of Lowys the mylde, as in
the story of Charlys the Bawlyd appereth. And for the genelogy of Charlys the conquer-
onr, or. of his ofsprynge, maye th.e clerelyer appere, and also y the reder maye haue the
wore ccrteynte of the names, which were Emperours, which kynges of Frauce, & which*
were kynges of Germany, I shal, in the story of Lowys the. v. in whonae, for a tyme,
surseased that blode, make a remembraunce of euery emperoure and kynges of Fraunce
.and Germany, that reygned from ysayd Charlys the grete, or conquerourr tyll Hugh Ca-
pet: the which Hugh vsurped the crowne of Fraunce, as after shall appere.
Than it folowethjn the story, that for partycyon of the lande of Austracy or Loraynne,
grudge and varyaunce contynued alway attwene the kynges of Frauce and Germany,
whiche bothe kynges at this daye were named Lowys. Albe it, that the kynge of Fraunce
1 sustenance.
«dit. ,1542. 1559-
* entended.
' Byshopricke. edit, 1542. 1559,
3thebyshope. edit. 1542.1559- "fled. 5 B. of Rome.
7 admytted. * theB.ofRome. edit. 1542.1559.
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surnamed Balbus, as before is shewed. For the whiche varyaunce, by labour of
frendes, thyse two kynges mette at the cytie or place called Gundeuyle, where, after longe
comunycacyon, it was fynally agreed that the sayd prouynce of Austracy shulde than be
deuyd^d, as it somtyrne had been parted attwene Cliarlys y Balled and Lowys the kynge
of Germany, theyr both fathers.
After whiche peas thus concluded, eyther parted from other in frendely wyse, and
Lowys Balbus yode vnto Ardernne, where he halowed the feest of Cristemas, and from
thens he yode vnto Compeynge, where he herynge1 of the rebellyon of a marques of his
realme, called Barnarde, or more verely after the Romayn story a marques of Italy. For
this Barnarde, with one Helberde, had before tyme taken from the churche of Rome cer- ft!- Ct-
teyne possessyons, whiche, by meane of this Lowys, the* sentence of the churche denounced
agaynne theyin by the fore bayd pope lohnne1, they were agayne restored, and the parties
also recousyfed. Of the whiche nowe* of newe this Barnarde nowe rebelled1, wherfore
the poj>e' as to Lowys, for y defensoure of the Churche of Rome sent for ayde, as before
I haue shewed you. This Lowys of the sayd pope lohnne3 was auctorysed foremperoure;
but for he was nat crowned at Rome with the imperall dyademe, he is nat accompted
aoionge the emperours. For this newe rebellyon of Barnarde, Lowys assembled his ar-
mey at Compayne foresayd, and frome thens rode to the cytie of Troyes in Vincent,
where he was taken with sodayne malady, of the whiche he dyed shortly after, nat with-
out susspeccyon of venym ; whan he had been kynge of Fraunce fully two yeres, leuynge
after hym two sones, that is to saye Lowys & Charlys, or, after some wryters, Charlemayne.
^[ Capitulum. C. Ixxv.
LOwys and Charlys, the sonnes of Lowys Balbus, or Lewys y Stamerer, began theyr
reygne ouer y Frenshemen, in the yere of cure Lordes incarnacyon. viii.C.lxxx., & the
yere of y reygne of Alurede, than kynge of Englande, the. viii. yere: the whiche, for
they were yonge of age, were put vnder tuyssion and gydyng of Barnarde, the erle of
Aunergii6, to whom $ fader, by his lyfe, had theym comytted. Wherfore the sayd Barnard,
with other of his affynytie, assembled shortly after at Meaus in Loraynne, and thyther
called vnto theym the lordes of the lande, to treate matyers for the comon wele of the
same.
In those dayes was a man of great myght in Fraunce, named Gosseleynne, the whiche
emiyed the foresayd erle Barnarde and other, for certayne armes7 to hym by theyin done
in tyme before passed, in auengynge wherof the sayde Gosseleynne intended to put hym
and other from the rule of the lande, whiche he knewe well they shulde occupye, whyle
the sayde. ii. childrenne had rule of the same.
And this euyll purpose to brynge to effecte, he wente vnto Conrade erle of Parys, and
shewed to hym moche of his wyll ; and amonge other thynges lette hym wytte, that if
Lowys, kynge of Germanye, myght with his helpe be made kynge of Fraunce, that he
shulde by hym be greatly auaunced : by whiche meanes he caused the sayde Conrade to
take his parte, soo that he and other of his aftynytie, whan they came vnto the foresayd
counsayll at Meawse, sayd that Lewys, kynge of Germany, was more apte to rule the
lande of Fraunce than any other was. And also after some wryters, thyse Lewys and
Charlys aforesayd, were nat y legyttimat sones of the forenamed Lowys Balbus, but got-
ten in baste of a cocubyne of the sayd Lewys.
This matyer thus debated and argued amonges the counsayll, lastly by most in jiombre,
it was agreed, that Lowys, kynge of Germany, shuld be by arnbassade requyred to come
and take vpon hym the rule of the lande of Myddell Fraunce: the whiche with small
request was agreable, and in shorte tyme after came vnto the sayde cytie of Meawse, &
i
berde. * and the. J B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. * but now. * Barnarde
rebelled agayne. ' Auergii. edit. 1542. 1559- 7 harmcs.
Z 2 after
172
Lejacio.
,Hi«tor!i.
ftl. C. n.
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after to Verdune : but assone as 5' knowlege was come to Barnarde, and other of his at-
fynyte, by counsayll of Hugh & Terry, two nobles of Fraunce, the bysshop of Orly-
aiice, with an erle and other, were sente to Verdune, vnto the sayd kyng of Germany,
with his1 message, that if he were content to take vnto hym all suche parte of the pro-
uynce of Loraynne as Charles the Balled kepte from his fader Lowys, without more clayme
of y lande or realme of Fraunce, he shulde gladly haue it, and if nat he shulde abyde
the iugementof Mars and his batayll. With whiche offer Lowys was wele contented, and
beyng of it in a suertie, departed agayne into Germany. Thorough that doynge, the fore-
named Gosselynne and Conrade, with other of theyr frendes were with it sore dyscon-
tented of y departure »f Lowys foresayd. They1, in goodly haste after, conueyed the
sayd. ii. children vnto the cytie of Ferrer, and there crowned and proclaymed theym for
kynges, as wytnesseth maister Robert Gagwyne ; but the forenamed Gosselynne and Con-
rade, nat leuynge so the matier, sent messangers vnto the quene of Germany, com-
playnynge theym vnto her of the vnstablenesse of her lorde and tymerousnesse, wherby
he had nat alonely loste y possessyon of the realme of Fraunce, but also he hadde put
theym and all their frendes in great fere and daunger. Wherof heryng, the quene in her
rnynde was sore dyscontented with her lord and husbande, and, as she durste, shewed it to
hym as his reproche and dishonour, and fynally to satysfye the myndes of the sayde Gos-
selynne and Conrade, she sent into Guyon her brother named Boso, by whose aydes and
assystence he was of that prouynce proclaymed kynge.
Endurynge whiche trowbles, the Danys entred the lande, and came vnto the ryuer of
Lyger, and robbed and spoyled the countree without mercy: wherfore the kynges assem-
bled theyr people, and gaue to them batayll nere vnto the ryuer or1 Vyen, where they
distressed this sayd Danys, and slewe of theym. ix.M., and drowned of theym ouer that
a great multytude in y sayd ryuer. After whiche victory by the kynges opteyned, a newe
vexasion and trowble was to theym ascerteyned, that Lewys, kyng of Germany, with a
great puysatince, was comen vnto a place called Ducy, and to hy was gone the fore-
named Gosselynne & Conrade, with al the power that they myght make ; and by theyr
ledynge was from thens conueyed vnto Rybemount. But how so it was, forlacke of per-
fourmaunce of promyse, made by the sayd two erles vnto y kynge of Germany and nat
obserued, he herynge of the kynges of Fraunce drawynge towarde hym with a stronge
hoost, cocluded a peas, and retourned into Germany, and the. ii. bretherne rode togyder
vnto the cytie of Damens or Dameus, where they deuyded the lande of Fraunce attwene
theym ; so that Lowys helde to hym the countre nere and aboute Parys, with y prouynce
of Neustria or Normandy, and Charles had vnto his parte Burgoynnc and Goyon, w pro-
myse made and assured on eyther pertye, that eyther of them shulde ayde and assyste
other.
fl" Capitulum. C.lxxvi.
AFter this partycyon attwene the. ii. brethernne thus made, by y meanes of Lowys
kyng of Germany, the fore sayde erles Gosselynne and Conrade were vnto the sayd
brethernne recosyled and agreed ; and for to theym redy vvorde was brought, that Bose4
before named, kyng of Guyon, had wonne the cytie of Vyen, and therin lefte his wyfe,
whyle that he occupyed the hylles and mountaynes beynge there aboute, they ioyntly
assembled theyr knyghtes, and sped5 thyther, and layde theyr seage aboute the sayd cytie.
But, durynge this siege, the Danys eft enwasted y laude of France : wherfore Lowys f
elder brother departed from that siege, leuynge there his brother Charlis. But or the said
Lowys myght wyn to the sayd Danys, as tyrauntes and cruell enemyes to Cristes fayth,
they'had spoyled many churches and temples, and a monastery of seynt Peter in Corby,
1 thys.
5 sped them.
* but the sayd Barnarde with other of his syde.
of.
* Boso. edit. 1542.
& throw-
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Sc throwen it downe to the grounde; after whiche vyle and cruell dede by theym done,
Lewes gaue vnto theim batayll, & slewe of them great nombre, & chased the reme-
naunt.
But after this victory ensued a great wonder ; for whan y cristen had, as before is
sayd, chased the Pagans or Danys, they retourned as confused and dysparbled' lyke as all
the hoost of Danys had theym pursued, so that well was hym that myght ronne fastest and
hyde hymselfe from the danger of his enemye : for it was thought to theym, and apparent
to theyr syght, that theyr e^emyes folowed at theyr backes with all keynde of wepyn, and
yet folowed theym no man. The whiche fere & flyght of Frenshemen, as sayth myn
auctoure, was sente to theym by dyuyne ;* forasmoche as they so often before tyme
had wonne thenne the pryce of theyr enemyes, and hadde nat therfore gyuen due thanke
vnto God, but referred it to theyr owne strengthes and vertue.
Than the Danys herynge of this disparblynge1 of the cristen hoost, reassembled theyr
power, and prepayred theyjn to newe fyght. Wherfore the kynge called togyder his knyghtes,
so, as before is sayd, disparbled1, and mette with theym nere vnto y aboue named ryuer
of Lyger ; but whan both hoostes were within a daye iourney, the kynge was aduysed by
some of his counsayll that he shuld nat as than fyght with them, for the whiche cause he
yode vnto Compeynge, and there kept the feest of Cristemas.
And whyle the kynge was lodged in Compeynge, he delyuered his host vnto a noble mil Historia.
of his lade, named Theodorych, wyllynge hym to go agayne the Danys, of whose exployt
or spede myne auctour maketh no mensyon; but sayth, that soone after the foresayd feest
the kynge spedde hym to Turonne, where he sent to rayse the Brytons of lytell Brytaynne
to withstande the foresayd enemyes. In the whiche passetyme he was there taken with a
maledye, £ from thens, in a lytter, caryed unto seynt Denys, where he dyed and was
buryed, or, as sayth Maister Gagwyn, he died at Turonne, and was after conueyed vnto
seynt Denys, and there buryed. But for al wrytersioyne the'reygne of thyse.ii. brethernne Mors
in one, thereof4 I woll now shewe vnto you the fyne or conclusyon of y other brother,
called Charlys or Charlemaynne, the whiche all this whyle mayntayned the siege aboute
Vyenne, where his brother, as before is touched, lefte him : to whome the lordes of
Fraunce sent in all hast gyuynge to hym knowlege of the deth of his brother, and also of
the grat daunger that the lande was in by reason of the Danys: wherof whan the sayde
Charlys had thus wrytynge5, he lefte a parte of his people at the sayd siege, and with the
other dele he sped hym towarde Champaynne, forsomochc as he was enfourmed that the
Danys were drawen towarde that cost. And as he was in his iourney, worde was broughte
' vnto hym, that Vyenne was delyuered vnto suche persones as he hadde there left to
mayntayne the siege: and after this came another messanger, whiche shewed to hym that
the Danys had destroyed dyuers churches in Champayne and other places, and howe the
bysshop of Meaus, y agaynne them had lad an hoost of people, was of them slayne, £ his
people chased: & ouer this, at the foresayd ryuer of Lyger, an other host of Danys, with
theyr leder called Hastynges, was assembled, the which in y perties wasted y countre as
y other in other places dyd, whiche somdele appalled the herte of the kynge Charlys ;
howe be it, by the coinforle tiiat he dayly6 reseyued from the lordes of Frauce, he kepte on
his iourney, & made towarde the nexte of his enemyes.
But whan he drewe nere vnto theym, were it for his awne cowardyse, or of the coun-
seyll of his lordes, he fell to a comunycacion of pease; and fynally concluded, that
Godfrey, y prynce of Danys, to confesse the fayth of Criste, and to be cdstened, shulde
enioye y hole prouynce of Fryse ; and within the same, he, with his Danys, to" inhabyte
theym. The whiche condycyon of peas was the begynnynge of great sorow.e and losse
vnto Frauce, as after shall appere. For all be it, that the sayde Godfrey, to dyssayue $
' . *
' dysparkled. * dvuyne perueaunce. - * dysparklyng. 4 therfore. 5 wyttynge.
edit. J542. J559. ' hadde dayly.
Frenshemen,
174.. SEXTA PARS LODOUICI.
Frenshemen, shewed outwarde countenaunce to be a cristen man for a whyle : he shortly
after, with an hoost of xl. M. Danys, entred the lande, & wastynge the countre tyl he
came to Parys, and layde there his syege aboute the same cytie; but, by the arche-
bysshop of Parys, than named losselynne, and the inhabytaunces of the same, the cytie
was manfully defended, so that he, with his Danys, was fayne to breke his siege, and
from thens yode to the cytuJ of Laonne, & wan it by strengthe, and after itspoyled and
robbed, & after brent. And fro thens to Soysons, in pyliynge and destroyinge the coun-
tre, as they went, in so cruell wyse, that the bysshoppes & preestes fled from their churches
with relyques and anournamentes or ornamentes belongynge to the same : as the
bodyes of seynt Germayne, seynt Remygius, and diuers other.
In the tyme of this persecucyon, lyke as the lande of Knglande was in great daunger,
so also was the lande of Fraunce, by meane of thyse Pagans or myscreauntes Danys:
the whiche resorted from that one realme to that other, and releued theymselfe in that
one lande, whan they were chased out of that other. But one myshap, amonges other,
befell in Fraunce at thyse dayes : for Charles, their kynge, was taken from theym in suche
wyse that no wryter leueth of hym any mensyon howe he dyed, nor whanne he dyed, nor
inencyon' is made in the Frensche Cronycle, nor of myne auctour, howe longe whyle he
and his brother Lowys reygned. Albe it Vyncent llistoryall, and Antony us*, whiche
groundeth hym upon y said Vyncent, and lacobus Philippus, saye, that thyse. ii. foresayd
bretlienie reygned, togyder and alone, by the lerme of. v. yeres without more.
And the Frenshe Cronyc'e, & also myn auctour, sayen, that Lowys dyed without heyre;
& that Charles lafte after hym a sone, whiche was named Lowys, and after, for his sym-
ple dedes, surnamed in Laten Nichil faciens, or in Frenche Rienfezant, which is to meane
in our speche nought doynge. But who that lysteth wele to aduertyse and remembre the
ordre of this cronicle, he shall fynde in this latter saynge, some disorder'. For where it
AuctqrU ^ saydthat this Charles shuld leue asonne after hym, to me it semeth, that, consyderynge
his youth, he shuld nat be of any lawfull age to get a chylde-: for, by all lycklyhode of
conuenyence of the storye, if all be veryfyed as it is before declared, he coude not pas
4he age of. viii. yeres, at y moste.
Wherforc, it must folowe, of a congruence, that other they reygned lenger tyme, or
ellys this childe, or heyre, Lowys aboue named, was y sone of some other man. But to
folowe myne auctour, I shall precede as foloweth.
^f Capitulum. C.Ixxvii.
fei.c.u;. LOwys the. iiii. of that name, and sone of Charlys, as before is said, began his
reygneouer the Frenchemen in the yere of our lord. DCCC. Ixxx. vi. and the. xiiii. yere
of Aluredus thane kynge of Englande. Of this Lowys, it is testifyed of dyuers wryters,
that he shulde enamoure hymselfe vpon a menchon, of the monastery of Chyell, and her
drawe out by force, and mary her vnto his wyfe : for the whiche dede and other, he pur-
chased the abouesayd name, and was called Lowys noughte doynge.
In his4 tyme the Danys, contrary theyr promyse before made, made newe warre within
the lande of Fraunce. VVherfore the Frenshemen hauynge lyte!l hope in theyr kynge,
sent vnto Chailon or Charlys the emperoure, sone of Lowys kynge of Germany, as before
is shewed, reqnyryng hym, in- all humble wyse, to vysite the realme of France, and to
defende it from the perstcucion of the Danys.
In thyse dviyesalso waslyuynge in Fraunce the forenamed Hugth, which, as ye before
baue hente, mayntayned f quarrel of Lowys and Charlys, laste kynges, agayne Lowys
kynge of, Germany. The whiche Hug'h, of some wryters is called Hue le graunde,
that is Hugh the great. This man gaderyd an hoost of Frenshemen, and gaue batayll
vnto the Danys, and slewe of theym a great nombre.
1 nor no mencyon. * Auloninus. edit. 1542. 155p. J dyicorde. * this.
It
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It shulde seme by the wryters of the Frenshe story, that thyse noble men of Fraunce,
as this Hugth and other, shuJd haue the rule of the spiritual! possessions of abbeys and
other houses of relygion : for of my" aucto1 Maister Gagwyne, they are in Laten named
Abbates, and in the Frenslie boke Abbis, whiche is to m? ai>e Abbollcs.
And aiso it is testyiyed of (he sayde wryters, that this Hugth and Robert erle of Pa'rys,
were the firste that lalte the distribucon of those spirituall guodes vnto their knygLtes,
and gaue ouer that name of abbot : the whiche in some other astates contynued tyll the
dayes of Robert kynge of Frauce.
Than it foioweth, accordynge toy^ request made vnto theemperour, as aboue is shewed,
he gaderyd a stronge hoste of Italyons, & perced the lande of Frauce, and bare bym so
victoryou.-,ly agayue the Danys that he forced theym to obey to all theyr former promyse
&'condycions. But Ensebyus and other that wrote the actes of the emperours, sayen'that
this Charlys, whiche they name the thirde of that name, and also Grossus, that is, great,
subdued the Danys of Fraunce, and compelled theyr leder or prynce, named there
Rodefredus, to take the habet of Cristes relygyon, and receyued hym at the colde water. In
whiche tyme, or soone after, wberof the tyme is nat duely ascertayned, dyed the forenamed
kynge Lowys surnarned nought doynge, whan he had reygned, after moost wryters,. viii.
yeres, leuynge after hym a sone, named Charlys : the whiehe after, was surnamed
symple. But for he was to yonge to take vpon hym suche a charge, the lordes put hym
vnder good and conuenyent guydynge, and chase another, as foioweth, to gyde y lande
tyll he were comen to his lawful! age, whiche was named F,udo,
f Capitulum. C.lxxviii.
EVdo, the sone of Robert, erle of Angeowe, began his reygne ouer y Frenshmen in V
yere of our Lord. viii. C. Ixxx. &. xv. and the. xxiii. yere of Alurede, than kynge of
Englande. Ye shall vnderstande $ the aboue named Robert, erle of Angeow, was as tutor
& guyder vnto y" fore named kynges of Fraunce, Lowys and Charlys ; & lastly was
slayne of the Danys: the whiche Robert lafte after hym. ii. sonnes Eudo and Robert.
"Whiche Eudo, for the great fame that he was of, and also for the great trouthe y in hym
was prouyd and knoweu, the lordes of one assent, chose hym to be kynge of y lande, for
the terme of his lyfe ; and as after meth the Frenshe booke and other, he was crowned of
Walter, thanne archebisshop of Senys. How be it, this is somdele doutefull to be gyuen
credence vnto, for dyuers reasons that therunto myghte be made. Maister Gagwyne
sayth that he hathe sene some auctours that testifie this forenamed Charles the symple
to be the lawftill sone of Lowys Balbus, and the foresayd Lowys and Charlys, late
kynges of Fraunce, to be the bastarde sones of the sayd Lowys Balbus.
Thanne to folewe the matyer, this Eudo, in consyderacyon y the sayd Charlys the
symple was insuffycyent to guyde the lande, he was put vnder the guydynge of this sayde
Eudo, and he was made kynge in his stede ; the whiche myghtely defendyd y lande frem.
all daunger of enemyes. And ouer that he catised the sayd Charlys the symple to bo
norysshed & broughte vp with moost dylygensi, so that he was infourmed and exarsysed
with all vertues doctryne, and other thynges necessary vnto a prynces sone. And fynally,
whan this noble and vertuous knyght Eudo knewe that he shulde dye, he called before
hym the lordes and nobles of Fraunce, the whiche he charged by solempne othe, that
after his dethe, they immedyatly shulde crowne Charlys for theyr kynge ; and dyed soone
after, whan he had reygned, as affermeth auctours, by. the terme of. ix. yeres.
^[ Caphulum. C.lxxix.
EDwarde, surnamed the elder, and sonoe of Aluredus, began his reigne ouer the more Histori*.
parte of Englande, in the yere of our Lorde. ix. C. & one, & the. vii. yere of Eudo, than [Li-6-e»- 4-1
kyng
176 SEXTA PARS EWDOWE.
s
kyng of Frauce. This was lower than his fader in letter and conynge ; but lie was hygher
in honour and worshyp. By his firste wyfe he had asone named Ethelstanne, the whiche
was kynge after hyin. By his seconde wyfe he had. ii. sonnes, Edredus and Edwynus;
and. vii. doughters. And of the thirde wyfe he receyued two sonnes, Edmunde and Edrede;
and two doughters, Edburga and Edgina.
The firste of thyse. iii. wyues hyght Edwyna, the seconde hyght Edgina, & the. iii.
was named Etheleswyda. Of the forenamed. vii. doughters, whiche he had by his seconde
wyfe, one named Alunda or Almyda, was maryed to the firste Ottho, the emperoure;
& an other, named Algina, was maryed to Charlys the symple, kyng of West Fraunce ;
and the yongest of his doughters, assaythe Policronica, he wedded vnto Lowys, kynge of
Guyanne. Buttherof spekethnothynge the Frenche Cronycle. [Andthesuster of her, borne
of the same moder, and named Edburga, the whiche nowe lyeth shryned at Winchester1.]
' He sette his sonnes to scole, and his doughters hesette to woll werke, takyng example of
Charlys the conquestour.
% auctorytie of Formosus the pope1, he made. vii. bisshoppes in Englade, wherofhe
ordeyned. v. in West Saxon, i. in South Saxon, &. i. in Marcia, at Dorchester. He also
for5 monkes of Wynchester, that sayd y his fader Alurede walkyd, caused hy to be re-
mouyd vnto the newe abbey. Aboute the. v. yere of his reygne, Clito Ethelwaldus, a
ffi.c.nii. ner kynnesman of his, rebelled agayne hym, & occupyed the towne of Wymborne, be-
sydes Bathe, and toke thens by force a none, & went thens vnto y Danys, dwellyng in
Northumberlande, and excyted theym to ryse agayne kynge Edwarde. But the kynge
pursued hym so sharpely, that he was constrayneti to Igue that countre, & sayled into
Fraunce, and lafte the nonne behynde hym. The whiche y kynge caused to be restored
agayne to the house y she was taken fro.
The next yere folowynge the sayde Clyto, with his company, landed in Eest Englande,
and gaderyd to hym the Danys of that countre, and with theyr ayde destroyed and pylled
y countre aboute Crekynforde, Cryklade* ; and then passed y ryuer of Thamys, & spoyled
the lande to Bradenestoke : and so from thens retourned in Eest Anglia, that is, Norfolke
& Suftblke.
The kynge folowed his enemyes, and spoyled of theyr landes whiche they held by com-
posicon from £ ryuer of Owse to the bordure of seynt Edmundes lande; comaundynge
his knyghtes of his host, that none shuld dragge or tary after his hoost for fere that they
were nat beclypped of theyr enemyes : but the Kentysshe men whiche trusted to moch in
theyr owne strength, disobeyed that comaundement. Wherfore y Danys awaytynge theyr
praye, fylle vpon theym by busshementes, and slewe the more partye of theym, wherwith y
kynge was sore discontented.
Soone after bothe hoostes met, where, after longe fyghte, Clyto, with many of the Danys,
was slayne, and the remenaut constrayned to seche peas : the whiche was grauted vpon
certayne condycions ; that they shuld holde theyin within the boudes to theym lymytted,
and, ouer that, paye yerely a certayne money in wave of trybute. After which peas with
them stablysshed, he repayred cyties, townes, £ castellys, that by the sayd Danys were
shatered and broken. And about the. viii. yere of his reygue, kyng Edwarde repayred
the walles, and also the cytie of Kaerlyon," that nowe is called Chester: to the whiche
were great helpers, Etheldredus duke of Mercia, and Elfleda his wyfe, doughter of Alu-
rede, as before is shewed, and suster of this kyng Edwarde. And that done, the kynge
buylded a stronge castell at Herforde in the egge of Walys ; and he enlarged so greatly
y wallys of Chester, that the castell, whiche before tyme, was without the wall, is now
within.
' Omitted in the later editions. l Bysshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 for that the. * and
CrikJSde.
7 And
SEXTA PARS EDWARDI. 177
And the. ix. yere of his reygne Etheldredus, duke of Mercia, by counsayll of his wyfe,
translated the bonys of the holy kyng Oswalde from Bradony to Gloucestre ; and tl)ere
buylded a fayre monastery in the worshyp of seynt Peter.
In the. xii.^yere of kynge Edwardes reygne, the Danys repentynge theym of theyr co-
uenauntes before made, myndynge and entendynge jr breche of the same, assembled an
hoost, & met \V the kynge in Stafforde shyre, at a place called Toten halle ; and soone
after at Wodenesseylde ; at whiche. ii. places the kynge slewe. ii. kynges. ii. erlys, and [Li- 6. op. 5.]
many thoushades of the Danys y than occupyed the countre of Northumberlande. And
soon after dyed the noble man Etheldredus, duke or erle of Mercia or myddell Englande;
after whose deth, the kynge, for so moch as he had often prouyd her ivysdome, he betoke
the rule of that countre to his wyfe Elfleda, London alonely excepted ; the which he toke WHOM.
vnder his owne rule.
^f Capitulum. C.lxxx.
OF this noble woman Elfleda, if I shulde shewe all the vertues, it shuld aske a longe
tyme and laysour' ; but amonges other of her noble dedes, she buylded and newly re-
payred many toivnes, cyties, & castelles : as Tomworth besyde Lichefeld, Stafforde, War- £U. 6. «p. 5.}
wyke, Shrowesbury, Watrysbury, Eldisbury, in the forest besyde Chester, that nowe is
ouer tourned & destroyed. Also she buylded a cytie with a castell in the northe ende of
Mercia vpon the ryuer Merce, that in those dayes was named Runcofanne; but now it
is called Huncornn. And she also buylded a brydge ouer J ryuer of Seuernn ; whiche
is, or was named Brymmysbury Bridge. This stroge virago tauour* of cytezeyns, and fere
of enemyes, halpe moche the kynge her brother in gyuynge of counsayll, and buyldynge
of cyties. Of her is tolde that whanne she had ones assayed fy wo and sorowe that wo-
men fele and suffre in berynge of a childe, she hated the enbrasynge of her husbande
euer, and toke witnesse of God, and sayde, that it was nat conuenyent or semely to a
kynges doughter to vse suche flesshely lykynge, wherof such sorowe shuld ensue or folowc.
In the. xiii. yere of $ reygne of this Edwarde a great nauy of Danys, which, in $ tyme
of Alured, were dryuen Ito Frauce, now retourned agayne and sayled aboute f west cou-
tre, and landed in dyuers places, and toke prayes, and went to theyr shyppes agayne :
and at one tyme amonges other, robbed and spoyled at a place called Irchynfeylde, they
toke a Bryttysshe bysshop, and caryed hym to theyr shyppes: and fynally raunsomed hym
at. xl.li. But assone as kyng Edwarde had knowlage of their beyng, he assembled his
knightes, & sped by westwarde by lande, and sent a nother hoost by shyp to encouter the
Danys vpon the see : wherof herynge, the sayd Danys fled into Irelande, & by that course
voyded the lande, and hades of jr kyng.
Than the kynge for strengthynge of the countre, made a castell at $ mouth of the water
of Auene; and a nother castell at Bokynghara; and the thirde faste therby, that is to
mene, vpon eyther syde of the ryuer of Owse one. And after rctourned Ito Northaton-
shyre, & Bedfordshire, & faught there ^ $ Danis of thyse coutres, & at length subdued
theym w theyr leder or duke called Turketyllus.
Aboute f. xvii. yere of this kynges reygne, Elfleda, lady of Mercya, before mynded,
gaderyd her knyghtes ; & where the Brytons or Walshe men brake into the lande about
Brekenoke, she with her people withstode theym, and, amonges other prysoners & prayes,
toke there the quene of Walshemen. And the yere folowynge, kyng Edwarde buylded
or newely reedyfied the townes of Towsetour and Wygmore, & destroyed the castell that
$ Danys had made at Temesforde. And that yere the noble Elfleda wan the towne of
Derby from the power of the Danys, where he' put her in suche aduenture, that foure
knyghtes, whiche were called gardeyns of her corps, were slayne fast by her.
And the. xviii. yere of his reygne, dyed that noble pryncesse Elfleda, in $ moneth of
' Leasure. * through favour, edit 1542. 155p. J they.
A a lunii,
178 SEXTA PARS SENIORIS CAROLI.
lunii, and was buryed in the monastery of seynt Peter, whiche her lorde and she before
tyme had buylded within the towne of Gloucetour, as aboue is touched, [of1 the bones of
that holy kynge seynt Oswold;]* whiche monastery was after throwen to grounde by the
Danys : but Aldredus bysshop, both of Yorke and of Worcetor, made there an other
which is now chefe house or abbey of y towne or cytie.
Whan Elfleda was dede, her doughter named Elswyna helde the lordshyp of Mercia a
season. But for $ kynge consyderyd it to be to great a thynge for her to rule, he ther-
fore dyscharged her therof & ioyned it to his kyngdome; but nat all without stryfe : for
Historic dyuers townes kept5 of the kyng for a tyme ; as Snotyngham or Notynghain, Tomworth,
Derby, and other, supposynge y doughter wolde haue defended theytn as the moder by
Fei.Cv. her lyfe had doon. But suche wyse that of theym was gaderyd4, fynally they came to
the kynges subieccion.
Henry, archebysshoppe5 of Huntyngdon, that wrote moche of the Cronicles of Englande,
in prayse of this noble woman Elfleda made dyuers dyties, of the whiche some been ex^
pressed as foloweth :
Cezers tryumphis were nat so moche to prayse,
As was of Elfleda that sheldes so ofte dyd rayse.
Agayne her enemyes, this noble venqueresse
Virago and made, whose vertue can I nat expresse.
WHan Edwarde had reconciled thyse foresayd townes, he thanne buylded a newe towne,
for6 agayne the olde towne of Notyngham, on $ south syde of the ryuer of Trent; &
made a brydge ouer the sayd ryuer attwene the sayd two townes. And, as wytnessyth Po-
licronica, the yere folowynge, in the sayde towne or cytie of Notyngham. ii. kynges, that
is to saye, of Scotlande and Walys, yelded them vnto kynge Edwarde : by7 the cause why,
nor of warre attwene theym to be contynued, is nat of hym expressyd.
Howe be it in dyuers bokes of wryters of Cronicles of Englande, as of Maryanus y
Scot, Will'm of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntyngdon, and other, it is shewed y this Ed-
warde subdued the kynges of Scotlande and of Cumbrys, aboute the. ix. yere of his
reygne. And of jr said auctours it is also testyfyed, that aboute the. xx. yere of the reygne
of ihe sayde Edwarde, thyse sayde kynges of Scottes & Curnbrys shulde chose this kynge
Edwarde for theyr chief lorde and patron, which shuld be about this season before ex-
pressed.
Than this noble prynce Edward, after thise thinges, be set8 hym in an ordre. He in the
north ende of Mercia, by the ryuer of Merce, buylded a cytie or towne, & named it
Thylwall, and strengthyde it with knyghtes ; and after repayred the cytie of Maynchester,
that sore was defaced with warre of the Danys. After whiche notable dedys by the puys-
saunt prynce fynysshed, with the maryage of his childer and many other, whiche I omytte
and passe ouer for lengthe of tyme ; fynally, this noble man dyed, whan he had reygned
with great trauayle, by the terme of. xxiiii. yeres, at Faryngdon, £ from thens conueyed
to Wynthester, and there enterid, in the monastery of seynt Swythyne ; leuynge after hym
dyuers sonnes, as before is shewed, of the whiche Ethelstane was eldest.
*[ Capitulum. C.lxxxi.
CHarlys, surnamed the Symple, and sone of Lowys y. iiii. or Ryen Fayzande, began
his reygne ouer the Frenshmen, in the yere of our Lordes incarnacon, as wytnessith la-
cobus Philippus and other. ix.C.iiii. ; and $ thirde yere of Edwarde thelder, than kynge
of Englande; in tyme of whose reygne the Danys, whiche contynuelly ouer the terme of.
1. wynter, that is to saye from the. x. yere of Charlys the Ballyd, somtyme kynge of
Fraunce, vnto the sayd dayes, had wasted andspoyled the lande; natwithstandyng'the agre-
* ouer. edit. 1533. * omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- 3 she kept, edit. 1542. 155$. * " suche
wyse that of theym was gaderyd," vrmtttil in the later editions. * [archdeacon ?] 6 ryghte, edit. 1559,
r" by," omitted in the later editions. * set by. * not wythstandyng.
7 metes
SEXTA PARS SIMPLICIS. 179
metes made attwene Charlys the emperour and theim, as before in the story of the. iiii.
Lowys is shewed, yet they with great hoostes aryued in the countre of Nenstrya1 or Nor-
mandy, and robbed and spoyled f countre before theym, and slewe the people therof
without pytie : and from cytie to cytie kepte on theyr iourney, tyll they came vnto the
cytie of Roan: wherof the bysshop, beyng I great drede of subuersion of the cytie, and
distruccion of the cristen people within the same, delyuered y cytie by appoyntemet, that
he with the people myght departe thens without bodely harme, whiche vnto the sayd
Danys was a great strength, & hurte to the lande of Frauce.
Of this host of Danys, was ruler and leder a myscreaunt named Rollo, the which was
a ma of lowe byrth, but he was of great strengthe ; the which whan he had a season HistorU.
rested hym and his boost, and refresshed theym with* the cytie of Roan, he than sette
forthe his waye; and comaundynge his vawnewarde to kepe their iourney towarde Paris:
and for the more spede to be made, he shypped his Danys right there, and one parte he
sent by the ryuer of Sean, the seconde by the ryuer of Lyger or Leyr, and f thirde by
the water Geronde. rum.
Thanne the Danys, that passed by the ryuer of Leyr, came at length to the cytie of
Nauntes, and wanne that cytie by strength, and slew therin moche people ; and the bys-
shop of the same, named Guymert, beynge at masse they slewe alf alter. And whan they
had spoyled that cytie, and the coutre there aboute, than yode they to the cytie of An-
gyers, and brent & robbyd it most cruelly. And that done they yode vnto Towres, and
layde siege to that cytie, [the whiche by the presens of y holy body of seynt Martyne,
whiche, at that tyine, was within that cytie, it was a whyle preserued ; but soone after the
munkes, ferynge the swerde of y Danys, fled the cytie secretly, and toke the body with
theym. And soon after f Danys had the towne at theyr wyll,]' & brent the abbey before
the towne, or standyng without the towne, and spoyled & robbed the cytie and townes
throughe $ coutre of Guyan.
Whan the Danys had thus subdued the more part 6f Nenstria4 or Normandy, they, w
theyr duke Rollo, by the ryuer of Seynne, drewe towarde Parys, and firste entrede the
landes of Burgoyn & Auerne, & Effette1 to Senons; wherof herynge, the monkes of the
monastery of Flory,6 [where y- body of seynt Benet than rested, tooken that holy trea-
soure, and bare it vnto Orlyaunce, and layde it in the churche of seynt Anyan tyll the
persecucion were ouerpassed. Of this monastery was~«t that dayes lyuynge a defensour, by
promyse before made, whose name, I Laten, is called Sigillosus, &, in Frenshe, Sigillophes,
an erle, which was taken for patron of the same abbey, to whome in the nyght folow-
vnge that the monkes were fled, as before is sayde, seynt Benet apered and blamed hym
that he none other wyse had defended the place of his sepulture ; with whiche vision the
sayd erle beyng feryd, gaderyd vnto hym, vpon the daye folowynge, suche small power as
he tharine myght make, and set vpon the Danys, Si draue theym backe, and slewe of theym
a great nombre, and the prayes that he there wanne he offered to God and seynt Benet,
by whose prayers he knewe well that he opteyned that victory.]7
In tyme that the Danys thus persecuted the countre of Fraunce, and the kyng was nat
of power theym to resyste ; for so moch as Charles knewe well that the bysshop of Roan,
named Franke, was in good fauour of Rollo, he therfore sent hym in ambassade to the
sayde Rollo, to requyre a trewe or trewse for., iii. monethes, the whiche was graunted.
The whiche trewse ended, the sayd Rollo beseged the cytie of Chartrys, durynge whiche
siege, the duke of Burgoyn named Richarde, \v his retynue, assayled the Danys; in tyme
of whiche fyght, Ebalde, erle of Peytowe,8 was present, & draue backe the Danys, [wher-
with the bisshop of the cytie beynge vncoragerl, tooke with "hym the smocke of our lady,
1 Neustria. * within. 3 omitted in the edit 1542. 1559- * Neustria. 5 in effecte. edit.
1542. 1559. 6 fled, i* added in the edit. 1542. 1559. 7 omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. ' Poytowe.
A a 2 whiche
180
f,l. C. vi,
Hijtorii.
NoTmanorwYi
Oiigo.
Htrtoria.
SEXTA PARS CAROLI SIMPLICIS.
whiche at those dayes was kept there with great reuerence, and with the cyfezeins and
other issued out of § cytie,]1 & made vpon the Danys a great scorn fy to re, so that by jf
prowesse of the foresayd. ii. temporall lordes, [and assystence of this spiritual! man,j'
Uollo was compelled to fle and forsake his siege, & nat wout huge slaughter. Rollo then
hauynge great disdayne and displeasure of this ouerthrowe & scumfyture of his Danys,
reassembled them that were abrode scatered, and comaunded theym to ouer ryde the
countre, & to distroye it in all that they myght. After whiche comaudement thus to theym
gyuen, this cruell people slewe man, women, and childe, that were nat apte to do to
theim seruyce, and brent the churches and temples, and rauysshed virgyns aswell rely-
gyoiis as other : so that miserable it was to beholde % great abhomynacion of thyse ty-
ranous Danys, that brent, robbed, and slewe y innosent people without mercy. The lordes
and comons, thus beset with cruell fury of theyr enemyes, assembled theym by sondry
companyes, & went vnto the kynge, shewynge vnto hym theyr mysery, and blamed as
they durste his ferefulnesse and neglygence, that he, nor none for hym, otherwyse withstode
the crueltye of the Danys, that had destroyed a great parte of his lande.
*[ Capitulum. C.lxxxii.
CHarlys, herynge this exclamacion of his subgettes, & cosyderynge his lacke of power
to wstade y" malyce of his enemyes, was right pensyfe and heuy in his herte ; & castyng
in his mynde many sondry wayes, he lastly determyned to sende agayne the aboue named
Frank, bysshop of Roan, vnto Rollo, prynce of Danys : shewyng hym, that, if he wolde
renye his Pagan la\ve, and become a cnsten man, he wolde to hym gyue, in maryage,
Giida, his doughter, with the hole coutre of Neustria, for her dowar.
Whanne Rollo had receyued this tydynges from y" kynge, by the mouthe of his frende
Frank, he soimvhat attempred his fury & crueltie, and condescended to a trewe, by the
counsayll of his lordes, for the terme of. iii. monethes. In the whiche tyme he myght
haue some comunycacyon with the kynge for ferther processe of this matyer. So that
after it was concluded by the cousayll of both prynces, that their metynge shuld be vpon
the ryuer or flode named Ept ; where, shortly after, the sayd prynces had comunycacyon
the one with the other, their people standynge vpon eyther syde of the sayd ryuer ; where
it was cocluded, that Rollo shuld forsake his pagan lawe, and take vpon hym the lyuerey
of Cristes baptym, & after to mary the fore named Gilda, & to receyue with her, as is
aboue shewed. Which coclusyon thus taken, eyther fro other departed. And shortly
after, at the cytie of Roan, all $ foresayd couenautes were executed & fulfylled. And
whan y" said Rollo was cristened, his name was chaunged, & called Robert, atter the erle
of Peytowe1, whiche receyued hym at y" fonte stone.
Of this Rollo or Robert discended lynyally duke William of Normandy, whiche con-
quered Englande, as after shal be more clerely shewed. Than this Robert, thus cristened,
was seased of the countree of Neustria; whom the kynge created duke, and named hym
duke of Neustria.
But it was nat longe after, that this name of Neustria was chauged and called Nor-
raandy,after the name of Normayns, or men comynge out of the northe; or of Nor, that
is to mean north, and Menn, two'selables togyder make Norman, or a man of the north.
Whiche Normans or Danys, after the exposicion of Maister Gagwyn, shulde be descended
of the nacyon, called the Gothes ; whyche Gothis of the cytie or menne of Sithica been de-
scended. The whiche Gothisvin the dayes of the great Constantyne, for theyr ftersnes
and crueltie, were dryuen from theyr countre then by theym inhabyted, ncre vnto y" ryuer
called Thamays> in the northe parties of Europe, and nowe ben inhabyted in Dacia,
whiche in our speche is called Denmarke. And where some men holde an opynyon that
Danys and Saxons shuld be one maner of people, it may congruly folowe : for Saxons
1 omitttd in the edit. 1542. 1559-
u Poytowe. * whyche two. edit. 1 542.
ben
SEXTA PARS CARD LI. 131
ben of the coutre of Germany, and contayne the lande, after the sayinge of Strabo, in
the west parte of Germanya, from the flodde called Vystergus or Wisera vnto the famous
ryuer called $ Ryne; and Dacia or Denrnarke is in the northe parties. Than to retourne
to this Rollo or Robert: the story sayth that he became a good Cristen man; in tokyn
wherof, as affermeth the Frenshe boke, he gaue vnto dyuers churches & monasteries of
Frauce great gyftes, aswell of possessions, as of mouable goodes ; and contynued his
pease with the kynge, as he before had promysed. After whiche pease thus stablysshed
atwene the kynge and the Danys, Robert, brother vnto Kudo, last kyng of Fraunce,
contrary his trouihe and allegyauce, seased certayne cyties and other holdes of the
kynges enherytaunce: wherfore the kynge, seynge that he coulde nat refourme hym of that
errour by no meanes of entieaty or other lyke wayes, assembled an boost, and met with
hym in playne batayll, in the whiche the sayde Robert was slayne. This Robert had a
suster, whiche was maryed vnto Hebert, erle of Vermendoys; whiche erle, herynge
of the deth of his brother in lawe, by enticement of his wyfe, as the story demeth, met
the kynge at the retourne of the felde ; and requyred hym, in mosie humble wyse;
that he wolde vouchesafe to lodge with hym, in his aianour, called the castell of Peronne.
The kynge, castyng no pai ell, thanked hym of his kynde request, and graunted to go
\Vhym, where he was receyued and fested with all honour. But whan this erle had coti-TrtuoB*
ueyed the kynges frendes and strength from hym, he than kepte hyrn there as a prysoner,
or murdered hym : so that he neuer came at large after. Whiche tydynges certaynly
knowen, Algina, wyfe vnto the sayd Charlys the Symple. mystrustynge the Frenshemen,
with fewe accompanyed, toke secret shyppynge, and with her yonge sone named Lowy*
sayled into Englande, there to be comforted of her fader Edwarde, surnamed y elder.
And thus ended the reygne of this Cnarlys the Symple, whan he had reygned, after the
saying of Vynsent Historyall, and other, by the tenne of_ xvi. yere full, leuynge after
hym f foresayd childe, named Lowys.
*U Capitulum. C.lxxxiif.
»!•! '-Hi- It >
RAdulphus, the sone of Richarde, duke of Burgoynne, began his reygne ouer the
Frensheme in tne yere of our Lord. ix. C. xxii. ; and y. xxi. yere of Edwarde thelder,
than kyng of Englande. Here is to be noted, that forsomoche as Algina, wyfe vnts
Charlys the Symple, was thus secretly voyded the lande of Fraunce, with her sone Lowys,
and that the lande myght nat be \Vuut a ruler, the lordes assembled at Parys, and there
toke theyr counsayll for thn amyssyo-n* of an hedde or kynge of y kiudc. Whiche lordes,
after longe debatynge of this matier, fynally agreed y this abouenamed Radulphus or
Raafe sone of the duke of Burgoyune, as aboue is sayd, as next heyre to the crowne,
shulde be admytted for kyng, and so was admytted. Of the whiche lytell of his dedes
are put in memory; except, that in the tyme of his reygne, the Sarazens entred the lande
of Burgoynne with a great army, anddyd moche harmein that duchy; wherfore the kynge,
gaderynge his host, met with theym at a place called, in Laten, Carrolas, and in Frenshe,
Callo the la«se, where the Frenshemen were victours, but nat wout great losse of theyr /•/. c.»»
people. Than it ioloweth, whanne this Raufie had ruled the lande of Fraunce by $
space of. xii. yeres, he dyed, without issue male; and was buryed in the churche of
saynt Calumb\ in the prouynce of Senysv
f Capituhitn. C.lxxxifii.
EThelstanne, the sone of Edwarde the elder, began his reigne ouer j more parte of A"*'?'
Englande, in the yere of our lorde. ix.C.xxv.,. and £ thirde yere of Raufe than kyng of
Frauce. [In the firste yere of the reygne of Ethelstanne, the holy childe Dunstane was
borne, in the countre of Glastenbury, whose lyfe shone after with many myracles. Thi«
* admyiayo. edit. 1S43. 1559.
was
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was semtyme abbot of Glastenbury, and lastly archebysshop of Caunterbury ; whose ho-
lynesse and prophecyes are shewed at lengthe in the vi. Chapiter of the. xvi. Tytle of y"
werke called Somma Antonini, and in the Legende of the Churchealso.]1
In the seconde yere of the reygne of Ethelstanne, for an vnytie and a peas to be had
atwene the kynge & the Danys of Northumberlande, he maryed to Sythyricus, theyr kyng,
his suster, but after, v. yeres this Sythyricus dyed. After whose deth, he seased the
countre into his owne hande, and put out the sone of the foresayd Sythyricus ; and whanne
he had thus accorded with the Danys of Northumberlade, he shortly after made subiecte
to hym Constantyrie kynge of Scottes. But the sayde Constantyne meked hym so lowely
to the kynge, that he restored hym to his former dignytie ; wherfore the sayd Constan-
tyne sayd in prayse of y kyng, that it was more honour to make a kynge thanne to be a
kynge : whiche acte was done by the affirmance of Polycronycon, in the yere of grace
ix.C.xxvi., whiche than after that saying shuld be the seconde yere of the reygne of this
Etheistanne. It is testyfyed of Policronica, that this Ethelstanne shuld mary one of his
susters, named Editha or Edith, vnto Ottboy first of y name, emperour of Almayne, &
receyued from hym many precyous iewellys & relyquys j but of this speketh nothynge
the Cronycles of Romaynes. Howe be it, it is shewed there that the foresayd Ottho, or
Otto, had a wyfe named Alunda, whiche as before is sayd in y story of Edwarde the El-
der, myght be the doughter of the sayd Edwarde and of Edgina his seconde wyfe: but
Vincensius historialis saith, that Henry duke of Saxony, whiche was fader vnlo the first
Ottho, sent vnto Ethelstanne, requyryng of hym his suster, to mary vnto his sone Ottho,
by whiche reason itmaye folowe, that this Ottho maryed y suster of Ethelstanne, but nat
Edythe.
Of thyse foresayd iewellys sent by Ottho, one was a presious vessell of stone called
Onechynus, whiche was of such clerenesse, and also so subtely and craftely wrought, y it
appered to mannes syght as grene come had growyn within it, and moued and waued as
corne dothe standynge in the felde ; moreouer in it appered vynys burgenynge and berynge
fruyte, and men also to syght mouynge and styryng. He also receyued the great Co-
stantynes swerde, wherin was grauen with great letters of golde the name of y^ awner, &
the hyltes therof were couered with great plates of golde, and one of the nayles was
fastened to the crosse of the sayde swerde, that Criste suffred with his passyon. But in
this reporte or saynge, Polycronicon varyeth from his former saynge, where he reporteth.
ii. of f sayd nayles to be spent vpon the brydell of the sayde Constantyne, and the thyrde
Historia. nayle to be casten into a daungerous swolowe of the see, as before is rehersed in the.
Ixix. Chapitre of this werke. He also receyued the spere of Charlys the Crete, whiche, af-
ter the oppynyon of some wryters, was the spere that Longeus opened with Cristes syde ;
and the baner of seynt Morys, [a relyque of great pryce ;]' with a parte of the holy crosse,
and a parte of the crowne of thorne of our Sauyour.
Of the whiche iewellys, kynge Ethilstanne gaue a parte vnto seynt Swithunys of Wyn-
chester, and some he gaue vnto the abbay of Malmesbury.
I haue seen a Cronycle of Englande whiche testyfyed, that this Ethilstanne was the
first kynge that euer was enoynted in this lande ; albe it I fynde therof lytell auctorytie,
Oppinio. except that Guydo and other testyfyen that he was crowned at the kynges towne, nowe
called Kyngstone. x. mylys from Londonne, of Athelyne than archebysshop of Cau-
terbury : but that proueth nat or argueth hym to be the firste for that reason, for ryghtso
was his fader Edwarde crowned of Plemounde, archebysshop of the sayd see. But Guydo
foresayd affermed y Alurede, graiidfader to this Ethilstanne, was anoynted kynge by auc-
torytie of Leo the. v. then pope*: wherfore it argueth' better that he shulde be the firste.
Than it foloweth in the story, that aboute the. viii. yere of the reygne of this Ethil-
stanne, dyed Frystanne bysshop of Wynchester, and Brystanne was bysshop after hym;
1 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. * byshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. * agreetb.
Of
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[of whom it is radde j he sange, euery day, tnasse for all cristen soules ; and as y bysshop
Brystanne weute vpon a nyght aboute a churche yerde, and sayd his deuocions for all
cristen soules, and lastly said, " Requiescant I pace," he harde a voyce as it had ben of a
great host of people saying, " amen."]1
Soone after, Constantyne, kynge of Scottes, brake couenaunt ft kyng Ethilstanne ; wher-
fore he assembled his knyghtes, and made towarde Scotlande, & in his way he tourned to
seynt lohnne of Beuerley, and offered there his knyfe vpon the alter, sayinge that, if he
retourned with victory, he shulde redeme his knyf with a noble pryce ; and that doon pro-
ceded vpon his iourney, & in conclusion scomfyted the Scottes, and brought theym agayne
vnto clewe subieccion. And after, accorded to the promyse before made, he retourned to
Yorke, & so to the churche where the corps of seynt lohnne of Beuerleye laye, redem-
ynge his knyfe worthely as he before had promysed.
In the. vi. Chapitre of the. vi. Boke of Polycronycon it is remebred that kynge Ethil-
stanne, after thissubduynge of the Scottes, beynge \V his lordes and famulvers nere vnto
y1 castell of Dunbar, prayed to God and seynt lohnne of Beuerleye, that in thatcountree
he niyght leue some remembrance or token, that those y then were lyuynge, and also such
as shuld come after, myght knowe that the Scottes, by.ryght, shuld be subiectes to En-
glysshe men ; and soone after, \V his swerde, smote vpon a great stone, standynge nere vnto
the sayd castell, with which stroke the stone was ryuen to an elle I length, that, in the
tyme of Edwar.de the thirde, was there remaynynge to be sayde1; and whether at this daye
it is so, that I am in doute. Ye haue harde before that kyng Ethilstanne, after the deth
of. Sytherycus, kynge of Northumberlande, seased that lande or prouynce into his owne
handes, and put out his sone, whiche after allyed hym with Constantyne, kyng of Scottes,
and maryed his doughter ; by whose styrynge and exortacon he gaderyd a company of
Danys, Scottes, and other, & entred the rnouthe of Humber with a stronge nauy.
Wherof herynge, Ethilstanne, in all goodly haste prepared his army, and at length
mette with hym, and his people, at a place called Brymforde, where he had a great & so-Bciium.
lempne victory; for as it is shewed in the foresayd chapiter and booke, after the kynge f«i-c.vta^
by helpe of God [and seynt Aldelyne,]3 had defended the subtyllassaute made vpon hym,
by night, of his enemyes, he vpon the morne, by helpe of his brother Edmunde, and Odo
the archebysshop, chased his sayd enemyes, and slewe there Constantyne kynge of Scottes,
and. v. small or vnder kynges, and. xii. dukes, with the more partie of all the straunge
nacyons at that tyme there gaderyd : whiche batayll shuld be done, by y1 meanynge of y
sayd Policronicon, aboute y last yere of his reygne.
i of **V •: :• ." J *>ll) <* •;•'>•-$ '
^[ Capitulum. C.lxxxv. s
IT is also testyfyed of dyuers wryters, that Ethilstanne, after this victory thus opteyned Historic
of y Danys and Scottes, or Scottes and Danys, he also subdued the North Brytons that
dwelled at Herforde and there aboute, and compelled theym to bere4to hym yerely for a
trybute. CCC.li. of syluer, xxv. hondred hede of nete, and xx.li. in golde : but Guydo
sayth y kyng Ethilstanne caused to come before hym at Herforde cytie, the rulers of all
y North Brytayne, and there had with theym suche comunycacion, that he forced theym
to graunte vnto hym as a yerery trybute. xx.li. of golde, CCC.li. in syluer, and of heddes
of nete. xxv. hondred, with dogges and hawkys to a certaynne nombre. After whiche «.
victories he went vnto Exetour, and repayred it and the walles therof sufficient5. Dane
lohnne Lydgate, a monkc: somtyme of seynt Edmundes Bury, made a goodly Treatyse
of this kyng Ethilstanne, shewynge that he was in so great persecucyon of the Danys,
that he was costravned to call at Winchester a great counsayll of his lordes; where after
longe debatynge of the matier, and dyuers ambassades and messages sent aboute the
•
1 omitted in edit. 1542. 15$p. * gene. 3 omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 4 pay. ' sufficyently,
kynge
184 SEXTA PARS ETHELSTANI.
kyirge and the Danys, it was fastly concluded that y kynge shuld puruaye hym a cham
c«ibronde. pvon, to fyght with Colibronde or Colbronde a geaunt and Dane, whiche the Danys had
appoynted for theyr cheuetayne : wherfore fy kyn<*, enserchynge thorugh his landes for
suche a knvght, & myght none fynde, was in great daunger and distresse and heuynesse,
and, for somoch as he well perceyued that manes power fayled, he by theaduyce of lordes
spirituall and temporal!, fyll to fastynge and prayer, and contynued therin by a certayne
of tyme with parfyte and cherytable deuocyon.
In tyme of whiche sayd abstynence, a vysyon was shewed vnto Ethilstanne, confortynge hym,
Not*. and also comaundyng hym that erely vpon the next mornynge, he shulde stande at y north
gate of the cytie of Wynchester, and there he shulde fynde, amonges the porayll, a pylgryme1
clade in palmers wede, whome he shulde chose for his champyon. After whiche vysyon thus
to hym shewed, he dyde accordyngely, and founde a man of goodly stature & somdele
stryken in age, and clade as he was monysshed by the vysyon : wherof he firste gaue vnto
God thankynges, and after made request to this pylgryme*, ^ he wolde take vpon hym this
batayll for the defence of the lande, whiche layde for hym many resonable excuses, aswell
for his age as otherwyse.
Howe be it, that, fynally he graunted the kyng to fulfyll his request and commaunde-
ment, and at the daye before lymytted and assygned, mctte in the felde with the fore-
named geaunt called Colbronde, without the gate of the cytie, in a medowe or pasture,
called hyde uiede, where, attwene theym two was faughtyn a longe and cruell fyght, so
that the kynge was in great fere of his champion. But fynally, by helpe of God, the pyl-
gryme* wanne the honoure of lhat fyght, and slewe that geaunt that was of excedynge
stature, and therunto of great & passynge strength j whiche victory byy^ pylgryme* thus by
grace opteyned, the kynge, with his barony, fette hym into the cytie of Wynchester with
solempne procession, and conueyed hym vnto the cathedral! churche of ^ same, where
he thanked God with great deuocion, and offered there the axe with the whiche he had
slayne the Danys champion. After whiche oblacion with dewe reuerence, and other ob-
seruauces by hym and other fynysshed, the kynge caused hym to be coueyed vato his
court, where he taryed that nyght with moche dauger ; and vpon the morne erely he made
suche meancs that he wolde nedely departe, and that, in the same apparell that he came
thyther. Whan the kynge was aduertysed that his pylgryme* wolde so hastely departe,
whome he entended to haue holden with hym in his court, and to haue endowed with
riche possessions, he cotnauded hym to be brought vnto his presence; and whan he sawe
he coude nat cause hym to tarv, he requyred hym to shewe his name j wherof also he be-
sought the kynge to pardon hym. Wherfore the kynge, consyderynge his hasty departynge,
with many other thynges in hym to be cosydered, was the more desyrous to haue of hym
some knowlege. And for that he was affectuse in his dcsyre, whanne the pylgryme* per-
ceyued that he coude nat, with the kynges pleasure, departe, without dysclosynge of his
name, he sayde he myght nat discouer his name within the walles of the cytie, without
the offence of his conscyence : wherfore the kynge grauted to go with hym tyll he were
in jr brode feldes; vpon whiche graunte thus made, the kynge comaunded dyuers great
gyftes to be to hym presented, whiche all he vtterly refused. Shortly to conclude, the
kynge, with a certayne of his lordes, conueyed tins sayde pylgryme1 vnto the townes ende,
and whan he was thyther cotnyn. he there requyred of the pertburmaunce of the pro-
myse ; where this pylgryme*, syttynge one his kne, besought the kynge of his especyall
grace, that he wolde put a pane his lordes and other, so that he myght shewe vn'o hym
his name oonly : whiche doon he, in moost humble wyse, besought hym, that he wolde
kepe his name secret for the space of. xxiiii. houres, wnerof y1 kynge affirmance to hym
fermely made, he shewed vnto hym that he was his naturall liege man & subiecte, and
Jj^t. that his name was Guy of Warwyke : of whiche tydynges the kynge was very Joyous, and
• " a man," edit. 1542. 1559. ' man. edit. 1548. 1559- J by the.
2 offered
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offered hym than of newe many ryche rewardes and gyftes ; but all was in vayne, for he
wolde nothynge receyue, soo that the kynge & be lastly departed with wepynge iyen. And
after, as aftermeth my sayde auctour, nat ferre from VVarwyke, in a wyldenesse, he pur-
chased, by Goddes puruyaunce, a lodgynge in an heremytage, where by the terme of. ii.
yeres and more he dwelled & kepte an harde lyfe ; and herynge that dame Felyce his
owne wyfe fed dayly. xiii. poore men for Cristes sake, he went thyther sundry tymes, and
fet there his almes, his sayd wyfe than lyinge at the castell of Warwyke, nat knowynge
of any man what he was, tyll lastly he was vysyted with so sore sykenesse, that he knewe
well that he shulde dye.
Wherfore he sente his weddynge rynge vnto his wyfe, requyrynge her in all haste to
come and speke with hym, which she obeyed in humble wyse, and spede her vnto the
sayd heremytage with all womanly dylygence, and fande hym deed at her comynge,
whome she besprent with many a salte tere, and, as she was enfourmed of the messanger,
she buryed hym1 right there ; and more ouer, as sayth my sayd auctor, he monysshed her
by the sayd messanger that she shulde prouyde for her selfe, for she shulde also alter her
mortall lyfe the. xv. daye folowynge, whiche all she obeyed and made such prouysyon fA
that she was in that place buryed by hym ; all whiche matyer ^ said Dane lolinnc Lyd-
gate affermeth, that he toke out of the boke of Girarde Cambrese, which wrote moche of
the dedes and storyes of the prynces of Englande, as Policrouica and other auctours tes-
tyfyen, and as y sayde Lydgate in the cnde of his sayde treatyse wytnessith, as by the
raatier folowynge apperyth.
For more auctoryte as of this matyer,
This translacion, suche as in sentence,
Out of Laten, made by the cronycler
Called of olde, Gyrardus Cambrence.
Which wrote the dedes, with great dylygence,
Of theym that were in West Sex' crowned kynges,
Greatly comended for the* knyghtly excellence,
Guy of Warwyke, in his famous wrytynges.
AL whiche sayd treatyse is shewed at length, in meter of. viii. stauys after the maner
of $ precedentes, by the dylygent laboure of the sayd Dane lohnne Lydgate, the whiche
I haue here sette in, forsomoche as it concerneth matier that was done in the tyme of the
reygne of this Ethilstanne ; the whiche, after the accorde of moost wryters, brought this
lande agayne to one monarchy, and reygned as kynge therof by the full terme of xvi.
yeres, and was buryed at the monastery of Malmysbury, leuynge after hym no childe,
wherfore the rule of the lande fyll vnto Edmunde his brother.
Capitulum. C.lxxxvi.
LOuys, the sone of Charlys the Synaple, beganne his reygne ouer the Frenshemen in
the yere of our Lord. ix.C.xxxiiii., and the ix. yere of Ethilstanne than kynge of En-
glande. Ye haue harde before in the ende of the story of Charlys the Symple, howe El-
gina the quene, with Lowys her yonger sone, was flfd into Englande to her fader Edward
the elder; wherfore the lordes of Fraunce, nat knowynge where she with the childe was
gone, chose the forenamed Raufe for theyr kynge. After whose deth the sayd lordes of
Fraunce, heynge ascertayned of the beynge of the sayd Lowys in Englande, sent vnto
hym the archebysshop of Senys, and Hugh surnamed le Graunde, desyrynge hym to re- "
tourne into Fraunce, & take therof possessyon.
Than Algina, herynge the message of the lordes, and trustyng vnto theym, by counsayll
of her frendes, made her redy with her sone, and sayled shortly after into' Fraunce, where
1 as he dyed she buryed hym. * theyr.
B b she
185 SEXTA PARS LODOUICI QUINTI.
she was receyued with moche honoure, and shortly after crowned her sone Lowys kynge
at £ cytie of Laonne.
c<mwi». This Lowys is named the. v. Lowys, in the thirde yere of whose reygne fyll a scarcytie
of corne and vytayll, by reason wherof ensued a great famyne, in somoche that people
voyded the reahne, and many dyed for defaute ; for as wytnesseth the Frenshe Cronycle,
a quarter of whete was than worthe. xx.li. of that money whiche is of value after ster-
lynge money. 1. s. or there aboute.
This kyng, berynge in mynde the murder and treason doon agayne his fader by He-
bert, as before in the story of Charlys the Symple is declared, cast and imagyned in his
mynde howe he myght, without shedynge of blode, reuenge the deth of his tader ; and
after many imagynacions & thoughtes reuolued in his mynde, he lastly dyuysed a letter,
the whiche he charged a seruaunt of his to brynge to his presence, whan he was sette
atnonge his lordes in counsayll. Whan kyng Lowys had compassed this in his mynde, he,
for nedesof his realme, called a great counsayll of his barony at Laonne, whyther, amonges
the other, the sayd Hebert, erle of \rermedoys, was warned to come ; and whan the kynge
was ascertayned of theyr cotnynges, he appoynted a secrete1 company in harneys to be
in a secrete chamber, nere vnto the place of the sayd counsayll, and at conuenyent tyme
after yode vnto the same, and all his lordes with hym; and whan he had a season "co-
inoned with his lordes of suche matyers as hym lyked, sodeynly came one to hym, and
sayd that a man was comen with a letter directed to his grace out of Englande, the
whiche lie commaunded to be brought vnto his syght. Whan the kynge had vnfolde to*
letter, and radde a parte therof, he smyled ; wherof the lordes beyngeware, purposed1 the
jkyng to haue receyued some iewellys or ioyous nouellys out of Englande. Whyle the
kynge was aboute to delyuer this letter to his scribe 'or secretory, one of his lordes said
vnto hym, " Sir, we truste ye haue some iocande and mery tydynges out of Englande, y ye
haue cause of smylynge." " I shall shewe the cause to you, "sayd y kyng: "there is dwellynge
in Englande a kynsman of myne named Harman, the whiche is a man of great myght,
and myne especyall frende ; he sheweth me by this letter that an husbandman or a vi-
leyne bad or requyred his lorde vnto his howse to denyer4, and vnder the colour therof
he slewc his sayd lorde ; and for the sayde Harman thynketh the lawe of that lande to
fauourable for suche an haynous dede, he therfore wryteth to me to haue myne aduyce in
this matyer : wherfore syne ye be all present, I praye you shewe to me your oppynyons
in this matyer :" which with one voyce sayd y the murderer was worthy 'to suffer y most
shamefull and cruell dethe, and to be hanged & strangled in a rope. 13ut for the kynge
wolde be certaynly enfourmed of the cosentes of them all, he began at y hyghest & so
persued theym tyllhe came to Hebert erle of Vermendoys, ^ whiche a lowed the sentence
as the other hadde doon.
Than the kynge made a token to the Walshemen, by twene hym and them before ap-
poynted, so that anone they were present and sette sure holde vpon the sayd Hebert ; to
f,i. Cj<. whom the kynge sayd, " Hebert, thou arte the husbondman or vilayne that I haue spoken
of, whiche slewe his lorde vnder colour of byddyng or gestynge hym in his howse, for
traytoursly requyeddes* my lorde and fader vnder thyne house or castell of Peronne, and
there nat remembrynge y" kyndenesse to the by hym before dayes shewed, nor thyne al-
legiauntes and trouthe that towarde hym thou shuldest haue borne, kept hym lyke a pry-
soner, and lastly murdered hym to thy great daunger agayne God, and to the world shame ;
wherfore accordynge to thy desert, and after thyne owne sentence and iugemeut, take
nowe thy rewarde and guardon."
Ewutio. After whiche sentence thus gyuen by the kynge, the sayde Hebert was by the execu-
tours ladde vnto an hylle without the cytie of Laonne, and there moste shamefully hanged;
whiche hylle, for that cause, was named Hebertes byll, longe tyme after.
1 certayue. lthe. 3 supposed, edit. 1559. *dyner. } tbou dydeste requyre.
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Aboute this tyme, y secondeduke of Normandy, named William Longa Spata, the son
of Rollo or Robert, first duke of Normandy, was slayneby treason of one Arnolde, erle
of Flaundres, for encheson that y sayd William ayded a noble man of Pycardy, named
Herloynne, agayne the sayd Arnolde.
This William lafte after hyrn a sone, named Richarde, whiche, at the tyme of his faders
deth, was nat of suffycyaunt age to rule so great a dukedome. Wherfore Lowys, kynge
of Fraunce, desyrous of that prouynce, whiche of late dayes belonged to his antecessours
and progenytours, sought besely the wayes and meanes to haue this childe Richarde vnder
his tuyssion and gydynge. And this to brynge to effecte, he sped hym vnto Roanne, callynge
there before hym the lordes and rulers of the countre, hauynge vnto theym many plesaunt
and fayre wordes, in promysynge to them ayde and assystaunce to reuenge y deth of theyr
lorde and duke, and, in the cochision, desyred of theym that he myght haue the noryssh-
ynge and bryngynge vp of the childe tyll he came to his lawfull age.
Whiche thynge thus by the kynge desyred, the lordes anone conjectured in their
myndes that he desyred the kepynge of theyr yonge lorde, to y ende that he myght the
more easyerly optayne the possession of that dukedome. For the whiche the lordes and
other of the cytie were in a great rumour and grudge agayne the kyng ; wherof he beynge
monysshed [by Adanoys Lorde]' to appease the multytude, the kynge toke the chHde in
his armys, and so bare hym into the place of the assemble of the people, and there shewed
vnto theym, \V affirmance of great othes, that his entent was oonly for the wele of the
childe and for defence of his countre, and nat to clayme any ryght or tytle of the duchy,
except oonly the homage therof, whiche belongeth to hym by iuste tytle.
By the meane of whiche fayre speche, the kyng optayned his purpose, and carycd the
childe with hym into Fraunce; nat forgettynge the vnkynd, dealynge of the Normayns.
Whan Arnold, erle of Flaundres, vnderstode thaty* kyng of Fraunce the gydynge of the
yonge childe was comytted, ferynge that he, with the power of the. Normayns, wold ronne
vpon hym, in reuengynge of the childes faders dethe, sent vnto the kynge. x.li. weyght of
golde ; wherof euery pounde conteyneth. xii. ounces, and euery ounce in value of fyne
golde. xl. s. Soo that after this rate, his presande shulde be in value to the sume of. CC.
xl. li. Albe it maister Gagwyne sayth, he sent vnto hym but. xl. marke, besechynge hym
to be his good and gracyous lorde, and nat to gyue to hasty credence to his accusours;
for he in suche wyse wolde declare hymselfe, and delyuer vnto the kyng J murderours of
duke Wyllyam, by meane wherof he shuld a certaynly knowe y he was innocent of y savd
dukes deth. And ouer this he made a frede aboute f kynge, whiche spake good word'es
for hym ; and put in the kynges mynde the great hurtes and iniurves that he and his pro-
genytours had sustayned of y Danys or Normans. By meanes wherof this mourdour
was forgoten, and more and more the kynge malygned agaynst the Normayns, and to the
childe he bare nat so good mynde as some men thought that he wolde doo.
Vpon a daye whan the kynge was retourned from his disport of huntynge, a light
complaynt was brought to hym of the childe Richarde, of an offence that he had comytted ;
for the whiche he rebuked hym otherwyse than was syttynge with his honour, and called
hym obprobriously, and thretened hym greuously, and after that caused hym to be kept
more straytely than he before had vsed to be.
To this childe, Richarde, was assygned a maister or a techer, named Osmunde ;
whiche Osmunde had a famylyer, named luonne. Thyse. ii. apperceyuynge the kynges in-
dignacOn that he bare towarde the childe, studyed for his enlargynge, and lastly coun-
sayled'hym that he shulde fayne hymselfe syke- the whiche was done in suche wyse, that
all suche as awayted vpon hym supposed hym to be very syke; by reason wherof, his
kepers toke the lasse cure of hym.
' Oomitted iu the later editions, * to the.
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Wherof Osmunde beynge ware, and also beynge sure of the kynge, made a great trusse
of herbysor grasse, wherin he wrapped the childe, and so coueyed hym out of the cytie
of Laonne, & there receyued an horse redy for the rode', and so sped hym vnto Cousy*,
and delyuered the childe to the capitayne of that towne. And from thens he rode all
nyght tyll he came vnto Senlys, and there shewed all his doynge vnto the erle of that
coutre, named Barnarde, whiche was nere kynnesman vnto the yonge duke.
f Capitulum. C. Ixxxvii.
Hiaoria. BArnarde, hauynge knowlege of the escape of his kynsman Richarde, sent in all haste
vnto Hugh le Graunde, erle of Parys, for to haue his ayde & assystence. The whiche,
without tarying, assembled his knyghtes, & couayed the childe from Consy' to Senlys or
Saynlys, to his neuewe Barnarde ; where he was receyued with moche ioye and
honoure.
Whanne Lowys was asserteyned of f scape of Richarde, and howe he was in the guy-
dynge of Hugh the Crete or Graunte, anone he sent vnto hym, gyuynge hym in comaude-
ment that he shulde restore the childe to hym ; the whiche excused hym, and sayd, that
the childe was in the kepynge of erle Barnarde, and nat his.
The kynge seynge howe he was deluded, sent for Arnolde or Arnulfe, erle of Flaunders,
whiche, at his comaundement, counsayled the kynge to wynne Hugh le Graunde with ryche
behestes & gyftes. After whose cousayll, worchynge, kyng Lowys wylled the sayd Hugh
to rnete with hym at the Crosse of Compeynne, where the sayd Hugh shortly after mette
.with the kynge : to whom y kynge promysed great parte of the duchy of Normandy, with
that that he wolde refuse the partie of the Normayns, and take his parte agayne them.
By meane of whiche promysses, this erle Hughe was ouercomen, & agreed with the kynge
to warre vpon one parte of the coutre, whyle he warred vpon that other : and forthwith
receyued an army of the kynge, and spedde hym to Bayonne, and made cruell warre vpon
that countre : and kyuge Lowys entrede vpon the prouynce of Caux, and wasted and
spoyled that coste in all that he mygbt.
Whan Barnarde the Dane, and also Barnarde erle of Senlys, conceyued the vntrouthe
of Hugh le Graunt, and also the great hoostes that they were beset w, by theyr coun-
saylles & other, they sent vnto the kyng certayne messangers, gyuynge them in comaude-
ment to say, that in vayne the kynge hadde entred that countre with his army, for the
cytie of Roane and all the prouynce was at his comaundement; besechynge hym nat to
waste nor spoyle the countre, but to ayde & helpe defende it agayne theyr ene-
myes.
Of this message the kynge was ryght fayne, & forthwith sped hym tyll he came to Roan,
wher he was, accordynge to his honoure, receyued. For the whiche cause he sent in all
hast vnto Arnulfe erle of Flaunders, manassynge hym that he sease of his warres in Bayon
tyll he receyued farther knowlege.
The kynge, thus restyng in Roan, deuysed his matyers at his pleasure, so that the
Normayns obeyed theym to al his requestes ; and for the good aberyng that Barnarde jr
Dane was of agayne the kynge, he graunted the gydynge of the yonge duke. And. whan
he shuld departe, he ordeyned, as his deputye, one named Raoulf or Raufe ; the whiche,
after the kynges departure, behaued hym so cruelly to y Normans, that they were very
irke of hym. And ouer this, the foresayd Barnarde, ferynge the kynges retourne & other
more greuous punysshement than they before had susteyned, sent his messagers vnto
Grolle, kynge of Denmarke, thanne beynge at Chierbourc, wyllynge hym to assemble his
people, and to make of them two hostes, wherof to sende that one by lande, and that other
1 journey. * Cosuy. 3 Cousy.
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by water ; and so to enter the countre of Normandy in wastyng and spoylyngeit, by reason
wherof he mvght brynge the kynge to some comunycacion, \vhiche all was done as y said
Barnarde had deuysed. Whan the kyng had wyttynge of the Danys, that with so great
multytude were entred the prouynce of Normandy, he assembled his hoost, and sped hytn
thytherwarde ; and in processe of tyme, came vnto the cytie of Roanne, where, by his coun-
sayl, it was condiscended that a metyng and frendly comunycacion shulde be had attwene
the kynge and the sayd Grollc, at a place, called in Frenshe, Herlycum : where at the
daye appoynted both prynces mette, with both hostes stondynge or houynge1 a lytell
dystaunce of. And whyle the two prynces were there in comunycacion of the deth and
murdoure of duke William, a Dane, markynge Herloynne, for whose cause, as before is
shewed, duke Will'm was slayne, and with a spere wounded hym so greuously that he
died forthwith. Whiclie dede, his brother, called Lambert, with other of the Ffenshe-
men, entendynge to reuenge, with theyr wepons fylle vpon the Danys, whiche them re-
ceyued with great violence. So that of afraye1 ensued a skyrmysshe, and after the skyr-
mysshe a sore hatayll, for bothe hoostes ioyned on bothe sydes, & faught cruelly eyther &
other alonge whyle. But in the ende the Frenshemen had the worse, and were compelled
to flee ; and the kyng to saue his lyfe, fledde also : whiche, by reason of his vntrusty
horse, was taken, and kepte secrete a certayne of tyme by his takc;r. But lastly he was
discouered and brought to the cytie of Roanne as aprysoner. The kyng thus beyng in
holde, vnder the kepynge of the Danys, Eugeberge his wyfe, makynge for hym great
dole and sorowe, toke her iourney to the kynge of Germany, whose doughter she was,
besechynge hym to prouyde for the delyuerye of her lorde and husbande; but of hym had
she no socour but rather discomfort, shewyng to her, that the trowble that her husbade
susteynyd, he had well deserued, for his vnstedfastnesse that he agayne William the duke
and Richarde his sone had vsed.
Wrherfore the quene, beyng thus answered of her fader, rode vnto Hugh le Graunde,
besechynge hym of helpe in this great nede- The whiche, at the request of the quene, sent
vnto Barnarde, erle of Senlys, requyrynge to moue some wayes to the Danys for the en-
largynge of the kyng ; by whose labour and meanys, lastly a cousayll was kept at seynt
Clere vpon the ryuer of Ept : where after many argumets and reasons made, fynally it
was agreed that the kyng shuld be enlarged tyll another day of c5munycacion, layinge for
pledges his sone and heyre, named Lothayre, the bysshop of Senlys and the bysshop of
Beauuayze. Which doon, the kinge was set at large, and forthwith rode vnto the cyte of
Laon, where he abode the other daye of comunycacion, whiche after was holden at
the foresayd ryuer of Ept ; and concluded a peas, whiche lasted but a short whyle
after.
This peas thus conformed, Grollo, the kynge of Danys, with great gyftes was re-
tourned from whens he was desyred ; and Richarde the yonge duke, toke vpon hym the
rule of his owne signory, and grewe & encreased forthwardly. Wherof Hugh the Graunde
takynge hede, £ beholdynge his wyse demeanure & conuersacion, madesuche labour and
meanes vnto Bernarde, erle of Senlis, that he maried to hym his doughter, named Em-
macet. Wherof beynge enfourmed, the Frenche kynge caste in his mynde this great
alyaunce atwene the yonge duke and. ii. great perys of his lande,1 thought3 that those, iii.
knet I amytie and alyaunce shulde disturbe hym whanne them lyked. Wherof he called to
hym Arnolde, erle of Flaunders, by whose cousayll he sent the sayd Arnolde vnto Ottho
kynge of Germany, requyryng him of ayde to warre vpon the Normayns, and to breke
this affinytie of this yonge duke, and of Hughe le Graunde, and of Barnarde, erle of
Senlys ; and for his laboure he shulde haue to hym, and to his heyres, the prouynce or
lordshyp of Loraynne.
Ottho, with this couetous promesse deceyued, assembled his knyghtes, and at the day
1 houeriug. edit, 1559, * that afraye. 3 and thought.
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and place appoynted, met with the kynge, and with theyr people sped theym to Roan, and
layde siege vnto the cytie. And whyle y kynges were occupyed in wastynge and brennyng
the vylages nere vnto tbe cytie, to put y- Normans in the more fere, Ottho sente his neuewe
with a certayne of his people in secret wyse, to the. gates of the cytie. But whan he was
eSmen to the gate that opened towarde the ryuer of Saynne, and thought there to
wynne his enterpryse, the cytezens issued out vpon hym sodeynly, and gaue to hym
batayll, and slewehym and many of his company, and theremenaut they chased from the
walles of the cytie.
Whan Ottho had wytynge of the ouerthrowe of his men, and deth of his neuewe, whom
he entyerly loued, he made inwarde heuynesse, £ cast in hismynde how he myghtreuenge
the dethe of his neuewe. But whan he aproched the cytie, and behelde the strength
therof, with also y" fyersnes of the Normandes, he repeted hym of enterprysynge of ^
iourney, and tourned all his hatered vnto Arnolde., erle of Flaunders, by whose sterynge
and counsayll that vyage was firste begon, in so moche that he sought the raeanes to
brynge the sayd Arnolde into the handes of ^ Normayns.
Wherof Arnolde beynge warned, trussed his stufte and harneys secretly, and in the nyght
stale away, and so retourned into Flauders with his retynewe. The which thynge knowen
to the two kynges, in as secrete wyse as they myght, departed also from the siege ; but yet
therof theyr enemyes beynge ware, pursued theym and slewe many of theyr company.
And or the yere that this was done in had rone his full compas, Lowys the kynge dyed,
and was buryed in the temple of the holy1 bysshoppe seynt Remygius, within the cytie of
JFci.c.x;{. Rayny?, whanne he had reygned in great trouble, xxi. yeres, leuynge for his heyre a sone
named Lothayr.
^f Capitulum. C.lxxxviii.
EDmunde, the brother of Ethelstanne, and sone of Edwarde f elder & of Ethelswida
the thirde wyfe of jr sayd Edwarde, began his reygne ouer Englande, in the yere of our
Lorde. ix. C.xl. and the. vii. yere of j. v. Lowys, than kynge of Fraunce. In the firste
yere of his reygne, the Danys of Norihumberlande rebelled agayn hy. And for to make
theyr partie $ stronger, they sent for a prynce of Danys, named Aulaffe, than beyng in
Irelande : $ whiche brought with hym an other prynce or ruler of Danys, named Reygn-
alde, with a great hoost of Danys, and other straunge nacyons, & entred the foresayd
countre, and warred vpon the next borders in wastynge and spoylynge the iohabytaiites of
the same.
Wherof whan kyng Edmunde was warned, anone he assembled his people, and sped
hym towarde that countre ; and lastly faught with the two sayd prynces of the Danys, or
at the leest chaced theym from towne to towne, tyll he forsyd theym vv all theyr com-
pany of straunge nacyons to forsake vtterly that prouynce, and bet down that countre of
Cumberland, y had moch fauoured £ ayded y sayde enemyes agayne hym : and toke
therein great prayes, & deuyded theym amonges his knyghtes. And y done, other for $
good seruyce that Malcolynne, kynge of Scotlande, had in this vyage done vnto the kynge ;
or for the trowth and allegiauce, y he, in tyme folowynge, shuld here vnto hym; or for
both ; the kynge gaue there to the sayd Malcolynne the countre of Cumberlande, and
seased all the resydue of the kyngdome or lordshyp of Northumberlande, and ioyned
it vnto his owne kyngdome. But yet the Danys retourned agayn in the tyme of Edredus
the nexte kynge, as after shalbe shewed : so that as yet, the fyne or ende of this kyngdom
is nat acompted. [In this Edmtindes dayes, the auctour of Policronyca sayth, that, whan
Edrnunde had ended his iourney and sette that countree in an ordre, he toke with hym
the bonys of the holy abbot Colfridus, and of that holy abbesse Hilda, and brought theim
vnto Glastenbury, and there shryned theym [or lufte bothe].1 This Colfryde was abbot
'""holy," omitted in edit. 154-?. 1559. * omitted edit. 1533.
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of Bedaes abbey, or of the abbey of Gyrwye ; and Hylda was abbesse of Strenshalt
or Whytby ; as1 affenneth the sayd auctour, botac places ben in the northe party* of
Englande.]1
Whanne this kynge Edwarde had a noble woman towyfe, named Elgina, he receyued ii.
sones, named Edwyneand Edgar. And, a^ testityelh Henry, archedekyu of Humyngdon,
this Edwarde had ofte warre with the Danys ; the whiche, as he a^ermeth, heldt* thanne
many good tonnes in myddell Englande, as Lyncolnne, Notygliam, Derby, Stafforde,
& Layceto' : the whiche, by his knyghtly mar.hode he wanne frotn theyni. And [by the
helpe of holy Dunstane he]1 amended many thyngcs within his realme, that had ben louge
tyme misordered by tneane of the Danys.
Of the ende or fyne of this Edmfide, dyuers opynyons there be. For Marianus the
Scot saith, that whyle this kyng Edmunde endeuered hymselfe to saue his sewer from y"
daunger of his enemye, that wolde haue slayne hym at Pulkerchyiche, the kyge in ryd-
dynge of the fraye, was wounded to the deth, and d)ed shortly after.
But William de Regibus sayth, that y kynge, beynge at a feest at the foresayd towne
or place, vpon the daye of seynt Augustyne, espyed a felon syttynge in the halle, named
Leof, whiche he before tyme, for his felony, he hadde exyled ; and lepte ouer the table, and
plucked that thefe by the here of the hedde to the grounde ; in whiche doynge the sayd
felon with a knyf wounded the kyng to the deth, and also w the same knyf wouded many
other of the kynges seruauntes; and at length was all to hewen and dyed forthwith. If
this be trewe, it shuld seme that kynges at those dayes vsed nat the honour that they nowe
haue and exersyse.
But whiche of thyse two -meanes was vsyd in the kynges deth, by aggrement of all
wryters, this kynge dyed whan he had reygned. vi. yeres and more; and was buryed at
Glastenbury, the whiche before he had sumptuously repayred : and lafte after hym two
yonge sonnes, as before is remembred, Edwyne & Edgare. But for they were to yonge
to rule the lande, therfore the rule thereof was comytted to Edredus theyr vncle, and
brother to theyr fader.
<$ Capitulum. C.lxxxix.
EDredus, y brother of Edmunde, & sone of Edwarde the elder & of Ethylswyda his thirde [U 6. cap. 8.]
wyfe, began his reygne ouer the realme of Englande in the yere of our Lorde. ix.C.xlvii.
and the. xiii. yere of y fift Loves than kynge of Fraunce : the whiche, as before is towched,
was admytted kyge by auctoryte of his barony, for so moche as the two forenamed childer
of Edmunde, Edwyn, and Edgar, were thought to yonge and insufficient to take vpon
them so great a charge.
The whiche Edrede was enoynted kynge of Oddo archebysshop of Caunterbury, in
the towne of Kyngestowne ; £ soon after, he warred vpon the Danys that then were re-
entrede into Northumberlade, or after some wryters, there dwellynge vnder trybute of
the kynge, subdued before of Edmunde his brother : and bet theym downe, and caused
them to holde and obeye vnto their former couenaiites. And the Scottes, that' began to
varey, he also brought vnto due obedyence.
After a certayne terme, y Danys of Northumberlande, (whiche euer contynued ful of
gyle and dowblenesse, nat beynge content to holde the couenautes before made, & promysses
vnto Edredus the kynge,) called vnto theym theyr olde accessaryes and helpers, and be-
reued from £ kynges subiectes, the cytie of Yorke and other stronge townes & castelles .
to the great hurte of the coutre, and vtter displeasure of the kynge. Wherfore, he beynge
therof aduertysed, in goodly and conuenyent haste, assembled his people, and sped hym
thyther, & destroyed moche of the lande ; and in y fury brent the abbey of Rypon, whiche
* and us. edit. 1533. * omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. J than began tovarye, which he also brought.
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the Danys kept for a fortresse & strengthe : and wanne frome theym moche of the
strengthis, that they tofore hadde wonne, and brought theym agayne vnder his subgeccion.
Whan this kynge Edrede had thus sped his iourney, and was retournynge into En-
glande, nothynge suspectynge the sayd Danys, a company of them, by the exityng of
Hurkus a kynge or prynce of y" Danys, than folo wed the kynges boost: and on this
halfe Yorke fyll vpon the kynges rerewarde, and destroyed & sle\ve many a man. For the
JOanys subdued, which doynge, the kyng was sore amoued ; and tourned his people agayn entendynge to
haue destroyed y countre vtterly.
Wherof y" Danys beyng ware, so lowly nicked theym vnto hym, and gaue to hym
suche gyftes, that the kynge refrayned hym of y great yre y he had purposed to theym.
But amonges other artycles that he boude theym vnto, one was, that they shulde banysshe
and vtterly refuse theyr fore sayd duke or kynge called Hyrcus ; whiche thynge, with dy-
uers and many other, graunted and fermely bounde to kepe, as well by hostages taken,
and1 other suertye, the kyng retourned into Englande, ioynynge this kyngdom to his
other. So that here is rekened the ende of this kyngdome, whiche shuld endure, as be^
fore is shewed in the. C.ix. Chapitre of this werke, by the terme of. CCCC.ix. yeres.
In y same yere that the kynge had thus subdued the Danys, a stronge sykenesse toke
hym. [Wherfore he sent for holy bysshop Dunstanne to come vnto hym: the whiche
Dunstanne, in goynge towarde y kynge, harde a voyce saye vnto hym, " Nowe resteth
kynge Edredus in peace." At tyme of whiche voyce thus sayinge, the horse of that holy
bysshop fylle to the grounde, and dyed without hurtynge of his maister. Thanne this
holy man contynued his iourney, and fande the kynge deed at his comynge, whome he
buryed with great reuerence,]' in the [monastery, orjs cathedral churche of the cytie of
Wynchester, in the. xxviii. yere of his age; and the. x. yere of his reygne, as testefyeth
Guydo, and other.
^[ Capitulum. C.lxxxx.
LOtharius, the eldest sone of y". v. Lowys, began his reigne ouer the Frenshemen in y"
yere of our Lordes incarnacyon. ix. C.lv. and the. viii. yere of. Edredus than kynge of
Englande. This Lothayr, by meanes of Thebaude or Theobalde, erle of Charthris, toke
partie agayne Richarde, duke of Normandy: and for to haue agayne hym some groundely
cause, he sent vnto the duke, monysshynynge hym to haue in mynde the fayth and alle-
gyannce that the dukes of Normandy ought to here vnto y kynges of Frauce. And for
maynteynynge of the same, and for other matyers that lie had to speke with hym of, he
wyllyd hym to come to a place appoynted, where all such matyers myght haue farther
expedycyon; all whiche comaundement or request was graunted of the duke. Whan
the kynge had receyued this answer frome the duke, wherof he demyd before y contrary,
he sent for Arnolde erle of Flaundres, Godfrey erle of Angewe, & Theobalde before
named ; by whose cousaylles, after many argumentes made, the kynge agreed to calle the
duke vnto the ryuerof Isayr, & there to betraye hym. Whiche daye and place apoynted,
the duke, with a conuenvent company, came vnto the sayd ryuers sycle, there abydyng the
comyng of Lothayr vpon that other syde, whiche lastly came thyther witli a great peopie ;
wherof whanne the duke was ware, he fered treason : for y whiche cause, he sent espyes
to knowe of the kynges entent. And they, as wyse men, espyed all the purpose of the
hoste; and shortly retourned, and shewed to the duke, that he was in great daunger; the
whiche shortly after appered ; f9r the Frenshemen began to passe the ryuer in great
nombre. Than duke Richarde, consyderynge that he was of so lytell myght to withstande
the great power of the Frenshe host, sent aparte of his men to defende the passage, and
with the remenaunt retourned vnto the cytie of Roanne ; wherof the kynge beyng ware
as. * the edit, of 1542 and 1559> instead of the passage in brackets, merely say, " so that he dyed and
Was buryed."
6 that
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that the duke was hym escaped, called agayne his people, and with great displesure re-
tourned vnto Laon. It was nat longe after, that the kyng assembled a great hoost of
Burgonyons and Frenshemen, and entred into Normandy, and beseged the cytie of Bayon,
and lastely wan it by the reason1 of one Gylberde a smyth, belongynge vnto erle Theo-
balde, aboue named. Whan the kynge hadde thus wonne the cytie of Bayon, he be-
toke f kepyng therof vnto the sayd erle ; the whiche puttynge therin a strengthe of
knyghtes, yode vnto a castell called Harmauyle, and beseged it with a certayn of knyghtes.
In whiche season, the kynge, for nedes of his realme, retourned into Fraunce.
Whan duke Wyllyam* was ware of the kynges departure, he with his people passed
the water of Saynne, and costed the country, and fyll sodaynly vpon erle Theobalde
lyinge at the foresayd siege, and slewe of his men. vi. C.xl. persones, and put the erle
in suche a fere that he scaped with great dauger, and fled with small company, tyll he
came to his owne cytie of Charterys.
Whan duke llicharde, consyderyng the great malyce of his foon, & strength of theym,
sent vnto the kyng of Denmarke than named Erarde, requyryng hym of ayde or helpe
for to withstande y1 malyce of his enemyes; the whiche Erarde receyued gladly that mes-
sage, & promysed to them all theyr request; and shortly after sent to £ sayd duke a great
army of Danys, whiche spedde theym by the see, tyll they came to f place where the water
of Saynne falleth into the see. Wherof the duke beynge aduertysed, in shorte space
drewe vnto theym with his people : and so with theym entred y countre of the erle of
Chartrys, in wastynge and destroyng it without mercy. And after entred the landes of
Fraunce, in [pyllynge, robbynge, brennynge, and]' wastynge it, and slewe the people
without mercy and pyte.
For this mysery and tyranny thus exercysed by the Danys, the kynge, beynge therwith
confused, sent for the bysshoppes of his lande, to haue theyr aduyce. Amonges the
whiche the bysshop of Chartres, beynge present, was by the hole counsayll admytted to
go to the duke, and know the cause, why that he, beynge a Cristen man, made suche dis-
truccyon of the Cristen people, and occupyed the lande of Cristen men with so many-
folde harmys and scathes: and to conclude a trewe or trewce for a certayne of tyme.
The sayd bysshop, accomplyssynge the kynges pleasure, was answered of the dukey this
vexacon y lie put to j lande of France was for the iniurye that the kynge had before
tyme done vnto hym, and yet contynued the same in holdynge frome hym his cytie of
Bayon, the whiche be had gyuen to his great enemye the erle of Chartres; so that in
conclucyon a restreynt of warre was graunted, vpon condycyon that by adaye assygned,
the kynge wolde apoynt a daye of comunycacion, and in y" meane tyme restore vnto hym
his cytie of Bayon.
Whan y kynge had receyued the answere frome the duke, he made suche meanes that
f duke receyued his cytie of Bayon, \V all dyspleasure forgyuen agayne jr fore named
Theobalde, whiche was done by medyacion of a relygyous monke, as affermeth the
Frensshe boke. And after the daye of metynge was appoynted, at a phce called Gindofc-
fosse, where the duke made ordynaunce for receyuynge of the kyng, and comaunded the
Paynyns and Danys to behaue theym reuerently agayne the kynge and his people : the
whiche was obeyed in all due maner, and the kynge, there receyued with moche honour,
had vnto the duke many goodly wordes, requyrynge hym to forgette all his former vnkynd-
nes, trustynge to shewe vnto hym suche pleasures in tyme to come, that shulde recom-
pence all the former displeasures and vnkyndnes by hym before cotnytted. With whiche
fayre speche, the duke, takynge it without dissyrnulacion, was wele satysfyed & content ;
so that after asuraunce of amytie and peas atwene theym stablysshed, eyther gyuynge
vnto other great and ryche gyftes, they departed as frendes, the whiche peas contynued dur-
ynge theyr lyues.
1 treason. ' Rychardc. 3 emitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
C c Capituluitt.
194 SEXTA PARS LOTH ARIL
*•*
^ Capitulurh. C.lxxxxi.
tot. c.xi;n. LOthayr, thus beynge in loue and amyte with y Normans, caste in his mynde how he
myght vvyne from his neuewe Otthon, kyng of Germany, the prouynce of Austracy or
Lorayne, that, in tyme passed, was belongynge to his progenytours ; and this to effecte, he
gaderyd, in right secret wyse, a chosen boost of Frenshemen, and with theym passed the
countre, in \vhiche1 wyse that he was entrede the cytie of Aquisgrani, or any great fame
or noyse were therof made. Whenvith Ottho beynge dismayde, fledde for that season, &
suftred the sayd Lothayr, for that tyme, to execute his pleasure; so that the sayd Lothayr
spoyled the kynges paleys and other places, to the great enrychynge of hym and his boost.
And whan he had taryed there a certayne of tyme, he retourned wout batayll, w great
pompe into Fraunce.
It is shewed before, in the begynnynge of the story of Ethelstanne, kynge of Englande,
that Henry duke of Saxony, the which is ment for Germany, sent vnto the sayd Ethil-
stanne to haue his suster Alunda to mary vnto his sone Ottho [or Otthon.]1 Ye shall
vnderstande, this Henry is of some wryters admytted for emperour ; but his sone Otlho,
forenamed, was emperour in dede, whose sone this Otthon was abouenamed, and called
the seconde of that name, and emperoure after his fader, & sone of the forenamed Alun-
da, suster to Ethilstanne.
Than this secefnde Ottho, emperoure and kynge. of Germany, beyng thus, as ye haue
harde, surprysed of his neuewe Lothayr, kynge of West Frauce, gaderyd a strange
hoost, & entrede the realme of Fraunce. And as wytnesseth Girardus, wryter of historyes,
destroyed the countre of Soysoyns, and lastly came vnto Parys, and brent the suburbes of
that cytie, and had a great parte of his wyll of the sayd Lothayr. But the Frenshe
Cronycle varyeth from this sayinge, £ sayth that Lothayr, by the helpe of the duke of
Burgoyne, and of Hugh Capet erle of Parys, after the sayd Otthon had fyred the sub-
urbes of the cytie of Parys, he issued outeof the towne, and faught with the emperoure,
and compelled hym to gyue backe & fle ; whome the kynge pursued tyll he came to the
ryuer of Isayror Sue, where cyther host encountrede with other, and faught cruelly, but
at length the emperoure was forced to forsake y felde, and moche' slayne and drowned
within the sayd ryuer : and so great nombre, as affermeth the Frenshe storye, that the
countre4 of the water was stopped, and ouerflowed the feldes nere vnto the sayd
ryuer.
But this victory natwithstandynge, as wytnesseth Mayster Gagwyne, the kynge, con-
trary the mynde of the duke of Burgoyne, and also of Hugh Capet, released vnto the
emperoure the tytle & ryght of Loreynne; the whiche was canse of couetynge of the realme
by y" sayd Hugh, and vsurpynge of the same, as affermeth the sayd auctour. Whiche
agrement attwene the. ii. prynces stablysshcd £ ended, eyther retourned into his owne
countre. After the whiche season, no notable dede is put in memory of the sayde Lothayr :
so that he fynally sykened £ dyed, in the yere of our Lorde. ix. C. Ixxx. vi. whan he had
ruled his pryncipat vigurously, by the ful terme of. xxx. wynter, and was buryed in the
mynster of seynt Remigius, in fy cytie of Raynes, leuynge after hym a sone named
Lowys.
U Capitulum. C.lxxxxii.
[Li.«.«.8.] EDredus or Edwyn, the eldest sone of Edmunde, brother of Ethilstanne, beganne his
reygne ouer Englande, iii the yere of our Lorde. ix. C.lvi. and the seconde yere of
Lothayr, than kynge of Fraunce. This Edwynne was crowned kyge at Kyngistonne or
Kyngestowne, besyde London, of the archebysshop of Caunterburyj the whiche selfe
'such. * Omitted in ediU 1542, 1559. 3 raych of his people slayn, 4 course.
daye
SEXTA PARS EDWINI. 195'
daye of his possessyon" or coronacion, broke sodeynly from his lordes, and entred a secret
chamber, and there occupyed hym selfe synfully with a nother mannes wyfe ; [wherof
seynt Dunstane hauynge knowlege, rebuked hym, and blamed greuously, and caused the
woman to bevoyded from his bedde & company,]* whose husbande, as one auctourtestyfy-
eth, heslewe, for to haue the vnlawfull vse of her beaute, nat consyderynge the allyaunce
of affynyte of kynred atvrene theym, as affermcth $ sayd auctour. Guydo, wryter of
storyes, saith, that Edwyn, contrary the lawes of the churche, helde a woman as his
concubyne : herfore holy1 Dunstane accused hym vnto Oddo, archebysshop of Cau-
terbury, by whose power the kyng was caused to refuse and forsake the company of that
woman. For the whiche dede Edwyne bare great malys vnto the holy5 man Dunstane,
and, at lengthe, by his export4 power, banysshed hym his lande, and forced hym, for a
season, to holde hy in Flaunders ; and for the malyce that he bare towarde hym he dyd
rnoche displeasure to all blacke monkes of Englande, in so moche y at Malmysbury, he
put out the monkes, and set in seculer preestes in theyr stedde.
It is radde of hy, that he also toke [from the churche what he myght, and specially
from the blacke monkes, in so moche, that]* such precyous iewellys as Ethilstanne had
before receyued from Othonne the emperoure, and gyuen vnto Wynchester and Malmys-
bury, he toke theym thens and gaue them vnto alyauntes and straungers : and was* nat
alonely vnkynde to God6, but also he vsed suche tyranny and other vnlefull meanes to his
subiectes, that lastly they rebelled agayne hym, and specyally the inhabytaiites of the
countre of Mercia or Myddell Englande, and also of Northumbers, and put hym clerely
from all kyngly honoure and dignytie, whan he had reygned, after moste wrytcrs, the full
terme of. iiii. yeres ; and was buryed after, in the cathedrall churche of Wynchester,
leuyng none heyre of his body : wherfore the rule of the lande fyll vnto Edgar, his yonger
brother. [Antonius, archebysshop of FraunceT, in this werke often before mynded,
amonges many myracles and vertues actes which he, in the. vi. Chapitre of the. xvi. tytle of
his boke called Somma Antonii*, reherseth of this holy man Dunstanne, sayth, that whau
he hadde vnderstandynge of the dethe of this Edwynne, by reuelacyon or otherwyse, he
made his speciall prayer to God, to knowe what state the soule of Edwynne was in ; to
whom, after his prayer made, appered to the sayd Dunstanne a great company of fendes,
turnaentyng the soule of the sayd Edwynne, and ledynge it vnto the places of payne :
the whiche, whan this holy man had seen, he fell to great wepynge and sorowe, be-
sechynge God, with moost deuocyon, to haue pyte & compassion of that soule. And
whyle he was occupyed in his prayer, the sayd company of fendes returned with yellynge
and cryinge, shewynge to hym that thorough his prayer, the aungelles of God hadde
byrafte from theym the soule of Edwyn,]*
^f Capitulum, C. Ixxxxiii.
EDgar, the seconde sone of Edmunde, and brother of Edwynne laste', beganne his An5!i'-
reygne ouer the realme of Englande in y yere of our lorde. ix. C. Ix. and the. v. yere of [Li. 6. ca. 9.5
Lotharius, than kynge of Fraunce ; the whiche, of dyuers writers, is wytnessed to be of
the age of. xvi10 yeres, thanne" he was admyted for kyng, [and that he was nat crowned
kynge]* tyll he had reygned y full terme of. xii. yeres; whiche terme ended and expyred,
he was enoynted and crowned kynge in the cytie of Bathe, vpona Whytsondaye, fallynge F,I. c.«».
thanne vpon the. xv. day of May, of Dunstanne and Oswolde, bysshopes, that one of
Caunterbury, and that other of Yorke.
In the begynnynge of his reygne, he called home holy1 Dunstanne, that before was
1 proTessyon. edit. 1542. J559. * Omitted \\\ edit. 15-12. 155$. 3 " holy," omitted in edit. 1542. 1559-
4 cxtorte. * thus was. 6 the munkes. edit. 1 542. 1559. 7 Antoninus, archebyshop of Florence.
«clit. 1533. ' Autonini. edit. ] 533. 9 luste kynge. '° xv. edit. 1542. J 559- " when. edit.
1542. 1559.
C c 2 exyled
196 SEXTA PARS EDGARI.
exyled of kynge Edwynne ; [whiche Dunstanne harde aungellys synge, peace be to the lande
of Englysshemen.]1 Than he made Dunstanne, y was abbot of Glastvnbury, bisshop of
Worceter, and vnyed and knyt into one the prouynce & lordshyppes of Englade, and made
of them one monarchye and kyngdom. In many places he put a way clerkes & preestes
that lyued vycyously, and sette there, for theym, monkes. And as witnesseth Guydo,
Policronica, and other, he buylded & repayred to y nombre of. xl. houses of relygyon,
wherof Abyndon, Peterburgh, Thorney, Ramesey, and Wyltonne, were parcell of theym.
And at Wynchester, in the nevre abbey, he put in monkes, where, before dayes, were
seculer preestes j y cause wherof was, for so moch as the preestes fled or neclegently
slowthed the deuyne seruyce of God, and sette vykers in theyr places, whyle they lyued
at theyr pleasure in other places, and spent the patrimoney of that churche after theyr
sensuall wyll.
Than kynge Edgar gaue to y vykers the lande that before belonged to the prebendaryes,
trustynge therby, that they wolde do theyr duetyes. But it was nat longe to, or the sayd
vicaryes were as neclygent as the other. Wherfore, fynally, the kyng, by auctorytie of
pope lohnne* the. xiii.of that name, voyded clerelv the preestes, and ordeyned there mokes,
though some of his prelates were nat therwith cotented. This Edgar kepte suche iustyce,
and dyd so sharpe execucyon, that neuer before his dayes was vsed lasse felony or rob-
beryes. And for he wolde haue the rauenous bestes destroyed thorugh his lande, he
caused Lud\vallus, prynce or kynge of Walys, to yelde to hym yerely, by waye of trybute,
CCC. woluys, by meane wherof, within the space of. iiii. yeres after, in Englande &
Walys, myght scantly be founden one wolfe a lyue.
It is wytnessed of dyuers auctours, that Kynadus, kyng of Scotlande, dispysed Edgar
for that that he was lytell of stature. Wherof Edgar beyng warned, desyred the sayd
Kynadus to dyner, and made to hym good countenaunce : after which dyner ended, he
toke the sayd Kyaadus by the arme, and so with hym helde company tyll they came in the
feldes, where, beynge disseuered from bothe theyr seruauntes, Edgar drewe from vnder
his garment, ii. swerdes, and desyred Kynadus to take the choyse of theym, & sayde to
hym, " Now thou hast good laysour to asaye thy strength with myn, that, before tyme,
thou hast so moch dispysed ; and let vs nowe proue which is more worthy to be subget to
other : it is nat syttyng for a knyght to make great boste at the horde, and to do lytell in
felde." Whan ^ Scottysshe kynge harde f kyng thus chalenge hym, he knewe well his
wordes, before spoken, were dysclosed to the kyng, wherof he was nat a lytell abasshed ;
but for to a peace the kynge, he behaued hym so lowely, and gaue to hym suche plesaunt
wordes, that the kynge forgaue the trespace.
This Edgar, amoge other of his polytyke dedes, vsed, in the somer tyme, to scowre the
see with certeyne shyppes of warre, and agayne the wynter he prouyded to laye the sayd
shyppes in sure hauyns, and had redy in his owne seruyce, and in his lordes houses, a
certayne nombre of soldyours, that were alwaye redy whan $ kynge had nede of them;
and his shypmaisters were in wayges with hym, thorough the yere, that euer attended vpon.
the shyppes, to se that nothyng fayled that vnto theym was necessary: by meane wherof,
he kept his lande in great quyet for outwarde enemyes. And for' the wynter he vsed to
ryde ouer y lande, & to se how his offycers entreated the people, and if any were accused
of extorcion or other crymes, and agayne them suffycyently proued, he dyd, vpon all
suche, sharpe correccion.
And for so moch as, in his dayes, great multytude of Danys dwelled in dyuers places
- of Englande, whiche vsed many vyces, and specially great 'dry n kynge, wherof ensued
dronkennes & many other vyces, to the euyll example and hurte of his comons & subgettes,
he therfoie ordeyned certayne, cuppes with pynnesor nayles sette in theym, and ordayned
and made a lawe, that what pei-sone drankepast that marke at one draught, shulde forfayte
1 Omitted In edit. 1542. 1559. * John, B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559.
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a certayne peny, wherof y one half shnld fall to the accusour, and that other half to y"
ruler of the borugh or towne that y" offence was done in. It is tolde of this Edgar, byAworii
dvuers auctours, y he, vpon a season, beyng at Chester, entred the ryuer of Dee, and Vl
there syttynge in a bote, toke the rule of fy heline, and caused, viii. kynges, whlcbe of
Guydo are called reguli, which is to meane small or lytel kinges, or vnder kynges, the
whiche he commaunded to rowe hyni vp and downe the ryuer, vnto seynt lohnnes churche,
and from thens to his owne paleys, in token that he was lorde and kynge of so many
prouynces.
This noble Edgar had. ii. wyues. By the firste, that was called Egelfleda the whyte, he
had a sone that was named Edwarde : he was after kynge, and slayne by reason of his
step-moder Alfritha, called, in the Englysshe Cronycle, Estrylde. And vpon hisseconde
•wyfe Alfrida or Estrylde, he gat a sone named Egelredus, or after y Englysshe boke,
JEldrede, whiche was kynge after Edwarde the martyr, as after shal'be shewed. And of
seynt Wylfryth, whiche, of some writers, is accepted for a mechonne, he had a donghter
named seynt1 Edyth in processe of tyme ; but this was of bast and nat in wedloke. For
as Guydo and Policronicon testifyen, this virgyne Wylfryth, knowynge that the kynge caste
to her vnlaufull loue, put vpon her the habet of a nonne, thynkyng therby to withdrawe
the kynges loue ; but y natwstandyng, she was at length broughte to y' kynges bedde : for
whiche dede he was greatly blamed of the holy*bysshop Dunstanne, and dyd therfore. vii.
yeres penaunce, by the heste or byddyng of the sayde Dunstanne. And the forenamed
Wylfrith, after that childe borne, lyued so relygyously, that she is nowe compted for a
seynt in heuen. Of her doughter Edyth it is radde, that at laufull age, she was at Wyltonne
shorne a mine, [where she vsed more gayer appareyl than was thought conuenyent to her
relygyon ; for the whiche, she beynge blamed of the holy bysshop Ethelwold, answered,
Goddes dome, y may nat fayle, is pleased oonly with conscyence ; wherfore I truste, y,
vnder thyse clothes, may be as clene a soule as vnder other y been of lasse shewynge.J'
many vertues* ben rehersed of this holy virgyn Edyth, in y\ ix. chapitre of y. vi. boke of
Policronicon, the whiche I passe ouer for lengthe of the matyer.
1f Capitulum. C.lxxxxiiii.
EDgar, thus rulvnge the lande, after the deth of his first wyf Egelffeda, worde was D«eptio «i
brought to hym of the bi-autie of Alfrida or Estrylde, doughter of Orgarus, erle of Deu-^"™^*
enshyre ; wherfore he sent a knyght of his court, named Ethelwolde, to espye whether muiie«mari-
the mayde were of suche beautie as she was reported of or nat, chargynge hym, if &herLid*6.ci. n.1
were so beautyous, that than he shulde aske her to wyfe for the kynge.
But this knyght, nauynge syght of this rnayden, was so wounded with the darte of the M.c.*vi.
blynde god Cupide, that he forgat his trouthe and allegiaunce that he shulde owe to his
maititer and soueraygne ; & retourned, shewynge to the kynge y she was nothyng of the
beaute that she was reported of, but of meane fayrenesse as other women were. Wher-
fore he besaughte the kyng, consydeiyng she was her faders beyre & a good maryage,
that hewolde be so good lorde to hym, as to wryte vnto her fader, that he myght haue
her to wyfe ; the whiche grace he opteyned, and at length was maryed vnto her. In
processe of tyme, the fame of the beaute of this woman sprange so wyde, that lastly, it
came to the erys of Edgar : wherwith, £ kynge, in his mynde, beyng sore discontented with
Ethilwokle, which hyu; had so disceyued, yet kept good countenaunce, and made sem-
blaunt as though lie had nothynge forced of y matyer, & vpon a tyme, as it were in game,
warned this Ethilwolde, that than was an erle, by reason of his wyf or otherwyse, that he
wolde lodge one nyght in his howse, and appoynted the daye whan it shulde be. With this
• " seynt," omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * " holy" omitted in edit. 1542. 155$, 3 Omitted iu edit.
J542. 1559. 4 verse*, edit. 1542. 1559.
monyssyon,
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monyssyon, the erle, beyng nothyng contented, ranne home, nygh dede for fere ; £ prayed
his wyi'e of help in y tyme of nede, & y she wold, I al y she myghte, make her selfe as fowle
& as vnseineiy as she coude, & shewed to her all the resydue of the matyer. Than the
woman caste in her rnynde the great displeasure that myght ensue thereof towarde her
agaynne God, to make that fowle which he had made goodly und fayrej and also to her
lorde & husbande agayne the kynge, ihynkynge that he shulde cause her thus to do, to y
ende to mocke and disceyue hym. Wherfore, in consyderacion of y pretnysses, she
anourned her in moste costly and shewynge aparayll ; and ouer that, if Dauie Nature had
any thynge forgoten or mysprynted in her, she lafte nat y by womans helpe myght be
amended or refroumed1: &, at the kynges comynge, receyued hym vV all ioye and gladnesse,
by vvhiche meanes this yonge amerous kyng was soon caught in the Deuylles snaie, so that
he sette reason aparte, and folowed his own sensualytie. And for to brynge his purpose
the better aboute, he kept forth a countenaunce as he had ben wele contented w ail thynge,
& desyred the erle y he wold with hyrn ryde on hutynge into ^ wood of Welwerley, that
nowe is called Horewood ; where he, awaytyng his season and tyme, strake the erle
thorough the body with a shafte, so that he dyed soon after. And thanne he maryed this
Elfrida or Estrylde shortly, and had by her Egelredus, as before I haue shewed.
For the whiche dede, sayth Ranulfe, this Elfrida buylderl an howse of nunes at War-
well. But other auctours say it was for the sleynge of her stepson, Edwarde; also the
Englysshe Cronycle sheweth, that this Ethilwolde was slayne by an other meane, and nat
[U6.ca.io.] by the kyng. Aboute this tyme dyed Oddo, archebysshop of Caunterbury, that was of
the nacyon of Danys. Of hym is tolde a longe processe, in the. x. Chapiter of the. vi.
Boke of Policronycon. And after hym Bryglynus, that than was bysshop of Winchester,
was made his successour, but for he was nat suffycient for so great a charge, he went
agayne to Wynchester. And holy* Dunstan, bysshop of London, and of Worcetour,
was sacred archebisshop of Canterbury, and went to Rome, and receyued the palle of
pope' lohn, the. xiii. of y name. This Dunstan was firste abbot of Glastynbury and
bysshop of London & Worcetour, & lastly archebysshop of Caunterbury. In his dayes,
y order of monkes was relygyous, and full of vertues, for it had relygyous rulers, clere
of scyence and of clergy, so that then men were lad as moche with other4 dedes and good
x examples of verluous lyuynge, as by theyr famous and vertuous prechyng. Than Edgare,
as before is sayd, was crowned kyng at the cytie of Bathe, of Dunstan, archebysshop of
Canterbury, & Oswolde archebysshop of Yorke, whan he had ruled this lande. xii. yeres.
The cause why it was so longe or this Edgare were enoynted, was, as testyfyeth Guydo,
for his vnlefull lechery, and specially for the offence done with Wylfride, for the
whiche dede he was of Dustanne ioyned to. vii. yeres penaunce, the whiche penaunce
durynge, he was kept from the sayd enoyntement,. as affermeth the sayd Guydo. But
for what cause soeuer it was, by agrement of dyuers wryters. he was nat crowned tyll he
[u.6.ca. it.] had reygned. xii. yeres. It is also tolde of this Edgare, that he, beynge vpon a season at
the towne of Andeuir, he was enamoured vpon a noble mannes doughter, vvhiche was of
passynge beautie, and made such meanes, by force, or othenvyse, that the parentes were
agreed thaty' kynge shuld haue his pleasure. But the moder subtcl of wyt, bethoaght her
of a wyle, and sent a seruaut of hers, whiche was both comely and fay re, toy kynges bedde.
In the mornynge, whan the daye began to wax clere, the woman began to styrre, &
wolde haue departed from the kynge ; but the kyng refrayned her, and asked j cause of
her so hasty departynge. For I muste be at' my werke with my felowes, sayd % woman, at
myn houre, to kepemy taske. And whan the kynge had questyoned will) her further, he
lerned that she was a bonde woman, and asked of the kynge fredam for that nyght ser-
uyce.
The kyng at this had good game, and cherysshed that damosell so after, y he made her
1 refourmed. a " holy," omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. ' " P°pe" omitted in the edit. 1542. 1 559.
* theyr. edit. 1542. 1559.
2 lady
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lady of lordes. For thyse insolent and wanton dedes, it is sayd; that, by the counsayll of j
holy1 Dunstan, he buylded and rerayred so many abbeys, and houses of relygyon, as
aboue is reherced. Thus this noble Edgare, passynge his tyme in vertu, medled with vyce,
lastly had wyttynge of the tebellyon of )' Brytaynes, or Walshemen. Wherfore he as-
sembled i'is knyghtes, and entrede the latide, and dyd theym great harme & waste. And,
amonges other prayes, spoyled the conntree of Glamorganne, and also toke or spoyled
the countre of Ono ; [and toke the bell of sayt Eltutus, whiche serued for his churche,
that was taken by vyolence with other stuffe, & hanged it aboute an horse necke :
puttynge it to temporal seruyce to the displeasure of y saynt. But for f vyolent takyng
therof, as Ranulfe expresseth, in an vndertyd, whan kyng Edgarre was layde to lake
his rest, the sayd Eltutus apered, & smote the kyng vpon the breast w a spere, so y the
kynge awoke with that stroke, and charged that the belle shuld be restored to the Churche
of saynt Eltutus, and all other thynges that were taken with the same.]1 But the kyng
dyed within, x. dayes after, whan he had reygned, after moste wryters, the full tennc of.
xvi yeres, and was buryed at Glastynbury, leuynge after hym. ii. sonnes, Edwarde the
Marter, and Egelredus, by. ii. sondry wyues. tlenricus, the histographer, made of hym/
thyse verses folowynge.
Ayder of the poore, and punyssher of trespasse,
The gyuer of worshyp, kyng Edgarre is now gone
To f kyngdome of heue ; which lyke to prayse was
As Salarnon, that for wysdom aboue all shone.
A fader in peas, a lyonne to his foone ;
Founder of temples, of monkes stronge patrone;
Oppresser of all wronge, & of iustyce guardone.
[Wlllelmus de Regibus testyfyeth, that in the yere of our Lorde. M. lii., whiehe was af-
ter the deth of this noble kyng Edgarre. Ixxvi. yore's, an abbot of Glastynbury, named
Aylewarde, dygged the graue of this noble man vnreueretly, at which tyme y body was
foimden hole, and so full of flesshe, that y body wolde nat entre into a newe chest with-
out pressynge, by reason wherof fresshe droppes of blode issued out of the same body.
Thanne the abbot foresayd fyll sodeynly madcle, and went out of the churche, and brake
his necke, & so dyed. Than the body was put in a shryne y he, before tyme, had gyuen
to that place, & sette vpon the auter, with the hede of saynt Apolynare, and other re-
lyques of seynt Vyncent, the whiche that kynge Edgare before dayes had brought thyther,
and gyuen to that howse. Wherfore it may wele appere to all that rede this story, that
what, lyuyng, this man was demed of, that he purged hym in suche wyse, by penaunce,
that he made a seth and amendes to Goddes pleasure.]1
1f Capitulum. C.lxxxxv.
IN the story of this noble prynce Edgare, I fyde wryten a story, the whiche is alledged,
by theauctoure, that it shuld be done by a kynge of Syrie, named Cambyses, in the tyme
of the rcygne of this Edgare. But in y sayinge, he varyelh from other auctours & wryters
very farre, as Vincencius Historialis, Antonius*, Ranulphus, and other. For albeit the Modus iudicu.
said acte was done by the sayd Cambyse, as the forenamqd aucto' affermeth, yet it was by
the said Cambyses executed, longe before the incarnacion of Criste. For this Cambyses
was the sone of Cirus, kyng of Parsis & of Medys, which reygned ouer those prouynces,
aboute the yere of the world, iiii. M. Ixx.; before the commynge of Criste, folowynge y ac-
eompte of this werke. xi. C. yeres and. xxix% But it myght be that the whyte monke that
1 "holy," omitte d in edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted In edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in the edit.
1542. 1559. * Antoumus.
was
200 SEXTA PARS EDGARI.
was auctour or wryter of this acte, to £ story °f Edgare, what' moued for the great
iustyce that he radde in the story of this Edgare, thynkynge to enhaunce it by the reason
hereof, where he sayth, that in the tyme of this Cambyses, a iuge was to hym accused,
& conuicte vpon the same accusacion, that he had gyuen a wronge sentence, by meane
of takyng of mede. Wherfore this Cambyses, to jr terrour and fere of other, comaunded
$ sayd iudge to be flayne quycke, and the skynne to be spred ouer the place or stole of
iugement: and that done, made the sone of the foresayd iuge to sytte as iuge in the place
where his fader before satte, with thyse verses wry ten vpon the face of the sayd place of
iugement, as foloweth.
Sede sedens ista index inflcxibilis sta,
A manibus reuoces munus, ab aure preces.
Sit tibi lucerna, lex, lux, pellisq ; paterna.
Qua recedes natus pro patre sponte datus.
Whiche verses maye be englysshed in maner and fourme as foloweth.
Thou that syttest in this iudiciall place,
Sylte vp ryght, and holde thyne handes from mede,
Thyne erys from prayer, and fauoure from the chace,
Let lawe be thy gyde, kepe iustyce in thy rede.
Thy faders skynne whiche doth thy chayer sprede
Haue in thy mynde, fall nat to lyke offence,
Leste for thy faute thdu make lyke recompence.
AS I haue before shewed, this acte was put in execucdn, y. xi. C. yere Sc odde before f
comynge of Criste; and, synsy1 sayde comynge or incarnacion, haue expyred xv. C. yere«
and more, which all maketh ouer. ii. M. vi. C. yeres: in all whiche tyme I haue nat radde
in any Cronycle of this lande, nor otherwhere, that any iudge hathe been put to lyke sen-
tence.
Wherfore it is to presubpose, that in y lawes, both spirituall & temperall, all iuges
haue wele borne thyse verses in myde, and exercysed theym in mynystryng of dewe ius-
tyce as perfytely, as theyr cusshons had ben fresshely lyned with the foresaid skynne ;
and enprynted so naroly thyse verses in y" boke of theyr conscyence, that they in all theyr
. iugementes sette asyde all percyalyte and fauoure, and holde theyr handes from all medes
and rewardes; so that now it is thus w more, or ellys thus it shuld be.
^f Capitulum. C.lxxxxvi.
EDwarde, the sone of Edgare, and of his firste wyfe named Egelfleda, the whiche be-
gan his reygne ouer this realme of Englande, in y yere of our Lorde. ix. C. Ixxvii., and
the. xxii1. yere ef Lothayr, than kyng of Frauce. Ye shall vnderstande, that after $ deth
of Edgare, stryfe arose amonges the lordes for admyssion of theyr kyng; for Elfrida, or
Estrilde, with Alphrede, duke of Mercia, made dyuers frendes to haue her sone Egelredus
promoted to that dignitie, a childe of. vii. yeres of age, that she and he myght haue the
rule of the lande. But holy' Dunstan, with ayde of other bysshoppes, and of the erle
of Eest Englande, or Essex, withstode so that cloynge, that he crowned this Edwarde kynge,
at the towneof Kyngestowne, to the greuous displeasure of his sayd moder, Elfrida, and
other of her affynyte. In f tyme of this Edward, appered stella cometa, a blasynge
sterre, wherafter ensued many inconuonyence, as well to man as to beste, as sykenesse,
hunger, moreyn, & other lyke myseries. But none of this fyll in the daycs of 'this Ed-
1 was. * xii. * " holy, "omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
warde
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warde, but after his deth. The forenamed Alpherus, duke of Mercia, whiche, in all
thynges, fauoured moch the dedes of y quene, put out the monkes at Winchester, that
kynge Edgare, as before is shewed, had there set in, and brought in for theym wanton
clerkes ; or, as Ranulphe sayth, clerks with concubynes. But Dunstanne, and the erle of
Essex withsayde that doynge, and helde agayne the duke, and suche as fauoured his par-
tie; for the whiche arose great stryfe atwene the prestes & the monkes of Englande. For the
clerkes that were beforetyme put out by Edgare, sayde that it were a wretched and cursed
dede, that a newe comon copany, vnknowen, shuld put out olde landysmen from theyr
place. Nor it shuld1 be pleasynge to God that had grauted the place td the olde woner ;
nor no good man ought to alowe suche doynge, for the example y thereof myghtensewe.
The monkes sayd that Criste alowed nother the olde dweller, nor yet the persone, but
who so wolde take y crosse of penaunce vpon hym, and folowe Criste in vertuous ly-
uynge, he shuld be his discyple. For this was holden a generall counsayll of byshoppes,
and all the clergye of the lande at Wynchester, [where holy1 Dunstanne helde with the
vertuous. And whyle they were there in great argument for this matyer, as dyuers wry-
ters testyfyen, a rode there beynge, or standynge in the walle, spake myraculously and said,
that Dunslans waye was good and trewe;]5 but for all this the stryfe seased nat. In
somoche, that a newe assemble of the clergye and other, was apoynted after at a
place called the strete of Calue, where the counsayll was kepte in an vpper lofte. In
this coiisayl, Dunstanne was greuously despysed & rebuked of some vnskylfull men, but /•„/. c.xvin.
yet he kept his opynyon, grounded vpon iustyse andvertue; & whyle they were there i this
great dyuysion and argument, whiche way shuld be admytted and alowed, sodenly the
ioystes of the lofte fayled, and the people fell downe, so that many were slayne and gre-
uously hurte, but holy* Dunstanne escaped with fewe other that toke his partie vnhurte;
This wonder, with the other, caused sylence amonges theym that entended to mayntayne
this foresayd quarell, so y Dunstanne had all his wyll.
Thus passynge the tyme of the reygne of Edwarde the kynge, he came vpon a season
from huntynge in the forest or wodde, after some wryters, nere to y castell of Corfe in y
west countre, where he, losyng his company & seruauntes, resorted vnto the castell be-
foresayd, where at that tyme his moder, with her sone Egelredus, kepte her howsholde.
Whan the quene was warned of his comynge, anone she called to a seruaunt of hers
which she moche trusted, and tolde to hym all her counsayll, shewynge to hym ferther
howe he shuld behaue hym in accomplysshynge of her wyl and mynde. And that done
she went towarde the kynge, and receyued hym with al outwarde gladnes, and desyred
hym to tary with her that night; but he, in curteyse maner excused hymselfe, and for spede
desyred to drynke vpon his horse syttynge, the whiche was shortly broughte.
And whyle the cup was at his mouthe, the seruaunt, before of the quene enfourmed, Treason ormur-
strake hym to the herte w a swerde, or a longe dagger sharpe on bothe sydes : after whiche der>
stroke by the kynge receyued, he toke the horse with y spores, and ranne towarde the place
that he was comen fro, or ellys suche waye as he supposed to mete of his company; but
he bled so sore that for fayntnes he fyll from his horse, his one fot.e beynge faste in the
styroppe, by reason wherof he was drawen of the horse ouer wayes and feldes, tyll he
came to a place named than Corysgate, where he was founden deed; and for the maner of his
deth was vnknowen, and also he for kynge nat knowen, was buryed vnworthely at y towne
of Wareham, and there rested by the terme of. iii. yeres after : in which tyme and season
God shewed for hym dyuers myracles, as syght to the blynde, helth to the syke, & her-
ynge to the defe, with dyuers other whiche I ouer passe.
Wherof herynge, his stepmoder began to take repentauce, and entended tovysyte hym
by waye of pylgrymage ; but how, or for what cause she entended inwardly, I can nat saye:
but the horse or beste y she rode vpon might nat nygh the place by a cerlayne space, for
1 shulde not. • *« holy," omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 3 omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
D d betynge
g02 SEXTA PARS EGELREDI.
i
betynge or any other thynge y to hym niyght be done by ma ; but after this by her meanes
he was traslated from thens to Septonne that nowe is called Shaftesbury, and there buryed
with great honoure. But syne that tytne, parte of his body was translated to the abbey of
Leof, besyde Hereforde, in the egge of Walys, &some parte therof to Abyndonne; and
it is reported y1 at Shaftisbury remayne his lunges, [and been shewed]1 in the place that
is called Edwardysstowe.
For the murde'r of y- blyssed man, it is sayd, as before is shewed in the story of Edgar,
that his stepmoder founded, ii. monasteryes of women, that one at Ambrysbury, & that
other at Warwell: in the whiche place of Warwell, in her latter dayes, she, refusynge the
pompe of the worlde, helde there a solytary and strayte lyfe, and ended her lyfe with great
penaunce and repentance, and was there buryed whan she dyed. Thus, as ye haue harde,
was this vertuous yonge kynge Edwarde martyred,' whan he had reygned, after moost wry-
ters. iiii. yeres, leuynge none issue ; wherfore the rule of the lande fyll to Egelredus his
brother.
^[ Capitulum. C.lxxxxvii.
.ca. 13.] EGelrcdus, the sone of Edgare and of Elfrida or Estrylde his last wyfe, began his reygne
ouer England in the yere of our Lorde. ix.C.lxxxi., and the. xxvi. yere of Lothayr than
kyng of Fraunce. This is named of some wryters Etheldredus, & in y Englysshe Cro-
nycle Eldrede : in whose begynnynge the grounde waxed bareyne, and all myseryes be-
fore bodyd by thapperynge of the blasynge starre, in $ dayes of Edwarde [the Marter]*
nowe began to take place, and encreace vpon the erthe. This, as the other of his pro--
genytours, was crowned kynge at Kyngstone, of y holy1 archebysshop Dunstanne, and of
Oswalde, archebysshop of Yorke. To whom, as it is redde in the lyfe of seynt Dun-
stanne, amonges his prophecyes, that, in the day of his coronacion, he shuldesaye vnto the
kynge, " For thou comest to this kyngdome by the deth of thy brother, in whose deth, En-
glysshe men conspyred with thy wykked moder ; they shall nat be without blode shedynge
and swerde, tyll there come people of vnknowen tunge, and brynge theym into thral-
dome, and this trespas shall nat be clensed wout longe vengeauce." Of this Egelredus,
wryters agreen that he was goodly of shappe and of visage, but that was mynged with
lechery and crueltie. It is also redde, that whan holy1 Dustanne shuld cristen hym, as he
helde hym ouer the fonte, he felyd the holy lyker with the fruyte of his wombe.4 Wher-
fore holy1 Dunstanne swore by God and by his moder, "This shalbe vnkynde to God and
his churche :" whiche fayled nat in his forth goynge ; for he was vngracyous in his be-
gynnynge, wretched in the myddell of his lyf, & hateful to men in y ende therof.
In the seconde yere of his reygne, a clowde was seen in Englande, the which apered
halfe lyke blode, & the other halfe lyke fyre, and chaunged after into sundry colours,
and disapered at y laste. In the thirde yere of his reygne, the Danys aryued in sundry
places of his lande, as in the lie of Thanet, besyde Kent, in Cornewall and Sussex ; and
dyd in those costes nioche harme. And after, some of them came to London, but there
they were put of: nowe be it, that they destroyed a great parte of Chestershyre.
And, in the ende of the same yere, a grete parte of the cytie of London was wasted
with fyre ; but howe it began myne auctour myndeth nat. But ye shal vnderstande that, at
this day, the cytie of London had moste howsynge and buyldynge from Ludgate towarde
Westmester ; and lytell or none where the chefe or herte of y cytie is nowe, except, in dy-
uers places, was howsynge, but they stode wout ordre ; so y many townes & cyties, as
Caunterbury, Yorke, and other dyuers in Englade passed London in buyldynge at those
dayes, as 1 haue seen or knowen by an olde boke sometyme in y Guyldehall of London,
named Domys daye : but after the conquest it encreaccd, and shortly after passed and
excelled all the other.
' this. edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitttd hi edit. 1542. 1559- ' murdred. edit. 1542. 1559- *he
fylled therein, edit. 1542. 1559.
Aboute
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Aboute the. viii. yere of this kynges reygne, the kynge maryed erle Egbertus doughtcr
named Ethclgina, or Elgina ; of the whiche, in processe of tyme, he receyued a sone
named Edmunde, whiche after was surnamed Ironsyde, and. ii. other sones named Ed-
wynne and Ethilstanne, and a doughter named Edgina. In this pastyme dyed seynt'
Ethilwalde, bysshop of Wynchester. He was borne in Wynchester, and norysshed vn-
der holy1 Dunstanne at Glastynbury, and there shorne monke, and after was chosen ab-
bot of Abyndon, in the tyme of the reygne of kynge Edrede: and, in ytyme of Edgare,
he was sacrede bysshop of Wychester, where he made an abbey of nunes, [& traslated
»eyt Swythynes body out of the erth.]1 After which sayd Ethelwalde, holy1 Alphegus,
abbot than of Bathe, was sacrede bysshop of Wynchester; y which after was archebysshop
of Canterbury, & martyred hastely of y cruell Danys1, as after shalbe shewed.
Aboute the. ix. yere of Egelredus, for stryfe that was attwene the bysshop of Rochester f,i. c.«;«.
and hym, he with his knyghtes beseged the sayd cytie. Wherof, holy' Dunstanne sent
to the kynge, amonestynge' hym that he shtilde refrayne hym of that crueltie, and suffre
the bysshop & his cytie in peace, [oonlesse that he offended seynt Andrewe, patronne of
that cytie;]1 but this message mylded nothyng the kynges courage. Than this blessyd'
man sent to hym. C. li. in golde, wyllynge hym to refrayne of that outrage ; the whiche
he receyued, and brake y siege. [Then blessyd1 Dunstane sent this message to the kynge :
" For thou haste preferred golde before God, and syluer before the apostle, and couetyse
before me, ryght so euyll happes shall come vnto the, but nat whyle I am in lyfe." But
the kvng toke lytell regarde to those wordes, but cotynued in his insolent and cursed
dede.]'
Aboute the. xi. yere of his reygne dyed that blessyd1 archebysshop Dunstanne, of whom
Ranulfe, in the. xiii. Chapitre of his. vi. Booke of Polycronycon, maketh rehersall of
dyuers of his vertues and myracles, the whiche I passe ouer, and the rather, bycause his
legende or lyfe is manyfest. Siricus was archebysshop after hym, and after hym Wulricus,
and after Wulricus, blessyd1 Elphegus was archebysshop of y see.
Ii was nat longe after the deth of holy1 Dunstanne but that the Danys perced Englande
in many and sundry places of the lande, in suche wyse, that the kynge was to seke to
which coste he shulde go first, to withstande his enemyes, and in conclusion, in auoydyng
of more harme, was compelled to appease theim with great sumes of money ; but whan Dmomm i*rs*»
that money was spente, they fyll to newe robbynge of the people. cutio-
Thanne the kyng graunted more money; but for all that, the Danys robbed and
spoyled the countre of Northumberlande, and besieged London at the laste ; and for
augmentacyon of the kynges sorowc, Klfricus, that than was mayster or admyrall of the
kynges nauy, fled as a false traytour, and after that reconsyled, fled the seconde tyme to,
the Danys. Wherfore y kynge, in wreche of the fader, coraaundcd the ienne of his sone
Algarus to be plucked or done out of his hede.
But whyle this persecucion thus contynued, by meanes of the holy' bysshop of Wyn-
chester, Elphegus, a peas was concluded for a tyme, atwene the kyng and the Danys ;
and the prynce or chief capitayne of theyin, named Aulafc, so* exorted by y sayd holy1
bysshop, that he became a Cristen man, to whom the kynge was godfader. So that after
the sayd Aulafe retourned to his owne with* doynge of more harme ; so that for a whyle
the warre of Danys seased. But whyle that rested, the blody flyx, with a brennynge
leuer, vexed the people thorugh the lamle, that moche folke thcrof dyed. Contynuynge
with6 mysery the Danys agayne assayled the lande, and dyd in dyuers places great harme.
Soo that for lacke of a good hede or gouernour, many thyges in the lande perysshed :
for the lordes were at suche dissencyon that one w that other, that whan they were assem-
' Omitted in edit. 154C. 1550. * and wai cruellye slayneoftbe Dan*s. edit- 1542. 15Sp. 3 amonysg-
ynge. * was so. J without. * vdiychfi. '
D d 2 bled
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bled to speke or treate of peace attwene that one lorde and that other, and if any good
thyng were deuysed for the hurte of theyr enemyes, anone y Danys were warned therof
by some of f same cousayll, wherof were suspected Elfricus & Edricus. And to this
sorowe was ioyned hunger and penury amonges the comons, that eueryche of they m was
constrayned to plucke & stele from other. So that, what by the pyllage of the Danys,
and by inwarde theuys & brybours, this lande was brought in great mysery and
myschefe.
^f Capitulum. C.lxxxxviii.
EGelredus, than wrapped in mysery, laft nat to gader of his subiectes what he myght as
well by vnlawfull meanes as otherwyse. For, as sayth Ranulphe, myne auctour, he wolde,
for fayned or smal causes, diserit men of their possessyons, & after cause men to redeme
their owne for great sumes of money. And ouer that, he walowed in lechery, giuynge
hym to all vicious and inconuenyent1 lyfe of his body ; by which vngracious meane, he
brought this lande in such ruyne, that what he myght nat helpe by strength, he warred
Li. 6. ca. 13.] with money. So that, from the firste entre of the Danys, testifyeth* Polycronyca, in y.
xviii. Chaptre of his. vi. Boke, and also Guydo, w other auctours, that from the first try-
bute of. x. M. li. he brought it at the laste, in processe of. v. or. vi. yeres, to. xl. M. li. the
which yerely, duringe his lyfe, and after, to the commynge of seynt Edwarde, was leuyed
of his subiectes, and named, for the contynuaunce therof, Dane Gelt : whiche is, or was
[Li.6.ca.i4.] to meane money payde to y Danys, or shortly, Dane money. In this tyme, as it were
about the. xv. yere of his reigne, dyed seynt' Oswalde, the archebysshop of Canterbury ;
and soone after dyed Ethelgina y' quene, [and the body of seynt Cuthbert was translated
from Haly Ilande to Doreham, in the whiche ile he helde an ankers lyfex as it is before
shewed, in the story of Cadwalader.]'
[U6.ca,rj.] Thus contynuynge in this lande, vnder the greuous tribute, of the Danys, and also by
susteynynge of many vylanyes and iniuries by the Englysshemen of the sayd Danys, as
after somdele shall apere, this Egelredus, by counsayll of his famyiyers, aboute y. xxi.
yere of his reygne, maryed Emma, the doughter of Richarde, duke of Normandy, before
mynded in the story of Lowys the. v. and Lothayr his sone, kynges of Fraunce. The
whiche Richarde was the. iii. duke of Normandy, and the firste of that name, and also
was surnamed Richarde without fere, or the hardy, as more of hym shalbe shewed in y
story of the. vi. Lowys, kynge of Fraunce.
By reason of maryinge of this Emma, whiche, in the Frenshe Cronycle, is named the
flower of Normandy, this Egelredus was greatly enhaunced in his owne mynde ; by pre-
sumpcion wherof, he sent into al gode burghes, cyties, and townes of his lande, secrete
and strayte comyssions, chargynge the rulers, that they, vpon a certayne day, that is to
say, vpon thedaye of seynt Bryce, at an houre assygned, in euery place of his lande, the
Danys shulde be sodeynly slayne. And so it was doon, and asy comon fame telleth, this
murder began for that coste4, at a lytell towne in Hartefordeshyre, within, xxiiii. myles of
London, called Welewynne or Welwynne, for the whiche dede, it toke firste that name.
As who wolde wene that wele5 of the countre was there firste wonne. But who that well
consydereth the sequell of this story, shall fynde lytell vvynnynge or weale ensuyng of this
dede.
But or I precede further, here I wyll louche some what of the pryde and abusyon of the
Danys, that they exercysed in Englande in some parte therof, as I haue seen in an
olde cronycle, wherof the auctour is vnknowen. There it is shewed that the Danys, by
strengthe, caused the husbande men to ere & sowe the lande, and do all other vyle laboure
that belonged to husbandry ; & y Dane helde his wyfe at his pleasure, w doughter and
1 incontynent. * as testifyeth. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- *" for that coste" omitted.
5 the wele,
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scruaunt ; and whan the husbandma came home, he shuld scantly haue of his owne, as
alowys or seruaut had1 : so that the Dane had all his comaundement, and ete and dranke
his fyll of the best, whan y- owner had scantly his fyll of the worst. And ouer that, the
comon people were so of them oppressed, y for fere & drede, they called them, iueuery
such house as they had rule of, lord Dane.
But in processe of tyme the Danys* were voyded y lande. This worde lorde Dane
was, in dyrision and despyte of the Danys, tourned by the Engjysshemen into a name of
opprobrie, and called Lurdayn, whiche, to our dayes, is nat foigoten ; but whan one En-
glisshe man woll rebuke an other, he woll, for the more rebuke, call hym Lurdayn.
Than to retourne to our firste matyer, truthe it is, that whanne the Danys were thus
murdred thorugh Englande, tydynges therof sprange into Denmarke, whiche kyndeled in
theym suche a fury, that the kynge therof, named Swanus, assembled shortly a great
host and nauy of Danys, and, in short processe after, landed in Cornewayll; and by treason
of a Norman, named Hugh, by3 fauour of y quene Emma, was made erle of Deuenshyre,
the sayd Swanus toke Exetour, and after bette downe the walles.
Than he entrede further into the lande. In whiche season the kynge sentvnto Edricus,
chargynge hym to assemble the West Saxons, and to withstande y further entre of the
Danys ; the which, accordynge to his comyssion, assembled the West Saxons, and made
good countenaunce to withstande the sayd enemyes. But whan the hostes shulde ioyne,
were it for fere or for treason, he fayned hym syke, and fled from his people. The whiche,
for lacke of an hede, werefayne to gyue backe to their hurte, and to their enemyes great
auauntage and coforte.
Wherfore y Danys resorted than to Wyl tonne and Shyrbornne, and anone spoyled both
those townes, and there refresshed theym. But for Swanus had wyttynge that the kynge
was comynge towarde hym with the power of his lande, he therfore departed thens, and
retourned with great pyllage to his shyppes, and sayled aboute the lande, and lastly
landed in Norfolke ; where he, wastyng and spoylynge the countre, came, in processe,
vnto the cytie of Norwyche, & robbed & spoyled it, and after yode to Thetforde, and
dyd lykewyse to that towne, and fyred it, and destroyed the countre nere there
aboute.
But soone after, a noble man of that countre, called duke Vskatell, mette with the
boost of Danys, and gaue vnto theym an harde and sharpe batayl, & slewe many of the
enemyes, and put them backe. For this, and for hunger that than assayled this lande,
Swanus retourned efte vnto his shyppes, and departed agayne into Denmarke, and taryed
there all the wynter folowynge, in whiche season he made great prouysion to reenter the
lande of Englande.
^ Capitulum. C.lxxxxix.
ABoute the. xxvi+. yere of the reygne of Egelredus, the forenamed Swanus, with a [L;,6. ca.
stronge army, landed at Sandwyche, and spoyled all the countre nere vnto the see syde, &
rested hym there tyll he harde of an armye comynge agayne hym, and whan he was ware
therof, he retourned to his shyppes agayne, and heryng the kynge was farre westwarde,
he landed in Sussex, and spoyled it wonder sore. And whan he there was warned of the
comynge of a batayl 1 of Englysshemen, anone he toke shyppynge agayne: so that whan
the Englysshemen wende to haue met with theym in one coste, than wolde they sodaynly
lande in a nother. And whan the kynge prouyded to mete with theym vpon the see, other
they wolde fayne to flee, or ellys they shuld, w gyftes, blynde y admyral of y kynges nauy.
By whiche subtylytieand crafty meanes, they weryed and tyred the hoostof Englysshe-
men ; & where euer they went, they slewe, brent, and robbed without compassion and
pyte. The kynge than beynge at Shrewesbury, & herynge of the great sleyght& cruelte of
1 as seruaunts had. * after the Danys. 3 whyche by. * xxv. edit, 1559.
6 the
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tUe Danys, called his cousayl to rede what were best to be done for y defence of his
enetnycs; where it was concluded, that the kynge, to haue peace with y Danys, shuld paye
vnto theym. xxx. M. li. But whyle this was in doynge, the Danys destroyed agreatparte
of Baroke or Barkshyre.
Wlianne this peace was thus made, Swanus with his company retourned into Denmark,
and that yere folowynge, the kynge made Edricus, forenamed, duke of Mercia. This
x Edricus was of lowe byrth, ryche of tunge, falce, and subtyll of wytte, softe and elo-
quent of specjhe, vntrusry and false of thought and promyse, as of hyrn some dele before
is shewed, and after more shall apere. In the. xxvii. yere of Egelredus, a prynce of
Danys, named Turkyllus, landed in Kent, the which so greuously warred in that countre,
that the Kentysshmen were fayne to make iheyr peace, and so departed.
And yet the persecucyon of Danys seaced nat : for in one countre of Englande or other,
they euer in wylys robbed and pylled the Englishmen ; so y a longe the coste1, from the
North parte of Englande vnto the He of Wyghte, was by theym destroyed or hugely sette
a backe. And whan the kynge entended to make prouysion for to withstade theym, euer
Edricus wolde cousayll hym to y contrary, shewyng hym that he shulde spende his trea-
sour, and irauayle his people in vayne. By ineane wherof, y Danys entred. I. myles win
y lande, & brent & robbed, by dyuers tymes, many vylages and townes, so that they en-
[U.6. ca.iS.] creased & waxed passyng ryche, and the Englysshe men nedy, bare & poore. Thus con-
tynuynge this misery, Swanus, or, after y Englysshe, Swayne, than beynge in Denmarke,
and herynge of the encreace of his people within Englande, repented hym of his former
cotienauntes, and thought that the hole domynyon of Englande shulde belonge to hym of
ryght : for the whiche he prepayred his armye and nauy in moost defensyble wyse, and
spede hym in to Englande, & so into the ryuer of Humbre, and landed in Nortumberlande,
where the erle or ruler of that couire, with all the rulers of the same, sware feaute vnto
the sayd Swanus, and promysed to kepe that countre vnto his vse. And whan he had
done his vvyll in that coste, he entred agaynne the water, and by the ryuer of Trent, he
passed to Gaynysburghe, and so by North Watlyngstrete, & subdued the inhabytautes of
that centre, & forced theym to gyue vnto hym pledges, which pledges, w also his nauy,
lie betoke vnto Canutus, his sone, whyle he went ferther into the lande ; and that done,
he with his people kept on his iourney tyll he came into Mercia, kyllynge and sleynge the
men of that prouynce, and reserued the wymen to rnclene lyuynge, aswell the relygyous as
other ; and toke, by strength, Wynchester and Oxenforde, and dyd in theym what he
lyked. And after he had thus passed y lande, he drewe the nexte waye towarde London ;
but in passynge the ryuer of Thamys, he loste some parte of his people, other for lacke
of abrydge, or for ieopardynge theyr passage vnauysely : and so, in processe, he came vnto
London, where, at that tyme, kynge Egelredus was. Wherfore Swanus lafte the cytie,
and drewe into Kent, and so towarde Caunterbury without lette, weldynge y countre at
his wyll, and lastly beseged that cytie ; the which manfully defended theyr enemyes, by
the space of. xx. dayes, which syege began vpon the daye of seynt Mathewe, in the
moneth of Septembre, & endured as is abouesayd, & than taken by y treason of a dekyn,
named Almaricus, y which, before tyme, blessid1 Elphegus, than archebysshop of that
A/. c.Vxf. see» had preserued from deth. Than the Danys fyred y cytie, whan they before had
spoyled it, and toke the archebysshop, & put hym in streyte pryson, and the monkes of
seynt Augustynes abbey they tythed, that is to tneane, thev slewe. ix. by cruell turment,
and y tenth they kepte a lyue ; the whiche after was solde and set to all seruyle laboure.
Kota, And as wytnesseth Antonius', or Vincent Historyall, they slewe and brought in seruage
ouer the sume of. ix. C. persones of relygion, and* slewe of men, women and children be-
yonde the nombre of. viii. M. as, with hioche more crueltie, it is shewed, in the. vii.
Chapitre of y xvi. title of the werke of the sayd Antonius' : and fynally, for this blessyd
* so that all the country alonge the coste. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. J Antcniuus. *they.
man
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man* Elphegus wolde nat condiscende to gyue vnto theym, as sayth Policronica. iii. M.
li. after they had kept hyin in harde prysou by the space of. vii. monethes, vpon an Ertfr
euen they, alter many vylanyes to hym duone, at Grcnewyche, within, iii. myles ofriensit-
London, they stoned l.y to Jeth, where he laye in $ felde, vnburyed a certayne of tytne,
and alter caryed to London, and bnryed rijuercntly in the churche of seynt Paule: but
aftti warde, in y lyme ot Canutus, he was taken vp agayne & caryed to his owne churche.
Of tliis blysstu* Elphegns, Antonius', and also Policronicon, shewen many vertues &
miracles, the whiche I passe ouer for lengthynge of the tyme.
Tf Capitulum. CC.
IN this pastyine, kyg Egelredus, ferynge the ende of this persecution, sent Emma, the
queue, with her. ii soiiues Alphrede and Edwarde, vnto Richarde, the seconde of that
name, than fourth duke of Normandy, whiche was brother vnto the sayd Emma, with
whom also he sent the bysshop of London.
Aboute the. xxxiiii. yere of the reygne of Egelredus, the Danys, whan they had wonne
a great pane of y countre of West Saxon, they returned agayne towarde London, wherof
herynge, the Londoners sent vnto theym certayne gyftes and pledges. In all this season
myn aucto' inaketh no mynde that euer the kyng gaue vnto y Danys any notable batayl ;
but kept hym in holdes or places for his owne sauegarde, and lytel frute or profyte for4
his lande,
At the last he was chaced vnto the He of Wyghte, where with a secret company held5
hym a great parte of the wynter, and fynally, without catall or comforte, sayled ouer to
his wyfe into Normandy, and there helde hym a certayne of tyme.
Whan Swanus was ascertayned of the departynge of Egelredus out of the lande, he
wasenflamed with excedynge pryde, so that he arered excedynge inposicionsof the people,
& greued theym wonderfully, and amonges other of his tyranyes, he asked a great same
of money of seynt Edmundes landes, whiche the rulers denayed ; for somoche as they
claymed to be free of all kynges trybute. For this he entred the terytory of seynt Ed-
munde, and wasted and spoyled the countree; and ouer that, despysed that holy martyr
with manassyng of the place of his sepulture. Wherfore the men of that countree, ferynge
this tyraunt, gaue theym to fastyng and prayer : so that shortly after he was stycked in an
euenynge, amonges his knyghtes, with the swerde of seynt Edmunde, in the towne of viodicu diui«»
Thetforde, as sayth Guydo ; but after Policronicon and other, in the towne of Gaynes-
borough, where he dyed, with yellynge and cryinge, the thirde daye after.
In fere wherof, Canutus, his son, after that he was kyng, closed in the lande of that
holy martyr with a depe dyche, and graunted to the inhabytauntes therof great fredam,
and quyt theym of al kyngly6 taske or tribute ; and after buylded a churche ouer the place
of his sepulture, and ordeyned there an house of monkes, and endued them with fayre
possessions ; and after it was vsed that kynges of Englande, whanne they were crowned,
sente, for an ofterynge, their crownes vnto seynt Edmudes shryne, and redemed theym
afterwardes with a condygne pryce. Whan Egelredus had wryttynge of the deth of [Li.6.ea.i;.j
Swanus, by procuremet of his frendes, he made meanes to retourne to his owne, by
whose menys he was sent for, with condycion that he shuld refourme bis olde condicions :
and for perfourmauce of the same, he*sent his sone Edwarde into Englande before hym,
and in y Lent folowynge the kynge came hym selfe, & with his people sped hym towarde
Lyndesey, where Canutus was at that tyme resseaunt, nat prouyded of the kynges so hasty
comyng.
Wherfore he beyng nat purueyed to withstande the kynge, fledde into Sandewyche in
Kent; and for he there proued suche persones as before tyme his fader & he had taken pledges
* bysshop. edit. 1542. 1559. * Omittt d in edit. 1542. 155.9. 3 Antoninus. 4 to. * he held.
• knightlie. edit. 1542. 1559.
2 Of,
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of, andfande theim nat perseueraut intheyr premysses1, he made to be cut of all the noses
and handes of the sayd Englisshe people, and sayled into Denmarke whan he had doe,
and retourned the next yere with a great nauy, and sayled aboute the lande, and toke
prayes in the South countre. Wherof the kynges eldest sone, named Edmunde, made
prouysyon, with theayde of Edricus, to go agayne hym ; but whan he shulde baue mette
with Edricus at a place assygned, and his boost, he was of hym disceyued, wherfore he
was compelled to gyue place to his enemyes ; and as it was after knowen, the said Ed-
ricus had promysed his fauoure and ayde vnto the sayd Canutus.
By reason wherof, Canutus entred the coutre of West Saxon, and forsed theym to
swere to hym feauty, and to gyue vnto hym pledges ; & other countrees adioynynge dyd
the same.
In this season, Egelredus, beynge at London, was taken with a greuous sykenesse and
dyed, and was there buried in the churche of seynt Paule, where at this daye, in North
ile, behynde y quere, apperith, in y walle, a token of his sepulture, whiche reygned, or as
saith Polycronicon and other, beseged England by the terme of. xxxvi. yeres full, leuynge
after hym a sone, named Edmunde Irnsyde, ouer Alphrede and Edward sones of
Emma.
U Capitulum. CC.i.
Frande. LOvvys, the. vi. of that name, and sone of Lothayr, began his reygne ouer France, in
the yere of our Lordes incarnacion. ix. C. Ixxxvi. and the. v. yere of Egelredus, than
kynge of Englande, of the which, other for his youth, or for the shortnesse of his reygne,
lytell of his dedes is laft in memory ; excepte that the Frenshe boke wytnessyth, that for
he had none issue, & Hugh Capet, before, in the story of Lothayr, mynded, was his
famulyer and chief counceler, he shulde therfore ordeyne and admytte the sayd Hugh for
his heyre. But more verely, as before is touched in the aboue named story, and in y ende
therof, this Hugh was stroge & myghty, and in the latter dayes of Lothair coueted y rule
of y lande. Wherfore, after the deth of this Lowys, for so moche as he lafte no childe
after hym, he than hauynge the chief rule of Fraunce, by strengthe and power, made hym
selfe kynge.
But for I promysed, in the story of Egelredus, somwhat to shewe of Richarde, the
firste of that name, and thirde duke of Normandy, I shall somdele length this story,
Foi. C.XXH. with the story of y sayd Richarde.
This Richarde, as afferme all wryters, was named Richarde without fere, and for this
cause1, as testyfieth the Frenshe boke, he vsed moche to byd his bedys for all Crislen
soules. Vpon a nyghte, whan he had longe watched, he entred a churche, where stode
Fabuia. a corps vnburyed, and no man watchynge it, and whyle he sayd his orysons for that soule
and other, he layed his gloues vpon a deske by bym, and, whan he had ended his deuocions,
he went out of the churche forgettynge his gloues behynde ; but shortly after he remembr-
edhym of theym, & retourned towarde the churche, for to fetche his sayd glouys. Whan
he came at y" churche doorej he foude y corps there standynge with his armys sprade a-
brode, and makynge great noyse and crye ; wherfore the duke made the sygne of y crosse
in his forhede, and coniured the corps that he shuld reste ; but all was in vayne, wherof
y duke drewehis s\yerde & strake at the corps, and, to his thynkynge, parted hym in. ii.
peces; and that done, entred the churche, fet his glouys, and so departed. And for this
Namcio. chaunce, he ordeyned after, thorough his realme, that a corps shuld be watched the firste
nyght or lenger, as men had deuocion ; whiche gyse was somtyme vsed in Englande, and
begonof the Normans, as men may coniecture, after they had first conquered this lande.
Policronicon sheweth, in the. vii. Chapitre of his. vi. boke, that5 a monke of the house of
1 promysses. * this cause that foloweth. edit. 1533. 1542. 3 that tliys duke Rycharde dremed
on a nyght, that, &c.
seynt
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seyttt Audoenus, in Roan, as he went towarde his lemman by nyght, fyll besyde a brydge,
& was drowned, whose soule after was in stryfe atwene'an angell and a fende ; the which,
after longe stryfe, condescended to put the iugement in duke Richarde. Than the
duke gaue sentence, that the soule shulde be restored agayne to the body, and then the
body to be set vpon the brydge that before he was fallen fro ; and if he than went to his
lemman, he shulde be the feendes, and if nat he shulde than be saued. And whan this-
sentence was put in execucyon, the moke fled vnto the churche therby. Vpon the morne
whan the duke awoke, and called this vysyon to his memory, to knowe the certaynte ther-
of, he went vnto the sayd churche, and fande the monke there, his clothes yet wete ; and
ftfter went to the abbot of that place, and tolde to hym al this dede, aduertysyng hym to
take better ouer syght of his flocke.
To thyse narracions the herers may gyue credence as them lyketh ; for they be nother
in the pystle nor yet in y gospell. Albe it, that Antonius1, archebysshop of Florence,
whan he reherseth any lyke narracions, whichehe thynketh somwhat doutefull, heioynetli
thyse wordes, and sayth "pium est Credere." The thirde narracyon is tolde of this
duke, whiche,by all presumpcyon, was regestred of some women scribe. This duke, with
Gunore his wyfe, lyued longe whyle a dishonest lyfe, and contrary to the lawys of the Narr»ci«.
churche, wherof his people murmured sore : so that at length, by the noisome doctrine
of some of his clerkes or spirituell men, he maryed her to his lawfull wyfe. The firste
nyght after the weddynge, were it in game or otherwyse, the duchesse tourned her but-
tocke in the dukes lappe, as she before tyme had neuer done. Whan the duke frayned the
cause of her soo doynge : " For nowe," sayd she, " maye I do what me lyketh, where before
I myght doo but what you lyked." Vpon this Gunore he gate, besyde other childer,
Emma, that was the wyfe of Egelredus, as before ye haue harde, and dyed, whan he had
ruled Normandy by the terme of. lii. yeres.
Than to retourne to the. vi. Lowys, kynge of Fraunce, from whome we hauc made a
longe digression ; as wytnesseth Maister Gagwyn, he dyed in the yere of our Lord. ix.
C.lxxxix. whan he had reygned. iii.* yeres, and was buryed at Compaynne. Ye shall
vnderstande, that this Lowys was the laste kynge of the blode of Pepyn ; and for I pro-
tnysed before to shewe the discent of the sayd Pepyn, to the ende y ye may y better know
this story, and also to knowe the kynges of Fraunce from the kyngea of Germany, which
both descended of this Pepyn, hereafter I shall more clerely sette it out in braunches.
But firste I wolle expresse the kynges of Fraunce, as they reyned lynyally, and ioyne to
eyther of theym the terme that he reygned ; that therby it may appere how longe this blode
contynued in the bowse of Fraunce, or it were enpeched by Hughe Capet, as after ap-
peryth.
PEPYN.
--
The yeres.
Pepyn - - • - - * ~ xviii-
Charlys • xlvii-
Lowys firste • ... xxvi-
Charlys ballyd - • - - xxxvii-
Lowys balbus - » v - - » jj.
Lowys and Charlys • v
Lowys the Fourth - ... viii.
Eudo - - - ix.
Charlys the symple - - • xvii.
* Antoninus. * iiij. yeres. edit. 1S-V2. 155£i
E e j Radulphus
210
5EXTA PARS LODOUICI.
Yeres.
Kadulpbus
Lowys vnus*
Lotharius
Lowys the sixte
xu.
xxi.
xxx.
Hi*.
OF the which kynges. ii. were nat of that blode, as Eudo and Radulphus, but admytted
of the barony of Fraunce to rule the lande, tyll. ii. of that progeny, that is to meane,
Charlys the Symple & Lowys the. v. were comen to theyr lawfull age. So that, from the
firste yere of Pepyn, whiche began his reygne in the yere of grace. DCC. 1. to the first
yere of Hughe Capet, that began his reygne in the yere of our Lord God. ix. C.lxxxix.
«xpyred or passed. CC.xxxix. yeres.
' [quintuf f] * ii\). edit. 1559,
Pippinus.
SEXTA PARS PIPINI.
211
Pipinus pater Ca-
roli magni.
Carolus Magnus,
imperator.
Reges Germanic.
Lodouicut pri-
mus, imperator.
Lotharius, impe-
rator, filius Lo-
douici primi.
Lodouicus, impe-
rator, filius Lo-
tharij.
Lotharius secu-
dus, filius Lo-
tharij.
Carolus tertius,
filius Lotbarij.
Lodouicus, Rex
Germanic, frater
dicti Lotbarij.
Lodouicus, filius
Lodouici.cuius fr.
fuit Carolus gros-
sus imperator.
Lodouicus, filius
Lodouici,quivt irn-
perator ab aliqui-
bus computatur.
Arnulphus, filius
Lodouici, irape-
rator.
Lodouicus, filius
Arnulphi.vltimui
imperator Fran-
corum.
Reges Francie*
Caroluscaluus.fi-
lius Lodouici pri-
mi, ex. ii. vxore,
imperator.
Lodouicus Bal-
bus, filius Caroli
Calui.
Lodouicus et Ca-
rolus, filij Lodo-
uici Ball/I.
Lodouicus quar-
tus, filius Caroli
antedicti.
Carolus Simplex,
filius Lodouici
Quarti.
Lodouicus quin-
lus, filius Caroli
Simplicis.
Lotharius, filius
Lodouici aatedic-
ti.
Lodouicus, filius
Lotharij, et vlti-
mus rex huius
prosapie
1 In the /o/«r edition, this Ptdigret is given in Englith.
Eel
5T Capituluw,
SEXTA PARS HUGH.
f Capitulum. CC.ii.
H Vgh, the sone of Robert y Tyraunt, descended of Hughe le Graunde, began to take
the rule, or to vsurpe the crowne of Frauce, in the yere of our Lorde. ix. C. Ixxxix, and
$. viii. yere of Egelredus, thanne kynge of Englande. This, as wytnesseth y Frenshe
Cronycfe, was erle of Parys, [and marshal of Fraunce;]' & as saith Antonino*, he
maryed one of y1 doughters of Edwarde the elder. This also was named Capet, for so
moche as, in his youthe, he vsed in game to laye a syde his felowes hoodes. In whose be-
gynnynge, Charles, that was the brother to Lothayr, & vncle vnto Lowys the. vi., laste
kynge, herynge of the deth of his neuew Lowys without issue, as nexte heyre, with avde of
some lorcles of Fraunce, and also of Loreyn, the whiche than he was lorde of, gadered
an army, and entrede Frauce, and than came to the cytie of Laon, within whiche cytie,
he, with his wyfe & people, by the treason of the bysshop of. the same cytie, was taken,
and delyuered with his wyfe and childer into the handes of his enemyes, the whiche sent
them to Orleaunce, there sauely to be kepte.
Than this Hugh was crowned in the cytie of Rayns, and welded the lande with more
suerte. Howe be it the erle of Flaudres, named Arnulphus, or Arnolde, before spoken
of, woldc nat be vnder his obedyence.
Whcrfore this Hugh assembled his knyghtes, and by his strength toke from hym the
countrey of Artoys, with many stronge holdes and castelles: and lastly forced y sayde
Arnolde to flee into Normandy, to aske ayde of Richarde, the firste of that name, be-
fore spoken of in the story of the. vi. Lowys.
By whose meanes, after some wryters, William Longa Spata, fader to the sayde duke
Richarde, was slayne; but that natwithstandynge, by frendshypof the sayde duke Richarde,
t|jjg Anioj(je wag rccousyled vnto the kynge, and contynued after as his subiecte.
In the cytie of Rayns was archebysshop at this daye, a noble prelat, named Arnolde,
sone of bast of Lothayr, and neuewe to Charles, than prysoner, as before is touched ; the
whiche, for malyce that the kyng bare vnto hym for cause of the forenamed Charles,
called a cousayll of the clergy of his lande, and layde agayne hym suche obieccions, that
he, by theyr assent, put hym' from that benefyce, and sent hym to Orleauce, there also to
be kepte in pryson, and set* oneGylbert, or after the Frensbe Boke, Gerbres, a connynge
man in phylozophy, & had before tyme ben tutor, or maister to Robert, sone of the sayd
Hugh ; but after, iii. yeres, pope5 lohn, the. xvi. of that name, sent downe his maunde-
ment vnto Guyon, archebysshop of Sens, chargynge hym that he shuld remoue the sayd
Gerbres, and restore the sayd Arnolde to his proper see : whiche was doone shortly after.
And the sayde Gerbres was after this preferred by one of the Othons, emperour, vnto
the Churche of Rauenne, and contynued there tyll the dethe of the. xvii. lohn, after
whose deth he was electe pope of Rome5, and was named the seconde Syluester, and lyued
[as pope}6 iiii. yeres.
Than it foloweth in the story, whan this Hugh had reygned full. viii. yeres and more,
he dyed in the yere of our Lorde. ix. C. ixxxxiii. and was buryed atseynt Dennys, leuyngfe
after hym a sone, named Robert.
fl" Capitulum. CC.iii.
f,t. CMxiiii. RObert, the sone of Hugh Capet, began his reygne in the yere of our Lord. ix. C.
Ixxxxviii., and f. xvii. yere of Egelredus, than kyng of England. This was cunynge in
many scyences, & a man of good maner & vertue; he made dyuers impnes7, sequenses,
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * Antoninus. 3 was putte. * in hys place. 5 the
feysshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. ' Hymnes.
and
for-
SEXTA PARS ROBERT.
and respondes, as " O luda et Ilrrrn," " O Constancia Martyrum," " Asslt nobis sci
«piritus gratia," or more congruely, •' Sci spiritus assit nobis gratia," with dyuers other.
In the begynnynge of his reygne, whyle Bowcharde, erle of Meleon. was at the kynges
courte, Galtier, or Walter, a knyglit & seruaunt of the sayde Bowcharde, to whome
the sayd Bowcbarde had delyuered his castle of Meleon to kepe in his absence, for
great gyftes the sayde Walter had delyuered the sayd castle vnto Eudo, erle of Carno-
tense ; wherfore the kynge, at the request of the sayd Bowcharde, sent streyght co-
maundernent vnto the sayd Eudo, chargynge hym in all goodly wyse to restore the sayd
castle vnto Bowcharde, the whiche comaundement he vtterly refused to obey. For the
\vhiche the kynge, beynge so arnoued, sent for Kicharde, y secondeof that name, than. iiii.
duke of Normandy, and with their both armyes besyeged the castell vpon euery parte, and at
length wanne it, and toke the sayde Walter win the same ; whom the kynge, for his
vntrouth, comaunded soone alter to be hanged vpon a gybet, and the castell to be restored
vnto the forenamed Bowcharde, and after retourned euery man to his owne.
In the tyme of the reygne of this Robert dyed Henry, than duke of Burgoyne, the whiche,
for lacke of issue of his body, bequethed his dukedome vnto kyng Robert ; but the Bur-
gonyons withstode that legacy, and drewe to theym for an hede and capitayne Lawdry,
erle of Neuers, and with hym helde by strength, or for a strength, the eytie of Anxerre.
Wherof heryuge. kyng Robert sent for the foresayd duke of Normandy, and so to spede'
theym towarde Burgoyne, and besieged the ioresayd cytie ; but at lengthe the cytie was
yolden, and Lawdry put at the kynges grace. And that doon, the kynge with his boost
besieged another stronge cytie called Aualon, and, nat \V out great dauger, wan it also at
legth, £ after receyued the countree with dewe obeysaunce, and ordered it at his owne
pleasure, and so retourned into Frauce.
Barnard e1, Erie of Sens, vsed great tyranny amonges the bysshoppes and mynystres of
the Churche. Wherfore Leophricus, bysshop of that see, thorough the ayde & counsayll
of Regnallde, bysshop of Parys, put out the sayde Arnolde, and delyuered the cytie vnto
kynge Robert.
Butte the brother of the sayde Arnolde, with a certayne of his knyghtes, fledde to the
castell, and it helde with strength; wherfore the kyng layde siege to the sayd castell, and
at length wanne it, and toke the brother of Arnolde, named Fromonde, and sente hym
to Orlyaunce, there to be prysoned, where he dyed shortly after. This Robert, as sayth
the Frensshe Boke, buylded firste the castle of Mountfort: he foiided also dyuers mo-
nasteryes and temples, and at Orlyaunce, the temple of saynt Anyah, at Stamps, a
churche of cure lady, and dyuers other in dyuers places of his realme. And he en-
dowed the churche of seynt Ueriys with many great lybertiee, and hadde especyall deuo-
cyon to seynt Ypolyte ouer all other seyntes.
It is radde of this kyng Robert, that vpon a season whan he had longe whyle lyen at
the siege of a castel nere vnto Orlyaunce, and sawe it was defuse, to wynne by strength,
[he, vpon the daye of saynt Anyan, yode vnto Orliaunce, and there, in the quere, bare a
cope, and dyd helpe to synge the diuyne seruyce. And after, whan he was in his deuo-
cyons in the masse, whyle whan the preest was at the consecracion, and sayd thryse " Ag-
nus dei," the walles of the castell fyll without stroke of gunne or other engyne, and his
enemyes submytted theym to his grace. Many vertues myght I showe more of this ver-
tuous prynce, the whiche I passe ouer for lengthe of the tyme, and conclude thus : that]*
whan he had reygned, after moost accorde of wryters, and ruled his land nobely. xxx.
yeres, he dyed, and was buryed in the howse of seynt Denys, leuynge after hym, of his
tirste wyfe, Constance, a sone named Henry, and one other named Robert ; and of his
seconde wyfe. ii. sones, named Symonde and Almaryche ; but it shuld seme by the se-
1 And so sped. * Arnold*. 3 The edit, of 1542 and 15j»9 merely say " He founde the meaner
to take the same by polycye»"
quele
SEXTA PARS EDMUND! IRONSYDE,
quele of the next story, that Constaunce shulde be the laste wyfe, and the other y firste,
and deuorced from hym for some cause, so that her childer shuld nat be legyttymat.
Albeit the auctour of this maketh no mencyon.
V- '>'-'*"«
Howe Edmunde Ironsyde and the Danys faught togyder.
5f Capitulum. CC.iiii.
Angiu. EDmunde Ironsyde, y sone of Egelredus, and also Canutus, the sone of Swanus, kyng
{Li. 6. c*. i).] of Denmarke, began to rule the Englysshemen in the yere of our Lorde. M. xvi., and
the. xix. yere of Robert, thanne kynge of Fraunce. For the Londoners, with assystence
of some of the lordes of Englande', but the more party of the lordes fauoured Canutus,
and specyally the spyritualtie that, before tyme, had sworne feautie to his fader; and he,
than beyng at Southampton, swore to theym to be vnto theym a good and trewe iustyce,
and to entrete the people soberly & right wysely. Than Edmunde beynge of the arche-
bysshop of Yorke crowned at London, and the solempnytie fynysshed and ended, he
sped hym into West Saxon, and subdued that countre. In whiche tyme Canutus, whiche,
in the Englysshe story, is calj^d Knough, drewe with his people to London, and wold there
haue entrede; but that was hym forboden of the Londoners, for the whiche he layde
his ordenaunce about the cytie, entendynge to haue entrede parforce : but it was nat
longe or he was fayne to breke his siege, and to departe thens. Whanne Canutus was thus
put of from London, he drewe Westwarde, and mette in processe with Edmunde in Dorset-
shyre, besyde Gyllyngham, where atwene theym was foughten a stronge and cruell bataylL
But, in the ende, Canutus was ouercomen and compelled to forsake the felde. After this
they mette agayne in Worcetour shyre, where they fought a more stronger batayl: for this
was so strongly bydden by, that men coude nat iudge whiche parte had the better, or whiche
$ worse: but, as wytnesseth Polycronica, eyther of them departed frome other, outher for
werynesse of fyght, or for lak of the daye.
But vpon the morne folowynge, both hoostes ioyned agayne & fought egerly, conlynu-
yng with1 fyght, Edricus espyinge Edmunde to be at auauntage of wynnynge of the felde,
sodaynly pyght a deed manys hede vpon a sper'e hede, and cryed to the boost of En-
glysshemen, " Fie, fle ye Englysshe men, and saue your selfe: loo here is the hede of Ed-
jnunde your kynge." But Edmund therof beynge warned, sped hym towarde that parte of
the felde, and behaued hym so comfortably amonges his men, that by his knyghtly courage
bis people recouered that they before had loste, and contynued the batayll tyll nyght,
in suche wyse that he had rather the better than the worse, and caused Canutus to refuse
that countre, and to retourne towarde London agayne. Than Edmunde beynge aduertysed
that Canutus was retourned towarde London, he folowed hym, and passed the ryuer of
Thamys, and delyuered the cytie from dauger of the Danys; and afterwarde encountered
the Danys at a place called Brentforde, where with theym he hadde a cruell fyghte, and
scomfyted theym at length.
In this passe tyme, Emma y wyfe of Egelredus, feryng the fortune of the warre, sent her.
ii. sonnes, Alphrede and Edwarde, vnto her brother Richarde, the seconde of that name,
and fourth duke of Normandy. Edricus than, whiche, as before is sayde, was euer sub-
tyle of wytte, consyderynge the good fortune of Edmunde and his knyghtly courage,
thought that at length he shulde ouercome the Danys. Wherfore to saue his lande, and
also to brynge aboute his malycyous treason, sought5 the wayes and meanes how he might
stande in his grace and fauoure ; and at length optayned his entente, and swore to hym to
be his trewe subiecte.
Whanne kynge Edmunde hadde a season sourgoyned at London, he than made to-
warde the Danys, that then were in Kent, & mette with theym at a place called Okefforde
' " fauoured Edmunde" is added in the later editions. * wbyche. 3 be sought.
or
SEXTA PARS EDMUNDI IRONSYDE.
or Otforde, and there scomfyted theym, & chased Canutus to the He of Shepey ; there
Canutus toke shypyng and sayled aboute the lande, and entrede, lastly, in the coutre of
Mercia, & spoyled a parte therof.
Tliun the. ii. hoostes met soon after, at a place called Asshedowne, where after longe
fight, Edricus with his retynewe fledde, to the comforte of the Danys, by meane wherof
kynge Edmunde was put to the warse : for many noble men were slayne vpon his partie,
an.onges the whiche, the bysshop of Lyncoln and the abbot of Ramysey were two, that
thyther were comen to treate a peace atwene both prynces. But whan this was layde to the
charge of Edricus, he, by his vntrewe meanes, so excused hym, that noo man myght
charge hym with any defaute. Thus contyhuynge this mortall warre bytwixt thyse. ii.
marc\ all prynces, to the great disolacion and mortalytie of the people, one of the knyghtes
of the partye of Edmunde, gatte hym to an hyghe place where he myght be somwhat
hardeofthe hoost, and spake in this wyse; "Dayly we dye, and noo man hathe the victory;
for Edmunde may nat be ouercome for his great strengthe, and Canutus may nat be ouer- verba
come for fauoure of fortune. What shal than be y fruyte of this cotynuall stryfe ? None
other, but whan the knyghtes been all slayne on eyther parties, than the dukes, compelled
by nede, shall accorde, or ellys they shal fyght alone ^o^t knyghtes. Than syn1 this
shalbe $ ende, why do they nat one of thyse two. If they accorde, why is nat this kyng-
dom suffycyent for twayne y somtyme suffysed for. vii. If their couetyse of lordshyppes
be so great that eyther hathe indygnacion to take and haue parte with other, or ellys that
one be vnder that other, thanne lette theym fyght alone, that woll be the lordes alone
lefte. If all men fyght, all men be slayn, by meane wherof, no men shall be lafte to
be vnder theyr lordshyp, or ledynge of dukes ; nor yet to defer" *d $ kynge agaynne stroge*
enemys or nacions."
The which wordes' were ryght wele alowed of bothe hoostes : for, as affermeth mvne
auctour, at this tyme a trewe was made attwene bothe prynces, for a certayne tyme.
After whiche peace ended, were it by occasyon of thyse wordes or otherwyse, the sayd.
ii. dukes, Edmunde & Canutus, agreed to trye theyr quarelles bytwene them two only, »
and fur this was assygned, by theyr bothe agrementes, a lytell ile called than Olney nere
vnto Glowcetour, or after some wryters, named Olenege, bycleped with the water of
Seuarne; in whiche place, at the daye apoynted, the. ii. champyons mette, without
company or assystence, within the sayd ile, but the hoostes of both parties standyng
without the ile, and there abydynge the fortune of this batayH.
There eyther proued other firste with sharpe sperys and after with kene and cuttyng
swerdes. What shall I of this make lenger processe? and* eyther had other wele proued
and assayed, by receyuynge of harde and sore strokes, by the firste mocyon of Canutus,
as rnoste wryters tcstyfyeth, they lastely accorded and kyssed togyder as louers, to the
great comforte of both boostes ; and shortly after, by the aduyce of bothe theyr counsaylles,
condessended vpon partycion of the lande, whiche immedyatly was done to bothe thcyr
agrementes, and loued after as. ii. bretherne, duryng theyr naturall ljues. But the serpent
Idre of enuy and false conspyracy, whiche euer burned in the harte of Edricus, Was
kyndeled so sore, that of pure force it must breke out vpon a lyght flambe. So what he
myght nat accomplysshe by his owne persone, he fulfylled by his sone, as testyfyeth dyuers
auctours. For, as affermeth Guydo, this sone of Edricus, awaytynge his tyme, espyed
whan the kynge was at the withdraught to purge nature, and with a spere strake hym into
the foundement, and so into the body ; wherof kyng Edmunde dyed shortly after at
Oxin5. The kynge thus beynge slayne, anone Edricus thynkynge therby to be greatly Nob.
exalted, sped hym in all haste vnto Canutus, & saluted hym as kynge ; and shewed hym of
this treason oonly for his loue done. Whan Canutus had wele vnderstandynge y" conffes-
1 seynge. edit. 1542. 1559. * «traunge, «ilit. J559. 3 theie wordct thus spoken. * when.
3 Oxford, edit, 1559.
3 >ion
SEXTA PARS CANUTI.
sion of Edricus, lyke a dyscrete and ryghtues prynce, said vnto hym in thyse xvyse : " For
thou haste, Edricus, for the loue thou berest vnto me, slayne thyne naturall iorde, whiche
indicia. I moost loued, I shall exalte thyne hede aboue all the lordes of Englande/' and forth-
with comaunded hym to be taken and his hede to be stryken of, and pyght on a spere
hede, and after sette vpon the hyghest gate of London. But Maryanus the Scottft
telleth, that Edmunde dyed at London by natural sykenesse, aboute the feste of seynt
Andrewe ; and the Englisshe Cronycle affermeth the forenamed treason, but by another
maner of doynge. But howe soeuer this noble prynce dyed, trouthitis, after aggrement
of moost wryters, that he ended his lyfe whan he had reygned one yere and more, as moche
as from the moneth of lunii vnto the ende of Nouember, and was bulged at Glastinbury,
by his graundefader Edgare. Policronicon sheweth, in the. xviii. Chapiter of his. vL
Boke, that Canutus, after the deth of Edmunde, gaue vnto Edricus y lordshyp of Mercea,
and by his counsayll, exyled the brother of Edmunde, called the kynge of chorles; and
thorough his counsayll executed many cruell dedes. Of this Edraunde remayned. ii,
gonnes, that is to wytte, Edmunde & Edwarde.
%•
fol. C.xxvi. MT /~i • i 1 f~i/~*
^| Capitulum. CC.v.
[u 6. ca. 18.] CAnutus or Knougthe, after the Englysshe Cronycle, sone of Swanus, as before ia
touched, & yonger brother, as apperyth by the story folowynge, began his domynyon.
alone ouer Englande, in the yere of our Lorde. M. xix. and the. xxi. yere of Robert, than
kynge of Fraunce : the whiche anone, after the deth of Edmunde, assembled a counsayll
at London, where, amongis other thynges in that counsayll debated, a questyon was put,
whether in the composicion made bytwene Edmunde and Canutus, any specyall reme-
braunce was made for the childre or bretherne of Edmunde for any partycyon of any parte
of the lande.
Wherunto it was answered of the lordes, naye ; affermynge farthermore with oth for
the kynges pleasure, that they, to the vttermoste of theyr powers, wolde put of that blode-
of Edmude in all that they myght.
By reason of whiche answere and promyse, they thought, many of theym, tohaue standeri
in y great grace and fauoure off kyng ; but it tourned all other wyse : for many of theym,
or the more partie, suche as Canutus apperceyued and knewe, that they before tyme
were sworne to Edmunde and his heyres, and also were natyfe Englyssemen, he mystrust-
ed and disdayned euer after j in so moche, that some he exyled, and some were slayne,
and some, by Goddes punysshement, dyed sodaynly.
But among all, Edricus, with his sugred wordes, contynued in the kynges fauoure, as
sayth Marianus, before mynded ; by whose cousayll and other, he shortly after outlawed
the foresayd brother of Edmunde, surnamed kynge Charlys, as before is touched : but
he afterwarde was reconcyled to the kynges fauoure, and lastly slayne of his owne ser-
uauntes. Canutus also, by the sayd counsayll, sent the. ii. sonnes of Edmunde, named,
as before is sayd, Edmunde and Edwarde, vnto his brother Swanus, than kynge of Den-
marke, to be slayne, after theoppynyon of some wryters. But he, aborrynge that dede,
sent theym to Salamon, than kynge of Hungary, as wytnesseth Guydo and other; where,
in processe of tyme, Edmunde dyed, and his brother Edwarde, in trade of tyme, maryed
Agatha, the doughter of the. iiii. Henry, than emperoure of Almayne. Of y whiche,
Edwarde & Agatha preceded Margarete, that after was queue of Scotlande, and Crysty-
an, .that was a menchone, and a sone named Edgar, and surnamed Etheiynge. This
Edwarde Out. Edwarde, of the Cronycles of Englande, is named Edwarde the outlawe; for so moch as
he neuer retourned into Englande, as sayth the sayd Englysshe Cronycle, after his first
exyle. Than to retourne vnto Canutus, the whiche, after some thynges ordered in his
lande, deuyded his sayd lande in. iiii. partes, that is to meane, the firste pryncypall,
. whiche, at those dayes, was West Saxon. He helde vuder his owne gydynge Esten-
glan.de.
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glande, whiche coteyned NorfFolke and SufFolke, he betoke to the rule of the erle Turkyllus
a Dane, of whome some what is in the. iii. Chapiter of the story of Egelredus. JMercia
he betoke to the subtyll erle Edricus : and the. iiii. Nor-thumbcrlanden'nto a Dane, named
Hircius. Butlyke as the man of Inde, at no tyme, chaungeth his coloure, so this Edricus
chaunged neuer his false maners : but natwithstandyng the great benefytes that he dayly
receyued of his prynce, there, as he to other hadde been false and dysceyuable in dayes
past, euen so nowe he demeaned hym agayne Canutus.
Wherfore he, beynge accused and proued with defaute, was comauded of the kynge to
haue iugement, the whiche was done immediatly, & his hede, for dyspyte, caste into a i'owlc
and fylthy place. But Ranulfe sayth that he was slayne, by the kynges agrement,
within his paleys at London, and his body with the hede throwne after into y1 towne dyche.
Thus with shame he ended, that in falshode and dissymylacion had contynued moclie of
his lyfe.
Aboute the. ix. yere of his reygne, Canutus called a parlyament at Oxenforde, where,
atnonges other thynges, it was enacted that Englysshe men and Danysshulde holde the
lawes of Edgar, lately kynge.
In this pastyme dyed Swanus, brother to Canutus, kynge of Denmarke, without issue ;
wherfore that lande fyll to Canutus : for the whiche cause, he with a stronge army
sayled thyther to take y possessyon and to sette the coutre in an order. Or after some
wryters, to apeas and wstande of the Wandalys, that than had persed that lande and
done therin moch harme ; where Goodwynne the erle, whose doughter Edwarde the
Confessour after maryed, with a certayne nombre of Englysshe men, fyll vpon the
Wandalis by nyght, and dystressed theym in suche wyse, that Canutus hadde of theym
his plasure. For this dede, the kyng had erle Goodwynne euer after in good fauoure,
and loued Englysshe men more specially. And whan he was retourned into Englande, he
shortly after, or before, maryed Emma, the wyfe lately of Egelredus ; of the whiche he
receyued, in processe of tyme, a son, and named hym Hardicunitus, or after some,
Hardykynitus, and after the Englysshe boke, Hardyknough.
[And, aboute this tyme, fyll voyde the see of Lyndesser or Durham, toy whiche, by
dyuyne inspyracion and knovvlege, receyued by a voyce from the tumbe of seynt Cuthbert,
blessyd Edmunde, after, iii. yere of vacacyon, was elected to that see. But ye shal
vnderstande that this was nat seynt Edmunde of Pounteney, for he was archebysshop of
Canterbury, in f dayes of Henry the thirde.
^[ Capitulum. CC.vi.
CAnutus aboute the. vii. yere of his reygne, by exortacion of Egelnothus, then arche-
bysshoppe of Caunterbury, translated the body of seynt Elphegus, late archebysshop of
the said see, martyred1, as before is shewed, in the seconde Chapiter. C. Ixxx. and xvi.
ca°. of the story of Egelredus, of the Danys, and shryned hym in his owne churche of
Canterbury foresayd.J*
In the tyme also of this Canutus, aboute the. xvi. yere of his reygne, the Scottes re-
belled agayne hym. Wherfore he, with a great army entrede Scotlande, and at length
ouercame the kyng of that lande, named than Malcolyne, and brought theym agayne
to his subieccion, as is recorded in the bookes of Marianus1 the Scotte ; by reason of
whiche victory, Canutus was then kyng of. iiii. kyngdoms, of Englande, of Scotlande,
of Denmarke & Norwaye. Than, as wylnesseth diuers auctours, after he had betaken [u 6. o«. 20.}
this lande of Englande to the gydynge of Leofricus, Egelnothus, and other, he than re-
tourned into Denmarke, and from thens he yode to Rome in the. xv. yere of his reygne,
[and made there great offeringes to seynt Peter and Paule,]* and redemed the scole of
1 by the Danys. edit. 1533. * Omitted in the edit. 1542, 1559. 3 Marcianus. edit. 1542, by mistake-
F f SaKons,
S18 SEXTA PARS CANUTI,
Saxons, frc of all former trybute granted, as before, in the storyes of lue and Offa, arrd
other kynges of Saxons, is somdele more touched ; whiche redempcyon of trybute, as
sayth (juydoj was called Rome Scot. But it shall seme in that sayinge some douteth ;
for somoeh as at this daye, in dyuers places of Englande, as in Nortbamptonshyre &
other, the Peter pens are yet gaderyd. Canutus also after he had in Rome accomplisshed
his purpose, he, in his retourne towardc Englade, executed wonderfull dedes of almes in
fti. c,xxvn. releuynge of the poore, & other goostly werkes ; and payde great good for raunsom of
Cristen prysoners. Amonges other of his dedes, it is wytnessed that he shulde agree with
the pope1, that than was called Benet the. viii. of that name, and paye to hym certayne
summes of money, that his archebysshoppes, after that daye, myght haue the. pall with-
out payinge of money therfore.
[And wtianne he was coiwen to the cytieof Papia, in Italy, in his waye homewarde, he
there bought the arme of seynt Augustyn the doctour, for. C. li. of syluer, and a talent
of golde. And1 here is to be noted, that there be thre maner oftalentes ; the firste &
T«ientu. grettest is of y weyglrte of. vi. xx. IK weyght, the seconde of the weyghte of Ixxii. li. and
the thyrde & leest of. 1. li. weyght ; tlKMv if we reke this talent with the leest, in a pounde
of golde after troye wayghte is. xii. vncis, and in. l.li. is vi. C. vncys, & euery vnce of
fine golde is worth. xK s. by whyeh reson this talent shulde be in value to the su mine of
xii.C.lk This precious relyque the kynge gaue vnto his trusty frende Leofricus,
the whiche IH? moche loued and trusted, and vemayned at Coueutrye many yeres»
after.]1
Whyle Canutus was occupyed in this Journey, complaynt was brought vnto hym o
»ome mysdcmeamires and rules that were occupyed and exercysed in his absence within
this real me. Wherfoie he wrote home letters to the lordes, chargynge theym stfaytely,
thar all suche defautes were redressed agayne his comynge home. This kyng, as wytnes-
seth (iuydo, was of great magnyfisence, and vsed such iustyce and temperaunce, that in
his dayes, m the west parties of the world, was no prynce of ren-owne as was Canutus -r
and oucr that, he was greatly beloued and dradde of his subiectes. [In the tyme of this-
<*^ Canutus, as testyfyeth WiJFms de Pontificibus, a monke of Glastenbury, named Bryght-
wolde, whiche was after bysshop of Wylten-, beyng in his cotemplacion and prayer, be-
thought hym on the lynage of Englysshe kynges, and ia that thought fyl into a shimber,
A vision. in whiche tyme of his slepo, he sawe seynt Peter thapostle standyng by hym and
holdynge in his hande Edwarde, y sone of Egehedus, whiche than was in Normandy;
the whiche, to his^thynkynge, he sawe seynt Peter saker the sayde Edwarde as kynge of
Englande ; and shewed to hym ferther, howe holy this Edwarde shulde be in his lyuynge,
and how he shulde reygne as kynge. xxiii. yeres.
Thanne this monke frayned seynt Peter of the ofsprynge of this Edwarde, and who
shulde be kynge after hym. To the whiche questyon was answered by Peter, the kyng-
dome of Englysshmen is the fcyrrgdome of God.
Wherfoie the kynges therof shall stande at Goddes puruyatmce. And also another
doctour, called Henry of Huntyngdo», sheweth, that an holy'man warned Englysshmen,
that a lorde, whiche they thought nothynge vpon, shuld come out of Fraunce, & brynge
theym ryght lowe. In the tyme also of this Canutus, by agrement of many wryters/ fyll
one thynge worthy mynde & memory. In a towne of Saxony, named Calbis, in the dio-
cesse of Magburgh, and parysshe of seynt Magii. ; xviii. men and. xv. women, vpon the
euen of the natyuyte of our lorde, began a daunce aboute the cburche yerde of seynt
Magii foresayd, the persone or other preest beyug than at masse within the same
churche ; whiche beyng troubled with the noyse of y mynstrellys, and also the dynne of
the sayde men and women, sent vnto theym in monyssynge theym to seace of thatdoynge :
1 By&hoppe of Rome. edit. 1-542. 153.0. z Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1555-
but
maximum.
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but ail was in vayne, for they wolde nat seace of theyr dysporte for any comaundcinent
that to theym was gyuen. Wherwith the preest beyng discontented, that they none other-
wyse reuerenced y sacrament nor yet y solempne season, besought God and seynt Magii
that they shuld contynue theyr daunce by the space of an hole yere ; the which prayer was
harde in such wyse, that they contynued the same songe and daunce tyll that day twelue
monethes, & neuer etc nor dranke nor rested theym in all that season : & more ouer,
dewe nor rayne fylle vpon theym in all that yere, nor garment nor no thynge that was
aboute theym was impayred, shoo nor other.
At the yeres ende, Horobertus, archiepiscop of that diocesis, came vnto jr sayde place,
and lowsed theirn of that bonde whiche the preest hadde bounde theym in ; and before
the awter ofthechurche theym recosyled. Of the whiche, a preestes doughter and. ii.
other dyed forthwith, and the remenaunt yode to reste, and slepte by y space of. iii. dayes
and. iii. nyghtes folowynge, where after some of theym dyed, & suche as lyued fell lame of
theyr lymmes, and one of the same, xviii. men, beyng named Vbertus or Hupertus, wrote
this wonder with his owne hande,- for a more recorde of the trowth.]' Than let vs re-
tourn^e to Canutus, of whome it is redde1, y after his comynge from Rome, he began
somdeJe to presume in pryde, and let more oij hymselfe than good wysdome wolde. In
tynje of whiche exaltacion of his mynde, he went vnto y Thamys syde, and behelde howe
the water swelled or flowed : and so standynge nere y water, the water touched his fete.
Than he charged the water that he shulde flowe no hygher, and that, in no wyse, he shulde
towche his iordes clothes ; but the water kepte his course, and wette, at length, the kynges
thyes : wherwith y kynge abasshed, sterte backe and sayde, "All erthly kynges may
knowe that theyr powers be vayne, and that none is worthy to haue the name of a kynge
but he that hath all thynges subiecte to his hestes, as here is shewed, by worchynge of his
treature by this water. [And for this, as wytnesseth Policronicon and other, he offered
bis crowne toy rode of Winchester, and neuer bare it vpon his hede after.]1
It is also wytnessed of the sayd auctour, y Canutus nmryed his doughter, hadde by his
laste wyfe, vnto Henry, sone of Conradus the emperour, the seconde of that name, as
also it is testyfyed of the auctour of Cronica Cronicarum.
And he repayred many monasteris, and specially suche as before tyme were hurte or
throwne downe in the tyme of his faders persecuciou; and began and ended the mo-
nastery of seynt Edmundes Bury, & endowed it with tyche possesyoos, as before is
towched: and dyed fynally at Shaftisbury, and was buryed at Wynchester, whan he
had reygncd. xix. yeres, leuynge after hym. ii. sones of his wyues. The eldest was named
Harolde, and y yonger Hardykinitus, the whiche, lyuynge his fader, was made kynge of
Den mar ke.
. U" Capilulum. CC.vii.
IIEnry, y" sone of Robert, began his domynyon ouer the Frenshemen in the yere of
our Lorde. M. xxix.and the. x. yere of Canutus, than kynge of Englande. To the which
Henry, Constance4 y moder was so vnkynde, that she, by her meanes, wolde haue
preserued5 her yonger sone Robert, duke of Burgoyne, to the rule of the lande before
this Henry ; so that by her meanes, both cyties & castellys were with holden from hym,
and was by her, and suche other as toke her parte, so ouer lad, that he was forced to
resort to Robert than duke of Normandy, for to aske helpe of hym to withstande his
enemyes.
Ye shall vnderstande that this Robert was the. vi. duke of Normandy, & sone of
Richarde, the seconde, and also father vnto Willyam Bastarde that conquered Englande.
This Robert was lyberall and noble of condicion, but defamed of the deth of his elder f,t. c.*xvia.
brother Richarde the thirde ; for y whiche mordre, as wytnessyth dyuers auctours, the.
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * Of Canutus it is redde. edit. 1542. 155.9. J set more by.
* Constantync. edit. 15*2. 1559- by mistaken * preferred.
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220 SEXTA PARS HENRICI FILII ROBERTI.
vii. yere of his dowchery, he went to Iherusalem, and dyd in that pylgremage many ho-
nourable and lyberall actes ; the which, in good ordre, ben remembred in the. xix. Cha-
piter of y. vi. bokcof Policronicon.
This Robert receyued kynge Henry with all honour, and gaue vnto hym great and ryche
gyftes, and sent for his frendes and knyghts : so that the kynge had, by his ayde, a great
andmyghty hooste, and retourned agayne into Fraunce, and in short whyle after recouer-
ed from his sayd tnoder both cyties, townes and castelles, that she & her fautours from
hym withhelde : and fynally agreed so with her, that he and she contynued frendes theyr
lyfe tymes endurynge. After whiche accorde, about the. v. yere of his reygne, he made warre
vpon Eudo erle of Champayn, & vpon Baldewyn erle of Flaundres ; and, in processe
of tyme, wanne from theym certayne cyties and castelles, the which Costance his moder
had before tymesgyuen to theym in tyme of dissencyon. In this warre wasslaynne Eudo,
erle of Champaynne, wherfore his. ii. sones, Stephen & Thybaud, maynteynedy warre
agaync the kynge ; but to theyr both harmys in y ende : for Stephan lost therby the cyties
of Charthres and Towers, and Thibaude the cyties of Troyes and Maulx, with other.
Whan Henry had ended this warre, and set his lande in some quyetnesse, he than
buylded a monastery of seynt Martyne, called Des Champs, besyde Parys, and sette
therin seculer preestes.
In -this passe tyme, Robert duke of Normandy, rnoued in concyence to vysyte the
holy sepulture of our Lorde, called before hym his lordes of his lande, wyllynge & co-
maundynge theym to owe theyr trcwe allegeaunce vnto his yonge sone, Wyllyam ; & to
take hym for theyr lorde & duke, if he retourne nat agayne. And to this he caused to
swere, Robert, than archebysshop of Roan, withy other of his lordes, and after departed
vpon the sayd Journey, and dyed in the cytie of Bethenia, as he was comynge home-
ward e.
wmi procren- Wherofthc lordes of Normandy, beynge asserteyned, accepted the foresayd Wyllyam
to theyr lorde and soueraigne.
Of this Wyllyams procreacion, it is wytnessed of Vyncent Hystoryall & other, that his
fader passynge by y cytie or towne of Faloys, in Normandy, he sawe a company of
maydens dausynge by the strete, amonges y whiche was one of passynge beautie, called
Ariel, and doughter to askynner; to the whiche duke Robert caste vnlefull loue, in such
wyse, that he caused her to be brought to his bed the nyght folowyng, and helde her to his
concubyne a certeyne of tyme after, and begat on her this Wyllyam. Whan his moder
was with hym conceyued, she dremed that her bowellys were sprade ouer all Normady
and Englande ; and whan he was borne of his moders wombe, he fylle to the grounde, and
closed his handes with powder of y" flore or pauement : therfore the mydvvyfe made an
exclamacyon, and sayde, " this childe shall be a kynge."
Than it foloweth, whan this Wyllyam was thus admytted duke, some of his lordes, by
$ meane of the kyng of Fraiice, began to withdrawe them from hym, in somoche,
that erle Gylbert, to whome duke Robert hadde betaken his yonge sone to gyde, was
slayne, & other that were especiall frendea to the childe. There was fyghtynge, and man-
slaughter, and the countre fowle faren with, by reason of the opynyons that were amoges
themself. Wherof Guy, a Burgoyn, was one of the chief causers; for he, with his ad-
herentes, sayde alwayes, that they wolde haue no bastarde to be ruler of them.
This Guy, as saith the Frenshe boke, was nere kynsman vnto the yonge duke, descend-
ed of the doughter of the seconde Richarde, and entended to haue ben duke hym selfe.
For the whiche he ensensed the kynge of Fraunce agayne hym in all that he myght; but
atlengthe duke Wyllyam toke hym, and put hym to deth.
Thus the Frenshe kynge, forgettyng the kyudenesse shewed to hym by duke Robert his
fader, toke partie agayne hym to the vtermest, and ordeyned hym. ii. hoostes, wherof
one he delyuered to his brother Almaryk, and warned hym to entre the countre of
Caus, and he hymself ladde that other, and entred with it the countree of Euroux.
2 Btu
SEXTA PARS FILII ROBERTI.
But Wyllyam, nat ferynge the kynges great power, beynge growen wele towarde miines
stature, lyke a lusty yonge knyght, made towarde the kynges brother, and gaue to hym
batayll, and hym ouercatn ; and chased the Frenshemen to theyr great vylany. Wherof
herynge, the Frenshe kynge, with his people, sped hym to warde Wyllyam, to reuenge
the shame done to his men ; but in coclusion he wan ther no honour. Than peas
was made atwene the kynge and the duke, and the Frenshe prysoners were delyuered.
But this peas endured nat longe ; for the Frenshe kynge called to remembrance the losse
of his men at Mort Mere or Dede Se ; withoute disauauntages by hym susteyned of the
sayd duke Wylliam, called1 to his ayde Geoffrey, erle of Aungiers, and whan his hoost
was assembled, entred the prouynce of Normandye, and contynued theyr iourney tyll
they came to an arme of the see, where the hoost shuld passe ouer.
Of this new warre duke Wyllyam beynge warned, in all haste assembled his Normeynes,
and sped hym the next waye to mete the Frenshemen. In this meane whyle, y Frenshe
kynge had passed the water^w certayne of his host, trustynge that the remenaunt shuld
haue folowed, but soone after the water flowed so fast that his people myght nat passe,
and in this whyle came the duke and sette vpon the kynges hoost, and bet theym downe
cruelly ; so that at lengthe the kynge was compelled to flee, £ loste great noumbre
of his knyghtes : to consyder theim that were slayne with y other that were taken pry-
soners.
Whanne kynge Henry had wele desgested in his mynde the wrongful trouble that he,
by enuyous persons, hadde put the duke vnto, and remembred the ylle expedycion that
he had in that warre, he reconsyled hym selfe, and made meanes that the duke and he
myght be agreed and accorded ; the whiche, by discrete solycitotirs, was shortly
after brought to good effecte, so that they cotynued as frendes durynge theyr lyucs
after.
Than Henry absteyned hym from al warre, & vsed the reste of his lyfe in peace and
quyetnesse. This Henry had. ii. wyues, and of the laste, whiche was doughter to the
kyng of Hussy, he had. iii. sones, that is to save Phylyp, the whiche he made kynge of
Fraunce by his lyfe, Robert, that was after duke of Burgoyne, and Hughe, that after
was named Hughe Le Graunde, and was fader to Raufe, erle of Vermendoyse.
And in this kynges dayes, Burgoyne, that had ben vnder the Frenshe kynges obeysaunce
ouer. C.xxx. yeres, refused y Frenshe kynge aparte of theym, and turned vnto Conradus,
the seconde of that name, than emperoure: so that that parte which stretched to Cham-
paynne belonged to Fraunce, and that other parte, whiche stretched towarde Basaynes,
belonged to the Almaynes.
And that yere that the kynge had admytted his sone Philyp to the gydyng of the real me,
he dyed, and was buryed at seynt Denys, leuynge after hyin the issue forenamed, whan,
he had reygned, after moost wryters. xxxi. yeres.
^f Capituliim. CC.viii.
HAroldc, the sone of Canutus, and of Elgina, the erlys doughter of Hampton, be- r>t-c-*x!x-
ganne his reygne ouer Englande in the yere of our Lordes incarnacion. M.xxxix. and tLii6>M<*0>3
the. x. yere of Henry, than kynge of Frauce. This, for his delyuernesse and swiftenesse,
was surnamed Harefote, in whose begynnynge stryfe was amongethe lordes: for so moche
as of his byrtheshulde be doughte, whether he were the kynges sone or nat, and specyally
erle1 Goodwyn, that dyd the vttermost of his power to sette hym by, and put Hardykynytus,
his brother, to that honour. But Leofricus, that Canutus so moche loued and trusted,
with the ayde of the Danys, withstodeso myghtely Goodwyn £ his sonnes, that they fayled
Of their purpose.
1 callyng. edit. 1542. J through erle. ."
Anonc,
222 SEXTA PARS HAROLDE & HARDIKINITL
Auone, as this Harolde was crowned kynge, he banysshed his stepmoder Emma, &
toke from-lier suche goodes and iewellys as she had ; the whiche Emma sayled than into
Flaundres, and there of Bawdewyn jr erle, was reuerently receyued, and there abode
duryn-re the lyt'e of this Harolde. The whiche conteyned' his lyfe to lytell fruyte or profyte
of the lande, nor yet of the subiectes : so that of hym, other for the vyce that clerkes lyste
nat to put in memory, other for the rudenesse whiche is worthy no memory, nothyng of
hym is put in remembraunce, but that he dyed at Lodon, or after some, at Oxenforde,
and was buryed at Westmynster, when he had reygned, as moste wryters agreen, iii. yeres
and odde monethes, leuynge after hym noone heyre. Wherfore his brother, kynge of
DenmArke, was next kynge after hym.
If Capitulum. CC.ix.
fu.6.ca, «.] IIArdykynytus, y sone ofCanutus, and of Emma, was made kynge of Englande in
theyere of our Lordes incarnacion. M.xli. &the. xii. yere of Henry, than kyng ofFrauce.
This of some wryters is named Hardykynytus and Hardyknough, and was anone after
the deth of his brother, sent for into Denmarke, and receyued ioyously, and crowned, at
London, of Ethelnothus, than archebysshop of Caunterbury ; but this was of suche crueltie,
that he sent Alfricus, archebysshop of Yorke, and erle Goodwyn, vnto Westmynster,
comaundynge theym, for the iniury by his brother Harolde before done vnto his moder
Emma, that they shuld drawe the corps out of the place where it was buryed, and to be
throwen into the ryuer of Thamys ; whiche was done accordyng to his wyll. Which corps
after, as testifieth Guydo and other, was founden by a fyssher, & buryed vnreuerently
within the churcheyerde of seynt Clement, standynge without the Temple Barre of Lon-
don : and, as Policronicon sayth, for a more crueltie, [he] caused first the hede of his
sayd brother to be smytten frome the body, and than throwen into the sayd ryuer. Lette
the herer to this gyue credence as theym lyke, for to me it semeth though the kynge had
ben of suche crueltie, that the bysshop, forenamed, wolde nat haue ben the executour of
so fowle a dede.
This kyng also leuyed £ forenamed trybute, named Dane gelt, and spent it to the lytell
'comforte of the realme, but gaue vnto shypmen and rnaryners and other lewde persones,
grete and vnsyttynge fees and wages, and was of suche prodegalytie, that his bourdes &
tabylles of his courte were spred. iiii. tymes in the day, and the people serued of great
cxcesse both of mete and also of drynke. With leuyeng of the foresayd trybute, the
comons greatly grudged, so that in Worcetour. ii. of his seruauntes, whiche were assygned
to gader that money, were there slayne ; for y which dede the kynge was so sore displeased
that he brent a great sparte of that towne.
Thus' Hardykynytus, after some auctours, maryed his suster, named Gunylda, vnto
the thirde Henry, emperour, the whiche was of passynge beaute, & was the doughter also
of Emma, laete wyfe of Canutus. But, in processe oftyme, this Gunylda was falsely
accused of spowsebrech, for tryaH wherof she was put to her champion' ; \vherfore she
bey nge in great agony, .lastly trustynge to God, and knowynge herself without gylte of
.that offence, put a childe that she with her had brought out of Englande, instede of the
champyon, the whiche faught will) a mau of gyauntes stature, and fynally hym slewe
and brought vnto vtteraunce*.
•* Contvnnecl. * This. * Here tie editions of 1542 and 1559 hure the following note : " Note, that the
order iivtliis time was, y1 yf a quene or any other noble woman were accused ether of treason or aduoutrye,
6: couldenot be proued by sufficient witnesse, that then she sbuld chose a knight to t'yghte for her in that
cause with anic other tint shulde be matched to hym ; and yf it fortuned ye same knyght to be discomfited
or slayne, than she to suffer suche peynes of death, or otherwise, as offenders in like case shuld dooe, & if
the knight had the victory, she to be acquited of the crime.
Likewyse was it with all noblemen that were accused of treason, yf they had not sufficient witnesse to
proue &"" * eonfusyon.
Whan
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Whan Gunylda, by dyuyne power1, had thus clered her selfe, she vtterly refused the
crnperours company, and ended her lyfe in the seruyce of hym that1 oonly God, that so
had defended her ryght.
But it shulde apere by Policronicon, & also by Antonius1, y this mayden was maryed (o
the sayde Henry by the lyf of her fader Canutus, and also durynge the lyfe of the sayde
Henryes fader, named Conradus the seconde, as before is touched in the story of the
sayd Canutus, and nat by this Hardykinitus her brother.
It is rad that the kynge betoke all the rule of the lande vnto his moder and erle Good-
wyn, the whiche had maryed, as wytnesseth the Englysshe Cronacle, the doughter of
Canutus, gotten vpon his firste wyfe Elgina, by whome many thynges were mysse orderyd,
and specyally by y subtylytie of this erle Goodwyn. This erle had many sonnes, as
wytnesseth Policronicon, in y. xxv. Chapiter of his vi. boke. By his firste wyfe that was
kynge Canutus susterand nat his doughter, as is abouesayd, he had one sone, the \vhicUer
by vndyscrete strykynge of an horse, was throwyn into the Thamys, and drowned ; and
the moder was lastly smytten with lyghtenynge, & so dyed : of whome it is there remebred
that she was so vngracious and of vyle condycyons, that she sette yonge women to hore-
dome, for to gader by that vnlefull meane rychesse. After y whiche wyfesodede, he
maryed the seconde, of whome he receyued. vi. sones, that is to wyt, Swanus, Harolde,
Tostius, Wylnotus, Sirthe or Surthe, and Leoffricus, and a doughter, named Goditha,
which after was maryed to Edwarde the Cofessour.
The. ii. sonnes of Egelredus, Alphredus and Edwarde, whiche, as ye before haue
harde, were sente into Normandy by Emma theyr moder, came in the tyme of the
reygne of this kynge into Englande, for to vysyte and see theyr moder, and broughte
with theyin a great nombre of Normans. Than this Goodwyn imagyned in his mynde
howe he myght prefer his doughter Godith to one of thyse bretherne, thought in his fet. c.
mynde, that the eldest wolde dysdayne that maryage, and for he thought to ioyne her
vnto the yonger, and to make hym kynge and her quene, he compassed the deth of the Trectery.
elder ; and, by this meane, Goodwyn warned the lordes of Englande, and sayd it was a
great ieopardy for the lande to sufter so many straungers to entre the lande without
lycence ; wherfore it were necessary that they were punysshed to y example of other.
By whiche meanes he gatte auctorytie to order that matyer as to hym semed beste or of
his owne power, because he was of moost myght next y kynge. He yode* and incite with
y sayd Normans, and slewe of theym the more nombre; for vpon Guylde Downe he
slewe alway. ix. and saued the. x. and yet for he thought to many by that meane laft a
lyue, he eft agayne tythed agayne the sayd tythe, Si slewe euery tenth knyghtof theym, and
that by cruel deth, as wyndynge theyr guttes out of theyr bodyes, as sayth Policronicon,
& amonge other put out the iyen of the elder brother Alphrede, and sent hym to Ely,
where he dyed in short tyme after ; albe it, the Englysshe boke saith, that he was slayne
by the forenamed turmente : and Edwarde was conueyed, and by. some other waye
brought to his moder. But she feryng the treason of Goodwyn, sent hym soon ouer the
see agayne : howe be it, the Englisshe Cronycle telleth aU othenvyse.
Whan Goodwyn was after accused for this cruell dede, he sware depely that he was
forced of the kynge so for to do. But in one Cronycle I fynde that this dede was execut-
ed by Goodwyn in the tyme of Harolde Harefote beynge kyng«.
Than it foloweth in the story, this kynge Hardykynytus beynge at a feste at Lambe- [Li.6.c«.aj.]
hith, besyde London, mery and iocande, whyle he stode drynkynge, he fyll downe so-
daynly and dyed or waxed dumbe, and lay tyll the. viii. daye after, the whiche was the.
viii. daye of the moneth of lunii, and than dyed, whan he had reygned, after most wryters.
ii. yeres, leuyng after hym none issue of his body lawful), and was buryed by his fcdev at
Wynchester.
1 '• by dyuyne power,'* is omitted In the edit. 1542. 1559. " the. 3 Antoninus, edit. 1533. 1542.
4 wherfore lie yode.
Thus
22*
Linst Danoru
boc l»co finit.
SEXTA PARS EDWARDI CONFESSORIS.
Thus here endeth y lyne or ofspryng of Swarms and all other Danys: ao that after
this kvn-re, the blode of Danys was clerely extincte and put oute from all kyngly dygnyte
within tins realme of Englande ; and also the persecucion of them seaced clerely after this
kvnees deth : the whiche had contynued to rekyn from theyr firste landynge in tyme ot
Brylhtrycus, kynge of West Saxon, and the. ix. yere of his reygne, as in that story
before is rehersed, by the terme of. CC. Iv. yeres.
«J[ Capitulum. CC.x.
ANGLIA.
Historic
EDwarde, the sone of Egelredus and of Emma his laste wyfe, began his reygne ouer
[L\. 6.ca.»3.] Englande, in y yere of our Lorde. M. xliii. and the. xiiii. yere of Henry, than kynge of
Fraunce. The whiche. after the deth of Hardykynitus, was sent for into Normandye, &
pledges layde for hym, that he, without fraude, shulde be made kynge. Than he came
with a fewe straungers. But as sayth Maryanus, some of the lordes hadde sent for Ed-
warde the Outlawe, sone of Edmunde Ironsyde, for to be theyr kynge ; but after the af-
fermaunfte of the sayd auctour, whan he knewethat Edvvarde, his neuewe, was in possessyon
of the lande, he wold meddle hym no farther.
Than this Edwarde, by the great aduyce of Goodwyn, erle of West Saxon, and of Leo-
fricus, erle of Chester, was crowned kynge, at Westmynster, of Edsius, than archebisshop
of Canterbury, and wedded, in processe of tyme after, Goditha, the doughter of erle
Goodwyn, whiche of Guydo is called Editha ; the whiche he entreted in suche wyse, that
he put her nat from his bedde, nor yet delte w her flesshely. Whether it were for hate of
her kynne or for loue of chastytie, the trouthe is nat shewed ; but all wryters agreen y he
contynued his lyf withouten offence with women.
This kynge discharged Englysshmen of that great tribute called Dane gelt, the whiche
before is sundry tyme spoken of; so that, after that daye, it was no more gadered. And
also he subdued the Brytons or Walshmen that made warre within the bondes of y lande ;
but after y, theyr dukeor leder, called Gryffyn or Gryffyth, with ayde of the Irysshmen,
«ntrede the ryuer of Seuerne, and toke many prayes, and departed agayne without
fyght.
In the tyme of the reygne of this Edwarde, Emma, his moder, was accused to be fa-
inulyer with the bysshop of Wynchester ; vpon whiche accusacion, by counsayll of erle
Goodwyn, he toke from her many of her iewellys, & caused her to be keptsomdele more
.straytly in the abbey of Warwell, and the bysshop he comytled to the examynacion & cor-
reccion of the clergy. But his moder more sorowed1 the defamy of Alwyn y bysshop,
tha her owne astat, wrote vnto dyuers bysshoppes, & besought theym of iustyse,
&fferinynge that she was redy to abyde all lefull and most sharpest tryall.
«orowynge.
Than
SEXTA PARS EDWARDI CONFESSORIS. 225
Than dyuers of the bysshoppes made laboure to the kynge for her & fbr the bysshop ;
but Robert, than archebysshop of Caunterbury, beynge w theyr labour discontented,
sayd to theyin in this maner : " My brethern byssboppes," sayde he, " howe dare ve
defende her that is a wylde beest and nat a woman ? she hath defamed her owne sone the
kyng, and nempned her lecherour leman Goddes owne preest1 ; but be it so that the
woman wolde purge the preest, who shall than pourge the woman that is accused to be
cpnsentynge1 of her sone Edwarde ? But howe so it be, that she be gylty or gyltlesse, if
she woll go barefoted, for her selfe. iiii. stepes, and for f bysshop. v. contynuelly vpon.
ix. plough sharys, brennynge and fyre hotte, than if she escape harmelesse, he shall be
assoyled of this chalenge, and she also." This was of her granted, and the daye of pur-
gacion assygned ; at whiche day, the kynge and great parte of his lordes were present
But this Robert fayled, were it for pyte or otherwyse.
This Robert was a monke of an howse in Normandy, & came ouer by the sonde of the
kynge, & was firste made bysshop of London, and after archebysshop of Caunterbury.
Than [the night before Emma shuld make her purgacion, she went vnto the shryne of Pu
seyt Swithune, at Wychester, & there kneled al y nyght in prayer, & receyued dyuyne E'
comforte.
Vpon the morne]1 she was blyndefelde & lad vnto the place bytwene. ii. men, where
$• iron laye glowynge note, and passed the. ix. sharys vnhurte. Than at laste she sayd,
" Good Lorde, whan shall I come to the place of my purgacion r" Whan they opened
her iyen, £ she sawe y she was paste the payne, she kneled downe and thanked God [and
seynt Swythune.]1 Than the kynge repented hym, and restored to her y he before had
taken from her, and asked of her forgyuenes. But the archebysshop of Caunterbury fled F°I- £•*
into Normandy ; [and this Emma gaue than vnto the monastery of that holy confessoure,
seynt Suythyn. ix. maners, and the bisshop other, ix. as afferrneth Policronica and other.]1
It was nat longe after, that kynge Edwarde gadered a stronge nauy at Southampton,
or more verely in the hauyn of Sandwytche ; for so moch as he was warned y Swanus,
kyng of Denmarke, entended to make warre vpon hym. But Policronicon sayth, that "
he gadered this nauy to \Vstande Harolde Harfagar, than kynge of Northganys, that en-
tended to haue enlred Englande ; but he was letted by the forenamed Swanus, that shortly
after made warre vpon the sayd Harolde.
An other Cronyde sheweth, that the Danys & Norgayns, whiche is to meane me of
Norway, were agreed to come ioyntly into Englande : and whyle the kynge was shyppynge
of his men, one broughte forthe a bolle full of mede or meth to drynke vpon bon vyage,
and after that came bowle after bowle; so that after drynke came dronkennes, and after Narracu
iangelynge, & iangelynge tourned into stryfe, and stryfe tourned into fyghtynge, where
thorough many were slayne, and the other tourned to theyr owne, so that that iourney
was left of. But the Legende of his lyfe in the churche telleth, that, he beynge at masse
in f churche of Westmynster vpon a Whytsondaye, in the tyme of the leuacion of y
sacrement, he laught ; wherof the lordes beyng about hym meruayled greatly, & after
frayned of hym the cause : wherunto he answered and said, that the Danys w the Nor-
wayes of one assent were purposed to hauecomen into this lande, and here to haue taken
prayes. But. as the kynge of Danys shulde haueentred his shyp, he fylle into the see, and
was drowned : soo that I truste in my dayes, they shal nat, nor none other straugers
make any warre in this ISnde.
^[ Capitulum. CC.xi.
IN the tyme of this Edwarde, fyll passyng great snowe, the which beganue in the be- [14. 6.
* and taken her lecherous lemman the bishope. edit. 1542. 15.59- * to the deth of her sonne Alphred,
aud procured venym to tbe poysonyng Edwarde. 3 emitted iu the edit. J542. I55y.
G g gynnynge
228 SEXTA PARS EDWARDI CONFESSORIS;
gynnynge of January, and so contynued tylly xvii. daye of Marche or seynt Patrikes daye,
wherof the great quantyte fyll in the West countres of Englande. And after that ensued
great dethe of men, and moreyne of beestes, and by lyghtnynge the come vpon the
grounde that yere was wonderfully brente and wasted. Aboute the. x. yere of Edwarde,
as moueth Policronica, and in the moneth of September, Eustace, erle of Bolougn, came
a lande at Douer, whiche erle had wedded, after the sayinge of the sayd auctour, kynge
Edwardes suster. This was parted from his copany in so secret wyse, that his knyghtes
were fayne to serche for hyrn, wenynge to them that he had been slayne by some of the
dwellers of the towne. In the whiche serche they demeaned theim so vndescretely, y
they slewe a cytezeyne of Douer, by meane wherof the people a rose, and in the ques-
tyonynge of this mannes dethe, ran at length vpon the erles company, and slewe. xx. of
his men and wounder many rnoo. Hastely the erle appered & toke his mennes parte,
but in conclusyon he was fayne to withdrawe hymselfe with a fewe persones, and rode
vnto the kynge, tharibeynge at Gloucetour, and made vnto hym agreuous compleynt ofy
men of Douer.
Than erle Goodwyn, for so moche as to hym was comytted the rule of Kent, vva$
charged to ryde thyiher, and to take wreche of the inhabytauntes of that towne, but he
withsayd that comaundernent, & counsayled the kynge to sende for the wardeyns of the
castell of Douer, and rulers of the towne, for to answere to suche rnatyers as were layde
agayne theym, and if they were gylty to punysshe theym, and elles nat.
This answer of Goodwyn pleased nothynge the kyng, nor suche as were aboute hym.
Wherfore many moo lordes were sent for, ornonge the whiche Leofricus, erle of Chester,
and Sewarde, erle of Northumberlande, of myne auctour been named. After whiche
assemble of the lordes, erle Goodwyn had suche monycion of some of y counsayll, that
he withdrewe hym from the courte, & gadered to hym strengthe of knyghtes out ofdyuers
shyres, as West Saxon and Kent, & houed at Beuerston tyll his sones came vnto hym with
more people. Soon after came vnto hym his eldest sone, named Swanus, & brought w
hym a fayre company, that he had areyred in Oxenfordeshyre and Glowcetor shyre j and
Harolde, his other sone, w a fel'eshyp y he had assembled in East Englande and Hun-
tyngdon shyre, so that of thyse people was made a great hoost.
Thanne Goodwyn to the kynge was accused for gaderynge of so great an hoost ; but
he excused hym, and sayde it was done to withstande the Walshmen, the whiche contrary
proued. He was comauded to sende awaye the people, and to come with a certayne
nomber vnto the courte ; but that he refused. ,
Than the kynge with his counsayll beyng at London, Goodwyn and Harolde was efte
sent for, and charged to come to the courte with. xii. persones without moo, and to render
into the kynges handes all knyghtes fees that he and Harolde, his sone, had within
Englande. To this by theym was answered, that they myght nat come to the counsayll
of trechours and gylefull men, and that also with so fewe men in nomber they myght nat
wout parell or shame passe by the countre.
In this whyle, a parte of Goodwyns knyghts withdrewe theym, and his power beganne
to menysshe, and the kynge in this whyle had gadered a stronge hoost. Than proclama-
cions were made that Goodwyn shulde come to the courte, as before is sayd, or auoyde
the lande within, v. dayes. Wherfore Goodwyn consyderynge the ieopardy he was in*
toke with hym. iii. of his sonnes, that is to meane, Swanus, Tosty, and Gurth, and
sayled into Flaunders, where he was receyued of the erle Baldewyn, after some \vryters,
whose doughter Swanus his sone had before spoused, and was named ludeth ; and Har-
olde and Leofriciu , two of his other sonnes, with a fewe shyppes, sayled out from Brystowe
into Irelande.
Whan the kyng was ascertayned that erle Goodwyn, with his. v. sones was in this
maner departed oute of his lande, he shortly after called a parlya.ment, and by auctoryte
of the same, outlawed Goodwyn. and. iii.sonnesy were gone with hym. And that done,
he
SEXTA PARS EDWARDI CONFESSORIS.
he put his owne wyfe, and doughter of Goodwyn, into the abbey of Warwell, with one
mayden, as sayth Maryanus. And so Goodwyn and his sayd sones contynued. ii. yeres
outlawed : in the whiche season, he or his retynue toke, dyuers tyraes, prayes in % marches
of Englande, and in the ende, drewe to hym suche strength that he was purposed to
haue entrede jr lande1 offeree, & haue to* warred vpon the kynge; but by medyatours,
that fauoured erle Goodwyn, a peace was made atwene the kynge and hym. So that, in *w. c.«n«m.
processe, he was receyued to grace with his sonnes, and his doughter restored to her firste
of1 fourmer honour. And for this peace to be contynued, for Goodwyas parte was
delyuered for pledges a sone of his, called Wilnotus, & a sone of Swanus, named Hacum
or Hacun. The whiche two pledges kyng Edwarde sent vnto Wyllyam, duke of Normandy,
to be kepte. Algarus*, the sone of Leofricus, erle of Chester, to whom the kynge had
gyuen the erledome of Harolde, & ruled it discretly in tyme of his absence, and1 at his
retourn, delyueryd it to hym agayne gladly, & wout grudge.
^ Capitulum. GC.xii.
D Vrynge j tyme of this outlawry of Goodwyn, Willyam Bastarde, duke of Normandy,
came with a goodly company into this lande, & was honourably receyued ; to whome the
kynge made great chere, and after he had taryed here a certayne of tyme, to his agrement
and pleasure, he retourned to his owne with great gyftes and pleasures. And Emma, the
kynges moder, dyed shortely after, and was buryed at Winchester. And Swanus, the
eldest sone of Goodwyn, went to Iherusalem, and from thens towarde Lycia, and dyed
by the waye of colde that he had taken of goynge barefote. Than the Normans that had
gyuen to the kynge euyll counsaylles agayne Englysshemen, were by Goodwyn and his
frendes exyled ; amongey which, Robert, archebysshop of Caunterbury, thathadde spoken Historia.
sore agayne theym was one, and after went to Rome to complayne to [y pope, than]6
Leon the. ix. or Victour y seconde. Whan he had receyued letters of the pope7, dyrect-
ed to the kynge, he retourned to his abbey of Gemeticum, in Normandye, where he
sorntyme had ben monke and abbot, and there dyed. After hym Stigandus was made his
successour ; the whiche, as sayth Policronicon, had before tyme lafte the bysshopryche of
Shyrborne, & toke the see of Wynchester by strengthe. He also vsed fayres of hooly
churche thynges, and was a lewde or vnlettred man, as the more parte of the bysshoppes
of Englande at those dayes were. And ouer that he passed other in rychesse and dissy-
mulacion, but yet he neuer had the paule* from Rome, though there be great sale that
maketh many maistryes.
Than was openly spoken that he was nat worthy a bysshopryche, that coude vse statw
the bragge or pompe of the worlde, the vse of voluptuosyte, of glotany and lechery, the
shynynge araye of clothynge, the countenaunce of knyghtes, and the gaderynge of horse-
men, & tliynke full lytell on the profytc of soules : & if men sayd to theym that a bysshop
shulde be chosen for holynesse of lyuynge and for his good clergie, and nat for couetyse
of money, they wolde answere as foloweth :
" Nunc aliud tempus, Alii pro tempore mores.
The which verse may be Englysshed in this maner.
As tyme requyreth, so men doon theym vse
In wynter warme clothes, in somer lyght and lesse :
In tyme of sadnesse men doon gamys refuse,
And in myrth tyme, men to* myrthes theym dresse.
1 Wyth. * to haue. 3 and. 4 and Algarus. s " and," omitted. * omitted
in edit. 1542. 1559. 7 B. of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559. • Palle. 9 " to," omitted in edit. 1533. 1542.
Gg 2 So
228 SEXTA PARS EDWARDI CONFESSORIS.
So in tyme passed, was vsed great sadnesse
In the churche ; but nowe men lyght be :
Wherfore the inaners must with men agre.
SO that by suche lyght answere, tliey planed or excused the sharpenesse of theyr mysse
{U.A.CI. 45.) lyuynge. Aboute this tyme, whiche shuld by meane' of Ranulfe, be aboute the. xii. yere
M^ianus. of ^ reygnc of Edwarde, Marianus, the Scot, that before I haue often named, that
wrote moche of the dedes of the kynges of Englande, at y age of. xxv. yeres, [forsake the
worlde, and went on pylgrymage, and]1 was after shorne monke at Coleyne, in Almayne,
in the abbey of Scottes ; whiche Marianus, after some wryters, was in great fauoure with
Malcolyne, kynge of Scottes. In the. xiii. yere of kyng Edwarde, the Scottes rebelled
agavne the kyng. Wherfore Sewarde, erle of Northumberlande, by the kynges co-
maundement, gaderyd a great hoost, and entrede that lande, and behaued hym so raaa-
fully, that in the processc he subdued the Scottes, and chased the kyng out of his countre.
So "that after, kynge Edwarde gaue that kyngedom vnto Malcolyn, sone of the kynge of
Cumbrys, to be holden of hym and his heyres kynges, as chefe lordes of Scotlande.
Vpon Easter Mondaye, aboute the sayd yere, Goodwyn, syttynge at the kynges bourde
with other lordes, in the castell of Wynsore, it happed one of the kynges cuppe berers to
stumble and to recouer agayne, so that he shed none of the drynke ; wherat Goodwyn
loughed, and sayd, " Nowe that one brother hathe susteyned that other :" wherby he ment
y the one fote or legge hath sustayned that other from fallynge. With whiche wordes, the
kyrige marked hym, and sayd, " ryght so my brother Alfrede shulde haue holpen me, ne
hadde erle Goodwyn ben." The erle than conceyed that the kynge suspected hym of his
brothers deth, and sayd vnto the kynge in defendynge his vntrouthe, " Syr, as I perceyue
well, it is tolde to the that I shuld be the cause of thy brothers deth, so mut' I sauely
swalowe this morsell of brede that I here holde in my hande as I am gyltlesse of the dede."
But assoone as he had receyued the brede, forthwith he was choked. Than the kynge
comaunded hym to be drawen from the table, and so was conueyed to Wynchester, and!
there buryed. Marianus sayth, that as erle Goodwyn satte at the kynges table at Wyn-
chester, he was sodaynly taken with a palsye or some other sykenesse, vpon the Easter
Mondaye, and dyed the thirde daye after, & his lordshyppes were gyuen vnto Harolde,
bis eldest sone, than lyuynge; and Haroldes erledome was gyuen to Algarus, the sone
of Leofricus, whiche was the erledome of Oxenforde, after some wryters. It was nat
longe after, y kynge Edwarde sent vnto the. iiii. Henry, than emperoure of Almayne,
Aldredus, bysshop of W'orcetour, with other noblemen, prayinge hym that he wolde
sende vnto Englande his cosen Edwarde, sone of Edmunde Ironsydc: for so moche as
he entended to make hym his heyre. The which request was fulfylled, so that he came
into Englade soone after ; the which, as ye haue harde before, in y first Chapiter, wa&
named Edwarde the Outlawe. [Of the doughter of this Edwarde, named Margarete,
and wyfe of Malcolyn, kynge of Scottes, and Molde quene of Englande, and wyfe to
kynge Stephen.]*
But as wytnesseth Guydo and other, the yere after that he came into Engtade, he dyed
at Lodon, and was buryed at Westmynster. This yere folowynge, kynge Edwarde,.
thorough yll cousayll, exyled, without gylte, Algaros, the sone of Leofricus; the whiche
assosiat hym with Gryftyne, kynge or duke of Walys, & destroyed the coutre of Har-
forde5, and dyd moch harme to the towne, and set the mynsteK on fyre, and slewe. vik
chanons therof. Than y kyuge sente Harolde agayne hym, the whicbe chased the
Walshemen into their owne boundes, and recouered the sayde towne by appoyntement
holden by the sayd Algarus, and amenckd all hurtes before done by the Wakhmen ; and
lastly reconsyled the sayd Algarus and his eopany vnto the kynges grace.
1 "meane of," omitted. ' omit ted in edit. J542. 1599. 3 mouglit. 4 omitted. 5 [Hereford.]
^f Capitulum.
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^ Capitulum. CC.xiii. f»i. Cj,x*;a.
ABoute the. xv. yere of kynge Edwarde, dyed y- noble duke Sewarde, ruler of North-
umberlade, of the flux, of whom Guydo reherseth dyuers notable actes, whiche I passe
ouer. Of whom it is radde, that whan he sawe wel he shuld dye, he caused his anuor to
be put vpon hytn ; and so armed, & sytting in a cheyre, hauynge all the ryghtes of the
churche, sayd, that so it became a knyght £ ma. of honour to dye, and nat lyenge as
another mene man ; and so dyed, & was buryed at Yoike: and his erledome was after
gyue to Tosty or Costy, soneof Goodwyn. In the yere folowynge, or. xvi. yere of kynge
Edwarde, dyed also the good erle Leofricus, erle of Mercia and of Chester, and was [Li 6. cap. 56.3
buryed in the abbey of Couentre, the whiche before he had buylded. This mil pur-
chased many great pryuyleges for the towne of Couentre, & made it free of all maner of
towle, except oonly of horse. For the whiche to haue also free, y comen fame telleth,
that after longe request made vnto hym by his wyfe, named Godyna, he granted her to
haue it therof freed, w that that she wolde ryde naked thorough the towne, by meane
wherof it was freed. Than Algarus, his sone, was erle after hym. Harolde, than the
eldest sone of Goodwyn, was in great auctorite, and ruled moche [of the realme, & had
the rule]1 of the kynges army. The yere folowyng, Algarus was accused by malyce, and
flemyd* the lande : therfore he fled agayne to Gryffyne, duke of Walys, as he before
had done, of whom he was Joyously receyued & maynteyned. The kyng therof beyng
infourmed, sente Harolde into Walys, to make \varre vpon Gryffyn ; the whiche quvtte
hym in so knyghtly wyse, that he chased the Walshemen, brent the sayde Gryft'yns paleys
at a place called Rutlan, and his nauy, and than retourned into Englande aboute myd
Lent. But aboute rogacion dayes next folowyng, the sayde Harolde with his brother
Tosty, was sente thyther agayne with astronge army, at whiche season they destroyed a
great parte of Walys, and in conclusyon, brought the Walshemen vnto dewe subiecciorr,
and forced theym to gyue pledges for the contynuaunce of the same : and that done,
pursued so sore vpon the sayde Gryffyn, that, in the ende, his owne people, for purchase
of theyr owne lyues, slewe the sayde Gryffyn, and sent his hed vnto Harolde, in the
moneth of August : so that after y deth of this Gryffyn, by the comaudement of the kynge,
the countre of Walys was comytted to the gydynge of the. ii. bretherne of Gryffyn, the
whiche hadde fauoured more the kynges partye, in tyme of the foresayd warre, than theyr
brother. And this warre in Walys thus brought to ende, Harolde, by his polyce, recon-
cyled agayne Algarus, erle of Mercia, to the kynges grace, so that he contynued in his
fauour durynge his lyfe after.
[Aboute this tyme, a woman of Bakley,, in Barkshyre, vsed yll craftes of sossery, the
ivhiche, as she was syttynge, vpon a daye, at a feest or great dyner, a crowe, that she na'
hadde lykyngly fed and brought vp, kreked louder than he was accustomed to do : whanne
the woman harde that noyse, her knyfe fyll out of her hande, and she waxed sodaynly
pale, and with that she began to syghe and sorowe, and sayd, alasse, this daye is" my
soule comyn to the laste sorowe; and so after that she hadde spoken those wordes, a
menssanger came to her and said, that her sone and all her many was deed sodaynly.
Thanne she. was conueyed to her owne, and was full syke : wherfore in all haste, she
sente for an other sone of hers that was a monke, and a doughter that was a nunne, at
whose corny nge she sayde to theym in this wyse:
" I am the woman y haue vsed yll crafte and euyll lyuyng, and in vayne I hoped to
haue ben saued by your bedes & prayers, but nowe I praye you, that ye wolJ releue my
tourmentes and paynes, for of my soule the iugement is gyuen : wherfore one' case that
ye may kepe my body from tourment, sewe it ia an hartes skynne, and laye it in a troughe
1 Omitted ii>the later editions. * exyled-ediU 1542. 1559- 3 hi. edit. 1533.
Of
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of stone, and hyll it with lede close and iuste, and after do bynde it with barres of iron
in moost strongest and sure wyse, and cause ye. xl. persones to synge psalmes by nyght,
& vpon the morne as many masses, and if I lye so styll. iii. nyghtes, than bury my body
on the. iiii. daye." But all for noughte; for the firste nyght, whyle the psalmes were in
sayinge, the strong bandes were sodaynly to broken, and one, w a gresely loke, was sene
vpon an horse backe, all blacke, and caste this woman behynde hym, and so rode forth
with so great crye and noyse, that it was harde, as sayth Policronicon. iiii. myles thens.
This wolde I nat haue shewed, but that I fynde it wrytten and recorded of dyuers auctours.
Than to retourne to our fourmer story, as wytnesseth myn auctour Ranulfe,]1 aboute the.
xx. yere of the reygne of kynge Edwarde, Harolde sayled towarde Normandy to visyte
his brother Wilnotus, and Hacun his neuewe ; the whiche, as ye before haue harde, were
layde there for pledges for f peace to be holden vpon erle Goodwyns syde, agayne the
kyng ; but he, in his course of saylyng, was weder dryuen, & by tepest, into f coutre or
prouynce of Pontife, or more verely into $ prouynce of Pountyth, where he was taken
as a prysoner, and sent vnto duke Wyllyam of Normandy, the whiche forced hym to
swere that he in tyme folowynge shulde marye his doughter, & y, after y deth of kyng Ed-
warde, he shuld kepe the lande of Englande to his behofe, accordynge to the wyll and
mynde of Edwarde. After some wryters, and after the opinyon of another Cronycle,
wryten in Laten, the said Harolde, for to be in the more fauoure of duke William,
shewed to hym, that kyng Edwarde, in presence of his barony, had admytted the sayd
Wyllyam for his heyre, and couenaunted with hym, that if he ouer lyued the kynge, he
wolde in saue wyse kepe the lande to his vse. For the whiche tydynges and promyse,
Wyllyarn graunted to hym his doughter to wyfe, that than was within lawfull yeres of
mariage, with great dower : and for to cause Harolde to be the more stabeler in his
promyse kepyng, he delyuered to hy Hacun, his neuewe, and sone of his brother Swa-
nus, whiche he moche desyred, and kept styll with hym Wylnotus, the brother of the
sayd Harolde. After whiche couenauntes suffycyently stablysshed & enacted, Harolde
departed from duke Wyllyam with great & ryche gyftes, and in processe of tyme, landed
in Englande ; and at his comynge'to y kynges presence, shewed to hym all that he had
done in y foresayd matyers : wherwith the kynge was well contented, as affermeth the
sayd Laten Cronacle.
^f Capitulum. CC.xiiii.
[Li. 6. ca. »;.] IN the, xxii. yere of kyng Edwarde, as testifyeth Ranulf, Tostius, the brother of
Harolde, was, for cause nat shewed, disconted* in the kynges courte, and went vnto
Harforde, in the marche of Walis, where at that tyme, $ seruauntes of Harolde, by
comauridemet of theyr maister, were besyed to make prouysion for to receyue the
Cradeiius. kynge. But whan this Tostius was thyther comen, he cruelly slewe the sayde seruauntes
of his brother, and hacked theym in small pecys, and cast theim after in meresawce or
salte. And that done, sente worde vnto the kynge, that if he wolde come vnto his feest,
he shulde lacke noo powdered mete what soeuer he hadde besyde.
&i. c.»»x»ii. This cruell dede sprange wyde, so that for it he was hated of all men, in somoche
that his owne tenauntes, the men of Northumberlade, of whiche prouynce he than was
lorde, arose agayne hym and toke from hym that he hadde, and lastely chaced hym into
Flaunders with a fewe persones, than awaytynge vpon hym. But the vertuous kynge
Edwarde nat beynge contented with the comons doynge, consyderyng it to be done with-
out his aduyce and comaundement, sente thyther Harolde to doo correccyon vpon the
heedes or capitayns ofy Northumbers, wherofthey beynge ascertayned, contynued theyr
strength, and mette with Harolde and his people, and sent' hym to vnderstande that they
' Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. * dysdayued. edit. 1542. 1559- s set. edit. 1542. 1559-
were
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were frely borne, and frely norysshed, and that they myght nat suffer no cruelnesse of
dukes; also they had lerned of tlieyr elders and soueraynes tomeyntaynefredameor to suf-
fer deth, and to lyue in quyetnesse vnder an easy duke. Whan Harolde had conueyed1 this
message, and aduertysed the strength of y1 Northumbers, he perceyued well, y, without
great effusyon of blode, he myght nat correcte the mysse doers; wherfore it seined to bytn
better to fauoure the countre than to take hede of the synguler profyte of his brother: so
that he retourned toy' kynge with this answere, and purchased theyr pardon of hym, and
also procured so y kynge that he assygned to them an other duke or erle, that was named
Malcarus; and Tostius, his brother, with his wyfe and children, remayned in Flaunders
durynge the kynges lyfe. [Kynge Edwarde, in the. xxii. yere of his reygne, syttynge at vui«.
mete in his paleys of Westrnynster, sodaynly lowghe, whan other dyd talke and ete, vpon
Easter daye. Whan this blessid man had dyned and was entred into his chaumber, his
famylyers asked of hym the cause of his lawghyng, to whom he answered, for that same
selfe tyme, sayd he. vii. slepers, that in the Mounte Seleon besyde Ephesym, in Asia the
lasse, had slepte CC. yeres or there aboute, vpon y right syde, the selfe same tyme they
tourned them, and shall slepe seth* vpon that other syde. Ixxiiii. yeres. Though this be
tolde of Ranulfe and other, seth in this saynge appereth some discordaunce with other
wryters, and also with the former sayinge of the sayd Ranulfe in the. xxii. Chapiter of his.
iiii. Boke of Polycronycon, where he sayth that the sayd. rii. slepers were closed in that
caue, the firste yere of Decius, and so sleped contynuyngly to the laste tyme or yeres of
Theodocius the yonger, than emperour ; (by whiche reason they shuld slepe aboute the
season or space of. CC. yere as aboue is said ;) and than arose and shewed theym to f
sayd Theodocius, emperour, and many other, and dyed soone after, as wytnesseth
Vincencius Historyalis, Antonius', lacobus Philippus, and other. Wherfore it can nat
stade with4 that they shuld slepe vpon that other syde after that turnynge. lxxiiii.J as is
aboue sayd, nor svth y they shuld sterue in the tyme of this holy kynge and confessoure,
for his tyme of reygne was after the tyme of Theodocius aforesayd, more than. vi. C.
yeres : but if it be ment by some other, for there are. vii. other slepers spoken of, in y.
xxvi. Chapiter of the firste Boke of Polycronycon, that hathe slepte in another caue many
yeres. Wherfore I remytte this vnto other, and folowe the ordre of the story, wherin
it is founde, that whan this blessyd kynge Edwarde had receyued deuyue monyssion that
he shuld chaunge this transetory and bryckell lyfe for y lyfe euerlastynge, he sykened in
the Cristenmas weke, in tyme of whiche sykenesse was shewed to hym a vysyon, that he
after shewed vnto such as were about hym, and sayd. " ii. men of relygyon come to me y
I somtyme was famylier v? in Normandy, & shewed that they were sent from God vnto
me, to gyue vnto me warnyge of such thynges as foloweth.
"And firste they sayd, y for the dukes, bysshoppes and abbottesof England, be nat
Goddes seruauntes, but the deuylles, God hath taken this kyngdome into the handes of
enemyes for a tyme, and fyndes shall walke and destroble y people. Than I besought
God that f people myght haue warnynge, and do penaunce, and be delyuered as the
people were of the cytie of Ninyue. Nay, sayd they, for thyse men be so indurat of harte
that they shuld do no worthy penaunce, nor to theym God shall showe his mercy nor
forgyuenesse. Thanne I asked of theym, whan myght be hope of mercy & pardone.
They answered, whan a grene tree is hewen downe, and a parte therof cut from the stocke
and layde. iii. teme of6 fourlonge from the stocke, and without manes helpe or hande, shall
retourne to his stocke or rote, and take agayn his shappe, and than floresshe & bryrtg
forth fruyte. Whan this is done, than may be hope of coforte & of remedy." In the
tyme y this blessyd man shewed thus this vision, was present there, w other, Stigandus,
archebysshop of Caunterbury, the whiche sayde vnto the other, y the kynge raued, or
1 receyued. * agayne.edit. 1533- 3 Antoninus, edit. 1533. * with reason. edit. 1533.
5 Ixxiv. yeres. edit. 1533. " " teme of," omitted in edit. 1533.
6 ellys
232
F*l. C.xxxv.
Historia.
Godfrey de
Bulion.
SEXTA PARS PHILIPPI PRIMT.
ellvs doted for age & sykenesse as olde men done, and accompted thyse wordes for fo!y
and vanytie. But nat longe after, Englande felte and conceyued this prophecye, whan it
was in subieccion of straungers and alyauntes, as after shalbe shewed. Thanne who y is
desyrous to knowe $ exposycion of the prophecie of y grene tree, let hym rede in y endc
of y lyfe of this gloryous kynge & confessoure, translated by Wyllyam Caxton, in the
boke called $ Legeaunt of Sayntes, & there he shall fynde it. Albe it, that in other
places I haue sene it otherwyse interpreted, y whiche I remytte to theym that haue ex-
perience in suche facultie ; & to conclude this story,]' trouth it is, y this blessyd kynge
dyed the, iiii. daye of January, whan he hadde reygned. xxiii. yeres. vii. monethes and
odde dayes, and was buryed in the monastery of Westmynster ; the whiche he before
had greatly augmented and repayred, but nat in that maner and fourme that it is nowe in :
for the chirche, that nowe there standeth, was so reedyfied and ouylded newe of Henry
the. iii. and sone of kynge lohn.
The whiche tilso, after some wryters, translated this blessyd kyrge Edwarde from the
lower parte of the churche, and shryned hym there he nowe lyeth ; and this kynge
Edwarde lafte after hym no childe, for he was accompted for a virgyn whan he
dyed, „
<$ Capitulum. CC.xv.
PHilip, ihe firste of that name, and sone of Henry, began his domynyon ouer f Fre-
shemcn in the yere of our Lord. M.lviii. and the. xvi. yere of Edwarde the Confessour
than kynge of Englande. And of this Philip it is radde, that he maryed a wyfe, named
Berta, the doughter of Baldewyn, erle of Holande and of Fryce : of the whiche Berta,
this Phylyp receyued a sone, and named hym Lowys, and a doughter, that was called
Counstauce. But in processe of tyme, he haunted so moche the company of a woman,
named Bertrande, that he hated his lawfull wyfe, and at length helde her in pryson, and
kepte that other in her stede, and gatie vpon y sayd Bertraude. ii. sones, named Phylyp
& Florys, & a doughter, wjiiche myne auctour nameth nat. For this aduoutry he was
often monysshed of y pope1 that he shuld leue y company of that yll woman, and take
to hym his lawfull wyfe, that he so longe had holden in pryson within this castel of Mon-
fruell : and for he wolde nat be obedyent vnto the popes* counsayll, he was fynally ac-
cursed of pope Vrban', the seconde of that name, by rneane wherof he was reconsyled
and restored agayne to his wyfe, and refused his concubyne.
And in the tyme of this Phylyp, Godfrey de Bulion, with many other Cristen prynces,
at the exortacyon of Peter the heremyte, sayled into the holy lande, and wanne the cytie
of Iherusalem'of4 the Sarasens handes, whiche prynces lastly crowned the sayd Godfrey
kynge of the sayd cytie ; and after so contynued in possessyon of Cristen men by f terme
of. Ixxxx. yeres vnder. ix. Cristen kynges, & lenger myght haue endured, had nat
discencion fallen amonges themself, and so by Antonius', Peter Disrey, & other
it is manyfestly shewed. This viage, after moste accorde of wryters, began in the
yere of grace. "M. Ixxxvi. and the. xxvii. yere of this Phylyp; and the sayde Godfrey
was crowned kyng of y sayd cytie of Iherusalem, after y" affirmance of the sayd
•wryters, in the yere of grace. M. Ixxxix. [and the yere of the reygne]* of this Philyp,
lytell worthy memory is lafte in wrytynge : for lyke as his fader Hary made hym kynge by
his lyfe, and suffered hym to haue the rule of y lande, ryght so this Phylyp, after a certayne
of tyme, comytted the rule of the lande vnto Lowys his sone, and tie sette his mynde to
huntynge and other disportes, and so ladde his lyfe in all slowth and idelnesse.
Tiian Lowys, takynge vpon hym the charge of the realme, subdued the erle of Mount
Merusy and other that laboured to take from the churche of seint Denys certayne pry-
ueleges, and also constrayned theim to restore and satysfye all hurtes & harmes to the sa}d
i
i V *
' Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559- * B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- * Urban, bisshoppe of Rome,
edit. 1542. * out 01. 'Antoninus. ' omitted in the later cditiont.
2 churche
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ehurche by theym doon. This Lowys, as affermeth the Frenshe Cronycle, maryed the
doughter of Guy, erle of Cotcheforde ; the whiche after, for nerynesse of kynne, was
deforced from the sayd Lowys, to $ great displeasure of the sayd erle Guy : wherfore he
moued warre agayne the sayd Lowys, and toke from hym certayne holdes & castelles, of
the whiche the castell of Gurney was one. But at length Lowys had the better of that
warre, and recouered dyuers of jf sayd holdes : and amonge other prysoners by hym and
his knyghtes taken, he toke a myghty and strong capitayne of the sayd erle Guy, named
Hombolde, the whiche he sent to y1 castell of Stempes, there sauely to be kept. Durynge
which warre, Phylyp the kyge sykened, and dyed the yere of grace. M.C.vi. whanne he
bad reygned full, xlviii. yere, and was buryed at seynt Benet sur Loyre.
The Armys of kynge Harolde.
ANGLIA.
233
Capitulum. CC.xvi.
HArolde, y seconde sone of erle Goodwyn, & last kyng of Saxons, began to rule $ ABgl5(.
realme of Englande f. v. day of lanuary, & the yere of our Lord. M.Ixvi. the. viii. yere [Li.6.«.tt|
of Phylyp the firste, than kynge of Fraunce. This, as moste myghty, for so mociie as the
blessyd kyng Edwarde dyed without issue, nat myndyng the promysse of hym before
made vnto William, duke of Normandy, as before I haue shewed, toke vpon hym as
kynge, & was crowned of Aldredus, than bisshop of Yorke. Albe it, as affermeth
Guydo and other, some of the lordes entended to haue made Edgare Adelynge kynge,
whiche Edgare, asaflfermeth the sayde auctours, was sone to Edwarde, that was the sone
of Edmunde Ironsyde, and named of some, Edwarde the Outlawe.
But for this Edgarre was yonge, and specyally for Harolde was stronge of knyghtes
and rychesse, he wanne the rynge' : how be it, Marianus sayth y kyng Edward ordeyned
before his deth, that Harolde shuld be kyng after hym, by reason wherof the lordes
crowned hym therupon at Westmynster. Anone as he was crowned, he began tofordoo
euyll lawes and customes before vsed, and stablysshed the good lawes, & specyally whiche*
as were for the defence of holy ehurche, and punysshed the euyll doers, to the fere and
example of other.
In shorte tyme after y Harolde was thus made kynge, Tosty or Costy, his brother,
whiche as before is sayde, was of the Northumbers chased into Flaunders, made hym a
nauy of. Ix. small sayles, and sayled about the He of Wyght, and toke p raves within the
said ile and in other places of Kent, and from the us he sayled into Lynsey, and dyd there
1 revgue. * sucbe.
H k
wocb*
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234 SEXTA PARS HAROLDI.
moche harme, both with fyre & swerde ; but soone after he was chased thens by Edwyn
and Malcharus, erles of Mercia and of Northumberlande, and than he sayled into Scot-
.lande, and taryed there tyll the sonier after.
Whan Tostius was thus with his robbers chased, than Harolde Harfagar, kyng of
Northganys or Norweys, with a great nauy of. CCC. shyppes or moo, entrede the mouth
of ^ ryuer of Tyne. This Harolde Harfagar, as saythe Guydo, was the sone of Canutus,
and kynge of Denmarke and of Norwey ; the whiche herynge of the deth of hooly Edwarde,
purueyed the sayd great army to wynne Englande, as his ryghtfull enherytaunce. Whan
Harolde was warned of this great flote of Danys, he sent vnto the forenamed erles or
dukes of Mercia and of Northumberlande, comaundynge theym to withstande theyr
landynge whyle he gadered his strength.
Thanne the foresayd dukes spedde theim.towarde the Danys, and gaue vnto theym a
sharpe and stronge fyght. But, in conclusyon, the Englysshemen were put to y warse, &
were fayne to gyue backe, so that the enemyes entred farther into the lande.
The kynge herynge of the scomfyture of his people, mad the more hast towarde his
enemyes ; so that the. vi. daye after he came to Stemysforde Brygge. In this whyle was
Tostius, before named, come out of Scotlande, and gone to the party of y Danys agayne
his owne brother. In this foresayd place bothe hoostes ioyned, and faught thanne there
a sharpe cruell batayll, wherin fyll many a sturdy knyght vpon the Englysshe parfye, but
mo vpon the Danys syde ; so that in the ende Harolde, theyr kynge, was slayne, and that
of the hande of Harolde, kyng of Englande, as sayth Guydo: and Tostius was also
slayn in y same fyght. Olanus, brother to y sayd Harolde Harfagar, with Paulus, duke
of the lies of Orkeys, were there taken prysoners ; the whiche the kynge caused to hym to
be sworne to kepe such promysses as they to hym there made, and toke good pledges for
foi.c.xxxvi. tjie perfourmaunce of y same, & after suffered them to retourne frome thens they were
comen.
It is also specyally remembred of the sayd auctour, that one -knyght stode vpon y fore-
said bryiige, & with his axe defended the passage maugre the hole boost of the Englysshe-
men, & slewe. xl. Englysshemen or moo with his axe, and myght nat be ouercornen tyll
an Englyssheman went vnder the brygge and stycked hym vpwarde with his spere thorough
an hole of the brygge. For this victory Harolde was suppressed with pryde, and also w
couytous, so that he deuyded nat the prayes of his enemyes amonge his knyghtes, but
kepte theym to hymselfe, or gaue parte vnto suche knyghtes as he fauoured, and spared
to theym that hadde wele deserued ; by reason wherof he lost the fauoure of many of his
knyghtes.
.6.03.29.]. In this passe tyme, the doughter of duke William, the whiche Harolde shuld haue
maryed, dyed within age; wherfo re Harolde thought hym the more discharged of his
promysse before made to her fader. 'But duke Willyam warned Harolde of couenauntes
•broken, and meddeled menasses with prayers by sondry tymes : wherunto Harolde answer-
ed, "that a nyce folysshe couenaunte ought nat to be holden, & namely, the behest of
other mennes ry'ght and kyngdome, without the hole assent of the senatours of the same
lande: and farthern,')^, a lewde othe myght and oughte to be broken, and specyally
•whan it -is compelled to be sworne for nede or for drede."
Vpon thyse answers receyued by duke Willyam from Harolde, in the whyle that
messangers went and came, duke Willyam gudered his knyghtes and prepayred'his nauy,
and all other thynges necessary to the warre, and had assent of the lordes of his lande to
ayde arid assyste hym in his iourney : and oner that, he in such wyse enfourmed the pope*
.than beynge named Alexaunder the seconde, that he confourmed hym in takynge of that
vyage, and sent vnto hym a banner, the whiche he wylled hym to bere in the shyp that
Jie hymselfe shuld sayle in. And so beynge purveyed of all thynges concernynge his
1 Bysshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559.
iourney,
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iourney, he sped hym to the see syde, and toke shyppynge in the hauen of seynt Valery,
where he taryed a I5ge tyme or he myght haue a couenable wynde; for the which his
soldyours murmured and grudged, and sayd it was a wodnesse £ great dyspleasynge to
God to desyre another mannes kyngdom by strength, and namely, whanne God withsayd
it by the werkynge of his element.
At the laste, [whan duke William had longe bydden and houed for the wynde, he
comaunded to bryng forth the body of seynt Valery, and to be sette vpon the see stronde,
f which so done,]1 the wynde shortly after came aboute and [fylled the sayles. Than
Willyam thanked God and saynt Valary, & toke shortly after,]1 shyppynge, and helde
his cource towarde Englande, vpon this grounde & tytle folowyng.
« The firste and pryncypal was to chalenge his right, and to haue the domynyon of y Duke w
lande that to hym was gyuen, as he affermed, of kynge Edwarde the Confessour and his qu
neuewe.
The seconde was to take wrech of his deth and cruell murdour of his neuewe Alfrede,
and brother of y blessyd kynge Edwarde, y was slayne of erle Goodwyn & his adherentes,
as before ye haue harde in y story of Hardykynitus ; the which dede he asscribed chefely
vnto Harolde.
And y thirde was for to auenge y wrong doon vnto Robert, archebysshop of Gaunter- .
bury, which, as he was enfourmed, was exiled by the meanes and laboure of Harolde, in
the tyme of Edwarde the Confessour, as before is shewed.
f Capitulum. CC.xvii.
DVke Willyam kepynge his course, landed, in processe of tyme, at Hastyng, I Sussex,
in a place called Peuenessey, and in his goynge oute of his shyp, and takynge the lande,
his one fote slode, and that other stacke faste in the sande ; the whiche espyinge, one of
his knightes, that was nere vnto hym, cryed alowde and sayd, " now syr duke,
thou boldest Englande, and thou shake soone be tourned from a duke to a kynge."
The duke of Ihis made game, & entred further into the lande, and made his proclama-
cyons & cryes, that no man shulde take any prowes3 or do any force to the people, for
he sayd that it was resonable that he shulde spare that thynge that shulde be his owne.
Harolde in this whyle was in the North parties of Englande, and had wyttynge of the
landynge of y Normans, tand sped hym towarde theym in all that he myght, and gathered
his strength by the countrees as he came ; but the duke made so good spede that he came
to London before y kynge, where he was holden out tyll he had made good suertie, that
he and his people sjiulde passe thorugh the cytie without taryinge, the which was obseru-
ed, and so he passynge the cytie, passed the brydge, and wente ouer into Sussex.
Kyng Harolde entendyng to know the strength of his enemyes, sent espyes into the
dukes hoost, the whiche made reporte vnto the kynge, that all duke Willyams soldyours
were preestes, for they had theyr ouer lyppes and chekes shauen ; and the Englysshemen,
at those dayes, vsed the heer of theyr ouer lyppes shadde and nat shauen. But Harolde
to that answered and sayd, "They be no preestes, but they are stalworth and sturdy
knyghtes."
Thanne Gurth or Surth, one of the yongest bretherne of Harolde, counsayled hym that
he shulde stande aparte, and suffer hym with other of his lordes to fyghte with the Nor-
mans, for so moch as he was sworne to the duke, and they were nat ; aledgynge farther-
more, y if they were ouerthrowen, that yet he myghte defende his quarell, and fyghte for
the countree. In this meane tyme, Willyam sent a monke vnto Harolde, and preferred
to hyrn iii. maner of wayes, and to chose one of the. iii.
' Omitted in the edit. 1542.1559. * and they toke, edit. 1542. 1559-
H h 2 The
SEXTA PARS HAROLDI.
firste, that, accordynge to his othe, he shulde render the lande, or delyuer it vnto
the possessyon of William. And that done, to take it agayne of hy, and holde it of
hym as in fee ; and so to reygne vnder hym for terme of his lyfe, and after his deth to re-
tourne it to the sayd William, or to such one of his sonnes as he wolde assygne it vnto :
or secondely, leue the kyngdome without more stryfe: or thirdely, in exchewynge of shed-
ynge of the more plenty of cristen inclines blode, that he woldfi defende his quarell in his
owne persone agayne the duke, and they two oonly to try the matyer by dynt of swerde.
But Harolde refuged thyse offers, and sayde, he wolde trye his quarell by dynt of swerdes,
& nat by one swerde, and that he and his knyghtes wolde defende theyr countre agayne
all straunge nacyons, praying to God to deme theryght atwene theym twayne.
Whan duke William had receyued this answere from Harolde, and sawe wele that there
was no meane but fortune of batayll, he charged his people that myght watche, to
occupye theim in prayer; and specially the preestes and the relygyous people: where the
Englysshe men gaue theym all to drynke & songe.
Than vpon the morowe, beynge Saterdaye, and the. xiiii. daye of October, [and the
daye of seynt Calyxte, the pope,]1 both hoostes assayled other in that place, where as nowe
standeth the abbey of Batayl, in Sussex. In the begynnynge of this batayll, a baner, or
baneret, called Thilfer, a Norman, splayed before the boost of Normans, and slewe an
f,i. c.K**vii. Englysshe man, or knyght, that came agayne hym ; and after that one other, & so the
thyrde, and was slayne at the laste.
Than the Seltrons smote togyder with a great noyse and crye, and faught sore a longe
itronje. season, and the Englysshe men defended theym manfully, and the better for that, that
they kepte theym hole togyder without scatterynge or spryngynge abrode; the whiche whan
Wyllyam apperceyued, he gaue a sygne vnto his knyghtes that they shuld gyue backe and
make countenaunce as they dyd flee. Than the Normans imbateled y fotemen, and sette
horsemen for wynges on euery syde, by whiche whyle the Englysshe men were deseuered,
and soone out of araye, and the Normayns tourned agayne vpon the Englysshe men, £
slewe theym downe on euery syde.
This batayll was sore fougliten of y- Englysshe men, that duke Wyllyam was thryse
felled that daye, by reason that. iii. horse were that daye slayne ynder hym. Lastely
Harolde was wounded in the iye with an arowe, and fyll to the ground, & was slayne;
and hjs people to scatered, so that wele was hym that myght saue hym selfe by fleynge.
Than duke Wyllyam buryed his men that there were slayfi, and suffered his enemys to
do the same. Of the deth of this Harolde is dyuersly wryten. For Geraldus Cambrensis,
in his boke called Itineranus3 sayth, that after Harolde had receiued many woundes, and
lost his lefte iye, he fledcle from that felde to the coiitre of Chester, and lyued longe after
an holy lyfe, as an ancre, in the selle of seynt lames, faste by seynt Johns churche, and
made there an holy ende, than the deth of Harolde was knowen to the erles of Mer-
cia and of Northumberlande, the whiche, for streytnesse of waye myght nat brynge theyr
people to that felde, or els for that that they wylfully wdrewe theym selfe from Harolde,
bycause he none othenvyse departed the prayes amonges theym and theyr knyghtes at the
former felde of Norgaynes, than they drewe the next waye to London, and toke
Agatha, Haroldes wyfe, and sente her to Chester, and they & Aldredus, bysshop of
Yorke, with $ Lodoners agreed and promysed, eyther vnto other, that they wolde make
Edgare Athelynge kynge, and defende his ryght to the vttermoste of theyr powers.
But, that promyse nat withstandyng, whan they harde of the great strength that dayly
fell to duke Wyllyam, and of his prouysyons, they were fayne to breke that appoyntement;
and the sayd erles submytted theym, and gaue to hym pledges, & became to hym his lyege
men by omage and feautye.
And thus whan Harolde hadde ruled the lande from the. v. daye of January, to the.
' is. ' omitted in the edit. 1542. I55J>. * Itinerariui.
xiiii.
SEXTA PARS HAROLDI. $37
aiiii. day of October, he was slayne, whan he had reygned. ix. monethes and odde dayes,
and was burved at the monastery of the holy crosse of Walthani, whiche he before had
founded, and sette therin chanons, and gane vnto them fayre possessyons.
And here endeth for a tyme $ blod of Saxons, the which contynued, to reken frome
Hengestus firste reygne, by the space or tyme of. v. C. Ixxxxi. yeres. And if it be
rekened from y begynnynge of the West Saxons, than it endureth by the terme of. v. C.
Ixv. yeres: whiche contynued as rulers and kynges of this lande, the tyme onely except
that passed attwene the firste yere Canutus, & the laste yere of llardekynytus: in the
which season passed or flowed vp5. xxiiii. yeres. Albe it that the persecucyon of the
Danys lasted moche lenger, as tofore I haue shewed in the story of the forenamed Ky-
nytus.
f Capitulum. CC. xviii.
THan forasmoche that God, of his vnknowen iugemStes to man, and by his hygh and
hyd counsayll, wolde suffer this duke to conquere so noble a lande, and to be lorde and
soueraygne ouer so many noble enherytours as were & nowe be within the same ; I thynke
it conuenyent to shewe here the dyscent of the sayde duke, & howe nere of blode he
was vnto the blessyd kynge, Edwarde the Confessoure.
Wherfor as before to you I haue shewed, in the story of Charlys the Symple, sometyme
kynge of Fraunce, that a myscreaunt, or a pagan, named Hollo, persecuted sore the
realme of Frauce, and lastely wan by strength the cytie of Roan, the hed or chief cytie
of Normandy; and in coclusyon, for a fynall peace attwene the sayde kynge and Hollo
to be had, the sayd Rollo was cristened and named Robert, & maryed Silla, the
doughter of the sayd Charlys, to whome the kynge gaue, in way of dower, the hole duchy of
Normady : the whiche Robert, after he was cristened, ruled that dukedome as a good
cristen man, by the terme of. xiiii. yeres, and receytied of the sayd Silla, a sone, and
named hym Wyllyam, the whiche after was surnamed Longa Spata, as who wolde saye,
Willyam with a longe swerde.
This Willyam was duke after his fader, xxv. yeres, and lefte after hym a sone, named
Richarde, whiche, as before is shewed in the story of Lowys the. vi. was named Richarde
the Hardy.
Than Richarde the Hardy was the. iii. duke, and reygned. lii. yeres ; and had by hig
wyfe, a sone, named Richarde the Good, and Emma, that was wyfe to Egelredus, &
moder to seynt Edwarde the Confessour. After hym the good Richarde was duke, &
reygned. xxviii. yeres, & lafte after hym two sonnes, that is to say, Richarde and Robert.
The firste, after two yeres, was slayne by treason of his brother Robert ; so that Robert
was than duke, and reygned. ix. yeres. The whiche Robert, as it is before shewed in
the story of Henry, kynge of Fraunce, was father vnto this duke Wyllyara. And thi«
Wyllyam was the. vii. duke of Normady, and ruled it or he conquered Englande, after
moost wryters. xxx. yeres.
Wherby it appereth that Emma was aunte to duke Robert, father of William Conquer-
oure; and seynt Edwarde and this duke Wyllyam were, by the fathers syde, cosen iar-
uiayncs remouecl, as slieweth by this draught folowynge.
Primus
238
SEXTA PARS HARO'LDI.
•
lt C.xxaviii,
Primus
dux.
Secundus
dux.
Rollo vel Ro-
bertus dux pri-
mus.
Richardus ij. sur-
uoie bonus filius
Ricardi primi
atq; dux. iiij.
Quartus
dux.
Quintus
dux.
> Fratres.
Sextus
dux.
Willelmus longa
spata filius Ro-
berti ac dux. ij.
Richardus. iij.
filius Rickardi
secundi,etdux.v.
Tert
dux.
1US
Richardus Nilti-
nieus filius Will-
elmiet dux, iij.
Robertus filius
Richardi. ij. et
frater Ricardi.
iij. ac. dux vi.
Richardus qui di-
citur bonus et fi-
lius Richard! pri-
mi.
Emma mater Ed-
wardi Cofessoris
et filia ducis Ri-
chardi.
Willelmus filius
Roberti & dux
Septimus ac no-
bilis Conquestor.
Dux septimus.1
And thus here an ende of the. vi. parte of this werke : for so moche as the lande was
here conquered, and put vnder the rule of an other nacion. [Wherfore as before I haue
vsed and done to gyue thanks vntoy most"blessyd virgyne our lady, saynt Mary, as far-
therer and conductrice of this werke ; so here agayne I salute & hayle her to the. vi.
ioye of y forenamed. vii. ioyes, thus begynnynge,
Gaude virgo mater Christi tu que sola, &c. ,• .
All hayle and be gladde, most noble & moder dere
Of Ihesu Christe ; virgyne moost pure & clene :
Deseruynge oonly by grace, and lyuynge moost clere,
To be of that dignytie: thou celestyall quene
To perce the heuyns that beeth so serene.
And next to the trone of the hygh Trinitee,
Tho* arte admytted for to holde thy see.]*
1 In the subsequent editions this Pedigree is given in English,
in the edit. 1642. 1559.
' Thou. edit. 1533.
3 omitted
This.
SEPTIMA PARS WILLELMI CONQUESTORIS. 239
This. vj. parte to be accompted from the firste yere of Iwe, vnto the laste daye of the
reygne of Harolde, or begynnynge of Wyllyam Conqueroure, includeth of yeres. CCC.
Ixxx. yeres and one.
And so this lande was conquered, after the firste coraynge of Brute, to folowe thac-
compte of this werke, by the force of this duke Wyllyam and his Normayns. ii. M. CC.
and. ii. yere.
Finit Pars Sexta.
INCIPIT PARS SEPTIMA.
Nowe shaketh my hande, my pen waxeth dulle, /^ c.*»*i».
For weryd and tyred ; seynge this werke so longe :
The auctours so rawe, and so ferre to culle :
Dymme and derke, and straunge to vnderstonde1;
And ferre oute of tune, to make trewe songe.
The storyes and yeres to make accordaunt,
That it to the reder myght shewe trewe and plesaunt.
But vnder correccion, all thynges may be borne,
And so I remytle it to suche as been experte,
Prayinge to theym, as I haue done beforne,
[To fauoure and correcte; so that vnder couerte]*
Of theyr proteccion, this maye shewe aperte,
Holsome and playne, fruytefull and profytable,
And to the reders and herers ioyous and delectable.
For were nat that, I durst nat farther wade;
The streme is so depe, and therto so daungerous :
But one thynge there is, that somwhat doth me glade,
The great daunger, and storyes doughtous
Been ouer passed, so that more bounteous
The auctours been, and more manyfestly
The storyes folowynge they doon certyfy.
Wherfore as before, to you I dyd promyse,
This vii. parte, no we I w oil take on hande ;
Besechyng alwayes, in moost humble wyse, . v :.
The welle of bountie, that Flowre most odorande,
By whose humylytre, man firste comforte fande, „ i •.-.•.{
And was redemed from his captiuytie,
This parte to fynysshe, she wyll myn helper be,
1 vndersonge. edit. 1559. * This line is omitted in the edit. 1542 and 1559: and .in the latter tht fal-
is introduced as thejiftk line:
" Howe men arc rewarded after their deserte,"
And
§40 SEPTIMA PARS WILLELMI CONQUESTORIS.
And brynge to ende, this werke that I haue take
On liaiuie to wryte, oonly of entent
To brynge to lyglit ; and for it shulde nat shake
The olde honoure, that to Englande was ment
Of famous wryters, whiche haue tbeyr duytes sent
Vnto theyr folowers, all vyces to subdue,
Honoure to meyntayne, and to exalte vertue.
Here after foloweth the Story of duke William Conquerour.
f Capitulura. CC. xix.
Wlllyam duke of Normandye, surnamed Conquerour, bast sone of Robert, the ri.
duke of that sayde dukedome, and neuewe vnto Edwarde the Confessour, as before ic
shewed, began his domynion ouer this realme of Engtande, the. xv. daye of October, ia
the yere of our Lordes incarnacion. M Ixvii. and the. ix. yere of ^ firste Philyppe, than
kynge of Fraunce : and was crowned kyng of the same, vpon Cristemas daye nexte
folowynge, of Aldredus, archebysshop of Yorke ; for so moche as at that tyme, Stigan-
dus, archebisshop of Caunterbury, was than absent or durst nat come in the presence of
the kynge, to whom he ought no great fauoure, as in the sequele shall appere. Whan
Wyllyam had set in quyet a great parte of this lande, he betoke the gvdynge therof to his
brother, the bysshop of Bayon, and in Lent folowynge, sayled into Normandy, and led
with hym the chief rulers of England, for doute of sturrynge in tyme of his absence ;
amonge the whiche, f. ij. erles Morcarus & Edwyn, rulers of Northumberlande and
Mercya, were, ij., with also Stigandus, and Edgare Ethelynge.
To the whiche Stigandus Wyllyam shewed great reuerence, and countenaunce of fa-
uoure, but all proued to great discymulacion after as was shewed by the depryuynge of the
sayd Stigandus, & prysonement of hym in Wynchester towne, by a longe tyme & season.
In the nexte wynter, when Wyllyam had sped his besynesse in Normandye , he retourned into
Englande with great pompe, and sette a greuous trybute vpon the Englysshe men; by reason
wherofsome parties of the lande rebelled agayne hym, and specially the cytie of Excetour,
fiic.nl. the whiche defended hym for a certayne of tyme : but lastly, by force, he wanne the sayde
cytie, and punysshed the cytezeyns greuously. For this, & other sterne dedes of Wyllyam,
Morcharus, erle of Northumberlande, with Edgare Athelynge, and dyuers other, as his
modcr and. ii. susters, Margarete, and Crystyan, sayled into Scotlande: but another
Cronicle telleth, that Edgare entendynge & Agatha, his moder, and his. ii. susters to haue
sayled into Almayne, where he was borne, was, by tempest of $ see, dryuen into Scot-
lande, wher of Malcolyne, than kynge of Scottes, they were ioyntly* receyued. And in
processe of tyme the sayd Malcolyne caste suche loue vnto the sayd Margaret, that he
toke her to wyfe, as before is touched, in the firste Chapitre of f story of Canutus ; of
the whiche Margaret, the sayd Malcolyne reeeyued. vi. sonnes': thre, named Edgare,
Alexaunder, and Dauyd, were kynges of Scotland next folowynge theyr fader ; and
Molde, one of the foresayde doughters, was after maryed vnto the firste Henry, kynge
of Englande, and other1 Mary was maryed to Eustace, erle of Bolongii. Of Molde, the
firste doughter, Henry receyued. ii. sonnes, named Wyllyam and Richarde, the whiche
bothe dyed before theyr fader, as after in thestorye of the sayde Henry shall appere ; and
he receyued also. ii. doughters, named Molde and Mary, whiche Molde or Mawde was
maryed to the fyfte Henry, emperoure of Almayne ; after whose dethe she was agayne
maryed to Godfrey of* Geoffrey Plantagenet, erle of Aungeowe, of whom dessended
Henry, surnamed Shorte man tell, and kynge of Englande, called Henry the seconde.
And y other doughter Mary was maryed vnto the erle of Blaynes, of whom dessended
* loyously. * ii. doughters and. vi. sonnes, wherof. * the other doughter. * or.
3 Mold*
SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I CONQUESTOHIS. 241
Molde or Mawde, that was wyfe vnto kynge Stephen. Than it foloweth, that this Wii-
lyam, after this foresayd tryhute so leuyed of the Englysshemen, and knowynge of the
depertynge of the lordes foresayd, kept the other the streyter. But it was nat longe after
that Marcharus was reconsyled to the kynges grace, and fayled agayne, as folowyngly
shalbe shewed. For this and other causes, whiche were tedyous to shewe, Wyllyam ex-
alted [the Normans, and gaue vnto theym]1 the chief possessyons of the lande, so that
they dayly encreased in great honour and welth, and the Englysshemen as faste decayed.
Kynge Wyllyam also made. iiii. stronge castelles, wherof. ii. be* sette at Yorke, the
thirde at Lyndetyngham or Notyngham, and manned theym with Normayns, and the. iiii.
at Lyncolne.
Aboute the thirde yere of his reygne, Harolde and Canutus, sones of Swanus, kynge
of Denmarke, came on lande in the Northe of Humber, with a stronge nauy, and in all
haste drewe theym towarde Yorke. Than the Normayns, which hadde the rule of the
towne and castelles, ferynge that the Englysshemen would haue eyded the' Danys, and
with the houses the4 suburbes of the towne, haue fylled the towne dyches, sette the
suburbes on fyre ; wherof y flame was so bygge, and with thats wynde so stronge, that
it toke into the cytie, and brente a parte therof with the mynster of seynt Peter. In
tyme wherof the Danys, by fauour of some of the cytezeyns, entered the cytie, and
slewe mo than. iii. M. of the Normayns. But it was nat longe or kynge Willyam chased
the Danys to theyr shyppes, and toke so great displeasure with the inhabytauntes of that
prouynce, that he destroyed the lande lyinge bytweene Yorke and Durham, in suche wyse,
that. ix. yeres after or there aboute, the lande laye vnlabored and vntylled, oonly out
taken seynt lohns lande of Beuerley, [the whiche was 'forborne by reason of a wreche
done by dyuyne power vpon one of kynge Wyllyams knyghtes, the whiche, as he was
besyed in wastynge and spoylinge of the sayd countre, fyll sodeynly with his horse, so
that his horse brake his necke, and the knyghtes face was turned to his backe.]1 And of
the famyne that the people of that countre susteyned, wonders are reported that they
shuld ete all maner of vermayne, as cattes, rattes, dogges, & other, so harde they were
kepte by the warre of the kyng; & in y yere also Molde or Mawde, the wyfe of kynge
Wyllyam, was crowned queue of Englande, of Aldredus, archebysshop of Yorke. In
the. iiii. yere of the reygne of this kynge, the Scottes, with Malcolyne theyr kynge,
entred Northumberlande, & wasted & destroyed sore that countre, & slewe therin inochc
people, & many they toke prysoners, & helde theym as bonde men.
But in the. vi. yere of his kyngdome, Wylliam made suche warre vpon the Scottes, that
he lastly forced the sayd Malcolyne to swere to hym bothe homage and feautye, as it is
wytnessed of Wyllyam of Malmesbury, and other wryters.
5f Capitulum. CC.xx.
KYnge Wyllyam, by cousayll of the erle of Hertforde and other, caused the abbeys of
Englande to be serched, and what money in theym at y season was founde, he caused it
to be brought to his treasour ; [for the which dede, after the exposycion of some auctours,
the sayd erle was punysshed, as after shalbe shewed.]'
So6 vpon this, in the tyme atwene Easter and Wytsontyde, was holden a solempne
counsayll at Wvnchester, of the clergy of Englande, at the whiche counsayll were pre-
sent ii. cardynalles sent from the seconde Alexaunder, than pope.7
In this cousayll Stigandus, archebysshop of Canterbury, was depryued from his dignytie,
and that for. iii. skylles.
The firste was for that he had holden wrongfully that byssboprychc, whyle Robert, the Bysshap dc-
archebysshop, was lyuynge.
The seconde cause was, for that he hadde receyued the paule of pope Benet8, the. v. of
y name.
u.».. . ' > -
. ' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. a he. edit. 1559. 3 wolde ayde. * of the. * the.
6 soone. 7 bysshoppe of Home. edit. 1542. 1559. ' Benet, bysshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559.
I i And
242 SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I CONQUESTORIS.
And the tiiirde cause was, for that he occupyedy' sayd paule without lycence and lefull
auctorite of the court of Rome. Than Stigandus proued jr benyuolence of kyng Willyam :
for where before he made to hym louyng & frendly countenaunce, & dyd vnto hym great
reuerence, than he chauged all his myldenesse into sternesse, and excused hym by the
popes' auctoryte; so that in the ende, Stigandus was depryued of his dignytie, and kept
in WynChester, as a prysoner, terme1 of his lyfe. It is recorded of hym, y he was so
couetous & sparynge, that he wold take no thynge of his owne, and vsed to swere by
Alhalowes, that lie had nat one peny ; but y othe was proued vntrewe after his deth, by
a lytell keye y was founde fastened aboute his necke, for by y keye was founden great trea
sour vnder the erth, in moo places than one.
In this counsayll also were put downe dyuers other bysshoppes, abbottes, and pryours,
by the ineanes of kynge Wyllyam, and also to' thentent y he might preferre Normayns
to the rule of y churche, as he had preferred his knyghtes to the rule of the ternperaltie,
that he tnyght stande in the more suertie of the lande.
In this cousayll seynt Wolstane, than4 was bysshop of Worcetour, axed besely of the
kynge certayne possessyos, fallen~"ito his hades by y deth of Aldredus, last archebys-
shop of Yorke, that were withholden by the sayd Aldredus ; but the kynge myght nat
here than of any suciie matyers, for hurtyng of $ lybertye of ^ churche of Yorke. Than
f.i.c.xii. vpon Wytsondaye after, the kyng gaue the sayde archebysshopryche of Yorke vnto
Thomas, a chanon of Bayon, & sent for Lamfranke, an other Normayn, than abbot
of Cadomonency, and gaue vnto hym the archebysshopryche of Canterbury. This
Lamfranke was an Italyan borne, & was perfytely lerned in the scyence of theologie or
holy wryite, and ryght apte in gouernynge of thynges bothe spyrituall and temporal).
Vpon our Lady daye the Assumpcion, the kynge made hym archebysshop of Caunterbury.
Than Thomas, that was chosen archebysshop of Yorke, came vnto Lamfranke for to be
sacred as y vsage wolde ; of whom Lamfranke axed an othe, and his profession in wry-
tynge concernynge his obedyence. Thomas answered and sayd, that he wolde neuer do
that; but if he myght therof here suffycyent auctorytie and skylfull reasons & byndynge,
by y whiche it myght be knowen that he shtild so do without any preiudyce of his churche.
Than Lamfrank shewed and proued skylfully that his askynge was reasonable and right-
full ; but yet Thomas wolde nat assent, but withsayd it, & went for that tyme from Lam-
franke vnsacred, /&. shewed vnto the kynge that Lamfranke entended to do wronge to
hym, and to his churche of Yorke. Than the kynge callyng Lamfrank before hym said,
that5 he trusted more in his cunnynge, than he dyd in good fayth or reason ; but he an-
swered so reasonably vnto y kynge, that in the ende, Thomas, by y comaundement of f
kyng, was fayned to come agayne to Lamfranke to be sacred, and wrote his profession,
with his owne hande, of his obedyence, and radde it : in the whiche was conleyned, that
he sliulde be obedyent in all that belongeth to the worsliyp of God £ all Cristen faith;
whiche done, he was sacred, and so departed : and shortly after Lamfrank axed and toke
profession of all y bysshoppes of Englande.
H Capitulum. CC.xxi.
[U7-ca. *.] IN the. v. yere of Wyllyam the Conquerours reygne, Edwyn & Marcharus, erle of
Srksfered. Mercia & of Northutnberlande, beynge in fere of daunger, voyded the kynges courte
secretely, and were rebelles some what of tyme ; but at lengthe it turned to bothe they*
harmes: for Edwyn was slay ne as he went towarde Scotlande, and erle Marcharus, with
y bysshop of Doreham, named Egelwynus, toke the He of Ely for theyr sauegarde ; but
the kynge helcle theyrn so shorte, that in processe they were fayne to yelde them to the
kynges grace and mercy. Than he sente the bysshop to the abbey of Abyndon, to be
kept there as a prysoner, where he was so dayntely fed that he dyed for hunger ; but
some wryters testyfye, that he was so hyghe herted, that after he knewe he shulde re-
' Bysshoppe of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559. * the term®. ' all to. * that than.
" than," in edit. 1533, by mistake.
mayne
SEPTIMA PARS WILL! COXQUESTOUIS. 243
mayne there as prysoner, he wold neuer etc mete after ; and erle Marcharus was hadde
to the toure of London. In the. vi. yere of his reygne, kyng Willyam, as before is
touched, went with a great army into Scotlande, and subdued Malcolyne, theyr kyngc,
as before I haue shewed in the precedynge Chapiter. Jn the. vii. yere of kynge Wyllyam,
Thomas, archebysshop of Yorke, nat beynge content to be vnder the rule and obedyence
of Latnfranke, appealed to f courte of Rome; so that the sayde. ii. archebysshoppes ap-
pered bothe in proper persone, before pope* Alexaunder, afore named, in whose presence
Latnfranke was so well fauoured, that where Thomas, aboue named, and Rernigius,
bysshop of Dorchester, were, for skylful causes, depryued of their croyses & rynges, he,
by his fauoure and meanes, restored theyin to theyr former dignyties. The cause of
Thomas was for that he had holpen duke Wyllyatn totvarde his iourney into Englande,
for thewhiche, thesayd duke promyssed hym a bysshopryche if heopteyned victory; and
the other was pryued, for that he was proued a prestes sone. Thanne Thomas moued
the cause of the prymacy of Caunterbury, & of subieccion that to hym shuld belonge ; & Di
sayd that those, ii. sees were farre asonder, that is to meane, Caunterbury & Yorke, and
that nother of theym, by the constytucions of Gregory, shuld besubiecte vnto other, but
that the one is more worthy than the other, for somoche as he is of elder tyme. To this
auswere Lamfranke sayd*, y the Constitucions of Gregory made no mencion of Caunterbury,
but of Yorke and London. Than y1 pope' remytted this matyer to be determyned before
the kynge and the bysshoppes of Englande, and gaue the palle vnto Latnfrank ; but for this
terme or worde palle is to many one vnknowen, I shall therfore here shewe vnto you what
thynge it is.
This palle is an indument that euery archebysshop must hauc, and is nat in full aucto-
ritie of an archhebysshop tyll he haue receyued his palle [of the pope,]4 and is a thynge
of whyte lyke to the bredeth of a stole ; but it is of an other fassion ; for where the stole
is made in length, and is worne about the preestes necke, this is ioyned togyder aboue,
so that it lyeth a parte therof vpon the shulders, and that one ende hangeth streyght
downe to the grounde before, and that other behynde, garnysshed in dyuers places therof
\V crosses : and where the stole is worne nexte vnto the albe, whan the preest is reuestred
to masse, this palle is worne vpon this vestyment, ouermest of all, whan an archebys-
shoppe syngeth his masse.
Whan Lamfranke had thus sped his nedys at Rome, he, with the other, ii. bysshoppes, Di
retourned into Englande, where this matyer hangynge in varyaunce atwene f sayd. ii. ^'
archebysshoppes, was had in comunycacion ; for tryall wherof Bedaes story was brought
forthe, wherin it appered, that from the firste Augustynes tyme to Bedaes laste dayes,
vpon the season of. C.xxxix. yeres, the archebysshop of Caunterbury had prymacy of all
the bysshoppes of England, than called Brytayne, and of Irelande also : and that the
archebysshoppes of Caunterbury had kept counsaylles neuer5 vnto Yorke, and cleped
therunto the bysshoppes of Yorke, and made some bysshoppes, [and punysshed some
bysshoppes of Yorke,]6 and depryued dyuers from theyr dignyties : & to this were ad-
ioyned certayn priuyleges y were granted for this tnaner of doyng. Whan Thomas had
harde all the alegacions, he denyed all, and layde for hym the pistle, in the which
pope Gregory7 denied that f churche of Yorke and of London shuld be teuyn perys,
& neyther of theym subgette to other.
To this was answered by Lamfrank, that he was nat bysshop of London, nor this
questyon was nat moued for the churche of London. But Thomas sayd that Gregory had
graunted to Augustyne power to haue vnder hym all the bysshoppes of Englande, and
that London, at that daye, was the pryncypall see of all Englande. Albe it, that the
popes8 mynde was, that atwene London and Yorke shuld be no dyuersyte in honour,
1 Alexander bisshop of Rome, edit. 1542. 1539- " to this answered Lamfranke and sayd.
* hysshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- * Omitted in edit. JM?. 1559. * uere. 6 Omitted
in the subsequent tdttions. 7 Gregory, B. of Rome. edit. 1542. J559- ' IJysshoppe» of Rome. edit.
1542. 1559.
I i 2 because
244 SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I CONQUESTORIS.
because they were archeflamynes, and that, by their vnytie, all other might lyue vnder
dewe obedyence. And though Augustyne chaunged that see from London to Canterbury,
yet Gregory wolde' that Augustyne successours shuld be aboue the bysshoppes of Yorke.
He wolde than haue sette in his epistle thyse wordes folowyng : " I graute to y Augustyne,
& to thy successours ;" but for he wolde y no such power shuld stretche to his successours,
fat. c.xia. therfore he made no mencyon of his successours. Larnfranke to this answered and sayd,
if that auctoritie were graunted to Augustyne alone & nat to his successours, it was a
symple gyfte that the pope* gaue vnto Augustyne that was so famylyer with hym;
and namely, whyle Augustyne ordeyned nor sacrede no^bysshop of Yorke whyle he
lyued, for that see was full duryng his lyfe : by reason wherof, he put nat his auctorite
in execucion. But pryuyleges of popes1 cofermeth this dignytie to Augustynes succes-
sours of Caunterbury, £ demeth that it is skyll and good reason that all the churches of
Englande shuld take lore and lyght of that place, [for of that welle or place proceded first
y doctryne of Cristes fayth.
And where thou sayest, Thomas, that Gregory myght, if he had wold, haue cofirmed
all thinge vndowtably with this worde " Successoars," that is sothe ; but yet the lackynge
of this worde dothe no preiudyce to the churche of Caunterbury : for whan that Criste
sayd to Peter, " I shal gyue to the the keyes of the kyngdome of heuyn," he myght haue
also said if he wolde, " I graunt the same power to thy successours ;" and thoughe he sayd
nat so, yet he mente the successours of Peter. Nothynge of reuence' nor yet of auctorytie,
but the dispcnsacyon of holy churche and offyce of the same was, and is holy in theym,
which oonly spryngeth by vertue of Criste into Peter, and from Peter into his succes-
sours. And if thou can discerne bytwene false & soth, loke what hath strength &4 all, hath
strengthe in the partie; and what hath strengthe in the more, hathe also strength in y lasse.
Than to certyfye ibis reason is as it were5 all of all churches, & other churches been as
membres therof : lyke as one man is kyndt:6 of all synguler men, & in euery synguler
man is y kynde of all mankyncle ; so in some maner of wyse, the churche and the see of
Koine is, as it were, the kynde, and conteyneth all in comparison to other churches : and
yet in euery churche remayneth the full holynesse of Cristes fayth.
And also the Churche of Rome in7 grettest of al churches : and what hath strength in y
churche shall haue strengthe in lasse churches : so that the power, that is first gyuen to
euery churche, shall sprynge into the successours of the same ; but if8 by specyall thynge
be excepted and out taken : therfore I coclude, as Criste said to Peter, so he sayd to
all the bysshoppes of Rome, and so consequently was sayde to Augustynes successours, of
Gregory, as was sayd vnto Augustyne.
Wherfore it muste apere, that lyke as Caunterbury is subgette to Rome, so muste
Yorke be subgette to Caunterbury, whiche sent to Yorke prechoures to teche and preche
vnto theym the ryght fayth. And where thou sayest that Gregory wolde that Augustyne
shulde haue his see at Lodon, it may nat stande with reason: for who wolde trowe y
so noble a disciple as Augustyne was, wolde withstande or do agayne his maisters wyll,
or agayne holy decrees ; and if it were so as thou haste alleged, what is y to me, that am
nat bysshop of London, as eft before I haue sayd ? Therfore, if this matyer maye thus
seace, without more stryfe, so be it ended; and if thou desyrest contynuaunce or plee,
I shall nat fayle the, but defende my ryght and offyce gladly.]9 By thyse reasons and
other, at length Thomas was ouer comen, and granted gladly y the farther brynke of
Humber shuld be the begynnynge of his diosses; & ouer y it was ther demed, y in all
thinges coeerrwnge y worshyp of God & the fayth of holy churche, the archebysshop of
Yorke shulde be subgette to y archebysshop of Canterbury : so that if the archebysshop
of Canterbury wolde call a counsayl in any parte of Englande* the archebysshop of Yorke
1 \volde not. * Bysshope of Home* edit. 1542. 1559. J Reuerence. edit. 1533. * in. edit. 1533.
* the chyrche of Rome is asyt were, edit. 1533. * the kynde. edit. 1533. 7 is. edit. 1533*
* Uutyf yt he by. edit,. 1533.. 9 Omitted hi the edit. 1542. 155JJ.
sbuld
SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I CONQUXSTORIS. 245
shuld be therat, with all $ bysshoppes of his prouynce, & be also obedient vnto y lawful
hestes.
And at all seasons whan $ arcliebysshop of Cauterbury shuld be sacred, the archebys-
shop of Yorke, w the bysshoppes of y churche, shall come to Cauterbury, and saker hyin
there. And if the archebyssbop of Yorke shalbe stalled or sacred, than shall he come to
Caunterbury, and ellys where in all Englaude, where the arcliebysshop of Caunterbury
woll hytn assygne, and there to be sacred of hyin : and he shall make to hym an othe,
with profession and obedyence.
Whan Lamfranke harde this iugement gyuen thus, he reioysed inwardly; and for it
shuld reniayne of recorde that his succe^sours shulde nat newely plede for that cause, he
caused it to be regestred in rauost suhstancyall wyse; and ouer that, sent a pystle for that
cause, to Alexaunder forenamed, pope1, of all this doynge, with the profession of
Thomas, the archebysshop foresayd. Of this Lamfrank is many notable thynges wrytei>
of dyuers vvryters, [and after some, lie is admytted for a saynt.]1
^[ Capitulum. CC.xxii.
ABoute the. x. yere of kynge Wyllyams reygne, Roger, erle of Herforde1, by whose [LI.;. n-s-}
cousayll y kyge, as before is sayd, hadde serched all the abbeys of Englande, (whiche
erle hadde wedded his suster vnto Raufe, erle of East Angfeys or Norffolke and Suffolke,
agayne the kynges mynde,) made4 conspyracy agayne the kynge, and caused an other erle,
by theyr sublyle meanes, to be agreable vnto theyr vntrouth; which erle had to name
Walrefe : but at lengthe, whan this erle Walrefe had knowen the fyne of theyr entent, he
went vnto Lamfranke, and shewed to hym the hole matyer, by whose counsayl he shortly
after sayled vnto the kynge, than beynge in Normandy, and disclosed the matyer to hym,
and put hym hooly in his grace and mercy.
Whan the kynge had harde of thyse tydynges, he made good semblaunt vnto this erle
Walrefe, and sped hym the faster into Englande; but howc so it was, the forenamed. iL
erles were warned of disclosynge of this matyer in suche wyse, that they gaderyd to theym
suche strength, that the kynge coude nat haue theym at his pleasure. But as he was
fayne by stronge hande to chase and outlawe theym ; and for he fayled of his purpose
of theym, he emprysoned erle Walrefe at Wynchester ; & lastely caused hym to be heded,
more of tyranny, than of iustyse, as affermeth myne auctour, whose corps was buryed at
the abbey of Crowlande. In the. xi. yere was holden a great counsayll or sinode of the
clergy of y lande, in seynt Paulys churche of London, where, amonges many thynges
ordeyned for the rule of the churche of Englande, dyuers bysshoppes sees were transported
from one place to another; asSelwey to Chechester, Kyrton to Exetor, Wellys to Bathe,
Shyrbourne to Salysbury, Dorchester to Lyncolne, and y see of Lychefelde to Chester ;
whiche thynges thus ordered, with many other for the churche, y sayd counsayll was
desolued. In the. xiii. yere of his reygne, after the dethe of Hirman, bysshop of Salys-
bury, succeded Osmonde, the kynges chaunceller, the whiche buylded there a newe
churche, and brought thyther clerkes that were garnysshed with vertue and cunnynge :
and he hymsdfe wrote and bonde bokes, that were occupyed in the deuyne seruyce of the
churche, as the Ordynail or Consuetudynary, the whiche, at this daye, is occupyed in the
more partye of Englande, with Walys and Irelande, and is nowe named Salysbury vse, F°l- £»/<«-
or the ordinary after Salysbury vse. In the. xv. yere of his reygne, Robert, the eldest ^ert Curfr*
sone of kynge Wyllyam, the whiche was surnamed Curthose, or Shorthose, andShorte Bote
also, for he myght nat haue the duche of Normandy, whiche his fader had somtyme as-
sygned & gyuen vnto hym, and after, for his wyldenesse, had agayne resumed it, he, with
fauoure and ayde of the Frenshe kynge Phylyp, and of Lowys his sone, toke prayes in
that duchy, and put his fader to moche trowble ; in somoche, that at lengthe the fader
and the sone met in playne felde, with. ii. great hoostes, and eythec with other faught a
cruel batayl.
1 Bysshope of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- 3 Ilereforde. edit 1533..
Hertford, edit. 1542. 1559. 4 hewyth thesayde Raufe made*
It
246
Nouum
diu.
An acre con-
teyneth. xl.
pcrchesinlength,
and.iiii.inbrede:
&. iiii. acres
make a yerde,
and. v. ycrdes
m;ikj» an hyde,
[Li. 7. ca. 4.]
and. viij. hydes
make a knyghtes
fee, by the
whiche reason,
a knyghts fee
shuld welde.
C.lx.! acres, &
that is denied
for a ploughe
tyll in a yere.*
SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I CONQUESTORIS.
It is radde, that, duryng this batayll, Wyllyam was throwen from his horse, and in
great ieopardy of his lyfe, wherof his sone Robert beynge ware, was so moued with
pytie that he rescowed his fader, and delyuered bym fre from all daunger of his enemyes;
but howe so it betyde of the l<ynge, trouthe it is that many of his men were slayne, and
his seconde sone, Wyllyam the rede, sore hurte : so that in the ende, kynge Wyllyam
was fayne to refuse the felde, and gatte, at that tyme, noneaduauntage of his sayd sone.
For the whiche dede and rebellion thus made by the sone, the fader accursed hym, after
the opynyon of some wryters. Whyle kyng William was thus occupyed in Normandy,
the Northumbers waxte sterne & rebell, £ slewe, in theyr rage, \Valkerus, thebysshop
of Doreham, but for what cause myn auctour expresseth nat.
Aboute this tyme Warynge, erle of Shrewesbury, made. ii. abbeyes [in the worshyp of
God and seynt Mylborgh,]1 wherof one was sette in the suburbes of Shrewesbury, and
that other at Wenlok. In the. xvii. yere of kynge William, a cursed stryfe was arered
attwerre Thurstone, abbot of Glastenbury, a Norman, and his monkes; wherof a parte
of the cause was, that the abbot despysed, & wolde haue sette aparte, suche songe and
offices as by pope Gregory,1 and Augustyn his disciple, of olde tyme to theym was as-
sygned ; & wolde haue compelled them to haue folowed the vse of one Wyllyam of Fes-
campe. And ouer this, Thurstone wasted and spended the goodes of that place inordy-
natly in lechery, and by other insolent meanes, and withdrewe frome the monkes theyr
olde accustumed dyet. For the whiche causes, firste began great wordcs with chydynge,
and after strokes and fyghtinge, so that y abbot gatte vnto hym armed men, and fyll vpon
his munkes, and slewe. ii. of theym at the hygh alter, and wounded of theym. xviii. ;
and the munkes, with fourmes and candelstyckes, defended theym in suche wyse, that
they hurte many of the armed men. Than the complaynt was brought before the kyng,
by whose iugement, Thurstonne was agayne retourned vtito Cadony, from whens he was
brought, and the munkes were spred abrode into dyuers houses thoroughe Englande.
But it is sayd that, in $ tyme of Wyllyam the rede, this Thurstone opteyned the rule of
that abbey agayne, for the pryce of. v.C.li. In the. xix. yere of his reygne, kynge Wyl-
lyam than raysed a newe mancr of trybute, for he caused to be gadercd, thoroughe En-
glande, of euery hyde of lande. vi. s.
An hyde of lande conteynelh. v. yerdes, & euery yerde conteyneth. iiii. acres, and so
an hyde of lande conteyneth. xx. acres. And, nat longe after, he caused to be serched
howe moche lande eyther of his barony* helde, howe many knights fees, howe many
townes, and what nombre of men, and of beestes, were with in this lande ; wherof he
comaunded a boke to be made, whiche all was done : for the whiche dcde, this lande
was after greued with many sondry plages, as after shall apere. In the. xx. yere of the
reygne of kynge William, Canutus, kynge of Denmarke, with helpe of the Flemynges, to
whome he was called with a great army, came towarde Englande, but by the prouysion of
the kynge, they were so fered that they were lette of theyr iourney. Than kynge Wyllyam
gaue vnto. iii.5 of his champyons. iii. byshopryches ; to Moryce he gaue Lodon, to Wil-
lyam he gaue Thetforde, and to Robert he gaue Chester ; whiche Robert was after re-
moued to Couetre. Of this Robert reporteth Ranuli'e, that he scraped from one beme
of his churche in Couentre. v. C. marke to fyll with the hande of kynge Wyllyam. Erie
Leofricus, that was duke of Mercia, in the tyme of Edwarde the Confessour, hadde adourned
that churche with great ryches of golde, syluer, and other precyous iewelles.
In this yere, Edgare Ethelynge, whiche was reconsyled vnto the kynges fauoure, by
lycence of the kynge. sayled into Apulia. Than began the foresayd plages to sprynge,
for great moreyne tell vpon the brute bestes, brennynge feuoures aiuongrs the people, and
also great hunger & barreynesse of the erth. Also in this yere, great hurte was done in
many places of the lande by fyre, and specyally in the cytie of London, wherin, or6 vpon
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- a Qregory, byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 155<).
x- edit, \54r2. * This marginal nute is inserted in the text in the later editium.
hy» baroiis. * iiii. edit. 1542. 1559, by mistake. 6 where.
3 a hundred and
4 ecbe of
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the. vii. daye of, the moneth of lulii, sodayne fyre began, the whiche brenl a great parte
of the churche of seynt Paule, with also a great parte of the cytie.
Than kynge VVyllyam beynge in Normandy, was syke, £ kept his chamber at Roan,
a loge tyine: wherfore Philyp the Frenshe kynge in his game sayd, that Wyilyam !aye
in childbedde, and noryssheu his fatte wombe: the which wordes whan they were blowcn
to kynge Willyams crys, he was greuously discontent, and sayd, " whanne i am chyrched
I shall offer to hym a thousande candellys lyght with y whiuhe he shall holde hym snuilly
contented." The; whiche promyse he after perfourmed: for in the moneth of lulii, whan
come, fruyt, and grapes, were moost florysshynge, he entrede Fraunce with a great army,
and sette on f»re many cyties and townes in the west sydvj of Fraunce; and lastely, came
to the cytie of Meaus, and fyrcd it, and brent a parte therof, with the churche of our
lady, wherin he brent a woman, beyng closed in the walle of the suyd churche as a re-
cluse,
But of this thinge speketh nat the Cronycle of Fraunce, nor yet for the more partie of
any thynge that soundeth to theyr dyshonoure, done vnto theym by Englysse men. In
this hete, or as some wryters haue, by % lepynge of an horse, kyng Wyilyam toke such
a dysease or sykenesse, that it was the cause of his deth.
And whan he felte hym thus greued, he called his sonnes before hym, and exorted
theim in his beste maner, that they shulde charytably loue and fauoure euery of theym
the other, and holde togyder as louynge bretherne : and after made his testament ; &
therin ordeyned Willyam Rufus, or U'yllyam the Rede, to be kynge of Englanrie, and
Normondy he beset vnto Robert Curthose, and to Henry his yongest son, he be-
quethed his treasoure and mouable goodes. And that done, he enfourmed his. ii. eld-
est sonnes of the disposycion of bothe peoples, and warned Willyam to be louynge
and lyberall to his subgettes, and Robert to be stern & surdy1 vnto his. Than he was
moued with myldenesse, and delyuered fromc pryson his owne brother, the bysshop of
Bayon, Marcharus, erle of Northftberlande, Wilnotus, .the sone of Harolde, or after
some, the sone of Goodwyn, that was sent to VVyllyam by Edwarde the Confessour, to
remayne for a pledge for his sayde fader Goodwyn; and shortely, after thyse thynges with
other done, he dyed in Normandy, & was bnryed in y cytie of Caan, whan he had reygn-
ed as kyng of Englande. xxi. yeres, & vpon. x. monethes, in y moueth of lulii, &
the yere of his duchery the. lii. yere.
Whan Wyilyam was deed, men spake of hym as they doo of other prynces, and sayd f
that he was wyse and gylefull, ryche and couytous, and loued well to be magnyfied &
praysed ; a fare speker and great discymuler, a man of skylfull stature, but somedele
fat in ^ bely; sterne of .face, & stronge in annys, & therwith bolde, & had therw
great pleasure in huntynge and in makynge of great feestes ; but he passed all other in
leuying of taskys : whiche condycion his subiectes construed, iii. maner of wayes, and
sayde it was to the entent that he wolde excell all other in rychesse, or ellys for to with-
stade and defende his enemyes, or ellys to staiiche y apetyte of his couetyse mynde. He
buylded. ii. abbeys in Englande, one at Batayll, in Sussex, where he wan the felde agayne
Harohle, and is at this daye called the abbey of Batayll ; and that other he sette besyde
London, vpon the South syde of Thamys, and named it Barmoundesaye : and in Nor-
mady he buylded other, ii. Also this man made the newe forest in the countre of South-
ampton; the whiche to brynge aboute, he cast downe dyuers churches, by the space of.
xxx. myles, and replenysshed it with vvylde hestes, and made harde and sharpe lawes for
the encreasynge of theym ; as losyng of iyen and other : and he helde Englysshemen so
lowe, that in his dayes was almoost no Englysshernan that bare any offyce of honour or
rule : but yet somedele he fauoured the cytie of London, and graunted to the cytezeyns
the firste charter that euer they hadde ; the whiche is wryten in Saxon tunge, and sealed
with grene wax, and expressed in. viii. or. ix. lynes.
