Wolfe ham and thereunto and again were hoole
that the brutons were to seche the three stones in Ireland. Ca. lxxxv.

W. Henne the brutons hadde herde of his pynitte yelke wente and
sworeu anontes ham in seere that yei wolde then to seche he sfo
nes and nome with ham vter he kynites broij to ben his chynteyn et x.
pon sand men and Merlyn counseled ham forto then into Irelande
and so thei deden. And whenne he kynit of Irelande that men callede Ein
Comer herde telle that straungers were arryuede in his lande he assembled
a three pover and fouystein azemst ham but he and his fols were des
comfitede the brutons wente beson till he come to ye monnte but
whenne he salde he stones and he maner how it ei sodeu yel hadde
trete merville and saide bede wene ham that noman sthulde ham veme
se for no strength ne enuyne so hange yel weren and so loutte but Wley
lyn porouz his carste and queyntise temelyede ham in brought ham in
to him sthuppes and come azeme nito this lande. and merlyn sette the
stones there as the kyn Wolde liane ham and sette ham in ye samie
manner as yei stodeu in Irelande and whenne he kynit sawe y that was d
made he pankede Merlyn and richely him revalde de att his downe wil
le and yet place he lete callede stonelhenge for euinmore. And so Passent
that was vortiters sone and ye lente Guyllomer come into his lande
in holl a Tutoyn men callede Sappa enpoysenyde ye lente and willam
bios. Capitul lxxxvi.

And men sthullen vnderstonde that Passent that was vortiters
sone lyuede in the same tyne it come into this lande with a three pover
and arpyuede in the North countree and Wolde ben avenyede on his fadres
deth vortiter straungely truste vpon the companye that he hadde and
brought with him out of the lande of Germanye and hadde congrede
all the North countree vnto yorke. And whenne he kynit and willambios
herde this he assembled a three pover of brutons and wente forto
kynite with him and he and his pynple were distoinfitede but Passent
astapede pynes with some of his fols and fledde chennes into Jr
lande and come to him Eincomer and praiede him of hiselpie soconve
the kynit finitede him with stode wille that Wolde helpe you vpon that
comenit that my selfe most than with you with all my pover into
brutantne and Wolde me avente vpon the brutons layn pei into
my lande comen and token the stones with strength that callede is Se

auntz farvill

ante; favofft. A. L. fumè. Sinffomer lète or deyne his sthuppes and weinte to
the ſee with x. y. men and arry uede in walys and bittoine to robbe and moche
ſozre to done, ſit bifelt ſo that fumè alurilambros leue ſike and myzt not ſum
ſelle ſo that he ſoitte in his name. Vier his broy, but ſt a trete poner forto helpè wa
lys and pider warde he weinte as moche as he myzt. A. L. fumè of Irelande and
J. Aſſeut hadde ſerde telle that alurilambros was ſeke and to ſun come a ſara
zme that men callede. Cappa and ſaide ſire quiop he diuelle ye here aſt m pees wip
zou hooſte and z besote zou porouſtli uyn quey ittise that y ſtliak ſee fumè
alurilambros pat liti ſike and if ze don quoy Aſſeut y ſtliak zon trichely a
vainee. Ehe. Dretoirn. Cappa putt Appon him au habit of pelitioin and lète
ſhene him a brode cromie and come to the fumès court and ſaide that he was a
hood. Hſician and ſaide he wolde ſeele the fumt of his ualadie. tho ſaide ye. Dre-
tour. Cappa to ye fumè. Sure beth of tood comfor ſor. y ſtliak zene you d
ſuche a medeyne that ye ſhuff ſbete anon ritsht and lufteu ſlepe and hane nood
veste and the tretoir. zaf him ſuche a puy ſon that he ſlepte anon ritsht and de
de in his ſleptuut and ye Dretoirn ſaide that he wolde zon out into the ſelde
til the fumè were a wakede and ſo ſtapede he a wane for uoman hadde to him
his ſpoton for euchefoim of his habit that he was ume clotſede and alſo for
his hode cromie. A. But w henne the fumès meyne wiste that he was de
de pei bico men konder ſor y and ſaſte ſoingſten the Dretoir. but pei myzt not
him ſynde ſſor. Cappa turuede azeme vinto the hooſte fro vs hennes that he come
Willeme alurilambros was dede a ſterre in pe moned was ſeen but a clere lizt
and att the bonte of the beene was ſeen the ſeede of an horible Dratoin.
Capitul. le. 5.

A. Deme the fumè alurilambros was pirs dede and enpoſſende att vyn
cheſt amon after that he was dede aboute the tynne of priyne was seyn
a ſterre trete and clere and the beene of the ſterre was bryſhiter. yan pe ſiure and
att the borzto of the beene apperede adraſſoinz hede and oute of his wouſte
comen. 1. fumè liztes that were as bruzt as euwy ſyre breunyutte. A. And pat
oo beene tilde tolkarde affrauice and fituzt ouer ye ſeepider warde and out
of that beene comen. 2. beenes full clere and louſe as it were pe lizt of ſyre
pirs feri. it was ſeyne of many aman but uon of him wiste what it betokende
A. Vier that was the fumès broy that was inraly's but ſis hooſte of
brutons fall that ſterre and the trete lizt that he yaf he woude redede there of
tely what it myzt betokene and lète calle Werlyn and prauede him for to telle
what it myzt betokene. A. Of bitokuytne of pe ſterre. Capitul. le. 13.

Clyn fayé tha ferre and buhelde him loure time and fpenes he quoke and wepte tenderly and faide alfas alfas that so noble finge è wozpì is deide as I do zou to vnderfonde that aurilambros zon bifp is enpoyfcuede and that I feel well in pìs ferre and zon'felfe bitofcuth'ye fede of the Diatonsin that is feyne aft the bontze of the beeme that is zon'felfe that fthaff be fumge and tetyne and bi the beeme that ftoode tolbarde the Cefte is vnderfonde that ze fthaff tteete lys fone that fthaff congnere all ffraince and alle ye landes that beeth lou, fumge to the civeine of ffraince that fthaff ben a wortlier butte and of woure honou'r pau ene'was eny of his annates. And bi the beeme pat freathely towarde Zelande is betofcuede pat ze fthull bitoten a daughter that fthaff be Qutne of Zelande and pe vii' becomes betofcuth, pat fthoo fthaff hane dy'fones and euery che of ham fthaff be fumge and fthulleu vertue de itf's mother fous and alide ze uo leutfet heere but ftoth and zeneft bataile to zon'f enemyes and fithfrep with fom boldely for ze fthull onfome ham and hane pe vitorie

Apter paucke de Merlyn hertely and none his men and weente tolwar des his enemyes and pe fourthfteu to treder mortaly and so he deftonsfitede his enemyes alle and deftoiede and him felfe quelcè Passeut that was for titters fone and his bruitons quelcè Emboiner that was fuff of Irelande and alle his men, and anon Apter after that bataile toke his wane tolbarde wînchest' forto don entere aurilambros that was fumge that was his bifp but powas the body borù to stonchente with mother hou that he had de done made in veniebrinace of the bruitons that there were slayn poroath' tret foun of Entift that same daue that the fthulde hane ben acordede in the same place pei entere de aurilambros the y'zecre of his tetyne with alle pe wozthfupp that myzt be longyitt to fuche aking of wchofs foule god hane mercy amen A OP Apter Vendration and hiser fore he was cal, lede so afeer men fthull here for he was oitrake for y' mete lone of Jterno y' was ye Dukes of Cornwalles w' ffe. Da". HX.

A fter the death of Almilambros Apter his bifp was coroimede è retqued well and worthely and in remembraunce of the Diatons p' he was likenede to he lere make n Diatons porothly comfeut of his bruitons pat on to be borù before him whome he wente into bataile and pat op to alide aft w'udfesf' in the bisfoppes churche and for that enchefoun he was called euniorè Apter Vendration. And Orta that was Cmathes fone comendede litell Apter pat was made ude fuff and azeufit him bitan to wende verre and ordeynede a worte compame of his fives and of his fkyne and of Offa

His brep and hadde take aft the lande fro humber Suto yorke but poo of yorke
hede stowrthly attayne ham and uolde suffrui ham to come into the Dom in uer
p to zelde pe atree to ham and he be setede pe Dom anon wryft and y af p
to a stownte assaute, but yel of pe atree ham kepte well and stowrthly. And
W henne Vter herde p of he come pider with a tvete pover forto helpe e
restelwe pe Dom and putte alwaie pe siong and zafa stownte bataille
and Otta and his compaigne ham de feunde de as well as pey wryft but
att the laste thei were distomfitede and pe uost party of ham quelde and pe
Offa and Otta were taken and putt uto virsolin att londoin, and Vter
him selfe divellede awy le att yorke and after he wente to londoin and att
the Eft after selfynitte helwolde beve cronne and made a solempne feeste
A and lere sompne aft his barons and Eles that pei schulde come to p
feeste and alle poo pat haddownes thulde brunte ham al so to pat feeste e
alle comen att pe kintes comaundement as pei were comaundede. As the
feeste was w itselfe hollens and aft wortelwy sette to pe uete after pei weven
of a stat so pat ye Corloys of Dornewaile and Jterne hyslayn seeten aft
pe next pe kintte and pe kint saw pe faneneffe of that lady pat sthco
haddo and was vanpffhede for her beaute and ofte he made to wallade hyr
nuyce seunblannet in lorynnte and lalwynitte so att pe lastpe erl peeyuede
pe prynce loring and lawbint and pe lene bitwene ham and awoode by
from pe talle aft in wrape and tooke hie leyzfe and callede to him his burp,
tes and wente pennes aft in wrape withhont takunte of leue of p kint
pe kint anon seute after him pat he thulde come azene and tho nozt
pennes in despyce of him and pe erl wolde nonzt come azene in no ma
ner wisse w heneve the kint was fuff wroth and in weath desfide him
as he dodely enemye and pe erl wente fio pennes into Dornewaile
with his wisse into the castell of Dyratteff and the kinte lete ordoyne
a tvere hooft and come into Dornewaille forto destruye pe erl if he wryft
but he hadde putte him in suche a castell that was stownte and well anede
of Dyratteff and wolde nonzt zelde him to pe kintse, pe kauge anona be setede
pe castell and pe divellede as. Daies p at never wryft spede and euer poynt
appon, Jstwne and Appou hir lande so moche lone that he inste what to done
So at the laste he calledede to him a wryft that men callede Dlfne p at was
puyued with him e tode him aft his coin seell and axede of him was left forto
done. Fw qnep he dorth sende after Meryn for he eun telle zon the best coin
faille of eny man senynse. O Merlin anon was feute after and come to pe kint

and the kyngetolde him alle his ville. Sur quoy Merslyn ifttaff doo sonnecke poutothe craske that 3 can that ifttaff make zon this myst come into pe castell of Pentatill and iftult hane allo zonville of that lade. And Ster littare upon Jherne pat was the Erles Wyfe of Hornedayle dithyrpe kynke

Capitulur

Erlyn pozorth craske that he toupe channtede the kynkes future into liknesse of Dlfyn his chamberlyn and to pe future of Jordan that was y Erles chamberlyn so that eche of hau was tuffitturde to oper liknesse and lheime chierlyn hadde so done he saide to the kynk Sur quoy he undomuld zo tron sodenly to pe castell of Pentatill aud aze entre yehane zon ville, the kynke toke apryneliche aft the hooft to honerne and lede to a kynft that he morthe loned and nome his wale towarde pe castell of Pentatill and with him Dlfyn and chierlyn and lheime pei come pider ye porter wente that he hadde beu lie odne lorde, and lheime tyme come forto how to bedde ye kynke wente to bedde with Jherne pe Erles wyfe and dede with her aft his ville and po littare upon hir aione that men tallede dorthyn. Upon the mordre the noble mynghy kynke nam his sone of the ladi and wente azene to his hooft and ye sone myst that the kynke lave bi Jherne inbedde ysere with the Erlys Wyfe ye kynke men zeuen a fuyt he affante to the castell and pe cosl and his men manlifhe ham defen dede, but aft the last it bifeft so, att yat affaut pe irl him self was slayn and the castell taken and andon the kynk turnede azene to Pentatill and uponde Jherne with muthel Honour and made hir Quene and sone aft tyme come that sheo ifthulde he delynerede and law a sone pat sechde was callede dithyr, and aft he tate on hir a doughter that men callede douna and stheec lheime stheo come to sthe nobly was mariede into a badorin pat men callede alloft that was lorde of loenes. Dlfenne vt hedde kynke tyme rettende there come upon him attrete lienesse as it were a forlond and in the iuene tyme yoo that hadde to kepe Otta that was Eustes sone and Offa his broper pat yo were in pirsoin men lere ha ttorn for ture zeftes pat yel ham yaf and wente with ham. And lheime yoo u boperen were a stapede and comen azene into hir odne eutree yel ordemde ham a turete hoofte and attrete power and littonne to wive of sone upon the kynke. And on the ster chces alloft to kepe the lan, de of Dfretatue llyles that he was seke and for as more as he myst not for his sekenesse. Da. Ixys.

A
rroſſo: as mothe as kutte. Oter was ſele and uyſt not helspe ſinn
ſelſe he ordeynede ſlloth, pe ſone of Eleyne that tho was to ben kar-
deyn and chyseteyne of alle his ſolc and he anou'n and his brutons assemblede attre
te hooſte and yaf batayle to Otta and to hie ſolc, but Otta att pe ſaſte was deſ-
confitede. O n ſaſſell pue afterwaide that yſe brutons hadde deſtitution
of ſlloth, and wolde nozt to him beuen daint it wherefore pe kunte was anonyde
wonder ſore, and lere pите ſun uia lите re u the hooſt anonyttes his ſolc and pei
ſadde ſun to deeloyne pat qo lvas a faire citoe pe that ſent alſo n was mar-
turede and after was pat citoe deſtuvide pozoſt, payuennys and poroſt lkeri
and pider pei hadde ſeute Oſſa and Otta and hir puple and eutrede into the
Dom and lere make ſaſte pe yattes and pe pe helle ham, and come pe kunte
and ham bisetede and made a ſtouſte aſſaute but po that were uſpume ham
maulſy deſendede. O the kunte lere ordeynue his tronues and his entyues forto
buke the eſaſſell wallys and the wallys likere so ſtouſte that uopnuit uyſt ham
mýſdo. Ott and his puple hadde ſtrote deſpýte that a kunt luttyat in a
lите re hadde ham bisetede and thei token comiſſe anonyttes ham forto ſonde
up in the wordive and come oitt and zeue batulle to pe kutte and so thea deu'n
and in that bataille were lope Otta and Oſſa ſlajn and alle po oper, pat e-
stapede aſkye fledde into dotlande and made doſettvne hir chysetevn
and the Saxons that were aſkye and astapede ſvo pe bataylle brontſten
aſzeue attrote strengtſt and anonyttes ham pei ſaide and if Oter pe kint were
dede peiſuſulde weſſ conguere the lande and anonyttes ham pei poyſhten forto
euoy ſene the kutte and ordeynede men forto done this dede and zaſ ham of
věſtes ſrete pſleutee this purit to done and pei ordeynede hampider warde
pe that the kutte was diuellinge and clothede ham napore wede aft better
forto ſpede ſin puipos, but napeles for: aft hir false ſe and queyntiſe pei
uyſt neuer come uſtth pe kunte, but att the laſte pei aſpnde pe pe kint drunke
non other lioue but water only of a cleide ſelle that drak uyſt beides and
yſe false trautonis vippn a daue priuellerſe wente to that welle ſe pите
pume puyſonu so that alle pe water was euoy ſeuede, and anon after as
the kunte hadde dronke of that water he butan to ſinelle and ſone after he
deide, and as wou'n as druden of that water deiden also, and anon as pue falſy
nessel was aſpiede ſolc of the Dom lere ſappe the welle for e'more. O bien
the the kint was dede his ſolc here him to Stonehenge with the ſe ſeau,
uſteo of bisſhoppes and baroinis that were pe that kunte deu in boſide hir
lambros his birop and after turvede aſzeue po euoy chon and lere ſende after

Arthur his sone and yer made him kynge of the lande with unichel honour and reuerence after his fadres deth the xvi. zeere of his retine. That was his son of Yer was crowned kynge after his fadres deth and how he dirose out of England and the Saxons and Cheldrik of Almayne of his laude. Ex. Lyxury.

Neime Arthur was made kynge of the laude he was bint yminte of xvi. zeere of atye but hel was faire and bold and dounhty of body. and to me he folde he was good and curteys and to provide folde he was stoute and sterne and as he was wyentyf and curteys and larte of fpiend yminte and luade he well elouede amoutte aftre men ype pat trwas uede and whome he bimau to regne he stvore that Saxonynes sthulde neuer hane pees ne reste tilf he hadde dryuen ham out of his laude. And he lere a assemblé a twete hooſte and fanzt with Coletryn that after tyme that Otto was dede yre Saxones maynte uede and pis Coletryn was deſonifiteede and fleye vnto yorke and toke peryn and ye helde him and the kynk besetede pe Jooin but he unyghit no punye ſpede for the Jooin was so stoute and yei withnue kepte pe Jooin weste and horpdiye and in the meene tyrne. Coletryn lere pe Jooin to Asadulf and fleye him ſelde to cheldryk that was kynk of Almayne forto hane of him downe and the kynk assemblé de a twete poner and come and arrinede in Scotlande with him. H hundrede sthuppes and whome Arthur wist of pis tidenym that he hadde uonzt poner ne ferenthif enoughe to ſemſtten azeme cheldrik he lere ben the ſeene and wente to London and anon ſeute his lettres to the kynk of liteſt Berayne pat men calledde Noel his neuedi his ſuſter doul pat he sthulde come to him with aſſe poner that he mygt and he assembléde a twete hooſe and arruede at Sonth amptorn And whene kynk Arthur wist he was thad enoughe and wente azens ham and ham receyuede muchel honour, so pat ye iij. booftes ham assembléde to thyder and went token his wane euene to Richoff that cheldrik hadde besetede but nonſt zett taken and yei comen uppon cheldrik and his p[er]plede or pat yei tt hooſe pe pat yei were and ham eſtrefly aſſalede pe kynk cheldrik and his maytry deſendede ham manly bi hyn poner. But kynk Arthur and his men quelde so mony of pe Saxons pat neuer after was seeni ſuche a ſlauzter. and cheldryk and his uelen pat were leſte alſue ſleddede a hane and Arthur ham p[er]ſuede and droute ham into his boode pat yei mygt no ſereth er p[er]ſſe. cheldrik and his men ſawe that pel were bronzt into so moche diſſe and zolde ham vnto Arthur in this manner vſe that he sthulde take her hors and hir hirnere and aft.

pei hadde that pei moſte onijche yoo ou foote uto ſi ſtlippes ſo pei wolde
thou into ſi diſne lande and neuer come azeme into this lande and appon
aſſurance of this qunje pei zenen him toode hoſtages and arthir voron
conſeil of his men grannte de p[er]utte and receyuede the hoſtates. Alud
appon p[er]s. ges[er] open weute to ſi ſtlippes. and wheme pei were in p[eg]ihe
ſee ſi ke ilſt chauntſtede as the denel wolde it. Alud pei retoſnede ſi naui
[e] come azeme into this lande and arivnede aft. Dotenesſe and wente out of
ſi ſtlippes and home the lande and edene volbede it and mothe p[er]uple slough
[et] toke aſt qe armure yat qey myſt firſte and ſo theykente forſt til pei
come to batſi but pe men of qe Donn ſtſot[er]e faſte ye attes and wolde noſt
ſuſſien ham come w[ir]p[im]me pe toin and thei deſuſtede ham well and h[or]
q[u]ed[as] azemſt ham.

A. D. of Arthir caſt batayle to the ſayons Whene
pei tomen azeme and bisetſede pe Donn of Bath and ham overcome

**Capitul. l. xii.**

L'yeine Arthir herde p[er]s tidynne he lete h[ou]nte an[on]i pe hoſtates
and l[et]e h[oe]l of Bretaynne his neuer for to kepe the marche towarde
S[ar]corlande with h[al]ſe his p[er]uple and him ſelpe wente to leſelke pe Donn
of Bath and whene he come p[er]ider he zaſ a ſtroutſe bataile to Cheldeſk
and quelde almoſt aſt pe p[er]uple pat he hadde for no man myſt him withſtaunde
ne endure under the ſtoke of his ſtverde and q[ie]e bope were ſlayn Calgryne
and bladud his l[oy]p and Cheldeſk ſle[le] p[en]nes and Wolde h[au]e th[on] to
liſs ſtlipp[ys]. but whenue Arthir it w[ist]e he toke x p[on]ſaude kuyſhtes to
Cador that it as Er]aſ of Cornewaille forto l[et]e and ſtoppe his comynt. Alud
Arthir him ſelpe wente azeme to the Marche of S[ar]corlande for meſſaunts
tolde him that the S[ar]cottes hadde beſetſede h[oe]l of Bretaynne ſi that he
l[ai]ſe ſike and q[ier]ſore he h[as]tede p[ider]warde. Alud Cador p[ur]ſuede after E.
dr[ik] and toke him er that he myſt come to liſs ſtlippes and quelde Cheldeſk
and his p[er]uple. Alud whene Cador hadde don this Gatte he h[as]tede him a[zei]
as ſaſt as he myſtht to]p]aides Arthir and ſoude him in storlande q[ie] pat
he hadde respedede h[oe]l of Bretaynne but the S[ar]cottes were aſt ferre w[ir]p[im]me
M[ou]neref and q[ie]e pei h[el]de hem a]w]hile but Arthir ham p[ur]ſuede and pei
ſle]de p[en]nes into limonſue that were in that cuntree l[ex] p[les] and w[ir]te
p[le]intee of briddes and in]ere p[le]ntee of Eſles that were wonede to crie ſi
ſuſſhen] to nedres and make w[ir]te noſſe whenue ſole comen to volb[er] p[at]
lande and weireu] as unche as pei myſſhten and ſo pei deden for pe H[ot]
tes w[er]e ſo w[ir]te kauen]os pat q[ie]e tokeu]n aſt pat q[ie]e myſht]ht firnde in the

laude of lyneine without eny spairitte and pelvith the chartred the sole in so
laude forto lende
A to the knyf Arthur aske of Merlyn of the aven
ture of
Dj. the laste knittes that were in this laude, and hys the londe
thulde endes
Capitul. lxxv

Jre quod Merlyn in ye yeeve of the zucaracion of Jolin criste a poufaude
et x v. sthaff come alambe out of wynechst that sthaff haue alysite
tunite and twelve lippes and he sthaff haue wryten in his here holpuesse his lam
be sthaff make mony noddes houses and he sthaff haue pees pe most of al his lyfe
and he sthaff make on of pe farest places of the worlde that in his tyme sthaff
nouzt fully ben made and endede, and in pe ende of his life a wolfe of a striunge
londe sthulde Don him threte harme, but att pe ende pe lambe sthaff ben maist
porously the lyepe of arede ffor that sthaff come out of pe lond his weft and him
sthaff ouene come and pe wolv sthaff deie in warre and after pat tyme the lambe sthaff
deue u in while that he ne sthaff deie. This seede sthaff yeme be in striunge
londe et pe laude sthaff be without a yoino a litel wbole.

and after his tyme sthaff come a Dragon wellede with mercy and eke wath
woodnesse that sthaff haue alerte as a teote that sthaff yeme in some
laude tha delve and sthal bepe the laude from colde and liete and his so foote sthaff
be setten in wyk and that oper in London and he sthaff unbrace in habitacions et
he sthaff opene his mouth todsarde ralyes and the treubling and the hidour of
his mouth his heeves sthullen breathe todsarde mony habitacions and tunites et
his breath sthaff be suff swete in striunge londe and in his tyme sthullen vynere
venne with bleode and leith bruyne and he sthaff make in places of his laude
walles that sthullen do morthe harme vinto his seede after his tyme.
A tranne
sthaff qie come a couple a couple out of pe lond his weve pat
sthullen ben ladde porously al wychede have that the Dragon sthaff don eume
eme that afterwarde sthaff fée ouer pe seede wathout comynge azeme for ude
of the Dragon. And that tyme the some sthaff ben as vede as bleode as men
sthullen see porously aft the worlde that sthaff berokene threte pestilence et derth
of fflode porously dent of swerde and pat peple sthal ben faderles til per tyme
that the Dragon sthaff deie porously an liare pat sthaff iene acomt fym d
were in the ende of his lyfe pat sthaff nouzt fullliche ben endede in his tyme.
A this Dragon sthal ben golde in his tyme the best body of alle pe worlde
and he sthaff deie besides the marches of a striunge lande, and pe laude sthal
welles faderles wathout a yode troinour and men sthaff were for his deth
from pe Ile of Shewepe vinto the hauene of Matryff. Wherfore illlas sthal

beu ye comme souge of ffader les fole that fthullen ouer lyne an this lande de
tronde.

And after this Dutton fthaff come a toote out of far that fthaff haue hor
ues and a berde of siluer and ye fthaff come out of his uostreft a Dep that fthaff
betoken hunter and forde and tvete deth of the puple and moche of his lande
in pe bety muynnt of his retyne fthaff waste moche. Yis Soot fthaff tton ouer
nito ffraince and fthaff uppon ye flowr of life and deth. Ayn his tyne pere
fthaff arise an eule in Doznevaule that fthaff haue fpepers of tolde yat of yde
fthaff beu without peere of aff yelande and he fthaff defunde lordes of bloode
and after he fthaff fde sthansfully bia Bere att Gauer seche and after fthulle
be made bruittes of men uppon the coostes of the see and stoues fthullen falle
fivn caſteſt and mouny of Donnes fthullen be made playne Jufus tyne fthaff
ſeme that the bere fthaff bivenne and a bataule fthaff be done uppon ye armes
of ye ſee in a ſelde order vende as a ſticle, and att that that bataille fthullen
dere mouny lbrite hedes wherfore this bataule fthaff be calledde pe de lnte bata
ille. And pe forſaide bere fthaff Don pis toote mochel harme and it fthaff
beu out of the South west and of his bloode fthaff ye toote leſe moche of his
lande, tuff att ye tyne that ſhend ſlip fthaff him oucome and yenne fthaff
he clothe him in a ſions ſku, and han he fthaff wyne that he hadde left
more therto, ſfor a puple fthaff come out of ye North west that fthaff make
pe troore ſooze to beu a dradde and he fthaff ancitte him of his enemyes po
votſt comneſſt of yo ny. dykes that firſt fthullen be in pitt forto beu undoo
but ye dyke alde de ſchaff wende oner ye ſee nito ffraince and yie he fthaff
dwelle vnto a certe yne tyne and after he fthaff come azene into this lande, peſe
ny. dyke fthullen done tvete harme to mouny one and po pei fthaff comneſſt the
ttoote to areu vende azems pe forſaide bere. And att the laste pe toote and
the dykes fthullen come att Sur up Dreute and fthullen wende oner. and
for direde the ber fthaff ſlee and a Swain with him to his companye to Sur
to wade ye Rozet and pe pei fthullen beu with an harde ſpoine and paime
pe Swain fthaff be ſlayn witt ſordive and pe bere taken and byedde aſtpe
nere his nede that fthaff stond upon a broken bruitje upon wshom pe ſoune
fthaff caſte his beemes and mouny fthullen him seche for vertue theſt for him fthaff
come. Ayn that ſame tyne fthaff drie for ſordive and care a puple of his lande
ſo that mouny loudes fthullen ben upon him bolder afterwarde and yo ny. dykes
fthullen do moche harme to pe forſaide flowr of life and him fthulde lede in diſtresse
ſo that ftheco fthaff paſſe oner into ffraince forto make pees britvene pe toote

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and ye flow delijet and there theo the hulde dwele tyl ou a tyne that he seide
the hulde come and se the hir and qe ye the hulley ben stilt tyl a tyme pat ye
the hulle ham clothe with the and ye stull seche the ddes and the hulle putte ham
to despytuous deth and after stalt this soote be bronzt to disse se chide auysiff
et sordis he stalt lyuen alt his lyfe.

After this Soote stalt come out of bynde fore a boze that stalt haue an hede of llysite a lyone herte a pitive ns lo kuyt his visate stalt ben veste to seke niij his breste stalt le staunchytte of per st to hew that ben a ther theof stalt haue his worde stalt ben hopy ell his berynt stalt ben weke as a lombe in the ferste zeere of his retme he stalt haue tretre payne to uifisfi ham that beth antydwe and in his tyne stalt his laude ben moltipliede with alliciij. And pis boze poziteth feruesse of herte that he stalt haue stalt make wolfees lcome lambes and he stalt ben callede poruz out the world Booz of holynesse of feruesse of noblye and of mekenesse and he stalt doo nesfublythe alle that he stalle haue to don vito ye borutthof Jerlin and he stalt w hette his terte vpon ye pates of payes and vpon soire landes. Spaintne stalt tremble for drede of him. Gastortne stalt Ikere in ffraince he stalt putte his wynte his Erete taile stalt roste in Entclonde softely. Allmayne stalt quake for drede of him. This booz stalt zene iantelles to 11. Tons of Engelande and he sthal make pe lner reime with blode and with thyn and he sthal make meni medels vede and he sthal tete as moche as his annestres deden er pat he ben ded and he stalt bere in cromes and he stalt putte o lande in tretre sulieen on and after pat stal ben releuede but not in his tyne. This booz af ter that he is dede for his douthye nesse stalt ben entaiede att colontye et his lande stalt yeme be fulfillede of alt nood.

After this booz stalt come alombe that stalt haue fecte of lede and auhede of bras and bereof a lappe a llysnes slyn and an hende et in his tyne his lande stalt ben in pces pe first yeeve of his veyne he stalt done make a citue that alt p worlde stalt speke yof. This lam be stalt lede in his tyne a tretre parte of his lande poroiz an hidous wolf but he stalt reconer it azene and zene a lord stipp to an Entle of his landes and pis Entle stalt well gonerne et til ye tyme pat pryde stalt him oner thon allas pe sozive for he stalt die pozous his bivs siveide and after stal the lande falle to pe soz laude laube that stalt noime p lande in pces alt his life tyne et after he stalt deie and the lande fulfillede of alt maner nood.

After this lande he sthaff come a Molde varpe in sede of goddes month.
A mitif a colvarde as an have he sthaff haue an eldurdande sýn as at poote
and veint cauntes sthaff falle upon him for sýne. In pe first zeene of lyres
rettne he sthaff haue of aft godd tretre pleentee in his laude and towarde hym
also and in his laude he sthaff haue tret preyspynte til ye týne of he sthal
suffre his puple lynen into mothe pruyd wip out thast fysnyte wherfore god
wille ben wrope.
A chan sthaff aryse up a dratton of pe and that sthaff
ben sufficient and meue were azens ye for saide Molde varpe and sthaff zeue
him bataule upon a stone. The dratton sthaff tader azene into his companye
awolf that sthaff come out of the west that sthaff bettynnd were azens ye
for saide Molde varpe in his side and so sthullen pe dratton and he bynde by
tailes to teder.
A chan sthaff come a lyon out of Jrelande that sthaff falke
in companye with him and yan sthaff tremble the laude that paunch sthaff be
callede Eutelande as aspe lese and in that týne sthaff castelles ben fellede
a dom upon Chamise and it sthaff somen that feuerne sthaff be drye for
the bodies that sthallei falle dede ynne.
A the foire cheese floodes of eu
Jrelande sthullen venne blode and tretre drede sthaff be and antnyysse pat
sthullen arise after ye Molde varpe sthaff ffee for drede and ye drayen.

A the lyon and pe wolfe him sthuff dryneu alwaie and pe laude sthalle ben
Wipont him and pe Molde varpe sthaff haue uon power safa only
a sthuff where to him wende and after that he sthaff uon to laude wseime
pe see is withdraue.
A and after that he sthaff zeue pe prudde part of
his laude forto haue pe fourpe parte in gees and refe and after he sthaff
lene in ford we al his lires týne and in bis týne pe hoote bathes sthullen
bome colde and after that sthaff pe Molde varpe deie antre sly and sodenly
allas pe serdne for he sthaff be drepnte in a floode of the see. His see de sthaff
bome ynre fader les in straumte laide for einmore and yan sthaff the lam
Se be departede in ny parties that is to seyne to pe Dratsoil to þ wolfe
and to the liom and so sthaff it ben for einmore and yan sthaff pis laude
be tallede pe laide of conquest and so sthuff ye rizt sufficiente of Eutelande
ende
A Molde Arthur one ofe Mullomer that was kinte of Jrelande
hode the stottes beonied his men.
D.
L.

Heme Mullomer that was kint of Jrelande badde tydymte þ
kint Arthur was entire de ait Elastynbryl he ordreynede a norte
poner of Jressh men and come to pe see with his Jress h people and so come
into Scotlande ond pe see and arpynede saft lipe.
pat kint Arthur was

With his hoestc and anou in his eide of helwerte towardes him and zaf him bataille and oïcome him anou rist and Siuillomer fledd with his men azeme into Jrelaunde, and whome this disfoufitt was done arthir turvede him azeme pe that he was into this place that he hadde leste the Scottes and wolde have him playn alle.

A but ye bisshopes albores and op fol of pat curnee and ladies come apene he de before kinte arthir and triede him mercy and seide Gentil sive kint and mytthi hane mercy and pitee of us as zou selfe beþ of the rist lad to holde and may tene arfendome suft tvete disjonour skulde hit be to quelle hau that leutich in almytthi hord as ze don and for trodges lone have mer cy and pitee on us and suffreð us for to ly uen for the hane hadde as wochel sozive and pyne, for the Payons hane mony tymes porouz our lande pas ede, but pat is not ynous to zon for ofteu tymes pe his eue don vs muchel soz and disseſe ffor oni caſteſt yei hane taken and our beestes playn and eten and mothe hature yei hane vs done, and if zelwolde now as quelle et were non honou to akintte to quellen hau pat trei him mercy for ynout he hane don and vs oïcome and for the lone of thod suffreth vs forto lyne and hauem in cy on cristen piple that belen on trod as ze don.

A whome kint arthir heide pis sozive he hadde pitee of hau and yaf hau lyfe and lyne and alle pe felleð domi to his feet and bcome his lietemen and he toke of hame feal souittes.

A and after that turnede kint arthir azeme with his hoost come azeme to yor and ye he alode durmte that batte and yo yaf he aft locheis to loth that hadde ſpontede his ſuſter and op yefus threte pente, and yo was Calvalkyd his cosyn kint of pynte at the and to allo his oper men pat him hadde ſeriede in his werre he yaf vyche yeftes and he pankede ham mothe of his trood ſeruyce.

A and kinte arthir ſpontede sinumor that was dores Cosyn Er of Cornelvaille and after he conquered alle of Siuillomer alle Jrelaunde.

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Siouillomer hadde broutht his lande in pees and reste and in trood fle to and reste was in every cultive the nome he and weddede alþe that men called and sinore and made him Quene a fane lade and a ttenil pat addor pe er of Cornelvaille hadde loutte tyne uor y ſſed in his chambre p was his divne cosin bitt neuer pei had de childe to tredor and naſſeles kinte arthir ſonede bir wonder weſt and derelict he and anou as wynter was pas ſede he lere aſſembl heoft and alſ his ‚Avoiſ and ſaide that he wold wende into Jrelaunde forto conquer pe lande and he tarede not loutte pat he ne pas ſede oner into Jrelaunde.

A and Siuillomer the kint lere aſſembl a tte

hooft and zaf bataille to kint Arthour, but Eul瘤er was destonfitede zelde
him to pe kint Arthour and become his man and to him dide feante and homatte
and of him helde aft that laude fio that tyne forlwarde, and kint after kinte
Arthour paſſede forp more and conquered Eirlaude and Jre laude et toſe loma
tte of the ſole of pe laude and pere diuellede xii. zeere in pees and reſtude
With ſoye and murthe and Werrede upon no maner man ne noman upon
him and he become so curtey's and farthe and honouable pat pe Empouры
comt of Rome ne uon porozz out aft pe wolde lwas uon acoun tede to kinte
Arthours pat eny man wist ne uon ſo well preysede and perſore pe left man
knyights of aft man landes come to him forto diuelle and ham restemede n^
trode wille and reuerence and alle the knyztes lvere ſo toood pat nouan
kneel pe werſt and theſe fore kint Arthour made the vomide table that lheume
pei ſhuldeu ſitte aft pe mete alle ſchulde ſit then ylche the and euenliche ſer
nede aft the table that non myzt make auant pat non were hier pan anop
and kint Arthour hadde aft that table. Britons, ffrenſh eme, &c. domaines
ſſenuytes. Durttoys, &c. auers. Lochemu and of alle the landes apis half y^
moimte of Gorie and of his laude of Britatine et of pe tretre Conde waille
of Walys and of Jrefaude and of Scot laude and ſhorteſ to telle of aft pe landes
pat wolden lboſt hijp and chualiye ſeke comen to kint Arthour comte. Wdvs
kint Arthour come into ſtraince & conquered that laude of ſſvolle ylwas a po^
mayn & hui quede. Da". Lxxviii.

It it beſſe that kint Arthour porozz comin ſeul of his baiuus and lodes
lwaſe tron to conquer aft ſtraince that yo was clepede Salle porozz
vomaynes that yo helde that laude in hir pover and in hir lond ſt hijp and pe to
maynes hadde take that laude to a uoble knyſt and a wroth ſy of body pat men
called e ſſvolle. Alud lheume pat hewſt that Arthour come he orde ynede an
heoſt and a tretre pover and ſon ſt h with the kint and he and his ſole were deſ
conſtide & pennes pei ſlede into yo ary's and eutrede ye com and eſede
pe yates and pe him helde Arthur wſt that ſſvolle was tron to jo ary's ſe
pursuede after and come pider and ham bisetede but the cited was ſo ſtronge
and well auende and yo qat were with ſumede defendede ham well and manly che
Einte Arthour diuellede pe more pan a monpe and pe was ſo mothe quuple
in ye cited and hadde despenſede alle her vinauilles pat were unpumé and ſo threst
hunyre become amonges ham pat perde idem wonder pikké without ye cited
for huinge and comen to ſſvolle and pruiede him to beïn accordede With kinte
Arthour forto haue pees and pei wolde zelde hem to him and the Domi in so qvity

Affrolle salve that he ne myzt no senner holde pe dom azenis hir ville and truste me
teliche oppon his divre streghte and seute to kent یرthir pat he schulde come to
feighte with him body for body and so schulde pe departeffraintice bitwene ham to
connt یرthir auon trintede it and wolde par non of his puple underoke þ
bataille for him. Alud oppon pe morowe bope comen weff arnede wipouten
Darys þe that yei sthuld den feithsche and auon yei smitten to theders so ferly and
so weff pe founhten in bothesides pat no man compe deme pe better of him and
so it bifelk pat affvolle zaf یرthir furche a stroke pat he fuelede to ye trivinde d
wolde he nolde and so affvolle worthdrowe his suerde helvomidede knut یرthirn
the forfede pat ye bloode felle adoun bi his þhen and his ſface. یرthir auon ſtene
up herelys whelme he fede him hure as a mani pat ſemede almost wode and he
nome Talbrie his tood swerde and divre it up an lye and yaf affvolle suche a
stroke that hyl with he defee his hede dom to the sthuldres so pat his helme myzt
not ben his tranaut and so he felle a dom dede pe in the place and po ofpe cte ma,
den theree so dke for ffrolle and auon encycheone zed a ham to kyn یرthin and
the dom also and bannen his men and deden to him homatte and fealwace and
he underfeure ham and toke of ham tood hofatnes. Alud kant یرthir after
that wente fortil with his hoost and conquered lution and linusers Gast
itue Welher to Airgoyne 2 auerne. Dery koferne Airyn and chysters
and aft pe oper laudes offfraintice he conquered hollliche and whelme he hadde
all conquered and taken li homatjes and fealwes he turnede azeime to Darys
and þe he divellede lonte trine and ordpynde pees londe tyne ouer all the
tintvee and porouz out allffraintice. Alud whelme peec was made oner aft
porouz his noble kuyzthode that he hadde and alsd for his wopnesse and no mani
were he neuer so gyerte alo de zost nouzt meue were azen him nopev to arise
and make the laude offfraintice in qinete and pees he wonede þe ye zeene and dede
mouy gyerte wondires and repnede mony proente men and further turintes
and ham echauffede after her de senip se. Holz kent یرthir auonmide aft his
men þ hadde tunnilede in his ſervise. Ed. lyxey

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nd afterwarde it bifelk pus att Esterue þe pat he helde a feeſte att
Darys týchely nnauon auoninre his kuyſhtes for hi ſervise pat him had
de holpen in his conquet he zaf to his Stwardre pat men calledde fay lution
and linusers and to Bedeler his boteler he zaf Normandie pat yow was cal
ſede Meustre and to holdyn his Chaubwleyn he zaf ſflamides à Maua
and to Dorell his Cosyn he yaf Bolein and to Richard his nevede he yaf
Wouenf and to aft oper he yaf lauryely laudes and fees after pat þei were offrate

And whenne Arthur hadde pnes his knyghtes fessede, att thynk next sekyrigne after he come azome into Brittanque his dwye lande and after att Whistfonyd de next sekyrigne bi comen seyn of his bavons sefholde be croimede kynk att Elouer von and holde a solempne feeste. And lete soumpne aft kynnes Erles and bavons pthei stfulde come pider eneuryson. Yere was Fenter kynk of Scotlande. And were kynk of Northwalys Smillouer kynk of Northwalys. And aft kynk of Irelande. Maltramme kynk of Irelande. Ratchilles kynk of Irelande. Rloth kynk of Denmar Gondwas kynk of Nordwaie. And Hoel his cosyn kynke of Dorkeuy. Cado: kynk of Lietet birayne. Morwith Er of Cornelwaulf le. (Mairad Er of Eloncest) Guerdon Er of Wyuchest. Hoel Er of Herford. Driteny Er of Oxenforde. Uisaff Er of Batf. Jonas Er of chefrest Gueralt Er of Dorcest. Hmar Er of Salisbur. Walorth. Er of Camturbury Jutterne Er of chichest. Rthaff. Er of leycest and pe Er of Warbyck and mony oper ryche fordes. Britons also pe were ynoutly pat is to faire Dippon. Donand Seuiz and mony oper yat besf nonizt here nemp nede. Weren att that feeste. And mony a faur feeste kynk arthyr hadde holde be fore but uener uon fuche ne uon so solempne and pat fastede. Saies with mochel honour and mertye. Of pe letter y at was seute fiis pe Quee of Rome for priyde to kynk Arthar. Ca. lxxx.