' xturdy.
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248 SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I RUFI.
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^f Capitulum. CC.xxiii.
[LI. 7. ca. 5.] Wlllyam Rufus, or Wyllyam y Rede, the seconde sone of Wyllyam Conqueroure,
began his reygne ouer Engladein y moneth of lulii, and the yere of our Lorde. M.lxxxix.
and the. xxxi. yere of the firste Phylyp, than kynge of Fraunce. Ranulfe, monke of
Chester sheweth in his boke of Policronicon, that Robert Curthose, eldest sone of Wil-
lyam Conquerour, was at the tyme of his fathers deth absent, the whiche herynge that
his fader had preferred his yonger brother lo the kyngdome of Englande, was thenvith
greatly amoued ; insomoch, that he layde his dukedome to pledge to his brother Henry,
and with that good, gadered to hym a strong army, & so landed at Hampton.
Wherof Wyllyam, his brother, beynge warned, in all hast sent vnto hym messangers,
to whom he gaue cornyssyon to saye in maner as foloweth : " Thy brother Wyllyam
prayeth the to take no grefe w that he hath done, for he clepeth hymself not kyng, but as
vnder kynge to raygne vnder the, and by helpe of the, that arte gretter than he and better,
and rather borne ; and if thou consyder it well, he hath nothynge mysused hym agayne
the, for he hath taken vpon hym for a tyme, bycause of thyne absence. But for he is
uowe in auctoryte by thy sufferaunce, he prayeth that he may vnder the so contynue, pay-
inge to the yerely. iii. M. marke, with condycyon, that who so ouer lyueth may enioye
the kyngdome." Whan Robert hadde harde that message to the ende, he wagged his hede,
as he that conceyued some doublenesse in this reporte ; but for he was lyberall and allow-
ed more the honoure than he dyd his profyte, as in other thynges folowynge of his dedes
it shall appere, therfore he lyghtly assented to all that was desyred, and retourned shortely
after into Normandye, wit plesaunt wordes withoute profyte.
This Wyllyam was crowned the. xxvii. daye of September, vpon the day of seyntCosma
and Damyan, and was well eyded of Lamfrank whyle he lyued ; for he was dyuers and vn-
stable of maners so thatatwene hym and his lordes was often dyssension. Inthespryngynge
ofsomer folowynge his coronacion, Odo, byssop of Bayon, whiche, as before ye haue harde,
was delyuered out of pryson by William Conquerour, came into Englande, whome the
kynge ioyously receyued, & gaue vnto hym, shortly after, the erledome of Kent ; but he
toke vpon hym, in processe of tyme, to rule in suche wyse, as the kynge grudged with
his doynge ; and for this the kynge and his sayd vncle fyll at vnkyndenesse, so that he
withdrewe hym from y kynge and allyed hym with the bysshop of Doreham, the erlys of
Northumberlande, and Shrevvesbury, with other : the which, confederyd togyder, toke
partie agayne the kynge, and dyd thynges to his displeasure and hurte. And amonges
other damages by theym doon, Roger de Maunt Gomoryk, erle of Shrewesbury, destroyed
the countre and endes of Englande vnto Worcetour towne, with ayde of the Walshe
men ; but in the ende, thorough the prayer of the holy bysshop Wolstan, the Wralshe men
were so weked and febled, that a fewe knyghtes scomfyted of theym a great boost.
Whan kynge Willyam conceyued y well nere all the Normans toke partie agayne hym,
he, than, forced of necessytie, drewe to hym the Englysshe men, and fauoured theim by
gyftes and easy lawes, so that by theyr strength he lastely recouered the erle of Shrewes-
burv, and chased some other of his cnemyes, and shortely after occupyed the castelles1 &
stronge holdes in Kent, belongyng to bysshop Odo, his foresayd vncle ; and in the ende,
compelled hym to forswere Englande. And that done, he besyeged f cytie of Rochester,
wherin the bysshop of Doreham, the erle of Northumberlande, and other noblemen were
gadered, and wan it at length by appoyntement : so that his enemyes were vnto hym re-
. 6.] cosyled. In the thirde yere of his reygne, dyed Lamfrank, whan he had ben archebys-
shop of Canterbury, xviii. yeres, by whose meanes the monkes of Englande were brought
to the vse of theyr holy relygion ; the whiche before his comynge, lyued more lyke to
seculer preestes than religious men, and exercysed theym in huntynge and hawkynge
for to auoyde idelnesse, and dysynge & cardynge in the wynter nyghtes, that they myght
1 Casteil.
be
SEPTIMA PARS WILL'I RUFI. 249,
be redy to kepe theyr howres & nyghtly seruyce, and in theyr apparell they were lyke
vnto consoles and nat vnto monkes, with many other deformytyes; the whiche, in the
begynnyng of Lamfrank, of polycie suffered for a season, leste he hadde brought all in
his toppe atones, and therby myght haue caused some sysme or varyaunce to haue rysen
in y1 churche. In auoydynge wherof, with other inconuenyences, he lytell & lytell re-
frayned theym of theyr outrage ; and in processe of tyme caused and constrayned .theym
to lyue after the constitucions and rules of theyr religyon. Aboute the tyme of* Robert . P* jt. «. r-1
Curthose, duke of Normandy, entendynge to take his viage into the holy lande, layde
his dukedome to wedde to his brother Willyam, for. x. M. 1L for leuyinge wherof, kynge
Willyam set a taske vpon his comons and subgettes, and reysed a fayre' excydynge some
vnder colour of the same : so that bysshoppes melted their vessell, and lordes spoyled
theyr tenauntes.
The kynge of Scottes brake y peace before made with Wyllyam Conquerour, and
wasted and toke prayes in the countre of Northumberlande. Than the kynge prouyded
a nauy, and say led thyther in y" wynter tyme ; but by tempest of the see, halfe his nauy
or a great parte of it was drowned, and many of his knyghtes were loste for colde a.ndft!'CJ*'
hunger; but yet in the ende, after dyuerse conflicts and bykerynges, by medyacio of
fredes, a peace and vnyte was cocludyd: so that Malcolyn, than kynge of Scottes, shuld
be obedyent to kynge Wyllyam, vnder y" same othe y he was beforetyme sworne vnto his
father, and kynge Wyllyam shulde yerely gyue vnto hym, in y way of a fee, xii. markys
of golde. In the fourthe yere of his reygne, & the. v. daye of October, passynge* tem-
peste of wederynge fell in sodry places ol Englode, and specially in the towne of Wynche-
combe ; for there by tempeste of thuder and lyghtenynge, a parte of the steple of the
church was throwen downe, and fy crusifix with the image of our lady, also stondynge
vpon the roode lofte, was I lykewyse ouerthrowen and brokyn, and shatered, and after
folowed a contagy and a fowle stenche, [the which endured, tyll the munkes hadde gone
in procession aboute the chirche, and all the houses adioynynge to y abbey, and other
placis.]*
Also this yere, at London, was great harme doon by force of the wynde, which blewe
w such violence3 that it ouerturned or reued, as witnessith Policronycon, ouer the nom-
ber of. vi. C. howses ; and f rote of saynt Mary Bowe in Chepe was also ryued ; wherwith
ii. men were slayne : and also at Salisbury was hurte done, with the same wynde or the
lyke therof.
In y" v. yere of Wylhelmus regn, he went in to Northuberlonde, and repayred such
holdes and castellys, as the Scottis by theyr warrys had blemysshed and apayred, and
cawsed a newe castell to be made at Caercoll, y" cytie or towne which the Danys of. CC.
yeres passed had destroyed. Than the kyng retourned vnto Glowcestre, where he was
greuously vexed with sykenesse, so that he wende he shulde haue dyed : in tyme wherof
he toke great repentaunce, and promysed if he myght escape, [he wolde neuer sell moo
benefyces, and ouer that,]J he wolde amende his lyuyng, & become a newe man but
after he was restored to helth that promyse was shortly forgoten. And in that yere he
gaue vnto Ancelyne,6 the archebysshoperyche of Yorke ; but he myght take of it but as
the kynges pleasure was, tyll such tyme as the kynge hadde takyn his trybute therof. And
more ouer -he auouched, that f see of Lyncoln belonged to the see of Yorke, tyll the
bishope of Lyncolne had pleased hyrn with a great sume of money, as. v. M. marke,
after the wrytynge of Ranulphe. In the. vi. yere of his reygne, excedynge7 floodcs, wher-
of the lyke in many yeres passed had not ben seen : and after that ensued wonderfull
frost, which frose the great stremes in suche wyse, that horse and carte passed ouer the
* great ryuers : and in y ende whan the ise melted and brake, the payse therof brake many
a stronge brydge, both of tymber & of stone.
1 He of. * Aboute thys tyme. 3 farre. *pa»syng great. 5 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559-
* Anselme. 7 were excedynge.
K k <j Capitulum,
SEPTIMA PARS WILHELMI.
/
' ^f Capitulum. CC.xxiiii.
ABowte this tyme, y" Welshmen with theyr kynge, or duke, named Rees, brake out
vpon the Englysshe men in f bordour, where stondith the castell of Brekenocke, and
there made rnasteryes for a whyle ; but in the ende his people were chaced and slayne,
and he wounded to deth, so that he dyed the. iii. daye folowynge. This Rees is accompt-
ed, of wryters, to be the laste kyng of Walys ; for after this day they were so daunted,
that kynges of Englonde had them in suche rule, that they were vnder more stedfaste
obedyence, than they were before tyme: howe be it, they rebellyd full ofte as after shall
appere. And the yere folowynge, kyng Wyllyam to haue y contrey I the more quyet, hewe
downe mocbe of the wood, and buylded in sondry places stronge castellys and pyles, by
mean wherof, more & more they were plucked to obedyence ; but not shortly after, but
specyally in the dayes of Edwarde the firste, and Edwarde y" thyrde.
Malcolyn, kynge of Scotlonde, came vnto Glowcetour, to comon with the kynge of dy-
uerse matiers, and to take a fynall agrement ; but for kynge Wyllyam wolde haue demyd
hym in his courte, therfore Malcolyn departyd from the kyng in great dyspleasure, for
the which and other causes, f warre atwene Englode and Scotlande wasreuyued : so that,
vpon saynt Bricius daye folowynge, Malcolyne, with his retynewe, fought with an erle
named Robert, and than erle of Northumberland, & there was slayne with his eldest
sone Edwarde. For sorowe whereof, Margaret, quene of Scotlande, £ suster vnto Ed-
gare Ethelynge, ,as in the firste Chapitre of the story of Wyllyam Coqueroure is shewed,
dyed soone after.
Than the Scottis made Dunwalde, brother of Malcolyne, theyr kynge, & put by his
sonnys ; but by the ayde of kynge Wyllyam, Edgare, whiche of some wryters is named
Dunkam, was made kynge, as eldest sone of Malcolyne. In the. vii. yere of the reygne
of kynge Wyllyam, Auncelyne or Auncelm, that was archebisshop of Yorke, was re-
moued to Canterbury, as affermeth one cronicle ; but Policronycon & Guydo sayen, jr
Hugh, erle of Chester, beyng sycke & deseased, in the. vi. yere of Wyllyam Rufus, sent
into Normandy for Anselme, than abbot of Barry, for. iii. causes, the firste to visite & se
hym, & to be recousyled of hym as the man that he moost trusted, the secod cause was,y he
"shuld releue some abbeys of Englode, y the kynge vexed with greuous tributes, and the
thyrd cause was, y he shuld fouride an abbey at Chestre, which place he after buylded,
& made one Richard his chapleyn, first abbot of y place, & soone after he was made
archebysshop of Caunterbury ; wherby it appereth that the sayde see was voyde, ouer the
tLi.?.ca. 8.] terme of. iii. yeres. This sayd. vii. yere, England & Normady were greued vV trybute,
& moreyne of men so sharply, y tyllynge of the erth was spared or put of for y yere ; &
there after ensued great huger. This yere also the Scottis slewe theyr kyng Edgare, &
restored agayne to y rule of the lond the forenamed Duwalde : & many grisly and vn-
couthe syghtes were this yere seen in Englode, as hostis of men fyghtyng in the skye, &
fyre lemys & other : [and the holy bysshop Wolston of Worcetour dyed soone after, of
whome it is shewed, y he sondry tymes warned & rebuked Englysshe men, for theyr mysse
lyuynge, & sayde for theyr offenses they were so punysshed of y Normans ; but the
Englysshe men excused them selfe, & sayd y the Normans were worse in lyuynge than
they, whereunto the byshop answered & sayde, y God vsed the wyckednesse of them I En-
glysshe men, for by y wycked he punysshed the wycked, & so doth God soflfer the deuyll
to ponysshe synners in hell, & he hymselfe is ponysshed w them . Of this Wolstone it is
radde, y kynge Wyllyam wolde haue put hym from his see, to y entent y he myght put
another into his see, wherof this holy man beynge warned, yode vnto the kynge, and
sayd to hym, " I am enfourmed y thou wylt take from me y which a better man than thou
arte gaue vnto me, wherefore of whom y I receyued so noble a gyfte, to hym wyll I gyue
it agayne, & than take it frome hym if that thou may;" & whan he had so sayd to y- kyng,
he yode to f sepulture of Edwarde y' Cofessoure, & after y he had made his prayers,
there he pytched his crosse in the marble stone y laye vpon the graue : but no man myghte
plucke
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plucke out y staffe, tyll Wolston came thyther hymselfe, and pulled it owte at the kynges A/. c.xM.
comaundement. Wherfore the kynge seynge that maruayll, suffered hym to enioye his
benefice styll.]1 In the. x. yere of William Rufus, stryfe and discecion fell atwene hym, rLi . •,
and Ansehne bisshop of Caunterbury : for Anselme myght not call his synodis, nor cor-
recte the bysshoppis, but as the kynge wolde. The kynge also chaleged the inuestiture of
bysshoppys, and pilled the spiritualtie and temporaltie with vnresonable taskys & tributys,
the which he spent vpon the towre of London, and the makynge of Westmynster hall, westemester
and ouer that the kynges seruautys greued and pylled Englysshe men vnresonably ; and jjj
to this mysery was ioyned, the vnsacrable* couetous of Ranulph, that was somtyme chape- "
layne vnto William Conqueroure, the which was at this daye the kynges procuratour,
and gartered of his taskys ouer all. He was so couetous and so euyll disposed, y he wolde
leuye. iii. taskys for two ; he pylled the ryche & bare downe the poore, and caused many
men to lose theyr londis for small causes : therfore the kynge had hym in his synguler fa-
uoure, and by his meanes bysshopryches were boughte and solde, as playnlye as other mar-
chaundyses. For that tymeclerkes vsed busshed and brayded hedys, longe tayled and blasynge
clothes, shynynge golden gyrdellys, & rode with gylte spurres, with vsynge of dyuerse
other enormytees, all whiche vyces Anselme wolde Haue corrected, but he lacked assys-
tece of his bretherne the bysshoppis, for the whiche cause & other, he departed the lode :
wherewith the kyng beynge mysse contented, sent after hym such persones as robbed
and spoyled hym, and entreted hym I moost cruell maner. For the which dede, Raufe,
bisshop of Chichestre, blamed y kyng, and also rebuked all suche bisshoppys as had re-
fused the partye of Anselme, & had fauored the kynge in causes concernynge the fore-
sayde variauce : and farthermore he withstode the kynge & his officers, in takynge of
fynes of preestis for cryme of , fornycacion. For which causes, the kynge with $
sayde Raufe, was sore amoued and discontented, and opteyned such fauoure, that he
suspended many churches of his dyoses ; but in y ende, Raufe demeaned hym I such
wyse, that he had his owne wyll, & his churches enlarged & freed, that before were
stopped w thornys, & the kyng gaue vnto hym the fynes of preestys within his dioses, &
endued the see of Chichester with many great gyftes. Vpon4 a tyme, kynge Wyllyam was
rydynge towarde his disporte of hiitynge, & sodenly a messynger came vnto hym & sayde,
that the cytie of Cencmonya, in Normandye, was besyeged; wherefore he without longe
taryinge or aduysement, toke the streyght way to the see syde, and sent to his lordis
chargynge them to folowe. Whan the sayd lordes came to his presence, they aduysed
hym to tarye tyll his people were assemblyd ; but he wolde nothynge doo after theyr cou-
sayll, but sayde, suche as hymloued he shortly wiste wele wolde folowe hym, & soyode
to shyppe. Settynge aparte all parellys, the mayster of the shyp was afrayde, he sawe
ths weder so darke & so clowdy, & counceyled the kynge to tary tyll the wynde wolde
blowe more fauorably ; but he comaunded hym to make all spede that he cowde vpon his
lyfe, sayinge that he neuer harde y euer any kynge was drowned. And so he passed the
see, & londed in Normandy, & gathered to hym ther his knyghtes. Wha the capitayne of
the siege, whose name was Helyas, knewe of the kynges londyng, he fered, and anon
began to breke the syege ; but by treason he was taken and brought to the kynges pre-
sence, to whome the kynge shewed suche pitie, that he suffered hym to be at his libertie,
which, after the opynyon of Wyllyam de Regibus, was done more of pryde than of com-
passion.
f Capitulum. CC.xxv.
IN the. xi. yere of the reygne of this Wyllyam the Rede, at a towne called Fynchaster,
in the coutrey of Berkshyre, a well caste out blode, as before it had don water ; & after,
by y.space of. xv. dayes, great flames of fyre were sene in the element in sundry places
& tymes. This yere also the. ii. erlis of Shrewesbury & of Chester, eyther named Hugh,
by the kynges comaudement, entred with theyr knyghtes y He of Man or Anglesaye, &
1 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559- * vnsaceable. 3 " of," omitted. * and upon.
K k 2 slewe
252 SEPTIMA PARS RUFI.
slewe therein many Welshmen, £ gelded many moo ; amonge y" which a preest, named
Kynredus, was drawen out of a churche, £ serued of the same wyse, £ also cutte his
tunge out of his hed, £ put out his one eye : [but this preest was of such vertue, y by
myracle, he was restored to helthe within, iii. dayes ensuynge.]1 In y which season £
tyme, the kynge of Northganys or Norwaye wan the iles, callyd than Orcades, £ nowe
Orkeys : £ after came with his stregth into the foresayd He of Man, where, at the same
season, were the sayde. ii. erlis. Than betwene them was mortall fyghte, in the whiche
Hugh, erle of Shrewesbury, was stryken with an arowe in the eye, and dyed within, viii.
dayes after. But, as say the Guydo, the Danys were chased, and f Englysshmen had y
victory.
Kynge Wyllyam was moche in Normandye, for somoche as Robert his brother was
allthis season in ^ holy londe, of whose actis shall some deale be towched in the story of
Henry the first : £ Wyllyam had moche payne to rule the Normans, for they rebel-
More of West- lyd often agayne hym. In y. xii. yere of his reygne, he came owte of Normridy, £ buyld-
mynswr Hall. e(j* j^g jiaj[ of Westmynster y he had caused to be buylded, and' was therwith discotented
y it was so lytle. Wherfore, as it is rehersed of some wryters, he entended, if he had
lyued, to haue made a larger, & y to haue serued for a chauber. Robert Losaiige, y
some tyme had ben abbot of Ramsey, £ than bysshop of Thetforde, by gyfte of a. M.li.
to the kynge, repented hym after, £ bewepte y vnskylftill dede, and toke his way to Rome,
& dyd for it his enioyned penaunce ; £ after retorned into Englonde, £ turned his see
frome Thetforde to Norwich, & fouded there a fayre monastery of his owne goodis £ not
of y pairytnony of Crystes churche : but there* a dowt to cosyder, he* was first an abbot
[Li. 7. ca. 10.] & after a bysshop. About this tyme, by the meanes of one Stephen Hardyng, a mfike
of Sherbouvne, an Englyssbe man, of y order of Sisteaux or whyte-munkes, had his be-
gynnynge in the wyldernesse of Cystery, within the prouynce of Burgoyne, as witnesseth
Ranulph munke of Chester; but other wryters, as lacobus Philippus, £ the auctor of
Cronyca Cronycaru, Matheolus, with other, sayen y this Stephan was the seconde abbot
ofy place, £ that it was first founded by y meanes of one Robert, abbot of Molynese,
in y' yere of grace. M.lxxx. xviii. which, to folowe theyr sayinge, shulde be in the. ix.
yere of y reygne of this kyng. This order was after brought into Englande, by one
called Walter Espeke, y fouded the firste abbey of y relygyon, at Ryuall, about the
yere of grace, xi. C.xxxi. the which shulde be about the. xxxi. yere of the firste
Henry, than kynge of Englonde. Some what of theyr relygid is towchyd in the.
fij.7.ca. ii.] x. Chapitre of the. vii5 boke of Polycronycon. After y kynge Wyllyam, as before
is sayd, was retourned out of Normandy, many wonderfull prodygyes £ tokyns were
shewed in Englonde, as y swellyng or rysyng of the water of Thamys, in such wyse y it
fit. c.*ivii. drowned diuerse townes, and dyd moch harme by outpassynge his boundys in dyuerse
places about Lodon £ ellys where. [Also the deuyll was scene walke in mannys lyke-
nesse,]7 w dyuerse other thynges whiche I ouer passe. The kynge was warned of this, £
told by his famylyers y God was not cotent w his lyuynge ; but he set all at noughte, &
made of it a scoffe or a iape. In y. xiii. yere of his reygne £ begynynge therof, as the.
iii. day of August, after y sayinge of Ranulfe, this kynge Wyllyam beynge at his disport
of hutyng withl y newe forest, by glaunsynge of an arowe shot of a knyght, named Walter
Tyrell, was wouded to y deth, in y. xliiii. yere of his age ; after which deed y sayd Walter
escaped and saued hymselfe : for fewe there were y hym pursued. And so f kyng, thus
wouded, was layde vpo an horse lytter £ so c5ueyed to Wynchester, where shortly after
he dyed £ was buryed. Of this man myght be made a moch lenger story if all his dedes
shuld be towched, the which toke vpon hym great thynges, £ moch gretter enteded if he
myght haue lyued. The day before he was slayne, one axed of hym where he wolde kepe
his Cristemasse. " At Poy tiers," sayd y kyng, "for y erle entedyth to go towarde leru-
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- * when he saw. 3 fce. * but therm is a dowt.
' for he. * viii. 7 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
6 salem,
SEPTIMA PARS PRIMI. 253
\
salem, & I woll assay to haue hiserledome in morgage : for well 1 knowe he mustcheuicb
for money to perfourmey iourney." Tlie daye y Wyllyam dyed he helde I his hades the.
Hi. bisshopryches, of Canterbury, of Wynchester, & of Salysbury, & dyuerse abbeys, of
the which he let some to ferme. Also he refrayned $ money y of olde tyme was payed
to Rome, called Rome scotte. Of this Wylliam, reportith Henry of Hutyngdon, &
sayth, y though this man were lyghte of some thynges, yet he was stedfaste & stable of
his promyse : soy what he promysed, good or euyll, shuld be perfourmed : & though he
were named couetous, yet it shuld seme that he was lyberall, as sheweth by this narracio N«raci»-
followynge. Vpo a season wha the abbot of a place in Englonde wasdede. ii. munkes of
the same place, the which before had gaderid money, made theyr frendes to kynge Wyl-
lyam, & offered large offers eyther of tlieym to be promoted to y dygnytie. There was also
a thyrdc muke, y which of mekenesse and of humylyte folowed the other, ii., to the entent
y vpon hym y the kyng had admytted for abbot, he wolde haue geuen vpo hym attedauce,
& as his chapelayn to haue with hym retourned. The kynge called before hym the. ii.
mukis seuerally, & eyther out proferyd other ; & as he caste his eye a syde, he espyed y\
iii. the which lie denied had comen also for the same cause. Than the kynge called hym,
& asked if he wolde geue any more than his bretherne had offered to be abbot ; but he
answered to y kyng, £ sayde, that he wolde nother offer nor yet gyue for it one peny,
nor wolde haue so great a charge by any meane wrogefull. Wha the kynge had well
vnderstomlen this thyrde miikes answer, he sayd, that he was best worthy to be abbot, &
to haue the rule of so holy a charge, & so he gaue vnto hym y benefyce without takynge
any peny. This kynge Wyllyam vsed alwey lemmans, whevfore he dyed without
issu legyttymat, whan he had reygned, as before is sayde, fully, xii. yeres & odde
dayes.
^ Capitulu. CC.xxvi.
Henry, the. iii. sone of Willia Coqueroure, & first of that name, whichefor his con- [Li.7.«a. w.]
nyng was surnamed Bewclerke, began his reygne & domynyon as kyng of Englonde, f.
v. day of August, in the yere of our Lorde. xi.C. & one, and the. xliii. yere of the first
Phylyp than kynge of Frauce ; & was crowned at Westmynster ryght shortly after of
Thomas archebisshop of Yorke, and Morys bisshop of London. Thys Henry in his
youth plyed hym to suche study y he wasenstructe in the. vii. artys lyberallys. Anon he
made holy churche free, and vsed seynt Edwardes lawys, with the amendement of them :
he put out of his courte nyce and wanton men, and closed Ranulphe, bysshop of Dore-
ham, in the towre of Ldf^ri, the which, as ye before haue harde, was so great with Wyl-
lyam his brother ; and sent for Anselme archebisshop of Canterbury, which before was
fled the1 tyranny of Wyllyam Rnfus. This Henry chastysed the olde vntrewe mesure, and
made a yerde of the length of his owne arme, with dyuerse other thynges refourmynge
that loge before his dayes had ben mysse vsed ; & aborred excesse of metys & drynkes,
and vsed to fyghte more with counceyll than with swerde. In the seconde yere of his
reygne, Robert his brother, that by all this season had ben occupyed in warres vpon
Crystes enemyes, hauynge worde of the deth of his brother Wyllyam, and howe his bro-
ther Henry hadde takyn vpon hym as kynge, returned into Normandy, and there made
preparacion for to come into Englonde.
In this season also was broken out of pryson, Ranulfe bysshop of Doreham, and co-
men to y sayde Robert into Normandye ; the whiche excyted duke Robert in all that he
myght, to warre vpon his brother Henry : so that he assembled a strongearmy of knyghtes,
& toke shyppynge, and landed in processe of tyme at Portysmouthe. But by medyacion a
peace was made, and that in suche condicion, that he shulde haue. MMM. markes yere-
lye, as before was promysed vnto hym by Wyllyam Rufus his brother, with other con-
' fro the.
dycions
254 SEPTIMA PARS WILHELMI.
dycions of successyon, and other thynges, the whiche I ouer passe for length of tyme.
Thus Robert beynge contented, contrary to the myndys of his lordys, after he a season
hadde dysported hyra in Englande, retourned into Normandy, where of his lordes he
was for this and other dedis before doon, as after is shewed, lytle or lesse and lesse set by :
for albe it that by his faders lyfe he hadde vyctory, and vtterly dyspleased hym, as some
deale before is towched; yet by his manhode &• manfull dedys, he fell into the fauoure
of the people, and dyd many and great notable actys, and specially at the wynnynge of
the cytie of Aeon, vpon the myscreauntys and Turkys : [for the whiche deedys it appe-
ryth by the sequele of the story, that he was also in the fauoure of God : for whan the
eleccyon shuld be made for the kynge of Jerusalem, and certeyn prynces and prynces
peeres, by ordynaunce made, stoode with theyr tapers, abydynge the deuyne puruey-
aunce, that whose taper were firste with heaenly fyre lyghtened, shuld be admytted for
kynge, the taper of this duke Robert was first onely ; wherefore by deuyne purueyaunce]1
he was than chosen kynge of Jerusalem ; the whiche he refused, for the payne and trauayle
that he shulde haue with all, & also for the couetyse of y crowne of Englode. For as-
sone as he had knowlege of the deth of his brother Wyllyam, anone he parted the coun-
trey, & sped hym homewarde in all that he myght ; for the whiche dede, as affermyth
myn auctor, he sped the warse in all his dedys after. This Robert was wyse in cousayH,
stronge in batayll, and also right lyberall, & in his returne from lerusale, maryed the
doughter of Wyllyam de Auersana, lorde of Apulea, with whom he receyued great somes
of money for her dower ; y which by mean of his lyberalytie he spent shortly after. Tha
fortune began to frowne vpon duke Robert, & set his owne lordys so agayn hym, y they
sent vnto kyng Henry his brother, wyllynge hym to come into Normady, and they wolde
delyuer the countrey vnto hym, & holde hym for thcyr chefe lorde & ruler ; wherunto,
as sayth y Englysshe Cronycle, kyng Henry soon cosented. But or euer this warre atwene
foi. c.w/w». the sayd duke Robert & kynge Henry began, this Henry maryed Mawde, or Molde, the
doughter of Malcolyne, kynge of Scotlande, & of Margarete his wyfe, doughter of Ed-
warde the Outlawe, as in the begynyng of [Caumptus, & of]1 Wyllyam Coqueroure, is
towched. Of the whiche Molde, this Henry receyued after some wryters. ii. sonnys &
two doughters, y is to saye- Wyllyam & Rychard, Mawde & Mary : & also the sayd auc-
tor, w other, sayth, y Robert, duke of Normady, came into Englade, in y: iiii. yere of the
reygne, of kyng Hery, & had good chere of his brother & suster ; for y whiche he, at the
request of his sayde suster, released to his brother the forenamed trybute of. iii. M.
markys. But ill' tale tellers & couetous of sygnory, this brotherlye loue was after de-
solued, in such wyse y the kynge w a stroge army sayled into Normandy, & helde his
brother Robert w so sharpe warre, y he chaced hym frome one countrey to another, &
wan frome hym, Roan, Caan, Faloys, & all the good townes of Normandy, & lastly
costrayned hym to aske helpe of .Philyp kynge of Frauce, & after of y erle of Flau-
ders; but he fayled helpe of them booth. Than w such power as he coulde make, he
fiue bateyll vnto his brother kyng Henry, in y which he was taken, & sent ouer into
nglande, & put into y^ castell of Cardyffe I Walys, where he remayned as prysoner,
whyle he lyued, £ wha he was dede he was buryed at Glowcestre. In this tyme & sea-
son as it were, in f. iii;uyere of kyng Henry, y churche of seynt Bartbelmewe, in Smyth-
felde of Lodon, was begone to be fouded, of a mynstrell of this kynge Henry, named
Rayer ; & after perfourmed & ended by good & well dysposed citezyns, of the cytie of
London. This place of Smythfeelde was at y daye a laye stowe of all order of fylth,
&'the place .where felons, & other triisgressours of y kynges lawis, were put to execucio.
^[ Capitulum. CC.xxvii.
SO as kynge Henry had fynysshed his warre I Normandy, & was retonrned into En-
Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in the subsequent editiong. 3 but by evel. edit. 1542. 1 559.
glande.
SEPT IMA PARS PRIMI. 255
glande, Robert de Bolesyn, which was f eldest sone of Roger de Mount Gomeryk, erle
of Shrewesbury, arose agayne the kyng, & manned his castellys of Shrewesbury, of
Brugges, of Ariidell, and of Tekynhyll, & incoraged y Walshe men agayne y kynge ; but
y kynge pursued so cruelly the sayde Robert, y, within, xl. dayes, he wan all those castellys,
& slewe many of his men, & gatte thefauoure of the Walshemen by gyftes and plesaunt
wordys, & also compellyd the sayde Robert to forsake Englande ; y which than sayled
int;o a corner of Normandy, and kepte hym there secretly, tyll suche tyme as to hym \vas
thether comen Wyllyam, erle of Cornewall, which Wyllya was also erle of Nortom, in
Normady. Wha thyse. ii. erlys were assosyat theygadered to theym great a strengthe of
Normans, & dyd great harme within that prouynce. Wherfore y kyng sayled thether,
& made sharpe warre vpo them, in y which he lost many of his men j but, I $ ende, he put
from them theyr stregth, and toke them bothe prisoners, & so helde theym terme1 of theyr
lyues : & y doon, he set y coutrey in good reste & peace, & after retourned into En-
glande. After which retorne, kyng Hery made sharpe lawes agayne theues & other, y
vsed vnldfull meanes ; in which lawes was coteyned losynge of lyfe, of eyen, of stonys,
and other members of man, as y gylte requyred. And soone after, Anselme, archebis-
shop of Canterbury, assembled a great cousayle at Lodon of y clergy of Englande, by
auctorite of the which cousayll, dyuerse abbottes & other were put from theyr dygny tie, for
y they had taken before tyme theyr abbeys by vnlefull meanys ; and amonges all other de-
crees one was, that preestes shuld forgo theyr wyues. Than stryfe fell atwene the kyng
& Anselme, for that y he wold not sacre y preestes that had takyn inuestiture of lewde
menys hadis, which before was forboden vpon payne of cursynge ; but Gyralde, arche-
bysshop of Yorke, for the pleasure of the kynge, sacred suche bisshoppis. Wherefore
Anselme beynge discotent, departed y lande, and yode to Rome, to shewe this, with
other thynges, to the pope*, which at y day, by moost accorde of wryters, shuld be
Pascall the seconde. In the. vi. yere of the kyng, the coutrey of Flaudres was sore
blemysshed & hurte by meane of the see, so that y Flemynges yode about to haue so-
coure of dwellynge, & requyred of the kynge to haue lycence that they myght in habet
them in y east partye of y ryuer of Twede, y' which to them was graunted ; but, after
a sertayne of yeres, they were remoued into West Walis, where they remayned a longe
whyle, but after, they sprad all Englande ouer.
In the. vii. yere of this kyng, vpon a Fryday at nyght, in y first weke of clene Lent,
was seen an vncouth starre betwene y sowth & the west, y which nyghtly appered at one
owre, & cotynued so by the space of, xxv. dayes : and for agayne that out of the east
parte appered a great leuyn or beam of bryghtnes, which stretchyd towarde y sayd starre.
And vpon Shere Thursdaye next ensuinge, were sene. ii. moonys, that one in the East,
and that other in the West. And in this yere, Anselme, by the kynges agrement, retourned
agayne from Rome, & shortly after called a conuocacion at Lodoii; in the whiche, by
the popys' auctoritie, it was newely cofermed & enacted that no teporall man, after y
daye, shuld make inuesture w crosse or with rynge. In the. viii. yere of the reygne of [Li. 7. ca. 14.]
kyng Henry, the fourthe Henry, emperoure of Almayne, the whiche haddemaryed Molde,
the eldcste doughter of kynge Henry, whan she was of the age of. v. yeres, prysoned
pope Pascall* & dyuerse of the cardynallys. This Henry also warred agayne his father,
Henry the. iii. & lastly caste hym in stronge pryson ; for y which deede, as affermyth
Ranulfe, he wylfully, wha he had ruled the empyre. xx. yeres, resygned his dygnytie
into y handes of Calixtus, the seconde of that name, than pope5, & after came secretlye
into EnglanSe, & vnto Chester, vnwyttynge his wyfe or any of his frendys, where he
lyued loge after a strayte lyfe, and was buryed there at the laste. But to this sayinge
disagreeth the wryters of y storyes of emperours ; for of them it is witnessed, that this
1 The terme. * the b. thcroT. edit. 1512. 1559- 3 B. of Homes, edit. 1542.1559. '4 Pascal,
B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- 5 Byshopof Rome, edit. 1542. 1559.
7 Henry,
S56 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI.
Henry, the emperour, after he had ruled y" empyre, as before is sayde. xx. wynter, he
dyed at a place in Almayne, called Spyre, & there was buryed, with his" scripture vpon
his toutnbe.
Filius hie, pater hie, auus hie, preauus iacet hie.
Which is to mean in our vulger tunge as foloweth :
The sone here lyeth with also the fader,
The belsyre, for & y1 great graudfader.
Whan Henry, the emperoure, was thus dede, as after it shalbe shewed, wha con-
tienyency of tyrae requyreth, what became of his wyfe it shall there be declared. In the.
ix. yere of the reygne of kyng Henry, the archebisshop Anselme professed Gyrarde,
archebisshop of Yorke, to the yoke of his obediece, as he was before taughte by the lore
of Lamfranke, his predecessour ; & the. x. day of August folowynge, he sacred v. bys-
shoppys at one tyme ; as of Wynchester, of Salysbury, of Exetur, of Hereforde*, & of
Glamorgan : & kynge Hery ordeyned a bysshoppys see at Ely, & ordeyned there Henry,
y had ben bisshop of Bangore, & beset Cambrydge shyre to the see of Ely ; & to f
bisshoppis see of Lyncolne he gaue his owne towne of Spaldyng, for he had mynysshed
*W.C.K/«. that see by the preferment of Ely. In the. x. yere dyed Anselme, archebisshop of
Caunterbury, after whose deth $ see was voyde. v. yeres, & the goodys of the churche
spent to y kynges vse ; & wha he was prayed to helpe $ church, that was without an hede
& a pastor, he vsed to answere, that his father & also his brother had accustomed to set
there the best proued men that they myght fynde, & to the entent y he myght do the
same, he toke the more tyme and laysoure. With suche mylde answers he so put of y"
tyme, that he fylled his cofers with the great somes of that benefyce. [And who that is
desyrousto knowe of the great vertue of this bysshop Ancelme, let hym rede in the. xiiii.
Chapytre of the. vii. Boke of Polycronycon, & there he shall fynde a parte therof.]'
About this tyme, as wytuessith $ Freshe Cronycle, a contrauercy began atwene the
kynge & Lewys, kynge of Frauce, sone to Philyp the firste : this Lewys was surnamed
Lewys y1 great, outher for hisbygnes.se of persone, or ellys for greatnesse of his deedys.
This Lewys sent vnto kynge Henry, beynge in Normandy, & gaue vnto hym monycion
of homage for the duchy of Normandy, & also that he shulde restore vnto hym, or bete
downe to the grounde, the castell of Gysours, and also to recompece and restore for
hurtys and harmes that his Normans had doon in those partyes. But all this of kyng
Hery was denyed ; and shortly after skyrmysshes & cocke tyghtes began atwene y sayd.
ii. prynces i kyng Henry lyinge at the sayde castell of Gysours, and Lewys at a place
called Mount Calue. But this encreased in suche wyse, that after eyther prynce sought
more rome places, whose knyghtes sundry tymes met ; but of any notable batayll I fynde
no remembraunce : albe it that the sayd warre contynued by the terme of. ii. yeres, in the
ende of which, ii. yeres, Wyllyam, the eldest sone of kyng Hery, beynge a chylde, and
within age, coteted so wele the mynde of Lewys, that he refrayned of his warre for that
tyme. In the. xiii. yere, at Shrewesbury was a great erth quake, 'and at Notyngham
from the morne to the vndertyde, the ryuer of Trent was so fordryd in the moneth of
lunii, as sayth Guydo, y men went ouer drye, and the starre called Stella cometa, or y"
blasynge starre, apered soone after : thervpon folowed an harde wynter, great deth of the
people, & scarcete of vytayll by the great moreyn of beestes. In this yere also the kynge
founded the abbey of Hyde, without the wallys of Wynchester, y of olde tyme was win y
wallys.
. * this. * Hartforde. edit. 1542.1559. by mistake. * Omitted in the edit. 1542. J553.
^ Capitulum.
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. 857
^f Capitulum. CC.xxviii.
IN the. xv. yere of his reygne, the kynge entendyd to haue promoted Faricius, abbot [Li. J.
of Abyndon, vnto the see of Canterbury : but by a counceyll, kepte at Wyndesoure, of
bysshoppys, the kynges mynde was chaunged, and to that see was than adinytted Raufe,
that was bysshop of Rochester. And the same yere one Thurston was choshen archebysshop
of Yorke ; the which withsayd his prefessyon of obedyence y he shuld owe to the see of
Canterbury ; wherefore at lengthe he was depryued of his dygnyte : but after by labour
y he made to Pascall the pope', before named, the sayd pope1 wrote vnto the kynge y he
sbulde restore Thurstone agayn to the see of Yorke, by whiche meane he was agayne
restored, but yet hedysdayned to do his lawfull obedyence vnto Raufe, archebysshop of
Canterbury. Than jr stryfe was renewed, which Lamfranke before, as ye haue harde in L»mfr»kc.
the. iii. Chapitre of Wyllyam Conqueroure, dyd appeace, & was brought I argumet
before the pope', the whiche, at the kynges request, promysed y he wolde nothynge do
nor ordeyn y shulde be derogacion to y1 archebysshop of Canterbury, or to the dygnytie
of his churche ; but in conclusyon, the pope1 gaue suche a defuse sentence in this mater
^ he lefte f stryfe vndetermyned & vnassoyled ; and whan y kynges protectours*, with
also the archebysshoppis of Canterbury were absent, were it for nede or for fauoure, jr
pope' was so bowed y he forsoke f olde rule vsed before his dayes, & sacred the sayd
Thurstone, & gaue vnto hym f pawle. For this dede the kynge was sore discotent with
Thurstone, & warned hym y entre of his lande. Wherefore the pope" wrote after shortly
to f kyng, wyllyng hym to suffer Thurston to occupye his see peaseably, or he shuld be
accursed1 and suspended by the dygnytie of the offyce of Caunterbury, & so Tliurston
enioyed his see. In the yere of our Lorde. xi. C.xviii. as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle,
whiche was the. xvii. yere of this kynge Henry the firste, the warre was agayne quyckened
atwene kynge Henry & Lewys, kynge of Fraunce, wherof was f occasion, as sayth $
sayd Frensh Cronycle, Thybaude, erle of Chartres, whiche Thybaude was greued by
the Frensh kynge, and for necessyte requyred kynge Henry of ayde and helpe, to whom
$ kynge, as to his kynesman, sent ayde & socoure ; and afterwarde the kyng sa_yled ouer
with a stronge army, and sent a nobleman, named Stephan, intoy lordeshyp of Brye to
defende it agayne the Frenshe kynge. Whan Lewys vnderstode y kynge Henry was
londed in Normandy with so great power, he in all haste assembled a stronge power, &
drewe hym towarde the kyng ; but there were so stronge holdes mannyd with Normans,
& also suche depe & great ryuers, that the Frenshe kynge myght not wynne vnto kynge
Henry. Than lastlye, by a feate of warre, whiche were longe to reherce, he wan a
towne, named Lyngues Incayse, in $ which towne was a brydge to passe the ryuer of
Thee, & so into Normandy. Whan a certeyn of the knyghtes of Lewys had thus wonne
f foresayd towne, $ sayd Lewys, with his people, sped hym shortly after & rescued his
foresayde knyghtes, & than spoyled & robbed $ towne, f which was ryche, for so moch
as it had been in quyet & rest many yeres before ; he also slewe and toke prysoners all
the Normans there dwellynge, and put in theyr stede Frenshemen. And that doon, he
sped hym towarde kyng Henry, f which was at a castell called Maleassyse, & there made,
purueyauce for the defence of the Frenshemen, & whan he had garnysshed it to his
pleasure, he departed thens. But not longe after the Frenshe kynge came thyther vV his
hoole hoste of Freshmen, & after many sore & cruell assautys wan the sayde castell, &
bet it downe euen \v the groude. After which season, as sayth the sayde Cronycle, fell
to the Frenshe kynge many & dyuerse mysfortunys ; for shortlye after, amonge other
myssechauces, a noble capitayne of his, named Angueran de Chanmout, the which hadde
doon moche harme in Normandy to kynge Henry, & wonne therin some castellys &
other stronge holdys, dyed sodeynly ; & in shorte tyme after Baldewyne, erle of Flaunders,
1 Bjr»shoppe of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559. * procuratoure. * accused, edit, 1542.
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a man of great strengthe & puyssauce, as he beseaged a castell, was wounded in the
face, & dyed within, vi. dayes after. Than Fouques, erle of Aungeous, in whom also
this Lewys aftyed moche & trusted, maryed his doughter vnto Wyllyam, y eldest sone of
kynge Henry, & refused y kyng of Frauces parte, & ayded and assysted kyng Henry in
all that he myghte, so y dayly the power of kynge Henry encreased, and the Frenshe
kynges mynysshed. Lastly theyse. ii. prynces met with theyr bothe hostys in playne felde,
& fought a dedely & cruel! bate!!, where, in the ende, the Frenshe kynge was ouercomen
fai. CJ. and loste moche of his people, and was compelled to flee vnto a place called Audely for
his sauegarde. But this ouerthrowe of Freshemen is excused I the moost fayrest maner,
so that they excuse themselfe, and say, that kyng Henry set vpon kyng Lewys whan he
was not ware, but his knyghtes all out of aray and ordre ; & also kynge Henry hadde
farre excedynge nomber of men oner that theyr kynge had, with other wordys of booste
of themselfe, & sclaunder of Englysshemen ; the whiche, as to me apereth, is an augme-
tacion of theyr owne shame : but Ranulfc, the muke, sayth shortly, that kyng Hery
ouercame the Frenshe kynge royally in batayll. Thii it folowith in y story fynally, theyse
sayd prynces were agreed, & Wyllyam, the sone of kynge Henry, dyd homage vnto the
Frenshe kynge for the londis of Normandy, by y agretnent of his fader ; for the kynge
thought hymselfe to good to be vnder the obeysaunce of the Frenshe kynge. Than kynga
Henry caused his free men of Englonde and of Normandye to doo homage vnto his sone
Wyllyam : & soone after Fouques, before named, lefte his erledome of Angeer or An-
giers, in y guydynge of kyng Hery, & yode hymselfe into y Holy Lade, & wylled in his
testamet y if he retourned not agayn, that the sayd erledome shulde remayne vnto hys
sone in lawe Wyllyam, sone of kynge Henry, which had maryed his doughter. About
iu.f-w.i6.] y-. xx. yere of>y reygne of kyng Henry, quene Molde &' Mawde, his wyfe, dyed I
Normandye, the whiche in her youthe was sette by her father, kynge of Scottys, into a
nunry, and there ware & vsed y vayle & habet of a nunne j for the which cause, whan
kyng Henry was agreable to take hyr vnto wyfe, this mater fell in great despucion*, &
Anselme, than archebisshop of Canterbury, was sore agayn that maryage a season of
tyme : but at lengthe it was sufficiently proued that she was there as a fygure, a woman
werynge that habyte without professyon of ordre, and ihis was thus ordered by her fader,
to the ende to put by vnworthy wowers. This, of wryters, was reputed for a blessyd &
holy woman, after the lyuynge of a worldly woma. Wha kyng Henry hadde contynued
in Normandy vpon the season and terme of. iii. yeres, he toke shyppynge at Harteflete,
in Normandy, & sayled happely into Englode the same day, that is to mean, the. xxiiii.
daye of Nouemher, as sayth some wryters ; or1 shortlye after, Wyllyam, duke of Nor-
mandy, with Richarde his brother, Notha, the coutesse of Persy, Richarde, erle of
Chester, with his wyfe, the kynges nece, & the archedekyn of Hereford, and other, to
the nomber of. C. lx4. persones, toke shyppynge at the sayd porte, and were all drowned,
a bocher onely excepte; which mysfortune fell by the ouersyghteof the mayster & other,
which fell at a dyssencyon in the nyghte amonge themselfe: by reason wherof they ranne
vpon a rocke, as shewed the foresayde bocher. From this dauger Wyllyam, duke of
Normandy, was escaped, and was in the shippe bote nere vnto the londe ; but whan he
harde the lamentable crye of the countesse Notha, he comaunded the rowers to returne
& saue the sayd coutesse; which done, by what mysfortune I cannot say, after she was
receyued into the bote, were it by tempest or ouer chargyng of y bote or other wyse, they
were all swalowed of y see, so y none of the was after foude, but parte of theyr goodes.
Of this duke Wyllya some desclauderous wordes are lefte in memory, both I y Englyssh
Cronycle, & also of other wryters, y which I ouer passe.
'Or. a disputation, edit. 1542. 1559. * and. edit. 1533. 1542. * Cxi. edit 1542. 1539.
^[ Capituluoi.
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^]" Capitulum. CG.xxix.
IN the. xxi. yere of his reygne, kynge Henry made y parke of Wodestoke besyde Ox-
ynforde, vr other plesures to y same ; £ Fouques erle of Augiers retourned out of the
holy Londe, & maryed the suster of her y before he had maryed, vnto Wyllyam duke of
Normandy, vuto y'sone of Robert Curthose, & gaue with her jr erledome of Conoman-
na, & stryfe began to kyndell atwene kynge Henry & the sayd Fouques, for the with-
holdyng of the dowre, or ioyntoure, of his firste doughter, maryed vnto Wyllyam y^ kynges
sone. In the. xxiii. yere of kyng Hery, dyed llaufe archebisshop of Caunterbury, &
one named Wyllyam was set in that see after hym; & the kynge, I this yere, began the foun-
d aciou of the abbey of Redynge ; 8c lohn a cardynall of Rome, was sent from Calyxte
f seconde of y name, than beynge pope1, for certeyn maters consernynge the pope.1 In
the tyme of which his so beynge here, y- cardynall made sharpe processe agayn prestys,
y noresshed cristen moyles, & rebuked them by open publysshemet and otherwyse, so y
he wanne hym here but small & lytle fauoure; but this dissymuled doctour toke so great
faruece in the correction of the iugement of preestes of Englonde, y he forgate f lore*&
couceyll of his famous pope1 Caton, which in y boke of his cousayle, or of wysdome,
thus saytli.
Que culpare soles, ea tu ne feceris ipse :
Turpe est doctor!, cu culpa redarguit ipsum.
The which, ii. verces maye be Englysshed as foloweth :
Anise the wele, let reason be thy guyde,
Whan other folke thou arte about to blame,
That suche defawte in the be not espyed ;
For if there be, than shake thou haue the shame.
A mannes honoure such thynges woll reclayme.
It is full foule whan that a man woll chese,1
If that his dede agayne his wordys preche.
This couceyll was not remembred of the sayd cardynall ; for in f euenyng, after he hai
lewdely blowed his hoVne, & sayd it was a detestable syne to aryse from y- syde of a stru-
pet, & sacre $ body of Cryste, he was taken w a strupet, to his open shame & rebuke.
In f. xxv. yere of kyng Hery, was called a couceyl at Lodo, where y spiritualtie co-
dessended y the kynges offycers shulde punysshe preestis y cherysshed the foresayd mulys ;
but the sayd oftycers toke money, & suffered f preestes to spurre theyr mulys at theyr
pleasure: whiche offyce at this day is so clerely renouced of all Epirituall men, y nother
kyng nor bysshop takyth for it any fynes, nor yet correccion necessary to be done for y1 [i/u?.ei. 17.5
same. In the. xxvii. yere of his reygne, as reportith an olde cronycle, y gray freers, bv This is ment by
procurynge of .^ kynge, came first into Englonde, & had theyr first house buylded at "tfteMnh'u'
Caunterbury : £ about this tyme, by moost accorde of wryters, dyed Henry y. iiii. empe- «ory. &-v- rere
rour of y name, whiche, as before is towched, maryed Molde ^ doughter of kynge Henry. It'h^dayeiAii
After whose deth, y sayd empresse came vnto hir father into Normandy. Whan kyng ordrewMw*
Henry was asserteyned of ^ deth of Henry the emperoure, for so moche as he had none bn°m
heyre male, he caused soone after y more party of his lordes of Englode, as well
spirituall as teporall, to swere i his presence, y they shulde kepe the londe <of Englod to
^ vse of Mawde y empresse, if he dyed withoute issue male, and she then suruyued. In
the. xxviii. yere of kyng Henry, Geffrey Plantagenet, erle of Augeou, maryed Molde f H*™<»i«««y*
empresse ; of the which, ii. dessended Henry the secode, y after Stephan was kyng of "
Englonde. [In this yere also, y kyng had dyuerse monycyons & visions; for &monge.f>i.CJi.
other ferefull dremys, he sawe a great company of clerkes with dyuerse wepons, which
* B. of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559. * the famous phylosopher. edit. 1542. 1559. ' teache. edit.
15*2.1553-
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560 5EPTIMA PARS LODOUICI.
manassed bym for dette that he shuld owe vnto them, and whan they were passed, he
thought that he was manassed to dethe of his owne knyghtes, and lastly appered to hym
a great company of bysshoppes, whiche thretened hym, and wolde haue smytten hym
w theyr crosses : by this monycion he toke remorce in his conscyece, & dyd great deedys
of charytie in Normandy, where he had seen theyse vysios :]" & after his comynge tha
into Englonde, [in satysfaccion of wronges doon to the churche, as affermeth GuydoJ'
The abbey of he than fouded y abbey of Redynge before spokyn of, and ouer that, he released vnto En-
glysshmen, y Dane gelte, that was by his fader and his brother renewed. In the. xxx.
yere of this kynge Henry, dyed the erle of Flaunders, & kynge Henry, as sayth Ra-
n'ulph, was by agrement of Lewys y Frensh kynge, as next heyre* enheritour to the sayd
eddorne jbut it is not there expressed by what maner of tytle or succession. In the. xxxii.
yere of the kynge, dyed Robert Curthose, the kynges brother, the whiche he had kepte
as prysoner in the castell of Cardyfe, from y. iiii. yere of his reygne or there about;
whose corps, as before is shewed, was buryed at Glowcetour, before the hygh alter. And
about this tyme was fouded the pryory of Norton, in the prouynce of Chester, by one
Wyllyam, the sone of Nychelle ; & the abbey of Combremer, in the same prouynce, wa«
also founded about the same tyme. In the. xxxv. yere of kyng Henry, was borne of Molde
the empresse, Henry short mantell, or Henry the seconde, [the which, as after shalbe
shewed, was consentynge to the marterdome of seynt Thomas of Canterbury.]3 Kynge
Henry beynge in Normady, after some wryters fell from, or with his horse, whereof he
caughte his deth : but Ranulphe sayth, he toke a surfet by etynge of a laprey, & therof
dyed, whan he had reygned full. xxxv. yeres & odde monethes. Than the kynges bowellys
were drawen out of his body, & than salted with moche salte, & for to auoyde the steche
which had enfected many men, the body was lastly closed in a bulles skynne, & yet it was
not all stynted. He y clesed the hed, dyed of the stench of the brayne. Than lastly the body
was brought in to Englonde, & buryed in the abbey of Redynge, y he had before fouded.
Than the fame of hym was blowen abrode as it is blowen of other prynses, & sayd y he
passed other men in. iii. thynges, in wytte, in eloquence, & in fortune of bateyll ; & other
saycle he was ouercomen with. iii. vyces, with couetyse, >V crueltye, and with luste of
lechery.
One other made theyse versys of hym as folowen..
• I" * " " , ' '* ' * ~f
Kynge Henry is dede, bewtye of the worlde, for whom4 great dole ;.
Goddys nowe makyn* for theyr kynde brother, for he is sole.
Marcurius in speche, Marce in batell, harte stronge Apollcv
lupiter in best, egall with Saturne, and enemye to Cupydo.
Kynge he was of ryght, & man. of moost nayght, & gloryous in raynynge r
And whan he kfte his crowne, than fell honour downe, for mysse of such a kynge.
Normandy than gan lowre, for losse of theyr floure, and sange well a waye;
Englonde made mone, and Seotlonde dyd grone, for. to se that daye.
5T Capitulum, CC.xxx.
JTsScu.
LEwys, the sone of y first Phylyp, began his reygne ouer the Frenshmen in the yerfe
of our Lorde. xi.C.vii., to reken bis begynnyng frome the deth of his father, and the. vi.
yere of the first Henry tha kyng of Engfode. This Lewis, as before is touchyd, was ad-
mytted toy rule of the lode certeyne yeres or his father dyed, and. was surnamed Lewys
the Greate, for grossenesse of his body.
Anone as this Lewys had fynysshedthe obsequy of the funerallys of his fader, he, with-
out tarying, called a couceyll of his lordes spirituall and temporall, at the cytie of Or-
leaiice, where, of the bisshop of the same see, w other adioynynge, he was solempljr
1 Omitted in the edit. 1542. J559. * made erle as next heyr. • Oiuitftd ui edit. 1542. * whom*
is. stlit. 1 542. * roaken rowtne. edit. 155£.
anoynted
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anoynted & crowned, but not without grudge of the archebisshop of Raynes, for so moche
as of costome the Frenshe kynges vsed there to he crowned.
Soone after the coronaciou of Lewys, Guy le Rous and Guy de Cressy, his sone,
•which before tyme had been at debate & warre with Lewys, & Lewys had from them
takyn f castell of Gurnaye. This Guy le Rous, with his sone, seynge they myght not
preuayle agayn* the kynge, awayted theyr tyme & seaso, and espyed whan Endo his owns
brother, & erle of Corbueyll went forthe on huntynge, & toke hym, & as a prysoner
kepte hym in the castell of Bawdum ; wherof the cause was, for so moche as $ sayde
Endo wolde not assyste nor ayde ^ sayd Guy le Rous, his brother, agayn the kynge.
Wha this was knowe, anon the fredes & tenautes of fy sayd erle, shewed this mater vnto
the kynge, besechynge hym y he wolde ayde & assiste them to recouer theyr naturall
lorde ; whereunto the kynge grauted, & forth with sent a knyght or capitayne of his,
named Auncelyne, accompanyed with, xl, horseme before, for so moche as it was shewed
vnto £ kynge, y such as had the rule of the castell, wolde receyue suche persones as were
sent fro me hym, & delyuer the castell with $ prysoner vnto them: vpon whiche appoynte-
nient, this Anselyne, as before is sayd, was sent to entre this castell. But all contrary to f
former promyse made, this Auncelyne was betrayed & taken, and many of his menslayne,
and hym selfe set in pryson, where the sayd erle of Corbuayll was. Whereof whan the
kynge was enfourmed, he was passynge greuously discotent; wherefore in all haste he
»ped hym thyther, & compassed the castell with a stronge syege, & those that were within
defended them manfully. In y tyme of the whiche siege, nother Guy the fader, nor Guy
his sone, were within the sayde castell of Baudum.
But Guy, the sone, as a lustye and iuperdous knyght, put hymselfe in aduenture dy-
uerse wayes and tymes, to haue entred the sayd castell, for comfort of his men ; but all
was in vayne. Fynally, the kyng made so sore & cruell assautis, y he wan the firste
warde with great difficultye, and after the hole, & delyuered the erle, and Aucelyn
his stewarde, the which were in great dowte of theyr lyues ; and suche as he toke pryson-
ers of the soldiours, some he put to deth, and some he prysoned to theyr lyues ende, to
the terrour & fere of other. In processe of tyme after, at a place called the Roche of
Guy, whiche one Guy of olde tyme had buylded,. dwellyd at this day one of y stocke,
named also Guy ; the whiche had to wyfe a fayre & good womti, the doughter of one
Wyllyam, a Norman, which Wyllyam entendynge to dyseryte the sayd Guy, and to b«
lorde of that stroge place, vpon a tyme whan f sayd Guy was in the churche, or cha-
pell, to here his deuyne seruyce, entred the churche, with a serteyn of harnessed knyghtes
vnder theyr mantelles, & fell vpon hym, and all to hewe hym : whereof herynge, the
wyfe ran as a madde wotna, and fell vpon her husbode, to the entent to saue hym frome
the strokys; but the tyrauntes were so cruell, that they forbare no thynge of theyr cruel-
tye, but wouded her with her husbonde, so that both were slayne, and that done, entred
the castell, and slewe all suche as they founde therin. Whan this Wyllyam, fader to j */•
wyfe of Guy, or brother to her, as affermeth master Robert Gagwyne, was thus pos-
sessed of y castell of Guyo, he thought therby to rule all the countrey enuyron. But the
gentyllys & commonnis, herynge of this mooste shamefull murder, assembled them togy-
der, & of one mynde, whyle some of them yode to the kynge, to enfourme hym of f
cruel dede, the other prepared abyllemetes of warre, & layde siege to the sayd castell.
Kynge Lewys, berynge of this shameful! dede, & the wynnynge of so stronge an holde,
ferynge the rescue of Engly.sshe men and of Normans, leste that castell by that mean
myght fall in to theyr hades : wherefore he sent his comyssion vnto the rulers of that
countrey, chargynge them with all diligence to assaute that place, and if they myght wynne
it, to put y executours of y murdre vnto moost shamefull deth. Whiche comaudemej; re-
ceyuyd (torn the kyng, stroge assaute & cruell was made, & mafully it was defeded, but y
losse ran to them of y castell. So y I processe of tyme, wha this Wyllyam coseyued well
y he myght not cotynewe y" defece therof, he bega to trete, & agreed y, if he myght haue
free issu for hym & iu's, & assurauce y he, ^r his knyghtes, myght goo quyetly vnto a place
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y he wolde chose, he wolde tha delyuer £ castell \V all y was then ; the whiche request of
dyuerse of the hed capytaynes, was graunted & sworne. But so soon as y castell was de-
lyuered, & the Frenshnien entred, the multytude, not withstondynge y former promyse &
othe, fell vpon the sayde Wyllyatn & his souldyours, & them put vnto deth by many cruell
tourmetis, & fynally caste all theyr careyns into y ryuer of Sayn, vpon the brynke where-
of j sayd roclie and castell was standynge. And, shortly after this, ensued the warre
atwene this Lewis & kynge Henry of Englod, as it is before shewed in the. x. yere of y
sayd Henry. And after the warre ended atwene theyse. ii. prynses, Hugh Puyssake, a
man of great myght at those dayes in Fraiice, rebelled agayne the kyng, and warred gre-
uously vpon, or agayn the countesse of Charters, and robbed and pylled the churches of
that countrey, as well as other places, so that the sayde countesse, with hir yonge sone
Tbybaude, were fayne to seke socoure of the kynge : wherefore the kynge callyd a coun-
ceyll at his cytie of Meleyn, where agayne y sayd Hugh many greuous complayntes were
put. But forsomoche as the sayde Hugh, at that tyme, was not present to make answer
ynto suche thynges, as than was layde to his charge, the kynge comaunded that the
castell of Terry, or of Thorre, in all haste, shuld be manned and vitayled, to the ende $•
by the comforte & strength of that castell, the kynge, if nede requyred, myght. laye siege
to the castell of Puyssake, for so moche as that one was nere adioynynge vnto that other.
In whiche passe tyme, the sayd Hugh was somoned to appere before the kynge, & his
counceyll ; but he refused to apere. Whan the kynge was enfourmed of y garnysshynge
of the castle of Thorre, and of the dishobedyence of Hugh, he assembled a stronge hooste,
and compassed the castell of Puyssake ft a siege, and set Thybaude, sone of the coutesse,
vpon that syde that stoode towarde the prouynce of Charters ; so y stronge assautys 8c
cruell warre was made on euery parte. What shuld I make long processe to telle, of the
fereful shot of y gonnys vpo both partyes, or of £ sharpe shot of arowes, the castynge of
stonys, or scalynge of the wallys, or fyllynge of the dyches. the fyrynge of the gatys, or
yet the mortal! & cruell fyght on both partyes ? nor of fy many folde dede bodyes, and
maymed, by reason of y sayd assautis, or yet the manassesor mockes, or great boostys
or crakys vsed of the souldyours duryng this siege ? but fynally, after the kynge had lyen
before the sayd castell a certe of tyme, he wan it by pure force, & toke the sayde Hughe,
with his accessaryes, the which he commanded to be kepte as prysoners in the castell of
Thorre for a season. Than the kynge caste downe the sayd castell of Puysake to the
grounde, excepte a lytle towre made of tymber, the which he reserued for a lodgynge ;
and that done, some of the foresayde prysonfirs he put to deth, and some he dishereted,
after y grefe of theyr offense : & so this foresayd countesse of Charters, with her sone
Thibaude, was in quyet of theyr countrey & castell of Puyssake, belongynge to y sayd
erledome. But howe it was, in processe of tyme folowynge, this Thib'aude enteded to
haue reedyfyed there a newe castell, wherby as y kyng was enfourmyd, he wolde haue
encroched thynges appertaynynge to f crowne of Fraunce ; wherefore the kynge withstode
'it. For this a grudge fell atwene the kynge and erle Thibaude, so that, in processe, dedely
warre was made atwene them; the whiche contynued in suche wyse'to theyr bothe da-
mages, that fynally the warre that was agayne reuyued atwene this kyng Lewys & kyng
Henry, as in the. xvii. yere of the reygne of the sayde Henry is declared, was by meane
of this warre atwene the kynge and this erle Thibaude, whereof the syrcustaunce wolde
axe a longe leysour &' reherce, as it is shewyd in the Frensh story. But fynally this erle
Thibaude loste none honoure, albe it y the Frensh Cronycle woderfully fauoureth the
partye of the Frenshe kynge, that the reder may well appersayue. Quis pinxit leonero.
^f Capitulum. CC.xxxi.
THis Lewis also had great warre with Henry the. iiii. of that name, emperoure, th«
't..
which
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which maryed Molde, the doughter of Henry the firste, kynge of Englande, as before is
shewed, whereof the occasyon was, as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle, for somoch as the
sayd Henry, the emperoure, had before tyme been accursed of Gelastus, the seconde of
that name, than pope1, at Raynes, a cytie I Frauce; for jt which cause, as there is sur-
mytted, the sayde emperoure assembled an huge hoste of Almayns and Italyens, and
entred the londe of Fraunce, and dyd therin moche harme ; but in the ende, whan he
knewe of the great prouysyon y Lewis made to mete hym, and of his great powar, he
than, as afferrneth the Frenshe Cronycle, withdrewe hym, and so auoyded the lode of
Frauce without stroke strykynge. But of this spekyth nothyng the auctoure that wrote £
story of this Henry the emperoure. After this, the erle of Flaunders named Charlys,
the systers sone of kynge Lewys, nexte duke after Baldewyn; which dyed, as before is
sayd in the thyrde Chapitre of the story of kyng Henry, of a woude in his face. This
foresayde Charlis was sore hated of the prouoste of Brudgys, the which to brynge his
malyce to some effecte, counsayled with his adherentes howe he myght slee the sayde
Charlys, by whose cousayle a mean was foude to brynge y erle to Brudgis, a towne of
Flaunders, for the wele of the sayde towne. After whose comynge, vpon a daye, he
beynge in a churche, & heryng his deuyne seruyce, was slayne of the sayd prouoste & his
complycis. Wherof herynge, kynge Lewys, anone with a great army entred Flaunders,
& beseaged the towne of Brudgis, & lastly toke the sayde prouoste ; the whiche first
was bounden to a poste, and than his eyen with a reede stryke out of his hed, and than F,t.c.iHu
shot with arowes, and lastly set vpd a whele, where he remayned tyll he dyed : &
a felowe of his, named Bartopus, the which was consentynge to the same murder, was
bilged vpon a galos by the waste and armes, and by hym amastife or great curre dogge, fy
which, as euer he was smytten, bote vpon the sayd Bartopus, so that i processe, he all to
rent hym, & dyd to hym so great payne, y lastly he ended his lyfe in great mysery. In
the tyme of the reygne of this Lewys, the bysshop of Clermonde was voyded his see by
y cruelnesse of y erle of Auerne. Wherfore the kynge assembled his knyghtes, & by
strengthe sety bysshop in his place agayne, maugrye his enemyes; and agayne the seconde
tyme, whan he was efte put owte by the sayd erle, the kynge restored hym, and toke such
pledgys of the erle, that he remayned after I good quyet. In the latter dayes of this
Lewys, his eldest sone, named Philyp, with a conuenyent company, vpon a daye, for
his dysporte, rode aboute sertayne stretys of the cytie of Parys, & as he rode, an hogge
sodeynly starte amonge the horse fete of the chylde, wherwith the horse beynge frayde,
lepte sodeynly, and caste the chylde to the groude with so great vyolence, that he dyed the
nyght folowynge. For this myssehappe the kynge toke great heuynesse, so that he waxed
dayly more feble : and for he was vnweldly by reason of ouer ladynge of flesshe, and
myght not well trauayll, he therfore, by the aduyce of his lordes, admytted his secod
sone, named Lewys, to the rule of the realme, & yet hym be* crowned by his lyfe tyme»
And also maryed hym vnto Elynoure, the doughter of the duke of Guyon, by which he was
iheritoure vnto her father ; and shortly after the kynge sykened, and to his great payne,
in an horse litter was brought vnto saynt Denys, where he lyinge a season sycke, and
knewe that the .owre of deth was nere, comaunded suche as were about hym y they
shulde spredde a tapette vpon the grounde, & than laye hym vpon the sayde tapet, &
vpon hym to be made a crosse of asshes, which all was doon accordynge to his comaunde-
ment, and there he so lay tyll he dyed, in the yere of his reygne, to rekyn frome the deth
of his father to his owne endynge daye. xxx. yeres. So that he reygned. xxix. yeres full &
odde monethes, & was buryed in the monastery of saynt Denys with great pope, with this
scripture folowynge vpon his tombe.
1 Bysshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559* * and hym he.
264 SEPTIMA PARS REGIS.
In lustris" genitor Lodouici, rex Lodouicus,
Vir clemens, Christ! seruorum semper atnicus,
Institui fecit pastorem canonicorum,
In sella veteri trans flumen Parisiorum :
Hanc vir magnanimus almi Victoris amore
Auro, reliquiis ornauit, rebus, hopore.
Sancte Dionisi, qui seruas corpus humatum,
Martir et antistes Lodouici solue reatum.
Which verses may be expowned in our volger as foloweth :
The noble father of Lewys, Lewys the kynge,
To Crystys seruauntys right meke & louynge,
Caused to be made of chanons an howse,
Ina selle by* Parys, where the streme flowes,
Which this man myghtye for loue of saynt Victor,
With golde and relykys enorned with great honor ;
Wherfore seynt Denys, which kepest his body graued.
Martyr and bisshop, praye that his sowle be saued.
tf Capitulum. CC.xxxii.
PJ. MI. STephan, erle of Boloyne, and sone of y erle of Blesence, Sc of the wyues suster of
Hery y first, named Mary, began his reygne ouer the realme of Englonde, in the yere
of our Lorde.xi. C.xxxvi. & the firste yere of Lewes, the. viii. of y name, than kynge of
Fraunce. This was a noble man & hardy ; but contrary his othe, after the affyrrnaunce
of some wryters, that he made to Molde the empresse, he toke vpon hym the crowne,
and was crowned vpon saynt Stephans daye, in the Cristemas weke, at Westmynster,
of the archebisshop of Canterbury ; the which in lykewyse had made lyke othe vnto tho
sayde empresse, in presence of her fader, as before is towched. In ponysshement wherof,
as men demed, y sayd archebisshop dyed shortly after, & many other lordys, whiche dyd
accordynge lyke, went not quyte without ponysshement. A great causer "of this pariury
asrehersyth one auctour, was this : one Hugh Bygot, stewarde sometyme with Henry the
firste, immedyatly after the deceace of the sayd Henry, came vnto Englonde, &, before
the sayd archebisshop & other lordes of the londe, toke wyl fully an othe, & sware y he was
present alytle before y kynges deth, whii kynge Henry admytted & chase for his heyre to
be kynge after hym, Stephan his neuewe, for so moch as Molde, his doughter, had dis-
cotented hym, whereunto the archebisshop with f other lordys gaue to hasty credence;
but this Hughe scaped not vnponysshed, for he dyed myserably in a shorte tyme after.
Whan kynge Stephan was crowned, he sware before $ lordis at Oxynford, that he wolde
not holde in his hand the benefyces y' voyded, & that he wolde forgyue y Dane gylt, as
kynge Henry before hym had done, with other thynges whiche I passe ouer. And for
this Stephan drad the eomynge of the empresse, he therfore gaue lycece vnto his lordys
y euery of them myght buylde a castell or stronge fortresse vpon bis owne grounde, &
soone after he agreed with Dauyd, kyng of Scottys, and receyued of hym homage, after
he hadde frome hym wonne some townys and holdys. The towne of Exetour rebellyd
agayne the kyng, in the seconde yere of his reygne ; but he in the ende subdued them :
& Wyllyara, archebysshop of Canterbury, dyed the same yere, whose benefyce was after
' Illustris. edit, 1542. 1559. * of. * that were.
gyuen
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gyucn to Thebaude, abbot of Becco, in Normandy. About the. iiii. yere of his reygne,
Dauyd, kynge of Scottys, repetynge hym of his former agrement made with the kyng,
entred of newe the boundys of Northumberlonde, about $ ryuer of Theyse, toward the
prouynce of Yorke, and brent & slewe the people in mooste cruell wyse, not sparyng
man, woma nor chylde. Agayn whom Thurston, by the kynges commaundement, was
sent, the whiche w his power quytte hym so knyghtly, that he ouer threwe the hooste of
Scottys, and slewe of theym great nomber, and compelled them to withdrawe agayne into
Scotlande. In the whiche passe tyme the kynge layd syege to y castell of Beclforde and
wan it; and that dcse, he tha made a vyage into Scotlade, where he dyd lytle to his
pleasure or profyte. Than in his returne homewarde, he toke Alexaunder, bysshop of
Lyncolne, & helde hym in duresse tyll he had yelded or geuyn to hym the Castell of
Newerke, and than he chased Nigellus, bysshop of Ely.
Also in th!» fury, he toke suche dyspleasure with his louynge frende, Roger bysshope
of Salysbury, that he caste hym in bondys, tyll the sayd Roger had rendred vnto hym
the. ii. castellys of Vyes, & Shyrburne. For the whiche this Roger, in remembrynge the /"«/. CJiaf.
greate in gratytude of the kynge, toke suche thoughte that he dyed shortly after, & lefte
I redy coyn. xl.M. marke, which after his deth came to the kynges cofers. One Cronycle
sayth, that kynge Stephan opteynyd theyse foresayd castellys, to the entent that he myght
fortyfye theym with his knyghtes, to withstande the empresse, whose comynge he euer
fered : & the yere folowynge he wan with strength, $ castellys of Glowcetour, of Here-
forde, or1 Webley, of Brystowe, of Dudley, & of Shrewesbury ; for the which cawse,
Robert erle of Glowcetour, began to with drawe his allegeauce from kyng Stephan. This
Robert was y spne of Henry the Fyrste, by reason of baste, & for this displeasure sent
letters vnto Molde the empresse, his suster, promysynge to her great ayde to wynne her
ryglit. In the meane whyle y the empresse made prouysion for her iourney, kynge Ste-
phan concluded a maryage atwene Eustace his sone, and Constauce the kynges suster of
Frauce, doughter of JLewys the Great, the which cotynued y amytie atwene Englonde
and Frauce. Than in the moneth of lulii, &. vi. yere of Stephan, Molde y empresse,
as testyfyeth Hery the Chanon in his. ix. boke, entred this lande by y- porte of Portes-
inouthe, & so kepte on her iourney tyll she came to Brystowe, and dyd great harme by
the meane of her passage throughe the countrey. In whiche tyme of her sayde land-
ynge, kynge Sthephan laye at the syege of Walyngforde castell ; but as sooneas he harde
of the londynge of the empresse, he anon sent out comyssions for more strengthe, & so
drewe towarde his enemyes. But in this tyme & season, Robert erle of Glowcetour, &
Ranulfe erle of Chester, went vnto the empresse with all the power y they myght make.
The emperesse herynge of the great power comynge with the kynge, drewe to y cytie of
Nicoll, nowe called Lyncolne, and there helde her a loge season, for all that the kynge
myght doo ; but lastlye the empresse with her people escaped, & the kynge was possessyd
of the cytie, and there bode tyll Candelmas. After which season, erle Robert, and Ra-
nulfe before named, w a great power of Welshmen, and power* of the empresse, came
agayne y kynge : where as whan both hostys were nere the ioynynge, erle Ranulfe of
Chester spake to his knyghtes, and sayd, " I requyre you that I, that am cause of your pa-
rell, may be the first that shall entre into f parell." Than answered erle Robert, & sayde,
" it is not vnworthy to the that axeste the first stroke and clygnyte of this fight, for to the
it is sittynge for noblesse of bloode & vertue of strength, in the whiche thou passest other
men ; but the kynges falce othe moueth men to warre & to fyght, where we muste nowe
wynne the mastry or be ouercomen : & he y hath none other socoure, is costrayned to
defende hym by knyghtly and stronge dedys of annys, and of manhode : and so shall we
nowe agayne them v be entryked' with gyle & wickedncsse, as Robert erle of Mellent, f
erle also of Albcmarll, and Symon of Hapton, the which is a man of great boste & of
* of. * the power. 3 by entryked, edit. 1533. 154?.
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gmall tnyght." Tha kyng Stephan prepayred to set forwarde his people, & erle Baude-
\vyne had wordes of comforts to the kynges people, & sayd : "men y shall fyght, to them is
behouefull thre thynges : y firste is ryght of y cause, lest men fall I parell of sowle; the se-
code is quantyte of men of armys, leste men be oppreste with excedynge noumber; &
the. iii. is the effecle corage of strengthe of knyghtes, that the quarell shuld not fayle, for
lacke of hardy & assured fyghtynge : as touchynge which, iii. poyntes, I truste we be well
sped. But & ye take hede farthermore what enemyes we haue: first we haue agayne vs
Robert erle of Glowcetour, whiche vseth great manasses, & executeth lytle, or small de-
dys ; in mowth he is a lyon, but in hart he is a shepe ; he is pompous in spechc, & darke
in vnderstodynge. There is also Ranulfe erle of Chester, a man wout reason, & full of
folehardynesse, redy & prest to all conspiracy, & vnstedfastnesse of maner, & deedys hasty;
& furyous of harte, £ vnware of parellys, he assayeth ofte to acheue great dedys, but
he bryngyth none to effecte ; & what he fyerslye and fresshely begynneth, he cowardlye
and fayntly forsakyth, as vnhappy and vngracious in all his dedys : & is ouercomen in
euery place, for he holdyth w hym banysshed men & scullers, & the moo of them y be
in a copany, the soner they be ouer comen, & weke they be in fyghtynge, for eyther of
theym puttyth truste in his felowe whyle hymselfe is ouer throwen." But or he myghte haue
fully fynysshed his wordys to mooste mennys audyence, the crye of the enemyes, with
noyse of trumpettys, and gruntynge of horsysse, approchyd and smote together, & forth
goo the arowes, and gresely and cruel! fyght was contynued vpon both sydes, for the
%yhyle y it endured; where throughe y grene felde was turned into a parfet rede, so y
many a pale & wan vysage was there seen yeldynge the gooste, with armys & leggys dis-
seuered & parted. A longe whyle this fyght stoode in questyon, whether partye shukle
opteyne victory ; but in y ende kynge Stephans partye gaue backe & fledde, & he full
knyghtly abode the1 feelde with a fewe of his knyghtes, and was taken, & so was brought
vnto the empresse ; the whiche comaunded hym to be conueyed, vnder sure kepyng, vnto
JBristowe, where he was kepte as a prysoner from y sayd tyme of Candelmas, vuto holy
Roode daye nexte ensuynge.
About this tyme was founded $ abbey of Stratforth Langthorne, with in. iiii, myles of
Lodon, by a knyght called syr Wyllyam de Mountfychet.
f Capitulum. CC.xxxiii.
WHan y" empresse had won this victory, and had comytted y kynge to warde, as before
ye haue harde, she was not therwith a lytle exalted, but thought I her mynde, that she
was in a suretye of the possessyon of the hole realnae : but she was dyssayued, for Kent
toke partye with kynge Stephan. But yet after this victory thus opteyned, the empresse
came vnto Winchester, & after to Wylton, to Oxinforde, to Redynge, & to saynt At-
bonys ; into y whiche cytyes & townes, she was receyued w all honoure, and fynally she
came to London, for to entre the state of the londe. At her whiche there beynge, the
queue made assyduat laboure for the delyuerye of the kynge her husbode, promysynge
y he shulde surrender the londe into her possession, & he to become a relygyous man,
other ellys a pylgryme to his lyues ende ; but all was in vayne, for she myghte purchacs
no grace as than, vpon no maner of condycion. The cytezyns of Lodd also made «reat
labour that they myghte vse the lawys of Edwarde the Confessoure, as they were graunt-
ed by Wyllyam Coquerour, & not y lawys of her father, which were of more streytnesse,
wherof I no wyse they of hyr couceyll myght haue any graunte. For this the cytezyns were
discontentyd, & knowynge y the countrey of Kent wolde strengthe theyr partye, ordeyn-
ed to haue taken her ; but she beynge thereof warned, departed in haste, and lefte be-
hynde her hyr store of householde, & so fled vnto Oxynforde, where she abode her peo-
[ on.
pie,
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pie, the whiche was deuyded and scateryd. And in this whyle, she sent vnto Dauyd, kyng
of Scottys, & her vncle, for to ayde her; f which, in all haste, came vnto her, and so yode
to Winchester, where she layde syege to y bisshoppis towre, y which the kynges brother
at that tyrne helde with strengthe. Than the quene with ayde of her frendys of Ken- /•«/. c.h.
tisshemen, & other, made a stroge hoost, wherof was capitayne a knyght named Guyl-
lya de Pre. Whan the empresse harde of y great strengthe of the quene, & sawe y her
owne mynysshed rather thfi encreaced, she fled secretlye, and escaped vnto Glowcetour,
& erle Robert, her brother, was takyn soone after & putinpryson. Than Dauyd, kynge
of Scottis, herynge of this, returned into Scotlonde. Than meanys was made, vpon eyther
syde, for delyuerie & exchange of f prysoners, so jr fynally it was agreed that y' kynge
shuld be delyuered for erle Robert ; but or this agrement were cocluded, moch sorowe
was wrought within this realme, for the empresse pylled & spoyled on hyr partye, & the
quene, by promyses £ manaces, borowed & toke vpon y other syde, and the soldyours stale
& extorcioned vpo both partyes, so that ryche men were made nedy, & the poore were
oppressed. In this meane whyle, the empresse retorned agayne to Oxynforde, & vytayl-
ed £ manned it in her best maner. Than lastly the kynge was delyuered vpon holy Roode
daye in haruest, and soone after he beclepyd Oxynforde with a stroge siege, from the
tyme of Myghclmas, vnto y season of Cristemas, at which tyme & season, y empresse
vsed a newe gyle for costraynt and necessite of vytayle : in y tyme was great plente of
snowe fallen vpon the groude, & the frost was therw so great, that Thamys, with other
great ryuers, were then frosen ouer, so $ man & horse myght passe f water vpo y ice. The
empresse, tha cestrayned of nede, as before is sayd, apparaylyd hyr £ hir copany in whyte
clothynge, which a farre of apered lyke the snowe, £ so vpon a plumpe goyng togyther,
as nere as they myght, escaped the daungcr of theyr foon, & so came to Wallyngeforde,
& thens in processe of tyme, she w a small company departed, & retourned fynally into
Normandy vnto hyr husbonde. So soone as the empresse was thus departed from Oxyn-
forde, y towne was yelden vnto % kynge, where y kyng had moch of y- empresse stufte,
as well harnesse, as other stuffe of householde. Tha he entended to haue pursued hyr,
but tydynges were brought vnto hym, y Ranulfe, erle of Chester, with an hoost of Walshe-
men, was comynge towarde hym ; but by mediacion of fredts, this Ranulfe, I y ende, to the
kynge was recousyled, & was w hym agreed. About this tyme £ season, as it is testy-
fyed of dyuerse auctors, $ lues, vp6 Ester euyn, crucifyed a chyld, named Wyllyam, I y"
cytie of Norwych, & in f tyme of Henry y seconde, about f. vi. yere of his reygne, as
sayth Polycronycon, they crucifyed an other at Glowcetour. In f. xii.1 yere of his reygne,
kyng Stephii was agayne crowned at Lyncolne, £ soon after he toke from Ranulfe, erle
of Chester, y castell of Lyncolne. Robert, erle of Glowcetour, made newe warre vp5
5r kynge, & _had j better of y1 kynge at Wyltone, so y the kyng was like to haue fallen in
Robertis daiiger ; but yet $ kyng escapyd \V moch payne, £ there was taken a baron of y"
kynges, named syr Wyllya Martell, for whose delyuerie jr kyng gaue after to $ sayde erle,
y castell of Shirbourne; & that done, J sayd erle Robert began to foiide a stroge castell
at Faryngdone : wherof y" kyng beynge enfourmed, assebled Ms knyghtes, & sped hym
was surnamed Gercyous, £ was j. iiii. erle after $ conquest, & his sone Hugh was erle
after hym, whiche was a man of great slrengthe & vertue. And in the same yere, as wit-
nessyth Guydo & other, dyed Geffrey Plantagenet, husbonde of Molde y" empresse ; af-
ter whose deth, Henry Short Matell, that was the sone of the sayd Geffrey & Molde,
was made duke of Angeous, & of Normandy: the which, in fewe yeres after, maried Elya-
noure, the doughter of y erle of Pay to we4: the whiche Elyanoure was before maryed
1 xxii. edit. 1559. * frosen. 3 -xvii. edit. 1542. 1559. * Poytow.
M m 2 vnto
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vnto Lewys kyng ef Fraunce, & from hym deuorced for ncrenesse of bloode, whan he
had receyued of her. ii. doughters, named Mary & Alys, as witnessyth the Frensh Cro-
nycle. And so this Henry was erle of Angeous by his fader, duke of Normady by his
inoder, & erle of Paitowse' by his wyfe. It was not longe after, y Eustace, the sone of
kyng Stephan, with ayde of the Frenshe kynge, warred vpon Hery duke of Normandy;
the whiche, after some wvytersj'was imagened, by Stephan his fader, to the entente to lette
or stoppe hym, that he shuld not come into Englonde to clayme his enherytaunce ; but
duke Hery defedyd hym so knyghtly, y the sayd Eustace wan therby lytle honoure or pro-
fyte. An olde cronycle sheweth, y kyng Stephan entendyd to haue crowned fy sayd Eu-
stace his sone, kynge of Englonde by hys dayes, but the bysshoppis of Englonde refused
•y dede, by comaudement of the pope/ In y. xvii.1 yere, the kyng layde siege vnto the
castellis of Newebery, of Walyn'gforde, & of Warwyke, or Warwell; the whiche hadde
been kepte by the emprcsse frcendys, from the tyme of her departynge vnto that daye,
and hoped of rescous by Henry duke of Normandy. But the kynge than wan the cas-
tellys of Newebery, and of Warwell, and Walyngeforde defended the holders tyll the
eomynge of Henry y" duke; the which, in the ende of the sayd yere, with a great army
entred Englonde, & firste wan the castell of Malmysbury, and thens he yode to London,
and wan the towre, asmoche by polysy and by fayre promyse as by strengthe, & suche
stuffe of vytayle and armoure as he fande therein, he sent to Walyngeforde : and that
doone, he went to the towne of Walyngforde, & wane such holdis as were there aboute.
Than kynge Stephan with his power drewe towarde the duke, and fynnally by mean of
medyatours, as Thibawde archebysshop of Caunterbury, and other, bathe prynces,. to.
comon of peace, met nere vnto the water of Vryne, or Vrne; but as faste as some la-
bored to haue peace, so faste other labored to haue warre> so that at that cooiunycacyon
the peace was not concluded.
After the kynge and the duke were departed, the kyng yode towarde Epyswich, in
Suffolke, and the duke toke the waye to Sbrewesbury, where he wan the castell of the
sayd towne : from thcns the kyng went to Nothyngham, and wan the towne. Wherfora
the soldyours that helde the castell, seynge that jf towne toke partye with, the duke, brake
out vpon the nyght, and fyred the towne, and bventagreat parte thereof. In this whyle
dyed and was drowned Eustace,, the sone of kynge Stephan, and was buryed at Feuer-
sham, in Kent, in the abbey that his father before bad buyldyd. Thebawde, archebysshop*
of Caunterbury, lefte not to laboure, and concluded the peace atwene the kynge and the
duke, and endeuored hymseHe therein so dylygently, with thassystence of other, that, irt
the yere folowynge, tlie peace was concluded vpon dyuerse condycions ; wherof one was.
that the kynge shulde eontynewe as kynge durynge his lyfe, and immedyattye after the
conclusyon of this peace, the sayd Henry shulde be proelaymed in all the ehefe cyties-
and townes of Engjonde for heyre parant, & to be kyng after y deth of y sayde Stepha,,
and that the kynge shulde take hym for his sone of adopcion, and ryghtefull heyre vnto
fti.CJv& the crowne. To the which ccwjenauniis iusfcly to be holden, the kynge was firste sworner
& after his lordes spirituell & tetnporall, and so yode bothe to Lodon, where they were
royally receyued ; & wha the kyng had fested the duke, and gyuen to hym ryche gyftes,,
he toke leue of the kynge, and so returned into Normandy, as affermeth the foresaytl>
auctor, the Floure af Hystoryes. Howe be it^the Crorvycle of Englode sayth, y the acorde
•was made vpo.deuysy.on of the lode atwene them, tliat is to mean y both shulde reygne>
together, & eyther of them to enioye halfe the londe ; but howe y. deuysyon. was aiade,
or whiche parte of the londe eueryche of theym shulde holde, 00 mencion ttereof is
made, & the former accorde shuld be as aboue is sayd, cocludkL viii. daye& folowynge-
' Epyphany of our Lorde, in the towne of Oxynforde, & the kynge dyed in the moneth.
Toytow. a bjrzhoppe of.Rome. edit, 1542. 155^ 'sevea and twcnty..edit. I55fl.
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of October folowynge, wha be had reygned. xviii. yeres full, & odde monetises, & was
entyred I the foresayd abbey of Feuyrsham.
Of dyuerse auctor*, as Ranulfe and other, it is recordyd y this Stephan lyued in great
vexacion & trow ble all the terme of his reygne ; it is sayde also that this Stephan maryeil
Molde or Mawde, the doughter of Mary, the whiche was the dough ter of Hery $ firste,
£ coutesse of Boloyne, by whom he claymed the tytle to be crowned, as by the yonger
doughter of Henry the first ; & Hery short rnatell claymed by | elder : but after nioste
sartety of wryters, this Stephan was sone of Eustace, erle of Boloyne, & of Mary, e«noiagt»,
suster vnto Molde, y was inaryed vnto Henry the fyrste ; which Molde & Mary were
doughters of Margaret, wyfe to Malcolyn, kyng of Scottis ; which Margaret was suster
to Edgare Ethelyngj, & doughter of Edwarde the outlawe, y was y sone of Edmunde
Irosyde. Than the eldest suster Molde bare Molde the empresse, by Henry y first, &
Molde, j empresse, doughter of Henry the firste, had by Ivyr seconde husbande Geffrey
Platagenet, Henry the seconde ; [by which rule or reason it appereth, y. Stephen- was
great vncle vnto Hery the seconde, by the mothers syde ; or more sertenly Molde, the
wyfe of Henry the first, vpon his susters syde, but vpon his wyues susters syde.]1 And
so by Henry short mantell, or Hery the seconde, returneth the bloode of the Saxons to the
crowne of Englonde ; & so it dyd by Stephan : but moose conuenyently by Henry the firste,
as by the dissent of his mother. By whiche reason it foloweth y the blode of Wyllyam
Conquerour contynued but. Ixx. yeres, if it be accompted from the first yere of Wyllyam
Conqueroure, vnto the laste yere of Henry the first.
This kynge Stephan, at the request of Molde his wyfe, buyldyd, in the yere of Grace,
xi. C. xl. the abbey of Coggeshale, in Essex, and set therin whyte munkys: also a-boute
the same lyme, he founded the abbey of Feuersham, in Kent, where he nowe corporally
restyth : & the. iii. he fouded in Furneys, in Liicasshyre, & all he garnysshcd \V imikys oi'
C'ysteaux order, & dyed, as before is sayd, without issu of his body.
5f Capitulu. CC.xxxiiiK
LEwys, the. viii. of y name, & sone of Lewys tlie great, began hfs reygne ouer the
Frenshemen, in the yere of our Lorde. xi. C.xxxvi. & the firste yere of Stephan, than
kynge of Englonde. This also is called the yonger Lewys, in whose begynynge, Johannes
de Temporibus dyed. This lohn was sometyme a squyer in the house of Charlys the
Conquerour, the which lyued ouer. CCC. yeres, for whiche cause he v>as named lohn of
tyme, as he y myght remebre thynges doon of longe1 tyme passed. This Lewys, at the
tyme of his fathers deth, was in the coiitrey of Guyan, foF to reccyue y dower of his
wyfe Elyanour, as before in the story and seconde chapitre of kynge Stephan, is towched ;
but wha he harde of ^ deth of his father, he sped hym into Fraunce, where, after the
necessaryes for the weale of his rearme ordeyned, he maryed his wyues suster, namecf
Alys, vnto Arnolde, erle of Vertnedose : after which maryage was solempnysed, tydynges'
were brought vnto hym that the Cristen people beynge in the IVoly Londe, as warriours
vpon the Turkys and Sarasyns, were dystressyd and ouerthrowcn, and dyuerse strongc
holdys frome theym takyn and wonne. Wherefore, by the exortaeion of that holy munke
Barnarde, which at this day is called saynt Barnarde,. the sayde Lewys, with also Con-
radus, the. Hi. of that name, than emperour of Almayn, with Alphon than kynge of Spayne,
with dyuerse other nobles of F- auce & other prouynces, tote vpon them the crosse, and pro-
uydt-d lor the expedycion of}' Journey, in the. iiii.yereot' his reygne, after some wryters; but
of the takyng of this' iourney dyuerse wryters holde dyuerse opynyons, so that the dowte rest-
cth betwene yyere of our Lorde. xi. C.xl. and the yere of xi.C.l. Whan all thynges were
redy for that iourney, the kynge, the quenc, with the flowre of that* chyualryofFrau.ee, set
* Omitted iu the subsequent editions, * ol<l, edit. 1&42. 1559. 3 his. * th«.
forthward.
270 SEPTIMA PARS. viii.
forthward vpo that iourney, and came in processe of tyme vnto Constantyne the Noble,
where he met with Conradus the emperour, and Alphos, kyng of Spayne, whiche pryncesse1
Emanuell, than emperour of Constantyne the Noble, receyued ioyntly1, and made to
theyra, by his outwarde countenaunce, lonynge and frendly chere, and promysed vnto
them ayde in that iourney, both of vytayll, and also for guydes for the next & surest way.
Buthe, contrary his promyse, dyd disapoynte them, and nothynge ayded them; for he
delyuered vnto them meale myngled w lyme, whereof grewe moche harme to the Cristen
hoste after ; & also he assygned vnto them suche guydys as brought them into places Sc
coutreys of sterilitie & other daunger, so that hastlye' the Frenshe kynge, \Vgreat deficulte
& losse of his men, came vnto y cytie of Danas, and becleped it with a stronge syege :
the whiche he assautcd and enpayred very sore, & was lykely to 'haue wone it if he had
assawtid y place styll where he began ; but by cousayll of some false Cristen men, the
-•which, as witnessith Peter Disroye & other, had taken mede of the Turkys, y kyng, by
theyr counsayll, remoued theyr* ordenaunce from the weker place vnto the stronger,
where, after dyuerse assautis made, the kynge consayued wele y he was dyssayued. A
cause of this treason, as sayth the foresayd Petyr, was this : the erle of Flaunders, which,
by dyuerse experymetys, sawe that the cytie was lyke to be gotyn, made supplicacion to
the kynge and the lordes that he myght haue the rule of the cytie at suche tyme as it were
wone, y which to hym was grauted; wherof beynge adtiertyzed, dyuerse Suryons of that
countrey borne, dysdayned that a straunger shuld be lorde of theyr enherytaunce, & for
that condessended £ agreed to y treason, by mean wherof the Cristen pryncesloste theyr
trauell. Tha the Cristen prynces seinge that they were thus deluded, toke theyr aduyce
howe they myghte contynewe theyr pylgrymage vnto the holy cytie of Jerusalem ; but, in
this cousayll, sourdened £ quykened so many opynyons, that eche was contrarious vnto
other : by mean wherof the emperour was so dyscontented, y he toke leue of y Frenshe
kyng and olher, and so retourned into his owne coutrey. But y Frensh kyng tarved there
in that coostys a yere after, and dyd there but lytle worthy any memory : alhe it y of this
foi.cjvii. vyage the Frenshe Boke maketh a great and loge processe towchynge the wynnynge of the
cytie of Anteoche, with his beynge and counsayllys kepyng within Jerusalem, and other
thynges there rehersed ; but for I se the mater dysagreable to other wryters, and also
thynke that moche therof is fayned, I therfore passe it ouer. Howe be it, that to some
persones suche fahlys ben full plesaunt to here, wherefore all snche I remytte vnto the
sayd Frenshe Cronycle, £ somwhat I shall folowe y auctour Gyrahlus, the whiche \V
s de other, tcstyfyen, that Lewys, in his returne towarde Fraiice, waxed syke for $ longe
'? u™"" forberynge of his wyfe ; wherefore by thaduyce of physycions, and also of bisshoppys, he
neq; was counccyled to take a wenche, because his wyfe was so farre from hym : but the kynge
withstode y"counceyll, & sayd that hym had ben leuer to be syke £ dye of Goddys honde,
tliH to lyue I spouse brckyng, & offede his lawes. And so y kyng put hymself'e to y mercy
of God £ receyued helth shortly after. Also it is tolde of hym y he vsed to taste euery
Fryday brede and vvater ; & by his famylyers he was counceyled that he shuid leue that
faste for wekyng of hymselfe, and fede a. C. of poore men euery Fryday, y1 which vnto
God shuld be moche more acceptable. To this he answered £ sayd, " We wolde gladly
fede so. many poore men or moo, but our fastynge woll we not breke ; for without the
profyte that it doth vnto the soule, it profetyth also right moche to the body, for the
purgacion & rest of onfe daye helpeth moche to put of the superfluyte of the other, £ also
it maketh $• sharper apetyte." Whan Lewys was returned into Fraunce, for what happe
it is of the Frensh Cronycle made doutfull, he was from Elyanour his wyfe deuorced ;
of $ which he had receyued before, ii. doughters, as before is towched. The whiche, in
processe of tyme folowynge, was maryed vnto Henry, duke of Normandye, whiche
oiaryage was a newe occasyon of f warre atwene Englonde & Erauce, for the londys of
* whom tlie prynce. * joyously. 3 lastly. * the. edit. 1533.
2 Peytowe,
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Peytowe1, with Gascoyne & Guyan. For Lewys claymed by his former possession, and
Hery by reason of y moriage of the sayd Elyanour as heyre to the sayd lodis : of the which
warre shalbe shewed in the story of the sayd Henry folowynge. Alter which deuorce
thus made, kyng Levvys in a rye d the yongest doughter of the kynge of Spayne, that was
named Constaunce : and she dyed of her h'rste chylde. Than for so tnoche as kynsj Lewys
had none heyre male, by counceyll of la's barony, he maryed the thyrde wyfe, the which
was y yongest doughter of Thebaude, erle of Bloys, and was named Alys. This sayd
erle dyed, & lefte after hym. iiii. sonnys, and v. doughters; ihe eldest sone, named Henry,
was erle of Troys ; the secode named Thebaude, was erle of Bloys ; the thyrd, named
Stephan, was erle of Sancoru, or Safrcorer; and the. iiii. named William, was arche-
bysshop of Kaynes. The eldeste of the daughters, was duches of Burgoyne; the seconde
\vas countesse of Barre; the thyrde was maryed, h'rste to y duke of Puell, & after to a
knyght named syr Wyllyam de Goer; the. iiii. was countesse of Perche, and the. v. as
before is sayd, queue of Frauce, which was u woman garnysshed with many vertues, as
the story declareth.
^f Capitulum. CC.xxxv.
IN processe of tyme, after the solepnysacyon of this mariage, complaynt was broughte
before y kyng of the erlys of Cleremout, & of Puy or Puyll, (sone of y duke before
rehersed,) & of the erle of Polmet1; y they shuld spoyle & waste y churches & lades to
the sayde churches belongynge : for the which deedys, the kynge comauded y sayd. iii.
erlys to warde, but not without warre £ shcdynge of blode. And after thesubduynge of
the sayd. iii. erlys, a knyght, or great man of rnyght called Guyllyam y Chalon', with
a copany of tyrautes, assembled them, for to robbe & spoyle y church of seynt Peter,
of Cluny in Burgoyne ; whereof herynge the preestys & mynysters of the churche, to the
entent to myttygate, & to appease the crueltye of the sayd tyrautes, dyd open4 them the
ornamentys of the sayde churche, & yode agayne them with processyon, with a great copany
them folowynge of the people of the towne, & the countrey there aboute, in peaceable &
cheritable wyse. But whan the sayd tyrauntys aproched vnto the sayde company without
compassyon & pytye, as Turkys ranne vpon crysten men, or with lesse pytye, so ranne they
vpon the prestys, & other, &spoyled them of ally sayd ornamentys, & slewe ofy company
to the nomber of. CCCCC. or mo; & after spoyled the sayd church of such stuft'e as was
theriu lefte. It was not Icnge after, or kynge Lewys had wyttynge of this cruell dede; where-
fore in auengynge the church, he gadereda couenyent power, &sped hym thyther. But the
sayde Guyllyam, erle of Chalon, herynge of y kynges comynge, fled y coutrey ; so y the
kynge myght haue no certeyn knowlege where he becam : wherefore y kyng entred &
seased his lodis, & gaue y moytie therof to y duke of Burgoyn, as chefe lorde of y soyle,
& y other halfe, he gaue vnto the erle of Neuers, to wose aucetry in tyme passed, y
sayde moytie apperteynyd. And that clone, hecomaunded inquyry to be made of his ae-
cessaryes, the prebesons or prebedars, of y which he punysshed by dyuerse maner of
turmetys & dethes, to the great cotentacion of the ccuntiey. Whan the kyng had thus
fynysshed this vyage, & was returned into Frauce, soone after, was knowlege brought
vnto hym, y the Burgoyns & men of the towne of Verdeley rebelled agayne the bed
churche, or abbey of y towne, & enteded to haue done some vylany to y abbot & mukys
of the same; wherfore y kyng sped hym thether in all haste. But for theyr safegarde, y
mukys were copelled to fortyfye y churche, & to defede them by force of armys ; so y
atwene them & y Burgonyons, many an arblaster & stone was shot & caste: & for y
kynge myght not so hastely furnysshe hym of his soldyours, he therefore sent vnto the
erle of Neuers, by whose ineanys, as to the kyng, was shewed how this ryet i>egfi, co-
' Poytowe. * Plomet. 3 the earle of Chalon. * upon.
maundynge
272 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI.
maundynge hym y he shulde se this ryet appeased, and y the church of Verdeley were
restored of suche harmys, as to them was done by the inhabytautis of the towne. But
of this comaudemet the erle set but lytle, so y the burgeses perseuered in theyr errour:
wherefore y abbot sent agayn toy kyng, besechyng hym of his moost gracyous ayde &
socour. Tha the kyng herynge of y erlys disobedyece, was therw greatly displeased, &
suspected the erle to be partye in the cawse, & sped hym y faster thetherward. But wha
the erle was enfourmed of y kyngys comynge, he somedele fered, & met w y kyng at a
place called Moret, & there demeaned hym in suche wyse, y the kynge forgaue his of-
fence. Than he promysed y the kynges pleasure shuld be fulfylled I all thynge, as he
had before comaunded, w more as it lyked hym to deuyse. Vpo which promyse so made,
faLCJyin. ]ie cStnauded y the Burgoyns shuld first refrayne them of y rebellyon agayne y churche,.
& that they shulde newely be sworne to be obedyent vnto y abbot & vnto his succes-
sours, as theyr predecessours had ben : and ouer that, for the hurtys & harmys that they
had done to the place at y season, they shuld paye to the sayd abbot, & couet. Ix.'M.
sous. A sous is in value after starlyng money, i. d. ob. so y. Ix.1 M. sous amounteth in
sterlyng money. iii.C.lxxv./i. After whiche ende thus made, the kynge retourned into
Fraunce. It was not longe after, y the kynge receyued of quene Alis his wyfe, a sone,
& named it Phylyp ; but for that kynge Lewys had made many pylgrymages, & vsed
many wayes of charite, in gyuynge of almes & other wyse, for to haue a sone to be his
heyre, therefore he surnamed this chylde, Adyeu done, a chylde gyuen of God. Than
this Lewis, for y" intolerable dedis of y" lewes, which in theyse dayes had great inhabyt-
ynge within -j londe of Frauce, & vsed vsery & sleinge of Cristen chylderne, he po-
nysshed many by deth, £ many he banysshed his londe ; but yet many remayned. Of this
Lewys dedys is lytle more cronacled, excepte y whan his sone Philyp was of the age of.
xiii. yeres, his fader caused hym to be crowned, & resygned to hym all the rule of the
londe ; &; dyed y yere folowynge at Parys, in the moneth of October, iny^ yere of grace.
xi.C.lxxix. By whiche reason he reygned, to rekyn frome his faders deth to his owne,
vpo. xliii. yeres, & was rychely cntyred by the mean of his laste wyfe, at ^ monastery of
Barbell, y' whiche he fofided in his yonge dayes. After whose deth, the sayd quene Alys
, adourned his sepulture in y moost rychest maner with golde, syluer, & precious gemrnys :
vpon whose toumbe was grauen theyse. ii. verses folowynge, as a counsell lefte vnto his
aone Phylyp.
Nunc superes*tu, qui super es successor honoris,
Degener es, si degeneris a laude prioris.
Whiche verses are to be vnderstonded as after foloweth.
Nowe take good hede, thow that doest ouer lyue
Hym, that in honour & vertue dyd excelle ; '^
Se thou not alter, nor thy selfe depryue,
But folowe hym which was of honour the well.
For if thou doo not, men shall of the tell,
Thou art degenerat, & growen out of kynde,
Thy progeny tours lawde hauynge nothynge in mynde.
^f Capitulum. CC.xxxvi.
**$*• HEnry, the seconde of y name, & sone of Geffrey Platagenet, erle of Angeou, & of
[U.7.«a.ai.] Molde the empresse, doughter of Hery the first; began his reygne ouer the realme of En-
glonde, in the moneth of October, y yere of our Lorde God. xi.C.lv., and the. xix. yere
of Lewys the. viii. than kynge of Fraunce. This Henry was somedeale rede of face, &
*
1 xl. edit. 1542. 1559. The latter edition has this note in the margin. " As money goeth now, iii. souce
" make iiii d. sterling, and after that reconinge, it should be no more but iii.C.xxxiii pounes. vi. shillings*
" and viii. peuce sterlings money." * superos. edit. 1533.
brode
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. 273
brode of breste, short of body, and therwith fatte ; the whiche to aswage he toke y lesse
of metis & drynkys, and exersysed raoche huntynge. He was resonable of speche and
well lettered, and orped, and also noble I knyght hod, wyse in cousayll, & dredde to
moch destenyse. He was also free and lyberall to straungers, and harde & holdyng from
his famylyers and seruauntys, and whom he loued entyrely or hated, harde it was to turne
hym from y cotrary. [He vyas slowe of answere, vnstedfast of promyse, gylefull of dede,
opyn spowse breker, harnotir of holy churche, & all wayes vnkynde to God.]1 He [also]1
loued rest & peace, to y ende he myght y more folowe his delectacion & pleasure, with
mo vyces rehersed by Gyraide, y which for length I passe ouer. This Henry yet, as
wytnessyth Ranulfe, was not all bareyn of vertues, for he was of so great courageousnes,
y he wolde often saye y all the worlde suffysyth not to a coragyous harte. And he appeased1
his herytage so myghtely, y he wan Irelode by stregth, and toke Wyllyam kynge of Scottys,
& ioyned y kyngdome to his owne, fro y South Occean, to y^ North Ilandis of Orkeys.
He closed all y- ladis, as it were, vnder one pryncipat, & sprad so largely his empyre, y
men rede not of none of his progenytours, y had so many prouynces & covitreys vnder
theyr domynyon or rule : for besyde y realmc of Englod, he had in his rule, Normady,
Gascoyn, & Guyan, Angeou, Sc Chyno ; & he made subiecte to hym, Aluerne, & other
lades, & by his wyfe he opteyned as hyr ryght, the moutys & hyllys of Spayne, called
Montes Pyrany. Of y which wyfe, Elynoure by name, (deuorsed as before is sayd, from f .
viii. Lewis, kyng of Fraiice,) he receyued. vi. sones &. iii. doughters. Of the sones. v. were
named, Wyllya, Hery, Rychard, Godfrey, & lohii. The eldest of the maydes hight Molde,
or Mawde, £ was maryed to the duke of Saxon ; the seconde Elyanour, to the kynge
of Spayne ; & the. iii. named lane, to Wyllyam kynge of Scycile.
This Hery was prosperous I his begynynge, & vnfortunate in his ende, & specyally in
the laste. v. yeres of his reygne : for in the fyrste of those, v. yeres his strengthe began to
mynysshe ; y seconde yere he lost a vyage into Irelonde ; the. iii. he loste Aluerne agayne
y kynge of Eraunce ; the. iiii. yere he loste Butyrycan3 ; & the. v. yere he loste the cytie
of Cenomenea and Turon, with many holdis to them belongynge. This Henry the se-
conde, ascertayned of the deth of Stephan, sped hym into Englonde, & was crowned
the Sondaye before Cristmas daye, of Theobalde, archebisshop of Canterbury, in West-
mynster churche. The first yere of his reygne, he subdued Irelonde, & soone after, Tho-
mas Beket, which after was bysshop of Caunterbury, was made chaunceller of Englande.
This kynge easte downe dyuerse castellys, y before in the tyme of kyng Stephan, were
buylded, other for displeasure of y" owners, or ellys for fere they shulde be strengthed agayn
hym : & also he banysshed many of the lordis & gentylmen, y kynge Stephan had in his
fauoure. About the. iii. yere of his reygne, in the moneth of October, were seen in the
fyrmament. ii. sunys, & I the mone was seen a redde crosse ; but of this wonder sheweth
the auctor of Cronica Cronicaru, & sayth y about this tyme in Italy, in the moneth of
Nouember, apered. iii. sunys by the space of. iii. owres in the west, & the yere folow-
ynge apered. iii. monys, wherof the myddle mone_,had a rede crosse ouerthwarte the face,
which there is noted for a prodegy, or a tokyn of the sisme, y after fell amogis the car-
dynallys, for eleccion of the pope* Alexander the. iii. : which sysme, by mean of the first
Frederike, than emperoure, endured almooste. xx. yeres. Also about this tyme, Adryan, [Li. 7. ca. »».]
the. iiii. of that name, was pope4, an Englysshrna borne in the towne of saynt Albon, of PopeAfcywy*
whom is more declared, in the begynnynge of the. xxii. Chapitre of the. vii. boke of
Polycronycon. Also in this yere, the kynge went with a stronge army into Walys, &
after he had set y coutrey in an ordre and quyet, he buylded a stronge castell at Rut-
lande, & foundyd y abbey of Basynge werke. In y. vi. yere of his reygne, this Henry
maryed his seconde sone Henry vnto the kynges doughter of Fraunce, y is to mean Lewys
1 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. * increasyd. * Brutican. edit, 1542. 1559. 4 B. of Rome.
tdit. 1542. 1559.
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274 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI.
the. viii. which the sayde Lewys receyued of his secode wyfe, named C5stauce3 $ dough-
terof the kynge of Spayne, as before ye haue harde, in the seconde capitre of the story
of the sayde Lewys. This mayden was named Margarete, by reason of whiche maryage,
was apeased the waire y was begon atwene Frauce & Englonde, for the londes of Pey-
towe1 & other, the which kynge Henry helde by reason of his wyfe : in the which warre,
moche harme was done, & more wolde haue ensued, if it had not, by this mean, haue
ben agreed. In the. vii. yere of his reygne, Theobalde, archebysshop of Caunterbury,
dyed, & Thomas Beket, chaunceller of Englonde, was archebysshop after hym, of whome
more shall folowe. In the same yere, kynge Henry, with a stroge hoste, yode to Scotlonde,
& made so cruell warre vpon Wyllyam, kyng of that londe, y lastly he was takyn, and
dyd to the sayd Henry recompensacion, in yeldynge vnto hym y cytie of Carlell, the
castell of Baburghe, the newe Castell vpon Tyne, with dyuerse other holdys,, and a great
parte of Northuberlonde, the whiche he hadde wonne from the borderers : & after few-
tye & homage done by $ sayd Wyllyam vnto the kynge, & a serteyn same of money by
hym promysed within, ix. monethes folowynge, y kyng suffered hym to goo at large. But
an other auctour sayth, y the kynge of Scottis was not taken, but strogely besyeged in a
towne or castell, so y fynally he was forsed to agree to the foresayde couenauntis. In
the. viii. yere, the cytie of Caunterbury was fyred by neclygece, & a great parte therof
brente ; & in that season, the archebysshop Thomas bega to replye agayn the kyngea
mynde, for thynges that the kynge dyd exersyse agayn the lybertyes of the churche.
^f Capitulu. CC.xxxvii. -
IN the. ix. yere [of his reygne1,] y" kynge, [for dyuerse causes concernynge the nedes
of his realme*,] called a parliament at his towne of North Hapto, [durynge which par-
liamet, dissecio fell atwene y kyng and Thomas, archebysshop of Canterbury, for dyuerse
actis & ordynaucis $ the kyng there procured to passe agayn the lybertyes of holy
Churche j y which Thomas gaynstode & denyed : wherefore the kynge toke great displea-
sure with Thomas, in so moche y shortlye after he was fayne to flee the londe, &, in
processe of tyme, sped hym to Rome, where he complayned hym to Alexander, the. iii. of
$ name, tha pope : & there contynued, & in Fraunce, & in other placis, in poore estate
by terme of. vi. yeres and more. Whan kynge Henry had sertayne vnderstodynge y
Thomas was thus departyd out of his londe, he seased his maners, & temporall londys into
his hande, so y his mouable goodys were spoyled and rauenyd amonge f kynges offycers3.]
In y\ xiiii. yere of his reygne, the kyng crowned Henry, his eldest sone tha lyuyng, kyng
of Englod, at Westmynster, [which was done to the derogacion or harme of $ arche-
bisshop Thomas, as it is witnessyd in hislegende; & for y doynge, Roger, archebysshop
of Yorke, whiche crowned hym, was accursed. But an other auctor sayth, y the kyng
crowned Hery, his sone1,] to f ende he myght haue full power and auctoryte to rule this
lode, & the people of the same, whyle his fader was occupyed in Normandy, & other
countreys where his landes laye. In moche of this seas5 [y this blessyd man Thomas
was thus banisshed f lode1,] f kyng sent ouer bysshoppis & proctours to coplayn vpon
hym* to f pope5: for well nere all the bysshoppis of Englonde were agayne hym, [and if
* Poytowe. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 3 Instead of the passage here inclosed in brackets the
editions of 1542 and 1559 have, " Where he intended the reformacion of many priuylegyes that the clargye
hadde. Amonge whiche this was one, that althoughe one of the clergie hadde commytted felony, murder
or treason, yet myght not the kynge put hym to death as he dyd the laye men. The whiche thing wyth
many other, the kynge thoughte to redresse in the sayde parlyament.
" But Thomas Becket, then archbysshoppe of Caunterburye, heryng that the kyng went aboute suche
thinges, resysted hym vnto his face. And perceyvynge that he myghte not prevayle agaynste the kynge,
gate hym ouer strayte to Alexaunder, then bysshop of Rome, there complayninge of the kynge, what iniu-
ryes and wronges he wolde do vnto holye Churche, contynuynge there and in Fraunce, the space of. vi. yeres."
* Thomas Becket, edit. 1542. 1559. * Byshoppe of Rome, edit. 1542. 1559.
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any toke his parte, they durste not speke for y displeasure of theyr teporall lorde, so that
this blessyd man defeded the quarell of the Churche alone'.] In the. xvi. yere of the
reygne of kynge Henry, Lewys, the kynge of Fraunce, agreed kyng Hery & the arche-
bysshop, tire kynge than beynge in Normady ; vpo which agrement this blessyd man* came
to [his owne churche of Caunterbury1, and there so restynge hym, sent for suche persones
as had spoyled and take perforce the goodys of the Churche, aduertysynge them by
fayre meanes to restore the sayd goodes, [& to be recousyled to the Churche as trewe
crysten men shulde'.J But whan he sawe y he myght not reconsyle them by fayre meanys,
he than vsed copulsares, & denoused them accursed, but if they restored the goodes of
the Churche' by a serteyn day. Where with f partyes beynge agreued, sayled ouer
to the kynge into Normady, and shewed vnto hym greuouse complayntes, and more4 gre-
uouse than the cause or mater requyred. For £ which y" kynge [than sayd that hehadj not
quenched6 the bronde of malyce in his harte, the which he bare agayne this holy man, gaue Natusent, pas-
lyght credence vnto those complayntes, & was sore & feruently amoued agayn the holy sus.trisiat
man Thomas, in so moche y, vpon a daye, herynge the complayntes of this blessed manes c pa"
aduersaryes1,] sayd, in open audience of his knyghtes, that if he hadde any good knyghtes
aboute hym, he had ben aduenged of that traytoure longe or that tyme : at the tyme of
which wordes vtterynge was present syr Wyllyam Bryton, syr Hughe Moruyle, syr
Wyllya Tracy, & syr Regnolde Fyz Vrle, whiche. iiii. knyghtes [thynkynge y they shuld
to theyr master doo a synguler pleasure if they slewe this blessyd man, hastelye1] takynge
aduyce, eche of them of other, of one wyll & mynde toke shyppynge & sayled to
Douer, and in all haste sped them vnto Canterbury, where, the. v/. daye of Crystemasse
[they executed theyr tyranny, & martyred f blessyd archebisshop, at the auter of saynt
Benet, win his owne churche, in the yere of our Lordis incarnacion. M. C. Ixx, as it is
witnessed by theyse verses folowynge7.]
Anno milleno, centeno, septuageno,
Anglorum primas corruit ense Thomas.
The which is to vnderstonde in our vulgare, as thus.
The yere, to rekyn from Crystys incarnacion,, KatusfuitAnno
A thousande an hundrede and seuentye thereunto,
The prymat of Englonde with great abomynacion
Was slayne with swerde: Thomas that wolde not doo
The kynges hest which arred the ryght froo8 domini. xii.c.
Of the9 Church and lyberties of the same,
Wherby of honour10 he wan perpetuell fame.
[After this cruell dede thus by f. iiii. knyghtes doon, wherewith the kyng, after some
Wfyters, was not contented, $ kynges fortune began to decreace and fall, so y he had
after this many aduersities, where before he knewe not of lyke trowble1.] In the. xvii.
yere of his regne, the kyng made a Journey into Irelode, where, with great trauayle, he
subdued the Irysshe, & after, with helpe of f primat & bisshop of Arnach", he refourmed
the maner of the dwellers & people of y countrey, & that in. iii. thynges specyally; first, in
rulynge & orderynge of the Churche by the curates, & howe they shuld order theyr deuyne of
seruyce,& mynyster [j sacrametis to the people, & vse1] the sacrament of matrimony, as Lawes>
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- * Thomas Becket. edit. 1542. 1559. *his goodes. edit. 1542. 1559.
4 and not one whit more. edit. 1542. 'For the whych the kynge which hadde. ' not yet
quenched, edit. 1533. 7 Instead of the paragraph here inclosed in brackets the editions of
1542 Sf 1559 ha'ce "They slewe the sayde trayterouse by shoppe (why che a lytell before had accurssed both
the kyng and all other that eyther had taken and kepte anye of hys goodys, or ellys otherwyse molested him,
and this he did in an open pulpet and greate audyence.) In the yere of our Lorde a. M. C. Ixx. as appereth
by these verses." * which wylled him to go fro. edit. 1542. 1559. 9 T°e popes, edit. 1542. 1559.
10 trayterye. edit. 1542. " Armache, edit. 1542. 1559.
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276 SEPTIMA PARS SECUNDI.
it was in Englonde, & other cristen regions. The seconde was, howe y the laye people be*
haued theym to theyr curates, & what wyse they shulde pay and offer to God theyr
tythes. The. iii. was for makyng of theyr testametes.
M.CJK. This was ordeynedy euery man shulde make his laste wyll in presence of his neygh-
bours, or at leest cause it to be redde I theyr presence: and first, he shulde rekyn what he
oughte, & to set so moche of his goodes by; & if he had a wyfe & chyldren, tha y' resy-
due of his goodys, his dettys beynge payde, to be deuyded T. iii. partys, one to y wyfe, y"
secSde to f chyldren, & the thyrd to be spent for y weale of the sovvle ; & if he had no
chyldren, than y halfe to his sowle, & that other halfe to his wyfe; & if he had no wyfe
nor chyldren, than to dispose his goodys at his pleasure. In y returne of jr kynge out
of Irelonde, was a woder thynge shewed vnto hym vpo Whitsondaye, which, in the
calender, is called Dominica in albis. Wha y kynge shulde take his horse, sodenly apered
vnto hym a man of pale and wanne coloure, barefote, & in a whyte kyrtell; the which
boldely spake vnto ^ kynge in y language of Douche, and sayd, " syr kyng, Cryste greetyth
the wele, & his mylde moder Mary, with also lohn baptyst & Peter, & c5maunde $
streyghtlye, y no markettes nor seruyle warkys be holden vpon y Sonday, in f londys
of thy lordeshyp, out take that longeth to dressynge of mete, and if thou doo after
this byddynge, I assure the y all thynge y thou begyhest to good entet, or of good purpose,
thou shall brynge it to good ende." The kynge lyked nothynge this speche, sayd to the
knyghte that helde his brydell, " aske of this chorle whether he hauedremed all this y he
tellyth." Wherunto this man answered, " whether I haue met this tale I my dreme or not, take
thou heede well of my sayinge, for and thou doo not as I haue aduertysed the, and
amende thy lyfe, thou shake shortly here suche thynges y thou shall be heuy foreto thy
lyues ende." The kynge toke all in game, & the man vanysshed sodenly, that the kynge
& knyghtes wondered of his departynge, whereof whan y kyng was warned, both of his
firste sodeyne1 aperynge, & of his departynge, y kynge set it neere his mynde, & en-
tendyd to doo some thynges after y mannys cousayll; but how it was, it had na for-
warde. After that [the blessyd man Thomas was martyred1,] the mukys, by assent of
the kynge, chase Richarde Pryour, of Douer, the which was a man of euyll lyuynge,
and wasted the goodys of the Churche inordynatly.
^ Capitulii. CC.xxxviii.
ABout the. xx. yere of the kyngys reygne, he purchased a dispensacion for the vyage
y before he had soleplye auowed, before, ii. cardynallys, to goo into the holy londe, &
to ieoberde his propre persone agayne Crystes enemyes, the whiche dispensacion was
grauntcd vpon one condicion, y he shuld buylde. iii. abbeys in Englode: in fulfyllynge
wherof, y- kyng put out of the house of Waltham secular chanons, & set there, i theyr
stede, chanons reguler; & for the seconde, he auoyded y mukys out of the house of
Aumbrisbury, & set there menchons that he hadde brought frome beyonde ihe see; and for
the. iii. he renewed coursely the Chartre house of Witham, besyde Salysbury : by which.
iii. dedes he thought hymselfe excused of his former promyse. Than began his sonnes
to make warre vpon hym ; the whiche were ayded by y Scottysshe kynge, & the. ii. erlys
of Chester & of Lyncolne: $ cause of whiche warre was, after declaracion of some wry-
ters, for so moche as the kynge had enprysoned Elyanour his wyfe, and kepte that wenche
Rosamounde agayne all good order. But other say it was for sertayn lodys in Normady,
which, by ayde of y Freche kynge, Rycharde, the. iii. sone of byrth, & secode tha lyu-
yn;re,wolde haue taken frome his father. Of this' warre, spekyth nothynge the Frenshe Cro-
nytle. Than, as testyfyeth Ranulfe, this innaturall warre endured by y terme of. ii. yeres
to the great disturbance of y kyng and of his realme, tyll the kyng, with great deuocyon,
1 sodeynly. * Thomas Becket was slayne. edit. 1542. 1559.
7 vysyted
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. 277
vysyted the graue of [y holy marter, seynt Thomas',] after which pylgrymage was by hym NotandG "l h'c
fynysshed, in short processe after Wyllya, kyng of Scottys1, and the. ii. forenamed erlys of captusfuit pru"
Chester & Lyncolne, were takyn at the castell of Anwyke ; but yet he lefte not the company s™ariusinAn-
of the forenamed 'Kosamounde, to the which wenche he had made an bowse of a wonder Rosamoude.
workynge, so that noo creature, man nor woman, myght wyn to her, but if he were in-
structe by the kynge, or suche as were ryght secret w hym, touchynge y mater. This
house, after some wryters, was named, labor intus, or Deladus werke', or howse, which
is to mean, after moost exposytours, an howse wrought lyke vnto a knot in a garden,
called a rnase. But y comon fame tellyth, y lastly the quene wane to her by a clewe of
threde, or sylke, and delte with her in suche maner, that she lyued not longe after. Of the
maner of her deth spekyth nothynge myn auctour; but whan she was dede, she was buryed
at the howse or monastery of Goddestowe, besyde Oxynforde, with theyse verses vpon
her torn be. ,
Hie iacet in tumba rosa mundi, sed non rosa munda,
Non redolet sed olet, que redolere solet. Rosarium.
The which verses to our vnderstondynge maye thus as foloweth be englysshed and
expowned.
The rose of the world, but not the clene floure,
Is here nowe grauen, to whom bewtye was lent:
In this graue full derke nowe is her bowre,
That by her lyfe was sweete and redolent :
But nowe that she is from this lyfe blynt,
Thoughe she were sweete, nowe fowly doth she stynke.
A myrror good for all that on her thynke.
Longe tyme after y deth of the sayd Rosamounde, in the sayd abbey was shewed a cofer
of the sayd wenches, of y legth of. ii. fote, I the which apered feyghtynge geauntes,
stertlynge of beestys, swyrnynge of fysshes, & fleynge of fowlys. In the foresayd. xx.
yere, after y opinyon of Guydo, the kynge had the seconde monycyon of mendynge of his
lyfe by an Irysshe man that tolde vnto hym many secret tokyns, whiche the kynge sup-
posed had no man knowen but hymselfe ; but yet the kynge toke lytell hede therunto. In [Li> 6- ca.aj.]
the. xxii. yere of his reygne, after the foresayd takynge of the Scottyshe kynge and. ii.
erlys, the. xi. claye before Septeber, Wyllyam, kynge of Scottys, by assent of the lordys
spyrytuall and temporally dyd homage to kynge Henry, at his cytie of Yorke, where the
sayd Wyllyam graunted by his le'tters patentys, that he and his successours, kynges of
Scotlonde, shuld make th'eyr homage and fydelyte vnto the kynges of Englonde, as often
as they shalbe necessaryly requyred ; & in sygne and token of that subieccion, the kynge
of Scottes offered his hatte and his sadell, vpon the auter of seynt Peter, in the churche
of Yorke : whiche for a remembrauce of that dede, the sayd hatte and sadell were there ~
kepte many yeres after. And ouer that the lordes of Scotlande swore, that if theyr kynge
at any tyme wolde vvdrawe hym fro me allegeauce, they wolde all aryse agayn hym, and
be to hym as enemyes tyll he were returned to his faythe, & kepynge of his promyse.
And for the more strengthe of the sayde composycion, the kynge of Scottys came after to
kynge Henryes parlyamet holden at North hampton, and another season into Normandy. Foi.cixi.
Ranulfe, monke of Chester, sayth that Lewys the. viii. of y name, kyng of Frauce, de-
1 Thomas Becket. edit. 1542. 1559. * Here the edit, of 1542. has this note in the margin. " Here
it maye appere that the wane betwene these Princes was slurred vp to cause the kyng to confesse he had
done euyl in putty ng to death Thomas Becket: that rebell which the kyng was home in haude wrought dailye
miracles, wherby he was c. impelled not only to confesse that he dyed an innocente, but also to worshyp
and reuerence him as a saynte, such was the popysh blynduesse aud supersticyou." 3 Labyrinthus .
or Dedal us worke.
lyuered
278 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI.
lyuered vnto kynge Henry a doughter of his, to haue in guydynge, and to haue been
maryed vnto Rycharde his sone ; the whiche, after the dethe of Rosamonde, he deflowr-
ed of hyr vyrgynytie. After whiche dede, as affermeth the sayd auctour, the kynge was
in wylle to haue vveddyd that damoysell ; for expedition wherof he made great meanes to
Huguncio, a cardynall, than beynge in his londe, that he wolde make a deuorce atwene
hym and Elyanour the quene : and this he clyd, to the ende to haue the more fauoure of
the Frenshemen, that by theyr ayde he myghte the better disheryte his sonnys. But he
fayled of his purpose, and also it turned to his owne harme : for, by this meane, he caused
the sayd Richarde, his sone, to shewe all his demeanour vnto y Frenshe kynge ; so that,
by his informacion, vnkyndnesse/kyndled atwene them two, & therof ensued mortall
warre, as sayth the Englysshe Cronycle, and also Polycronicon. But of this warre speaketh
nothynge y1 Frenshe Cronycle, nor of noon other, durynge the lyfe of y' sayde Lewys,
after this daye, which dyed in the. xxiiii. yere of this Henry. But the warre, y was atwene
$. ii. kynges of Englonde and of Fraunce, was atwene this Henry & Phylyp, sone of
this Lewys, as after shalbe shewed. About the. xxiiii. yere of this kyng, as witnessen
dyuerse wryters, fell wonderfull wederynge & tempest of thunder, in mydwynter tyme,
in Hampshire & other places ; by vyolence wherof a preest, amonges other, was slayne.
And in the somer folowynge, about Mary Magdaleyne tyde, fell hayle of suche bygnesse,
y it slewe both men and beestys. And, about thys tyme, were the bonys of king Arture,
& his wyfe Gueynour, founde in the vale of Aualon ; whose here of the hede of the sayd
Gweynor, was then hole & of freshe coloure, but so soone as it was towched it fell in
powder; which bones were translated & buryed within the churche of Glastynbury, and
were founden by a synger of gestys, vnder an holowe oke. xv. foote w in the grounde;
whiche fyndynge and translatynge is an objecte to the fantasticall sayinge of the Welshe
men, that afferme his commynge agayne to reygne, as he before dyd. Than had kynge
Henry the seconde, monycion by a knyght called syr Wyllyam Chesterby, or Lyndesey,
the which warned hym specyally for the reformacion of. vii. artycles: the firste was, that
he shuld set better dylygence to the defence of holy churche,1 and maynteynynge of the
same ; the seconde, that he shulde see his lawes executed with better iustyce than at
those daves were1 vsed ; the thyrde was, that he shulde surmyse no maters agayne ryche
men, and by that meane plucke from them theyr londys and goodys ; the. iiii. that he
shulde restore all suche londys and goodys, gotten by suche vnlawfull meanes, or by any
other ; the fyfth, that he shulde for no mede tary rightfull sentence, but suffer the right to
haue his processe ; the. vi. that he shuld se to the payment of his subiectes, for suche
stuffe as was daylie takyn to his vse, and also to the payment of his seruauntis & sou-
dyours wagys, whiche dayly wrought great sorowe to his comons,3 and to leue theym
some what to spende in theyr iourney : but as he toke the other monycions, so he toke
this, and contynued his lyfe as he before had doone.
»
^f Capitulum. CC.xxxix.
IN the. xxviiith. yere of his reygne, after mooste wryters, dyed Henry, his eldest sone
than lyuyinge ; [$ which, as before is sayde, was croWned, to the derogacion of the mar-
ter, seynt Thomas.4] And in this yere, whiche shulde be the. iiii. yere of Phylyp the
seconde, or of Phylyp surnamed Gyuen of God, the warre began atwene kynge Henry
and hym ; wherof was occasyon, as testyfyeth the sayde Frenshe Cronycle, the denay-
1 The edit, of 1542 has this Note. " Here by tliys holy churche, is vnderstand all thynges that made for
" the welth andprofyte of byshoppes, preastes, monkes, freres, & chanons, & suche other of those sortes,
" & not the vniuersall or catholyke churche of Chryste." * was. 3 \vhych dayly fell to robbynge
for defaute. The. vii. and the laste was, that he shulde in all haste voyde the lewys of hys lande, whiche
dayly wrought great sorowe to bis commons, and to leue, &c. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- * Omitted in
edit. 1542. 155,9-
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inge of the deferrynge of homage, that shuld be done to y sayd Phylyp, of Rycharde,
then eldest sone of kynge Henry, for the londys of Peytowe1. An other cause also
was, that where certayne couenauntes were stabli&shed and enrolled, atwene kynge Henry
& Lewys father of this Phylyp, at the maryage of Henry, his sone, & Margarete, sus-
ter of this Phylyp, for certeyne holdys & castellys ; wherof the castell of Gysours was
one, whiche were delyuered in dower with the sayd Margaret, vpon condycion that if the
sayde Henry had issue by the sayd Margaret, than the sayd castellys to remayne to their*
sayd heyres ; & if the sayd yonge Henry dyed without issue of the sayd Margarete, that
than the sayd castellys and holdis, to be reuerted vnto the crowne of Fraunce: and for that
kynge Henry denyed, or deferred theyse. ii. poyntes, & wolde not answere whan he was
callyd, the Frenshe kynge therfore entred the londe of Barry with great strengthe, and
wasted the countrey of Guyan without mercy. Wherof kynge Henry beynge warned, in
all haste assembled his people, than beinge in Normandy, and drewe hym towarde the
Frenshe kynge, which than had layde siege vnto the castell, called in Frenshe, Raoull,
or the castell of RaoulP. Whan both hostys were nere, & lykely to haue ioyned, me-
dyatours were sent vpon bothe partyes to treate a peace ; by meane wherof in processe, a
trewce was takyn for a certayne terme, so that eyther hooste departed without strykynge
of stroke at that season. Aboute this tyme, dyed Richavde [archbisshop of Gaunter- [Li. 7.03.14.3
bury; of hym it is redde, that a voyce or vysyon was shewed to hym, saynge to hym in
the mouthe of Cryste, " for thou haste wasted the goodys of my Churche, I shall rote the
out of the erthe ;" with which wordys he was so frayde, that he dyed shortlye after.4] Than
was Baldewyne, bysshop of Worcetour, admytted to that see, though the munkis of Caun-
terbury \vithsayde it with all theyr power. In the. xxx. yere of the kynge, Heraclius, pa-
triarke of Jerusalem, cam into Englonde, to haue ayde ayen the Sarazyns, that had
wonne great parte of the landys that cristen men had in the holy lande, & for to defende
the holy cytie, which Saladyne*, prynce of Sury, was wonne shortly after. For by the re-
porte of Peter Disroye, whichmade a boke in Frenshe of the wynnynge and losynge of
the sayd cytie, it appereth, that it was wonne by Godfrey de Bulyon, in the yere of
Cristes Incarnacion. M.lxxx.xix., & so contynued vnder the rule of. ix. cristen kynges,
till the laste kyng, named Guy de Lesyngham, or Lesyngwam, loste it with the holy crosse,
in ^ yere of our Lorde. xi.C.lxxx. and. ix. ; which maketh the yere of the reygne of this
kynge Henry, the. kxxiiii. Than it foloweth in that story, this Heraclius made busy re-
quest vnto y kyng for ayde, & profered to hym the keys of the cytie, & of our Lordes
graue, and letters of Lucius y thyrde of that name, than pope*, chargyng hym that he
shuld take vpo hym the iourney, & to haue mynde of that7 othe, that he before tyme had
made. The kyng deferred this answere, & Baldewyne the archebisshop preched and ex-
orted men to take the crosse, by whose meanes, many there were that auowed that iourn- /•„/.
ney : lastly the kynge gaue answere and sayde that he myght not leue his londe without
kepynge, nor yet leue it to the praye and robory of Frcshe men, but he wolde gyue
largely of his owuc to such as wolde take vpon them y vyage. With this answere the pa-
tryarke was discontent, & sayde, " we seke a man and not money : welnere euery cristen
regyon sendyth vnto vs money, but no londe sendeth to vs a prynce : therfore we aske a
prynce y nedeth money, and not money that nedyth a prynce." But the kyng layed for
hym suche excuses, that the patryarke departed from hym dysconteted & comfortelesse j wor
wherof the kynge beynge aduertysed, entendynge somwhat to recomforte hym with pie- pka
saunt wordes, folowed hym vnto the see syde. But the more % kynge thought to satysfye
hym with his fayre speche, the more the patriarke was discontented, in so moche, that at
the laste he sayde vnto hym, " hytherto thou haste reygned gloryouslye, but here after
thou shall be forsakyn of hym that thou at this tyme forsakest; thynke on hym, what he
1 Poytow. l the. 3 Roall. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1550.. 5 by Saladyne. « B. of
Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. 7 the.
hath
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bath gyuen to the, & what thou haste yelden to hym agayne, howe fyrste thou were false
vnto the kynge of Frauce, and after slewe [that holy man, Thomas of Canterbury,1] and
lastly, thou forsakest the protection of Crystis faythe." The kynge was atnoued with
theyse wordes, and sayd vnto the patryarke, " thoughe all the men of my lande were one
body, and spake w one mouthe, they durste not speke to me suche wordys." " No won-
der," sayde the patriarke, " for they loue thyne, and not the ; that is to meane, they loue
thy goodys temporal!, and fere f for losse of promotion, but they loue not thy soule."
And wha he had soo sayd, he offered his hed to the kynge, saynge, " do by me right, as
thou dyddest by [that blessyd man, Thomas of Caunterbury,]1 for I had leuer to be slayne
of the tha of the Sarasyns, for thou arte worse than any Sarasyn, and thy people folow-
FacieMda. eth pray, and not a man." But y kyng kepte his patience, and sayd, " I maye not wende
out of my londe, for myn owne sonnes wyll aryse agayne me whan I were absent." " No
wonder," siyde the patryarke, " for of the deuyll they cdme, and to the deuyll they
shall," & so departed from the kyng in great ire. After the patryarke was thus departed,
the kyng sent lohn, his secode sone, vrito Irelonde : in y which vyage he spent the kyng
great goodys, & dyd lytle profyte or none. In the. xxxi. yere of kynge Henry, the lewes
crucifyed a chylde in the towne of Bury in SurTolke, ndmed Robert, for whome God shewed
after many myracles. And in the. xxxii. the kynge made a vyage into Irelonde, to re-
dresse jhynges there out of ordre, but fortune was to hym so cotrary, that he loste his
trauayle, lyke as the yere before his sone lohn had done. In the. xxxiii. yere of this
kynge Henry, at Dunstable, in the ayre was seene a crucifix, & Cryste nayled thero,
which appered vysybly to many a mannys syght ; and in this yere the kynge loste the
„ countrey of Aluerne, whan he had spent great goodes about the defence of the same;
howe be it, of this warre speketh no thynge the Frenshe Cronycle.
^ Capitulum. CC.xl.
IN the. xxxiiii. yere of y kynge, Rycharde, y erle of Peytowe*, arered warre agayne
kynge Hery his fader, and toke partye with the Frenshe kynge, by rneane of the which
warre, all suche sumys of money as were before gaderyd by dymys, and otherwyse, for the
helpynge of y^ croysye to be made in to y holy lode by the sayd Rycharde, & by many
other nobles of the londe, were spent in the same innaturall warre. Wherefore the kynge
sayled into Normandy with a stronge army ; but or the kynge were there londed, the sayd
Rycharde, by helpe of the Frenshe men, had won the cyties of Towres, of Meaus, and
also y castellys of Raoull, and Gysours, with other. At the laste the Frenshe kynge,
Phylyp the seconde, with the sayde Rycharde, cam vnto the cytie of Cenomana, entend-
ynge to laye siege vnto the same; wherof kyng Henry beynge warned, set the suburbys on
fyre because his enemyes shuld in theym haue no socour: but the flame of the fyre was
by the wynde dryuen into y cytie [by such vyolence, that it fyred the cytie]3 so sharply, that
the kynge was compelled to forsake it, wherwith the kyng was so amoued, that, in his de-
impaciecU. partynge from y cytie, he sayd theyse wordes, " For thou hast takyn from me this daye
the cytie that I mooste loued in the worlde I shall acquyte the : for after this tyme I shall
benygne* the y thynge that shuld mooste haue pleased the in me, whiche is myne harte."
After this he losle more dayly, so that his enemyes preuayled strongely agayne hyin. It is
red of hym, that he shuld be at so great an after deale I this warre, that hastely5 he
shuld put hym I the kynge of Fraunces mercy, his honour & his crowne reserued. But
this isdoubtefull of credence : for sure I am, if y Freshe kyng had such auautage of hym,
it shuld not haue fallen throughe y boke, but haue ben regestered I y moste auaiitynge
maner, where as in y Freshe Cronycle is towched no worde of lyke matyer. But thoughe6
1 Thomas Becket. edit. 1543. 1559. * Poytowe. 3 Omit led in the later editions. 4 by nome.
5 lastlie. edit. 1542. 1559. 6 trouth.
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it is that fortune was to hym contrary in suche wyse, that with or for anger & inpacience,
he fell into a feuer, wherof he lastly dyed in the castell of Conomeus, or of Chynon, in
Normandy, in the moneth of luly, wha he had reygned. xxxiiii. yeres and. viii. mouethes
with odde dayes, and was buryed at Fount Ebrade, with this epytaphy vpon his tombe.
Sufficit hie tumulus cui non sufficerat* orbis:
Res breuis est ampla, cui fuit ampla breuis.
Rex Henricus eram : ruichi plurima Regna subegi,
Multipliciq; modo, duxq: cotnesq; fui,
Cui satis ad votum non essent omnia terre
Climita, terre modo sufficit octo peduin;
Qui legis hec pensa discrimina mortis et in me
Humane speculum condicionis habe.
Quod petis3 instante* operare bonfi, quia mundus
Transit, et incautos mors inopina rapit.
The whiche verses are thus moche to meane in sentence.
Suffysyth nowe this graue to whom all erthly thynge
Suffysed not, my mynde so hyghe was sette.
Tyme that was shorte my name wyde5 dyd sprynge,
Which fame by deth is into shortnesse fetie.
Kynge Henry was I called, no man I thought my bette.
Whose mynde, some tyme, all erth not suftysed,
Viii. fote of grounde nowe hath my body comprysed.
Thou that this redest, the6 parell of deth, and in me
Thou mayste beholde the cource of euery wyght
That erthely is : wherefore prouyde and se
That thou wele maye doo, shortly do it, & tyght. foi.cj*m.
Dyffer not tyme, for I assertayne the right.
The worlde is transytory, and vuwarely men takyth
Cruell deth, from whom none astate escapeth.
Girardus Cambrensis, whiche, in his booke of distynccions, set out the lyfe of this
Hery, sayth, dredefull it is to allege agayne hym that maye put a man out of lode, &
to descryue hym with many wordes that may exyle a man with one worde ; wherfore it
were a notable dede to tell the sooth of a prynces dedys, and ofiende the prynce in no
mean, but yet whan y prynce is passed & goon, tha men wyll talke without fere that be-
fore tyme they spared for fere. Tha, to folowe the sooth, this kynge Henry norysshed
stryfe amonge his chyldren with all dylygence, hopynge therby to lyue hym selfe in the
more rest. Whan men wolde aske of hym whan he wolde leue his great dedis, he vsed
to answere that y" worlde shuld fayle, or a coragyous hart shuld sease of great dedys.
He was pereles in chyualry, in warre, & in lechery. He wedded Elyanoure, wyfe
of Lewys, kynge of Fraunce, contrary to the commaudement of his fader, for he
hadde shewed to hym that he had lyen by her, wha he was j sayd kynges steward.
He reygned. xxvi. yeres some deale to his worldlye blysse, and. iiii. yeres some what
to his payne; but f laste. v. yeres to his great trowble & sorowe. Furthermore the
sayd Gerarde descryuelh the progeny of this Henry, whiche I ouerpasse, because it is
so comon : Rycharde, his sone, wolde often tell that wonder, & vsed to say, no marueyle
though they greued y people y were comon of suche kynde, for of y Deuyll they came,
& to ^ Deuyli they shall. It is also redde of this Hery, y, in a chauber at Wyndesore, he
1 troiitb. * sufficit. edit. 1542. suffecerit. 1559. ' poles, edit. 1559- * instanter. edit. 1559-
5 full wyde. edit. I55y. 6 waye the. edit. 1559. f
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282 SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. ii.
caused to be paynted an egle w. iiii. byrdes, whereof, iii. of them all rased the body of
y olde egle, and the. iiii. was cratchynge at the olde eglys eyen : whan y questyo was
asked of hym, what thynge that pycture shuld sygnyfye, it was answered by hym: " this
olde egle," sayde he, " is my selfe, and theyse. iiii. eglys betokyn my. iiii. sonnys, the
which sease not to pursue my deth, and specially my yongest sone, John, whiche nowe
I loue mooste, shall moost especyally awayte and itnagen my dethe."
«[f Capitului. CC.xli.
PHylyp, the secode of that name, stirnamed Dyeu done, orgyuen of God, and sone
vnto the. viii. Lewis, begato reygne ouer the realme of Frauce, in the yere of our Lord,
xi. C. Ixxix., and the. xxiii. yere of Henry the seconde, than kynge of Englonde; whjich
sayd Phylyp regned somwhat of tyme by the lyfe of his father, which tyme is accepted
vnto y reygne of his father. Thus1, in the firste yere of his reygne, for the great
enormyties that the lewesS vsed within the realme of Fraunce, as crucytyenge of
chyldren, and exersysynge of theyr detestable vsery, he, after due profe made, put
the malefactours to deth, and y other, in auoydynge more daungeour, he exyled and
put clere out of his realme. This Phylyp also, as before in the story of Henry the
seconde is towched, exyted the sonnys of the sayde Henry to make warre vpon theyr
father, by which meane this Phylyp gate many holdys and townes frome the sayd Hery
within his duchy of Guyon. But after the deth of Henry, this Phylyp gaue ouer all the
sayde holdys and townys vnto Rychard, y eldest sone of the sayd Hery, and receyued of
hym homage for the same ; and, as wytnessyth the Frenshe Cronycle, in tokyn of obedy-
ence% was present at the coronacion of the sayde Phylyp. But ye shall vnderstonde that
y3 was not kyng of Englode, for he was not kyng of Englonde. x. yeres after ; but if it
so were, that he were present at the sayde coronacyon, yet it was a duke4 of Guyon
onely. About the thyrde yere of his reygne, Eraclius, patriarke of Jerusalem, came into
Frauce, and requyred ayde of this kyng Phylyp to withstande the fury and persecucion
which Saladyne, prynce of Turkys, had executed, & dayly contynued in the coutrey of
Palestina agayne y Crysten to the great destruccion of them, & vndoynge of the coun-
trey, and great Jeopardy of the losynge of y holy cytie of Jerusalem. For this the kyng
assembled a great counsayll at his cytie of Parys, where y sayd Eraclius made request to
the kynge, as before he had done to Henry the seconde, for he was in Frauce in the yere
of our Lord. xi. C. Ixxx. ii., & in Englonde he was in the yere of "grace, xi. C. Ixxx. vii.
After which cousayll there so holden, it was agreed that the kyng, with ayde of the bys-
shoppys & other of thespiritualtie, shuld ayde the sayd patryarke, $ which were set forth
in all possyble haste; but after y reporte of Peter Dysroye, whiche made arecule, or lytle
boke of the wynnynge & losynge of Jerusalem, they, $f moo Cristen prynses, were dryuen
by tepest of the see, vnto the porte of Damas, where, vnder colour of a fayned trewce,
they were taken, & caste the mooste parte of them in pryson. And whan kyng Phylyp
had thus delyuered the patryarke, he than gaderyd his knyghtes, & made an armye agayne
Hugh, duke of Burgoyne, the which, aty season £ tyme, hadbeclypped the castell of Vergy,
with a stroge siege, & had promysed not to departe thens, tyll such tyme as he had \vonne
y holde by appoyntment or other wyse : & for the defence of rescouse y might be made
for the same, he had manned, iiii. castellys or towress thereunto adioynaunt, with great
strengthe of men of armys. But after the kyng was thyther comyn w his hoste, y. sayde
towres were soone ouerturned, & the kyng, with a certayn of his people, of Guy, capi-
tayne of the sayd castell of Vergy, was ioyouslye into the same receyued, and rendered to
hym the castell, & becam his lyege man: wherewith the sayd Hugh beynge sore amoued &
1 Thys. * The sayd Rychard in token of obedyence. * than be. edit. 1542. 1559. * yet
was he duke. edit. 15*2. 1559. * Townes. edit. 1542. 1559.
2 dysconteted,
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dysconteted, seynge there he was dispoynt&d of his purpose, departed thence with his or-
dynauce & people, & robbed and spoyled the cofitrey there abowte, sparynge nother
churche, nor house of relygyon, in so cruel & greuouse maner, that the bysshoppis &
abbotys of y partye of Burgoyne made pyteous request vnlo f sayde Phylyp, that he, of
his specyall grace, wolde ayde & socoure them & theyr churches agayn the tyranny of
the sayd duke Hughe. The kynge beynge moued with this pyteous request, made sharpe
warre vpo the sayde Hugh, & at lengthe wan from hym a stroge cas'.ell, named Chas-
telon; wherwithall the duke was put to such a studyall & fere, that he was forsed to
suclie' meanys of treaty & of peace ; wherof the conclusion was, that he shulde paye
vnto the churches, before by hym hurled and harmed, xxx. M. li. whiche conclusyon taken,
and suretye sette for the same, the kynge returned vnto Parys, where the kynge so restynge
hym a serteyne of time, & hauynge experyence of the intolerable and foule stenches
that daylye grewe by the fylthe of the erthe, and myre in the stretes, made prouysyon dy-
lygently, w ayde & helpe of the cytezens which as than had londe within the cytie, y the
streetys were shortlye paued after. And at this tytne whan the cytie was thus paued, as F,I.
affermeth many auctors, the name of it was changed from Lutesse or Lewcesse vnto Parisse.
U Capitulum. CC.xlii.
IN the. vii. yere of this kyng Phylyp, as saythe the Frenshe boke, Margaret, suster vnto
this Phylyp, late wyfe vnto Henry late deceased, and eldest sone of Henry the seconde,
kyng, at this daye, of Englande, was maryed vnto Belas kyng of Hungry. In the. x.
yere of this kynge Phylyp, the cytie of Jerusalem was takynofSaladyne, prynce of Egypte,
& Guy de Lessyngnan, last cristen kynge of that cytie, with the holy crosse, was taken
in the feelde ; whiche, after that daye, came neuer into cristen mennys possession. Of this
sqrowe & heuynesse worde was broughte vnto kynge Phylyp, with requeste of ayde to
reskue certeyn cyties, as yet rested vnder the domynyon of the cristen, as Tyre, Tryple,
and Anteoch, with other small holdys ; for sauegarde wherof many nobles of Fraunce,
toke vpon them the crosse, as the duke of Burgoyne, the erle of Flaunders, Theobalde
erle of Bloyes, the erle of Rocheforde, y erle of Charnpayne, witli many other noble
knyghtes, whiche for lengthe I passe ouer, & also the reporte of theyr deedys, forso-
moche as it concerneth nothynge the mater that I haue promysed to speke of. In this
iourney, also, kyng Phylyp entendyd to haue goone, & for the same great taskys and dy-
mys to be leuyed* thfoughe out his realme; the which, to this day, are called Saladynes
dymes. But the letter' of this iourney, as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle, \vas Rycharde
duke of Guyon, & after his father Henry the seconde, that made warre vpon the Frenshe
kynge as before is touched in the story of the sayd Henry; durynge which warre, the
sayd Henry dyed in the. xi. yere of this sayd Phylyp. About this season and tyme, the
lewes, which, by mean of great gyftes, hadde agayne purchased theyr dwellynge with-
in the country of Fraunce, whereof a wydowe was lady and mastresse, called Bra-
nous, in absence of the kynge, toke a Cristen man, & surmysed agayne hym felony £ inur-
doure ; for the which, by fauoure of the sayd lady, the sayde lewes set a crowne of thorne
vpon the sayd Cristen mannyshede, & after scourged hym, & lastly in dyrysyon of Crystes
relygyon, & despyte of the same, crucifyed the same persone : wherof whan the kyng
was enfourmed, in all haste sente* into the sayd countrey or castell of Brayon, & sur-
prysed the sayde lewes so sodeynly that none escaped, & brente there of them to the
noumber of. Ixxx. for theyr malycyous & abhomynable dede. In the. xi. yere of the reygne
of this Phylyp, dyed Isabell the quene of Fraunce, his wyfe, a woman of good fame &
of great vertue. In the. xii. yere of his reygne, as sayth the Frenshe boke, this Phylyp
toke vpon hym the crosse, hauynge promyse of kynge Rycharde, than newely crowned
* seke. edit. 1542. 155J). * were leuyed. edit. 1542. 1559- ' Lette. * He sent.
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JW. C.l*v.
kynge of Englonde, to kepe company with hyra in that iourney ; but he kepte not pro-
myse ; wherwith this Phylyp beynge discontented, sayled before & layde siege vnto the
cytie of Aeon, or Acre. From this saynge varyeth Policronyca, and also Peter Desroye,
for Polycronycon saylh, that after the kynges of Englonde and of Fraunce, had made
suretye atwene them for perfourmaunce of this iourney, they bothe together taryed at
Turon in Fraunce, for to abyde the somer tyde ; and at spryngynge of the yere, they, of
one wylle and purpose, toke theyr vyage towarde the holy lande : thatys to wytte, that
one by water, and that other by londe, and mette agayne in Cecilia, where the Frenshe
kynge departyd from hym, & so sayled to the sayde cytye of Aeon or Acre, and layed
his siege thereunto. In whiche pastyme, kynge Rycharde warred vpon the kyng of Sypres,
and hym with his londe subdued, and after cam vnto Aeon, where the Frenshe kyng had
longe lyen at siege withoute gettynge of any great aduauntage of his enemyes, sayinge
vnto kynge Rycharde, that he had spared the wynnynge of the towne tyll his comynge,
to the ende that he, at his comynge, myght be pertener as wele of the honoure as of the
wynnynge. But howe it was, suche vnkyndnesse fell atwene them there, after they had
wonne the sayde towne, as after in the story of kynge Rycharde shall be shewed, that this
kyng Phylyp returned into Fraunce shortly after; in the which returne the sayd Phylyp'
sykened, and the duke of Burgoyne dyed. And whan kynge Phylyp a season had soiurned
in Fraunce, he maryed lugebert, the doughter of the kynge of Denmarke; whiche ma-
ryage, as sayth Ranulfe, was desyred of the Frenshe kyng, to haue with her graunted
the tytle, whiche the Danes hadde vnto the crowne of Englonde, with also. x. M. markys
of syluer, for to wynne w the sayd right and tytle; but it was not longe or she were from
hym deuorsed, for cause of aliauoce of Gossipred, or otherwyse. How be it, in pro-
cesse of tyme after, the sayde lugebert was to hym agayne ioyned by the autoryte [of
pope]1 Innosent, the thyrde of that name,* in the yere of grace. xii.C.ix. and yere of
reygne of this Phylyp. xxx., so that the sayde lugebert was deuorsed from her lorde, by
the terme of. xvii. yeres or thereupon : in which tyme and season, the sayd Phylyp had
maryed the doughter of Phylyp duke of Sweuy, that than was returned vnto her father.
H Capitulum. CC.xliii.
KYnge Phylyp, for dyspleasure which he bare toward kyng Rycharde, made sharpe
and cruell warre vpon the Normans, and wanne therein dyuerse holdys and townes, and
fynalfy layde siege vnto the cytie of Roan : wherof herynge, lohn, erle of Huntyngeton,
or after some, erle of Oxinford, brother to kyng Rycharde, whom the Frenshe boke
nameth lohn without londe, with the erle of Arundell and other noble men, sped them
into Normandy, and so ayded the cytezens and the soldiours of Roan, that as testy-
fyeth the Frenshe Cronycle, the Frenshe kyng, was so moued with the warre & defence
of the same towne, that, in a passynge fury, consyderynge the wynter season drewe vpon,
Si that he myght not cary awaye his gunnes, and other great ordynauncis, he set all vpon
a fyre, and so with great agony departed ; and within three monethes after layde siege
vnto the castell of Vernyell, where, when he had lyen. iii. wekes or more, a messynger
came vnto hym, and sayde, that the cytie Euroux was taken of the Normayns, and the
people thereof taken prysoners : wherfore in all haste, he departed, & rescued the sayde
cytie and prysoners, £ that done, returned to the foresayd siege, and assyeged it so strongely,
that lastly he had it delyuered by apoyntement. By this season was kynge Rycharde de-
lyuered out of the hatidys of the duke of Ostrige ; and then began the warre to be more
cruell : whiche here I passe ouer, for so moche as I entende to shewe the effecte therof,
in the story of kynge Rycharde folowynge. Abowte the. xviii. yere of the reygne of this
Phylyp, fell such plete of water, y the groude was therwith so bucked and drowned, that
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- * The same edit, add " Then tyshop of Rome.'
corne
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. ii. 285
corne and other frutes, by reason therof, greatly decayed and scanted ; in suche wyse that
whete was shortly after at. xx.s. a quarter, after steriyng money. In the. xx. yere of $
reygne of this Phylvp, dyed Rycharde, kyngeof Englode, to whom was heyre lohn, be-
fore named, his brother, the which concluded a trewce with this Phylyp for certeyne yeres,
as after in the story of this lohn shall more clerelye apere : & soone there after, meanes
were made to kynge Phylyp, that he shulde receyue agayne vnto his company lugebert
his wyfe, and to renounce Mary, doiighter of the duke of Sweuy, or, after some auc-
tours the doughter of the duke of Bohemy. But the kynge w his niocion was nothynge
contented, nor yet agreable to folowe any suche mocyon1 or requeste. Wherefore the
prclasy of the londe assytnyled them in counceyll, and by a full & hoole auctoryte, seinge
they myght not enduce the kynge to noone conformytie or agremet, to resume his lawfull
wyfe, and to refuse that other, they denoused hym and his realme accursed : wherewith
f kynge was so amoued and vexed that he depryued sertayne bisshoppis from theyr sees,
and also toke in his possessyon the spirituall goodys, and prysoned many prestes and other
relygyous men, and oner that, closed the sayde lugebert within the castell of Sampys ;
and furthermore greued his comondys* with greuous exaccyons & taxys. Than win a
shorte terme after, lohn de saynt Powle, cardynall, and Athan, or Othemon, bysshop of
Osty, and legat of the pope of Rome', with the archebysshop of Burdeaux and other,
by the comaundement of [the pope than*] Innocent the. iii. kepte a great councell in the
cytie of Sorsore, where the kynge was monysshed to apere, for so moche as before he
hadde graunted to be counceyled5 vnto his fyrst wyfe; where this mater liynge in argument
before the spyrytuall iuges, by the space of. xv. dayes without sentence gyuynge : wher-
fore the kynge beynge with the delayes discontented, sodely with his wyfe departed, with-
out iakyngeof theym any congie or leue ; sendynge them vnderstondynge that assyth6 he
wolde he aduysed, or he were disseuerecl from his wyfe. Wherof whan the sayde lohn,
cardynall, and y other bysshoppis had wyttynge, accoptynge theyr labour lost, retourned7
shortly after vnto Rome, and shewed vnto the pope8 all as they had done. And soone
there after, kynge lohn was honorably receyued of this kynge Phylyp, as in the story of
y sayd lohn shalbe more playnely shewed; & in f yere folowynge, whiche shulde be in
the begynnynge of the. xxiii. yere of this Phylyp, dyed Mary his wyfe, which he wronge-
fully had holden, cotrary the lawe of y churche, by the terme of. x. yeres or thereupon.
Of the whiche Mary he hadde receyued a man chylde, and a doughter: the which after
were made legittimat by Innosent the thyrde, though some noble men of Fraunce there
agayne grudged.
^ Capitulu. CC.xliiii.
IT was not longe after y the kynge assembled great people, & entedyd to haue entred
the londys of the erle Rossell, & of Roger de Rose : of the which he hadde broughte be-
fore hym many greuouse complayntes of great extorcions and exaccions, y the sayd erle
& Roger had executed & done, vpon the churches nere to the valey of Soysons, & wolde
not refrayue for all the kynges comaudemet; wherefore he rygged his array, & drewe to-
warde theym. But as soone as they were aduertysed of the kynges comyng, anon they
submytted them to the kynges grace, oblygyng themselfe to make restytucyon accordynge
to the kynges pleasure, to all suche places & persones as they had offended; & this acte
thus i'ynysshed, kyng Phylyp returned vnto a place atwene Verdon & the ile Audely. In
the whiche place the kynge had appoynted a great counsayll, or parlyament ; where,
amonge other maters, it was cocluded y lohn, kyng of Englod, shuld be somoned to ap-
pere as y Freshe kynges lyege man, at y" same parlyamet to be holden at Parys, win. xv.
1 monicion. edit. 1542. 1559. " cotnons. '.Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559- * Omitted
in edit. 1542. 155^. 5 reconciled. * as yet. 7 they retourned. * byshoppe of Rome,
edit. 1542. 1559.
dayes
286
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fol. CJxvl.
Btllu nauale.
dayet; of Ester; to answere suffyciently to y- kyng, vpo such questyos as there shuld be
purposed vnto hym, for the duchy of Normandy, for ^ coutrey of Augeou & of Poy-
tyers. But for that kynge lohn came not at y day appoyntcd, nor none for hym, accord-
yng to j monysshement to liyrn gyuen : therfore this kyng Phylyp, not&standyng theamytie
& trewce before cofermed, assembled his hooste, & entied f duchy of Normandy, & made
therein sharpe & cruell warre, & wan acastell therein named Bonte or Bowte, & broused
or erased y' castellys of Gentelyne & Gurney, & seased all y londes which Hughe de Gur-
ney helde, & gaue them vnto the duke of Bryteync ; & also he gaue vnto hym the erle-
dome of Angeou, &. ii.C. knyghtes prysoners, of Normans & Englyssbe, w a great sume
of money. It was not longe after, y the duke of Bretayne was departed from the kynge,
buty he, with such power as he myght make, entred the coutrey of Angeou to take therof
possession; where, in shorte space, he was encoutred of kynge lohn, & fought togedera
cruell balell. In f which, in f ende, ^ duke was put to the warse, for $ more parte of his
people were slayne, & hym selfe, with Hugh le Brups, Godfrey de Lesignan, £ many
other nobles of Frauce, & also of Bretayri, were takyn prisoners. With which tydynges
f Frenshe kynge was greuosely discoj.eted : & where as, at y tyrne, he hadde becleped y"
castell of Arches with a stroge siege, he remoued from thens & yode to y cytie of Towers,
and brent a parte therof. But, as testifyeth y1 Frenshe Cronycle, he taryed not the co-
mynge of kyng lohn, but, for y wynter was comynge towarde, he seaced of his warrys
for y yere, & so drewe hytn into Frauce. In the yere folowynge, which was the yere of
this Phylyp. xxiiii., & of kyng lohn the. iiii. yere, ^ warre newely began, whiche I ouer
passe, for as rnoch as it shalbe shewed in the story of !<yng lohn. In y. xxvi. yere of this
Phylyp, Almaricus, a studyent of Parys, helde sertayne opynyos of heresy, of f which whan
he was abiured, he tooke suche thought y he dyed shortly after. It was not loge after,
but y other clerkys and studyautis helde an other erronyous opynyon concernynge the
vnyoo of the Trynytie ; of the whiche nouber, Peter, bysshop of Parys, and one'Garyne,
a man of great conynge, were, ii : y which were degraded & after consumed with lyre,
and the body of f forenamed Almaricus was agayne taken out of the erthe, & after brent.
Nere about the. xxx. yere of the reygne of this Phylyp, for consyderacyon, as sayth the
Frenshe boke, that lohn, kynge of Englonde, had exyled dyuerse of his bysshoppys, &
taken from them theyr possessions & goodys, the which to this kynge Phyiyp were come
for ayde & socoure; he therfore, moued with pytie, assebled a great hooste, & entended
to haue sayled into Englode to haue refourmed theyse maters ; with the whiche hoost he
passed, tyll he came to Grauenynge by londe, where he appoynted his nauey to mete 3f
hym; & to the same place also, Ferrande, than erle of Flaunders, had affermely pro-
mysed to come with y ayde of his-Flernynges, where the kynge for hym taryed a serteyne
of lyme. But shortly after y1 kynge was asserteyned, that f sayd erle was alyed with
kynge lohn, his enemye, & purposed to ayde his party in all that he myghte; whereof
the occasyon was, as affermeth the sayde Frenshe Cronycle, for so moche as Lewys, eldest
soneof kynge Phylyp, helde from the sayd Ferrande, ii. castellys or townes, named Saynt
Omer and Are. Wha kynge Phylyp appersyued that he was thus of y- erle despoynted,
he, by counceyll of his barony, put by his iourney into Englonde, and assayled the coun-
trey of Flaunders, and so yode vnto Cassyle, a lytell from Grauenynge, & with sharpe
assawte wan the sayde towne, and so from thens to Brugys, and comaunded his nauey to be
brought vnto the hauen of Sluse, whiche is within short waye of Brugys; and whan he had
executed his pleasure at Brugys, leuynge a certayne of his people for to strengthe his nauey,
he yode vnto Gaunte, and there rested hytn and his people. In whiche season Regnolde,
erle of Boleyne, Guyllyam Longe espe, or Wyllyam with the longe swerde, with a crewe
of Englysshe men, aryued in Flaunders; to whom shortly drewe Ferrauntthe erle, with
a great power of Flemynges : the whiche shyppyd them in smalle caruyles and barkys,
and other shyppis of aduautage, and with a fyerse corage sette vpon the Frenshe kynges
nauey, lyinge at Sluse, as hefoie is shewed, where was foughten a stronge & cruell ba-
tell : but, in the ende, the Flemynges had the victory, and had the rule of all the Frenshe
flote;
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. ii. 287
flote ; the whiche in nomber, as testyfyeth the sayde Frenshe Cronycle, were a thowsande
and ten sayle ; the which, for nober & gretnesse, rnyght natall lye withl £ hauyn, but sprad
a great parte of j ryuer besyde. Which so lying without the hauyn, the Flemynges con-
ueyed thens, & after Jayde ordynaunce to the towne of Sluse, and assyeged it. Kynge
Phylyp herynge of the losse of his nauy, and of the assautynge of the towne of Sluse,
in all haste sped hym thyther ; and there in suche wyse resisted his enemyes, y he slewe
of them vpon. MM., and toke of them dyuerse prysoners, and rescued the towne; but
for he sawe he myghte not recouer his shyppes, beynge within the hauyn, he caused theym
to be discharged of vytell and other necessaryes, and after set them on fyre, and the
towne also, and y done, toke serteyne hostagys of Bruges, of Gaunte, and of Ipre, and
so returned into Fraunce.
If Capitulu. CC.xlv.
WHan kynge Phylyp was returned Ito Frauce, it was not longe after, that by j meanes
of some wele dysposed peisones, he was recousyled & toke to hym his laufull wyfe, In-
geberta, or lugebert, doughter of the kyng of Demarke ; which was great coforte to all
his people : & thus it now apereth that the sayde Ingebert was from her lord or husbode,
by y terme of. xvi. yeres & more, as before it is touched in y secode Chapytre of this
story. Inf yere of grace. xii.C.xiiii. as sayth y Frenshe boke, which maketh y yere of
$ reygne of this Phylyp. xxxv., Otho, the. iiii. of y name, and duke of Saxony, whiche
of some of y' lectours1 was chosen for emperour, in y quarell of kyng John, entred the
prouyrice of Heuaude1, & there beynge accompanyed ft Reygnolcle, erle of Boleyne,
Farraunt, erle of Flauders, and dyuerse other nobles, as well of Englode, Saxony, &
other places, made prouysyon to fyght ft kyng Phylyp, which then warred I Flauders ;
so y the Freshe kyng was at the castell of Peron, and Otho was at the castell of Valen-
siens, or Valenseus. About Mary Magdaleyns tyde, y Freshe kyng, in wastyng the coun-
trey of Flaunders, came vnto $ towne of Turney, & Otho returned from y foresayde
castell, & came vnto y' castell or towne, named Mortenge, y which was but. vi. myle from
Turney. Wherof herynge, $ kynge entendyd to haue setl shorte tyme vpo his enemyes ; but,
by thaduyce of his barons, was letted, for so rnoche asy^ wayesand placiswere streyght, and
naroue towarde his enemyes: for the whiche cosyderacio by counsayll of his sayd barones,
he was letted & returned' towarde Henawdc, for to haue more larger playnes. So y after
saynt lamys daye, he returned, purposynge y nyghttohaue lyen, and also his hoste, at the
castell called Lylly; but he was letted of his purpose: for Otho, which was warned of his
remouynge, denied hym to haue fled, pursued* after y" vaugarde of the kyng, of $ which
were capitayns $ vicoute of Mylyo, & one named fryer Garny, the which was a fryer &
relygyous man, a man of great counsayll & hardynesse. Theyse, beynge accompanyed ft.
iiii.M. men, rode tyll they came to an hyll or lytle tnoutayne, where they espyed y1 auau-
tage of Otho & his hoste. Wherefore fryer Garny returned to gyue f kynge knowlege,
& y vicounte remayned in y place, £ honed with his cpmpany. Whan y kynge had
knowlege of y comyng of his enemyes, he in good maner kepte on his lourney. In which
season, Otho, with his people, cam vnto a ryuer which was somdeale daugerous to passe ;
howe be it, I processe he passed it; & whan ho & his hoste were ouer, he made waye to-
warde Turney : iu so moche y the vicoiit & his copany demed them to haue returned
to Turney. But so soone as fryer Garny was returned vntoy^ sayd mount, anon he demed
y cotrary, & sayd, presysely y other they must gyue batayll to theyr enemyes, or ellys
they must flee ft shame. In this whyle, \f kynges peopie came vnto a brydge where tuey
shulde passe ouer, & the cawtele of his enemyes WHS, that wlia y ky;-g? w the more
parte of his people, had ben passed y brydge, they wold haue set vpon f rere warde, &
1 electours. * H«uaude. 3 removed. edit. 1542. 1559. *«""J pursued.
haue
288 SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. ii.
baue dystressed them, & soo haue kepte y bryge, that the kynge shulde not haue socour-
ed his people. But, or the kynge were passed, the fygbt was begone ; in so inoclie, that
hydeous crye cam to the kynges erys, " at annys, at armys, to harneys, to harnes, our
enemyes be come." Nere vnto the kynge was a chapell, haloued in the honour and wor-
shyp of saynt Peter ; whereunto the kyng yode, and made there his deuoute pravers :
Fai CJnvii. an(j that done, armed hym & lepte to horse, ioyously cryinge, as barons at armes. Than
the Oryflambe, which was passed y" brydge, was countermaunded ; and than began the
trupettys and labours to blowe, whiche reuyued the palled hartys, and caused them to
forgete the drede of dethe. But for the kynges people myght not so hastely returne, and
passe the brydge, the kynge, as a valyaunt knyghte, toke his horse with his spunis, and
set foreward, to encourage the other of his knyghtes ; so that his enemyes herynge of his
commynge, were some deale dyscoragyd, & gaue place vnto the kynges hoost. Tha
Otho, herynge of the kynges returne, enbatayled his people ; but soo it was, y he toke the
north parte of the felde : by reason wherof the sone was in his face, to his great after-
deale, for y daye was excedynge whot ouer that1 other. Than was the batell begonne in
dyuerse partyes of the felde, so cruelly, that many a man was there ouer tlirowen ; y"
which endured by a loge space, in suche wyse, that harde it was to disserne which partye
had the better of that other : eyther prynce enforsed so straytly that other, that eyther of
theym were vnhorsed, & in great ieoperdy. If here I shuld reherse the victoryous dedys
of the Frenshe kynge & his knyghtes in order, after y" expressement of the Frenshe
booke, I shulde thereof make a longe story; but trowthe it is, y in the ende, Otlio was
compelled to forsake $ felde, to y great losse of his people ; & Feraunt, y eile of Flau-
ders, was taken \v many other, as Regnolde, erle of Boleyn, &. xxviii. other of name.
And one thyng hardely me semeth to be credece gyuen vnto, relierseth here the Frenshe
Cronycle, sayinge, $ of all y Frenshe hoost was myssed but one sengle man, the whiche
after was founde amonge the dede Almayns, sore wouded, and after cured and heled
agayn ; which maye be tolde for a great wonder, consyderynge the sayd fy»ht lasted ouer.
iiii. hogres, as testyfyeth the sayd Cronycle. But syth1 the auctor or the wryter ouer
seeth hym selfe in that reporte ; for he sheweth before, in the deuysynge of y fyght of this
batell, than3 whan kyng Phylyp was felled from his horse, ii. of his knyghtis were slayne
ryght before hym, y one named Guyllya de longe Chape, and that other, Gerarde le
Tryne*. But rnayster Robert Gagwyne expresseth this more clerely, sayinge, that after the
felde was done, and y emperoure was fled, leuynge his baner of the splayed egle behynde
hym, a busshement, of the noumber of. vii.C. men, recouei ed that standarde, & so kepte
them together. Wherof whan the kynge was enfourmed, he sent agayne theym, one of
his knyghtes, called syr Thomas Valare5, accompanyed with. 1. fotemen, &. JUM. horse
men, the which distressed the sayd company without losse of one man, as before is sayde ;
and more ouer the sayd auctour sayth, that vpon the partye of the sayd Otho, of knyghtes,
and gylte harnesse, were slayne a thousande. v.C. ; and of other horse men & fote men
a hundrede and fyftye thousande. But of the Frenshe men, which shulde be sureste of
rekenynge, he maketh no mensyon : but trowthe it is, y I all y Cronycle through, that
the Frenshe booke reherseth all tbynge touchynge theyr honour, is declared and shewed
to the vttermooste; and that whiche conserneth theyr dishonour or losse, it is ouer6 sub-
tely excused, or soo darkely or mystly wryten, that the reder therof shall hardely come
to y kuowlege of the trouthe: and that is well apparent in the storyes of Phylyp de Va-
loys, and of kynge lohn, his sone, in expressement of theyr faytes doone and exer-
sysed agayne the thyrde Edwarde, kynge of Englonde, and prynce Edwarde, his sone.
Tha it folowith in y story, whan Phylyp hadde opteyned this great victory of his enemyes,
& ordered other thynges concernynge his people, as counteriaaundynge them the nexle way
1 the. * sure. ' that. 4 Tyrne. edit. 1542. 1559. ' Valary. * eytLer. edit.
1542.1559,
vnto
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. 283
vnto theyr countreys, he, with his prysoners, sped hym to Parys, & there, of his great
bounte, grauted to the sayd erlys of Boleyne and Flauders, theyr lyues, but not of pry-
sonement1; for the erle of Boleyne was sent vnto the castell of Peron, & Feraunt, erle of
Flauders, was commytted to the castell or towre of Louour, without the wallys of the
cytie of Parys, tha newely made; but within lesse than. xv. monethes after, by labour of
bis wyfe, he, with other of his lyege men, was delyuered, payinge theyr fynauntys, and
perfourmynge of theyr streyght londys & condycion^1.
IT Capitulu. CC.xlvi.
IT was not longe after that kynge Phylyp reassembled his knyghtes, & sped hym
towarde the countrey of Poytoys*; wherof beynge warned, the erle of Thoners, that than
was chefe ruler of that countrey vnder kynge lohn, seinge f feblenesse of the comons,
that dayly were vexed with warre, & also the losse of kyng lohns frendys, notwithstod-
ynge y sayd lohn was tha within, xx. myles, yet he made suche meanes to kynge Phylyp,
by the labour of Peter, than duke or erle of Bretayne, that y sayde kynge accepted the
same erle to his grace, and grauted to hym and his, a trewce for. iiii. yeres. But y
notwithstondynge, the kynge kepte on his iourney towarde kyng lohn ; wherof kyng lohn
beynge enfourmed, & also of the peace atvvene the erle of Thonars, and the Frenshe
kynge, by meanys of one Robert, a legat of Rome, soughte meanys of treaty & of peace :
so y in processe, by dylygence of the sayde Robert and other, a peace was cocluded for.
v. yeres : which peace concluded & assurid, eyther kynge returned into theyr ovvne pro-
uynces. Within short whyle after y the Freshe kynge was returned into Fraunce, he call-
ed to mynde the great victory had of the Almayns, w^ also one other, which Lewis, his
sone, about the same tyme hadde agayne or' of kynge lohn in the countrey of Aungeou,
at the castell of Moyne, or Mayne ; for the which, ii. victoryes the kyng edyfyed a mo-
nastery besyde the cytie of Sayntlys, in the honour of saynt Vyctor, and endowed it with
fayre and ryche possessyons, & named it the abbey of saynt Victor. In the; xxxvi. yere
of the reygne of this Phylyp, Lewis, his sone, by procurynge and sturrynge of the lordys
of Englonde, sayled into the sayde prouynce, as more playnly shalbe shewed I the.
xvi. yere of the reygne of kyng lohn. Many moo storyes & actis myght I brynge in, &
set in this story of this kynge Phylyp, if I shuld folowe the Frenshe booke : for he
makyth there a rehersayll that coteyneth. xxxix. great leuys of parchemyne, of the
whiche I haue taken out suche as to me semeth mooste couenyet, & haue ouerpassed the
other for lengthe of the tyme. Than it foloweth, this Phylyp, after theyse dayes, drewe
hym to more quyet & rest ; so y after this peace or trewece cdcludyd with kyng lohn of En-
glod, y auctor speketh not, or myndeth of any noble dede by hym doone ; so that in \f
yere of our Lord. xii.C.xxii. which shulde be the yere of his reygne. xliii. the sayd auctor
begynneth, & sayth, that I that foresayd yere, apered a great eclypce of the sone, where-
of y lyke had not ben seen in many yeres passed. And in the yere folowynge, dyed this
Phylyp, in the moneth of lunii4, whan he hadde reygned ypo. xliiii. yeres; before whose
deth, apered a great comete or blasyng starre, the whiche the Frenshe men, with also the
foresayde eclypce, they adiudged for pronostiquykys & tokens of the kynges deth ; y" Comeu.
which was buryed with excellent pompe in the monastery of saynt Denys, in the yere of
our Lord. MCC.xxiii. of his age. Iviii., leuynge after hym f fore named Lewys, which was Ftl- CJ«viii'
enoynted kynge after hym. This Phylyp, amonges other notable thynges ordeyned in his
testament, be sette to the aydynge & wynnynge of the holy citie of lerusalem. CCC.M./j.
of Parys money ; to the hospytall in Mountforte. C.M.//. & to be distributed amonges the
poore comons of his londe, he gaue. xx.M./i. But here is to be noted, there is a great
dyuersyte betwene a po uncle of Parys money, for a li. of Parys money is but. ii s. vi. d.
' of other streyght condycyons. * Poytow. * gayned. edit. 1542. 1559. * Inly. edit. 1559.
P p sterlynge,
590 SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI.
sterlynge, or nere there about; and it folowith soo jr. M.li. of Parys, is but a. C.xxv./*. ster-
lynge. By which accompte it foloweth, that this kynge gaue to the ayde of the holy londe,
xxxvii.M.v.C./z. sterlynge; to the hospytall. xii.M. &. v.G.li. sterlynge ; & to the poore peo-
ple. MM.v.C./z.
And thus here I make an ende of this volume, for cause and cosideracion, as after is
shewed in the begynnynge of the nexte volume, as there it shall more manyfestly appere.
[Lenuoye.
Prece forth rude volume, and recomende me
To my derest frende, experte in all scyence ;
Praye hym at leysour the to ouerse,
And where in meter or prose he fyndeth offencer
Or congrewe Englysshe, or of parfyte sentence,
Humbely hym praye that he woll the correcte,
Which in all his faytes is so circumspecte.
And shewe to hym forther his meret to encrease,
The second volume is redy to hym dyght ;
Praye hym he woll not therefore with the surcease,
Tyll that thy felowe he haue by his insyght,
And by his scyence brought in so good plyght,
That to all reders it may be delectable,
And to the herers frutefull and profytable.
And not to disdayne my malapert rudenesse,
That to his payne I shulde thus boldely sende,
Or hym to wyll, to such great busynesse,
So rude a werke to correct and amende ;
But shewe hym sothly that all that I entende,
Is for to enhaunce his prayse and great lawde.
As he shall knowe, I trust without frawde.p
' Omitted in the edit, of 1559-
VIMS.
THE
SECOND VOLUME
OF
F A B Y A N ' S
CHRONICLE,
FOLIO 1.
PROLOGUS.
NOW, for as moche as we be comyn to the tyme that offycers were chosen and chargyd
with the rule of the cytie of London, it is necessary that here we do shewe what
offycers they were, and of the name that to them was admytted and gyuen. Then ye
shall vnderstonde, that at the comynge of Wyllyam Conquerour into this londe, as
euydentlye appereth by the charter of hym to the cytezens of London graunted; that be-
fore those dayes, and then, the rulers of the sayd citezens named' portgreuis, whiche
worde is deriuat or made of. ii. Saxon wordis, as port and greue ; port is to mean a
towne, and greue is meant for a gardyen or ruler, as wolde* meane gardyen, ruler, or
keper of the towne. Theyjse, of olde tyme, with the lawys & customys than vsed within
this cytie, were regestryd in a boke called the Domysday, in Saxon tunge than vsed : but
in later dayes, when the sayd lawes and customes alteryd and chaunged, & for considera-
cion also that the sayd boke was of small hande, & sore defaced, it was the lesse set by,
so that it was enbesylyd, or loste ; so that the remembraunce of suche rulers as were
before the dayes of this Rycharde the first, whose storye shall nexte ensue, are loste and
forgoten. Wherefore nowe I shall begyn at the firste yere of the sayd first Rycharde, the
which, of some wryters, is surnamed Cure de Lyon, and so contynewe the names of all
offycers, as wele baylyues, mayres, and shryues, tyll the laste yere of Rycharde the
thyrde, kyng in dede, and not of righte, which baylyues I shall appoynt' the rule of,
frome Myghelmas to Myghelmas, and the mayres from suche tyme and season as nowe
is accustomed & vsyd, that is to say, frome the daye of Symon and lude, vnto the same
feeste next ensuynge, vpon which day the newe mayre takyth his charge at the Guylde
hall, and the olde mayre is there and than discharged of the sayd offyce of mayraltie.
Now wolde I fayne, So that, in great honoure,
In wordys playne, By passynge of many a showre,
Some honoure sayen, It hath euer borne the flowre
And brynge to mynde And lawdable brute.
Of that auncient cytie, Of euery cytie and towne,
That so goodly is to se, To c?.'ue4 the world rowne,
And full trewe euer hath be; Neuer yet caste downe
And also full kynde : As othsr many haue be ;
To prynce and kynge, As Rome and Cartage,
That hath borne iust rulynge, lerusalern the sage,
Sene the fyrste wynnynge With many other of age,
Of this ile land by Brute; In story as ye may se.
1 were named, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. ' who wolde. 3 apweynt. MS.. * serch. MS.
This
294.
PROLOGUS.
This so oldly foundyd
Is so surely groundyd
That no man may confounde it :
It is so sure a stone,
That it is vpon sette :
For thoughe some haue it thrette
With manassys grym and grete,
Yet hurt had it none.
Cryste is the very stoon
That the cytie is sette vpon ;
Whiche from all his foon
Hath euer preseruyd it
[By meane of dyuyne seruyce,
That in continuell wyse
Is kepte in deuout guyse
Within the mure of it;
As howsys of relygyon,
In dyuerse placys of this towns,
Whiche in great deuocion
Bene euer occupyed.
Whan one hath done, another begyn,
So that of prayer they neuer blyn,
Such ordre is theyse howsys within
WTith all vertue allyed.J'
The parysshe churches also to rekyn,
Of which noumber I* shall spekyn,
Wherin speke.many preest & dekyn,
And Cryste dayly they serue :
By meane of whyche sacryfyce
I truste that he in all wyse
This cytie for his seruyce ,
Doth euermore preserue.
This cytie I meane as1 Troynouante
Where honour & worshyp dofa* haunte
With vertue and ryches accordaunte,
No cytie to it lyke :
To speke of euery commodytie,
Flesshe and fysshe and* all deyntye,
Cloth and sylke, with wyne plentye,
That is for hoole and syke :
Brede and ale with spycis fyne,
With howses fayre to sowpe and dyne,
Nothynge lackynge that is condyngne,
For man that is on molde.
With ryuers fresshe and holsome ayer,
With wymen that be good and fayre,
And to this cytie doon repayre,
Of straungers many folde.
The vytayle that herein is spente
In three housholdys dayly tente,
Atwene Rome and ryche Kent
Are none may them compare.
As of the mayre and shryues twayne
What myght I of the iustyce sayne,
Kept within this cytie playne ;
It were longe to declare :
For thoughe I shulde all day tell
Or chat6 with my ryme dogerell,
Myght I not yet halfe dospell
This townys great honoure.
Therefore shortly, as I began,
Pray for it bothe chylde and man,
That it may contynewe an
To bere of all the flowre.
And so to dwelle in rest and peace,
Good Lorde graunt that it nol sease,
But euer to haue more encrease,
If it be thy wyll.
And to contynewe the old fame,
The kyngeschaumbre, that the ryght name
London, to kepe without blame
As it hath hyther tyll.
1 The edit, of 1542 # 1559 *«* the following lines, insttad of the stanzas here enclosed,
By his specyall fauoure,
Whiche is cure onely sauyoure,
From the synfull behaueoure
That cure forefathers dyd commyt.
is. * doon. MS. 5 of. MS. ' that. edit. 1533. 1542. 155P.
' as I.
*
Who
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295
Who so hym lykyth theyse verses to rede,
With fauour I pray he vvyll them spell;
Let not the rudeuesse of them hym lede
For to dyspraue thys ryme dogerell.
Some parte of the honoure it doth you
Of this olde cytie Troynouaunt, [tell
But not thereof the halfe dell1,
Cunnynge in the maker is so adaunt.
But thoughe he had the eloquence
Of Tully, and the moralytie
Of Senek, and the influence
Of the swete sugred armone,
Of that fayre lady Caliope :
Yet had he not cunnynge parfyght,
This cytie to prayse in eche degre,
As it shulde duely aske of right.
Here after I shall declare the wardys of this foresayd cytie, w also the parisshe churches
that stande within the sayde wardys ; [& after I shall shew to you, the houses of rely-
gyon standynge in the circuyte of the same cytie. And fyrste,]1
The warde of the towre where in are thre
parysshe churches. i.
Seynt Olaue.
Alhaloyn at Barkynge.
Seynt Dunstane.
Byllyngysgate Warde, ii.
Seynt Botulphe.
Seynt George in Podynge lane.
Seynt Andrewe in Estchepe.
Seynt Margaret called Pates'.
Seynt Mary hyll.
Londe brydge Warde. iii.
Seynt Benet at Grace churche.
Seynt Leonarde in Estchepe.
Seynt Margaret in Brygstret.
Seynt Magne in Brydge stretCr
Dowgate Warde. iiii.
Seynt Lawrence Pounteney.
Alhaloyn the more.
Alhaloyn the lesse.
Walbrooke Warde. v.
Seynt lohn in Walbrooke.
Seynt Mary Bothawe.
Seynt Swythyn io Candelwyke strete.
Seynt Stephan m Walbrooke.
Seynt Mary Wolchurch in the Pultry.
Seynt Syth in Boclerysbury.
Candelwyk strete Warde.
Seynt Martyn Orgor.
/ halffyndell. MS.
VI.
Seynt Clement
Seynt Mychaell in Crokyd lane.
Seynt Mary Apchurche.
vn.
Langbourne Warde.
Alhaloyn stanys in Lumbard strete.
Seynt Gabryell.
Seynt Denys in Fanchurche strete.
Seynt Edmunde.
Seynt Nycolas Aeon.
Seynt Mary Wolnothin Lumbarde strete.
Algate Warde. viii.
Seynt Andrewe vndershafte.
Seynt Kateryns by Crystes church.
Seynt Kateryne Colman.
Port Sowkyn Warde. ix.
Seynt Botulphe without Algate.
Lyme strete Warde. x.
Seynt Mary Naxer
Bysshoppis Gate Warde. xi,
Seynt Botholphe at the gate.
Seynt Alborgth.
Alhaloyns within seynt Ilelyns.
Cornehyll Warde. xii.
Seynt Mychaell.
Seynt Petyr..
Brad strete Warde^ xiii.
Seynt Martyn Owtewyche.
* Omitted in the edit, of 1S42. and
'Patens.
Seynt
296
THE WARDIS OF LONDON.
Seynt Benet Fynke.
Seynt Bartholomew the lytle.
Seynt Cristoffyr.
Seynt Peter the poore.
Alhaloyns in the Walle.
Colmanstrete Warde.
Seynt Stephan.
Seynt Olaff in the lury.
Seynt Margaret in Lothbery.
Chepe Warde.
Seynt Laurence in the lury.
Seynt Mary Bowe.
Alhaloyns in Hony lane.
Seynt Mary of Colchurche.
Seynt Myldredys in the Paltry.
Seynt Benet Shorhogge.
Seynt Martyn Ponyers.
Seynt Martyn in Iremonger lane.
Seynt Mary.
Cordwayner strete Warde.
Seynt Mary or Aldermary.
Seynt Ancelyne1.
Seynt Pancras.
Quene hythe Warde.
Seynt Mychaell.
Seynt Mary Somerset.
Seynt Mary Mouthawe.
Seynt Nicholas OlafFe.
Seynt Nicholas Colde Abey.
Seynt Petyr.
Bred strete Warde.
Alhaloys in Bred strete.
Seynt Myldrede.
Seynt Mathye.
Seynt lohn Euangelyst.
Seynt Augustyne at Powlys gate.
Seynt Margaret Moyses.
Seynt Botolphe.
Seynt Margaret in Fryday strete.
Vintry Warde.
Seynt Martyr.
Seynt Michaell Colege.
1 Seynt Ancelm. MS.
Xllll.
XV.
XVI.
XV11.
XV111.
XIX.
Seynt Thomas Appostle.
Seynt latnys Garlyke hyth.
Trynyte in Knyghtryder strete.
Baynardes Castell warde. xx.
Seynt Andrewe.
Seynt Benet.
Seynt George.
Seynt Mary Magdayleyne in olde Fysshe
strete.
Faryngedon Warde with in. xxi.
Seynt Yeuan.
Seynt Nycholas in the Fleshe Hamblys.
Seynt Faythis in Powlys Churche.
Seynt Martyn within Ludgate.
Seynt Michaell at Querne.
Seynt Fauster in Fauster lane.
Seynt Peter at the crosse of Chepe.
Seynt Gregory in Poulys Churche yarde.
Seynt Genyn within Seynt Martyn the
Graunt.
Faryngedon Warde without.
Seynt Dunston.
Seynt Bryde.
Seynt Andrewe in Holborne.
Seynt Sepulcre within* Newgate.
Aldrysgate Warde.
Seynt Botulphe without the Gate.
Seynt Anne.
Seynt lohn Zachary.
Seynt Leonarde in Fauster lane.
Seynt Alary Stanynge.
Seynt Mathewe in Syluer strete.
Bassyngyshawe Warde.
Seynt Mychaell there.
xxn.
XXlil.
xxliii.
XXV.
Crepyll gate Warde.
Seynt Mary Magdaleyn in Mylke strete.
Seynt Mary in Aldermanbnry.
Seynt Mychaell in Hogynlane.
Seynt Albons in Woodstrete.
Seynt Alphy by Crepulgate.
Seynt Olaff in Syluer strete.
Seynt Gylys without t,he Gate.
in.
1 without, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
2
The
THE WARDIS OF LONDON. 297
The summe of the parysshe churchys within London. C.xiii.
Here after ensue the [howsys of relygyon, monasteryes, collegys, capellys, &
other, beynge no parisshe churchys]1 within the cytie.
The cathedrall churche of seynt Povvle in the ende of Chepe.
[The pryory of seynt Barthelmewe in Smythfeelde.]* ftl'iii-
The hospytall, or spy tell, a cell of the sayd pryory.
[The charter house, standynge within t,he warde of Crepulgate.
Elsynge spytell within the sayd warde.
The chapell of our lady of Bedlem in Bysshopis gate warde.
The house of seynt Elyn in the same warde of nunnys.
The pryory of Crystis churche within Algate.
Seynt Anne abbey within Portsokyn warde, of white munkys.
The howse of the manere'ssys of close nunnys within the same warde.]*
The capell of our lady of Barkynge in the Towre warde.
An howse of crossed freres in the same warde1.
A colege of seynt Antony in the warde of Bredstrete.
A college of seynt Thomas, callyd* Acrys, standing in Chepe.
[An howse of frere Augustynes in Brodstrete warde.]1
An house of gray frerys5 standinge in the warde of Faryngedon within.
An howse of black freres, standyng by Ludgate, within the foresayd warde.
An howse of whyte frerys standynge in Flete strete.
A churche, or college, callyd the Temple, standynge at Temple barre.
A chapell standynge in Pardon church yarde within Poulis.
A chapell standyng in the church yarde at Powlys, ouer the Charnell house.
A chapell standynge within Crepyll gate, seynt lamys in the well.
A chappell called « Pappey, standynge besyde Bysshoppys gate, foundyd by the
preestys of that fraternyte.
A chapell of corpus Christi in the Pultry.
A chapell [of seynt Thomas of Caunterbury,]1 standynge vpon Londonbrydgt.
A chapell standynge in Gelde hall yarde, of our lady.
A college of prestys, standynge7 by Poulys, called seynt Martyn le Graunde.
The summe of housys of rylygyon, chapellys, & other, xxvii.
Westmynster.
The abbey of Westmynster8.
i The kynges newe chapell.
Seynt Stephan's chapell.
Seynt Margarettys churche.
A chapell at Totehyll.
« A chapell of seynt Anne in Totehyll stret'.
[Seynt lames in the feelde.]*
A chapell at Rouncyuale.
A parysshe churche, thereby of Seynt Martyn.
' A chapell of10 our lady of Pewe.
1 Cathedral churches, chapelles, & other churches that are. edit. J542. 1559- * Omitted in edit. 1542.
' A churche where the crossed freers somtyrne were. edit. 1542. 1559- 4 A church late called, edit.
1542. 1559. * An house where the gray freers were sometyme, &c. edit. 1542. 1559. The tante form of
expression is used of, the two succeeding houses. 6 called Seynt. MS. 7 A churche standing,
edit. 1 542. 1559. 8 Westminster churche. edit. 1542. 1559. ' This chapel is omitted in the MS.
10 called. MS. /
Q q [Churchis,
S98 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI I.
[Churchis, monasteryes, chapellis, & other housys, wherein God is dayly seruyd,
standynge in the circuyte of the cytye without the wallys, and firste.]1
Without Algate.
A parysshe churche of our lady standynge without the barrys, callyd Whyte chapell.
A college of seynt Kateryne, standynge on the east ende of the Towre of London.
A parysshe church, or chapell, within the sayde Towre, of seynt Peter.
South warke.
[The monastery of Bermundsey.]1
A parysshe churche of Mary Magdaleyn [standynge fast by]'
A parysshe churche of seynt George.
A parysshe churche of seynt Margaret.
An hospytall, or college of seynt Thomas.
A parysshe churche of seynt Olas.
A monastery of chanons, callyd seynt Mary Ouereys, & with a paryssh
churche of seynt Mary Magdaleyne, stondynge fast thereby*.
Without the Temple barre.
A parysshe churche of seynt Clement.
A chapell of seynt Spyryt.
Seynt Vrsula at Strande1.
Without Sinythfeelde.
The pryory of seynt lohn in Jerusalem*.
A house of nunnys named* Clerkynwell.
A chapell in Pardon churche yarde.
Without Bysshoppis gate.
Shoredyche parisshe churche.
[Seynt Mary Spytell.
A house of nunnys callyd Halywell.]1
And of the dyuyne housys without the cytie. xxviii.
The samme of all the deuyne housys within the cytie, and withoute, is. C.lxviii.
"Rycharde, the first of that name, and seconde sone of Henry the seconde, began his
reygne ouer Englonde in the monyth of lulij, and yere of oure Lorde. xi.C.lxxx. &. x.
the. xi. yere of the seconde Phylypp, than kynge of Fraunce. This Rycharde prouyded
busyly to sette good rule in Normandy, when he had harde of his faders deth, and af-
ter sped hyra into Englonde, where he was ioyously resayued ; & in the moneth of Sep-
tembre folowynge, and thyrde day, he was crownyd, at Westminster, of Baldewyne, arche-
bysshop of Caunterbury : vpon the whiche day, the lewys of Englonde, and specyally
suche as dwellyd within London, and nere about, assembled of theym a certayne nom-
• Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * TJie church of St. Mary Magdalen, is omitted in the MS. The edit, of
1542. & 1559. call it, " a parisshe churche of St. Saviours." 3 Intteadof" St. Vrsula at Strande," the
Museum MS. has, " Seynt Martyns at Charyngcrosse." * A churche called St. lohn's wytlioute Smyth-
felde. edit. 1542. 1559- * A church called, edit. 1542. 1559. 6 The foil owing rubric occurs in the MS.
•' Incipit feliciter secundum volumen, ac de eo Capitulum primum, et historia Ricardi primi."
2 bre,
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI I. 299
bre, and presumyd farther then requyred, for theyr auctoryte : for which presumpcion,
they were fyrste rebukyd, & after, one of them stryken. Which thynge seen of the com-
mon people, supposyd that to be done by the kynges com maun dement ; wherefore in a
fury, as those that they hatyd as the deuyll, for their vsury and other vnhappy condicions,
fell vpon them, & chasyd them to theyr houses, & them robbyd & spoyled without pytie,
& brent some of theyr housys: whereof the rumour ramie to Westmynster, to the kyngys
audyence, wherefore in all haste he sent downe, gyuynge stray te commaundementthat they
shuld cease of the ryot, but the people were in suche ire & wodenes, that they refrayned
not for all the kynges sonde, tyll they had executyd the fyne1 of theyr malyce. And al-.
beit that this ryot was after greuously shewyd agayne the commons of the cytie, yet it pa^s-
yd vnponysshed, for the great noumbre of the transgressours. And the sayd day of co-
ronacion, all prysoners that lay m any pryson about London, at the kynges sute, or for
other small or feyned accions, were frelye delyuered. Soone after, the kynge gaue many
dygnytyes, and to his brother lolin he gaue the prouynces of Notyngham, Deuonshyre,
& Cornewall, & created hym erle of Lancastre, & then the kynge ordeyned the cytie of
London, to be ruled by. ii. Baylyuys, whose namys were as folowyth.
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.* Anno Domini. M.C.lxxxi.1
Henry of Cornhyll.
Balliui. Anno primo.
Richard fiz Ryuer.
IT was not loge after, that y" kynge had thus exalted his brother lohn, as before is fat. an.
shewed, but y he also preferryd hym to the maryage of the erle of Glowceters doughter;
by reason whereof he was lorde of y erledam. Theyse great auaucementis made hym af-
ter vnkynde to his brother, & by pryde therof to coueyt afterwarde f boole kyngedam.
This yere, kyng Richarde was assoyled of $ offence, y he had vsyd in rebellyon agayn his
father; in recopesacion wherof, as testyfyeth y4 auctor Guydo, he voluntaryly tooke vppo
hym, and promysed to warre vpon Crystis enemyes. Albeit, y other wryters shcwe y it
was for that y his father had so wyllid hym by his lyfe ; but for what cause so it was, pre-
paracion & prouysyon for y iourney was made from y daye forthwarde. This yere also,
the kynge enlargyd Elyanour, his moder, which longe before, at y- cornaudemet of his
fader, hir husbode, was as a prysoner kepte in secret5 kepyng ; after which enlargyng, f
lande was moche guydyd by hir counceyll. And this yere, as sayth Ranulfe, kynge Ri-
charde gaue ouer f castellys of Barwyke & Rockysburghe to $ Scottyshe kynge', for the
sume of. x.M./z. for the exployte of his voyage; and farthermore, he solde to the olde
byssbop of Durham, his owne prouynce for a great sutne of money, & created hym erle
of the same j wherefore the kynge sayd after in game, " I am a wonder craftesman, for I
haue made a newe erle of an olde bysshop." By suche meanes, the kyng emptyed many
bysshoppis & ryche preestis baggys, & fyllyd his cofers, & ouer y, he grained out an-
nnyties & fees out of $ crowne, as though he roughl* nothynge or' his relournynge. for
this dede, some of his famylyers, as they durste, blamyd hym ; but he sayde to them, y,
in tyme of nede, it was good polycy for a man to ayde hym with his owne : & more-/uer lie
ioyned therto, y if London were his, at y tyme of nede, he wolde sell it, it he myght
gete a couenyent marchaut, y for it were able to pay. An other way he had also to
gether money, for he had lycece of pope7 Innocet, the thyrde of j name, to dispcnce \V
such as hym lykyd within his realme, for takynge vpon them the crosse.
£Anno Domini. M.C.xci.]' [Anno Domini. M.C.xcii.]*
lohn Herlion.
Balliui. Anno. ii.
Roger Duke.
"fyll.MS. * M.C.xc. MS. edit. 1533. * M.C.xci. MS. edit. 1533. * thr. edit. 1533. 1542.
' streyte. MS. ' thought, edit. 1559. 7 pope, omitted m edit. 154?. 1559. ' MS. 9 MS.
Q q 2 IN
300 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I.
IN this seconde yere, in y moneth of Octobre, kynge Richarde betoke $ guydynge of
y' lande vnto y bysshop of Ely, tha chauceller of Englande, & sayled into Normady ;
where settynge the coutrey vtider sadde guydynge, shortly after met with y Frenshe kyng,
, Phylyp y secod, y which ioyntly yode to Turo, & there ouer passyd y shortnesse of wyn-
ter. In which passe tyme, makynge eyther w other assurauce, for cotynuauce of so great
a iourney. Aty sprynge of y yere, theyse. ii. prynces toke theyr voyage towarde y holy
lande, y is to meane, kynge Rycharde by y see, & kyng Phylyp by y lade, appoynted to
mete agayn in y lade of Scicilia, or Scicill. In this meane tyme in Englode, y lewys in
dyuerse placis of the realme, as Lyncoln, Staunforde, & Lynne, were robbyd & spoyled;
and at Yorke to the nombre of. CCCC. & mo, cutte theyr rnayster veynys & bled to deth.
The. ii. kyngys, accordynge to theyr appoyntmet, met in Scicill, where grudge bega to
kyndle atwene them, for correccion of theyr souldyours. There1 y Frenshe kynge depart-
yd agayn from kynge Rycharde, y which there made certeyne ordynauncys for warre, as
a towre, a* castell of tymber, whidh he named Mategryffons ; & also prouyded for vytayll
for both hostis. In this tyme also, y kyng of Cypris had takyn. ii. shippis of kyng Rich-
ardis, & denyed y delyuery of the. Wherfore $ sayd Ricbarde entryd y lande of Cipris,
makyng therin sharpe warre, & chacid so y kyng from citie to citie, y lastly he yeldid hym
vnto kyng Richarde, vpo codycio, y he shulde not be throwe in bodis of iro; whereof
kyng Richarde, I kepyng of his promes, cast hym I bodis of syluer. Wha kyng Rich-
arde had dwellyd there vpo. ii. rnonethes, & had takyn his pleasure of y coutrey, & taken
amedis at his o\vne wyll for his shyppis, the he departyd from f sayde He of Cipris, &
saylyd towarde Aco, or Acris ; I which course so kepyng towarde Acris, he encoutryd a
great shyp of y sowdans of Sury, fraught1 vV great ryches, and toke it, & so came at
legth to y cytie of Acris, where, at y tyme, lay before y sayd towne, the Frenshe kyng \V
his boost, & had loste lytle before, ii. M. of his men, which were partyd from his boost, to
haue done an enterpryse vpon y Turkis ; but they were layde for, & distressyd. Tha, as
testyfyeth Peter Disroy, kyng Richarde was joyously receyued of y Frenshe kyng, after
whose comyng, it was not loge y y sayd citie was geuen vp by appoyntmet, as folovvith,
and as affermeth the sayd Petyr, and also the cronycle of Fraunce. First, y the Sarasens
shuld departe out of y cytie, letiyng behynde them horse, barneys, vitayll, and all other
thyng belongynge to warre ; also they sbuld cause to be restoryd, all such prysoners of
Criste men as they had vnder theyr kepynge, w other couenaiitis, which I passe ouer. And
thus was y cytie of Acris yelden into y Criste menis hadis, I y moneth of August, & $
yere of our Lorde. xi.C.lxxx.xii. ; but whe it came to y partynge of y pray of y cytie,
there began malyce to kyndle his brode, whiche was not lyghtly after quenchyd. Of this
varyaunre atwene these, ii. kyngis of Englode, & of Frauce, dyuerse maners are shewyd :
for Polycronyca seyth y it began by reason that kynge Richarde denayed vnto kynge
Phylyp, halfe his wynyngis I Cipris, accordyng to y couenaut atwene the assuryd at Tu-
ron ; but kyng Richarde sayd y the couecion there made stretchyd no forther, tha to
such goodis as was wone win y lymytes or bofidis of y holy lade. An other grudge was,
by reason that y Frenshe kyng ayded not y erle of Chapeyn, beyng I distresse of nede;
wherfore y sayd erle beyng discotent, sayd to the Frenshe kyng, " syr, hytherto I haue
done accordynge to my dutye, but hereafter I shall do as I am copelled by nede, for youre
grace hathe hytherto cherysshed me, but for myne ; but nowe I shall goo to hym y is more
redy to gyue tha to take :" & so departyd to kyng Richarde, of the which he had all his
pleasure. The thirde cause was, as say the Ranulphe, for as moche as kyng Richarde, at
his beyng4 I Scicil, maried y suster of y kyng of Nauerne, where before he had promysed
to mary y suster of y sayd kynge Phylyp. But of these artycles spekyth no thyng y Frenshe
Cronycle; albe it he layeth great defaut vnto kyng Richarde, saying I seducious & vyle
wordis, y kyng Richard falsly brake his appoyntmetes, & kept no promessey by hym was
'then, *oiv 3 freygth. MS. * begynnyng. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
made.
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I. 301
made.Moreouer y1 sayd Cronycle sayth, y he solde y1 ile of Cyprys vnto jr teplers for.
xxx. M. marke, & after toke it agayn from them by strength, & delyuered it vnto Guy
de Lesygnan, y was $ laste cristened1 kyng of Jerusalem. And ouer this, f sayd Freshe
Cronycle sayth, y he toke fro a knight of y duke of Ostrich y sayd dukis banner, &,
in despyte of $ sayd duke, trade it vnder foote, & dyd vnto it all y despyte he tnyght :
& ouer all this, whereas Conradus, markes1 of Tyre, was traytorously slayne by. ii. of
his owne seruautis, y kyng Richard shuld lay y charge thereof vnto y Frenshe kynge.
For these grudgys & sykenesse, w also fere of treason to be wrought atwene Saladyne, f
souda, & kyng Richard, as affermeth or allegyth the foresayd auctor, kynge Phylyp, w #,/.„.
a small copany of shyppys, departyd from Aeon or Acris, & saylyd to Puyll or Poyll, &,
there restynge hym a season, cotynued his Journey vnto Rome, & so, lastly, into his
owne prouynce of Fraunce.
Auno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xii. Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xiii.
Wyllyam Hauershall.
Balliui. Anno. iii.
lohn Buknotte.
IN ^ thyrde yere, & moneth of Nouebre, whe $ Frenshe kyng was thus departed, kyng
Richarde, VV the Duke of Burgoyne, whom the Frenshe kyng had lefte behynde hym to
haue y rule of y Frenshe hobst lafte & remaynynge in Acre, & f countrey there about,
called before hym dyuerse personis, or pledgis of Turkis, for y perfourmauce of cer-
teyne appoyntmetis takyn w the at t wynynge or geuynge vp of $ sayd cytie of Acris;
wherof one especiall couenaut was, y, by a certeyn daye, tha expyred, they shuld cause y1
holy crosse to be restoryd vnto y cristen pryncis : the which, for he sawe wele y thev
wold not or myght' perfourme, he therfore put I execucio of Turks ouer the noubre of.
v. M., as testyfyeth y Frenshe Cronycle ; but y agreith not all of $* best w $ former sayinge :
, cosyderynge the cytie was delyuered, by appoyntment, there shulde not so many Turkis
remayne there. But Peter Disroy sayth, y, for brekynge of this appoyntmet, kyng Ry-
charde put to deth all such Turkis as ^vere than win y cytie of Acris, whiche may be
ment by the hostagis or pledgis. It was not loge after that tydynges were broughte vnto
kyng Richarde, y the cytie of lerusale was wotit any great stregth of soldyours, & y
it myght be wonne \v easy labour. Wherfore kyng Rychard asseblyd y^ lordis to haue theyr
couceyll, where it was cocludid y euery capitayne shuld prepare hym to goo thether ;
vpd which agremet, y eristen hoost sped the in such wyse, y they were within, v. myles
of the sayde cytie of lerusalem, where they toke a new couceyll how they shuld ordre
theym & theyr people to ley their syege about the cytie : in whiche counceyll it was co-
cludyd, y kyng Richarde, with his Englysshe men, shuld haue the vawewarde, & the
duke of Burgoyne y rer^e warde. After which coclusyon taken, the kyng sped hym
vpon his waye towarde the cytie. But by what myshap or mysfortune I can not saye, so
soone as the kynge was departed, the duke callyd the lordys of Frauce before hym, and
sayde, " it is euydent vnto you, that, albeit our hede and souerayne lorde is absent, the
fioure of the chyualry of Fraunce is here present, & if any thynge be done to honoure of
the Cristen, and reproche of infydelys, it is most lykely to be done by *s, consyderynge
the insuffycyent of Englysshe men & other : yet, neuerthelesse, what someuer honoure
growe by our dedis to the Cristen hoost, it shalbe acompted vnto king Richard because
of his presens, so that we shall haue all the payne and trauayll, and Englysshe men shall
haue the honoure. Wherefore, if ye wyll doo by my couceyll, we wyll retourne vnto
Acris, and there tary tyll we se forther." Some ag;-eyd to this couceyll, and the more in
' Crystyn. MS. * Marquys. s myght not- * alle ther. MS.
302 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I.
nomber, & the other sped theyra in all haste after kynge Rycharde, and shewed to hym
of the dukys retourne, whereof, he beinge so enfourmyd, retournyd also vnto Acris. It
was not longe after that the sayd duke was takyn with a greuous sykenesse, and dyed :
and about that tyme also dyed Baldewyn, archebysshop of Caunterbury, whiche, amonge
other lordis of Englonde, accompanyed the kynge in that iourney.
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xiii. Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xiiii.
Nicholas Duke.
Balliui. Anno. iiii.
Petyr Nowlay.
' ABout f seaso of Mychelmasse, in f. iiii. yere of the reygne of this sayde Rycharde,
tydynges were brought to hym y the towne or* castell of lapheth was besyeged of Sa-
ladyne, & lykely to be soone wonne, wout y criste were y sooner ayded. Wherefore kyng
Richarde, which Petyr Dysroye callith^good kyngRicharde, sped hyrn thytherw his army
by water, & sent another hooste of Frenshemen & other by lade. But so it was, y or y
Criste tnyght wynne thyther, $ sayd towne & castell were wone, & y prysoners there! takyn,
were sent by water towarde such prysones as Salandyne haa appoynted the vnto, w y
which, of good fortune, kyng Richarde met, & the rescowyd. And y done, w y Turkes
which the conueycd he put I sure holde, & helde on his iourney to lapheth, £ there, by
stregtb, rescowid y towne & castell, & restoryd y cristen to theyr former possessio, & lefte
& them more stregth of knyghtes : & for to be y more feryd of y uwscreautis, kyng Rycharde
causyd his prysoners, to hytn belongyng, to be slayne, where other solde the to theyr great
auautage, by meane wherof he was had I woderfull fere of y Turkys. Tha kyng Ri-
charde, after this victory had at lapheth, won. ii. stroge holdys, callyd Daro & Gadres, &
stregthyd them w criste knyghtis ; & w suche goodis as he there wan of y Turkis, he re-
f.U7.c».ij.] payred y castle of Ascalon, & other y greatly was inpayred by y warre of y Turkis. la
this season & tyme y kyng Richarde was thus occupyed in y holy lande, y bisshop of Ely,
as before is sayd, hauynge y rule of Englode, dyd many cruell dedis, & oppressyd y
clergy, & also j lay fee. He wold cotnoly ryde vf a. M. horse, & greued abbeys by meane
of his gestis or lodgynge w them. Also he helde, I his Imdys, y see of Yorke for a longe
seaso, & after y detli of Baldewyn, (deed1, as before is shewed, I y holy lade) he also toke
f see of Cautorbury vnder his rule. Tha he pryued Geffiey, y was chosen to y see of
Yorke, of his mouables ; & keft hym as a prysoner in y towre of Lodon : & sooue after
callyd a counceyll at Westmynster, as y kyngis 'procuratour, & as legal of y pope', tha
Innocent the iii. At this counceyll, Hugh Nouaut, tha bysshop of Chester, £ great
faoiulyer of the sayd bysshop of Ely, put forth a complaynt agayn y mukis of Couentry,
y they had shed the sayd Hughis bloode before y hygli aulter, of theyr churche : for which
cause y bysshop of Ely demyd y y sayd mukis shuld be put from theyr sayd abbey,
& clerkis shuld be set there for them; so y, by myght, y mukis were put thens,
& disperbled about I sodry places, & clerkis, vr prebendis, set in theyr slallys.
[For this detde, sayth Gnydo & other, y this Hugh, bisshop of Chester, had thus
causyd y mukis of Couetry to lose their lade £ house, he toke thertbre so great
repentauce, y, vpon his deth bed, he axyd of God, y, for a due £ couenyent pcnauce,
he myght redeme y offence by y lyinge in y fyre of purgatory from the day of his deth
vnto y generall day of doom.]* Also y tore namyd bisshop of Ely, cailyd in proure
name, Wyllya de loge shampe, cotynuynge his tyranuyes, pryued Hugh, by&shop of Dur-
ham, of all maner worshyp, & greued y bisshop of Wynchester, and wrelchyd nygh all
$ lode; but so fast as this innaturall or euyll dysposyd man busyed hym to vex & greue y
criste men inEnglande, so faste busyed this good kyug Richarde "to vex & dere y infydelys
' and.MS. « £died.] » the B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * OrnHted in the edit. 15i2. 1559-
Of
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I. J03
of Sury, so y" dayly he wan of them, or at $ leest put the from the wynyng of such townes
& holdis, as they, by theyr great stregth, entedyd to haue wonne.
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.iiii1. Anno Domini. M.lxxx.v*. -W. W.
Roger Duke.
Balliui. Anno. v.
Richard Fiz Aleyn.
IN theendeof Septembre, & begynnyng of y fyftheyere of kynge Rycharde, Guy de[u7'c*'»8-)
Lesyngeman, laste Cristen kyn»e of Iherusalem, dyed, and Choras, a noble Cristen man,
capytayne of a towne called Sur, was shortlye after slayne by ^ Turkys, whose wyfe, for
as moche as she was rightfull enherytour of the crowne of Iherusalem, the kyng gaue hyr
in maryage vnto the erle of Champeyne. And for kynge Rycharde perceyued wele the
Cristen hooste mynysshed dayly, as wele by infyrmytees as lacke of vytayle, and other-
wyse, he 'sought meauys of a peace or trewce for a tyme, & had it graunted for. iii. yeres,
the whiche peace stablysshed & proclaymyd in the hoste & countiey nere aboui, kynge
Rycharde betoke the rule & guydynge of y Cristen vnto y" erle of Chapayne, promysynge
hym, or that trewce were endyd, to come w a stroger hooste, and, with Goddis myght, to
sette hym in possession of the cytie of lerusalem, as the ryght' of his wyfe. Than Hu-
bert, bysshop of Salisbury, yode forth hym selfe and the kynge to the holy cytie, & of-
feryd there an hooste, & retournyd agayn to the kynge ; after whose retourne, the kynge,
takynge leue of the erle of Cbapeyn and other, toke his shyppynge at Acris, or Aeon,
which is named Tholomayda also : and so retournyd to $ He of Cypre, or Cyprys. Thens
the kynge sent the quene, his wyfe, and hir suster, with the more parte of his people
vnto Scicyll ; & he, with a small company, for he myght not endure the softeness4 of the
see, toke his shippynge I the moneth of Septebre, and saylyd with a stronge wynde, to-
warde a countrey called Hystria : but he was dryuen, by force of wederynge, atwene
Venyse and Aquinilia* or Aquilegia, and houyd there a season, and coostyd hyther and
thyther, so that lastly was6 espyed, and takyn of ^ duke of Ostrichis men.
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.v7. Anno Domini. M.C.lxxX.vi*.
Wyllyam Fiz Isabell.
Balliui. Anno. vi.
Wyllyam Fiz Arnold.
ABout the moneth of Octobre, &. vi. yere of his reygne, this good kyng Richard was [Li. 7. ct.»8.)
takyn, I fourme folowinge: as he laye thus, as before is sayd, atwene Venyce & Aque-
legia, a prouynce of the duke of Ostrich, one Meynart, of Gorezeyn, ruler of £
coutrey vnder f foresayd duke, made out certayne souldyers for to haue taken hym ; but
he, by his prouydence and manhode, escapyd the sayd Maynard or Maynart. Howbeit
that some of his knyghtes were there takyn. Then kyng Rycharde passed y coulrey
secretly, tyll he came to a towne named Frysake ; in this towne was than prouostc or
ruler, a knyght callyd Frederyke de Seynt Soom, the which also dyd his deuour9 to take
the kyng, & toke. vi. of his knyghtes prysoners ; but hymself, with the remenaunt of his
copany, escaped. Then y kynge seynge y he was in daiiger of his enemies, drew more ito
y" way toward Almayn ; but this was soone knowen of his enmyes, so y by $ ineanys of
one callyd duke of Lymple, & cosyn to the emperour, all y" wayes were closyd, in such
wyse, y, in y" ende, kyng Rycharde was takyn by y seruauntis of y sayd duke, nere vnto a
1 M.C.xciiii. * M.C.xcv. ' verray rygth. MS. +[Saltness?] ' Aquilea. MS.
•be was. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. T M.C.xcv. § M.C.xcvi. f demanoure. edit. 1542. 1559.
cytie
S04 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I.
cytie or towne, called Menne or Meune, within the londe or territorye of $ emperour,
& after brought vnto ysayd duke Lymple, or after some, to y duke of Ostryche, y which
spoylyd hym of all y he had, & after caste hym in prysone, & there streyghtly kept hym
by y space of a nioneth, & at y tnonethes ende sent hym vnto Hery, y. vi. of y name, or
after some wryters, y. v. sone of y first Frederyke, tha emperour of Almayn, y whych
helde hym in more vyle pryson from y tyme tyll Lent after, & couenaiityd with the duke of
Ostrich to haue the thyrde parte of y profyte y came of kyng Ryoharde. About y Sonday
of Palmys, the emperoure brougth fourth y kyng before y lordys of Almayn, there to gyue
answere vnto such thynges as shuld be layde vnto hym, where he came forth w so good a
coutenauce, & also aswerid so discretly & directly to all maters leyde vnto his charge, that
y emperoure was not allonely bed1 to shew to hym mercy, but also he dyd to hym honour
& worshyp, & helde hym at more lybertye after y day. It is red of this Rycharde, y,
durynge 5' tyme of his imprysonement, he shuld sle a lyon, & tere y harte out of his body,
where through he shuld deserue y name of Rycharde Cure de Lyon, and y he shuld, with
a stroke of his fyste, sle ^emperours sone, & also defloryssh y emperours doughter : but
tlieyse are fablys imagenyd by Englysse tale tellers to auaunce theyr kynge Rycharde, as
the'Brytons, by theyr fay tied* taylys, auauncyd theyr kynge Arture. In this passe tyme,
Wyllya Longeshamp, bisshop of Ely, contynuynge his crudelyte & tyranny within En-
glande, was lasllye, by strength of the lordys, put out of the lande : tha he came to y
kyng, beynge prysoner, & shewyd for hym selfe the best he cowde : but when he sawe he
niyghte not begyle y kynge with his suguryd wordys, he had small trust of y kyngys fauoure,
& returnyd into Frauce, to tary there y kynges comyng. This yere, lohn, the kyngys
brother, by excytynge of y Frenshe kyng, w'han he harde of the takynge & enprysonynge
of his brother, he began to make warre within y lade, & tpke, by strength, the castellys
of Wyndesoure, & of Notyngeham, & other; and the Frenshe kyng, vpo his partye, made
stronge warre in Normandy, as it is before shewed in the story of the seconde Phylyp,
than kynge of Fraunce.
s
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xvi. Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xvii.
Robert Besaunt.
Balliui. Anno, viu
lokell le losne.
[Li.7.ei. a8.] IN the. vii. yere of kyng Rycharde, Hubert, bisshop of Salysbury, y whi^h had ac-
companyed y kyng in y voyage, & was sent with y quene into Scycyll, returned or came
to the kynge where he was prysoner ; whom the kynge sent soone after into Englande to
haue y guydynge thereof, & also to trete with y lordys & comos of his realme, howe he
myght be set at lyberte. It was not Idge after y comyng home of this Hubert, but the
nuinkys of y house of Crystys Churche of Caubury* chase hym to the archebysshopys
see, & had y palle, & was stallyd soone after. This was easy to y munkys, howe wele y
sharpnes of Baldwyn had some deale greued them : & though this Baldewyne were a
good man, & holy in his lyuynge, yet one thynge he dyd to ^ derogacion of f munkys of
Canterbury, for he foudyd* to put y prerogatyue of y eleccion of y archebysshop
from y munkys ; & because therof, he bega to buylde great housys nere vnto y mukys
churche, by fauour of y kyng Hery y secode, but not wout shedynge of blode : & there
entedyd to haue set in seculer chanons, with prebedys & suffraganes of bysshoppys for
to treate with y sayd chanos of y foresayd eleccyo, & to put by y mukys clerely. But
the mukys, wha they sawe they myght no lenger resyst Baldewyn, they tha appealyd
to y pope Innocent y. iii4., by whose comaundement y werke seased, and so stoode vn-
1 bent. * Cauntirbury. * purposyd. edit- 1533. 1542. 1559. * to Innocent t&e thyrde byshoppe
of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559.
fynysshed
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I. 305
lynysshed tyll y sayd Baldewyn was deed ; after whose dethe f mukys made y warke playne
with^groude. Treuisa, traslatoare of Polycronycon, sayth. yt was wonder y Baldewyn
wolde, I y maner, deale with $ mukys, cociderynge he was first archdeacon, & tha whyte
muke, & the abbot, & after bisshop of Worcetyr, & last arch bysshop ;_& to brynge
men of more inperfyght lyfe, into y- place of men more parfyght, & to chauge relygyous
men for seculer men. But yet f sayd Treuisa allowyth Baldewyns dede or entent for good,
for he sayth y Cryst was y hed of holy church, & callid & made his apostles bisshopis, but
none of them was muke or yet frere: wherefore Baldewyn dyd better to preferre the
relygyon which Cryste made, tha the relygyon which was instytuted and ordeyned by man. •
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xvii. Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx. xviti.
Gerarde de Antiloche.
Balliui. Anno. viii.
Robert Duraunt.
IN yrnoneth of lanuarii, &. viii. yere of the reygne of kynge Rycharde, wha the sayde
Rycharde had sufferyd harde prysonemet vpo y terme of a yere &. iii. monethes, he was [Li. 7.ca.a8.]
delyuered out of pryson, for the sume of an. C. M. ii. of sterlynge money, for pledge
whereof, he lefte in y kepyng of y emperoure, f bisshoppis of Roan & of Bathe, but
not for all, for a great parte was payed or y kyng were delyuered. For payment of
which raunsome, all the wolle of whyte mukys & chanons was takyn & solde, & rynges
& crossys of prelatis vf vessellys & chalycis of all churchis through y lande: & ouer y.
xvii1. shrynes werescrapid or spoylid of y golde & syluer y vpo the before tymewas layde :
for no pryuylege of holy church, nor other persone, at y seaso, was sparyd. The kynge
Rycharde came vnto Swyn, in Flaundres, & taried there, ii. monethis, owther to abyde
y wynde, or ellys to make prouysyon for thynges which he nedyd. There f emperours
men had almoost takyn hym agayn, so* $ emperour forthought £ delyuery of kyng Ry-
charJe, as Pharao forthought y delyuery of f chyldren of Israel. There' y kyng toke
shyppyng, & laded in the ende of Marche, at Sadwych, & from thes came streyghte vnto
Lodo, where he was receyued with all ioye & honour; & wha he had a seaso restyd hym
there, he, with a certeyn nobre of knyghtes, rode to Nothyngha, & wan y castell, &
after f castell of Tykhyll, by force of armes, & set f wardeyns of them I warde. And that
done, he callyd a counsayle of his lordys at Wynchester, where, by auctoryte of f sayde
cousayle, he flepryued lohn, his brother, than beinge in Fraunce, of all honour, and
toke from hym all such landys as he before had gcue to hym, & crouned hym, soon after,
agayne kyng of Englande, in the sayde cytie of Wynchestyr: after the which coronacion,
he callyd a parlyament, by vertue whereof, he resumed all patetis & annuytees, fees, &
other graiitis before his voyage by hym solde and granted, & caused the partyes to be
cdteted with such reuenuse & profytes as they had resayued of y sayd offycis or ladys in "
tyme of his absence, and sparyd not eny persone for any sufficient of wrytynge y to hym
before was made. Wha kynge Rycbarde hadde, by theyse foresayde meanys, gaderyd
some money, he than, in the moneth of lulet, sayled into Fraunce, and besegyd a castell
callyd Arques, & sped there, as wituessith Polycronyca, dyuerslye, whiche worde dy-
uerslye may wele here be spokyn ; for who so redith the Frenshe Cronycle, he shall fynde
that the Frenshe kyng was victor, but and he rede the Englysshe boke, tha shall he
fynde kyng Ryciiarde victor ; wherfore me thynkyth Ranulph sayd wele, when he sayde
they sped dyuersly; for it is so dyuerse by the reporte of wryters, that y^ certayntie to
1 xxvii.edit. 1533. 154,2. 1559- * for. MS. ' then, edit. 1533. 1542.1559.
R r whom
306 SEPTIMA PARS PJCHARDI. I.
whom the honoure shulde be gotte1 is harde to be knowen. Albe it that in the countrey
of Bloys, as wytnessyth y sayd Freshe Cronycle, kynge Rycharde scared the Frenshe
boost, & toke y kynges sommer horse, with parte of his tresoure. But in shoite uhyle
after a trewee was concluded atwene theyse. ii. kynges for a yere. Than lohn, whiche hadde
turned to the Frenshe kynge agayne his owne brother, seinge the fame and honour of his
brother, and feblenesse of his owne powar, made meanys to Elyanoure his moder, by
whose medyacion he was recouncyled to his brother, the kynge, & after became his trewe
knyght. Whe y kyng & his brother lohn were thus agreed, they rode ouer y lode to
vysyte f coutreys, & se howe they were guyded by y ofiycers of y kyng. Amoge other, ii.
[Li. 7. ea. 30.] ther were which shewyd y they wold ,doo many thynges to y kyngys profyte ; y one was
abbot of Cadonence, within 'Normandy, & y other was named Wyllyam wTfh the loge
berde. The abbot warnyd y kynge of y fraudeof his ofFycers, whereby he thought, by y-
ponysshemet of his ofFycers, he shuld wyne great fauoure of y people. The this abbot
gate a warrant of the kynge, & at London callyd dyuerse ofFycers before hym, for to
yelde to hym theyr accompte, but he dyed shortlye, so that his purpose came to small ef-
fecte. And Wyllyam with y longe berde shewyd to y kynge the owtrage of the ryche men,
which, as he sayd, sparyd theyr owne, & pylled the poore people. It is sayde that this
Wyllyam was borne I Lodon, & purchased y name by vse of his berde. He was sharpe
of wyt, & somedeale lettred ; a bolde man of speche, &saddeof his coutenauce, & toke
vpon hym gretter dedys than he cowde weld: & some he vsyd cruell, as apereth in ap-
pechynge of his owne brother of treason, y whiche was a burges of Lodon, & to hym
had shewed great kyndenesse in his youthe. This Wyllyam styred & excyted y comon
people to desyre & loue fredarn & lybertye, & blamed the excesse & owtrage of ryche men :
by suche meanys he drewe to hym many great copanyes, &, with all his power, defendyd
the poore mannys cause agayne the ryche, & accused dyuerse to f kyng, shewynge that,
by theyr meanys, y kyng loste many forfaytes & encheatis*. For this, gentylmen & men
of honoure, malygned agayne hym, but he had suche comforte of y kyng, y he kept on
his purpose. The y kyng beyng warned of y cogregacions y this Wyllyam made, co-
maunded hym to cease of such doyngys, y the people myght exercyse theyr artis & oc-
cupaciosj by reason wherof it was lefte for a whyle : but it was not loge or y people
folowed hym, as they before y tyme had done. The he made vnto them colacions or ex-
ortacions, & toke for his anteteme, " Haurietis aquas I gaudiode fotibus saluatoris," that
is to meane, ye shall drawe, I ioy, waters of y wellys of our sauyour : & to this he added,
" I am," sayd he, " y sauyoure of poore men ; ye be poore & haue assayed y harde hadis of
ryche men; now drawe ye therfore holefull water of lore of my wellys, & that w ioy, for y tyme
foLviii. of youre vysytacyon is comyn. I shall," sayde he, " departe waters from waters. By waters
I vnderstande y people ; then shall I departe y people whiche is good & meke, from the
people y is wyckyd and prowde, & I shall disseuyr y good & the ylle, as y lyght is de-
partyd from y derkenesse." Whan the bysshop' was brought to y archebisshop of Cauter-
bury4, he, by couceyll of y lordis of y spyritualtye, sent Vnto this Wyllyam, comaudynge
hym to appere before y lordis of y kyngys couceyll to answere vnto suche maters as there
shulde be layed vnto hym. At which day this Wyllyam appered, hauynge with hym a mul-
tytude of people, in so moch y the lordys were of hym adrad, for y which cause they re-
myttyd hym with plesaut wordys for y tyme, & comaundyd certeyn personys, in secrete
maner, to espye when he were voyde of his cSpany, & then to take hym, & to put hym I
sure kepyng, y which, accordyng to y comaudeinet, at tyme couenyet, as they thought,
sette vpo hym & to haue takyn hym ; but he, w an axe, resysted them, £ slew one of
theym, & after fled to Saynt Mary Bowe church, of Chepe, & tooke y for his sauegarde,
defendynge hym by stregth, & not by y sufFragis of y church : for to hym drewe, shortly,
1 giuen. edit. 1542. 1559. 1 esche.itys. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 whan report of this. MS.
* When ibys came to the knowledge of the archebyshoppe of Caunterbury. edit, 1533. 1542, 1559.
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great multytude of people ; but I shorte processe, by mean of y hedys & rulers of J
cytie, y people mynysshed, so y, I short tyme, he was left w fewe personys, & after, by
fyre, copellyd to forsake f church, & so was taken, but not wout shedyng of blode.
After which takyng, he was arreygned before f iugys, & there, $f. ix. of his adheretis,
cast & iudged to dye, & was haged, & they with hym y day folowynge. But yet y rumor
seased not ; for y comon people reysyd a great cryme vpo f archbisshop of Cautorbury,
& other, & sayd y, by theyr meanes, Wyllyam, which was an innocent of such crymes
as were obiecte and put agayne hym, & was a defedor of y1 pore people agayne extorcion-
ers & wroge doers, was by them put wrogfully to deth : approuyng hym an holy man &
martyr, by this tale folowyng: sayinge, y a man beyng seke of y- feuers, was curid by
vertue of a cheyn which this Wyllya was boude w in tyme of his dures of enprysone-
met, which, by a preest of f allye of f sayd Wyllya, was opely declared & prechyd,
wherby he brought the people in such an errour, y they gaue credece to his wordys, &
secretly, in jr night, coueyed awey f iebet y he was hagyd vpo, & scrapyd aweyy blode
y was shad of hym whe he was takyn, or ellys whe he was hedyd & quartered, so y they
made there an holow place by fetchyng away of y erthe, & sayde y syke men & women
were cured of dyuerse sykenesses by vertue of y blode & erthe. By theyse meanes, &
blowyng of fame, y place was y1 more vysyted by women & vndyscrete persones, of £
which some watchyd there y hoole nyght I prayer, so y the leger this cotynuyd, y more
disclauder was anotyd to the iustyces, & to suche as put hym to deth : notwithstadynge,
i processe of tyme, whe his actys were publysshed, as y1 sleinge of a man with his owne
hande, & vsyng of his cocubyne within seynt Mary Church, in tyme of his there beynge,
as he openlye cofessyd in the owre of his deth, with other detestable crymes, some what
kelyd y great flame of y hasty pylgrymage ; but not clerely tyll y- archebisshop of Cau-
terbury accursed y^ preest y brought vp f firste fable, & also causyd that place to be watch-
yd, y suche idolatry shuld there no more be vsyd.
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xviii. Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.aviii'.
Roger Blount.
- Balliui. Anno. ix.
Nicholas Duke.
IN the moneth of Aprell, and. ix. yere of kynge Rycharde, when he had prouydyd to [Li- j. ca. *j.]
sende forthe. xx.M./z. to the emperoure, for full payment of his rausome, the plegis
whiche he had lyen for the same came sodeynly into Englonde, and shewed vnto f kyng,
that after his departynge, the emperour sent theym vnto f duke of Ostryche, to remayne
with hym tyll the money were payde : & forther there they shewed, that the sayd duke
was accursyd of the pope, that than was Innocent the thyrde*, by reason of his wronge
doon to the kynge, & that his prouynce was greued with many myscheues. And as the
duke rode forth on a daye in his disporte, beynge seynt Stephanys day, he hurt his fote
in suche wyse with a thorne, or other venym, which rancled & grew so score, y lastly
he shulde dye, or cut it offe ; but in hope of recouery, he contynued, tyll, in the ende, he
was warnyd that he shulde dye. Then he sent for his bysshoppis, & axyd to be assoyled
of the sentence of y churcne which he stoode in, the which was denayed hym, excepte
he wolde swere to stande & abyde the ordynauce and doom of holy church, towchynge
the wronge that he bad doon to kynge Rycharde. The dukesware, and was assoyled ; &
shortly after the. ii. bysshoppis, pledgys for the money, were delyuered at theyr lybertye.
Than kyng Rycharde caliynge to mynde, that the vttermoste daye of the trewys, taken
atwene hym & the Frenshe kynge, approched, made hym redy and sayled into Nor-
1 M.C.xcix. • Innocent the thyrde, then bishop of Rome, edit, 1542. 155<J.
R r 2 mandy,
303 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I.
mandy, where, before his comynge, the Frenshe kynge, by occasyon of the Nonnannys,
as sayth the Frenshe boke, was entred y coutrey of Burgys : towarde whom kyng Ry-
charde sped hym with all possyble spede, so that both hostis laye partyd with a ryuer,
called Osson, or Ossyne. Then to folowe the saying of y Frenshe boke, for so moche
as y Englysshe Cronycle spekyth lytle or nothynge of this acte, & let wyse men that
here this Cronycle costrewe it after theyr discressios ; for albeit the Frensheman wrote it
to y honoure of Frenshemen, yet to other y shall rede or here it, because it soundith so
nere vnfrouthe, it shall rather redoude vnto theyr dishonoure : for y Frenshe Cronycle
sayth, y theyse. ii. hostys, thus, as aboue is sayde, lyinge togedyr without skyrmysshe or
assaute, kynge Rycharde, contrary thoppynyon & mynde of his lordys, with a fewe ac-
cSpanyed & vnharnaysed, shulde come to y Freshe kynges tent, and there, in" presence of
his lordys, shulde doo homage to the Frenshe kynge, for the duchy of Normandy, and
counteyS of Angeou, and of Poytiers, and there swore to y kynge to kepe peace durynge
his lyfe, and after, viii. dayes mette agayne, and fynysshed the sayde peace, with assuryd
othe vpo eyther partye, and after departed as fredes, eyther resortynge into theyr owne
countrey. But it semed a feynte peace, for within, iiii. monethes, or lasse, folowynge,
kynge Rycharde, with his hooste, entred the prouynce of Berry, ~& layde syege to the
castell of Wyersoune, and gate it by strengthe, and after yode to the castell of Noryn-
court, y whiche was delyuered to hym by appoyntmet. Whan kyng Piiylyp harde of the
wynnynge and ouer throwe of the castell of Wyerson, he, in damagynge of kyng Ry-
charde, layde syege to the castell of Aubeuyle, and it assayled egerly ; but it was so stronge,
and so wele defended by the Normanys, y the Frenshe kyng was holden of. Whan kynge
Rycharde had garnysshed and fortetyed the castell of Noryncourt, with all thynge ne-
cessary to the warre, he drewe hym towarde Aubeuyle, to remoue kyng Phylyp from that
syege, and fell vppon y Frenshe men vnwarely; but the Freshe menquytte them so knyght-
JW.>«. ly, y they chased kynge Rycharde & his people, & toke a Norman knyght, named Guy
de Thonars, a man of great hardynes. And then kyng Phylyp returned to the castell &
towne of Aubeuyle, & assaultyd it more sharply, so that in the ende, the souldyours of
the towne yeldyd it with the castell, for a certeyne sume of money : and when he had
possessyon of the towne, he threwe downe the castell playne with the grounde, & after
strengthed the towne with Frenshemen, and then yode to the castell of Gysours, and froine
thens resortyd to the forenamed castell of Noryncourt, and assayled it in so cruell maner,
that shertly he wan it, and toke therin. xv. knyghtes, &. xxiiii. yemen, with plente of
vytayll and armour. In this tyme and season kynge Richarde gaderyd newe strengthe,
and allyed hym with Baldewyne erle of Flaunders, & with Reynolde erle of Dampmar-
tyn and of Boleyne, by whose meanes, wytnessyth the Frenshe boke, kyng Rycharde
wastyd sore the countrey of Fraunce, and brent therin some townys and vyllagys, and
toke therin many ryche prayes.
Anno Domini. M.C.lxxx.xix. Anno Do'mini. M. CC.
Constantyne fiz Arnolde.
Balliui. Anno. x.
Robert le Beawe.
ABout the begynnynge of the moneth of October, and. x. yere of kynge Richarde, the
sayde Richarde entryd the countrey of Vnequecin, with a stronge hoost, and made ther-
in cruell warre in destrovinge of the countrey ; and assawtyd the castell of Gysours, and
threwe to grounde a stronge holde callyd Courcellys, & brent thereaboute many vyllagys :
wherewith kyng Phylyp was so greuouslye amouyd, that, w a small noumbre of knyghtes,
he persyd the hoost of Englysshemen, and entryd the castell, or towne of Gysours : but
of
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. I. 509
of his men were takyn a certeyne noumbre, as Alayne de Russy, Mathewe de Melli,
Guylliam de Mello, and many other; with the which prysoners and many ryche prayes,
kynge Richarde then1 departed, leuynge~that Frensshe kyng win Gysours. It was not
longe after that kynge Richarde was thus departed, but that kyng Phylyp, callynge to
mynde the great losse & dishonour that he had resayuyd by that warre of kyng Richard,
assembled a great army, and entryd the duchy of Normandy, and wasted the countrey,
from Nuesbourth to Beawmont le Rogier ; and that done, he retornyd into Fraunce, and
lycencyd his knyghtes to goo echo man into his owne countrey. Whan kynge Phylyp had
thus fynysshed his warre in Normandy, kyng Richarde then, with his army, entryd the
fore named countrey of Vnequecin, & also Beawnoyson1, and toke within them, as he
before had done, ryche and many prayes, and with them departyd j whom the bishop of
Beawuays, beynge a good knyght and hardy of his handis, with a company of knyghtes
and other, folowyd, to haue rescowyd the prysoners that kynge Richarde had takyn3, and
a certayn of his company slayne. Then the erle of Flaunders, by the ayde of the En-
glysshemen, tooke the towne of seynt Orner from the Frenshe men. In this season, In-
nocent the pope*, before namyd, sent a legal into Fraunce, named Peter de Capis, to
refourme the warre atwene these, ii. pryncis, the which, at that tyme, was in strche dis-
joynte, that he cowde not brynge it to any frame, and specyally, as saytli the Frenshe
boke, because kynge Rycharde wolde not delyuer hostagys & gagis, as the Frenshe kynge
wolde. Then kynge Rycharde, after Cristmas, besyegyd a castell nere vnto Lymoges : [Li- 7- «• 3'-]
this castell, in the Frenshe Cronycle, is called Chalons, and in the Englysshe boke, it is
named Gaillarde. The cause of this siege, as sayth most wryters, was for certayne ryche
treasour foundyn within the lordeshyp, or sygnory, of kynge Rycharde ; the which one
Wydomer, Vycount of Lemonke, had founden and with helde from kynge Richarde, and
for his sauegarde fledde vnto the fore named castell, and defendyd it manfully from the
fyrste weke of Lent, tyll the. vi. day of Aprell : vpon the which day, kynge Rycharde,
Walkyng vnwysely about the castell to espye the feblenes therof, one named Bertrande
Guedon, markyd the kynge, & woundyd hym in the hede, or after some wryters, in the
arme, with a venemus quarell : after which wound resauyd by the kynge, he comaundyd
sharpe assau'te to be made, in the whiche assaute the castell was wonne. Than he made
enquery who it was that so had woundid hym, the which was brought vnto the kinges
presence, and named hym selfe as' aboue is sayde, or after some wryters, Peter Basyle.
Then the kynge demaundid of hym, \vhy he shuld so lye in a wayte to hurt hym, rather
than any of his felowes? " For thou slew my father and my bretherne5,'' sayde he, " wherfore
I entendyd to auenge theyr deth, what someuer became of me." Then the kynge forgaue
hym his offence, & sufferyd hym to goo at his lybertie, and the other of the souldyours
takyn in that castell, the kyng comaundyd to be hanged; but Polycronycon sayth, that
after kynge Richarde was dede, the duke of Braban, which than was present, causyd the
sayd Bartrand to be takyn and flayne quycke & after hanged. Than kynge Richard
dyed the. iii. day after, that is to say, the. ix. day of Aprell, and was buryed at Font
Eborard, at the fete of his father ; howe be it some wryters saye, that his hart was buryed
at Roan, his body as before is sayde, and his bowellys at Carleyll in Englande, when he
had reygned. ix. yeres. ix. monthes and odde dayes, leuyng after hym none issue. Of
this Richarde, a metrician made theyse verses folowynge.
Criste, tui calicis predo, fit preda caducis,
Ere breui reicis6, qui tollit era crucis.
Viscera Carleolum, corpus fons seruat Ebardi7
Et cor Rothomagum magne Ricarde tuum.
* thens. MS. 1 Beauvoisyn. 3 Here the edit, 1533. adds, but they were taken 4 the B. of
Rome. edit. 1542. 5 my two. MS. 6 rejecis. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- 7 Ebrardi.
7 ' In
S10 SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
In terra1, druiditur vnus quia plus fuit vno,
Non superest vno gracia tanta viro.
The whiche verses may be Englysshed as folowith.
Cryste of the thefe, which on the* ryght hand was,
And axid mercy, to vs thou made a praye
That we lyke wyse shuld, for our trespasse,
Axe of the mercy, and shewe no delaye :
Nor for erthly thynges caste our selfe away.
For who of thy crosse accomptyth lytle store,
The meryte of thy passion he losyth euermore.
This manfull knyght, this prynce victorious,
Which toke thy crosse on hym with great payne,
He folowed the thefe, and axyd mercy thus.
For his offence he warred thy foes agayne,
And shad theyr blode on hyll, and eke on playne :
?»!•*• And all for loue good Lorde he had to the,
Wherefore swete lesu on hym thou haue pytie.
Of whom the bowellys at Carleyll, & the trunke
At fount Ebrarde, full rychely is dight,
The harte at Roan into the erth is sunke
Of the worthy Richarde ; and so in thre is twyght,
That more than one whylom was in myght.
In erth is seperat, that lyuynge, more than one
Was, and of grace, founde lyke to hym, none.
[Li. 7. ca. 33.] IOhn, brother of the aboue namyd Richarde, and yongest sone of Henry y seconde,
was ordeyned, or proclaymed, kyng of Englande, the tenth daye of Aprell, in the be-
gynynge of the yere of our Lorde. xi.C.lxxx.xix. and the. xx. yere of the seconde Phylyp,
than kynge of Fraunce. This lohn, at the day of his brothers deth, was in Normandy,
where at Chynon, as soone as his brother Rycharde was dysseasyd, he possessyd hym of
his brothers treasoure, and sent Hubert, archebisshop of Cautorbury, into Englande, to
make prouysyon for his coronacion : and vpo Eester day folowynge, he was gyrde with
the swerde of y duchy of Brytayne, and saylyd soone after into Englande, where he was
crownyd kynge at Westmynster, vpon Holy Thursday next folowynge, of the forenamed
Hubert; after whiche solempnytie done, he ordeyned y same Hubert chaucellerof En-
glande. In this whyle the Frenshe kynge helde a counceyll at Cenomannia, I Turon,
where, to y derogacion of kynge lohn, Arture, the sone of Geffrey Plantagenet, & ne-
uewe to the sayde lohn, was made duke of Brytayne; and3 in contynentlye after, with a
great army, entryd the countrey of Angeou, and toke possessyon thereof. And kynge
Phylyp with his people entryd the duchy of Normandy, & layed siege to y cytie of Eu-
roux, and wan it w all the stronge holdis there about, and stuffyd them with vytayll, &
strengthed theym with his owne knyghtis ; &. that done, wastyd & spoyled the coutrey,
tyll he came to the cytie of Meaus, where met with hym the fore named Arture, & dyd
to hym homage for the coutrey of Angiers. In the moneth of May, Elyanoure, some-
tyme wyfe of Henry the seconde, and modyr to kynge Richarde, came into Fraunce, and
so to the kyng, to Meaus foresayde, and made to hym homage for the countrey4 of Poy-
' tria. edit. 1559. * thy. MS. • which, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- * county. MS.
tiers,
SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS. 311
tiers, as her enherytaunce : and soone after jr kynge retournyd into Frauce, and the duke
of Brytayne with hym, which as yet was within age. Kynge lohn, heryngeof this warre
in Normandy, and losse of the countreys aboue namyd, assemblyd a counceyll, and axyd
aycle of his lordis & cornons, to wynne agayn y foresayd ladis ; & had it* grautyd, after some
wryters. iii.*. of euery ploughe lade through England, besyde y subsedye of the spirituall
landys : and when he had made redy for y belonged to his voyage, he, about heruest, sayl-
yd into Normandy, where he taryed tyll Octobre folowynge, spendynge the tyme to his
losse and dishonoure.
[Anno Domini. M.C.xcix.] [Anno Domini M.CC.]*
Arnold fiz Arnold.
Balliui. Anno. i.
Richard fiz Darty*.
AFter Mychelmas, in j- monyth of Octobre, & firste yere of the reygne of kynge lohn, [Li. 7.03.31.]
a trewce, or peace, was concluded atwene f. ii. kynges of Englonde & of Fraunce, from
y day, tyll Mydsomer nexte folowynge ; & in lyke wyse, atwene the Frenshe kyng, &
Baldewyn, erle of Flauders. And this yere, was made a dyuorce atwene kynge lohn, &
his wyfe, the erle of Glocetyrs doughter, be cause of nerenesse of blode; and after was
he maryed vnto Isabell, the doughter of the erle of Engolesym in Fraunce, and had by
her. ii. sonnys, Henry £ Rycharde, &. iii. doughters, Isabell, Eleanour, & lane. This
yere dyed at London blessyd Hugh, bysshop of Lyncolh, & was conueyed to his owne
churche, and there enteryd ; [for whom God hath shewyd many myracles, so that, at this
day, he is auctorysed by y Church for a seynt.]4 At Mydlent, after, kyng lohn sayled
agayne into Normandy, &, after Eester, he mette with kynge Phylyp, betwene Vernon &
the ile Audeley, where the peace atwene both realmes was stablysshed and confermyd,
for terme of theyr. ii. lyues, & the landys deuyded atwene the. ii. kynges, as eyther of
them shuld holde them contentyd for theyr lyues after. And in shorte tyme after, Lewys,
the eldest sone of kynge Phylyp, maryed dame Blanch, doughter to Alphons, kyng of
Castylle, & neuew to kynge lohn ; to y which Lewys, kynge lohn, for loue of that wo-
man, shewyd to hym great boutie, & gaue vnto hir many ryche gyftes. In y rnoneth of
luli folowyng kynge lohn rode into Frauce, where he was receyued of the Frensshe
kynge with moche honour, & so coueyed Ito seynt Denys, where he was resayued w pro-
cessyon, & vpon the morne5, the Frenshe kynge accompanyed hym vnto Paris, where he
was resayued of the cytezyns with great reuerence, and presentyd by the prouoste of the
towne, in name of y hote cytie with ryche presentis : & there kyng Phylyp festid hym I
his owne paleys, & gaue vnto hym & to his lordis & seruauntys many ryche gyftys, &
after coueyed hym forth of that cytie, & toke leue of hym in moost louynge wyse. And
when kyng lohn had sped his maters in Normandy, he than retournyd into Englonde.
[Anno Domini. M.CC.] [Anno Domini. M.CC.i.}
Roger Desert.
Balliui. Anno. ii.
lamys fiz Barth.
IN the moneth of December, & seconde yere of kyng lohn, Ranulphe, erle of Ches- [Li.7-ca.3a.]
tre, by the exauraple afore shewyd by kynge lohn, lefte his owne wyfe, named Constauce,
1 " it," omitted in MS. * MS. The subsequent edit, of 1533. 1542. and 155$. //ere, and in several
succeeding years, place the dates, and sometimes the Sheriff's, one year later. 3 Durthy. MS. * Omitted
in edit. 1*42. 1559- 5 morow. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
& count-
312 SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
& countesse of Brytayne, whiche before he had maryed, by counceyll of kynge Henry
ftt.m. the seconde, & weddydone Clemence. One Cronycle say the be dyd so because he wolde
haue issue ; but the sayd auctor sayth that, after his opynyon, he displeased God so
greatly, that God wolde suli're hym to haue none issue, but the rather, for y dede, dyed
without.
Abowte this tyme, after opynyd of mooste wryters, the people or nacyon callyd Tar-
taris began theyr domynyon. These men dwellyd vnder the hyllys of Inde, that belongyd
to Prester lohn, & chase, of them selfe, a capytayn of lowe birth, callyd Dauid, and so,
with wyues & chyldren, passed the next countreys with robbynge & spoylynge, and grew
shortly in great stregth, and after subdued y Pariyes", and many other vycyne coun-
treys, and grew e lastly vnto great domynyon & lordshyp in the Ecst partyes of $ worlde,
so that lately theyr prynce or souerayn is caliyd the great Cahan. In this yere, as wyt-
[Li.7.c».-3».] nessyth Polycronycon, the kynge of Scottys dyd honlage to kynge lohn, at Lyncolne, &
sware, [vpon the crosse of Hubert, archebysshop qf Caunterbury,]1 in the presens of a
legat of Rome, and. xiii. bysshops, to be trewe liege man to hym and to his heyres
kynges.
[And in this yere, one Estate', callyd abbot of Flay, came into Englande, & amonge
other myracles by hym shewyd, he blessyd a well besyde the towne of Wye in Kent, so
that men & women, drynkyng of that water, were curyd of dyuerse maladyes ; but
lastly he dysplesyd so y bysshbpps of Englade, that he was glad to leue the lande, and
after saylyd into Normandy.]4
[Anno Domini. M.CC.i. Anno Domini. M.CC.ij.
Wittm. Eyz Alyze.
Balliui. Anno tercio.
Symon of Aldermanbery.]5
.About the moneth of December, in y thyrde yere of lohns reygne, in the prouynce
of Yorke, were seen. v. moonys, one in the Eest, the seconde in the West, the thyrde
in the North, the fourth in the South, and the fyfthe, as it were, set in the myddys of ^
other, & yode. vi. tymes in compassynge the other, as it were, by the space of an howre,
and vanysshed awey soone after. This yere, in the moneth of Eebruarii, kyng Phylyp
callyd aparlyametat Verdon, where it was, amonge other maters, concluded that kynge
lohn, as his liege man, shulde apere at his parlyament, holden at Paris, win. XY. dayes
of Eester next folowinge. But for so moche as kynge lohn nor none for hym apery d to
shewe some lawfull inpedymet, y Fresh kyng thereibre'entrid $ duchy of Nonnady, & toke
the castellys of Boute, of Gentelyne, & Gurnay, and seased into his handis, ail suche
landys as Hugh de Gurnay helde, and gauethern vnto Arture, fore sayd duke of Britayne;
& more ouer he gaue to the sayde Artur y coutie of Augeon6, with. CC. ptysoners, and
a certayne of money to defende the sayde countie agayne kyng John. Whan kyng lohn
had vnderstodynge of all the cruell dealynge of kyng Phylyp, he callyd a couceyll, &
there axyd ayde, & was grautyd a newe ayde to withstande the Frenshe kyngys malyce.
And about Lammasse after, the kyng, with a fayre company, sayled into Normandy, & so
sped hym into the coutrey of Augeon6, for so moche as he was enfourmyd that Arture,
his neuewe, &duke of Britayne, warryd within the same, Be toke hym prysoner, w cer-
' Parthis. MS. ' Omitted in edit. 154-2. 1559. l Estace. MS. * Omitted in edit. 1542.
5 The later editions give the names of Arnolde & Rycharde htre, as Balliui. The margin of the edit, of 1559
says, " William Abison" and " Symon of Aldeniianbury." ° Angeou. edit. 1542. 1559. 'and
there. MS.
tayne
SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS. 31 S
tayne other knyghtes, as syr Hugh le Bruns, syr Godfrey de Losyngham, w dyuerse other,
at which tyme, kyng Phylyp laye at the siege of the castell of Arques, & herynge of this
discomfiture, brake vp his siege, to the entent to haue rescovvyd the sayd duke; but when
he was warned that he shulde come to short, he than chaugyd his purpose, and went vnto
the cytie of Towris, & wan it by strengthe, and after, for that wynter drewe nere1, he
returnyd into Frauce. In which season also, kynge lohn returnyd, with his prysoners, into
Englande. In this yere, by couceyll of $r burgeysys of the cytie of Lodon, were chosen.
xxxv. of the mooste substanciall and wysest men, which, after some, were callyd to* the
counceyll of the cytie, of the whiche, yerely, the baylyues were chosen, and after f
mayre and shryues were takyn of the same noumbre.
(Anno Domini. M.CC.ij.] [Anno Domini. M.CC.iij.]3
Norman Btondell,
Balliui. Anno. iiii.
lohn of Ely.
IN this fourth yere of kynge lohn were seen many wonderfull tokes, for ouer y wynter,
$ which passyd I lengthe and hardnesse many yeres before goon, woderfull wederyngys,
as of excedyng lyghtenynges, thunders, & other stormys of wynde and rayne aperyd, &
therewith hayle, of the bygnesse of hennys egges, the which perysshed frute and corne,
besyde other hurtys and harmys doon vpon housys and yonge catayll, goyng a brode.
Also spyrytys were seen in the ayer, in lykenes of foulys, beryng tyre I theyr byllys,
$ which sett on fyre dyuerse housys. And soone thereafter, dyed Hupert, arche- [Li- f • «• J J-J
faysshop of Cauntorbury, in whose place was chosen, contrary to the mynde of kynge
lohn, by the more partye of the couent of Cautorbury, master Stephan Langton. Albe
it, some there were, that, accordynge to the kynges pleasure, namyd the bisshop of Nor-
wyche, & some other. For this eleccyon, the kynge was greuosly amouyd agayne the
munkys, & wolde, I no wyse, alowe or admytte theyr eleccion; wherfore they sent
theyr eleccion vnto pope4 Innocent the thyrde, j which admytted the sayd master •*
Stephan, & refused the other, and sacryd hytn at Viterb, a cytie of Italy, & sent hym
after with letters of comendacion vnto kynge lohn, to take the possessyon and frutys
of his benefyce. Kynge lohn with this was score amouyd, in so moche that he
warnyd hym his lade, and dyuerse of the munkis of Cautorbury y fauored his cause.
About Eester, kynge lohn sayled into Normandye, for the Frenshe kynge had reco-
mencyd his warre, in the coutie* of Guyan, and wanne therein daylye dyuerse
stronge holdis & castellys, & allyed with hym the erle of Alenson, & had great ayde
of the Portuyns and Britons; and whan he had brought that coutrey vndre his sub-
ieccion, he than returnyd by Normadye, & wan Conket, the vale of Ruell, & f ile
of Audeley. In this season, $ forenamed pope5 sent the abbot of Casmer into
Frauce to refourme theyse. ii. pryncis, with whom was also accopanyed jr abbot of Cres-
sons, the whiche endeuoryd them so, that they were nere agreed of a peace. But for they
wolde that the Frenshe kynge shuld repayre & amede such howsys of relygyon as he had
hurt & ouerthrowen in Guyan, & other placis belongyng to the crowne of Englande ;
tlierfore he forsoke the peace, not with standynge y kynge lohn, in lyke wyse,
shuld haue repayred all lyke housys apperteynynge vnto y- crowne of Frauce.
Tha f Frenshe kyng, I the ende of August, layed siege to the castell of Raydepount,
& assawtyd it by the terme of. xv. dayes contynuelly; but the souldyours win de-
fendid it so manfully, y they slewe many of theyr enemyes, so y kyng Phylyp was fayne
to gyue backe, tyll he had deuysed newe engynes after to werre7 tacion, by reason whereof /«/.»«.
' toward. MS. ' " to" omitted in the MS. and later editions. * MS. * " Pope" omitted in
edit. 1542. 1559. ' Countrye. edit. 1542. 155^. ' Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. r towir. MS.
the warre. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
S ft fae
314 SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
he lastly wan the sayd castell, & toke therein, xx. knyghtis, & an hudred and. vii. yo-
men Sc other, and. xxi. arblasters: and when he hadde foityfyed that castell vv Frenshe
men, he than yode to the castell of Gaylarde, and layed his ordynaunce to that as he had
done to y other; but he lay there a moneth or he myght do to it ony hurte or harine. In
all \vhiche season, kynge lohn warrid vpo f borderers of Frauce ; but of his victoryes I
fynde lytle wryte.
[Anno Domini. M.CC.iij.] [Anno Domini. M.CC.iiij.Q"
Water Browne.
[Balliui. Anno, v.]1
Wyllyam Chaumberleyn.
ELI. 7. ca. 33.] IN this yere, that is to saye, y1. v. yere of kyng lohn, by reason of the vnreasonable
wederynge, as1 in y lasteyere fell, y whete was solde for xv. s. a quarter: & kynge lohn,
in $ somer folowyng, maryed his bastarde doughter vnto Levvlyn, prynce of Wales, and
gaue with hir the castell & lordeshyp of Elyngestnere, beynge in the marches of South
Walys.
[In Morgans lande in WTalys, soone after a knyght appered after his deth, to one callyd
Mayster Moris, to whom, by his ljues tyrne, he had ben speciall louer & freende; the
which knyght by his dayes was well lettryd, and vsed, for his recreacion, to make versys
with this master Moris, so that the one shuld begynne the metyr, and the other shulde
ende it; at which tyme of his apperauce, the knyght saycle to Master Moris, " Master
" Moris, I vvoll y thou ende this verse, Destruet hoc regnumrex regain." " Nay," sayde
Master Moris, " ende thou it, for thou hastalmooste made the hoole thy selfe." " Tha,"sayd
the knyght, " for that I see now thou arte olde and slowe, I wyll ende it my selfe."
Destruet hoc regnu rex regum duplici plaga.
The which verse maye be Englysshed as foloweth.
The kynge of kynges, that Lorde that rhleth all,
And in whose power all thynge is conteynyd,
This realme, for synne, he dystroy shall
With dowble plage: be thereof asserteyned,
Except the people here after be refrayned
From synne, and them to vertuous lyfe a!ye,
And vyce before vsyd vtterly renye.]}
This yere, the pope* sent letters of recommendacyon vnto kynge lohn, shewynge, that
he had fauourably harcle his proctours*, for all suche maters as they had layde agayne f
archebysshop of Canterbury, and some of his mukis, that he shulde not of right be ad-
myttyd to that see; but, for the sayde maters of obieccion were, by hym and his eourte,
thought in suifycient, he therefore exortyd and wyllyd hym to accepte the sayd archebis-
shop to his grace, & suffre hym to enioye the frutis of his benefyce, and the tnunkys by
hym exyled, to returne vnto theyr propre abbey. But the more his lordis and frendys ad-
uysed hym to folowe the popys6 mynde, the more was he rnoued to the contfary, in suche
maner, that the popys6 messyngers returnyd without spede of theyr message. Yet haue
I7 harde before, how y Frenshe kynge laye a boute the castell of Gaillarde, and myght
not wynne it by the space of a moneth ; wherefore he after sent for newe ordynauce, and
1 MS. * that. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- 3 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. * bishop of
Rome. edit. 1542. * protectours. edit, 1543. ' bishop of Homes, edit. 1542. 7 ye. edit.
1542. 1559,
assaylyd
SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
\
assaylyd it so fyersly, that within, xx. dayes after, he wan the sayd castell, to f great losse
of men on both parlyes, and toke prysoners tnere win. xxxvi. knyglitis, besyde the other
noumbre of yonien and arblasterys, and that done, seasyd f coutrey there about, and
strenthed the* sayd castell with his owne men, and then with great pryde retournyd into
Fraunce.
[Anno Domini. M.CC.iiijO [Anuo Domini. M.CC.v.]
Thomas Haueryll.
Balliui. Anno. vi.
Hamonde Bronde.
ABout y" season after Mychelmas, in the. vi. yere of the reygne of kyng lohn, came
downe a strayght comaudement from y" pope1, that except the kynge wolde peasablye suftre
the archebisshop of Canterbury to occupye his see, and the muukys theyr abbey, that the
lande shulde be entyrdyted ; chargynge they'se. iiii. bysshopys folowynge, y is to saye,
Wyllya, then bysshop of London," Eustace, bysshop of'Ely, Waltyr, bisshop of Wynches-
tre, & Gylys, bisshop of lierforde, to denouce ihe kynge and his lande accursyd, if he
the comaudement disobeyed. Then theyse. iiii. byshoppys, with other to them associat,
made instaunt labour to the kynge, for the obseruynge of the popys* comaudement, and
to exchewe the sensours of y church; but all was in vayne : wherefore the. iiii. sayde bys-
shopys, accordynge to the popys wrytynge to them sent, the niorowe folowynge our Lady
Day Annunciacion, or the. xxvi. daye of Marche, denouncyd kynge lohn, with his*realme
of Englande, accursyd, and shyt faste the dores of churches, and other placis where dy-
uyne seruyce before was vsyd, firste in London, and after in all placys as they went tho-
roughe the laude. The kyng, for this dede, was so amouyd with the sayd. iiii. bysshopis,
that he seasyd all y" temporal tyes to them belogynge into his handys, and put them in suche
feere that they forsooke this lande, and sayled to the archebisshop of Cautorbury. In
this yere, at Oxenforde', I Suff. was taken a fysshe in the see, of fburme lyke to a man,
& was kepte. vi. monethes after vpon lande, with rawe flesshe & fysshe, and after, for
they coulde haue no speche of it, they caste it into jr see agayne.
£Anno Domini. M .CC.y.J f Anno Domini. M.CC.vi.J1
lohn Walgraue.
Balliui. Anno. vii.
Rycharde of Wynchestyr.
IN the moneth of Nouember, and. vii. yere of f kyng, one named Hugh Oysell, for
treason at Lodon, was drawyn and hangyd. And this yere, in the moneth of Mali, the
Frensshe kynge entryd irtto Normandy with a stronge power, and wanne there the cas-
tellys of Faloys & Dafyount, or Danftrout, and after, seasyd all the landys to the sayde
castell belongynge, and so tyll he came to a place callyd seynt Mychaell, in the parell of
the see. Whan the Normannys sawe that kyng Phylyp thus subdued the strong holdys of
Normandy, and that kynge lohn to the contrary made no defence, the capytayns of Con-
stance, of Bayonx, or Bayon, of Lyseux, of Anreuches4 & Enroux, yeldyd them all to •
the Frf she kynge, and be came his lyege men, so y he was in possessyon of the substaunce
of the duchy of Normady, excepte Roan, and other fewe castellys. Then kyng Phylyp
seynge theyse stronge holdys thus yeldid vnto hym, layed his siege to f cytie of Roan,
where, after he had lyen a season, ^ capitayne of $ towne desyred a respyte of. xxx. dayes,
1 MS. * bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. ' Ozcsford. MS. * Aurenches. MS.
s s 2 gyuyng6
,316 SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
gyuynge pledgys and hostagys, that if the cytie were not by kynge lohn, or his assygneys,
rescowyd with in the foresayde terme, they wolde yelde $ cytie vnto the Frenshe kynge.
And in lyke wyse was appoyntment takyn, for j- caslellys namyd Arquys and Vermeyll, in
wbiehe tyme for y no socoure came, both cytie and castellys were delyueryd into ^he Frenshe
kynges handys; and thus had this seconde Phylyp the possessyon of Norrnandye, whiche
noo Frenshe kynge had sen y tyme of Chariys the Symple, whiche gaue $ same dnchye
to Rollo, leder of the Normannys, \V Gylla, his doughter, in maryage : sen y which tyme
had passid ouer. CCC. yeres. Wha the Frenshe kynge had thus brought into his sub-
ieccion, the duchy of Normandy, he than, abbout seynt Laurence tyde, yoode into the
countie of Guyan, and wan there the cytie of Potiers, with all y castellys and townys
to the sayde cytie belongynge ; and whan he had set that countrey in an ordre and rule,
he sped hym into Fraunce, with great pompe and glory. It is affermyd of some auctours,
that the Frenshe kynge made this warre vpon kynge lohn, by excytynge of the pope', for
his contumacy agayne % churche. In this yere also, was a communycacyon of a peace,
to be hadde atwene kynge lohn and the archebysshop of Cauntorbury, and was dryuen
to a nere poynt of accorde, excepte restytucyon that kynge lohn shulde haue made to
the archebysshop & other bisshoppis, the whiche his offycers had takyn in the tyme of
theyr absence, to the which restytucyon kyng lohn in no wyse wolde be agreable ; where-
fore the sayd comunycacyon toke none effecte. After this comur-ycacion, kyng lohn was
so frette with nialyce, that, in a fury, he lette proclayme in sundrye placys of his realme,
that all suche personys, as hadde landys and possessyons within Englande, spirituell or
temporell, that they shulde returne into Englande by Mychelmasse nexte folowynge, or
ellys to be clerelye excludyd frome all suche landys ; and ouer that, strayghte commannde-
ment was geuen, to eueryche offycer in his countrey, to make busye serche if any wry tynges
were brought from f court of Home to any prelat of this realme, and if any such were
foudyn, to brynge hym and his wrytyngys to the kynges presence : and more ouer, that
they shuld sease to the kyngys vse all suche landys as to any persone were geuyn by f
sayd archebysshop, or by the pryoure of Cauntorbury, sen the tyme of eleccyon of the
sayde archebysshop, and the vvoodys of the same to be fellyd, & solde in all haste.
£ Anno Domini. M.CC. vj. Anno Domini. M.CC.vij..
lohn Holyland.
Ballini. Anno. viii.
Edmund fyz Gerard.]'
VPon the firste daye of the moneth of Octobre, and. viii. yere of the reygne of ^ kynge*
his firste sone, Henry by name, was borne of dame Isabell, his. ii. wyfe, in y cytie of
Wynchestre. And this yere, rebellyd y Irisshe men, & dyd moche harme in y countrey,
whiche rebellyon, after some wryters, was, for so moche as f kyng wolde haue leuyed of
theym greuous taskys to haue made warre with, vpo y Freshe kynge ; but at lengthe they.
greued or displeasyd the kyng in suche wyse, that he was fayne to sette a taske thorough
his lande to oppresse theyr malyce. And ouer that, he askyd of the whyte munkys of En-
glande. vi.M. marke; but they excused theym by theyr generall hede, so that the kynge
toke with them grete displeasure ; by reason wherof, after his returne out of Irelade, he
vexid them sore, and gathered of theym more than before he had desyred, and causyd
some abbottys to forsake theyr housys. Then he with a puyssaunt army went into Ire-
* bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. Here in the margin of the edit, of 1542. it it laid, " the byshop of Rome
" was the sturrar up of these warres." 3 MS..
lande,
SEPTLMA PARS IOHANNIS. 317
lande, & shortlye subdued them, and after he had sette the countrey in a rule, he re-
turned into Englande.
[Anno E^omrai. MCC.vij. J [Anno Domini. M.CC.viij. J*
Roger Wynchestyr.
Balliui. Anno. ix.
Edmunde Hardell.
IN this. ix. yere, the kynge, cosideryng % great losse which he had susteyned by ^ Freshe
kynge in Normandy, and also I Angeon and Poytean, made prouysion of all thynges be-
longynge to the warre ; and after, about Mydsomer, sayled ouer y see & ladyd at Rochell,
I Poyteau, with a myglity hooste, at which season the Freshe- kyng was at Thymon*, and
fortyfyed it, with also the castellys of London and Mirable, & the towne of PoytierSj
whiche ly tie before he had wonne; & after, without taryinge, returnyd into Fraunce. Then
kynge lohn, herynge of the Frenshe kynges departynge, sped hym. to Angiers, & wan that
towne with lytle payne, & dystroyed the sayde towne. Thyther came to hym the Vicount
of Thonars, which before was, for drede, become the Frenshe kyngys man, and by. his ayde,
kynge lohn than recouered some parte of that coutrey. In this meane whyle kynge Phy-
lyp gathered a newe hooste, & herynge of the vnstedfastnes of the Vycount of Thonars,
enlryd the landis of the sayd Vycount, and wastyd and spoylyd the countrey without py-
tye. Than kyng lohn sped hym towarde the Frenshe kynge, so that in short processe of
tyme, the two hoostis were win lytle distance ; but by what meane of3 fortune I can not
saye, for the meane thereof is not expressyd, the. ii. kynges there toke peace for. ii. yeres
folowyng, and after eyther of them returned into his owne countrey. In this yere, the
pope4 "beynge asserteyned of the cruelnesse of kynge lohn executyd agayne the whyte
munkys of his lande, and also of his obstynacy y he perseuered I agayne holy churche,
sent downe a newe comyssyon, by vertue whereof the curse of enterdytynge was newly
denoucid and manyfestyd I sundry placis of Englande ; and ouer that, the pope4, by auc-
torite of the sayd bulle, assoyled or acquytyd all the lordys of Englande, as well spirituall
as teporall, of all homage and feauty y they of ryght owyd to the kynge, to the entent
that they shuide aryse agayne hym, & depryue hym of all kyngelye honour : but all this
myght not rnoue the kyng [frome his erroure.]*
[Anno Domini. M.CC.viij.] [Anno Domini. M.CC.ix.J5
Serle the Mercer.
Balliui. Anno. ix.
Hugh of Seynt Albon.
ABout the feaste of seynt Medarde, in the monyth of lunii, and later ende of this fore-
sayd. ix. yere, y forenamed bayllyues were admytted to that oftyce, and the olde, that is
to mean Roger Wynchestcr, and Edmunde Hardell, were dischargyd, for so moche as
they withstode j kynges purueyour of whete, and wolde not sutf're hym to couey certayne
mesuresof whete out of the cytie, tyll y cytie were storyd. For this the kyng toke suche
displeasure, that he sent downe streyght commaundemeut vnto the. xxxv hedys or rulers
of the cytie, that they shuide discharge the sayde. ii. bayllyuys, and to put them in pry-
son, tyll they k newe the kyngys further pleasure ; wherefore f sayd. xxxv. persones toke
aduyce, &appoynted a certayn of them selfe, Mother, and rode to the kynge, than be-
ynge at Langley, to impeter grace for $ sayde bayllyues, shewyuge forther, that, at y sea-
son, suche distresse of whete was in y cytie, that the comon people were lykely to haue
'MS. *Chjnon. MS. * or. MS. 4 bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. ' Omitted in edit.
1512. 155Q..
SIS
SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
made an insurreccion for the same; by which meanys and frendshyp whiche they had in
the courte, the kyng was so satysfyed that he releasyd them from pryson. And in short tyme
after, the cytezens of Lodon made suche sute to the kynge, that they hadde grautyd to
them by the kyngys letters patentes, y they shulde yerely chose to theym selfe a mayre
and. ii. shryues; after whiche graunte to theym confermyd, they, amonge theym selfe, or-
deyned that the. ii. shryues shuld be chosen yerelye, vpon seynt Mathewes daye, ix.
dayes before Mychelmas ; & vpon Mychelmas day, to take theyr charge, and the Mayre
to be chosen vpon the same day, & chargyd with the other, or vpon the sayde day of
Mychelmas, albeit that now it is other wyse orderyd.
Anno Domini. M.CC.ix.
Henry fiz Ahvyn.
Primus Mai or.
Petyr Duke.
Thomas Neell.
Anno Domini. M.CC.x.
Anno. x.
London brydge
made of stone.
Seynt Mary
Ouereyes be-
gonne.
|Li. j. ca. 43.3 IN the day of seynt Mychaell the arcaungell, and. x. yere of kynge tohn, Henry, j
sone of Alwyn, was sworne and chargyd as first mayre of London ; and Peter Duke,
with Thomas Neeil, sworne for shyreuys, and the name of bayllyues was. after this daye,
clerelye auoydyd within the sayd cytie from y daye forewarde. Also where, before this
tyme, the brydge ouer Thamys, at Lodon, was made of tymbre, & was ruled, guydyd,
or repayred, by a fraternyte, or college of preestys ; this yere, by the great ayde of the
cytezens of London, and other passynge that way, the sayde brydge was begonne to be
edefyed of stone. And in this yere, y monastery of seynt Mary Ouereyes in Southwerke,
was begonne of to be buyldyd. And in this yere, y pope1 sent. ii. lt-gattys, or af-
ter some wryters, one legal, named Pandulphus, the which, in y popis1 name, had many
sore wordys of monycion of obedyence to kyng John, and charged hym to suffre the arche-
bysshop of Cautorbury, w the pryour & munkys of the same, to enioye theyr ryghtys and
possessyons within Englade, & taryed here a certeyne of tyme, to brynge his purpose
about ; but all was I vayne, for he yode agayne to Rome, without releasynge of the enter-
dytynge. Of themaner of thisenterdiccion ofthislande haue I seen dyuerse opynyons; as
some there be that saye that y lande was enterdyted thorowly, and f churchis and housys of
relygyon closyd, that no where was vsyd masse nor dyuyne seruyce; by whiche reason, none
of the. vii, sacramentis, I all this terme, shulde he mynystred or occupyed, nor chylde crys-
tenyd, nor man cont'essyd, nor maryed: but it was not so strayght, for there were dyuerse
placys in Englande, whiche were occupyed with dyuyne seruyce all that season, by lycence
purchacid tha or before; also chyldren were crystened thoroughe all the lande, £ men
bouselyd & anelyd, excepte suche persones as were exceptyd by name in the bull, [or
knowenfor maynteyners of the kynges ille entent.]'
Anno Domini. M.CC.x.
Henry fiz Alwyn.
Peter Yonge.
Wyllyam Elande.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xi.
Anno. xi.
IN this yere, which was the. xi. yere of kynge lohan, after Mydsomer, or the terme of
y" trewce were fully rune, kynge Phylyp, with a stronge hoste, entryd the coutie of Guyan,
1 Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542.
* Bishop of Homes, edit. 1542.
2
3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
& made
SEPTIMA PARS IGHANftlS. 319
& made newe xvarre vpon the Vycount of Thonars, and tokeiiis castell callyd Parteny,
\V ciyuerse other strode holdys, to the sayd vycount belongynge ; & mannyd them with
Freshe men, & ordevned one Guylyam de Roches, marshall of Fraunce, chefe ruler of
that countre, & after reiurnyd into Fraunce. But it was not longe after the kynge wa3
departyd, but thai the sayd vycout of Thonars, made sharpe warre vpon the Frenshe
men, w suche power as he myght make, and recouervd a parte of his lade : but one day
whe he had wone a lytle holde, & takyn therm a'certayne of prisoners, in his returne to-
warde his holde, where he lodgyd, he was supprysed with the fore named Guyllyam de
Roches, £ a great RHittyrude of Frenshemcn ; of the which, after longe fyght, he was
fynally takyn, with syr Hugh Thonars his brother, syr Aymery de Lesyngna, sone of $
erle of Poytiers, and to the nomber of. 1. persones of his company, the which were all, as
prysoners, the sent vnto y Freshe kynge.
Anno Domini. M.CC xi. Anno Domini. M.CC.xii.
Adam Whetley.
Henry fiz Alwyn. Anno. xii.
Stephan le Graas.
IN this. xii. yere of kyng lohn. the pope' sent agayne Pandulphe, his legat, & monyssh-
ed the kynge in sharpe nianer, that he shuldc receyue master Stephan Langton to his be-
nefyce, of y see of Cauntorbury, and the pryour, with his munkys, vnto theyr abbey.
Then the kyrige callynge to mynde the daungers which he was 'wrappyd in, both win his
owne realme, & also I Norrnady, & y hurtis which dayly grew to hym by the same, made
a promyse by othe, that he wolde be obedyent vnto the court of Rome, & stand & obey f»t.nv.
all thyng y the same court woll adiuge hym1; vpo whiche promyse so made, the legat sent
knowlege vnto y pope1, & had comaudernenr from hym, that he shuld bynde y kynge to
theyse artycles folowyuge. First, that he shuld peasybly suffre the fore namyd master
otephan Langton to entre his lande, & to enioy the archebysshoprych of Cauntorbury,
with all profettis and frutis belongynge to the same ; secodaryly, y he shulde, in lyke ma-
ner &fourtue, resayue the pryour of Cauntorbury, & his munkis, w all other before tyme
exyled for the archebisshoppis cause, & not, at any tyme here after, vex or punysshe any
of the sayd parsones, spirituall or teporall, for any of those causes ; thyrdly, that he
shulde restore vnto the sayde archebysshop, & to all the other, all such goodys as were
before tyme takyn fro any of them, by his officers, sen the tyme of this varyaiice grow-
yng; and fourthly, that he shuld yelde vppe into the handys of the pope1, all his ryght
and tytle y he had vnto the crowne of Englonde, with all reaenus-o, honours, £ profettis,
belongynge to the same, as well teporall as spirituall, & to holde it euer after, bothe he
& his heyres, of the pope1 & his successours, as feodaries of y pope1. And whan theyse
artycles were graunted, & the lordys of y lande sworne to the mayntenauce of the same,
the kyng knelynge vpo his knees, toke the crowne from his hede, & sayd theyse wordis
folowynge to the legat, delyuerynge hym the crowne, " Here I resygne vp y crowne of the
" realme of Englande & Irelancle, into the popis handy^, Innocent the thyrde, & put me hole
in his mercy and ordynaunce4." After rehersayll of which wordis, Pandulph toke y crowne
of the kynge, & kepte the possessyon thereof, v. dayes after, in token of possessyon of y
sayd realme of Englfide; and when the sayd. v. dayes were expyred, y kynge reassumyd
the crowne of Pandulph, by vertue of a bande, or instrument, made vnto the pope', the
1 Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. * The margin of the edit. 1542. has thit passage, as a guide for the reader.
" The great misery that this prynce was in, beyng so oppressed wyth the tyrannye of the B. ot Rome,
that monstrous and wycked beast." 3 liandes of", edit. 1542. * The editor of the edition
of 1542, says, in the margin, against thispassagr, " What chrysteu hert, but must wepe and lament to her*
" acrysten prynce to be thus abused."
which,
520 SEPTIMA PARS IOIIANNIS.
. *
which, at length, is sette out in y cronycle of Englande, & other placis; whereof, the ef-
fecte is, y the sayd kynge lohn & his heyres shuide euer atter be teodaryes vnto the fore
namyd pope1 Innocent, and to his lawful! successours, popys of Rome1: and to pay yere-
ly to the Churche of Rome, a. M. marke of syluer, that is to saye, for Englande. vii.C.
marke, & for Irelande. CCC. marke, and if he or his heyres, fayled or brake y payment,
[Ur.«.33-3 that than they shuld fayle of theyr ryghtof y crovvne. But Policronyco sayeth. vii.C. marke
for Englande, &. CC. marke for Irelonde, for the which sumes, after the affirmaunce of
that auctor Guydo, the money callid Petyr pens, are at this day5 gatheryd in sondry placis
of Englande.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xii. . Anno Domini. M.CC.xiii.
losne fitz Pet*.
Henry fiz Aleyn. Anno. xiii.
lohn Garlonde.
IN this. xiii. yere of kyng lohn, & moneth of Februarii, master Stepha Langton, arche-
bysshop of Cautorbury, with the other exylys, landyd in Englande, & after, I processe of
tyme, met w the kyng at Wynchestre, where the kynge resayued hym with a ioyous cou-
tenance, & after there was assoyled of y sayd archbisshop : but yet was not the enterdic-
cio of the lande released, for so moche as the kynge at that day, hadde not made resty-
tucion vnto the archebisshop and other, accordynge to the thyrde artycle, before rehersyd ;
for the which, as testyfyeth the Englysshe booke, he payed vnto the archebisshop. iii.M.
marke, and to the other, by partyculers. xv.M. marke. After which thynges perfourmyd
and done, the enterdyccion was adnullyd & fordoon, in the moneth of lulii, and yere of
our Lorde. xii.C. & xii., when it had standyn in force full. vi. yeres, & asmoch as from
the. xxvi. daye, vnto the moneth of lulii, whiche is vpon. iii. monethes and odde dayes.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xiiii.
Raufe Ey lande.
Henry fiz Alwyn. Anno, xiiii.
Constantyne le losne.
IN this, xiiii. yere of y kyng, for that he wolde not holde y lawes of seynt Edwarde,
and also for dyspleasure y he bare to dyuerse of them, -for they wolde not fauour hym
agayne the pope5, and for other causes, whiche here be not manyfestyd, the kynge fell at
dyssencion w his lordis, in so moche, that great people were reysed on eyther parties; but
for the kyngis partye was the stronger, the erle of Chestre, with y" other lordis, tooke the
cytie of Londo, & helde them therein a certeyne of tyme. The whiche Cronycle of Cax-
ton, with other, saye, that a great parte of this varyaunce atwene kynge lohn and his
baronys, was, for because the kynge wolde, without skylfull doom, haue e,."yied the sayde
erle of Chester, whiche to hym had no cause ; but, for so moche, as before seasons, he
had often tymes aduysed the kyng to leue his cruelnesse, and-his accustomyd auowtry, the
which he exercysed with his brothers wyfe, and other : but by the meanys of the arche-
bysshop of Cauntorbury, and other prelatys, a peace was takyn for a whyle. In this yere,
vpo the day of y translacion of seynt Benet, or the. xi. daye of lulii, a great parte of the
borough of Southwerke, was brent; and in the moneth of August next folowyng, was
great and moche harme done in London, by fyre. Soon after, to stablysshe y peace
atwene the kynge and his lordys, an assemble was made on Berhadowne; where the
kynge and the lordys mette, with great strengthe vpo eyther syde, where a charter or
1 Omitted in edit. 1 542. * Bishops of Rome. edit. 1542. 3 were. edit. 1559. * Peter. MS.
s byshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. ° MS.
wrytynge
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•wrytynge was deuysed & made, and there sealyd by the kyng, so that the barony was
with it conlentyd, and deparlyd in peasyble wyse, euerych man into his countrey.
[Anno Domini. M.CC.xiiii.] [Anno Domini. M.CC.xv.]1
Martyne Fiz Alis.
Roger Fiz Aleyn. Anno. xv.
Petyr Batte.
IN this. xv. yere of the kyng, the peace, which, in $ last yere, was atwene kyng lohn
d his baronyes agreyd, was, by the kynge, vyolate and broken; wherfore the lordisas-
.aemblyd to them great powers, and made sharpe cruell war re vpon the kyng, in so moche
that than he was constrayned to sende into Normandy for ayde and socoure, and into .w.«*
other places. Then shortlye after came into Englande a Norman knyghte, whiche .
broughte with hym a company of Normannys, Flemmyngys, and Pycardys. This knyghte
or capytayne was namyd Fowkys de Brent, $ which, with his company, was so cruell, that
he destroyed aswele relygyous housys as other, and wroughte moche harme to the lande,
and put the lordys to the worse. Then the kynge made Fowkys, and other of his copany,
wardeyns of casteHys and stroge holdis in Englonde. The lordys seynge the kynge per-
seuer in his wronge, and wolde in no wyse be enduced to holde his owne grauntys, but to
execute all thyng after pleasure, and no thynge after lawe nor iustyce, cast in theyr myndys
how they myght brynge the lande in a better rule or state, and by one aduyce and consent
wrote vnto Phylyp, kyng of Fraiice, that he wolde send some noble man into Englande,
& they wolde rendre the lande vnto hym. In this whyle kynge lohn causyd to be draxvyn
and hangyd at London, one Piers, of Pomfrette, for the sayd Petyr had monysshed dy-
uersexmyssehappys that shuid come to hym for his vycyous lyfe, and also for he liadde often
warned kynge lohn that he sbuld reygne but. xiiii. yeres ; the whiche he ment without pay-
inge of trybute : for after he was becomyn feodary to the pope, he thought the pope
reygned as pryncipall lorde of the lande and not he: [for the whiche, and for other rnalyce,
he put that vertuous man to deth ; of whom, in the. xxxiii. Chapitre of the. vii. booke of
Polycronycon, are many vertues shewed, the whiche I ouer passe for lengthynge of the
tyme.]J
Anno Domini. M.CC.xv. Anno Domini. M.CC.xvk
Salamon Basynge.
Roger Fiz Aleyn. Anno. xvi.
Hugh Basynge.
VPon seynt Andrewys cue, or the. xxix, day of Nouembre, in the. xvi. yere of his
reygne, kyng lohn, after he had lyen a certayne of tyme with his ordynauce aboute ^
castell of Rowchestre, in Kent, he wan the sayd castell, & toke therin certayne gentyl-
men that had cospyred a gayne hym, the whiche he sent to dyuerse prysons ; & the ba-
rones helde theym together at London, abydynge the comynge of Lewys, sone to the
Frenshe kyng, $ which, nere about Assencion tyde, ladyd in Englande with a stronge
army, & so came to Rochestre, & layd siege to y castell, & wan it with lytle payne, for
so moche as it was greatly febled with thassautis lately made by kynge lohn, and sen that
tyme not sufficiently repayred. And whan he had wonne the sayde castell, he caused all
the straungers therein takyn to be hanged, and after came to -London ; where certayne al-
lyauncys and couenautis were stablysshed atwene the lordis and hym, and resayued of
them homage, as affermyth Polycronycon : and after theyr maters atwene theym there fy-
nysshed, he, with the lordys, departyd frome London, and gatte the castellys of Rygat,
of Gylforde, and of Fernham, and from thens to Wynchestre, where the cytie was yelden
vnto theym, with all the holdys and castellys there about, as Wolnesey, Odylm, & Beaw-
v
1 MS. *;nionysshed hym of dyuers. MSt J " For the wliych and for dyuers other matter*
Jie was put to death." edit. 1542. 1559.
T t mere
322 SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
mere. And about seynt Margaretis day, he, w the lordis came agayn to Lddon, at whose
comynge, y towre of Lodon was geuen vppe to them by appoyntment, &. where Roger
Fiz Aleyn had, tyll that tyme, rulyd the cytie of Lodon as Mayer, he, for so moche
as he was accusyd to the lordys to be fauourable to the kyngis partye,, was than dis-
ehargyd of that oftyce, and one callyd Serle, Mercer, was chosen in his place, anq1 so
contynued-tyll Myghelmas folowyng. In this passe tyme, kyng John, beynge thus oner
• sette with his lordis, sent messyngers to the pope*, shewyng to hym the rebellyon of his
lordis, and how they laboryd his distruccio ; wherfore the pope1, in all haste, sent a legat
into Englode, named Gualo, or Swalo, the which, after his comynge, cSmaudid Lewis
to retourne into France,, and laboryd, to the vttermooste of his powar, to appease the kynge
and his barony; but all his labour was in vayne.
Anno Domini. .M~.CC.xvi.- Anno Domini. -M.CC.xviL
lohn Traueri.
Wyllyam Hardell. Anno. xvii..
Andrewe Newlande.
IN this. x>vii. yere of kynge lohn, the warre atwene hym and his lordis styll contynu-
ynge, he dyed of the flyxe, as testyfyeth Polycronycon, at the towne of Newerke, vpo
the daye of seynt Calyxt [the pope,]1 or }'• xiiii'. daye of Octobre. How be it the En-
glysshe booke or cronycle sayeth, that he dyed at Sebynyshede4, an abbey about Lyncoln,
by the enpoysonynge of a muke of the same house, the day after seynt Luke, or the. xviii.
day of Octobre, and was buryed at the citie of Wynchestre : but the auctor of Poly—
cronycon sayth, he was bowellyd at Crongthon abbey, and buryed at Worcetyr, in the
myddle of the quier of mukis, when he had reygned. xvi. yeres^ vi. monethes and. iiii.
dayes, leuyng after hym. ii. sonnes, Henry and Iticharde, with sudry doughters. Of
this lohn it is redde that he fouded ^ abbey of Belew, in the New Forest, in recdpensacion
of the parisshe churchis which he there ouertournyd to enlarge that forest; and an'abbey
of blacke rnukis in the cytie of Wynchestre, where, after the sayinge of the Englysshe
Cronycle, he shulde be buryed. This kyiige Ioh5 also, after somp wryters, maryed one
of his doughters vnto Otto, the. iiii. of that name, emperoure of Almayne, and duke
of Saxony, the which helde warre agayne kynge Phylyp, of Fraunce, as in the. v. chapytre
of the story of the sayd Phylyp before is declared ; [which Otto, for his rapyne & ex-
torcion done to the churche of Rome, was accursyd, and the sayde Phylyp, & aiso kynge
lohn, for theyr dysobediece to the churche were also accursyd, the whiche warred eyther
with other, so y eyther of them greuyd and vexed other, to the great hynderauncis of
them, and eyther of them, for the whiehe consyderacion,,a metrician made theyse baladi&>
of them, as foloweth.
O qm mirabilia, good Lord thy werkys been
In punysshement of synners, by. thy myght, wondersly j.
As, by olde sttfryes, it is playnly seen
One synner th6 other hath correcte vtterly.
As Aalizaunder*, with lulius, Pompey, and Tholomy,
fti.xvih. , And many other, which as thy scourgys were,
To punysshe synners, and themselfe also dere.
In lyke wyse nowe reder, if thou liste take hede,
And wele reuolue in mynde this history
Of theyse. iii. prynces, and loke wele on theyr dede;
Thou shalt conceyue that they dyd wyckydly.
i
5 Byshoppe of Rome. edit. 1 545. ' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- 3 xxiiii. edit. 1559. by mutate.
* Swyny»hede. MS. 5 Alexander. MS.
I incanc
SEPTIMA PARS HENRI CI. 111. 323
I meane kynge John", Phylyp, and Ottony,
Which vnto synnc made them selfe so thrall,
That of pope Innocent they were accursyd all.
Wherefore God sufferyd that one the other to greue,
And warre and chase with dedlye hate and stryfe,
Gladde that one the other to myscheue,
Manassynge eche other with spere, swerde, and knyfe,
With cruell batayll durynge theyr synfull lyfe.
Wherefore I maye conclude, in factis horum,
That raulta sunt flagella peccatorura.]1
Henrici Tercii.
HEnry, the thyrde of that name, & eldeste sone of kyng. lohn, a chylde of the age of. (Li. t-ct.^
ix. yeres, began his reygne ouer the realme of Englande the. xx. daye of the rnoneth of
Octobre, in f yere of our Lord. M. CC. &. xvi., and the. xxxvi. yere of the seconde
Phylyp, yet kynge of Frauce. Ye haue before harde of the cruell warre which Lewys,
sone vnto the Freshe kyng, with thayde of the baronys of Englande maynteyayd agayne
kynge lohn ; the whiche, after the deth of the sayd lohn, contynued : for as moche as tha
some of the lordys, that before hadde maynteyned the quareil of Lewys, nowe forsoke
hym, and toke party with this Henry as theyr naturall and soueraygne lorde : whereof the
chefe were the erlys of Penbroke and of Chester, the which, with theyr retynewe, helde
sharpe warre vV the sayde Lewys and his affynytie, the whiche entendyd to haue been
kynge of Englande, by reason of couenauntys made with certeyne loidys of the lunde
when he was firste sent for by theym. Wherefore the foresayde erlys, with the other of theyr
partye, to make theyr partye the stronger, proclaymed the sayde Henry kynge of En-
glande vppon the foresayd. xx. daye of Octobre thorough the cytie of Lodon, and in all
possyble haste after, made pronysyon for hiscoronacion, so that, vpon the daye of Symonde
and lude next ensuynge, he was crownyd at Glowcetyr of Petyr, than bisshop of Wyn-
Chester: Lewys, $ Fresh kynges sone, beynge than at Lyncolne. In whiche yere stoode styll
as gouernoure of the cytie of Lodon tyll Mychelmas next folowynge [theforenamyd]*
Anno Domini. M.CC.xvii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xviii.
lohn Trauers*.
Wyllyam4 Hardeli. Anno. i*.
Andrew Newlande*.
• • • v "' -y
SO soone as j kynge was crownyd, commyssyons were sent ouer7 in his name into all
placis of Englade to gathere strength of men to whhstande the fore namyd Lewys, & to
put hym, with his Frenshemen and other alyauntys, out of the lade, whicli then had, vndre
theyr rule & custody, thecastellys of Berkhastede, of Hertforde, & dyuerse other. And for
this Lewis wolde not sease of his warre, and returne into Fraunce: therfore f foresayde
Gwalo or Swalo, the popys" legal, accursyd hym, first by name, and after all suche as nytn
maynteynyd or fauoryd in this warre agayne kynge Henry. Then f forena-.nyd erlys, ac-
companyed with Wyllyam, erle marshall of Englande, Wyllyam le Bruyz, erle of Ferrys,
with many other, yode to Lyncolne, & wan y towne vpon y straungers, v.here was slayne
a Frensheman, callyd erle of Perchys, w many other souldyours: and there was takyn of
Englysshe men, Serle, erle of Wynchestre, and Hufrey de Bohum, erle of Heribrde, vr
' Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. * MS. 3 Benet le Ceynturer. edit. 155.9, in marg. * lamet.
edit. 1559. s From this year to 1253 there is a variation in the list of mayors between the Mmcvm manuscript
• and the printed copies, the former placing each mayor a year later, 6 William Blounde. edit. 155y. in marg.
7 oyvte. MS. * Byshope of Homes, edit. 154?.
T t 2 dyuerse
324 SEPTIMA PARS- HENRICI. HL
dyuerse other of name. And in this whyle, Lewelyn prynce of Walys, for that heayded
the partye of Lewis, was accursyd, and his lande enterdyted. After the towne of Lyn-
eolne was thus wonne frome the Frenshe men, Lewys, with other parte of his souldyours,
drewe towarde Lodon, for so moch as worde was brought to hym, that his father had sent
to hym a new copany1 of souldyours, y which shuld lade in Englade shortly : trothe it was,
y suche an ayde of souldyours was made by the Frenshe kynge, and comytted to acapy-
tayne, which, in the cronycle1, is named Eustace the muke, the which was encoutryd vp{i.
the see, with a capytayne, ormayster of the. v. portis, callyd Hubert at Burgth, & gaue
to hym batayll, & scoumfyght hym at lengthe, & sent y" hede of the sayd Eustace vnto y.
kyng. Wha Lewys harde of these tydynges, and cosyderyd howe daylly his strength my-
nysshed, he was more inclynable vnto peace; so that, in coelusyon, he toke money, as
i4.] sayeth Polycronycon, & yelded vp his castellys & stregthis wlu'ch he helde,. & after was
assoylyd, & so retournyd into Frauce : but>of this money y Lewis resayued, ben dyuerse
oppynyons, for the Englysshe boke namyth it a thousande marke, and y Frenshe boke
sayth. xv. M, marke.
Anno Domini. M-.CC.xviii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xix.
Thomas Bbkereil.
Robert Serle1. Anno. ii.
llaufe Gylande*
ij; yere Qf jjynge Henry, whe the lade was voyded of the slraungers, the irr-
quisicions were made, to knowe what persones had fauoryd y partye of Lewys agayn the
kynge ; of the which the kynge pardonyd many of the layefee, but y spirytuell were put
to suche fynes, y they were compellyd to lay that they myght to pledge, to please the kynge :
and ouer that, to sue to Rome to be assoylyd. And this yere, Ranulphe, erle of Ches-
ter, for concyderacions hym mouynge, tooke his iournay into the holy lande; but one
cronycle sayeth, he tooke that iourney vpon hym, for so moche as he had, cotrary his al-
legeaunce, made homage vnto Lewys aboue named, and for malyce whiche he bare to-
warde kynge lohn, entendid,.at the tyme a£ that homage doynge, to. haue made y sayd
Lewis kyng of Englande.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xix. Anno Domini. M.CC.XJU.
Benet le Ceytur. .
Robert Serle. Anno. iii.
Wyllyam Btountle.
IN this thyrde yere of kynge Henry, a parlyamet was holdyn at Lodon, by vertue
wherof was grautyd to the kynge. ii.*. of euery plough lande thoroughe Englande,' which
was for the charge y he before had with Lewys warre. [Also this yere, seynt Thomas of
Cauntorbury was translatyd,' in the. vri. day of this moneth of lulii > the which was doone
•& so great a charge vnto mayster Stephan Lugton, then archebissbop of Gautorbury, that
the charge therof was not contentyd many yeres after the deth of the sayd Stephan.]*1
And this yere, as witnessyth Polycronycon, kyng Henry began the newe werke of the
churche of Westmynster, which, after that sayinge, shuld be in the. xii. yere of his age.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xx. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxi.
lohn Wayle.
Robert Serle. Anno. liii.
Ibsne le Spicer,
IN this yere, Alexader^ kyng of Scottys, maryed dame lane, or lohan, y suster of
kynge Henry j & in this yere, was great harmedone in Englande, by vyolence ofa.whyrle
' crewe. MS. * Croniclis. MS. 3 Tkt MS. adds " Mercer." 4 Omitted i» »dif.. 1542. 1.55J.
SEPTIMA PARS HEXRICI. Ilf. 395
wynde, and fyry dragons, [and sprytys,]1 were seen flcynge in the ayer. And this yere,
were proclamacyons made in London, and thoroughe Englande, that all straungers shuld
auoyde y lande by Mychelmasse next folowynge, excepte suche as came with marchaun-
dyse, and to make sale of them vnder the kynges saufe conduyt ; whiche was chefelye
made to avoyde Fawkys de Breut* and his complycys, whiche kepte the castell of Bed-
forde, agayne the kynges wyll and pleasure. And in this yere, was kynge Henry se-
condaryly crowned at Westmynster, the. xvii. daye of Maii : and this yere, the cytie cal-
lyd Damas, in the holy lande, was by crysten men gottyn from the Turkis : and this yere
came out of the holy lande into Englande, Ranulph, erle of Chester, and beganne to
buylde the castellys of Charleley, and of Bestone, & after he buyldyd y abbey of De-
lacresse, of the whyte ordre ; for charge & coste of whiche sayde castellys and abbay, he
toke toll thorough all his lordsbyp, of all suche as passyd that wey with any chaffre or
marchaundyse.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxi. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxii.
Rycharde Wymbeday;
Robert Serle. Anno. v.
lolin Wayell.
IN this. v. yere of kynge Henry, at Oxynforde, was holden a gencrall counsayll of y
bysshoppis & clergy of this lade ; in tyme of which counsayle, a man was takyn, y whiche
shewyd hym selfe to be Cryste, and prechyd many thynges of erroure, whiche y clerkis
at those dayes vsyd, & to approue that he was lesus y sone of God, and that he was co~
myn to refourme those errours and other, he shewed the caractys & tokyns of woundys in
his body, handys, and feete, lyke to lesus y was naylyd on the crosse. Then he was ap-
posyd, and approuyd a false dissymuler : wherefore, by dome of y counsayll, he was
iwdged to be nayled to the crosse, and so delyueryd to y executours, the whiche, a* a
place callyd Alburbury, naylyd hym to a crosse tyll he was dede. Also this yere, y kyng
layed syege vnto-the castell of Bedforde, that Fowkys de Brent hadde so longe holdyn by
strength. This siege began vpon the euyn of thassencyon of our Lorde, and so contynued
tyll our Lady Day Assumpcyon, in which passe tyme, many stronge assawtys were made, to
the great losse of men on bothe partyes; but fynally, about this fore sayde daye of As-
sumpcion, it was takyn by fyerse assawte : wherein was taken the forenamyd Fowkys de
t Brent, and vppon the noubre of. Ixxx. souldiours, whereof y more parte were put -to deth,
& the sayd Fowkys, after he had lyen a certeyne of tyme in pryson, was, for his fynannce,
delyuered and flemyd'the lande. And in this yere came the frere mynors fyrst into En-
glande: theyse are gray freres of the ordre of seynt Fraunces, which, if that be trewet
they shuld come into Englande, vpon. vi. yeres before the deth of seynt Fraunces : for
after the aftyrrnauuce of the auetcuir of Cronyca Cronycaru, lacobus Phylyppus, & other,1
seynt Frauces dyed I y yere of grace. xii.C. and. xxvii.', and that ordre was firste co-
fermyd of Honor.yus, .the thyrde of that name, pope* of Rome, in y yere of grace. xii.C.
and. xxiiii. This ordre first began vnder a fewe noumbre of freris, at the cytie of Caun-^
torbury, and after came vnto Lodon, and restyd them there, tyll they had an house there
foudid by Isabell, wyfe of Edwarde the seconde, as after shall be shewyd in the story of ;'
y sayd Edwarde; albe it, y sayde house was begunneof Margaret) the wyfe of Ettwarde
the firste.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxii. . Anno Domini.M.CC.xxiiU
Richarde Renger.
Robert Serle. Anno. vi.
loseus le losne.
1 Omitted-in edit, 15*a. 1559, * Brent.; 3xi. Lundred and. xxvii. edit, 1542. 155£U 4 by*hoppe. .
Ml:'.. 1542.
IN.
326 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
F.jfKix. IN this, vi, yere of y reygne of kynge Henry, a conspyracy was made by one Consta-
tyne, the sone of Arnulphe, within the cytie of Lodon ; for $ which he was drawen and
haged, the niorowe folowynge our Lady Day Assumpcion. This cospyracy was disclosyd
by a cytezyn namyd Walter Bokerell, & was so heynous and greuous to the kynge, that
he was I mynde £ purpose to haue throwen downe the wallys of the citie : but whan he
had wele conceyued that the personys whiche entendyd this conspiracy, were but of the
rascal lys of the cytie, and that none of the hedis or rulers of the same were thereunto
consentynge, he aswagyd his ire & greuouse displeasure, which he entedyd towarde the,,
cytie.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxiiiL
Rycharde loyner.
^Robert Serle. Anno. vii.
Thomas Lamberde.