The prinde daie as kynk Arthyr. Satte att his mere amoncte bis kynnes and amoncte ham pat sappen att the feeste before ham comen yn, eldor men of atto richely arlaede and curtoisly falnede pe kynk and seide pe comen siv Rome seute meffantees fium pe Empouer and toke ham a lettet pat pus unche was to understonde. A Gretely vs innerley leth Arthur pat pon art ones solhardy With pnes yhen in pnes heede to make oyeue prieie and contak azeus ve of Rome that dwye aft pe worlde to deme for y haft neuer yett before this tyne pnde ne affaiede pe fiventh of pe koyaynes and per fore pon hit sthale in alitek tyne. Ffo: Julius cesar conspierede aft y laude of Brittanque and toke perof homaie and our folc hane loutte tyne hit hadde and noles poronz pi priyde pon with holyst it wherfore wecc coman. De ye pat you it zelde azeine and zett haft you more folye done pat y haft slaynffolle that was our bavon offfraunce aft with wroufte and porfore aft pe commes of Rome Warnen and comainde the vappon lixe and lyne ppon in haft be att Rome amendes to make of þy myſedes pat you haſte don and if folke pat you come nouzt wée sthulle paſſe pe bulle of joye wip stven thys and wée sthynk pe ſeken where euer you myſt be founde. Et pon sthalt

nonzthane a foote of lande of pune divne that wee ne sthaff destvorte it and aft
terdvarde with thi body Wee sthullen doo our wille. A whenne pis lettir was
redde that aff men it zerde yiel were anlopeed aff pat were att pat solempnite
and que brutons wold haue flapin pe messanters. But Arthur wolde nonz stisfien
hitt and saide that pe messanters sthulde haue non harme, and ndize bi resoin
non deserne, but he commandede ham to bein woz sthispfully sernede and after
mete he nome cominseil of knites Erles and barons what answere we the myst
zeue to the messanters and pei coincellede him att ones that he sthulde asfem
ble a thvete poner of the landes of the wighthe he hadde lord sthisp and naughte
aucitte him upon the Empour of the de spite that he hadde sente to him fiche
a letter and pei svore bittood and bi his names pat pei sthulde him purselwe
and breine in as moche as pei myzt and saide that pei nolde neuer faile but
Arthur and rather to bein dede and palete vrayte a letter to sende to the Em
pour bi the fame messanters in pis maner.
A of pe bolde anfiver sthane th
thyr sente to the Emporou of Rome to yfomaynes. Da". lxxxv.

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22 der stoudeth amoufes zon of home pat jam kutt Arthur of brita
ttue and freely lyt holde and sthaff holde and att home haftely sthaff
be nonzt to zeue zon tinatte but forto axen tinatte for Constance that was
Ceynnes one that was Empour of Rome and of aff the honouz that perto
helfongeth. For Maxinnan kutt conquerede allffraunce and Almayne
and Mount toye paffede and conquerede aff lumbardie and pese where
uyn anncestirs and that pei hadde and helde pei sthaff haue pozion thodde witt
Of the Deuence that kutt Arthur dide to pe Empomes messanters of
Pomeg Da". lxxxvi.

W

Denne pis lettir was made and enſelede kutt Arthur to pe Illes
messangers yaf thvete yefus and after pat pe Messanters nomen
hu leue and weenten pomes and comen to the court of Pome azeue and
tolden pe Empour hov worthely then were vnder ſauffen and wighthe al
aſt compauié he hadde him to ſerue and hov he was more really ſernede
than pe Empour or euwy kutt leuyutte in the worlde. A and whenne
pe Empour hadde Seyne pe lettir of Arthur and hadde zerde what was ymme
and falde thet Arthur wolde nonz be reuledge after him he lere a ſe็นle and
ordoyne and kutt hooſt forto jane destviodde kutt Arthur if that he myzt
and kutt Arthur as touchuyt his partie ordoynede his poner of kutt hites of
the rounde table A of the kuttés et lordes pat comen to helpe kutt de
thym azems pe Empour of Rome. Da". lxxxvii.

Hie kutt

The kynf of Scotland and of Ireland and of England and of Almainne every of ham hadde x. pousande men yel of Dormandie Gastoune and Almainne fflaundres and pehit and of Boleyn had de im pousande. Serpi of Chartres hadde x. pousande. Hoel of Brutainne hadde xi. pousande, and him selfe of his divne laude xii. pousande and of Liblastois and archiers and of oper sole in foote that no man coupe ham non ier. Zuid Wijhenne aft were redp forto wende, ye fumite his laude and Eunmore his wifhe he toke to kepe to one of his nede wss that was a wypse knyftist and an hardy pat men called, OZordrede, but he lvas nonz aft tre dke as ze stfalt here afterwarde. A kynr Zrthir toke aft his taume to this Zordrede saf onh'che ye crone and after pat kynr Zrthir nome his Boofte and wente to Southampton there that ye sthuppes were brouzt and pe sole assemblode and pei deden ham tope see, and hadde troode Wynde and lieder aft wille as fone as yei myzt yei arryue den att Bareſſete and as ſone aspei myzt pei wenten out of his sthuppes and ſpridden aft ye cunive.

Eung Arthir ſantſt with a Geaunt in Spayne that men calledde De
nabus that quelde Eleyne pat was Fumite Hoel's Dofyn of liteſt
tayne. Daum, lezy imp.

Jirte Arthir hadde nozt dwelſede in pat cunive but alitell while
that men ne toſte him that ye was comen a tiere Geaunt into
Spayne and hadde iawſſede faire Eleyne that was Dofyn to Hoel of bru
tartue and hadde brouzt hir appon an hulle pat is calledde ye Mounte of
ſemte Bernarde and pei was no man in pat cunive so bolde ne so hardy p
Zorſt with him ſemight ne come uſhe ye place yepe pat the Geaunt diſel
lode and men calledde him Donabus pat moche ſo diſe dede with the cunive.

Wijhenne kynne Arthir heide pis tydymſte he calledde keye and beddel, and co
maunded ham pat pei thulde too pryueh and aſpie where pe Geaunt myzt
be founde and pei comen to Hyatte there pat men thulde come into pe moni
te that was aft enſo ſede about with watr and yett is and eunore that he
and pei ſalve a breunymitte ſuyre appon pe huff and pe was also an other
hulle uey pat and appon that was anop ſire breunymitt. A key and bede
wer come to ye next huff and founden a weidolde open heede ſittymitte beſides
a Tombe ſoie wbeypitt and tiere ſo diſe made and ofte theo faide. Eleyne
Eleyne, and key and beddel wer arde what hir was and wcher fore theo made
ſo moche ſo diſe and who laye in that tombe. O anop ſtheo what ſo diſe
and what myſauntiu faire lordeſe ſele ye hec'ffor if pe Geaunt may you

Here fynde zedvorpe dede anon. Denfille trood wif quod pei pof dismaie pe
nouzt, but telle vs pe sope whi you makest so moche for dore and weppine. Si
res quod sthed for a Danoifeft that z noyfshede with my brefte that meu cail
ded Eleyne yat was uere to Hoel knut of bruitne and heire liti her body
in this Junube pat me was bitake to noyfthe, so pere come a Denel a Geaunt
and rauyfshede hir and me also and ladde vs bope a waie, and hedolde hane
for layne that maide pat was so ymme and tendre of atte but sthed it myffht
not suffien so trerte and so lutte pe Geaunt is, and if he notz come as he is
wonede to done certes helvile zon quelles bope drow and pere fore faste wende
pe hennes. Wherfore seide pei troo ze nozt hennes. Dei tes sive quop sthe
o lume that Eleyne was dede pe Geaunt made me to aide to Done
and haunte his wille and me most nedes hit suffien and trod it wot.
Don hit nozt with my good wille for lener me weie to lien dede yainp
him to dele so moche payne z hane wheme he me for lith. Acheime fey
and bedelbere hadde liere aft pat, pis woman hadde tolde pei turnede a
zeme and comen to kutt althir and tolde him aft yat yel hadde fein and
herde. Arthur anon nome ham bope with him and wente pri neelyche
bi myfht pat non of his hooft it wiste and come erly on pe nordwe to pe
Geaunt and fongfht alth him strongly and att pe fast him slowe, and al
thir bade zedelver snyte of his hede and brute it to the hooft and to
sthelke hit ham for alonder for it was so trerte and so lutte. Acheime
pei come azeme to the hooft pei tolden wherfore pei hadde ben ointe and felle
de to ham pe hede and every man was tlad and zoy full of the worpp dede not
kutt althir hadde don hir londe. And hoel was full seids full for his nee put
was so for and after wheme he hadde space he lere make a fane chapeft of oure
lady ouer Eleynes Tumbe. Hdu kutt althir zaf bataille to pe Empouz in
que chiche bataille y Empour was slayn. Da". lyre.

A

Arthur and his couple hadde tydute pat pe Empour hadde assemblede
a trerte ponci al belt of Sarazines as of paynnes and cristienen
Wherof pe nombr was miz poufande of hore men and foote men. Althir
and his couple ordeynede faste forth in hir waie towarde pe Empour, and
passede zormandie and finance and to bin toyne and wolde cuene hauet non
to pe oost for men tolde him that pe Empourves hooft wolde come to lnae.
The empour and his hooft in pe betyinnyitte of althif remedede frid
home and come forth rizt pe waie towarde pe oost. yos comen knut althir
res aspies and saide if that Arthur wolde he fthul de fynde yem fast besides

pe Empouï, but pei seiden that the Empouï hadde so tretre poner dient him of
lintes of the lande and of paynemys pere and also cristen puple pat hit neve but
tretre folie for kint arthur to mete w itself him forpe asples tolden that pe ein
poni hadde. V. men oïd, azens on of lyve. ✠ kint arthur was bolde an
hardy and for uopuntse him dismaide and saide to wee boldelij in goddes name
azens pe Romaynes that w itself ram ladde sarazines and paynemys pat noma
uer truft pei haue in god but ouly che vappon hir streutth. God wee ndes and
sche ham stharplyn pe name of almytthiy god and see wee pe paynemes ſt
ye cristen puple pat ben enemyes with ham forto destruye cristen men
et god sthalt us helpe for the rightt wee haue and perfore haue wee god truſt
ui god and don wee so pat pe enemyes that ben to cristendome and to god
ndwe ben dede and destwede and pat meiind we recorde pe borownesse of
kuyz thode. ✠ heuie kint arthur hadde jus saide pe arieden alle with an
hie voyys God ffader almytthiy worsthepyde be vn name withouten eude
anien. and finite as trace well to done and to destwye our enemyes pat
ben azemeft cristendome in the name of the ffader and of pe fone and of the
holy troſt linen and god zene hem neuer trace ne worſthiij in the world ne
unceriy of him to haue that pib daue sthalt feyten wel for to finyte and etpe
hij and so pei viden softhiy and ordeynede hire wyntes weſt and w itself.
 ✠ The
Empouï ſerde telle that kint arthur and his ſſol were ariadoe forto
feuthte with him and pider pei come we have he ordeynede his wyntes in the
left maner that he myſſht and more truſt vappon his streutth pan appon tyd al
mytthiy and partwas ſeme after waide for wheme qo h. heoſes metten pe
Empouï loſt ſuch four of his ſolc as dede kint arthur and ſonony were
ſlayn w hat in pat o ſide and what m pat oper pat it was tretre e pite forto
were in and to see. ✠ In this bataille were ſlayn poroſh kint arthur. V.
lintes of paynemys and of other wonder moche puple. and kint arthurves
menn fourthen ſolvest pat pe Romaynes and pe paynemys bad nowore d
streutth to wathstonde ham than ex. sthepe hadde. S. Dolues. ✠ And
so it bisſed that in pib bataille in a ſhowre pat was wonder hard and lon
the diuynitte in pat on ſide and in pat oper pe Empouï amonites ham pere
was ſlayn. but no man wift for poff hoo him flowe. ✠ God kint arthur
lote entere his payntites that he hadde loſt in that bataille and hovt he
fente the Empouïs body to some pat pere was ſlayn in that batail
le. capitou. le. ex. V.

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the feelde and pe pay'nemys also, and fuitl arthur after ham chafed til that was
uytft and somen of ham queide pat it is vnder to telle and po tinnde fuitl
arthur azene po it was upft and panckede almytftyn of his vittoye
and in pe inzne he lete lobe and seke aft pe feelde for his kynfttes pat he hadde
pere loste that is to seyne. Bozett Erl of MAUS BEdENEIR and kay and
lytters Erl of boloyne. Virteyy Erl of bath. Alloth Erl of Wynaufesf. Em
saff Erl of chesn and after Holdein Erl of fflaindres. Pe se Were of the
cordes pat kynge arthur loste in pat bataille amoufte oper Woytly kynftes
and some he lete entere in lbbes by the cuntee and some he lete be borne into
into his dyne cuntee. And pe Empoures body he lete take and print lit upon
a bere and sente it to kome and sente to saie to pe komaynes as for bruta
ttne and ffrainde whiche that he helde oper truaye he wolde uon paie and
if pey axede him eny oper truaytes vitht suche truaye he wolde ham paie.

A fynit arthour lere bere kay att fenein his dyne castell and pere he krasen
terede and liegers was borin to bolotyne. Pe pat he was lorde and Holdein
was borin to fflaindres and pe helwas enterede and aft pe op he lete outere
with unochel honou'r in lbbes and in bouses of eleytion in the cuntee pe
pat spei were dede and arthur him selfe soiournede pat same zeepe in burto
yne with his hooft and poynte pe same zeepe folowytte paide pe Molinte
of jope and hane hon to kome al for to take pe cittere and hane print pe komayny
nes in subiection but pe wickede turnant him lere as after pe that lere

A DOW Mordrede pe Erytou'r to whom kynge arthur toke his
lande to kepe and his castell and he helde hit azemst him. Capitulum

LXXIX septuaginta

Heine arthur pe fuitl hadde taken to Mordrede his teamme to kepe
and was thon azemste pe Empou'r of kome and was paide pe se. Mord-
dred auon toke homayes and feantes of alle ham pat were in this lande
and wolde hane hadde pe lande to his dittie vse and none castell abonte e
lete ham arauc and after pis fal suesse he dede anons thyte to vronte for a
zemst pe lawe of criteinte he none his dwne Emes kyfe as a Erytou'r
fthulde and ordeynede him atrete hooft azens Arthuves comynitte to holde
the lande azens him with stremth for einmore And to see fuite arthour
that he uyt and lete seude by the se and lete assembl'e paynemys and au
feu pimple and he sente to Faxous And to Danes for to helpe him and
also Mordrede sente to Chel drnk to done men to come to him out of Saro
yne that was a worthy Duke and lihete him if he bronzt vorthly his moche

puple that he wolde thynne him in heritane for eimore aft the lande fivnbronde
Humber vnto Scotlaunde and aft the launde pat Entift hadde of dortgers zifte
W heime that he hadde spouſe de his doi ifſter and Lel drik come with ſtunteth
and pover of puple and Mordrede hadde aſſem bade alſo in his half pat pei
hadde xL pouſande ſtouſte kuyſhtes W heime pat pei hadde uede.
A dore
Lrthm enſhacede Mordrede ye Drautour ſe houſe was ſlayn ſalde p at
kuyr Lrthm has wouſede to deth. D a" Lxxxiij.

H

H enne this ty dynte come to kuyr Lrthm ye pat he was in burto
ne he was ſuff fore anno yede and toke aft ſfruince to Hoel forto
kepe with half anclle of his men and pnuede him that he wolde it kepe til pat
de come azeme for him ſelde wolde wende into Drutauue and anclente him
vppon Mordrede that was his Drutour and forſt weute his wae and
come to Lel toſonde end made his men to tton uto ſchipp and wolde have ar
vynede at Sandbche and bromſht with him a thvete hooſt of ſfruince alſo
with his dwne laude. A bit er that he myzt come to lande with his puple
that weien comen out of the ſchippes. Mordrede was comen with aft his pone-
and yaf a ſvouge bataille to that kuyr Lrthm loſt uonyn a man er that
pei myſt comen to lande. for ye was Salva yn his uened ſlayn and auuus-
ſett that he de Scotlaunde and neup oper whereof kuyr Lrthm was ſuff
for? But after that pei weien come to lande. Mordrede myzt not azemſt ha
end ure but anon it was deſtomſtede and ſledde penues pe same myzt with
his men and vppon the mordre come to loudon. but po of ye entee Wolde nouzt
ſuffeien him come June and ſio pennes he ſledde to lbruchefft and pe he de
him with his puple that with him comen. kuyge Lrthm lete take ye bodys
of Gallara his cospn and the bodys of Auuusſett and lete him be born into
Scotlaunde into his dwne cuntrie and pere pei were eutrevede. A and after
anon kuyr Lrthm uome his wae to deſtroye Mordrede and he ſledde ſio
penues into Conde vaille. The Quene Sunmore that was kuyge Lrthur es
W iſe pat po ſoiuwnede att yorke and heide pat Uto: Mordrede was ſleddo pèues
pat he leas and myſt not endure azens kuyr Lrthm ſtheodras soze adrad
and hadde twere doune and W iſe uouzt W hat was best aft forto done for ſheo
W iſt well that hir forde kuyr Lrthm of hir uener Wolde have meriy for pe
tvete ſhaine pat ſheo to him hadde done and uome hir wae prynely with
foure men without moe and come to kerhan and ye ſſed a dwellede al hir
lyue and uener was ſeme anountes folc al hir lfe lynynge. A lrlthm W iſt
that Mordrede was ſledde into Conde vaille and lete ſende after his men

["into Scotland and Northumberlande, vuto this number, and to be assembled\nafter without no little and common, so pleased into this Corporation,\nto purify after this order and to make there a body and to be assembled to him,\nand to be of this order and to have aiple without name and without that name,\nwas commonly and had been known to be and taken by his chaunce, and he center,\nand above all his batteelle and his bataille to this number, and to have this\nple so that so much aiple was slayn what in that on half and in part over, that\nwoman was so that he had been better partye. As it so fit biselle and the\nlaste that this order was slayn and after his sole and alle he had made chivalry\nkitt of this number, hadde this order and now thisede of some lands, and also\nthe noble kynghodes of this order made table at so muche were so pious and so\nout after the order were so slayn and after this number himself selfe as himselfe\ndeth, but he left him be born in a litter, to this number to be leftele of his own\nand yett he brutone sinnesen that he left in any lande and that he left\ncome yett and consequent after him, but certain that is so benevolent of his\nthat he left in his own body, and he left in his own lande and that he left\nafter he left in his own lande, and he left so far for me, so far\nthat he left in his own lande, and that he left so far for me, so far\nafter he left in his own lande,

and yat oper to wy uchoster. But Constantyne come to London and slonish him that was pere and after Helz eutre to wy neshest and slonish him that yere was also so that bope his enemyes were dede and whome Constantyne had de retynede well and worthely in zeeere he deide and lits att London. Of kynyt

Aldebricht and Edelf. da. lxxxv.

After kynk Constantyne deseth pere were if knytes in brutatynne pat one wnen callede Aldebricht pat was a Danoy's And he depe cuntyt of North sole and South sole and yat oper hizte Edelfe and was a Briton and heonde Uichole and lindeseue and alle the laude vuto Number yese. If kynnes faste werede to tieders but after Iarde were acordede and luede to tieder as pere hadde he bozui of o body. The kynk Edelfe hadde a fuster pat wnen callede Oxeweime and he yaf hir porouz tretre fivendesshae to kynk Aldebricht to wisse and luyste in hir a douthoster pat wnen callede alitientik and inpe providinge zeeve after to him come a fronte sifkesse pat uedees hemost deie and he seute to kynk Edelf his brop in lande that he sthulde to me and speke with hir and he come to him with goode Apo preiede he the kynk and comarde him also inpe name of yos pat after whome he were dede he sthulde take alitientik his douthoster and he lande and pat he kepe hir abest and norysshe in his chaulbe and whome he sthed were of atte he sthulde don hir bein mariede to the fronte st and worpniest man pat he myzt fynde and giane he sthulde zelde of wu hir lande azene. Edelf it tjintede and bi ott it conformede and whome Aldebricht was dede and enterede Edelf toke ye Damyssell alitientyk and noryssheede hir in his chaulbe and theo brome ye fanest creatur pat myzt be or euyl man fynde. Nout kynyt

Edelf mariede the Damoysell alitientik to a knane of his kedijyne. Sa. lxxxvi.

His kynne Edelf pat was amele to this Damoysell alitientik be yonzt hou that he uyfist fal reithe haue the lande fiann his uece for encounore and falisly azenest his ott yonzt to disteyne ye Damyssell and marie lyue to a hauie of his kychon pat wnen callede it Eun and he brome qve worpniest man and stveniest of body pat euyl manl brist in euyl lande pat qo luede and to him he yonzt hir sthend fullyl haue mariede forto haue hadde hir lande after Iarde but he was elene disteynede. Ffor qys Eun pat was hanelorkes sone pat was kynk of kin kelane in Den, marie and yis Eun conqiveede his wyfes lande and slonke kynk Edelf yat was his wifes and hinde and hadde alle hir lande as in euyl fideede hit telleth more openely and he ne retynede but in zeeere for Sajons and Da

noys him quellde and pat was triste harme to aft brutalnne and 3 Brutons he
re him to Stonomie, and there they hym enterede with mochel ho noure
solempnte.

A

Of Kunt Donan Da: Luyxurii

After this Emmanuette Donan that was his Cosyn pat was alcon der priode furthe and rettude and he coupe not haue no manner of loue but she was eunore under his diuine people and toke his meleth were and quellde his childe then. The ssons were de azeus him ofte tymes but he ham oucome att last and so helven as pieces aft his life tyne and he rettende him zeer and after he deede and left aft London.

Of Kunt Cortif and of Emmonide that comen porouz paynemys into Ben tattue.

A

After this Donan rettende his Cosyn Cortif that was bilatede of aft hisnppe and notthout belonede, and yis Cortif lost aft brutalnne poroult were, and in his life seft pat triste myftheef in brutalnne pat arfendome was destroiede and aft pe brutons dryuen out and ye londe loste Without eny recouer but after I varde left the laude to Faxons as ye ftaft after I varde fure. After in pat life peve was a payneme that men cal lede Emmonide that was ye Kynes ſone Danulf of the paynempe fol that hadde the reanne after he fader and aft was Kunt Saj he bisquaye and aſſe it to his livys and ſaide that he wold neuer be Kunt if he myſt conquer and have a reanne in a ſnauittie cintree for he was bolde and eke ſtrompe of bo dy and of him eppheaked. After yn and ſaide that he ſchulde ben alwof of ye ſee and he lere aſſeinnle paynemys without nombre and lere appaule chippes and weerte bi mony londes and toke liomattes and ſeautees of menne and so helvente bi ye ſee ſiuan lande to lande and conquerede diuise landes so that he come into Irelaude and conquerede pat londe pat ofte tymes were de upon brutons and brutons upon ham and ofed wojnen and losten ofte losten and zeuen hostattes to brutons and so pei ſente to Emmonide peve pat he was in Irelaude that he ſchulde come into brutalnne and helpe ham azeus the brutons to helpe ham to deliuer that laude of ham and pei wold he hym holde tiladly for him londe for helven a paynme and pei were paynemys of the brutons were ariſton weſt auſte he panne ham forto helpe so that they wereen of o lalle. The ſeigne Emmonide herde yis piauer him as mochere as he wytſt and arruede in Scotlande and come into Northumberlande ye that the Faxons were diellynute and pei conferuede ye concluauitis bi asene ham that were made bi oyes and hostattes forto bere him tridt faic and

holde him for hir lande and paie to him truatge bi zeeire. Ape betonime pe ax
ons and ye affirancs to destroie robbe and bienne Donnes and destinye alle
pyntt in as moche as pe mytftet and spawde noy main woman ne childe lewede ne
levede thaf alkye quelde and cafte adoin Donnés and caftet and churches and
so puſte ye alſt ye lande to tretre deſtrution and as ſone as pei mytſtſt ſſen pei
ſlede as well pore as nelye bisſhopes abbates Chanoins and alle op tyrete and
ſualſ ſone into liteſt Brutantique and ſone into Dorudefaiffe and alle ppo pat
hippes myſtſt hane.

Chodk finite Surmonde droſe pe kint Certif to
Christefu et quelde the brutions et porouz queyntyſe tretre the Dom Ca" lyzzés.

Ortif the kint flye penues into chiche pat you as at food aces and
a ſuontre and pere helde han xx. daies, and yis Surmoninde hit be
ſetede but the dite was ſo ſuontre that he myſtſt noutt tretre that citer in
no mauer entyne that he myſtſte don. A po bipouſte these vponi attrete
queyntyſe foro bienne ye Dom they made entyues with ſtelle and of uet
tes and toſen peeces of tunder and of ſyre and boüdes to the spawdes ſeet.
afedwarde lote ham ſlee and pei anon myſtſt ſleue and lottede ham in the Dom
there that hir nesſes kere and in ſtackes and in heneſyntes of honſes, and
the ſyre betan anoli to teude and biende alſt the Dom, and whenne pe bru-
tons ſalke the Dom bieune in euery ſide pei hiede ham out and fauſtſt, but
anon yei were ſlayn and deſonſitede and uſhiles the bataille durde ye finite
priuelythe hundde him and ſtale alwaie into waths and mena diſt neuer in here
be become, and so was ye Dom of Christefu taken and deſtruiede. A claud af
ter weute Surmoninde and deſtruiede aces and Domis pat Ikere uener
afterwarde made aſene as hit is ſene zett in meny ſedes.

Chod this lande
was calle de Entgelonde forye name of Entſtſt et hord meny finite were
made after in pe lande Da" lyzzés Gj.

Deme Surmoninde hadde wafede and deſtroiede alle the lande porouz
out heiſaf the lande to the Saronis anon yei toke hit with ſyood biſſ
ſſo the Saronis louſe tyme hadde deſive de hit for as moche as pei were of Entſi-
tes Eyurede that firſt hadde alle the lande of brutantque and po lote ham ben cal
led Entſliffh men for Euchefoum of Entſistes men name and the loude yei
lote calle Entſelaude in hir lantatge and pe ſole ben callede Entſliffh men ſo
as moche as in his tyme hit was callede Entſistes lande whenne he hadde con
querede hit of finite doritjer that hadde ſpouſede his doughtyer, but firſ pe ty-
ue that Brutt come firſte into Entſelande yis lande was callede Brutany
ne and the ſole brutons til the tyme yat yis Surmoninde eſſons cousine

rve de hit and zaf hit onto the faxons and pei anon rufht chauyede pe
uame as Bfore is saide. And w henne pis was don Eiruomide pas
ede ouer into ffrahuice and pere conguerede mony londes and destruede
all cr steu pruple there that he come and pe faxones dwe lede in this saide
and bitonne faste hit to uhabite att hir dwu dille and pei wolde hane made
nwy knutes and lordes but they nwyht nener asseinten to hane onyche o knut
forto ben to hem enteidainnt and pei fore pei maden mony knutes and mierse
fthures as it kras in Entiftos tyne. The firste knutdome was kent and h
oper $outh sex$ and pe pridde wef sex and the fourpe $essex$ and pe fyfte
North hum erlande and pe sixte Estande and pat is to seyne North sole
and south sole and pe senemp Mercheneoth and pat is the Eikdom of Nl
thole Huntey ufdone Herfode Gloucestur wvynchefst Iwarak and Deuyl and so
departede the Entylffhe aft Entelande into By parties. And after
pat hit bis felt that po o knutes weivede ofte tyines te fiedere and enuer he pat
was f revenueft binome hyn pat was felleft and po hie was longe tyne pat
pei maden no knut croumede amoufes haine ne no cr steu maneras po amoufes
haine ne crifte ndome ne per but were paynemys. zeere til pat Semt Gre
tory was Pope of Rome that hadde seyn children of ye nacon in the cire
of Rome that were wonder fane creatures and gaddefrete wille and desf
ive hain forto bilholde and ayede of the Mareshauntz of w hemes pei were
and of ikhat nacon and men tolde hain that thei were of Entelande, and en
tylffh$il$ pef were callede but pei and alle pe pruple of Entelande were pay
uemys and befeuede uozt vpon god. Allas quiop semt Gnetorý weff
uotiz ye ben callede Entylffh for pei hane pe wfaue of rufyellys and pe
fore weff auizt pei pan ben cr steu, and for this Euchefuin semt Gnetozye
seue seuite Auffyn into Entelonde and xl tyod men with hyn yat weve
of tyood life and hofy men to piche and teche and to comerte pe Entylffh pe
ple and hain turne to tyod and pat was in pey zeere that semte Gneto
wye hadde ben pope that is to seyne after pomearnation of ouer lorde hyn
cr ift w. zeere as the courles tellesf. And semte Auffyn bap
tizede and comitede knut 2delavylft and y bisf hoppes that he made hys
felawes Da. xxxvii.

Henne semte Auffyne come firste into Entelande he arryuede
in the Jle of Senet and so pasde forth and come into kanturbu
tye and there foliournede and knut 2desrufht of kent that was of the hyna
tye of Entift fane Vinderfenge semte Auffyn and hys felawes with muchl

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hounor And ham fondeede aft that ham uedede and ferthermore he yaf ham a
faire place that nolz is calledede the abbeye of senite austyns in w itselfe place
he luth him selfe shrynede. A his kyn al del blyth it was a god man and a
h God wille herde seynte austynes predicacionis and y af him lene to prethe
poroith aff his lande of sent to turne and comertre to him aff pe puple p
the in ght. A hit felt so afterwarde poroiz hodes three pate in liteff tyme
the kyn him selfe was comitede to god and aff his puple of his lande
was baptrizede and in pe meene tyme w itselfe pe puple turnede ham to god
sent austyn come to kouchefr and pere prechede goddes worde ye so ay
uemys per fore him stornede and cafte uappon him vith talle so that aff
his manteff k as suft of w itselfe talle and for uore despite pei cafte uappon
him ye tuttes of w itselfe and of fff itselfe w he fore ye god man sent austyn
was fore annoede and twenede and pixede to god that aft ye childeu
pat w itselfe be vori afterwarde in pat aee of kouchefr uo ft hane talle s.

A lud w heme ye kyn dast of that vemanince y at was falle poroiz sent
Austyns anciere he lefe make an houſe o m honou'r of god w heme ude w o
men sthinde hane children att ye brutttes euide in w itselfe houſe yett w ym
men of ye aee hane children and lien doleynerede of childe A w heme
sent Grettory herde telle hovs ye Entfliffh men were turvede to god
and convertede he sente to sent a Austyn his spallyon bi a bisſhop pate men
talled y Paulyn and made him pirmat and Erche bisſhop of aff Entgelonde
and sente worde that he w itselfe ordoyne and make bisſhoppes in the lande
A lud anon as sent a Austyn hadde ye spallyon of pe diſtinte of pe Erche
bisſhop he made y bisſhoppes of his felawes y at come with him from to
me one gat men callede w ellit and he dwellede att London and p at o y
men callede zustyn that he lede ye diſtinte of kouchefr and gus bisſhop Niel
lit wente yo to preche m Eſſer and baptrizede pe kyn of ye cintree
pat men calle w d w itself that was kyn al del brutttes cosyn his faſter ſone
A his Justyne wente to preche nito fourth ſex and turvede micthe
of pe puple to god and sent a Austyn wente him selfe prechymt pountour
Entgelonde A in diu ſente Austyn wente into walys pere that
the britons were. A lud how pe houſe beu ob edient to y pere h e bisſhop
of Danturburye Da". lexerx Gm.

Hemne aff Entgelonde was baptrizede and turvede to god ſemte
austyn wente into that lande pere that the britons were, and
forto bepe ham from Entfliffh men that is to ſeme into walys and yeve

he fonde woukes and albliches and vy. biffhoppes for the brutoües alivere
destronede the cristen puple that seintre luftryn hadde comide and faide tope
biffhoppes pat he was aleyate of home and primat of all Entelonde and
pat yel sthulde li all resom to him lien obedient and yel faide pat yel nolde
but to the Ercgebiffhop of karlyoim and faide pat yel nolde nener for no maner
pitt ben obedienst virto ye Entifliffly men. for ye Entifliffly men faide beth oner
aduerfaries and oure enemyes and hane dryuen vs out of our dyne cintree and
wee beth cristen men and ener hane ben and pe Entifliffly men hane eimmore
be paynemys. but noth late that yel ben comerede.

A sent ruftryn mynt
of ham none or auſive hane but faiden aptly pat yel nolde hain neuen meke to
him ne to ye pope of home and sent ruftryn turnde yo azeme to kuyt a del
brutſt that was kuyt of kent and tolde him that his ſole nolde uort to man
ben obedienst but to the Ercgebiffhop of karlyoim and wheme. and wheme
the kuyt heide this he was fore amoyede and faide that he volde hain deſtwe
and ſcute to Eſtrude kuyt of Northinberlande pat was his ſtende pat he
ſthulde come to him but al the power that he myntſt and pat he sthulde mere
him att leyceſt and firam pemes yel volde yoo nito walyes and deſtrowe ye
Ercgebiffhop of karlyoim and alle yo pat hadde refisede ſemite luftryn.

A John kuyt a delbrutſt and the kuyt Eſtride quelde Brecnall
that was a kuyt of ye brutoües that heide the cintree of leyceſt. Ca

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It bifelt so that ye was a kuyt a Britoü that heide ye cintree of
leyceſt and aff ye cintree aboute him of Brecnall and pie kuyt a Britoü
pat yo. y. Entifliffly kuytes volde in ten yc att leyceſt forto leende intola
lys he lete ordoyne aff the power that he hadde fo to fit ſite with yel ſe
kuytes but likelt it alaiſede him for his ſole that he hadde were ſlayn
him ſelpe flede and loſte his laudes for eimore.

A And yel ſe kuytes
a delbrutſt and Eſtride diuellede a while att leyceſt and deparde the
laude anonges ham and token homates and ſealtes of the ſole of ye
cintree. and after then wente to wolarde walyes and yo of walyes hadde he
ſelle of ye ſomſtire that Brecnall hadde att leyceſt and were wonder
ſore adrad of yo. y. kuytes and none and choſen anonges ham yood men
and holl of hervytes woukes and pieſtes and of oyer ſole tivere plentee
pat wenten bareſoote and wolarde for to hane mere of yo y. kuytes.

A But yo y. kuytes were so ſterne and so likede that yel nolde nener
ſpeke with him but quelde ham eimychou and so alle yel were martrede

that to ham come that is to seyne v. C. and xl. And after weide go y. F. and yes wente five pennes to Sanfor for to quelle aff po pat yel mythe fynde of ye brutons. and whenne the brutons that herte yel assembled and ordeynede aff him poner forto fusflt with ham. And was yel alawin mralys pat men callede Blodrik of Cornedbaille that some tyne uz as londe of Denenfliu but y kint adell vifht hadde dry ben him uito walis aud y efe him bataille and att that ba taille was kint aldeflyffith slayn and Elfride woumde de fore and forfke ye folde and ye most part of his ffolc slayn and Elfride fleye into Northumberland y was his digne laude and after weide ye puple of leicestryn made with strength Dadlan y was Sereynaff ſoue kint of leicestri and be after ie guede nobly and with twett honouer And the Cadlan kint of leicestri and Elfride kint of Northumberland were frendes and of the debate y after weide was bl. Aveue Edwyne And wive bope him ſoues. And so forth. And after that this bataille was done ye brutons assembled ham and wente pennes and come uito leicestri and made Cadlan y at was Breynales ſoue kint of leicestri and of aff ye cintree and he tooke hometoes and feautres of aff ye folc of ye cintree and after ye pat he assemblde a trewe hoff and faide be wold fro into Northumberland forto deſtrowe kint Elfride and ſlee hyn if that he mythe. and whenne he was comen pider frendes wente ſo bitwen e ham and made ham accordede in his maner y at Elfride ſhfulde holde alle pelaude fivn Humber vito Scotlande and Dad Waladre ſhfulde hane alle ye laude a pislafed vito ye fouth and after pat yel be comen frode frendes aff him lyfe dury little and louede to treden as yel had de lie. And breyen And yis Elfride hadde a ſoue pat men callede Edwyne pat hadde and holde aff the laude of northumberland after his ffaders deſt and he ffa der hadde holde aff his lyfe tyne And the Cadlan hadde a nop ſoue that me asselede Cadwalyn that holde his ffaders laude as he hit holde while he was alyne and yel louede to treden as yel hadde be broſm and ye loue laste bi Aveue ham but oully. And after debate bitwen e ham pozouz a lu per emyous Cosyn of Cadralyn pat men asselede Sereyn so that yel assemblde a ſtirme aft in bope parties and att the last it bifeff pat Cadwalyn was deſtowritede and Edwyne hyn punſued and droſ from place to place so att ye last he fley into Zelonde and pisl oper deſtrowede his laude and caſte adomin castell and biente his Maners and de partide aff Cadralaynes londe amon tyes his frendes. And loue tyne after come Cadralayn azeine from Zelonde with a fronte pover and in playne bataille quelde Edwyne and alle his

freudstliippes and namh yoo pat withhelde his landes porouz Edwynnes
hede. A myd knut Osevolde was quelde porouht knut Cadwalyn
Peanda and houw Osiwy þwas seint Osiwoldes biop retynede after him
quelde Peanda. Tā. Ætu. p.

W
Heme pat Edwyrne was slayn Offris his one vuerdoke the
werre azens Cadwalayn his Eme so pat yis Offris retnede poo
a teutil cristen man that unche louede trod. yat hadde aft pe laude of Nol-
thumberlande li heritage pat uen callede Osiwolde and hel was kung of st
laude. but for as unche as he lkas fiende to Edlbynne and helde a teete
parte of pe laude of Cadwalyn. pe fame Cadwalyn werrede a ppon him
and drof him tolkande £cot laude and li lieune Cadwalyn sade pat he
nolde noht abide. Cadwalayn nolde no leutger him purswe but toke som
of his folc to peanda his biop in laue and piaude Peanda to pursue
Osiwolde til yat he were take and slayne. and 2lud Cadwalyn turvede
poo home azeme. A clud whome Osiwolde hende qe tydymitte yat Cad
walayn turvede houe azeme he wolde no leuer flec but abode Peanda
and yaf him bataulle. and Peanda was dostomfite de and fée and to-
tne azeme to Cadwalayn and sande pat he nolde ueler lholde oo foote of
laude of him but if it so weve pat he wolde auente him of Osiwolde.
Cadwalyn lere assemblé a tret hoofte fotto feutshy lass Osiwolde so pat
he aud peanda comen onto Northumber laude and zenen bataulle to Of
Wolde. and in pat same bataulle was Osiwolde slayn. and his lede siny
teu of. and after he was enterede in pe 2 lbbey of Sardeney in whiche
place yod batsh wvouzt for him mony a fame unratle bope pere and
ellys wshere. A clud anon Osiwene his biop per seide into his laude alle
pe laude pat was Osiwoldes. and ye ffol of Northumber laude louede st
wonder weff and helde him for lser. londe but he hadde men of hye
kyne wozpý ynonthly pat wolde haue departede pe laude and per wer
de to heder. And for as uochs as ype weve no uzt fronte ynonthly pe
comen to Peanda and preide him of helpe and so com and bilhete
him of pat loude lartely upton convenant pat he wolde lham thye
helpe and soeuy comseff. A Peanda herde hir piauer and soff
pake with ype knut Cadwalyn pat he wolde ordeyné a vreto goot and
faste ordeyné him into Northumber laude forto feutshy with Osiwene
and osivey was a neeke man and uochs louede pees and charite. and
piaude Peanda of loue and pees and pferede him of Golde and of silli

trvete p[ro]lentee. A And this Peanda was so proude pat he holde trimmte
limpees for no manner p[ru]nt but for aft p[ru]nt he wolde l[ir]th him fittfte. So aft
the laste he was a daie of bataille sette. And Oſiveie euer hadde truſt up,
p[on]t tode and p[is] Peanda trustede to muche up[on] his pruylde and up[on]
his hooſt that he hadde and to tyder pe ſuylten etkerl[hy] but peanda anon d
was deſtouſiſte and ſlayn. and pat was after pe iucauatiuon of on. lorde
J[eh]u criste. G] and P[]. zeere. T[el]aud p[is] ofſiveie vetruede po xxxvii. zeere
and a kuit pat wnen callede Oſwyn that was Peanda his cosyn l[ew]i[re]de
up[on] kuit Oſiveie and to tyder ſonſten but Oſwere hadde pe vitorie E
Oſwyn was deſtouſiſte and ſlayn and litiſt att E[rin]emouth. A And kuit
C[ad]l[al]adri h[is] was C[ad]l[al]ade]rines ſone vetruede aſcer his fader E was p[er]
laste kuit of pe brutons. a[ne] 682c.

After C[ad]l[al]ade]n vetruede his ſone C[ad]l[al]adre well and nobly and
his uoder was pe ſuſter of kuitte Peanda. and W heme he had
de vetrude. xii. zeere he felt into a trvete ſiknesſe. and q[ene]ne was there ſo
trvere diſtoſde l[ir]t]ene pre l[orde]s of pe laude pat eucluſe eueryche Werrede
up[on] oper and zett in pat ſyne p[ere] felt ſo trvete derthe and starctee of
conne and of oper vitaillees in p[is] laude pat a mani myſtſt t[oo] in daies
or ſoine from] to from or that he l[eth]ulde ſunde to byeu for toſolde
ue for ſiluer brede u[by]ue ne non oper vitak]t where with a mani myſtſt
l[yn]en. but only] p[er]p[uple] vetrude bl] rootes and heu]ſes for other l[yn]nynte
hadde q[ui] non]t ſo moch]e was hit failede aff aboute ſiſſes bild]e] c[ef]ſes
and of alle oper p[u]ntte. ſo pat zett to p[is] uſſaurent]e p[ere] ſelle ſo q[re]
te m[ortal]ite and p[es]ſuſence amonſte pe p[uple] bl] coru[n]con of p[er] eyre]
the loynt] pe]p]le ne ſiſſiſte de]n]t to bi[ry]e pe deede bodie]s for p[er]
deden] sodem]l[hy] bope trvete and ſinak]t l[orde] and ſeruain]t et]u[nſe t[oy]u[nſe
and ſpe]kuit ſo pat neuer]t as heide of more ſode]n] deſt]y amonſte pe
p[uple]. ſfor] p[er] pat wende to bi[ry]e p[er] deede bod]y] w[itt]ſt pe ſame bod]y] na]
buriede. p[er] p[at] u[ny]t fle]c] fledd]eu and her] landes and boſſes as well]
for the trvete h[unter] derth and starctee of to[n] and o[] vitaille as for
pe hor]ible m[ortal]ite and p[es]ſuſence in pe londe. and wente into o[] landes
for]t]o ſaue h[ir] k[es] and ſo l[est]e p[er] londe al]l deſerte and w[ast] ſo p[at] p[er]
was l[est]e en]u] man] to tranaille and to t[il]ye pe laide ne e]r] ne ſol]e ſo p[at] pe
londe l[as] bare]yue of coru]es and of al]l o[] ſru]ttes for de]ſaunte of d] lier]s
and p[is] uſſaurent]e diu]de p[er] zeere and more p[at] no man] myſt]t e]r] ne
ſol]e. I. d]s C[ad]l[al]adre wente out of this laude into litiſt] brutat]ne

Aldu aladre saith, pe tretyngeter mortaltée and pestilence, and pe lande aft poner. And falnith cornes and alle other ortailles and his fole pervyddede also. And saith, aft pe moft partie of his lande alle waffe and voiede of pimple he apperanlede him and his fole pat we re lefte on lyne and pasde ouer. Ito litell brittanline with a little nanje ove kynget alpeyn pat hemoche louede that was his cospin. and that hys fa der. Hadde moche lonede in his tyne and as pei failede in pe see the made trvete lamertacion and so dide alle that were with hym. And faiden.

Redisti nos d'une tanquam ones estaz et in teneutibus disperſi. It was And thame brittan Eadfraladre to compleynel him to his folt patnonly and faide ill as feide he to vs wreathes and ayteses for why for onr three ſymes of the which he holde nonzt amended vs while wee hadde spare of repetanince 18 comeu upon vs pis mifanentur which he chafeth us owt of our reanne and propre ſoppe. Fio pe whiche somitje Romaynes fot tes Faxones ne Danopy's myſtht nozt exilèn vs. It what anly luth it was now to vs pat bisde tyne ofte fipes hauc treten monye over londes luth it is nout pe kille of god pat wee a bide and divelle in our dyne lande. God pat is verane juge pat alle puntes knovingly before pei be done or made. He seeth that wee wolde nout aſſen of our ſpnes and pat our enemyes myſtht nouzt vs ue our lynatte exilèn fio and out of our reanne he wolde pat wee amende vs of our ſelyes and we see ſecue om appre de fautes and pfore hath he ſhelvede to vs his worth and willt chafeth us for onr myſedes luth pat he doth vs withl out baraille or d ſtreuth of our enemyes bi trvete companies wreechidly to lene our dwne reanne and appre lande. And turne attayn pe Romaynes turne attayn ye ſottes, tinne attayne pe Faxones, turne attayne pe ſfiauinsfoys now thel with to zon brittanline aft deserte pe whiche your poner myzt neú make deserte ne yett your poner hath not now putt vs in exile. But only pe poner of pe kynget all my ſtht whom wee hauc ofte offende by your ſolyes. pe whiche wee wold nout leuen vutil he chafethede vs in his dyne ne poner. Almoſt pe words and lametta comes pat pe kynget aladre made to his fole pei arrynede in litell brittanline and come to kynget alpeyn bisde ſaude. And pe kynget receynede him with trvete toye and made him to be ſeruede wouder nobly and pere he diuellede louſe tyne after lande. The entliffly pimple that were leſte on lyne and were afta pede pe trvete hunte and mortalté lyne den in pe be ſtelle yf yat they

mysten and

myzten and moche purple and spighte and come of hem. And ya presente into Sarome where pei were bore to hir frendes for mei wemen and d children forto restore ye cirees with purple and oper donnes that were aft vondre of pimple and forto labourie tranaplen and tilpen pei eth.

Whenne ye Saronyes here hadde pis tydynne pei comen into this lande vonder picke in triete companyes and lostyede and her bei wede hem selfe in the cintree aft aboute where pei wolde for pei founde uominu ham to lette ne wirthstonde and so pei woxen and multiplied gridely and vsede the cisturnes of the cintrees wseof pei were comen and pe latives and p[er]lant atre of hir divne lande and ya chamytede the names of the cirees tolles aftsett and buriftles and yaf ham names as pei be uolw callede. And thei seyd in the cintrees the Saronatges lordshippes and cintrees. In manner as the brutons before tyme hadde compaied hem. And anontee oper triete companyes yat coven fio Germaine unto this lande come ye noble Quene Serbintha that was clepede Sex Burita with hir men out nombi and arnyede in the cintree of Northumber lande and tooke the lande fio iltbanne into Cornet walle for hir and for hir selfe. For pere was nomb that myzten lette hem. for aft was desolate and vondre of pimple but but were a felde pore brutons that were lefte in moimenttues and woodes til that tyme and fio that tyme forth losten ye brutons qve reaume for alle daies and ye entliffth meu bitfune to retthe and departede pelande butwene ham and yel made mony kintes aboute bi duerse parties of the lande as here beu demyde. The fiuste of West sex. The seconde of Mev cheniche the pridde Stfaule the fourpe kent and ye fife Foutfes. Alle pere retyede in p[er]s lande after that Cadwala dade was passede out of thyn lande and divellede in liche brutaltue with hir alkyu his cosyn and tuelke frende. And whenne he hadde lontse divellede pere and hadde lindwytt that the mortalite and p[er]ſulence was ouer passede and qat qve lande was repleſhede of allien pimple he p[oi]rte to turne a tayne into his odine lande and pricede him alkyu of fotoru and he lype that he myzt be reſtorede to his apre reaume and fiuste diſturbde and him alkyu trinuted him his praiere. Thaune dede he apparalen him to take hir ware and viatte into this lande and pricede yod deuorthy that he wolde make to him demonſicon if his repace into his lande were to him p[er]ſaunce or nomb. for azeme pe wilde of h[od] he wolde no p[ar]tite done. Whaune he had de p[er]s deuorthy made his praiere a cova from henone to h[yn]n lande.

hadde him leue that journey alwaie into Eutrelonde, and pat he no to the
Jope of Rome, for it was noutt pe wille of god pat Britons retine to
more in brittaintne ne neuer recover the lande vnto the tyne pat he an
pheie pat Merlyn faide before be fulfillede and pat sthulde neuer ben
vtil ye tyne were comen that the reliques of his body sthulde ben b
brout from Rome and translatede in brittaintne, and w heime pe reli
ques of oper seuttes that ben hidde for pe persecution of pe payieme
sole sthult be founden and openly stheltede, yanne sthalt peri recover her
laide attayn whiche yel sthult haue so loutte tyne lost pozour his defe
tes. A wj. ame Eadwaladre hadde herde pis auſwere he mer uylonde
tterely and tolde it to knut elleyu. A Chaume knut elleyu did ſende
for pe clerttye of his laide and made to ham to brerte pe ſtories and g
pheies and ſeechen and puen if it were so as Eadwaladre hadde him
tolde, so yei accorded with pe appheares that Merlyn and Sibille hadde
ſaide in his appheies, and w heime he found that ye appheare that fſtome
hadde appheare of the Cyle and oper appheares accorded to the dyuaneaus
were that Eadwaladre hadde ſerde, he comenſede him to leue his piple and
his nanye and submitte him to the diſpoſition of god, and don al that d
auiſſer hadde comanſede him. A than d'adwaladre tallede ybre his
ſone and y bor his cosyn that was his ſuſter ſone and ſaide to ſam, Da
keth ſaide he my pſolr and my nanye that is here alſt ved y and paſſe ve
nito walys and be ze ſordez of britons pat eu diſhonour come to him bi
nription of pe payneuys ſole for deſaute of ſordez and he him ſelſe
ſeſte his rannie of brittaintne and his ſolr for einmore and toke his la
ie to Rome to the Jope ſeruie p[er] whiche W[or] sthippede him twoche
and so he t[as] confesse de and toke penanție for his ſymes and he
gadde noutt loutte diuellende p[er] that he ne deide the xy] baleud of ma
the zeele of truac. G. C. lxxx. A yd. knut Offa was ſouenin
Aboe al[le] p[er] knuttes of Eutrelonde and hol[er] ene[ry] knut werede up
p[er] oper d'a. Lel. if

It biselle so that alle pe knuttes in pat tyne pat were in the
laide as p[er] of w[er]ſex, M[er]chenrithe E[ſt]antyle of kent and
of S[ou]lſex and of oper cos[es] eche werede w[on] oper and he pat
waſt moſt thyrſhty biname pe laide of him pat was moſt feſle. A sin
pe[re] was a knut ameitche hem pat men tallede Offa that w[as] ſente of
walde[es] broper pis Offa conquerede al[le] p[er] knuttes of the laide and w[er]

nede aboue ham alle. And so trivere was powere in every cuntrie, but there were knittes that woude myze witte how the lande were, but alibetes prouers and men of religion writeen pe lyfes and pe dedes of knittes and houde lent eueryche hadde venuede, and in what cuntrie and in what maner eueryche knute deide and bisschoppes also and perof pen made trivere booke and evinereles lete calle ham ye cromicles and ye good knut al lurede hadde that booke in his warde and lete knitte it to the puchefi and lete hit faste beon tackede to a piler pat niem mytshht nozt venede it where hit pennes so that every man mytshht hit see and þyppon booke for þume best the lyfes of all ye knittes that euere were in Englande

And of the knut of Noort Humberlande Osebrichtsht for laie pedryse of Buerne Bocharde poronz freintype (after pib buerne conquered the knitte wip poner and freintype. And Cen in po

And thus hat bifel the same tyme pere was a knut in Northi Berlande that men callede Osebrichtsht and sponurnede in yorke and pis knut were him vppon adaie uito a wode him forto desparte and wheme and wheme he come azeme, prouely he were into a good mannes house that men callede Buerne, and pe twood man of the place was thou that tyme to pe see for ofte tyme he was wonde ye aspie and alwayte thefes and robbours pat ofte tyme s were wonde to come into pè lande to robbe and to brene and see. The ladie that was pe buerues wypse was a wonder fane woman, and welcomide pe knut with morchel honour and worpely him seruide in alle gynitte.

As wheme pe knut hadde eten he nome ye ladie bithe gende and lad de hir into chambri and saide pat he wold speke with hir a counseil and alle the sole sive the chambri he made volde sif only the lady and he but the lady wist nozt. Wherfore he hit dede til that he hadde done de hir his wif, and wheme he hadde don pis dede he turnede azeme uito yorke and pe lady he lefte wouder fore wypyutte for que dede pat he had de ydon. And wheme hir fonde was to men hooive and saue hir wepe and suche mora, but make the axede of hir what theo hadde done and whi theo made suche fordwe. As we nowp theo pleyeth, so fals fly pe knut Osebrichtsht he haf done sishame and velonye azens, but welle and tode him que trenpe houde pe knut hadde hir for layn with strength wherfore theo saide theo hadde leuer to d þe p in lyne.

As hir deef bestalle nowp he for azens freintys feblenesse as lictet

["North, and before of me shall you see the face of him and name of him and be before you. And if any of them be or shall be your own, then shall you be his slave, and his bondman, and his lord, and his master, and his friends, and his wife, and all that are in his house, then shall you be his slaves, and his bondmen, and his friends, and his wife, and all that are in his house, then shall you be his slaves, and his

Ham fauistht but no fusyon he hadde azens ham and noch elvas þe puple that there was slayn in boye partie s. and kutt Osebriftht him selfe yd was slayn and anon þe cíee was taken and þe Danoys wenten zime. And there was also anop kutt in Northhumberlande that Buerne freudes d hadde chosen and holde him so kutt a man pat men callede Elle for as moche as hei woldede nozt to kunge Osebriftht he eutendaunt for the despyte that he hadde don to Sucine hir Cosyn. Lytt bifelle pnes yat kutt El le was tton to woode him forto desporte and of Geneſoim ſoidele he hadde take and as he fata in þe woode aft þe mete to buyſht he faide wée haue weff yſpedde and moche veueſoim taken and with that woode pere com in a man and to him faide. Ære if ze of Geneſoim ſo woche haue Woune au hundrede tymes so moche þe azens þe haue lóste for all pnes cuntree þe Danes haue tete and take þe cíee of yorke and azens zon sthullep lit holde yat neuer yó sthull come qinne and for soth þe haue slayn kutt Osebriftft. And Whenne kutt Elle pefe worde liere de he lere assemblé aft þe folc of the cuntree and ordeynede al þe poner p he myzt haue, and woldede haue tete þe ſoim of yorke wip stvenghthe but þe Danoys tomen ont and anon yaf ham bataille and quelde þe kutt and þe moſt partie of his meni pat he hadde bronzt with him and þe fame place þere pat hei were slayn sthak einmore ben callede Ellecroft and yat place is a liteſt fioyork. And qo abide þe Danoys neuer til þe hadde conquerede aft Northhumberlonde and in pat cuntree pei made warde pnes and wente feryer into the laude and tokeu Woytynſt híu and þere pei abiden. Aſt þe wynter and deden aft þe fordive yat pei myſtlt. And aftir Whenne somer tymc come yep remeſwedde frann Woytynſt híu and come onto Alieſole and lunde ſeue and to Holande for nomán myzt ham withstande ſo woche poner and stvenghthe they hadde. Chyld

Lent Edmonde the kutt was martwede. Da". Teu". Ch.

Yd so for the Danoy's hadde paffede fro cuntree vnto cuntree and enemozè brennynte and voblyutte and deſtroiede aft pat þe myſtft tyſt þe comen to Detteſoide. And in yat cuntree pei founden a crichten kunte that woche louede hód and his werkes th at men callede Edmonde and he was kutt of Northſole and Southſole. A his ſeint Edmonde þe kutt ordeynede as unche folc as he myſtſt and fauistſt with þe Danoy's but he and his folc were stoinſtede and þe kutt him ſelfe drynen into a caſſel of Ffranlyntſham. and þe Danoy's him qnr

selvede and comen to the same castell and w. Henne kint Edmonde salve
tsest the castell inyzt nozt gyn withstonde he come azens hain with wsham
the Danoy's first spekeu, and anou pei axede of hym where kint Ed
wond was uolw forsoth quop he wshanne was mpe castell it was kint
and w Henne wente oute, he wente oute also and w hup he sthalk aft
pe or deie att yoddis wiff mot it be. W Henne semt Edmonde haddo
neuypnede yod hi pat pei wisten aft pat hit was he him selfe and anou
Hubba and Huittar nomen him and saide that he sthulde yod forsake
and aft aisen laue as wouy oper hadde done poroiz hain bisori
lud semt Edmonde saide that he nolde neuer but taper he wolde suf
fie deff for yoddes lone and his lawes tokepe. A hoo none pei
kint Edmonde and bonide him to a tree and made her elrhiets
to him sthete withh avolves til pat his body stekede al full of ardvre
as an chwchon is full of pinteles, but for aft pe payne pat he hadde he
wolde neu yod forsake and in the same pyne and turneue he deide and bi
toke his soule to alwys thy yod and w Henne pei saith that he lwas deede they
fuyt eu of his hede and in pis maner was sent Edmonde martnede
Houk Hubba and hunttar toke the Doon of Redynt. Ca. Ten G.

Henne semt Edmonde was martiyede Hubba and Hunttar ven
ten peimes withh aft her Danoy's vnto Redynt and as pei wou
pider wade pei brende Domes and trees and quelde aft csten pimple pat
tnod wolde udiyt forsake and besten addoun chyhes and comen vnto ke
dytte and tooke pe Doon and peve helde ham til pat pe kint Edelf
of West se come pider w aft his poner forto taken the Doon A hoo co
men ont the Danoy's forto zeue bataille to kint Edelf and att pat la
taille was quelde an爾 of pe Danoy's pat men callede Widnaf dupp
the wurdys come pe kint Eldrede and his biop allurde withh a front pon
ev and a trete hoo ste and the kint Edelf come azen pat fouste pe saue
before to that bataille and the Danoy's po comen ont for to fertile with
ham and the bataille was wonder stwytte for wouy aneu was there fla
yn and the Danoy's that daie hadde the vitorye and the kint Eldrede
and his bioper allurde pat daie were destourfede, but the fourtene daie
after wande the Danoy's and pe eutlyssht men fouzten to gedev anoyt ynu
wpon Elledene and there was slayn a kint of Demnart that was cal
lede rasytte and foure Eles of trete poner and that daie hadde pe Da
noy's sthame forpei were dryuen vnto Entselfelde and pe x. daie after

fouzten the Danoy's and pe Entylfissh enoper tyme att fasyntt and pere
were pe Entylfissh men de toumfitde and fiv pennes a Danoy's pat men tal
lede Boynt wente to Redyntt with his hooft and deftroyede alle that he myzt
take, and kant Eldrede fouzt with him, but he was woundede so wher fore
he lvas deede and he uad retynede but G. yeere and lits att Womburne

AOF kuyt rlluvede i holq' Danoy's in his tyme pruade him of incy pat
pei most ion out of the lande. Capitfm. &. Thyn. 872

After the death of this Eldrede retynede his proper rlluvede that
Dolfines was calledede po wentepe Danoy's and assemblede ham
and Wenten forto ferche rlluvede that tho was pe newly kuyt of South sex And
there pei fomideu him att Wiston with a litell puple and mapeles he fanzt
with ham, but att the laste he fledde peimes fro the feelde and wente durto
west sex, and ordeynede so moche puple of his dnye reainne and al so
of over so tilf that he hadde a frontte poner and a thyete hoofte so that the
Danoy's hadde no poner azens him to fonde and he come to londen with
his hooft and pere were the Danoy's sofownede and there wolde he ha
uen forzto with ham but the Danoy's ne dorst nonzt vauft him yo further
but pruade him of pees and that the mostonon azene into lyr dnye
cuntree and neuer vulture in to Entrelonde forto come azene euyl harme to
don and vpon this conveniunt pei schulde yeue him to pleyttge godde hos
tates and suchc as pei Entylfissh men wolde azen
Hod v Hubba
and Huytar were quelde att Chupenhim i holw the Danoy's brouzt
him kuyt into our kuyt. Ca". C. Euyt

And the same daie that the Danoy's departede from londen so faste
thei iiden bothe myzt and daie and neuer tooke rest tilf pei couen
to Exeesti and token pe Foin and ye helde ham. As heime kuyt rlluvede
herde po tydymtes audon he lere take the hostages and wente fiv pennes to
Exeesti with aff the poner that he hadde, and whenne ye Danoy's herde
telle of his couynitte they wenten fiv pennes urto west sex and cœmen
to Chupenham and y'ere pei deden inochel harme in ye cuntree pei vob
lede fol and brouzt ham into prisoim. As he kuyt rlluvede ham purselw,
ede and come wpon and ferstly ham assailede and yere were playn bope hylb
la and Hymtar his livjer and Buerne bocarde and in this bataille was
moche sole slayn in that o partie and in that over, but pei tive of the fel
de lere with the Danoy's, for as moche as the kuyt yo come but with a
litell companye. As he kuyt hastede him as moche as he myzt forto lende

azene and Ushenne the Danoy's foundèn Hubba his body dede pei euterede bit and made upon it a triete lotte, and lete calle it Humberlouwe and so it is calledede into this daie and pat place is in Denenisthu. The baronis of So merset Wilteshure and Dorsett serde telle hols his kyn was destonsfede and ordeynede aft pe poner that yei myzten hane and to men to the kynge were it he was and packede god that thei hadde founden him alynne for pei hadde leure that the Danoy's hadde him playn. Also uome pei a comferte the kynge his baronis that pei wold this to seche the Danoy's and comen a word about prime to alþydon there that the Danoy's were. The kynke po allwedede and his baronis assemblede and were assailede the Danoy's entrelÿche and peve yaf ham a stontte bataille and pe Danoy's nobly quytte ham pat lontte tyme uo men wiste in the per partie uore puppe were playn. But pus bit bis felt as god wold that the kyn allwedede as god wold that kyn allwedede hadde pe victorie and mochel honouer for the Danoy's were so dryuen that pei we wiste his hider for to turue and so daies the kynk hapnur suede and his will that it had and fayne pei weren forto speke of pess and of acorde and token him toode hofstatys and faide pat pei wold neuer uore upon him and were ue no debate areve and more over pei behisht to the kyn allwedede that thei wold this and brinte fir diverse kynches vuto him and pat him kynk and pei aft stholde be bapizedede. And upon pus comicon kynke allwedede ham truintede lyfe and lyne and faide to ham pat peshtullor this kynk forto seche and att a cer teyn daie to come azene that to ham was sette. And so thei keuten forthe faste and comen azene att his daie that was assailede and alle the Danoy's brouze him kynk byth ham. The kynke alinrede anon lete bapte ham to ben bapizedede and his names thamintede so that the kynk of Danoy's was calledede altheston. And so of his felde's names were thamintede also and the oper were bapizedede to the rittet bilene and aft pus was done att bestuynstir and aft that the kynk allwedede helde with him kynke altheston and aft his Danoy's vii. Daies att soinourne with his moche solempny tee and yaf ham triete zeftis aft that they were and so thei departede. As was kynk allwedede aft att eſe whenne he hadde his enemyes oucome and pat pey were turnede to the bilene of almyſhty god. Also pe Danoy's pat comen into ffraince with Surmonde comen azen into Eutfelonde of dert of kynk allwedede. Sa" Ven. ix."

A

and pus bit bis felt that the Danoy's of Northumberloude yait were put
uemy's comen with attiete hooſe of ffraince that is to underſonde
with ham pat wente into ffraince with Surmonde of alſurik whenne he

Jadde conquerede Entelonde and hitt yaf to Faxones and po that come fro d
ffraunce arnede in Kent and seite into W Northumberlonde that thesithulde com
to ham and whenne the II. hooftes were com and assemblede anon per weinte
to destroie the arfthyne puple of Entelonde frau place vnto place and deden
moche sozowe. And it liffet pnes as almyghfyt trod hitt wold an hard esauince
m Entelonde for the trood kuy Almende that was wonede to alate pe Danoy's
dere in thee meene tyne pnes 2llurede retynede XXIX. yeere and a troode kuye had
de ben and wofft enye eschuse bis enemyes for he was a trood clerc and lere
make mony bookes and oo booke he made of Engliſh of auentures of kuytes
and of ſatailles that hadd e ben don in the lande and mony oper bookes of
tyeſtes he lere ham wryte that were of wivere widsome and of trood lernyirte
yozonz which he booke mony men in ap hem amende that were ham vede and
upon ſooke upon whos ſonle almyghſty trod hane meiſcy and this kuyt
2llurede lith att mynchefte, A of kuyt Edwarde pat was kuyt 2l
luredes ſone. Daptuln. Deu. x. Gyn. om. 2. 901.

and after pnes 2llurede retynede his ſone Edwarde that was a trood man
and alkyfe that men calledde Edwarde that was wounder wyppe. The
Danoys deden moche sozowe in this lande and her pover tham to encrece and for
tolwaxe fro daie to daie for pe danoy's comen ofte with hir compauyees into this
lande and whenne the kuyt saine that he ne myghſt better done he nome treize
es with ham and finutede ham bis pees. And uapeles pe twelves direde uort
lonte pat the danoy's li ne bionne strongliche forto berre upon pe almyghſt
inen and dede ham moche sozowe wherfore kuyt Edwarde dide assemblede a
trere hooſe forto fithſt with ham and yo pis kuyt Edwarde dede whenne trod
wold. And his kuyt Edwarde retynede XXVII. yeere and lith att mynchefte beſi
des his ffader.

After this Edwarde retynede 2l theſton his ſone and whenne he hadde
retynede XXVII. yeere he helde 2atailles azens the Danoy's and daw kuyte
Saufride that was kuyt of the Danoy's and aft his hooſe vnto the ſee and veſ
tede 2i stof lande and none ſauffliche thes cunive aft a zeere. And after pat
po of Domberlonde and the ſottes of Westulande bygonne to werre upon kuyte 2l
theſton and he ham yaf so stronge bataille that he quelde so mony of ham
that nomau enye telle the nonbiv of ham and after that he ne retynede but
my. zeere and he retynede in aft XXIX. zeere and lith att Almeſbury. And
after this 2l theſton retynede Edmonde his broper for as moche as kuyt 2l theſ
ſton hadde no ſone and this Edmonde was a worthi myghſt and a doughtiſt.

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man of body and a noble kynghood and the pride of that ckeere after that he was kynge he wente ouer himber in his hche place he hadde i. kynghes of Danons pat onemen callede Eneaf and that oper penande. This kynge Edmonde drof hain boye from launde and after wente and tooke threte prieie in Eunumber launde. This Edmonde rettuede but that ckeere and that att Elaf stynge burie, and after that Edmonde rettuede Eldrede his kynge pat ventiede Edwarde his ffauder of his enemyes that him quelde and after seisede Northumberlaunde onto his haande and made the stottes above and meekede vnto his will. And the seconde ckeere that he hadde rettuede come thralaf Ounam that was kynge of Denniare and seisede aft Northumber laande and helde that launde. That ckeere and after that come kyn Eldrede with a threte poner and drof him out of this laande. And that was kyn Eldrede was anoble man and a son of Ixhoos troodnesse seint Dimfonton prechede and that kyn Eldrede rettuede that ckeere and that att Wychefter. And after that Eldrede Edwyne his kynge rettuede and that as a lutfier man tolbarde trod and to þe puple for he hatede folc of his owne laande and louede and honoured seint amante hem and sette liteff that holy churche and linome of that churche the tresour pat he myst haue pat was threte sthame and vnlouy to him selfe and pike of his soule and verfoze trod Ixoldenozt that he sithulde rettue no lenter pan that ckeere and deide and that att Wychefter. And that kyn Edwarde þe rettuede above the kynghes of Stotlande of Walys that he was be

and after this Edwyne rettuede Edwarde his sone a man that was moche louede trod and pess and holy churche also and was also thy lorde Bolde and my they and may utenede that this laande in pess that Edwar. was lorde and kynghood above aft the kynghes of Stotlande and of Walys fio the chyne that Arthur was thon and never was stithen kynge of his pover, and this Edwar. was seinte Edwardes ffauder, and whome Edwarde wyfe was deide that was seint Edwardes moder and enteride, he heede speke of the fairnesse of Estvelde that was Ortarus Doughtifer a bovain of Denenfthire that was so fane alvoman that aft men speke perof he callede one of his kynghodes that he moche louede and trustede vappen him and tolde him. Goo quop he to the noble baron Orffare of Denenfthir and see if his doughtifer be so fane as men speken of, and if it be so that he haue him vnto him wyfe. This kynghood that men callede Edmonde drof hain wente forth his baie and come qveie pat he lady po was and altheume him

Saufe heponzt haue hir him selfe to wylfe, and perof to Ortar? hir ffader
he spake, and Ortar? was an olde man and hadde no mo children but hin
sone and sawe that Edelwolde lkas a fane ymme knyftht and alworthy and
aryche and was lelf with the kint and ponzt his doulfhter sthulde ben
lelf mariede and lelf be sette uppon him, and trimtede him his doulfhter if
the trood lorde the kint wolde consente pto. A his Edelwolde come azewe
uto the kint and tolde him that theo was faire ynoth to see but of body theo
was wonder: Loyt? yo anferede the kint and seide that he tooke of hir li
tell charge. A fone quop Edelwold, stheo is hir ffaders hir and z am uozt
riche of landes and if ye wolde confute and trimme pat z moft hir haue
panne sthulde z be ryche ynothwith. In troddes name quop the kint and z en
sente perto. A Edelwolde pauckede po moche the kint and Ivende azem
into Deueschir and spousede the Damoisell and in that cumtree he dikel
lede A And pus it lelf vpon a tyme that he tolde his com feil and alqvis
punt vnto his wylfe holz and in what maner he hadde betilede his lorde
the kint that wolde haue hadde hir to wife and anon as theo it wisthe stheo
louede him ne inmore afterwarde as stheo hadde done before. A his la
dy conceyved li him asone and li henne tyme was that the childe sthulde be
bot? Edelwolde come to the kint and pinede him to heue a sone of his att
the ffountstone, ye kint him trimtede and lete calle him Edyar after his
dsne name. A and whenne pis was ydon he poutft that he was fiker
ynothwith of the kint for before that tyme this Edelwolde hadde drede
lefte the kint Edyar wolde haue taken his wylfe for as moche as his lorde
was a joly man and an amorous. A yd pat kint Edyar lzeddede
Estriloe after the dope of Edelwolde. A". Ten". xij

Gus hir lelf that alle men in kint Edyar's court po spoken? e
fanden that Edelwolde was riche? anauincede porothwyemanatte
that he hadde bi his wylfe and zett poy saide pat he was anauincede an him
drede folde inore if he hadde spousede ye fairest woman that euer was
soyn, and whenne pe kint heide speke so moche of hir beawtee heponzt
po. pat Edelwolde hadde him deceynde and bibielde and ponzt ppyueliche
n his herte that he wolde tson into Deueusthre as hit were forto hunte
for the hert and hynde and other wolde bestes and pan he sthulde see pere
the lade? or he departede pennes and pis lade? lkas drellynitte att a
mauer besides the fforeft pere that the kint wolde hunte, and att pat ma
ne. he was herbuithsede alr uozt and whenne tyme come pat the kintte

Ithulde sope and pe sonne sthouc the knut axede after his toffisib and after his trod so
ue and Edelvolde made hir come before the knut and uathlees if it mynt oper li-
ue beu stheo sthulde nonzt hane come in his suffit bi his wille. The lady lke loo
inede the knut and suethi him euste and he uame hir bi the liande and po uext bi
him hir sette and so sopede pei to teder. Alud po was a cuistune and an uſante
that whemme amain drinke vuto anoy' the drucker sthulde ſale wat ſaule. And if
over sthulde auſiwere drinke Haile and pus diſe the knut and the liade mely
tymes and alſo liste and after sopertbemne tyme was to ſon to be deede the knut
wente vuto his bedde heretely pnictmte appon that lades fanenesſe and tho
was overcome for hir loue pat him ponzt that he sthulde deie. but of huye his
wille he hadde. A Dppon the mozue the knut aroose and vuto the toſeſt wu
to him to desporte with hertes and hundes and alle over vilde bestes and of hir
hertes tretc plentee to that lady he ſeute and pries he wente to solacen and
ſpeke witſt that lady hi hules he dwellede in that cuitree. Alud after that
the knut remedede penues and pout hou he myzt beſt delyuer Edelvolde
ſiam his wife as he hadde him firſo deſeynede and the knut audon after him
daves he lete ordeine a parlement att Salesbury of aſt his baronatie comende
to haué and to ordeine houſe the cuitree of Northmumber lorde of mynt beſt ben
kepte that the Danoy's comen nonzt there the loue forto deſtivoie. Alud y'
Edelvolde come alſo vuto pe knuttes parlement and the knut ſeute him vnto
york for to beu keper of that cuitree. Alud quiß huit bifeſt that men tset
fuend hir nonzt ſolwthi him bi the haué and auon as the knut gerde pat he
was deede he lete ſende after the lady Estvelde that stheo sthulde come to pe aſte
of London and qere beu weddeede to the kunge with tretc ſolempytte and he
were a crolvne of toſold and stheo anoy'. Alud ſent Dimſon come a moroſte
vuto the knut chambri and ſonde the knut ſedde and pe Quene alſo vnto
and ſent Dimſon axede who that stheo was the knut auſiwere pnes as
the Quene Estvelde and the Erchebisschop ſent Dimſon ſaide that he
deede tretc wronthe and azens Goddes will to take a woman to wive wher
childe he hadde take att pe ſonutstone and pe Quene for that woude lo-
heuer after ſonede ſent Dimſtoule. And napelees pe tood man ofte ty-
mes warnede ham that folwy to lete but his waruytige auſtylede l'toſte
pe loue bitvene ham was so mothe. A the knut binate appon this do
mau a ſone that meu tallede Edrede and po pns childe was G. zeeve olde
the knut his ſſader deide and about that tyme he hadde reſiude x. by. zor
and leſt att Elastinturij. T Of ſeute Edwarde the martir holſ

Estrilde his stepmoder lete him quelle forto make Eldede his dwene sone
kutt &c. Dei. IIIº m. d. m. 975

After this Edgar vennede Edwarde his sone that he bettate in
his firste lyfe that he left and nobly ttonmede the laude for he was
full of aft manner, twoodnesse and ladde full hooly lyf and alone aft print
he louede God and holl chiswse. And the Quene Estrilde his stepmoder
lete fée him for euchefoum to make his dwene sone Eldede kutt and thus
was he playn as afterfwarde ze fthuff geere. Aft bisett pus vippon a daie
that this kutt Eldede wente unto a woode forto plaine in the South
countre besides a Join that is callede Wenhain in the whiche fforefte he
was trete pleente of hertes and of quides and as he hadde beu yere
althile him forto pleie he poufte vippon his broper Eldede that was
with his moder the Quene, for his place was mythe qve fforest and pouzt
for to tton and to visette and fe his vrop and nome with him a litell
meyne and weitte him yo towarde his stepmoders hons that in that
tyme fonoarrende in the castlett of Dorf and as he vode in pe pikuesse of
the woode to a fple his name fit bisett he wente amys and loste his mey
ne that were with him come and aft the laste he come out of ye woode and
as he hadde him aboute he saw there fafte besides the wane that his
stepmoder dwellede inne and piderfwarde he wente alone and anon fit
was tolde the Quene how that the kutt was come alone without companye
and perefore theo made love ynolitsh and pouzt hou that theo mytft done pat he
were playn as pryncethe as theo mytft and anon prinehe theo callede to him
one of his kynithtes to lham theo hadde tolde moche of him comfeft dwene
ham and both and both he per comen to the kutt and curteisly him occuyede and
the kutt told that he was come his to visette and also forto speke with Eldede
his brover. The Quene mewt tAMES him pauckede and him piede forto a
liste and herbowtsh with his forto haue al mytft pat mytft the kutt saide that
he myzt nozt but azen he wolde wende to his folt. If he myzt ham fynde
and whenne the Quene saide that he wolde noizt abide theo punede him
that he wolde onys drynk and he quutted him and anon as the dryuke come
the Quene drank to the kutt and the kutt nome the cuppe and sette hit to
his mouth and in the meene tymes whiles that he dranke the mytft that
was with the Quene with a knyf sinote euèn the kutt vnto the gerite and je
he felt a dom deede of his palfrey to the orthe. The Quene for his de
of yaf to the kuytft ifold and suluer trete pleente and of other vytʃesse y/

nolbwyth and the kynghift andon as pis was doon Iwente him oner the see and
so estapede he out of this launde, whenne this kynh Edward thus was may
trede hit was in the yere of the marnacon after ony londe ilun ciste. ix. c
and iij. y eere and he retnede xij yere and an half and lith att Ela fumbyr

AOF kynhre Eldrede and hom the kynhre Elvyn of Denmarie helde
Eutfelonde and hom Eldrede that was sent Edwardes brop was not
belouede in his realme. Rud persfore he fledde into Normandie

Lum III. c. 16

After this kynh Edward retnede Eldrede his brop and sent Dim
toni croumede him and this sent Dimston deide sone after that he
hadde forzene the Quene hir trespasse. Estrede for euches don that the
was cause of kynh Edwardes deth and sent Dimston hadde his asdiled
and penaninte hir emoynede and stheo lyuede after that lyfe and elene

AL his kynh Eldrede weddede an Eutfissh Udoman and in his bitte ed
mond Jrenside and anop sone that men callede Edlynne and after deid
the Quene hir moder. Alud in that tyne come into Eutfelonde Elvyn
that was kynh of Denmarie forto chalame and konqive aft that his aum
cestres hadde before that tyne and faude so he conquerede and hadde hit aft
att his axitte for the good Erk Cutbert of lyudesue and aft ye puple
of uorthumberlaunde and almoft aft the twete of Eutfelonde helde with
Elvyn that was kynh of Denmarie for as wiche as thei louede nozt
kynh Eldrede for euches don that his toode broper Edward was slayn fol
sely for euches don of him and therfore uoman sette but litleth in him weder
foze kynh Elbyn hadde aft his will and tooke aft the laude. Alud El
rede the kynh yo fledde into Normandie and so spak to the Duke that he
duke yaf him his fister to wyse Upponi the whiche he bettate ay. senes. qat
oue men callede alurede and that oper Edwarde and whenne Elvyn had
de conquerede aft the loude he retnede uobly and leuede but xij yere and
deide and lieth att yor f. AOF kynh Eldrede come azen fro Norman
that hov knoſſt pe Danor's retnede of yelverce bitbene him and
Edmond Jrenside. da'. edn. xij

After the deth of Elvyn pat was anop es kynghft his sone divel
rede in Eutfelonde and lvoſde hane ben kynh and po come azen
Eldrede out of Normandie with puple and with a frounte maynec pat
knofſt dorſt nozt abide but fleye yenes into Denmarie ye kynh Eldrede
hadde azene his realme and helde so trete lordship that he bettain to deſtrou

aſt the that hadde holpe Llyu that was a danoys azenſt him and afterwarde
comme azen pis kuotſt ſoo Demiart with a treté pover so that kuyt so that
kuyt Eldrede dorſt nozt with him ſuſte but ſleddé ſo pennes into London
and pere helde him po come kuotſt and him bisetode so louſe til kuyt
Eldrede deide in the citree of Loudon and luth att ſeut paulſs and he
retuede 1x yeere

A

After the deſt of this Eldrede kuotſt that was a Danoys Bitan
forto retuue but Edmondde Jreuſides that was kuyt Eldrede ſone bi
his ſuſt lyſe oſdeynede a treté hoofe and Bitan and Bitan to werre up
pon kuyt kuotſt and so he deide uoretýues and ofte and the were was
ſo ſtrouſe and haude thatkouder ſut was to watte. Arud the Quene ſu
me that the dweſſede att kuynchest hadde treté diuode of hir 11. ſones ſtluſde
and Ed and ſeſte pei ſtulde beu deſoilede and myſdone porouz pue were
wherefore ſhe ſent e hau ouer pe ſee into Normandie to the Duke Pi
chaide hir vucſe and thei dweſſede in chaſt and pees louſe tyue

This Edmondde Jreuſides and kuotſt were de ſtrouſtly to ſteders
but att the laſt pei were acordid in this maner that thei ſtulde deparnte
the veanme bitkeue hau and so thei deden and after pei become ſlu boru
liepu and so well loueden to ſteders as thei hadde be brepu thgeten of oo
body and of ſoo nuoder borin

ud after that remede kuyt Edmond Jreuſides and kuotſt pe Da
noys but pus lyt ſeft afterwarde and in the ſame zeere that pei
were acordede and so uwoche loueden to ſteders wherefore aſals theſe a tria
tour hadde emyé vinto the toue that was breſbene hau and fveud ſtulp d
W ho s name was Ed with of Stratton that uſe a treté lorde that was Ed
mond Jreuſides man and of him helde aft the loude that he hadde and na
theles his lorde he youtſt to betine and made kuotſt kuyt of the lande
in enteut ruchely to hau beu auauitede and with him beu well elouede
wherefore he prieude his lorde Edmondde Jreuſides uppon a daue with him
for to eten and with him to diuelle and the kuyt culteſt him ſtruitede
and to him come att his prieu and att the wete the kuyt really was ſer
ued with diuerſe metes and drukkes. Arud wherein wuſtſt come pat he
ſtulde tyou to bedde the kuyt toke his olkue matnye and weute into a
chambre and as he loke aboute he falſe a londer faue ymatte and well

made and in seublanut as it were an archiere with his a bolze beire in his hende and in the bolze a lyne avolke. A kint Edmonde keinte po were to beholde hit beter what it wuzt be and anon as his honde tolchide the ardlke anon pe eulbe him sinote poroith the body and pere sfolthil the kint for that eneyn was ma, de to quelle his olzue lorde trautourfly. And whenne the kint Edmoud was pus deede and slayn he nad requede but x. zeeire his puple for him made moche fordke and his body they beere vnto Elastintbury and pere yel him enterede. And piz fals traito anon keinte to the Queene that was kint Edmoudes lyfe pat wist of his lordees doth anon he nowe fro him. So nees that were faire and younne yet his e forde hadde upton his treen pat one uen callede Edwarde and that oper Edis yne and fadde ham with him vnto london and toke ham vnto kint knoeth that he sthulde done with him what his will were and tole him hord queyntly he hadde quel de kint Edmonde for eulchesoun and loue of him. So that kint knoeth al Engelonde in his pover sthulde have, A so you fals trautour hafte y uny treize wedded biop slayn for eulchesoun of me a man that he most louede in ye worlde nolb by myn hede y sthal for y treaule well the revalde as you hafte de seruede and anon lete him take and lynde houdes and feete in manner of a trautour and lete caste him into the Chamyfe and in this manner y is fals trautour eudede his lyfe the kint none they. Children and toke ham the abbott of kresfuyfri to warde and to kepe til he waf that was best with him to done A. yd kint knoeth seute Edmoudes fones both into Denmarc forto fsee. And how they were fauned. Capitul fyn Deutesim xix.

It bifelt one after an arde that kint knoeth hadde all the lande in his honde and spouſede the Queene Einne porouz confente of his baronaté for ſueo was a faire Ioman and was Eldredus hife and ye Dukes ſuster of Normandie and pei leueden to treden with moche honouer and loue as reſoou ſolde and the kint axede upton a daie confente of the Queene what was beste forto don with ye. The ſones that were Edmonde Jreusides. Sire quoy ſtheo yel both nyt beneſ of the loude and if pei leuen ye y kint done zon moche fordre with lere and perſore lere eu de ham uuto a fraunte loude a ferre to ſou man that may ham deſonle and deſtvoie. The kint anon lete calle a Danoye pat men callede whatgar and comaindeede him that he sthulde lede po n. children into Denmarc and ſd don for ham and ordeyne that pei neu ci. ſerde more tjdyntes

of ham

of ham. Ætne saide fire waltyar tladly your comaudement schalt be don. Telnd
uone po yn childeu and ladde ham into Dennaunce and for as mothe as the chil
deu were wouder faire and also meekie he hadde of ham tветe pitee and renth
and isolde ham nonert fée but ladde ham to the kuit of hunte re forto noue. ffor
this waltyar is as weft knouen with the kinte and welle elouede. Unou the
kinte axede of ls hennes the childreu were and waltyar tolde hyn and saide yat
thei were the raffht heures of Cuttelonde And per fore men tolde ham destroie
and thei fore sre to you bei beth come meury and helpe to be seche and for sath
if thei wodk leuen you? men pei sthult bitornen and of you pei sthullen d
solde aft hir lande. Æt the kuit of hunte ry ham vnder feute witt model honou.
and lere ham worthely to be kepte. Telnd pus lyt biselt afterlande that
Edlryne the yunter livper deide and Edvard the Eldr livpr senede a fare
wan and a fronte and a lawte of body and a tentytt and curteys of condi
tions so that aft men hyn louede. And pis Edvard m pe comicles is callede
amoutte Eastlffe men Edvard the outslake and lheune he was made
kuytlyht the kintes Donflister of hunte ry so moche hyn louede for his yood
ueffe and for his faveneffe. yast thco wade and callede hyn derelynnte. the
kuit that is as hir fafter perceyndede weff the loue that was bitwene ham.
and hadde nôi beure but that doughter and pe kuit fouchede his doughter to
wan as weff as he dede to hyn that stheo louede and he hir and he yaf his to hyn
Wth yood weff and Edvard eure spouse de with moehel honou. A the
kuit of hunte ry seute after his bawnatte and made a solempne feeste and a
riche weddypute and made alle men to vnder stonde yat he sthulde be kuit d
lheune that he were dede and a per fore alle pei waden and of that tydynnte
were fruff tlad. A this Edvard bitate vpon that lade a sone pat men
called Edhar helynnt and afterlande a doughter pat men callede Mariga
vete that afterlande was Quene of Scotlande and bi the kuit of Scot
lande that men callede Autolam thco hadde a doughter that men callede.
Mande that was Queue afterlande of Cuttelonde yorou kuit Henry pat
was the first sone of the conquewin that hir wedde and he bitate a Douthyl
ter vpon his pat men callede Maude that afterlande was Empesse of
Almattue and of this Maude come the kuit of Cuttelonde that into pis
dale is called. Henry the Empesses sone. Telnd yett hadde thys Ed
Wavde another doughter bi his lade that men callede Cristiane. and
stheo was a 22onne. A dyw kinte knoeth that is as a proude man conque
vede Nornkape and holie bitome afterlande meekie and wylde. Da. E. P. 9

Dly hane ye herde of Edmondes Sones with henside that kuyt kno
thyt hadde weute to hane hen dede as he hadde comaindede wal
gar before. Aud pis knoysht hadde in his honde alle Entgelonde and Deu
marc and after that he weute to Nozkeie that laude to conquere, but
the kuyt of the lande that men callede Slaf come with his puple and weide
his lande weft hane kepte and defendede and so there he fauysht with him
till att the laste helwas Slayn in that bataille, and yo pis knoysht none at
that laude into his lande and whenne he hadde conquerede Nozkeie and
take feauntees and homages there, he come aftere azeu into Entgelonde
and helde him selfe so that a lorde that m at the worlde him yonzte his
peer no man was and became so prouide and hauen that hit was hvert
wonder. And so hit biselle Uppon a daue as he hadde herde masse att be
myntit and Wolde hane gon into his paleys pe walles of the Dhanys
so Lyysith azens him comen that almoft pei to welede his feete. As he
sai de pe kuyt with a proude hert z comainde pe watir to turue azeu or
elsys z sthak the make, ye walles for his comaindement Wolde not spare
but stolwe euer on his more and more. As he kuyt was so prouide of
hert that he Wolde nozt flee the watir but alode stille in the watir and
bette pe watir with a small y eide that he helde in his haude, and comain
dede ye watir that hit sthilde weende no ferper but for aft his comain
dement pe watir Wolde nozt cesse but euer Waxe more and more an hie
so that ye kuyt was aft wete and stode depe in the watir. Aud when
we he salke that he hadde abide yeve to loue and ye watir Wolde no puit
done his comaindement yo Sone he kysht drove him and yo stode upon a
stone and helde his haudes an his and saide ye se avoirdes in her ynt of aft
puple. As his tsod pat maketh the see pus airse a hye, he is kuyt of aft
knytes and of wightes uioft and z am a tatif and a man dedel and he
way nener deie and aft thing doth his comaindement and to him is
obedient. As pat yod z piane he be my Wanunt for z kuo lenth me ta
tyf seue and of uo pouer and per fore z Wau tson to come with out eny
lett ynt my wickid nesse to pump sse and me to amende, ffor of that yod q
dayne my laude forto holde and of none oper and auon made his hene z
him selfe to come with out eny lett ynse, and bi the wele did not alme
dees and whenne he come to come also, and whenne he hadde ben yeve and
for his spnnes don pensaunce he come azeu into Entgelonde and became a
tho od man and an holl and seete aft maner puyd and frontiess and lenede

au hoſt liſe aft his liſe after and made up to the libbeies of Seut benet one in
Entelonde and pat oper in voldweie for as moche as he louede specially
ſent benet before alle oper ſemtes and muche he louede alſo ſent for
monde the kuit and ofte yaf tretre yestes to the houſ wherefore hit was
made riche and where he hadde retynede xx yere he deide and that att byn
testi. A of kuit Harolde that hadde leuer ſon ou foote pan ryde on
hors. C. et al. xxi.