*
IN this seuenth yere, lohn, kynge of lerusalem, came into Englande, and requyred
ayde of kynge Henry, to wyne a gayne that holy cytie ; but he returnyd with small corn-
forte. And about this tyme, lohn, y sone of Dauyd, erle of Angwysshe, in Scotlade, &
nere kynnysman vnto Ranulph of Chester, maryed f doughter of Lewelyn, prynce of
Walis, as it were for a fynall accords atwene the sayde Lewelyn and Ranulph euer after
to be cotynued.
Anno. Domini. M.CC.xxiiiL Anno Domini. M.CC.xxv.
Wyllyam-Ioynour.
Richarde Reynger. Anno. viii.
Thomas Lambarde.
IN this. viii. yere of kyng Hery, a parlyament was holden at , where, amoge
other thyngys, the lordis and barony of the lande granted vnto the kynge & to his heyree,
kyngys, the warde £ maryage of theyr heyres, which dede was after of lernyd men cal-
lyd iniciu malarum1, that is to meane, the begynnyngof illis or of harmys.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxv. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxvi.
lohn Trauers.
Richarde Renger. Anno. ix.
Andrewe Bokerell.
IN this. ix. yere of kyng Henry, Frederyke, the seconde of that name, and emperoure
of _Almayne, for his contumacy agayne y churche of Rome, was accursyd of $. ix. Gre-
gory, thapope*; wherfore, soone after, he toke. ii. cardynallys and dyuerse prelattys, as
they were goynge to a generall counceyll, keple by f sayd pope' at a place callyd Spo-
lete, a cytie of Italye.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxvi. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxvii.
Roger Duke.
Rycharde Renger. Anno. x.
Martyn fiz Wyllyana.
IN this. x. yere of £ reygne of kynge Henry, y plees of the crowne were pletyd in the
towre of London. In this yere also, as wytnessyth the Frensh Cronycle, dyuerse soul-
dyours whiche, as to this daye, kept certayne castellys in the countie of Poytiers, as |
castell of Mostruell, the castell of Niort, and the townys of Angely and of Rochell,
.were by the Frenshe kyng so assautyd y they were constrayned to geue theym ouer to
'.malorum. *.Byssboppe of Rome. edit. 1542. * Byshoppe. edit. 1542. 155#.
2 the
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 327
the Frenshe kynge, than beynge Lewys, y" nyrithe of that name, or, after some wryters,
the. viii. and sone of Phylyp the seconde.
Anno Domini. M.CC. xxvii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxviii.
Stephan Bokerell.
Roger Duke. Anno. xi.
Henry Cobham.
IN this. xi. yere of this kynge Henry, the shyrewyke of Lodon & of Myddlesex were let-
tyn to ferme, for the surne of. CCC./i.' by yere, to the sheryues of London ; and the. xviii.
day of Februarii, the same yere, was graunted by the kynge, that all werys in Thamys,
shuld be plucked vppe and dystroyed for euer. And the. xvi, day of Marche folowynge,
the kynge granted by his charter ensealed, that y" cytezens of Londo shulde passe toll
fre thorough all Englade, and if any cytezyns were constrayned in any cytie, borough, or
towne, in Englande, to pay any tolle, that than the sheryues of London, to attache any
man commynge to London, of y sayd cytie, borough, or towne, where suche toll was
payed, and hym & his goodys to with holde & kepe, tyll the cytezeners of London be
restored of all suche monaye payed for the sayde tolle, with all costis and damagys sus-
teyned for the same. And, the. xviii. daye of August folowynge, the kynge grautyd to
the sayd cytezyns of London, wareyn, that is to meane, that y cytezyns haue free lybertye
of hutynge, certayne cyrcuyte aboute London. And in this yere, the towne of Lytno-
syn, with dyuerse holdys in Pyerregot & Aluerne, in the countie of Guy an, were geuen
vppe to y fore namyd Lewys, y Frenshe kynge ; wherefore, the kynge sent ouer his bro-
ther Rycharde, erle of Cornewayll, shortly after, which ladyd at Burdeaux, with. CCC.
saylles1.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxviii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxix.
Stephan Bokerell.
Roger Duke. Anno, xii.
Henry Cobham.
IN the begynynge of this. xii. yere of kynge Henry, Mayster Stephan Langton, arche-
bysshop of Canterbury,, dyed, and y great deane of Pawlis, Mayster Richarde Wethyr-
shed was his successour. And in this tyme, the frauchyse & lyberties of the cytie were
by y kyng cSfermyd, & to eueryche of the sheryues was grautyd, to haue. ii. clerkys and
ii. offycers, •wout moo ; & to ^ cytezyns of London was also grauntyd thys yere, that they M K«.
shulde haue and vse a comon sale'. And in this yere, Rycharde, erle of Cornewayll, be-
syegyd the towne of seynt Machayr in Guyan ; and whan he had wonne it by strength, he
than layed his siege to the towne of Rochell, tyll it was restoryd by y marshal! of France.
Amio Domini. M.CC.xxix- Anno Domini. M.CC.xxx,
Walter Wynchester.
Roger Duke. Anno, xxiii.
Robert fiz lohiu
IN {his. xiii. yere of kynge Ilery, vpon Trynyte sodaye, or after an other auetor vppon
Whitsondaye, whyle the bysshop of Lodon was at hyghe masse in seynt Paulys Churche
of London, fell sodeynlye suche thyckenesse & derkenesse of clowdys, and therewith ,
suche stenche, & tepest of thunder and lyghtenyng, that the people there assemblyd^
voydyd the churche, & the vycarrys & chanons ibrsoke theyr deskys, y the bysshop re-
mayned in great fere alone, excepte a fewe of his menyall seruauntys & suche as attendyd .
vpon hym at the aulter. [Also, in this yere, the fame of that blessyd woma, Elyzabeth,
doughter to y kyng of Hungry, began to spred ; the whiche, before and after the deth of;
' iiii.C.Ji. edit. 1542. 1 559. a foure hundred sayles. edit. 154;2. 1559. 3 seale»
hir
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
hir husbode, Langraue, duke of Thorynge in Almayne, shamyd not, for Crystis sake, la
wesshe y sorys & bylis of lazars, & of other poore men, besyde other manytblde dedys of
charyte : by vertue of which blessyd and vertuous lyfe, she, by hyr lyfe thoroughe the
power of God, shewed many and dyuerse myracles, amonge the whiche, by hir prayer, xvi.
men were from dethto lyfe arreryd, & a man borne blynde, to syghte restoryd : wherefore,
by Gregory, the.ix.of that name, & pope of Rome, she was amonge the college of the
blessyd noumbre of sayntys ascrybed and alowed, & commaudyd hir feaste to be halow-
ed, y. xiii. kalendas of December.]'
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxx. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxi,
"Richarde fiz1 Wyllyana. ' 'V
Roger Duke. .Anno, xiiii.
lohn Wod bourne1.
IN this, xiiii. yere of ^ kynge, was ordeygnyd :by the mayre and rulers of the cytie of
London, that no shryue of y cytie, .-shulde-contynewe lenger in offyce than one yerej
whereof the cause was, that dyuerse of them, by cotynuaunce of theyr offyce, dyd dyuerse
extorcyons, &.toke brybys of vy tellers, with other defautis which were founde, and pro-
uyd preiudyciall & hurttull to the comon weale of thesayde cytie.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxi. Anno Doiniui. M.CC.xxxii.
Mychaell of seynt Elene.
Roger Duke*. .Anno. v.
•Walter Denfelde'.
IN this. xv. yere, the kynge had grauted tyll hym a quindecym or fyftene of the tem-
>poraltie, and a dyme and an halfe of the spyrytualty, to recouer his landis loste in Nor-
mandy, Guyan, & Poytean. And in this yere Hubert of Burgth, that, at this day, was
chefe iustyce of Englande, had greuyd or dyspleasyd the kyng in suche wyse, that he was
copellyd to flee the kynges syght; but he was so strayghtly pursued, that he was takyn I a
chapell of Bretwood in Essex, and so cast in pryson at % kyngys commaundement: but
after, by kboure of the [blessyd]1 bisshop Edmude, of Pountenay, he was recounceylyd
to the kynges fauoure, when he had been prysoned vpon. iiii. monethes, and exylyd vpon.
xiii. moneihes. And this yere, was doon great harme in Lodon, by fyre ; the which be-
gan in an house of a wydowe, namyd dame lane Lambert.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxiii.
:Henry EldementOQ6.
Andrewe Bukerell7. Anoo. xvi.
Gerarde Batte.
IN this. xvi. yere, kynge Hery, vpo complaynte brought before hym by the frendis of
Lewelyn prynce of Walys, y Wyllyam le Bruce, or Brunze, shuld conspyre agayne the
kynge ; or after s5me, for he kepte vnlaufully the wyfe of the fore namyd Hauylyn*, he
was, after loge prysonement, hangyd. And this yere dyed Ranulph, erle of Chester, Lyn-
coln, and Huntyngedon. His systers sone named lohn, sonevnto the erle of Angwyshe,
as before, in the. vii. yere of this kynge is declared, was his heyre, and helde that lord-
shyp after hym : this lohn, of moost wryters, is callyd lohn Scotte, for so moch as his
father was a Scotte. This foresayde Ranulphe had no chylde, albe it he hadcle. iiii sys-
ters, ^ eldest hyght Molde, or Mawde, and was rnaryed to Dauyd, erle of Angwysshe,
and was moder to j foresayde lohn Scotte; the seconde was nanryd Hawys, and was ma-
ryed vnto the erle of Arudell; the thyrde, Agnes, was ioyned to therle of Derby, and
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559- * Walter, edit. 15Sp. .fit marg. J Wonbourne. ibid.
* Andrew Bokertll. edit. I55p. in marg. ' Walter de Duffeel. MS. * Henry de Edmonton. MS.
Eadelmartyr. edit. 1559. in marg. 7 <J"ht MS. add* "Peperer." • Leweltyu. MS. and edit. 155£L
the.
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 329
the. iiii. namyd Mabely, was maryed vnto the erle of Wynchester, callyd Robert Quy-
nacy. This Ranulphe dyed at Walyngfordc, and was buryed in the Chapter house of the
munkys at Chester, and ordeygned the fore namyd lohn Scotte to be his heyre, for that
he wolde not haue so noble a lordshyp rune atnonge, or to be deuydyd atwene so many
dystauys. And this yere, dyed Master Rycharde Wethyrshed, archebysshop of Caun-
torbury, whose successoure was [blessydj1 Edmunde of Pountenaye.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxiiii.
Symonde fiz Marrc*.
Andrewe Bukerell. Anno. xvii.
1 &*•• Roger Blounte.
IN this. xvii. yere of y reygne of kyng Henry, the fore named Edmunde of Poutenay,
or of Abyndon, was sacred archebysshop of Cautorbury. He was named of Pountnay, for
so moche as he was buryed at Poutnay in Burgoyn : & he was named Edmude of Abyn-
don, by reason he was borne in Abyndon. This [blessyd]1 man, as before in the. xv. yere
is shewed, reconcyled Hubert of Burth to the kynges grace, and causyd hytn to be restored Fei.**i.
to his former offyce, as chefe iustyce of this lande. In this yere also, y kynge began the
foudacyon of the hospytall of seynt lohn, wout the estgate of Oxynforde ; in whiche yere
also, fyll wunderfull wether, as thunder & lyghtnynge, vnlyke vnto other, and therupon
folowed an erthquake, v to the greate fere of the inhabytauntes of Hutyngdon, and nere
there aboute.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxv.
Rafe Aschewy. '
Andrewe Bukerell. Anno, xviii.
lohn Norman.
[Li. 7. ca. 3$.]
IN this, xviii. yere of kyng Henry, the lewys dwellynge at Norwyche, were brought
to fore the kynge at Westmynster, to aswere to a coplaynt made agayn them, by one call-
yd lohn Toly of the sayde lowne of Norwyche, y they shulde stele a chylde, and it cir-
cumsysyd of the age of a yere, and after kepte the same chylde secret, to the entent to
crucyfye It in despyteof Crystys relygyon ; but howe the mater was folowed, or howe so
the lewys acquytyhge them selfe by theyr answece, trouthe it is that they returnyd vn-
punysshed. And in this yere, Frederyke, the secode of that name, and emperoure of
Almayne, maryed the syster of kynge Heury, namyd Isabell, as testyfyeth Polycronyca.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxv. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxvi.
Gerarde Batte.
Andrewe Bukerell. Anno. xix.
Robert Ardell'.
IN this. xix. yere, y morowe after seynt Hyllary, or the. xiiii. daye of lanuary, Ed-
mude, archbisshop of Cautorbury, spowsydy kynge and Eleanoure the doughter of therle
of Prouynce, in his cytie of Cautorbury, and in the vtas of the sayde Hyllary, she was
crownyd at Westmynster, as quene of Englande ; where, in the feelde by Westmynster,
lying at y West ende of y church, there was kept royall solepnyte and goodly iustys, by
the space of. viii. dayes. And the same yere, the statute of Merton was enacted, which
is to meane certayne actys made by acte of a parlyament, holdyn by the kynge and his
lordys & comons atytowne of Merton, where, amoge other actis, was ordeyned a remedy
for wydowys that were defraudid of theyr douars, & also howe heyres within age shulde
be entreatyd, and remedyes for such as were stolyn or with holdyn, contrary the gardeyns
wyllys; but more certaynly it was ordeyned at y parlyament, at Merton fore-sayde, which
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 155P. * Symon fyz Mary. MS. ^Robert Hardell. edit. 1559. in marg.
U u was
330 SEPT1MA PARS HENRICL 111
was holden the. xxx. yere of this kyng, in the morowe folowynge the daye of seynt Mar-
tyne, or the. xii. day of Nouetnbre.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxvi. -Anno Domini. MJCC.xxxviu
Henry Cobham.
Andrewe Bukerell. Anno. xx.
lurden Couentre.
IN this. xx. yere of kyng Hery, lohn Scotte before namedi erle of Chester, dyed
without issue male ; wherfore the kynge consyderynge the great prerogatyues belongynge
to that erledome, gaue vnto his doughters other possessyons, andi toke the erledome into-,
his owne hade. This lohn dyed at Dorondale, and was buryed amonge his antecessours
at Chester, as affyrmyth Polycronycon, and also: he sayth that he dyed without any chylde,
and that $ foresayd exchaunge was made with y fore naxnyd sisters of Kanulph before
expressyd in the. xvi. yere of this kynge.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxvii. Anno Domini. MXC.xxxviiu
lohn Thesalan1.
Andrewe Bukerell. Anno, xxi;
Gerarde Cordewaner*.
IN this. xxi. yere, Octoboon, a legat of the. ix. Gregory, [& pope,]5 came into En-
glande, & ordeyned many good ordenauncys for the churche, but not all to the pleasure
of the yonge clergye of Englonde ; wherefore as he, one day, passyd thorough Oxynforde^
the scolars sought occasyon agayne his seruauntys, and: fought with theym, & slewe one
of the same, and put the legatte in such feere, that he, for his sauegarde, toke the belfray
of Osney, and; there helde hym, tyll the kynges mynystres comrnynge from Abyndon,.
with strength medelyd with fayre w.ordys, delyueryd hym, and conueyed hym after with a-
competente company vnto Walyngforde, where he accursyd^tha mysdoers, and punysshed
them in suche wyse, that the regentis & masters of that vnyuersytie, were lastly compel-
lyd to goo barefote, thorough Chepe to Pawlys at Lodon, and there to aske of hym for*
gyuenes, and hadde that trespace, with great dyflfyculte, forgyuen.
Anno Domini. .M.CC.xxxviii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxi.x.
lohn Wylhale..
Richai'de Renger. Anno, xxiu
lohn Goundresse*.
IN this. xxii. yere, a false clerk«, of the foresayd vnyuersyte of Oxynforde, which,;
feyned hyrn selfe madde, & beforetyrne had espyed thesecrette placys of the kynges courte,
came by a wyndowe towarde the kynges chambre, at his maner of Woodstok, entend-
ynge to haue slayne the kynge ; hut he was espyed by a woman, and takyn, and so con-
/•/. «*;;. ueyed to Couentrye, and there arreygnyd of y dede, where, after lawfull prouysof his ma-
lycyous entente made, he, for the same, was there drawya!& hangyd. And 'in this yere,.
vpo the euyn of seynt Botolph, or the. xvi. daye of lunii, was borne at Westmynster
Edwarde, that after was surnamed Longeshanke ;: [tliis, after his. fadre, was kynge, and
reputed of many wrylers, for the firste and eldest sone of kynge Hery, but he was the
seconde, and Edmude, that is of wryters surnamed Ccowke backe, was the first & eldest;
albe it he was put by by y meane of Ins fadre for his deformytye, the which hath ben cause
of great dyssencyon sen that tyme in Englande, for this Edmunde lefte alter hym dyuerse
* lolm Colynson. MS. Coleaan, edit. 1559. in marg. * Gcrvays of Cordwaynerstrete,. MS. 3 Omitted
in edit, 154.2. * lohn Vondresse. MS.
c.hyldren,
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 331
chyldren, and after one cronycle, thre sonnys by his last wyfe, named Blache, that is to
saye, Thomas, Henry, and lohn.J1
Anno Domini. M.CC.xxxix. Anno Domini. M.CC.xl.
Remonde Bengley*.
Wyllyam loynour. Anno, xxiii.
Rafe Aschewy.
IN this, xxiii. yere of kyng Henry, before the tyme of the eleccyon of the shryues of
London, one Symonde fiz Mary, whiche before in the. xvii. yere of the kyng, had been
in y offyce, & had purchacyd a comaundement of the kynge dyrectyd to the mayre and
rulers of y cytie, that they shuld cause hym to be electe to that offyce, for that yere fo-
lowynge ; but the mayre with the hedys of the cytie, [cosyderynge that?commani)demerrt
to be a derogacion vnto the rybertyes of the cytie,]' withstoode it, and chase the fore-
namyd Rafe Ashvvy, & put the sayd Symonde by, for $ whiche he complaynyd hym to the
kynge. Then the kyng sent for the mayre, and the rulers of the cytie, and had vnto
theym many wordys of dyspleasure, for the dysobeyinge of his commaundement ; and far-
thermore dyschargyd Wyllyam loynoure, which £ yere was agayne chosen newlye to be
mayre, for the yere folowynge, and chargyd the cytezyns to procede to a newe eleccyon
for theyr mayre, which then, to satysfye the kynges pleasure, chase Gerarde Batte ; by
whose meanys & good polycy, ^ sayd mayre with the cytezytis demeanyd them so wele
to the kynge, y they opteyned his gracious fauour, & causyd the foresayd Symonde to
fayle of his purpose, and was not after admyttyd to that offyce tyll he had submytted
hym to the rule of the mayre and rulers of the same cytie-; the which Symfide be haued
hym so well after, that he was admytted for an alderman : but, in short processe after, he
demeanyd hym so ille and so cotraryouslye vnto the weale & good ordre of y^ cytie, that
lie was dyschargyd of his aldermanshyp, and dyschargyd from all rule and counceyll of
the cytie, as in the. xxxiiii. yere of this kyng folowinge is towchyd.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xl. Anno Domini. M.CC.xli.
lohn Gysors.
Gerarde Batte*. Anno, xxiiii.
Mychaell Tony.
IN this, xxiiii. yere of kyng Hery, seynt Pawlys churche of London was newely ha-
lowyd. And the great Chaan of Tartharys, before, in the seconde yere of kynge lohn,
myndyd or towchyd of theyr begynyng, in this yere, after he had from the Turkys wonne
moche of the Eest liidys, he sent an hooste into the lade of Hugry, the which helde the
people of that coutrey so short, that, as witnessyth the auctor of Policronyca and other, [Li.j.M. 35.]
they were costrayned of necessite to etc theyr owne chyldren, & other vnlefull inetys :
but $ auctor of Cronyca Cronycaru sayth, that this mysery fell to the people of Hugry,
in y yere of our Lord. xii.C. &. xxi., which, after that sayinge, shulde be in $ fyfthe yere
of this kynge.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xli. Anno Domini. M.CC.xlii.
lohn Vyoll.
Remonde Bengley*. Anno. xxv.
Thomas Duresyne*.
IN this. xxv. yere of kynge Henry, <}erard Batte 'was agayne chosen mayre for this
present yere4 and after whose eleccyon he was by the worshypfull of the cytie, coueyed
' The whole of this it emitted in the edit, of J533. 1542. & 155p. Tke Museum MS. addt, at the dote.
" Thomas, is he that was aftir namyd sejnt Thomas of "Lancaster, byhedid of Edward of Carnarvao.'"
» Reyner de Bongey. MS. and edit. 1559- 3 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. *fie MS. addt
«• Vintener." * Reyner de Bungay. MS. e Thomas Durham. MS.
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332 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
vnto Woodstoke, and presentyd after y customs vnto the kynge ; but the kynge, enfourmyd
of his laste yeres dealynge, by suche as ought to hyrn, no good wyll, sayde y he wolde
not admytte hym to y offyce tyll such tytne as he came to Westmynster, with which an-
swere the sayde Gerarde with his copany returned vnto London. It was not longe after
or y kynge came to Westmynster, where, accordyng to theyr dutye, the cytezyns of Lon-
don agayriawaytyd vpo $ kynge to knowehis pleasure, where the kynge callyd before hym
the sayd mayre, and after certayne questyons to hym put, he causyd hym to be sworne
in his presence : after which oth to hym geuyn, y kynge chargyd hym, by vertue of the
same, that he shuld not take of the bakers and bruers and other vyteliars of the cytie.
xl./z., whiche other of his predecessours, and also he, that laste yere, hadde takyn ; and
also that he, incontynently after his comynge to London, shulde restore vnto the sayde
vytellers, and other cytezyns, all such money as he had w wroge in that precedynge yere
takyn of the corny naltye of the cytie. But for the sayd Gerarde alleged for hym certayne
cosyderacyons, besechynge the kynge to pardon hym of that restytucyon, the kynge, indys-
pleasure, swore a great othe that he shulde not, that yere, be mayre, nor at any tyme there
after; and so the commons, certyfyed of the kyngys pleasure, chase, in his place or stede,
Reyner de Bungay. And, this yere, the kynge yode into Walys, whereof herynge Dauyd,
than prynce 'of Walys, mette with the kyng at Ruthlande, and submytted hym to the
kynges grace. [Also this yere y blessyd Edmude, archebysshoppe of Cauntorbury, beynge
at Poutnay, in the prouynce of Burgoyne, dyed, and there was buryed, and was after
tritslatyd into the same place within, x. yeres after his deth', by conraundement of Inno-
cent the fourthe, than pope of Rome, because of his manyfolde myracles which God
shewyd for hym after his deth. All be it in his legende it is shewyd that he dyed twentye
fol.Kxu). myle frome Pountnaye, callyd Soly, & was after buryed & triislatyd at Pountnay. Of
this blessyd man Polycronyco shewith many vertues, in the. xxxv. Chapitre of his. vii.
boke, which here I ouer passe for lengthynge of the tyme.]1 And, this yere, one Wyllyam
of the Marshe was at London, for treason, drawen and hangyd. This yere also were
aldermen first chosyn within the cytie of London, whiche then had the rule of the cy-
tie & of the wardis of the same, and were tha yerely chaugyd, as nowe the shryuys be
chaungyd.
Anno Domini, M.CC.xlii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xliii.
lohn Fiz lohn.
Remonde Bongley*. Anno. xxvi.
Rafe Asshewy.
IN this. xxvi. yere of kynge Henry, Bonyface was sacred archebysshop of Cautorbury.
And, this yere, the kyng with a fayre copany sayled into Normandy, whiche vyage,
as sayth y Freshe Cronycle, was made by the styrynge of a Frenshe man, namyd erle of
the Marche, for so mbche as the sayde erle refusyd to do homage vnto Alphons, brother
vnto Lewys, y. x. of that name, and surnamyd seynt Lewis, tha kyng of Frauce. This
Lewis, the yere before, hadde maryed his sayd brother vnto the doughter of the erle of Tho-
louse, and had gyuen to his sayd brother the erledome of Poytean, with all the landys of
Aluerne, by reason whereof he wolde haue causyd the sayd erle of March to haue doon
homage vnto the sayd Alphons for suche landys as the sayde erle helde of the sayd erledome
of Poytiers. But for j sayd erle of Marche knewe wele that the ryght of Guyan belogyd
to the kynge of Englonde, he therefore, and for other allyaucis made atwene kynge Hery
and hyrn, refusyd the doyng of that homage ; and after came to kynge Henry, and excyted
hym to make warre vpo the Freshe kyng, by reason whereof the kyng made prouysyon, £ so
landyd with a stronge power at Burdeaux. After the affyrmauce of the Freshe boke, this
erle of y" Marchis had maryed the mother of kynge Henry. Than it folowy th, in this whyle
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * Reyner de Eongay.
6 the
SEPTIM A PARS HENRICI. III. 333
the Frenshe kyng warryd vpon the ladis of theerle of Marche, and had wonne. ii. castellis
of his, namyd Founteneys and V.yllers, with dyuerse other, whiche I passe ouer. And
when he had betyn downe some of them, & some storyd with newe souldyours, he than
went vnto a castell namyd Maucoune, and brake a brydge after hym ; for so moch as he
was warnyd y the kynge of Englande was nere vnto hym. At the sayde brydge was a lytle
skyrmysshe, but lytle harme was there doon. Than the Frensh kyng toke the waye ouer
y ryuer of Tharent toward Taylbourgth, wastyng and distroyinge the coutrey as he went,
and so forth towarde the towne callyd Saynces ; and kynge Henry with his liooste made to-
warde hvm in all that he myght. In kepynge this course, the vawarde of the kynge en-
countryd with the erle of Boleyne, whiche was vpon the Frenshe kyngys partye. That
season, the erle of Seynces bare the baner of the erle of Marchis, beynge in the va-
warde of y kyng. Atwene theyse. ii. erlys was sore fyght, so that many a man vpon both
partyes was slayne, amonge the which the sayd erle of Saynces was slayne. The came
on bothe strengthis vpon eyther syde, soo that bothe kyngys foughte in that balayll, and
great slaughter of men was vpon both sydys; but, in the ende, the Frenshe men were vic-
tours, & toke prysoners. xxii1. men of name, as knyghtis, and of hygher degre, arid,
iii. clerkis of gre'at fame and rychesse, besyde other, to the noumbre of. v. C. of meane
people, as wytnessyth the Frenshe boke. But of theyse men of name, nor yet of y ryche*
clerkys none is named, nor yet shewed what good they payed for theyr raunsome, where-
fore me lyste to wryte no farther of this great victory. Albe it that the sayde boke sayeth
farther, that kynge Henry, for fere, turnyd backe vnto Burdeaux, and there made meanys to
the kynge of Frauce for a peace; but of all this fynde I no worde in the Englysshe Crony-
cles. Then the erle of Marches, by meane of his sone, was recoucyled vnto the Frenshe
kynge, and restoryd to his landys, excepte. iii. castellys, whiche were named Mesplyne,
Cretayne, and Estardye, the whiche the Freushe kynge retaynyd in his owne possessyon.
And soone after came vnto the Frenshe kynge, the lordys of the castellys of Myrabell,
& of Mortayng, submyttynge theym also vnto the kyngys grace, besechynge of hym par-
don that they had so to his hygh displeasure fauouryd his enemye, y kyng of Englande.
And after came in dyuerse other lordys & capytaynys, so that he was I possessyon of all
the countrey of Guyan and Poytean, vnto the ryuer of Gyroude. I haue rehersed the
more of this Cronycle of Fraunce, to the entent that the reders may wele apperceyue the
pryde and boost5 of the Frenshe men ; for in all theyr wrytynge, when they come to any
mater that soundyth any thynge to theyr honour, it is wrytten in the lengest and mooste
shewynge manoure to theyr honoure and worshyp. But as I haue sayde before, in the. v.
Chapytre of the story of the. ii. Phylyp, kynge of Frauce, if it sounde any thynge to
theyr dishonoure, than shall it be abreuyatyd or hyd, that the trouthe shall not be knowen :
& that appereth well here by theyr owne wrytynge ; for in the. vii. yere of kynge lohn
it is shewyd howe Phylyp the seconde, than kynge of Fraunce, had wonne all Normandy
and Guyan : and yet, at thys daye, this kynge Lewis warryd agayne in the same eountrey :
so that they euer tell of y wynnyng, but they towche no thynge of the agayne losynge.
Then it folowyth in the story, when kynge Henry hadde, as before is sayde, concludyd the
foresayde peace, of the whiche, by myne auctoure, is no tejme sette, the kynge retournyd
into Englande.
Anuo Domini. M.CC.xliii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xliiii.
Hugh Blount.
Rafe Ashewy. Anno, xxvii.
Adam Basynge.
IN this, xxvii. yere, y kynge returned from Burdedux into Englede ; and, this yere, the
plees of the crowne were kept I the tov/re of London. And, this yere, Gryffyth, which was
' xx. edit., 1542. 1559- *iii. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 boldnes. edit. 1542. 155p.
sone
SS4 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
sone of Lewelyn, lately prynce of Walys, entendynge to haue broken pryson, fell ouer
the walle of the inner warde of the towre of London, and brake his necke.
ftl. imiiii. Anno Domini. IM.CC.xliiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xlr,
Raufe Spycer.
Michell Tony. Anno, xxviii.
Nicholas Batte.
IN this, xxviii. yere of kyng Henry, [as testyfyeth Polycronycon, a lewe dygged the
grounde in a place in Spayne, called Tholeet, to the entente to make hym a more larger
vyne yerde; where, in tytne of his dyggynge, he fande a stone, closyd on all partyes, but,
for he perceyued it to be holowe, he brake the stone, and founde therein abokeas bygge
as a sawtyr, w leuys all of tree. This boke was wryten in. iii. dyuerse languagys, in Grewe',
in Ebrewe, and in Latyne ; and the mater thereof was, of. iii. worldys that shulde come,
of the whiche he poyntyd the comynge of Cryste to the begynnynge of y1 thyrde worlde,
which was expressyd in this maner of wyse : " In y1 begynnynge of the thyrde worlde, Goddys
sone shall be borne of a maydeV Whan the lewe had wele beholdyn the contentys of
the boke, and sawe that it coteyned so longe tyme, as from Adam to Antecryste, and
shewed many prophecies that were fulfullyd and paste, he anon renouncyd his ludaisme
or Moysen lawe, and was cristenyd, and lyued after as a cristen man.]1
Anno Domini. M.CC.xlv. Aono Domini. M.CC.xlvi.
Robert CornhylL
John Gysors. Anno. xxix.
Adam Bewly*,
IN this. xxix. yere, Nycholas Batte, contrarye the ordynauce before in the. xiiii. yere
of this kynge made, was agayn chosen shryue of London, for $ which, he was conuycte of
periury, and soo dischargyd and punysehed. And for that Mychaell Tony, which, for this
yere also, was chosen mayre, was, by deposycion of the aldermen, founde gylty in the
sayde cryme of periury, therefore he was deposyd from his offyce, & punysshed ; & for
hym was chosen mayer, lohn Gysours : and for Nycholas Batte, was chosen shryue, Ro-
bert of Cornhyll. In this yere also, as testyfyeth Geffrey of Moninouth, Robert Grose-
hede, tha bysshop of Lyncolne, w other prelattys of the lande, coplayned them vnto the
kynge, of y waste of f goodys and patrymony of the churche, which dayly was wasted
and mysspent by the alyaurvt bysshoppys, and clerkys of this lande; of the which strau-
.gers, onenamyd Master Martyne, and nere kynnysman of Inaocet the thyrde, [late pope]*
was one : the whiche, the kynge, by helpe of the Englysshe bysshoppys, avoyd id with other
lyke offendours out of this realme. [Also in this yere, the patryarke of Jerusalem sent
vnto y" kyng, a neume of bloode, whiche was kepte at seynt Thomas of Acris, in Lodon,
tyll the yere folowynge.]1
Anno Domini. M.CC.xlvi. Anno Domini. M.CC.xlvii.
Symonde fiz Mary.
lohn Gisors. Anno. xxx.
Lawrence Frowyke.
[IN this yere, the neuew9 of bloode, sent before to the kyng, was, with mooste solepne
processyon, ^ kynge with great noumbre of his lordys beynge present, conueyed from seynt
Thomas foresayde vnto Westmynster, in right solempne wyse, with processyon & other
accordynge obseruauncis, to suche a relyke apperteynynge.]7 And in this yere dyed Fre-
1 Greke. edit. 1533. * The Museum MS. adds " and he shall suffyr deth ffor salvacion of mankeynde."
*77te edit, of 1542. and 1550. only say, " I fynde no notable thynge wrytten, that was doone that presente
yere." * Adam Bentley. MS. and edit. 1559. in marg. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
* neume. edit. 1533. ' Omitted in edit. 1542. "
deryke,
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 335
deryke, the emperoure of Almayne, whiche, as before is towthyd in the. xviii. yere of [Li. ?.ea.j«.]
this kyng, maryed Isabel! suster vnto the kynge ; the whiche, for his rebellyon agayne the
Churche of Rome, was accursyd, firste of the. ix. Gregory ; and lastly of Innocet the.
iiii. he was agayn cursyd and depryued of his imperyall dygnyte, guyuynge comyssyon &
lycence to the electours of the emperour, to chose a newe : the which were of so many
myndys in theyr eleccion, that some cliase the duke of Thorynge, some the erle of Ho-
londe, and some chase the kynges brother, Rycharde, erle of Cornewayll, which causyd
stryfe that endurid longe after, so that the onely emperour of Almayne, was not of all
men allowyd., tyll Radulphus, duke or erle of Habspurgh in Almayne, was chosen by one
assent to that dygnyte, and thereunto admytted by Gregory, the. ix. of that name, in $
yere of our Lorde. xii.C.lxxiii.. And so that varyauce enduryd vpon. xxvii. yeres, to the
great impouerysshynge of Itally, and the landis of the empyre. Then, as before is sayde,
this Frederyke dyed vnassoylyd, and was buryed in a cytie callyd Ferenciola, with this
superscripcion vpon his toumbe.
Si probitas, sensus, virtutis gracia, census,
Nobilitas orti possent resistere raorti1,
Non foret extinctus Fredericus qui iacet intus.
Which versys are thus moche to meane in Englysshe.
If excelent* of wytte, or grace of good vertue,
Or nobyluesse of byrth, myght vnto deth resyste,
Than shulde this Frederyke mortall fate exchewe,
Which hym hath closyd here nowe in his cheste ;
But noone of theyse may erthly man assyste,
To stryue with deth, but all must pay hym dette,
Noble and innoble there is no thynge may lette.
An other versyfyour made theyse. ii. versys folowynge, of the interpretacion of thi»
name Frederyke.
Fre fremit in mundo, de deprimit alta profundo,
Ke res riraatur, cus cuspide cuncta minatur.
The whiche may in this maner of wyse be Englysshed;
FFC fretyth this worlde, and de confoundith all
Hyghe thynges of honour, into depenesse derke.
Ri serchetl* biisyly the goodis generall
Of this worlde both of the laye and clerke :; A/.«r».
Makynge no questyon in his maoste cruell werke.
And cus with swerde all thynge doth manace,.
And this is' Frederyke all devoyde of grace.
Anno Domini. M.CC. xlviL Auno Domini. M»CC.xlviii.
lohn Voyle*.
Pyers Al«yneJ. Anno. xxxi.
Nycholas Batte.
IN this. xxxi. yere of y1 reygne of kyng Hery, I,ewys, which is surnamyd seynt Lewysy-
than kynge of Fraunce, with a coucnyent hooste saylyd inta f holy lande, and there war-
pyd vpo Crystis enemyes, and wanne the cytie of Damas at his firste landynge, and after
taryed there from, the begynne of the monyth of lunii, to the. xxii. day of Nouembre,.
1 morte. edit. 1533. 1-542. 'excellence. MS. ' thus lyued. edit. 1542. ".And thus lyued Fre-
dcricke in the worlde for a space." edit. 1559. * lohn VielL.MS. lohn Waylle. edit. 1559- in marg,
» Petir fis AJeyn. MS.
and
336 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
and after departyd thens towarde Babylon, entedyng to haue layed siege to the1 cytie ;
but fortune was to hym so cotrary, that by syknesse and other casueltyes, he loste moche
of his people, and, in y ende, was hym selfe takyn prysoner of the Turkys, as more playnlye
shall be shewyd in the story of the sayd Lewys folowynge ; and, I this yere, was a myghty
erthquaue in Englfide, that y lyke to it was not seen many yeres before.
Also this yere the kynge seasyd the fraunchyse of the cytie of London, vpon the euyn
of seynt Bartholmewe, for a Judgement that was geuyn by y rnayre & aldermen, agayne
a wydowe namyd Margaret Vyell, and comytted the rule of the cytie to Wyllyam Ha-
ueryll and Edwarde of Westmynster, tyll our Lady Day nexte folowynge; at which sea-
son the mayre and shryues were agayne to theyr offycys admytted.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xlviii. Anno Domini. M.CC.xlix.
Nycholas Ioy\
Mychaell Tony. Anno, xxxii.
Geffrey Wynton1.
IN this, xxxii. yere of the kynge, the wharfe of Lodon callyd Quene Hythe, was takyn
to ferme by y comynaltye of the cytie, to paye yerely therefore, l.li. ; the which was than
commytted to the shryues charge, and so hath contynuedeuer sen that tyme to this daye;
whereof the profytis and tollys are so sore mynysshed, that at this day it is lytle worth
ouer. xx. marke, or. xv.li. one yere with another. And this yere fell great dystemperauce
of wethyr, in suche wyse y the grude was bareyne vpon the same, and other myshappys
folowed anon thereupon. And in this yere, whan the matier fore namyd of Margaret
Vyell, wydowe, was wele examyned, the Judgement thereof was founden good and trewe ;
wherefore the cytezyns enioyed theyr lybertyes without interupcio: albe it the kynge was
with theym some what agreuyd, for so moche as they, at his requeste, wolde not exchauge
with the abbot of Westmynster such lybertyes as they had in Mydlesex* of y- kynges
graunte for other to be had in other placys.
Anno Domini. M.CC.xlix. Anno Domini. M.CC1.
Rafe Hardell.
Roger fiz Roger. Anno, xxxiii.
lohn Tosalane5.
IN the. xxxiii. yere of kyng Hery, T y moneth of Octobre, dyed Robert Grosthede,
bisshop of Lyncoln: he was the maker of the booke callyd Pety Caton, & many other.
This Robert, for so moche as the. iiii. Innocent, [pope,]6 greuyd y Church of Englande
w taskys & paymentys agayne reason, he therfore sent vnto hym a sharp pistle. This
pope7, than gaue vnto a chylde, a neuewe of his, a chanonry, which fell voyde in the
churche of Lyncolne, and sent the chylde vnto y bysshop, chargynge hym to admytte y
sayd chylde, and to sette hym in his place ; but this bysshop boldlye denayed the resseyt
of the chylde, and wrote vnto y pope7 that he wolde not, nor shulde receyue suche to
the cure of sowle, y coulde not rule them selfe. Therefore this Robert was somoned to
appere before the pope8, and thereupon accursyd; than he appealyd from Innocentis
court, vnto Crystys owne trone. [Than, after the deth of this Robert, as the pope laye
in his bedde at his rest, one appered to hym in clothynge of a bysshoppe, and sayd to hym,
" Aryse wretche and come to thy dome," & after smote hym with his crosse vpo the lefte syde.
Vpo the morne after the pope was founden dede, & his bed all blody. But of this is no
thynge in the Cronycle or story of Innocent. v After y saying of Polycronycon, this bys-
shop Grostehede, shuld dye in the. xxxvii. yere of this kynge Henry, the whiche sayinge
•
1 that. MS. * Nicholas fiz locii. MS. 3 Godfrey Winchester. MS. « Middylsex.
5 lohn Toleson. MS. Tolesan. edit. 1559- in margin. 6 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 7 Innocent,
edit. 1542. 15;>9. * Byshope of Rome. edit. 1542.
agreith
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 337
agreith bettre with the story, excepte that the sayde pope lyuyd after the deth of the sayde
bysshop. vi. yeres.]1
Anno Domini. M.CC.li. Anno Domini. M.CC.lii.
Humfrey Basse.
lohn Norman. Anno, xxxiiii.
William fiz Richard.
IN this, xxxiiii. yere, was an excedyng wynde, the which, in sudry placis of Engladc,
dyd great harme, whiche was in the begynnynge of this yere, vpon the daye of Symon
and lude. [About this tyme, in y duchye of Burgoyne, as testyfyeth Fasciculus Teporu,
and other, an hyll remouyd from his propre place and glode by many a myle, & lastly
ioyned hym vnto other hyllys; in the whiche glydynge or ronnyng the sayd hyll oppress-
yd or slewe. v.M. people.]1 And this yere, Symon fiz Mary, aldreman of London, for
his dysobedyence and euyll counceyll that he gaue vnto Margaret Viell, before the. xxxi.
yere of this kynge touchyd, with other secret labours and matiers entendyd by hym to
the hurte of the cytie, was dyschargyd of his aldremanshyp, £ put out of the counceyll
of the cytie.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lii. Anno Domini. M.CC.liii,
Laurence Frowyk.
Adam Basynge. Anno. xxxv.
Nycholas Batte*.
IN this. xxxv. yere of kyng Henry, began the frere Augustynes to buylde, or inhabyte ftl- *«"'•
them in Walys, I a place callid Woodhouse. And this yere maryed kynge Hery his
doughter Mary, or, after some wryters, Margaret, vnto Alexander kynge of Scottis, at the
cytie of Yorke, and dyd receyue homage of the sayd Alexander for the kyngedome of
Scottis, or for y prouynce of Scotlade, in lyke maner as many of his progenytours had
done dyuerse and many tymes before, as in this werke, both before this tyme and also
after is shewed.
Anno Domini. M.CC.li. Anno Domini. M.CC.lii.
Wyllyatn Durham.
lohn Toleson. Anno, xxxvi.
Thomas Wymborne:
IN this, xxxvi. yere, y kyng graunted vnto the shryues of London that they shulde
yerely be allowyd of. vii./i. for certeyne pryuylegys, or groude, belogynge to seynt Pawlys
church; the which, at this day, is allowyd by the baronys of the kyngys exchekyr to euery
shryue whan they make theyr accompte in the offyce of the Pype. Also this yere was
graunted by the kynge for j cytezyns more ease, that where before tyme they vsyd yerely
to present theyr mayre to 5 kynges presence in any suche place as he than were in En-
glande, y nowe, from this tyme forthwarde, they shuld, for lacke of y kynges presence
beynge at Westmynster, present theyr mayre so chosen vnto the baronys of his exdiekyr,
and there to be sworne and admytted as he before tymes was before the kynge.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lii. Anno Domini. M.CC.liii.
lohn Northampton.
Nycholas Batte. Anno, xxxvii.
Richarde Pycarde.
IN this, xxxvii. yere, the water of the see, about j day of seynt Pawlyn in the monyth
of lanuarii, roose of suche heyghte that it drownyd many vyllagys and housys, nere vnto
it in dyuerse placys of Englande- And this yere, f kynge, the quene, and syr Edwarde,
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * William fiz Rychard. edit. 1559, »» marg.
X x his
538 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
his sone, with Bonyface archebysshop of Cauntorbury and dyuerse other nobles of the
realme, sayled into Normandy, and taryed at Burdeaux a certayne of tyme; but of theyr
dedys, or cause of theyr saylynge thyther, is no mencion made in the Cronycle of En-
glonde; howe be it in the Frenshe boke it is shewed, y the cause was to ioyne Edwarde
the kynges sone vnto the syster of f kyng of Spayne by maryage. This yere also, the
water of Thamys sprange so hygh that it drownyd many housys about f waters syde, by
mean wherof moche marchaundyse was perysshed and loste ; and this yere the cytezyns
had grauted of y" kyng, y no cytezyns shulde paye scauage or tolle for any bestis by them
brought, as they befo; e tymes had vsed.
Anno Domini. M.CC.liii. Anno Domini. M.CC.liiii,
Robert Belyngton*.
Richarde Hardell*. Anno, xxxviii,
Raufe Aschewye.
IN this, xxxviii. yere, by procurement of syr Richarde erle of Cornewayll, (for dys-
pleasure which he bare towarde y citie, for exchange of certayn groude to the same be-
longynge,) the kynge, vnder coloure that f mayre had not done due execucion vpon the
bakers for lackynge of theyr syzis, seasyd the liberties of the cytie ; that is to be vnder-
stondyn, that where the mayre and corny naltie of the cytie, had, by the kyngys graunr,
f cytie to ferme, with dyuerse customys and offycys, for astynted and asserteyned sume
of money, nowe the kynge sette in oftycers at his pleasure, the which were accomptable
vnto hyrn for all reuenues and profyttes y grew within the sayd cytie. But within, iiii.
clayes folowynge the fcest of seynt Edmunde the bysshop, or by the. xix. daye of Nouem-
bre, y cytezyns agreed with the sayde erle for. vi.C. rnarke ; after whiche agrement w
hym cocludid, they soone after were restoryd vnto theyr lybertyes. This yere, syr Ed-
warde, the kynges sone & heyre, was maryed vnto Eleanoure y kynges syster of Spayne.:
and in the Crystmas weke, the kynge landyd atDouyr, and the queue with hym, with many
other lordys. Whan the kynge was comyn to London he was lodgyd in y1 Towre, where-
he sent for to come vnto hym the mayre £ the shryues, with whome he resonyd greuous-
lye for y escape of one callyd lohn Gate'; this lohn hadde murdred a pryoure allyed
vnto the kynge. The mayre layde the charge of this mater from hym vnto y shryues, for
so moche as to them belongyd the kepynge of all prysonys within the cytie, so that the
mayre retournyd home, and the shryues remayned there as prysoners, by the space of a
monyth after or more ; & in theyr placys and for iheym were chosyn, Stephan Oystergate
and Henry Walmoode : but howe the olde shryues passyd out of the kynges daunger, I
fynde not.
Anno Domini. M.CC.liiii. Anno Domini, M.CC.lv.
Stephan Oystyrgate.
Rycharde Hader*. Anno, xxxix.
Henry Walmoode.
IN this, xxxix. yere, in J feest of seynt Etheldrede, dame Eleanoure, wyfe vnto the
kynges sone syr Edwarde, came vnto Lodon, where she was honorablye resayued of the
cytezyns, and the cytie rychelye curteyned & garnysshed with dyuerse ryche clothes, where
the kynge was present at hir comynge, and she was honorably conueyed thoroughe the
cytie, to seynt lohfis without Smythfeelde, and there lodgyd for a whyle, but after she
was remouyd vnto Sauoy. It was notlonge after, that the kynge seasyd the lybertyes of the
cytie, for certayne money whiche the quene claymed for" hir ryght of the cytezyns ; so
/•/.«*»». that about seynt Martynes tyde, in Nouebre, they gaue vnto his grace. CCCC. marke,
and then were restoryd to theyr sayd lybertyes, and the kynges vnder treasourer dys-
1 Bylton. edit. 1559. »'« marg. * The Museum MS. adds " Draper." 3 The MS. says " for the
" escnpe of oon caliid lohn of Froom, lately escapid owte of the gayole of Newegate." * Jiurdell. MS.
chargyd,
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 339
dyschargyd, the whiche, for the tyme, was made custos or keper of the cytie. In the feest
of seynt Scycyle, or the. xxii. claye of Nouembre ensuynge, were brought vnto Westmyn-
ster. Ixxx. &. xii.1 lewys frorneLyncolne, the whiche were also accusyd of the crucyfying
of a chylde at Lyncolne, in the despyte of Crystys relygyon, which lewis were after sent
vnto the Towre of London; of the whiche, in processe of tyme after, xviii. were conuycte
and hangyd, & the tother remayned longe after in pryson. In the vygyll of seynt An-
drewe, syr Edwarde, the kynges sone, came to Lodo from beyonde y see, and j kynge
of Scottys, with the quene his wyfe, came in the somyr season vnto the kyng to his
manour of Woodstoke, where he desportyd hym a season, & after retournyd into Scot-
lande, leuynge his wyfe with hir modyr tyll she were lyghted of chylde ; and vpo the day
of y decollacion of seynt lolm, y kynge, $ quene, and the quene of Scottys came to Lo-
don, where they were honorably receyued, and so coueyed vnto Westmynster.
Anuo Domini. M.CC.lv. Anno Domini. M.CC.lvi.
Mathewe Bokerell.
Rychaa'de ilardell. Anno. xl.
lohn Mynoure.
IN this. xl. yere entryd the lande dyuerse lordys of Almayne, the whiche in Crystmas
weke , vpon the daye of the Innocentys, made homage vnto syr Ilycharde, erle of Corne-
wayll, and brother toy kyng; the whiche as then stoode kynge of Almayne, and of Ro-
inayns. And, the Thursday nexte folowynge, he departyd from the kynges courte, and sped
hym with his wyfe and syr Henry his sone vnto y see syde, and after tooke shyppyng in
larnesaye, the. xxvii. daye of Apryll, and landed at Dordreth in Holande, the h'rste day
of Maii next ensuyng, & vpo Assencyon Daye after, he was crownyd kyng of Romayns,
in jf cytie of Aquysgranu. This yere, vpon the firste day of Auguste, the kynge toke his
iournay towarde Walys, for to subdue Lewelyn the sone of Gryffyth, the whiche with
his Welshemen rebellyd agayne the kyng ; for so moche as syr Edwarde his sone, to whom
he had lytle before geuen the erldom of Chester, wolde haue chaungyd some of theyr
skyttyshe codycyons. And for to brynge his purpose the better about, he sent for an army
of souldyeiirs into Irelande, and taryed for theyr commynge at his castell of Genocke*;
but the £ere passyd farre on or his people were gatheryd, so that by thaduyce of his lordys,
he- stregthed there certayne castellis, and retournyd for that yere into Englande. And
about the feest of y Natyuyte of our Lady, a Concorde and a peas was concluded, atwene
the Londoners and the abbot of [the Holy CrosseofJ' Waltham, the whiche hadde bene in
suyte many yerys before, for certayne dystressys takyn by thabbottis ofFycers of the Lon-
doners, whan they came with theyr mercymonyes vnto the fayre of Waltham ; where as
nowe it is agreed that all suche dystressys shulde be restoryd, & if any were perysshed
or loste for longe kepynge, that than the abbot to content and pay to the partyes the value
in money of such dystressys so perisshed or loste, & that y cytezyns shulde enioye the
lybertyes of $ fayre euer after without paying of any tollage* or tolle.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lvi. Anno Domini. M.CC.lvii.
Richarde Ewell.
Richarde Hardell. Anno. xli.
Wyllyam Ashewy.
IN this. xli. yere, and begynnynge of y same, was foudyn, in the kynges warde robe at
Wyndesore, a byll or rolle closyd in grene waxe, & not knowe from whens it shuld comme;
in the which rolle was conteyned dyuerse artycles agayne $ mayre and rulers of the cytie
of Lodon, and that by theym the comynaltye of the cytie was greuouslye taskyd and
wrongyd, which byll was presented at lengthe to the kynge: whereupon he anone sent
' Cii. edit. 1533. 154-?. 155p. * Brecknocke. edit. 1 559. * Omitted in edit. 1559. * Talluge;
X x 2 John
340v SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
John Mancell, one of his iustycys, vnto Lodo ; & there in y' feest of y couersyon of seynt
Pawle, by the kynges auctoryte, callyd at Pawlys crosse a folkmoot, beynge there pre*
sent, syr Rycharde de Clare erleof Glovvcetyr, and dyuerse other of the kynges counceyll ;
where the sayd lohn Mancell causyd y sayd rolle to be redde, before the comynalty of
the cytie, and after shewyd to y people that y" kynges pleasure and mynde was, that they
shulde be rulyd with iustyce, and that the lybertyes of the cytie shuld be maynteyned in
euery poynt; and if the kynge myghte knowe those parsonys, that so hadde wrongyd the
comynaltye of the cytie, they shulde be greuouslye punysshed, to the exaumple of other.
And that doone, the sayd lohn Mansell chargyd the mayre that euery aldreman in his
warde, shulde, vpon the morowe folowynge, assemble his wardemote, and that all those
wardemootys shuld assemble in one place and chose of theym selfe. without any coun-
sa.yll or aduyse of any of theyr aldreme., xxxvi. persones, and theym to present before
the lordis & hyrn, at the same bowre of the nexte daye in the bysshoppis paleys at
Pawlys. Then, vpo the morow, all thynge was doone accordyng to his comafidement ;
and whe the sayd. xxxvi. personys were presentyd before y sayde lohn Mansell, Henry
Baa, iustycys, and other, the sayde lohn sayde vnto theym that they vpon theyr othe
shulde certyfye all suche persones as they knewe gyltye in the artycles before viito the
commynaltye shewed1 ; whereunto the sayde. xxxvi. cytezyns answeryd, that it was cotrary
theyr lybertyes to be sworne so many for any mater of trespas atwene the kynge and any
of his cytezyns ; wherefore they requyred a sparynge, with whiche answere tlie sayae John
Mansell beynge dyscontentyd, warnyd them to appere before the kyngys counceyll at
Guyldehall. vpon the morowe folowynge, where they kepte theyr daye; and thyther came
the sayde iustycys, lohn Mansell, and Henry Baa, syr Henry Wengham, chaunceler of
Englande, Phylyp Louell, vnder tresorer, and dyuerse other of the kynges eounceyll.
Tha the sayd lohn Masell exortyd y sayd personys to be sworne, by many meanys, as he
5' other day, had doon ; but all was in vayne, for they cxcusyd theym al way e, that it was
contrary theyr othe and lyberty of theyr cytie; wherefore the kynges couceyll departyd
from the hall, in partye dyscontentyd, and shewyd vnto the kynge the demeanoure of the
sayde cytezyns. Vpo the euyn of the Puryfycacion of our Lady, the mayre beynge
warnyd that the kynge shulde come to Westmynster, he, with the more pane of the al-
drernen, rode vnto Knyghtbrydge, and houyd there to salute y kynge, & to knowe his
forther pleasure; but whan y kyng came nere thai place, and harde of thevr beyng there,
he sent vnto them a squyer of howsholde, and chargyd theym that they shulde not pre-
sume to come in his syght, with wiche message they, beynge greatly dyscomfortyd, re-
tournyd home to the cytie. Afterwarde, in y- octauys of the Puryfycacion of our Lady,
retournyd frome the courte, Mychaell Tony and Adam Basynge, the which before were
sent by the mayre, to suche frendys as they hadde in the courte, to knowe the cause of
the kynges hyghe dyspleasure j the whiche bronghte* that the kynge was wele myndyd vnto
the cytie, but he was in full purpose to haue such personys chastysed, that hadde op-
pressyd the comynaltye of the same. Vpon the morowe folowynge, came vnto the Guylde-
hall, lohn Mansell, with other of the kynges couceyll, the which, to the people there as-
semblyd, shewyd many fayre & plesaut wordys ; amonge the whiche, he declaryd, that the
kynges mynde & wyll was, to correcte all suche persoiiys as had oppressyd the comynal-
tye of that his deryste belouyd cytie, and askyd of the commons, whether they \volde be
agreable vnto the same ; the whiche incontynentlye, many such as knewe lytle what the
mater ment, cryed, whhoute dyscressyon, " ye, ye, ye," noothynge regardynge the ly-
bertye of the cytie. And after the graunt thus hadde of the comons, the sayd lohn Man-
sell dyscharged the mayre, shryues, and chaumberleyne, of theyr orFycys," and deiyuer-
yd the custodye thereof vnto the constable of the Tew re, and put in the roume'of y
shryues, Mychaell Tony1, and lohn Audryan, and ouer that, all rollys of towlys and
1 The MS. adds " and in that rolle conteynyd." * brougth relacion, MS. J Tovy. MS.
tallagys
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III. 341
tallagys before made were delyueryd vnto the sayde John Mansell, the whiche he there
sealyd and rcdelyuereu1 them vnto the chaumherleyne. When the comons had beholdyn
all this busynesse, they retournyd vnto theyr housys all confusyd. This mater thus orrieiyd,
tlie sayde lohn Mansell with dyuerse of tlie kynges couceyll, kepte theyr courtys daylye,
the Sondayes excepte, tyll the firste Soncloye of Lent, the whiche, that yere, was tlie. xxv.
daye of Februarii, callynge before hym. xii. wardys of the cytie ; of the whiche. xii.
wardys, of eueryche of theym was takyn thre men, soo that of those, xii. wardys. xxxvi.
men were impariellyd and sworne, for to enquyre of the foresayde artycles, and what per-
sonys of the cytie hadde ofFendyd in theym. This courte thus kepte and holdyn at Guyld-
hall, noo man was callycl to answerc, nor to* questyon put vnto any persone by the sayde
enqueste, or by any other. Vpon the sayde Sonday of Lent, the mayre, aldremen, and
shryuys,- with the sayde enqueste and foure men of euery warde, "were chargyd to ap-
pere at Westmynster, before the kynge ; at whiche apperaunce, they were coutyrmaundyd,
tyll vpo the nexte morowe : at whiche season, they, comyng intoy kynges excnekyr, fande
syttyng there the erlys of Glo\vcetyr, and of Warwyke, John Mansell, Hery Baa, ius-
tycys, the costablys of the Towre, the custos of the cytie', and dyuerse other of the
kynges counceyll. Than was callyd by name, Rafe Hardell, that yere rnayre, Nycholas
Batte, Nycholas fiz losne, Mathew Bokerell, lohn Tolesham, and John le Mynoure, al-
dermen. Than sayde lohn Mansell, that the kynge, by his lawys and inquysycyon of
the cytezyns of the4 cytie, hadde foundyn them culpable, that they hadde wrongyd and
hurte the comynaltye of his cytie, by dyuerse meanys, as by the sayde inquysycyons -
pcryd, and fourthwitli causyd it to be redde before theym : and whan the more parte
therof was redde, he sayde vnto them, " Thus maye you see, that the comynaltie of the
sayde cytie hath been by you gveuously oppressyd, and by your meanys and counceyll,
the comon wealeof the same dystroyed ; as by alterynge of the tollys and other goodaun-
cvent customys, turnynge them toyourj synguler auauntage and lucre." All whiche maters
the sayde Rafe and his companye denyed, and that the comons was not by any suche
meanys by theym nor noon of them, greuyd or hurte, and that they offryd to be iusty-
fyed and iudgyd by the Jawe and customys of the cytie. Then Henry Baa, iustyce, askyd
ot theym, whether they wolde byde the adueture of the enquery, that they had harde redde
before ; or ellys stande vpo the sayinge of the other wardys, that yet hadde not been
sworne, but they kepte theym to theyr firste answer. Tha lohn Mansell frayned of the
mayre, what was theyr lawe and customer The mayre answeryd and sayde, that for
tre»pace of a cytezyn doone agayne the kynge, he shulde defende hym by. xii. of the sayde
cytezyns; and for murdre or sleynge of a man, by. xxx. cytezyns ; & for trespace agayne
a straiigtr, by the othe of. vi & hymselfe. Tha after many reasons made by the sayde
lohn Mansell, & also by the mayre & his aldremen, daye was geuen to them to apere vpo
y morowe before y kyng and his counceyll. Vpon the daye folowynge, the kynge with
many of his lordys, syttynge in the sayd exchekyr, the foresayde inquysycyon was redcle ;•
and that doone, the mayre and aldremen were callyd in by name, and two aldremen:
more, whiche before were not callyd, that is to saye, Arnolde Thedmare and Henry Wai-
mode''. Wha Rafe Hardell hadde harde the kynge speke in the mater, he tooke suche
feere, that he and Nicholas Batte, without farther answere, put them in the kynges grace,
sauyCi to theym theyr lybertyes and frauchysys of the cytie ; bat the other, vi. besoughte
the kynge of his ryghtwysenes, that they myght the be demyd after the lawys and cus-
tomys of the cytie. Tha was layde vnto theyr charge, that oner many wrongys by them
done to the kynge and the comynaltye of the cytie, they hadde alteryd the kynges beame,.
and orderyd it to the aduauntage of them selfe, and other ryche men of the cytie ; w here-
unto the partyes answeryd and sayde, that the alteracion of the beame was not doone by
1 delyvered. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * no. 3 " the constable of the Tour, then custos of the
c j-tie." JUS. 4 his. MS. 5 your aune. MS, • Walmond. MS.
theynj
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theym oonly, but by thaduyce and consent of. CCCCC. of the best of the cytie : for where
before tyme y weyer vsyd to lene his draught towarde the marchaundyse, soo that the
byar hadde by that meane. x. or. xii./i. in a draughte to his aduauntage, and the seller so
moche dysauauntage, nowe, for indyfferecy and egalytie of bothe personys ormarchauntys,
was ordeynyd, y the beame shulde stande vpryght, the cleft'e thereof enclynynge to ney-
Fei.x*;*. ther partye, as it doth in weyinge of golde and syluer, and the byer to haue alowyd of
the seller, for all thynges. nri.li. onely in euery draught. After theyse reasons & other
by them made, the kynge comaundyd that, vpon the mornynge folowynge, a folkmoot
shulde be callyd at Pavvlys crosse, and so that courte was dyssoluyd, and the mayre and
the other retournyd to London. Vpon the morowe, y folkmoot beynge at Pawlys crosse -
assemblyd, theyse. vi. aldremen heryng the murmuracion of the comon people, and know-
ynge that the aldremen, nor the worshypfull of the cytie, shulde haue lytle or no saynge
in this mater, ferynge theyr cause, yode into1 a chanons house of Pawlis, where, at that
tyme, the sayd lohn Mansell, and other, sent from the kynge, taryed the assemblynge of the
people, and shewid vnto them that they entendyd not any lenger to plede with the kynge,
but were contentyd to put them fully in the kynges grace & mercy, sauyng all way to
them and all other cyte/yns theyr lybertye and fraunchyse of the cytie. Alter which agre-
inct, the sayde lohn Mansell with the other came vnto y court of folkmoot, where vnto
the people was rehersyd a fayre & a plesaunt tale, promysynge to theym that theyr lyber-
tyes shulde be hoolye and inuyolatlye preseruyd by y kynge, with many other thynges,
to the great comforte of the comon people, and lastly was axyd of them whether the
lawe and custoine were suche as aboue is rehersyd or noo? whereunto, lyke vndyscrete
and vnlernyd people, they answeryd and cryed rabbysshelye, " nay, nay, nay," not with-
standynge that the sayd lawe and custome hadde betore tymes been vsyd, tyme out of
mynde ; but to this was nother mayre nor aldermen, nor other of the great of y cytie,
that inyghte inpugne or make any reason for y vpbohlyiige of theyr aucyent lawis or cus-
tomys: & noo wonder thoughe y kyng were thus hedy or greuouse to y cytie, for, by
such euyll dysposyd & malycious people as he had about hym, y lande was ille rulycl, &
moche myschefe was vsyd, whereof ensuyd moche sorowe after, as ye shall here in y se-
quele of y story. Tha lohn Masell callyd y mayre & aldremen before hym £ chargyd
the to be at Westmynster y morowe folowynge, to gyue attedauce vpo the kynges grace.
Vpon the morowe, the mayre and aldermen, taryinge the kynges comynge in the great
balle at Westmynster ; lastlye the kyng carne into seynt Stephans chapell, where a season
he helde a couceyll with his lordys, & after yode into the chekyr chaubre, and there satte
hym downe, and his lordis about hym. Anon after, y mayer and aldermen were callyd
into the sayd chambre, and soone there after callyd by name and comaundyd to stande
uere to the barre. Then Henry Baa, iustyce, sayde vnto the mayre and the. vii. aldre-
men, that, for so tnocbe as by fournie of the kynges lawys they were founde culpable in
certayne artycles, towchynge transgressyon agayne the kynge, therefore the" courte award-
yd that they shulde make fyne and raijnsome, after the dyscrecyon of the sayde courte ;
but for they hadde putte them in the kynges grace and mercy, the kynge hath commaundyd
the fyne to be put in respyte, that ye be riot peyned so greuously as ye haue deseruyd :
after whiche iugement geuyn, they knelyd downe, & then y mayre with wepynge terys,
thakyd y kynge of his bountye and goodnesse, and besoughte hym to be good and gra-
cyous lorde vnto the cytie, & vnto them as his feythfull subiectys ; whereunto y kynge
made none answere, but rose streyght vppe, and so yoode his waye, leuynge theym there.
Anon, as the kynge was departyd, they were all arestid and kepte there tyll they hadde
foundyn suretye, and eueryche alderman of theym dyschargyd of his wardfc and offyce,
tnat they had within the cytie ; but shortlye after they put in suretyes, and so retourn-
yd heuely to London. And shortlye after was Wyllyam fiz Rycharde, by the kynges
1 unto. MS.
commaunde-
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commaundement, made mayre, and Thomas fiz Thomas, and Wyllyam Grappysgate1,
shryuys. After this, daye by daye, the chamberlayne was callyd to accompt, before the
sayde lohn Mansctl, of all such toilys as were gaderyd in tyiue of the mayraltye of lolm
Tolesham, and of Rate Hardell, beyng present to here the sayde accompte dyuerse of
the comynaltye of the cytie, but none of the hedys : by the which accSpte, noo defawte
myghte be arectyd vnto any of the fore namyd persons, couycte afore the kynge ; by rea-
son whereof, dyuerse of them were admytted to y kynges fauoure shortly after, and re-
storyd to theyr offyces agayne, but not without payinge of money, whereof the certaynte
is not knowen*. And, in this yere, whete was so scant that it was soulde at London for.
xxiiii.j. a quarter, and scanter shnlde haue been, if plentye had not come out of Al-
mayne ; for, in 1'Yauce and Normandy, it faylyd in lyke wyse. By meane of this derthe and
scarcytye, moche poore people dyed for hunger, and many of dyuerse coiitreys of En-
glande came vnto the cytie, and nere thereabout, for coforte of vytayll, for it than was
better chepe in London, than in many shyrys of Englande, there about3. And soone
after was the fore named lohn Mansell made knyghte, & chefe iustyce of Englande.
IN this. xli. yere also, the kynge, about the feest of seynt Barnabe, in y moneth of
lunii, kepte hys highe court of pai lyament at his towne of Oxynforde. This, of some
wrytcrs, is namyd (in sane par tinmen turn,) that is to meane, the wood or madde parlya-
ment : for, at this couceyll, were made many actis agayn the kynges prerogatyue and plea-
sure, for the reformacion of the state of the land, which after proued to thecofusyon and
hurte of the lande, and detiie and dystrnccion of many noble men, so that, by occasyon
thereof, began the famouse stryfe, callyd, at this daye, the barons warre, wherof ensued
moche myschefe, as here after shaibe shewyd and declared more at large. Than, as aboue
is sayde, to auoyde the enormytees, and to refou'rme the euyll rule than vsyd in the lande
by suche personysasdaylye were about the kynge, many & dyuerse ordenaucis were made,
wherof the tenoure is setie out in the ende of this boke, whereunto the kynge, some deale
agayne his wyll, with syr Ed \varde his sone, and other agreed : and for theyse actys shulde
be holden fernie and stable, at this parliament was choyen. xii. peris, whiche were namyd
doze pers, to whom aucto'ryte was geuen, by strengthe of this parlyament, to correcte
all suche as offendyd in brekynge of theyse ordynauncys, and other by the sayde twelue
peris after to be deuysed & orderyd, towchyng and* cocernynge the same mater and
purpose: of whiche. xii. peris the names ensue: first, the archebysshop of Cauntorbury, F«I.KKX.
the bysshop of Worcetyr, syr Roger Bygotte then erle of Norfi*. and marshall of En-
glande, syr Symonde de Mountforde erle of Leycetyr, syr Rycharde Clare erle of Glow-
cetyr, syr Hufrey Bothum5 erle of Herforde, of Warwyke, and of Arundell, syr lohn
Mansell chefe iustyce of Englande, syr Roger Mortymer, syr Hughe Bygraue, syr Pe-
tyr de Sauoy, syr latnys Audeley, and syr Petyr de Mountforde. And for the kynges bro-
ther vpon the mothers syde, that is to saye syr Eym erle of Winchester, syr Wyllya de
Valauce, syr Godfrey de Lyndesey, and syr Guy fle Lyndesey, wolde not assente vnto £
foresayde ordenauncys, they with drewe them towarde the see syde, with suche stuffe a»
they hadde, and wolde haue departydthe lande if they myght than haue hadde shyppyng;
for lacke whereof they were fayne to retourne, and soo yode vnto Wynchestyr. But it
was not lovige after that they were lycesyd to departe the lade with a certayn company,
and a certayne sume of money to paye for theyr costys, and theyr daye sette by Bartyl-
mewtyde to auoyde vpon payne of imprysonment, whiche daye was by theym kepte. It
was not longe after the fynysshynge of this parlyament, but that stryfe and variaunce be-
gan to kyndle atwene the kyng and the erlys of Leycetyr and of Glowcetyr, by meane
of suche offycers as the sayd erlys hadde remouyd, & put other in theyr roumys ~r amonge
the whiche, syr lohn Mansell was dyschargyd of his offyce, and syr Hugh Bygot than ad-
1 \Yyllyam Grapesfygge. MS- •* not sett owte. MS. 3 in that yere. MS. *or. MS. 5 [Bohum.]'
mytted
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mytted for hym. And for the foresayd piers hard of the murmure I the courte, ferynge
that the kynge shulde be aduertyzed shortly to altre from hys promyse, therefore they, en-
tendynge to make theyr partye the stronger, vpon the morowe folowynge Mary Magda-
leyne daye, the kynge beynge at Westmynster, the erle marshal!, the erle of Leyceyter,
with dyuerse other, came vnto the Guyldehalle of Lodon, where the mayre, aldremen,
and comynaltye of the cytie were assemblyd, where the sayde lordys shewyd an instru-
ment or wrytynge, at y which hynge many labellys with sealys, as the kynges scale, syr
Edwarde hys sonnys scale, w many other of the nobles of the lande; the whiche was
the contente of the artyclis whiche were ordeygned and made at Oxynfoi de, wyllynge the
mayre and aldermen, consyderynge the sayd actis were made to the honoure of God, fy-
delytie vnto the kynge, and profyte of the realme, that they wolde also, in vpholdyng of
the same, sette theyr comon scale of the cytie. After whiche requeste thus to the mayre
and the cytezyns made, after aduyce & counceyll arnonge them selfe takyn, desyred a
sparynge of y lordys tyll they myght speke w the kynge, and knowe his pleasure in that
behalfe; but fynallye no sparynge at that tyme myght be grauntyd, so that, in the ende, by
the laboure that the lordys made, with helpe of suche sollycytours as they had within the
£ytie, the comon scale was put to, and f mayre and dyuerse of the cytie sworne to mayn-
teyne y same, theyr allegeaunce sauyd to the kyng, with preseruacyon of the lyberties
and fraunchyses, and so departed. Then, daye by day after, the sayd douze perys assem-
blyd at the newe Temple, in , where they kepte theyr cousaylys and courtys for the
reformacyon of the olde greuys, and remoued from the kynge dyuerse of his menyall of
householde1, and sette in theyr placys and offycys suche as lyked theym: and vpon the. ix.
daye of August, proclamacyon was made in dyuerse accustomyd placys of the sayde cy-
tie, that noon of the kynges takers shulde take any thynge within the cytie withoute the
wyll of the owner, excepte. ii. tunne of vvyne, which the kyng accustomably had of euery
shyp comynge from Burdeaux, paying but. xl. s. for a tune, by meane of whiche pro-
clamacyon, no thynge was taken by the kynges offycers, but it were streyght payde fore w
in the cytie and lybertye of the same, which vsaunce contynued but a whyle.
Anno Domini. M.CC.ltii. Anno Domini. JJ.CC.lviii. '
Draper. Thomas fiz Richarde.
Rycharde Hardell. Anno. xlii.
Robert Catelyon*.
IN this. xlii. yere, the kyng helde one parlyament at Westmynster, & another or ellys
prorogyd y same to Wynchestre ; and in this yere, syr Hugh Bygotte, iustyce, with Roger
Turkelay, and other, kepte his courte at seynt Sauyours, & helde there the plees callyd
Itinerii1, the whiche is to meane, the traueylynge, or the waye plees : for ye shall vnder-
stade that, at those dayes, they were kepte in dyuerse placys of Englande, whyche nowe
been holden at Westmynster, and iudgys ordeyned to kepe a cyrcuyte, as nowe they kepe
the syzys in the tyme of vacacyon. At this sayde courte these iudgys punysshed sore
baylyes, and other offycers that before hym4 were conuycte for dyuerse trespacys, and spe-
eyallye for takynge of merceamentys otherwyse then the lawe them commaundyd, for the
whyche he prysonyd theym, and after sessyd theym at greuouse fynys : also he somonyd
the cytezyns of London to come vnto the sayde courte for tollys that they had takyn vpon
the farther syde of the watyr ; but it was answeryd that the tollys that they there toke were
takyu lawfully, as they were redy to proue in placys and court conuenyent for the same
whiche was within y precyncte of theyr lybertye: but, not withstondynge that answere, the
sayde syr Hughe chargyd vpon a queste. xii. knyghtys of Surrey to enquyre of that mater
other, the whiche acquyted the sayd cytezyns, and shewyd that the sayde tolle be-
' howshold servants. MS. * Cateleiger. edit. 1559. in mare. ' Itinerarii. MS. + theym:
edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
longyd
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICL III, 345
longyd to theym of ryght. In processe of tyme after, the sayde syr Hughe, 3r other,
came to Guylde hall, & kepte his courte and plees there withoute all ordre of lawe, and
contrary to the lybertyes of the cytie, and there punysshed the bakers for lacke of syze
by the tuberell, where before tymes they were punysshed by the pyllery, and orderynge
many thynges at his wyll, more tha by any good ordre of lawe. This yere, vpon Can-
delmas euyn, came vnto London from beyonde y see, Richarde kyng of Almayne and
erle of Cornewayll, wyth his wyfe and chyldren, whiche had ben there and takyn pos-
sessyon of that kyngdome, as before is shewyd ; agayne whose commynge, the cytie of
London was rychely hangyd with clothes of sylke and aras, and ioyouslye he was re-
ceyued of the cytezyns.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lviii. . Anno Domini. M.CC.lix. Fd. ***!.
Peperer. lohn Adryan.
Ibhn Gysours. Anno, xliii.
Robert Cornehyll.
IN this, xliii. yere, the Fryday folowynge the feest of Symonde & lude, in the par-
lyament holdyn at Westmynster were radde in presence of all the lordys and comynaltye,
at sondry tymes, all the actys and ordenauncys before made, in f parlyamet holdyn at
Oxynforde, with certayne other artycles, by the fore sayd. xii. peeris there vnto addyd :
after redynge of whiche artycles there beynge reuested $ archebysshop of Cauntorbury,
with dyucrse other, to the noumbre of. ix. bysshoppys, besyde abbotis and other, de-
nouncyd all them accursyd that attemptyd, in worde or dede, to breke the sayde actys, or
any of theym. In this parlyamrnt al.-o was graunted vnto the kynge a taske callyd the
scutage, that is to meane. xl.jr. of euery knyghtys fee thorough Englande; the whiche ex-
tendycl to a great sume of money : for, after dyuerse wryters, there be in Englade, in pos-
gessyon of the spyrytualtye and of the temporaltye, or at that dayes were ouer and be-
yonde. Ix.'M. kuyghtes tees, which after that rale shuld extende vnto. vi.xx.M./r. and more;
and if it shuld be gatheryd of the temporall men onely, than it shulde not amount ouer
the siime of. Ixiiii.M./j The kynge, vpon thedaye of seynt Leonarde, or the. vi. day of
Nouembre, came vnto Pawlys, where, by his coinaundement, was assemblyd the court
of folkmoot ; where the kynge, accordynge to the former ordenaucys made, axyd lycence
of the comynalty of the cytie, for to passe the see, and promysed there in y1 presence of
a great multytude of people that he wolde be good and gracyous lonje vnto the cytyer
by the mowthe of syr Hu^h Bygot, his chefe iustyce, and to maynteyne theyr lybertyes
vnhurte ; for the which y" people for ioye made an excedyng showte. Vpon the. viii.
daye of Nouembre, the kyng rode thoroughe^ cytie towarde the see syde ; and vpon the
daye of seynt Bryce, or the. xiii. daye of Nouembre, he tooke his shyp, and soo sayled
vnto Burdeaux : where, when he hadde taryed a season, he rode vnto the Frenshe kynge,
then beyng holy Lewis, or the tenlhe Lewys, vnto Parys; of whome he was honorably re-
ceyuyd, & lodgyd hym in his owne paleys by the space of an hoole weke, makyng to hytn
great feest, and gyuynge to hym & his ryche & many guyftes. And from thens kynge Henry
roode vnto seynt Denys, where of the abbot and couent he was resayued with procession,
and taryed there by the space of a moneth : in which season, a rnaryage was concluded,
atwene lohn duke of Brytayne, and one of his doughters. And at his departynge, he gaue
to £ abbot a cuppe of golde, and a basyn with an ewyr of syluer ; and for his more con-
solacion, kyng Lewys assygned vnto hym a certayne lordys, and other noble men of
Fran nee, to gyue attendaunce vpon hym, and to conuey hym, and toshewe hym a parte of
Frauce, with all disporte of huntynge and hawkyng, and other many pleasures of y1 cou-
trey. In which passe tyme, the Freshe kyng assemblyd his parlyament at Parys, where
he shewyd vnto his lordys that his conscyence was grudgyd, with the withholdynge of all
suche landys as Phylyp the seconde wanne frome kynge lohn in Normandy ; vpon the
1 xl.M. edit. 1559.
Y y whiche
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whiche he desyred tbeyr feythfull and frutfull couceyll ; where, after many reasons Sc ar-
gumentys made, it was concludyd for a fynall concorde to be had atwene kynge Henry
and hym, that if kyng Henry with the agremet of his lordys wolde resygne into the
Frenshe kynges handes, all sucbe tytle and ryght as he had in the hoole duchy of Nor-
mady, of Angeou, Poyteau, & Mayne, for hym & for his heyres for euyr, that then the
Frenshe kynge, of his great bountye and grace, shulde geue rnto the kyng of Englade
and to his heyres kynges, f lordeshyps of Guyan, Angeou, and Mayne, and by ryght-
full tytle callyd euer after duke of Guyan, and euer1 that he shuld be admytted for a
pere of Fraunce. To all which condycions, as aftermyth £ wytnessyth the Frensshe Cro-
nycle, kynge Hery, at his retourne from his dysporte, was agreable, and with concent of
his barony, and in theyr presence, with also the barony of Fraunce, dyd his homage vnto
the sayde Lewys for the duchye of Gnyan, and after made his othe accordynge to the
same, and, after great guyftys receyued on eyther syde, kyng Henry retournyd vnto Bur-
deaux. Of this peace and concorde spekyth a cronyculer namyd Guydo, or Guy, &
sayth that kynge Henry sayled into Fraunce, and askyd restytucion of the fore named
Frenshe kynge, of all suche landys as his ayeull, Phylyp the seconde, had with extorte
powar takyn from kynge lohn his father ; but for he fande the Frenshe kynge strauge in
his answere, and also had lytle truste in his lordys for to haue theyr ayde, he fell to a<re-
met with the Frenshe kynge, and solde to hym all his tytle that he had in Normandy, Gas-
coyne & Guyan, the which extendyd to the yerely valu of. xx.M./z., takynge fory same
tytle CCC.M./e. of small Turon money; wherof a. li. is in value, after sterlyng money,
but. ii.s. iii.</. or there about, so that he shulde, after that rate, haue for his sayde tytle,
after the value of sterlynge money. xxxiii.*M. seuen. C. and. \M. In the season and tyme
that kynge Henry was thus occupyed in Fraunce, dyssencyon fell in Englande atwene
syr Edwarde the kynges sone, and syr Rycharde erle of Gloucetyr; for appeasyng wherof
a parlyament, whiche is to meane a counceyll of his lordys, was callyd at Westmynster,
whiche contynued by the space of. iii. weekys & more: to the which counceyll the lordys
came with great companyes, and specyally the sayde syr Edwarde and therle of Glouce-
tyr, y- whiche entendid to haue lodgyd within the cytie. Wherefore the mayre yoode vn-
to the bysshop of Worcetyr, and syr Hugh Bigotte, and syr Phylyppe Basset, to whom
the kynge with the archebysshop of Cauntorbury, had betakyn the rule of the lande in
his absence, the whiche all went vnto the kynge of Almayne, to haue his adtiyce I that
matier ; where it was concludyd y nouther the sayde Edwarde nor f erle, shiild come
within the cytie, than there to be lodgyd, nor none that helde vpon eyther of that partyes;
and forther it was prouydyd, y all suche within the cytie as were of the age of, xv. yeres
and aboue shulde be in harnes to watche and kepe the cytie both daye and nyghte, and
that the gates shulde be kepte shyt vpon the daye, and a certayne men in barneys to
kepe euery gate of the cytie. And soone after, for the sauegarde of the cytye and sure
kepynge of the peace within the same, f kynge of Romayns, with the sayde syr Hughe
and syr Phylyp, came into the cytie, and there were lodgyd with theyr companyes, & such
other as they wolde assygne, to strength the cytie if nede requyred. Than, about y feest
of seynt Marke, y kynge came to Lodon from beyonde the see, and was lodwyd at f
bysshop of Lodos palays : after whose commynge, by his assygnemet, the erle ot' Glow-
cetyr was than lodgyd within the cytie, and syr Edwarde his sone was lodg\d in his owne
paleys at Westmynster, & soone after y1 kyngcomaundyd hym to be lodgyd at seynt lohns
FcLxKnii. and ail j other ordys were lodgyd in other placis without the cytie, and the the kyng of
Romayns remoued agayn to Westmynster : in which tyme, a dyreccyon was takyn atwene
the sayde partyes, and a newe assemble and parlyament assygned to be kepte at West-
mynster, in the quindena of seynt lohn Baptyst ; and for that then all thynge myght not
be sette in an order, it was prorogyd vnto the feest of seynt Edwarde, at the whiche sea-
1 over. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 'xxxiiij. edit. 1512. 1559.'
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son, all thytige was put at reste for a wyle. In this yere also, fell that happe of thelewe rL'-7<cl><*6-J
of Tewkysbury, which fell into a gonge vpon the Satyrday, and \volde not, for reuereuce
of his sabot day, be pluckyd out ; whereof heryng the erle of Gloucetyr that the lewe
dyd so great reu<;rence to his sabbot daye, thought he vvolde doo as moche vnto his holy
day, which was Sonday, and so kepte hyin there tyll Monday, at whiche season, he was
foundyn dede.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lix. Anno Domini. M.CC.lx.
Adam Brownynge.
Wyllyam fiz Richarde. Anno, xliiii.
Richarde Couentre.
IN this, xliiii. yere, soone after the feest of Symonde and lude, the kynge kept a [!•"• 7-«-37-)
royall feest at VVestmynster, where he made dyuerse knyghtis, amonge the whiche lohn
duke of Brytayne, whiche had maryed one of the kynges doughters, was there made
khyght ; and soone after was syr Hugh Spencer made chefe iustyce. After y feest of
Candelmasse, the kynge comaundid a folmoot to be callyd at Pawlys crosse, where he in
propre persone, with the kynge of Almayne, the archebisshop of Cautorbury, and many
other nobles came, where the kyng comaudyd vnto the mayre, that euery strypelynge, of
the age of. xii. yeres and aboue, shuld before his aldreman be sworne, the day folowyng,
to be trewe to the kynge, and to his heyres kynges of Englande, and that the gatis of
the cytie were kepte with armyd men, as before by y kyng of Ilornayns was deuysyd.
This yere also, at a fayre kepte at North Hampton, variaunce fell atwene the Londoners
and men of the towne; so that, atwene the cytczyns & them, contynuyd longe sute & plee,
for a man of North Hapton, y then was slayne to y great vexacion & trouble of both
partyes ; but, in y ende, y cytie had y better. This yere also, aboute Ester, the baronys
of the lande, with the cosent of y peris, dischargyd syr Hugh le Speser, and admytted
for hym syr Phylyp Bassetj in his rome of chefe iustyce, vmvyttyoge the kyng : for which
cause and other grudge, a dyspleasure began of newe to kyndle atwene the kynge and
his lordes, which encreasyd moore and moore ; but, by polycy of the kyng of Almayne,
& soom prelatys of y lade, it was set. in quyet for a whyle, hardlye to the ende of that
yere.
Anno Domini. M CC.lx. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxi.
lohn Northampton.
Wyllyam fiz Richarde. Anno. xlv.
Richarde Pycarde.
IN this. xlv. yere, shortly after Alhalowyn daye, the baronys admytted & made she-
ryfys of dyuerse shyrys of Englade, and dyschargyd suche as tiie kynge before had ad-
mytted, and named theym gardeyns and kepers of the counties andshyres; and ouer
thai, the baronys w olcle not suffre y iustyce, y the kynge had admytted to kepe y plees &
lawys callyd Itenerarii, but suche as were of theyr admyssyon : wherew the kynge was
greuouslye dyscontentyd, in soo moche that, after that season, he laboured that he myght
do1 dysanull j former ordenaiices and j-tatutes, and to cause them to be broken. In so
moche y vpon the seconde Sondaye of Lent folowinge, the kynge comaundvd lobe red,
at Pawlys crosse, a hull of the graunte of pope Vrban, the. iiii.1 of that name, as acon-
fyrmacyon of an other bull before purchasyd of his predecessour Alexandre the. iiii.3
for to as^oyle the kynge & all other that before had sworne to the mayntenauce of the
fore sayd artycles, made at Oxynforde ; and after causyd the sayde absolucion to be
shewyd thoruughe y realme of Englade Walys & Irelande, guyuyng streyght charge to
all his subiectys, that none be so hardy to w ithstande nor dysobey the sayde absolucyon :
' to. W§. * iii. edit. 1559. 3 Alexander the thjrde. edit. 1542. 1559.
Y y 2 and
348 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. III.
and if any were foundyn dysobedyent to his commaundement, that he were streyght put
in pryson, and not to be raunsomyd nor delyuered tyll the kyngys pleasure were forther
knowen. About the feest of sent Albon, in the moneth of lunii, the kynge of Almayne
tooke shyppynge, and saylyd into Almayne, and the kyng at a folkmoot holdyn vpon the
Sondaye after seynt Peters daye, in the moneth of lulii, had lycence to sayle into Fraunce,
and % tnorowe after lie departyd from London towarde the sees syde, with the quene and
other lordys; his two sonnys, syr Edwarde and syr Edmude, beynge at that season in
Guyan. Whan the kynge had ben a season in Fraunce he retourned vnto Burdeaux,
where he fell syckej by occasyon wherof he taryed in those partyes, tyll seynt Nycholas
tyde next folowynge. And in this yere, dyed syr Richard Clare, erle of Glowcetyr, and
syr Gylbert de Clare, his sone, was erle after hym ; to whom the father gaue great charge,
that he should vpholde the fore namyd ordenauncys.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxi. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxii.
Phylyppe Walbroke.
Thomas fiz Thomas. Anno. xlvi.
Rycharde Tayloure.
IN this. xlvi. yere, in jr feest of seynt Martyne, or y. xi. daye of Nouembre, a lewe
fell at varyaunce w a Cristen man in Colchurche in the warde of Chepe, and woudid %
Crysten man within y same churche ; wherefore the people of the cytye in a fury, pur-
sued £ sayd lewe to his house and there slewe hym, and after fell vpo y other lewes,
and robbyd and slewe many of them. And the euen of seynt Thomas the Apostle fo-
lowynge, the kynge landyd in Englande at Douer, and came to London the Wednysdaye
before, xii. daye. This yere, the froste began about seynt Nycolas daye, & so contynuyd
by the space of a moneth and more so feruentlye, that Thainys was ouer froren that men
ftl. mmiii. passyd ouer on horsbacke : and in the same wynter, the kynges lytell halle at Westinynster,
with other houses adioynynge to the same, were perysshed with fyre by the neclygence
of a seruaunt of the kynges. In this yere also vnkyndenesse beganne to growe atwene
the Londoners and the constable of the Toure ; for that he, cotrary the lybertye of the
cytie, toke certayne shyppes passyng by the Toure with whete and other vytayll, and
toke it into the sayd Toure, makynge the pryce at his pleasure ; wherfore great harme
had ensued, had nat been the polyce of wyse men, which shewed vnto y kynges coun-
sayll, by whose direccion the matyer was comytted vnto syr Philip Basset, thenne chief
iustyce, and other, to sette an order and rule atwene y said parties. Than before hym were
broughte all euydences and pryuyleges, for the aduauntage of bothe parties; where fy-
nally, after longe plee and argumet, it was fermely demyd & adiuged, y if y constable or
any other offycer of y Toure, wolde, at any tyme, take any whete or other vytayll to the
vse of the kynge, or of the Toure, that he shuld come vnto y^ market holden within the
cytie, and there to haue it. ii.6?. in a quarter within the mayres pryce, and other vytayll
after the same rate ; and if he or any of his officers wolde do contrary to that ordynauce,
that then the shyreffes shuld make reporte vnto the kynges counsayll, and to withstande
hym in all that they myght, so that the kynges peace were kepte.
In this yere also many murmures & grudges were tolde in many places of the lande, sup-
posyng that warre shuld, in short processe, haue ensued atwene the kynge & his lordes, for
the bull of dispensacion before in that other yere shewed ; but by helpe and mediacion of
good and wyse men, thise murmurres and grudges were so appeased, that the kynge agreed
agayneto the mayntenauce of the sayd statutes, & sent his wryttes, wherin the sayd articles
were comprysed, into all shyres of Englande, gyuynge streyght comaundement to all men to
obserue & kepe y same, & suche other as were to theym ioyned by y discressyon of the erle
marshall, the erle of Leycetour, syr Philip Basset, syr Hugh Bigot, £ other : y which shortly
- after
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
after was reuoked' & deriyed. Wherupon f archebysshop of Caunterbury, feryng that
after myght ensue1, made hym an errande to Rome ; and so by lycence of the kynge and
of the lordes departed the lande, and so kepte hym out tyll the trobie was appeased and
seased. Thene, vpon Mydlent Sondayc, the mayre and the comons beynge present, at ax
folkmote holden at Paulys crosse before sir Philyp Basset and other of the kynges cou-
sayll, the mayre was sworne to be trewe to the kynge, and to his heyres kynges ; and
vpon the morowe at Guyldehalle, euery alderman in presence of the mayre toke the same
othe : and vpon y Sondaye folowynge euery strypelyng of the age of. xii. yeres and aboue,
before his alderman in his warde, was newely charged with the same othe. Thane the
displeasure atwene the kynge & his barons began to appere and disclose, whiche longe
whyle had ben kept secret; in somoche that dyuers of them assembled in the marches of
Walys, and gaderyd vnto theym stronge power, and sente a letter vnto the kyng vnder
the scale of syr Rogyer Clyfforde, besechynge hym to haue in remembraunce that othe
& manyfolde promesse that he had made for the obseruynge of the statutes, made at his
towne of Oxenforde, with other ordenaunces made to the honoure of God, for fayth
and allegeaiice to his persone, and weale and profyte of all his realme : wyllyng hym far-
ther to withstande and defye all suche persones as wylbe agayue the sayd actes, sauynge
the quene & hyr childrene.
After the which letter thus sent, and, receyuynge of it, none answere had, the sayd ba-
rons vf baner displayed, went agayne such as they knewe that helde agayne the sayd actes :
and firste at Herforde, they toke the bysshop of that see, & as many of his chanons as
were alyauntes borne, and toke suche treasoure and catell as they there fande, and bare
it with theym, and after jode & sent vnto suche maners as the sayd bysshop and chanons
had, and theym spoyled and robbed, and some of theym threwe to the grounde, & con-
sumed with fyre, and put the sayd bysshop and chanons in suer kepynge, and sette other
in their places; and after went vnto y other cosies, where they supposed to fynde of theyr
enemyes, kepynge theyr course towarde London, berynge before theym baner of the
kynges armys : and so holdynge their iourney, moche people drewe vnto them. In which
progresse, euer as they fande any that they knewe to be agayn the mayntenauce of the
sayd actes, they enprysoned theym, & spoyled their places, were they spiritual men or tem-
porall men ; & in dyuers of the kynges castelles, they sette in suche persones as to theym
lyked, and put out suche as there were sette in by the kynge, and gaue vnto them an othe
that they shuld be trewe and faythfull to the kynge, and kepe those castelles to his vse &
•weale of the realme.
Aboute Midsomer, when they drewe nerc to London, they sent a letter vnto the mayre
and aldermen, vnder the scale of syr Symonde Mounforde, wyllynge to knowe of theym
whether they wolde obserue the actes and statutes made in the parlyamet of Oxenforde,
or nat ; or ellys they wolde ayde and assyst suche persones as entended y breche of the
same, and sent vnto theym a copye of the sayd actes, with a prouyso that if any that
there were specifyed were to the hurte of y realme or comon weale of the same, that
they than, by discrete persones of the lande, shuld be altered & amended: the whiche
copye the mayre bare vnto the kynge, then beynge at y Toure accompanyed with y
quene, the kyng of Almayne, whiche lately was retourned from beyond e y see, & sir Ed-
warde his sone, with other of his counsayll. .j
Then the kyng, entendynge to knowe the mynde of f cytie, axyd the mayre what he
thought of those ordynaunces and actes, knowynge weale that before his comynge thyder
he had counsaylled with the aldermen & some cotnons of the cytie. The mayre than
abasshed with that questyon, besoughte the kyuge that he myght comon with his bretherne
the aldermen, and he shulde shewe vnto hym his and theyr oppynyons ; but y kynge sayd
he wold here his aduyce without more counsayl. Then the mayre boldly sayde, y before
' by the kyng revoked. MS. * thyngg ihat after eniewed. MS.
tymes
350 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
tymes he with his bretherne & cominaltie of the cytie, by his commaundement, were
sworne to maynteyne all actes made to the honoure of God, to ihe fayth of the kynge
and profyte of the realme, whiche othe by his lycence and moste gracyous fauoure, they
entended to obserue & kepe : and more ouer to auoyde all occacion that myght growe of
grudge or varyaunce, atwene his grace and his barons within y cytie, they wolde auoyde
all alyauntes and straungers out therof, if his grace were so contented ; which answere y*
kyng shewed as he were therwith plesed : so y the mayre with his fauoure departed, and
sent answere to y barons to the same accordynge, theyr lybertyes alway vpholden and
shewed1. Than shortly after, for so nioch as dyuerse noble men of the lande whiche
helde agayne those statutes were ryden towarde Douer, and there entended to haue taken
shyppynge for fere of the barons ; the kynge sent after theym dyuers persones of his
housholde, and of the cytezyns of London, to refourme and enduce theym to retourne,
and to tary with y kynge : and in that season, all alyauntes, the whiche were taken sus-
f>i, nxxliii. pect of any fauour owynge to y one partie or to y other, were auoyded the cytie : but it
was nat longe after that syr Edwarde the kynges sone, set them or many of theym in of-
fyces within the castell of Wyndesore. Than watche was kept dayly within y cytie, &
in the nyghtes a certayne were assigned to ryde aboute the towne, w a certayne fotemen
assygned to theym to serche al the towne ouer ; but of that ensued harme : for whyle y
rydynge watche was in one place of the cytie, some euyll disposed persones, vnder colour
of watche me and to serche for straugers, robbyd and spoyled many houses within the
cytie ; for remedy wherof a standynge watche was ordeyned in euery warde, and the
kynge heryrige of j barons nere comynge vijto the cytie, departed thens shortly after.
Then the barons entred the cytie the Sdndaye before seynt,Margaretes daye, and
shortly after y kynge retourned to Westmynster with the queue, & other of his cousayll ;
and soone after by the consent of y kynge & the barons, sir Hugh le Spencer was made
chyef iustyce and keper of the Toure.
Vpon y morowe folowynge Mary Magdaleyne daye, a wryt was directed vnto the mayre
and aldermen, chargynge theym that y kynges peas were fermely kepte within the cytie ;
for, in the same wrytte, it was also expressyd, that the kynge and his barons were louyngly
agreed, ferthermore was by the sayd wryt comaunded, y if, within the precincte of theyr
franchyse, were any persone or persons knowen y wold withstande the forebayd orde-
nauces and statutes, that all such shuld be attaciied & put in pryson, and theyr goodes
attached for the kynge tyll they knewe his further pleasur.
Ye shall vnderstande that whyle the lordes laye thus within the cytie, dyuers conuen-
ticulis and gaderynges were made of the cytezeyns & other, that robbyd in dyuers places
of the cytie and dyd moche harme, the whiche was smally corrected ; they were so borne
out and maynteyned by theyr maisters, and the comons of y cytie were so ferre out of
rule by ensensynge of ryotous persones, that in assembles and courtes that then were
kept at Guyldhalle or other places, symple & vndiscrete parsones shuld haue the voyce,
and y worshypfull men lytell or no thynge regarded: wherof ensued dayly moche vn-
happynesse and sorowe, as after shall appere.
The barons then, to opteyne the more fauoure of the cytie, vvylled theym to shewe if
they hadde any of theyr liberties withdrawen, that ihey myght agayne to them be re-
stored, and also to deuyse some newe to theyr weale and profyte, and they wolde la-
boure to the kynge that they myght haue theym graunted : for the whiche comforte of $
lordes, the mayre called y comons to the Guyldhalle, and shewed to them the beneuo-
lence of y sayd lordes, & wylled them y euery officer for his office, to deuyse suche thyn»es
as myght be benyfycyall for the cytie. Wherupon they cousaylled togyder, and made3 a
note in paper of dyuers statutes, prouycyons £ ordenaunccs to be graunted, whiche
ojyght more properly be named obhominacious, for they were deuysed to theyr synguler
'sared. edit, 1533. 1542. 1559.
profyte,
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profyte, and to the great hurte of all other marchauntes comynge to $ cytie, and to all
other feyres and markettes of Englande, and also preiudyciall to the vnyuersall weale of
the realme. The whiche whene they were ouerseen by the heddes of f cytie, it was shewed
vnto the sayd comons, that theyr ordenaunces were nat lefull nor charitable orderyd, and
therfore they knewe weale they shulde nat be adrnytted, wyllynge them to deuyse other; but
all was in vayne1 : by meane wherof, bothe those & other, that were right necessary for f
como weale of the cytie, were reiected & put of. Then the barons, vpon the morowe
folowynge seynt lamys day, departed from London towarde Wyndesore, to se the gydynge
of jr castel. Whereat theyr comynge, they put out the foresayd allyauntes before sette in
by syr Ed wardey kynges sone; the which, associatw other, yode vnto Fulham, where y" kyng
than lay, and shewed to hym that y barons hadde spoyled theym of suche goodes as they
had, and that without cause : but y kyng put theym of for that season, & warned theym to
sue to hym agayne aboute Mychelmasse, whan more of his counsayll was with hym, and
then they shulde haue iustyce.
Vpon the seconde daye folowynge the feast of seynt Mathewe, or the. xxiii. daye of
September, the kynge, y quene, with his sones, & other nobles of this lande, toke shyp-
pynge, and sayled into Fraunce, to be present at the Frenshe kynges parlyament, than
holden at Bonony. And the morowe after the Octab' of seynt Michaell, he landed
agayne at Douer, & the Frydaye folowynge he came vnto London ; and vpon y Tues-
day folowyng passed a quest of. xii. koyghtes of Myddlesex, sworne vpon a iurye, atwene
the abbot of Westmynster and the cyte, for certayne pryuyleges that the cytezens of Lo-
don claymed within Westmester : where, by the sayd iury, it was founden, before Gilbert
of Prestone, than chief baron of the kynges excheker, that the shyreffes of London, at
those dayes, myght laufully enter into the towne of Westmester, & al other tenementes
y the abbot thenne had win Middelsex, and vnto $ gate of the sayd abbey, and there to
make summons, and distrayne, for lacke of apperauce, all and eueryche tenaut of the sayd
abbot.
Aboute the quyndena of seynt Michael, the fourmer complaynt of the allyauntes &
otheri whiche as aboue ye haue herde, was shewed before the kynge and the lordes in the
parlyament holden at Westmynster, where lastly it was sentencyd that the barons shuld
restore all suche goodes, as they & theyre copany had taken from all persones before
that day, as wele to alyauntes as other, both spuel and temporell ; and also that such v
menyall seruauntes as shulde be dayly in the kynges houses, and aboute his persone, shuld
be suche as the kynge wolde chose & admytte hym selfe : the whiche. ii. articules the
barons vtterly denyed ; wherfore j olde rancour toke place, and dissecion kyndeled his
fyre of malyce agayne, atwene the kynge & his lordes feruently.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxiiu
Robert Mouplere.
Thomas fiz Thomas. Anno, xlvii.
Robert de Suffolke*.
IN this, xlvii. yere, by procurement and styryng of the barons, the comons of the
cytie of Lodon chase vnto their maire for that yere, Thomas fiz Thomas, & without
counsayll of the aldermen, sware hym at Guyldhall vpon the day of Symon & lude, and
made no presentement of bym vpon the morowe folowynge, nouther to the kynge nor
yet to the barons of the kynges excheker, as they of right ought to haue don. For the
whiche presumpcyon, the kynge was greuously discotented agayne the cytie. Soone af-
ter the kynge aduertysynge wele that the cytie wolde take y barons partie, caused sir Ed-
warde his sone, to take the castell of Wyndesore by a trayne : wherof whan he knew
1 Here the Museum MS. adds, " for they wolde werk but aftir their axne counsayll." * Philip Wai-
broke. Rycbarde Tayler. edit. 1559. »» marg,
2 that
352 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
that he was in possessyon, the kynge eerly in a mornynge, a lytell tofore Oystmas, de-
parted from Westmyster, and rode vnto the sayd castell, whyther shortly after cam also
many of the lordes that were vpon y kynges partie ; and as taste the lordes & knyghtes
/•;.«•««. whiche helde with the erle of Leyceter drewe them towarde Lodon, so that on eyther
partie was moche people assembled. In the whiche passe tyine, some wele disposed
laboured a Concorde atwene the kyng & his lordes ; by whose meanes, fynally, it was
agreed by both parties, that all matyers "concernynge the foresayd artycles of statutes and
ordenaunces made at Oxenforde, and after by the. xii. perys, that y- Frenshe kynge shuld
deme and iuge whiche shulde beholden & which nat; and as he demyd, both parties
promysed assuredly to abyde : vpon whiche agrement, copyes were made of the sayd
statutes, and with lettres shewynge the effecte of the fourmer agrement, sent vnto the
kynge of Fraunce, than beynge seynt Lowys. And in the Cristmasse weke folowyng,
the kyng toke shyppyng with sir Edwarde his sone, and other of his connsayll, and so
sayled into Frauce, for the foresayd cause ; and for the partie of the sayde barons, was
sentouer sir Peter de Mountforde & other. Then before Lowys, kynge of Fraunce, those
statutes were sore argued vpon both parties. Howe be it in the ende, the Frenshe kynge
callynge before hym both parties, vpon the daye before the conuercion of seynt Paule,
or yV xxiiii. daye of lanuarii, syttyng in iugement, gaue expresse sentence that all &
eueryche of the said statutes & ordenauces shuld be from that daye forewarde vtterly for-
done and set at nought : and all such bandes and promysses that the kynge or any other
had made, for the mayntenauce of the same, shuld be adnulled & cancelled, & the kynge
£ all other, for any matyer consernynge those statutes, set at lybertie. After whiche
sentence thus gyuen, y kynge retourned into Englatide, so that he came to Ludon the
xv. day of Februarii ; buty barons beyng sore amoued w this sentece, & notyng great
parcialitie vnto jr Frenshe kyng, departed from London westwarde, & so into y marehys
of Walysj where they drewe to them great power, and warred vpon the landes & cas-
telles of sir Roger Mortymer, & threwe some of them vnto f groude, & spoyled of his
what they might tynde, & ouer y brent of his manours & houses : in whose ayde, sir Ed-
warde the kynges sone comyng, his people were distressed, & he almost taken. For redresse
of whiche maters, a newe parliament was appoynted to be holden at Oxenforde, in the
quldena of Easter next folowing, which came neuer to effect. Albeit an other Cronycle
sayth, that frome this parlyarnet than holden at Oxenforde, the kyuge £ his lordes parted
all discorded. Than the barons dreue towarde London, and the kynge remayned at Wood-
stok. And thenne new assuraunce by wrytynge endented, was made atwene the corni-
naltie of the cytie and the barons, without consent of many of the rulers of the sayd cytie :
wherfore the comons, as men enraged, made of them self. ii. capytaynes, whiche they
named constables of the cytie, that is to say, Thomas de Pyweldon, & Stephan Bukerell ;
at whose comaundement, by tollyng of the great belle of Paules, all the cytie shuld be
redy shortly I barneys, to gyue attendance vpon theyr sayd capytaynes.
Aboute the begynnyng of Lent, the constable of $ Toure, sir Hughe le Spenser, came
with a fayre company of men of armys' before hym into the cytie, & desyted assy.stence
of the fore named constables, the which comauded the sayd belle to be tolled j by meane
wherof the people shyt theyr shoppes, & came out in barneys in great multytude. The
whiche, after proclamacion made that they shuld folowe theyr capytaynes, wout knowlege
what to do or whether to go, folowed theyr sayd capytaynes, £ so yode vnto Thystilworth,
vpon. ii. myles beyonde Westmynster, & there spoyled the rnanour of the kynge of Ro-
mayns, & sette it after vpon a fyre : and y done, his water mylles and other cSmodytees
that he there had, put tbeym to vtter ruyne ; and after with great noyse £ crye retourned
vnto London.
This dede, as sayth myne auctour, was cause of j mortall warre folowynge : for where
' Tht Muxum MS. adds, " wyth a baner of the kyngs armys beffor hym.'*
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before lyme the sayd kyng of Ilomaynes had ben, for alyaunce that was atwene hym &
therle of Glouceter, a treatye of peas to be had atwene the kynge and his barons; after that
dededone, lie wasenemye vntotheymto the vttermostof his power. The kynge herynge of
this ryot, gaderyd vnto hym great power; and for he harde y sir Peter de Mountforde
was at Northampton, gaderynge of people to strength the barons partie, he sped bym
thyder and wan y- towne vpon hym by force, and slewe many of his men, and fynally toke
hym and sir Symon, $ sone of the erle of Leyceter, with flyuers other on lyue, the
whiche, \V many burgeyses of that towne y had taken theyr partie, y kynge sent vntody-
uers prysons, and some he closed within the castell of the same towne.
In this passetyme, on Palmesondaye weke, all the lewys in London were spoyled and
robbid, and to the nomhre of. v.C. of theym were slayne, and dyuers of thevr mansions
brent and distroyed ; 8c suche as of theym were saued, were conueyd for great mede vn-
to the Toure, & there kept from y furye of f comons : wherof the occasion was, for so-
moch as a lewe wolde haue forced a Cristen man to haue gyuen to hym more than. ii.d.
for the vsure of. xx.s. for a weke ; for ye shall vnderstande that at those dayes, by lycence
graunted vnto the lewes of the kynge, they might take by vsury of euery man that
of theym wolde borowe money. ii:rf. of a. li. for a weke lendynge, & so of gretter & of
smaller slimes after that rate. And soone after the lewys were thus punysshed, many
houses of religion within the cytie and nere there aboute, were serched tor goodes of
alyautes, and moche founde; wherof a parte was brought vnto y lordes, but y more part
was stolen & brybcd. In whiche season, the kynge passed by dyuers countres, and lastely
came into Southsex with a stronge power; wherof herynge, f lordes made preparacyon to
go towardes hym. In all whiche tyme, the wardeyns of the. v. portes kept the see with
shyppes that no straungers shuld entre the lande, to ayde ihe kynge agayne the barons.
Than, in the ende of Apryll, the barons with a multitude of the cytie, whiche they put in
vawarde, and departed frome London, takynge their Journey towarde the kynge ; and
when they were wele onwarde vpon theyr waye, worde was brought vnto them, y the
kynge w an huge power was at Lewys.
Wherfore they by an hole assent dyuysed a letter, and sent it in the name of al the
barons, vnto the kyng, whose names here vnder folowe, but nat all.
Sir Symonde de Moutforde, erle of Leyceter,. and hygh stewarde of Englande.
Sir Gilbert de Clare, erle of Glouceter.
Sir Robert Ferres1, erle of Derby.
Sir Hugh le Spencer, chief iustyce, &*
Sir Henry de Moutforde, sone & heyre to the erle of Leyceter.
Sir Richarde Gray.
Sir Henry Hastynges.
Sir lohn fiz lohn.
Sir Robert de Venpount
Sir lohn Gyuyle.
Sir Robert Roos.
Sir William Marmyon.
Baldewyn Wake.
Sir Gilbert Gyfforde.
Sir Nicholas de Megraue.
Sir Godfrey de Lucy.
Sir lohn de Veysy.
Sir William de Mounthedesy.
Whiche letter sealed with j- scales of the sayde erle of Leyceter and of Glouceter, con-
teyned as foloweth.
1 [Ferrers ?] * and constable of the Towr«. MS,
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"TO the moost excellent lorde the kynge, Henry, by the grace of God kynge of En-
glande, lorde of Irelande, & duke of Guyon, the barons and other faythfull your ser-
tiauntes, theyr fidelytie and othe to God and to you coueytyng to kepe, sendynge to you
due salutynge with al reuerence and honour, vnder due obeysaunce. Lyketh it your hygh-
nes to vnderstande, y many, beynge aboute you, haue before tymes shewed vnto your lord-
shyp of vs many euyll and vntreive reportes, and haue founde suggestyons nat allonely
of vs, but also of your seffe to brynge this your realme vnto subuercyon. Kiiowe your
excellency, that we entende no thynge but helth & suertie to your persone, to the vtter-
most of our powers. And nat oonly to our enemyes, but also to yours, and of all this
your realme, we entende vtter greuaunce and correccyon ; besechynge your grace here-
after to gyue vnto theym lytell credence : for ye shall fynde vs your trewe and faythfull
subgectes, to the vttermost of our powers. And we erle of Leyceter & erle of Glouce-
ter, at the request of other and for our self, haue put to our scales, the. x. daye of the
moneth of Mali."
[Answer to the forsayd lettyr by the»kyng.]'
" IIEnry, by the grace of God kynge of Englande, lorde of Irelande, and duke of Guyan,
to Symonde de Mountforte and Gilbert de Clare, and their complices. Where as by
warre and generall parturbaunce in this our realme by you begon and contynued, with
also brennynges and other hurtes and enormyteis that euydently apperyth, y your fydelytie
to vs due, ye haue nat kept, nor the suertye of our persone ye haue lytell regarded : for
aomoche as our lordes and other our trusty frendys, whiche dayly byde with vs, ye vexyn
& greue, and theym pursewe to the vttermost of your powers, and yet dayly entende as
ye by 5 report of your owne letters haue vs ascerteyned. We y^ greef of ttieym admytte,
and take for our owne specially. Whanne they for theyr fydelytie, whiche they to vs
d&yly impende, stande & abyde by vs to oppresseyour fydelytie and vntrouth : wherfore
of your t'auoure or assuraunce we sette lytel store ; but you as our enemyes we vtterly
defye. Wytnesse oure selfe, at oure towne of Lewys, the. xii. daye of this moneth of
Mali."
And ouer this, the kyng of Romayns, sir Edwarde the kynge* sone, and the other lordes
beynge than with the kynge, sent vnto theym an other letter, wherof the tenour ensuyth.
" RIcharde, by J grace of God kynge of Romayns, alway Augustus, & Edwarde the
noble firste begotten sone of the kyng of Englande, & all other barons fermely stand-
ynge & abydyng with our soueraygne lorde y1 kyng, to Symonde de Mountforde, Gil-
bert de Clare, & all ether their false felowes. By the letters whiche ye sent vnto the
kynge our most soueraygne lorde, we vnderstade that we are defyed of you : neucrthe-
lesse this worde of diffyeaunce apperyd vnto vs sufficiently before, by y depredacion &
brennynge of our manours, & caryeng away of our goodes. Wherfore we wyll that ye
vnderstande, that we defye you as our mortall & publique enemyes, and when soeuer we
may come to reuengement of y1 injuries y ye to vs haue done, we shall acquyt it to the
vttermost of our powers ; and where ye put vpon vs, that nouther trewe nor good cousayll
to our soueraygne lorde the kynge we gyue, ye therin say falsely & vntrewely. And if
that sayinge, ye, sir Symonde de Mountforde and sir Gilbert de Clare, wyll iustyfie in the
court of our soueraygne lorde, we are redy to purchase to you surety & saufe comynge ;
that there we may proue our trewe & faythfull innocency, & your false & traytorouse ly-
inge. Wytnessyd with $ seales of Richarde kynge of Romaynes, & of syr Edwarde fore-
named. Guyuyn at Lewys, the. xii. daye of Maii."
WHeh the barons had receyued these letters from the kyng & his lordes, they perceyued
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well that there was none other meane, but [to] defende theyr cause by dynt of swerde. Wher-
fore they, puttyng their trust in God, spedde theym forth towarde the kyng ; and vpon a
Wednysday, beynge then the. xxiiii. day of Maii, erly in the mornynge, both hoostes met :
where after the Londoners had gyuen the first assaute, they were betyn backe, so that
they began to drawe from the sharpe shot, & strokes to the discomfort of the barons hoost.
But the barons encoraged & comforted their men in suche wyse, y nat alonely the freshe
& lusty knyghtes faught egerly, but also such as before were scomfited recoueryd their
vertue & strength, & faught wout fere, in somoche that then the kynges vawarde lost their
places. Then was the felde coueryd with deed bodyes, & gaspynge & gronynge was herde
on euery syde, for eyther was desirous for to bring the other out of lyf ; and fy fader sparyd
nat the sone,nor the sone the fader, alliaunce, aty tyme.was tourned vnto diffyau nee, & Cristen
blode y day was shad without pytie, thus, durynge the cruell fyght by the more parte of the
day. Lastly the victory fyl to f barons, so y there was taken y1 kyng & y kig of Ro-
mayns, sir Edward y1 kynges sone, vV many other noble men, to $ nombre of. xxv. barons
& banerettes, and people slayne a great multitude, ouer. xx.M. as sayth myn auctours.
Whan the barons had thus opteyned victorye, prouycion was made for the saufe kepyng
of the prysoners, so that all were sent vnto dyuers castellis & prysons, except the kyng,
his brother the kyng of Almayne, & sir Edwarde his sone ; the whiche the barons helde
\V theym tyll they came to London. Then a newe graunt was made by the kyng, y the
foresayd statutes shulde stande in stregth, and if any were thought vnreasonable, they to
be corrected & amended by. iiii. noble men of the realme ; that is to meane. ii. of the
spualtie, and. ii. of the temporalte : and if those, iiii. myght nat agre, that then the erle
of Angeon & f duke of Burgoyn to be iuges of y matier, and this to be fermly holden
& obeyed by the kyng & his brother. The kynges graunted y their sones & heyres shuld
remayne \V the barons as prysoners, tyll all thyng were fynysshed accordynge to the fore- /•/.«««««.
mer agrement. And vpon this was a parlyament apoynted to be holden at London, at
Penthecost folowyng. But that came neuer to purpose. Then, the Tuesday before the As-
sencion daye, peas was proclaimed in London, atwene the kynge & his barons; and vpon f
daye folowyng, the kynge & the barons came vnto London, and with theym the kynge of llo-
maynes and sir Edwarde the kynges sone. Then sir Edwarde, as pledges for the kyng, and
sir Henry sone vnto the kyng of Almayne, were sent vnto the Toure, & there lodged, and
from thens vnto Douer Castell ; and j kynge was lodged in the bysshoppes paleys by Paules ;
& the kyng of Almayne with dyuers other, within the Toure. Then it was agreed by the kynge,
that for his more suertie, and for the weale of the lande, that ^ erle of Leyceter shuld be res-
siaunt in the kynges court; vpon the whiche agrement & other, many of the prysoners
were sette at large. In this passe tyme, before the felde of Lewys, the quene & $ kyng
of Romaynes had sent ouer the see for sowdyours to ayde the king agayn ^ barons, which
now were comen in great nombre vnto Douer, & there houed in the see to haue landed.
Wherof hering the barons sent the kynge of Romaynes to the castell of Berkhampstede,
as prysoner, tyll the sayd alliauntes were retourned, and caused kynge Henry w a great
power to ryde thyder, and force the sayd host of straugers to retourne into theyr owne
countrees.
And when the kynge had retourned the sayd straungers, he, shortly after, ^r agrement
of the barons, sayled ouer into Fraunce, and retourned agayne within short terme.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxiiii.
Osbert Wynter.
Thomas fiz Thomas. Anno. Ivi.
Philyp Taylour*.
* Robert* Mupilers. edit. 1559. »» marg.
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356 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
IN this, xlviii. yere, the lordes of the Marches, aboute $ feast of Cristmasse, assem-
bled theym in those costes, and dyd moche harme vpon the lordshyppys & manours of
the erles of Leyceter and of Gloceter, standynge in the marches of Wales. Wherfore
the kyng rode shortly after to 'Gloceter, and called there a counsayll of his lordes ; by
auctoryte of whiche counsayll, it was enacted, that as many of the sayd lordes as cam
not in by f octauis of seynt Hyllary next folowynge, and yelded theym vnto the kynges
grace, shulde be exyled ; and by the sayde counsayll was also agreed, that in the sayde oc-
taues shulde a parlyamet be holden at Westmynster : at whiche day, the kynge, with hia
lordes spuall & temporal!, & conions of his iande, began his foresayd parlyament : du-
ryng the which it was there shewed, the kyng beyng present, y he nor sir Edwards his
sone, nor none for theym shuld after y day greue or cause to be greuid, jr erles of Ley-
ceter & of Glouceter, y barons, banerettes, or knyghtes, $ cytezeyns of Lodon, & barons
of the. v. portes, nor none other persone or persones of hygh or lowe degre, y was vpon
y" partie of the sayd erics, for any matier of displeasur done agayne the kynge £ the sayd
sir Edvrarde his sone, at any tyme before y daye. And y to vpholde, f king before his lordes
was sworne, & after y was shewed & rad a charter of pardon cocernyng y sayd cause, &
a cofirmacon of f statutes of y forest, \V many other actes & statutes before grauted of the
kyng. Then in y feast of styt Gregory folowlg, or y. xii. day of March, sir Edwarde
the kynges sone, that beforne was also sworne to perfotirme suche promyses as the kynge
hadde made before in the parlyament, was delyuered at lybertie; and also sir Henry y;
kynges sone of Almayne, the whiche had ben kept as pledges, as ye before ha-ue herde,
vpon the terme of. ix. monethes and odde dayes, vpon assuraunce made that the sayd sir
Edwarde shuld dwell & abyde in y kynges court, and nat to dcparte from thens without
lycence of the kynge and of a certayne of the barons. After this many instrumetes and
landes1 were made by the kyng and sir Edwarde his sone, for the pertourmaunce of co-
uenauntes and paccions made atwene the kynge & the barons, whiche shortly after came
to small effect.
In the season atwene Easter & Penthecoste, for orderynge of the aforesayd statute*
made at Oxenforde, fyll dyssencyon atwene the erles of Leyceter & of Glouceter, so
that wordes of displeasure was vtteryd atwene theym, the kynge & they also beyng than
at Glouceter. Then the kyng and his barons had laboure to sette theym at vnyte and
rest. And vpon the see, the barons of the. v. portes robbyd and spoyled all men that they
myght take, sparynge noutber Englisshe marchautes nor other : of which prayes, as the
comon fame than went, some of the barons of the Iande hadde good parte.
In the Whytson weke folowynge, the kyng, with the erle of Leyceter and sir Ednarde
his sone, with many other lordes, beyng at Hereforde, in the edge of Walys, the sayd sir
Edwarde secretly and without lycece, departed from the courte and yode vnto Chester,
where he accompanyed vnto hym the erle of Glouceter, & the lordes of the Marches,
therle of Warene, sir Roger Mortymer and other, and from thens wente vnto Glouceter,
brekynge the brydges as he went, to the entent that he were nat foiowed tyl he had as-
sembled his power.
Whan knowlege of this came vnto y erle of Leyceter, he, in all hast, sent vnto sir Sy-
monde his sone, that he shuld gader his knyghtes vnto hym ; the whiche, aeeordynge to
that comaundemente, assembled vnto hym moche people, and with theim drewe towards
Wynchester, so that he came before the cytie vpon the euyn of the Translacyon of seynt
Swythyn, or the. xiiir. daye of the moneth of lulii, where he was shyt out, for somoche as jr
cytczens knewe nat whether he came as the kynges frende or nat ; and also lytell before
they had receyued a letter from sir Edwarde, wyllynge theym to holde them out of the
eytie. For these causes the cytezeyns closed theyr gates agayne the sayde sir Symonde &
his company ; but it was nat longe or f. cytie was yelden. Then they spoyled y towue, &
' bandes. edit. 1533. 1542. 1552.
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slewe the more partie of the lewes that dwelled within the same. And that done, layde siege
vnto the castell, & assauted it; hut for tydynges were fayned of the comynge of sir Ed-
warde with his power, they departed shortly thens, and so yode vnto Kenelworth.
Vpon the laste day of-lulii, sir Edwarde with his host came vnto Kenelworth fore-
sayd, and fyll sodaynly vpon the hoost of the forenamed sir Symonde, and, with shedynge
of lytell blod, toke there prysoncrs the erle of Oxenforde, William tie Mout Canise,
Adam de New Market, sir Baldewyn Wake, and Hughe Neuyle, with dyuers other, and
sir Symonde fledde into the castell, & so escaped. Then these forenamed prysoners were
all sent vnto Glouceter, and there put in suer kepyng.
In this meane whyle, sir Symonde, erle of Leyceter, toke leue of the kynge, whiche
than from Herforde passed y ryuer of Seuern, and so yode vnto Worceter, & the erle, w
great payne, passed the brydges before by sir Edwarde broken, and passed the countrees
in gaderynge of people as he went, so that in processe he had with hym stronge power :
wherof heryng, sir Edwarde costed towarde hym, and the. vi. daye of Auguste mette with *«/•***»«;,.
hym at Euisham in Worcetershyre, where atwene theym was foughten a cruell fyght ; in
the whiche at length was slayne thesayd sir Symonde, and sir Henry his sone and heyre,
sir Hugh le Spencer, sir Peter de Mountforde, & many other noble men y helde vpoa
the barons party.
After whiche scomfytare, some malicious dysposed persones, in despyte of the erle, kut
of his bode and his dismyssaries, and fastened theym vpon eyther syde of his nose, and
after made a present therof vnto the wyfe of syr Roger Mortymer ; his fete also and his
handes were kut from the body, and sent to ^ondry places, and the trunke of his body
beryed within the churche of Euisham. [Of this erle spekyth Ranulph, Monke of Ches-
ter, in his boke of Policronicon, and calleth hym Symon the ryghtwyse, sayinge that
God wrought for hym miracles after his deth : the whiche for fere of the kynge, and sir
Edwarde his sone, were kept close and secret, so that no man durst speke of theym.]1
Soone after this victory thus opteyned by syr Edwarde, the kynge and he mette; by whose
auctoryties all prysoners, then whiche were in holde in dyuers places, by the comaude-
ment [of j sayd sir Edwardej* were set at lybertie, and many other dayly accused & set
in for theym. And aboute the Natyuyte of our Lady, a parlyament was holden at Wyn-
chester ; where, byauctorytie of the same, all statutes and ordenaunces before made by
the barons at Oxenforde, in the. xli. yere of the kyng, were vtterly fordon and set at
nought; and all bondes & wrytynges made by the kynge or any other, for the obseruynge
of the same, were cancelled and broken. Also at this counsayll was ordeyned that all
suche as had fauoured the barons, were they in pryson or at large, shuld be disherited.
And than the kynge resumyd into his hande, all grauntes before made & gyuen to any per-
sone. And for sir Symonde de Mountforde myght nat agre withy kynge at the parlyament,
he was restoryd to the castel of Kenelworth, as he before was assured; the which he with
sir Henry de Hastynges & other kept longe after.
Whan the parlyament was ended, the kynge came vnto Wyndesore w a great power,
cntendyng, as the fame then wente, to distroye the cytie of London, for the great ire and
displesaurey he had vnto it: wherof herynge the mayre and aldermen, were stryken in a
wondcrfull fere ; albeit many of the rabbishe and wylde comoners, were in full purpose to
hauc defended the cytie agayne the kynge : and thus amonge them were dyuers and many
oppinyons, and no wonder, for at those dayes the cytie was inhabyted w many maner of
imcios, whiche then were admytted for cytezens.,
LAstly, by grace and sad counsayll of the best of y* cytie, they condessendyd to make
a supplycacion to the kynge, & sende it by some relygyous persone : of y' whiche they
aaade dyuers, and sent theym by sondry persones ; but all aduayled ryght nought, for the
' OiMtted in edit- 1542. only, ' of the barons. MS,
kyng*
354 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
kynge was so greuously ensensyd by some of his counsayl agayne the cytezeyns, that he
wolde nat loke vpon none of theyr supplycacions: and if any man spake for theym, he
soone wolde make suche countenaunce, y men whiche were in his fauoure fered to speke
for them. Then y cytezeyns were cousaylled by theyr frendes y they shuld make a wrv-
tynge, and scale it with theyr comon scale, by vertue wherof they shulde offer theym selfe
to put theym hooly in the kynges grace and mercy, touchyng their lyues and goodes : ac-
cordynge to J whiche counsayll they deuysed a wrytynge, and sealed it with theyr comon
scale, & y done, chase, viii. persones of % cytie, such as had fredes in f court, & sent
theym towarde Wyndesore the. vi. day/of October: vpon whyche day they encountered,
beyonde Colbroke, a knyght of the kynges called syr Roger Leyborne, the whiche re-
tourned the sayed. viii. persones vnto the cyte ; and he also rode withe them tyl he cam
nere vnto the cytee, and there departed from theym, and rode vpon the backesyde of j
towne vnto f Toure : but, at his departynge, he wylled theym to warne the mayre, with a
certaync of the cytie to mete with hym vpon the morowe at Berkynge Churche, whiche
stadeth nere vnto the Toure. Vpon the morowe, when y" mayre & j sayd sir Roger were
met, he, after a longe processe made, shewed to them of % kynges greuous displeasur which he
bare toward the cytie, & of f meanes that had ben vsed by their frendes & louers, to opteyne
grace for j cytie: lastly he expressed that no grace for theym myght be had, except they
wolde, by their cSmon scale, bynde theym selfe fully & hooly tostande at the kynges grace,
& to put in his mercy theyr lyues & goodes. Wherunto, intheende, the cytezeyns .graunted
& delyuered the foresaid wrytynge vnto the sayd sir Roger, prayeng hym to be good meane
for theym vnto the kyng; the which departed towarde the kynge vpon the morowe, and re-
tourned agayne the. vi. day after, and wylled the mayre and aldermen to mete with hym
agayne at ^ foresaid churche, where he shewed to theym that the kynge, by great instauiice
of theyr frendes, had receyued theyr wrytyng ; and wolde firste, for the begynriynge of
contentacyon of his mynde, that all the chaynes whiche stode at euery strete and lanes
ende with in the cytie, shuld be lowsyd from theyr postes, and the postes also drawen out
of the erthe, and all to be brought vnto the Toure. And that done, that the mayre with
a certayne of the cytezeyns, to the nombre of. xl. persones, shulde, the day folowyng, be
at Wyndesore, to conferme y graunt of theyre wrytinge : and that they shulde goo and
come in safe and suer wyse, he delyuered to theym the kynges letter & scale for the terme
of. iiii. dayes, whyche all was done according to theyr former deuyse; and the mayre with
y1 foresayd persons was redy at Wyndesore, vpo the morowe beyng Sonday, by one of $
clocke, and there taryed tyll. iiii. of the same daye. At whiche season the kynge, co-
mynge from his disporte, entred the castell without countenance, or ones castynge his iyen
vpon the Londoners : & when the kynge & his people was entred f castell, the London-
ers wold haue folowed ; but they were warned to abycle without. Than, in short tyme af-
ter, the kynge caused a proclamacyon to be made that no man of hyghe or lowe degree,
to the Londoners shuld make any sayinges of displeasure, or make to theym any quarell.
And, in the euenynge, came vnto theim y" foresaid sir Roger &sir Robert Waleys, knyghtes,
and brought theim into y castell, and sayd that the kynges pleasure was nat to speke with
theym that nyght : and after, the sayd knyghtes delyuered theym vnto the constable of
the castell, whiche closed theym all in a large Toure, where, that nyght, they had small
chere & wors lodgynge.
Then vpon the morowe, beynge Mondaye, towarde nyght, they were taken out of that
Toure, & delyuered vnto the baylly of y sayd castell, & lodged by his assignement, ex-
cept v. persones ; that is to meane, Thomas Fiz Thomas than mayre, Mychiell Tony,
Stephan Bukkerell, Thomas Pywellisdon, & lohn de Flete; the whiche. v. persones the
kyng had gyuen to sir Edwarde his sone, at whose comaundement they remayned styll in
the sayd Toure longe after, natwithstandyng the kynges sauecundyte to theym, as before
is shewed & made. When tydynges hereof came vnto the cytie of London, albeit y, for
feare, many before were aduoyded ; thene there auoyded many inoo, & conueyed theyr
goodes
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII. 359
goodes in secrete wyse into dyuers countres of Englande, so that many of theym neuer
retourned after.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxv. fti. »»>«*.
Thomas de la Fourdeoua1.
Thomas fitz Thomas. Anno. xlix.
Gregory Rokkylse.
IN this. xlix. yere, rpon y daye of seynt Leonardo, or the. vi. daye of Nouember, the
kynge came vnto Westmynster, and shortely after he gaue vnto dyuers of his housholde
seruauntes vpon thre score houses and howsholdes within the cytie, so that the owners
were compelled to agre & redeme their houses and housholde, with all goodes as in theym
were, or ellys to auoyde and suffre such persones to enter as the sayde house were gyuen
vnto; and natalonely that, but also all suche landcs & tentes, goodes, & catalles, as the
sayd cytezeyns had in any other places of Englande. And than he made custos or gar-
deyn of y cytie, syr Othon constable of the Toure, whiche syr Othon chase to be bayl-
lyues vnder hym, and to be to hym accomptable to the vse of the kyng, John Adrian &
Walter Heruy, cytezeyns of the same cytie : & after this, f kynge toke pledges of the best
mennes sdnes of the cytie, that his peas shuld be suerly kepte win the same; the whiche
•were put in the Toure of Lodon, and there kept at the coste of theyr paretes. And
shortly after, by great laboure & suyte made, all the forsayd persones, which shuld be in
the'kepyng of ^ baylly of the castell of Wyndesore iiii. oonly except, y is to saye Rich-
arde Bonauenture, Symon de Hadisstok, Wyllyam de Kent, & William de Glouceter;
all y other Londoners, xxxi.1 in nomber were delyuered, and came to London the Thurs-
day folowynge the feast of seynt Luke, in the. xxi. daye of Nouember; & the other, ix.
were kept styll in the Toure of Wyndesore.
Then dayly suyte & laboure was made vnto the kynge to haue his gracyous fauour, and
to knowe his pleasure what fyne he wolde haue of the cytiej for their transgressions &
displeasure by theim to hym done: for the whiche $ kyng asked. xl.M./t. and fermely
helde hym at. l.M. marke. But the cytie layde for them y the poore comons of the cytie,
wherof many were auoyded, were the trespassours, and ouer y the best men of y1 cytie
by thyse ryotous persones were spoyled & robbid ; and by the rouers also of $ see, as the
wardeyns of the. v. portes & other, in this troublous season, they had loste a great part
of theyr substaunce: for the whiche cpsyderacions & many other, whiche were tedious
to wryte, y cytezeyns besought the kynge of his moste gracious fauour & pyte, & to take
of theym as they myght bere.
This matyer thus hangyng, y kyng vp6 seynt Nycholas euyn, departed from Westmyn-
ster towarde Northampton, and, lytell before his departyng, ordeyned syr lohn Lynde
knyght, & mayster lohn Waldren, clerke, to be gardeynes of the cytie & Toure; the
which were named in the kynges wrytyng, senesshawles or stewardesof % cytie. Vpon the
day folowynge y the kynge was ryden, these, ii. forenamed stewardes sent for. xxiiii. of
the moste notable men of the cytie, and warned theym to apere $ day folowyng before
the kynges counsayll at Westmynster: where, at theyr apparaunce, was shewed vnto them
by syr Roger Leyborne, y the kyngs mynde was, that they shiild haue the rule of f cytie
in his absens, vnder the foresayd senesshawles, and for to se good rule kepte within the
cytie, they shuld be sworne there before his cousayll ; the whiche there were then sworne
2c countermaunded vnto y cytie, and alway labour was made vnto the kynge for the fyne
of the cytie.
So that, in the Cristmas weke, an ende was made with the kynge, by labour of suche
frendes as the cytie had about hym, for the sume of. xx.M. marke, for all transgressions
4
' Thomas de la Fourde. Gregory Kokkyde. MS. and edit. 1559- * xxxiiii. edit. 1533. 1542. 1.559.
& offences
360 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
& offences by them before done ; (certayne persones excepted, whiche the kynge had gyuen
to syr Edwarde his sone, beynge, as before is sayd, in the Toure of Wyndesore ;) for the
payment of which sume, at dayes by agrement stalled, syr Roger Leyborne and maister
Robert Wareyn, clerke, were assygned to take the suertyes for the same. After whiche
suyertie by theym receyued, and sente vnto the kynge to Northampton, the kynge sent
immediatly after vnto the cytezeyns a charter vnder his brode seale, wherof the effect en-
eueth.
" HEnry, by the grace of God kynge of Englande, lord of Irelande, & duke of Guyan,
to al men helthe. Knowe ye that for the fyne of. xx.M. marke, the whiche cure cy-
tezeyns of Londo to vs made, for the redemclon of the transgressions & trespaces to vs,
to oure quene, to oure noble brother Rycharde kynge of Almayne, & to Edward cure
fyrst begote sone done, we remytte & pardone for vs & for our heyres, to the sayde ci-
tesins and theyre heyres, as moche as in vs is; so that they haue & enioye all theyre for-
mer grauntes and lybertees, rentis and profittes, fro the feste of Crystmas last paste, and
also that the sayd cytezeyns haue to them all forfaytes of all inalefactours of that cytie,
whiche, in the parturbauce before made, were indyted, or for the same be yet for to be en-
dyted, except the goodes & catalles of theym of the whiche we haue gyuen the bodyes
vnto our forsayd sone Edwarde; and except the rentes and tenementes of all those cy-
tezeyns whiche nowe be & shalbe our escheate by reason of the forsayd transgressyons ;
.& that all prysoners whiche now in our prysons remayne, be freely delyuered, except
those persones whose bodyes we haue gynen to Edwarde our sone; and that the sayd cy-
tezeyns be as fre as they before the sayd transgressions were, in all partes & coestes of this
our lande. In wytnes wherof we haue made thyse letters patentes. Wytnesseth my self
at Northampton, the. x. daye of lanuarii, the yere of our reygne. xlix."
After whiche pardone by the cytezeyns receyued, all pledges for theym, beyng in the
Toure of London, and also. iiii. of them that were in the Toure of Wyndesore, that is
to say, Richar.de Bonauenture, Symon de Hadistoke, Willyam of Kent, and Willyam
of Glouceter were delyuered.
Thanne also was discharged the forenamed stuwardes, sir lohn Lynde & maister lohn
Waldren, and .the cytezeyns of theym selfe chose for mayre Willyam fiz Richarde, and
for shyreffes Thomas de la Fourde and Gregory de Rokkysley. Than for leuyinge of this
fyne were set as well seruauntes, couenaut men, as husholders, & many refuced the ly-
berties of the cytie for to be quyt of that charge.
Whyle the kynge lay thus at Northampton, sir Symonde Mountforde put hym vpon the
dome of [the popes legal Octabonus,]1 that before was come into this lande to refourme
thynges in the Churche of Englade, and also to set vnyte £ reste atwene the kynge & his
lords, to whose dome [he submytted hy,]1 & also of y kyng of Romayns, the foresayd
sir Symond had bouden hym to stande : vpon which promyse and bande, he was lybertied
to be at large in the kynges courte, and so contynued a season ; but, in y ende, when the
kyng was comen into London, he departed sodaynly out of the court, & rode vnto Wyn-
chelsee, where he accompanyed hyra w the rouers of y- see, and after some pryses taken,
departed from tbeirn, & so sayled into Frauce, & put hym I seruyce •& holy Lowys, than
kyng of y prouynce.
&U& This Jere also> vPon the euyn of seynt lohn Baptyst, the kynge began his siege about
the castel of Kenelworth with a mighty power; but" sir Henry Hastynges, with suche as
were within it, defended it so strongly that the kynge & all his power myghte nat wynne
the sayde castell of a longe tyme, as after in y next yere shall appere.
It is before shewed howe the quene, by her puruiaunce, had caused an host of strau*
' Octobonus the legate, edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in the edit. 1533. 1542.
gers
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TEETH. S61
gers to prepayre them to come into Englande for to ayde her lorde the kynge, agayne the
barons: she had also purchased a curse of the pope1, to a curse ally^ said barons, and all
theyr avders and helpers; & had cOmyssyons directed to certayne bysshoppes of Englande
to execut the same, as of Lodon, & of Wynchester, & of Chychester, the whiche, for fere
of y barons, than denyed and deferred the execucion and sentence of the sayd curse.,
Wherfore y quene made newe labour to y pope1, than Vrban the. iiii1., that had it grautea
that the sayd byshoppes for theyr disobedyence shuld be corrected; and for this Octobon,
the foresaid legat, this yere, at a counsayl holden by hym and the clergy of Englande, at
Paules churche in London, suspended the sayde bysshoppes and theym sent vnto Rome
to be assoyled of [the pope, beynge, at this daye, J Clement the. iiii.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxv. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxvi.
Edwarde Blont.
Thomas Fiz Thomas. Anno. 1.
Peter Aunger. ,
IN this. 1. yere, vpon f euyn of seyt Thomas $ apostle, before Cristemas, was yclden by
appoyntemety castell of Kenelworthe, at the whiche the kynge with his power bad lyen,
as before is sayde, frome Mydsomer tyll that day; and than gyuen ouer by sir Henry
Hastynges & his complycis, vpon condycyon that he and all the other shulde haue lyfe and
lym, and horse and harneys, with all thynges within the castell to theym belongynge, and
a certayne tyme of leyser to cary away the same. And in this yere, in the tyme of Lent,
were the wardeyns of y. v. portes, reconcyled to y kynge by fauour of syr Edwarde, y kynges
sone ; and natwithstandynge the great harmys they had done by rouing vpon the see, as-
well to Englysshe marchauntes as to other, they had to them confermyd all theyr fourmer
pryuyleges : and ouer that to theym was graunted, y if any man, Englyssh or othe"r,
wolde sewe for restitucion of good by theym before taken, or for the deth of any of theyr
frendes before slayne, y al such complayntes shuld be sued & shewed in theyr courts, &
there to haue theyr matyers determyned & nat ellys where. But what y cause was of this
ende thus made atwene the kynge & theym it is nat shewed ; but the cdmon fame at that
daye ran, y the sayd wardeyns of. v. portes had, at this daye, the domynyon of the see:
wherfore the kynge was fayne to folowe their pleasures.
Aboute the feast of Philip & lacob, the kynge helde his parlyamet at Northampton, at
the whiche were confermyd the olde fraiichyses & lybertyes, by the kyngs progenitours
before grauted vnto the cytie of London, \V a newe graunt for the shyre of Myddelsex.
And at this parlyamet were disheryted many noblemen of the lande, that before tyme had
taken the barons partie; for whiche cause they accompanyed theym togyder, & robbed
and reuyd in dyuers coosts of the lande, and toke the towne of Lyncoln, & spoyled it,
and after raunsomed many of the ryche burgeyses of the towne, and toke the lie of Ely,
fit strengthed it in suche wyee y they helde it longe after.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxvi. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxvii.
lohn Adryan.
Willm Fiz Richarde4. Anno. li.
Luke Badecot5.
IN this. li. yere, at f chosynge of the mayre, certayne contrauersies fyll attwene the
rulers & the c5mons of the cytie of London ; wherfore by aduyce of the mayre and alder-
men, sir Roger Leyborne, w other, came vnto Guyldhalle, beynge harneysed vnder
theyr gownes ; and, vpon the Frydaye folowyng lialhalowyn, called the comons to the
eleccion of the newe mayre, where the best of the cytie gaue the nominacion vnto Aleyn
1 Byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. * thyrdc. edit. 1542. 1559- ' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559."
* Alain Souch. edit. 1559- in marg. * Luke Betencourt. edit. 1559. in marg.
3 A Sowch,
368 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
Sowch, & dyuerse of $ other cryed vpon Thomas Fiz Thomas, whiche, at that tyme, was
prysoner in Wyndesore castell ; wherfore the sayd Roger, with the assystence of the
inayre and other, toke the sayd rascall & euyll disposyd persones, and sent theyfh vnto dy-
uers prysons. This yerc also the gentylmen that helde the He of Ely, brake oute sondry
tymes, & dyd moche harme in Norfolke, and Suffolke, and Cambridgeshyre, and toke the
cytie of Norwyche, and after the spoylyng therof caryed away with theym many of the
cytezeyns, beynge ryche, and fynauncyd theym at great sumes of money, and lyued there
I that ile lyke vnto outlawes. By this & other many hurtes in dyuers places of the lande
was done by theuys, & other yll disposed people, wherof the charge was euer layde vnta
£U7.ei.s7-] $ forenamed getylme. The y legat laboured vnto y" kynge, y the sayd disheryted gentyl-
men myght purchase theyr landes of hym by fyne, & raunsome, by whose laboure the
kynge lastly agreed that the sayd gentylmen shulde haue theyr landes agayne by fynes of.v.
yere value "of theyr lande ; as he that myght dispende. xx./i. by yere, shuld paye an. CM*
and so other after that rate, except sir Robert Ferers erle of Derby, sir lohn de la War,
and hym that strake of the fyste of the kynges purseuaunt, and some other persones,
M'hiche were of small hauoure1, shuld be fyned by discrecion of the kynges counsayll ;
but this toke noo conclusion.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxvii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxviii.
Thomas Basynge.
Aleyn South*. Anno. lii.
Robert de Cornhylle.
IN this. lii. yere, for what hap is nat expressed, Sir Gylbert de Clare erle of Gloceter
refused the kynge, and, in the Marche of Walys, gaderyd vnto hym a stronge power; (to
whome also drewe sir lohh Eyuile and other of the company disherited,) and after the
feest of Crystemasse, with a great hoost came nere vnto London : that tyme, the popes5
legat Octobonus beynge lodgyd at the Toure of London.
Whan y mayre and aldermen of the cylie'were ware of the erlis comynge with soo
stronge a power, nat knowynge whether he were the kynges frende or nat, shytte the
gates agayne his fore ryders; and for the kynge nor none of his counsayll was than nere
vnto the cytie, the mayre and alderme went vnto the legat, and requyred his counsayll,
whether they shuld suft're the erle to entre into y' cytie or nat ; wherunto the legat answer-
tet.xii. ed y he thought nat the contrary, for he knewe wele that he was the kynges trewe subget
and frende. It was nat loge after, that a messanger came from the erle vnto the mayre,
willyng to haue lycence to passe thorugh the cytie into Southwerke, where he entendyd to
lodge hym and his people ; which was grauted, & soy erle passed thorough the cytie, and
was lodged in Southwerke : to whom came shortly after, by Southerey syde, sir lohn Ey-
Uile with a great company.
Than the mayre kept the gate of the brydge shyt, and watched it dayly with a certayne
of armyd men, and, euery nyght, caused j drawe brydge to be drawen, and the
waters syde dayly and nyghtly to be watched with many armyd men. In lytell pro-
cesse of tyme after, the legat & the erle agreed in such wyse that the erle, by his aduyce,
was suffered w a certayn of his people to be lodged win y cytie ; by reason wherof he
dayly drewe more & more of his people into y" cytie : so y fynally many thynges were or-
dered by hym, and many of the comons toke his partie agayne the mayre and aldermen.
Then, in the Easter weke, he toke the keyes of the brydge & of the gates from the offy-
cers of the cytie and delyuered theym to suche as pleased hym, and receyued into the
cytie many of the disheryted persones, and gaue to theym fre lybertie to passe the brydge
by all houres of the daye and the nyght. The mayre of all this sent worde vnto j kyng,
whiche than was gaderinge of his power in Norffolk, and made hasty spede towarde Lon-
* behavoure. edit. 1542. 1559. * Hugh fitz Thomas, edit. 1559. in warg. Byshop of Roraes. edit. 1542.
don.
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII. 363
don. In whiche meane tyme, the erle with his company made bulwerkes and
atwene the Toure and the cytie, and caste dykes & trenches in some places of the cytie,
and fortyfyed it wonderously.
Then many of the cytezeyns, ferynge a newe insurreccion, voyded the cytie assecrete-
ly as they myght, whose goodes the erle seased to his owne vse, or suffred his men to
spoyle theym at theyr pleasure. Than the c5mons of $ cytie forgat theyr late punyssh-
ment, and, as men without drede of God or of theyr kynge, toke certayne of the alder-
men, & caste theym in prysone, and sequestryd theyr goodes & dispoyled moche therof ;
and therupon ranne to Guyldhatle, and there chose for their mayre, or for custos or ruler
of y cytie, sir Richarde de Culworth knyght, and for baylyues Robert de Lynton & Ro-
ger Marshall, and discharged the olde mayre & sheryffes : and y do'.ie all such prysoners
as were in Newgate, Ludgate, & Crepylgate, or in any other prysons win the cytie, for
bycause the barons warre before passed, they were delyuered & sette at lybertie.
Whan the legal behelde all this rebellion & discorde he repented hyrn of his fourmer
cousayll gyuen vnto the mayre, and for he sawe he myght nat refourme y erle of his er-
rour, he thretened hym with the censuries of the Churche, & to accurse hym as the dis-
heryted were. And vpon this he comaunded the deuyne seruyce to be sayd without note,
and that the churche dores to be shytte in tyme of the seruyce doynge, and that no belle
were ronge vnto the sayde seruyce, and all to thentent that f disheryled, whiche stode ac-
cursed, shuld nat entre the churches to here the deuyne seruyce of God.
Thenne vpon. iii. \vekes after Easter, the kynge came to hym1. iii. myles from London,
and was lodged hym selfe in the abbey of whyte monkes of Stratforde, whyther came vn-
to hym the legal soone after, and was lodged also in the same abbey, where for streyght-
nes of lodgynge his horse and mules were sette within ihe cloyster of the sayd abbey.
Then y kynges boost made dayly assautes vpon the cytie, and gunnes & other ordynauces
•was sholle into the cytie, whiche lytell or no thyng hurte the towne, it was so strongly for-
tyfied.
In this season the legal vpon his partye, and the kynge of Romayns vpon jr other par-
tie, for allyaunce that was atwene hym and f erle of Glouceter, laboured so to the kynge
that a reformacon of peas was spoken of; durynge whiche treaty, the souldyourrs lyinge in
.Southwerke made many robboryes in Southerey and other places, & rowed ouer to West-
mynster, and spoyled there Ihe kynges palays, and deuoured his wyne, & breke the glasse
of the wyndowes, and all other necessaryes to that palayes they distroyed and wasted ;
and somtymes came in lykewyse into London, and robbed ihere also. Of the whiche there
was taken, iiii. that bare J conysaunce of the erle of Derby, the whiche the erle caused
theyr handes and leggcs to be bounden, and than put into a sacke, and so caste into the
Thamys. 1
Aboute the feast of seint Barnabe, the peas atwene the kyng and the erle of Glouceter
was concluded : after the whiche conclucion taken, the erle remouyd out of $ cytie, and
was lodged agayne in Southwerke, and the kynge entred the cytie the Sonday before
Mydsomer Daye, and forthwith the kynges proclamacions were made thorough the cytie
of the peas bytwene ihe kynge and the erle. And after was gyuen lybertie to the dis-
heryted persones that they shulde haue. xi. dayes respyte lo shyfl for ibeym selfe ; that
is lo meane outlier lo auoyde lo suche places where ihey myghl be in some suertie, or
ellys to agree to the former composicion made by the legal, and to pay Ihe. v. part of
the slynle of Iheyr landes, certayne persones to be excepted, as before is rehersed. And
as towchyng to the erle, and suche other as before were nat disheryted, with also the cy-
tezeyns of London, to be clerely forgyuen and pardoned.
And than was restored to theyr offyces, Aleyne Sowch for mayre, & Thomas Basynge
' to Ham.
3 A 2 and
364 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
and Robert de Cornehull for shyreffes, and the aldermen, whiche before were deposytf,
were agayne restored to theyr wardes and offyces.
Vpon the Wednysday folowyng the legal iuterdyted all the cytie, whiche endured from,
vi. of the clocke in y" mornynge tyll. iii. of the clok the next daye at afternone, and than
it discharged vpon the othe of. ii. comons, sworne in the name of all the cytie, that the
cytie shulde stande to the ordenaunce and iugement of holy Churche. But an other
Cronycle sayth that this interdiccyon shulde haue contynued longer, ne had been the
sterenesse of the Londoners, which helde the legat so streyght that they enforced hym
to withdrawe that sentence vpon the foresayd condycion.
Than, after this, all the bulwerkes and barbycans made by the erle in the cytie were
plucked clene vp, and the dyches fylled that no part of theym was seen. Whan f cyte-
zens shuld haue theyr newe pardon graunted, an obstacle was made, for somoch as they
as yet had nat recompensyd the kynge of Romayns for the subuercion of his rnano' of
Thystylworth, for the whiche was axed. vi.M. marke; so that fynally with great labour
and frendshyp, they agreed to gyue vnto hy for a mendes a thousande marke, to be
payed in two yeres.
It was nat longe after the kynge accepted to his grace syr lohn Eyuyte, syr Nicholas
de Segrane, syr Wyllyam Marmerin or Mermyon, syr Richarde Gray, syr lohn fiz lohn
and syr Gylbert de Lucy w other; and accorde was also made atwene syr Edwarde the
kynges sone & y forenamed erle of Gloceter. And than was all fortresses & other de-
fences, which before tyme were there made I Southwerk & I other places ioynynge to the
game, pullyd vp & distroyed, and the erle & al other souldyours clene voyded. And af-
ter all thynges set in ordre & reste, except such as yet kept the He of Ely, the kynge
rode to Shrowysbury, where he taryed a season for to comon of matyers atwene hym &
Lewelyn prynce of Walys.
frt.xlH. The kynge thus beyng at Shrowysbury, a wryt was directed to sir Aleyn Souch may re
of London, viii. dayes before Michilmas from the kynge, chargynge hym y the cytezens-
shuld nat procede to eleccion of newe shyreffes tyl his comynge to London, but to auffre
the olde to abyde styll in offyce.
Auno Domini. M.CC.lxviii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxiju
William de Durham1.
Aleyn South*. Anno. liii.
Walter Henry1.
IN this. liii. yere, in $ moneth of Nouembre, fyll a varyaunce atwene the felysshyppes
of goldsrnythes & taylloures of London, whiche grewe to makynge of parties, so that
\v the goldsmythes toke partie the felysshep or craft of , and with the tayllours
helde y craft of stayners4 ; by meane of this moche people nyghtly gaderyd in the stretes
in barneys, and at length as it were prouyded, the thirde nyght of the sayd parties mette
vpon the nombre of. v.C. men on both sydes, & ran-togyder with such vyolence that some
were slayne & many wouded. Then outcry was made, so that y shyreffes, with strengthe
of other comons, came to the ryddynge of theym, and of theym toke certayne persones,
and sent theym vnto dyuers prysons ; & vpon the morowe, such serche was made, y the
moste of the chief causers of that fray were taken and put in warde.
Then vpon the Fryday folowynge saynt Katheryns daye, sessyons were kepte at New-
gate by the mayre and Laurence de Broke iustyce & other, where, xxx. of the sayd per-
sones were arregned of felony, and. xiii. of theym caste and hanged : and for one God-
frey de Beuyrlay holpe to anne one of the sayde persones, he was also easte amonge the
other. In Lent folowynge the kynge, beyng at Westmynster, comauded the mayre of
1 William de Duremson. edit. 1559- * Souch; edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 Walter Hervie. edit.
1559. in marg. * Cordewayncrs. MS.
London
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII. 365
London to present vnto hym. vi. persones, suche as were able to be shyreffys ; of the
whiche. vi. so presented, the kynge chase ii. for to be shyreffes, that is to saye, Wyllyam
de Durham and Walter Henry, £ then caused them to be sworne that they shnVd gader
the profytes of the cytie, & to gyue a trewe accompt before the barons of his excheker.
And the morowe after seynt lamys daye, of the. xxvi. claye of lulii, the kynge dis-
charged syr Aleyn Souch mayre, and made Stephan Edvvorth constable of the Toure
and custos of the cytie of London. Of these rulers of the cytie, after the yere that Tho-
mas fitz Thomas was niaire, are dytiers oppynyons ; for after some wrytcrs, from that
yere, whiche was y. xlviii. yere of kynge Henry, tyll the. Iviii. yere of his reygne, in
which yere lohn Adrian draper was mayre, were al custodyes & gardeyns, and no mayres:
& who the that was than constable of the Toure of London, was also custos of the cytie.
Aboute this tyme also, by medyacion and meanes of syr Edwarde, alle suche disheryted
persones as kepte the He of Ely were reconciled vnto the kynge, and all fortresses &
defences therin by theyrn made, plukked away & distroyec). And in this moneth of lulii,
Octabonus the legal, after he had made many good rules in the Churche, nat with out
great charge of dymes leuyed of y same, toke his leue of the kyng and rode towarde f
see syde with great treasour, and so retourned in processe of tyme to Rome ,~ where af-
ter Innocent the fyfth, aboute the yere of our Lorde. xii.C.lxxvi. he was chosen & creatid
pope*, and than named Adrian the. v. of that name, & died within. 1. dayes of his elec-
cion. This yere also, for sornoche as many of the cytczeyns of London, for the great
itnposicion and charge y they were sette at towarde the fyne of xx.M. marke fbrenamed;
with other charges, voyded the cytie w theyr housholdes and goodes, and enhaby ted theym
in dyuers places of the lande, thynkynge therby to he acquyted of y sayd scssynge or
charge ; wherfore the other of the cytie which remayned, made instant laboure to y^ kyng,
& had it graiited, that all such as for the sayd cause had voyded theyr goodes oute of the
cytie shuld be distreyned by the sheriffe of y shyre where they than dwelled, and. forcyd
to pay all suche sumes as they before were assessed at.
And in the moneth of September, the forenamed. v. cytezeyns whiche remayned pry-
soners in the Toure of Wyndesore, that is to saye Thomas Fiz Thomas, Mychaell Tony,
Stephen Bukkerell, Thomas Pywelysdon and lohn de la Flete, as before in y ende of the.
xlviii. yere is expressyd, made at this season theyr ende with syr Edwarde the kynges sone,
for great sumes of money, and were delyuered.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxix. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxx..
Wiflyam Haddistok,
Thomas fitz Thomas. Anno, xliiii.
Anketyll de Aluerne*
IN this. liiii. yere beganne an harde froste aboute the fest of seynt Andrewe and en-
duryd tyll it was ncre vnto Candeltnasse, the whiche was so feruent that Thamys abouey
brydge atwene London & Westmynster was so harde frosyn y men & beestes passed ouer
on fote from Lambhyth to Westmynster, and so vpwarde in dyuers places to Kyngstone ;.
& marchaudyse was carycd from Sandwych and other hauyns of the see vnto London by
huidc, for that shyppes at that season myght nat entre into y ryuer of Thamys.
And aboute the feast of seynt Vedast fyll suche plente of water, that Thamys flowyd
and rose so hygh that the lyke therof was nat seen by men than lyuynge ; wherof ensuyd
moch harme aboute London : for the selers by the water syde were all drowned, and in
theym great plente of marchaudyse perysshed and loste. In this yere, in the begynnynge
of Lent, the kynge gaue vnto sir Edwarde his sone the rule of the cytie of London, with
al reuenues and profytes to it belongynge : after whiche gyft, the sayd sir Edwarde made
sir Hughe the sone of Othon, constable of the Toure and custos of the cytie.
1 or. * Byshop of Rome. edit. 1542*
And
366 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
And vpon the. ix. daye of Apryll ensuynge, sir Edmunde y kynges other sone, surnamed
Crowch Bak, raaryed, at Westmynster, the doughter of therle of Aumarle ; for solempnyte
wherof the kynge kepte there, in the great halle, a great honourable feast, the Sonday fo-
lowyng.
And vpon the daye of seynt Erkenwalde, or the laste day of Apryll next ensuynge, sir
Edwarde the kynges sone comaunded the cytezeyns of London to present vnto hym. vi.
persones able to be shyreffes of London ; of the whiche he admytted to that offyce Wil-
liam de Hadestok & Anketyll de Alueru, and sware theym to be accomptautes, as theyr
predecessours were. And the. vi. day of May folowynge presented at Guyldhalle, and
there charged of newe.
At these dayes, a newe custotne or toll was vsed to be payde by the cytezeyns of Lo-
don vnto y kynge, whiche toll sir Edwarde than had letten to ferme to a marchaunt straun-
ger for. xx. marke by yere ; wherfore the cytezeyns, nat wyllyng to be vnder the rule of a
FAxKiL strauger, made great suyte vnto the sayd sir Edwarde, & lastly agreed with hym to bye
the sayd tolle fre for y sume of. CC. marke.
[And in the ende of this yere, that is to meane f. xiii. daye of Octobre, the kynge lette
translate with great solempnytie, the holy body of seynt Edwarde kynge and Confessour,
that before laye in the syde of the quere, where the monkes nowe synge, into y chapell at
the backe of the hyghe aulter of Westmester abbey, & there layde it in a ryche shryne.]1
And in this yere the kynge had grauted to hym, towarde his vyage purposed by hyrri into
the Holy Lande, the. xx. peny of euery manes substauce mouable thoroughe out his lande,
of the lay fee, [and of the spyritualte,]* by assent of the. x. Gregory than pope. iii.
dysmes, to be leuyed in thre yeres.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxx. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxi*
Walter Porter.
lohn Adryan Vyntener*. Anno. Iv.
lohn Teylour.
IN this. Iv. yere, the kyng of Romaynes concluded a couenaunt atwenethe kynge and
sir Gilbert de Clare erle of Glouceter, for a vyage to be taken into y Holy Lande by
y sayd erle for the kynge j for the whiche vyage, the sayd erle shuld haue towarde his
, charge. viii.M. marke4, and at the takinge of his shyppyng other. iiii.M. marke, and to be
redy by the firste day of Mali next folowynge : and if y erle were nat redy at the see syd«
at that daye with his company to take his shyppyng, he shulde than for fay te to the kynge.
ii.M. marke : for suertie wherof y sayd erle shuld delyuer into the kynges possession his
castell of Henleger, standynge vpon y Marche of Walys. But this came after to no pur-
pose ; wherfore the cause is nat shewed, but that iourney was perfourmed by sir Edwarde
the kynges sone, as after shalbe to you declared.
In this passe tyme the cytezeyns of London cotented so wele sir Edwardes mynde
that he laboured so for theym vnto the kynges grace, y they had than theyr chartor so co-
fermyd, that they shuld, after theyr auncient lyberties, chose of theym self a mayre &. ii.
shyreffes, and the sayd shyreffes to haue the offyces therunto belongynge, to ferme, as they
tofore had, except that where to fore they payde for the fee ferme. CCC. & \M., nowe
they shuld paye. CCCC. &. l.li. After whiche confirmacion thus graunted and passed by
y kynges brode scale, the citezeyns, vpon the. xiiii. daye of lulii, assembled at Guylde-
hall, and chase for their mayre lohn Adryan draper, and for shyreffes Walter Porter5 and
lohn Tayller ; and vpo the. xvi. day folowynge, sir Edwarde beynge present, presented
Utmtted in edit. 154,2.1559. Umilted in edit. 1542. ' Draper. MS. ^ Mere tlicjol-
lowing sentence, which occurs in the Museum MS., seems to hmtbeen omitted. " Of the which he shald have in
hand. iiii.M. marke." } Walter Potter, edit. 1559.
theym
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SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII. 367
thoym vnto the kyng at Westminster, where they were admytted & swortie; and then
was sir Hughe of Othon discharged of that rule of the cytie.
Then the cytezens of theyr fre wyll gaue vnto the kynge an. C. marke, and to sir Ed-
warde. v.C. marke, which gyft the kynge wele accepted, and soone after they receyued
theyr chartoure of confirmacion, beryng date the. xxi. day of lulii, and yere of the
kynges reygne. Iv. And for f former conuencyon atwene the kynge & the erle of Glou-
ceter was nat holdeu, sir Edwarde toke vpon hym the kynges crosse ; to whom the kyng
gaue all suche money as was graunted of the lay fee, as before is shewed, & then toke
[his leue of the kyng, and after]1 toke shyppyng at Douer the. xx. day of Auguste, & so
sayled to Burdeaux with his wyfe and other noble company. And for that [holy]1 Lowys
than kynge of Fraunce was gone, he taryed at Burdeaux a certayn season, and after sped
hym with his foresayd company towarde the cytie of Thunys, where the Frensshe kynge
was ; but or he came thyder [seynt]1 Lowys was deed, and the peas cocluded atwene
Phylyp his sone and the kynge of Thunys. Wherfore sir Edwarde entendynge to greue
Goddes enemyes, with some knightes of Frauce which entended the same, toke leue of the
Frenshe kynge and of sir Charles his vncle, than kyng of Scycile, and sayled further into
y Holy Lande, and arryued at a port of Acris or Aeon ; for at that daye in the Holy
Lande was no moo cyties in the possession of Cristen men but that & the cytie of Tire,
with certayne castelfes, whereunto the Cristen fledde often for socoure agayne the Sa-
razyns.
Whan sir Edwarde was comen to the cytie of Aeon, the Cristen knyghtes receyued hym
with great honoure & gladnesse, and lodged hym in their best maner, where he taryed
by the space of a yere after, as aflermeth the Frenshe Cronycle : for it was nat longe af-
ter his comynge thyder, but that 5" sowdan of Sury, the which had won all the countres
there aboute, that he came \V a great power of Sarazyns, and assauted the towne vygur-
ously ; but sir Edwarde, with the ayde of Cristen men, bare hym so knightly, that he de-
fended the cytie & castelles to the same belongynge, & terrytoris of the same, that the
sowdan for all1 the great multitude and power gat t^iere lytell honour, natwithstandynge y
he had in his host, as affermeth the Frensh Cronycle, ouer an. C.M. Sarazyns. And
more as affermyth the sayde Cronycle, that sir Edwarde in his polycies & manfull actes
so honourably behauyd hym that he neuer dyd suche acte in all his lyfe folowynge: al-
beit that after he dyd many of great honoure, that was lyke vnto the actes y he there ac-
complysshed & broughte vnto ende, by reason wherof his name amonge the infydelles,
was had in memory many yeres after.
Of this honour of this marcyal knyght I haue shewed the lenger rehersall for somoche
as I fynde ittestifyed of the Frensheme, the which I knowe well by their oilier Cronycles*
that they make of Englysshe prynces must be of great auctorytie, or ellys by theym it
shuld nat so specyally haue ben noted ; and more I am assured that if a Frenshe prynce
had deseruyd suche a generall preyse, it shuld haue ben set out & articuled euery act
therof, y it shuld haue conteyned a large werke, and the specialties therof declared to
theyr moste lawde and honoure. Then this noble prynce beynge thus in Aeon, and day-
ly puttyng the Suryens* to shame & great damages, seynge they might nat preuayle agayne
hym by strength of batayll, kyst howe they myght destroye hym by treason, and sent vn-
to hym a Sarazyn in name of a messanger ; the whiche, in tellyng of his fayned message,
wouded hym with a knyf enuenomyd, of the whiche woude he lay longe or he were therof
curyd ; but, after confession made by the Sarazyn of all his compassed treason, he was put
vnto cruel! deth.
In this yere also fyll downe the steple of seyt Mary Bowe I Chepe of London, and
slevre women' & children.
' Omitted in edit. 15±2. 1559. * Sarazynt. edit. 1542. IBSQ. 3 men, women. MS.
Anno
I
368 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI TERTII.
Anno Domini. xi'uC.lxxi. Anuo Domini. M.CCrlxxiu
Gregory Rokkisle.
lohn Adryan Vynterier. Anno. Ivi.
Henry Waleys.
M.xOi!}. IN this. Iri. yere, in the moneth of Nouebre, at f parlyament holden at Westmester,
the marchauntes of Lodon & other places of Englande complayned theym to the kynge
that the countesse of Flaundres had taken from them certayn goodes, amoutynge to a great
sume: vpon whiche coplaynt, the kynge sent to her to make restytucion, but it1 for none
was had, the kyng comaunded y all men beynge in y parties in Englande shulde be ar-
restyd, and they and theyr goodes to be vnder suer kepynge. By the whiche meane, in
conclucion she sent ouer enbassadours, and besought the kynge this1 his marchauntes
myght vse their entercourse into Flaudres as they before tymes had done, and suche
losses as before was by theym susteyned shuld be recompensyd, and so soone after an
amytie atwene y kynge & her was concluded.
IN this yere, aboute y ende of Marche, dyed Richarde kynge of Ahnayne and erle
of Cornewayle, brother to the kynge, and was buryed at Hayles an abbey of whyte
monkes by hym before tymes buyldyd ; after he had ben kynge of Almayn by the terme
of. xv. yeres : but after the rehersal made before, in the. xxx. yere of this kyug Henry, he
shuld reygne. xxvi.5 yeres. In the moneth of lunii y monasterii of the Trinite in jr
cytie of Norwyche was consumed with fyre, by reason of a frayre* made atwene the ser-
uauntes of the abbey, and some of y cytezeyns of the cytie, which grewe to a great skyr-
mysshe : for the pryour of the same and other of the monkes purueyed sowdiours, and
helde the belfray & the churche by force of armys, and threwe oute stones and dartes,
and shot many arroweas, by reason wherof many of y" towne were both wounded and
slayne, whiche brought the comons and yonge me in suche a furye and madnesse, that
they fyryd the gates, and after forced the fyre with rede and drye wood, that the churche
with the bookes and all other ornamentes of the same, and all houses of offyce belong-
ynge to the same abbey, were clere5 brent and throwene downe, so that no thynge was
preseruyd except a lytell chapell.
Whan tydynges of this ryot came to the kynges knowlege, he was therwith greuously dis-
pleasyd, so that he rode thyder soone after, and there comauded questes to be charged
of knyghtes and esquyres that dwelled in the countre aboute, and to endyte all suche
persones as were occacyoners & executours of that dede : by reason of which enquery,
fynally were caste and iuged vpon the nombre of. xxx. yonge men of y towne, the whiche
were after drawen to $ place of execucion, and there hanged & brent, to the great dis-
comfyture and sorowe of the cytezeyns': for they thought y pryour of the place was the
occacioner of all y myschief ; whiche was borne out and defended by the bysshop of
Norwyche, than beynge named Roger. And this yere were dyuers prodygies & strange
tokyns sene in dyuers places of Englande : amonge the whiche, at Grenewiche beside
London, a lambe was yenyd, hauynge. ii. perfyte bodyes with all membres and but one
heed.
Anuo Domini. xii.C.lxxii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxiii.
Richarde Paris.
Sir Walter Henry6. Anno. Ivi.
lohn Bedyll.
IN this. Jvii. yere of kynge Henry, and begynnynge of f same, the kyng sykened so
$ he was forcid to kepe his bed at Westrnynster, where he called before hym sir Gilbert
1 it. omitted in edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * that. edit. 1542. 1.559. 3 xvi. edit. 1542. 155S-
4 a fraye. 5 dene. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. ' Sir Walter Hervy. edit. 1559. in marg.
de
SEPTIMA PARS LODOtTICI SANCTI. 369
de Clare erle of Glouceter, and caused hym to be newly sworne to kepd the peas of the
lande, to the behofe of Edwarde his sone ; and than dyed vpon the daye of seynt Ed-
munde the bysshop, or the. xvi. daye of Nouembre, and was buryed vpon the south syde
of seynt Edwarde in Westmynster, when he hadde reygned. Ivi. yeres and. xxviii'. dayes,
leuynge after hym sir Edwarde beforenamed for his heyre, and Edmunde Crowchbak. In
a. table hangynge vpori y" tombe of the sayd Henry, are wryten these verses folowynge.
Tercius Henricus.iacet hie, pietatis amicus :
Ecclesiain strauit istam quam post renouauit.
Reddat ei munus qui regnat trinus et vnus.
* ^
The whiehe may be Englysshed as foloweth.
The frende of pyte and of almesse dede,
Henry the thirde, whylome of Englande kynge,
Who this ehurche brake, and after to his mede
Agayne renewyd into this fayre buyldynge,
No we restyth in here, whiehe dyd so g/eat athynge :
He yelde his mede, that lorde in deyite
That as one God reygneth in' persones thre.
FRANCIA.
»?*... *.* • • *•. •
Lodouici. ix.
LOwys the. ix. of that name, and son vnto the seconde Philyp, began his reygne ouer
the realme of Fraunce in the yere of our Lord. xii.C.xxiii.; and the. vii. yere of. the
thirde Henry, then kynge of Englande. This Lowys was crowned at Raynes, vpon [(he
daye of seynt Sixtus the pope, or]1 y. vi. daye of August. By the meane of this Lowys,
as testyfyeth the Frenshe Cronycle, retonrned the blode of Pepyn to j enherytauuce of
the crovyne of Fraunce', whose name was Isabel!, doughter of Bawdewyn erle of lle-
naut; whiehe Bawdewyn was dyscendyd of Ermegaut4, somtyme countesse of Namoure,
whiehe was doughter to Charles duke of Lorayne, the whiehe Charlys was lynyally dis-
cended of Charles the Conqueror, that was sone of Charles Martellus, the sone of fai.xiv.
Pepyn.
Whan this Lowys had passed the solempnytie of his coronacion, he made a vyage into
^ countre of Poytiers, and there wanne from the Englisshe men certayne castelles &
townes, as before in the. x. yere of Henry the thirde is towched : the whiehe vyage by
hym fynysshed, he, at j cotemplacyon and prayer of kynge lohn, kynge of Iherusalem,
toke vpon hym y^ crosse to vvarre vpon the Turkes, and after all thynges for that vya»e
made redy, passed with his hoost by Burges and Ncuers, and so to Lyon, and from Lyon
to Auygnon : the whiehe for disobedience to the Churche bf Rome, had stande* accursyd
vpon the terrne of. vii. yeres. But where as kynge Lowys supposed he shnld haue passed
with his people, as he had passed the other cyties, the cytezyns closed y gates agayne
hym, and wolde nat suffre hym nor his to come win the cytie.
Wherefore the kynge comaunded assaute to be made, and so contynued there his
siege tyl f mydclel of August, the which was begon about yende of Nouembre,. and loste
there many of his men, amonge the whiehe Guy erle of Seynt Paule, a man of grot
fame, was one, with the bysshop of Lemeryk and other, to the nombre of. ii. M. or
theraboute ; wherwith this Lowys was so amouyd y he made a solempne othe that he
wolde nat departe thens tyll he had woune the towne.
1 xxvii.edit. 1533.1542.155.9. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 155.9. 3 The edition of \55^,ad3s here,
by rucaue of his wjfe. * Eraengird, edit. 1559. In marg. "^TOnVp; MS.
3 B Whenne
370 SEPTIMA PARS LOPQUIGI SANGTI,
Whenne that thetulers of the towne bad knowlege of the kyngep auowe, and pro,-
messe that he had made, they toke aduysement, & shortly after sent vnto the kynge. ii.
noble men of the cytie to entreate and comon of a peas: but peas was to theym vtterly
denyed, except they wolde subinytte theym hooly to the correccion of the pope', [for the
offence done to God and his Churche of Rome,]* and after to stande to the kynges dome
for displeasure done agayne hym. In the ende thoughe this condycion were greatly
agayne theyr mynde, it was lastly agreed vnto, and the kynge with his people was re-
ceyued into the cytie : and after he hadde restyd hym there a season, & that the cytezyns
had agreed theym with the popes1 legate, and receyued of hym absolucyon, with a
newe bysshop named Peter Corbio of the popes' eleccion than Gregory the. ix., with other
thynges done accordynge to the sayd popes't'comaundement, then kynge Lowys comaund-
ed firste the dyches of y towne to be fylled playne with the grounde, & that done, he
caused to be caste vnto the earth. CCC. of the fayrest houses of the cytie ; and after cer-
tayne sumes of money by hym receyued towarde his charge, he departed thens towarde
Tholowse, & there by aduyce' of his barony, for somoche as .wynter was towarde, he re^
tourned into Frauce, and so sped hym on his iourney, y vpon the euyn of All Sayntes he
came to a place called Mout Pauncer in j prouynce of Aluerne, where he was taken -^
stronge sykenesse, and dyed within, iiii. dayes after. Whose corps with great honoure
was conueyed vnto seynt Denys, and there buryed by his fader, when he had reygned.
iii. yeres ; leuynge after hym a sone, the whiche is nowe named seynt Lowys, and wafc
• than aboute the age of xii. yeres or nere thereaboute.
*>r,'tL 't ^| - ' J/jLr'IjS H*(W
LOwys the, X. of that name, surnamed seynt Lowys, and son of the. ix. Lowys, laste
Jcynge, beganne his reygne ouer the lande of Fraunce in the moneth of Nouember, an<j
yere of grace, xii. C. &. xxvi., and the. x. yere of Henry the thirde, then kynge of En*
g)ande, the whiche for his tendernesse of youthe was thoughte insuffycyent to take so
great a charge, and specyally of the duke of Brytayne, than named Peter Mancler, th$
tvhiche encensid and styred many noble men agayne the sayd Lowys : but at length by
prouycion of Quene Blanche his moder, and other lordes, he subdued his enemyes, & at
Kaynes was crowned in the moneth of December folowyng, of the bysshop of Soysons, for
So moche as at that tyme the see of Raynes was voyde.
if .The iiii. yere of his reygne, and of his age. xvii. tie buylded the house of religion called
Royan Mout, and sette therin monkes of Cisteaux ordre, whyte monkes, and endowed
Jthem with ryche possessyobs. It was nat longe after, that great varyaunce fyll atwene
the vnyuersytie or studiente^s of Parys and the cytezeyns of the same, in suche wyse, that
Vhe studyentes were in purpose to:haue laftetthat cytie, & to haue kept theyr study el lys
where: the whiche stryfe the Frenshe boke expresseth nat the cause; but hesayth:^U^t
'the kynge made good spede to agree thejrm, for so moche as kynge Henry of Englande
Sad made laboure to the sayd studyentes to come into his countve, and to enhabyte thciiu
there, with many great pryuyleges. But in conclucion the Frenshe kynge so entreated
theym, that they agreed to reste there styll, and that of a congruency, for they mygUt
dwell in no lade -There they shulde more suerly be defended: for the kynge of Fraunce
berilh the floure de lyce for one of that causes, that is to say for to defende the clergy,
and the fayth of Criste, betbkenyth the myddle leef, and the thirde betokenyth chyualry,
so that by the chyualry the clergy is defended; which maynteyne the fayth of holy Churche.
About this season kynge Lowys maryed to his fere Margaret, the doughter of the erle
of Prouynce. Soone after that matrimony was solempnysed, Frederyk the second^, before
in the story of Henry y thirde rnynded emperour of Almayne, sent vnto Lowys,, re-
quyrynge hym that he wolde mete hym at a place called Valcoloure, to the ende that he
ipyght como with hym ; whiche request kyng Lowys accepted, and with a goodly com-
pany kept there his day of metynge: but whan the emperour was ware y he was comen
1 Bvshop of Rome. edit. 1542. * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.'"
thyder
SEPTIMA PARS LODOUICI SANCTI. 371
thyder with such a company, he fayned hym syke and broke his appoyntement : wher-
fore the Frenshmen construyed that if the kynge had comen thyder with a small or weke
copany, he wolde haue coueyed hym into hygh Almayn, & there to haue kept hym tyll
he had of hym his pleasure, concernynge.tbe warre atwene kynge Henry and hym, or in
other thynges. But when kynge Lowys espyed y" delucion of $ emperour he thenne re-
tourned into Frauce. It was nat longe after that the kyng was enfourmed of the ob-
stynacy of the Albygensis, the whiche of longe tyme had hen effected \V dyuers poyntes
of herysy, and many tymes recbncyled by the kynges of Fraunce and other, and yet fallen
agayne to the sayde errour ; wherfore the kynge sent vnto sir John Beawmout, y1 which
ioyned vnto them, chargynge hym to enuade y coutre and to wast & distroy it, tyl he had
forced theim to restore-to the Churche suche goodes as they before had taken from it:
and ouer that to cause theym to make a mendes to the good Cristen people, whiche they
had harmed by meanes of their rapynes & extorcions : vpon whiche comaundement thus
From the kynge receyued, the sayde John, with a competent nombre of knyghtes, entred
the sayd coutre, and layde siege to a stroge castell named Mout Royall, & after many
.fort assautes wanne the sayd castell & manned it $r, Frenshemen, & than yode to an
jpther stronge holde than named Saygos, and there lyke wyse orderyd the same : & after
wastynge the countre, wane from theym many townes and holdes, so that in the ende h$
forcyd y1 chief rulers of that prouynce to obey them to all his hestes, & delyuered to hyna
suerties or hostages for the perfourmaunce of the same, so that he retourned into Frauce
with great pompe and honour, and receyued of the kynge, at his home comynge, great /
tharike with many ryche gyfts. Aboute the. xv. yere of kynge Lowys the warre was
quyckenyd atwene this Lowys & Henry the. iii. than kynge of Englande, for causes
before shewed in the. xxvi.1 yere of the sayd Henry. And after y warre as there is shewed
ended, the kynge whiche was towarde the cytie of Lyon, to ha vicited pope * Innocent the
iiii. which thyder was fled, for fere of Frederik the forenamed emperour, the kynge was
taken with a sykenesse named dissenteriaof ' $ flux ; wherewith he was so greuously vexed;
that he laye longe at a towne called Poyntoyse, & was in great ieopardy of lyfe: where lastly
[after many pylgrymagea for him done, with prayers & other obseruauces, longe to ac-
compt, lastly]* it came to his mynde that if.it pleased God to restore hym to his helth,
he wold make a vyage into the holy laride ; and there warre vpon Cristes enemyes,
after whiche prornyse solemply auowed, he mended dayly, & was soone after restoryd
vnto his helth. Whan the kyng was recoueryd & retourned vnto Parys, he called a cou-
sayll of* spiiall & temporal!, and there shewed vnto theym of the promesse whiche he
had made, requyrynge theym of theyr assystence and ayde, wherin he fonde his lordes
were agreable.
And in the tyme & season that prouycion was made for that iourney, the kynge with a
goodly company rode vnto the abbey of Cluny, to vysyte the foresayd pope* ; and* he ta-
ryed with hym. xv. dayes ; and after his matyer with hym sped, \V playne remyssion to hym
grauted, & all other that kept with hym y vyage, he retourned into Fraunce, & vpon
Wytsondaye folowynge, he kept a great courte of his londes7 at Meleon : where, in pre-
sence of them, he called before hy Beatrice, doughter vnto the erle of Prouynce, and
suster to the quene his wyfe, and there gaue her in maryage vnto Charles his brother, and
made hym there knight with many other for his loue. And the day folowynge, he gaue
vnto the said Charles $ erledome of Amon, with the lordshyp of Mayn : and soone after
he rode to Parys, where he assembled many of his lordes to holde -ft hym his iourney.
THe Fryday folowynge the feast of Penthecost, in y yere of. xii.C. and xliiii. and. xxii.
yere of the reygne of the sayd Lowys, he, with many of his lordes, departed from Parys
vpon his iournay towarde the holy lande ; in whiche was croysed also the archebisshop of
1 xvi, edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in edit. 154?. 1559. ' or. * Of bit lordes. MS;
5 Innocent the iiii. «dit. 1542. 155S- ° Wber«. MS. 7 Lordi. MS.
3 B 2 Bourge.
S7S SEPTIMA PARS LODOUICI SANCTI.
Bourges, and of Raynes, the bysshoppes of Laon, of Orleaunce, and of Beauuais,
erles of Artoys, of seyn Paule, of Bloy, of Barre, of Marche, and of Mountfort, with
many other noble men, vvhiche were longe to rehearce ; with the whiche company, the
kynge passed thorugh Burgoyn, and so to Lyon, the vntermost border of France, where
the kynge fonde at that tymc the forenamed pope1, which there taryed for fere of the
emperour Frederyk.
Whan $ kynge a season had there taryed with y pope1, he sent forth the vawne warde of
his host, towarde y place called Ague Mort', and shortly after folowed hym self with the rest
of his people. But certayn of his vawarde passynge by a castell, called y Roche of Clin, .
were spoyled & robbyd, and some slayne; wherof the kynge beyng enfo.urmed, charged
his knyghtes to assaute the sayd castell : the whiche was done, and y souldyours hanged,
and the castell made playne w the groude. And after held on his way tyll he cam to
the foresayd port of Ague Mort3, or the Deed See, where he took shyppynge, and so sayl-
ed forthe vpon Bartyhnewe euen, or the. xxiiii*. daye of August, and landed after in the
prouynce of Cipre, where he taryed all the wynter folowynge, for some part of his host
that as yet was behynde, wher, of ths kyng he was ioyously receyued, and at his de-
partynge thens, kept company with hym in the same iourney. But there fortune begii to
t'rowne vpon kyng Lowys, for in y tvnie of his there tarying,"moch of his people sykened
and dyed ; amonge the whiche, passed to God these men of name folowynge, the bysshop
of Bauuais, the erlys of Mouutforde, of Barr, & of Vendesme ; with dyuers other, tt>
the nombre of. CC.xl. Whan kyng Lowys had perceyued al thyse troubles & dissencios5,
amonge his people, & dauger of takynge of y see, passed the wynter, &a parte of the.
begynnynge of the yere : lastly, aboute Trinyte Sonday, he toke shyppynge at the porte of
Cypre, then named Dommeton or Dommeson, and landed nere vnto y cytie of iJamas-se
or Damyet the Frydaye after. Whan the Cristen host were comyn nere vnto the porte,
of Damasse, the kynge caused theim to be shypped in small vesselles, and so in ordre, to
sayle or rowe towarde the cytie ; but the Sarazeyns beynge ware of theyr comynge, issued ,
out of the cytie, and defended y porte vigorously : so that many a Glisten man was
slay ne 'at that recou nter. But in the ende the discomfitur tourned vpon the Sarazeyns,
for the chief capytayne of the towne, with. ii. admyralles, were there slayne, and many ,
of theyr knyghtes. Then they gaue backe vnto y towne, and suffered the Cristen to lailde.
The kynge then pyght his pauylyons, and strengthed his fclde, for sodayne brekynge out
of the Turkes; and so restyd hym and his people the Sonday & Monday folowynge. As
faste as y Cristen made prouycion to ordre for their suer lyeng in the felde, so fast the
Turkes >Vin the towne made purueyaunce, to conuey suche goodes as they myght out of the
cytie; and lastly, sette the houses on fyre, and'voyded vnknowynge to the'Cristen hoost. ;
An one as the'flambe of thfe fyre appered, the Cristen men without resystence, entred the
cytie and quenched y fyre, and after possessyd the cytie. Here I passe ouer certayne le- .
gacions & messages sent fro a prynce of y Oryent vnto kyng Lowys, wherin appereth
more fame of wordes than of thinges of trouth. Then the temples and sinagoges of the cy-
tie were hallowed, and occiipyed to Cristen mennes vse : and there y kynge with his
small vesselles towarde a stronge holde called Maffour, whyther at length they came \V
gret dauger. Howbeit they myght nat come nere vnto the towne, to laye theyr siege tber-
unto, by cause of a ryuer there runnynge, named Thanoys or Thanoesj wherfore the kynge
pyght his pauylyons atwene the sayd ryuer, and the ryuer of Nilus. In this whyle y the
'. ' . . I nvw
- " • . ' "-»-"'"
' Innocent the iiii. edit. 1542. 1559- * Bysiiop of Rome, edit. 1S42. ! 3 Aque Mort. edit. 1533.
154.2. 1559. 4 xxiii. MS, s Here tht MS, and subsequent Editions read, not-all wythowte trou-
bles, as ctyssendona.
& 2 2 Cristen
SEPT1MA PARS LODOUICI SANCTL 373
«»_•(' - - - • - W" t •*
Cristen boost was thus lodged, worde was brought to the kynge, that the Sowdan of Ba-
bylon was dede ; the whiche, before his deth, had prouyded a great host to be sent into
Egipt, to withstande y Christen boost, and had comytted the rule thereof, vnto an hardy
and valyaunt Turke, named, Saphardyne the which, w a great people, cam downe to this
towne of Massour or Macour, and there dayly made assautes vpon the Cristen boost : so
that atwene theym were had many bykeringes and skyrmysshes to both damages. Lastly
y kynge aduertysyng in his mynde, that he myght nothynge dere f Sarazeyns without he
might passe that ryuer of Thanoys, concluded by aduyce of his maryners, to make a
brydge of shyppes, [so that fynally he cheyned & fastened his shyppes]1 to gyder in such
wyse, that a passage was made for his knightes.
Whan the Turkes espyed this ordenaunce, and apperceyued wele that if the Cristen Fj.xivij,
boost had passed that ryuer it shuld be to theyr great dysauauntage, anone with all or-
denaunce and shot that thoy myght make, they dyd y vttermost of theyr powers to let y
perfytynge of this brydge and passage of the Cristen host. And to this fyll an other con-;
traryte to y Crislen : for the water of y ryuer, whiche was brode & depe, was so troublous
of wawe*, that the brydge therwith was all to shaken, and daungerous to stande on.
But these Turkes eutenclynge to damage the Cristen, left a certayne to defende the pas-
sago, whyle the other by a forde or passage, vnknowen to the Cristen men, came ouer the
riuer, & assauted the Frenshmen egerly, so y there was atwene theym fdughten a cruell
batayll : how be it thorugh dyuyne power of God, the Turkes were ouerset & many of,
theym slayne & taken : the whiche batayll was foughten vpon [the daye of seynt Fabyan,
and Sebastyan, or]' the. xx, daye of lanuarii. But yet might nat y Cristen wyn ouer the
ryuer, for dayly the strength of the countres there nere came downe and fortefyed the
boost of the Sarazyns more and more.
The day folowynge the Purificacyon of our Lady blewe such a tempest of wynde, y it
dyd tnoche harme, both to the shyppes, and also to the tentes and pauylyons of the
Crbten host : and with that scarcite of vytayle began to appere, so that the kynge deter-
myued to rctourne agayne vnto Damasse.
Wllen the Turkes espyed y" retourne of the Frenshme, they ordeyned. iiii. barges or
suche lyke vessayles, & stuffed theym with pytche, rosyn, grece, and other lyquet & bryn-
yng stuft'e; and in f night sodaynly brought them a bord where y Criste host4" lay, £ then
cast on them Grekysh tyre, the which anone set them in a light fyre, by reason wherof y
Cristen flote was in great ieopardy, and with great laboure preseruyd from brennyng. .For'
this despyte y the Sarazynes had done to the Cristen, the kynge was so therw amoued,
that he sayd and promised y he wolde nat depart thens, tyll he hadde done to the Turkes
some displeasure. And vpon enquysicion made, he was enfourmed of a passage or foorde
that was win. iii. myles of his pauylyon, wherupon he called a cousayll of his lordes, and
shewed to them his purpose, gyuyng vnto the erle of Artoyes the ledyng of his forewarde,
& charged hym that whan he were passed the foorde, that he shulde tary there tyll the
other deale of the host were ouer passed. Whan all thynge was orderyd to the kynges
mynde, the sayd erle with his company set forth warde, and passed the sayd foorde with-
out danger, and there forgettynge what to hym was before comaunded of the kynge, set
forth incontynently towarde the Turkes, whiche, he weale knewe, kept the place where the
bridge was before made; and there fought with theym which were al vnpurueyed, and vn-
knowyng of his sodeyne comynge, wherefore he slewe many of theym, and after chasyd
the other, whiche for socoure fledde vnto the cytie of Massour foresayd; whome he folowed
so egerly, that in the entrynge of the cytie he entred with theym, and there was slayne
with a certayn of his knyghtes : by reason wherof, the souldyoures of the towne were so '^
encoraged that they issued out vpon the Cristen, & draue theim backe tyll they sawe the
kynges power come, and then retourned to the cytie & shytte with sterngth theyr gates*
' Omitted in edit. 1542. JS59. * wave. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 4 Flote.
2 Than
£T£ fTTWAE Tl*UTmrTO v PfrASL * l/T'MjLP
574 SEPTIMA PARS LODOUICI SANCTt.
Than kynge Lowys beynge ascertayned of y sayd erles delh, made for Win great dole.; AM
after prouycyon made for the lodgynge of his people, he thenne made dyuers brydges Q
^ passages ouer the ryuer of Thanoyes. And for the Cristen hoost shuld be assuryd from
the sodayne & vnware assautes & reprochis of the infidelles, therfore he closyd theym with-
in a strength of dyche and pale, that theyr enemyes myght no way haue way into theym,
and named that strength a park; in y whiche Cristen hoost there lodged all the seasou
of Lent. In the whiche tyme the yonge Sowdan came downe w a great host of people,
and for he myght nat lodge his people within the towne, therfore he made an oilier lyke
parke vnto the Cristen men, and there closed his people ; so that atwene y Cristen &
theim, was many conflictes & assautes, somtyme to j losse of y one & eft to the losse of that
v other. But the Sowdan made all y- meanes he myght to kepe vytayll frorae the Cristen
boost, and stopped all the passages atwene Damasse and theym, y from \hens they myght
lisue no socour, by meane wherof disseases & sykenesse fyll amoge the Cristen, so that
.they dyed hugely.
jj'jWhenne kyng Lowys was ware of these myseries on euery side, he sent to $ Sowdan
to haue a trewe for a certayne tyme, but in conclucion none wolde be to hym graunted^
jj^herfore of necessyte he was forcyd to breke his felde, and, with as good polycy as ha
ifiyght, drewe by to the ryuer of Nylus, and so by shyp passed downe by the sayd ryuj&j;
to warde Damasse: but he passed nat ferre or that he was assauted on euery syde, 90
Jhat.the fyght cotynued styll without seasynge, to the great losse of the Cristen hostel ,s
Thenne lastly came the Sowdan with a fresshe company, & beset the kynge so about^
that in (he ende he was taken with his. ii. bretherne, Charlys & Robert, the erle of Poy-
tfers, tfre erle of Angeon, the erle of Flaunders, the duke of Brytayne, the erle of %$£
sons; & in that fyghte was slayne, the byshoppes of Langrees, and of Soysous, witp
many other of whome the names be nat put in wrytynge.
When kyng Lowys was thus taken, he was syke ; wherfore with all dylygence the Sowdan
commanded hym to be conueyed vnto Massour, & after caused [all y other of his men]1
to be slayne, [&]' as many as were wouded or syke, except they were men .of great fame,
by whom great auautage rayght ryse hy reason of theyr raunsome; and thus was the
Cristen hoost taken & spoiled of the Sarazyns, the Thursdaye next folowyng the feast of
Easter, inyyereof our Lorde. M.CC.l. and the. xxiiii. yere of the reygne of this kynge
Lowysi the whiche after, with the other of the nobles of Fraunce, were sent vnto Babylon
or Cayer, and there kept in sondry prysons.
IN processe of tyme, it was agreed y kyng Lowys shuld be delyuered fro pryson, 8c
c<5ueyed saufly into the bandes1 of Cristendome, vpon condycion that he shulde firste ren-
der and gyue vp into the Sowdans power the cytie of Damasse, with all suche prysoners
as he hadde of Turkes and Sarazyns at that daye in his power : and ouer that he shuld
yelde by a certayne day, a certayne sume of besauntes, whiche after the Frenshe boke
^shulde be. viii.M. besauntes Sarazyn ; but Peter Disroy say the. CCC.M. besauntes.
Of these besauntes I haue lernyd there shuld be. ii. ; that one is called a bezaunde
imperial!, & y other abezaut ducall : the bezaunde imperiall is worth. 1. ducates, and the
ducall bezaunde is worth, xx. ducates. A ducat, which is named a ducat de camera, is
worth, iiii.s. viii.d.: a ducat papall and Venizian be of lasse value, as. iii.rf. or. i'm.d. in a
pece. Then if his rausome be estemyd after the imperiall bezaude, he payde after ^
rate of. iiii.s. vi.rf. the ducat, & after the sume of. viii.M. bezaudes; in sterlynge money,
Ixxxx.M. Ii. And for this the Sowdan promysed to delyuer al such prisoners as he had in
his prysons of Cristen men ; but in y he brake promise, f0r of. xii.M. he deliuered scarsly*
f»/.«/trw, jjjt jn tnjg tyme of takynge of the Frenshe king, a company of yonge men assembled
theym togyder in Fraunce, and vnder theyr capytayne, which toke vpon hym lyke a
bysshop, passed by Parys & Orleaunce, and other good townes of Fraunce, saying that
1 Omitted in MS. * bands. «• ** « ,IK
they
SEPTIMA PARS, I.QDOUICI SANCTI.
i / ' • • f
they wold restore^ kynge to his lybertie ; but lastely whan they drewe nere to the porte
of the Deed See, where they shulde haue taken shyppynge, there they fyll to all thefte &
auoutry : wherfore the people of that coutre sette vpon theym, and slewe theyr capytayne
and the more parte of theyr company, where thorough that symple feleshyp whiche named
theym self shepherdes, was disseueryd and sparbelyd. Whan this blessyd kynge Lowy's
was delyuered from the dauger of his enemyes, & was brought out of Egipt Ito Sirie, he
there executed many dedes of charyte, and of mekenesse, and repayred the cytie of
loppen, & other standynge vpon y" see syde ; and from thens went on pylgrymage vnto
Nazareth, and to the Mout of Tabor. And when he was retournyd vnto loppen, he re-
ceyued thef tydyngs of ^ deth of dame Blanch his moder, where after dyuers obser-
uaunces and prayers done for the soule of hys moder, he toke there shyppynge and sayled
to warde Fraunce; and nat without trauayle & trouble of the see. At the ende of. xii.
•wekes*, he landed in the hauen of Marcyll or Martyll, and so sped his iournay that he came
to Parys, in the yere of our Lorde. xii.C. & liiii., & the. vi. yere after y he toke vpo hym £
voyage, where of the cytezeyns he was receyued with moste honoure and gladnesse, and
there callyng acounsaylle, refourmed many thynges, for the weale of hisrealme, & made
One lawe whiche is specyally remembred : that is, y no man beynge in auctorytie of any
h^gh offyce, as prouost, pretour, or any lyke offyce, shuld bye any landes or rentes withitt
that lordshyp that he had rule of, and for that cause that he shuld nat extorte, or wronge,
or bye suche landes the better chepe by reason of his myght or power.
At this day the prouosty, or chief rule or offyce, was in $ hades of the cytezeyns of
Parys, by reason of a scale therof made to theym by the kynges progenytours ; by meane
wherof many injuries and wronges were done vnto the comon people, and many theuys
and other transgressours by fauoure and money passed vnpunysshed : wherof this bless-
y*d kynge Lowys beynge enfourmed, vpon suffycient profe made, discharged f cytezeyns
therof, and assigned a man named Stephan Boile in that offyce, assygnynge to hym yerely
jacertayne stypend for executynge of y offyce, and ordeyned that e'uer after the prouost
of Parys shuld be named by y kynge and his heyres kynges.
He also made ordenauccs to auoyde strumpettes out of the cytie, and punysshemet
for all accustomable great swerers, $ many other good ordenauces & lawes, the whiche
I passe ouer for lengthyng of the tyme.
In this tyme and season were abydynge in Fraunce, in a place called Seyn Nicholas de
Boys. iii. children borne in Flaundres, the which were sent thyder to lerne the maner of
Fraunce, and also to teche the children of a knyght named syr Gnilliam de Brunz to
aJlote. These children vpofi a season passed the boundes of the abbey grounde, & en-
tred the warrayn of a lord of France, called Enguerran lorde of Concy> & there chased
& shotte at conyes for theyr disport ; the which were there taken of the seruautes of the
teyd Enguerran, and presented to their lord, the which of hasty cruelnesse caused the.
iii. children ifrout pyte to be hanged : wherof herynge, the abbot of Seynt Nicholas co-
playned hym, with the assystence of the fornamed syr Guilliam, vnto the kynge ; the
yhiche incontynently sent to $ sayd Enguerran, charging hy to apere before his barony,
ta answere to such matiers as there shuld be layd vnto his charge : where, in ^ ende, after
many reasons for hym layde, he by great instance of his frendes was pardoned of that
greuous offence, with condycion folowynge ; that is to meane, firste, he shuld paye vn-
fo the kynge. x.M. li. of Parys money, whiche is to meane. xii.C. &. l.li. sterlyng;
& ouer y, he shuld warre vpon Goddes enemyes in Syria, by the space of. iii. yeres con-
tynually vpon his owne coste and charge ; and thirdely, he shuld buyldea cha'pell, wherin
two preestes shuld synge for euer for the soules of the sayd infauntes : or after maister
Gagwyne, ft the foresayd. x.M.Zi. and other ayde of the kynge, the hospytall in Parys,
named the house of God in "Pontoyse, with the frayter of the [Freer Prechours, and ^
church of the}1 Freer Mynors or Gray Freres in Parys were made and repayred.
* xi. w<kis. MS. ' Omitted in edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
Thanne
SEPTIMA PARS LODOUICI SANCTL
s! Thanine after many dedes of charite done by this vertuous prynce, as makynge of dy-
ners ho-uses of relygyon, seruynge of the poore people with his ovvne handes, with fast-
ynges, and other infynyte dedes of pytie, he lastly, in the. xxxiii. yere of his reygne,
honourably receyued Henry the thirde thanne kynge of Englandc, and'stablysshed w hym.
a peas, as before in the. xliiii1. yere of the reygne of y^ sayd Henry is declared.
And that done, he, in the. xxxvi. yere of his reygne, maryed his eldest sone Pbilyp
'vnto Isabell, the doughter of lamys kynge of Aragon ; by reason of whiche maryage
the Frenshe kynge gaue ouer to $ sayd lamys all such ryght as he had in the lordshyppcs
'of Besac, Dampierre, Rousselion, and Barsellon, and the sayd lamys acquyted and gaire
ouer to Lowys, all such ryght and title as he had in the lordshyppes of Carcasson, of
•Bygorre, and of Anilly.
And soone after he sent Clerkes1 his brother, at the request of the. iiiL Alexaundre
than pope', into Cictlia with a great power, to withstande the vyolence of Manfrede",
sone of Frederyke the seconde, than4 emperour; the which agayne ryght withhelde that
•kyngdome frome the Churche of Rome: whome Charlys after longe fyght, at a place
named Boneuent, slewe in batayll, and after was made kynge of the sayd countre, by
'auctorytie of the sayd pope5 Alexaunder, payinge yerely vnto the Churche of Rome.
xl.M. ducates, whiche is moche lyke after the rate of sterlyng money. viii.M.vi.C.lxvi./z.
xiii.s. iiil.d., euery ducat accompted at. iiii.s. iiii.rf.
IT fyll so after, that in f. xlii. yere of kynge Lowys, pope5 Clement, the. iiii. of that
name, sent a legat vnto Lowys, requyrynge hym to ayde the Cristen, which in Siri-a were
greuously warryd with the Turkes & Sarazyns": at whose request the kynge called a couri-
sayll, wherin it was agreed y socoure shuld be made. Wherfore the kynge with his. iii.
sonnes, Philip, lohn, & Peter, toke-on theym the crosse ; and in the firste day of May,
the yere of his reygne. xliii., he with his sayd sonnes, and many other lordes o? Fraunce,
as well spirituell as temporal, departed from Parys, and from thens rode vnto Cluny,
where he restyd hym. iiii. dayes, and from thens sped his iourney tyl he come8 to the fore-
named porte of the Deed See ; where mette with hyrn a cardynall & legat of Rome, \v
dyuers other bysshoppes of France, the kyng of Nauarne, the dukes sone of Britayne,
Alphons erle of Potyers, the erles of Artoys & of Flaundres, with many other.
And whyle the kynge with his hoost lay at y sayd porte, tarying a conuenable winde,
a dissencion fyl atwene the Catholeynes and the men of Prouynce, so that amonge them
was foughten such a skyrrnysshe, that atwene theym was slayne vpon an hondreth men, &,
many mo woiided or the stryfe myght be all seasyd.
Soone after, the kynge with his lordes toke shyppynge, and sayled with great daunger
of tempest, tyll lastly he came to the ile of Sardynes, where the Cristen host rested them
a season, & after kepte theyr cours tyll they came to the porte of Thunys or Cartage7,
the. xviii. daye of the moneth of lulii ; where they restyd in their shyppes that nyght.
Vpon the morne whan they shuld lande, all the port was beset with Turkes and infydeles,
whiche shotte dartes and kast stones to the greuaunce of the Cristen host, so that they
wanne lande with great diffyculte and payne.
Whan the kyng was landed, he lodged his people, and after sent to serche for
fresshe water, to refresshe with his hoost. In whiche meane whyle, the aclmyrall of
the kynges nauy came vnto y kyng, requyrynge hym to haue a certayne of knyghtes
assigned vnto hym, trustyng in God to wyn shortly the towne ; and so sped hyrn,
and assauted the towne : but anone, as f capytayne of y towne was ware of their com-
yng, he with a great company issued out of the towne, and forcid f Cristen hoost
to gyue backe : wherfore kyng Lowys sente the marshall of his hoost, with a certayne
1 xliii. MS. * Charlis. 3 b. of Rome edit. 1542. * late. MS. 5 Omitted in edit.
1555. 6 came. 7 Carthage,
nombre
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPP1 TERTIL 377
nombre of knyghtes, to socoure the sayde admyrall, and in tyme of the fyght gatte
atwene the Sarazyns and the towne, soo that whyle some faught with the Tuikes,
tlie other wane the towne; wherof the Turkes beyng ware, fledde soone after, but nat
without great slaughter of theym : for after that fyght many of theym whiche escaped
from the batayll, were after slayn in cauernys and holes, where they hyd theym in the
grounde. Whanne the towne of Cartage1 or Thunys was by y Cristen thus wonne, anone
the kynge comaunded the deed bodyes to be caste out, and the towne to be clensyd of
all ordours and fylthes. And when all was done as the kynge hadde cdmauncled, he then
entred the towne, and lodged within as many as the towne wolde holde, and the other
he fortyfyed with dyches and other strengthys, to preserue theim from theyr enemyes ;
and so taryed there the comynge of Charlys his brother, & kyng of Cicilia. It was nat
longe alter that the cytie or towne was wonne, but y the kynge of Thunys with a great
host of Turkes came nere to the towne, atid made showys & offers ; but they 'abode not
thei by one day. The erle of Artoyes in one company, & a knyght called sir Peter Cabel-
lanc in an other companye, gatte atwene the see and the Turkys, y they were compelled
to fyght ; so that atwene them was a cruell fyght, & many slayne vp1 both sydes ; but in the
ende the Turkes were scomfyted, & chaced to theyr sliyppes : in this fyght were slayn. ii.
Cristen knyphtes, named Le Chastelayn and syr lohn de Ronssoylyers. After this batayll
or fyght, the Sarazyns made no great assautes ; but then, by reason of j vnholsomnes of
the coutre, sykenes fyll amonge the Cristen hoost, so that the people dyed fast; and short-
ly after jr kynge was taken w suche a flixe, and therwith an agu, that lie kept his bedde,
and after the ryghtes of the Churche taken, & certayne monycions gyuen to his sone
Philip howe he shulde behaue hym in gydyng of y realme of Frauce, knowyng the houre
of deth approched, charged suche as were aboute hym that they shuld lay hym vpon a
bed of asshes & powdre, where he, so lyinge a season in prayer, expyred the day fo-
lowyng seyt Barthu' daye, or the. xxv. daye of August, when he had reygned. xliiii. yeres,
lackynge. ii. monethes, leuynge after hym the. iii. forenamed sones, Philip, lohn, &
Peter. Then the bowellys were buryed in Cecilia, & the body enbawmed with ryche
oyntemetes, was recaryed vnto Seint Denys of Fraunce, and ther w great reuerence en-
teryd. [The whiche, after, for his myracles, of the. vii*. Boniface, was sette amonge the
nombre of seyntes.]*
Philippi tertii.
PHilyp, the thirde of that name, and sone of seynt Lowys, began his reygne oner
the realme of Fraunce the. xxvi. day of the moneth of September, in the yere of
our Lorde. xii.C.lxx., and the. liiii. yere -of Henry the thirde, than kynge of En-
glande ; and began than, as before is shewed, in Affrica, at the towne or cytie of Thunys
pr Cartage1, accompanyed with Charles his vncle, kynge of Scicyll ; the which came to
the porte of Thunys the same daye that kynge Lowys dyed, & after taryed there, and
had many conflictes with the Turkes, and bare hym so manfully, that in y" ende he forcyd
the kynge of Thunys to seche to hytn for a peas: the which was concluded for. x. yeres,
with certayne codycyons of paying of certayne money, for the kynge of Fraunce costes,
and certayne trowages of olde tyme due vnto the kynge of Scicill, yerely to be payde, with
many other articles concernynge the same peas, whiche I passe ouer.
After whiche peas concluded and assured, the kynges of Fraunce and Scicill toke shyp-
pyng at the sayd porte of Thunys, & sayled towarde theyr countrees with great daunger
of tempest of the see : & in processe of tyme laded in Scicill, where Philip \V great re-
uerence & obseruauce, in Mout Royall, buryed the bowellys of his fader. And j done
he toke his iourney towarde Fraunce, thoroughe Italy; in whiche iourney dyed Isabell
'Carthage. * upon. 'Bartholomews. * viii'". MS. * Omitted in edit. 1542, 1559.
3 C hie
378 4E!*ffSfA'PARS' PHILIPPI TERTII.
hiswyfe, and [the kynge of Nauerne and Mary his vvyfe, with]1 many other, to the nom-
bie of. iii. M. and moo.
Lasitly the kyrige came vnto the cytie of Viterbe, where the cardynalles and other spi-
rituall men were in cousayll for the chosynge of a newe pope1 : for at that tyme the see
was voyde, by the deth of Clement the. iiii.; but y eleccion was so dyuers, that. ii. yeres
expyred or they myght agree vpOn a newe paster. And than they agreed vpon Theobalde
Archidiacon of Landensis, named after the. x. Gregory.
From Viterbe the kynge rode to the Mout of Flaston, and so ouer to the countre of
Tuscayne, & so to the Mount of Bergue, and then to the eytie of Florence, and froine
thens to Boloyng le Greysse, and from thens to Cremoygn ; where the kynges offycers
'were nat all wele entreated, in recompensement wherof, the mayre and burgeyses of that
towne presented the kynge with. vii. stegys', trappyd in cloth of-sylke and other presandes,
whiche the kynge with curteys and thankfull wordes refused. Then from thens the kynge
departed to Milan, and frome Milan to Annergeaux, and so to Susane a cytie of Sauoy;
and after passed the mountaygnes, and so into this valys of Moryen ; and from thens
tourned towa'rde the cytie of Lyons vpon Rosne, and so to the cytie of Mastonin Burgoyn;
& passed that countre tyll they came to y abbey of Cluny, and from thens intoy coun-
tre of Cham pay ne ; so to the cytie of Troys, & from thens passed the coutrees tyll he
f././». came to the lordshyp of Parys, and so into the cytie of Parys.
Here I passe ouer the great prouycyon made by the cytezeyns of Parys for the ra-
uysshynge4 of theyr prynces, that is to meane the dede corps of Lowys, and their natu-
rall prynce Philyp his sone ; and of the obseruaunces done aty^ great assembles* of the
lordes spirituall & temporal!, to welcome theyr prynce, & doynge of theyr dutye's euery
man accordynge to his honour. But after all these serimonyes in due ordre fynysshed, pro-
uycion was made for the coronacion of y" kynge, the which was crowned at the cytie of
Raynes, vpon f daye of thassumpcion of our Lady, in y yere of grace. xii.C.lxxi.
>..OVii .^i',I ,. i ti.'.j.
SHortly after that the solempnytie of this coronacyon was passyd, kynge Philyp for his
recreacion rode into the countre of Vermedoyse, where, after he had restyd hym a season,
Robert erle of Arthoys requyred hym to vysyt his coutre, where he was receyued of the
burgeyses of Artoys with great honour and gladnes; and there was feasted with all dis-
port and gladnes by a certayne of tyme after : the whiche expyryd he retourned into
Fraunce. Aboute the thirde yere of his reygne, the erle of Foyz, contrary the kynges
pleasure, toke party agayne Garardea knyght and lorde of the castell of Casseboun, or
Tasseboun; the whiche before had slayne the brother of the erle of Armenac, speciall
frende of ^sayde erle of Foyz : whiche sayd. ii. erlys, to reuenge y cleth of their sayd bro-
ther, pursuyd the sayd Gararde so narrowly, that for his sauegarde he refused his owne
castell, and fled vnto a castell of the kynges, and there helde hym with his wyfe, childre,
and substaunce : but when the. ii. erlys were ware therof, they sped them thyder with
theyr powers & layde siege to the castell, and in the ende threwe it downe to the grounde,
and slewe all y sowdyours that they there founde, as well the kynges seruauntes as other,
hopynge to haue founde their enemy Garrarde, the which was escaped thens secretly.
When the rumour of this dede came vnto the kynge, he dysdeyned sore that dede, and
U»ke it ryght greuously, in so moche, that he called his lordes, and by theyr counsayll as-
sembled his knyghtes, and entred with force the prouynce of the erle of Foyz ; the whiche
herynge of the kynges great displeasur, fortyfyed his castell, and there helde hym: the
whiche was so beset with rokkes of stone, y the kyng myght nat wyne to it with ease,
wherfore the kynge comaunded the rokkes to be cutte with masons and other werke men,
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 155p. * Bysshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542. * stedis. 4 Ressavyng.
' doon at the enteryng of the said Lowis, and of the grete assemblees. MS,
and
SEPTIMA PARS PIIILIPPI iTERTII. 379
and made a solempe othe, that he wold nat departe thens or he had the erle and his cas-
tell at his pleasure.
Whan the erle had beholden y great power of his enemyes, and the prouycion of the
kyn<je to wynne his casteil, w other ieopardyes, he made meanes to the kyng for grace, and
fynally pot hym and his into his mercy. Thenne the kynge comaunded hym to be bounde,
and so to be conueyed vnto the casteil of Beauquesu, where he was imprysoned by an
hole yere after ; and the kynge seasyd all his landes, and sette a certayne of his knyghtes
to kepe his casteil, and caryed his wyfe and children with hym into Fraunce. But alter a
yere runne, y kynge was so laboured to by the frendes of the said erle that he was en-
larged from pryson, and, vpon suertye, sufferyd to serue in the kynges court, where he
bare hym so weale, that fynally the kynge made hym knyght, and restored hym to all his
landes ; but what fyll of the erle of Armenac, the storye sheweth nat.
Aboute the. vi. yere' of his reygne, kynge Philyp maryed Mary y doughter of the erle
of Burboun, or after some, the doughter of lohn the duke of Braban, the whiche he lotied
entyerly : wherof Peter de Broshe, then beynge lorde chamberlayne, hauynge enuy and
disdeyne, sought the wayes and meanes to mynysshe the great loue atwene her lorde and
her, & fonde by his meane that a sone of the kynges, named Lowys, was poysoned1 ; the
whiche dede he by subtyle and secret meanes, as though it had no thynge comen of hym,
layde it to the charge of the quene : for this the kynge made many maner of enquysicions,
as wele by sorcery as other, but in all his werkes he founde his quene gyltlesse : wlierfore
he sufferyd the matier to passe, tyll he myght haue more assured profe in that matyer.
Aboute this season Fordinandus kynge of Castyle, that before tyme riadde maryed Blanch
doughter of seynt Lowys, dyed, leuyng after him ii. sones borne of the sayd Blanch,
named Fardiuande and Alphons, whiche, by couenaunt at the maryage made, shulde be
heyres vnto the kyngdotne of Spayne and Castyle. But the fader of this Fardynande so
beynge deed, contrary his honoure and promesse, wrote vnto f lordes of Castyle, amo-
nestynge theym that they shulde admytte for theyr kynge his secondesone named Sanxion
or Sanxio, and swere to hyui both feautye and homage, the whiche was all doon accord-
ynge to his comaundement, so that Blanche was dispoynted of her dower, and her chil-
der of theyr ryght and enherytaunce : for the whiche kynge Philip her brother was gre-
uously dyscontented, and for reformacion thereof, sent vnto the kynge of Spayne his
chief boteler with other, desyringe hym to perfourme all suche couenauntcs as atwene bytn
and his fader were concluded at the maryage of his suster Blanche, or at the lest if that
he refused that to do, that he wolde sende his sayde suster, with her..ii. childer, sauely in-
to Fraunce.
In coclusion, the mother with her. ii. childer were brought by the sayd boteler vnto the
kynge, without other pleasur outlier in worde or in dede. For the whiche he y yere fo-
lowynge gaderyd a stronge host, and passed with theitn by Poytiau and Gascoygne, tyll
he came vnto a towne ioynynge to the border of Spayne, named Sainterre, where the
kynge mette another parte of his hoost ; there, by cousayll of some of his lordes, the
kynge concluded to retourne into Fraunce, for daunger of wynter that was comynge, and
other hydde causes : but y rumour in the hoost went that some of the kynges counsayll
had receyued rewardes of fy kyng of Spayne, Jby meane wherof the kynge loste that iour-
ney, and retourned into Fraunce to his great dishonour and damage. ,,
In tyme of kynge Philyppes retonrne into France, tydynges were brought vnto hyty
that Eustace de Beau Marche, whome the kynge had appoynted to haue the gydyng ojf
the coutre or kyngdome of Nauare, was besieged in the cytie of Pampulyne ; wherfore
the kynge comaunded therle of Artoys to spede hym thyder, to rescowe $• sayd Eustace,
the whiche behauyd hym so manfully, that he rescowed $ sayd Eustace, & chasycf'Gar-
gymerans chief styrrer of that rebellyon, and broughte the people of that countree agayne
•
1 v. MS. * prysoned. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
3 C 2 to
380 SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI TERTII.
to due subieccion. Whyle the erle of Arthoys was thus occupyed in the sayd countre,
messangers came to hyin from the kynge of Spayne, requyrynge hym, syne y he was so nere,
that he wolde come and disporte hym there for a season : whereof the erle of Arthoys
sent kynge Philip worde, and hauynge of hym lycence, yode vnto the sayd kynge of Spayne,
as to his nere kynnesman, & there disported hym a certayne of tyme to his great conso-
lacion.
In whiche season, dyuers letters came out of Fraunce, frome some of the kynges coun-
/«/.&;. sayll, by reason wherof y^ kynge of Spayne was enfourmed of moche of the Frenshe kyriges
counsayll : whiche letters he shewed vnto the erle of Artoys, sayinge, that he was nat with-
out frendes in France, but he wolde nat disclose what persones they were. Whan the erle
had taryed in Spayne a competent season, he toke leue of the kynge, and departed with
great gyftes, and so spedde hym y in processe of tyrne he cam vnto the kynge of Fraunce,
and, at conuenieht leyser, shewed vnto hym of the letters shewed vnto hym by the kyng of
Spayne, wherof the kynge was nat a lytell ameruayled.
It was nat longe after, that, a currour or messanger whiche vsed to bere letters frome
Peter de Broshe vnto the kynge of Spayne, fyllsyke at an abbey; where, when he knewe
he shuld dye, were it by exortacon of his ghostly, fader, or otherwyse, called to hy the
abbot or hede of that house, chargynge hym that he wolde delyuer suche letters as he
there hadde vnto the Frenshe kynges owne person ; and after dyed. After whose deth,
the sayd relygious man, in conuenient haste, spedde hym vnto y kynges court, and pre-
sented hym with the sayd letters, shevvynge vnto hym the mynde of the sayd messanger :
whiche letters \vhan the kynge had vnclosed, he anon knewe that his chamberiayne, Peter
de Broshe, was the discloser of all his counsaylles. Wherfore forthwith he cornaudedthe
sayd Peter to be had vnder saufe kepynge, whereof hearing, the bysshop of Bayon fledde
streyght the lande, & so yode vnto Rome.
The kynge than yode vnto Parys, where he called a counsayll of his lordes to examyne
f sayd Peter, where fynally he was iuged'to be hanged ; after which iugemet he was co-
mytted vnto warde tyll the morowe folowyng. At whiche season, longe before the sonne
rysynge, the duke of Burgoyne, the duke of Braban, the erle of Artoy?, w the prouost
of Paris, came vnto the Gayole, and there receyued the sayd Peter, and sawe hym hanged
or the sonne were vp.
IT was nat longe after that Peter was thus put to deth, but meanes were made attwene
these, ii. kynges. So that adaye of metyng1 was appoynted, y the sayd kynges should mete,
to bane comunicacyon for the matyer concerning the wronges clone to dame Blanche &
her. ii. childer beforenamed. Wherefore the kyng of Spayne came vrito the cytie of Bay-
on, and kynge Philyp to a towne in y prouynce of Tholouse, named Mount Marchaut,
where these, ii. prynces, beynge in comunycacion of y^bresayd matyer, certayne messan-
gers came to them from y pope*, then Martyn the. iiii., chargynge them, vpon payne of
fallyng into 5" sensures of the Churche, that they agree and fall vnto accorde, that warre
atwene theym be nat excersyced. By reason wherof kynge Phylyp remytted the matyer
to y pope1, and retourned vnto Tholouse, where inette with hym the kynge of Aragon,
named Peter; the whiche, after he hadde there taryed with kynge Philyp time at his plea-
sure, he toke his leue of the kynge, and after went into Catholoyne, where he mette with
Constance his wyfe, and doughter of Manfred sometyme kynge of Scicill, the which was
pryued of his lyfe and kyngdome, by Charles, brother of seint Lowys, as before in the.
iiii. chapiter of the story of &ynt Lowys is shortly towched.
This Constance, in all that she myght, exorted her husbande to gader his people, & to
entre the lande of Scicill, ascertaynynge hym, that the Scicilliens wolde take his partie
agayne Charles, forsomoch as they wele knew that she was rightfull heyre to that kyng-
dome.
' diet. MS. iBy»»hop of Rome. edit. 1542.
In
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI TERTIf. 381
In this time and season, which was the. x. yere of kyng Philip, the ryuer of Sayn rose
of suche an hygth, that it compassed y cytie of Parys in suche wyse that noo man myght
come thyther without bote or barge. And the water passed with suche vyolence, that it
brake, vi. arches of the great bridge of Parys, and one of the small brydges.
Then lette vs tourne to the kynge of Aragon, whiche, by encensynge of his wyfe, gaderyd
his people', and, vnder colour that he wolde haue gone agayne the Turkes, had graunte
of the pope2 to receiue the dymes of his owne lande for certayne yeres. Whyle this
was in doynge, he sent certayne persones into Scicile, to see y- state of the countre ; the
whiche made cofideracies \\ dyuers great men of Sciciliens, and ouer that brought with
theyrn dyuers of the rulers to the presence of $ kynge, with vvhome the sayd Peter made
certayne appoyntementes, and after retourned theym into Scicile, where, after theyr re-
tourne, they counsaylled so with their rulers of Pafenno, and Messene, and of other cyties,
y in one nyght all the Frenshemen in Scicill were slayne : and, after, in moste cruell wyse,
slewe the women, as well those that were \\ith childe as other, and lefte fe\ve or none
of the Frenshemen in all the chief cyties or townes of Scicill on lyue. Whan tydynges
of this rnyschief was brought vino Charles, beynge than in the countree of Angeou, he
sent messangers vnto y pope1 Martyn the iiii., requyrynge his ayde to defende his ene-
myes ; the whiche, in all hast, sent vnto Palermo y bysshop of seynt Sabyne to charge the
cytezyns, vpon payne of cursynge, to obey vnto Charles for their kynge, "& to none other.
But the rulers of Palermo, and also of Messene, wold nat suffre the sayd bvsshop to passe
any ferther, and also sayd that Peter was entred the coutre, of whome they wolde holde
and on none other ; w which answere he was fayne to retourn. In this while Charles had
sent vnto his neuew Philip, kyng of Frauce, the which, whis power to reuoke Peter from
Scicil, entred the lande of Aragon by Purpunyan, and tooke the cytie of leane. In whiche
passe tyme Charles entred Scicill, and besieged Messene ; but the towne was so strongly
fortyfied, y he lost there his labour. Wherefore he lefte y siege, and yode into theplaynes
of seynt Martyne, and there taryed the corny nge of his sone, than pry nee of Salerne. The
pope1 than accursed Peter, for asmoche as certayne worde was brought to hym that he
had proclaymed hymselfe kynge of Scicil, and, to the entent to styre the more people agayn
hym, he gaue his lande of Aragon vnto Charles erle of Valoys, and sone of kynge Phi-
lip of Fraunce.
Whan Philip, as before is sayde, kynge of Fraunce, hadde wonna leane, forasmoche
as the wayes towarde Aragon were harde to passe, aswell for prouysions made by the ene-
myes as otherwyse, the kyng, therfore, sought great aduyce, how he myght with leest
daunger wynne to his enemyes : & after many meanes sought, a Russilian was brought
vnto the kynges presence, the whiche assured the kynge to gyde hym away into Aragon, wout
y dauger of his enemyes. Whereof the kynge, beynge glad, promysed to the sayd Russi-
lian fiedome and lybertie, with other great rewardes, whiche than stode as prysoner to the
Frensshemen ; after whiche promesse made, the kyng put hym and the more part of his
boost vnder the ledyng of the sayd Russilian, and for to blyndey more his enemyes, he
sent a parte of his hoost towarde y mountaynes, to make a shewe as though all f host had
passed the same waye. Whan kyng Philip had orderyd all thyng after his myde, he co-
inauded y forevvarde of his people to folowe the said Russilian, the whiche brought theym
a streyght and narrowe waye, all to grovven with wood and busshes, to the. kynges great tra-
uayle & all his, but finally he brought them into y playnes where theyr enemyes laye, so
that they made prouysion in orderynge of theyr people, to set vpon the Aragons; where-
of y Aragons beyng ware, supposynge the Frenshemen might so lightly3 haue wonne vnto
theym, beynge than out of aray, & dispurueyed to fyght, fled vnto the next holdes, le-
uynge to the Frenshmen moche of theyr vytayll and barneys.
Whanne kynge Philip had seen that his enemyes had forsaken theyr felde, rested hym
«
1 powar. MS. * B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * not so lyghtly. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559-
2 there
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI TERTIl.
there a season after his trauayle, and after yode to a towne named Pierlaat, & besieged
it ; whereof the sowdyours, after they had a season defended y towne, in the deed of the
nyght fyred the sayde towne, and departed whenne they had done. But the Frenshmen
wanne shortly into the towne, and quenched y fyre. And after the kynge had maned
and vytaylled it, he than went to a towne named Geron', and layde his siege theraboute,
where he lay longe after.
YE haue harde in the precedyng yere howe Charles kynge of Scicill laye in the playnes
of seynt Martyne, there abydyng the comynge of his sone the prynce of Salerne, whyther
lastely came vnto hy his sayd sone the duke of Burgoyne, y erie of Alanson, Peter, bro-
ther to kynge Philip, Robert erle of Arthoys, y erlys of Dampmartyne, and of Boloygne
>V the lorde of Mount Morency, and many other nobles of Fraunce & Burgoyn. After
comynge of whiche lordfes, Charlys, with baner displayed, sped hym towarde his enemyes,
and soo passed the lande of Calabre without fyghte : and sent his sone to Naples with a
parte of his hoost, and hymselfe kepte on his tourney tyll he came vnto Prouynce, where
he herynge of the great puruyannce, that Peter kynge of Aragon hadde made of shyppes
to sayle towarde the lande of Naples, sente certayne letters vnto the prynce his sone,
that in nowyse he shuld set vpon his enemyes, but kepe hym w in y cytie of Naples, tyll
he sent vnto hy suche shyppe?, and galeys, as he than had redy manned to be sente vnto
hym from the hauen of Marcille ; which messanger and letters were taken with the Ara-
gons : by reason wherof they knewe moche of kynge Charlys counsayll. It was nat longe
after or the nauye of the kynge of Aragon, with great triumph and pryde, came vnto
Naples, and prouokyd so the Frenshmen to fyght, y lastly the prynce, w such shyppes &
company as he myght make, made out vpon them, & fought with them a longe fyght, but
in the ende the Frenshmen were betyn, and ouercomen : and the prynce w the more
partie of his shyppes taken and sente to Constance queue of Aragon, and remayncd .longe1
after vndelyuered \V many other prysoners.
Within a short season after of this scomfytur Charlys cam vnto Naples, by whiche tyme
moche of the towne was tourned agayne hym, so that the moost parte of the Frenshe sowdy-
ours were slayne, and fled the towne, wherfore, after y Charlys was entred, he punysshed
theym right cruelly by dyuers maner of tourmentes : and whan he had done there his
wyll, he retourned into Calabre, where mette with hym Robert erle of Artoys, where they
toke theyr counsayll how they myght passe the water of Phaar, & to lay theyr siege vnto
the cytie of Messene. But for dyuers causes he was cousaylled to the contrary, so that he
toke shyppynge at an hauen called Brandyse ; but or his people were all shypped, suche a
sykenesse toke hym y he was had agayne to lande and dyed shortly after, nat without suspec-
cion of venyme ; whose corps was than coueyed to Naples, and there buryed, in the yere of
our Lord. xii.C.lxxxiiii. and the. xiiii. yere of the reygne of Philip his neuewe, thanne kynge
of Fraunce. Of whiche tydynges, Peter, kynge of Aragon, reioysed natalytell, when worde
thereof to hym was brought ; the whiche before that tyme had betaken the rule of the lande
of Scicill to Constance his wyfe, thene beynge in the cytie of Palermo : and he hyrnself with
a stronge nauy sayled into Aragon, for to rescowe the cytie of Geron, whiche was besieged of
kynge Philyp as ye before haue herde : and whene he with his people were there landed, he
tooke his counsayll, howe he myght moost greue the Frenshe hoost. Fynally he concluded
that he wolde make a busshement with a certayne norabre of his knyghtea ; and lye in
awayte to take the vjtayll y was brought to the hoost from y porte of Russilian, whiche
port was. iiii. myles from the Frenshe hoost. Vpon whiche conclusion so taken, he with.
ji. M. chosen men, lodged them where the pray shuld passe, & was espied of y Frenshmen;
wherof beyng warned, y counstable of Frauce, & sir lohn Harcourt, thene marshal! of $
boost, toke with theym the erle of Marches with dyuers other knyghtes to the noaibre. of*
1 Goron. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * not long, edit. 1559.
v.C.
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v.C.' spere's with a certayne of fotemen, and went towarde their enmyes : but whenne
they came nere vnto theym, and sawe they were so many in nombre, they feryd to sette
forthwarde, tyll they were comfortyd by the wordes of a knyght in theyr copany, called
Mathewe de Roya, sayinge as foloweth ;
" O ye noble knyghtes, tieholde inyouresyghtes the enemyes wliiche ye haue ferre sought.
Lette vs nowe remember y this is the daye of the assumpcion of our blessyd" Lady, and
truste we in licr, that she wyll helpe vs agayne them that ben put out of holy Churche by
cursyhge. For lyke meryte shall to vs growe to reuenge the iuiuryes done vnto the Churche
as- though we faught agayn the enemyes of Cristes fayth."
By meane of whiche wordes they were so encouragyd, that •vvout fere they sette vpon
theyr enemyes, so that atwene theym was comensyd a sore and cruell fyght, cotynuynge
a longe season, or it myght be knowen whiche partie had the auautage of the other. At
the last the kynge was throwen' from his hors, and constrayned to fyght with the other
on fote, so that he was in great ieopardy to haue ben taken : but by his owne knyghthode
and good helpe of his men he recoueryd his hors agayne. Whenne the Frenshmen were
ware that the kyng was there in his owne person, they were the more egre vpon the Ara-
gons to the entent to haue taken or slayne theyr kynge ; so y fynally they compelled
theym to forsake the felde, and to saue them selfe by flyght. By reason wherof the kynge
with the more part of his knyghtes were saued from the daunger of their enemyes ; but in
this fyght Pet«r kyng of Aragone was so hurte, that he dyed shortely after. Whan these
foresayd knyghtes \V theyr prysoners were retourned vnto $ Frenshe kynge, & had shewed
vnto hym of that victorye, he reioysed therof greatly, & more wold haue done if he had
knowen howe sore his enemye Peter was woudyd : but to brynge to fyne his purpose he
dayly more and more assaulted y towne.
In the tyme that Gereonde, or Gyrond, was thus besiegyd of the Frenshe kynge, the
erle of- Foys, that to the capitayne of the towne oughte great fauoure many tymes by
lycence of the kynge yode into the towne, had dyuers comunycacions with hym, so that
he lastly knowyng the sayd towne to be bare of vytayll, shewed to the kynge y he wolde
laboure the sayde capitayne, named sir Raymonde de Cerdon, that the towne myght be
gyuen vpinto the kynges hades: so that soone after the sayd capitayne desyred a respyte
of. viii. dayes to sende vnto the kyng of Aragon, to know whether he wolde rescowe
the towne or nat, vpon whiche graunt made, the messangers were sente, and retourned
with a certaynte of the kynges deth. Upon which knowledge had, the sayd capytayne agreed
to delyuer $ towne, vpon codycion to haue with theym suche rinouables as he with the
cytezyns andsowdyours had within the towne; all whiche condycions assuryd, the kynge
receyued the towne of Geronde into his possession. The which whan he had manned with
knyghtes of his owne, he then, by counsayll whiche tourned after to his harme, dyuyded
his nauy, and sent a parte of theym into Fraunce, and the other into Tholouse, where
the kyng entendyd to tary the wynter folowyng. But so soone as his nauy was thus de-
uyded, the Aragons mette with theym that re'styd in y" hauen of Russilian, and gaue to
theym suche batayll that they toke many of theym, and slewe the kynges admyrall and
many other noble men of Fraunce: & helde the Frenshmen so short that forsomoche as
they wolde nat that so good shyppes shuld come to the handes of theyr enemyes, they
sette fyre vpon the remenaunt& brent theim, and after resorted vnto the kynge.
Whefie kyng Philip was ascertayned of f losse of his nauy, he toke it greuously, in so
moche that for that and other thynges y he myght nat brynge to his purpose, he fyll
into a feuer, & was therwith greatly anoyed. Than for strengthe of his enemyes whiche
kept y passage of jr moiites, called in Laten Monies Pireni, and for wekynge of hymself
by reason of his sykenesse, he passed by the streyght places tyll he came to Parpynyan,
where his sykenesse encreasyd so sore that he dyed in shorte tyme of his thyder co-
1 drawen, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
roynge,
384 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
mynge, in the moneth of Octobre, whan he had reygned. xv. yeres lackynge certayne
dayes, whose bowellis were buryed at Nerbon, and his body at Seynt Denys.
This Philip had ii. wyues. By $ firste, Isabell by name, and doughter of the kynjje of
Aragon, laques, or lamys by name, he had. iii. s5nes : Lowys vvhiche was poysoiied, Philip
whiche for his beau te and fayreshappe was named Philip le Beau, or Philip the fayre, and
Charlys the Valoys. And by Mary his. ii. wyfe & doughter of the duke of Braban, he
hadde Lowys, Margaret, and Blaunch ; whiche Margarete was after maryed to Edwarde
the firste than kynge of Englande.
Thus endeth Philip the thirde of Fraunce.
ANGLIA.
Edwardi primi.
(Li. i. ca. 38.] Edwarde the firste of that name, and sone of Henry y" thirde, surnamed Longe Shanke,
began his reygne ouer Englande, I y1 moneth of Nouember, and xvii. daye of y' same :
and the yere of our Lord. xii. C.lxxii. & seconde yere of y thirde Philip than kyng of
Fraunce. This Edwarde, as before is shewed in the. Iv. yere of his fader, was in the holy
lande whan his fader dyed, and there at the cytie of Aeon, or Acris, he dyd many feates
of warre, whereof the cronycle maketh no1 certayne mencyon ; where he beyng so exer-
cysed in marciall actes, tydynges was broughte vnto hym that his fader was deed. Wher-
fore in all haste he sped hym into Englande ; so that he came to L5don the seconde day
of August, and was crowned at Westmynster the. xiiii. daye of Decembre folowynge,
whiche was in the begynnyng of the seconde yere of his reygne.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxiii.
lohn Home.
Sir Walter Heruy. Anno primo.
Walter Potter.
IN this firste yere of kyng Edwarde the firste, vpon the daye of Symon and lude, were
certayne attemptes made by some of f cytezyns to haue made suche a mayre as they had
lyked; but for they were dispoynted of theyr accessaryes, they lette for that tyme, whiche
in f yere folowynge vpon the same day toke further effect : as in the begynnynge of the
next yere shalbe towched. In $ ende of this yere and seconde daye of August, kynge
Edwarde came to London, from his great Journey of the hooly lande, whereof the cy-
tezyns he was receyued with all ioy and honour, and so conueyed vnto Westmynster,
where he kepte great obseruaunces for his fader by a certayne tyme after.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxiiii.
Nicholas Wynchester.
Henry Waleys. Anno. ii.
Henry Couentre.
IN this seconde yere of this kynge, and daye of Symon and lude, whan Philip le
Taylour, whiche before was chosen to be mayre, and shuld as that daye haue taken his
charge in the Guyldehall of London, dyuers cytezyns put hym besyde $ mayres sect,
and sette therin sir Walter Heruy, that the yere before had been mayre. For the whiche
great rumour and grudge arose amonge the cytezyns, wherfore the matyer was after
brought before the kynge, the whiche heryng y- reasons of both parties, for somuche as
he coude nat agre theym, he put both the sayd syr Walter, and the said Philip asyde, &
1 110 omitted in edit. J 533. 1542. 1559.
chase
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PltlMI.
chase Henry Fonvyk1, for custos of the cytie : the whiche so contyuued tyll Candehnas
after, at whiche tyme by discrete and wyse peasyble meanes, the foreuaraed sir Walter
Heruy* was set in auctoryte as mayre, and so contynued the ful of the yere after.
This yere vpon the. xiiii. day of Decembre was y1 kyng crowned at Westmynster of
maister Robert Kylwarby, than archebysshop of Caunterbury : for Boniface, his prede-
cessour, dyed the yere that kynge Henry dyed. At this coronacion was present Alexandra
kynge of Scottes, the whiche, vpon the morowe folowynge, dyd homage to kynge Edwarde,
for the kyngdome of Scotlande.
After the solempnytie of the coronacion was ended, the Uyng herynge of the rebellyon
of Lewelyn pryuce of Walys, that dysdayned to come to his coronacyon, anone gatheryd
a stronge power, and went into that prouynce and subdued the sayd Lewelyn, and after
retourned, and ordeyned certayne newe lawes for f welth of the realme, whiche are to
longe here to reherce ; amoge the whiche one was, that bakers makynge brede, lackynge
the weyght assygned after f pryce of come, shuld first be punysshed bylosseof his brede:
and the secoude tyme by prysonement : and y1 thirdly by the correccion of the pyllory.
And myllers for stelyng of come to be chastysed by y1 tumbrell, and this to be put in
execucion he gaue auctorytie to all mayres, baylyffes, and other offycers thorough En-
glande, and specyally to the mayre of London.
Anno Domini. M.CC. Ixxiiii. Anno Domini. xii.C. Isxv.
Lucas Patencourt.
Gregory Rokkisle. Anno. iii.
Henry Frowyke.
IN the thirde yere the kyng confermyd the lyberties of the cytie of London, and grauted
to them some new. And this yere he heldehis great court of parliamet at Westmynster, &
gaue monycion to Lewelyn prynce of Walys to come vnto the same, the whiche presumptuous-
ly y denyed. Wherfore, the kynge, after Easter, entred agayne into Walys, and so warred vp-
on Lewelyn that he was costreyned to submythym vnto the kynges grace, and opteyned it
with great difficultie. Then kyng Edwarde buylded the castell of Flynt, and strenghthyd the
castell of llullande and other, with Englysshe men, to kepe the Walshmen in due obedyence ;
and toke of theyr prynce a great suine of money, whiche of some wryters is named, I.M./z.
and of some. l.M. marke, and of some other lasse, and so retourned into Englade.
In this yere one Water Haruy, whiche the firste yere of this kyng, after longe contrasuer-
sie & stryfe that he had kept with the aldermen of London, at a folkmote kepte at Poules
crosse, was made mayre of London, and so continued to the hurteof the cytie that yere:
this yere was he accused of dyuers perluries and other detestable dedes contrary his othe ;
for the whiche, and for makynge of assembles of the comons whiche fauored hym in his
yl dedes, was depryued of his aldermanshyp and counsayll of the cytie for eucr, and foun.de
suertie of. xii. honest persones, that he shulde be good of berynge, for kepynge of the
kyuges peas, within the cytie, for terme of his lyfe after.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxv. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxvi.
lohn Home.
Gregory Rokkisle. Anno. iiii.
Ilauffe Blount. *
IN this. iiii. yere of kyng Edwarde, Michaell Touy3 whiche, in tyme of warre had \V
the Walshemen, demeaned hym otherwyse than stode with his trouth and allegeaunce,
was accused of treason, and thereof arreygned, iuged, and dampned, & after was drawen,
hanged, and quartered.
And this yere was the statute of Mortmayn enacted firste, which is to nieane, y no
'Frowjk. * Henry Waleys. MS. 3Tonj,.
9 D mau
386 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
man shulde gyue into the churche, any landes or rentes without a specyall lycence of the
kynge; whiche acte, syne that tyme, hath ben more strongly enacted and deuysed, with
many addicyons thereunto augmented or annexyd.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxvi. Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxvii.
Robert de Bracy*.
Gregory Rokkisle. Anno. v.
Rauffe Fenour.
IN this. v. yere of the reygne of kynge Edwarde, pope Nicholas, the thyrde of that
name, made doctour Robert Kylwarby, than beynge archebysshop of Caunterbury, a
cardynal of Rome, & admytted to that see a frere, named doctor lohn Pekham.
And in this yere, the kynge gaue vnto Dauyd, brother to Lewelyn, prynce of Walys, the
lordship of Froddesbam : the whiche Dauyd dwelled in the kynges court, and dyd vnto
hym plesaunt seruyce to the en tent to spye fy kynges secret counsayll, and if any thynge
were spoken or done to y hurte of his brother, that he therof myght gyue to hym vvarnynge,
as after by his dede apperyd.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxvii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxviii.
lohn Adryan.
Gregory Rokkisle. Anno. vi.
Walter Langley.
IN this vi. yere the kynge comaunded the courtes of bislawes, as $ Kyges Bench,
the Chauncery, the Comon Place, and the Excheker to be remouyd vnto Shrewysbury,
where Myghelmesse Terme was holden and kept; but agayne Hillary Terme, the bokes &
offycers was countennaunded agayne to Westmynster to be there holden. In whiche ca-
"riynge of the recordes to and fro, they, by reason of great plente of rayne whiche in that
season fyll, caught great hurte & were sore defacyd, in somoche that y bokes were greatly
itnperisshed, and the clerkes hadde great laboure to brynge theym to their former state.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxviii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxix.
Robert Basynge.
Gregory Rokkisle. Anno. vii.
Wyllyam Mazerer1.
IN this. vii. yere, the kyng helde his parlyament at London, whiche was chiefly sette for
the reformacon of the kynges coygne, which was clypped [& washed]5 in suche wyse that
it was therby wonderfully mynysshed and enpayred. In the season of this parlyamet,
many of the lewes of London & other places, were taken and put in holdefor money clyp-
pynge. And in Decembre folowynge, certayne enquestes were charged in London to en-
quyre of the sayde lewes, and other, that so hadde blernysshed the kynges coygne. By
the which enquestes the lewes of the cytie, with dyuers goidsmythea that kept exchange
of syluer, were indyted.
. ;• And the Monday folowyngthe Purificacion of our Lady, the mayre w dyuers Justices
fe.'.ixv. of the lande sat at London, where before theym was caste. CJC. Ixxx. and. xvii. persones;
of the whiche was but iii. Englysshemen, and all the other were lewes and lewes
borne, albeit that many of theym were borne in Englande, and therfore, of some wryters
they be named Englysshe lewes, y whiche were all, at sondry times and places, put in exe-
cution.
The Biacke In this yere also, began the foundacion of the churche of ^ Freers Prechoures, or Blacke
FrmsbyL Freers, by Ludgate, by they r founder.
And in this yere the towne of Boston was greatly blemysshed with fyre.
1 Robert Brassey. edit. 1542. 1559. * Wyllyam le Meyre. edit. 1559. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
Anno
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 38?
I „*•
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxix. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxx.
Thomas Box.
Gregory Rokkisle. Anno. viii.
Rauffe More. -*'
IN this. viii. yefe, the kynge caused, in syluer, the halfe peny to be coygned, where, before
tyme, other coygnes of other metall ranne amonge the people to theyr great noyaunce
and losse ; and farthingcs of syluer were also coygned the selfe same tyme. And the wyn-
ter folowynge, aboute the day of Seynt Denys, or the. ix. daye of Oclobre, fyl such*
plente of snowe, that thereof 'ensued mochc hanue.
Anno Domini. xii.lxx*. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxKxt.
Wyllyam Faryngdon,
Gregory Rokkisley. Anno. ix.
Nicholas Wynchester.
IN this. ix. yere of kyng Edwarde, Dauyd, the brother of Lewellyn prince of Walys,
(the which, as ye before haue herde, dwellyd in the kynges court to knowe the kynges cou-
sayll, and therof to enfonrme his brother,) whan he had y he wayted for, he secretly gatte
hyni into Walys to his brother, and hyin excyted agayne the kynge in all that he myght,
and caused his brother to man and vytayll dyuerse castelles >vin Walys, and specyally the
eastell of Swandoq, wherin he moche trusted, & gaderyd vnto hym y Walshmen by gyftes
and other meanes, so that he was very stronge.
Wherof when the kynge was enfourmed, he wolde therunto giue no credence, tyll he
had sent thyther, & receyued from thens the certaynte. But for so moche as wynter was
towarde, & he myght natcouenyently go thyther >V any power, hetherfore prouyded to send
men & vytayll, to strength the castelles of Flynt and Rutlade, and other holdes whiche he-
there had, and, with prouysyon made, to warre vpon theyni in thebegynnynge of y^next
yere, & sufferyd that wynter to passe.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxi. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxii.
Wyllyam Mazerer*.
Henry Waleys. Anno. x.
Nicholas Wynchester.
IN this. x. yere, the kynge herynge more and more of the vnstedfastnes of the Walshe-
men, for to let them of theyr purpose to greue his holdes beforenamed, he sente thyder
with a creue of sowdyours, the erlys of Northumberlande, and of Surrey ; vvith whom,
amonge other, went sir Rogier Clyfforde, sir Wyliyam Lyndesay, sir Richarde Tanny, &
many other noble knyghtes and squyres; the whiche with great corage entrede into Walys,
and made with the VValshe men many skyrmysshes : tyll lastly, vpon Palme Sondaye,
Dauyd with a great power of Walshmen, mette with the said lordes and knyghtes, at a
place nere to a towne called Hanardyne, where atwene them was a sore fyght ; but in tha
ende y losse fyll to the Englysshmen : for there were slayne sir Wyllyam Lyndesey, sir Ri-
charde Tanny, with many other, and sir Rogier Clyfforde was takyn. After whiche ouer-
throwe of the Englysshmen, the sayd Dauyd layde siege vnto the castelles of Flynt and
.*)f Rutlande; and his brother in that season warred and occupyed the landes of sir Ed-
niunde Mortymer, and wan the towne called Lambatre Vaure, and there tbrcwe the walles
therof downe to the groude. This towne is also called Abreswith. It was nat long after
^ brute of this ouerthrowe of the Englysshemen came vnto the towne, wherefore he sped
hym the faster thyderwarde.
1 Wyllyam le Meyre. «dU.
3 D g Anno
.
388 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
Anno Dohiini. M.CC.lxxxii. Anuo Domini. M.CCJxxsiri.
Rauffe Blunt.
Henry Waleys. Anno. xi.
Hawkyn Betncll.
IN this. xi. yere, vpon y1 day of seynt Leonarde, or the. yi. daye of Nouembre, whyle
kyng Edwarde was thus occupyed in rescowynge of his men, whiche were besiged of
Dauyd, sir Rogier ClifForde vf other, whiche, entended to make a r(cysyng vpon y Walshe-
men, was drowned by foly'vpo a brydge made of bargis plankys to liaue passed a water
atwene Snowdon and Anlysseye. And the thirde daye of Decembre folowynge, was
Lewelyn prynce of Walys slayne by sir Edmunde Mortymer and his company, and his
hede sent vnto to kynge1, than beynge at Rutlande : the whiche he sent vnto London,
chargynge it y* be set vpon the Toure of Lodon. Of this Lewelyn a Walshe metrician
made these, iiii. verses folowynge.
Hie iacet Anglorum tortor; tutor Venedorum;
Princeps Wallorum ; Lewelinus regula morum ;
Gemma Ceuorum1 ; flos regum preteritorum ;
Forma futurorum; dux, laus, lex, lux, populorum.
Whiche verses are thus to meane as foloweth.
Of Englysshmen the scourge, of Walshe the protectoure,
Lewelyn the prynce, rule of all vertue,
Gemme of all lyuers, and of all other the floure,
Whiche, vnto deth, hath payde his deite due,
Of kynges a mirrour, that after hym shall sue,
Duke and prayse, and of the lawe the ryght,
Here in this graue, of people lyeth the lyght.
But an Englysshe metrician wrote other, iiii. verses in dispraysynge of the sayd
Lewelyn as foloweth.
jr,/. /.,„/. Hie iacet errorum princeps, ac predo virorum,
Proditor Anglorum, fax linida*reorum,
Numen Wallorum, trux, dux, homicida, piorum,
Fex Troianorum, stirps, mendax, causa malorum.
The whiche may in this wyse be englysshed.
Here lyeth of errour the prynce, if ye wyll ken,
Thefe and robbour, and traytour to Englysshmen,
A dym bronde, a sect of doers yll,
God of Walshemen, cruell without skyll
In sleynge the good, and leder of the badde,
Lastly rewardyd as he deseruyd hadde,
Of Troyans blode the drastes and nat sede,
A rote of falshode, and cause of many yll dede.
•
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxiiii.
lordan Goodchepe.
Henry Waleys. Anno. xii.
Martyn Box.
1 tbe king. * that it. edit. 1533. 1542. * Coevorum. MS. and edit. 1559. * liuida secta.
4 IN
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARD! PRIMI. 389
IN this. xii. yere, the kynge, beynge s ylle in Walys, pursued Dauyd, the brother of
Lewelyn, from towne to towne, so that, lastly, he was taken & broughte vnto the kynge
aboute the Natyuyte of seynt John; and so holden in warde tyli the kyng had there sped
his nedes Then the kynge had all the coutre at his wyl, & gaue vnto Englysshe lordes
townes in the myddes of Walys, and deuyded f countre into shyres, & ordeyned there
shyreffes and other offycfe'rs ; ' as tHeii'were vscd in Englande. At Aberconow he made a
stronge castell, where befo're was* a house of whyte rnonkes; thewhiche rernouyd1 thens, &
ordeyned for them in feome other place ; he also made than y1 castell of Carnaruan fast
by Srtowdo, and repayred agayne the towne of Labatre* or Abreswith, which Lewelyn had
before betyn downe : also he garnysshed the castelles & holdes standynge vpon the see
syde w Englysshmen, & made Englysshemen lordes of the grouudes belongynge to the
same. And whan the kynge hadde sette that countre in rule, then aboute Mychelmasse
he retourned vnto Shrewysbury, where he sette a pivrlyam nt: in the tyme wherof the
foresayd Dauyd, as chief styrrer and begynuer of all this warre, was there dernyd to be
drawen, haged & quartered, & so he was shortly after at the sayd towne of Shrewysbury,
and his hede sent to London, and setle by the hede of his brother Lewelyn.
And this yere was the firste sone of kyng Edwaide borne, whyle the kynge was in Warys
at the castle of Carnaruan ; by reason wherof he was afier named Edwarde of Carnar-
uan He was borne vpon y" day of seynt Marke, or the. xxv. daye of ApryH. This yere
also, one Laurence Duket, a cytezyn of London, was found deed & hanged within seynt
Mary Bowe churche of Chepe ; for the whiche, enqueries were made. And lastely, for
that dede were atteynted these, vii. persones folowyng : that is to saye, Reygnolde of Lan-
caster, Robert Pynot, Paule of Siepyhith, Thomas Cordwayner, lohn Tolanson, Tho-
mas Russell & Robert Scot, the whiche were a!i for ti>at dede drawyn & hanged : and a
woman for the same dede was also brent, and Rauffe Crepyn, lourdan Goodchepe,
Gilbert Clerke & Geffrey Clerke, were also atteynt for y same cause ; but they were re-
pryed, and sent vnto the Toure of London, where they remayned longe after, and lastly
delyuered. And in this yere, the great conduyte standyng agayne seynt Thomas of Acres inicium 34 co-
in Chepe was begon to be made : in this yere also, stryl'e and vnJtyndenesse began tokyn- ductus '" chcpe*
dell atwene $ kynge and the erle of Leyeester; whiche after grewe to the great disturb-
ance of dyuers townes of Englande, and specially of the cytie of London, as after some
dele shall appere.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxv.
Stephen Cornhylle.
Gregory Rokesle. Anno. xiii.
Robert Rukesby.
IN this xiii. yere, vpon the daye of the Conuercyon of seynt Paule, or the. xxv. daye
of lanuarii, the kynge ceasyd the fraunchese & lyberties into his hades, and discharged the
mayre of London, than beynge Gregory Rokkisle, & admytted for custos or gardeyn of
the cytie, Stephan Sandewyche ; the whiche contynued in that offyce, tyll the Monday fo-
lowynge the Purifycacon of our Lady, at whiche season the sayd Stephan was discharged,
and sir lohn Creton knyght charged for the resydue of the yere. The cause of this displea-
sure that the kyng had vnto the cytie, is nat shewed of no certaynte ; but in an olde pan-
flete itapperyth that y sayd Gregory llokkisley, toke certayne brybes of the bakers, and
sufferyd them to sell brede lackynge. vi. oz. or. vii. vnces in a peny lofe : for the which
y kyng shulde be sore displeased : but yet to me it sernyth no conuenyent cause to sease
the lyberties of the cytie, for the offence of one man : wherfore it is to presuppose y it
was for a more greuous cause. And in this yere, was fully fyn3fsshed and endyd the newe
werke of the churche of Westmynster vn^o the ende of the quere, begonne, as before is
1 he removed. * Lnmbatre.
shewyd ;
390 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
shevryd, in the thirde yere of the. iii. Henry, by whiche reason it shuld apere, that this
church shuld be in edytyinge vpon. Ixvi. yt-res. Of the firste foundacion of this churche
aredyuers oppyny5s: lor as before is shewed, in the thirde chapiter of the story of Carce',
and. v. parte of this werke, this churche was firste founded by a cytezeyne of London,
and after reedyfyed by seynt Edwarde, and lastly by kynge Henry the. iii. But in the
same abbey of Westmynster, where of lykelyhode the moost certaynte is to be had, it is
regystryd y this sayd churche was a temple of y Brytons longe or they receyued the fayth
of Crist ; and in y tyme of their Cristen kynge Lucius, it was hallowed of Augustyne
and his felowes : and secundaryly, it was reedytied by Sebertus, than kynge of Estsaxons
or Essex, aboute the tyme whan Ethelbert, kynge of Kent, buylded seynt Paules church
of London, whiche was after the tyme that Lucius receyued the fayth of Crist, vpon.
CCCC. yeres : thanne thirdly it was buylded by seynt Edwarde the Cofessour, whiche
reygned vpon. CCCC. and. xl. yeres after the sayde Sebertus : and fourthly or lastely, by
the foresayde Henry the thirde, whiche began his reygne after the deth of seynt Edwarde.
C.I. yeres.
Tol.lxvii. Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxrv. Anno Domini, M.CC.lj«xvi.
Walter Blount,
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno, xiiii.
lohn Wade.
IN the xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde at a parlyament holden at Weatmynster, were
made the statutes called Addimenta* Gloucestrie, which is to meane Addicions of Statutes.
made and put to suche as before tyme were made at the parlyamet holden at Glouceter4
^ whiche statutes made3 to refourme suche persones as my sused the lades and tenementes^
comynge to theym by reason of the dower, or landes of theyr wyues: so that the childre
of the seconde husbande put* the ryghtfull enheritours, or suche as were next allied vote
the firste donours. By reason of whiche statutes, and addicions now in this parliament
made, suche mysorder was refourmed.
In this yere or nere there aboute, in a townepf Almayne called Traiect, many men &
women, as wytnessyth the auctour Cronica Cronicarum, were daunsynge vpon a bridge,
whiche lay ouer a ryuer called Moose ; in whiche tyme of their dysporte and daunsvnge
came by a preest berynge the sacrament towarde a syke man, wherof the sayd men and
women beyng in reuell toke no regarde vnto the sacrament, nor dyd vnto it any honour
and reuerence ; but were it by the wreche of God or otherwyse, shortly after the preest
was passed ouer, the bridge brake, by meanes wherof nere vnto the noinbre of.CC. persones
were drowned. And aboute this same season in the countree called in Englysshe the
Swetezers, a women was delyuered of a childe that from the nauyll vpwarde had ii. com-
plete bodyes, as. iiii. armys, and ii. hedes with ii. bodyes to the wast ; and downwarde
but. ii. legges, the whiche with the foresayd armys be clypped eyther others body : and
an other woman bare a childe or a monster, wherof the hede and the face was lyke vnto
a man, and all the body lyke vnto a lyon with tayle and fete and all other feturesaccord-
ynge to the same.
In this yere also a cytezyne of Lodon, named Thomas Pwylesdon, the whiche, in the
tyme of the barons warre before in the story of kyng Henry shewed, had ben a capytayne,
and a great styrrer of the comons of the sayd cytie, for to maynteyne the barons partie
agayne the kynge, was newly accused, that he with other of euyll disposicion shuld make
conuenticles, and assembles to the newe distourbaunce of the cytie, wherof reporte was
made vnto the kynge : the which remytted the enquery therof vnto sir Rauffe Sandewych,
than custos or gardeyne of the cytie. Then the sayd Thomas w other was putinsuer
1 Careticus. MS. & edit. 1559, * Additanjenta. * wer« made. * put by.
kepynge,
SEPTLMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 391
kepynge, tyll the matierwereduely enquyred of: after whiche inquisiconmade and founde,
reporte was made vnto the kynge : then the kynge sent downe a wrytte, and comauded it
to be proclaimed shortly after within the houndes of the cytie, wherof the effecte was
that the sayde Thomas Pywelysdon, Wyflyam de Heywoode, Richarde de Coundris,
Richarde le Cofferer, Robe'rt de Derby, Albyne de Darby, Wylliam Mayo mercer, and
luo Lynge draper, with dyuers other to the nombre of. 1. persones, shulde be banysshed
the cytie for euer. And if any of the sayde. Iviii.' persones were at that tyme of the pro-
claymacion voyded the cytie for fere or otherwyse that they shulde so remayne, and nat
to retourne vnto y cytie, vpon payne of lyfe losynge.
In this j'ere also, where as of olde tyme longe before this season, the marchauntes
straungers, comynge with their marchaudyse, were lodged win the cytezyns of the cytie
of London, and solde all theyr mar'chaundyses by the procurynge of his hoost, for ^
which his sayd hoost had a certayne of eucry. IL; by meanes of the sayd marchauntes
straungers, it was at this day brought to passe that they myght hyre to them houses for
lo dwell in, and for stowage of theyr wares, so that no cytezy.n shulde entermedle hym-
with y sayd straungers, nor yet theyr wares : by meane wherof they vsed many disceytes
both in vtteraunce of false wares, and also by theyr weyghtes, whiche they vsed in theyr
owne houses to the great hurte of the hole reahne of Englande. Wherefore sodaynly serche
was made, and theyr weyghtes founde and prouyd false, and ouer that all suche wares,
as they shulde haue weyed at the kynges bealme, they weyed moche therof in theyr sayde
houses, to the hyndcraunce of the kynges custome ; for whiche offences agayne theym
prouyd, to y nombre of. xx. of y sayd strangers were arreslydi and sent vnto the Toure of
London, and theyr weyghtes brent and consumyd in Westchepe of London, the Thursdaye
before the feast of Symon & lude : and fynally the sayd marchautes were delyuered by
fyne rnakynge to the kynge of a thousande poundes, when they had suffered by a season
harde and vyle prysonnement.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxvi. Anno Domini. xii.C.ixxxvii,
Thomas Crosse.
Sir lobn Bryton. Anno. xv.
Wyllyam Hawtcyn.
IN this. xv. yere, the lewes of Engla.de were sessed at great sumes of money which
they payde vnto, the kyng, but o£ i. other auctor it is sayd that the comons of Englande
grauntcd to the kynge the. v. parte of theyr mouables for to haue the lewes banysshed
the lande; for whiche cause the sayd lewes, to put y\ comons from theyr purpose, gaue of
theyr free wylles great sumes of money to the kynge. Whiche snynge apperyth to be
trewc, for the sayd lewes were exyled within fewe ycres after.
This ycre aboute $ begynnynge of Maii, the kyng sayled into Burdeux ; and from thens
he rode into Fraunce; where, as wytnessyth the Frenshe booke, he was honourably re-
ceyued of Philip le Beau, or Philyp the faire, than kynge of Fraunce, and after receyued
homage of tlie sayd Edwarde for the duche of Guyan. And whenne kynge Edwarde
hadde taryed a season in Fraunce, he retourned vnto Burdeux, whyther came vnto hytn
a certayne ambassadours from the kynge of Spayne, with the whiche he helde longe
dalyaunce ; wherfore the Frenshe kynge* he was suspected that he shuld allie hym with
llie kynge of Spayne agayne the Frenshe kynge.
And this yere, testifyeth Polycronicon, the somer was so excedyng hote that men d}-ed.
for hete.
And this ycre whete was so plentuous that it was solde at London for. xl.rf. a quarter.
' 1. edit. 1559. " of the Frensh kyng,
.
* Anno
392 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxvii. Anuo Domini. M.CC.lxxxviii.
Wyllyam Herfforde.
Rauffe Sandewycbe. Anno. xvi.
Thomas Stanys.
f,i.iiemii. IN ln;s xv;( yere of king Edwarde [seynt Thomas of Herforde was translated, and
this yere]1 fyll distaunce atwene sir Payne Tiptoft wardeyn of certayn castelles in Walys,
and a Walshe knyght called sir Ries ap Meredok* ; so that sundry skyrmysshes were
foughten atwene theym, and many men slayne vpon bothe sydes to f great distourbaunce
of all that countre.
This yere, vpon saynt Margaretes euyn, or the. xix. daye of Iiilii, fyll wonderfull great
hayle,that the lyke therof was nat of men than lyuynge seen ; and after that ensued con-
tynuell rayne, whiche distemperyd the groude in suche wyse that, the yere folowynge,
whete vvassolde for. xviii. d. a busshcll : and this yere for. xiiii. d. and so encreased yerely
after durynge the reygne of the kynge, & after in his sones dayes tyll it was lastly solde
for. xl. s. a quarter and aboue.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxviiL Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxix.
Wylliam Betayn'.
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno. xvii.
lohn of Caimterbury.
IN this. xvii. yere, the warre before in f yere last past atwene sir Payn Tiptoft and syr
Ries contynuynge, to y entent that the sayd Ries myght reuenge his cause agayne the sayd
sir Payne, he arreryd a great multytude of Walshmen, and brent & wasted dyuers townes
in Walys, soo that the kynge, then beynge in Normandy, sent vnto the erleof Cornewayll
then beynge $ kynges lieutenaut in Englande, that he shuld scnde thyder an army of
knightes, to withstand the malyce of $ Walshmen ; the whiche preparyd shortly an army
and yode with them into the borders of Northwalys, where he with his company bare
hym so knyghtly, that in the ende y sayd Ries was taken and brought vnto Yorke, where
he was after drawen, hanged and quarteryd.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxix. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxx.
Fulke of Seynt Edmude.
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno, xviii.
Salamon Langforde.
IN this, xviii. yere, vpon our Lady enyn Assumpcyon, kyng Edwarde was honorably
receyued of the cytezyns of London, and so conueyed vnto Westmynster, where shortely
after were brought before hym many greuous coplayntes of dyuers of his iustyces, as sir
Thomas Weylande, Adam Strctton and other; the whiche the kyng caused strevghtly to
be examyncd, and lastly were founde gylty, of whiche4 trespasses and causes as they were
accused of: wherfore some of theym were outlawed, and loste suche goodes as they had,
and the other punysshed by Jonge enprysonement, and lastly delyuered by payinge of
great fynes.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxjt.xx. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxi.
Thomas Romayn.
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno. xix.
William de Lyre.
IN this. xix. yere, the kynge ordeyned that all woll whiche shuld be sold vnto straugers
' Omitted in edit. 1.542. 1559. * s" R'*s ap Mordek, edit. 1642. 1559. Mereieth. tdit. 1559. »» mare.
3 Beuet.edit. 1559. in marg. * such, edit. 1533. 1542.
shuld
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 393
shuld be brought vnto Sandewyche, where the staple therof longe after was as it fs nowe
at the towne of Caleys. And this yere were the lewes banysshed the lande ; for the which
cause the coinons gaue vnto the kynge a quindecim or fyftene.
This yere also sir Gilbert de Clare, erle of Glouceter, marled dame lane doughter of
kyng Edwarde. This was called lohane of Acris, for she was borne at Acris, when kynge
Edwarde was therupon his great iourney; and soone there after in the same yere, the
duke of Brabanys sone, weddyd Margarete y suster of the sayd lohanne.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxxi. Anae Domini. M.CC.lxxxxii.
RaufFe Blount.
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno. xx.
Hamonde Boxe.
IN this. xx. yere, and begynnynge of the mayres yere, and also of y kynges. xx. yere,
that is to meane vpon the euyn of seynt Andrewe, or the. xxix. day of Nouembre, dyed
quene Elyanore the kynges wyfe, and was buryed at Westmynster, in the chapelt of
seynt Edwarde, aty fete of Henry the thirde, [where she bathe, ii. wexe tapers brennynge
vpon her tumbe,' both daye and nyglu, whiche so hath cotynued syne the day of her
buryinge to this present daye.]1 This geutyll watnan, as before is towched in the. xxxviii.
yere of kynge Henry the thirde, was suster vnto the kyng of Spayne: by whom kynge
Edwarde had. iiii. sones, that is to saye, lohn, Henry, Alphons, and Edwarde, whiche
Edwarde succedyd his fader, by reason that the other, iii. dyed before theyr fader} also
he had by herv. doughters: the fa'rste, Elianore, was maryed vnto Wyllyam erle of Barre;
the seconde, lohane of Acris, was marycd as before is sayd vnto y erle of Glouceter; the
thirde, Margarete, was snaryed to the dukes sone of Braban; the iiii. Mary by ;;time, was
made a menchon at Ambrysbury ; and the v. named Ely/abeth, wasmaryed vnto y erle of
Holande; and after his deth she was maryed vnto Humfrey Boherum1erie of Hereforde.
And this yere dyed also the o!de quene Elyanore, wyfe vnto Henry the thirde, and
mother to this kyng Edward, whose herte was buryed at the Graye Freres in London, &
bis body at Ambrisbury in y house of nunes.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxiii.
Henry Bale.
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno. xxi.
Elys Russell.
IN this. xxi. yere, y kyng helde his great court of parlyamet at Lodon, to the whiche
with dyuers lordes of that prouynce came the kyng of Scottes. And after he had con-
tynued there a conuenyent season, he was conueyed w dyuers lordes ferre vpon his iour-
ney towarde his owne countre.
And in this yere as one Richarde Bagle, offycer of the sheriffes of London, was ledynge
a prysoner towarde the gayole; y which he before bad arrested, thre men rescowed the
sayd prysoner, and toke by from the offycer, the whiche were pursued and taken, and
ty iu.dg^menl; & la«-e tljan vsed brought into Westchepe, and there had theyr ryght handes
smyten of by the wrestes.
Anao DonfirS. M.CC.'lxxxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxiiii. M- M*.
Robert Rokkisley.
Rauffe Sandewyche. Anno. xxii.
Marten Awbry.
IN the. xxii. yere of kyng Edwarde, vpon the daye of seynt Tyburce & Valerian, or
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * Hutnfrey Bolmn. MS.
3 E the.
SEPTlMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
1
the. xiiii. daye of Mali, fyll a wonclerfull snowe, & therwith an excedynge wynde ; by vyo-
lence wherof great herme was done in sundry places of Englande, [in reruembrauce
wherof a metrician made these verses folowynge.
Crastino Tiburci sanctorum Valeriani
Nix cadit immanis,. ventus vehemens borealfs
Euulsit siluas, vulsit quas reperit herbas,
Edes cfampnose detexit & impituose,
Quas clam prostrauit ; sic plurima dampna parauit.
The whiche verses may thus be englysshed as hereafter foloweth*
The morowe folowynge Tiburce and Valerian, ^
The blessyd seyntes,. of snowe fyll suche plentie,.
That at that daye was no lyuynge man,
That myght remembre of so great quantyte.
The northyn wynde blewe with suche fyerste,
That houses, tryes, with herbys, it ouercast:
And many other harmes by lande, and eke by see,.
Of that wynde came, the whyle that it dyd laste.]1
IN this yere, also, aboute the ende of the moneth of lulii, dyed Freer Pekham, than
archebysshop of Caunterbury, in whose see was after stalled maister Robert of Wychester.
And aboute the myddes of Septembre folowynge, the erle of Barre, a Frensheman, maryed
Elianore, the kynges doughter, in the towne of Brystowe: and aboute the ende of this
yere dyed Alexandre kyng of Scottes, where soon after ensuyd great warre, & trouble,
for the enherytaunce of that lande, as in some part shal after appere.
And this yere whete was solde at London for. ii. s. a busshell. In this yere also as
'[Li.7.ea. 39.] wytnessith the Frenshe cronycle, Philip le Beawe than kynge of Fran nee, made warre in
Gascoygne, and Guyan, for the cause as there is shewyd, sayinge that kyng Edwarde,
vnder coloure to haue made a vyage into the holy lande, gatheryd a great army and
sodeynly entred Normandy, bothe by lande and water, and dyd moche harme in spoylynge
& takynge dyuers shyppes of Fraunce, and brynnynge and spoylynge dyuers townes of
the same; and after came vnto the towne of Rochele, where to it the Englysshernen made
dyuers assautes, wherby the dwellers, and also the towne susteyned moche harme.
Wherof the kynge of Fraunce beyng enfourmed, sent vnto kynge Edwarde, monysshyng
hym to come vnto his parlyamet ; and also to make satisfaccion for suche harmys as his
people had done within his domynyon of Fraunce, and Normandy. But for that kyng
Edwarde refused that to do ; therfore the sayd Philip le Beawe sente Rauffe de Neel,
than constable of Fraunce, into Gascoygne with a great & myghty power, the whiche
made sharpe warre vpon y Gascoygnes : but the Gascoygnes with helpe of the Englysshe-
men defended theym in- suche wyse that great hurte was done vpon both parties. Than,
fynally, as testyfieth the sayd Frenshe cronycle, to the entent that kynge Edwarde myghte
make y better clayme to all the hole duchye of Normandy, he sent the Frenshe kynge
worde that he wolde gy.ue ouer into his handes the duchie of Guyan, and holde no lande
of the kyng of Fraunce.
1
Anno Domini. M.CC.hxxxiiii, Anno Domini. M:CC.lxxxxv.
Henry Boxe.
Sir lohn Bryton. Anno, sxiii.
Richarde Glouceter.
:•; -'" -tt^ur1
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559-
IN
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 395
IN this, xxiii. yere, the Walshemen, by styrryngeof one named Madok, rebelled agayne
the kynge; vvherfore he in all haste spedde hym vnto Westchester, and aboute the feast of
seynt Nicholas, wan from the Walshmen the ile called Anglesia, or the He of Manne :
and buylded newe the cytie & castell of Beau Maryse, and broughte the vnsteadfast
Walshmen to newe reclayme : and then caused the woddes of the countre to be hewyn
downe, wherin before tymes they vsed to hyde theym as a cony doth in his claper, and
repayred so the castellys and stronge holdes w buyldynge of some newe, that he caused
the Walshmen to thryue agayne theyr wyllys. For by y strength of those castellys they
were kept from theyr olde accustomyd rauyns and stelynges, dnd put so in execucion
by the rules' of the. sayd castellys and stronge holdes, that they fyll vnto occupacyon,
and to byeng and sellynge, and gatheryd treasour, and began to lyue after the maner of
Englyssh men. So that more and more that coutre grewe to more restfulnesse & peas.
In this yere also the Frenshmen* arryued at Douer, with a certayne of shyppes beynge
vnder $ rule of sir Mathew de Mounte Morency, & of sir lohn Harcourte knyghtes, and
spoyled that towne, and brent a parte of it, in whiche skyrmysshe was slayne [or martyred,
an holy man named seynt]3 Thomas of Douer. And in this yere, as testyfieth the Frenshe
cronycle, Charlys de Valoys brother vnto kynge Philip of Fraunce, was sent by his sayd
brother into Gascogne, with a great hoost : the which Charlys layde his siege vnto the
castell of Ryon, wherin at that tyme were sir lohn Seynt lohn and lohn de Brytayne, f
whiche manfully and vigurously defendyd the sayd castell agayne the Frenshmen all that
yere and more, as in the next yere shall appere.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxxv. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxvi.
lohn Dunstable.
Sir lohn Bryton. Anno, xxiiii.
Adam Halyngbery.
IN this, xxiiii. yere, the kyng, for jr great warre that he had with the Frenshe kynge
and ellys where, comauded a new subsydie to be leuyed vpon all $ sarplers of wolle
goynge out of Englande, with all fellys and hydes in lyke maner, and ouer that all suche
money as before was graunted by the clergy of Englande, towarde the defence of the holy
lande. The kynge, then, for reporte that he then had from Rome of the popes* maners,
than Bonyface y. viii. comaunded it to be brought vnto his tresoury : and by a couoca-
cion made of the sayd clergye, he had grauted towarde his nedes halfe of theyr spirituall M- '*"•
& temporall landes, begynnynge at. xx. marke benyfyce and so assendyng vpwarde, the
whiche was nat payde in one yere, but by deuyded porcions in. iii. yeres ensuynge: and
of f lay fee or temporall men of Englande, he had grauted to hym the. x. peny of theyr
mouables, the which was payde in. ii. yeres next ensuyng. And this yere, in the moneth
of Marche, was drawen and haged at London, for treason done in Frauce, a knyght
called sir Thomas Turbeuyle : and about the tyme of Easter, whan Charlys de Valoys, as
ye before in that other yere haue harde, had lyen longe at the castell of Ryon, & myghte
no thyng wynne vpon the Englysh men, but dayly loste of the beste of his knyghtes, he
sent for more ayde and socoure ; at which tyme came vnto hym sir Rauffe Nele, constable
of Frauce, with a fresshe company, and than assawted it of newe : but whan they had lyen
there a season, and sawe they preuayled no thynge agayne theyr enemys, they yode vnto
an holde thereby named Poudency, and it assauted forsomoche as the more nombre of
the sowdyours there were Normans, and after, viii. dayes by appoyntement or otherwyse
gatte the sayd holde ; so that all the Englysshmen had theyr lybertie and goodes, and
the Normans taken as prysoners : the whiche they brought after vnto the castell of Rions,
end there in syghte of the sowdyours hanged all or the more partie of the sayd Normayns.
Whan the Gascoynes beynge within the towne and castell of Rions, sawe then their cosyns
"rultrs. * Normans, adit, i 559- in marg* J Omitted in edit. 1542. 155£. , * Bishop of Rome*.
edit. 1M2.
3 E 2 & coutrey
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
& coutrey men hanged before theyr iyen, they cast in theyr myndes that it was done by
treason of the Englisshe men, and that they wolde at length deale with them in lyke
maner, by reason wherof stryfe and varyaunce arose atwene the Englysshe men and the
Gascoygnes, so y eyther of theyin feryd the treason of the other : for the whiche cause,
sir lohn Seyn lohn, sir lelifi de Brytayn, sir Robert Tiptoft, sir Rauffe Tany, sir Hugh
Bardolfe, and sir Adam Cretynge, with dyuers other, fledde by see, arid iu that maner
saued thems^lf ; & soon after the sayd towne & castell of Ryons was wonne by the Frensh-
men, and the inhabitancies of the samesworne vnto the Frensh kynge.
Ye haue harde before, in the xxii. yere of this kynge, howe, after the deth of Alexander
kyng of Scottes, many questyons fyll amonge the said Scottes, who by right of enheri-
taunce shuld be kyng of that lande, consyderynge that the sayd Alexander had left after
hym. iii. doughters1, the whiche, lyuynge theyr fader, were maryed. The firste to sir lohn
Bayloll, the secode to Robert le Bruze, and the thirde to one named Hastynges. Many
of the lordes of Scotlande wold haue crowned sir lohn Bayloll, by reason that he rnaryed
the eldest of the doughters j but the frendes of Robert le Bruze withstode it with all theyr
power.
And other there were that helde with Hastynges ; so that after great stryfe and longe
varyaunce, the matyer was brought before kynge Edwarde as chief lorde and soueraygne
of that lande, promysynge to hymtoabyde all suche determynacion and Judgement as he
shuld set therin.
Than kynge Edwarde, to the ende that the Scottes shuld knowe perfytely that the kyng
of Englande ought of right to be there chief hede and soueraygne, shewed vnto them such
olde wrytynges as he lytell tofore had caused to be sevchyd & founde, in the whiche
it was conteyned, by the auctorite of olde cronycles & wryters, as Marianus the Scot,
Wylliam of Malmesbury, Roger of Huntyngdon and other, that in the yere of our Lorde.
ix.C. xx. kynge Edwarde the elder made subget vnto hym the kynges of Cumbris, and
Scottes.
Also in the yere of grace. ix.C. and. xxi. the foresayd Scottes and Cumbris chase y
sayd Edwarde the elder to be theyr chief lorde & patron.
And in the yere of our Lorde ix.C. xxvi. Ethelstane, than kynge of Englande, subduyd
Constantyne, than kynge of Scottes : and after admytted 5"say^ Constantyne to reygne as
kyng vnder hym by othe of obeysaunce* with feaute and homage.
Also Edredus, brother to the sayd Ethelstane, subduyd of newe the Scottes with the
Northumbris, & receyued of theym agayne othe and homage. And ouer that it is founde
in the sayd cronycles that Edgar ouercame Alphunius', the sone of Kynadus, kynge of
Scottes, and receyued of hym feawty & homage, and helde hym vnder his obeysauce,
as he had done his fader Kynadus before tyme. Moreouer it is there wytnessyd that
Canutus, in the. xvi. yere of his reygne, subduyd Malcolyn, than kynge of Scottes, and re-
ceyued of hym feawty and homage.
Furthermore, Willyam Conquerour, in the. vi. yere of his reygne, subduyed Malcolyn
kynge of Scotlande : the whiche before tymes had receyued the sayd kyngdome of the
gyfte of Edwarde, kynge and confessoure ; and Willyam y Rede dyd in lyke wyse vnto the
sayde Malcolyn & vnto his. ii. sones, that reygned in Scotlande the one after the other.
Also Dauid kynge of Scottes dyd homage vnto Stephan than kynge of Englande, and
Willyam kyng of Scottes dyd homage vnto Henry y thirde at y tyme of his coronacon.
And after came vnto his fader Henry the seconde, whan the fore named Henry was deed
in Normandy, and made his homage to hym agayne.
This Henry, y was sone vnto Henry the seconde, is of many wryters named Henry y
1 The MS. has a very different reading, viz. " consideryng that the said Alexander dyed w'oute heyr of his
body. Which questions was for soo nioche as David brothir vnto Alexander, hadd left after hym iii dougthirs
the which," £c. a other obeysaunce. edit. J542. 1559. s Alpinus. edit. 155$. in marg.
2 thirde,
SEFTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 397
thirde, forsomoche as he was the thirde kynge that was crowned of that name ; but for
he dyed before his fader, bis dedes ben Jytel spoken of, so y of some wryters he is no
thyng mynded: and it foloweth in the story, hone that Alexandre kynge of Scottes, in the.
xxxv. yere of Henry the thirde, or sone of kyng lohn, maryed, at Yorke, Margaret doughter
of the sayde Henry, and dyd vuto hyin homage for the realme.of Scotlande, and bonde
hym & his heyres, kynges of Scotlande, by his letters patentes, to be trewe vnto the sayd
Henry and vnto his heyres kynges of Englande, lyke as before tyme Wyllyam kynge of
Scottes had oblyged hyrn vnto the seconde Henry, as before in the. xxii. yere of his
reygne is more manyfestely shewed.
"And more to theyin was shewyd the popes' bulles, the whiche were sent before tymes
into Scotlande. By auctoryte wherof tne kynges of Scotlande were accursed, for they
wold nat be obedyent to theyr lordes kynges of Englande.
WHan all these presedentes were sene by y Scottes, a day was assygned of metynge at
Norham in the marches atwene Englande £ Scotlande, whyther vnto the kynge came the
chief rulers of the Scottes, where they excused theym to be botinde vnto the kynge, for
the obseruynge of the kynges ordenaunce, for somoche as they lackyd a kynge, and an
hede by whom all suche ordenaunces shuld be maynteyned and holden ; but, after, by
aduyce of both parties, agrement was made by the Scottes that they shulde be bounde
to obey the kynges iugement ; wherupon boudes* were made vpon both parties, that is
to meane, the kynge was bounde to theym, in an hondreth thousande poude, that win. ii.
monethes after he had receyued the possession of the lande, he shulde gyue it vnto hyin
that was thought most rightfull enherytour ; and the Scottes were agayne boude vnto hym
y they shuld holde ferme & stable all suche degre and iugement, as the kynge shuld gyue in
that matyer : and also that they shuld vpholde & maynteyne for theyr kynge and ruler,
hym thai the kynge shulde admytte & chose, and none other. After whiche bondes made /•/./*•*.
& delyuered vpon bothsydes, the Scottes seasyd kynge Edwarde, & delyuered vnto hym
by theyr chartours the possessyon of Scotlande, with castelles, with ryghtes, with cus-
tomes, and all other appertenaunces to that kyngdome belongynge ; and sette wardeynes
in the townes, maners, and castelles that shuld saue to hym that the kynge admytted all
aduauntages and profytes of the sayde townes, and other in that meane whyle growynge.
And whan all assuraunce was made and fynysshed., to thagrement of both parties; the
kynge called before hym and his counsayl all those parties that made clayme vnto f kynge-
dome of Scotlande ; and after theyr resons were wele and sufficiently arguyd and de-
bated vpon all sydes, by aduyce, aswell of some of the lordes of Scotlande, as by his
owne counsayll, he fynally admytted for kynge, sir lohn Bayloll, as most rightful enheri-
tour to y crowne of Scotlande ; the whiche receyued it of bym thankfully, and for y same
in presence of the barony of Englande & of Scotlande, dyd vnto the sayd kynge Ed-
warde his homage and sware vnto hym feawty : and that done, the Scottes with theyr
newe kynge retourned into Scotlande.
And this yere was taken the forenamed Madok, or Meredok, which as ye before haue
herde, in the. xxiii. yere, caused the Walshmen to rebell, & was drawyn and hanged at
London.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxvi. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxvii.
Thomas de Suffolke.
Sir lohn Bryton. Anno. xxv.
Adam de Fullam.
IN this. xxv. yere, the kyng comaunded, in dyuers shyres of Englande, great quantitie [Li. 7. w. 40.]
of whete to be gaderyd, and sent it into Gascoygne and Guyan, to y nombre of an. C.M.
* Bishop of Romei. edit. 1542. * bonds.
quarters,
S98 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
quarters, after some wryters. And soone after sent thyder sir Edmunde his brother erle
of Lancastre, sir Henry Lacy erle of Lyncolne, & sir Wyllyam Veysy baron, with dy-
uers other lordes and knyghtes, to strength suche people as he there had redy, whyle he
preparyd an other army to haue agayn the Scottes.
Ye haue harde in the precedynge chapitre how sir John Bayloll kynge of Scottes made
othe and homage vnto kynge Edwarde, for y kyngdom of Scotlande, of the whiche othe
he shortly repented hym after by meane of y cousayll of the abbot of Menros, as saythe
[Li-7.ea.4o.] Policronicon : albe it that it shulde seme to be as well by the counsayll of the kynge of
Frauce, by wordes that ben wryten in the Frenshe cronycle : but how so it was by one
or by both, full vntrewely he forsoke his former othe and promyse, & arreryd warre agayne
the kynge, wherfore kyng Edwarde sped hym ttiyder w a great hoost, and in processe
layde his siege vnto the towne of Berwyk ; but the Scottes defended it egerly, & bete the
Englysshetnen backe, and brent some of the Englysshe shyppes ; with the whiche enter-
pryse they were so enflamyd with pryde, that, in derysyon of the kynge, they made this
mokkysshe ryme folowyng.
What wenys kynge Edwarde, with his longe shaukys,
To haue wonne Benvyk, all our vnthankys.
Gaas pykes hym,
And whan he hath it,
Gaas dykis hym.
WHan kynge Edwarde herde of the pryde of y Scottes, and knew of theyr scornfull
ryme, he was somdeale amouyd, & encouraged his knyghtes in suche wyse, that they
wanne the dyche of the towne ; and after in processe with great laboure and daunger jr
bulwerkes, so that they came vnto the gates, and made there so stronge assawte, that in
the ende they wanne the towne, and slewe of the Scottes, as wytnessyth dyuers wryters,
oner the nombre of xxv.M., and toke prysoners sir Wylliam Douglas, sir Symon de Frey-
sell, the erle Patrik, and sir Robert Bruze, with dyuers other. And in shorte tyme after,
$ wardeyn of the castell of Berwyk seynge y to hym was sent no socoure, yelded vp the
sayd castell by appoyntement: and whan the kyng had possessyon of f towne & castell
of Berwyke, he than strengthyd theym with Englysshe men ; and after wanne the holdes
of Tyndall1, of Exham, of Wyerbyrde, and of Lamerstok, with dyuers other.
And whyle y kynge Edwarde was thus besyed aboute the wynnynge of these foresayd
holdes, he sent sir Hugh Spencer, vt sir Hugh Percy and other noble men, with a pane
of his host, to lay siege vnto Dunbarre, where, when they had layne a certayne of tyme,
an hoost of Scottes came thyder to remoue y siege; with whom the Englisshe men had a
fiers & cruel! batayll : but in the ende, by helpe of God and seynt George, the En-
glysshe men had the victorie, and slewe of the Scottes aboue y nombre of. xx.M., and
loste of the Englysshe company a very fewe in nombre, where for the Englysshe men in
reprocbe of y Scottes, made this ryme folowynge.
These scaterande Scottes
Holde we for sottes,
Of wrenches vnware :
Erly in a mornynge,
In aa euyll tymynge,
Came they to Dunbarre.
ANd after this victorye, the towne & castell of Dubarre was wonne; in the which were
taken prysoners, thre erlys., vii. barons, &. xxvii*. knyghtes, with dyuers men of the
churche. Than y kynge sped hym vnto Edynborowe, & in processe of tyme wanne y
1 Tyuidale. edit. 1559. inmarg. * xxviii. MS. and edit. 1559.
towne,
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. . 399
towne» with the castell, in the whiche were founde y regalies of Scotlande; that is to
meane y crowne \v the sceptre & clotli of astate : the whiche after were offeryd hy kyng
Edwarde, at ^ shryne of seynt Edwarde, vpon the morowe after y feast of seyt Botholfe,
or y. xviii. day of lunii, in y yere folowynge. And when y kynge had thus subduyd the
Scottes, & set y coiitre in a rule, he retourned w many prisoners into Englande : in
whiche tynie & season, the Englisshmen susteyned many harde showres in Gascoyne &
Guyan, amonge y which one is remembred in y Frenshe cronycle, saynge y Edmunde
duke or erle of Lancastre dyed at Bayon : after whose deth, whyle y towne and other
stronge holdes preparyd theym to withstande the Frenshmen, Robert erle of Artoys,
which a lytel tofore had encoutred w sir lohn Seyn lohn, and had of hym ben ouerset,
resembled1 his company, & made hym* an other skyrmysshe; in y whiche he slewe
vpon an hondreth Englysshinen & Gascoygnes, and toke prysoners y forenamed sir lohn
Seyn lohn, sir William Mortymer and other, to the nombre of. Ixx., the whiche were sent
into Fraunce, vnto dyuers prysons.
Anno Domini. xti.C.lxxxxvii. Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxviii.
lohn de Stortforde.
Sir lohn Bryton. Anno. xxvi.
William de Stortforde.
/»
IN this. xxvi. yere, kyng Edwarde, with a. puyssaunte armye, in the moneth of August, /«/./*««.
toke shyppynge at Douer, and sayled into Flaunders, to ayde and to helpe Guy, than erle
of Flaunders, agayne y Frenshe kynge : the whyche at that tyme was sore warreyd of the
Frenshe kynge, in so moche that he had wonne the towne of Margquet, and the countre
therabout ; and for to put the sayd Guy vnto the more trouble, the sayd Frenshe kyng
caused Robert, erle of Artoys, to inuade y countre of Flaundres towarde Pycardy : and
encountred with the sayde Guy, neere vnto a towne called Furnes, where atwene the
sayd. ii. erles was foughten a sharp and cruell batayll, so that many men were slayne vpon
bothe partyes. After whiche fyght the erle of Flauders sped hym toward Gaunt, where
as kynge Edwarde than soiourned, & the erle of Artoys drewe hym towarde y Frenshe
kynge, the which shortly after was receyued into the towne of Bruges. In wiiiche tyme
& season, whyle the sayd ii. kynges laye thus at either towne, a meane of peas was there
treated of, so that fynalty a peas was concluded atwene the. ii. kynges, and alwene the
Frenshe kynge and Guy erle of Flaunders, vnto the feast of All Sayntes than next ensu-
ynge : and from that daye vnto the feast of All Sayntes than ii. yeres folowynge. After
whiche peas so stablisshed, kyng Edwarde departed from y towne of Gaunt, and yode to.
Burdeaux ; and the Frenshe kynge retourned into Frauce, and prysoners were delyuered
ypon both parties.
In this tyme and season, whyle kynge Edwarde was thus occupyed in Flaunders, the
Scottes by entysement of the Frenshe kynge, to the entent to cause kyng Edwarde to kepe
his countre, and that he shulde nat ayde the erle of Flaunders, beganne to make warre
vpon the kynges sowdyours, whiche the kynge hadde lafle there in dyuers holdes ; and
also entrede vpon the borders of Northumberlande, and made sharp warre vpon the in-
habytauntes of that countre: and for that sir lohn Bayloll their kyng, after some wryters,
was at that tyme prysoner in the towre of London, or ellys voyded the countre for fere of ^uTsco
y kyng of Englande, therfore the sayd Scottes made theym a capytayne, the whiche was
named Wylliam Waleys, a ma of vnknowe or lowe byrth, to whom they obeyed as vnto
theyr kynge. Anon as the kyng harde of y rebellyon of y Scottes, which to hym was na
great wonder, consyderynge theyr great vnstedfastnesse, wrote his letters vnto syr Henry
Persy erle of Northumberlande, to syr Wyllyam Latymer, and to syr Hugh Cressyngham
than tresourer of Englande, and to other, that they in al goodly haste shulde make pro-
* reasaemblyd, MS. * wytb hym. MS.
uysyonu
400 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
uysyon to withstande the Scottes ; the whiche persones after rescayte of the kynges letters
spedde they m in all spedy nianere: so that they entred Scotlande shortly after, and com-
pelled the Scottes to retourne bacfce vnto a towne named Streuelyn, where in askyrmysshe
foughten atwene the Englysshe & the Scottes, sir Hugh Cressyngham forenamed, with
dyuers Englysshmen, was siayne. But yet tlie Scottes were holden so streyght of the En-
glysshe hoost that, alter y skyrmysshe, they wold nat of a certayne tyme, come in playne
felde, but kept them win their castellys and stronge holdes. And this yere, atwene Eas-
ter & Wytsontyde, certayne persones of the cytie of London brake vp the towre in f
warde of Cornehyll, and toke out certayne persones y thyder were corny tted by sir lohn
Bryton, then custbs or gardeyn of the cytie for nyght walkynge; for the which ryot y
sayd persones, y is to meane, Thomas Romayne &. viii. other, were after greuously pu-
nysshed, as first by prisonemet, & after by fynes. And this yere y kyng in y moneth of
Octobre came Tto Englade, & so to Wychester, where y cytezyns of Lodon made suche
laboure vnto his grace, that shortly after they opteyned graut of their lybertios and fraun-
chyses that had in some parte be kept from them by $ terme of. xii. yeres and more ; so
that vpon the daye of the Translacion of seynt Edwarde, kynge and confessour, next folo-
ynge, they chase them a maire of themselfe, wherby all the foresaid tyme theyr custos or
gardeyn was appoynted by the kynge, or by suche as the kynge wolde assygne; but ye
shall vnderstande y this was nat redemyd wout great siunes of money : for after some
wryters, the cytezyns payde for it to the kynge iii.M. marke.
Also this yere, kynge Edwarde put out of his proteccyon certayne aliauntes, whiche
were rychely benyficed in Englande : the cause was for f sayd alyauntes wolde nat ayde
the kynge with theyr goodes, as the other of his lande dyd, out purchased an inibucion1
of [pope]1 Bonyface the. viii., that they and theyr goodes shulde be free from all the
kynges dymes or taskys: therfore the kyng seased their temporalties, and sufferyd theym
with theyr spirituelties tyll they were agreed w the kynge.
Anno Domini. M.CC.lxxxxviii. Anno Domini. M.CCMxxxxix.
Richarde Reffham.
Henry Waleys. Anno, xxvii.
Thomas Sely.
IN this, xxvii. yere, after Cristmasse, certayne persones made a dyggynge and a serche
in the churche of seynt Martynes le Graunde in London, for certayne treasour y ther
shuld be hyd, as it was reported of a gardyner ; but theyr laboure was in vayne, for no
thynge there was founde : for the whiche dede, the deane of Poules, the seconde Sonday
of Lent folowynge, denounced all theym accursed that were at that dede doynge, or con-
eentynge to the same.
In this yere, aboute the begynnynge of Aprell, the kytjg rode towarde Scotlade, and
appoynted his lordes with theyr companyes to mete with hym at Yorke, where with hym
met a great hoost : the whiche he ladde into Scotlande, and brent & spoyled the coutre
as he went, & taryed a season at Barwyke, and from thens he spedde hym in wyrnynge
of y^ townes and castellys as he went, tyll he came nere to a towne named Fawkyrk, or
Fankyrk, wherupothe daye of Mary Magdaleyne, or the. xxii. day of lulii, met wyth
hym ^ power of Scotlande, and gaue vntcf hym a sore fyght, but in the ende the victorye
fyll vnto the Englysshmen ; so that of the Scottes were siayne in y felde, as atfermyth dy-
uers wryters, ouer y" nombre of. xxxii.M., and of Englysshe men but barely, xxviii. per-
sones, after which scomfyture, the Scottes yelded to the kynge the more partie of the
i.nde, in whiche stronge holdes & castellys that they tofore hadde holden agayne hym, [and made vnto hym
•h'yn^Miuvi. new otne and promysse]', and yelded theym self vnto hys grace and mercy : and whan he
Scottes, & but. had sette that countre in an ordre and rule, he than retourned into England, and so
xxviu. persones
«f Englisshmen.
' Inibicion, * Omitted in edit. 1542. only. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
vnto
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 401
vnto London, where, by the aduyce of some of his counsayll, he sodeynly dampned cer-
tayne coynes of money, called pollardes, crocardes, and rosaries, and caused theyin to
be broughte vnto newe coynage to his great aduaunlage.
Ye haue before harde in that other yere, how that a true or peas was stablysshed
atwene the kynge and the kyng of Fraunce for the space of. ii. yeres and more, the whiche
fynally was concluded this yere, y kynge Edwarde, for a peas to be had'bytwene both re-;
gyons, shuld take vnto wyfe Margarete the suster of Philip le Beawe, then kynge of Fraunce. POI. ixx;a.
The whiche Margarete, whyle the kynge was in Scotlande, was brought vnto Douer, and so
vnto Caunterbury, where the kynge spoused her in the moneth of Septembre, as wytness-
yth the Frenshe Cronycle ; and receyued of her in processe of tyme folowyng. ii. sones
named Thomas & Edmunde, and a doughter named Margarete. The firste of the sones
was surnamed Thomas of Brotherton, and the seconde Edmunde Wodestoke.
Anno Domini. xii.C.lxxxxix. Anno Donjini. xiii.C-
lohn Armenter.
Elys Russell. Anno, xxviii,
Henry Fryngryth.
IN this, xxviii. yere, the kynge herynge of the vntrowth and rebellion of tne Scottes,
made y thirde vyage into Scotlande, and bare hym so knyghtly, that, in short processe after
his comynge, subdued the more parte of the lande, and after sped hym into the castell of
Estryuelyn, wherein were many of the great lordes of Scotlande, and enuyronyd the sayd
castell with a stronge sige, But he lay there somwhatof tyme without wynnynge of any
great aduauntage, or hurte doynge vnto the Scottes ; wherfore, of polycy, he caused to be
made. ii. peyer of galowes in the syght of the castell, and after comaunded proclama-
cyons to be greed1, that, if the Scottes, by a certayne daye, wolde yelde that castell to the
kynge, they shuld haue lyfe and lyuie, and if nat, but that he wanne it by strength, as
many as were within the sayde castell, shuld be haged vpon those gebettes, none astate
nor persone to be excepted. In processe of tyme, whan the Scottes had wel dygestyd
this proclamacion, and sawe the strength of theyr enemyes, and consyderyd theyr o« ne
feblenesse and lak of socoure, assented fynally to yelde them & their castell vnto y kyng;
whiche shortly after was done. Wherof kynge Edwarde being possessyd, stuffed it w En-
glysshe knyghtes, and after toke a newe othe of the lordes and capytaynes, the whiche he
founde closed within that castell, of trewe& feythfull allegeaunce, and after sufleryd theym
to go where theyin lyked.
And whan Willyarn Waleys, whiche, as before is sayd, pretentyd the rule & gouernaunce Wyiijram
of Scotlande, harde tell that the stronge castell of Estreuelyne was yelden vnto kynge Ed-
warde, and that lordes and knyghtes therin founden, in whiche he moche affyed, were
sworne to the kynges allegeauce, he feryd sore, leste the sayd company wolde betray hym,
and brynge hym vnto the kynge : wherefore he with his adherentes withdrewe hym into
the mareyses & other daungerous places, where he thought he was in suertye, for pursu-
ynge of the kynges boost.
Thenne the poore comons of the lande presented theym by great companyes, & put
them hooly in the kynges grace and mercy, so that the kyng thought then that he was in
peaseable possessyon, or in a great suertye, of the lande. Wherefore after he hadde caused
to be sworne vnto hym y rulers of dyuers borughes, cyties, and townes, with other offy-
cers of , the lande, he retourned vnto Berwyke, and so into Englande, and lastly vnlo West-
mynster.
In this tyme and season that the kynge was thus occupyed, aboute his warres in Scot-
lande, the queue was conueyed vnto London, agayne whom the cytezyns vpon y nombre
of. vi.C. rode in one lyuerey of rede & whyte with the conysaurice of dyuers mysteries
1 cryed,
S F browderyd
403 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
browderyd vpon theyr sleuys, and receyued her. iiii. myles without the cytie, and so con-
ueyed tborugh the cytie, wliich then was garnysshed and behaged with tapettes and arras
and other clothes of sylke and of rychesse in moost goodly wyse, vnto Westtnynster, &
there lodged.
Whan the kyng this yere was retourned out of Scotlande, he caused shortly after an in-
quisicion to be made thoroughe hislande, the vvhiche after was named Troylbaston. This
was made vpon all offycers, as mayres, shyreffes, baylyffes, excheters, and many other
that had mysborne theym in theyr sayd offyces, and had extorcioned or mystreated the
kynges lyege people, otherwyse than was accordynge with the good ordre of theyr sayd
oft'yces. By whiche meane of whiche inquisicion, many were accused and redemyd
their offences by greuous fynes, to the kynges great lucre, and auauntage. Other
meanes were founden also, as forfaytes agayne the crowne, the whiche brought great
slimes of money to the kynges cofers, towarde the great charge of his warres that he sus-
teyned in Walys, France, and Scotlande, as before is shewed. This yere also, the kynge
for complaynt y was broughte vnto hym by Maister Walter Langton bysshop of Chester,
of sir Edwarde his eldest sone, for that -lie with Pers of Gaueston and other insolent per-
sones had broken y parke of y sayd bysshop, and ryottously distroyed the game within it:
he therfore inprysoned the sayd sir Edwarde his sone, with his complyces. And in pro-
cesse of tyme after, when the kynge was thorughly enformed of y lassiuyous and wanton
disposicions. of the sayd Pyers of Gaueston, for that he shuld nat enduce the forenamed
sir Edwarde to be of lyke clisposicio, he therfore banysshed y sayd Pyers of Gaueston
out of Englande for euer. But after the deth of kynge Edwarde that banysshement was
soone denulled by Edwarde his sone ; wherof ensuyd moche harme & trouble as after shall
be shewed.
Anno Domini. M.CCC. Anno Domini. M.CCC.i.
Luke Hanerynge.
Elys Russell. Anno. xxix.
Richarde Champeis.
IN this. xxix. yere of kyng Edwarde dyed Edmunde erle of Cornewayll, the sone of
Richarde somtyme erle of the sayd countre and kyng of Almayne, without issue; where-
fore that erledome retourned agayn to the crowne of Englande.
And in this yere, the kynge gaue vnto sir Edwarde his sone y pryncipate1 of Walys, and
ioyned therunto the sayd erledome of Cornewayll.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.i. Anno Domini. M.iii.C.ii.
Robert Caller.
John Blount. Anno. xxx.
*
Peter Bosham.
IN this xxx. yere, j kynge helde his great counsayll of parlyaraent, at his cytie of
Caunterbury.
fM, Ixxliii. Anno Domini. M.CCC. ii. . Anno Domini.xiii.C.iii.
Hugh Pourt.
Ihon Blount. Anno, xxxi,
Symon Parys.
IN this. xxxi. yere.
1 principate and bed. edit. 1542. 1559,
Anno
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI. 403
Anno Domini. M.CCC.iii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.iiii.
Wyllyam Combmartyn.
lohn Blount. f Anno, xxxii.
lohn cfe Burfforde.
IN this, xxxii. yere.
Anuo Domini. M.CCC iiii. Anno Domini. xiii.C.v.
Rogier Parys.
lohn Blount. Anno, xxxiii.
lohn Lyncoln.
IN this, xxxiii. yere, Wyllyam Waleys, that vnto the kynge had done so many displear ^"f?™^ey*
sures & treasons agayne the trouth and alleageauce of his othe, as some deale before is ude, *«emeto
shewed, was taken at the towne, named Seynt Domynyk, in Scotlande, and sent vnto Lon- ^U5td°"
don, and there arregnyd ; and vpon the euen of seynt Bartylmewe, drawen, hanged, and
quarteryd, and his hedde sette vpon London bridge, and his iiii. quarters sent into Scot-
lande, and there hanged vpon y gates of certayne townes of the lande. And at MygheU
masse folowynge y kynge holdynge his parlyament at Westmynster, thyder carne oute of
Scotlande, the bysshop of seynt Andrewes, Robert le Bruze, sir Symonde Frysell erle
of Dunbarre, sir lohn of Cambrees erle of Atles, and sir lohn Comyn with other: the
whiche voluntarylye were sworne in presence of the kynge arid his lordes, that they shuld
be trewe vnto y kynge of Englande, and kepe the lande of Scotlande to his vse agayn all
other persones ; and if any rebel), or other malycious persone distourbed the lande or
breke the kynges peas, they shulde cause hym to be taken, and sent vnto the kynge : with
many other articles concernynge theyr allegeauuce, the whiche full fulsly they brake
and contraryed shortly after.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.v. Anno Domini. xiii.C.vi.
Raynold Doderell1.
lohn Blount. Anno, xxxiiii.
William Cansyn*.
IN this, xxxiiii. yerc, Robert le Bruze, contrary his othe to kynge Edwarde before made,
assembled the lordes of Scotlande, and by the cousayll of thabbot of Stone and other
that fauoured his vntrouth, he sent vnto [the pope than]! Clement the v. for a dispensacy-
on of his othe before made vnto kynge Edwarde, & snrmysed to hym that kyng Edwarde
vexyd and greuyd the realme of Scotlade wrongfully; wherupon the pope* wrote vnto
kynge Edwarde to leue of suche doynges.
And whyle this matier was thus complayned vnto the pope4, the sayd Robert le Bruze
made all the laboure he myght vnto the lordes of Scotlande, that he were admytted for
kynge of that regyon ; so that vpon the daye of the Concepcyon of our Lady, or the.
viii. day of Decebre a great assemble of the lordes was made at the abbey of Stone : and
vpon the daye folowynge, by the meanes of the abbot of that place, many of the sayd
lordes assented to the wyll of y sayd Robert, except sir lohn Comyn only, the whiche
in defence of his trouth, & othe before sworne vnto kyng Edwarde, many reasons and
excuses made, and fynally sayd that he wolde nat false his othe for no man. For this
the sayd sir lohn Comyn had great maugre of syr Robert le Bruze, and many of the
nobles of Scotlande ; but he helde his opynyon so fermely, that other began to take his
parte that in that counsayll rose suche contrarieteofoppynyons and reasons, that the sayd
counsayll was dissoluyd, and a newe set at the Graye Freres of Dunfrize, after Candel-
masse next ensuynge : at whiche daye of assemble when the cause of theyr metyng was
* Doderley- edit. 1559. * William Consyn. MS. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. * byshop of
Rome. edit. 1 542.