This knotſt of whom wee hane spoken before haddeη. Jones bi
his wyſe and that one men callede Hardi knottſt and pat oper
Harolde and he was so lizt of foote pat men callede him commonlie the la
rolde hareſote and pis harold hadde no puitt pe condicionis and he maner
of kuit knotſt that was his ſſader for he ſette but little prys of chival
rye ne of curtesie uiper of worſthipp but only bi his diuine wilke and
he become so wickede that he exilde his moder and po wente out of
the loude into ſſtandres and yere divell ede with the Erl wherfore af
tirward there was neuer trood loue but where he and his bioper for
his biop his hatede deedſi and where he hadde retynede η. zeere and a
kittil noze he deide and little att Westmynſt.

After this Harolde hareſote retynede his biop harde knotſt a no
le knyſt and adworthy and moche louede Chivalrie and al
maner trooduesſe. And where he pis harde knotſt hadde retynede al
kitt while he lett wicouer his biop Harolde and ſinnte of his hede that was
his biop att Westmynſt and lere aſte the hede in a ſronte and the body
unto the Chamise and after come ſſſhere and toke the body with notys
his nettes by knyſt and beue him to ſent Clementis churche and ye
him buriede and in pis maner anentede him Harde knotſt his biop
for in uon oper maner he myſtht ben anentede. This kuit Har
de knotſt was so large a zeuer of mete and diynke that his tables we
ve ſette euer daie wee tymes kuit with ryaff metes and diynkes for
his diu ne mayne and for aſſoper pan comen vinto his courte to ben ry
theſi ſeruede of reaſt metes. And pis kuit Harde knotſt ſente
after Emne his moder and made him come azeme into Entelonde whi
les that Harolde hareſote retynede porouz commonſt of pe Erl ſode
wyne that po was the thretteft ſonde of al Entelonde and next the
kuit and moſt myſtht done that he wolde poroſh al Entelonde porouz
his cominndeuent for as moche as he hadde spoiffede ye donſhter of pe

good knyght, kynk knottyl that was a Danoy's whiche doyfylter he hadde
li his firste wyfe. And lyheme pis Queue was dryne out of Entelonde
and come to pe Er of allanidres that men callede Saldewyne his do-
syn he fonde hir yere aft pritt pat hin nedede vnto the tyne that sefhe weinte
azeine into Entelonde that the kynk harde knottyl hadde seute for hir pat
was hir fone and made hir come azeine with mochel hono. His kynke
harde knottyl lyheme he hadde so. y ecre iestnede he deide and let it att lyyn
cheft. A of the vilonye that the Danoy's dede to the Entliffhe men vsey
fore fram that tyne afterwarde was no Danoy's made kynk of Ente-
londe. Sa. Tene xxiij.

After the death of this kynk harde knottyl for as moche as he hadde no
childe of his body betete. the Erles and barons assemblede ham
and made a comseff. and neuer moze after that tyne no man that was a
Danoys pountyl he were neuer so mette an an anontyes ham he sthulde neu
beu kyn of Entelonde for pe despyte that the Danoy's hadde done to eu-
tliffh men. A for evermore before londe if it were so pat Entliffhe men
and Danoys happened to mete upon a bruithe. ye entliffh men sthulde
nouzt be so hardy to meue ne ftere oo fote. but fonde suft till that ye Da-
noys were pafse de forth. And more ouer if the Entliffh men hadde not
abowde adoun hir hedes to dou reuence to the Danoys po sthulde have
beu beete and defoylede. and such maner despites and vilonye deden the
Danoys to oure entliffhe men vy before yel wereu drynen out of pe
londe after tyne that kynk harde knottyl was dede for they hadde no
lorde that myttel ham wayntene. In this manner voidede ye Danoys
Entelonde pat neuer spe comen azeen. A the Erles and barons by
hir comme asseut and comseff seutenn into Normandie forto seche
po ne brepen almed and Edwande that were dwellyn with Duke
Richard pat was hir. Emne. In eutent forto cronne rllurede ye elder bro-
per and him make kynk of Entelonde. and of pis pritt to make ende
ye Erles and barons made hir othe. hir ye Er. God lyne of wight
sef falsly and trattoinsfly pount to sée po ne. brepen anon as pei sthulde
tome into Entelonde in eutent forto make his fone Harolde kynke
the whiche fone he hadde betete upon his wyfe pat was kynk knott
ltes doyfylter pat was a Danoys. And pis God lyenne weinte him
pryue liehe into Southaunton for to mete pere po ne. brepen lyheme
that pei sthulde come to londe. And pus hit bifest pat ye meffauters y

Wente into Normandie founde nout but only Allured that was the el
der broy for Edwarde his broper was wente into Normanne forto speke
with his cosyn Edwarde the outlare that was Edmonde Jrensidesone
themessangers tolde to Allurede and saide how that the Erles and barons
of Engelande seute aftor him and that he boldeliche sthulde come into
Engelande and vnderfoufte pereauinne for knut Lynde knottlyht was dede
and alle the Danops drynen were out of the lande

A. God eode

lyyne the fals trautour toke allured Appon Silde sodne W henne he
tome fro Normandie to ben knut of Engelande and dide him ben martrede
in the sle of Hely. Da". Tel". xxvij

Henne Allured herde this tydyinge he thauckid god and into sthisse
wente with alle the haste that he wightht and passede the see and
arriede aft Southampton there that Godlyne the trautour was and yo
this trautour falde that he was come he welcomede him and underfeide
him with mothe toye and saide that he wolde lede him to London there pat
alle the bawis and lordes of Engelande him abode forto make him knut and
so they wente in him ware towarde London. And whenne per comen Appon
Silde sodne tho saide the trautour Goddwyne to allurede and saide ta
ket kyke quoy he aboute you bope in the lifte side and in the right side of
all þe sthitt be knut and of suche au himdirede more.

A. And for soye

quoy allurede þe behote and if þe be knut þe sthalt ordeyne and make suche
lales wiche of god and aft sole sthullen ham holde weff paide.

A. And as

hadde the trautour commandede aft his men that were with him that whene
ne per were comen Appon Silde donne pat yel sthulden stee alkyo pat we
re in allurdes companye that comen with him fium normandie and af
ter that taken allurede and lede him into pe zle of Ely and ye pulte out
bope his ly houen of his hede and after walde bruite him vnto the detly
and so yel dedeu for yel quelde alkyis companye that xy weve in nombr
of trentul men that weve come with Allurede fro Normandie and after
nomen allurede and ladde him into the zle of Ely and pulte oute lys y
hen of his hede and vente his woube and nomen the chief his of his bok
eff and piatte a stake into pe tivounde and aneude of his b衛elles perto
fastenede and with uedles of yven prickede the childe god childe and
so made him tosaborite ye stake tilf his bodweff weven dradwen aft
out and so dede allurede porotyl tipsoin of the Er Goddwyne.

A. When

ne the lordes of Engelande hadde herde and wit hou allurede that sthulde

Hane beïn súr knytte was putte vnto the deth poronth pe fals traitour
the Síl Godelbyrne thei were aft woude, wroth and swore fittwene
ham bi god and holy names that he stinnde deie in a more wort deth pan
dide Edw. of Traitour that hadde betruede his londe Edmond Jreusde
and thei wold hane taken him and putte him vnto pe deth, but pe pes
the traitour flye peimes into Denmark and pere he helde him im yere
and more and lost aft his lande in Eutzelande.

*Of Seut Godelbyrne
de the confessour that was allwedes hrop, hov he was king of Euge
londe. Da'. Cen'. XXB.*

m. 6. oïn. 1043

A. and whienne this was don alle the barons of Eutzelonde senten
anoper tymc nito Zormaudie for that Edwarde stinnde come
uto Eutzelonde with mochel honou'r and pis Edwarde in his eldshoond
louede almyzty god and him diadde and in honeste and cleinesse ladde
his lyfe and batede fymme as deth and whienne he was coronede
anoper ntede with a walt poner he forzate uozt his hood maners and
tondiconis that he furste ysdde ne aft hood cestimes for no maner bono
ne for no vithesse ne for no manner hyheneffe butt ener more and more
yaf him to hloodnesse and well louede god and aft mokenesse and he
lonede god and holl thurche passynte aft maner pitt and pore men
also and ham louede and he lde as theu hadde beïn his duse hropn
to ham ofte yaf threte almesse wath god walt *Of the first sponceloo
sat wod sholwede for sent Edwards londe biselyse Da'. Cen'. XXA*

It bifelk vippon a daie as he wente from the churthe of West
mynstir and hadde herde waffe of Sent John af Emnteliste
for as uocher as he louede seuite John Emnteliste more specially af
ter god and om' ladys pan he dide any oper sent. and so pere come to
him a pilyryme and pruiede for the lone of God and sent John pe
Emntelist som hood him forto ycuc and the butt pruvielicke wome
his rynte of his fynger pat no man perveyede hit and yaf it
the pilyryne and he hit vider fentie and weite peimes. *Tys
hrood burff Edwarde made aft pe hrood fairees of Eutzelonde pat yett
geth most holden and was so inerrable and so full of quite that no
man myzt beïn more. *Thow the Síl Godelbyrne come azen in
to Eutzelonde it hadde azen aft his landes et a jentelande sent Edwar
de weddede his duthster. Da'. C. XXB.*

*Heme pe Síl Godelbyrne pat was dwellynt in Denmark*

had de motheſel herde of the ttood nesse of Edwzard and pat he was aſſuſt
of mercry and of pittce and ponszt pat he wolde tron azen into Entſelonde
forto ſeche and haue trace of him and pat he uylzt haue his lande azen
in pees and arniſcende him as moche as he myſtht and pittte him towar-
de the ſee and come into Entſelonde to lounden p[er] pat he kuff was that
tyme and alle pe lordes of Entſelonde and helde at tri'ete parlement.
Godwyne ſente to ham thatt were his freudes and the trettes lordes of
the lande and pruiede ham to be ſeche the kunte of his trace for him
that he wolde his pees and his lande ſtünten him his enemyes l'adden
him before ye kunte forto ſeche trace. And anon as ye kuff lym
ſalve he appelede him of tre ſouin and of deth of aluivede his broſ. and
theſe lordeſ to him ſaide. A traitour Godwyn quiop pe kuff j. pe ap-
pelle p[at] qon haſt betuiede and sla[yn] aluivede my broſ. Certeſ
quiop Godwyne ſaue zonr trace and zonr pees and lordſtipp j.
uerer him betuiede ne ſolwyt and per[of] a pittte me in redwarde of
zom' courte. A zonr ſaue lordeſ quiop pe kunte ye that ben uyl lie
tres Erles and bavons of the lande that bere ben alle asſembled ſuſt
well ye haue herde my[re] appelle and pe anſwere als[] of Goddewyne. and
therfore z will that ye alwarde and dorth uſtſt. A the Erles and
the bavons diuideu[ham] al[to] tredere forto don this alwarde li[bi]aumſel
ſe and p[er] qei spekem diuerſely anountes hain for ſome ſaide y[er] p[er] ye
was uener alliamn[ee] bi l[ib]omatte ſeruient ſorinſe ne li lord ſtipp bitwe
ne Goddewyn and aluived for w hiche p[er]ut ye myſtſt him diuare. and
att pe laffe qei demede p[at] he ſtfulde p[utte] him in the kunte mercry alto
nordres. A the ſpake ye Er[li]enryche of Conentre a ttood man
to ttood and al[to] p[er]wolde and tolde his ſeſo[ui]n in this maner and ſaide
ye Er[li] Goddewyn is pe beſt frendede w[an] of Entſelonde after ye kuff
and well uyl[it] it uozt ben h[ap]n ſaide p[at] w ithout counſeuff of Go-
del[yn]me aluivede was uener p[utte] into the deth. W[he] ſore z alwarde
as touche[yn]te my[re] aparte t[ur] at him ſelſe and his ſone and euery of
us xii. Erles p[at] ben his freudes w[ende] before ye kuff that[re]de w[
ab] moche tolde and ſiluer as wee nu[n]re li[ve]e bitwene our̄ handes e[]
pra[uy]nt the kuff for[ze]one his ouer al[to] p[er] ye Er[li] Goddewyne and
veceyne his bomatte and his lande z elde azen. and al[le] p[er] acordede
onto that alwarde and comen u[pi]e maner that is aboue ſaide ene[ri]che
of h[ap] with p[er] tolde and ſiluer as moche as qei uyl[it] bere bitwene h[ap]re

handes before the king and, in hisarden, the fourme and the manner of his acorde and of his adyance. As he kynget wolde nocht ham trayn sone but as moche as thesor wolde ordeynne and ynnudand confervinde and so was the erl Godlypynne a cordon del with the knut and hadde azen aft his lande. And afterward he gave him solweft and so wisteliche that the knut louede him wonder moche and with him was full prynce, and with himne a litlet thyn the knut louede him so moche that he sponsede Godlypynne donyfter and made his Queene.

And napesles for aft pat pouth the knut hadde a wyse he louede eunmore in chafite and in tlemesde of body withoute euy fleshely dede doynst with pe his wyse the Queene alsod in his halfe ladde an hollý lyfe. If zeere and deide ded? And afterward the knut louede aft his lyfe wyft out of his wyse. As he knut yaf the Erldome of Orenfonde to havelede that was Godlypynne sone and made him erl and so weft spei were helouede both the ffader and he and so prynce with the knut hope pe ffader and pe sone that thes mynft done what pynnt thes wolde bitrith for azen icht he wolde no pynnt done for no manner man so twood and tredwe hek as of conſtence and perſone and forde his crift tyrete speeſt aft sone to him ſtethelde. And thus ſent Edward falwe swyn kyn of Denmarc drenchede in pe ſee my ſacrament as he ſtode and heide his massen.

It biselſt vppon whut ſondame as knut Edwarde heide his maffe in the tyrete churche of Westwyne, vuzt att he Lenacon of this criftus body and as aft men were traderede into the churche and comene v the other ſacrying forto ſee the knut his houdes liffe vp an lyfe and a tyrete lauſtiter to ke vp her before aft that aboute him ſtode tyretely ſomme wonder and after maffe pe arde Why the lauſtiter lauſt hert was, ſfaure forde qnoy the knut the vinter that was knut of Denmarc come into the ſee with alſe his power forto hane come into Enſelonde vppon ve ſato haue werede and if falſe him and aft his ſſole drenchide in the lyſe ſee and aft his falſe in the eſenacón of this criftus body left euen the preſſes him dees, and if hadde, yof so moche toye that 3 mynſt noſt myn lauſtiter with himde. And the erl Leneiſche beſides him ſtoode att the Lenacon, ando penelyche falſe the fourme of brede turme into likeuſe as a vinter childe and uome vop his mynſt hande and forſte bleſſid the knut and after the erl. And the erl anon turuede him to the lande he ſee that holſ ſuſt and po ſaude the knut. As he ſee well that he ſeeth thanke de be nod that if hane honoured my ſed my ſanition, inviſibly his

euste in fourme of man ikhoos name beïn bleffide in alle woldes amen.

Iynte that semte Edwarde hadde yene to apore pilyryme for the lone
of semt Johi the Euntes lift come azen vinto Kunt Edwarde. Capitulii
Centeſtum LXXIX.

fol. 53

This noble man semte Edwarde vetynede xij yeere and pusht biſſed
upon a tyne before or he deide that ij men of Eutfelonde were
wente to the holý laude and hadde done hiij pilgrymatte and were ttoynithe azen
tolzarde hiij dyne cintree, and as pei weute in hiij waie pei mette apylitine
that curtesely ham saluede and axede of ham in what laude and what
cintree thei were boru and pei saide in Eutfelonde. And po axede he
wolſoas futte of Eutfelonde and thei auſwerede and saide pe ttood Kunt
Edwarde. Ffaire viendes the saide the pilyrime whienne that ye come unto
you euen cintree azen j piraie you that pe wolde tton vinto Kunt Edwarde (c)
oſten tyues him threte in myt name and often tyues thanke him of his tve
te curtesie that he to me hath done and namely che in the worſtliuyf for the
iyrithge that he yaf me whemie he hadde herde messe att weſtmyntt for
semt Johijs lone euntes lift, and nome pope iyrithge and toke hit to the
pilyrtymes and saide j piraie you forto tton and bere thyſ iyrithge, and ta
ke hit to Kunt Edwarde and telle him that j seude hit him and a full iy
ther yſeſe j wuſt him yene. For upon the dwelfthe daie he ſthat come
to me and enemore diſelle inblłyſe with ſoonten eude. Sure saide ye pilyrty
mes what man be zee and in what place is your dwellynthe. A ffaire ſives
quep he j am Johi ye Euntes lift and j am dwellynthe with almyt ſhely
ttood and your Kunt Edwarde is myt viende and j lone him ſpeally
for euche ſoim that he hath euer leuede mié clernellesse and is ſtene made and
j piraie you myt neſſatte aff forto done as y have to you saide. One hame
semt Johijs euntes lift hadde ham charſede hijs sodemely che he auydede out
of hiij ſiſt the pilyrtymes the pan kede almyt hlyt ttood and wente forſt
in hiij waie and in wherne pei hadde tton ij or iii. myle they bettomen to
were wery and ſette adoim ham forto reſte and ſo they ſelle a ſlepe. And
whene the hadde ſlepte well one of ham anſobe and leſte up his kede
and loken aboute and saide to his ſela. Anyt he and wende wée in oine
waie. What saide that oo ſela we to that other what be wene nols. And
thee saide that oper hit ſeimeth me that hit is nozt the fame cintree that
wée kade vs in forto reſte and ſlepe for thei were yo from Jerhui but in
unyles. They ndmen up hiij handes and bleſſede ham and wente forth

in hir wave and as then wente in hir wale the same sheperdes hopyng with hir
sheep that speken non oper laukage but Enthilisth. A leue freudes upoy
one of the pilyrymes that twittvee is this and who is lorde the heros and
one of pe stheperdes this is the cuntive of Kent in Enkeloode of the hir shepe
twood kyn Edwarde is lorde. The pilyrymes yankede po almyrthyd
trod and sent zoln Euntylif and wente forth in hir wale and come on
to Daunturbury and fro pennes to London, and there pei founde pe kyn
and tode him al fiv the betyngmynte vnto the ende as moche as sente
zoln hadde ham thartrede and of alle putes how thei spedde by the
wale, and toke pe rynte vnto the kynke and he underfeint him euid poy
fed almyrthyd trod and sent zoln euntylif and po made him a vedy eue
vy daie firni daie to daie forto vende out of this lyf wh sjenne twood lond
for hyn seide. Theol semt Edwarde deide on xii. daie. Capituli
Seutonum. XXXI.

And after hit felt pus in cristernaue eue as the holyn man Emar
de was att Goddes sevyn matynes forto seepe of that he softe
he bade me full sefe, and in the mozoike eumurde with morse pedne the
masse forto here, and after lete him be ladde vnto his chanbi there for
to restene him but vnto his halle amontes his bavons and his kynthins
tryd he uozt come ham forto comforte and solate as he ize houed
sfore done att that worthi seeste whererefore all his myrthi and confazte a
montes aff that lbere in the halle was turnede into care and sozde for en
the soun that thei dradde forto lese hyn twood lorde the kyn. Alud vpon
sent Johnes daie the enantelfist pat po come next pe kyn vinderfen,
the his mytes of holys churche as falleth to euery tristen in an and abode
the mercy and the lyf of god. Alud po iy pilyrimes he lete bisfore hi
come and yaf ham rythe yestes and bitoke ham vnto trod. Alud al
so the rllbot of Westinynsti he lete bisfore him come and toke him pat
ryotte in hondur of sent trod and of sent marpe and sent zoln the
Euntylif, and the rllbot nome it and kyn it amontes oper religues
so that it is att Westinynsti and euery that be Alud so laie pe kynke
ske tilh the dwelsthi euene and tho deide the troode kyn Edward att
Westinynsti and pe he liti for whos loue trod hathe done many myrtes
and this was in the yeere of Jucarnacon of oure lorde Jhesu custe, and
fre, yeove and aftir he was tuylatid and pulte vnto the shirne po
vouz the noble martir sent Thomas of Daunturbury. A yd Ba

volde that was Goddebyrnes fone was made kuff. in holynesse stapedede fro the Duke of Britayne. Da. E. f. f. y. y.

W

Wigne foute Edwarde I. was then out of his borde and was then to God and WORTHLY entere de as he perteynede to fuche a loz de forto be the barons of the lande Wolde hane Edwarde Helyeuttes fone to Edwarde the onfialke that was Edmondes fone jen side to be kuff for as moche as he was uost by udest kutttes bloode of the reade me. A But Haroldus fone pozouz the Sir Goddebyrnes and the fiuen th of his fholder Goddebyrnes and pozouz other truete lorde of the a reaune that were of his byrnes and vnto him ſil seisede aft Entgelonde into his hande and anon lete croune him kuttte after the entere menent of ſent Edwarde. A This harolde that was Goddebyrnes fone the feonde yeere after that ſent Edwarde I. was dede Wolde hane then vnto ſflan dres but he was dryf thoroouz tempeſt in the entree of pommtif and there he was take and brought to Duke Wiliu. A And this harolde he vnto po that the Duke Wiliu. Wolde hane ben ventede upon him for enche ſoum that the Sir Goddebyrnes that was haroldeffader hadde lete d quelles ſlurede that was ſenite Edwardes brop and aprynappally for en the ſoum that ſlurede was Quene Emeſe fone that was Pachardes moder Duke of Normandie that was lyel to Duke Wiliu. A And as the leses whenne Duke Wiliu. hadde harolde in prouſoum and vnder his pon er for as moche as this harolde was a noble kryight Wyse and Worthy of body and that his fholder and he were accordede WORTHLY good kuff Edwarde and the ſfore Wolde nonnt u[n]e ſone him but aft manner paittes pat lidenue hau[ne] were ſpoken and ordeinede harolde bi his good Uville ſtore upon a booke and upon his ſenites that he ſhulde ſpouſe and wedde Duke Williams Donnlyster after the deth of ſenite Edwarde and that he ſhulde beſily den his deuer forto kepe and ſaue ye reauine of Entgelonde to the p[ro]ſyt and auauantage of Duke Wiliu. A And whenne harolde hadde p[us] made his other Duke Wiliu. he lete him then and yaf him mony ſche y[est]es. and he po lente p[ennes] and come into Entgelonde and anon diſe in p[us] manner whenne ſent Edwarde was dede and as a man falſh[er] for ſtortu[er] he lete him croune kuff of Entgelonde. and falſh[er] braketh the conuauaintes that he hadde y[ield] made before to Duke With[es]h[ere] Wiliu. his f[air] ſo re he was with him wender w[er]oſh[er] and ſtore p[at] he Wolde upon him ben auentyde what euer ſo h[im] bi felt. A And anon

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Duke William left an assomble a three hoofte and come into Entelonde to auen the him upon Harolde aud to conquere the lande if that he mytteth, and in that same yeere that Harolde was comnede er he volde Airstruute kint of Denmarke and in Scotlande and hadde pouste to have beene kint of Entelonde, and quelde and robbede and destroyede aft that he mytteth that he cometh yond there he quelde menyn of armes apousande and an hundrede preses.

Aval ​​deme this tydynge come to the kintge he assembled e a frounte pouer and wente forto fizlhe with Harolde kintge of Denmarke and with his digneande him quelde and the Danoy's were distansitte and poqet lefte a lyue with moche fordive fley onto him stiuffys and pus kint of Harolde of Entelonde quelde kint of Harolde of Denmarke.

Aon he will in half and Duke of Normandie come into Entelonde and quelde kint of Harolde, da"

am. 1057.
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and whenne this bataille was done Harolde became so againe and wolde no punte parte with his puple of mynt that he hadde tete but helde itt al towarde him selfe as he were the moz puple were with and fiam him departede so that only che with him left no more but his fond louis. And upon adale as he sitteth att ye mete ane fiam tyer come to him and faide that William baftaide Duke of Normandie was arpyede in Entelonde with attete hooft, and hadde taks alle thelde aboute this tydynge and also mynede ye testef. Whenne the kint hadde herde this tydynge he wente pider with a liteff puple with aft ye hafte that he mytteth for a liteff puple was with him lefte. And whenne he was come pider he ordernede to yeue bataille to the Duke William, but the Duke axede him of pese in myntes if that he volde have his donneter to wyfe as he hadde made and faid him ore his other and he bithafte or pat he wolde holde the londe of him in traatte or pat he wolde deter myne pus mynt porouz bataille. This harolde was a prouide man and a stonne and triste wounder moche upon his diverse streth and fanthist the Duke and with his puple but Harolde and his men were destansitte to him selfe were as slayn and this bataille was endede in him birthe in the seconde yeere of his veyne upon sent faliztue daie, and he left aft walthiun.

Of kint William baftaide and how he governede him well and wisely and of the dure bratene him and the kint of Ffriance.

Da" Ceu". xxxix. an. 1087'

WAL

deme William baftaide Duke of Normandie hadde conquere aft the lande upon arfemasse daie po next selvynge

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he lete croine him kuy att restynuſt and was al worthynut and yaf to En
ſtliſh meu lairdely landes and to his ſuythtes. And afterward he keinte
ouer the ſee and come into Normandie and ſe diuellede a while and in the
ſeconde yere of his reigne he come azen into Enſtelonde and brought him
with him and Maude his wyfe and lete croine his Queine of Enſtelonde and whi
ſondea. And po anou after the kuyt of Scotlande pat men calledde all an
coluny bitan to werre and ſtyned with the Duke Willin and he ordeynede
him tho towarde Scotlande with his men lothe lande and bi ſee for to
deſtroye all anecoluny but thei were acordede and the kuyt of Scotlande d
Anecoluny biowe his man and helde aft his lande of him and kuyt wil
liam receynede of him his homage and come azen into Enſtelonde. And
whenne kuyt Willin hadde bein kuyt XVI. yere Maude the Queine derde
on his hom kuyt Willin hadde thseten mouy ſave childrein that is to ſene to
bert Cuthoſe. Willin le Pons Richard also that derde Henrý beaudeere.
Maude also that was the Enſel wyſe of bleyns and oper in do ſuſtive
and after his wifes deſt he vete debate bitan bitvene him and pe kuyt
of ſſuance po ſuiffi. but att the laste yei were acordede and po diuellede
the kuyt of Enſtelonde in Normandie and no man him werede and he
no man loue tyme and the kuyt of ſſuance ſaude vappou a daie in forin
of kuyt Willin that kuyt Willin hadde loue tyme lepue in childe bedde in
Conge tyme hath reſtede him. And pis Ivorde come to the kuyt of Enſſe
londe yei that he laie in Normandie att Poin and for Pons Ivorde was
po ille a paiede. And wonder I woth towarde the kuyt of ſſuance. and
ſware po bi god that he enne he were arise of his ſypyn houſo de lizt
a poinsaude caudeles to the kuyt of ſſuance. and anou lete asſeuible a
tyme hoode of Normandie and of Enſtliſh meu and in the bettynuſt
of harue ſe he come into ſſuance and biende aft pe Comme that he
come by porouz aft pe eutree and robbede and dide aft pe euel that he
myſt porouz aft ſſuance. And att the laste he biode pe citoe of Maudos
and comaunde de his puple forto ber boode and as moche as pe uſuelt
bime and him ſelpe balpe qerto aft that he myſt with a goode will.

And pei was tyme heete what of ſtynre that was so tyme and of ye
sone that was wouder hoode pat al for ſuſſede him ſelpe and felle m
a tyme ſikafesd. In wheme he ſawe that he was so farouſe ſike he orde ſede
and as ſtynede al in Normandie vitobert Cuthoſe to his sone and aft
Enſtelonde to Willin que Pons and biway to Henrý beaudeere al his tyes

and so he hadde pnes done he underfentie aff his sacramentis of holie churche and deide the xxx zeere of his retine and lith att daain in Normandie.

*Of kynke william Pous that was williu = Bастardes Pone that deſtwinde Domus and houses of Reliſſion forto make the nedwe ſforeſt Sa*  
*ute ſinu† trucſinu† quaru†*

an*

m. 1087

and after this william Bастardе retinede his Pone williu pe Pous et this williu was a wouder conturious man to god and to holie churche and Lete amende and make pe Dom of Cardeys that the payne ofpe hadde deſtwinde.

*Apis kynk williu destwinde holie churche and alle lyn poſſessiones in vfat party he inżt ham fynde and perſore pe was so morthe debate bitſene him and the Erthebisschapp of Dantich Burie luce lyn for euchefoim that he undernome him for his wickiduerſe pat he destwinde holie churche and for euchefoim of the kynk bare to hym d'tvete wath and for that cause him exiled out of the launde and pe et thebisschapp yd wente to the court of Pome and pere ? divellede with the pope and pis kynk niad pe nedwe ſforeſt and tafe and destwinde xxx g tonnes and iiiij. houses of Reliſſion al forto make his ſforeſt centuer and bredder and biewe wonder it lad and prouide of his wode and of his ſforeſt and of pe wulde beestes that were piane that it was meruelous to wittte so pat men tallede him keper of wodees and of apastures et the centuer that he levede pe more wickede he biewe bope to god and to holie churche and to alle his men.

*Alnd this kynk Lete make ehe tvete haſt att w estivustis so thatt Appo† a dae of w hittsoude he helde piane his furſte ſaſte. he loke de about and ſaide pat the haſe was to liet† vi halende le†.

*Alnd att the laſt he biewe so conturious pat al pynu pat diſplesede god pleſede him. and aff pung pat god men louede he hatede dederlhe and so bit bifelt that he dienuede and mete Appo† inżt a liet† before ce that he deuede pat he liab as Lete bloode and bledde a tiete quantitte of blode and a twene of blode lepte an lye tolbarde heuene more pan at hundreddenth and the cleuenesse of the daie was turnede aff into derkeneſſe and tu the firuament alſo.

*Alnd Wisseme he a wooke he hadde tiete divede so that he inſt what to done and tode he dremue to men† of his comu diſt and ſaide pat he hadd tiere divede and ſuppoſede pat him ſomues chaunce Ias to come. alnd the ſeconde inżt before amonke dremede of pe houſeholde that the kynk wente unto a churche with muche puple and he was so prouide that he deſplesede alle the puple that Ias with him

["K. Henry y. 1.", "and pat he nome the y maſte of the cruſiſe And ſtam fully ſote hit with his teth\nand the cruſiſe nekeſt ſuffeſe al that he diſe. But the Kniſt as a woodman route\nof his armes of the cruſiſe and caſte it vnder his ſecte and deſoulede it and\nſtred it alſt a birde and a trvete ſlamme of ſuyre come out of the cruſiſus\nmouſh of the which e dreme mony a man haſde trvete wonder. A the hood\nman that dreme de p[er]is dreme tode it alway ſt that tho was moſt e]ri]u]ed\nthe Kniſt of alle men, and the enyſt men callede Hamonuſes ſone and the\ntrouke and he tode the dreme vnto the Kniſt and ſaude that it ſhulde lieto ke[n]\noper p[er]ut pan hood and napelee pe Kniſt lauſhede per att thryes or p[er]ios\nand liteſt ſette verby. Clu[n]d p[er]uſt that he wolde ſhou hunte and p[er]loie\nin the ſſoſt and his men conſeilede him that he ſthuſde nozt pat daie\nfor no maner p[er]ut come in the hoode so that he abode att home before me\nSut an[on] as he haſde etca noman my]zt him ſette pat he nolde ſhou\nto the hoode forto haue his deſporte. Clu[n]d so hit biſeſt that one of\nhis Kniſt ſttes that his life water. D[er]eſt he olde haue ſhote to au herte\nand his ardu ſtlauſoede uſſon a bruinuche and poroſſi]u]a]u]en]t]re\nſinote the Kniſt to the herte and so he ſelle dom]n to the trvounde deode W\nout eu[n] word]e ſpe]k]miſte and so endede his lyſe. Clu[n]d it was no trvete\nWounder for the daie that he deide he haſde late to ferme ye Erchebiſ\nſhe]priſe of Dauutbur]e and xy]r]ſ]beies also and eueru[n]ore diſe\ntvete deſtum]n to h[ol]y chriuſe the]ou]z w[ou]t]ſuſt t[ak]inſt]es and ax]\nutſes for no man dorſt]u]r]ſe diu]en that he Wolde haue don and of his luy]\nneſſe he Wolde neuer]u]r]diu]ne neper to ameude his lyſe and perſore\nthod Wolde u[n]e]u]er] ſuffe]n him v[es]ne in his w[ic]ed]neſſe and he haſde\nbeu] Kniſt]u]n]y]e]e]e and cy]wkes and att]u]ych]eſt] he l[eth] A of\nKniſt]u]n]y]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]e]

Fostlande and the Erchebifhop Uncelyn of Cauntwberyl Weddede ham et
this Emy bitate Uppon his Wyse y. Sones a Doughter that is to seyn Willin
and Richard and Maude and pis Mand was afterbride the Empresse of
Almaigne. And in the seconde yeere of his retyre his brop Wover Eurecho
se that was the Duke of Ormaudie come with an huite mayne unto Ei-
telonde forto chalaute we reaume but porouz comneill of the Wyse men
of the lande per were alordede in this maner that ye kent fthulde yene to
the Duke his Broper aponande li enery yeere and Uz hiche of hem lewest
leuede fthulde ben opers hene and so bitwene ham fthulde be uo debato ne
ftryse And whome yen were pus accordede ye Duke wente home azen
into Normandie, and whome ye kent hadde retynede uq yeere there a
wosse a threte debate bitwene him and the Erchebifhop of Cauntwberyl
Uncelyn for cause that the Erchebifhop Wolde uozt ftiunte the kent for
to take taillatres of churches att his Wille and perfore estesone the Ei-
chebifhop wente ouer the see to the courte of Rome and peir with the
pope Duelfeode. And in the same yeere the Duke of Normandie
tome into Entelonde forto speke with his Broper and anolittes oper pu-
ttes ye Duke of Normandie for yaf to the kent his brof the forsaide d
poufaude li bizeere nat he fthulde pue him and with his goode lonee y' Duke
wente po azen into Normandie. And whome po y zeere were toun
porouz cuticement of the denel and of luper men a threte debate anoo
bitwene ye kent and the Duke of Normandie so pat ye kent porouz
comneill keute ouer pe see, and whome ye kent of Entelonde as
come into Normandie alle the threte londe of Normandie tunede
to the kent of Entelonde and seldo azens the Duke lin d'Uuelonde
and him forsoke and to the kent ham zelden, and alle the taftet and
the tnod Donns of Normandie and sone after was the Duke taken and
fadde with the kent into Entelonde and the kent lete putte the Duke into y
foum and pis was pe Vemauide of god for whome ye Duk was in pe holi
londe god vaf him suthe uyst and houe wherfore ye he zas thosse to ben
of Jerfyn and he Wolde uort ben it but forsoke hit and perfore god sende him
yet. fthame and despyte forto ben putt into his brofs pur soum. The
feised kent Henry aft Normandie into his honde and held it aft
his lyfes ty me. and in the same yeere come ye bishop Uncelyn from
the courte of Rome into Entelonde azen and the kent and he were a
corded, and in pe yeere uext comyitt after pere bitfan a threte debate

Entelonde kent

K. Henry y's.

bitwene kint Philip offfraunce and kint Henry of Entelonde wherfore
kint Henry wente into Normandie and the were was frouthe bitwene ham
a boo and tho deide the kint offfraunce and lowys his fonde was made kint
an on after his death and po wente kint Henry azen into Entelonde and ma
rie de Mande his daughter to Henry the Empour of almainne Aof
the debate that was bitwene kint lowys offfraunce and kint Henry
of Entelonde and holz kint Henryes a boo fones were lefte in the lyve see
dem. C. xxxvi.

Bene kint Henry hadde ben kint x. G. yceere attrete debate a boos
bitwene kint lowys offfraunce and kint Henry of Entelonde
fo: encheffon that the kint hadde feute into Normandie to his men for pei
thulde ben helgryng to ye Erlof Slones as muchel as pei wryft in were
a zens the kint offfraunce and pat pei were as wedy vnto him as pei wolde
ben vnto his digne londe for encheffon that pe Erl hadde fponſede hy's
ſuſter Dame Maude Fo: whiche encheſon the kint offfraunce diſe mo
the harine vnto Normandie wherfore pe kint of Entelonde was won
der wroth and in hafte were oner pe ſee with a tretre pover and come vnto
Normandie forto defende that londe and pe were vbitwene ham laſte . 11.
yceere tufft att pe laſt pe a boo foughten to tteder and the kint offfraunce
was deſtouſitede and vimepes ſtapede alwaie with muchel peyne and pe
moſt party of his men were take and the kint diſed with him what him
lixe de and ſome of ham lat he lete to freliche and ſome he lete puſte vnto
deth, but after a de po. 11. kintes were a corde de and wheroue kint Henry
hадde hollýthe alle the laude of Normandie and ſtouſitede his enemyes
offfraunce he turuede azen vnto Entelonde with muchel honouz and hy's.
ſones William and Richard Wolde come after his ffader and were to the ſee
with attreto compaine of puple. but er that pe wyt come to laude, the
ſthupp come azen a tocke and brake aft to peeces and aft were drenchide y
were yinne ſaun co man that was in the ſame ſthupp pat a ſtapede and this
was in ſeuſt fatines dae and peſe were pe names of ham that were dren
chide that is to ſeue willin the kintes ſone and Richard his biop pe Er of
chefri. Datoneſt his biop Beſſray Kadell. Italt Dimnry Hod ſiuy
E rcheſekene the kintes douſtſter pe Courtesſe of Parches pe kintes
) lete pe Courtesſe of chefri and many oper. A B bene kint Henry and
other lorde s were auuide in Entelonde and herde peſe tiduttes pei were
wonder for) and made ſo diſre yuolth) and aft his unret and toye I was tur

nede poon into mornynge
Enttelonde and holz sthoo lwas afterwarded weddende vito Saufnire pe Er
of lutoy. Da. De. xxxvii

A
Et whemc that ni y eere vere tron that the Er hadde dwelled
with the kunt ye Er lvente po fro the kunge and bifan to wervre
coppon him and dede muche harme in the londe of Normandie wherfore the
kunt Henry lwas fore auoyede wh hemc he herde the ty dynte w thaf aft hafte
that he myffist he passede the see and come into Normandie and toke pere
a fronte ta fteff and pere he dwel lede al that zeere. And po come to him ty
dynte that Henry ye Empoir of alluamtue that hadde spon sede Maude
hys Doutfhter lwas dede that sth eo dwel lede no leunter in al mat tue and pat
sth eo wolde come azen into Entelonde Normandie to hir ffader. Ar and
whemc sth ed was come to him he nome hir po to him and come azen into
Entelonde and made the Enttlfist me to don oth and fea wree vito the En
pesse and the ferste man pat made the othe lwas willi n the Erchelbifchapp
of Cauntur buye and pat oper kunt Daund of Scotl ande and after him
alle the bavous and Erles of Entelonde, and al so after ye nob le man the
Er l of Antfon alw orthi fuyzt seute to the kunt of Entelonde that he wolde
ffunte him for to haue his Doutfhter to spouse Maude pe Empereffe
A aud for euchefou n that hir ffader lwaft that he was auoble man the
kunt traumtede him and consentede theto and tho nome his Doutfhter
and ladde hir into Normandie aud come to that Oloble kuyffist the Erle
Saufride and he spousede the for faide Maude bith muchel honou r. And
the Er l bitte coppon hir a fone that men callede Henry the Empe
resses fone and after wh eme aft this was don kunt Henry dwel lede al
that yere in Normandie and after that alonfte tyne attre uous siknesse
toke him w lierfore he deide and this kunt h e m y retuede. xxxvii zee and
m. moupes and after he deide as before 16 faide in 2 Normandie and lyc
here t was entere de in the turet e fure che of on ladie in Foen and lyb bo
dy lwas lwonft with muchel honou r into Entelonde and entere de at h
dynt in the lbbeye of the lli hiche lbbeye he was bettyller and founder
Dols Stephene kunt Henryes sufter fone was made kunt of Entelonde
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thozonz comseff and freuteth and helpe of mony threte lordes of Entelonde a
zeus hir othe that thei hadde made to Maude ye Empereffe and nome pe
reanme and lete croune Stephene kint of the laude. Aud the Erche
biffhop Willin of Dantirbury that firste made the othe of ffeaute vito
Mande the Empereffe sotte the croune firste upon kint Stephene hede to
him anmoynede and biffhop Potter of Salebury e mayutenede the knittes
partiy in as muche as he euyzt. The firste yeere that kint Stephene be
thau fortu rettue he assemblode a threte host and wente him towarde Scotlande
forto haue beenede po upon ye kint of Scotlande but he come azens him in pe
es and in trood manner and to him truiste but he made to him non homatte, for as
muchc as he hadde made homatte vito the Empereffe Maude. And the
im zeue of his rettue Maude the Empereffe come into Entelonde and the
bitfan debate bitwene kint Stephene and Maude the Empereffe. His
Maude keunte vito the citre of Arthurole and the kint hain bisettede lomme
tyme and myzt uozt spede the Aitee was so well kepte and defen dede to
that were wynnne the citee quetyuthy astapede avraue without ein maner har
cme and tho toke the kint the citee and dwellede thernune til Caudilmasse.
Aud po come the lavons that helde with the Empereffe that is fortu some
the Erl andulphe of chestr ye Erl Robert of Gloucestri Huyft Dz not
Robert of Moley and bionteth with him a frontye poner. Aud dix Maude
the Empereffe lente from wynchesti to Oxenforde and after theo astapede
to Walynutforde, and what forowe and desse that theo hadde. Capitul
Centeſiun LXXIX.