3 F 2 • by
404 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
by Robert le Bruze denouced and shewed, and many of the great lordes of the landc
hadde graunted to hyrn their aydes and assistence, the forenamed sir lohn Comyn, and
other satte styll and sayd no worde, whiche Robert le Bruze markyd well, and to hym sayd,
" And you sir lohn I truste for the defence, and weale of this realme ye wyll nat be
behynde:" wherunto he answered "sir, I wolde that ye and al my lordes here present
knewe wele that for y weale and defence in the right of this lande, I wolde stande with
it to the vttermost of my power; but for I se thatyeentende rather the subuercyon than
the weale therof, I wyll therefore ye knowe, I shal nother ayde you with counsayll, nor
yet with strengthe." Some other also there were whose names the auctour myndeth nat,
•whiche allowed the sayinge of the sayd sir lohn, and in some wordes admytted his sadde
and trewe answere ; for the whiche Robert le Bruze was so ainoued, that where' sir lolrn
Comyn with sir Rogier his brother was departed from the cousayll, and was comyn into*
the churche of the Freres, Robert le Bruze hym folowed and wounded to the dethe with
his swerde, and after slewe syr Rogier his brother, whiche wolde haue defended f fore-
sayd sir lohn: after whose deth lytell or no resystence was made agayne yvntrewe meane
& dedes of the sayd Robert le Bruz,e, soy heat seynt lohns towne was crowned kynge
shortly after.
It was nat longe after that kyng Edwarde was monysshed of all this vntrouth of the
Scottes : wherfore he preparyd hy to wende thyder, and at Penthecoste he helde a great
feaste of his barony at Westmynster, and durynge that feast made a great nombre of
knyghtes ouer. CC. after most wryters : and that feast ended he sent with a fayre com-
pany of knyghtes, sir Aymer de Valaunce erle of Penbroke, and sir Henry Percy erle of
Northumberlade into Scotlande, and sped hym selfe with his hoost soone after.
Thanaboute the feast of the Assumpcion of our Lady, the kynge faught with the sayd
Robert le Bruze and alt y power of Scotlande, in a playne nere vnto seynt lohns towne,
an[j a^ter jonge fyght, and great slaughter of the Scottes to the nombre of. vii. M. he
chased the Scottes, in whiche chase syr Symonde de Frysell erle of Dunbarre was taken
with also the bysshoppes of Seynt Andrews, and of Bastoon, the abbot of Stoon or Scoon,
& sir lohn Chambrees erle of Atles, whiche bysshoppes and abbot, kyng Edwarde sent
/«*•». after vnto Innocent the fyfth than pope*, with reporte of theyr periury, and how they were
taken annyd in y felde to shede the blode of Cristen men. And the temporall lordes he
sent into England, & so vnto the towre of Lodon : and Robert le Bruze, after this scom-
fyture & losse of his chief friendes, feryng lest the Scottes, with suche Englysshemen
as kynge Edwarde laft there, wolde aryse agayne hym, and* comfortles fled vnto the kyng
of Norway, & there abode durynge whyle kyng Edward lyued.
Whanne this noble prynce Edwarde had thus subdued the Scottes, he yelded thankes
to God of his victorye. And when he was ascertayned of y auoydyng of Robert le
Bruze, and had sette the lande in a quiet and ordre, he retourned into Englande.
In this passetyme were y forenamed lordes of Scotlande areygnd at London, and vpon
the euyn of the Natyuyte of our Lady put to deth, and theyr heddes after set vpon
London brydge ; and shortly after was lohn Waleys brother vnto Wyllyam Waleys,
whiche for lyke treason was put to deth in the precedynge yere, taken and hangyd and
quarteryd, and some Scottes that were taken as prysoners remayned longe in Englande or
they myghte acquyte theyr fynaunce.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.vi. Anno Domini. xiii.C.vii.
Symon Bolet4.
lohn Blount. Anno. xxxv.
Godfrey de la Conduyt.
iu-.N M f ±jt. ffi <t . *V> : . •••• ••"' ' :• ".:••- ?
'i fj ? •" i ' . • i+ ' . .
1 when, edit. J 533. 1542, 1559. * bysshop of Rome, edit. 1542, * alL . *Benet, edit. 1559.
IN
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMf! 405
IN this. xxxv. yere, the kynge, for certayne causes hym mouyng, retourned agayne into-
Scotlande, or after some wryters he taryed at Berwyke, and helde his Cristmasse & Easter
in those parties, and came nat into Englande, after he had scomfyted the Scottes. In the
season of-somer, as he was retournynge into Englande, a sykenesse toke hym so feruently
y he knewe wele he shuld dye. Wherefore he beynge at Burgth vpon the San3e beyonde
Carleyll, called to hym sir Aymer de Valance erle of Penbroke, sir Henry Percy eric of
Northumberlande, sir Henry Lacy erle of Lyncolne, and sir Robert Clyffbrde baron, and
caused theym to be sworne before hym y they shuld crowne his sone Edward in as con-*
uenyent tyme after his dethe as they myght, and kepe the lande to his vse, tyll he were
crowned : and that othe by the sayd barons taken, he called before hym his sone Ed-
ward, and charged hym with dyuers poyntes vpon the charge of his blessyng, amonge
$ whiche one specyall was, that he shuld neuer after y daye suffre Piers of Gaueston to
retourne into Englade, & so lyke a good Grysten prynce dyed shortly after, vpon [the
day of the Translacion of seynt Thomas of Caunterbury, or]1 y vii. daye of the moneth
of lulii, whan, he had reygned. xxxiiii. yeres. vii. moneth & odde dayes. And after with
great solempnytie conueyed vnto Westmynster, and there buryed in the chapell of seynt
Edwarde, vpon the southsyde, in a playne tombe of marble at $ hed of his fader. This
noble man had. ii. wyfes, by y whiche as before is shewed in the. xx. & xxvii. yeres oft
his reygne, he had issue as in the sayde yeres apperyth. Of this noble prynce a vercyfyer
made these, ii. verses folowynge.
Dum viuit* rex, et valuit sua'magna potestas,
Fraus latuit, pax magna fuit, regnauit honestas.
Whiche verses may be englysshed in this maner folowynge.
Whyle lyued this kynge,
By his power all thynge
Was in gpod plyght.
For gyle was hydde,.
Great peas was kydcle
And honest4 had myght;
An other vercyfyer also of hym made these verses folowynge, and caused theym to
be hangyd ouer the place of his sepulture.
Mors est mesta nimis, magnos quia iugit in imis,
Maxima mors minimus', coniugens vltima primis.
Nullus in orbe fuit homo viuens, ne* valet esse,
Qui non morte ruit, est hinc exit7 necesse :
Nobilis et fortis, tibi tu confidere noli.
Omnia sunt mortis, sibi subdit singula soli.
De mundi medio, magnum mors impia nouit8.
Anglia pre tedio satis anxia plangere nouit.
Corruit Edwardus vario veneratus honore,
Rex nuper et9 nardus fragrans virtutis odore,
Corde leopardus, inuictus et abspjue pauore,
Ad rixam tardus, discretus & eucharis ore.
Viribus armorum, quasi gigas, ardua gessit,
Colla superborum prudens per prelia pressit,
1 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559- * viguit. MS. vixit. edit. 1559. * tua. MS. * honeste. MS.
honesty, edit. 1559. minimis. * nee, edit. 1542. 1559. 7 exirc. MS. & edit. 1559. *movit.
MS. edit, 1542. 1559.' » ut, MS,
Inter
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI PRIMI.
Inter Flandrenses, fortuna sibi bene fauit,
W quoq; Wallenses et. Scotos subpeditauit.
Rex bonus, absq; pare, strenue sua regna regebat :
•Quod natura dare potuit bonitatis habebat.
Accio iusticie, pax regni, sanccio legis,
Et fuga nequicie premunt preconia regis.
Gloria tota ruit, regem capit hec modo possa*
Rex quandoq; fuit, nunc nil nisi puluis et ossa.
Filius ipse Dei, quern corde colebat et ore,
Gaudia donet ei nullo permixto dolore.
The whiche verses to the entent that they shulde be had in mynde, and also that the
Teder myght haue the more desyre to ouer rede theym, I haue therfore set them out io
baladde royall after my rude makynge as foloweth.
This sorowfull deth whiche bryngeth great full lowe
And 'moost and leest he ioyneth into one,
This man, to whom his pere was nat knowe,
Hath now subduyd, nat sparynge hym alone
Whiche of all other, this worlde to ouergone,
None was to be sparyd, of so great equytie
As he, if any, for noblesse sparyd shulde be.
f<j.ixxvi. Therfore, thou noble or myghty, truste none other grace;
But thou shalt pay to deth thy naturall dette,
And lyke as he from this worlde dyd chace,
This myghty prynce, and from his frendes fette,
Fro whom all Englande loude mournyd and grette:
So shall thou and other in dethes snare fall,
None shall escape, to rekyn kyndes all.
Edwarde, with many and dyuers gracis endowyd,
And lyke as nardus moost swetest of odoure
In smellynge passeth, and moost he is allowyd,
Of all swete odours, so dyd this knyghtly floure,
By vertuous actes, surmount, in honoure,
All other prynces ; whose herte was lybarde lyke,
And without fere, were he hole or syke.
This prynce was slowe to all maner of stryfe,
Discrete and wyse, and trewe of his wdrde,
In armys a geaunt, by terme of all his lyfe;
Excellynge actes doynge by dynt of the sworde,
'Subduyd the proude, of prudence he bare the horde ;
Of Flaunders by fate he had great amyte,
And Walshe, and Scottes, by strength subduyd he.
This good kynge perelesse his landes fermly gyded ;
What nature myght gyue, he fayled of it no thynge ;
No parte of boute, from his' was discided :
He was iustyce and peas, and of lawe stablysshynge,
And chaser of iniquyte, by his vertuous lyuynge :
MJt. edit. 1533. * fossa. 3 l»ym. MS. k edit.
4 In
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI QUARTI. 40*7
In whom these graces, with innumerable mo
Fermly were roted, that deth hath taue vs fro.
That whylom was a kynge, nowe is but duste and bone,
All glorye is fallen, and this pytte kepyth the kynge ;
But he that yeldyth all thynge by his one1,
The Sone of God, to whom aboue all thynge,
With herte and mouth, he dyd due worshyppynge,
That lorde of his ioy, 'perdurable to laste,
Graunt hym sorowlesse, euermore to taste.
AMEN.
.' 1, ; ,f. .>#.?*• '' •••»•'•
Philippi. iiif.
PHilip the. iiii. of that name, & sone of the thirde Philip, whiche was surnamed Phi-
lip le Beawe or Philip the fayre, began his reygne ouer the realme of Fratince in the
yere of grace. M.CC.lxxxvi,, and the. viii.* yere of the firste Edwarde than kyng of En-
glande : this for warre that he had with the duke of Gylderlande, arreryd great imposy-
cyons thoroughe his lande, both of the spiritueltie and also of the temporaltie.
Aboute the. iiii. yere of- his reygne, y prynce of Salerne, that longe had ben holclen in
pryson by the kynge of Aragon, was delyuered vpon a harde condycion, as foloweth ;
firste, that he shuld, to the vtterraost of his power, laboure a Concorde and peas atwene
the churche of Rome and the Aragons ; and that done, to sette a peas atwene the Frenshe
iynge and hym; and ouer that to paye in the ende of. xv. monethes nexte ensuynge an
hondreth. M. floryns for his raunsom ; (a floryn is in value after stertyng money, ii.s. x.d*
and so he shuld pay after the value of Englysshe money. xvii.M. and. v.C.//.:) and that
day after y he shuld neuer bere armys agayne f kynge of Aragon ; and if, within y terme
of. iii. yeres next ensuyng, he myght nat conclude the foresayd peas, he shuld then re-
tourne & yekle hymself prysoner as he before was, all whiche couenauntes fermely to be
holden, he first made solempne othe, and after delyuered to the kynge certayne hostages
and so departed. '
But this composicon or argument' was thought so vnreasonable vnto his frendes, that
he was counsaylled by theym that he shuld sue vnto the pope4 for a dispensacyon of his
othe, and that had, they wold helpe hym to recouer his foresayd hostages : after whose
counsayll, he, the yere folowynge, made suche laboure vnto Honorius the. iiii. of y
name, than pope*, that he alonely opteyned nat solucion of his othe, but also by hym he
was declaryd kynge of Scicill, and of pope5 Nicholas the fourthe, successour of the fore-
sayd Honorius, after confermyd. This prynce of Salerne, as ye before haue herde in ^
storye of Philip the thirde, and thirde & iiii. Chapiters of y same, was sone vnto Charlys
brother of seynt Lowys and kyng of Scicill : and the forenamed kynge of Aragon that
hym vpon the abouesayde condycions thus delyuered, was sone vnto Peter kynge of Ara-
gon, whiche, as before in the storye of the foresayd thirde Phylip, helde warre with hym,
& with f sayd Charlys. This prynce of Salerne was also named Charlys after the name of
his fader; the whiche after his admyssyon of the pope4, was crowned kyng of Scicill in
the cytie of Palermo soone after, & defended the lamlc knyghtly agayne the Aragons with
helpe of the Frenshmen by the terme of v. yeres after. At whiche terme ende Alphos
than kynge of Aragon dyed, and laques or lames, to whome the foresayd Alphons had
betake the rule of Scicill, and helde warre with the forenamed Charlys, was, as brother and
1 com MS. own. edit. 1542. 1559. ' *xiiii. MS. 3 agrement. edit. 1533- 1542. 1559. *bysliopp*
of Rome, edit. 1542. * Omitttd in edit. 1542.
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next heyre vnto the crowne of Aragon, admytted kynge of that regyon ; after which ad-
:;, myssion, he shortly after concluded a peas with the sayd Charlys, and redelyuered vnto
hym all suche hostages & pledges as his brother Alphons had before tyme of hym re-
neyued, for kepyng of the former conuencyons. And for a more slablysshement of the
same peas, the sayd lamys toke to wyfe of the daughters of y sayd Charlys.
Aboute the. vi. yere of the reygne of this Philip, certayne sowdyours of Fraunce, to the
•nombre of. xv.C. which were setite by the procurement of pope Nicholas the. iiii*. vnto
Acris, to fortyfye that towne, contrary the trewe atwene the Cristen and the Sowdan be-
fore concluded, for the terme of. ii. yeres, brake out of the towne and castellys adioy-
nant, and spoyled & robbyd such Sarazyns, as to that towne were dwellynge nere; and
<dyd vnto them all f sorrowe and shame that they myght. Wherof the Sowdan hauynge
knowlege was therwith greatly amouyd ; but yet or he wold attempte any warre agayne
the Cristen, he sent vnto the captayne of the cytie of Aeon, and wylled hym to sende
••vnto hy suche persones as had broken the peas, and done that iniurye to his people, and if
he' it refusyd, he sente theym wordeheshuld nat blynne tyll he hadde distroyed them, as
lately before he had done the inhabitauntes of the cytie of Tryple. But they sette his
manace at nought ; for so moche as they thought theym able to wstande his malyce.
Vpon which answere the Sowdan made great pronysyon to besiege the sayd cytie.
In which passe tyme, in Fraunce, was borne of dame lohane or lane, than quene of
Frauce, Lowys, the kynges eldest sone, that after his fader was kynge of Frauce.
Whene the Sowdan had preparyd all thynge necessarye for that iournay, he sped hym
with an innumerable multytude of Sarazyns towarde f cytie of Aeon or Acris, in whiche
iournay he was taken with so greuous sykenesse, that he knewe well he shuld shortly
dye. Wherfore he callynge before hym his admyrallys, charged a certayne of theym to
kepe forthe theyr iourney towarde Aeon, whyle the remenaunte retournyd into Egipt, and
there created his sone to haste4 hym vnto the sayd siege, and soon after dyed.
Then all thyng was ordeyned5, as he before had deuysed, and tlie cytie was besegid
M'ith a stronge hoost of Sarazyns, the whiche assauted it cruelly by the space of. vi wekes.
In whiche season the Cristen defended it so manfully, that the Sarazins myght therof gette
none aduantage. At the ende of this. vi. wekes came the yonge Sowdan with a fresshe
hoost ; the which made such a dynne & noyse with their labours Si bornys, and other
mynstrelsy 'that they at those dayes vsed, that it was hydous & fereftill to here. And
after they had restyd theym. ii. dayes, & preparyd for the ryggynge of their ordenauce,
they assauted the cytie. xiiii. dayes continuelly ; in whiche season moche people wasslayn
.vpon both parties, but the more nombre of y cytie : for by the vyolence of their orde-
nauce they, ouerthrewe moche howsynge within the cytie, wherwith moche people were
.oppressyd and slayhe, as well man as woman & childe6.
.At the ende of this, xiiii. dayes, when the rulers of the cytie had seen y harme that they
.had receyued by this fyers and cruell assaute, as well in losse of theyr sowdyours as of y
.great enpeyringe of their wallys and other defences of theyr cytie, they feryd sore ; for
the which they of one assent condissendyd, & sent soone after by theyr shyppes a great
nobre of olde men and women, & children, vnaptfor ^ warre with the relyques £ treasours
of the cytie into ScicilL It was nat longe after or the Sarazyns made a newe assaute, jr
-cotynued. iui. dayes, by meane wherof the cytie was sore defaced.
Thene the kynge of Cipris, whiche, at that daye, was there as one of the chief rulers in
y cytie, fayned hym syke ; wherfore, in y nyght iblowynge, desyringe a knyght of the cytie
.to kepe his watche, he cowardly & shamefully, with, iiii.7 M. men, toke shyppynge and
1 One of. * Nycholasthe iiii. byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. 3 they, MS. * The. MS.
and subseifitent editions read, " And there .created his soue Sowdan, After the which creacioii, he chargid
theym that they shuld cavse his said sone to haste hym, &c.'' 5 orderid. MS. ' women and
.childer. MS. 7 iii. M. edit. 1542, 1559.
sayled
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI QUARTI. 409
sayled thens, leuynge the cytie in all daunger. Vpon the morowe1, whan the certaynte
of this was knowen, the patriarke of Iherusalem w other there laft to the nombre of.
vii*. M. or therupon, sent vnto the Sowdan for a trewys for. ii. monethes ; but none they
myghte purchase: and therfore they dcfendyd theym in the best maner they myght. But
shortly after, for lak of defence vpon the wallys, the Sarazyns fylled the dykys ; and
so soone after, vpon the. xxv. day of May, perforce, entred the cytie, and slew suche
people therin as they there founde. Than the Sowdan gaue the praye of the cytie vnto
his knightes, and after spoylynge of the same, caused the wallys and toures to be rasyd
vnto the groude, and the houses, as well churches, temples and all other, were clerely
brent and dystroyed. And thus was that noble cytie of Acris, which is also called Tholo-
mayda, subverted ; the whiche was the chief porte or hauyn towne for Cristen men to
lande at, whenne any hoost or power of theyin shulde entre into the holy lande, & had
contymved for the more partie in the possessyon of Crysten men by the terrne of. C.Lx.
yeres and aboue.
IN the. vii. yere of this kyng Philip, the erle of Armenak was accused of certayn
poyntes of treason, by sir Raymonde Barnade', erle of Foys, where vpon a daye of
batayll atwene these, ii. erlys was appoynted to be foughten at Gysours, in the kynges
presence, and of his barony ; but after, by y great instance and laboure made by sir
Robert, erle of Artoys, that batayll was fordone.
In the. viii. yere of his reygne he gaderyd a great taske of his comons, and
in fy yere foresayd, at a feast hoklen at Compeyne, he made aboue. vi. score
knyghtes.
[And in the. x. yere the glorious confessoure seynt Lowys, grandfader vnto this Philip^
was, y day folowynge seynt Bartylmwe the Apostle, translated into a ryche shryne, in the
monastery of seynt Denys; the whiche yere before of Boniface the. viii. than pope, for
his great myracles, was wryten in the catholog or nombre of seyntes.]4
In the. xi. yere of his reygne, sir Robert of Artoys entred the towne of Seyt Omers, and
toke therin many Burgonyons and other as prysoners, and soon after mette with Guy,
duke of Burgoyfi,. at a towne called Fumes, where atwene theym was foughten a stronge
fight, and many mea slayne vpon eyther syde ; but lastly, the victorye fyll to sir Robert
of Artoys, so that he put y duke to flyght, and toke there prysoners Henry, erle of Da-
bencourt,. and sir Gtiylliam de Vyllers, and other. After whiche victorye by hym thus
opteyned, the sayd towne of Fumes was yolden vnto hym, and a great parte of the val&
of Cassile.
In this yere also, the warre attwene this kynge Philip and Edwarde the firste, thane
kynge of Englande, was put in vre ; for so moche as the sayd Edwarde toke partie with
the sayde duke or erle of Flaundres, as it is at length sette out in the. xxii. xxiiii. xxvi5.
yeres of the sayd Edwarde; wherfore here nowe I passe it ouei\
In the. xiii5. yere of this Philip, whane the trewys before sette atwene kynge Edwarde
& hym and the erle of Flaudres was expyred, he sent sir Charlys de Valoys, his brother,
with a great power into Flaundres ; the whiche made sharpe warre vpon the Flemynges,
and toke from theym the townes of Douay and Bethune, and after yode towarde the
hauyn towne of Dam or Dan, where he was encountred of Robert, sone vnto the erle,
where atwene theym was foughtyn a cruell fyght, to y/ great scath of bothe parties ; for jw. /**«;;;.
eyther departed from other without great auaut or boste. Than the sayd Robert with his
company drewe towarde Gaunt ; & the sayd syr Charlys, after the departyng of y^ sayd
Robert, layde hye7 siege vnto y1 foresayd towne of Dame.
In this passe tyme the archebysshoppe of Orleaunce was slayne by a koyght, called sir
' The morn. MS. * v. M. edit. 1542. 155.9. 3 Barnard, MS. 4 Omitted in edit. 1559.
* and xxvj. 6 thre and twentye yere. edit. 1 5 5Q. faultily* , ' his.
3 G Gautier,
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Gautier, for so moch as the sayd bysshop, as the fame then went, hadde diffloryssbed a
mayden and doughter of the sayde sir Gautier. And for hym was chosen to that dig-
nyte oiaister Barthrande, doctour of diuynyte. Tnen to retourne where we lafte of fy
foresayd warre of Flaundres, the sayde sir Charlys so sharpely assautyd the towne of
Dam, that in shorte processe after it was yolden vnto hym ; and than he prepared hym
to lay his siege aboute the forcnarned towne of Gaunt. Wherof whanne Guy erle of
Flaundres was ware, consyderynge he myghte nat shortly be ayded of the kynge of Englande
whiche thane warred vpon y Scottes, as in the. xxvii. yere of Edwarde the first it doth ap-
pere, he than made nieanes vnto the sayd sir Charlys du Valoys, that he wolde be a meane
to y kyng, that he myght be accepted vnto his grace & mercy. So that by his rneanes the
sayd sir Guy, with Robert his sone, vpon certayne .conuencyons, in shorte tyme after
was reconcyled vnto the Frenshe kynge. But whyle these couuencions were perfourmyd,
the sayde erle, with his sone Robert, were kepte in a lyberall pryson, & the countie of
Flaudres, by the assygenement of the kynge, for the whyle was comytted vnto the rule of
laques de Seynt Paulle, knyght ; the 'which entreated the comons of that laiule sternly,
and oppressyd them with imposicionsand taskes, in so moch, .that in the. xvi. yere of the
kynge, a certayne of y towne of Courtray in Flaudres, after certayne skyrmyssbes and
louedayd1 made, the comon people, in a nyght, slewe the foresayd sir la(|ues, and as
many Frenshemen as they might fynde win the towne. After whiche murder was knowen
in Brugys and other townes of Flaundres, anone by yll cousayll, they also cha>ed all
suche Frenshmen as by y foresayd laques were 'put I dyuers offyces within the sayd
townes, and madetheym stronge to make deffence agaynethe Frenshe kynge.
Wherof, when the Frenshe kynge wasascertayned, he sent thyder, with a stronge com-
panye, the erle of seynt Poule, the erle Boleygne, sir Robert erle of Artoys, and Robert
$ sone of the erle of Cleremount, with dyuers other noblemen of France, the whiche
spedde them toward Brugys, and in the playnes atwene Courtray & Brugys pyght there
pauylyons and tentes, for they myght come* no nere vnto Brugys, for so moche as Fleni-
ynges hadde broken the brydge ouer the ryuer that there ronneth : the whiche lastly,
nat vVout great slaughter of men of both parties, was by the Frenshemen reedyfyed &
made, so that the Frenshe hoost passid the ryuer, and laycle theyr ordenaunce nere to
the towne of Brugys. But theFlemynges hadde so garnysshed theyr towne with defence
of sowdyours, y they feryd the Frenshemen lytell or noo thynge. And of one thynge
they bare theym the bolder; for so moche as they had within the towne one of the sones
of Guy, theyr erle, the which before was scaped from the Frenshe kynges pryson.
Thus the Frenshemen lyinge before the towne, many frayes and bykerynges were made
atwene the Flemynges and theym, to theyr both paynes. Lastly, a daye of batayll by
the prouocacyon & dispytous wordes of y Frenshmen, was appoynted to be holden at-
wene theym vpon the Wednysdaye, beynge thane the vii. daye of y inoneth of lulii ; at
whiche daye, the Flemynges beynge confessyd & reconcyled to God, astheyshuld forth-
with haue departyd out of this worlde, in sober wyse groundynge theym vpon a rightfull
and good quarell that daye to lyue and dye for the defence and ryght of theyr countre,
issued out of the towne in good ordre, [berynge before theym certayne relyques of
sayntes, in the whiche they had great truste & affyauce.]'
Anone as the nobles of Fraunce behelde the countenaunce of theyr enemyes, disdayn-
ynge theym as vylayns and artifycers, trustyd so moch in theyr strengthes that they
thought shortly to ouer ryde theym, and here theym downe with strenght of theyr horses,
and without ordre ran with great ire vpon theyr enemyes, thynkynge to haue opressyd
them at the firste bront ; but the Flemynges, with theyr arbalasters and theyr longe mareys
pykes set a slope before theym, woiidyd so theyr horses, that they laye tumbelynge one
in the others necke : soo that they were the letters of the other, whiche were on foot,
1 Lovedays, MS. love day, edit. 1533. 154-2. 1559- a pot come, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 Omitted
in edit. 15*2. 155£).
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that they myght nat excercyse tlieyr feat of armys. And also y shot wluche was shot vpopi >
the Frenshe partie dyd as moche harnie to those horsemen as it dyd vnto theyr enemyes ;
so that in shorte whyle the felde was all sprede with slayne horses and clene artnyd men.
Wherof sir Robert, erle of Artoys, beynge ware, and seynge these noble sperys thus
slayne vpon the felde, auauncyd hym with his company, and slewe aritl woundyd of the
Flemynges great nombre, so that they fledde before hym, as shepe before the wolfe, and
put further bak that hoost of Flemynges than they, by y firste metynge, had auancyd
them self. And if ayde of Guy de Namoure, sone vnto the erle of Flaundres, had nat
the soner been comyn vnto theym, the sayde erle of Artoys had that daye wonne the re-
nowne of that felde.
Than the said Guy, with a fresshe company of Almaynes and other bolde sowdyours,
corawyously entred the felde, and bete downe the Frenshmen egerly. Thanne was the
medle new begon in so feruent wyse, that men and horse fyll downe to the grounde
wondersly thycke : and euer the erle of Artoys, where so euer he wente, he slewe moche
people before hym. But the Flemynges kept theyrn so hole togyder that he myght neuer
disseuer them, and slewe of the nobles of Fraunce great plentye. Whiche mortalyte thus
contynuynge, the ctrcuiys of bloHe ran wondres to behoide, and alwaye the Frenshe partye
wekyd more and more. Lastly, the erlys of seynt Poule and of Boleyn, with Robert,
the sone of this erle of Cleremount, and other, with the nombre of. ii. M. horsmen,
sejnge the rage and wodnesse of the Flemynges, whiche so cruelly slewe and bet downe
the Frenshemen, settynge a parte all honour and knygluhode, shamefully fled out of the
felde, leuynge the erle of Artoys in y medle of his enemyes, whiche, lyke vnto the lyon
ram pan nt, contynued in one sleynge and kyllynge the Flemynges without mercy or pyte.
But the Flemynges-, lyke wood tygres, were so enragyd vpon y Frenshmen, that they
wolde neuer leue theym tyl they by pure force draue theym vnto theyr tentes, where they
slewe of theym a great multytude.
In this batayll were slayne the foresaid erle of Artoys, Godfrey de Braban, ncre kynnys-
man to the said erle, and lorde of Wyrson, Adam, the erle of Dabenmale, lohn, I4he sone
of the erle of Henaut, RaufdeNeell, constable of France, Guy his brother, marshall
of y host, Raynokle de Try, Esmer, chamberlayne of Cancaruyle, laques, ^ sone of
Godfrey de Braban, Pyers Floot1, and lohn Bruillis, maister of the arbalasters knyghtes,
& many mo men of name, to the nobre of. CC. and aboue, besyde esquyers & other
men of lower degrees, as yomen, gromes, pages, to the nombre of. xii. M. The
whiche, after this victoiye, the Flemynges dispoyled & suffred the caryns of theym
to lye in the felde y all wylde bestes & fowles myght theym perysshe and deuoure.
Whan this yonge knight sir Guy had thus opteyned victorye of the Frenshmen, he /w.
reioysed nat a lytle ; and soone therafter layde siege vnto y He or a castell so named, &
gatte it also, were it by trechery or otherwyse. Thenne the tqwnes of Iper, of Gaunt,
of Douaye, & dyuers other of that countre obeyed vnto hym, and dyscendynge* & agreed
to take partie, eyther of theym with other, agayne the Frenshe kynge.
Thanne kynge Philip heryng of the great discomfiture of his men, made countenaunce
of mournynge, and specyally for his true knyght the erle of Artoys.
Kynge Philip then after, for to reuenge the foresayd displeasure to hym done by
the Flemynges, assembled, by our Lady Day Assumpcion next ensuynge, an excedynge
nombre of men of armys, entendynge to haue entred Flaudres, & vtterly to haue dystroy-
ed a great parte of that coiilre ; & so drewe towarde his enemyes, so that he pyght the
tentes of his van warde within, ii. myles of his enemyes, & there lay to his excedynge
charge, consyderynge the great multitude of his host, by all y moneth of Septembre. Of
the notnbre of this host I haue doute to wryte, for maister Gagwyn sayth y nombre was
so great that it may nat be byleued ; and that sheweth wele, by the expressmet of the
1 Foot. edit. 1542. 1559. * condyscendyd.
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noinbre made by the Frenshe Cronycle : for lie sayth, they were an hondreth tyme an.
C.M. £. xl. tymes. xl. thousade. By whiche saying som dele apperyth how the Frenshe-
men can make mencouge'. But how it was, for all this great & excedynge nombre of
Frenshemen the Fiemynges lay styll vnhurte or assawted ; and fynally, vpon a great sub-
stancyall cause, as ye after shall here, this great hoost was dissolwyd or retournyd euery
man to his awne, and kynge Philip, \Vsmallhonour, into France ; wheref the Freuah-
men sayth the occacion or cause was thus.
Kyng Edward of Englande, whiche vnto the Flemyngs bare great affeccyon, consyder-
ynge the great daunger they were in, and he at y tyrne inyght nat theim ayde nor socoure,
of a pollacy caste this in his mynde, and with an heuy or mornynge countenaunce shewyd
vnto the quene, and syster vnto kynge Philip, that he was very hcuy and sorowfall for
. his brother & hers, the kynge of Fraunce. Wherof wheo and whertbre she hadde frayned
the cause, he answeryd and sayd, that he had certayne knowlege, that at suche tyme
as -the Fiemynges and he shulde mete in batayll, y his lordes and .company shuld leue
hym amonge his enemies, for he was solde vnto theyin before hande. Wherof whene the
queue was thus ascertayned, anone in all possyble haste sent letters & messangers vnto the
Frenshe kynge, counsaylynge hytn to be well ware of that treason and daunger. To the
whiche he gyuynge credence, shortly after sente frome hym the sayd great company of
people, and he, \V a certayne, as aboue is sayd, retournyd into Fraunce.
After whiche departynge, -the Flemyngs were so bolde y forthwith they entred Pycar-
dy and the 'countre of Artoys, and spoyled & brent dyuers townes of the same. But Ui
the yere folov\ynge, as testyfyeth the sayde Frenshe Cronycle, y Fiemynges of Bragys
were fuughten -with of Otthcn, than duke of Burgoyn ; to whome, by reason of maryage,
the Frenshe kyng hadde gyuen the erledome of Artoys, and he of theym slewe, with the
ayde of the Frcnshmen. xv. thousande.
In tliis. xvii. yere, aboute Mydsoaier, Phylyp, an other sone of the erle of Flaundres,
whiche had, by a certayne tonne passid, ben in the court of Charlys de Valoys, & by
hym put in trust lo receyue certayne sumes of money in Scicill, to the vse of pope
Bonyface the, viii1; soduynely departed, and with a stronge company of Almaynes came
into Flaundres to ayde and assyste his brother, whome the Fiemynges or Brabanders re-
'ceyued with great ioy ; and by the comforte of hym inuaded ttie borders & landes of the
Frenshe kynge, & boldly assautyd the castell of Seynt Crners. But for they there gat
none aduauntagc, but loste many of theyr men, they forsoke that and yode vnto atowne
belongynge to the Frenshe kynge, called Thorouan Moryne j the whiche, in processe,
they wanne and ypoyled. About this tyme dyed Bonyface the. viii. of that name, thanne
pope', a man of euyll name and fame ; the whiche by his trechery caused his predyces-
soure Celestyne the. v. that was a good and holy man, to resygne and leue his papacye4,
and by this meane, Whenne this sayd Celestyne had sytten in Peters chayre a shorte
tyme, this Bonyface espyinge his innocency, whiche was all sette to the seruyce of God,
as he before hadde vsed hym in ledynge of a-nkers lyfe, thoughte howe he mygbt bryng
hym in niynde to resigne his hygh oftyce vnto hym ; and it to brynge aboute, he firste made
hytn fiendes secretely, and after hyryd-one of the cubyclers of the pope', that he, in the
deed nyght, shulde spekein a rode5 and saye, "Celestyne, if thou wylte be sauyd and be
partyner of my blysse, renounce this pompe of '$ worlde, and serive me as thou before
dyd ;'' or after the Latyn storye,"if Celestinus wyll be sauyd, lelte hym clerely the pa pall
dygnyte resygne.'" Whiche veyce this ghostly man sundry tymes herynge, thought veryly it
hadde ben a dyuyne mocyon; wherfore in all that he myghte, he laboured to bedischargyd.
Soo that at the ende of. v. monethes he resygned ; and shortly after was the foresayd
Bonyface admytted. The whiche nat beynge contentyd with this sinistre opteynynge of this
hygh dygnyte, but that he, for fere lest the sayde Celestyue shulde repent hym of his insolent
Mensounge. * Bonyface the. viii. byshop of Rome, edit. 1542. 3 Byssliop.pe ofilome, edit.
* Bysshopriche, edit. 1542. 1559. 5 A reed.
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dede, and by strengthe of some prynces be restoryd agayne to his former dygnyte; he
therfore wolde nat suffre the sayde CYlestyne to retourne to xvyldernes there to contynewe
his olde accustomyd lyfe, but helde hytn in a castell as prysoner, where for sorowe and
euyll kepynge lie dyed shortly after.
For the whiche this Bonyface was nat vnpunysshed ; for ower the sorowe and trouble
that he, durynge the terme of his papacy, suffred, w,hiche was nat a iyteH, in the ende of.
viii. yeres he was taken by strength and put in pryson, where so myserably and cruelly he
was entreated, that or he dyed, what for madnesse or for hunger he etc his owne handes,
and so in mysery ended*his lyfe within, xxiiii. dayes of his inprysonemet.
Thane to retourne where 1 laft, and to shewe you ferther-of the warre atwene Fraunce
and Raundres, though' it is that the Frenshemen, whh the ayde of y Henaudours, made
sondry and many tymes assautes vpon the Flemynges; in the whiche dyuers'chauces of
the warre fyll, so -that if that one hadde the belter at one tyme, that other- hadcle as inoche
aduauntage the next tyme. For refonnacyon of whiche warre, sir .Guy, with his sone,
before named, erle of Flaundres, that by all this season hadde contynued in the Frenshe
kynges pryson, were sufferyd to go into Flaundres vpon codycyon that if they myghte
pacyrye the countre to the kynges pleasure, that then they shulde styll enioy theyr lyberte
and go at large, or ellysto retourne agayne as prysoners. The whiche erle with his sayde
sone dyd what they cowde to reconcyle the sayd Flemynges ; but all theyr trauayle was in
vayne : so that, by the daye to theym appoynted, they retournyd to theyr former pryson.
YVherfore the kynge in the. xviii. yere of hisreygne, assembled a mesurable hoost of
people.
In the whicbe were accompted for noble capitaynes, voder the kyng, sir Charlys de F,I.IXXX.
Valoys brother to the kynge, Lowys erle of Enroux that other brother .to .the kynge,
Guy erle of seynt Paule, lohn erle of Uamprnartyn ; whiche noble me with many other,
met w the kyng at a towne called Mount1: and whene they hadde a season restyd there,
by meane of messangers goynge atwene kynge Philip and the Flemynges, a day of ba-
tayll was atwene them appaynted to be foughten vpon the. xvi. daye of August, in y
abouesayd. xviii yere; at whiche day the Flemynges of Brugis and the other townes sette
forthe theyr ordenaunce, and made theym a stronge felde, antl enbatayled theyin in suche
wyse that the Frenshmen made daungerous to setle v.pen theym; tlian meanes of treatye
were offeryd, so that the day paseed without stroke t try kynge.
But in the euenynge the Flemynges thynkynge to take auauntage vpon 4heir enemyes,
cam so sodaynly vpon the Frenshmen, that hardly the kynge myghte be armyd or tliey
iiadde slayne. ii. men within his tent ; whertbre hasty spede was made, soo that the kynge
was gotten to horsbacke, and forthwith by his marcyall power made waye thorough his
enemyes and slewe tlieytu without mercy : and by the knyghtly example of hym the rem-
•r.aunt of his lordes quyt theym so honourably that the poore Flemynges were layde in
•the felde hathynge in theyr owne blode to a great noiubre, and Justly costrayncd to fly.e
shamefully and to leue theyr ordenaunce behynde theym, and if nyght had nat fallen on,
.it is to deme that many moo of theym shuld haue ben slayne, consyderyng the great fyers-
messe of theyr enemyes, and the excedynge rancour of malyce that the Frenshemen to
.theym bare; but yet the Frenshemen escaped nat without losse of some noble men, for
•in y batayll was slayne y erle of Ancerre and dyuers other knyghtes and men of fame.
After whiche scomfyture and chasynge of the Flemynges, the kynge for dyrknes was
fette vnto histentes with torche lyght; where after he had buryed the deed bodyes slayne
in y felde, and also garnysshed some stronge castellys with hisJ<nvghtes, to the ende that
ithe Flemynges shulde nat breke to ferre abrcde, knowyng that with bis enemyes 1x3 shulde
that yere haue no mo playne bataylles, retourned agayne Ito France.
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IN the. xix. yere of kynge Philip, by meanes of Enguerram, a man in especiall fa-
uour w the kynge, a peas atwene Fraunee and Flaundres was concluded, the whiche, as
ye shall after here, duryd but shorte whyle ; natwithstandynge, by the reason of this peas,
Robert de Bethune and Wylliam his brother, whiche by all this season with theyr fader
sir Guy erle of Flaudres, had contynued in pleasaunt or esy pryson, were nowe delyuer-
ed ; but the fader was deed in the inoneth of Februarii, before the concluson of this
peas passed, &, by lycence of the Frenshe kynge, caryed to Marqueta towne in Flaundres
and there buryed.
In f. xx. yere »f this kynge Philip, a great dyssencion and stryfe fylle atwene the
ryche men or gouernours of Parys & the comynaltie of the same, for heythynge of y^ rent
of dyuers howses apparteynynge to the sayd comynaltie ; wherfore y sayd comons secret-
ly accompanye theym in great nombre, and yode vnto the howse of Stephan Barbette,
that was accused to be occasioner of that dede, and spoyled it, & after that they yode to
a maner of his in the countre named Courtyle Barbet, & it in lyke spoyled ; and y done
set it in fyre & brent it, and the orcharde of the same, whiche was passyng comodious &
pleasaunt, they defacyd & vtterly dystroyed : and nat yet with this beyng content, re-
tourned agayne vnto the house of the sayd Stephan, and all such wynes as were within
his selers, drake of theym tyll they were wod drunken, and what they myght nat in y
wyse deuoure, they bete out the heddes and let the wyne ronne in the stretes, and al
formys, stolys and other vtensilis in the howse by theym founclyn, all to brake in peces,
and of federbeddes rypped the tekys & helde theym in the wynde, y the fethers myght
be blowyn away and loste for euer, & vnryppyd the howse in dyuers places that the rayne
and other wederynge myght entre, as than fyll aboute the tyme soone after Cristmas.
And thus contynuynge in their fury & rage, after the dysspoylynge & defasyngc of these
foresayd howses, as men nat knowyng what they than dyd, yode streyght in great nombre
vntoy place of the Templers there nere, where at that season kyng Philip, with a certayne
of his barons was thane lodgyd ; & there kept the entrees of that place in such wyse- that noo
man myght issue nor entre, hut at theyr pleasures : and suche metes as were brought thyder
to the kynges vse & his howsolde, they caste it in the rnyre and fylth of the strete. The
kynge and his lordes seyng the rage of this rude & vnresonable people, sent vnto them
the prououst of the'cytie with some of his lordes, the whiche gaue vnto them so
pleasaunt & comfortable wordes, that at length he retourned theim in peasyble maner to
theyr houses. But vpon the morowe folowynge, the kynge nat forgettynge this rage and
ryot of the people, comaunded many of the sayd comons to be attached, & to be sent
vnto dyuers prysons. And vpon Candelmasse euen folowynge, for the same ryot, xxviii.
of theym were hanged at. iiii. entrees of the cytie of Parys, that is to saye. vii. Louure",
vii. toward the parties of Seynt Anthoyne., vii. at a place towarde the Rule1, and the other
"vii. in a place towarde Nostre Dame or Notyr Dame ; which execucion caused y comy-
naltie oFthe cytie to lyue longe after in great fere.
In the. xxi. yere of the reygne of kynge Philip, whiche maketh the yere of our Lorde.
xiii. C. and. vii. albe it, that other wryters affermeth it to be in the yere of grace, xiii. C.
&. xi. all the Templers in Fraunee were distroyed, & theyr goodes and possessions,
thoroughe Cristendom, gyuen by auctoryte of a synode kept by Clement the. v. thenne
pope', at the cytie of Narbon in France, vntoy relygyon of knyghtes of seynt lohn
Baptyst. This ordre of Templers was destroyed for theyr detestable heresy, wherof they
werr conuict in. x. articles expressyd in y Frenshe Cronycle at lengthe, whiche here I
passe ouer for lengthe ofy matyer ; and also for ^ rehersal therof is nat fruytfull to all
herers or reders.
In the. xxiii. yere of his reygne, this kynge Philip, for as moche as he by some of the
1 At Louvre. * Roule, edit. 1535. 1542. 1559. ' Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542.
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electours of the empyre was chosen emperour, he therfore with a great array, sped hym
toward Home, £ passed through Almayne tyll he came vnto the duchye of Quarantayne,
of whiche duchye the people receyued hym with all honoure; and after passed the mou-
taynes and so came vnto Padua, where also he was ioyously receyued, where he taryinge
a season, receyued frome Mylayne ambassadours, the whiche offeryd to hym that cytie,
with all couenable seruyce. And after his people was to hym more plenarly assembled, he
than departyd from Padua and" yode vnto Mylayne, whom the lorcles of the cytie met
vpon the waye, & conueyed hym vnto the maister paleys of y cytie, and there lodgyd
hym ; £ within fewe dayes after brought hym with great solempnyte vnto the
cathedral churche, £ there crowned hym kyng of Lomberdy, and called hym Au-
gustus.
Thane he departed from Mylayne, and speckle hym to the cytie of Crtmoyne, & layde
siege to y1 same ; but it was to hym shortly yolde. From thens he passyd to $ cytie of F<,I.IX*K;.
Bresse, where he was holden out a longe wliylc : tliyder to his ayde came many soudyours
.of y towne of Pyze, £ made there nmny sharpe assautes ; in whiche assautes, Guy de
Namoure, that was marshull of the kynges boost, dyed of hurtes that he there toke. In
processe of tvne shortly folowynge, the rulers of Bresse ofieryd nieanes of treaty, but
the kyng was so amoued with y deth of his marshall, that he wolde graunt to theym no
condycionall peas but to siande at his grace and mercy. Wherfore they fynally seynge
noo better meone, oflVryd vnto hym the keys of the cytie.
Thane kynge PliiLp, for otlie before made, or for some other excellency, caused anone
that part of the lowne dyche for agayne his pauylyon to be fylled, & the walle of the cytie,
with als many bowses as stode atwene the wail and the maister palays of f cytie, to be
throwyn downe, that he with his host inyght entre the streyght waye, and so to go or ryde
vnto the sayde palays. And when all thynge was orderyd to his cleuyse he entrede by that
waye the cytie of Cremon, and therin taried a certayne season, and toke his counsayll
with the Ciebellynys how he myght the cytie of Rome wynne. And whan he had finyssh-
ed that counsayll, he toke certayne hostages of this cytie of Crernon, the whiche he sent
vnto P;,ze to be kept, and so sped hym towarde Rome, and gettynge many cyties £ other
boldcs l>y the waye, lastly he came vnto the cytie named Bowloyne la Grasse, whether
cam vino hym a cardynall or legate sent from [pope]1 Clement the. v. to treate of f
state of the empvre.
But howe it was, the contynuaunce or fyne of this iournay tournyd nat to f honour
and pleasure of the Frenshemen : for after the metynge of the kynge and this legal the
inaticr is no more touched : for the Frenshe kynge was agayne in Fraunce, or the legate
myght brynge vnto hym any answere from [the pope.]1 Also it is the more suspecte,
for of this matyer spekyth no thynge maister Robert Gagwyne, whiche lenyth no (jiynge
out of his boke that may sounde to the auaucement of the Frenshe nacyon. In the. xxiiii.
yere of the reygne of kyng Philip, was brent in dyuers places of Fraunce, vpon. Ix. Tem-
plers for the heresy before rehersyd, & in the yere folowynge a newe rebellyon beganne
in llaundrcs, of the whiche, Robert, erle.of Flaunders, was accused, but he acquyt
hymselte ; and after, Guy, his sone, was attachyd for the same and sent to pryson, fro
the whiche he after escaped, for fere of prote to haue ben iustyfyed agayne hym, and
retournyd vnto Gaunt, where he was defended fro his aduersaryes: so that the Holond-
ers and Brahanders helde their partie agayn tbe Frenshe kyng, and also agayne their awne
erle, \\h ich so contynued, without any notary batayll, tyll the. xxvi. yere of the reygne
of kynge Philip. In the whiche yere, vpon the euyn of Mary Magdaleyn, at y1 towne of
, Connray in Brabande, was, by the bysshops & oilier spirituall men of Fraunce and Flaun-r
dres, a peas concluded ; wherof the condycyons were, that the Flemynges shuld haue
paidon and fbrgyuencsse of all theyr former rebellyon, as well agayne the kynge as theyr
1 Omitted in edd. 1542. 155p. " Clement, edit. 1542, 1559.
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naturall duke. And for this they shuld paye a certayne sume of syluer, wherof the sume
is nat expressyd, & ouer that they shuld, at their proper eostes and expenses, bete down
certayne strengthesand hohJes as the Frenshe kynges depute wolde to theym assygne, be-
gynnynge at Gaunt, and solo Bruges, and other places. And more ouer, they shuld yelde
vnto Robert, theyr erle, y castell of Courtray w all abylementes of \varre & other neces-
saryes the>'unto belongynge. All which codycions to obserue, they shuld delyuer
vnto the kynge of Fraunce good hostages : but all this came to small effect, as after
shall appere.
U }j.;i.,i' ;•-' -,:i;; ?.,
IN y. xxvii. yere of this Phylyp, lacob, the maister of y" Templers, with an other great
ruler of the sayd ordre, whiche was named visitour of the same, after ionge prysonmet
were brent at Parys.
And in the same yere kynge Phylip arreryd a taxe thorough Fraunce, whiche before
that dayes was neuer herde nor spoken of. This was so greuous that all Normandy, Py-
cardy, & Champeygne allied them togyder, & vtterly denayde the payment therof.
Wherof herynge, other countrecs toke the same oppynyon ; so that a great rumur and
murmur was reysed thorogliout the realme of Fraunce in suche \vyse, that the kynge for
pacyfyeng of y people, was fayne to repealc the sayde taxe.
In the. xxviii. yere of the reygne of kynge Philip, in the weke of Easter, the. iii. wyues
of the. iii. sones of kynge Philip, that is to saye, Margaret, the wyfe of Lowys his eldest
sone and kynge of Nauerne, lohanne or lone, y wyfe of his seconde sone, Philip erle
of Poytiers, and Blauncfoe, the wyfe of his thirde sone Charlys and erle of Marches,
were accused of spouse brekynge, and sent from a place of nunes, where they lay, and
conueyed vnto more streyghter kepynge ; y which, iii. wyues were all. iii. doughters vnto
y duke of Burgoyn. Than vpon streyght examynacion made, Margaret and lohanne
were gyltie of that cryme foude ; wherefore they were sente vnto the castell of Gaylarde
in Normady, there to be kept as prysoners terme of theyr lyues : and the forenamed
Blanche, for so moche as she was fouden gyltles, was agayne restoryd vato her lord,
Charlys erle of the Marches.
And in shorte tyme after, the. ii. paramours of the sayd Margaret and lobane, that ts
to saye, Philip Dannoy, and Gautyer Dannoy or Waltier Dannoy, knyghtes, men of
fame and goodly personage, and bretherne, at the kynges comauadement were firste
brent in the visage with hoteirens, and after drawen to the gybet at Pontoyse, and there
hanged ; whiche mysfortune the kyng toke so greuously that he reioysed neuer after.
Aboule the feast of seynt Peter, or the begynnynge of August, the kynge herynge of the
rebellyon of the Flemynges, by Engwerram, his moost secrete counsaylour, made an
assemble of the cytezins of Parys, and by the mouth of y sayd Engwerram desyred a
subsydie of the said cytezyns to rnayntayne his warre agayne the Flemynges, the whiche,
by Stephan Barbet, in the name of the hole cytie was graunted ; by precydence wher-
of all the great cyties & good townes of Fraunce were charged in lyke maner : which
caused great vnkyndcnes & grudge of the people towarde the sayde Enguerram. Than
prouysion was made for anewe the Journey into Flaunders, so that the kynge sent his.
ii1. sones & many other nobles of his lande, in f moneth of Septembre folowynge into
the sayd countre of Flaudres; the whiche made good spede, and layde firste theyr siege
to y castell of the He & vvanne it, & after that entred towarde other stronge holdes. But
the Flemynges put them of, and gaue vnto the Frenshe hoost so sharpe assautes, y in
processe they were constrayned to retourne into Fraunce with small honoure ; wherof the
great defaute was layde vpo Enguerram, and vpon one ofthesSnes of the erle of Flaudres,
which, lytel tofore, by meanes of y sayd Enguerra, was made erle ofNeuers. In y moneth
of Nouembre folowyng, kyng Philip beynge at Foutayne Beliaut, in the prouynce of
. ' iii. MS.
Gastenoys,
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI SECUNDI. 4/7
Gastenoys, was taken with suche sykenesse, and dyed shortly after, when he had reygned.
xxviii. yens £ more, and his body after caryed vnto Seynt Deonyse & there buryed,
leuynge after hyin the thre forenamed sones, Lowys, PiiLip, £ Charlys, & a doughter
named Isabell, which, before tyme, was inaryed vnto the secode Edwarde than kynge of
Englande.
EDWARDI SECUNDI. f.uxxxll.
EDwardi, the seconde of that name, and sone of Edwarde the first, born at Carnar- [U-7'«-4l-I.
uan in a towne of Walys, beganne his reygne oner Englande in the moneth of lulii, and.
viii. day of the sayd moneth, in the yere of our Lorde. xiii C. and. vii^and the. xxi. yere
of the. iiii. Philyp, than kyng of France; the whiche was crowned at Westrnynster, the.
xiiii. day of Decembre, after the oppynyon of dyuers wryters: but Ranulph, monke of
Chester, in his boke of Policronicon, saytb, y he was crowned in the foresayd monastery
ofybysshop of Wynchester, the Sondaye in Quiquagesima, whiche is the. xiiii. daye
after the closynge of Alleluya, and of the bysshop of Wynchester, for so moche as
Robert than arcbebysshop of Caunterbury, was than out of Englande.
This Edwarde was fayre of body and great of strengthe, but vnstedfast of maners &
vylein condycions; for he wolde refuse the company of lordes and men of honoure, and
haunte hyrn with vylayns & vyle persones : he also gaue hyrn to great drynkynge, and
lyghtly he wolde discouer thynges of great counsayl. With these and many other dis-
alowable condicions he was excercysed, which tourned hym to great dishonoure and his
lordes to great vnrest, as by the sequele of this his story it shall appere.
Anone as his fader was buryed £ his exequy scantly fynysshed, he, forgettynge the
hyghe & chargeable cdmaundementof his sayde fader, sent in all haste for his olde com-
pere Pyers of Gauestone, the whiche he receyued with all ioy and gladnesse, and auaunced
hym to moche honoure. And thus passed the season of y olde mayre and shyreffes of
London ; so that at the feastes of Michelmas, and Symon and lude folowynge, the olde
mayre & shyreffes, y is to ineane, sir lohn Blout, Symon Bolet, and Godfrey, at the
Coduyt, were dischargyd, and the newe, as vnder foloweth, admytted.
Anuo. Domini. M.CCC.vii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.viii.
Nicholas Pygotte*.
Sir lohn Blount. Anno priino.
Myghell Drury.
IN this begynnynge of this mayres yere, and first yere of the kynge, the sayd, kynge
Edwarde, iny moneth of Decembre, sayled into Fraunce. And the. xv. daye of lanuarii
folowynge, at Boleyn in Pycardy, maryed Isabell the doughter of Pliilyp le Ueaw, than'',, *
kynge of Fraunce, and soone after retournyd with her into Englande, and so vnto London,
where of the cylezyns they were ioyously receyued, and so conueyed vnto Westmynster ;
where, as before is shewed, vpon the Sondaye in Quinquagesima, they were bothe solemp-
ly crownyd. At whiche coronarion was so excedynge prease1, that a knyght, called sir
lohn Bakwell, was threstyd to dcth. Than the kynge gaue shortly after vnto Pyers of
Gaueston, the erledom of Cornewayll and the lordshyp of VVallyngforde, and was ruled
all by his wanton counsayll, and folowed the appetite and pleasure of his body, nothynge
orderyng by sadnesse nor yet by ordre of lawe or iustyce.
[In this yere also floured that holy man called Robert, achanon of the howse of Bryd-
lyngton; the whiche of some \\ryters is accounted for a prof'yte, for verses that he made
of thynges come after in Englande, whicne I passe ouer at this tyme.]*
1 William Furneye. edit. 1559. in marg. * preasse. MS. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 155<J.
3 H Anno
418 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI SECUNDI.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.viii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.ix.
Wyllyam Basynge.
Nicholas Faryngdon1. Anno. ii.
lohn Butler.
IN thisseconde yere kyng Edwarde callynge to mynde the displeasure done vnto hym,
and to his famulyer Piers of Gauestone, by the hysshoppe of Chester, maister Walter
Litton, as before is towched in the. xxviii. yere ofy reygne of Edwarde his fader, co-
maunded hyrn vnto the tourd of Lodon, where he was streyghtly kept many dayes
after.
Thane the lordes of the lande, and specyally sir Henry Lacy, sir Guy, and sir Aymer
de Valance, erles of Lyncoln, of Warwyke and of Penbtoke, to whom that noble prynce
Edwarde the firste, had gyuen so great charge y Pyiers of Gauestone shuld no more
come into Englande, sawe the rule of the lande, and how the kynges treasoure, by meane
of the sayd Piers, was wasted, assembled theym in counsayl, and of one assent, with
ayde of other lordes of y realme, spake so with the kynge that, contrarye his pleasure,
he was auoyded the lande, and banysshed into Irelande for that yere. But y kynge sent
vnto hym often tymes secret messagers, and comforted hym w many rye he gyftes, or made
hy his chief ruler of y coulre.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.ix. Anno Domini. M.CCC.x.
lamys of Seynt Edmunde.
Thomas Romayn. Anno. iii.
Roger Palmer.
IN this thirde yere, dyuers grudges began to motie & sprynge atwene the kynge and
his lordes for the exilyng of Piers of Gaueston; wherfore to content amyte atwene hym
and them, the sayd Piers, about y feast of the Natyuyte of our Lady, was fette home
agayne, and so cotynued to the more myschyef of the realme.
Aboute thistyme, as testyfyeth Cronica Cronicarum and other, the knyghtesoftheordre of
seynt lohn Baptyst, called seynt lohn of Iherusalem, by their knyghtly manhode, put out of
fat.ixKniii, the ile of Rodes or Rodhis the Turkys and infydelys, that to that daye occupyed the sayde
ile, and after that waune vpon the sayd Turkys dayly and yerely : so that at this daye they
haue in theyr dornynyon moche of the landys, which, at that daye and longe after, was in
the powar of the sayde Turkys. This relygyon also was greatly prefcrryd by the falleof
the Templers, whose possessyons and landys were to them geuyn, as it is before expressyd
in the thyrde Chapytre, and. xxi. yere of Phylyp the fayre. This yere also, after some
wryters, the Crowchyd Frerys came first into Englande, [whiche are also named
CV .]*
Anno Domini. M.CCC.x. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xL
Symon Croppe.
Rycharde Roffham. Anno. iiii.
Petyr Blacnay.
IN this. iiii. yere the rule & power of Pyers of Gauaston more & more encreasyng,
in so moehe that he had the guydynge of all the kynges iewellys and treasoure, yode vpon
-a day vnto Westmynster, & there out ofy kynges iuell house toke a table and a payre of
tresryllys of golde, and conueyed. theym, with other iuellys, out of the lade, ta the great
addt Goldamyth. x Instead of « wch arc also namyd," the edit. of 1542, has '« the mow
pjrte."
a-
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inpouerysshynge of the same ; and ouer y brought the kynge, by meane of his waton
condycions, to many folde vycis, as auoutry and other. Wherefore the foresayde lordis,
seynge the myschyfe that dayly encreasyd by occasyon of this vnhappy man, toke theyr
connsayll together at Lyncolne and there concludyd to voyde hyin agayne out of Englande,
«o that shortlye after he was exyled into Flauders, to the kynges great displeasure.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xii.
Symon Mervvode.
lohn Gysours. Anno. v.
Rycharde Wylforde.
IN this. v. yere, vpo y day of seynt Brice, or the. xiii. daye of Nouembre, was borne
at Wyndesore, the first or eldest sone of kyng Edwarde, y after his father was kyng of
Englande, and namyd Edwarde the thyrde. And this yere was agayn reuokyd by the
kynge Piers of Gaueston, out of Flaunders; the which, after his agayne comyng, de-
ineanyd hytn worse than he before dyd : in so moche that he dysdayned the lordys of
Englonde, & of them had many dispytous and sclauderouse wordys. Wherefore, the
lordis of one mynde assetyd to put tins Piers to deth ; and soone after assemblyd theyr
powars and besyegyd hym in the castell of Scarburgh, & in processe wanne that castell,
toke hyrn and brought hym vnto Gauersede1, besyde Warwycke, & there, the. xix. daye
of lunii, smote of his hedc- : whereof whan the kynge hadde knowlege, he was greuouslye
dyspleasyd agayne the sayde lordys, & made his auowe, that his deth shulde be reuengyd.
By meane of this the rancoure y before atwene the kynge & his lordys was kedelyd, now
began further to sprede ; soy after this daye y kynge sought occasyon agayne his lordya
howe he myght put them to greuaunce and dyspleasure. In this whyle dyed sir Hery
Lacy, earle of Lyncolne ; the which, lyinge vpon his deth bedde, requyryd syr Thomas,
erle of Lancastre, y had maryed his doughter, that he wolde stande with the other lordys
in theyr defence for the weale of Englande: the which request the sayde erle grauntyd,
and so fermely kept or obseruyd it, y at length, he, witn many other, loste theyr lyues as
after in the story shall be shewyd.
Anub Domini. M.CCC.xii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xiii.
lohn Lambyn.
lohn Pontenay*. Anno. vi.
Adam Lutekyn*.
IN this. vi. yere the kynge helde his great courte or counceyll of parlyament with $
lordes sp rituell and temporell at Lodon, where by the aduyces of theym many good
ordenaucis and statutys were made to oppresse the ryottouse & other myscheuys that at
those dayes were vsed. Than the kynge was sworue to kepe those ordenauncis, and after,
all his lordys to theyr powars. [After y which othe so takyn, Robert, arcliebysshop of
Catiutorbury, blessyd all them that vphelde the sayd statuty.s, and accursyd all suche as
attemptyd to breke any of y same.]4 It was not longe after y worde was broughte vnto
the kynge how Robert le Bruze was retournyd into Scotlande, and had causyd tlie Scottys
to rebel! of newe. Ye haue before harde, in the. xxxiiii. yere of Edwarde the firste, how
the sayd Edwarde chasyd the forenamyd Robert le Bruze out of Scotlande into Nor-
mady ; but when he had harde of the mysguydvnge of y realme of Englande, and speci-
ally of the dyuysyon atwene the kynge and his lordis, he anone with a small ayde of the
Norgansor Norwayes, retournyd Ito Scotlande, where he demeanyd hyrn in such wyse to
the lordys of Scotlande, that he in shorte processe was agayne made kynge of that realme,
1 Gnuersedge. MS. * The MS. adds Draper ;for Pontenay wckave Gisers, in the marginjf the edit.
J559. 3 Richard Lutekyn. edit. 1659. i« marg. * Omitted in edit. 154^/1559.
3 H 2 and
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and warryd strongelye vpon the kynges frendys, and wanne from theym castellys and
stronge holdys, and wrought vnto Englyssheraen moche sorowe & tene.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xiv.
Adam Burden.
Nicholas Faryngdon. Anno. vii.
;' , Hugh Gayton'.
*
IN this. vii. yere, for to oppresse y malyce of y Scottis, the kynge assemblyd a great
powar, & by water entred f reahne of Scotlande, and destroyed suclie vyllagys and
townys as laye or stoode in his waye. Wherof herynge, Robert le Bruze, with the
powar of Scotlande, coostyd towarde the Englysshemen, and vpon the daye of jf natyuyte
of seynt lohn the Baptyste, mette with kynge Edwarde and his hoosie, at a place callyd
Estryuelyn, nere vnto a fresshe ryuer, that tha was callyd Bannockysbourne, where
atwene the Englyssh & the Scottis that day was foughten a cruell batayll: hut in the ende
the Englysshe men were coustrayned to forsake the feelde. Than the Scottys chasyd so
egyrlye that many of iheym were drownyd in the fore namyd ryuer, & many a noble
man of Englande that day was slayne in that batayll as syr Gylbert de Clare erle of
Gloucetyr, syr Robert Clvffbrd, syr Edmumle of Maule the kynges stewarde, with other
lordys and baronys, to the uoubre, as witnessith Guydo de Columpna, of. xlii., & of knyghtis
& baronettis to y noumbre of. Ixvii. ouer. xxii. men of name, which that day of the Scottis
PeUxxxHH. were takyn prysoners, and the kynge hym selfe from that batayll scaped with great daun-
ger, & so with a fewe of his hoste that with hym escapyd, came vnto Berwyke, and there
restyd hym a season. Than the Scottis enfiamyd with pryde, I derysyon of Englysshe
men, made this ryme as foloweth.
Maydens of Englonde, sore maye ye morne,
For your leramans ye haue loste at Bannockisborne,
With heue a lowe.
What wenyth the kynge of Englonde,
So soone to haue wonne Scotlande
With rumbylowe.
/
TIlis songe was offer many dayes sungyn, in daunces, in carofis of y maydens & myn-
strellys of Scotlande, to the reproofe and dysdayne of Englysshe men, w dyuerse other
whichc I ouer passe. And whan kynge Edwarde had a season taryed in Berwyke, and
sette that towne in suche suretye as he then myght, he returnyd with small honour into
Englonde, & came secretly to Westmynster vpon the day of seynt Magne, or the. xix.
day of August.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xiiii. Anno- Domini. M.CCC.xv-
Stephan of 'Abyngdone.
lohn Gysours*. Anno. viii.
Hamonde Chykwell.
flu. 7. ca. 4»-T IN this. viii. yere of kyng Edwarde, a vylayn callyd lohn Tanner, yode about in dy-
uerse placys of Englande, & namyd hym selfe to be the sone of Edwarde y firsle, and
sayde that by meane of a falce noryce, he was stollen out of his cradeli, and Edwarde
which was a carters sone was layde in the same cradeli for hym, and he hymselfe was
after hardly fostred and brought vp in the north partyes of Walis ; but whan this vylayne
was layed for to be takyn, for feere he-fled to the churche of y fj-ere Carmys, or the..
* Hugh Caxton. edit. 1559. »'« marg. * The MS, adds Grocer. /» the margin of t lie edit; 1559. «'«
Aeve Wyllyum Bedinghana.
Whyte
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II. 421
\
Whyte Freris of Oxynforde, where he, thynkynge to be I a suretye because I<ynge Edwarde
the riVste was theyr louder, rehersyd agayne the farmer saying, addyng more there vnto,
that it apperyd well that the kyng was a carters sone, for his codycions were accordynge
to the same, as by many famylyer examples and customes in hvm dayly were apparent.
Wha he had thus contynued a season, not without some rumoure in the lande, lastelye
he was takyn out of that place and caryed as a felon vnto Northampton, and there reygn-
ed and judged for his falsenes and soo drawen and hangyd ; the whiche at the howre of
dethe confessyd that he had a feende in his house in the symylytude of a catte,- the whiche,
amonge other promessys to hym made, had assuryd hym y be shuld he kyng of Englade ;
& Guydo sayth y he cdfessyd y he had seruyd the feende. iii. yeres before, to bryng his
peruerse purpose about. Thus kyng Edwarde besette with many aduersytyes, keptc a
couceyll at Lodon, for reformacyon of the warre in Scotlande, & other thynges for the
welfare of Englande. Then was syr Petyr Spaldynge knyght sent vnto Berwyke, with a
crewe of souldyours for to fortytye that towne, for .so moche as the kynge hadde ccr-
tayne vnderstandynge that Robert le Bruze entendyd hastely to laye his siege to y towne.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xv. Anno Domini. M.CCC-xvi.
Hamonde Godechepe.
Stephan Abyndon. Anno. ix.
Wyllyam Redynge1.
IN this. ix. yere, vpo Mydlent Soday, was y towne & castell of Berwyke yelden or
loste, by treason of the fore named Petyr Spaldynge as the comon fame went, vnto Ro-
bert le Bruze kynge of Scottis. Tliis yere also, the derth of corne y had encreasyd yere-
lye more and more from the. xvi. yere of Edwarde the firste, was this yere at Lodon solde
for. iiii.s. a busshell, and therwith also fell suche morayne of beestis that all vitavll waxed
scant & dere, as after shall be shewyd. In this yere also. ii. cardynallys that were sent
into Englade from the. v. Clement than pope1, to sette an vnyon and a peace atwene the
kynges of Englade and of Scottis, were mette with vpon y moore of Wygylsdone in
Yorkeshyre, and there robbed of suche stutfe £ treasoure as they with them brought;
for the whiche robberye great enquery was made, so that lastly a knyght callyd syr Ro-
bert or Gylbert Myddelton was accused, and sent to pryson for that felony, and after at
London drawyn and hangyd for the same, and his heed set vpon. Lodon brydge, but the
cardynallys receyued of the kyng dowble the value of theyr harmys. In this, yere also
fell so excedynge rayne in the monethes of lulii & August, that husbondys myght not
brynge I tlieyr lytle store of corne y then stode vpon the groude ; so y where before was
great scarcetye of whete,.nowe by this was more, and beuys & naotons were at excedynge
pryces, by reason of the moreyne before spokyn of.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xvi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xvii.
• Wyllyam Caston.
lohn Wengraue. Anno. x.
Raufe Palmer'.
IN this. x. yere, the Scottis entryd ^ bordours of Northumberlande, and robbed £
brent v countrey mooste cruelly, in so moche y they brent jr howsys that women at y
tyme laye in chylde bedde, & sparyd nouther man, woman, nor chylde, nothir relygyous
nor other, and dyd so great hariue y the coutrey by it was greatly impouerysshed. To this
myschefe was ioyned an other mysery, for, as before is sayde, vytayll by reason of the
morayne was so scant and dere, and whete and other graynes so hyghe prysyd, that poore
people etc horse flesshe and doggys flesshe and many other vyle bestis, whiche wonder
, *> ;
' Bedyngton. edit. 155$. m, marg. * B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * Bulmcr. ediU 1559. in marg.
i&
422
Nota magna ca-
rittia frumenti.
/•/. IxKXV.
McmorandiJ, y°
Scottis came to
Mitton vppon
Swale, Sc there
gaue a great ba-
taylle to Eng-
lysshe men, as to
ye archebysshop
•f Yoi ke,
pryours, prestyj
& mary other,
where tne Scottii
bad the better.
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is to beleue, and yet for defante dyed great multytude of people in sundry placys of the
lade, and vvhete was solde this yere & the next toiouy.ig at London for. iiii. niarke a
quarter and aboue : and alter this derthe and scarce tye of vytayll ensued inoi talytye of
men, by Goddis honde and punyssheinet, so tout what with warre of the Scottys, and
for hunger and deth by luortalyte and syckenesse, tl»e people of the lande was wonderslye
wasted & perysslied. But all those monyciotis ainendyd not the kynge of his inordynate
lyuynge.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xviii.
Ichn Pryoure.
lohn Wentgraue'. Anno. xii.
Wyllyara Furneux.
IN tliis. xi. yere, the kynge assemblyd a newe hooste and went into Northumberlande,
to resyste the malys of the Scottis, whiche dayly made assawtis vpo jf bovdours, and en-
tred farre within the hide; wherfore for great dystresse & nede of fyghtynge men, the
kynge had moche people out of tiie South and East partyes of Englande, ainonge the
whiche, cotrary theyr lybertye, the cytye of London was constrayned to fynde at theyr
costys and charge. CC. men, and so sent theym vnto Yorke. When the kynge, beinge
at Yorke, had receyued his people from sundry cofurees and good townes of Englande,
he with a conuenyent noumbre rode towarde Berwyke, and so sped his iournayes that at
length he came nere vnto Berwyke, and layed his siege about the same. But whyle the
kynge was besyed in assawtynge of y towne, the Scottis breeke ouer ^ water of Swale
in great noumbre, and Jeuynge the cooste where y kynges people laye, in secret wyse
came downe into the marchis of Yorkeshyre, and there slewe the people and robbyd
theym in mooste cruell wyse; wherefore the archebysshop of Yorke, constrayned of pure
necessyte to defende that conntre, gatheryd vnto hym an vnredy and dispurueyed hoosC
for the warre, as pryours, clerkys, chanons, and other spyrytuell men of the churche,
with hnsbonde men and other vnapte people, and so with great noumbre of men, and
fe\ve warly or discrete cheuetaynes, yoode agayne the Scottys, and tliem encountryd at a
place called Mitto vpo Swale the. xii. daye of the moneth of Octobre, and gaue vnto
them batayll ; but for lacke of wyse and warely prouysyon, the Englysshe men were be-
sette of theyr enernyes vpon euery syde, so y of them was slayne a great multytnde, and
the remenaunte shamefullye put to flyghte, by reason whereof the sayde archebyssliop
with y abbot of Selhy and other were preseruyd ; and for so many spyrytuell men were
sLiyne in this batayll, therforc it was after namyd of many wryters the whyte batayll.
Whan the kynge was enfourmyd of this ouerthrowe of y Northyrne men, and for it drewe
towarde wynler, he therfore brake vp his siege, and retournyd vnto Yorke, & soone after
forther into Englande. Than was no thynge done without the aduyces and councevlys-
of svr Hughe the Spencers, the father and the sonej by whose entysemente many thynges
were doon in Englande, to the great grudge as wele of the noble men of the realme, as
of the commons of the same, so that they were had in as great hatred and indygnacion
as before tymes was Pyers of Gaueston, and many euyll reportys and great extorcyona
were of them reportyd, as lyghtly men shall doo that been out of the fauoure of the co-
mon people.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xviii.
lohn Wengraue.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xix.
Anno. xii.
lohn Pontenay.
lohn Dallynge.
IN this. xii. yere, the kynge helde his great coUceyll at Yorke, where, contrary the
1 Wigrave.edit. 1559. in marg.
mynde
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II. 422
mynde of the lordys, syr Hugh Spencer the sone was made hyghe chaiimberlayne of En-
glande; by reason whereof lie barehym so hawtely and so prowde, that no lorde of this
iande myght gaynsaye hym I any thynge that he thought good, whereof grewe the occa-
syon of the barons warre, as after tblowyth. In this passetyrne, for asmoche as the fore
sayd cardynallys myght no thynge doo coucernynge the peace atwene Englande anclScot-
lande, the kyng purchasvd a curse of the. xxii. John then pope, to accurse Robert !e
Bruze, and all suche as with hym heldc or maynteyned, and it to stande so in strength
tyll the sayd Robert had recompensyd kyng Edwarde for all suche hartnys as his-lande
had by hym resayued, and also tyll he had recdyfyed the monasteryes & churchys by hym
& his caste downe in Englande, and restoryd to theym suche spirituell goodys as the
Scottys had reued1 and takyn from them. But all this auayled no thynge, but put the kynge
& the realme 10 great coste and charge, so that the comons were vexyd and trowbled
many maner of wayes, and theyr possessyons and moueable goodys takyn from them vpo
surmysed and feyned causys, so that many were vtterly vndoon, and a fewe synguler and
mysguydyd personys auauncyd. Whan the more partye of the baronys of Englande be-
helde this mysery of $ people, howe they were punysshed by the hande of God, and also
by the-ignoraunce of the kynge, they in secrete maner assemblyd them to guyiher at a
towne callyd Shyrborne in , and there condyssendyd for a reformacyon of this
myschefe, to remoue from the kynge the sayde Spensers, bothe the father and the sone:
& this to brynge ahoute, syr Thomas erle of Lancastre, syr Humfrey Bohum er!e of Here-
forde, syr lohn Moubray baron, syr Roger Clyfforde baron, syr Goselyn Danyell baro, syr
Roger Toket, Roger Benefeelde, syr Roger Mortymer, syr Wyllyam Sulladc, syr Wyllyam
Elmynbrydge, syr lohn Gyfford, and syr lohn Tiers, barons & knyghtes, with dyuerse other,
sware eche of them to stande by other tyll they hadde amendvd the state of the realme: and
soone after by theyr aduyce and agrement, syr lohnMounbraye, syr Roger Clyfforde & syr
Goselyn Danyell with a stronge companye, eutryd vpon the manotirs and castellys of j sayde
Spensers, standynge in the Marche of Walys, and them spoyled and disproved. Of the
which ryot the Spensers coplayned them to the kynge, in punysshement whereof the kynge
callynge to hym dyuerse of his counceyll at Wyndesore, and there determyned that y"
• sayde syr lolifi Moiibraye, syr Roger Clyfforde & syr Goselyn Danyell, with other theyr
assystetis, shulde appere before the kynges counceyll shortlye after, and there to make
answere vpon that ryot, and if they refused that to doo, that then they shulde auoyde
the Iande shortlye after as banysshed men. But noo daye of apparence by them was kepte:
wherefore proclamacyons were made in dyuerse placys of the realme and at London, the.
xvi. daye of Marche, that the sayde syr lohn Mounbray, syr Roger Clyfforde and other,
shulde auoyde the Iande within, x. dayes folowynge vpo payne of deth. Whereof her-
ynge the lordys and baronys before named, assemblyd them a more strenger powar, and
vpon that sent a messynger vnto the kynge, besechynge hym humbely to remoue from his
persone and counceyll y Spensers, the whiche daylye dyd vnto hym great dyshonoure,
and to the comon weale of the realme great hynderaunce. The kynge herynge this hum-
ble requeste, nothynge with it beynge cotent, but ferynge greatly the dystruccion of his f»i. /x**»?.
owne persone, assemblyd his couceyll for reformacio of this mater; where it was con-
cludyd that the kynge shuld calle a parlyament at London, there to be holdyn in the*
folowynge : and that conclusyon so there takyn by ^ sayde counceyll, the kyng sent his
letters vnto the sayde baronys, comaundynge them to come vnto the sayd parlyament;
the which at the daye aboue sayde, with a great hoost of men of armes, came vnto Lon-
don in a sute of iakcttys or cotys of demy partye of yolowe and grene, with a bande of
whyte caste ouerthwarte. For this skyll y parlyament longc after of y comon people was
callyd the parlyament of whyte bandys. Thii for to se y kynges pease were substancyally
iepte within the cytie of London, the mayre causyd dayly a. M. men well harnessyd to
' xeceyved. edit, 155p. * The Museum MS. addt " the monylh of Aprill next."
watche
424 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI II. *v
watche in dyuerse wardys and at dyuerse gatis of the cytie, the whiche began at. iiii. of
the clocke in the mornynge, and so contynucd tyll. vi. at nyghte, at whiclie season as
many were ordeyned to take tha the charge of the nyght watche, and so to contynue tyll
the howre of. v. in the mornynge. And for this nyght watche shulde be stirelye kepte, two
aldremen nyghtly were assygned to ryde aboute tiie cytie witli certayne offycers of the
towne to see the watchemen wele & discretly guydydj: £ the gates were shyt at. ix. of the
clocke, and opened agayne at. vii. on tne inorowe, and euery cytezyn warnyd to haue his
harneys by hyiu, that he myght be redy with shorte warnynge, when so euer he were
callid. Tims in the cytye the sayde watche cotynued. The foresayd parlyamet was holdyn
at Westmynster ; where, amonge other thynges for the weale of the lade, as that counceyll
than coulde thynke determynyd, one was that syr Hughe Spenser the father and syr Hughe
the sone shulde be banysshed the realme of Englande for terme of lyte*. and soon after
fhat banysshement was put in execucyon, so that they both were brought vnto Douyr,
there to take shyppynge; where syr Hughe the father made wonderfull great moone when
he shulde take his shyp, and cursyd his sone in presence of suche as had the guydyngeof
them, sayng, that by his meanys he was banysshed from theflowre of all landyscristened. .
Tlian thekynge dyssoluyd the parlyament, and euery man retournydto hisowne. But it
was not longe after that worde was brought vnto f kyng that syr Hugh Spenser the sone
houyd vpo the cooste of Englade, and toke prayes of all marchauntys y passed by his
course; but the kynge let as he had knowen of noo suche thynge, and sufferyd that with
many rnoo euyll dedys to go vnpunysshed, the which at lengthe he repentyd full soore,
and tooke thereof great remors in concyens, as it aperyth in the ende of his reygne.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xix. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xx.
Symon Ahyngdon.
Hamonde Chykewell'. Anno. xiii.
lohn Preston.
IN this. xiii. yere the kynge reuoked the actis or withstoode them, whiche were made
at Lodon in the last parlyament, & callyd agayne into Englonde the Spensers, bothe
father and the sone, contrary the wyll of the barons, and sette theym in lyke auctoryte
as they before had been, to the great dystourbauce of all the reahue : and soone after,
vnd«;r colon re of a tytle made by the quene vnto the casttll of Ledys in Kent, which
the belongyd vnto syr Earthen de Bladysmore, knyght, tha beyng on the bai onys partye,
the kynge besyeged the sayde castcll, and by helpe of the cyUzyns of Lodon lastly
wanne it by strengthe, and spoylyd the mouables thereof, which was to a great value,
' after y saying of some wryters. In this passe tyme that the kynjie had ihus callyd agayne
the Spesers, and rulyd many thynges after his sensuall apetytt & pleasure, no thynge re-
gardynge the comon weale of y realme, jr barons concyderynge wele y tlie Spencers
shulde, in process, brynge the lande in great ruyne & the kynge to great dyshonoure, en-
tendynge to refourme the myschefe y tlierof myght ensue, gadered vnto them great
powar. And whyle sir Thomas, .erle of Lancastre, was gatheiynge of his people, the. ii.
Mortymers, that is to saye, syr Roger Mortymer of Werke, & syr Roger of Wygmoore \V
other, yode into the Marche of VV'alys, and toke by strengthe certayne cyties and townys
belongynge to the Spencers, and pursuyd ajso some of y kyiges seruautys. Wherefore
the kynge herynge of y rebellyon of his lordys, made hasty spede, and with a great
boost came aboute by Shroysburye, and was nere vnto them or they were ware; so that,
for fere, the sayde Mortymers yelded them vnto the kynges grace and meicy :
the which forthwith were conueyed as prysoners vnto the towre of London.
Anno.
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Anno Domini. M.CCC.xx. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxi.
Reynolde at Cuduyt.
Hamonde Chykwell. Anno, xiiii.
Wyllyam Prodham.
IN this, xiiii. yere, whan y1 kynge haddeorderyd the countre of the Marchys foresayde
after his mynde, and had to hyin gathered more strengthe, about seynt Chaddys day or
begynynge of Marche, $ kyng with his people came dovrne to Glowcetyr, where vvitli
hym mette the Spensers with theyr people, and from thense he yode vnto Lychefeelde :
at which season the erlys of Lancaster and of Herforde ware at and the reme-
naut of theyr boost at Burton vpon Trent, & fortyfyed $ brydge y the kyng myght not
wynne ouer the sayd ryuer. Than y kynge was broughte vnto a foorde, & began to sette
ouer his knyghtis : wherof herynge, the sayde erlys forsooke the sayde towne of
and yode towarde the towne or cytie of But or they myghte passe farre vpon
theyr iournay they were encounteryd of syr Aymer de Valance, erle of Pembroke, with
the Spensers and other of the kynges boost, vpon the. xii. daye of Marche, and of them
ouersette and constvayned to fie, and so yoode, in processe of tyrne, to Poutfret. In
this tneane season, y erle Thomas had sent a knyght of his, named syr Robert Holande,
into Lancasshyre, for to arere his tenautys ; but when f sayd syr Robert harde of y
skyrmysshe, & howe his maister was fled, he tha drewehym to y kynge, & presentyd hym
with suche companye as he had the gathered : & thus the kynges powar dayly encreasyd, fauKK>sv;;.
& the barons dyscreasyd. Than the baronys heryng of the goynge of syr Robert Holade
vnto the kynges partye, were with it sumdeale abasshyd, and tooke theyr couceyll in y-
Freris of Pountfret, where, after many opynyons and reasons amonge tlieym debatyd and
arguyd, it was iynallye by them concludyd that they shuldegoo vnto the castell of Dun-
stanboroughe, and there to holde them tyll they myght purchase the kynges grace ; and so
spedynge theyr iournay thyderwarde w suche people as they than had, came in processe of
tyme to a towne callyd Burghhrydge, where they were encoutryd of syr Andrewe Ha.ke-
ley, knyght with other that were come out of the North with a stronge company, y-
which, there nere vnto the sayde towne, set vpon y baronys, and in the ende scofyted
them and chasyd theyr people. In the whiche fyght was slayne the eileof Herforde,
syr Roger Benefelde, and syr Wyllyam Sullande and other ; and there was taken y erle
of Lacastre, syr Roger Clyfforde, syr lohn Moubraye, syr Roger Tuckettys, syr Wyl-
lyam Fiz-.vyllyam, with dyuerse other, & iadde vnto Yorke. And this feelde was foughten,
as wytnessyth Polycronycon, the. xv. daye of Marche, I % ende of y' yere of our Lord.
M.CCC.xx. It was not longe after y syr Hugh Dandell, and syr Bartliewe de Bladys-
inoore were takyn, and syr Thomas, erle of Lacastre, was broughte agayne to his owne-
towne of Pountfret, where he was brought in iugemet before syr Aymer de Valaunce,
erle of Penbroke, syr lohn Brytayne, erle of Rycbemounde, syr Edmunde of Wood-
stoke, erle of Kent, syr Hughe Spenser % father, and syr Robert Malmestorp,
iustyce, w other, & before them fynally adiugyd to haue his hede stryken of ; w hereof
execucion was done y\ xii. daye of Aprell, in the begynnynge of the yere of grace,
after y rekenyng of y Church of Englade. M.CCC.xxi. [Of this erle Thomas are
dyuerse opynyons, for some wryters shew of hym to be a seynt ; but Polycronycon, in
the. xlii. Chapytre of his. vii. Boke, shewith otherwyse. But what so euer erthlye man
in suche tydynges deme, it is farre from ^ secret iugement of God ; so that to hym & his
sentence suche thynges are to be referryd.]1 From this tyme forthwarde, by j- termeof.
v. yeres ensuynge, the fortune of the Spesers hugely encreasyd, & as faste y quenys
discreasid, tyll she was releued by the kynge of Fraunce, than Charlys the. v. of y name,
& brother vnto hir, as after shall be shewyd. Tha to retourne vnto our former mater,
* Omitted in edit. 154?. 155.9.
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426 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II.
vpo y foresayd daye y- erle Thomas was thus put in execucio, syr Roger Tuckettis, syr
Wyllyam Fizwyllyam, syr Waren of Iselde or Isell, syr Henry of Braclborne, & syr
Wyllyam Cheyny, baronys & knyghtys, were drawyn & hangyd, & theyr hedes smytten
of & sent vnto L5don, which all were put to deth atPountfrete, foresayd, w an esquyre,
callyd lohn Page. And at Yorke soone after, was drawyn & hedyd syr Roger Clyfforde,
syr lohn Monbray, and syr Goselyne Danyell, barons; & at Brystowe syr Henry Wo-
inyngton, & syr Henry Monforde, banerettys ; & at Glowcetyr syr lohn Giffarde, and
syn, Wyllyam Elmynbrydge, knyghtys ; & at L5don syr lohn Tiers or Tryers, baron ;
and at Wynchelsee syr Thomas Culpepyr, knyght ; and at Wyndesore syr Frauceys
Waldenham, baron ; and at Cauntorbury syr Barthew de Bladysmoore, & syr Bartholl
de Asbornham, baronys ; and at Cardeeffe in Walys, was put to lyke execucyon syr
Wyllyam Flemynge, knyght ; vpon whose sowlys ana all Crysten, lesus haue mercy.
Whan the kyng had thus subduyd his barons, he soon after, about the feest of the As-
sencyon of our Lord, kept his parliamet at Yorke: duryng which parlyamet syr Hugh
Speser, y' father, was made erle of Wynchester, & syr Andrew of Harkeley, erle of
Carleyle, or after some \vryters, Cardoyll, and dysherited all such as before hadde
holdyn with the erlys of Lancastre & of Heret'orde, excepte syr Hugh Dandell and fewc
other; the which syr Hugh was receyued to grace, by reason that he had rnaryed a kyn-
nyswoman of the kynges. There was also ordeyned, or soon after, that, master Robert
Baklok, a man of euyll fame, shulde be chaunceler of Englonde. Then forfaytis and
fynes were gathered into the kynges treasoury without sparynge of pryuylegyd placys or
other ; so that what myght be founde all was seasyd for the kynge. By reason whereof
moche treasoure was broughte vnto the kynges coffers, besyde great thynges .that were
brybed and spoylyd by the oftycers of dyuerse shyres.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxii.
Richarde Constantyne.
Hamonde Chikwell. Anno. xv.
Richarde Hakeney.
IN this. xv. yere the kyng gadcryd the. vi. peny of temporall mcnnys goodys tho-
roughe Englade, Irelande, and Walys, that to hym was' grauntyd at the foresayde parlya-
ruent, for the, defence of the Scottys, which was payed with great murmure and grudge,
consyderyngey manyfolde myseryes that the common people at those dayes were wrappyd
in. This yere also the sonne apperyd to mannys sygbt as blode, & so contynued by the
space of. vi. houres, that is to meane in the monyth of Octobre, and laste day of thesayd
moneth, from. vii. of the clocke in the mornynge tyll one of the same day. After some
wryters about this tyme the Scottis entendynge to wynne an enterpryse in Irelande, and
for to wynne that countrey to theyr obeysauce, entryd it w a stronge hoost vnder theyr
capitayne, Edward le Bruze, brother to y Scottisshe kyng. But how it was, by ayde of
Englysshemen or of theymselfe, the Irysshe quyt them so wele and bare theym so man-
fully, that they vaynquysshed the Scottis, and chasyd them out of that countrey ; in the
whiche chase and fyght the sayd Edwarde le Bruze, and many of the noble men of Scot-
laride, were slayne.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxiii.
lohn Grantham.
Hamonde Chikwell. Anno. xvr.
Richarde of Ely.
IN this. xvi. yere the kyng made great prouysyon for to make a voyage into Scotlande j
so that about the begynnyng of August he entryd that coiitrey. But the Scottys consy-
derynge the great multytude of his hooste, drewe them into j moutaynes & other placys
-where
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II. 4J7
where as the Englysshemen myght not wynne to them, & all to the entent for to wery
and tyre y kynges great hoost. Tha dyuerse maladyes fell amonge the Englysshemen, so
that many of theym dyed & were loste in thatiournay, as well for lacke of vytayle as by
infyrmyte & sykenesse ; so y the kynge, for theyse causes & other, was costrayned to
retourne into Englonde about y Natyuyte of our Lady : whereof y Scottis beyng enfourm-
yd, syr lamys Dowglas w other capytaynes of the Scottis, with a stronge hooste, folow-
ydor costyd the kyng in suche wyse, that about y feest of seynt Luke they had ahnooste
takyn the kyng at dyner at an abbey callyd Bella Launde or Beyghlande. Than the kynge
of pure constraynt defendyd hym, £ withstoode the Scottys as he myghte ; but after
short and weke fyght the kynge was copellyd to flee, and by that meane to saue hymselfe.
In this skyrmysshe was take syr John Brytayne, erle of Rychemode, and the kynges
treasoure was there spoyled and borne away, and the ordenaunce belongynge to the
hooste great part of it was by the Scottis conueyed into Scotlande. Then the Scottys in
theyr retournyng homewarde, wan the castell of Norham, and robbyd the towne of
Northallerto and other. Of this losse and harmys was syr Andrew of Harkeley put i
wyght by mysledyngof the kynges hooste, as in the nextyere shalbe shewyd.
Auno Domini. M.CCC.xxiii. Anno Domini. IM.CCC.xxiiii.
Adam Salesbury.
Symon Franceys. Anno. xvii.
lohn of Oxynforde.
IN this. xvii. yere y kynge beyng enfourmyd that he and his people were so put vnto
dyshonoure, (as in the precedyng yere is touchid) of the Scottis, by the vntrouthe & treason
of the forenamed syr Andrewe, erle ofCarleyll or Cardoyll, sent a knyghte, namyd syr
Anthony Lucy, for to arest the sayd erle, and to brynge hym safely vnto the kynges
presence ; the whiche syr Antony sped hym in suche wyse, y vpon y day of seynt Chadde,
or y- seconde day of Marche, the sayde erle was takyn, and so kepte in pryson longe after
tyll Octobre folowyng, at which season, as affermyth Geffrey of Monmouthe, at Cardoyll
in Walys, the sayde syr Andrewe was arregned and couycte that he had takyn money of the
Scottis to betray the kynge, his natural lorde : for the which treason he was there, or after
other, at Weschester or at Shrowisbury, drawen and hangyd, & his hede sent after to
London and sette vpon the brydge. In this yere the warre began to quekyn in Guyan,
atwene the Englysshemen and the Frensshe ; whereof the occasyon was, as sayth the
Frenshe booke, for a bastyle or fortresse made by the lorde of Mount Pesayne or Pesart,
a lord of Gascoyne, vpo the Freshe kynges grounde, as the Frenshemen sayde : but the
Gascoynes & Englysshemen iustyfyed it to be within the terrytorye of Guyan. For this
firste began great wordys, & after manassys, but lastlye mortall warre ; so y the Gas-
coynys, with ayde of the kynges stewarde of Englande, slewe many Frenshemen that
came to ouerturne the sayd bastyle. Whan Charlys the v. or Charlys the fayre, which
at that day was kyng of Fraunce, harde of the ouerthrowe of the Frenshemen, & howe the
Gascoyns fortyfyed the foresayde bastyle within his sygnory, as he was enfourmyd, he sent
in all spede, with a stronge hooste, his vncle Charlys de Valoy* ; y which made sharpe
and cruell warre vpon the Gascoynys, and wan frome theym the townys of Angeon or
Amyas with other, & in processe came vnto the towne or cytie of Ryoll, and layed his
siege vnto the same. But the Englysshe with lfye Gascoynys, issuyd out of the towne £ gaue
bataylevnto y Frenshemen, and put theym to the worse, and slewe vpo. xiiii.C. of them,
amonge the which a lorde, callyd the Lorde of Seynt Florentyne, w other noble men of
Fraunce were slayne, and the other constrayned to lye farther from y towne. Howe
be it, in conclusyon, the sayde tcwne, by appoyntment, was yelden to the Freshemen,
vpon condycion that all suche Englysshemen as were within that towne shulde go freely
•with theyr goodis to Burdeaux, or if they wold remayn there styll, than to be sworne to
y Frenshe kynge, and to dwell there as Frenshemen. After which towne so yeldyn,
3 I 2 s,yr
428 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II.
syr Edmunde of Woodstoke, the kynges brother, than beynge at Bordeaux as y kynges
deputye, made such resystens agayne the sayde Charlys de Valoys, that a trewce was
takyn for that yere. Than about mydlent y kyng hauynge knowlege of this warre ia
Guyan, and howe the Frenshe kynge entendyd to sease all Gascoyne and Guyan for
brekynge of certayne couenauntys before tyme atwene theytn made, and not by kynge
Edwarde parfourmyd, sentouer the queue his wyfe, the Frenshe kynges syster, to entreate
a concorde & peace atwene them. And in the begynnynge of Auguste folowynge, syr
Roger Mortymer of Wygmore, by meane of a slepyng poison, or drynke, that he gaue
vnto his kepars, as $ comon fame went, escapyd out of the towre of London, and went
to the quene into Fraunce : and soone after were takyn within the castell of Wallyngeforde,
syr lohn Goldyngton and syr Edmunde of the Beche ; the whiche syr lolm was sent vnto
Yorke, & there hangyd and drawen for the barons quarell, and his hede sent vnto Lon-
don brydge. And about the feest of the Natyuytie of our Lady, y kynge sent ouer syr
Edwarde his sone into Frauce for to do homage rnto the Frensh kynge for j duchye of
Guyan, whom the Frenshe kynge Phylyp le Beawe reseyued ioyouslye, and causyd hym
to tary-whh the quene his mother, in y coutie of Pontyen, lenger than kynge Edwarde was
pleasyd.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxv.
Benet of Fulham.
Hamon Chickwell. Anno, xviii.
lohn Canston1.
IN this, xviii. yere, kynge Edwarde beynge enfourmyd that y Frenshe kyng hadde
geuyn vnto syr Edwarde his sone the duchie of Guyan, cotrary his mynde and pleasure,
and that also the quene his wyfe nor y sayd syr Edwarde made no spede into Englande,
notwithstandynge his oftyn sendynge for theym, was with his sayde wyfe and sone-gre-
uouslye dyspleasyd, in so moche that proclamacyons were made at London in y moneth
of Deccmbre, that if the quene and hir sone entryd not the lunde by the octauis of f
'Epyphany of our Lord ncxte folowynge in peasyble wyse, that they siiuld be takyn for
enemyes to the kyng and his realme of Englande. But for the quene feeryd thetrecherye
of the Spensers and other that were nere vnto the kynge, she abode styll in Fraunce;
wherefore kyng Edwarde after the expiracion of y foresayd daye, causyd to be seasyd all
suche landys as to his sayde wyfe and sone belongyd, and the profyttis of theym toke to
f,i.iKxxiM. his owne vse. When this rumour was knowyn thoroughe the more parte of Englande, dy-
uerse men of name of y' lade, as syr Wyllia Trussell, syr lohn Cromewell with dyuerse
other, departyd secretly out of Englande, & sayllyd vnto the quene. Whan kynge Ed-
warde was ware of this, he sente vnto the Frenshe kynge so'sharpe and sore letters, that
he monysshed y quene out of his lande, and wolde nother ayde hyr nor hir copany: but
as sayth lohn Froyzarde, (that made a copendyous werke in Frensshe, of the holelyfe or
story of the thyrde Edwarde, and therwith expressyd many other storyes and Cronycles,
as of Fraunce, Flaunders, and other regions,) at this tyme, when the quene was thus
monysshed to auoyde out of Fraunce, syr lohn de Henawde, brother to y erle of He-
nawde, a man of great fame, was then in the Frenshe kyngis courte; the whiche hauynge
compassyon of the quene and of hyr yonge sone, requyrynge hyr to goo with hym vnto
his brothers courte foresayde: whereof the quene beynge tayne, grauntyd vnto his re-
quest & sped hyr thyther shortlye after, where she w hir company was ioyously and ho-
norably resayued. In the tyme and season that the quene with hyr sone lay thus in the
courte or countrey of the erle of Henawde, by meanys of suche as were about hyr, a
maryage was cocludyd atwene syr Edwarde hir sone & Phvlyp the sayde erlys doughter,
vpo certayne condycions j whereof one was, that the sayd erle shulde at his propre costys
'Caston. edit. 1542. 1559.
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sette ouer into Englade, the sayd syr Edwarde w a ere we of. CCCC. men of armys, for
the which prouysyon was made with all dylygence. Of this $ fame sprange shortly in
Englade ; wherfore the kynge in all haste made prouysyon to haue the hauyns and the
portis of his lade surely kepte, for to resists the landynge of his enemyes: for subsydie1
whereof the cytezyns of London were constrayned to fynde, at theyr propre costis, an
hundred men of armys, y whyche, contrary theyr liberties, with a condycion, that after
that daye it shulde be no presedent, they seynt vnto Portcbestre. In this season and:
passe tyme, the quene with syr Edwarde hyr sone, with a small copany of Englysshe
men and a crewe of Henauders, of y which syr lohn of Henawde the erles brother was
capytayne, toke shyppynge in those parties, and had the wynde so-fauorable vnto them>.
that they landyd in Englonde at a porte called Orwell; besyde Harwych in SufFolke, the.
xxv. daye of Septembre, vVout any resistens of men of warre ageyne hyr made : to whom
after hyr ladyng, the people of y coutre drewe to her by great copanyes, and so sped
hyr towarde London. At this tyme of the quenes thus landyng, the kynge was at his cy-
tie of Londo ; but when he harde of the greate people that drewe to hyr owt of all cun-
tres, he fered : wherfore in safegardynge of hym selfe, he fled with a small companye
to warde Walys, and lefte master Walter Stapylto bisshop of Excetyr behynde hym, to
haue the rule of the cytie of Lddon. It was not long after the kynges departynge, that'
the quene sent a lettre vnto the mayre and comynaltye of the cytie, and requyred of
theym ayde to subdue y oppressours of the comon weale of the realme; but to that let-
tre was made noone ariswere ; therefore she wrote the secode tyme, aduertyzynge them of
theyr landynge, and of the entent that she had- to refourme the enoimytees & mysgouern-
auce of the lande, in admonestynge theym of theyr ayde and socoure, as by the tenure-
of y sayd lettre more playnlye apperyth : where of the cyrcumstaunce I haue lefte out
of this booke, for so moche as I fynde varyaunce in the contentys thereof, and also for
the copyes thereof bene sette out in the Cronyclys of Englande, and dyuers other bokes.
The this sayd lettre was tacked vpo y crosse in Chepe, whiche at that daye was called
the newe crosse, in the nyght before the day of seynt Denys, or the. ix. daye of Oc»
tober, and other copyes of the same were fastenycl in dyuerse other places of the cytie,
whereof one was fastened vpon the mayres gate. After which letters thus publysshed in
the cytie, the bysshop of Exety.r, to whom as before is sayde the kynge had commytted
the rule of the cytie,, sent vnto the mayer to haue the kayes of the gates of the cytie, by
vertue of his cdmyssyon, by the whiche he stode so fennely, & vsed so sharpe \vordes in
the kynges name, that varyaunce grewe atwene hym & the cytezens, so fcrfourthe that
the cdmons of the cytie in theyr rage, toke y, sayde bysshoppe, the. xiiii. day of Octobre,
and hym with. ii. of his howsholde esquyers, behedyd vnreueretly at y stadard in Wes-
chepe ; and the same daye was takyn for a spye a cytezyn callyd Ihn Marshall, which
fauourid y Spesers partye, and in the same place also behedyd without processe of lawe :
& the the corps of the sayde bysshop w his. ii. seruauntys, were haryed to Thamys syder
where the sayd bysshop had begunne to edyfye a toure, & there in the rubbusshe & sande
of the same, they buryed or conueyed these, iii1. bodyes : whiche dispyte to hym was
doone, after some auctours, for so moche as he had vsurpyd of the comon grounde of.
y cytie, in settynge of the sayd towre ; but for what cause was he thus vngoodly &, vn-
reueretly delte w, no mecion is made. And I this passe tyme, y quene easyly & a foote
pace folowyd y kyng, which by this season was comyn to Brystowe, hauynge with hym
the Spensers & his dyffarned chauceller Mayster Robert Baldocke, syr lohn erle of Arun-
dell and other, where, by theyr counsaylles it was agreed, that syr Roger' Hugh Spenser
the fader shuld remayne there, and haue the rule of the towne and castell, while the
kynge w the other toke shyppynge, and sayled from thens into Wales, to rayse the Welshe-
men ; and so the kynge with syr Hugh Spenser the sone, and the other toke shyppynge
' «uretye. edit. 1542. 1559. ' iiii. edit. 1542. 1559- 3 Omitted wedit. 1533. 1542. 1559-
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430 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II.
at Brystowe, and so saylyd into Walys. Whe the certayntie thereof came vnto y quene,
anon she sent to Brystowe the erle of Kent the kyngys brother, syr lohn of Henawde,
with dyuerse other, for to take syr Hugh Spenser the father, the which put them in such
deuour, that they toke the sayde syr Hughe, and lefte a certayne to holde the tovvne and
castell, tyll the quene with hir powar came thyther : in the whiche tyme they sped them
into Walys, and in processe tooke the kynge, his chaunceller, the erle of Arundell, &
syr Hugh Spenser the sone, and brought them all to the towne of Hereforde. And I
this whyle.the cytezyns of Lod5 wanne y- Towre of Lodo, & kepte it vnto y enemyes.
vse.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxv. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxvi.
Gylbert Moordon.
Rycharde Betayne'. Anno. xix.
lohn Cotton*.
IN this. xix. yere, & begynnyng of this mayres charge, vpon the morowe folowynge
the feest of Symon and lude, the same day that the mayer rode to Westminster to take
his charge, the same daye, at Bristovve, was syr Hugh Spenser the fadyr, put to deth,
and after buryed at Wynchestre ; and vpo seynt Huys' day folowynge, or the. xviii. daye
Fd.ixxxx. of Nouebre, was syr Hugh his sone, drawen, hangyd and quarteryd at Herforde, and
his hed sent to London, & set amonge other vpon the brydge. The comon fame of hym
went, that after he was takyn he wolde take noo maner of sustenaunce, wherfore he
was y sooner put vnto deth. Of this Hugh a vercyfyer made theyse two versys folow-
ynge.
Funis cum lignis a te miser, ensis et ignis,
Hugo securis, equus abstulit omne decus.
Whiche versys to them that vnderstande no Laten, maye in this wyse be expownyd or
Englysshyd.
With ropes were thou bounde and on the gallowe honge,
And from thy body thyne hed with swerde was kytte.
Thy bowellys in the fyre were throwe and burnydlonge,
Thy body in. iiii. pecys eke with an axe was slytte,
With horse before drawyn, fewe men pyteynge it.
Thus with these turmentys, for thy synnyssake,
From the wretchyd Hugh all wordly welthe was take.
IN this meane tyme and season the kynge was conueyed vnto the castell of Kenelworthe,
and there kepte vnder the garde of syr Henry of Lancastre, or brother vnto the erle
Thomas of Lacastre, that was behedyd at Pounfrette ; & master Robert Baldoke, the
kynges cbauceler, was sent vnto London, and put into y pryson of Newgate, were after
he dyed myserably. The erle, lohn of Arundell, was also put to deth at Herforde, within, iiii.
dayes of syr Hugh the yonger Spencer. The the quene, with syr Edwarde hyr sone, &
•& a goodly copany of lordys & getylmen retournyd vnto London, and there of y cytezyns
with great honoure & ioye was receyuyd, [vpon the daye of seynt Barbara]* or the. iiii.
daye of Decembre, and so conueyed vnto Westmynster, where in the octauas of the
Epyphany of our Lorde a parlyament was holden: durynge y whiche certayne solempne
messyngers were sent vnto the kyng to the castell of Kenelworth, y is to saye. iii. bysshopp-
1 Al»>oe the name of Richard Betayn the MS. hat that of Hamoncl Chykwell : and in the margin, " Md. that
the within namyd Hamond Chykwell, mayer, was dyscharged abowth the landyng of the quene, and that
othir chesjti for hym." * Coutoii. edit. 1559. 3 Hugh's, edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in edit. 1559-
is.
SEPT1MA PARS EDWARDI. IT. 431
is. iii. erlys. ii. abbottys. ii. baronys, and. ii. iustycis, with the procuratoure of that
parlyamet syr Wyllya Trussell, to depose hym of all kynglye dygnyte, as before
was agreed by all the lordis spirituell and temporell & comons of f sayd parlyamet, &
they to resvgne vnto y kyng all homagys & feawtyes to hym before made, in $ name of
all the barony of Englade. The y fore named syr Wyllyam Trussell, vpon the daye of
j^ couersyon of seynt Pawle, or y. xxv. day of lanuarii, by the auctoryte of his offyce, in
the presence of the fore sayde lordys, had theyse \vordys folowynge vnto the kynge : " I
Wyllyam Trussel, in the name of all men of this lande of Englade, & procuratour of
this parlyarnent, rcsygne to y Edvvarde y homage that was made to y some tyme, & frome this
tynie forth depryue the of all kyngly powar, & I shall neuer be attendaunt vnto the as
kynge after this tyme." And thus was Edwarde the secode deposyd and his sone made
kyng, when he had reygned full, xviii. yeres. vi. monethes & oddedayes. Than Edwarde
thus remaynynge in pryson as fyrste in the castell of Kenelworth, and after in the castell
of Barkle, tooke great repentaunce of his former lyfe, and made a lamentable complaynt
for that he hadde so greuously offendyd God ; whereof a part§ I haue after sette out, but
not all, leste it shulde be tedyous to the reders or herers.
Dampnum michicontulit tempore brumali
Fortuna satis aspera vehementis mali.
Nullus est tarn sapiens, mitis, aut formosus,
Tam prudens virtutibus, ceterisq;' famosus,
Quin stultus reputabituret. satis dispectus
Si fortuna prosperos auertat effectus.
Theyse, with many other after the same makynge, I haue seen, which are reportyd to
be of his owne makynge in the tyme of his enprysonement ; the whiche, for lengthe of tyme, -
I haue lefteout of this werke, and shewyd the effecte of them in Englysshe, asfolowyth.
Whan Saturne with his colde isy face
The grounde with his frostys turnyth the grene to whyte,
The tyme of wynter which trees doth deface
Andcausyth all verdure to avoyde quyte :
Than fortune, whiche sharpewas with stormys not alyte,
Hath me assautyd with hir fi owarde wyll,
, And me beclypped with daungcours right yll.
What man in this worlde is so wyse or fayre,
So prudent, so vertuose, or famous vnder thayre,
But that for a foole, and for a man dyspysed,
Shalbe take, whan fortune is from hym deuyded ?
Alas now I crye, but no man doth me moone,
For I sue to them that pytye of me haue noone.
Many with great honours I dyd whylom auaunce,
That nowe with dyshonoure doon me stynge and launce ;
And such as some tyme dyd me greatly feere,
Me dyspyseand let not with sclaunder me to deere.
O mercyfull God, what loue they dyd me shewe !
And with1 detraccion they do me hackeand hewe.
Alas, moste synfull wretche, why shulde I thus complayne,
If God be pleasyd that I shulde thus1 susteyne
For the great offence before by me doone ? ,
1 Now witk. MS. * this. MS.
1 Wherefore
432 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. IT.
Wherefore to the good Lorde I wyll retourne efte soone,
And hooly coniytte me thy great mercy vntyll,
And take in pacyence all that umy be thy wyll ;
And all onely the serue with all dylygence.
Alas ! that before this tyme I had not that cence.
But nowe good Lorde, which arte oninypolem,
Beholde me mooste wretchyd and greatly penytent;
And of my trespace forgyuenes tho'u me graunt,
And by what sorowe my carkes is now daunt,
Graunt it may be to my sowle remedy,
That the sooner 1 may attayne1 it by :
For to the swete Ihesu lyelde my1 sore wepynge,
And aske of the pardon for my greuouse synnynge.
ftl. fmumi.
Moost blessyd Ihesu
Roote of all vertue,
Graunt I may the sue
In, all huuiylyte;
Sen thou for our good
Lyste to shede thy blood,
And stretche the vpon the rood
For our iniquite.
TAnd thou moost rnylde mother and vyrgyn moost pure,
That barest swete Ihesu, the worldys redernpture,
That shynyst and florysshed as flowre moost sure;
And lyke as nardus of his swete odoure,
Passyth all other, so thou in all honoure,
Surmountys all sayntis, by thy great excellence,
Wherefore to praye for my greuouae offence.]*
I the beseche,
Moost holsome leche,
That thou wylte seche,
For me suche grace.
That* my body vyle
My sowle shall exyle,
Thou brynge in short whyle
It in rest and peace*.
LEwyg the. xi. of that name, and snne vnto Phylyp le Beawe, or the. iiii. Phyiyp, be-
gan his reygne ouer y realme of Fraunce in the yere of our Lorde. M.CCC. and xv., &
the. viii. yere of the seconde Edwarde, then kynge of Englonde. Anon as this Lewys
was crownyd, Enguerram, which, as ye before haue hard, was «hefe and moost secrete
counceyloure with Phylyp the. iiii. last kynge of Fraunce, was callyd to accompte by the
meane of Charlys de Valoys, vncle vnto this kynge; and for so moche as the sayd En-
guerram had geuen sharpe and hastye wordys vnto the sayde Charlys, in affyrmyng y moche
of the kynges *reasoure reinayned in y handys of the sayd Charlys, for this he toke so
1 thy grace atteyn. MS. * pie. MS. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. * that when. edit. 1535,
1542. 1559. 5 solace. MS.
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SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. V. 433
great displeasure agayne the sayd Enguerram, and bare towarde hym suche rancoure and
inalyce, that he lefte not tyll he hadde bereuyd hym of his lyfe ; so that in processe he was
accusyd of. xxxvi. artycles, concernynge treason and iniury doone vnto kynge Phylyp
foresayde, and vnto the realme of Fraunce ; the which artycles in ordre are sete out in
the Frensh Cronycle, which I here ouerpasse. By force wherof this Enguerram was
lastly conuycte and iudgyd vnto dethe, and for the same in the euyn of the Assencion of
our Lorde, hangyd vpon the gibet of Paris. This yere also fell great scarcete of corne
and frute in Fraiice, by meane of vnsesonable wederynge as was in Englande in the. ix.
and. x. yerys, (and before & after,) of thereygne of Edwarde the seconde at this dayeand
then kyng of Englande ^ by reason wherof great famyne and deth of poore people fell in
Fraunce, as it then dyd in Englonde. Ye haue before, in the. xxvii. yere of Phylyp,
father vnto this Lewys, harde hovve the Flemyngys agayne rebellyd, and howe by the meane
of Enguerra the Frenshe hooste was then retournyd w dyshonoure into Frauce. For
reuegement wherof, this Lewys assemblyd a right stronge armye of the more partye of
all the noble men of Fraunce, and in the monyth of Septebre entryd the countrey of
Flaunders, & so came vnto the towne, or nere there vnto, callyd Courtray, & lodgyd his
people nere vnto the ryuer of Lys or Lyse, for so moche as the brydgys ouer that ryuer
by the Flemyngys were brokyn ; where the kyng with his hooste so lyinge, the Flemyngys
vpon the other syde laye in howge noumbre for to defende the passage of the Frenshe-
men : in whiche tyme and season fell suche plente of rayne, y the wayes waxyd noyous
and foule in all that countrey ; by reason whereof vytayll, which tha was, as aboue is
sayd, scant, was than more scars, and ouer y, the feelde where the hooste laye, was so
wete and myry, that men and bestys were to greuoslye noyed. Wherefore in conclusyon,
the kynge, consyderynge those great hynderauncys and harmys to his lordys and comons,
and that he myght in no maner wynne ouer to his enemyes, he retournyd, as other before
tymes hadde doone, with lytyll honoure into Fraunce, to the great losse of the kynges
ordenaunce, and other stutffe that myght not be carved thens, by reason of depenes of
the waye; for whiche cause and causys the kynge was so soore dyspleasyd, that he made
then a great othe, that if he myght lyue tyll the yere folowynge, that he shuld besette so
the Flemyngys that they shulde not escape his dauger, and that he shuld neuyr take
treatyenor ende with them, excepte they wolde fullye and holy put them in his grace and
mercy. But in the yere folowynge, about the Feest of Pentecoste, when the sayde Lewys
had scantlye reygned two yeres, he dyed at Boys in Vyncent, and the. vi. daye of lunii
honorablye was buryed at Seynt Denyze, leuynge after hym none issue male j wherefore
his brother Phylyp succedyd hym in the kyngedome.
PHylyp the. v. of that name, and brother of the fore namyd Lewys, which for his heyth
was surnamyd Phylyp the longe, beganne his reygne ouer the Freshemen in the yere of Foi. /**«**.
our Lorde. M.CCC. and. xvii. & the. x. yere of Edwarde y seconde tha kyng of Englaude.
But first he reygned but as regent of Fraunce, for so moche as Clemence, the wyfe of
kynge Lewys, was lefte of hir sayde husbonde with chylde, the whiche in processe of
tyme was delyuered of a man chylde named lohn, y dyed shortlye after. After whose
deth the sayde Phylyp was forthwith proclaymed kynge of Frauce, & crowned at Paryze
about Cristmas folowinge : albe it, that the duke of Burgoyn with other for a whyle
withsayde that coronacion, and wolde haue preferryd the doughter of Lewys last dede ;
but other of the lordys & nobles of Frauce wolde not be agreable, that a woman shulde
enheryte so great a kyngedome : by meane whereof vnkyndenesse kyndelyd atwene the
kynge and the sayde duke, but by wyse medyatours they were after accordyd, in suche
wyse, that the sayd duke maryed y eldest doughter of y kynge. In this passe tyme, such
nieanys were made by the Flemyngys that an vnyte and accorde was stablysshed atwene
Fraunce and them for the tyme that it helde, whiche peace, as testyfyeth the Frenshe
Cronycle, was laboured and cndyd by a cardynall named losselyn, and sent frome the.
3 K " xxii.
434 SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI. V.
xxii. lohn, then pope1, soothatby medyacyon of the sayde cardynall, the erle of Flaun-
ders was resayued vnto the kynges grace, & at Parys dyd vnto the Freshe kynge his
homage, & sware vnto hym feawtye. In f thyrde yere of f reygne of thys Phylyp, the
prouoste of Parize hauynge in his prysone a Pycarde, a man of great rychesse, which for
felony or lyke cryme was iugyd to be hagyd, the sayde prouoste, for great benefyght to
hym doone, and payment of great sumys by y1 sayd Picarde, toke another poore innocet
man & put hym to deth instede of the sayde Pycarde ; of which offence, whan due profe
of it was made before the kynges counceyll, the sayde prouoste for y same dede was put
vnto lyke iugement. In the. v. yere of the sayd Phylyp all the lazaris of the coutrey of
Langadocke were brent, for so moche as they were accusyd of theyr owne confessyon
prouyd, that they had poysonyd, and entendyd to haue poysoned all the wellys of that
countrey ; & for many lewys were vnto theym consentynge, therefore many of them suf-
feryd lyke iugemet. In this yere also, for so moche as in those dayes, I dyuerse placis of
Fraunce, a fonde prophecye was broughte vp amonge the comon people that shepherdys
and herdysshulde wynne the Holy Lande ; and then they assemblyd themselfe in dyuerse
placys and companyes, and lastly came to guyder at Parys, where they were so many in
noumbre, by reason of other of the comon people that fell vnto them, that the prouoste
of Parys was not of power to withstande theym, soo that they breke prysons and toke
out suche personys as them pleasyd, and from thens went beggynge & robbynge tyll they
came into Langadocke, where they fell vpon the lewys and robbyd them of all suche
mouables as they myght fynde, & slewe of them also. Wherefore the other of the lewys
ferynge the sayde comons, gatheryd them with theyr wyuys & chyldren to the noubre of. v.
C. into a towre, and thought to defende them and theyr wyues and chyldren from the
sayde herdys ; but anon, as they hadde wyttynge thereof, they assawtyd the sayde towre
so egyrly, that in the ende, seyng they myght not escape, for very despyte they threwe
theyr chyldren downe at theyr hedys, & after slewe eyther other for they shulde not falle
in the handys of theyr enemyes, or ellys to auoyde y paynys of the fyre whiche the herdys
hadde begunne to fasten vpon the sayd towre. When the sayd heerdys hadde thus rob-
byd and slayne the lewys of Langadocke, they departyd thens, & yode towarde a coun-
trey callyd Carcasson, entedynge lyke robbery as they before had vsed ; whereof the
countrey beynge warnyd, stoppyd & kepte so the passagys, & withstode them with suche
powarand strengthe, that they desseueryd theymselfe by small companyes, soo that many
of them were taken and hangyd, and the other fled in sauegardyng themselfe, and so this,
folysshe prophecy was endid with synne & shame. Kyng Phylyp, by meane of ille coun-
ceyll, sette a great taske vpon his comons, that is to meane, the fyfthe parte of theyr mo-
uable goodys ; for the whiche, consyderynge he had no charge of warris in no place, they
murmuryd & grudgyd wonder soore. But how it was, or this taxe were leuyed, he fell
I a feuer quarteyne and a great flyxe, whiche sykenesse fell vpon hym by prayer of the
comons, after the Frenshe boke, for leueying of the sayd greuouse taxe. Than for hym,
was made many solempne precessyons and other prayers ; howe be it, in longe processe he
dyed, whan he hadde languysshed frome the begynnynge of August tyll the. viii. daye of
lanuarii, vpon whiche daye he dyed, whan he hadde reygned vpon. iiii. yeres and. vik
monethes and odde dayes, leuynge after hym noone heyre male, wherefore the crowne dys-
cendyd vnto his brother Charlys erle of the Marches.
Caroli Quinti.
yrancfe. CArolus the. v. or Charlys ^ yongest of f. iii. bretherne, or sonys of Phylyp le Beawe*
began his reygne oner the Freushemen in y nioneth ot lanuarii, and yere of our Lorde*
M.CCC. and. xxii, and the. xv. yere of the seconde Edwarde, yet kyng of Englonde»
1 Bysshoppe of Rome. edit. 1542.
& was
SEPTIMA PARS CAROLI. V. 435
& was crownyd at Raynes the. xii. daye of Februarii nexte ensuynge; after whiche so-
lempnyte fynysshed & endyd, he in short processe of tyme after, sent vnto the. xxii. lohn,
tha pope1, and assertayned hym of y gossyprede y was atwene hyni & Blanche his wyfe,
whereof* the examynacyon by the sayde pope' was comytted vnto f bysshoppis of Parys,
& of Beauuays, £ master Godfrey de Plessys, prothonothayr of y" courte of Rome ; f
whiche, afler due & perfyte examynacion in that mater made, they founde y Mawde,
coutesse of Artoys, and mother to the forenatnyd quene Blanche, was godmother vnto fy
kyng Charlys fair husbode, of y whiche, wha they had made report vnto y- pope', he gaue
sentecey the sayd rnatrymony was not legyttimat, & comaudid a deuorce & a separacion
to be made atwene those, ii. persons, $ which was shortly after executyd. In y' secode F«I- fc**««V.
yere of this Charlys dyed Robert erle of Flaiiders, without issue, wherefore $ sayde
erledam fell into the Frenshe kynges handys; so that of it he was in processe, by thagre-
ment of y lordys of the same, put in peasyble possessyon : albeit the erle of Neuers
made thereunto a pretece and tytle. And in this yere kyng Charlys, about the feest of
seynt Mathewe, in Septembre, maryed his secode wyfe, namyd Mary, the syster of the
kynge of Bohemy or Berne, & doughter of Henry, erle of Lucenbourgh, and late em-
peroure of Almayn, namyd in the lyne of the emperours Hery the. viii., or after some
wryters, the. vii. Also in the sayd yere one namyd Jourdan of y" He, a G^scoyne borne,
[and a man of noble lynage, but lowe]' & vyle of condycyon, to whom the foresayde
pope lohn4, in maryage had geuen his nyese for reuerence of his byrthe, this season, by
the meane of his vyle codycyons, and suche dyshoneste companye as he drewe vntyll hytn,
he fell into many and sclaunderous vycys, so that lastlye he was accusyd of rape & mur-
dre and of felony, of the whiche he was at length in. xviii. artycles by due profe made,
conuycte by y lawe, and iugyd to be hanged ; but the kynge, at the requesteof the pope5
and for the honoure of his bloode, grauntyd to hym a chartyr, & pardonyd hym of all
former transgressyons. But that not withstandyng, he I processe of tyme fell or retournyd
vnto his olcle accustomyd codycyons, and ampnge other great crymes by hym executyd,
he slewe a sergeaunt of armys belongynge to the kynge, y to hym was sent in message,
for which murdre and other detestable dedys he was newelye accusyd, and vpon that
somonyd to apere at Parys before the kynge & his couceyll, at which daye of apparence
he came to the sayde cytie w a great companye & some noblemen which were to hym
nere of kynne, and excusyd hym to the vttermooste of theyr powars : but agayn hym &
to accuse hym came many other lordys and baronys, of y which the marquys of Ampton
or Dampton, with his sone, were chefe, that putcausys of coplaynt agayne hym ; y' which
made such prouys and declaracyons agayne the sayde lourdan, that he was comytted vnto
the chastelet of Parys, & there to remayne as a prysoner ; and in processe of tyme, suche
maters & trespaces prouyd vpon hym, that he, by auctoryte of a parlyament holdyn at
Coinpeyng, was lastlye iugyd to dye, and soone after, that is to meane, the. vii. day of
Maii, he was drawyn to the gibbet of Parys and there hagyd. In the thyrde yere of his
reygne, this Charlys gaue vnto the erle of Neuers, that before tyme hadde made clayme to
the erledam of Flaunders, the sayde erledam, the whiche of the Flemynges and inhaby-
tauntys of that countrey was wele and ioyouslye receyuyd. Than he in short whyle after
gaue vnto the townys of Gaunt, Brugys, Ipre and other, dyuerse pryuylegys and grauntys
to theyr great auautage & profyte. But it was not longe after y he wane of them as moche
grudge & hatred as he to tore hadde loue & good wyll, & all for a taxe that he sette vpo
y dwellers of Brugys, and the countrey nere there vnto, & specially of them that dwellyd
in y coutrey ; for they thought y tlieyr charge excedyd farre the charge of the dwellers win
the towne. Wherefore by secret meanys they appoynted a daye of assemble amonge
theymselfe, & sodeynly well armyd entryd y towne of Brugys, & slewe therin dyuerse of
1 Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. * wherefore, edit. 1542. 1559- 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. * John
bisshop of Rome, edit. 1542, * bisshope of Rome. edit.
8 K2
436 SEPTIMA PARS CAROLI. V.
.
f erlys seruauntys, & some of the borough reaisters of the sayde toxvne, suche as they
suspectyd to be of counceyll of the leuyinge of the sayde taske'. In the. iiii. yere of his
reygne this Charlys, after f deth of Mary, his seconde wyfe, by dyspensacion of the
pope the. xxii. lohn*, he marycd lane his cosyn germayne, the doughter of Lewys
erle of Enroux, & vncle vnto this kynge Charlys, or brother to his father Phylyp le
Beawe.
x IN this abouesayde. iiii. yere, the queue of Englade, and syster vnto this kyng Charlis,
came Ito Frauce to treate an vnyte & peace atwene hir lorde and hir brother, for the
warre made in Gascoyne, as before is touchyd in the. xv'. yere of Edwarde the seconde,
hir lorde and husbande, & there taryed, and retourned, as aboue in the sayde yere is ex-
pressyd. In this yere also the erle of Flaunders forenamyd, for suspeccyon that he had
to Robert of Flaunders his vncle, lest he for his synguler auauntage wolde supplant hym
of that erledam, he made letters vnto the gouernours of the towne where $ sayde Robert
was ressyaut & abydyng that they shuld put hym to deth ; but by the warnyng of his olde
& trusty frende the erlys* chaunceller, he was warnyd, and so auoydid y towne. For
this, great malyce and rancoure arose betwene this Roberte and the erle, whiche was not
shortelye pacyfyed. But it was not longe after that a nother taxe or imposycyon was leuyed
of the townys of Gaunt, Brugis, Ipre, and other townys of Flauders, the which taxe was
leuyed in recompensement of suche warris made vpon Flaunders by Phylyp le Beawe, or
more dyrectlye for payrnet of. xii. M.li. awardyd by loselyn f cardenall, as before is
shewid in the seconde yere of the. v. Phylyp, that the Flemynges shulde paye to the
Frenshe kynge for byinge of theyr peace. Of this taxe to be leuyers or gaderers was as-
sygned y pryncypall men of the sayd townes, the which, by theyr demeanure in y leuyinge
therof, demeanyd them in such wyse that they ranne in great hatred of the comon people,
in so inoche that they accusyd theym & sayd, y they had leuyed or gatheryd moche more
than the sayd taxe amoutid ; wherefore they desyred of the erlys couceyll that the sayd
personys myght be callyd to accoupte : but this request myghte not be opteynyd, which
causyd the coinons to runne in further grudge and murmure. An other thynge also causyd
suspeccion ; for ^ erlys couceyll and the sayde collectours had so many secret assembles.
At length, whan the erlys counceyll appersayued the murmure of the comons, the which
^ collectours codyssendyd for a trayne to haue takyn certeyne capytaynys of the sayde
comons, that at Tournay, at a daye assygned, the sayde collectours shuld yelde vp theyr
accoupte; at which daye, the erle in propre persone, came vnto the sayd towne of Tour
nay, & there, whan the erle with the other of his couceyll shulde haue executyd theyr
purposyd entet, how it was by some warnyng or monycyon that the comons had, they
withstoode the erle and his companye, and in the ende slew many of theyr enemyes, and
toke the erle and put hym in sure kepynge within the towne of Brugys; but I this skyr-
mysshe, by mean of the erlys partye, a great parte of the foresayd towne was brent :
wherefore the towne toke partye with y Flemyngys, and were a great cause that y erle was
so takyn and put from his entent. Than the foresayd comons, to the more displeasure of
y erle, admytted for theyr lorde and capytayne, Robert, the vncle of the erle foresayde,
& amoge them reputed hym for erle of Flaundris ; the which so takynge vpon hym de-
lytieryd from pryson his frede f erlys chauceler, whiche, as aboue is sayde, had delyueryd
hym from former dauger, and made hym chefe of his counceyll. But to all this was the towne
of Gaunt repugnaunt, in so moche y mortall warre begane to sourde atwene y sayd towne
and the towne of Brugys and other, & so farfourthe contynued^that, shortlye after, the people
of Gaunt and of the other townys mette with theym of Bruges in playne batayll, and fought
cruelly; but in the ende they of Gaunt chasyd them of Brugys, and slewe of theym be-
yonde. v.C. men, but yet the.erle was neuer the rather deJyueryd. After this j Frenshe
' Taxe. edit, 1542. a of the B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 3 xvii. MS. * dukes. MS.
kynge
SEPTIMA PARS CAROLI. V. 437
kynge sent vnto them of Brugys, requyrynge theym in curtoyse nianer, that they wolde
sette theyr erle at lybertie ; but they sent the messangers agayne without spede of theyr
message. In this whyle dyed Charlis de Valoyes brother vnto Phylyp le Beawe, £ vncle
vnto this kynge Charlys, the which laguysshid loge in a cosupcion or he dyed ; in so
moche y the opynyon of the people was, y he was so punysshid for y iniury & malyce
that he bare towarde Engwerram, the which, as ye haue before harde, in the firste yere
of this kynge was put vnto deth; & the rather this fame ranne vpon the sayd Charlys,
for so moche as in y tyme of his syckenes he gaue great almesse, and to suche personys
as he gaue or sent his almesse vnto, he wyllyd them as wele to praye for y sowle of $
sayd Engwerram, as for his owne hele. This Charlys de Valoyes lefte after hym a sone
namyd Phylyp de, Valoyes, the whiche Phylyp, for soo moche as this Charlys, nowe kyrige
of Fraunce, dyed without issue, he by fauoure of the lordys of that regyon was made
kyng of Fraunce, and put by the ryght and tytle of Edwarde the thyrde, tha kyng of
Englade, $ sone of Issabell, & doughter of Phylyp le Beawe, which Isabell by dyssent
was rightfull enherytour of the crowne of Frauce : for which tytle was after cruell warre
atwene the sayde Edwarde and Phylyp, as in the story of the sayde Edwarde after shall
apere. In f. v. yere of kyng Charlys, the burghmasters and skepyris, that is to meane
$• rulers of the towne of Brugys, delyuered theyr erle and sette hym at large, vpon cer-
tayne condycions folowynge, the whiche to be obseruyd they causyd hym to be solemply
sworne: firste y after that day he shulde not punysshe nor hurt any of $ lade of Flau-
ders, for any displeasure to hym doone or any of his seruautes, or couceyll them sen the
tyme that he was erle, concernyng any cause of theyr rebellyon ; secudaryly, that he
shuld not abrydge nor rnynysshe any of theyr lyberties y they of olde tyme haue had, or
by hym newely to the grautyd ; thyrdlye, that in all grose maters that concernyd the
gouernaunce of his realme, suche as he knewe well dyuerse of them to be experte there-
in, that he shuld noo thynge conclude or doo wout theyr aduyces and assentis; and
fourthlye, y after that day he shuld neuyr vse the couceyll of the abbot of Versellaye,
whiche they knewe for theyr dedely enemy, for so moch as they before tyme had slayne
his father named Petyr Floce or Floze, in the batayll of Courtray, as I the. xvi. yere of
Phylyp le Beawe is before shewyd, how be it the name of the sayd Petyr is not there ex-
pressyd : after whiche artycles with other fermely by the erle promysyd to be kepte &
holdyn, he was delyuered and sette at large. In the. vi. yere of the reygne of this
Charlys a great dyssencyon and varyaunce arose atwene the dolphyn of Vyen and the
duke of Sauoy, so that mortall batayll ensuyd vpon the same, in the whiche moche people
were slayne vpon bothe partyes; but in the ende the dolphyn of Vyen had the better,
and toke, as prysoners in the feelde, the duke of Burgoyne & the erle of Ancerne, with
other noble men. In this yere also, the Gascoynys w the Englysshemen made warre
vpon the borders of Fraunce, agayne whome kynge Charlys sent a cosyn of his namyd
syr Alphons de Spayne, but he spent the kynge great good, & retournyd w lytle worshyp
into Frauce, where he dyed shortlye after. Then the kyng sent agayne the sayd Gas-
coynys y erle of Ewe & syr Robert Barthram than marshall of Frauce, with dyuerse
other noble men. In whiche season the Gascoynys with the sayde Englysshe men had
gotten the castell of a towne standynge in the countre of Poyteawe or Poytyers, namyd
Seynt Oyngne, within whiche towne the sayde erle & other $ noblys of Frauce were
lodgyd, so that atwene them daylye cruell assautys were exercysed, to the great hurte of
bothe partyes; lastly atwene them was a daye of batayle in playne feelde accordyd, where
the Freshe men, to the entent to haue the aduautage of the sayd feelde, and there to en-
batayll themselfe to theyr moost auautage, the day of the sayde appoyntementissuyd of1 the
towne and to y^ place assygned, which was a good dystaunce from the forw»yd towne, & there
' owte of. MS,
taryed
438 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III.
taryed theyr enetnyes ; but the Gascoynys entendynge an other purpose, yoode streyght
vnto the foresayde towne, and knowyng it to be without great deffence, assautyd & short-
lye gatte it, and sette it on fyre, not sparyng churchis nor oilier places of relygyon, as
affennyth the Frenshe booke, & that doon retournyd vnto the foresayde castell, & I pro-
cesse of tyme after retournyd agayn into Guyan. Whan kyng Charlys was assertaynyd
of this delusyon, he was greuouslye dyscSlentyd agayne the Gascoynes, and manyssyd
them veray sore ; but in the monyth of Decenibre sliortlye ensuynge, lie was takyn with
a greuouse sykenesse, so that he dyed vpon Candelmas euyn folowynge at Boys in Vyn-
cent, and was enterrid at Seynt Denyse, wha he had reygned. v. yeres and odde dayes,
leuynge after hym none heyre of his body; excepte the quene was than wilhchylde, which
chylde dyed soone after the byrthe; wherefore some questyons for that kyngedome were
mouyd, as before is towchid in f ende of the, iiii. yere of this Charlys, & after shalbe
forther expressyd.
Edwardi Tertii'.
EDwarde, the. iii. of that name, and sone of Edwarde y seconde and of Isabell the
allonly doughter & chylde of Phylyppe le Beawe, or Phylyp the fayre, father to Charlys
laste kyrig of Frauce, began to reygne as kynge of Englande, his father yet lyuynge,
the. xxvi. daye of lanuarii, in the ende of the yere of grace. M.CCC. and. xxvi. and
the. iiii. yere of Charlys the. v. laste kyng of Frauce, & was crownyd at Westmynster
vpon the day of the Puryfycacion of our Lady nexte ensuynge. In his begynnynge came
forth plente and gracyous happys, for the erthe toke plente, the ayre tempour, the see
quyetnesse, and to the churche grevre peace. In his fyrste yere he confermyd $ lyber-
tyes & fraunchyses of the cytie of London, & ordeyned that the mayre for the tyme be-
ynge, shuld sytte in all places of iugement within the lybertye of the same for chefe ius-
tyce, the kynges parsone onelye excepte, & that euery aldreman that had ben mayre,
shulde be iustyce of peace in all Lodon & Myddelsex, & eueryche aldreman that hadde
not be mayre shuld be iustyce of peace within his owne warde : also lie grauntyd to the
cytezyns the fee ferme of Lodon for. CCC.li. & that they shulde not be costrayned to goo
out of the cytie to fyghte or defende the lade, for any nede : also y after that daye the
fraunchyse of the cytie shulde not be seasyd into the kynges handys, but onely for treason
or rebellyon done by the hole cytie : and Southwerke was adrnyttyd to be vnder the cor-
reccyon £ rule of the cytye, & the mayre of Lodon to be baylyffe of Southwerke, & y
mayre to chose and ordeyne such a baylyffe of y borough as hym lykyth, which orde-
nauce enduryth to this day. In f monyth of Aprell, for so moche as means were made
by $ frere prechours, or y' blacke freres, for the delyuery of kynga Edwarde the. ii. out
of pryson, therfore he was had out of the castell of Kenelworth, & coueyed vnto the
castell of Berkeley; whereafter, about seynt Mathewys tyde, the sayd Edwarde, by the
meanys of syr Roger Mortymer, was myserably slayne. Of this Edwarde are lyke opy-
nyons as were of Thomas of Lancastre, whiche I referre to Godclys iugement, for cer-
teyne it is that for his former wylde and insolent lyuynge he tooke great repentaunce, and
so he had great cause, for durynge his reygne there was hedyd & put to deth by iuge-
ment vpon. xxviii. baronys and knyghtys, ouer f noble men that were slayne in Scot-
lande by his infortunyte. Kyng Edwarde as yet beynge of tender age, not passyng. xv.
yeres, heryng of the great pryde & presupcion of the Scottys, & howe they dayly warryd
vpo y borders &entryd jr lade in brenyng & spoylyng his people, assebled his people about
Easter, & so sped hym towarde Scollade ; I which mean tyme the Scottys were entryd
1 Here the Museum MS. adds, Rychard Uothyng.
Richard fietayn Goldsmith. Roger Chawntclere. Anno primo.
the
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III. 439
the lade, and were comyn as farre as Stanhop in Viridale, and had lodgyd theym in the
woddys of Stanhop pas ke in dyuerse busshementis ; whereof the kynge beynge enfourm-
ed, made suche prouysion that he be sette them rounde about, & trustyd well to haue
broughte them vndre his subieccion : but when the kynge thougbte to be of tkevm mooste Notaquomod*
... 10-1 i i • Scoti euaserut
sure, by treason of some of his noost the Scottis were .dene escapyd, and retournyd in pamimde
to Scotlande, whereof the fame ranne vpon syr Roger Mortymer ; but howe so it was, Stanh°Pe-
the kynge loste that iournay, and retournyd into Englande with lytle worshyp. And here ye
shall vnderstande y to this daye the olde mayre & shryuys, that is to meane, llamunde
Chyckewell, Beuet Fulham & lohn Canston1 stode in offyce tyll the day folowyng of Sy«
mon & lude, which was almoste $ full of the fyrste yere of y- sayd Edwarde the thyrde,
and then for the resydue of f firste yere, and for the more party of the secode yere was
electe, and chargyd the mayre and shryues folowynge,
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxvi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxvii.
Henry Darcy.
Rycharde Betayne. Anno. i.
lohn Hawteyne.
IN the endeof y1 firste yere of this kynge Edwarde, & begynnynge of this mayres yere>
the kynge after Crystemasse maryed dame Phylyppe, the erlys doughter of Henawde, in
the cytie of Yorke, in the euyn of the Conuersyon of seynt Pawle, or the. xxiiii. daye
of lanuarii.
And soone after the kynge, about the feest of Pentecost, helde his parlyament at North-
liampton, at the which parlyament by euyli couceyll, whereof syr Roger Mortymer & the
olde quene bare the blame, the kynge made with the Scottis an vnprofetable and a dishonor-
able peace ; for fyrst he releasyd to them theyr feauty & homage; also he delyueryd vnto
them olde auncyent wrytynges sealyd with the sealys of the kynge of Scottys, and of dy-
uerse lordys of that lande, both spyrytueil and temporell, with many other chartyrs and
patentis, by the whiche the kynges of Scottis oblygyd theym to be feodaryes vnto the
crowne of Englande. At which season also was delyueryd certeyne iuellys whiche be-
fore tymes hadde ben wonne from the Scottys by kynges of Englande, amonge y which $
blacke crosse of Scotlande is specyally namyd, a relyke accoptyd of great precyosyte,
& not allonely the kynge, by his synystre .couceyll, lost his tytle and ryght that he had to
the realme of Scotlande, as farre as the sayde counceyll myghte helpe it, but also all
lordys and baronys, and all other men of Englande that had any ladys or rentys within
ScotlSde, loste theyr ryght in lyke maner, excepte they wolde dwell vpo the sayd landys,
and become the kyng of Scottis lyege men ; and soone after was concludyd a maryage
atwene Dauyd le Bruze sone of Robert le Bruze, and lane the kyngys suster, whiche of Dauydie Brow
dyuerse wryters is surnamed lane of the Towre, or lohan of Towirs. k7ns« ef
•> J Scottu.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxviii.
Symon Fraunces.
Hamonde Chyckewell1. Anno. ii.
Henry Combmartyn.
IN this yere, which at thys day was the seconde yere of the kynge Dauyd /bre.sayd,
the sone of Robert le Bruze the kynge of Scottys, maryed vp5 the day of Mary Magda-
leyne, at his towne then of Berwyke, jr fore named lane syster vnto y" kyng of Englande ;
but it was not loge after or the Scottis in despyte of $ Englysh men, callyd hir lane make
1 The MS. which appears to have been altered in an old hand, says Ryclmrcl Bytan, Rychard Rotbyng& Ro«
ger Cbauntcleer. * The MS. adds Grocer.
peace,
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440 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III.
peace, and also to theyr more derysyon made dyuerse truffys, roundys, & songys, of the
which one is specially remembryd as folowyth.
Longe heerdys hartles,
Paynted hoodys wytles,
Gay cotis graceles
Makyth Englande thryfteles.
Whiche ryme, as sayth Guydo, was made by the Scottys pryncypallye for thedeformyte
of clothynge that at those dayes was vsyd by Englysshemen. The the kynge at his parlya-
ment holdyn at Salysbury, made syr Roger Mortymer erle of the Marche, and syr lohfi
of Eltharn his owne brother he made erle of Cornewayll, where after y sayd syr Roger
toke moche more vpon hym than other lordys wer contentyd with, so that by the kynges
mother & hym all thyng was rulyd & guydyd, & such lordis as before tyme were as-
sygned to haue the rule & guydynge of y1 kyng, as y erle of Kent syr Edmude of Wode-
stok the kynges vncle, the erle of Lacastre, the erle Marshall, w dyuerse bysshoppis &
baronys, & knyghtys, to y1 noubre of. xii. the whiche in short processe of tyme, for the
more party, were sette by, so that the allonely rule of the lade restyd in the quene & the
sayde syr Roger ; by meane whereof many & great thynges of y realme grewe out of ordre,
which were tedyous to reherce.
. Ixxxxvl. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxviii.
lohfi Grauntham'.
Rycharde Lazar.
Henry Gysours.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxix.
Anno. iii.
cio Rogeri
Mortimer mill-
IN this thyrde mayres yere, the abouesayde syr Edmude of Wodestoke erle of Kent,
entendynge the reformacion of the mysse ordre of the realme, beynge enfourmyd y his
brother syr Edwarde was in lyfe, deuysed certeyn letters towdrynge the delyuery of his
sayde brother, and sent them vnto his sayd brother ; of which dede he was shortlye after
accusyd, and by auctoryte of a parlyament holdyn at Westmynster4, aboute Pentecoste
folowinge, he for that dede was iudgyd to haue his hede smytten of, whereof execucion was
done the. xv5. day of May folowynge in the foresayde cytie of Winchester, and soone
homa. after kyng Edwarde saylyd into Frauce, and dyd homage vnto Phylyp de Valoyes, the
s^ter- newly made kyng of Frauce, for the duchie of Guyan, in the towne of Amyas : after
which homage so done he was rychely feastid of the Frensh kynge, and solaced in dyuerse
maner of fourmys, as by iustys, huntynge, hawkyng, and many other pleasurys, and
then in louynge maner toke his leue of the kynge, and so retourned into Englade. The.
xv. daye of lune folowynge was borne the kynges firste sone, and at Wodestoke crystenyd,
and namyd Edwarde, whiche, in processe of tyme, grewe to a noble & famouse man,
and is moost comonly callyd in all cronycles prynce Edwarde, of whome in "this story
some excellent dedys shall be expressyd. In y moneth of Octobre, vpo the. xvii. daye,
and euyii of seynt Luke, syr Roger Mortymer before named, by means of syr
Wyllyam M outaygne4, syr Rafe Staforde, syr lohn Neuyle, and other, by a
compassyd meane was takyn in the eastell of Notyngham, notwithstandyrige that
the keyes of the sayde eastell were dayly and nyghtlye vnder his warde and kep-
ynge ; the kynge, the quene, the olde quene, with dyuerse other noblys tha. beynge in the
same eastell lodgy.d. The maner of the takynge of this erle syr Roger Mortymer I
passe ouer, for the dyuersyte that I haue seen thereof of sundry wryters; but many
agreen, y he with syr Symonde of Bedforde, & other, were in that nyght takyn, and after
sent vnto the Towre of London, and there put in streyghte kepynge. Then the kynge,
1 The MS. adds Grocer.
ta^ue. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
* Wynchester. MS.
' xxv. edit. 1533. 1542. 155£>.
6
* Rloun-
in
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III. 441
in short processe after, callyd a parlyament at London for y rcformacio of many thynges
rnysorderyd in the realme, by mtatie of the foresayde syr Roger, as the comon fame then
xvent.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxix. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxx.
Robert of Ely.
Symon Swaylond. Anno. iiii.
Thomas Harworde.
IN this. iiii. mayres yere, & ende of y thyrde yere of thys kynge, duryngc the fore-
sayd parliament, as aboue is towchyd, at London, the foresayde syr Roger Mortymer
was accusyd before the lordys of the parlyament of these artyclys with other ; wherof. v.
I fynde expressyd. And nrste was layed vnto his charge that by his meanys syr Ed-
warde of Carnaruan, by mooste tyrannouse deth in the castell of Barkley was murderyd ;
secondaryly, that, to the kynges great dyshonoure and damage, the Scottys, by his meanys
and treason, escapyd from the kyng at the parke on1 Stanhope, whiche then sliuld haue
fallen in the kynges daunger, ne had been the fauoure by the sayde Roger to them tha
shewyd ; thyrdely to hym was layed, that he, for execucion of the sayd treason, receyued
of the capytayne of y sayd Scottis, narnyd syr lamys Dowglas, great sutnys of money, and
also for lyke mecle he had, to the kynges great dyshonoure & hurte of his realme, con-
cludyd a peace atwene the kynge & the Scottis, & causyd to be delyuered vnto they in the
chartyr or endenture called Ragman, with many other thynges, to the Scoltys great ad-
uauntage and inpouerysshynge of this realme of Englande ; fourtlye, was layed to hym,
that where by syuystre & vnlefull meanys, cotrary the kynges pleasure and wyll, or assent
of the lordys of the kynges coiiceyll, he had gotten into his possessyon moche of the
kynges treasoure, he vnskylfully wasted & mysspent it; by reason whereof the kyng was in
necessyte, and dryuen parforce to assaye his frendys : fyfthlye, that he also had enprope-
ryd vnto hym dyuerse wardys belongynge to the kynge, to his great lucre & the kynges
great hurt, and that he was more secret w quene Isabell, the kynges mother, tha was to ,
f-< JJ i ii L i • i -i Exfcucio Fo.
Li oddes pleasure or the kynges honoure : the whiche artycles, with other agayne Lyrn g«ri Mortimer.
prouyd, he was, by auctoryte of y sayde parlyament, iugyd to deth, and vpo seynt An-
drewys euyn next ensuynge, at London, he was drawyn and hangyd. About the begyn- sy Edwarde
nynge of August folowynge, syr Edwarde Bayloll, the sone of syr lohn Bayloll, some rfYjr'i'oh'n
tyme kynge of Scottys, by meanys before purchasyd, opteynyd suche fauoure that with Bay'011
y ayde of syr Hery Ceawmout, syr Dauyd of Stroley, syr Geffray Moubray, & with i
tlie ayde of. MM. Englysshemen, entryd Scotlande by water, where in shorte space bv th"5Systence
drewe vnto them suche multytude of Scottis, y the sayd Edwarde was lord of a great meii!'g:
hoost, & so kepte on his waye tyll he came to a place callid Gledismore, or after some
wryters, Crackysmoore, where he was encountryd of the powar of Scotlade, & fought
there a cruell batayll, in the whiche were slayne a great multitude of Scottes > by reason
of which victorye he was crownyd kynge of Scottis at the towne of Scone shortly after,
& shortly after he met w kynge Edwarde at the towne of Newe Castell, and there vnto
hym made his homage and feawty for the lade of Scotlande.
'Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxx. Anno Domini. M,CCC.xxxi.
lohn Mockynge.
lohn Pountnay*, Anno. v.
Andrewe Awbrey.
IN this. v. meyres yere &. vi. yere of the kynge, in the moneth of lulii, for soo moche
as the Scottis had busyed them to haue slayn Edwarde Bayloll theyr kynge, & hym had
constrayned to auoyde his lande, or ellys to kepe hym in some stroge hold tyll he my^ht
1 of. MS. * tht MS. aJJt Draper. 3 procesie. edit. 1559.
3 L bj
442 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDL lit.
by his frendys or lyegys be socouryd ; kynge Edwarde, for the same entent, vf a strong
powar persyd the realme of Scotlade, & after layde his fyege vnto the towne of Benvyke.,
Vpon y\ xix. day of the foresayd moncth of Ivilii, y Scottis with a great power, purposynge
to reruoue the sayd syege, came towarde y sayde towne ; wherof kyng Edwarde beyng.
enfourmyd, made towarde them, & at a place callyd Halydone Hyll, gaue to the snyde
Scottys batayll, & of them had tryumphaunte victorye, in so rnoche y he si ewe of them,
as testyfyen dyuerse wryters. viii. erlys. ix.C. knyghtis & banerettis. iiii.C. esquyres-
Scocis.inquoin- & Vp6. xxxii. M. of v como people, & of En«iysshemen were slayne but onely.
terfecti fuerint A /. •' . . . ' , , ° J. . •*,
octocomites.no- xv- persones. After which victocy thus by the kynge opteyned, the capytayne
jeti miiites et of Berwvke vpon the morowe folowvnge, bevnge sevnt Maraarettis day, veldyd
banerettis qua- J , • , n o i i T-> i i , i
dritiarmigm to y kyng the sayd towne with the castell;. & that done, kyng Ldwarde hetoke
d^o'^'uiade l'ie §u}dyn8e thereof, w 'all other castellys & townys within y lande vnto y fore
comunibus,etde namyd syr Edwarde Bayloll, as kynge of Scottis, & shortly after retournyd into Englande.
^idedm'^0'10 ^haii Dauyd, the sone of Robert le Bruze, beynge as before is sayde, kynge of Scottys,
«OM. was constraynyd with his wyfe secretly to sayle into Frauce, & thyder was brouglit by a-
Flemyng, nainyd Marcuell, as testyfyeth the Frenshe Cronycle. Where of Phylyp de
Valoyes, iha Freshe kynge, the sayd Dauyd, vV, lane of the towre his wyfe, was reccyuyd ;
& for theyr comforte the sayd Frenshe kyng gaue vnto them the castell of Gaylarde, tyll
fortune to them wolde be more frcdelye. This yere also, as witnessyth jr sayde Freshe
Cronycle, the Freshe" kynge sent vnto the kyng of Englande, y' bysshop ot Beauuays
and the hygh conestable of Frauce, which shewid vnto kyng Edwarde y theyr soueraygne
Lorde entendyd a voyage into the Holy Lande, & rcquyred hym of his ayde & copany for
perfourmaiice of f sayd iournay. Whereunto y kyng gaue answere vnto y request, thii
M'ha y Fresh kyng liad perfourmyd all such codicios as he before tyrnes had promysed to
doo, the he sayd he shulde be cotentyd to geue such answere vnto y request by them in his
name made, as therunto shulde be cijuenyent; & more he addyd to y" same, y he marueylyd
greatlye y the sayd Frenshe kynge entendyd any suche voyage tyll he had clerelye acquytyd
hym of y sayd promesse & couenaut. \\rith whiche answere y Freshe kyng wasnothynge
cotentyd, so y malyce & murmur grewe & encreasyd atwene them daylye after, and an
occasyon of this sharpe answere was, for so moche as kynge Edwarde was credyble en-
fourmyd that f Frenshe kyng had vytayllyd & mannyd. x. great shyppys to hauesayllyd
into Scotlande, and Uiere to haue warryd ; the which by tempest were wedyr dryuen into
Flauders, & so sore betyn w the see, that after they had solde moche of theyr stuff'e at y~
hauyn of Scluce, they were compellyd of necessyte to retourn without worshyp into Frauce.
Tins w other, kyndelyd suche a dedly hate atwene theyse. ii. Crysten pryncys y moche
Crysten blode, in processe of tyme folowinge, was for theyr quarellys shadde.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxi. Aiino Domini. M.CCC.xxxii.
Nycholas Pyke'.
lohn Preston*. Anno. vii.
lohn Husbande*.
IN this. vii. yere I the wynter season, and as sayeth Guydo, in the monyth of Nouebre,
the kyng yode agayn towarde Scotlad, & helde his Cristrnas at Yorke, and after the sa-
lempnyte of y liyghe feest endyd, so sped hym into Scotlande, where he layed syege vnto
the castell of Kylbrydge, and lastly wan it by strengthe, and set the coutrey in some
quyetnesse, and alter retournyd vnto Newe Castell vpon Tyne, and taryed there a certfiyn
of tyme, and helde there his feest of Pentecoste w great royalte, whyther with in shorte
space after, came syr Edwarde Bayloll, kynge of Scottys, and vpon the daye of seynt
Geruasi & Prothasi, or jr. xix. day of lune, made his homage vnto kynge Edwarde, and
in presence of many other noblemen of bothe landys, sware vnto hym feawtyor fydelyte,
' lohn H amond. edit. ] 559. *7X*MS. «<i/j Draper. MVilliam Ilansarde. edit. 1559.
and
SEPTIM A 'PARS EDWARDI. III. 443
ftnd that done he retournyd into Scotlande, and kyng Edwarde vnto Yorke and so vnto
Wyndesore. Then were ail suche lordys of Englande, as before tyme were in Edwarde
y secondis dayes dysseasyd of suche landys as they had in Scotlande, restoryd agayne to
theyr sayde possessyons, and for theym made theyr homage vnto the kynge of Scottis,
sauynge theyr allegeauce vnto theyr naturall soueraygne lorde.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxiii.
,'j.t lohn Hamonde.
lohn Ponteney'. Anno. via.
Wyllyam Hansarde.
IN this. viii. yere, certayne ambassadours were sent from Phylyp de Valoyes, kynge
of Fraunce, as the bysshop of Thuroyn and the lorde of Ferry & Peynguy for to con-
clude certayne artycles of varyaiice atwene theyr lorde & the kyng of Englande ; but
theyr purpose toke none eft'ecte, excepte that the kynge grauntyd to sende vnto the Frenshe
kyng shortly after a certayne of his lordys, to haue forther comunycacyon with hym towch-
ynge the sayde artycles, the whiche promyse he fulfylley, as apperyth in the nexte yere
•ensuynge.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxiiii*
lohn Hynkstone,"
Reynolde at Cunduytte. Anno. ix.
Walter Turke.
IN this nynth yere fell excedynge plente of rayne, & therupo ensuyd great moreyne
•of beestys : and in y moneth of Decembre the kynge entryd agayne into Scotlande and
helde his Crystmas at the castell of Rokkysboroughe, the whiche he causyd to he newely
repayred, & after thyngys there orderyd to his pleasure, he retournyd into Engliide, and
soone after he sent the archebysshope of Cautorbury, syr Phylyp de Mountaygue, & syr
Geffrey Scrope vnto the Frenssh kyng, to the entente to haue concludid an amyte
atwene hym and the sayde Frensshe kynge, whiche before was mouyd by y Fressh ambas-
sade, as before is shewyd in the. viii. yere of his reygne. But wha theyse sayde lordys
were landyd in Frauce, they were loge delayed or they myght come to the kynges presence,
in so moche, that they sayde playnlye vnto suche lordys of Fraunce as w;ere assygned by
the Frenshe kyng to passe the tyme with theym, that they supposyd that it was not the
kyngCs pleasure to spejce with them ; by meane of which wordis they were shortlye after
broughte vnto y kynges presence, of whom they were receyuyd with ioyous coutenauce,
and so contynued by a certayne of tyme, in furtherynge of theyr ambassade, soo that in
processe of tyme a conclusyon of a peace to be hadde atwene Englande and Fraunce was
accordyd, and soo far fourth spedde, that proclamacyon therof shulde haue been made
in Parys and y coutrey thereabout vpon the morowe folowyng: but howe it came in y • /•„/./**«*„;,•;,;
kynges mynde, y Engl.ysshe ambassadours were scantlye retournyd to theyr lodgyngcs
wha. they were agayne sent fore, and farther enfourmyd then that the kynges pleasure and
mynde was to haue Dauyd, late kynge of Scottis, to be includyd within the same peace,
and that he shuld agayne be restoryd vnto his kyngdome. Whereunto it was answeryd by
y Englysshe ambassadours that theyr comyssyon stretchyd not soo farre, nor that theyr
prynce had geuyn vnto them any suche auctoryte ; wherefore all the former comunycacyon
was reuokyd and admillyd, and they retournyd into Englande without any conclusyon
takynge.
* The MS. aads Draper. lohn Pountney. edit. J55<>.
3 L 2 Anno
44V SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. Ill,
Auno Domini. M.CCC.xxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xjcxY.
Walter Mordon.
Reynolde at Cunduyt. Anno. x.
Richarde Vpton.
IN this. x. yere, for so moche as no conclusyon of vnyte and peace myghte be had
alwene the kynges of Englande and of Frauce, therefore warre was proclaymed vpo
bothe partyes ; the whiche warre was greatly procuryd by the rneane of syr Robert of
Artoys, as in y story of Phylyppe de Valoyes shall be aftir shevvyd. Then eyther pryncc
sought the wayes & meanys howe eyther of theyrn .myght dyscotent other: in so moche
y the Fresh kynge sent soone after into Scotlande a crewe of Frenshemen, to aydesuche
enemyes as kyng Edwarde there had ; by reason whereof the sayde Scottys made sharpe
warre vpo the kynges seruauntys & frendys, and put the lande to great vexacion £ trou-
ble, in so moche y the kynge was forcyd to assemble his power, and to spede hym agayne,
thyther. Tha about Mydsomer, y kyng entryd Scotlande by y see, & warryd vpo jf
Scottys and Frenshemenj of y which uoo notary batayle1 is specilyed, excepte in y iour-
nay J. kyng subdued his enemyes & tyke there dyuerse prysoners, ainoge y which on&
callyd erle of Morrette a Fresheman was chefe, y after was w other I processe of tyme
there delyuered in exchauge for jr erle of Namur another Freshe lord, which than was
takyn by gyle of Scottes as he was comyng toward seynt lohns towne, for to ayde y partye
of kyng Edwarde. Wha kyng Edwarde had agayn pacyfyed y Scottis, & takyn homage
of such as before rebellyd, he tha, as testyfyeth y Fresh Cronycle, stablysshed y fore
namyd Edwarde Bayloll as kyng of Scottys, & comyttyd $ rule of y lade vnto hym as
he hefore tymes had done : then y Scottis for the great kyndenesse whiche they had foude
in jf kyng, & in reropensemet of the great charge which he by sundrye tymes had had in
y\defendyng of theyr enemyes, grautyd & boude them vnto hym & to his heyres, kynges
of Engliide, y they shuld ayde & assyste hym agayne all pryncis, & wha so euyr he had-
warre, or any kyng of Englad beyng ryghtfull enrytoure* agayne any prynce outhcr
within his lade or wout, the Scottys at theyr propre costys & expesys shuld fynde. CCC.
horsemen well armyd, & a. M. fotemea well & sufficietly arrayed for the warre, ^ whiche.
xiii.C. men the Scottys shuld wage for an hole yere, & if the kynge of Englande endyd
not his warre \frin y yere, tha he to hyre & wage f sayd Scottis as he doth y other of his
souldyours. After which grautes made & bondys for the suretie therof receyucd by the
kynge, as wytnessyth the Frensh Cronycle, the kynge leuynge at Edenboroughe a cer-
tayne of his k^yghtys, to strengthe the Scottys agaynste the Frenshe men, whiche com-
passyd all the wayes they myght to brynge Dauyd y^one of Robert le Bruze in pos-
sessyon of that lande, he shortlye after retuurnyd jato Englande.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxv. Atyio Domini. M.CCC.xxxvi,
Wyllyano Brykelsnorthe..
Iphn Pontnay'. Anno. xi.
lohn^Northall.
IN this. xi. yere, the kynge remebryng the great charge that hehadde with the warre
in Scotlande, and also for tne charge that he dayly had in Guyan, and more contynuelly
shuld haue in defending of y Freshe men & wynnynge of his ryght, he therefore gather-
yd treasoure vpon euery syde, and by dyuerse & sundry wayes, wherof the maner is not
expressyd ; but soo great plente came to his vse that it was scant thorowout y realme : by.
Nota vktuaiu reason of which scarcetie vytayll & moche other mercymonyes were excedynge good
cnepe, for at Lodon a quarter of whete was solde for. ii.*. a fatte oxe for. vi.s. viii.rf. a
* act. MS, » enhervtour*. edit, 1533. J543., J Tht MS. addt Praper. 4 the same,
edit. 1559
fatte
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. IfL 445
fiitte sliepe for. vl.d, and. viii.rf. vi. peions for a peny, a fatte goos for. ii.rf. a py"pge fot*~
a peny, & soo all other vytayll after y' rate. This yere alsOj rpo Holy Iloode day, or yV
xiiii. day of Septembre', dyed Sir lohn of Ehham/erle of Co^newayle, & brother vnto
5r kyng, without issu ; .wherefore y" sayde erlcda fell into the kynges hande. This man lyeth
buryed at Westmynsier, . vpon the right hiide of tt e hyghe auher. in this yere also ape-
ryd Stella Corneta, in Englysshe namyd the Blasynge Starre, in an huge stremynge maner,
whereof many and dyuerse construGcions. were 'had" amonge the coinon people, whicbe-J •
passe oner.
Anno Domini. .M.CCC.xxxvt. - Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxvii. -
Walter Nealev
Henry Darcy'. Anno. xii.
Nycholas Cranei
IN this. xii. yere, the kynge helde his parlyament at Westmynstcr, about the tyttie of"
Lent; durynge the which he made of the-erledam of C'ornewayle a duchy, andgaue if :
with the erledam of Chestre vnto Edwarde his soue : and at this parlyamet were made,
vi. erlys, that is to. saye, of Derby, of Northampton, of Huntyn^edon; of Salysbury,
of Gloucetyr, and of Suff. as Hery of Lacastre was ci:eatyd trie of -Derby; or, after some
wryters, of Leycetyr, Wyllyam de Bothtim* erie of Northapton, Wyllyam de Ciynton
erle of Hutyngcdon, Wyllyam de Moutague erle of -Salesbury, Hughe of Audeley erle
of Gloucetyr, and Robert of Vfforde erle of Suftblke. And in this parlyament was an
acte enacted that no man shdde were no maner of sylke in gowne, cote, or doublet, but
if he myght spende of good rent an hundreth pounde by yere ; whiche acte was not loge
holdyn. In this yere also the kyng, amonge dyuerse pryuylegys, grauntyd vnto the cyte-
zyns of Lodon that the offycers of the mayres and sheryffes shuld, from y day forth- *>i' i****i*~
warde, vse macis of-syluer parcell gylte. The kynge of France this yere, for so mocli as
he was credyble enfourmyd y kyng Edwarde wolde entre ^ l^de of France, and to ii)ake
warre vpon the same ; he therefore made great purueyaunce to resyste liyin, for the co-
mon fame ranne then in Fraunce, that kynge Edwarde entendyd not only to clayme Gas-
coyne and Guyan, but also all Fraunce, as his propre and rightful! enhery tail nee in tlie
ryght of -his moder : wherefore the JVe&he kyng assembly^ an hugehoost, ami commytted
the rule of it vnto the kynge of Nauerne, and to the erle of Alenson, brother vnto the
sayd Frensh kynge ; which sayde capytaynes with theyr people, awayted daylly the kyng
of Englondes commynge, which them for that yere dispoynted. But, as testyfyeth the same
Frenshe Cronycle, kyng Edwarde in this whyle sent into Flaunders a kriyght callyd syr
Bernarde de Brette, for to treate of an amyte atnene hym and the Flemynges : for this
cause the erle of Flaundurs, which was very taste with the Frenshe kyng, callyd his coun-
ceyll to hym, to haue theyr aduyce how he myght best order hymselfe and his people. In
which counceyll were dyuerse opynyons, so that many thought it better for dyuerse cosii-
deracios, which were longe. to reherce, that y erle shulde rather preferre the amyte of the
kynge of Englonde, thii of the kyng of Frauce : of wliiche oppynyon was a great fur-
therer or piomoter, a knyght of Fldundeis called Countryssie, with whom y er!e beynge
for that cause 'dy<cotitent, sent hym vnto pryson, & soone after at ^ requeste of the Fresh
kyng, which layod vnto his cnarge, that he had receyued great sumes of money of the kyng
of Englande, for to procure and styre the Flemynges agayne hym, he was behedyd: tor
which dede y dv\ellers of Gaut, and of Brusiis, were so myacontete, -that they vtterly re-
fused f erle and his couceyll, & made them ^ronge to witlistade his pleasure5. The the
erle was costraynyd to gather his loidys and knvghtys, for the more parteof the comons
were agayne hym; and in short proce^se- after, ntetie in playne batnylle in a place callyd
Marchye, where after loge fyght the erle & his hotost was put to flyghte, and forcyd for .
1 the same. edit. 1559. * October. MS. , 3 The MS. adds Mercer. * Bobum. MS.
^displeasure, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
bis -
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III.
V* i ^ ' ' - T . r . , ., » \
Ins safrgarde, to take a castell named Mall, or Malet. In which season kynge Edwarde
beynge enfourmyd of the amytie that the Flemynges bare towarde hym, anon sent vnlo
the a knyght callyd syr Galtier, or Walter de Magny, vf a good copany of archers, the
which arryued in an ile callyd then Cazanter; whom the erle of Flaunders, with a cer-
ifyne of his knyghtys, encoulryd and gaue vnto the Englysshemen bataylle : hut in the cnde
the erle was shamefully chased, and many of his gentyhnen slayne and takyn, as syr lolm
llodys, syr Wyllyatn Gyll, syr Nicholas Chauncy, with many other slayne ; and syr Guy,
bastarde brother vnto the erle, with dyuerse other taken, of y whiche some were sent as
prysqners into Englonde. When the Frenshe kynge had vnderstandynge of the deuysyon
y was atwene the erle and his subiectys, and how e feythfull the erle was vnto hym ; (en-
tendynge to wynne by fayre meanys the fauoure of the Fiernvnges, whiche he knewe well
lie-myght not wynne by rygoure;) then he sent vnto Gaunt, the bysshop of Seynt Denys
\vith other, which made vnto y rulers of y towne, and of Brugys, & other townys there
assemblyd, many fayre behcstis and promysys: &monge the which one was, that the Frenshe
kynge wolde acquyte vnto them, and delyuer vnto theyr vse, all such lordshyppis & syg-
noryes as he than whelde of theyrs, and his progenytours before hym. But all was in
vayne, for kynge Edwarde had so sped his nedys with them, by the meanys of one namyd
laques de Artyuele a man of Gaunt, which was of great substaunce, and passynge other
in boldenesse & capacyte of wytte & dyscressyon, that the sayde towne of Gaunt, with
Brugys, Ipre, Courtryke, or Cuurtrey, Cassyle, and other there about, condyssendyd
& promysyd ioyntly and hooly to refuse the Frensh kynge, and to take the kynge of Eng-
londis partie, & the rather for the warre whiche before tyme Phylyp de Valoys made vpou
them, in the begynnynge of his reygne; as in the fyrste yere of the story of the sayda
Phylyppe shall after appere.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxviii.
Wyllyatn of Pountfreyt.
Henry Darcy. Anno. xiii.
Marbre.
IN this. xiii. yere, kyng Edwarde with quene Phylyp his wyfe, for more assuryd sta-
Llysshemet of arnyte to be had atwene hym & the iiolanders, Selanders & Brabanders,
passyd the see in the begynnyng of the moneth of lunii, & saylyd with a goodlye com-
pany into the countrey of Braban ; the quene than beynge great with chylde : where of
tlie erle of Braban he was honorablye resayuyd. In which season of his there beynge,
kynge Edwarde gat vnto hym many frendys, arnonge the whiche Lewys of Bauyere., which
then toke vpo hym as emperour, (albe it that before that tyme he was of y xxii1. lohn
then pope1 accursyd,) was one. This Lewis hadde suche fauoure vnto kynge Edwarde,
lhat he assygned and ordeyned hym for vycayr of y em pyre ; by reason of whiche offyce,
kynge Edwarde made out his comaundementys, and dyd many thynges to his aduaun-
tage and profyte. In this season, quene Phylyp lyinge at Andwarpe, was delyueryd of a
man chylde, that was named Lyonell. And Phylyp de Valoys hauing knowledge of all this
demeanure of kyng Edwarde, gatheryd vnto hym great strengthe; so that he had about
hym innumerable people, & taryed with theym at Amyas and there about, from the ende
of August, tyll the begynnynge of Octobre : and whan he sawe that kyng Edwarde came
not, he deuided that great boost, in retournynge many of theym into theyr owne coun-
treys, & the other he sent vnto stronge holdys and castellys, for to lette the passage of
kynge Edwarde and his hoost, into the lande of Fraunce. And in this passe tyme the Freshe
kynge had sent dyuerse shyppys vnto the see, with men of warre for to take Englysshe
inarchauntys and other that came in theyr course ; and so befelle that they encountryd
1 xxL edit 1559. * b. of florae, edit. 1542.
with.
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III. 447
«ith. ii. great sliyppys of Englande, callyd the Edwarde, and the Cristofer, the whiche,
as testyfyeth the Frenshe Cronycle, were freyght with great rychesse, and also well
manned. Anon as eyther was ware of other, gunnys, and shot of longe bowes, and ar-
blasters, were not sparyd on nowther syde, so that atwene theym was a cruell fyght ; but
not egall, for of the Frenshe men were. xiii1. sayles great & small, & of y Englyshe men
but. v., that is to meane, theyse. ii. foresayde great shyppys, ii. barkys, & a caruyll : the
whiche thre small shyppys escaped by theyr delyuer saylynge, & the. ii. abode & fought
beyondc. ix. howres ; in so moche that there was slayne vpo both partyes, aboue. vi.C.
men: but in y ende the sayd. ii. shyppes were takyn, & brought into y Freshe kynges
stremys, & many of y Englyssh men y were sore woundyd, were cast into the see. In
this yere also the sayde Frerishemen of that nauye landyd at Southampton sodeynly, & F»I.C.
spoylyd the towne & brent a great parte thereof : & ouer this the Freshe kynge made
warre in Gascoyn, & wane there dyuerse small pylys & one stronge castell standynge in
the countrey of Gascoyn, callyd Agenois, which castell was namyd Pcnne. But all this
season was kyng Edwarde in Almayne, and made allyaunce w dyuerse prynces of that
countrey & other, and toke assnrauncis of tlieym that they shulde ayde and assyste hym
to wynne his right & tytle y he had to y crowne of Fraunce, & after retournyd into Flau-
ders where he taryed all this mayers yere.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xxxix,
Wyllyam Thorney,
Andrewe Awbry*. Anno, xiiii.
Roger Forsham.
IN this, xiiii. yere kynge Edwarde spedyng his busynesse in Almayn & Flaiiders, as in
the precedynge yere is towchtd, retournyd this yere into Englande, and callyd
his hyghe courte of parlyament at Westmynster about y tyme of Lent, in which
parlyament the Kynge axyd of his comons for the mayntenauce of his wane and to re-
couer his ryght in Fraunce the v. parte of theyr rnouable goodis, the custome of woolys
for. ii. yere.s to be payed afore hande, & the. ix.shefe of euery manys corne, y which at
length was grautyd, & for the leuyinge thcrof he causyd y lordys of euery shyre thorough
his lande to answere to hym euery lorde for that cyrcuyte he dwellyd nere vuto ; but or
all this graunt were gaderyd & payed, the loue of the poore people tournyd into hatred,
& prayer into cursynge.. And for the kynge shulde nede and occ-jpye for nis prouy^yons
moche money or this graut myght be leuyed, he therfore borouyd many notable summya
of dyuerse cyties, & partyculer parsones of this lande ; amonge the whiche he the borow-
ed of the cytie of Lodon. xx. M. marke to be repayed of the money comynge of the
foresayd grant, the which foresayd xx. M. mapke was leuyed in the wardys of the cytie in
founne as foloueth.
The Towre \\arde was sessyd at. CCC.lxv.//. whereof Wyllyam of Bryklcsworthe lent.
CM. & y resydue was leuyed of. xii. persones of that warde.
Byllyngisgate warde was sessyd at. vii. C.lxiii.//5. wberof lohn de Cawsto lent. CC.li. &
Aleyn (iyll. CC. & the residue was lent by. xxvi4. persones of that warde.
The Brydge was sessyd at. vii.C.lxv./z. vi.*. vu'i.d. whereof lohn Louekyne hare. CC.li.
lohn Malwayne & Rauffe de Lenone. CC./i. &y re^ydue was borne by. xxxiii. persones
of that warde.
The warrie of Dowgate was sessyd at. vi.C.lx.//. x,*. of the whiche Henry Pycarde lent.
. CC. markt-, Bartholmewe Freslyng & Wyllyam Lenglysshe. CC. marke, & the resydue
was leuyed of. xxv. persones of that warde.
Lagbom ne warde was sessyd at. CCC.lii./z". vi.s. vni.d. whereof Thomas Horwolde lent.
CM. lohn Peche. C. marke, & the rest was lent by. xv*. dwellers of y warde.
Walbrooke warde uas sessyd at. ix C.xi./i. whereof lohn Adam lent. CCM. lohn de
* xiiii. MS. * TAeMS. addt Grocer. 3 eyghte hundred, edit. 1559. * «v. MS.
5 Berj?-
448 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III.
"Eery & Symon'Pistour peperer. CCM. & Adam de Bery £ lohn Not. CC. marke, and
-the rest was leuyed of. xxiii'. persones of that warde.
Bisshoppysgate warde was sessyd at. v.C.lix.//. vi.*. viii.rf. whereof Adam Frauncesse
lent. CC.li. and Symonde Browne & lohfi de seynt Albon. CC.li. & y resydue was leuyed
of. x. persones of y warde.
Lymestrete warde was sessid at. C..x.//. wherof Augustyne Waleys lent. C.li. and. x.li.
•.was leuyed of, iii. dwellers of that warde.
Cornehyll warde was sessyd at. CCC.y**./*. wherof lohn Colynge & Robert Manhale,
drapers, bare that one. C.li. and y^aste. C. marke, & the rest was leuyed of. xx. persones
of y sayd warde.
Chepe warde was sessyd at. v.C.xvii.//. x.^'. whereof Barthewe Thomasyn, mercer, lent.
CC.li. Stephan Caundysshe, draper, Wyllyam Holbech, and lohfi Harwarde, eyther of
them. C. marke, lohn Dolsoby, goldesmyth. CC. marke, and lohn Fawkys and latnys
jNaware, eyther of them. C.li. #nd the rest was leuyed of. Ixi. persones of the same warde.
Bradstrete warde was sessyd at. v.C.lxxx. &. viii. It. whereof Thomas Legge, skynner,
lent. CCC.li. lohfi .Harwardestoke. CC. marke, and the resydue was leuyed of: viii.
-persones of that warde.
Vyntrye warde was sessyd at. vi.C4.xxxiiii.//. xvi.s. viii.*/. wherof Walter Turke, fyssh-
jnonger, lent. .CC. marke, John" Stoday, vyntener. C.li. Symode Bolsely and lohfi
Ilothynge. CC. marke, and the rest was leuyed of. xxiiii. persones of that warde.
The warde of rBredstrete was sessyd at. iiii.C.lxi./j*. xvi. s. viii.*/. whereof Adam Bra-
,besone lent. CC.li. and the reste was leuyed of. xxx-. dwellers of y warde.
The w-arde.of.Quene Hyth was sessyd at. CCCC.xxxv./j. xiii.*. ini.d. whereof Richarde
'.of Kyslyngbury lent. CC.li. and lohn of Gloucetre. C. marke, & the resydue was leuyed
of. xvii. persones of that warde.
Cordwayner strete warde was sessyd at. MM.C.lxxx.xv./z'. iii.*. iiii.rf. whereof Andrewe
.Awbrey, grocer, lent viii.C. marke, Wyllyam de Ca-.vston. CC.li. lames Andrewe and
Thomas Brandon, eyther of theym. CC. rnarke, Wyllya of Worcetyr. CC. marke, lohn
;Bechatnp and the wyfe of lohfi Halle, eyther of theym. C.li. and lohn Bulle, lohn Gon-
•wardby6, & Wyllyam Hampstede, eche of theym. C. marke, and the rest, which is. vi.C.
Jxi. xvi.*. viii d. was lent by. xliiii. persones of that warde.
The ward of Faryngedone within was sessyd at. vii.C.xxx.//. xvi.*. viii.*/. whereof
;Gylbert Staynedrope lente. CC.li. and the reste was leuyed of. Ixvii. persones of that
warde. .
Faryngedone without the wallys was sessyd at. C.xiiii./i. xiii.*. \i\i.d. whiche sume was
leuyed of xxi. persones of that warde.
Crepulgate warde was sessyd at. CCCC.lxii./z. x.*. whereof Rycharde Lazar, mercer,
Jent. CC. marke, Symddede Bedyngton. C. marke, and the resydue was leuyed of. xxxvii.
persones of y sayde warde.
Colmanstrete warde was sessid at. M.li./?. xvi.*. viii.*/. wherof Symon de Fraunces7 lent.
viii.C.//. Henry of Ware and iohfi Denys. CC. marke, and the resydue was lent by. vi.
perso,nes of that warde. ,
Candelwykestrete ward was sessyd at. C.xxxiii./i. vi.*. viii.*/. the which sayde sume was
leuyed of. xxiii. dwellers of jr sayd warde.
The warde of Algate was stynted or sessyd at. xxx.//. and leuyed of. vi. enhabylauntys
of the sayde warde.
Poi tsokyn warde was sessyd at. xxvii./i. x.*. and was leuyed of. vii. persones of that
jvarde.
1 xiiii. edit. I.S42- 1559- by mistake. * CC.xv. edit. 1.542. 1559. evidently by mistake. 3 in the
Viargin of the edit, of .1559, it i* said this ward lent. CC.li. more than their assessment. * v.C. edit.
15-12. 1 550. liy mistake. 5 iiii£.xxxv. edit. ] 5,59- but erroneously. * Wardby. edit. 1542. 1559.
7 the Museum MS. adds AJercer,
Castell
and leuyed of syxe
SEPTIMA PARS EDVTARDI. III.
Castell Baynarde warde was sessyd at. Ixiii./z. vi.*. viii.d. and lente by twelue personys
of that warde.
liassyngcshawe warde was sessyd at. Ixxix.//. xiii.j. mid.
persones.
Aldryshe gate warde was sette or sessyd at. lv\i.li. \.s. and layed out or lente by. r.
persones of that warde : whiche summe totall of the foresayde. xxv. wardys, amounlethto
the summe of. xiii. thousands. CCC.Kxx. fyne. li. xm.s. &. im.d. whiche summe exced-
yth the summe of. xx. thousande marke. li./». vi.*, viii.d. And ye shall voders tande "that
he that payed leest towarde this lowne payed. I1.*. : and so ascendynge to theyse summys
aboue rehercyd, whereof many was sessyd at xl./j. \.li. &. Ix./i. & many other of dyuerse
meane sumys. In this yere also the kynge chaungyd his coyne, £ made f noble & the
halfe noble of the value of. vi.s. viii.rf. which at this day is worthe. viii.*. ix.d. or. x.d. &
the halfe noble after the rate, if they kepe the trewe weyght ; & prouydid dyuerse other
thynges for the weale of his realme & spede of his Journey into Fraunce.
449
WHankyng Edwarde had sette his lande in an ordre & had all thyng metely prouyded
for his nede, he the about Lammesse saylyd into Braban, & there helde his counceyll with
his frendis, &by theyr aduyces made clayme to the hole crowne of Frauce as his rightful!
enherytauce ; & for more auctoryte of the same, entermedelyd the armys of Englande
with the armys of Fraunce, as by the scochoune sette here aboue1 doth to you openlye
apere. Then kynge Phylyp beynge of theyse thynges warned, gatheryd an howge hoste
& came with them to a towne callyd Vermendois, & kyng Edwarde w his people entryd
the countrey callyd Theresse, & brent & wasted the coutrey before hym. Then kynge
Phylyp drewe towarde y Englysshe boost, £ came vnto a place or towne, callyd in Frenshe
Buyro Fosse, where he entedid, as sayth the Frenshe boke, to haue set vpo the En-
glysshemen, but by couceyll of his lordys for dyuerse causys he was let to his dyspleasure;
for after that day he myght fynde no conuenyent tyme for to assayle his enemyes, so that
in coclusyon eyther hoste departyd from other without batayll or fyght, & kynge Edwarde
toke his wey towarde Gaunt, £ kynge Phylyp retournyd into Frauce. Tha kyng Edwarde,
by meanys of his trende laques de Artyuele, had all his pleasure of the towne of Gaut,.
£ receyuyd of them othe £ homage, & after dyuerse conclusyons with them & other
taken, he leuyng there the quene, after the testymony of some wryters, retournyd agayne
into Engliide, & lefte with the quene, which then was great with chylde, the erlys of
* In the border of this werke. MS. The edit, of 15S3. 1542. and 1559. say only as ^e see them at this daye,
3 M Salysbury
450
Nota de bell*
crudelissimo
facto super
mare prape
ScUice.
SEPTTMA PARS EDWARDT. in.
Salyshury & of Oxynrforde, whiche in the kynges absence aydyd well y Flemynges agayne
the Frenshe kynge, & dyd dyuerse marcyall actis whiche I here passe oucr ; but in pre-
cesse the erle of Salysbury was taken prysoner, & dyuerse Englyssaemen slayive at f as-
saute of a towtie callyd the He in Flauders or of Flaunders.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xvxix.
Andrewe Awbry*.
Adam Lucas.
IBartholmewe Marres.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xl.
Anno. xv.
IN this. xv. yere whyle the kynge was busyed in Englande to make prouysyon for mete*
& money to \Vstande the Frenshe kyng, as well for f war-re y y sayd Freshe kyng made
«cpon the Flemynges & other, beyng y kynges frendys, as for his owne partyculer causys,
the quene, as before is sayde, beynge at the towne of Gaunt, was delyweryd of a sone,
whiche after was named lohn, about Cristmas, in the begynnynge of this mayers yere
& ende of this. aim. yere. This chylde wba he came to mannys astate was surnamed John
of Gaiit, & was first erle of RychmoiHit & after duke of Lancaster. And all so faste as
kynge Edwarde prouyded for abylementys of warre in Englunde, so faste & hasty pro-
uysyon made $ Freshe kyng to wstade kyng Edwarde both by lade & by water, so y he
had a great & stronge nauy vpo £ see. Kynge Edwarde the in the moneth of lunii,
with. CC. sayles toke shyppynge & sayljd towarde Flauders, & vpo the see mette or
came vnto hym syr iiobert Mot ley with the north nauye of Englonde, so that he hadde
•in all aboue'. CCC. sayles., and that at Mydsomer vpo seynt lohfis euen he fought with
|he Freshe kynges nauy, whiche lay in awaytefor hym nere to the towne callyd the Scluse.
,C)f this nauye, whiche were in nouber by th,e reporte of the Frenshe boke vpon. iiii.C.
sayles, wherof were chefe admyrallis syr Hugh Queret & syr Nycholas Buchet, & one
named .Barbe Noyre, or in Englysshe Blacke Berde; the which capitayns or admyrallys
anon as they espyed y Englysshe flote, they made towarde them to begynne the fyght. iiii.
galeys set vpo a shyppe of auautage which sayled before the other, namyd the Ryche
Olyuer, y which, iiii. galeys y^ forenamed Barbe Noyre hadde the cunduytof, & assaylyd
this sayde shyppe on euery parte & bette hir ^ gunneshot & hir men w hayle shot ecced-
yngely, so y of the men within hir were many slayen &mo woudid, & lykely to haue ben
shortly wonne ne had ben the rescous of her copany. The were the sayde foure galeys
«oone beclepyd \Vy Englysshe nauye, & so cruelly assaylyd y they were horded or they
myght be rescowyd : the approchyd the hoole flote vpon both sydes with hydous & fere-
full dynne & noyse of gunnys, with terryble flamyng of wylde fyre & other, w thycke
shot of quarellys & arowys, and crusshynge of shyppes y hydous Sc woderfull it was to
beholde, so y many a soule was there expellyd from theyr bodyes I short whyle. This
mortall & cruell fyght contynued, as sayth the Frenshe story, by the space of. viii. howres
•or more, in such wyse, y harde it was to knowe whether parte had the better, & so many
•dede & woundid men were caste into the see, that the water whiche was in cyrcuyte about
theym, was colouryd or dyed as redde ; but in the ende, by grace & great manhode of ^
kynge, which there was sore woundyd, and by his great comforte the Freshemen were
chasyd, & many of theyr shyppys bowgyd<& taken with many pvysonersin them, arnonge
the which the forenamyd admyrallys or capytaynys syr Nycholas Buchet & syr Hugh
Queret were. ii. -the whiche, in dyspyte of the Frenshmen, were hanged vpo the saylys
of theyr shippis which they were taken in : & amonge the shyppis y were at this season
taken, were recoaered the. ii. foresayde shyppys named the Edwarde & the Cristofer, the
whiche before were takyn by the Freshemen, as it before is shewyd in the. xiii*. yere of
this kynge. In this batayll also, as it is testyfyed of many & dyuerse wryters, were
slayne vpo the nouber of. xxx.M. Frenshemen, albe it the Freshe boke nameth so many
1 The Mtueum MS. adds Peperer. * men. MS. s about, edit. 1559- * iii. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
fty mistake,
to
SEPTIMA PARS EUWARDI. III.
to be slayne vpon both partyes, & excuse this naysfortunp by the neclygece of syr Nyrholas
Buchet, which kepte the Frensh nauy so Jonge within y hauyn y tht-y were so cUryd in
with the Englysshe nauy y a great noubetypf tbeym myght neutr stryke stroke nor shote
theyr ordenaunce but to the hurte of theyr owne eypany. >Wha kynge Edwarde had
opteynyd this tryiiphaunt victory of his enemyes, he yeldyd great thakys vnto God ; how
be it he was fayne to tary a season win his ahyppe by reason of a wounde, the which h'e
had receyuyd in his thyghe : in wbichfe season y quene his wyfe came to vysyte hym, & F»I.CM.
retournyd agayne vnto Gaut, & after a fewe dayes passyd, the kynge departed from
Swynne & rode vnto our Lady of Ardenburghe, & sent his nauy in the nexte hauyn to
Brugys, & moche of his people vnto thetowne of Gaunt, & when he had accomplysshed>
his pylgrymage he rode vnto Brugys, and from thense vnto Gaut, where of ^ dwellers he
was joyously receyuyd. The kyng Edwarde there callyd a great couceyll, by y which." jt
was determynyd that he shuld prepare, ii. hostis, whereof y. one shuld be of the men'of
Gaut & of y townes there about, of f which certeyn lordys of Almayne shulcf hiiue y
rule, & the other boost shuld be of men of Brugis & of Englysshe archers, & of y boost
was ordeynyd syr Robert of Artoys to be leder £ eapitayne. Wha the sayd. ii. hostys
were all garnysshed or furnysshed vV all thyng for them nedefull; y" fyrste of them was
sent vnto the towne of Tourney, and the other vnto y towne of Seynt Omers, the whiche. Noe»Pr»
ii. townes at y day were lyke strength vnto Frauce as Calays is nowe vnto Englonde ;
therefore the Freshe kynge, for the more suretye of them; sent vnlo Tournay the erle of
Foys & syr Barthan, than marshall of Eraunce, w. iiii.M.men of annys, & vnto Seynt
Omers he sent the duke of Burgoyn w a great companye of lordys 8c other. When, SJJJT
Robert of Artoys had lyen a certeyne tyme before Seynt Omers, and many sharpe.-.a&-
sawtys by hym & his people had ben geuen to it, in y, which dyuerse fortunys tjeH<^|:
chaucys of warre which were tedyous & loge to wryte, fynallye, vpon the morowe ^fter
seynt lames day, or y\ xxvi. day of lulii, the duke of Burgoyne with his retynue issuyd
out of y towne & foughte with the sayd syr Robert & his people a longe season ; in the
whiche fyght was slayne of the dukys partye the iorde of Hamelcotirt, syr Froysarcle de
Beaford1, the Iorde of Seynt7 Vran, a Iorde of Spayne, & a Burgonyon Iorde callyd y;
Iorde of Branges, with other dyuerse knyghtys & gentylmen to the nouber of. liiii. as
sayth the Frenshe Cronycle, & of the comon people vpon. iii.M. : but in short tyme after
the power of the duke encreasyd in suche wyse that syr Robert with his company was
fayn to departe thense, & so yode vnto Ipre & there helde iiym. Then, as aboue is
sayde, when kynge Edwarde had sent forth the fore namyd. ii. hoslis, he with the reste of
his people yode vnto a place within, ii. Englysshe myles of Tournaye, callyd in Freshe
le Fount de Free, & there lodgjd hym & his people; & Fhylyp de Valoys the Fieshe
kynge came with his people vnto an house of relygyon, which then was oallyd y Pryory
of seynt Andrewe, at which, ii. places theyse sayde. ii. prynces thus lyinge with great
strengtbys vpon eyther syde, kynge Edwarde, by counceyll of his lordys, sent vnto the
Frenshe kynge a letter conteynynge as folowyth.
" EDwarde by the grace of God, kyng. of Englonde & of Frauncev& Iorde of Irelbnde,
syr Phylyp de Valoys by loge tyme we haue exhortyd by messyngers & other rnanyfolde
maner of wayes, to the ende y ye shulde restore vnto vs, & to do vnto vs reason of our
rightful! enherytaunce of the realme of Fraunce, the which ye haue longe tyme occupyed
•w great wroge, and for that y we se well that ye entede to perseuyr in your iniuryous
withholdynge without to do vnto us reason for our right to demaunde, we are entryd into
our lande of Flaunders as souerayne Iorde of the same, and passe by y countrey, doynge
you farther to vnderstande that we haue takyn, with ^ helpe of our Lorde Ihesu Cryste,
the ryght with the power of the sayde countrey, and with our people them allyed : behold- -
1 Beaufforde. MS.
"i 3 M 3. ynge
452 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III.
ynge the right whiche we haue in f herytage that ye vs wholde1 with great wronge, and
drawe vs towarde you to make a short ende vpon our righifull demaunde and chalenge,
if ye wyll tovvardys vs approche. And for so nioche that soo great powar of men of armys
that came vpon our partyes may notlonge holde them togethers without great dystruccyon
of the people, whiche euerye good Cristen man ought to eschew e, and speciallyea prynce
or other that haue the gouernaunce of people; we therfore nioche desyre that in-shorte
dayes they may mete. And for to esche we the more mortalyte of the people, so that the
quarell apparent atwene vs to the dystruccion of oifor chalenge may stande in tryall atwene
vs two, which thynge we offer vnto you for the causes aboue sayd : how be it that we
remember well the noblenesse of your persone, and your great wysedome and aduysemenr,
and in case that ye wyll not thereof, that then in our chalenge be sette to afferme the batayll
of yourselfe with an hundreth persones of your partye of the moost suffycyent, and we in
lyke wyse with as many, and if ye wyll that one wey nor the other, y tfatii ye wyll assygn
a certeyne day before the citie ot Tournay to fyght with strengthagayn strengthewin. x. dayes
after thesyghtof theyse letters. And we wolde that all the worlde knewe y these thynges
abouesayde in this our desyre is not for pryde nor for great presumpcio«, but for that that
our lorde niyght set the more reste and peace amonge the Crysten, and for that that the
cnemyes of God myght be resysted, and Crystendome enhauncyd, and the waye that ye
wyll chose of theyse offers abouesayde, wryte agayne to vs by the brynger of theyse letters,
to hym makynge hastye delyueraunce Gyuen vnder our great seale at Eschyne sur le
Scaut, nere vnto the cytie of Tourney, the. xv*. day of y tnoneth of lulet." Vpo receyte
of which letters the Frenshe kyng, by the aduyce of his couceyll, wrote agayn vnto kyng
Edwarde in tnaner and fourme as foloweth.
" PHylyp, by the grace of God, kynge of Fraunce, to Edwarde kynge of Englonde.
We haue seen a letter sent to Phylyp de Valoys brought to our courte, in the vvhiehe
letter were certeyne requestys ; and for so moclie as the sayd letter came not to vs, the
sajd requestys were not made to vs lyke as it apperyth by the tenoure of the sayde letter.
We therefore to you make none answer ; neuerthelesse for that, that we vnderstonde by
the sayd letter & otherwyse, y ye are enbatellyd in our realme of Fraunce, doynge great
domage to vs and our sayde realme, and to the people, mouyd of wyll without reason,
not regardynge y which a lyege man ought to regarde to his lyege and soueravgne lord,
for ye are entryd into our homage in youreselfe, aknowlegynge as reason is to the kynge
of Fraunce, and promysed obeysauce such as a liege man ought vnto his soueraygne
lorde, lyke as it appereth by youre letters patentys sealyd with your great seale, the
which we haue by vs, and for that shulde you be obedyent vnto vs, our entente is such
that wha we shall thynke it good, we shall ohaseyou out of oure realme, to our honours
and mageste royall, and to the profette of our people ; and in this doynge we haue
feythfull hope in oure Lorde Ihesu Cryste, frome whom all good to vs comtnyth : for by
your enterpryze, whiche is of wyll not reasonable, hath bene lette the holy voyage ouer
foi.c.;;i, the see, and great quantite of Cristen people put to deth, and the holye seruyce of God
lefte, and holye churche vnworshyppyd & vnhonouryd, w many great enormyties; and in
that, that ye thynke to haue the Flemynges in youre ayde, we thynke vs to be assuryd
•lhat $ good townes and the commons wyll behaue them in suche wyse agayn vs and agavn
our cosyn the erle of Flaunders, that they wyll saue theyr honoure and trouth, and in
that that they haue mysse done, tyll nowe hath ben by euyll counceyle of suche people
which regarde not the common weale of the people, but of theyr owne profyte onelye.
Gyuen in the feelde of the Pryory of seynt Andrewe besyde Ayre, vnder the seale of
our secret sygnet, in absence of our great seale, the. xxx. daye of the moneth of
lulet."
It was not longe after, y the Freshe kyng hadde thus rescrybed vnto kynge Edwarde,
1 witholde from us. edit. 1542. 1559. a xxvii. MS.
but
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARD!. III. 455
but that a messynger came vnto hym from Tourney for hastye rescouse, for the towne
was dayly and sharplye assantyd of the Englysshe hoste; wherfore in all haste he sent
thyther the duke of Athen.sse, the vycount ot Thonart, the vycount of Dannave, with
dytierse other to f noumber of. xv. men of name, w a great nouber of people : the
which sped them streyghte vnto the Mount of Cassyle, but or they came, fy sayd Mout
was gotten by the Flemynges ; so that of theyr lodgynge they were dispo\ tiled, by reason
wherof they teryd to sette vpon the Englysshe hoste, or yet to trauayl. for the reimm-
ynge of y sayd syege of Tourney, but toke theyr courtceyll, and swaruyd from Cassyle,
and entryd the lade of the erle of Barry, and dyd moche iiarme thereyn : and \vliere1 they
had there executid theyr pleasures, they retournyd vnto the Frenshe kynge. In this meane
\vhyle kynge Phylyp counceyled with his lordes whether it were tetter for hym to druwe
towarde Tourney to remoue the syege, or to goo into Flaunders, and to make warre vpon
the townys that helde with kynge Edward ; by which couceyll it was thought moste ho-
norable, that he shulde endeuer hymselfe to remoue the sayde syege : after which conclu-
syon so taken, he with his hoste drewe towarde Tourney. & in the ende lodged hym and
his people at a place or towne callyd at that day Bowyns, within, iii. myles of Tourney ;
in whose company was y kyng of Nauerne, the kynge of Bohetny, or Beame, the dukys
of Normandy, and Loreyn, and of Atlienesse, or Athens, the erlys of Alensone, of
Flaunders, and of Sauoy, with other to the noumber of. xiiii. erlys bf»yde vycoutys, ba~
ronettis & knyghtis to a great noubre. And w kyng Edvvarde were theyse lordys folowinge,
the erle of llerforde, the erlys of Northampton, of Derbye, of Southampton, of Oxyn-
forde, of Henaude, of Harflete, and of Rondell*; also of straungers, ttie duke of Gclclre,
and of Sclauonye, and Braban, with manye other vycountys, banerottys5, and knyghtys,
whiche I passe ouer. And thus lave these two prynces, with two great and tnyghty lioostys,
within v. myles without great batayll or fyght a certeyn of tyme ; but euer in meane
whyle the towne of Tourney was assaylyd of the Englysshe men and Flemynges, the which
defendyd theym manfully and well. In the whiche passe tyme, the countesse of He-
naude, whiche was mother vnto the queue of Englonde, and as testyfyeth the Fieshe Cro-
nycle, syster vnto y Fresh kynge, a woman of passynge dyscressyon, and eloquency,
with y ayde of other prynces, as the kynge of Beame and other, laboured such a meane
of treaty, that a daye of dyet was atwene the two kynges appoyntyd : albeit y dyuerse of
kyng Edwardys couceyll were sore agayn it, & specyally lakes de Artyuele. Tha for
kyng Edwardis party was assygned y bysshop of Lyncoln, syr Geffrey Scrope, syr lohn
of Henaude, brother to the erle, and syr Wyllyam Cheyny with other : and for the Frenshe
kynge was assygned the kynge of Beame, the erlys of Armenake, and of Sauoy, syr
Lewys de Sauoy, and other: & to the ende that this appoyntment myght take the better
effecte, a day of trewys was cocluded tyll Mydsomer folowyng. But moste wryters tes-
tyfyen that kyng Edwarde lefte the syege before Tourney, for defaute of money, & nec-
lygece of his slowe procuratours in Englade, that sped not his nedys there as they shulde.
For that one cause and for that other, the kynge with his hooste departyd thcnse vnto Gaut,
and taryed there a certeyne of tyme; in whiche season the forenamyd lordys & knyghtis
mette at Tournay, and there debated the maters of chalege of kyng Edwarde, and cer-
teyn artycles concernynge the countrey of Flaunders : in whiche counceyll it was graunted
by f Frenshe kynges partye, that the Fieshe kynge shuld frely departe towarde the mary-
age of kyng Edwardis chyldren, with the hole sygooryes of Gascoyne & Guyan, & the
erledome of Poytiers in so fre maner, y none offycer of y- Freshe kynge shulde medle or
haue to do with in any parte of those lordshyppes. And for Flauders it was by the sayd
lordes grauntyd, that the comons of that countrey, in all customys and lawys, shuld be
iugyd and rulyd as they of olde tymes had vsyd ; & also that all bondys & oblygacyons
that, in tymes passed, the chefe townes had made to y Frenshe kynge for any cause, shulde
1 when. edit. 1533. 1542. 155$. ' Arondell. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 Earoneltes. edit. 1542. 155J.
be
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be cancellyd and delyueryd, and of theyr erle they shulde be ac^uyted in lyke wyse for
all offencys done before that daye : also all cesuryes or cursys y^htfy before were wrapped
in, shuld be clcrely adnullyd and reuokyd, with other coclusyonsaod offers which I passe
ouer.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xl. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xli.
Richarde Berkynge.
lobn Oxynforde*. Anno. xvi.
lohH Rokyslee.
j ••< IN this. xvi. yere, kyng Edwarde, vpon seynt Andrewys euyn, came to the Towre of
London, & sent for suche lordis as before he had made his procuratours, to leuye his mo-
ney in his absence, &, for theyr neclygence and mysdemeanure cast them in pryson.
But in this voyage that the kynge passyd from that other syde of y see into Englonde, he
had excedynge tempest of wether, so that he passyd w great fere and daunger ; which tem-
pest, after y oppynyon of some wryters, was reryd by y negromauncers of y Freshe kynge,
to the ende to haue perisshid the kyng, or ellys to geue hyrn the lesse courage to take the
see agayn. In this yere also were sent from the. xii. Benet tha pope1, ii. cardynallys to treate
of a peace atwene the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce ; the which concluded a peace
atwene the sayde. ii. kynges, aswell for them, as for other countreys whiche to them were
allyed, for the terme of. iii. yerys and more : in whiche tyme it was agreed y both f sayde
Icynges, by theyr proctours, shulde publysshe & declare before the pope1, theyr claymes and
causes, to the ende that by hym and his couceyll, a fynall dyreccyon and concorde rnyght
be sette atwene them : Whiche agrement of the sayd cardynallys was thus concluded in the
towne callyd Malestret, about the feaste of seynt Gregory in Lentj beynge there pre-
fii.Cw. gent for tj]e kynge of Englande, the erlys of Derbye, and of Northampton, with other,
& for the Frenshe kynge, the dukys of Burbon & of Burgoyne, with other for his party:
but this agrement stoode to lytle effecte, for it notwithstadyng, the warre atwene theyse.
ii. kynges was cotynued, so that eyther fortyfyed theyr frendys & allyes. And soone after
happenyd that where lohn duke of Brytayne dyed wout issu, varyaunce fell atwene
Charlys de Bloys and lohn erle of Moutforde for the tytle of that dukedome ; so that
atwene them mortall warre was exercysed, as in the story of Phylyp de Valoys shall after
more playulye be declared, which warre so contynuyng, the kynge of Englande aydyd<
the party of the erle of Mountforde, and the Freshe kynge aydyd Charlys de Bloys ; and
ouer that, durynge the terme of the sayd trewys, the Frenshe kyng made warre vpo the
Gascoynys as after shall appere : & in Scotlftde some styryng was made this yere by exr
cytyng of y Fresh kynge, in so moche that the kynge was fayne to sende thyther a crewe
of soudiours to stregth suche holdys as he there helde. And in this yere was the queue
delyuerid of a man chylde at the towne of Langeley, the whiche after was named Edmunde,
and surnarned Edmunde of Langley.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xli. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlii.
lohn Luskyn.
Symonde Fraunces'. Anno. xvii.
Rycharde Kyslyngbury4.
IN th$, xvii. yere, kynge Edwarde, at y requeste of dyuerse of his yonge lordys &
knyghtys, sufferyd to be exercysyd certeyne poyntis and featis of warre, as iustys, tur-
namentys and other, whiche were executid at Dunstable, where the kyng and the quene
were present, w the more partie of the lordys and ladyes of the lande. This yere dyed
the fore namyd lohn duke of Brytayne, by reason of whose deth y' warre, as in y pre-
1 The MS. adds Vyntener. *byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. f The MS. adds Mercer.
* Kelsyngbury. MS.
4 cedynge
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARD!. III. 455
tredynge yere is touchyd, grewe atwene the sayde Charlys de Bloyes & the erle of Mout-
forde. Tliis Charlis de Bloyes made nis clayiue to that ducbery by tytle of his wyfe, that
was dougliter of Guy vycout of Lymogys, and seconde brother of the foresayde lolm
duke of Brytayn; and lobn erle of Moutfort, claymyd by f tytle he was thyrde brother
vnto the fore namyd duke : but of this mater I entende to shewe more playnly, and of
the ende therof in the story of Phylyp de Valoys, as before I haue sayde, and rather
there tha here, be cause the fayte1 therof was not done inEnglonde, but in Brytayne
wherof the sayde Phylyp pretendyd rule and chefe sygnorye.
Auno Domini. M.CCC.xlii. Anno Domini. M.CCC. xliii.
lohn Stewarde*.
lohn Hamonde. Anno, xviii.
lohn Aylesham.
IN this, xviii. yere, the kyng shortlye after Easter callyd a parlyament at Westmynster ;
in tyme wherof Edwarde his eldyst sone was creatyd prynce of Wales, and many orde-
nauncvs for the weale of the lade there were enactyd, which for lengthe I passe ouer.
In this yere also, Clement the. vi. of that name, whiche newelye .was made pope', toke
vpo hyul to gene dyuerse bisshopryches & benefycys, which the fell voyde in Englade,
wherw y kyng was nothyng contentyd, in so moche that he sent out commyssyons and
strayte commaundementys, that no man in tyme folowynge shuld present or inducte any
suche persone or persones that so by the pope' were promoted, •wout the agrement of the
kynge, as farreas towchydhis prerogatyne. The sayd [pope]* Clement was firs te archebys-
shop of :Roan and muke of seynt Benettis ordre, a Frensheman of byrthe, and before
callyd Peter, a man of eccellent cunnynge but a waster of Goddys patryrnony, and pro-
moled to that dygnyte by instaunt laboar of the Frenshe kynge, which sent his sone lohn
duke of Normady, & jr duke of Burgoyn, vnto ^ cytie of Auynyon or Auygnon to pro-
cure & further the eleccyon ; by meane whereof he was there chosen pope' about the. vii.
day of May, and tronysed in the sayd moneth of May, in the begynnynge of the yere
of grace, after thaccompte of y Churche of Englonde. M.CCC. &. xliii*. By meanys and
fauoure of which pope' the Frenshe kynges causes and maters atwene kyng Edwarde and
hym were somedeale promoted, for, as testyfyeth £ Frenshe booke, the Frenshe kyng
this yere put to deth one maister Henry de Malestrete, a gradual man & brother vnto
syr Godfrey de Malestrete knyght, lately also put to deth by the sayd Freshe kynge, for
theyr fydelyte which they bare towarde kynge Edwarde as his feodaries: wherof kyng
Edwarde made his complaynte vnto the pope' of this & other thynges to be done, cotrary
the costytucyons of the former peace cocludyd by the. ii. cardynallys, & had thereof no
remedye. In this yere also, kynge Edwarde made a coyne of fyne golde, and namyd it
the floryne, that is" to say, the peny of the value of. vi.s. viii.rf., the halfe peny of the
value of. iii.s. iiii.rf., & the farthynge of the value of. xx.rf., which coyne was ordeynyd,
for his warris in France ; for the golde thereof was not so fyne as was the noble, whiche
he before in his. xiiii. yere of his reygne had causyd to be coyned.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xliii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xliiii.
Geffrey Wychyngham. ^ ? y
lohn Hamonde. Anno. xix.
Thomas Legge.
' 1 ff
IN this. xix. yere the kynge helde a solepne feest at his castell of Wyndsore, where
atwene Candelmasse and Lent were holden or executed many marcyall actys, as iustys,
1 facte. edit. 1542. 1559. * Syward. MS. 3 B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * Omitted in edit.
1542. 1559. s xliiii. edit. 1542. 1559.
tournamentys,
456 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III.
tournamenlys, with dyuerse other, at the which were present many strangers of other
I" Ga "r 'n!s de lan(tys, and in the ende therof' he there deuysed the order of the Garter, and after stab-
lysshid it as at this daye it is contynued. In this yere about Mydsomer, kynge Edwarde \V
a stronge armye saylyd vnto Scluse, and so into Lytle Brytayne; but for he wasdyspoyntyd
of the ayde of y Flemynges, by reason of y deth of his trusty frende lakes de Artyuele,
which than was slayne of y' Flemynges of Gaunt, by a conspyracye that they made agayne
hym by suche as fauoured the partye of the Freshe kyng, he tournyd home into Englande
agayn the same yere, leuynge behynde hym the erle of Salesbury with a stronge company
Fat. c.v. to ayde lohn erle of Moutforde agayn syr Charlys de Bloys, the which lohn by the ayde
of $ Englysshe wane dyuerse townes and holdys in Brytayne, vpon the sayd syr Charlys
& his Frenshemen : but in the ende of this yere he was takyn with suche sykenesse y he
dyed in a towne called Corentyne ; after whose deth the sayde Charlys possedyd the more
parte of the duchye of Brytayne. This yere the kynge sent y erle of Derby with a stronge
army into Guyan for to ayde the erle of Northhampton, whom the kynge before had
lefte there at Bordeaux to strength that countrey agayne the Frenshemen, to whom, after
the dethe of the forenamed syr lohn erle of Mountfort, drewe many of the soudyours
that were on his partye.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xliiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlv.
Edmunde Hempnale.
Richarde Lacer*. Anno. xx.
lohn Gloucester.
IN this. xx. yere, or later ende of y. xix. yere, y is to wyt about seynt Nycholas tyde,
in the begynyng of this mayers yere, y foresayde erlys of Derby and Northapton had
wonne the towne and castell of Bergarat in Gascoyne, & slewe there y erle of Valetynoys,
chefe capitayn therof, & toke there a noble man called f erle of y Ilys, with many other
ryche prysoners. And about Aprell the sayd erlys wanne a stronge towne callyd y Ryall;
wherof herynge, Pbylyp de Valoys, I all hast, sent his sone lohn duke of Normandy to
withstande and to geue batayll vnto the sayd erlys ; but when the sayd duke was nere vn-
to the Englysshemen, he had suche tydynges of theyr strengthe, y he retournyd vnto his
father agayn, for y which dede his father with hym was greuouslye dyscontentyd, in so
nooche that by the occasyon, to auoyde his fathers displeasure, he retournyd into Gas-
coyne, and layed siege vnto y castell of Aguyllon, and there remaynyd tyll y moneth of
August folowynge without gettyng of it any aduauntage, at which season he retourned
agayn to his father; after whose departure the erle of Northhampto with his copany gatte
a stroge towne, callyd in Frenshe la Roche Daryen, which is to meane f Roche or rocke
of Aryen. In tyme of whiche warre thus contynued in Brytayne & Guyan, the Frenshe
kyng made purueyaunce to defende his lancle agayne kynge Edwarde, for whom heawayt-
ed daylye, & kynge Edwarde as faste gatheryd money, and made his daylye purueyaunce
to prepare hym thyderwarde.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlv. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlvi.
lohn Croydon.
Geffrey Wichyngham. Anno. xxi.
Wyllyam Clopton.
IN this. xxi. yere, kynge Edwarde helde his parlyament at Westmynster, about the
tyme of Lent, and in the moneth of Inly folowynge he toke shyppynge & saylyd into
1 The MS. adds he made a sumptuous and honorable sowper, in tyme whereof he there dyvysed, #c.
* Ry chard Lazar, Mercer. MS.
Normady,
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III. 45ST
Normady, & laded, as wytnessyth y Fresh Cronycle, at a place in y1 prouynce named in
Frenshe la Hougue, sent vast with. xi.C1. saylis great & small the. xii. day of y1 foresayd
nioneth of lulet, and anon as he was landed, he comaundyd his people to waste the coutrey Nota.
before them, and hy the ledyng of a knyghtcallyd syr Geffrey1 Harcourt he was broughle
vntoa towne called Melly, & from thens vnto Moutboure, where the kynge with his peo-
ple restyd hym a season; in the which tyme fy sayd syr Godfrey brent & spoylyd the
conntrey of Costatyne there nere adioynyng. Than kynge Edwarde departyd from y fore-
sayd towne, & went vnto a strog towne callyd Karentene or Karenton, the which he gate
with the castell to the same belongynge, and so contynued his Journey, y vpon the. xx.
daye of the sayd moneth of Inlet he layed his siege before the cytie or towne of Caen,
wherin were at that daye chefe capytaynes the bysshop of Bayen, the erle of Ewe, the
lorde of Turnebu, \V other dyuerse knyghtys and men of name. Tha kyng Edwarde eo-
maundid y the sayd towne shuld be assaylyd, the whiche was done with so great force, &
specyally \v suche stronge & cotynuell shot, that the Freshe men forsoke the wallys &
drewe theym towarde the castell, £ in processe, after longe & cruell fyght, the Englysshe
men entryd the towne & there toke prysoners, amoge $ which there was taken y\ eo-
stahie of France & the kynges chauherleyne. Then the Englysshe men spoylyd & pyiled
the towne of Caen, & bare the pyllage vnto theyr shyppis, which after was conueyed by
them into Englande. Wha kynge Edwarde had thus spoyled and brent a jwrte of the
towne of Caen, and forcyd the bysshoppe of Bayen & the other capytaynes to take the
castell for theyr refuge, cosyderyng the strength of the same, departyd thens & so sped
hym towarde fy cytie of Roan, chefe & pryncypall cytie of Normandye : but the Frensh*
kyng with a great powar was I this whyle comen vnto Roan, & had broken the. brydges
& stoppyd f passagis in such wyze, y kyng Edwarde was fayne to leue that way, so that
he costyd towarde Parys & came to a stroge towne ca.'lyd Vernon, & from thens to a
towne namyd Amyrlene, at whiche townes he was resysted & lost souie of his soudiours ;
& the. xii. day of August he came to a towne namyd Poysy, and taryed there, vi. dayea,
and from thens yode vnto Seynt Germayn, & euer syr Godfrey de Harcourt, beynge in
the vavvarde, brent the townes & spoylyd the countrey as he went, & lyke as kynge Ed-
warde with his host thus passyd y coutrey towarde Parys, so in lyke maner the Frenshe kynge
with his power passyd or helde his waye towarde the sayd cylie, beyngso nere sundry tymes
y eyther boost had syght of other, but y" ryuer of Seyne was euer atwene them, so that for ii
they myght not ioyne in batayle. Whan kynge Edwarde was comyn to a towne callyd Seynt
Clowe, he sette fyre therein, which was seen vnto Paris, whiche put the cytezyns in great fere,
in so moche, as wytnessyth the Frenshe Cronycle, y if the Frenshe kynge had not bene there
present^ cytie shulde haue be yelden vnto kyng Edwarde. Tha kynge' seynge he myghl
not passe the ryuer of Seyn towarde y cytie of Paris, occupyed all y chefe palaysys &
royall manours where y Frenshe kynges were accustomed for to soiourne & lye at, &
dranke the wyne and occupyed such stuffe & necessaries as he there fade, and at his de-
partynge set fyre vpo them and consumed the more parle of theym; as at Poyzy one, at
Seynt Germayne an other, and at Mount loy the thyrde, and brent the towne of Poyzy,
reseruynge an house of nunnys, whiche was foundyd by Phylyppe le Beawe father vnto
kynge Edwardys wyfe. Here ye shall vnderstande that the auctours or wryters fauoureth*
theyr owne nacyon, for the Englysshe wryters say that the Franshe kynge fledde, and /•„/. c.t>«.
brake the brydgis as he went, to the ende that the Englysshe hoost shulde not wynne to
the Frenshemen to gene vnto them bataylle ; and the Frenshe booke suyeth that kynge
Edwarde fled, and wolde not abyde batayll w the Frenshmen, wherfore the Freshe kynge
brake the brydges, to the entent that the Englysse men shulde not escape his daunger :
but howe it was, as sayth an other wryter callyd John Froysarde, the coinons of Fraunce
thought it a great dishonour vnto all the lande, that the Englysshe boost shuld so passe
1 The edit, of 1542 and 1 550. say xi. only. * Godfrey, edit. 1359. * kyng Edward, edit. 1 533.
15*2.1559. * favour eyther. MS.
3 N thoroughe
45$ SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. Ill,
thoroughe y harte or myddell of Fraunce, and to occupy the kynges chefe lodgynges,
and not to be foughte with of all that season, whiche rnyght not be after the opynyon of
the sayd comon people, without great treason of such as were nere about the kynge.
Than kyng Edwarde was so closyd by reason of brekynge of brydges, that he was lorcyd
to drawe backe and to reedyfye the brydge of Poyzy, the whiche was repayred in so
stronge wysethat he and his boost passyd there ouer without parell ; how be it, that in y
tyme of repayrynge of it, y Freshe kyng sent thyder. MM. men to lette the sayd werke,
but the archers kept them of \V theyr shot in so sharpe maner, that the more partve of
them was slayrie, and y werke perfyghtyd as aboue is sayd. Tha kynge Edwarde entryd
the countrey of Pycardy, and the Frenshe kynge remoued from Seynt Denys vnto Seynt
Germayns, and from thens to a towne callyd Aubeuyle in Poyteau, and from thens to
Antoygne. In this whyle, kyng Edwarde with baner dysplayed came vnto the cytie of
Beauuayze and assaylyd the towne ; but the towne w^as wele garnysshyd wsoudyours which
defendyd theyr enemyes vygourously ; wherfore kynge Edwarde cocideryng he myght not
lyghtly wyne that towne, sette the bulwerkys on fyre, and so departyd thens and yode
vnto a place callyd in Freshe Soyngnouyle or Blanke Tache, where he passyd the water
of Sum vpon a Fryday the. xxv. daye of August, and lodgyd hym and his people nere
vnto a forest callyd Cressy or Crecy : wherof when the Frenshe kyng was ware, anon
he sped hym from the fore named towne of Antoyngne vnto Aubeuyle agayne, where af-
ter he hadde refresshyd hym and his people, he rode vnto an abbey fast by the fore named
towne of Cressy. In this passe tyrne, lolin duke of Normandy and sone of Phylyp de
Valoys, which, as in the precedynge yere is towchyd, layd his syege vnto the castell of
Aguyllon, herynge that his father was thus warreyed w the kynge of Englonde, brake
vp his syege and came with his strengthe vnto his father.
• K •• .ji. •. i v. • .;>i'i rJvij; » ,,j ;r., -ev)'j ail
Beiiumde THeysc. ii. great hostis thus lodgyd within lytle compasse, nere vnto the fore named
towne of Cressy, vpon the Saterdaye folowynge the feest of seynt Bartholmewe, beyng
the. xxvi. day of the moneth of August, eyther cruelly assaylyd other, and foughte there
a mortall & sharpe batayll, whereof in the ende kynge Edwarde gloryouslye was victour,
& chacyd the Fresh kynge, and slewein that fy«ht, after thesaynge of moost wryters, the
kynge of Bohemy or Btame, sone of Henry y emperonre. vii. or. viii. the duke of Lo-
reyne, the erle of Alenson, brother vnto y Freshe kyng Charlys, erle of Bloys, erlys1 of
Flaumlers, of Sancer, of Harconrt & of Fyennys, with dyuerse other to the nouher of.
viii. bysshoppys & erlys, and. xvii. lordys of name, and of banerettys, knyghtys, &
esquyers bcyonde the nouber of. xvi.C. so that, as cocludeth the Frenshe hystorye, in y
batayll was slayne the flowre ofy chyuahyeof Frauce, and of the comons vpon. viii M. men,
and that the realme of France tliat day susteynyd such confusyon tl)at the lyke therof had
not be seen many yeres passyd, and that by people and men of no reputacion as archers,
by the vyolence of theyre importune shotte, whiche hors nor ma myght stode ageyne.
Than tlie Frenche kynge with a smalle company fledde sore hurte vnto a towne called
Broy, & lodgyd there that nyght folowynge, and kynge Edwarde beynge warned that
an other hoste of enemyes was comynge towarde hym, abode styll in y same ftelde, and
sette good watchys & made great fyres thoroughe the boost, and so cotynired tyll the
Munday folowinge, vpon which day in the mornynge apperyd to them a newe hoost of
Freshemen, to the which they gaue batayle, & slewe of they in more in noumbie than
was slayne vpon the Saterday before ; but of capytaynes or men of name the auctor re-
hersyth none. Than kynge Edwarde gaue great tnanky.s vnto God of his tryumphant
vyctory, and after depai tyd from that towne of Cressye and toke his way towarde Mou-
struell, and from thens to Boleyne, and lastlye to Caleys, wherof then was capytayn,
vnder the Frenshe kynge, a Burgonyo knyght named syr lohn de Vyenne, to whom kynge
" the erlys. edit. 1533. 15*2.
Edwarde
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. III. 459
Edwarde sent y he shuld delyuer vnto hym the sayde towne of Caleys ; but for the kynge
receyuyd from hym no comfortable answere, he immedyatly layde his siege vnto the sayd
towne, which was vpo the thyrde day of the moneih of Septebre, & there abode a cer-
ten of tyme in makynge of assautys to the same. In whiche tyme & season the erie of
Derby lyinge at Burdeaux, and hauynge y rule of Gascoyne and Guyan, wan dvuerse
townes and holdys from the Frenshemen, as f townys callyd Sayntez in Poyteawe, Seynt
lohn de Angely and y towne of Poytiers, in the which he hadde excedyng treasour and
rychesse, so that he and his sowdyours were greatlye enryched by the pyllage that they
•wanne in those townes and countrey to them adioynaunt; and when the sayde erie hadde
spoylyd the sayde townes, and brent a great parte of the foresayde cytie of Poytyers and
the kynges palays within the same, he than at his pleasure retournyd vnto Bur-
deaux.
In this passe tyme also the Frenshe kynge, to the entente to haste kynge Edwarde into
Englande, sent Dauyd le Bruze, some tyme kynge of Scottys, into that lande with a
stronge army, the which gatheryd vnto hym such lordys and knyghtys [of Scottys]1 of
Scotlande as before tymes fauouryd his partye, and with theym entryd the bouridys of
Northumberlande and spoylyd that coutrey without pytie: but it shall appere by other
auctours y this Dauyd le Bruze at this daye had recoueryd the crowne of Scotlande, &
that Edward de Bayloll was than dede, which before was kynge. Then it foloweth, whan
y archebysshoppe of Yorke, with other lordys then lefte in Englonde, harde tell that the
Scottys were thus entryd the lande, anon the saide archebysshoppe, with syr Henry Perse,
syr Rafe Neuyle, and syr Gyibert Vmfreyle, knyghtys, and other gentylmen, as well
spyryluell as other, apparaylyd them in theyr best maner and sped them towarde y Sctfttys,
so that they mette with theym and gaue vnto them bataylle vpo the euyn of seynt Luke or Capcio
the. xvii*. day of Octobre, in a place fast by Durham, callyd at that daye Neuyles Crosse, sco^"
where God shewyd to the Englybshemen suche grace y they scofyted ^ Scottys, and slewe
of them great foyson, & toke prysoners the sayd Dauyd le Bi uze, syr Wyllya Dowglas,
syr Tholyn Fowkys, w other of f nobles of Scotlade, jf which shortly after were surely
conueyed vnto f Towre of London, and there kepte as piysouers.
Whan kynge Edwarde from the third day of Septembre, as before is sayd, had by son- f<J.c.vii.
dry tymes assayled the towne of Caleys, £ sawe well he tnyght nat shortly wynne it,
prouyded for hym & his people to lye there all that wynter folowyng; so that for the
lodgyng of hym and his boost he made so many houses and lodges, that it semyd an
other Caleys; wherfore in processe of tyme durynge f siege, of the vytelers and suche
as dayly resorted vnto the kynges boost, it was named newe Caleys, where the kyng in
proper persone abode all -the wynter folowyng, and the more parte of the nexte somer.,
as after shall appere.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlvi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlvii,
Adam Bramson.
Thomas Legge'. Anno. xxii.
Richarde Basyngstoke.
THis. xxii. yere kynge Edwarde after the stormy wynter was ouerpassed, he comaunded
certayne shyppes to be ioyned moo in nornbre vnto suche as before had kept y see, that
no vytayll shuld come to y inhabytauntes of Caleys, so that the sayd towne was fayne to
holde theym content with suche of olde store as they had, for any newe that to them
myght be coueyed or sent ; ami for the kynges boost it was plenteously vytaylled by y
Flemynges & by other vytayllers dayly comynge out of Englande.
Kynge Philip* hauyng dayly worde of the strength of his enemyes, and the encreace
1 Omitted in the MS. and later editions. x xxvii. edit. ]55p. 3 the MS. adds Skynner: * In the
margin opposite to this paragraph, the Museum MS. lias " Her of becam the name of lacobes Deseyn,
whereby the Estryrlyngs have all theyr lybertees in England."
3 N 2 of
460 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
of theym, as by Esterlynges and other nacons that kynge Edwarde had to hym allyed, &
sawe well that without the sayd towne were shortly rescowed, it shulde shortly be yolden
into the handes of his enemyes, to the great hurte of all the realme of Fraunce ; wher-
fore after a great counsayll holden at Parys, he chaunged his money to his great auaun-
tage, and ouer that sette an inposicon vpon his comons to theyr great grudge and rnur-
mure : and that done he toke his leue of seynt Uenys about y quyndene of Pasche, and
so yode vnto a towne called Hesdoim, where he taryed the gaderyng of his boost so longe
that it was nere vnto the feast of Mary Magdaleyn or his people were all assembled, at
whiche season he set forthwarde to the towne of Caleys, to remoue the kyng of Englande
from that siege, and so spedde hym, that aboute the ende of the moneth of lulet he drewe
nere vnto Caleys, the whiche before his comynge was yolden vnto kyng Edwarde; so
that the Frenshe Cronycle sheweth no thynge of the Frenshe kynges shamefull depart-
ynge, lyke as it is rehersyd in f Enghsshe Cronycle, and of other wryters that wryteth of
the same.
Capcioviik Than after most wryters, the towne of Caleis was yolden to kynge Edwarde aboute
the ende of Septebre, after the kyng had contynued there his siege an hole yere, and
somedeale more. After receyte wherof, he taryed in the towne vpon a moneth, and voyd-
ed clene all the olde intiabytauntes & Frensheme, and storyd it with Englysshmen, and
specially with Kentyshmen ; & whan he had set that towne in a suyr ordre and gydynge,
and grauted a peas for. ix. monethes at the request of. ii. cardynalles sent from the fore-
named [pope]1 Clemet the. vi., to be holden atwene hym and y Frenshe kyng, he sayled
with great tryumphe into Englande, and came to Lodon aboute the feast of seynt Ro-
may'ne or the. xxiii. daye of Octobre, where he was ioyously receyued of the cytezyns,
and so conueyed vnto Westmynster.
In this yere also, an Englysshe knyght called sir Thomas Agorn, capitayne of the Roche
of Aryan, before spoken of in y-. xx. yere of this kyng, was fyersly warred of sir Charlys
de Bloys ; but after many bykerynges and skyrmysses, a day of batayll was set atwene
the sayd Charlys and Thomas, or, after y Frenshe bokes declaracion, the sayd Cliarlys
assautynge that towne vpon one partie, the sayd sir Thomas w a company of stalworth
archers and sowdyours issued out at an other parte of the towne, and sette the sayd sir
Charlys and his copany aboute and assayled theim in suche wyse, that in the ende the
more partie of his company was taken and slayne, and the sayd sir Charlys there taken
among the other, and of men of name were there slayne, the vicout of Roan, the lord
Dernall, the lorde of Quyntyne w sir William his sone, the lorde of the castell of Bret,
the lord of the Roche & sir Geffrey Turneuewe, with many other men of honour whiche
I passe ouer : and after the sayd Charlys was healed of suche woundes as he hadde re-
ceyued in that fyghte, he was conueyed into Englande, and there kept as a prysoner.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlviii.
Henry Pycarde.
lohn Lufkyn*. Anno, xxiii.
Symonde Dolsely'.
IN this, xxiii. yere fyll great cotynuell rayne from Mydsomer to Cristmasse, wherof
ensued excedynge tiuddes, by reason wherof the grounde was sore corrupted, so that dy-
uers inconuenyences ensued vpon jr same, as sykeues and other, as in the yeres folow-
ynge shall appere. And in Fraunce this yere the people dyed wonderfully in dyuers places
of the realme, so vehemently that in the cytie of Parys dyed in this yere or lytel more
ouer. l.M. people; and at Seiut Denys beyonde. xiiii.M. : and in Italy and many other
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * The MS. addt Grocer. lobn Luskyn. edit. 1533. 1542. 1550.
3 Dolsell. MS.
countreys
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTH. 461
countreys this mortalytie aboute this season reygned alsoirnportunely, and that in Hethen-
nesse aswell as in Cristendome.
And in the ende of this yere, about y ende of August, this mortalytie beganne in dy-
uers places of Englande, and specially at London, & so contynued to the sayde moneth
of August next ensuynge, and vpon that ensued sterylite or barenesse as well of the see
as of the lande, so that vytayll and corne was more scant than it was before.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlix.
Adam Bury.
Wyllyam Turke1. Anno, xxiiu.
Rauffe Lynne.
IN this, xxiiii. yere, the mortalytie beforesayd in Englande, and specyally in Lodon, *
moost feruently raynynge, a treason, as after apperyth, was cospyred, to haue brought
the towne of Caleys agayne to $ Frenshe kynges possessyon. Kynge Edwarde before
tyme had comytted one of y toures of Caleys vnto a lanuay, to whome he moche trusted,
with the whiche lanuay a knyghte of Burgoyne, named sir Godfrey de Charny, was very
famylier, in so moche that the sayde sir Godfrey, at conuenyent leyser, brake vnto the
said lanuay for the betrayinge of the towne of Caleys, the whiche gaue vnto hym lykynge
answer, so that the sayd lanuay aggreyd for certayne sume of money to be payde in
hande, to delyuer vnto the sayd sir Godfrey and suche other as he then shuld bringe vV
hym to f toure that he thenne had in kepynge; by meane wherof he shulde shortly af-
ter haue y rule of the towne.
In tyme of dryuynge and of appoyntynge of whiche bargayne, as sayth the Frenshe
Cronycle, this lanuay sent secrete worde vnto the kynge of Englande, requyrynge hy in
secrete wyse to come vnto Caleys ; the whiche thenne holdynge his Cristmasse at Hauer-
ynge Bower in Essex, vpon $ morowe after Newe Yeres Daye toke his shyppynge, and
landed that nyght at Caleys in so secrete maner, that fewe of the towne knewe of his
there beynge.
Whanne the daye of appoyntement of delyuery of this foresayd tower was comyn, and
this lanuay had receyued his payment, at an houre assygned atwene the said sir Godfrey
and hym, a token was gyuen by this sayd lanuay, that the Frenshernen shulde drawe nere
vnto the sayd towre to wynne their praye.
Thenne the sayd sir Godfrey with a certayne nombre came within the daunger of the
towne of Caleys, warnynge the resydue of his company that they shulde tary there tyll
he were enterde tiie towne, and thenne at his sendynge to come in all spedy wyse.
But so soon as the sayde sir Godfrey was nere vnto the toure, a busshement of sowdy-
ours were sent out at a posterne, the which closed hym and his Frenshernen vpon all
sydes, and slewe of them many, amonge the which sir Henry de Boys knyght, with sir
Gawtier de Valence and sir Robert of Beauuais knysihtes were slayne, and the sayd sir
Godfrey taken sore wouded, and the lorde of Mountmorency escaped with great daun-
ger, the whiche gaue warnynge vnto the other company, and retourned theyrn into
Fraunce. Thenne the sayde Godfrey de Charney was layde vpon a horde, and so pre-
sented vnto kynge Edwarde ; the whiche hadde suche pyte of hym that he commaunded
his owne surgyons to looke vnto hym, and to cure hym in theyr beste maner, and whanne
he was sornedeale curyd, he was sente as a prysoner with other into Englande.
In this yere also the kynge caused to be coyned grotes and halfe grotes, the whiche
lacked of jr weyghle of his former coyne. ii.s. vi.rZ. in a. li. Troy*, and abonte the ende
of August sts^ed the mortalyte or deih in London, the whiche was so vehement & sharps
within the sayd cytie, that ouer the bodies buryed in churches and churchyerdes, monas-
* Walter Turk, fishmonger. MS. * The JUS. adds " and aftir soom wry ters v.*.in a pound Troy.'
6 teryes
462 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
teryes and other accustomed buryinge places, was buryed that same yere in the charter-
house yerde of London. l.M. persones and aboue.
This yere also was the yere of iubyle or clene remyssyon, vvhiche is kepte at Rome
at euery. 1. wynter ende, lyke as y'yere of iubyle or grace is contynued at Caunterbury.
And this yere by the laboure of. ii. cardynalles sente from [popej1 Clement the. vi. was
a peas concluded atwene the. ii. kynges of Englande and of Fraunce for a yere, nere
vnto the towne of Caleys, where for the stablysshynge of the gayd peas for the sayd yere,
assembled the. ii. sayd cardynalles, and for the kynge of Englande, the bysshop of Nor-
wyche than tresburcr and chief counsayller* of the kynge, with other vnto hym by the
kynge assygned, and for the Frenshe kyng was there the bysshop of Laon and the abbot
of Seynt Denys with other.
And the. xxiii. daye of the moneth of August, in this yere and yere of our Lorde.
xiii.C. and. 1. dyed Philip de Valoys kynge of Fraunce.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.xlix. Anno Domini. M.CCC.l.
lohn Notte.
Richarde Killyngbury'. Anno. xxv.
Wyllyam Worcestre.
IN this. xxv. yere, aboute the feast of the Decollacion of seynt lohn Baptyst, in the
latter ende of August, a noble man of Spayne called sir Charlys, to whom kynge lohn
of Fraunce hadde nevvely gyuen the erledome of Angolesme, entendynge to wyn some
honoure vpon the Englysshemen, with a stronge nauye of Spaynardes entrede the En-
glysshe stremys, and dyd moche harrne vnto kynge Edwardes frendes ; soo that the kyuge
aboute the season abouesayd, mette with the sayde nauy vpon the coost of Wynchelsee,
where atwene the kynge and theim was a longe and mortall fyghte, to the great losse of
moche people vpon both parties ; but in the ende God sent vnto the kynge victory, so that
he chased his enemyes, and wanne from them. xxii. of theyr shyppes, after most wry-
ters, with many prysoners.
And this yere sir Thomas of Agorne, whiche as in the. xxii4. yere of this kynges reygne
toke prysoner sir Charlys de Bloys and other, was slayne by chaunce medle of a knyght
of Fraunce or Brytayn, called sir Rauffe de Caours.
And this yere were solempne messangers sent vnto Rome, for to coclude and parfyte
the pease atwene the. ii. kynges of Englande and of Fraunce, so that kynge Edwarde
shulde resigne and gyue vp all his tytle and clayme that he made vnto the crowne of
Fraunce, and y Frenshe kynge shulde clerely gyue vnto hym all the duchie of Guyan,
with all suche landes as at any tyme before were taken by any of his progenytoures from
it.
And that kyqge Edwarde and his heyres, kynges, shuld freely holde and occupie the
sayd duchie without doynge of homage to any Frenshe kynge after that daye ; but the
conclusion of this matier was so prolonged and deferryd by the pope5, and suche delayes
as dayly been vsed in the court of Rome, that the erle of Derby with other vvhiche were"
appoynted for the kynge of Englande, retourned without spede of their cause : wherfore
kynge Edwarde made newe protiysyons to warre vpon kynge lohn of Fraunce.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.l. Anno Domini. M.CCC.li.
lohn Wrothe.
Andrewe Awbry6. Anno. xxvi.
Gybbon7 Stayndrope.
/C/.C.M. IN this. xxvi. yere the castel of Guynys wasyolden vnto the Englysshemen dwellynge
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * chaunceler. edit. 1542. 1559- 3 Kylsyngbury. MS
edit. 1559. erroneously. 5 byshop of Rome. edit. 1542. ' The MS. adds Grocer.
7 Gilb't. MS.
in
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII. 463
in Caleys, whiche, as testifyetli y- Frenshe Cronycle, was done by treason of a Frenshe
man named Guyllyatn de Beauconroy} for the whiche treason the sayd Guyllara was
shortly after put in execucyon in the towne of Ainyas.
And aboute the myddell of August, vpon the euyn of our Lady Assumption, sir Guy
de Neale than marshall of Frauce with a strong companye gaue batayll vnto the En-
glysshmen than beynge in Brytayne, in the whiche the sayd sir Guy with the lorde of
Brykebet, and the chasteleyne of Beatiuays with many other noble men were slayne, and
many taken prysoners.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.li. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lii.
lohn Peche'.
Adam Fraunceys*. Anno, xxvii.
lohn Stodeney.
THe somer of this, xxvii. yere, was soo drye that it was many yeres after called the
drye somer, for from the latter ende of Marche tyll the latter ende of lulii fyll lytell
rayne or none, by reason wherof many inconuenyences ensuyd.
And one thynge whiche is specyally noted, come the yere folowynge was scant, wherof
the.pryce this yere began to enhance greatly, and befuys and motons were also dere for
scantnesse of grasse and pasture, and that aswell was experte in Fraunce as in the ile of
Englande. , ..v
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.liii.
lohn Welde.
Adam Fraunceys. Anno, xxviii.
lohn Lytell.
IN this, xxviii. yere, kynge Edwarde holdynge his parlyament at Westmynster, amonge
other thynges there enacted, soon after Pentecost created the erle of Derby duke of Lan-
castre, and sir Rauffe Staffbrde was created erle of Staffbrde. Than this duke of Lancas-
tre was sent agayne ouer the see ; where in ^ ende of this yere, as wytnessyth lohn Froy-
sarde, he was appealed of the duke of Bryswyke, a duke of the countree of Alrnayne,
of certayne wordes contrary his honouie, for the whiche he waged batayll with the sayd
duke in the court of the Frenslie kynge.
Then this Henry, whiche of some wryters is named Henry Bolyngbroke duke of Lan-
castre, purchased his sauflfe conrluyt of the Frenshe kyng, and keptehisdaye appoynted for
that batayll, in a felde called in Frenshe Lapre Aux Clers, w here for theim was ordeyned a
place lyestyd and closed in goodly wyse, kynge lohn beyng present, with the more parte
of his nobles of Fraunce ; and there came in firste into that felde the forenamed duke
appellaunt, and after, this noble duke of Lancastre, to y great honour of all Englande,
and soon after dyuers obseruaunces accordyng to the lawe of armys done, and solempne
othes taken, eyther sette in the rest to haue ronne the firste course.
But kynge lohn of his especyall grace ceased the matier, and toke the quarell into his
handes, so that eyther of theytn departed the t'elde without any stroke strykynge, and
pacyfyed the appeale to the honoure of the duke of Lancastre, as wytnessyth the Frenshe
boke, natwithstandyng he was the Frenshe kynges enemye.
And soone after the sayd duke of Lancastre, with other nobles assigned to hym by the
kynge of Englande, went to Anynyon with the archebysshop of Roan than chaticeller of
Fraunce, and the duke of Burbon and other appoynted for the kynge of Fraunce, to
' Pecchy. MS. * The MS. adds Mercer.
conclude
464 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARD! TERTII.
conclude efte a peas atwene theyr. ii. prynces ; the whiche at the cytie beforesayd, were
harde at length before the newe pope1, than named Innocent the syxth, whiche also lyke
to his predecessour was a Frensheman, and cardynall of Lymosyne in Normandye, called
by his proper name Stephen Aubert, in coclusion, after great argument made on eyther
partie, before $ pope1 and his counsayll, fynally it was agreed, that the peas atwene the.
ii. kynges shuld be kept and holden inuyolate tyll Mydsomerr next folowynge.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.liii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.liiii.
Wyllyam Totyngham*.
Thomas Legge'. Anno. xxix.
Richarde Smert.
IN this. xxix. yere, kynge Edwarde, by the aduyce of his counsayll, for somoche as
the townes of Flaundres brake theyr promesse before tyme made, and helde nat the bandes
of amyte by theym promysed by the lyfeof laques de Artyuele, but fauouryd the Frenshe
kynges partie; therfore he withdrewe from theym the market tes and staples of wolles,
that in sondry townes of Flaundres hadde than lately by the prouycion of the foresayd
laques, to theyr great aduauntage, vsed to be kept, and ordeyned than the sayd staples
to be holden in sondry good townes of Englande, as Westmynster, Chychester, Lyncoln,
Brystowe and Caunterbury.
And shortly after Easter, the Frenshe kynge sent his eldest sone Charlys dolphynne of
Vyenne into Normandy, for to take the rule of that coutre, and specially for to sease
certayne "landes and castellys, whiche at that daye belonged vnto the kyng of Nauerne,
whiche than was out of the Frenshe kynges fauoure for thedeth of sir Charlys of Spayne,
constable lately of Fraunce, that he had by his meanes murderyd [one]4 in a tovvne called
the Aygle in Normandye, vpon. ii. yeres before passed. And whyle the sayd Dolphynne
was thus besyed in Normady, he made suche meanes to the rulers therof, that they graunt-
ed vnto hym ayde of. iii.M. men for. iii. monethes, at their proper costes and charges.
Of this soone after sprange suche tydynges, that the kynge of Englande was enfourm-
ed that the Frenshe kynge hadde gyuen to his sone Charlys, the duchye of Normandy,
with all Gascoyne and Guyan, and how the Normannes had granted vnto f sayd Charlys.
iii.M. men for. iii. monethes, to warre at theyr costes vpon the Englysshmen ; which, as
the Frenshe boke testyfyeth, was graunted to hym oonly to defende the kynge of Nauarne,
f*i,c.x. that came to Constantyne shortly after, for to repossesse all suche landes as the sayd Dol-
phyn of his had there seased ; and for that with a bygge armye made warre vpon the
sayde Dolphyn.
But were it thus or otherwyse, trouth it is, as dyuers wryters agreen, in the moneth
of Octobre and ende of this yere prynce Edwarde with a great hoost entred Gascoyne,
and passed by Tholouse, and passed the ryuer of Gerounde or Geron, & so passed
by Carcassyon, and brent the buhverkes of that cytie, & from thens he rode to Narbon
in pyllynge and spoylynge the countre as he went.
And in the same yere kynge Edwarde with his power landed at his tovvne of Caleys,
where he restyd hym by all the tyme of this mayres yere.
And in this yere was the hous of the Freres Augustynes of London fynysshed, whiche
was reedyfied by sir Humfrey Bohum erle of Hertforde and Essex, whose body lyeth
buryed in the quere of j sayd howse or churche before the hygh aulter.
Anno Domini.M.CCC.liiii. Anno Domini. M. CCC.lv.
Thomas Forster.
Symon Franceys5. Anno. xxx.
Thomas Brandon.
IN this. xxx. yere, the kynge, as ye before haue harde, beynge at Caleys shortly after
1 Bysshop of Rome. edit. 1542. l Tontyngham. edit. 1542. *Skynner. MS. * Omitted in
edit. 1542. 1559- ' The MS, adds Mercer.
the
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
the feast of Alhalloyne, toke his iourney tovvardes the Frenshe kynge, and contynued his
iournay tyll he came vnto a towne named Hesden, and brake there the Frenshe kynges
parke & toke suche pleasurs as hym there lyke1, in which season of his there beynge
tydynges were brought vnto hym that the Scottes hadde goten the towne of Berwyke, and
howe they made dayly assautes to wynne the castell, wherfore the kynge made the more
hasty spede and retourned to Caleys, and so into Englade : for whiche cause sayth
the Frenshe Cronycle y kynge Edwarde fledde from the Frenshe kynge, that than with a
stronge power came frome Amyas vnto Seynt Omers.
Thanne kynge Edwarde spedde hym into Scotlande, so that in the moneth of lanuarii
and begynnyng of hia. xxx. yere of his reygne, and. xxvii. daye of the sayd moneth, he
layde his siege to the towne of Berwyke, and hadde it yolden vnto hym in shorte processe
of tyme after ; and that done he entred ferther into the lande and subdued the chief
townes and holdes, as he went & pursued the Scottisshe kynge soo narrowly, that in
the ende he was fayne to submytte hym to the kynges grace as prysoner, and resygned
his power into the kynges hande. And whan kynge Edwarde hadde sette that countre in
a rule he retourned with the Scottysshe kynge agayne into Englande, & called his court
of parlyament at Westmynster : in the whiche, amonge other thynges to the kynges ad-
uantage, was graunted, to the mayntenaunce of his warres 1. s. of a sak of woll, for the
terme of. vi. yeres ; but it contynued lenger, though the marchauntes staplers ther at
grudgyd.
Thanne lette vs nowe retourne vnto that noble prynce Edwarde, the firste begoten sone
of the kyng, whiche by all this tyme warred vpon the Frenshemen, as in the precedynge
yere is touched : so that lastly he retournyd to Burdeaux with many rich prysoners and
pyllages to the great honour of hymselfe, and the great auauncement of his sowdyoures.
And albeit that in that countrees whiche he then passed, were the erles of Armenak, and
of Foyze, of Potyers, & of Cleremount, with sir lames de Burbon, and many other knyghtes,
ffre whiche hadde dowble the people, as testyfyeth the Frenshe Cronycle, that the
prynce had, yet passed he from Tholous to Nerbon, and fro Nerbon to Burdeaux vvithoute
batayll.
And after the prynce hadde there a whyle rested hym & his people, and sente dyuers
of his prysoners into Englande, he with his hoost entrede the prouynce or countre of
Berry, in the moneth of lulet, and made therin sharppe and cruell warre. In whiche
season also the duke of Lancastre, with the ayde of Phylyp brother vnto the kynge of
Nauarne, was entred the coutre of Constatyne, and so with a companye of. iiii. M. men
came vnto a place called Lyseux, vpon [the see coste, and remoued a siege of Frenshe-
men that had lyen at that castell vpon.]1 viii. wekes, and after repayred the sayd castell.
Whanne kynge lohn had leuyed many great sumes of money to the great grudge of
his comons [and rebellyon of some of the sayd comons]* as in the story of kynge lohn
shall be towched, and apperyd' his hoost, he firste made towarde the duke of Lancastre ;
but the sayd duke hadde so fortifyed the passage, that he myghte nat wynne to hym
without great ieopardy and daunger : wherfore he lafte that way, and yode to a castell
named Bretnell, and layde his siege therunto and wanne it in y ende of. viii. wekes by
appoyntment. Thenne he yode to y castell of Chartres, and taryed there a certayne tyme
for more people ; and frome thens tooke his iourney towarde prynce Edwarde, the whiche
prynce in this season was passed the ryuer of Loyre or Leyre, and so by the towne
of Romungtyne, where he was encoutred of dyuers nobles of Fraunce, and hadde with
theym a sharpe conflict ; but in the ende God sent to hym the victorye, so that he slewe
many of his enemyes, and toke of theym many prysoners, amoge the whiche were taken
the lorde of Craon, and a knight called sir Bouciqnt, with dyuers other to f nombre, as
1 lyked. * Omitted in edit. 1 542. 1559. 3 prepared.
3 O sayth
466 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARD I TERTII.
sayth the Frenshe boke, of. liiii. persoues. And whan he hadde sent the sayde prysoners
vnder saufte kepynge to Burdeaux, he sped hym towarde Towrys.
And the duke of Lancastre with his company, after he hadde repayred the foresayd
eastell of Lyseux, and bestowed suche ordenaunce as the Frenshemen for haste lafte
behynde theym at the sayde siege, he than toke his vvaye towarde Bertneyll, and from
thens vnto Enroux, in byrnynge and wastynge the countre and townes as he went, and
from thens to Vermeyll in Perche, and toke by strengthe bothe the towne & eastell, [and
whan he hadde spoyled and pylled the towne he sette it on fyre, and brent a great parte
therof,]1 and whan he hadde done moche of his wyl in that countre, he retourned into
Brytayne and helde hyin there.
Kynge lohn thenne, as aboue is sayd, holdynge his waye towarde prynce Edwarde, came
to the cytie of Towrys to fortyfye the sayd towne agayne the sayd prynce Edwarde,
wherof, heryngy' prynce toke his waye towarde Poytiers ; in holdynge of whiche vvaye, as
testifyeth the Frenshe booke, a parte of his hoost mette with an hoost of Frenshemen,
and gaue vnto theym batayll, and at length chasyd the multytude of them, and slewe an
hondreth sowdyours, & toke vpon. Ix. prysoners, amonge the whiche were taken the erle
of Sauncer, the erle of lurrygny, the lorde chastelleyn maister of the kynges palays, and
a knyght named sir Guylliam de Denehatn.
The which prysoners were also sent vnto Burdeaux, and soone after prynce Edwarde
lodgyd hyrn and his hoost nere vnto Poytiers, and shortly after that came the Frenshe
kyng and lodgyd hym in a place called in Frensh Chamgny, nere also vnto Poytiers ; so
Tii.cxi. tnat tne frontes of bothe hoostes laye within a quarter of a myle : than the cardynall
of Pernigoui t, sent from pope Innocent the. vi1., rode atwene the kynge and the prynce
sondry tymes to haue agreed some treatye and peas atwene theym, if it myght by his
laboure haue ben opteyned ; but whan hesawe his labour myght nat preuayle, he departed
to Poytiers, and taryed there the ende of the batayll. The whiche was foughten vpon a
Mondaye, the. xix. daye of Septernbre, in the yere of our Lorde. xiii. C.lvi. and begyn-
nynge of the. vi. yere of y sayd kynge lohns reygnc, as [by this fygure here vnder ap-
peryth, and]' after shalbe shewed.
THan as before is said, for so moche as the foresayd cardynall myght nat purchase
any treaty or meane of peas atwene these, ii. prynces, prouycion was made vpon both
sydes to trye theyr matier by mortall batayll ; so that about y houre of. ii. at after noone
- °^ ^ foresayd Monday, the duke of Athenesse or Athens, with .suche other nobles as
n quo were with hym in the Frenshe kynges vawewarde, set vpon y Englysshe hoste, the which
was myghtely fensyd with wood and tryes4 in suche wyse, y the Frenshe sperys myght nat
wyn vnto them, and therwith the shotte of the Englysshmen was so fyers and sharpe, that
" turnyd ouer horse and man.
aiiisnob;- And whyle the said duke of Athenesse with sir lohn de Cleremount, than marshal! of
Frauce, with other, thus assayled the prynce & his people vpon one parte, the duke of
Normandye, kynge lohns eldest sone, and the duke of Orleaunce, the kynges brother, as-
sayled hym vpon another parte, the whiche. ii. dukes were leders of. ii. stronge hoostes;
but as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle, these, iii. bataylles dyd lytell scath vnto the Englysshe-
, men.
But by reason of theyr shotte they were so wouded and many slayne, that the resydue
fledde, to the great discomfort of the Frenshe kynges people. Than kyng lohn in att
that he myght, comforted his people, and with a fresshe company set vpon the Englysshe-
men, that all wayes kepte theym hole togyder, and receyued the Frenshmen vpon their
wepens poyntes with so great force, that in the ende y Frenshemen gaue backe and were
yaynquysshed, by the helpe of God [and seynt George]*, and slayne, as wytnessyth the
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 155$, * Innocent the vi. byshope of Rome. edit. 1542. 3 Omitted
in edit. 1533. J542. 1559. * trees. ' Omitted in edif. 1542. 1559*
% sayde
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII. 45?
Sayde Frenshe Cronycle, to the norabre of. xvii.C1. men of armys, besyde other meane
sowdyours; among the which of noble men were slayne, the duke of Burbone, the duke
of Athenes, sir lohn de Cleremount marshal of Frauce, sir Reynolde Camyan baneret,
(whiche that daye bare the oryflambe, a special! relyke that the Frenshe kynges vse to
here before them in all battayles,) and the bysshop of Chalons with dyuers other, to the
nombre of. liiii. banerettes, besyde knyghtes and other. And of prysoners taken at that
batayll, was lohii kynge of Fraunce, Philyp his. iiii. sone, sir laques de Burbon erle of
Poytiau and brother vnto the duke of Burbofi before slayne, sir lohn of Artovs erle of
Ewe, sir Charlys his brother erle of Longeuyle, sir Guyffarde cosyn germayne vnto the
Frenshe kynge, [sir lohn de Meleoun erle of Cancaruyle,]1 sir lohn his sone & heyre,
doctour Willyam archebysshop of Sens, sir Symon Meleon brother vnto the erle of Can-
caruyle and erle of Vantadurre, theerles of Dampmatyne, of Vendosme, of Saiysbruche, of
JVIoy^on, the marshall of Deneham, and many other, as banerettes, knyghtes, & men of name,
to the nombre, as sayth f Frenshe Cronycle, of. xvi.C'. & aboue. And from this batayll
escaped by flvght, Charlys eldest sone of kynge lohn and duke of Normandye, the duke
of Orleauce & y duke of Amow, w fewe other of great fame ; the whiche yode streyght
vnto Parys, where shortely after was called a great counsayll, for matyers, whiche in
the story of kynge lohn shall after be shewyd.
Whan the felde was thus fynysshed, prynce Edwarde, after dewe thankes and louynges
gyuen to God [and seynt George]1 for this tryumphaunt victory, he with his sayd
prysoners spedde hym towarde Burdeaux, where the sayd kynge was kepte tyll Easter
after.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lv. Anno Domini M.CCC.lvi.
Richarde Notyngham.
Henry Pycharde. Anno. xxxi.
Thomas Dosell*.
IN this. xxxi. yere, that is to saye the. xvi. daye of the moneth of Apryll, the noble
prynce Edwarde, thanne vpon y age of. xxviii. yeres, toke shyppynge with his prysoners
at Burdeaux, &arryued in Englande shortly after. And the. xxiiii. daye of May he was
with great honoure and gladnesse receyued of the cytezyns of London, and so conueyed
vnto the kynges palays at Westmynster ; where the kyng syttynge in his estate in West-
mynster hall, receyued hym with due honoure, and after conueyed to a lodgynge for hym
prouyded, where he laye a certayne season : and after was the sayde Frenshe kynge hadde
vnto a place called Sauoy, whiche thenne was a pleasaunt palays and fayre lodgynge be-
longyng that tyme vnto the duke of Lancastre, and after brent and dystroyed by lak
Strawe and his fawtours, in the. iiii5. yere of Richarde tbeseconde, nexte kynge of En-
glande, as in the sayde yere after shalbe shewed, in whiche place the sayde Frenshe kynge
laye longe after.
And in the wynter folowynge were royall iustes holden in Smythfelde of London, and
many goodly and knyghtly feates of armys (loon to the great honoure of the kynge, and
all his realtne and gladdynge of al beholdours ; at the whiche disporte was present, the
kynge of Englande, the Frenshe kynge and the kynge of Scottes, with many noble astates
of all y thre prouynces or kyngdoms, wherof the more partie of the straungers were thanne
prysoners.
Anno Domini. MiCCC.lti. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lvii.
Stephyn Caundysshe.
lolm Stody6, Anno, xxxii.
Bartylmewe Frostelynge.
IN this, xxxii. ycre, [pope]1 Innocent the. vi. of that name7, sente into Englande. ii.
1 viii.C. edit. 1542. 1559- erroneously, * Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 3xv.C. edit. 1542. 1559.
* Dollscll. MS. 5 iij. . .lit. 1542. 155£>. * The MS. adds Vyntener. 7 The ed:t. of 1542. addt
then byshop of Rome.
3 O 2 cardynalles
468 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
cardynalles to treate of a peas atwehe the. ii. kynges; the whiche. ii. cardynalles taryed
the more parte of a yere in London and other places of the lande, to brynge theyr pur-
pose to some effecte, but they spedde lytell of their cause.
And in this yere, after moste wryters, Dauyd le Bruze1 of Scottes was delyuered from
the castell of Odyham at his lybertie, whan he hadde put kynge Edwarde in a suertie of
an hondreth. M. markes for his raunsome.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lviii.
F°I- c*». lohn Bernes.
lohn Luffyn*. Anno, xxxiii.
lohn Buris.
IN this, xxxiii. yere, as wytnessyth the Frenshe Cronycle, sir Robert Knollys, syr
lames Pype, with other of theyr retynewe, warred in Brytayne, and, as testyfyeth the
Frenshe Cronycle, in the moneth of Marche, and. x. daye of the sayde moneth, the
sayde capytaynes with one which the Frenshe boke nameth Thomlyn Fowke, came erely
in the mornynge vnto a towne that was nere vnto Ancerre, called Regennez, beynge in
the rule of Englysshmen, where y sayd capitaynes takyng w them more stregth, yode
streight vnto £ foresayd towne of Ancerre, beyng within, ii. Englysshe myles, and scaled
$ wallys with ladders, and quyt theym so manfully, that they hadde the rule of the towne
or the sonne rysynge. And in that castell was taken prysoner, sir Guyllyam de Chalon,
the sone of the erle of Ancerre, his wyfe, and many other ; in takynge of whiche towne
castell' fewe folkes were slayne, howe be it there were of armyd men aboue. MM., as
sowdyours to defende the towne. Thenne the Englysshemen serchyd so nere, that, as
the comon fame went, they fande iuellys4 as they hadde been preuy to the hydynge of
theym, and that of great value; amonge the whiche, as sayth y sayd Cronycle, they fande
certayne skynes, the whiche were valued at. v. M. motons of golde.
Ye shall vnderstande that a moton is a coyne vsed in Fraunce and Brytaygne, and is
of value, after the rate of sterlynge money, vpon. v.s., or thereabout. Whanne the
Englysshemen hadde pylled and spoyled the towne by the space of. viii. dayes, and raun-
somed suche as were of any substauce, then they shewed vnto the rulers of the towne that
they wolde sette it vpon a fyre, except that they wolde gyue vnto theym a certayne suinc
of money, for the whiche, after longe treaty of this matyer, the rulers of the towne to
haue1 possessyon thereof, and to haue it preserued from fyre, agreed to gyue vnto the
Englysshe capitaynes. xl. M. motons, and. Ix. perlys, valued at. x. M. motons, whiche. 1.
M. motons shulde amount, after $ rate of sterlyng money, to. xii. M. and. v. CM. or nere
aboute. So that what they fande within that towne of any value, they bare it with theym,
except the iuellys and ornamentes of the churche of seynt Germayne, the whiche goodes
& iuellys they toke for pledge of such money as was vnpayde of $ foresayd. xl. M. motons
of golde, for the raunsome of the towne ; for the whiche goodes, the towne of Ancerre was
bounde vnto y hedes of the churche to paye for, or to redeme the sayde goodes by the
feastes of Mydsomer nexte folowyng, or ellys to paye yerely, in perpetuyte, to the sayd
churche I maner of quyte rent. iii. M. niotos6, whereof $ value is shewed in ^ first chapi-
tre or7 Philip the. iiii. And ouer all this, the dwellers of the towne agreed that the En-
glysshmen shuld brene the gates of the towne, & in dyuers parties of the towne, thorugh
the wallys to y groude.
Vpon. iiii. dayes folowynge the ende of the sayde agrement, the foresayd sir lamys
Pype, and sir Othan of Holande, and other, to y nombre of. xvi. or xviii. Englysshmen,
* kyng of. * lohn Luffkyn, Grocer. MS. 3 towne and castell. *goodis & ioywellis. MS.
* hau« agayu. MS. 6 florynys, MS. Tht mistake of motons runs through all four editions, 7 of.
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entendyng to haue wone some enterpryse, were layde for by the sowdyours of a place
called the great Semir, and by theyin taen and holden as prysoners.
And in the moneth of Aprill next ensuynge, a towne, called in Frenshe Dabygny sur
le Metre, was by the Englysshemen gotten in lyke maner and fourme as was the foresayd
towne of Ancerre. And the. ii. daye of May was wonne by sir Robert Knolles, and his
company, a towne called Chasteleyn sur Louuayn, and pylled it as they dyd the other,
and after with theyr pyllage and prysoners, amonge the whiche were many women and
childerne of. iiii. and of. v. yeres of age, the sayd Englysshemen yode to the nevve castell
vpon Loyre, and ye shall vnderstande that f partie of the Englysshemen was greatly
strengthed by the helpe of the kynge of Nauarne, & of sir Philip, his brother, & other,
as more playnely shalbe shewed in the Frenshe Cronycle, or story of kynge lohn folow-
ynge : and thus the sayd sir Robert Knolles, with ayde of the kynges men of Nauarne,
dayly wanne many townes and stronge holdes in Bretayne.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lix.
Symonde Wymondham1.
Symonde Doffelde*. Anno, xxxiiii.
lohn Chychester.
IN this, xxxiiii. yere, or more veryly in the moneth of Nouembre, and ende of 5'.
xxxiii. yere of kyng Edwardes reygne, he, with prynce Edward, and the duke of Lan-
castre, with a puyssant army, landed at Caleys, and from thens passed by lande vnto
Artoys, and by Vermendoys, to the cytie of Reynes, and layde his siege aboute that cytie,
& beclypped it in such wyse, y no man myght entre or go out of the cytie wout lycence
of the Englysshemen.
Whanne kynge Edwarde had lyen. xl. dayes at the siege of Reynes, without great dere
or hurte vnto it doynge, he remoued his siege, and passed by $ countre of Champayne,
tyll he came to a towne called Guyllon, where y kynge restyd hym a season ; in whiche
tyme came vnto hym certayne men of the duchie of Burgoyne, as lordes of dyuers holdes
and townes within that duchery, and gaue vnto hym, to the entent he shulde nat molest
or hurte that coutre. CC. M. floryns of golde, which is to the value of sterlyng money,
of. xxxv. M.H.; and ouer that the sayd Burgonyons couenaunted with hym, that they
wolde mynystre to hym & his hoost such vitayles as was in that countre plentuously for his
money. And that done, he departed from thens, & yode vnto Neuers, and passed there
the ryuer of Dyon, or Ion, and yode to Colanges vpon Ion, and from thens in the
moneth of Marche. and begynnynge of his. xxxiiii. yere of his reygne, he yode by the
countre of Gastenoys, towarde the cytie of Parys. And prynce Edwarde with his copany,
passed by Moret, tyll he came to an holde whiche Englysshemen than kepte, called
Tournellys, or Cournellys, before the whiche towne or holde laye, at that season, certayne
Frenshemen in a stronge bastyle, and assayled the Englysshe men dayly, and remoued
nat thens. Albeit they were monysshed of the prynces comynge, they trusted so moche f»i- £««.
in the strengthe of theyr bastyle, which them disceyued ; for within, v. dayes of $ prynces
comynge theyr bastyle was goten, and many of theym slayne, and to the nombre of. jclvii.
persones of that company taken prysoners, amonge the whiche were. iiii. men of name,
that is to say, the lorde of Bouyle, or Bouile, the lorde of Daygreuyle, or of Aygreuyle,
sir lohn de Barres, and sir Wyllyam de Plassies.
Thus kynge Edwarde w his people spedyng his Journey towarde Parys, vpon the Tuys-
day, beynge ^ laste daye of Marche in the weke before Easter, came vnto a place called
the Hostell of Chastelon, betwene Mountlehery and Chastes, and lodged hym a certayne
1 Bedytigton. MS. ' The MS. adds Grocer.
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470 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
6f his people there ; and the prynce with other lordes of his hoost were lodged in the
<ownes theraboute, from thens vnto the towne of Corueyll1 and an other towne called
Longe lumell.
Thanne Charlys, eldest sone of kynge lolin, and at that daye regent of Fraunce,
made meanes of treaty whiche was laboured by a frere called Symonde de Lan-
gres, prouyncyall of the Freres lacobynes and legal of the pope1, by whose meanes a
daye of treaty was appoynted to be holden vpo Ciood Fryday in the maledery of Le Longe
lumell ; where at the same daye and place apperyd for kynge Edwardes partye the duke
of Lancastre, the erles of Warwyk and of Norhampton, with syr lohn de Chaude, syr
Waltier de Maury5, and sir Wyllyam Cheyny, knyghtes, and for the regent apperyd there
the lorde of Fewe, thanne constable of Fraunce, the lorde Boncyquant than marshall of
Fraunce, the lorde of Sarancyers, the lorde of Vygnay of the countre of Vyenne, sir
Symond Bucy, and sir Guycharde de Auglie, knygntes, whiche treaty came to none
cffecte.
Wherfore kynge Edwards, vpon the Tuysdaye folowynge Easter day, remoued from
the sayde Hostell, and lodgyd hym nere vnto Parys, at a place named Chastellon, nere
vnto Mountrouge, and the resydue of his hoost was lodgyd at Vaunys, at Vaugerart, at
Gentylly, and other townes there aboute. Thanne vpon the Frydaye folowynge, beynge
the. x. daye of Apryll, by meanes of the abbot of Clugny, whiche newely was sent
from the pope1 Innocent the. vi. the foresayd lordes and knyghtes agayne assembled at a
place called the Banlyen totreate of an accorde atwene the kynge and the regent; buttheyr
laboure was spent in vayne as it before had ben.
Vpon the Sondaye next folowynge, a parte of the kynges hoost came before the towne
of Parys and enbataylled theym in a felde faste by Seynt Marcellys, and taryed there
from y mornynge tyll. iii. of the clok at after noone to abyde batayll of the Frenshemen ;
the whiche made noone issue oute of cytie4, natwirhstandynge that, as testyfyeth y Frenshe
boke, Within Parys at that day were great plente of sowdy.ours, ouer and besyde the
great foyson of theenhabytauntes of the same.
Whanne the Englysshemen perceyued that they shulde haue noo batayll of the Pary-
siens, they, aboute thre at after noone, departed the felde, and toke theyr waye towarde
Chartres, and so vnto Bonneuale nere vnto Chaceadon. Thenne kynge Edwarde was
lodged at a place called Dones, to the whiche place came vnto hym out of Parys the
bysshoppe of Beauuays, thane chaunceller of Normandy, with other, and so behaued
theym vnto the kynge that a newe daye of treaty was appoynted to be holden at Bretyn-
guy, within a myle or lytel more of Chartres foresayd, vpon the first day of Maii next
ensuynge.
AT whiche daye of appoyntement the foresayd duke of Lancastre, with the sayd erles
of Warwyk & Northampton, and other, at the sayde place apperyd for kynge Edwarde,
and for the regent apperyd there y" forenarned bysshop, with many other lordes and
knyghtes and spirituell men, to the nombre of. xxii. persones, whose names I ouer passe
for lengthyng of tyme, the whicfee soo dylygently behaued theim that in the space of.
viii. dayes they agreed vpon an vnyteand peas, the whiche was comprysed in. xli. articles,
as at length is rehercyd in the Frenshe Cronycle, wherof the effect is this.
Firste, the kynge of Englande and his hey res kynges, with all the landes as he than
hadde in Gascoyne and Guyan, shulde haue to hym and his heyres for euer, the cytie
and casteH of Poytiers, with all the appertenaunces to that lordshyp belongynge; also
the cytie of Lymoges, with all the landes of Lymosyne and all other theyr appertenaunees ;
1 Corbueyll. MS. *'' kissliop of Rome. (Edit. 15*2. 3 Manuy. edit. 154-2. 1559. 4 the
cjtie.
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the cytie and castell of Pcrigort, with all landes and reuenues to that lordshyp belongyng ;
the erletiome of Bygorre, \V all thynges to that lordshyp belonge1 ; the erledome of Poyteau,
with all the appertenaunces ; the signorie of Beleuyle ; the lordshyp of Exanctes, Exauc-
doure, and Exancon ; the cytie of Agen ; the cytie of Agenoys ; the cytie of Caours, and
lordshyp of Caoursyu; the cytie of Tarbe ; the cytie & countre of Gaure, Angoulesme, of
Rodes, and of Kouern.; the lordshyp of Mostruell, \vi.th al reuenues therunto belong-
ynge ; the sygnorye of Caleys, of Mai quell, of Sandgate and Colyngn ; the lordshyp
of llammys, of Walys, and of Ouye; and the erledome of Guynes, with all profytes
therunto belongyng. All whiche lordshyppes, honoures, castelles, toures, cyties, and
tonnes, the kynge of England, than Edwarde the thirde, and his heyres kyngesofEnglande,
shold haue and hohle for euermore, in as ryal wyse and lyke maner as done the kynges
of Fraunce, \vout doynge for theym any homage, feawtye, or other duetye.
And kynge Edwarde after that daye, for hym and his heyres kynges of Englande,
shulde clerely renounce and gyue oner all his tytle, ryght and interest that he badde vnto
the crowne of Fraunce, and specially the name of kyng of Frauce.
Also all his ryght tfnd tytle that he hadde vnto the duchye of Normandye, of Thorayn,
of Amowe*, of Brytayne, & of the souerayntie of the erldome of Flaundres, and of all
other lordshyppes, cyties, castelles, honours, townes, towres and manoures, that any
kynge of Englande before that day had any right vnto win the realme of Frauce, and to
holdc hym contente with the abouenamed lordshippes, without any ferther clayme.
Ferthennore it xvas agreed, that the Fi enshe kyng shuld pay for his rausome thre mil- tione rtgu'"
lyons of scutes of guide, wherof. ii. shuld ahvay make a noble Englysshe. Ye shall vn- Francie>
derstande y a niyllyon of scutes is. x.C. thousande of scutes, which extende after y value
of sterlynge money, vnto the sume of. CC.l.M. marke; and so thre millions amounte
vnto. vii. hondreth &. l.M. marke, which maketh iuste. v. hondreth thousande pounde af
sterlynge money : of the whiche. iii. millions of scutes, x. hondreth. M. to be payde at
Caleys by the firste daye of lunii next folowynge the sayd treaty, and an other. x.C.M.
or million to be payde at the sayd towne of Caleys, within, viii. monethes after the Frenshe
kyng was comyn vnto Caleys, and the thirde million to be payde at London in ii. yeres
and an halfe, that is to say, at Mighelmasse. xii. monethes after the agrement made.
iiii.C.M. scutes, and at Mighelmas nexte after ensuynge. iiii.C.M. scutes,\and at Easter
than next folowyng. CC. thousande scutes, in full payment of the thre millions, or. xxx C.
thousande scutes.
And further it was agreed, that after the Frenshe kynge was comen vnto Caleys, he fat. c.niiii.
shulde reste hym there, iiii. monethes ; wherof the firste rnoneth shu'.d be at the charge
of kynge Edwarde, and the other, iii. monethes to be at y" cosle & charge of the sayd
Frencue kyng, and to pay for euerych of y sayd thre monethes, if he so longe taryed
there for the perfourmaunce of the sayd accorde. x.M. royalles of Fraunce, which at that
tyme were in value after the rate of sterlynge money, euery royall. xxi.rf. or. xiiii. sous
Parys, and so he shuld paye for a monethes charge. viii.C.lxxv.//.
And ouer that it was accorded that the Frenshe kynge lohn, for that tyme beynge, nor
no kynge of Fraunce after hym, shall ayde or assyste the Scottes agayne kyng Edwarde,
nor agayne his heyres kynges of Englande.
Nor kynge Edwarde nor his heyres, kynges, shall allye theym with $ Flemynges, nor
ayde nor assyste theym agayne the sayd kynge lohn, nor heyres1 kynges of Fraunce.
And for the tytle or right of the duchye of Brytayne, whiche was in questyon atwene
the erles of Bloys and of Mountforde, it was accorded that both kynges beynge at Caleys,
the sayd parties shuld be called before theym, and if a peas atwene theim by the. ii. kynges
myght nat be sette, then the sayd kynges to assygne certayne indyfferent persones to agre
the sayd erles, and they to haue halfe a yere of respyte for to quyet y matyer j and if
the said persones so by the kynges assygned myghte nat agree the sayd erles by the termer
* belongynge, * Anjow. edit. 1559» 3 bis heyres.
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472 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
that then eyther of the sayd erles to make the beste puruyaunce for hytn selfe, that eyther
of theym coude make ft the helpe of his frendes or otherwise, whcrby they myghte at-
tayne to theyr ryght and claymc of the sayd duchye.
Prouyded alway that nouther of the sayd kynges nor of theyr sones shuld ayde or
assyste any of the sayd erles, by reason wherof the peas atwene theym accorded myght
be lowsed or broken. Also prouyded is, y whether' of the sayd. ii. erles the sayde duchye
falle, by sentence of man or otherwyse, that the homage for it shall alwaye be done to
the kynge of Fraunce.
All whiche ordenauces and agrernentes, with many moo that wolde aske longe leysour
to wryte, were ratysfyed and confermyd by the instrumentes and scales of the prynce of
Walys, vpon the partie of kynge Edwarde for Englandes partie, and by Charlys regent
of Fraunce for that partie, as by theyr letters patentes thanne sealed apperyd, berynge
date, that one at Louers in Normandy, the. xvi. day of May, in the yere of grace, xiii.
hondreth and. lx., and that other at Parys the. x. daye of the sayde moneth and yere.
And ouer y eyther of the sayd. ii. prynces, that is to saye Edwarde prynce of Walys
was sworne in presence of. vi. Frenshe knyghtes, vpon the sacrament of y aulter, after
the thirde agnus was sayd, in tyme of a lowe masse at the foresayd Louuers songe or
sayd, that he to the vttermost of his power shuld vpholde and kepe the foresayd peas in
euery poynt, as ferre as in hym was : and in lyke maner was Charlys than regent of
Fraunce, sworne* in presence of. vi. Englysshe knyghtes to perfourme the same.
After whiche treaty thus fynysshed & ended, kynge Edwarde with his sones and nobles
of Englande, toke shyppynge at Humflete in Normady vpon the. xx. day of Mail, and
sayled into Englande, leuynge behynde hym the erle of Warwyk for to gyde the En-
glysshmen that remayned in Guyan and other places, and to se that the peas whiche then
was proclayrned thorough Fraunce were kept, & nat broken by them, whiche endured
nat longe without vyolacion, as saythe the Frenshe boke.
HEre I leue a parte y great reioysynge and honourable receyuynge of the kyng by the
cytezyns of Lodon, & other ceremonyes whiche at that season I spare, to thentent I may
the more substancially shewe vnto you the fynall ende of this accorde. Than trouth it
is that in this season of y- kynges beyng in Frauce, kyng lohn for his more consolacon
was remoued from Sauoy vnto the Toure of London, where after the kynges retourne,
he fested the kynge and his lordes vpon the. xiiii. day of the moneth of lunii : and the.
viii. daye of the moneth of lulet next ensuynge, the Frenshe kyng in the morenynge
landed at Caleys and was lodged in the castel, & there abode the comynge of kynge Ed-
warde.
Vpon the. ix. daye of Octobre kyng Edwarde arryued at Caleys, and went streyght
vnto the castell for to vysyte kynge lohn, the whiche welcomyd hym in a louynge and
frendly coutenauce : and whan the kynge shuld departe to his lodgynge into the towne,
the Frenshe kyng requyred hym y he w his sSnes shulde dyne with hym vpon the morowe
folowynge, whiche of y kynge was granted to be vpon the Monday folowyng, y. xii.
daye of the sayd moneth. At whiche daye kynge Edwarde was firste sette & kept the
astate, and then secundarvly the Frenshe kynge, thirdely the prynce of Walys, and
fourthly the duke of Lancastre, without moo at that table : in the tyme of whiche dyner
came to the castell the erle of Flaundres, whom y Frenshe kynge welcomyd in moste
louynge maner. And whan the sayde dyner with all honour was ended, ii. of the kynges
sones of Englande, and. ii. of the Frenshe kynges toke leue of theyr faders, and rode
towarde Boleyn, where'at that tyme the regent of Frauce was; the which mette theym
in the mydde way atwene Caleys and Boleyn, and so conueyed theym vnto Boleyn, and
restyd there with theym that nyghte.
'that to whether, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- * sworn at Paris. MS.
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SEPTIMA PAHS EDWARDI TERTII. 473
And vpon the morowe laft iheyin there, and hym selfe came vnto Caleys firste to his
fader, and after his fader & be came bothe to the kynges paleys to dyner, whiche kynge
Edwarde receyued with moche ioye & honour, and made vnlo them a sumptuous feast.
Vpon the. xiiii. daye of Octobre the sayd regent departed from Caleys, and retourned
vnto Boleyn, and the. ii. sonnes of kynge Edwarde retournyd from Boleyn to Caleys.
And vpon a Saterdaye, the. xiiii1. daye of the moneth of Octobre, both kynges beynge
in. ii. trauersys, & in one chapell at Caleys, a masse was said before them ; to y offeryng
of whiche masse nouther of theym came ; but whanne the pax was borne firste to the
Frenshe kynge & eft to kyng Edwarde, and eyther refused to kysse it firste, the Frenshe
kynge roose vp & came towarde kynge Edwarde, vvherof he beynge ware roose vp and
mette with hym, and refuced the pax, and kyssed eyther other : at the whiche masse ey-
ther of tbeym was solemply sworne to maynteyne y articles of the sayde peas, and for
more assuraunce of ^ same, many lordes vpon both parties were also sworne to maynteyne
the same to theyr powers. Ye shall also vnderstande that in this season, that the Frenshe
kyng soiournyd thus at Caleys, both for f payment of his raunsom and also for the de-
lyuery of certeyne holdes and townes which as yet were nat delyuered, he put in suche
suerties as foloweth, the duke of Orlyaunce, the duke of Burgoyn, the duke of Bur-
bone, the erles of Angeou, of Poyteau, of Bloys, of Alenson, of Seynt Poule, of Escamps,
of Valetynoys, of Brame, ofEw, of Logeuyle, of Cancaruyle, of Ancerre, of Dampmar-
tyne, of Vendature, of Salisbruge, and of Vendosme; thevicountes of Baudemount, of Beaw-
mount and of Ancuerre ; the lordes of Craon, of Deruall, of Dabygoy, of Consy, of
Fyers, of Preaux, of Seynt Venant, of Garanciers, of Aluerne, of Moiitmorency and Fai.c.xv.
of Angest, and also the lorde or wardeyne of the forestes, and knyghtes, sir William de
Craon, sir Lowys de Harcourt, sir lohn de Layguy and sir Galtier de Dnneham. Of
the whiche. xxxvii*. persones, dyuers oftheim, as before is touched, were taken prysoners
at the batayll of Poytiers ; for the whiche it was agreed, th-at as many as had nat payde
theyr fynance before the thirde daye of May last past, shulde be acquyted by the kynges
fynaunce, with dyuers other codycions whiche I passe ouer.
Than vpon the morowe folowynge of the takynge of die foresayd olhe by the. ii. kynges,
that is to saye, Sonday, the. xxv. daye of Octobre, the Frenshe kynge was freely dely-
uered, the whiche, the sayde daye before noone, departed from Caleys, and rode towarde
Boleyn, whom kynge Edwarde conueyed a my le vpon his waye, at whiche myles ende
they departed with kyssynge, and other louyng maner; and pryce Edwarde kept on his
waye with kynge lohn, and so conueyed hym to Boloyn, where he taryed that nyght.
And vpon the morowe, the sayd prynce Edwarde, and Charlys, duke of Normandy,
with the .erle of Escamps, and other noble men, there thene beynge present, were a^ayne
sworne to maynteyne and holde y sayd peas without fraude, colour, or disceyte ; and that
done, the sayd prynce takynge his leue, retournyd that nyght vnto Caleys. And so it
nowe apperyih vnto you, that kyng lohn stode as prysoner, by the space of. iiii. yeres; and
asmoch as from the. xix. day of Septembre, vnto. xxv. daye of Octobre.
And whan kynge Edwarde had sped his nedes at Caleys, he after, as shalbe shewed in
the yere folowynge, sayled into Englade.
It is also to be noted, that, this yere, whyle the kynge was occupyed in his war res in
Fraunce, as before is towched, the erle of Seynpoule, with an army of Frenshemen,
sayled aboute the borders of Kent and Sussex, and landed in sundry places, as Rye,
Wynchelsee, and Ilastynges, and spoyled the townes, and slewe many of the men, and
dyd moche harmc to the poore fysshers.
1 xxiiij. edit. 1.533. 1540. 15,19. * xxxviij edit. I.-.35 1542. I ."> 5£. erroneously.
3 P Anno
474 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lix. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lx.
lohn Denys.
lohn Wroth1. Anno. xxxv.
Walter Borney*.
VPon $ euyn of seynt Quytyne, or the. xxx. daye of Nouembre, in the ende of the.
xxxiiii. yere of kyng Edwarde, and begynnynge of this mayres yere, the kynge toke
shyppynge at Caleys, and sayled towarde Englande, bryngynge with hym certayne of his
1 hostages, that is to say, Lowys, the seconde sone of kynge lohn, newely made duke of
Amon and of Mayn, whiche before was erle of Angeou, £ lohn his brother newly made
duke of Aluerne and of Berry, which before was erle of Poytiers, whiche erledome
Howe belongyd to kynge Edwarde, by reason of the foresayd treaty. He also had w hym
sir Lowys duke of Braban, & y erles of Alenson and of Escampis, whiche were nere
of the Frenshe'^kynges blode, with. viii. other erlys and lordes named in y Frenshe
Cronycle, with the whiche the kynge landed at Douer shortely after, & so came to London
the. ix. daye of Nouembre.
And in this. xxxv. yere men and bestys were perysshed in Englande, in dyuers places,
with thondre and lyghtenynge, [and the fendes was seen in mannes lykenesse, and spake
vnto men as they trauayled by the waye.]'
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lx. Anno Domini. M.CCC.Ixl.
Willyam Holbech.
lohn Pecche'. Anno, xxxvi.
lames Tame.
IN this, xxxvi. yere, prynce Edwarde wedded f coutesse of Kent, whiche before was
wyfe vnto sir Thomas Holande, and, before that, wyfe vnto the erle of Salesbury, & de-
uorsed from hym and maryed vnto y sayd sir Thomas. In this yere also was great mor-
talitie of men in England, durynge the whiche the noble duke Henry of Lancastre dyed ;
this of wryters is named the seconde mortalytie, for it was the seconde that fylle in this
kynges dayes. Whan duke Henry was deed, sir lohan of Gaunt the kynges thirde sone,
whiche hadde maryed the sayde dukes doughter, was made duke of that duchye.
In this yere also were sene two castelles in f ayre, wherof that one apperyd in y- South
East, and that other in the Southwest, out of the whiche at sondry tymes, as it were
aboute the noon tyde, issuyd of eyther of theym an hoost of armyd men to mannes syght ;
and y hoost whiche issuyd oute of the castell of the South East apperyd whyte, and that
other apperid blacke: these, ii. hostes apperyd as thoughe they faught eche of theym
with other, and shewed as f whyte was firste victoryous, & lastly ouercomyn, and so
disaperyd.
In this yere also a great company of dyuers nacyons assembled them in Brye, and
Champayne, wherof the leders or capitaynes were Englysshemen, the whiche dyd moche
harme in Fraunce; but, after the affirmaunce of the Frenshe Cronycle, this company,
whiche there is called the newe company, began theyr assembles in the forenamed
countre of Brye, or kynge lohn were delyuered frome Caleys. And whanne they were
ware of his delyueraunce, they departed oute of Brye, and yode into Champayne, and
toke there dyuers holdes, and spoyled & robbyd dyuers small townes, & raun-
somed many men. And in this yere, as saythe the Frenshe booke, they toke the
brydge and towne of Seynt Sprytes, vpon the daye of the Innocentes, or the. xxviii. daye
of Decembre; and, as aflfermyth Polycronycon, aboute the same tyme another company
in lykwyse assembled theym in Italye, whiche was called the whyte company, and mo-
1 The MS. addt fyshmonger. * Barney, MS. s Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559.
7 lested
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII. 475
lested that countre in lyke maner. And in the moneth of Apryll folowynge, kynge lohn
sent the erle of Cancaruyle, the erles |of Salesbrugh, of the Marchez, of Forez1 and of
loynguy, the whiche erles, with theyr retyneue, mette with the sayd company at a place,
thanne named Bruke, nere vnto Lyon Rosne*, at whiche place was foughten a cruell
fyght; but in y ende the Frenshemen were ouersett and scomfyted, so that the sayd erle
of Cancaruyle was taken prysoner, and the. ii. erles of Marchez and Forestez slayne,
with moche of the comon people.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.l.xi. . Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxii,
lohn of Seint Albones. . -j^'v »£•«'
Stephen Caundissh1. Anno, xxxvii.
lames Andrewe.
IN this, xxxvii. yere, vpon the daye of seynt Mauryce, or $ xv. daye of lanuarii, blewe
so excedynge a wynde that y lyke therof was nat seen many yeres passed. This began
about euynsong tyme in the South, and contynued with suche sternesse4 that it blewe
downe stronge & myghty buyldyngs, as toures, steples, houses & chymneys, & contynued
for the more partie I suche sternesse4 by y- space of. v. dayes after : and in this yere and.
xxiiii. daye of the sayde moneth of lanuarii, came lohn kynge of Fraunce vnto Eltham
besyde Grenewych, & dyned there that day \v y kyng, & vpon y afternoon he was honour-
ably conueyed thorough the cytie of London vnto Sauoye, as well by the cytezyns as ^
other, the uhiche mette with hym vpon Blakheth well horsed in a lyuerey of one coloure. whiche'tyme he
And whyle the sayde kynge lohn laye at the sayd place of Sauoy, aboute the begynnynge
of Marche folowynge, a greuous sykenesse toke hym, of the which he dyed the. viii. daye
of Apryll folowynge, in the begynnynge of the yere of grace. xiii.C.lxiiii. and after was
caryed into Frauce and buryed at Seynt Denys, y. vii. day of Maye folowynge.
And in this yere kynge Edwarde created sir Leonell his sone duke of Clarence, and
sir Edmunde his other sone erle of Cambrydge.
And in the ende of this yere &. xvii. daye of Septembre began a great frost, the whiche
endured to the begynnyng of the moneth of Apryll, by reason wherof moche harme grevve
and ensuyd of the same.
.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxiii.
Richarde Croydon.
lohn Notte5. Anno, xxxviii.
lohn Hyltoste6.
! !•;.-• .('v^rio^m'O /!»«*' yi ^ooviotoiv'&feul ..•>* Myr >-' / •.(, by- no.
ANd that yere came. iii. kynges into Englande for to speke w kyng Edwarde:
[firste the kynge of Fraunce, the kyng of Sipres, and the kynge of Scottes.]7
-.:'l>Orl« h(_f* V'Vfl" }t'1 -,IWJI'*.K«ry>£- f V f <W3 >•>!' ••? i ., -^ • 'iii-
IN this, xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde sayled to Burdeaux, and receyued y possessyon
of Guyan, that kynge Edwarde hadde newely gyuen vnto hym, for the whiche he after
dyd his homage to his fader, in lykewyse and maner as his fader & other kynges of
Englande were wont to doo, for the sayde duchie, vnto the kynges of Fraunce. And
vpon Michelmasse daye, beynge than vpon aSonday, before the caste.ll of Danhoy, faste
by the cytie of Vaunes in Brytayne, mette the hoostes of sir Charlys de Bloys and of syr
lohn de Mountfort, whiche longe before had stryuen, as before is shewed, for the sayde
1 Forezstes. edit. 1533. 15*2. 155p. 4 Lyon sur Rosne. edit. 1533. 1545. 1550. 3 The MS.
adds Draper. * stormes. edit. 1542. 1559. 5 Peperer. MS. ' Hylltoft. MS.
3 Not in the Mvstum MS. In the edit, of 1559, this passage is placed at the end of the preceding year-
3 P 2 duchie
476 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
duchie of Brytayn, and there foughten a cruell batayll ; but by the helpe of God and of
the Englysse archers, the victorye fyll to syr lohn de Mountforte, and in that fyghte syr
Charlys de Bloys was slayne, and many Frenshemen and Brytons that toke his partie :
after whiche victorye, natwithstandynge that the wyfe of the sayde sir Charlys lave within
thatcountre, there was agayne the sayde sir lohn made no resystence, but that he en-
ioyed that countre in peasyble wyse.
Thene Charlys the. vi. of that name, newely crowned kynge of Fraunce, in the ryght
of the woman, sente the archebysshop of Reynes and the marshal of Fraunce into
Brytaygne, for to sette an vnyte and restfull peas atwene y sayd sir lohn and the laste*
wyfe of sir Charlys, the whiche endeuoryd theym so ivell that in the moneth of Apryll
folowynge the sayde batayll they agreed theym, so that the enherytaunce of that duchie
shuld remayne to the sayd sir lohn and his heyres for euermore, and the wyfeot'sir Charlys
shulde holde hir contented with the erledome of Penyture and the vycountie of Lymoges,
the whiche of olde tyme belonged to hir ancetours.
And aboute this tyme was an ordenaunce and statute made, that sergcautys and
prentyses of the iawe shulde plede theyr plees in theyr moder tunge ; but that stodt but
a shorte whyle.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxiiii.
Symonde Mordon.
Adam of Bury*. Anno, xxxix.
lohn of Metforde.
IN this, xxxix. yere, after some wryters, kynge Edwarde, vpon seynt Stephans daye,
fynysshed his warres, wherfore in the worshyp of God and seynt Stephan, he this yere,
after the opynyons of the sayd auctours, began the foudacyon of seynt Stephens chapelt
at Westmynster, the whiche was fynysshed by Richarde the seconde, and sone of prynce
Edwarde, next kynge of Englande after this thirde Edwarde.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxT.
lohn Brikylsworth.
John Luskyn'. Anno. xl.
lohn Drelande4.
IN this. xl. yere and moneth of Februarii, was borne the firste sone of prynce Ed-
warde, and was named Edwarde, the whiche dyed whan he was aboute the age of. vii5»
yeres; and in this yere one named Barthran de Claycon, a Norman, with an armye of
Frenshemen entred the lande of Castyle, and warred vpon Peter, than kynge of that
lande, and soo behaued hym Jhat in lesse than. iiii. monethes space he chased the sayde
Peter oute of his owne lande, and crowned his brother, named Henry, kyng of Castyle,
at a towne called Burges, vpon Easter day : wherfore the'sayde Peter constrayned of ne-
cessyte, was campellyd to come to the cytie of Burdeaux for to haue and aske ayde of
prynce Edwarde. This Peter was ryghtl'ull heyre vnto the crowne of Castyle, and Henry
his brother, after moste wryters, was bastarde; but this Peter was so vyle of condycions
; jf his subgettes had to hym but lytel fauoure : and so the warre contynued a season
atwene his brother and hym, as after shall appere, in the which prynce Edwarde with his
archers toke partie with this Peter, and the Frenshe kynge with his sperys tooke partie
with Henry.
And in this yere, at the kynges comaundement, Adam Bury, thanne mayre of London,
' late. MS. * Adam de Bury, skynner. MS. * Luffkyn. MS. * Ireland. MS.
* viii. edit. 1542. 1559.
was
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTIf. 477
was dyscharged the. xxviii. daye of lanuarii, and for hym electe and chosen mayre lohn
Louekyn, grocer ; and, as wytnessyth Policronicon & other, this yere was comaunded
by the kynge that Peter penyes shuld no more be gaderyd in Englande nor payde vnto
Rome, as they of longe tyme hadde been vsed and graunted in y tyme of luo or lewe,
som tyme kynge of West Saxons, as before in his storye is shewed ; but how so at that
dayes it was than by the kyug forbodyn, yet neuerthelesse at this present tyme and season
they be gaderyd in sondry shyres of Englande.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxv. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxvi^
lohn Warde.
lohn Louekyn. Anno. xli.
Willyam Dykman'.
IN this. xli. yere was borne the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde, at Burdeaux,
warned Richarde, in the moneth of Apryll ; and the thirde daye of y sayd moneth the
sayde prynce Edwarde, with the kynge of Nauerne and the foresayd Peter kynge of
Castyle, mette with Henry, bastarde &vsurperof the sayd kyngdome,' nere vnto atowne
called Domynge, where atwene theym was cruell and longe fyght : howe be it in the ende
the victorye fyll vnto the Englyssemen, and Henry and his men were chased. In this
batayll was taken sir Barthram de Glaycon, and sir Arnolde Dodenham, thanne marshall
of Fraunce, with other, as well Frenshe as Brytaynes, and slayn vpon. v.M. men vpon
the partie of the said Henry, and vpon. xvi.C. vpon prynce Edwardes partie: after
whiche victorye, the prynce, with the sayde Peter, spede theym vnto the cytie of Burgys,
whiche was yolden to theym shortely after theyr comynge, and after holpe the sayd Peter
to wynne other cyties and holdes, so that he taryed there tyll the moneth of August folow-
ynge, at whiche season, as sayth the Cronyele of Fraunce, he retourned vnto Burdeaux
without payment of wages for his sowdyours, that before was to hym by the sayde Peter
promysed.
In this season y prynce Edwarde was thus in Spayne, Henry, bastarde, fledde with his
wyfeinto Fraunce, and abode in a place or countre called Carcasson ; but so soone as he
was warnyd that prynce Edwarde was retourned vnto Burdeaux, he gaderyd to hym a newe
company and passed by the mountaynes of the forestes, and so entred the sayde lande
of Castyle the xxvii. daye of the moneth of Septembre folowynge, and hadde the cytie
called Calahore yolded vnto hym, where vnto hym drewe moche people of the countre,
so that his strengthe decreased hougely: thenne from thens he yode vnto the cytie of
Burgys where he was ioyously receyued, and behauyd hym in suche wyse that in short
whyle after he had the hole rule of the lande of Castyle : and his brother was fayne to
auoyde the lande and to seche ayde of the Sarazyns, as affermyth the foresayd
Cronyele.
And in this yere aboute the monethes of lunii, the company before mynded in the.
xxxvi. yere of this kynge, entred the duchie of Guyan, and there helde theym in doynge
moche harme to that countre, lyke as they before hadde done in dyuerse places of Fraunce
by all that season of. iiii. yeres passed ; and in y moneth of Decembre they departed from-
thens and yode into the countrees of Alverne and Berry, and in the moneth of Februarii
they passed y ryuer of Loyre or Leyre, and toke the waye towarde Marcyll, and after
entred the countre of Burgoyne, and euer as they passed the countrees, they raunsomed
men & spoyled many townes as they wente.
And albe it that the Frenshe kynge appoynted dyuers of his lordes and knyghtes to go
1 Thomas Otle. MS.
* .- *
agayne
478 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
agayne theym, yet at suche seasons as they drewe nere vnto theym, they wolde suffre
theym to departe without batayll, for they were so many that they were nombred at. Ix.
M. but of theyr capitaynes is noone named ; how be it there were Englysshemen, Gas-
coynes, Pycardes, Frenshemen, men of Nauerne, and of many other nacions, whiche
the Cronycle rehersyth nat, contynued in theyr force and strength longe after to the great
damage of the countrees whiche they passed thorugh, as Normady, Gascoygne, Guyan,
Burgoyne, and all the chief countrees of Fraunce, and lyued by rauen and pillage to the
great enpouerysshynge of y" sayd countrees and townes whiche they passed by or
lodgyd in.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxTi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxvii.
lohn Torgolde.
«,.; ° fT/'-fSI- !. 'v,.'>.
lames Andrewe1. Anno. xlii.
Wyllyam Dikman.
jM.JHvjib
BUsyage store. IN this. xlii. yere and moneth of Marche, apperyd Stella Comata, that is a blasynge
sterre.
And in the moneth of Apryl next ensuynge, that is to say, the. vi. daye of the sayd
moneth, Leonell the sone of this kyng Edward entred y cytie of Parys, where he was of
the dukes of Berry & Burgoyne honourably receyued, and so by theym conueyed vnto
theyr brother the kynge of Frauce vnto Lounure1, where he at y season was lodgyd ; of
whom he was also ioyously receyued and lodgyd within the kynges palays, and dyned &
souped with the kynge at his awne table, and vpon the morowe folowynge, he dyned
with the quene at a place of y kynges nere to Seynt Poule, where the quene than was
lodgyd, and .when after dyner he hadde a whyle daunsed and passed the tyme with other
disportes, he than with the sayde. ii. dukes was agayn conueyed vnto the kynge, & souped
with hym agayne that nyght, & vpon the mornynge, beynge Tuysday, the sayd dukes
festyd the sayde sir Leonell at a place of theyrs in Parys named Artoys, and vpon the
Wednysdaye he dyned & souped agayne with the quene, and vpon the Thursday and
morowe folowynge, the sayde sir Leonell toke his leue of the kynge and quene, the
f»i.c.xviii. whiche gaue vnto hym gyftes, and to suche as were in his company to the value of. xx.
M. floryns and aboue, and was coueyed with noblemen, as y erle of Cancaruyle and
other, tyll he wascomyn to Sens, and with knyghtes tyll he came to the borders of Fraunce,*
where he gaue vnto theym ryche gyftes with thankes, and after cciynued his iourney tyll
he came vnto y cytie of Mylayne, where shortly after he maried the cloughter of Galyace,
duke of the sayde cytie and countre, and hadde by her great possessyons by reason that
her sayd fader dyed shortly after.
And in the ende of this yere, the erles of Armenak, of Bret and of Perigort, with
dyuers other nobles of the duchie of Guyan, appelyd the prynce of Walys in the Frenshe
kynges court, that he had broken the peas and wrongyd theym, cotrarye the peas sta-
blysshed atwene Englande & Fraunce, and requyred" the Frenshe kynge that the sayde
appeale myght haue due processe agayne the sayde prynce; the whiche, as sayth y
Frenshe Cronycle, kynge Charles deferryd for certayne causes there towched, whiche .
we,re to longe to reherce.
rT l t )
' Tht MS. *adt Draper. * Louure. edit. 1559.
A" tU8 W!H jw ' ».
Anno
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII. 479
Anno Domini. M CCC.lxvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxviit.
Adam Wymbyngham.
Symon Mordon1. Anno, xliii.
Robert Gyrdeler.
IN this, xliii. yere, or more certeynly in $ ende of the precedyng yere, one Walter
Bernes, Mercer, was, vpon the daye of the Translacyon of seynt Edwarde kynge and Con-
fessoure, or the. xiii. daye of Octobre, chosen, by the inayre & aldermen, mayre of the
cytie of London; but howe it was for lacke of substaunce, or by other impedyment whiche
is nat noted, the sayde Walter vpon the daye of Syraonde & lude folowynge, whan he
shulde haue taken his othe at Guylde l)alle, apperyd nat: wherfore in his rume by elec-
cion of the foresayd mayre and aldermen, was admytted for that yere folowynge, Sy-
njonde Mordon fysshmonger inayre of that cytie.
And in this yere and moneth of Marciie, Peter kynge of Castyle, whiche by the ayde
of the Sarazyns dwellynge in the borders of Spayne, hadde wonne and recoueryd some
parte of the lande of Castyle, encountrede with his bastarde brother Henry beforesayd,
and gaue vnto hym batayll nere to a towne called Sybylle, where after longe fyght, the
sayde Peter was scomfyted and moche of his people slayne, and hym selfe dryuen vnto a
castell, out of the whiche he was shortly after by treason goten, and presented vnto his
brother fore named, by whose sentence he was immedyatly byheded. After whose deth
the sayd Henry enioyed y hole lande of Castyle, whiche infortunytie and myschauce fylle
to this Peter, after dyuerse wryters, for so moche as he cruelly slewe his awne wyfe, the
doughter of the duke of Burbon.
And in this yere and moneth of May, the kynge of Fraunce in his hyghe court of par-
Jyament holden at Parys, procedyd in iugement vpon the appellacions before made by the
erle of Armenak, the lorde of Bret and erle of Perigort, agayne prynce Edwarde, as
before is towched in the precedyng yere ; wherupon discorde and varyaunce began to
take place atwene the. ii. kynges, in so moche that by meane of the sayd. iii. lordes, nat-
withstandyng y they were before sworne to be to y kynge of Englande trewe liege men,
dyuers townes of the countre of Poyteaw, yelded theym to the Frenshe kynge, as Albe-
uyle, Rue, and the more partie of the sayde townes of the sayde countree : wherupon
ambassades were sent vpon bothe parties, and dyuers meanes of treaty were comoned,
whiche conteynethalonge werke, with resonynge made vpon the same. But in conclucion
al came to none effecte, so that breche of the peas, whiche before atwene the, ii. kynges
was so substancyally concluded, was broken, & eyther kynge for his partie made prouy-
sion for the warre, in so moche that kynge Charlis spedde hym to Roan in Normandy,
and there in the moneth of lulet ryggyd his nauy, to set theym forewarde for to warre
vpon Englande.
In whiche tyme and season that kyng Charlys was thus occupyed in Normandy, the
duke of Lancastre laded at Caleys, with a stronge company of archers & other warryours,
and from thens passed to Thorouenne, and so to Ayre, in wastinge the countre with irne
and fyre as he went: wherfore the Frenshe kynge in defence of those parties, sent ^
duke of Burgoyn with a puyssaunt armye to withstande the sayd duke of Lancastre; the
whiche duke of Burgoyn spedde hym in suche wyse, that aboute the. xxiiii. daye of Au-
gust, he lodgyd his hoost vpon the moutayne of Turnehan nere vnto Arde, and the En-
glysshe hoost was lodgyd atwene Gygowne and Arde, soo that the frountes of both
hoostes were within a myle, atwene whom were dayly skyrmysshes and small bykerynges,
without any notarye batayll.
And whan the sayde duke of Burgoyn had thus kept y' sayd mount, from the. xxiiii.
The MS. addt Fishmonger,
daye
480 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
daye of August vnto the. xii. day of Septembre, he remoued his hoost and yode vnto
Hesden ; for the which dede he was after blamed of kynge Charlys his brother. After
whiche departure of the Frenshemen, the duke of Lancastre with his hoost tooke the
\vaye towarde Caus or Caux, and passed the ryuer of Same, and so rode towarde Har-
flewe, entendynge, as sayth the Frenshe boke, to haue fyred the Frenshe kynges nauy ;
but at theyr comynge thyder the towne was so strongly mannyd, that they dyd there lytell
scathe : wherfore the sayd duke departed shortly thens and spedde hym into the coutie
of Poyteau, and so came vnto the towne of Albeuyle, where with out the Frenshemen
encountred hym & gaue vnto hym batayll : in the whiche was taken sir Hugh Chastelon
knyght, with other knyghtes, esquyres, & burgeyses of the towne, and vpon. xvi. score
Frenshemen slayne. Whiche sayd prysoners to the nornbre of. xlv. were sent vnto Caleys,
and the duke with his company yode vnto Burdeaux, in spoylynge of the Frenshemen as
he went.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxix..
lohn Pyell.
lohn Chychester'. Anno, xliiii.
Hugh Holdiche*.
IN this, xliiii. yere and moneth of lanuarii dyed the erle of Warwyke at Caleys, af-
ter he was retourned from the duke of Lancastre, whiche was a man of great fame.
And in the moneth of August dyedy noble woman queue Philyp, and wyfe vnto Ed-
•warde y thirde, the which was a great benefactour vnto the chanons of Seynt Stephans
chapell at Westmynster.
And soon after dyed dame Blaunche, somtyme the wyfe of Henry duke of Lucastre,
p,i.c.x!x. anf] was buryed at Poules vpon the northe syde of the hyghe aulter, by her husbande;
where she ordeyned for- hym and her. iiii. chautres for euer, and an annyuersarye yerely
Thest chaunt- to be kept: at y whiche, ouer great thynges besette vnto the deane & chanons of the sayd
s'arifwfre"6' churche, she ordeyned that the mayre beyng present at the masse, shuld offre. \.d. and
founded for sir take vo. xx. s., the shyreffes eyther of theym a nenv, and to receyue eylher of theym a
lohnneof Gaunt, , ', , , i /• ., • " , *•, • ••• j i ir
as after sheweth, marke, the chamberlayn or the cytie. x.s., the swordberer. vi.s. vui.a., and euery ottycer
in y*. «i. y«e of Of the mayres there present, xii.rf'., and to euery ofTycer to the nombre of. viii. eyther of
second^*/ theym. viii.rf. admytted for the shyreffes, the whiche obite at this daye is holclen ; but by
reason that the lande is decayed, these foresayd siimes ben greatly mynysshed, so that y
mayre at this daye hath but. vi.-s. viii.rf., bothe the shyreffes. vi.s. viii.d. and other after
that rate.
In this yere also the kynge helde his parlyament at Westmynster, in the whiche was
granted vnto hym thre fyftenys, to be payde in thre yeres folowynge, and by a conuoca-
cyon of the clergye was also granted vnto hym thre dysmes to be payde in lyke
maner.
And in this yere was the tln'rde mortalytie, wherof dyed moche people, and suche a
morayne fyll also amonge beestes that the lyke therof was nat seen many yeres before ;
and vpon y ensuyd suche excessynes4 of rayne that corne was therwith drowned in
y erthe, and so bukkyd with water, that the yere ensuynge whete was at. \l.d. a
busshell.
And in the ende of y moneth of lulet sir Robert Knollys, accompanyed with dyuers
noble men and soudyours entred Seint Omers, and whan they hadde executed theyr
pleasures there and in the countre enuyron, they thane rode vnto Arras in wastynge and
spoylynge the countre as they went ; and whenne they had brent the bulwerkes of y sayd
1 The MS. adds Goldsmyth. * Holbacch. MS. * To this, in tfie Museum !\1S. is adikd for that
othir duke namyd sir Henry Grosmond was buried ellis wher & not in Pawlys, 3 xxij.e/. edit. 1533.
I.***?, is.to. * excessyvenes.