Heme the kint was taken and biont up to varde into the castell
of Bristolwe this Maude ye Empereffe anou was made lady of En
telonde and alle men helde hir for lady of the laude. Aud tho of kent helde
with kinte stephenee lyfe and alsd willin of Joree and als his retenue halpe
ham and helde were azent Maude the Empereffe and anou after the kint
of Scotlande come to ham with an hittie noumb of pruple and yokeunte yel
ysere vito wynchesti there that the Empereffe was and wolde haue taken hir
but the Er of Gloucestri comd with his pover and faught with ham. And
the Empereffe in the nucene whilde that the bataille endurede stapede fro pemes
and wente vito Oxenforde and yere hir helde and in that bataille was ye
Er of Gloucestri taken and desto infitede and taken and with him mem' oper
fortes, and for his delynerinces was kint Stephene delynerede out of pru
fouin and whenne he was delynerede out of prufoin he wente pemes to Oxen

forde, and bisfede the Empesse that pol was att Or euſorde and the ſente euſonde ſive Mittheles wasse vnto ſeuł audredes tyde. And the Empesse ſete po clopen her aff in white ly'men cloſſ for encheſon that ſſed wolde uozt be buodwen ſo in the ſame tyne there was muche ſuowe and so ſhe aſtapede bi the Thamyſe frauł ham awaie that were hir euemyes and fro peimes ſheo Weute vnto walvinge ſorde and there hir helde and the kuit wolde hane bisfede hir, but he hadd ſo muche to done with the Eul andulphe of Lheſt and with that bit God that ſtowſchliche werede uſpon him in euery place pat he ne wiste whider forto turne, and the Eul of Sloucesti halpe him with his ye poner. And dox Saufride Eul of Zutfeon yaf up vnto Hen, vy ſone aft all Normandie and anon after he deide. Capitulum de teſimunium quadragesimilium

Red after pis the kuit Weute vnto Wilton and Wolde hane made a caſteſt pere, but po come to him pe Eul of Sloucesti with a ſtowne poner and almoſt hadde take the kuit, but yett the kuit aſtapede with muche peyne and Wulſin Martel pere was take and for whoſe deſyneraince the kuit yaf to the Eul of Sloucesti the trood Caſtelle of Shirboſe that he hadde take. And whelme pis was don the Eul Robert and alle the kuites Euemyes Weute to ſfaringsdone and Biton pere ſo to make a ſtowne caſteſt but the kuit with a ſtowne poner diſham peimes in pat ſame yeere, pe Eul andulph of Lheſt was acordede with the kuit and come to his comt att his comen demeut and the Eul Weute hane ſaſſiche come and ſon and anon the kuit ſete take him and putte him vnto prisſon and moſt uener ſo uo print come out yof tily he hadde zelde up vnto the kuit the caſteſt of Rithole the whelche he hadde take vnto the kuit with strength in the 4. yeere of pe vege of kuit ſtephene And Saufride the Eul of Zutſon yaf up to Henry his ſone al Normandie in the yeere that next ſelvede deide the Eul Saufride and Henry his ſone anon turviede azen vnto Zutſon and there was made Eul with mochel honouw of his meu of the Leuſe and to him dadeu ſeauſe and homsye the moſtopartie of his lande. And po was pis Henry the Empesses ſone. Eul of Zutſon and Duke of Normandie and in the ſame zeere was made a denoee bitlerepe kuit of Franice and the Queene his wſe that was nyt heere of Gastonque ſo euſehoſi that it was kudve and prouede that that yeu were ſib and uey of Blode, and po ſpensede Henry the Empesses ſone and po was he Eul of Zutſon Duke of Normandie and Duke of Gastonque. And the 4. yeere of the vege of kuit ſtephene this Henry come vnto Entelonde with a ſtowne

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poner and byssin forto were uppon kint $tephene and nome the castell of Almesbury, and dede muche harine and the kinte $tephene hadde so muche were that he wist whider forto wende but aft the laste thei were accordede poronz the Erchebisshop Theobalde and porouz oper woren lordes of Enttelonde uppon this condition that thei schulde departe the walme of Enttelonde bitre ue ham so that Henry the Empesses sone schulde hane holiehe half pereanne and thei sheme kint $tephene were dede he schulde hane aft the londe of Enttelonde and pus pei kave accordede and pees tricde porouz eut aft Enttelonde. And as he came pre acorde was made buterne the tboo lordes kint $tephene bicome so for that cause that he hadde loste halfe Enttelonde and felle into suche a maladie and deide in ye fix yeere vny wokes and v. daies of his reyn, he att nivere and contak and he luth in the albeie of ffeistham the wistliche he lete make in the vy. zeere of his reigne. Of kint Henry the Empesses sone in hos tyne $ent Thomas of Daunturbury has channiceler of Enttelonde. Da". E".zlj. m. 8. dm. 1154.

And after this kint $tephene reigne de Henry the Empresses sone and was crounede of the Erchebisshop Theobalde the x. vii. daie be fore castes maffe, and in the same zeere Thomas beket of London Erchebisshop of Daunturbury was made the kintes $haunceler of Enttelonde pe second yeere that he lvas crounede he lete caste a domn aft the nelye castell yat were loutinte vito the croune the wistliche kint $tephene hadde yene vito dierse men and ham hadde made Silys and hawins forto holde with him and helpe him azene kint Henry the Empesses sone And the imp. yeere of his reigne he putte vnder his lordship the kint of Walys and in the same yeere whome pe kint of $corlande hadde in his dzue hande that is to seme the citie of earliff pe castell of Daunturbury the nely castell up Tyne and pe Eldome of Lantas tr. the same zeere the kint wente into Walys with attiete poner and lete caste a domn lodeses and made wales and made frontre the castell of Enttelonde and basurtilverke and auontte the castell he made au house of the temple in the same zeere was Richard his dne born that afterward he was Er of Orven forde and the imp. zeere of his reigne he made Saufride Er of britantie and in that zeere channede his moulc and pe vy. zeere of his reigne he hadde au lutte hooft into Solouse and couqueiede kint and the vy. zeere of his reigne deide Theobalde the Erchebisshop of Daunturbury and po al the citie of Daunturburye almost porouz mischief was brent pe ix. zeere of his reigne Thomas beket his channiceler was chosen to be Erchebisshop of Daunturbury, and

uppon seurt Bernardes daie he was sacvede and in that zere bozù was allianore ye
kings Donnher. And the x. zere of his rettue seurt Edmonde the kuff was
tiranslatede with muthel honou' and the py. zere of his rettue he holde his par-
lement att Northampton and fro pennies fledd seurt Thomas Erchebisshop
of Caunuburye for the gyete debate that was bitwene the kuff and him for of
he hadde ben founde in the morn he hadde be slayn and perfoze he fledd pennies kuff
n felalbes on foote on ly that wo mand visthe wher he was and keinte oner ye see
to pe Pope of Rome And yis was the prinçal endys found for as unche as
the kuff holde hane putte clerke to the death that were atteunt for felsonde with
out eny prynelette of holl chyche and pe xy. zere of his rettue was John his
sone borù. And the xuy zere deide Mande the Empresse that was his iudde
and in that same zere was youe his Donnher borùn ye xuy zere of his rettue
Duke Henrye of Faxone pousede Mande his Donnher and buffate appon
hev uppon sones Henry Othus Willin. And in the x. zere of his rettue deide
the nood Erl Robert of Sloucesti that founde de the albeie of Roinnes of E
ton. And in that same zere Mark kuff of jerkin conquere de Zabiloutne.
The x. zere of his rettue he lere trowne his sone Henry att Westmynfer
and him trowne de Rosier pe Erchebisshop of York in Barnynt of Thomas the
Erchebisshop of Caunuburye wherfore the same potter was a curfede of the
Pope. Of kuff Henry that was the Empresse sone and of the
debate that was butwene him and his ffader while that he was in Lozan
Die. Sa. Cen. xyi.

After the coronation of kuff Henry ye sone of kuff Henry pe Empresse
sone that same Henry the Empresse sone wente oner ye see into Lo-
mandie and there he lere marye allianore his Donnher vnto Delphines that
was kuff of allmaue and in the Wy. zere that the Erchebisshop seurt Phos
hadde ben outlivede the kuff of ffauiuice made the kuff and seurt Thomas
acorded. And tho come seurt Thomas the Erchebisshe of Caunuburye azen
vnto his digne churche and this accord was made in the bettymynyt of alduent
and aftuarde he was quelde and martede the S. daie of aristeinasse that po-
next come. for kuff Henry pout appon seurt Phos Erchebisshop of Caunubu-
ry vpon aristeinasse daie as he satte att his mete and pesewordes saide that of
he hadde eny good euytish with him he hadde ben meny a daie atoo auended
appon Thomas the Erchebisshe. And and in Wy. Willin Ertoune fire
hutsh Morvile sive williu Tracye and fire feualde ffiz Vis deeres sone m
eutliffh prynely wente vnto the see and comen into Crefelonde to the

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Church of Saintsbury and him herepei martreded att sent & Seuettes
aluter. in the Modre churche and that was in pezere of Jucaruation of Jhesus
criste a pousaude au hundrede ly. zere and xiij yere. And anon after Hen
ry the Noble Kint Bitiau forto make were Uppon Kint Henry his ffader
and eke Uppon his breyen alfo. And so Uppon atyme the Kint offfraunce
and alle ye Kintes sones and the Kint of Scot lande and the trivest Lordes
of Engelande were arise azens the Henry the ffader and att the last as God volde
he conquerede aft his enemyes and the Kint offfraunce and he were accorded
and yo sente Kint Henry the ffader specially vinto the Kint offfraunce and
pruede him hertely for his sone that he volde sende to him bi letre the Names
of him that Bitton the were Uppon him. And the Kint offfraunce sente
azen to him bi letre the names of him that Biton the were the forsto was John
his sone and Richard his brover and Henry his sone the nde we Kint. And yo
was Henry the Kint wonder wooth and turfede the tyme that euer he ham
gyat and while the were direde Henry his sone the uede Kint deide fore
pentynute his myfdede and tuoſte fordiwe made of eny man for tafse of sent
Thomas deſt of Saintsbury and pruede his ffader with moche fordiwe of herte
wercy for his trefpasse and his ffader foryaſe get him and hadde of him threte qute
and after he deide ye xxij zere of his regne and lits aft Redynges. And
the cristen men loste the holyn laude in ye forſaude Kintes tyme porouz o
false cristen man p[ro]bcome a ſanazine. And Exluyt

and while that Kint Henry the Empesses sone leuede and reſuede
the trave bataille was in the holyn laude bitveue cristen men and
the ſanazines but the cristen men were qe quelde porouz trave tresoin of
the Erl of Drupe that volde haue hadde wyſe pe Queue of Jerlin. that
some tyme was as aldefyینا wif but theo for soke him and toke him lorde a
luytſt alwoſhyn that mentaflede. Si. Guy Verthez whenfore the Erl
of Drupe was wroth and wente anon iſt to Faladyu that was Soudau
of Abilongne and bcome a ſanazine and his man and for soke his cristen
dome and aft cristen lave and the cristen men wſt it not yet of p[er]ſus dede. butte
wende forto haue hadde trave hepe of him as pei were wonde haue before
and whome pei come to the bataille the false cristen men turmede vinto
the ſanazines and for soke his watons dwne uacions and so. e pe tristen
men there quelde with the ſaniznes and p[er]ſus were the cristen men playn
and p[er]utto to horeible death and the tree of Jerlin deſtrowede and the holyn
born awaye. The Kint offfraunce and alle the trave Lordes of the lande

Lete ham troce forto thon into the hóly laude and auonthe ham wente Richard the
funt hemryes fone fuste after the funt of ffraince that toke the cove of the
Crche biffhop of Turs but he nome uoßt the viatte att that tyne for enche
foum that he was lette bi oper mauer wales and uedes to ben don. And
whemme funt hemy bis ffader hadde vettuede xxxv. yere and v. monpes
and uq. daies he deide and liffh att ffortuit Eneade. And funt Richard
conquerede aft the hóly laude pat cristen men hadde lófte. Da! Deu. x. lym. 1189.

Id after this funt hemy Richard his fone a stroutte man and a
worthi and also bolde and he was confirmed att Westmynft of ye
Crche biffhop baldelyn of Daunturby the vidde daie of Septembi and
the seconde yere of his retyne funt Richard him ſolfe and Alfred
Crche biffhop of Daunturby and  Hubert biffhop of Faleby and Ian
dilhe Sir of Sloucest and many oper lodes of Entelonde wente into the
hóly laude and in that Diare deide the Er. e. biffhop of Daunturbye
and funt Richard wente before into the hóly laude and veste uoßt til that
he come forth in his waie vinto Epiés and tooke Epiés with threte force
and ſithen he wente forth into the hóly laude and thytete as unchse azen as
the cristen men hadde lóſe bisfore Richard thytete hit and conquerede
azen pozouz threte uryzt ſauf ouſy the hóly crosse. And whene funt Richard
come to the foin of laves forto geten the tree a threte debate a
voosde bitwene him and the fink of ffraince so that funt Richard wente
azen into Normandie ffraince and was wroth towarde the foute of
ffraunce but er funt Richard wente azen he toke the ditee of laves. And
whemme he hadde taken hit be dwellede in the tree alwhile but to him to
me tydynte that the Er. John of Oxenforde his broſh Wolde have ſennde
all Entelonde in to his goide and Normandie asſo and Wolde civeine hit
funt of the laude. And whemme funt Richard her de this tydynte hadente
azen towarde Entelonde With all the ſpede that he myſt but the Duke ofſ
tyche wette with him and toke him and brought him vito the Empour of
Llanainne and the Empour brought him into prisom and aftredaide he
was dolynerede for an highte vauin ſom that 16 forto paie an hundrede pou
laude ſt. And for whatche vauin ſom to be paide eche of chalice of Eute
londe was uelte and made into moneſy and alle the monks of the order of
Eisteauz zeiden aſt his bookes pozouz all Entelonde to don him for to
ſelle and that vauin ſom forto paie. And funt Richard come azen from
the hóly laude and auentede funt oppon his enemyes. Da! Deu. x. lym.

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Hiles thus this Lint Richard was in prisom the Lint of Ffianince
werede Uppon him frentliche in Normandie and John his broper d
werede Uppon him in Entelonde but the Bifflies and the Barons of Entelonde
with stoden ham with his poner that he hadde and mythe terte and geten
the caftell of Wynde fore and alle other cafteff. And the fo: saide John falke
that he hadde no mythe ne powder azenis the brutons of Entelonde forto ftihte
but anon he wente oner the fee to the Lint of Ffianince And whenne Lint
Richard come out of prisom and was delinerede and come into Entelonde
anon after Audilmasse in terte hafte he wente vnto Jotyntham and pe
cafteff of Notyntham to him was zolden and thes disherete he John his broper
and alle that with him helde. And after he wente vnto the ctee of Wyna fti
and were he lete evroune him Lint of fones and after he wente into Normand
die for to wervede Uppon the Lint of Ffianince and the Lint of Ffianince come wy
D. E. Linthtes towarde Bisers and the Lint Richard mette him and yd wold
hane zeue him bataille, but the Lint of Ffianince fledde and au: Lint three of
his were take and ftedes pat were trappede with frein. And anon after
wente Lint Richard to besene the cafteff of Gailarde and as he vode Uppon
a dne bithe cafteff for to take abisement of the cafteff an zir blaster smore
him with a quarrel that was emulyende and the Lint divore out the ftafte
of the quarrel, but the quarrel hede abode stiff in his hede and it Lint faun forto
tanele that he myst uort helpe him selfe ne meve his armes. And po helviste
that he hadde his de thes vondede that he myst uort ben hoole for uo maner pitt
he comaninde anon ſet frey. And his men for to affaule the cafteff so that the
cafteff was taker that he dede and so manufiſe his men dide that the puple
that were in the cafteff were aft takeri and the Lint dide with him that he
he wolde and comaninde deas neuen that thes ſhulde bruithe bis for him the man
him so Lint and so woonide. And whenne he come Bisfore the Lint the
Lint axed what was his name and he saide We my Name is Bertam
Burdon. Wherfore saide the Lint hafte you me playn ſith that I dede the ne
uer harme.ire saide he ponz ye dide me neuer harme ze haue don to my
frendes muchel harme for your ſelfe with you divne haude quelde my ſtader
and my broper and perfore z hane ad quyrte zon: truaaille. And saide
linte Richard that dede Uppon the crows to bruithe maine soule ſio pe pynt
forze ne zan my deſt and I al: fo azene hitt yo po comaninde the Lint that
noman ſhulde him trys done like that the Lintes defenditte some of the
Lintes men hau folowede and pynely him quelde and the. Dy date after

["the kant deide sthryne and sore repentance hauyutte of his myſdedes and was Gouſlede and annoſtede and this kant ne reſequed but ix zeere and xxxiwoy kes and deide and lith besides his ffader at Pſoumteuaroed. Of kant Johi that in the firſte zere of his reſque loſt al Normandie. Da\". 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fol. 62

WILLIAM of London and that oper Eustace Biffhop of Ely the pridde was watir bis
shop of WYCHESTER and the fourpe was Elys bisshope of Hereford, and pese
in bisflioppes preiede the kmit kuekmit on hir knees and fore wepping that he
wolde don the popes comanendemt and sithelvede him the bulles of enterditunt
but for no prier that thei myzepiaie he wolde nozt consent perto. And wheme
the bisflioppes salw this thei wente firm the kmit and in the mornne after the aum
nacion of oure lady thei pronuicede the general enterditunt porozz out aft En
tolonde so that the chyche dorres were sthette with layes and lwy oper fastuages
and with lsalles And wheme the enterdituntse was pronuicede paune pe kmit
biffan forto were aft out of mesure and uome into lis hande aft the possessions
of the in bisflioppes and of aft cleritie porozz aft the launde and ordeynede men
forto kepe it that the clerkes myzt nozt hane hir lyuyntse wherfore the bisfliop
pes auipede aft ham that pulke or sthulde medle with holl churthe yoodes ayeus
the wiff of ham that ham diwed. And wheme the kmit wolde nozt cesse of
lis wallice for no manner puitt pe in bisflioppes a bone seide weiten ouer pe see
and wente to pe Erchebisshope of Cauntubury and tolde him alle pe tydmitse
Aclud the Erchebisshope to ham saide pat pe thulde tton azen to Cauntubury
and he lsole come pider to ham or ellys he wolde seude pider to certeyne
psores in lis stede pat sthuld don as wochse as him selfe were there. And
wheme the bisflioppes herden this pei turned azen into Entelonde, and
comen vinto Cauntubury. Aft the tydynte come to the kmit that the bisfliop
pes were comen azen to Cauntubury and him selfe myzt nozt come pider
pat tyne but he seure pider bisflioppes Er les al libotes forto trete it hir
ham that the kmit sthulde underfonde ye Erchebisshope Stephene and pe
pirour and alle pe mounkes of Cauntubery and that he sthulde uoner af
ter that tyne take normitt of holl churche ayeas the wille of ham that diwed
the yoodes, and pat pe kmit sthulde make full amendes to ham of whom he
badd auy the yoodes taken and that holl churche sthulde hane aft hir firuzment
ses as fei forp as sthoo gadde in seunt Edikardes tyne the confessour. And
Stephene of Caunteton come into Entelonde poroz pe popes comanendement
he wente azen. Da. Deu. & Kyn.

YON

Yonne the fourue of acorde pus was ordemede hir was in a pen
of eudentures and pei puotte hir seales to that o party and pei p
comen in the kmites name puotte hir seales to that oper of the eudentures
and the in bisflioppes a bone saide tobe that o part of the eudentures lrip
ham and that oper parte of the eudentures pei lewed with ham forto sthede

the kuit. Anfame the kuit gave the fomme and underfode he holde him fufft well
paied of all manner pints as yeti hadde ordoynede saf as touthiuit ye reſtitucion
of the tnoodes forto make azen to that thint he wolde nozt acorde and so he feute
 Worde azen to the in biffhoppes pat thei ſthulde don out and putte alwaie pat
 o poynt of reſtitucion and yei anſkerede that thei nolde nozt don d'ordre.

A fio ſente the kuit to the Erchebiffhop bi tho in biffhoppes that he ſthulde
come to Damitvrurye forto speke with him there and ſente to him saf conſet
Vider pletttes that is to ſeme his justices Gilbert Deeyt'dyn Willein de la
Brener and Johu le fitz huythe that in hir conduit saf lyche he ſthulde co
me and tton azen att his will, and in this maner Erchebiffhop Stephene
come vnto Damitvrury. and Whenne the Erchebiffhop was come the kuit
come to Elis him for he Wolde come no uerie Damitvrurye att pat tyme, but
he ſente his treforer the biffhop of Wynchefte that he ſthulde don oute of
the endentures the clause of reſtitucion forto make of the tnoodes. And
the Erchebiffhop made his otthe that he Wolde neuer putt out wordes perſo
ne chaunfte of that the biffhoppes hadde spoken and ordoynede and so the El-
the biffhop wente azen to come without eu'n more doynt. A kuit Johu the
was moſhed brother than eu'n he was before and lete make a comme i'r ye po
vouz ont aff Entelonde that alle po that hadde holys churthe churche veins
and wente oner pe ſee that thei ſthulde come azen into Entelonde att a cev-
teyn daie and elles thei ſthulde leſe her vente for eu'nore and that he coman
dede to eu'n ſthirue porouz ont al Entelonde that thei ſthulde eu'nere if
eu'n biffhop albor p'rioriu or eu'n oper p'ivelate of holys churche ſio that
daie afterwarde receynede eu'n maindeument that come ſio the pope pat eu
ſthulde take the body and bruite bit before him and that thei ſthulde take n'to
the kintes honde aff hir landes of holys churche that were zenen vuto eu'n man
porouz the Erchebiffhop stephene or bi the p'rioriu of Damitvrurye ſo p'tyme
of the reſtitucion of the Erchebiffhop. And comannde that aff the wordes
of the Erchebiffhoppes ſthulde ben caſte a domu vuto the t'rominde that ſolde.

A jor kuit Johu deſtwoodede the ordre Enteaux Val. Ex lice

And in the fame tyme the Jriffle mei ben v'to forto wer in v'ton kuit
Johu and kuit Johu ordoynede him forto wende into Jirelonde and
l'ete a'vere an huite taxe porouz ont aff Entelonde that is to ſeme xxxv. 20
marc and ſente yorduz out aff Entelonde to the monkes of the ordre of El-
teaux pat yei ſthulde helpe him of G. ponsando Marc of filier. And
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of Chistkeaux as before kint John whenne he come azen from Juelonde he dide
ham somochie can and sordive that pei iste where for to abide for he toke so moche
raun som of every houe of ham that the som amounted to x ponsaunde and in
hundrede marc so that thei were clene tofte and destroiede and voidede his houe
and his laudes porouz out aft Eutelonde. And the albot of Iwanerseie dradde
so moche his manace that he for toke the albotie and wente pennies and priyueliche
ordemede hyn ouer he see pe houe of Christeaux. Alsheime the tydymte come
to the pape that the kint hadde done so moche malice that was he towarde the
kint full wroth and seure yn leقات vuto the kint that one men calledde Pan
dolf and that oper Duraint yat pei sthulde Ikarne the kint in pe popes name
that he sthulde cesse of his pei seution that he dede vuto holl y churche and a
mende the vionte and the trespasse that he hadde don to the Erchelisshop of
Cauntubury and to the priour and to the monkes of Cauntuburye and to pe
clergye of Eutelonde and that he sthulde refore the hoores azen that he had
de take of ham azens his will and eekys thei sthulde airpe the kint bi name
and to done this punit and to confervine hit the pape toke ham his lettres in bul
les patent pesed leقات comen vuto Eutelonde and comen virto pe kint to
) lothampton yere as he helde his parlement and fult curteisly pe him saluede
and saiden Sire wee liepe comen from pe oppe of Rome the pecs of holl churthe
and of the lande forto amende. And wee mouest you ferst in pe popes halfe
that ye make fult reformat ion of the hoores that ye have rauy lhedde of holl
churche and of the lande and that ye underfongte Step hene Erchelisshop of
Cauntubury into his dispute and the priour of Cauntubury and his monkes
and that ye yelde azen to pe Erchelisshop aft his landes and reimes withhon e
uy withhold yngte. And zett we more ouer that ze suche reformat ion ham
make as holl churche sthak holde his paiede. And ho ausfiverede pe kintie
as touchime the priour and his monkes of Cauntuburye al that ze have
saide I will thadly do and al punit that ze will ordoyne, but as touchime
the Erchelisshop that sthak telle you in myn herte as hit lath pat pe Erchelis
hop lete his bishopriche and pat pan pe poper wolde for him piane and pan
upon auenture he sthulde like some oper bishopriche forto zeue hyn in
Eutelonde and upon this condicion that he wolde him receyue and underfonge, and
uathedes in Eutelonde Erchelisshop if he abide he sthal neuer have so good
conduit that he ne sthal be take. And ho saide Mandolfe vuto the kint holl
churche was wonede neuer to distinde Erchelisshop without cause refornable
but euer theo was wonede to thastise Princes that to god and to holl chur

che were molledient. What hou'de not quod the kynget manace ze me.
May saide Joandolf, but ze uord ham opeuliche tolde as hit stondith in your herte and
to zon we'd with telle lke sat is pe popes ville, and pis hit stondith he hight
fente zon sooly enterditede and cifiede for the kroontes that ze hane don to
soly churche and to the clertie and for as moche as ze dwelleth and beth with
to abide in zon malice and will no't come to non amendeuenent ze stoff and
stonde that fio this tyne aftewarde the fentence is vpon zon zeneu and
sait stede and strengthe and vpon alle the pat with zon hane commuted before
this tyne wher that thei ben Erly's barons and knyngtes or euy oper what
so euer that thei ben wee ham assoile safly vito this daie and fio this tymeaf
tertward of what condition that ener pei ben lsee ham acuse that with zon
commuen and so do we fentence vpon ham openly and speaally.
And wee assoile quyrly Erly's barons knynghtes and aft oper maner men of har
somatres seruicez and fe autez pat qei thulde vito zon done And this
pint to confertue lsee zenen pleyn poner to the biffhop of Wyneheft to
the biffhop of Rorthlyche and pe same poner lsee zeuen in Forlande
to the biffhoppes of Kouchest and Salesbury. And in Walys wee zeneu
the same poner to the biffhoppes of Sem and of Landaf and of Sem
Alfa. And more ouer lsee stondith poruz out aft estendome that alle
the biffhoppes bizonde we see that pei done a cause aft po pat helpteth zon or
euy comseuff zeue in euy manner uede that ye hane to done in euy parte of
pe worlde and assoile aft ham that azeus zon meue euy manner werre And
lsee assoile ham alsod bi the autorite of the pope and comainde ham alsod
zou forto werre, as with him that is eneuye vito holyn churche. And so
ausiferede the kynget what modve ze don me more.
Go ausiferede Joand
Dolf wee sem to zon in verbo dei, that ye ne uon hene that ze hane neuer
after pis daie may be avoumede.
Tho saide the kynget by him that is al
untyfeyt god and if haddе lke of this pnyt evyat ye come uito uuy londe
pat ye hadde me bivuzt suche tydymt ythulde hane made zon vyde aft an
hoole zeere.
Tho ausiferede Joandolf full weff wende lsee aft o'my fust
comynite that ye wolde hane ben ob edient to god and holln churche th' hane
fulffillede the popes commandement and uord lsee hane stedede and prindum
cede vito zon the popes will as wee weve chartede per verth. And as uord ye
hane saide pat if ye hadde wiste the cause of our comynit pat ye wolde hane
made vs vyde an hoole zeere and as well ze myt hane saide pat ze wolde
hane take an hole zere of respy'tebi pe popes leue.
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What deths ze coupe or deyne lke schult uozt spare forto telle you hollliche alle the pope meffatte and his will that ween were charted with this Pandolf deliverede a clere that hadde falsede the kittes money and counterfete de before the kint him selfe. Da. in E. L.

noni the comaninde the kint pe Shreues and ballefes of Northamp
ton that were in the kittes presence that thei schulde bruitte forthe
aff the prisoners that yeu wytst beu do vito the deths before pandolf for eu
the soni the kint wence y at pelwolde hane thayn saide hin dedes for cause
of deth aff kint that he gadde spoke before. A w itselfe pe prisoners were
come before the kint the kint comaninde some to beu hontede some to beu
dralve and some to dralve out hin y hende of hin hede and amount aff other. pere
was a clere that hadde falsede the kittes money and the kint comaninde that
he schulde beu hontede and dralve. Alid li hende mandolf herde pis contain
dement of the kint he stert hin vp sinathly and anon a xede a booke and crandele
and wolde curse aff ham that sette vpon the clere euyl honde. Alid yan
dolf him selfe wente forto seche a ciosse and the kint folowede hin and deli
uerede hin ye clere bi the hande that he schulde done with him what euer that
he wolde and pis was the clere delivere de and wente peunes. and pandolf
and Duraimit his felake wente po fir kint johi and come azen to pe pope
of some and tolde hin that kint johi wolde nozt amendede beu but euer
abide so amended. A and napeles pe pope tfinited pat zere porouz out
Entelonde that men uozt sutte masses in conenable churches and make god
dis body and yef hitt to sike men per passe schulde out of this world. and
also pat men uozt cwesten children ouer aff. Alid li hende the pope
wist and sake that the kint wolde nozt ben vinder pe revelle of holyn churche
forno manner puit po pe pope sente to the kint of ffraince in remission of
his synys that he schulde take with him aff the poner that he nwyzt and wende
into Entelonde forto de stwoie kint johi. A w hende pis tydytt come to
kint johi pod was he seec amoyed and soe dradde leste that he schulde lese his
waume and him selfe to be don vito the deth. A po sente herto the pope mef
santers and saide that he wolde ben uiffiede and come to a uendement in
aff manner puites att his diuac wille the Meffanters comen to the pope
and tolde hin the kittes wille and saide that he wolde come to a uendement in
alle puites and wolde make satisfaction to alle manner men after pexopes
ordinance. A ho sente pe pope azen into Entelonde pandolf and
oper meffanters and comen to daunturbury pere pe kint abode pe xni

d'ac of N. May the kyn made an othe forto fonde to the popes ord inauince before
J. Andolf the Letat in aff manner pittes for the Lichthe he was a curfede, and
that he fchulde make full refitucion to alle men of Golay churche and of refiion and
of the hoores that he hadde take of ham azens Hir Will, and alle the tretre lorde
of Entelonde Swore Appoii the Booke and bi the halydome that if the kyn Wolde
uost holde bis othe, yel faide y at yel wolde make him halde it bi freustly, WO
pitte the kyn him to the court of Rome and to the pape and yo pas up the
reanne of Entelonde and of Jrelaude for him and for bis heures for euernore
that fchulde come after him, so that kyn John and his hewes fchulde take yo
11. reaumes of the popes holide and fchulde holde yo 11. reaumes of the pape
as to ferme payitte euery yeere to the court of Rome a jonsande mair of
filner and yo nome the kyn pe avoune of his hede and fette him on his fioees
and yefelbordes faide in heryitte of all the tretre lorde of Entelonde. Here
y reftine vp the croine and pe reaume of Entelonde uito pe popes lande
Jmoceit ye pridde and pinte the hooly che in bis iuercy and in lys ordy
nauince, WO vinder feutre J. Andolf pe avoune of kyn John and kept
hit. B. daies as for seuffit and taking of po 11. reaumes of Entelonde and
of Jrelaude and confermede aff pittes bi his charti that folowteth after,
W Of the lettr oblitatorie that kyn John made to the court Rome vybersfole
y potr pens bepe that drede porozz aff Entelonde Da" in Lij.

D aff triste purple porozz out the Worlde d well y pitt John li the
trace of god kyn of Entelonde trivayng to your vinnerfte and
lendre pitt lit be that for as moche that wee hane offendede and trenede
our god and our uoder churche of Rome and for as moche as wee hane uede
to the iuercy of oure lorde Jhui criste and we way no pitt so worpy offre com
petent satisfactiio to make to god and to holsy churche but if hit were our
our divne body as with our reaumes of Entelonde and of Jrelaude than bi
the trace of god the holl hoste lzeo desireu forto ueken ve for the lome of him
that meked him vnto the deth of pe cos. porozz comyne of pe uoble erles
and barons wee offren and frely thinte to god and to the Apostles semte
Dctir and semit Deule and to our uoder churche of Rome and to our holl
ffader pe pape Jmocent ye pridde and to alle the popes yat come after
him as pe reaume and patiuationes of churche of Entelonde and of Jrelaude
With aff ye apprtenances for remy fioi of our fyues and helpe and
helpe of our kyn soules aud of aff cristen so wles so yel from pue tyne after
Wande we will reftene and holde of our Godin churche of Rome as for for

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me doynt fereate to oure holl yfader pe pope Judocent pe pridde and to alle pe
popes that cometh after him in pe maner aboue faide. Alud in the presence
of the lвеse man Jaudolf the popes subdekenede wee maketh liete homatte as it
were in pe popes presence and before him were. Alud wee fthull don alle maner
thynnes aboue faide and hy to wee undeth vs and aff that cometh after vs and
our heves for evermore without eny thayn sapitte to the pope and eke þ warde
of the churche Varautz and in tokeene of pnes punts ouer forto laste wee will or
deme and conferne that our speciau rentes of the for saide reaumes faynutt
fent porettes pnes in aff punt to the moder churche of lome paynng bi zere
a ponsand mave of filuer att ll. terues of the zére for aff maner custome
that we fthull done for the for saide reaumes that is to feme att myhesles maffe
and att freu that is to feme Dn. Gudrede mave for Ente londe and ll.
Gudrede mave for Juelande faynng to vs and to our heves our Justices
and our oper ffinnichts and oper real trees that parteynene to pe cromie &
alle pese puntes that biforou beu faide we will that it be ferme and stable
wettouten eude and to pat oblitacion lvee and alle our suiteffours and our
heves in pnes mawer bepe bowide that if lvee or eny of our heves pozorth
eny p[.]finspcon falle in em] p[.]oynt a[.]zen p[.]ese p[.]nyngs aboue faide and if he lie
warlied and wile noz rist amende him he fthal panne lese pe for saide reau
nes for evermore and pat p[.]is chartre of oblitacion and our warant fore
umore be ferme and stable without thayn faynt We fthull fio this daie af
turts aide be tvele to god and to the moder churche of lome and to pe pope
Judocent pe pridde and to aff pat cometh after him and pe reaumes of
Ente londe and of Juelande wee fthull maynteue trewly maw maner po
pines a[.]ens aff maner men bi our p[.]oner pozont goddes helpe A]y ovs
the clerkes that were outlastede come a[.]zen and how fmy Johu lves a[.]so/
lede. N. in

Henne the chartre was made and enfelede the fmy Underfentie
azen his cromie of Jaudolfy handes and fente auon to pe Er
chebifhop Stephene and to alle his oper clerkes and ledved men y par he
hadde erilede out of his ha londe that pe fthulde come a[.]zen uto Ente londe
and hane a[.]zen h[.]r laudes and ventes and that he wolde make veſtitucion
of the goddes y par he hadde take of lins a[.]eus h[.]r Wille. A]e fmy
him ſelle pe and Jaudolf and Erles and barons wenten po a[.]uto w[.]yn
cheſt a[.]eus pe Erchebifhop Stephene and whenne he was come pe
fmy w[.]ente a[.]ens h[.]r and ſelle adoun a[.]nta his fecte and faide to h[.]r ſfan

que se Beth welcome and 3 carie younner cy for euchesoum that 3 have tres
paſſede azens you. The Erche bisſhop toke him po w in his armes and
cuſide him auteuſly ofte tymes and after ladde him to pe dore of Pent
Epiſt himus churthe bi the haande and asſoilede him of the ſeute ſente and re
conſiſlede him to god and to holy churthe and that was on ſeute Marta/
retys daie and the Erchebiſſhop auon wente forto ſiue the masse and the
Kut ſoffredde att the masse amart of Golde Alu as Henne massel was done
alle pei wente forto widoi ſeute alle his landes wthout eny maner of
thayn ſaynne and pat daie pei made aſt merthe and iole ynouſh but
y eitt Wās nozt pe euteriſitynne reſſede for euchesoum he pope hadde
ſeute that ye euteriſing Jhesuilo nozt ben vidoon tilke the Knit hadde d
made full reſtitucion of the goddes that he hadde taſe of holy churthe and/
that him ſelſe ſthuſle done homage to the pope bi a certeýn ſegat pat he
ſthuſle ſende into Entelonde. To nome and of his ſene of the Knit
and of ye Erchebiſſhop and wente azen vnto Rome. Zuid the Erche
bisſhop auon lete come before him prelaty's of holy churthe att Quedaun
forto tive and counſile hovr moche and Ithat pèi ſthuſle are of ye
Kut ſotto make reſtitucion of the goddes that he hadde taſe of ham.

Alu and yei ordemede and ſaede that that the Knit ſthuſle yene Guto
pe Erchebiſſhop in Ponsande marre for the aprente that ye Knit had
de don vnto him and also to oper clerkes bi porcons B. Ponsande mar
and in ye ſaime tyme Nicholas bisſhop of Hustaun cardinal pereutam
cer of Rome come into Entelonde por onz. ye popes com an di menent
the S. Kalij of Octobr for euchesoum that Knit Johu and alle pinteres
pat comen after him ſthuſle einuore holde ye reaume of Entelonde
and of Irelande of god and of the pope paitynſte to the Dope bi yere
as is a bome ſaide. Altho the euteriſitynne was condone n. Ent
telonde and of the debate that was before the Knit Johu and al the ares
of ye reaume. da. E. Pin

Hemme Knit Johu hadde don his homage to the leget that it
ſthe we de him the popes leitre that he ſthuſle pate to julia
ne and zelde azen that was Knit Eichardes wyſe the pyridde parte
of the lande of Entelonde and of Irelande that he hadde with holdo
ſithe that the Knit derde. As hemne Knit Johu heide yis he was
wonder Wrope for otterliſe ye euteriſityn myzr nozt ben vido
tilke that he hadde made tree and reſtitucion to the forſaide Juliuu

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of that stheo axede. A pelettat wente po azen vnto the pope after
criste masse and pe kmit po sente wessantters ouer pe see to Julyan pat
was kantICHardes wypfe forto hane a velesse of pat stheo axede of
him. and so hit fell pat Julyan deide anon after Estri and in so wouche
the kmit was quite of thyn that stheo axede. But po att the feeste
of sentt johu that come next after poroziz pe popes comaide ment
the enterdiantige was ferste relessede porozout alff Entzelonde the
61. daie of Jnyff. and by zere was the laude enterditede and in the
mordus men vinten and souyen masses poroz out Loudon and so af/
ter poroziz alff Entzelonde. And the next zere after pere biyau a tye
te debate bitwene kmit Johu and the lordes of Entzelonde for euche
soinn that he Wolde noozt hyamitte the latres and hadde pe Whiche
$Eurt Edmarde hadde ordoynede and hadde ben vsede and holde vn/
to pat tyne that he hadde ham broken for he Wolde no laue holde but
dede al fymt pat him libede and disheretede meny men withoutout cou
sent of pe lordes and peers of pe laude. And he Wolde hane disheretede
pe tyod EuLrandulf of Ohestri for euchesdiuyn that he vndername
him of his witfiduesse and for cause that he dede so unche sthaune
& Melauye to tyod and holl thathe and also for he hauitede his dime
brops wypfe and laie also bi mony oper women grete lordes douth
tres for he sparede no woman that him libede forto hane wherfore alf
the lordes of the stinde were with him avonder wroth and irente to
Loudon and toke the entee, and forto cesse this debate and forowe the
kmit and ye Eche bisshyp and oper threte lordes of the laude of Entse
Londe assembled ham before the feeste of sentt Johu pe baptist in a we
delve besides the Tom of $ tanes that is called de Komameede and
the kmit made him a thatr offframchises fuche as peidvoldeafen
and in fuisse inaner thei were acordede and pat acordement last noozt
suffe londe for pe kmit him felle sone after diuide azens prepoyntes of
the same thatr that he hadde made wherfore the most partie of pe
laude of lordes assembled ham and biton to avert aupton kmit Johu
and herte he Comis and robbedede his folc and dede alle pe fordive pat
thei myzt and made ham as frontt aspei myzt with alf hir gpower
and piont to dryne him out of Entzelonde and make londys pemyes
sone offframince kmit of Entzelonde. And kmit Johu sente po on
pe see and ordoynede so unche puple of A. Roruanines of Picardes

and of ffleuyintes so that the laude myzt nozt hau sustene but wyp mochel
fordwe, and anout affrepis puple yere was a man of Normandie pat
men callede ftaukes of Brent and ples Norman and his companye spa
vede neper churche ne houes of feliuion that pei ne biende hit and wobbede
hit and bare albaie aff pat yel myzt take so that the loude was aff deftrouede
What uithat ofside and in that oper: Ape barons and lordeis po of Eutge
Londe or depuede anoute ham the beſt spekeurs and wisseft men and ſeute hau
oner the ſde to kuit Jolilip of ffraince and prieude him that he wolde
ſende lolvys his ſone into Entelonde to ben kuit of Entelonde and vn
der ſoutte pe cironie.
A Maurolvys the kintes ſone of ffraince co,
me into Entelonde with a ſtrouyte poner of puple to ben kuit
of Entelonde, da" den" luy?

Heume kuit Jolilip of ffraince herde pis tidjutge he made cer
teyne 2liaince bidvene ham bi hir comme elenct pat lolvys
kuit Jolilippeſone of ffraince ſthulde ſonu wath ham into Entelonde
and dryue out kuit Jolli of the loude and alle pat were in presence of
lolvys made vuto him homatte and biconen his men and pe barons of
Entelonde helde ham fufft att London and abiden yere lolvys the kintes d
ſone of ffraince, and pis was pe uext ſaundaie before pe 2steucon of our
Londe pat lolvys come vuto Entelonde with a ſtrouyte poner and pat
tyme kuit Jolli hadde take aff the caſteſſ of Entelonde vito alliencs
hauDES.
And lolvys come po to kochefth and biſegede pe caſteſſ and
theſe hit with streutſt, and pe theſaie in whart ſone weſe he lete han
de all the 2liences pat were withjume and qie porſdaie uext ſedunne
he come to London, and yere he was under ſonduith muchel houons of
the lorde that aboden him yere and yel alle to hun deden homatte.

Alud after in pe ſelke daie uext after the 2rinyte ſoudaie he toke
the caſteſſ of kochate and in pe mordwe after pe caſteſſ of Guildeforde
and pe ſfuraie uext after pe caſteſſ of ffarulijn and the Ulondaie next
after pe citee of Wpuchefth to him was zolde and in the uordwe af
ter ſeut Jolijns daie pe Maner of Woluesene and pe teles daie next
after pe Cuy. of ſent peticr and ſeut ponle yel toke pe caſteſſ
of Odjhani. Alud pe 2ondaie next after ſent Martaretes daie
he ordained hunte towarde Beauinier for to beſeue pe caſteſſ and pe hedwel
lede 26 daies and myzt nozt theſe the caſteſſ and yenne vente he yemes
and come to London and pe Four to him was zolde.
Alnd in pe fame

K. John.

tyme the pope sente into Entelonde a legate ymen callede Salvo of Punt Johus depe. &c. Etc.

fol. 67.

Aud in the same tymme the pope sente into Entelonde a legate that meu callede Salvo and he was first Cardinal of Rome for to meyn teene knitt Johues cause aziens the barons of Entelonde, but the barons hadde so butte parte and helpe poroz, tolde the knittes fone offfraunce pat knitt Johu wiste nozt wheder forto turne ne tron and so hit felle that he wolde have tron to arthole and as hele vente yderbarde he come bi pe zibbeie of St.ypnesede and he he abode in, daues, alud as he fate att he mete he axede of al monke of ye houle, hov moche a lifelie as worpe of pat brede pat was fette bifore him upon the table and pe monke faide that he lond was worpe but an half peny. O quod he po, hit is trete thepe of bvede. And how quod ye kant and may leue suche a lofe that be morpe of all or half zere be tron, and whienne he faide yis word mothe he ponzte and ofte tyne spheede and nome and etc of the bvede, and faide bi god pe word that he have spoken, that be be sope. As he mokè that stode bifore the knitt was for this word he fuff for any herte and ponzte taper he wolde him selfe suffre pittious deth, and ponzte if he mynte ordeme before some maner remedie. And aud anon the monke wente to his zibbot and was thryuen of him and tolde pe zibbot al as pe knitt faide and pnaiede his zibbot forto affoile him for he wolde zene him the knitt suche a wat faile pat aft Entelonde sthulde be itlad po of and top full, powente pe monke into a hardyn and fonde attrete tode yime and nonle hir up and putte him in a cuppe and prickede ye tode poroz with abwehe mouy tymes til pat the veryn come out into pe coppe and po he nome ye coppe and fillede it with good ale and bivouzt it bifore the knitt and knelitt faide Sire ynod he wat faile for neuer daies of your life drauke ye of suche a cuppe. Sett yne monk quod pe knitt and the monke drauke attrete draughtt and toke pe knitt the coppe, and pe knitt al so drauke a tretre draughtt and fette dom the coppe. The monke anouwyt weite into the ffermere and pere deide anon ou whos fonle thod have merci linen, and S. monkes finrep for his solle specialliche zithullep whilke pe zibbeie stant. As the knitt arose up anon suftuel att ese of course into an inde for to remeue pe table and axede after pe monke of men tolde him that he was dede for his aroinde was broke in sonder, whiche pe knitt hede this tydinte he commandede forto truffe but aft it was for nonit for his bely be tran forto swelle for he drauke that he drauke pat

he deide withimme y. daies. the nordwe after seint Inkes dave and pis kint
Johi hadde faire childeu of his body theteu that is to seime Hemy his
sone that was kint after his ffader and ki that was Er of Comdwaile
and J sabet that was Imperesse of Romie and alhanore that was Oue
ue of Scotlaunde. and pis kint Johi au heime he hadde rettmede Xpiy.
zeere and monpes and mon. daies he deide in the caftell of Nelberk.
his body as burlede att Wynchestri. of kint he yridde his as
commede att Sloucestri. Sa in L. 1216.

ud after pis kint Johi rettmede Hemy his sone and was to
romued att Sloucestri. Aw haime he Ibas if zeere olde on seinte
Hmonides daie and Jude of Salis the lotate poron comseuff of alle
the grete lordes that helde with kint Johi his ffader that is to seime
pe Er kaudolf of Chestri. Williij Er archauff Williij Er of Ven
broke Williij pe Breneve Er of ffevers Herle de Maule baroin. and
all oper trete lordes of Entgelonde helde with Lowys pe kintes sone
of ffraince. Clud anon after alhemme kint Hemy as Cromede d
Salis the lotate helde his comseuff att Bristolwe att Feunt Martius
feste and peve Were. x. y. bissoppes of Entgelonde and of Walys and of oy
prelates of holys churche a trete nombr and Erles and barons and mony
knightes of Entgelonde and all po yat Were att that comseuff swore feaut
Vito Hemy the kint that was kint Johis sone. Clud anon after the
leyat enter d'etre Walys for euche sion that pei helde with the barons of
Entgelonde and asso alle that tho that holpen of yaf comseuff to weve
were azeus the new kint Henry he aturde ham and in the beteynning
he putte in the seuteute pe kintes sone of ffraince Lodys. Clud napeles
pe saine l Wolves Wolde nozt spare fozo Were for all yat but Arente anon
and toke the tafteff of berkhamstede and eke the caftell of Hertforde
and from that dave afterdsarde the barons deden so moche hame po
vouz all Entgelonde and principally pe ffenshe in en pat Were co
wen Wils Lowys Whenfore the treté lordes and all pe comme puple
of Entgelonde lete ham avoir forto dryve Lowys and his compauye
out of Entgelonde but some of pe barons and eke of the ffenshe men
were non to the aitee of Nithole and takeu the aitee and helde hit to
kint Lowys pftt. but pider comen kint Hemy es men with atrete
poner that is to seime pe Er kaudolf of Chestri. and Williij Erle
archauff and Williij de la Breneve Er of ffevers and men y

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per lordes with ham and yeue bataille to lolvys men, and pe was slayn
the Erl of Derethes, and lolvys men pere were foule stounfitede, and pe
mas take derl Erl of Iwythefit and Humftey de lown Erl of Her
fordes and Robert pe fone of walter and mony oper that hadde berfou
werre azens the kint pere were taken and ladde vuto pe kint Heny
kint Johys fone. Alhenne the tydynde of this stounfiture come
vto lolvys he renevede pennes and wente vto london and lete
fhere fasse the yates of pe atee. Ar laud anon after the kint sente vto
the Surtteys of london pat pei fthulde zelde ham vto him and pe
at ee alfo and helwolde ftunte ham aft the ffranchises that pei were
wone de forto haue and wolde conferme ham li his trete newe charti
ander his trete feale, and in the same tyme a ftiete lorde that men cal
lede Enstate pe Monke come out of ffraince with a ftiete compa
nye of lordes and wolde haue comen vto Eutfelonde forto haue
holpe lolvys pe kintes fone of ffraince. But Wbert of Burtgh
and the fyne portes with omfthipes and no mo mette with ham
in the bi he see and affailede ham etrely and ouercome ham pozouz d
fuentith and smyten of Enstates he de and token alfo x ftiete lordes
of ffraince aud putte ham vto prisoun and quel de almoft all p[er]men
that comen with ham and anon drenchede pe fthipes in pe see Molk
lolvys turvede azen uuto ffraince and of pe confirmation of kint
Johys Chart Da. Sen. Leuy

M
henne lolvys herde pis tydunye he dradde fore to beu dede and
fote, and lete ordene and speke bitwene the kint and lolvys by
the legate Salvo and pozouz pe Erche Bisshop of Damtrbury and
porozu oper ftere lordes that alle pe prisoners of pat ou half and on y
oper fthulde ben de liuerede and thon qnyte and lolvys huiy selfe fthulde
haue for his costates a yousande li of siluer and fthulderfou oute of
Enfte londe and liener come hynne azen and in this manner mas pe accord
made bitwene kint Heny and lolvys and po was lolvys affoilede of
the popes legate that men callede Salvo of the senteure that he was
une and the bavounys of Eutfelonde alfo. Ar laud after pis kint
Henry and Salvo the legate and lolvys wenteu vto Merton
and pere mas de popes confermede and bitwene ham ordewynode. Ez
aftur vaste lolvys abente fio permees vito london and nome his
cene and was bronzt withy mochel honouer vito the fee нап pe Erche

Llisshop of Dainturbury and with oper blisshoppes and also with Erles and
Barons and so lverte lowy's into ftaunce, and afturward the kutt and the Er-
chebisshoff and Erlys and Barons assemblede ham att London att Collesles
wasse pat pon next come selb'ut and gelde pere a parlement and yere were po
revelkede alle the ftaunceyees that kutt goli thintede hadde attonne mede and
kutt Henr' po confermede ham bl he charti the whulde zett bett holden porouz;
out aft Entrelonde. And in that tyme the kutt toke of ene'r plontly lande
n. & And Hubert of Burgh was made po chiefe Justice of Entrelonde and p[ie]
was pe forne pe zeepe of kutt Henr'es vetne and in the same zer was feult
Thomas of Dainturbury tuflatede the Giftipe zere aftir his Martudine and
after hit was ordemede bl aff the lodes of Entrelonde that alle alienes thulde
thou out of Entrelonde and come no more ymne and the kutt nome po alle pe
castelles into his lande that kutt Johi his ffader hadde zene and taken vno
aliuenes for to kepe that helde with him. As but the proude ffraukes of brent
lete rychely arra'ye his castell of Bedeforde which he hadde of the bunes
zeste Johi and li helde pat castell azeue kutt Henr'es wak with mynht
and freustly. And y[eh]e kutt come pider with a fronte poner and bifette de
pe castelle and pe Erchebisshop of Dainturbury Manstur Stephene of
Lanteton with a faire compa'nye of kintbtes come to the kutt hyn forto helpe
and fro the Alreucu[n] into the r[ain]smpcon of our lady lalte pe seepe and po
Was the castell wome and take and the kutt lete houte aft po y[au]t were
Wente into the castell with hir goode wak forto hold the castell that is to
Sempe forne forze men. And yo afterkarde ffaukes him selfe was founde u
a churthe of Douent[ri] and pere he forstwore aft Entrelonde with mochel
sthame and veunte yo azeu into his dwene cuirce. And w itselfe kuttte
Henr' retquede Edmoude of Albiondon Die forer of Salisbury was consa
trede Erchebisshop of Dainturbury and this kutt Henr' seute ouer pe see
Vnto the Sul of Provence that he thulde fende him his dolethster into En-
telonde that men callede al liano'ze and he wolde wedde hir and so the[ie] come
into Entrelonde after Cristewasse and pe mome after Seunt Hillary the Er-
chebisshop Edmoude spouſede ham to medres att Dainturbury. And at
the Guy of Seunt Hillary' sthied was coronede att mostinyust with
mochel solempinte and pere was a furete fithte beribene ham that is to
Sempe Edwarde that was next kutt after him his bro'fflon' of cuirce
he and of lartgesse and Marffavete pat afturkarde was Quene of Saet
Laud and Scatvice pat afturkarde was Comitisse of Britaine and

fatine pat deuè maièm in relationi. A Of the Quinzime of goods that were transuted for the neds chartres and the purvucance of Oxenforde

fa'. DEI. SUIV.

fol. 69.

And thus hit self that the lordes of Entelonde wolde haue som
addicous and in the chartres of transutedes that the hadde of pe
lentie, and speken pus bitwene ham and the kunt transutede ham alle hwe
aritte and made to ham 11. chartres that one is calledde pe tretre chartre of
transutedes, and that oper is calledde the chartre offforeste and for pe tinite
of yese 11 chartres porates Erles and Barons and alle the communes of
Entelonde yaf vuto the kunt a ponsand marke of silner. Whemie kunt den
ry hadde beou kunt, xlin. zere. Pat saine yere he and his lordes Erles and Barons
of pe vanne weinte to Oxenforde and ordeynede a laive in pe amendement
of pe vanne, and ferste fize the kunt hin selfe and after the selfe alle pe lordes
of pe vanne, pat pei wolde holde pat statute for einmore and who that ham
brake sthulde be dede. A But ye seconde zere after that ordinaunce pe kunt
poroziz comsult of Er Edwarde his sone and of Richarde his liviis pat
was Er of Cornebaille and als of oper repentedede him of pat othe pat
he hadde maiè for to holde that laive and ordinaunce and seinte to the courte
of Pome to beou affoilede of that othe. And in the zere next comyutte after
Was the trett derly of cosu in Entelonde for a quarter of an hede was Iwyl
fonre and dvenby shallyntes, and ye pore puple ete netles for himsself and
oper Ikedes and deuè mony a ponsaude for defaute of mete. And in the xli
Sey zere of kunt Henryes rettne bitwain weri and debate bitwene him and
his lordes for euchefoum that he hadde broke the couenaintz that were maiè de
bitwene ham att Oxenforde, and in that saine zere in seinte was the Join
of Northampton take and pe folc slayn that were pereinne for euchefoum
that pei hadde ordeynede wilde fyre forto haue bient the cee of London?

And in the monpe of may that come next after Uppou semt Panarab
daie was the bataille att Lewys that is to saie the Wemes daie bisfore semt
Omnistones daie and thereithas take kunt Henry hin selfe and Sue Ed
Ward with his sone and Sur Pacharde Er of Cornebaille and mony oper lordes
and in the saine zere next felkunne fire Edwarde brike out of ye Awarde
of Five Edmonde of Monitfort Er of Leicesters att Hereforde and wente
to the bawis of the Marthe, and thei under seinte hinn with mochel ho
nom, and in the saine tymie Willeit of Slare Er of Sloneesth was
in the Warde als of the forsaide Five Edmonde poroziz comanайдement of kunt

Henry that wente him with his wife home for euche hom that he faide
that the forsaude Gilbert was a foole in his counseile at her before he ordoy
nede him so after vaide and helde with him Henry. And he pe saturene
uext a fai pe myddys of Auguste the Edelvaine the kynget soone destoin
fuede the Simeonide of Montfort att kembvorth but pe ture lordes
that were there with him were taken that is to seue. Balde vynne wake d
William of Monuchensaye and meny oper threte lordes. And he pe de vres
daie next after was the bataille done att Fuesham and yere was quelde
the Simeonide of Montfort Liffet of Spencer and Montfort y
was Pauf bassetis ffader of Dryton and mony other ture lordes And
Wisenne pis bataille was don aft ye Gentiles that hadde beu with his eu
Simonde were disheretede and pei ordoynede ham to thyewe and dede moche
harne to alle pe lande for pui destroiede hir enemye in aft y pe unifft.

A
Of the siong of kembvorth et had the gentil man were disheretede pere unifft
pe lordes of the waunie of Engelonde et had thei come azen et hadde hir lau
des. Da
Elre

And in the zere next comynt in Ullaye the fourpe daie next before
semt Dimfston was bataille and SToufture att Dhesterfelde of
ham that were dishewtede and yere uone of ham were quelde. And Robert
Erl of ffevers there was take and also balde vynne wake and Johu de la Hay
with muchel ffordive stapede pennes. And in seint Johus Eue ye Baptiste pe
next sely yitte bitau the siong of the castell of benelvorth and pe siete lafte
til seint Thomas cuca pe llypostle in vohliche daie Sur Huyt haft ynt hadde
the castell forto kepe and zelde up the castell to the kyn in this inauera
that him selfe and aft oyer pat were With yume schulde have his life and him
and as muche jnutt as yel hadde yume bope of boz and haveyeg and my
daes of respyte forto delyneve claphiche the castell of ham selfe et of alle
tuauer jnutt pat pei hadde with yume the castell and so thei wente fro the
castell and the kyn and his nien weute tho into the oisfell. And Sme
Simeonide of Montfort pe yinger and pe Courtesse his moder were fled
de ouer the see into f finance and yere helde hem as puple that were exi
lede out of Engelonde for eu more and sone after hit was ordoynede bi pe
Seffate Octobon and bi oper threte lordes the Wisft of Engelonde that
aft tho that hadde beu azens the kyn and were disheretede sthulde have
azan hir landes and bi trenous raimon after hit was ordoynede. And
pis pei were accordede with the kyn the was pces cruede porom aft Eme

londe, and pus pe were was endede, and whenne this was doni pe lefte
nome his leue att the kint and the Quene and of alle the trette lordes of En
telonde and wente po to hom the of and fiftaye zere of kint Henrys
retyne. And Edwarde kint Johsone of Britaigne Johu deffy dhos
of clare. Potter of Clifford Othus of Granitsof Robert le Brus Johnof
Verdon, and mony other lordes of Entelonde and of bizonde pe see to keu his
traie tolkard the hol lande and kint Henry deide in the meene tyme att West
myn sti Arheme he hadde beu kint ly, zeire and xre wokes in seurt Edmon
des daie the Erchebissop of Damtrubury and he was enteude att West
mynsti on seurt Edmondes daie the kint zuthe zele of the jucarnacon of
onr lordo Johu arst as. CCLXXV. Of the profede of Merlyn of kint
Henry exposede that was kint Jhones dne. Saptilu Centesim
quatuor simi decimui

and of this kint Henry eppiliede Mlerlyn and saide pat a laumbe
stholde come out of wy neliest in pe zeire of gie marnacon of oni
lode Johu criste a ponsaide CT and XG. With trewe lippes and holinesse
Writen in his heite, and he saide soth for the good kint Henry was born
in wychesti in pe zere abolic saide, and he spake godde words and swete,
and was an holl man and of good consience. And Merlyn saide
pat this Henry stholde wake the fanest place of alle worlde pat in his
tyme stholde uozt fully lie eudede and he saide soth for he made pe neliwe
werke of the albele of seurt Jorives churthe att Westmynsti that is fai
tee of suffit pan euyl ope churthe that meu fndiv euil poziz al eristendeine
kint kint Henrye deide er that werke were fullithe made and pat was
trete harme And zett saide Merlyn that this laumbe stholde hane pe
es the most tyme of his retyne and he saide soth fufft sothe for he was ne
uer anoyede poroziz alverre ne desesede tufft a liteft before his derst. And
zett saide Merlyn more in his profeae pat in pe retme and ende of pe
for saide laumbe a Wolse of a strumme laude stholde done him trette harme
poroziz his lewe and att the faste he stholde beu maistir poroziz helpe of a
vede ffore that stholde come oute of pe nozth west and stholde him outevo
ne and pat he stholde dryne him vito the watir and pat profeae fufft
lkeit was fudwe, for lepyume a liteft tyme er pat pe kint deide He fy
mound of Monitfort Er of leycest pat was boré in straunce bittau a
zeus him fronte alverre poroziz al bache dyout mony a good bachiller was
fiente and deede and disheretede and wh heme kint Henry hadde ye vittorje

att Eueshinn and Einonde the Erl was slayn po:ou; helpe of Gilbert of clare
Erl of yloncesti that was in kepynt and ward of the for:ande Einonde
po:ou; ordmaine of kutt Henry that wente azen to ye kutt with muchel pon-
er. As herfore ye for:ande s:ynonde as thent and pat was threte harme to
the communes of Eutgelonde pat so god a man was thente for treuth and de-
de in charite and for the comune prohitt of the same folc and perfore almy-
gt god for him hath sithenes thelbede mony a faire miracle to diuerse men
and wrymen of the sibfuesse and desese that pei ladde for the lone of him.

A and Mervyn also tolde and faide in his aphecie that after pat tyne
the lambe sthilde leue nolthile and yan his se de sthilde be in stiamme
lande with ont pasfure and he seide soth: for kutt Henry lenede no d-
thile after Arhienne Einound of 30 mitfost was deede pat kutt
Henry ne deide auon after him. And in the mene tyme fire Edward
his sone that was ye beste kuytft of ye worlde of honou; as he pom-
holy lande and treme pere leves, and in that eutre he bitte in Dame al-
lanore his wife Johane of Iares bis douthier that afterkarde was
Comutesse of Sloneste', and he made mye holy lande sushe a viage
that alle ye worlde spake of his kuytft hode, and enevy man diadde hit
huse and lave porou; out alft astendome as ye stor:ye of him telleth and
afterkarde ze sthuff here more openely. A and firm the tyme pat kutt han
ty deide til that sive Edward was cawnede kutt alle ye treme for:
des of Eutgelonde weie as ffaderles childe vnithout eny so cou; that
ham mytfte mayntene and yonerne and defende azenst hir dedely enemyes

A of kutt Edward pat was kutt hemy:es sone da".
And after this kutt Nen:ry rettude de his sone Edward pe woryn
est kuytft of alle ye worlde of honou; for troddis tice was in him
for: he ladde ye vito:le of his enemyes, and as sone as kutt Henry deide
he come to London with a faire companye of prelatys and of Elyys i:
bavons, and alle manner mendde him inuthel hononr. Hfor in enevy pla-
ce pere pat sive Edward rode in London he fretes were conered other
his hede. With his clothes of fill of tapitz and with his conerynge
and for:oye of his compnitre ye noble luttrey:s of the citre, caste out at
hir vryddred holde and siluer haudes fult urto kenynte of sone and of
worship seruise; and reverences and out of the condyt of thepe van whi-
telkyne and rede as stremes deth of lkatw and enevy in man myt drinke
thei:of att hir dwene witt and pis kutt Edward was cawnede i: anonyn.

tede as 11st heur of Engelsonde With mochel honouer and after masse pe kuit
Weute nito his Walles forto holde a real feste amouynes ham that him had
de don honouer. Aud whenne he was sette vnto his mete pe kuit zis am
der of Scotlande come to don him honouer and reverence With a piety se
and an hundrede knyfftes With him weفت hovsede and arvalled and when
ne pei were liffht a don of his stedes pei lete ham tso Whider yat pey
wold and who that myst take ham toke att his olwe willе Without euyl
chalante. Aud after Iwarde come Sire Symonide kuit Edwarde brop
a curteys knyffht and a yeul of renoun and pe Erl of Cornellsalle and
the Erl of Silonestir and after ham come pe Erl of Deubroke and pe
Erl of Sarrenne and eche of ham blam selfe ladde an hundrede knyfftes
thaliche disfuyr sede in his armes. Aud whenne pei were liffhte of his
hovsede and lete ham tson Whider yat ham likede and who that myst ham
take hane ham stille Without euyl lete and Whenne aft pis was don kuit
Edwarde dide his diluence and his mytft forto amende pe veaume and
redresse pe Irontes in the best maner to the honouer of god and of soly
chirche and to mayntene hiss honouer and to amende the noyaunce of
the commune puple. Aud how dyoyne that was lewelymis Douthlter
prince of Walles and lymer pat was pe Erlys brop of Mountfort were
take in pe see. Da". & ly".

He furste zere aftir Iwarde that kuit Edwarde Iwas crounede le
Welyn prince of Walles seute nitoffraunce to pe Erl of Mount
fort that pousht coinfeiff of his frendes the Erl sthulde Wedde his donifh
ter and pe Erl yo ausede him vppon pis pints and seute azen to le Welyn
and faide that he wolde seude aftir his Douthlter and so he seute alpiner
his broy after the Damoifeff and lewelyn arayede shippes for his douthft
and for Sire lymer and for his faue comprouye yat sthulde werende wt
his and pis lewelyn di de frete Wronte for hit was conveauint yt he
sthulde zene his Douthlter to no maner man Without coinceiff and con
sent of kuit Edwarde. Aud so hit feff pat a burteys of bristowe come
in the see With iryn lade and wette ham and ham toke With myrt et poner
and auon pe burteys seute ham to pe kuit Aud whenne lewelyn her
de pis tidithe he was wonder wroth and eke sozufitt and grau yo for
to swerre vppon kuit Edwarde and dede unche harme to pe emtiffht men
and bete adoin the knytes taftel and bitiau faste forto destroie kuitse
Edwardes londes. Aud whenne ty dynt come to Edwarde of pis

pintse he wente into Walys and so muche he dede yonz troddes trace and his
traye pover that he dioſe lewelyn vuto muche uithſtoſe pat he ſleu aff
mauer strengthe and come and zelde him vuto kuyt Henry Edwarde and yaf
him fifty pousande marc of siluer forto haue pees and toke pe damoſſett e
alle his geritatte and made an obliſation to kuyt Edlvarde to come to his
parlement 1. times of pe zere.
Ald in pe ſeconde zere after that
kuyt Edlvarde was comuede he helde a gerauſt parlement att Westmynſt
and pere he made pe statintes for deſaute of lawe bi comme affent of
all his baronatte and att Eſt: next ſelbýnſt pe kuyt ſente bi his lettres
to lewelyn prince of Walys that he ſiſilde come to parlement for his lande
and for his holdiige in Walys as ye strengthe of the lette obliſatorie kyt
neſſede.
A po lewelyn hadde ſto: of ye kuyt and deſpyte of the knyges
comanidement and for pure Wirth biyan azen forto as erre Appon kuyt
Edlvarde and deſtroie his landes.
Alud po kuyt Edlvarde herde pis t/
diutte he Waxed wonder Wroth vuto lewelyn and in hafte lote affem
lle his pupſe and Wente him towarde Walys and Weivede so Appon le
welyn ye prince til that he biwonſt him in moche ſoſore and deſeſe and
lewelyn falſe that his defence in:yt uozt him anaiſe and come azen and
zelde him to pe kuyges trace and ariſe him mercye and Conſte tyne kue
ſede before po kuyges ſeete.
A po kuyt hadde of him pitee and coman
dede him for to arise and for his mekeuſſe for:yaſl him his Wirth and
to him ſaide q:at if he toke on him amys azen him anop tyne lewelde
destroie him for euer more.
A dam pat was lewelens biop diuellede
pat ſame tyne With kuyt Edlvarde and Iwas a feel man and a ſotell
and emyons and feri casiige and mothe treſoin poizt and einmore
helde him ſalle forto witte and aſpie pe kuytes wille and einmore made
yood ſeniblaunt and ſemede so trewe pat nouaun in:yt pteyne liys
ſal ſueſſe.
A dam lewelyn poruy obliſiige of Dam and his biop weivede
azen Appon kuyt Edlvarde.
Da.
Elm

It was no:nt loute after that tyne pat kuyt Edlvarde ne paſ
to Dam that was lewelyns broper pe fordeſtliip of off
deſhiiu made him a kuyt tylt and so mothe houen dode he neuer after
to no man of Walys for euſe diuin of him.
A kuyt Edlvarde helde
his parlement att London.
W hene ſi he hadde don in Walys aff that
he Wolde and chauitgede his mone:q at po was ſoule kuyt and rounde
whe before ye comme pupſe playnede him wonder ſore so that p: kuyt

lete encomere of ham pat fuche trespasse deden and CTC were atteinte
of fuche mauer trespasse and fals fesse wher fore some were houtgede
and some drawe and aftir warde houtrede. and aftir warde pe kynget
or deynede pat pe starlynt halspenyn and ferpint sthulde thon poronz
ont jns lande and comaindede that uoman from pat daie aftir warde
yaf ne feffede house of kinglyoum wthth lande ne teuement wththont fpe
nal leue of the kynget and he pat dede sthulde be pimyffhede att pe kynget
wille and ye yeste sthulde be for nonzt. Alud it was noztonge aftir
that lelvelyn prince of walye poronz tyceument of David gis broy
and bi boye bit: confent pei ponzt forto disherete pe kynget Ediswarde
in as wocher as pei wnyzt. so pat poronz ham pe kynget pees was
broken. Alud whemme kynget Edwarde herde pis andon he sente
his barnis into Northumberlande and pe sivreys also pat pei sthulde
ttoo and take hir waffe upon pe traitours lelvelyn and David. and
wonder harde bit was forto wber po. for bit is wputee in walye of
whemme in oyer amtirees hitt is somer. Alud lellevelyn lete ordeyned and
Wellg arale and vitaleke his yodee caftett of Siv andon and was
pume an linte nombrit of puple and pentee of vitalees so that
kynget Edwarde wiste nozt forto entire. Alud whemme pe kynget
men hit pereyuede and also pe streyft of walye pei lete come in
pe fée bartes and botes and fivete plankees as menyn as pei wnyzt
or deyned and haue forto thon to ye forsaide caftett of Siv andon wthth
men onfnote and eke on hors. but pe walyshmen hadde so muche pyn
pule pat were so strontye pat pei dryne pe eutliffly men azen so pat pe
was so moche preeſe of puple att the tinnynit azen pat ye charte
and ye beryned of ham made pe bartes and pe botes forto sinke and
pere was drenchede uony a flutt yood knyzt pat is to seue Sive
botter of Slafforde fir William of lnde seue pat was fir Johus fone
fiz Robert and Sive Richard Tainwy and an linte nombrit of oyer
fole and aft was poronz fin dwne folye. for if pei hadde hadde trosde a
fines pei hadde nozt ben harmede. Alshome kynget Edwarde herde
telle pat his puple was so drenchede he made fornon ynoniffly. But
po come Sive Johiij dessy from pe kynget of Alragomini and bronzt wthth
him moche folc of baeth ilers and of Sastortues and were ſoudiouers
and diuelling wthth the kynget and anidet feutge of him wathes and wthth
him were wthth holde and noble menyn bit were forto fittfte and per brende

mony Domus and quelde moche puple of Walys fth men aft pat pei myzt ta
ke Alud aft po With qune strength and myzt made affaute to the castell of
Elwand and gete pe castell Alud whenne Dom and pe printes broper herde
po tidmige he ordernede him to flyftste and lewelyn pe prince faute that his
broper Dom was flowen and fore was abaynftede for he hadde no pon
er cho his Werre forto mayntene. Alud so lewelyn thau fort o flde. and wen
de weft forto hane a stapede. but on a morowe Five houer pe mortimer
mette with him onlyche with his fayftistes and sette him vomide a foute
and to him wente and sinote of his bede and presentede hit vnto his fumt
Edварde and in pis maner pe Prince of Walys was taken and bis bede
fuyten of. and alle his hennes dishevetede for echernore poroziz vizt fufft
dome of his lordes of his reaumne. Alond Dom that was lewelynus broy
prince of Walys was putte to deeth da" Chyn

Alud pat was pe primces broy poroziz pruylde Wende to hane
be prince of Walys after his bropers deth and upon pat he
feute after Walifhymen to his parlement att Dimelbeytse and folithe d
uade Walys arpyse azens pe fumt and bitayn to incue Werre azen the
fumt and dede aft pe fordive and de fese pat he myzt bi his pomer.
Alhen
ue fumt Edварde herde of pis fumt he ordernede men to purfelle upon
him and Dom ferflithe him defeudede til he come to pe Zou of Semt
Morite and pere was Dom and take as he flie and ladde to the fumt and pe
fumt commandede that he fthulde be homtede and dialve his hede fuyten
of and quartrede and fende his hede to London and bis inu quarters to
foure pe chiefe Domes of Walys for pe fthulde perof take an eufample
and be Ware. Alud aftir varde fumt Edварde lete cire his pees ho
rouz out aft Walys and feisede aft pe laude into his haude. And aft the
threte lordes of Walys pat were lefte alvne come po to do feaute and
fomatte to pe fumt and to hir lynd lode. Alud po lete fumt Ed
варde amende pe fawys of Walys that were defecte and after he feute
to aft pe lordes of Walys bi his lettie pateert pat pei fthulde come aft
to his parlement and whenne pei were come pe fumt faide to hau full
cirteifly-lodes londmies ze beth welcome and me behoueth zour com
fetf and zour helpe ferto Wende into Castoinne for to amende pe tres
pas pat to me pere was doun whienne pat was peire and forto entre
of akes bitwene pe fumt of Ariftoom and qve Prince of Morrey. Alud
pe fumtes liere men Eulys and barons confesutede per to and triaunteede

per to elud

["therto. And so went the King into Castorie and left amende for trespass that he should have done in Castorie, and of the debate that was held between the King of England and the Prince of Moravia, he confessed and made him a commandment. And while the house of Edward and his alienor were Quene vere in Castorie she had good word of Cornelia, who was made warlike of England until that King Edward came to see him and to make amende for his transgressions of the law. And now Tytott was greatly displeased and despaired of her, and so she went to Meriden and there she had a son, who was sent by his letters to her, and there she had a son, who was made a transgression of the law. And now the King of England was in great fear of her, and she went to the King of France, who was then in England, and there she was received with great honor and respect, and there she had a son, who was made a transgression of the law. And now the King of England was in great fear of her, and there she had a son, who was made a transgression of the law. And now the King of England was in great fear of her, and there she had a son, who was made a transgression of the law. And now the King of England was in great fear of her, and there she had a son, who was made a transgression of the law.", "And in the same time while he was making Edward and his transgressions known, he came to see him and to make amende for his transgressions, and he came to see him

ment anouttes his lordes and yel ordinede anounte ham that alle the
Sobves sthulde auoyede Entelonde for hir myſhewe and alſo for hir
fals ſtirye that pei dedu to eſten men. and ſonto ſpede and make an
cende of this myne alle eſten puple the commite of Entelonde y'ese
to the kuit pe fiftp peuy of aſt gir goodes mele and ſo were the
Gelby's di'nen out of Entelonde and po wente pe Edwys into
ſtaine and yere dwellede gorouz leue of kuit Johiſſ pate tho
was kuit of ſtaine.

A How that kuit Edward was ſeised in
alle pe lande of Scotlande poruz conſente and ſirunte of alle pe
lordes of Scotlande Capitlins. Clyb

It was noſt loutte after that all ſamder kuit of Scotlaude
nas dede and Daund Erl of Wuntyntdone that was ye
kuites Cropor of Scotlande axede and claynede ye kuitdome of
Scotlaude for eulche ſom that he was nſt full heu.

A But ulny
ſtire lordes of Scotlaude ſaude uay Wher ſore ſtire debate avoſe
bitveue ham and gir freudes for as woche as pei woldede noſt con
ſeute to his coronacion and in the meue tymc the forſaide Daund
dede.

Aud so lit bisſot pat ye ſame Daund háde u. Douthtres
that Worthilche were wairede ye first doonghter was mariede to
Bailol. ye ſeconde to Brous pe widdie to haſtyntes and ye forſa
ide Bailol and brus chalauinde the lande of Scotlaunde. and the
te debate and ſtryſe avoos bitveue ham pree for eulche ſom that eche
of ham woldede hane be kuit. And Whene pe lordes of Scotlaunde ſalve
pe debate bitveue ham pree. yel come to kuit Ediayde of Entelonde
and ſeised him in aſt ye laude of Scotlaunde as gir chief lorde A
Whenne pe kuit was ſeised of ye leides of Scotlaunde ye forſaide ba
illol. brus and Haſtyntes comen to ye kuites comte and axede of
the kuit Whiche of ham sthulde be kuit of Scotlande.

A And him
Edward that was ful ſeutlſ and treve lete enquere li the cromdes
of Scotlaunde and of the trete lordes of Scotlaunde Whirthe of ham
was the eldeſt blode and lit was founde pat bailiol was eldeſt and
the kuit of Scotlaunde sthulde Golde of the kuit of Entelonde and
done him ſeante and homartie.

A And aſt perſis was done bailiol
Bailol wente into Scotlande and pere was crounde kuit of
Scotlaunde and ye ſame tymc was uippou the ſee fronte were li
ſtene pe entſlilſh men and I lornamles. but uippou a tymc the

["Normannes arruiede asse att Donere and pere qei martede an holý\nman that men callede sent Thomas of Donere, and after Warde were\nthe Normances quicke pat pere stapede of ham nozt on, and sone after knut\nEdwarde sthulde lese qe Duchie of Gascongne porouz kint Philip of\nfraince porouz false castinques of qe Dessepiers of qe lande Waleifore\nfire Edwounde that was kint Edwardes bion yaf up his hamatte\nvinto ye emtée of fraince, and in that tymie qe clerkes of Engelonde\ntrauited to kint Edwarde halfoudele of holie chinche hoods in her\npynte to recone his lande azen in Gascongne. Arud ye knut seute\nqide anoble compaine of bachiles and him selfe Wolde hane venite\nto Porcetymouth but he was lette porouz one Maddox of Walys\nhat hadde seisede the tafteff of Wandon into his hande, and for\nthat enthesoum the knut turinde azen vinto Walys att cristesniaffe\nand for enthesoum that qe nobile lordes of Engelonde pat were sente\ninto Gascongne hadde no comforfe of him lorde kint Edwarde thei\nwere take of Sire Charles of fraince yat is to seue Fire Johu\nof Britaigne fire Robert. Tryptot Fire Rauf Tamyn. Fire\nknut Bardoff, and Fire and dam of Cretyntse and vint att ye\nAsteuton was Maddox take in Walys and an oper pat men callede\nMortan and qei were sente to the Fout of Londou and there qei\nwere behedede. Ar duz Sire Johu Zallol emtée of Scot\nlande withsauda his homatte and of Sire Thomas Fourbeluyle Ca\nten le bi.", "A\nd\no\nw\nh\ni\ns\nm\no\nn\ni\na\nn\no\ns\no\nn\no\ns\no\nn\no\ns\no\nn\no\n

Warde helde his parlement att Westminstir in the Whitsent parlement was tro-
tide and spoken of pe cope and of pe treves pat was broken withe ne him and
the kyn of ffraince and hol: he myzt best appon pis avrouthe be: a benegede.

In the same zere in the Assumpcion of our lady derde Quene Philipp of
Entrelonde a full noble and a ftoode Womane and att Westminst full wozzllp
fully is bryede and entierde, and aboute Midsomer pe Duke of Lancastre, et
pe Erl of Hertfordde With a tretve compaigne of kynghты wenten into ffrain-
ce where pei threte hem but a litek wozzllp of name for pe was an lante ho
oste of ffrenche men appon chalchift brittne and anoper heofte of ffrenche
men faste bithe same brittne pat lonte týme hadde leyne pere and mony woz-
pyr and tretve men of pe entifllysh men ordembede and zaf coinſeitt for to gane y-
foutſht and zene bataille to pe ffrenche men, but pe forſeide lordes Wolde no
pmty consent perto. Other anon after hit happened pat pe Erl of Warlik
come piderdarde forto weril and Whene pe ffrenche men herde of his compynt
er pat he come fully to laude pei left her Zentes and her Pabilons With all
her Batailles and fledden and Wenten alane prynely, and Whanne pe Erl
was comen to lande With his men ge wente in aft faste pat he myzt towarde
Normandie and destrwiede pe Ile of Eaus poruz dýne of Siferde and of fupre.
Dit alfas in his turnuytse to Entrelonde Warde home azeme, att Daleys he
was take With siknesse of pestilence and derde not leuytse bihnde him after his
dales so noble a knyſht and orpyde in arines. In the Whitsent tyne retinede it
werivede pat orpede knyſht Sive Johu Haukelde pat was an entifllysh main
bozú hauyutde with him att his tounernanite pilk white compaigne pat is to
foze nempnyde pe Whiche one týme azemst hol: chyrche and anoper týme azemst
lordes weride and ordembede tretve batailles and pere in pat entinte he dide
mony iuerbeilous pmtyes, and aboute pe comerifion of Sent Paule kyn-
Eldarde Ithan he hadde euidide and doon pe exequies and pe entemnt with tretve
costes and vyaltoes aboute pe Septentiu and bryyinge of Quene Philipp his
wife he helde his parlement att Westminstir. In the Whiche parlement was
askede of pe dlerthye pe Dýmes for up zere pat is to faue a tretve Dýme to be pa-
iede pree zere duruytge and pe clergie puitt hit of and Wolde uozt tünite hit
vito Estr uext folowrity, and pan pei tünitede well pat in my zere bi certe
pyne terines pat Dýme sthulde be paiede and asſo of pe laue fee was bi up zeres
the x-b. grantede. My dw Sive Robert knells with other certeyne
lordes wente ouer pe See uuto ffraince and of her tounernanite
Ca." CC xxxviii

22D in the XLV. zere of kutt Edwarde in the betyینne kutt Edward
Witht voulke conseille and vudistrete bordwede a tretre some of tolde
of ye prelates and lordes and Merchantees and of oper vylche men of his reaume
me semit pat lytt schulde be spente in defeudintes of holý churche and of his reaume
but neuer pe latter hit proffitede nozt. Wherfore a boute and somer after pe kutt
made a tretre hooste of ye Woz piet men of his reaume auontges W som were
some lordes pat is forto faue pe lorde ffiz water pe lorde Sirainson and oper Woz
tht kuyfttes of whiche kuyftres pe kutt ordainede fire Robert kuollys a proude
kuyft and well affaide in deede of armes to be toueruont and pat pozofft his
touernancee and conseille all pinyes schulde be homede and dresside. A and
Irhan per come into ftaunce as louge as pei dwellice and helde hem hoole to the
dir pe ffrenche men dirste nozt falle Appon hem. and att pe laste aboute the
betynnyttse of Wypinter for euelye pat was amouuffes hem pei foudrede and
partide hem uto duiers companies vulnelyely and folely. but Swe Robert kuel
les and his men weitten and kepe hem safe with himme à castell in brytayne. and
Whene pe frentthe men stith yat our ien were devidede uto duiers compa
uiyes and places not holding ne streutthint hem to tsiders as pei dwist forto
doo, pei fillen ferely ouour men and for ye most quartie token hem and folwen
hem and poo pat pei toke ladden Writ hem priysoners. And in pe same zere
Dope Urban come from kome to Albion for enche soim and cause pat he schulde
acorde and make pees bitwene pe kutt of ftauncee and pe kutt of Eustrelonde
for enemore. but affas or he brittanee pis tetyse he deide witht sikuelle pe
xxv. date of Decembri and was bryede as for pe tyme in pe cathedral churche
of Albionn faste bi the hise aluter. And next zere after Whanne he hadde
leyne so his boiy's were taken oute of pe erpe and burede nde in pe albaree
of sent Vaitour faste bi Martyle of ye whiche albaree he was some tyme alb
bot him selfe and in boye places pat he was bryede June pere beu mony tretre
unakles doon and verouftt yoruz pe truce of god to mony amanuys helpe and
pe worlthip of god after whom folowede next and was made Dope Grotto
ryeard maft deken pat bisore was clepide Piers potter. Ju pis saue
zere ofe atree of lymanatte rebellede and fauift azenuft pe Prince as oper Di
tees in Guyen di de for tret taxes costes and rauuious pat pei were putte
ime and yfette bi prouince Edwarde pe whiche chartes were importable and
to charteable wherfore pei turnede from him and fillen to pe kutt of ftaunce
and Whanne Drins Edwarde fauift pis he was soze a chaufede and attre
vede and in tiewyutte homwardede azeine uto Eustrelonde witht soore skyn

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myſſhes and ſuſſtuſges and affantes ſoſten with him and toke pe forſaide &c.
tee and deſtvoide bit almoſt tope grounde and ſolwe aft pat asere ſoniden
in the citree, and pan to ſeve pe ſoth for dwers ſikueſes and maladies pat
he hadde and also for deſaute of money pat he myſt nott wip ſtonde ne tare
on his enemiy he hiede him azeme into Euge londe and aboute pe beguine
of Januare he come into Euge londe with his wive and his mayne le,
wynte boſtinde him in Gastonſue pe Duke of Lancaſt and Sir Johu
Erl of Cambruff with oper and worpy and orpe de men of armes.