2 towne
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII. 481
towne of Arras, they passed by Noyn and Vermendoys, and brent the houses of all suche
as wolde nat to theym gyue due raunsome ; and thus holdyng their waye, they passed the
ryuers of Oyse and of Syrre, and so came vnto the cytie of Raynes, and passed there the
tyuer, and rode towarde Troyes, and passed the ryuers of Aube and of Sayne, and so
helde theyr waye to Seynt Floryntyn, and there passed y ryuer of Ion, in holdynge
theyr cours towarde loyngny, and so to Corbueyll and Esson or Essoyne, and vpon a
Monday, beynge the. xxii. daye of Septembre, the sayd Englysshemen1 lodged theym
vpon the mount of Seyat Albon and in the countre there aboute, and vpon Wednysday
folowynge they enbatailled them in a felde ativene the townes of lunie and Parys.
In all whiche season they passed, without batayll, thorough those foresayd coutres in
spoylynge them and raunsomynge the inhabytauntes therof, wont resystens or impedy-
nient; and albe it that in the cytie of Parys aty daye were. xiil.C. men of armys wayged
by the Frenshe kynge, besyde the sowdyours & strengthe of the cytezyns of that cytie,
yet the sayd hoost of Englisshmen lay, as before is sayd, enbataylled tyl it was past noone
of the foresayd daye ; at whiche tyme, for so moche as they were credybly enfourmyd
that they shuld there haue no batayl, they brake theyr felde and sped theym to a place or
towne called Antoygny & there lodgyd that nyghte, and vpon the morowe tooke theyr
Journey towarde Normandy: but after, iiii. dayes labour they tourned theyr waye towarde
Estampis or Estamps, by Beause in Gastenoys, in pyllynge & domagynge the coutrees
as they before hadde done, contynuynge theyr iourney tyll they came into the erledom
of Angeau, where they wan by strength the townes of Was' & Ruylly, with other stronge
lioldes theraboute.
But than as the deuyll wolde, whiche is rote of all enuy and dyscorde, the lorde Fitz-
water and the lorde Grauntson* fyll at varyaunce w sir Robert Knollys and his companye,
whiche grewe to so great hatred and displeasure, that sir Robert Knollys with the flour
of the archers and sowdyours departed from the sayde. ii. lordes, leuynge theym in the
foresayd townes of Vaas and Ruylly, and he thenne yode into Brytayne.
Wherof whane certayntie was broughte vnto the Frenshe kynge, anone he comaunded
syr Berthram de Glaycon, newely made marshall of France, with a stronge armye to
entre the sayd countie of Angeou, and to make sharpe warre vpon the sayde Englyssh-
men, the whiche, vpon the. xii. daye of Octobre folowynge, layde siege vnto the sayd
towne of Vaas, wherof issuyd out the said lordes of Fitzwater and Grautson, and gaue
vnto the marshall batayll ; but in the ende the discomfyture fyll vnto the Englysshemen,
so that of theym was slayne. vi.C. and the reste put vnto the flyght, in the whiche was
taken the said lorde Grauntson with other: & that done the sayd sir Barthram yode vnto
the towne of Vaas and gat it by assawte, where also were slayne vpon. iii. hondred of
Englysshemen, and the other put to flyght, and many taken prysoners. And after this the
sayd Barthram pursued y Englysshemen that were fledde vnto a towne called Versure,
where in assawtynge of the sayde towne he slewe and toke prysoners vpon. iiii.C. Eng-
lisshme : and this5 by stryfe and dissencyon amonge theymselfe, those that before by
amyte and good accorde were victours, now by hatered and discorde were slayne and
taken prysoners.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxix. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxx.
Wyllyam Walworth.
lolm Bernes6. Anno. xlv.
Robert Gay ton7.
IN this. xlv. yere, and begynnynge of the moneth of Marche, the archebysshoppe of
Winchester, thanne beynge a cardinal!, and present at Auynyon with [pope]8 Gregorie
' Englysh boost. MS. * ii.C. edit. 1542. 1559. erroneously. * Vaas. * TAcMS.aJdt
•which the Frensh book namyth sir Thomas Grantsoun. ' thus. ' The MS. adds Mercer.
7 Bay ton. edit. 1559. * the B. of Rome. edit. 1542.
3 Q the.
482 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
the. xi. of that name, was put in comyssion with f archebysshop of Beauuays, [of Englad]*
to make or treate a peas and vnytie atwene the. ii- realmes of Englande and of Fraunce ;
whiche sayd cardynall of Wynchestre after his departynge from the pope* earne downe
towarde Meleoun, where by the said archebysshoppe and also cardynall of Beauuay/
he was honourably mette, and so conueyed vnto the cytie of Meleon : and whan he hadde
restyd hym there vpon. iiii. dayes, the. ii. cardynallys ensemble sped tlieim vnto Parys,
where they with kynge Charlis hadde comunycacion towchynge the sayd peas, and, after
his pleasure knowen, the sayde archbyeshop and cardynall toke his leue, & was coixueyed
towarde Caleys, where he toke shyppyng and so sayled into Englande, and shewed vnto
the kynge the popes' pleasure with the Frenshe kynge"s answere.
And in this yere, folowynge the somertyde, in Guyan, were made and foughten many and
dyuerse sskyrmysshes, in the whiche for the more partie the Englysshmen were put vnto
the worse, so that many of theym were slavne and taken prysoners, & dyuers holdes-
and townes taken from theym, and specyally in the countre pf Lymosyne ; for by the
fyrste daye of the moneth of lulii the cytie of Lymoges, with all the countre of Lymo-
syne foresayd, was vnder the obeysaunce of the Frensh kynge, as wytnessyth the Frenshe
Cronycle.
FOI.C.XX. Wherof the occacyon was, as affermeth the Englysshe boke, for so moche as prynee
Edwarde hadde lately before arreryd of the inhabytauntes of that cytie and coutre a
great, and greuous taske, to theyr great hune and enpouerysshynge, by meanes wherof he
loste the loue of the people.
Whan the Frenshe kynge hadde .thus opteyned the rule of the countree of Lymosyne,
he immedyatly after sente sir Barthram de Glaycon into the erledome of Poyteawe or
Poytyers, and wanne there many townes and castellys, and lastely layde his siege vnto
Roc hell, as after in the folowynge yere shall be shewyd.
And to the ende that good and merytoryous dedys shulde be holden in memorye, here
is to be noted that the mayre for this yere, beynge lojin Bernys, mercer, gaue vnto the
comynaltie of y cytie of London a chest with. iii. lockes and keyes, and therin a. M.
marke of redy money, wyllynge the keyes therof to be yerely in the kepyng of. iii. sondry
persones, that is to meane, the rnaister of tlie felysshyp of the Mercery to haue one, life
maister of the felysshyp of Drapars the seconde, and thirde to be in the kepynge of y
chamberlayne of that cytie, and so therin the sayde. M. marke to be kept to the entent
that at all tyrnes. when any cytezyn wolde borowe any money, that he shulde haue it there
for the space of a yere, to laye for suche a sume as he wolde haue plate or other iuellys
to a suffycient gayge, so that he excedyd nat the sume of an hondreth marke : and for the
occupynge therof, if he were lernyd, to say at his pleasure De profudis for the soule of
lohn Bernys and all Cristen soules, as often tymes as in his sume were comprysed. x.
markes : as he that borowyd but. x, marke shuld say but ones that prayer ; and if he
hadde. xx. marke, thenne to saye it twyes, and so after y rate : and if he were nat lernyd,
then to saye soo often his Pater noster. But howe so this money was lent or gyded, at
this daye the cheste remayneth in the chambre of London, withoute money or pledges
for the same.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxx. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxi.
Robert Hatfelde.
lohn Bernes. Anno. xlvi.
.. Robert Gaylon4.
IN this. xlvi. yere and monelh of Februarii, kynge Edwarde helde his parlyamet at
1 Omitted in the MS. and later editions. * the B. of Rome. edit. 1542. 3 the B. of Homes, edit.
J542. * AtUir. Staple. MS.
Westmynster,.
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTII.
Westmynster, in the whiche he askyd of the spiritualtie. l.M./. and as moche of laye
fee1: the whiche by the temporall was graunted, but the clergye kepte theym of with
plesaunt answeres, soo that the kynge and his counsayll was with theym discontented, in
so moche that, theyr* displeasures, dyuers oft'yceis, as the chaunceller, the preuay scale,
the tresourer and other were remoued, beynge spirituall men, and in theyr ofFyces and
places temporall men set in ; and shortly after the foresayd cardynall of Beauuays came
into Englande to treate of the peas atwene the. ii. realmes, but he spedde no thynge to
the effecte therof.
Wherfore in the moneth of lulct, the Frenshe kynge sente into the countre of Poyteawe
the forenamed sir Barthram de Claycon with a stronge armye, where he wanne dyuers
holdes and fortressys frome the Englysshemen. In whiche season kyng Edwarde (for
strengthynge of the countre, and specially to defende the towne of Rochell, whiche, as
aboue in the other ycre is shewed, was as this ye re besiegyd by the sayde sir Barthran)
sent the erle of Penbroke with other noblemen to fortyfye the sayde towne and to remoue
y siege ; but or he myght wyne to the sayde towne, he was encountred with a flote of
Spaynyardes, the whiche kynge Henry of Castyle had sent into Fraunce to strengthe the
Frenshe kynges partie, of the which flote after longe and cruell fyght, the sayd erle was
takyn with sir Guycharde de Angle and other, to the nombre of. C. &. Ix. prysoners,
and the more partie of his men slayne & drowned, with the losse of many good
shyppes.
And in the begynnynge of the moneth of September folowynge, a Gascoygne borne, a
man of good fame, whome the kynge of Englande had admytted for his lieutenaunt and
gouernoure of the countre of Peytou, named leCaptalj de Bueffe, faught with an armye
of Frenshemen before a towne named Sonbyse, where in conclucyoi^ his men were slayne
& chased, and he with. Ixx. of his partie taken prysoners. Thene the dukes of Berry
and of Burgoyne, vnpon the. vi. daye of Septembre came before Rochell, and hadde
certayne comunycacyons with y1 rulers of the sayd towne for the delyuery therof. In this
passe tyme and season kynge Edwarde herynge of y takynge of y erle of Penbroke, and
of the losse that he dayly had of his men in dyuers parties of Fraunce, with also the
ieopardye that the towne of Rochel and other stode in, made hasty prouysion, and en-
tendyd to haue passed the see, but tlje wynde was contraryous that he niyght haue noo
passage, wherfore he retourned, as sayth Policronicon, agayne into the lande.
Thanne vpon the. viii. daye of Septembre before sayd, the capitayne ofJlochell hauynge
no comforte of shorte rescous, yelded it, vpon certayne appoyntementes, the sayd towne
vnto the forenamed dukes vnto the Frenshe kynges vse ; and shortly after were also yolden
to them the townes of Angolesme, ofExanctes, of Seynt lohn de Angely, with dyuers other.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxii.
lohn Phylpotte.
lohn Pyell1. Anno, xlvii.
Nicholas Brember.
IN this, xlvii. yere, at a wrestelynge holden vpon the Blake Plethe besyde London,
was slayne a mercer of London, named lohn Northwode ; for the whiche great dyssen-
cion grewe amonge the felyshyppes of that cytie, to the huge distourbaunce of it, and a
good season after or the rancoure therof myght be duely appeased.
In this yere also the duke of Lancastre sir lohn of Gaunt, & sir Edmude his brother
erle of Cambridge, wedded f. ii. doughters of Peter, which was late kyng of Castyle,
put to deth by Henry his bastarde brother, as before I haue shewed in y". xliii. yere of
this kynges reygne; of the whiche. ii. doughters sir lohn of Gaut maryed y eldest named
1 the lay fee. * to theyr. J the MS. addt Mercer.
3Q 2 Constance,
484 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTIL
Constance, and his brother the yongcr named Isabell, so y by these maryages theyse.
ii. bretherne claymed to be enheritours of the kyngdome of Castyle or Spayne.
And in this yere, after the duke of Brytayne hadde receyued many exortacyons and
foi.c.xxf. requestes from the Frenshe kyng to haue hym vpon hi* partie, he sent for certayne
sowdyours of Englysshemen, and strengthed with theym soise of his castellys and holdes ;
wherof herynge, kynge Charlys sente thyder with a stronge power the forenamed sir
Barthran de C'laycon1, waruyng theym to make warre vpon theym1 as an enemye vnto the
howse of Fraunce : the whiche, accordynge to theyr comyssion, entrede tlie lande of Bry-
tayne in wastynge it with irne and fyre, and in shorte processe had yolden vnto hym the
more partie of the chief townes, excepte Brest, Aulroy, and Dernall. Thenne in the
ende of lunii y said sir Barthran layde siege vnto Brest, and the lorde of Craon, with
other, laye before Daruall. In al whiche season y duke of Brytayne was in Englande ;
for so soone as he had, as before is sayde, bestowed the foresayd Englyssh sowdyours, he
sayled into Englande to speke \V kyng Edwai de.
In the moneth of lulii the duke of Lancastre, with sir lohn de Mountfort, duke of
Brytayne, & other, with a myghty puissaunce landed at Calevs, and after they hadde
rested theym there a certayii dayes they rode vnto Hesden, and lodged them within the
parke an other season, and after passed by Dourlons by Benquesne, and soo vnto Corbie,
•where they passed the ryuer of Some, and rode vnto Roy in Vermendois, where they
restyd theym by the space of. vii. dayes, at which terme ende, they sette fyre vpon the
towne and toke theyr way towarde Laemoys, and burned & spoyled the countre as they
went; and in processe of tyme passed the ryuers of Osne, Marne, and of Anbe, and
rode thorughe Champayne, and by the erledome of Brame streyght vnto Guy, and
passed the ryuer of Seyn, and so towarde the ryuer of Leyr, and vnto Marcynguy the
nonnery, and whan they were passed the saydc nonnery3 they kepte theyr vvaye towarde
the ryuer of Ancherre, and so vnto Bordeaux : in all whiche Journey they passed without
fyghte or batayll, natwithstandynge the great hurte and domage they dyd vnto y townes
and countres as they passed, except at a place or to\vne called Orchie, a knyghte of
Fraunce, called sir lohn de Vyenne, encountred. 1. sperys and. xx. archers that were
strayed frome theyr hoste, and sette vpon theim and slewe some parte of theym, and tooke
the resydue of theym prysoners ; so that the Frenshe booke sayth, for so moche as for
lacke of mete for theyr horses and other paynfull thynges that in that iourney to theytn
happenyd, that though that iournay were vnto the Englysshrnen honorable to ryde soo
ferre in the Frenshe kynges lande vnfoughten with, yet it was to theym very paynfull,
consyderynge the manyfolde chaunces fallynge to theym, as losse of horses and other
thynges durynge that passage.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxiii.
lohn Awbry.
Adam of Bury4. Anno, xlviii.
lohn Fysshyde5.
IN this, xlviii. yere were sente fro the pope6, than beyng y-. xi. Gregory, the arche-
bysshop of Rauene, and the bysshop of Carentras7, for to treate of the peas attwene the
two kynges of Englande and of Fraunce, the whiche assembled theym at Bruges in
Flaunders, whyther also for kynge Edwardes partie came the duke of Lancastre and the
bysshop of London with other, and for Charlys y Frenshe kynge, apperyd there the duke
of Burgoyne, and the bysshop of Amyens and other, the whiche comyssions8 after they
hadde spente a great parte of the Lent in disputacions of this matier, the parties for the
1 The MS. adds and the lord of Craon. * hym. MS. 3 ryuer of Loyr. MS. * Adura de Bury,
Skynaer. MS. * Fyfeelde. MS. ' the B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * Carpentras. MS.
* comyssioners.
Freoshe
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI TERTIL ^ 485
Frenshe kyage desyred a lycence of the leuattes that they might ryde vnto Parys, and
shewe vnto the kynge the oflycers1 of the Englysshe partie, and so to retourne with his
pleasur : whcrupon it was agreed that a certayne shulde ryde and to shewe vnlo the
Frenshe kynge that the Englysshe men abode styftely vpoa the. souerayntie, that the kynge
of Englande and his heyres kynges shall enioy all the former landes comprysed in the peas
made atwene hym and lohn then kynge of Fraunce, as before is shewed in the. xxxiiii*.
yere of this kyng, without homage or other duyte for theym doynge. For this matier,
as sayth the Frenche Cronycle, kynge Charlvs assembled at Parys a great parte of the
nobles of his realme, with many other wyse men and doctours of diuynyte to haue that
case sufficiently argued and debated ; in the whiche counsayll it was plenerly determyned
that the kynge myght natgyueouer the sayd souerayntie without great peryll of his soule,
as there was shewed by dyuers reasons. Whan this reporte was brought vnto Bruges,
the sayde treaty was dissoluyd without any conclucion takynge, excepte the peas was
contynued tyll the Feast of alt the Sayntes1 next ensuynge.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxiiii,
Richarde Lyons.
Willyam Wai worth4. Anno. xlix.
Willyam Wodhowce»
IN this yere, that is to vnderstande in the begynnynge of this mayres yere and ende
of the. xlviii. yere of kynge Edwarde, a newe assemble was appoynted for treaty of
the foresayde peas, to be kept at Seynt Omers, but after at Bruges, where for kyng
Edwarde apperyd agayne the duke of Lancastre and sir Edmunde his brother erle of
Cambridge, w dyuers other of his cousayll, and for the Frenshe kynge the dukes of
Angeou and of Burgoyne, with dyuers other of his counsayll, where y sayd lordes with
the other helde theyr assembles and courtes tyll it was nere Easter, to the great charge
and coste of bothe parties, and in the end departed agayne without effect, except that
they prolonged the peas tyll the firste day of Apryll next ensuynge.
And after by laboure of the sayd legattes, the kynge of Englandes counsayll beynge at
Caleys, and the Frenshe kynges counsayll at Boleyne, a longer day of the sayd peas was
concluded tyll Mydsomer nexte folowynge : in whiche tyme and season the. ii. legattes
rode frome Boleyne to Caleys, and from Caleys to Boloyn, to conclude some treaty
atwene the. ii. realmes, but in conclusion none was taken, wherof, after the Englisshe
wryters, the Frenshemen bare the wyght, and after the Frenshe auctours, the Englysshe
are put I the blame ; but were the faute in the kynge of Englande or in the Frenshe
kyng, trouth it is, that y Frenshe kyng duryng this treaty wan many townes & holdes>
as well in Guyan as in Brytayn & in other places, to his great aduauntage.
This yere also dyed doctour Wyllyam Wyttylsey archebysshop of Caunterbury ; after Foi.c.xxir,
whose dethe the monkes chase to that see the cardenall of5 , with whiche elec-
cyon the kynge was noo thynge contented ; so that after great gooddes spente by the
monkes to opteyne theyr entent, by the consent of the pope6 and the kynge, doctour
Symonde Sudbury was lastly admytted to that dignyte, whiche before was bysshop of
London.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxv.
lohn Hadley.
lohn Warde7. Anno. 1.
Wyllyam Newportc.
IN this. 1. yere, fyl many wonderfull sykenesses amonge the people, wherof j people
* Offirs. MS. * xxiiii. "edit. 155p. 3 All Saints. * The MS. adds Fishmonger. 'of
Winchester, edit. 1559. * bishop of Home. edit. 1542. 7 The MS. addt Grocer.
dyed
4SS , SEFfBIA PARS EDWARD! TERTlF.
tfyed wonderly faste as well in Italye as in Englade ; amonge the whiche dyed sir Ed-
warde called the lorde Spencer, a man of great tame, whose body was enteryd at Teukes-
bury. [And for this mortalytie was so sharpe and sodayne, pope Gregory beforenamedT
grauted of his goodnesse to suche as were contrite and confessed, elene remyssion of
theyr synnes; the whiche indulgence contynued in Englande by the terme of. vi.
monethes.]'
And this yere a great murmur and grudge beganne to sprynge agayne certayne per-
sones as were about y kynge, as the lorde Latymer thenne the kynges great charaberleyne
and other, by whose synystre counsayll the kynge in his age was myslad, and his trea-
soure myspended to his great dishonour, and all his trewe subiectes great hynderaunce.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxv. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxvi.
loliii Northampton.
Adam Staple*. Anno. li.
Robert Launde.
IN this. li. yere, the kynge assembled his hyghe courte of parlyamet at Westmynster,
in the whiche was axyd a subsydye of the comons for the defence of his enemyes; wher-
unto it was answeryd by the comon howse, that they myght noo lenger bere suche charges,
consyderynge their manyfolde charges by them borne in tymes passed, and ferther, they
sayd they knewe well ^ kynge was ryche and hadde good inoughe to defende hytn and his
lande, if the lande and his treasour were wele gyded, but it hadde ben longe tyme euyll
ruled by euyll offycers, that the lande myght nat be plentuously of chafre, marchaundyse
or rychesse ; by meane wherof and by theyr inportune charges, the comynaltie was great-
ly enpouerysshed. More ouer the sayd comons complayned them vpon dyuers offycers,
causers of this mysordre ; wherof the lorde Latymer was noted for pryncipall, w also
dame Alys Pyers, the whiche y kyng had loge tyme mysused for his cocubyne, and one
named syr Richarde Scurry knyght, by whose cousaylles and sinistre meanes the kynge
was mysgyded, and the rule of the lande mysorderyd.
Wherfore the sayde comons prayed the mouth5 of theyr speker, than sir Piers Dale-
mere, that the sayde persones with other myght be remoued from the kyng, and other to
be sette in auctorytie about his persone, as were for his honoure and weale of hisrealme ;
whiche request of the comons, by the rneanes of the noble prynce Edwarde, was accept-
ed, so y the sayde persones were from the kynge amoued, and other by the aduyce of the
sayd prynce, and otherwyse lordes of f realme, for the sayd persones about $• kynge de-
puted and ordeyned. And shortly after the comons graunted the kynges pleasure, so
that he had of euery man and woman ouer the age of. xiiii. yeres. iiii.oL beggers oonly ex-
cepted ; and by y clergy was graunted that the kyng shuld haue of euery benyfised man.
xii.rf. and of preestes nat benyfysed. iiii.rf., the. iiii. ordres of freres oonly excepted; but
or this money were leuyed, the kynge was fayne to borowe sumes of money in dyuers
places, amonge the which the cytie of Lodon was sent to for. iiii.M.//. ; but for y' mayre,
than Adam Stapulle, was nat quyk or fortherynge in that mater, he was, by the kynges
comaundemet, discharged the. xxi*. daye of the moneth of Marche, and for hym was" than
Richarde Whytyngton mercer chosyn.
And vpon the. viii. daye of lunii, beynge then Trinite Sondaye, dyed that noble and
famous man prynce Edwarde, within the kynges paleys of Westmynster, and was after
with great solempnyte conueyed to Caunterbury, and there honourably buryed [agayn
the shryne of that glorious martyr seynt Thomas :]J after whose deth, the kyng contrary
.his promesse before made, called to hym agayne all suche persones as he to fore, for his
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * The MSi adds Mercer. 3 by the mouth.- * xxij. edit
1542. 1559. 5 Omitted in edit. 1559.
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honoure and profyte of his realme, auoyded out of his courte, and admytted theym agayne
to the same offyces y they before occupyed ; by the meanes of whom the foresaid speker
of y" parlyament, sir Pyers Delamere, was in suche wyse coinplayned vpon to the kyng,
that lie was throwen into pryson, where he laye many yeres after.
Than kynge Edwarde created Richarde, sone of prynce Edwarde, prynce of Walys, and
gaue vnto hym tlie erledoms of Chester and Cornewayll. And also for the kynge waxed
feble and sykely, he than betoke y rule of the lande vnto sir lohfi of Gaunt duke of
Lancastre, and ordeyned hym as gouernour of the lande, which so contynued durynghis
faders lyf.
In this yere also, the tenautes or menyall seruauntes of the erle of Warwyk, made a
ryot vpon the monkes of Euysham, and slewe and hurte many of the abbottes tenauntes,
and spoyled and brake his closures and warynes, and sewyd their pondes and waters, and
dyd vnto them many d is pleasures, to the vtter ruyne of that monastery ; ne had the kynge
y1 soner haue sent downa to the erle his letters, chargynge hym to sease and withdrawe
his men from that ryot, whiche afterwarde was pacyfyed without any notary punysshe-
ment of suche persones as were begynners or executours of that ryot.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxvi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxvii.
Androwe Pykman.
Nicholas Brembre1. Anno. lii.
Nicholas Twyforde.
IN this. li*. )'ere, and. xii. daye of the monetli of Apryll, syr lohn Mynsterworth f*i> c.xni;;.
knyghte, for certayne tresons of the whiche he was conuyct before the mayre and other
iustyces of the kynge in the Guyld halle, was this foresayd day at Ty borne put in execu-
cyon, that is to meane, hanged, heded & quarteryd, and his hed setle after vpon London
brydge ; cause of whose dethe was, for somoche as he, beyng put in trust by the kynge,
receyued great suines of money to pave with the kynges sowdyours, the whiche he kepte
vnto his owne vse, and destroyed3 the kynge and his sowdiours. And whanne therof he
\vas to the kynge accused, he, ferynge punysshernent, fledde into Fraunce, and there con-
spyred newly agayne his naturall prynce, and so lastly was taken and receyued his me-
ryte.
In this yere also, began a wonderfull cysme in the Churche of Rome, for after the deth
of the pope* the. xi. Gregory, was chosen, ii. popes5, wherof the fyrste was named the.
vi. Vrban, and that other the. vii. Clement ; the firste an Italyon borne, and that other a
Frensheman ; of the whiche ensued such discorde in eleccyon of the pope, that by the
tenne of. xxxix. yeres after, there was euer. ii. popes5 in suche auctorytie, that harde and
doughtfull it was to knowe, whether was indubitat pope6.
And vpon the. xxii. daye of the moneth of lunii dyed at his manour of Shene, now ob;tus«gis
called Rycheuiont, kynge Edwarde the thirde of that name, whan he had reygned. Ii. *••'''•
yeres, and. v. monethes, and odde dayes, leuynge after hym. iiii. sonncs; that is to saye,
Leonell duke of Clarence, lohn of Gaunt duke of Luncastre, Edmonde of Langley
duke of Yorke, and Thomas of Woodstok erle of Cambrydge : of the whiche sonnes
with other nobles of his realme, he was honourably conueyed frome his sayde manoure
of Shene, vnto the monastery of Westmyster, and there solemply7 win the chapell of
seynt Edwarde, vpon the8 syde of the shryne with this epytapby or superscripcion
in a table hangyng vpon his tombe*
•
Hie decus Anglorum, flos regum.pretcritorum,
Forma futurorum, rex clemens pax populorum,
v
1 The MS. adds Grocer. * lii. edit. 1533. 154-'2. 1559. * deceived. * Omitted in edit. 1542.
5 Bishcps of- Rome. edit. 154.?. ' Bishop of Home. edit. J542. 7 soleuipnly buried. MS.
* the Norih. MS. Soutb. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
Tercius
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Tercias Edwardus regni complens iubileutn,
Inuictus pardus, pollens bellis Machabeimi1.
The whiche is thus to be vnderstande in our moder tunge as folowynee.
'H ° J & ii)"«'f
Of Englysshe kynges here lyeth the beauteuous flour
Of all before passyd, and mirrour to them shall sue,
A mercyfull kynge, of peas conseruatour,
The thirde Edwarde ; the deth of whom may rue
All Englysshmen, for he by knyghthode due
Was lyberde inuyct, and by feate marcyall,
To -worthy Machabe, in vertue peregalP.
PHylyp de Valoys, erle of Valoys, and sone of Charlys de Valoys, brother vnto y.
iiii. Philip, was .admytted for protectour of y realme of Frauce, in the begynnyng of the
moneth of February, and vpon Trinite Sondaye next ensuynge, he with his wyfe were
crowned at Itaynes, in the yere of our Lorde God a thousande. CCC.xxviii. and the
seconde yere of kyngc Edwarde the thyrde, thanne beynge in possessyon of the crowne
of Englande. Atwene this Philyp and the sayde Edwarde kynge of Englande, as some
deale before in the story, and. iiii. yere of Charlys the. v. is towched, great disputacyons
and argumentes arose atwene theyr counsaylles, for the ryght and tytle to the crowne of
Fraunce ; for it was thought by the cousayll of Englade, forsomoche as Edwarde was
cosyn to Phylyp le Beaw, & sone of the sayd Philippes doughter, whiche had no mo
childer but Edwardes moder, that he shuld rather be kyng of Frauce than Philip de
Valoys, that was but cosyn germayn to Philip le Beaw, & sone of his brother Charlys.
Of whiche dispucions and argutnentys, the fynall coclusyon was, that for an olde decre
and lawe, by auctoryte of parlyament longe before made, was enacted that no woman
shuld enheryte f crowne of Frauce. Therefore the tytle of Edwarde by myght of the
Frenshemen was put by, & this Philyp admytted to the gouernauce of y same. After
whiche direccyon thus taken, and specyally by the meanes of sir Robert erle of Artoys,
this Philip anone was proclaymed regent of Fraunce vnlo suche tynae as the quene, wyfe
of Charlys the. v., which then was with childe, were delyuered ; and so receyued the rule
of the lande as regent : in tyme whereof Peter Remy, pryncipall tresorer of kyng Charlys
last dede, (which Peter, lyuyhge the sayd Charlys, was accused of mysspendynge of the
kynges tresoure & enrychyng of hymself contrary to ryght & reason, so that his goodes
shulde be estemyd at. iiii.C.M.?/. after Parys money, wherof the value is set out in dyuers
places before in this werke,) was taken out of pryson & areygned at Parys, and there con-
uict & adiuged ; and vpon y xxiiii. day of Marche drawen thorugh y cytie, and hanged
vpon the comon gybet of Parys. And vpon the firste day of Apryll folowynge, the olde
quene, and wyfe of Charlys last kyng, was lyghted of childe, and brought forth a dough-
ter at Boys in Vincent, whych after was named Blanche. Where before y^sayed Philip de
Valoyes ruled before but as reget, nowe he was allowed & takyn for kynge and crowned
as before is sayd at the cytie of Raynys, with y quene his wyf vpo Trinyte Sonday : and
whan y solempnyte of his coronacion was ended, he then assembled before hym & his
counsayl Lowys the erJe of Flaudres, & receyued of hym homage for the sayd erledom ;
and that done he besought the kynge of ayde, to oppresse certayn townes of his coute,
whiehe rebellyd agayne hym, whereunto the kynge graunted ; & by counsayll & exortacyon
t>i.c.»Kuu. of svr Gauntier, or Walter de Crecy, than constable of Fraunce, the kynge sent out
his comyssyoners, chargynge his lordes with theyr assygnes sowdyours, to mete with hym
in diflfensyble arraye at the cytie of Arras by Marymawdeleyne day next ensuyng.
1 Machabeut. edit. 1533. 1542. 155$. * After these verses the Museum MS. has the following entry in
a different but contemporary hand* Yt ys to be notid that the above namyd Edmund of Langley had a sone
calhd Richard of Quynysborgth, the which Richard, beyng duke of York, hadd a sotie iiamyd Richard
ihat was also duke of York and fader vnto Edward the iiir", late kyng of Engeland.
At
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At whiche daye the kynge with his lordes and people there metynge, toke forewavde
vpon his journey & sped hym towarde Cassyle, a towne of Flaundres, \vher\Vin lytel space
of y towne, he pyght his pauylyons and tents, & wastyd and pylled the countre there-
about : but the Fiemynges kepynge within the sayd towne, feryd nothynge the Frenshe
kynge, but in dirision of hym £ of his lordes, they caused a red cok to be paynted vpon
a whyte cloth, and wrote in great letters in the sayd cloth, this ryme folowynge, and
hangyd it out ouer the walles.
Quant ce quoc icy chantera,
Le roy troue ca entrera.
Whiche is thus to meane in our vulgare spechc.
Whan that this cok loo here doth synge,
Than shall this founde' kyng his hoost in brynge.
WHan this was redde of y Frenshmen, & report therof vnto1 the kyng, he was therwith
sore ainoued, and specyally for that that they named hym the foundyn kynge. Therefore
they' assayled them strongly vpon all parlies ; but they of y towne defended theim man-
fully, so that theyr enenyes had of them none aduauntage. Then the kyng sent sir Ro-
bert cle Flaudres, a knyght of the erles, with a certayne s'owdyours, CQtnaudyng hym to
assayle the Flemyges towarde seynt Einers*, & y" erle so beyng munysshed y he with his
people shulde assayll theym towarde the ile. Then the comons of Brugys, Ipre, of Cour-
ney5, of Fourneys, & of Cassyle, assembled theim & prouyded that a certayne of them
shuld kepe y mount of Cassyle, and another company shuld kepe the coutre towarde
Tourney, and the thirde hoost shuld fortyfye y coutre towarde y ile, the whiche people 01-
dend6e»ery host his7 lymyt to hym assygned, and dayly skyrmysshe with y Frenshmen, so
that atwene them men were slayne vpon both parties. Whan the kynge had thus lyen be-
fore the towne a certayne season, the Fiemynges nat ferynge theyr enemye?. yssued oute
of the towne, and pyght their tentes vpon the mount of Cassyle, & shewyd theym boldly of
vnto theyr enemyes. Thanne kynge Phylyp seynge the boldnesse of the Fiemynges, and
how lytell they feryd hym, toke cousayll of his lordes, how he myght cause theym to dis-
cende the hylle, for so longe as they kept the hyll it was iuperdous and perilous to stye
towarde theym. Lastly it was agreed by the kynge & his lordes, that sir Robert de Flaun-
dres w other, shuld assayle an holde or towne there by, called Terroner de Bergner, by
ineane whereof, the kynge thought y they wolde discende the mount to rescue the sayde
towne, whiche accordyng to the kynges mynde was done, and a buhverke set vpon a fyre ;
but the kynge had neuer the rather his entent, for they kepte theym and theyr gates in so
sure wyse y the Frenshe kyng for all his great power, myght to theym do no scathe, in
so inoche that the kynge consyderynge theyr strength, was condiscendyd to famyshe
theym by hunger, y they8 myght nat wyn strength : and for that toke the lesse watche or
regarde to his people, but sufferid theym to playe and disport theym out of theyr barneys,
eche of theym in others tente, thynkyng hym sure of his enemyes, for any assaute or
vrarre by them to be procured, or attempted agavne hym or his lordes.
But whether it were that his enemyes of this were warnyd, or y of theyr owne courage
and pryde they wolde assayle the Frenshe hoost, vpon y. xxiii. daye of August toward y
nyght, the sayd hoost of Fiemynges aualyd y mout in a secret wyse as me of warre myght,
and drewe theym towarde the Frenshemen, whiche thenne were vnarmed, and in theyr
disportes of dysynge and playinge at the chesse and other gamys ; vpon whom the Fie-
mynges came so sodaynly, that they slewe many of theyr enemyes, and forced many 10
fle towarde seynt Emcrs* for theyr sauegarde. And so the Fiemynges helde on their wave
lyll they came nere vnto the kynges tent, which then was also vnarmyd; but by y noysc
found. MS. *nindcunto. * he. MS. * Oniera, 'Tourney. 'thus
orclerid. MS. 7 krpt his. MS. « he. MS.
3 R & crye
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& crye he beyng warned in al hast armyd hytn : in the whiche season as God wold for the
Fr.enshe. hoost, certayne marchallys of the Frenshe hoost >V a stronge company retourned
from v assaute of an holde therby and encountred the Flemynges, and helde with tlieym
batayli whyle the kynge and his lordes made them redy, so that in processe the Flemynges
were closed with their enemyes and hadde a sharpe and cruell fyghte, wherin they dif-
i'endyd theym vyguf ously, but in y ende the losse of the felde tcvurned vpon y Flemynges,.
so that the capitayn named Zaunqun1 was slayne with many other, to the nombre of.
xviii.M. & aboue, as wytnessyth y Frenshe boke, ouer many whiche were there taken
prysoners of poore men and artyficers, for the multitude of y gentylmen were vpon the
erlys partie.
After whiche victorye thus opteyned by the kynge, anone he caused the sayde towne of
Cassell to be sette vpon a fyre, and after yode vnto Bruges and hadde it yolden vnto hym,
& in lyke wyse was Ipre, Poperynge, Fournays, Tournaye, Terrouer, and many other
good townes yolden vnto. hym, amonge the whiche Gaunt is nat named ; wherfore it is to
deme y it was none of those townes that at this season rebelled. Than in shorte processe
folowynge the kynge had the rule of the hole erledome of Flaunders, and delyuered the
possessyon therof vnto Lowys the foresayd erle of that coutre, and after retourned inta
Fraunce with pompe, leuynge the erle in his countye of Flaundres ; the which dyd after
so cruell iustyce vpon his subiectes that he put to deth by dyuerse tourmentes, as rakkynge,
beddynge, & hangynge in sondry townes & pjaces of his lordshyppes, vpon y nobre of. x_
M. ouer and aboue many and dyuers which were banysshed, some for fewe yeres, some
for many, and some for euermore.
'" ,- M.J ')i7i -n-j tit
scconde yere of this kyge Phylyp, lyke as before is shewyd in the thyrde yere
of kynge Edwarde, the sayd Edwarde made his homage vnto the sayde Phylyp in the
towne °f Amyas, for the duchy of Guyon and countye of Poytiers ; and soone after this
Phylyp sent into Flaudres dyuerse bysshoppes .and other tioble men, by whose meanes y
gates of Bruges, of Ipre, of Courtray, and of other townes were abated and throwyn
downe, for fere leste the sayd townes wolde ofte rebell agayne hym or theyr erle/
In this yere also sir Robert de Artoys beganne his plee in parlyament agayne lohanne
eountesse of Artoys, for that erledome, in claymynge the right therof by certayne enden-
tures of couenautes of maryage atwene sir Phylyp de Artoys his fader and darne Blaunche
of Brytayne his moder, whiche wrytynges hadde^ben by longe tyme kept1 from hym and
nowe newly foudyn : and for to haue the better expedycion in his matyer he brought
vnto the kynge y erle of Alenson, the duke of Brytayne, with dyuerse nobles, the whiche
made requeste for hym to the kynge that he myght haue iustyce ; and with the eountesse
came the duke of Burgoyne, Lowys erle of Flaundres, and dyuers other noble men,
makynge lyke request for her and for her ryght. Thenne sir Robert shewed forth a
wrytynge sealed with the scale of armys of the erle of Artoys, coteynynge than' whan
the maryage was solempnysed of sir Philip de Artoys, fader to the sayd Robert, & of dame
Blaunche, doughter vnto the duke of Brytayn, and moder vnto the said Robert, the whiche
accorded that the sayd sir Philip his fader gaue vnto the sayd dame Blaunche and to her
heyres y erledome of Artoys, whiche wrytynges, at the instaunce & prayer of the eountesse
of Artoys, were then delyuerid Ito y^ court to be kept, sayinge y the sayd wrytynges were
vntrewe & couterfetyd ; vpon the whiche the sayd eountesse brought sufFycyent prouffe y
the sayd wrytynges were falsly made and sealed by a gentylwoman, doughter vnto the
lorde of Dyguon of the castell of Bethune, y which was so lernyd I astronomy y she toke
vpon her to shewe thynges to come, wherin somtymeshe happed vpon the soth, but more
oftener she fayled : by meanes of whiche woman, an olde chartre, sealed with the scale
1 Colyn Zaunqun. MS. v ' hydd. MS. 3 that.
Of
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of % forenamed sir. Pliilip was foiide, y which she craftely tokc of & set it vpon a newe
\vrytynge made to the auauntage of the sayd sir Robert of Artoys, & after presented
theytn vnto ihe sayd sir Robert, sayinge y ehe had founde them in the towne of Acras1,
the which heioyfully receyued, and made his tytle and clayme vpon the same.
This matyer thus haiigyng before the kyng and his lordes, in the thirde yere of his
reygne, in the cytie of Parys, after due prouffe made vpon y same, the sentence was
gyuen agayne sir Robert of Artoys, to his great displeasure, in so moche, that he sayde
openly, " By me he was made a kynge, and by me he shal be dismyssed if I maye."
And for he feryd to be caste in pryson by the Frenshe kynge, he therfore conueyed his
horse and goodes secretly vnto Burdeaux vpon Geroude, and there toke shyppyng, and
so passyd into Englancle his sayd horses & trcsoure, and hymself yode vnto his cosyne $
duke of Braban, with whome he bode a certayne of tyme, and after passed into
Englande, and excyted kynge Edwarde hougely for to make warre vpon the Frenshe
Icynge.
In the. iiii. yere of the reygne of this Philip, the sayde sir Robert was proclaymed opyn
enemy to the crowne of Fraunce, and his landes seased into the Frenshe kynges handes,
and he bunysshed y lande for euer, except y he, win a moneth after Easter nexte en-
suynge, wold come into y1 kynges court & suhtnytte hytn hooly vnto the kynges grace,
whiclie fientence passed agayn him, for so moche as he apperyd nat.
In the. vi. yere of the reygne of this Philip, the wyfe of sir Robert of Artoys, the whiche
was suster vnto kyng Philip, was accused to be a great occasioner of y offence of her
husbande, for the which, she with her childer was sent into Gastenoys, & there holden
in strayte pryson.
In the. viii. yere of his reygne, kynge Philip vysited dyuerse parties of his realme, and
in thatdoyng vysyted many places of pylgrymages, whiche before he had promysed to seche
for y restytucion of helth to his eldest sone lohfi, then duke of Normandy, whiche the
yere before, by meane of sekenes, was in greate ieoperdy of lyfe; &, continuing the sayde
Journey, rode vnto Auyngton*, & visited there the pope', than beinge Benet the. xii. of
that name, and wha he hade sped hys nedis wyth hym, he yode into f prouynce of Mer-
cyle for to se there his nauye, and after retourned by Burgoyne, where of the duke he
was royally resaiuyd & feested : in whiche seaso of his there tarienge, a complaynte was
broughte before hym by the saide duke ageyne sir lohn de Chalon, for clayme of certen
londes within that duchye, the whiehe variajmce to apese, the kynge toke therein some
payne, but no direccion he myghte set therein, so that the saide duke & sir lohn de-
perted with wordes of diffiaunce ; and shortly after the sayde sir lohn, accompanyed
with dyuerse noble me of Almayne, entred the duchye of Burgoyne, & therein dyd moche
harme to the countre and people, and gat certayne castelles & them forty fyed with
Almaynes. Then y duke hauyng in his ayde the kyng of Nauern, the duke of Normandy,
with the erle of Escamps and of Flaundres, assieged f castel of Chausy, & at the ende
of. vi. wekes wan the same, & after yode vnto the 'cytie of Bescnson & layd siege to it
also ; but whan he had leyne there a longe season he was fayne to coclude a trewes, his
hooste was in suche distresse of vytayll, by reason of which peas or trewes the hostes were
deseuered, and the ende of y warre vnparfyted : but in the yere foloynge, by meane of
the Frenshe kynge, a direccion was taken atwene the sayd parties. And this yere kynge
Philip sent certayne messengers vnto kynge Edwarde, vpon certayne demaiides for $
castel of YauntCb*; & for y whiche contrauersie firste began to kyndle atwene the
sayd. ii. pcy-nces, as in the. x. yere of Edward is touched with the other yeres folow-
vnge.
In the. ix. yere of this Philip apperyd a blasynge stcrre, after ths which ensuyd great Bi*yng<:»terre
1 Arras. MS. * Avygnon. 3 B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * Yantz & othir. MS.
edit. 1542. 1569.
3 R 2 mortalyte
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mortalyte win the realme of Fraunce, aswell of men as of hestes : and in thisyerea
nother man of the prouynce of Langedok, named Arnolde of Normandy; was hedyd &
hanged vpon thecomon gybet of Paris, for asmoche as by his meanes it was proued that
the Entflysshemen had won the castell of Paracoll. ,, ,
And in y. x. yere of kynge Philip, kyng Edward of Englande sent sir Barnarde de
Bret into Flaudres, for causes touched & shewed in the. xii. yere of the sayd Edwarde-;
and in y. xi. yere of this Philip, kyng Edwarde sayled into Brabun & alied liym with
Lowys the emperour : and wnyle the Frensh kynge taryed w his hoost at Seinte Quymyn
in Vermandoys, kynge Edwarde entered into Fraunce and spoyled & brent a parte of
Treresse, nat witliout some note or1 of cowardyse arrected to the Frenshe kyng
& his hoost of his ovvne subgettes. And in the same yere beganne the towne of (Jaunt
to rebell, with other townes of Flaudres, by y rnocion of laques de Artyuele, as in the.
xiiii. yere is shewed of kynge Edwarde the tliirde.
In the. xii. yere of this Philip, whichethe Frenshe boke calleth the yere of confucyon,
kynge Edwarde beynge retourned into Englande, the Frenshe kynge assembled a mighty
hoost to go agayne the Henauders, Flemynges, and Brytons, & came with the sayd boost
vnto Arras, and sent from thens a part of his people with his sone lohn, than duke of
Normady, into Henaude, for to warre vpon the countie there, whiche went streyght
vnto Cambraye, & after layd siege to j- castell called Esthandune, and within, xv. dayes
folowvnge the Frenshe kyng his fader came vnto y sayd siege with innumerable people,
the whiche castell, at thende of a moneth after the kynges comyng, was gyucn vp by
apoyntement : and that done the kynge remoued his siege to a castell of the bisshop of
Cambray named Tliune, standyng vpon the ryuer of Lestant, where the kyng lay longe
tyme without harme doynge vnto the sayde castell."" At length the duke of Braban, with
the erle1, with a stronge host of dyuerse nacyons came for to remoue that siege, so that
the Frenshe hoost lay vpon that one syde of the ryuer and the Brabanders vpon that other ;
but by meane of. iiii. brydges which were made ouer that ryuer, both hoostes at sondry
tymes mette & faughte dyuers sharpe skyrmysshes to the losse of people vpon both
parties: but in the ende the castell was so betyn with gonnes that the, capitayne tlierof put
all his mouables in a shyp, and after with such sowdyours as were left entred the sayd
shyp, and set the castel vpon a lyght fyre, .wherof wl>an the Frenshe kynge was ware, in
all haste he caused the walles to be scaled, & so eutred & stanched y* tyre, and the same
nyght y" host of Brabanders departyd also,. (
Whan the kyng had thus wonne this castell, he then sent the dukes of , Normandy & of
Burgoyn vnto a towne named Quesnoy, & whan y sayd dukes had brent a parte of y
towne & other vyllages there about, they retourned agayn vnto y Frenshe hoost, £ shortly
after the kyng retourned into Fraunce & there made prouycion to sende forth his nauy
to mete vV kynge Edwarde, whiche were to the nombre of. CCCC. or aboue, the whiche,
as in the y. xv. yere of Edwarde the thirde is before shewyd, met the Englysshe nauy, &
ther at a place called $ Swyn, were ouer cotuyn, [as here vnder apperyth.]5
>.», "t. ji ,i t> •• ii..:Y'! '.i*VtJi)i> fi'1b/>l)/> >_'iVi! !l)!;i
AFter this great victory thus opteyned by the kyng of Englande, the Frenshe kyng vV
a great host, heryng comfortable tydynges of the discomfyture of sir Robert de Artoys,
before the towne of Seynt Omers, as before, I y. xv. yere of kyg Edwarde is also shewyd,
sped hy tyl he cam to the pryory of seint Andrew ; where he tariyng with his people, cer-
tayn lettres were sent to hym by kyng Edward, wherof the tenour with y answere of y
same are set out in the foresayd. xv. yere, with other matyers apperteynyng to the actes
ef both prynces. Whan the peas was concluded atwene the sayd kynges, as in the sayd.
1 or slaudir. MS. * with the erle of Gelrc. MS. Gerle. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 as by this pictur
here under apperyth. MS. Omitted in the edit, of 1533. 1542. 1559.
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xv. yere is declared, the kyng of Fraiice retourned to his owne. And in the. xiii. yere of
his reygne dyed lohn duke of Brytayne, aftor whose deth Charlys de Bloys & lohn de
Mouttort claymed seueraliy to be enherytouies of y duchy; whiche Charlys was sone
vnto y erle of Blo\s & neuew vnlo the Frenshe kyng, by reason that Margaret his suster
was inoder vnto the savd Charlys, the whiche Charlys had maryed the doughter of Guy
de Brytayne vycout of Lywoges. ii. brother of the forenamed lohn duke of Brytayn : &
the sayd lohn de Moutfort was the thirde brother vnto y foresayd lohn duke of Brytayn,
now deed : so y this questyou of this clayme restyd vpo this poyt, whether the doughter
of the ii. brother shuld enheryte j duchy, or ^yonger brother, c5syderyng y lohn the
eldest brother dyed wont heyre of his body, & Guy the seconde brother without heyre
male ; wherfore y thirdo brother, lohn de Moutfort claymed to be duke of Brytayn : whiche
case & question was brought before y Frensh kyng & his lordes, & there debatyd & argued
by a longe season, but in y ende sentence passed agayne sir lohnde Moutfort, & Charlys
de Bloys was put in possession ot y duchy by kynge Philip, to whom the sayd Charlys dyd
his homage JV;r. the same, for this sentence arose, mortall warre atwene the sayde sir
ChavJys £ sir lohn, in the whiche the. ii. kynges of Englunde & Fraunce toke partie;
soy kyng Edward ayded *ir lohn de Moutfort, & kyng Pdilip his neuew sir Charlys.
Than, sir loSm de>Moutfort before y sentence gyuen, feryng j> sequell' of the same, depart-
ed iVoiu y court, & jut hym into a sti onge towm: of Brytayne, & there held hym : wher-
ot kyng Philip beyng teduertized, sent sir lohn his sone duke of Normady & his brother
sir Ciiailys t'rle -of Alon-on tc/r to warre vpon fy sayd sir lohn de Mountfort, the whiche
sp.vij thtiui with ii •nuiiibw of people inio Brytayne, -& besieged a stronge castel stadynge
iij an i!e by y' nyiH-r of Loyer, Sc at>er the wynnyng therof they yode vnto y cytie of
Nauntes, the wlrcli & eytezi-yns yelded vnto them without stroke. And soone after, as
testifieth the FienhUe sioi-y. vpun cenavne condycions & couenautes, the sayd sir lohn
de Moutfort yelde.d 'hym vnto the duke of Normady, the whiche sent hym vnto y kyng
his fader to Parys, where the s.iyd yng was* imprysoned in the castell of Louure; but
how it was by fanour or otnerwyse he "escaped pryson, after, ii. yeres prysonement, or
after sows wrytors. he was after, ii. yerfs delyuered vpon certayne condycions, wherof
one was y iie shuld nat come In Brytayn, nor any thynge medle or haue to do in y coii-
tre. Jiut this prysoiiement of sir lohn de Moutfort natwithstandyng, the warre was
mayutevned in Brytayn by y frendes of the sayd sir lohn, & many townes & castellys
therof was holden to the vse of the sayd sir John ; wherof to sh'ewe vnto yon the cir-
Ciitnstalice & processe it wold aske. a longe tyme, but in coclucion and fyne of this warre
shaloe shewed, in j story of the. vi. Chiirlis & sone of kyng lohn.
In the. xv. yere of this Philip, the erle of Salisbury, accompanyed with sir Robert of
Artoys & other noble men, entrede Brytayn & ayded y frendes of sir lohn de Moutfort,
in-doyng great dornage to that coiitre, & brent nioche of the Frenshe kynges nauy; in
as^ayling vvherof sir Robert of Artoys was wouded in the thygh with a-gunne, wherupon
he laye sykc, & vpon y ensued a flux, & so therof dyed, & after coueyed into Englande,
& there buryed1. And soon after kyng Edward entred France with a stronge army; but
a peas was atwene hym & the Frenshe kyng condiscendyd for a certayne terme, by la-
bour of. ii. cardynalles, as before in the. xvi. yere of kyng Edwarde is declared. And
in. this yere kyng Philip areryd a taske' of his people called a gabeil in Frenshe ; this was
prouyded y no subiet of the kynges nor other win his lande shuld bye any salt, but of the
kyng & at his pryce, and ouer y he areryd & lowyd y" coynes & moneys of his lande, to
the great auautage of hymself & enpouerysshyng of his sayd subiectes; by meane wherof
he fyl in great hatered of his people.
1 by the said kyng he was. MS. and edit. ] 542. 155.9. * In the margin of the MS. in the same contem-
porary hand already noticed, is the following remark. " Her apperith variauce' of wryters, tor sir Robert erle
"' of Artoys was slayn, as it sheweth hefor in ffo. C.xxxtx0. which shuld seme to be oon persone." Set
p. 411. 3 taxe. edit. 1559.
SEPTIMA PARS PHILIPPI DE VALOYS.
la the. xvj. yere of his reygne, a great discencon grewe araonge the nobles of Nor-
mady, by reason of parties takyng some with sir lohii of Harecourt, & other with sir
Robert Barthran then marshal of Frauce ; for couenaiites of maryage appoynted atwcne
the sone of y said sir Robert vpon that one partie, & y doughter of sir Roger Bacon,
whose wyfe or maides moder was than maryed vnto sir Godfrey de Harecourt, brother of
the abouesaid sir lohn vpon y other partie : for varyauce wherof great warre was lykely
to haue ensued, if the kyng the sooner had nat sent streyght comaudement y eyther partie
shuld kepe his peas, & to appere before hym & his lordes at Parys, & there to haue theyr
greuauce by hym & his lordes determyned. At whiche day of apperauce the sayde sir
Godfrey apperyd nat, nor none for hym, but contrary the kynges cSmaundement as-
sieged sir William Berthran bysshop of Bayon, & brother to the foresayd sir Robert,
than beyng in a castell. And when he sawe he myght nat preuayll agayne hy, he then
drcwe vnto the Englysshemen, & ayded them agaynst the Frenshe kynge. In thip yere
also kyng Philip entendynge to releue the duche of Burgoyn with whete, whiche there
than was scant, ordeyned that certayn quarters of whete shuld be gaderyd in the coutres
of Terroner, of Orleauce, & Gastenoys, and so sent into Burgoyn : but the estudyautes
of Orleaunce, with the burgeyses & comons of the cytie, toke therw such giefe, that of
• one mynde they went downe vnto the ryuer of Loyer, wher at y season certayne shyppes
laye freyght with vytall to be had vnto the sayd countre, & there fet out the grayen &
spoyled it in such wyse, y moche therof came neuer to good : & that done, many of
y company beyng nedy & poore, yode vnto vyllages there by & robbyd the people, &
dyde moche harme. Whan the prouost or ruler of Orleauce behelde this rage & riot of
the people, Sc consyderyd the multitude of them, he forbare for a tyme tyll they were
somdele asswaged, and then with suche company as he had of his offycers & other, he
a toke a certayne of them & put them in sondrye prysons, tyll he knewe farther of the
kynges pleasure. But it was nat longe after, that the other of y aflfynyte heryng of the
enprysonement of theyr felowes, assembled them of new, & lyke wood men rane vnto
the prysons, and nat alonely delyueryd theyr felowes, but also many other whiche laye
there for great causes & crymes, and some suche as were condempnyd to deth for theyr
transgressyons.
. c.xxvii. Whan noticion of this great outrage and ryot came vnto the kynge, q,none he sent
thyder. ii. knyghtes of his court with a puyssaunt army, chargyng them to take all suche
as were occasioners & begynners of this ryot, & as many as were foude culpable to be
put vnto deth : the whiche knyghtes accordyng to their comyssion, with ayde of the pro-
uost of Orleauce, toke suche as were dcmpte gylte of this cryme, & hanged the,m vpon
the comon gybet or galous of the cytie, amonge y whiche were dyuers clerkes, and one
a deakyn & within orders. And in y same yere & moneth of August, a noble knyght of
Brytayne called sir Olyuer de Clicon, for treason y he had conspyred agayne kyng "Philip,
or for he had fauoured kynge Edwardes partie, was taken by a trayne at a iuste or tour-
nament holden for the same cause at Parys, and shortly after iuged to deth; as firste
drawen thorugh the cytie vnto y place of iugemet, & ther vpon a scaffold purposely or-
deyned was byhedyd, & after, his body w chaynes haged vpon the gybet, & his hed stand-
yng ther ouer vpon a stake, or, after an other auctour, had vnto the cytie of Nauntea in
Brytayne, & there pyght vpon a gate of that cytie. And in y same moneth sir Godfrey
de Harecourt, which was, as before is sayd, alyed hym w. kynge Edwarde, & wold nat
apere after certayn somaunces, was nowe openly banysshecl as traytour & enemy to the
crowne of Frauce. And in the same moneth was sir lohn de Moutfort delyuerid out of
pryson, vpon suche condycyon as before is rehersyd in the. xiii. yere of this kynv. And
soone after were put vnto. deth at Paris, sir lohn de Malestreet, sir Godfrey de Male-
strete, the fader & y sone, sir lohn de Moutalbone, sir Wylliam de Bt uys, sir lobn de
Cablat and sir lohn de Plessis knyghtes ; and esquyres, lohn de Malestrete neuew lo the
2 foresav'd.
StPtlMA PARS PHILIPPI DE VALOYS.
fores'ayd knyghtes, Guyllam de liruze, Robert de Bruys, lohn de Setine, and Dauy de
d
be nne
And shortly after at Parys were put in execucion. iii. Norman knyghtes, for affynyte or
fauour whiche tliey had borne towarde sir Godfrey de Harecourt, and thcyr heddes sent
vnto Seynt Loup in Constantyne, a cyte of Normandy, which sayd knyghtes were
called sir Willyam Bacon, sir Koulande de la Roche Tesson, and sir Richarde de
Percy.
u.r
IN the. xvii. yere of this Philyp, one maister Henry de Malestrete, clcrke & deaken,
& brother to the aboue named sir Godfrey before put in execucion, whiche sayde maistci*
Henry was maister of the requestes \V kynge Pnilip, for so moche as he after the deth of
his sayd brother yode vnto kynge Edwarde and counsayled hyin agayne kynge Phylip,
(and after, by assignement of kyng Edwarde, was set in great auctorite within the towne
of Vaunys in Brytayne, whiche towne was after goten by y Frenshemen, and he therin
as one of thechefe capytaynes of the same takyn,) was imprysoned within the castelet of
Parys, out of $ whiche, at this season, he was taken thens and sette in a tumbrell, &
therunto fastenyd with chaynes of iren, and so conueyed, bareheded, with dyune and crye,
thorough the hyghe stretes of Parys tyll he came vnto thfe bysshoppes palays of Parys,
and there delyuered vnto the bysshop ; and soone" after, by vertue of a comyssion pur-
chased by kynge Philip of the pope* to haue the sayd maister Henry disgraded, he was
depryued of all degrees and ordres of the churche, and then delyuered vnto the execu-
cioners, the whiche by. iii. dayes contynueli, a certayne seasdti of y daye, set hym vpon
a ladder in the syght of all people, to th'e entent y euery trtan and childe myght throwe
at hym al fylth and ordour of the strete, the whiche was dJhe without all compassyon
& pyte in so cruell wyse, y by fhe' thirde dayes ende he was deed, & after buryed
inreuerently.
In the saydl xtfi; yere (rf-k^yWg' Philip W'as before is ishewicHn the. xix. yere of
kyng Edward the thlrde,' laques dVA/fluefeJ'w niche wds especiall promoter of y sayd
Edwardds' caus'es,IJ came vnto y towne11 of Gair¥,IJ8fc sTiewyd vnto them dyuerse appoynt-
inents to be holden atwene them & other tow;nes of Flaudres, vpon the. xv. day of lulet,
by dyuers* cospivatolirs of the sayfl towne 'of GFa&V,ihe waV pursued* from one hous to
an other, & lastlyslayne & murdre'd by themy t61'tfie.'kyhg1 df-Et(glades' great displeasure
&'hurt ; w'herforfry^ sayd kyng Edwarde w'as'Fa'V'ne'to tetouijne'jnt6 Englande wout spede
of his purpose, lyke as before in the sayd. xix. Vere of hia reyfthe is declared. In this
yere also & monell/'of De'cembre dye'd ^sir lohfl ei'le of' Klmufort, which, as before is
said, claymed ^ duchy of Brytayne, [& left after hy a sone named also sir lohn, & erle
of Moutfort, the whiche in lyl<e wyse claymed the sayd duchy^ of Brytayne,]4 & maynteyn-
ed the warre agayne sir Charlys de Bloys, as his fader before had done. In 5'- xviii. yere
of kyng Philip & firste day of luly, at Parys, was than put to deth by cruell exccucon a
cytezyn of Compeyn, named Symode Poylet, a man of great ryches, the which for he
had sayd in open audyence y the right of the crowne of Fraunce belonged more right-
fully vnto kyng Edwarde than to kyng Philip, he was firste hanged vpon a tree lyke as an
oxe is haged in the bochery, & there dismebred, as firste ^ armys, & after y legges cut
from his body, & lastly his hed stryken of, & the trurtke of his body haged by chaynes
vpon the y1 comon gybet of Parys. And vpo a Saterday, beyng the xxvi. day of August
in the foresayd. xxviii5. yere of kyng Philip, was foughten at Cressy y batayll before ex-
pressed in y. xxi. yere of kyng Edwarde the thirde, where the flour of y\ chyualry of
France was slayne & taken prysoners. Than soon after kyng Philip, for y defence of y
charge of his warres, asked a subsidie of the monkes of Seynt Denys, and amonge
1 Bissbop of Rome, edit. 1542. * the vvliich laques by dyuers. MS. 3 was immediatly pursuyd. MS.
* Omitted ia the edit, of 155<). * xxviium edit. 1542. 1559. erroneously.
certayne
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certayne ioyalles of y place to be had, he demanded the great crucyfix of golde standyng
ouer y hygh aulter of that monastery ; wherunto the nionkcs answered y they myght nat
depart with y crucifixe, for Eugenius j thirde of that name, pope1, accursed al them y
layd any hande vpon y crucifixe, to the entent to remoue it from y place, as it apperith
by wryting set vnder y fote of fy said crosse : by which answere the kyngwas pacyfied.
And in the moneth of Decembre sir Godfrey de Harecourt, w a toweil double folden about
his necke, came vnto the presence of kyng Philip, & yelded hyrn holy to his mercy &
grace : the whiche grautyd vnto hym his pardon. And in shorte whyle after al the Lum-
bardes vsurers win the realme of Fraunce were taken & sent to dyuers prysons, & all
suche persons as stode boiiden vnto them for any bargeyn or lowne of money by way of
vsury, it was ordeyned y the sayd persons beynge dettours to the sayd vsurers shuld paye
the pryncipall dette vnto the kynge at theyr dayes of payment, & the resydue whiche
remayneth to the vsurer for his lucre of gayne, for y lovrne of his money, shukl be pardon-
ed to y dettour, & after y sayd Lumbardes vsurers were deliuered from pryson by paying
of great & greuous fynauce.
In the. xix. yere of this Philip, for somoche, as wytnessyth the Frenshe Cronycle, jr
the Flemynges by great manacis £ per force had costrayned theyr erle to be assured, by
bonde of assurauce, vnto y doughter of kyng Edward, cotrary his volute & wyll, the sayd
erle nat wyllynge to accomplysshe y maryage, in y Ester weke, by a cautele departed out
of Flauders & cam to y Frensh kyng to Parys, of vvhom he was honourably & Joyously
receyued.
And in the same yere one named Gawyn de Belemont an aduocat of y spuel lawe,
entendynge to betray the cytie of Laon, acqneynted hym w a poore man than dwellynge
in y cytie of Meau«, n'amed Colyn Tomelyn, the whiche before tyme was fled the cytie
of Laon, & was than for larke of substaunce comyn to Means, & there mayntened a
f,i. c.xxviii. poore lyfe, to the which this Gawyn resorted and releuyd1 ; & lastely \vhan he thought he
by was somdele of hym assured, he brake vnto hym his mynue & sayd, if he w;;lr!e be ruled
by hym he wolde restore hym to his former prospeiyte & vvelth, wherunto this Colyner'
graunted. Than anone this Gawyn shewed hy a lettre & wylled hym to here it vnto the
kyng of Englande, w certayne rewarde to hym gyuyng, and also promysynge of moche
more with that, y he retourned to hym shortly lo y cytie of Raynys with aswere of the
same. Whan this poore & indygent man had receyued this lettre, he cast many perellys
T his myde ; how be it y fynally, contrary his othe & promyse, he toke his waye towarde
the Frenshe kynge, and presented hym with that tatter, in the whiche was expressed all
the maner & ordre how the sayd cytie of Laon shuld be betrayed. Whan y kyng was
aduertysed of all the circumstaunce of this treason, he enfourmed this Colyner' how he
shuld behaue hymself in berynge of his answere, and prouyded his tyme accordynge as
thougth he had ben in Englande; & by conuenyent clay carne vnto hym to Raynys, ac-
cordynge to the former appoyntmet: in whiche season the kynge had sent in secrete
maner vnto the prouost of Raynys, that so soone as the sayde Colyner3 had shewyd to
the sayde Gawyn his answere, that the sayde Gawyn shuld be attached & had vnto pry-
son, the whiche was accordyngly executyd. And in short processe folowyng, forsomoche
as he was within ordres, he was by y prouost sent vnto the cytie of Laon, and there put
to the bysshoppes pryson ;• but when the comons of the sayd cytie harde of suche a man
there being prysoner, y wold haue betrayed liieir- cytie, they assembled them in great
multytude & wold haue broken the pryson, to the ende to haue slayne hym : but they
were so pacyently answered by the bysshoppes officers that they retourned vnto tbeyr
houses. Vpon the morowe folowynge, to cease y rumour of v people, he was brotignt
vnto his iugement, and there codempned for his dytnerite vnto perpetueil pryson, & more
therunto was added, y for his more diffamy & shame he shuld be set I a tumbrell vp on
1 Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. * bym releuid. MS. 3 Cotyn. MS.
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byghe barehedyd, y of al people he myght be seen, & so w moost shameful instrumetes
lad thorugh y hygh stretes of $ cytie, & brought agayn vnto y bysshopes pryson, & there
to remayne for terme of lyfe ; but he was nat fer in suqh maner conueyed by the officers
from the gaole, but that the comons fyll vpon hym with crye, & castyng of myre &
stones, that, or he were halfe way lad of his circuyte or progresse, he was stonyd to dethe,
&. after his body buryed within a maroys nere vnto the sayd cytie.
And shortly after, at Parys, was done to cruell deth a cytezeyn of the sayd cytie, whiche
entendyd to baue betrayed the sayd cytie of Parys ; for the whiche treason he was firste
dismembred of legges & armes, & after hanged by the nek vpon the gybet of Parys.
In the same yere, about $ feest of seynt lohn Baptyst, the Englysshemen y had holden
f towne & castell called the Roch of Aryan in Brytayne, by the terme of. ii. yeres passed,
at this season they were besieged & fyersly assautyd by sir Charlys de Bloys & his frendes,
in so furious maner, that they rent with great ordenauce dyuers places of the castell
wallys, & in processe threwe downe f rofe of a chambre, where the wyfe of the capi-
tayne of y castell lay in her child bed, & so ferre put in fere, y the rulers of y' towne &
castell grautnd to delyuer f towne & castell to y sayd sir Charlys, w^ that ^ they tnyght de-
parte with theyr lyues & goodes, y' whiche offer to his payn & charge he refused.
For in shorte tyme after, sir Thomas of Agorn an Englysshe knyght, with a stronge
company of archers and other sowdyours, rescowed the sayd towne and castell, and after
longe fyght & great daunger, as by a longe processe is declared in the Freushe story, the
sayd sir Thomas toke the sayd sir Charlis de Bloys prysoner, and slewe many of his
Iprdes, as before is shortly towched in f ende of the. xxii. yere of kynge Edwarde. After
whiche victory thus opteyned, arid his prysoners put in suer kepynge, he toke the orde-
naunce of the duke left in the felde with other pyllage, and put it within the towne and
castell aforesayd ; & for the vyllagesand men of the countre there about, had ayde1 the
duke agayne the towne and castell, therfore y said sir Thomas punysshed the sayd vyl-
lages andrurallis* by greuous fynes, and helde them I great seruytude and daunger : and
ouer that slewe many of theym, and many they held as drudges and captyues. And this
done the Englysshemen repayred agayne the wallys, and suche other places as were be-
fore tyme betyn downe by force of the sayd siege, and strengthed it in theyr best maner.
IT was nat longe after, that kyng Philip at the request of the coutre, sent thyder y
lord of Craon1 with a stronge armye; to whom also great multytude of the people of y
countre resorted, with whose aydes the sayde lorde assayled the sayd towne and castell
by. ii.dayes contynuell; but the Englysshemen deffended theymselfvygurously, and threwe
vpon theyr enemyes hote boylynge oyles and other gresys, with fyre colys and hole asshys,
wherwith they greuyd theyr enetnyes paynfully.
Thus contynuynge the siege, meanes of treatye were offeryd and codissendyd to yelde
the towne, with condycion that they myght sauefely departe with theyr lyues & goodes;
but the Frenshemen and Brytons wolde nat to it be agreable : then the assaute began of
new, and the lorde of Craon5 to encourage his sowdyours, hengea purse, and therin. 1.
scutes of golde vpon a sperys ende, and cryed with lowde voyce, that who that firste en-
tred the towne shuld haue the sayde. 1. scutes of golde. Whan the lanuays or sowdyoures
of the cytie of leane & of ^ cytie of Italye harde the promyse of their cheuytayne, a
certayn of theym, with longe pycaxses and sharpe, approched them vnto the wallys, and
so demeaned them, that in lesse then. v. houres they mynded* so y' wall, that there fyll
therof, as testyfieth y sayd Frenshe Cronycle, the length of. 1. fote; by reason wherofen-
tred firste the lanuays, and after the hole host, the whiche without compassion or pyte
slewe man woman & childe that came in theyr way, nat sparyng f childer that souked
vpon the moders brestes, & spoyled £ robbyd the towne, euery man gettynge what he
' ayded. MS. *'rulers. edit. 155<). 3 Caron. edit. 1542. 1559. * mynyd. MS.
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myghte to his owne auautage. And whan the Frenshmen & Britons had them thus my-
serably slayne, many Englisshmen & also Brytons, & other inhabytautes of the towne,
they thanne assayled the castell, to the which was fled vpon. CC. and. xl. Englysshme ;
after dyuers assautes it was ofFeryd by f sowdyours of the castell, y they wold yelde the
castell, theyr lyues & goodes saued : and fynally it was agreed theyr bodyes oonly to de-
part, and to be conueyed. x. myles vpon theyr waye towarde suche place as they wolde
appoynt. Vpon the whiche appoyntement, ii. knyghtes, Brytons, that is to saye, sir
Siluester de la Fulle and sir William de Stratton, receyued them in theyr cotes, & con-
ueyed them with great payne & nat withoute losse of some ; for theyr enemyes of the host
caste stones at theym, and bete theym soo with theyr stauys, that dyuerse of theym dyed,
and the remenaunt were brought nere vnto a castell, thanne in the power of Englysshe
men named Quyntyne.
But whan the cSmons of the towne there nere, harde of the comynge of suche En-
glysshmen vnder saufe conduyt, the whiche before in the batayll of the Koche of Arian,
fti. c.x*i*. where sir Charlys de Bloys was taken, hadde slayne theyr lorde, that is to meane the
lorde of Quyntyne, anone they yssued out of the towne; and for they fonde lytell re-
systence in theyr guydes, they slewe theym there, excepte one whiche was capitayne of
the Englysshemen, whiche one of the sayde knyghtes caused to be set vpon his horse,
and so fledde from the peryl. And whan the cruell Brytons hadde thus shamefully slayne
the Englysshemen, they gaderyd the caryens vpon an hepe and suffered theym there so to
lye, to the ende that bestes and fowles myght deuoure them. And in short tyme after,
the erle of Flaudres, by meanes of the Frenshe kyng, left the doughter of kynge Ed-
warde, and was maryed vnto the doughter of the duke of Braban.
In the. xx. yere of Phylyp the towne of Calays was goten lyke as the circumstance
tberof is declared in the. xxii. yere of kyng Edwarde the thirde : and in the same yere the
mortalyte or sykenesse, whiche after reygned in Englande, reygned nowe feruently in
Fraunce, and inoste specyally in the cytie of Auynyon, by force wherof the thirde parte
of the people of that cytie dyed ; and from thens it came vnto Seynt Denys and soo vnto
Parys, in whiche coost it was so feruent that there dyed in those, ii. townes ouer the
nombre of. Ivi.M. within f space of. xviii1. monethes.
And in this yere the dolphyn of Vyen, named sir Ymbert, solde his dolphynage vnto the
Frenshe kynge, & became a frere at Lyon vpon the Rosne, of the ordre of the frere prech-
ours or blacke freres.
In the. xxi. yere of this Philip, Charlys the first begotten sone of lohn duke of Nor-
mandy, eldest sone of this Phylyp, toke possession of the sayd dolphynage of Vyen*.
And in the moneth of August folowynge dyed the duchesse of Normandy and moder of
the sayd Cbarlys. And in the moneth of Decembre folowynge dyed dame lane quene of
Frauce, and doughter of Robert duke of Burgoyn. And in this yere was the treason
wroughte by sir Godfrey de Charny, to haue agayne wonne the towne of Calays, lyke as
I to you before haue shewid in the. xxiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde the thirde. And in $
moneth of lanuary next ensuynge, and. ix. daye of the same kynge, Philip spoused his
seconde wyfe Blaunche, somtyme the doughter of the quene of Nauarn, lately dissesid,
which was suster vnto the erle of Foyz ; whiche espousayles were secretly 'done in the
manour of Robert erle of Bray, & so the said kynge Phylyp was wedower from
the. xii. daye of Decembre to the. ix. day of lanuarii, whiche was by the space of. xxvii.
dayes. And vpon the. ix. daye of the moneth of February lohn duke of Normady, eldest
sone of this Phylyp, spoused his seconde wyfe lohanne countesse of Boloyngn, at a
towne called Miriaux nere vnto Meulene; and so he morned for his wyfe, whiche
was named the good duchesse of Normandy, by the terme of. vi. monethes &. ii. dayes
lackynge.
1 xxviii. edit. 1559. " The MS. adds in the cite of Vyen in the monyth of Apryll. MS.
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In the. xxii. yere of kynge Philyp and monethe of lulii, sir Thomas de Agorne before-
named, was by chaunce medley slayne of a Bryton knyght called sir Raufe de Cu-
ours.
And vpon the. xxiii. daye of August folowynge dyed sir Philip de Valoys kynge of
Fraunce, whan he had reygned ouer the Frenshmen in great vexacyon and trowble by
the space ^>f xxii. yeres lackynge. v. monethes and odde dayes, and was after entered
at Seynt Denys by his firste wyfe, and left after hym lohn duke of Normandy for his
heyre.
Of kynge lohn.
lOhfi the first of that name, and sone of Philip de Valoys, began to raygne ouer the
Frenshemen in themoneth of August, and yeer of our Lorde. M.CCC. and. 1. and. xxiiii.
yere of Edwarde the thirde, than kynge of Englande, and was crowned at Raynys y\ xxvi.
day of Septembre folowynge with dame lohane his wyfe, in tyme of the whiche soletnp-
nyte kyng lohn dubbyd his eldest sone dolphyn of Vyen, and Lowys his seconde sone
erle of Alenson, knyghtes, with other noble men.
And vpon the. xvi. daye of Nouembre folowynge sir Rauffe erle of Ew & constable of
Enemyes1, whan it was Frenshe, the whiche was newly comyn oute of Englande where
he hadde hen longe prysoner, was accused of treason, and so comamidyd vnto pryson at
Parys, within whiche pryson he was shortly after byhedyd in the presence of the duke of
Burgoyne and other nobles.
In the thirde yere of kynge lohn, and. viii. day oflanuarii, Charlys kynge of Nauarne
caused to be slayne within the towne of the Aygle in Normandy sir Charlys de Spayne
constable of Fraunce, for the whiche murdre sourdyd great warre atwene kynge lohn
and the sayde kynge of Nauerne, whiche contynued many yeres after, natwithstandynge
£ the said kynge of Nauerne hadde maryed the doughter of f sayd kynge lohn. Than
by medyacyon of frendes a peas was dryuen atwene theym, so that kynge lohn shuld
gyue vnto the kynge of Nauarne, for contentacyon of certayne sumcs of money yet
owynge vnto hym for the dowar of his wyfe, certayne landes within the duchye of Nor-
mandy, & ouer that the Frenshe kynge shulde pardone all suche persones as were con-
sentynge to the deth of the constable before murdred ; after whiche treaty thus concludyd,
the kyng of Nauarne, vnder assurance of hostage, cam vnto kyng lohns presence at
Parys, and after he had taryed there a season he departed with dissimilacion on eyther
partie vsyd, as after shall appere.
In the. iiii. yere of kynge lohn sir Godfrey de Harecourt, whiche with his sone and
other hadde ben consentyng vnto the deth of the constable of Fraunce, were reconsyled
agayne to y kynge ; the whiche ensensyd hym agayne the kynge of Nauarne by meanes of
their sinister report, so that the peas atwene theym before concluded was disapoynted
and broken. And soone vpon this sir Robert de Lorize, that was chaberlayne vnto kynge
lohn, auoyded the courte, for fere lest the sayd sir Godfrey hadde shewyd of hym
any thynge to the kynge, and so yode vnto the kyng of Nauarne into Normandy, after
whose comynge the kynge of Nauerne departed shortly thens and spedde hym towarde
Auynyon. It was nat longe after that the kyng of Nauarne was departed out of Nor-
mandy but y kynge lohn sped hym thyder & seased all the landes that the kynge of
Nauarne had within that duchy, and put offycers and rulers in his castellys & townes
suche as hym lyked, and discharged the other, excepte. vi. castellys, that is to saye, Eu-
roux, Le Pount Audemer, Chirebourt, Ganeray, Auranches, & Martayngne*, the
whiche were holden by the seruautes of the kynge of Nauerne & men of Nauarne borne.
' Guynes. * Mortaingne. MS.
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In the moneth of lanuarii folowynge sir Robert de Loryze abouenamyd, vndcr conduyte'
came vnto kynge lohn to Parys, and there was to hyni in processe reconsyled.
And in this yere were y artycles of peas atwene y kynges of Englande & of France
prolongyd tyll y feest of seynt lohn Baptyst nexte ensuynge, as before in the ende of
the. xxviii. yere of kyng Edwarde is more at length declared. In this. v. yere of'kyng
lohn and moneth of Apryll, he sent sirCharlys his sone, dolphyn of Vyenne, into Nor-
mandy, to aske ayde of the Normanys agayne the kyngof Nauarne, the whiche graunted
vnto hym. iii. M. men at theyr charge for. iii. monethes ; and in the moneth of August
folowyng f kyng of Nauarn accopanyed with. ii. M. sowdyours, came vnto the castell
F»i. CM**. of Costantyne & there taryed with the sayd people, with whose comynge the sowdyours
of the forenamed. vi. castelles were so well comforted that they robbyd and pylled
all the countre aboute them, & some of the sayd sowdyours came vnto a castell of y-
Frensh kynges named Conket, & wan it by strenght, and after vytayled £ manned it .in
most warly wyse1, & dyd many other thynges to the Frenshe kynges great displeasure.
The whiche warrethus contynuyng, by medyacion of frendes, the kynge of Nauarn rode
vnto the dolphyn to a towne called the Vale de Rueyll, where they metynge & eyther to
other shewynge louynge countenaunce, vpon the. xviii. day of Septembre, they togyder
toke theyr, wayetowarde Parys, where the kyng of Nauarne was brought vnto the Frenshe
kynges presence, where he excusyd by of all trespasses don agayne the kynge syne the
tyme of f lastaccorde, besechynge the kyng to be good and gracious lorde vnto hym, &
he shuld be to hym as a sone ought to be vnto the fader, and as a trewe man vnto his
soueraygne lorde ; and after, the kynge, by $ meanes of the duke of Athenesse, forgaue
vnto hym his offences, & promysed to stande his good and gracyous lorde, and so eyther
departed from other in louynge maner.
And soone after kynge lohn gaue vnto the dolphyn of Vyen, sir Charlys his eldest sone,
^ duchye of Normady, for the whiche he dyd vnto his fader homage in the house of
maister Martyn, chanon of Parys, in the cloyster of the mynster called Noterdame ; and
byauctoryte of a parlyament holden in the cytie of Parys, was graunted vnto kyng lohn
of the thre astates of his realme, that is to meane the spualtie, the lordes and nobles,
and the hedes or rulers of cyties and good townes of his realme, that he shuld haue.
xxx.M. men wagyd for a yere, for to defende his auncient enemye the kyng of Englande ;
for puruyaunce wherof, certayne persones of the sayd. iii. astates assembled shortly after
to prouyde for the leuyinge of y great sume of money.
After whiche prouycion or sessyng agreed or cocluded by the sayd persones, and
c5myssyoners sent out todyuers coostes and good townes for the leuyeng of the sayd
money, in the towne of Arras fyll a dissencion atwene y ryche & the poore of that towne,
the poore sayinge that the ryche men had layde all the burthen vpon the poore men, &
theimself bare lytell charge or none. For the firste began great altercacion of wordes, &
after ensuyd strokes and strypes, so that of the hedes & chief burgeyses of y towne were,
xvii. men slayne, and the day folowynge they slewe. iiii, mo, & banysshed dyuers that at
that tyme were absent & out of the towne, and so the towne of Arras restyd as than in
the gydynge of the poore artyfycers of that towne. t
ft >'_ ^ ^\ff
IN the. vi. yere of the reygn of kynge lohn & moneth of Marche, he being accompa-
nyed with a secret meny, before the day, departed from the towne of Manuyle and rode
stryght, he and his lordes beynge armyd, vnto ^ casiell of Rouan, & entred sodaynly
into the same, where he fande in y chief hall of the castell sir Charlys his eldest sone,
duke of Normandy, Charlys kynge of Nauarn, sir lohn erle of Harecourte, the lordes
1 safe conduyte. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * guise. MS.
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SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS. 501
of Preaux, and of Grauile, and the lord of Cleretnout, sir Lowys & sir Guylliam de
Ilarecourt, brethern of ^ foresaid erle, sir Friquet de Friquant, the lorde of Tournebu,
sir Mcinbuc de Mainesmares, with Colmet l>oubliec, and lohn de Poutalu, esquyres,
the which lordes and knyghtes the kyng toke at dyner within y sayd halle, & them toke
sodaynly & diuers of them put vnder suer kepinge : & as soone as y kyng had there taken
a small & short repast, he \v his sones & other nobles I his company toke their horse and
rode into a felde vpon a baksyde of the castell, whether shortly after were brought in
bandes the foresayd erle of Ilarecourt, the lorde of Grauile, the foresayd sir Manbuc,
and Colinet Doubliet, whiche. iiii. were there behedyd, and after the bodyes of them
drawen to the gybet of Roan and there hanged, and theyr heddes sett ouer theyrn
vpon the same gybet : at the whiche tyme of execucyon of h'edyng of the sayd. iiii.
persones, tlie Frenshe kynge, as before is sayd, was present in proper persone.
After the whiche execucyon, the kynge, vpon the inorne folowynge, delyueryd many of
the other prysoners, so that there remayned no mo as prysoners but. iii. that is, the kynge
of Nauarne, sir Friquet de Friquant, and lohn de Poutalu, the whiche were sent vnto
Parys, where the kynge was kept in the castell of Lourre1, and the other, ii. in the
chastelet. In whiche tyme of his inprysonment sir Philip, brother to the sayd kyng,
with sir Godfrey de Harecourte, vncle to the erle lately hedyd, helde certayne castelles
in Normady, and came with theyr powers into the countre of Constantyne & helde it
maugre the Frenshe kynges wyll and pleasure.
In the moneth of Apryll sir Arnolde de Denham, than marshall of Fraunce, rode by
the kynges sone vnto Arias, and there without great dystburbaunce of the towne, toke
vpon an hondreth of suche as before hadde made the former rebellyon within the same,
and vpon the daye folowyng he caused to be behedyd in the market place vpon. Ix. of
the same, and the remenaunt he sent vnto pryson there to abyde the kynges
pleasure.
In this tyme and season was y noble prynce Edwarde at Burdeaux, and warryd vpon This tyme thi»
the Frenshe kynges landes, lyke as it is before to you shewyd in the. xxx. yere of kynge ta.wk'en pry-
Edwarde the thirde. soner by prynce
And in the. vii. yere of kynge lohn, and begynnyng of the same, was the batayll of guX^t^p-
Poyticrs, in the whiche kynge lohn was taken prysoner of prynce Edwarde, and many Pfeth before in
of his lordes taken & slayne, as before in the. xxx. yere of j foresayd Edwarde is declared kVag
at length. After the whiche scomfyture f duke of Normandy, whiche hardly escaped ?'•"'•
from the sayd batayll, entred the cytie of Parys the. xxix. daye of Septembre, and called
there a great cousayll of the thre astates of the realme, and the. xv. day of Octobre nexte
ensuynge there to be assembled j at whiche daye the sayd duke with the sayd. iii. astates
of the realme beynge in the parlyament chambre, Peter de la Forest, archebysshop of
Roan £ chaunceller of Fraiice, declared there the great mysfortune that to the lande
was lately fallen by the takynge of theyr hede and prynce, and exorted them by a longe
oracion to ayde & assyst, euery man after his power, for y redelyuerey of their prynce
agayne.
VVherunto it was answeryd for theyr clergy of spirituall by f mouth of maister lohn
de Caron* than archebysshop of Raynes, and for % nobles or the cheualry of Fraunce
by the mouth of sir Philip duke of Orleaunce, and brother vnto kynge lohn, and for
the comons of the good townes of Frauce by the mouth of Stepyn Martell, burgeys of
Parys and prouost of the same, that eytherof them shuld helpe to f vttermoste of theyr.
powers, and prayed y they myghte haue conuenyent leysure to counsayll and comon for
prouycyon of the same, the whiche to theym was grauted.
Thanne the sayd thre astates helde theyr cousayll at y" Fryer Mynours or Gray Frerys in
Parys by the space of. xv. dayes, in which season they appoynted amonge them to the
1 Lovur. MS. * Craon. MS.
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nombre of. 1. persones to take a viewe and make serche of certayne thynges than myslad
and euyll gyded within the realme ; the whiche. 1. persones whan they hadde appoynted.
vi. of theymselfe to goo vnto the duke, they in the names of the other made request
vnto the duke that he wolde kepe secreet such thynges as they entendyd to shew vnto hy,
p,i.c.x»x;. which request hegrauted. Then they shewyd vnto the duke that the realme before tyme
had been mysseguydyd by offycers, and excepte that remedye for it wereshortlye foundyn,
it shulde stande in great parell to be loste ; wherfore they besought hym to discharge all
suche as they wolde name vnto hym, & ouer y to forfayte tlieyr goodys vnto the kynges
vse. And firste they namyd master Petyr de la Forest, archebysshop of Roan and
chaunceler of Fraunce, syr Symonde de Bucy, chefe couceloure of the kyng and chefe
presydent of the parlyament, syr Robert de Loryze, that before tyme was chauberlayne
vnto the kyng, syr Nycholas Brake, knyght, and master of the kynges paleys, Enguera of
f Celer, burioys of Parys and vndre tresourer of Frauce, lohn Prylle, burioys, also
soueraygne maister of the money and maister of thaccomptys of the kynge, and lohn
Chanean de Chartres, tresourer of $ kynges warrys, all which offycers the sayde persones
wolde that they shulde be dyschargyd of all royall offycys for euer ; also the sayde
constytutyd persones wolde that the kyng of Nauerne were delyuerid free from pryson,
also that he hymselfe wolde be cotentyd to be aduertyzyd and couceylyd by suche as they
wolde appoynt vnto hym, that is to say. iiii. prelatis. xii. knyghtis, and. xii. burioys, the
whiche. xxviii. persones shulde haue auctoryte to rule and ordeyne all thynges necessarye
for the realme, and to sette in and put out all offycers apperteynynge to the weale of the
realme, with dyuerse other requestys whiche vnto the duke were nothynge agreable.
Vpon y1 whiche requestys the duke gaue answere y he wold gladly fele the opynyon of his
couceyll, andvpo that shape vnto them some reasonable answere ; but firste he desyryd of
them to knowe what ayde the. iii. astatys wolde gyue vnto hym for the delyuery of his
father : whereunto it was answeryd that the clergy had grauntyd a dyme and an halfe
to be payed 1 a yere, with that that they may haue lycence of the pope' and the lordys
asmoche to be leuyed of theyr landys, and the comons y\ x. peny of theyr mouable
gooddys. Then vpon the morne folowynge within f palays of Louure, the duke assemblyd
his couceyll & there shewyd vnto them the desyre & requeste of y. iii. astatys, where-
upon .were made many reasons, & many messagys sent atwene the duke and theym to re-
forme some parte of the sayde artycles ; but it was fermely answeryd by them, that, excepte
he wolde reforme the sayde defautys, & conferme* hym vnto theyr myndys for f corn-
on weale of all the lade, they wolde not ayde hym with theyr goodys, lyke as they had to hym
shewyd. Wherefore the duke by secret meanys sent letters vnto his father, shewynge vnto hym
J- cyrcustaunce of all his mater, the which wrote vnto hym agayn that in no wyse lie shulde be
agreable vnto the sayde requestys : then the duke to the ende that he wolde not that theyse
maters shulde be towchyd in f opyn parlyamet, sent for suche personys as were the chefe
rulers of y sayde. iii. astatis, so that to hym came for the clergy the archebysshoppis of
Raynys and of Lyons, & the bysshop of Laon : and for the lordys came syr Warayne de
Luceuourgh, syr lohn de Conflans marshall of Champeyne, and sir lohn de Pygueny
tha ruler or gouernoure of Artoys ; and for the comons Stephan Martell than prouost of
the marchauntys of Parys, Charlys Cusake, w other of other good townys. Tha the
duke shewyd vnto them of certeyne newys that he had lately receyuyd from the kynge his
father, and y done he askyd theyr aduycys whether it were beste that daye to shewe theyr
requestys openly in f parlyament chauber, or ellys to deferre it for y day : & lastlye,
after many reasons made, it was agreed that it shulde be deferryd tyll the. iiii. daye after,
at the which, iiii. daye the duke with the other assemblyd in the parlyament chambre, at
•Yhyche season the duke sayde that he myght not entende that day to here and argue the
1 B. of Rome. edit. 1542. * conform. MS.
7 sayde
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sayde requestys, for certeyne tydynges that he had lately receyued from his father, and
from his vncle the emperour of Almayne, of the whiche he than shewyd some openly,
and after dyssoluyd for that daye the counceyll. In the moneth of Octobre the. iii. astatys
of y" proiiynce of Languedocke, by the auctoryte of the erle of Armenake, than lyeute-
naunt for the kynge, assemblyd for to make an ayde for the kynges delyueraunce ; and
first they agreed to puruey at theyr propre costys. v.C. men of armys, with a seruyture
to eueryche spere, and ouer that a. M. sowdiours on horsebacke, and a. M. of arblasters,
vV ii. M. of other callyd pausiers i Freshe, all which to be wagyd for an hoole yere, the
sperys to liaue for them and theyr custrun euery day halfe a floreyn, and euery sowdyour
and arblaster. viii. floryns for a moneth, and the pausiers after the same rate.
Also it was farther ordeyned by the sayde. iii. astatis of Languedocke that no man
shuld were any furrys of any great pryce, and that women shulde leue f ryche atyre of
theyr heddis, & were neyther perle nor golde vpon them, nor syluer vpo theyr gyrdellys,
so longe as f kynge remaynyd prysoner : also that all maner of mynstrellys for that season
shulde be put to sylence, with dyut.^e other thynges for the weale of that prouynce,
•which wolde aske a longe leysoure to wryte.
VPon All Sowlyn day, or the seconde daye of Nouebre, the duke of Normandy, by
y" aduyce of his couceyll, dyssoluyd the counceyll of the. iii. astatys assemblyd at
Parys, and commaundyd euery man to retourne vnto his owne withoute effecte
growynge of theyr longe counceyll or assemble, wherwith many of the sayde personys
were greuouslye myscontent, sayinge amnnge theymselfe, that they aperceyued well
that this was doon by y1 duke, to f entent that the requestys by them deuysyd shulde
not take place, but that the olde mysgouernaunce shuld cotynue lyke as it before
tymes had done : wherefore dyuerse of tlieym assemblyd after agayne at the Graye Frerys,
and there made out dyuerse copyes of the sayde requestys, to the ende that eyther of
theym myght here them into theyr coutreys, and there toshewe them vnto the good townys.
And albe it that y' duke, after this counceyll thus dyssoluyd, askyd ayde of the cytie'of
Parys & other good townys, to mayntayne his warris, he was playnly answeryd that they
myght not ayde hym without the. sayd. iii. astatys were agayne reassemblyd, and that the
graunte of the ayde myght passe by theyr auctoryte : whereunto the duke I no wyse
wolde be agreable. In the moneth of Nouebre aforesayde, syr Robert de Cleremount,
than lyeutenaunt for the duke in Normandy, fought with syr Phylyp brother vnto the
kynge of Nauerne, and syr Godfrey de Harcourt, y" which then toke partye agayne the
Frenshe kynge for the deth of his neuewe before put to dethe by kynge lohn, the whiche
knyghtys with other helde the more parte of the countrey of Constantyne within Nor-
mandye, matigre the dukys power. In this sayd fyght the vyctory turnyd vnto the Frenshe
parlye, so y the sayde syr Phylyp was chasyd, & syr Godfrey de Harcourt slayne with.
viii.C. men of that partye ; and the fourth day of t)ecembre folowynge was the castell
De la Pount nere vnto Roan, whiche by a longe season hadde been in the rule
of the forenamed syr Phylyppe, gyuen vp by appoyntement, the whiche by the •*
dukys sowdyours had ben besyegyd from the monyth of luly to that daye, so
that than the holders of the sayde castell departyd with all theyr gooddys &.*vi.M.
frankis for a rewarde for the yeldynge vp of the sayde castell; a franke is in value
after sterlynge money, ii*. or therupon. Vpon the. x. day of Decembre were pro-
clayrnyd at Parys, certeyne coynys and valuys of money, newely ordeyned by the
duke and his counceyll; with the which proclamacyon the comons of the cytie were
greuously amonyd, and for reformacyon the prouoste of the marchauntys, with other,
yoode vpon the seconde daye folowynge vnto the castell or palays of Louure, there to
treate with syr Lewis erle of Angeou, brother vnto the duke and his lyeutenaunt, whyle
the sayd duke was goone vnto the cytie of Meaus, there to speke with Charlys of Bo-
hemye
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hemye or of Beaume, then emperoure of Almayne and vncle vnto the sayde duke ; where
the sayde prouoste with the other made requeste vnto the erle, that he wolde sease y vse
of that money, & if not they wolde so demeane them that it shuld not be sufferyd to be
put forth nor taken within fy cytje : whereupon it was answeryd by y erle, that he wolde
take aduyce of his counceyll, and vpon the morowe gyue to them an answere. Vpon
the daye folowynge, the sayd prouoste with a great copany of the cytie retourned ; at
which season the erle in curteyse maner desyred them to retourne that other day, for as
moche as yet he had not suffycyently comonyd with his couceyll. Vpon the morne the
sayde prouoste retournyd w a moche greatter company; where after longe debatynge of
the mater, it was agreed by the sayde erle and prouoste and his company, that the money
shuld be stoppyd, and not to be put fourth tyll they had further knowlege of the dukys
pleasure, for knowlege whereof the erle sent forth rnessyngers in all spedy wyse : and in
this passe tyme Petyr de la Foreste, archebisshop of Roan, & chauceler of Fraunce, was
made and publysshyd a cardynall. And the. xxiiii. daye of the moneth of January, $
duke retournyd vnto Parys with the sayde cardynall in his company, the whiche for re-
uerence of the cardynall was fette into y cytie with processyon and other ceremonyes,.
as well of the clergy as of the cytezyns. The. xxvi. day of the moneth of January, the
prouoste of the marchauntis of Paris with other of the cytie, apered before the dukys
counceyll at Seynt Germayns, where it was desyryd of the sayd prouoste that he shuld
suffre. the foresayd money to ronne and be curraut thorough the cytie, f which the sayd
prouost with his company vtterly denyed, and after many great and bolde wordys, de-
partyd from the sayde counceyll in great ire ; and after theyr retourne vnto the cytie, en-
censyd so the comynaltie y they sette aparte all werkernanshyp and occupacion, in shytt-
ynge in theyr shoppys, & drewe vnto theym theyr armoure and harnesse. Wha the duke
was enfourmyd of this murmor of the comynaltie of the cytie, he sent vnto the prouoste
comaundynge hym straytely that the kynges peace were kepte within the cytie ; and ouer
that, y he with a certayn of the cytezyns shuld apere before hym I f palays of Louure,
vpo the morowe folowyng at an houre assygned : at whiche houre the sayd prouost w his
company came vnto Louure, and so were conueyed into the parlyament chaumbre, where
the duke with his counceyll was tha present. Than y duke, after certayne chalengys made
vnto the prouoste for his obstynacy in this mater, and mysledyng of the comynaitie of the
cytie, sayd vnto hym, that albe it y the kynge by his prerogatyue myght at his pleasure,
and for his auautage, make his moneys whan he wolde, and so to suffre them to be cur-
raut thoroughe his realme ; yet for the weale & ease of his subiectys, consyderynge theyr
manyfolde & late charges, he was cotente that at this season this newe money shulde be
spared, & that the. iii. astatis shuld be agayn assemblyd, and that they shulde depryue
all suche persones than beryng offycis as they shuld thynke preiudycyall to the realme,
and ouer that to ordeyne suche money as myght be benefycyall for y lade. Of all which
grauntys, the prouoste, to the entent y he myght of auctoryte shewe theym vnto the co-
mynaltie of the cytie, desyred wrytynge, the whiche the duke to appease the people,
thoughe it were some deale contrary his mynde and pleasure, grautyd vnto his request;
for the which graunt dyuerse of the sayd offycers, as the chaunceler or cardynall and
other, absentyd themselfe and came not in Parys by a tracte of tyme after. The. xxx.
day of lanuarii ensuynge, the duke at the requeste of the sayde prouoste, sent certeyne
offycers vnto the houses of syr Symonde de Bucy, and of syr Nycholas Brake, and of
Enguerran of y Celer, and of lohn Prylle, which before with other were accusyd of mys-
gouernauce of the realme, whose houses were by the sayde offycers kepte, and inuentuaryes
made of suche goodys as than remayned within the sayde houses : and that doone, the
duke sent out comyssyoners that the. iii. astatys shuld reassemble at Parys, the. xv. day
of February nexte folowynge, which was obseruyd and kepte. Whan the sayd. iii. astatis
were agayne assemblyd in the parlyament chaumber at Parys, in the presence of the duke
and his bretherne, w dyuerse other nobles of Fraunce, master Robert Coke, bysshop of
Laon,
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Laon, by the comanndement of the sayde duke, made a longe preposycion of $ mys-
goydynge of the kynge and the lande, by the meane of ylle offycers, as well by chaung-
ynge of the moneys a.s other many vnlefutl excysys and taskys, to the great inpoueryssh-
ynge of the comynaltye of the realine, great dysclauder to the kynge, and to the synguler
enrycbynge and auauncement of the sayd offycers ; wherfore the. iii. astatis prayen, and
spccyallye the poore (-onions, y all such offycers may be remoued from theyr offycys, £
other y shall be thought more benefyciall for the kynge and his realme to be admytted :
of tlie whiche f cardynall was notyd for pryncypall, and other to the noumbre of. xxi.,
wherof some were ryght uere vnto the duke.
. &
AFter which preposycyon or oracion thus by the sayde bysshop endyd, syrlohnde Pyg-
queny in the name of the. iii. astatys, offerydy the sayd. iii. astatis shuldegyue vnto y kyng.
xxx.M. men for an hoole yere, w that that all thynges myghte after that daye be orderyd as the
bysshop had before deuysed ; all whiche artycles were vnto them by the duke graunted : and
incotynently all suche offycers as they before had named wereclerelyauoydid, and othersuche
as by the sayd. iii. astatys were thought moost necessary, were put and chosen to theyr
rournys, except jr some of the olde, as maisters of thaccomptys, and some of the presy-
dentys & masters of the requestys were holdyn I for a tyme, to practis & shewe vnto the
newe how they shtild ordre & guyde the sayd offyces. And the. xxvi. daye of the moneth
of Marche, was a newe money proclaymed thoroughe Parys, such as the sayd. iii. astatis
had newely deuysed. Vpo the. vi. day of Aprell was proclaymed I Paris, y the people
shuld not pay such subsydy as y. iii. astatis had ordeynyd, for the wagyng of. xxx.M. men
aforesayd or for the kynges fynauce, & also y the sayd. iii. astatis after that day shuld noo
more assemble for any causes or maters before towcliyd, tyll they had farther knowlege /w. c.«*«at
of the kynges pleasure : for the which proclamacion the cylezyns of Parys were greuously
amoued agayne the bysshop of Sens, the erle of Ewe cousyn germayne to the kynge, &
agayne the erle Cancaruyle, by whose meanys they sayde this proclamacion was pur-
chasyd, and trouthe it is, y the sayd archebysshop of Sens with the sayde. ii. eilys were
sent from the kynge from Burdeaux, yet there beinge, to the entente that they shulde
see ^ sayde proclamacyon put in vre ; but so soone as the sayde proclamacyon \vas made,
they heryng of the murmure of $ people ot'£ cytie, sped them thens shortlye after. Then,
vpon this the comons waxed so wylde that they leyfte theyr occupacions, and drewe theym
to conuenticulys and companyes, and had many vnsyttynge wordys by the kynge and his
counceyll ; whereof in avoydynge of inconuenyency, the duke comaunded a watche to
be kepte within the cytie bothe by day and by nyght, and certeyne gatys of f cytie kept
shytte, & the remenaut watchid with men of armys. Vpon the. viii. day of Aprell, than
beyng Ester euyn, an other proclamacyo was made all contrary to y other, by vertue
whereof it was chargyd y the foresayd suhsydye shuld be leuyed, & that also y. iii. astatis
shuld reassemble at Parys y\ xv. daye after Ester, & there to precede vpon all suche
maters as before was by them begune. Vpo the. xvi1. day of Aprell, $ Frenshe kyng
shyppyd1 at Burdeaux, and so contieyed into Englande, lyke as before is shewyd I the.
xxxi. yere of kyng Edwarde. And about Mydsomer folowynge the duke of Lacaster,
which by a longe season had lyen before a towne in Brytayn named Rosne, brake vp his
syege, takyng them' of y towne for a fynauce. Ix.M. scutis of golde. A scute is worth.
xi.</. sterlyng. About y feest of Mary Magdaleyne, in ^ moneth ot'Iulii, cotrauersy and
varyauce began to aryse amonge f personys assygned for the. iii. astatys ; wherof $ cause
was, for somoche as the sessynge whiche they liad auewyd & sessyd for f. xxx.M. men,
wolde not extede vnto y1 .sume by large & great sumes, so that the clergy answeryd that
they wolde paye no more than they were fyrste sessyd vnto, and in lyke maner answeryd
suche as were apoynted for the lordys & for the good townys: wherefore the arcbebys-
' vi. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * was shypped. MS. * of them.
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shop of Raynes, whiche before was one of the chefe rulers of theym, refusyd theyr"
partye £ drewe hym all to the duke, by meanys of which contrauersy many of theyr
actys faylecl, and such as before were put out of theyr offycys were agayne restoryd.
About the myddell of August, the duke sent for the prouoste & Charlys Cusake with
John de la He, the which bare the pryncypalLrule within the cytie, and also were great
sayers & doers in the assembles of y. iii. astatys, & had taken vpo them moche rule ia
that busynesse, so that moche of y busynes was rulyd by the & theyr meanys ; to whom
the duke gaue strayght comaundemet that they shulde cease of theyr auctoryties, and
not to deale any more with the rule of y" realme, but onely. to y good rule and gouern-
auce of the cytie of Parys : & that done the duke rode aboute vnto dyuersegood townys
and made requeste vnto them for ayde, and also to haue the money to be curraut amonge
them, whiche as before is shewyd the. x. daye of Decembre, were at Parys proclaymed ;
but he sped lytle of his purpose. In this meane whyle the cytezyns of Parys, [of one
wylle and mynde, ofteryd before seynt Remyge a taper of waxe of wondeifull Jengthe
and greatnesse, the whych they ordeyned to brenne day and nyght whyle it wolde laste :
& shortlye after they J1 sent vnto the duke so plesaunt message, that he retonrnyd agayn
vnto the cytie, whom they receyued w all honoure and reuerence. And vpon y morowe
after his retourne, the prouost with certayne other of the cylie, shewyd vnto- the duke
that they wolde make a great snyfte for hym towarde the mayntenaunce of his warrys, and
to brynge that mater to good conclusyon, they besought hym that lie wolde assemble at
Parys, shortly, a certayne personys of. xx. or. xxx. good townys there nexte adioynaunt,
the whiche was vnto them grauted ; so that shortlye after there asseblyd at Parys vpon,
Ixx. personys, the which helde theyr counceyll to gether by sundry dayes: howe be it in
the ende they shewyd vnto the duke, that nothyrige they myght brynge to effecte without
assemble of the. iii. astatys, £ besoughte hym that they myght be efte reasseblyd, trust-
ynge that by theyr presence the dukys mynde shulde be content and satyafyed. Vpo
which requeste, the duke sent his comyssyons, chargynge the sayd. iii. astatys to apere
before hym at Parys, the Wednysday nexte folowynge $ day of All Sayntys, and full
fayne he was to do all thynge that the cytezyns of Parys hym requyred to do; for, astes-
tyfyeth the Frenshe Crpnycie, he was so bare of money that he had not suffycyent to de-r
fende his cotidian charge.
IN the viii. yere of kynge lohn and Wednysday after Alhalowen day, the. iii. astatys
reasseblyd at Parys, and helde theyr counceyll within the Blacke Freris, durynge which
eouceyll the kyng of Nauerne that longe had ben holden in pryson win the castell of
Alleux, was delyueryd by the meanys of syr lohn Pyquygny, than gouernoure of the
countrey of Arthoys, and after conueyed by the sayde lohn vnto the towne of Atnyas.
Whit the kynge of Nauerne was thus set at large, anon his syster and other of his frendys
made meanys vnto the duke of Normandye ibr an vnyte and a peace to be had atwene
theym, and by them a mean was fouden that the kyng with such as were in his company
shuld come vnder safe conduyt to Parys to comon with the duke. Whan dyuerse of the.
iii. astatys, as suche as were of Chapeyne and Burgoyne, knewe of the commynge of the
kynge of Nauerne vnto Parys, they without leue takyng departyd ; and vpon the euyn of
seynt Andrew the sayde kynge entryd Parys with a great copany of men of armys, amo^e
tlie which was y bysshop of Parys, w many other of the sayd cytie. Vpon the morowe
folowynge the day of seynt Andrew, the kynge entendynge to shewe hys mynde vnto the
comynaltie of the cytie, causyd an hyghe scafolde to be made by the wall of Seynt Ger-
mayne where he was lodgyd, where moch people beynge assemblyd, he shewyd vnto them
a longe processe of his wrongefull enprysonement and of the mysgydyng of y lade by ,
meanys of ille offycers, with many couert wordys to the dyshonour of the Frenshe kynge,
* Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
and
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and iustyfyracion of hymsclfe and excusynge of liis owne dedys, and so retournyd into
his lodgyngc. Vpon the. iii. daye of December, the prouoste with other of y cytie yode
.vnto the duke, & in the names of the good townysor comynaltyes of the same, rcquyred
of Iiym y lie \volde do vnto the kynge of Nauerne reason and iustyce ; to whom it was
answcryd by the bysshop of Laon that the duke shulde not all only shewe vnto the kyng
reason and iustvce, hut he shnlde also shewe vnto hym frendly brotherhoode with all grace
and curtesy : and albe it y at that season many of the dukys couceyll were present, to
whom the geuyng of that answere had more conuenyently apperteynyd, than to the sayd /*
bysshop, yet they uere at that tyine in suche fere that thpy durste not moue any thynge y
shulde sonnde contrary the dyspleasure1 of the kynge of Nauerne, or of the prouoste and
other. Than it was agreed that vpon the Saterdaye folowynge, the kynge and the duke,
whicheas yet had not spoken together, shulde mete at the place of the syster of the sayd
kynge, where they mette with vnfrendely countenance, & after they had comyned there
a longe season departyd with lytlc loue or charyte ; and vpon the Munday folowvtige were
sliewyd vnto the duke & his counceyle certeyne reqnestysdesyred by the kyng of Nauerne,
the which the duke was forsyd to graunt, whereof the substaunce was that the kynge
shuld haue agayne and enioye all suche iadys, castellys, and townys, with all tnouables
to them tielogynge, as he was in possessyon of the daye that kynge lohn was takyn
within the castell of Roan, and ouer that he shulde be pardonyd of all offencys by hym
done agayne the crowne of Fraunce before that daye, and all other his adherentys or
suche as had takyn his partye before that tyme. And soone vpon this was ordeynyd that
the erle of Harcom te and other, whiche kynge lohn hadde causyd to be behedyd & after
to be hangyd vpon thecomongibetof Roan, shuld be delyuered vnto theyr freendys to be
buryed at theyr pleasures. After which conclusyons takyn, and assurauncys made, as farre
as the dukys auctoryte wolde extede vnto, syr Atmary Menlene1, knyght, with. iii. or. iiii.
men of honoure moo were sent into Normandye to repossesse the kynge of Nauerne in all
suche landys, castellys, and townes as he before tyme was in possessyon of, with all
niouables vnto the sayd Iadys apperteynyn^e ; and then the sayd kynge and duke helde
famylyer company, & dyned & soapyd together often sythes at $ nmnoir or lodgynge of
quene lohan, syster vnto the sayd kynge, & other placys: also the sayde kynge delyuered
out of prysone all prysoners as well spyrytuell as lave, suche as were thought any thyng
fauourable vnto his cause, among the which some there were that for theyr demerytys
•were adiugyd to perpetuall prysone. In this tyme & season tydynges sprange within
the cytye of Parys y the kynges of Englade and of Frauce were agreed, & that kyng
lohfi shuld shortly returne into Frauce. By reason of whyche tydynges, the kyng of
Nauerne made the more haste to dyspache hym out of Paris, so that he with his copany
departyd from Parys y. xx. daye of December, & rode towarde the cytie of Maunte in
Normandy. Soone after the kynge was thus departyd, dyuerse enemyes to y noubre of.
x. or. xii.C. came within, iiii. or. v. tnylys of Parys, whiche were demyd to be of the
copany of syr Phylyp brother vnto the kynge of Nauerne : theyse robbyd & pylled the
countrey thereabout, in so moche that the people of the countrey of Preaux and Trappys,
and other there about, were costraynyd with theyr mouables to flee vnto Parys. Wher-
fore the duke sent out his letters and comyssyons for to assemble his knyghtys to withstade
the sayde enemyes ; but the sayde cytezyns of Parys caste an other way, and thought it
to be done to the greuauce or correccyon of theym : for dowte whereof the prouost with
other that bad the gonernauce of the cytie, causyd the gatys to be kepte, & none shulde
entre but such as lyked theym. In this passe tyme the kynge of Nauerne beynge in
Normandye, requyred delyueree of the castellys of Bretnell, of EnroiHt, & other, J
which to hym by the capitaynys were denyed. Wherfore he thynkyng y the duke perform-
yd not to hym his promesse, gatheryd vnto hym great strengthe to wynne by stregth y he
*.
f pleasur. MS. * syr Almary dc Menleuc. MS.
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myght not haun his former bande and promesse ; of this was put i great wyte jr bysshop
of Laon, which was the ehefe couceyloure of the duke, and esspeciall frende vnto the
kynge, so that what thyng was spokyn in thedukys counceyll, was shortly after manyfestyd
by hym and his meanys vnto the kynge of Nauerne. This also was one of the chefe
rulers of the assemble of y. iii. astatis, and after lefte them, & fell by his great dowble-
nesse & dyssymylacyon in the dukis fauoure, and so became chefe of his counceyll, for
the whiche of the comon people he was named the beste with. ii. mouthes. The the
cytezyns of Parys herynge of the denayinge of the sayd castellys vnto the kynge, knewe
well that mortal! warre shuld growe atwene hym and the duke, and for they wolde haue
the cytezyns knowen from other straugers, therfore they ordeyned them hodys partyd of
rede and blewe, chargynge euery man that he shuld not passe his lodgynge without that
hood and conysaunce. Vpon the. viii. daye of lanuarii the kyng of Nauerne entryd the
cytie of Roan with a great copany of men of armys, and drewe vnto hym many En-
glysshetnen, & suche as were enemyes vnto the Frenshe kyng ; and vpon the. xii. daye
of lanuarii the sayde kynge assemblyd the people of that cytie, and made a lyke sermon
vnto theym as before he had done vnto y comynaltye of Parys, & dyd a solempne obsequy
to be done for the erle of Harcourt and the other with hym put to deth, as aboue is sayd,
by kynge lohn. In this whyle the duke of Normandy, y longe whyle had taryed in Parys
I hope & ayde of $ cytezyns, & was euyr by the prouoste & other dryuen of from daye
ta daye, it was aduysyd hym by hys counceyll y he shulde shewe his mynde vnto the co-
mynaltye of the cytye : wherof when y bysshop of Laon and y prouost were ware, anon
they shewyd vnto hym many doughtys and impedymentys, & also parellys for to treate vr
a comynaltye. Notwithstadyng he refusyd theyr couceyll, & causyd y1 people to be as-
^emblyd at theyr comon hall, whyther he with a small company came the. xi. daye of
lanuarii, aboute. ix. ofy clocke in the mornynge, where he shewyd vnto the commons a
longe and a plesaunt oracion, whereof the eftecte was that he bare very feythfull mynde
vnto the cytie, & for the weale therof he wolde put his lyfe in ieopardye ; and where as
by his euyll wyllers he was reportyd that he shulde gether men of armys to greue the cytie,
he sayd & sware it was neuer his entencion, but only to auoyde such enemyes as dayly
pylled & robbid theyr neyghbours & frendys ; & where he also knewe well that great sumes
of money were gatheryd of f people towarde the kynges fynaunce, he lete them vnder-
stande that no peny thereof was comyn to his handys, but his mynde was that suche
persones as had receyuyd that money, shulde, with theyr assystence, be callyd to a due ac-
compte : whiche oracion with many kynde and louyng wordys endyd, the people with it
•were very well contentyd, so that of them he was well commendid and allowed. Vpon
the morowe, beynge Frydaye &. xii. day of lanuarii, y prouost and other of his affynyte
herynge of the fauoure that many of y comons bare vnto the duke, and ferynge lest the
duke shuld by his' meanys turne the comons vpon theym, assemblyd a great parte of the
cytie at a place callyd seynt lamys hospytall, and specyallye such as they knewe well
fauoured theyr partye. Whan the duke was ware of y assemble, anon he sped hym
thyther, hauynge with hym the bysshop of Laon, where by the mouth of his chaunceller
he causyd to be shewyd a parte of the mater whiche he hymselfe had shewyd the daye
before vnto the comynaltye, with more that where as such as ought vnto hym no good
M. C.XKSV. wylle, reportyd hym that he kept not promyse made with y kyng of Nauerne, he shewyd
there the contrary, & if any thynge were not to hym parfourmyd, it was contrary to his
mynde and pleasure, and that that I his power lay not to fulfyll. And so soone as the
chauceller hadde endyd his tale, Charlys Cusake stode vp to the entente to haue shewyd
his mynde, but there was suche a rumoure and noyse amonge y- people, that he myght not
beharde, so that than the duke partyd1 with suche companye as he broughte, excepte the
bysshop of Laon which taryed there with the prouost and other : and whii the duke was
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departyd, Charlys Cusake began his tale & spake boldely agayne the kynges offycers, &
by couert vvordys somwhat agayn the duke: after which tale tynysshed, one named lohn
de Seynt Onde, which by auctoryte of the. iii. astatis was newlye made one of the gene-
rall gouernours of the subsydy, stood vp & sayd that y prouoste nor no other persone
of the. iii. astatis had no peny of that subsydye in theyr hiidys, y which sayinge the
prouoste also affermyd ; forthermore shewyd than there the sayde lohn that certayne
knyghtis, which he there nanayd, sent from the duke, hadde receyuyd of the sayde subsy-
dye to the sume of. 1. or. Ix.M. motons of golde, the which were enployed to no good
vse. After whiche processe endyd by the sayde lohn, Charlys Cusake agayne began to
speke, and made a longe comedacion of the prouydece and good dysposycion of the
prouoste, which had takyn vpon hym great peyne and dyspleasure, and spent largely of
his owne for the comon weale of the cytie ; wherfore if he myght knowe that the comyn-
altie wolde not ayde and stande by hym for the furtheraunce of the same, he wolde be
content to leue of and gete hym there as he shuld be quyte of all trowble, and also out
of the daungerofall his enetnyes : whereunto was anon made a great exclarnacyon by
the people, sayinge they wolde lyue and dye with hym in that quarell.
VPon the. xiii. day of January y duke sent for dyuerse personys of the. iii. astatys, and
exortyd them by goodlye and amyable wordis y they wolde demeane theym agayne his
father and hym as feythfull & louynge subiectys, & he shulde so reporte them vnto the
kynge that they of hym shulde haue great thankys; and as touchynge hymselfe, he wolde
be so good lorde vnto them y they shuld thynke theyr kyndenesse and fydelyte well be-
stowed : the which graunted vnto hym theyr trothe and seruyce to y vttermoste of theyr
powars, aduysynge hym to take vpo hym the gouernauce of the realme, for they thought
he taryed to longe or he toke y rule thereof. Than soone vpon this the sayd. iii. astatys
ordeynyd a more feble money than they before hadde made to the auauntage of the duke,
to the ende that he shulde withstande the enemyes forenamed, whiche as yet remaynyd in
the countrey about Parys, and pyllyd the vyllagys & toke prysoners, y which they coueyed
vnto suche holdys as they than helde in that countrey. Thus durynge theyse manyfolde
aduersytees amonge the Frenshemen, vpon the. xxiiii.-daye of the sayde moneth of
January, lohn Baylet, tresourer vnto the duke, was slayne at Parys of ayonran or varlet
of the Chaunge, callyd Peryn Marke, the whiche Peryn, after y cursyd dede done,
fledde vnto seynt Mary churche ; but at nyghte the duke sent syr lohn de Shalous1 his
marshall, vv the prouoste of the cytie, namyd Guyllyam Scayse, & other, the whiche brake
vp the Churche dorys and toke the sayd Peryn out by force, and ladde hym vnto pryson
callyd the Chastelet, out of y whiche vpon the morne he was takyn, & his handys smytten
of, & so drawen vnto y gihet of Parys & there haged : but vpon the thyrde day folowynge,
by meanys of the bysshop of Paris, he was taken downe & buryed within y foresayde
churche of our Ladye with great reuerence & solempnyte, at whiche obsequy was pre-
sent y prouost of the marchautys, with many other burgeysys of the cytie. The firste
daye of the moneth of Februarii syr John de Pyquyny came vnto Parys from y kynge of
Nauerne, and made requeste vnto hym* of dyuerse couenauntys by hym to be perfourmyd
towarde the kynge, which as yet were not accomplysshyd ; whiche requeste the duke toke
inpacyently and gaue vnto the sayd syr lohn manyhyghe and dyspleasaunt wordis : howe
be it in the ende the bysshop of Laon sayd that the duke shulde be aduysed vpon the
answere of the kynges demaude. Vpo the thyrde day of Februarii the prouoste of mar-
chautis, with certeyne of the vnyuersyte of Parys, & other burgeysys, yode vnto the duke
vnto Louure, where it was requyred by the sayd persones y he wolde fulfyll vnto the
kynge of Nauerne all suche couenauntis as were lately made with hym, & specyally that
the castellys of Enroux & other before named myghte be delyuered vnto hym accord-
1 Shalons. MS. * the duke, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
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ynge to his apovntmet ; and farthermore it was shewyd vnto the duke by a doctour of
diuinite, y if he or y kynge of Nauerne wolde swarue from any poynt or artycle of the
sayd former agrement, that the. iii. astatys had vtterlye determyned to ayde and assyste
hym that wolde kepe the sayde agrement, and to withstande the other that wolde not obey
or vpholde the sayd Concorde & agrement : whereunto the duke was well agreable, say-
inge that he had perfourmyd all his promesse execute the delyuere of certayn castellys
which the. capytaynys withhelde cotrary his niyi.de and pleasure, layinge for theyr excusys
that by the kyng his father to the they were delyuerid, & to hym & none other they wyll
delyuer them agay.i. Vpon the. xi. day of Februarii, certayne of the. jii. astatis beinge
at councell in ilieyr place aecustomyd, the -protioste of marchauntys asseri.blyd iheyr
craftys of the cytie a«. a place callyd Seynt Clowe or Cloy., in harnesse, in which tytne of
hisuith the there beinge, an aduocat of the parlyament caHyd master Reynolde Dacy,
as he was goinge from the Uukys palays towarde his owne house, he was slayne by men of y
towne, & soone thereafter the sayd prouost, with a great companye of armyd men, entryd
the palays of Louure, and so with a certeyn1 cornplycys entryd the dukys chautnbre, &
there without salurynge of the duke sayde vnto hym, "Syr dysmay you nothynge what-
someuer ye see vs do, for we entede to your persone no harme ;" and or these wordys were
fully endyd, his company fell vpon a knyghte callyd syr Nycholas de Conflans than marshall
of Cliampayne, & vpon syr Robert de Cleremout, lenynge vpon the dukys bedde, and slewe
them out of hande. Whan the duke behefde this horryble dede, he was in meruelous
fere of his owne persone, and prayed y prouos*e with his cappe in his hande that he
wolde safegarde his persone, the which the prouost grauntyd, with that he wolde by hym
be aduertysed. ThFi y sayd. ii. deed corses were drawe downe the steyers without pytie,
and layed in y court that nil men myght beholde that myserable spectacle. And for the
dukys safegarde y pronoste toke vnto his partye a hood* of redde and blewe, f whiche he
f»i. c.xxxvi. put vpon IKS hed, and the pvo»oste receyayd the dukys hood, beyng of burnet & gar-
nysshed with afrege of golde, & so eyther ware others hode all y day. And that done the
prouoste with his company went vrrto theyr comon hall, where he shewyd vnto the
comynalty that the. ii. persones were esspecyall enemyes vnto the comon weale, & false
traytours to God and to thecrovtfne of Fraunce, and that he and his adherentys entendyd
y" preseruacioii of y comon weale of the reahne and the cytie, and wolde vnderstade of
them whether they wold stade by hym in that doynge or not : the whiche cryed with one
voyce wy, wy, y is to saye, ye, ye. And whan lie had receyuyd this coforte of the people,
he retournyd agayn vnto -the duke: then he recomfortyd hym and sayd that all y was
done by thassent of the people, and for to auoyde the gretter inconuenyence, for theyse
that were slayen were great enemyes vnto the comon weale, and traytours vnto the crowne ;
wherefore he wyilyd the duke to alowe that dede, & if any pardo were requysyte for y
dede, or any other 'to be had, that he shulde lyberaHye graunte it : all whiche thynges the
duke was fayne to saye ye vnto, & prayed hym and the other then also of y cytezyns to
be his frendys, & he wolde in lyke wyse be theyrs. And after this agrement the prouoste
sent for. ii. clothes, one of redde and that other of blewe, & wyilyd the duke to make
hoodys of y same for all his seruauntys, and so the duke and his seruauntys were clothed
in the lyuery of the towne, the blewe sette vpon the ryght syde. Then, agayne nyght,
when the sayd. ii. corpsys hadde lyen all day vpon the stonys of the paleys, the prouost
comaundyd they in to be layed in a carte, & so, without preest or other reuerence, to be
ccnneyed vnto a place ofSeynt Katheryne, there to be buryed ; & whan the sayd corpsys
were thus brought vnto the sayde place, the carter toke one of theyr garmentis for his
jaboure and so departyd. It was not loge after that a messanger eame from the bysshop
'.certeyn of bis. MS. * vnto hym lus party hood. MS.
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of Parys whiche warnyd the bretherne of that house to spare the buryinge of syr Robert
de Clcremount, for asmoclie as the bysshopnotyd hym accursyd for brekynge vp ofseynt
Mary churche, when he by force fette out Peryn Marke, as before is shewid ; but after,
they and also the aduocat maister Reynolde Dacy were buryed secretlye. Vp5 the-
morne folowynge the prouost assemblyd at the Frere Augustynys a great copany of the
cytie, with all suche as the were there of the good townys, by reason of the foresayde
counceyll; to whiche assemble, by the mouthe of maister Robert de Corby, a man of the
cytye, was shewyd a protcstacyon of all y cyrcumstaunce of the foresayd mater, & how
that by the dukys counceyle, and also by the. iii. astatys, many good thynges werecocludyd
for y delyuere of the kynge, & shuld or y tyme haue comyn to good eftecte, ne had ben
y" enpechement of. iiii. persos, f which at y season were not narnyd. This busynesse
thus cotynuyng, y kyng of Nauerne came vnto Parys y\ xxvi. day of February, \V a
good copany of armyd men, & was coueyed by y cytezyns vnto a place of y dukys
callyd the Neel, £ there lodgyd ; to whom y prouost w his coplycys made requeste y he
wolde make allyauce \V them, & to supporte them in y that they had done, y which by
hy.n was graiityd. Then the quene his sister, & other, made instant laboure to agree
hym & the duke, which in coclusyo toke such eftecte, y the kyng shuld haue in recopence-
met of his wrongys, the erledam of Bygorre, & the vynery of Ramer, with f erledam of
Maston and other landys, to the extent of. x.M.li. of Parys money by yere ; and ouer y
his syster, callyd quene Blache, shulde haue the lorcleshyp of Moret for hir dowayer.
After whiche accorde thus cocludyd, the kynge and the duke kepte together very frendc-
lye and louynge famylyaritie ; dynyd and sowpyd eyther with other by many & sundry
tymes, and eyther vnto other gaue ryche gyftys : ainonge y whiche one was that the
duke gaue vnto the kynge y sayd place of Neell whiche he than lodgyd in. Vpon the.
xii. daye of Marche the duke of Nonnady was proclaimed regent of Fraunce thorouglie
the cytie of Parys, and after thorough all Fraunce, & soone after lie departyd from
Parys, & rode into the countrey of Champayne, where he taryecl a season, and the
kyng of Nauerne returned to Maiite in Normandy. Than the regent drewe vnto hvm
the nobles of Champayne and of Prouynce, and began to manuce y prouost and other of
Paris that before had put hym to dyshonoure, and siayne so vylaynously his trewe
connceylours ; & after promesse takyn of 5" erle of IJrene, and other nobles of that countrey,
that they shuld ayde hym agayn his faders rebellys and his enemyes, he than rode vnto y
abbey of Ponley in Mostruell, and after yode vnto a castell whiche belonged vnto quene
Blanche, syster vnto the kynge of Nauerne, and wyllyd y capytayne, namyd Tanpyne,
to delyuer to hym that castell ; the which, after dyuerse denayes, openyd the gatys &
receyued I the regent, and lodgyd hym there in y nyght : vpo the which the regent
causyd y sayd Tanpyne to swere vnto hym that he shulde kepe y castell to his vse, and
after made hym styll wardeyn of the same, and so departyd thens and rode to Meaux,
where his wyfe lay. In this tyme and season the prouoste of the marchuuntys of Parvs,
heryng of the regentis doynge, and of the affynyte that he made uith them of Champayne,
feryd the sequell thereof; wherefore, byy aduyce of such as fauoured liis cause, he yodc
into y castell of Louure, and there toke out artylery, gunnys, & other abyly'mentys of
warre, and put them in the store house of the cytie, to be rcdy wha tyme requyred.
The reget spedynge his iournay, returnyd agayne to Compeyngne, and where, as before
was appoynted that the thre astatys shulde the firste daye of May assemble at Parys, the
regent than sent out his comyssyons and chargyd the sayde thre astatis to assemble the
thyrde daye of the sayde rnoneth of Maye at Compeyngne aforcsayde, wherewith the
sayde cytezyns of Paris were greatlye amoued. At this assemble was grauntyd vnto y
regent a subsydy both of the clergy and also of the laye lee, so y the regent waxyd dayly
stronger & stronger : wherof herynge, the kyng of Nauerne remouyd from a towne
callyd Merlo, and with a stroge copany came vnto a place or to\\ne named Domage,
purposelye
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purposelye for to treate with the regent for the cytezyns of Parys, where in y begynyng
of May the sayde two pryncys mette, eyther hauynge great sirengthe of men of araiys,
WHan the kynge of Nauerne hadde hy. ii. dayes contynuell made requeste vnto ^
regent for the citezyns of Parys, and uiyght not spede of his lequeste, he depart id the
tliyrde daye and rode vnto Parys, where he was honorably receyued and festyd hy the
space of. x. or. xii. dayes ; in which season he warnyd theym of the great dyspleasure that
the regent bare towarde the cytie, and aduysyd theym to make theym as stronge as they
fit. c.*x*vit. myght. In this passe tyme the bysshop of Laon, beynge with the regent at Copeyngne,
was iyke to haue ben vylonyed by some of the regentis counceyll, wherefore in secret
wyse he departed vnto Seynt Denyse, and from thens he wasfette by the kynges seruaunt-
ys of Nauerne vnto Parys, in whom was put great faute of all this trowble. Aboute the
myddellof Maye, one namyd Guyllya Galley, gatheryd vnto hym a copanye in the
prouynce of Beauuaysyn, as of ^ townes of Cerreux, Norecell, Cramoysye, and other
there about, the which beyng euyll dysposyd, slewe dyuerse knyghtis & esquyers of f
coutrey, & theyr wyues & seruauntis, & pyllyd & spolyd the coutrey as they went, &
threwe downe certayne pylys and other strengthis, and a parte of the castell of Beaw-
mount, & foresyd the duchesse of Orleaunce to forsake that castell, that than was there
lodged, and for fair safegarde to goo vnto Parys. Vpon the. xxx. daye of Maye the
prouoste and other gouernours of the cytie of Parys causyd lolm Paret, maister of the
brydge of Parys, and the maister carpenter of the kynges werkys, to be drawen, hanged,
hedyd, & quarteryd ; for it was put vpo them that they shulde haue brought into the
cytie a certeyne noubre of the regetis sowdyours, and so to haue betrayed the cytie. And
the foresayde people of Beauuaysyne gatheryd vnto them dayly more people, as labourer
and vylaynes, the which came into $ coutrey of Moutinerencie1, and slewe and robbed
there the gentylmen of that coutrey, as they had done of other, and so passed $ cofitrey
without resystence. And the regent in this whyle came to f cytie of Sens in Langue-
docke, where he was honorably reeeyuyd, (albe it that the cornons of that cylie, and
gentyles of that countrey, were greatly lenynge vnto the cytezyns of Parys,) and there
taryed a season to expresse to theym his mynde. In which meane tyme a spycer or
grocer namyd Petyr Gylle, of Paris, with one lohn Vayllaunt, prouoste of the kynges
money, with a companye of. viii.C. men in harnesse, rode vnto the cytie of Meaux, where
of the tnayre of that cytie they were ioyfullye receyued, contrary his promesse before
made vnto $ regent ; where with assystence of the sayde mayre and other of that cytie
they entedyd to haue takyn $ wyfe of the sayde regent with other noble women than
there soiournyng with hyr, and so to haue conueyed them vnto Parys, there to haue
kepte the tyll the cytezyns myght purchase the fauoure and grace of fy regent. But wha
the erle of Foyze, which then had the rule of the sayde gentylwomen, knewe theyr
entent, anon he gathered vnto hym his copanye, & with assystence also of some of the
sayde cytie, he made vpo. vi. or. vii.C. men in harnesse, and issuyd boldly agayne $ fore-
sayd persones and skyrmysshed with them, in which skyrmysshe, in fy ende, the men of
Parys were sconfyted and chased, & jr mayre of Meaus, named lohn Soulas, taken
with oilier, \\hiche after, for theyr rebellyon, \vere put in execucyon. And after this vyclory
thus opteyned, & in reuegernent of the deth of a knyght callyd syr Lewys de Chamblye,
there slayne with other gentylmen, and for the vntrouthe of the cytie, the foresayde erle
sette fyre vpon a syde of the cytie and brent a great parte thereof, as well churchys as
other, whiche fyre was scantly stenchyd in. viii. dayes after. In this whyle the kynge of
Nauerne, herynge of the great harme and dystruccyon that the companye of Guyllyam
Calley made of the getylmen in Moutinerency and other placys, Iyke as before is shewyd,
1 Montmtrency.
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yood agayne hym, and, nere vnto a place callyd Cleremount, encountryd hym and his
people, and gaue vnto them batayle, and slewc moch of his people, and tooke hym
on lyue and causyd his hede to be stryken of: and soone after the cytezyns of Paris
sent vnto hym, requyryng hym to draw towarde them, at whose request he sped hym
thytherwarde, and entryd the cytie vpon the. xv. daye of lunii, and was coueyed
vnto Seynt Germayne in Pree, and there lodgyd ; and vpon the morne he went
vnto the comon halle of y cytie, where the comons beynge assernblyd, he made vnto
theym a longe & plesaunt oracion of the great kyndenesse that he had founde in many of
the good townys of Fraunce, and specyallye in the cytie of Parys, for the whiche they
hadde bounde hym to take theyr partye agayne all other, rnakynge none excepcion.
After whiche tale by hym endyd, Charlys Cusake stoode vp and shewed vnto the people
whatruywous poynty lande stode in for lacke of a \vyse hedde and gouernoure, wherefore1
he reported1 the people to chose the kynge for theyr gouernoure, which than was so done';'
& he there toke vpon. hym the rule, and promysed with them to lyue and dye. Vpori
the. xxii. day of the sayde tnoneth of lunii, the kyng of Nauerne, with a company of.
vi.M. sperys of the cytie and other, departyd from Parys & rode vnto a towne callyd
Gonnesse, where an other company of the cytie taryed for hym, & from thens rode
towarde Senlys ; but whe $ getylmen of his hooste vnderstoode that he hadde takyn vpon
hym to be capytayne of the comynaltie, where agayne the more partye of the nobles of
Fraunce were of the contrary partye, they lefte hym many of theym, & specyally suche
as were of the duchye of Burgoyne, and, with congy of hym takyn, resortyd into theyr
countreys. Whan the regent had vysyted dyuerse coutreys, and wonne vnto hym the
benyuolence of the same, & had also gatberyd vnto hym great strength, he spedde hym
towarde Parys, and lodgyd hym in the ende of the moneth of lunii in a place callyd I
Frenshe Le Fount de Charenton, faste by Boyes in Vyncent ; in whose company were
iioumbred vpon. xxx.M. horsemen : so that the countre there about was pylled and
wasted w that hooste. Whereof heryng, the kyng of Nauerne retournyd backe agayne,
& came with his hoste vnto Seynt Denys, within, ii. mvlys of Parys, & the cytie of Parys
was kepte day and nyght, that no man myght entre or goo out wout lycece of the
prouoste and other rulers therof. In this meane whyle thaty sayd. ii. pryncys laye thus
with theyr. ii. hostis about the cytie, quene lohan, syster vnto the kyng, made an instaut
laboure vnto - the regent for grace for the cytezyns, by whose meanys a comunycacyon
was appoynted to be holden atwene the kynge and the regent the. viii. daye of lulii, at a
place callyd the Wynde Mylle, fast by y house of seynt Anthoyn : at which metynge it
was lastlye accordvd atwene the sayde pryncis, y the kynge of Nauerne shuld doo his best
to brynge the cytezyns of Parys vnto due obedyence, & if he sawe in them such obstynacy
that they wolde not doo theyr dutye, and to gyue for theyr rebellyon suche sumes of
money as by hym and the regent shuld be thought Bccordynge, that than the kynge shulde
vtterly refuse theyr partye and turne vnto the regent with all his power ; and ouer that
the kynge, for all demaundys that he cowde aske of jr regent for any cause ouer the
agrement atwene theym laste made, shulde haue. iiii.C. M. florynys of golde, wherof an.
C. M. to be payed that daye. xii. monethis, and yerelye after. l.M. tyll the fulle were
payed ; & farther it was accordyd that the kynge after that daye sh'ulde take partye with jr
regent agayn all personys, excepte onely the kynge of Fraunce. : and to the ende that this
accorde shuld be fermely holdyn vpon bothe sydes, the bysshop of Lyseux there beyng
present, with many other lordys, sange there masse within the tente where this accorde fd. C.xxxvi!>.
was cocludyd, and, after Agnus Dei, Sware the sayde. ii. pryncys vpon the sacramet, that
without collusyon or fraude they shulde obserue and kepe eueryche artycie of the sayde
accorde : after whiche coclusyon thus takyn, the regent repayred vnto his hooste, and
the kynge vnto Seynt Denys. Than vpon the morowe the kynge entryd Parys, and
1 exhorted, edit. 1533. 1542. 155$.
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coueyed thyther with hym but a certayne, & so taryed there all that daye vvithoute any
reporte sendynge vnto the regent ; and the secode daye, for the more strengthynge of $
towne, he sent for certeyne Englysshe sowdyours, as archers & other, and sette them in
the towne wagys, and nother sent nor retournyd vnto the regent with any answere. Than
towarde the nyght, howe it was, assaute was made by some of the regentis people vpon a
parteof the towne, so that dyuerse men were slayne vpon bothe sydys, but the moo vpon
the partye of the cytie. Then the kynge of Nauerne vpo the morowe retournyd vnto
Seynt Denys, leuyngc within the cytie the foresayde strengthe of Englysshemen with
other. Whan the regent was ware of the kynges beynge at Seynt Denys, he sent /nto
hym, and hym requyred of perfourmaunce of suche accorde as latelye atwene theytn
was condyssendyd, & sen by his rneanys myght not enduce y" cytezyns to due obedyence,
that he wolde accordynge to his promesse take partye with hym, whereby they and other
encmyes to the comon weale myght be recounceylyd. Whereunto the kynge answeryd
and sayde, that the regent had broken y sayd accorde ; for where he by his dylygece and
laboure had brought the cytezyns to a nere poynt of reconcylyacion and submyssyon,
the regent, by the meane of that assaute whiche he made vnto the towne, caused the
sayd cytezyns to renounce all theyr former graunte, & to bynde them vpon theyr former
wylfulnesse. After whiche answere thus geuen by the kynge, the regent causyd his people
to passe the ryuer of Sayne by a brydge made of botys, £ so to brenne the towne of
Vyttry and dyuerse other townys, & robbed and pylled the countrey there about. Vpon
the. xiiii'. day of lulii dyuerse of y" towne of Parys issuyd out of the towne, and, with
the ayde of the Englysshemen, endeuouryd them to haue socoured the sayd towne of
Vyttry, with also to haue destroyed y brydge ; at which iournay they bare them so well,
that w theyr shotte woundyd1 many of theyr enemyes, & toke prysoner the regentys
marshall namyd syr Reynolde de Foutaynys, with dyuerse other, and after retournyd
vnto theyr cytye. Vpon y. xix. daye of lulet the queue lohan, syster vnto the kynge of
Nauerne, with the archebysshope of Lyons, the bysshop of Parys, with certayne other
temporall persones of the cytie, yood vnto a place assygned vvout y towne, where with
them mette y regent & certeyne of his couceyll, & at lengthe concludvd an vnyte &
cocorde atvvcne y sayd regent & cytezyns wout farther payne orexaccyon to be put vnto
them, excepte y the sayde cytezyns shuld humbly submytte them vnto the regent in
a knowlegyng theyr offence, & askynge of hym mercy & grace for the same ; & ouer y to
be ordered forther as y kyng of Nauerne, the sayde quene lohan, with the duke of
Orleaunce, £ the erle of Esciips wolde deme and adiuge : and that graunted, y regent to
opyn all wayes & passagys, as well by lande as by water, that all marchauntis may passe
as they before tymes vsyd, and in lyke wyse they of the cytie to opyn the gatys of the
towne and to receyue all straungers.
AFter which agrement thus cocludyd and agreed, with all other before made, atwene
the kynge £ the regent, to be maynteyned and vpholden, the regent sent from hym modi
of his people, and appoynted the sayde bysshoppys & the other for the towne, to mete
with hym the. iiii. day folowyng at a place callyd Laiguy sur Marne, where he wolde haue
also the kynge of Nauerne, and the other, to perfyght and clerelye fyriysshe the sayde
agrement, & vpon this made proclamacyons thoroughe the boost that a good and perfvght
peace was agreed : wherefore many of the hoste for dyuerse causys them mouynge, yode
towarde the cytie, trustynge there gladlye and louynglye to be receyuyd. But vpon the
morne wha they came vnto y gatys, they fande the.watchyd with harnessyd men, whiche
wolde none suffre to entre but suche as them lykyd ; amonge the whiche one named
Macequette, a seruaunt of y regentis, was mysse entreatid : & notwithstandynge that ac-
1 xxiii. edit. 1542. 1559. ' they wounded, edit, 1533. 1542.
corde,
SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS. 515,
corde, yet mouable1 goodys of suche as were w the regent, and had hovvsys within the
cytie, were dysperblyd and stroyed. Vpon the. xxi. day of lulii and euyn of Mary
Magdaleyne, a stryfe began to kyncleli within the cytie, so that the cytezyns complayned
them vpon the Englysshe men, surmysynge agayne them dyuerse causes, by meane whereof
the comonte in a fury yoode vnto the paleys of Neell, where at that tyrne many of the
capyt.-iyns of. the Englysshemen dynyd with the kyng of Nauerne, vpo whom they fell
sodevnly & slewe of them vpo. xxiiii., and after in clyuerse placys of the cytie, toke the
other deale to the noiimbre of. CCCC. or thereupon, arid closyd them in dyuerse pry-
sons: with which doyng the kynge of Nauerne, with also y prouoste and other the go-
uernours of the cytie, were right sore discotentyd, fvherfore, vpon the day folowynge, f
kynge assemblyd the comynaltie at theyr comon halle, entedynge by plesaunt wordys to
haue causyd them to haue ben repentaunt of the murder of the foresayde capitayns, and
also to haue gotten the remenaiit out of pryson ; but the more the kynge spake for the
Englysshemen, the more woder were they dysposyd agayne them, sayinge, that those
whiche were within the cytie shulde not alonly be put to deth, but also suche as were at
Sevnt Denvs, whiche there spoylyd y towne and countrey emiyron, & had suche wordys
vnto the kynge, that in y ende he with the prouost and the other gouernours, were fayne
to grauntB vnto them tliat they wolde goo with them for to helpe to dystresse the sayde
Englysshemen. And so the same day agayn nyght, the comons issuyd by the gate of
Seynt Honoure, and ^ kyng of Nauerne with the prouoste and theyr company went out
by the wyndemvlle, *oo that in the sayd assembles of the kynge and the comons were
noumbred vpo. xvi.C. speris, and of foote men vpon. viii.M. Whan the kynge with his
company was comyn into the feelde where the sayd wyndemylle stadith, he houyd there
well vpon halfe an houre, to see what the other company wolde doo ; the which sent out.
iii. sperys to espye where the Englysshemen were, and espyed of them vpon. xl. or. 1. y
aperyd by a \vooddyssyde nere vnto Seynt Clow, and wenynge that of the sayde En-
glysshemen there hadde ben no moo, retournyd and shewyd what they had seen : wher-
upon the sayd comons in all haste sped them thyther, and whan they were within y daun-
ger of theyr shotte, jr Englysshe men issued out of dyuerse partves of f wode, and
vvondyd and slewe many of them, wherwith the other beynge feryd, fled incontynetly,
whom the Englysslie men pursuyd so cruellye, that they slewe of the fotemen vpon. vi.C.
in all : whiche season the kynge of Nauerne and also the prouoste w theyr people stode f»i. £:**»«*
styll, & neuer mouyd tow arde them for theyr defence or ayde. After this scomfyture
thus susteynyd by the Parysyens, the kynge lefte the cytie & rode vnto Seynt Denys, and
the prouoste with his company returnyd vnto Parys, where he was receyuyd with hydyous
noyse and crye aswell of women as men, for that he so cowardly had sufferyd his neygh-
bours to be wondyd & slayne : by reason of this, murmure of y people encreasyd dayly
more & more agayne the prouost, so that T maner a party was takyn atwene tlie prouoste
and the other gouernours of the cytie and y comynaltye, for the comons wolde haue put
to deth many of the prysoners of the Englysshemen ; but the prouost with his affynyte
lette them, and preseruyd them from theyr fury and malyce. And vpon the. xxvii. daye
of luly, beynge Frydaye, the sayil prouost beynge encompanyed with. viii. score or. CC.
men in harnesse, yodt vnto Louure and oilier prysons, and toke oute of y sayd En-
glysshemen, & conueyed them vnto the gate of Seynt Uonoure, and so sent theym vnto
Iheyr other felysshyp than beyng at Seynt Denys, of whom they were ioyfully receyuyd
and welcomed, and specyally of the kynge of Nauerne, at whose requeste, as the comon
fame went, the prouost & the other rulers of the towne them delyueryd. Thus more &
more ciiule dyscorde began to encreace within tlie cytie, so that the rulers of the cytie
were now in as great doughte & fere of theyr neyghbours, as before tyme they were of
the regent aud his knyghtys, so y vpon the Tuysday folowynge, beyng the last day of
* the mouable. edit. 1533. 15*2. 1559.
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516 SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS.
luly, £ prouoste with other of his company beynge in harnesse, as dayly they were vsyd,
went to dyner vnto f bastyle of Seynt Denys, and* there beynge at dyner, the prouost
comaunded to suche as then kepte the keyes of that bastyle, that they shulde delyuer
them vnto Geffrey de Maston, the tresourer of the warrys of y kynge of Nauerne ; but
the porters denayed that comaundement, and sayde presysely that they wolde not delyuer
y keyes to hym, nor yet to any straunger ; for the whiche answere many hawte wordys
were blowen on eyther partye, so that people gaderyd about them : wherof herynge one
namyd lohn Maylart, to whom belonged the watche of a quarter of the cytye, wherein
and in whiche quarter the sayde bastyle stode, drewe nere and gaue ere vnto the wordys,.
and shortly after in bolde maner sayd vnto y prouost, that the keyes shuld remayne styll
with the sayde kepers, & not to be takyn out of theyr possessyon ; by meane of whiche
wordys the prouobt with his company were encesyd with more malyce, and vtteryd many
hyghe and disdaynous wordys to fere the sayde John Maylart & the other : wherefore jr
sayd lohn Maylart ferynge the prouost, leste he shulde shortly call his strengthe to hym,
and by mean therof put hyrn and other to an afterdele, sodelye gate hym on horsebacke,
& berynge a baner of the Frenshe kynges in his hade, cryed with a lowde voyce, " mon
ioye seynt Denys, au roy et a duke." Wha y people sawe hym thus ryde about, & cryed
ioye to y kynge & the duke, anon moch people folowyd hym & cryed in the same wyse,
& in lyke wyse dyd the prouost & his company, whiche toke y way towarde y bastyle of
Seynt Anthoyne, & the sayde Maylarde rode towarde y market place, & there houyd with
his copany. In which tyme & seaso one callyd Pepyn de Essars, not knowinge of $ feat
of lobii Maylart, in Jyke maner gat hym on horsebacke, & beryng a baner of the armys
of Fraunce, rode about crying y foresayd crye, & so lastly came vnto y other. Whyle
y commons were thus assemblyd in f market place, the prouost came vnto y foresayd
bastyle of Seynt Antony, where it was reportyd to y kepers of y bastyle, that the prouoste
had lately receyuyd letters from the kynge of Nauerne, which they desyred to see ; wher-
of the prouost denayed the syghte, & specyally one namyd Guyffarde : wherefore after
some wordys of dyspleasure, one strake at the sayd Guyffarde & through his harnesse
woundyd hym, where with the prouost beyng amouyd, made resystece agayne the sayd
kepers, so that eyther ranne at other w theyr wepyns, in whiche stryfe y sayd Guyffarde
was first slayne, & after y prouoste w one of his coperys named Symonde Palmeyr :
whereof herynge, \" foresayd lohn Maylart & his copany, in all haste, sped them thyther,
& pursued vpon other y than were fled for fere, & so streyghtly serchid y they fonde one
callyd lohfi of y He, & Giles Marcell clerke vnder the prouost of marchautis, whiche they
also slewe without pytie ; £ after at y bastyle of Seynt Martyne they foude one callyd
lohfi Paret y yonger, whom they slew also, & soone were they spoylyd of all that they
* had, & layde nakyd in y' opyn strete for all men to loke vpon : and wha they. vi. corpsys
had so lyen by a certeyn tyme, they were tha put I a carte & drawen vnto a house of
seynt Katheryne, & there buryed inreuerently. And vpo the morowe folowynge, were
takyn Charlys Cusake & losseron or Geffrey Maston, & put into the chastelet & there
kepte I strayte pryson. And thus seasyd this ryot win the cytie of Parys, y had conty-
nued for the more partye by f space of a yere &. ix. monethes, as from y begynnynge of
y moneth of Noueber in y. vii. yere of kynge lohn, vnto thede of y moneth of luly in
• y\ viii. yere of this sayd kyng, or from f takynge of y duke in his chaiibre, to y deth of y
prouost, by y' space of. vi. monethes. After whiche persones thus slayen, the sayde lohn
Maylart sent vnto the regent, requyrynge hym y he wolde spede hym vnto the cytie, .&
in y meane whyle to sende some noble man to haue y rule of the same ; & in that whyle
the comons^made serche & toke many of the former rulers, as Petyr Gylle grocer, whiche,
as before is sayd, was capytayne vnto the y were sent vnto Meaus, £ w hyrn was taken
syr Piers Caylart knyghte and wardeyne of the castell of Louure, also one callvd lohn
Prenost, with Petyr Blout, also a vocat1 named maister Peter Puyssour, and a felowe of
1 an advocat. edit. 1542. 1559.
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SEPTIMA PARS IOHANNIS. 517
his named maister lohn Godarde ; all which persones were shortly after put to dethe by
sundry tymes, & theyr bodycs caste into a ryuer callyd Bone Voycyne. And vpon the.
xii. daye of August the regent was receyuyd into Paris w all honour £ gladnesse, where-
of herynge the kyng of Nauerne, & of the puttynge to deth of losseran his tresourer,
sent vnto y regent wordys of defyaunce, lettyng hym to vnderstonde that he wolde be
reuengyd of that wronge and other.
VPon the. xiiii. daye of August, the regent causyd to be assemblyd within the comon
hall of Parys $ cytezyns, to whom he made a longe declaracion of the treasons and
ryottisdone by theyse personys put to deth, & by the bysshop of Laon & other yet lyu-
ynge, which entendyd, as he sayd, to haue made the kynge of Nauerne kynge^of Fraunce,
& to haue velden the cytie of Parys into the power of Englysshemen. The $ kynge of
Nauerne with the Englysshemen yode vnto Meloon, where they by fauoure & strengthe
occupyed y He & all y coutrey which stretched towarde Byer, & warryd vpo the coutrey
towarde Gastenoys, & dyd therin moche harme aswell by fyre as otherwyse. And shortly
after syr lohfl Pyquegny & syr Robert his brother, which were capytaynys vnder the
kynge of Nauerne, made warre vpo the towne of Turnay & other townys of Pycardye, f<l- c*'-
& slewe many of the comon people, and toke prysoners of the gentylmen of that cou-
trey to the noubre of an C. & aboue, amonge the which f bysshop of Noyen was takyn,
& with y other ladde vnto a castell or towne callyd Creeyll, whereof the foresayde syr
Robert was capytayne, & so cotynued in doynge domage in dyuerse placis, as well nere
vnto Paris as ellys where. Duryng ^vhich warre thus made by the kynge of Nauerne &
his accessaryes, in the moneth of Septembre & begynnynge of the. ix. yere of kynge
lohn, the foresayde syr lohfi de Pyquygny layed his syege vnto the cytie of Amyas, & wan
within the bulwerkys of the same, so y the cytie was lyke to haue ben yelden vnto hym,
ne had ben y" rescous of the erle of Seynt Powle, whiche draue the sayde lohn & his
people a backe ; but y sayd syr lohn, with ayde of the Englysshemen, quytte hym so man-
fully, y he had the domynyon of all that coutrey of Bewuasyne, so y wyne nor no mar-
chaundyse myght passe to Tournay nor other townys there about, without his saufe co-
duyt or lycece : & in lyke maner syr Robert Knollys capytayne of the Englysshemen in
Brytayne, gatte there many holdys & townys, whiche I passe ouer. Vpon y. xxv. day
of Octobre, dyuerse of the burgeysys & rulers of the cytie "of Parys, as lohn Guyflfarde,
Nicholas Poret, and other to the noubre of. xix. personys, by the comaudemet of the
regent, were arestyd & sent vnto pryson, & so remaynyd by the space of. iiii. dayes ;
wherefore the fredys of the sayd prysoners yode vnto the prouoste of the marchauntis,
tha named lohn Culdoe, and requyryd hym to make laboure with other vnto y" regent,
than beynge at Louure, for the delyuery of theyr frendys, or at the lest to knowe the
cause of theyr inprysonement, which requeste the prouoste and other executyd. It was
answerid to the by the regent, that vpon the morowe he wolde be at theyr comon hall, where
before the comynalty the cause of theyr inprysonement shuld be sheuid, and if than the
cytezyns thoughte good to haue theym set at large, he wolde therwith holcle hym con-
tentyd. At whiche howre apoyntyd the regent came vnto y sayd hall, & there shewyd y
one named lohn Damyens, which had maryed y doughter of lohii llestable, one of y" sayd
prysoners, had causyd his sayd father and the other y they had allyed them with y kynge
of Nauerne contrary theyr allegeaunce, wherfore he thought they had deseruyd to dye j
but for v fauoure that he owyd vnto the cytie and to them, for they were of good sub-
staunce he wolde not do any thyng to them tyll they were enquerid of by theyr neygh-
bours. After the which declaracion thus made by the regent, euery man feryd to
speke any more for them, but sufferyd the lawe to haue his course; how be it I the ende
they were acquyted of jf treason, & fynallye delyueryd by the ende of the nexte moneth.
Vpon the thyrde daye of Decebre entryd into Parys, the cardynallys of Pierregort &
of Vrgell, to treate a Concorde & peace atwene the reget and the kynge of Nauerne ;
1 but
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but in conclusyon no thynge they sped of y tliey came for, wherefore they retournyd vnto
Auynyon ; in whiche retourne they were ronbyd of great substaunce, wherof Englysshe-
ineu bare the dysclauder. And thus tliis 'grudge hangynge atwepe the kynge & ihe reget,
jnauy robberyes & other harmys were done vnto dyuer.se townes in Fiaunee, to the great
enpouerysshynge of the people of y lande, & to the great enrychyng of such Englyssh-
inen as than were there at)ydynge in daylye wan is, bothe \V the kyng of Nauerne & also
isi Brytayn : for shortly alter this ^' foresayd syr Robert Knollys & other Englysshemen
wan the towne of Ancer & other, lyke as in the. xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde is before
more at legthe declared. In y moneth of May &. xix. day of y' same, y1 reget, for tydynges
whiche he hadde receyuyd from his father out of Englonde, by f reporte of $ archebys-
shop of Sens & other, assemblyd many of y good townys at Parys, but for j? ways were
so stoppyd by men of warre, he was fayne to tary tyll y. xxv. day of y" sayd moneth fo-
lowyng; at which seaso was shewyd to ^ people there asseblyd, y the kyng of Englade,
to bane a fynall cocorde w the kyng of Frauce, wolde haue, ouer & aboue his rausome,
y duchy of Normady, y duchy of Gayan, y duchye of Exa/ictis, $ cytie of Ageu, y" cytie
of Carbe, y cytie of Pierregort, the cytie of Lymoges, y' cytie of Caours, w all the dy-
ocis of y sayd cyties belongynge, the erledamys of Bygorre, of Poytiers, of Amowe', and
of May no, ot'Thorayne, ofjjouloyne, of Guynys, of Pounteissys or Ponntien, the townys
of Mounstruell, of Calays, and of Marquet, vV all appertenauntys to the sayde duchyes,
erledamys, cyties & townys belongynge, them to enioye & holde wout feawte 6r homage
for them doynge, with many other thynges to y kyng of Englondys great aduautage:
which tydynges were right displesaunt vnto all y company, in so moche y they answeryd
y the sayd treaty was neylher honorable nor profetable, & rather than the kynge shulde
bynde hym & his lande to suche incfMienyece, they wolde prepare to make sharpe warre
agayne Erglande, \V which answere the sayde assemble was dissoluyd. Vpo the. xxviii.
day of May, the regent reassemblyd y sayd people, where it was codyssedyd y the nobles
of the realme w a certeyn personys, euery man after his astate, shulde serue y regent I
his warrys by v space of a moneth, at theyr owne propre costys, & the cytie of Parys
grautyd to fynde to hym at theyr charge. vi.C. sperys, CCCC. archers, & a. M. of other
sowdyours; & for so moche as y other good townys wolde not graunt any subsydie, tyll
they had spokyn w theyr cotnynalties, therefore they were lycencyd to departe home, &
to brynge reporte agayne within, xiiii. dayes : at which season they shewyd vnto the re-
gent y theyr countreys were so pyllyd and wastyd by the kynge of Nauerne & Englysshe
men, y the people myght nothynge ayde hyrn as they thought to haue done, whcrfore
with rnoche peyne they grautyd to hyrn. viii. M. men for. iii. monethes. In y begynynge
ef y1 moneth of lunii, $ reget with a stroge power, sped hyrn towarde Meleon, where the
kynge of Nauerne laye >V his people, so y the kynge occupyed the coutrey towarde Byeir,
.& the reget y coutrey towarde Brye, where both hoostis thus lyinge, \vout notary feate
of warre, a treatye of accorde was yet agayne moued : at lengthe, by agrement of| Pary-
gyens, accordyd moche lyke vnto the former accorde cocludid at Parys, so that by me-
diacion of certeyn teporall lordys of both hoostis, y sayd pryncys agreed to mete at
Menlane, & there to conclude the sayde peace, where about the. xx. daye of August,. >V
hostage delyuyred vpon bothe partyes, the sayd pryncis mette, & after rode vnto Poyn-
lonse, where they wtre bothe lodgyd win the casteil, where bothe theyr counceylys were
ttssyuned to tuete for the perfyghting of tliis accorde; but so it was, that for suche landys
as shuld be assygned vnto ^ kyng, they cowde not agree, wherfore ^ regent, in coclusyon,
sent vnto the eile of Staps or Escamps, chargynge hym to sayey he, to jf entent to haue
hi'-* good wyll, had offeryd vnto hym resonable offers, which if he wold accepte, he wolde
be fayne therof, & if not he let hym vnderstonde that he shuld haue no peace w hym
whyle he lyued. By reason of whiche message, y1 couceylys on bothe partyes coceyued
•Angeou. edit. 1559.
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none other, but y this treaty shulde haue concludyd no amyte nor peace ; but howe it was /•/. £•*/«•
by couceyll & of his owne lyberalyte, wlm y kynge had degestyd this mater I his mynde
by all y nyght folowynge, he on y morowe sent Cory couceyll of y regent, & wyllyd theyiu
to shewe vntoy regent, y he cosyderyd well I his mynde y great dauger & mysery which
_y realme of France stode I; wherfore he, beyng of y naturall house of Frauce, & one of
y flouredelyce, ought to see f mayntenauce of y' honour of the same, & for that y to hym
no ruyne of the sayd realme shulde to hym, if any fell after, be arectyd. Therfore he was
cotentid to set a parte all such great offers & prornyses, as to hym before tyme had ben
offeryd Sc prornysed, & to holde hym onely contentyd w his owne right as he before tymes
had enioyed : & to the ende that this his wyll & pleasure myght to y people be knowen,
he wyllyd the reget y the people of y towne of Pountoyse shuld be assemblyd in y courte
of y castell, y he myght declare it to them in propre persone, the which accordyng to his
mynde was done, all which rehersall he made before the regent & comynaltye of the
towne, promysynge there to delyuer out of his possessyon all such townes, castellys and
holdys as he hadde wone, sen he stode enemye to y crowne of Fraunce, & to become
true subiecte vnto the kyng, & louynge neuewe and frendc vnto the regent from that dave
forewarde. Whereof the regent & all the coitions were very glad & ioyfull ; albe it y some
trustyd lytle to this accordc, nor yet to the contymictuce thereof, cosyderynge the many-
folde accordis which before tymes had ben atweue them concludid. After wliich accorde
thus endyd, the kynge with his people retournyd to Alenlant & the reget to Paris, ap-
poyntynge atwcne them to mecte at Paris y first day of Septembre next iblowyng. .
ACcordyng to the appoyntment made at Pountoyse atwene y kyng & the reget, vpon
the first day of Septembre & begynnyng of y. x. yere of kynge lohfl, the sayd kyng &
regent met at Parys, where atwene them was holden famylyer company & great kynde-
nesse shewyd vpon eyther partye : there also they coucevlyd how they shuld wstacle y'
kyng of Englonde, which entendyd to entre Fraunce shortlye after \V a stronge power ;
& after many amytes & freendely dealynges alwene them exccutyd, the kyng rode to
Meleon to delyuer y towne & castell into the regentys possessyon, as y story shewith.
But whan he was comyn thyther, were it \V his wyll or contrary, y sowdyours toke gre-
uouse tollys of all wynes & other inarchaiidysys y passyd y waye, which after was knowen
to be for the wage & sowde of the Nauaroys and Englysshemen, whiche helde the sayde
towne & castell, & so the Frenshemen were constraynyd to paye the wagys of theyr
enemyes, which greuyd them very sore, consyderynge y manyfolde harmys & pyllagis of
the before were receyued. And after y kyng had auoydid 5"say^ sowdyours, he departyd
& rode vnto Maiitc, leuynge Creyell I y possessyo of Englysshmen £ other ; £ ouer
theyse manyfolde myseryes & myscheuys thus fallynge in the realme of France, there fell
so great habudauce of water in the heruest season, y the corne was lost, so y it rose to
an hygh pryce, to the great damage of the comon people. And in the moneth of No-
uembre folowynge, the kynge of Englande, with prynce Edwarde and other many lordys,
with a stronge power, liidyd at Calays, & so percvd Frauce by Artoys, in Pycardy & Vermen-
doys, & subdued y coutres before hym tyll he came to lleynis, lyke as before is shewid in the.
xxxiiii. &. xxxv. yeres of kynge Edwarde, it with1 the tenour of the peace atwe the sayd
kynges of Englonde and Frauce is moreatlenglhe declaryd. The last day of the moneth
of Decembre, one Marten of Pysdo, burgeyse of Parys, was drawen vnto the place of
iugemet, & there vpon a scaffolde had first his armys cutte of, & after his leggys by the
thyes, & lastly his hede, & than he was quartered, & his. iiii. quarters sette vpo. iiii.
piyncypall gatis of the cytie, & his hede sette vpon the pyllory ; the cause of this iuge-
inent was, for so moch as one callyd Denysot Palmer, to whome he had dyscoueryd his
couceyll, & causyd hym to be as an accessary in all his workys, had accusyd hym, y the
all thys mater wyth the. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
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sayd Marten had agreed & couenauntyd with certeyne offycers & capytaynes of y" kyng
of Nauerne, jr they at a tyme appoynted shulde haue entryd the cytie of Parys, & to
haue slayne the regent & other, & to haue had the cyte at theyr rule & pleasure. And
so the season, than of the. x. yere, tyll the moneth of luly, passyd in f warrys & treaty
before towchyd, so that the. viii. day of luiy the Frenshe kyng landyd at Calays, & there
taryed as prysoner tyll the. xxv. daye of Octobre folowinge, as before in the. xxxiiii. yere
of kyng Edwarde is more playnly shewid. Than vpon the. xxix. day of Octobre, & be-
gynnynge of his. xi. yere, kyng lohn came to Seynt Omers, where they" taryed tyll the.
iiii. daye of Nouembre, & the. xi. day of December he came vnto Seynt Denys, where
vnto hym vpon the. xii. daye came the kyng of Nauerne, which had not seen hym sen he
•was delyuerid from pryson, & brought with hym certeyn hostagys which the Freshe kyng
had sent vnto hym for his sauegarde, puttynge hym holy in the Freshe kynges grace &
mercy. And vpo the morowe folowynge he was newely sworne vnto the kynge, to be his
trewe & feythfull sone & subgecte, & the kynge agayne vnto hym to be his kynde father,
& good & gracyous soueraygne lorde, & fourthew were sworne the duke of Normandy,
.& Phylyp brother vnto the sayd kyng of Nauerne, to meynteyne allcouenautys made &
to be made atwene the sayde. ii. kynges, so y they were fynysshyd & concludyd by the.
xviii. day of lanuary nexte folowyng. And soone after retournyd the sayd kyng of Na-
uerne vnto Maunt, £ kynge lohn vpon the. xiiii. daye of Deceber \v great tiyumphe
was receyuyd into Parys; & wlran he was comyn vnto his paleys, the prouoste of mar-
chauntis, with certeyne burgeysys of the cytie, in the name of the comynaltye of the
same, presentyd hym with a present to the value of a. M. marke sterlynge. VpoaTuys-
day beynge the first day of luly, was foughten a batayll at Parys atwene. ii. knyghtys,
•where f the appellaunt was namyd syr Foukes Dorciat, & the defedaut syr Maugot Maw-
bert, which appellaunt was sore vexyd with a feuer quarteyne ; by reason whereof & of
the great hete y that day apperyd, after longe fyght the sayd appellant lyght from his
horse for his refresshement : wherfore his frendis of liym were I great dowte, but his ene-
inye was also so sore trauaylyd, y what for hete & laboure he was also ouercome, and
was lykely to haue fallen frome his horse, &, or he myght be taken downe, heswownyd&
. dyed. Wha syr Fowkis was ware of the feblenesse of his enemye, anon as he myght, he
dressyd hym on fote towarde his aduersary, and fande hym starke dede, which by lycence
of y kyng was after had out of y feelde & secretly buryed, & the sayd syr Fowkys, for
feblenesse, was by his frendis ladde vnto his lodgynge. In the. xii. yere of kyng John, &
xxi. daye of Nouembre, Phylyp duke of Burgoyn, erle of Artoys, of Aluerne, & of Bo-
loygne, a chylde of the age of. xiiii. yeresor lesse, dyed at a towne nerc vnto Rome callyd
Guyon; by reason of whose deth kynge lohn as nexte heyre had alter possessyon of all
fit. CMU;. the sayd lanclys, & toke possessyon therof shortly after. In the. xiiii. yere of the revgne
of kyng lohn, and thyrde daye of lanuary, he for specyall causys hym mouyng, as for
the enlargynge of his sone the duke of Orleauce and other yet pledgys for his raunsome,
he toke shyppynge at Boleyne, and so saylyd into Englande, and arryued at Douer the.
vi. day of the sayd moneth, and after yode to Eltham, and from thens was conueyed vnto
Lodon, as before is shewyd in the. xxxvii. yere of kyng Edwarde. In tyme of whose
there beynge, syr Barthran.de Glaycon made, warre vpo the kyng of Nauerne, and wan
from hym the towne of Maul in Normandy, and by the duke of Normandy soone after
was wonne from the sayde kynge the towne of Menlence, wkhin the whiche were taken
dyuerse Parvsyens, that shortlye after for theyr infydely te were put in execucion at Parys, and
thus the warre atwene y^ kynges of Fraunce& Nauerne was newely begonne. Than kynge
John, beyngas before is sayde in Englande, a greuouse malady toke hym in the begynnynge
of Marche, of the whiche he dyed at London vpon the. viii. daye of Aprell folowinge, and so
with great honoure and solempnyte conueyed to the sees syde, & there shypped, and then in
•he.
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processe caryed into Fraunce, where vpon the. vii. day of May, and yere of our Lord
God. M.CCC.lxiiii. lie was soiempnely enteryd in y monastery of Seynt Denys, when
he hadde reygnyd. xiii. yeres. vii. monethes and odde dayes, leuyuge after hym thre
sonnys, that is to say Charlys, which was kyng after hyni, Lewys and Phylyp.
CArolus or Charlys the. vi. of y name, or. v. after some wryters, the eldest sone of
kynge lohn, beganne his reygne ouer the realme of Fraunce the. ix. daye of Aprell, in
the begynnynge of the yere of our Lorde God. M.CCC.lxiiii., & the. xxviii. yere of Ed-
warde the. iii. than kynge of Englonde, and was crowned with dame lane his wyfe, at
liaynes, the. xix. daye of May folowyng. In this first yere. syr Barthran de Glaycon
lieutenaut of the sayd Charlys in Normfidy, fought \V a capitayne of the kyng of Na-
tierne nainyd le Captall de Buefte, nere vnto a place callyd Cochcrell, nere vnto the crosse
of seynt Lyeffroy, in which fight y sayd Captall was scofyted & great noubre of his
people taken & slayen, & hym selfe chasvd & taken, for whom y Freshe kyng gaue after
vnto y sayd syr Barthra y erledam of Longcuyle; & whan he had receyuyd hym, he sent
hym vnto a stroge pryson callyd y Merchy I Meaux. At Myghelmas folowynge, the duke
of Brytayne, syr Charlys de Bloyes, & syr John de Moutfort, sone & heyre of y fore
named syr lohn Moutforde before dede, (which by a longe season bothe father & the
sone had holde warre w the sayd syr Charlvs,) met in playen batayll, in y which, as before
is shewed in y. xxxvjii. yere of kyng Edwarde, the sayde syr Charles was slayen, & dy-
uerse noble men of Frauce w hym. In y moneth of lunii, and seconde yere of this
Charlys, an other accorde was yet concluded atwene this Charlis and the kynge of Na-
uerne, by reason of whiche accorde y Captall of BuefF was clereiy delyuered, & Maiijt
& Menlene agayne also to y kynge restored ; & ouer that to y kyng of Nauerne wag
geuyn, for a recopensmet, the erledo of Longeuyle, whiche, as aboue is sayd, y Frenshe
]<ynge had geuen vnto syr Barthran de Glaycon, for to haue the~Captall to his prysoner :
and also to the sayd kynge of Nauerne was gyuen y lordshyppe of Moutpyller. And in
y moneth of Februarii began the warre in Spayne, where prynce Edwarde ayded Peter
kyng of that lande, as before is shewed in the. xl. &. xlii. yeres of kynge Edwarde. In
the. iiii. yere, the pease atwene y kynges of Englonde & of Frauce began to breke, by
ineanys of the erle of Armenake & other, as in y the. xlii. yere of kynge Edwarde is
befqre shewed. And in y moneth of Decembre, & the sayde yere, the quenc was lyghted
of a man chylde in the hostell of seynt Paule, the whyche was after cristened w excedyng
solempnite ouer other before passed, I y churche of seynt Paulc in Parys 5'- vi. daye of
l)ecebre of the cardynall of Parys; to who me were godfaders the erles of Mountmer-
cncy & of Diipmartyn, &godmoder lane quene of Euroux, & bare y name of Charlys
after the erle of Mountmerecy. In y. v. yere of this Charlys he called his coucell of
parlyamet at Paris, duryng y- which the appellacyos of y erle of Armenake & other pur-
posed ageyn prince Edwarde were publysshed & rad, & y answeris of y sayd prynce
vppo y sayd appellacyons made, which I ouer passe for length of the matier ; but y" con-
clusion was, y the prynce had broken y peas & couenauntis of y same, as they there
demyd : wherfore all suche townes & holdes as y Frenshe kynge had gotten, he shuld the
reteyne, & make warre vpon y Jcynge of Englonde for y recouery of y other. Where-
vppon kyng Charlys in y moneth of luly folowynge, rode vnto Roan & there ryggyd his
nauy, entendyng, as sayth y Frenche history, to haue made warre vppo Englonde, & to
haue sent thydder his yongeste brother, Philippe than duke of Bourgoyne, \V a stroge
army ; but whyle he was there besyde abowte his purpose, the duke of Lancastre arryued
with a stronge power at Charlys1, and so passed Tyrwyn and so vnto Ayr: wherefore
fcyng Charlys the chaunged his purpose, & sente his sayde brother into those parties.
Then by that season that the sayd duke was preparid with his people, the Englysshemc
* Caleys.
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were comyn vnto Arde, & the Frencheme sped them in suche wyse y they logged theym,
the. xxiiii. day of Auguste, vppo y moutayne of Tournehawe nere vnto Arde, so that
both hoostes were lodged within an Englysshe myle, atwene whom were dayly bekerynges
& small skyrmysshes ; all whiche season y Frenche kynge taryed styll abowte Rowan.
Then y. kyng of Nauerne, which by a long season had dvvellyd in Nauerne, came by shyp
into Constantyne, & sent vnto kyng Charlys that, if he were so pleasyd, he wolde gladlye
come vnto hym for to shewe to hym his mynde ; wherefore the kynge sent vnto hym as
hostagys, the erle of Salebr.uge, the deane of Parys, with. ii. other noble men, the which
the kvnge of Nauerne wolde not accepte. In the moneth of Septembre, & vpon the.
xii. day, when the duke of Burgoyne had lyen, as before is sayd, nere vnto y Englysshe
hooste, he that daye remoued his people, and so went vnto Ilesden, and y Englysshe
f,i.e.xilu. hoost, remoued to Caux and other placis, as before I. haue shewid to you in the. xliii.
yere of kynge Edwarde, with other thynges apperteynynge vnto the same mater. And, in
the sayde moneth of Septeber, kynge Charlis nmnnyd and vytaylyd certeyn galeys and
other shyppes, and sent them into Walys & so to haue entryd into Englonde, but they
retourned with lytle worshyp, notwithstandynge that he had ii. noble men of Walys named
Owan & lames Wynne', whiche made to hym faste promesse of great thynges, by rea-
son y they were enemyes vnto the kynge of Englonde. For this and for other chargys,
y kynge callyd a conuocacion of the temporalte Sc spiritualte at Paris, where, to meyn-
teyne his warrys, was grautyd to hym of all thynge bought & solde, excepte vytayle, the.
iiii. peny, so y all thyng that was solde by retayle, the seller shuld pay y exaccion, & that
which was solde by great, the byer shulde paye the sayde exaccyon, & the spiritualte
graunted a dyme to be payed in. ii. halfe yeres, £ the lordis and gentylmen were stynted
at certeyne men*, after the value of theyr ladys. In y moneth of February y kyng sent
vnto the kynge of Nauerne, tha beinge at Chierbourgth, certeyne messyngers to parfyght
an amyte atwene the, lest he toke party agayne hym with the Engly&hemen ; but this
treaty contynued a longe season, so that in the. vi. yere, and moneth of luny, the kyng
of Nauerne hauynge suffyciet hostagis, came to the Frenshe kyng to Vernon, where, in
conclusyon, the kynge of Nauerne made his homage vnto y Freshe kyng, and became
there his feodary, whereof the Frenshemen made moche ioye. After whiche accorde,
the sayde kynge of Nauerne y thyrde day folowynge toke his leue of the kynge, and so
rode vnto Enroux. All whiche season y warre was contynued by Englysshemen within
y realme of Fraunce & prouynce of Brytayne, as before is expressyd in the. xliiii. xlv.
and. xlvi. yeres of kynge Edwarde. In the. vii. yere, and moneth of August, the duke
of Braban, xvith many nobles of France, mette in playne batayll with the duke of luyllers
and the duke of Guellre; in which batayll, after cruell fyght, the duke of Braban was
chasyd, & vpon his syde slayen the erle of seynt Poule w many other noble men, which
the story nameth not, and vpo the other syde was also slayeu, y duke of Guellre with
many other vpon that partye.
IN the. xi. yere of kynge Charlys & moneth of May, he asseblyd his great counceyll
of parlyamet at Parys, where, amoge many actis made for the weale of his realme, he
with assent of his lordys and comos there assemblyd, enactyd for a lawe after that daye to
be cotynued, y all heyres^to the crowne of Fraunce theyr faders beynge dede, may be
crownydas kynges of Frauceso soone as they attayne vnto the age of. xiiii. yeres. And
in this yere was the treatye of peace laboured by the. ii. cardynallys sent from the pope3,
as before is shevvyd in the. xlix. yere of kynge Edwarde ; after whiche treatye not concludvd,
the kynge of Englonde lost dayly of his landis in Fraunce, for in the moneth of August
t folowynge, the duke of Ef rry, the duke of Angeow, and other many lordys to them
assygncd in dyuerse placys, as in Guyan, Angeow, and Mayn, gate and wan from y
' Guinn«. edit. 1559. * a certairitie. edit. 1559. 3 Bishop of Rome. edit. 4542. 1559.
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Englysshemen many coutreys, townes, and castellys, as Pierregrot, Rouerge, Caoursyn,
Bigorre, Basyndas, Berregart, Daymet, with many other townys £ holdis, which wolde
aske a longe leysour to reherce, to y- nouber of. vi. score &. xiiii. what of townes, castellys,
& other holdis, which in short whyle were wonne from the Englysshemen in the partyes
of Fraunce and Brytayne. In the. xiii.yere of this Charlys, the emperour of Rome and
Almayne named Charlys the. iiii. of that name, came into Frauce by Cambray, to do
certeyne pylgrymagys at Seynt Denys and ellyswhere, and sowasconueyed with honorable
men, as the lorde of Cousy and other, vnto Seynt Quyntyne, where he taryed Cryste-
masse daye, and after he was conueyed to a towne callyd En or Ewe, and from thense to
Noyen, & then to Compeygne, where he was mette \V the duke of Burbon and other
nobles: then he rode to Senlys, where he was mette with y" dukys of Berry & of Bur-
goyne, bretherne of the Frenshe kynge, and many other, as bisshoppys & other lordys :
and ye shall vnderstande that all suche as rode in the comgianyes of theyse foresayd dukys,
except bysshoppis and preestis, rode in theyr lyuereys ; as f company fyrst of the duke of
Burbon brother vnto yquene, to y nouber of. CCC. men, were all cladde in whyte and
blewe ; the company of the. ii. other dukis the noubre of. v. C. men in blacke and russet ;
that is to meane, the erlys and other lordys in cloth of golde, y knyghtys in veluet, the
gentylmen in damaske and satyne, and the yemen in clothe. Then from Senlys he was
brought vnto Louuris, where mette w hym the duke of Barre with a companye of. CC.
horse, and his companye cladde in grene and redde ; and frome thens he was had to Seynt
Denys vpon the thyrde day of lanuary, whyther the kyng sent to hym a chare rycheiy
garnysshed, for so moche as he was vexyd with the gowte, and the quene sent to hym an
horse lytter with. ii. whyte palfreys, where he was also mette with a great copany of
bysshoppys and other spyrytuall men, as abbortis, pryours & other, & tnryed there, ii.
dayes. Vpo the v. day of lanuarii, beyng Moday, he rode toward Paris ; but or he
were halfe a myle from Seynt Denys he was mette vV the prouost of f marchautys with a
copany of. xv. C. horse, y cytezyns beyng cladde in whyte and vyolette, and so rode before
hym tyll he came to Parys. Whan the kynge was warned that he was nere the tytie, he
lepte vpo a whyte palfrey, and accompanyed with many lordys and other, to the noumbre
of a M. men, all his housholde seruauntys beyng cladde in one lyuercy of browne, blewe
and darke tawny, & the seruauntys of the dolphyn of Vyen in blewe and cremesyne,
euery man after his degre ; and so the kyn^e with his company rnette with the emperoure
at y myle without the towne callyd the Wynde Mylle ;' where, after due salutys made,
eyther vnto other, the Frenshe kynge put the emperour vpo his ryght hande, and toke
the kyng of Romayns, sone vnto the emperour, vpo his lefte hande : and so the Frenshe
kynge rydynge in the myddys, passyd thoroughe the hygh stretys, of Parys tyll they came
to the kynges palays, where he was lodgyd with all .honour, and after festyd with f kynge
& yquene by the space of. xvi. dayes; whiche terme endyd, lyke as with all honoure he
was conueyed into the liide, so with great honoure and ryche gyftys he was agayne
conueyed out of the lande. In the moneth of February folowynge & the. vi. daye, dyed ,
y quene of Fraunce, in the hostell of seynt Poule in Parys, & after buryed with great
solempnyte and honour in the monastery of Seynt Denys. In y- moneth of Marche the
kyng receyuyd letters from certeyn lordys of his lande, in y1 which was coteygnyd y the
kyng of Nauerne had imagenyd & cospyred w one laquet [de Rue his chauberleyn, for
to poyson hym, the which laquet]1 was than comyn into Fraunce to execute his cursyd
purpose. Wherfore the Frenshe kynge layed such wayte for hym y he was takyn, &
founden vpon hyrn a byll of certeyn instruccions howe he shuld behaue hytnselfe in ac-
coplysshyng his euyll porpose, Tha he was brought vnto the kynges presence, to whom /«/• C.xliin,
he confessy'd the circumstance of all his treason to be done at the commaundement and
couceyll of the kynge of Nauerne. Soone after the eldest sone of the kynge of Nauerne,
'that wa$. edit. 1542. 1559.
3X2 whiche
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whiche was newely cumyn into Normandy, sent vnto kynge Charlys, shewynge to hyna
y, if it were his pleasure, he wolde gladlye conae vnto his presence for to speke with hym,
withy he myght haue a sure safe conduyt for hym & all s-ucne as he shuld bryng with hym-;.
the which to hym was granted, & vpo the same came vnto Selys, where the kynge than
was : & after he had comoned a season with j kynge, he made to hyrn request for the de-
lyuere of the foresayd laket de Rue, laying for hym sundry excusys ; but wha the kyng
had causyd y sayd laket to be brought for the before the sayd sone of the kynge of
Nauerne, namyd syr Charlis, he auouchyd suche thynges before hym that he cowde -not
denaye but y his father had comyttyd many & siidry treasons, aswell agayn kynge lohn,
as nowe agayne kyng Charlys his sone : wherfore after dyuerse assembles & couceyllys
hadde vpon this mater, the kyng & the sayd syr Charlys agreed, y all suche townys &
holdys as the sayde kynge of Nauerne had within Normady, shuld be delyueryd vnto the
duke of Burgoyne to the Frensh kynges vse. And for that promesse shuld be trulye par-
fourmyd, the kynge firste sware the sayde syr Charlys, and after many of the capytaynes
whiche had the rule of the sayde townes £ castellys: and for so moche as the sayde syr
Charlys had there present with hym a capytayne namyd syr Fernande de Oyens, in whose
guydynge many of the sayd holdys than were, & suspectyd hym that he wolde not per-
fourme the sayd promesse, therfore he causyd hym to be arestyd, and to be had vnto
pryson tyll the holdys, beynge vndre his guydynge, were clerely delyuered. Vpo which
agrement thus concludyd and sworne, y duke of Burgoyne, with the sayd syr Charlys,
and also the sayd syr Fernande as a prysoner, was sent into Normandye w a conuenyent
army, where with awe £ fauoure the dnke in processe of tyme had to hym delyuered all
suche townys and holdys as the kyng of Nauerne there had, except the towne and. castell
of Chirebourgth. In whiche passe tyme & season was also takyn, in a towne callyd
Bretnell, a secretary of the kynge of Nauerne, with certeyne wrytynges beinge in a
coffer within the chamber ; by reason of whiche wrytynges, £ also by the cunfessyon cf
the party, many mo thynges concernynge the confessyon of laket de Rue was tha many-
festyd and approued : whiche secretarye was namyd master Peter de Tertre, a Frenshe-
man borne, but he had seruyd the kyng of Nauerne by y more terme of his lyfe. Vpon
this cdfessyon made and wryten by the sayd secretary, the kynge callyd his court of
parlyament, durynge the whiche both the sayde master Peter, &also the sayd laket wero
brought before the lordys and comons, where theyr confessyo-ns were redde, and they
examyned vpon euery artycle of the same, and aftermyd all theyr former sayinges : where-
fore shortlye after, by auctoryte of that courte, they were deniyd to dye for theyr treasons^
and so were hangyd and hedyd, and theyr. viii. quarters hagyd at sundry gates and placya
of Parys. And whan the kynge had receyuyd into his possessyon the foresayd holdys
belongynge vnto y" kynge of Nauerne, the whiche so often had rebellyd agayne his father
and hym, he was couceylyd by his lordys, that he shulde throwe to grounde dyuerse of the
sayde castellys, lest the kynge of Nauerne them recoueryd agayne, £ by meane of theyr
forcys wrought vnto hym £ his realme new displeasurys ; by reason of which coiiceyil, y
kyng made euen with y groude these fortressys folowynge, first, the castell of Bretnell,
of Dorlet, of Beaumount le Roger, of Pacy Darnyet & cloysters of the same, the towre £
castell of Nogent le Roye, the castell of Enroux, the castell of Fount Andemer, the castell of
Mortaygne, & of Ganraux or Ganray, with other in the countrey of Constatyne, but
the towne Chirebourgth remaynyd styll I the possessyon of y Nauaroys, the which, w
ayde of Englysshemen, was kepte from the Frenshe kyng, & the forenamed syr Farnande
was contyrmaudyd to pryson, for so moche as he was capytayne of the same towne, thynk-
yng in hym defaute that the sayde towne was not delyueryd w y other.
IN f. xiiii. yere of this Charlys Sc moneth of August, tydyngcs came vnto hy,m of the
scysme which was begunne I the Church of Rome; for after the deth of the. xi. Gregory,
which dyed in the moneth of Aprell fore passyd, by meane of y Frenshe cardynallys,
which
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which were. xi. in nofibre, after y other Italyen cardynallys, with other of theyr aflfynyte;
hadelectyd& cliosen a Napolytan & archebysshop of Barre, y Frenshe cardynallys with
y eleccyon not beynge cotetyd, with suche as fauoured theyr party, denoucyd & publysshed
one named Robert, cardynall of Basyle, Sc named hym Clemet the. vii. where y first,
was named Vrban the. vi. Of y maner of this scysme somewhat I haue shewyd to you in-
y. Hi. yere of Edwarde the iii. ; but to expresse y certeynte of this scysme, trouth it is, y
after y deth of y forenamyd. xr. Gregory, y cardynallys beyng in y coclaue or couceyll
chaubre, where y pope1 is accustomyd to be chosen, y Uomayns beynge I harnesse, made
suche exclarnacios vp5 y cardynallys beyng in y coclaue, for to haue an Italian pope', that
V cardynallys, for fere to be slayne, electid & chase one namyd Bartholmew, a Napolytan'
& archebisshop of Barre, & named Vrba y. vi. ,' but this, after he was admyttid, was so
proude &so cobrous, y he rulyd all by wyll & nothyng by ryght or goodlye ordre of reason
or concience: wherfore the cardynallys beynge repetaunt of y that they had done, a
certeyne of them beyng in y cytie of Fondes, the. xx. day of Scptembre electyd & chase
an other namyd Robert, cardynall of Basyle, &, named hym Clement the. vii. & by theyr
auctorytees pubblysshed hym for very pope1, & dysalowed y other before chosen. But
the Romaynys wolde not therunto be agreable, but helde them vnto theyr former pope',
with whom also helde y prouyncis of Germany & Pannony, with y more parte of Italy:
& with y laste chosen pope1 helde Frauce, Spayne, Cateloyne, & Englode, & thus began;
the scysme which cotynued by y terme of. xxxix. yere after. In y. xv. yere of kynge
Charlys, he, for so moche as syr lohnde Mountforte, duke of Brytayn, toke partye with
y Englysshemen agayn hym, & wolde not appere at suche dayes as to hyrn were assygned,
therfore the sayde kyna Charlys sent into the duchye of Brytayne (to sease y lade into f
kynges hadis,) y duke of Burbon, syr Lewys de Sancer marshall of Frauce, syr lohn de
Vyenne, ad my rail of Fraunce, & syr Berian* de Ryuyer his chamberleyne, with other
men of name, with a great copeny of men of arrays, y whiche at theyr comyng into
Brytayn fande y coutrey all othenvyse dysposyd than they supposyd, for where as they at
theyr comynge thought to haue receyuyd y possessyon of the townys & castellys in peasy--
ble wyse, they were deuayed & playnlye ansvveryd y they were sworne to' theyr duke to
bere to hym trewe fydelyte & seruyce, which they entedyd toobserue & kepe. With which,
answerey sa.yd duke & his company were fayne to returne vnto y Freshe.kyng, y which
shortly after sent thyther y duke of Angeou with a stroge army to warre vpon y countrey.
In whiche season syr lohnde Moutfort, heryngof the Frenshe kynges entent, arryuyd in
Brytayne w a copany of Englysshe archers, to whom drewe suche multytude of Brytons,
y the duke of Angeou was fayne to retourne into Frauce without worshyp there tha wynyng.
In the moneth of Oetobre, y Flemyngys of Gaut Sc other, for greuouse exaccion vpo
them set, rebellyd agayn theyr erle, & slew his baylly & oft'ycer assygnyd by the erle to
gather his tollys, and alter besiegyd other townys which toke party vv the erle agayne them,
as Audenarde, Terrernode, & other: wherof herynge, y duke of Burgoyn, whose
doughter the sayde duke had maryed, assemblyd his Burgonyons & sped hym into y
marchys of Flanders, and so layed his siege vnto Tourney ; but y Flemynges defedyd y
duke in suche wyse y the duke was agreable to fell to a treaty ; in the which it was first
accordid & agreed y the erle, at y requeste of y duke, shuW pardon & forgyue clerely to his
subiectis all offencys by them to hyrn done before y daye, &also y he shall graut vnto the all
theyr former lyberties & pryaylegys in as ample & large wyse as they had them grautyd at
his first comynge in, & to maynteyn Sc vpholde theyr auciet customys, & to rule them after
y same ; secondaryly, if any letters haue ben made & sealyd cotrary theyr pryuylegys
sen y tyme of this rebellyon, y the erle frhall reuoke theyrn & cancel! them for euer ;
thyrdely, that all such capitaynys of Almayne as at this tyme haue ben in y dukys or
erlys wagis agayn y Flemyngis shalbe solempnlye sworner y f°r any hurt or harme by
? Byshop of Rome. edit. 1547. 1559- * Bryan, edit. 1542. 1559.
theym
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theym in this warre receyuyd, they nor none of theyr nacio, as farre as they may lette it,
shall not hurt nor harme any man of y coutrey of Flauders at any tyme hereafter in
reuegemet of this warre ; and fourthlye, y of. iiii. of y best townes of Flauders. xxv.
men to be chose by y burgeysys of y same, y which shall haue correccyon of all defautys
not towchvnge lyfe & deth done by y Flemynges ; & also to haue power to correcte all
suche as be foude culpable of yerlys couceyll incoplayntis or orl'encis crymynall; fyftely,
y the sayd. xxv. persones shall haue auctoryte & power to make inquysicio from yere to yere
of ygouernauce ofj lade, & what fawtis ben to them presentid, as ofte as. xiii. of the be
syttyng together Tone councevll, they shall haue full power to geuesetece vpo y same, & y
sentece to be obeyed wout interrupcio, and what by them issentesyd y erle to vpholdeand
maynteynewall his myght and power ;sixtelye, it was desyryd, but notconcludyd, yfor so-
moche asy towne of Audeuarde & ofTerrernoude toke partye agayne theyr neyghbours, y
the wallys of them in certeyne placys shuld be euenyd vv the groude, I tokyn of theyr vnna-
turall dealynge ; and seucihlye & lastlye it was cocludyd y the prouost of Hrugys shuld
after y day be put out of y- erlys counceyll, & not after therunlo to be admyttyd wout
cosent of y forenamyd. xxv. persones: all which artycles were agreed vnto y erle1, and
passyd & auctory?yd by his lettre & seale, albe it this accorde cotynued noo whyle as here
after shall apere. In y. xvi.yere & moneth of Octobre, y inhabytautis of y cytie or towne
of Moutpyller, in y countrey of Laguedoke, for an inposycion or ayde y was put to them
by y duke of Angfou, arose by one accorde agayne the mynysters & couceyllours of f
duke, (whiche duke was lewtcnaut generall vnder his brother the Freshe kyng,) & wou.t
reason or dyscressyon, in theyr furye & rage, slewe syr Guyllyam Poncell knyght &
chauceller to the duke, syr Ciuy Dessesyke stuarde of Rouerge, maister Arnolde gouer-
noure of Moutpyller, maister lamys de Chayny secretary to the duke, & many other
oft'ycers & seruautis of the sayd duke, to y noubre of. Ixxx. persones; & wha they had
them slayne, as tyrautis, not beyng cotent w that cruelnesse, but threwe y dede bodyes
into dyueis foule & stynkynge pyttis, not sufferyng them to be buryed as Cristen men
shulde. Whereof whan knowlege was brought vnto the duke, he was there\v greuously
amoued, & made his othe y he shuld punysshe them to y fere & example of all other,
& therupo gatheryd his peo[)le for to reuege this cruell dede. Wha ^ rumour of this
myscheuouse dede was somedealc apeasyd, & the wyse men & aucient of y towne had
degestyd this habty & cruell dedo, & lokid vpo y' ende therof, the they were appallyd in
theyr myndis, & were very repetaut of y dede y they had done. And wha they had cosy-
fleryd all thynges as y dede detestable of itselfe, y great myght of y duke, and ouer y
the ayde which shuld to hym be geuen of the kyng, they coceyuyd well there was no re-
medy but to seche for meanys of mercye & grace, for opteynyng wherof they made dy-
uerse wayes to the duke, but none wolde be accepted : lastly, in the moneth of lanuarii,
wha y duke had preparyd all thynges necessary to y warre, he toke his iourney
towarde the sayde towne of Moutpiler, ledynge \V hym a stronge boost of men of armys,
vtteily entedynge to subuerte y towne & to dystroye y more parte of y people : wherof
berynge, y people ofy towne toke theyr aduyce & orderid the as foloweth: first they sent
out agayn hym dyuerse offycers of the kynges, suche as they knewe were I his fauoure, &
ordeyned them to be in a place, and there knelynge to aske grace & mercy for the towne,
secodaryly, they sent the cardynall of Albany ; & thyrdely, all the collagys & men of re-
ligion, as well nunys as other ; & fourthly, they sent y- estudyautys of y- lawe, canon &
cyuyle, and also of medycyne or physyke : all beynge set vpo eyther syde of the waye
where y duke shuld passe, &, knelynge vpon theyr kneys, shuld crye wout ceasyng " mercy,
gracyous prynce, mercy." Tha after theyse were set y cosuls or rulers of the towne in gownys
wout theyr clokis, vngyrde, euery man w acorde about his necke. hauyngw them the keyis
of y cytie ; & at y entre of the cytie stode y women w the maydens of the same, and all
* by the erle.
men
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men chylderne which were vnder the age of. xiii. yeres, & atwene $ age &. vi. yercs, were
set next alter y studyaiitis foresayd. Wha this innumerable people was thus ordryd, &
eueryche taught in what wyse they shulde. beliaue them, vpo the. xxv1. day of January,
about y howre of. iii. the duke w his people approchid y^ towne, & beholdyng y multy-
tude & the lamentable crye, was somewhat inouyd w copassyon, £ so holdynge his waye
mette w the sayd cardynall, y' which, after couenyent salutacion vnto hyin made, shewyd,-
y as a legat & messy nger he was sent vnto hym from pope1 Clemet y. vii. requyryng of
hym pardon for y towne £ people of Moiitpiller, admonestyng hym farther in y sayd
popys' behalfe, y what so euer punysshemet he dyd vnto y' towne, y he shuld absteyne
hym from y shedynge of Cristen blode, & specyally of suche as he myght knowe was
innocet of y dede : to which message y duke gaue none answere, but toke the cardynall
vpon his right hande, and so rode forth together, where euer y people knelvd on cvther
syde of the way, & cryed lamentably " mercy, gracious prynce, mercy ;" & so passyd tyll he
came where the cosuls stode, which knelynge ofFerid vnto hym y keyes of y towne : but
he, as though he regardyd the not, cast his loke from the, £ comaundid y senesshall of
Beaucayr to receyue y sayd keyes, & so passyd on tyll he cam vnto y copany of worne,
which relentyd his stony herte to see the great larncntacyon they made with theyr wofull
crye ; wherefore to be rydde of them, he cailyd vpo his fore ryders to passe on more
faster, so y lastly he came to his lodgynge.
WHan the duke was comen vnto his lodgynge, anon he comaudyd all the offycers of F,t.c.xhf.
the towne, with the cosulat or rulers of the same, vnto a place called Seynt Germayne ; £
the gatys of y place he toke to be watchyd with men of armys ; & vpo the morowe fo-
lowynge comaundyd all the armoure and artylery belongyng vnto y towne, to be brought
to a place by hym assygned, & there to be kept by his offycers. Then the cardynall
came agayn vnto the duke, £ brought with hym dyuerse doctours of dyuynyte £ other,
which made vnto hym assyduat labour for mercy to be shewyd vnto the towne, & to the
inhabytauntys of the same, but all they cowde gette no graunte of hym, but that as vpon
the morowe they shuld knowe the sentence that he wolde gyue vpon the towne £ inha-
bytanntys of the same ; & for that sentence myghte be well vnderslandyn of the people, c5-
maudytl that at after noone a scaft'olde to be made i the chefe place or strete of the towne,
where upon y morowe, beyng the. xxvii. day of January, dyuerse of y dukys couceyll
beyng vpon the sayd scaffolde, & the people of the towne beynge there present, as well
prysoners as other, after a ionge oracion made by the dukys chauceiler, of y great &
heynous dede lately there done by the inhabytauntys of y towne, for the whiche correc-
cyon temporall myghte not be to greuouse, albe it that the duke at the comaundement of
the pope1, £ requeste of his legat & cardynall there present, had mytygate or lessyd the
punysshernent, as after shulde well appere by declaracyon of the sentence folowynge.
After which protestacyon, y sentence was proclaymed as foloweth : fyrst, the comynalty
of the towne for theyr rebellyon £ dysobedyence agayne y prynce done, shulde paye
vnto the kyng. vi. score. M. frakes : a frake is worth, li.s. sterl'. & so y towne shuld be
chargyd w. Ix.M. //., & ouer y to pay all such costys & chargys as y duke had spent by
occasyo of this iournay : secodaryly. vi.C. persones of the towne, suche as myght be
tryed moost culpable in this offence, shuld suffre deth, y is to witte. CC. to be hangyd
with chaynys, CC. to be behedyd, (and theyr hedis to be sent vnto dyuerse good towny*
of Fraunce,) & the other. CC. suche as of the. vi.C. shalbe foude moost gyltye of the
begynynge of y ryot, sliuld be brent, & that they & also J other. CC. which shuld be
han«yd shuld be caryed vnto dyuerse good townys of Frauee, & tliere to-haue theyr execu-
cion to the vtter fere & terrour of all other, & all theyr goodys to be forfaytyd to the kynge:
thyrdely. ii. gatys of the towne, such as the duke wolde appoynt, with y wallys & towrys
1 xv. edit. 1559. * the bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 the bishop of Romcs. edit. 1542. 1559».
stildyng
•528 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II.
stiidyng atvycne the sayd gatys, to be made playne w the groude, & the dyke of y towne
to be fyllyd w y same : fourthly, all maner of ordenauce & abylymentys for warre be-
Jon<iyng to y towne to be foifayted vnto y kyng: fyftely, y comynalty ofy cytie to buylde
a ciiapell, & to eiulowe it w so inoche ifide as myght fyade. vi. preestis therein to synge
for euer, & to praye for y soulys of y persones before slayne,.£ y bodyes whiche they
had throwe before into y foule & stynkyng pyttis, y consul! & chefe rulers of y towne
ehuld vpo theyr propre backys brynge them vnto the sayde chapelK, & there cause them
soleply to be enterryd : sixtly, y all such goodis as y sayd personys so slayne had, win y
towne or ellys were, spoylyd by the sayde cytezyns, y it shulde be restoryd vnto y wyues
or next kynesfolkis of them so dexle. Wha y proclamacion of this sentence was endyd,
there was an exclamacion & cryinge of mercy, & such sorowe and lamentynge made of
y people, y the noyse therof soudyd to the heuenys : but to brynge this tragedy to co-
•clusyon, fynnall-y such laboure was made vnto y duke, aswell by exortacyon of sermons
& other, that all thynges were pardonyd excepte the foudacion of the chapell, & exe-
cucion of certeyne personys whiche were accusyd to be the occasyoners of this myschefe,
& also the costis of y iournaye, the which were cessyd at. xxiiii.M. frankys, or. xxiiii.C.K
sterlynges. After which ende thus made, consulat' of the towne were restoryd agayne to
theyr habyte & rule, and to them was admytted all theyr former offycys & rule of y
towne, excepte the oftyce of ballywyke. In ymoneth of luly began the inhabytauntysof
Gaunt in Flaunders to rebell agayne theyr erle*of newe, the cause whereof is not shewyd ;
"but they with ayde whiche they had of Ipre, Courtray, & other townys, made a great lioste,
& yode streyght vnto a towne in Flauders callyd Dyxmewe, entendynge to haue taken it,
but the erle beyng wamyd therof, w ayde of Brugys & of FrFike & other, mannyd out a
.company agayn the other, & inette with them I playne felde, & after a sharp skyrmysshe
put them of Gaunt to flyght, & slewe of them dyuerse & toke of theym certeyne pry-
soners, & pursued them vnto the towne of Ipre, & layed syege to the same. Wha. the heddys
of the towne knewe that the erle was there in propre parsone, vnder a certeyne apoynte-
inet they openyd the gatys & receuyd hyra in ; but many of his enemyes were fled vnto
Courtray : & whan the erle had restyd hym in y towne. ii. dayes, & done there some
execucio, he departyd thens & rode vnto Brugys & helde hym there. In which season
y other, whiche as aboue is sayd were fled vnto Courtray, fell at varyaunce within them
selfe, & slewe theyr capytayne, & after fled y towne & shyfted euery man for hym selfe.
Tha a knyght, callyd syr Soycr of Gaut, came vnto the towne of Courtray, & so exortyd
the rulers of the towne y they promysyd hym to take his parte; wherupd he gate a baner
of the erlys armys in his hancle, & so rydyng about y towne, cryed who that wolde take
j erlys party, and his, lette hyrn folowe that baner : whom the people folowed in great
nombre. And wha the erle was asserteynyd of that dede, & howe the towne of Cour-
tray was turnyd vnto his party, anone he assembly.d of other townys, & also of that &
of Ipre, so moche y his boost was estemyd at. Ix.M. men, vV the which he spedde hym
vnto Gaunt, and layed a stronge syege there aboute ; but by the deth of the Frenshe
kynge, whiche dyed shortly after, y erle was fayne to chaunge his mynde & to remoue his
syege, or ellys, as some wryters report, for stregth of the sayde towne, whiche myght
not lyghtly be gotte, & for lacke of good vpo the erlys partye to maynteyne y siege. Than
in y moneth of Septebre &. xxvi. day of the same, kynge Charlys dyed at his manoyr
callyd Playsance sur Marne, & was buryed by his wyfe in y monastery of seynt Denys,
whan he hadde reygnyd. xv. yerys &. vi. monethes with odde dayes, leuynge after hym.
iii. sonnys, Charlys whiche was kynge after hym, & Lewys that he had made erle of Va-
joys & after .duke of .Angeowe, and Phylyp erle of Poy tiers.
fit. c.*hii, Jilcharde the secode of that name, and sone of prynce Edwarde, eldest sone of Ed-
' the consulat*
warde
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'"•T^ *V(|.^ l*»/l I*U «-* fc *-«U A \* VUU 4«p
passe ouer, and vpo tne. xv. aaye
or whose byrtne some wryters tell wooers, y wmcne l passe ouer, ana vpo tne. xv. aa
of luly in the yere aboue sayde, he was crownyd at Westmynster, beyng the day of
traslacton of seynt Swythyn ; in which tyme and season stood mayre & shryues of t
cytie of Lodon these persones folowyng.
Amio Domini. M.CCC.lxxvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxviii.
Andrewe Pikman.
Nicholas Brembre, grocer. Anno. i. iniciuprimi«uu,
Nycholas Twyfforde.
THe which contynued so in theyr offycys, that is to saye, the shryuys tyll Myghelmasse,
and the mayre tyll the Feest of Symonde and lude, at whiche season were chosen & ad-
tnytted for newe offycers,
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lx.xix.
lohii Boseham.
lohn Phylpot, grocer. Anno, ii.
Thomas Cornwaleys.
IN the moneth of August, & begynnyng of the seconde yere of kynge Richarde, for
varyaunce which was atwene y lorde Latymer & syr Rate Ferrers vpon that one partie,
and Hawle & Shakeley, esquyers*, vpo that other partye, for a prysoner takyn beyonde f
see* callyd y lorde of Dene, whom the sayd esquyers helde in theyr possessyon contrary
•the wylles of y foresayd knyghtis ; for f sayd cause y sayde knyghtys entryd the churche
of seynt Petyr*, and there fyndynge Hawle5 knelynge at masse, without reuerence of the
sacrament or place, slewe hym in the churche at the hygh masse season, & after that
other, namyd Shakeley6, was by theyr meanys arrestyd and had to the Towre of London,
•where he was kept as prysoner longe after.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxix. Auno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx*
John Heylysdone.
lohn Hadley, grocer. Anno. iii.
Wyllyam Baret.
IN the moneth of Maye & f later ende of the seconde yere of kynge Rycharde, cer-
teyne galeys & other shyppys sent by Charlys the. vi. than kynge of France, of the which
was chefe patron or capytayne a knyght named syr Olyuer de Clyco, landyd in dyuerse
placys of Englande & dyd moehe harme, & lastly entryd the ryuer of Thatnys and so
came to Grauysende, where he spoylyd the towne & brent a parte thereof, & retournyd
into Fraunce with moche rychesse, as affermyth the Frenshe Cronycle. In this yere also
\vas holde a parlyamet at Westmynster, in the which was graiited y all men & women
beyng of thage of. xiiii. yerys & aboue, shuld paye vnto the kynge iiii. d. ; by reason
whereof great grudge & murmur grewe amoge y' comons, as after shall apere. Tha with
1 xxii. edit. 1533. 15*2. 1559. * and syr Robert Hal and Shakerley, esquyer., edit. 1533. 154*.
1559. 3 bryonete the see in Spayne. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * Tfte MS- a^s of Westminster.
The edit, of 1542. and 1559. say in London. . s the sayd syr Robert, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
4 Shakerley. edit. 1533. 1559«
3 Y that
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begynhynge of August, & also begynnynge of the thyrdc yere of kyng Richarde, &
so came to Soysons, & passyd y ryuerse of Oyse & of Marne and other," & so went
before Troys and wane it, & after lodgyd the atwene Newtowne & Sens, & euer as they
passyd the countreys other they toke great fynaucis or eliys fyred the townys as they went :
& albe it y the Frensshe kyng had sent agayn them an army of Freshemen to withstande
them, they lettyd them nothynge of theyr purpose ; but & they had any skyrmysshys with
them, the Freshemen were put vnto f worse, so that they bette them and toke of them
dyuerse prysoners, & raunsomed them attheyr pleasurys. And thus, holdynge theyr iourney,
passyd by the countrey of Gastynoys, & so into Brytayne, where they were ioyously
receyuyd of syr lolm de Mountforde, duke of that prouynce, than newly comya
thyther.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx. Anno Domini. M.CCC.Ixxxu.
Walter Doket.
Wyllyam Walworth, fysshemonger. Anno. iiii.
Wyllyam Knyghthode.
IN this mayers yere and ende of the thyrde yere of kyng Richard, towarde y somer
seaso, I dyuerse places of y lade, y c5mons arose sodeynly and ordeynyd to them rulers
and capytaynys, & specially, in Kent & Essex, the whiche namyd theyr leders lacke
Strawe, Wyl Wavve, Watte Tyler, lacke Shepeherde, Torarae Myller, and Hobbe
Carter. Theyse vnrulyd copany gatheryd vnto them great multytude of the comons, &
after sped them towarde y cytie of Lodo, & assembled them vpo Blacke Hethe in Kent,
within, iii. mylys of Lodon, & vpo Corpus Christ! day, beynge than the. xi. day of
In nii, they entryd the towre of Lodon, and there the kynge beynge than lodgyd, toke
from thens par force maister Sudberye, than archebysshop of Cauntorbury, syr Robert
llalys, lorde or pryoure of Seynt lohns, & a whyte frere, confessoure vnto the kynge,
whiche. iii. personys, with huge noyse and crye, they ladde vnto the hyll of the sayd
Unvre & smote of theyr heddys, & wha they had so done, they returnyd into Southwerke
by botis & bargys, & there slewe & robbyd all straugers y they myght fynde :. & y done
they went to Wcstmynsler, & toke w them all maner of seyntwary men, & so came vnta
\' duke of Lancasters place standyng wout y Temple Barre, callyd Sauoy, & spoylyd y
\vas thcrin, & after set it vpo fyre & brent it ; & from thens they yode vnto the hede
place of Seynt lohns in Sinythfelde, & dyspoylyd that place in lyke wyse. Thii they
entryd the cytie & serchid the Temple and other innes of court, & spoylyd theyr placys
& brent theyr bokys of lawe, & slewe as many men of lawe & questmongers as they
vnyght fynde ; & that done they went to Seynt Martyns f Graunde, & toke with them all
. c.xhui.. seyntwary men, & the prysons of Newgate, Ludgate, & of bothe Couters, & distroyed
.theyr registers & bokis, & in lyke maner they dycl w the prysoners of the Marshalse &
Kynges Benche in Southwerke. Wha lacke Strawe had thus done all thynge at his wyll,
& sawe y no resystence was made agayne, he was smytten w so huge a presiipcion y he
thought no man his pere, & so beynge dnflawmyd w that presumpcion and pryde, rode
vnto the Towre, where the kyngbeynge smally accopanyed of his lordis, causyd hym to
ryde about some parte of y cytie, & so coueyed hym into Smythfelde, where, in the kynges
presence, he causyd a proclarnacio to be made, & dyd full small reuerece vnto the kynge.
Whiche mysordre & presumpcion whan Wyllyam Walworth, tha mayer of Lodon, behelde,
of very pure dysdayne y he had of his pryde, ran to hym sodeynlye with his-swerde, &
wotidid hym to deth, & forthwith strake of bis hede & arerid it vpo a sperys poynt, and
1 thenV
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II. 531
thenV cryed " Kynge Rycharde, kynge Rycharde." Whan the rebellys behelde theyr capy-
taynys hede, anon they fledde as shepe ; howe be it many were takyn, and many were
slayen, & the remenaunt chasyd, y the cytie & subbarbys of f same was clene voydyd of
theym y nyght, whiche was Moday & the. xv. day of lunii. Wha the kynge had beholdyn
the great manhode of the rnayre, and assystence of his bretherne y" aldermen, anon, in
rewarde of y dede, he dubbyd the sayd Wyllyam Walworth, Nycholas Brembre, lohn
Phylpot, Nycholas Twyffbrde, Robert Laudre, & Robert Gayton, aldermen, knyghtis.
And in this season also, called the hurlynge tyme, the commons of Norfolke & Suffolke
came vnto f abbey of Bury, & there slewe one of y kyngis iustycis, callyd lohn Caun-
dysshe, & the pryour of y place \V other, & after spoylyd and bare away moche thynge
out of y sayde place ; but after this, aswell the one as the other of theyse rebellys, were
takyn in dyuerse & sundry placis & put in execucion, by. x. by. xii. by. xv. &.
xx. so that one of theym accusyd the other to y dystruccion of a great noumbre of
them.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxii.
lohn Rote.
lohn Northampton*. , Anno. v.
lohn Hynde.
IN this mayers yere, & moneth of Aprell, landyd in Kent dame Anne, the doughter of
Charlys the. iiii. late emperoure of Almayne, latelye dede, & syster vnto Wensyslaus, at
y day emperoure ; the which of the mayer and cytezyns of London was honorably mette
vpon Blacke Heth, & conueyed with great tryumphe vnto Westmynster the. viii. daye of
the moneth of Maye, & shortlye after there solemply maryed vnto kynge Rycharde :
and about the same season, or after some wryters, in the later ende of lunii was an
erthqtiaue ia -Englande, that the lyke thereof was neuer seen in Englande before that
daye nor sen.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxiii.
Adam Bame.
lohn Northampton. Anno. vi.
lohn Sely.
THis yere mayster Henry Spencer, bysshop of Norwyche, ft a great power of spirituell
men & other, croysyd1 by f comaudemet of y' pope', than Clement the. vii., endurynge
the scisme before towchyd in $ last chapitre of Charlys the. vi. than kynge of Frauce.
This sayd pope1 gaue this auctoryte to the sayd bysshop to make warre vpon the kynge of
Spayne, as some wryters haue, for so moche as he, contrary the sayde popis4 comaude-
ment, with helde certeyne possessyons belongynge of ryght vnto y' duke of Lancaster, syr
lohn of Gaunt, & specyally vnto dame Costauce his wyfe. In perfogrmauce of which
acte, the sayd bysshop entrynge the coutrey of Flauders fande there the Flemynges with
dyuerse myscreautys, such as the foresayde kynge of the coutrey of Spayne hadde thyther
sent, makynge resystence agayn hym ; wherfore he made to them sharpe warre & wanne
vpon them certeyn townys, as Grauenynge, Burburgth, & Dukyrke, & wan great &
ryche pyllage, so y he & his sowdyours stuffed & freyght ft it, as testyfyeth Poli-
cronycon. xli5. shyppis. But soone after the Flemynges assemblyd ft suche strength y
about Dunkyrke they gaue vnto hym such assaute, y he was costrayned to geue backe ;
* The MS. adds Draper. * was creysed. edit. 1559. 3 Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. * Bishop
of Homes, edit. 1542. ' 1j. MS.
3 Y 2 &for
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& for the sayd shyppis & goodys shuld not come vnto y1 possessyon of his enemyes, he set
theym on fyre win $ hauyn, & so was wasted both shyppys & goodys : & albe it that
after this mysse happe he recouered his stregthe, & layed syege vnto y towne of Ipre, &
wrought y Flernynges moche care & trowble. Shortlye after suche sykenessys fell amonge
his people, as the flyxe and other, y his sowdyours dyed of them great noumbre ; for the
which he was copellyd to leue his iourney & to retourne into Englonde. In this yere
also was a batayll or featys of armys done in the kynges palays of Westmynster atwene
one callyd Garton, appellaunt, and syr lohn Ansley, knyght, defedaut, of which fyght
at lengthe the knyght was vyctor, & causyd his enemye to yelde hym ,' for the which the
sayd Garton was from y place drawen vnto Tyburne, & there hagyd for his false aceusa-
eyon & surmyse.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxiiiU
Symonde Wynchecombe,
Nycholas Brembre, grocer. Anno, viu
lohn More.
In this yere ----
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxv*
Nycholas Ex ton.
Nycholas Brembre. Anno, viii*
lohn Frenshe.
THis yere kynge Rycharde holdynge his Cristemasse at El'tha, thyder cam vnto hym
the kyog of Ermony, which was chasyd out of his lande by y infydelys & Turkys, &
requyryd ayde of the kynge to be restoryd vnto his domynyon. The kynge festyd &
comfortyd hym accordynge to his honour, & after couceyll takyn with his lordys concern-
yog 5' mater> ne gaue vnto nym great sumes of money & other ryche guyftys, with the
whiche, after he had taryed in Englonde vpon. ii. monethes, he departyd with glade
coiitenaunce : & soone after Ester the kynge, with a great army, yode towarde Scotlande j
but whan he drewe nere vnto the borders, such meanys were sought by the Scottys that a
peace was concludyd atwene both realmys for a certeyne tyme. After whiche coclusyon
so takyn, the kyng returnyd vnto Yorke, & there vestyd hym a season : in which tyme
varyauce fell atwene lohn Holande, brother to the erle of Kent, & the erlys sone of
Stafforde, by reason of whiche varyaunce, in conclusyon, the sayde sone of the erle was
slayne of the hande of the same syr lohn Holade ; for the which dede the kynge was
greuouslye amoued, & departyd shortly after w his company towarde London.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxv. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxvi.
lohfi Organ*.
Nycolas Brembre, grocer. Anno. ix.
lohn Chyrchman.
.THis yere kynge Rycharde assemblyd at Westmynster his hyghe court of parlyament,
duryng j which, amoge other many actys in the same counceyll cocludyd, he creatyd.
\
• Oran. edit. 1542. 1559-
ii. dukys,
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II.
ik dukys, a marquys, and. v. erlys ; of the which, first syr Edmunde of Langley, the
kynges vuclc & erle of Cambrydge, was creatyd duke of Yorke; syr Thomas of Wood-
stoke his other vncle, erle of Buckyngeliam, .was creat duke of Gloucestyr ; syr Lyonelt
Vere, that was erle of Oxynforde, was made marquys of Deuelyn ; syr Henry Bolyng-
brooke, sone and heyre of lohfi of Gaunt, duke of Lacastre, was made erle of Derby;
syr Edwarde, sone & heyre vnto the duke of Yorke, was made erle of Rutlande ; syr
lohn Holande, brother to y erle of Kent, was made erle of Huntyngdone ; syr Thomas
Monbray1 was made erle of Notyngham £ marsliall of Englande ; and syr Mychaell de
la Poole was made erle of Suffolke, and chauceller of Englande ; and by auctoryte of
the same parliament syr Roger Mortyiner, erle of the Marche, & sone and- heyre vnto syr
Edmude Mortymer, (and of dame Phylyp eldest doughter & heyer vnto syr Lyonell, the
seconde sone of Edwarde the thyrde,) was soone after proclaymyd heyer paraunt vnto jf
crowne of Englonde ; the which syr Roger shortly after say! yd into Irelande, there to
pacyfye his lordeshyp of Wulstyr, whiche he was lorde of by iiis foresayde mother : but
whyle he was there "occupyed abowte the same, the wylde Irysshe came vpon hym in
noubre, & slewe hym and moche of his copany. This syr Roger had iisu Edtnude, &
Roger, Anne, Alys, and Elyanoure that was made a nunne ; the. ii. forcsayd sonnys dyed
wout issu, and Anne the eldest doughter was maryed to Rycharde erle of Cabrydge,
whiche Rycharde was sone vnto syr Edmude of Langley, before namyd ; the which
Richarde had issue by the sayde Anne, Isabell ladye Bowchier, Richarde that after was-
duke of Yorke, and father to kynge Edwarde the. iiii. which sayd Rycharde, erle of
Cabrydge, was put to deth by Henry the. v. as after shall appere. In this yere also syr
Henry Bolyngbrooke, erle of Derby, maryed the countesse doughter of Herforde, by
whom he was lords of that coutrey, & by hyr he had issu Hery, that after hym was kyng,-
Blaunch duche1 of Barre, £ Phylyp that was weddyd to the kyng of Denmarke, also'
Thomas duke of Clarence, John duke of Bedforde, and Humfrey duke of Gloucetyi'.
[And oner this he hadde of bast, whiche after were made legyttymat, by dame Katheryne
Swynforde. iii. sannys, lohn, whiche was after duke of Somerset} Thomas erle of Uun-
tyngedone, or duke of Exetyr, & Henry,, which was callyd yryche cardynall, theyse were
namyd Beawforde, & the other first sonys, after moste wryters, were namyd Plantage-
nettys, which sayde dame Katheryue Swynforde was after made countesse of Herforde ;
& for that name of Swynforde he, y is to meane syr Henry of Derby, gaue the S in his.
colers or lyuereys bothe to knyghtys and esquyers.]5
Anno Domini. M.CCC.Ixxxvi- Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxvii.
Wyllyam Stondon.
Nycholas Exton, goldsmyth. Anno. x.
Wyllyam Moore.
IN this. x. yere the erle of Arundell was sent into y duchye of Guyan for to strengths
sach soudyours as The kynge at that tyme had in those parties, or after some wryters, to
scowre the see of rouers & enemyes ; the whiche erle, in kepynge his course or passage,
cncountryd a myghty flote of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne, and set vpon them and
distressyd them and theyr shyppys, & so brought ihem into dyuerse portys of Englonde :
by reason whereof the sayde wyne was so plenteuouse is Englonde, that a tunne therof
•was solde for a marke, &. xx.s. the choyse, & amonge other in that flote was taken the-
admyrall of Flaunders, whiche remaynyd here longe after as prysoner.
1 Monbray. MS. * duchesse. ' Omitted in Me edit, of 1533. 1542.
Anno
434 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II. ,:
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxviii.
Wyllyam Venour.
Nicholas Exlon, goldstnyth. Anno. xi.
Hugh Fostalfe.
THis. xi. yere of kyng Richarde, syr Thomas of Wodstocke duke of Gloucetyr, f
erle of Arudell, w the erlys of Warwyke, of Derby, & of Notyngha, cosyderynge howe
the kynge & his lade was mysseladde by a fewe personys aboute y kyng, entendynge re-
ibrmacion of the same, assemblyd them to haue a couceyll at Radecok' brydge, & after
arreryd^ great people, and so with a stroge power came to London £ there causyd the
kyng to call a parlyamer. Wherof herynge, maister Alexhander Neuyle, than arche-
fsi.cj. bysshop of Yorke, syr Lyonell Vere marquys of Deuelyn, & syr Mychaell de la Poole
cbaunceller & erle of Suffblke, feryng punysshement fled the lande, & so dyed in straunge
.countreys. Tha the kyng by couceyll of the othe of * aboue named lordys durynge ^
parlyamet, causyd to be takyn syr Robert Treuylyan chefe iustyce of Englade, syr
Nycholas Brebre late mayer of the cytie of London, syr lohn Salysbury knyght of
housholde, syr lohn Beawcliamp stewarde also of the kynges house, syr Symonde of
Beuerlay' knyght, syr lamys Bernes, & syr Robert Belknap, knyghtis, & a sergeaunt
of armys callyd lohn Vske ; the which, by auctoryte of y sayd parlyament, were conuycte
of treason, £ for y same put to execucio at Tybourne, and at the Towrehyll : & lohn
Holte, lohn Locton, Rycharde Gray, Wyllyam Burgth, & Robert Fulthorpe, iustis,
with the other foresayd lordys, which as before is sayde voydyd the lade, & by auctoryte
of the sayd court of parlyament, were banysshed 8c exylyd the lande for euer.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxix.
Thomas Austeyne,
Syr Nycholas Twyffoi'de, goldsmyth. Anno. xii.
Adam Cathyll.
IN the. xii. yere & monethof Nouember, yet duryng the parlyament, was executydin
Smythfeelde of Lodon a marciall iustis & tournemet, where as all such persones as came
in vpo the kynges party, theyr armour & apparayle was garnysshyd with whyte hertys &
crownys of golde about theyr neckys ; and of y sorte were, xxiiii., with, xxiiii. ladyes also
apparaylyd as aboue is sayd, lad vV. xxiiii. cheynys of golde the horses of them, and so
coueyed them thorough the cytie vnto Smythfeelde from the Towre of London, where f
kyng, the quene, & many other great astatys beyng present, after proclamacions by the
herowdys made, many goodly and marcyall actys of warre were there put in vre, to the
great recreacion & comfort of the kynge and quene, & all other beholders of ^ same.
To this disporte came many straungers, amonge the whiche the erle of Seynpoule, the
lorde Ostreuaunt sone & heyre vnto the duke of Holande, & a yonger sone of the erle
of Ostryche were greatly comedyd : and whan this iustys had contynued by sundry tymes
by the space of. xxiiii. dayes, to the great comfort & recreacion of many yonge & lusty
bachyllers, desyrous to wynne worshyp, & to f kynges great honoure, that by all that
season kepte open housholde for all honest comers, it was fynysshyd, and the strangers
retournyd to theyr coutreys with many ryche gyftys.
1 Radecot. MS. * the other, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. J syr Symonde Burley. edit. 1533. 1542.
J559.
Anno.
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARD!. II. 335
. i.x.%*\,^.i.».>A»i.- Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.x.
lohn Walcot.
Wyllyam Venour, grocer. Anno. xiii.
John Loueney.
i
IN this. xiii. yere of kynge Rycharde, an esquyer of the prouynce of Nauerne by
Fraunce accusyd an Englysshe esquver, called lohn Welshe1, of certeyn poyntys of.
treason, for the tryall wherof a day of fyght was atwene theym takyn, to be foughten in
the kynges palays at Westmynster, where eyther of them kept his daye and fought there
astroge fyght : but in the ende lohn Welshe was vyctoure, & costraynyd ^ other to yeldc
hym, whereafter he was dispoylyd of his annoure, and drawen to Tyburne, & there haged
for his vntrouthe.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.x. Anno Domini. M.CCC. Ixxx.xi.
lohn Frauncesv
Adam Bamme1. Anno, xiiii.
Thomas Vyuent.
IN this, xiiii. yere of kyng Richarde, syr lohn of Gaut, duke of Lancaster, with a
goodlye company of men of armys, saylyd into Spayne to clayme suche landys as he there
shuld haue in y right of dame Costauce his wyfe, which was y doughter of Petyr, right-
full kynge of Spayne, as in y. xl. yere of kynge Edwarde the thyrde is more playnly
declared. Whan the sayde duke was vpo y other syde of the see, there came vnto hynv
the kynge of Portyngale with a stronge army, & so enteryd the terrytory of Spayne ;-
but whether it were of the Englysshcmen louge or of the Portyngaleys, moche harme
was done to the Spaynyardys in robbynge & pyllynge of the cofitrey, which was cause of
grudge atwene the kynge of Portyngale & the duke, and eausyd many Spaynyardys,.
whiche ought to theym good wyll, to wdrawe & departe from them; in reformaeion of
which ille certcyne personys, as well Englysshe as Portyngaleys, that were fonnde gyltye
of such robbery, were put vnto deth, by meane whereof the other feryd so y where by
that mean the kynge and the duke were before put to great afterdeale, by reason of re-
formaeion of that ille, they gat dayly vpon theyr enemyes, so that in processe of tyme
folowynge, the kynge of Spayne was dryuen of necessyte to treate with the duke of a
peace & concorde. Of the which peace, as witnessyth Polycronycon in his laste booke &
"vii. Chapyter, the condycyon was, that, firste, for a fynall concorde, the kynge of Spayne
shuld mary the dukys eldest doughter namyd Constaunce, and that done he shuld geue
vnto the duke in recompesacion of his costys, so many wedgys of golde as shulde charge
or lade. viii. charettis; and ouer that, yerely, durynge the lyues of y sayd duke and his
wyfe, he shulde, at his propre coste£ charge, delyuer to the dukys assygneys. x>. M. marke
of golde within the towne of Bayon : and after this peace was stablysshed and sureties
takyn for the perfourmauce of the same, the duke departyd with the kynge of Portyngale,
to whome shortlye after he maryed his seconde doughter namyd dame Anne. In this yere
also for cruell warre whiche y Turkys made agayne the lanueys of3 men of leane, they
requyred ayde of the kynges of Englande and Fraunce ; for which cause out of Englonde
was sent a noble warryour callyd erle of Alby, >v. ii.M. of archers, and out of Fraunce
y duke of Burbon and the erle of Ewe with. xv. C. sperys, the which kept theyr iourney
ty II, they came vnto a cytie in Barbary namyd Thunys, & sometyme belogynge to the sayd
lanuays, where the sayd Englysshe and Frenshemen bare them so manfully with the ayde
* Walsh. MS. * The MS. adds Goldsmith. 3 or.
Of
.536 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. IT.
of the lanuayes, that in processe of tyme thoy wanno it.o a~.fA »ys.^ J^m tne TV
put the lanuays agayne in possessyon therof, and tokeof them many prysoners, the which
wereexchaungyd for Cristen prysoners before takyn, & ouer that forsyd the sayd Sarazyns
to yelde vnto the lanuayes. x. M. ducatys of golde for confyrmaciou of a peace for a
fai CM. certeyne tyme. But the Frenshe Cionyele sayth that for so moche as the duke of Burbon
had vnderstandynge that y duke of Lancaster made warre vpon kynge lohn of Spayne,
lie therefore lefte this iourney & aydyd hym agayne the sayd duke of Lancaster, to his
lytle honour. But how so euer it was, many of the Englysshmen were lefte' I those cou-
treys ,by reason, of the flyxe and other sykenessys. Also Antonyus2 sayeth that f Sarazyns
.at .this iourney were not dispossessyd of y cytie of Thunys ; but for a trewys to be had for.
.ii. yerys they grauntyd vnto the £ris.ten men a certeyn sume of money and restytucyon of
jrpany (Crysten prysoners.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xi. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xii.
lohn Chadworth,
John Heende, draper. Anno. xv.
Henry Vamere.
IN this. xv. yere of kynge Richarde, he kepynge his Crystmas at his manour of Wood-
'Stocke, the erle of Penbrooke boynge yong of age was desirouse to lerne to iuste, & re-
quyred a knyght named syr lohn Sey-nt John to rernie with hym certeyne coursys ; at
whose requeste the sayde knyght ranne with hym in Woostoke Parke certeyne coursys,
in the whiche, were it with stroke or other myshap, the sayde erle receyuyd there his
^kcn°frSom°IC detnys woundc and dyed shortly after. In this yere also and moneth of lunii, a bakers
takers seruaum. man beryng a basket full of horse br-ede to serue his masters customers in Flete Strete,
whan he came for agayn« -the bysshop of Salesburyes place standynge in Salysbury aley,
a seruaiit of the bisshoppis start vflto the basket and toke out one of the louys ; and for
the baker wolde agayn 'haue recoueryd his horse lofe, the bisshoppis seruaunte with his
dagger brake tl*e bakers hede. Than catne the inhabytauntys of the strete, & wolde haue
broughte the y-oman vrtto warde for brekynge of y kynges peace ; but he was rescowed by
his felowes, & so hadde vn-to the bysshoppys palays, which y day stoode tresourer of
Englonde. For this rescous the -people beyng in a fury, in great multytude gatheryd
about y palays, and wolde haue entryd par force to ha-ue fet out fy yoma, agayn whom
the bysshoppys seruauntys made resystence, so that the rumour grewe more and more,
and the people of tlie cytie, aswell suche as were of ille dysposycion as other, encreasid
into a great jioubr.e. Fame of this doyng than sprange to the uiayer, whiche in all haste
with dyuerse aldermen & the sheryues, sped hym thyther to se the peace kepte, & dyd
that he cowde to withdrawe the people ; but after the mayer and the offycers of the cytie
•were comyn thyder, the comons out of all partyes of y cytie drewe thyder in moche
more multytude than they had before, so y the more they were in noubre jr worse they
were to rule: in so moehe, y they wolde not be satysfyed but they myght haue the yoman
delyueryd, whose name was Walter Romayne, and for to brynge about theyr foly they made
many assawtys at the gatis of y sayd palays, the bysshop hymselfe beinge then at Wynde
sore. Lastlye, after many showtis & lyftis at the gatis made by dyscrescion of y mayer &
aldremen, \V other discrete comoners of the cytie, the people was mynysshed and sen-
agayn euery man to his dwellynge, & all was sette in quyet and reste. Whan worde o
.this came vuto y byssliop, * rnoch worse maner than the thynge was in dede, he, geuyng
iyght credece without examynacyon made in the mater, associat vnto hym master Arudel ,
£ljan archbysshop of Yorke and chaunceler of Englonde, and so greuously enfourmy :.
1 lost*, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. a Antoninus.
tu
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARD!. II. 537
the kyng, that he toke agayne the cytie ryght grcuouse displeasure, so that in all haste the
niayer was sent lore to the kynge ; at whose commynge was layed vnto his charge great and
hey nous maters, that he none other wyse rulyd the cytie, butsufferyd the cytezyns to make
suche assawtys vpon the kynges hed oftycers, to the kyngcs great dyshonour, & ieopardy
of such great treasoure as he tha had of the kynges in his custody & kcpynge, and after
brought vnto the kyngcs presence, of whom, not withstadynge his reasonable excuse
before made, he was of the kynge ryght sore blamyd & greuouslye sayde vnto. Than
was the mayre and the sheryues discharged of the rule of the cytie, and the lybertyes of
the same seasyd into the kynges handys, & aknyghtofthe court callyd syr Edwarde
Dalyngryge, a good man & fauourable to the cytezyns, was made gouernoure of the cytie
the. xxi . daye of lunii, & contynued in that offyce to the fyrste daye of lulii nexte ensuynge ;
at whiche day, beynge in the begynnynge of the kynges. xvi. yere of his reygne, he .was
dyschargyd, & syr Baldewyn Radyngeton, knyglit, put in his rome, & so contynued tyll
the feest of Symonde & lude folowynge. And for the more dyspleasure of the cytezyns,
all plees and sutys kepte before tyme in Weslmynster Hail, were than remouyd and
holden at Yorke, to the great noyauce of all f lade, which so contynued tyll Crystma's;
and in this mayers yere also was a great traslacion of bysshoppys. This dyspleasure thus
hangynge towarde y cytie, the cytezyns made cotynuell labour vnto thekvnges grace, by
meanvd of f queue & of doctour Grauysende, than bisshop of London, which ought
theyr especiall fauours vnto y cyte ; by whose rneanys the cytezyns were restoryd vnto ,
theyr lybertyes, & had lycence to chose of themselfe a mayer &. ii. sheryues, so that vpo
seynt Mathewis day folowinge, they chase for sheryues Gylbert Manyfolde or Manfelde,
& Thomas Newyngeton ; & vpon seynt Edwardis day, kynge & confessoure, they chase
for theyr mayer Wyllyam Stondon, grocer, whiche by the lyeutenaunt of the towre
were at that tyme admyttyd & sworne ; but yet the kynges dyspleasure was not reconcylyd,
nor the cytezyns admyttyd vnto his grace and fauour.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xiii,
Gylbert Manfeylde.
Wyllyam Stondon, grocer. Anno. xvi.
Thomas Newyngton.
IN this mayers yere> and xvi. yere of kyng Richarde, this newe mayer, with y worthyest
men of the cytie, made assyduat & daylye meanys vnto the kynges grace for to haue his
moostbounteuouse pardon and his especiall fauoure vnto the cytie, the which, at lengthe,
by meanys of such fredys as they purchasyd about $ kyng, & specially by laboure of f
good quene Anne, and y. forenamyd bysshop of Lodon, they were put in good coforte,
vpo theyr demeanoure £ submyssyon, at the kynges comynge to Lodo. Vpo whiche
coforte f cytezyns made royall & custodyous1 purueyauce to receyue $ kynge in theyr
best maner, and hauyng monysyon that the kynge entendyd to come vnto his palays of
Westmynster, apparaylyd theym in one lyuerey, and to the noubre of. iiii. C. horsemen
well be seen, mette- with hym vpon the Heth on this halfe his manour of Shene, where in FJ. cjn.
moste lowlye wyse, accordynge to theyr duties, they submyttyd theym vnto his grace,
besechynge hym of his specyall grace & pardon, in all suche thynges as they before tymes
had offendyd agayne his hyghnesse ; and to y entent that his grace myghtsee the coformyte
of all his other subiectis, the recorder made instauce to hym that he wolde of his great
bounte take so great peyne vpo hym as to ryde thoroughe his chaumber of Lodon, the
which request he graciously acceptyd, & so helde on his iourney tyll he came at London
brydge, where he .was presentyd with. ii. fayre stedys, trappyd in ryche cloth of golde,
1 costious.
s3 Z partyd
538 SEPTIMA PARS RICIIARDI. II.
partyd of redde and whyte, the which present he thankefully receyuyd, & after helde on
his way tyll he came at the standarde in Chepe, the cytezyns of the cytie stiidyng vpo
eyther syde of the stretys in theyr lyuereys, & cryinge " kynge Rycharde, kynge Rycharde,"
and at theyr backys y" wyndowys & wallys hagyd w all ryche tapettys & clothys of arasse,
I moost goodlye & shewynge wyse ; & at the sayd standarde in Chepe was ordeynyd a
somptuouse stage, I y which were set dyuerse personagys in ryche apparell, amonge the
whiche an aungell was ordeynyd, which set a ryche crovvne of golde, garnysshyd with
stone & perle, vpon the kynges hede as he passyd by ; & that done he rode to Pawlys, &
there offeryd, and so rode vnto Westmynster, where the mayer and his copany takynge
theyr leue, returnyd vnto Lodon. Vpon the morowe, which was the. xv. day of the moneth
of the sayde mayer & his bretherne yode vnto Westmynster, and presentyd
there the kyng with. ii. guylt basyns, and in them. ii.M, nobles of golde, besechyng hym
in moste humble wyse to be good & gracyouse lorde vnto y cytie, y which he acceptyd
ryght fauourablye, & gaue vnto them many comfortable wordys, and the thyrde daye
folowynge they receyued a newe confynnacion of all theyr olde fraunchyses and lyber-
tyes ; wherefore, by counceyll of theyr frendys, they ordeyned an auctor1 table of syluer &
ouer guylte, and therin imagery grauen & enamelyd moste curyouslye, of the story of
seynt Edwarde, the which was valuyd at a. M. marke, & presentyd that also, & gaue it
vnto the kynge, y which he shortly after oft'erid to the shryne of seynt Edwarde within
y Abbay, [where yet it standys at this daye.]1 And for the great zele & loue which the
fore sayd bysshop of London ought vnto the cytye, and that by his meanys theyr lyber-
tyes were agayn restoryd, they tberfore, of theyr owne goodly dysposycio, after his decease,
accustomyd theym, & yet at this day done, to goo yerely vpo theyse feest full dayes fo-
lowynge, that is to say, first, the morowe after Symonde and lude, which day y mayer
takyth his charge at Westmynster, to Pawlys, & there to saye in y west ende of y churche,
where he lyeth grauen (De profundys) for his soule & all Crysten ; and I lyke nianer vppon
Alhalowen daye, Cristemasse day and. ii. the next dayes folowyng, Newe yerys day,
Twelfe day & Candehnasse day, with also y morowe after Myghelmasse day, vpon the
whiche the sheryues yerelye taken theyr charge at Westmynster ; all which, ix. dayes not
all onely the mayer and his bretherne vse this progresse and kepe this' obsequy, but also
all the craftys of the cytie in theyr lyuereys vse the same yerely. And whan y kyng had
withdraws, as aboue is sayd, his dyspleasure from the cytie, than, at Hyllarye terme, fo-
lowynge the feest of Crystmas, all the kynges courtys and plees of the crowne, with other,
retournyd from Yorke to Westmynster.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xiiii.
Drewe Barentyne.
lohn Hadley, grocer. Anno. xvii.
Richarde Whytyngeton.
IN this may ersbegynnynge, &. xvii. yereof kyng Richarde, that is to meane the moneth
of Nouembre, certeyn getylmen of Scotlande entendynge to wynne honoure, chalengyd
certeyne poyntys4 of armys : as first the lorde Moryf chalengyd the erie of Notyngham
& marshall of Englande, syr Wyllyam Darell knyght [chalengyd syr Peter Courtnaye
knyght,]s & Cokborne esquyer chalengyd syr Nycholas Hawberke knyght, which featis
of armys were done in Smythfelde of London ; but Marse was so frendelye vnto the En-
glysshemen, that y honoure of y iourney went w them, in somoche y tlie erle marshall
ouerthrewe his appellant, & so brusyd hym, y in his returne towarde Scotlande he dyed
at Yorke, & syr Wyllyam Darell refusyd his appellant, or they had ronne theyr full
' Avtir. MS. Aulter. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in tlie edit. 1542. 1559. 3 his. edit.
1542. 1559. * chalengyd certain gentillmen of Engelaud of cerlayu pweynts. s Omitted in the
edit. 1559.
1 coursys,
SEPTIMA PARS HICHAUDI. II.
coursys, & the thyrde of them, y is Cocborne, was throwen at y secode copynge to
groude horse & man. And vpon the. vii. daye of lunii folowynge, dyed y graciouse
woman quene Anne, & lyeth now buryed at Westmynster by hir lorde kynge Rycharde,
vpon the sowthsyde of seynt Edwardys shryne, to whose soule, and all criste, oure Lord
be mercyfull. And this yere in the moneth of Septembre, as witnessyth the Freshe Cro-
nycle, by meanys of the erle of Derby & other, which then were in Fraunce for the
kynge of Englondys partye, & the duke of Burbofl & the erle of Ewe vpon the Frenshe
partye, with other, atrewys was concluded at Seynt Omers for. iiii. yeres; but notwitstand-
ynge y peace, the Frenshemen & Englysshemen ranne together sundry tyines, whan the
one espyed to haue any auauntage vpon that other.
Awio Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xv.
Wyllyam Brampton.
lohn Frenshe, mercer. Anno, xviii.
Thomas Knollys.
THis. xviii. yere of kyng Rycharde, he, shortly after Cristmas, with a stronge army,
saylyd into Irelonde, the which iourney was more to his charge than honoure; for the
maner wherof, syn it soundyd to honoure1 of the prynce, myne auctor therefore lyste not
in his boke to make any longe processe of the mater. In this yere also, or about this
tyme, began y heresy of lohn Wycclyffe to sprynge in Englande, the which was greatly
auauncid by meant- of the scysme in the Churche hangyng at those dayes atwene two
popys* syttynge at onys, the whiche began, as before is shewyd, in the. xxiiii'. yere of
Charlys the. vi. than kynge of Fraunce, Vrban the. vi. and Clement the. vi., and con-
tynued vnder Bonyface the. ix. and Benet the. xiii. Of which erronyouse opynyons of
y sayd heresy, who so is desyrouse to see the contentis of the, let hym serene Cronyca /•/• CJHt.
Oonycaru, & there he shall see them brefely sette out. In this yere also was wonderfull
tempest of wynde by the space of luly, August, and specially Septembre, by vyolence
wherof, in sundry placys of this lande, great and wonderfull hurte was done bothe of
churchys and housys4.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xv. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.XTi.
Roger Elys.
Wyllyam More, vyntener. Anno. xix.
Wyllyam Sheryngham.
IN the begynnynge of this mayers yere, &. xix. yere of kynge Rycharde, &. xviii.
daye of Nouebre, as affermyth the Freshe Cronycle, kynge Rycharde beyng tha at Ca-
lays, spowsyd or toke to wyfe, win the church of seynt Nycholas, Isabell the doughter of
Charlis f. vi. tha kyng of Frauce, whiche lady Isabell, as witnessyth the sayd Freshe
story, at the day of hyr mariage was win. viii. yerys of age, & as it is regestrid I one of
the bokis of Guyldehall of Lodon, y Freshe kyng in propre persone came downe w a
goodly c5panye of lordys & knyghtis vnto a towne callyd Arde, whiche stadyth vpo $
vtter border of Picardy, where, win his owne domynyon, a ryche & sumptuouse pauylyon
was pyght; & in lyke maner a lytle beyonde Guynys, win y Englysshe pale, was another
lyke pauylyon pyght for kyng Rycharde, so y atwene y. ii. sayde pauylyons was a dis-
tauce of. Ixx. pace, & in y mydway atwene both was ordeynyd the. iii. pauylyon, at £
which bothe kynges comynge frorae eyther of theyr tends sudry tymes there mette, &
had cOmunycacio eyther w other, the weyes or dystaiice atwene sette \V certeyn personys
1 no honourl * Byshoppes of Rome. edit. 15-iS. 3 xiiij. MS. * Here tie edit, of 1533.
.1542. & 1559. add " Thys yere dyed Constance second wyfe to lohn dok« ef Lacastre, and lyetb buryed
ttt Leyceter."
3 Z 2 apoyntyd
540 SEPTIMAPARSRICIIARDI.il.
apoyntyd stadyngi arme. ii. &. ii., jr one syde beynge set w Fnglysshemen, & that other
vf Frenshe ; & a certeyae dystauce from eyther of the. ii. first sayd pauylyons, stoode
bothe hoostys of bothe pryncys, or such companyes as before eyther of them was ap-
poyntid to bryng. Here if I shuld brynge I the dyuerse metynges of the sayd pryncys, &
the curyouse seruycys y eyther causyd other to be fed & seruyd \v, within eyther of theyr
tentys, or of theyr dalyaunce or passe tymes cotynuyng the season of theyr metynges,
& the dyuersyte of f manyfolde spycis & wynys which there was mynystryd at y sayd
season ; w also jr ryche apparell of the sayde ^pauylyons, & cupbordys garnysshyd with plate
& ryche iuellis, it wolde aske a longe tracte of tyme ; but who y is desyrous to knowe or
here of the cyrcustauce of all the premyssys, let hym rede the werke of maister lohn
Froysarde made in Frenshe, and there he shall seeeuery thynge towchyd inanordre. And
here I shall shortly towche the gyftys y were geuen of eyther of the pryncys & of theyr
lordys : & first kyng Rycharde gaue vnto the Frenshe kyng an hanap or basyn of golde,
w an ewir to the same ; tha agaynwarde y Frenshe kynge gaue vnto hym. iii. .stfidyng cuppys
of golde, \v couers garnysshyd w perle & stone, & a shyppe of golde sette vpon a bere,
rychelye garnysshyd with perle & stone. Tha at theyr seconde metynge kynge Rycharde
gaue vnto hym an owche sette with so fyne stotiys, y it was valued at v.C. marke sterF.
, where agayn y Freshe kyng^aue vnto hym. ii. flaggonys of golde, a tablet of golde, and
therin an image of seynt Mychaell rychelye garnysshyd ; also a tablet of golde with a
crucyfyxe therein well & rychely dyght; also a tablet of golde w an image of the Trynyte
rychely sette1 w perle & stone ; also a tablet of golde with an image of seynt George in
lyke wyse sette with perle & stone ; which all were valuyd at the sume of. xv.C. marke.
Tha kyng Rycharde seynge the boiite of the Frenshe kynge, gaue to hym a bawderyke or
coler of golde, sette w great dyamantys, rubyes & balessys, beynge valued at. v.M.
marke, the whiche for the preciosyte thereof, that it was of such an excellency and
fynesse of stufte, the Frensshe kyng therfore ware it about his necke, as often as the
kyng and he mette together ; than the Frenshe kyng gaue vnto hym an owche, *a spyce
plate of golde of great weyght, & valued at. MM. marke. Many were the ryche guyfies
y were receyuyd of lordis & ladyes of both pryncis, amonge the which specyally are
notyd. iii. gyftys whiche kynge Rycharde gaue vnto the duke of Orleaunce, for the which
he receyuyd agayne.of the duke trebyll the value ; for where his were valued at a M.
marke, the dukys were valued at. iii.M. marke. Fynallye, whan the sayde pryncys had
thus eyther solacyd with other, and concludyd all maters concernynge y ahoue sayd ma-
ryage, y Freshe kyng delyueryd vnto kyng Rycharde dame Isabel! his doughter, sayinge
theyse worclys folowynge : " ryght dere beloued sone, I delyuer here to you the creature
y I moost loue in this worlde nexte my wyfe & my sone, besechynge y Father in heuyn
y it may be to his pleasure, & of y weale of you & your realme, & that the amyte
atwene y. ii. realmys, I auoydynge of effusyon of Cristen mennys blode, may be kepte
inuyolet for the terme atwene vs cocludid ," which terme was. xxx. wynter, as expressyth
y Freshe Cronycle. After which wordis, w many thankys gyuen vpo eyther partye^, pre-
paracion was made of departyng ; and after kynge Rycharde had conueyed y- Frenshe
kynge towarde Arde, he toke his leue & retourned vnto his wyfe, the whiche was imme-
flyatlye \V great honoure coueyed vnto Calays, & there after to the kynge spowsyd, as be-
fore to you I haue shewyd. After the which solempnysacion w all hononre endyd, the
kyng \V his yonge wyfe toke shyppyng, & so win short whyle ladyd at Douer, & from
thens sped hym towarde Lodon ; whereof the cytezyns beynge warnyd, made oute a cer-
teyn horsemen well appoyntyd in one lyuerey of colyure, w a conysaunce browderyd
vpon theyr sleuys, wherby euery felysshyp was knowen'from other, y winch, w the mayer
& his bretherne clothed I scarlet, met y kyng & the qucne vpo y B!acke Heth, & after due
salutacion & reuerent welcomys vnto them made, by y mouth of the recorder, y sayd
1 frette. MS. * and a. MS.
cytezyns
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v
cytezyns coueyed the kyng vpo his wey tyll he came to Newingeton, where y1 kynge co-
maiidyd the mayer w his copany to retourne to y citie, for he vV his lordys & ladyes was
appoyntid y nyght to lye at Kenyngto. It was not longe after but that she was from
Kenyngto brought w great pompe vnto the Towre of Lodo j at whiche season was so
excedyng prece at Lodon brydge, y by reason therof certeyn personys were thruste to
deth, amonge the which the pryour of Typtre, a place in Essex, was one ; & vpo y"
inorowe folowinge, she was coueyed thronghe y cytie, w all honour y myght be deuysyd,
vnto Westmynster, & there crownyd quene, vpon the Sondaye, beynge tha the. viii. day
of lanuarii. In y somer folowyngthe kyng, by sinister couceyll, delyueryd vppe by apoynt-
ment y" towne of Breste in Brytayne, to the duke, which was occasyon of displeasure
atwene the kynge & the duke of Glowcetyr his vncle, as I the yere folowyng shaibe more
clerelye shewyd. v
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxxvir Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxxxvii.
Thomas Wylforde.
Adam Bame, goldsmyth. Anno. xx.
Wyllyam Parker.
IN this. xx. yere of kyng Richarde, & moneth of February, the kyng holdynge a F°l-
sumptuouse feestin Westmynster Hall, many of the sowdiours which were newly coi.nen
from the towne of Brest foresayd, presyd into thq hall & kepte a roume together. Which
copany, whan the duke of Gloucester hadde beholdyn, and frayned and knowen what
men they were, and how that sayde towne was geuen vppe cdtrarye his knowlege, was
therwith in his mynde sore dyscomfortyd' ; in soo moche, that whan the kynge was entryd
his chaumber and fewe nere vnto hym, he sayde vnto the kynge, "Syr, haue ye not seen
the felawes that satte in so great noubre to day in your halle at such a table ?" And the kyng .
answeryd "yes," and axyd of y duke what copany it was? To whom the duke answeryd &
sayde, " Syr, these ben your sowdyours comyn from Brest, & as nowe haue nothynge to
take to, nor knowe not how to shy ft for theyr lyuyng, and the rather for that, as 1 am en-
fourmyd, they haue ben before tyme euyll payed." 'Than sayd the kynge, " it is not my
wylle but y they shulde be well payed, & if any haue cause tocotnplayne, let theym shewe
it vnto our tresourer, & they shaibe resonably answeryd." In resonynge of this mater
farther, the duke sayd vnto the kyng, " Syr, ye ought to put your body to payne for to
wyne a stronge holde or towne by feate of warre, or ye toke vpo you to sell or delyuer
any towne or stroge holde gotten w great dyflyculte by manhode of your noble progeny-
tours." To this y kyng, w chaugyd coutenauce, answeryd & sayd, " vncle how saye ye
those wordys?" Than the duke boldelye recyted the foresayde wordys ; wherunto y kyng
beyrige more dyscontetyd sayd, " wene ye y I be a marchaut or a fole to sell my lade ;
by seynt lohn Baptyst nay ; but troth it is, that our cosyn duke of Brytayne hath rendr\d
vnto vs all such sumes of money as our progenytours lent vnto hym or his auncetours vpo
the sayd towne of Brest, for the which, reason & good concience wyll that he haue his towne
restoryd agayn." By meane of whiche wordys thus vtteryd by the duke, such racoure
&malyce kyndelyd atwene the kynge and hym, that it ceasyd not tyll y sayd duke was put
to deth by murdre vnlefullye. Than the duke apperceyuvnge the kynges mysledyng by
certeyne personys about hym, entendynge therof reformacion for the weale of the kynge
and his realme, callyd vnto hym f abbot of Seynt Albonys, and the abbot and pryour of
Westmynster, and shewyd to them his secret mynde, by whose coiiceylys he made as-
semble shortly after at Arudell ; to which assemble came at the day appoyutyd ilyueise
lordys bothe spyrytuell and teporell, as hymselfe, the erle of Arundell and other ; also
1 dyscontentid. MS.
thyther
C»nsp!racl.
d""
l»e«uoo.
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II.
thytber came y" erle of Notyngham, than niarshall of Englonde, the erle of Warwylce,
& of spirituell lordis the arciiebysshop of Cautorbury, tbe abbottys of Seynt Albonys and
of Westiuynster with other. After whiche assemble thus made, & eueryche of theym to
other sworne within the castell of Arundell, the. viii. daye of August they toke there theyr
couceyll, and condyssendyd y dyuerse lordys about the kynge, as the duke of Lancastyr,
the duke of Yorke, and other, shulde be put from suche auctoryte & rule of the lade as
they than bare, and other offycers, such as were thought preiudycyall vnto the weale of
thelande, shulde be dyschargyd and punysshed for theyr demerytys. Whan this, with many
other thynges was amonge theym cocludyd, eueryche of them departyd tyll the tyme of
an otner metynge atwene theym appoyntyd ; but the erle of Notyngham, contrary his
othe & promyse, ferynge y sequell of y mater, yode shortly after vnto the kyng and
dyscoueryd vnto hym all the premyssys. Wherefore the kynge in all hast callyd a secrete
counceyU at London, in the sayde erle of Notynghamys place, or after some at the place
of the erle of Huntyngdone, where it was cocludyd that the sayde erle of Hutyngdone
and other shulde, by strength, fetche vnto the kynge the erlys of Arudell & of Warwyke ;
& in y meane whyle the kynge in proprp persone arestyd his vncle syr Thomas of Woode-
stoke, at Plasshy in Essex, as sayth $ Englysshe Cronycle; albe it an other wryter in
Latyne sayth, that kynge llycharde in propre persone rode vnto the manoure of Grene-
\vyche in the nyght tyme, & there toke hym in his bedde, and comaundyd hym vnto the
Towre of London, which shortly after was coueyed vnto Calays, and there piteously
murdryd ; and soone after were the foresayd erlys of Arundell & Warwyke brought vnto
y Towre of London, with also syr lohan Cobham, and syr lohn Cheyny, knyghtys; but
the erle of Arundcll was takyn to bataylP, & went at large, vnder suretye, tyll the begyn-
nynge of the pa'-lyament ; in whiche season dyuerse other were brought to sundrye
prysones. Than the kynge sent out his commyssions vnto the lordis of his realme for to
come vnto his parlyament, whiche began after vpO the. xvii. daye of Septembre, in the
begynnynge of the. xxi. yere of the kyng, & later ende of the mayers yere.
Here it is to be notid, y Ada Bame, mayer, dyed in the begyflynge of the moneth of
luny, for whom was after chosen & admyttydthe. viii. daye of thesayd moneth for mayer,
llicharde Whytyngeton, to occupye the full of that yere, that is to meane, tyll the feest
of Symode & lude ; but vpon seynt Edwardys day folowinge, whan the newe mayer is ac-
customed to be chosen, then was he electe agayne for that yere folowyng, and so he stode
I the offyce of mayraltie an hoole yere and. v. monethes. Than to returne to our fyrste
mater; whii the kynge had assemblyd his lordis, the whiche came with so stronge & myghtye
companyes that the cytie suftysyd not to lodge the people, but were fayne to be lodgyd in
small townys and vyllagys nere vnto the same. Within shorte tyme after the sayd parlya-
ment was begune, the erlys of Arundell and of Warwyke were brought before the lordys
of the parlyatuet holdyn at Westmynster, & there fynally iudgyd as folowyth : the erle of
Arundell to be ladde on fote from Westmynster and place of his iugemet thoroughe the
hyghe stretys of the cytie vnto the Towre hyll, where his hede to be stryken of. And the
erle of Warwyke was also iudgyd to deth, but for his great age, by meane of his freendys,
his iugement was pardonyd, and alteryd to perpetuall pryson, where as the kynge wolde
cSmaunde hym; which after was had vnto the He of Man in Lacasshyre, where he cosumed
the resydue of hisolde dayes. And the erle of Arundell, accordynge to the sentence vpo
hym geuen, vpon the morowe folowynge the feest of seynt Mathewe, beynge Saterdaye,
& the. xxii. daye of Septembre, was ladde on foote vnto the Towre hyll, beinge accom-
panyed with great strength of men, for so moche as it was demyd y he shuld haue ben
rescowyd by the way; howe be it none suche was attemptyd; but peasably he was brought
vnto the sayde place of execucion, and there pacientiye & mekely toke his deth, whose
' bayll
body
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II. 543
body after was by the fryers Augustynes borne vnto theyr place within the warde of
Bradestrete of London, and there in the north syde of the quyer solempnely buryed, &
-after vpon his graue a sumptuouse toumbe of marble stone sette and edy fyed. And by aucto- f,i. c.h.
ryte of the sayde parlyament, the archebysshop of Cauntorbury was exylyd the realme, &
vpo the Monday folowyng, beyng the. xxiiii. day of Septembre, syr lohii lorde Cobham,
& syr lohft Cheyny, knyght, were iudgyd to be drawen, hagyd, and quarteryd ; but by
instaunce and laboure of theyr frendys y iugement was chaungyd vnto perpetuell pryson.
And this done, the kynge ordeynyd a royall feest, and helde open housholde for all
honest coiners ; for, as affermyth Petyr Pyctauyece, a wryter of hystoryes, this prynce,-
kynge Rycharde, passyd all other of his progenytours in lyberalyte and bountie ; the
which feest and also parliament yet holdynge, the kynge creatyd. v. dukys, a marquys,
and. v. erlys. As first, the erle of Derby, syr Hery of Bolyngbrooke, sone and heyre of
lohn of Gaunt, duke of Lancastre, was creatyd duke of Herforde ; the seconde whiche
was erle of Rutlade, was creatid duke of Amnarle' ; the thyrde beynge erle of Kent,
was creatyd duke of Surrey ; the fourthe beynge erle of Notyngham, was creatyd duke
of Norfolke ; and the. v. was }rerle of Huntyngedon, the whiche than was creatyd duke
of Exetyr ; also of y erle of Somerset was made a marquys of Dorset; and for the erlys,
firste, [the lorde Spencer was made erle of Gloucetyr ;]* the lorde of Westmerlade, named
Dan llaby Keuyll, was made erle of Westmerlfide ; [the lord Persy was made erle of
Noithumberlande ;]* the lord tresorer, syr Wyllyfi Scrope, was made erle of Wylshyre ;
& syr lohii de Montaygue was made erle of Salesburv; and whan this busynesse was
fynysshyd, the parlyament was remouyd vnto Shrewysbury vnto Hyllarye terme, where
it was fynysshed to many mennys dyspleasures, & clysherytynge of many trewe heyres.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xvii. Anno Domini. M.CCC. Ixxx.xviiL
"Wyllyam Askham.
Rycharde Whittyngton, mercer. Anno. xxi.
lohn Wodecok.
IN this. xxi. yere of kynge Ilicharde, the people of the lande murmuryd & grudgyd
sore agayne the kyng & his couceyll, for so moch as y goodys belogyng vnto y crowne
were dysperblyd and geuyn to vnworthy personys ; by occasyon whereof dyuerse chargys
and exaccyons were put vpon the people j also for that y chefe rulers about y prynce
were of lowe birthe and of small reputacion, and the men of honoure were kepte out of
fanoure ; also for that that the duke of Gloucetyr was secretlye murdred without processe
of y lawe, and many thynges ellys mysorderyd by the last parlyament, whereof the wyte
and blame was layed vnto the kyng & other persones after namyd, as well for wrongful!,
dysherytynge of sundry persones at the sayde parlyament, suche as were menyall ser-
uauntys of y foresayd duke of Glowcetyr, and of the erlys of Arudell & of Warwyke,
cotrary his owne proclamacyons made concernynge suche maters ; also that were dyuerse
patentis & grautis passyd the kynges great scale aswell for pardons and other great
maters, yet for the kynges synguler auauntage, and suche fewe personys as bare the rule
aboute hym, many of the were callyd agayne ; also, where for sheryues and other offycers
of all shyrys of Englonde, were wonte to he named, iiii. by dyscrete personys, as iuges
8c other, of the which the kyng shuld assygne. ii. for the yere folowynge, he of his owne
wylle & pleasure wolde refuse them, & chose suche. ii. as hym lykyd, the whiche he
knewe well wolde lene more to his weale than to the comon weale of his lande or of his
subiectvs ; also that where before tymes the kynges of Englonde vt>ed to sende out com-
myssyons viito burgeysys of cyties & townes, to chose of theyr fre lybertie such knyghtys
* Auinarle. iMS. * Omitted in the edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
Of
544 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II.
of the sbyre as they thought moste welefull for the comon weale of y sayd shyre £ iande,
nowe kyng Rycharde v.olde appoynte y personys, and wyll them for to chose such as then
he 'named, wherby his synguler causys were preferryd & the comon causys put by ; also
kynge Rycharde, thoroughe euyll counceyll, comaundid by his letters vnto the sheryffys
of all shyres, fewe exceptid, jr all personys of hauoure1 within theyr counties, as well
spyrytuell as temporell, shuld make certeyn othes in generall wordis, and ouer that to
wryte and scale certeyn bondys for perfourtnaiice of the sayd othes; and also for blanke
chartours, whiche many men ofsubstauce were costraynyd to scale to theyr great charges1,
y people cotynuelly murmuryd and grudgyd, so that for theyse iniuryes and many moo,
whiche at the tyme of his deposynge, were artyculed agayne hyrn in. xxxviii. sundry
artycfes, with also the rumour that ranne vpon hym that he had letten to ferme the reue-
mise of y crowne to Busshey, Bogot1, & Grene, whiche cawsyd as well y noblemen of
y- reahne to grudge agayn hyrn as other of the comon people. Thus contynuyng this
mysordre within the lande, dyed syr John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, at the bysshop
of Elyes place in llolborne, and from thens was caryed vnto seynt Paulys, & there vpon
the northe syde of the quyer honourablye buryed, at whose enterrement all the chefe
lordys of Englonde were present, [whiche sayd duke dyed in y moneth of & yere
abouesayd ;J+ for whom after was foudyd by dame Blaunche his wyfe, an honorable
annyuersary, as before I haue shewyd in the. xliiii. yere of Edwarde the thyrde, whiche
of ryght ought to be set in this place. This yere also, about y feest of seynt Bartholmew,
fell dyscencion & discorde atwene duke5 of Herforde and the duke of Norfolke, where-
fore y duke of Herforde accusyd that other y he had taken, iiii. M. marke of the kynges,
of suche money as he shulde therew haue wagyd certeyne sowdyours at Calays, he lefte6
vndon, and toke y same money to his owne vse. But an other wryter sayeth, that as the
sayd. ii. dukys rode vpot\a tyine from the parlyament towarde theyr lodgynges, . the duke
of Norfolke sayd vnto y other, " Sir, see you not howe varyable the kynge is in his wordis,
and how shamefully he puttyth his lordes and kynnesfolkys to deth, & other exylyth &
holdyth in pryson ; wherfore full necessary it is to take kepe, and not for to truste moche
I his wordis, for with out dowte in tyme to come, he wyll by suche lyke meanys bryng
vs vnto lyke deth and distruccion." Of which wordys y sayd duke of Herforde accusyd y
other vnto the kynge ; wherefore eyther wagyd batayle w other before the kyng, to whom
day of metynge was geuen to eyther vpon the. xi. daye of Septembre, to fyght win listys
at Couentre, where all thynge was ordeyned for. At whiche place, at the daye assygned,
thyder came the sayde. ii. dukys, and apperyd in the feelde before the kynges presence,
redy to do theyr batayll ; but the kyng anon forbad that fyght, & forthewyth exylyd the
1 havoir. MS. lionoure. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * Here the^edition of 1542 and 1559 have the follow-
ing interpolation. And as Hardynge sayeth, he was veraye prodigall, ambycyous, and leclierous. For
there resorted to hys courte at their pleasures aboue the noumbre of ten thousande persones, that had theyr
desyres and couunaudcmentes. And that in his kytchyn were thre hundreth seruytours, and in euery office
a great noubre. Moreouer, of'ladyes, chaumberers, and lauenders, there were afjoue the nombre of thre
hundred, and they all exceded in gorgeous aud cosielye apparell, farre above theyr degrees : yomen &
gromes were clothed in sylke, as saten and damoske bothe doblettes & gounes, with clothe of grayue and
skarlette ouer sumpteous, and had theyr garmentes cutte bothe in the courte and townes, farre otherwyse
then it had bene before his dayes, wyth brodery worke, ryche furres and goldsmythes woorke; deuysynge
euery daye anewe fassion, to the great ruyne & decay e of the welthe of Englande. Also that kyng llicharde
dyd preferre suche byshoppes to byshoprickes as neyther coulde teache nor preache, ner knew any tbynge of
the scripture of God, but only to call for their tythes & dutyes, & to helpe to serue his lustes & pleasures ;
which in dede wer not worthye the name of byshoppes, but rather of naughty packes disguysed in
byshoppes aj parel. In this tyme reigned also pletie of the fylthy syune of lechery and fornicacion, with
the abhomynablf synne of aduoutry, specyally in the kynge, but moste chiefly in the prelacy, wherby the
whole realme was so infect that it cryed for the wrath and vengeaunce of God. And as for taxyng and
exnctyng of the commons, it was a vsuall thynge with hym, & therfore was he hated in mauer of al his
whole realme, so that the people colinually murmured, &c. as in the text. 3 Bagott. MS. 4 Omitted
in edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 5 the duke, edit. 1542. 1559. ' the which be lafft.
duke
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II. 545
•duke of Herforde for. x. yeres, and the duke of Norfolke for euer, whiche sentence wns
shortly after put in execucion. Than the duke of Herforde saylyd [into Fraunce, and
there taryed a season ; but for lacke of ayde and comforte he departyd thens and came]'
into Brytayne, & the duke of Norfolke passyd dyuerse coiitreys, & lastely came vnto the
cytie of Venyce, and there endyd his lyfe. And soone after this was master Roger Walden, f*i. CM.
a chapeleyne of the kynges, made archebisshop of Cautorbury, the which was a specyall
louer vnto y cytie of Lodon, and made great labour for them vnto the kynges grace, that
greuously \V the was of newe displeasyd, for so moche as he was enfourmyd of them that
they shulde counceyll, \V other sheryffys, to withstande certeyne actys made in y laste par-
lyament, for the which the comynalty of the cytie was endytyd with other sheryffys ; in
redresse wherof, by couceyll of the sayd archebysshop and ofmaister Robert Braybrooke,
the bysshop of London, the cytezyns made a lamentable supplycacion vnto the kynge,
•which, by ayde and fauoure of the sayde. ii. bysshoppis and other louers of y cytie, the
kynges ire and indygnacyon, by meane of that lowly supplycacyon, was some parte
appeasyd & with drawen ; but yet to cotent a parte of y kynges mynde, 'many bliike
chartours were deuysyd and brought into the cytie, whiche many of the moost sub-
stancyall men of the same were fayne to scale to theyr payne and charge in conclusyon,
the whiche shortlye after was vsed thoroughe all countreys of Englonde. ,
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xviii. Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xix.
'i % lohlf Wade.
Drewe Barentyne, goldsmyth. Anno. xxii.
John Warner.
IN thys. xxii. yere of kynge Rychard, the comon fame ranne that the kynge hade letto B
to ferine the realme of Englonde vnto syr Wyllyam Scrope, erle of Wylshere, and than & Gr
tresourer of Englonde, to sir lohn Busshey, syr John Bagot, & syr Henry Grene knyghtis;
the whiche tourned shortly after to theyre greate confusios. This yere also Thomas, the
son & heyre of the erle of Arudell, lately behedid, y which Thomas, not all to his
pleasure, was kepte in the howse of the duke of Eccetyr, passyd the see by f meanys of
one Wyllyam Scot, mercer, and yode vnto his vncle the archebysshop of Cauntorbury,
and so contynued with hym in the cytie of Colayne than beynge. In this passe tyme
great purueyaiice was made for the kynges iournay into Irelande, so that whe all thynges
necessary to the honoure and nede of the kynge & his people was redy, he set forthwarde
vp5 his iourney in y1 moneth of Aprell, leuynge for his lyeutenaut in Englade syr Ed-
munde of Langley his vncle and duke of Yorke, and after toke shippyng at Brystow and
saylyd with a myghty and stronge hoste into Irelande, where he had so prosperous spede,
y in processe of tyme, with manhode and good polycy, he subduyd to hym that countrey ;
in y which voyage, were it for acte y he dyd, or of y kynges boiite, Hery, sone & heyre
of y duke of Herforde tha exylyd, was of y kynge made knyghte. This Henry was after
his father crownyd kyng of Englande, & named Hery the. v. Kynge Rycharde thus beyng
occupyed in Irelande, and receyuynge of the capytaynes of the wylde Irysshe into his
subieccion, and orderynge of that coutrey to set in an order & rule, Henry of Bolynge-
brooke, duke of Herforde, before exylyd with the archebysshop of Cautorburye, and
Thomas of Arundell and other, ladyd with a small company at Rauyns Spore in the
northe countrey, in the moneth of August, and vndcr coloure of the clayme of his right-
full enheritaunce, reysydthe people as he went, to whom in short processe great multy-
tude of the people drewe and gatheryd. Of this ladynge kyng Richarde beynge warned,
for hasty spede of returnynge into Englonde, lefte in Irelonde behynde hym rnoche of
ordenauce, & landyd at Mylforde Hauyn in the begynnyng of Septembre, and begynynge
' Omitted in tlie edit. 1559,
4 A also
546 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II,
«lsoof the. xxiii'. yere of his reygne, and so yode vnto y castell of Flynte in Walys, and,
there restyd hym and his people, and entendyd there to gather vnto hym more strength.
In thewhiche meane tyme the foresayd Henry, that than had proclayrnyd hymselfe duke
of Lancaster in the ryght of lohn Gaunt his fatlier, was comyn to Brystowe, and there,
without resystence, toke syr Wyllyam Scroope, erle of Wylshyre and tresourer of En-
glande, syr lohh Bussbey, and syr Henry Grene; also there was taken syr lohn Bagot,
Biecucia. but after he escapyd and fledde into Irelande. Than were the other thre there iuged and
put in execucion ; and kyng Richarde styll beynge at the castell of Flynte, herynge of the
great strengthe y was about the duke, feryd soreofbymselfe, and in lyke wyse sodyd all
suche as were about hym. Wherfore syr Thomas Percy, erle of Worcetyr, and than
stewarde of the kynges bousbolde, cotrary his allegeauce, brake openly y whyte rodde in
the hall, and c5maui>dyd euery man toshyfte for hymselfe. By reason wherof the people
voydyd, and y kyng lefte without comfort ; so tliat he was shortly after takyn and present-
id vnto y1 duke, the which put hym vnder safe kepyng, & shortly after sped hym towarde
London, and, whan he came nere vnto y cytie, he sent kynge Rycharde with a secret
company vnlo the Towre, there to be safelye kepte tyll his commynge. Whereof many
euyil dysposyd persones of the cytie beynge warned, assemblyd theym in great noumber
and enuendyd to haue mette hym without the towne, and there to haue taken hym from
suche as ladde hym, and so to haue slayn hym for the great crueltie that he before tyme
hadde vsed vnto the cytie ; but as God wolde, the niayer and rulers of the cytie were
enfourmed of theyr malycyouse purpose, and gatheryd to them the worshypfull comoners
and sadde men, by whose polycies, not without great dyffycultie, they were reuokyd
frome theyr euyll purpose; albeit that lastynge that rumour they yode vnto Westmynster,
and there toke maister lohn Slake, deane of the kynges chapell, & frome thens brought
.Pariyamentum. hym vnto Newcgate, & there caste on hym irons. Shortly after the duke came vnto
London, & there, by the consent of kyng Richarde, a parlyament was begunne vpon the.
xiii. day of the moneth of Septembre, endurynge which parlyament, many accusacyons
and artycles of mysrulynge of the lande were layed vnto the charge of this noble pry nee,
kynge Richarde, which be engroced at length in. xxxviii. artycles ; for the whiche
voluntarylye as itshulde seme, by the copy of an instrument hereafter shewyd, he shulde
renounce and wylfullye be deposyd from all kynglye mageste the Monday, beynge the.
xxix. day of September, & the leest of Seynt Myghell the archaungell, in the yere of
our Lordys Incarnacion, after the accompte of the Church of Englonde. M.CCC.lxxx.xix.
and the. xxiiii*. yere of y reygne of $ sayde Rycharde, the copy of which instrument here
vnder ensuyth.
THis present instrumet, made the Moday the. xxix. day of Septembre, and feest of
seynt Mychaell tharchaungell, in the yere of our Lorde God. M.CCC.lxxx. and. xix.
f,i.c.hn. and in the. xxiii. yere of kyng Rycharde the secdde, witnessyth : that where by the aucto-
ryte of the lordys spyrytuell and temporell of this present parlyament, and comons of the
same, the right honorable & discrete persones here vnder named, were, byjrsayd auctoryte,
assygned to goo vnto the Towre of Lodon, there to here and testyfy suche questyons &
answerys as than and there shulde be by the sayd honorable and dyscrete persones harde.
Knowe all men to whom theyse present letters shall come, that we syr Rycharde Scroope,
archebysshop of Yorke, lohn bysshop of Herforde, Hery erle of Northubrelade, Rate
erle of Westmerlade, Thomas lorde of Barkley, Wyllyam abbot of Westmynster, lohn
pryour of Cauntorbury, Wyllyam Thurnyng, & Hugh Burnell, knyghtes, lohn Markham,
iustyce, Thomas Stowe, and lohn Burbage, doctours of the lawe cyuyle, Thomas Fcryby,
and Denys Lopham, notaryes publyque, the day & yere abouesayde, atwene the howrys
of. viii.. &. ix. of the clocke before noone, were presente in the chefe chaumber of y
' xxiii. edit. 1542. 1559. * xsiii. 1542.
liynges
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II, 54?
.kynges lodgyng within the sayd place of the Towre, where was rehersyd vnto the kynge
by the inouthe of the foresayde erle of Northumberlande, that before tyme at Conwcy in
North Walys, the kynge beyngc there at his pleasure and lybertye, promysyd vnto the
archebysshop of Cauntorbury, thii Thomas of Arundeii, and vnto the sayde erle of
Northumberlande, that he for insuftycyent1, which he knewe hymselfe to be of, to
occupye so great a charge as to gouerne this reahne of Englode, he wolde gladly leue
of and renouce the ryghte & tytle, aswell of y as of his tytle to the crowne of Fraunce,
and his knyghtlye1 mageste vnto Henry duke of Herforde; and that to do in suche con-
uenyent wyse as by y" lernyd men of his Ifide it shulde moost suffycyently be by them
deuysed and ordeynyd. To the whiche rehersall y kynge in our sayd presensys ansvveryd
benyngly, and sayd, that suche promyse he made, and soo to the same he was at that
howre in full purpose to parfourme and fulfyll, sauynge he desyred firste to haue per-
sonall spechew the sayd duke and with the archebysshop of Caunterbury his cosyns ; and
farthermore, he desyred to haue a byll drawen of the sayde rcsygnacion, that he myght
be perfyght in the rehersall therof. After which copy to hym by me the sayde erle de-
lyueryd, we the sayde lordys & other departyd ; and vpo the same afternoone, the kyng
desyryng moche the cSmynge of the duke of Lacaster, at the laste y sayd duke with the
archebysshop entryd theforesayd chaumber, bryngynge with them the lorde Roos, the lorde
Burgeyny.and the lorde Wylloughby, \Vdyuerseother; where, after clue obeysauncedone hy
them vnto the kynge, he, famylyerlye and with a gladde countenaunce to vs aperynge, talked
with the sayde archebysshop and duke a good season ; and thatcomunycacion fynysshed,
the kyng with a gladde countenaunce, in presence of vs andy other ahoue rehersyd, sayd
openly that he was redy to renouce and resygne all his kyngely mageste, in maner &
fourme as he before seasons had promysed : & all though he had & myght suftyciently
haue declared his renouncement by the redynge of an other meane persone, yet he, for
the more suretie of the mater, and for the sayde resygnacyon shuld haue his full force
and strengthe, he therfore redde the scrowle of resygnacyon hymselfe, in maner & fourme
as foloweth. " In the name of God, amen. I Rycharde, by the grace of God, kyng of
Englonde and of Frauce, and lorde of Irelonde, acquyte & assoyle all archebysshoppys,
bysshoppys, and other prelatis, seculer or relygyous, of what dygnyte, degre, state, or
condycion that they be of; and also all dukys, marquys, erlys, baions, lordys, and all
myne other lyege men both spyrytuell and seculer, of what maner, name or degre they
be, from theyr othe of feawte and homage, and all other dedys & pryuylegis made vnto
me, and from all maner bandys of allegeaunce and regaly or lordshyp, in the whiche
they were or be bouden to me, or in any otherwyse constraynyd, and them, theyr heyres,
successours for euermore from £ same bandis and othes, I release, delyuer, acquyte, and
lete theym for fre dyssoluyd and acquyt, & to be harmelesse, for so moche as longyth to
my persone by any maner, waye or tytle of ryght y to me myght folowe of the fore sayde
thynges, or of any of them. And also I resygne all my kyngely dygnyte, mageste, and
crowne, with all the lordshyppis, power and pryuylegys to the fore sayde kyngelye
dygnytie and crowne belogynge, and all other lordshyppis and possessyons to me in any
maner of wyse parteynyng, what name and condycyon they be of, out take the ladys
and possessyons for me and myne obyte purchasyd and bought. And I renounce all
ryght and colour of ryght, and all maner tytle of possessyon and lordeshyp, the whiche
I euer had, or haue, or by any maner of meane myght haue, in the same lordeshyppii
and possessyons, or any of them, or to them with any maner ryghtys belongynge or ap-
perteynynge, vnto any parte of them.
And also the rule and gouernaunce of the same kyngedome & lordeshyppes, with all
admynystracions of the same, and all thynges, andeueryche of them that to the hole em-
pyre and iurysdyccyon of the same belongeth of ryght, or in 'any wyse may belonge..
1 inswffycyency. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * alle his kyngly. MS.
4 A 2 And
543 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II.
And also I renounce the name, worshyp & regaly, and kyngely hyghnesse, clerelye, frelye,
syngulerlye and hooly, in the moost best maner and fourme that I may, and with dede &
worde I ieue of and resygne theym, goo frome theym for euermore, sauyrrge alwey to
my successouris, kynges of Englode, all the ryghtys, piyuylegys and appurtenauncys to
the sayde kyngedome and lordeshyppys abouesayde, belongynge and apperteynynge : for
weale I wote, and knowlege, and deuie myselfe to be and haue ben vnsuftyeyent and vn-
able, and also vnprofy table, and for myne open desertys not vnworthye to be put downe,
and I swere vpon the holy Euaungelys here presentlye with my handys towchyd, that I
shall neuer repugne to this resygnacion, dymyssyon or yeldynge vp, nor neuer inpugne
them in any maner by worde or by dede, by my sdfe nor by none other, nor 1 shall not
suffer it to be inpugnyd, in asmoche as in me is pryuely nor apperte ; but I shall hane,
holde and kepe this renounsyng, dymyssyon, and lenynge vp, tor ferine and stable for
euermore, in all and in euerye parte thereof, so God me helpe and all seyntys, and by
this holye Euaungelis by me bodyly towchyd and kyssyd. And for more recorde of the
same, here openlye subscrybe and sygne this present resygnacion with myne owne hade."
And forthwith in our presencys, and other, subscrybed the same, and after delyueryd it
vnto the archebysshop of Cauntorbury, sayinge, that if it were in his power, or, at his
assygnement, he wolde that the duke of Lancaster there present, shalde be his succes-
soure & kyng after hym ; and in tokyn thereof he toke a rynge of gokle from his fynger,
beinge his sygnet, and put it vpon the sayd dukys fynger, desyrynge and requyrynge the
archebysshop of Yorke to shewe and make reporte vnto the lordys of the parlyament of
his voluntary resygnacyon, and also of his eutent and good mynde that he bare towarde
his cosyn the duke of Lancaster, to haue hym his successour and kynge after hym, &
this done euery man toke theyr Ieue and retournyd to theyr owne.
f»i. CJviu. VPon y1 morowe folowyng, beynge Tewysday, and $ laste daye of Septembre, all the
lordys spyrytuell and temporell, with also the cornons of the sayd parlyament, assem-
blyd at Westmynster, wherin, in the presence of theym, the archebysshop of Yorke, ac-
cordynge vnto the kynges desyre, shewyd vnto them seryously the voluntary renounsynge
of the kyng, with also the fauoure the whiche he ought vnto his cosyn the duke of Lan-
caster for to haue hym his successour, and ouer y shewyd vnto theym the cedule or byll
of renouncement, sygnyd with kynge Rychardis hande4 After which thynges in ordre
by hym fynysshyd, the questyon was axed first of y lordes, if they wolde admylte and
alowe the sayde renouncement, the which wha it was of the lordys grauntyd and con-
fermyd, the lyke questyon was axyd of the commons, and of theym in lyke maner af-
fermyd. After which admyssyon it was then declared, that notwithstandynge the fore
sayd renouncynge so by the lordisand commons admyttyd, itwerenedefull vnto the realme,
in auoydynge of all suspeccyon and sunnyses of ille dysposyd persones, to haue in wry-
tynge and regestryd, the manyfolde crymes and defautys before done by the sayde Rych-
arde, late kynge of Englonde, to the ende y they myght fyrste be openly shewyd vnto the
people, and after to remayne of recorde amonge the kynges recordis, the whiche were
drawen and compyled, as before is sayde, in. xxxviii. artycles, and there shewyd redve
to be radde ; but for other causes tha more nedefull to be preferryd, the redynge of the
sayd artycles at that season were dyflferryd and put of: which artycles for that y they
wolde aske loge tyine to wryte, and also wolde to some reders be but small pleasure to
rede, I haue therefore lef'te them out here of this werke, whiche at lengthe are sette out
in the booke in1 the mayers, & yere of Drewe Barentyne fha mayre of London. Than
for so nioche as the lordys o£ the parlyament hadde well consyderyd this voluntarye re-
nouncement of kynge Rycharde, and that it was behouefull and neccssarye for the weale
of the realme to procede vnto the sentence of his deposayll, they there appoynted, by
au
ctoryte
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. If. 549
auctoryte of the statys of the sayde parlyament, the hysshop of Seynt Asse, the abbot of
Glastenbury, the erle of Gloucetyr, the lorde of Barkley, Wyllyam Thyrnynge iustyce,
& Thomas Erpyngham and Thomas Gray knyghtys, that they shuld geue & here open-
sentence to the kynges deposycion : wherupon the sayd comyssyoners ieyinge there theyr
hedys together, by good delyberacion, good counceyll and auysement, & of one assent,
agreed arnone;e them that the bysshop of Seynt Asse shulde publysshe the sentence for
them, and in theyr names, as foloweth. " In f name of God amen. We lohn bysshop
of Seynt Asse or Asseuce, lohn abbot of Glastynbury, Rycharde the erle of Gloweetyr,
Thomas lorde of Barkley, Wyllya Thyrlynge iustyce, Thomas Erpyngham and Thomas
Gray knyghtys, chosen and deputed specyail con>tnyssaries by the thre astatis of this
present parlyament, representynge the hole body of the realme, for all such maters by
the sayd astatys to vs comytted. We, vnderstandynge and concyderyng the manyfolde
crymes, hurtys and harmysdone, by Rycharde kynge of Englonde, and mysgouernauce ,
of the same by a longe tyme, to the great decaye of the sayde lande, and vtter ruyne of
the same, shulde shortly haue ben, ne hadde the especyall grace of our Lorde God there-
unto put the soner remedy ; and aho furthermore auertysynge y the sayde kynge Rych>
arde, knowynge his owne insufficient1, hath of his owne mere volunte and fre wyllj re-
nouncyd and geuen vp the rule and gouernauce of this lade, with all ryghtys and: hon>-
ours vnto the same belongynge, and vtterly for his mesytys hath iugyd hym selfe not vn-
worlhy to be deposyd of all kyngely mageste and astate royall. We, the premyssys well
consyderyng, by good and dylygent delyberacion, by the power, name & auctoryte, to vs,
as aboue is sayde, comytted, pronounce, dyscerne and declare, the same kynge Rycharde
before this to haue be, and to be, vnprofytable, vnable, vnsuffycient, and vnworthy to
the rule and gouernaunce of the fore sayd realmys and lordeshyppys, and all other thap-
purtenauncys to the same belongynge. And for the same causes we pryue hym of all
kyngely dygnyte and worshyp, of any kyngelye worshyp in hym lefte, & we depose hym
by our sentece defynytyfe, forbyddynge expresselye to all archbysshoppys, bisshoppys, &
all other prelatis, dukes, marquysys, erlys, barons & knyghtys, & to all other men of
the foresayde kyngedome and lordeshyppes, or of other placys belongynge to the same
realmys and lordshyppys, subiectys and lyegys, what soeuer they be, that none of theym
from this tyme forthwarde, to $ foresayd Rycharde, as kynge and lorde of the fore-
sayde realmys and lordeshyppys, be neyther obedyent nor attendant." After whiche
sentence thus openlye declared, the sayd astatys admytted forthwith the same per-
sones for theyr procurators, to resygne and yelde vp vnto kynge Richarde all theyr ho-
mage and fealtye, whiche they hadde made and ought vnto hym before tymesy and for to
shewe vnto hym if nede were, all thynges before done that concernyd hys deposyng ;
the whiche rcsygnacyon at that tyme was spared and put in respyte tyll the morowe nexte
folowynge. And anon as this sentence was in this wyse passyd, and that by reason there-
of the realme stoode voyde xvithout hede or gouernour for the tyme, the sayd duke of
Lancastyr rysynge from the place where he before sate, & stadynge where all myght be-
holde hym, he mekelye makynge the sygne of the crosse vpon his forhed & vpon his
breste, after sylence by an offycer was comaundyd, sayd vnto the people there beynge,
theyse wordys folowinge. " In the name of the Father & Sone and Holy Goost, I Henry
of Lancastre clayme the realme of Englande, and thecrowne, with all the appurtenauncys,
as I that am dyscendyd by ryght lyne of the bloode commynge from that good lorde, kynge
Henry the thyrde, and tliroughe that right, that God of his grace hath sent to me, "with
helpe of my kynne and of my frendys, to recouerthe same, the whiche was in poynt to
be vndor>e for defaute of good gouernaunce and due iustyce." After whiche wordys thus
by hym vtteryd, he retournyd and sette hym downe in: the pl^ce where he before hadUe
sytten : than the lordys apperceyuynge and heryng this clayme thus made by this noble
* insufficiency.
man,
550 SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDL It
man, eytlier of them fraynyd of other what he thought, and after a dystaunce or pause
of tyme, the archebysshop of Cauntorbury hauyngc notycion of the lordys myndes, stodo
vp and askyd of the commons if they wolde assent to the lordys, which in theyr myndys
thought the clayme, by the duke made, to be ryghtfull and necessary for the weale of the
realine and of theym all ; whereunto with one voyce they cryed "ye, ye, ye." After whiche
answere, the sayde archebysshop goynge vnto the duke and settynge hytn vpon his kne,
hadde vnto hym a fewe wordys, the whiche endyd, he rose & takynge the duke by the
f»i. CM*. right hande ladde hym vnto the kynges sete, and with great reuerence set hym therein,
after a ccrteyne knelynge and oreson made by the sayd duke or he were therein set. And
whan the kynge was thus set in his trone, to the great reioysynge of the people, the arche-
bysshop of Cauntorbury began ryght there [an oryson or]- colacyon, in maaer as after
foloweth.
" VIr dominahitur in populo primo rcgum Capituh. Lr. These been the wordes of the
hygh & moost myghtye Kynge, spekynge to Samuell his prophete, techynge hym howe he
shulde chose & ordeyne a gouernoure of his people of Israeli, when the sayd people askyd
of hym a kyng to rule the. And not without cause may theyse wordys be sayde here of
our lorde y kyng that nowe is ; for if they be inwardely cdceyuyd, they shall geue to vs
mater of cosolacyon and comforte, whan it is sayde that a man shall haue lordeshyp and
rule of the people & not a chylde, for God thretenyth not vs as he some tyme thret the
people by Isaye, sayinge, (Isaye. Hi. Et dabo pueros pncipes eorum, et effeminati do-
ininabuntur eis. ) I shall, sayth our Lorde, geue chyldren to be theyr rulers and pryncys,
and weke or ferefull shall haue domynyon ouer theym. But of his great mercy he hath
visyted vs, I truste, his peculicr people, and sent vs a man to haue y rule of vs, & put
by chylderne that before tyme ruled this lande after chyldyshe condycyons, as by the
iverkys of them it hath ryght latelye append, to the great dysturbaunce of all this realme,
and for want or lacke of a man. For, as sayth y' apostell Paule, (ad Corinth. primo.
Capitulo. A'iii. Cii essem paruulus, sapiebam vt paruulus et loquebar vt paruulus, &c.
Quado autern factus sum vir, euacuaui que erant paruuli.) That is to meane, whan I
was a chylde I sauoured & spake as a chylde, but at the tyme whan I came vnto the
state of a man, than I put by all my chyldysshe condycions. The apostell sayth, he sa-
uoured and spake as a chylde, in whom is no stedfastnesse or constancy, for a chylde
wyll lyghtly promyse, and lyghtly he wyll breke his promyse, and do all thynges that his
appetyte geueth hym vnto, and forgetyth lyghtely what he hath done : by which reason
it folowyth, that nedely great incouenyence muste fall to that people y a chylde is ruler
and gouernour of, nor it is not possyhle for that kyngedome to stilde in felycite, where
such codycios reygne in the hede and ruler of the same. But nowe we ought all to re-
ioyse y all suche defautys ben expellyd, and that a man and not a chylde shall haue
lordeshyp ouer vs ; to whom it belongyth to haue a sure rayne vpon his tunge, that he
inaye be knowen from a chylde, or a man vsynge chyldysshe condycions, of whom, I
truste, I may saye, as the wyse man sayeth in his prouerbys : (prouerbioru tercio Capi-
tulo. Beatus homo qui inuenit sapienciam, et qui affluit prudencia:) the which is to
meane, blessyd be the man that bathe sapyence or wysedome, and that haboundyth in
prudence : for that man that is rulyd by sapyence must nedys loue & drede our Lorde
God, and whoso loueth and dredyth hym must consequentlye folowe that he muste kepe
his commaundementys, by force wherof he shall mynyster trewe iustyce vnto his sub-
iectis, and do no wronge nor iniury to any man, so that tha shall folowe the wordys of
the wyse man, the whiche ben rehersyd (prouerbiorum decimo: benediccio domini super
caput iusti, os autern impiorum operit iniquitate :) whiche is to meane, the blessyng of
aur Lorde God shall alyght vpo the hede of our kynge, beynge a iuste & ryghtwyse man,
' Omitted in edit. 1533. Oration, edit. 1542. 1559.
1
SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI. II.
for the tunge of hym workyth eqoyte and iustyce, but the tunge of wycked [men]' and
of synners coueryth iniquyte ; and who y werkyth or mynystryth iustyce in due ordre,
he* allonely sauegardeth hym selfe, but also holdyth the people in a surete of restfulnesse,
of the which ensuyth peace and plente. And therefore it is sayd of y wyse kynge Salo-
mon, (Ecclesiastic! decimo; beata terra cuius rex nobilisest, et cuius pryncipes vescurttur
in tepore suo :) which is to be vnderstande, that blessyd and happy is that lande of the
whiche the kynge or ruler is noble and wyse, and the pryncys ben blessyd that lyue in his
tyme, as who wolde say they may take exauple of hym to rule and guyde theyr sufr-
iectys : for by the dyscressyon of a noble and wyse man beynge in auctoryte, many euyllys
be sequestryd and put aparte, and all dissimylers put vnto sylence, for the wyse man
consyderith and notyth well the great inconuenyencys whiche dayly nowe growe of it*
where the chylde or insypient drynkyth the swete and delycious wordis vnauysydly, and
perceyuyth not entoxycacion, whiche they ben myngyd' or niyxte with, tyll he be inuyroned
and wrappyd in all daunger, as lately the experyence therof hath ben apparent to all our
syghtys and knowlegys, and not without the great daunger of all tin's realme; and all was
for lacke of wysedom in the ruler, whiche demyd and taught as a chylde gyuynge sen-
tence of wylfulnes and not of reason ; so that, whyle a chylde reygned, selfe wyll and
luste reygnuyd, and reason with good concience were outlawyd, with iustyce, stedfast-
nesse and many other vertuys. 15ut of this parell and daunger we ben delyuered by the
especiall helpe and grace of God, (quia vir dominabitur I populo) that is to meane, he
that is not a chylde but perfyght in reason, for he comyth noc to execute his owne wyll,
but his wyll that is sent hym, that is to wytte, Goddys wyll, as a man to whom God of
his habundaunt grace hath geuen perfyght reason and discressyon, to dyscerne & deme
as a perfyght man ; wherefore not allonly of this man we shall say that he shall dwell in
wysdome, but as a perfyght man and not a chylde, he shall thynke and deme, and haue
suclie a cyrcumspecte with hym, that he shall dylygentlye foreloke and see that Goddys
wylle be done and not his. And therfore nowe I truste the wordys of the wyse man,
(Ecclesiastici decimo) shalbe veryfyed in our kyng, sayinge, (iudex sapiens iudicabit po-
puluin suum, et pryncipatus sensati stabilis erit:) that is, as sayeth the wyse man, a'wyse
and dyscrete itige shall nowe deme his people, and the domynyon or lordeshyp of a dys-
crete wyse man shall stade stedfast: wherupon shall than folowe the seconde verse of the
same Chapyter, sayinge, (secundum iudicem populi sic et ministri eius, &c:) that is, lyke
as the hede and soueraygne is replenysshyd with all sapyence and vertue, in guydynge of
his people, admynystrynge to them lawe with due and conuenyent iustyce, so shall the
subiectys agaynewarde be garnysshyd with awe and louynge drede, and bere vnto hym,
nexte God, all honoure, trouthe and allegeaunce ; so that tha it maye be concludyd with
the resydue of the foresayd versys, (qualis rector est ciuitatis, tales et inhabitates in ea :)
which is to meane, suche as the ruler of the cytie is, such than be the inhabytauntys
of the same : so that consequently it foloweth, a good master maketh a good dyssypie,
and I lyke wyse an euyll kynge or ruler shall lose his people, and the cylies of his kynge-
dome shall be lefte desolate & vnhabyted; wherfore thus I make an ende : in stecle of a
chylde, wylfully doynge his lust & pleasure without reason, nowe shall a man be lorde
and ruler, that is replenysshed with sapyence and reason, and shall gouerne the people
by skylfull domys, settynge aparte all wylfulnesse and pleasure of hymselfe, so that the
worde that I began with maye be veryfyed of hym, ecce quia vir domynabitur in populo,
the which our Lorde graunt, and that he may prosperously rey«ne to the pleasure ol God
and weale of this his realme, amen." The whiche oracion beynge thus fynysslied, and the
people answerynge with great gladnesse, " amen," the kynge, standyng vpon his fete, sayd
vnto the lordys and comos present, " Syrys, I thanke you my lordys spyrytuell and tem-
porell, and all the statys of this lande, and do you to vnderstande that it is not my wyll
'MS. a he not. edit. 1533. 1542. 3 mingled, edit. 1533. 1542. 155p.
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that any man thynke y by the waye of conquest I wolde dysheryte any man of his hery-
tage, fraunchyse, or other ryghtys that hym ought to haue of right, nor for to put hym
out of that whiche he nowe enioyeth, & hath hadde before tyme by custome of good lawe
of this realme, excepte suche pryuat persones as haue ben agayn y good purpose and the
comon profetof y realme." And this speche thus fynvsshed, all sheryffys & other offycers
were put in theyr auctorytes, which ceasyd for the tyme that the kynges see was voyde, and
after eu.ery man departyd. And after noone' were proclamacyons made in accustutnat
placis of the cytie, in the name of kyng Henry the. iiii. and vpon the morovve folowing,
being Wennisday & the fyrst day of October, the procuratours aliouenamed, yode vnto y
Towre of London, and there certyfyed hym of the admissyon of kynge Henry. Andy fore-
sayde iustice, Wylliara Thirninge, in the name of the other, and for all the statis of the
k>r>de, gaue vppe vnto Rycharde, late kynge, all homage and fealte to hym before tyme
due, in lyke maner and fourme as before I haue shewed to you in the. xix. yereof kynge
Edwarde the seconde. And thus was the noble prynce pryued of all kyngly dignyte and
honoure, by reason of his euyll counceyll, and suche vnlet'ull wayes and meanys as he by
his insolency in his realme sufferyd to be vsed, whan he had reygnyd. xxii. yeres, iij.
monethes and. viii. dayes.
CHARLYS.
CArolus or Charlys the. vii. of that name, or the. vi. after thaccopte of the Frensh
Hystory, a chylde of. xiii. yeres of age, and sone vnto Charlys y. vi. began his reygne
ouery Freshemen Iy moneth of Septeber, &yere of our Lorde. M.CCC. and. Ixxx. and
the thyrde yere of the seconde Rycharde then kynge of Englonde. This Charlys was
crowned kynge within the age of. xiiii. yeres, contrary a lawe made in the. xi. yere of his
father, and where by hym he was comyttyd vnto the rule of Lewys his vncle, and duke
of Angeou, to the tyme of the full of. xiiii. yerys ; yet after the deth of the father, suche
vnkyndenesse began to spryng atwene the lorclys of the realme, that for the comon weale
of the same, it was agreed by the more partye, that this Charlys shuld be crownyd at
•Raynys in all hastye spede; the whiche was done in short season after, and so contynued,
not without disturbaunce of malyce whiche kynddyd atwene his two vncles, and other
inconuenyencyes, by the space of. iii. yeres ensuynge. The. iiii. yere of his reygne, the
•cytezyns'of Parys murmurynge and grudgynge for dyuerse imposycions and taskys of
theym leuyed, sodeynly arose in great multytude, entendynge to haue dystressyd some
of the kynges housholde seruautys, and such as were men of parsone1 ; but by medyacyon
of one dyscrete persone named John Marsyle, with assystence of the prouost of the
marchauntys, the rumoure was semedele appeasyd; in so mocbe that the great multytude
was withdrawen and retournyd to theyr occupacyons. But some euyll dysposyd, which
-in suspecious congregacion' euer vse to exyte and sty re the people vnto robbynge and
other vnlefull actis, reassociat them, and sayde and cryed that they wolde haue the
lewys banysshyd the cytie ; to whom it was answeryd that the kynge shulde be enfourrnyd
of theyr desyre, and that vpon it they shuld haue knowlege of the kynges pleasure:
wherupon in a rage they ranne vnto the houses of the lewys, and entryd theym by force,
•in robbynge and spoylynge theym, and bare away what they myght cary, in sleynge suche
of the lewys as any resystence and defence ma.de agayne theym, and neuer after restoryd
the sayd goodys, not withstandyng that the kyng, in that behalfe, gaue sore and strayt
commaundementis. It was not longe after that such as were of the kynges secret coun-
tceyll, consyderyng the great chargys and nedys of y kyng, and the wekenesse of his
treasoure, by auctoryte of the kynges comyssyons, callyd before them the rulers of Parys,
of Roan, & other good cyties, y which beynge assemblyd, to them was shewyd the
at afternoone. * nere vnto his person. MS. * in such congregations. MS.
4 many
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many and inportune chargis which the kynge daylye had for the defence of hisrealme and
subiectvs; wherfore by all wyse and polytike meanys that they myght vse, they exortyd
the sayde commons to graunt vnto the kynge, in way of subsydye. x\\.d. of the poude,
of all warys at that dayes ctirraunt. To the whiche requeste in conclusyon, after aduyse
taken of theyr neyghbotirs, it was answeryd, that the people were so sore chargyd in
tynies passyd, y they myght not susteyne or here any more chargys, tyll theyr necessyte
were otlierwyse releuyd ; so that in conclusyon, at this season, the kynge and his counceyll
were dvspoyutyd. In the. vi. yere of this Charlys, the Flernynges, which by a certeyna
season had restvd them from balaylle, were it for necessyte or synguler couetyze of Lewys
theyr duke, he asked of the a great ayde or taske1 ; and for he knewe well that if he
myght wyne y fauoure & graut of the towne of Gaunt, he shuld the soner haue his
pleasure of $ resydue, therfore he firste began by meanys of fayrenesse, and after,
whan therby he sawe he myght take none aduauntage, he addyd therunto manassys and
thretenynges, the whiche not withstandynge, the Flemyuges bode stedfastin one opynyon,
and denayed styflye theyr dukys request. Wherupon he lastly departyng from Gaiit,
with great displeasure, sayd, " 1 shall shewe myselfe to be lord & soueraygne of this towne, F,I.
& of y obstynat people of the same." And shortly after the duke made sharpe warre
vpon them of Gaunt, and they in lykewyse detendyd them vigurously, so that theyr
enemyes wan of them lytle auauntage. And after this warre had ben a season contynued,
not without losse of many men vpon bothe partyes, the Gaunteners remembrynge y
obedyence and fydelyte which they shuld bere to theyr souerayne lorde & duke, made
meanys that they myght be harde ; after graunt wherof, they sent vnto hym certeyn
oratours, which had vnto hym the wordys in sentence folouinge. " Moost souerayne
next God, we deny not but we accept y for our prynce £ leder, and to y, as thyne, it be-
comyth vs to obey with all reason. And thou agayn arte bounde to defende vs. If we
any thynge, by our ouersyght and neclygece, haue agayne the trespassyd, we mekely
beseche the of forgyuenesse ; and furthermore besechynge the, that such frauchysys and
lyberties to vs by thy noble progenytours before graunted, thou wylte not from vs with-
drawe nor abrydge, by reason wherof thy people of Gautmay not to any taxe, contrary
theyr volunte, be constraynyd. But and to thy nede of warrys thou haue necessyte of
ayde of thy com5s, they of fre wyll, all costraynt set aparte, are redy to ayde & helpe y^,
as fre & as lyberall as thy trewe subiectys." By reason of which wordys the duke was of
hys ire towarde them some what appeasyd ; but after theyr departyngffrom the duke or
erlys* precense, such youge knyghtis as were of y erlys boost, had vnto them many
hygh and disdaynous wordys, sayinge, that they were thrall vnto theyr erle, and that
theyr obstynacye shulde be to the vttermost of theyr reproche & correccvon', & they by
coaccyon4 and cqnstraynt forcyd to do theyr dutye. By occasyon of which wordys, the
Gauteners retournynge to theyr former wylfulnesse, keptestyll theyr former opynyo, and
defendyd the erle and his people as they before had done. Wherefore the erle seynge
he myght not by strengthe preuayle agayne his enemyes, studyed the wayes & meanys to
famysshe theym by hunger, so that by that meane he myght drawe the towne to his sub-
ieccion ; £ that to bryngeto effecte, he gyrde the towne about with a stroge siege. Than
the Gaunteners supprysyd' with more obduracion of herte agayn theyr prynce, made
theym a capytayne namyd Phylyp Artyuele, y sone of lakes de Artyuele, before slayne of
the Flemynges, lyke as to you 1 haue before shevvid in the. xvii. yere of Phylyp de Valoys,
late kynge of Fraunce ; the whiche furnysshynge his people with all habylymentys of
warre, made out of the towne, & pyght his feelde in a playne ioynynge vnto it, where
the erlis people and they foughte a sharpe fyght and longe ; but in the ende fortune was
vnto the erle or duke so frowarde, that with losse of. v. M. of his soudiours, he was
1 taxe. * or elles in his. edit. 1559- 3 of theyr reproche correctyd. MS. 4 occasyou
edit. 1542. 1559.