In the xlvij. zere of kint Edwarde att pe ordinaminte and ſeuinnt
of kint Edwarde the kint of Nauerne come to him to Clarinſdon to
trete with him of certeyne pminges touchmit his weri in zormaude
Where kint Edwarde hadde leſte certeyne ſeetges in his ſtede tiff he co
me azeme but kint Edwarde myſt noſt ſpede of pat he aſkede of him
and ſo pe kint of Rabevne wip treted worſtchrip and treted ze ſees toke
his ſene and wente home azeme, and aboute pe be ſtyrminite of Marche
Where ne pe parlement was bitoune att wocntwyſt, pe kint aſkide
of pe Clertie a subsidie of, li yousande, li pe wighte bi a troode aſſe
ment and a generall notation of pe clertie bit was ſinttede and orde
nede pat hit ſthulde be planede and reſide of laie fee. And in his par
lement att pe ve quest and arnите of pe lordes in hatrede of men of hoſy
churche pe Chaunteſer and yoo pat were busſhoppes and pe Zrefoſer
and pe prýnee clerk of pe prýne ſeele were reinesede and pittte out
of his offices and in her ſiedes were ſeuler men putte ſinne. And
where his parlement lastede pere come ſolempne inßaffatours yſente
two pe Dope to trete with pe kint of pees and ſeiden pat pe tope de
ſtrede to fulſille his predecesſon's wittie but for aft her comyntt pe ſpede
noſt of her pumpe's Of pe ſiſte of Rochefouc howpe Erl of penbroke
was taken of pe spamauDES. Sa: "CC. LXXVII.

He ix dæe of Juſu kint Edwarde in pe ſkinz zere of his reiſyne
helde his parlement att wyu chesſt and bit lastede but in Byn da
es. The pe parlement were ſonipnde bi Writte men of hoſy churche
in, busſoppes, in, and hotes wip onte eny mco. This parlement was
holden for Merchauures of London of Nordwych and of oper dwers pla
ces for dwers puites and pointes of Zrefon pat pei were diſſauide
of, pat is for to ſae pat pei were reſeſt and wolde aſſe azemſt pe kint
This fame zere pe Duke of Lancaſt and pe Erl of Cambruff his brep

conen oute of Eastoune into Easteloude and token and Wedde de tolin atifes
Diers Donshters soine tyme kutt of Spatine of Whiche 1. Donshters
pe Duke hadde pe elder and pe Erp pe younget. And pat same tyme were
fente arco Cardmalt swin pe Depe hat is to faie an entliffly Cardmalt
and a tard malt of Paris to trete of pees bitwene poe Arco Peanmes.
pe Whiche Whan pei hadde ben bothe lomme eche in his province and in pla-
tes and in cultives faste bi treetynte of pe forsaide pees att pe lafte pei toke wt
hem pe lettes of procuure ye and Wente azeme to pe Courte of pomelwarde
Swipoute euwy effeito of her pinpos.
A In this zere also pere was a stroigne
bataille in pe see bitwene pe entliffly men and pe fflenmynittes and pe En-
tliffly men hadde pe victorie and toke xx. shippes y char yede with salte
sleynge and drenchynte aft pe men pat were perinne undwetynge hem pat
pei were of pat timit and redely moche harine hadde falle bitaufe perof ne
hadde pees pe sonner made bitwene hem.
A And in pis saue zere pe freuthes
men hadde bisetede pe Donn of Rochefel wherforze pe Erp of Penbroke
was fente into Eastoune with a trete compaunce of men of armes forto
destroie pe siete whiche passide pe see and comen sauf to pe Hanen of Rochefel
And wbeune pei were pere att pe Hanene monpe er hat pey inyzt entre
sodemly come vippon hem a stroutse nabie of Spame pe Whiche overco-
me yoo entliffly men in moche blcurpffintge hurtutte and fleutte of no
uy perones for as mykel as pe entliffthe men were nozt red y forto sigfift
ne war of hem and in pis comyutte vippon of pe Spay nardes alle
pe entliffthe men euer pei were taken or slayne and pe tempe man of hem
was Woundede to pe depe and aft gur shippes bierte and pere pei token
pe Erp with an hute tresour of pe reaume of Easteloude and weny oy
noble men.
A lso on wyd sonner eben pe Whiche 18 seut Mildredes
dae pei ladden ham with hem into Spatine and of pis mystheft Akas
no tretre wonder for pis Erp Akas an enyl lyner as an opon lech oury.
A lnd also in a certeyne parlement he stode and Akas azemift pe viztes
and ye ffranuchifes of holys churche and also he comiseillede pe kutt pat he
fthulde are more of holys chi men of holys churche yan of oper perones of pe
lale fee.
A lnd for pe kutt and oper of his comiseill acceptede and token lay
enyl oppuyons and causes azemft men of holys churche yan he did forto
de fende or mayntene pe vitsfift of holys churche hit was seen mony tymes
after poriz lakk mit of grace and fortune pei hadde udt ne berê a waie
so tretre victorie ne poner azemft hir enemyes as pei dide bisfore.
A pis

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purposède to hane exilède ye monkes of ye same house and so pei spèndide moche
hode er pat pei myzth hane ye kintes grace azeme and his lone, but zett the
kint wolde nozt consent ne tyinte to her election of ye card maft ne pepepe also
ne his card maft and about pe befinnynte of airтуst lit was treide and
spoken of att 2 Brittyes of certeme joyntes and articles hauynte bitwe
ne ye pope and ye kint of Engelonde, and pis treise lastede almoſte q(z)ere
att ye laste lit was acordede bitwe ne hau pat yepepe from pat tyne forſt
ſhulde nozt vse ue dele with pe reſeracions of benefices in Engelonde, and
pat ye kint ſhulde nozt grannte ne lete no benefices bi his wittte that is
cleped 2 nare impedit, but as touſhut spelelion aboue faide qe was
no puit tolchide ne doo and pat was y Citede and eputte appon certeyne der
kes ye w hiche raper suppoſed and hoppede to be alaunteede and pinoredede
to bischop riches. With pat pei deſuède and couetide bi pe comte of kome
pan bi euyl eledion. A his same zere aboute candilmasse pe comen and
wetten to yedi att brittyes mony noble and worpy men of bope reanne
to treten of pees bitwe ne poo t hoo kint domes and pis treise lastede ay.
zere with tretè coste and hutte expences of bope parties and att ye laste pei
wente and departide pennes wipoute euyl acorde or effette. A the next
zere after ye xlix zere of kint Edravde ye fourpe 2 douas of May, be
int zett Goide and Bacaut ye Erchebissiopryche of Dauntir biry maistur
Simonde Sud biry bishop of London and pei made gun Erchebissiop
of Dauntir biry and maistur William Courtney pat was bishop of he
reforde was pan made bishop of London and ye bishop of lausfor was
made bishop of Zere ſorde, and in pis same tyne in a certeyne tretyse it
speking of pieces treves was taken bitwe ne Engelonde and finnunce fro
omdsomer vnto uaydsomer come azeme aft au hoole zere. A and
aboute pe betyuyitte of 2 pruſt ye Duke of Britayne w mony Erles
and barons and noble and worpy men, of Engelonde wente ouer pe
ſee uryto Britayne where he hadde aft his luste desire and purpobs
ne hadde pe ſoſeide treves be so ſone taken ye whiche lettide hau in che
A in pis same tyne pe el of Doustautyne wber pat ye castelt of
ſeurt ſaulou is in pat londe lonte tyne was fourſt att and bisetede
of ye ſſrenathe men was pan zolden to pe ſſrenathe men with aft ye ap
portuinaſces into tretè harie and hiruith of ye reanne of Engelonde
and pis same zere pere were so tretè and paſſing heetes and q wip aft
a tretè pestilence in Engelonde and in oper Dmers parties of y worlde

that hit destviede and folke violently and strongly bope men and Wyrnen wyp oute uo ubri: A his same zere deide in Edwarde pe lorde Speuser a worthly buyt and abold and in pe Mynst of Dekelesburys full worshipfully is ybryede and lastwys pestilence pe pope att pe Jnstance and preير of an eutflisshARDMAAT hyaunide alle pe puple pat deide in Entelonde pat weren sory and repentant for her synes and al so shryuen fully reuyt sion bi alco bulles vnder seales of leede by monpes pan next to laste. U pis same zere pe el of Penbroke was taken and rauusende bi bertram Eleykn bidene Darys and Dallys as he wente towarde Entelonde upon semite Ctheldredes daie pe Whiche seint as hit was seide pe same el ofte tyues gadde offendinge, and wipune a wbole he deide after he deide And in Moneubri next after were metten att Briggtes ye Duke of Lancafti and pe Duke of Autgoy with mony oper lordes and prelates of bope reannees for to trete of pieces of the death of Daryns Edwarde and of Dame Alys Piers and piers delamare ca. T. E. xxxvii.

A
Not lont after pe ly zere of pe retque of Eut Edwarde he lente ordeme and helde his parlement att Westupnsti pe gretust pat was seime mony zere bifore. In the whiche parlement he axide of pe commy alte of pe reannee as he gadde doon bifore atrete subsidie to be thyn tide to him for defeudnuge of him and of his reanne. AS but pe commes aufleride and saide pat ya were so ofte daie bi daie ytgenyde and chartide worth so mony tallattes and subsidies pat ye myzt no leugn suffer uo suche burpens and charges and pat pe kundwen and wisten weff pat pe Eut had de yndust for sabytuge of him and of his reannee if pe reanne were weff and trewlyt honervede but pat hit hadde lie so lonte euyl ytgonervyd by euyl officers pat pe reannee myzt neiper be plentuous of elaffar and in chauadise ne also with riches and pese puittes per esferide hem selfe if the Eut lholde certeinly to preve and toude bi, and if hit were founde and prowyde after pat pe Eut hadde uede alvolde tfladly euery man after lyg poner and state him helpe and lene And after pis zere were publifhed and belkede in pe parlement mony pleurtes and defantes of diners officers of pe reannee and namely of pe lorde Latynmer pe kunges chamburleme of his enel hommaunce boye to pe Eut and eke to pe reanne. And eut pe laste laba tretide and spoken of also of Dame Alys Piers for pe tretc Ukroutes and evyf hommaunce pat was doon bi her and bi her comseuff in pe reanne. The whichie Dame Alys Piers the

Eut hadde holde

fuit haddé holde loutre tyne to his lemmam. As her fore hit was pe lesse lbon
der yat poruz pe freclie of pe wōmans exuititte and stirrit consentide to
her solvredes and euyll consiell. The whilre Dame Alys and also pe
lorde Latymer and all suche pat sivepe pe kuyt to euyll tounaince azemst
his profyre and ye veamees. Also al pe communalte of pe veanne de
sivepe and azede yat yel thysulde be menede and don awaie and in her stedes
wise men and worz yat weven weff affaiede and prouede and of troode
tounernaunce thysulde be putte in her stedes. Do dinonnte aft oper pere
was oon anounte pe commnes pat was a wise knyzt and atwelve and au
cloquet man whoos name was Piers de lamar and pis same Piers
was chosen to be speker for pe commnes in pe parlement and for pis same
Piers tolde and publissede pe trowe and veherfide mouy wroutes azen
stepe forsaide Dame Alys and oper certeine perſones of pe linges comi
ſent as he was bode bi pe commnes. and also tristitje uylche for to be
ſupportede and mayutenede in pis matier bi helpe and favour of prins
orliou as pe prins was dede aft ye justaince and request of pe forſer
de Dame Alys. pis Piers de lamar was Jutſede to perpetuall in y
ſoum in the taſtet of Nortyntſim. In pe whiche he was u zere
and pe byk of zuyt lastuit pat same parlement deide Prins de
Warde kuyt Edwardes ſwiste ſone. pat is forto ſaie on Druyte ſounde
in the worſhip of whiche ſeeſte he was wonte euery zere wiche pat
euer he were in pe worde to make and holde pe moſte ſolemuyte yat
heuylzt whoos name and fortune of knyſthode but if hit haddé ben of a
nooper ſctor aft men bepe hepin and tristen pe whilre he lyuede and was
in yoode cpoynite Awoudrede uylche and dredde him wonder fore. whoos bo
dy is wot ſipfully ybinede aft Erithurche in Caunturbury. And in pis
same zere pe men of pe Erles temites of warde arſiu malionſly azemst
pe albot and pe Douent of Fueshim and her temites and deſtroiede feer
tely pe albot and pe ſoum and awoundede and bette her men and ſlowen
of hem mouy on. And wenten to her! Maners and places and diden
uylche harine and breſen domi her parkes and her closes and wente
and ſlowen hin wilde beestes and chafede him brekning her ſſſhe pondeſ
hodes and lere pe watr oure of hin pnaudes ſiedres and pyners veame oure
and tokepe he ſſſhe and bere hit with hem suð diden hem allo pe harine
pat chei niylt juſo forſoip yat forſope yel haddé ben deſtroiede perpetually
pat albbere asith aft her membres and appurtinances but if ye kuyt

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kuyt hadd

hade holpen hit and take liede pto. Alud per fore pe kyn seinte his lettres
to pe erl of earl of earl of earl of earl of earl of earl of earl of earl of earl of
redresse and amende ye enel doers and livekers of his pees and so by mee
ues of londes and of oyer friendis on bope sides pees and ttoode acorde and
loue (was made bitwene hem and for his jurlintye as hit was saide of kyn
wolde not be ttoernide att pat tyme bi his londes yat pere were in ye par-
lement, but he toke and made his so pe Duke of lancastri his ttoernour of
pe reanume pe whilhe stode so stilt ttoernou tilf tyme pat he deide. A pe
same zere anou after Sandelmasse or pe parlement was doon pe kyn axede a
fulfideie of pe clergie and of pe laie fee and lyt was tymutide gun pat is to faire
pat he shulde hane of euery one of pe laye fee bope of pe man and pe lom
man pat passede xup zere of atc. my. dy. outetake pover bestters and pat
he sthulde hane of euery man of holyn churche pat was beneficede or pro-
motede xi. dy. and of alle oyer pat were uest promote de. my dy oute
take pe. my. Orders of pe fferer better's. A this same zere after my
heliuasse Picharde Ormis Edwardes fone was made prync of walles
to Ughom pe kynz zaf also pe Duchie of Eorndwaille wthth pe Erldome
of cheste and abointe his tyme pe cardinal of Engelonde pe fourpe daie
bifore pe Mary inaudelenes daie after mcre sodaliely was take and smyte
wthth a palfie and loste his sperche and on Mary inaudelenes daie he deide
A of the deth of kynz Edwarde and how my Johnounstive worth
kynyfht was drawe and hongade for his fals tresouni. Capituli Dure
reتيuui vens.

R
Izt anou after in pe. ly. zere of speintne of kynz Edusarde in pe
beynunvnte of Octobi. ye Dope Grevorie pe. xi. bronzt and
vene vede his courte ay. him from ay. him from ay. him to lome and pe. xy. daie of rylt
John ofounstive worth kynz att londoin was drawe and hontede and
pan bibedede and after his body quartrede and sente to my. pe chese foinz
of Engelonde and his hede sene upon londoin bruytze. for his same John
was full victredwe to pe kynz and to pe reanume and full couertous and
vutable for he toke ofte tymes thwee soines of mony of pe kynz and his com-
seill for men of armes wates yat he sthulde hane paiede hem and toke
hit into his direue se and he diedintte pat att ye laste he sthulde be sfeute
and annisede for pe same cause fledde prynely to pe kynz of affraunce and
was fisoru to gun and bicome his man and bilifistte him to bruitte. a.
thwee nadvie of Fpaistne in confuicion and destruyvnte of engelonde

But utifullt god to as hom uo prouite is wukonde suffride him furste
to be fent and spille er that he thalde so treutoutfly and falſh bis lieſe
lorde ye kuff of Cunelonde and his couple and his reanne in pe whiche
pe fame yo ſiu was boru wickidly gornz bataille destroie oz brune bis curide
quippos aboute.
A Juqe feste of ſemt Gregorie next ſolowunt kung Ed
warde zaf to Richarde of Purdenz his heue pat was Jorins Edvardes
ſone att Woydesore pe ord of kuyzthode and made him kuyzt pe whiche
kuff Edlarde Whaume he hadde weſuede. ly. zere and moſe ye. xj. ll. of
juyu he deide att ſhene and is buyede worſtly fully att Westmynſtr
ouwboos ſoule god hane mercry almen.
A And aſur kuyt Edward
the thridde that Owas boru att Wyndesore weſuede Richard of Zundewy
that was Apyus Edwardes ſone of Walys whiche Apyus Edward
was ſoue vinto kuyt Edward. Capitulum. Ducentefiun. Quad
theſum
A m. 1377.

And after pnis toode kuff Edlarde ye pridde pat Owas boru att
Wyndesore weſuede Richarde pe ſeconde pat was pe toode yvis
Edvardes ſone of Walys whiche kuff Richarde was boru in pe aſte of
Burdeux in Eastouſue and was croinede att Westmynſtr in pe zp. zere
of his atte and in pe ſeconde zere of his reiſue for pe debate pat was bitbe
ue pe lorde latynuer and Su. Rauf ſſereis kuyzt pat wereu azemſt How
el and ſhakel ſquyers for pe priſouer pat was take in pe bataille of ſpa
ine bi pise. ap. ſquyers and chewhiche lorde latynuer and ſive paſſe ſſereis
Wolde hane hadde pe whiche priſouer was ye Erles of Denie pat qei
toke in pe bataille of A patiue Wherfoze pese y. lordeſ comen to the
churſe att Westmynſtr and ſoinde pnis cone squier hervuſt bis masse be
ſides ſeurt Edkardeſ ſhryue and qere pei ſtowe him and men calledde pe
Squyer Howſt and ſhakel was areſtede and pputte vnto pe Dom
of london and pere he was ſonſe tyme for he Wolde nozt delyuer the
Aul of Denie priſoner vnto pise. q. lordeſ bi Pne rlléyu buſhuff
conſtable of pe Dom and bi ſire paſſe ſſereis one of bis aduſarieſ til
pe kuff hadde trauiurde him ſtace.
A Jupe in zere of kuff Richarde
come ye Galys of ſſiaunce vnto Cunelonde vnto diuers portes and brente
and vobſode and ſtowe myche couple of Cunelonde pat is to fame att
Woyneſuſe kepe and hastuſt Worte ſmoorth Hampton ſtormore and Gia
neſende and diuen mythe harme and wente ſome azeime.
A And in
pnis fame zere was a parlenient holden att Westmynſtr and att pat pat

["lement was ordened that every man or woman and childe that were in that age of years were and abouen poruzout and there was poor sole and oper schulde to be talate and so forth were come aftir that date and there is no alle to be contained of there was. And in that age of years there were of every kind there were and in every man and his children and his wife and his wife's children and so forth and so on and so forth and so on and so forth and so forth and

tyne comen with the Aldur men and pe commes of pe eitee and come into
Southfere to here and fudke pe entencion of pis rauyutth and tynsffo
uer uede puple Ar and pis jac stralve made pan an oye in ye feelde pat
aft pe puple of acorde sfiulde come uer and here his clauour and his
tre and his wille, and ye lordes and pe Mew and ye rldur men withys
pe coinctee hauyutth unditnacoun of his courtise and falseneffe and his
foule presumpcon, and audon william walworpe pat tyme benitse oye
ui drewe oute his knyfe and slove jac stralve and audon rizt gere dide
fuyte of his godde and sette hit uccion a spere sfaie and sfolit was boru
poruz londou, and sette on londou brittse, and audon aft pese piers and
nystonervede men were voidede and cleue vanishede a wae as hit hadde
nott ben yel and pan pe knit of his trete goodeneffe and bi prauer of
his lordes made pe y. knyztes of hooode and worpy men of pe eitee
of londou pat is to saie william wak worth pat tyme benit nyere and
pat slewe jac stralve and pe seconde was litholas krember and pe
prinde gohiiyslipot, and pe fourpe Nicholas Abiforde and pe. B.
robert laundes and pe. B. Robert Gayton and pan pe finny wip his lor
des and his knyztes retourvede azene to pe toir of londou and ye
hereftide him titt pis puple were bettir seside and sette in vestre i pees
and pan bi processe of tyme as pei myzt tete and take pese webett and
piers pei htyutth hem uccion ye next ttalones in every lordship poruz
ont pe reamine of Entelonde bi x. or bi xxx. and bi. x. and bi. xii.
i as pei myzt be take and tete tu eny parties. And pe zere of the
tentue of finnt Richard was pe trete erpe Quane and pat was theue/
rally ouer aft pe woelde. The wemys daie after whit foudaie in the ze
ve after pe marnacoun of our lorde jhui arste apousande ui. huidrede, iiij.
and x. W herof alkyne puple were fore a gast and dredre longe tyme after
for pe ventse anume and t Steve drede pat our lorde trod s hedede and dide
And in pe zere of pe reitue of finnt Richard Sir. Heury Spen
sei. biffop of rolande wene with a cophery into pe eultree of afflaunders
and pere pei tete pe toim of dramenyitte and pe toine of Drobine the.
Dimknke and 3 deliposte and pere pei ledde and freizt. ly. shippes to come into
Entelonde with paffatte with pise shippes and hoods and pe biffop of Nor,
Wytthe and his counseill lere vienne pe shippes with aft pe pillage in pe fame
haueue aft into garde affhen and aft Dimknke was don a trete bataille brive ne
pe ffeinynites and pe enstisthe men and aft that bataille was slayn ayyete

multitudine of pise ffemynutes and a passimme nomb and pan wente pe bisshoff
With his retemie vintoÿprys and bisseide hit a lonte tyme but lit myzt not
besteten and so he leste pe siete and come azene into Entelonde for our en
klussh men were foule destroiede and mony deide on pe fflixe and in thys
same zere come Quene zime into Entelonde fer to be sponysede vinto
kunt richard. and her ffader was pe Euppon of allmanque and kunt of
Beene. and with her come pe Duke of Zassie and her Duche and
mony oper worpy lordes and kuyztes of her enuti and of beene and of
opet Duche tonges to do hir reuence and worship. and fire beuer
lee a worpy kuyt of pe harter and oper worpy kuyztes and Snuyere
pat were pe kynes Eubassatours pat bronzt hir for into Entelonde
and so forst into London. and pe people of pe cee that is to faire pe wene
and pe aldermen and aft pe commes ryden azemst hir to welcome hir
and every man in goode avane and every criste with her mynfralsye
in pe best maner to mete with her oppon blak heth in kent and so bronzt
hir into London poroiz pe cee and so forth into Westin vuto pe kuytes
paley's and pere fhee was spousede vuto kunt latharde well and aorpely
in pe albare of as estmyn for pe fheew as crounede Queue of Entelonde
and aft her ffrendys that comen With her hadde yrete zefis and weven
well theride and vesresbide as lonte tyme as per abiden her. Arud
in pise same zere was a bataille doon withinne pe kynes paleys aft best
mynst for certeme poyrtes of tresoin brive ne Sive John of dufelpe
kuyt. defendaunt and Darton Spurier pe appellant. A But this
five John of Anseley ouercome pise Darton and made him to zelde him
withinne pe lystys and auon was pise Darton dispoide of his harneys
and drawe out of pe hystys and so forth to Dybune and pere he was
houfede for his falsnesse. and in pe vi. zere of pe reitne of kunt luthard
sive Edmonde of lautfleie Sir of Cambriysse pe kynes Bucke wente
into Vortynfale with a faire mayne of men of armies and archiers
in streutypunt and helptynt of pe kunt of Vortynfale azemst pe kunt of
Spame and his poner and pere pe kunt of Vortynfale hadde pe vit
tome of his enemys poruz helpe and comforte of our entusissi men. E
whenne pat journeye was don he Sir of Cambritte come some a
zemie with his couple into Entelonde in hafte blesside be god and hys
tirions zefis almen. A Arud pise same zere kurtluthard helde his
Cristemasse in pe maner of Elthiun and in pe same tyme pe kunt of

Hormonye fledde out of his dwene laude and come into Engelonde forto
haue socome and helpe of our kynget azemst his enemyes that hadde drynen
him oute of his enemie, and so he was brouzt vinto pe kynget to Elthine he
as pe kynget holde his rialf feeste of Eustemasse, and yere pe kynget welcomed
him and dide him venerens and wozzlipp and comaindide aft his loides to
make him aft pe chere pat pei couye, znd pan he besonftyst him of grace and helpe
and of his com fort in his nede, p at he myzt be brouzt azeine into his dwene
kynydome and his loude for pe Turkes hadde destroiede and denoirede moche
of his loude, and for drede holt he fledde and come hider for secon, znd
qaine pe kynget hanytte compassion of his trette uyschtes and tretous dis
fese, anon he toke his com feille and aride wh hat was best to doon, E
pei auske eride and seide, if hit likede him to zene him euwyood hit were well
y doo, and as toucht he his anple forto tranaualle so ferre laudes hit were
a trette Jupertee, and so pe kynget zaf him tolde and filuer and mony ry
che zeftes and zewel and bitraut him to yrod and so he passede oute of
Engelonde. Arland y is same zere kynget Richarde With a ryalt poner wente
into S corlaude forto werre oppon he stottes for her fal snesse and des
trution p at pe stottes hadde doon vinto pe euflustly men in pe marches
and pan pe stottes come domn forto trette With pe kynget and With his
loides for treses as for a certeme zeres, and pe kynget and his comiseult
tjuntaede hem tredges for certeme zeres vinto him asement and our kynget tu
nde him home azeme into Engelonde, and as he was comen vuto
yorke and yere he abode and restide him and yere five Johyn Holonde
pe Erles proper of Kent stowe pe Erles sone of Stafford and hys he
wre With a dattfter in pe atee of yorke asherfore pe kynget was fore anno
yede and at rewebide and remewebde from premises and come to London, and
pe Allepre and pe aldirnen With pe communes with al pe solempny
teyat myzt be doon ryden azemst pe kynget and brouzt him rýally poruz
pe atee and so forth vinto Westuryust to his dwene paleys. And
in pe Ie zere of kynget Richard he holde a parlement aft Westuryust. T
eyere he made q. Dukes and a Marcus and v. Erles. The firste q,
was made Duke as pe kynget ducel Ermonde of Lantley Er
of Cambrittre and him he made Duke of yorke and his oper ducel su
Thomas of wode stoke p at was Er of Bolynthine he made him
Duke of Eloncest and fire lener p at was Er of Oxenforde hemade
him Marcus of Deuelyn, and Heury of Bolinsbroke pe Dukes sone

of Lautschi he made him Er of Derby and Sir Edward the Dukes son of York he made him Er of Votelonde. Sir Joseph Holonde was the son of Kent he made him Er of Hertingdon, and Sir Thomas Moulbray he made him Er of Nottingham and Marshall of Engelonde and Sir Michel of Pole knyzt he made him Er of Southfole, and Chaunceler of Engelonde, and he Er of Marche in that same parle ment Holden att Westmynsti. In playne parlement atnout he att his loz des and commes was proclaimed he Er of Marche and he was apament to the comynne of Engelonde after knyf Richard he was the Er of he Marche wente ouer he see into Jrelonde vnto his lordships and londes for he Er of Marche is his Er of Multini Jrelonde and bi rist lyne and heritage and pere att a castell of his he was pat tyne, and pere come uppon him a trete multitud in buschementis of Wilsde Frishe men him for to take and dest воie and he come oure fersly of his castell with his pu ple and manly faught with hem and pere he was take and he were aff to pety's and pere he deide on Whos soule god haue miercy anuen.

And in pe x. zere of knyf Richard he Er of Drundelk wente vnto pe see with a trete nabye of ships enarviede with men of armes and hoods archiers, and whome pei come in pe brode see pei metten with pe hooles fleete pat come from Rochef with wyues plade, pe wyues were enemyes hodes and pere our nabye sette uppon hem, and toke hem aff and brought hem vnto dwers portes into Engelonde and hauenes and som me to London, and pere ye wynt haue hadde a Donne of Rochef with pe of pe beste for xii. E. of steringes and so pere was trete thesepe of Wyne poruz out pe reanne att pat tyne pankide be god almyzt. And

pe. v. lordes arisin att kattotte brughte, etc.

And in pe x. zere of knyf Richardes wente pe. v. lordes arisin att kattotte brughte in pe destinacion of pe rebelt pat were pat tyne in alle pe reanne. The first of pe v. lordes was Sir Thomas ofwo destoke pe knytes vncle and Duke of Gloucestri, and pe seconde was Sir Richard Er of Drundelk and pe pridde was Sir Richard Er of Wardwick, was Sir Henry of Bolingbroke Er of Derby and pe v. was Sir Thomas Moulbray Er of Nottingham, and pise. v. lordes sitteth pe wyschere and pe trysto bernaunte and the fall of pe knytes konseift and pe hode it souernance wherfore pe pat were chyfe pat tyne of pe knytes konseift fledde oure of pye.

laude over pe see pat is to saue Sire alisamider. Neboiff pe Erchebifhop of
York, and fire Robert le Seer Marcus of Denelyn and Er of Oxenforde
and fire Michel de la Poole Er of Southfolt and Chauneler of Enne
loude, and pise my lordes Wienten ouer pe see and come neuer azeme for pe
pei deide and pise forseide. V lordes a bome seide waden a parlement att West
mynisti and gere per token Sire Robert Dresilian Justace and fire Duchole
Brember knyzt and Eutem of London and fire Johu Salisbury knyzt
of pe kynches houisholde and Vske Bertgeaunt of Arnes and mony moo
of oper puple were ytake and Juyffede anto pe deth li pe comysealt of pise
V. lordes in her parlement ait Westmynisti for tresomin pat pei quitte uppon
hem to be dualk en fio pe four of London anto poruz pe Ettee, and so
forth to Dyborue and gere to be houtfede and her protes pere to be kutte
and pus pei werefernyn de and dede. A Aud after yat in pise same par-
lement ait Westmynisti. As was fire Edmonde beuerlee pat was a knyzt
of pe Garter and fire Johu beauchamp pat was knyzt fitzGau de of pe
kynches houisholde and fire James beruers weren forintede anto pe depe
and pan gyn were ladde on foote vito pe four hift and gere were heri
hodes yfritten of, and mony oper moo bi pise. V. lordes. A Jupis same
forseide parlement and pe fer zere of kynk Richardes vertue, he lete cre
and ord eme a tteueraff justes pe Whiche is calledde a Turnement of lor-
des knytes and squyres, and pise Justes and turneueur weren holde ait
londomin Fumyffolde for aft manner straumgers of what loude or cintre
pat ener yen were and pider pei weren izt welcome and to hem and to aft
oper. Was holden open houisholde and tretre feestes, and alfo tretre zestes
were j zesen to aft manner of straumgers. A And ofpe kynches side weren
aft ofselve her cotes her armin sheld gors trappers and aft was Urhte
herte with tournes about her nerkes and cheynes of holde hantypint pe
uppon, and qe croune houtfing lave bifore pe hertes body pe Whiche her
was ye kynches syluerie, hat ge zaf to lordes and ladies knytes and squyers
furo knothe his houisholde from oper puple. A Aud ait pe firste comyfte
tune to her Justes fery. Ladies ladde pise fery. lordes of ye Garter
With cheynes of holde and mze same fotte of hertes as is afores eide from
pe four on horsbak paryn pe Ettee of London nito fumyffolde pe the
Justes fhuld be holde. A Aud pis feeste and Justes was holde generalt to
aft poo pat holde come of what londe and nation pat ener pei tsere and
pis was hoden durnitte fery. Dates of pe kynches dite ne coste. A und pise

xxvii lordes to anstbere aft mauer of puple pat Wolde come pider, and qnder,
come of Eul of Seint Donle of Sfrainne and mony oper Worpye knyzztes.
Hun of dimers parties full weff arnede and oute of Holonde au Hounaude come ofe lorde Ostrenaunte pat was of Dukes fone of Holonde, et mony oper Worpye knyzztes with him bope of Holande and of oper places
full weff arnede. Arlud Whemene prie feesre and Justes were euidide ofe
kintse yon kede ofe prie stra ingers and zaf hem mony tretre zeftes, and pan
pei token her: lene ofe kint and of oper lordes and ladies and wenten
home azcine into him dwene cintrees. With tretre lome and moche panker,
Arlud in ye xni zere of kint Purharde was a bataille doon in ye kintse
paleys aft Westniynsti bitwize a squyer of Raberne pat was of wy
he kint and auoper squyer pat men callede zohn walsshe fthulde doon.
A Sint pirs Rabeine was ouercome and zelde him creamt to his aduerfarie, and anon he was
dispofede of his armure and drilve oute ofe paleys onto Tiburne
and pere he was hontede for his falſuesse. Arlud ye xni zere of kint
Purhardes reitne Sire zohn of Saunt Duke of lancaſtr were oner
pe see into Spayne forto talente his izt qat he hadde bi his wyſes
ittle vnto ye arowne of Spaine with a tretre hoofte of puple of men
of armes and archiers, and he hadde with him ye Duchesse his wyſe
and his i. Doutſhters oner pe see and perepei weren a tretre wli
le, and att ye laſte pe kint of Spayne bettanne to tretre wepe Duke
of lancaſtr andpei weren acordide poziz boper comuieſt and in this
mauer, pat pe kint of Spayne ſchulde wedde pe Dukes Doutſhter
of lancaſtr pat was pe izt heire of Spayne and ſthulde zeue vnto
pe Duke of lancaſtr holde and filuer pat azere caſte into tretre wett
tyes and mony tretre juell as vni charitets miſt carie and euery zere
after durynſe pe life of pe Duke and of pe Duchesse of lancaſtr hys
wyſe, z. yon ſaude mare of yolde, pe wüſche holde anentur charyes
pei of Spayne ſthulde auenture and kintse zerlö to Baion to the
Dukes aſſignes bi suyt ymade. Allso pe Duke of lancaſtr marie
de auoper of his Doutſhters vnto pe kint of Portynttale pe fame
tyme, and diſhaunde he hadde doon quiſ he come home azcine into En
telonde and hat yode ladye his wyſe aſſo. Bur mony a Worpyy men
muat viatse of pe ſlire deide. Arlud in ye xi zere of ye reitque
of kint Purharde he helde his Cristemasse in ye maner of wodestoke

and pere pe Erl of Penbroke azoume lorde and tender of ato wolde lerne
to guiste with a fuyzt pat men callede Sire Johi semt Johi and riden to
tridir in pe parke of Wodestoke and pere pis worpy Erl of Penbroke wa
stlayn with pat oper fuyztes spere as he caste hit from him whenne pei
hadde compede. and pis pis tyod Erl made pis his ende. and perfore pe
knyt and pe Quene made moche fordwe for his derh. And in pe xby zere
of pe veitne of knyt Charde Johi Lynde benyge pat tyme Mere of Lon
don and Johi Walisorth and Beny Tanner beny fluryfes of London
pe same tyme. A bakers man vere a basket of horsbrede into ffletfiete
towarde an hostry hous and pere come azonian of pe bisshappes of Sa
lesburye pat was callede Romayne and he toke an horslofte oute of the
baskete of pe baker and he azide him vchi he dide soo. and pis Romayn
turriede azewe and breke pe bakers hede. And neizbour's comen out and
Wolde hane areftide pis Romayne and he breke from him and fledde unto
pe lordes place. And pe Constables Wolde hane hadde him erte but
bisshopes men stotte faste pe gates and kepte pe place pat uoman uynzt
entr and pan moche more puple nadridepider and seide pat pei Wolde
hane him oute or ellys pei Wolde brenne pe plate vp and aft pat were
pynne. And pan come pe Mere and pe fhrifes with moche oper puple
and teffide pe malice of pe commes and made euery man to trvon home
to hei bouses and kepte pe pees and pan pis Romayne his lorde the
bisshop of Salesbury. Sir Johi of Walthum Wbuche was pat tyme
Tresdouer of Entelonde Wente to Sire Thomas Alrindelk Er
chebisfopp of zork and also Chaunceer of Entelonde. and pere pe
Bisshop made his complaynte to pe Chaunceer Appon qu'Eupple
of pe Eltee of London. and pan pise. 1. bisshopes of her frete malice
and Geutre anunce come unto pe kuyt to wynde fore and made a frete
compleynt Appon pe Mere and pe fhrifes and anon aftwarde aftpe
Eltee was bisfore pe kuyt and his counfeult and pe knyt and his com
seille caste unto him a tre bous herte and a wonder frete malice. and
anon sodenly pe kuyt seute for pe Meir of London and for pe 1. fly
fes and pei come unto him to pe castell of Nundesore. and pere pe
knyt vebukede pe Mere and pe fhrifes fuff foule for pe offence pat
pei hadde don azemst him and his offiters in his chambre att London.
When fore he depofide and putte adoun pe Mere of London and bope
pe fhrifes and pis was doon a xny. daies afore pe feeste of Pent

Johu pe baptiste. Alud pan pe kuyt callede to hujus kuyt pat hujus callede. Sur Edwarde Daluyttruyt and made hujus Wardenere and gouverneur of pe Citee and chambri of London oner alle his couple ynne, and so he kept his office but my. Wekes bicause he was so tendr and Gentile onto pe citzene of London. When fore ye kuyt deposede him and made Fivealdome (a) dnyst of kuyt pat was controller of pe kuytes household. Wardene of governour of pe kuytes Chambri and of pe couple couple, and chafe onto him aboo. Worey men of pe Citee to ben sfrifes with him and forto go. Vorne and kepe pe kuytes salves in pe citee, and pat one men callede Gilbert Mauselde and pat oper. Thomas Adventon, and pise in goode men hadde ye governaunce of pe Citee. Vinto ye tyme pat ye Menres election come next.

Alud pan William Straundon as chofeu me, tre and pis. Gilbert Mauselde and Thomas Adventon. Sfrifes and pan pe mere with pe. With sfrifes and alle ye aldermen with alle ye Worey craftes of London. Wenten on foote to ye Dom of London and were two of ye Donstable of ye Dout and zaf ye Mere and pe sfrifes her oope and charge as ye sithulde haue taken in. Cheke att Westin in pe kuytes courte of his Justices and barons of pe Cheke. And pan yei Abente home azene, and pan pe kuyt and his comynsff for trete malice of pe atee of London and for despite remevede his countes from Westynysiau. Vinto pe Citee of yoke pat is to saue ye Chamberelerie ye Cheke pe kuytes benthe and also pe comyn place and were yel helde alle pese Courtes of lalve from Aldeomer. Pat is to saue fro pe feste of semte Johu pe baptiste. Vinto pe feste of Cristemasse next comynge. Alud pan pe kuyt. His comynsff sitff hat nozt so profitable yere as hat was att London. Pan anon he reme vede hit azene. Vinto London and so to Westin for trete ease of his officers and abaunage for all pe comons and pe kuyt and all pe comons of pe reaume. And than ne pe couple of London sitt and kende pat pise courtes were come azene and pe kuyt and his couple also paise pe mere and pe aldermen with ye chief comyners lere thad. A trete some af golde of alle pe comyns of pe Citee and ordainede and made trete Royalte azene. His comynge to London forto haue his trace and his goode lords. And also his libertees and franchisees gairurtede vinto hem azene as yei before tyme hadde, and pan bi kyete zyfaniunte and pitaere of Quene Alme and of oper, fordes and ladies the kuyte thijm.

tede hem trace and pis was don att $hene in Southereie and pan pe kuit
With same a trood daies after come to London, and pe Mere of London
pe shires and alle pe aldermen and alle pe worpy of pe Etue afor warde
iden azemst pe kuit in good arne vuto pe hetho on pis side pe mauow
of $hene submittit hem humbly and mekely With aft manner of obei
sance vuto him as pei dweden to doon. Aud pnis yei brouzt pe kurtse
and pe Quene vuto London, and ighan pe kuit come vuto pe that of pe
bruitse of London, qere yei sentide him with any ll white stede fadelede
and brideide and trappede with cloth of holde and vede pentide to hedw
and pe Quene With a wiste palstrae and in pe same arne trappide
With white and rede, and alle pe condites of londou vennen white Wy
ne and rede for alle manner prippe to drynke ef, and witbene sent pan
lys and pe Trosse in thepe pere was made astatse and a rialt foudment
bp an lye and pere quene were made mony kurtteff With dillers me
codies and fontes and an duntel come a donn fro pe statte and gidde
bi a vice and sete a cromne of holde and ckyons stones and peerles vp
pon pe kuites hedde and auoper Cromne vapon pe Quenes hedde, and
so pe Etezmes brouzt pe kuit and pe Quene vuto Westin vuto his
paleys and pan on pe mordwe after pe Mere and pe shires and
pe Aldiruen comen vuto pe kuit vuto his paleys att Westin
presentide him with his bapnus of siluer and ouer tilte full of koynede
holde pe some of x$^{er}$ pousande di, preyntse him of his lye mercy and
lord sthipp and special trace pat yei kuyzt hane his troode lone Elenue
and libertees and franchises like as yet hane hadde before tymes by
his lettres patent and pe Chartre confermede. Aud pe Quene
and oper worpi lordes and ladies fellen on knees and besouzt pe kuit
of trace to conferne pis. A gan pe kuit toke uppe Quene and tym
tide hir aft hei aff kuitse and pan pei pon kedde pe kuit and pe Quene
and Weutre home azene. Aud in pe x$^{e}$ zere of kuit Richard cer
teine lordes of Scotland comen vuto Enteloude for to gete Woz
sipp as bi feete of armes. D hise were pe persones pe Erk of Mari
he chalauede pe Erk Marshaft of Enteloude to Juste with him cer
teine pointes on hors bak with sarp speves and so yei vyden to hedn
as in worpy kuytes and lordes certeme comes but nozr pe full cha
lentse pat pe stotasse Erk made for he was caste bope hors and mau
and n of his ryblys broken With pet falle and so he was born orte of

Huyffelde home vnto his June, and Withhune a litle time after he was
carede houdbarde in a litter and att zorke pere he deede, and sive William Da-
reff knyzt and to oper baner of Scotlande was made chalange with
Sive Diers Courtrey knyzt and pe knytes banner of Eutelonde of cer,
teme poyntes courses ou hozbake in pe same felde and Wulan he hadde viden
certemend courses hitte and saith and sinch pat he inyzt nozt hane pe bettw
poo zaf hit up and inyzt nomore of his chalange and turunde his hors et
rode home vnto his dwene June. And one forborne Fisner of Scot
lande chalange fire Richole Hauibark knyzt of certeme courses
hitte with s Hanpe speres ou hozbark, and viden courses hitte to ye
du' att every course pe stotte was furytte domi bope hors and man and
pus our entylfith lordes hadden ye felde ponkede be god. And impe
xbr. zere of knyt Richarde deide ye god Gracious Queene June pat
Was Wyfe to knyt Richarde in ye maner of shene in pe shire of Southe
rele Appou Writfondaie and pan was sfe brouzt to London and so to
West mynft and pere was sfe byryede and Worpey enterede beside sent
Edwards s Hryne on whose soule almygtly god hane mercy and pitce al
men. A. Nolz knyt Richard spousede Dame Isabell pe knytes douth
ter of ffaunce in the Jome of Calcys, and brought hir vnto Eu-
telonde c'ete a wome hir Queene att we in p'abbie of sent Petres
churche of Westin. Ed.