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forcyd to take Brugis for his suretie. By reason of this vyctory, this Artyuele beynge
not a lytle supprysyd with pryde, exortyd in suche wyse the dwellers within the towne of
Gaunt, and all suche as were nere neyghbours vnto them, to setaparte all occupacyon as
well husbandry as other, and gyue theyr hole study vnto actys & featis of warre. The
erle thus beynge within the towne of Brugys, a day of great solempnytie yerelye holden
by them of Brugys approchyd, which they worshyppyd in the hououre of our Lordys
bloode. To this daye of solempnytie vsyd yerely to come all the inhabitautis of the vyl-
lagys £ coutrey there about. Which day of feest Phylyp de Artyuele callynge to rnynde,
appoyntynge1 vnto hym. MM. of his sowdyours, and warnyd theym with arrnoure beynge
clad vnder theyr clothys, shulde ascende by two, by thre, by foure, and by lyke small
companyes vnto this feestfull solempnyte, and at suche tyrne as he gaue warnynge, euery
man to be redye with swerde in hade, to make rome amdge the prese, to the ende that they
myght take y erle tha of helpe destytute. Which cautele thus preparyd for, at the day
comyn of this sayde feest, the towne beinge replenysshyd with people, the sayd Artyuele,
vnsuspecte of any persone, with his company in maner abouesayde, entryd the towne
of Brugis, and, whehe sawe his best tyme, he sodeynly cryed " asarmys, asarmys." With
whiche sodeyn crye the erle beynge astonyed, manfully for a whyle withstode his enemyes
and encouragyd the people agayne them ; but for that the Gauteners were I armoure and
y other vnannyd, they of the erlys party fled soone. That seynge, the erle vV great dyffyculte
fledde, and so lepynge ieopardoiisly into the howse of an olde woman, escapyd and went
vnto Scluse, and there a whyle helde hym. The this Artyuele, seynge that by the ayde of
the of Brugys he was dispoyntid of y erlis takynge, felle vpon the inhauytauntys of the
towne, & slewe of them a certeyne, and after with great pompe & pillage retournyd
vnto Gaunt.
IN y. vii. yere of this Charlys, by procuryng of his vncle Lewis, duke of Angeou, a
taxe was efte axyd of y comons of Fraunce, the which to brynge to effecte, many fredys
and promoters were made, as well of cytezyns as other ; but anon as the comons of Parys
vnderstode of this, they became wylde, and assemblyd in thycke companyes, not regard-
ynge the reasonable allegacions to them layed and shewyd by Petyr Dylet, and lohii
Marsyll1, though in them they had great affeccion and truste, but toke theym to theyr
affeccion £ mynde, and made amonge them certeyn capytaynes and rulers, and kepte
the watche by nyght as enemyes had lyen about the cytie. Whiche insurreccyon & re-
bellyon thus begun within the cytie of Parys, the cytie of Roan takynge thereof exaumple,
arreryd a lyke murmure, and fensyd the cytie of Roan with lyke prouysyon, & made them a
mamet of a fatte & vnwyldely [as. A]5 vylayne of the cytie caryed hym about the towne I a
carte, and namyd hym, in derysyon of theyr prynce, theyr kynge, and ceasyd not to fall
into many inconuenyencys, as robbynge of holy placys and other, not without shedynge
of blood, wherof the cyrcumstaunce were longe to tell. But as all operacion of man
hath ende, so this foly and rebellyo of Freshemen was ceasyd, & many for y trespasse
therof caste I harde and derke pryson, of the whiche the kynge entendyd to haue takyn
cruell correccyon, ne had ben the great instaiit labour made by the rulers of the vnyuer-
sytie of Parys, and other suche as were nere about the kynge, by whose meanys the mul-
tytude was pardoned, & a fewe, suche as were the begynners, were put in execucion. And
than, as testyfyeth myne auctour maister Robert Gagwyne, for to appease the kynges
hyghe dyspleasure, to hym was grauntyd an. C. thousande frankys, which after sterlynge '
money amouteth to y sume of. x. M.li. Ye haue before harde howe the erle of Flaunders
with great ieopardy escapyd the handys of Phylyp de Artyuele, capitayn of Gaut, and
howe he came to Scluce & there safe gardyd hymselfe ; where with all dylygence he
gatheryd vnto hym his people £ made a newe reyse vpon the sayd Artyuele, the whiche
1 appoynted. editx 1542. 1559. * Matsyl. edit. 1542. 155$. 3 Omitted in the MS.
6 to
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to hym had assocyat, as affermyth my sayde auctor. xl. M. men, so y atwene the erle & f°i.
hym was foughten a cruell fyght, wherof in the ende Artyuele was agayn vyctour, and
costrayned the erle to forsake the feelde, w losse of. x. M. of his knyghtes, and he hym-
selfe escapyd with great dauger vnto the ilelande of ', and dyuerse of his people,
as Frenshemen and other, in a good noubre fled vnto a towne callyd Andwerpe, where a
season they defendid the agayn the malyce of theyr enemyes. In whiche passe tyme this
Artyuele coniecturynge in his mynde that the Frenshe kynge wolde take the erlys partye,
sent vnto hym an ambassade or message w letters, besechynge hym not to entremedle of
this warre atwene y" erle and the Gauteners, which warre $ erle had comencyd Onely of
tyranny and not of iustyce, entendynge vtterly to distroy the1 auncient lybertie and
frauchyse ; shewynge also farther, that if he wolde not at theyr contemplacion and prayer,
forbere to ayde theyr sayd erle, that tha, to defede theyr lyberte & ryght, they wolde seke
ayde of the kynge of Englonde. To the whiche request none answere was made, neyther
by the kynge nor by his counceyll ; wherefore this Artyuele made stronge prouysyon to
withstande the Frenshe kynge, and sette a certeyne of his sowdyours for to kepe the
siege before Andwerpe, whyle he made prouysion for other nedys. In this meane whyle
the erle went vnto the duke of Burgoyne, & they together yode after vnto kyng Charlis,
shewynge to hym lametably what wronges y erle had susteynyd of the obstynat Gaunte-
ners, besechyng hym of ayde to* redresse the sayde wronges ; whiche complaynt the kynge
gracyously herde, and benyngly grauntyd to them theyr petycion. And notwithstadynge
that the deed of wynter was comynge, he I all haste asseblyd his knyghtys, & takynge
with hym the oryflambe, with a myghty stroge hoste, percyd the countrey of Flaunders
towarde Marquet, in the ende of the moneth of Octobre. Wherof herynge, Artyuele
made prouysyon to stoppe the wayes, by brekyng of brydges and other meanes, wherby
the Fresh hoost was gladly empesched' and let, so that with great dyffycultie & daunger
they passyd the ryuer of Lyze, at a brydge longe defendyd by the inhabytauntis of the
eountrey, with ayde of theyr capitayne named Peter Wood, which there was slayne with.
MMM. of his adherentys. After wynnynge of whiche brydge, the Frenshe hoost passyd
the ryuer and spoylyd the countrey before them, whiche vnto them was moche auaylable,
for that cyrcuyte was inhabytyd with many ryche cloth makers. Than the kynge with his
hoost made towarde y" mount of Ipre, wherof the dwellers of Ipre beyng ware, sent out
ii. fryers of the ordre of prechers, to beseche the kynge to accept y towne and dwellers
vnto his mercye, the whiche retournyd with comfortable answere ; wherefore, forthwith
yode forthe. xii. of the notablest of that towne, and offeryd the towne and dwellers to be in
the kynges power, the which offer y kynge acceptyd, and after entryd the towne, of whome
the kynge receyuyd. xl.M. frankys, or. iiii.M./z. sterlynge, towarde the wagynge of his
knyghtis ; and shortlye after all the vyllagys there towarde f see, submyttid the vnto $
kyng, bryngyng vnto hym certeyn capitaynes which belongyd vnto Phylyp de Artyuele,
with also. xl.M. frakys towarde theyr costis, which capltaynys the kynge commaundyd to
be fourthewith behed^ d. Whan kynge Charlys hadde taryed. v. dayes at Ipre, worde
was brought to hym that Phylyp Artyuele was commyng towarde hym with. lx.M.
men ; wherefore the kynge sette forwarde his hoost, and folowyd after [as fast he myght]*
somdeale to his peyne, by reapon of rayne and fowle waye that he passyd, so that fynally
he approchyd within, iii. rayies of his enemyes. Vpon the morowe folowynge, beynge f.
v. daye of the moneth of Decembre, and yere of our Lordys incarnacyon; M.CCC.lxxx.
&. viii. and begynnyng of the. viii. yere of this Charlys, I a playne nere vnto y1 towne of
Courtray was foughten a cruell batayll, whereof in the begynnyng the Flemynges had the
better, and forcyd y Frenshe hoste to lose place ; but in the ende, [by specyall callynge
of the Frenshe knyghtys vnto our Ladye and other seyntys]5 halfe by myracle, as witness.
1 the ileland of Cassyle. MS. called Lyle. edit. 1559- * their. MS. 3 gretely ennpechid.
4 Omitted ia the MS. 5 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
4 B 2 yth
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yth myne auctor, jr Freshmen opteyned victory, & put the Flemynges to flyght, & them
chasyd I so cruell wyse, that what by deth in the feelde, & drownynge in mareys & other
waters, there was of them slayn at y fyght vpo. xl.M. Than narowe serche was made for
the capytayne, Phylyp de Artyuele, & lastlye a Flemynge, beynge a capytayne of his, sore
woundyd, sayd y he sawe hym fall in the feelde. Whereupon serche heynge1, hys caryen
was founden oppressyd of his owne people as they fledde. Anon as tydynges came vnto
the Flemynges that laye about Andwerpe, of the losynge of y feelde, they I all haste,
leuyng theyr ordenaunce behynde them, fledde from y' syege : that perceyuynge, theyr
enemies issuyd out of the towne, & sleweof them many, & many were drownyd in fennys
and marycys. Whan the Frenshe kyng had opteynyd thus this gloryouse victory, he tha
entryd y towne of Courtraye, where he so restynge hym, oratuurs were sent to hym frome
the towne of Brugys, which than had newely takyn partye with Artyuele, and with the
payment of an. C. &. xx. M. frakys, or. xii. M./i. sterlynge money, there made a peace
for y sayd towne of Brugys ; and whan the kyng shuld drparte from Courtray, he comaudid
his knyghtys to bete downe the gatys of the same, without harme doynge vnto the people.
But the Frenshemen, beryng in mynde the rebukys and harmys which they before of that
towne had susteynyd, bete downe great parte ofy wallys, robbed and slewe moc'ne oi the
people, & set fyre vpon the towne whan they had done. In robbynge of this towne of
, Courtray, dyuerse letters were founde of the towne or cytie of Earys, which coteynyd the
rebellyon of the Parysyencis before declared, with comforte to them for ayde if they nedyd ;
which letters wha they came vnto the kynges syght, he was with them of Parys gieuously
dyspleasyd, and for the same theym by fyne greuouslye after punysshed. At suche tyme
as the kynge had thus reposstssyd the erle of the lordeshyp of Fiaunders, Gaunt yet re-
maynynge in theyr firste errour, helde theyr towne so strongely, y nother kynge nor erle
iriyglit wynne -within them ; albe it that after the Fieshe kyng was retouniyd into Frauce,
they sent certeyne oratours vnto hym, the which he i no wyse wolde suffer to come in his
syght. In theyse passed yerys many skyrmysshes and fygkteg were done atwene the
Frenshemen and Englysshemc n, whicn somedeale are to«'Cbyd in y begyunynge of Kych-
ardys reygne, but nothynge to the honoure of the Frenshemen, as they in theyr cronycles
boste & auauce themselfe. Many moo rebellyos and insurreccyos of this people myght
I here brynge in, but for dyuerse consyJeracions which to wyse men may appere, I
thynke it better to spare, & also y rehersayll of theym wolde aske a longe tracte of tyme,
wherefore I passe ouer.
AFter jr appeasynge of these inordynat insurreccions & murmurys, & that y lade was
somedeale set in a quyetnesse, kynge Charlys, in y begynyng of the. ix. yere of his
f,i.cj*;a. reygne, rnaryed Isabell fy dougbter of y duke of Bauary. In this yere also dyed Charlys,
y kyng of Nauerne, a man of great age, and by a wonder lull hap, as rehersyth inyn
auctor. For so it was, that for his feblenesse or debylyte of age, he. l>y counreli of pbysy-
cyons, was sowyd in a shete wesshyd with aqua vite, to the ende to cause his olde body to
catche naturall bete ; but howe it was, as this shete was tacked about his bodye, the sewer
takynge his candetl to burne of the ende of the trede, or he were ware the fyre fastened
in the shete, & so brent his flesshe or it myght be lowsyd from hym, that he caught therof
such dissease, that he dyed the thyrde daye folowynge ; which myshappe fell to hym, after
the opynyon of myn auctour, by the wreche of God, as codygne meryte for his vnsted-
fastnesse and vntroth by hym before vsyd, as I sudry placys before, in the storyes of k\ ncr
lohn, and Charlys his sone, are manyfestly shewed. In this yere also a batayil was done
at Parys atwene. ii.-knyghtis of the duke of Alenson, wherof the cause ensuyth. This
» sayde duke hadde in his court two knyghtys, whereof that one was named lohn Carengoa
«r Carongyon, and y other laquet Gryse, which were both in good fauour of theyr
1 beyng made.
mayster*
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mayster. This Carongion, were it for delyte to se straiige coutreys, or cause of other
aueniure, as pylgrymage or other, departid out of Fraunce, leuynge his wyfe in a castell
or fortresse of his owne ; which wyfe was goodlye & fayer ; after whose departynge, were
it for beauty of the woman or for euyll wyll y he bare towarde his felowe, this laquet
Gryse entryd y castell, berynge his wyfe on hande that he was eomyn to see that house,
whiche shewyd so fayre outvvarde. The woman castyuge no parell, acceptynge hym for
hyr husbandis frende and hyrs, shewyd to hym the cyrcuyte of the place; but he in con-
trary awaytynge his praye, whan he sawe the woman farre from company, forsyd hyr in
such maner, that contrary hyr wylle he comysed with her auoutry ; at whose departynge
she gaue vnto hym many rebucous wordys, sayinge playnlye, tliat if hyr husbonde euer
retouinyd, she woldeof that velony be reuegyd. This dede was kepte secrete tyll the
retourne of hyr husbonde, at whose home commynge, she with lamentable countenance
shewyd tyll1 hyr husbonde all the dcmeanure of the sayd laquet. After which complaynt
by hyr husbonde well vnderstondyn, he yode streyght vnto the duke of Alerison, reqtiyr-
ynge hym to do correccyon vpon the auontrer, or eliys that he myght try'e with hym in
the felde by fortune of batayll : wherof nother y duke wokle grant, but brought the
quarell before the Hyng, by whose agrement and commaundenient a daye by the kynge
was sette to fyght at Parys. Whan the daye of batayll was comen, Carongion brouglit
his wyfe vnto the place to iustyfye hyr former sayinge ; after aiiyrmacion whereof, eyther
fyrste ranne at other with sharpe sperys, at whose course laquet wounded his enernye in
the thyghe with his spere ; but Carongion beyng with it nothyng dismayed, lyght
from his liorse, & bare hym so manfuilye, tliat he ouercame his aduersarye, and
causyd hym to confcsse his offence; for y which he was streyght drawen vnto the gybet
of Parys and there hangyd : and to the sayde Carongion the kynge gaue in rewarde a
thousande frankys, or. C.li. sterlynge money ; and ouer that l>e gaue vnto hym, as art
annuall fee or rent. CC. frankys, which is I value of. xx IL sterlyng money. [In theyse
dayes, as wytnessyth Gagwynus, an anker bervnge in his hande a rede crosse, a man to
loke to of goostlyc conuersacyon, came vnto the Frenshe kynges court, desyrynge to
speke with the kynge, the whiche by the housholde seruauntys or famylyers of the court,
\vas loge kepte from his presence ; aibe it y lastelye he was broughte vnto hvm, to whom
he shewyd that lie was denynely monysshed that lie, shuld charge hym to absteyne from
his customable vse in leuyinge so often taskys and subfeydyes, and if he dyd not, he shulde
well vnderstande that the wrath of God was nere to hym, to punysshe hym if he refusyd
his comrnaudement ; the which message the kynge tokeat small regarde. But shortlye after
the quene was delyueryd of a doughter that dyed soone after ; wherefore, the kynge callynge
to mynde the ankers wordys, for feere of other pnnysshement, refraynyd a season from
leuyinge of trybutys and. taskys; but by the exortacyon of his two vnkyllys, he i short
season after tournyd to his former custome.]1 Kynge Charlys thus passynge his tyme with
great mu r mure of his commons, and rebellyon of the duke of Brytayn, with many other
aduersaryes1, whiche were loge to wryte ; lastlye in the. xiiii*. yere of his reygne or nere
about, he made warre vpon the people of West Frannce, callyd in Laten Cenomanni,
[in Englysshe]5 Whan Charlys was entryd this countrey, whiche was in the
domynyon of the duke of Brytayne, the duke sent vnto hym messyngers, sayinge to hym
that he shulde not nede to inuade his countrey with so great strengthe, for he and his
slndde be hoolye at his commaundenient; but of this message the kynge tooke no regarde,
for6 sayth myne auctour, he was not moostwysest prynce, but was rulyd by his housholde
seruantys, and beleuyd euery lyght tale that was brought to hym, and ouer that he was
so lyberall, that it was of wyse men accoptid more prodygalyte than lyberalytye. As
Charlys, not withetadynge this message of the duke, helde on his ioumey, commynge
1 to. edit. 1542. 1559. * Omitted in the*dit. 1542. 1559. 3 aduersytyes. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
4 xiii. edit. 1559. * Omitted in edit. 1533. 1542. 15 59. 6 as sayetU. edit. 1542. 1559.
l nere
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nere vnto a woode, he was sodeynly met of a man lyke vnto a begger, whiche saydevnto
hym, " Whyther goest thou sir kynge ? be ware thou goo no farther, for thou arte be-
trayed, and into the handys of thyne enemyes thyne owne meynye shall delyuer the."
With this monyssyon of this poore man, the kynge was astonyed, and stoode styll, and
began to muse ; in whiche study he so beynge, one of his folowers, which after hym bare
his spere, slepyd vpo his horsebacke, and in his so slepynge lette his spere fall vpon the
helmet of his felowe, with whiche stroke the kynge was sodeynly feryd, thyn kynge his
enemyes hadde commen vnwarelye vpon hym; wherefore he in gere1 he drewe hisswerde,
and layed about hym at $ geynyst, and slewe. iiii. of his knyghtys or he were refraynyd,
, and toke therwith such an endelye fere, that he fell therwith dystraught ; wherfore he was
to a place there by brought, and lay there in poynt of deth a longe season after, in so
moch that the fame ranne* that he was dede ; but by prayers and other great dedys of
charyte done for hym, lastely he recouered and retournyd vnto Parys. And for he was
not yet retournyd to his parfyght helth, his two vncles, than beyng that one duke of
Berry, and that other duke oi'Burgoyne, toke vpon them, by auctoryte of theastatys of the
lande, to rule the realme for y season ; in which season dyuerse offycers were alteryd and
chaungyd. The kynge thus contynuinge his sykenesse, many interludys and gamys were
deuysyd for the kynges recreacyon and comforte. And vpon a season, he beynge lodgyd in
the quenys lodgynge in the subarbis of Seynt Marcel), dyuerse noblemen of y court made
a dysguysynge, and apparaylyd theym in lynnen clothes glewyd vnto theyr nakyd bodyes
with pytche, and florysshyd theym with [dyuerse paynturys sette out with]1 dyuerse colours
and oylys, so that they were coueryd all exceptethe facys; and thus apparaylyd, w torche
lyght entryd the chaubre where as the kynge was, and there in goodly maner shewyd theyr
foUCJxmi. dysporte, so that the kyng was therwith well contentyd. But were it of rechelesnesse or
of some euyll dysposyd persone, fyre was put to the vesturis of the disguysers, the which
anon was vpon suche a flame that no man there couldequenche it; wherefore the sayde
dysguysers, beynge by reason of the pytche and oylys greuously turmentyd, ranne into
pyttes and waters whiche they myght sonest attayne vnto, & so with great dyffyculte
sauyd theymselfe : in meane tyme wherof, the chauber beynge with the same fyryd, grewe
in so great a flame, that in shorte whyle the more parte of that lodgynge was cosumyd, to
the great fere of the kyng and other astatys than there beynge present, and augmentynge
agayn of his former sykenesse, so that certeyne apoyntementys to be holden atwene hym
and Rycharde kynge of Englonde, were for y tyme put of.
•
IN y. xvi. yere of this Charlys, the maryage of peace atwene bothe realmys was con-
cluded and fynysshyd at Calays, as before I haue shewyd to you in the. xix. yere of kyncre
Rycharde ; and that tryumphe fynysshyd, Charlys, at the contemplacion and prayer of
the kynge of Hungry, sent vnto hym Phylyp erle of Artoys, with dyuerse other knyghtys
in good nouber, to ayde the sayde kynge agayn the Turkys ; the whiche after that they
hadde there a season warryd, the capytayns and the more party of the Frenshtmen, of
the Turkys were dystressyd & slayen, and many taken prysoners to theyr great charge.
This Charlys, thus contynuynge his sykenesse, two frerys of seynt Augustynes order,
beynge desyrous of money, toke vpon them to cure the kynge, and after they hadde
shauen his hede and mynystryd to hym medycyns, the kynge daylye feblyd in suche wyse
that he was nye dede ; for which cosyderacion, they examyned by phylosophers and
doctours of physyke, [and they y were]1 founde vncunnynge, were degradyd of theyr prest-
hode, and after behedyd : to this folye were theyse frerys brought, by the excytynge of the
duke of Burgoyne, as the common fame went. In the. xix. yere of -this Charlys, y lande
of Fraunce was greuously vexyd with the plage of ipydymye, of whiche sykenesse a great
multytude of people dyed. And that yere was there also seen a blasynge starre of
' anger, edit. 1542. 1559. * Omittedin edit. J533. 1542. 1559.
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wonderfull bygnes, with stremys apperynge to mennys syghte of moste feruent brennynge.
In thys yere also, Charlys herynge of the subduynge of kynge Rycharde, sent into
Engliide two of his houshold knyghtys, requyrynge kynge Henrye the. iiii., tha newly
made kynge, to sende home his doughter Isabell latelye rnaryed vnto kynge Rycharde, \V
suche dowar as with hir was protnysed ; in doynge of whiche message kynge Henrye toke-
suche dyspleasure, that, as sayth Gagwinus myne auctour, he threwe the sayde, ii.
knyghtys in prysone, wherthrough one of theym namyd Blanchet, dyed in Englonde, and
that other callyd Henry, after great sykenesse, retournyd into Fraunce. And shortly
after kynge Henry sent the sayde dame Isabell vnto Calays, where she was ioyously re-
ceyued of the Frenshemen, and so conueyed vnto hyr sayde father, whiche as yet was
not of his sykenesse curyd. By reason whereof, amonge the lordis of Frauce, eueryche of
theym coufiytynge to haue rule, great dyssencion and malyce bega to kendle, and spe-
cyallye atwene the dukys of Orleaunce, of Burgoyne, and of Berry. Than the duke of
Orleaunce entendyng to promote his cause, vnknowinge the other lordes, allyed hym
with the duke of Geldre, and stregthyd hym with. v. hundreth men of his, and so entryd
the feeldys of Parys. And in lyke maner the duke of Burgoyne with a stronge company
kepte an other cooste of that countrey. Notwithstandyng, by meanys of other lordes,
theyse two dukys were kepte asunder, and at lengthe the duke of Orleaunce, by the
kynges commaundement, that some what was than amendyd, was ordeynyd regent of y
realme ; the which anon as he was sette in auctoryte, fell to all rauyne, and oppressyd y
people with cotydyan taskys and tallagys, and the spyrytuell men with dymys and other
exaccyons ; wherfore, by reason of y the studyetis of Parys, he was at lengthe dischargyd
of that dygnyte, & the duke of Burgoyne for hym put in auctoryte. Than the duke of
Orleaunce beynge dyscontentyd, yode vnto Lucenbourgth, a towne in hyghe Almayne,
and soughte dgayne ayde of the duke of Geldre foresayde ; but by his frendys he was so
aduertysed, that with his owne folkys he retournyd into Fraunce ; but yet the malyce and
stryfe atwene hym and the duke of Burgoyn seasyd not. About this season, or soone
after, dyed y duke of Brytayn, & as affermyth y auctour afore namyd, kyng Hery y. iiii.
maried his wyfe. Wherof heryng, the duke of Burgoyn, with a companye of. vi.M.
knyghtys entryd Brytayn, & there by strength toke from hyr, hyr. iii. sonnys, namyd
lohn, Rycharde, Arthure1, and presentyd them vnto kynge Charlys. In the. xxii. yere
of this Charlis, was borne of Isabell his wyfe a man chylde, which also was named
Charlys, the which, after the deth of his father, vnto the great aduersyte of all the realme
of Fraunce, was kynge of that realme, and contrary the appoyntment taken atwene
Henry the. v. after kyng of Englonde, & this Charlys the father, nowe kynge of
Fraunce, as after shall more1 appere in the story of the sayde kyng Henry y. v. In this
yere also was dame Isabell, some tyme wyfe of Rycharde, lately kynge of Englonde,
maried vnto Charlys, eldest sone of the duke of Orleauce ; and lohn y eldyst of the. iii.
forenamed sonys of the duke of Brytayne latelye dede, toke to wyfe Margarete the
douhter of kynge Charlys ; and Phylyp, duke of Burgoyn, dyed soone after, leuyng an
heyre after hym named lohn, the whiche after he was gyrde w the swerde of the duchy
of Burgoyne, he anon by euyll entysynge and counceyll, areryd warre agayne the duke
of Orleaunce, to the' great dysturbaunce of all y realme. For the sayd duke of Orleaunce
was a prynce of a woderfull hyghe courage, & desyrous of great honoure, &, after the
sayinge of Gagwynus, coueytyd to be kyng of Frauce ; y which went to Auyngnyon,
where as tha sate y. xiii. Benet tha pope', duryng y- scisme, & admytted by some of y
cardynallys after the deth of Clement the. vi. ; to which Benet the sayd duke made great
labour to depryue y vnyuersyte of Parys frome the great auctoryte that it at those dayes
stode in, which was of rnaruelous auctoryte tha, as sayth the forenamed auctour. In this
whyle thus enduryng, y lade [fell]4 full of myseries & aduersites, f quene which y moch
1 and Arthur. * more clerely. MS. 3 B. o'f Rome. edit. 1542. * Omittedin edit. 1542. 155£>.
fauourid
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fatiourid y' dukis partye, accopanyed w y sayd duke, rode to take liir disporte of hnnt-
ynge into the coiitey of Meldon, to which place she sent letters vnto y dalphyn by y
duke of Bauary hir brother, that he with his wyfe, whiche wasdoughter vnto the duke of
. CJxv. Burgoyne, shulde come for to dysporte them. Wherof lohn, than duke of Burgoyn, beynge
warned, suspectyd the quene that she with ayde of the duke wolde cduey the daulphyn
into Germanyc, and there to holde hym at theyr pleasures : and to enpeche that pur-
pose, he in all haste sped hym towarde the daulphyne, and contrarye the mynde of the
duke of Bauarye, whiche than was vpon his waye \v the sayde daulphyne towarde the
quene, retournyd hym and lodged hym in a stronge castell callyd Lupar; whereof her-
ynge, the duke of Orleauce assembled to hym a company 'of. vi. thousande knyghtys,
came agayne towarde Paris, where as that tyme the duke of Burgoyne was, and' her-
ynge of the dukys comynge, made hym stronge to receyue hym, to whome the cytezyns
of Parys were fau curable and aydynge, for the euyll wyll that they before bare vnto the
duke of Orleaunce, and also for they hoped by byrn to be defendvd from taskys and
tallagys. Thus contynuynge the prouysyon vpon both partyes to mete shortlye in playne
batayll, suche polytyke meanys was founde by a noble man callyd Mountagu, that a
Concorde and vnyte was for that tyme by hym sette atwene the sayd dukys ; and for that
newe occasyon shulde not by presence kyndle atwene them, therefore the duke of Or-
kaunce with his copany was sent into Guyan to warre vpo the Eriglysshe men, and that
other vnto Calays to lave syege vnto that towne, the whiche before had preparyd a won-
derfull engyne sette vpon whelys, by the strengthe whereof he thought tq wreke* great
dysturbauce vnto the sayde towne; and, as sayeth myne auctour Gagwyne, was in great
hope to recouer it agayne to the subieccyon of the house of Fraunce. But that hope was
soone dysprayed', for it was not longe after or the sayde duke by the kynge was coii-
tyrmaundyd and retournyd. And the duke of Orleaunce, after he knewe that rescous
were commynge from Burdeaux, he remoued his syege layde by hym to Burgus, a towne
of Guyan, and so retourned into Fraunce, to his confusyon as after shall appere.
IN the. xxvii. yere of this Charlys, y former malyce and enuye contynuyng in the
brestys of the sayd dukys of Orleaunce and of Burgoyne, as the sayde duke of Orleauce
was goyng towarde his lodgyng in the nyght of the. x. daye of December, fell vpon hvm
certayn knyghtes, of the which one named Rafe Auctouyle was leder, and slewe hym
Here vnto a gate of the cytie of Parys named Barbel gate. After which murder fynysshed,
y1 sayde syr Rafe, with his adherentys, fled vnto y place of y erle of Artoys, where the
duke of Burgoyne vsyd accustomably to resorte ; and the dede corps was soone after, by
suche as came to the exclamacyon, with also a seruaunt of his w hym slayen, borne into
the nexte housys. Whan the rumour of this murder was blowen abowte the cytie, anon
L-ewys, vncle vnto the kynge, and than kynge of Scccyle, the dukys of Berry and of Bur-
bon with other, drewe thyder, & there with lamentacion beholdynge the corps, com-
maunded prouysyon to be made for y buryinge of it win the monasterye of Celestynys,
where vpon the seconde daye folowynge he was buryed with great pompe, whom, amonge
other lordys, folowed to his buryinge, the duke of Burgoyne, not wout great susspicion
of the sayde murder. And that enterement with due obseruaunce fynysshed, auctoryte
was geue vnto. ii. knyghtys, namyd Robert Tuyller and Peter Orpheuer, to make enquery
for the murder of this prynce : whereof the duke of Burgoyne beyng asserteynyd, voydyd
the cytie, and brake the brydge of seynt Maxence after hym, that pursute after hym
shulde not be made, and so hastely sped hym, that that nyght folowynge he came to An-
dwarpe, whiche is vpon an. C. rayle from Parys. Wha Charlys the kyrig harde of y"
escape of y sayd duke, feryng lest he wolde accuse hyrn to be cosentynge vnto that euyll
dede, sent vnto hym comfortable messagys, so that the sayde duke without warre restyd
' .and he. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * werk. MS. * dyspayred.
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a.11 ^ wynter, some tyme in Arthoys, and an other whyle in Flauders at his pleasure. In
the which passe tyme he sent into dyuerse placys of Fraunce sundry accusasyons of the
duke before slayen, that he entedyd to depose the kyng, and to take vpon hym the rule
and gouernaunce of the realme, & to haue poysoned the sayd kynge, as by dyuerse. to-
kyns by hym affermyd for perfoiirmaunce of the same. And also y the sayde duke of Or-
leauce was cause of fyryng of the dysgnysers garmentis before shewyd, to the ende to
brynge the kynge in more daunger of sykenesse, or ellys to be cosumyd with the same
fyre, with sundry other diffamacions, as leuyinge of taskys and imposycios of 5' people,
to his synguler auautage & hugely enrychynge> whereby lie myght y soner atayn vnto his
sayd purpose. Thus con tynuyng1 great vnkyndenesse grevve atwene f duke of liurgnyn &
the sone, and other of his blode of y duke of Orleaunce, the sayde duke agayne the
tjegynynge of y ycre, Lerynge that the kynge and the quene were departyd from Parys
to Chartris, assemblyd to hym a stronge power of Holanders and other, and came vnto
Parys ; in which cytie he moche trustyd, to the ende to cause the kyng, the queue and
the doulphyne, to whom he had maryed his doughter, for to retourue vnto Parys. And
to strength his partye, he brought wiili hym Wyllya erle of Ilanster, which Wyllynin was a
man of great sirengthe and allyannce,' and hadde maryed his sysler vnto the duke of
Burgoyne foresayd, and his doughter and heyre vnto one of kyng Charlys sonnys, and
-was gossyp vnto the queue : for which sayd cosyderacions the sayd erle entendyng the
weale of that reaime of Fraunce, laboured suche v.ayes and tneanys, that by hym for
that tyme a concorde & vnyte was dryuen and made atwene the. ii. dukys of (Orleaunce
and Burgoyne, with assuryd othes and necessary actys to y cocorde belongyng, and the
kyng with his retynewe was agayn retofcirnyd vnto Parys. Theyse dukys thus uppcasyd, .
and the duke of Burgoyne agayn restored to the gouernaunce of the. realme, as.v>ciat
vnto hym the kynge of Nauerne, whiche varyed not from his fathers vnstable codicions,
so that by hym newe occasyons of stryfe and varyaiice were rnoued atwene the sayde
dukys & theyr allyes. For fyrste they sought occasyon agayn the forenamed Mountagu, a
man of great wysedome & honoure in the kynges courte, & tspecyall frende vnto the
duke of Orleaunce, & by theyr malyce and vntrewe surmyses, fynally put to deth1. - And
one namyd Peter Essayer or Sayer than prouoste of the cytie of Paris or gouernoure,
they admytted to y rule of y kynges treasonry, & other dyuerse officers such as were any
thyng fauoured of the duke of Orleauce they clerely dyscliarged ; the whiche, for ibryr
relefe & comforte, resortyd vnto the sayd duke, shewynge to hym all the denieanure of
theyr3 aduersaries, addyng thereunto that all suche conuencions concernynge the aim te
atwene hym & y duke of Bnrgoyn before sworne and enacted, were clerely adnullyd and A/. CAW.
broken. With theyse tydynges the duke beynge fyred with * new jnalyce, aeoompanyed
to hym the dukes of Berry, of Burbon, and of Alenson, the erlys of Rychemount, of
Alybert, & of Armenake, with other nobles not a fewe, by whose coiiceyllys he deter-
mvned to be auengyd vpo the duke of Burgoyn and other his fawtours ; whereof the sayd
duke beynge monysshed, drewe hym towards Parys, and strengthyd the fortresses as he
yode. To this duke of Burgoyne was brother the duke of Brabande named Antony, a
man of great polycy and wy:sedome, the which forecastyng y' great shedyng of Christen
mannys bloode, with many other inconuenyencys lykely to haue ensuyd oi' this variaunce
atwene theyse. ii. dukis, made such affectuouse labour, y with great dyffycute he pacyfyed
them agayn for that tyme, and brought them to personall comunycacion, and lastly to
amyable and frendely departynge. After which concorde & amyte thus agayn concluded,
the duke of Burgoyne departyd into Pycardy; leuynge behynde hym y" forenamed Peter
Essavr to rule the cytie of Paryse, the whiche shortlye after drewe to hym such persones
as before tyme had vexyd and dystourbyd y" duke of Orleaunce frendys and seruaulia
within that cytie : by whose meanys the sayde Petyr soughte fyrste occasyon agayne a
* continuyng this. edit. 1 5-V3. 1559. * put hym. MS. * bis. MS.
4 C knyght
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.
knyght namyd Venyt Thorney, and by false snggestyon smote first of his hede, and after
dyd his body to be hanged vpon the coin on gybet of Parys, in dyspyte of the sayde duke,
as testyfyeth inyne auctour : wherewith the duke beynge wondersly amoued, reassemhlyd
his knyghtis, and sped hyrn towarde a tow tie named1 ; and for to strengthe another
towne named* , he sent a certeyne noumber of his knyghtys, chargyng them with
the dwellers to withstande the force of his enemyes. Of this herynge the duke of Bur-
goyne, anon gatheryd vnto hym the noumber of. xvi.M. Flemynges and Pycardys, and
sped hym vnto the sayd towne of1 , and so with his instruments of warre as-
saylyd the gate of the sayde towne, whiche ledytb towarde Seynt Quyntynes, that in
shorte space y sayde Flemynges wan the entre of the towne. In which meane season,
the dwellers with y other soudyours by a backe waye or water, whereof the maner by this
auctour is not expressyd, lefte the towne and yode vnto the duke of Orleaunce, beyng.
as yet at the foresayde towne of* . Whan the Flemynges were entryd the towne,
& foude it deserte of people and pyllage, were it for that that they lackyd theyr praye,
or for other cause here not shewyd, they tbke suche vnkyndenesse agayn y duke, that for
prayer, nor yet for manassis, they wolde5 with hym any lengertary, but retournyd them,
home in all hasty spede towarde theyr owne countrey; so that the dnke was fayne to
withdrawe, and for the more suretie, to aske ayde and helpe of Englisshemen, and so
was holpen by the pryncis comforte8, Henry sone of Herye the. iiii., as after shall be
towchyd in the. xii. yere of the. iiii. Henry.
IN f. xxxi. yere of this kyng Charlys, whiche was the. xii. yere of the. iiii. Henrye
then kynge of Englonde, the duke of Orleaunce seinge his enemye was turned from
Parys, caused suche brydges as before by his sayde enemye were broken, to be reedyfyed,
by the whiche he passyd the ryuer tyll he came to Seynt Denys, where as than he fande
a capytayne a noble man natnyd syr lohn Cabylon, of y dukys of Burgoyne, there lefte
by hym to strengthe y towne ; the which syr lobn, cosyderynge the wekenesse of the sayd
towne, with also his lacke of strengthe, yeldyd hym and the towne vnto y duke, swerynge
to hym by solempne othe, that after that daye he shulde neuer bere armys agayne hym.
In this passe lyme, an other capytayn of the Burgonyons, Gancourt7, secretly by nyght
wan vpon the Frenshe men the brydge of Seynt Cloalde8 ; but not longe after the duke
of Orleaunce sent thyder certeyne Brytons, the which agayn recouered y sayd brydge,
and helde it vnto the sayde dukys vse. In which tyme and season, the duke of Bur-
goyne recouerynge his strenght, passyd the brydge of Melent, and so came vnto the cytie
of Parys, & the day folowynge, with helpe of the cytezyns, recouered the aboue sayde
brydge of Seynt Clodalde, & dystressyd vpon a. M. Brytons which had the warde of
the same. Then the duke of Orleaunce made out of Seynt Denys ouer Sayne brydge to-
warde Paris; wherof y other duke beynge warnyd, refusyd the cytie, and with the kynge
tha there beyng present, remouyd with the dolphyne to a towne callyd Stamps, and sent
the erle of Marche named lamys, with a certeyne knyghtys to a towne named9
to strengthe it agayne the duke of Orleaunce, the which of the sayd dukys knyghtys was
encountryd with & taken, and so sent to prysone. Wherof herynge, the duke of Bur-
goyne, in shorte processe after,, retournyd vnto Paris vt the kynge and dolphyne, & the
duke of Orleaunce yode to- a towne callyd Seyntclowe. And in the. xxxii. yere of this
H. sayd kynge Charlys, by counceytt of ^ duke of Berry & other, seynge that the sayd
cytye of Parys was so sette agayn hym, with also the kynge and the doulphyne, sent a
noble man of his boost named Albrete vnto Hery j. iiii. yet kyng of Englonde, to re-
quyre hyni of ayde to- withstande the tyranny of the duke of Burgoyne, that with his
1 named Schiny. edit. 1559. 'named Hane. edit. 1559. 3 of Hane. edit. 1559. *of
Shanny. edit. 1559. 5 wolde not. edit. 1542. 1559. ' prince his cosin. edit, 1559- 7 called
Gancourt. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * Clodalde. «diu 1533.1542. 1559. 9 named Poysete. edit. I55p.
complycis
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complycis entedyd to subuerte the realme of Frauce: to this requeste kynge Henrye
gaue good ere, and lastly graunted to his petycion, £ sent thyder, as sayeth the l-'resh
Cronycle, Thomas his sone duke of Clarence, also ^ duke of Yorke, w lohn erle of
Cornewayll, accompanyed with. viii.C. knyghtis and sowdyours & a. M. archers; the
whiche company when they were landyd i Frauce, & harde that fy Freshe lordis were f
treatye of a peace, £ no man to them gaue vvagys as they tofore were promysed, fell
vpo a towne callyd' , and it ryffled, and therin toke as prysoners the abbot of
that monastery with other, & coueyed them to Bordeaux and after into Englonde, where,
for theyr fynaunce and other money due of olde by the Frenshe kyng, as aflermyth Gag-
\vyne, they remayned many yerys after. After y the Englysshmen were thus departed,
albe it that in the Englysshe Cronycle, and. xiii. yere of the forenamyd kynge Henry, of
them is other reporte made, y- lordis of Frauce retournyd to theyr olde dyssencyon, and
cotynued in longe stryfe, wherof the cyrcumstau nee were longe and tedyouse to tell, and
to shewe the vnstablenesse of them, howe some whyle the duke of Orleauce was fauoured
of the kynge and the dolphyne, & there agayne the duke of Burgoyne clene out of con-
ceyte. The which cotencyon thus endurynge, kyng Henry the. iiii. dyed, and llery his
sone the. v. Henry, was admytted for kyng of Englonde after hym, that shortlye after
sent his ambassadours vnto the Freshe kynge, axyng of hym his doughter Kateryne I ma-
riage, as aflermyth $ Freshe boke. But dyuerse other wryters shewe, that he a.sked the
hoole landys due to hym within the realme of Fraunce, by reason of the composycion
made I tyme passid, atwene his progenytour Edwarde the thyrde & lohfi tha kynge of
Frauce. And for he was dysdeynously answeryd, he therfore made vpo the sharpe warre,
as in the. iii*. yere of the sayd Henry after somedeale doth apere. By reasS of which
warre, the cyuyle batayll or stryfe that longe whyle had contynued amonge f Frensshe-
men, than dyd asswage: for in the. iiij. yere of this Henry, which was the. xxxv. yere of
this Charlys, y sayd Hery inuadyd the realme of Fraunce, & had at Egyncourt a try-
umphaunt vyctorye, as in the sayde. iii. yere of Henry the. v. is more at lengthe de-
clared. Than it foloweth in the story, after many towne,s & stronge holdys by the En-
glysshe men in sundry placys of Frauce opteynyd, in xxx. &. viii. yere of this Charlys,
a Fresshe man named y lorde of y He of Adam & lohfi Vyllers in proper name, gather-
ynge to hym a company of tyrauntis to the noumber of. CCC. or moo, whereof many
were olde seruauntys of the kynges housholde, and than put out by the dolphyne & other,
that than had the rule of the kynge, by treason of a clerke opteynyd the keyes of one of
the gatys of Parys, & so entryd y cytie by nyghte, & by a watch worde amonge them
deuysyd, assocyat to them many Burgonyons, & so beynge stronge yode where the kyng
was £ gate y rule of his parsone, & that done all such as they myght fynde that tha bare
any rule, they slewe by one meune £ other; so that vpon the day folowynge was nou-
bryd of dede corpsys within the cytie vpon. iiii.M. Amonge the whiche, of noble men
was Henry tie Marie than chauceller of Frauce, and Grauntpre* with many other. And
for to liaue the more assistence of the common people, the sayde Vyllers set the kynge
vpon an horse, and ladde hym about the cytie as he that hadde small reason to guyde
hytn selfe, £ so rulyd all thyng as he and his company wolde. Wherefore the dolphyne
ferynge to fall in the daiiger of so wylde a copany, yode to Meldune or , and
there called to hym such as the were lefte on lyue to wstade theyse tyrauntys : &the duke
of Burgoyne, than beynge within the cytie, £ compasser of all this myschefe, as some
construed and demyd. After which company to hym gatheryd, retournyd* to f cytie of
Parys, and assaylyd one of the gatys; but wha he sawe the cytezyns toke party agayne
hym, he thought his trauayle lost, wherfore, without great assawte makyng, he callid these
his knyghtys, and so departyd agayn to the place which he came fro, and from thens vnto
1 Belliiu edit. 1559- * fourth, edit. 1542. 1559. 3 fourth, edit. 1559. 4 erl« •£ Grantpre. MS-
'he returned
4 C 2 Thuron,
SEPTIMA PARS IIENRICI. HIT.
Notn de mortc
lohanis d-jcis
Xurgudie.
Thuron, in appeasynge the countreys & townes as he went, whiche at those dayes were
farre out of frame. And tha in the. xxxix1. yere of the sayde Charlys, kyng Henry the
v. landyd with a stroge power at a place callyd Touke in Normandy, and after layde
siege to many stronge holdys and townes, and them wanne, as Cane, Phaleys, Roan, and
other, as in the. vi. yere of the sayd Henry folowyng is more at length declared. In
tyrae of whiche warre thus made by kynge Henry, y" dolphyne & the duke of Burgoyne,
eyther of them prouydyd to defende the malyce of the other, in so moche that, as tes-
tyfyeth y Freshe Cronycle, the duke was aduysed to haue taken party with y" Englysshe-
men. This sayinge, as wytnessyth an auctour named Floure of Hystoryes, whiche towch-
yth in Laten many gestys and dedys done by kynges of Englonde, sayeth y jr Frenshemen
brynge in y, for to excuse theyr infortune & cowerdyse, by reason wherof they lost not
all oulye theyr lade, but also the honour & name of the same. Tha lastly the duke beynge
of inynde, by exortacyon of Phylyp losquyne & lohn de Tolongn, w also a lady callyd
the coutesse of Grat, the duke was recounsyled vnto the dolphyne, and a day of met-
ynge apoynted at Mostruell, where eyther of them shuld be accompanyed with. x. lordes
onelye wout moo: at whiche daye the sayde prynces with theyr assygned lordes beynge
asseblyd, many reasons & argumetys were layed andreply-ed vpon both sydes, by occasyon
whereof one of the dolphynes company sodeynly drewehys knyfe & strake the duke vnto the
herte, so that he dyed soone alter; whiche murder was supposed to be done by a knyght
callyd Tanguyde de Chastell, which oftyme passid had ben famylyer seruaut with the
duke of Orleaunce, before slayen by meanys of the sayde duke of Burgoyne. After
which murder thus comyttyd, the lade of France was brought in moche more stryfe &:
variance, in so moch that Phyiyp the sone of the sayde lohn duke of Burgoyne beynge
than in Parys, and hau.ynge the rule of the kynge and the cytie, toke partye with the
Englysshe men agayne the dolphyne ; by reason whereof, as sundry wryters agre, kyng-
Henryes party was greatlye augmentyd and holpen, so that fynally kyng Henry opteynyd'
moche of liis wyll, and shortlye after maryed dame Katheryne daughter of Charlys
kynge1, in the. xti. yere of his reygne, with assumunce & prolnysg of the enherytauce
of the realme of Fraunce to hym and his heyres, after the deth of the sayde Charlys,
as to you more ptaynlye shall be shewyd in y\ viii. yere of the sayde Henry the. v. After*
which maryage cencludyd & fynysshyd, yet the dolphyne ceasyd not to make newe mo-
cyons and sterynges : durynge the whiche kynge Charlys dyed in Octobre, and was bu-
ryed at Seynt Denys, whan he hadde reygnyd in great trouble vpon the poynt of. xlii.
yeres, leuynge after hym, as is afferrnyd by the forenamyd auctour Gaguyne, a sone and!
dolphyne of Vyenne callyd Charlis, which after was kynge of Fienshemen, and
aamyd Charlys the. vii, or the. viii. after some wryters.
. &/**#/.
Henry the. iiii.
HEnry the. iiii. of that name, and sone of lohn of Gaunt late duke of Lancaster,.
tooke possessyon of the domynyon of the realme of Englonde, as before in the ende of
the story of the seconde Rycharde is shewyd, vpon the laste daye of Septembre, in
the yere of our Lorde a thousande. CCC.lxxx.xix. and in jr. xix. yere of Charlys the.
vjj ^ kynge of Fraunce. After whiche possessyon soo by hym taken, anon he made
newe affycers. As the erle of Northumberlande he made constable of Englonde, the
erle of Westmerlande was made marshall, syr lolin Serle chaunceier, lohn Newebery
esquyer tresorer, and syr Rycharde Clyfforde knyght keper of the pryuey Cygnet : and
that done, prouysyon was made for his coronacyon agayne the daye of the Translacyon
»f scynt Edwarde the Confessour next than comynge, and the parlyament was prolongyd
1 two and thirte yere. edit. 1512. 1559. * this kyng. MS..
tyll
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII. S6A
tyll y Tuysday folowynge the sayd day of coronacyon. Than vpon the euyn of the sayde
daye of coronacyon, the kyng win the Towre of Lodon made. xli. knyghtys of the Bathe, Coronacio,
wherof. iii. were his owne sonnys, and. iii. erlys, &. v. lordys; and vpon Monday, be-
ynge the sayd day of seynt Edwarde and the. xiii. day of October, he was crowned at
Westmynster of the archebysshop of Canterbury: after which solempnyte fynysshed, an
honorable feest was holden within the great halle of Westmynster, where the kynge be-
ynge set in the mydde see of the table, the archebysshop of Cauntorbury with. iii. other
prelatys were set at the same table vpon the right hande of the kynge, and the arche-
bysshop of Yorke with other, iiii. prelatys was sette vpon that other hande of the kynge,
& Hery y kynges eldest sone stoode vpo the right hande w a poyntlesse swerde holdynge
vp right, & the erle of Northhumberlande, newely made constable, stode vpo the lefte
hande with a sharpe swerde holde vp right, and by eyther of those swerdys stode. ii.
other lordys holde'. ii. cepters. And before the kynge stode, all f dyner whyle, the dukys of
Amnarle1, of Surrey and ot'Exetyr, with other, ii. lordys. And the erle of Westmerlande,
tha newely made marshall, rode about the halle w many typped staues about hym, to
see the roume of the halle kepte, that offycers myght with ease serue f tables. Of the
whiche tables the chefe vpon the ryght syde of the halle was begunne with the barons of
the. v. portys, and at the table next y' cupborde vpo the lefte hande, sate the mayer and
his bretherne the aldermen of Lodo, which mayer that tyme beynge Drewe Barentyne,
goldsmyth, for seruyce there by hym that daye done, as other mayers at euery kynges
and quenys coronacion vse for to do, had there a standynge cuppe of golde. Than after
the seconde course wasseruyd, syr Thomas Dymmoke knyght, beynge armyd at all peacis,
and syttynge vpon a good stede, rode to the hygher parte of the halle, & there before
y' kyng caused an herowde to make proclamacyon, that what man wolde saye that kynge
Henry was not rightfull enherytoure of the crowne of Englonde, and rightfully crownyd,
he was there redy to wage with hyrn batayll, tha, or suche tyme as it shuld please the
kynge to assygne. Whiche proclamacion lie c.msyd to be made after in. iii. sudry placys
of $ haHe in Englysshe and in Frenshe, with many moo obseruauncis at his solempnytie
exercysyd & done, whiche were longe to reherse. Tlian this feest with all honoure
endyd, vpon the morne beynge Tuysdity, the parlyament was agavne begnnne. And
vpon Wednysdaye <syr lohfi Cheyny, y before that tyme harlrle occupyed as speker of
that parlyament, by his owne labonre, for cause of such inf'ynnyties as he tha had, was
dyschargyd, and a squyer namyd Wyllyam Durwarde was electe to that roume for hym.
And then was the parlyament and the actys therof laste callyd by kynge Rycharde, ad-
nullyd & set at nought, and the parlyamet holden in the. xi. yere of his reygne, holden
for ferine and stable. And the same day Henrye the kynges eldest sone was chosen &
admytted prynce of Walys and duke of Cornewall, and erle of Chester, and heyre ap-
paraunt to the crowne. Vpon the Thursdaye folowynge was put into theComon House,
a byll deuysed by syr lolm Bagot, than prysoner in the Towre, whereof the effecte was, Bagottyj byU,
that y sayde syr lohn confessyd that he harde kynge Rycharde saye, dyuerse tymes, and
at sundry parlyamentys in his tyme holde, that he wolde haue his entent and pleasure
eoncernynge his owne matiers, what soeuer betyde of the resydue, and if any withstode
his wyll or mynde, he wolde by one meane or other brynge hym out of lyfei
Also he shewyd farther, that kynge Rycharde shuld shewe and saye to hym at Liche-
felde, in the. xxi, yere of his reygne, that he desyred HO leger to lyue, than ta see his
lordes & commons to haue hym in as great awe and drede as euer they hadde any of his
progeny tours, so that it'myght be cronycled of hym, that none passyd hym of honour
and dygnyte, with condycion that he were deposyd and put from his sayd dygnyte the
morowe after. And if euer it came soo to, that he shulde resygne his kyngelye mageste, he
sayde his mynde was to resygne to the duke of Herforde, as to hym that was moost
'holding, edit. 1542. 1559. * Aumarle. MS.
abeleste
$66* SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII.
abelesle to occupye that honour : but one thynge he feryd lest he wolde do, tyrannyse
agayne y Churche. More ouer he shewyd by j sayd byll, y as y sayde syr lohn Bagot
rode behynde the duke of Nortblke towarde Westmynster, y sayd duke laved to his
charge, y he with other of the kynges counceyll hadde murdred the duke of Gloucetyr,
the whiche at that tyme to the sayde duke he denyed, and sayde at that daye he was on
lyue. But within, iii. wekys after, the sayd sir lohn, by the kynges commaundemem, was sent
with other persones vnto Calays, where, for fere of his owue lyfe, he sawe the sayd mur-
der put in execution. And tarthermore he shewyd, that there was no man of honour
at that dayes more in fauoure with kynge Rycharde, thii was the duke of Amnarle1, and
that by his couceyll he toke the lordes, and wrought many other thynges after the sayd
dukys aduyce.
Also he shewyd that he harde the kynge, beynge tha at Chyltrynlangley, swere tnanye
great othes, that the duke of Herforde, nowe kynge, shulde neuer retourne into Englonde,
and, rather then he shulde agayne enheryte his fathers landys, he wolde gyue them vnto
the heyres of the duke of Gloucetyr, and of the erlys of Arundell and of Warwyke, at
the laste parlyament adiuged. And farther he shewyd. that of all theyse matiers he sent
the sayde duke knowlege into Fraunce, by one named Roger Siuert, admonastynge hym
to proiiyde by his wysedome to withstade the kynges malyce, which shewyd hym to be
his mortall enemye. And lastlye he shewyd in the sayde byll, that he harde the duke of
Amnarle1 say vnto syr lohn Busshey, r-id to syr Henrye Grene, " I hadde leuer than. xx.
thousande pounde that this man were dede ;" and wha they hadde axyd of hym which
man, he sayde " the duke of Herforde, not for drede that I haue of his persone, but for
sorowe and rumours that he is lykelye to* make within thisrealme." Whiche byll was tha
borne vnto the kynges parlyamet chaumbre, & there radde: after redynge whereof, the
sayde duke of Amnarle1 stoode vp and sayde, " astouchynge such artycles as in that byli
were putagayn hym, they were false and vnirewe, & that he wolde proue vpon his body,
or otherwyse as the kynge wolde commaunde hym." Vpon Fry day the sayde syr John
Bagot was brought into the sayde parlyament chambre, and examyned vpo euerye ar-
tycle of his byll, all the whiche he there affermyd. Then it was axyd of hym what he
coulde saye ot5 the duke of Excetyr ; whereunto he answeryd and sayed that he coulde
laye nothyng to his charge, " but there is," he sayd, "a yoman in Newgate callyd Halle y can
say somewhat of you :" than sayde the duke, " what soeuer he or ye can or lyste to saye
ftl.CJx!x. of mej thjs js trouthe that I shall here expresse : trouthe it is that the laste tyme that the
kyng was at Woodestoke, the duke of Norfolke and ye had me with you into the chapell,
and closyd the dore vpo vs, and there ye made me to swere vpon the sacrament there
present, to kepe suche counceyll as there ye shulde then shewe vnto me ; where after ye
shewyd to me, y ye coulde neuer brynge youre purpose aboute, whyle syr loun of Gaunt
late duke of Lancaster lyued. Wherfore ye were aduysed for to haue shortly after a coun-
ceyll at Lychefelde ; by the whyche ye cddyseendyd that the sayd syr lohn shuld be
arestyd in suche maner, that he shuld haue occasyon to disobey that areste, by reason
whereof by chaunce medley he shuld be there slayen. Wherunto my couceyll than was,
that the kynge shulde calle his secrete counceyll, and if they agreed thereunto, I for my
parte wolde agree vnto the same. " To whiche sayinge syr lohfi Bagot gaue none answere.
And vpo Saterday the sayd Bagot & Halle were bothe brought into the parlyamet chaum-
bre, and there examyned, and after countyrmaudyd to prysone : and asoone as they
were departyd, the lorde Fitzwater stoode vp and sayde, " nioost redoughtyd souerayne
lord, where as the duke of Amnarle1 hath before tymes, and nowe lately excusyd hym
of y dethe of the duke of Gloucetyr, I saye & wyll iustyfye it, that he was cause of
his deth, and that I shall proue opon his body if your grace be so contentyd." To the
cotrary whereof the duke with sharpe wordys answeiid, so that gaugys of batayll were
' Aumarle. MS. * for to. edit. 1542. 1559. ' against, edit. 1542. 1559.
2 offerid
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII. 5G7
offerd of both parties, and sealyd and delyueryd vnto the lorde marshall. Tha partyes
bfg.ii 10 be taken amoge the lordes, in so moche that the duke of Surrey toke partye
with the duke of Amnarle1, & sayde that all that by hym was done, was done by con-
stray nt of ilyeharde than beynge1 kynge, and he hymselfe & other, consentyd parforce to
the same. Where agayn y sayd lorde Fytz Water and other replyed ; wherfore sylence was
commaundyd, and forthwith the fore named Halle, for y he had cofessyd before the Halle
lordes that he w.as one of them that put to deth the duke of Gloucetyr at Calays, he
therefore was iuged to be drawen from the Towre of London vnto Tybourne, and there
to be hanged and quarteryd : the whiche execucion was done vpon the Mondaye folow-
ynge. Thus with theyse causes & many other, this parlyament conlynued tyll a newe
mayer namyd Thomas Knollis, grocer, was admytted & sworne, vpon the day folowyng
the feast of Symoude and lude.
Anno Domini. M.CCC.lxxx.xix. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.
Wyllyam Walderne.
Thomas Knollys,^ grocer. Anno. i.
Wyllyam Hyde.
IN this firste yere of kyng Henry the. iiii., yet lastyng the foresayd parlyament, vpon
the Wednysday next folowynge the feest of Symonde and lude, the lorde Morley ap-
pealyd the erle of Salesbury of treason, and caste his hoode for a gauge to trye with hym
by bataylle ; the whiche sayinge he replyed, and caste from hym his gloues for a gauge
to proue his sayinge false and vntrewe, whiehe were there sealyd and delyueryd vnto the
lorde marshal!. And vpon the Mondaye passyd an acte, that no lorde nor other persone of Actys
no degre, shuld after that day lay for his excuse any constraynt or coartynge* of his
prynce, in executynge of any wronge iugement or other crymynous and vnlefull dedys,
sayinge that for fere they durste none otherwyse doo, for suche execuse after that daye
shall stande hym in none effecte. And also that all sheryffys maye yelde accompte in the
exchekyr vpon theyr othys, and that they be chaungyd in all shyres yerely. And also
that no lorde nor other man of myght, gyue any gownys or lyuereys to any of theyr
tenautys or other persoues, excepte onely theyr housholde and meynyall seruauntys. And
also than was enactyd, that all rep;ers and other fisshers, comynge with fysshe from Rye
and Wynchylsee, and other coostys of the sees syde, shulde sell it themselfe in Cornhyll
and Chepe, and other stretys of London, to all men that wolde of them by it, excepte
fysshemongers and other that wolde bye the sayde fysshe to make sale of it agayn. And
vpon the Wednysdaye folowynge was enactyd, that Rycharde, late kynge of Englonde,
shulde for his myssegouernaunce of the realme, be holdyn in such prysone as the kynge
•wolde assygne, durynge hisnaturall lyfe. -And than y kynge graunted to all persones Pardons s
general! pardons, so that they were fette out of the Chauncerye by Alhalowenlyde nexte nerall>
folowynge, excepte such persones as were present at the murder of the duke of Glou-
cetyr. And in this whyle was the archbysshop of Cauntorbury restoryd to his churche
of Cautorbury, and doctour Roger whiche there was sette by kynge Rycharde, was re-
moued & sette in the see of London, w the which he was right well contentyd. And
than was the erle of Arundellys soiie restoryd to all his fathers landys, with dyuerse other
before by kynge Rycharde dysheryied. And shortlye after was the sayd parlyament dys-
soluyd, and euery man had lycence to departe to his owne : and than was Rycharde late
kyng had vnto the castell of Ledys in Kent, and there kepte, and prouysyon was made
at Wyndesore for the kyng to kepe there his Cristemasse. In whiche passe tyme, the
dukys of Amnarle1, of Surrey and of Excetyr, with the erlys of Salesbury and of Glou-
cetyr, with other of theyr affynyte, made prouysyon for a dysguysynge or a mummynge,
to be shewyd to the kynge vpon Twelfethe nyght, and the tyme was nere at hande & all
thynge redy for the same. Vpon the sayd. xii. day came secretlye vnto the kynge the duke
'Aumarle. MS. * beynge. omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * corraeting. edit. 1 542. 1559.
of
568 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII.
of Amnarle1, and shewyd to hym that he with y- other lordys afore namyd, were ap*
poyntyd to sle hym in the tyme of the foresayd dysguysynge ahewynge, wherfore he
aduysyd hym to prouyde for his owne suretye. At whose warnynge the kynge secretlye
departyd from Wyndesore, and came the same nyght to London. Wherof the sayde
lordys beynge ware, and that theyr counceyll was bewrayed, fledde in all haste west-
Jbewcio, warde. But the kynge causyd hasty pursute to be made after them, so that shortly after
the duke of Surrey and the erle of Salysburye were taken at Syrcetyr, where they were
streyght behedyd, and theyr heddys sent, to London and sette vpon the brydge. And at
Oxenforde were taken syr Thomas Blont and syr Benet Sely, knyghtys, and Thomas
Wyntercell, esquycr, the whiche were there hedyd and quarteryd, and theyr heddys sent
to Lodon brydge. And at Prytwell in Essex, was takyn syr lohn Holande duke of i.xetyr,
& after brought to Plasshy, a place fast by, where he was behedyd, and after his hede
was sent to Lodon, & sette there with the other vpo y brydge, pyght vpo a stake. And
fti.eJxxx. nere about f same tyme at Bristowe was taken the lorde Spencer, than erle of Gloncetyr,
and there behedyd, and his hede sent vnto London brydge. And in the same yere, syr
Barnarde Brokeys, syr John Selley, syr lohn Maundeley, and syr lohn Fere by,
knyghtys and clerkys, were takyn as prysoners in the Towre of London, and soone after
foriugyd, haged, and hedyd, and theyr heddys also sette vpon London brydge. In
whiche passe tyme, Rycharde, late kyi/ge, was remoued froine the casteil of Leclys in
Kent, and sent vnto Pounfreyt castell. In this yere also, as before is towchyd in the.
xix. yere of the. vii. Chailys, kynge Henrye sent vnto Calays Isabell, late quene of
Englonde, and wyfe vnto Richarde lately kyng, and with hyr great treasourc and many
ryche iewyllys, as testyfyelh the Englyssbe Cronycle, and there receyued by Frenshmen
vnder safe cunduyt passynge, and by them conutycd vnto hyr father into Fraunce, and
after maryed vnto Charlys, sone and heyer to the duke of Orleaunce, as before I haue
shewyd iny1. xxii. yere of hyr sayd fathers reygne. Than it foloweth in the story of kynge
Henry, whan he had fermelye consyderyd the great conspyracy agayne hym by the fore-
namyd lordys and other peisones entendyd and imagenyd to his dystruccyon, & agayn*
releuynge Rycliarde late kynge, he, in avoydynge of lyke daunger, prouydyd to put the
sayd Rycharde out of this present lyfe; and shortlye, after the opynyon of moost
wryters, he sent a knyght, named syr Piers of Exton, vnto Pountfreyt castell; where he
TrucUatur Ri- with. viii. other in tiis companye, fell vpon the sayde' Rycharde late kynge, arid hym
<hardus. myserably in his chaumbre slewe ; but not without reuengement of his deth : for, or he
were fellyd to the groiide, he slewe of the sayd. viy. iiii.,men, with an axe of theyr owne ;
but lastely he was woundyd to deth by the hande of the sayde syr Piers of Exton, £ so
dyed. After execucyon of which dedely dede, y" sayd syr Piers toke great repent-
aunce ; in so moche that lamentably he saul, " Alas ! what haue we done, we haue now
put to deth hym that hath ben ouer soueraygne and drad lorde by the space of. xxii.
yeres, by reason w hereof _I shall be reprochyd of all honoure whereso3 I after this daye
become, and all men shall redounde diis dede to my dyshonour and shame." Other
opynvons of the dethe of this noble prynce are lefte by wryters, as by wave of
famyne & other ; but this of moost wryters is testyfyed & allegid. Whan the deth of
this prynce was publysshed ahrode, he was after opyn vysaged layed in the mynster of
Pounfrayt, so y all men myght knowe and see that he was dede. And the. xii. daye of
Marche folowynge, he was w great solempnyte brought thorough^ the cytie of London to
Paulys, & there layed open visaged agayn, to the ende that his dethe myght be many-
festlye knowen, whidie was doutfull to many one, 'and speciallye to suche as oughte to
hym fauoure. And then after a fewe daycs the sayd corps was caryed vnto .the freris of
Langley and there enterryd ; but after he was remouyd by kynge Henry y\ v. in the firste
yere of his reygne, and with great honoure and solempnyte conueyed vnto the monastery
* Aumarle. MS. * Omitted in edit. 15*2.1559. 3 wheresoever, edit. 1542. 165Q,
Of
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII. . 569
ynster, and the
i syde of seyn
foloweth.
of Westmynster, and there within the chapell of seynt Edwarde, honourably buryed vpon
the South syde of seynt Edwardys shryne, with this epytaphy vpon his toumbe as
Prudens et mundus Richardus, iure secundus
Per fatum victus iacet hie sub marmore pictus.
Verax sermone fuit et plenus ratione,
Corpore procerus, animo prudens vt Oraerus,
Ecclesiam fauit, elatos subpeditauit, p .'"'
Quemuis prostrauit regalia qui violauit.
Whiche versys are thus to be vnderstande, in our vulgare and Englysshe tonge, as
foloweth.
Parfyght and prudent Rycharde, by ryght the seconde,
Vaynquysshed by fortune, lyeth here nowe grauen in stone.
Trewe of his worde, and therto well resounde.
Semely of persone, and lyke to Omer as one.
In worldely prudence, and euer the Churche in one
Vp helde and fauoured, castynge the proude to grounde,
And all that wolde his royall state confounde.
But yet alas! thoughe that this metyr or ryme
Thus doth enbelysshe this noble pryncis fame,
And that some clerke which fauoured hym some tytne
Lyste by his cunnynge, thus to enhaunce his name,
Yet by his story apperith in hym some blame.
Wherefore to pryncys is surest memory,
Theyr lyues to exercyse in vertous constancy.
Whan this mortall prynce was thus dede and grauen, kynge Henry was in quyet pos-
sessyon of the realme, & fande great rychesse y before tyme to kynge Rycharde belonged ; MOWI«
for, as wytnessyth Polycronycon, he fande in kyng Richardys tresoury thre hundreth R»eh*rffe
thousande pounde of redy coyne, besyde iuellys & other ryche-vessellys, whiche were as
moche in value or more : and ouer that he espyed in the kepynge of the tresourers handys
an hundreth &. 1. thousande nobles, & iewellys & other stuffe y coutyruayled the sayd
value. And so it shuld seme y kyng Rycharde was ryche, wha his money & iewellys
amountyd to. vii.C.M//. And in the moneth of Octobre & ende of this mayers yere,
was brent in Smythfelde of London, a preest named syr Wyllyam Sawtry, for certeyn
poyntys of heresy.
Atmo,Domini. M.CCCC. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.i.
lohn Wakele.
lohn Fraunces, goldsmyth. Anno. ii.
Wyllyam Ebot.
IN this secode yere of kyng Henry, and moneth of February, were drawen & haged Exeeucio.
for treason a knyght named syr Roger Claryngton, at Tybourne, ft. ii. of his seruautis, jr
pryour of lande, &. viii. Freris Mynours or Gray Frerys, of $ which some were bachelers
of dyuynyte. And in this yere began a great discencion in Walys atwene the lorde Gray
Ryftyn, & a Welsheman named Howen of Glendore, which Howen gatheryd to hym Howen of cu*
great strength of Welshemen, and dyd moche harme to that countrey, not sparynge the ***•
kynges lordshyppes nor his people, and lastlye toke the sayde lorde Gray prysoner, and
helde hym prysoner tyll, contrarye his wyll, he hadde maryed the sayde Howens doughter ;
4 D after
570 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII.
./. a»»i after whiche matrymony fynysshed, he helde the said lorde stylle in Walys, tyll he dyed, to
the kynges great displeasure.
Wherfore the kyuge with a strouge army spedde hym into Walys, for to subdue the
sayde Howan and his adherentes ; but whan the kynge with his power was entred %
countre, he with his favvtours fledde into the mountaynes and helde hym there, so that
the kynge myght nat wynne to hyiu without distruccyon of his hoost ; wherfore fynally, by
y aduyce of his lordes, he retournyd into Englande for that season.
In this yere also whete and other greynes beganne to layle, so that a quarter of Whete
was solde at London for. xvi.s. and derer shuld haue been, had nat ben the prouycyou of
marchauntes that brought rye and rye floure out of Spruce, wherwith this lade waa greatly
susteyned and easyd.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.i. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.ii.
Wylliam Venour.
lohn Shadworth*. Anno. iii.
lohn Fremyngham.
In this yere the cunduyte standynge vpon Cornhylle in London was begon to be made.
And in the somer folowynge, sir Thomas Percy erle of Worceter, and sir Henry Percy
sone and heyre vnto y erle of Northurnberlande, gaderyd a great power, and vpon the
daye of saynt Paraxede the virgyne, or the. xxi. daye of luly, mette w the kynge nere
Bat lofshrow vnto Shrowysbury, and there gaue vnto hym a cruell batayll*; but to theyr owne con-
etbr. clucon' : for in that tyght thesayd sir Thomas Percy was taken, and his nX'uew the fore-
sayd sir Henry, with many a stronge man vpon theyr partie,, was there slayne ; and vpon
the kynges partie the pry nee was wouded in the heed, & the erle of Stafforde with many
other slayne. And y. xxv. day of luly folowynge, at Shrowysbury, y sayde sir Thomas
Percy was behedyd, and after his heed caryed to London, & there set vpon the brydge.
In this batayl was many a noble man slayne vpon eyther partie; and it was the more to
be notyd vengeable, for there the fader was slayne of the sone, and sone of the fader,
and brother of brother, and neuewe neuewe5. And in the moneth of August folowynge,
^ duchesse of Brytayne landyd at F.ulmouth, in y prouynce of Cornwayll, and from thens
was conueyed to Winchester, where in shorte tyme after, kynge Henry maryed her in
the cathedrall churche of y sayd cytie. And soon vpon was the eldest doughter of kyng
Henry, named dame Blanche, maryed at Coleyn to the dukes sone of Bayer.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.ii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC. iii.
Richarde Merlewe.
lohn Walcot, draper. Anno. iiii.
Robert Chichele.
IN this yere, and. xiiii. daye of the moneth of Septembre, was the foresayde duchesse
of Brytayne, and wyfe of y kynge, receyued with great honour into the cytie of London,
and so by the mayre and the cytezyens coueyed vntoWestmynster; where, vpon the morowe
folowynge, she was crowned quene of Englande with great honoure and solempnyte, the
circumstance wherof I passe ouer.
In this yere also Rupertus, whiche after the deposynge of Wessenselans5, was by y
electours of the empyre, and by auctorytie of Bonyface the. ix. thenne pope6, admytted
for emperour of Rome, & came into Englade with a goodly companye oonly to se the
countre and comodyties of the same ; the whiche of the kyng was honourably receyued
1 The MS. adds Mercer. * In the margin of the Museum MS. the following note occurs in a contem-
porary hand. This batayll was foughtyn in a fyeld theji namyd Bole fyeld and now Batayll feyld, wheryn
standyth a chapell foundid in worsbyp of seynt Mary Magdaleyn, by a revelacion made to kyng Henry the
iiii, 3 confusyon. * of nevew, * Wessenselaus. edit. 1559. 6 Byshop of
Rome. edit. 1542. 1559.
and
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. IIII. 57!
and festyd, and lastly conueyed by the kynge towarde the see syde, where eyther departed
from other, with excnaunge of ryche and precyous gyftes ; for this Rupartus was named of
wryters a man of excellent bounte and largesse. And he gaue more lyberally, for somoche
as all the tyme of his beynge in Englande, he laye here at the kynges costes; and whyle he
was at London, he was lodged at the house of seynt lohis in Smythfelde. This yere also
vpon seynt Laurence euyn, or the. ix. daye of August, a lorde of Brytayne named the
lorde of Castyle in Frenshe, landed within a myle of Plymmouth, w a great company
of Normans and Brytons, & came vnto the sayd towne and lodgyd there all nyght, and
spoyled & robbyd the sayde towne ; and vpon the daye folowynge, whan they hadde
done what they wolde, they retourned agayne to theyr shyppes, with plente of pyllage and
prysoners suche as they fande.
Anno Domini. x.iiii.C.iii. Anno Domini. x.iiii.C.iiii.
Thomas Fawconer.
William Askam'. Anno. v.
Thomas Pooll.
'ii , :.:..• ,.Ui, J* "ii ');.i'... .
IN this yere, soone after Candelmasse, the foresayd lorde of Castyle, trustyng to wyfie
a lyke enterpryse as in the yere passed he had done, he beynge accSpanyed with a stronge BcUun.
nauy of Frenshemen and Brytons, was encountred with the Englysshe floot, within, ii.
myles of Dertmouth, at a place called Blakpooll, where, after longe and cruell fyght, the
sayd lorde was slayne, with the more partye of y' people, and dyuers of his shyppes
taken, as wytnesseth the Englysshe Cronycle, with dyuers other Englysshe auctours.
But the Frenshe boke excuseth this scomfyture of Frenshemen, and sayth, that by
treason of a Gascoyne named Peryn or Perot de Languyle, whiche shewed vnto the
sayde lorde Castyle that he had espyed certayne Englisshe shyppes in a creke lyghtly
without resystence to be taken, caused the sayde lorde to make sayle towarde the sayd
towne of Dartmouthe, where, after he had contynued a certayne tyme his course, he
espyed the hole flote of Englysshemen, whiche made towarde hyra, and so at the sayd
Blakpool encountred and faught, and lastly escaped the daunger of his enemyes, as testy-
fyeth the sayd Frenshe Cronycle, but nat vnhurt, for he was so wounded in that fyght $
he dyed shortly after.
And in the moneth of Apryll folowynge, the duke of Clarence with $ erle of Kent,
and many other lordes, toke shyppynge at Meregate, & so sayled vnto Sluce in Flaundres,
vand after the sayd duke had there refresshed hym & his company, he toke shyppyng jr,/.
agayne, & holding his course toward Swyfie, he was encoutred with. iii. great carykes of Beiium.
leane, the whiche he assayled, & after longe bekerynge, theym toke, beynge ladyn with
marchaudyse ; and so with y praye retourned to Cambre before Wynchelsee, in jr which
hauen f sayd goodes were cantyd & sharid. But how it was, by varyaunce amonge
themself or otherwyse, one of the sayd carykes was sodeynly feryd* and so consumyd. Di
For restytucyon of whiche goodes & shyppes, the marchautes lanuence made after great
and longe sute to the kyng & his counsayll ; in which passe tyme they borowed cloth,
wolle & other marchaundyses, amountynge vnto great & noble' sumes, of dyuerse
marchautes of Englande ; & whan they sawe that they myght haue none hope of recouery
of theyr losse, they sodeynly auoyded the lande, & lafte the foresayd notable sumes
vnpayd, to the great hynderaunce & vtter vndoynge of many Englysshe marchauntes.
In this yere also, a yoman named Wylliam Serle, somtyme yoman of kynge Richardes
robis, was taken in the marches of Scotlade and brought vnto London, and there in the
Guyldehall areygned for the murder of the duke of Glouceter at Caleys, vpon whiche
murder he was atteynt & conuict, and vpon the. xx. day of Octobre he was drawen from
1 The MS. adds tishmonger. * fired. MS. 3 notable.
4 D 2 the
378 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. MIL
the Tower vnto Tyborfi, and there hanged & quartred, & his liede was after set vpon
London brydge, and his. iiii. quarters were sente to. iiii. sondry good townes.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.iiii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.v.
Wylliam Lowfthe.
lohfi Hyende, draper. Anno. vi.
Stephen Spilman.
Notched IN this yere, and moneth of January, were certayn courses of warre ron in Sraythfelde
cronies" vUeii- atwene sir Edmude erle of Kent, and the lordc Moryf a baron of Scotlande, vpon the
cet de noftus chalenge of the sayd Scottisshe lorde ; but y erle of Kent bare hym so valyauntly, that to
^a™^'an-' hym was gyuen $ pryce of y Journey to his great honour. And in the same1 sir Richarde
no octp fratres Scr0pe, than archebisshop of Yorke, and the lorde Monbraye*, than marshall of Englande,
fu«untl"pSu?BC> with other to theym allyed, for grudge that they1 agayne the kynge, gaderyd vnto theym
Tybomt. great strength, entendinge to haue put downe the kyng, as the fame than went. Wherof
8atay11' the kyng beyng enfourmyd, in all hast sped towarde them, and met with theym on this
syde Yorke, where, after a skyrmysshe by the sayde lordes made, they were than taken, &
after presented vnto the kynge at Yorke, where they were bothe demyd to suffre deth
for theyr rebellyon4. [Then whan $ bysshop came v"nto his place of execucion, he prayed
the bowcher to gyue to hy. v. strokes in the worshyp of Cristes' fyue woundes ; and for
more1 penaunce, at eueryche of whiche. v. strokes, kynge Henry beyng in his lodgyng,
had a stroke in his necke ; in so moche, that he demyd that some persone there beynge
with hym present, had stryken hym. And forthwith he was stryken with $ plage of lepyr, so
that then he knewe it was the hande of God, & repented hym of that hasty iugement,
without auctoryte of the Churche. And soon after God shewyd many myracles for the
sayde bysshop, whiche called the kynge vnto the more repentaunce.]6
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.v. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.ti..
Henry Barton.
lohfi WoodcoJk, mercer. Anno. vii.
Wylliam Crowmer.
IN this yere, dame Lucye y duke of Myllanys suster, came into Englande, & was
maryed vnto syr Edmude Holande erle of Kent, in y churche of seynt Mary Ouerey in
Southwarke, vpon the. xxiiii. day of lanuary, where y' kynge was present & gaue her
that day vnto the preest ; and after the solempnyzacion of the maryage was fynysshed,
she was with great honour conueyed vnto f bysshop of Winchesters palays there fast by,
where y day for her was holden a sumptuous and pompous feast. And in f same yere &
moneth of May, dame Phylip, the yongest doughter of kynge Henry, accompanyed \V
dyuerse lordes spirituell and temporal, was shypped in y Northe, and so conueyed into
Denmark, where, in a towne or cytie called London, she was maryed vnto the kynge of
y sayd countre.
In this yere also sir Thomas Ramston, than constable of y Towre, by ouersyght of his
botemen, *s he wolde haue passed y brydge towarde the sayd Tower, was drowned. And
in the same yere, for y greuous complayntes that before tyme had ben shewyd, and euy-
dently prouyd before the kynges counsayll, and also before the mayre and his brethern,
of the great distruccon of fyre7 & yonge fysshe, by reason of werys standynge in dyuerse
places of the ryuer of Thamys, wherby the fysshe of the sayd ryuer was greatly mynysshed
and wastyd ; and that also if the sayd werys soo contynued, the sayd ryuer shuld in shost
' same year. edit. 15331 * Moubraye. edit. 1533. * they bare. edit. 1533. * and
shortly after they were bothe beheded. edit. 1542. 1555- 5 for his more. ' Omitted in edit.
1542. 1559. 7 frye.
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processe be distroyed : wherfore f mayre and his bretherne the aldermen, as coserua-
tours of that ryuer, made suche laboure vnto the kynge and his counsuyll, that they op-
teyned comyssion to pull vp all the werys that stode atwene London and. vii. myles
beyonde Kyngston, and inlykewyse for such other as stode atwene London and Grauys-
ende, aswel crekes or seuerall groundes & other; the which comyssion by the sayd mayre
& his officers was this yere put I execucon. And in this yere sir Robert Knollys, knyght, sit Rol*n
the which in Fraunce and Brytayne had before tyme don so many victoryous actes, as in
the. xxxiii. yere of Edwarde the thirde and other yeres of his reygne is somdele towched,
made an ende of his werke at Rochester bridge, and chapell at the sayd brydge fote, and Rochester bridge
dyed shortly after, whan he had newe reedyfied the body of the Whyte Fryers churche,
standyng in Flete strete, and don to that house many notable benefytes, where after he
was buryed in the body of the sayd churche ; whiche churche & place was first founded
by the auncetours of the lorde Gray Cotnore.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.vi. Anno Domini. M.iiiLC.vii.
Nicholas Wotton.
Richarde Whytyngtofi, mercer. Anno. viii.
Godfrey Brook.
IN this yere, and moneth of Nouebre, one named the Walshe clerke, apeched a knyght
called sir Percyuall Sowdan, of treason, for tryall wherof, daye was gyuen to theym to
fyghte in Smythfelde, the day abouesayd ; at whiche daye eyther apperyd, & there faught a F»i.cj*ri&
season j but in the ende the clerke wasrecreaut : wherfore immedyatly he was spoyled of
his armour, & layde vpon an hardyll, so drawen to Tyborne and there hanged.
And in this yere also, sir Henry erle of Northumherlande, and the lorde Bardolf,
comynge out of Scotlande with a stronge company, to j displeasur & hurt of the kynge
as they entendyd, were met and encountred with the gentylmen and comons of the north,
& foughten with and distressyd, and after strake of their heddes, and sent them to London,
whiche than were pyght vpon the brydge amonge many other.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.vii. Auno Domini. M.iiii.C.tiii.
Henry Ponfreyt.
Wyllyam Stondofi, grocer. Anno. ix.
Henry Hal ton.
IN this yere, & moneth of Decembre, began 9 frost, y whiche contynued by the space
of. xv. wekes after, or therupon, so that byrdes were wonderly famysshed* and distressed
by vyolence of the same.
And in the same yere, sir Edmomle of Holande erle of Kent, was by the kynge made
admyrall of the see ; the whiche storyd* and skymmyd jr see ryght well and manfully, and
lastly landed in the coost of Brytayne, and besieged there a castell named Briak, and
wan it by strength ; but in the wynnynge therof he was so deedly. wounded with an arowe
in J heed, that he dyed shortly after, and than his corps was brought agayne into Englande,
& buryed omonge his auncetours. And in the begynnynge of this yere was slayne and
murderyd the duke of Orleauce in Parys, lyke as before it is more at length shewyd in the.
xxvii3. yere of Charlys the. vii. kynge of Fraunce.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.viii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.ix.
Thomas Duke.
Drewe Barentyne, goldsmyth. Anno. x.
Willyam NortoiU
IN this yere the seneshall of Henaude came into this lande with a goodly companye of
Henauders & other straungers, for to do and parfourme certayne faytes of armys agayn
1 wonderfullye. edit. 1559. * scowred. 3 xxviii. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559-
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574 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUART!.
dyuerse nobles and gentylmen of this lande. And firste the sayd seneshall chalenged the
erle of Somerset, and other of his company,! other gentylmen of this lade, as after shall
appere. For executynge of whiche disporte the place of Smythfelde by the kynge was
appoynted, and barryd and fensyd for the same entent, and daye sette for euery man to be
redy by the. xi. daye of1 at whiche day the seneshall as chalenger entred the
felde pompously. And after, with a goodly company of men of honour, was the erle of
Somerset brought into f same, where they rane togyder certayne courses and executed
other faytes of armys, wherof the pryse and honour was gyuen by y herawdes vnto the erle,
so that he wanne that day great honour.
Than the seconde day came in a knyght Henauder as chalengoure, to whome, as de-
fendaunt, came sir Richard of Arundell, knyght, the whiche ranne certayne courses on
horsebak, and after went togyder w axes on foote, where sir Richarde was put to the
worse, for y Henauder brought hym vpon his kne.
Then the thirde daye came in an other knyght of Henaude chalenger, to whom, as de-
fendaut, came in sir lohn Cornewayll, knyght, and so well bare hy, that he put the
stra'unger to the worse. Vpon the. iiii. daye came into the felde an esquyre Henauder,
agayn whom ranne the sone of sir lohn Cheyny, the which, at the seconde course, sette his
stroke so egerly, that he ouer threwe the Henauder horse and man ; for whiche dede the
kyng dubbyd hym forthwith knyght. Vpon y. v. day played togyder an Henauder and a
squyre called lohn Stewarde, whiche daye also the Englyssheman wan y worshyp. Vpon
the. vi. daye skyrmysshed there togyder an Henauder and an Englysshe esquyer named
Wylliam Porter, the whiche gatte suche worshyp of the same Henauder, that the kynge,
for his guerdon, made hym streyght knyght. Vpon the. vii. daye in lyke wyse played
insamble an Henauder, and one lohn Standysshe, esquyer ; the whiche semblably 'for
his prowesse & manly dealyng, was also of the kynge dubbyd knyght. And a Gascoygfi,
that the same day wan the pryce of an other straunger, was immedyatly made knyght of
the kynge. And vpon the. viii. day or last day of this chalenger, came into the felde. ii.
Henauders, vnto whom came. ii. bretherne, beynge sowdyours of Calays, the whiche
bekeryd togyder a longe season, soo that eyther partie receyued plentie of good strokes,
tyll peas by y kynge was comaudyd. And so this chalenge was fynysshed, to the great
honour of the kyng, the whiche after feasted thyse straugers, and with ryche gyftes, sent
& retourned them agayne to theyr countrees.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.ix. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.x.
lohn Lawe*.
Richarde Marlowe, ironmonger. Anno. xi.
Wyllyam Chycheley.
IN thisyere, and moneth of Marche, a taylour of London, named lohn Badby, was
brent in Smythfelde for heresy ; albe it that by meanes of the prynce, and one maister
Courtnay, than chaunceller of Oxenforde, he was for a whyle reconcyled, and promysed
to leue that errour; but when the sacramet of the aulter was brought to fore hym, he dis-
pysed it, and wolde in no wyse therin byleue ; wherfore he had as he deserued. [Of
•whome a vercifier, in reproche of his errour, made thyse. ii. versys folowyng.
Hereticus credat, ve1 peurstus ab orbe recedat
Ne fidem ledat, sathell*hunc baratro sibi predat.
The whiche versys are thus moche to meane in Englysshe.
The peruerse heretyke, though that he do brenne,
And from this worlde be rasyd vtterly, ri,^
No force, syne that he lyst nat kenne
1 The MS. adds May. » John Lane. MS. 3 ut. * Sathan.
6 Our
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUART!.
Our sacred fayth, but it right peruersly
Lyst of his wyll, erronyously to reply ;
What force, though sathan, with his eternall payne,
Do hym rewarde, syn he wyll natrefrayne?]1
IN this yere also, & moneth of April, within the lystes of Smytfelde, was foughten a sore
fight atwene an esquyre named Glouceter, appellaut, & an other esquyer called Arthur,
defendant, the whiche acquyted them eyther partie so mafully, that the kynge, of his espe-
ciall grace, seynge they were boih so well fyghtynge me, toke the quarell into his hades,
& pardoned ^offence to eyther partie.
And this yere the market hous called the Stokkys, standynge by the churche of Seynt
Mary Wolchirche of Lodon was begon to be edyfyed. In this yere also, the kynge helde
his parlyamet at Westmester, duryng the whiche the comons of this lande put vp a bylle Biiia
to the kyng, to take the temporal! landes out from spuell menes handes or possession. ?e
The effect of whiche bylle was, y the teinporaltes, disordynatly wastyd by men of ^ churche, tram
myghte sufFyce to fynde to y kyng. xv. erles, xv. C. knyghtes, vi.M. and CC. esquyers, & sorucafien fc
an. C. houses ofalmes, to the releef of poore people, moo then at y dayes were within Eng-
lande. Andouerall thyse foresayd charges, the kynge rnyght put yerely i his cofers xx.M li.
Prouyded that euery erle shuld haue ofyerely rent. iii.M. marke, euery knyght an. C. marke,
& iiii. ploughe lande, euery esquyer. xl. marke by yere, YF. ii. plughe lande, and euery
house ofalmesse an. C. marke, w ouersyghte of. ii. trewe seculers vnto euery house. And.
also with prouycion y euery towneshyp shuld kepe all poore people of theyr owne dwell-
ers, whiche myght nat labour for theyr lyuynge, with condycyon that if moo fell in a
towne than the towne myght maynteyn, than y said almesse houses to releue suche towne-
shyppes. And for to bere thyse charges, they allegyd by their sayd bylle, y that the temporal-
ties, beyngin the possession of spirituell men, amounted to.CCC. and xxii.M. mark by yere,
wherof they aft'ermyd to be in the see of Caunterbury, with the abbeys of Cristes Churche,
of Seynt Augustyns, Shrewsbury, Coggeshale, and Seynt Osiys. xx.M. marke by yere.
In the see of Durham and other abbeys there, xx. M. marke : in the see of Yorke &
abbays there, xx. M. marke: in the see of Winchester & abbays there, xx. M. marke:
in the see of London, w abbays & other houses there, xx. M. marke : in the see of Lyn-
coln, with the abbays of Peterbourth, Ramsay, & other, xx. M. marke : in the see of Nor-
wych, withy^ abbays of Bury & other, xx. M. marke : in the see of Hely, with the abbays
of Hely, Spaldyng, & other, xx. M. marke: in % see of Bathe, w the abbay of Okynborne
& other, xx. M. marke : in the see of Worceter, with the abbays of Euisham, Abyngdon,
& other, xx. M. marke : in ^ see of Chester, \V precinct of y same, w the sees of Seyt
Dauyd, of Salisbury & Exceter, with theyr precinctes. xx. M. marke : the abbays of
Rauens or Reuans, of Founteyns, of Geruons, & dyuers other, toy nombre. v. mo. xx. M.
marke : the abbays of Leyceter, Waltham, Gisbourne, Mertofi, Circetir, Osney, & other,
to the nobre of vi. mo. xx. M. marke: the abbays of Douers, Batell, Lewis, Cowentre,
Dauetre, & Tourney, xx. M. marke : the abbays of Northampton, Thornton, Brystow,
Kelygworth, Wynchecomb, Hayles, Parchissor, Frediswyde, Notley, & Grymysby. xx. M.
marke.
The which foresayd sumes amoute to y" full of. CCC. M. marke ; and for y" odde xxii.
M. marke, they appointed Herd ford, Rochester, Hutyngdofi, Swyneshede, Crowlade,
Malmesbury, Burton, Tewkisbury, Dustable, Shirborfi, Taunton, & Bylande.
And ouer this, they alledgyd by y sayd byll, that ouer & aboue y- sayd sume of. CCC.
& xxii. M. marke, dyuers houses of relygion in Englade possessyd as many temporalties
as might suffyce to fynde yerely. xv.M. preestes & clerkes, euery preest to be allowed for
his stipende. vii. marke by yere.
To the which byll none answere was made, but that the kyng of this matyer wolde take
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
dely-
576 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUARTI.
delyberacion & aduycement, and with that answere it endyd ; so that no ferther la-
boure was made.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.ix. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.jc.
lohfi Penne.
Thomas Knollys, grocer. Anno. xii.
Thomas Pyke.
INthisyere, a squyer of Walys named Rize ap Dee, y whiche had longe tyme rebellyd
agayne the kynge, and fortifyed the partie of Howan of Glendore, was taken and brought
to London, and there, vpon the. ix. daye ofDecembre, drawen, hanged, and quarteryd,
Nottpro ouii- and his hede set vpon thebrydge, amonge the other. In this yere also was y Guylde halle
baida London. Qf L5jon begon to be newe edyfied, and of an olde and lytell cotage, made into a fayre
and goodly house as it nowe apperyth.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.x. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C. xi.
lohfi Raynewell.
Robert Chycheley, grocer. Anno. xiii.
Wyllyam Cotton1.
.
IN this yere, and vpon the. xii. day of Octobre, were thre flodes in Thamys, whiche
thynge no man than lyuynge cowde remembre f lyke to be seen.
And in this yere was the lorde Thomas, sone to the kyng, created duke of Clarence.
And in this yere the kynge, at the request of the duke of Orleaunce, sent ouer the foresayd
duke his sone, to ayde the sayd duke of Orleaunce agayne the duke of Burgoyne, of
whose actes and his company I haue before made report in J" story of Charlys the. vii.
kynge of Fraunce.
And in this yere, $ kyng caused a new coyne of nobles to be made, which were of lesse
value thanne the olde noble, by. ni'i.d. in a noble.
In this yere also, the kynge created lohn his son duke of Bedfordde ; and his other
sone Humfrey duke of Glouceter. He made also sir Thomas Beauforde erle of Dorset,
& the duke of Anmarle* he created duke of Yorke.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C. xi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C. .xii.
Rauffe Leuenham.
Wyllyam Waldren, mercer. Anno, xiiii.
Wyllyam Seuenock.
IN this yere, and. xx. daye of the moneth of Nouembre, was a great counsayll holden at
the Whyte Freres of London, by the whiche it was amonge other thynges concluded, that
for the kynges great iournaye that he entendyd to take, in vysytynge of the holy sepulcre
of our Lord, certayne galeys of warre shuld be made, & other purueaunce concernynge
the same iournay.
Wherupon all hasty and possyble spede was made ; but after the feest of Christenmasse,
whyle he was makynge his prayers at Seynt Edwardes shryne, to take there his leue, and
so to spede hym vpon his iournaye, he became so syke, y such as were aboute hym, feryd
that he wolde haue dyed right there ; wherefore they, for his comforte, bare hym into the
abbottes place, & lodgyd hym in a chamber, & there vpon a paylet, layde hym before the
fyre, where he laye in great agony a certayne of tyme.
At length, whan he was comynto himselfe, natknowynge where he was, freyned of suche
as then were aboute hym, what place that was; the which shewyd to hym, that it belongyd
f»LCJ»in. vnto y" abbot of Westmynster ; and for he felte hymself so syke, he comaunded to askeif
thatchambre had any specyall name; whereunto it was answeryd, that it was named Ihe-
rusalem. Than sayd the kynge, " louynge be to the Fader of heuen, for nowe I knowe I
1 Walter Cotton. MS. * Aumerle. MS.
shaJJ
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shall dye in this chambre, accordyng to y prophecye of me beforesayd, that I shulde dye i
Jerusalem: and so after he made hymself redy, & dyed shortly after, vpon y day of seynt
Cuthbert, or 5". xx. day of Marche, when he had reygned. xiii. yeres. v. monthes, &. xxi.
dayes, leuynge after hym. iiii. sones, that is to meane Henry that was kyng, Thomas that Progtniej Hen-
was duke of Orleaunce1, lohn duke of Bedforde, and Huinfrey duke of Glouceter, [and "ci Q.uimi-
the. v. was named Henry, ryche cardynall of Wynchester,]' and ii. doughters, that one
beynge quene of Demnarke, and that other duchesse of Barre, as before is shewyd.
Whanne kynge Henry was deed, he was conueyed by water vnto Feuersham, and from
thens by lande vnto Caunterbury, and there enteryd by the shryne of seynt Thomas. [To
the foresayd Henry, the riche cardynall, kynge Henry had or begat, ii. other sones vpon
dame Katheryne Swynford, as before is shewyd in the. viii. yere of Richarde y seconde,
whiche were named as there is expressyd.]1
Henrici Quinti.
HEnry the. v. of that name, & sone of Henry the. iiii. began his reygne ouer this realme
of Englande y. xxi. day of the moneth of Marche, in the yere of our Lorde and ende of
the same. xiiii.C. and. xii. and in the. xxxii. yere of Charlys y. vii. yet kynge of Frauce.
And the. ix. daye of Apryll folowynge, whiche was that yere Passion Sondaye, beynge a
day of excedyngrayne, he was crowned at Westmynster.
This rna, before jr deth of his fader, applyed hym vnto all vyce and insolency, and drewe
vnto hym all ryottours & wylde dysposed persones ; but after he was admytted to the rule
of the lande, anone & sodaynly he became a newe man, and tourned al that rage and
wyldnes Ito sobernesse & wyse sadnesse, and the vyce into costant vertue.
And for he wolde contynewe y vertue, and nat to be reduced therunto by the famy-
liarytie of his olde nyse company, he therfore, after rewardes to them gyuen, charged
theym vpon payne of theyr lyues, that none of theym were so hardy to come win. x. myle
of suche place as he were lodgyd, after a daye by hym assigned.
In this begynnynge of this kynge Henry, y' olde mayre and shryues contynued theyr
offyces to the termys accustomed [of theyr alienynge as,]1
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xiii.
Rauffe Leuyngham.
Wyllyam Waldern, mercer. Anno primo.
Wyllyam Seuenok.
ANone as kyng Henry was crowned, and $ solemnitye of the feest of Eester was passyd, The corps of
he sent vnto y fryers of Langley, where the corps of kynge Richarde was buryed, and ^ ^j^je"-5
caused it to be taken out of ^ erth, and so with reuerence and solempnytie to be coueyed moved.
vnto Westmynster, and vpon the south syde of seynt Edwardes shryne there honourably
to be buryed by quene Anne his wyfe, which there before tyme was entered. And after a
solempn terment there holden, he prouydyd that. iiii. tapers shulde brenne daye and nyght
about his graue, whyle the world endureth ; and one day in the vveke a solempne dirige,
and vpon the morowe a masse of Requiem by note; after which masse endyd, to be
gyuen wekely vnto pore people, xi.*. viii.d. in pens : & vpon y day of his anniuersary, after
$ sayd masse of Requiem is songe, to be yerely destrybuted for his soule. xx./j. in.d. And
about heruest tyme was sir lohn Oldcastell knyght appechyd for an heretyke and comyt-sir lohnne oid-
ted to pryson ; but howe it was he escaped for that tyme oute of the Tower of London., C8std>'
and so ybde into Walys, where he lyued ouer. iiii. yeres after.
1 Clarence. * Omitted in the edit, of 1542 and 1 55Q. 3 Omitted in the edit, of 1533. 1 549. 1 55$.
4 JE Anno
575 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUINTI.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xiiii.
lohn Sutton.
Willyam Crowmer, draper. Anno. ii.
lohn Mycoll.
IN this yere and moneth of lanuary, certayne adherentes of y forenamed sir lohn Old-
castell, entendynge y distruccion of this lande and subuercion1 of the same, assernbeld them
ofsfri<*nneoid- in a felde nere vnto Seynt Gyles in great nombre, wherof the kynge beynge enfourmed,
casteiputinexe- toke the felde before them, and so toke a certayne of theym ; amonge the whiche was sir
Roger Acton knight, sir lohn Beuerley preest, and a squier called sir lohn Browne,
the whiche, with, xxxvi. mo in nombre, were after conuict of heresy & treason, & for the
same hangyd & brent within the sayd felde of Seynt Gyles.
And in y same yere, lohn Claydon skynner, and Richard Turmyn baker, were for heresy
brent in Smythefelde.
Pariiamtt of And this yere the kyng helde his parlyamet at Leyceter, where, amoge other thynges,
Leyceter. ^g f^gg^^ bylle put vp by the comons of the lande, for the temporalties beynge in the '
churche, as it is before* the. iiii. Henry, was agayne mynded. In fere wherof, lest the
kynge wolde therunto gyue any comfortable audyence, as testyfye some wryters, certayne
At whiche par- bysshoppes and other hede men of the churche, put y kyng in mynde to clayme his ryght
liament was put Jn Fraunce ; & for the exployte therof, they offrede vnto hym great & notable sumes. By
ws pMUvphat f reason whereof y sayd byll was agayne put by, and the kynge sette his mynde for the re-
pariyament in f couery of the same j so $ soon after he sent his letters vnto the Frensh kynge con-
Hen^the. mi"8 cernyng that matyer, and receyued from him answere of dirision, as affermyth the Eng-
lysshe booke.
And Gaguynus sayth in his Frenshe Cronycle, that kynge Henry sent his oratours
vnto Charlys the. vii. than kyng of Frauce, for to haue dame Katheryne his doughter in
inaryage, with other requestes towchynge his ryght and enherytauce.
Answered!*- Wherevnto it was answered by y cousayll of Frauce, that y kyng had no leyser to en-
deynous. tende such idelnes'. Wherupon kyg Henry made quycke prouic5n for to warre vpon y
Frenshe kynge, as after apperyth.
fti.cjxx*i. In this yere also, by procurement of Sigismunde th,an emperoure, a great counsayl or
synod of bysshops were assembled at a cytie in hygh Almayn called Constaunee, for the
vnyon of y Churche, & for to auoyde the scisme whiche began in the. xiiii. yere of Charlys
the. vi. as before in the said, xiiii. yere is touched. In the sayd synode or genrall cou-
sayll, was the. xxiii. lohn than pope* put downe, or resygned by his volunte.
wykiyffehw And by auctoryte of the same counsayll, the opynyons and heresy of Wyklyf were
vtterly anulled & dampned, and. ii. of his disciples there present named lohn Hus or
Husse & lerom the herytyke, were there brent. And many notable actes for the wele of
the churche there were enacted. And fynally, whan the sayd counsayll had endured nere
vpon the terme of. iiii. yeres, they there by an hoole assent chase a newe pope*, and
named hym the. v.Martyne, ([whiche occupyed Peters chayre. xiiii.yeres and odde monethes,
as indubitat pope, and so other after hym.]5
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xiiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xv.
lohn Mychell.
Thomas Fawconer, mercer. Anno. iii.
Thomas Aleyn.
Thefirste lour- THis yere after the kynge hadde made sufficyent prouycion for all thynges cocernynge
his warre to be made vpon the Frenshe kynge, he, with his lordes honourably accompa-
:ary nyed, rode through Lodon, vpon the. xviii. daye of luny, towarde the port of Southam-
1 subjection, edit. 1542. 1559. * towchid in the xi yere of the iiiith Henry. 3 idle persones, edit.
154.2. 1 559. * Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. 1559. 5 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559.
toil,
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ton, where he had appoynted his hoost to mete with hym. And whyle the Icynge there was
shyppynge of his people, dyuers of his lordes, that is to say, sir Richarde erle of Cam-
brydge & brother vnto the duke of Yorke, whiche sir Richarde berynge the name of
Langley, had wedded dame Anne, the doughter of syr Roger Mortymer erle of Marche
& Wolster, by whom he had yssue Isabell, which after was maryed vnto the lorde Bou-
cher erle of Essex, & Richard whiche after was duke of Yorke & fader to kynge Ed-
ward the. iiii. To whom also was assentyng, sir Richard Scrop than tresourer of En-
gland, & sir Thomas Gray knyght, were there arrestyd for treason, & aregnyd, or1 so ex-
amyned vpon y same, that the. xxix. day of July folowyng they were there all thre be-
hedyd. After which execucion so done, the kyng vpon y morowe or shortly after, with
his lordes toke shyppynge there, & landed at a place called Kydcaus in Normady. And
the. xvi. daye of August, he layde siege vnlo the towne of Harflew, and assayled theim
by lande and by water, and cotynued so his siege vnto y. xxii. day of Septembre ; at
whiche day, as sayth the Frenshe Gaguynus, it was delyuered by Albert tha there ca-
pitayne, vpon condicion y kyng Henry myght sauely wynne or passe to Calays, & so he
beyng there, the towne to be yolden vnto hym. But the Frenshe wryter Gaguynus vp-
holdeth y honour of the Frenshmen in all y he may, & boroweth of his conscyence for
sparynge the trouth in report of many thynges. For after most wryters, $ sayd towne, after
sondry appoyntementes of rescouse, was delyuered vnto the kyng vVout any condycion
the daye abouesayd, xvhere, after the kyng had ordeyned sir Thomas Beauforde his vncle
& erle of Dorset, capytayne of y towne, he sped hym towarde Calays.
Than the dolphyn with other lordes of Fraunce, whiche at y tyme had the realme ot
Fraunce in gouernauce, for somoche as the Frenshe kynge was vysited with suche malady
as before I haue shewed, brake the brydge to lette ^ kyng of his passage ouer y water of
Sum. • Wherfore he was constrayned to drawe towarde Pycardy, oc so passe by the ryuer
of Peroft*, wherof the Frenshmen beynge ware, assembled and lodgyd them at certayne
townes named Agyncourt, Rolandcourt and Blangy, with all the power of Fraunce.
And whan kynge Henry sawe that he was so besette with his enemyes, he in the name
of God and seynt George pyght his felde in a playn, atwene the sayd townes of Agyn-
court and Blangy, hauynge in his companye of hoole men y myght fyght, nat passyng
the nombre of. vii.M. But at those dayes the yomen had their lymmes at lybertie, for
theyr hosyn were than fastened w one poynt, and theyr lackes [were'] longe and easy to
shote in, so that they myght drawe bowes of great strentgth, & shote arowes of a yerde
longe, besyde the hede.
Then the kyng consyderyng y great nombre of his enemyes, and that the acte of Frensh-
men standynge moche in ouer rydynge of theyr aduersaryes by force of speremen, he AEyncourt-
therfore charged euery boweman to ordeyne hym a sharpe stake, & to pytche it a slope
before hyni, and whan the sperys came, somdeale to drawe bak, and so to shote at the
horse men. And the4 proper request of the duke of Yorke he ordeynyd hym to haue the
vawewarde of that felde. And whan kynge Henry had thus prduidehtly orderyd for bis
batayll ouer nyght, vpon the morowe beynge the. xxv. daye of Octabre, & the daye of
[the holy marters1 Crispyne] and Crispinian, the kynge caused dyuers masses to be
songyn. And wher y nyght before the Englysshe hoost was occupyed in prayer and
confession, he than caused the bysshoppes and other spiritadi me to gyue vnto theym
generall obsolucion.
And that done, with a comfortable chere orderyd his people as they shuld fyght, hau-
ynge vnto them good & comfortable wordes, and so abode j comyng of theyr enemyes,
which of dyuers wryters were and are remembred to be aboue. xl.M. fyghtynge men.
The whiche aboute ix. of the clok in y mornynge, with great pryde set vpon the En-
glysshe boost, thynkynge to haue ouer rydyn them shortly ; but the archers lyke asbefor
1 and. edit. 1542. 1559. * Pericon. edit. 1542. 1559- 3 Omitted in the edit, 1542. 15*9. * and at the.
4 E 2 they
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they were taught, pyght theyr sharpe stakes before them, and whan they sawe the Frenshe
galantes approche, they a lytell yode back and receyued them, as hereafter ensueth.
The batayll of Agyncourt.
THat is to meane they shotte at them so feruently, y what with the shotte & gorynge
of their horses with the sharpe stakes, they stumbelyd one vpon another, so that he or
they whiche ranne formest, were the confucion of hym or them that folovved, so y in a
short whyle a great multytude of horse & men were layde vpon the grounde. And after
theyr shot spent, they layde aboute them with theyr glayues and axes, that by y great
grace of God and comfortable ayde of y kynge, the victory fyll that daye to the En-
glysshmen, & with lytell losse of theyr company; for, after the oppinyon of sondry wry-
ters, were slayne that day of Englysshmen, the dukes of Yorke & of Suffolke, and nat
ouer. xxvi. parsones moo.
But of Frenshmen were slayne y day, after Englysshe wryters, ouer y nombre of. x.M.
albeit that1 Frenshe Gaguynus sayth, y of the Englysshe hoost were slayne the duke of
Yorke & with hym; iiii.C. men, and of1 Frenshe hoost. iiii.M. of me of name, besyde
other, whiche he nobreth nat.
Also he affermyth to be horsmen at that felde, vpon the Frenshe partie. x.M., ouer &
besyde the fotemen, & that the Englysshmen were nombred at. xv.C. spere men, &.
xviii.M. of yomen and archers.
fa this sayd batayll was taken prysoners, the duke of Orleauce, the duke of Burbon,
$ erles of Vendosme, of Ewe, of Rychemout, & Bursigaut than marshall of Fraunce,
with many other knyghtes and esquyres, which were tedyous to name, to the nombre of.
xxiiii.C. and aboue, as wytnessyth y boke of mayres.
And in this batayl were slayne of the nobles of Fraunce, the dukes of Barre, of Alan-
son and of Braban. viii. erlis, and barons aboue. Ixxx. with other gentylmen in cote ar-
mours, to the nombre of. iii.M. and aboue ; by reason of whiche pyllage the Englissh-
men were greatly auaunced, for the Frenshmen were soo assuryd of victory by reascx of
their great nombre, that they brought the more plentye of rychesse with theym, to the
ende to bye prysoners eyther of other. And also after the victory by them opteyned, to
shewe vnto Englisshrnen their pryde & pompous araye; but God, whiche knewe the pre-
sumpcion & pompe, tournyd all thynge cotrary to their myndes & ententes. Whan y-
kynge by grace and power of God, more than by force of man, had thus goten this tri-
umphaunt victorye, & retourned his people from the chase of theyr enemyes, tydynges
were brought vnto hym that a newe hoost of Frenshmen were comynge toward by. Wher-
fore he anon comauded his people to be enbatayled, and that done made proclamacions
thorugh the host, that euery man shuld slee his prysoner ; by reason of which proclama-
tion, y duke of Orleauce and the other lordes of Fraiice were in such fere, that they
anon by the lycence of the kynge, sent suche worde vnto y sayd host y they wdrewe
them, and the kynge with his prysoners vpon the morowe folowynge toke his way towarde
his towne of Calays, where he restyd hym durynge this mayres tyme.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xv. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xvi.
Wylliam Cambridge.
Nicholas Wotton, draper. Anno. iiii.
Aleyn Euerarde.
THis yere, and. xxix. daye of Nouembre, as the mayre rode towarde Westmynster for
to take his charge, a pursyuauntof the kynges came with letters vnto the mayre, gyuvnge
to hym knowlegc of $ kynges good spedej wherfore the bysshop of Wynchester, 'than
chaunceller of Englande, hauynge lyke wyttyng, came that daye to Paulys, & there caused
Te
* the. edit. 1542. 1559.. * of the. edit. 1542. 1553.
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Te Deum to be songyn with great solempnyte, and in lyke wyse was lyke obseruaunce don
in ^ parysshe churches & other relygyous houses thorough the cytie of London.
And at Poulys, by the sayd chaunceller, standyng vpon the steppes at the qnyer (lore,
were the sayd tydynyes denouced vnto (he people : and vpon the morowe folmvynge, y"
sayd chauceller, with other bysshoppes and temporall lordes, with a general procession of
jr mayre and comynalte of the cytie, yode from Paulis to Westmynster on fote, and ofteryd
at seynt Edwardes shryne, & so retourned to theyr owne [houses.]1 Then kyng Henry
w his prisoners shypped at Calays, and so landed at Douer, & [alter he had ben at Cau-
terbury and there made his oft'eryng vnio seynt Thomas, he]* than spedde hym on his
Journey tyll he came vnto Eltham, where he rested hym a season.
Vpon the. xxiii. daye of Nouembre, he was mette with the mayre & his bretherne vpon
the Blak Heth, & so conueyed with all honour thorugh the cytie vnto VVestinyster, when, London!"
in dyuers places of the sayd cytie, as the bridge & ci osse in Chepe, were ordeyned cer-
tayne pagetes to the kynges great comforte, the maner wherof, with also processions 8c
other seremonyes, I passe ouer for lengthynge of the tyme.
In this yere also, Sigisrnunde emperour of Almayne came into England, and in the Aduentusim-
month of May by the kynges comaundement, and. vii. daye of the sayd monetli, the gUam!mmAn
mayre and bretherne mette hym vpon Blak Heth ; and at Seynt Georges met hym the
kynge & his lordes in great notnbre, and so conueyed hym vuto Westmy-ter with great
honoure, & lodgydhym in his owne palays. And shortly after was y feest of seynt George
holden at Wyndesore, whiche before was deferryd for his comynge ; in tyme of whiche
solempnyte, durynge the dyuyne seruyce, the kyng kept y astate ; but in syttyng at the
feest, the emperour kept the astate ; the seruyce and sotyltees of whiche feest, with syttynge
of the lordes after theyr degrees, I passe ouer. And shortly after came the duke of Ho-
lande into this lande, for certayne causes concernynge the emperour, whom the kyng hon-
ourably receyued, & lodgyd hym in the bysshoppes palays of Ely in Holbourne; and so
the kynge entreated & cheryd thyse straugers, that for the season that they taryed in
Englande, they laye here at the kynges coste and charge : and' the emperour and he were
made knyghtes of the Garter, and a'lso a great duke of the emperours named duke of Briga.
And whan the emperoure had taryed vpon. vii. wekysand odde dayes in Englande, whiche
after some wryters, was to thentent to set an vnyte & rest atwene the Frenshe kynge &
kynge Henry, he after tooke mynde to retourne into Almayne, whom the kynge for his
comfort and nedes that he had to do at Calays, accopanyed hym thyder, where eythcr
with gyftes* & thankes departyd from other; and the duke of Holande went with the em-
peroure into Holande and other countres. Whyle y kynge was thus at Calays, to hym
came thyder vnder saufte conduyt, $ duke of Burgoyn, & had w them dyuers comunica-
cions, & after retourned to his owne And soon after the kynge retourned into Englande,
& came to Westmynster vpon seynt Lukes euyn, or the. xvii. day of Octobre.
This yere and season, whyle the kyng was at Calays, that is to meane vpon y daye of
the Assumpcyon of our blessyd Lady, the duke of Bedforde, accompanyed with the erle
of Marche & other lordes, had a great floyt5 and batayll with dyuers carykkes of leane
& other shyppes, where after longe and sore fyght, y' honour fyll to hyrn & his Englysshe-
men, to the great losse of the straungers, bothe of theyr men and also of theyr shyppes,
as some drowned, and. iii. of the grettest of theyr carykkes taken.
Anno Domiui. M.iiii.C.xvi. Anuo Domini. M.iiii.C.xvii.
Robert Wodtyngton.
Henry Barton, skynner. Anno. v.
lohn Couentre.
f
THis yere the kynge holdynge his parlyament at Westmynster, to hym was grauted by A quynd«ci».
1 Omitted in the MS. * Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. 3 and both. MS. * grete gyffts. MS.
* conflict.
I auctorytie
583
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r»i. £/««/•.
auctorytie of the same a fyftene ; and by a conuocacion of y clergy, was graunted to hym
a dyme, for the mayntenaunce of his warrys : wherupon newe prouycon was made for his
seconde vyage into Fraunce.
By auctoryte of this parlyamet also, Richarde, whiche was sone & heyre of y erle of
Cabrydge, which erle was put to deth at Southampton, created1 duke of Yorke, which
after was maryed vnto Cecile y doughter of Daraby erle of Westmerlade, by reason y
be boughte his wardshyp of y kyng. By the whiche lady Cecile he had Henry y dyed
yonge, Edward y after was kyng, Edmude erle of Rutlade, Anne duchesse of Exceter,
Elizabeth duchesse of Suffolk, George duke of Clarence, Richard duke of Glouceter &
after kyng, & Margaret duchesse of Burgoyn. And whan all thyng was redy for y kyges
viage, he ordeyned lohnduke of Bedforde his brother protecto' of this lande in $ tyme
of his absence ; & that done he with his lordes aboute Wytsontyde, toke his shyppyng at
Southhampton, and so sayled into Normandy, and landyd vpon Lammas day at a place
called Tooke or Towke. And after he was with his host there landed, for somoche as
he was warnyd of certayne shyppes of warre y entendyd to do some harme in Englande,
beyng than vpon the see, he therfore to withstande theyr malycyous purpose, sent y erle
of Marche, the erle of Huntyngdon, with other, to store* the see ; the whiche' encountred
the sayd enemyes, and after a loge & cruell fyght, them venquysshed and ouercon)e ;
which fyght was vpon £ day of seynt Romayn, or the. ix. day of August, as hath the
Frenshe Cronycle. And of the Frenshe nauy was chief capitayn the vycout of Narbon,
whiche in that fight was taken with great plente of treaso' ; for, as sayth Gaguynus, he
with one Moutney an other capytayne, to whome the sowdyours wages was comytted, of
one assent, for theyr synguler lucre, withhelde the sayd wages, by reason wherof whan
they shuld ioyne in batayll, many of them w^ theyr shyppes withdrewe, and laft theyr ca-
pytayns in the dauger of their enemyes. But this is lyke to be a fayned excuse of the
said Gagwyne, to saue ^.honour of % Frenshme, as he many tymes semblably doth in
many places of his boke.
Then to retourne vntp kynge Henry : whan he was thus landyd, he sent vnto the rulers
of the towne of Towke, and had it vnto hym delyuered ; but the castell was defendyd
agayne hym tyll seynl Laurence daye folowynge : the whiche he gaue after vnto his bro-
ther the duke of Clarence, with all the signory therunto belongynge.
And this done, the kynge sped hym towarde Cane, and layd his siege therunto vpon
Cam delyuered. the. xvii. day of j foresayid moneth of August, the which contynued tyll the feest of the
Natyuite of our Lady, & than won vpon the partie that the duke of Clarence assawted ;
but the castell helde by apoyntmet, if no rescouse were had tyll y\ xiiii. day folowyng, at
whiche day the said castell was delyuered with other, xiiii. stronge holdes, which had be-
fore taken the same appoyntment. Than the kynge made the foiesayd duke of Clarence
capitayne of the sayd towne and castell. And in this passe tyme were diuers other townes
& stronge holdes gotyn by diuers of the kynges retynew, as the erle marshall, the erle of
Warwyke & other, the whiche wan Louers, Faloys, Neuelyn, Cherburgth, Argentyne, and
Bayons the cytie, with many other strSge abbeys and pilx'. Than the kyng helde there
seint Georges feest, and dubbyd there, xvi4. knyghtes of the Bath, and after cotynued his
warres duryng this mayres yere, in wynnynge vpon y Frenshmen by appoyntmetes &
otherwyse, wherof the circumstaunce were very longe to declare in ordre.
In this yere also, and vpon the feestfull day of Ester, fyll a chauce hi Lodori, whiche,
to y fere of all good christen men, is necessary to be noted ; for vpon the5 hygh & so-
lempne day, by excytynge of the deuell, & yll disposition of. ii. women, that is to meane
the wyfe of the lorde Straunge, & the wife of sir lohfi Tpussel knyght, suche vnkyndnesse
fyFl atwene theyr. ii. husbandes, y eyther wolde haue slayne other within the parysshe
churche of Seynt Dunstanes in the East : in partyng of which persones dyuers men were
' was created, edit. 1542. 1559. * secure. 3 pyles. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * xv. edit. 1533.
1542. 1559. 5 this. MS.
7 hurt
Towke deiy-
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hurt & sore wounded, & one named Thomas Petwarden slayne out of hade, whiche was a
freeman and fysshemonger of $ cytie. Than lastly both frayers were taken & brought
vnto the countour in the Pultry, & for the sayd lorde Strauge was demyd culpable of
the begynnynge of this fraye, he therfore vpon the Sonday folowynge, & for suspendynge
of the Church, was denouced accursyd at Poulis crosse, & in all parysshe churches of
London ; and fynally he was demyd to open penaunce & dyd it, and made great amendes
vnto the wyfe of the said Thomas for the deth of her husbande : and in the ende of, this Canniafrumea-
yere whete at London was solde for. ii.s. a busshell.
Aiiuo Domini. xiiii.C.xvii. Anno Domini. xiiii.C.xviii.
Henry Rede.
Richarde Merlowe, ironmonger. Anno. vi.
lohn Gedney.
THis'yere sir John Oldcastell, lorde Cobham, the which, as before is shewed in y* ende sir lohnne ou.
of y firste yere of this kynge, escapyd out of the Towre of London, was in the moneth of1 c"telh
sent vnto London by the lorde Powys out of Walys, the which sir lohn for
heresy and treason was conuict in the moneth of1 folowynge, and for the same
drawen vnto Seynt Gyles felde, where he was haged vpon a newe peyer of galowys
with chaynes, and after cosumed with fyre. And aboute that season, the persone of Wor-
tham in Norfolke, whiche tyine3 had haunted Newmarket heth, and there robbyd and
spoyled many of f kynges subgettes, was nowe with his cocubyne brought vnto Newgate
where he lastly dyed.
And kynge Henry beynge styll in Normandy, deuyded his people in the4 parties, wherof
one he reserued vnto hymself, the seconde he comytted to the rule of the duke of Cla-
rance, and the tbir.de vnto y erle of Warwyke, whiche sayde duke and erle employed
theyr armyes so well & valyauntly, that eyther of theym encroched sore vpon the Frensh-
men, and wanne from theym many stronge holdes and pilxs ; and the kynge after longe
sieges, by hym contynued aboute Argentyne, Cressy, Seynt Launde and other, he then in
the ende of this yere, that is to say vpon f daye of translacyon of Seynt Edwarde, or the.
xiii. daye of Octobre, he layde his siege vnto the cytie of Roan, and contynued the same
tyll the. xii. daye of January folowynge, in the whiche passe tyme the olde mayer was
chaunged to a newe as foloweth. Vpon the. ix. day of Octobre dyed lohfl Bryan sherif,
and for hym was chosen to that offyce lohfl Parnes draper.
Anno Domini. xiiii.C.xviii. Anno Domini. xiiii.C.xix.
lohfi Bryan.
Willyam Seuenok, grocer. Rauffe Barton*. Anno. vii.
lohfl Parnesse.
THis yere, the foresayd siege about the cytie of Roan contynuynge, vpon the, xii. day
of January foresaid the Frenshmen ofieryd to treate, whiche treaty f kyng admytted vnto
the erlys of Warwycke & Salysbury with other ; and for the Frenshe partye was appoynted
the capytayne of the cytie, named sir Guy de Bocier, and other ; by reason of whiche treaty
it was agreed, that the sayd capitayne vpon the. xix. daye of the sayd present moneth of la-
nuary, atsuche an houre asitshuld please the kynge to assygne, shulde delyuer vntosuche
persones as the kyng wold appoynt, the cytie and castell of Roan in all peasyble wyse,
except y sayd cytie & castell be rescowyd by the dolphyn of Fraunce before the sayd. xix.
daye, and the. xxii. daye of the sayd moneth the inhabytauntes of the said cytie to pay
vnto the kynge. xv.C. tentes7 of golde, wherof two shuld alway be worth an Englysshe no-
ble ; & other. xvrC. of lyke scutes they shuld paye vpon the xxiii. day of February next
1 The MS. adds December. » of February. MS. a long tyme. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. *thre.
5 pyles. edit. 1533. 1J43. 1559. * Berton. edit. 1542. 1559- T scutei.
fol-
584
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The cytie of
Roan.
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i
Troys in Cha-
peyne.
Maritagiu I ter
dominu rege
Henricutn quin-
tu,& dominam
Katherina tilii
Kgis Francie.
folovvynge, whiche couenauntes, with many £ dyuerse other comprysed in. xxv. articles,
were by the assuraunce of both parties suerly ratysfyed & assuryd. And fur no rescouse by
the sayde dolphyn or any other Frenshman was made by the day aboue lymytted, therefore
y sayd capitayne, accordynge to his bonde and promesse, delyueryd the sayde cytie & castell,
vpon the. xix. daye of lanuary aforesayd, beynge the day of seynt Wolstan.
The wynnynge of this cytie of Roan ascribeth Gaguynus, vnto the ciuile dyscorde that
was atwene the cytezeyns and their firste capitayne, named erle of Danmale, whom they
expulsyd the cytie with a stronge power of Normans; but yet, as he affermyth, the cyte-
zeyns helde the cytie tyll they were constrayned for lacke of vytayll, to etc horses, dogges,
cattes, rattes, and other vermyn.
Whan kynge Henry had set the cytie of Roan in an ordre, he then passed the coun-
trees toward Fraunce, so that he subdued the cylies and townes as he rode, and the. xx.
daye of Maye he came to Troys in Champeync, where he was honourably receyued.
In whiche passetyme, lohn duke of Burgoyne, that before tyine had ben the occacion
of the murder of the duke of Orleauce, was nowe slayne in the presence of the dolphyn,
lyke as before I haue shewyd to you in the. xxxix. yere ofCharlys 5'. vii. wherfore Philyp
his sone, & duke after hym, refused the dolphyns partie, and drewe hym vnto kynge
Henry, and delyuered to hym the possession of Charlys the Frenshe kynge and dame Ka-
theryrie his doughter, as affermyth Gaguynus.
Then were meanes of Concorde and vnyte sought and laboured byy Frenshemen in so
effectuell maner, that shortly after, for a fynall peas to be hadde atwene both realmes,
kynge Henry at Troys in Cliampeyn foresayd, by the meanes of the sayd Philyp duke of
Burgoyn, maryed the forenamed Katheryne vpon Trynyte Sondaye, than beynge the. iii.
daye of luny. Before solemnyzacion of whiche maryage a treaty and conclueon of a peas,
coteynyng. xxxvii. articulis, atwene both kynges was concluded ; wherof the effect was, that
kynge Henry shuld be admytted and named regent of Fraunce, and that Charlys shuld be
kynge for terme of his lyfe, and ressaive the issues and profytes of the same, and quene
Isabell his wyfe to enioye her dower for terme of her lyfe, to quenes of Frauce due and
accustomed.
And quene Katheryne, kynge Henryes wyfe, to haue her dower in Englande to y1 value
of. xl.M. scutes, whiche shuld be in value of. x.M. marke Englysshe ; and if she ouerlyued
kynge Henry, then she to haue dower of $ realme of Fraunce, to the value of. xx.M.
fiankes yerely, to be leuyed, ofsuche lordshyppes asBlaunche, sometyme wyfe to Phylyp la
Beaw, helde.
And after the deth and tyme of the foresayd Charlys, f crowne with all ryghtes belong-
ynge to the same, of the realme of Fraunce, to remayne vnto kyng Henry and to his heyres
kynges.
And for the sayd Charlys was vysyted with sykenesse, the kyng as regent shuld haue
the hole gouernatice 01 the sayd realme and defece of y' same, and specially agayne the
dolphyn ; whiche entended & dyd his vttermost power to distourbe the sayd peas.
And that f lordes & nobles of Fraunce, as well spirituell or1 temporal!, shall make
othe vnto kynge Henry to be obedyent vnto his lefull comaundementes concernyng y-
foresayd gouernauce & defence, and they with thehedes and rulers ofcyties, castellys, and
townes, to maynteyne and vpholde the sayde peas to the vttermost of theyr powers, and
after the deth of y" sayd Charlys, to become his trewe subgettes and liege men ; and that
all suche lordshyppes as after that daye shuld be conqueryd or wonne from f dolpbyn
and other disobedientes, that they shuld remayne to the vse of the sayd Charlys duryn^e
his natural! lyfe, prouyded that if any were wonne within the duchye of Normandy, that
they shuld incontynently remayne to kynge Henryes vse ; and that after the decease of
the said Charlys, the duchy of Nonnfidy, & all other lordshyppea therunto belongynge to
•as.
• -
be
SEPTIMA PARS IIENRICI QUINTI.
be as one monarchye vnder the crowne of Fraunce. And also, that duryng the lyfe of the
.sayd Charlys, king Henry shuld nat uame or \vryte hymself kynge of Fraunce ; and that
the sayd Charlys sliuld in all his wrytynges name kyng Henry his moste derest sone, Henry
kynge of Englade, & inheritour of tlie crowne of France: and that done1 imposycion or
taske shuld be put vpon the comons of France, but to the necessary defence and weale
of the realme ; and that by the aduyce of both counsaylles of the realmes of Englande &
of Fraunce, suche stablysshed ordynaunces myght he deuysed, that when the sayd realme
of Fraunce shuld fall to the possessyon of kynge Henry or of his heyres, that it might \V
suche vnyte ioyne vnto y realme of Englande, that one kynge myght rule bothe kyngdomes
as one monarchy, reserued always to eyther pryncypat or realme, all ryghtes, lyberties,
franchyses, & lawes, so that nother realme shuld be subget vnto other, and that perpe-
tuell atnyte & frendshyp with all famylyer couersacion as well by byinge, sellynge, & all
other lefull, to be cotynued atwene both subgettes for euer, all customes & pryuyleges to
eyther realme to be payde & obeyed ; and that kynge Charlys nor Phylip duke of Bur-
g )yne shuld make any concorde or peas with the dolphyn of Vyen, without the assent and
agrement of kyng Henry. Nor1 in Jykewyse, withoute the consent of the sayde Charlys
and Philip. And the sayd Charlys durynge his lyfe shulde be honourably founde and en-
treated ; and to haue in his housholde & about nym, noble men of his owne nacion, with
al other thynges concernynge his estate, & to be longyng' in notable places of his realme,
where the people to hym shuld be moste obedyent.
After whiche articles, by the consente both4 prynces, well & nobly* ratysfyed & confer-
myd, and solempnyzacion of the foresayd uiaryage ehdyd, kyng Henry x\ith his people
sped hym towarde Parys, where he was honourably receyued. And whan he had with his
newe wyfe restyd hym there a season, he then with the duke of Burgoyn and dyuers other
lordes of Fraunce, layd seige vnto dyuers townes, whiche helde vpon f dolphyns partie,
& tliem wane by strength or by oppyntemet ; and lastly layde siege & his ordenaunce
aboutc a stronge towne named Meidune or Meleon, wherof was capitayn a noble warryour
named Barbasan, the whiche defendyd that towne manfully. Then the kynge seyng the
forse and6 sternesse of y capitayne, beclypped that towne with a strong siege, lyinge liym-
selfe on that syde towarde the wood, and the duke of Burgoyne vpon the otner syde
agayne y temple or monastery of seynt Peter, which siege so cotynued durynge this
mayres yere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xix. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xx.
Robert Whytyngham.
Richarde Whytyngton7, mercer. Anno. viii.
lohn Botyller.
THis yere contynuyng styll the former siege about Meleon, tyll aboute the myddell of
Nouembre, at whiche tyme the forenamed capitayne sore famysshed, sought meanes of
treaty ; by meane whereof it was agreed, that he \V al other shulde sauely auoyde by a
daye lymytted, except all suche persones as before tyme had ben consentynge vnto rhe
deth of lohn lately duke of Burgoyne; for the whiche cryme the forenamed capitayne Bar- •?».'•
basan was after accusyd with many other, and sent vnto Parys, & ther holden in pryson.
And that done, kynge Henry layde his siege vnto a towne called Melden, the whiche finally
was also gyuen vpby a lyke appoyntement ; wherein werefounden certayne persones de-
tected of the foresayd murder, for the whiche after due examynacion made, they were
hanged vpon an elmyn tree, standynge by the way ledynge vnto Parys. Whan kynge
Henry had thus wroughte moche of his wyll in Fraunce, he toke leue of his fader the
'noon. 'Norhe. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 'lodged. 4ofbotii. * notably, edit.
1 559. 6 foresaid. edit. 1 533. 1 542. 1 559. 7 The edit, of 1 533. J 542. and 1559. have Whytyngliam
tvidentfy by mistake.
4 F Frenshe
586
• SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUINTI.
The kynges
comynge to
London.
Reg'me corona«
A
Frenshe kyng, & with the quene his wyfe sayled into Englande, & landed at Douer vpon
Candelmas daye, leuynge in Fraunce for his deputie his brother the duke of Clarence.
Than the kynge sped hym on his iournay towarde London, and came thyder vpon the.
xiiii. daye of February, and the quene came thyder vpon the. xxi. daye of the same
moneth. But here for length of tyme I wyll passe ouer the great and curyous ordynaunce
prouyded by the cytezyns for the receyuynge of the kyng and quene, aswell of theyr
ordurat1 metyng with theym vpon horse backe, as of the sumptuous & honourable dyuyses
prepayred within the cytie to the kynges & quenes great reioysynge ; and forthe I wyll
precede to shewe vnto you some parte of the great honour that was vsed & excercysed
vpon the daye of the sayd quenes coronacion, whiche was after solempnyzed in seynt
Peters churche of Westmynster, vpon the daye of seynt Mathy the Apostle, or the.
xxiiii. day of February. After which solempnyzacon in y churche endyd, she was con-
ueyed into the great halle of Westmynster, £ there sette to dyner ; vpon whose right
hande satte, at the ende of the same table, the archebysshop of Caunterbury, and Henry,
surnamed the rych cardynall of Winchester; and vpon the lefte hande of y" quene sat the
kynge of Scottes in his astate, $ whiche was seruyd with coueryd messe lyke vnto the
forenamed bysshops, but after theym. And vpon the same hande & syde, nere to the
borde ende, sat the duchesse of Yorke, and the coutesse of Huntyngdon. The erle
of the Marche boldynga ceptre in his hande, knelyd vpon the right syde. The erle marshal
in lyke maner knelyd vpon the left hande of jr quene. The conntesse of Kent sat
vnder the table at the ryght foot, and the coutesse marshal! at the left footi The duke of
Glonceter, sir Humfrey, was that daye ouerloker, and stode before the quene bare hedyd.
Sir Kicharde Neuyll was that daye caruer to the quene. The erlys brother of Suffolk
cupberer, sir lohn Stewarde sewar. The lord Clyfford paterer, instede of y- erle of War-
wik. The lord Wyllugrhby boteler, in stede of ^ erle of Arudell. The lorde Gray Ruthyn,
or Ryffyn, naperer. The lord of Awdeley amner, I stede of the erle of Cambrydge.
The erle of Worceter was that day erle marshal, in absence of the erle marshal!, the
whiche rode aboute the halle vpon a great courser, \v a multytude of typped stauys aboute
hym, to kepe the rorne in the halle. Of the whiche halle the barons of the. v. portes began
the table vpon the ryght hande towarde seynt Stepens chapell, and beneth theym at jr
same table sat the bowchyers of the Chauncery. And vpon y left hande, next vnto y
cupborde, sat the mayre & his brethein aldermen of Lodon. The bysshops began the
table foreagayn the barons of y\ v. portes, & y lady'es y table agayn y mayre ; of whiche.
ii. tables, for y1 bysshops began the bysshop of London & the bysshop of Durham, and
for the ladyes y countesse of Stafforde & the coutesse of Marche. And ye shall vrider-
stande y this feest was all of fysshe. And for J orderyng of $[ seruyce therof, were
dyuers lordes appointed for hede offycers, as stewarde, controller, surueyour, & other
honourable offyces. For the whiche were appoynted y erlys of Northuberlande, of
Westmerlande, the lorde Fitz Hughe, the • lorde Furneuall the lorde Gray of Wyltofi,
the lord Ferers of Groby, the lorde Ponynges, the lorde Haryngton, the lorde Darcy,
the lorde Dacre, and the lorde Delaware. »
The whiche with other orderyd the seruyce of y feest as foloweth, and thus for the
firste course.
Brawne and mustarde.
Dedellys in burneux.
Frument with balien.
Pyke in erbage.
Lamprey powderyd.
Trought.
'
' ordinat. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559-
Codlyng,
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUINTL 587
•.at i Codlyng.
Playes fayed.
Marlyng fryed.
Crabbys. {*.*
Leche lumbarde florysshed.
Tartys.
And a sotyltie called a pellycan syttynge on his nest with her byrdes, and an image of
seynt Katheryne holdyng a booke, and disputynge with the doctours, holdynge a reason
in her right hade, sayinge, " madarae le royne," & the pellicanas an answere, (Ce est la
signe, Et du roy, pur tenir toy, Et a tout sa gent, Ellemetesa entent.)
The seconde course.
Gely, coloured with columbyne floures.
Whyte potage or crcinc of almandes.
Breme of the see.
Counger.
Solys.
Cheuen.
Barbyll with roche.
Fresshe samon.
Halybut.
Gurnarde.
Rochet broylyd.
Smelt fryed.
Creuys or lobster.
Leche damask, $r the kynges worde or prouerbe flourysshed, vne sanzplut.
Lamprey fresshe baken.
Flampeyn flourisshed with a scochofi royall, therin thre crownes of golde plantyd
with floure delyce and floures of camemyll wrought of confeccyons.
And a sotyltie named a panter, wr an image of seynt Katheryn, with a whele in her
hande, and a rolle with a reason in that other hande, sayinge, (La royne ma file, In
cestt He, par bonne reson, aues renoun.)
The third e course.
Datis in compost.
Creme inotle.
Carpe deore.
Turbut.
Tenche.
Perche with goion.
Fressbe sturgeon with welkes.
Porpies rostyd.
Menuys fryed.
Creuys de eawe dbuce.
Pranys.
Elys rost with lamprey.
A leche called the whyte leche, florysshed with hawthorne leuys and redde hawys.
A march payne garnysshed with dyuerse fygures of aungellys, amonge the which was
set an image of seynt Katheryne holdynge this reson, (II est escrit, pur voir et dit, per
manage pur cest guerre ne dure.) And lastly a sotyltie named a tigre lokyng in a
4 F 2 mirrour,
588 SEPTIMA PARS HENRTCI QUINTT.
mirrour, and a naa syttyng on horse baekc, clene armyd, holding I his armys a tiger
whelpe, w this reason, (Par force sans reson it ay pryse ceste beste,) and with his
one hande makynge a countenaunce of throwynge of mirrours at the great tigre ; the.
whiehe helde this reason, (Gile the1 mirrour ma fete distour.)
And thus w al honour was fynysshed this solempne coronacion ; after the whiehe the
quene sojourned in the pabys of Westmynster tyll Palme Sonday folowynge, and vpon
the morne she toke her ionrnaye towarde Wyndesore, where thekynge & she helde their
Easter : and after that hygh feest passed, y kynge made prouycion for his warre ia Frauce-,
duryng y terme of this mayres yere.
A»no Domini. M.iiii.C.xx. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxi.
lohn Botelcr.
William Cambryge, grocer. Anno. ix.
lohn Weliys*.
TIlis yere vpon Eaister euyn, beynge than the. xxii. day of A pry 11, the duke of Cla-
rance, brother vnto y kyng, whom at his departynge oute of Fraunce he had laft there
for his deputie, was at a place called in Frenshe Baugy or Bauge, ouerset & slayne by a
Frensh capitayne named sir lohn de la Croise, and the erlys of Huntyngdon & of
Somerset,, with many mo gentylmen of Englande & Gascoyne taken prysoners to j
kynges great displeasure. Than shortly after, thekynge helde his parlyament at West-
mynster, by auctorytie wherof, & of a conuocacion of the clergy holclynge at Paulis,
was graivnted to hym a fyftene & dyme ; and for the money therof shuld nat be hastely
called on of the comons, the bysshop of Wynchester, of his owne fre mynde, lent to
the kynge. xx.M //.
' And aboute Pentecost folowyng, kynge Henry shypped at Douer, and sayled to
Calays, and from thens yode the thirde tyme into Fraunce, where he warryd durynge
this mayres yere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxi.. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxii.
Richarde Gosselyn.
Robert Chicheley, grocer. Anno. x.
\Vyllyam Westofi.
iuitas H«n. IN the begynnynge of this mayres yere, and. vi. daye of Decebre, was kyng Henry
the. vi. born at Wyndesore. And in the. ix. day of the sayd moneth began a parlyament
at Paulis ; by t lie whiehe was graunted toy kyng a fyftene and a deme of y clergy. And
forycoyne of gold at those dayes was great1 rnynysshed with clyppynge & wasshynge, to
the great hurt of the comynaltie, therfore at this parlyament it was enacted & agreed*
y, in the payment of this ayde to the kyng granted, his offycers shuld receyue all lyght
coynes of golde, so that they wanted nat in weyght ouer the rate of. xii. d. in the noble,
& if any noble wanted more than, \llcl. or any other pese of golde after ths rate, than the
owner to make vp J value to. v.s. viii.d4. By reason of this also, syluer, as
grotes and pens were geson, for all men put forth the golde & made store of syluer.
This ygre also, after Easter, the quene tooke shyppynge at Southamton, and s'ayled
to the kynge into Fraunee, where she was honourably reeeyued of her fader and
modcr, and of the cyties and good townes ; & in the cytie of Parys, vpon Whytson-
day, the kyng. and she sat crowne5 at dyner, whiehe had nat before tyme ben seen of any
of tymge of Englande. In this mayres yere also, but the. x. yere of the kynge, and.x. day
Of August, a newc wedyrcok was satte vpon the crosse of seynt Paulys steple of Lodon.
Than kyng Henry beyng styll occupyed in his warres in France, and dayly wynnynge
vpon j Frenshmen, in this sayd moneth of August, and. x. yere of his reygne, he waxed
•'de.MS. * Wyllyam Weston. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 greatly, edit. 1533.
4 vi.*. cdiu 1633^ 1542. 1559. 5 downe. edit. 1542. 1559,
& syke
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUINTI: 689
syke at Boys in Vyncent, and dyed there lyke a good Cristen man vpon the laste dtfye of
August, uhan he hadde reygned. ix yeres. v. monethes, &. x.dayes, leuynge after hyin
his oonly yonge sone Henry, of the age of. viii. monctlies and odde dayes ; and then his
body was enbawmed and caryed', and after brought vnto Westmynster, as in the begyn-
nyng of the next mayres yere shalbe shewyd. And in the moneth of Octobre folowyng, dyed'
the Frenshe kynge, fader vnto the queue, as in his story before isdeclaryd.
Who that wolde take vpon hym to reherce all the conquestes and triumphaunt victoryesI'awJ<:of **"*
opteyned by this most victoryous prynce, with other lawdable dedys, he sliulde, to reherce r
them ceryously, make a great volume; but where to fore I haue shewyd to you breuely
some parte of the famous dedys of this excellent prynce, touchynge y" actuell dedys of
his body, nowe I wyll breuely towche the actes done by hym tor y meryte of his soule.
And first, for asmoche as he knewe well that his fader had laboured the meanes to depose
the noble prynce Ilicharde the Seconde, and after was consentyng to his cleth, for which •
offence his said fader had sent to Rome, of y great cryme to be assayled*, and was by $
pope1 enioyned, y lykc as he had beraft hym of his naturall and bodely lyfe for ener in
this world, that so, by cotynuel prayer & suffragics of the churche, he shtild cause his
soule to lyue perpetuelly in the celestyall worlde. Whiche penaunce, for that his fader
by his lyfe dyd nat perfourme, this goostly knyght in most habundaut maner pcrfourmyd
it : for first he buyldyd. iii. houses of relygyon, as the Charterhous of monkes called
Shene, the house of close nunnes called Syon, and the thirde was an house of Obser-
uaiites buyldyd vpon that other syde of Thamys, & after let fall by hym for the skyll that
foloweth, as testyfieth the boke or regyster of mayres.
Where it is reported, y after this noble prynce had thus foudyd thyse sayd. iii. houses,
& endowyd them \v copetent lades, he of a goostly disposicion, w a secrete company
for to visyt them, & to se how they kept their dyuyne seruyce, wolde dyuers tymes go
fro his manor of Shene,* now called Richemout, vnto y sayd. iii. places, for y causes
abouesayd ; at which tymes & seasons he euer foiide the. ii. houses of mokes & nunes
occupyed as their statutes requyred, but y. iii. hous, whiche was of French fryers, he
fande sodry tymes necliget & slakl doyng of their duety. Wherfore he called before hy
the fader w some other of y place, & reasoned w them sharply, why non otherwise they
entedyd their diuyne seruice, & prayed more specially for hy as they were boude of
duety. Wherunto it was, after pardon requyred, lastly by y sayd fader answered, y in
couenyent wyse they naturally myght nat pray for hy & his good specie, consyderynge y
he dayly warred vpon their faders & kynnesmen, £ slewe of them & spoyled them dayly,
& enpouerysshed y lande which they of very kynde ought to loue & pray for. After
whiche answer thus by the made, $ kyg auoydyd y" hous of them, & turnyd y liide therof
to such vse as hy best lyked, & suffred y hous to fall I ruyne. And ouer this great acte
offoudingof thise. ii. religious houses, he ordeytied at Westminster to brene perpetuelly
wout extinccon. iiii. tapers of waxe vpon y sepulture of kyng Richarde ; & ouer y he
ordeyned ther, to be cotynued for euer, one day I y weke, a solempn dirigc to be songe,
& vpon £ morowe a masse; after which masse endid, certayn money to be gyuen, as
before is expressyd, w other thyges in y begynyng of this kynges reign. And ouer this, -
his great besinesse i warre natvVstanding, this most Cristen prynce by his lyf chase "bis
place of sepulture win y foresayd monastery, & there ordeyned for hyin to be songe. iij. *
masses euery day in the weke whyle the worlde lasteth, in maner and forme as -by these -
verses folowyng doth appere.
Henrici. missc, Quinti, sunt hie tabulate A/.
Que successiue sunt per monachos celebratei
* cei-id. * assoylcd. edit. 1533. 15W. 1559. J bblwp of Rome, td it. 1542.
Priraa
690
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI QUINTI.
Prima fit1 Assupte, de festo virginis alme ;
Poscit postremam, Christus de morte resurgens.
Prima salutate de festo virginis extat ;
Nunciat angelicis laude postrema choreis.
Esse deu natu de virgine prima fatetur ;
Comemora* nata sic vltima missa Mariam.
Prima celebretur, ad honore ncupmates almi ;
Vltima conceptam den uncial esse Mariam.
Semper prima coli debet de Corpore Christi ;
Vltima sit fata, de virgine purificata.
Condecet' vt prima celebretur de Cruce seta,
Atq; salutate fiet postrema Marie.
Omnesad sctos est prima c^oleda supernos ;
Vltima de Requie pro defunctis petit esse.
Semper erit media, de proprietate diei.
Missa Assumpciois Marie
Dnica Missa Dflice Resurrectois. i.
Missa Salutationis Marie
Lune, Missa annuciatois Marie, ii.
Missa Natiuitatis Christi
Martis Missa Natiuitatis Marie, iii.
Missa Sancti Spiritus
Mercurii Missa Conceptionis. iiii.
Missa Corporis Christi
louis Missa Purificationis. v. •
Missa sancte Crucis
Veneris Missa salutatidis Marie. VK
Missa olm sanctorum
Saboti Missa de Requie*. vii.
Oral die. Missa diei quotidie.
Whiche versis may thus toj vnletteryd be Englysshed.
Loo here is noted, and put in memory,
That ouer this6 actes, noble and marcyall,
This excellent prynce, this fyfte kynge Henry,
His soule to endowe, he was memoryall ;
For with suffrages, whiche euerlaste shall,
Of masses thre, that folowe ceryously,
At Westmynster he ordeyned to be sayd dayly.
Soday. Vpon Sonday the firste masse to begynne,
Deuoutly to be sayd, of the Assumpcion
Of our blessyd Lady, and nat therafter Wynne. "
But then the latter of the Resurrection.
Moday. And on the Monday, of the Visitacion,
The firste masse after ordeyned is.
Of the Annunciation, the latter masse sayd is.
' sit. MS.
edit. 1559.
* Commemorat. MS.
5 to the. edit. 1542. 1559.
3 concede!, edit. 1533. 1542.
• these.
4 reliquie, erroneously.
Vpon
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
Tuysday. Vpon jhe Tuysday, to kepe the ordre iust,
The firste to be sayd, of Cristes natiuite.
Then of our Lady byrth, the latter flowre* must
Wednysday. On Wednysday, the Holy Ghost halowed to be,
And of the Conception the thirde wylled he.
Thursdaye. The Thursday to synge the firste of Corpus Chris ti,
Of the Purification, the laste of our Lady.
Fryday. Vpon the Fryday, a masse of Cristes crosse,
And of the Salutacion, the latter for to synge,
And for of daye or tyme shuld be no losse.
Saterdaye. Vpon Saterdaye, the firste of that mornynge,
A masse of all Seyntes, to praye for the kynge.
Than masse of Requiem, to be laste of all.
Quotidie. And euery day, the day masse, amyd thyse masses to fall.
Lenuoy.
O mercyfull God, what a prynce was this,
Whiche his short lyfe in mafcyall actes spent
In honour of conquest, that wonder tyme* it is
Howe he myght compasse suche dedys excellent.
And yet for that his mynde nothynge detent,
All goostly helthe for his soule to prouyde,
Out of this worlde or fatally1 shuld slyde.
So that though I had Tullyes eloquence,
Or of Senek the great moralyte,
Or of Salatnon the perfyght sapience,
Or the swete dyties of dame Caliope;
Yet myght I nat in prose or other dytte,
Accordingly auaunce this prynces fame,
And with due honour to enhaunce the same.
Consyderynge his actes, wherof parcell appere
In this rude werke, with many moo lefte oute;
The tyme also, whiche was lesse than ten yere,
That he so shortly brought all thynge aboute,
By dyuyne grace forthryde* without doute,
That myghtefull Lorde, he halpe his goostly knyght,
With grace and honour, to passe this worldes fyght.
And to haue rewarde, dowble and condyngne :
And firste, for marcyall actes by hym doone,
To be auauncyd amonge the worthy nyne,
And for his vertues, vsyd by hym efte soone,
With many good dedys, whiche he in erth had doone ;
Aboue the gerachyes5, he is, I truste, now stalled,
That was on erth, kynge of kynges called.
HEnry the. vi. of that name, and oonly sone of Henry y. v. and of quene Katheryn
doughter of Charlys the Seuerith, kynge of Fraiice, beganne his reygne ouer the realme
of Euglande the first day of September, in the yere of our Lord. M.iiii.C. and. xxii.
3 he fatally, edit. 1533.
* CJ*XKHH.
1 follow, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
1542. 1559. 4 furthered.
* to me. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559-
5 hierarchies, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
and
pwiy«ncnt.
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and in ^ ende of y^ last yere of the reygne of y foresayd seuenth Charlys, thafine kynge
of Fraunce.
This Henry, for the insufficyent of his age, whiche, as before is shewyd, was but of.
viii. monethes and odde dayes, was comytted vnto y rule of his vncles, the dukes of
Bedforde and of Glouceter, the whiche, durynge his none age, ruled the realmes of
Engliide & of Fraunce honourably, as the duke of Gloceter protectour of Englande-,
and" duke of Bedforde regent of Fraunce. Thene vppon the. xxi. day of October,
iCaroli. duringe this mayers yere, Robert Chycheley, died at Paris the abouenamed y1 seueth
Charlis, kynge of Fraunce, by reason of whose dethe, by force of the appoyntment
before made atwene Henry the. v. Sc hym, as before is towched in the. vii. yere of the
sayd Henry, the realme of Fraunce & ryght thereof fylle vnto the yonge kynge Henry ;
to whose vse the nobles of Fraunce, except a fewe of suche as helde with the dolphyn.
delyuered the possession thcrof vnto the duke of Bedforde, as regent therof duryng y
none age of this kynge.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxii. Anno Domiiu. M.iiii.C.xxiii.
Wyllyam Estfeylde.
•SVyllyam Walderne'. Anno, primo.
Robert Tatersale.
IN the begynnynge of this mayres yere, and firste yere of the kynge, that is to say,
the. vii. day of the moneth of Nouembre, the corps of that excellent prynce kynge
Henry the. v. was with grete solernpnyte & honoure brought vnto y monastery of West-
inynster, & there at y fete of seynt Edward with due renerence enteryd, to whose soule
Ihesus be mercyfull. And vpon the. ix. daye of the sayde moneth, was a parliament
called at Westmynster ; by reason wherof, the kynges gouernauce durynge his noneage
was prouyded for, with also jr rule of both realmes of Englande & of Fraunce : & by
auctoryte of y same, the duke of Glouceter sir Humfrey, was ordeyned protector of
Englande, & duke lohn of Bedforde regent of Frauce. And duryng the same parlya-
nient was grauted vnto y kyngfor a subsydie for. iii. yeres. v. nobles of euery sak of wolle
y shuld passe out of4 the lande. And y first day of Marche after, was of his preesthod
deregradyd an herytike, named William Tayllour, & brent to asshes I Smythfeld ; whose
oppinyons, lor the heryng of the shuld be tedious & vnfruttefull, I therfore wyll nat w
them blot my booke. In this moneth of Marche also, was y towne of .Pout Melanc
deliuerd by apoyntmet vntoy^ regent of Frauce ; of the whiche appoyntement oneartycle
was, y al horses, abylementes of warre, harneys & other, shulde be lefte within the sayd
place ; and aiso golde and syluer, & other iewellys there to remayne hooly ; and that
if any persone were within y5 holde founde, whiche before tyme had ben gylty or con-
sentyng to the deth of the duke of Burgoyn, that he shuld be delyueryd vnto y regent,
.& nat to take any benefet or pryuelage by that appoyntemet.
And this yere the west gate of the cytie called Newgate, was newly buyldyd & repayred
,by the executours of Richarde Whytyngdon, late mayre of Lodon. And this yere, after
Mydsomer, fyl great water or rayne, so that for the more party, euery daye atwene the
begynnynge of luly & ende of Septembre, it rayned lytell or moche; and yet that
.natwithstandynge, that yere was conuenyent plentye of all grayne, so that whete passyd
nat viii..?. at London, and make. v.s.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxiiii.
Nicholas lamys.
Wyllyam Crowmer, draper. Anno. ii.
Thomas Wadeforde.
Varia construe- T'His yere, that is to meane, in y begynnynge of this mayres yere, and. xiii. daye of
1 and the. edit. 1542. 1559. * the. omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. 3 The MS. adds Mercer.
* ouer. edit. 1542. 1559. ' the. <dit. 1542. 1559«
Nouembre,
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Nouembre, the kynge, with the quene his moder, remoued from Wyndesore towarde
London, and came that nyght vnto Stanys, [and vpon the morovve, beynge Sonday,
whan he was borne towarde his moders chare, he shyrlyd & cryed so feruently, that f
noryce with her brestes, nor nothynge ellys y the quene coude deuyse, myght content hym.
Wherfore, the quene beynge feryd that he had ben diseasyd, retourned agayne to her
chambre, where anone he was in good rest and quyet.
This, of some wryters, is noted for a dyuyne monycyon that he wold nat trauayll vpon
the Sonday; but how it was, the quene taryed with hym there y nyght,]1 and vpon $
morowe he was borne to the chare with glade semblant and mery chere, and so came to
Kyngeston y nyght, and vpon the morowe vnto his manour of Kyngeston. Vpon Wednys-
day, the quene syttynge in her chare, & he vpon her lappe, passed with great tryumphe
thorugh the cytie, & so vnto Westrnynster, where thenne was holden his parlyament, &
there set in his kyngly mageste, within the parlyamet chambre, amonge all his lordes :
where y^ speker of the parlyament made to hym a famous preposicion, wherof the effect
was of the grace of1 God had endowed the realme with, for the presence of so towarde
a prynce, and soueraygne gouernour as he was, with many other wordes ofcomendacyon,
whiche I passe ouer. The. xxvi. daye of the sayd moneth of Nouembre, the kynge
with the quene remouyd from Westmynster vnto Waltham Holy Crosse ; and after he
had there a season soiourned, he remoued vnto Hertforde, where he helde his Cristen-
masse, and the kynge of Scottes with hym. Andy foresayd parlyamet was eniourned
vnto y\ xx. day of Cristemas; in the which parlyamet, amonge other actes, was ordeyned,
that what prysoner y for graude or pety treason was comytted to warde, and after wyl-
fully brake or escaped y same, it shulde be demyd pety treason, & that the goodes of hym
so escapyng, shuld be forfayted to the lorde of y soyle that they were foude in. In the
moneth of February, sir lamys Stewarde, kyng of Scottes, maryed in the face of the
churche of seynt Mary Ouereys in Southwerke, dame lohane, y duchesse doughter of
Clarence, whiche was doughter vnto the erle of Somerset, firste husbande vnto the sayd
duchesse ; & the feest was holden in the bisshop of Wynchesters place by. And soon F»I. cjxxxv.
after, vpon y. xiiii5. day of February, the foresayd parliament beynge agayne holden at
Westmynster, for brekyng of f foresayd acte of breking of pryson, sir lohn Mortymer Accuacyon «t
was accusid by a yoma, named William Kyng, & seruaut vnto sir Robert Scot, knyght, treasOB-
& keper of the Towre of Lodon, of dyuers poyntes of treason, as folowen. First, he
cousaylled with f sayd Wylliam kyng, to y ende to breke out of pryson, & promysid to
hym fory^ same, f yerely value of. \\.li. lade, and I processe an erledome ; also y the
sayd Mortymer shuld say, that he wold go into Walys vnto the crle of the Marches, &
there he wold reyse. xl.M. men, & with y power he wold enter this lande, and stryke of
the heddes of the lorde protectour, & of the bysshop of Wynchester, to the entent that he
myght tell or playe with some of his money.
And fertbermore he accused hym, that the sayd Mortymer shulde saye, that the erle
of Marche shulde be kyng, by ryght of enherytauce, and that he hymselfe was nexte
ryghtfull heyre to the sayd crowne, after the sayde erle of Marche ; wherfore, if the sayd
erle wold nat take vpon hym the crowne, & rule of the lande, he sayd y he ellys wolde.
And ouer this, the sayd William alledged, to the sayd sir lohn Mortymer, that he shulde
saye, y if he fayled of his purpose, and myght nat wynne vnto fy erle of f Marches,
that than he wolde sayle vnto the dolphyn, & ayde & take his partie, where he wyst well
he shuld be well accepted, and haue good ayde of hym, to bryng aboute his purpose.
All which matyers were duely approuyd by the sayde William, agayne the sayd sir lohn,
before the lordes & comons of the sayd parlyament ; for the which treasons he was after
drawen & hanged.
In this yere also, the duke of Bedforde beyng in Fraunce as regent, warred strongly
1 Omitted in fforedit. 1542. 1559- * that. edit. 1533. 1542. 1550. 3 xiii. edit. 1542. 1559-
4 G vpon
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vpon the dolphyn, and wanne from hym many stronge holdes and tovvnes : as Crotey,
Basyde, Rioll, Rulay, Giroiide, Basyle, Mermoude, Milham, Feniel, Seintace, lesak
Mauron, Duras, Moutsuer, La Venak, Palageeu, Ccrneis, Noelam, Cusak, & Doual, vr
dyucrs other ; & so cotynued [his nobles tyl he came vnto Vernoyl, which of Englyssh
wryters is wryten Verneyl ! Perche;]' the which he helde so streyght, y lastly Girand, f
capitayn therof, agreed to delyuer it by a certayn day, except he were rescowyd. After
which appoyntmet so take, the sayd Girande, as wytnesseth Gaguinus, sent word to
Charlis y.. viii. of y name, or the. vii. after diuers wryters, which of his fautours was than
accoptyd for king of France. And he I al possyble hast sentthyder the duke of Alanson, f
erle of Turon or of Douglas, of Bowgham or Boucanj, of Daumayll, & the vicoiit of
Nerbon, w a strong power of Armenakkes, Scottes, & Frenshme ; the which host, or it
myght approch to y sayd towne to make rescouse, the daye expyred, & it vnto y duke
was deliuered. Whan y duke of Alanson was asserteyned of y deliuere of y towne, he
toke his aduyce of y other capitaynes, whether it was better to retourne, cosyderyng jr
towne was yolden, or to gyue batayl vnto y Englisshme. But fynally, for no reproche
shuld be to them arected, as they had flede for fere, kept on their iournay, & pight their
" feld I a playn nere vnto f said towne of Vernoyll, where they beyng strongly enbataylled,
vpon y. vii. day of y inoneth of August, y duke of Bedforde, vV his retynue, gaue to
them sharp & cruel batayl, the which enduryd longe wout knowleg of victory. But
fynally, by Goddes ordenauce & power, y victory fyll to $ Englysshe partie, to y great
losse of theyr enemyes : for in y fyght was slayne, as testifieth y' Frensh Gaguyne, the
cries of Turon & Boucam, of Daumayle, w y vieout of Narbon, & dyuerse other men
of name ; & of the comons were slayn to y nombre of. v. M. And there was taken j[
duke of Alanson, the marshal! of Fraunce, and other; but the Englysshe wryters afterni-
yth. x. M. to be slayne and moo.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxiiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxv.
Symonde Seman.
lohn MycheH. Anno. iii.
John Bywater.
THis ycrc after Easter, y- kynge helde his parlyament at Westmynster, the whiehe
began vpon y daye of seynt Erkenwalde, or the laste daye of Apryll. And twodayes
before, the kynge, with the quene his iwoder, came thorugh | cytie from Wyndesore : and
whan he came at the west dore of Paulys, the lorde protectour toke hyai out of the
chare, and so was ladde vpon his fete, betwene the said lorde protectour and the duke of
Exceter, vnto the steppes goynge into the quyer, fro whens he was borne vnto y hygh
aulter, & there kneltjd1 in a trauers purueyed for hynv. And wha he had be there, he yode
to y rode of y north dore, & ther made his offeryngcs ; he was then borne into y church
yerde, & there set vpon a fayre courser, & so coueyed thorugh Chepe, & ^ other stretes
of the cytie, vnto Seynt Georges Barre, & so helde his iournay to his manour of Kenyng-
ton. And contynuynge the foresayd parlyament, the kyng was sondry tymes coueyed ta
Westmynster, & within y^ parlyament chamber kept there his royall astate ; by aucioryte
wherof, to hym was grauted a subsydie of. xii.fi?. in the. li. of all raaner marchaundyse
comynge in or passyng out of this realme, and. iii.*. of a tunne of wyne, for the terme
of. iii. yeres to be holden. And ferthermore it was enacted, that all marchaut i-traugcrs
shuld be set to an Englisshe boost, within, xv. dayes of theyr comynge to their porte sale,
& to make no sale of any marchaiidyse, or they were so lodgyd, & then win. xl. dayes
folowyng to make sale of all y they brought; & if any remayned vnsoWe at the sayd. xj.
dayes ende, that then all suche marchaudyse, beyng than vnsolde, to be forfayted vnto
the kyng. Also, y ulstraugers y carved any wolles out of this lade, shuld pay. xliii,<v. iiii.d.
1 Omitted in the edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * seUt MS/
2 for
SEPTIMA PARS IIEN1UCI SEXTI. 595
^
for a sakke custonie, where y Englyssh iiiarcbaunt & denyzen paydc but. v. nobles, &
many oilier codicions & penalties, as well for Englysshe and y other marchauntes, whiche
wolde axe longe leysour to sbewe, enacted and passyd durynge this sayd parlyament.
Ami the seconde daye of the moneth of August was yolden vnto the erle of Salysbury,
appovnied with other by y regent, the cytie of Mans, vnder appoyntemcnt, comprysed
in. ix articles; wherof one specyall was, that if any persones were foude within the cytie
whiche had ben coosentynge vnto the dukes deth, lohil late duke of Durgoyn, that they
shulde stande at the grace of the sayd regent.
Also this yere the duke of Glouceter, lord protecto1", which lately before had rnarycd
the duchesse of Holande, a woman of great possessyon, for cause of rule wherof, to haue
domynyon'of the same, be with the sayd duchesse sayled towarde that countre, and there
6f her subgettcs was peasybly and with honour receyued ; but fynally he had such chere
that he was glade to retourne into Englande, leuyng his wyfe there in a towne of her The duchewe of
owue, named Mounse. But after his departynge, the duke of Burgoyn so demeaned
hyua to the rulers*of that towne, were it by batayll or otherwyse, that they dclyuered her
to the sayd duke, & he forthwith sent her vnto Gaunt, there to be kept as prysoner.
But by the frendshyp of one named sir laques de la Grayll, a Burgonyon knyght, & her
owne polacj% escaped thens in a manes clothing, & came to a towne I Zelande, named
Zierixe, & fro thes to an other towne in Zelade, called Ghwode or Ghowde, where' she
wstode the dukes power.
Then the duke of Glouceter heryng of the escape of his wyfe, and of the^malyce of f»'- £/««*«.
the duke foresayd, in all haste prouyded a stronge copany of sowdiours and archers,
and comytted them vnto y rule of the lord Fitzwater; the which, in processe of
tyme, landed with them at a place in Zelande called Brewers Hauen, where of their
enemyes they were encoutred and dryuen backe, & so retourned into Englande without
any great fete doynge, leuynge y duchesse behynde them for that season.
This yere, aboute Myghelmasse, the prynce of Portyngale came into Englande, and
was honourable receyued and festyd of the kynges vncles, & taryed here ^ tyme of this
mayres yere. This yere also beganne a grudge to kyndle atwene the lorde protectour &
his halfe brother the bysshop of Wynchester, the whiche after grewe to a great distour-
bauce of y cytie of London, as in the nexte mayres yere shall be shewyd. And in the
ende of this yere were many honest men of y cytie apechyd of treason, by a false &
malycious persone belongynge vnto f sayd bysshop, and put them vnto great vexacion &
trouble, whiche wa& done by the procurement of the sayd bysshop, as the comon
fame then went. And nat allonely men of the cytie were thus vexid, but also other
burgeyses of dyuers good lownes, as Leyceter, Caunterbury, Northampton", and
other.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxv. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxvi.
Wyllyam Milrede.
lohfi Couentre, mercer. Anno, iiii,
lolm Brokle.
THis yere, the. xxix. daye of Octobre, and selfe same day that the mayre for the yere
folowynge yerely at Westmynster taketh his charge, at suche tyme as he was holdynge
his great dyner, he was by y lorde protectour sent for in spedy maner, & whan he was
comyn to his presence, he gaue to hym a streyght comiiundemet that he shuld se that the
cytie were suerly watched in that nyght folowynge, and so it was. Then vpon the
morowe folowyng, aboute. ix. of the clok, certayne seruauntes of the foreaiamed bys-
shop, wolde hane entred by the bridge gate ; but the rulers therof wolde natsuffre them
i so great nombre, but kepte theym out by force, lyke as before they were comaubdcd.
Wherwith they beynge greuously discontentyd, gaderyd to theym a more nombre of archers
&men of armys, & assautyd the gate with shot and 'other meanes of warre; in somoch,
4 G 2 that
596 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
that the comons of the cytie herynge therof, shytte in theyr shoppes and sped them
thyder in great nombre. And lykely it was to haue ensued great effucyon of blode shortly
therupon, ne had ben the discressyon of the mayre and his brether, that exorted the
people, by all polytike meane, to kepe the kynges peas. And in this passe tyme, the
archebysshop of Caunterbury, with the pryuce of Portyngale, & other, toke great
labour vpon theym fco pacyfye this varyaunce atwene the lorde protectour and the bys-
shop ; in so moche, that they rode atwene theym. viii. tymes, or they myght brynge theym
to any resonable comformyte. Than lastly they agreed to stande to the rule of the
regent, or of such as he wolde assygne; wherupon y cytie was set in a more quyete. Then
the bysshop of Wynchester wrote a letter vnto the duke of Bedforde, or lorde regent,
wherof the tenure ensueth.
Litera Episcepi. " Right hyghe & uiyghty prynce, and ryght noble, and after one, leuest erthly lorde,
I recomanude me vnto your grace with all myne herte. And as ye desyre y welfare of the
kynge our soueraygae lorde, and of his realmes of Englande and of Fraunce, and your
owne weale \V all yours, haste you hyder; for by my trouthe, & ye tary longe, we shall
put this lande in a iupardye with a telde : suche a brother ye haue here, God make hym
a good man ; for your wysdome knoweth well, that the protyte of Fraunce standeth in
the welfare of Englande. itiglit hyghe and myghty prynce, I beseche you, holde maister
lohn Estcourt your coucellour excused of his taryinge, for it is moche agayne his wyll ;
but the counceyll here hath made hym do cStrary his mynde ; and that it may lyke you to
gyue credence vnto your chambcrlayne sir Robert Boteler ; and the blessyd Tnnite kepe
you. Wryten in great haste at London, the laste daye of Octobre." Vpon the. x. day
of January next ensuynge, the sayd duke of Bedforde with his wyfe came vnto London ;
and with theym came also the sayd bisslvop of Wynchester. And the mayre & the cytezyns
receyued hym at Mertofi, & coueyed hvtn thorugh the cytie vnto Westmynster, where he
was loduycl in y kynges palays, and y bysshop of Wynchester was lodgyd within the
abbottes lodgynge.
Donum c'mitatis. Then vpon the morowe folowynge, or the. xi. daye of January, the mayre presented
the regent with a payer of basyns of syluer & ouer gylte, and in theym a. M. marke of
golde ; but the busshop had so mcencyd hym agayne the cytie, y they, receyued but small
tlianke for all theyr labour and coste. Vpon y. xxi. daye of February, than began a
great cousayl at Seynt Albonys, & after it was eniourned vnto Northampton. But for due
Apariyamctat conclusions myght nat be dryueii by the sayd counsayll, therfore, vpon ihe. xxv. daye
teyceter. Of Marche ensuynge, was called a parlyuient at Leyceter, the whiche enduryd tylle the.
xv. daye of luny followynge. This was clepyd of the comon people the parlyamet of
battes : the cau^e was, for proclamacyons were made, y men shulde leue theyr swerdes &
other wepeyns in theyr innys, the people toke great battes & stauys in theyr neckes, and
so folowed theyr lordes and maisters vnto the parlyament. And whan y wepyn was in-
hybyted tlieym, then they toke stonys & plumettes of lede, & trussyd them secretely in
theyr sleuys & bosomys. Durynge the parlyament, amonge1 other notable thynges for
the weale of the real me, [touchynge]* the varyauce y was atwene the foresayd lordes
was herein debated & arguyd. In so moche that the duke of Gloceter put I a byll of
AbyiiofcS- complaynt agayne the bysshop, conteynynge. vi. articles. Wherof the firste was, that
where the lorde proteclour wolde haue had his lodgyng within the Tow re of London, he
was by the conifbrte & ayde defendyd and let of the bysshop, & of Richard Wydeuyle,
esquyre, than beyn? lieutenant of the same. The seconde was, for y that the bysshop
wold haue remouyd y kynge from Eltham, and haue set hym at his gouei naunce, withoute
the aduyce or counsavll of the lorde protectour. The thiide was, that when the duke
was enformed of the bysshops entent, and he entendynge, aconrdynge to his offyce &
duetye, in peasyble wyse to haue ryden to the kynge, to haue gyuen vpon3 attendaunce,
' and amonge. edit. 1512. 15ip. * Omitted in edit. 1533. 1542. loofl. 3 upon him.
6 the
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the bysshop entendynge the distruccon of the duke, assembled a great multytude of men
of armys and archers I Southwarke, and tliere drewe y1 cheyne at the bridge foot, and
sette vp pypes & other engynes to stoppe y kynges hygh w aye, and ordeyned me to stiide
in chambres and solers to throwe stonys, & by theyr ordenauces & pollycy to haue de-
stroyed $ duke & his company. The fourth article was, y kynge Henry the fyft sbuld,
by his lyfe tyme, shewe vnto the sayd duke, that by the openynge of a spaynell, a man
was taken behynde a tapet, in one of the kynges chambres ; the whiche man, after exa-
myned by the erle of Arundell, confessed that he was sente thyther by the sayd bysshop, F»i.c.ixxxm.
to the ende to murder kynge Henry the. iiii.; after whiche confessyon, the sayd erle
let sakke that man, and soo caste hym in the Thamys.
The fyfte was, that the sayd Henry f. v. beyng prynce and heyre parant to the crowne,
the sayd bysshop shulde come vnto hym and say, that for somoch as his fader was vexed
with greuous sykenes, and was nat apt to come in conuersacion of the people, nor niyght
nat conuenyently gyde the realme, that he therfore shulde take vpon hym the rule and
gouernauce of the same, and put his fader from all kyngly power. The. vi. and last
artycle was, that sedyciously the sayde bysshop hadde, by his letters sent lately vnto the
duke of Bedforde, wrongefully accused hym, that1 he shuld areyse the kynges people, and
iuparde this land by a felde, cotrary the kvnges peas and comon wele of this lande. All
whiche artycles were by the bysshop wele and sufficiently answered and replyed, so that
he layd from hym the blame. And fynally, by the prouydent counsayll of the lorde regent,
all the sayd artycles and matters of varyauce atwene the sayd. ii. lordes hangynge, were
put to the examynacion and iugeinent, with the assistence of the lordes of the parliament, ResP5ck>'
of Henry the archebysshop of Caunterbury, of Thomas duke of Exceter, of lohfi duke
of Norffblke, of Thomas bysshop of Durham, of Phylyp bysshop of Worceter, of lolifi
bysshop of Bathe, of Humfrey then erle of Stafford, of Rauffe lord Cornewell1, & of
maister Wyllyam Alnewyke, then keper of y- preuy seale. The whiche lordes, with as-
systence of the other lordes of the parlyament, made a decre and awarde, soo that eyther Asren
party toke other by the hande, with frendly and louynge wordes, none hauynge amendes of
other, except the bysshop had wordes of submyssyon vnto the duke, in requyryng by of
his fauoure and good lordeshyp : and that accorde thus fynysshed, the parlyament was
eniourned tyll after Ester. Vpon Whytsonday folowyng, was a solempn feest holden at
Leyceter foiesayd, where y regent dubbyd kynge Henry knyght, and then forthwith the
kyng dubbyd llicharde duke of Yorke, that after was fader to kynge Edward. Also he
dubbyd knyghtes, the sone and heyre of 5' duke lohn duke of Norfolke, and the erles of
Oxenforde and Westmerlande, with other lordes & gentylrneu to the nombre of. xxxiiii.
And after that feest with all honour was endyd, the kynge with the regent and other
of his lordes drewe towarde London. And so the regent contynued with the kynge in
Englande by the full terme of this mayers yere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxvii.
Ioh.fi Arnolde.
lohn Raywell, fysshmonger. Anno. v.
lohn Hygtham.
THis. v. yere, and moneth of February, y regent with his wyfe and housholde meyne'
passyd the see vnto Calays, and so thorugh Pycardy into Fraunce. But or he departed
thens, tiiat is to meane, vpon the daye of the annunciacion of our Lady, the bysshop of
Wynchester with4 the churche of our Lady of Calays, was created cardynall, [by au-
ctoryte of the bullys of pope Martyn the. v. of that name.]1 And after that solempnyte ««»ted.
don, the regent toke hym on his ryght hande, and so conueyed hym vnto his lodgynge.
1 in that. edit. 154?. 1559. * Lorde Cromewell. MS. 3 meny. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
* within, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
This
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This yere was vnresonable of wedcrynge, for it reyned mooste contynuelly from Ester
to Myghelmasse, where thorugh hay £ corne was greatly hyndei id.
Orleaunce. And in this yere^ the duke of Alenson, that before was taken prysoner at y batayll of
Vernell in Perch, was delyueryd for a raunson of. CC. M. scutes of golde, as testifyeth
Gaguynus, whiche is fyfty thousande marke sterlyng money.
In this yere also, the erle of Salysbury, whiche of dyuers wryters is named the good
erle, accompanyed with the erle of Suffolke, the lorde Talbot & other, layde a stronge
siege vnto the cytie of Orleauce, and helde the cytezeyns very streyght, and malegre the
duke of Orleaunce & the marshall of Fraunce, then named Bonssaak', the Englysshe-
men wan from theym dyuers stronge holdes adioynynge to the cytie, & forcyd theym
to brenne a great parte of the subarbes of the cytie.
But sorowe it is to tell, and doolfull to wryte, whyle one daye the sayd good erle, sir
Thomas Mountagu, restyd hym at a baye wyndowe, and behelde the cooipasse of the
cytie, and talked with his famylyers, a gunne was leuellyd out of the cytie from a place
vnknowen, whiche brake y tyrnber or stone of the wyndowe with suche vyolence, that, the
pecys therof all to quasshed y face of the noble erle, in suche wyse that he dyed win thre
dayes folowyng, vpon whose soule and all Cristen Ihesu haue mercy. Amen.
This/after dyuerse wryters, was inicium maloru : for after this myshap, the Englysshmen
loste rather than wan, so that lytell and lytell they loste all theyr possessyon in France :
and albe it y some what they gat after, yet for one that they wanne they lost thre, as after
shall appere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxvii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxviii.
Henry Frowyk.
lohn Gedney, draper. , Anno. vi.
Robert Otley.
IN this. vi. yere, and begynnynge of the same, the kyng helde his parlyament at West-
mynster. By auctoryte wherof, was graunted to hym a subsydie in maner as folowetb.
Firste, of euery tonne of wyne that cam into this lade., from the feest of seynt Ambrose,
or the. iiii. daye of Apryll, tyll the ende of that yere, the kynge shuld haue. iii.s. be-
longynge to a denyzyn or the kynges lyege man. Also of all marchaundyse passynge or
comynge into this lande, shyppyd by denyzOn, the kyng to haue of euery. xx s. xii.d. ex-
cept wolle, felle, & clothe.
Also to hym was graunted, that of all parysshens thorugh out his realme, beynge the
benefyce of the value of. x. marke, that. x. of the sayd pirysshons shulde pay of their
mouables. vi.s. viii.rf. after the rate of. viii.rf. euery man : and of all benefyces that were
of. \.li. value, x. parysshons to paye. xiii.*. im.d. all cyties & boroughes to be excepted.
Auxe. And so rate rate* lyke, from the lowest benefyce to the hyghest. And for the inhabytauntes
of cyties, boroughes it was enacted, y euery man beyng in value of. xx.*. aboue his
stuffe of housholde & his apparayll, and his wyfes, shuld paye. nii.d. and so after the rate
to the rychest.
In this yere also, and daye of seynt Gyles, or the firste day of Septembre, y cardynall
of Winchester was met by the mayre & his brether & certayne cytezeyns on horse back,
without the cytie, and soo brought vnto his palays in Southwefke. About the same
tyrne a Bryton, that a good wydowe and honest woman had cherysshed & brought vp of
Mnrfrc. alinesse, dwt'llyng in Whyte Chapell parysshe Avout Algate, murdred the sayd woman in
a nyght slepyng in her bedde, and after conueyed suche iewellys and stuffe as he mvght
carye ; but.be was so pursued vpon, that for fere toke' a church in Essex, & there for-
swere the kynges lande. The constables caused hym to be brought to London, and so en-
tendyd to haue conueyed hym westwarde ; but so soone as he was cdmyn into the parysshe
where before he hadde comytted f murder, the wyfes cast vpon hym so moche fylthe &
1 BouBsaak. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- * r»te in rate.«xl»t. 1542. 1559. 3 he tofce. edit. 1542. 155?.
ordure
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ordure of the strete, that natwithstandynge the resystence made by the constables, they
slewe hym there out of hande.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxviii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxix.
Thomas Dushous.
Henry Barton, skynner. Anno. vii.
lohn Ahbot.
t
THis yere, vpon the. viii. daye of Nouembre, the duke of Norffolke, accompanyed vf
many gentylmen, toke his barge at Seynt Mary Oueieys, enterulynge to haue passyd
thoronghe the brydge, and so vnto Grentwytche ; but by the mysgydyn^e of the sterysman,
he was set vpon the pylys of the brydge, ami the barge whehnyd, so that all were drowned,
except y duke & a few per^ones y lepte vpon y- pylys, whiciie after were drawen vp with
ropys and so sauyd. And in the moneth of luny iollowynge, the cardynall of Wynchester,
with a warly company, passed $ see, entendynge to haue made warre vpou the herytykes
or Lollers inhabited1 in the counire of Prage ; but howe it was for nede of men y the
regent had in Fraunce, the cardynall chaungyd his purpose, & taried hym there a
season with the sayd regent.
After some wryters it was for to strengthe and replenysshe certayne holdes, that wekyd1
by reason of a conflut' tuai the Englywhmeo had with the Frenshmen, at the which the
lorde Talbot was taken "prysoner, and the lurde Scalys, \V many other, to the nombre of.
iii.M. Englysshemen, were slayne and taken. But after the oppinyon of the Frenshe
Cronycle, this victory shulde oe opteyned by lane or lohane, callyd in Frenshe la Pu-
zele de Dieu, in the. ix*. yere of this kynge.
Of the foresayd heretykes of Prage, spekyth somdoale the auctour of Cronycarum*;
and shewyth that the chief capitaynes of them were named Procapius, Saplicius, and
Lupus a preest, with other both lernyd and vnlerned. And Pulycronycon shewyth in the.
xix. Chapiter of his laste Booke, that in the. xii. yere of kyng Henry, the foresayd. iii.
capitaynes were slayne with the tbrenamed maister6 Peter Clerke, beynge an Englyssh-
man taken on lyue with dyuers other, & of the sayd herytykes slayne at. ii. iourneyes
ouer. xxii.M.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxix. Antio Domini. M.ilii.C.xxk.
Wyllyam Russe7.
Wyllyam Estfelde, mercer. Anno. viii.
Raffe Holande.
THis. viii. yere, vpon the day of seynt Leonardo, the. vi. daye of Nouembre, kynge Coronado.
Henry beynge vpon the age of. ix. yeres, was solempnly crowned in Seynt Peters Churche
of VVestmynster, at whose coronation were made, xxxvi. knyghtes of the Bath. And after
that solempnyzacion in the sayd churche fynysshed, an honourable feest in the great halle
of Westmynster was kepte, where the kynge, syttynge in bis astate, was seruyd with. iii.
coursys, as herevnder ensuryth.
Frument with venyson.
Viand royall plantyd losynges of golde.
Bore hedes in castellys of golde and enarmed.
Beef with moton boylyd.
Capon stewyd.
Signet rested.
Heyron rostyd.
1 that inhabited, edit. 1542. 15^9. * were wekyd. MS. ' conflyct. * xi. edit. 1542. 1559.
5 Cronica Cronicarum. ' one mayster. edit. 15*3. 1542. 1559. 7 Ruffe, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559-
Great
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Great pyke or luce.
A rede leche with lyons coruyn therin.
Custarde royall, with alyoparde of golde syttynge therein, and holdynge a floure delyce.
Frytour of sunne facion, with a floure delyce therin.
A sotyltie of seynt Edwarde and seynt Lowys armyd, and vpon eyther his cote armoure,
holdynge atwene them a fygure lyke vnto kynge Henry, standynge also in his cote armour,
and a scripture passynge from them both, sayinge : "beholde. ii. parfyght kynges vnder
one cote armour," and vnder the fete of the sayd seyntes, was wryten this balade :
Holy seyntes, Edwarde and seynt Lowyce,
Concerue this braunche, borne of your blessyd blode,
Lyue amonge Cristen, moste soueraygne of pryce.
Inherytour of the flour delyce so gode :
This sixte Henry to reygne and to be wyse,
God graunte he may, to be your mode,
And that he may resemble your knyghthode and vertue,
Praye ye hertely vnto our Lorde Ihesu.
Viand blank barryd with gold.
Gely party wryten and notyd with Te Deum laudamus.
Pygge endoryd.
Crane rostyd.
Byttore.
Conyes.
Chekyns'.
fO. CJxxxi*. Partryche.
Pecok enhakyll.
Great breme.
A whyte leche plantyd with a rede antelop; a crowne aboute his necke, with a
chayne of golde ; flampayne powderyd with leopardes, and flower delyce of
golde.
A frytour, garnysshed with a leopardes hede, and. ii. estryche feders.
A sotyltie : an emperoure and a kynge, arayed in mantellys of garters, whiche fygured
Sygysmunde the emperoure, and Henry the. v. ; and a fygure lyke vnto kynge Henry
the vi. knelynge to fore theym, with this balade takkyd by hym.
Agayne myscreauntes, the emperour Sygysmunde,
Hath shewyd his myght, whiche is imperyall.
And Henry the. v. a noble knyghte was founde,
For Cristes cause in actes marcyall,
Cherysshed the churche, to Lollers gaue a fall,
Gyuynge example to kynges that succede,
And to theyr braunche here in especyall,
While he doth reygne to loue good and drede.
Quynces in compost.
Bluud sure, powderyd with quarter foyles gylt.
' Chekyns enclorid. MS.
Venyson.
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Venyson'.
Egrettes.
Curlew.
Cok and partryche.
Plouer.
Quayles.
Snytes.
Great byrdes.
Larkys.
Carpe.
Crabbe.
Leche of. iii. coloures.
A bake mete lyke shylde, quarteryd red and whyte, sette with losynges gylt, and
floures of borage."
A fry tour crispid.
A sotyltie of our Lady, syttynge with her childe in herlappe, and she holdyng a crowne
in her hande. Seynt George and seynt Denys knelynge on eyther syde, presentyd to her
kynge Henryes fygure, berynge in hande this balade, as foloweth :
O blessyd Lady, Cristes moder dere,
And thou seynt George, that called art her knyght;
Holy seynt Denys, O niarter most entere,
The sixt Henry here present in your syght,
Shedyth, of your grace, on hym your heuenly lyght:
His tender youth with vertue doth auaunce,
Borne by discent, and by tytle of ryght,
lustly in* reygne in Englande and in Fraunce.
THis solempne coronacyon, with all honoure & ioye fynysshed, prouycyon was made
for the kynges iournaye into Fraunce, in whiche passetyme, that is to meane vpon the
xxiii. daye of January, an herytyke was brent in Smythfelde.
And vpon the tnorowe next folowynge was in that felde foughten astroge fyght, atwene Du«Uum.
John Vpton appellant, & lohn Downe defendant ; but for they quyt theym bothe so
manfully, the kynge at length releasyd theyr quarell, and pardoned theym of their
trespas.
Than vpon seynt Georges daye folowynge, or the. xxiii. daye of Apryll, the kynge toke Re?;* tranifre-
shyppynge at Douer, and landyd the same daye at Calays, hauynge in his company, ii.
dukes, of Yorke and of Norfolke ; thre bysshoppes, of Bathe, Ely, & Rochester, viii. erlys,
that is to meane -of Huntyngdon, Stafforde, Warwyke, Oxenforde, Deuynshyre, Mor-
tryii, of Ewe, and of Vnnunde, and. xi. barons, that is to saye, lorde Bowchier, Beaw-
rnounde, Typtost, Fitzwater, Roos, Arundell, Awdeley, Fawcunbridge, Gray Codnoor,
the lorde Scroope, and the lorde Wellys. In this tytne and season that the kynge lay thus
at Calays, many skynnisshes were foughten atwene the Englisshmen & y Frenshmen in
dyuers parties of Fraiice; and greatly the Frenshemen preuayled by the helpe of a woman,
whiche they, as before is touched, named the Mayden of God. So that lastly she with her L« pu«i« &
company came to a towne called Compeyne, to the entent to remoue the siege laydeDieu<
thtrunto by the duke of Burgoyn, and other of the Englysshe capitaynes. And therupon
the. xxiii. daye of May, she gaue batayll vnto the Englisshmen and Burgonyons, and faught
with theym longe tyme ; but in the ende, by the manhodeof aBurgonion knyght, named sir
lohn Luxemburghe, she was taken on lyue, & her company distressed, and she caryed to
' venyson rested. MS. * to. edit. 1533. 1542.
4 H the
602
/»/. CJxxxx.
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the cytie of Roan, and there kept a season, for somoche as she fcyncd her w childe; but
whan the contrary of it was knowen, she was therefor iuged and brent.
Of this woman Gaguinus maketh a great processe of her parenty, and of her firste
takynge vpon her, wliereof a part I entende to shexte after in-the. vi. yere of Charlys next
folowynge kynge of France.
And in this tyme and season, one Richarde Hounden, wolle pakker of Lodon, xvas co-
uict of herysy, and brent at Tower Hylle. Thenne kyng Henry, thus lodgynge at Calay?,
was asserteyned of the takynge of y foresayd woman, by the letters of the duke of Bur-
goyn ; and after he toke his small iournayes tyll he came into France, & so vnlo Parys, of
whose cytezeyns he was honourably receyued, and taken for the soueraygne & kynge, and
there so taryed all this mayres yere: in whiche season, as wytnessyth Gaguynus, the
Frenshmen wan dyuers holdes of the Englysshmen and Burgonyons in the countrey of
Brye ; and a capitayne named Barbasan scomfyted. viii.M. Englisshmen and Burgonyons,
at a place called in Latyne Cathalanencis, as affermyth the foresayd auctour.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxx.
Nicholas Wottofl.
Water Chertsey.
Robert Large.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxi.
Anno. ix.
Tills, ix. yere, aboute Mydlent, a preest named sir Thomas Bagley, and vicar of a vyll-
age in Essex, called Manuedcn1, a lytell from Walden, was detect of heresy, vpon the
whiche he was degrated, & than brent in the place of Smythfelde. And soone vpon
Eester folowynge, the lorde protectour was warnyd of an assemble of heretykes at
Abyndon ; wherfore he sent thyder certayne persones, or rode thyder himself, as some
•wryters aftcrme, and the2 arrestyd the baylly of that towne, named Wyllyam Maundeuyle,
a weuer, the whiche was appoynted for a capitayne of the sayd heretykes : & for to drawe
y people vnto liytn, he changed his name, and called hymselfe lak Sliarpe of Wygrnoris,
lande in Walys. But after he was exarnyned, he confessyd to haue wrought inoch sorowe
agayne preestes, so that he wolde haue made theyr heddes as chepe as shepe heddes, so
y he wolde haue solde. iii. fpr a peny, or. x. after some wryters. And y same season
were taken many of his eomplicis, whiche were sent vnto dyuers prysons. And the sayd
lak Sliarpe was for his offence, drawen, hanged, and hedyd, at y forenamed towne of
Abyndon, vpon y Tuysday in Whytson weke, and his hede was' sent to London, and
there pyght vpon y bridge ; and the other of his fawtours were put in execution in dyuers
places & countrees, to the terrour of other. And vpon the. xiiii. day of luly that yere,
was one named Richard Russell, a wolle ma, drawen, hanged, and quarteryd at Tyborne
for treason.
And this yere, the kynge beyng styll in Fraunce, the erle of Arundell, accompanyed
with. ii. M. of Englysshe sowdyours, sent a certayne of his companye vnto a towne
kale Mount, called Beale Mount, to prouoke the [Frenshemen to issue out of the]' towne. Whiche
small copany, whan Bossicant & Seyntrales, than capitaynes, behelde, anone they with
their sowdyours of y towne sped them forth to take y sayd Englysshmen ;' the whiche
lytell & lytell gaue bak, tyll they had tolled y Frenshmen a good space from the towne,
and then set vpo them with a sterne courage, & helde them on hande tyll the sayd erle
with his company rescowyd theym. Thenne atwene them was a cr.uell fyght; burin the
ende the Frenshmen were chased, and the sayd Seyntrayle, with many footmen of y sayd
towne, were slayne at y iournay. And shortly after the duke of Burgoyne, with ayde of
the Englysshmen, at a place called Barre, scomfited a great company of Frenshmen, &
toke. ii. capitaynes belongynge to the duke of Barre, the whiche were named. Renat
Mavynden,
there.
Omitted in the edit. 15^2. 1559-
& Barbazan,
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& Rarbazan, for whose raiisom y duke had yeldid to hym f vale of Cassile in
Flaudres.
^
Anne Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxii'
lohn Adyrlee.
John Wellys1, grocer. Anno. x.
Stephyn Browne.
IN this. x. yere, and. vii. daye of Decembre, kynge Henry the. vi. was crowned in
Parys, of the cardynall of Wynchestcr; at the whiche coronacion was present the lorde
regent, the duke of Burgoyne, and dyuerse other nobles of France, whose names Ga-
guynus putteth nat in his booke, for reproche of the Frenshemen. And after $ soleiup-
nytie of this feest was endyd, wherof the circumstaunce 'to shevve in ordre wolde aske a
longe leysour, the kynge departyd from Parys, and so came to Roan, where lie helde his
Cristemas, & that done he sped hym to Calays.
And whan he had soiourned there a season, he toke shyppynge & retourned into O
Englande, and landed at Douer the. ix. daye of February. Than lie was meite vpon n
Baram Doune or Barham Howth, that is betwene Douer & Canterbury, with a great
company of gentyls and comoners of Kent, all cladde with rede nodes ; the whiche ac-
componyed hym tyll he came to Blak Heth, where he was mette with the mayer and the
cytezeyns of London vpon a,Thursdaye, beynge the. xxi. daye of February, the cyte-
zeyns beyng cladde in whyte, with dyuers werkes or conysauces browderycl vpon their
sleuys, after the facultie of theyr mysterys or craftes ; and y mayer and his brether were
all clothed in scarlet. And after due obeysaunce and salutynge of y' kynge, they rode on
before hym towarde the cytie. Whan the kyng was cotnyn to the bridge, there was
denysyd a myghtly1 gyaut standynge with a swerde drawyn, hauynge this speche wryten
by hym.
All tho that been enemyes to the kynge,
I shall theym clothe with confucion,
Make, hym myghty by vertuous lyuynge,
His mortall foon to oppresse and here hym downe'.
And hym to encreace asCristes champyon,
All myscbeuys from hym to abridge,
With grace of God, at the entry of this bridge.
ANd whanne the kynge was passid the firste gate, & was comyn vnto y drawe bridge,
there was ordeyned a goodly tower, hanged-and apparayled with sylke & clothes of aras
in moost ryche wyse ; out of whiche sodaynly apperyd. iii. ladyes rychely clad in golde &
sylke, with coronettcs vpon theyr heddes : wherof the fuste was named dame Nature, the
seconde dame Grace, and the thirde dame Fortune ; the whiche vnto the kynge had this
sjtecue.
We ladyes thre, all by one consent,
Thre goostly gyftes, heuynly and dyuyne,
k Vnto the sir kynge, as nowe we do present,
And to thyne hyghnes, here we do this tyme
Vtterly shewe, and theym determyne.
As I Grace, firste at thy corny uge,
Endowe the with scyence and connynge.
»
And I Nature, witl^strength and fayrenesse,
For to be loued, and drade of euery wyght.
1 Welly, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * myghty. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 here adovnne. MS.
4 11 2 And
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And I Fortune, prosperyte and rychesse
The to defende, and to gyue the myght,
Longe to enioye and holde thy trewe ryght ;
In vertuous lyfe, with honour to precede,
That thy. ii. ceptours1 thou may well possede.
ftt,CJxxxm. There was also in the sayd tower, xiiii. 'virgyns, all clothyd in whyte, wherof. vii. stode
vpon the right hande of y sayd thre ladyes, and. vii. vpon the left hande. The. vii. vpon
the ryght hande had bawderykes of saphir colour or blewe ; and y1 other, vii. had their
garmentes powdred with sterres of golde. Than the first, vii. presentyd the kyng with
the. vii. gyftes of y Holy Goost, as sapyence, intellygence, good coiisayll, strength, cun-
nynge, pytie, & drede of God ; and the other, vii. gaue vnto hym the. vii. gyftes of
grace in maner as foloweth.
God the endowe with crowne* of glorye,
And with the ceptre of clennesse and pytie,
And with a swerde of myght and victorye,
And with a mantell of prudence clad thou be,
A shylde of fayth for to defende the,
An helme of helth wrought to thyne encreace,
Gyrte with a gyrdyll of loue and parfyte peace.
And after they had thus saluted the kynge, anone they began this roundell with an
heuynly melodye, and songe as foloweth.
Soueravgne lorde, welcome to your cytie,
Welcome our ioye, and our hertes pleasaunce,
Welcome our gladnesse, welcome our suffysaunce,
Welcome, welcome, right welcome mut ye be.
Syngynge before thy royall mageste,
We saye with herte withouten varyaunce,
Soueraygne lorde, nowe welcome out of Fraunce.
•
The mayer and cytezyns with all the comynaltie,
Reioyse your comynge newly out of Fraunce,
Wherby this cytie and they releuyd be
Of all theyr sorowe and former greuaunce.
Wherfore they say, and synge without greue'
Welcome, welcome, welcome our hertes ioye,
Welcome you be, vnto your owne newe Troye.
Than the kynge rode forthe a softe pase tyll he came at the entre of Cornhylle, wher-
upon the hylle was ordeyned a tabernacle of curyous werke, in the whiche stode dame
Sapyence, and aboute her the. vii. artes or scyences lyberall. As first, grarner, logyke,
retboryke, musyke, arsmetyke*, gemetry, and astronomye, eueryche of theym exer-
cisynge theyr connynge and facultie, and the lady herself hadde this speche to the
kynge.
Lo I, chief pryncesse, dame Sapience,
Shewe vnto you this sentence of scripture:
Kynges that been moost of excellence,
' Sceptres. * acrowne. MS. J cessaunce. MS. greuauuce. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 arsme«
tyke, MS. arithmetic, edit. 1533.1542. 155$.
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By me they reygne, and moost ioye endure.
For trouth1 my helpe and my besy cure,
To encrease theyr glory and their hygh renowne,
They shall of wysdorne haue full possession.
Thanne the kynge passed on tyll he came to the conduyt in Cornehylle, where was sette
a pagent made cercle wyse, and in the summet or toppe therof was sette a childe of
wonderfull beaute, apparaylled lyke a kynge : vpon whose right hande satte lady Mercy,
and vpon the lefte hande lady Trouth, and ouer them stode dame Clennesse enbrasynge
y kynges trone. Then before the kynge stode. ii. iuges &. viii. sergeauntes of the coyfe ;
and dame Clennesse had this speche to the. vi. Henry the kynge.
Loo by the sentence of prudent Salamon,
Mercy and right preseruyn euery kynge,
And I Clennesse obserued by reason,
Kepe his trone from myschief and fallynge,
And maketh it stronge with longe abydynge.
So I conclude, that we ladyes thre
A kynge preserue in longe prosperyte.
And Dauid sayd, the pselalme beryth wytnesse,
Lorde God thy dome thou to1 the kynge,
And gyue to hym thy trouth and rightwysnesse,
The kynges sone here on erth lyuynge.
And thus declaryd he by his wrytynge,
That kynges and prynces shuld aboute them drawe
Folke that ben trewe and well lernyd in lawe.
After this speche thus declaryd, the kynge rode forthe a quycker pase tyll he came vnto
the conduyte in Chepe, where were ordeyned dyuers wellys, as the welle of mercy, the
welle of grace, & the welle of pyte : and at euery welle a lady standynge, that mynystered
the water of euery welle to suche as wolde aske it, and that water was turnyd into good
wyne.
Aboute thyse welles were also sette dyuerse tryes with florysshynge leuys and fruytes,
as orenges, almandes, pomegarnardes, olyues, lymonys, dates, pepys3, quynces, blaun- f& cj****ti<
derellys, peches, and other more comon fruytes : as costardes, wardens, pomewardons,
richardons, damysyns, and plummes, with other fruytes longe 'to reherse ; the whiche
were so cunnyngly wrought, that to many they apperyd natural! trees growynge.
In the bordour of this dilicious place, which was named Paradyse, stode. ii. forgrowen
faders, reasemblyng Ennok and Hely, the whiche had this sayinge to the kynge.
Ennok firste with a benygne chere, ,
Prayed God to vpholde his prosperytie,
And that noone enemyes haue of the power,
Nor that no childe of false inyquytie •
Haue power to perturbe thy felycitie.
This olde Ennok to4 processe can well telle,
Prayed for the kynge as he rode by the welle.
After Helias with his lokkys hoore,
Sayd well deuoutly, lokynge on the kynge,
I
' thprwth. MS. through. * guyve to. MS. 3 pypynys. MS. * the. MS.
God
60S SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
" God concerue the and kepe euermore,
And make the blyssed here on erth lyuynge,
And preserue the in all maner thynge ;
And specyall ainonge kynges all,
In enemyes handes that thou neuer fall."
And that speche fynysshed, the-kynge rode forthe a lytell ferther, and there ordeyned*
atowergarnysshed with the armys of Englande and of Fraunce. This tower was wonder-
full to beholde, for there was shewyd in ordre the tytle. which the kynge had vnto the
crowne of France. And vpryght by this tower stode. ii. grene trees artificially w grene
leuys garnysshed & wrought, that one toeryng y genelogy of seynt Edwarde, and that other
of seynt Louys, and garnysshed with leopardes & flourdelyces. And oner thyse. ii. fore-
sayd trees, was ordeyned the third e, whiche was made for the sprynge of lesse, wherin
was shewyd the genelogy of our blessyd Lady, set out in moste curyous wyse, and vpon-
the front of this tower were wryten thyse versys folowynge.
By thyse. ii. trees whiche here growe vpryght,
From seynt Edwarde and also seynt Lowys,
The rote I take, palpable to eche byght,
Conueyed by lyne from kynges of great pryce,
Whiche some bare leopardes, and some flounJclyce ;
Armys excellent of honour haue no lacke,
Whiche the sixt Henry may nowe bere on his backe.
As in degre of iust successiowne,
As olde cronycles truely determyne,
Vnto this kynge is nowe discendyd downe,
From eyther partye right as any lyne.
Vpon whose hede now fresshely doth shyne,
Two ryehe crownes mooh* soueraygrie and pleasaunce,
To bryngc in peas atwene Englande and i'Yaunce.
Thanne from this, the kynge passyd on tyll he came at the conduyt at Paulys gate,
where was pyght a.celestyall trone, and therin was. sette a personage of the Trinite, with
a multytude of auagcllys playinge and syngynge vpon all instrumentes of musyk ; and
vpon y front of the sayd crowne' was wryten thyse verses or balades folowynge, the whiche
were spoken by the fader vnto the kynge.
To you my aungellys this precept ye assure,
This prynce that is so yonge and tender of age,
That ye entende and do your besy cure,
To kepe and saue hym from all maner damage
In his lyfe here, durynge all his age,
That his renowne may sprede and shyne ferre,
And of his two realmes to cease the uiortall warre.
And I wyll ferther, as I shewe to hym here,
Fulfyll hym with ioye and worldly habundaunce.
And with length of many and4 holsomeyere,
I shall comfort and helpe with all pleasaunce,
And of his lieges to haue faythfull obeysaunce.
* was ordeynyd. *moost. MS. moche. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 trone. *an.
And
SEPTIMA PARS IIENRICI SEXTI. 607
And also multyply and encrease his lync,
And cause his nobles thorugh the worlde to shync.
ANd this done he entred the churchyarde, wher he was mette with procession of* the
deane and the chanbns of Paulys : with whom also in pontificalibus came the archebys-
shop of Caunterbury and chaunceller of Englande, with y bysshop of Lyncolne, of Bathe,
of Salysbury, of Norwichc, of Ely, & of Rochester, tne whiche so conueyed hym into
the churche, and there made his oblygacions1. And that done, he toke agayne his stede at
the west dore of Paulys, and so rode forth vnto Wcstmynster, -where agayne he was of
the abbot and couent receyued with procession, and by theym conueyed vnto seynt Ed-
wardes shryne, and there taryed whyle Te Deum was songe in the quyer. And that fy -/«/. c.ixxxxi::.
nysshed, he was of his lordes conueyed vnto his palays, and thanne tlie mayre with his
cytezeyns retourned Joyously to London.
Than vpon the Saterdaye folowynge, beynge the. xxiii. daye of Februarii, the mayer
and aldermen yode vnto the kynge, and presented hym with an hamper of golde, and Dona*luitat!s'
therm a thousande pounde of fayre nobles, for the "which the kyng yeldyd vnto them
louynge thankes.
This yere also, by reason of the sowdyours of Calays, a restraynt was made there of
y wollys, for they were nat cotent of theyr wages. Wherfore the regent of Fran nee be-
yng than capytayne of Calays, came downe thyder in the Ester weke, at which tyme,
beynge the Wednysdaye in the sayd \veke, many sowdyoures were arrestyd & put in uarde.
And whan he had so done, he rode to Tyrewyn, & there by the meane of the bysshop of
Tyrewyn, he maryed the erle of Seynt Paulis doughter, and shortly after retourned lo
Calays, and caused the sayde sowdyours to be enquyred of, and fynally. iiii. of them
were demyd to dye; whiche. iiii. that is to say, lohn Maddely, lohn Lundaye, Thomas Execudo.
Palmer1, £ Thomas Talbot, were behedyd at Calays the. xi. daye of luny. And a hun-
dreth and. x. of the sayd sowdyours were banysshed the towne, ouer sixscore banysshcd
before that tyme. And vpon Mydsorner euyn folowynge, the sayd lorde regent with
his new spouse came vnto London, and soo taryed in Englande tyll the latter ende of
August.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxii. Auno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxiii.
lohn Olney.
lohn Parneys, fysshemonger. Anno. xi.
lohn Paddysley.
IN this. xi. yere, after some wryters, was, by the auctorytie of pope' Martyn the. v.
of that name, the counsayll of Basyle gaderyd. Durynge f whiche, the herytykes of Prage,
otherwyse called of Bohemy or Berne, were somonyd thiderj the whiche, vnder a suertye or a
saute conduyte," sent thyder for them with other an Englysshe clerke, named maister Peter a
renegat; the whiche del'endyd so styfly theyr heronyousoppinyons, tliat they retourned without
reconcylyacion. Thus hangynge this counsayll, pope' Martyn dyed, and for hym was chosen
Eugeny the fourth; the whiche beyng admytted, demeaned hym so nycely in the begynnynge,
y he was put out of Rome, and dyuerse prynces toke partie agayne hym in such wyse, that he
waslykely to be deposyd. But after he bare hym so sadly, that he recoueryd suche as he had
loste, & contynued y see by the space of. xvi. yeres, and ruled so, that of some wryters he is
called Eugenius gloriosus, and y is of religious me, for vnto them he had a speciall zele
and fauour. And vpon y. viii. day of luly, kynge Henry this yere began his parlyament
at Westmyoster, and so contynued it tyll Lammas, and then it was aiourned vnto seynt
Edwardes daye.
And this yere in the South West apperyd a sterre, which was lyke to a blasynge sterre,
1 Oblacyons. edit. 1533. 15i2» * Omitted in the edit. 1559-' 3 the byshop of Rome. edit. 1542.
and
Cos
Narracio.
Pel. C.Ixxxxiiii.
An huge froste.
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
and of some it is so named. The erle of Huntyngdofi also this yere was sent into Fraunce
with a warly company, and dyd there great feates, as sayth £ Englysshe Cronycle ; but of
that is nothynge towched in the Frenshe booke.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxiiii.
Thomas ChaltoR.
lohn Brokley, draper. Anno. xii.
lohfi Lynge.
THis. xii. yere, and. ix. daye of Nouembre, the terment of the erle of saynt Pawle,
fader vnto y duchesse of Bedforde, was solempnely holden in Pawlys Churche of Lon-
don, where the more partie of the astates of this realme were present. And ^ ix. day of
Marche folowyng, the lorde Talbot with a goodly company passed thorugh jr cytie of Lon-
don towarde the see [syde, and so passyd $ see]1 into Fraunce, where he wrought moche
woo vnto the Frensbme, wherof the partycnlers be nat touched. Cotynuynge the fore-
sayd warre in Fraunce, the towne of Seynt Denys, whiche is within, ii. Englysshe myles
of Parys, was goten by treason or practyse of one named John Notice, a knyght of
Orleauce, from Mathew Gougth and Thomas Kyriell capitaynes, & slewe therin many
Englisshe men, & many they tooke prysoners. But soone after the sayd capitaynes \V
strengthe taken to them of the Parysiens and other, layde suche a stronge siege roude
aboute the sayd towne of Seynt Denys, y fynally they agreed to redelyuer the towne, if
they were nat rescowyd of the Frenshe kynge within xv. dayes, so y the sayd dayes ex-
pyred, it was retourned vnto the Englysshmen. But this natwiihstandynge, the Frenshmen
wan dayly vpon the Englysshmen, both in those parties and also in Normady. Amonge
whiche gaynys, the Frenshe Gaguyne bryngeth in a matier of game, as he rehersith, to
the mockage.of Englisshmen, & sayth that in this yere £ feest of Myghelmas, at a place
called Fewgery in Guyan, a stronge fyght was foughteri atwene the Englysshmen & the
Frenshmen, durynge the which, one named Boosaprest a Frenshe knyght, for fere flecide
from y fyght & hyd hyrn in a couert of busshes, & there stode styll tyll the fyght was endyd,
& the Englisshmen scomfyted & scaryd. Of the which, ii. of auenture to sauegarde thetn-
self, fled to the sayd thycke busshe, where the cowarde Frenshe knyght stode. The whiche
whan he had esspyed & lerned of theym that the Frenshe partie had wonne y- felde, he
became soo corageous, that he forsyd y sayd. ii. Englysshmen to become his prysoners,
and so with theym entred the hoost of y' Frenshmen, & bare a coutenaunce as though he
had wonne theym in the forsayd fyght. But at length whan all his demeanure was knowen,
he was for his feat had in great dirision, and by his chief capitayne named Guillatn de
seynt Albyne, pryuyd of his prysoners.
And in this season also ^ erle of Arundell, whiche Normady* had knvghtly borne hym,
herynge^that one Hyrus a Frenshe capitayne hadde [newely]1 fortyfyed a stronge castell
named Gerborym, before distroyed of Englysshmen, toke w hym a certayne of sow-
dyoures, &gyrde tlie castell with a stronge siege, & assawtyd h bysondry tymes mafully,
as sayth the Frenshe Cronycle. But Gaguyne in his Cronycle saith, y' the siege were fully
layde orf castel were fully repayred, the sayd Hyrus with his company issued out of the
castell, and gaue vnto the said erle a cruell skyrmysshe, in y whiche the sayd erle re-
ceyued a deedly woude, and dyed shortly after. And that victory so by the Frenshmen
opteyned, that castell was to the hurte of Englisshmen reedyfyed, and a place called
Dyeppe with other also wonne from theym.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxv.
Thomas Bernwell.
Robert Oiley, grocer. Anno. xiii.
Symonde Eyre.
IN this. xiii. yere, and euyn of seyn Katheryfi, began a froste that enduryd tyll the
Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559. * in Normandy.
3 that or the siege,
7
edit. 1542. 1559.
feest
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI. 609
feest of seynt Scolastica, or the. x. day of February, the which frase $ Thamys so fer-
uently, y shyp nor bote inyght come with vytayll to Lodon ; wherfore such shyppes as
came this yere to Thamys mouih from Burdeux, were discharged there, & the wyne &
other marchaudyse by them brought caryed by lande to y" cytie. And in y latter ende of
Decembre this yere, endyd the parliament holden at Westmynster, begone at Myghel-
masse tenne before passyd.
This yere also, by meanes of the pope' than Eugeny the. iiii. at Aras in Picardy was Atre»*r°f
holden a great counsayll, for to conclude an vnyon and peas atwene y two realmes of
Englande and Fraunce ; to the whiche counsayll, by the sayd popes* comaudemet came
as a persone indifferent, Nicholas cardynall of the Holy Crosse, with. vi. Romayne bys-
shoppes to hym assygned. And for the kynges of Englades partie was there assygned
the cardynal of Winchester, the archebysshop of Yorke, the erlys of Huntyngdon & of
Suffolk with dyuerse other. And for the Frenshe kyng was there the duke of Burbon, the
erle of Richemout, the archebysshop of Raynys cbaunceller than of Frauce, the deane
of Paris, with many other which I passe ouer. There were also as fortherers of the
matyer, the cardynall of Cypris. And for f duke of Burgoyn was there the bisshop of
Cambray, and Nicholas Rawlyn the sayd dukes chaunceller, ft dyuers erlys & barons of
that duchy. And for the duke of Brytayne were there the erlys of Alenson & of Barre,
\v other, ouer & aboue dyuers oratours appoynted for the countie of Flaundres. At
whiche assemble & counsayl thus holden, as testyfyeth dyuers wryters, many great offers
by meane of y aboueuamed cardynall of Holy Crosse or seynt Crosse, to the Englysshe
lordes wer offeryd ; but as sayth Gaguinus, y Englysshmen were so obstynatly sette and
purposed vpon warre, that there myght no reason content theym ; by reason of whiche
obstynacy, the counsayll was deferryd tyll an other day : at whiche day the Englysshemen
entendyng f contynuauce of warre, absented themself. Wherwith jr sayd cardynall beyng
discotentyd, made meanes of an entreaty of peas atwene Charlys, that toke vpon hym as
Frensshe kyng, £ Philip duke of Burgoyn ; wherof fy said Charlys was so fayne, that for
stablysshyng of y peas, & to satisfye hym for the murder of his fader, he gaue vnto hym
all the vtter boudes of Champeyn marchayng vpon Burgoyn, with dyuers cyties, asSeyn The Juke of
Quyntyne, Corbye, Peron, Abbeuyle & other, w" the countie of Poytyaw and lordshyp Bu|s°)rnne>
of M aeon ; and, as wytnessyth the foresayd Gagwyne, many moo thynges were vnto the
duke by y" sayd Charlys promysed, which after their bothe dethes were broken and stode
for nought. After whiche peas thus atwene theym confermyd and proclaymed, the sayde
duke became vtter enernye to the kyng of Englande, as after shall appere. And soorie
after the sayd duke began his ordre of the Lyle and y^ Golden Flese, and ordeyned cer-
tayne knyghtes of that ordre, & made therunto many statutes and ordenauces, wherof
dyuers were lyke vnto the statutes of the Garter. And in the ende of this yere, &. xiiii.
daye of Septembre, at Roan in Normandye dyed f noble prynce lohn duke of Bedforde
and regent of Fraunce, and was after with great solempnytie buryed within the Churche
of Notir Dame of y same cytie, where for hym are foundyd wonderfull thynges, after
some mennes reporte ; but for I fynde therof in wrytynge no thynge, I passe it ouer.
AUBO Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxv. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxvi.
Thomas Catworth.
Henry Frowyk, mercer. Anno, xiiii.
Robert Clopton.
THis. xiiii. yere, & begjnyng of $ same, the duke of Barre accompanyed with Bur-
gonyos and Frenshemen, wan the towne of Harflew with dyuers other vyllages. And in
Apryll folowynge, the sayde duke accompanyed with the lorde Teruan and the maister
of the [Frenshe]1 kynges chyualry, toke the towne of Seynt Denys, and slewe therin aboue.
1 Bishop of Rome. edit. 1542. * bishop of Homes, edit. 1542. 3 Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559.
4 I iiii'
610
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The cytie of
The cytie of
Paryj.
jiii, hondred Englysshemen, and toke prysoner Thomas Beleamounde their capitayne,
kriyizlit, with many other. And that1 the Frenshmen assawtid a tower thereby called Veuen,
and toke it by appoyntement.
Then one named Notyce a knyght of' Orleaunce, with a strengthe of knyghtes, drewe
hym nere the cytie of Parys, and there at a house of relygyon of the Charterhous ordre,
lodgyd hym beyonde Seynl Denys, ouer the water of Sayn, and confederyd with certayne
cytezeyns of the cytie named Mychaell Laylery, lohn Frountayne, Thomas Pygacen, lohn
de Seynt Benoit, Nicholas Loueryn and laques Bergery, for to betraye the cytie, and
to brynge it out of $ Englysshe possessyon ; the whiche persones beynge hedes of the
cytie, conueyed theyr purpose in suche wyse, y they turnyd $ comons of $ cytie vpon
the Englysshemen, and sodaynly arose agayne theym, and slewe of theym many, and many
toke prysoners*. And as y Englysshemen fledde or faught by the stretes, the wome £ other
feble persones cast vpon theym stones and hole lycours to theyr great confucion, so that
the Englysshemen were in passynge mysery desolacion'. In this tyme of persecucion,
the bisshop of Moref, which than was named Chauceler of Englysshmen in those parties,
w other, hardly escapyd, £ toke the tower of Seynt Denys, whiche as yet restid in the
Englysshe possession.
Thenne the other hoost of Frenshmen, heryng of this stronge4 and rumour in the cytie,
anon drewe nere, and entred by seynt lamys gate, without moche resistence, £ so en-
ioyed the cytie at theyr pleasure.
Thane the Englysshmen beynge in the tower of Seynt Denys, ferynge that they myght
nat longe holde y said place agayne their enemyes, fyll to a treaty, and condiscendyd to
passe free with theyr lyues; the whiche, when they shuld passe vpon their iournay, were
diryded and scorned of y Frenshe nacion out of all measure. And whan y cytie of
Parys was thus subdued to the Frenshe domynyon, anone the Englisshe people that there
abode vnder fyne and raunsom, were sworne to Charlys the Seuynth, thanne takynge
vpon hym as Feenshe kyng. And anone after were wonne from the Englisshe power, y
holdes named Creoll and Seynt Germayne, [in laye passe tyme]5 and season, for
to strength and haue $ gydynge of Normandy, the duke of Yorke, encompanyed with
the erle of Salysbury, and the lorde Fawcouhridge sayled into Fraunce ; and the erle of
Morteyij beynge than at Calays, made a vyage into Flaundres, & skyrmysshyd with
theym that borderyd vpon Pycardy, and slewe of theym ouer. CCCC. and gate a great
droue of bestes, and brought theim vnto Calais. And for that certaynte was hadde that
Phylyp duke of Burgoyn entendyd to laye his siege aboute Calays, therfpre London and
ally good townes of Englande were charged to sende thyder certayne men, well and suft'y-
fd. C.IXXXKO. cyently for y- warre apparaylled, wherof London sent at theyr charge men6.
Than vpon the. ix. daye of luyll, the duke of Burgoyn, with a great multytude of Bur-
The siege of c*» gonyons and Flemynges, apperyd before Calays, and there pight his pauyltons and tentes,
hys" so that, euery towne of Flaunders had their tentes by thernselfe. At whiche season was
lieutenaunte of Calays sir lohn Ratclyf knight, and of the castell was lieutenaunt the ba-
ron of Dudley; and soo y siege enduryd vpon. iii. wekes, in whiche season many knyghtly
actes were done and excercysed vpon both parties, whiche for lengthynge of y tyme I
passe. Than vpon the seconde daye of August, the duke of Glouceter and protectour of
Englade, with a company of. v. C. sayles, as some wryters haue, landyd at Calays, and en-
tendyd vpon the thirde day folowynge to haue issued out of the towne, and to haue gyuen
batayll to $ Flemynges; but, as testyfyeth all Englyssh wryters, so soone as the duke of
Burgoyn was ware of the great power of the lorde protectour, he toke with hym of his
ordenaunce that he myght lyghtly cary, and the other that were heuy £ cumbrusse, he lefte
behynde hym; amonge the whiche one was left before Guynes, a greate gunne of brasse
1 and after that. MS. then. edit. 1553.. 1542. 155J)* * and hy force slew of them a great noumber, and
they dyd take many orysoners* edit. 1542. 1559. * and desolacion. * styrryng. MS. * in whyeh
passetyme. * CC. men. MS.
7 named
SEPTIMA PARS HENRIC1 SEXTI.
named Dygon, ouer dyuerse serpenlynes and other great gunnes. And the Flemynges left
behynde ttieym great quantyte of bere, besyde wyne and floure and other vytaylie.
But of this vyage wryteth otherwyse Gaguyne, and sayth that the duke well & manfully1
cotynued his siege before Calays ouer two monethes, and there dyd many notable actes
in assaylynge of his enemyes. And after the Flemynges, by reason of theyr mourmour and
rebellyon, hadde refusyd hycu, and in rnaner lafte hym almoste withoute company, yet nat-
withstandynge he dayly assayled his enemyes ; and after with suche small company as
was lafte hyin, whan he sawe he myght not preuayll, he retourned into his coutre. And so
thus alwaye in all the sayd Gagwynus boke, he wypeth from the Englysshmen in all that
he maye the honoure, and excusyth theyr enemyes to his power. Whan the duke with
his boost was thus fledde, the lorde protectoure with his people folowed hym into the
countre of Flaundres, and wastyd that countre by the space of a. xi. dayes ; in whiche sea-
son he brent but two townes, whiche were named and yet be, Poperynge and Bell; andre-
tourned to Calays, and after into Englade.
And this yere was the castell or towne of Ilokkysboruth in Scotlande besieged of y kynge
of Scottes ; but so soone as he hadde wyttynge that sir Rauffe Gray knyght, was comynge
with a competent nombre for to remoue that siege, anone he departed, leuynge some parta
of his ordenaunce behynde hym, to his great dishonoure.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.xxxvii.
Thomas Morsted.
lohfi Michel!*. Anno. xv.
Wyllyatn Gregory.
IN this. xv. yere, and thirde daye of lanuarii, quene Katheryne moder vnto Henry the Obitm r
sixte, wyfe of Henry the. v. dyed at Barmudissey in Southwarke, and after with due so- Kathetme<
lempnyte brought thorugh the cytie, and so conueyed to Westmynster, & there buryed in
the myddes of our lady chapell, vnder a tombe of marbyll. But whane our soueraygne
lorde Henry the. vii. than beyng kyng, caused y" chapell to be taken downe, & buylded
a newe, without the lyke there vnto, as nowe to men doth appere, than the corps of y
excellent pryncesse was taken vp, & sette by the tombe of her lorde and husbande, durynge
the tyme of the buyldyng of the sayd newe chapell, and after buryed by her sayd lorde
within f savd chapell. And the. xiiii. day of the sayd moneth fyll downe sodaynly the fur-
thest gate towarde Southwarke with the tower thereupon, and. ii. of the furthest arches of
the sayd brvdge ; but, as God wolde, no feature was therwith perysshed, to' meane of hu- Cwufite.
rnayne persones.
And the. xxi. daye of this sayde moneth of lanuarii, the I^ynge beganne his parlyaniqpt;pa<iy*f«s*.Vi 4.; -
at Westmynster, which before was purposyd to haue been holden at Cambrydge. - -ffiv-^
this parlyament came the bysshop of Turuyn, and the counsayl of the erle of Armyo^c,
wherof 1 fynde nat the cause expressyd. And after Easter was a daye of diot hoiden by-
twene Grauenynge & Calays, for the matyers touchynge the kynge and the duke of Bur-
goyne, where, for the kynge apperyd the cardynall of Englande, the duke of Norffolke,
and jf erle of Stafforde, with dyuers other; and for the dukes party, apperyd there the
duchesse his wyfe, with dyuers other of the sayd dukes counsayl : where, by meanes of the
sayd persones, an abstynence of warre was taken for a certayne tyme in the ducbesse
name, for the kynge wolde take none appoyntment with $ duke, for so moche as he had
gone from his trouth and allegeaunce, that before tyme he had made with the kynge. And
vpon the seconde daye of luly this yere dyed quene lane, the whiche somtyme had ben
the wyfe of kynge Henry the. iiii., and before that the wyfe of the duke of Brytayne, and
was carved from Barmundessey to Caunterhury, and there buryed by her husbande
1 The edit, of 1.542. and 1559- here add as a valyaunte knyghte in hys actcs. * The MS. tdds fishmonger.
' that is to. edit. 15*2. 1559-
412 Henry
612
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
Kynge of Scottes
murdred.
Henry the. iiii. And this yere fell a chalice that had nat ben seen many yeres before,
for all lyons1 dyed in the tower, the whiche had cdtynued there a longe season.
In this yere also y" kyng of Scottes was trayterously murderyd by seruauntes of his
owne, of the whiche traytours the capitayne of them was named Robert Grame, the which
after was, with other of his company, taken & put vnto moost paynfull deth. This sayd
kynge of Scottes hadde been prisoner, xv. yeres in Englande.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxvii.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxviii.
Willyam Chapman.
Wyllyam Estfeylde, mercer. Anno. xvi.
Willyam Halys.
THis. xvi. yere, and moneth of Nouebre, kynge Henry caused to be kepte a solempne
obyt or terment within y churche of Paulys, for Sysgysmonde the emperour and knight of
the Garter. This was a man of meruaylous great & worthy fame, as by the auctour of
Cronica Cronicarum is shortly expressyd; after whose deth the gydynge of the empyre
fyll to Albert, that had maryed the oonly doughter of the sayd Sygysmunde.
In this yere also, &c.
. CJxxmtvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xzxviii.
Stephen Browne, grocer.
Chaun;;.
Hughe Dyke.
Nicholas Yoo.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxix.
Anno. xvii.
THis. xvii. yere vpon new yeres day in y after noon, a stake of wood fyll downe so-
daynly at Baynardes Castell vpo Thamys syde, and slewe. iii. men, & hurt dyuers other.
And at Bedforde this yere, at the kepynge of a shyre day, by the fallynge of a steyer,
were, xviii. murdred & slayne, besyde many other sore hurte and maymyd. And the
last daye of Apryll dyed in Roan sir Richarde Beauchampe, called of comon fame the
god erle of Warwyke. This was lyeutenaunt of y kynge in Normandy, & demaned hym
there full well and manfully, whose body was after brought vnto Warwyke, and there in a
newechapell buylded vpony'southe syde of the quyer, buryed full honourably.
This yere also was great derth of corne in Englande, and also in Frauce, inso-
moche that a busshell was solde at London for. iii.s. and. iii.s. iiii.rf. ; and in Fraunce in
Parys, it was at lyke value; and *Wc also they dyed sore ot y sjienesse of ipydymye.
FOT this scarcyte of whete i" Englande, in many places the people made them brede of
•fetches, pesyn, and be^y3 : a°d after some wryters, for lacke of thyse foresayd graynes,
some poore peoolc made theym brede of feme rotys. But yet by y prouydence of Stephen
Browne, this yere mayre, many shyppes were freyght \V rye out of Pruce, and dischargyd
at London, that easyd the people nere to the cytie greatly. This of many wryters is
named $ seconde dere yere.
In this yere ended y1 counsayll or synode holden at Basyle, begon as before is sayde in
the. xi. yere of this kynge. By auctorite of whiche cousayll Eugeny y\ iiii. was deposyd,
& Amedeus a duke & prynce of Sauoy, [whiche]' was chosen for pope* in f place of f
forenamed Eugeny ; but yet he had suche ayde, that he contynued in Rome as pope1 all
his lyues tyme. And that other, whiche was named of his ayders Felix the. y., cotynued his
dygnytie in other places, so that thenne arose a great scysme in the churche whether of
thyse. ii. was indubytat pope1; for some coutres vphelde that one, and some that other,
so that there were allowyd none of them both, and that was called the newtralytie. This
scisuie contynued vpon. ix. yeres, the tenne whyle Eugeny lyued ; after whose dethe was
1 the lyons. MS. * bishop of Rome. 1542.
1 Omitted in edit. J542. 1559.
chosen
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI. 6J3
i
chosen a cardynall named Thomas Sarazan, and after was named Nicholas the. v., to
whom the sayd Felix, after he was admytted for [Peters successour]1 of his owne good
mynde renouncyd his dygnytie of papacy, and submytted hym to the rule and obedyence
of the sayd. v. Nicholas than beyng indubitat pope1; and thus seasyd y scysme in the
Churche, which had contynued by y terme aboue specifyd. This Felix was a deuoute
prynce, & sawe y sones of his sones, and after lyued a deuout and holy lyfe ; and lastly
was chosen pope1 as before is she\vyd,for the whiche he is of dyuerse wryters accompted for
happy. But and he had nat medelyd with the tytle of the Churche, and therwith blottyd his
olde age, he had after the oppynyon of other wryters, be named or allowed moche more
blessyd and happy.
And this yere, in the moneth of August, in London where two bawdes punysshed with
vverynge of raye hoodes, and after, xl. dayes enprysonement, they were banysshed the
towne, & dryuen out with moste shame.
In this yere also y conduyte in Flete strete was begonne by sir Wyllyam Estfelde The
knyght, and late mayer, and so fynysshed of his good disposicion without coste or charge
to the cytie. And he was with sir Lowys, lohn* of Essex, made knyghtes of the Bath the
same yere.
And in this yere dyed Robert Chycheley, grocer, and twyes mayer of London, the which Nota
wylled in his testamet, that vpon his mynde day a good & competent dyner shuld be tu- '• voluntatCi
ordeyned for. xxiiii. C. poore men, and that of housholders of the cytie, if they myght be
foude. And ouer that was. xx./i. destrybuted amonge theym, which was to euery
man. ii.d
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xxxix. Anno Domini. M.iiii.Cxl.
Robert Marchall.
Robert Large, mercer. Anno, xviii.
Philyp Malpas.
THis. xviii. yere, vpon the day of seynt Botolph, or. xvii, daye of luny, a precst after
he was degradyd of his prestelye dygnyte, named sir Richarde, [whiche]3 was brent for
herysye at the Tower hylle, howe well in his latter daye he toke great repentauce, & dyed
Goddes.man, and in the fayth of y Churche. This, for wordes spoken by his lyfe, that
the posterne of the tower shulde synke, as after it dyd, & other fatastical dedys or wordes,
he of many lewde folkes was accoptyd for an holy man. Wherefore after his deth they
came to his place of execucion, and there made theyroblacyons and prayers, and areryd a
great hepe of stonys, and pyght there a crosse by nyght, so y by thys meanes a great dis-
claunder ran vpon the churche, & specyally vpon suche as had put hym to deth. But
to cease that rumour, comaudement was sent from the kynge to punysshe all suche as
thyder wente on pylgrymage ; by vertue whereof the mayre and shyreffes dyd such dyly-
gence, that shortly after all that sekynge and offerynge was fordone & layde appart.
This yere also the shyreftes of London sette out of Seynt Martyns le Graunt. v. per-
sones beynge there in seyntwary, and ladde theym to the countoure in Bred strete, where
they remayned certayn dayes, but those dayes expyred, they were by the kynges iustyces
restoryd vnto seyntwary. In this passetyme the warre atwene Englande and Fraunce
endurynge, in a wynter season whenne the grounde was coueryd with a myghty snowe,
and therwith all a stronge froste hadde hardonyd the pondes and dytches, the Eng-
lysshemen, whiche laye in a stronge holdes nygh vnto a towne called Poutlarge, arayed
theym in whyte clothes ouer theyr barneys, and so in great nombre approchyd the dykes,
& passed vpon the ise to the wallys and theym scalyd, and the watche of the towne sle-
pynge, toke y towne and distressyd therin moche people ; from the which daunger escapyd
ryght hardly, ii. capitaynes of that towne named loan de Vyllers, and Narabon a knyght
1 bishop of Rome. edit. J542. * and lohnne. 3 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
Burgonyon.
614 SEPTIMA PARS HENRI CI SEXTI. "%
Burgonyon. The countre aboute Parys was also sore veryd w the raoyne of wolues,
that proclamacyon was made that euery grene or new flayne skyn of a wolfe that was
brought vnto Parys, the prouost shulde gyue to the brynger. xx Jielynges, or. xx. sous of
y countree money, whiche amounteth to. ii.s. \\.d. sterlynge. It was nat longe after or
fd. CJxKxxvn. Charlys the Frenshe kynge layde vnto the foresayd towne a strong siege ; but it by the
duke of Yorke & the lorde Talbot was well and knyghtly defendyd, insomoch that one
tyme they put y Frensshmen to rebuke, and were lykely to haue taken theyr kyng, ne
had be y soner rescous. Lastly, y duke of Yorke & the sayd lorde Talbot, for vrgent
causes, departed thens to Roan, and betoke f towne to y rule of sir Gerueys of Clyfton
knyght, & other, hauynge with theym to the nombre of a thousande sowdyours. But the
thirde daye after the dukes departynge, the' Frensshe kyng so fyersly assayled the towne,
that in the ende he wanne it by strength, and slewe therein many an Englyssheman, &
toke many prysoners. And soone after was the townes of Meleon, of Corbeyll, & of
Ebreouse1 lost from the Englysshmen. For ye shall ve* that sondry and many tymes,
the townes and holdes in Fraunce were lost and efte wonne; but euer the more losse
turned to the Englysshe party, tyll all Normandy were loste, and all other landes of
Fraunce apparteynynge to the kynge of Englande.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xl. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xli.
lohn SuttoS.
lohn Paddysley, goldsmyth. Anno. xix.
Wyllyam Wetynhale.
THis. xix. yere began murder' and grudge to breke at large, that before hadde ben
kept in mewe, atwene parsones nere aboute the kynge, and his vncle the famous Hutnfrey
duke of Glouceter and protectour of the lande ; agayne whom dyuers coniecturis were
attempted a farre, whiche after were sette nere to hym, so that they left nat tyll they
hadde brought hym vnto his confucion.
And firste this yere dame Eleanoure Cobham, whom he was to famylyer with, or she
were to hym maryed, was arrestid of certayne poyntes of treason, and therupon by exa-
mynacion conuict, and lastly demyd to dwell as an oullawe in the Isle of Man, vnder the
warde of sir Thomas Stanley knyght. And soone after were arrestyd as ayders and
counsayllours of the foresayd duchesse, maister Thomas Southwell, a chanon of seynt
Stephyns chapell at Westmynster, maister lohn Hum, a chapelayne of f sayd duchesse,
and maister Roger Bolyngbroke, a man expert in nygromancy, and a woma called Mar-
gery lourdemayne, surnamed the wytche of Eye besyde Wynchestei4. To whose charge it
was layde that thyse. iiii. persones shuld, at the request of the sayd duchesse, deuise an
image of waxe lyke vnto the kyng, the whiche image they delte soo with, that by theyr
deuyllysshe incantacyons and sorcery, they entedyd to brynge out of lyfe Jytell and lytell
the kynges persone, as they lytell and lytell consumyd y image. For the whiche treason
-and other, fynally they were conuict aud adiuged to dye ; but maister Thomas Soutbe-
well dyed in the Tower of London y nyght before he shulde haue been iuged on y morne,
as in the next yere folowyng shal be declaryd.
AsotyWeof Ye haue in pieccdyng yere harde howe the towne of Poutlarge was wonne by Charlys,
j, fofa Vp0n |lvm as kynge ; where as many Englysshemen were takyn prysoners and sent
to a castell named Coruyle, where they so beynge in pryson, lahoured vnto f rulor of that
holde, that one of theym myght be sette at large to laboure to theyr frendes for theyr
raunsom. The whiche persone, whan lie was at his lyhertye, went vnto a strength there by,
wherof an Aragon knyght was capitayne vnder y duke of Yorke, and shewyd to hym that
the castell of Coruyle was but sklenderly manned, and that it myght be wonne by polycy
and lytelt strengthe. Wheru-pon the sayd capitayne named Fraunceys, in the nyghte fol-
1 Eoroyn. MS. * vndirstand. 3 murmur. * Wcotmynsttr. MS.
owynge,
•- SEPTIMA PARS HENHICI SEXTI. 615
owynge, sette a bussheraent nere vnto y sayd castell, and in the dawnynge of the morn-
ynge arayed. iiii. of his sowdyours in husbandemenes aray, and sent theym with sakkes
fylled with dyuers fiutes to oiler to sell to the occupyers of the castell ; the whiche, whan
they were comyn to the gate, and by the langage taken for Frenshmen, anbne withoute
susspicion were taken in, and seynge that few folkes were stirrynge, helde the porter muet
whyle one gaue the foresayd buss.hment knowledge, so that shortly they entred and toke
the capitayne in his bedde, and after spoyled the castell, & deliuered $ Englysshe pryson-
ers, and conueyed the Frenshmen, with all the goodes that they myght carry of the cas-
tell, vnto Roan.
Vpon the daye of the Translacion of seynt Edwarde, or. xii. daye of Octobre, vpon
whiche daye the mayer is named by the mayer and his brother for the yere folowynge,
that daye whan the comons of the cytie, after theyr auncyent custome, had chqsen. ii.
aldermen, suclie as before had ben shyreftes of London & of Middlesex, that is to wete,
Robert Clopton, draper, and Itaufte Holande, tayllour, and theym presented by name
vnto the mayer and his brother than syttynge in the vtter chambre where the mayers
courtes ben kepte, to the entent that the sayde mayer & his brother myghte chose one of
y sayde two, such as they thought most necessary and worshypful for the rome. The sayd
mayer and his brether chase the,re Robert Clopton, & brought hym after downe vpon his
right hande tow aide y halle : whereof, whan certayne tayllours there beynge were ware,
and sawe that Raufie Holande was nat chosen, anone they cryed " naye, naye, nat this,
but Rauffe Holande ;" wherwitli y olde mayer beynge astonyed, stode stylle vpon the stayer,
and comaundyd theym to kepe sylence, and after helde on his way to the East ende of the
halle, and there sette hyrn downe, £ his brether aboute hym. In whiche meane tyme the
sayde tayllours hadde contynued theyr crye, and encensyd other of lowe felysshypes of the
cytie, as symple persones, to take theyr parte, and to crye as faste as they, & wold nat
cease for speche of the mayre nor oyes made by the mayres sergiaunt of armes. Wherfore
the mayer, to appease the rumour, sent downe the sheryfles, and comaundyd theym to
take the mysdoers, and to sende theym vnto pryson ; the whiche precepte obscruyd, and
a. xii. or. xvi. of the chief of them sent vnto Newgate, the sayd rumour was anone
ceasyd j of the whiche prysbners some were after fyned, and some punysshed by longe im-
prysonmet.
Anno Domini. M. iiii. C. xii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlii.
Wyllyam Cumbys.
Robert Cloptofi*. Anno. xx.
Richarde Ryche.
THis. xx. yere, and in the moneth of folowynge, the parties before in y other
yere arrestyd for treason, were brought vnto y Guyldhalle of London, and there arreygned
of suche poyntes as before ben rcherced, and for the same fynally maister lohfi Hum, &
maistcr Roger Bolyngbroke were iuged to be drawen, haged, & quarterd, & y wytche to
be brent; but maister Thomas Sothwell dyed in the tower the nyght before that he shuld
haue be iuged. Then accordynsje to the sentence of the court before passed, maister
Roger was drawen to Tyborne, and there lianged, and quarteryd ; the whiche at that sea-
son toke vpoa his deth, y he was nat gylte of y treason y he was put to & iuged for, &
the next daye folowynge was the wytch brent in Smythfelde, and maister lohii Hum was
pardoned & suyd out his charter.
This yere also the lorde Talbot layde sige before an hauen towne in Normandy named DominusTaibot,
Depe, and .set his ordynaunce vpon an hylic called Polect, where, amonge other engynes
and instrumcntes of warre, he hadd« deuysyd a myghty tower of tymbre, out of the wbiche
he shotte his gunnes and other ordynaunce, and therwith brosyd and crasyd the wallys, &
wrought therby great displeasure vnto the tower* of Uepe. In this towne was capytayne
i
1 The MS. aid* draper. * towne. edit., 1533. 1 542- 1559.
Charlys
616 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTL
Charlys Mareys a Frenshe knyght, the whiche manfully defendyd the towne, tyll vnto hym
with rescous came lohn Notice of Orleaunce, knyght, with a company of. M. sowdyours.
And there after came to f rescous of the sayd towne. ii. other knyghtes named Arthur
Deiongeuyle, and sir Thomas Droynon, with. vi.C. men. And after this Charlys, whiche
named hymselfe Frenshe kynge, sent thyder the thirde rescous of. v.C. men of armys, and
a. M. of other sowdiours vnder. ii. leders, called Theodalde, and Guillam Richauyll
knyghtes ; the which rescous notwithstandynge, the sayd lorde Talbot well & manfully
contynued [his siege, & assawtyd the towne]1 in right cruell maner, so that they were
fayne to call for more ayde ; wherof the lord Talbot beynge ware, thy n kynge that shortly
the Frenshmen shulde be constrayned to gyue ouer the towne, left the gydynge of the
siege vnto sir Wyllyam Ponton & sir lohfi Rippelande, or Trippelande, knyght, and after
departyd. After whose departynge, within shorte whyle, the dowlphyn of Vienne, Lowys
by name, and sone vnto the forenamed Charlys, Frenshe kynge, accompanyed with the
erle of Seynt Paule, and other, to the nombre of.xvi.C. knightes, came vnto the rescous of
the sayde towne ; and after he had a daye restyd hym and his sowdyours, he sent the
forenamed Theodalde, with a strength of. CCCC. men, for to assayle the foresayd tower
of tymbre, but lytell hurte dyd therunto*. Thenne the sayd dowlphyn sent another
strengthe of. vi.C. men to assayle it; but y1 Englisshmen quyt theym so manfully, y they
slewe. viii. score Frenshmen, and woudyd ouer. iii.C.
Wherwith f dowlphyn beynge greuously amoued, assembled the vttermost
strengthe he myght make, as well of the towne and other, and set vpon the Englisshmen,
whiche were sore brosyd w dayly fight, and few in nombre, & fynally scomfyted them, &
slewe of them vpon. CCC. and toke the rest prysoners ; among the whiche the foresayd
two Englysshe capitaynes were taken, & a kynnysma of the lord Talbottes, or more verily
one of his bast sones. And thus was Depe rescowyd, & j- Englysshme discomfyted, after
they had manfully maynteyned that sige by the space of. ix. wekes and odde dayes.
A**?* Also this yere, in the moneth of August, was a great affray in Fletestrete, atwene y
getters of the innys of court, and the inhabytauntes of the same strete; whiche affray
began in the nyght, and so contynued with assawtes and small bykerynges tyll the next
daye, in whiche season moche people of the cytie thyder was gaderyd, and dyuerse men
of bothe partyes were slayne & .many hurte. But lastly, by the presence and discression
of f mayer and shyreffes, this affray was appeasyd ; of the whiche was chief occacioner a
man of ClyfForde Inne named Herbotell.
Assur»unc« of In this yere also, by certayne ambassadoures that were sent out of Englade into Guyon,
manage. a maryage was concludyd in the begynnynge of the yere folowynge, atwene the kyng and
the erlys doughter of Armenak, whiche conclucion was after disalowyd & put5 by the
meanes of the erle of Suffolke, whiche kyndelyd a newe brande of burnyng enuy atwene
the lorde protectour & hym, and toke fyre in suche wyse, that it left nat tyll both parties,
with many other, were consumyd and slayne, whereof ensued moche myschief within the
realme, and losse of all Normady, as after to you shal appere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xliii.
Thomas Beaumout.
John Athirley, irenmonger. Anno. xxi.
Richarde Nordon.
. IN this. xxi. yere, the foresaid erle of Suffolk, whiche, as before is towched, had fordon
;y coclusyon of y1 maryage taken by f ambassadours, atwene the kyng and the erle of
Armenakes doughter, went ouer hymself, with other vnto hym assygned, and there in
Fraunce concluded a maryage atwene y kynge and dame Margarete the kynges doughter
1 Omitted in edit. 1542.1559- * they therunto. 3 put apart. MS.
Of
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI. 6lf
of Cecyle and of Iherusalem, as sayth y Englysshe Cronycle. And for that maryage to
brynge aboute, to the sayd kynge of Cecyle was delyuered the duchye of Angeou &
erledorne of Mayne, whiche are called the keyes of Normandy.
But the Frensh wryter Gaguyne sayth I his Latyne Cronycle, that abowte this tyme
the erle of Suftblke came vnto Charlys y Frenshe kyng, to a towne in Lorayn, nainyd
Nauce or Naut, & axed of hym his doughter to be quene of Englande, but he gyueth
to her no name ; the whiche request of the sayd Charlys to the sayde erle was graunted.
Also he affermeth, lytell tofore that season a peas atwene bothe realmes was concludyd
for the terme of. xxii. monethes, whiche peas enduryd but a whyle after.
And this yere, vpon Candelmas euyn, y steple of seynt Paulys churche in London, wasFye-
sette on fyre by tempest of lyghtnynge, and lastly quenchyd by great dylygence and la-
boure of many persones ; but of all that there laboured, the morowe masse preest of
Bowe Churche in Chepe was moste couiendyd and notyd.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xliii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xliiii,
Nicholas Wyfforde.
Thomas Catworthe, grocer. Anno. xxii.
lohn Norman.
THis. xxii. yere, the erle of Stafforde was made or created duke of Bukkyngharn, the DUX suffbike»
erle of Warwyke duke of Warwyke, the erle of Dorset marquis of Dorset, and the erle of
Suffolke marquys of Suftblke ; the whiche marquys of Suffblke soon after, with his wyfe and
other honourable personages, aswell of men as of women, w great apparayll of chayris and/?./. MX*™!*,
other costious ordenaunce for to conueye the forenamed lady Margarete into Englande,
sayled into Erauce, where they were honourrably receyued, and so taryed there all this
ruayres yere.
In this yere was also an act made, byauctorytie of the comou cousayll of Lodon, that vpon An act for the
jf Sondaye shuld no maner of thynge within the frauncliise of y cytie be bought or solde, Sondjye-
nother vytayl nor other thyng; nor none artificer shuld brynge his ware to any man to be
worne or occupyed that day, as tayllours garmentes, or cordwayners shoys ; and so in lyke-
wyse of all other occupacions : the whiche ordenaunce helde but a whyle.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xliiii. Auno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlv.
Stephyn Foster.
Henry Frowykc, mercer. Anno, xxiii.
Hugh Wyche.
THis. xxiii. yere, and moneth of the foresayd lady Margaret came oner into QHene M
Englande, and in the moneth of folowyng she was maryed vnto king Henry, at ™
a towne called Sowihwyke, in the countre of Hamshyre. And from thens she was honour-
ably conueyed by the lordes and estates of this lande, whiche mette with her in sondry
[places, with great retyneue of men in sondry]1 lyueryes, with theyrsleuys browderyd, and
somebctyn with goldsmythes werkes in moste costly maner; and specyally of the duke of
Cilouceter, melte1 with her with. v.C. men in one lyuerey. And so was' conueyed vnto
Blacke Heth, where vpon the. xviii. daye of Maye she was mette \V the mayer, aldermen,
and sheryffes of the citie, and the craftes of the same, in browne blew, with brawderyd
sleuys. That is to meane, euery rnaister4 or crafte with the conysaunce of his maister4, &
red hoodes vpon eyther of theyr heddes ; and so the same daye brought her vnto London,
where for her were ordeyned sumptuous and costly pagentes, and resemblaunce of dyuersfi
olde hystoryes, to the great comfort of her and suche as came with her, the maner wherof
I passe ouer for lenglhynge of the tyme. And so w great tryumphe she was brought vnto
Westmynster, wherupon f. xxx. day of the moneth of May, y this' was y Sodaye after
1 Omitttdin tie edit. 1559. * which melt. MS. * 'she was. * mystery, edit. Ii33. 1542.
1559. 5 that this yere. MS.
* K Trinite
613 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
Trinite Sonday, she was solemply crowned. After whiche feest, iustes [of pease]1 were
there holden by. iii. dayes cotynuell, win the seyntwary before the abbey. Of this mariuge,
ar of diuers wryters left diuers remebraiices, saying, y this mariage was viiprofitable lor
f realme dyuers* wayes. For first, was gyue vp for her out of y kynges possession, y duchy
of Angeou, & Jerledome of Mayne ; & for $ costes of her coueying into this lande, was
axyd in playne parlyamet, a fyftene & an halfe by the marquys of Suffolke ; by reason
wherof he grewe in such hateryd of % people, that fynally it coste hym his lyf. And ouer
that, it such appered' y God was nat pleasyd with that tnariage. For after this day the
fortune of y" worlde began to fall from the kynge, so y he loste his frendes in Englande,
& his reuenewes in Fraunce : for shortly after, all was ruled by the quene & her counsayll,
to the great disprofite of the kynge & his realme, & to the great maugre & oblyquy of
the quene. The whiche, as syn that tyme hath ben well prouyd, had many a wronge
& false reporte made of her, which were to longe to reherse. All whiche mysery fyll, for
brekynge of the promyse made by the kyng vnto the erle of Armenakkys doughter, as
before in the. xx. yere of the kynge is towchyd, as agreyth most wryters ; whiche mysery
in this story shall somdeale appere. As firste, by the losynge of Normandy, the deuycion
of the lordes within this realme, the rebellion of the comynaltie agayne theyr prynce and
soueraygne, and fynally the kynge deposyd, and the quene with the prynce fayne to fle
the lande, and loste the rule therof for euer.
[Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlv. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlvj.
lohn Derby.
Symonde Eyer, draper. Anno, xxiiii.
., Godfray Fyeldynge.
IN this, xxiiii. yere, the pryoure of Kylmayn appechid the erle of Vrmode of treason ;
for tryall wherof, the place of batayll was assygned in Smythfelde, and the barryers for
the same there redy pyght. In which meane tyme, a doctour of diuinitie, named maister
Gylbert Worthyngton, parsone of seint Andrewes in Holborne, & other gostly men, made
suche labour to the kynges counsayll, that when the day of batayll approchyd, the quarell
was taken into the kynges hande and there endyd.
This yere also came a great ambassade into this land out of Fraiice, for to coclude a
generall peas, a perpetuall peas, as the comon brute than went ; but fynally it turnyd to
a peas for a yere, of whiche ambassade spekyth nothynge the Frenshe Cronycle. And in
Duellum. this yere, an armurer named was appechyd of treason by a seruaunt of his
owne ; for tryall wherof, a daye to them was gyuen to fyght in Smythfelde ; at whiche
day of batayll the sayd armurer was ouercomyn and slayne, and that by mysgydynge of
hymself : for vpon v morowe, whan he shuld come to the felde, his neyghboures came to
hym, and gaue vnto hym so moch wyne and good ale, that he was therwith distemperyd,
that he relyd as he went, and so was slayne without gylt. But that false seruaunt lyued
nat longe vnpunysshed, for he was after haged for felony at Tyborne.]4
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xhii.
Robert Home.
lohii Olney, mercer. Anno. xxv.
Godfrey Boloyne.
« THis. xxv. yere, was a parlyament holden at Seynt Edmodes Bury in Suffolke, to $
which towne, all the comons of that coiitre were warnyd to come in theyr moost defency-
ble aray, to gyue attendaunce vpon the kynge. And so soone as this parlyament was
begon, and the lordes assembled, sir Humfrey duke of Glouceter, and vncle vnto the
1 Otnittedin edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- * diuers and sundry, edit. 1542. 1559. a it sbuld appere. MS,
' The whole of this year omitted in the edit, of 1533 and 1542.
kynge,
Tn?.
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTL 619
' '' •''•'" .'J»iJeh?«l , 'i)liili«tfb'i«
kynge, shortly after was arrestyd by the vicout Beawmonde, thanne hygh constable ,<pf
Englaiide, whom accompanved the duke of Bukkyngham & other. And after .this arest
was executed, all his owne seruauntes were put from hym, &. xxxii. of y pryncipall of
them were also put vnder arest, & sent vnto dyuers prysons, wherof arose a great munnour
amonge the people.
Thau thiis.contynuynge this parliament, within, vi. dayes after y- duke was arrestid, Thedukeof
he was foude deed in his bedde, beynge the. xxiiii'. daye of February; of whose murdre Gb«ter arrest*
dyuerse reportes ar made, which I passe ouer. Than his corps, [whiche]* was layde opyn
•y all men myght se hy, but no woude was foude on hym. Of that1 honourable fame of
this man, a longe style I myght make, of the good rule y he kept this lade in, duringe y fei.CC.
none age of the kynge, and of his honourable housholde & lybertie4, whiche pa.ssyd all ,
other before his tyme, and trtwe of his allegeaunce, that no man co\vde with rygbt accuse,
but malycious persones, whiche1 his glorious honour & fame, lafte nat maligne6 agayne
hym, tyil he were put fronie all worldly rule, and specially for it was thought that
durynge his lyfe, he wolde withstand*? the delyuery of Angeou and Mayne, before
promysed. This for his honourable 8c lybirall demeanure was surnamed y good duke of
Clouccter. Then after lie had lyen opyn a season, that all men myght be assuryd of his
detlie, the corps was honourably prouydyd for, and so conueyed vnto Seynt Albonys,
and there buryed nere vnto the shryne of seynt Albone, to whose soule God be mercy-
f 11 * « ~ '* '
full. Amen.
And whan this noble pryftce was thus enteryd, fyue persones of his housholde, that is Aparden.
to saye, sir Roger Chamberiayne, knyght, Myddelton, Herbarde and Arthur, esquyers,
& one Richarde Nedam, yemari, were sent vnto London, and there argued7 and iugyd
toiube drawen, hangyd, and quarterid ; of the whiche sentence drawynge and hangyuge
were put in execucion. But when they <vere cut downe to be quarteryd, the marqqys of
Suffolke there beynge present, shewyd the kynges chartour for them, and so were de-
lyueryd, to the great reioysynge of the multytude of the people there beynge present.
But for this the grudge and munnour of y people ceasid nat agayne the marquys of
Suffolke, ( for the o*eth of the good duke of Glouceter, of whose murdre he was specially
uupected. ^ .
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xIvii. A^no Domini. M.iiii.C.jilviii.
William Abraham. Ji^".
lohn Gedney, draper. Anno. xxvi.
Thomas ScotJ »<
*V [,ff|-|6']~tfJiaUJ »10l ->:i! HI >.>'>/
•'IN this. xxvi. yere, after concordaunce of moostc wryters, or nere there aboute, the. Sci«m«.
xxiii. scisme of Churche ceasyd, that before had contynued atwene Eugeny the. iiii. and
Felix y\ v. vpon. xvi. yeres.
This scisme, as before is towchyd, began by reason of the deposicion of y sayd
^Eugeny at the counsayll of Basile, for that that he wolde nat obserue the decrees before
made in the cousayll of C5staunce, and other causes to hym layde. But yet that deposyng
natwithstadyng, perforse he cotynued pope8 by ^ terme of. xiiii. yeres after, And the sayd
Felix, at y sayd cousayll admytted in lyke maner, cotynued as pope8 by all y sayd
season, lyke as before to you I haue shewyd in the. xvii. yere of this kynge. And. as
nowe by exortacion of Cristen prynces, as the kyng of Englande, whose messengers in
that behalfe was the bysshoppe of Norwyche, and the lorde of Seynt lohis, and other
prynces, the. sayd [pope]4 Felix, to set a parfyte vnyon in the ehurche, in this yere of his
owne volume resygned [his auctoritie of papacy,]* & submytted hym vnto the obedyence
1 xxiii. MS. * Omitted in the edit. 1542. 1559. 3 the. * lyberalite. MS. 'which
envyecl. MS. ' to uittligne. ' arrayned. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559« * byshop of Rome,
edit. 1542.
4K 2 of
620 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
of Nicholas the. v. of y name, natwithstandynge that the sayde Felix was a man of great
byrthe, and allied to the more partye of all Cristen prynces, and this Nicholas a man of
iowe byrth, and of vnknowen kynred within the cytie of leane.
T hanne was Felix made legal of Fraunce, and cai dynall of Sauoye, and lyued after a
blessyd & holy lyfe and so endyd. And as some wryters testyfye, God for hym hath
shewyd dyuerse miracles syne he dyed. And for this scisme thus graciously was endyd,
a vercifier made this verse foiowynge.
Lux fulsit mudo, cessit Felix Nicholao.
1 1; v - > 1 11) K V -> - •*' * • *' ** w^
The whiche verse is thus to meane in our moder tunge.
Light into the worlde now doth sprynge and shy tie,
For Felix vnto Nicholas all frely doth resyne.
Also, as testyfieth Gagwyne, & also some Englysshe wryters, f trewys atwene Englande
and Fraunce contynuynge, a knyght of the Englysshe partie, named sir Fraticeys Ar-
' rogonoyse, toke a towne vpon the borders of Normady, belongynge vnto the duke of
Brytayne ; for f whiche he complayned hym vnto Charlys the Frenshe kyng, and he, at
the sayd dukes request, sent vnto the kyng of Englande lohn Hanart, and Guilliam Con-
synot, knightes, to axe restitucion of that harme ; the whiche were answeryd of y kynges
counsayll, that the dede was ryght displeasaunt vnto the kynge, and that the sayd sir
Fraunceys had enterprysyd that fayt of his owne presumpcion, and nothinge with the
kynges mynde or pleasure. Than after this answere thus made, it was agreed by th«
duke of Somerset, than lieutenaunt vnder y kynge of Normandy, that a comynycacion
for this matier shulde be hadde at a towne named Louers. To the whicbe place, at the
daye assygned, apperyd and came certayne persones for both parties, where they so
beyng occupied, a trayne which was compassyd by the Frenshrnen to take from f
Englysshmen a stronge towne or hold named Fount all Arche, wherof the maner was
this. A Frenshman or Norman, beynge a carter, whiche dayly vsed to entre this towne
with vytayll & other lodynge of his carte, seyng the necligence of the Englysshmen,
howe lytell hede they toke vnto f watche of f towne, warnyd a Frenshe capilayne,
named Floquet, and sayd, that with lytell helpe y towne wolde be goten. For expedycyon
•wherof, this Fldquet, with other, couenautyd with the sayd carter to brynge aboute their
purpose, and ordeyned vnto hym. ii. hardy sowdyours of Frenshmen, whiche bare in
theyr neckes. ii. carpenters axes, to shewe that they were carpenters. And after agremet
made amonge them, how they shuld entre into ^ towne, & where they shuld mete, y
carter, which1 after his olde custome, entre1 the gates wout susspicion, and soon after, w
his axe I his necke, came y one sowdyour, and in a whyle after that other ; and so
with lytell questyonynge to them made, passed the gates, and so lastly vnto the house of
$ carter before appoynted, & there kept theym secrete tyll nyght [was comyn thyder',]5
knowynge well that the host of the hous was enemy to Englysshemen, for an iniury to
hym of an E'nglysshman before done, shewyd to hym all theyr counsavll, the whiche
promysed to them all the assistence and ayde that he myght make. In this nyghtes passe
tyme, for the fortheraunce of this purpose, the lorde of Dressy, with a chosen company
of knyghtes, lodgyd hym in busshement nere vnto the towne, towarde the gate of seynt
Andrewe; & the forenamed Floquet lodgid hym with an other chosen company vnder
the parte of the towne which is towarde Louers, beynge with hym sir lamys de Clere-
mont and other men of name. These ordenaunces & prouycions thus ordeyned for, the
forenamed carter, w his. ii. sowdyours forenamed, in y spryng of y mornynge, as in
the moneth of Octobre, came erely vnto f gate with his carte, and called the porter by
* * ' V
* Omitted in MS. a entred. 3 aud when the carter at nyght was comyn thidir* MS.
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI. £21
name, in fayre maner, to opyn the gate, and promysed to hym a rewarde for his laboure.
The porter knowynge well the carter, and takynge lytell regarde to the other, ii. whiche
came with hym, openyd f gate,- & sent an other felowe of his to opyn the former gate.
When the firste was openyd, the carter sette his carte in the self gate, and drewe to his
purs to gyue to the porter his rewarde before promysed. As he tolde the money into bis
hande, of a falshode he let part of the money fall vpon the grounde ; the whiche, whyle
y porter stowpyd to take vp, y carter, vV his dagger or other wepyn, gaue suche a stroke /./. cc.i.
vnto the porter, that he ne spake nor cryed after. And so soon as this myschief was don,
so soon was the other porter slayne of y. ii. sowdyours : and that done, one of theym
ran forth of the gates, and gaue assygne vnto the lorde of Bressy, whiche forthwith entred
the towne, and tokeand slewe al suche as to theym made resystence, and wanne, in shorte
whyle, the castell as1 the towne, and slewe therin moche people & toke many prysoners,
amonge the which, as sayth Gagwyne, the lorde Facounbrydge, as capitayne of y towne,
was there taken prysoner. Whan this towne was thus won by the cautele of the Frenshe-
men, and the terme of the trewys was nat yet expyred, than was labour made vnto the
Frenshe kynge for restytucyon of this towne, and other wronges done in wynnynge of the
same. To y whiche it was answeryd, that if the Englysshemen wolde restore the towne
of Fogyers, with other harmys there done, that than the Frenshmen shulde restore this
towne, with the other harmys. For treaty wherof, a daye of metyng was appoynted at a
place called Bon Port, where the tyme was spent in vayne of bothe parties, so that of that
metynge came none effecte.
Of the takynge of this sayde towne of Fogyers, ensuyd moche harme to the Englyssh-
* men, for this was the occacion by the whiche the Frenshraen after gatte all Nor-
mandy.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlriii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlix.
Wylliam Cantlow.
Y, Stephyn Browne, grocer. Anno, xxvii.
Wyllyatn Marowe.
THis. xxvii. yere, as wytnessyth the Englysshe Cronycle, a knyght of Fraunce, called
sir Lowys de Bueyll, chalengyd an esquyer of Englande, named Rauffe Chalons, of
certayne feetes of warre ; the whiche to approue, a daye to them was gyuen to mete at
a towne in Frauce named Maunt or Maunce, where the Frenshe kynge, at that daye, was
present. But fortune to Chalons was so frendly, that he ranne y Frenshe knyght thorugh
with his spere, wherof the sayde sir Lowys shortly after dyed. Than this Chalons, lyke
a cherytable Cristen man, mournyd for his enemy, and kept for hym his obsequy as he
had ben his carnal! brother ; for the whiche dede, of the Frenshe kynge he was greatly
allowed, albe it, he was bolide so to do by $ lawe of armys.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xlix. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.L
Wyllyam Hulyn.
Thomas Chaltofi. Anno, xxviii.
Thomas Canynge.
IN this, xxviii. yere, the kynge, callyng a parlyamet at Westmynster, the whiche was
eniourned to the Blacke Friers at London, and after Cristemas to London agayne. In
whiche passetyme, a shypman of the West coutre, named Robert of Cane, with a fewe
shyppes of warre, toke an hole flete of marchauntes commynge from the Baye, beynge
ladynge with salt ; the which were of Pruce, Holande, & Selande, & of other partis of
Flauders, and so brought them to Hampton", & there made his porte sale. For the
whiche pryce, the marchauntes goodes of Englande were arestyd in dyuers places of
1 and. edit. 1559.
Flaundres,
622 SEPTIMA PARS HENR1CI SEXTI.
Flaundres, as Bruges, Ipre, and other good townes, & myght nat haue f sayd goodes de-
lyuered, tyll they had taken appoyntment for to paye for the sayd pryce & theyr hurtes
and damages.
Jilff itu'arrest- ^nc' cotynuynge the foresayd parlyament, the duke of Suffolke was arestyd & sent as
yd. ° prysoner, to content some myndes, vnto $ Tower, where he was kept at his pleasure a
moneth, and after delyuered at large ; the whiche discontentyd many mennes myndes,
for to hym was layde the charge of the delyuery of Angeon and Mayne, & the deth of
that noble prynce Humfrey, duke of Glocetfer. Than of this grudge ensued rebellyon
of the comons ; in somoche y they assembled them in sondry places, & made of themself
BiwrWrde. capitaynes, & named them Blewe berde and other counterfayte names, and so entendyd
to haue gaderyd more company ; but anone as the kynges cousayl was therof warnyd,
they were layde for & taken, & put to deth. Than the foresayd parlyament was adjourned
vnto Leyceter, whether came f kyng, and with hym the duke of Suffolke. Then the
comons of y comon hous made request to the kyng, that all suche persones as were
consentyng & laboured for the gyuynge ouer of y duchye of Angeou & erldome of Mayn,
myght be punysshed. Of whiche offence to be gyltie, they accusyd the foresayd duke of
Suffolke, the lorde Saye, the bysshop of Salisbury, and one Danyell a gentylman, w
Treuylyan and other. Than to appease the comon hous, the duke was exiled for. v. yeres,
and the lorde Saye, as tresorer of England, and the other were put apart for a whyle, &
were promysed to be sent vnto the kynges gayoll or warde.
Than the duke, in obeying the sentence foresayd, sped hym towarde j sees syde in y
raoneth of Apryll, and toke his shyppynge in Norfolke, entendyng to haue sayled into
Fraunce. In kepynge of whiche couple, he was mette with a shyp of warre, named
Nicholas of the Tower, the whiche toke his shyp. And whan f capitayne was ware of the
duke, anone he toke hym into his owne shyp, and so kept his course towarde Douer:
and when he was comyn vnto y Roode, anone he caused hym to be confessyd of his owne
The duke of cliapelayne, & that done, shypmen put hym in a shyp boote, and there, vpon the syde
Suffolke slay ne. Qp tke fo^ one stra|<e of his hede, whiche hede with the body was soon after conueyed
to the lande of Douer, & there left vpon the sandes, and the sayd shypmen retourned
vnto the see agayne : and thus one mischief ensued vpon an other, to the distruccyon of
the nobles of this lande. And so vpon the firste daye of May was this deed corps founcle
vpon'Douer sandes, and after conueyed to his restynge place to
Annut lubeiiui. This /yerc also, bcynig the yere of our Lordes Incarnacion. xiiii.C. and. 1. was the iu-
byle [or .the plenary pardon at Rome,]1 whiche of Englysshmen is called the yere of
Grace.
And this'yere, a towne in Normiidy, named Vernoyll, was taken by the treason of a
Frensh baker, the roaner wherof were longe to wryte ; but fynally it came to the posses-
sion of Floquet, before rehersyd, to the great distruccian of Englysshmen : for nowe was
the trewes endyd, & mortall warre was executed vpon bothe parties, and the Englysshmen
Tnfo Fretighe wrought moch myschief diuers wayes, which were longe to wryte. But as
tofore I haue shewyd to you sondry tymes, the most losse turned euer latewarde vpon y
Englyss'h partie : for this season also were j townes of Nogent & Pout Andenere won by
^ erle of Seyt Paule & other.
And in the moneth of luoy this*, the comons of Kent assemblyd them in grete multy-
lafc Ca*. tude, and chase to theym a capitayne, and named hym Mortymer, and cosyn to the
fit. cc.u, duke of Yorke ; but of tnoete he was named lak Cade. This kepte the people wonder-
ously togyder, and made sucbe ordenaunces amonge theym, that he brought a great
nombre of people of theym vnto the Blak Heth, where he deuysed a bylle of petycions
to the kynge & his counsayll, and shewyd therin what iniuryes and oppressions the poore
comons suifred by suche as were aboute 'y kynge^ a fewe persones in nombre, and all
1 Omitted in the- edit. 1542. * this yere.
vnder
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI. 623
vnder coloure to come to his aboue. The kynges counsayll seynge this byll, disalowyd
it, and counsayled the kynge, whiche by the. vii. daye of luny had gaderid to hym a
stronge boost of people, to go agayne his rebellys, and to gyue vnto theyra batayll. Than
the kynge, after the sayd rebellys had holden theyr felde vpon Blak Heth. vii. dayes,
made tovvarde theyin. Wherof herynge, the capitayne 'drewe backe \V his people to a
vyllage called Seuenok, and there enbataylled.
Then it was agreed by the kynges counsayl, that sir Hunfrey Stafforde, knyght, with Si'Hufrjr St»f-
Wyllyam his brother, and other certayne gentylmen, shulde tolowe the chase, and the
kynge with his lordes shulde retourne vnto Grenewyche, wenynge to theym that the re~
bellys were fledde and gone. But as before I haue shewyd, whefie sir Humfrey with
his company drewe nere vnto Seuenok, he was warnyd of the capitayne y there abode
with his people. And when he had counsayled with the other gentylmen, he, lyke a man-
full knyght, sette vpon the rebellys and fought with theym longe ; but in fy ende, the
capitayne slewe hytn and his brother, with many other, & caused the rest to gyue backe.
All whiche season the kynges boost lay styll vpon Blak Heth, beyng amonge theym
sondry oppynyons ; so that some and many fauouryd the capitayne. But fynally, whan
worde came of the ouerthrowe of the Staffordes, they sayd playnly boldly1, that except
the lorde Saye and other before reherced were comytted to warde, they wolde take the
capitaynes partye. For the appeasynge of whiche rumour, the lorde Saye was put into
y Tower ; but that other as then were nat at hande. Then y kynge hauynge knowlege of
the scomfyture of his men, and also of jr rumour of his osteyng people, remouyd frome
Grenewyche to London, and there with his boost restyd hytn a whyle.
And so soon as lak Cade had thus ouer comyn the Staffbrdes, he anone apparaylled hy
with the knyghtes apparayll, and dyd on hym his bryganders set with gylt nayle, and his
salet and gylt sporis ; and after he had refresshid his people, he retourned agayne to Blak
Heth, & there pyght agayne his felde, as here tofore he had done, & laye there from
the. xxix. daye of iuny, beynge seynt Peters day, tyll the firste day of luly. In whiche
season came vnto hy the archebysshop of Caunterbury, and the duke of Bukkyngham,
with whom they had longe cotnunycacion, and fande hym right discrete in his answerys :
how be it they coude nat cause hym to lay downe his people, and to submyt hym vnto y
kynges grace.
In this, whyle, the kynge and the quene herynge of the encreasynge of his rebellys,
and also the lordes ferynge theyr owne s'eruauutes, lest they wolde take the capitaynes
partye, remoued from Lodon to Kyllyngworth, leuynge the cytie without ayde, except
oonly the lorde Scalys, whiche was left to kepe the Tower, and with hym a manly and
warly man named Mathewe Gowth*. Thane the capitayne of Kent thus houynge at
Blakheth, to y ende to blynde the more the people', and to bryng hym in fame that he
kept good iustyce, behedyd there a pety capitayne of his named Parys, for sornoche as
he had offendyd agayne such ordnauce as he had stablisshed in his hoste. And heryng y the
kyng & all his lordes were this4 departyd, drewe hym nere vnto f cytie, so y vpon y first
day of luly he entred the burgh of Southwark, beyng than Wednysday, and lodged hym
there that nyght, for he myght nat be suffred to entre that cytie.
And vpon the same day the comons of Essex, in great nornbre, pyght theym a felde
vpon the playne at Myles Ende. Vpon tlie seconde day of the sayd tnoneth the mayer
called a comon counsayll aty Guyldhall, for to puruey y withstandynge of thyse rebellys
and other, matyers, in which assemble were dyuers opynyons, so that some thought good
that the sayd rebellys shuld be receyued into y cytie, & some otherwyse ; amonge y
which, Robert Home, stokfysshmonger, than beyng an alderma, spake sore agayne
theym that wold haue hym entre. For the whiche sayinges, the cgmons were so amouyd
agayne hym, that they ceasyd nat tyll they hadde hym comytted to warde.
plainly and boldly. *Fo\vth. edit. 1553. li*2. erroneously. 3 the comon people. MS. * thus.
And
624 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
And the same afternoone, aboute. v. ofyclok, the capitayne with his people entred
*yth the cyue. ^y ^e brydge . anci whan he came vpon the drawe brydge, he hewe tlie ropys that drewe
the bridge, in sender with his sworde, and so passed into the cytie, and made in sondry
places therof proclamacions in the kynges named that no man, payne1 of dethe, shulde
robbe or take any thynge parforce without payinge therfore. By reason wherof he wanne
many hertes of the comons of the cytie ; but all was done to begyle w the people, as after
shall euydently appere. He rode thorough dyuers stretes of the cytie, and as he came
by London stone, he strake it with his sworde, and sayd, " Nowe is Mortymer lorde of
this cytie." And whan he had thus shewyd hymselfe in dyuerse places of y cytie, and
shewyd his mynde to the mayre for the orderynge of his^ people, he retourned Ito South-
warke, and there abode as he before had done,, his people comynge and goynge at lawfuli
houres whan they wolde. Than vpon the morne, beyng the, thirde daye of luly and
Frydaye, the sayd capitayn entred agayne the cytie, and causyd the lorde Saye to be
fette from the Tower and ladde vnto the Guyldhall, where he was areygnyd before the
mayre and other of the kynges iustyces. In whiche passe tyme he entendyd to haue
brought before the sayd iustyces the forsayd Robert Home; but his wyfe and frendes
made to hym suche instaunt labour, that fynally, for. v,C. marke, he was sette at his
lybertye. Than the lorde Saye beyng, as before is sayde, at Guyldhalle, desyred that
he tnyghte be iuged by his pyers. Wherof herynge, the capitayne sent a copany of his
vnto the halle, the whiche parforce toke hym from his offycers, and so brought hym vnto
The lord Saye y standardc in Chepe, where, or he were halfe shryucn, they strake of hU hede ; and
behedyd &other. ^j. done, pyght it vpon u longe pole, and so bare it aboute with theym.
In this tyme and season hadde the capytayne caused a gentyltnan to be taken, named
Croumer1, whiche before had been shryue of Kent, and vsed as they sayd
some extorcyons. For which cause, or fo'r he hadde fauouryd the lorde Saye, by reason y
he hadde rnaryed his doughter, he was haryed to Myles Ende, and there, in the ca|>itaynes
presence, byhedyd. And the same tyme was there also behedyd an other .man, called
Baylly, the cause of whose dethe was this, as I haue herde some men reporte. Then'
Baylly was of the famylyer .& olde acquayntaunce of lak Cade, wherfore so soon as he
espyed hym comynge to hym warde, he caste in his mynde that he wolde dyscouer his
lyuynge & olde maners and shewe of his vyle kynne and lynage. Wherfore, knowynge that
y sayd Baylly vsed to bere scrowys and prophecye aboute hy, shewyng to his copany that
he was an enchauter and of ylle disposicon. and that they shuld well knowe by such
-bokes as he bare vpon hym, and bodde theym serche, and if they foiide nat as ho sayd,
that then they shulde put hym to delhe, whiche all was tloone accordynge to his com-
maundement.
f,i. cc.m. Whan they hadde thus behedyd thyse. ii. men, they toke the hede of Croumcr and
pyght it vpon a pole, and soo entred agayne the cytie wit y heddes of the lordes Saye and
ofCroumer; and as they passed the stretes, ioyned the poles togyder, & caused eyther
deed mouth to kysse other dyuerse and many tymes.
Cade robtyth. And the capitayne, the selfe same daye, went vnto the hons of Philip Malpas, draper
and alderman, and robbyd and spoyled his house, and tooke thens a great substance ;
but he was before warnyd, & therby conueyed moche of his money & plate, or ellys he
hadde ben vndone. At whiche spo\lyng were present many poore men of the cytie,
whiche at suche tymes been euer redy in all places to do harme, where suche riottes been
done.
Then towarde nyght he retourned into Southwarke, and vpon the morne reentred the
cytie, and dyned y daye at a place in seynt Margarete Patyn parysshc, called Gherstis
hous ; and whan he hadde dyned, lyke an vncurteysegest, robbyd hym, as the day before
he hadde Malpas. For whiche. ii. robberyes, albeit, that the porayil and nedy people
drewe vnto hym, & were parteners of y ille, y honest and thryfty comoners caste in their
1 upon payn. * Wylliatn Crowmer. MS. 3 This.
myndes
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI. 625
myndes f sequele of this matyer, and feryd leste they shuld be delt with in lyke maner,
by raeane wherof he loste y people fauoure and hertes. For it was to be thought, if he
had nat executyd that robory, he myglit haue gone ferre and brought his purpose to good
effect, if he hadde entendyd wel ; but it is to demeane1 and presuppose that the entent of
hym was nat good, wherfore it myght nat come to any good conclucyon. Than the mayer
and aldermen, with assystence of the worshypfull comeners, seynge this mysse demenanour
of y capitayne, in sauegardynge of themself and of the cytie, toke theyr counsaylles how
they myght dryue the capitayne & his adherentes frome the cytie, wherin theyr fere was
the moYe, for so moche as the kynge and his lordes with their powers were farre from
theym. But yet, in aduoydynge of apparent peryll, they codiscendyd that they wolde
withstande his* any more entre into the cytie. For the perfourmaunce wherof, the mayre
sent vnto the lorde Scalys and Mathewe Gowgh, than hauynge the Tower in gydynge^ &
had of theym assent to part'ourme the same.
Than vpon the. v. daye of luly, y capitayne beynge in Southwarke, caused a mil to be
behedyd, for cause of displeasure to hym done, as the fame went : and so kept hym in
Southwarke al that day ; how be it he niyghte haue entred the cytie if he had wolde.
And whan nyght was comyng, the mayre and cytezeins, with Mathewe Gowth, lyke tftSSU
their former appoyntment, kept the passage of the brydge, beynge Sonday, and defended
the Kentysshmen, whiche made great force to reentre the cytie. Thenne the capitayne
seynge this bekerynge begon, yode to harneys, & called his people aboute hym, and sette
so fyersly vpon the cytezeyns, that he draue theym backe from f stulpis in Southwarke or
brydge fote, vnto the drawe brydge. [Then the Kentysshmen sette fyre vpon $ drawe
brydge.J* In defendynge wherof many a man was drowned and slayne, amonge f whiche,
of men of name was lohfi Sutton, alderman, Mathewe Gowgh, gentylman, and Roger
Heysande, cytezeyn. And thus contynued this skyrmysshe all nyghte tyll. ix. of the
elok vpon the morne ; so that somtyme the cytezeyns had the better, and thus soone the
Kentysshmen were vpon the better syde ; but euer they kept them vpon the brydge, so y
the cytezins passed neuer moche f bulwerke at the brydgefote, nor y Kentysshme moch
ferther than y drawebridge. Thus cotynuynge this cruell fyght, to $ distruccion of
moche people on both sydes, lastly, after the Kentysshme put' to y worse, a trewe was
agreed for certayne houres; durynge y which trew, y archebysshop of Canterbury,
than chauceller of Englade, sent a gcnerall pardon to y capitayn for hymselfe, and an
other for his people : by reason wherof he and his company departyd the same nyght out
of Southwarke,. and so retourned euery ma to his owne.
But it was nat longe after that $ capitayne W his company was thus departed, that
proclamacons were made in dyuers places of Kent, of Southsex, & Sowtherey, that who
myght take y foresayd lak Cade, other on lyue or dede, shuld haue a. M. marke for his
trauayl. After whiche proclamacon thus publisshed, a gentylman of Kent, named
Alexander Iden, awayted so his tyme, that he toke hym in a gardyn in Sussex, where in
the takynge of hym the sayd lak was slayne : and so beyng deed was brought into South- lak Cite u
warke the. daye of the moneth of4 and there lefte in the Kynges Benche dayne<
for that nyght. And vpon morowe $ deed corps was drawen thorugh the hyghe stretes of
the cytie vnto Newgate, & there hedyd and quarteryd, whose hede was than sent to
London brydge, & his. iiii. quarters were sent to. iiii. sodry towries of Kent.
And this done, the kynge sent his comyssions into Kent, and rode after hymselfe, and
caused enquiry to be made of this riot in Canterbury ; where for the same. viii. men
were iuged & put to dethe ; and in other good townes of Kent and Southsex, dyuers
other were put in execucion for j> same riot.
In this yere also, in the west countree was slayne the bysshop of Salisbury, by the Episcopus tru-
cidatur.
1 deme. edit. 1533. * Omitted in the edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 were put. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
* of SepUmber, MS.
4 L comons ,
626
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. VI.
comons of that coutre. Wherfore, after the kynge had sped his besynesse in Kent
Sussex, he rode thyther to se also those malefactours punysshed.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.l.
Nicholas Wyfforde1, grocer.
Parlianientum.
The duke of
Somerset.
Ftl. CC.HU.
H.rfltwc.
The duk* of
Yorke.
lohfi Myddylton.
Wyllyam Dere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.li*
?
Anno. xxix.
THis, xxix. yere, vpon seynt Leonardos daye, or the. vi. daye of Nouembre, began
the parlyament at Westmynster. And tlie firste daye of Decembre folowynge, the duke
of Somerset, whiche newly was comyn out of Normandy, was put vnder arest, and his
goodes by y comons were fowly dispoyled and borne awaye out of the Blak Fryers ; for
at this season was moche people in y cytie by reason of the parlyament, and specially of
lordes seruauntes, whiche were awaytyng vpon their lordes and maisters in great mully-
tude. For ye shal vnderstande that temporall lordes, in those dayes, kept other maner of
housholdes and other rnaner of reteyndour of housholde seruautes, and other nombre,
ferre excedyng y the lordes at these dayes done. Wherfore at parliament tymes & other
great coiisaylles, $ cyties or townes where they assemblyd, were hugely stuffed with peo-
ple. Than after this riot this* comytted, vpon the morowe folowynge, proclamacion was
made thorugh the cytie that no man shuld spoyle or robbe, vpon payne of dethe ; and
the same daye, at the standarde in Chepe, was a man behedyd for brekynge of the sayd
proclamacion. And thus began rumour' & malyce to spryng atwene the lordes of the
lande: and specyallythe duke of Somerset and other of the queues counsayll were hadde
in great hateryd for the losynge of Normady, wherof $ chief cytie4 Roan was lost or
gyuen vp by appoyntement the yere precedynge, as wytnessyth Gagwynus, vpon con-
dycion that % duke of Somerset, with his wyfe and Englysshe sowdyours, shulde, with
suche goodes as they myght cary, departe frely from the cytie, for which fre passage he
shuld paye vnto f Frenshe kyng. Ivi. M. scutes, whiche amount to xiiii. M. marke
sterlynge. And also he was bounde to delyuer into the Frenshe kynges possessyon all
townes and castellys that at that day were in fy possessyon of Englysshemen within the
duchy of Normady ; for perfourmauce of which couenautys the lorde Talbot was set
for one of the pledgys. And so by one Floquet, before named, all the sayde townes and
castellys were by hym to the Frenshe kynges vse receyuyd, Harflewe* onely exceptyd ;
wherof the capytayn, named Corson or Curson, denyed the delyuery, with assystece of
one named syr Thomas Auryngham. The which, in despyte of all the Frenshe kynges
power layde both by see & by lade, helde it from the begynnynge of December tyll the
moneth of January, and than, for lacke of rescouse, gaue it vp by appoyntment in the
begynnynge of this mayers yere. For this yeldynge vp of Normandy, moche dyspleasure
grewe vnto the quene and hyr counceyll ; in somoche that the duke of Yorke, father
vnto kynge Edwarde the. iiii. with many lordes ^ hym allyed, toke party agayn hyr
and hyr counceyll, so that mortall warre therof ensuyd, as here after I this story shall
appere.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.li. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lii.
Mathcw Phylyp.
Wyllyam Gregory, skynner. Anno. xxx.
Christofer Warton.
IN this. xxx. yere &. xvi. day of February, the kyng beinge accompanyed with $
duke of Somerset & many other lordis, toke theyr iourney towarde the Marchys of Walys,
for so moche as he wascredybly assertaynyd y the duke of Yorke, assysted with dyuerse
other lordes and men of name, hadde in those partyes gatheryd great stregth of people,
' Nicholas Wyflbld. MS.
' Harflete. edit. J533. 1542. 1559;
thus. * newe rumours. MS.
* cytie of. edti. 1542.
and
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. VI. 627
and with theym was entrynge the lande, and so helde on his iourney towarde hym. But
whe the duke had wyttynge of the kynges great power, he swaruyd the way from the
kynges hoost and toke tne way towarde Lodon. And for he had receyued knowlege from
the cytie, that he myght not there be receyuyd to refresshe hym & his people, he therfore
went ouer Kyngstone Brydge and so into Kent, & there vpo an lieth callyd Brenthethi
he pyghte his feelde. Whereof the kynge hauynge knowlege, sped hym after, & lastly
came vnto Blackeheth, & there pyght his felde. Where both hoostys beynge thus en-
bataylyd, medyacyon was made of peace atwene both hoostys ; for furtheraunce whereof,
to the duke were sent the bysshoppis of Wynchester and of Ely, with the erlys of Sales-
bury & of Warwyke. To whom it was answeryd by the sayde duke, that he nor none of
the company entendyd none hurt vnto y" kynges persone, nor to ' any of his counceyll,
beyng louers of the comon weale and of hym and of his lande ; but his entent & pur-
pose was to remoue from hym a fewe euyll dysposyd persones, by whose meanys the
comon people was gretiouslye oppressyd, and the comynaltye greatlye enpouerysshed ; of
the whiche he namyd for pryncypall the duke of Somerset. Of whom it was fynallye
agreed by the kynge, y he shuld be comytted to warde, there to abyde and answere
vtvto suche artycles as $ duke of Yorke wolde lay agayne hym. Vpon whiche promesse
so made by $ kyng, $ fyrste day of Marche, beyng Thursday, the duke brake vp his promy»enoc
felde, and so came vnto y^ kynges tent, where, cOtrary jr former promyse made, he fande keftc-
the duke of Somerset as chefe awayter, and next vnto the kynge. And then was
the duke of Yorke sent before to London, and was holden somedealc in maner as a pry-
soner ; & more streygthter shulde haue ben kepte, ne had ben tydynges which dayly
sprange, y syr Edwarde his sone, than erle of the March, was comynge towarde London
with a stroge power of Welshemen & Marchmen, which feryd so the quene and hyr
counceyll, that the duke was lybertyd to go where he wolde. And so after ne de-
parted vnto hys owne coutrey, and peace was dyssymuled with feynyd loue for a
whyle.
Auno Domini. M.CCCC.lii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.liii.
Richarde Lee.
Godfrey Feyldynge1. . Anno. xxxi.
Richarde Alley.
IN this. xxxi. yere, the kyng helde a solempne feest at Westmynster vpon the. xii.
day of Cristmas, where he creatyd. ii. erlys, y1 whiche were his bretherne vpo $ mothers
syde, queue Katheryne, y after the delhe of kynge Henry the. v. was maryed vnto a
knyght of Walys, named Owayne, the which begatte vpon hyr theyse foresayde. ii. sonnys.
Whereof that one this sayd daye was creatyd erle of Rychemount, which was named syr
Edmonde, and the yonger callyd syr lasper, was creat the erle of Penbrooke ; the whiche
lastly was creatid duke of Bedforde by our souerayne lorde kynge Henry the. vii. and
so dyed. And in Marche folowynge, as wytnessyth Gagwyne, was $ towne of Herflewe
wonne by the Frenshemen, £ soone after the cytie of Bayons was geuen vp by appoynt-
ment, so that the souldyours shuld leue theyr armour behynde them. And for euery woman
there beynge, was graunted an horse to ryde vpon, & to euery horseman, x. scutis to
pay for theyr costys ; and to euery fote man. v. without more by them to be take. And
this yere the kyng laye longe syke at Claryngdowne, & was in great ieopardye of his
lyfe. And in $ ende of this tnayers yere, and begynnynge of the. xxxii. yere of the Nitiuitajprin
kyng, that is to meane, vpon the daye of Translancion of seynt Edwarde, or the. xiii.
day of Octobre, the quene, at Westmynster, was delyuered of a fayre prynce, for the
• The MS. addi Mercer.
4 L 2 whiche
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whiche great reioysynge and gladnesse was made in sundry placys of Englonde, and spe-
ciallye within the cytie of London, wherof the expressement of the cyrcumstauce wolde
axe longe leysoure to vtter. This prynce beynge with all honour and reuerence sacryd
& crystened, was named Edwarde, and grewe after to perfyght and goodlye personage ;
and lastlye of Edwarde the. iiii. was slayen at Tewkysburye felde, as after to you shall be
sftewyd, whose noble mother susteynyd not a little dysclaunder and obsequye' of the co-
mon people, sayinge that he was not the naturall sone of kynge Henrye, but chaugyd in
Constantyne ye the cradell, to hyr great dyshonour and heuynesse, which I ouer passe. The yere also,
nobieiost. which was y yere of grace. M.CCCC. and. Iiii. Mahumet then prynce of Turkys, in the
moneth of luny, and. iiii. day of y sayd moneth, beyng the thyrde yere of his empyre or
reygne, after. 1. dayes of cotynuell assaute by his innumerable vnuhytude of Turkys to the
cytie of Constantyne y noble, vr excedynge force & cruelty made & exercysed, wan &
opteynyd y domynyon & rule of the same, to the great hynderaunce & shame of all Crys-
tendome, & enhauncynge of the power & myght of the sayde Turkes. Of the excedynge
f>i.cc.v. nouber of men, women, & chyldren that iny cytie at y daye were slayen, I wyll not speke
of, for the great dyuersyte y I haue seen of wryters. Amonge the whiche the emperoure
named Paleologus, w many other nobles of the cylie, beynge taken on lyue, were then be-
hedyd, & many a preest* relygyous man put vnto deth by sundry cruell turmentys. After
whiche great crueltye, with many other long to reherce, put in execucion, a commaunde-
ment passyd from the sayd emperoure of Turkys, y all chyldren beinge aboue the age of.
vi. yeres, as well men as wome kynde, shulde be streyght put vnto deth, the which, after
some wryters, excedyd the noubre of.iiii.M. Here, for tydeousnesse & lamentable processe,
whiche I myght [ not]' shewe in the rehersall of the abomynacyon of theyr4 moost damp-
nable & accursyd Turkis, by them done vnto the [crucyfyxe and other images of the]'
churchys and templys within the cytie, I cease. For paynfull it were to rede, and more
peynfull & sorowfull to here, that the feythe of Cryste shulde in so vyle maner be
dyspysed.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.liii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.liiii.
lohn Walden.
lohn Norman, draper. Anno, xxxii.
Thomas Cooke.
THis. xxxii. yere, lohn Norman foresayd, vpon the morowe of Symode and ludis daye,
the accustomyd daye wha y^ newe mayer vsyd yerelye to ryde with great pompe vnto
Westmynster to take his charge, this mayer fyrste of all mayers brake that auncient and
olde contynued custome, and was rowed thyther by water; for y which y watermen made
of hym u roudell or songe to his great prayse, the whiche began,
Rowe the bote Norman, rowe to thy lemman,
And so forth, ifr a loge processe. Ye haue in your remembrauce how I before in y. xxx.
yere of this kyng, shewyd to you of the apoyntmente take atwene the sayd kyng & duke of
Yorke at Brent Heth, whiche apoyntment, as before is sayd, was soone broken and set at
nought, by reason wherof great enuye and discencion grewe atwene the kynge and
dyuerse of his lordys, and moost specyally atwene the quenys couceyll aud $ duke of
Yorke & his blode. For all contrary the kynges promyse, by meaiiys of the quene, which tha
bare y cure & charge of the lade, the duke of Sumerset was set at large, & made capytayne
of Calays, and had as great rule about the kyng as he before dayes hadde; wherwith [all
onelye]1 not onlye some of the nobles of the lande grudgyd, but also $ comons, whiche by his
couceyll & other tha rulers, as the fame went, slistenyd many greuouse imposycions and
•M-Witr' •' ".- ?
oWoquy. * priest and. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 Omittcdin the edit. 1542. 1555. * the. edit.
1542. 1559.
chargys.
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^
chargys. This fyre, rancour1, & enuy, by the space of. xvii. or. xviii. monethes,
stnokynge & brennynge vnder couert dyssymulacion, now at this daye brake out in great
& hole flamys of open warre and wrath, in so moche that f duke of Yorke beynge in the
niarchys of Walys, callyd to hym the eilys of Warwyke & of Salisbury, ^ other many
honorable knyghtys and esquyers, & gathered a stronge hoost of people, and than in
the moneth of Apryll toke his iourney towards Lodon, the kynge there than beynge with
a great retynewe of lordys. Whereof when the quene & the lordys were aduertyzed j the
duke was comyng >V so great power, anon they caste in theyr myndes y it was to none
of theyr profetys; and for y, in all possyble haste as they myght, they gathered by f aucto-
ryte of the kyuges comyssyons such strengthe as they covvde haue, & entendid to haue
conueye.d the kynge westwarde, £ not to haue encountryd the duke of Yorke. And for
the execucion of this purpose, y1 kynge, accompanyed with hym the dukys of Somerset1 of
Buckyngeham, the erlys of Stafforde and of Northumberlande, with the lorde Clyfforde &
other many noble men of the realme, departyd vpo the. xx. day of May from Westmyn-
ster, and so helde his iourney towarde seynt Albonys. Then the duke of Yorke hauynge The fime fceUe
knowledge of j kynges departynge from London, coostyd the countreys, and came vnto °fs«y« Alton*.
the ende of Seynt Albons vpon the. xxiii. day of May foresayde, then beyng the Thurs-
day before Whytsondaye, where, whyle meanys of treaty and peace were comonyd vpd
that one party, the erle of Warwyke with his Marche men entryd the towne vpon that
other ende, & fought egerly agayne the kynges -people, & so contynued the fyght a longe
season. But in tonclusyon the vyctory fell to the duke of Yorke and his party, in so moche
y there was slayen .the duke of Somerset, the erle of Northumberlande and the lorde
Clyfforde, with many other honorable men of knyghtis & esquyers, whose namys were
tedyous to wryte. After which vyctory thus opteynyd by the duke, he with honoure. &
reuerence, vpon the morne folowynge conueyed the kynge agayn to London, and there
lodgyd hym in the bysshop of Lodons palays. And soone thereupon was callyd a parlya- A pariyament.
ment, & holden at Westmynster. by auctoryte whereof the duke of Yorke was made pro-
tectoure of Englonde, the erle of Salesbury chaunceler, and y erle of Warwyke capylayne
of Calays ; & all such persones as before were I auctoryte & nere about the kyng, were
clerelye amoued & put by; and the quene and hyr counceyll that before dayes rulyd, all
vtterlye set a parte concernynge the rule of the kynge and of y lande, whiche contynued
for a whyle as after shall appere. In this yere also, as affermyth the Freshe Cronycle,
this mysery & vnkyndnesse thus reygriynge in Englonde, the lorde Talbot than beyng in interficuur'
Normady, & in defendynge of f kynges garysons, was beset with Frenshe men at a place
named Castjhyon, and tnere strongelye assay lyd, where, after longe and cruell fyght, he
with his sone, and to the noumber of. xl. men of name, and viii.C. of other Englysshe
soudyours, were myserably slayen, and many moo taken prysoners.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.liiju Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lv.
lohfi Felde.
Stephan Forster', Anno, xxxiii,
Wyllyam Tayllour.
THis yere. xxxiii. of Hery j. vi. certeyn euyll disposyd persones, beynge seyntwarye
men \Vin Seynt Martens the Graunde, issuyd out of the sayde place, & frayed with some Marttns-
cytezyns, and of them htirte and mayinyd, & that done reentrid y^ seyntwary ; wherewith
the comons beyng amoued, with certeyne rulers of the cytie, entryd ^ sayd sentwary by
force, & pullyd out the occasyoners of the sayd fraye, and commytted them to prysone.
Of this mater, by the deane of Seynt Martens, and suche as fauoured hym, was a
grieuous complaynt made vnto y kyn-j and his counceyll, of the mayerand y cytezens;
for dyscharge whereof the recorder of the cytie, with certeyne aldermen to hym assygned,
' fyre of rancour. MS. " and of. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 The MS. adds fishmonger.
were
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were sent vnto the kynge, then lying at the castell of Egle in Herefordeshyre, where after
f mater duly debatyd before the kynges couceyll, they were with lettyr of commedacyon
retournyd vnto the mayer, wyllynge hym to kepe the sayd persones safely tyll the kyn«es
commynge to London, at whiche season he entendyd to haue the mater more clerely ex-
amyned.
Dinurbaucc of
»ly«untii.
Robbery.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lv.
Wyllyam Marowe, grocer.
lohfi Yonge.
Thomas Dulgraue.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lvi.
Arr.no. xxxiiii.
THis yere & moneth of Maye, an Italyes seruant walked ihroughe Chepe with a dagger
hangynge at his gyrdell, wherof a mercers seruaut that before tyme had ben in Italy, and
there chalengyd or punysshed for weryng of a lyke wepen, chalengyd the straunger, and
questenyd \V hym how he was so bolde to bere such a warely wepyn, consyderynge he was
a straunger and out of his natyfe coutrey, and also knowynge that in his countrey no
straunger shulde be sufferyd to bertTany lyke wepyn. To which qiiestyon such answere
was made by the Italyen, that the mercer toke his dagger from hym, & brake it vpon his
hede. The straunger thus beynge delte with, coplaynyd hym vnto the mayer, the whiche,
vpon f morowe folowynge kepyng a court at the Guyldhall, sent for y" yonge man, & after
his answere made vnto this complaynt, by agrement of a full courte of aldermen, sent ^
sayd mercer vnto prysone. And after this court was fynysshyd, for rumour^ he harde of to
be amonge the seruauntis of the mercery, he with y1. ii. sheryfFes toke his way homewarde
thoroughe Chepe; but wha he was nere vnto y" ende of Seynt Lawrence lane towarde
Chepe, he was met with suche a multitude of mercers seruautys and other, that he coulde
not passe for ought that he myght do or speke, tyll he had, cotrarye his wylle & mynde,
delyueryd the yonge man, that before was commytted by hym and his bretherne to warde,
& so was1 forthwyth delyuered. This thus done, rumour sprange thereof lyghtely about
y" towne, in so moche y amoge many cytezyns it was construed, that this was done by
thassent of the masters & housholders of the mercerye, to the entente to haue the straun-
gers punysshed, for so moch as they toke from them great lyuynge, by reason of theyr
vtteraunce of clothe of golde and sylkys to the estatis and iordes of the realme. But how
so it was vnto men of honeste, to vacabondys and other that lokyd for pylfry & ryfflynge,
it was a great occasyon & styrynge ; & y apperyd well, for $ same afternone, sodeynlye
was assebled a multytude of rascal! & poore people of y" cytie, which, \Vout hede or guyde,
ranne vnto certeyn Italyens placis, & specially vnto ^ Floretynes, Lukessys, & Venycies,
& toke & spoyled what they i theyr placys myght fynde, £ dyd great hurte in sundry
placys, but moost in. iiii. houses standynge in Bredstrete warde, wherof. iii. stode i Seynt
Bartholmewys parysshe y lytle, & one in Seynt Benettys parysshe, & moch more wolde
haue don, had not ben y' spedy ayde of $ mayer & aldermen & worshypfull comoners
of j cytie, whiche AY all dylygence resysted them, & of them toke dyuerse y robbyd, &
sent them to Newegate. Andfynally not wout shedynge of blode, & maymynge of dyuerse
cytezyns, y rumoure & people were appeasyd. Wlia the yonge man begynner of all this
busynesse sawe this incortuenyece ensue of his wantonesse, were it by couceyll or oiher-
wyse, feryng y" sequell of y" mater, yode streyght vnto Westmynster, and there taryed as a
seyntwary man, tyll all f mater were undid. It was notlonge after or the duke of Buck*
yngha, \V iustycys & other -noble men, was sentdowne from the kynge into the cytie, &
chargyd the mayre, by vertue of a comyssyon, that an enquery shuld be made of this ryot,
& so by vertu of y" sayd comyssyon, callyd an oyer determyner, and a day was kept at
Guyldhall vp5 y" day of y" moneth of where y sayd day sat for iugys f mayre
as y kynges lyeutenaut, ^ duke of Buckyngha vpo his right hade, y" chefe iustyce vpo the
'was he. edit. 1542. 1559.
the viiitli daye of the monylb ef Maii. MS.
lefte
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lefte hande, with many other men of name, which I passe ouer. Whyle f raayer, the1
sayd lordes were callynge of the panellys of the enquestys at Guyldehall, the other corn-
oners of the cytie, not beynge cotent with the order, many of them secretly armyd the in
theyr housys, & entedyd, as the coinon fame after went, to haue ruge Bowe bell, & so
to haue reysyd & gatheryd the cornynaltye of the cytie, & by force to haue delyuerid
such persones as before for robery were comyttcd to warde. But this mater was so dys-
cretely handelyd, by y" coiiceyll and labour of some dyscrete comoners, which appeasyd
theyr neyghboups I such wyse, y all thisTyry haste was quechyd & came to none eft'ecte;
sauynge that worde was brought vnto the duke of Buckyngham y the comynaltye of the
cytie were in harnesse, and if he taryed longe there, he \V the other lordys shuld be in
great ieopardy. With which vntrewe tydynges he beynge feryd, hastelye toke leue of the
mayer, & so departyd vnto his lodgyng, & so ceasyd y enquery for that daye. Vpo the
morowe, for so moch as y mayer had vnderstadynge of y secrete murmure, he comaudyd
the coinon couceyll, with all wardeynsof felysshyppys, to apere vpo the morowe at Guyld-
hall, where by the recorder in the kynges name, & the mayers as his lyeutenaunte, was cO-
maiidyd to euerych wardeyns, y, in y afternoone folowyng, eyther of the shiild asseblehis
hoole felysshyp at theyr propre hallys, & there to geue euery cytezyn streyght comaunde-
ment v euery man see & cntende to see $ kynges peace within $ cytie; & if they fynde
any person y makyth any reasonyng, wherby they niyght coceyue or espye y he fauoured
any gatherynge of copanyes, or the delyuerey of such persones as were I warde, y the
sayd wardeyns shulde with fayer wordys exorte hym to f beste, & without sygne or
token therof shewynge, secretly to brynge the name or namys of hym or them vnto y
mayer. By meane of which polycy & good order, the cytezyns were brought in suche a
quyetnesse, y after y dey y1 foresayde enquery was duely pursued, &. iii. persones for y1
sayd ryot put in execuci5 & haged at Tybourne ; wherof. ii. after some wryters, were
seyntwarye men of Seynt Martens, and y\ iii. was a shyprna or botema. The quene, T,V
certeyn lordis which fauoured his1 partye, dysdayned sore the rule which the duke of
Yorke bare and other, and speciallye for that that the sayde duke bare the name of
protectour, whiche arguyd that the kynge was insuffycient to gouerne the realme, whiche,
as she thoughte, was a great dyshonoure to the kynge and to all the realme. Wherfore
she made suche meanys, and wanne by hyr polycy such frendshyp of dyuerse of the
lordis, both spyrytuell and teporall, that she causyd the duke of Yorke to be dyschargyd
of his protectourshyp, and the erle of Salesbury of his chaucellersliyp, which was cause
of newe warre, as after shull appere. i * I
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lvi. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lvii.
lohn Stewarde.
Thomas Canynges, grocer. Anno. xxxv.
Raufe Verney.
THis yere, and begynnynge of the same, the quene suspectynge the cytie of London,
and demyd1 it to be more fauourable vnto the duke of Yorkys partye than hyrs, causyd
the king to remoue from London vnto Couentre, and there helde hym a longe season.
In whiche tyme the duke of Yorke was sent for thyther by pfyuey scale, with also the
erle of Salesbury, & the erle of Warwyke, where, by couyne of the quene, they were
all. iii in great daunger. Howe be it by monysshement of theyr frendys they estapyd ;
and sootte after the sayd duke or erle went into the Northe, and the erle of Warwyke,
with a goodly company, saylyd vnto Calays. And shortlye after were taken at Eryth,
within, xii. myles of London, iiii. wonderfull fysshis, wherof one was called Mors Fysshis taken,
Maryne, the seconde a Sworde fysshe, and the other, ii. were Whalys, which, after
some exposytours, were pronostycacions of warre & trowble to ensue soone after. In this
1 with the. * hir. 3 demjng. MS.
yere
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A« impressure.
Sandwycb
spoylyd.
Epitcopus
Pecoke.
yere also was a great fray in the north country, atwene the lorde Egremonde and the
sonnes of the erle of Salesbury, & dyuerse men maymed & slayen atwene iheym. But in
the ende the lorde Egremonde was taken, and howe it was, by the dome of the kynges
counceyll or otherwyse, the sayd lord Egremonde was fouuden in such defaute, that
fynallye he was condempnyd in great summes of money to be payed vnto the sayd erle of
Salesbury : for lacke of payment wherof, or of puttyng suretie for the same, the sayd
lorde Egremonde was commytted to Newgate, where after he had contynued a certayne
of tyme, he brake the prysone & escapyd with. iii. other prysoners, to the great charge
of the sheryffys. It was not longe after that dyscencyon and vnkyndenesse fell atwene
the yonge duke of Somerset and syr lohn Neuyil, sone vnto the erle of Salysbury, beyng
than both lodgyd within the cytie^ Wherof the mayer beyng warnyd, ordeyoyd suche
watchys and prouysyons, that if they had any thynge styrred, he was able to haue [sub-
dued bothe partyes, and to haae]1 put them in warde tyll he hadde knowen the kynges
farther pleasure. Whereof the frendys of both partyes beinge ware, laboured such
meanys that they agreed them for that tyme. In this yere also, as testifye the Englysshe
Cronycle, and also the Frenshe, a nauye or flote of Frenshernen landyd at Sandwyche,
& spoylyd & robbed the towne, and exercysed there great crueltie ; of wliiche flote was
capytayne a Frenshe knyght, named after the Frenshe boke, syr Guyllyam de Pomyers.
And this yere, after the opynyon of dyuerse wryters, began in a cytie of Almayne namyd
Magounce, the crafte* of enpryntynge of bokys, which sen that tyme hath had wonderfull
encreace, as experyence at this day prouyth. In this yere also the prysoners of Newgate,
by neclygence of theyr kepers, brake out of theyr wardys, and toke the ledys of the
Towre, & it defendyd a longe whyle agayn the sheryffys & all theyr offycers, in so moche,
that they were forcyd to call more ayde of the cytezyns of the cytie ; by whose ayde they
lastly subdued them, and put the sayd prysoners in more strayter kepynge. Cronica
Cronicarum sayth, that about this tyme was such an erthequaue in the prouynce of
Naplys, that by force therof there were perysshed ouer. xl.M. cristen soulys. Of the aboue-
sayd spoylynge of Sandwyche spekyth Polycronycon, and sayeth, that syr Piers de Bresy,
seneshall of Normandy, with the capytayne of Depe, and many other capytaynys of
Fraunce, came with a great and stronge nauy into the Downys by nyght, and vpon the
morrowe came certeyne of them vnto Sandewyche, & there spolyd and robbyd the toune,
and toke with them great prayes and many ryche prysoners, whereby or by which
sayinge apperyth some dyuersyte atwene the Englysshe wryters and the Frenshe.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lvii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lviii.
Wyllyam Edwarde.
Godfrey Boleyn, mercer. Anno, xxxvi.
Thomas Reyner.
THis yere, and the thyrde day of December, Reynolde Pecoke, than beynge bisshop
of Chichester, at Lambith, by the archebysshop, and by a cot' of dyuyns, was abiouryd
for an herityke, and his bokys after brent at Paulys crosse, and hymselfe kept in mewe
euer whyle he lyued after. And soone after, so to appease this rancour and malyce
atwene the quene and the other lordys, a day of metynge was appoyntyd by the kynge at
London, whyther the duke of Yorke with the other lordes were commaundvd to come by
a certeyne day. In obeyinge of which commaundement the duke of Yorke came vnto
London the. xxvi. daye of lanuary, and was lodged at Baynardys Castell, & before hym
the. xv. daye of lanuary, came the erle of Salesbury to London, and was lodgyd at his
place callyd the Erber : and soone after came vnto London the dukys of Somerset
and of Exeter, and were lodgyd bothe without Temple Barre ; and in lykwyse the erle
of Northumberlande, the lord Egremonde, and the yonge lorde Clyfforde, came vnto
Omitted in edit. 1542. J559.
* science, edit. 1542. 1559.
court.
the
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. VI. 635
the cytie, and were lodgyd in the suharbys of the same. And the. xiiii. day of February
came the erle of Warwyke from Calays, with a great bande of men, all arayed in rede
iakettys with whyte raggyd staues vpon them, and was lodgyd at the Gray Freris: and
lastly, that is to say, the. xvii. day of Marche, the kynge and the quene, with a great
retvuewe came vnto London, and were lodgyd in the bysshop of Londons palays. And
ve shall vnderstande, that with theysc foresayde lordes came great companyes of men, in
sornoche that some had. vi.C. some. v. and theleest. iiii.C. Wherfore the mayer, for so Awatche.
longe as the kynge and the lordys lay thus in the cytie, had dayly in harnesse. v.M. cyte-
zyns, and rode dayly about the cytie and subburbys of the same, to see that the kynges
peace were kepte, & nyghtlye he prouyded for. iii1. M. men in harnesse, to geue attend-
aunce vpon. iii. aldermen : and they to kepe the nyght watche tyll. vii. of the clocke vpon
the morowe, tyll the day watche were asseniblyd. By reason whereof, good ordre and
rule was kepte, and no man so hardy ones to attempte the breakynge of the kynges
peace. Durynge this watche, a great counceyll was holden by the kynge and his lordys; Concordia disii-
by reason vvherof, a dyssyrnulyd vnyte and Concorde atwene them was concluded. In mulau-
token and for ioy wherof, the kynge, the quene, and all the sayd lordys, vpon oar
Lady day annunciacion in Lent, at Paulys went solempnly in processyon, & soone after
euery lorde departyd where his pleasure was. And inthernoneth of* folowyng, Afraye.
was a great fray in Flete strete, atwene the inhabytauntys' of the sayde strete ; in which
fray a gentylman, beynge the quenys attourney, was slayen. Vpon the Thursday in foi.cc.vin.
Whitson weke, the duke of Somerset, with Antony Ryuers, & other, iiii. kepte iustis of
peace before the quene win y Towre of London, agayne thre esquyers of the quenys, &
in lyke maner at Grenewych the Sonday folowynge. And vpo Trynyte Soday or the
Monday folowynge, certeyne shyppys, apperteynynge vnto the erle of Warwyke, mette
with a flote of Spanyardys, & after longe & cruell fyght, toke. vi. of them laden with
iron and other marchaudyse, and drowned and chasyd to the noumber of. xxvi. not
without shedynge of blode on both partyes ; for of y Englyssheme were slayen an hundreth,
and many moo woundyd and sore hurte.
Inthisyere, after some auctours, amarchauntof Brystowe, named Sturmyn, whiche Sturmyn.
w his shyp had trauaylyd in dyuerse partyes of Leuaunt and other partyes of the Eest,
for so moche as the fame ramie vpon hyin that he hadde gotten grene pepyr and other
spycys, to haue sette and sowen in Englonde, as the fame went, therefore the lanuays
waytcd hym vpo the see, and spoylyd his shyp and other. But this is full lyke to be
vntrewe that $' lanuays shulde spoyle hym for any suche cause : for there is no nacion in
Englonde that delyth so lytle with spicis. But were it for this cause or other, trouth it
is, that by that nacion an offence was done, for the which all the marchautys lanuays
in London were arestyd and comyttyd to the Flete, tyll they had founden suffycyent
suretye to answere to the premysses. And fynally, for the harmys which theyr nacion had
done to the sayde Sturmyn and to this realme. vi.M. marke was sette to theyr payne to
paye; but howe it was payed no meneion I fynde.
In this yere also, was made an ordynauce, by auctoryte of the kynge and his couceyll,
for the orderynge of the seyntwary men within seynt Martens the Graude ; whereof the SeymMa
artycles are at length sette out in the boke of. K. within the chaumbre of Guylde hall, Ilc
the leefe. CC.lxxxxix. wherof y^ execucion of obseruynge were necessary to be vsydj
but more pyteit is, fewe poyntys of it ben exercysed.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lviii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lix.
Rafe losselyn.
Thomas Scotte, draper. Anno, xxxvii.
Rycharde Nedeham.
THisyere, aboute the feest of Candelmasse, the foresayd dissymulyd loueday hagyng
' ii.edit. 1533. 1542. 155J), a of M'jwch. MS. 3 the men of court and the inliabytauntys.
4 M by
634 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. VI.
by a smalle threde, atwene [j quene and]1 the fore named lordis, expressyd in ^ preced-
ynge yere, the kynge and many lordes than beynge at Westmynster, a fray happenyd to
falle atwene a seruaunt of the kynges and aseruaunt of the erlis of Warwyke, the whiche
hurte the kynges seruaunt and after escaped. Wherefore the kynges other meynyall
seruautis seyn«e they myght not be auengyd vpo the partye that thus had hurt theyr
The trie frayed, felowe, as the sayde e.le of Warwyke was comynge from the counceyll, and was goynge
tovvarde his barge, the kynges seruautys came vnwarely vpo hyin so rabbysshely, that the
cookys w theyr spyttys, and other offycers with other wepyns came runynge as madde
men, entendynge to haue slayen hym, so that he escaped with great daunger and toke
his barge, and soo in all haste rowed to London, not without great inaymys and hurtis
receyuyd by many of his seruautis. For this y olde riicour and malyce, which neuyr
was clerely curyd, anon began to breke out; in somoch that the quenys counceyll wolde
haue had the sayde erle arestyd and commytted vnto the Towre. Wherefore he shortly
after departyd towarde Warwyke, and by polycy purchased, soone after, a corny ssyon
of the kynge, and so yode or saylyd vnto Calays. Than encreacyd this olde malyce
more and more, in sornoche y where the quene and hir couceyll sawe that they myght
not be auengyd vpon the erle, that so vnto Calays was departyd, then they malygned agayne
his father, the erle of Salysbury, & imagenyd how he myght be brought out of
lyfe. And in processe of tyrne after, as he was rydynge towarde Salysbury, or, after
some, frome his lodgynge towarde Lodon, the lorde Audeley, with a stronge copany,
was assygned to mete with bym, and as a prysoner to brynge hyrn vnto Lodon. Wherof
the sayd erle beynge warned, gatheryd vnto hym the moo men, & kepyng his iourney,
niette with the sayd lorde Awdeley at a place callyd Blore Heth, where both companyes
ran together & had there a stronge bykerynge ; whereof in the ende the erle was vyctour,
and slewe there the lorde Awdeley and many of his retynew. At this skyrmysshe were
the. ii. sofiys of the sayd erle sore woudyd, namyd syr Thomas and syr lohn ; the which
shortly after, as they were goynge homewarde, were by some of the quenys party taken,
and as prysoners sent vnto Chestyr. Wha this was knowen vnto the duke of Yorke and
to the other lordys of this party, they knewe and vnderstode, that if they prouydyd not
shortlye for remedy for themselfe, they shulde all be destroyed. And for that, they by one
assent gatheryd to them a stroge hoost of men, as of Marchemen and other, and in the
moneth of Octobre, that was in the begyfiynge of the. xxxviii. yere of y" reygne of
kynge Henrye, and the later ende of this mayers yere, they drewe them towarde the
kynge, to the entent to remoue from hym suche persones as they thought were enemyes
vnto the comon weale of Englonde. But the quene and hyr couceyll herynge of the en-
tent and strength of theyse lordys, causyd the kyng in all haste to sende forthe comys-
syons to gather the people, so that in short whyle the kynge was strorigely accompanyed,
& so spedde hym vpo his iourney toward the duke of Yorke and his companye. Whereof
herynge the savde duke, then beynge with his people nere vnto the towne of Ludlowe,
t. pvght there a sure and stronge feelde, that none of his foes myght vpon any parte entre.
Where he so lyinge, came to hym from Calays, the erle of Warwyke with a stronge
bade of men, amonge the whiche was Andrewe Trollop, and many other of the beste
souldyours of Calays. The duke thus kepynge his felde vpon that one party, and the
kynge with his people vpon that other, vpon the nyght precedinge the day that both
hoo?tes shuld haue met, the fornamed Andrewe Trollope, w all the chefe sowdiours of
Calaies, secretly departed from the dukes hoost and went vnto the kynges, where they
were ioyously receyued. Whan this thyngeto the duke & the other lordes was asserteyn-
ed, they were therewith sore dysmayed, and specyallye, for the sayde lordes hadde to the
sayd Andrewe shewyd ^ hoole of theyr entetys, which than they knewe well shuld be
clerelye dyscoueryd vnto theyr enemyes : wherefore, after couceyll for a remedye taken,
' Omitttdincd.it. 1559.
they
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. VI. 635
they concludyd to flee, and to leue the feelde standyng as they had ben present & styll
abydyng. And so incontynetlye the sayde duke with his. ii. sones, & a fewe other
parsonys, fled towarde Walys, & from thens passyd sauely into Irelande. And y erlys of f»t*ccj*.
Salesbury, of Marche, and of Warwyke, & other, with a secrete company also departyd
& toke the waye into Deuonshyre, where a squyer named lohfi Dynham, which after
was a lorde and hyghe tresourer of Englade, and so lastlye in Henry the. vii. dayes &.
xvi. yere of his reygne dyed, [whiche lohn Dynha foresayd]1 bought a shyp for a. C. &.
x\ markys, or a leuen score nobles ; & in the same shyppe the sayd lordys went, & so
saylyd into Gernesey. And wha they had a season there soiournyd & refressyd themselfe,
they departid thens, as in the begynnyng of y nexte mayers yere shall be clerely shewyd.
Vpo the morowe, wha all this couyne was knowen to the kynge and the lordes vpon his
party, there was sendynge and runyng with all spede towarde euery cooste to take theyse
lordys, but none myght be founde. And forthwith the kynge rode vnto Ludlowe & dys-
poylyd y towne and castell, & sent the duchesse of Yorke, with hyr chyldren, vnto the
duchesse of Buckyngham hir syster, where she restyd longe after.
Auno Domini. M.CCCC.lix. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lx.
lohn Plummer.
Wyllyam Hulyn, fysshemonger. Anno, xxxviii.
lohn Stocker.
THis yere, y is to mean, vpo the Fryday next ensuyng Alhalowen day, after £ sayde
erlys of Salesbury, of Marche, and of Warwyke, had, as before is sayd, refresshid the
in y ile of Gernesey, they, vpo the Fryday foresayde, landyd at Calays, & there were at a
posterne by theyr fredys ioyouslye receyuyd. Than anon vpon this, theyse foresayde
lordes were proclaymed rebellys and traytours, & the yonge duke of Somerset was made Proci»m»ci»
capytayne of Calays. Wherefore, in all haste, he made purueyauce and saylyd thyther
to take possessyon of the towne ; but he faylyd of his purpose : for the foresayde erlys
there beynge, kepte so fr towne, y there he myght haue no rule, notwstandynge that he
shewyd the kynges letter patentys, with many other strayght comaudementys of the
kynge. For whiche cause the sayd duke yode vnto Guynys, and there helde hym for a
season : & anon as the sayde duke was landyd, some of y- shypmen which had brought
hym thyther, for good wyll that they owed vnto the erle of Warwyke, conueyed theyr
ihyppis streyght into Calays hauen, and brought with them certeyue parsones namyd
Genyn Fenbyll', lohn Felowe, Kaylis, and Purser, whiche were enemyes vnto the sayd Eiecucion.
erle of Warwyk, the whiche were presentyd vnto the lordys, & soone after, within y sayd
towne of Calays they were behedyd. This rumoure thus cotynuynge, dayly came vnto theyse
lordysgreat socoureout of Englade. And vpoy other party y duke, as before is sayd, lying in
y castell of Guynys, gate vnto hym ayde and strengthe of souldiours, made out and skyrmys-
shed with them of Calays many & sundrye tymes. In whiche assautys many men were slayen
& hurte vpon both partyes, but moost wekyd the dukys partye : for albe it that the lordys
tost many men, yet they daylye came so thycke to them out of dyuerse partyes of Englande,
that theyr losse was not espyed ; so that they watyd no men, but money to meynteyne A«hyft«.
theyr dayly charge with. For remedy whereof they shyfted with the staple of Calays for.
xviii.M./i. whiche summes of money whit they had receyued, y sayd lordys of one assent
made oner y forenamyd maister lohn Dynham vt a stronge companye, and sent hym
vnto Sandwyche, to wynne there the kynges nauye, then there lyinge, and other thynges
for theyr nedis necessary ; the which sped hym in such wyse, that he toke the lorde
Ryuers in his bedde, & wanne the towne, and toke the lorde Scalys, sone vnto the Theiordc
sayde lorde Ryuers, with other ryche prayes, and after tooke of the kynges nauy what R>ruers-
shyppys them lykyd, & after retournyd vnto Calays, not without consent & agremet of
1 Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559, *CC.x.MS. 3 Fenkyll. MS.
4 M 2 many
636 SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI. VI.
many of the maryners, which owyd theyr synguler fauours vnto the erle of Warwyke.
In this iourney was f sayd lohfi Dynham sore hurt, y he was maymed vpon the legge,
& haltyd whyle he lyued after. Thii after this iourney thus acheuyd, the sayde lordys
vytaylyd & mannyd the sayde shyppes, & sent w them a1 chefe capytayne the erle of
Warwyke, into Irelande, to speke w the duke of Yorke, and to haue his coiiceyll for
maters cocernyng theyr charge, as reentre into this lande & other : where, when he had
happelye sped his nedys, he retournyd towarde Calays, bryngynge with hym his mother
the countesse of Salesbury, and also kepte his course tyll he came into y West countrey,
where aty tyme was y duke of Exetyr, as admyrall of the see, with a copetent nouber
of shyppes well mannyd ; in so inoche y the erle of Warwyke prouycled to haue geuen
batayll vnto y" sayde duke, if he had made any countenaunce towarde hym. Buty duke
harde suche murmure and speche amonge his owne company, which souded vnto y erle
of Warwykes fauoure, y he thought it was more vnto his profyte to suffre hym to passe
then to fyghte with hym. But were it for this cause, or for other whiche y comon fame
runneth vpo, which were longe to wryte, certeyne and trouthe it is, that the sayde erle
passyd without fyght, and came in sauete to Calays. In this passe tyme, a parlyamet
A-pariyamem. or great coiiceyll was holden at Couentre, by auctoryte whereof, the duke of Yorke, and
all the other foresayde lordes, with many other, were atteyntyd, & theyr ladys and goodys
seasyd to the kynges vse. And for the more surer defence y they shuld not efte lande in
Kent, prouysyon was made to defende the hauens and portys vpon the sees syde ; & at
Sandwyche was ordeyned a newe strengthe, w a newe capytayne namyd syr Symonde
Moiiforde : and ouer this prouysyon was ordeynyd, that no marchaut passynge into the
costys of Flaunders, shulde passe or goo by Calays, for fere that any shuld come to the
ayde of the sayde lordys. But this prouysyon not withstandynge, comfort to them was
sent daylye out of Englonde. Than theyse lordes herynge of all this prouysyon, made
vpo the sees syde to withstande theyr landynge, sent out another company vnto Sande-
wyche, the whiche there skyrmysshed with the sayd syr Symonde Mountforde, and in
the ende toke hym and brought hym vnto Ryse Banke, & there smote of his hede.
The foresayde lordys tha cosyderyng the strengthe which they had with them, and the
manyfolde freendys and hartys whiche they hadde in sundry placys of Englonde, condy-
scendyd for to sayle into Englonde, and so to brynge about theyr entent and purpose,
which was, as y' comon fame went, to put aparte from the kyng all such persones as
were enemyes to the common weale of the lade. And this to brynge about, after they
had set the towne of Calays in an order & sure kepynge, they tooke shyppynge, and so
saylyd into Engliide, and landyd at Douer, & from thens helde on theyr iourney thoroughe
Kent, soo that they came to Lodon the secode daye of luly. And after they hadde there
refresshyd theym and theyr people, they departyd thense, and spedde theym towarde the
foi.cc.x. kynge, which at the same tyme of theyr landynge was at Couentry, and there gatheryd
Northipton his people, and so came vnto Northapton, where he pyght his felde. Whereof the sayde
lordes beynge enfourmyd, sped them thytherwarde, so y vpon the. ix. daye of lulet
bothe hostys there mette & fought there a cruell batayll ; but after longe fyght, the
vyctory fell vnto the erle of Salesbury, and the other lordys vpon his partye, and the
kynges hoost was sparbled and chasycl, and many of his noble men slayne ; amonge the
which was y duke of Buckyngham, the erle of Shroysbury, the vycount Beaumoiide, y"
lorde Egremonde, with many other knyghtis and esquyers, & the kyng taken in the
felde. After which vyctory thus by theyse lordes opteynyd, they in goodly haste after
retourrtyd vnto London, and broughte with them y kynge, kepynge his estate, and
lodgyd hym in the bysshop of Londons palays. And after spedye knowlege sent of all
f premysses vnto the duke of Yorke, yet beynge in Irelande, a parlyament, in the
name of the kyng, was then callyd, and holden at Westmynster. Durynge which par-
' ?s%
lyament,
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI VI. 637
lyament, the duke of Yorke came vnto Westmynstcr, vpon the Fryday before seynt A
Edwardys day, or the. x. day of October, and lodgyd hym in the kynges palays. Where-
of anon arose a noyse thorough f cytie, y kynge Henry shulde be deposyd, and the
duke of Yorke shulde be kyng. Vpo this, this parlyament thus contynuing, the duke
came one daye into the parlyament chaumber, and there boidelye, beynge the lordys The dukys Prt*
present, sette hym downe in the kynges sete ; and soo there syttyhge, made a pretence
6 clayme vnto y" crowne, aftermynge it to be his rightfull enherytauce, and had there
certeyn bolde wordys in iustyfying of y" same. Wherewith all the lordys present were
greatly dysmayed. For this great and many opynyons were moued among the lordys :
how be it, aswell dyuerse of his frendys as other, were of the inynde that he shulde not
be admytted for kynge durynge the lyfe of kynge Hery. For appeasynge whereof,
many great counceylys were kepte, aswell at the Blacke Frerys as at Westrnynster. In
all which tyme & season, the queue with such lordys as were of hyr affynyte, helde
theym in the North countrey, & assemblyd to them great strenght in the kynges name,
to y" ende to subdue, as she sayd, the kynges rebellys and enemyes. Thus contynuinge
this vnkyndenesse atwene y" kyng and the duke, albe it that at that season bothe the
kynge and he were both lodgyd within the palays of Westrnynster, yet wolde he not, for
prayer nor instance, ones vysyte the kynge, nor see hym, tyll the counceyll were co-
cludyd vpo some fynall ende concernynge this great mater, the which so cotynued the
full terme of this mayers yere.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lx. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.lxi.
Rycharde Flemynge.
Rycharde Lee, grocer. Anno, xxxix.
lohfi Lambarde.
THis yere, whiche was in the begynnynge of the. xxxix. yere of kyng Henryes reygne,
that is to meane, vpo the euyn of All Seyntys, or the last daye of October, it was con-
dyscendid by the loides spirituell & teporall, & by y hole auctoryte of y sayd parliamet,
7 kyng Hery shuld contynue & reygne as kynge durynge his naturall lyfe, and after his Accordtvn-
deth, his sone prynce Edwarde to be sette aparte, & the duke of Yorke and his heyres stedfast>
to be kynges, and incontynendye the duke to be adrnytted as protectour & regent oi' the
lande. And if at any tyme after, the kyng, of his owne free wyll and mynde, were
dysposyd to resygne and gyue vp the rule of y lande, that than he shuld resygne vnto
the duke if he than lyued, and to none other, and to his heyers after his dayes, with
many other maters and conuencions whiche were tedyous to wryte. All whiche con-
clusyons, as then by mannys wytte myght be assuryd, for the parfourmauce of them, whe
tyme requyred parfyghte'd, the kynge, with the duke, & many other lordis tha. there
present, came that nyght to Pawlys, and there harde euynsong, and vpon the morowe
came thyther agayn to masse, where y" kynge yode in processyon crowned with great
royahe, and so lay styll in the bysshoppys palays a season after. And vpon y Saterdaye
folowynge, beynge the. ix. daye of Nouember, the duke was proclaymed, through the
eytie, heyre paraunt vnto the crowne of Englonde, & all his progeny after hym. Then
for asmoctie as quene Margarete, accompanyed with prynce Edwarde hyr sone, the
dukes of Somerset and of Exetyr, and dyuerse other lordys, helde hyr in the North, a&
abou'e is sayd, & wolde not come at the kynges sendynge for. Therefore it was agreed
by the lordys tha at London present, that the duke of Yorke shulde take ^r hym the erle
of Salesbury, with a certeyn people, to fetche in the sayde quene and lordys abouesayde ;
the whiche duke & erle departyd from Lodon w theyr people vpon the seconde daye of
Deceber, £ so sped them northwarde. Wherof the quene with hyr lordys beynge ware,
& hauynge with them a great strength of northerne1, mette w the duke of Yorke vpon
' northerne men.
the.
638
SEPTIMA PARS HENRICI SEXTI.
Wakefelde
skyrmyishe.
Ft!. CC.K!.
Coitions fole
hardynesse.
Phylyp Malpas
raunsome was.
iiii.M. raarke.
Eieiucion.
the. xxx. daye of December nere a towne in the northe callyd Wakefelde, were atwene
them was foughten a sharpe fyght, in % whiche the duke of Yorke was slayen, w his sone
callyd erle of Rutlande, & syr Thomas Neuyll, sone vnto the erle of Salesbury, with
many other, & y erle of Salesbury was there taken on lyne with dyuerse other. Whan
the lordys vpon the quenys "partye hadde gotten this vyctory, anon they sent theyr pry-
soners vnto Pountfreyt, the whiche were after there beh<;dyd, that is to meane, the erle
of Salesbury, a man of Lodon, namyd lohn Harowe, ar.d an other capytayne namyd
Hanson, whose heddys were sent vnto Yorke, and there set vpo the gatys. And whan
the queue hadde opteynyd this vyctory, she wyth hir retynewe rtrewe towarde London,
where at that tyme, durynge this trowhelous season, great watchys were kepte daylye &
nyghtlye, and dyuerse opynyons were amonge the cytezyns ; lor the mayer & many of
the chefe comoners helde vpon the quenys partye. but y comynaltye was with the duke
of Yorke & his affynyte. Whan tydynges were brouglit vnto the cytie of y comynge of
the quene with so great an hoost of Northernmen, anon such as were of tlie cotrary
partye, brought vp a noyse thoroughe the cytie, that she brought those Northernmen to
the entent to ryffle and spoyle the cytie, where thoroughe she was encreacyd of enemyes.
But what so hyr entent was, she with hyr people helde on hyr way tyll she came to Seynt
Albons. In the which meane tyme, the erle of Warwyke and the duke of Norfolke,
whiche by the duke of Yorke were assygned to geue attendaunce vpon the kynge, by
consent of the kynge, gatheryd vnto theyin strengthe of knyiihtys, and mette with the
quenys hoost at Seynt Albons foresayd. where atwene them a stronge lyghte was foughten
vpon Shroue Tuysdaye in the morn^nge, at y which the duke of Norfolke, & the sayde
erle in the ende were chasyd, and kynge Henry taken eite vpon the telde and broughte
vnto the quene. And the same afteruoone, after some wrytrrs, lie made his sone prynce
Edwarde knyght, whiche than was of the age of. viii. yeres, with other to the noumbre
of. xxx. parsones. Whan quene Margaret was thus comen agayne to hyr aboue, anon
she sent vnto the mayer of London, wyllynge & conmundynge hym in y kynges name,
that he shulde, in all spedy wyse, sende to Seynt Albonys certeyne cartys with letyn
stuffe for f vytaylynge of hyr hoost. Which cornaundement the mayer obeyed, and
with great dylygence made prouysyon for $ sayd vytayll, and sent it in cartys towarde
Crepylgate, for to haue passyd to the quene ; where, whan it was cumyn, the editions
many there beinge, whiche had harde other tydynges of the erle of Marche, as after
shall be shewyd, of one mynde withstode the passage of the sayde cartys, & sayd it was
not behouefull to fede theyr enemyes, which entendyd the robbyng of the cytie. And not-
withstandyng that the mayer with his bretherne exorlyd the people in theyr best maner,
shewynge to them many great daungers whiche was lyke to ensue to y cytie if the sayd
vytayll went not forth, yet niyght he not tourne them from theyr obstynat errour, but
for a coclusyon was fayne to apoynt the recoder, and with hym a certeyne of aldermen,
to ryde vnto the kynges couceyll to Barnet, and to make requeste vnto them that the
northern men myght be retournyd home for fere of robbyng of the cytie ; & ouer this,
other secrete frendys were made vnto the quenys grace, to be good and gracyouse vnto
the cytie. Duryng which treaty, dyuerse cytezyns auoydyd the cytie and lande, amonge
the whiche, Phylyp Malpas, whiche, as before is shewyd in the. xx. Nand. viii. yere of this
kynge, was rohbyd of lacke Cade, whiche Malpas and other was melte vpon the see
with a Frenshernan namyd Columpne, & of hym taken prysoner, and after payed, iiii.
thousande marke for his raunsome. Thus passyng the tyme, the tydynges whiche before
were secrete, nowe were blowen abrode, and openly was tolde that the erlys of
Marche and of Warwyke were mette at Cottyswolde, and had gatheryd vnto them great
strength of Marchemen, and were well spedde vpon theyr waye towarde London. For
knowlege whereof, the kynge and the quene with theyr hoste, were retournyd northwarde.
But or they departyd from Seynt Albonys, there was behedyd the lorde Bonuyle, & syr
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Thomas Teryell', knyght, whiche were taken in the forenamed felde. Then the duchesse
of Yorke beynge at Lodon, heryng the losse of this felde, sent hyr. ii. yonger sonnys, y
is to meane George, whiche after was duke of Clarance, & Rycharde, that after was
duke of Gloucetyr, into Vtrych I Almayn, where they remaynyd a whyle. Than the
foresayde erlys of Marche & of Warwyke sped theym towarde London, in such wyse fy
they came thyder vpon the Thursdaye in the fyrst weke of Lent, to whom resortyd all the
gentylmen for y more party of the South and Eest partye of Englonde. And in this
whyle that they thus restyd at Lodon, a great couceyli was callyd of all lordys spyrytuell
and temporell that then were there about ; by the whiche fynally, after many arguments
made, for so moche as kynge Henry, cotrary his honour and promesse at y1 last parlya-
ment made and assured, and also for that that he was reputyd vnable and insuffycyent to
rule ^ realme, was then by theyr assentys deposyd and dyschargyd of all kyngelye
honour and regally. And incontynentlye by auctoryte of the sayde counceyll, and agre-
ment of the comons tliere present, Edwarde the eldyst sone vnto the duke of Yorke, than
was there electyd, & the chosen for kyng of Englode. After which eleccion and ad-
myssyon, the sayde erle of Marche, geuynge lawde and preyse vnto God, vpon the. iiii.
day of Marche, accompanyed with all the foresayd lordys & great multytude of comons,
was conueyed vnto Westmynster, and there toke possessyon of the realme of Englonde.
And sytlynge in his astate royall, in the great halle of the same, with his ceptre in hande,
a question was axyd of the people then present, if they wolde admytte hym for theyr
kyng & soueraygne lord ; y which w one voyce cryed "ye, ye." And the after the ac-
custumyd vse to kynges to swere, & after $ othe takyn, he went into ^ abbay, where he
was of the abbot & munkys mette with processyon, and coueyed vino seynt Edwardys
shryne, and there offeryd as kyng; & that done, receuyd homage and feaute of all such
lordes as there than were present. And vpon the morowe folowynge were proclamations
made in accustuinat placys of ihe cytie, in the name of Edwarde the. iiii. then kynge
of Englode. Vpo which daye the kynge carne vnto the palays at Paulys, and there
dyned, and there re-tyd tryrn a season, in makynge prouysyon to goo northwarde for to
subdue, his encmyes. Then vp5 the Saterday folowynge, beynge the day of
Marche, the erle of Warwyke with a great puyssauce of people, departyd out of London
northwarde ; and vpon Wednysdaye folowynge y1 kynges fotemen went towarde the same
journey ; & vpo L tyday next folowynge, the kynge toke his voyage throughe the cytie
witli a great bande of men, and so rode forth at Itysshoppysgate. In whiche selfe same
daye, which was the. xii. dav of Marche, a grocer of Lodon, namvd Walter Walker,
for offence by hym done agayne the kynge, was behedyd in Smythfelde; but his wyfe,
which after was maryed to lohn Norbunle, grocer, and lastlye alderman, had suche
frendys about the kynge, that hir goodys were not forfeyted to the kynges vse. The kynge
than so holdynge his iourney, incite with his enemyes at a vyllage. ix. myles on this halfe
Yorke callvd Tow ton or Shyreboroe, and vpon Palme Sonday gaue vnto them batayll, $
whiche was so cruell, that in the felde and chace were slayen vpon. xxx. M. men ouer
$ men of name, of the whiche hereafter some ensue. That is to say, the erle of Northum-
berlande, the erle of Westmerlade, y lorde Clyfforde, the lorde Egromonde, syr lohfi
syr Andrev»e Trollop, and other to the noumber of. xi. or of moo*.
And amonge other at the same ft-Ue was taken y erle of Deuonshyre, and after the erle
of Wyltshyre ; which sayde eile of Deuonshyre was sent vnto Yorke, & there after
behedyd. Henry than, which lately was kyng, -with the quene & theyr sone syr Ed-
warde, the duke of Somerset, the lorde Rose, and other beyng lha at Yorke, herynge
of the ouerthrowe of theyr people, & great lo^se of theyr men, in all haste fled towarde
Scotlande. And vpou the in >io>\e folowynge, ihe kyng \v moch of his people entryd into
Yorke, and there helde h > K.-ter tyde. And vpo Ester euyn, tydynges were brought
1 Keryt 1. MS. Teryi!. cii.t J533. * or moo. edit. J542. 1559.
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•
vnto Lodon of the wynnynge of this felde ; wherefore at Paulys Te Deum was songen ft
great solepnyte, & so through the cytie in all parysshe churchis. And thus this goostlv
man kynge Hery lost all, whan he had reygned full, xxxviii. yeres. vi. monethes and
odde dayes, and that noble and moost hounteuous pryncesse quene Margarete, of whom
many and vntrewe surmyse was imagened and tolde, was fayne to flye comfortlesse, and
lost all that she had in Englonde foreuer. Whan that kynge Edwarde with great solempnyte
had holden the feest of Ester at Yorke, he then remoued to Durham ; and after his
busynesse there fynysshed, he retournyd agayn southwarde, & lefte in those partyes j erle
r»i. cc.*ii. of Warwyk, to see the rule and guydynge of that contrey. Tlian the kynge coostyd and
vysyted the coutreys southwarde and estwarde, that about the begynnyng of y moneth
of luny he came vnto his manour of Shene now callyd RychemoQt. All1 which pastyme
purueyauce was made for the kynges coronacyon ; in accoplysshynge wherof, the kyuge.
vpon the. xxvii. daye of lune, beynge Fryday, departyd from his sayd manour and rode
vnto the Towre of Lodon, vpon whom gaue attendance th^ mayer and his bretherne, all
cladde in scarlet, and to the noiibre of. CCCC. comoners well horsyd and cladde all in
grene. And vpon y- morne, beyng Saterday, he made there, xxviii. knyghtys of the Bath,
and after that, iiii, moo ; and the same afternoone, he* with all honour coueyed to West-
mynster, the sayde. xxxii. knyghtys rydynge before hym in blewe gownes, & hoodys vpoa
theyr shulders, lyke to prestys, w many other goodlye and honorable ceremonyes, the
Avhiche were longe to reherse in due order. And vpon the morne, beynge Sunday &
seynt Peters daye, he was with great tryumphe, of the archebysshop of Cautorbury,
crowned and enoyntyd before y hygh aulter of seynt Peters churche of Westmynster.
And after this solempnyzacion of the crownynge of the kynge, with also the sumptuous
& honorable feest holden in Westmynster all3 was fynysshed, the kynge soone after
creatyd George his brother duke of Clarence. And in the moneth of luly folowynge, at
f stadarde in Chepe, the hande of a seruaunt of the kynges, callyd lohn Dauy, was
stryken of, for that he hadde stryken a man within the palays of Westmynster.
Caroli. viii.
CArolus or Charlis the. viii. of y name, after the accopte of this booke, or y. vii.
after the Frenshe hystory, sone of Charlys y. vii. or. vi. began his reygne ouer the
Frenshemen in the moneth of October, I y: yere of our Lorde. M.C.CCC. and. xxii. and
in the begynnynge of Henry the. vi. the kyng of Englonde. Of this Charlys sundrye
wryters sunderly wryte, in so moche as some afferme hym to be y naturall sone of
Charlys the. vii. some afferme hyei to be the sone of the duke of Orleauce, & borne of
the quene, & some there ben y name hym the sone of Charlys fore named, gotten in
baast vpo his moost beauteuous paramoure named Agnes, the whiche, as testyfyeth
Gagwynus, excellyd all other women in feture and beaute, and for the same to be sur-
named jr fayer Agnes. This in hyr myddell age dyed, & was .so ryche, that hir testament
amountyd to. Ix. M. scutis of golde, the which in sterlyng money amouncyth to the sume
of. x. MM. Thato retourne to this Charlys, lykely it is y he was not the naturall sone
of the forenamed Charlys, for asmoche as his sayd father ordeynyd and wyllyd the
realme of Frauce vnto Katheryn his doughter, & wyfe vnto kyng Henry the. v. & agreed,
with the concent of the more parte of the lordys of his realme, both spyrytuell & temporall,
that durynge his lyfe the sayde kynge Henry shuld be regent of Fraunce, and after his
deth to be kyng of the sayd region, as more at lengthe before 1 haue shewyd vnto you
in yX vii. yere of the sayd Hery the. v. But whether4 he his legyttymat sone or not,
wherupon I purpose no lenger to stande, trouthe it is, that he was by his father ad-
' In all. edit. 1542. 1559. * he was. edit. 1542. 1559. 3 Westminster hall. edit. 1542. 1559.
* were. MS. he be .his. edit. J 542,. 15.53.
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SEPTIMA PARS CAROL!. VIII. <?ii
inytted and made Dolphyne of Vyen ; by reason whereof he was in gre?.t auctoryte, and
wan to hym fauoure of some lordys of Frauce, which strongly maynteynyd his partye
duryng the lyfe of kyng Henry the. v. and after all that season which' the duke of
Bed ford e occupyed there as reget of that regyon, and was of some partyes of Fraunce
reputyd for kynge : how be it he was neuyr crowned, solonge asy sayd duke of Bedforde
lyued. Neuerthelesse, he by meane of polycy & his frendys so defendyd hymselfe, that
lytle by the Englysshmen was wonne vpo hym of suche landys as he fyrste was in pos-
sessyon of, but polytykely he defendyd them, & lytle & lytle so preuaylyd agayne
them, that in y ende lie all onlye \vanne not to hym the possess-yon of y prouynce, the
which is named France, but also he wan to hym, in y ende, the kynge of Englandys
<>!de enherytaunce, that is Normandy, with all domynyons of the same apperteynynge.
The maner of wynnyng of them I woll not in this story speke of, for so moche as in the
former yeres of kynge Hery tiie. vi. I haue there expressyd the maner of some parte
therof ; but y I shall speke of them1 shall be of thynges done atvvene hym and other
prynces. And for that I before in the. viii. yere of Henry the. vi. promysed in the. vi.
yere of this-Charlys, to shewe vnto you somewhat of f mayden or pucell, which y Fresh-
men named La pucele de Dieu, and hir for a rnessynger fro me God to be sent reputyd,
I shall here folowe the sayinge of Gagwyne, whiche sayeth as foloweth. In the. vi.
yere or there about, to rekyn from the deth of this Charlys father, a wenche or mayden,
beynge bred in a strete or vyllage callyd in Latyne Valli Color, and in this tyme beyng
spronge to the age of. xx. yeres or there about, hauynge to father a poore man named
lakes Delarch, & hyr mother Isabell, she also berynge the name of lane or lohan, re-
quyred by dyuerse & sundry tymes an vncle of hirs, beynge prefecte of the foresajde
vyllage, that he wolde present hyr vnto f Frensh kyng, for thynges concernynge greatlve
the weale of hym and of his realmc. Which sayd prrfecte after many delayes, for so
inoch as in hir wordis he had lytle trust, yet at lengthe hir sayd vncle, beynge named
Robert Baudryncourt, sent hyr w a conuenyent company vnto the kynge, with letters
certyfyinge hym of all the maner of this mayde. Whereof the sayde Charlis beyng
asserteynyd, thougth he wolde vse some meane to knowe the vertue of this wenche ; &
for he had" perfyght experyence y before tymes this woman had neuer seen his persone,
he thought he wolde chaunge his rome & habyte, to see whether she by hyr vertue coulde
knowe hym from other. And that done, he standynge amonge other of hir' famylyers as
one of them, she was callyd into the chaumber, and demaundyd if euer before tyme she
had seen the kyng, and after she hadde answeryd nay, she was bydden to espye out the
kynge, whiche there stode amonge that companye ; the whiche anon without dyffycuhe
hym fande, and salutyd as kynge. And albe it that he refusyd hyr reuerence, & savde
that she erryd in hyr choyse, yet she parseueryd knelynge at his feete, and sayde, that
by Goddys purueyaunce she was taught that he was hir very soueraygne prynce & none fat.cc.xUi
other. Wherfore y" kynge and all his lordes had jn hyr y more affyaunce, that by hyr
the lande shulde be releuyd, which at that daye was in passynge mysery. The after
dyuerse qucstyons to hyr made, what was the cause of hyr thyther comynge, she answer-
id and sayd, that &hc was sent from God to stablysshe the kynge in his realme ; & that
by hyr, she beynge leder and capytayne of his people, by dyuyne grace onely, the kynge
shulde shortly subdue his enemyes. By reason of whiche wordes, y kyng with his lordes
were somedeale comfortyd. Vpo this, armour and sworde was sought for this mayden, the
whiche, as sayeth my sayd auctour, was foude myraculously ; wherof the processe to me
appereth so darke and fantastycall, y therewyth me lyst not to blot my booke, but
aurTre it to passe by. Then this wenche beinge purueycd of all thynges necessary to tho
warre, a company of knyghtes & soudyours to hyr by the kynge was assygned ; and so
she rydyng as a man, and in mannys habyte, contynued by y space of. ii. yeres and more,
1 while, edit, 1533. 15-12. 1559. l here. MS. s his.
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643 SEPTIMA PARS CAROLI. VIII.
and dyd many wonclerfull featys, and gat from the Englysshemen many stroge totvneg
and holdys; wherefore amonge Frensshemen she was worshypped for an aiigell or a
messy nger sent from God, to relcuc theyr great myserye. And as affermyth the sayd
auctour, she by hyr prouydence causyd the sayde Charlys, as kynge of Fraunce, to be
crownyd at Raynys, in theyere of our.Lorde. M.CCCC. and xxix. Albe it nomher the
Frfrnsh Cronycle, nor other whiche I haue them1 testyfyelh that, but afferrnyn that he
i)L.rucde de was not crowned durynge the lyfe of the duke of Bedforde. But Almyghty God, which
for a season sufleryth suche sorcery and deuelysshe wayes to prospere & reygne, to the
coreccion of synners, hastely1 to shewe his power, & that good men shuld not fall into
any erroiir, he shewyth the clerenesse of snche mystycall thynges, & so he dyd I this:
for lastly she by a knyght Burgonyon was taken, and after sent to Roan, & there brent
for hir demerites, as in the. viii. yere of Henry }'• vi- ls more at lengthe shewyd. Then-
y tyme forth passynge, ancl cotynuell warre atwene Englonde and Fraunce cdtynuynge,
amonge many trybulacios by this Charlys susteynyd, one was, y his ovvne sone namvd
Lewys, eomfortyd & assysted by the dukys of Burbon and Alensone, w other men of
name, rebellyd agayn his father, and warryd vpon hym, and by strengthe wan from hym
certeyn townes & stronge holdys. For remedy wherof, the sayde Charlys made warre
vpon the fore named duke of Burbon, & wasted with iron and fyre y countreys of the
sayd duke of Burbon. By mcane whereof, after this vnkyndly warre had duryd by the
space of. vi. monethes or more, a peace and vnyte atwene the father and sone was
treatid, & by meanys of the erle of Ewe a concorde and vnyte atwene them was fynally
concludyd, & he the sayd Lewys, and all such as with hym were reteynyd or allyed,
were for this offence, by the sayd Charlys clerely pardoned, one persone all onlye ex-
ceptyd, namyd laket or lakys, by whose treason the castell of Maxent was loste and
lyken ; for whiche offence he was after drawen, hanged, & also quarterid. Tha in
processe of tyme folowynge, the Flemynges of Gaunt rebellyd agayn theyr duke or erle
uamyd Pliylyp, cause of which rebellyon was, for that he areryd a greuouse taske vpon
sake, and put the people t her by to greuouse change. Wherupon dedely warre atwene j:-
duke & his subiectys arose, to the dystruccion of moche people vpon bothe partyes,
wherof -the cyrcumstaiice were longe to wryte : how be it, in the ende the duke or erle,
by ayde of the Frenshe kyng, was vyctour, and helde theym of Gaunt so streyghte, y
tl)ey were copellyd by force to by theyr peace \v great sumes of money, & to theyr other
many/bide domages. About the. xxxi. yere of this sayde Charlis, came vnlo hym from
pope3 Nycholas the. v. of y name, an ambassade for to requyre ayde agayn the Turkys,
ibr the defence of Costantyne the noble, which y Turkys purposyd shortely after to assayle.
To which ambassade by y sayd Charlys it was answeryd, that to hym it was right greu-
ouse to here of y intolerable perfeccyoa4 which y cristen dayly susteynyd of the Turkvs;
but he was of y Englysshe nacion so vexyd & warryd, y he myght not leue his lande
wout an hedde, to y coforte of other, & to lose his owne. But to y entet y he before5
tymes myght haue warryd vpo y sayd Turkys, he for y cause onely had offeryd vnto y
kynge of Englande many reasonable offers; & if of the Englysshe party any lyke offers
myght be to hym proferyd, he wolde gladly them accepte, & turne his spere incotynently
agayn y forenamed Turkis. And ouer y he wold, for y fiirtherauce of y mater, sende
with the vnto y kyngof Englad certeyn ambassadours, to see if y as yet any reasor.-ible
peace myght be atwene the cocludid. For accoplysshetnet wherof, as testyfyeth myne
auctoure Gaguynus, he sent the archbysshop of Raynes, w other honorable persones ;
the which, whe they to kyng Hery & his couceyll had shewyd ^theyr legacion, it was
to them shortly answeryd, y at such season as y Englysshemen had wonne agayne so
moche lade as the Frenshemen by cawtelis hadde wofie from them, the were it good
' seen. * lastly, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559- 3 tlie b. of Rome. edit. J542 * per-
secucioB. * he for the times, edit. 1542. 155y. erroneously*.
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tyme & season to treate of accorde, & not before. By reason of whyche answere, the
popys1 ambassade retournyd to Rome wout ayde or cofort, & thus y Freshe wryters lay
euer y1 charge from theyr prynces, & put it vnto other; but of this ambassade or answere
fynde I no memory of any Englyssh wryters. Aboute y\ xxxiiii. yere of jr reygne of this
Charlis, Lewis his sone before named, beynge a man of great lyberalyte & largenesse*,
thoughte his father departyd not w hym of his mouables & possessions as he had cause to
do : for y which, by comforte of yonge persones as he had about hym, rebellyd this secode
tyme agayn his sayd father, & by reason of his largesse & liberalyte, drewe vnto hym
jnoche waton & wylde people ; &, w theyr assystece, warryd vpo his fathers frendys,
and entedyd to depryue his father of all gouernaunce of y realme. Whereof heryng, his
father in all possible haste gatherid to hym great stregth, & spedde hym towarde his sayd
sone. But whe Lewys was warned of y comyng of his father w so great an hoste, 8c
cocideryd his quarell and wekenesse, he w a fewe persones fled towarde Burgoyne.
Wherof herynge, ^ father sent in all hast people to kepe y passages, & dyd y he myght to
haue stoppyd hym of his way ; but y prouysyon notwitbstadynge, ^ sayd Lewys escapyd, &
came safely vnto y presence of Phylyp the duke of Burgoyne, the which hym receyuyd w
glad chere, & entreatid hym accordyng to his estate, and so kepte hymdurynge his fathers
lyfe. Howe be it, he made for hym great sute & labour, to wynne hym to his fathers
grace, but all was in vayne ; for what by obstynacy of y same3, y he wold not submytte
hym to his father, & come vnto his presence whe he was sent fore, & for y great stomake
of the father, y he wolde not be codycioned with of y sone, this varyauce contynued
atwene them as aboue is sayde terme* of his fathers lyfe. In the which passetyme this
Charlys concludyd a maryage atuene his doughter callyd Magdaleyne, & Ladislaus kyng
of Berne, Hungary, & of Polayne. But whyle the bryde, with great apparayll & pope,
was coueyed towarde his5 maryte6 to be maryed, hyr sayde husbade was taken sodenly with
sykenesse, &dyed within, xxiiii. houres after that he fyrste complaynyd hym, whiche.was
by force of poysone, as moste writers agree. Of whiche tvdynges, whe Charlys was asser- F<,I. cc.*;;x.
teynyd, he therwith toke such a pensyffenesse, y he dyed shortly after, whan he had
rujyd a parte7, & y hole realme, to rekyn from the deth of his father, xxxvi. yeres. How be
it of Frenshe wryters no certeyne terme of his reygne to hym is assygned, torso moche as
kyng Henry the. vi. longe after the deth of his father, was alowyd in Parys & many other
cyties of Fraunce, for soueraygne & kynge of that regyon. This Charlys thus beinge
dede, lefte after hym. ii. sonys, that is to say, Lewys y after hym was kyng, and a yonger
namyd Chai lys, with the fore named doughter named Magdaleyne, or after some Marga-
rete. And after with great pompe his corps was conueyed vnto Seynt Denys, £ there bu-
ried.
Ludouici. xi.
LEwys the. xi. of y name after the accdpte of this boke, &. x. after the Freshe ac*
copte, whereof the cause is before shewyd, sone to Charlys last dede, began his dornynyon
ouer y realme of Frauce in the rnoneth of October, in the yere of grace. M.CCCC. &
Iviii. & the. xxxvi. yere of Hery the. vi. tha kynge of Englade. This of Gaguinus is callyd
the sturdy or fell Lewys ; the whiche, at the tyme of his fathers dethe, beynge, as aboue is
sayd, vnrecousyled in the prouynce of Burgoyne, &: herynge of the deth of his father, with
ayde of the foresayd duke Phylyp shortly entryd y realme of Fraunce, £ toke vpon hym
y rule in euery good cytic & towne as he passyd as kyng of the same, so y many lordes and
hede offycers drewe vnto hym ; by meane wherof he was stroge, & put suche vnto sylence,
as after $ wyll & purpose of his father wolde haue preferryd his yonger sone named
Charlys. Than this Lewys, by strengthe of his freendys, was shortlye after at Raynys
1 Bishop of Pomes, edit. 1542. * largess, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * sone. MS. 4 the terme.
5 hir. MS. her husbaude. edit. 1542. 1559. * husbande. edit. 1542. 1559. 7 parte of the. edit. 1542. 1559.
4 N 2 crowned
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crowned kyng of Frauce ; after which solempnyte fynysshed, he repayryd vnto Parys, &
there, by cocent of his couceyll, made a. lawe y no man of what degre y he were, shuld
vse hutyng or hawkyng without specyal; lycence, & specyatly for chasyuge or hutyng of
woluys, nor to kepe with hym any houndys or other instrumetys wherby the game myght
be destroyed. And y done, Phylyp foresa'yd duke of Burgoyne, after couceyll to bym
geuen, y he shuld forgette & forgeue all dyspleasurys to hym to fore done by any of his
lordys, & them to honour & cherysshe, & specially his yonge brother Charles to norysshe,
& to departe w hym lonyngely of his fathers possessios, toke leue of hym & departyd.
After whose departure, he cotrary f foresayd couceyll, refusyd the copany of his lordys,
& also theyr couceyll, and drewe vnto hym as his chefe couceylours vylaynes & men of
lowe byrth, of the which, the. iiii. pryncipall were named as foloweth : lohn de Lude,
John Balna, Olyuer Deuyll, whom, for the odiousnesse of the name, y kynge causyd it
to be chaungyd, & to be named Daman; & the. iiii. was named Stephan, & vssher of ^
kynges chaiibre dore, f which he promotid to great honour & dygnytees ; amonge whom
Balna beinge a preest, was by his meanis at legth made a cardynall of Rome. Thus he
vsynge the couceyll of theyse personys, murmure & grudge began to sprynge atwene hym
& his lordys, in so moche y firste the duke of Brytayne began to estrange hym from the
kyng, & refusyd to come vnto his presence whan he was sent fore. Wherof herynge, y erle
of Ewe w other drewe them vnto the sayd duke ; to y whiche partye soone after, the kynges
brother Charlys, w also y duke of Burbon, whicli had maryed y kynges syster, with many
other noble men of the real me, resortyd. Whil the kynge was ware that his lordys co-
spyred agayne hym, feryng y rebellyon of his comons, sent in spedy maner vnto Parya-
the forenamed lohn Balna w other certeyn personcs, to kepe y cytie in due obeysaunce
towarde hym, thynkynge that y other cyties & good townes of his region, wolde take ex-
aumple therof, & demeane them as y cytie dyd. After whose comynge, the rulers of Parys,
by the amonystement of the sayde lohn, ordeynyd good & sure watch, & so by y mean
kepte y cytie in good order. And in y meane season, jr kynge gatheryd to hym great foysou
of knyghtys & soudyours, y his hoste was noubred at. xxx.M. men. And in lykewyse the
other partye had asseblyd as many or moo. And notwstadyngy assyduat laboure & ineanys
made by y duke of Burgoyn, & Carlota, wyfe to jr duke of Burbon, & syster to the kynge,
as is aboue sayde, to make an vnyte & peace atwene Lewys £ his lordys, yet fynally the
kyng & they mette in playn batayll at a place called Chartris, where atwene them was a
longe & cruell batayll, to the losse of moche people on both partyes. And albeit y the kyng
in y begynnyng had the better of his enemyes, yet in y ende he was ouercomen, his men
chacid, & he forcyd to flye, £ to take for his sauegarde a castell named Mountclere,
from the whiche he shortlye departyd, & yode to another castell callyd Corboyll, and
from thens lastly vntb Parys, where he entendyd to haue gatheryd newe people, & to haue
reuegyd hym of his enemyes. But by y wyse & good exortacion of the bysshop of Parys,
the kynge chaugyd his purpose, & all was set in a quyetnesse for y tyme ; but howe, or
in what maner, or what f codycions of that accorde were, myne auctour doth not ex<-
presse. The which accorde thus concluded, y kynge contynued his okte maners, and
delytyd hym more to copany w symple & inreuerent persones, & to etc & drynke w
theym, to y" ende y he myghle talke ofrybaudry & vayne & vysyous fables, tha to acco-
pany hym w his lordis, where he myght haue wonne hym moche honour. This Lewis also
was of so dyuerse & wanton condycion, y he wolde goo more lyker a yoman or a seruynge
man, than lyke a prynce : y which was for no regardshyp nor sparynge of good, for as
before I haue shewyd, & also after shall appere, he was a prynce of moost lyberalite, &
therwith an oppressour of his subiectys.
LEwis thus passynge his tyme, was dryuen of necessyte for lacke of money to a preest1
' aske a prest.
a of
SEPTIMA PARS LUDOUICI. XL €45
of y cytezyns of Parys, the whiche, after many excusys by theym layed to put it by, and
myglit not be alowed, they lastly denayed y kynges pleasure. Wherwall he being greuously
discotentyd, remouyd dyuerse from tlieyr offycis ; •& other which were of the rycheste &
bed men of y citie, he sought agayn them surmysyd causis, & wout prouys or iustyce,
put many of them to deth. For theyse foresayd causys, & many other which tedyous
were to expresse, y^foresayd lordis agayn assebled theyr people, entendynge to subdue the
kyng, & to set his brother I his place, or to cause hym otherwyse to rule the comen
\veale. Arid to strength the baronys party, lohn sone vnto the duke of Calabre, approchyd F°i.cc.**
to them with a good bandeof men. And to them came also y sone of y' duke of Burgoyne,
namyd Charlys, all which baronys of one assent mette at a towne callyd Stampis, where
they cotynued theyr counceyll by the space of. xv. dayes j & after y/counceyll fynysshed,
toke theyr iourney towarde Parys. In which passetyme a spye of the duke of Brytayn,
eallyd Peter Gerolde, was taken in Paris, & drawen, hanged, & quarteryd, & diuerse
men & women y were suspectyd to owe fauoure vntoy lordes, were sackid & caste into f
water of Seyn. The for to strength & guyde the cytie of Parys, the kynge sent thyther y erle
of Donoyse, by whose prouysyon all warly ordenaunce fory defence of theyr enemyes was
there pveparyd. In y' which tyme & season, y lordysin. iii. partyes enbataylyd, approchyd
y cytie : whereof y n'rste hooste ladde Charlys, brother vnto the kynge, the seconde y duke
of Brytayne, & the thyrde Charlys, the sone to the duke of Burgoyne ; prouyded that
Charlys n'rste namyd ladde y' myddle warde. WhFi the sayd erle of Donoyze had well con-
syderyd y strengthe of the lordys, he sent vnto them a messanger, saying, y in his mynde he
maruaylyd to see so great a multytude of people assemblyd agayne y cytie & comon weale
of the lande, cdsyderynge that he was sette there by y kynge as a medyatour, and a meane
rather to make peace than warre, if they were contentyd y by hym any medyacion myght
be laboured & had. But this came to none effecte, soy small assautys & skyrmysshes en-
sued to y lytle dornage of bothe partyes. In whiche passetyme the kynge sent by secret
meanys vnto the forenamed lohn, sone vnto the duke of Calabre, & hym by many meanys
instausyd to leue the copany of the lordys ; but all his offers auaylyd right nought. Then
the foresayd lordys thus lying before the cytie of Parys, in the playne where stadith the
monastery of seynt Antony, Charlys, brother to the kynge, causyd. iiii. letters to be de-
uysyd ; whereof one he sent to the bysshoppys & spyrytuell men within y cytie, y secode to-
y cosullys or bed men, the. iii. to y scolcrs of the vnyuersyte, & the. iiii. vnto the comyn-
altye. Of which letters the entent ensuyth, that he nor none of his copany was comen thy-
ther as an enemye to the cytie, or to make warre agayn it or the conio weale of jr lande,
but for the encrece & augmentacion thereof, to the vttermoost of theyr powers. After
receyte of which letters, & the mater in them conteyrted well vnderstade & debatid, cer-
teyne oratour&for y sayde. iiii. partyes were assygned, as. iii. for $ spyrytuell meiv. iii. for
the cosuls. iii. for y vnyuersyte, &. iii. for ^ comynaltie, whose names I ouer passe ; the
whiche, \v the bysshop of Parys, were sent vnto the baronys, & after longe comunycacioa
with them hadde, returned to the cytie with suche reporte as foloweth.
First, y" lordes wolde y the inhabytauntis of the cytie shuld cosyder y^-codycions of the
kyng, y which yerely oppressyth his subiectys with taskys & other greuouse seruagys.
Secondaryly, howe he despysyth the noble blode of his realme, & drawith to hym
vylaynes, & men of no reputacyon, by whose counceylys onelye all the comon weale of
the lande is rulyd and guydid.
Thyrdely, howe he rulyth his subiectis by force & wyll, wout mynystracio of iustyce, &
hymselfe I all couceylys & parlyamentis is iuge I all causys, & callyth his selfe1 coucelys
and parlyamentys, more for his synguler weale tha for ^ eomon weale of his real me.
Fourthely, how he enhausith men of lowe byi th vnlo great honours, & causyth noble
men to be obedient vnto them, entendyng to brynge the same ignoble men for to be egall
' said. MS.
$46 SEPTIMA PARS LUDOUICI. XI.
-w the pryncys of the lande. Fyftely, how the lawes be delayed & bolstred by suche as
stande in his fauoure, where thorugh at this daye lawe is wyll, and wyll is lawe, and no
man almoste in any suertye of lyfe or goodes, in somoche y dayly many been banyssbed
& put to deth for vnlefull causes : and also to any noble man at this day any1 power or
roine of honour belongeth, soo that the* wylde beestes in the, forestes apperteynetli more
lybertie and suertie, than y- more parlie of the kynges subgettes.
,Sixtly, the great taskes & sumes of money whiche dayly be leuyed of the comons, ben
nat spent in the kynges honourable nedys, & for the comon weale of y realme, but are
spent nysely & ryottously, & brybyd out of y kynges cofers. For whiche enormytees and
mysgouernaunce with many other, the sayd lordes were thyder comyn in defensybie araye,
for y sauegarde of theyr owne persones, as to the hcdde and pryncipal cytie of the
realme for to haue ayde and cousayle to refourme the foresayd euylles, natwithstandjnge'
any harme vnlo the kynges persone, or yet to remoue hym from his regally or kyngly
mageste, but to enduce hym & aduertice hym to y, that shuld be his honour and the
weale of his realme, and to lyue in wellh & honoure as his noble progenytoures haue
lyued before hym. For the whiche causes & consyderacions, with many other, whiche I
passe ouer, the said lordes, as the kynges trewe subgettes and frendes vnto the comon
weale of the lande, £ of that cytie, desyred to entre there to refresshe them & their
people, and to pay truely for al thinge that they shuld take, & without doynge harme or
violence to any persone. All whiche requestes and matyers of the lordes shewyd vnto the
inhabytauntes of the cytie, by fauour of some i'rendes y they there had, it was with the
more partie well acceptyd, & thought conuenyent y the sayd nobles shuld be rcceyued
into y cytie. How be it, that after longe debatyng of this tnatier, by meane of the fore-
named erle of Donoyze, a sparynge of this receyt of y lordes shuld be, tyl they had fer-
ther knowlege of the kynges pleasure; whiche prouycion the sayd erle fande, for somoche
as he was secretely warnyd of the Kynges thyder comynge.
And vpon this agrement the cytie restyd. For suerlie wherof suche as were within the
cytie of the kynges seruauntes and frendes, rode dayly & nyghtly aboute the cytie with a
stronge company in barneys, to se y people kept in due ordre.
Than vpon the daye folowynge came vnto Parys a capitayne of the kynges named
Mountalbone, & ,with hym a good bende of men, the whiche shewyd vnto the cytezeyns
that the kynge was comynge out of Normandy with a great boost of4 The lordes
Jbeynge warnyd, enbatayled theym in the foresayd playne of Seynt Antoyne, to shewe the
strength of theyr boost vnto the cytie, or suche as were therin as theyr enemyes ; where
they so lyinge, certayne knyghtes of the kynges partye, dyuerse and sondry tymes brake
out by sodeyne resys, and nkyrmysshed with the lordes people, to the lytell hurte of both
partyes. In the whiche passe tyme kynge Lowys cSmynge out of Normandye, was re-
ceyued into the cytie, where, after his comynge, he put in execucion. v. persones named
lohn Worter, Eustace and Arnolde Worter, lohn Coart, and Fraunceys Hasle; the
M Inch persones were accusyd to hym to be chief occacioners of y legacion made vnto the
lordes. Of whiche sayd. v. persones, thre, as lohn Coart, Fraunceys Hasle, & Arnolde
Worter, were messangers assygned in the said legacion for the consuls of Parys, and the
forenarned Eustace Worter was one of y thre assygned for the clergye.
The kynge thus beynge in possession of the cytie, many and dyuers assawtes and skyr-
myssbes atwene his knyghtes £ the lordes were made, but no notary batayll, for the kyng
was ferre weker. And ouer that in this tyme & season, the sayd lordes gat vnto them sondry
/v. CO*™. .castellys and gtronge holdes. Than at length ineanes of a peas was ofteryd by the kynge ;
for cocludynge wherof, for the kyng was admytted, y erle of Mans, with certayne other
persones; and for the baronys was assygned lohn sone vnto the duke of Calabre,
erle of Seynt Paule, & other ; the whiche assembled and comonyd togyder by
*«p. edit. J 542. 1559. * o edit 1542.1559- 3 not entendyng. MS. 4 of people. MS.
1 sondry
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sondry tyme?. ix. daycs; in which season came vnto the kynge a newe strength of sow-
dyours out of Norroandye, the \vhiche the kyng appoynted to kepe the subarbys of Seynt
Marcell.
This treatye thushangynge without conclusion or ende takynge, vpon the. xiiii. daye of
Octobre, in the. vii. yere of the reygne of this Lovvys, was proclaymed thorughe the cytie
and also the hoost, a daye of Jenger trewe, so that thanne the lordes wilhdrewe them vnto ,
theyr stronge holdes & castellys, holdynge w them many sowdyours, whiche fyll to robr-
byng & other vnlefull actes, to the great daunger and hurte of the lande. And at suche
seasons as the arbitrours tnette to fynysshe this great matyer, amonge other thynges ofteryd
by the kynge, he graunted to gyue vnto his brother Charlys for his porcion, all Cham-
payne, with the lordshyppe of Brye, the cyties of Melde, of Monstruell, and Meldune
therof to be exceptyd. And vnto Charlys, sone of the duke of Burgoyne, he was contentyd
to gyue somoche money as he had spent in thnt iournay, but all was refusyd. And
fynally, for obstynacy of both parties, the daye of expyracion of the trewe approchyd,
wout hope of accorde concludynge, wherfore prouyciou for warre vpon both parties was
deuysed. Than began grudge & murmur atwene the cytczeyns & the kynges sowdyours,
wher thorugh many of y comos hertes1 towarde to the lordes ; so that for fere, y" surer &
stroger watches were kept to the kynges great charge. Shortly after tydynges were
brought vnto the kynge, that the castell of Gysons* was of jr lordes besiegyd ; and that also
the prefect of the kynges paleys in Roan, was taken of the cytezeins & holden in pryson.
And y day folowyng came another messanger, shewynge to the kynge, y the duke of Bur-
bone was by the posterne receyucd into the castel of Roan, & was lykely to haue shortly
the rule of the cytie, which came to effect in short whyle after. Whan the lordes had
goten y castell 8c cytie of Roan, whiciie is bed cylie of Normandy, as Parys is bed of
J-'raunce, than in manor of dcrysion they sent vnto the kynge, sayinge, y nother with
Champayne, nor with Bry his brother Charlys wolde be contented, but scantly with the
hole duchy of Normandy. Than kyng Lovvys, cosydering the great auautage whiche the
lordes had of hyin both by strength & fauoure of his comons, whiche dayly drewe vnto
them by sondry companyes, in auoydynge of more daiigcr, concludyd a peas. For per-
fourmauncc wherof, he graunted vuto Charlys his broder the hole duchye of Normandy,
takvnge to hym in exchaunge the county of Berry. And to Charlis, sone to the duke of
Burgoyn, Pcron, Roya, and a cytie or towne called in Latyne Mondiderium, & them he
ioyned Gwynary & the erledome of Boloyne, which lordshyppes the sayd kyng Lowys
had before tymes bought of duke Philip his fader. To lohfi of Calabre he granted ail
such sumes of money as he demaudyd, to wage w sowdyours, to ayde his fader agayne
Fardynande, theiie kynge of Aragon. And to lohfi duke of Burbon, the whiche, as before is
sayd, had maryed his suster, he granted al suche dowar as to hym was promysed at f
tyme of her maryage, & all such pencion as he was wont yerely to take of y graute of
Charlys, last kyng win the realme of Fraunce. To y' duke of Brytayne vvas restoryd
the erledome of Mountferarde, with great sumes of money whiche the kynge had receyued
of the sayde countie. And to the erle of Dampmartyne was restoryd all such landes as
before by act of parliamet were forfaytyd to y kynge. To y erle of Seyn Paule was re-
storid y oftyce of tlie costablery of Fraunce, & to other men of name other notable
thynges whiche I passe ouev. All which grauntys fermely & fastly assuryd, proclamacios
were made of this pease through y realme of Frauce : & after this peace was thus
cocluded, y kynge & his lordys mette, to whom he shewyd great seblaut of kyndenesse,
& specially vnto his brother, wherein appered great dissymulacion, as here after shall
appere. For this Lewys was of such codycio, y what he myght not ouer come w
stregth, he wolde wynne w dissymulacion & trechery. After which peace thus cocludyd,
& the lordys departyd, y kynge festyd y rulers & cosuls of y cytie of Parys, & gaue
' herts turnyd. * Gysours. MS.
vnto
SfiPTIMA PARS LUDOlTICr. Xr.
vnlo them due thakys for }' great tro'uth & fydelytc which they bare towarde hym, d:iryng
f tro'nbelofis season, & graufid. vnto them such 'thynrrcs us then thcv wolde ask'e for the
vvealeofthatcytie.
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IT was not longe after y dissymiilacloh fell atwene Charlys duke of Normady & lohfi
toresaydc sor~
'$ 'cause was,
them as they
maner rode vnto a towne callyd Argentyne, & there w the sayde lohn the beynge du!:r,
of Calahre, by reason of his fathers deth, helde with hym longe & great educeyil, to f
enlet to dyspossesse his brother of the duchye of Normady; by reason of which dys-
fcbrde atwene y sayd. ii. dukvs, kynge Lewys as aydeY 6f the duke of Calabre, made
\varre in the partyes of Normandy, & in processe wane therin dyuerse cnstellys & other
stroiige holdys, & copellyd his brother to holde y cytie of Roan for his refuge. 'Where he
sp beynge, y kynge wafie dayly vpbri hym, in so moch'e'y dyuerse townys & stronge
Woldys submyttyd them to his grace; whereof herynge, the cytezyns of'lloan made hn
ambassade vnto y kynge, for purchace df grace for thr-yr duke & for themsclfe : the whiche
•whe y duke vnderstbde, feryng lest his owne cytezyns wolde betraye hym, fled thens, &
So yode to Huriifiewe, and from thense to Cadomy. ' In which passe tyine the kynge was
w due honour receyued into the cytie of Roarr, where 'he1 remonyd 'many from theyr of-
fycys, & of his seruautis or suche as lykyd hym put in ther placis, & much of y ordy-
iiauce & of abylymetis of warre belongynge to y 'towne' he sent vnto Pavys, & the pro-
wost of Roan named Gauyne Manuell he put to deth, & after his b6dy was cast into y
rjiiet, & his bed sette vpo a pole, . & dyuerse of y cdlege w the deane of the same place
'Were put vnto detH?! Arid all which tyranny by the* kyng executyd, & the towne put"in
Stffetye by s'tfegthe 6f sbudyotirs, he after sped hym vnto Orleauce', where, as sayth myne
&uctour, he purueyeu ah honorable ambassade, & sent it vnto Edwarde y. iiii. the kyng
of Englode. In y. fk. yere of y i-eygne of this Lewis, was so great a mortalyte of men
-^ft Fraufie, j7 in Parys dyed y yere ouer.'"xl.M. people. And in this ye're began a grudge
to growe atwene this' Lewys & Pbytyp duke'df Burgoyn, but it was keept vnkyndely1 dur-
yng y ly'fe of y duke, whiche dyed shortlye after : to 'whom succedyd Charlys his sone
before named, which in processe of tyme maryed dam^ Margarete, syster vnto kyng Ed-
Va'rde1 f? iiii. as after shalbe SheU'yd.' If 'was rtof Idngti after y this Lewys asseblyd a great
^noste of pebple to make warre vpo Cha'rlys'dake of BbVgbyne,^ tif whiche people he had
tfSmytted f role & charge viitb lohn Balna>"'whifchMat:{hai drfy was preest & cardynali';
& he as a teporall capitayn, toke 6f {hefn y m'ustirs & 6¥lier orders. Whereat the teporall
f,i.cc,xvii. fortfyg dysdayrtynge, y el-le of Dam p%j'ilrtyhe sayd in the Wfiiys of them vrftb'the kynge :
'** M<Jbst redo-wtyd soueraygne IbrfJe; 'iit'<-'liath1pleasyd'youre hyghnesse to eomytte viito a
spyrytuell man y charge of yourf/t:y?sauht hoste, & he, not ferynge God, hath taken vpo
Tiym y cure & charge "of thfem^td 5"'effusyoiVof Cri-Ue mennys blode ; therefore it nlaye
lyke your moste noble grace, to sende me a teporall man to vy.-yte his diocese, & to take
y- charge <5f his flo'cke, which is as syrfynge for me as y other dede is for hym." At this
saying y kyng had good game, but'for ally he dyd as to hym setrfyd -best. Of this Warre
atwene y kynge & duke Charlys of Burgoyne, I entende not to speke, for y mater of it
is somedeale I6ge & tedyous to wryte. But in this whyle y Lewys was occupyed I this
warre, the Brytons w an excedytige power assaylyd the partyes of Norue*" ', hauynge
• *Charlys brother viito Lewys to theyr ledcr, which to y duke of Brytayn was fled for ayde
Sc socoure. Wherof herynge kynge Lewys, all such hoste of sowdyours as he had pur-
posed other wayes, he than laddie agayne his brother. In which hoste, as afTerrnyth
myue auctour, were an. C.M. men, ouer suche as had y guydyng of y ordenauce. W ha
1 vnkyndelyd. MS. * Normandy, .MS.
Charlyf
SEPTIMA PARS LUDOUICI. XI.
Charlys was suffycietly instructyd, hegaue for an answere, y if a parfyght concorde ahulde
be stablysshed atwene his brother & hym, y it shulde be auctoryzed by y" hoole cocent &
couceyll of y barony of y reahne : with which answere the kynge beynge cotentyd, at
Turon in the moneth of Aprell &. x. yere of his reygne, assembled a great couceyll of
liio lordes spyrituell & teporall, in y which y demaudis of y sayde Charlys and offers ot
the kynge were shewyd. And after y sayd couceyll had at lengthe reasoned y sayde de-
maudys & offers, it was fynallye determyned y the duchy of Normady was so approuyd
vuto tlie kynge of France & to his heyres kynges, y in no wyse it myght be dysseueryd
from y crowne. But to f entet y a parfyght vnyte myght be had atwene y kynge & his
brother, y kyng shalbe instautid to geue yerely vnto his sayd brother, I recopencemet of
f sayde duchy. xii.M.//. of Turon money, \v also a certcyn of lande to hyin to be as-
sygned with the name of a duke, & ouer y the kynge to be [ass to gyue vuto]1
hym durynge his naturall lyfe, for suche porcion as he claymyd to be his right win y
realme. lx.M.//.*of annuell rent, yerely to hym to be payed of the foresayde Turoti
money1, [whiche ye shall vuderstande is* in value thFi y money of Parys, by
in euery. li.]! To all whiche grautys y kynge was agreed, & ouer y to pardon vnto y duke
of Brytayne all offencis nowe newely done agayne his mageste, & cotrary the dukye
fay the & aliegeauce, & all such lordis6 as y kyng had wonne win Brytayne, to restore vnto
y duke & his assygneys: all J whiche offers myght not satysfye y couceyll of sayd Charlys,
but clerelye was sette aparte and refusyd.
AFter $ foresayd offers were by Charlys refusyd, the kyng in spedy wyse, vpo y"'
refusayll, sent a stroge hoste into Brytayn, vnder y guydyng °f a knyght callyd Ar-
nolde : £ in y^ meane season $ kyng vysytynge y bordours of his realme, put in exe-
cucio dyuerse parsones, such as were accusyd to offende agayne hym. Passynge whiche
season, were it for j greuys which y foresayd hoost wrought win the coutrey of Bry-
tayne, [or for other skyll, the foresayd Charlys & the duke of Brytayn]7 made newe
meanys for a peace vnto $ kynge, & offeryd to be contentyd with that they myght
stande in his fauuure and grace, and with suche proffers as the counceyll of $ realme
was before tyme agreed and condyssendyd vpon : whereunto a sophystycall answere was
made by the kyng, so y the sayd Charlys at y tyme myght not be asserteynyd of peace or
of warre. Howe be it in the yere folowyng, by instaunt laboure of the fore named lohn
Balna cardynall, y kyng agreed to gyue vnto his brother Charlys y duchye of Guyan
onely, wherwith he helde hym contentyd, & so ceasyd of his warre in Normandy. It
was not I5ge after y this sayde lohn Balna, forgetynge the manyfolde great benefytys
shewyd to hym by the kyng, cospyryd agayn hym, & deuysed certeyne letters, the which
he sent vnto Charlys duke of Burgoyne : wherein was conteynyd y he shulde be ware &
Laue hym selfe in good gayte, for the vnyte & peace whiche lately was stablysshed atwene
the kynge & Charlys his brother, was.pryncypallye to dere & warre vpo hym, & to brynge
hym in subieccvon. Wherfore in auoydyng y daunger, he adnysed hym in all possyble
haste to assemble his knyghtys, that he were not take vnpurueyed ; the whiche letters,
were it by treason* of the berer or otherwyse, came to ^ kynges presence. After receyt
of whiche letters & knowlege of f contente of them, anon the kyng causyd the sayd lohfi
Balna to he taken & to be caste in stronge prysone: & that done he rode vnto Thuron, why-
ther to hym came his brother Charlys, & to hym dyd homage, & sware vnto hym feauty for y
duchye of Guyan. And for to knytte $ duke of Burgoyne9 more fastlye to hym, he sonte to
hym a ceptre with a chayne of golde, the which y duke refusyd to take, wherwith Lewys was-
pveuously dyscotented ; cause10 of which refusall was, for y the sayd duke of Brytayn had
1 moved to gyue. MS. " fourtye thousand, edit. 1542. 1559. 3 In tf>e margin of the filustum MS.
is, Nota that a pond of Turon money excedeth not ij.rf. iij.y. * is lasge. MS. s Omitted in edit.
1533. J542. 1559. e holdis. MS. Lordships, edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. ' Omitted in edit. 1559.
1 reason, edit. J542. J559. ' Brjtayn. I0 the cauie.
4 O lately
650 SEPTJMA PARS LUDOUICI. XI.
lately before y aliyed hym with Charlys duke of Burgoyoe, & had receyuyd his lyuerey
of Golden Flees; And sooRQiafter/ which was the. xi. yere of this Lewys, Carlota Im
wyfe v#SrJyghced °f a. sone,i;& after named Charlys, by Charlys his brother, which after
his fathej1 v;as kjynge of Fraunce. And shortly after by meanys of Charlys duke of Guyan,
& &f the-, -duke of Burbon & other, y duke of Brytayn was recouncylec! .vnto the kynges
fauoure : &, in the. xiit yere of the reygne of this Lewys, dyed by force of venym the
aboue named Charlys duke of Guyan, but by whose meanys myne auctoure myndyrh
not. Than contynuynge the warre atwene this Lewys & this duke of Burgoyne, a nmr-
chaunt of Guyan named Itery, which after the deth of y sayde duke of Guyan was fledde
vnto the duke of Burgoyn, & with hytn a season remaynyd, shewyd vnto hym many
odyous1 talys of the kynge ; wherfore the duke apperceyuynge y he owyd to the Frenshe
kynge no fauoure, exortyd hyrn to poyson the sayde kynge, & if he myght brynge to ef-
fecte his purpose, he shulde therefore haue. l.M. florynes of golde : a floryne is in value
of sterlyng money to. iii.*. After whiche promys'e & assurance thus made by the duke,
this Itery to brynge his enyll purpose about, made his seruaunt named lohn de Boldy of
couceyil, & promysed to hym great thyngos if he wolde take vpo hym that acte : & after
graunt had of y sayd lohn, the sayde Itery prouyded the poyson & delyueryd it vnto
his sayd seruaunt, the which incotynently sped hym vnto Ambasye, where the Freshe
kynge tha laye, where this lohn de Boldy beynge of famyiyer acqueyntauce vv one named
Popyn, to the entent to brynge his entent y better to effecte, after assurauce of othe to
hym made to kepe his counceyll, shewyd vnto hym all his mynde, & promysed to hytn.
fii.cc.xvii: xx. M. florynes if he wold helpe to bryng to cdclusiS his purpose. The which Popyn
made vnto hym assurid promyse, & sayde y to brynge this mater about, it was very
expedyet to haue of couceyil the kynges master cooke named Colynet, whom he
knewe well to wynne, for the great fauoure y eyther of them owid vnto other. And after
comunycacyon had with y sayd Colynet y sayd poyson to hym was delyueryd, where-
with y sayd Colynet & Pepyn his felowe went at couenyent tyrne after vnto the kyng,
& shewyd to hym the compasse of all the ma^er : where after anon y sayd lohn de
Boldy was taken, & cofessyd y cyrciistaunce of all y hoole treason, for the which
at Parys he was after drawen, hanged £ quarteryd. Soone vpon this, Frederyke the
thyrde of y name thii emperoure of Almayn, sent vnto this Lewis, wyllyng& requyrynge
hym that he wolde not endeuer hym to any peace or accorde with the duke of Burgoyne, for
he entendyd in suche wyse to ayde his partye, that he trusted in God to brynge the sayd
duke to his due & couenyent oheysauce & subieccion. But y kyng regardyd nothyng the
emperours request, but cocludyd a trewys with y duke for a yere folovvyng, by auctoryte
of a great couceyil or parjyarnent, at the whiche y duke of Alensone was iuged to lose
his hede, & his heredytamentys to be forfaytyd vnto y kynge. Tha it foloweth in the
story, or this foresayd trewys atwene the kynge & Charlys the duke were fully expyred,
the sayde Charlys made warre vpon the sayd Lewys, & procuryd kyng Edwarde of En-
glande, whose syster he had maryed, to make also warre vpon hym ; for expedycion
whereof, the sayde kynge Edwarde landyd at Calays shortlye after, with a competent
noumber of soudyours, as after in y. xiiii. yere of y reygne of the sayde Edwarde the.
iiii. it shall be to you more clerely shewyd, with conclusion of a peace and other thynges.
After the which peace atwene the sayd. ii. kynges agreed, a vnyte and concorde was also
An auowtry w» stablyssbyd atwene this Lewys & y duke of Burgoyn for. ix. yeres. About the. xvii. yere
y«hyd.and pun~ °f tms Lewys, y stewarde of Normandy named Lewis Brysey, y which had maryed the
neuewe1 of kyng Lewys, beyng warned of y waton rule of his wyfe, & of hir auou try with
one namyd lohn Louyr, vpon a day to proue his sayd wyfe, went on huntyng, and at his
retourne feynydhym wery & feynt for labour, & went vnto hisbedde. And she anon dem-
ynge hir husbade to be at his naturall rest, yode streyght vnto y chauber of the sayde
' tedyous.edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 'nice. edit. 1542. 1559.
2 lohn
BfiPT JM A >PA'RS ' UUDOIHCI. X I. 65 1
•i Ct * ' " i *i A *
lohfl Loayr ; whereof' thVhusbande bey nge warned, with his swcrde in hade, sped hym
vnto the saytl chafiber, £ after the1 dore broken vp byvyolence, &fyndynge them in bedde
or other suspeciouse maner, with his saydc swerde'slewe first y sayde John, £ afier, not-
wstHdyng her miserable & lametable cryinge & askynge Ibrgyuenesse vpo'hir knees, he
also slew hyr, & after fledde tyll he had made his peace with the kynge. Longe it were
and also tedyouse to folowe myne auctour, in declaryng of euery partyculer dede done by
this Lewys, wherefore to shorten this story, trouth it is that after this Lewys had by longe
tyme exercysyd hym in warrys, he lastly fell in a greuouse sykenesse, the which coty-
nued and so encreasyd vpon1, that he knewe well he shulde not longe endure. Wherefore
he disposyd1 there alter, & causyd many dedys of almesse to be done for hym ; amonge y
whiche within seynt lobiis church the Baptyst within Parys, he founde certeyn preestys'
to synge for hym in parpetuyte, for sustentacyon of whom he gaue of yerelye rent a thou-
sande pounde of Parys money, and so laguysshynge by the space of tlire yeres more be-
fore he dyed, passed his tyme with great trybulacion. In the whiche passe tyme oratours
•were sent from the Flemynges, for to conclude a maryage atwene Charlys his eldest sone
& Margarete the doughter of Maxymylyan sone of Frederyke j- emperour, which Maxy-
mylyati before dayes3 had maryed Mary y doughter of Charlys duke of Burgoyne. Af-
ter which coclusvon endyd and fynysshed, the kynge gaue vnto the sayde oratours. xxx.M.
sctitys of golde, which amountyth to. v.M Zi. sterlynge money, and oner that he gaue to
them in plate purposely made to jt value of. v C.//. sterlynge. And in the. xxv, yere of
the reygne of the sayd Lewys, the forenamyd Margarete, a chylde of tender age, with
great and somptuouse porope was brought vnto Parys, and from thens she was conueyed
vnto Arnbasye, and there in the moneth -of lulye cowpelyd by maryage vnto the fore-
named Charlys, sone vnto the kynge. After whiche solepnyte fynysshyd, y sayde Lewys
ielynge his sykenesse more and more encreasyng, vpon a season callyd his sayde sone
Charlys before hym, and exortyd hym in this wyse as after foloweth : " My moost deryst
chylde, I feele & knowe well that I shall not tary longe in this countrey*, for I am more
nerer myne ende tha thou knowest; for I am so contynueliy greuyd with sykenesse, y no
medccyne may or can releue me, and thou arte he that must rule this lande after me :
wherefore to the it is specially behouefull and necessary to haue trewe seruautys. Amonge
many y I haue proued in my dayes, ii. there ben the whiche I specyally cdmeude vnto
the, that is to meane Olyuer Daman, & lohn Doyacon, whose seruyces I haue- in stffc'h
wyse vsed, y by theyr. meanys & counceyll I thynke my lyfu hath ben Icnge preseruyd. Attd
therefore specyally these, ii. kepe nere about y, nothyng mynysshyng to tteym of theyr
oftycesor possessyons that I before tymes to them haue gyuen. And alter ttoey'se. ii.lak^'to
the for the5 counceyllours, Guyot & Bochage, & for to guyde the5 warm, Phylvp Dfes-
quyer, y which infeatys ofwarre, as I haue well prouyd, hath passynge experyece. A'nd
other which I haue auaucyd to oftycys with in this realme, lette them so'femayriff: &»the
comons of the lande, the whicire, by occasyon of my warns, I Iiauegre-'
greatlye wekyd & enpouerysshed, socoure & fauoure to thy power. To y
thought euer good to she we fauoure, or ellys me thought it shuld hay? sot/ftdyd 'lb 'thy
dyshonoure ; so I thynke it shall be good that thoy so doo." After that kyngfe Lewys had
tlms cxortid & counceylyd his sono. he then retournyd vnto Turon, wWre'foi* the myti-
goOion of his peynfull svkenesse, which of myne auctoure is callyd in Latyne MdrbHi?
Klephiicie, he comaudyd to be brought before hym all y cunnynge masters of musyke
within this6 realme, y by y melodyous sounde of theyr instrumcnty:?, he myght be easyd
of his peyne. But when he had assemblyd of the best an. C. &. xx. in nomnber, a: fe'we
shepardys pypes were to hym more solace tha all ^ other, or any parte of the,' y whiche
he helde styll in his court, & comaudyd that euery day y sayd shepherdis shuld play a
certeyn dystauce from the place where he laye. And ouer this he sent for all ankersx& other
1 vpon hym. * dysposid hym, MS. 3 those dayes. * world. MS. * thy. MS. e his
4O2 relysyous
jfos
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. IIII.
relygyous men, $ were famyd for holy & parfyght men, and for them ordcyned placis win
Turon, y by^rueane of theyr prayers lie myglit be rtleasyd of his cotynucll paynes. And
to haue leger cotynuauce of lyfe, myne auctor sayeth y this Lewys had so great a de-
syre to haue legth of lyfe, for somoch as he knewe well y the realrne of Frauce sliuld be
in great trouble & vexacio shortly after. But notwstudyng ail theyse prouysvons & orde-
naucis, with many moo which longe were to wryte, fynally this Lewys dyed, when he"
had ben kyug of Frauce by y terme of. *xvi yeres, or thervpo, & after was buryed in. y-
church of our Lady of Raynes, where before tyme he prouyded his sepulture,. & in tymeof
his sykenesae laye in it a certeyn season, whyle that certeyne orysons were ouer liyrn sayde.
,-,, , . . J-.lin1 HBJ <iJ fjisijj
. Edwarde the IK.,,,
EDwarde the. iiii. of that name, sone of Rycharde duke of Yorke, as before is towchyd,
bega his reygne ouer the reahue of Englande the. iiii day of Marche, in the ende of the
yere of Grace, to reken after the Church of Englode. M. iiii.C. and. Ix. and the secodc'
yere of Lewis y. xii. tha kyng of Frauce. The which Edwarde, after his possessyou
takynge at Westmynster, and gettynge of the feelde at Towton by Yorke, was crowned
and anoyntyd for kynge at Westmynster foresayde, the. xxix. daye of luny, as before is
shewyd in the ende of the last yere of Henry the. vi. After which solempnytie fynysshed,
trie kyng in August after rode to Cauntorbury, & from thens he rode to Sandewycfte, &
from thens alonge by the sees syde to Southampton, and so into y Marche of Walys, and
retournyd by Brystowe, where he was with all honoure receyuyd, and after vy^y-fed
sundry parties of his realme. In whicbe season or soone after, the tyme of Ryc'lmrde
Lee, mayer of London, expyred, and Hughe Wyche, mercer, was admytted for the
yere folovvynge.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.bcu Anno Domini.M.CCCC.lxii.
lohn Looke.
Hughe Wyche. Anno. i.
George Irelande.
THis yere, beynge the later ende of the first yere of Edwarde the. iiii. & the begyrr-
nyng of this mayers yere, y is to say, y. iiii. daye of Septebre, a parlyamet was begunne
at Westmynster. And vpo ^ morow folowinge dyed lohfi duke of Norfolke, the
which hadde ben a specyall ayder of the kyng. And vpo Alhaloen daye before passyd,
ThcfrieofOx- J kynge creatyd Richarde his yonger brother, duke of Glowcetyr, y lorde Bowchyer,
cnforde wt other erle of Essex, & the lord Fawcuuibrydge, erle of Kent. And vpon the. xii. day of
February was the erle of Oxenforde, w the lorde Aubry his elder sone, syr Thomas
Todenhame, Wyllya Tyrell, & other, brought vnto the Tow re of London : & vpo the.
xx.day of y sayd moneth, y sayd Lorde Awbry was drawen from Westmynster vnto y
Towre Hyll, and there behedyd. And vpo the. xxiii. daye of the same moneth, syr
Thomas Todenham, Wyllyam Tyrell, & lohn Mogomory were also there behedid. And vpo
the Fryday next ensuynge, or the. xxvi. daye of y sayd moneth, the erle of Oxenforde was
ladde from Westmynster vpon his feete, to the sayde place, [of Inesse,]'& there also behedyd,
whose corps was after borne vntoy' FrereAugustynes, & there buryed winyquyer fory tyme.
And in y seconde and later ende of the moneth of luly, was the castell of Awnewyke yelden
vnto the lorde Hastynges, by appoyntment. [And before tyme
ofHeyroi holden the same were sufferyd to goo at theyr lyberte.]1 Whan kyng Edwarde was thus
stablysshed in this realme, great sute a"hd labour was made to hym for the repayment of
the foresayd. xviii.M./i. to hym and other delyueryd by the stapelers, as before in the.
xxxviii. yere of Hery the. vi. to you I haue before shewyd1. Were it by y agrement of
y sayde stapelers, or other wyse, one named Rycharde Heyron, a marchaut, of pregnaunt
1 Omitted in the edit. 1533. 1542.1559. * Here the MS. and latter edition* add whereof was
laborer.
4 wytte,
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI. II«, €.59
wytte, and of good maner & specbe, for them shewyd. To-whotn at lengtbe was answeryd
by f kynges counceyli, that the sayd. xviii. M.li. with moclx? more,- $ which was couertJy
kept from y kynges knawlege, belonged of ryght .vnto the erle of .Wylshyre, which at y
tyme of delyuery of y sayd goodys, was byghe tresouver of Englonde, and after for
treason by hym done agayne y kynge, the sayd erlys ladis £ goodys were forfayted vntd.
f kynge ; w her fore the kyng reteynyd $ sayd. aviii. M.& as/parceyll of his forfayture,
wolde' reteyne as his owne. Vpon whiche answere, this lleVrqn seyjige y of the kyng hq
myght bane no remedy, & for somoch, as moch of the sayd good beloflgyd to his charge^
he then resortyd vnto y stapelers, for cotentacion of the sayd money. Jiut how it was that
there he fande no comfort, he fynallye suyd the mayer of the staple & his company, and
put them vnto great vexacion & trowbte ; & in f ende fande suche fauoure in the courte-
of Rome, y he denouncyd all the marchaiitys stapelers a.cciarsyd, : howe be it, that soone
after they purchasyd an absolucyon, and he in couclusypn, ,a.fter longs beynge in West-,.
Biynster as a seyjrtwary man, wout recouery of lus costys, or dutie^ dyed there, beynge
greatly endettyd voto many parsonys,
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.ixin Anno Domini. il.CCCCLlxiiiV
Wyllyam HamptoW1'1
Thomas Cooke'. ' Anno, iu
JBarth. lamys,
'';• -tl/ ._ oJi-i la'bnfi no'qmiffiji.o? i\i-j>-/? ^ • >•-•• ^ , • .f
THis yere, & begynnynge of the moneth of Nouember, Margaret, late quene of
Englode, came out of France into Scbtlande, & from thens into Englande, with a strenth
of Frenshemen- & Scottis. Wherfore the kynge sped hym into the Northe with a stronge
boost. Whereof herynge, the quene brake hyr araye and fledde, and toke a caruyle, &
therein entedyd to hatre saylyd into Fraunce ; but suche tempest fell vpoii the see, that
she was constraynyd to take a fysshers bote, & by meane therof landyd at BarkewykeV
& so drewe hyr vnto the Scottisshe kyng. And &liortlye after hyr landynge, tydynges
came to hyr that hyr sayde caruyll was drowned, within the whiche she hadde great
treasoure and other rychesse. And the same daye, vpon. CCCC. of Frenshemen were
clryuen vpon lande oere vnto Bambourtb, where they, for somoch as they myght not
haue a way theyr shyppes, they fyred them, & after for theyr sauegarde toke an ilande
win Northumberlande, where they were assaylyd of one called Mane rs, with other in his
company, and of them slayen and take prysohers, as many as there were. Whan the
kynge was ware of the quenys thus auoydynge,. he entendyd to haue folowed, & to haue
made warre vpon the Scottys; but he was the'n vysyted with, the sykenesse of pockys, that
he was forcyd to leue that iournaye. In y vveke of Crysjemas folowyng, y^ Scottys \v a
stronjie power percyd the lade, entendynge to haue rescowyd certeyne castellys I $ North>
but tliey retourned shortly without harme doynge. /w.ce.*;*.
And shortly after the duke of Somerset and sir Rauffe Percy submytted theym to the
kynges grace.
Whanne the kynge was curyd and retourned southwarde, the Scottes aboute the tyme
of Lent, entryd agayne into- Englande, and layde a siege v.ato Banbourth castell & wafie
ft. Wherfore the kynge in the moneth of August folowyngej rode agayne northwarde
with his power; and ouer that, vytayled certayne shyppes in the West countre, and
manned theyrn, & sent them thyder to make warre vpon the sea coost. .
And in the latter ende of this maiers yere, the duke of Somerset, herynge y kynge
Henry was comynge into the lande with a newe strength, departed secretly, and went
agayne to byra.
>' fi >\[ l<h~. „, , ,.„
1 and would. a Draper. MS. * Barwyke..
Anno
654
'SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI, Till.
The lorde
lohnne of
Mouuuju,
The duke of
'Somerset.
The kyage
marled.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxiii.
Mathewe Philip, goldsmyth.
Robert Basset.
Thomas Muschampe.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxiiii.
Anno. iii.
THis yere, and moneth of May, whiche was in the begynnyng of the. iiii. yere of
kinge Edwarde, the lorde lohfi of Mountagu, hauynge then the rule in y North parties,
beynge warnyd of the comynge of Henry, late kynge, with a great power out of Scot-
iFide, assembled f Northynmen, and mette with hym aboute Exham, and there skyr-
mysshed with Scottes, & at lengthe wanne the victory of his enemyes, and thasyd Henry
$o nere, that he wan' from hym cerlayne of his folowers, trapped with blewe veluet,
and his bycoket, garnysshed with. ii. crownes of golde, and fret with perle and ryclie
stone.
He also toke at the sayde ionrney the duke of Somerset, the lorde Hnngerforde, and
the lorde Roos ; which sayd duCe was shortly after put to deth at y sayd towne of
Exham, and the other, ii. lordes were soon after behedyd at New Castell. And other
whiche were after that fyght taken in a wood faste by, as sir Philip Went worth, sir Ed-
monde Fiz, knyghtes, Blacke laq'i-ys, John Bryce, and Thomas Hunt, were also put
to deth at Exham foresayd, or Myddylham after some wryters ; and sir Thomas Husey,
knight, was behedid at Yorke. And in the moneth of Inly nexte folowynge, the sayd
lorde Mountagu, with ayde of his brother' erle of Wanvyke, wan by strengthe the fore-
named castell of Bamburgthe, \vherin as one of the sayd capitayjies was taken, \V other,
sir Rauffe Gray, which shortly after at Yorke, was drawen, hagyd, and quarteryd.
In suche passe tyme, in moste secrete maner, vpon the firste claye of May, kynge
Edwarde sponsyd Elizabeth, late the wyfe of sir IolmxGraye, knyght, whiche before
tyme was slayne at Toweton or Yorke feklc, wliiche spowsayles were solenipnyzed erely
in y mornynge at a towne named Graston1, nere vnto Stonyngstratforde ; at whiche
manage was no* persones present but the spowse, the spowsesse, the duches of Bedforde
her moder, y precst, two gentyl women, and a yong man to helpe the preest synge.
After which spowsayles endyd, he went to bedde, and so taried there vpon. iii. or. iiii.
houres, and after departed & rode agayne to Stonyngstratforde, and came I maner as
though he had ben on huntinge, and there went to bedde agayne. And within a daye or.
ii. after, he sent to Graston', to the lorde Ryuers, fader vnto his wyfe, shewynge to hym y
he wolde come & lodge with hym a certeyne season, where he was receyued with all
honoure, and so taryed there by the space of. iiii. dayes. In whiche season, she nyghtly
to his bedde was brought, in so secrete maner, that almooste none but her moder was of
counsayll. And so this maryage was a season kept secret after, tyll nedely it muste be
discoueryd & disclosed, by meane of other whiche were offeryd vnto the kynge, as the
quene of Scottes and other. What oblyquy ran after of this maryage, howe the kynge
was enchauted by the duchesse of Bedforde, and howe after he wolde baue refusyd her,
with many other thynges concernyng this matier, I here passe it oner.
And this' yere was king Henry takyn in a wood in the North countre, by one named
Cantlowe, and presentyd to the kyng, and after sent to the Tower, where lie remayned
ionge after'.
' Graffton. MS. and edit. 1542. 155<J. * no moo. MS. 3 In the margin of the Museum MS.
•me have this note in the contemporary hand already mentioned. In this seson was the erle of Warwyk wt other
noble men, sent into Spayn, to treat of a maryage atwene kyng Edws rd & the kyug's syster of Spayn ;
vrhych was first occacion of dyspleasur atwene kyng Edward & the said erle of Warwyk, for that the erle'
bad tntrid soo ferr in comynycacion and was deludyd.
Anno
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUARTI. €5S
Ariiio Domini. M.iiii.C.lxiiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxv,
lohn Tate. ow _
RaiifFe losselyn, draper. Anno. iiii.
lohn Stone.
ft
THis yere, was a newe coyne ordeyned by the kynge, the whiche was namyd the
royall1, & was [& yet is]1 in value of. x. shillynges, the halfe royall1. v.s. and the fer-
thynge. ii.*. vi.rf. And oner that he ordeyned the seconde coyne of golde, & namyd it
the angell, whiche was [and yet is]1 in value of vi.s. \\ii.d. and the halfe angell. Hi.*, iiii.d.
He ordeyned also a newe coyne of grotes, halfe grotes, & penyes, whiche were of lasse
wcyght thanne the olde grote was by. \iii.d. in an vunce. And thane was fyne golde
auansyd from /*'. to. xl.s. an vunce, and other baser goldes after the* rate ; and
syluer that before was at. viii, grotes and. xxx.J. an vurice, was hyghed to. x\.d. an vunce,
and. iii.s. n.d. •
And in this mayres yere, and begynnynge of the5, v. yere, that is to saye, y1. xxvi. daye
of May, that yere Whytsonday, quene Elizabeth was crowned at Westmynster with
grat sclempnytie. At the whiche season at, the Tower, the nyght before the coronacion, Cor»naciore-
amonge many knyghtes of the Bathe there1 made, was as of y company sir Thomas gin*
Cook, sir Mathewe Philip, sir Rauffe losselyne, and sir Henry Wauyr, cytezeins of
London, than and there made knyghtes.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxv. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxvi.
Sir Henry Wauyr.
Rauffe Verney, mercer. Anno. v.
William Constantyne.
•
THis yere, that is to saye, the. xi. daye of the moneth of February, was Elizabeth
pryncesse, and firste childe of kyng Edwarde, borne at Westmynster, whose cristenynge Bynh of y«
was doone in the abbaye with most solempnyte; and y more, bycause y kynge was as- prync'
suryd of his phisycions that the quene was conceyued w a prynce ; & specially of one
named maister Domynyk, by whose counsayll great prouycion was ordeyned for cristen-
ynge of the sayde prynce. Wherfore it was after tolde, that this maister Domynyk, to
y entent to haue great thanke & rewarde of y kynge, he stode in the seconde chamber
where y quene trauayled, that he myght be the firste that shulde brynge tydynges to the
fcynge of the byrth of the prynce : and lastly when he harde y childe crye, he knockyd
or called secretly at y chamber dore, and frayned what the quene had. To whom it was F°I. C£*».
answeryd by one of the ladyes, what so euer the queries grace hath here wythin, suer it
is that afole standithe there withoute. And so confused with thys answere, he depertecf
wythpute seynge of the kynge for that tyme.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxviu
lohn Browne.
Sir lohn Yonge, grocer. Henry Bryce. ' Anno, vk
lohn Stokton.
THis yere, & moneth of dyed the forenamed Henry Bryce, and for hym
was chosyn immedyatly, a sheryffe for this yere, lohn Stokton. And in the moneth of feld<
luny followynge, were certayne actes and featys of warre doone in Smythfelde, atwenp
sir Antony Wydeuyle, called lord Scalys, vpon that one partye, and the bastarde of
Burgoyne, chalengour on that one6 partye ; of whiche the lorde Scalys wanne the honour :
for the sayde bastarde was at the firste course rennynge, with sharpegsperys ouerthrowen
1 ryall. * OmittcA in the edit. 1542. 1559. 3 xxx.j. MS. * that. * the kynge». MS. * other.
horse
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUARTI.
horse and man, which was by the rage of the horse of the sayd bastarde, and nat br
vyolence of the stroke of his enemy, and by a pyke of iron, standynge vpon the fore
parte of the sadyll of the lerde Scalys, whenvith the horse beynge blynde of the
bastarde, was stryken into the nose thrylles, and for payne therof mounted so hyghe vpon
the hinder feet, that hefyl bakwarde. Vpon the seconde day they met there agayne vpon
fbte, and fawght with theyr axes a fewe strokes. Bat whan the kynge saw-e that the
lorde Scalys hadde auauntage of the bastarde, as the poynt of .his axe in the vysoure of
. his enetnyes helmet, & by force therof was lykely to haue borne hym ouer, the kyng in
hast, cryed to suche as hadde the rule of the felde, that they thuld departe theym ; and
for more spede of the same, caste dovvne a warderer whiche he then he4de in his hande :
and so were they departed to the honour of the lorde Scalys for both dayes. Vpon the
morowe folowynge and the other dayes, were certayne actes of warre done atwene dyuerse
gen ty linen of this lande, & certayne of the sayd bastardes seruauntes.; of the whiche also
the Englysshmen wan the honoure. In this yere also one named lohn Derby, alderman,
for sooioche as he refusyd to cary or to psye for the caryage away of a deed dogge lying
at his dore, and for vnfyttynge langage whiche he gaue vnto the mayre, he was by *
court of aldermen demyd to a fyne of. 1 //. whiche he payde euery peny.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxvii. Anno Domini. M,iiii.C.lxviii.
Humfrey Heyford.
Thomas Owlegrauc1. Anno. vii.
Thomas Stalbroke.
IN this yere of the mayer, and in the beginning of the. vrii. yere of this kynge Ed-
warde, that is to meane vpon Saterdaye next ensuynge the feest of Corpus Cristi, dame
Margaret, suster vnto the kynge, rode thorough the cytie of London towarde the sees
6yde, to passe into Flaunders, there to be maryed to Chailys duke of Burgoyne, before
named in the story of the, xi. Lowys kyng of Fraunce. After whose departure, sir
Thomas Cook, late maier, which before was pechyd of treason by a seruaunt of the
lorde Wenlokkis, called Hawkyns, and at the request of the sayd lady Margarete, vpon
suertie sufferyd to go at large, then was arrestyd and sent vnto the Tower, and his
goodes seasyd by the lorde Riuerse then tresourer of Englande, and his wyfe put out of
his house, and commytted to the charge of the mayer, in whose place she laye a season
•aftec. And after the sayd sir Thomas hadde lyen a tyme in the Tower, he was brought
vnto the .Guyldkalle, and there areygned .of the sayd treason, and quyt >by sondry en-
questes ; and after .that commytted vnto the Countour in Bradslrete, and from thens to
the Kynges Benche.in Southwerke, where he laye within the sayd pryson tyll his frendes
agreed to sir John Brandon, then keper of the sayd pryson, to take hym home to his
place, where to his great charge lie remayned as prysoner longe after. In which tyme
and season he loste moche good ; for bothe his places in the countre and also in London
ivere vnder the gydynge of the sayd lord Ryuers seruauntes, and of the seruanntes of sir
lohn Fogge than vnder tresourer ; the whiche spoyled and distroyed moche thynge.
And ouer that moche of his iewellys and plate, wirh great substaunce of the1 marchaun-
dyse, as' cloth of sylkes, & clothes of aras, were discouerid by suche persones as h«
Jiad betaken the. said goodes to leepe, and came to the treasourers handes, which to the
sayd sir Thomas was a great enemye. And fynally, after many persecucious and losses,
was compelled as .for a fyne sette vpon hym for offence of mys.prysion, to paye vnto the
kynge. viii. M,/i. And after he .had thus agreed, and was at3 large for the kynges
jnterest, he was thanne in newe trowble agayne the quene ; the whiche demaundyd of
j)ym as her right, for euery M.li. payde vnto the kynge by waye 01 fyne, an houdreth
1 The MS. adds Skynner. * other. MS. ' set at. M.S.
marke ;
SEPTIMA PARS^EDWARDI QUARTI.
marke. " For the which he had after iongc sute and great charge, and in conclusion was
fayne to agre, and to gyue to her a great pleasure, besyde many good gyftes that fee
gaue vnto his1 counsayll.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxviii. Anno Domini, M.iiii.C.lxix.
Symonde Smyth.
Wyllyam Taylour. grocer. Anno. viii. ,
William Haryot.
WlM't^l- •% • ix N^C^; •. 4--. jaa *;«i
* THis yere, &. rxi. day of Nouembre, a seruaunte of the duks of Exceter, named
Richarde Sterys, after his iugement, was drawen thorughe the cytie vnto the Tower
Hylle, and there parted in. ii. pesys, that is, the hede frome the body. And vpon the5
daye followynge, two persones beyng named1 Poynys & that other Alforde, were drawen
westwarde to Tyborne, and there whan they shulde haue been hanged, there chartours
were shewyd, and so preseruyd.
And about this season or soon after, was the erle of Oxenforde, which before tyme was Theerteof
taken bya surmyse in ielosy of treason, awaytyd for and arrestid, and after delyuered. Oxenfordei
In the latter ende of this mayers yere, &. ix. yere of the kynge, the marchauRtes Ester-
lynges were condempned vnto the marchauntes auentures' Englysshe, after longe and
sumptuous exspences in the lawe and before the kynges counsayll, in. xiiiiM. v.C. and.
xx. li. whereof the payment was kept secret from wryters.
In this yere the dissymuled fauoure, whiche atwene the kyng and the erle of War- f,i. cc.xxi,
wyke hadde this4 cotynued syne the maryage of the quene, beganne to appere ; in somoch
that the erle withdrewe hym from the kynge, and confederyd vnto hyrn the duke of
Clarence, that before hadde maryed his doughter.
Wherupon the comons of the North begane to rebell, and chase theym a capitayne,
whom they had named Robyn of Ryddysdale ; the whiche dyd many feates, and lastly
bare hym so wysely, y he and his company were pardonyd of the kynge. In the whiche
rumoure and stirrynge, the lord Ryuers, and sir lohn his sone, that before hadde
maried the olde duchesse of Norffolke, lyinge at a place by Charynge Crosse called y
Muys, were taken by Lyncolnshyreme & brought-vnto Northampton, and there behedyd.
Anno Domini. Miiiii.C.lxix. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxx,
Richarde Gardyner.
Richarde Lee, grocer. Anno. ix.
Robert Drope.
THis yere, soone after Alhalowen tyde, proclamacyons were made thorugh the cytie
of London, that the kynge had pardoned the Northyrn men of theyr riot, and aswell for
y deth of the lorde Ryuerg^ as all displeasures by theym before y tyme done. And soon
vpon this a new styrrynge began in Lyncolnshyre, wherof y occaconer was the lorde
Weilys, as y fame then went; for whom the kynge sent by fayre meanes, promysyng
hym to go safe and come safe as it was sayd. But trouth it is, after his comynge to the
kynge, had he before suche promyse or nat, he was shortly after behedyd.
Than in February folowynge, by medyacion of lordes, a treatye of vnytie & Concorde
was labouryd atwene the kynge and his broder, and the erle of Warwyke ; for whiche
cause the sayd erle came thenne vnto London ; & shortly after came the sayde duke, as
vpon Shrouesondaye folowynge. And vpon the Tuysdaye folowynge, the kyng and the
sayd duke mette at Baynardes Castell, where the duchesse of Yorke theyr moder thenne
laye. In the whiche passe tyme, the erle of Warwyke was retourned to Warwyk, & there
gaderyd to hym suche strengthe as he myght make, as it was reported.
I her. * the one, 3auenturers. * styll. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
4P And
658
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUARTI.
Sir Robert
WeUys.
Execution.
ProcUmacio.
And in Lyncolnshyre sir Robert Wellys, sone vnto the lorde Wellys before put to
deth, in this whyle had also assembled a great bende of men, purposyd* to gyue the
kynge a felde. Of all whiche tydynges whenne the kynge was assertayned, he -with his
sayde broder the duke spedde hym northwarde, and in that whyle sent to the sayde sir
Robert Wellys, vvyllyng hym to sende home his people and come to hym, and he shuld
haue his grace. But that other answerid, that by lyke promysse his fader was disceyued,
and that shulde be his example. But in conclusion, whan the kynge with his power
drewe nere vnto hym, he toke suche fere that he fledde, and soone after was taken,
and with hym sir Thomas Dymmok, knyght, and other, the whiche were shortly after
put to deth.
In this season was the duke of Clarence departyd from the kynge, and was gone vnto
the erle of Warwyke to take his parte. To whom the kynge in lykewyse sent, y they
shuld come to his presence withoute fere, where vnto they made a fayned answere.
The duke fledde. And that* consyderyng their lacke of power agayne the kyng, departyd and went to the
see syde, and so sayled into Fraunce, & requyred the. xi. Lowys, than kynge of that
region, that he wolde ayde and assyste theym to restore kynge Henry to his ryghtfull
enheritaunce. Wherof the sayd Lowys beynge gladde, graunted vnto theym their re-
quest, and helde theym there, whyle they with the counsayll of queue Margarete prouyded
for theyr retourne into Englande.
Whan the sayd lordes were thus departyd the lande, the kyng cSmaudyd them to be
proclaymed as rebellys & traytours thorugh out his realme. And in the Easter weke
folowynge, sir Geffery Gate, and one named Clapham, whiche entendyd at Southampton" to
haue taken shyppyuge and to haue sayled to the sayd lordes, were there taken by the lorde
Howarde, and sent vnto warde, whiche sayd Clapham was behedyd soon after, and the
sayd sir Geffrey Gate fande such frendshyp, that lastly he escapyd or was delyueryd, so
that he yode after to seyntwary. Than was the lorde of Seynt lohls arrestyd ; but at'
instaunce of the archebysshop of Caunterbury, he went a season at large, vnder suertie,
and was finally comytted to the Tower. In whiche passe tyrae the erle of Oxenforde gat
ouer vnto the foresayd lordes. Thus endurynge this trouble, a stirryng was made in f North
parties by the lordes Fitz Hugh, wherfore the kynge spedde hyrn thyderwarde. But so
soon as the sayd lorde knewe of ^ kynges comynge, anone he lefte his people and fledde
into Scotlande. And the kynge whiche then was comyn to Yorke, restyd hym there a
season and there aboute.
In the moneth of Septembre, &. x. yere of the kyng, the foresayd duke of Clarence,
accopanyed with y erlys of Warwyke, of Penbroke, & of Oxenforde, & other many
gentylmen, ladyd at Dartmouth in Deuynshyre, & there made theyr proclamacions in
the name of kynge Henry the. vi. and so drewe ferther into the lande. Wherof herynge,
f comons of that coutre and other drewe vnto theim by greatysompanyes.
Thenne the Kentysshemen beganne to wexe wylde, and assembled theym in great
companyes, and so came vnto the out parties of the cytie of London, as Radclyffe, Seynt
Katherynes, and other places, and robbyd & spoyled the Flemynges, & all the berehowses
tnere as they came.
Then the foresayd lordes holdynge on theyr iournaye drewe towarde the kyng, beyng
in ^ North, as aboue is sayd. Wherof he beynge warnyd, and hauynge with hym as then
but small strength, wherof some to hym were nat very trusty, he with a secrete company
toke the next waye towarde the Wash in Lyncolneshyre, arid there passed ouer with great
daunger, nat without losse of dyuerse of his company, and so passyd the countres into
Flauadres, and styntyd nat tyll he came to Charlys his broder, than duke of Burgoyne,
wiili whom he restyd a season. Wlianne the queue, whiche thenne was in tlie Tower,
hard? of the kynges auoydynge, anone she departyd frome thens, and yode vnto West-
Duke of Cla-
rence is landyd.
The kyng
•uoydcth.
and purposed, edit. 1542* 1559.
* that uyght foluyng. MS. then edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. 3 at the.
7 mynster,
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mynster, and there regystred herself for a seyntwary woman, and in lyke wyse dyd many
of kynge Edwardes (Vendes.
And thenne aboute the begynnynge of Octobre, sir Geffrey Gate, that tyll that tyme sir Geffrey
hadde holden the sayd seyntwary, & other with hym, weut vnto the prisons aboute
London, & al suche as they had fauour vnto, toke them out & sette theytn at lybertie.
And then shypmen and other euyll disposid persones as then drewe to y said Geffrey
Gate, robbyd agayne the berehowses, and sette some of theym on fyre, and after re-
sorted vnto f gates of the cytie, £ there wolde haue entred by force ; but y cytezeins
withstode theym with suche force, y they were compelled to departe thens. Vpon the.
xii. daye of Octobre the Tower was gyuen vp by appoyntment, and kynge Henry was
taken from $ lodgynge where befqre he laye, & was than lodgyd in y kynges lodgynge
within the said Tower. In whiche passe tyme the duke and the foresayd lordes drewe /M.C&****.
nere vnto the cytie.
And vpon Saterdaye than nexte folowynge, the sayde duke accompanyed with the
erlys of Warwyke, of Shrowysbury, and the lord Stanley, rode vnto the Tower, and
there with all honour and reuerence fet out kynge Henry, and conueyed hym to Paulys,
and there lodgyd hym in the bysshoppes palays, & so was than admytted and taken for
kynge thorugh all the lande. »
Readepcio Henrici sexti.
HEnry y. vi. of that name, before by Edwarde the. iiii. put downe, was agayne re- Theerfeof
storyd to ihe crowne of Englande the'. daye of Octobre, in y yere of Grace. Woretter-
M. CCCC.Ixix. and the. x. yere of Edwarde y. iiii. and the. xii. yere of the. xii. Lowys
than kynge of Fraunce.
In whose begyn'iyng of raedepcion, the erle of Worceter, whiche for his cruelnesse was
called the bochier of Englade, was taken and put in streyght pryson. And vpon the.
xv. daye of Octobre was the sayde erle aregned at Westmynster in the Whyte Halle, and
there endyted of treason ; and vpon the Mondaye folowyng adiugyd that he shuld go
from y same place vnto the Tower Hyll, & there to haue his hede smytten of. But as
he was comynge from the sayd place of iugement towarde his execucion, the people
presid so inportunatly vpon hym for to se and beholde hym, that the sheryffes were
fayne to tourne into the Flete, & there to borowe gayoll for hym for that nyght. And
vpon the morowe after at after noone, beynge seynt Lukys daye, and. xviii. daye of
Octobre, he was ladde to the Tower Hylle, where he toke his deth full pacyently, whose
corps was after borne with the hede vnto the Blacke Friers, and there honourably buryed
in a chapel stiidynge in the body of the churche, which he before tyme had foundyd.
And thenne was dayly awaytynge vpon the see syde for the landynge of quene Margarete
and pry nee Edwarde her sone ; and also prouycyon made for the defence of landynge of
kynge Edwarde and his company.
.)!:' ;lii y. ,:'jr^t'. '•. IT J -,™j. Bjfi^fhj!} yj liV\ l»O! J'j'lT ,.'.:...-, ,
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxx. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxi.
, . Iohfl Crosby- 5Anno Henrici. vi. prime,
lohfi Stokton, mercer. ^Anno £dwardi y£ ^
lohn Warde.
IN this yere, whiche was in the ende of the. x. yere of kynge Edward, and begynnynge
of the raedepcion of kynge Henry, that is to meane, the thirde daye of Nouembre,
quene Elizabeth, beynge, as before is sayd, in Westmynster seyntwary, was lyghted of a Edw«dej«.*
fayre prynce. And within the sayd place the sayd childe, without pompe, was after Mbonle'
cristenyd, whose godfaders were $ abbot and priour of the sayd place, and the lady
• the xvith. MS.
4 P 2 Scrope
660 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUART!.
Scrope godmoder. And the. xxvi. daye of the sayd moneth folovvyng, beganne a par-
A parlyament. lyament', and from thens prorogyd to Paulis, where it contynued tyll Cristemas. In
the1 parlyament sir Thomas Cooke, before trowbelyd as I haue shewyd in the. vii. yere
of kynge Edwarde, put in a byll into the coraon house, to be restoryd of the lorde Ryuers
landes and other occacioners of his trowble, to the sume of. xxii. M. marke ; of the
whiche he had good comfort to haue ben allowed of kyng Henry if he had prosperyd.
And the rather, for that y he was of the comon house, and therwith a man of great bold-
nesse in speche and well spoken, and syngulerly wytted and well reasoned.
Prodamacion. Thanne durynge this parlyament kynge Edwarde was proclaymed vsurper of the crowne,
and the duke of Glouceter his yonger broder traytour, and both attaynted by auctorytie of
the sayd parlyament.
And vpon the. xiiii5. daye of February came the duke of Exceter to London. And
the. xxvii*. daye of y sayd moneth, rode the erle of Warwyke thorugh the cytre towarde
Douer, for to haue receyued quene Margarete ; but he was despoynted, for y wynde
was to her so contrary, that she laye at the see syde taryinge for a conuenyent wynde
frome Nouembre tyll Apryll. And soo the sayde erle, after he hadde longe taryed for
her at the see syde, was fayne to vetourne without spede of his purpose.
Thus durynge this queysy season, the mayer ferynge the retourne of kynge Edwarde,
fayned hym syke, and so kept his house a great season. All which tytne sir Thomas
Cooke, whiche thenne was admytted to his former rome, was sette in his place, and al-
lowyd for his deputie, whiche tourned after to his great trowble & sorowe.
Kynge Edwarde Thanne fynally in the begynnynge of the moneth of Apryll, kynge Edwarde landyd la-
the North, at a place called Rauynspore, with a small company of Flemynges and other ;
so that all his company excedyd nat the nombre of. M. persones. And so drewe hym.
towarde Yorke, makyng his proclamacions as he went in the name of kyng Henry, and
shewyd to the people, that he came for none entent, but oonly to clayme his enherytaunce,
y dukedome of Yorke ; [and soo passyd the countres tyll he came to y cytie of Yorke, y
where the cytezeyns helde hym oute tyll they knewe his entent. And when he had shewyd
vnto theym, as he before had done vnto other, & cofermed it by an othe, he was there
recevued and refresshed for a certayne tyme, and so departed and helde his way towarde
London, and passyd by fauoure and fayer wordes the daunger of the iorde marquys
Mountagu, whiche in that coostes laye than awayte for hym purposely to stoppe his way,
and hadde people dowble the nombre that kynge Edwarde had of fyghtynge men.
Whanne kynge Edwarde was thus passyd the sayde marquys, and sawe that his strength
was greatly amendyd, and that also dayly y people drewe vnto hym, he thanne made
. proclamacyons in his owne name as kynge of Englande ; and so helde on his iournay tyll
he came vnto London. In whiche passe tyme* that is to meane vpon Sherethursdaye,
y archebysshop of Yorke, beynge then at London with kynge Henry, to the entent to
inoue the peoples hertes towarde y kynge, rode aboute the towne with hym, and shewyd
hym to the people; the whiche rather withdrewe menes hertes than otherwy.se. And. in
this season also sir Thomas Cook, befornamed, auoydyd the lade, entendynge to haue
sayled into France. But he was taken of a. shyp of Flaunders, and his sone and heyre
with hym ; and SQO sette there in pryson many dayes, and lastly was delyueryd vnto
kynge Edwarde.
Thenne vpon Sherethursdaye at afternoone, kynge Edwarde was receyued into the
cytie, and soo rode to Pa.ulys, and there otferyd at the roode of the North ,dore. And
that done, yode incontynently into the bisshoppes palays, where he fande kynge Henry
almoste alone : for all suche lordes and other as i the mornynge were about hym, whenne
they harde of kynge Edwardes comynge, anone they fledde, & euery man was fayne and
' The MS. adds at Westmenster. * wjiich. MS. ' xxiiij. edit. 1542. xxiii. edit. 15S9- * xxiiL
edit. 1559. 5 Omittedin edit, 1542. 155<?.
gladde
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUARTI. 661
gladde to saue hymselfe. Thenne kynge Edwarde lodgyd hytn where kyng Henry laye,
and put hym vnder saffe kepynge, and so restyd hym there tyll Easter euyn. Vpon the
whiche euyn, herynge of his broders comynge, and y other lordes with hym, with a
stronge boost vnto Seynt Albonys, spedde hym thederwarde, aiid lay that nyglit at
Barnet. In whiche season the duke of Clarence, cotrary his othe and promyse made
vnto the Frenshe kynge, refusyd the title of kyng Henry, £ sodaynly with y strength as
he hadde, rode streyght vnto his broder kynge Edwarde, wherwith the other iordes
were somdeale abasshed ; the whiche natwithstandynge, the sayd lordes by the specyall
comforte and exortacion of y erle of Oxenforde, as it was sayde, helde on theyr iournay
towarde Bernet, the sayde erle of Oxenforde beinge in the vawarde, and so cam vnto y-
playne without Barnet, and there pyght theyr fylde. Then vpon the morowe beinge Barnet fcide.
Ester day, and the. xiiii. day of Aprill, very erly both hoostes met, where vpon that one
partye were. ii. kynges present, as Henry the. vi. whiche kynge Edwarde hadde brought
thyder with hym, and kynge Edwarde the. iiii. : and vpon that other partye was the duke
of Exceter, the lorde marquys Mountagu, and the. ii. erlys of Warwyke and of Oxen-
forde, with many other men of name.
There the sayde erle of Oxenforde & his company quytte theym so manfully, that he
bare ouer that parte of the feldde whiche he sette vpon, so ferforthly, that tydynges came
to London that kynge Edwarde hadde loste the felude. And if his men hadde kept theyr
araye and nat fallen to ryfflynge, lykely it hadde ben as it was after tolde, that the victory
hadde fallen to that partye. But after longe and cruell fyght, in conclusyon kynge Ed-
warde opteyned the vpper hande, and slewe of his enemyes the marquys Mountagu and
the erle of Warwyk his broder, with many other: and vpon the kynges partye was slayne
the lorde Barnes, And of the cdmons vpon bothe parties were slayne vpon. xv.C. men
and mo.
Of the mystes and other impedymetes whiche fyll vpon the lordes partye, by reason of
the incantacyons wrought by fryer Bungey, as the fame went, me lyst nat to wryte. But
trouth it is, y after this victory thus wonne by kynge Edwarde, he sent the deed corps of
the sayd marquys & erle of Warwyke vnto Paulys Churche, where they laye. ii. dayes
after nakyd in. ii. coffyns, y euery man might beholde and se theym. And the same after
noone came kyng Edwarde agayne vnto London, and offeryd at the roode of the North
dore in Paulys, and after rode vnto Westmynster and there lodgyd hym. And soone
after that the kynge was thus passyd thorugh the cytie, was kynge Henry brought rydyng
I a longe gowne of blewe veluet, and so conueyed thoroughe Chepe vnto Westmynster,
and from thens vnto the Tower, where he remayned as prysoner all his lyues tyme
after.
Repossessio Edwardi Quarti.
EDwarde the. iiii. before named, began agayne his domynyon ouer the realme of En-
glande the. xiiii. daye of Apryll, in the begynnynge of the yere of our Lorde. M.CCCC.
Ixxi. and the. xii. yere of Lowys the Frenshe kynge, and repossedyd all thynges as he be-
fore had done. And when the said. ii. corps hadde lyen in Paulys openly from the Son-
daye tyll the Tuysdaye, they were hadde from thens and buryed where the kynge wolde
assygne them.
The kynge thanne beynge in auctorytie, made prouycion for the defence of landynge
of quene Margarete and his1 sone, the whiche all this whyle laye at the see syde taryinge
the wynde, and soo lastly landyd at , and came with a strength of Frenshmen
and other, as far within y lande as to a vyllage in called Tewkysbury, where the Tewkysbury
kynge mette with her end his' distressyd, and chasyd her company and slewe many of fclde-
theym.
663
Battarde Faw-
conbrydge.
Pol. CC.,»iiii.
l
Hem ici MXti
morj.
Zitcucon.
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUARTI.
theym. In the whiche batayll she was taken, and sir Edwarde her sone, and so brought
vnto the kynge. But after the kynge hadde questyoned with the sayd sir Edwarde, and
he had answeryd vnto hym contrarye his pleasure, he thenne strake hym with his gaunte-
let vpon the face : after wbiche stroke so by hym receyued, lie was by the kynges ser-
uauntes incontynently slayne vpon the. iiii. day of the moneth of May.
Whan kynge Edwarde hadde thus subduyd his enemyes, anone he sent quene Marga-
rete vnto London, where she restyd a season, and fynally she was sent home into her
countre. And the goodes of sir Thomas Cook agayne ceasyd, and his wyfe put forth, and
comaundyd to be kepte at the mayers.
Vpon the. xiiii. daye of May folowyng, the bastarde of Fawconbrydge, that vnto hyra
had gaderyd a riottous and euyll disposyd company of shypmen and other, with also the
assystence of the comons bothe of Essex and Kent, came in great multytude vnto the
cytie of London, and after that the sayd company was denyed passage thorugh the cytie,
ictte vpon dyuerse parties therof, as Bysshoppes gate, Algate, London brydge, and a
longe the waters syde, and shot gonnes and arowes, and fyred the gates with cruell ma-
lyce, as Bysshoppes gate and Algate, and faught so fyersly that they wanne the bul-
werkys at Algate, and entred a certayne 'within the gate.
But the cytezeyns with comfort and ayde of Robert Basset alderman assygned to that
gate, withstode the sayde rebellys soo manfully, that they slewe all suche as entred the
gate, and compellyd the other to drawe abacke and forsake the gate ; vpon whom the cy-
tezeyns pursuyd, and chasyd them vnto the ferther Stratforde, and slewe and toke many
of them prysoners.
Wherof, herynge, the other whiche asseyled the other parties of the cytie, fledde in
lykewyse, whom the other cytezeyns pursuyd as ferre as Depforde, in sleynge and tak-
ynge of theym prysoners in great nombre, and after them raunsomyd as they had been
Frenshmen. And the bastarde with his shypmen were chasyd vnto theyr shyppes lyinge at
Black wall, and there in the chase many [of them]1 slayne. And the sayd bastarde the
nyght folowynge stale out his shippes out of the ryuer, & so departyd and escaped for
the* tyme.
Thanne vpon Assencion Euyn next ensuynge, $ corps of Henry the. vi. lato kynge
was brought vnreuerently from y" Tower thorugh ^ hygh stretes of j cytie vnto Paulis
Church, and there lefte for that nyght, and vpon f morowe conueyed with gleyuys &
other wepyns, as he before thyther was broughte vnto Chertyssey, where he was buryed.
Of f deth of this pryncc dyuerse tales were tolde : but the moost comon fame wente,
I that he was stykked with a dagger, by the handes of the duke of Glo'uceter, which)rafter
Edwarde the. iiii. vsurpyd the crowne, and was kynge as after shall appere.
Thanne kynge Edwarde, whiche after this victory thus had at Tewkesbury, retourned
vnto London, and vpon the Mondaye folowynge Ascencion Daye, he -toke his iournaye
into Kent, hauynge with hym a strength of people, and there sette his iustyces, & made
inquysycions of the riot before done by the bastarde and his accessaryes, for the which,
at Caunterbury & other good townesin Kent, dyuerse were put in execucion, of whomy'
hedes were sent vnto London and sette vpon the bridge. And in lyke tnaner inquysycions
were made in Essex, and some also of theym put in execucion, of whiche a capitayne
named Spisynge was hangyd, and his hede sette vpon Aldgate : and many of the ryche
comons of Kent were selte at grenous fynes, both for theymselfe and for theyr ser-
uauntes. And whenne the kyng had thus spedde his iournay, he retourned and came to
London vpon Whytson euyn; and y done, soone after was bysshop Neuyll, archebysshop
of Yorke, sent vnto Guynys, and there kept as prisoner longe after. This was broder
to $ marquys Mountagu, and to the erle of Warwyke.
Also in the ende of this maiers yere, wasy" forenamed bastarde of Fawconbridge [was]1
' Omitted in edit. 1542. 1559.
that. MS.
taken
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUARTI. 663
taken aboute Southampton, & there put to execucion, whose hede was sent to London,
and pyght vpon London bride ainonge other.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxii.
lohfi Aleyn.
Wyllyam Edwarde, grocer. Anno. xi.
lohn Chelley.
IN this yere, the erle of Oxenforde, whiche syne the season of Barnet felde hackle
holden Seynt Myghellis Mount, was by an appoyntment taken thens, and shortly after tafoti'-
sent vnto the castell of Guynes, where he remayned prysoner tyll the laste yere of
Richarde the thirde, whiche was vpon. xiii1. yeres ; in all whiche season my lady his wyfe
myght neuer be suffred to come vnto hym, nor had any thyng to lyue vpon, but as the
people of their charites wold gyue to her, or what she myght get with her nedyll or other
suche conynge as she excercysed.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxiii.
John Browne.
Wylliam Hampton, fysshemonger. Anno. xii. <w
Thomas Bledlow.
IN this yere, vpon the. vi. daye of Octobre, beganne a parliament at Westmynster ; by Aparjy»n»n».
auctorytie wherof an ayde was giaunted to the kynge, towarde the great charge of his
warres, there was* leuyed of mennes landes, as well of lordes as other.
This mayer, aboue all other, corrected sore bawdes and strumpettes, and causyd theym Meretricet
to be ladde aboute the towne \V raye hoodes vpon theyr heddes dyuers and many, and
sparyd none for mede nor for fauour, that were by the lawe atteynied, nalwithstandyng
that he myght haue take, xl./f. of redy money to hym offerid, for to haue spared one from
that iugement.
ifV r!2 MM •'!/•. a i. * • ;•;"*';!; i^ : vnt< -• t#ji:\'j 3<P rt wp'.is ».••* JJi wi i '.':?
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxiii. * jt Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxiiii.
William Stokker.
lohfl Tate, mercer. Anno. xiii.
Robert Byllysdon.
IN this yere, was y duke of Exceter founden deed in the see atwene Douer and Calays, Duk«ofExc««.
but howe he was drowned y certaynte is nat knowen.
In this mayers yere also was one Wylliam Oldhalle codempned vnto a draper of Lon-
don called Cristoler Colyns, for the whiche condempnacion he remayned as a prysoner in
Ludgate ; wherupon a season he went at large with a keper, he brake from hym, and so
escapyd, and after was taken and brought agayne to the sayde pryson. But that nat-
withstandynge, the sayd Cristofer suyd the sheryffes, and caused theym to spende great
money in defendynge of his accion ; and fynally were fayne, by waye of compremyse, to
gyue vnto hym'an hondreth marke for his duytie of Ixxx./z. and odde.
And in this yere was one lohn Goos a Loller brent at the Tower Hylle for herysye ; the HeretScusttna».
whiche before dyner was delyneryd vnto Robert Byllydon, on1 the sheryffes, to put in
execucion y same afternoone ; wherefore he, lyke a charytable man, had hym home to
his house, and there exorted hym that he shuld dye a Cristen man, & renye his false
errours. But that other, alter longe exortacon harde, requyred y sheryffe that he myght
haue mete, for he sayd that 'he was sore hugryd. Thene the sheryffe comaundyd by mete,
1 etc
go to r«e<ut.
' xii. edit'. 1533. 1542. 1559. * the whyche was. edit. 1542. 1559. J ooa of. MS.
souper."
t*e
•
wherof he toke as he had eylcd nothinge, & sayd to suche as stode about hym, "
J ,.J J , vel vttut ab orbe
nowe a good and competent dyner, tor I shall passe a lytel! snarpe shower or 1
664 SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUART!.
f « N
souper." And whene he had dyned, he requyred that he myght shortly be ladde to his
execucyon.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.bcxv.
Edmonde Shaa.
Robert Drope, draper. Anno, xiiii.
Thomas Hylle.
•*• o ' .• '• •.' ** 'Oni *r> • .
THis yere, this kyng entending to make a voyage oner see Ito Frauce, called before hym
f»i.cc.xx9. his lordes seuerally, both spirituall and temporal!, to knowe theyr good myndes what of
their free wylles they wolde ayde and depart with hym towarde the sayd voyage. And
after he hadde so knowen their good disposicion to hym warde, he then sent for the mayer
of London and his brethren the aldermen, and them seuerally examyned and exortyd to
ayde & assyst hym towarde the sayd great iournaye ; of whiche the maier for his parte
granted, xxx./z. and of the aldermen some. xx. marke, & the leest. x./».
The firste beuy- And that done, he sent for all the trusty* commoners within the sayd cytie, and theym
exortyd in lyke maner, whiche for the more partye graunted to hym the wages of halfe a
man for a yere, the whiche amounted to. iui.li. \\.s. iii.rf. And after that he rode about
the more parte of the lande, and vsed the people in suche fayre maner, that he reysed
therby notable summes of money, the whiche way of the leuyinge of this money was after
named a benyuolence.
Regis tramfreta- Then the kynge thus hauynge this great substaunce of goods, made puruyaunce for
the sayd iournaye. And vpon the. iiii. day of luly folowynge,- in the. xv. yere of his
reygne, rode with a goodly company thorugh the cytie towarde the see syde, and so
spedd hym to Calays, and from thens into Fraunce. Wherof herynge, Lowys the Frenshe
kynge assembled his people in great nombre, and so spedde hym towarde the kynge; but
when both boosts were met within shortly space, such offers of a pease were proferid by
the Frenshe kynge, that fynally both prynces agreed vpon a pease to be hadde for the
terme of bothe their lyues, and a yere after, as some wryters haue. For the perfourm-
aunce of whiche sayd pease, both prynces after mette vpon the daye of the Decollation of
Seynt lohn the Baptyst, or the. xxix. day of August, at a place named in Frenshe Pynyak,
and the. iiii. daye of Nouembre, as affermyth Gaguinus. But that cannat stande with,
for kynge Edwarde was receyued agayne into London after his retourne out of Fraunce,
the. xxviij. daye of Septembre. At this place was a ryuer, vpon the whiche a bridge
was made suche wyse, that both prynces theron myght mete with suche company as
eyther for them had appoynted. There also was ordeyned a place with a particon
atwene both prynces, that nother of them myght entre vnto other, but made with a lowpe,
that eyther myght se other, and take eyther other by the hande.
Apeaswnferm- Whereat the daye lymytted, eyther of theym mette with other hoostes* standynge a
yd' certayne distaunce from the ryuerssyde in conuenyent araye. Then the sayd kynges there,
after salutacion due made, eyther to other had longe communycacion. In conclusion
wherof, as sayth Gagwyn, a peas was confirmyd atwene both realmes for. vii. yeres, for
perfourmaunce wherof, as affermyth the sayd auctoure, the Frenshe kyng gaue vnto
kyng Edwarde incontynently.lxxv.M. crownys of golde, & yerely after durynge the sayde.
vii. yeres, l.M. crownys: and so he receyued in hande, accomptynge euery' at iiii.j.
xy.M./z. and yerely after. x.M.//. whiche sayd. xv.M./i. the sayde Frenshe kynge borowed
of his cytezayns of Parys. After this trewes or peas thus concludyd atwene these, ij.
prynces, anone after theyr sonderynge, proclamacions were made therof thorugh both
hoostes, and commaundement gyuen to the capitaynes t,hat they shuld prouyde for theyr
retourne homewarde. And soone vpon the Frenshe kynge sent vnto thedukys of Clarence
* tbryffty. MS. * tbeyr heostes. MS. 3 every crown.
6 and
SEPTIMA PARS EDWARDI QUART!. 66S
and of Glouceter with other lordes, suche as were in kynge Edwardes fauour, great & cos-
tious gyfts.
Of the nyse & wanton disgy?yd apparayll that the kynge Lowys ware vpon hym at the DercgeLod*.
tyme of this metynge I inyght make a longe rehersayl ; but for it shulde sownde more to W1CO-
dishonour of suche a noble man, that was apparaylled more lyke a mynstrell than a pry nee
royal, therfor I passe it oner. Foi albeit that he was so new fangyll in his clothinge,. yet
had he many vertues, wherof largesse was one, as it apperyd by sondry gyftes which he
gaue vnto sondry straungcrs, wniche in liis storye sorndeale I liaue towchyd: and also
his bountie apperyd by agyl'te that he gaue vnto l--»rde Hastynges, than lorde chamberlayn",
as. xxiiii. dosen of bollys, wherof 'halfe were gyll andhalte >\hite, which weyed vpon. xvii.
nobles euery cuppe or more. Then to rctourne vnto kynge Ed.varde; trowth it is, that,
after the conformacion of that forsayd peas, kyng Edward letourned to Calays, and there
shypped, and so spedde hym that vpon the. xxviiith daye of Septcmbie fulowynge, he was
with great tryumphe receyued of the imiyer and cyiezeyns of London at Blakheth, &
with all honoure by theym conueyed thoru^h the cytie vnto Westmynster ; the mayer and
aldermen beynge clade in scarlet, and the commoners to the nombre of. v.C. in murrey.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.Ixxv. Aano Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxvi,
Hugh Bryce.
Robert Basset, salter. Anno. xv.
Robert Colwych.
THis yere this mayer dyd sharpe correccion vpon bakers for makynge of lyght brede,
in so moche that he eette dyuerse vpon the pyllory, amonge the which, in the moneth of
lohn Mondue, baker, was there punyshed ; and in the niur.eth of one
named Willyarn Hubbarde was also there shryued for lyke offence ; and a woman named
Agnes Deyntie was also there punysshed for sellyngof false myngyd butter.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxvii.
Richarde Rawson.
Rauffo Josseleyn, draper. Anno. xvi.
Willyam Home.
IN this yere the mayer hauynge a great mynde to haue the wallys of the cytie repayred,
by a consent of the benche, and of the comyn counsayll, caused the More Felde to be
serchyd, and there prouyded for bryke and lyme ; as firste causyd the erthe to be dyggyd
and tempred, and then sette men on worke to moolde, and thenne sent into the west
contre, and there pnrueyed wode for to bren it: and that done, sent into Kent, and there
purueyed chalke, that shortly was brought into the sayd Moore Felde, & ryght there in a
kyilp wln'che he in that season had prouyded, was brent, & made lyme of a great furlher-
aunce of that werke.
The mayer then beynge purueyed of brycke and also of lyme, the whiche was brent ReParacl° m«-
within the sayd moore, caused, by consent of a cSmon counsayll, to begraunted, that in
cuery parysshe churche euery Sondaye euery honest parysshon shuld paye towarde that
charge, v.d. And for an example to other felvsshyppes, he caused his owne company to
make as moch of the walle as strechyth from the churche of Alhalowen within the said
walle, vnto Bysshoppes gate. Whiche presydent caused other worshyptull felyshyppes to
make the other parts, as now apperyth newe made; and the more part thereof done in this f"!- CC.XKV!.
yere by his procurynge & callynge upon of hym, whiche was wonderful that somoche
shuld be spedde in one yere, consyderyngc the puruyaunce of the stuft'e whiche had bea
sutFycient for some man to haue purueyed for in an hoole yere.
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Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxvii.
CoiTfrtio
Vkecomitis.
Xxecuckx
Humfrcy Heyforde, goldsmyth.
Henry Calot'.
lohn Stokker.
Anno Domini. M.iiu.
Anno. xvii.
THis yere, that is to meane y. xviii. daye of February, the duke of Clarence and . .
'brother to the kynge, thanne beyng prysoner in j' Tower, was secretely put to
deth & drowned in a barell of maluesye within the sayd Tower. And this mayer this
yere pursued also the reparacyon of the wallys, but nat so dylygently as his predccessour
dyd, wherfore it was nat spedde as it myght haue been, and also he was a syke and a
feble man, and hadde not so sharpe and quycke mynde as that other hadde. And one
other cause was, whiche ensuythe of a generaltie, that for the more partie one mayer wyll
nat fynesshe that thynge whiche that other begynneth, for then they thynke, be the dede
neuer so good and profitable, that the honoure therof shalbe ascribed to y begynner, and
nat to the fynyssher, whiche lacke of charytie and desyre of veyngiory causeth many
good actes and dedys to dye and growe out of minde, to the great decaye of the cSmon
weale of the cytie.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxviii.
Ricbarde Gardyner, mercer.
Robert Hardynge.
Robert Byfelde.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxix.
Anno, xviii.
THis yere was great mortalytie and dethe in London and many other partyes of this
real me, the whiche began ne in the latter ende of Senii' in the presedynge yere, and con-
tynued in this yere tylle the begynnynge of Nouembre, in the whiche passetyme dyed
innumerable people in the sayd cytie and many places ellys where.
In this yere also, the mayer beynge at Paulys, knelynge in his deuocions at seynt Erken-
wald shryne, Robert Byfelde, one of the shyreffs, vnauysidly knelyd downe nygh vnto the
sayd mayer, wherof the mayer after reasonyd hyin and layd it to his charge ; but that
other beyng some deale rude for lacke of conynge, answeryd the mayer stubburnly, and
wold natbeaknowe of his offence ; wherfore the mayer shewyd his behauer both of worde
& dede vnto the benche, by auctorytie wherof, after the matyer hadde ben there at lengthe
debated, the sayd Robert was fyned at. l.li. to be payd towarde the reparacion of the
conduytes.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxixI
Bartylmewe lamys, draper.
Thomas Ham.
lohn Warde.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxx,.
Anno. xix.
THis yere, one called Robert DeVnys, for that that he presumyd to mary an orphan
without lycense of y mayer and aldermen, was for that offense demyd to paye to the
chamber as a fyne, demyd by the sayd auctoryte, xx./z. And in the yere and moneth of
were. iiii. felowes hanged at the Tower hylle, and incontyently theyr bodyes, with
the gybet, brent vnto asshes, whiche execncion was for that they robbyd a churche, and
entreatyd the sacrament of the aulter irreuerently.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxx.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxi.
William Danyell.
lohn Browne*. Anno. xx.
Wyllyam Bacon.
THis yere kynge Edwarde requyred great sumes of money to hym to be le it of the
Coi«t;
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tytezeyns of London, to whom, after dyuerse assembles, they graunted to lende vnto
hy;n. v%M. marke, for theleuyinge wherof a man was chosen of euery warde, that is to
meane. xxv. men; the whiche. xxv. persones assembled in the Guyldhalle, sessyd all the
cytie ouer with. ii. persones of euery parysshe to them assygned, whiche sayd. v.M. Aprs*,
marke was repayed in the yere folowynge.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxii.
Robert Cate1.
William Marryat*, draper. William Wykyng. Anno. xxi.
Richarde Chawry.
THis yere in the moneth of February, or ende of lanuary, dyed Wylliam Wykyng,
one of the sheryfts, for whom was immedyatly chosen Richarde Chawry.
And in the moneth of lulet folowynge, the king rode on huntynge into the forest of
Waltham, whether he comaunded the mayer with a certayne of his brethren to come, and
to gyue attendaunce vpon hym with certayne comoners of the cytie ; where, when they
were comyn, the kynge caused the game to be brought before them, so that they sawe
course after course, & many a dere both rede and falowe to be slayne before them. And
after that goodly disport was passyd, the kynge comaundyd his offycers to brynge the L»bcr»Ut«ir«rv
mayer and his company vnto a pleasaunt lodge made all of grene bowys, and garnisshed
with tables and other thinges necessary, where they were set at dyner, and seruyd with
many deyntie dysshes, and of dyuerse wynes good plentie, as whyte, rede and claret, and
caused them to be sette to dyner or he were seruyd of his owne ; & ouer that caused the
lord chamberlayne w other lordes to hym assygned, to chere the sayd mayre and his
company sondry tymes whyle they were at dyner, and at theyr departynge gaue vnto
theym of venyson great plentie. And in the moneth of August folowynge, the kynge of
his greate bourne sent vnio the mayresse and her susters, aldermennes wyfes. ii. hertes f»i- cc.*«w';.
and. vi. bukkys, with a tonne of wyne to drynke with the sayde venyson ; the whiche
venyson & wyne was had vnto the Drapers' halle, to whiche place, at daye assigned, the
mayer desyred the aldermen and theyr wyfes with sondry comoners, and there the veny-
son with many other good dysshes were etyn, and the sayd wyne merely dronken. The
cause of whiche bountie thus shewyd by the kynge was, as moost men toke it, for that
that the mayer wasarnarchaunte of wonderous auentures, into many & sondry countres,
by reason whereof the kynge had yerely of hym notable summes of money for his cus-
tomes, besyde other pleasures that he had shewyd to the kynge before tymes.
Anno Domiui. M.iiii.C.lxxxii. Anuo Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxiii.
William Whyte.
Edmonde Shaa, goldsmyth. Anno. xxii.
lohn Mathewe.
THis yere, that is to meane of the mayer, and begynnyng of the. xxiii. yere of the
kynge, at Westmynster, vpon the. ix. day of Apryll, dyed that noble prynce Edwarde
the. iiii. late kynge of Englande, whose corps was after conueyed with due solempnitye
vnto Wyndesore, and there honourably buryed, when he had reygned, to rekyn his be-
ynge' out ot the lande, with all other tyme, full. xxii. yeres, and asmoche as from the.
iiii. daye of Marche vnto the. ix. day of Apryll, leuynge after hym. ii. sonnes, that is
to say prynce Edwarde his eldest sone and Kicharde duke of Yorke, and. iii./doughters,
as Elizabeth that after was quene, Cecyle, and Katheryne.
f Edwarde the. v.
EDwarde the. v. of that name, and sone vnto Edwarde the. iiii , beganne his reygne
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on the realme of Englande the. ix. dayc of Apryll, in the begynnynge of the yere of ooir
Lorde God. M.CCCC.lxxxiii. and the. xxiiii.yere ot'lhe. xi. Lowys than kyng of Fraunce.
Anone as kyng Edwarde the. iiii. was deed, grudge and vnkyndnesse beganne to take
place atwene the kynges and the quenes allye, for the Iprde uiarquys of Dorset broder
vnto the quene, & other of his affynytie, had then the rule and kepynge of this yonge
kynge, \vhiche at the tyine of his faders dethe was of the age of. xi. yere or there about,
and so beynge in this gydynge in the Marche of Walys, conueyed hym towarde London,
and there to make prouycion for his coronacion, and for othfcr necessary thynges for his
vveale. Cut the duke of Glouceter, brother vnto Edwarde tlie. i;ii., entendynge otherwyse,
as after shal appere, with a competent nombre of gentylmen of the North, all clad in
blacke, mette with the kynge at Stonyng Stratford, & there after dissymuled counte-
naunce made atwene hym and the foresayd marq-uys, discbargyd hym of the rule of the
kynge, & toke vpon hym the rule, & so from thens bevnge accompanyed with the duke
of Bukkyngbam, brought the kynge with all honour towarde London. Wherof herynge
quene Elizabeth, moder vnto the kynge, ferynge the sequele of this besynesse, went or
tooke seyntwary within Westmynster, with her yonger sone Rieharde the duke of Yorke.
And the kyng drawynge nere vnto the cytie vpou'the. i'ii. daye of May, was of the mayer
and his cytezeyns mette at Ilarnesey parke, the mayer and his bretherne beynge clothed
in scarlet and the cytezeyns in vyolet, to the nombre of. v. hondred horses, and thanne
from thens conueyed vnto the eyrie, the kynge beyng in blewe veluet, and all his lordes
and seruauntes in blacke clothe, and so after conueyed vnto the bysshoppes palays of
London, £ there lodgyd. And shortly after the sayd duke of Glouceter inuegelyd so
the arbysshop of Caunterbury namyd Bowchier, that he went with hym to the querie
Elizabeth, and there made suche assured promyse to the sayd quene, that she vpon the
sayd archebisshoppes promyse, delyuered vnto theym her yonger sone duke of Yorke. And
than the sayd duke caused the kyng to be remoued vnto the Tower and his broder with
hym ; but the quene, for all fayer promyses to her made, kept her and her doughters
within the foresaid seintwary, and the duke loclgid hymselfe in Crosbyes plade in Bys-
shoppis gate strete.
Than prouycion was made for the kynges coronacion, in whiche passe tyme the duke
beyng admytted for lord protectour, caused sir Antony Wydyuyle, called lorde Scalys, and
broder vnto the quene, a vertuous knyghte, with the lorde Richard the quenes sone, sir
Rieharde Hawte and sir Thomas Vaghan, knyghtes, to be behedyd at Pountfreyt, more
of wyll thanne of iustyce. Than the lord protectour, in furtherynge of his purpose &
euyll entent, sent for the more partie of the nobles of the lande, and behauyd hym so
couertly in al his matyers, that fewe vnderstode his wykked purpose. And so dayly kep-
ynge & holdynge the lordes in counsayll and felyng theyr myndes, sodaynly vpon the.
xiii. daye of luny, beyng within the Tower in the eounsayll chainbre, with dyuerse lordes
with hym, as the duke of Bukkyngliam, erle of Derby, the lorde Hastynges, than lorde
chamberlayne, with dyuerse other, an owte crye by his assent of treason was made in
the vtter chambre, wherwith the sayd lorde protectour beynge warnyd, roose vp & yode
hymselfe to the chamber dore, and there receyued in suche persones as he before had
appoynted to execute his malycious purpose, the whiche incontynently set hande vpon
the forenamyd lord chamberlayne and other: in the whiche styrrynge the erle of Derby
was hurte in the face, and kepte a whyle vnderholde. Thanne by comrnaundetnent of
the sayd lorde protectour, the sayd lorde chamberlayne in all hast was ladcle in the court
or playne where the chapell of the Tower standeth, and there without iugernent, or longe
tyme of confession or repentaunce, vpon an ende of a longe and great tymber logge,
t,l.cc.xxv>n, whiche there laye with other for the repayrynge of the sayd Tower, caused his hedde to
be smytten of, and all for he kncwe well that he wolde nat assent vnto his wycked en-
tent, whose body with the hed was after caried vnto Wyndesore, &. there buryed by the
toinbe of kynge Edwarde.
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After whiehe cruclte thus done, he shortly after sette in suer kepynge suche persones as
he suspectyd to he agayne hym; wherof the bysshoppes of Yorke and of Ely, were. ii.
as it was sayd, and the erle of Derby, for fere of his sone the lord Strange, lest he shuld
haue arreryd Chesbyie & Lancastershyre agayne hym, was sette at large.
Thanue began the longe couert dissymulacion, whiehe of the lorde protectour had been
so craftly shadowyd, to breke out at large, insomoche that vpon the Sonday folowyng at £
Paulyscrosse, hymself, with the duke of Bukkyngham, and other lordes beynge present,
by the month of doctour Rate Shaa, in the tyme of his sermon, was there shewyd openly
that the childerhe of kyngc Edwarde the. iiij. were nat legitimat, nor ryghtfull enhery-
tours of the crovvnp, with many dislaunderous wordes, in preferrynge of the tytle of the
sayd lorde protectour., and in disanullyng of the other, to the great abusion of all the
audyence, except such as fauoured the matyer, which were fewe in nornbre, if the trouthe
or playnesse myght haue ben shewyd. Of the whiehe declaracion, as the fame went after,
the sayd doctour Shaa toke such repentaunce, that he lyued in lytell prosperite after.
And the more he was wonderyd of that he wold take vpon hym suche a besynesse, con-
sydeiynge that he was so famous a man, both of his lernynge and also of naturall wytte.
Thau vpon the Tuysdaye folowynge, an assemble of the commons of the cytie was ap-
poynted at the Guyldhalle, where i)eynge present the duke of Bukkyngham, with other
lordes, sent downe from the sayd lorde protectoiir, and there, in the presence of the
rnayer and comynaltie, rehersyd the ryght and title that the lorde protectour had to be
preferred before his1 of his broder kynge Edwarde to the ryght of the
crowne of Englande ; the which processe was in so eloquent wyse shewyd & vttred,
without any impedyment of spyttynge or other countenaunce, and that of a longe whyle
with so good sugred wordes of exortacion and accordynge sentence, that many a wyse
man that claye meruaylcd and coinmendyd hym for the good ordryng of this* wordes ;
but nat for the entent and purpose the whiehe that thervpon ensuyd.
Vpon the Thursday? than next ensuynge, beynge the. xx. daye of luny, the sayd lorde
protectour takyng then vpon hym as kyng and gouernour of the realme, went with great
pompe vnto Westmynster, and there toke possessyon of the same. Where he beynge sette
in thegreat halle in the see royal!, with the duke of Norfolke, before called the lorde
Hawarde, vpon the ryght hande, & the duke of SufTolke vpon the left hande, after the
royall othe there taken, called before hym the iuges of the lawe, gyuynge vnto them a
longe exortacion and streyght comniaundement for the myhystrynge of his lawys, and to
execute iusiyce, and that without delaye. After whiehe possessyon takynge, and other
ceremonys there done, he conueyed' vnto the kynges palays within Westmynster, and
there lodgyd.
In which passe tyme the prynce, or of ryght kynge Edwarde the. v., with his broder the
duke of Yorke, were put vnder suer kepynge within the Tower, in suche wyse that they
ueuer came abrode after.
And thus endyd the reygne of Edward the. v. when he had borne the name of a kyng
by the space of (two monethes and. xi. dayes). And vpon the Frydaye, beyng the. xxi*.
daye of luny, was the sayde lorde protectour proclaymed thorughe the cytie kynge of
Englande, by the name of Kicharde the thirde.
Thenne, soone after, for fere of the queues blode and other, whiehe he had in iolousy,
he sent for a strength of men out of the North ; the whiehe came shortly to London, a
lytell before his coronacion, and musteryd in the Moore Feldes wele vpon. iiii. M. men,
in theyr beste iakkis and rusty salettes, with a fewe in whyte harnys, nor5 burnysshed to
the sale ; and shortly after his coronacyon, were countermaundyd home with suffycyent
rewardes for their trauayll.
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III whichc foresayd passe tyme, the marquys of Dorset, broder vnto quene Elizabeth,
before was fled, escapyd many wondert'ull daungers, both aboute London, Ely, and
other places, whereof to wryte the manor and circumstaunce wolde aske a longe and
great leysour.
RIcharde the thirde of that name, sone to Richarde late duke of Yorke, and yongest
broder vnto Edwarde the. iiii. late kynge, beganne his domynyon ouer the realme of
Englande the. xx. daye of Mydsomer moneth, in the yere of our Lorde God. M. CCCC-
Ixxxiii. and the, xxv, yere of xi. Lowys, than kynge of Fraunce : of whom tedyous it is
to me to wryte the tragedyous hystory, except that I reroembre that good it is to wryte and
put in remembraunce the punysshment of synners, to the ende that other may exchewe
to fall in lyke datinger.
Than it foloweth anone as this man had taken vpon hym, he fyll in great hatrede of
the more partye of the nobles of his realme, insomuche that suche as before louyd and
praysed hyna, and wolde haue iuparted' lyfe and good with hym if he had remayned styll*
as protectoure, now murmuryd and grudgyd agayne hym in suche wyse, that fewe or
tione fauouryd his partye, except it were for drede or for the great gyrtes that they re-
ceyuyd of hym. By meane wherof he wanne dyuers to folowe his mynde, the whiche
after deceyued hym. *
And after his coronacion solempnyzed, whiche was holden at Westmynster the. vi. daye
t)f luly, where also the same* daye was crowned dame Anne hi3-wyfe, he thenne, in
shorte processe folowynge, rode northwarde to pacyfie that countre, and to redresse
certayne riottes there lately done. In the passe tyme of whiche iournay, he beynge at
/Yorke, creatyd his legittimat sone prynce of'Walys, and ouer that made his bastarde
sone capitayn of Calays, whiche encreasyd more grudge to hym warde, as after shall
appere.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxiiii.
Thomas Norlande.
Robert Byllysdon, haberdasher. Anno. ii.
Wyllyam Martyn.
IN this yere the foresayd grudge encreasinge, and the more for asmoche as the common
fame went that kynge Richarde hadde within the Tower put vnto secrete deth the. ii.
sonnes of his broder Edwarde the. iiii. for the whiche, and other causes hadde within the
brest of the duke of Bukkyngham, the sayd duke, in secrete maner, conspyred agayne
hym, and allyed hym with dyuerse gentylmen, to the ende to bryng his purpose aboute.
But ho we it was, his entent was espyed and shewyd vnto the kynge, and the kynge in
ftt.cc.xxix. fll haste sent for to take hym, he then beynge smally accompanyed at his manour of
Brekenok, in the marche of Walys. Wherof the sayd duke beyng ware, in all hast he
fledde from his sayd manour of Brekenok, vnto the house of a seruaunt of his owne, callyd
Banaster, and that in so secrete maner, that fewe or none of his housholde seruaunts
knewe where he was become.
In the whiche passe tyme kyng Richarde thynkynge that the duke wolde haue assem-
bled his people, and so to haue gyuen to hym batayll, gaderyd to hym great strengthe,
and after tooke his iournaye westwarde to haue mette with the said duke. But whanne
the kynge was inrourmed that he was fledde, anone he made proclamacyons that who
thatinyght take the sayd duke shulde haue for a rewarde. M./z of money, and the value
of an hondreth pounde land by yere to hym, & to his heyres for euer more. Wherof
herynge the foresayd Banaster, were it for mede of the sayd rewarde, or for the fere of
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losynge of his lyfe and good, discoucryd the duke vnto the sheryffe of the shyre, and
caused hym to be taken & soo brought vnto Salysbury, where the kynge than laye.
And all be it that the sayde duke made importune laboure to haue coriTyn to the
kynges presence, yet nat that natwithstandynge he was there behedyd vpon the The duke of
daye of the moncth of without speche or syght of the kynge. Tiian all suche Bukkyns--ii.im
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gentylmeu as hadde appoynted-io mete with the sayd duke, were so dismayed, that they
knewe rial what for to doo, but they that myght fled the lande, and some toke seyntwary
places as they inyght \vyne vnto theym. But the kynge, to the ende to lette theym of
their purpose, sent to the see coostes and stoppyd theyr waye in that that he myght, &
he with a certayne strengthe rode vnto Exceter, where aboute that season was taken sir
Thomas Selenger, knyght, and. ii. gentylmen, that one beyng named Thomas Rammc, and oUKr>
that other ' the wbiche. iii. persones were there shortly after behedyd.
And soon after in Kent were taken sir George Browne, knyght, & Robert Cliflbrde,
esquyer, & brought vnto the Tower of London. And vpon the daye of Octobre
the sayd sir George & Robert were drawen from Westmynster vnto the Tower Uyll, and
there behedyd.
And the same daye were. iiii. persones, lately yomen of the crowne, with kynge Ed»
ward the. iiii. drawen out of Southwerke thorugh the cytie vnto Tyborne, and there
hangyd. And when the kynge had spedde his iournay in the West countree, he hastyd
hym towarde London ; wherof Hie mayer and the cytezeyns hauynge knowlege, made
prouyssyon to receyue hym, and vpon that made puruyaunce for his horse with violet
clcthynge and other necessaryes.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxx.iiii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxx^y,
Richarde Chester.
Thomas Hylic1. Thomas Bretayne. Anno. iii.
Raflfe As try.
IN the begynnynge of this mayers yere, and seconde yere of kynge Richarde, that is to T1if k!ns «
meane vpon the. ix. day of the moneth of Nouembre, the mayer and his bredern beynge "yucd>
cladde in scarlet, and the cytezeyns to the nombre of. CCCC'. or moo in vyolel, -met
the kyng beyonde Kenyngton in Sotherey, and soo brought hym thorugh the cytie to the
Warderobe besyde the Blacke Friers, where for that tyme he was lodgvd. And in short
tyme after was sir Roger ClyfTorde*, knight, taken aboute Southampton, and from thens sir Roger
sent to the Tower of London, and after areygned and iuged at VVestmynster; and from fordctjken-
thens vpon the daye of drawen vnto the Tower Hylle. But whenne
he came fore agayne Seint Martynes the Graunt, by the helpe of a fryer whiche was his
confcssour, and one of theym that was nexte aboute hym, his cordcs were so lowsyd or
cut that he put hym in deuoyr to haue entred the seyntwary. And lykely it had beene
that he shuld haue .so done, hadde nat been the quycke helpe and rescous of the shervffes
& theyr oflycers, the whiche constrayned hym to lye downe vpon the hardyil, and
newly [landyd hyrnj5 & so haryed hym to the sayd place of execucion, where he was
deuvded in two pecys, and after his body with the head was conueyed to the Fryers
Austynes, and there buryed before seynt Katherynes aulter.
And in the moneth of February folowyng dyed Richarde Chester, one of the sheriffes, obitusvi«ce-
for whome was immedyatly chosen RafFe Astry, to contynue for that yere folowynge. ™
Kynge Richarde than ledynge his lyfe in great agony and double, truitynm: fewe of such
as were about hym, .spurydnat to spenrie the great treasour, which befoie icvnge Edwarde
the. iiii. hadde gaderyd. in gyuynge of great and large gyftes ; by meanc- wherof he uloonly
wastyd nat the great treasour of his sayd broiler, but also he' was in suche dauuger, that
1 A later hand in the MS, lias here added Thomas Halsb. * The MS. adds grocer. 3 v.C. edit.
15Jj. 15*2. 1559. * sir Robert CJifibru«. edit. 15i2. 1555. * bund Jinn.
he
07J SEPTIMA PARS RICHARDI TERTII.
he borowyd many notable summes of money of ryche men of this realme, and specially of
the cytezeyns of London, w herof the leest summe was. \\.li. For suertie wherof he de-
lyueryd to theym good and sufficyent pledges.
In the vvhiche passe tyme many and sondry gentilmen, and dyuerse sheryffes, departyd
ouer the see into Fraunce, & thereallyed theim with that vertuous prynce Henry, sone vnto
the erle of Richmonde, discendyd lyneaily from Henry the. iiii. lately kyng of this realme,
and couenauntyd with hym, tnatit'he wolde rnary Elizabeth, the eldest doughter of Ed-
warde the. iiii. t.hey wolde, with Goddes helpe, strength hym to be kynge of Englande, and
aycle hym in suche maner, that he & also she were or myght be possessyd of theyr ryght-
full enherytaunce. Amonge tlie whiche gentylmen, sir lamys Blount1, then kepar of the
castell of Guynys, was one, whiche with hym conueyed the erle of Oxenforde, that longe
tofore hadde ben prysoner within the sayd castell.
Vpon which agrement thus concludyd, prouycion by theym and theyr frends was
made to sayie into Englande. And after all thynges prepayred, the said prynce, with a
small coinpanye of Englysshe, Frenshe, & Brytons, toke shyppynge in Fraunce or Bry-
tayne, & so landyd lastly in the porte of JVIylbourne* in the moneth of August. For
whose defence of landynge, kynge Richarde, for somoche as he feryd hym lytell, made
but small prouycion.
Whyle thyse foresayde gentylmen of dyuerse coostes of Englande escapyd as is aboue-
«uiyngbourne. sayd ouer the see, of that aftynyte was one named Wyllyam Colyngbourne taken, and
after he had been holden a season in pryson, he, with another gentylman, named Turby-
ruyle, were brought vnto Guyldelmlle, and there areygned ; Jbut the sayd Turbvruyle
wasrepryed to pryson, and that other was caste for sondry treasons : & for a ryme which
was layde to his charge, that he shulde make in deiysion of the kynge and his counsayll, as
folowith.
The catte, the ratte, and Loucll our dogge,
Itulyth all Englande vnder a hogge.
f<,r.cc.xxx. The whiche was ment, that Catisby, Ratclyffe, and the lorde Louell, ruled the lands
vnder the kynge, which bare the whyte bore for his conysaunce. For the whiche and other
vpon the daye of he was put to the moost cruel! deth at the Tower
Hylle, where for hym were made a newe payer of galowes. Vpon the whiche, after he
hadde hangyd a shorte season, he was cutte downe, btynge alyue, & his bowellys rypped
out of his bely, and cast into the fyre there by hym, and lyued tyll the bowcher put his
bande into the bulke of his body ; insomuch that lie sayd in the same instant, " O Lorde
Ihesu, yet more trowble," & so dyed to the great compassion of moche people.
Thanne to retonrne vnto the noble prynce & his company ; when he was commyn
vnto the lande, he incontyently knelyd downe vpon the erth, and with meke countenaunce
and pure deuocion began this p-alme : " Indica me Dens, et decerne causam meam,"&c.
The whiche whenne he hadde iynysshid to the ende, and kyssed the grounde mekely and
reuerently, made the signe of the crosse vpon hym, he commaundyd suche as were aboute
hym boldly in the name of God and seint George to sette forewarde.
Whenne the landynge of this prynce was blowen aboule the lande, many was the man
that drewe vnto hym, as well suche as -were in sondry seyntwaryes, as other that were
abrode, so that his strength encreahid shortly. Than the kynge gaderyd his power in all
haste that spedde hym in suche wyse, that vpon the. xxii daye of August, and begynnyng
of the third yere of bis reygne, he mette with the sayd prynce nere vnto a vyllage m
tfeiiumdeBos- Leycc krshyn , named Bosworth, nere vnto Liyceier, where atwene theym was fou^bten
a sharpe butayll, and sharper shulde haue been if the kynges partye had ben fast to hym ;
1 Tyrrell. MS. * Omit led in the MS.
but
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but many towarde the felde refucyd hym, and yode vnto that other partie, and some stode
houynge a ferre of, tyll they sawe to whiche partye the victory fyll.
In conclucon kynge Richarde was there slayne, and vpon his partye the duke of
Norfolke, before tyme named lorde Howarde, with Brekyngbury lieutenaunt of the
Tower, & many other. And amonge other was there taken on lyue the erle of Surrey,
sone to the foresayd duke of Norffolke, and sent vnto the Tower of London, where he
remayned as prysoner longe tyme after.
Thanne was the corps of Richarde, late kynge, spoyled, &, naked, as he was borne,
cast behynde a man, and so caryed unreuerently overthwarte the horse backe vnto the
fryers at Leyceter ; where .after a season that he had lyen, that all men myght beholdo
hym, he was there with lytel reuerence buryed. And thus-with mysery endyd this prynce,
which rulyd mostwhat by rygour and tyrannye, when he in great trowble and agonye
had reygned or vsurpyd by the space of. ii. yeres. ii. monethes &. ii. dayes.
And then was the noble prynce Henry admytted for kynge, and so proclaymed kyng
by the name of Henry the. vii. The which sped hym shortly to London, so that vpon
the. xxviii. daye of the sayde moneth of August, he was by the mayer and the cytezeyns
met in good araye, as the mayer and aldermen in scarlet, and the cytezeyns in vyolet, at
Harnesey Parke, and from thens conueyed thorughe the cytie vnto the bysshop of London
palays, and there for that tyme lodgyd.
And vpon the. xi. day of Octobre next folowynge, than beynge the swetynge sykenesse Swetynge sykc-
of newe begon, dyed the sayd Thomas Hylle than of London mayer, & for hym was ne
chosen as mayer sir Vfyllyam Stokker knyght and draper, which dyed also of the sayd
sykenesse shortly after; & then lohn Warde, grocer, was chosen mayer, which so
contynued tyll the Feeste of Symonde and lude folowynge.
Charlys the. ix.
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KArolus or Charlys the. ix. or. viii. of that name, sone vnto the. xi. Lowys, beganne
his reigne ouer the realme of Fraunce the. iiii. day of Septembre, in the yere of our
Lorde God. M.CCCC.lxxxiiii. and the seconde yere of Richarde the thirde, at that tyme
kynge of Englande.
This Charlys was noble of wytte and meke of condicion, the whiche his fader wolde
nat sette to lernynge of letters in his yougth, lest that by suche study he shuld at his
lawfull age haue therby the more refrayned hym from knyghtly and marcyall actes. But
whenne he came to mannes astate he than was ryght sory, and wolde saye full often, to
his famyliers, a prynce is greatly blemysshed whenne he lakketh conynge of lecture. He
was also in his youth so weke and impotent, that he lakked natural I strength as was ac-
cordynge to his age, insomoche that he myght nat goo ; and whan he shulde ryde, he had
alwaye on eyther syde of the hors. ii. men to staye hym, and to gyue on hym lyke attend-
aunce. Than after the solempnytie of his coronacion endyd in the cytie of Raynys,
whiche there was solempnyzed w great pompe vpon the Sondaye next ensuynge the Feest
of seynt Denys, commyssions were sent oute into all coostes of his domynyon, for to en-
quere of all superfluous gyfts gyuen before tyme by his fader, the whiche shortly after
were resumed into the kynges hande. And in that season Olyuer Damman, (whom Lowys
had in many great roraes and offyces set, and by his dayes had hym in synguler loue and
fauoure, Jnsomoche, as before I haueshewyd in the ende of the story of the sayd Lowys,
he made a specyall request vnto this Charlys his sone, that he shuld specially cherysshe
this sayd Damman,) now was appechyd of treason, with one Danyell a Flemynge ; the
whiche after inquisicion of theyrn made, both after the lawe of that lande were iugyd to
deth and soo put in execucion of hangynge, whose deth of the nobles and astats of the
realme was lytell ruyd, consyderynge the rome that he bare by kynge Lowys dayes, and
4 R the
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theignobylitie of his byrth, as an handcrafty man & harbour. After whose deth a metri-
cian compyled these versis folowynge. ^
, 0 . . ., ., . .
Sunt tua cnmimbus ndencia tempora tonsor,
Currere que, subito, prouida parca vetat.
Hoc poteras olim longe prenoscere Daiimm,
Ut saltern horrores tollere cede pios.
Te natura humilem, cum mater Flandra tulisset,
Arte vna noras radere cesariem,
Hunc talem et seruum te sepe lucetia1 vidit,
Tutus ab hac poteras ducere sorte dies.
Raptus ad excelsam Lodowici principis aulam
Mox herebi fur furias moribus, ante venis,
Et caput huic tendens*, dum suffers lingere ficos
Pre ducibus regi, regulus alter eras.
Quid tibi non licuit, soboles tarn dira Neronis,
Nemo non vixit te reserente reus,
Nemo Dei sacra, censurarn, nemo gerebat
Gaudia, qui renuit premere dona tibi,
Protenus exifium vel mors vel mulita' Negantem
Pressit : eras iudex, lictor et exicium.
Regnasti satis est, surgunt nova sedera4 mundo^
Turba celestorum5 territa luce fugit,
i *j '--)1*JH *-v |
Agnosce, o tonsor, quo te scelus extulit atrox,
Et te precipitem depulit in laqueos.
Te Daniel, te dira cohors, te Menimius6 odir,
Et scelermn auctorem dampnat et insequitui'.
Nescio quid de te superi vel fata deponunt,
Seu lictore cades, seu cruce liber eas :
Una tamen vulgi constans sentencia, furcas
Expedil7, vt faciet, te periunte, odium.
Interea vinctus culpas absterge gemendo,
Peccasti, morti8 est nunc redimenda salus.
i 'i- ' ,n Ti
:»i "'.-,
The whiche metyr ,or versis to theym that haue none vnderstandyngeinLaten^maye be
expowned in maner as foloweth.
The laughynge tymes with theyr crymes spent,
Thou barboure are ronne, the which by sodavne fate
• . J *
Are nowe forboden, wherof the clere entent
Thou myght haue knowen, Damman, right well the state :
Tin 11 i-i • i-
When tnou, by meanes which were mordinat,
Put vnto deth many an innocent man '
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By cruell malyce. and well remembryd than
• *It J
.
frs«»;y*
That, of lowe byrth, Flaundres thy moder the fedde',
nd taught the a crafte thy heer well to shaue,
Lucecia', that cytie where thou thy lyfe ledde,
' jAitetia. edit. 1533. 1542. 1559. * tondens. edit. 1559. 3 mulcta; edit. 1533. 1542. 1559.
4 [sidera] 3 scselestorum. edit. 1559. * Memmius. edit. 1559- 7 expetit. * morte.
» Icdde. edjt. 1533.
Wytnessyth
Wytnessyth the a seruaunt therin thy lyuynge to craue,
And for thy dayes an honest lyfe to haue.
But whan thou were in Lowys court vp brought,
Than had thou no mynde that thou were come of nought.
\'t~i- "'.•"•.
But ly^We^elle hounde thou waxed full furyous,
Expressy'ribe'ftiy. malyce when thou to honoure styed,
Thynkynge for s6naoche as that prynce bounteous
His hede and berde to be he nought dcnyed,
And with all worldly pleasure he also the allyed,
The before his prynces makynge his gouerriour ;
Thy selfe thou blyndest with worldly vayne honour :
J ou-.-'G *••' Tffuq mwobo.T n
Whiche made the so proude, thou sone of harde Neroun,
That none myght lyue that thou accusyd of cryrae.
•KT U ' * ' 1 J - •
IMo man was cursyd, nor none had punyssion,
That wolde thy hande with golde of gyftes lyme ;
And who that nat his gyfte offred in tyme,
Outher deth or exyle to hym was soone applyed,
For as iuge and hangman thou all thynge excercised.
Thou reygned longe ynough, but now are sprongen newe
Sterrys to the worlde, and fledde is now clerely
The scelerat flokke ; wherfore thou harbour yet rewe
Thyne odyous actes, whiche haue the sodaynly
Cast downe from welth in snails bytterly ;
For also Danyell the moste odyous fere
Dampnyth the of cryme whiche wilh the deth1 here.
».. ». . .;
I knowe nat what of the the vpper bodyes aboue
Haue defyned, whether by sworde or by gybet
Thou shuld ende the lyfe; but one thynge I approue :
The sentence hooly of the people is sette,
That on a galowe thou shulde paye deth his dette.
.; Inwardly therfore bewayll so thyne offence,
That by this deth to God thou mayst make recompence.
hus execucion of this Damman & his felowe endyd and fynysshed, to the lytell
compassion of the people, within fewe dayes after another of the affeccionat seruauntes
of kyng Lowys, named John Doyacon, for trespasse & hatered by his occacion & deserte
vnto the common people, was with all shame brought to the market place of Parys, and
there beraft of both his erys. After which felony to hym done, he was there ryght banys-.
shed the court for euer.
And thus two of the moste specyall and derest beloued seruauntes and counsayllours of
kyng Lowys, where shortly after his deth brought vnto confeccion* : : by reason where/,,
as affermyth myne auctour Gagwyne, arose a prouerbe amonge the Frenshemen, sayinge,
(Principibus obsequi hereditarium non esse :) the whiche is to meane, the seruyce of
prynces is nat heredytable. This tyme thus passyd, with many other matyers whiche I
ouer passe, the season approchyd that varyaunce and enuy began to moue amonge some
^4^ ' dyeth.€dit. 1533. 1542. 1559. ' confusion, edit. 1533. 1542. I5«c>. '
4 R2 , ;,,,u ,a)l nobles
676 SEPTIMA PARS LODOWICI.
nobles of the lande; in somoche that the duke of Orleaunce disdayned that Anne, suster
vnto the kynge, with suche as she wolde call to counsayll, had all the rule aboute the
kynge : wherfore he entendyng to haue the sayd rule, for somoche as he had maryed
that other doughter of Lowys, gaderyd vnto hym strength of knyghtes, purposely to re-
moue from the kynge suche as he lyked and to sette aboute hym suche parsones as he
thought conuenyent.
FA ccxxxiii. But how it was for lacke of wysely orderynge of his people or other neclygence, at a
place called Seynt Albynys he was taken of his aduersaries, and so by the kynge com-
maundyd to pryson to the castell of Byturicence, where he remayned longe tyme after.
It was nat longe after that Maximylian, the whiche had maryed duke Charlys doughter of
Burgoyne, gaderyd his sowdyours, to haue releued the foresayd duke of Orleaunce out
of pryson; but he preuayled nat. I)urynge whiche warre, Fraunceys, duke of Brytayne,
dyed, whose doughter named Anne, and enherytour of that duchye, Maximylian had
before trouth ply ted for his law full wyfe ; wherfore he heryng of the deth of the sayd
Fraunceys, shortly entred the terrytory of Britayne, and seasyd it for his owne : but
Charlys, with his Frenshmen, withstode hym by suche force, that he was constrayned to
axe helpe of our soueraygne dom kynge1 the. vii., the whiche in most bounteuous maner
ayded & assysted hym both with men & money, to the kynges excedynge great charge and
coste. Howe be in the ende the Frenshekyng had his entent, and than maryed the sayd
Anne duchesse of Brytayne, and refusyd Margarete the doughter of Maximylian, whiche,
before had maryed at Ambase, as before 1 haue shewyd to you in the ende of the story of
his fader Lowys. After which victory thus opteyned by this Charlys in Brytayne, he
made clayme and pretence vnto the lande of Scicilia or Scicile; and by the exortacion and
stirrynge of the pope*, Alexander the sixte, he with a stronge boost entred the same both
by lande and by water. To whom was a great ayde the duke of Mylayne, by whose
meanes he shortly wanne a stronge cytie or towne named Campania, and dyuers other
townes, and in processe Naples the chief cytie, that belonged vnto the kynge of Naplys ;
in somoche that he constrayned Alphounce, that thanne was kynge of Naplys and of
Scicile, to forsake that countree, and so had the domynyon of the more parte of both
the sayde countrees ; the whiche whenne he hadde set in suche ordre as he thought con-
uenyent, he toke his iournaye homewarde into Fraunce thorugh Italy. In whiche pas-
sage this Charlys was beset of the Venycyans & other Italyens, the whiche entendyd to
haue stoppyd his waye, and metynge with hym at a place called in Laten Fornouyences,
gaue vnto hym batayll ; wherof, as sayth myne auctour, he wanne the victory to his great
honour consideryng his few sowdiours agayne their multytude and strength.
But to this sayinge repugne the Italyens dwellynge in London, and say, that if the
said Charlys had nat sped hym fastly into Fraunce, he had nat comyn there that yere ; but
howe so it was he retourned home in sauete.
And soone after, [pope Alexander]1 foresayd toke such pleasure agayne the sayd
Charlys, that he stirred almost all Cristen prynces of the worlde agayne hym ; he had
suche hatred to the great honoure of the Frenshe kynge, as sayth myn auctour Gagwyne,
the which in all his werkys extollyth the dedes of Frenshemen ferther than may be very-
fyed in moche of his wrytyng. [But whatso he wryte of the pope, it is to be demyd, that
he wolde nat take so great party agayne this Charlys, and excite other prynces to do the
came, except it had ben for great & vrgent causes, and nat for malyce, as he affermeth,
only.}*
j j
1 Lord kyag Henry. " the bishop of Rome. edit. 154?. 3 Alexander bishop of Rome. edit.
1642. 4 Omitted m the edit. 1542. ) 559.
And
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And thus the sayd Qagwyne endeth the story of the sayd Charlys, in the yere of our
Lorde God. M.CCCC.lxxxxv. and the. xi. yere of the reygne of the same Charlys, thanne
presently reygnynge and gydyng the realrae of Fraunce, whiche was the. x. yere of o«ir
moost redoubtyd prynce kynge Henry the. vii. ,
EXPLICIT.
Thus endeth the newe Cronycles of Englande
and of Fraunce, emprynted by RICHARDE
PYNSON, pryntervnto the Kyngs noble
grace. The yere of our Lord God
a. M.CCCCC.xvi. The. til
daye of the moneth of
February.
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(678)
if; ../iJ '.o v ;o4- sifj il .•: ' " ': >'}' &n'-
Of kynge Henry the. vii.
'HEnry the. vii. of that name, sone vnto the erle of Rychemounte, began his domynyon
•ouer $ real me of Englande the. xxii. daye'of August, in the yere or our Lorde God.
M.CCCC.lxxxv. and the seconde yere of the. viii. Charlys then kynge of Fraunce, and
the. xxx. daye of Octobre folowynge, with great solempnytie, y said Henry was crowned
at Westmynster. This magnyficent & excellent prynce Henry the. vii. thus payinge to
deth his dette of nature, the Saterday next before seynt Georges daye, in the nyght, dyed,
(whiche Saterdaye was the. xxi. daye of Apryll,) at his manour of Rychemout, as before is
sayd, of whom suffycient lawde and prayse can nat be put in wrytynge, consyderynge y
contynuell peace and tranqullytie whiche he kept this his lande & comons in, with also
this subduynge of his outwarde enemyes of the realmes of Fraunce and Scotlande, by
his great polycy and wysdome, more than by shedynge of Cristen blode or cruell warre :
and ouer ruled soo myghtely his subgectes, and mynystred to them suche iustyce, that
nataloonly they louyd & dradehym, but all Cristen prynces heryng of his glorious fame,
were desyrous to haue with hym amyte and allyaunce. And for that he, in all temporall
polycies- and prouycions, excedyd al prynces by his tyme reygnynge, dyuerse popes, as
Alexander the. vi., Pius the thirde, and lulius the seconde, (nowe beynge pope,) by theyr
tymes eyther oftheym sonderly, with auctorytie and consent of theyr-spirituell and deuyne
counsaylles, elected & chase this excellent prynce, and admytted hym for chief defensoure
of Cristes churche, before a]l other Cristen prynces. And, for a conformacyon of the same,
sente vnto this inuyncible prynce, by. Hi. sondry famous ambassades. iii. swerdes, with. iii.
cappes of mayntenauce. What piyght T wryte of the stedfast contynency, great iustyce,
and mercyfull dealynge of this prynce. ;,. • ,
What myght I reporte of his excellent, wysdome &' moost sugryd eloquence, or of his
inmouable pacyence & wonderful! discression, or what shulde I tell of his rnoost beaute-
fuli buyldynges, or excedynge charges of manyfest reparacyons; and ouer all this of his
excedynge treasoure and rychesse innumerable. But as-who wolde say, to consyder in
ordre all his notable actes, which wolde askealonge tract of tyme, with also the lyberall
andsuptuous endowement of the monastery of Westmynster, and other to wryte, I myght
conclude that his actes passed all the noblejactes of his noble progenytours syne the Con-
quest, and may most congruly aboue all erthly prynces be lykenyd vnto Salamon kynge
of Israelytes, and be called the seconde Salamon, for his great sapyence and actes by
hym doone his lyues tyme executed. V.poft Iwhose soule, and all Cristen, Ihesu haue
mercy. AMEN.
And so foresayd this noble prynce reygned. xxiii. yeres and. vii. monethes, &one daye
therof lackynge.
Hereafter ensueth the day of the raygne of our mooste redoughted soueraygne lorde
kynge Henry the. viii.
THis excellent kinge Henry the. viii. of y name, &. ii. sone of y forenamed excellent
prynce Henry the seuynth, began his most gracious reygne ouer the realme of Englande
the. xxii. daye of Apryll, in the yere of our Lorde God. M. v.C. and. ix. to whom be all
honour, reuerence, and ioyfull contynuaunce of his prosperous reygne, to the pleasure
of God, and weale of this his realme. Amen.
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FABYAN'S CHRONICLE
PROM THE EDITION
OF
1533.
sis .
HENRY THE SEUENTH.
HEnry the. vii. of the name, sonne vnto the erle of Richemofit, began his domynyon
ouer the realme of Englande the. xxii. daye of Auguste, in,the yere of cure Lorde'God.
M.iiii.C.lxxxv. and the seconde yere of the. viii. Charlys then kynge of Fraunce ; and
the. xxx. daye of October folowynge, with great solempnyte the sayd Henry was crowned
at Westmynster.
And here, accordynge to my fyrste sayenge in the begynnynge of thys rude worke, I
make an ende of the. vii. parte and hole worke, the. vii. day of Nouember, in the yere of
onr Lorde lesu Christes Incarnacyon. M. v.C. and. iiii. and the. xx. yere of our moste
Crysten and drad soueraygne lorde kyng Henry, after the conquest, of y name the. vii.
For whyche expedycyon and good exployt that I haue hadde in the accomplysshyng of
thys work, wherin is included to rekyn from the landynge of Brute in thys ile of Albyon,
vnto the fyrste yere or begynnyng of the reygne of our most drad sayd souerayne lorde.
ii. M. vi.C. and. xx. yeres. [I here agayne salute and gyue thankes vnto that moste ex-
cellent vyrgyn our lady saynt Mary, with the last and. vii. ioye of the foresayd. vii. ioyes,
begynnynge.
Gaude virgo mater pura, &c.
Be ioyfull and glad, virgyn and moder pure,
For ferme and s ted fust thy ioye shall abyde,
And these, vii. ioyes shall euermore endure,
And neuer here after minishe by tyme nor by tyde,
But euer shall encreace, florysshe, and abyde,
By worldes all, euer in one tolaste,
Tyme to come, tyme present, & tyme that is paste.]1
And thus than endyth thys seuenth part, the which, from the fyrst yere of Wyllyam
Conquerour to the laste yere of Rychardc the thyrde, inoludeth. iiii.C. xrii*. yeres.
Lenuoy.
Limas adest, praecessit opus, ne liuidus assis,
Lector habent mendas, denia prela suas.
Quoduis ingenium, quadam vel parte redundat,
Vel rudu', vel mancu est, vel grave vel fluidu.
Concio crebra tibi, culpatur furta Maronis,
Est Cicero elumbis, pes tibi Naso celer.
Non satis historiae, Crispi prasfatio quadrat, . >-.(<U!
Niladeo cultum, liuor iniquus* habet. : ,»>. ,«, t»U;. o *
"* The edit, of 1542 end 1559 merely say I give thanks vnto almighty God. * CCCC. yeres. «dit. 1542.
"<» ' rude. 1542. 1559. " * iniquis. edit. 1542. 1559.
4 S Non
682
Nofi minus hoc poterit tantillum capere morsor,
Laeserit illustres cum fera lingua viros.
Sed quid agas residem, taxabit inertia mutum
Scriptorem risor, extenuabitinners j
Audendum tamen est, spernendi mille latratus,
Occidel a busto murmur & inuidia.
'" » ..fo - *'<Vt * * .fj .ti.'j- s.'i^'\i \{ ', '• •.*>"'•
b ' *n '\ 1 • { t
The whyche verses to them that ben vnlettered may be Englysshed In maner andfourme
as folowyth.
An ende of thys boke, or of thys rude warke
Here is now fyned, wherof the sence' precedyth,
Thou that shall it rede, be thou laye or clerke,
Be not ennyous, consyder how it ledyth
The reygne of prynces. And where as mendement nedythy
If thou experte be, the fawtes therof amende,
And hym ascryveno sclaunder, that dydbtrt well entende,
Consyder euery scyence, i-n parte that it is suche,
To rude or to curyous, to breef or to longe.
Some blamyn Liuius for that he wrote so mocher
Some other Vyrgyle, and Cicero amonge,
For he was to searse. Salust that dytyes songe
So excelently, yet is be not vnblamed':
So that to all men nothynge is duely framed.
Than syn the olde wryters whyche were so excellent,.
Myghte not all men please wyth theyr famous wrytynger
No uiaruayll though I, whyche heuer connynge hent,
Myghte order thys mater to euery mannys lykynge,
And specyally to suche as haue theyr delyghtynge,
Euer wyth dysclaunder moste wryters to lacke,
And barke whyle they maye tosette good wryters* a backe^
But though that ignoraunce and derysyon ben mette,
And reproue the maker in all that they can,
Why shulde any good worke for theyr malyce be lette ?
For though they grudge & scorne, yet euery [wyse]1 good man>
WyH take the entent, and prayse the maker than,
And hym allow for his laborous* dede,
And requyre of God that he maye haue his mede5.
•;„"•••' Anno'
sentence, edit. 1559- ' The Museum MS. which contains- this Lenvoy on the last leaf, reads werke.
3 Omittettin edit. 1559, 4 labours, edit- 1542. 1559- 5 After this, on the very last page of the
Museum MS. which is imperfect, we have
TR.AGEDIA.
That mannys lyffe is full vustable,
Full short & full of wrecchidnesse.
Theforsaid storyes been manyfestable,
That kyng nor prynce nor othir to expresse,
Nouthir yong nor olde may dethis force oppresses
Wherfor all keyndis beholde thys tragedy,
And wyth compassionne axe from vs mercy* ,
Wi And
OF FABYANS CRONICLE. 6*3
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxr. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxvi.
lohfi Tate.
Hugh Bryce, goldsmyth. Anno. i.
lohn Swan.
IN thys yere a prest was made to the kynge of. ii. MM. of the whyche the mercers,
orocers, & drapers lent. ix. C. xxxvii./i. and. vi.,y. The coronacyofl was holden at West-
inynster the. xxx. day of October. And this yere whete was at. iii.*. y bushell, & baye
salt at the same pryce.
Anno Domini. M.iiu.C.lxxxvi. Anrio Domini. M.iiiLC.lxxxvii.
lohn Percyuall.
Syr Henry Colet. Anno. ii.
Hugh Clopton.
IN this yere the kynge maryed kyng Edwardes eldest daughter, named Elizabeth.
This yere was slayn, at Stookfelde, the erle of Lyncolne. And in the rnoneth of Sep-
teber was borne pry nee Arthur.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.CJxxxvii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxviii.
lohn Fenkyll.
Wyllyam Home. Anno. iii.
Wyllyam Remyngton.
THys yere was the quene crowned at Westmynster vpon saynt Katheryns daye. And
this yere was a prest of. iiii. MM. w hero f mercers, grocers, and drapers lent. xvi.C. &.
xvi./i. And thys yere was an other prest of two thousad. - And thys yere lohn Ashley
with other two were putte in execution at the Towre Hylle.
' t > '. 4
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.lxxxviii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.Ixxxix.
Wyllyam Isaak.
Robert Tate, mercer. Anno. iiii.
Rafe Tynley.
IN thys yere the comons of the North slewe the erle of Northumberlande, and Cliam-
berlayne" theyr capytayne wyth dyuerse other were after at Yorke hanged. Thys yere
was the taske of the tenth peny of mennes landes and goodes. This yere was the felde
of Dykysmew in Flaunders foughten by the lorde Dawbeney.
And specially such as soom tyme vs knewe,
Migtbtyand strong, that now lye full lowe ;
Wioom deth soo stern wyth his wannyd hewe
Hath now pursuyd, wherby ze may \vellknowe
That gold nor sylvyr, nor landis on a rowe.
Nor all kyngly povvar maye man from deth wry ;
Wherffor with compassionne for vs axe ye mercy.
For now to stoon & erth ar we putt in servage,
That whilom rulyd the erth wyth grete honour,
And warrid alle men of higth & lowe parage,
\Vhoom now doth warre the worm wt fowle hvmour,
The addir and snake, and gnawe w' grete horrour
Owir flesh whilom fedd wyth all delycacy ;
Therfor, wyth compassioune, axe for vs mercy.
And for vs lament, foreynand cytyryne,
And behold this case generrally all men,
Rich, pore, yong&old, that descendth
Naturally, and rnyend well. • •
4 S 2 Anno
684
i»r bsaisn '(Wyilyam Capetf. •*> /. '« ''Y'"'
Wvllyam Whytet^ +» «i--ff'n-»J*l 9 noprifr-./l.itiioI I ll;»!Aiina;Vv
•/I -MIX* lohfi BrookUT
<=,ci ,11 b/P'>-ui y ifire ^•.tw.yi b- .,.!!<• lo -M-b ivy/ •-><!/ fc»>/i .rtoluoJt 'ip r-
IN this yere, one napi.efIR.oger Sbauelok slew Lyqpsejfe, for whose goodes was beay-
nesse bytwen the kynges a inner and the sheryffe, but the arnner optayned.
Amio Dodtof.'^.iiii.ei&.fc-1'1 -»f *V<j B \M ;1E "Xnno Domini M>UC.L-
red .VST:.*! v^etiry Coot.'
'// ni wpd Robert il6«&U.B>ff S"19''
lohn Matthew, mercer'. Anno. vi.
j ric -*l 1"* .Hugh Pefnberton.
n o>:ro /•> • olisbnui i"»iliso
IN;tbis yere dyed Robert Reuel, sheryffe/ & in his stede was chosen Hugh Peberton.
And in March syr Robert Chaberlayne, knvght, was behedyd. ^And thys yere was a
great benyuolence graunted vnto the kynge for his iournay into Frauce, where unto the
felysshyp of the drapers graunted more th^an any other felysshyp of the cytye ; and euery
alderma of London that tyme beynge, payed volente £T nolente two hundrctb pound,
Ouer whyche : somme the comoners somme ext^dyd to. ix. M. vi, C. Ixxxii.//. xvii.^. iiii.rf.
And this yere was a busshell of whete at/xxii.^.
'»--iv g'TIT
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xci. Amio Domini. Jj.iiri.C.scii.
Thomas Wood.
Hugh Clopton, mercer. Anno. viK
Wvllyam Browne.
IN thys yer.e, a yoman of the crowne, named \ vpas p<it to deth at Tybournc,
for treason. And in thys yere was the cyte of Garnad gotte by y kyng of Spayn. And i'
this yere was syr lamys Parker, knyglit, slayne in iustynge at Rychemont, with a gen-
tylman named Hugh Vaghan. Also in the uioneth ot September, the kynge toke hys
vyage towarde Fraunce.
T, • ,t \- •'.••. MI-L.C • >•- ; Hior-oi
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xcu. dltVJ > Anno Domini. Rl.iiii.C^xciii.
Wyllyam Purchase.;e/, ;v/
Wyllyam Martyn, skynner. Anno. vm.
;(i Wyllyam Welbek.
IN thys yere, vpon the. ix1. daye of Nouember, was red a letter in the Guyldhall, ^
shewed of a peas cocluded bytwen the kynges of England & of Fraunce. And the.
xvii. day of December folowynge, the kynge landed at Douer. And the Saterdaye be-
fore Cristmas, he came to Westmynster. Vppon the. xvii. daye of Maye were. iiii. men
put to deth at Tyborn, for treason. And thys yere, in the moneth of October and ende
of thys mayres yere, was the fray made vppon the Eesterlynges, by the comons of the
cytye, and specyally mercers seruauntes.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xciii. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xciiii,
Robert Fabyair.
Rafe Astry, fishmonger. Anno, ixi
lohfi Wyngar,
IN this yere, in y1 beginnyng, an enquery was made for y ryot forenamed ; for tjie,
. '* "• ii i ** ,f
1 Thomas Ply lie. edit. 1542. 1559 * xi. edit. 1542. 1559.
' i • L
which
OF FABYANS CRONOiCLE.
which many yong men were punyssbed by long imprysonment. Also vpo the. xxii; day,
of February, were rcgnyd at y" Guyldball. Hit. persons named Thomas Bagnall, lohfi
Scotte, John Heth, and lohn Kenyngton, which were taken out of Saynte Martyns seynt-
wary, wherof. iii. were put to deth at Tyborne, &'Thomas Baguall was had vnto the
Towre of London. And the. xxvi. day of(thc sayd moneth, with y fqresayd. iii. persons,
was 'put in execucyon Willyain Bulkley, 'a yoman of the tynges chamber, and a Duchc
man.
Thys ye re, wh,ete was at. vl.d. a busshel, and bay salt at, iii.rf. ob. And thys yere
doctor llylle, bysshop of Lddon, pursued greuously Persy, than pryour of Crystes
chyrch in London. And in thys yere was the rpyall feste kepte in Westmynster Halle by
y kyng. !,.!
This yere, in the ende of Apryll, was brent in Smithfelde an olde woman for heresye,
whych was called moder to the lady Yonge. And thys yere, the. xv. day of August, were
reyncd at the Gnyldlialle one named lohfi Norfolk, & an other named lohn White," &. •
conuict for baudry, & set vpon y1 pillory.
ladLv* J-A.:. 3-js.jurl oini /wnuoi M ^ -^><* '"!) "' ' J' ;' ~ . • ." 'f»»U?1<""'
v* .. . ~ . . »»
Domint. M.u.i.C.xcH.y 0, ,.,.„,, :v y y .,-, Anno Dom.ru. JI.muC.icT.ft
'™W W" *• fii > fa« ^Nycholas A%n. ., . ,
^ Rycharde Chawry, ^aherr, .)Uin!U. .V;HO Anno. x.
lobh ! "Warner.
THisyere, the daye that jr mayre toke hys cliarge, in f afternone canae-thori>gh the-
cytye Henry duke of Yorke, a chykje about, iiii. yeres of age, towarde Westmynste.r,
rydynga uppon a courser, with many goodly gcutylmen to conuey hyiu. And vpon the.
ix. daye of Nouember folowysig \\as, bolden a gopdly iustyse within the paleys of West-
jnynster, wherof were chalengeours syr Wyllya. de la Pool then duke of Suffolk, thcrle of
Essex, .syrliobert Curson, & lohn Pechj', e?quyre.! Also this yere, about Cristmas, sir
Hubert Clifford, wliycb before was fled tile' land, • came agaync, & appechyd syr Wyllya
Stanley, than chamberlayne to the kynge, of treason ; whych syr Wyllyam, vpon the.
xvi. day; of February folowynge, for tiie sayd treason was behedyd at the Tower Hylle.
And y same season was adiudged to deth at the Guyldhall the deane of Poulys (a famous '
doctour & precher,) the prouyncyall of Use Blak Freres, and y pryour of Langley, the
person of saynt Stephyiis in Walbrooke, named Doctour Sutton, syr Thomas Thwatys,
knyglit, Robert Ratclyffe, Wyllyam Dawbeney, Willya Cressener, egquire, with sir
Simond Mounforde, knight, & mo other; wherof y more part was pardoned. And this
yere was whyte heryng at. xl.J. a barel. And this yere began the first trouble of syr
Wyllyam Capell, alderman. And in Inly, Perkyn with his rebelles ariued in Kent,
which named hym selfe Rychard, seconde sonne of Edwarde the. iiii. And in the same
moneth was doctour Draper perforce borne out, of Poulys, & so ladde to Labchyth, for
varyaunce that than was bytwene the bysshoppes of -sCauoterbury and London. And
soone after was hanged in sundry costes of Englande,-an. C. and odde persons of the
forenamed rebellys. And thys yere was a perlyamente holden at Westmynster. Abo iu
the moneth of October was an excedynge thund*er.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C. xcv. , Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xcvi.-
Tiiomas Kneysworth^
Syr Henry Colette, mercer. Anno. xi.
Henry Somyr.
IN thys yere, in the. xvi. daye of Noueber, was holden the sergeautes feste within the
bysshop of Elyes place. This yere was the body of Rycbard Hakendyes wyfe takyn vp in
Saynt Mary hyll churche hole, y liad lyen in the ground ouer. C. &. xx. yeres. And thys
yere was great bysynesse for the entercourse bytwene England and Flaunders. And this
yere
686 THE SEVENTH PARTE
* -* '•-».-'
yere the kynge of Scottes made sharp warre vppon the marches. And this yere many
Lollers stode wyth fagottes at Poulys Crosse.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xcvi. Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xcvii.
lolm Shaa.
lohn Tate, mercer. Anno. xii.
Rycharde Haddon.
THe latter ende of October, by great cousayll holden at Westmynster, was grauted to
the kynge for the defence of the Scottes. C. xx.M./z*. The. xviii1. daye of Nouember
was Poulys church suspendyd by a fraye of. two yonge men. And in the same moneth
was graunted to the kyng a prest of the cytye of. iiii. M.li. And the same moneth, at
Calays, was behedyd the lord Fitzwater. The. xvi. day of lanuary a parlyament beganne,
wherbv was graunted two dymes and a halfe, two aydes and two fyftenys, to leuy the fore-
sayd. C. xx. M.li. And in the moneth of luny, and. xvii. day were the Cornyshmen
dyscomfyted at Blakheth. And vpon the. xxviii. daye of luny, the smyth £ a gentylman
named Flamok, two capytaynes of y sayd rebelles, were put in execucyon at Tybourne.
And shortely after the lorde Audeley, which was hed capytayne of the sayd rebelles, was
put to deth at y Towre Hylle. And this yere was concluded a maryage by twene my lorde
prynce & the kynges doughter of Spayne. Thys yere also the kyng sent into Scotland
an army, vnder th« guydyng of the erle of Surrey arid the lord Neuyle, the whyche
made sharpe warre vpon the Scottes. And in the moneth of October Perkvn
landed in Cornwayle, and assayled the towne of Exceter and other townes ; but fynally
he toke the seyntwary of Beawdely, and after was pardoned of hys lyfe.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xcvii. Anno Domini. M. iiii. C.xcviii.
Bartholomewe Rede.
Wyllyam Purchace, mercer. Anno. xiii.
Thomas Wyndowght.
IN this yere vpon the. xxviii. day of Noueber, the sayd Parkyn was brought thorugh
the cyty vnto the Towre, and there left as prysoner. And with hym a tall yoma, somtyme
sergeaut ferrour to the kyng, whych ferrour, and one named Edwarde, were shortely after
put to deth at Tibourn. Vpon saynte Nycholas daye was a proclamacyon made thorugh
the cytye, of a peas bytwene the realmes of England & Scotland, for terme of both
kynges lyues. And in December a carpenter called Godfrey , toke downe the
wedercok of Poulys styple & set it vp agayne. And this yere in Crystmas weke was a
part of the kinges palayes of Rychemount brent. And this yere, vppon the. ix. daye of
luny, the forenamed Parkin beyng at large in the kynges court, went secretlye awaye,
and lastly went to the fader of Syon. And after the second pardon to hym by the kynge
graunted, he was shewed at Westmynster & in Chepyssyde, with moch wonderment, and
fynally had to the Towre and there keped.
Anno Domini. M.CCCC.xcviii. Anno Domini. M.CCCC.xcix.
Thomas Bradbery.
Syr lohn Percyuale. Anno. xiv.
Stephen lenyns.
IN thys yere, vpon the. xxx. daye of Octobre, came my lord prince through the cytye
wyth an honorabell company toward Westmynster. And vppon Sliroue Tuysdaye was put
in execucion, at Saynt Thomas Watrynge, a strepelyng of. xx. yeres of age, which had
auaunced hym selfe to be the sonn or heyre to the erle of Warwykes landes, & was the
sonne of a cordyner of London. And thys yere mayster lohn Tate, alderman, began
"* xxviij. edit. 1542.1559.
the
OF FABYANS CRONICLE. 687
the new edefyinge of saynt Anthonies church. And this yere, vpon the. xvl day of luly,
beynge Sonday, & vpon the Sonday folowyng, stode. xii. here'tyies at Poulescrosse shryned
with fagottes.
Anno Domini. M.iiii.C.xcix. Anno Domini. M.v.C.
lames Wvlforde.
v
Nycholas Alwyn. Anno. xr.
Rychard Brond.
IX thys yere, the. xvi. day of Nouember, was arcyned in the Whyte Halle at West-
mynster, the forenamcd Parkyn, &. iii. other; the whych Parkyn and one lohn Awatyr,
wer$ put shortly after in execucion at Tyborne. And soone after was the erle of War-
wyke put to deth at the Towre Hylle, & one Blewet & Astwood at Tyborne. And thys
yere, in May, the kyng & the quene sayled to Calays. And thys yere was Babra, in
Northfolke, brent. And in luly was an old heretyke brent in Srnythfelde. And thys
yere was a great deth in London, wherof died ouer. xx. M. of all ages. And this yere
dyed doctour Morton, cardynall and chaunceler of Englande, in the moneth of October.
Anno Domini. M.v.C. Auno Dom ni. M.v.Ci.
lohn Hawys.
Wyllyam Remyngton. • . , , , Anno. xvi.
Wyllyam Stede.
IN this yere, the. xxi. daye of December, in the nyght, was an hydyous thuder. And
this yere was the name of the kyngs palays of Shene chaunged, & called after that day
Rychemount. And this yere, in August, departed secretly out of this lande, the duke of
Suffolke. And the. iiii. daye of October landed at Plymmowth, Kateryn doughter of
the kyng of Spayn. And thys yere was fynysshed by mayster Tate, the church of saynt
Anthony.
Anno Domini. M.v.C.i. Anno Domini. M.v.C.ii.
Syr Laurence Aylemer.
Syr lohn Shaa. Anno. xvii.
Henry Hede.
IN this yere began the mayre & hys bretherne to ryde to the barge & other places.
Vpo salt Erkenwaldes day, was my lord prince maryed to the kyng of Spaynes doughter.
And this season the duke of Bukkyngham, wyth other, was chief chalegeour, at a royall
iustyce & turney holden in the palays of Westmynster. And thys yere came a greate
ambassade out of Scotland, by reason wherof conclusion of maryage was made betwene
the king of Scottcs & dame Margarete, eldest doughter to oure soueraygne lord. Also
thys yere was an excedyng great fysshe taken nere vnto Quynbourgh. And in Marche
syr Wyllyam of Deuynshyre, syr lamys Tyrell, & his eldest son, & one named Wei-
borne, were arested for treason. And in Apryll folowyng dyed the noble prynce Arthur,
in the towne of Ludlow. And vpon the last day of April were set vpon the pyllory. ii.
yongmen, for defamyng of the kynges counsayll, and there erys cut of. Also aboute
thys tyme the Gray Fryers were compelled to take theyr old habit russet, as the shepe
doth dye it. And the. vi. day of Maye lamys Tyrell, & syr lohfi Wyndham, knyght,
were behcdcd at the Towre Hyl, and a shypman for the same treason, was the same day
drawen to Tyborne, & there hanged & quartered. And soone after a purseuaunt named
Curson, & a yoman called Mathew lonys, were put in execucion at Guynys, & all was
for aydyng of syr Edmond de la Pool. Also thys yere, about Mydsomer, was taken a
felowe whych hadde renewed many of Robin Modes pagentes, which named him selfe
Greneleef. And this yere began the new werke of the bouses offyce within the Guyldball
2 of
688 THE SEVENTH PARTE
Of 'London. And in the ende of October was proclaymed a peas betwenethe king & the
atcheduke of Burgoyne. And the Sonday before saint Symond & lude, was shewed a
« bull, by vertue wherof were denounced at Poules crosse as accursed, syr Edmond de la
Pool, late duke of Suffolke, syr Robert Curson, knyght, &. v. other persones, and all
such as ayded any of them again the king.
Anno Domini. M.v.C.ii. Anno Domini. M.v.C.iii.
Henry Kcbyll.
Bartholmew Rede, goldsmyth. Anno, xviii.
Nycholas Nynys.
IN this yere began the new wcrk of thekynges chapell at Westmynster. And vpon the.
xi. daye of February dyed quene Elizabeth, within the Towre, lieng in chyldbed. And
vpon the fyrst Sonday of Lent was solemply accursed at Poules crosse wyth bel & candell,
syr Edmond de la Pool, syr Robert Curson, & other, & all that then ayded agayn the,
kyng. And in thende of the moneth of Marche, was the pryour of the Charterhous at
Shene sinfully murdered, wyth an other inunk of the same place, by synyster meanes of
a munk of the same place, named Goodwyne, & other rnischeuous persones. And thrs
yere the felisshyp of tayllours of London, purchased a graunt of the king to be called
Marchaunt Tayllours. And the. viii. day of August was the kynge of Scottes maried vnto
the eldest doughter of the kyng. Also in luly were areyned at the Guyldhall, Olyuer
saynte lohfi, Robert Simpson, Wellysborn before named, Pool, bayly of Thorok, &.
iiii. other, all beyag cast for treason, whereof the sayde Olyuer & Pool, wyth twoo
shyppemen, were putte in execucion at Tyborne, and the other were pardoned.
Anno Domini. M.v.C.iii. Anno Domini. M.v.C.iiii.
Chrystoffer Ilawys.
Syr Wyllyam Capell, draper. Robert Waltc ;s.
Thomas Granger.
IN thys yere,the. xiii. day of Nouember, in the palays of the archebysshop of Caunter-
bury at Lambehyth, was hoiden the sergeanntes feest. And the. xxi. day of Nouember
in the begynnyng of ihenyght, was a dredeful fyre vpo the North ende of London brydge.
And vpon the. vii. daye of lanuary were certeyne houses cosumed wyth fyre, agayn saynt
Botulphis churche in Thamys strete. Vpon the. xxv. daye of lanuary began a parliament
at Wesmynster. And the. xxvii. day of March was an house brent agayn saynt Martvns
le Graunt. And the same day was hurt done wyth fyre in the paryshe of saynt Peters
the pore. And in the forenamed parlyament was GAkyned a new coyne of syluer, as
grotes, & shyllynges with half faces. And in the forsayde parlyamente was graunted to
the kynge an ayde of. xxxvi. thousand li. and a correccyon was dyuysed for clipped
grotes.
Anno Domini. M.^C.itii. Anno Domini. M.v.CiV.
Roger Achylley.
lohn Wyngar, grocer. Anno. xx.
Wyllyam Browne.
IN thys yere the cytezyns of London graunted to the kyng. v. M. marke, for conferma-
•ckm of theyr lyberties; whereof a. M. marke was payde in hande, and. iiii. M. mark in.
iiii. yeres next ensuyng. Vpon saynt Georges day the kyng went in procession in Poules
church, where was shewed a legge of saynt George, closed in syluer, whych was newly
sent to the kyng. And vppon the. xxv. day of Apryll was a money maker, one of the
coyners
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coyners of the Towre, drawen to Tyborne, and there hanged. And in the later end of
thys yere came the thyrde cappe of mayntenaunce from the pope.
Anno Domini. M.v.C.v. Anno Domini. M.v.C.vi.
Rycharde Shore.
Thomas Kneysworth, fysshemonger. Anno. xxi.
Roger Groue.
THys yere, vppon. xii. euyn, the kinges chamber at Rychemount was brent. And
vpon tne euyn of seynt Maury, began an hidious wind, which endured vppon. xi. dayes
folowynge, more or lasse, in contynuall blowyng, by meane whereof the wedercok of
Poules was blowen downe, & moche other harme done. And by force of thys tempest
the archeduke of Burgoyne was dryuen to lande in the West countre. And vpon the
second Sonday of Lent, stood at Poules crosse the pryour of saynt Osyes, &. v. other
heretykes. And in the ende of the moneth of March, syr Edmond de la Pool was con-
veyed through the citie vnto the Towre, and there left as prysoner. And in Maye
moneth was the lord of Burgeueny commytteth to the Towre, for a certayn displeasure
whych concerned no treason. Thys yere a new bylded galerey fyll in the nyght at
Rychemount. And thys yere, in the ende of luly, was a gracyous myracle shewed
by oure Lady image of Barkyng, by a may den chylde that a carte laden wyth stone
yode ouer.
Anno Domini. M.v.C.vi. Anno Domini. M.r.C.vii.
Wyllyam Copynger.
Syr Rychard Haddon, mercer. Anno. xxij.
Thomas lohnson.
Wyllyam Fytz Wyllyam.
IN thys yere, aboute Crystmas, was the bakers house in Warwyke lane brent. And
thys yere was a wonderfull easy and softe wynter, without stormys or frostes. And this
yere the kyng of hys goodnesse delyuered, oute of all prysons in London, as many
prysoners as laye for. \\.s. & vnder. And this yere was Thomas Kneysworth, late mayer,
& hys. ii. shyreffes condempned to the kyng in great sommes of money, ouer paynfull
prysonement by theym in the Marshalsy susteyned.
Anno Domini. M.v.C.vii. Anno Domini. M.v.C.viii;
Wyllyam Butler.
Wyllyam Browne, mercer. Anno, xxiij.
lohn Kyrkby.
•j ".-'. '. ~.: • s '•• '•-*
THys yere, in the ende of April, dyed the sayd Wyllyam Browne, and for hym was
immedyatly chosen syr Laurence Aylemer, for the resydue of that yere.
Anno supradicto. Anno supradicto.
Wyllyam Butler.
Syr Laurence Aylemer, draper. Anno predicto.
lohn Kyrkby.
IN thys yere vpon the last daye of luny, was an house in Southwarke, nere vnto the
brydge, consumed wyth lyre. And thys yere was syr Wyllyam Capell agayne put io
vexacyon, by sute of the kynge, for thynges done by hym in the tyme of hys mayralte.
4T . Anno
"lo arm -< ,.
Aftno Domini.M»v.C.vi(bi«f»l jdj nsno ns'/^l euO'^DfiTg ajaom •iiil njs^3< An*»o Domini. M.v.C.ix.
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''u°!&|*j|!Htf%8ft ttyllout^ a»o:aq«nq lo 3onumr;jn< 3 Ilir Anno, xxiiij.
Rychard Smyth.
IN the begynnyng of the tnayres tyme, syr Wyllyam Capell, after his prysonement in
the Countour & shyreffes house, was by the kynges counsayll cotninauuded to the Towre,
where he remayned tyll the kynge dyed, & shortly after was delynered wyth many other.
And in lykewyse was syr Laurence Ayleittefiialt with, & cooahytted to the warde or house
of Rychard Smyth, shryf§?;%^tttTere«rero«^<ft8 38 a;prisamercl)y the space aboue sayd.
Thys yere, vppon the Saterdaye^SsfasP'teQote Ijsynt-'cGeorges day, in the nyght, whych
Saterdaye was the. xxi. daye of^A]p*^lf;udy^l srtW[ kytige oure soueraygne lorde, at hys
manour of Rycheniount, vpon whd6&K8i>kP&ne[)ail Ghrysten, lesu haue mercy. Amen.
And -so thysforesayd noble prince reygned. xxiii. yeres, and. vii. monethes, and one daye
therof lakkynge.
Thys magnyfycent & excellent prynce Henry the. vii. thus payed to deth his dette of
nature as before is sayd, of whome suffycient laude and prayse can nat be put in wrytyng,
consyderyng the contynuall peace^jr^n^api^^ijhj^be^e kept thyshis laude & cotnons in,
wyth also the subduynge of hys outwarue enymyes, of the realmes of Fraunce & Scotland,
by hys greate polycy & wysedome, more than by shedyng of Cristen bloode or cruell
warre. And euer ruled so myghtly hys subgectes, & myoystred to them suche instyce,
that nat allonely they loued and drad hym, but all Crysten prynces, hcryng of hys
-gloryous fame, were desyrous to haue wyth hym amyte and ailyaunce. And for tltat he
in all temporall polycies & prouisions exceded all prynces by hys tyme reygnynge, dyuers
popes, as Alexander the syxte, Pius the. iii., & Julius the. ii. nowe beynge pope, by theyr
tymes, eyther of them sunderly, wyth auctorytie & consent of theyr spyrytuall & deuyne
counsayll, elected & chase thys excellente prynce, and admytted hym for chyefe defensour
Of Chrystes church, before all other Crysten prynces : and for a confermacion of the same,
sente vnto thys inuyncibyll prince by. iii. sundry famous ambassades, thre swerdes, with,
iii. cappes of mayntenaunce.
What myght I wryte of the stedfaste contynency, great iustyce, & mercyfull dealyng of
thys prynce ? What myght I report of hys excellente wysedome & moste sugred eloquence,
ar of hys inmouable pacience & wonderfull dyscressyon ? Or what shMd I tell of his
most beautyfull byldynges, or excedyng charges of manifest reperacions; and ouer all
thys, of hys excedynge treasoure & rychesse innumerabyll r But as who wolde saye, to
consider in order all his notabyll actes, which wolde aske a longe tract of tyme, with
also the lybcrall & sumptuous endowement of the monastery of Westmynster & other, to
wryte, 1 myghte conclude thnt hys actes passed all the noble actes of hys noble progeny-
tours syne the conquest, and may moste congruly, aboue all erthly prynces, be lyken-
ed vnto Salamon kyng of the Israelytes, and be called the seconde Salomon for
liys great sapience & actes by him done, hys lyuys tyme executed. All whyche
premysses tenderly considered, euery naturall Englysshmau now lyuyng, hath cause &
ought deuoutly to pray for the soule of this moste excellent prynce Henry the. vii. that
he maye atteyne that celestyall mansion, whych he and all trew Crysten soules are eu-
beritours vnto, the which God hym graunt. Amen.
And the rather because of the excellent vertuous bryngyng and leuynge vnto vs by
Goddes ayde and prouysyon, of our moste gracyous and moste drad soueraygue lord
lienry the. viii. of that name, as ryghtfull enherytour vnto the. ii. crownes of Englande
and of Fraunce, the whyche began hys moste gracyous reygne the. xxii. day of Apryll,
in the yere of our Lord God. M. v.C. and. ix.
HEnry
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HEnry the. vlii. of that name and second sonne of the forenamed excellente prynce
Henry t!u> se^intfif began bis moste gracyous reygn ouer the realnae of Bftglaad* <Ji*fc
xxij. daye of Apryll, in the yere of our Lord God. M. v.C. and. ix. to whome be all
hono^jjreuerente,' & ioyfull contynaunce of prosperous rej^g^ tyfyfl^P^q^fe
& weale of thys hys realme. Amen,
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HENRY THE. VIII.
OVr moste gracious souerayne lorde kynge Henry the. viii. beganne his reygne the.
xxii. daye of April, in the yere of our Lorde. M. ccccc. ix. and was crowned at West-
minster, in the ieaste of the Natiuite of saynt lohn Baptist, in the mayres tyme after
earned.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.ix. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.x.
George Monox.
Thomas Bradhury, mercer. Anno. i.
lohn Doket.
IN this yeare, in Auguste, was beheded Empson and Dudley. And in the seconde
yere of the kynge, but in f sayd mayrs tyme, sir Wylliam Fitzwilliam disfraunchysed,
because he wolde not be shyryfe.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.x. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xi.
lohn Mylborne.
Henry Keybell. Anno. ii.
lohn Rest
PRince Henry borne at Richemonde on Newyeres day, and iustes kept at Westmynster.
And on saynte Mathewes daye the prynce dyed, in the thyrde yere of the kynge, and in
the tyme Keybell1.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xi. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xii.
"Nicholas Shelton.
Roger Achyley, draper. Anno. iii.
Thomas Myrfyn.
THis yere was the lord Darcy sent into Spaine, to aide the kynge of Spayne, agaynst
f Mores ; but peace was made before hys aryuynge, and so returned.
This same seaso was sir Edward Pownynges sent into Gelderlande, to ayde y prince of
Castell. The same tyme lorde Ilawarde toke Andrew Barton, and an hundred Scottes,
& twoo fayre shyppes.
Anno Domini. M.«cccc.xii. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xiii.
Robert Holdernes.
Williii Copinger, Richarde Haddon, kn. Anno. iiii.
Robert Fenrother.
THis yefe was Edmonde de la Poole beheded. And the lord marquis Dorset was
' OfKeibell.edit. 1559.
;.«•.'. lento
696 HENRY THE. VIII.
sente into Spain with. x. thousand menne, & did muche hurt in Guyan, & returned in
winter by reason of the flix, & on S. Laures daye, y. v. yere, y Regent & the Carick
were bret, which were. ii. great shippis.
Sir Edwarde Haward, lorde admirall of Englande, was slaine on saint Marke his daye,
in Brytaine, by to muche hardines. The same yere in lune, the kyng besieged Turwin,
& discomfited y power of Frauce at Boomye, & toke the citees of Turwin and Turney,
and returned without any more battaill offered. Duryng whiche tyme the kyng of Scotes
enoyed Englade with an. C.M. menne, and was slayn hymself, &. xi. erles, by the erle
of Surrey, y kyng his leufetenaut, wherfore y kyng created hym afterwarde duke of
Northfolke, & his soonne erle of Surrey.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xiii. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xiiii.
lohn Dawes.
Wyllyam Browne, mercer. Anno. v.
lohn Bruge.
The said Dawes died win y yere, & I his place was chose Roger Ba&ford.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCCCC.XV.
lames Yarforde.
George Monox, draper. Anno. vi.
lohn Mundye.
THis yere was a peace cScluded betwene Englande and Fraunce. On saint Denyes
daye, in the moneth of lune, the. yii. yere of the kyng, the Frenche kyng marled the
lady Mary, the kyng his sister, and he dyed on Newyeres daye after, and therefore the
kyng sent for hir againe by the duke of Suffolke and other. This yere also was Rycharde
Hunne hanged in Lowlars towre.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xv. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xvi.
Henry Worley.
Sir Wyllyam Butler, grocer. Anno. vii.
Rycharde Grey.
THe said Grey dyed within y yere, and for hym was chose Wyllyam Baily. In Feb-
ruary was borne at Grenwiche, y lady Mary, tire kyng his doughter. In Apryll the
Frenche quene came into Englande, and was maryed to lorde Charles, duke of Suffolke.
This yere Margarete quene of Scottes, syster to the kyng, fled into Englade, and kye
at Harbottell, and she was deliuered of a doughter called Margrete, and came vnto
London in Maye, in eyght yere of the kyng, and taryed there a whole yere before she
returned.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xvi. Anno Domini. M.ecccc.xvii.
Thomas Seymer.
lohn Reste, grocer. Anno. viii.
Rychard Thurston.
THis yere was suche a frost, that all menne with cartes might passe bytwene West-
minster & Lambeth. One Maye euin, this mayre his yere, the begynnyng of the. ix.
yere of y kyng, was an insurreccion of yong persones against alienes, of the whiche
diuerse were putte to execucion, and the resydewe came to Westminster with halters
about their neckes, & were pardoned. And the eyghtene daye of Maye folowyng, the
quene of Scotes returned to hir countree againe.
6 Anno
THE SEVENTH PARTE. 637
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xvii, Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xYiii.
Thomas Baldry.
Sir Thomas Exmewe, goldsmith. Anno. ix.
Rychard Symond.
IN this yere the terme adiourned to Oxenforde and again to London. In October,
in y tenth yere of y kyng, the admirall of Frauce came into Englade, & Tournei was
deliuered to y Freche kyng.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xviii. Anno Domini. M ccccc.xix.
lohn Aleyne.
Thomas Myrfyn, skynner. Anno. x.
lames Sperfcer.
IN this yere, at Frakford, Charles the fifth was elected emperour. The erle of Surrey
sente into Irelande.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xix. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xx.
lohn Wylkynson.
Sir lames Yarforde, mercer. Anno. xi.
Nycholas Partrich.
THe kyng & the Frenche kyng mette at the campe betwene Arde & Guysnes, where
were great tryumphes. After that y kyng & the emperour mette, and the kyng went to
Grauelin with hytn, & he came to Calais with the kyng, and had greate chere, and the
kyng returned.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xx. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxi.
lohn Skeuinton.
Sir lohn Bruge, draper. Anno. xii.
lohn Kembe.
ANd this mayre his yere, & the. xiii. of y kyng, y- duke of Buckyngha was beheded f.
xvii. daye of Maye. In lune folowyng y cardinall wet to Calais to entrete a peace
betwene theperour & the Freche kyng, ik laried there till December, without any thyng
concluded.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxi. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxii*
lohn Breteyne.
Sir lohn Mylborn, draper. Anno. xiii.
Thomas Pergetoure.
IN this maires yere, & the. xiiii. of $ kyng, $ Frydaie before Pethecost, y is to saic,
y. vi. day of lune, Charles y. v., emperour, was honourably receiued into the citee of
Lodo, of the mayre, aldermenne, & comunaltie, our soueraigne lorde accompaighiyng
hym. And fro Londo he wet to Windsore, & sat in y stall of y garter, & fro me thence
wet to Hampton, & sayled ouer y sea into Spaine. Dueryng whiche tyme f erle of »
Surrey, lorde admirall, brent Morles in Britaiue, & after landed at Calais, & entred
Pycardy, & bret townes & castels, & beseged Hesdyng ; but bicause of wynter he raised
his siege & returned. This somer the duke of Albany was entryng Englande w a great
army ; but, when he herde y the erle of Shrowisbury was comyng to fight w hym, he toke
a truce for. vi. mone.
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698 HENRY THE. VIII.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxu. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxit.
lohn Rudstone.
Sir lohn Mundy, goldsmith. Anno, xiiii.
lohn Champneis.
* I jj -.— ^.
CHristierne, kyng of Dcnmarke, came into Englande in Tune. In y\ xv. of the kyng
the erle of Surrey brent ledworth & many other townes in Scotlade. In this may*re his
yere, the Turcke besieged the Rhodes, & vpon Christmas daye he toke it.
^nno Domini. M.ccccc.xxiii. Anno Domini. M.cccct.xxiiii.
Mighell Englisshe.
Sir Thomas Baldry, mercer. . -^ , Anno. xv.
Nycholas lenins.
ANd this yere y duke of Suffolke went into Frauce with. x. M. menne, and passed
the water of Some wout bataill, and toke and destroyed many townes, & in Decembre
retourned. The same yere the duke of Albanye besieged y castell of Warke, & heryng
of therle of Surre his comyng with a greate army, he cowardlye fled.
' *"* i GJi *» j , -j^f
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxiiii. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxv.
Raufe Dodmer.
Sir Wyllyam Baylay, draper. Anno. xvi.
Wyllyam Roche.
ANd in this yere came frome the emperoure the lorde of Campher and other lordes.
Also out of Scotlande came the bisshop of Dukell & other, as ambassadours. On saint
Mathias day was the Frenche kyng taken by themperour. A mutyng in Norfolke &
Suffolke for payment of money. A peace concluded bytwene Englande and Fraunce.
The Frenche kyng deliuered in Marche. This mayres yere, & the. xvii. of y kyng, in
Septembre, was the coyne enhaunced.
,:. 'H'/oH v to I
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xlv. Anno Domini. M.CCCCC.XXVK
John Cauton.
Sir lohn Aleyn, mercer. t>'wi,Anno. xvii,
Christopher Ascue.
Anno Domini. M.ccecc.xxvi. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxvii.
Stephan Pecoke.
Sir Thomas Seymer, mercer. Anno, xviii.
Nicholas Lambart.
IN this yere the citee of Rome, by the viceroye of Naples & the duke of Burbone, y
same duke beyng first slaine, was taken & almost destroyed, and Clement the. vii. then
bisshop of Rome, and diuerse of the cardinales there faude, were taken and brought
into captiuitee, and vnder the rule of Charles the emperoure. This yere corne beganne
to faile. The cardinal went into Fraunce with greate pope, where he concluded a leage
bytwene the kyng and the Frenche kyng, whiche both defyed the emperoure, and sent
an army into Italy ; and in Septembre, in the nientene of the kyng, he retourned. In
October the nientene, the greate maister of Fraunce came vnto Londo with greate
tryumphe, for conclucion of the same leage.
iro oa
THE SEVENTH PARTE.
Auno- Domini. M.cccce.xxvii; Anno Domini. M.ccccc.nxviii.
lohn Hardye.
Sir lames Spencer, Vintener. Anno. xix.
Wyllyam Holleys.
THis yere corn was verie dere, & had be dearer if marchutes of f styliarde had not
been, & Dutche shippes restrined, & an abstinaiice of warre betwene Englade & Fiau-
ders. This mayres yere, £. xx. of y kyn«> vvas f sweatyng sikenes ; for jr whiclie cause
there was no watche at Midsomer. On S. Denis day in y. xx. of y1 kyng, a legate cii
fro Rome.
Aano Domini. M.ccccc.xxviii. Aauo Doroiui. M.ccccc.xxix.
Raufe Warren.
Sir lohn Rudstone, draper. Anno. xx.
John Long.
-^cdLapji.' t -H >i dii.'i L'*<
IN lune, In the. xxi. yere of y" kyng, the legates satte at the Blacke Freres for % kyng
bis mariage. And in October the cardinal! vvas deposed of the chauncellership. This
twenty and one yere was a peace concluded betwene the ernperoure and the kyng.
.'•' " . \»M , • • 1 rli'/v
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxix. Anno. Domini. M.ccccc.xxX*
Mighell Dormer.
Sir Raufe Dormer, mercer. Anno, xxi,
Water Champion.
A Parliament for ennormities of the cleargye. The emperoure was crowned at Bonony
this yere in Februarie.
.fuurjqini'lj v(i' -n/ijj.! E-, Ai.n.^i'i -r
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxx, Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxi,
Wyllyam Dauncy.
Sir Thomas Pargetour, salter. Anno. xxii.
John Cloppyng.
THis yere was y1 Freeh klges childre deliuered. One boiled in Smithfeld for poysonyng.
The cardinal! died on saint Andrewes euin.
Anuo Domini. M.ccccc.xxxi. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxii.
Rychard Greshanu
Sir Nycolas Lamberd, grocer. Anno, xxiii.*'
Edwarde Altam.
ANd in this yere the kyng beganue to bulde his palace at Westminster. Gryffeth Rise
beheded for treaso. In October, and the. xxiiii. yere, the kyng went ouer y1 sea and met
with y Frenche kyng.
Anno Domini M.ccccc.xxxii. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxiii.
Rychard Raynolde.
Sir Steuen Pecoke, habardasher. Anno, xxiiii.
Rychard Pynchon. lohn Mertine.
ANd in this yere $ kyng was, by due proces of the lawe, diuorced frome lady Katherin,
his brothers wife, & then he maryed lady Ane Bollein, w.hiche was crowned quene on
Witsondaye, in f. xxv. yere of y^ kyng, in this maireis tyme. On Midsomer daye folow-
yng dyed £ Freche quene, wife vnto f duke of Suffolke. And on ^ euin of j Natiuitie of
our Lady folowing, was borne ^ lady Elizabeth at Grenewiche. This said. xxv. yere
was it enacted, that no ma should sue any appeale to Rome.
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700 HENRY THE. vm.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxiii, Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxiiii,
Wyllyam Forraan.
Sir Christopher Ascue> draper. Anno. xxv.
Thomas Kitson.
ANd in this yere one Wolfe and his wife were haged for killyng of twoo marchautes
straungers on the Tbamys. Also in Aprill was anunne, called the holy mayde of Rente,
twoo monkes, and twoo freres, hanged and heeded, for treason, blasphemie, and hypo-
,cresie. A peace concluded with Scotlande. This yere was the bishop of Rome, with
all his false vsurped power, abholished quit out of this realrne.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxiiii. Anno Domini. M.CCCCC.XXXT.
Nycolas Leueso.
Sir lohn Chiineyes, skinner. Anno. xxvi.
Wyllyarn Denham.
ANd in this yere the erle of Kildare dyed in y Towre, and his soonne rebelled, and
slew the bisshop of Deuelyng ; wherfore y kyng sent sir Wyllyam Skeuinton thither.
This yere was grauntcd to the kyng y first frutes, & the tenthes of all spiritual! posses-
sions. In lune, in y\ xxvii. yere, y bisshop of Rochestre and sir Thomas Moore be-
heded, for deniyng y kyng to bee supreme hede of y Churche of Englande. And this
said yere were. iii. monkes of y Charter Hous executed for y same offence.
Anno Dominil M.ccccc.xxxv. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxvr.
Humfrey Monmoth.
Sir John Aleine, mercer. Anno, xxvii.
lohn Cotes.
ANd in January dyed lady Katherine princes dowayer, & is buryed at Peterborow.
This mayres yere, and the. xxviii. of the kyng, was quene Anne, the lorde Rotcheforde,
Noris, Weston, Breerton, and Markes attainted of treaso and beheded, & the kyng
maried lady lane Seymer. And in October folowyng begane a folishe comocio in Lincoln-
shire, and an other in Yorkeshire, by y meanes of y lorde Darcye, y lorde Husei, sir
Robart Constable, & Robert Aske, whiche, only by y kyng his wisdo & his prudet
cousaill, were appeaced without bloodde shedyng.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxvi. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxviu
Rychard Paget.
Sir Raufe Warren, mercer. Anno, xxviii.
Wyllyam Bowyer.
ANd in Deceber y Thamys was ouer frosen ; wherfore y kyng & f quene rode thorow
Lodon w a goudly compaigne. In February was Thomas Fitz Caret, &. v. of his vncles
hanged, drawen, & quartred. The lord Darcy, sir Frauces Bygot, sir Robert Constable,
and other, beganne a newe conspiracy in the. xxix. yere, whiche were attainted and put
to death in lune. And an saint Edwarde his euin folowyng was prince Edwarde borne
at Hapton court. The twenty and thre daye of October folowyng dyed quene lane, and
is buried at Wyndsore.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc;xxxvii.. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxviii»
lohn Gresharm
„ Sir Rychard Gresham. Anno. xxix.
Thomas Lewen.
ANd in this yere beganne y colleccion for the poore, and a great nobre cured of many
grtuous disceases, through the charite therof. In Maye, in y. xxx. yere of the kyng,
was
THF. SFVEXTH PARTE. 701
was frere Forost hange i & brcn ; in Smithfilde, for treason and herysy, with the image of
Paruell Gatheru, in Wallet This yere all idolatry was forbidde, & diucrs images y had
ir.ginncs to make their eies open & shut, and other limis tu stirre, & many other false
iugjynges, were espied out & dt-stroied. Al t'reres, monfces, ciianons, & nons chaunged
their ue-v-founde gannentes, torsoke their cloisters, & so came home again to their mother
churche this. xxx. yere.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxviii. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxix..
Wyllyam Wylkynson,
Sir Wyllyam Forman. Anno. xxx.
Nycolas Gybson.
ANd in this yere, in Decebre, was y marques of Exceter, y" lorde Moiitacute, and sir
Edward Neuell beheded, for high treason duly proued. And in Maye, in y. xxx. yere
of y kyng, y citezes of Lodo mustered all in bright names, & cotes of white silke, with
white clothe, and chaynes of golde, in. iii. great battailes, to y great wonder of strangers.
Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xxxix. Anno Domini. RI.ccccc.xU
John Fayry.
Sir Wyllyam Holeis. Anno. xxxi.
Thomas Huntlow.
ANd in Nouembre were the abbottes of Redyng, Glastebury, and Colchestre attainted7
of high treasd, and like traitours putte to death. The. xxviii. day of luly folowyng :'
Thomas Crowell, late erle of E.ssex, aud Water lorde Hunge rforde, were beheded at the
Tow re Hill fur treason. And the. xxx. daye folowyng were Barnes, Garet, and Hierom
bret, Abell Powell and Fetherstone were drawen, hanged, & quartred in Smithfelde.
In this somer was a great heate and drought, so that in many places the people woulde
haue giue one bushel for the grindyng of another. This said. xxx. and two yeredyuers and
many honeste persones died of y hoie agues, a.id of a greate laske, through! the realme.
This, xxxii. yere was the bisshoppe of Chechester aud doctour Wylson deliuered out
of the Towre, vpon the kyng his pardon.
Anno Domini. M-ccccc.xl. Anno Domini. M.ccccc.xli^
Wyllyam Laxton.
Sir Wyllyam Roche. Anno, xxxii.
Sir Martin Bowes;
ANd in this yere y colleccio for the poore people ceased. In Decembre were Egerto
and Harman putte to execucion, for countei faityng the kyng his greate scale. Thia-
winter was very colde, wuche frost; and snowe, & a great many of bestes dyed therof..
This yere the kynges grace begane great buildynges at Calais a«d Guynes.
In Aprill An. M.D.xlj. in y. xxxii. yere ot y kyng, certain preestes and laie
menne beganne a newe comocio in Yorkeshire, whiche were shortly taken & putte lo>
execucio in diuers places; of whiche Leigh £. ii. other were putte to death at London
the. xxviii. daye of Maye, in y. xxxiii.^yere of the kyng. And f9r y offece was sir Iohn=
Neuell, knight, drawen, hanged, and quartred, at Yorke, on Corpus Christi euin folow-
yng. &. xxx. hanged for robery. This, xxxiii. yere, y. vi. daye of Maye, there was a
proclamacio, whiche now is a lawe, y the bible should bee had in enery parishe churche
•win this realme redy for all sortes of people to rede, & here God his wourde at con-
uenient tymes. In the. xxxiii. yere, & the. xxvii. daye of May, y countes of Salisbury
beheded. The. ix. day of lune folowyng were twoyomen of f kyng his garde haged at
Grenwiche, for robery, in example of all other. And the. x. daye of f same lune
was sir Edmonde Kniuet, knight, arrained in the kyng his hall there, for giuyng a blow
within the kyng his hous, & should haue lost his hande if y kyng his maiesty had not
70S HENRY THE. VIII.
cxtendid his mercy towardes hym. The. xxii. daye of luly folowyng there was a nother
proclamacis, whiche is a lawe likewise, y no holy daye shal bee kept except our Ladyes
dayes, the apostle Euagelistes, S. George, &. S. Mary Magdalin, £ that. S. Marke shall
not bee taken, ne kepte as a fastyng daye, nor. S. Laurens euin ; neither y children
should bee decked, ne goo about vpon. S. Nycolas, S. Katherin, S. Clement, the holy
Innocens, and suche like dayes. Also f. xxviii. daye of the same luly was the lorde
Leonard Grey beheded at Towre Hill, for diuers treasons dooen in Irelad, while he
was the kyng his deputee ther. The same daye were. iii. gentilmenne, called Mantel),
Roydon, and Frowdes,- hanged at saint Thomas Watrynges, for comittyng a shamefull
inurdrc, & makyng an vnlawful asseble, cofirmed by a sedicious othe, in Sussex, in Maye
laste, in the compaignie of the lorde Dacres of the South, whiche lord Dacres was on S.
Peter his daye folowyng ladde frome the Towre through London, by the sheriffes on
fote, to Tyborne, and there haged. The kyng his progres to Yorke with prouicion for
the receiuyng of y Scottishe kyng. And the firste daye of lulye was a Welshe manne
drawen, hanged, & quarterid, for prophesiyng of the kyng his maiesties death. Whoso
highnes lesu long preserue, with his noble ympe prince Edward, and his noble coun-
iaill, in honor, welth, and prosperitee, long to endure. AMEN.
THE ENDE OF CRONICLE,
U H/OHlfj
ITHU givr
••O'jV Ji!i.d/i OOJJ "j
CONTINUATION
OF
FABYAN'S CHRONICLP
FROM THE EDITION
OF
1559-
HENRY THE. VIII.
CONTINUED.
Anno Domini. M.D.xli. Anno Domini. M.D.xlii.
Sir Rouland Hill.
Sir Mighel Dormer. Anno, xxxiii.
Henry Suckely.
IN this yere, the teth daie of Marche, there was a maide boiled in Smithfielde, for
poisonyng diuers honest persons that she had dwelled with in the citee of London.
This yere came in the erle of Desmonde and the great Oneil out of Irelande, and did
submit theitn to the kynges maiestie, and after their submission the greate Oneill was
created erle of Tyron, and his soonne baron of Doncannon.
Anno Domini. M.D.xlii. Anno Domini. M.D.xliii.
Henry Hoblethorne.
Ihon Cotes, salter. Anno, xxxiiii.
Henry Hancotes.
THis yere the frost dured so longe, that many of the poore people cried out for lacke
of woode and coales, that the maior wente to the woode warfes, and solde to the poore
people billet and faggot, by the peniworthe.
Also this yere was an acte of parliament for wood and coal to kepe the fulle sise, after
the Purification of our Ladie, that shall be in the yere of our Lorde. M.D.xliii. that no
man shall bargaine, sell, bryng, or conueigh of any other sise, to be vttred or solde,
vpon pain of fortaiture.
This yere, the eightene day of Inly, was brente at Windsore three persones, that is to
saic, one sir Anthonie Parson, priest, and twoo seculer men, and the third had the
kynges pardon.
Also this yere was proclaimed in the citee of London, the third daie of August, open
war betwene our soueraigne lorde the kyng and the French kyng, so that the kings
highnes gaue licence and aucthoritee to euery of his saied subiectes, to vse the said Frenche
kyng, and all y depende vp5 hym, to their moste aduautage and commoditie, as his
majesties enemies hath in soche like case heretofore been vsed and accustomed.
Anno Domini. M.D.xliii. Anno Domini. M.D.xliiii.
John Roules.
Sir William Bowyer, draper. Sir Haute Warren, knight Anno. xxxv.
Richard Dobbes.
THis yere died sir Willya Bowyer, and after hym was chosen sir Raufe Warren for
the rest of the yere.
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70(5 KYNG HENRY THE. VIII.
THis yere was a great death in London, which continued so long that there was no
Terme kept at London at Mighelmas, but was remoued to Sainct Albones, and there
kept.
IN the'yere of our Lord. M. D. xliii. and the. xxxvi. yere of king Hery theight, in the
tyme of the maioraltie of sir Raufe Warre, the kynges maiestie sent an armie into
Scotlande the fourth daie of Maie, & landed at Lith, and so wente burnyng and de-
stroiyng the countrey aboute, sparyng neither castell, toune, pile, ne village.
The borough and toune of Edenbrough, with the abbaye called Holie Roode House,
and the kynges palaice adioynyng to the same, were destroyed.
The toune of Lithe also, and the hauen & pire destroied. The castle and village of
Cragmiller, the abbaie of Newe Bottell, and parte of Muskelborowe toune, the chapel
of our Ladie of Lauret, PrestS toune, and the castle of Harington toune, with the freres,
and nunrie, a castle of Oliuer Sanckeres, the toune of Dundebarre, Lauresto, with the
graunge, Drilawe, Westercrag, Enderlaugh the pile & y toune, Broughton, Chester felles,
Crawned, Dudistone, Stahouse, the Fiker, Beuerton, Tranent, Shenstone, Marcle,Tarpren,
Kyrlande hille, Katherwike, Belton, East Barnes, Howlad, Butterde, Quickwoe, Black-
bourne, Raunton, Bildi and the toure, and many other tounes and villages brent by y
flete vppon the sea side, with a greate number of piles and villages, whiche I cannot name
nor rehearse, which wer destroyed & left desolate, Kincorne, S. Miuers, y quenes fery,
part of Petinwaines, and other diuers thinges doen by therle of Hartforde, lieutenaunt to
the kyng.
At Lith, in Scotlande, were made fourtie and flue knights.
Also this yere the kyng prepared an armie into Fraunee, and thither he went his owne
person, and besieged the strong toune of Bulleine in Fraunee, as here after ye shall
heare.
The. xiiii. daie of lulie, the kynges maieste departed from Douer toward Caleis.
The. xv, day of luly, the king remoued to Morgisen, and ther camped one night.
The. xxvi. daie of July, the armie remoued to high Bullen, and there camped on the
North east parte of the toune.
The. xxvii. daie of luly, the duke of Suffolke hied siege vnto high Bullen, and there
camped on theast part of the toune.
The. xxviii. daie of luly, the watche toure, otherwise called the olde man, was won.
The. xxix. daie of luly, Base Bullein was won.
The. xi. daie of September, was made a greate larum, and the castell was so shaken
with gunpouder, y the stones, which weighed thirtie pound weight, did flee. xx. score
of, the whiche not a litle greued thenhabitors, to their daily paines & tormets.
The. xiii. daie of September, the toune was victoriously conquered by kyng Henry
theight, kyng of England, Fraunee, and Irelande, defender of the faith, and in yearth
supreme headeof the Churche of Englande and Irelande ; whiche, after the entreatie &
humble petition made of the Frenchemen, gaue them licence to take bagge & baggage
with them, and so to departe.
The. xiii. daie of September, at three of the clocke at after noone, the toune gate was
opened, and the people bega to cum out, and thei helde on till seuen of the clocke at
night; and there wer in number of men, women, and children, fower thousande, and of
theim fiftene hundred able men of warre; and thei had with theim as moche as thei could
cary, bothe men, women, and children, that was able to beare any thyng, and their horses
and kine were loden with as moche stuffe as thei could beare awaie, and thei had. Ixxv.
wagons laden with the. What la.ude and praise ought thei to giue vnto God, what worthy
salutations ought thei to render, to soche a mercifull & bountifull kyng, which shewed
them soche mercie and fauour, witlvthe sauegarde of their Hues.
The. xv. daie of September, the kyng entred into High Bulleine, with the nobilitie of
his realtne, and trumpettes blowyng, y it reioysed all the whole hoste to heare.
Anno
KYNG HENRY THE. VIII. 707
Anno Domini. M.D.xliiii. Anno Domini. M.D.\lv.
Ihon Wilford.
William Laxton. Anno, xxxvi.
Andrewe lud.
THe firste daie of October king Henry departed from Boleine toward Douer, and at
his going he dubbed, iiii. knightes at the water side.
The eighte daie of October the dolphin came with greate power out of high Frauce,
and camped at Morgisen, and sente his trumpet, with two hundred horsemen and men
of armes, toward Boleine, and thei marched ony^ north east side, where the king camped;
and the trumpetter came to Boleine gate, and blewe his trumpet to come to my lorde
deputie, and taried at the gate from. ix. of the clock before noone till two of the clock
at afternoone, and then he cam into Bolein to my lorde deputie, and saied the dolphine,
his master, had sent to somon the toune, and my lord deputie and the counsaill gaue
answere to the dolphine of defiaunce ; and then the trumpetter and the bushemente of
horsemen marched backe toward Morgisen.
The. ix. daie of October, about t.woo or three of the clocke in the mornyng, came
the dolphin and his armie from Morgisen towardes Boleine,- on the north east side to the
old man, and from thens marched forth doune to Base Boleine, aboute fower or fine of
the clock in the mornyng, and there beganne to spoile and kill our men in their beddes,
and made great slaughter, till the larum was heard in Base Boleine, and the Frenchemen
approched fast on them : yet by the might of God, our men, many beyng sicke, & but a
smal number to the Frenche, fought with them fro fiue of the clocke till half an houre
past. vi. Then the larum was heard in heighe Boleine, through the menne of Base
Boleine, whiche were sore amased, and many slain & hurt for lacke of capitaines, and
the rest were driuen vp to Boleine gates. And then all the men in high Bolein wer
commaunded to the wailes, & then the greate ordinaunce was shot out of Hye Bolein
into Base Bolein, emog the Frenchmen, and slue many of them. Yet the Frenchmen
recouered the toune of theim, till the lorde deputie commaunded sir Thomas Poininges
to take certain men with hym, for his menne warded in Base Boleine that night, and by
the might of God and good fortune, sir Thomas Poinynges spred a staderd with an
hundred me, and cried a newe larum, and sette on the Frenchmen, cummyng coura-
giously towardes the, & fought sore with them, the Frenchmen tourned their backes and
ran awaie, and our men folowed and slue many of them, and put the all to flight, thankes
be to God; and there was many slaine on bothe parties, to the number of. ix. hundred,
besides those that wer hurte, of the whiche many died. And the same daie our soldiours
tooke fiftene slanders,' and slue the bearers of them.
Also there was slain of their capitaines to the nomber of. Ix. ; one was taken & no
more : and thei toke one of our capitaines, and diuers other that were naked, to the
number of. xii. or. xvi. and then thei marched toward Morgisen.
The tenth daie of October, y dolphin sent his trumpetter to the lorde deputie of Bo-
leine, to knowe what capitaines, men of armes, and other of his men the Englishe menne
had taken ; and the lord deputie made answere and saied he had but one. Then the
dolphins trompetter said, that thei lacked of their capitaines, men of armes, and other
of their foote men, to the number of seuen hundred and mo; and the lorde deputie
deliuered the French capitain, and the dolphin deliuered ours.
The leuenth day of October came a greate nauie of Frenche shippes, right before
Bolein, and there remained in sight, ii. daies, and then sailed forth betwene Boleine and
Calais, to hear of their master y dolphin.
This yere was taken by the kynges ships of the west countrey, and of the Englishe
coast, the number of three hundreth Frenche shippes and more.
The. xxvi. daie of lanuary, in the yere of. xlv. there camped on the west side of
4X2 Boleine,
708 KYNG HENRY THE. VIII.
Boleine, beyonde the hauen, an armye of Frenche men to the number of. xviii. thou-
sande, and laie there the space of ten daies ; and the sixe daie of February, thei were
all put flight by the erle of Herforde, and the lorde admirall, then being lorde deputie of
Bolein, with a small companie of menne, and without bloud sheddyng on the Englisshe
side ; but diuers of the wer slain, and thei lefte all their ordinaunce, with bagge &
baggage behind them. After whiche victorie, sir Thomas Poinings was made lord.
This yere, in luly, about the twentie daie, the Frenche men, with a great nauie of
shippes, enuaded $ Isle of Wight, where as thei were driuen backe, and a greate number
slain.
This yere, in September, the churche of sainct Giles, without Cripelgate, was brent.
Anno Domini. M.D.xlv. Anno Domini. M.D.xlvi.
George Barnes.
Sir Marline Bowes, goldsmith. Anno, xxxvii.
Raufe Alein.
THis yere, in Februarie, should a woma haue been brent in Smithfielde, for clippyng
of golde, but the kynges pardone came, she beyngat the stake redy to be brente.
This yere the citezens of Lodon leuied in the citee two fiftenes, for the conueighaunce
of more water to the citee.
This yere, the thirtene day of lune, being Whitsundaie, a cotinuall peace was pro-
claimed in the citee of London, betwene the kyng of Englande, of the one partie, and
the French king, of the other partie, with a solernpne procession at the tyme of procla-
mation, giuyng laude and praise to God, the aucthour of peace ; and at night, through-
out the citee, greate fires, with moche ioyeand gladnes.
This yere, the. xxvii. daie of lune, doctor Crome preached at Poules crosse, and there
opely confessed that he had been seduced with naughtie bookes, contrary to the true
doctrine of Christe, and in this dooyng he saied he was not compelled so to saie, neither
for feare nor by any other meanes, but onely of his free and voluntary will.
This yere was bret in Smithfield, Anne Ascue, and. iii. more, for heresie, and doctour
Shaxtou recanted the same tyme.
In the same yere, the twentie and one daie of August, came into Englande, to dooe
his duetie from the Frenche kyng, Mounsure Deneball, high admirall of Fraunce, with
great triuph, and brought with him the Sacre of Depe, and twelue galles well beseen in
diuers poinctes, and landed at the Toure, where he was honourably receiued \v many
nobles and peeres of this realme, with greate shotyng of gunnes, and so brought to the
bisshoppe of Londons palais, and laie there twoo nightes, that is to saie, the. xxi. and.
xxii. daie of Auguste, in the yere of our Lorde a thousande fiue hundred fourtie and
sixe.
On Mondaie, the. xxiii. daie of August, he rode to Hampton Courte, where the kyng
laie, and before he came there prince Edwarde receiued hyin with a goodly compaignie,
for there was the number of fiue hundred and fourtie in veluet coates, and the princes
liuerie were with sleues of cloth of golde, and halfe the coate embrodered also with golde ;
and there were to the number of. viii. hundred horses roially apparelled, whiche brought
him to the manour of Hampton Courte, to the prudente and redoubted prince his father,
and queene Katherine. And on the morowe, the kyng and the saied Mounsure Deneball
brake the hooste betwene theim, for a generalle peace, and so continued in bankettyng
and pleasure triumphauntly, with noble maskes and mummeries, with diuers and sonderie
chaunges; in so moche that the torche bearers were clothed in clothe of golde. This
continued sixe daies, and so returned into Fraunce with many sunderie giftes, giue him
and his retinue.
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Anno Domini. M.D.xlvi. Anno Domini. M.D.xIvii.
Richard Greues.
Henry Hobelthorne, marchaunt taillor. Anno, xxxviii.
Thomas Curies.
THis yere, the nintene dale of lanuarie, was therle of Surrey beheded at the Toure
Hill, for treason.
This yere, the twentie and eight daie of lanuarie, departed out of this worlde the
noble kyng Henry, theight of that name, (whose soule God take to his infinite mercie,
vnder who his people of Englande liued long a ioifull and peaceable life,) and was full
royally buried at Windsore, the sixtene daie of Februari, in the same yere.
Kyng Edward the. vi.
EDward the sixth began his reigne the. xxxi. daie of January, in the yere of our
Lorde a thousande. v.C. fourtie and sixe, and was proclaimed kyng in all his fathers
realmes and landes.
And the ninetene daie of February he rode solempnly with his vncle sir Edward
Seimour, lorde gouernour, and protector duke of Somerset, with the nobilitie of the
reahne, from the Toure to Westminster, throughe the citee of Londo, whiche was richly
hanged with couerlets and carpetts of tapestrie and arras, Chepeside beyng richely hanged
with clothe of siluer and gold, euery conduict runnyng with wine, pagentes of childre
beyng richly apparelled, to receiue hym at euery place, with orations of his praise.
And on y South side of Poules churche yarde, an argosie came from the batilment of
the same churche, v-pon a cable, beyng made faste to an anker at the deanesdoore, Hyng
vppon his breaste, aidyng hymself neither with hande nor foote, and after ascended to
the middes of the same cable, and tumbled & plaied many pretie toies, wherat the kyng,
with other of the peres and nobles of therealme, laughed right hartely.
The twentie daie of February prince Edward, at Westminster, was proclaimed, an?
noynted, and crouned king ; Thomas Lorde, archbisshop of Cauritorburie, and metropo-
litane of this reame, ministryng the deuine sacramentes and ceremonies.
The. xxi. &. xxii. daie, sir Thomas Seimour, lorde admiral, accompaignied with
Deuelox, sir Anthonie Kyngston, sir Peter Carewe, Knowles, & Shelley, were chaleng-
ours againste all persones defendaunt, at lilt, barriers, and turney ; wherin ihei behaued
heim selues like valiaunte men of armes. And this was finished on the Sundaie next
followyng, beyng the. xxvii. daie, hauing at euen bankettes, at the whiche were diuers
and sundrie plaies.
In this moneth of Marche, sir Andre we Dudley, vice admiralle, with the Paunce and
the Harte, being but single maned, had a greate conflicte with three Scottishe shippes,
beeyng double manned and trimmed with ordinaunce, in the narrowe seas, and obtained
the victorie, and tooke many prisoners, and brought the shippes into Orwell hauen, where
thei did remain.
This yere, in Auguste, the duke of Somerset and the erle of Warwicke, with a noble
armie, were sent into Scothmde ; and neare to Edenbrough, at a place called Mussel-
brough, the Englishmen and Scottes met, where betwene the was foughten a cruell bat-
raill, the victory, by the oncly prouision of God, fell to the Englishemen, and of the
Scottes were slain, (as writeth maister Patten, in hys boke called the Expedition into
Scotland,) aboue. xiiii. M. and taken prisoners of lordes, knightes, and gentlemen, xv.c.
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710 KYNG EDWARD THE. VI.
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Anno Domini. M.D.xlvii. Anno Domini M.D.xlviii.
f, •-- . Thomas White.
Sir Ihon Gresham. Anno. i.
Robert Curteyse.
THis yere was ordeyned the communion to be receiued in both kindes.
This yere, the last day of luly, Stephen Gardener, bishop of Winchester, was com-
maunded to the Tower.
This yere was a greate mortalitie in London ; then was a commaundement geuen to
all curates, that thei shoulde burie none before sixe of the clock in the morning, nor
after sixe at nighte, and that the belle shoulde ring three quarters of an houre or more.
Anno Domini. M.D.xlviii. Anao Domini. M.D.xlix.
William Locke.
Syr Henry Amcotes, fishmonger. Anno. ii.
Ihon Ailofe.
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THis yere, in February, sir Thomas Seymour, lord admiral], was put to deth for
diuers treasons, and was condempned by a parlyament.
In this yere was images put downe in all churches through out Englande.
This yere the marriages of priestes was graunted lawfull by parlyament.
This yere doctor Boner was deposed fro his bishoprike, the first day of October.
In this moneth the duke of Somerset was commaunded to the Tower.
This yere was a rising in Deuonshyre and Cornewal, about the middes of the yere,
whiche was dammage to theim and other ; wherefore their chief captains were taken and
brought to the Tower of Londo, and the. xxvi. day of lanuary after was drawe, hanged,
and quartred, and thre more at Tiburne.
Also this yere, about the same time, was an insurrection in Norfolke and Suffolke,
and their captain, called Kite, & his brother, was shortly taken, and iudged to bee
hanged at Norwitche in cheynes. Durynge whiche insurrection, the gates of London
were warded by certaine of the auncient citezins in hartleys.
Anno Domini. M.D.xlix. Anno Domini. M.D.I.
Ihon Yorke.
Sir Rouland Hille. , Anno. iii.
Ihon Turke.
IN this yere, the. xix. daie of lanuarie, capitaine Gambold, a capitain of the Spani-
ardes, and an other capitaine, was slaine without Newgate in the euening, by capitain
Degouarie, whiche was taken and hanged on the euen of sainct Poule, and three more
with hym, in Smithfield.
The sixte daie of Februarie the duke of Somerset was deliuered out of the Toure.
In the same moneth wente out of Englande certain lordes of y counsaill to Bolein,
where certain of the Frenche counsail met with theim, and after long consultatio had,
and diuers metings betwene the, there was a generall peace cocluded, whiche was pro-
claimed the. xxix. daie of Marche folowyng.
Also aboute the. xxv. daie of Aprill folowyng, the toune of Bolein, with the fortresses
therto belongyng, was deliuered by the Englishmen into the handes of Frenchmen.
This yere, the seconde daie of May, was brent in Smithfielde lone Boucher, other-
wise calld lone of Rente, for the horrible heresie, that Christ toke no flesh of the Vir-
gine Mary ; and at her death did preache Ihon Scorie, a preacher of Cantorburie,
shewyng to the people her abhominable opinions, warnyng al menne to beware of theim,
and soche like.
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Aboute this tyme there was certain light persones pretended a commotion in Kent,
but thei were apprehended, and the thirtene daie of Maie was for that trespasse hanged,
at Asheforde, Richarde Lion and Goddarde Goran, and the nexte daie followyng was
hanged, at Canterburie, Richard Ireland, for the same trespasse.
Anno Domini. M.D.I. Anno Domini. M.D.li.
Augustine Hinde.
Sir Andrewe lud, skinner. Anno. iiii.
Ihon Lion.
THis yere, on sainct Valetines daie, at Feuersham, in Kent, was committed an hor-
rible murder, for one Arden, a gentleman, was, by the coset of his wife, murdered;
wherfore she was brente at Cantorburie, and there was one hanged in chaines for that
murder ; and at Feuersam was twoo haged in chaines, and a woman brent; and in Smith-
fielde was hanged one Mosbie, and his sister, for the same murder also.
This yere doctoure Gardener, bisshop of Winchester, the sixtene daie of Februarie,
was deposed of his bisshoprike, and so put into the Toure, where he laie duryng the life
of king Edward ; al whiche tyme doctour Ponet was ceased in that -bisshoprike.
This yere was a Duchman brente in Smithfiekle, for holdyng of the opinion of the
Arrians.
In the moneth of luly, there was a proclamation for the deminished of the coigne, so
that the piece of twelue penies was but nine penies, and the grote but three penies.
In the moneth of August folowyng, was an other proclamation for the like, so that the
piece of nine penies was but sixe penies, the piece of three penies was but twoo penies,
the piece of twoo penies was but a penie, and the piece of a penie but a halfe penie.
Anno Domini. M.D.li. Anno Domini. M.D.lii.
Ihon Lambert.
Richard Dobbes, skinner. Anno, v.
Ihon Couper.
BEtwene Easter and Whitsontide was an yearthequake in diuers places, specially in
Southsex.
In this yere was the sweate in London, whereof there died in the first weke eight hun-
dred persones, and then it ceased, thankes be to God.
This yere, the seconde daie of Nouernber, the olde quene of Scottes came to Londo,
where she was honourably receiued, & lodged in the bisshops palace.
In this yere the sea brake in at Sadwitch, in so moche that it did ouerflow all the
mar&hes there about, and drouned mo£h cattaill, to the great losse bothe of the toune
and the countrey.
In this yere, the twentie and twoo daie of lanuary, the duke of Somerset was beheaded
at Toure Hille, for felonie. And on the twentie and fiue da*3 of February folowyng,
was hanged sir Kaufe Auane, and sir Miles Partriche ; and there were beheaded sir
Thomas Arundell, and sir Mighell Stanhope, for the like offence.
This yere, in the moneth of August, a childe was borne at Middfeston, with twoo
bodies, twoo heades, fower armes and handes, one bellie and one nauill ; on the one
side twoo legges and twoo fete, on the other one legge made of twaine, and a foote with
nine toes ; the one part died before the other : it liued fower daies.
Anno Domini. M.D.lii. Anno Domini. M.D.liii.
Willyam Garret.
George Barnes, mercer. Anno. vi.
Ihon Mainarde.
IN the tyme of this maior, the. vi. day of luly, departed out of this world kyng Ed-
7 warde
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warde the sixte of that name, and died at Grenewiche, in the sixten yere of his age, the
seuenth yere of his raigne, and is buried at Westminster, whose soule God take to his in-
finite mercie. Arnen.
The. x. daie of luly, the duke of Northutnberlande, with his adherentes, did proclaime
lady lane (daughter to the duke of Suffolke, and wife to Gilforde Dudley) queue, the
whiche duke incontinently made an armie against the lady Mary, right inheritour to the
crowne of this realrne. But his attempt (for as inuche as it was not of God, coulde
not cotne to any good successe.) For when he thought him selfe most strongest, part
of the nobilitie, & almoste all the common people fel from him, so that at Cambridge,
he with his sonnes and a fewe'uiore were left alone, and were arested and sent to the
Tower of London.
Queene Mary.
MAry, the elder doughter of king Henry the eight, began her raign ouer the realme of
England, and was proclaimed queene the. xx. day of luly, in the yere of oure Lorde.
M.D.liii. her grace then bemge at Frimingham, in Suffolke. The third day of August she
came to London, and toke possession of the Tower. And in the time of her there
abiding, she released out of prison the duke of Norfork, doctor Gardiner, & the lord
Curteney Shortly after, certain bishops, which were before depriued of their bishoprikes,
were restored, that is to say, doctour Gardiner to the bishoprike of Winchester, and
Ihon Ponet putte out ; doctour Boner to the bishoprike of London, and Nicolas Ridley
put out ; doctour Day to the bishoprike of Chichester, and Ihon Scorye put out ; doctour
Tonstall to the bishoprike of Duresme ; and doctour Heath to the bishoprike of Wor-
chester, and Ihon Hoper expelled, and committed totheFlete; doctour Wesie to Exces-
ter, and Miles Couerdale put out.
The twelueth day of August was beheaded at the Tower Hil, Ihon Dudley, duke of
Northuberlande, sir lohn Gates, and sir Thorn-is Palmer, for treason ; whicne duke at
the time of his deatli did recant his former life, and exhorted the people not to be ashamed
to returne to the catholike faith.
On the first day of October queene Mary was crowned at Westminster, by doctour
Gardiner, bishop of Winchester (Thomas Cranmer, bishop of Canterborye, then being
in the Tower for treason); which coronation was done royally, and such a multitude of
people resorted out of all partes of the realme to se the same, that the like had not been
seen tofore.
The tenth day of October began the parliament, and certaine actes made in kinge
Edward the sixe daies, which wer not thought necessary, were repealed ; among whiche
the acte for marriage of priestes was repealed, and the acte for establishing of English
seruice was also repealed, and the former Latyn seruice set forth.
Also at this parliament was c5uicted and attainted of high treason, lohn duke of Nor-
thutnberlande, Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canterbury, Williii marques of Northam-
pton, Ihon earle of Warwike, sir Ambrose Dudley, knighte, Gilforde Dudley, esquier,
and lane his wife, Henrye Dudley, esquier, syr Andrewe Dudley, knight, syr Ition
Gates, and sir Thomas Palmer.
Anno Domini. M.D.liii. Anno Domini. M.D.liii i'
Thomas Offeley.
Thomas White, marchaunt tailour. Anno. i.
Wilfiam HeweL
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THis»yere, on S. Katherins daye, after euen song, began the quere of Paules to
goe about the steple singing, with lightes, after the olde custome.
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Ori sainct Andrewes day beganne the procession in Latyn, the bishop, curates, persones,
and the whole quier of Paules, with the maior and diuers aldermen, and the prebendes
in their grey ammes, and thus continued thre daies folowing.
The. xiiii. day of January began the procession on the Sundayes about the churche,
vi ith the maior and the aldermen in their clokes, and the prechour takinge his benediction
in the middes of the churche, according vnto the olde custome.
This yere, the sixt day of lanuarye, came from the emperour in the name of the house
of Burgoyne, noble ambassudours, as the countie Degmot, countie Delyne, and mounsier
Curlier, with other.
This yere, the fiftene daye of January, sir Thomas Wiat, George Harper, Hery
Isle)', and Leonarde Digges, with other, began a rebellion at Maidston in Kent, and
made a proclamation, pretending to defende the realrne from Spaniardes and other
straungers; and after came to Rochester, where came vnto them diuers as wel borne out
of Kent as in Kent, as Robert Rudstone, Cuthberte Vaghan, Water and Water Mantels,
Kneuet, Godfrey, with diuers other. At which commocion and stirre, althoughe there
came to them from diuers places of Kent, yet Canterbury cotinued trew and faithful, in
so much as through the goodnes of God, and the circumspect prouision and diligent
attendance of Ihon Twin, maier, and his brethren the aldermen, with the faithfull as-
sistence of other, the citie was defended from the rebelles, and not so muche as one
knowen of the saied cilie to haue fled to Wiat, or to anye of his adherentes.
The. xx. day of January was condempned at Guilde Hal, lord Robert Dudley, for
hie treason.
, The sixe and twentie daye of the same moneth beganne the warding at al the gates
about the city of London by f aunciet citezins & their seruauntes, for the great rebellid
of Wiat and his companions.
The. xxx. day of the same moneth, the duke of Norfolk came to Stroude, & bent his
artilery against Wiat in Rochester; but Brian Fitzwillia and captaine Bret, who came
with the duke against Wiat, with certaine other of their confederacie, made a shoute and
fled fro the duke to Wiat, and the duke hardly escaped.
And the next day Wiat went to Cooling, and toke the lorde Cobham.
The first day of February, at afternoone, the queene, accompanied with the lordes of
her counsaile, with a goodly train of ladies, came into London, with her scepter in her
hande, in token of peace, to Guild Hal, and there shewed her mind, concerninge marriage,
vnto the maire and to the whole citie, and went to the court again by water, and toke her
barge at the crane of the vintre.
And that same day came Wiat into Southwarke, and or it was night he had made a
trech at the bridge foote of London, for the drawe bridge was drawen against him.
And the lorde William Hawarde was ioyned in commission for that time, with the
maire, for the surer defence of the citie of London.
The sixte daye of Februarye was shroue Twesday, and then was hanged twoo men vpon
a gibbet in Paules church yarde.
And the same day, at nine of the clock in the morning, went Wyat to Kyngston on
Thames, and passed ouer the water, where diuers of his menne fled from him the night
before when he went oute of Southwarke. And that same time the duke of Suffolke
with his brother, was taken by the erle of Huntingdon ; and that same day the lorde Cob-
liam and Harper were committed to the Tower.
The seuenth day of Februarye was Ashwednesdaye, and then Wiat with his hoste
came vnto the parke pale, beside S. lames, and there would haue pitched his field ;
and Kneuet with other hadde most traiterously shotte at the court gate.
And when Wiat perceyued that all thinges was not as he woulde haue it, he passed
down by S. lames, & tliere his train was cut of by the commaundement of the erle
«f Penbroke, and certaine of his men slaine, and then himself with diuers other came
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714 QUENE MARIE.
in at Temple Barre, and so through Flete Strete to the Bell Sauage, and when he perceyu-
ed Ludgate was shutte against him he departed, saying, " I haue kept louche," and so went
buck again ; and by the Temple Barre he was taken, and brought by water vnto the Towre
of London. And all the queenes hooste came through London in goodly arave; and that
daye was songe Te Deum, in the quenes chapell, for ioye of the takinge of the duke of
Suffoike and his brother.
The eyghte day of February the duke of Suffoike and hys brother was brought
through London, with a goodly company of speare inennc, and so vnto the Toure of
London.
The fourtene day of the same moneth wer hiiged for the same rebellion, Vicars, a
yoman of the garde, Bouthe, one of the quenes foote men, great Ihon Norton, and one
Kyng, and in seuerall places about London y number of fourtie. And that same daie on
Haie bill, was. iii. hanged in chaines for the same offence.
This rebellion in Kent was ioyned and confedered with the commotion moued and at-
tempted in Deuonshire, by Gawen and Peter Carowe, Gibbes, Chainpernham, & other,
which Peter fledde into Fraunce, the cause why will shortly appere ; but Gawen and
Gibbes, with other were there take, and was also confedered w Henry Gray, duke of
Suffoike, who was apprehended by the worthy erle of Huntington, and was condemned
of high treaso at Westminster, the. xvii. daie of Februarie, and su fired paines of death
for the same, at Toure Hil, the. xxiiii. daie of Februarie.
Henry Isley comyng to Wiat, was encountered by the lorde of Aburgainy, master
Warham, and Willyam Sentlegers, with the helpe of master Clerke of Wortham, and
there discomfited and fledde into Hampshire, where he was taken in the apparell of a
mariner, his face disfigured with coales and dirt, and so broughte captiue into London.
And after that Robert Rudstone, Willyam Cromer, Brette, Cuthbert Vaghan, Hery
Vane, Thomas Culpeper of Alesford, Kneuette, and Kneuette, Water and Water
Mantels, lorde Iho Graie, and Leonardo Digges, was condempned in Westminster Hall
of high treason, for the same rebellion.
The fiftene daie of Marche, was committed to the Toure againe, the erle of Deuon-
shire. And theightene day of the same moneth, whiche was Palmesundaie euen, was
committed to the Toure the lady Elizabeth, the quenes sister ; and after that the lorde
Thomas Giaie, and sir lames Crai'tcs, confederated with the saied duke ot Suffoike in
the same rebellion.
And shortly after that, the quene, of her aboundaunt and accustomed mercie, pardoned
fower hundred and moe of the common people, whiche came to Westminster with halters
about their ncckes, and wer pardoned, who had been misled by the euill disposed aboue
named.
And then immediatly summoned a parliament to be holden at Oxforde, and immediatly
after it was retourned to Westminster and there holden.
The. x. daie of April was the oppositions at Oxford, by Thomas Cranmer, archebis-
shop of Cantorburie, Nicholas Ridley, late bisshop of London, & Hugh Latimer,
against diuers doctours of bothe vniuersitees, and other learned menne, and were con-
dempned, and remained there in prison.
The. xi. daie of April, sir Thomas Wiat was beheaded at the Toure Hil, for high trea-
son, and after quartered, and bis quarters set vp in diuers places, and his head set vpon the
gzdlowes on Hay Hill, where he was ouer runne, and shortly after it was stollen awaie.
• The xiii daie of Maie, was Mondaie in Whitson weke, and then came the procession
of S. Peters in Cornhil, with diuers other parishes, and the maior and aldermen, fisshe-
mongers, and goldsmithes, vntoPoules, after the old custome, and other processions all
the three daies, as thei were wont to doe.
The eightene daie of Maie was William Thomas drawen, hanged, and quartered, at
Tybourne, for high treason.
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The. xxiiii. dale of May was Corpus Christie daie, and then was a ioyner that dwelte
in Colmastrete, called llio Strete, would haue taken ihe sacrament out of the prieste*
handes in Smithtield, in the tyme of the procession; but he was resisted and taken,
and put in Newgate, and then he feined himself mad.
The. iiii. daie of lune was taken doune all the gallowesthat were aboute London.
The. xxii. daie of lune was a proclamation made, concernyng shotyng in hande gunnes
and bearyng of weapons.
The twentie daie of July Philip, prince of Spaine, arrived at South Hampton, where he
was, with all due honor and obeisaunce, receiued of the quenes counsaill, and moste
partie of the nobilitie of this realuie.
At his firste settyng foote on land, the garter of thorder was set & made fast aboute
his legge, whiche was sent vnto hym by the quene, richly adorned with precious iewelles.
Immediately vpon his receiuyng and mutual! salutyng on bothe parties, or he would enter
into any house, he went first on foote to the churche of Holy Roodes in Hampton, stand-
yng directly against the tonne nous, a good distaunce from the kaie, to render than key
to alniightie God, for his prosperous voiage.
When he had praied aboute half an houre or more, he roade to his lodgyng, whiche
was backe again towardes the water gate, vpon a goodly ienet, whiche the quene had sent
for that purpose, exceadyng richly trapped.
The Mondaie folowyng he roade from Southampton to Winchester, accompanied
with a notable compaignie of lordes and gentlemen of Engtande, euery of them hauyng a
notable company, and excellently well apparailed & also horsed ; but y daie was a rainie
daie, so that the iourney was sum what the lesse pleasaunt.
The twentie and fower daie of luly he was honourably receiued into the toune of Win-
chester, betwetie sixe and seuen a clocke at night, and went into the cathedrall churche
before he toke his lodging ; and at the west ende of the churche, at his lighting from hi?
horse, the quenes minstrels plaid vntil he came to the churche doore, and there the bisshop
of Winchester, and fower bissliops more, with the priestes, singyng men, and childre,
receiued hym with procession in copes, with. iii. crosses.
In the first entrie of y church he kneeled doune and made his praiers, & then arose
and went vnder a canapie from the west doore vp into the quere, and as sone as his grace
perceiued the sacramente, he put of his cap and did reuerence, and so entred into a
goodly traueis richly haged, and there kneled, and then my lorde chauncelour began
Te Deum, and all the quere sang the rest. After all this finisshed his grace was brought
out w torche light, and wente a foote to his lodging, through the cloyster, where
the queues garde did stande all the waie to his lodgyng, whiche was in a taire hous of
the deanes.
He was in a riche coate, embroudered richly with gold, and a hat moche like the same,
with a fether in it. He tourned hymself towardes the people al the waie on both sides,
and the people rooehe reioysed to se his noble personage, and cried God saue your grace.
The sam night after he had supped, whiche was aboute ten of the clocke, certain of the
counsail brought hym to the quene, by a secrete waie, where she receiued hym right
louingly, and there thei stoode talkyng togither in the Spanishe tongue aboute halfe an
houre, and then he tooke his leaue of her, and so departed to his lodgyng.
Vppon Tuesdaie, bec-yng the. xxiiii. daie of luly, in the afternoone, about three of the
clock, he came fro his lodgyng on foot, and with hym the lorde Steward, the erle of
Darby, therle of Penbroke, and diuers other lordes and gentlemen, as well Knglishe as
others, goyng before him ; he goyng alone, apparailed in a cloke of fine blacke clothe,
embroudred about with white siluer, a paire of white hose, and the garter of the order
of Englande aboute his legge, and so went to the court, where euery body might see
hym. And after he had entred the court, & came nigh to the hall doore, the instruT
mentes plaid at his graces entryng into the bal, where the quene receiued hym, and
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kissed hym in the presence of all the people ; and she beyng on the right hand, thei
went togither into the greate chamber of presence, and there in the presence of all the
lordes and ladies, thei stode a quarter of an houre vnder the clothe of estate, talkyng
togither; and then he tooke his leaue of her grace, & came forth into the open courte,
where all the pensioners stoode, and the garde all along bothe the sides of the \vaie to
the court gate, & from thens the lordes brought hym to the cathedrail churche, to euen-
song, and after euensong thei brought hym to his lodgyng with torche light, very honour-
ably accordyng to his estate.
The same uighte the emperour sent a message to the quenes maiestie, declaring that
his sonne, whiche should mary her, was not a prince onely, but a kyng, and that he
was kyng of Naples and Hierusalem, and of the other dominions mencioned in his
stile.
And you shall vnderstande, that vpon saincte lames daie, beyng the. xxv. daie of
luly, aboute aleuen of the clocke, the kyng and quene came fro their lodgyng towardes
the churche, al on foote, richly apparelled in gounes of cloth of gold, set with stones,
he with his gentlemen and garde, and she with hers, eche of theim hauyng a sworde borne
before theim ; before her therle of Darby bare the sword, and before his grace the erle
of Penbroke bare the sworde ; and beyng come into the churche, he went to one altar
and she to an other, hanged closely with curtaines of clothe of golde, where we thinke
thei wer shriuen. After that thei came from their places and met together, eche of them
saluted other very humbly, his royall grace bare headed. And then the sixe bisshoppes
went to the places appoincted for the marriage, and the kyng came and stode on the
lefte side, and her grace on the right side, and the lorde chauncellour, beeyng there afore,
vsed all thinges both in banes biddyng and otherwise, as hath been at marriages of old
tyme, and spake it bothe in Latin and Englishe. Her marriage ryng was a rounde houpe
of golde, without any stone ; for her desire was to be married as maidens were married
in the olde time, and so, she was. Many noble men of straunge countreis were there,
richely apparailed for golde and stone, and all the other gentlemen wer richly apparelled.
After this marriage knot thus khitte, the kyng and the quene came hand in hande, a
canapie borne ouer them by sixe knightes, and twoo swordes before them, all the lordes
goyng before ; and when thei came before the altare thei kneled doune a while there, and
eche of theim had a taper : and then thei arose, and she went into a traueis made on the
right side, and he into an other on the left side. After the gospell thei cam foorthe, and
kneled before the altare all the masse tyme, Nand the care clothe was holden, and he
kissed the bisshoppe at the agnus. As sone as masse was doen the kyng of heroldes
opely in the churche, and in the presence of the kyng and quene, the lordes and ladies,
and all the people, solempnly proclaimed their maiesties kyng and quene, with their title
and stile in- maner & forme as foloweth,
" Philip & Mary, by the grace of God, king and quene of Englad, Fraunce, Naples,
lerusalem, & Ireland, defenders of the faithe, princes of Spaine and Scicely, archdukes
of Austrige, dukes of Milaine, Burgundie, and Brabant, counties of Haspurge, Flaunders,
and Tiroll." Whiche ended, the trompettes blewe, and the kyng and quene came forthe
hande in hande, with their lordes, ladies, and gentlemen awaityng on them, and twoo
swordes borne before theim, and so went on foote to the court, and there dined openly
in the hall, bothe together at one table.
Also the. xviii. daie of August, the kyng and the quene came to Suftblke Place, in
Southewarke, and there dined, and after diner, with moste part of the nobilitie of the
realme, roade right royally ouer Londo Bridge, and so through the citee, which was
richely hanged wkh riche clothes of arres and tapistrie ; and at euery conduite as thei
came, were gorgious pageauntes of diuerse stories, in praise and comendacions of the
kyng and queene. Also their maiesties were receiued into the cathedrail church of sainct,
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Paule, right retierently by the bisshop of London, with processio, and after thei had made
their deuoute praiers, rondo foorth vnto Westminster.
In the time of this maiour, and in the yere of our Lorde a thousande fiue hundred
fiftie and fower, was the Latiue seruice restored, by the auclhoritie of a parliament holden
at Westminster.
And in this yere came diuerse ambassadours to the king and quene, fro all places and
countries of christendome, as from Polan, Hungarie, Naples, Ferrer, and other countries
& cities.
Anno Domini. M.D.liiii. Anno Domini. M.D.lv.
Dauie Woodroffe.
Ihon Lion, grocer. Anno. i. & secundo.
Wjllyam Chester,
IN this yere a parliamet was holden at Westminster, where etnong other thynges the
Englishe seruice and the communion boke was derogated and disanulled, arid a generalle
submission of the realme of Englade made to the sea of lloome, the lorde Cardinal! Poole
beyng restored, all lawes to the contrary dissolued.
This yere, in Lente, wente to Roonie the bisshop of Elie, and the lorde Mountacute,
ambassadours from the king & quene.
In the tyme of this maior, and in the yere of our Lorde God a thousande fiue hundreth
fiftie and fiue, in diuers partes of this realme were apprehended diuers sacrametaries,
and many of them suffred death by fire; as at London, Ihon Rogers; Ihon Hoper, at
Worcester, where he was bisshop ; Farrar, at Saincte Dauides, in Wales, where he was
bisshop ; doctor Tailer, at Hadley, in Suffolke ; and Ihon Bradforde, at Londo, and Bland,
a priest, at Cauntorburie, with diuers other.
This moneth was reported all the realme ouer, that the quene was deliuered of a prince,
for ioy whereof, in many places thei sang Te Deum, and made bonefires.
This yere, in lune, the lorde chauncellour of Englande, the erle of Arundell lorde
Steward, and the lorde, (Paget, went ouer the sea to Caleys, and nere vnto Marke treated
with the emperours and Frenche kinges commissioners, for a peace to bee had betwene
the sayed princes, cardinall Poole beeing president there, and retourned without
effecte.
In this yere, in the latter end of lune, was a certayne mutenyng traiterouslye
attempted aboute Wadharst in Southsex, but it was spedilye perceyued, and wittely
repressed.
In this yere, the eleuenth day of August, was a terrible fyght on the sea, betwene the
Duchemen and the Frenchmen, nere vnto Rumney Marshe, where as eleuen shippes
were brente and sonke, that is sixe Frenche shippes, and -flue greate hulkes, and certaine
hulkes taken by the Frenchmen.
In this yeare, in the begynnyng of September, the kynge went ouer sea to Caleys, and
so forth to Brusselles in Brabant, to visile y emperour his father.
Anno Domini. M.D.lr. Anno Domini. M.D.lvi.
Thomas Lee.
Sir William Garret, haberdasher. Anno. ii. &. iii.
Ihon Machara.
,
A Proclamatio of truce in Fraunce & Flaunders, betwene Charles the emperour and
Henry the Frenche kyjig.
In this yere, in Nouernber, Nicholas Ridley and Hughe Latimer, were brent at Ox-
ford;.
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ford. And in f Lent folowing, Thomas Cranmer, archbisshoppe of Cautorbury, after
that he had recanted his supposed recantation, was also there brent.
This yere, in the. x. of March, apeared a notable comet or blasyng starre ; and many-
children monsterouslye borne in diuers places of Englande.
This yere cardinal! Poole, lord legate, was consecrated archbishop of Cauntorhurve,
for who master Robert Colitis, comissarie and prebendarie of Christes churche, was en-
staulled on the day of the Aunnunciation of our blessed Lady, with all solempne rites and
ceremonies thereto belonginge.
This yere was detected a hainous conspiracie bothe against the king and queenes persons,
and also of inuadiug f realme ; and for the same sufff red Vdal, Frogmorton, Daniel,
Pecham, Stanton, & other, and diuers for the same fled out of y realme.
Anno Domini. M.D.lvi. Anno Domini. M.D.lvii.
William Harper.
Sir Thomas Offeley. Anno. iii. &. iiii.
Ihon White.
THis yere, in February, the lorde Sturton was arraigned at Westminster Halle, for
murderyug of twoo gentlemen, and the. ii. day of March he was conueyghcd throughe
London to Salisbury, and the. vi. daye of Marche suffered the paines of death.
In the time of this maiour, and in the yere of o'jr Lorde a thousande fiue hundreth
fiftie and seuen, and the twentie and seuen daye of Februarye, came to the kinge and the
queene an ambassadour from the ernperour of Russe.
i . This yere, in Marche, the king returned into Englande, and the twentie and twoo
day of the same moneth, the kynge and the quene came fro Grenewiche by water, and
landed at the Tower warffe, & so came tbroughe London to Westminster with a goodly
company.
This yere, in May, came Hery Stafforde, from Fraunce, & toke Scarborow castell,
which he enioyed twoodayes, & than was taken with his complices and brought to London,
where he suffered at the Tower Hil for his treason
In this yere, vpon the Monday in the Whitson weeke, beeyng the seuenth daye of lune,
was a proclamacion of warre betwene the queene and the Frenche king ; w herevpon the
queene sent ouer an armie of men, ordeynynge the earle of Pembroke lorde general,
which mette the king with his armie at a towne in Fraunce, called S. Quint. us. ,
The tenth daye of Auguste were taken of Fraunce, the chifest capitaines that the
French king had, as foloweth,
The constable of Fraunce, and his yongest sonne the duke of Mounpaunce, the d nice
of Languila, the marshall of S. Andrewe, the ringraue coronall of Almaigne, Rocha
dewe Maine, Rocha Forca, vicount Thuran. the baron of Courto, the prince of Mantua,
beside many gentlemen & capftaines were taken.
The. xxviii. daye of Auguste was taken the towne of Sainct Quintins.
Anno Domini. M.D.lvii. Anno Domini. M.D.lviii.
lames Malarie.
Thomas Curteis, fishmonger. Anno. iiii. &. v.
Richarde Altam.
THe Frenchemen came to Caleis with a greate armie, and layed seyge thereunto;
and by treason, at length they wanne the towne, wyth all the other pieces on that side
the sea.
Also the. xxix. day of Inlye, certain of the queenes shippes laded in Britain, at a place
c»lled Blanchbaye, and marched to the towiie of Conquet, and burned the said town, with
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the tower of S. Andrewes, and S. Mathewes, and diuers villages, and so retourned without
great losse of men.
Shortlye after the Frenchemen spoyled and burned Dunkirke in Flauders ; but thei
were soue after met by the power of king Philip, and many taken and many blame.
Against summer great preparation was made on bothe parties, and eclie tearing other;
but bothe lave in catupe with greate armies till winter, and then thei brake vp, & uuthifige
dooen, nor peace concluded, althoughe there had been tnoche talke of peace that shoulde
bee concluded.
Anno Domini. M.D.lviii. Anno Domini. M.D.lix.
Thomas Hawes.
Thomas Lee, mercer. Anno. v. &. vi.
Ricbarde Champney.
IN the beginnynge of this maiors yere died many of the wealthiest me, al England
through, of a straunge feuer.
The. xvii. day of Nouember died queene Mai-y, at her mancion place called sainct
ladies, where she hadde lien sicke long before of a quarteine feuer and other diseases,
and y same day was lady Elizabeth her sister proclaymed queene.
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Queene Elizabeth.
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ELizabeth, the seconde doughter, and heyre of kyng Henry the. viii. (for her brother
and sister died issuelesse) beganne her raigne ouer this realme of Englande and her
other dominions the. xvii. day of Nouember : her grace being then at Hatfielde io
Uartfordeshire ; who shortly after came to London, and was most ioyfully receiued of
all sortes of her subiectes: and passinge through the citie to the Tower, behaued herself
to like a louing soueraigne, that neuer princes could haue greater signes of loue shewed
by subiectes then she had.
Tiie. xviii. day of Nouember died cardinall Poole, at Lambeth, where he longe had
lyen sicke; and, shortly after, diuers other bisshoppes. ,
Shortly after was the corps of quene Mary, with greate solempnitie and funerall rites,
conueyed to Westminster, and there buried honourablye.
And while prouision was making for quene Elizabethes coronation, her highnes was
lodged in the Tower, accompanied with the whole nobilitie and clergy of the realme who
were abiding then at London, by the meanes of a parliamet, which queene Mary had
called not long before her death.
The portes & hauens were stopped, & none suffered to passe out of the realm woute
licence.
The quenes highnes, by proclamation, forbadde all men to preache, saue such as she
shulde appoynt ; also to alter any rites or ceremonies vsed in j church, saue as it was in
her graces chappell, where the Englishe procession was songe, and the epistle and ghos-
pell at masse read in English, without anye liftinge vp or shewinge of the sacrament.
The. xiiii. day of lanuarye the queene, accompanied with the nobilitie and clergie,
and her whole familie, departed fro the Tower, and passed through London to West-
minster, there to bee crowned ; in whiche passage she behaued herselfe moste humbly
towarde God and her people : for at her graces firste comming out of the Tower, before
she entered into her chariote, she lifted vp her handes to heauen and said,
" O Lorde Almightie and euer liuing God, I giue thee rnoste heartie thankes that
thou hast been so mercifull vnto me, as to spare me to see this ioyfull daye. And I ac-
knowledge that thou hast delt as wonderfullye and as mercifully with me as thou didst
with
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with thy true & faithfull seruaunt Daniel thy prophet, who thou deliueredst out of the
dene from the crueltie of the gredy & raging lions : euen so was I ouerwheltned,
& only by thee deliuered. To thee therefore onely be thankes, honour, and praise for
euer. Amen."
Xi: This was her graces praier. Then her grace passed on forth vntill she came to Fan-
churche, the people on eche side ioyously beholding the viewe of so gracious a lady their
quene, and her grace no lesse gladly noting and obseruing the same. Nere vnto Fanchurch
was erected a scaffolde, richelye furnished, whereon stoode a noyse of instrumentes, and
a childe in costly apparell, whiche was appoincted to welcum the quenes maiestie in the
whole cities behalf. Against which place, whe her grace came, of her own wil she
commaunded the chariot to be staied, & that the noise might be appeased, til the child
had vttered his welcomming oration ; at which words of the last line the whole people
gaue a great shoute, wishing with one assent as the childe had saied, and the quenes
maiestie thanked most heartly, bolhe the citie for this her gentle receyuing at the first,
and also the people for confirming the same.
Then her grace marched forward toward Gracious strete, where was erected a goodly
pageant and a sumptuous, which was the vnitinqe of the twoo houses of Yorke and Lan-
caster. This pageant was grounded vppon the queenes maiesties natne ; but when her grace
had vnderstode the meaning thereof, she thanked the citie, and promised that she would
do her noble endeuour for the continual preseruatio of concorde, as the pageant did
emporte.
Then her grace went forward till she came to Cornehill, wher was another goodly
pageant, which was named the seate of worthy gouernemet. wher her grace staied, &
caused her chariot to be drawen nigh vnto it, y her grace might heare the childes oration,
whiche when she hadde hard, and vnderstode the meaning of the pageant at ful, gaue y1
citie also thankes there ; and moste graciously promised her good endeuour for the main-
tenaunce of the saied vertues, and suppression of the vices, as the saied pageant did
emport. And so went forth till she came to the nexte pageant, whiche was against
Soper lane ende. Whiche pageante was of the eyght beatitude?, expressed in the. v.
Chap, of the Ghospell of S. Mathew, wherof euery one, vppon iuat considerations, was
applied vnto her highnes ; whiche when her grace had moste attentiuelye heard what
xvas pronounced vnto her by the child, at the people wished that God woulde strength her
grace against al her aduersaries, who the queenes maiestie moste heartelye thanked for
their so louing wishe.
Then her grace passed fonvarde throughe Cheapesyde, which was dressed faire, and
at the standerd was placed a nois of trumpets, and banners and other furniture. Soone
after her grace passed the crosse, she espied the pageant at the litle conduit at Cheape,
and it was tolde her grace that there was placed Time. " Time,'' quod she, " and time
hath broughte me hither." And as the whole matter was in declaring to her grace, and
that she vnderstode that the Bible in Engiishe should be deliuered her, she thanked
the citie for that gift, and saied that she would often times reade ouer that booke, com-
maunding syr lohn Parat, one of the knightes which helde vp the canapye, to go before
and receyue the booke ; but learning that it should be deliuered her grace downe by a
sylken lace, she caused him to stay, and so passed on till she came against the aldermen
in the high end of Cheape. And there by appointment, the right worshipfull maister
Ranolph Cholmeley, recorder of the citie, presented to the quenes maiestie a purse of
crimosyn satin, richelye wroughte with golde, wherein the citie gaue vnto the queenes
maiestie a thousande markes in golde, as maister recorder did declare brefeiy vnto the
queenes maiestie, whose wordes tended to this ende; that the lorde mai<-r, his brethren,
and comminaltie of the citie, to declare their gladnes and good wil towardos the qucenes
maiestie, did present her grace w that golde, desiring her grace to continue their good
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and gracious queene, and not to esteme the vnlue of the gifte, but the minde of the
geuers. The queues maiestie \fr bothe her handes tooke the purse, and answered to him
merueylous pithily; and so pithilye that the slanders by, as they embraced entirely her
gracious answere, so thei merueyled at the couching therof, whiche was in wordes truely
reported these : " I thanke my lorde Maior, his brethren, and you all. And where as
your request is that I shoulde continue your good lady & queene, be ye sure that I wil be
as good vnto you aseuer was queene to her people. No wyll in me can laeke, neither dooe
I truste there shall lacke any power; and perswade your selues, that for the safetie and
quietnes of you all, I will not spare, if nede bee, to spende my bloud." Which an-
swere of so noble an hearted princesse, if it moued a merueylous shoute and reioysing, it
is nothynge to bee feared, sence both the hartinesse therof was so wonderfull, and the
wordes thereof so ioyntly knilte. When her grace had thus answered the recorder, she
marched towarde the litle conduit, where she staied also to heare the child whiche stoode
to interprete the pageant ; whiche childe declared vnto her grace the whole meaning of
the saied pageant, as in a booke, which is set forth more plainlye, dooeth appeare.
When the childe had ended his speache, he reached a booke towardes y quenes maiestie,
whiche by syr Ihon Parat was receiued, & deliuered to the quene ; but she, as soone as
she had receyued the boke, kissed it, and \v bothe her handes helde vp the same, & so
laied it vpon her brest, with great thankes to the citie therfore; and so wet forwardes
towarde Paules church yarde. And whe she came'ouer against Paules schole, a childe,
appointed by the scholemaister thereof, pronounced an oration and certaine verses in-
Latyiv; vnto the whiche her grace moste attentiuely harkened. And when the childe
had pronounced he did kisse the oration, .whiche he had there faire written in paper, and
deliuered it vnto the queenes maiestie, which most gently receyued the same*
And when her grace had herd all that was there oft'ered to be spoken, she marched
towarde Ludgate, where she was reeeyued with a noise of instruraentes, the forfront of
the gate being finely trimmed against her maiesties comming. "*h.:-.
From thence by the waye as she went downe toward Fletebridge, one about her grace
noted that there was no coste spared. Her grace answered ^hat she did well consider the
same, and that it should be remebred. An honorable aniwere worthy a noble prince ;
which may comforte all subiectes, consideryng that there can bee no point of gentlenes
orobeidient loue shewed towarde her grace, which she dooeth not most entierly accept,'
and graciously waye.
In this maner, the people on either side reioysing, her grace went forward toward the-
condite in Fletestrete, where was y fifte and last pageant. The historic was of Debora^
the Judge and restorer of the house of Israeli, lud. 4. When the quenes maiestie drewe
nere vnto this pageant, and perceyued as in y other a child ready to speake, her grace
required silence, and cominaunded her chariot to be remoued nigher that she might
plainly heare the child speake. When the quenes msiestie had passed this pageant she
marched towarde Temple Barre ; but at sainct Dunstons churche, where the children of
the hospitall were appointed to stand with their gouernours, her grace perceyuinge
a childe offered to make an oration vnto her, staied her chariot, & did cast vp>
her eyes to heauen, as who woulde say, I here see this merciful worke towarde the
poore, whom I muste, in the mydest of my royaltie, needes remebre ; and so tourned
her face toward the childe, whiche in Latyn pronounced an oration to this effect, that
after thq quenes highnes hadde passed thorough the citie, and had sene so siiptuous,.
riche, and notable spectacles of the citezins, whiche declared their moste heartie re-
ceiuing & ioyous welcoming of her grace into the same, this one spectacle yet rested and
remained, which was the euerlastinge spectacle of mercie, vnto the pore membres of
almightie God, furthered by <th,at famous and moste noble prince kynge Henrye the. viii.,
her graces father, erected toy the citie of London, aduauced by the most godly, ver-
4 Z tuous.
722 QUENE ELIZABETH.
tuotis, & gracious prince king Edwarde the. vi., her graces dere & louing brother,
doubting nothing of the mercie of y quenes most gracious clemecie, by the which thei
may not onely be releued and helped, but also staied & defended ; & therefore inces-
sauntly thei would pray & crie to God for the long life and raigne of her hyghnes, $r
most prosperous victorie against her enemies. The child, after he had ended his oration,
kissed the paper wherin the same was written, & reached it to the queenes maiestie,
whiche receyued it graciously, both with wordes and countenance, declaring her gracious
mind toward their relief.
From thence her grace came to Temple Barre, whiche was dressed finely with the
twoo images of Gogmagog the Albion, and Corius y Britton, two giauntes bigge in stature,
furnished accordingly, which held in their hands, euen aboue the gate, a table, wherin
was written in Latyn verses, the effecte of all the pageauntes whiche the citie before had
erected. On the South side was appointed by the citie a noyse of singinge children,
and one childe richely attyred as a poet, which gaue the queenes maiestie her farewell,
in the name of the whole citie ; wherin while he repeated certaine wishes, for mainte-
naunce of trueth, and rootinge out of erroure, she now & than helde vp her handes to
heauenwarde, and willed the people to saye, Amen.
Whe the childe had ended, she saied, " Be ye well assured I wyll stande youre good
queene." At whiche saying her grace departed forthe through the Temple Bar towarde
Westminster, with no lesse shouting and criyng of the people, then she entred the citie,
with a noyse of ordinance whiche the Tower shot of at her first entrance into Tower
strete.
Thus the queenes hyghnes passed through the citie, which, without any foraein person,
of itself beautified itselfe, and receyued her grace at al places, as hath beene before
mencioned, with nioste tender obedience & loue, due to so gracious a queue and soue-
raigne lady ; and her grace likewise on her side, in al her graces passage, shewed herselfe
generallye an image of a worthy lady and gouernour.
The next day, which was the. xv. day of January, her grace was moste honorahly
crowned at Westminster, where y seruice was in such sort celebrated as was vsed in her
graces chappel.
Then for a while were feates of armes practised by the nobilitie, as running at
the tilte, & fightinge at barriers, wherein the duke of Norfolk was much commended.
The. xx. day of January, her highnes 'began a parliament, before the estates whereof,
in Westminster churche, doctour Coxe, late come fro beyonde the seas, made a learned
and fruitefull sermon.
In this parliament the first fruites and tenthes were restored to the crowne; and also
the supremacie, which quene Mary had alienated to the pope.
At the feast of Easter was the parliament respited .for a season. During which time
was begon a conference at Westminster abbey, betwene the clergie, cocernyuge matters
disputable ; but tooke none effecte, because certaine bishoppes woulde not obey the order,
which ihei themselues had desired & appointed.
At the time appoynted, the parliament began againe ; by the authorise whereof, al re-
ligious houses, as of monkes, freers, and nunnes, whiche wer reedified in quene Maries
lime, were geuen to the quene, to be at her highnes dispositio.
Also the. vii. day of April, during yet the parliament, was proclaimed peace betwene
England, Fraunce, and Scotland, to y great reioysing of the people, whiche with the
late warres had been sore impouerished.
In the foresaied parliament also, was the booke of seruice & ministration of sacra-
mentes, vsed in king Edward the sixtes time, reestablished, and al other fourmes and rites
forbidden.
During this parliament, the lorde Wentworth, lord deputie of Caleys, whiche had
2 lien
QUENE ELIZABETH. 723
lien prisoner in Fraunce euer since the losse of f towne, came to Westminster, and before
the iudges so cleared him selfe of all suche treasons and crimes as were layed against
him, that he was restored to his fame and liuing, which till that time had been kept from
him.
The. viii. daye of Maye, the queenes hyghnes rode to the parliament, and gaue her
roial assent to all such actes as there were made, with high thankes to al the estates, for
their greate trauaileand diligence therein. Whose highnes lesus preserue.
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INDEX.
Aberconow Castle built by K. Edw. I. 389
Abingdon, the Abbey of, founded by Cissa, 120
a part of Edw. the Martyr's body sent
there, 202
an Assembly of Hereticks at, 602
Abreswitb, or Lambatre Vaure taken by the Welsh,
387
. repaired by K. Edw. I. 389
Abyderaraus, K. of Spain, enters France with his
Army, 133
— — defeated by Charles, son of Pepyn,
ibid.
Achilleus, 43
Acluidor Acliut, city of, 11, 28, 53
destroyed by the Danes, 162
Aeon or Acre, siege of, 284
assaulted by the Turks, 367, 408
- destroyed, 409
Acton, Sir Roger, 578
Additamenta Gloucestrice, Statutes so called, 390
Adelbryght King of Britain, 82
Adeulphus, or Ethel wolphus, v. Ethelvvolphus
Adrian I. pope, requires aid of Charles K. of France
against the Lombards, 141
Adrian IV. pope, born at St. Albans, 273
Adulfe bishop of Litchfield receives the Pall of Can-
terbury from Oft'a, 39
Aeneas, 55
Aetius applied toby the Britons for relief, 53
Aganippus, or Agamp K. of France, marries Cor-
deilla daughter of K. Leyr, 1 5
Aganus, death of, 123
Agilbert made bishop of Winchester, 1 1 8
Agincourt, Victory of, obtained by Hen. V. 563,
579, 580
Agnes, paramour of Charles VIII. 640
Agon, or Adoaldus K. of the Longobardys joins Berth-
ricus, Clothaire, and Theodoberl, against Theo-
dorich, 104
Agorne, Sir Robert de, slain by chance medley, 499
Agorne, Sir Thomas of, his death, 462
his defeat of Charles de Bloys, 497
Agulplius, abbot of St. Denys, 123
Agustald, the Church of, built by Oswald K. of North-
umberland, 1 1 3
Alaric slain by Clodoveus, 73
.. difference of Writers in regard to bis death,
ibid.
Alban, St. martyrdom of, 44, 46
translation of his body, 138
Albanactus, or Albanakt, son of Brute, receives Al-
bion or Albania from his father, 1 1
- slain by Humbre, ibid.
Albania, or Scotland, Rodris leader of the Picts, lands
in, 37
in part given by Carausius to the Picts, 42
Albans, St. Church at, destroyed by the early Saxons
94
- first battle at between the Yorkists and Lan-
castrians, 629
- • second battle of, t. Hen. VI. 638
— — the Term removed there, 706
Albany, Truce with the D. of, 697
he besieges the Castle of Warke, 693
Albert II. made Emperor of Germany, 612
Albia Silvius K. of Italy, 13
Albigenses subdued by order of St. Lewis, 371
Albion first entred by Brute, 1, 2
^—— why so named, 7
its geographical situation, ibid.
Albyne daughter of Diocletian K. of Syria, 7
Guillam de St. 608
Alcuinus, Alcinnus, or Albinus, arrive* in France with
Rabanus and lohannes, 144
- flourishes in the reign of Ethel wolph, 155
Aldelme, bishop, death and virtues of, 129
- clears Pope Sergius's character, ibid.
Aldroenus, King of Little Britain, 53
Alexander II. K. of Scotts marries lane or lohan sister
of K. Henry III. 324
Alexander III. K. of Scolts marries Mary or Margaret-
daughter of K. Henry III. 337
. his homage to K. Henry III. 397
— • attends K. Edward's Parliament, 393
his death, 394
. question concerning the Inheritance of hia
daughters, 396
Alexander VI. pope, opposes Charles IX. 676
Aleynys, reduction of the, 55
Alfred, Alurede, or Alphrede, King, translates the
Laws of Moliuncius Dunwallo, 20
translates the Marcian Law, 25
goes to Rome with his father, 155
assists his brother Etheldred against the Dancr,
164
— defeats the Danes at Ashdown, ibid.
Alfred
INDEX.
Alfred succeeds Etheldred as King, 165
ordains a Grammar School at Oxford, ibid.
has the Evil called Fycus, ibid.
i cured by St. Modwenna, 166
marries Ethel wy da, ibid.
receives pledges from the Danes of their de-
parture, ibid.
. seizes the Kingdom of Mercia on the death of
Colwolphus, 167
. retires to Somersetshire, ibid.
- comforted by St. Cuthbert, ibid.
relieves a pilgrim who asked alrru, ibid.
— ~ — - enters the Danish Camp disguised, ibid.
i builds a Tower and calls it Ethelinge, or
Ethelyngysseye, ibid.
.. grants the Danes East Anglia, ibid.
i compels Guttrun or Gowthram the Danish
prince to receive Christianity, ibid,
i repairs Shaftsbury, &c. 168
assails the Danes in different directions, 169
- • .. - his humility and patience, 170
. his mode of dividing time, ibid.
his«ieath and burial at Wylton, ibid.
Alfrida v. Elfrida.
Alfrida, Alfritha, or Estrylde, the second wife of Ed-
gar, 197
Alfridus Notus, K. of Northumberland, 122
Algarus exiled by K. Edw. Confessor, 228
• twice reconciled by Harold, ibid. 229
Algina, daughter of Edward the Elder, marries Charles
the Simple, 176
i returns to England on the murder of her Hus-
band, 181
— — — goes back to France with her son Lewis, 185
Aliens beneficed in England put out of the King'i
protection, 40O
Allectus sent by the Senate of Rome against Carau-
sius, 42, 43
called Alice in the English Chronicle, ibid.
. his tyrannies, ibid.
slain by Asclepeodotus, 44
Almarcus, K. off Spain, subdued by Childebert, 76
Almaricus betrays Canterbury, 206
heresy of, 2g6
Alnwick Castle surrendered to Lord Hastings, 652
Alphegus, or Elphegus, Archbishop of Canterbury,
martyred, 203, 2O7
. his body translated to Canterbury, 217
Alpherus, Duke of Mercia, puts out the monks at
Winchester, 201
Alphon, K. of Spain, goes on a Crusade, 269
Alphonsus K. of Naples driven from his Kingdom by
Charles IX. 676
Alphredus and Edward, sons of Egelredus, visit En-
gland, 223
Alverne, the country of, lost by K. Henry II. 280
Alunda, or Almyda, daughter of Edward the Elder,
marries Ottho Emperor of Germany, 176, 182,
194
Aluredus v. Alfred.
Alwyn bisshop of Winchester disgraced, 224
Ambry, now Salisbury, 66
Ambrysbury, abbey at, founded by Elfrida, 202
Nuns brought there by K. Henry II.
276
Ampton, beside Oxford, fight at, 109
Amys and Amylyon, their history, 142
Ancerre, the town of, taken by the French, 468
Andragius, or Androgeus, son of Lud, 30, 31
- — receives the City of London from Cassi-
belan, with the Dukedom or Earldom of
Kent, 31
rebels against Cassibelan, 32
invites Ceesar to a second Expedition, ibid.
gives his son Scena to Caesar as a hostage,
ibid.
T-T^ assists Cssarin defeating Cassibelan, 33
goes to Rome, ibid, 34
' why not advanced to the Crown of Bri-
tain by Csesar, ibid.
Angel Coin so denominated by K. Edw. IV. 655
Angeon, Dutchy of, made over to the French King,
618
the alienation offensive to the people, 622
Angles, 60
Anglesey, cruelties exercised at in the reign of Wil-
liam Rufus, 251
Anglesey, or the Isle of Man, won from the Welsh-
men by K. Edw. I. 395
Anglia named of Anglis by Egbert, 8
Angus, lohn E. of, marries the daughter of Lewellyn
prince of Wales, 326
Anlaff or Aulaffe sent for by the Danes of Northum-
berland, 190
converted to Christianity, 203
Anna made K. of the E. Angles, 117
converted to Christianity by Felix, ibid.
Anne Queen of Richard II. lands in England, 53 1
her death, 539
Anne Queen of Richard III. crowned, 670
Anselm, or Ancelytie, abp. of York, 249
accounts of Writers concerning him, 250
made Archbishop of Canterbury, ibid.
offends K. William Rufus, 251
recalled from Exile, t. Hen. I. 253
• assembles a Council at London, 255
goes to Rome, ibid.
• calls another Council at London, ibid.
professes Gyrarde abp. of York to obedience,
256
" his death, ibid.
- his opposition to the marriage of K. Henry
I. with Matilda, 258
Ansley, Sir lohn, 532
Anthenorus, 55
Antioch taken by the Crusaders, 270
Apollo Delphicus, temple of, 24
Aquysgrany, the city of, rebuilt by Charles son of
Pepyn, 145
Arbideramus, v. Abyderamiw.
Archbishops, the Order of, instituted by Lucius, 38
their first Sees, ibid. 39
Archemall, or Arcnemayll, reigns in Britain, 30
Archflamynys, 38
Archigallo
INDEX.
Archigallo made K. of Britain, 27
deposed, ibid.
found in a Wood, by his brother, 28
restored to his Kingdom, ibid.
. buried at Caerbrank or York, ibid.
Arde, ceremonies at, during the espousal of Isabel
daughter of Charles VI. 539
Arden of Feversbam, murder of, 711
Argosie, exhibition of an, 709
Arian Heresy springs up in Britain, Gl
Aribertus, or Chcrebris, has the Country about Paris,
85
- ' his vices, ibid.
Ariel, mother of William the Conqueror, her dream,
•220
Armager v. Arviragus.
Armenia, or Ermonye, the K. of, visits K. Richard
II. 532
Armorica subdued by Maximius, and given to Conan
Merydok, 50
Arms of France t. of Pharamond, 57
— — of Edward the Confessor, 224
of Harold II. 233
of France quartered by Edw. III. 449
— — The Fleurs de Lis in the French Arms ex-
plained, 370
Arnolde of Normandy beheaded at Paris, 492
Arras, disturbance at quelled, 501
Arrogonoyse, Sir Francis, takes a Town belonging to
the D. of Brytayne, 620
Arthur, son of Vter Pendragon, begins his reign in
Britain, 79
- discordance of Writers concerning him, ibid.
fights twelve notable Battles with the Saxons,
ibid.
> slays C.xl. Saxons with his own hand, ibid.
names of his Shield, Sword, and Spear, ibid.
• accounted Chief Lord of Britain, 80
. gives Hampshire and Somersetshire to Cer-
dicus, ibid.
according to some Writers went to France,
ibid.
. : — suppresses the rebellion. of Mordred, ibid.
. wounded unto death, and buried in the Vale
of Avalon, 81
fables and errors relating to him, ibid.
— his bones found in the reign of Henry II. in
the isle of Avalon, ibid. 278
Arthur Duke of Brytayne, 310
taken prisoner by K. lohn, 313
Arthur, esquire, beheaded, 619
Arthur son of K. Henry VII. born, 683
a marriage concluded for him with Katherine
of Arragon, 686
- married, 687
dies at Ludlow, ibid.
Artivele, laques de, murdered at Gaunt in Flanders,
495, 553
Artogayll ». Archigallo.
Artoys, Sir lohn of, Earl of Ewe taken prisoner at
the battle of Poytiers, 467
Artoys, sir Rob. de, begins his Plea in Parliament
against lohanne countess of Artoys, ^90
sentence given against him, 49 1
proclaimed an Enemy to the Crowii of France,
ibid.
Artyvele, Philip, made captain of the Gauntenew,
553
• sacks Bruges, 554
. — gives a second defeat to the E. of Flanders,
555
writes to the K. of France, ibid.
— killed in battle, 556
Arviragus assumes the Arms and Cognizance of Guy-
derius, 35
made K. of Britain, 36
in the English Book named Armager, ibid>
— — — - slays Hamo, ibid.
marries Genuissa daughter of Claudius, ibid.
said by the English Chronicle to haue dis-
comfited Claudius, ibid.
• repairs the decayed Cities and towns of his
Kingdom, ibid.
• refuses the Romans tribute, ibid.
agrees to pay Tribute, 37
buried at Caerglone, or Gloucester, ibid.
Arundell, lohn Earl of, accompanies K. Edw. II.
429
put to death at Hereford, 430
Arundell, lohn Earl of, defeats the French at Beak
Mount, 602
his death, 608
Arundell, Richard Earl of, sent into Guyan, 533 •
seized, 542
executed, and buried in the Church of the
Friars Augustines, 543
Arundell, Sir Richard de, 574
Arundell, Thomas de, lands with Henry IV. at Ra-
vyns Spore, 545
— — — - restored to his father's lands, 567
Arundell, Thomas of, Abp. of Canterbury, K. Rich-
ard IPs promise to him of resignation, 547
restored to bis See, 567
Arundell, Sir Thomas, 711
Aryan, la Roche d', taken by the English, 456
« held against Charles de Bloys, 457
Ascalon, the Castle of, repaired by K. Rich. I. 302
Ascanius the son of Eneas, 8
Asciavons, Sclavons, or Bulgaris, make war upon
Austracy, 115
Asclepeodotus opposes Allectus, 44
rules in Britain, ibid.
slain by Coill or Coilus, ibid.
Ashbornham, Sir Bartholomew, beheaded, 426
Ashley, lohn, executed, 683
Aske, Robert, rebellion of, 700
Athelwolde v. Ethelwolde.
Attila, K. of the Huns, defeated, 63
Avalon, King Arthur's body discovered in the Isle ofc
81, 278
Avane, Sir Raufe, Execution of, 711
Aubevyle Castle besieged, 308
Aubry^
INDEX.
Aubry, Lord, beheaded, 653
Auctovyle, Rafe, 560
Audeley Hugh de, made Earl of Gloucester, 445
Audeley, lames, Lord, slain at Blore Heath, 634
Audovera the second wife of Chilpericus, 85
Augustine, St. converts Elhelbert K. of Kent, 67
• — sent into Britain by St. Gregory, 94, 95
. lands in the isle of Thanet, 95
. meets Ethelbert, and goes in procession
to Canterbury, ibid.
. goes into France, and is made archbishop,
ibid.
. makes two Archbishops, of London, and
York, 96
his Charge to the Bishops of Britain,
ibid.
shews a Miracle by a blind Angle, ibid.
. gathers a Synod, ibid.
• his requests of the Clergy of Britain, 96
————— baptizes ten thousand Saxons in one day,
ibid.
•• appoints his successor, ibid.
— — — dies and is buried at Canterbury, 97
i his Well, at Cerne in Dorsetshire, 163
Augus^ines, Friars, v. London
Avignon accursed by the pope, 369
_— — the citizens of, close their gates against
Lewis ix. ibid.
. mortality at, 498
Aumarle, Edward, Duke of, his answer to sir lohn
Bagqts'c6nfession, 566
j communicates the Conspiracy he had joined
toK. Henry IV. 568
, created Duke of York, 576
„ slain at the Battle of Agincourt, 580
Aungeou, Fouques, Earl of, takes part with Henry I.
.against the K. of France, 258
— — goes to the Holy Land, ibid.
i quarrels -with the King about his daughter's
',-» ••,<• dOW;Cr' 259
Aungiens(AngiersP) besieged, 131
Aurelius Ambrosius, son of Constantine K. of Britain,
58
flies toXiltle 'Britain, 59,
. arrives with Vter Pendragon, 68.
• made K. of the Britons, ibid.
-i— — takes Qcta or Osca prisoner, ibid.
- restores Christianity, 69
—— — besieges the Saxons at Badon, or B~adowe,
ibid.
. said by some writers to have slain Hengist,
ibid.
- sends Vter against Pascencius, 10^
, poisoned by Coppa, ibid.
Aurelius Conanus slays Constantinus, 82
crowned K. of Britain, ibid.
. his death, ibid.
Auriflambe kept at St. Denys, 72
i vsed by the Kings of France, 288, 467,
555
Auryngham, Sir Thomas, 626
Austin's Oak, 96.
Austracy, boundaries of the Lordship of, 85
• why called Lorraine, 1 52, 1 57
Avynyon (Avignon ?) won by the Goths, 134
Awatyr, lohn, 687
Aystulphus, King of the Longobardys, defends his
country against Pepyn, 139
his death, 140
B
Bahrain in Norfolk burnt, 687
Babylon, death of the Soldan of, 373
Badby, lohn, burnt for heresy, 574
• verses on him, ibid.
Bagley, Sir Thomas, burnt in Smithfield for Heresy,
602
Bagnall, Thomas, 685
Bagot, Sir lohn, 545
taken by Henry of Lancaster at Bristol,
but escapes, and flies to Ireland, 546
— — — his confession concerning Richard II. 565
Bailifls of London, v. London
Bakers punished by the Tumberell, 345
by the Pillory, 665
Bakley, in Berkshire, Sorceries of a woman at,,
229
Bakwell, Sir lohn, his death, 417
Baldewyn, Bp. of Worcester, made Abp. of Canter-
bury, 279
- i preaches a Crusade, ibid.
• his Quarrel with the monks of Canter-
bury, 304
- Trevisa's account of him, 305
Baldocke, Robert, Chancellor of England, accom-
panies K. Edward II. 429
- dies in Newgate, 430
Baldredus tKe last King of Kent, 67
Balna, lohn, 644
made Cardinal, 649
conspires against Lewis XI. ibid. »»"
Bamborough Castle surrendered to K. Henry II.
274
— : besieged by the Scots, 653
Bame, Adam, his death,, 542
Bangor, Monks of, slain by Ethelfrid, 83, 94,
97
the Monastery of, enriched by Oswy, 83
the monks of, refuse to obey St. Austin, 96
Banner, consecrated, sent by Pope Alex. II. to
William duke of Normandy before his Invasion,
234
Bannockburn, battle of, 420
Barbatte, Stephen, tumults against, at Paris, 414
— grants a subsidy to Philip IV. 4l6
Bardolfe, Sr. Hugh, 396'
Bargamum or Bergamum, built by Brennius, 23
Barkynge, Miracle performed by our Lady Image of,
689
Barnarde
I N D E X,
Barnarde endeavours to seize Italy from Lodovicus I.
149
— ' " beheaded at Aquysgrany, ibid.
Barnet, battle of, 661
Barons, their Letter to K. Henry IIJ. 353, 354
Answers to it from the King, and Richard
K. of the Romans and Prince Edward,
354
- gain the battle of Lewes, 355
. revolt against Edw. II. 423
Barre, the French defeated at, by the Duke of Bur-
goyne, 602
Barre, the duke of, wins Harflew and St. Denys,
609
Bartholomew, captain of the Basclenses, 25
Barthran, Sir Robert, 494
Barton, Andrew, 695
Basclenses exiled from Spain, 25
have Ireland granted to them, ibid.
Basianus the son of Severus, rules in Britain, 41
- i slays his brother Geta, 42
- succeeds his father as emperor, ibid.
- called, also, Antooius, Marcus Aurelius, and
CaracaTIa, ibid.
i slain at Edissa, ibid.
Basil, assembly of the Council of, 607
Synod at, 612
Basset, Sir Philip, made chief Justice by the Barons,
347
Basyle, Peter, named by some as the person who
killed Richard I. 309
Basyna, the wife of Besygne, marries Childerich, 64
explains Childerich's vision, ibid.
Basynge werk, abbey of, founded by K. Henry II.
273
Batayll Abbey founded by the Conqueror, 247
Bath, the hot Baths at, made, 14
Temple of Apollo at, ibid.
Bath, Knights of the, made by Henry V. at Caen,
582
made by K. Edward IV. 635
Batielde, wife of Clodoveus, becomes a Nun at
Cnrbye, 123
Bawds, punishment of, in London, 613, 663
Bawdura, Castle of, won by Lewis VI. 261
Baylet, lohn, slain, 5O9
Baylly, the friend of lack Cade, beheaded, 624
Ba.l II, Edward, crowned K. of Scotland, -i41
- does homage to K. Edw. 1. ibid.
Bayloli, Sir lohn, man-its the eldest daughter of
Alexander K of Scotls, 39S
» beginning of the quarrel between him and
Robert le Bruce, ibid.
— ' admitted as inheritor of the Crown of Scot-
laud, 397
- ' • renounces his homage to K. Edward, 398
— — — imprisoned in the Tower of London, 399
Bayon, 01 Baienx, in Normandy, won by Lotharius,
193
- given up to the French by appointment,
627
Beaucbamp, Richard, called the good Earl of War-
wick, his death at Roan, 6 1 2
Beaufort, Henry, Bp. of Winchester, 533, 609
- created Cardinal by Pope Martin V. 597
- quarrels with Humphrey D. of Gloucester,
596
- his Letter to lohn D. of Bedford, ibid.
- reconciled to Duke Humphrey, 597
goes toward Prague to make war on
the
Lollards, 599
- crowns K. Henry VI. at Paris, 603
Beaufort, or Beawforde, lohn, afterwards D. of
Somerset, 533
Beaufort, Thomas, E. of Huntingdon, 533
Beaufort, Sir Thomas, created E. of Dorset, 576
- made Captain of Harflew, 579
Beaulieu, or Belew, Abbey, founded by K. lobn,
322
Beau Marche, Eustace de, besieged in Pampeluna,
379
Beau Maryse Castle built by K. Edw. I. 395
Beauvais, Sir Robert of, killed at Calais, 46 1
Beauvaysine, rebellion of the people of, 512
Beche, Edmund de la, taken prisoner at Walingford,
428
Becket, Thomas, made Chancellor of England, 273,
274
— — — — dissention begins between him and Henry
II. ibid.
- goes to Rome, ibid.
- is reconciled to Henry by the K. of France,
'W'' 275
— — accurses those who had received the goods of
the Church, ibid.
- martyred at Canterbury, ibid.
— - his grave visited by K. Henry II. 277
- his translation, 324
Beda, or Bede, compendious account of, 132, 135
- writes his Historia Anglican*, 135
- buried at Gyrvy, ibid.
— - — " The comynynjf that he restith nowe with
Saynt Cutbert," ibid.
Bedford, the Castle of, besieged by Thuwton, 265
• by Henry III. 325
Bedford, lohn Duke of, 533, 576
- gains a naval victory, 581
- made Protector of England in the absence of
Henry V. 582
"" declared Regent of France, ibid.
- wins many towns from the Dauphin, 594
• gains the battle of Vernoyll, ibid.
- brought to England by Cardinal Beaufort,
596
- ' his death, 609
— • ' •• buried at Notre Dame, ibid.
Beleamounde, Thomas, 609
Belemont, Gawyn de, the treachery of, to the K. of
France discovered, 496
Belknap, Sir Robert, convicted of Treason, 534
Belton destroyed t. Hen. VIII. 706
Belinus and Brennius reign jointly in Britain, 20
5 A Belinus
INDEX.
Belinut
holds Loegria, Wales, and Cornwall,
ibid.
is attacked by his brother, ibid,
drives Brennius to Armorica, ibid,
overcomes his brother at Kalater, 2 1
assembles his Lords at Caerbrank, ibid,
confirms the Laws of Moliuncius, ibid.
Belinus and Brennius reconciled by Ton-
wenna their mother, 23
they subdue part of Gallia, Italy, and Ger-
mania, ibid.
. Belinus builds Caeruske, ibid.
. is buried at Belynus Gate within Troyno-
vant, 25
Bella Landa, or Beyghlande, Abbey of, 427
Benedict XII. pope, sends two Cardinals into En-
gland, 454
Benedict XIII. Pope, 539
Benefeelde, Sir Roger, 423
— — slain at the battle of Boroughbridge,
425
Benet bishop of Weremouth, his holy life and acts,
120
• — — introduces the craft of glazing, ibid.
Benevolence granted to K. F.dw. IV. 664
granted to K. Henry VII. 684
Beoruredus, K. of Mercia, slain by Offa, 138
Bergery, lacques, 610
Berham Down, a Charter sealed there by K. lohn,
321
Berinus converts Kyngilsusto Christianity, 80, 116
. his body translated to Winchester, ibid.
Berkhamsted Castle held by Lewis son of the K. of
France, 323
Berkeley, Thomas de, Lord Berkeley, 546, 549
Berkshire suffers from the incursions of the Danes,
206
Bermondsey Abbey founded by William the Conq.
247
Bernes, Sir lames, execution of, 534
Bernicia, the kingdom of, founded, 82
— — — boundaries of, 83
. •' ' end of the Kingdom in the time of Edredus,
192, 771
Bernulphus K. of Mercia defeated by Egbert, 147
Bernys, lohn, his benefaction to the city of London,
, 482
Berihran, Sir William, bishop of Bayon, 494
Berthrand, the leader of the Saxons, who invaded
Neustria, slain, 189
Berthricus, K. of Spain, wars upon Theodoricb,
104
Bertulphus, K. of Mercia, slays St. Wyhton, 155
. — his death, 156
Berwick and Roxborough Castles sold by Richard I.
forx.'M.K. 299
. the English under K. Edw. I. defeated at,
398
yielded to Rob. le Bruce, 421
Besonne, or Beson, made Deputy of the Empire by
Charles the Bald, 159
c
Bestone Castle built by Ranulph Earl of Chester,
325
Bethayr, or Barthayr, chosen master of the Palace
to Theodorich, 125
. slain by Pepyn, ibid.
Beverlay ». Burley
Beverley land of St. lohn of, exempted from the ra-
vages of Will, the Conqueror, 241
Beverley, Sir lohn, 578
Beverton destroyed t. Henry VIII. 706
Bezant, value of the, 374
Bible ordered to be placed in every parish church,
701
Bigot, Sir Hugh, keeps the Pleas called Itinerarii at
St. Saviours Southwark, 344
Bildi destroyed t. Hen. VIII. 706
Bishopricks, division of, in Mercia, 122
Bishops, the order of, instituted by Lucius, 33
subject to the See of Canterbury, 39
two ordained for the Province of West Sax-
on, 118
•. » • Sees of several altered in the time of K.
Will. Conq. 245
Bizantium, now called " Constantyne Noble," aug-
mented by Constantine the Great, 47
Blackbourne destroyed t. Hen. VIII. 706
Black-Friars v. London
Black- Heath, a great Wrestling at, 483
assembly of the rebels at t. Ric. II.
530
- Bill of Petitions devised at, by lack
Cade's followers, 622
Bladud made governor of Britain, 14
• makes the hot baths at Caerbadon, ibid.
teaches Necromancy, ibid.
- endeavours to fly, ibid.
Bladysmore, Sir Bartholmew, loses his Castle of
Leeds in Kent, 424
. taken 'prisoner at Burgh-bridge, 425
— — beheaded, 426
Blackpool, fight of, 571
Blackwelhall, 20
Blanch, wife of lobn of Gaunt, D. of Lancaster, her
death, 480
Blanch, eldest daughter of K. Henry IV. married
to the Duke's son of Bavaria, 570
Bledgaret, or Blegabridus, K. of Britain, 29, 3O-&
Bledius, Bleduus, or Bladunus, K. of Britain, 30
Blegabridus v. Bledgaret
Blont, Sr. Thomas, executed, 568
Blood rained in Britain, 1 7
Blore Heath, battle of, 634
Blount, Sir lames, 672
Blount, Peter, 516
Bloys, Charles de, lays claim to the Dutchy of
- . 'Bfytayne, 454, 455, 493
possesses the more part of Brytayne, 456,
493
-.- prisoneC 'in Engiand, 460, 497
— slain by Sir lohn de Mountforte the younger,
47 €, 52 1 "b **f%P <<J
\tnil tJNluH sjj^iia.,! Bloyg,
INDEX.
Bloys, his widow receives the Earldom of Penyture,
and the viscounty of Lymoges, 476
• his assault upon the Rock of Aryan, 491
Blue-beard, rebellion under a captain so called, 622
Bocier, Sir Guy de, 583
Bohun, Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, 323
... founds the house of the Friars Augustines in
London, 464
Bohun, or Bohum, William de, made Earl of
Northampton, 445
Bokerell, Walter, discloses the Conspiracy of COB-
stantine the son of Arnulph, 326
Boldy, lohn de, 650
Bolesyn, Robert de, rebels against K. Hen. I. 255
Boleyn, Anne, married to K. Hen. VIII. 699
— her execution, 700x
Boleyne, Reynolde earl of, made prisoner by Philip
II. 288
Bolyngbrooke, Roger, 614
_ executed at Tyburn, 6 1 5
Boner, Edmund, Bp. of London, deposed, 710
restored by Q. Mary, 712
Boniface Abp. of Canterbury, sings mass t. Hen. II.
in the Cathedral of Walys, 39
Boniface of Savoy, made Archbishop of Canterbury,
332
accompanies the K. to Normandy, 338
Boniface VIII. pope, his treachery, 412
dies in prison, 413
Boniface IX. pope, 539
Bonvyle, the Lord, beheaded, 638
Boosaprest, a French knight, 608
Boston, t»wn of, burnt, 386
Botulphus builds an Abbey beside Lincoln, 118
Boucher, lone, burnt in Smithfield, 710
Bowcliyer, the Lord, created E. of Essex, 652
Bo we, St. Mary, v. London
Boys, Sir Henry de, killed at Calais, 46 1
Bradborne, Sir Henry of, executed, 426
Bradford, lohn, burnt, 717
Brake, Sir Nicholas, 502, 504
Brandon, Sir lohn, 65(i
Braybrooke, Roger, bishop of London, favours the
city, 545
Bread made of Vetches, Peas, Beans, and Fern-
roots, 612
Brekynobury, Robert, slain at Bosworth, 673
Brenibrc, Nicholas, knighted by K. Rich. 11.531
, his execuuon, 534
Brenne v. Brennius
Brennius and Belynus reign jointly in Britain, 20
Brennius holds the land beyond Hutnber,
ibid.
_ driven by his brother to Armorica, ibid.
. marries Elsynge or Elfyng, ibid.
is beaten at Sea by Cutlakus K. of Den-
mark, 21
lands in Albania, ibid.
. bea.en by his brother, he flies to G alii a,
ibid.
. received by Signius duke of Allebrog, 22
.. besieges Rome, ibid.
Brennius reconciled to Belynus by Tonvenna, 25
— — — joins Belynus in subduing a great part of
Gallia, Italy, and Germania, ibid.
— — -- builds different Cities and Towns in Italy and
other parts of Gallia, ibid.
beaten by Furius Camillus, 24
overcomes the Macedoynes, ibid.
slays himself with his own sword, ibid.
Brent, Fowkys de, sent for from Normandy by K.
lohn, 321
keeps the Castle of Bedford, 325
exiled, ibid.
Brentford, Edmund Ironside encounters the Danes at,
214
Bresse surrendered to Philip IV. 415
Brest delivered up by K. Rich. II. to the Duke of
Brytayne, 541
Bresy, Sir Piers de, 632
Eret, Sir Bernard de, sent into Flanders, 492
Brightricus marries one of the Daughters of Offa,
138
1 begins his reign over the West Saxons, 146
• • repels the Invasion of the Danes, ibid.
• poisoned by his queen Ethelburga, ibid.
Britain, named after Brute, 8, 1 1
when first inhabited, 35
seven contemporary Kings of, enumerated
from a Register at St. Paul's, 111
'• confusion in, after the departure of Cadvra!-
ader, 127
Britons converted to Christianity by Faganius and
Dimianufi, 38
exhorted by the Romans to withstand their
enemies, 52.
harassed by the Picts, ibid.
their misery after the departure of the Ro-
mans, 53
their address to Aetius, ibid.
- ' send an Embassy to Gwitellinus, ibid.
Hengist's treachery against them, 66
retire toward Cambria, 82
still hold them against the Saxons, 98
1 — chuse Cadwanus for their leader, ibid.
defeated by Ken walcus, 118
Brixia built by Brenuius, 23
Broke, Lawrence de, 364
Brokeys, Sir Barnarde, 568
Broshe, Peter de, his treachery to the K. of France,
380
Brotherton, Thomas of, 401
Broughton burnt t. Hen. VIII. 706
Browne, Sir lohn, 578
Bruce, or Bruze, David, K. of Scotland, marries lant
sister of Edw. III. 439
— — flies to France, 442
— — • the French king endeavour* to procure his
restoration, 443
— — taken prisoner at NevilFs Cross, 459
— — — again taken prisoner, 465
delivered upon ransom, 468
Bruce, Edward le, slain in Ireland, 426
5 A 2 Bruce
INDEX.
Brace, Rob. le, marries the second daughter of the
K. of Scots, 396 ,
.. sends for a dispensation of his Oath to K. Ed-
ward, 405
.. i, ., his accession to the Throne of Scotland, ibid.
.. opposed by Sir John Comyn, 404
•4 crooned King at St. John's town, ibid,
. flies to Norway, ibid.
— -— - returns to Scotland t. Edw. II. 419 ':.£
«.— — again made King, 420
Bruce, or Brunze, William le, hanged, 328
Bruges, rebellion at, 435, 436
> surrendered to Philip de Valois, 490
— — - pillaged by the Gaunteners, 354
Brunechieldrs, or Brunechilde, the wife of Sigebert,
exiled, 88
.1 marries, after her husband's death, Me-
roneus, ibid.
— persecuted by Chilperioh, ibid.
in favour with the nobles of Orleance, 9 9
the murder of intended by Fredegunda,
ibid.
— — — — — banished with her paramour Protha-
dyus by Theodobert, 103
• occasions Theodorich to desert his wife,
104
- causes the sons of Theodobert to be
slain, 105
prevents Theodorich's marriage with
the daughter of Theodobert, and
procures his murder, 106
plots against Clothayre, ibid.
• : named also Brunehenste, 107
is at last put to a cruel death, ibid.
Brunulphe caused to be slain by Dagobert, 114
Brute, arrival of, I, 2, 1, 10
• his descent, 8
slays his father, ibid.
• • lands in Greece, ibid.
— — in Africa, ibid. .
. Address of, to Diana, ibid.
his Vision previous to his arrival in Albion, 10
i divides his Territories among his sons, 1 1
dies and is buried at London, ibid.
— — — end of his Line or OiFspring, 1 8
Brute Greneshielde made Governor of Britain, 1 3
buried at York, ibid.
Bruys, Robert de, 495
Bruys, Sir William de, 494
Bruyz, William le, Earl of Ferrys, 323
Bruze, Guyllam de, 495
Bryce, lohn, 654
Brydlyngton, prophecies of Robert of, 417
Brye, rebellion in the Country of, 474
Bryglynus, bishop of Winchester, succeeds Oddo in
the See of Canterbury, but returns to his former
diocese, 198
Bryghtvvaldus restored to life, 128
Bryghtwold, bishop of Wylton, his vision, 218
Brysey, Ltwis, 65O
Brystan, made Bishop of Winchester, 182, 183
Brytayn, Sir John de, 396
Brytayne, Agreement between K. Edw. IIIN and
lohn K. of France concerning the Earldom of
4-72 :,(U
Brytayne, lohn I. Duke of, marries the daughter of
K, Henry III 345
Brytayne, John III. Duke of, his death, 454
Brytayne, lohn IV. Duke of, his deatb, 493
Brytayne, lohn de, Earl of Richmond, taken pri-
soner by the Scots, 4$7 ..,. m,
Bubulus, Lucius, sent, with Julius Caesar, as Consul
intoGallia, 31
Buchet, Sir Nicholas, 450
Buckingham, a second Castle built at by Edward the
elder, 177
Buckingham, Edward Duke of, beheaded, 897
Buckingham, Henry Duke of, conspires against K.
Rich. III. 670,
betrayed by his servant Banaster, ibid.
: bjs execution, 67 1
Bucy, Sir Simon de, 502, 504
Btiefle, le Captall de, taken prisoner, 483
Bueyll, Sir Lewis de, killed in a Duel, 62 1
Bulgaris v. Asclavons.
Bulion, Godfrey de, goes to the Holy Land, 252
: crowned King of lerusalem, ibid.
Bulkeley, William, executed, 685
Bulleine, Account of the Siege of, by K. Henry VIII.
706
a Peace concluded at, in 1549, 110
Burbage, lohn, 546
Burbon, Charles de, Earl of Longevile, taken pri-
soner at the battle of Poytiers, 467
Burbon, the Duke of, slain at the battle of Poyliers,
467 , :
Burbon, Sir lacques de, Earl of Poyteau, taken pri-
soner, 467
Bordeaux destroyed by Abyderamus, 133
Burdredus made King of Mercia, 156
assists Etheldrede against the Danes, 16S
slain by the Danes, 166
Burgeveney, Lord, committed to the Tower, t. Hen.
VII. 689
Burgonyons refuse obedience to Robert Kingof France,
213
• those toward Basaynes revolt from France,
221
Burgoyne, or Burgundia, 56
Burgoyne, the Bastard of, justs with Lord Scales,
655, 656
Burgoyne, Charles Duke of, succeeds his father Philip,
648
Burgoyne, Henry Duke of, dies, 213
Burgoyne, Hugh Duke of, his submission to Philip
II. of France, 283
Burgoyne, lohn Duke of, his variance with the Duke*
of Orleans and Berry about the regency of France,
559, 5(0
————— suspected of the .murder of the Duke of
Orleans, 560
flies to Ar!ois and Flanders, ibid. 561
«— — restored ti, ine governance of the realm of
France, 56l
Burgoyne,,
INDEX.
Burgoyne. lohn Duke of, his dealh, 564, 584
Buiyoyne, Philip Duke of, his death, 520
Burgoyne, Philip the Good Duke of, becomes an
enemy to the English, 609
•••• — besieges Calais, 610
• • — his counsel to Lewis XI. 644
Burgth, Hubert at, defeats the French King's Navy,
324
• imprisoned and afterwards exiled, 328
Burgth, William, 534
Burley, Sir Simon, execution of, 534
Burnell, Sir Hugh, 546
Busshey, Sir lohn, 545, 566
• executed at Bristol, 546
Butttrden destroyed t. Hen. VIII. 706
Byti-lde, Robert, his fine, 666
Bygot, Sir Francis, his conspiracy, and execution,
700
Bygol, Hugi), his declaration of Henry the first's
Will, 264
Byllydon, Robert, his Charity, 663
c.
Cablat, Sir lohn de, 494
Cabylon, Sir lohn, 562
Cade, Jack, rebellion of, 622, 623'
enters Southwark, 623
— —- lays his Sword on London Stone, 624
. plunders the Citizens, ibid.
retires from Southwark, 625 ' .
killed in a Garden in Sussex, ibid.
Cadwalader, Cadwaladrus, or Cedwalla rules the Bri-
Uns and the West Saxons, 125
his descent, ibid.
destroys Kept, and wins the Isle of
Wight, ib'id.
makes War upon Athelwold K. of the
South Saxons, ibid.
goes <.n a pilgrimage to Rome, and con-
tinue;- there as a Monk, 126
th? cause of his leaving Britain, ibid.
Merlyn's Prophecy concerning his relics,
ibid.
his Epitaph, ibid.
Cadwall, or Cadwalyne, the son of Cadwan born,
110
. begins his reien in Britain. 116
• •.. -.u tl J -u-j' >' '0;,'U-*J
in amity with Penda, ibid.
dies, 122
GaWyde's account of him, ibid.
Cadwan, or Cad.' anus, Duke of North Wales, made
Ki'ij?of the Britons, i09
stated m Folycv«.nyca to have slain Ethel-
fride ard Osncus, Kings of Bi-rnicia and
Deyra, ib.J.
. according to other writers make.- peace with
Ethelfnde, ibid.
i unites win Pinca against Edwin K. of
Northumberland, 112
Cadwan, slain by Oswald at Denysborne, 113'
Csedmon the Saxon Poet, 121
Caen taken byvK. Edw. III. 457
Caerbadon v. Bath.
Caerbranke, now York, built, 13, 38
Caercoll, a Castle at, built by K. William Rufu»>
240
Caerglone, Caerleone, Gloucester, 37
Caerleyll, 37
Caerleyr, now Leicester, built, 14
Caer Lud, or Luddys town, 31
Caerurst, 38
Caeruske built by Belinus, 23
Caesar, Julius, sent with Lucius Bubulus, as Consul,
into Gallia, 31
his Enquiries concerning Britain, ibid.
exhorts the Britons, by writing, to give tribute
to Rome, ibid.
prosecutes his enterprize against Britain, ibiA
enters on a second Enterprize, but is repulsed,
' 32
— invited again by Androglus, ibid.
makes Britain tributary, 33, 34
Calais besieged by K. Edw. III. 459, 460, 498
ceremonies at, between K. Edw. III. and lohn
. . K. of France, 472
. restraint of the Wools at, 607
besieged by the D. of Burgoyne, 610
great buildings at, begun by K. Hen. VIII. 701
taken by the French t. Mary, 718
Calarl, Sir Piers, 518
Calbis, Wonder at the Town of, 218
Caiiboure, King Arthur's Sword, 79
Calley, Guyllyam, his rebellion, 512
Cambria, boundaries of, 1 1
Cambrius, Cambre, or Charnbre, son of Brute re-
ceives Wales of his Father, 1 1
Cambyses K. of Syria, his Sentence upon an unjust
Judge, 200
Camyan, Sir Reynolde, taken prisoner at the battle of
Poytiers, 467
Cane, Robert of, takes a whole Fleet of Merchants,
621
Canterbury built by Lud Rudibrass, 14
the Archbishoprick of ( London removed
.to, 39
. the See removed to Litchfidd by Ofia,
ibid.
— restored again in the time of Kenulphus,
ibid. ;^,JLJ
the Welsh Bishops sacred at, ibid.
St Augustine takes up his residence there,
95
r Abbey of St Peter and St. Paul at,
landed by K. EtheiuTt, ibid.
_— — . besieged by Swanus, 206
i cruelty of the Danes to the Monks of,
ibid.
— primacy of the Archbishops of, 243, 244,
257
burnt t. Hen. II. 274 • ,
Canterbury,
INDEX.
Canterbury, Parliament held at, 402
Canute or Canutus commands the navy of Swanus, 201
leaves England on his father's death, 208
— — — returns and enters the Country of the West
Saxons, ibid.
.- defeated at Gyllyngham by Edmund Ironside,
214
. driven to the Isle of Shepey, 2 1 5
. fights personally with Edmund Ironside at
Olney or Olnege, and makes a partition of
the land, ibid.
- . .- begins his dominion over the whole of En-
gland, 216
— — - suspicious of the English nobles, ibid.
... sends the son of Swanus to his brother Swanus,
ibid.
. calls a Parliament at Oxford, 217
— sails to Denmark, ibid.
. marries Emma the wife of Egelredus, ibid.
overcomes Malcolyne K. of Scotland, ibid.
— goes again to Denmark, and thence to Rome,
217
buys the Arm of St. Augustine at Papya, 218
— — — his pride, 219
. marries his daughter to Henry son of Con-
radus the Emperor, ibid.
— — — endows the Monastery of St. Edmund, ibid.
— — - dies at Shaftesbwry, ibid.
Caours, Sir Raufe de, 462, 499
Cap of Maintenance, the third, sent to K. Hen. VII.
by the Pope, 689
Capell, Sir William, imprisoned in the Tower, 690
Capet, Hugh, usurps the Crown of France, 170, 2 1 2
•• married to one of the daughters of Edward the
elder, ibid.
why named Capet, ibid.
. crowned at Raynys, 212
wars with Arnulph E. of Flanders, ibid.
buried at St. Denys, ibid.
Capoir K. of Britain, 30
Caracalla, v. Basianus.
Carancius, or Carausius, has the keeping of the Coasts
of Britain, 42
i — slays Basianus, ibid.
. rules in Britain, ibid.
gives the Picts the Southern part of Al-
bania, ibid.
— — — • slain by Allectus, ibid.
i. — according to more erroneous Accounts over-
comes Maximian, 43
— — — his general history, ibid.
Cardiff, Robert D. of Normandy detained a prisoner
at, 254
Carengon, or Carengyon, lohn, combat of, with lac-
quetGryse, 557
Careticus, or Lareticus, begins to rule in Britain,
93
his character, ibid.
. — besieged in Sichestre, 94
. — flies to Cambria, ibid.
Carewe, Sir Peter, 709
Carlisle, the Bishop of, Suffragan to the Primate of
York, 39
surrendered to K. Henry II. 274
Carnarvon Castle built by K. Edw. I. 389
Carolomanus, or Charlemayne, and Charlys reign
jointly over France, 141
Charlemayne dies, when he had reigned
little over two years, ibid.
Caron, or Craon, lohn de, abp. of Raynes, 501, 502
Carowe, Gawan, 714
Carowe, Peter, ibid.
Cassibulan, or Cassibulamis, 30
made Protector of Britain, 3 1
answers Caesar's overtures to the Britons,
ibid.
- — encounters the Romans at their landing,
32
holds a solemn feast at Caer Lud or Lon-
don after his Victory obtained over the
Romans, ibid.
. — attacks Csesar and Androgius, but is de-
feated, ibid. 33
becomes tributary to the Romans, ibid. 34
dies, and is buried at Caerbranke or York,
ibid.
Cassyle besieged by Philip II. 286
siege of, by Philip de Valoys, 489
Castles built by Will. Conq. 241
Catell K. of Britain, 30
Catenesey or Cathenesia, granted to the Scytis or
Picls, 37
Catrignus, brother of Vortimer, slain, 65
Caundyshe, lohn, slain at Bury, 531
Ceawlmus defeats Ethelbertus K. of Kent, 84
takes Bath, Gloucester, and Surcetyr (Wor-
cester) ibid.
fights with the Britons at Fechanlege, ibid.
Cecilius v. Sicillius.
Cecilius, or Siluius, made ruler of Britain, 17
buried at Caerbadon, or Bath, ibid.
Cedda bp. of Winchester builds Lastingay abbey,
118
made abp. of York, 1 20
deprived by Theodorus, ibid.
made bp. of the West Saxons, ibid.
his death, ibid.
Celestine V. resigns the Papacy, 412
his death, 413
Cena, the city of, built, 22
Cenomana, or Cenemonya, relieved by K. William
Rufus, 251
burnt by K. Henry II. 2SO
Cenonenses Galli, 22
Cerdicus, with Kenricus his son, founds the Kingdom
of the W. Saxons, 80
- called Credicus and Childricus by some au-
thors, ibid.
lands at Cardysshor, now Yarmouth, ibid.
- crowned at Winchester, 81
Cerne, St. Augustine's wtli at, 163
•-- riches of the Abbey of, 1 64
Chalon,
0 If X.
Chalon, Guyllam de, robs the Church of St. Peter
Cluny, 271
Chalon, Sir Guillyani de, taken prisoner, 468
Chalon, Sir lohn de, his variance with the Duke of
Burgoyne, 491
Chalons, Rauft'e, 621
Chamberlayne, Sir Robert, beheaded, 684
Chamberlayne, Sir Roger, executed, 619
Chamblye, Sir Lewis de, 512
Champayne, Eudo E. of, slain, 220
.. the E. of, receives the guiding of the
Christian Host at Jerusalem, 303
Channeau, lohn, de Chartres, 502
Charlemayne and Pepyn, sons of Carolus Martellus,
135
— — reduce Gryffon, ibid.
— subdue Hanualde D. of Guyan, 136
divide Hilderic's Kingdom between them,
ibid.
. Charlemayne is shorn a Monk at Rome,
ibid.
. — — dies at Mount Cassyne, ibid.
Charles Martellus son of Pepyn and of Alpayde, made
a prisoner at Coleyn, 131
-. endeavours to obtain his father's office, ibid.
defeated by Ragafrede, but is at last victor,
ibid.
. becomes Master of the Palace, 1 32
. his Victories over the Swevys and Alemanys,
ibid.
defeats Abyderamus, 133
obtains the name of Carolus Martellus, ibid.
• drives out the Saracens, ibid.
— — — reduces the Burgonyons, ibid.
. levies " dytnys" of spiritual people, ibid.
. seen by Ethereus bishop of Orleans in tor-
ment, ibid.
defeats the Sesues (Swiss?) and Hunys, or
Golhis, ibid,
his death, 135
Charles son of Pepyn, Charles the Great, or CHAR-
LEMAGNE, reigns jointly over France, 141
i - succeeds to the whole realm, ibid.
. — assists Pope Adrian against Desiderius K. of
the Longobardys, ibid. 142
. Desiderius's Kingdom given to him by the
Pope, ibid.
his great privileges, ibid.
. wars against the Huns in Spain, ibid.
— his xii. peers, ibid.
— — his pilgrimage to St. Denys, ibid.
. the progre-s of his Conquests in Spain, ibid.
. promote* Christianity, 143
builds Churches, ibid.
,. deceived by the treachery of Gauelon, 1 44
— — subdues other countries in liis return from
Spain, ibid.
restores Pope Leo III. who anoints him Em-
peror of Rome, ibid.
i Description of his person, ibid.
i builds the bridge of Magunce, and as many
abbeys " as there ben letters in the crow
roweof the A, B, C," 144
-' rebuilds Aquisgrany, ibid.
his learning, 145
• makes his testament, ibid.
1 • description ofiii. particular Tables in his trea-
sury, ibid.
1 his death, ibid.
— — — Inscription on his tomb, ibid. 146
Charles the Bald, son of Lewis I. by his second wife,
149
1 receives Neustria, or Normandy, from his
father, ibid. 152
has a part of Austracy toward Hungary, ibid.
placed under the tuition of his half-brother
Lolhayre, ibid.
— — — according to Polycronica hasBurgoyne, 153
— — — begins his reign over France, 1 56
fights with Lothayre and Lewis, 157
enters the province of Austracy, ibid.
marries Rychent or Ricent, 158
. his cruelty to his son, ibid.
welcomed by Pope lohn VIII. as Augustus
or Emperor, 159
defeated by his nephew Lewis, 160
— • poisoned by a Jew physician, ibid.
buried first at Vercyle and afterwards removed
to St Denys, l6l
— duration of his reign, 209
Charles son of Charles the Bald, removed by his fa.
ther from the rule of Beige, 158
deprived of sight, ibid.
escapes and flies to his uncle Lewis, ibid.
Charles the Simple succeeds to the Crown of France
on the death of Eudo, 175, 178
his territories invaded by Rollo, 1 79
murdered by Hebert E. of Vermendoys, 181
duration of his reign, 209
Charles, uncle to Lewis VI. delivered by the bishop of
Laon to Hugh Capet, 212
Charles, brother of St. Lewis, marries the daughter
of the E. of Provence, 371
— — — has the Earldom of Aymon, ibid.
. sent into Cilicia against Manfred son of Fred.
II. 376
— — made K. of Cilicia, ibid.
endeavours to recover Sicily, 381
his Navy defeated, 382
• his death, ibid.
Charles V. begins his reign in France, 434
divorced from his queen Blanche, 435
marries Mary sister to the king of Bohemia,
ibid.
after her death marries lane his cousin ger-
man, 436
dies at Boys in Vincent, 438
Charles, son of lohn K. of France, afterwards Charles.
VI. made Dauphin of Vienne, 498
— — — takes the rule of Normandy, 464, 500
reconciles the K. of Navarre, 500
— — — settles the Inheritance of Brytayne, 476
Charles
INDEX.
Charles VI. breaks the Peace with England, 479
i — consults his Clergy on the subject of Peace,
485
escapes from the battle of Poytiers, 501
assembles the iii. Estates at Paris, ibid.
opposed by the Commonalty of Paris, 503
his Agreement with the K. of Navarre, 507,
518
• ' his Address to the People of Paris, 508
recompenses the K. of Navarre, 510
- — — his alarm in the palace of Louvre, ibid.
— proclaimed Regent, 511
again assembles the Estates, ibid.
his Address to the Parisians, ibid.
begins his reign as King, 521
• concludes another accord with the K. of Na-
varre, ibid.
• enacts a Law that Kings of France may be
crowned at the age of xiv. 522
meets the Emperor Charles IV. 523
his death at JPiaysance sur Marne, 528
Charles VII. begins his reign in France, 552
aids the Earl of Flanders, 555
defeats Philip de Artyvele, 556
marries Isabel daughter of the D. of Bavaria,
ibid.
exhorted by an anker, 557
makes war upon the Cenomanni, ibid.
— — — receives a monition, with its sequel, 558
• Interludes and Games devised to amuse him
in his sickness, ibid.
sends assistance to the K. of Hungary against
the Turks, ibid.
nearly killed by the Friars who administered
Medicines to him, ibid.
• demands the return of his daughter Isabel with
her dower, after the deposition of K. Rich.
II. 559
• dissentions between the Dukes of Orleans,
Burgoyne, and Berry, on account of the
weakness of his reign, 559, 560
— the rule of his person obtained treacherously,
563
. his death, 564, 589, 592
Charles V1I1. birih of, 559
seeks aid of K. Hen. IV. against the D. of
Burgoyne, 562
holds out against K. Henry V. 585
drives the English from Paris, 614
• begins his reign in France, 640
accounts of different Writers concerning him,
ibid.
bis policy and prowess, 641
i his interview with the Maid of Orleans, ibid.
. his death, 643
Charles IX. birth of, 650
• . marries the daughter of Maximilian, 651
refuses Margaret, and marries Anne dutchcss
of Brytayne, 676
• claims Sicily, ibid.
• takes possession of Campania and Naples, 676
Charles IX. defeats the Venetians, ibid.
Charles K. of Navarne, or Navarre, imprisoned by
lohn K. of France, 501
delivered, £06
pardoned of all offences against the Crown of
Fran.-e, 507
leaves Paris, ibid.
demands the Castles of Enroux, &c. ibid.
enters Roan, 508
the. iii. Estates aid his cause, 510
lands granted to him in recompencement of
his wrongs, 5 1 1
his advice to the Citizens of Paris, 512
defeats the Party under Guylliain Galley, 513
1 goes to St. Geramyne in Free and Gonnesse,
ibid.
returns to Paris, 513, 514
wars upon the Country toward Gastenoys,
517
— — his Address to the People of Pountoyse, 519
sworn to be faithful to K. lohn, 520
perfects an Accord with Cha'-les VI. 522
his treachery developed by lacquet de Rue,
523
• his singular death, 556
Charles IV. Emperor of Germany, goes in pilgrimage
to St. Denys, 623
Charles V. elected Emperor at Franckfort, 697
— — — comes to England, ibid.
• crowned at Bononia, 699
Charlon, son of Lewis, sent by his father against
Charles the Bald, 159
• has the rule of Bayon, ibid.
Pope lohn VIII. refute* to anoint him, 170
admitted Emperor afltr the death of Lewis,
ibid.
• solicited to driv^ the Danes out of France,
174, 175
Charney, Sir Godfrey de, wounded at Calais, 461,
498
Charteley Castle built by Ranulph E. of Chester,
525
Charter House, three Monks of the, executed, 700
Chartris, T hebaude, or Theob .Id, Earl of, assists Lo-
tharius against Richard D. of Normandy,
192, 193
- solicits aid of Henry I. 257
Chasieleyn sur Louvayn won by hir i'obert Knollei,
469
Chastdon, Castle of, won by Philip II. 283
Chalky, the Castle of, besieged by the D. of Bur-
goyne, 491
Chayny, lames de, 526
Chepe, Conduit in, made, 389
Cross in, a Letter of K. Ec!w. IPs queen fast-
ened to the, 129
Chenynham occupied by the Danes, 167
Cherimus K. of Britain, liu
Chertsey Monastery founded by Erkenwald, 121
• re-edified by Ed^ar, ibid.
Chester won by Egbert from the Welsh, 147
1 Chester
INDEX.
Chester taken by the Danes, 1 69
repaired by Edward the elder, 176
the earldom of taken by K. Henry III. into
his own hands, 330
Chester, lohn, E. of, called lohn Scotte, 328
his death, 330
Chester, Ranulph, E. of, takes part with the em-
press Mawde, 265
his death, 267
Chester, llanulph, E. of, follows K. John's example
in divorcing his wife, 312
- • goes to the Holy Land, 324
• his return, 325
• makes peace with Lewellyn prince of Wales,
326
- his death, 328
Chesterby, or Lindsey, sir William, admonishes K.
Henry II. for the reformation of his king-
dom, 278
Chesterfelles burnt t. Henry VIII. 706
Cheyny, sir lohn, 542, 543, 565, 574
Cheyny, sir William, executed, 426
Childebert, son of Clodoveus, has middle France,
75
— : subdues Almarcus king of Spain, 76
————— kills two of the children of his brother
Clodomyrus, ibid.
obtains the lordship of Orleans, ibid.
— — — quarrels with his brother Lothaire, ibid. 77
• dies, and is interred in the monastery of
St Germain de Free, ibid.
Childebert the son of Sygebertus, delivered from the
danger of Chylperiche, 88, 99
i — rules in Austracy, 90
solicits Chylperiche to aid him against
Gunlhranus, ibid.
————— joins Gunthranus against Chylperiche,
91
his forces defeated by Fredegunda, 102
his death, ibid.
Childebert, second son of Theodorich, begins his
reign in France, 130
i his death, ibid. '
Childebert, brother of Charles Martell, sent against
the Gothes, 134
Childerich, or Hildericus made K. of France, 63
avoids his land secretly, ibid.
— restored to his kingdom, 64
— subdues Orleans and Angeo, ibid.
— marries Basina, ibid.
— his vision explained by Basina, ibid.
— his death, 65
— duration of his reign, 137
Childeriche, Childericus, or Hildericus, third son of
Clodoveus, has the rule of Austracy, 123
made K. of France, 124
- • oppresses his subjects, ibid.
is murdered, ibid.
duration of his reign, 137
Chilperiche, or Chilpericus, not content with the
dominion left him by his father, ibid,
1 seizes big father's treasure, ibid.
driven from Paris by his brothers, ibid.
takes to wife Golsanda, ibid.
— — marries to his second wife Audovera,
85
his sons, ibid.
— occupied in war, with his brother,
against the Switzers, or men of Swevy,
86
• • divorced from Audovera, ibid.
makes war on his brother Sigebert,
ibid.
spoils the country of Champeyn, 87
joins Sigebert in making war upon Gun-
thranus, ibid.
the people of Turon rebel against him,
88
repents his life but returns to his vices,
89
excited by Mauricius to make war upon
the Longobards, but deceives him,
ibid.
•• ~ falls into the Arian heresy, 90
•—— — joins Childebert against Gunthranus,
ibid.
— his sorrow for the death of Theodonw,
91
• joy of, at the birth of his son Lotharius,
ibid.
•- flies from Childebert and Gunthranus,
ibid.
•• " ' murdered by the direction of Fredegun-
da, 92
his epitaph, 93
— duration of his reign, 1 37
Children, monstrous, 711
Cbilperiche, or Chilpericus,
85
reigns over Soisiont,
Chilperich, first named Danyell, made K. of France,
131
~ dies, and is buried at Noen, or Noyen,
132
Chorea Gigantum, Stonehenge, 75
Christ, birth of, 34, 35
Christian II. K. of Denmark comet to England,
698
Christianity received in Britain earlier than in France,
74
— — — — almost extinct in Britain, 94
Church, Holy, what, 278, n.
Chycheley, Robert, his bequests to the city, 613
Cinque Ports, barons of the, spoil the merchants, a«
well English as other, 358
— — pardoned, and their privileges con-
firmed, 361
Cistercian Order, origin of the, 252
Clare, Gilbert de, earl of Gloucester, charged by
his father to maintain the Articles made at
Oxford, 348
• seals the Letter from the Barons to* K. Hen.
III. 353
renews his rebellion, 362
5 B Clare.
I N D E X.
Clare, Gilbert de, proposal for his going as the king's
Proxy to the Holy Land, 366
— — sworn by K. Hen. III. on his death bed, to
keep the peace, 369
marries lohane daughter of K. Hen. III.
393
killed at Bahnockburn, 420
Clare, Richard, E. of Gloucester, his death, 343
Clarence, George duke of, created by K. Edw. IV.
640
in his visit to Almayne, 639
• — ; joins the E. of Warwick, 657, 658
\ __ gOes to France, ibid.
lands in England and proclaims K. Hen.
VI. ibid.
joins K. Edw. IV. at Barnet-field, 661
' drowned in a butt of Malmesey wine, G66
Clarence, Leonell, son of K. Edw. III. createdjduke
of, 475
his reception at Paris, 478
Clarence, Thomas, son of K. Henry IV. created
duke of, 576
sent to aid the duke of Orleans, 563, 576
takes three Carykes of lean, 571
Claryngton, sir Roger, hanged at Tyburn, 569
Claudio or Clodio Crinitus made K. of France, 57
• makes war upon the Turynges, ibid.
besieges Cambray and Tournay, ibid.
his death, 58
Claudiocestria, 36, 37, 40
Claudius Caesar gains the tribute from the Britons,
35
- subdues the Orchades or Orkeis, ibid.
• — : sends certain legions to Ireland, 3G
Claycon, or Glaycon, sir Barthram de, taken pri-
soner, 477
. defeats the English at Vas, 481
wins divers holds in Poytowe, 483
< enters Brytayne, 484
' - makes war upon the K. of Navarne, 520,
521
Claydon, lolm, 578
Clement IV. pope, requires St. Lewis to aid the
Christians in the Holy Land, 37S
ClementV I. pope, takes upon him to bestow bishopricks
and benefices in England, 455
— account of him, ibid.
sends two Cardinals into England to es-
tablish a peace, 462
Clement VII. elected pope, 487, 525
• interferes with the D. of Angeou for the in-
habitants of Mountpyller, 527
Clcremont, sir lames, 620
Cleremount, sir lohn de, killed at the battle of
Poytiers, 467
Cleremount, sir Robert <le, 5 1 0, <5 1 1
— fights with Philip brother to the K. of
Navarne a id sir Godfrey de Harecourt,
503
Clergy, a parliament held on account of their enor-
mities, 699
Clerke, .Peter, 599
Clerks, their luxury t. K. William Rufus, 251
Clito Ethehvaldus rebels against Edward the elder,
176
slain in battle, ibid.
Clodoaldus, son of Clodomyrus, escapes the danger
of his uncles, 76
Clodomerus, or Clodomyrus, son of Clodoveus, born,
71
• appointed to the lordship of Orleans,
75
—————— slain in battle, ibid.
Clodoveus, (Clovis) I. made king of France, 70
marries Clotild, or Crotild, 7 1
— blames the religion of his wife, but is at
last converted to Christianity, ibid.
baptized by Remigius, ibid.
adopts the Fleurs-de-Lis as the French
arms, 72
makes Gundebalde, ibid.
reconciled to Alaric by Theodoricus K,
of Lombardy, ibid.
slays Alaric with his own hand, 73
admitted for a consul of Rome, ibid.
• his offering to St. Martin, ibid.
his death and burial at Paris, ibid.
his epitaph, 74
duration of his reign, 1 37
Clodoveus, son of Chilperich, makes war on Sigebert,
but is defeated, 86
sent against live people of Turon, 89
defeated by Momoleus, ibid. (
slain by order of Fredegunda, 90
Clodoveus II. Lodovicus, or Lewis, son of Dago-
bert, has Burgoyne and Neustria as-
signed to him, 115
— : — begins his reign in France, 122
guided by Aganus, ibid.
• loses his reason in consequence of a visit to
the shrine_of St. Denys, 123
his death, ibid.
• • duration of his reign, 137
Clodoveus III. son of the second Theodoricus, begin*
his reign in France, 1 30
duration of his reign, 137
Clotenus K. of Cornwall, 19 n.
Clotenus, or Cloteus, K. of Britain, 30
Clothahus assists Childebert in obtaining the lordship
ofOrleance, 76
duration of his reign, 137
Clotharius II. or Lotharius, son of Chilperiche and
K. of France, 98
fights with the sons of Childebert, 102
— — divides his territory with Theodobert and
Theodorich, ibid. 103
wars in Neustria, ibid.
joins Berthricus K. of Spain in warring
on Theodorich, 104
— • ' succeeds on Theodorichs death to the
whole principate of France, 106
•• releases to the Longobardys their tribute,
107
5 Clotharius
INDEX.
Clotharius II. makes war upon the Gotbis or Suxons,
108
assembles his bishops for the better order-
ing the Church, 109
, interred in the abbey of St. Vincent,
ibid.
Clotharius III. son of Clodoveus made K. of France,
123
Clolild exhorts her children, after Clodoveus's death,
to revenge the death of her parents, 75
her grief for the loss of her children, Id
devotion of, at the shrine of St. Martin,
ibid.
her death, 77
Cloton duke of Cornwall, 19
Clycon, sir Oliver de, 494, 529
Clyfford, lohn lord, slain in the battle of St. Albans,
629
ClyfTbrd, lohn lord, slain at Towton, 639
Clyflbrd, sir Richard, 564.
Clyfford, sir Robert, killed at Bannoekburn, 420
Clyftbrde, sir Roger, letter sent to K. Henry III.
under his seal, 349
- — drowned at Snowdon, 388
Clyfforde, sir Roger, 423
• taken prisoner at Burghbridge, 425
• beheaded, 426 '
Clyftbrde, sir Roger, beheaded, 671
Clyfton, sir Gervase of, 614
Clynton, William de, made E. of Huntingdon,
445
Clyntstone, 1 1
Clyto, or Clyton, slays Kenulphus, K. of the West
Saxons, 139
in his turn, slain by Oflricus, ibid.
Coart, lohn, 646
Cobham, dame Eleanor, afterwards dutchess of Glou-
cester, exiled, 6 1 4
Cobham, sir lohn, 542, 543
Cobharn, lord, taken prisoner in sir Thomas Wiat's
rebellion, 713
Coggeshale, the abbey of, founded by K. Stephen,
269
Coelus begins his dominion over the Britons, 44
• his death, 45
Coill, Coyll, or Coylus, made K. of Britain, 37
. brought up in Italy, 38
Pays tribute to the Romans, ibid.
the building of Colchester ascribed to him by
some writers, ibid.
. buried at Caerbranke, or York, ibid.
Coin, reformation of, t. K. Edw. I. 386
. new, t. K. Hen. VII. 688
the diminution of, t. K. Edw. VI. 71 1
Coke, Robert, bp. of Laon, his speech before the
three estates, 505
Colbronde fights with Guy of Warwick, 1 84
Colchester, the building of, to whom ascribed,
38
• battle fought near, by Vortimer, 65
.- the abbot of, executed, t. K. Jien. VIII.
701
Coleyne (Cologne) submits to Theodorich, 104
Colins, Robert, 718
Colredus becomes K. of Mercia, 129
wars with lue, ibid.
Colwolphus reigns in Northumberland, 132, 135
resigns his kingdom to Egbertus, and i*
shorn a monk, ibid.
Colwolphus reigns in Mercia, 14.7, 166
Colyngbourne, William, executed for his rhime in
derision of K. Rich. III. 672
Colyns, Christopher, 663
Cqmbranus, earl, slain by Sigebert, 138
Combremer, foundation of the abbey of, 260
Commons, their complaints against the ministers of
K. Edw. III. 486
• — complaints of, against K. Rich. II. 543
introduce a bill for taking temporal lands
out of the hands of spiritual persons, 575
the bill put by, 578
Communion ordained to be received in both kinds,
710
Comum built by Brennius, 23
Comyn, sir lohn, his opposition to Robert le Bruze,
403, 404
. murdered, ibid.
Conan Merydock, 49
• receives Armorica from Maximius, 50
sends to Uiuotus for St. Ursula, and the 1 1,000
virgins, 5 1
Conflans, sir lohn de, 502
Conflans, sir Nicholas de, 510
Conquet burnt by the English, 118, 719
Conradus III. emperor of Ahnayne, goes on a Croi»
sade, 269
Constable, sir Robert, his rebellions, 700
Constance wife of Robert K. of France, 214
Constant, or Constantius, son of Constantine, be-
comes a monk, 58
made K. of Britain by Vortigern, ibid.
murdered by his guards, ibid. 59
Constantine the Great, son of Constantius, 45
. made K. of Britain, 46
at first, a Pagan, ibid.
. makes war upon Maxentius, ibid.
his vision, ibid.
puts the sign of the cross upon his ban-
ners, 47
• defeats Maxentius's army, ibid.
. converted to Christianity, ibid.
————— gives the Church of Rome her first pos-
sessions, ibid.
builds the church of Santa Sophia at Con-
stantinople, ibid.
- removes the imperial seat to Constantino-
ple, 48
. his notable acts for the weal of Christ's
faith, ibid.
— — assists in laying the foundation of St.
Peter's church, ibid.
,, falls into the Arian heresy, ibid.
_ — forbids the children to be slain to cine
bis Leprosy, ibid.
$ B 2 Constantine
INDEX.
Coiutantine sends Traherne to reduce Octavius, who
had usurped the rule of Britain, 49
' his sword given to Ethelstan by Ottho
the emperor, 1 82
Constantine, a Roman knight, sent into Britain on
the death of Gracian, 52
Constantine, brother of Aldroenus, received for king
in Britain, 58
crowned at Caercegent, now " Cicestre,"
ibid.^
slain by a Pict, ibid.
Constantine K. of Scotts, submits to Edward the
elder, 182
— breaks covenant with Ethelstan, 183
————— slain at Brymforde, ibid.
Constantine the SOD of Arnulph, conspiracy of in
London, 326
Constantinople v. Byzantium
taken by the Turks, 628
Constantinus, the son of Cador, made K. of Britain, 8 1
• slays the sons of Mordred, ibid.
is killed by Aurelius Conanus, ibid.
.• • — i — buried at Stonehenge, ibid.
Constantius sent by the senate into Britain, 45
marries Helena daughter of Coill, ibid.
— admitted Caesar with Galerius, ibid,
subdues the Almaynes, ibid.
• made emperor, ibid. 46
subdues Spain and a part of Gallia, 45
Constantius, a Roman knight, sent into Britain by
Honorius, 52
Consynot, Guilliam, 620
Cook, sir Thomas, 655
his persecution, 656
applies for the restoration of his property, 660
i again persecuted by K. Edw. IV. 662
Copharius, or GrofFarius, 10
Coppa, or Eopa poisons Aurelius Ambrosius, 10
Corbel, William, archbishop of Canterbury, his death,
264
Corbueyll, Eudo, earl of, imprisoned in the castle of
Bawdum, 261
Corby, Rob.de, 511
Cordeilla, daughter of K. Leyre, 14
• marries Aganippus K. of France, 15
> made lady of Britain, 16
deprived of her government by her nephews,
ibid.
- slays herself in prison, ibid.
Corfe Castle, murder of K. Edw. the martyr at, 201
Corineus, or Corneus, 10
- fights with the giant Gogmagog, ibid.
Corn, prices of, in London, 421, 612, 699
Cornewall, sir lohn, 574
Cornhill, tower in the ward of, 400
. t'-e conduit in, made, 510
Cornish men discomfited at Black-Heath, 686
Cornwall given to Corneus, 1 1
— — — insurrection in, 710
Cornwall, Edmund, earl of, his death, 402
Cornwall, Karadok, duke of, 49
Cornwall opposes the arrival of Maximus, or Maxi-
mius, 50
Cornwall, Richard earl of, sent to Guyan, 327
lays siege to St. Machayr aad Rochell,
ibid.
Corpwaldus K. of the East Angles, 70
Cortif v. Careticus
Cortyf mentioned as a king of Britain, 84
Corvyle, castle of, taken by the English, 614,615
Corynbatus, or Corynbratus, 25
Cotcheforde, Guy E. of, wars upon Lewis K. of
France, 233
Coventry, the church of, built by Leofricus E. of
Mercia, 229
freedom of the town of, procured by Go-
diua, ibid.
the monks of, dismissed by the bishop of
Ely, 302
Coverdale, Miles, deprived of the bishoprick of Exe-
ter, 712
Courtnay, Master, chancellor of Oxford, 574
Courtnaye, sir Peter, 538
Courtray, the town of, injured by the French, 556
Coyl or Coyle K. of Britain, 30
Coyll or Coelus, v. Coill
Craftes, sir lames, 714
Cragmiller burnt, 706
Cramyris receives the rule of Guyan, 77
- rebels against his father, 78
is defeated and taken prisoner, ibid.
burnt by order of Lothaire, with his wife
. and children, ibid.
Cranmer, Thomas, abp: of Canterbury, 709
• - attainted of treason, 712
- disputes at Oxford, 7 1 4
• '- burnt, 718
Crawned burnt, t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Crecy, Walter de, constable of France, 488
Cremona built by Brennius, 24
taken by Philip IV. 415
Creoll taken from the English, 610
Cressener, William, 685
Cressy, account of the battle of, 458, 495
Cressy, Guy de, with his father Guy le Rous seizes
Eudo E. of Corbueyll, 261
Cressyngham, sir Hugh, sent by K. Edw. I. against
the Scotts, 399
— slain, 400
Cretynge, sir Adam, 396
Criniti, the early kings of France so called, 57
Crism, or Oyl, at Rheims, miracle relating to the,
71
Crocardes v. Pollardes
Croise, sir lohn de la, 588
Crome, Dr. his confession at Pauls Cross, 708
Cromer, William, 714
Cromwell, sir lohn, joins K. Edw. IPs queen in France,
428
Cross, Holy, found at lerusalem by St. Helena, 47
— — a part of it ornamented and conveyed to Rome
by Constantine, 48
Crotild
INDEX.
Crotild the daughter of Cundebald marries Clodoreus
I. 11
• •• converts Clodoveus to Christianity, ibid.
Crougthon Abbey, king lohn erabowelled at, 322
Crowched Friars come to England, 418
Crowland Abbey, why so named, 128
Crowmer, William, beheaded, 624
Culdoe, lohn, 517
Cunedagus, nepbew of Cordeilla, divides Britain with
his brother Morganus, 16
- made war upon by his brother, but over-
comes him, ibid.
• • — made ruler of all Britain, ibid.
Cuneueshore, 69
Curson, sir Robert, 685
1 accursed at Paul's Cross, 688
Cusake, Charles, 502, 506, 516
his speech to the people of Roan, 508
Cutbertus begins his reign over the West Saxons,
134
Cutha slain by the Britons, 84
Cuthbert, St. becomes an anker in the isle of Farn,
125
his body translated to Durham, 204
Cutlake leads an ankers life at Crow-land, 128
Cutlakus K. of Denmark makes war on Brennius,
21
" lands in Britain, ibid.
• agrees to pay tribute for his kingdom to
Belinus, ibid.
Cutwolfus or Cut'.volphus, defeats the Britons, 84-
•— — — takes Liganbrogth, Eglesborgth, .Besyng-
ton, and Euyshatn, ibid.
• his death, ibid.
Cyprus, the king of, escapes from Aeon, 408
D
Dabygny sur le Metre taken by the English, 469
Dacres, Lord, his execution, 102
Dacy, lleynolde, slain, 510
Dacy, Robert, 5 1 1
Dagobert I. son of Clothaire, born, 107
• given to hunting, ibid.
» his treatment of his tutor Sadragesyle,
ibid.
. his vision of the martyrs, Denys, Rusticus,
and Eleutherius, 108
made ruler of the signiory of Austracy,
ibid.
rebels against his father, ibid.
— — — begins his reign over the whole monarchy of
Ei ance, 1 1 3
- the Gascoynes rebel against him, ibid.
translates the b> dies of St. Denys, Rusticus,
and Eleutherius, ibid.
— — — divorced from his first wife Gertrude, 114
• marries Ranetrude, and has a son named
Sigebert, ibid.
Dagobert I. ruled by Arnulph, and Pepyn master of
the palace, ibid.
— — — - shews favour to St. Denys, ibid.
•• • robs the church of St. Hilary in Poytiers,
ibid.
his vices, ibid. 115
the lordship and country of Tholouse fall to
him by the death of Heybart, 115
» reduces the Ascluvons or Sclavons, ibid.
dedicates the monastery of St. Denys,
ibid.
' makes his testament, 116
dies, and is buried at St. Denys, ibid.
- vision of a hermit concerning his soul,
ibid.
duration of his reign, 137
Dagobert II. son of Childebert, begins his reign over
France, 130
• - under the rule of Plectrude the wife of Pe-
pyn, ibid.
his death, 131
duration of his reign, 137
Dalemere, sir Piers, addresses K. Edw. III. as speaker
of the house of commons, on the abuses of
his government, 486
• thrown into prison, 487
Damas taken from the Turks, 325
~ won by St. Lewis, 333
Damianus, Dimianug, or Dumianus assists in con-
verting the Britons to Christianity, 38
Damman, Oliver, 644, 651
- impeached of treason and executed, 673
verses on his birth, 674, 675
Damyens, lohn, 517
Dandell, sir Hugh, received in favour by K, Edw.
II. 426
Danegelt introduced, 204
— — levied by Hardyknute, 222
remitted by K. Edw. Confessor, 224
again remitted by K. Hen. I. 260
Danes, the tokens preceding their invasion, 146
their first arrival, ibid.
their second invasion, 1 47
join in confederacy with the West Britons,
148
• make incursions into Lindesey and Kent,
156
land in Norfolk and Suffolk, 162
their progress in- Northumberland, ibid.
gain great advantages of K. Etheldrediu,
165
land again in England, 169
• in North Wales, ibid.
" continue their incursions, 174, 176, 202,203,
205, 206
. of Northumberland send for AnlafF or Aulaffe,
190
disturb Edred, 191
. • - slain throughout England by Egelrediu or
Ethelred, 2O4
their pride and abusion, 205
7 Danes,
INDEX:
Danes, or " Normanys" invade the lands of Charles
the Bald, 158, 160, ll'2, 119, 180
Dannoy, Pliilip and Walter, executed at Pontoyse,
416
Danyell, afterwards named Chilperich, made K. of
France, 131
Danyell, one, impeached of treason and executed,
673
Danyell, sir Gosselyne, 423, 426
Darcye, lord, his rebellion t. K. Hen. VIII. 700
Daren, sir William, 538
Darwent, battle upon the river of, 65
David, brother of Lewelyn, has the lordship of
Frodesham, 386
- excites a war between his brother and K. Ed-
ward, 387
- adji: 4ged to be hanged, drawn, and quartered,
David I. K. of Seotts renews his incursions, 265 ^
-- his homage to K. Stephen, 396
David II. K. of Scotts, v. Bruce
Davids St. the arclibishoprick of Gloucester in the
British times removed to, 39
— - - bishops at, without the pall, ibid,
• -- the bishops of Wales sacred of the bishops of
Menenia or St. Davids, ibid.
Davius made K. of Britain, 26
. said by one writer to be the same person
with Kimarchus, ibid.
Davy, lohn, 64-0
Dawbeney, William, 68.5
Day, George, restored lo the bishoprick of Chichester,
112
Dedacus K. of Britain, 30
Dee, Hi zeap, executed, 576
Degovarie, captain, execution of, 710
Delacress abbey built by Ranulph earl of Chester,
325
Delarch, lacques, 641
Delongevyle, Arthur, 6 1 6
Dene, the lord of, controversy concerning, as a pri-
soner, 529
Deneball, Mons. comes to England, 708
• received at Hampton Court, ibid.
D'enham, sir Arnold de, quells the disturbances at
Arras, 501
Denys, St. the occasion of finding his body with
those of Rusticus and Eleutherius, 107
• «- the bodies translated by Dagobert, 113, 114
• -- a fair granted to the house of, 115
•— — — miraculous dedication of the monastery of,
ibid.
• - the monastery of, in part raised by Clodoveus
to relieve the necessities of the people, 122
— — Clodoveus's visit to 'the shrine of, 123
•I r the church of endowed by Rob. K. of France,
213
— - - the great crucifix at, demanded by Philip de
Valois, 496
•'•• the town of, takea by a knight of Orleans,
608
Denys, St. retaken by the English, ibid.
Derby taken fr5m the Danes by Elfleda, 1 77
Derby, Henry earl of, created Duke of Lancaster,
463
• — ' wages battle in the French King's Court with
the Duke of Bryswyke, ibid.
goes to Avynyon, ibid.
his death, 474
Desmonde, the Earl of submits to K. Hen. VIII.
705
Desquyer, Philip, €51
Dessesjke, Sir Guy, 526
De-syderius, King of the Longobardys, robs the Church
of some of its possessions, 141
is defeated by Charles K. of France,
142
1 his Kingdom given to Charles by the
pope, ibid.
Devonshire, insurrections in, 710, 714
Devonshire, Edward Earl of, committed to the Tower,
714
Devonshire, Thomas Earl of, taken at Towton field,
639
beheaded at York, ibid.
Devonshire, Sir William of, arrested for treason, 687
Devyll, Oliver, 64*
Deynys, Robert, fined for marrying an Orphan with-
out licence, 666
Deyntie, Agnes, 6<>5
Deyra, origin of the Kingdom of, 82
its boundaries, 83
Dieppe besieged by the Lord Talbot, 615
Diggs, Leonard, in rebellion with Sir Thomas Wyat,
713
> condemned, 7 1 4
Diocletian and Maximian rule the Empire of Rome,
43
• begins his Empire alone, 45
Diuotns, or Dionotas, Duke of Cornwall, 51
Dodenham, Sir Arnold, taken prisoner, 477
Domesday, a register of Records belonging to the
City of London so called, 293
Domesday Survey, formation of the, 246
Domynyk, phisician to Elizabeth queen of K. Edw.
IV. 656
Dorchester made a Bishops See by Berinus, 80
— Kyngylsus K. of the W. Saxons christ-
ened there, 1 1 6
— — the See of removed lo Lincoln, 117, 245
Dorciat, Sir Foukes, 520
Dorset, Edmund Earl of, created Marquis of Dorset,
€17
Dorset, Thomas Marquis of, his escape, 67O
Dorset, Thomas Marquis of, sent into Spain, 696
Doubliet, Col i net, 501
Dover, K. Edw. the Confessors displeasure with the
men of, 226
• spoiled by the French, 395
Dowglas, Sir Jarnes, defeats K. Edw. II. 427
Downe lohn, duel of, with lohn Upton, 601
Doyacon, lohn, 651
Doyacon
I N D
T)oyacon bereft of his ears and banished, 675
Dress, laws concerning, 445
Drilawe burnt t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Droynon, Thomas, 616
" Drynke-hayll," 61
Dudistone burnt t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Dudley, Sir Ambrose, 712
Dudley, Sir Andrew, gains a naval victory orer the
Scots, 709
" attainted of Treason, 7 1 2
Dudley, .Gilforde, attainted of treason, ibid.
Dudley, Henry, attainted of treason, ibid.
Dudley, Lord Robert, condemned, ibid.
Duket, Laurence, hanged within the Church of St,
Mary Bow, 3S9
Dunbar, victory of the English at, 398
Dunbartas bishop of Winchester dies, 169
Dundebarre burnt, 706
Dunkirk burnt by the French, 719
Dunstable, a crucifix seen in the air at, 280
Justs and Tournaments held at, 454
Dunstan, St. born at Glastonbury, 181
• exiled by Edredus or Kdwyn, 1 95
revelation to him concerning the soul of Ed-
wyn, ibid.
recalled from exile by K. Edgar, 196
• made bishop of Worcester, ibid.
• made archbishop of Canterbury, 198
1 his character, ibid.
' •- inflicts penance on K. Edgar, ibid. 199
escapes unhurt from the council at Win-
chester, 201
• his prophecy to Egelredus or Etheldred,
202
• reproves Egelredus at Rochester, 203
his death, ibid.
X.
E.
Dunwalde made K. of Scotland, 250
deposed, but restored again on the ^eath of
Edgar, ibid. «
Dumvallo v. Moliuncius.
Dunwoll'us made bishop of Winchester, 169
Durham, the bishop of,- suffragan to the Primate of
York, 39
Durwarde, William, made Speaker of the House of
Commons, 565
Dygon, a great gun so named, 6 1 1
Dykysmew, battle of, in Flanders, 683
Dylet, Peter, 554
Dyinmok, Sir Thomas, champion at K. Hen. IV.'s
coronation, 565
Dyinmok, Sir Thomas, executed, 658
Dynhaai, lohn, afterwards Lord Dynham, assists the
Earls of Salisbury, March, and Warwick
in their escape to Guernsey, 635
• sent to Sandwi. h against the King's navy by
the Yorkists at Calais, ibid.
— takes the earl Rivers and lord Scales,
ibid.
wounded, 636
Earthquakes, 531, 711
one felt at Shrewsbury, 256
• at Huntington, 329
— — — at Naples, 632
East Angles, Kingdom of, founded by Uffa, 70
Easter, the keeping of recommended by St. August-
ine, 96
East Saxon Kingdom begins, 95, 97
its boundaries and duration, ibid.
the Kings of the, named Under-Kings,
98
Eaufricus, son of Ethelfryd, becomes King of Ber-
nicia, 1 \'2
'" slain by Cadwan, 113
Eba, Ebbe, or Obbo, abp. of Senons or Sen?, de-
feats the " Wandalis," 134
Eboryn made master of the palace to Clotharius, 1 23
continued in his office by Theodorich, ibid.
• imprisons Leodegayr, ibid.
brings Theodorich into disgrace, ibid.
exiled to Luxon, 124
restored by Theodorich, ibid.
— slays Lyndesile master of the palace, ibid.
his tyranny again withstood by the nobles of
Theodorich's court, ibid.
is slain by Harmefreditus, 125
Ebrank made ruler of Britain, 13
has xxi. wives, xx. softs, and xxx. daughters,
ibid.
• invades Germania, ibid.
builds the Castle of Maydens, ibid.
— —— subdues the Gauls, ibid,
buried at York, ibid.
Eclipse of the Sun, 289
Edburga daughter of K. Edw. the Elder, shrined at
Winchester, 176
Edfrydus, or Egfridus, succeeds to the Kingdom of
Northumberland, 120
•N marries Ethelfryd, ibid.
— — — claims the land of Etheldred K. of Mercia,
121
—— — -— gains a victory over him, ibid.
makes war upon the Pitts and Scots, 1 22
• slain, ibid.
Edgar begins his reign in England, 195
crowned at Bath, ibid.
• his reformation in matters of religion, 196
demands an annual tribute of ccc. wolves from.
the Welsh, ibid.
rebukes Kynadus the Scottish King, ibid.
has a reMuIar navy, ibid.
enacts anaw against excessive drinking, 196
rowed upon the river Dee by eight Kings, 197
deceived by Ethelwolde, 1 97
— — - the reason why he was not irowned till he had
reigned xii. years, 198
• bis licentiousness, ibid.
• — » buried at Glastonbury, 199
INDEX.
Edgar, verse* concerning him, made by Henry the
Historiographer, ibid.
his body found whole A. D. 1052, ibid.
his victory over Alphanius K. of Scots, 396
Edgar Adelynge, son of Edward the Outlaw, 233
his cause adopted by the Londoners after the
battle of Hastings, 236
• goes with the Conqueror to Normandy, 240
•" flies to Scotland, ibid.
sails into Apulia, 246
Edgar, eldest son of Malcolyne, made King' of Scot-
land, 250
. slain, ibid.
Edgina, or Edwyna, wife of Edward the Elder, 1 76
Edgina, daughter of Edward the Elder, 176
Edill or Ella, K. of the South Saxons, 82
v. Ella.
Edinburgh, taken from the Scots, 398
destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Editha, or Edyth, St. daughter of Edgar, 197
Editha, or Goditha, daughter of Earl Goodwin, mar-
ried to K. Edw. Conf. 223, 224
Edmondsbury, parliament at t. K. Hen. VI. 618
Edmund, St. and King, reigns over the East Angles,
161
• defeated by the Danes, 163
his martyrdom, 70, 163
buried at Eglisdon, now St. Edmondsbury,
ibid.
• the Monastery and Shrine of reverenced by
K. Canute, 207
Edmund I. begins his reign over England, 190
defeats the Danes, ibid.
gives Cumberland to Malcolyne K. of Scot-
land, ibid.
— — — - different accounts of his death, 191
Edmund, son of Edward the Elder, 176
Edmund II. surnamed Ironside, born, 203
• • begins his reign in England, 214
crowned at London, ibid.
• overcomes Canute, near Gyllyngham, ibid.
i encounters the Danes at Brentford, ibid.
— fights in single combat with Canute, 2 1 5
— — — slain by the son of Edricus, ibid.
descent of the .children of, 216
Edmund, St. made bishop of Lyndesser, or Durham,
217
Edmund, surnamed Crowch-back, spoken of as the
eldest son of Henry III. 330
— — — - marries the daughter of the Earl of Au-
merle, 366
dies at Bayon (Baieux?) 399
Edmund, son of K. Edw. III. created Earl of Cam-
bridge, 475
— — —— marries Isabel daughter of Biter K. of Cas-
tile, 483
Edolf, Earl of Caerlegion, escapes from the treachery
of Hengist, 66
Edred, or Edredus, son of Edward the Elder, 176
• • — begins his reign in England, 191
Edred anointed by Oddo archbishop of Canterbury,
ibid.
-- reduces the Danes and Scotts to obedience,
ibid. 396
buried at Winchester, 192
Edredus, or Edwyn, son of Edmund, begins his reign
in England, 194
crowned at Kingston, ibid.
irregularity of his life, 195
1 his deposition and death, ibid.
Edricus, or Edric, favours the Danes, 205, 206,
208
created Duke of Mercia, 206
joins Edmund Ironside against Canute, 214
1 again returns to the Danes, ibid.
his son slays Edmund Ironside, 215
- punished for his treachery, according to some
writers, by Canute, 216, 217
, according to other writers still retained in
favour, 216
Edward the Elder begins his reign in England, 175
his numerous family, ibid.
makes vii. bishops in England, ibid.
causes his father's body to be removed to the
new Abbey at Winchester, ibid.
— — — gives a great defeat to the Danes, 177
builds several Castles, 177
receives the submission of the Kings of Scotts
and Wales, 178, 396
i dies at Faringdon, 178
Edward the Martyr begins his reign in England, 200
opposed in his accession to the throne by El-
frida, ibid.
crowned by Dunstan at Kingston, ibid.
• slain by the treachery of Elfrida, 20 1
1 • buried, first at Wareham, afterwards at Shafts-
bury, 202
Edward the Confessor, Bryghtwold's vision relating to
him, 21$
• visits England with his brother Alfred, 223
sent for from Normandy after the death of
Hardykynytus, 224
- crowned at Westminster, ibid.
his chastity, ibid.
1 relieves the English from the payment of
Danegelt, ibid.
his vision concerning the Danes, 225
1 gathers a navy to' withstand them, ibid.
his speech to Earl Goodwin concerning his
brother Alfred, 228
sends for Edward the son of Edmund Iron-
side, ibid.
• • his vision of the Sleepers, 231
his warning vision of the future state of En-
gland, ibid.
his death, and burial at Westminster, 232
translation of his body, ibid. 36"6
said by Marianus Scotus to have ordained
Harold his successor, 233
Edwari
INDEX.
Edward Conf. his relationship to K. William the Con-
queror, 237
Edward, son of Edmund Ironside, sent for by K. Ed-
ward the Confessor, 228
. — dies at London, ibid.
Edward I. surnamed Longshanks, born at Westmin-
ster, 330
— — — marries Eleanor of Castile, 338
, . i goes against the Welsh, 339
i his variance with Richard Earl of Gloucester,
346
taken prisoner by the Barons, 355
leaves the court, and goes to Chester, 356
gains the battle of Evesham, 357
goes to the Holy Land, 367
arrived at Acris, or Aeon, ibid.
returns from the Holy Land on his father's
death, 384
crowned at Westminster, ibid. 385
wars upon Lewelyn Prince of Wales, ibid.
387
pursues David the brother of Leweryn, 389
divides Wales into shires, ibid.
goes to France, 391
makes bis homage for Guyan, ibid.
. returns to England, 392
• •- — subdues the rebellion of the Welsh, 395
asks a subsidy for the war in France, ibid.
claims the supremacy over Scotland, 396
— — — wins Berwick, &c. 398
sails to Flanders, 399
renews the war in Scotland, 400
marries Margaret sister of the K. of France,
401
. ' — makes his third voyage into Scotland, ibid.
takes the Castle of Sterling, ibid.
defeats the Scots under Robert Bruce, 404
swears his lords to fidelity, 405
forbids the return of Piers Gaveston, ibid.
his death, ibid.
— — — — verses concerning him, ibid. 406
his policy in saving Flanders from Philip IV.
412
Edward II. bom at Carnarvon, 389, 416
_ imprisoned for his conduct with Piers Gaves-
ton, 402
made Prince of Wales and Earl of Cornwall,
ibid.
crowned at Westminster, 416
his character, ibid.
sends for Piers Gaveston, ibid.
,— marries Isabel daughter of Philip le Beawe,
417
• the Lords in Council remonstrate with him,
418
— defeated at Bannockburn, 420
continues his vicious courses, 422
the Barons revolt against him, 423, 425
purchases a curse of pope lohn xxii. against
Robert Bruce, 423
• • — near being taken prisoner by the Scots, 427
Edward II. seizes the lands belonging to his queen, 428
— — — - taken prisoner in Wales, 430
1 ' '- • conveyed to Kenilworth, ibid.
1 • — • deposed, ibid.
• his " Complaynt" made in time of his impri-
sonment, 151, 431
• • conveyed to Berkeley Castle, 438
put to death by means of sir Roger Mortymer,
ibid. 441
Edward III. born at Windsor, 419
sent by his father to do homage in France,
428
his stay in France displeasing to his father,
ibid.
• conclusion of a marriage for him, ibid.
succeeds to the crown of England, 438
• unsuccessful in his first march against the
Scots, 439
— — — marries Philippa daughter of the earl of Hain-
an h, 439
his dishonourable peace with the Scots, ibid.
does homage for Guyan, 440, 490
— fixes Edward Baliol on the throne of Scot-
land, 441
gains the victory of Halydown hill, 442
makes alliances in Almayne, 447
quarters the Arms of France, 449
gof s to Brabant, ibid.
gains a naval victory at Scluse, 450, 492
— — ^— his letter to the French King, claiming the in-
heritance of the crown of France, ibid.
452
devises the Order of the Garter, 456
sails again to Scluse, ibid.
lands at la Hougue, 457, 492, 493
takes Karentene, or Karenton, ibid.
takes the town of Caen, ibid.
• sets fire to St. Clowe, ibid.
burns Poyzy, ibid.
enters Picardy, ibid.
• gains the battle of Cressy, 458
goes secretly to Calais to resist the treachery
of Sir Godfrey de Charney, 461, 498
— — — defeats the Spanish Fleet on the coast of Win-
chelsea, 462
subdues the K. of Scots, 465
his agreement with the Burgonyons, 469
cessions made to him in France, 471
. renounces his interest in the Crown of France,
ibid.
• begins the foundation of St. Stephen's Chapel,
476
displeased with the Clergy for their unwilling-
ness to aid his wars, 483
the ransom demanded by him for the K. of
France, 518
- — • dies at his palace of Shene, 487
his epitaph at Westminster, ibid. 488
the nature of his claim to the Crown of France,
ibid.
Edward the Black Prince, birth of, 440
5 C Edward
INDEX.
Edward the Black Prince made Duke of Cornwall, 445 Edward VI. birth of, 700
created Prince of Wales, 455 begins his reign in England, 109
enters Gascoyne, 464, 501 his procession to Westminster, ibid.
... ... — enters the Province of Berry, 465 his death, 712
gains the battle of Poytiers, 466, 501 Edwarde and Cristofer, two ships of K. Edw. III.,
his entry into London, 467 taken by the French, 447
— , wins the hold of Tournellys, 469 Edwoldus, brother of St Edmund, becomes a monk
sworn to keep the peace with France, 472, at Cerne, 163
473 Edwy, or-Edwyn, ». Edredus.
. . . . weds the Countess of Kent, 474 Edwyn, the first Christian prince of Northumberland,
; • receives possession of Guyan, 475 83
takes the part of Peter K. of Castile, 476, represented as the son of Ethelfride, 1 10
521 more properly the son of Elle or Ella K. of
— — defeats Henry the usurper of the Crown of Deyra, ibid.
Castile, 477 persecuted by Ethelfride, ibid.
• i returns to Bourdeaux, ibid. flies to Redwald K. of the East Angles, ibid.
— — appealed in the French King's Court by the . token given to him in a vision, ibid.
Earls of Armenak, of Bret, and of Peri- .. slays Ethelfride in battle, ibid.
gort, 478, 479, 521 becomes K. of Northumberland, ibid.
'• his death, and burial at Canterbury, 486 his life attempted by order of Quichellinus,
Edward, first son of Edward the Black Prince, 486 111
Edward IV. his descent, as Earl of March, 582 overcomes the West Saxons, ibid.
raises forces to support his father, 627 .. exhorted by pope Boniface V. to receive
gathers his force at Cotswold, 638 Christianity, 112
proceeds with the Earl of Warwick to Lon- Paulinus repeats the token, ibid.
don, 639 his good administration of Justice, 112
elected King of England, ibid. wins Eubonia, now the Isle of Man, ibid.
his coronation, 640 .. Penda and Cadwan unite against him, ibid.
lands at Calais, 650 slain at Hatfeld, ibid.
begins his reign in England, 652 Edwyn, son of Edward the Elder, 176
'• — visits different parts of his realm,, ibid. Edwyn and Malcharus, or Morcar, defeat Tosti, 234
has " the sykenesse of pockys," 653 they submit to William the Conqueror, 236
marries the lady Elizabeth Gray, 654 — - - the Conqueror takes them with him to Nor-
escapes to Flanders, 658 mandy, 240
proclaimed an usurper, 660 Moreharus sails into Scotland, 240
lands again at Ravynspore, ibid. — , they rebel against the Conqueror, 242
1 — gains the battle of Barnet, 661 Edwin is slain, ibid.
begins the second part of his reign in En- Moreharus, with the Bishop of Durham,
gland, ibid. takes possession of the Isle of Ely, ibid.
orders Inquisitions to be made concerning the he is kept in prison till the Conqueror's death,
rebellion of the Bastard of Fauconbridge, 247
662 Egbert, King of Kent, begins his reign, 119
asks a Benevolence for his journey into France, made prisoner by Offa, 138
664 Egbert, King of Northumberland, 132, 135
his interview with Lewis XI. ibid. becomes a monk, 1 39
his return, 665 Egbert, King of the West Saxons, put out of his
borrows money of the Londoners, 667 kingdom by Brigthricus, 146
• rides hunting with the citizens in Waliham retires to the Court of Charlemagne, ibid.
Forest, ibid. returns to his Kingdom on the death of
bis liberality, ibid. ' , • Brigthricus, 147
his death, ibid. defeats Bernulph K. of Mercia, ibid.
Edward, son of Henry VI. birth of, 628 makes war upon the Kentish Saxons and
• set apart from the succession to the throne, Northumbers, ibid.
637 i wins Chester from the Welsh, ibid.
struck by Edw. IV. and slain, 628, 662 crowned chief Lord of England, ibid.
Edward V. born, 659 defeated by the Danes at Carrum, 148
. begin.s his reign in England, 667 his death, ibid.
in his way to town seized by the Duke of Glou- Egbertus made Archbishop of- York, 137
cester, 668 brirjgs the pall which had been foregone
committed to the Tower, 669 since the time of Paulinus, 138
murdered, with his brother, 670 .. collects a library at York, ibid.
Egelfleda,
INDEX.
Egelfleda, the first wife of Edgar, 1 97
Egelredus, Etheldredus, or Eldred, (Etheldred If.)
the son of Edgar, begins his reign in
England, 202
— — crowned at Kingston, ibid.
marries Ethelgina, or K.lgina, 203
— — besieges Rochester, ibid.
• his licentiousness and vices, 204
— — marries Emma daughter of Richard duke
of Normandy, 204
orders the Danes to be slain throughout
his territories, ibid.
sends his wife and sons to Normandy, 207
flies to Normandy himself, ibid.
returns on the death of Swanus, ibid.
• dies at London, 208
Egfertus succeeds Offa in the Kingdom of Mercia,
147
Eglidon, or Eglisdon, now called St. Edmondsbury,
163
Egremont, Thomas Lord, quarrel of with the sons of
the E. of Salisbury, 632
slain at Towton, 639
Egritus receives the Kingdom of East Anglia from
Sigebert, 117
Elanius, or Davius, made K. of Britain, 26
Eldad K. of Britain, 30
Eldegarde wife of Charlemagne, 145
Eldon or Eldoll K. of Britain, 30 V
Eleanor queen of Henry II. liberated from prison by
f her son Richard, 299
. homage of, for the Country of Poytiers, 310
Eleanor of Provence, married to K. Henry III. 329
.I. crowned queen at Westminster, ibid.
her death, 393
Eleanor of Castile, married to K. Edw. I. 338
received by the citizens of London, ibid.
her death, 393
Elfleda, or Enfleda, daughter of Oswy, becomes ab-
bess of Streamshalte in the Vale of Whitby,
119
Elfleda, daughter of K. Alfred, receives the rule of
Mercia from her husband, 166, 177
builds numerous towns and castles, 177
defeats the Welsh, ibid.
takes Derby from the Danes, ibid.
her death, ibid.
Elincus, admiral of Etheldred's navy, joins the Danes,
203
Elfrida daughter of K.Alfred, 166
Elfrida, Alfrida, Alfritha, or Estrylde, married to a
knight of Edgar's Court named Ethel-
wolde, 197
afterwards becomes the wife of Edgar, 198
builds a house of nuns at Warwell, ibid. 201
opposes Edward the Martyr's accession to the
Throne, 200
her repentance 'after Edward the Martyr's
murder, 201
— — founds the Monastery of Ambrysbury, 202
Elidurus v. Heliodorus
Elidurus K. of Britain, 30
Eliud or Eldred K. of Britain, 30
Elizabeth daughter of the K. of Hungary, her fame
327
Elizabeth queen of Edw. IV- v. Gray.
Elizabeth of York, daughter of K. Edw. IV. after-
wards queen of Hen. VII. birth of, 655
•• crowned at Westminster, 683
; her death, 688
Elizabeth, queen of England, born, 699
— — — committed by her sister Mary to the Tower,
714
————— begins her reign, 719
her prayer ou leaving the Tower, ibid.
procession to Westminster, ibid. 720
her coronation, 722
Ella arrives in Britain, 69
founds the Kingdom of the South Saxons, ibid.
reigns in Deyra, 83
chosen K. of the Northumbers, 162
Elman, or Thetford, the principal town of the East.
Angles, 70
Elmynbrydge, Sir William, 423
• beheaded, 426
Elphegus v. Alphegus.
Elphleda v, Elfleda.
Elswyna holds the lordship of Mercia, 178
Elsynge or Elfynge, married to Brennius, 20
taken prisoner by the K. of Denmark, 2 1
Eltham, lohn of, made Duke of Cornwall, 440
his death, 445 \
Eltutus, the bell of St. seized by K. Edgar, 199
Ely, the Isle of, seized by Morcharus and the Bishop
of Durham, 242
taken by the adherents of the Barons, 361, 362,
365
Ely, the bishopdck of, ordained by K. Henry I.
256
Ely Palace r. London.
— lohn of Gaunt dies there, 544
— the Duke of Holande lodged there, 581
Emanuel, Emperor of Constantinople, deceives the
Crusaders, 270
Emerian, or Eminicianus, K. of Britain, 29, 30
Emma, mother of K. Edward the Confessor, 237
her penance, 224, 225
benefactions of, to St. Swithin's Monastery at
Winchester, ibid.
her death, 227
Empson and Dudley beheaded, 695
Enderlaugh burnt t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Eneas exiled from Troy, 8
lands in Italy, ibid.
Enfleda, daughter of Edwyn K. of Northumberland,
christened by Paulinus, 111
becomes abbess of Streanshall in the vale of
Whitby, 112
English, the, mixed with other nations, 127
many put to death at Paris, 515
Enguerram, the favourite of Philip IV. 414, 416
called to account, 432
5 C 2 Enguerram,
INDEX.
Enguerram, death of, 433
Enguerram Lord of Coney, cruelty of, and penance,
375
Eoppa v. Coppa.
Epifoorde, or Agliffhorp, battle at, 65
Epidemye rages in France, 558
• in England, 612
Eraclius ». Heraclius.
Ercombertus reigns in Kent, 111
revives Christianity, ibid.
. marries Se&burga daughter of Anna,
ibid,
death of, 119
Erkenwald, bishop of London, founds the Monasteries
of Chertsey and Berking, 121
Ermenilda daughter of Wolpherus, ibid.
Ermyngstrete Way described, 22
Erpyngham, Sir Thomas, 549
Eryth, fishes taken at, 631
Esodir the name of Heliodorus in the English Chroni-
cle, 27
Essars, Pepyn de, 516
Essayer, or Sayer, Peter, 561
Essex, rebellion of the Commons of, *. K. Hen. VI.
623
Esterlings ally themselves with K. Edw. III. 460
Esierlings, Merchants, fined, 651
' affray upon them by the Commons of the
City, 684
Estfelde, Sir William, 613
Esthandune, Castle of, besieged, 492
Estryvelyn, the Castle of, besieged by K. Edw. I.
401
Ethelardus or Etheldredus begins his reign over the
West Saxons, 132
• his death, ibid.
Ethelbalde, or Ethelwalde, reigns in -Northumberland,
132
Ethelbert, the first Christian King of Kent, 67
edifies the Monastery of St. Peter and St.
Paul at Canterbury, ibid. 95
founds the Archbishop's See at Canterbury,
67
gives battle to Ceawlmus, 84
enlarges his dominions, 95
receives St. Augustine and his company,
ibid.
• remains of his Palace, ibid, n,
. his conversion, ibid.
gives St. Augustine a residence at Canter-
bury, ibid.
begins the foundation of St. Paul's, 97
founds the Church of St. Andrew at Ro-
chester, ibid.
excites a dweller of London to build the
Church of St. Peter Westminster, ibid.
• ' slain in fight with Ethelfryde K. of North-
umberland, ibid.
Ethelbertus, son of Adeulphus or Ethelwolphus, be-
gins his reign over the West Saxons,
162
Ethelbertus, defeats the Danes, ibid.
— buried at Sherborne, ibid.
Ethelburga, wife of Edwyn, goes into a Monastery
in France, 112, 117
Ethelburga, wife of lue, perswades her husband to
resign his crown, 129, 130
becomes abbess of Berking, 130
Ethelburga, queen of Brigthricus, poisons her hus-
band, 146
flies to France, ibid.
— the choice offered her by Charlemagne,
ibid.
Etheldreda v. Ethelfryd.
Etheldredus made K. of Mercia, 121
has three holy daughters and a son, ibid.
defeated by Egfryd K. of Northumber-
land, ibid.
— becomes a monk at Bardney, 128
— his death, 1 32
Etheldredus, or Etheldred I. begins his reign over the
greater part of England, 162
• wars with the Danes, ibid.
• lays siege to Nottingham, 165
defeated by the Danes near Basingstoke,
ibid.
founds the College of Canons at Exeter,
ibid.
, buried at Winbourne, or Woburne, ibid.
Etheldredus II. v. Egelredus.
Etheldredus, Duke of Mercia, builds a Monastery at
Gloucester, 177
Etheleswyda wife of Edward the Elder, 176
Ethelfridus, or Elfryde, rules the North Saxons, 94
slays the monks of Bangor, ibid.
fights with the Britons at Chester, 97,
109
wrongly stated to have been slain by Cad-
wan, ibid.
puts from him his wife, ibid.
slain in battle by Edwin, 110
Ethelfryd, or Etheldreda, becomes a nun at Colud,
120
afterwards abbess of Ely, ibid.
• her death, 121
Ethelgina, or Elgina, the wife of Egelredus or Ethel-
dred, 2O3
Ethelgota, daughter of K. Alfred, becomes a nun, 166
Ethelstan, son 6f Edward the Elder, 176
— — — — begins his reign over England, 181
on the death of Sythrycus seizes Northum-
berland, 182
reduces Constantine King of Scots, ibid.
183, 396
~ receives jewels and relics from Ottho th«
Emperor, 182
- crowned at Kingston, ibid.
offers his knife at St. lohn of Beverley
183
. a stone riven by him remaining in the time
of K. Edward III. ibid.
i subdues the North Britons, 183
Ethelstan
INDEX.
luhelstan, his vision, 184
-- buried at Malmesbury, 1 85
Ethelwaldus, or Ethelwoldus, son of Ethehvolpb, be-
gins his reign over the West Saxons, 161
————— discordances of writers concerning him,
ibid.
Ethelwold, St. builds an abbey at Peterborough, 1 '2 1
Ethelwold, or Athelwold, K. of the South Saxons,
slated by some writers to have been, slain
by Cadrralader, 125
Ethelwold, Duke of Berkshire, slain by the Danes,
164
Ethelwolphus begins his reign over the West Saxons,
154
— -- takes his son Alurede or Alfred to
Rome, 155
i- repairs the Saxon school which was
founded there by Offa, ibid.
i the foundation of the University of Ox-
ford attributed to him, ibid.
- received in France by Charles the Bald,
ibid.
— — - returns to England, ibid.
— — — — forces the Danes to take their ships,
- — — dies, and is buried at Winchester, ibid.
Ethelwyda wife of K. Alfred, 166
Ethelyngesey, a monastery built there by K. Alfred,
168
Ethereus, bishop of Orleans, 134
Ethilwalde, bishop of Winchester, account of, 203
Eubonia, now the Isle of Man, 112
Eudo begins his reign in France, 175
—— his death, ibid.
Evelinus wrestles with Hirreglass nephew of Cassibe-
lan, and kills him, 32
•• departs Cassibelan's Court with Androgius,
ibid.
Evcsham, battle of, 357
---- riot against the monks of, by the Earl of
Warwick's servants, 487
Eugeberge wife of Lewis V. 1 89
Eugenius IV. elected pope, 607
-- his character, ibid.
. — - holds a council to agree tire realms of En-
gland and France, 609
-- deposed, 612
Eukengoda, daughter of Ercombertus, 1 1 7
Eustace earl of Boulogne visits Edward the Confessor,
226
Eustace, son of K. Stephen, marries Constance the
daughter of Lewis VI. 265
- makes war upon Henry duke of Normandy,
268
- drowned, and buried at Feversham, ibid.
Eustace, or Estate, abbot of Flay, blesses a well at
Wye in Kent, 312
Ew, Sir Rauf earl of, beheaded, 499
Exeter repaired by K. "Ethelstan, 183
--- taken by Svanus K. of Denmark, 205
— — besieged by William the Conqueror, 24O
6
Exeter rebels against K. Stephen, 264
Exeter, Henry duke of, .sutlers the earl of Warwick's
fleet to escape him, 636
1 found drowned, 66$
Exeter, Henry marquis of, beheaded, t. K. Hen. VIII.
701
Exton, sir Piers of, the, murderer of Richard II.
568
Eyvyle, sirlohn, 364
Faganus and Dimianus convert the Briions to Christi-
anity, 38
Farneham r. Fernham
Farrar, Nicholas, bishop of St Davids, burnt, 717
Farthings of silver coined, 387
Fauconbridge, William lord, taken prisoner, 62 1
• created earl of Kent, 652
Fauconbrydge, rebellion of the bastard of, 662
• his death, 663
Feasts, coronation, 586, 587, 599
Felix V. made pope, 6 1 2
resigns the papal dignity, 619
— — made legate of France, and cardinal of Savoye,
620
Felowe, lohn, 635
Felibyll, Genyn, 635
Ferdinandus K. of Castile, dies, 379
disposes of the crown of Castile contrary
to the covenant of his marriage, ibid.
Fereby, sir lohn, executed, 568
Fernham Castle taken by Lewis son of the French
king, 321
Ferrers, Rafe, 529
Ferrers, Robert, earl of Derby, 353
fined, 362
Ferrex and Porrex made governors of Britain,
18
Ferrex reported by some writers to have been
slain by Porrex, ibid.
Feryby, Thomas, 546
Feversham Abbey founded by K. Stephen, 269
Fiker the, destroyed /. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Fire, Greek, 373
First fruits and tenths restored to the crown by queen
Elizabeth, 722
Fisher, lohn, bishop of Rochester, beheaded, 700
Fishes taken at Erith, 631
Fitz-Garet, Thomas, executed, 700
Fitz-Hugh, lord, raises forces against K. Edw. IV.
658
Fitz-Iohn, sir lohn, 353, 364
Fitz- William, Bryan, joins sir Thomas Wyat,
713
Fitz- William, sir William, executed, 426
Fitz-William, sir William, disfranchised, 695
Fiz, Sir Edmund, beheaded, 654
Flamy n», 3S
Flamyns
I N D EX.
Flamyns or bishops subject to the archbishops,
39
i Archflamyng* and Flamyn*' sees endowed by
Lucius, 40
Flanders, the beginning of the earldom of, 161
- broken in upon by the sea, 255
- i- intercourse of the merchants of, 368
• invaded by Robert earl of Artoys, 399
the war of Philip IV. in, 410 i ,
— ^— — a new rebellion in, 415
'i the earldom of, given to the earl of Nevers,
435
' — the towns of, loose the wool-staples, 464
Flanders, Arnold or Arnulph, earl of, slays William
duke of Normandy, 1 87
refuses obedience to Hugh Capet, 212
- i is reconciled to him, ibid.
Flanders, Bawdewyne, or Baldwin, earl of, 161
Flanders, Charles earl of, his death, 263
Flanders, Guy earl of, after a long resistance drives the
French from his country, 410, 411
Flanders, the earl of, escapes from the treachery of
Philip de Artyvele, 554
, ., defeated by Philip de Artyvele in a pitched
battle, 555
Flaundres, sir Robert de, 489
Flemings settle in Wales, 255
defend CaSSyle against Philip de Valois,
489
i i . ' their treaty with the duke of Burgoyne,
526
. robbed by the Kentish men, 658
Flemynge, sir William, beheaded, 426
Fleurs de Lis, why borne in the arms of France,
870
Flint Castle built by K. Edw. I. 385 .
Floce, or Floze, Peter, death of, 437
Floquet receives the towns of Normandy for the French
king, 620, 626
Florins first coined by K. Edw. III. 455
Flory, abbey of, 179
Fogyers, the taking of the town of, 621
Folkmote held at Paul's Cross, 342
Foloaynes sends a Roman Legion against the Picts,
52
Forest, statutes of the, confirmed, 356
Forest, friar, execution of, in Smitlifield, 701
Forest. Peter de la, archbishop of Roan, 502, 504
declares to the great council of France the im-
prisonment of K. lohn, 50 1
Fosse- Way described, 2 1
Fountaynys, sir Reynold de, 514
France v. Gallia
beginning of the reign of the kings of, 54
: the .first arms of, 57
kings of, for a long time called Criniti,
ibid.
— the monasteries of, preferred in the Saxon
times, 1 1 7
. • — table of the kings of, from Meroveus to Hil-
dericus, 137
France, table of the kings of, from Pepyti to Lewis
VI. 209, 211
— the three estates of, hold their council after
the taking of K. lobn by the English
501
— — — the demands of the three estates to the duke
of Normandy, 502
the council dissolved, 503
reassembly of the estates of, 506
— —- K. Henry V. admitted regent of France,
584
France, the great master of, comes to England,
698 »
Franci, or French, origin of the, 55, 5C
Franco, or Francio, the reputed son of Hector, 55
lands with Turchus in Thrace, ibid.
removes to Pannorna, or Pannonia, ibid.
builds Sicambria, ibid.
his people named Sicambri and Fransci,
ibid. ^/
Franke, value of a, 527
Fredegunda the mistress of Chilpericus, 85
- endeavours to separate Chilperich auu
Audouera, ibid.
married to Chilperiche, 86
- procures the murder of Sygebertus, 87
•- procures the death of Clodoveus, 90
- revenges the death of her son Theodoras,
91
. her adultery, ibid.
contrives the murder of Chilperiche,
— takes refuge in a monastery at Paris,
98
— her death demanded of Gunthranus.
99
sent to Neustria or Normandy, ilml.
• intends the assassination of Brunechieldis,
ibid.
defeats the forces of Childeberl, 102
falls sick and dies, ibid.
Frederick II. emperor of Almayne, accursed by
pope Gregory IX. 326
marries Isabel the sister of K. Hen.
111.329 l.>.
his death, -335
1 epitaph for him at Ferenciola, ibid.
— — his supposed treachery toward St. Lewis,
370, 371
Frederick III. emperor of Almayne, sends to Lewis
XI. 650
Fredeswyd, St. death of, 135
Free Warren granted to the citizens of London,
327
Fria, one of the Saxon deities, 60
Friars, Monks, Canons, and Nuns, leave their cloisters,
701
Friars, Grey, come to England, 259
: compelled to take their old habit,
687
Friars-Augustines settle in Wales
Friars.
INDEX.
Friars-Minors brought to England, 325
first settled at Canterbury, ibid.
Friday, origin of the name of, 60
Friquant, sir Friquet de, kept a prisoner by lohn K.
of France, 501
Frosts, great, 573, 608, 705
Frountayne, lohn, 610
Frystanne, bishop of Winchester, dies, 1 82
Fugacrus and Dimianus convert the Britons under
Lucius, 38
Fulgen, or Fulgenius K. of Britain, 30
Fulgencius, or Fulgeni us slays Severus, 41
Fulle, sir Silvester dela, 498
Fulthorpe, Robert, 534
Furius Camillas made dictator of Rome, 24
Furneys- Abbey founded by K. Stephen, 269
Fynchanster, wonderful well at, 251
Galerius and Constantius admitted Caesars, 43, 45
' Galerius made emperor of Illyricuvn, ibid.
Galli, or Gauls, distinctions among the, 22
overcome the Romans, 24
- •'- tributary to Rome, 55
— — covenanted witli by Valentinian for the reduc-
tion of the Aleynys, ibid.
driven from Sicambria, ibid.
defeat the army of Theodosius, 56
Galli Cenonenses, 22
Gallia, why so named, 56
— — — - its division, ibid.
provinces and lordships of, ibid. 57
Gambold, captain, slain, 710
Ganders, the feast of, instituted at Rome, 24
Gardener, Stephen, bishop of Winchester, imprisoned
in the Tower, 710
. deposed, 711
. released by Q. Mary and restored,
712
Garnad (Grenada ?) taken by the king of Spain,
684
Garnery and Albone, sent by Brunechielde . against
Lothaire, 106
betray Sigebert's army, ibid.
— — — Garnery is made prefect of the palace by
Lothaire, 107
Gamy, friar, aids the war of Philip II. in Flanders,
287
Garolus, or Gorleis, slain by Uter Pendragon at Tyn-
taggel, 75
Garter, order of the, devised by K. Edw. III. 456
Garton, 532
Gascoyne, or Vasconia, 56
Gascoyne, Guyan, and Poytiers granted
to the children of K. Edw. III. 453
the Gascoynys war with France, 497
Gascoyne, Endo or Guydo duke of, rebels against the
K. of France, 132
7
Gascoyne, Endo duke of, allies him 'with Abyderamus
K. of Spain, 133
is pardoned and restored to his country of
Gascoyne, ibid.
dies, 134
Gasymerans, rebellion of, in Navarre, 379
Gate, sir Geffrey, taken prisoner at Southampton,
658
liberated, 659
Gates, sir lohn, attainted of treason, 712
Gathern, image of Daruell, burnt, 701
Gauelon deceives Charles the son of Pepyn, 143
" i- put to death at Aquysgrany, 144
Gaveston, Piers, banished by K. Edw. I. 402
recalled by K. Edw. II. 417
— — — made duke of Cornwall, ibid.
banished to Ireland, 418
recalled, ibid.
- exiled to Flanders, 419
recalled by K. Edward, ibid.
beheaded at Gaversede near Warwick,
ibid.
Gaufride, variation of, from other writers, 23
Gaunt, rebellion of the inhabitants of, 528
— the inhabitants of, still obstinate, 556
Gaunt, lohn of, his birth, 450
• ~ created duke of Lancaster, 474
• .-- carries on the war in France, 480, 484, 505,
521
marries Constance daughter of Peter K. of
Castile, 483
becomes regent of England, 487
— breaks up the siege of Roan, 505
— — — goes to Spain to claim certain lands in the
right of Constance his wife, 535
makes a treaty of peace with the K. of Spain,
ibid.
his death at the bishop of Ely's palace, 544
— chantries and anniversary founded for him,
480, 544
Gaunt, sir Soyerof, 528
Gayton, Robert, knighted by K. Richard II. 53 1
Geffrey, archbishop of York, deprived by the bishop
of Ely, 302
Genebaux, 55
Generon, or Gwayneren, the castle of, built by Vor-
tiger, 65, 68
Genuissa or Gennen the daughter of Claudius marries
Aroviragus, 36
1 »- tribute to the Romans paid by Arviragus at
her entreaty, 37
Germains, St. de Pree, monastery of, 77
Germanus, or St. Germayne, and Lupus arrive in
Britain, 61
— — — • St. Germayne performs a miracle, ibid.
62
- is said in the Legend to have deposed
Vortiger, ibid,
performs a miracle for the Britons, 65
Gennaynes, St. taken from the English, 610
Gerolde,
INDEX.
G«rolde, Peter, executed, 645
Geron, or Geronde, in Arragon surrendered to the K.
of France, 383
Geruntius K. of Britain, 30
Geta, son of Severus, 41
- allowed by the Roman? in Britain for their
king, 42
Giants in Britain, 7
destroyed by Brute, 10
Giffarde, sir lohn, beheaded, 426
Gildas translates the laws of Moliuncius Dunwallo,
20, 22
Gille, or Gillion, chosen for their governor by the
Frenshmen, 63
"• advised by Guynemeus to oppress Iris subjects,
ibid.
leaves his kingdom, and flies to Soissons, 64
Glaycon v. Claycon
Glazing, the craft of, introduced into England, 120
Glastonbury Abbey founded, by lue (Ina) king of the
West Saxons, 129
- " repaired in the times of Edmond and
Edgar, ibid.
. the bones of Colfridus and the abbess
Hilda brought there, 1 90
1 strife between the abbot Thurstan and his
monks, 246
the abbot of, executed t. K. Hen. VIII.
701
Glaumorgan explained, 16
Gloucester anciently the see of an archbishop, 39
- — all Wales subject to the see of, ibid.
— — the archbishoprick removed to St. Mene-
nia, since called St David's, ibid.
' an abbey built at, 122
monastery of St. Peter at, built by Ethel-
dredus earl of Mercia, 177
• — destroyed by the Danes, but 're-
newed by Aldredus arch-
bishop of York, 178
Gloucester, Eleanor dutchess of, exiled, 614
Gloucester, Humphrey duke of, 533, 576
- made protector of England during the
minority of K. Hen. VI. 592
visits Holland, 595
I. his quarrel with cardinal Beaufort, ibid.
the bill of complaint preferred by him in
parliament, 596
his reconciliation with the cardinal, 597
relieves Calais, 610
————— follows the duke of Burgoyne into Flan-
ders, 611
takes Poperynge and Bell, ibid.
his enemies prevail against him, 6i4
r arrested by the viscount Beawmonde, 619
his murder, ibid.
character of him, ibid.
— — buried at Saint Albans, ibid.
Gloucester, Robert earl of, withdraws his allegiance
from K. Stephen, 265
i i exchanged for him when prisoner, 267
Glyguell, or Glygwell, K. of Britain, 30, 3 1
Godarde, lohn, 517
Godfray, a Danish chieftain, receives Fryse from the
king of France, 173
Godina, wife of Leofric earl of Mercia, procures the
freedom of Coventry, 229
Gogmagog, the giant, 10 ~m
Golden Fleece, order of the, instituted by the duke
of Burgundy, 609
Goldsmiths and Taylors, variance between the fellow-
ships of, 364
Goldyngton, sir lohn, execution of, 428
Golsanda, daughter of Anahildus, marries Chilperi-
cus, 85
Gondigisillus, 75
Gonorilla, daughter of K. Leyr, 14
Goodwin, earl, opposes the accession of Harold Hare-
foot to the throne, 22 1
takes the rule of the kingdom under Har-
dykynytus, 223
his children, ibid.
— — compasses the death of Alfred, brother of
Edward the Confessor, ibid.
•— • withdraws from Edward the Confessor's
court, 226
sails to Flanders, ibid.
is outlawed, ibid.
— — ^— his return and reconciliation, 227
•• his death, 228
Goos, lohn, burnt as a Lollard, 663
Goran, Goddarde, 711
Gorbodiam, 1 7
Gorbodio made ruler of Britain, 1 8
- '— buried at New Troy or London, ibid.
Gorbomannus, or Gorbonianus, made K. of Britain,
27, 29
repairs the temples through his realm, 27
Gosstleyne intrigues against Lowys and Charles, the
sons of Lewis Balbus, 1"2, 173
Goths, or Gothis, win Avynyon, 134
driven from their country, 180
Gough, Matthew, 608
killed in the defence of London bridge
against Cade, 625
Gowthram, or Gutteron, the Danish prince, arrives,
167
accepts Christianity after his defeat by
Alfred, 168
Graccon chosen master of the palace to Theodorich,
125
Gracian, or Gracianus, a captain of Maximius, holds
the land of Britain to his behalf, 51
seizes the government of Britain on Maxi-
mius's death, ibid.
< called of " Gaufride" Municeps, ibid.
- is slain by the Britons for his tyranny, ibid.
• the last of the Roman king*, 54
Graie, the lord lohn, condemned for treason, 714
Graie, the lord Thomas, committed to the Tower,
714
Grame, Robert, 612
Granbodian
INDEX.
Granbodian the nameofGorbomannusinthe English
Chronicle, 27
Gratianus, emperor of Rome, slain by Maximius at
Lyons, 50
Gravesend burnt by the Frensh, 529
Gravysende, Stephen, bishop of London, 537
respect shewn by the citizens of London
to his memory, 538
Gray, the lady Elizabeth, secretly married to K. Edw.
IV. 654
crowned at Westminster, 655
i takes sanctuary, 668
Gray, lady lane, proclaimed queen, 712
Gray, sir Ralph, 6 1 1
• — — beheaded, 654
Gray, Richard, 534
Gray, sir Richard, 353, 364
Gray, sir Thomas, 549
• beheaded, 579
Grayll, sir lacques de la, 595
Greek Fire, 373
Green, sir Henry, 566
Gregory, St. sees the English youths at Rome,
94
- »end* St. Augustine into Britain, ibid.
95
made pope, ibid.
sends Melitus, lustus, and Paulimw, with
books and relics, . to St Augustine,
96
Gregory IV. pope, endeavours to reconcile Lewis I.
with his sons, 150
Gregory X. elected pope, 378
Gregory XI. pope, endeavours to settle a peace
between England and France, 482, 484,
522
Grene, sir Henry, 545
executed at Bristol, 546
Grenelee"e, the rebel so named, 687
Grey, the lord Leonard, beheaded on Tower Hill,
702
Grey Friars v. Friars.
Griffin K. of Wales, invades the county of Hereford,
228
Groats and half-groats of a light weight coined bv K.
Edw. III. 461
Groats coined by K. Edw. IV. 655
Grolle or Grollo, the chieftain of the Danes, invades
Normandy, 188, 189
Grosthead, Robert, bishop of Lincoln, his complaint
of aliens being admitted to English be-
nefices, 334
his death, 336
— his letter to pope Innocent IV. ibid.
Gryffon son of Carolus Martellus, 135
i makes war upon his two brethren, ibid.
is taken by them and imprisoned, ibid.
i liberated, but allies himself with the Saxons,
136
annoys Tassylon - duke, of the Bavarys,
ibid.
Gryffon again taken prisoner by Pepyn, ibid.
• • has xii. earldoms of France assigned to him,
ibid.
• his death, 139
Gryftyth ap Lewelyn, killed in escaping from the
Tower of London, 332
Gryse, laquet, treachery of to lohn Carongyon,
556
Legate into England,
Gualo,
as
sou of the French
or Swalo, sent
322
excommunicates Lewis
king, 323
Guedon, Bertrand, the person who killed Richard
1.309
Guiderius begins his reign in Britain, 35
denies the British tribute to the Romans,
ibid. f
• slain in battle, ibid.
Guild ford Castle taken by Lewis son of the French
king, 321
Guildhall rebuilt «. K. Hen. IV. 576
Guillamour slain by Uter, 70
Guilthdak, or Guilthdakus v. Cutlakus
Guitelinus, or Guytellius made K. of Britain, 25
Gundebalde taken prisoner by Clodoveus, but re-
leased, 72
shares Burgoyne with Hilpericus, 75
slays Hilpericus, and exiles hi* children,
ibid.
" assists in delivering Childebert, Sigebert'*
son, 88
Gundefelf makes war on Gundebalde, 72
Gundenclius grandfather of Clotild, 75
Gundoaldus slays Theodobert son of Chilperich,
87
Gundoaldus, a young man of the name of, claims to
be the son of the first Lothaire, 99
sends ambassadors to Gunthranus, ibid,
• makea war upon Gunthranus, 100
is deceived, and killed, 101
Gunhardus (Gaufride) or Sunardus duke of Gallia,
18
Gunthranus, or Guntranus, has the province of Op-
leans, 85
his brothers Chilperich and Sigebert
make war upon him, 87
— — • claims certain territories about Turon,
89
reconciled to Childebert and Chilperiche,
90
Gunthranus and Childebert unite against
Chilperiche, 91
— — — — - takes upon him Ihe protection of Clotha-
rius, son of Chilperiche, 98
holds a council with Childebert, 99, 100
— admits Childebert for his heir, ibid.
-- defeats Gundoaldus, ibid.
dies and is buried at Cabilon, 1,01
Gunylda, wife of the emperor Hen. 111. accused of
" spousebreach," 222
5 D Gunylda
INDEX.
Cunylda clears herself by her champion, ibid.
223
Gurgineus or Gurginetes K. of Britain, 30
Gurgustius made ruler of Britain, 17
- buried at York, ibid.
Gurguncius, Gurguyntus, or Gurguyt, made K. of
Britain, 25
i ' • sails into Denmark, and wastes the coun-
try, ibid.
' ' grants Ireland to the Basclenses, ibid.
- buried at London, or at Caer Leon,
ibid.
Gurmundus assists Ethelfhdus in his wars upon the
Britons, 94
" is slain in France, ibid.
Gurmundus Africanus sent for from Ireland, ibid.
— — wars with Careticus in Britain, ibid.
Gurth, or Surth, gives advice to Harold, 235
Guthlac, St. v. Cutlake
Guy v. Warwick
Guyan, 1 0
* • war in continued, 427
— — — skirmishes in, between the English and
French, 432
Guyan, Charles duke of, poisoned, 650
Guyan, Gayfer, duke of, sets a tribute upon spiritual
lands, 140
^— — • admonished by Pepyn, ibid.
the territories of, laid waste, ibid. 141
Guyan, Hanualde duke of, rebels against the crown
of France, 136
Guyffarde, lohn, 517
Guyllyam, steward or constable of France, restores
Lewis I. 151
Guynomadus, or Guynemeus, counsels Childerich to
avoid bis kingdom, 63
. advises Gille, the successor of Childe-
rich, to increase the burthens of his
subjects, ibid.
assists in restoring Childerich, 64
Guynthelinus v. Guitelinus
Guynys surrendered to the English, 462
Gwanus and Melga defeated and chased to Ireland by
Gracian, 5 1
return to Britain on Grecian's death, 52
Gwentolena, or Gwentoleyn queen of Britain, 12
Gwentolyne r. Guitelinus
Gwitellinus, or Gosselyne, applied to by the Britons,
53
Gyfford, sir lohn, 423
Gyftbrde, sir Gilbert, 353
Gylbert, or Gerbres, made bishop of Orleans,
212
• preferred to the church of Ravenne, ibid.
Gylle, Peter, 512,516
Gyllomarus made master of the palace to Theodoricb,
125
Gysors, the eastle of, taken by the lords in rebellion
against Lewis XI. 641
Gyuyle, sir lohn, 353
II
Hagustald p. Agustald
Hakendye, Richard, body of the wife of taken up at
St. Mary Hill, 685
Halfpenny, the, coined in silver, 387
Hall, sir Robert, death of, 529
Halys, sir Robert, prior of St. lohn's, murdered by
the rebels under lack Straw, 530
Hame, or Hamon, slays Guyderius, 35
Hanart, lohn, 620
Harding, Stephen, founder of the order of Cistercian
monks, 252
Hardykynytus, or Hardyknough, son of Canute,
217
• • • begins his reign in England, 222
• crowned at London, ibid.
—————— orders his brother's corpse to be
thrown into the Thames, ibid.
————— levies the tribute called Dane gelt,
ibid.
1 betakes the rule of the land to his
mother and earl Goodwin, 223
•' dies at Lambeth at a feast, ibid.
Harecourt, sir Godfrey, de, 494, 499
- banished as a traitor, 494
slain, 503
Harecourt, sir Guilliam de, 501
Harecourt, sir lohn de, 395, 494
Harecourte, sir lohn earl of, beheaded, 501
his body delivered to his friends, 507
his obsequy, 508
Harecourte, sir Lewis de, 501
Harflewe won by the duke of Barre, 609
- remains to the English after the giving up of
Normandy, 626
won by the French, 627
Harington, the town of, in part destroyed t. K. Hen.
VIII. 706
Harkeley, sir Andrew, 425
made earl of Carlisle, 426
in disgrace, 427
- his execution, ibid.
Harmayyle, the castle of, besieged, 193
Harmefreditus slays Eboryn, 125
Harold, son of Canutus, begins his reign in England,
221
" surnamed Harefoot, ibid.
banishes his stepmother Emma, 222
his death and burial at Westminster, ibid.
— — — his body taken from Westminster and after-
wards buried at St. Clements, ibid.
Harold Harfager invades England, but is defeated,
234
Harold II. son of earl Goodwin, joins his father against
K. Edw. Confessor, 226
his earldom restored to him, 227
— — has his father's lordships, 228
Harold
INDEX.
Harold II. sent by Edw. Confessor against Griffin K.
of Wales, ibid. 229
' . visits Nonnandy and is made a prisoner,
230
1 his oath to William duke of Normandy,
ibid.
•• marries William's daughter, ibid.
sent by Edw. Confessor against the North-
umbers, 231
- begins his reign in England, 233
— — — establishes good laws, ibid.
- defeats Harold Harfager and Tosti, 234
••' — loses the favour of his soldiers, ibid.
— — his answer to duke William concerning the
covenant said to have been made, ibid.
236
- his answer to the terms proposed by the
duke of Normandy, ibid.
wounded in the eye by an arrow, and then
slain, ibid.
different accounts of his death, ibid.
— • buried at Waltham Abbey, 237
Harold and Canutus, sons of Swanus, land in the N.
of Humber, 241
Harowe, lohn, executed at Pountfreyt, 638
Harper, George, joins sir Thomas Wyat in rebellion,
713
committed to the Tower, ibid.
Harvey, sir Walter, accused of harms done to the
city, 385
Hasle, Francis, 646
Hastings, battle of, 236
Hastings, one, marries the third daughter of Alexander
K. of Scots, 396
Hastings, sir Henry, 353, 357
defends the castle of Kenilworth, 357,
360
Hastings, William lord, beheaded in the Tower,
668
. his present, received from Lewis XI. 665
Haward, sir Edmond, slain, 696
Hawarde, lord William, joined in the defence of
London against sir Thomas Wyat, 713
Hawberke, sir Nicholas, 538
Heath, Nicholas, restored to the bishoprick of Wor-
cester, 712
Helena, the daughter of Coill, marries Constantius,
45
converted to Christianity by her son^Con-
stantine the Great, 47
goes to lerusalem and finds the -holy cross,
ibid.
Helenas, 55
Heliodir v. Elidurus
Heliodorus made K. of Britain, 27
finds his brother Archigallo who had been
deposed, 28
resigns his crown to him, ibid.
again made king upon Archigallo's death,
ibid.
imprisoned by his younger brethren, ibid.
Heliodorus made K. of Britain the third time, 39
buried at Caerleyl, or Karlele, ibid.
Hely begins to rule the Israelites, 1
Hely K. of Britain, 30,31
Henault, the seneschall of, comes to England,
573
Hengist and Horsa arrive in Britain, 60
1 they are taken into favour by Vortiger,
ibid.
1 Hengist obtains a grant of as much ground
as the hide of a bull will compass, ibid.
builds Thong Castle, ibid.
his treachery toward Vortiger and the Bri-
tons, 66
• slays the British nobles at a feast, ibid.
• receives iii. provinces of Vortiger, ibid.
begins his lordship over the province of Kent,
67
- ' overcomes the Britons with Octa, 68
his death, 69
Henry I. surnamed Beauclerke, begins his reign in
England, 253
his reformation in the state, ibid.
'• marries Mawde or Molde, daughter of Mal-
colyne K. of Scots, 254
• ' •• wars with his brother Robert in Normandy,
ibid.
— — — subdues Robert de Bolesyn, 255
—— — returns again to Normandy, ibid.
•' keeps the see of Canterbury vacant five years,
256
founds the abbey of Hyde, ibid.
1 renews the war with Lewis of France, 257
• defeats him, 258
returns to England, ibid.
** endeavours to entail the succession to the
throne on his daughter Matilda, 259
1 " his dreams and monitions, ibid. 260
inherits the earldom of Flanders, ibid.
hisdeath, embalmment, and burial at Reading
Abbey, ibid.
verses relating to him, ibid.
Henry II. descent of, 240, 259
his birth, 260
—— — made duke of Angeou and Normandy, 267
• marries Eleanor daughter of the earl of
Peytowe, ibid.
enters England, 268
wins the Tower of London, ibid.
— — by him the Saxoh blood returned to the
crown of England, 269
...I claims Peytowe, Gascoyne, and Guyan,
271
- • begins his reign in England, 219
description of his person, ibid. 273
— — — wins Ireland, ibid. 275
throws down many of the castles which were
built in Stephen's time, 273
— — — goes into Wales, ibid.
• invades Scotland, 274
5 D 2 Henry
INDEX.
Henry II. seizes the manors and temporal lands of
Becket, ibid.
. . .1 i fall of his fortunes after Becket's murder,
275
1. 1 a wonder shewn to him after his return from
Ireland, 216
i i purchases a dispensation for a visit to the Holy
Land, ibid.
— — his sons rebel against him, ibid.
i receives a second monition, 217
• his licentiousness, 278
— — — admonished of the reformation of seven arti-
cles, ibid.
• • • cause of the war between him and Philip II.
K. of France, 279
— — unsuccessful in a voyage to Ireland, 280
— — — deflated in Normandy by his son Richard,
ibid.
i dies at the castle of Conomeus, 281
1 1 his epitaph at Fount Evrard, ibid.
i. i the character given of him by Girardus
Cambrensis, ibid.
Henry, son of K. Henry II. marries the daughter of
Lewis VIII. of France, 273
— — — crowned king of England by hit father at
Westminster, ibid.
his death, 278
— — — by many writers named Henry III. 396,
397
Henry III. birth of, at Winchester, 316
— — — begins his reign in England, 323
crowned at Gloucester, ibid.
begins the new work of St. Peter's West-
minster, 324
• crowned a second time at Westminster,
325
• •• holds a general council at Oxford, ibid.
ward and marriage granted to him, 326
• has a fifteenth granted to him for the recovery
of his lands in Normandy, Guyan, and
Poyteau, 328
marries Eleanor of Provence, 329
a clerk of Oxford attempts to assassinate him,
330
i his displeasure with the citizens of London,
331, 332
— makes a progress into Wales, ibid.
— — sails into Normamiy, ibid.
.I., goes to Normandy with his queen and ton
Edward, 338 •
— — . the barons revolt against him, 343, 344
• asks licence of the commonalty of London to
pass the sea, 345
• received at Paris by St. Lewis, ibid.
renounces his claim to Normandy, Angeou,
Poyteau, and Mayne, 346
i absolved by the pope from maintaining the
articles made at Oxford, 347
• falls sick at Bourdeaux, 348
• his rupture with the baron-, 349
... attends the French king's parliament, 351
Henry III. agrees to refer his differences with h»
barons to the decision of the French king,
352
• the rupture with the barons renewed, ibid.
his answer to the barons, 355
- taken prisoner at Lewes, ibid. .
- grants a pardon to the barons, knights, &c.
356
reconciled to the earl of Gloucester, 363
• his death at Westminster, 369
verses on a tablet near his tomb, ibid.
Henry IV. created earl of Derby, 533
•'• • marries the daughter of the countess of
Hereford, ibid.
- made duke of Hereford, 543
• — accuses the duke of Norfolk, 544
sails into France, 545
lands at Ravynspore, ibid.
his interview with K. Richard II. in the
Tower, 547
claims the crown of England in parliament,
549
• his speech on taking possession of the throne,
551
- marries the widow of the duke of Brytayne,
559, 570
' his coronation, 565
conspiracy against him, 568
sends an expedition to France, 563
- preparations for his visiting the Holy Land,
576
seized with sickness at St Edward's shrine,
ibid.
- his death in the lerusalem chamber, 563, 577
- buried at Canterbury, ibid.
Henry V. knighted by K. Rich. II. 545
— — — made prince of Wales, 565
begins his reign in England, 577
- his conduct in his youth, ibid.
— — removes the corps of K. Rich. II. from
Langley to Westminster, ibid.
— — his provision to make war on France, 578
takes Harflew, 579
— — — gains the victory of Agincourt, 562, 579,
£80
- returns to England, 581
- goes a second time to France, 582
|X| — wins Caen, Phaleys, Roan, and other towns
^ of Normandy, 564, 582, 583
marries Catharine daughter of the K. of
. France, ibid.
— goes a third time to France, 588
' ' his death at Boys in Vincent, 589
buried at Westminster, ibid. 592
his character, 589
— — verses on him, 590, 591
Henry VI. born at Windsor, 588
begins his reigti in England, 591
— — — his extraordinary piety, 593
. crowned at Westminster in his eighth year,
599
7 Henry
INDEX.
Henry VI. goes to France, 601
received at Paris, 602
crowned at Paris, 603
returns to England, ibid.
i . ceremonies attending his entry into London,
ibid. 604, 605, 606, 607
~— — supposed treason against, by the dutchess of
Gloucester and others, 614
. his marriage, 617
the fortune of the world falls from him,
618
. removes with his queen to Kenilworth, 623
falls ill at Clarendon, 627
meets the duke of York and the lords of his
party at London, 633
is deposed, 639
flies to Scotland, ibid.
defeated at Hexham, 654
•• taken prisoner by one Cantlowe, ibid.
- proclaimed king by the duke of Clarence and
others at Dartmouth, 658
liberated from the Tower and restored,
659
found forsaken of his lords, by K. Edw. IV.
661
• ' • conveyed a prisoner to the Tower again,
ibid.
- his death, and burial at Chertsey, 662
Henry VII. proposal to, to marry Elizabeth daughter
of K. Edw. IV. 672 -'
. lands at Mylbourne Port, ibid.
his piety, ibid.
— — — proclaimed king, 673
gains* the battle of Bosworth, 672, 675
— — — begins his reign in England, 68 1
marries Elizabeth of York, 683
— — assists Charles IX. of France, 676
prest made to him by the citizens of London,
683
_— has a benevolence from the city of London,
684
— goes to France, ibid.
his return, ibid.
- has another prest from the citizens, 686
. his chapel at Westminster began, 611,688
his death and character, 678, 690
Henry VIII. visits the city of London when duke of
York, 685
. Itegins his reign, 678, 69 1, 695
, aids the K. of Spain again* t the Moon,
695
• besieges Turwen, 696
meets the French king near Guisnes, 697
— — — the legates sit at Black Friers on his mar-
riage, 699
— — — divorced from Q. Katherine of Arragon,
ibid.
— marries Anne Boleyn, ibid.
. meets the French king over sea, ibid.
. — - begins great buildings at Calais and Guisnes,
701
Henry VIII. his progre** toward York, 702
sends an army against Scotland, 706
at the siege of Bulleine, ibid. 707
his death, 709
Henry, son of Henry the VIII. birth and death of,
695
Henry, son of Robert, begins his reign in France,
219
— — makes war upon Eudo earl of Champeyn and
Baldwin earl of Flanders, 220
builds the monastery of St. Martin, called
des Champs, by Paris, ibid.
" • his unkindness to Robert duke of Normandy,
ibid.
— — — admits his son Philip to the rule of France,
221
- • his death, ibid.
Henry IV. emperor of Almayne, imprisons pope
Pascal, 255
1 resigns his dignity to CalixtusII. ibid.
- comes to England and lives at Chester,
ibid.
• said by some writers to have died at Spyre,
256
Henry the bastard usurper of Castile, defeated by Ed-
ward the Black Prince, 477
takes the city of Calahore, ibid.
recovers Castile, ibid.
Herbarde beheaded, 6 1 9
Heraclius, patriarch of lesusalem, comes to England,
278
————— offers the keys of the city and of our Lord't
grave to Henry II. ibid.
— — — his discontent with Henry II. ibid.
. goes into France, 282
- in returning to lerusalem is driven into the
port of Da mas, ibid.
... . Hercules' pillars, 10
Hereford castle built by Edward the elder, 176
- the minster of, burnt by Griffin king of
Wales, 228
Hereford, Humphrey earl of, rfain at Burghbrydge
by Edw. II. 425
Hereford, Roger earl of, his conspiracy against Wil-
liam the Conqueror, 245
Hermyngarde, wife of Lewys I. 1 53
Herrings, white, price of t K. Hen. VII. 685
Hertford Castle held by Lewis son of the King of
France, 323
Hesbertiu slays Samt Kenelm, 147
Heth, lohn, 685
Heybert, son of Clothayre, has certain Cities aligned
to him, 113
. Heyron, Richard, 652
his opposition to King Edw. IV. 653
• dies in sanctuary, ibid.
Hide of land, what, 246
Higanius and Petitur, the named of Vigenius and Pe-
ridurus in the English Chronicle, 28
Highways of Britain, iiii. begun by Moliuncius Dun-
wallo, 20
Highway*
INDEX.
Highways completed by Belynus, 21
Hildericus, or Childericus the second, begins his reign
in France, 135
... !• his kingdom seized by Charlemayne and
Pepyn, 136
is formally deposed and becomes a monk,
137
— — — — - with him the race of Meroneus ends, ibid.
• duration of his reign, ibid.
Hilpericus, son of Gundenchus, 75
. shares Burgoyne with Gundebaldus, ibid,
is slain with his wife, by Gundebaldus,
ibid.
Hirelda v. Hirreglas.
Hirreglas or Hirelda nephew to Cassibelan, 32
slain in wrestling, ibid.
Hisider the name of Heliodorus in the English Chroni-
cle, 27
Holand, Sir Edmund, Earl of Kent, marries the Duke
of Milan's sister, 572
made Admiral, 573
killed in besieging Bryak, ibid.
Holande, Sir lohn, his variance with the Earl of Staf-
ford's son, 532
created Earl of Huntingdon, 533
Holande, lohn, Duke of Exeter, his account of his
interview with Richard II. at Woodstock,
566
beheaded, 568
Holande, Sir Othan of, 468
Holande, Rauffe, 615
Holande, Sir Robert, joins the party of K. Edw. I.
425
Holidays forbidden to be kept, 702
Holie Rood House destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Holte, lohn, 534
Homer, the Recuyll of the siege of Troy ascribed to
him, 36
Hoper, lohn, bishop of Worcester, deposed, 7 1 2
burnt, 717
Home, Robert, 623, 624
Horologe or Clock, sent by the KTng of Percy to
Charlemagne, 145
Horsa or Horsus, the brother of Hengist, slain, 65
Hounden, Richard, burnt on Tower Hill for heresy,
602
Rowland destroyed t. Hen. VIII. 706
Hubbard, William, 665
Hubert, bishop of Salisbury, with Richard I. at Jeru-
salem, 303
sent to England by Richard on the subject of
his ransom, 304
Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury, death of, 313
Hugh bishop of Lincoln dies, 311
Hugh le Graunde, earl of Parys, takes Richard duke
of Normandy under his protection, 188
, sides with the King, ibid.
Hugtb, or Hue le Grande, defeats the Danes, 174
Hum, lohn, 614, 615
Humber or Humbre, K. of Hunys, 12
Humber, river of, 12
Hungary invaded by the Chaan of Tartary, 331
Hungary, Belas King of, marries Margaret the daugh-
ter of Henry II. 283
Hungerforde, Lord, taken prisoner at Hexham and
beheaded, 654
Hunne, Richard, hanged in Lollard's Tower, 696
Huns invade France, 102
Hunt, Thomas, 654
Hunting, laws concerning, enacted by Lewis XI
644
Huntingdon, lohn earl of, created Duke of Exeter
543
Huntingdon, lohn earl of, t, K. Hen. V. taken prisoner
in France, 588
Huntingdon, lohn earl of, sent into France, 608
Hunyldys, or Hunyldus, ruler of Guyan, rebel*
against Charles, 141
•' is surrendered by Lupus duke of Gascoyne,
ibid.
Hurlyng time, season so called, 531
Husac, lohn Lord, his rebellions t. K. Hen. VIII. 700
Husey, Sir Thomas, beheaded, 654
Hylda or Helda, abbess of Whitby, 119, 121
Hynguoar and Hubba, said to have slain Ethelwaldus,
161
land in Norfolk, 163
— — they are slain at a place called Englefelde,
164
Hyrus, a French Captain, slays the Earl of Arundel,
608
I.
lacques, or lames, admitted K. of Aragon, 407
lago or Lago, made governor of Britain, 17
buried at Caerbrankor York, ibid.
lames I. K. of Scots marries loan daughter of the
dutchess of Clarence, 593
-" - liis murder, 612
James IV. of Scotland, marries Mary daughter of
Henry VII. 687
his death, 696
lane or lohanne queen of Philip de Valois, death of,
498
lane queen of Charles VI. K. of France, death of,
523
lanuay Merchants arrested through London, 633
lanuays, or soldiers of the city of leane, 497
lapheth the town of, won by Saladme, 302
laquys, Blacke, beheaded, 654
laundyes, the yellow evil so called, prevalent in Wales,
39
Ida reigns in Bernicia, 83
Iden, wife of Gorbodio, slays her son, 18
Iden, Alexander, 625
Idolatry forbidden t. K. Hen. VIII. 701
Jerusalem, Godfrey de Bulleine made K. of, 279
continues under the rule of ix. Christian
Kings, ibid.
Knights of St. lohn of, take the Isle of
Rhodes, 418
lew, or lue, succeeds Cadwalader as King of the
West Saxons, 128
lew,
INDEX.
lew, or lue, wars with the Kentish Saxons, ibid. lohn, created Earl of Lanca»ler, 299
begins the building of Glastonbury Abbey, 129 ; marries the Earl of Gloucester's daughter, ibid.
his grant of Rome scot or Peter pence, 130 takes the Castles of Windsor and Nottingham,
lewell or luall, K. of Britain, 30 304
lews crucify a Child at Norwich, 267, 329 deprived of his dignities by Richard, 305
—— punished for their usuries in France, 272 • is reconciled, 306
— — crucify a Child at Bury, 280 in Normandy at the time of Richard's death, 310
exiled from France, 282 crowned at Westminster, 285, 310
again driven from France for their cruelties, 283 summoned to appear as the French King's liege
— ~ persecuted in England at the time of Richard the man, 285, 312
First's Coronation, 299, 300 goes again to Normandy, 311
— — extraordinary conversion of a Jew, 334 divorced from his wife, ibid.
of Lincoln crucify a Child, 339 marries Isabel daughter of the Earl of Engo-
— ~ story of the lew of Tewksbury, 347 lesym, ibid.
slain in London, 348 received with great honour at St. Denys, ibid.
robbed and spoiled in London, 353, 386 takes his nephew Arthur prisoner, 312, 313
— ~ slain at Winchester, 357 wars upon the borders of France, 314
of England assessed at great sums, 391 marries his bastard daughter to Llewelyn prince
exiled the country, ibid. of Wales, ibid.
persecutions of in Languedoc, 434 accursed by the Interdict of Pope Innocent III.
— - robbed and spoiled at Paris, 552 315
Ikenild Street Way described, 22 holds out against archbishop Langton, 3 1 6
lie, lohn de la, 506, 516 recovers a great part of Normandy, 317
Images put down in Churches, 710 resigns his Crown to the Pope's Legate, 319
Ina v lew. receives Langton as archbishop, 320
Incarnation of Christ, 34, 35 — — falls in dissention with his lords, ibid.
Indith, or ludith, the wife of Lewys I., divorced from seals a Charter on Berham Down, 321
her husband by the pope, 1 50, 1 54 breaks the peace with his barons, ibid.
is recovered by Lewis, 1 50 sends for succour from Normandy, ibid.
~ closed in a place of religion, ibid. dies' of the flux at Newark, 322
— —— restored to Lewys, 151 according to other accounts, at Swynyshede, or
~ her intrigues for the promotion of her son, Sebynyshede Abbey, ibid.
1 52 buried at Worcester, ibid.
Indith, wife of Ethelwolphus King of West Saxons, lohn K. of France begins his reign, 499
after her husband's death returns toward makes war on the K. of Navarne, ibid.
France, 161 seizes the lands of the K. of Navarne in Nor-
detained by Bawdewyn, afterwards Earl of mandy, ibid.
Flanders, ibid. sends his son Charles to ask aid of the Normans,
Ingebrida, or Ingeberta, 85 ibid.
Innocent III. pope threatens England with an Inter- raises an army against the K. of England, 500
diet, 315 his expedition to the Castle of Rouen, ibid. 501
the Interdict of, denounced by the bishops taken prisoner at the battle of Poytiers, 467,
of London, Ely, and Hereford, ibid. 501
denounces a new Interdict absolving the En- brought to London, 467, 505
glish from their allegiance, 318, 317 his ransom agreed upon by Treaty, 471, 518
Innocent VI-. pope, account of, 464 — goes to Calais, 472, 520
sends two Cardinals into England to treat of the sureties put in for his ransom, 473
a peace, 468 returns to England, 475, 5SO
Interdiction denounced t. K. lohn, 315, 318, 317 -his death in the Palace of the Savoy, 475,
released, 320 520
Interludes and Games devised to amuse Charles VII. lohn King of Jerusalem comes to England, 326 .
of France in his sickness, 558 lohn, St. of Beverley, 129
loan, widow of the Duke of Brytayne, married to K. lonys, Matthew, beheaded, 687
Hen. IV. of England, 570 losquyne, Philip, 564
crowned at Westminster, ibid. losselyne, Sir Ralph, 655
her death at Bermondsey, 611 lourdan of the He executed, 435
buried at Canterbury, ibid. lourdemayne, Margery, 614
lohannes v. Alcinnus. Joys, seven, of the Blessed Virgin, 19, 33, 40, 54,
lohn, K. son of Henry II. sent to Ireland by his fa- 127, 238, 681
ther, 280 Ireland granted to tke Basclenses, 25
defeats Philip II. in Normandy, 284 Ireland'
6
INDEX.
Ireland, Claudius sends certain Legions to, 36
• subdued by Henry II. 275
• the Irish rebel against K. lohn, 316
Ireland, Richard, 711
Irreglag v. Hirreglaa.
Isabella queen of Edw. II. her stay in France, 428
— — — goes to the Earl of Henawde's Court, ibid.
lands with her son at Orwell, 429
• • - • her Letter published in the City, ibid.
Isabell queen of Richard II. lands at Dover, 540
her coronation, 541
sent back to France" by K. Henry IV. 559,
568
— — - marries Charles eldest son of the duke of Or-
leans, 559
Iselde, or Isell, Sir Waren of, executed, 426
Isley, Henry, joins Sir Thomas Wiat in rebellion,
713, 714
apprehended in Hampshire, 714
Itinerarii, the Pleas so called, held at St. Saviour's
Southwark, 344
lubilee, year of, 462
at Rome, 622
lugebert and Amabert slay Childeriche, 124
lulius Caesar supposed by William of Malmesbury to
have made the hot baths at Bath, 14
Justus sent by Gregory to St. Augustine, 96
lutes, or lewetes, 60
K.
Kaerglone, Gloucester, 38
Kaerguent, or Winchester, built, 14
Kaerkyn, or Canterbury, built by Lud Rudibrass,
14
Kalater, or Kalaterium, 2 1
Katherine queen of Henry V. her dower, 584
crowned at Westminster, 586
— — — — ceremonies &c. of the Coronation dinner,
ibid.
follows the K. to France, 588
Katherine queen of Henry VI. her death at Bermund-
sey, 611
— — — - buried at Westminster, ibid.
Katherine of Arragon, lands in England, 687
divorced from K. Hen. VIII. 699
her death, 700
Katherine, St. custom on the day of, 712
Katherwike destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Kenelme, or Kenelmus, King of Mercia, and Mar-
tyr, 147
— — ' miraculous discovery of his body, ibid.
Kenelplius, son of Offa, becomes K. of Mercia, 139
Kenelwoi th, fight at, between Edw. Prince of Wales
and the Barons, 357
the Castle of, besieged by K. Henry III.
3 0, 361
Kenewinus becomes King of the West Saxons, 120
chases thp Britons, 122
Kenredus becomes King of Mercia, 129
goes in pilgrimage to Rome, ibid.
Kent, beginning of the Kingdom of, 67
called Hengistus land, ibid.
- its boundaries, ibid.
a commotion in, pretended t. K. Edw. VI.
*- 711
Kent, execution of the Holy Maid of, 700
Kent, lone of, otherwise called lone Boucher, burnt
in Smiihfield for heresy, 710
Kent, Thomas earl of, created Duke of Surrey, 54S
Kenulphus begins bis reign over the West Saxons,
138
" • his wars with Oft% ibid.
slain by a relation of Sigebert, whom he
had deposed, 139
buried at Winchester, ibid.
Kenulpbus, Kenwolfus, or Kenwolphus K. of Mercia,
147
Kenwalcus or Kynwalcue, succeeds to the Kingdom
of the West Saxons, 1 17
————— puts away his wife, the daughter of Penda,
ibid.
•-- ordains a Bishop's See at Winchester, 118
1 • his benefactions to the See of Winchester,
119
makes war upon Wolpherua King of Mer-
cia, ibid.
'• dies, 120
Kenyngton, lohn, 685
Kikenildis Street v. Ikenild Street
Kildare, the earl of, dies in the Tower of London,
700
Kimarchus or Kymor made K. of Britain, 26
. Kimarchus and Darius said to be one per-
son, ibid.
Kincorne destroyed /. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Kingston, Saxon Kings crowned at, 182, 194,200,
202
Kinimachus v . Kymarchus
Kite, or Kelt, heads the insurrection in Norfolk,
710
Kneysworth, Thomas, condemned in great sums of
money, 689
Knivet, Sir Edmund, arraigned for giving a blow in
the King's House, 701
Knolles or Knoleys, Sir Robert, 468
wins many Holds in Brytayne, 469, 517,
518
invades France, 480, 481
at variance with a part of his host, 481
his foundations, 573
Kylbrydge Castle besieged, 442
Kylmayn, the Prior of, impeaches the Earl of Ur-
monde, 618
Kylwardby, Robert, archbishop of Canterbury, made
a Cardinal of Rome, 386
Kymarchus made ruler of Britain, 18
buried at York, ibid.
Kymbalinus or Kymbalyne, made King of Britain, 34
— ' had liberty from, the Romans to pay tri-
bute or not, ibid.
Kynadus, K. of Scotland, rebuked by Edgar, 196
Kyng,
INDEX.
Kyng, William, 553
Kyngilsus, the first Christian K. of the West Saxons,
80
rules jointly wilhQuichellinus, 109
converted by Birinus, 116
his death, 117
Kyngston, Sir Anthony, 709
Kyriell, Thomas, 608
Kyrlande Hille, village of, destroyed /. K. Hen. VIII.
706
Kyrton, the Bishoprick of, translated to Exeler, 245
Lacy, Henry, Earl of Lincoln, his request upon his
death bed, 419
Ladislaus K. of Beine, his sudden death, 643
Lago v. lago.
Lambert, bishop of Treet, murdered, 130
Lambeth, Serjeants feast at, 688
Lamfranke, or Lanfrank, an Italian, made archbishop
of Canterbury,- 242
. takes profession of the bishops of En-
gland, ibid.
receives the Pall, 243
his dispute with the archbishop of York,
ibid.
by some admitted for a Saint, 245
his death and character, 248
Lancaster, '\ homas, Earl of, 423
. beheaded, 425
Langley, Edmond of, born, 45 1-
created Duke of York, 533
made Lieufcnant in England, when K.
Richard II. went to Ireland, 545
Langley, Richard of, Earl of Cambridge beheaded,
579
Langton, Stephen, chosen archbishop of Canterbury,
313
. opposed by King lohn, iliid.
. Pope Innocent III. interferes in his behalf,
314
. supported by the Pope, 318, 319
. received by K. lohn, at Winchester) 320
his death, 327
Langton, Walter, bishop of Chester, his complaint
against Edward the second and Piers of
Gaveston, 402
committed by Edw. II. to the Tower, 418
Langucdockc, Lazars of, burnt, 434
the iii. Estates of the province of, make
an aid for the deliverance of K. lohn,
503
La«tyngay Abbey, buiit by Cedda, ] 18
Latimer, Hugh, bishop of Worcester, disputes at Ox-
ford, 714
is burnt, 7 17
Laundre, llobtit, knightedbyK.Rich.il. 531
Laureston, destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
La;, re/, C!:.i^ ' '-!' •"" l.ad'- of, ir Scotland, destroy-
tJ, ....:l
Law Pleadings ordered to beheld in English, 476
Laylery, Michael, 610
Leeds Castle in Kent taken by K. Edw. II. 424
Legion of Knights, what, 36
Leicester built by Leyr, 14
Lenvoy, 681, 682
Lessyngnan, Guy de, the last Christian King of le-
rusalem, 283
his death, 303
Letter from the Barons to K. Henry III. 353, 35*
answer to it from the King, ibid.
• answer from Richard K. of the Romans and
Prince Edward, ibid.
Leutherius bishop of Winchester, 118
Lewelyn prince of Wales accursed by the Pope's
Legate, 324
refuses to attend K. Edw. I. coronation,
335
• slain by Sir Edmund Mortimer, 388
verses concerning him, ibid.
Lewes, the Danes build a Castle near, 169
battle Kt, between K. Henry III. and the
Barons, 355
Lewis I. son of Charlemagne, begins his reign in
France, 148
called Lewys the mild, ibid.
confirms the alliances of his father, ibid.
restores to the Saxons the lands which had
been taken from them by his father, ibid.
makes his son Lothayre partner in the Em-
pire, 1 49
• • his sons rebell against him and divide his
possessions, 1 50
• his compositions during his imprisonment,
ibid. 151
discharged df his authority by a general
Council or Parliament, 151
becomes a Monk, ibid.
restored to his Empire, ibid.
pardons Lothayre, ibid.
enquires into the administration of his Laws,
152
• gives his youngest son Charles a portion of
the Empire, and the whole Country of
Neustria, ibid.
i places him under the protection of Lothayre,
ibid. 153
• his sickness, 153, 154
• his donations to the Church of Rome, and
his son Lotharius, 154
• his death, ibid.
• duration of his reign, 209
Lewis son of Lewis L has the rule of Bayon, 149,
150
« becomes jealous of his half-brother Charles,
152
rebels against his father, 153
• is pardoned by him in his last sickness, 154
• joins with Lothayre against Charles the Bald,
156
»— >- — his admonition tolvs brother Charles, 157
, 3 -
j X. >-• .vi«
INDEX.
Lewis ton of Lewis I. dies, and is buried at St. Nazer,
159
Lewis, son of Lewis, has the rule of Germany, ibid.
. .. defeats Charles the Bald, 160
Lewis, son of Lothayre, anointed Emperor, 1 57
Lewis son of Charles the Bald, rules Austracy or Lo-
rayne, 158, 160
Lewis King of Germany, at variance with Lewis
Balbus, 170, 171
solicited by the Nobles to take the rule of
Middle France, 17 1
• receives instead of it a part of Lorayn, 172
Lewis II. begins his reign in France, 170
- named Lodowycus Balbus, the Stammerer,
ibid.
> admitted Emperor by pope lohn VIII.
ibid,
accursed by pope Nicholas I. ibid.
• his death, 171
- duration of his reign, 209
Lewis III. and Charles, sons of Lewis Balbus, begin
their reign in France together, 171
— placed under the tuition of Barnarde earl
of Aunergii, ibid.
the Nobles plol against them, ibid.
•- they divide the Kingdom of France between
them, 172
— — — Lewis dies at Turonne, 173
• Charles has great difficulty in subduing the
Danes, ibid*
• • grants the Province of Fryse to the Danes,
ibid.
• the time of his death unknown, ibid.
— duration of their reign, 209
Lewis IV. begins his reign in France, 174
has the name of Rienfezant, ibid.
. his death, 175
i duration of his reign, 209
Lewis V. begins his reign over France, 1 85
fetched from England where he had been
brought by his mother, ibid.
revenges the death of his father, 1 86
. carries' Richard duke of Normandy with him
into France, 187
• - is taken prisoner by the Danes, 1 89
set at large by the interest of Hugh le
Graui.de, ibid.
induces Ottho the Emperor to join him in
the invasion of Normandy, ibid. 190
buried at Raynys, 1 90
duration of his reign, 210
Lewis VI. the last King of the blood of Pepyn, 208
takes upon him the rule of France in his
father's life time, 232
» requires homage ofK Hen. I. of England
for Normandy, 256
begins his reign in France as King, 208,
260
'• crowned at Orleans, ibid.
wars with K. Hen. I. 262
makes war on Hen. IV. emperor, ibid.
Lewis VI. besieges Brudgis, 263
1 restores the bishop of Clermonde, ibid.
dies at St. Denys, ibid.
— — his Epitaph, 264
Lewis VII. (according to Fabyan the VIII.)
- crowned King of France in his father'*
life time, 263
— marries Elynour daughter of the Duke of
Guyon, ibid.
1 begins his reign in France, 269
takes upon him the cross, ibid.
besieges Damas, 270
his piety, ibid.
•- — returns and is divorced from Eleanor his
queen, ibid.
marries Constance daughter of the K. of
Spain to his second wife, 27 1
• on her death, marries Alys the daughter of
the Earl of Blois, ibid.
his children, ibid.
• punishes the lews, 272
his death, ibid. 278
subdues the Earls of Clermont, Puyll, and
Polmet, 274
Lewis VIII. (according to Fabyan the IX.) son of
Philip 11. invited into England by the
Barons, 321
~ forsaken by the English Lords on the
death of lohn, 323
— accursed by Gwalo, the Pope's Legate,
ibid.
returns to France, 324
~ begins his reign in France, 369
— by his wife Isabel, daughter of the Earl
of Hainault, the blood of Pepyn re-
turns to the Crown of France, ibid.
- wins certain Castles in Poytiers, 326,
369
— takes the Cross, ibid.
besieges Avignon, ibid. 370
— dies at Mount Pauncer, ibid.
Lewis IX. surnamed St. Lewis (according to Fabyan
the X.)
begins his reign in France, 37O
opposed on account of his youth by the
Duke of Brytayne, ibid.
• • crowned at Kaynes, ibid.
marries Margaret daughter of the E. of
Provence, 370
wars upon the lands of the Earl of March,
332
makes a vow to go to the Holy Land, 371
visits Innocent IV. at Cluny, ibid.
departs upon his journey, ibid. 333
passes the winter in Cyprus, 372
lands near Damas, or Damiette, 372
obtains possession of the City, ibid.
- intrenches his troops, 373
taken prisoner by the Soldan, 336, 373
— — — — his liberation and ransom, ibid.
• his meekness and charity, 374, 376
Lewi*
INDEX.
Lewis IX. repairs loppa, 374
visits Nazareth and Mt. Tabor, ibid.
-., his ordinances for the government of Paris,
375
receives Henry III. of England at Paris,
376
resigns certain lordships to the K. of Arra-
gon, '377
bis grants of the lordships of Guyan, An-
geou, and Mayne to K. Henry III.
346
. goes again to the Holy Land, 376
arrives at, and takes Tunis, ibid. 377
his death, 367, 377
— — — ^— • canonized by Boniface VII. ibid.
— his body translated to St. Denys, 409
Lewis X. (according to Fabyan the XL) son of Philip
IV. born 408
begins his reign in France, 432
• invades Flanders, 433
his death, ibid.
Lewis XL rescues Depe or Dieppe from the English,
616
makes war upon his father, 642, 643
begins his reign in France, ibid.
his counsellors, 644
defeated by the D. of Burgoyne, ibid.
• makes peace with his barons, 648
his dissimulation, ibid.
- deprives his brother of the dutchy of Nor-
mandy, ibid.
sends a strong host to Brytayne, 649
sends presents to the 'duke of Burgoyne
which are refused, 649
hisalmsdeeds at Paris, 651
- his exhortation to his son, ibid.
— — — dies of the morbus elephancie, 652
his interview with Edw. IV. 664
. the nicenessof his apparel, 665
Lewis of Bavaria, emperor, ordains Edw. III. vicar
of the empire, 446
Lewis, son of lohn K. of France, made earl of Alen-
son, 499
Leyborne, sir Roger, 358, 359, 361
Leyllus or Leill made ruler of Britain, 1 3
Leyr made ruler over the Britons, 1 4
founds Leicester, ibid.
has iii. daughters, Gonorilla, llagan, and
Cordeilla, ibid.
his questions to hi* daughters, and their answers,
ibid.
. divides his land between big ii. elder daughters,
15
— — the dukes of Cornewall and Albania rise against
him, ibid.
flies to Cordeilla to be comforted, ibid.
is restored to hi* government by Aganippus,
16
dies and is interred at Leicester, ibid. «— r*
Library collected at York by Egbert, 138
Lilla saves the life of Edwin K. of Northumberland'
111
Lily, order of the, instituted by the duke of Burgundy,
609
Lincoln, castle at, built by William Conqueror,
241
taken by K. Stephen, 265
•• won by the barons from Lewis the French
king's son, 323
— — taken by the adherents of the barons, 361
Lincoln, Alexander bishop of, imprisoned by king
Stephen, 265
Lincoln, lohn earl of, slain at Stookfelde, 683
Lincolnshire, insurrection in*. K. Edw. IV. 65T
insurrection in t. K. Hen. VIII. 700
Lion, Richard, 7 1 1
Litchfield, the see of, translated to Chester, 24ff
Lith, knights made at, 706
Lithe, or Leith, destroyed t. Hen. VIII. ibid.
Liveries, an act against giving them to other than
household servants, 567
Livius Gallus defends himself in London, 44
- gives name to Callus or Wallus brook, now
Wall-brook, ibid.
Locrinus, or Locryne, son of Brute, receives Britain
of his lather, 1 1
Locrinus and. Camber subdue* the Huns, 12
— i is slain and interred at Troynovant, ibid.
Locton, lohn, 534
Loegria or Logiers, 11
Lollards stand with faggots at Paul's Cross, 686
London, anciently called Caer Lud, or Luddya
Town, 31
building of, 35 n.
anciently the see of an archbishop, 38
Cornwall and middle England, to II umber,
subject to the see of, 39
— — had the privilege of an archbishop's see from
St. Gregory, ibid. 96
- ' • the see ef, removed by St. Austin to Canter-
bury, 39, 97
- the care of, entrusted by Alfred to Etheldredus
earl of Mercia, 169
burnt, or injured by fire, 202, 247, 320,
328
' its extent in the time of Etheldred, 202
• the Londoners take the part of Edgar Athe
ling, 236
— — Charter granted to, by William the Con-
queror, in the Saxon tongue, 247
' greatly injured by a storm of wind, 249
buildings of William Rufus at, 251
church of St. Bartholomew in Smithfield
built, 254
Council at, 259
adheres to the party of K. Stephen, 266
officers, laws, and customs of, 293
• wards of, and parishes within them, 295,296
— — — churches, houses of religion, colleges, &c. of,
297 -
5 E 2 Londim.
INDEX.
I^ndon, churcfces, monastei ies, &c. without the walls London,
of, 298
ruled by ii. bailiffs, 299
William Longbeard flies to St. Mary Bowe •
Church, 307
alteration in the mode of choosing the bai-
lifts of, 313
K. lohn imprisons the rulers of the city,
London Bridge first built of stone, 318
the Tower of, surrendered to the barons,
322
the shirewick of London and Middlesex let
to ferme/ 327
privileges granted to, by K. Henry III. ibid.
the sheriffs of, ordained to continue no longer
than a year in office, 328
aldermen of, first chosen, 332
the. pleas of the crowu kept at the Tower of,
333
the franchises of, seized by K. Henry III.
336, 338
allowance made by K. Henry III. to the
sheriffs, 337
the mayor of, to be presented to the barons
of the exchequer, ibid.
the oppressions of the commonalty of, punish-
ed, 339
dearth in, 343
the citizens of, summoned by sir Hugh By-
got concerning certain tolls, 344
strife between the Londoners and the Con-
stable of the Tower, 348
conduct of the citizens in the quarrel between
K. Henry III. and his barons, "350
ordinances framed by the citizens, but re-
jected, ibid,
privileges claimed by the citizens in West-
minster, ibid.
threatened by K, Henry III. 357
• the citizens put them in the king's mercy,
35:8
• their charter of pardon, 360
• franchises of, confirmed, 361
• the citizens oppose the earl of Gloucester's
entrance, 362
• the city interdicted,, 363, 364
• the rule of, given to sir Edward the king's
son, 365
• a new toll paid by the citizens, 366
• confirmation of the charter of, ibid,
• the steeple of St. Mary Bowe thrown down,
367
• liberties of, confirmed by K. Edw. I. 385
• the Black Friars by Ludgate founded,
386
• franchises of, again seized, 389
• frauds of the merchants-strangers of, 390
• the citizens of, obtains the return of their fran-
chises at Winchester, 400
• constrained by K. Edw. II. to find CC.
fighfing men, 422
liberties of, confirmed and enlarged by K*.
Edw. II. 439
a mace allowed to the mayors of, 445
assessment of the wards of, anno 1339, 447,
448, 449
the house of the Friars Augustines in, found-
ed, 464
the liberties of, seized on account of a riot at
the bishop of Salisbury's palace, 537
the citizens meet Richard II. on their sub-
mission, ibid.
renewal of the charter, 538
act concerning the sale of fish in, 567
the citizens obtain privileges on the Thames,
573
the body of the White Frier's church in, re-
edified, ibid.
the guildhall of, rebuilt, 576
pageants at, in honour of K. Hen. VI's. re-
turn from France, 603, 607
people slain at Baynard's Castle, 612
the Lions in the Tower of, die, ibid,
the Conduit in Fleet Street begun, 613
affray in Fleet Street, 616, 633
the steeple of St. Paul's church in, fired by
lightning, 617
London Stone struck by Cade with his sword,
624
a battle fought on London Bridge in Cade's
rebellion, 625
affray in Chepe, 630
K. Edw. IVths. entry into, 662
Aldgate defended against the bastard of Faw-
conbridge, ibid.
the walls of, repaired, 665, 666"
mortality in, 666, 706, 710
the citizens meet K. Richard III. 671
sweating sickness in, 673, 711
the citizens grant a benevolence to K. Henry
VII. 684
enquiry made into the affray against the Es-
terlings, 685
Serjeants feast at Ely Place, 685
St. Paul's church in, suspended for a fray,
686
St. Anthonie's church re-edified, 687
the mayor of, begins to ride to the barge,
ibid.
new buildings at the Guildhall, 688
fires at, ibid. 68,9
church of St Peter the Poor in, burnt,
688
the liberties of, confirmed by K. Henry VII.
ibid,
muster of the citizens of, ./. K. Henry VIII.
701
the gates of, watched during Kelt's rebellion,
710
... . again during the rebellion of sir
Thomas Wiat, 713
London.
INDEX
London.
Ballim or Baili/s of London, from A. D.
1180/0 A. D. 1209.
Aldermanbury, Simon of, 312
Aleyn, Richard fiz, 303
Alyze, William fiz, 312
Anliloche, Gerarde de, 305
Arnold, Arnold fiz, 311
Arnold, William fiz, 303
Arnolde, Constantine fiz, 30$
Earth, lames fiz, 3 1 1
Beawe, Robert le, 308
Besaunt, Robert, 30*
Blondell, Norman, 313
Blount, Roger, 307
Bronde, Hamonde, 315
Browne, Walter, 314
Buknotte, lohn, 301
Chaumberleyn, William, 314
Cornhyll, Henry of, 299
Darty," Richard fiz, 311
Desert, Roger, ibid.
Duke, Nicholas, 302, 307
Duke, Roger, 299,303
Duraunt, Robert, 305
Ely, lohn of, 313
Gerard, Edmund fiz, 3 1 6
Hardell, Edmund, 317
Hauershall, William, 301
Haveryll, Thomas, 315
Herlion, John, 299
llolyland, lohn, 316
losiie, lokell le, 303
Isabell, William fiz, 333
Nowlay, Peter, 302
llyver, Richard fiz, 299
Serle the mercer, 3 1 7
Seynt Albon, Hugh of, ibid.'
Walgrave, lohn, 3 1 5
Wyncheslyr, Richard of, ibid.
Wynchestyr, Roger, 317 _
'Mayors of London from A. D. 1209 to A. D. 15*9.
Abyndon, Stephen, 421
Achy ley, Roger, 695
Adryan, lohn, 366, 368
Aleine, or Aleyn. lohn, 698, 700
Aleyn, Roger Fitz, 321
Aleyne, Piers, 335
Alwyn, Henry Fitz, 318, 319, 320
Alwyn, Nicholas, 687
Amcotes, sir Henry, 710
Andrewe, lames, 4" 8
Ascue, sir Christopher, 700
Ashewey, Rafe, 333
ASkam, William, 571
Astry, Rafe, 6S4
Athirley, lohn, 616
Awbry, Andrew, 441, 450, 462
Aylemer, sir Lawrence, 689
London.
Baldry, sir Thomas, 698
Bamme, or Bame, Adam, 535, 541
Barentyne, Drewe, 545, 573
Barnes, George, 7 1 1
Barton, Henry, 581,599
Basset, Robert, C65
Basynge, Adam, 337
Batte, Gerard, 331
Batte, Nicholas, 337
Baylay, sir William, 698
Bengley, Remonde, 331, 332
Bernes, lohn, 481, 482
Bernes, Walter, 479
Betayne, Richard, 430, 439
Blount, sir lohn, 402, 403, 404,417
Boleyn, Godfrey, 632
Bowes, sir Martin, 708
Bowyer, sir William, 705
Bradbury, sir Thomas, 695
Brembre, Nicholas, 487, 529, 552
Brokley, lohn, 608
Browne, lohn, 666
Browne, Stephen, 612,621
Browne, William, 689, 696
Bruge, sir lohn, 697
Bryce, Hugh, 683
Bryton, sir lohn, 391, 394, 395, 397, 399
Bukerell, Andrew, 328, 329, 330
Bungay, Reyner de, 331 n. 332 ti.
Bury, Adam of, 476, 484
Butler, sir William, 696
Byllysdon, Robert, 670
Cambryge, William, 588
Canynges, Thomas, 631
Capell, sir William, 688
Catworthe, Thomas, 6 1 7
Caundissh, Stephen, 475
Chalton, Thomas, 621
Channyes, sir lohn, 700
Chawry, Richard, 685
Chycheley, or Chicheley, Robert, 576, 583
Chychester, lohn, 480
Chykwell, Hamonde, 424, 425, 426, 428.
439
Clopton, Hugh, 684
Clopton, Robert, 6 1 5
Colet, sir Henry, 683, 685
Cooke, Thomas, 653
Copinger, William, 695
Cotes, lohn, 705
Coventre, lohn, 595
Crowmer, William, 578, 592
Culwortb, sir Richard de, 363
Cunduytte, Reynolde at, 443, 444
Curteis, Thomas, 718
Darcy, Henry, 445, 446
Dobbes, Richard, 711
Doffelde, Simon, 469
Dormer, sir Mighell, 705
Dormer, tir Raufe, 699
Londoa.
I N D EX.
I.-ondon.
Drope, Robert, 664
Duke, Roger, 327, 328
Edwarde, William, 663
Estfelde, or Estfeylde, William, 599, 612
Exmewe, sir Thomas, 691
Exton, Nicholas, 533, 534
Eyer, Simon, 6 1 8
Faryngdon, Nicholas, 418,420
Fawconer, Thomas, 528
Feyldynge, Godfrey, 627
Forman, sir William, 701
Forster, Stephen, 629
Franceys, or Fraunces, Simon, 427, 454,
464
Fraunces, lohn, 569
Fraunceys, Adam, 463
Frenshe, lohn, 539
Frowyk, Henry, 385, 609, 617
Gardyner, Richard, 666
Garret, sir William, 717 ' ,
Gedney, lohn, 598, 619
Graumham, lohn, 440
Gregory, William, 626
Gresham, sir lohn , 710
Gresham, sir Richard, 700
Gysors, or Gysours, lohn, 334, 345, 419,
420
Iladdon, sir Richard, 689, 695
Hadley, lohn, 529, 538
Hamonde, lohn, 455
Hampton, William, 663
Hardell, Richard, 338,339, 344
Hardell, William, 332
Heende, lohn, 536
Henry, sir Walter, 368
Hervy, sir Walter, ibid. n. 384
Heyforde, Humphrey, 666
Hille, sir Rouland, 710
Hobelthorne, Henry, 709
Holeis, sir William, 701
Home, William, 683
Hulyn, William, 635
Hyende, lohn, 572
Hylle, Thomas, 671
lamys, Bartholomew, 666
lenyns, Stephen, 690
losselyn, Ralph, 655, 665
loynour, William, 331
lud, sir Andrew, 711
Keybell, Henry, 695
Killyngbury, Richard, 462
Kneysworth, Thomas, 689
Knoltys, Thomas, 567, 576
Lacer, Richard, 456
Lamberd, sir Nicholas, 69?
Large, Robert, 6 1 3
Laxton, William, 707
Lee, Richard. 637, 657
Lee, Thomas, 719
Legge, Thomas, 459, 464
London.
Lion, lohn, 717
Luffyn, Luffkyn, Lovekyn, or Luskyn, lohn.
460, 468, 468 n. 476, 476 n. 477
Marlowe, or Merlowe, Richard, 574, 583
Marowe, William, 630
Marryat, William, 667
Martyn, William, 684
Matthew, lohn, ibid.
Monox, George, 696
Mordon, Simon, 479
More, William, 539
Mundy, sir lohn 698
Mychell, lohn, 594,611
Mylborn, sir lx>hn, 697
Myrfyn, Thomas, 697
Norman, lohn, 337, 628.
Northampton, lohn, 531
Nolle, lohn, 475
Offeley, sir Thomas, 718
Olney, lohn, 618
Olley, Robert, 608
Owlegrave, Thomas, 656
Oxynfordc, lohn, 454
Paddysley, lohn, 6 1 4
Pargelour, sir Thomas, 699
Parueys, lohn, 607
Pecche, lohn, 474
Pecoke, sir Stephen, 699
Percyvale, sir lohn, 686 ^>-*'
Philip, Matthew, 654'
Phylpot, lohn, 529
Pontenay, Pontnay, or Pountnay, lohn, 419.
441', 443, 444
Preston, lohn, 442
Purchase, William, 686
Pycharde, Henry, 467
Pyell, lohn, 483
Raynell, John, 597
Rede, Bartholomew, 688
Kemyngton, William, 6S7
Renger, Richard, 3_G, 330
Reste, John, 696
Richarde, William Fitz, 347, 360, 361
Roche, sir William, 701
Roffham, Richard, 418
Roger, Roger Fitz, 336
Rokkisle, Gregory, 385, 386, 387, 389
Romayn, Thomas, 418
Rudstone, sir lohn, 699
Russell, Ellys, 401, 402
Sandewych, Stephen, 389
Sandewycbe, Rauffe, 390, 392, 393
Scotte, Thomas, 633
Serle, Robert, 324, 325, 32(5
Sevenok, William, 583
.jrt Seymer, sir Thomas, 698
Shaa, Edmond, 667
Shaa, sir lohn, 687
Shadworlh, lohn, 570
London,
7
INDEX.
London.
Sowch, Alain, 361, 363, 364
Spencer, Sir lames, 699
Staple, Adam, 486
Stody, lohn, 467
Slokton, lolin, 659
Stondon, William, 537, 575
Swaylond, Simon, 441
Tate, lohn, 663, 686
Tate, Robert, 683 I
Taylour, Philip le, 384
Taylour, William, 657
Thomas, Thomas Fitz, 348, 351, 355, 359,
360, 363
Toleson, lohn, 337
Tony, Michael, 334, 336
Turke, William, 461
Twyfforde, Sir Nicholas, 524
Venour, William, 535
Verney, Rauffe, 655
Walcot, lohn, 570
Walderne, or Waldren, William, 577, 592
Waleys, Henry, 384, 387, 388, 400
Walwortb, William, 485, 530
Warde, lohn, 485
Warren, Sir Ralph, 700, 705
Wellys, lohn, 603
Wengrave, lohn, 422
Werigrave, Stephen, 421
White, Sir Thomas, 712
Whittyngton, or Whytyngton, Richard, 543,
573, 585
Whyte, William, 684
Wichyngham, Geffrey, 456
Woodcok, lohn, 572
Wotton, Nicholas, 580, 602
Wroth, lohn, 474
Wyche, Hugh, 652
Wyfforde, Nicholas, 626
Wyngar, lohn, 688
Yarforde, Sir lames, 697
Yonge, Sir lohn, 655
Sheriffs of London front A. D. 1209 to A. D. 1559.
Abbot, lohn, 599
Abraham, William, 619
Abyngdon, Simon, 424
Abyngdone, Stephen of, 420
Achylley, Roger, 688
Adryan, John, 345, 359, 361, 385
Adyrlte, lohn, 603
Ailoffe, lohn, 710
Alein, Raufe, 708
Aleyne, lohn, 663, 697
Aleyn, Thomas, 578
Alis, Martin fiz, 32 1
Alley, Richard, 627
Altam, Edward, 699
Altam, Richard, 718
Alverne, or Alverun, Anketyll de, 365, 366
London.
Alwyn, Nicholas, 685
Andrewe, lames, 475
Ardell, Robert, 329.
Armenter, lohn, 40*1
Arnolde, lohn, 597
Aschewy, or Asshewye, Ralph, 329, 331, 332,
338
Ascue, Christopher, 698
Ashewy, William, 339
Askham, William, 543
Astry, Rafe, 671
Aunger, Peter, 361
Austeyne, Thomas, 534
Awbrey, Andrew, 441
Awbry, lohn, 484
Awbry, Martin, 393
Aylemer, Sir Lawrence, 68*7
Aylesham, lohn, 455
Bacon, William, 666
Badecot, Luke, 361
Baldry, Thomas, 697
Bale, Henry, 393
Bame, Adam, 531
Barentyne, Drew, 538
Bare t, William, 529
Barnes, George, 708
Barney, Walter, 474
Barton, Henry, 572
Barton, Rauffe, 583
Basse, Humphrey, 337
Basset, Robert, 654
Basynge, Adam, 333
Basynge, Hugh, 321
Basynge, Robert, 385
Basynge, Solomon, 321
Basynge, Thomas, 362
Basynge, William, 418
Basyngstoke, Richard, 459
Batte, Gerarde, 328, 329
Batte, Nicholas, 334, 335, 337.
Batte, Peter, 321
Bay ton, Robert, 481 n.
Beaumont, Thomas, 616
Bedingham, William, 420 n.
Bedyll, lohn, 368
Bedyngton, Simon, 469 n.
Bedyngton, William, 421 n.
Belyngton, Robert, 338
Benet, Simon, 404 n.
Benet, William, 392
Bengley, Remonde, 331
Bentley, Adam, 334 n.
Berkynge, Richard, 454
Bernes, lobn, 468
Bernwell, Thomas, 608
Berton, Rauffe, 583
Betayn, William, 392
Betencourt, Luke, 361 n.
Betnell, Hawkyn, 388
Bewly, Adam, 334
London.
INDEX.
London.
Blacnay, ?eter, 3 IS
Bledlow, Thomas, 663
Blont, Edward, 361
, Blounde, William, 3.23, 323 ». 3,24
Blount, Hugh, 333
Blounte, Rauffe, 385, 393
Blounte, Roger, 329
Blount*, Walter, 390
Blunte, Rauffe, 388
Bokerell, Andrew, 326, 328
Bokerell, Matthew, 339
Bokerell, Stephen, 327
Bokerell, Thomas, 324
.Bolet, Simon, 404
Boloyne, Godfrey, 6L8
Borney, Walter,' 474
Bosehatn, lohn, 529
Bosham, Peter, 402
Boteler, lohn, 688
Botyller, lohn, 585
'Bowes, Sir Martin, 701
Bowyer, William, 700
Box, Thomas, 387
Boxe, Hamonde, 393
Boxe, Henry, 394
Bradbery, Thomas, 686
Brampton, William, 539
Bramson, y\dam, 459
Brandon, Thomas, 464
Brassey, Robert, 386, 387 n.
Brecy," Robert de, 385
Brember, Nicholas, 483
Bretayne, Thomas, 671
Breteyne, lohn, 697
Brikylsworth, lohn, 476
Brokle, lohn, 595
Brond, Richard, 687
Brook, Godfrey, 57,3
Brook, lohn, 684
Browne, lohn, 655, 663
Browne, Stephen, 603
Browne, William, 684, 688
Brownynge, Adam, 347
Bruge, lohn, 696
Bryan, lohn/ 583
Bryce, Henry, 655
Bryce, Hugh, 655
Brykelsworthe, William, 444
Bulmer, Raufe, 42 1
Burden, Adam, 420
Burflbrde, lohn de, 403
Buris, John, 468
Bury, Adam, 461
Butler, lohn, 418
Buller, William, 689
Byfelde, Robert, 666
Byllysdon, Robert, 663
Bylton, Robert, 338 ».
3'.yv.-.V;r, Tolm, 594
'
London.
Calot, Henry, 666
Cambridge, William, 580
Canston, lohn, 428
Cansyn, William, 403
Cantlow, William, 621
Canynge, Thomas, ibid.
Capell, William, 684
Caston, John, 428 n.
Caston, William, 421
Cate, Robert, 667
Cateleiger, Robert, 344 n.
Catelyon, Robert, 344
Cathyll, Adam, 534
Catworth, Thomas, 609
Caundy.'S'ie, Stephen, 467
Caunterbury, lohn of, 392 i
Cauton, lohn, 698
Caxton, Hugh, 420 n.
Ceynture, Benet le, 323 «.
Ceytur, Benet le, 324
Chad worth, John, 536
Chalton, Thomas, 608
Champeis, Richard, 402
Champion, Walter, 699
Champneis, lohn, 69 S
Champney, Richard, 719
Chapman, William, 612
Chawntclere, Roger, 438
Chawry, Richard, 667
Chelley, John, 663
Chertsey, Walter, 602
Chester, Richard, 67 I
Chester, William, 717
Chichele, Robert, 570
Chycheky, William, 574
Chychester, lohn, 469
Chykwell, Hamonde, 420
Chyrchman, lohn, 532
Cloppyng, lohn, 699
Clopton, Hugh, 683
• Clopton, Robert, 609
Clopton, William, 456
Cobham, Henry, 327, 330
Colesan, lohn, 330 n.
Colet, Henry, 6C6 n.
Colwych, Robert, 665
Colynson, lohn, 330 n.
Cornbmartyn, Henry, 439
Combmartyn, William, 403
Conduyl, Godfrey de la, 404
Constantyne, Richard, 426
Constantyne, William, 654
Consyn, William, 403 n.
C'onton, lohn, 430
Cooke, Thomas 628
Coot, Henry, 684
Copynger, William., 689
Cordewaner, Gerarde, 330
Cord way rwstrete, Gervays of, 330-«.
INDEX.
London.
Cornhyll, Robert, 334
Cornhylle, Robert tie, 362
Cornhylle, Stephen, 389
Cornwaleys, Thomas, 529
Cotes, lohn, 100
Cotton, lohn, 430
Cotton, Walter, 576 ».
Cotton, William, 576
Coventre, Henry, 384
Coventre, lohn, 581
Coventre, lurden, 330
Coventre, Richard, 347
Couper, lohn, 711
Crane, Nicholas, 445
Croppe, Simon, 418
Crosby, lohn, 659
Crosse, Thomas, 391
Crowmer, William, 572
Croydon, lohn, 456
Croydon, Richard, 475
Cumbys, William, 615
Cunduyt, Reynold at, 425
Curtes, Thomas, 709
Curteyse, Robert, 710
Dallynge, lohn, 422
Danyell, William, 666
Darcy, Henry, 439
Dauncy, William, 699
Dawes, lohn, 696
Denfelde, Walter, 328
Denham, William, 700
Denys, lohn, 474
Derby, lohn, 6 1 8
Dere, William, 626
Uikman, William, 478
Doket, William, 530
Dobbes, Richard, 705
Doderell, Raynold, 403
Doderley, Raynold, 403 n.
Dodmer, Raufe, 698
Doket, lohn, 695
Dolsell, Simon, 460 n.
Dolsely, Simon, 460
Dolzell, Thomas, 467 n.
Dormer, Michael, 679
Dosell, Thomas, 467
Drelande, lobn, 476
Drope, Robert, 657
Drury, Myghell, 417
Duffeel, Walter de, 328 n.
Duke, Peter, 318
Duke, Roger, 326
Duke, Thomas, 573
Dulgrave, Thomas, 630
Dunstable, lohn, 395
Duremson, William de, 364 n.
Duresyne, Thomas, 331
Durham, Thomas, 331 n.
Durham, William, 337
London.
Durham, William de, 36*. 365
Dushous, Thomas, 599
Dyke, Hughe, 612
Dykman, William, 477
Ebot, William, 569
Edmonton, Henry de, 328 n,
Edwarde, William, 632
Elande, William, 318
Eldementon, Henry, 328
Ely, Richard of, 426
Ely, Robert of, 441
Elys, Roger, 539
Endelmartyr, Henry de, 338 n.
Englisshe, Michael, 698
Estfeylde, William, 592
Ererarde, Aleyn, 580
Ewell, Richard, 339
Exmew, Thomas, 690
Exton, Nicholas, 532
Eylande, Raufe, 320
Eyre, Symonde, 608
Fabyan, Robert, 684
Faryngdon, William, 387
Fawconer, Thomas, 57 1
Fayry, lohn, 701
Felde, lohn, 629
' Fenkyll, lohn, 683
Fenour, llauffe, 385
Fenrother, Robert, 695
Flemynge, Richard, 637
Forman, William, 700
Forsham, Roger, 447
Forster, Thomas, 464
Fostalfe, Hugh, 534
Foster, Stephen, 617
Fourde, Thomas de la, 359 n. 360
Fourdeous, Thomas de la, 359
Fraunces, lohn, 535
Fraunces, Simon, 439
Fremyngham, lohn, 570
Frenshe, lohn, 532
Frostelynge, Bartylmewe, 467
Frowyke, Henry, 385, 598
Frowyke, Lawrence, 334, 337
Fryngryth, Henry, 401
Fulham, Benet of, 428
Fullam, Adam de, 397
Furneux, William, 422
Furneys, William, 417 n.
Fyeldynge, Godfrey, 618
Fyfeelde, lohn, 484
Fysshydc, lohn, 484
Gardyner, Richard, 657
Garlonde, lohn, 320
Garret, William, 711
Gayton, Hugh, 420
Gayton, Robert, 481,482
Gedney, lohn, 583
5 F London
I N D E X.
London.
Gloucester, John, 45G
Glouceter, Rjchard, 394
Godechepe, Hampnde, 42 1
Goundresse, lohn, 330
Graas, Stephen le, 319
Granger, Thomas, 688
Grantham, lohn, 426
Gregory, William, 611
Gresham, lobn, 700
Gresham, Richard, 699
Graves, Richard, 709
Grey, Richard, 696
Grove, Roger, 689
Gybson, Nicholas, 701
Gylande, Raufe, 324
Gyrdeler, Robert, 479
Gysors, lohn, 331
Gysours, Henry, 440
Haddistok, William, 365
Haddon, Richard, 686
Hadestock, William de, 366
Hadley, lohn, 485
Hakeney, Richard, 426
Halton, Henry, 573
Halyngbery, Adam, 395
Halys, William, 612
Hamonde, lohn, 44'2 n. 443
Hampton, William, 653
Hancotes, Henry, 705
Hansarde, William, 442, 443
Hardell, Robert, 329 n.
Hardye, lohn, 699
Hardynge, Robert, 666
Harper, William, 718
Harworde, Thomas, 441
Haryot, William, 657
Hatfflde, Robert, 482
Haverynge, Luke, 402
H awes, Thomas, 719
Hawteyn, William, 391
Hawteyne, lohn, 439
Hawys, Christopher, 688 ,
Hawys, lohn, 687
Hede, Henrjr, 687
Hempnale, Edmund, 456
Henry, Walter, 364, 365
Herffordc, William, 392
Hervie or Harvy, Walter, 359, 364 n.
Hewet, William, 712
Heyford, Humfrey, 656
Heylysdone, lohn, 529
Hill, Sir Rowland, 705
Hinde, Augustine, 71 J
Hoblethorne, Henry, 705
Holande, Raffe, 599
Holbacch, Hugh, 480 n.
Holbech, William, 474
Holdernes, Robert, 695
Holdiche, Hugh, 48O
Holleys, William, 699
London.
Home, lohn, 384, 385
Home, Robert, 618
Home, William, 665
Hulyn, William, 621
Huntlow, Thomas, 701
Husbande, lohn, 442
Hyde, William, 567
Hygtham, lohn, 597
Hylle, Thomas, 664
Hyltofte, lohn, 475 n.
Hyltoste, lohn, 475
Hynde, lohn, 531
Hynkstone, lohn, 443
lamys, Barth. 653
lamys, Nicholas, 592
lenins, Nicholas, 698
lenyns, Stephen, 686
Ham, Thomas, 666
locii, Nicholas fiz, 336 n.
lohn, lohn fiz, 332
lohn, Robert fiz, 327
Johnson, Thomas, 689
losne, Constantine le, 32O
losne, loseus le, 325
losselyne, Rafe, 633
loy, Nicholas, 336
loyner, Richard, 326
loynour, William, 326
Irelande, George, 652
Ireland, lohn, 476
Isaak, William, 683
lud, Andrew, 707
Kebyll, Henry, 688
Kelsyngbury, Richard, 454 «.
Kembe, lohn, 697
Kitson, Thomas, 700
Kneyswortb, Thomas, 685
Knollys, Thomas, 539
Knyghthode, William, 530 •
Kyrkby, lohn, 689
Kylsyngbury, Richard, 454
Lambarde, lohn, 637
Lambart, Nicholas, 698
Lamberde, Thomas, 326
Lambert, lohn, 7 1 J
Lambyn, lohn, 419
Lane, lohn, 574 n.
Langforde, Salamon, 392
Langley, Walter, 385
Large, Robert, 602
Launde, Robert, 486
La we, lohn, 574
Laxton, William, 701
Lazar, Richard, 440
Lee, Richard, 627
Lee, Thomas, 717
Legge, Thomas, 455
Levenham, Rauflfe, 576
Leveson, Nicholas, 700
Levyngham, Rauffe, 577
London.
INDEX.
London.
Le wen, Thomas, 700
Lion, lohn, 7 1 1
Lock, William, 710
Long, lohn, 699
Looke, lohn, 652
Loveney, lohn, 535
Lowfthe, William, 572
Lucas, Adam, 450
Luskyn, lohn, 454
Luttkyn, Adam, 419
Lutekyn, Richard, 419 n.
Lyncoln, lohn, 403
Lynge, lohn, 608
Lynne, Raufe, 46 1
Lyntson, Robert de, 365
Lyons, Richard, 485
Lyre, William de, 392
Lytell, lohn, 463
Macham, lohn, 717
Mainarde, lohn, 711
Malarie, lames, 718
Malpas, Philip, 613
Manfeylde, Gilbert, 537
Marbre, Hugo, 446
Marc-hall, Robert, 613
Marowe, William, 62 1
Marre, Symond fiz, 329
Marres, Bartholomew, 450
Marshall, Roger, 363 '
Martyn, William, 670
Mary, Simon fiz, 329 n. 334
Mathewe, lohn, 667
Mazerer, William, 385, 387
Merlewe, Richard, 570
Mertine, lohn, 699
Merwode, Simon, 419
Meyre, WiUiam le, 386, 387 re.
Milrede, William, 595
Mockynge, lohn, 441
Monmoth, Henry, 700
Monox, George, 695
Moordon, Gilbert, 430
Moore, William, 533
Mordon, Symonde, 476
Mordon, Walter, 444
More, lohn, 532
More, Rauffe, 387
Morsted, Thomas, 611
Mounplere, Robert, 351
Mundye, lohn, 696
Munpilers, Robert, 355 n.
Muschampe, Thomas, 654
Mychell, lohn, 578
Mycoll, lohn, ibid.
Myddylton, lohn, 626
Mylborne, lohn, 695
Mynoure, lohn, 339
Myrfyn, Thomas, 695
Neaie, Walter, 445
Nedeham, Richard, 633
London.
Neel, Thomas, .318
Nevvlande, Andrew, 322, 323
Newporte, William, 48$
Newyngton, Thomas, 537
Nordon, Richard, 6 1 6
Norlande, Thomas, 670
Norman, lohn, 329, 617
Northall, lohn, 444
Northampton, lohn, 337, 347, 486
Norton, William, 573
Notte, lohn, 462
Notyngham, Richard, 467
Nynys, Nicholas, 688
Offeley, Thomas, 712
Olney, lohn, 603
Oran, lohn, 532 n.
Organ, lohn, 532
Otle, Thomas, 477 n.
Otley, Robert, 598
Oxynforde, lohn of, 427
Oystyrgate, Stephen, 338
Paddysley, lohn, 607
Paget, Richard, 700
Palmer, Raufe, 421
Palmer, Roger, 418
Paris, Richard, 368
Parker, William, 541
Paniesse, lohn, 583
Partrich, Nicholas, 697
Parys, Rogier, 403
Parys, Simon, 402
Patencourt, Lucas, 385
Pecchy, lohn, 463 n.
Peche, lohn, 463
Pecoke, Stephen, 698
Pemberton, Hugh, 684
Penne, lohn, 576
Percy vail, lohn, 683
Pergetoure, Thomas, 697
Pet, losnefitz, 320
Peter, losne fitz, ibidij
Phylpotte, lohn, 483
Phylyp, Matthew, 626
Pikman, Andrew, 529
Plutnmer, lohn, 635
Ponfreyt, Henry, 573
Pontenay, lohn, 422
Pooll, Thomas, 571
. Porter, Walter, 366
Potter, Walter, 366,384
Pountfreyt, William of, 446
Pourt, Hugh, 402
Preston, lohn, 424
Prodhara, William, 425
Pryoure, lohn, 422
Purchase, William, 684
Pycarde, Henry, 460
Pycarde, Richard, 337, 341
Pyell, lohn, 480
Pygotte, Nicholai, 417
5 F 2 . -,. London.
INDEX.
London.
Pyke, Nicholas, 442
Pyke, Thomas, 576
Pykrnan, Andrew, 487
Pynchon, Richard, 699
Rawson, Richard, 665
Raynewell, lohn, 576
Raynolde, Richard, 699
Rede, Bartholomew, 686
Redynge, William, 42 1
Reffham, Richard, 400
Remyngton, William, 683
Renger, Richard, 325
Rest, lohn, 695 •
Revell, Robert, 684
Reyner, Thomas, 632
Richarde, Thomas fiz, 344
Roche, William, 698
Rode, Henry, 583
Rokesby, Robert, 389
Rokkisley, Robert, 393
Rokkysle, Gregory, 359 n. 360, 368
Rokyslee, lohn, 454
Romayn, Thomas, 392
Rote, lohn, 531
Rothyng, Richard, 438
Roules, lohn, 705
Rudstone, lohn, 698
Russe, William, 599
Russell, Elys, 393
Rychard, William fiz, 337 n.
Ryche, Richard, 615
Salesbury, Adam, 427
Scot, Thomas, 620
Seint Albones, lohn of, 475
Sely, lohn, 531
Sely, Thomas, 400
Seman, Simon de, 594
Sevenok, William, 576, 577
Seymer, Thomas, 696
Seynt Edmunde, Fulke of, 392
Seynt Edmunde, lamys of, 418
Seynt Elene, Michael of; 328
Shaa, Edmond, 664
Shaa, lohn, 686
Shelton, Nicholas, 695
Sheryngham, William, 539
Shore, Richard, 689
Skevinton, lohn, 697
Smert, Richard, 464
Smyth, Simond, 657
Smy the, Richard, 690
Sotnyr, Henry, 685
Spencer, lames, 697
Spicer, losne le, 324
Spilman, Stephen, 572
Spycer, Rafe, 334
Stalbroke, Thomas, 656
Stanys, Thomas, 392
Staple, Adam, 482 a.
Stayndrope, Gybbon, or Gilbert, 462
Stede, William, 687
London.
Stewarde, lohn, 455, 631
Stocker, lohn, 635
Stodeney, lohn, 463
Stokker, lohn, 666
Stokker, William, 663
Stoktbn, lohn, 655
Stondon, William, 533
Stone, lohn, 655 f
Stortford, lohn de, 399
Stortforde, William de, ibid.
Suckeley, Henry, 705
Suffolke, Robert de, 351
Suffolke, Thomas de, 397
Sutton, lohn, 578, 614
Swan, lohn, 683
Symond, Richard, 697
Syward, lohn, 455 n.
Tame, lames, 474
Tate, lohn, 655, 683
Tate, Robert, 667 n.
Tatersale, Robert, 592
Tayler, Richard, 351 n.
Tayiler, lohn, 366
Tayllour, William, 629
Taylour, Philip, 355
Tayloure, Richard, 348
Teylour, lohn, 366
Thesalan, lohn, 330
Thorney, William, 447
Thurston, Richard, 6^6
Toleson, lohn, 336
Tontyngham, William, 464 ».
Tony, Michael, 331
Torgolde, John, 478
Tosalane, lohn, 336
Totyngham, William, 464
Travere, lohn, 322, 323, 326
Turke, lohn, 710
Turke, Walter, 443
Twyfforde, Nich61as, 529
Twyforde, Nicholas, 487
Tynley, Rafe, 683
Vamere, Henry, 536
Venour, William, 534, 570
Verney, Raufe, 631
Viell, lohn, 335 n.
Voyle, lohn, 335
Upton, Richard, 444
Vyoll, lohn, 331
Vyvent, Thomas, 535
Wade, lohn, 390, 545
Wadeforde, Thomas, 592
Wakele, lohn, 569
Walbroke, Philip, 348, 351 n.
Walcot, lohn, 535
Walden, lohn, 628
Walderne, William, 567
Waleys, Henry, 368
Walmoode, Henry, 338
Walworth, William, 481
Warde, lohn, 477, 659, 666
London.
London.
Warner, John, 545, 685
Warren, Raufe, 699
Warren, sir Raufe, 705
Warton, Christopher, 626
Wattes, Robert, 688
Wavyr, sir Henry, 655
Wayell, lohn, 325
Wayle, lohn, 324
Way lie, lohn, 335 n.
Welbek, William, 684
Welde, lohn, 463
Wellys, John, 588
Weston, William, ibid.
Wetynhale, William, 614
Whetley, Adam, 319
White, lohn, 718
White, Thomas, 710
Whyte, William, 667
Whytyngham, Robert, 585
Wilford, lohn, 707
Willyam, Martin fiz, 326
Wodborne, lohn, 328
Wodecok, lohn, 543
Wodhowce, William, 485
Wodtyngton, Robert, 581
Wonborne, lohn, 328
Wood, Thomas, 684
Woodroffe, Davie, 7 17
Worcestre, William, 462
Worley, Henry, 696
Wotton, Nicholas, 573
Wrothe, John, 462
Wyrhe, Hugh, 617
Wychyngham, Geffrey, 455
Wyfforde, Nicholas, 617
Wykyng, William, 667
Wylford, lames, 687
Wylforde, Richard, 419
Wylforde, Thomas, 541
Wylhale, lohn, 330
Wylkynson, lohn, 697
Wylkynson, William, 701
Wyllyam, Richard fiz, 328
Wyllyam, William fiz, 689
Wymbeday, Richard, 325
Wymborne, Thomas, 337
Wymbyngham, Adam, 479
Wymondham, Simon, 469
Wynchecombe, Simon, 532
Wynchester, Godfrey, 336 n.
Wynchester, Nicholas, 384, 387
Wynchester, Walter, 327
Wyndowght, Thomas, 686
Wyngar, lohn, 684
Wynter, Geffrey, 336
Wynter, Osbert, 355
Wytyngeton, Richard, 538
Yarforde, lames, 696
Yonge, lohn, 630
INDEX.
London.
Yonge, Peter, 318
Yoo, Nicholas, 662
Yorke, lohn, 710
Londricus, 37
Longbeard, William, excitei tumults in London, 306
Longchampe, William de, bishop of Ely, made regent
during Richard I's. absence in the
Holy Land, 300
his oppressions, 302
•• deposed by the English lords, 304
Longevile, earl of, p. Burbon
Longobards, or Lombards, why so called, 89 n.
•- make war on Childebert, 102
— their tribute released by Clothayre II.
107
-- join the Huns against Charles Martell,
134
Lopham, Denys, 546
Lorayne v. Austracy
Lorize, sir Robert, joins the K. of Navarne, 499, 502
Losaunge, Robert, bishop of ' The t ford, removes his see
to Norwich, 252
Lo thai re v. Clotharius
Lotharingia, or Lorayne, why so called, 1 52, 1 57
Lotharius, or Clotharius made king of part of France,
75
— — — wars in Spain, 77
gives his son Cramyris the rule of Guyan,
77
on the death of Childebert seizes middle
France, ibid.
defeats Conobalde or Gonobalde, 78
— — suppresses the rebellion of Cramiris, ibid.
- makes his offerings at the shrine of St.
Martin, ibid.
dies of a surfeit, 79
Lotharius K. of Kent, death of, 125
Lotharius, or Lothayre, son of Lewys I. made partner
in the empire with his father, 149
— — — — takes party against him, ibid. ^50
seizes the empire, ibid. 1 5 1
reconciled to his father, ibid.
rebels against the Church of Rome, 152
r- receives Austracy from his father, ibid.
takes charge of Charles, his half-brother,
ibid. 153
• has the empire on his father's death, 156
— — — joins Lewis in making war on Charles,
157
gives name to Lotharyngia or Lorayne,
ibid.
becomes a monk at Prany, ibid.
Lotharius, son of Lowys V. begins his reign over
France, 192
. takes part against Richard duke of Nor-
mandy, ibid.
invades the terri.oj-y cf Ottho K. of Ger-
many, 194
Lotharius,
INDEX.
Lothanus, death of, 1 94
-- duration of his reign,. 2 10
Lotrinus or Lotryne, v. Locrinu'
Loveryn, Nicholas, 610
Lovyr, John, 650, 651
Lowes, v. Clodoveus Lewis.
Lucenbourgh, sir Warayne de, 502
Lucius, or Lucy, made king of Britain, 38
. sends letters to pope Eleutlierius concerning
the conversion of the Britons, ibid.
- at what period he^eceived the Christian faith,
38
• - institutes the orders of archbishops and bi-
Lyngues Ineayse, the town of, taken by Lewis (son of
Philip,) 257
- - endows the arehflamyns and flamyns with
the lands, which b«fpre upiield the Pagan
rites and law, 40
- buried at C'laudiocestria or Gloucester, ibid.
-- tablet to his memory at St. Paul's, ibid.
— stated to have subdued thf nemies of the
Christian faith abroad, ibid.
- • the line of the Britons ends with him, ibid.
Lucy, sir Gilbert de, 364
Lucy; sir Godfrey de, 355
Lud, 30
- made king of Britain, 3 I
- --- edifies Troynovant, ibid.
- his character, ibid.
- buried at Port Lud, the gate he had built, ibid.
Lud or Lud Rudibras made ruler of Britain, 14
- builds Kaerkyn or Canterbury, ibid.
1 -- Kaerguentor Winchester, ibid.
- -- Mount Paladour, now Sejiton, or Shaftes-
bury, ibid.
Luddys Towne, now London, II
Lude, lohn de, 644
Lud-gate, or Luddys Gate, first built, 3 1
- — Geffrey of Monmouth's notice of, 122
Ludlow, the town apd castle of, spoiled by K. Hen.
VI. 635
Ludwallus, Prince of Wales, pays an annual tribute of
CCG. wolves to K. Edgar, 196
Lupus v. Germanus
Lurdayn, meaning of the term, 205
Lutetia, the name given to Paris by .the Sicambri, 56
- - changed to Paris, 283 %
Luxemburghe, sir lohn, takes the Maid of Orleans
prisoner, 601
Luylprandus, king of the Longobardis, stated by some
writers, to have joined the Gothis
against Charles Martell, by others to
have been in amity with him, 134
Lymoges taken by the French, 482 -
Lymosyne given up by Lewis IX. 327
- the rule of obtained by the K. of France,
4S2
Lynde, sir lohn, made one of the stewards of the city
of London by K. Hen. 111. 359
Lyndesay, sir William, 3?j7
Lyndesile, master of the palace to Childeriche, slain
by Eboryn, 124
M
117
the
Machomet, rise and increase of the sect of,
Madan, son of Locrinus, 12
Madok, or Meredok, excites a rebellion among
Welsh, 395
executed at London, 397
Moesurian, 49
Magny, (or Manny,) sir Walter de, sent by K. Edw.
III. to Flanders, 446
Magunce, bridge at, built by Charles son of Pepyn,
144
Mahomet II. takes Constantinople, 628
Maidstone, the rebellion of sir Thomas Wiat begins
at, 713
Malcolyne K. of Scots, children of, 240
. swears fealty to the Conqueror, 241
— — — — makes incursions, but renews his obedience
to William Rufus, 249
revives the war between England and
Scotland, 250
is slain, ibid.
Malestrete, sir Godfrey de, executed, 494
Malestrete, Henry de, put to death, 455, 495
Malestrete, sir lohn, executed, 494
Malgo begins his reign in Britain, 84
subdues Iceland, the Orcades, and Norway,
ibid.
his vices, ibid.
his death, ibid.
Mailing, or Manlius Torquatus puts off the Gallis who
invade the capitol, 24
Malraesbury Abbey enriched by Ethelstan, 1 82
Malpas, Philip, plundered by the rebels under lack
Cade, 624
pays iiii.M. marks for his ransom, 638
Maine, or Malea, the river, 10
Man, Isle of, 251
• won by Edwyn K. of Northumberland, 112
invaded by the K. of Norway, 252
Mans surrendered to the earl of Salisbury, 595
Mantels, Walter, 7J3, 714
Mantua built by Brennius, 24
Marcell, Giles, 516
March, the earl of, warred with by Lewi* X. 333
Marches, the lords of the, waste the lands of the earls
of Leicester and Gloucester, 356
Marcianus emperor of Britain, 5 1
Marcien lawe translated by K. Alfred, 25
Marcle destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Marcomyrus, 55
changes the name of Lutetia to Paris,
56
Mareys, Charles, 610
Margan, Morgan, or Morganus, nephew of Cordeillaj
16
divides Britain with his brother, ibid.
Margan,
INDEX.
Margan, Morgan, or Morganus, driven into Wales,
16
• slain in battle by Cunedagus, ibid.
Margaret queen of K. Edw. I. received at London,
402
Margaret queen of K. Henry VI. arrives in England,
617
married at Sowthwyke, ibid.
- her entry into London, ibid. 61$
- — ; rules the king, ibid.
- unpopular with the English, 626
her fatal policy for K. Hen. VI. 631, 634
defeats the Yorkists at Wakefield, 638
• is defeated in turn at St. Albans, ibid.
lands in England, 653
• seeks refuge with the K. of Scots, ibid.
lur.ils in England with her son, 661
'' defeated at Tewksbury by K. Edw. IV. ibid,
sent home, 662
Margaret sister of K. Edw. IV. marries the D. of
Burgundy, 656
Margaret daugluer of K. Hen. VII. flies to England,
and is delivered of a daughter, 696
Returns, ibid.
Marianus the Scot, account of, 228
Marins or Marius made king of Britain, 37
gains a victory over Rodris, ibid.
• buried at Caerleyll, ibid.
Marke, Peryn, executed, 509
Markliam, lohn, 546
Marie, Henry de, 563
Mannyon, sir William, 353, 364
Marsh, William of the, executed at London, 332
Marshall, William, earl of Pembroke, 323
Marsyle, lohn, 552, 554
Martell, Stephen, 502
Martell, sir William, ransomed by K. Stephen, 267
Martin, St. bishop of Turon, reproves Maximius,
50
Martin V. chosen pope, 578
summons the council of Basil, 607
his death, ibid.
Martin's le Grand, St. treasure at, 'sought for, 400
• the sanctuary at, 613
an affray at, 629
-— ordinances made for the sanctuary of, 633
Martyn and Pepyn oppose Eboryn, 124
Martyn is slain, 125
Mary, Virgin, ioys of the, 19, 33, 40, 54, 127,
238, 681
Mary sister of Hen. VIII. married to the French king,
696
. married afterward to the D. of Suffolk, ibid.
Mary I. Q.. of England, born at Greenwich, 696
begins her reign, 712
crowned at Westminster by bishop Gardener,
ibid.
visits the city on occasion of sir Thomas Wiat's
rebellion, 713
. - ceremonials of her marriage with Philip prince
of Spain, 716
Mary I. her delivery of a .prince reported, 7 17
• •— dies at St. lames's, 7 I !)
Mary Q. of Scots, birth of, 696
Maston, Geffrey de, 516
Matcgryffons and other ordinances of war made by
K. Richard I. 300
Matilda, Molde, or Mawde, wife of the Conqueror
crowned queen, 241
Matilda, or Molde, daughter of Malcolyne K. of
Scots, marries K. Henry I. 240
her death in Normandy, and character,
258
Matilda, or Mawde, wife of K. Stephen, descent of,
241
Matilda, Mawde, or Molde, daughter ofK. Henry I.
marries Henry IV. emperor of Germany,
259
on the death of the emperor marries Geffrey
Plantagenet, ibid.
lands at Portsmouth, 265
defeats the forces of Stephen, 266
lays siege to Winchester, 267
escapes from Oxford to Wallyngeford, rbid
Maule, sir Edmond of, killed at Bannockburn, 420
Maulius, or Manlius, slain by his brother Mempriciui,
12
Maundeley, sir I'ohn, executed, 568
Muundevyle, William, heads the hereticks at Abyn-
don, 602
Maunt Gomoryk, Roger, earl of Shrewsbury; rebel-
' lion of, 248
Maurice, son of Karadok, sent by Octavius to invite
Maximus into Britain, 49, 50
Maurice, or Morgan, made bishop of London, 246
Mauritius, emperor of Constantinople, excites Chil-
periche to war upon the Longobards,
89
his promises to Childebert, 102
Mauritania, 27 n.
Mawbert, sir Maugot, 52O
Maxent, castle of, taken, 642
Maxentius declared emperor, 46
— persecutes the Christians, ibid.
expels his father Maximianus, ibid.
is defeated by Constantino, 47
Maximianus stated to have overcome Carausius, 43
rules the empire with Diocletian, ibid.
Maximus, or Maximius, receives the rule of Britain
from Octavius, 50
— is opposed by Conan Merydok, ibid.
subdues Armorica, and gives it to Conan,
ibid.
proclaimed emperor, ibid.
1 breaks his oath to Gratian and Valentinian,
50
subdues Gallia and Gcrmania, ibid.
• • subdues Gratian, ibid.
joins his SOD, Victour, in the empire with
him, 51
~ is beheaded by Theodosius the Elder at
Aquinum, 51
1
Maylart,
INDEX
Maylart, lohn, 516
Maynchester repaired by Edward the F.lder, 178
Mayne, earldom of, made over to the French King,
618
• the alienation of, offensive to the English,
622
Mayors of London v. London.
Mediolana or Milleyn, in Lumbardy, built by Bren-
nius, 23
Megrave, {Segrave) Sir Nicholas de, 353
Meldune, or Meleon, besieged by K. Hen. V. 585
Meleon, the castle of, delivered to Eudo earl of Car-
nolense, 213
Meleon, Sir Simon, taken prisoner at the battle of
Poytiers, 467
Meleoun, Sir lohn de, Earl of Cancarvile, taken pri-
soner at the battle of Poytiers, 467
Melitus, sent by Gregory to St. Augustine, J)6
" made bishop of London, ibid.
converts Sebert, 98
Mempricius made ruler of Britain, 12
slays his brother Manlius, ibid.
— — is destroyed by wild beasts, 13
Menenia v. St. David's.
Menlene, Sir Almary, 507
Merchenelagth, 26
Mercia or Marcia, wife of Guitelinus, 25
enacts the Marcien lawe, ibid.
dies, and is buried at New Troy, 26
Mercia, the Kingdom of, founded by Penda, 1 10
its boundaries, shires, and duration, 111
Kings of, allowed for Saints, ibid.
— • — — divided into five Bishopricks, 122
• the Lordship of united by Edward the Elder
to the Crown, 178
Mercia, Leofricus earl of, his death, 229
Meredok, Sir Ries ap, his quarrel with Sir Payne Tip-
tofl, 392
— brought to York and executed, ibid.
Merianus K. of Britain, 30
Merlin, birth of, 68
Meroneus made K. of France, 62
• defeats the Hunns, 63
Meroneus, the son of Chilperiche, sent to appease cer-
tain rebellions in Buturynges, 88
— — — marries Brunechielde, the widow of Sige-
bert, at Roan, ibid.
• in fear of his father, he flies, with his wife,
to the Church of St. Martin, ibid.
• — pardoned and deceived by Chilperich,
ibid.
" — causes himself to be slain, ibid.
Meroneus, the race of, ends with Hilderiche, 137
Meroneus, the son of Clothayre, taken prisoner, 103
Merlon, Statute of, enacted, 329
Michael's Mount, St. held by the Earl of Oxford t.
K. Edw. IV. 663
Middleston, monstrous child born at, 711
Modwenna, St. comes to England, 166
the sites of two Abbeys granted to her by
Adulfus or Ethelwolph, ibid.
Molitmcius, or Mulmutius Dunwallo, 19
begins his reign over Britain, 20
— — named in the English Chronicle Done-
bant, ibid.
builds the Temple of Peace in Troy-no-
vant, ibid.
his Laws, 20
translated into Latin by Gildas,
\ ibid.
- into English by K.
Alfred, ibid.
• begins the four Highways pf Britain
ibid.
~ makes the towns of Malmsbury and Vyes,
ibid.
ordains a Crown or Diadem of Gold, 20
buried in the Temple of Peace, ibid.
Momeleus defeats Clodoveus the son of .Chilperich,
89
Momolus betrays Gundoalde to Gunthranus, 101
-i slain by order of Lyndegilsus, ibid. •
Mondue, lohn, 665
Munforde, Sir Henry, beheaded, 426
Mongomery, lohn, beheaded, 652
Monks, estimation of the, in tjie Saxon times, 120
— — — Fabyan's character of them, 164
Montague, lohn de, made Earl of Salisbury, 543
Montague, William de, made Earl of Salisbury, 441
v. Salisbury.
Montefort, Simon de, v. Mountforde.
Moons, three, seen at once, 273
five, seen at once, 312
Moravia, 27
Morcarus, earl of Northumberland, ». Edwyn.
Mordred, nephew of King Arthur, left in charge of
the Government of Britain, 80
— — — — crowned King at London, 8 1
• slain, after three battles, by his uncle, ibid.
his sons slain by Constantinus, 81
More, Sir Thomas, beheaded, 700
Morgan, King of Britain, v. Margan.
Morindus v. Morvidus.
Moris, Master, metres of, 314
Morley, Thomas Lord, challenges the Earl of Salis-.
bury, 567
More Maryne taken at Erith, 631
Mortality in England, 461, 486
Mortmayn, Statute of, 385
Morton, Cardinal, death'of, 687
Mortymer, Sir Edmund, 387
Mortymer, Sir lohn, accused of treason, 593
Mortymer, Roger, the lands of, destroyed, 352
made Earl of March, 440
taken prisoner in Nottingham Castle, 441
articles exhibited in Parliament against
him, ibid.
* his execution, ibid.
Mortymer, Roger, earl of March, proclaimed heir
apparent to the crown of England, 533
goes to Ireland, ibid.
Mortymer,
7
INDEX.
Mortymer, bis issue, ibid.
Mortymer, Roger, earl of Marcb, 5*79
Mortymer, Sir Roger, of Werke, 423, 424
Mortymer, Sir Roger, of Wygmoore, 424
escapes from the Tower of London, 428
Morvidus made K. of Britain, 26
overcomes a Prince of Moravia, 27
is devoured by a Monster, ibid,
Morwith v. Morvidus.
Motons, what, 468
Moubray, Sir lohn, 423
taken prisoner at Burghbridge, 925
beheaded, 426
Moubray, or Monbray, Sir Thomas, created earl of
Nottingham and Marshall of England,
533
challenged by the Lord Moryf, 538
Mounforde, Sir Simon, made Captain of Sandwich,
636
beheaded by the Yorkists, ibid.
Mounforde, Sir Simon, 685
Mountacute, or Mountague, Henry Lord, beheaded /.
K. Hen. VIII. 701
Mountagu, lohn Lord, defeats K. Henry VI. 654
wins the Castle of Bamborough, ibid.
Mountagu, lohn marquis of, slain at Barnet Field,
661
Mountague, Sir Philip de, 443
Mountalbone, Sir lohn de, 494
Mount-Canise, William de, taken prisoner at Kenil-
worth, 357
Mountforde, Sir Henry, 353
— • slain at Evesham, 357
Mountforde, Sir Peter de, slain at Evesham, 357
Mountforde, Simon de, Earl of Leycesler, seals the
Letter from the Barons to K. Hen. 111.
353
his dissention with the Earl of Glouces-
ter, 356
— takes Winchester, ibid.
defeated at Kenilworth by Edward son of
Hen. III. 357
slain at Evesham, ibid.
Mountforde, Sir Simon de, the younger, has Kenil-
worth Castle restored to him, 367
joins the rovers of the Sea, 360
Mountfort, the Castle of, built, 213
Mounlfort, lohn de, claims the Dutchy of Brytayne,
454, 455, 493
holds him in a strong town of Brytayne,
ibid.
imprisoned in the Castle of Louvre, ibid.
his death, 456
Mountfort, Sir lohn de, the younger, Earl of Mount-
fort, slays Charles de Blois, 476, 521
maintains himself in Brytayne, 525
aided by the English, 530
Mountfychet, William de, founds Stratford Langthorne
Abbey, 266
Mounthedesy, Sir William de, 353
Moimtmerency, birth of Charles afterward Earl of,
Mount Morency, Sir Matthew de, 395
Mount Paladour, now Septon, or Shaftsbury, built,
14
Mountpyller, insurrection of the Citizens of, 526
• Arnold governor of, slain, ibid.
submission and sentence of the inhabi-
tants of, 527, 528
Mount Royall, Castle of, besieged, 371
Mulkyn, brother of Cadwaladir, besieged and burnt in
Kent, 125
Muskeborowe Town, in part destroyed t. K. Hen.
VIII. 706
Musselbrough, victory over the Scots at, 709
Myddelton beheaded, 619
Myddelton, Sir Robert, or Gilbert, execution of, 421
Mynsterworth, Sir lohn, execution of at Tyburn, 487
N.
Nails of our Saviour's Cross found by St. Helena, 47
miracle performed by one of them in the Adriatic
Sea, 48
Narsetus, 42
Nauntes wasted by the Danes, 179
Guyment bishop of, slain, ibid.
Nautylde, wife of Dagobert, 122
Neale, Sir Guy de, takerfprisoner, 463
Nedam, Richard, 619
Nele, Sir Ralph, 395
Neotus, St. buried at Crowlande, 128
the adviser of Alfred, 165
Nevell, Sir Edward, executed, 701
Nevell, Sir lohn, executed for rebellion, t. K. Hen.
VIII. 701
Nevers, Lavvdry, earl of, 213
disobedience of the Earl of, 272
Nevill, George, archbishop of York, endeavours to ex-
cite the Londoners in favour of K. Hen.
VI. 660
sent prisoner to Guisncs, 665
Nevill, Rafe, earl of Westmoreland, 546
— - made Marshall of England, 564
Nevils-Cross, battle of, 459
Nevius, 30
Neustria 01 Normandy, 56
• invaded by the Saxons, 108
- wasted by the Danes under Hollo, 179
— — — given to Rollo, by Charles the Simple, as bJs
wife's dower, 180
created Duke of Neustria, ibid.
the name of, changed to Normandy, ibid.
Nevyle, Alexander, archbishop of York, flies from En
gland, 534
Nevyle, Hugh, taken prisoner at Kenilworth, 357
Nevyll, Dan Raby, made Earl of Westmoreland,
543
Nevyll, Sir Thomas, slain at the battle of Wakefield,
638
Newcastle upon Tyne surrendered to K. Henry II. 274
New Company, the name assumed by the rebels of
Brye, 474, 477
Newebery, lohn, 564
5 G Newe
INDEX.
Newe Bottell, abbey of, destroyed, 106
New Forest made by William the Conqueror, 247
Newgate rebuilt by the executors of Ricftard Whyt-
tyngton, 592
New Market, Adam de, taken prisoner at Kenilworth,
357
Nicholas V. made Pope, 613, 62O
• requires aid of Charles VIII. against the
Turks, 642
Nigenius v. Vigenius.
Noble, coin of the, first made, 576
Nogent, the town of, won by the Earl of .St. Paule,
622
Noglodiene, 73
Norfolk, insurrection in, t. K. Edw. VI. 710
.Norfolk, lohn, 685
Norfolk, lohn Duke of, his death, 652
Norfolk, lohn Duke of, slain at Bosworth, 673
Norfolk, Thomas Duke of, drowned in his way to
Greenwich, 593
Norfolk, Thomas Duke of, defeated by Sir Thomas
Wiat, 713
Norham, meeting at, t. K. Edw. I. 397
the Castle of, taken by the Scots, 427
Noris, Lord, attainted of treason and beheaded, 700
Norlande, lohn, 639
Norman, lohn, the first Mayor of London, who went
in profession to Westminster by water,
628
Normandy v. Neustria.
• genealogy of the Dukes of, 238
won from lohn by Philip II. 316
• the rule of, taken by Charles Dauphin of
Vienne, 464
lost to the English, 614, 616, 618, 626
.. . the Dutchy of, granted by Lewis XI. to his
brother Charles, 647
annexed finally to the Crown of France,
849
Normandy, lohn Duke of, sent by his brother Philip
de Valois, against the Earls of Derby
and Nottingham, 456
r besieges the Castle of Aguyllon, 458
his death, 490
Normandy, Richard, third duke of, particulars con-
cerning, 208, 209, 237
left a minor, 187
carried by Lowys V. in France, ibid.
— escapes by the help of Osmund his teacher,
188
i takes upon him the rule of his signory,
189
requires aid of Erarde K. of Denmark,
193
is reconciled to Lotharius, ibid.
— surnamtd the hardy, '20 i
Normandy, Richard the Good, fourth Duke of, 237
Noimandy, Robert, sixth Duke of, his character, 219
goes to Iherusalem, 220
• dies in returning at Bethenia, ibid.
Normandy, Robert D. of Normandy, called Robert
Curihose, rebels against his father, -45
Normandy, Robert duke of, has Normandy bequeathed
lohim, 246
•- pledges his Dukedom to his brother Wil-
liam, 249
prepares to invade England on the death
of William Rufus, 253
• lands at Portsmouth, ibid.
— is reconciled to K. Henry I. ibid.
— his bravery at Aeon, 254
— refuses the Kingdom of lerusalem, 254
marries the daughter of the Lord of Apu-
lia, ibid.
the Lords of Normandy rebel against him,
ibid.
visits England, 254
• — • taken, prisoner and brought to Cardiff in
Wales, ibid.
: — - his death, and burial at Gloucester, 260
Normandy, William Longa Spata, second Duke of,
slain by Arnolde, earl of Flanders, 1 87,
237
Normandy, William duke of, v. William Conq.
Norm ans, origin of the, 1 80
Northampton, variance between the Londoners and
men of the town of, 347
taken by K. Henry III. 353
battle at t. K. Hen. VI. 636
Northampton, William marquis of, attainted of trea-
son, 712
Northern men rebel, 657
Northumberland, Kingdom of, founded, 82
- its boundaries, ibid. 83
shires included in it, ibid.
possessed by the Danes, 162, 163
•- the Inhabitants of, subdued by Swa-
nus, 206
the Nortbutnbers rebel against K.
W. the £onq. 246
Northumberland, Henry, earl of, slain at St. Alban's,
629 .s. ,,-
Northumberland, Henry, earl of, slain at Towton,
640
Northumberland, Henry, earl of, slain by the Com-
mons of the North, 683
Northumberland, lohn, duke of, proclaims the Lady
lane Gray, queen, 711
attainted of treason, 712
Norton, foundation of the priory of, in Cheshire, 260
Norton, great lohn, 714
Norwich pillaged by the Danes, 205
a Monastery at, founded by Robert Losaunge,
252
the lews at, crucify a child, 329
Monastery of the Trinity in, burnt, 368
Noryncourt Cr-stle taken, 308
Notha, Countess, of Perche, lost at Sea in returning-
from Normandy, 2"58
Notice, lohn, of Orleans, 608, 610, 616
Nottingham, or Snotyngham, won by the Danes, 162
besieged by Etheldred, 1C3
Edward the Elder builds a new town at,
178
Nottingham,
INDEX.
Nottingham, a castle at, built by William the Conqueror,
241
. — the town of, burnt in the time of Ste-
phen, 268
. the castle seized by K. lohn, 304
recovered by K. Richard I.
305
Nottingham, Thomas Moubray, earl of, created duke
of Norfolk, 543
Novaunt, Hugh, bishop of Chester, death of, 302
O.
Obbo ». Ebe
Octa (the son of Hengist) or Osca, overcomes the
Britons with his father, 68
taken prisoner by Aurclius Ambrosias, ibid.
escapes and fights tiie battle of Crekynford,
ibid.
succeeds to the kingdom of Kent, 69
Octabonus or Octoboon, comes as legate from pope
Gregory IX. 330
— — — — ill treated by the students of Oxford,
ibid.
interdicts the city of Londop, 365
Oclavius, or Octavian, deputed by Constantine to
govern Britain, 46
— — usurps the rule of Britain, 49
< — sends for Maxim us, or Maximius, and
resigns to him the rule of Britain, 50
Oddo, archbishop of Canterbury, death of, 1 98
Odo bishop of Bayon, left in care of the realm of
England by William Conqueror, 240
released by the Conqueror from prison, during
his last sickness, 247
. made earl of Kent, 248
rebels against William llufus, ibid.
compelled to forsake England, ibid.
Odylwaldus joined by Oswy in the kingdom of North-
umberland, 118
Ofla, nephew to Ethelwalde, 111, 138
slays Heoruredus, ibid.
— — becomes king of Mercia, ibid.
his wars with the Northumbers, Etheldrede king
of East Angles, and Egbert king of Kent,
ibid.
builds the church of Wynchcomb, ibid.
removes the see of Canterbury to Litchfield,
138
chases the Britons into Wales, and makes the
dike which retains his name, ibid.
translates the body of St. Alban, ibid.
sends Anselmus to Charles the great, 133
his wars with Kenulphus king of the West Sax-
ons, ibid.
leaves his kingdom to his son Kenelphus, 139
Offekyrke built by Offa, 138
Offricus revenges the death of Kenulphe king of the
West Saxons, 139
Okefforde, or Otford, battle at, between Edmund
Ironside and the Danes, 214
Oldcastle, sir lohn, lord Cobham, impeached as a
heretick, 577
- assembly of his adherents, 578
executed at Tyburn, 583
Oldhalle, William, 663
Olney or Olenege, the isle where Edmund Ironside
and Canute fought in single combat, 215
Omers, St entered by sir Robert of Artoys, 409
besieged, 451
Oneil created earl of Tyron, 705
Orcades or Orkeys taken by the king of Norway,
252
Orleans, the city of, taken by Lothaire, 103
insurrection of the students, burgesses, &c.
of, 494
Orleans, dissentions of the duke of, with the dukes of
Burgoyne and Berry, 559, 560
he is slain at Paris, 560
Orleans, the Maid of, called la Pucelle de Dieu,
599
raises the siege of Compeyne, 60 1
111 is taken by sir lohn Luxemburghe, ibid.
judged and burnt, 602
account of her, 641
Orpewaldus or Corpewaldus, son of Redwald, coa-
verted to Christianity, 112
Orpheuer, Peter, 560
Oryflambe v. Auriflambe
Osbrutus K. of Northumberland, 1 62
Osithes, the prior of, stands at Paul's Cross, 689
Osmond, bishop of Salisbury, builds a new church
there, 245
' compiles the Ordinary or Consuetudinary now
named " Salisbury Use," ibid.
Osricus becomes king of Deyra, 112
- slain by Cadwan, 1 1 3
Osryke, or Oswy, defeated, 165
Oswalde rules both Brenicia and Deyra, 113
his piety, ibid.
gains a victory over Cadwan, ibid.
• stands godfather to Kyngylsus at his baptism,
116
slain by Penda, 118
his relics preserved by the monks, ibid.
his bones translated from Bradony to Glouces-
ter, 117
Oswalde, St. archbishop of Canterbury, dies, 204
Oswolph reigns in Northumberland, 132
Oswy becomes king of Northumberland, 118 •
slays Oswyn king of Deyra, ibid.
joins Odylwaldus with him in his kingdom,
ibid.
— — his vow to God when Penda comes against him,
119
— — defeats and kills Penda near Leeds, ibid.
" his gifts to the church, ibid.
his death, 120
Oswyn, K. of Deyra, slain by Oswy, 118
5 G 2 Ottho,
INDEX.
Ottho, the emperor, joins Lewis V. in invading Nor-
mandy, 1 90
Ottho II. emperor and king of Germany, wars with
Lotharius, 194
Ottho IV. makes war on Philip II. 287
— — is defeated, 288
excommunicated by pope Innocent III. 322
Overey, monastery of St. Mary, founded, 318
Owen, K. of Britain, 30
Owen of Glendower, irruption of, in Wales, 569
pursued by K. Henry IV. 570
Oxford respected in honour of St. Frideswide, 1 35
. taken by Swanus, 206
— — — general council at, 325
' hospital of St. lohn at, founded by K. Henry
III. 329
— — — acts made in the parliament of, S43, 345,
349
i '• statutes of, made Anno 4 1 Hen. III. repealed,
357
the term adjourned to, 697
Oxford, university of, said by one writer to have been
founded by Ethelwolphus, 155
accursed by Octobonus the pope's legate,
330
Oxford, lohn earl of, with the lord Aubrey his eldest
son, beheaded by order of K. Edw. IV.
652
Oxford, lohn earl of, arrested for treason, but deliver-
ed, 657
his bravery at Barnet Field, 661
sent prisoner to Guisnes, 663
the misery endured by his countess, ibid.
delivered from the castle of Guisnes, 672
Oxenford, Robert earl of, taken prisoner at Kenil-
worth t. K. Henry III. 357
Oyens, sir Fernande de, 524
Oyngne, St. castle of, 437
Oysell, Hugh, executed, 315
P.
243
Page, lohn, executed, 426
Paleologus, the emperor, beheaded, 628
Pall, the"indument" so called, explained,
Palmer, Denysot, 519
Palmer, sir Thomas, attainted of treason, 712
Pampilona, or Papilonia, besieged by Charles son of
Pepyn, 143
Pandarus or Pandrasius, 9
Pandulphus comes as legate to England, 318
admonishes king lohn a second time,
319
takes possession of the crown, ibid.
Papya or Papye, built by Brennius, 23
besieged by Pepyn, 139, 140
strengthened and defended by Desiderius K.
of I he Longobardys, 142
Pepyn, besieged by Charles son of Pepyn, ibid.
Paret, lohn, 512, 516
Paris, when founded, 56
the monartery of St. Vincent at, built by Childe-
bert, 77
defended against the Danes, 174
improved by Philip II. 283
pound of Paris money, what, 258
variance between the students and citizens of,
370
the provost of, appointed by St. Lewis, 375
dissentions between the governours and com-
monalty of, 414
the occasioners of the riot punished, ibid.
- mortality at, 460
troubles in, 502, 503, 513
the citizens submit to the regent, 5 1 4
commotions are renewed in, 515
the Parisians are defeated by the English,
ibid.
coins and values of money newly ordained at,
503, 505
the citizens of, make an offering to St Remyge,
506
a more feeble money ordained at, 509
• the citizens of, murmur against Charles VII.
552, 554
• tumults at, 563
taken from the English, 610
distressed by wolves, 614
mortality in, 648
alms deeds of Lewis XI. at, 651
Parker, sir lames, slain in iusting, 684
Parliament held at Oxford, called Insane Parliamen-
tum, 343
— the acts of confirmed by a parliament at
Winchester, 345
of White Bands, 423
Parnassus, mount, falls upon Brennius's host, 24 •
Parson, Anthonie, 705
Partriche, sir Miles, executed, 7 1 1
Pascal I. elected pope, 149
Pascal II. pope, imprisoned by Hen. IV. emperor of
Almayne, 255
Pascencius, the youngest son of Vortiger, invades
Britain, 70
- is defeated by Uter, ibid.
Paul, St. tablet in the church of, to the memory of
Lucius, 40
— — when founded, 97
^ newly hallowed, 33 1
steeple of, fired by lightning, 617
suspended for a fray, 686
Paul, earl of St. buried at St. Paul's, 608
Paulinus sent by Gregory to St. Augustine, 96
• converts Edwyn K.- of Northumberland to
Christianity, 1 12
baptizes the inhabitants of Deyra and Bernr-
cia, ibid.
flies with Edwyn's queen and daughter into
Kent, 112
Paulinus
INDEX.
Paulinus forsakes the archbishoprick of York, and be-
comes bishop of Rochester, ibid.
Perliy, lohn, t>85
Pecoke, Reynold, Bp. of Cbichester, abjured as a
heretick, 632
Peers, xii. chosen for the reformation of the state of
the land, 343
Pekham, John, made archbishop of Canterbury,
386
his death, 394
Pembroke, the earl of, taken by the Spaniards,
483
Pembroke, lasper, earl of, so created by K. Henry
VI. 627
made duke of Bedford by K. Hen. VII.
ibid.
Pembroke, William, earl of, lands with the other
lords in England, 658
Penda founds the kingdom of Mercia, 1 10
envies Edwin king of Northumberland, 112
avenges his daughter, 1 17
slays Oswald K. of Northumberland, 118
-- goes against Anna, ibid.
is slain by Oswy, 119
Pepyn I. dies, 123
Pepyn II. opposes Eboryn, 124
retires to Austracy, or Lorayne, 125
-- defeats Theodoriche, and is appointcd.niasttr
of the palace, ibid.
. returns to Austracy, ibid.
continued as master of the palace by Childeber-
tus. 130
irregularity of his life, ibid.
— — - has a son named Charles Marcellus, ibid.
Pepyn son of Carolus Martellus, 135
joins his brother Charlemayne, 136
they divide Hilderic's kingdom, ibid.
Pepyn, on the death of Charlemayne, becomes
sole ruler of France, ibid.
reduces Gryffon, ibid.
after application to the pope, formally deposes
Hilderiche, 137
- chosen sovereign of France, ibid. 139
overcomes the Saxons, otherwise called Danes
or Normans, ibid.
amends the state of the church, 139
the kingdom of France confirmed to him and
his heirs, ibid.
assists pope Stephen II. against Aystulphus,
ibid.
besieges Papye, ibid.
- is dreaded by neighbouring princes, 1 40
• establishes the parliament of France, ibid.
. admonishes Gayfer duke of Guyan, ibid.
- punishes his rebellion, ibid. 141
offers a great part of the treasure and jewels
taken from Gayfer to St. Denys, ibid.
dies at Paris, ibid.
Pepyn, son of Lewis 1. made duke of Guyan, 149,
150
— his death, 153
Pepyns, three, distinction of the, 115
• their descent, ibid.
Perche, Notha, Countess of, lost at sea in returning
from Normandy, 258
Percy, (Persia?) the king of, sends presents to Charle-
mayne, 145
Percy, Henry, created earl of Northumberland, 543,
546
made constable of England, 564
slain in rebellion, 573
Percy, sir Henry, slain at the battle of Shrewsbury,
570
Percy, sir Ralph, submits to K. Edw. IV. €53
Percy, Thomas, carl of Worcester, dissolves Richard
II.'s household at Flint Castle, 546
beheaded after the battle of Shrewsbury, 570
Peridurus made king of Britain jointly with Vigenius,
28
authors differ on his character, 29
Persecution under Diocletian and Maximian, 46
Peter king of Aragon, cruelty of, in Sicily, 381
— — excommunicated by the pope, ibid.
— — goes to the relief of Geron, but is defeated and
dies of his wounds, 382, 383
Peter K. of Castile, driven from his country, 476,
477
aided by Edward the Black Prince, 476,
521
seeks aid of the Sarazens, 479
beheaded by Henry his bastard brother,
ibid.
Peter Pence, 2 1 8, 320
granted to Rome by Ethel wolphus, 155
ordered by K. Edw. III. to be no longer ga-
thered in England, 477
Petitur v. Higanius
Petwarden, Thomas, 583
Pharamond, first king of France, 57
Philip I. begins his reign in France, 232
marries Berta, daughter of the earl of
Flanders, ibid.
his adultery, ibid.
— — commits the rule of France to his son Lowys,
ibid.
his death, and burial at St. Benet sur Loyre,
233
Philip II. surnamed Dieu done, begins his reign in
France, 282
i excites the sons of K. Henry II. to war
against their father, ibid.
receives homage of Richard for the Dutchy
of Guyon, ibid.
wars with K. Henry II. 278
— — — besieges Vergy, 2 82
with the nobles of France, takes upon him
the cross, 283
marries lugebert daughter of the king of
Denmark, 284
. marries a third time, the daughter of Philip
duke of Swevy, ibid.
wars upon the Normans, ibid.
Philip
INDEX.
Philip II. accursed by his prelates for refusing to
receive lugebert again, 285
admonished to appear before the council of
Sorsore, ibid.
punishes the earl of Rossell and Roger de
Rose, ibid.
— — makes war again on Normandy, 286
intends the invasion of England, ibid.
loses his navy at Sluse, ibid. 287
— — reconciled to lugebert, ibid.
. wars in Flanders, ibid.
his variance in the Holy Land with K.
Richard I. 300
. departs from Aeon or Acre, 301
enters Normandy and receives homage from
Arthur D. of Brytayne, 310
concludes a truce with lohn K. of England,
289
• his death, ibid.
his testamentary bequests, ibid. 290
— — gives different castles in Normandy to Arthur
D. of Brytayne, 312
wins the castle of Gaillarde, 314, 315
seizes the whole of Normandy, ibid.
- enters Guyon, 318
excommunicated by the pope, 322
Philip the III. marries Isabel daughter of the K. of
Arragon, 377
• succeeds to the crown of France, 272,
377
subdues the king of Tunis, ibid.
— buries the bowels of his father at Mount
Iloyall, ibid.
death of his wife, 378
detail of his journey from Viterbe to Paris,
ibid.
crowned at Ray nes, 378
visits Artoys, ibid.
. enters the province of the earl of Foyz,
ibid.
marries Mary daughter of the earl of Bnr-
boun, 379
. goes to Sainterre, ibid.
meets Sanxion K of Spain, 380
invades Arragon, 381
besieges Geron, 382
a part of his navy destroyed by the Arrago-
nians, 383
i dies at Parpynyan, ibid.
his wives and children, 384
Philip IV. surnamed le Beawe, begins his reign in
France, 407
wars in Flanders, 394, 409, 411
. • defeats the Flemings, 4 1 3
. elected emperor, 415
wars successfully in Italy, ibid.
. levies a new. tax through his dominions,
416
the wives of his iii. sons accused of " spouse
breaking," ibid.
his death at Fountayne Beliaunl, ibid.
Philip V. (de Valoys) admitted for protector of the
realm of France, 433,488
• his claim to the crown of France, ibid,
ibid.
• his coronation opposed ,by the D. of Bur*
goyne, 433
crowned at Raynys, 437, 483
receives homage for the earldom of Flanders,
ibid.
- rhime made upon him by the Flemings iu
Cassyle, 489
wins the town, 490
visits different parts of his realm, 491
sends reinforcements to the Scots, 441
invites K. Edw. III. to a crusade, 442
prepares to resist K. Edw. Ill's, claims pn
France, 445
his answer to K. Edward Ill's, letter claiming
the crown of France, 452
goes to the relief of Tournay, 453
: — flies to Broy after the battle of* Cressy,
458
levies the tax called a gabell, 493
- • demands a subsidy of the monks of St.
Denys, 495
— marries to his second wife Blanch daughter of
the queen of Navarne, 498
his death, 434, 462,499
Philip, prince of Spain, afterward Philip II. arrives
at Southampton, 715
— — receives the order of the garter, ibid.
— — — received at Winchester, ibid.
made K. of Naples and H Jerusalem, 716
" ceremonial' of his marriage with Mary,
716
visits his father the emperor, 717
' returns to England, 7 1 8
Philip, son of the duke of Burgoyne, takes part
_ with the English against the Dauphin,
564
Philip, sir Matthew, 655
Philippa, queen of K. Edw. III. sails to Brabant, 446
her death, 480
Philippa, youngest daughter of K. Hen. IV. married
to the K. of Denmark, 572
Phylpot, lohn, knighted by K. Rich. II. 53 I o
Picts descended from the Scytis or Scythis^ 37
called also Gothis or Hunys, ibid.
Catenesey, or Cathenesia, granted to them,
ibid.
ally themselves with the Irish, ibid.
their country called Irelande, Pictavia, and
lastly Scotland, ibid.
receive the southern part of Albania from Ca-
rausius, 42
Picts and Scots break out on the departure of the
Romans, 52
their history, ibid.
Pinnor K. of Loegria, 20 n.
Plantagenet, Geffrey, husband of the empress Maude,
death of, 267
Pleas
INDEX.
Pleas of the Crown pleaded in London, 326
Plectrude wife of Pepyn, rules Dagobert II. 130
Plessis, Sir lotm de, 494
Plymouth spoiled by the French, 571
Poinynges, Sir Thomas, his conduct at the siege of
Bullein, 707
Pole, Michael de la, created Earl of Suffolk, 533
escapes from England, 534
Pollardes, Crocardes, and Rosaries, coins so named
called in, 401
Pomfret, Piers, or Peter of, put to death by K. lohn,
321
Pomyers, Sir Guyllyam de, 632
Poncell, Sir Guyllyam, 526
Ponet, lohn, deposed from the bishoprick of Winches-
ter, 712
Ponton, Sir William, 616
Poole, Cardinal, 717
made archbishop of Canterbury, 7 1 8
dies at Lambeth, 719
Poor, collections for the, t. K. Hen. VIII. 700, 701
Popes, two, chosen on the death of Gregory XI. 487,
525
Porchester, 49
Poret, Nicholas, 517
Porrex, made governor of Britain with Ferrex, 18
" slain by Ferrex, ibid.
Porter, William, 574
Perth lands in Britain, 69
Portismoiith, origin of, 69
Portlud or Ludgate, when built, 3 1
Pound of Paris Money, what, 289
Pount, the Castle de la, given up, 503
Fount at Arche, the town or hold of, taken by the
French, 620
Pountalu, lohn de, 501
Pount Andenere, won by the Earl of St. Paule, 622
Pountenay, "Edmond of, intercedes for Hubert of
Burgth, 328
— — made archbishop of Canterbury, 329
named also Edmond of Abyndon, ibid.
. his death, 332
Pountlarge taken by the English, 613
Pount Melane delivered to the regent of France, 592
Powell, Abel, 701
Pownings, Sir Edward, 695
Poylet, Symonde, put to death at Paris, 495
Poyteau, earl of, v. Burbon
Poytiers, the City of, ruined by Dagobert I. 114
destroyed again by Abyderamus, 133
won by Philip it 316
. the battle of, 466, 501
Prague, the hereticks of, summoned to the Council of
Basil, 607
Pren r. Egbert.
Pretest, archbishop of Roan, persecuted by Chilperiche,
89
Prevost, lohn, 516
Preston To.ui destroyed, 706
Prk'.'.venrie, the name of K. Arthur's shield, 79
Priests, the marriage of, forbidden, 7 10
7
Priests, act allowing the marriage of repealed, 712
Printing, discovery of the art of, 632
Processions renewed in Churches bv queen Mary, 713,
714
Prodigies seen in England, 251, 252, 273, 289, 313,
368, 390, 474
Prothadyus, the paramour of Brunechielde, 103
\ banished by Theodobert, ibid.
murdered by the nobles of Theodorich's
Court, 104
Provinces, Ecclesiastical, reduced to two only in En-
gland and Wales, 39
Prylle, lohn, 502, 504
Puyssake, the Castle of, destroyed, 262
Puyssake, Hugh, rebels against Lewis VI, 262
Puyssour, Peter, 516
Pwylesdon, Thomas, rebellion of, 390
Pyers, Alice, a cause of popular clamour, 486
Pygacen, Thomas, 610
Pykeryng, the Town of, founded by Peridurus, 29
P^pe, Sir lames, 468
Pyquegny, Sir Robert, ^517
Pyquygny, Sir lohn, 506, 509
makes war on Turnay, 517
besieges Amyas, ibid.
Pyr, or Pyrrhus, K. of Britain, 30, 31
Pysdo, Marten of, executed, 519
Q.
Queen, title of, after the murder of Brigthricus, denied
to the wives of the West Saxon Kings, 1 46
— restored by Ethelwolphus, 1 55
Queen Hythe, the wharf of, let to ferm, 336
Quendreda, treachery of, 147
Queret, Sir Hugh, 450
Quichellinus gives the City of Dorchester to Berinus,
to make there his See, 80
Quichellinus and Kyngylsus, rule the West Saxon
Kingdom jointly, 109
• — • >•- Quichellinas sends a swordman to kill Ed-
wyn King of Northumberland, 111
Quickwoe destroyed t. K. Henry VIII. 706
Quyntyne, St. won by the Flemings, 562
battle of, 718
R. ,
Rabanus v. Alcinnus.
Radcot Bridge, meeting of a Council at, t. K. Rich.
II. 534
Radegunda, St wife of Lotharius K. of France, 79
Radulphus, the son of Richard duke of Burgoyne, be-
gins his reign in France, 1 8 1
buried at St. Columb, ibid.
— duration of his reign, 21O
Ragan, daughter of K. Leyr, 14
Ragman, the Charter or Indenture so called, 441
Ramme, Thomas, executed, 67 1
Ramston, Sir Thomas, drowned, 572
Ranga*redusj
INDEX.
Rangasredus, or Rangafredus, made master of the Pa-
lace to Dagobert II. 131
. defeats Charles, son of Pepyn and Al-
payda, ibid.
Ranulph, bishop of London, imprisoned by K. Henry
I. 253
— — — escapes to Normandy, ibid.
Ratclyf, Sirlohn, 610
Ratclyffe, Robert, 685
Raufe bishop of Rochester, chosen archbishop of Can-
terbury, 257
his death, 259
Raunton destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Rawlyn, Nicholas, 609 •
Rayns, Arnolde, bishop of, deprived by Hugh Capet,
212
restored by order of pope lohn xvi. ibid.
Reading Abbey founded by K. Henry I. 259
• the abbot of executed for treason, t. K.
Hen. VIII. 701
Record, Robert, an addition of, to Fabyan's History,
19 n.
" Recuyll of the siege of Troy" ascribed to Homer, 36
Redian, or Rodian, K. of Britain, 30
Redvvaldus, the first Christian King of the East An-
gles, 70
Rees, the last King of Wales, defeated by K. William
Rufus, 250
Regent, the ship so called, burnt, t. K. Hen. VIII. 696
Reguli, the seven principates of Britain so called, 67
Reigate Castle, taken by Lewis son of the French
King, 321
Relics, of St. Vincent, 77
sent by pope Gregory to St. Augustine, 96
given by K. Hen. III. to the Abbey of West-
minster, 97
of St. Oswald, 1 18
brought by Benet into England, 1 20
the Smock of our Lady, 179
the spear that opened our Saviour's side, 1 82
the banner of Seynt Morys, ibid.
part of the Holy Cross, ibid.
a part of the Crown of Thorns, ibid.
of St. Martin at Towres, 179
• of St. Benet at the Monastery of Flory, ibid.
the sword of Constantine the Great, 1 82
« the head of St. Apolynare, 199
of St. Vincent, ibid.
the arm of St. Augustine, 218
a neume of blood sent by the Patriarch of le-
rusalem, 334
the leg of St. George, exhibited at St. Paul's,
688
Remigius, bishop of Raynes, baptizes Clodoveus, 71
Reiny, Peler, execution of, 488
Restable, lohn, 517
Reygny, son of Gorboninian, 30
Rheims, miraculous Crism at, 7 1
Rhodes taken from the Turks, 4 1 8
. taken by the Turks, 698
Rhymes, Scottish, in derision of the English, 398, 440
Rhyme*, English, in reproach of the Scots at Dunbaf,
398
made by the Scots after the battle of Ban-
nockburn, 420
Richard, son of Henry I. lost at Sea, 258
Richard I. when Earl of Peytowe, makes war uponhia-
father, 280
his saying of his father's family, 281
• does homage for Guyan, 282
begins his reign in England, 298
prepares for his journey to the Holy Land,
'299
leaves the bishop of Ely regent, 300
passes the winter at Turon, ibid.
meets Philip the second in Sicily, 284,
300
takes Aeon or Acris, 300
variance between him and the King of
France, 284, 300
puts a great number of the Turks to death,
301
1 • — returns from the neighbourhood of leru-
salem to Acre, 302
— — — — gains a victory at lapheth, 302
returns to the Isle of Cyprus, 303
taken prisoner by the soldiers of the Duke
of Ostriche, ibid. 304
sent to Henry VI. anperor of Almayn,
ibid.
fabulous stories related of him during his
imprisonment, 304
' — his ransom, 305
lands at Sandwich, ibid.
again crowned at Winchester, ibid.
besieges the Castle of Arques in France,
305
• • his pledges return on the death of the Duke
of Ostriche, 307
goes to Normandy, 308
assaults Gysours, 308
wounded at the siege of Chalons, or Gail-
larde, 309
his death, and burial at Font Eborard, 285,
309
Richard II. born at Burdeaux, 477, 529
created Prince of Wales, 487
. begins his reign in England, 529
— goes to Ireland, 539
espouses, to his second wife, Isabel daugh-
ter of Charles VI. ibid.
gifts presemed and received at the espou-
sals, 540
holds a Council in the Earl of Nottingham's
Palace, 542
• — - complaints of the Commons against him,
544
• account of his luxuries, 544 n.
• report that he had let the realm to ferm,
545
goes again to Ireland, ibid.
— lands at Milford Haven, ibid.
Richard
INDEX.
Richard II. goes to Flint Castle, 546
— deserted even by his household, ibid.
sent prisoner to the Tower of London,
ibid.
the Instrument of his resignation of the
Crown, ibid. 547
receives the sentence of his deposition,
549
Sir lohn Bagot's confession concerning
him, 5C6
removed to Leeds Castle, 567
— murdered at Pountfreyt Castle, 568
his corpse publicly exposed, 569
i his epitaph, ibid.
- money and jewels found by Hen. IV. in
his treasury, ibid.
- his corpse removed from Langley to West-
minster by K. Henry V. 577
Richard, son of the Duke of York, afterwards K.
Richard III. sent into Almayne, 639
created Duke of Gloucester, 652
charged with the murder of K. Henry VI.
662
- seizes K. Edw. V. and his brother, 668
admitted for Lord Protector, ibid.
his measures to secure the Crown, 669
- his right and title rehearsed by Dr. Shaa,
ibid.
. proclaimed King, 669
•• hated by his Nobles, 670
— • •- creates his legitimate son Prince of Wales,
and makes his bastard son Captain of
Calais, ibid.
loses his popularity, 671, 672
slain at Bosworth Field, 673
.. his body found and conveyed to Leicester,
ibid.
Richard, earl of Cornwall, elected King of the Ro-
mans, 339
crowned at Aquysgranum, ibid.
returns from taking possession of his King-
dom, 345
reconciles the King and his Barons. 347
. his Palace at Thystylworth destroyed, 352
taken prisoner by the Barons, 355
his death, 368
Richavyll, Guillam, 616
Richemond, earl of, v. Brytayne.
Richmond, the name of, given to the Palace of Shene,
687
a part of the Palace at, burnt, 686
. the King's Chamber at, burnt, 689
Richmond, Edmond earl of, created by K. Henry VI.
627
Ridley, Nicholas, bishop of London, deposed, 712
disputes at Oxford, 7 1 4
• burnt as a heretick, 717
Rise, Griffith, beheaded for Treason, 699
Rieval Abbey, the first house of Cistercian Monks in
England, 252
Rimo, King of Britain, 30
Rinallus, or Rivallus, made governor of it.- Britons, 17
- buried at York, ibid.
Rippeland, or Trippeland, Sir lohn, 616
Roan, besieged by Philip II. 284
insurrection at, under Charles VII. 554
taken by the English, 584
surrendered to the Duke of Burgoyne, 647
regained by Lewis XI. 648
Robert, brother to Eudo King of France, rebels against
Charles the Simple, 181
Robert, son of Hugh Capet, begins his reign in France,
212
his learning and virtues, 213
- buried at St. Denis, ibid.
Robert Curthose v. Normandy.
Robert, archbishop of Canterbury, persecutes Emma
the mother of Edward the Confessor, 225
flies to Normandy, ibid.
exiled by Earl Goodwin and his friends, 227
- dies at Gemeticum, in Normandy, ibid.
Robert, made bishop of Chester by K. Will. Conq.
246
Rochelle yielded to the French, 483
Rochester besieged by the Danes, 168
besieged by K. Will. Rufus, 248
Church of St. Andrew at, when founded,
97
the Castle of, taken by K. lohn, 321
retaken by Lewis son of the French King,
ibid.
Rochester Bridge, and Chapel at the Bridge-foot,
built by Sir Robert Knollys, 573
Rodefredus, the Danish prince, baptized, 175
Rodreck, King of Britain, 30
Rodris, or Rodricus, leader of the Picts, lands in Al-
bania, 37
Roger, bishop of Salisbury, K. Stephen's treatment of
him, 265
Roger, lohn, burnt, 717
Rokkysboruth besieged by the Scots, 611
Rollo invades France, 1 79
draws toward Paris, ibid.
is defeated by Ebalde earl of Peytowe, 180
receives Gilda, the daughter of Charles the Sim-
ple for his wife, with Neustria or Normandy
for her dowar, ibid.
— — is baptized and receives the name of Robert,
ibid.
receives Normandy, 237
Romans depart from Britain, 52
Romayne, Walter, 536
Rome built, 1, 17
the Church of, first receives possessions from
Constantine the Great, 47
the Saxon school at, 155
schisms in the Church of, -487, 539, 619
• taken by the Viceroy of Naples and the Duke
of Bourbon, 698
appeals to, forbidden, 699
submission of England to the See of, t. Q. Mary,
717
5 H Rome,
INDEX.
Rome, embassy to, ibid.
Rome-scot granted unto Rome by Adeulphus, or
Ethelwolphus, 155
Rone, the name of King Arthur's Spear, 19
Rood, or Cross, speaks miraculously, 201
Roos, Sir Robert, 353
Roos, Thomas Lord, taken prisoner at Hexham, and
beheaded, 654
Rosamond, kept by Henry II. as his mistress, 276
her bower, 211
her epitaph at Godstow, ibid.
— — a coffer of hers shewn there by the nuns,
ibid.
Rosaries v. Pollardes.
Rotcheford, the Lord, attainted of treason and be-
headed, 700
Rouncevale, battle of, 1 44
Rous, Guy le, wars upon Lewis K. of France, 261
Rowena, or Ronowen, arrives in Britain, 6 1
• presents a cup of wine to Vortiger, ibid.
• is received by him in marriage, ibid.
contrives the death of Vortimer, 65
Rowlande and Olyuer, the knights of Charles son of
Pepyn, 143
.— slain at the battle of Rouncevale, 144
Rowland's Song, 156
Roxborough, the Castle of, repaired, 443
Royalls of France, what, 471
Royan Mount, house of religion at, built by St. Lewis,
370
Rudaucus, K. of Wales, 19 n.
Rudhidibrass c. Lud, or Lud Rudibras.
Rudstone, Robert, 713,714
Rue, lacquet de, accuses the K. of Navarne of treach-
ery, 523
Runcornn, or Runcofanna, built by Elfleda, 177
Rupertus, emperor of Rome, comes to England, 570
Russell, Richard, execution of, 602
Russia, embassy from, to Q.. Mary, 718
Rutland, Castle at, built by K. Henry II. 273
strengthened by K. Edw. I. 385
Rutland, Richard earl of, slain at the battle of Wake-
field, 638
Ryall or Roy all, coined by K. Edw. IV. 655
Ryddysdale, Robin of, his rebellion, 657
Ryoll or Ryall, taken by the French, 427
won by the Earls of Derby and Nottingham,
456
Ryon or Ryons, Castle of, won by the Frenchmen,
396
Rypon Abbey burnt by the Danes, 191
Ryvers, Richard Lord, 633
taken at Sandwich by lohn Dynham, 635
beheaded with his son, 657
Ryvyer, Sir Berian de, 525
S.
S. why given by Henry IV. in his collars, 533
St. Bcnoit, lohn de, ,610
St. lohn, Sir lohn, 396
St. lohn, lohn, challenged to certain course* by the
Earl of Pembroke, 536
St. lohn, the Lord, arrested, 658
St. lohn, Oliver, arraigned, 688
Saladynes dyrnes, 283
Salerne, liberation of Charles prince of, 407
made King of Sicily, ibid.
Salic Law, effect of the, in the exclusion of females
from the Crown of France, 488
Salisbury, Hengist's treachery in the plain of, 66
" Salisbury Use," the Ordinal or Consuetudinary so
named, 245
Salisbury Alley, Fleet Street, riot at the bishop'i
palace in, 536
Salisbury, lohn earl of, beheaded, 568
Salisbury, Richard earl of, made Chancellor, 65T9
— escapes the treachery of the queen, 634
gains the battle of Northampton, 636
taken prisoner at Wakefield, 638
beheaded at Pountfreyt, ibid.
Salisbury, Thomas earl of, killed at Orleance, 598
Salisbury, William earl of, taken prisoner, 450
Salisbury, the Countess of, beheaded t. K. Hen. VIII.
701
Salysbury, Sir lohn, execution of, 534
Sampson, archbishop of Menenia, 39
becomes bishop of Dolence or Dolences in
Armorica, ibid.
Sampson, Richard, bishop of Chichester, released from
the Tower, 701
Samulpenisil, King of Britain, 30
Sancer, Lewis de, 525
Sanckere, Oliver, 706
Sandwich, Wool Staple held at, 393
the French land ait. K. Hen. VI. 632
influx of the sea at, 711
Sanxio, or Sanxion, made K. of Spain, 379
Saracens, driven out of France by Charles MartelT,
133
• enter Burgoyne, 181
Saragounce, or Saragossa, besieged by Lothaire, 77
sepulchre of St. Vincent at, ibid.
Sarrazan, Thomas, made Pope, 613
Savoy, the palace of the, 467
burnt by the rebels t. K. Rich. II. 530
Sawtry, Sir William (priest) burnt in Smithfield for
heresy, 569
Saxons arrive in Britain, 59
their account of themselves to Vortiger, ibid.
division of, into Saxons, Angles, and lutes,
6,0
assist Vortiger, and reduce his enemies, ibid.
take the Isle of Wight for their security, 65
• enumeration of the Countries which they held
against King Arthur, 79
high descent of the, 127
— — original Country of the, 181
• - the school of, at Rome, redeemed from tribute
by Canute, 2 t 8
Saxons, otherwise called Danes, or Normans, war on
Pepyn King of France, 139, 140
Saxons
IN D E X.
Saxons yield ccc. horses by way of tribute, 1 40
caused by Charles, son of Pepyn, to renounce
idolatry, 143
• rebel against Lewis I. 148
Saye, lord, beheaded by the rebels under Cade,
624
Sayntlys, monastery at, founded by Philip II. 289
Scales, Anthony lord, justs with the bastard of Bur-
gundy, 655
• beheaded, 668 *
Scales, or Scalys, Thomas lord, opposes the rebellion
of lack Cade, 625
• taken prisoner at Sandwich, 635
Scayse, Guyllyam, 509
Scena given by his father Andragius to Caesar as a
hostage, 32
Sclavons v. Asclavons
Scorie, lohn, preaches at the death of lone of Kent,
710
put out of the bishoprick of Chicbester,
712
Scot, sir Robert, 593
Scotland given to Albanakt by Brute, 1 1
- boundaries of, ibid.
beginning of the quarrel between Baliol and
Bruce, 396
supremacy of England over Scotland, 396
papal bulls enforcing the obedience of Scot-
land, 397
the Scotch excuse themselves at Norham,
ibid.
regalia of, taken by the English, 399
— — the black cross of, a relic of great "precio-
sity", 439
peace with, 700
- v. Bayloll, Bruce
Scotte, lohn, 685
Scots enter Northumberland, 241, 421
chuse William Wallace for their leader,
399
yield them to K. Edw. I. 400
— -— make incursions in Yorkshire, 422
— -— the old queen of, comes to London, t. K. Edw.
VI. 711
Scroop, sir Richard, beheaded, 579
Scroope, Richard, archbishop of York, 546
• reports K. Richard II. 's resignation of the
crown in parliament, 548
beheaded for rebellion against K. Henry IV.
572
Scrope, sir Geffrey, 443
Scrope, sir William, made earl of Wiltshire, 543,
545
executed at Bristol, 546
Scurry, sir Richard, 486
Scute' of gold, value of the, 583
Sea, sudden rising of the, t. K. Henry III. 337
Sebertus K. of ihe East Angles, 70, 97
builds St Paul's church in London, ibid.
converted by Mellitui bishop of London, 98
Segrave, Sir Nicholas, 364
Seine, sudden rise of the, 381
Selenger, Sir Thomas, executed, 67 1
Selley, Sir lohn, executed, 568
Selwey, the see of, translated to Chichester, 245
Sely, Sir Benet, executed, 568
Sena built by Brennius, 23
Senlys, Barnarde earl of, protects Richard duke of
Normandy, 188
invites the Danes to make war upon
Normandy, ibid.
Senne, Davy de, 495
Senne, lohn de, ibid.
Senons overcome the Romans, 24
Senes, Arnolde earl of, his tyranny, 213
besieged in his castle by the K. of
France, ibid.
Sens, Leophricus bishop of, delivers the city to the
king of France, 213
Sentlegers, William, 714
Septon, or Shaftsbury built, 14
Sergeants and Apprentices of the law ordered to
plead in their mother tongue, 476
Sergeants' feast at Ely Place, 685
at Lambeth, 688
Sergius, pope, false accusation against, 129
• sends for Beda, 135
Serle, Sir lohn, 564
Serle, William, 571
Service, act for establishing the English, in churches,
repealed, 712
• in Latin restored, 717
the book of, established by K. Edw. VI. re-
stored by Q. Eliz. 722
Severus begins his dominion over Britain, 40, 41
named Parthicus, ibid.
_ builds the celebrated wall of turf, ibid.
• slain, and buried at York, ibid.
Sewarde, earl of Northumberland, enters Scotland,
220
. his death, 229
Sexburga rules the West Saxon kingdom, 120
— —— succeeds Etheldrede as abbess of Ely,
121
Seymer, lane, married to K. Henry VIII. 701
• her death, and burial at Windsor, ibid.
Seymour, Sir Thomas, 709
put to death for treason, 710
Seynpoule, the earl of, lands in different parts of
Kent and Sussex, 473
Seyzill, v. Cecilia*
Shaa, Dr. Rafe, sermon of, at Paul's Crois, 669
Shaftsbury built by Lud Rudibras, 1 4
- repaired by Alfred, 168
'- Edward the Martyr's body removed to,
202
Shalons, Sir lohn, de, 509
Shavelock, Roger, 684
Shene, name of the palace at, changed to Richmond*
687
Shenstone destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
5 H 2 . Sherift
IN D E X.
Sheriffs of counties admitted by the barons in the
time of Henry III. 347
— — — ordered to be changed yearly, 567
. of London v. London
Shrewsbury, the courts of law removed to, 386
battle of, 570
Shrewsbury, Waringe earl of, builds ii. abbeys, 246
Shyreborne, the see of, removed to Salisbury, 118,
245
Sicambri or Gauls, 54
defeated by Valentinian, ibid.
being driven from Sicambria they settle
near the Rhine, ibid.
make war, under iii leaders, upon the em-
pire, ibid.
— defeat the army of Theodosius, 56
• obtain Treueris, ibid.
i — • extend their territory to the Seine, ibid.
Sicillius or Secilius made king of Britain, 26
Sicily, all the Frenchmen in, slain in one night,
381
claimed by Charles IX. 676
Sigebert, or Sigebertus, has the country of Mees or
Austracy, 85
wars in Suevy, ibid.
wars upon his brother Chilperich, ibid.
• makes peace with Chilperich, 87
unites with him in making war upon Gun-
thranus, ibid.
renews his war upon Chilperich, ibid.
is slain by the treachery of Fredegunda,
ibid.
buried at the monastery of St. Medard, 88
Sigebert, the cosyn of Cuthbert, begins his reign
over the West Saxons, 137
his cruelty, ibid.
deposed, and at last slain, 138
Sigebert, son of Dagobert, born, 114
his miraculous answer to bishop Amandus,
ibid.
ii' has Austracy assigned to him by his father,
115, 122
dies without an heir, 123
Sigebert, the son of Theodorich, set up by Brune-
chielde as heir to the kingdom of Austracy,
106
defeated by Clothayre, ibid. 107
Sigebertus, king of East Anglia, erects schools of
learning, 117
converted by Felix, afterwards bishop of
Dunwich, ibid.
- • • — resigns his kingdom to his nephew, and
becomes a monk, ibid
« is slain by Penda, ibid.
Sigisiriund emperor of Almayne, comes to England,
581
buried at St. Paul's, 6 1 2
Signius, duke of Allebrog, receives Brennius into his
court, 22
Silvester converts Constantine the Great to Christianity
47
— — exiled from Rome, 48
6
Silvius v. Cecilius
Silvius Eneas, 8
Silvius Postumus, son of Eneas, ibid.
Simpson, Robert, 688
Singulphus overcomes Clodoveus, 86
Sisillus, Cisillius, or Silius, K. of Britain, 30
Skevinton, sir William, sent to Dublin, 700
Slake, lohn, 546
Sleepers, vii. Edward the Confessor's Vision of the,
231
Smert, Roger, execution of, 566
Smithfield, in old times a place of execution, 254
justs and tournaments held in, 467, 534,
538, 572, 574, 575, 655
the priory of St. lohn's in, burnt by the
rebels t. K. Richard II. 530
persons burnt in, for heresy, 569, 574,
578, 592, 601, 602, 68'5, 687, 701,
705, 708, 710, 711, 717
duels in, 601, 618
' one boiled in, for poisoning, 699
Somerset, Edmund duke of, arrested on his return
from Normandy, 626
• his delivery «f Normandy to the French
king, ibid.
obnoxious to the Yorkists, 627
made captain of Calais, 628
• • — slain in the first battle of St. Alban's,
629
Somerset, Edward duke of, gains a victory over the
Scots at Musselbrough, 705
delivered out of the Tower, 710
beheaded, 7 1 1
Somerset, Henry duke of, quarrel of, with sir lohn
Nevyll, 632
•^— — made captain of Calais, 635
defeated by the earl of Warwick, ibid.
• • — submits to K. Edw. IV. ibid.
- beheaded after the battle of Hexham, 654
Somerset, lohn earl of, created marquis of Dorset,
543
— — — wins certain feats of arms in Smithfield
against the seneschal of Heinault, 574
Somerset, lohn earl of, taken prisoner anno 1421,
588
Sotelties, devices at great feasts, 587, 600, 601
Somomus or Symon, 55
Sophia, Santa, church of, built by Constantine the
Great, 47
Sorsore, council at, 285
Soulas, lohn, 512
Sous, value of a, 272
Southampton spoiled by the French, 447
South-Saxons, kingdom of the, founded by Ella, 69
its boundaries, ibid.
continuance of the kingdom, 125
Southwark in great part burnt, 320
admitted to be under the rule of the mayor
of London, 438
Southwell, Thomas, 614
Sowdan; sir Perceval, impeached of treason, 573
Spain subdued by Constantius, 45
Spaldyng
INDEX.
Spaldyng given to the bishoprick of Lincoln, 256
Spayne, sir Charles de, murdered by order of the K.
of Nauarne, 499
Spencer, Henry, bishop of Norwich, goes on a cru-
sade in Flanders, 531
compelled to return to England, 532
Spencer, Thomas lord, created earl of Gloucester,
543
Spenser, sir Hugh le, 341, 353
- made chief justice, 350
slain at Eveshain, 357
Spenser, sir Hugh, father and son, held in hatred by
the people, 422
their lands spoiled by the barons, 423
e- the son made high chamberlain, ibid.
both banished, 424
the son hovers on the coast of England to
spoil the merchants, ibid.
both recalled, ibid.
their lands in Wales spoiled by the barons,
ibid.
their fortunes increase, 425
- the father made earl of Winchester, 426
they accompany K. Edward through his
misfortunes, 428, 429
taken prisoners, and put to death, 430
verses on the death of Hugh the son, ibid.
Stafforde, Edmund earl of, slain at the battle of
Shrewsbury, 570
Staffbrde, Henry, executed for Treason, 7 1 8
Staffbrde, Humphrey earl of, created duke of Buck-
ingham, 617
Staffbrde, sir Humfrey, defeated by the rebels under
Cade, at Sevenok, 623
Staffbrde, sir Raufe, created earl of Stafford, 463
Stand ysshe, lohn, 574
Stanhope, sir Michael, 711
Stanhouse burnt I. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Stanley, sir Thomas, 614
Stanley, Sir William, beheaded, 685
Stanysmore, battle of Marius at, 37
Stapylton, Walter, bishop of Exeter, has the rule of
London, 429
— ; beheaded by the populace, ibid.
Star of singular appearance t. K. Hen. I. 255
Stars, blazing, seen in England, 121, 135, 200,202,
256, 289, 445, 478, 491, 607, 718
an extraordinary one seen in France, 553
Statcrius K. of Scotland, 20 n.
Stemysford Bridge, battle at, 234
Stephen, K. begins his reign in England, 264
oatli of, to the lords at Oxford, ibid.
licences the erection of castles by the barons,
ibid.
receives homage from David K. of Scots,
ibid.
deprives different prelates of their castles,
265
taken prisoner by the empress Maud, 266
Stephen delivered in exchange for earl Robert, 267
besieges Oxford castle, ibid.
• again crowned at Lincoln, ibid.
1 ' intended to have crowned Eustace hig son
king, in his life time, 268
takes the castles of Newbury, Walingford,
Warwick, and Warwell, ibid.
his death, 269
• genealogy of, ibid.
Stephen II. pope, asks aid of Pepyn against Aystulphus
K. of the Longobardys, 139
his death, 148
Sterys, Richard, execution of, 657
Stewarde, lohn, 574
Stigandus made archbishop of Canterbury, 227
his character and history, ibid.
with Edw. the Confessor in his last illness,
232 ,
-*• absent from the coronation- of William the
Conquerour, 240
taken by the Conquerour to Normandy,
ibid.
deprived and imprisoned at Winchester,
ibid. 241
- the causes of his deprivation, ibid. 242
Stirling r. Estryvelyn
Stokkys, the market-house so called, edified, 575
Stonehenge erected by Aurelius Ambrosius in memory
of the Britons slain by Hengist, 69
• ascribed by Policronica to Uter Pendragon,
ibid. 75
said to have been brought from Ireland,
ibid.
Stowe, Thomas, 546
Stratford Langthorne Abbey founded, 266
K. Henry III. lodges there, 363
Stratton, sir XVilliam de, 498
Straw, lack, rebellion of, 530
conveys K. Rich. II. to Smithfield, ibid.
Sturmyn, a merchant of Bristowe, spoiled by the
lanuays, 633
Strete, lohn, 7 1 5
Sturton, lord, executed for murder, 718
Sudbury, Simon, bishop of London, made archbishop
of Canterbury, 485
. murdered by the rebels under lack Straw,
530
Suffolk, Charles Brandon, duke of, his expedition
into France, 698
Suffolk, Edmond de la Pole, D. of, 687
accursed at Paul's Cross, 688
committed to the Tower, 689
beheaded, 695
Suffolk, Henry Grey, duke of, taken by the E. of
Huntingdon, 713
brought to the Tower and executed, 7 1 4
Suffolk, William de la Pole, earl of, prevents K.
Hen. VI.'s marriage with the daughter of
the earl of Armenak, 616
Suffolk,
INDEX.
Suffolk, William earl of, created marquis and after-
wards D. of Suffolk, 617
.1 hated by the people, 618
suspected of the murder of Humfrey duke
of Gloucester, 619
arrested, 622
exiled for five years, ibid.
. beheaded at sea, ibid.
Suffolk, William de la Pole, duke of, 685
Sullande, sir William, 423
slain at Burghbridge, 425
Sumptuary laws enacted, 445
Sun, singular appearance of the, 426
two Suns seen at once, 273
Sunday, act of the common council of London for the
observance of, 617
Supremacy restored to the crown by Q.. Elizabeth,
722
Surrey, Henry earl of, beheaded, 709
Surrey, lohn, duke of, beheaded, 568
Surrey, Thomas earl of, sent into Ireland, 697
— - — burns Morles in Britaine, ibid.
. burns many towns in Scotland, 698
Swanus, king of Denmark, makes a temporary incur-
sion into England, 205
returns again with a larger force, ibid. 206
is slain at Thetford, 207
Swanus, king of Denmark, brother to Canute, 217
makes war on Harold Harfager, 225
Swanus, son of earl Godwin, joins his father against
Edward the Confessor, 226
• dies on his journey toward lemsalem, 227
Sweating sickness, 673, 699, 711
Sword-fish taken at Erith, 631
Swynford, dame Katharine, 533
— - made countess of Hereford, ibid.
Synod at St. Paul's, 245
— • at Basil, 612
Sythricui, K. of Northumberland, marries the sister
of Ethelstan, 182
'T.
Tailer, Dr. burnt at Hadley in Suffolk, 717
Talbot, the lord, besieges Dieppe, 615
slain at Castyllyon, 629
Talents, three kinds of, 218
Tangustela, the concubine of Davius, 26
Tanner, lohn, assumes to be the son of Edw. I.
420
executed at Northampton, 42 1
Tanny, sir Richard, 387
Tany, sir Ralph, 396
Tarpren destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Tartars begin their dominion, 312
Tartary, the great Cliaan of, enters Hungary, 331
Tassylon, duke of the Bavarys, annoyed by Gryffon,
son of Carolus Martellus, 136
is restored by Pcpyn, ibid.
Tayllon, William, burnt in Smithfield, 592
Taylors, the fellowship of, called Merchant Taylors,
688
Temancius, or Tenancius, son of Lud, 31
receives the dukedom of Cornwall from
Cassibelan, ibid.
made king of Britain, 34
• called in the English Chronicle Tormace,
ibid.
buried at Caer Lud or London, ibid.
Temesford, the Danish castle at, destroyed by Ed-
ward the Elder, 1 77
Templars purchase the Isle of Cyprus of K. Richard, I,
301
• suppressed in France for their heresies,
414
many of them burnt, 415
lacob, the ' master of the Templars, burnt,
416
the lands of the, given to the knights of St.
lohn, 418
Temporal possessions of the religious in England i
K. Hen. IV. enumerated, 575
Temporibus, lohannes de, account of, 269
Tertre, Peter de, executed, 524
Teryell, Keryell, or Teryll, sir Thomas, beheaded,
639
Tewksbury, battle of, 661
Thames, the river of, frozen, 267, 348, 365, 609,
700
'- the weirs in, ordered to be destroyed, 327.
572
sudden rise of the, 338,576
Thanet, the Isle of, given to the Saxons by Vortiger,
60
Thebaude, or Thebalde, abbot of Becc, made arch-
bishop of Canterbury, 265
mediates a peace between Stephen, and
Henry duke of Normandy, 268
his death, 274
Tbeodalde, 616
Theodobert, or Theodobertus, succeeds Theodoricus
as king of Auslracy, 76
wins the favour of Childebert, ibid.
again reconciled to his uncles, 77
his death, ibid.
Theodobert, son of Chilperich, taken prisoner by Si-
gebertus, 86
" invades Neustria, ibid.
— slain by Gundoaldus, 87
Theodobert, son of Childebert, rules in Neustri«,
103
— defeats Lothaire, ibid.
joins Berthricus and Clothaire against
Theodorich, 1 04
. — comes to an agreement with Theodorich,
ibid. .1-
— — his territory subdued, ibid.
slain by treachery, ibid.
Theodora, the wife of Constantius 45
Theodoric,
INDEX.
Theodoric, king of Lombartly, reconciles Clodoveus
and Alaric, 12
Theodoricb, son of Childebert, deceived by Brune-
chielde and Prothadius, 103
— marries Memberge, daughter of tbe K.
of Spain, 104
deserts her at the instigation of Brune-
cbielde, ibid.
reduces the country of Theodobert to
subjection, ibid.
duration of his reign, 1.37
Theodorich, son of Clodoveus, receives Austracy,
75
his death, 76
Theodorich, son of Clodoveus (Clovis II) made king
of France, 123
deprived of his dignity, 124
restored, ibid.
~ defeated by Pepyn, 125
— — — — dies, ibid.
duration of his reign, 1 37
Tjieodoricus, son of Dagobert II, begins his reign in
France, 132
nourished in a house of nuns, ibid.
his death, 134
duration of his reign, 1 37
Theodorus, brother of Childebert, takes Mountclere,
76
Theodorus, archbishop of Canterbury, has the rule of
the churches in Britain, 120
holds a synod at Hatfield, 121
Theoldowald, master of the palace under Dagobert
II, 130
deprived of his office, 1 3 1
Thetford, battle at, 65
. the principal town of the East Angles, 70
pillaged by the Danes, 205
Tbllfer, the Norman champion, slain, 236
Thomas, canon of Bayon, made archbishop of York,
242
— — — refuses obedience to Lanfranke, ibid.
appeals to the court of Rome, 243
Thomas, St. of Dover, slain, !>95
Thomas, St. of Herforde, translated, 392
Thomas, William, execution of, 714
Thong Castle built by Hengist, 61
. massacre of the British nobles at, 66
Thorney, Westminster so called, 97
Thorney, Venyt, execution of, 562
Tbune, the castle of, besieged by Philip de Valois,
, 492
Thunys taken from the Turks, 535
Thurning, sir William, 546
— renounces his homage to K. Richard II,
552
Thurston chosen archbishop of York, 257
Thwatys, sir Thomas, 685
Tbylwall, the town of, built by K. Edward the elder,
178
Thyrnyng, William, 549
Thystilworth, palace of tbe King of the Romans at,
destroyed, 352
amends made for its destruction, 364
Tiers, or Tryers, sir lohn, 423, 426
Tiptoft, sir Payne, quarrel of, with sir Ries ap Mere-
dok, 392
Tiptoft, sir Robert, 396
Todenham, sir Thomas, beheaded, 652
Toket, or Tuckettys, sir Roger, 423
taken prisoner at Burghbridge, 42S
bis execution, 426
Tolongn, lohn de, 564
Tonwenna, Conwenna, or Cornewey, reconciles Bely-
nus and Brennius, 23
Tostius, Tosty, or Costy, cruelty of, toward the ser-
vants of his brother Harold, 230
makes incursions in England, 233
slain in battle by Harold, 234
Totnesse, Brute lands at, 10
Tournaments v. Dunstable, Smithfield, Windsor.
Tournay, the Romans in, give battle to Claudio Cri-
nitus, 57
relieved by Philip de Valois, 453
• delivered to the French king, 697
Touy, or Tony, Michael, execution of, 385
Towcester reedified by Edward the Elder, 177
Towers destroyed by Abyderamus, 133
tbe abbey and city of, destroyed by the Danes,
179
Towton, battle of, 639
Traherne is sent by Constantine to reduce Octavius
to subjection, 49
succeeds at first, but is afterwards defeated,
ibid.
Tranent destroyed t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Trevaur, lohn, bishop of St. Asaph, 549
Treveris, when founded, 56
obtained by the Sicambri, ibid.
Tribute to the Romans ceases, S3
Trojans, after the siege of their city, land in divers
countries, 55
Trollop, Andrew, joins the Yorkists, 634
• goes over to the royal party, ibid.
. slain at Towton, 639
Trona daughter of Hilpericus, 75
Troy taken by the Greeks, 1, 2
Troyl hasten, Inquisition of, 402
Troynovant built by Brute, 11, 13
. afterwards called Luddys Towne, now
London, 1 1
— — Temple of Peace in, built by Dunwallo
Moliuncius, 20
• repaired by Lud, 3 1
Trussel, sir lohn, 582
Trussel, sir William, joins K. Edw. II.'s queen in
France, 425
• his speech to K. Edw. II. on his deposition,
431
Tumberell, bakers punished by the, 345, 385
Turbevyle, sir Thomas, executed, 395
Tiwchiu,
INDEX.
Turchus, the son of Troylus, 55
MI lands with Franco, or Francis, in Thrace,
ibid.
sails to Fazo the less in Scythia, ibid.
• . descendants of, ibid.
Turks war on the lanueys or men of lean, 535
Turkyllus lands in Kent, 206
Turrayn, Richard, 578
Turnus, or Turonus, 10
Turon, the people of, rebel against Chilperich, 88
Turwin and Tournay taken by K. Henry VIII.
696
Twyfford, Nicholas, knighted by K. Rich. II. 531
Tuyller, Robert, 563
Tykhyll castle taken by Richard I. 305
Tyrell, lames, beheaded, 687
Tyrell, sir lames, ibid.
Tyron or Turon Sea, 10
V.
Vaghan, Cuthbert, 713, 714
Vaghan, sir Thomas, beheaded at Pountfreyt, G68
Valence, sir Gautier de, killed at Calais, 46 1
Valentinian flies to Constantinople, 51
wars upon the "Aleynys," 55
covenants with the Gauls for the reduc-
tion of the " Aleynys," ibid.
Valery, St. William duke of Normandy sets sail from,
235*
Vandals, or Wandalis, defeated by Eba archbishop
of Sens, 134
Vane, Henry, 714
Vayllant, lohn, 512
"Venpount, sir Robert de, 353
Verdeley, the people of, rebel against the abbot,
271
Vere, Lyonell, created marquis of Dublin, 533
flies from England, 534
Vergy besieged by Philip II. K. of France, 282
Vermendoys, Hebert, earl of, executed, 1 86
Vernyel Castle besieged by K. Philip II. 284
Vernoyll, the town of, taken by the treason of a
Frensh baker, 622
Verona built by Brennius, 24
Verulam, or Verolamium, c. St. Alban's.
Vespasian sent to Britain to subdue Arviragus, 36
reduces the Isle of Wight, 37
Veysy, sir lohn de, 353
Uffa founds the kingdom of the East Angles, 70
Ufforde, Robert of, made earl of Suffolk, 445
Victor, abbey of St. founded by K. Philip II. 289
Vincent, St. sepulchre of, 77
Vincentia, built by Brennius, 24
Vigenius and Peridurus depose their brother Heliodo-
rus, 28
are jointly made kings of Britain, ibid.
Virgin, joys of the, 19, 33, 40, 54, 127, 238, 681
Vortiger, or Vortigernus, raises Constantius to the
throne of Britain, 58
Vortiger after the murder of Constantius becomes
king himself, 59
his nobles rebel against him, ibid.'
• sends for the Saxons to defend his land,
ibid.
takes Hengist into favour, 6 1
marries Ronowen, or Rowena, ibid,
deprived of his crown by the Britons, 62
restored upon the death of Vortimer, 65
' builds a castle called Generon or Gwayne-
ren in Wales, ibid.
Hengist's treachery toward him, 66
. flies to Wales, 68
commits incest, and is accursed by St. Ger-
mayne, ibid.
. his death, ibid.
Vortimerus crowned king of Britain, 62, 65
fights numerous battles with the Saxons,
O *
65
poisoned by Rowena, ibid.
Vortiporius K. of Britain, 82
• his death, 83
Upton, lohn, battle of, with lohn Downe, 601
Urban VI. elected pope, 487, 525
Ursula and the 1 1 ,000 virgins sent for by Conan
Merydok, 51
martyred in the time of Marcianus, ibid.
Uskatell defeats the Danes in Norfolk, 205
Uske, lohn, convicted of treason, 534
Uter Pendragon, son of Constantinus, 58
. flies to Little Britain, 59
- made K. of Britain, 74
why named Pendragon, ibid.
enamoured of Igwarne, whose husband he kills
in battle, 75
poisoned and afterwards interred at Stonehenge,
ibid.
Utrike, Frederyke bishop of, slain, 150
' his advice to Lewys I, 154
Vyell, Margaret, judgment of the City of London
against her, 336
Vyenne, Sir Inhn de, 525
Vyllers, lohn, 563
Vyllers, lohn de, 613
Vyttry, the town of, burnt, 514
W.
Wadhurst, insurrection at, attempted^. Q,. Mary, 717
Wake, Sir Baldewin, 353
taken prisoner at Kenilworth, 357
Wakefield, battle of, 638
Walden, Roger, made archbishop of Canterbury,
545
his oration on Henry IV. taking possession
of the throne, 550, 551
removed back to the see of London, 567
Waldenham, Sir Francis, beheaded, 426
Waldren, lohn, made one of the stewards of the city
of London by K. Henry III, 359
Wales,
INDEX.
Wales, subject in the early British times to the arch-
bishop of Gloucester, 39
— — had anciently seven bishops' sees, ibid.
parted from Britain by the Severn, ibid.
— archbishop Boniface sings mass in the Cathe-
drals of, ibid.
Wallace, or Waleys, lohn, brother to William
Wallace, executed, 404
Waleys, Sir Robert, 358
Wallace, or Waleys, William, made captain of the
Scots, 399
withdraws with his adherents to the Mareyses,
401
• ' taken prisoner at St. Domynyk, 403
his execution, ibid.
Walingford Castle besieged by Stephen, 265
Walker, Walter, beheaded, 639
Walkerus bishop of Durham, slain by the Northum-
bers, 246
Wall, Severus's, of turf, when built, 41
- -• — rebuilt of stone, 52
Wallbrook, the name of, derived from Livius Gallus,
44
Walrefe, earl of the East Angles, joins in a con-
spiracy against the Conqueror, 245
imprisoned at Winchester, and beheaded,
ibid.
Waltham Abbey founded by K. Harold II, 237
refounded by K. Henry II, 276
agreement of peace made between the Abbot
of, and the Londoners, 339
Walworth, Sir William, kills Jack Straw in Smith-
field, 531
War, Sir lohn de la, 362
Warbeck, Perkin, lands in Cornwall, 686
— — takes sanctuary at Bewley, ibid.
imprisoned in the Tower, ibid.
pardoned and afterwards recommitted, ibid.
executed, 687
Ward and Marriage granted to K. Henry III, 326
Wareham, Edward the Martyr first interred at, 202
Warke, Castle of, besieged, 698
Warwell, a house of Nuns at, built by Elfrida, 198,
202
Emma mother of K. Edward Confessor
confined at, 224
Warwick, Guy Earl of, fights with Colbronde, 184
dies in a hermitage near Warwick, 1 85
Warwick, Henry earl of, created duke, 617
Warwick, lohn earl of, attainted of treason, 7 1 2
Warwick, Richard earl of, fights against King Henry
VI. at St Alban's, 629
— — made captain of Calais, ibid.
comes from Calais, 633
some of his ships defeat the Spaniards,
ibid.
" ' driven from the court by the king's ser-
vants, 634
goes to Calais, ibid.
< • — returns, and joins the duke of York, ibid.
• keeps possession of Calais against the
young duke of Somerset, 635
Warwick, Richard earl of, confers with the duke of
York in Ireland, 636
• • withdraws from K. Edward IV. 657
• • — is again reconciled, ibid.
• asks aid of Lewis XI. 658
— lands, with other lords, in England,
ibid.
killed at the battle of Barnet, 66 1
Warwick, Thomas earl of, his death at Calais, 480
Warwick, Thomas earl of, confined in the Isle of
Man, 542
Wassayll, explanation of, 6 L
Watching of Corpses, a Norman custom, 208
Watling-street way described, 22
Wavyr, Sir Henry, 655
Weda made king of South Mercia, 1 1 9
slain by the treason of his wife, ibid,
Wednesday, why so called, 60
Wells, the bishoprick of, translated to Bath, 245
Wellys, Richard lord, put to death, 657
Wellys, sir Robert, rebellion of, 658
Welshe, lohn, 535
Welshmen, derivation of the name of, 126
• their descent, ibid. 127
reduced by K. William Rufus, 250
— rebel against K. Edward I. 395
Welwyn, co. Herts, origin of the name of, 204
Wenlok Abbey, foundation of, 246'
Wentworth, Sir Philip, execution of, 654
Wereburga, St. 119
becomes a nun at Trikyngham, 121
• her body conveyed to Chester, ibid. 166
Wesie, lohn, restored to the bishoprick of Exeter, 712
Westercrag, burnt t. K. Hen. VIII. 706
Westmer, 37
Westmerlande, Ralph earl of, slain at Towton, ,639
Westminster, Abbey of St. Peter, founded by the
excitement of K. Ethelbert, 97
enlarged by K. Edward the
Confessor, ibid. 232
'• again re-edified by K. Henry
III. 97, 324
, the new work of the Church
finished, 389
• successive history of its foun-
dations, 390
• justes of peace within the Sanctuary at,
618
' affray at between a servant of the King's
and a servant of the Earl of War-
wick, 634
justs at, 687
Westminster Hall built by K. Will. IL
261
a larger hall at, intended, 252
royal feast held there t. K. Henry VIL
685
— — — — Palace of, in part burnt, 348
. robbed by the earl of Derby's
soldiers, 363
— — -justs there t. K. Henry V1L
685
Westminster,
SI
INDEX.
Westminster, St. Stephen's Chapel at, founded by K.
Edw. in. 476
K. Henry VII.'s Chapel at, begun, 688
K. Henry VIII. begins to build his
palace at, 699
Westmoreland, or West Meria, why so named, 37
West Saxons, Kingdom of the, founded by Cerdicus
and Kenricus his son, 80
' its boundaries, ibid.
-: — duration of the Kingdom, ibid.
subdue the other Kingdoms of the
Heptarchy, 83
. after the murder of Brigthricus do not
suffer the wives of their kings to be
called Queens, 146
Ethelwulph restores the honour to
his wife Indith, 155
Wethyrshed, Richard, archbishop of Canterbury, his
death, 329
Whales taken at Erith, 631
Wheat, prices of, in London, 391, 422, 570, 583,
592, 683, 684, 685
White, lohn, 685
White Monks, oppressed by K. lohn, 316
Whyte Company, the name, assumed in 13GO by the
rebels of Italy, 474
Wiat, Sir Thomas, begins his rebellion, 713
• comes to South vvark, ibid.
is taken prisoner and committed to the Tower,
714
beheaded, ibid.
Wight, Isle of, 206
subdued by Vespasian, 37
. men of, originally lutes, 60
i invaded by the French, 708
Wilbaldowne, fight at, between Etbelbert K. of Kent
and the West Saxons, 84
Wilibaldus disturbs the peace of Clodoveus, 122
William the Conqueror, as Duke of Normandy, re-
ceives the allegiance of the Norman Lords
when his father goes to lerusalem, 220
his mother's dream, ibid.
. rebellion of some of his Lords, 220
- defeats the army of Henry king of France,
221
visits the Court of Edward the Confessor,
227
. his Covenant with Harold, in Normandy,
230
— . prepares for the invasion of England, 234
sets sail from St. Valery, 235
. the different objects of his voyage, ibid.
lands at Pevenessey, ibid.
. offers terms to Harold, ibid.
— — — his relationship to Edward the Confessor,
237
» begins his reign in England, 240
• crowned by Aldred archbishop of York,
{ 'i* i ibid.
goes into Normandy, ibid.
. levies a tribute, ibid.
William the Conqueror, destroys the land lying be-
tween York and Durham, 241
i '- searches the abbeys of England for treasure,
ibid.
subdues Malcolyne K. of Scots, 396
' prefers Normans to the rule of the church,
242
defeated by his son Robert, 246
orders the general survey of his kingdom,
ibid.
seized with sickness in Normandy, 247
makes his testament, ibid.
his death, ibid.
William II. surnamed Rt(fus, wounded in tlie battle
between Robert Curthose and the Con-
queror, 246
— — — his agreement with his brother Robert, 248
- crowned kingof England, ibid.
repairs his castles in the North, 249
reduces the Welsh to obedience, 250
subdues Malcolyne K. of Scots, 396
— — — goes suddenly to the relief of Cenemonya
in Normandy, 251
• killed while hunting in the New Forest,
252
• buried at Winchester, ibid.
his character, 253
William king of Scots, kept a prisoner in England,
277
does homage for his kingdom to Henry II.
ibid.
offers his hat and saddle on the altar of St.
Peter's York, ibid.
his homage .to K. Henry III. 396
William, son of Henry I. does homage for Normandy,
258
lost at sea in his return to England, ibid.
William, made bishop of Thetford by the Conqueror,
246
Wills, ordinances relative to the making of, 276
Wilson, Dr. pardoned by K. Henry VIII. 701
Wiltshire, lames, earl of, taken prisoner at Towton,
639
Winchcombe, the church of, built by Offa, 138
tempest at, 249
Winchester, built by Lud Rudibrass, 1 4
St. Svvithin's Monastery at, 58
origin of the name of, 118
•— bishops of, ibid.
the New Monastery at, built by Alfred,
168
St. Switbin's Monastery at, enriched by
K. Ethelstan, 182
- taken by Swanus, 206
yielded to Lewis^son of the French King,
312
the citizens of, close their gates against
Sir Simon de Mounteford, 356
Winchester, Serlo, earl of, 323
Windsor, K. Henry IL's picture of the eagles at,
282 ;., -,
Windsor,
INDEX.
Windsor, Bill or Roll, closed in green wax, found at, 339
justs and tournaments held at, 455, 456
the Castle of, taken by Edward Prince of
Wales, 351
persons burnt at for heresy, 705
Wine, Rochelle, price of /. K. Rich. II. 533
Witham, Charter House at, renewed by K. Hen. II. 276
Woden, one of the Gods of the Saxons, 60
high descent of, 127
Wodynsburgth, fight at, 129
Wolferus becomes King of South Mercia, 1 1 9
Wolpherus, the first Christian King of Mercia, 111
Wolphranus sent to assist Childeriche in the govern-
ment of Austracy, 123, 124
Wolsey, Cardinal, goes to Calais to treat of Peace, 697
. concludes a league with the French King, 698
. • deposed from the Chancellorship, 099
• his death, ibid.
Wolstan, bishop of Worcester, solicits the Conqueror
for the restoration of Lands belonging to
his see, 242
his death, 250
why suffered to remain in his see by William
Rufus, 251
Wolves, K. Edgar demands an annual tribute of CCC.
from the Welshmen, 196
the city of Paris distressed by, 614
Womyngton, Sir Henry, beheaded, 426
Wood and Coal, Act of Parliament concerning, 705
Wood, Peter, 555
Woodstock Park, made by K. Henry I. 259
Woodstock, Edmund of, 401
makes a truce in Gascoyne,
428
made Earl of Lancaster, 440
• . 1 beheaded, ibid.
Woodstock,' Thomas of, earl of Cambridge, leads an
army into Brytayne, 530
— — — — created Duke of Gloucester,
533
exerts himself for a reforma-
tion in the government, 534
.. remonstrates with K. Richard
on the delivery up of Brest,
541
assembles the Lords at Arundel,
542
. arrested and conveyed to Ca-
lais, ibid,
his death, ibid. 566, 571
Wool, the staple of, held at Sandwich, 393
. withdrawn from Flanders by K.
Edw. III. 464
Worcester, lohn Tiptoft, earl of, beheaded, 659
Worter, Arnolde, 646
Worter, Eustace, ibid.
Worter, lohn, 646
Worthy ngton, Gilbert, 618
Wycclyffe, lohn, springing of the heresy of, 539
the opinions of, condemned I. K. Hen. V.
578
Wye, well at, blessed, 312
Wyersoune, Castle of, besieged, 308
Wygmore reedified by K. Edward the Elder,
177
Wylfryd deprived of the archbishoprick of York,
120
— - complains to Agathon the Pope, 121
returns to the South Saxons, and builds an
abbey at Silesey, ibid.
— — — - a miracle performed by him, ibid.
Wylfryth, St. 197
Wylston, St. slain by Bertulphus K. of Mercia,
155
Wyn, succeeds Agilbert as bishop of Winchester,
118
Wyna, bishop of London, dies, 120
Wynchester, Robert of, made archbishop of Canter-
bury, 394
Wyndham, Sir lohn, beheaded, 687
Wyntercell, Thomas, execution of, 568
Wyttylsey, William, archbishop of Canterbury, death
of, 485
Y.
Yauntes, the Castle of, demanded by Philip de Va-
lois, 491
Ydwallo reigns in Britain, 30
Yevan K. of Northumberland, 20 n.
Ymbert, Sir, Dolphin of Vienne, sells his Dolphinage
and becomes a friar, 498
York, built by Ebrank, 13
- anciently the See of an archbishop, 38
- Northumberland from the bowe of Humber,
with all Scotland, subject to the See,
- Scotland withdrawn from its subjection, ibid.
- Scverus buried there, 41
— — the bishops of Carlisle and Durham suffragans
to York, 39
- an archbishop's See founded at, by St. Augus-
tine, 96
- won by the Danes, 162
. - ii. Castles built there by the Conqueror, 241
- set on fire by the Normans, ibid.
- descent of the House of, 582
York, Edward Duke of, v. Aumarle.
York, Richard Duke of, father to King Edw. IV. takes
party against Hen. VI.'s queen, 626
- raises forces in Wales, 627
- his peace with"K. Hen. VI. ibid. 628
- reassembles his forces, and meets the K. at St.
Alban's, 629
- made Protector of England, ibid.
- discharged of his Protectorship, 631
- escapes from the Court at Coventry, ibid.
-- meets the King at London, 632
- takes the field at Ludlow, 634
- flies to Ireland, 635
- attainted by act of Parliament, 636
York,
INDEX.
York, Richard Duke of, father to K. Edw. IV. comes York, Richard Duke of, delivered to his uncle the
to Westminster, and claims the Crown, 637 Duke of Gloucester, ibid.
made Protector and Regent for K. Henry's life, Yorkshire, rebellion in, TOO
ibid. a new commotion in, 701
proclaimed heir apparent to the Crown, 637
killed in the battle of Wakefield, 638
York, Richard Duke of, brother to K. Edw. V. takes °Z.
sanctuary at Westminster with his mother,
668 Zaunqun, the Flemish Captain, slain, 490
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