The xxth zere of knyt Richard he wente ouer ye see to Ca-
leys Withff Dukes Erles lordes and baronins and mony oper
knyztes and squers in tretre araie and oper commune couple of pe reau-
me in goode araie as outtide to siche a Worpy knyge and prante of gyts
uobly and of his dipeue asone to doon him vencence and obseruance
as ouzt to be don vnto him lytge lorde and so myzt a knyt and Empe
roun in his dhyene to alide and receue pere pat Worpy and tracous
ladiyat sthulde be his wive azointige creature of ix zere of attre Dame
Isabell pe knytes Doughter of ffaunce and mony oper Worpi lordes
of tretre name bope baronins and knyztes with hioche oper couple y'
comen vnto pe Joun of Gravenynge, and ii. Dukes of ffaunce
patoue was ye Duke of Burtfopne and yat oper ye Duke of
Bar for pere Molde come no ferner in lasse pan pere hadde xplettes
for hem and pan knyt Richarde delivere'de to xplettes for hem to itoo
saufe and come saufe his Azoo Worpy Vacles ye Duke of Glone t'

pe Duke of yorke. and poo Aroo Aventen ouer pe Barn of Grueneyntge and alden pere as for kegethes vto pe tyne pe Marisse and pe feeste was doon and pat pise y. Dukes of ffraince were comyn azeine vuto Grueneyntge Water and pan pise y. Worpy Dukes come ouer pe watr of thair ueneynte and so to Caleys With pise worsthippuff lady Dame Ifaleff pe kuytes Doughter of ffraince and With hir come mony a worthly lorde and eke ladye and kuytes and squiers in pe best araie pat myzt be and pere metten in omeynce at Caleys pe whichpe weltonede hir and hin uaynnee With ye best honom and worsthipp and reuence p'nyzt be so bronzt hir vto Caleys Doine and pere sthe was receynede With aft pe solempuyte and worsthipp pat myzt be doon vuto siche a lady and pan bronzt hin vto pe kuyt and pe kuyt toke hir and weltonede hin and aft hir fave meynee and made pere aft pe solempuytee pat myzt be doon. And pein pe kuyt and hin toon saff askide of qe ffrenche lordes Whedr alle pe comites and forwardes with pe composicion pat Weren ordeneede and made en bope parties sthuldou be trewly kept and holden bitveue hem and pere seldom zee. and pere yei wereSWOEN and token be charge oppon a boske and maden her oope well and trewly hit to holde in alle manner points and comites withoute contradation or delaye in cny manner wise and pan was theo bronzt vuto sent. Aicholas churche in Caleys and pere sthe was Worpeley weddede with pe mooste solempmye pat eny kuyt or Quene myzt gue with Eichebisschoppes and bisschopes and aft impuytis of holys churche and pan Weren bronzt home vto pe caffett and ferte to mete and qere were seruyde with aft manner of Delicacy and alle wyatt metes and drinkes plesutuously to aft manner of Trinuers and aft oper no creatur wer tude att pat feest but aft we ven Welcome for pere wereu threte hallye and Centys fette oppen ye tye ne Without pe Castell to receyue aft manner of pupole and enery office vedy to serue hem aft and pnes pise Worpy marisse was solempuly doon and endede With aft spekyalte and pan pise y. Dukes of ffraince With her pupole token her leue of pe kuyt and pe Quene and Werten azeine to Grueneyntge Water and pere pe ffrenthe lordes pat is to take pe Aroo Dukes and alle her uaynnee Weren come ouer pe watr of Grueneyntge and qe yei metten and eneryche toke lene of oper and sope De parade and our lodes comen azeine vuto Caleys and pe ffrenche lodes arenten ouer pe watr and so home into ffraince azeine. And auon

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after he kint made him redy with the Queene and all his lordes and ladies
and oper aniple with hem and comen ouer she see into Entgelonde and so to
London And she meve with the shirfes and all she aldermen and alle
pe worpy comyners ryden azemst hem vnto the Black Hethe in Kent and
pere pei metten with the kintse and pe Queene and welcomede hem and p
in troode anme and euery man in his clopping of his carste and her mynt
trales to fore hem and so pei brouzt hem vnto Seinte Scortes bar in
Southfylke and pere qei token her leue and pe kint and pe Queene
ryden to kenynston and pe puple of London turnrede home azeme and
in pe turnyutte azeme to London brithye pere was somoche prece bope
on hors and foot pat pere wereu dede zp. persoones of men women
and chiloren on whoos soules god hane meve almen. And panne
aftir varde pe Queene was brouzt vnto ye Dom of London and pere
she was al myzt and on pe mordwe she was bronzt poenz ye Etree of
London el ouer and so forth vnto Westmynde and pere she was cron
nede Queene of Entgelonde and qiaume she was brouzt azeme vnto pe
kintes paleys and qe was holden an open and a ryatt feeste att her
cozo naton for alle maner of pupple pat pider come and pis was doon
ye foundaie after pe feeste of Semt Element in ye xz zere of kint
Richard de Alud pante XXV. daie of August next folowyt bi euyl ex
titacion and fals comiseille and for tretre werepe and malice pat he hadde
of old tyne vnto his wnele pe god Duke of Gloucestri and to pe Eul
of alnudeff pe Eul of warwick pe kint bi his es. le comiseille late inpe
Comyntse on pe same daie abone seide made him redy with his stentype
and vode vnto Esses vnto ye Dom of Chelmesforde and so come to
plasshe sodoully pere Sire Thomas of wode stoke and pe goode
Duke of Gloucestri layne and pe god Duke come to welcome the
kint and anon pe kint arestide pe Duke him selfe his dwene body
so he was ladde dom tope wbatir and anon pittte into a shippe and anon
hadde vnto Caley's and brouzt vnto pe Captemes varde to be kepte
in holde bupe kintes comanideament of Entgelondt and pat tyne pe
Eul marshall was captome of Caley's and anon after pe kint seute
a comanideament bi his fals comiseill to pe Captome of Caley's to putt
him to pe dzepe And anon poo men peet hadde pe god Duke in capmte
toke her comin stoffe holde pat pei myzt putte him vnto pe dzepe and pis
was her pooyntement pat pei sthulde come Appon him when he

were in bedde

were in bedde and a stepe on a feperbedde and bnde him soore and honde
chante him to lye stille. And aland anhan pei hadde don qne pei token dvo
smaff tolweff and maden uppon hem akoo rydunne knottes and casten
pe tolweff aboute pe Dukes necke and yan pei token pe ffeperbedde
sae wider him and taffe hit above him and yan pei drowen her tolweffes
erhe wae and some sae uppon pe ffeperbedde uppon him into pe tyne yat he
were dede bicause p at he schulde make uon noyse and qne pei straute de pue
tyode Duke vinto pe deth on whoos softe god hae merc y a for his pitce
al men. And whenne pe kuyt hadde avestide pue worpy Duke and his dwene
tuele as hit is saide and seute him to Daleys he come azeine to London in aft
haste with a wonder wyte puple and as he was come he seute for pe eil
of alrundeff and for pe tyode Erl of wardwic and anon as pei come he
avestide hem bope his dwene selfe. As fire John Cobham and sive John
Dheyne fuytes he avestede hem in pe same maner tilf he made his par
lemente. And anon pei were putte into holde. but pe Erl of alrundeff went
att large to pe parlement tyne for he founde sufficient sabbate to abide
pe laue and alle maner of auftwere to pe poputes yat pe kuyt and his
comeille Wolde putte uppon him. And in pe xxj zere of pe reitne
of kuyt Richarde he ordemede him a parlement att Westumoust pe which
was depide pe wyte parlement and pue parlement As was made for
to Justte pise in. Worpy lordes and oper uuo as hem lyste att this tyne
and for pat Justtement pe kuyt lete make waff hafte a loutje and a
larte house ofzymk pe As the was callede and halle and keuerede
With tylos ouer And hit was open alaboute on bope fides and att pe en
des pat aff maner of men nuyzt see poruzoitte and pere pe Doome was
holden uppon pese forsaide lordes and Justtement zeue att pue forsaide
parlement. and forto come vinto pue parlement pe kuyt seite hys
nrittes vinto euery lorde baroin kuyzt and squyer in euery shire po
euz out alle Engelonde and yat euery lorde gadir and brynye his ve
tenue of puple with him in as sthorste tyne and m pe left arne
pat pei nuyzt fete in mayntenyut and in siveuntyut of pe kuyt a
zeuift hem pat were his enemys and pat pue were don m auff hafte
and pat pei come to him in peyne of deth. And pe kuyt him selfe
sute into Chestre shire vinto pe Efmeteynes of pat cuutrec and pey
trad eride and krouzt a wyte and anhyge multitude of puple bope of
kuytaytes and squyers and printipally of zemen. pe archyse zemen

archiers the kmit toke vinto his dvene courte, and zaf sam bothe of Courte
and hoo dattes to he kepe of his dvene body bope bi nyzt and eke bi dene
aboue aff oper persones and moft louede and bestetruste que whiche sone af
tirnande turnede pe kmit to trette losse shame hindevinte and his witter du
doynte and destrucdon as ze sthull sheere sone aftirnande. And grat tyne co
ne sive Henry Erl of Derby with a trette mayne of men of armes and
archiers and pe Erl of Hotelbude come with a fronte poner of puple bope
of men of armes and archiers and pe Erl of come with a trette
poner of men of armes and archiers, and pe Erl of kent brountst attinte
poner of men of armes and archiers. And pe Erl of Mar shaft come in y same
maner, and pe lorde Spenser come in pe same maner. The Erl of Dor-
thimberlonde and Sive Henry Percy his sone, and Sive Thomas pe
Derey pe Erles broyer. And pise Worpy lordes brount with hem saue may
nee and fronte poner and eche man in his best arme. The Duke of Lan
castri and pe Duke of York comen in pe saue maner. With men of armes
and archiers fololbuitse pe kmit. And sive William Epepe Hesorer of En-
telonde come in pe same maner, and pis in pis avne comen alle pe Worpy
men of pis laude vinto our kmit and aft pise puple comen to London in son
dae. In so mothe pat every trette and lante in London and in pe subarbes weren
full of hem longede. And, x. or xii. myles aboute London every waie and pple
puple brouzt pe kmit to Westmynster and Weerten some azeine vinto her Lott
tyitte bope hors and man, and yan on pe mondaie pe xbi. dale of September.
pe parlement betaine att Westmynstre: pe Whiche was clepde pe trette
parlement and on pe ffridane next folonyitte pe Erl of Erundelt was
brouzt into pe parlement anontge alle pe lordes and qat was on semt Illa
thelwee dale pe alpostt and euutefist and qe he was for iuttyede vinto pe
deth in pis halle pat was made in pe paleys att Westmynstre and pis was
his Jutturement pat he sthulde tson on foote with his handes boundyn behynde
him from pe place pat he was foruntyede June and so forpe pozin pe tree
of London vinto pe four lille and yere his bede to be finyten of and so hit
was don in dede in pe same place. And, cy. of pe tretest lordes pat siten on
his Jutturement vyden with him vinto pe place yere he was don vinto
pe depe. forto see pat pe execution were don after her dome and bi the
knytes coinawidement with hem wenten on foote of men of armes and
of archiers a trette imlitude of the sthull men in fronte print of pe lorde
pat brouzt pis Erl vinto his depe for poi drdden pat pe Erl sthulde hae

bereftuede and take from hem whome yel comen into londou. Ahus he passide
forth yoruz ye Eute vnto his dolt and yere toke hrt fuff panently on whoos
dule god hanc mery anien. And yau come ye ffleres Anfyns and toke
up ye hede and ye body of cis god Erl and bere hit home vnto her houſe i
buyede hem in her Quere. And on ye mordbe after was fire Richard Erl
of wardift bronzt uto pe parlement pere as ye Erl of Arundel was for jut
yede. and yel zaf ye Erl ye fame Jutjtement nat ye forſaide Erl hadde.
but ye lordes hadde compassion of him bi cause he was of more atſe and re
leſede him to perpetuel prisom and putte him uto pe ſle of man. And
yan ye Mondale vext after ye lorde Dobbii of Kent and fire John Chey
uee kuyſtes were bronzt uto pe parlement uto ye fame Halle and
yere yel were Jutſtede to be honede and diuide. but yoruz pe tretre prei
er and tretre inſtance of alle ye lordes yat Jutſtement was forzene hem
and releſede to perpetueſt prisom. and yis fame tyne was Richard
Whitryutſon mene of londii and John Wodecock and William Arſkam ſhre
ſes of londii and yel ordemed hat every zate and in every warde ſront
waſe of men of arnes and archiers and primarily att every rate
of londii duruſt yis fame parlement. The king diſe make. S. Dukes
and a Dukess and a Markeys and. in. Eles. And ye firſte of hem
was ye Erl of Derby and he was made Duke of Hereſorde. and ye
ſeonde was ye Erl of Luttelonde and he was made Duke of Llymarle
and ye pridde was ye Erl of Kent and he was made Duke of Epi
and ye fourpe was ye Erl of Hyntyntſon and he was made Duke
of Exceſt. And ye. was ye Erl of Maychall and he was made
Duke of Northſolk. and Dame Margarete ye olde lady of Northſolk
she was made Dukess. and ye Erl of Somerſett he was made ye Ilay
keys of Dorſett. And ye lorde Spenser was made pe Erl of Slouſt
and ye lorde Reſyll of Babyl was made Erl of Westmerlonde. and
Thomas perey was made Erl of Woreſtir and Sire William Europe p
was Dresorer of Entelonde he made him Erl of Wiltesby and fire
John Monitaque Erl of Salesbury. And whenne ye kuy hadde yus
dooii he helde att parlement a byak feeste vnto alle his lordes and to
alle manner puple pat gider wold come. And in yis fame zere deide su
John of Gauirt pe Knuffes Dule and pe Duke of Lancaſt in pe Bisſchoppes
June in Holbourne and was bronzt from gennes to Semt Ponles and
pere ye kuy helde his tierment weſt and werpely with aff his lordes.

Ald pere li was ybivide li fides Dame Blanche his wife pat was Douthter,
and hir to pe ftoode Henry pat was Duke of Lancastri. Ald in pat same zere
pere fille a distencion bitlvene pe Duke of Northfolt and pe Duke of Hereford
in so moche pat nei kaffede bataille and craste domin her tylones and yanne pere
take up and asselede and pe bataille zoynede and pe daie fette and pe place affitt
nede where and Wihame pe daie sthulde be vitterly affittude to be dom in att Do
nentir and pider come pe kuff and alle his lordes with him att pat daie and was
fette in pe feelde and pan poo dvo Worpy lordes comen uto pe feelde clene armede
and weft anciede with aff her kepen and redy to doon her bataille and wereu redy
in pe feelde foerto fuffit att pe Cittert but pe kuff bede hem cesse and toke pe qua
rett uto his houde and forthiz with pere present exiled pe Duke of Hereforde
for pe terme of x zere and pe Duke of Northfolt fee ennoie.
Ald Five
Somas of Arnudeff Erchebifhop of yorff Cauntirbryce was exiled pe
ame tyme for enernore and depofede of his fee for malice of pe kuffe.
And anon pisan. Worpy lordes wereu comamide to defende pe kuffe his rea
ume. and anon bei there hem fluppes att dnievs hauences and Wrenten ouer pe
fede uto duerse londes cche his Wave. Ald pe Duke of Northfolt aventure to
Denyse and pere deide on Ak hooz fonle tyd hane Mervyn amen.
Ald pan
kuff Richard made a Clerk of his pat men callede Sire Roger Walden E.
chebifhop of Cauntirbryce. and in pe zrip zere of pe Reine of kuff Richard
li false cominfeff and ymatification of courtoufe men pat wereu aboute hi
pere wereu made and ordemnde blank charti's and made hem to be feelde of
alle maner vysche men yoruz oute pe teamne ju so moche pere compellede dyner
puple to fette to her seeles aud yis was doo for a there courtife Urherfoze aff
ttoode hertes wereu clene turne de altrae from him eneu after and pat was
vitterly his destruition and eende pat was so lie and exceedenit a kuff poiz
coneytise and false cominfeille. Akkas for pitee qat suche a kuffe myzt nozt fee
Ald pan kuff Richard fette his kuffe clene and bis poyt reanne to
feerne uto fome peisdoes Aschiche wereu pise Pir William of Savoie
Erl of Wilkeheri and Ziesouerii of Engelonde and Fue Johi Busshe
Henry Gruene and Fue Johi Batote knyftes pe ds hiche turnyde hem
to myche myſchiet and deth asthinnne liteff while after as zo sthull here
folow kuffe.
Ald pan kuff Richard made thvete ordaminte and wereu
him ouer pe fee uto Jrelonde and mony thvete lordes in him thvete goostes
forto streutth her kuff as of nucu of armes and of archiers thvete and mych
oper fuffe and vzt ttood ordaminte as countep to were. Ald er he paf

fede ye see he ordernode and innde Sir Edmonde of Tautley his Uncle the
Duke of Yorke his liefe Zenaunt of Eustelonde in his absence pe yonernance
and ye cominfeiff of gis in kynifhes pat hadden take Eustelonde to ferme
of ye kynfe. And parle passide ye see and come into Jrelonde and pe
he was weff and worpely recreynede and gis rebelles of Jrelonde beu de
pede pe wilde Jiffhiden, and don of his Schuereynes and Hobernowis of
her leders comen dom inuto pe kyn and zolde hem vuto him bope
bodie and goddes aff att his dveue wiff and sworen to be his liige meu
and pere to him diden homatte and feante and goddes feruyse. And pus
he conquerede ye moſte partie of Jrelonde in a litel tyme, and while kynf
Licharde was pus in Jrelonde Sir Henry of Bolynſt broke pat ye
kyn hadde exilede utade before pe Duke of Beresfordo ye wliche Duke pe
kyn hadde exilede of his londe, was comen azeme into Eustelonde forto
thalente ye Duwedome of Fantaſt as for viſt and twelke hervitatte and he
come dom in oute of ſſſuance bi londe to Daleys. And pere mette him ſur
Thomas of Arindelk pat was Ercheliffhop of Cauntuburye and was exi-
lede oute of Eustelonde and with him come ye ſone of ye Cilles of Arindelk
and his hewe ye wliche some tyme was in ye warde and kepmy of Sir Johi
Shelley kynſtli beynt ſome tyme as pe Er of Hymyntſdone and pe Duke
of Exesti ye wliche was inpe Easteſt of Peryttate in Southſex and
pere stele adwaie from Shelleſ and come into Daleys and pere he was kepte
weſt and worpely tuffe pide oper. Worpy lordes come weren come to Daleye
and pan pe worpy Duke and ye Ercheliffhop of Cauntubury Arindelk ſhip
peden inpe Hanene of Daleye and drelke her comſo Northwardede and ar-
wyuede in yor kyn att Paueneſporue fast bi wyde limton and pere he come
and eutredo pe londe and pide. Ii lordes witſh him and hei mayne þ herde
of kyn comyinte and Wiste as hei were anon yei drowke vnto hem of
welconede pide lordes and ſo comede hem in aff waneer puges and paſſede ſop
into pe londe and tſadride moche. And whenne kynf Licharde herto of
Wiste pat pide lordes weren come azeme into Eustelonde and were lou
dede. Yan pe kyn leſe aff his ordnaiſtce in Jrelonde and come into Eust
londe warde in aff ye haste pat he wyzt and come into ye Easteſt of ſſuinte
and pere he alode forto take his cominſeiff w hat wyzt beste be doou. but
to him come uoon. And pan Sir Thomas perey Er of Exesti
pat was stulkaude of ye kynſes cominſeiff Hollesholde Wiste and kynre his
anon he come into ye halle amonte alle pe anple and pere he breke the

zorde of q. e. Ky all kynhes houfesolde and disperblede. and every man wexe his waie and forsoke his maistir, and souereine lorde and lefsee him alone, and pus was kint Richarde brouzt doni and deftwooded and lefsee alone without comforte or foonir or ftoode confidek of every man allas for gurce. To pis Ky all kynk come tydintes pat Henry of Bolynby broke was up with a wonder ftronte poner of puple and pat all ye fhrifes of Entgelonde reiſide uppe ye fhuress in ftreut pitt of him azemſt pe kint, and pus ſone he was comen onte of ye North tuntr vuto Britondc and pere he mette wath $i$ William of Sarpe Er of Wilkeſtir Dresoner of Entgelonde and with $n$ John $u$ufflee, and with ſire Henry Srene and $ohn $Battot but he aſkapede from him and wente ouerpe ſee vto Jrelonde pife oper ny. kynſtſtes were taken and heri ſedes ſuynter of and pus pei deide for heri fals coneityſe and pan kint, chardere was take and brouzt vuto pe Duke, and audu pe Duke putte hi in faſte Warde and ſtrouſe holde vuto his comyttge vuto London and peau was pere a gyete Pinnour in London and a ſtrouſe noy ſe that kint Richard was comen vuto Westin, and pe puple of London vome pider and Wolde haue done moſe harme and ſkape in heri woodenesſe we haſde pe eſene and pe aldirmeu and oper worpy men pefede hem with ſaire wordes and turnede hem home azeme vuto London. And pere was ſire $ohn $ Dake Dene of pe knges Chapeſt of Westmynſt, take and brouzt vuto London, and pittte in prisoun in Ludgate, and pere $ohn $ Battot was take in Jrelonde and brouzt to London and pittte in prisoun in Redwefate pere to be kepte and alide his auſwer. And pere ſone aſter pe Duke brouzt kint Richarde pruely to London and pittte him in the Cour in ſolre kepintge as a prifoner and pan comen pe lordes of the reanne with all heri comiſſed vuto pe Cour to kint Richard and ſeide to him of his myſtoberrincc and exſorcon pat he haſde don and ordemede to oppresse all pe comme puple and als to alle pe reanne. Wherefore all pe comme puple of his reanne Wolde haue him depoſide of his kynſdome and so he was depoſede att pat tyne in pe Cour of London bi pe comi ſeuile of his lordes and pe comme aſſeut of all pe reanne, and pere he was pittte from pe Cour vuto pe Dastelt of ledes in keut and gere he was kepte a while and paume was he haſde from pemes vuto the Dastelt of Pomitfiett in pe North tunree to be keinte in prisoun and Done aftir Warde izt pere he made his ende. And aſter wege me kint Richarde was depoſede and haſde reſinſede his comine and his kynſdome

pei kepte him faste in holde, and pan aftpe lordes of pe veanne w the commes assent and bi aorde cho sen pis asorpni lorde Sive heurý of Bolint broke Erle of Derbý Duke of Hereforde and Onke of Lancafst, by trizt lyne and heritaige and for his myntly sufficient mannhode y at pe couple founde in him for aft oper pei chose him and wade him kuff of Cutte londe anionntes hem. A and ndwe more oner holb kuff Richarde was depo sede and pinte outo of his kuffdome and holb pe lordes and aft pe commes worth some assent and aft pe worpy of pe veanne cho sen sive heurý of So luffbroke Erle of Derbý sone and henq to vinto Johi pe duke of Lancafst, for his worpy maunhode pat ofte tyne hadde be founde in him and in dede prene de vponi sent Edwarde daie pe Touffesou, he was twiwiede kuff of Eustelonde aft Westwurd afte, bi assent of aft pe veanne next after pe de positing of kuff Richarde. A and pan he made heurý his eldeft sone and his heur in vince of Walys and Duke of Cornevalle and Er of chesht and he made Sir Thomas of Arundelff Ercheliffhop of Danubiu rye azewe as he was before and sive toger Waldeu y at kuff Richarde hadde made Ercheliffhop of Calunturburye he wade him biffhop of London for pat tyne hit stode wode, and he made pe Erles sone of Arundelff pat come oner pe see with him from Daleys into Eustelonde he wade him Er of Arundelff and pinte him in possession of aft his landes and pere he made homaige and fealwre vuto his liere lorde the kuffe as aft oper lordes hadde doon and pan anon deide kuff Richard in ye caftel of Pomeiftierte aforesede for pe he was ensaunde vito pe deth bis his kepei for he was kepte into a foure or G. daies withhte mete or drinke and so he made his eude in pis wederde. A zett myche couple boye in Eustelonde and in oper loudes seiden pat he was a lyfe moniy zeres after his deth. A ut trched he were alyne or deede forthe peri helde her fals epiuions and bilene y at anen hadde afuwardarde comen to myf chiefe and to foule deth as ze sufficient heue afuwardarde. A and wh eune kuff heurý wift and wiste verreely y at he was dede he lete siere hi uye bestemauer and closede him in et faire ch este with dwiers puceries and bawnes and clopede him in l'irmyu cloth aft saufe his eſtame, and it was leſte open y at men myzt ſee and kudowe his pſoue from aft op men and so he was bronzt to London With the torche ligt biruinyuge vito sent Poulles and pere he hadde his drute and his maffe with moche veuere velle and sol enpittte of ſervuyſc. A and from Poullys he was bronzt into

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ye albeie of Westmynstir and pere he hadde aft his hoole seruyse ezeume, and frist Westmynstir he was ledde to lanteleye and pere he was ybinede on Ikhoos Sonke sod haue merey almen. And inpe furste zere of pe rentne of kuyt Hemry he helde his Eustemasse in pe casteff of abyndesore and on pe xy. eden come pe Duke of Elkmarle vito pe kuyt and tode hun pat he and pe Duke of Suri and pe Duke of Exeesti and pe Er of Salesbury and pe Er of Sloucesti and oper two of her affmitte Averen acordide to wake a Domynytte vuto pe kuyt pe xy. daie att uyt, and pere pei taste to séepe kuyt in her venelynt and qus pat Duke Wairnde pe kuyt and pan pe kuyt yat same uyt come to London prynely in aft pe baske pat he uyt to yete him helpe Socour and comforte and comseil. And auon pise oper pat Wolde hane doone pe kuyt to ye dertf fledden in aft ye baske pat pei uyt for pei kuelb en Weft pat her comseil was bilkeiede and pan fledde pe Duke of Suri and pe Er of Salesbry and aft her mayuce vito pe Com of Chistesti and pere pe puple of pe Com Wolde hane aestede hem and pe Wolde nozt stonde to her aueste lutt stodeq att defente and forzten Wath hem manly, butt attpe laste pei Were ouercome and taken, and pere pei smoten of the Onkes hede of Suri and pe Erles hede of Salesbry and mony of twoo and pere pei putten pe Quarters in Sarkes and her hedes outpoole borin an lye and so pei were bronzt poriz pe Sitee of London vito Lon Don briytte and pere her hedes wereu sette op an lye and her quarters wereu sente to oper Hoode Coms and sette up pere. And aft Or enforde were take blonuit kuyt and Benet Cely kuyt and Choma Wyuterselle squyer and pere wereu bihedde and inturtiede and pe kuytes hedes wereu sette on pooles and bronzt to London and sette on lon don briytte and pe quarters sente forth to oper places and Coms And inpe same zere att Pritwelk in Esse. in el Mille pere sive Johi Ho londe Duke of Exeesti was take with pe commes of pe tuntree and pei bronzt him from pe Mille vito Plasshe and to pe same place pere pat kuyt Picharde hadde are stide Pui Thomas of Wodestoke ye Duke of Sloucesti and pere vittit in pe same place pei finyten of pe Dukes hede of Exeesti and bronzt lit to London upon apaole and hit was sette upon London briytte. And pe same zere att bris towe was take pe lorde Spenser pat kuyt Picharde hadde wade Er of Sloucesti and pe Commes of pe Com of Bristol we toke him and

bronzt him into ye Market place of ye Towne and ye pei sinnen of his hede and seinte
hit to London and hit was sette on London brytte. And in the same zere was fire
narde brokeis knyzt take and arestede and putte into ye Towne of London and Sir
John Shelleyn knyzt and his jolyn Mandeleyn and Sir William ffeerby a pons of
kint richardes and ye were arestede and putte into ye Towne of London and yder
come ye knytes Justices and satte vpper him in ye Towne and ye pei were dapnede
aff his hede to be sinnyten of and Sir jolyn Shelleyn knyntht Sir jolyn
Mandeleyn and his William ffeerby a pons were dialve porne out London to
Shiburne and yere her hedes sinnyten of and sette on London brytte. And
pis same zere kint Henry seinte Quene z sabelf home azene uto firmenne
pe whiche was kint richardes weddede Wife and zaf his bope hold and sin
and mon op Juelles and so slue Was disthartsede of aft hei ddbry and seinte
oute of Eutelonde. And in the 11. zere of kint Henry pe fompe was
sue toffer of dlarintton and 11. of his men and pe gromour of lawarde and
but ffere meons and some maisters of Dumante and oer for tresoun
pat pei Wivort azemst pe kint wereu dialve and hontede at Shiburn alt
xy. a ponses. And pau bitan atrete disteucion and a debate in ye counte
coutie of Walys bittre one pe lord ttey of Piffyn and Eren of Eleudor
squtie of Walys and pis Elvan arende a nombe of Walshmeu and kept aft pat
aunite aboute ryt stonke and dide myche harme and destwiede pe knytes Domie
lond sthuppes porounte Walys and robbede and sfolwe pe knytes puple bothe entli ffsh
meu and Walthe men and pis he endurde a xi. zere lawte and he toke pe
lorde theie of Piffon a psoner and he kept him fast inholde tilf he was raimond
of pe psoners of warche pe marche and kepte him lompe tyme in holde, and aft pe laste
he made him wedde one of his douthsters and kepte him pe falle wath his wyse and
sone after he deide. And pau kint Henry kundzyng pisUSThiefe destrucuon And
tresoun pat pis Elvan hadde wrenst. Pau auon he ordenede astvoutie a pover of
men of armes and of archiers and myche oper stoff qat lontede to weri forto a bate
and destwicpe ye malice of pis false Walshemeu and panye kint come into Walys
With his ordinnce forto destrwicpe pis Elvan and oper rebelf false Walfsho meu. and
auon pei fledden uto mointaynes and pe myzt noman do hem harme in uoma
ner wyse but ofte pei token ye knytes variete and euery daie destwiede his pu
ples. But Elvan and his men poo for pe moste paty astapide hawnelees for pe
kint ne his mayne myzt not come to him in uo maner wyse for pe mointayn

ues, and so he knut come into Engeloude azaine for lesutte of noo of his couple, and so he spiedde nozt ye of his purpooz. In his same zere was grete starent of welheto in Engeloude for a quart of whete was att xbi. E and poe merchamyt of Engeloude sente ouer ye see into Spruce for whete and anon pei hadde lade and freicht heri shippes ynuo, and comen gome saufte blesside be god of all his zestes. And in pe prudde zere of kynghenry pe fourpe ye was a steri sene in pe furmament pat s hedbode hauf selfe poruz, aft pe welde for dyuers toke uos pat s hulde bisalle sone after ye wasliche steri, was callede and namede by rorgye Stella comata, and on ye seint mary maudeleyne daue next solons ynge in pe same zere was pe bataille of Shredeskeuye, and pider come siri. Henry perey pe Erlys sone of Northumberlande, a grete multaude of men of actines and archiers and zaf atgete bataille to kynghenry poruz, pe false wimseille and wickide wode of siri Thomas perey hys Sude, eul of wortseti and ye was siri henry perey s layn and pe most partye of hys maynse in pe felde. And sive Thomas perey tale and kepte in h olde, ues to ye kynghadde sotte a veste auomtese hys couple, and qan was siri Thomas perey junstede tobe dede pat is to watte diuwe hontwde and his hede smytten of, for his falles so voinn att Shredes chuyve and his hede bronzt to londen and sotte on londou, brigeto and aft pe oper couple pe s fayn. Were s layn ou bope ptues pe kynghote byr ye. And pere were s layn ou pe kynhes side in pat bataille, ye eul of Stalford, and siri wate, blount in pe kynhes cote arnen vider pe kynhes haumer and many woo wor, py men ou whoos sables god hane mery Ameu. And in pe fourpe zere of kynghenry pe fourpe come ye Empouer of Coustaryne pe nobles mony threte lordes and fuythtes and mothe oper couple of his counte into Engeloude to kynghenry with hau to speke and to disporte and see ye good tointaunce and pe condicion of our couple. And to kynwe ye comondites of Engeloude, and pe kynghis aft hys worpy lordes toodly and worshipfully him veecynede and hau wel comede and aft his mayne pat wnen with him and didenhau a fere pere venuede vuto suche a worpy lode and Empouer and of his dizeue coste as loutte as pe Empouer asas in Engeloude, and aft his mayne pat comen with hau. And pis same zere come Dame Jane pe Duchesse of breiteittue into Engeloude and londede att fla, mouth in Eorndwille and from penues the was bronzt to pe dite of ayen.

chostt and þe stheo was weddedde vnto kint Henry þe fourpe in þilbeie
of seut þiwy thyn With aft þe solepnte pat myzt be done and made and fone
after þis was brought from yetnes to London, and þe meir and þe aldrین
and þe commes of þe Citie ryden azeiſt hir and welcomede hir and brought
hier poruz þe Citie of London vnto Westmynſt and þe sthee was croemede
and made Queue of Enſelonde and þe þe kint made a lyak and a solepue
ſeeſte for hir and for aft maner menp pider wold come. Aud in pnis
ſame zere Dame blaumche þe Eldeſt Doingshter of kint Henry þe fourpe
was ſente ouer þe ſee W þe Eil of Founſett hir wide and with maistur
Rich and chifſo: pan beint buſhop of Worcesſi and with mony op: fordes
and Worpy kuyſttes and ladies and Worpy ſpuy es as ſonſede to ſuche a
Worpy lady and comen to Coleyn and pider come þe Dukes ſone of Barre
With a ſau: mayne and receyued pnis Worpy lady. Aud þere þe byſ
ſhop of Worcesſi weddede and ſacrede hem to theders as holý chirche wold
and þe was made a vy aff ſeeſte and ſtrete ſinſes in þe Penence and wor
ſtupp of hem and to aft puple a p: pider come. Aud W bar pnis maratte e
ſeſt was don þe Eul and þe buſhop W aft her mayne token her hev leue of lord
and ladye and come home a: zene into Enſelonde in ſavete ponkede be god.

Aud in þe G: zer of kint Henry þe fourpe þe lord Thomas kint Hen,
ryes ſone þe fourpe wente ouer þe ſee and þe Eil of kent and mony oper
lordes and kuyztes and men of arues and arthiess a trete mayne wenten to
þe ſee to chafyſe þe rebelles that aſorue hadde done moche harme to
our? Enſtliſſh men merchamunt, and to mony Dobues and poortes in
Enſelonde uppon þe ſee cooffes and þe lorde Thomas þe kintes ſone co
me into ſſlandres to a Doom pat is calledde þe D: use amouſes aft
þe ſtuppes of duier se nawus pat weven pere and forpe per ryden With
her ſtuppes amouſe hem and wenten on laude and ſpoetede hem. Ar daues
and comen azeine to her ſtuppes and token þe biode ſee. And pere metten
With: in Carvkes of ſtrecue pat were lade de with syneſe in chamoureſ
and well p: manned and þe per fourſhten to heder louge but þe enſtliſſ
men hadden þe Gutterye and broughten þe Carvkes vnto þe Chambri
to ſore W yuchil ſee and pere þe kanty de pise wode and þe one of pise
Carvkes was sodenly brent and þe lordes and her puple turuede hem
home azeine and wenten no ſerper aft pat tyme. Aud in pat ſame
zere Seele zeman of kint Richardes tobes come into Enſelonde
oute of ſcotlonde and and ſeide to dy: uerſe puple pat kint Richard

Was a lybe in stotlannde and so moche of ye puple lylenede in his wodes if hev
foxe myche of ye puple of ye Peinne weven in tretre Eri and gruthing azenuft
pe kint poruz enformacion of lyers and fols lefprimonters lefimes pat pis
Sour hadde made for myche puple trustede and bilenede on his seynte, but aft
ye laste he was taken in pe 30rthscumne and bi lave justyede to be drake poruz
enyer citie and tfood bezolwe Joines in Entelonde and so he was seruede
att the laste he was brought to london vinto ye Eyde halle befoxe ye Justice E
ye he was justyede forto be brought tope lond of london and pe to be londe
on an hyrdeft and pan to be drule porouz pe citie of london vinto Ey boron and
pe to be homyede and pan quartrede and his fede ysuyte of and fette on lond
don bruyte and his quarters to be fente to in twood tobi of Entelonde
and pe sette Ey and pnis euide he for his fols tresoun and disterte. And
in pe Ey zere of kint Henry pe fompe ye Eul of Maire of Forlande
bi faufe contynte come into Entelonde to chalantie sin. Emonde ye Eul
of kent of corte yue confes of weven hitte on hore back and so pis chalantie
was accepte and yintede and pe place taken in 30rthfelde att londen
and pis Eul of Maire ye stotte come povrondely into pe feelde as his cha
lentie aske de and suon come ye Eul of kent and vode vinto pe stotte. And
mausifly ryden to tredi. With this shape fperes dyvers courtes. butpe Eul
of kent hadde ye feelde and there him myche Worslip and youke of aft
maner ieu for his mausifl dedes. And in pe faune zere sin Richard
Savoe evesebiffhop of zorke and pe lorde 20thibray Eul mausifhaft
tytredede vinto hem a stronge mayne in pe 30rthscumne azenuft kint
Henry and pan pe kint herynt yof waff ye haste pat he myftht come with
his poner northlbard and mette on hem att yorke and prie were pise and lordes take
and brought to pe kint and anon pe justifes were fette and pise dvo lordes wey
brount forfli and pere yel were dampnede vinto pe deth pat bope her hedes
fchulde be suyten of and pere yel mado her ende on hiss oos fols lee god for
his pitce hand nicy amen. And Wlihan pis was doon pe kint come to lond
don azene and pere wistide him and anon tod of his tretre goddenesse Wromfl
and shedede mony tretre miracles for pis Worsy clerk Evresebiffhop of yorke
pat pis nac don vinto pe deth. And in pe dy. zer of pe ventne of kint
henry pe fourpe Dame luce pe Dukes fuster of Clepye come into En
telonde and so vinto london and pere was in eddede vinto fure Edmoude
Holonde Eul of kent in pe pryorye of seynt maryes ouerpe in 30rthwerk
With moche solempunte and tretre Worslip pe kint was pere him selfe and

zaf hi: att the chirche doo' and urchan pei were weddede and massè was don' pe
kunt his dene p'son was bivinshie forth and ladde pis lady vito pe biffhappes
place of mynchefte and pe was a wonder threte feest holden to aft maner of
puple pat comen And in the same zere su' Robert kuoll's kuytshit pe wozpý Nzer
derin deide att his man' in North sole and from pennes he was brouzt to lou,
don yppon an hois bore myche torchelizt and solas he brouzt onto pe white ffe-
res in ffletestre and y'was don and made for him a solempne feeste and a by aft
teernent for poo pat spider Wolde come boye poore and ryche and pe he hied byr-
ede li Dame Constanne his Wyfe in pe myddes of pe body of pe chirche
on whoc soule god hane metry almen. And qns in pe same zere S'ho
was Cawpston kuytshit Constable of pe Four of London was dreynite att lou
don bryttre as he comie from Westwynaft tolbarde pe Four in a barye and aft
poriz lelkenesse. And in pe same zere Dame philipp z pe zoutter do inshif't
of kunt heur' pe fourye was ladde ouer pe see with su' Richard pe Dukes
brop of york and sive Edmonde Courteneve biffhop of Roelysch And mony
oper lordes kuythtes and squyers, ladyes and gentylmen as preynede
vito fuchse a wozpý kuntes Doumster and come into Denmarc to a Don'p
pat is callede Elspintburtsh and spider come p' kunt of Denmarc his lordes
and resteynede p's wozpý lady for his Wyfe and Welcomede p'se wozpý lordes
and dide hem moche venerece and mete worshyp and pan pei were brouzt to
a Four pat men callede Loudoun in Denmarc and y'was pis lady weddede
and saarde to pe kunt of demarc myche solempnyn'te c'pere was sheo
avnude Queene of Denmarc North way and Suytchen and y'was made
a Wyff feeste, and And whanne pis feeste and mariatte was done and endide
his lordes and ladies token her seue of pe kunt and pe Queene and comen ho'
ne azeime into Entelonde in hafte ponkede be ihj. And in pe Emp zere
of kunt Henry'c sompe y' was a man y' was clepide pe walshe clerke and
he appelede akuytshit pat men callede sive Pery' calle Souden of tresoini
and pere qul ap were ioynede to fuytsh vito pe deth Withnune listes and pe
dae and tyme and place affitnede and ly mette to be don and endide in Suyth
felde att pe chirche dae poon. p'soones comen into pe felde and fourthen soze
and myrthely to goddes but att pe laste pe kuytshit oucome pe clerke and made
him zeelde him aravante of his fals aped ement pat he sardé on him and pan
was he despoilede of his aran' and diuise oute of pe felde to dybure
and y'was he Anhouttyde and pe kuytshit take to grace and was a godde
man. And in pis same zere S'ne hemy d' of North unberlonde and

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pe lorde bardolfe come oute of Scotlande in prudice and destruution of king Henry
WHENFORSE PEI OF PE NOZAIT CUMTREES ARYSEN UPPON HEM AND FONTHSTE WITHH HEM
AND STOINFITED ETHEM AND TOken HEM AND SINTEN OFHER HEDES AND QUARTREDE HEN
BODIES AND SEUTEPE HEDE OF PE EIL AND A QUART OF PE LORDE BARDOLFE UTO LONDON
AND PE PEI WERE SETTE UPPON PE BRINGE FOR PE FALSE TWESOUM PEL HADDE PROPOSED
AZEUMSTE PE FRUT. ARID IN PE IZ ZEVE OF HIS VENUE WAS FIVE EDMOND OF
HOLLOUDE EIL OF KENT MADE ZIMERALLE OF ENTTELONDE TO KEPE PE SEE AND HE WENTE
UITO PE SEE WITHH MONY LEYAKT SHIPPES PAT WEIEN SUIT WEFT ARMENDED AND APPA
RAILEDE AND ENARNIODE WITHH MONY A GOOD MAN OF ARMES AND LURKERS OF TRED
DEFENCE OF WEREWOLFE KINCES NAME OF ENTTELONDE AND SO HE LOUDEDE ATT PELASTE
IN PE COOSTE OF BRITAINNE IN PE JLE OF PIRATKE AFT HIS PUPPET AND HE BISENDE
YOE CASTEFT AND SAUTIDE HET ZLID YEI WITHHSTODE HUN ATT TREVETE DEFENCE AND STEVESHFT
AND ANOIN HE LETE SETTE HIS ORDINANCE AND IN PE LEIYUTE OF A TROUBLE COME A
QUARVEFT AND SMORE PE TRODE EIL IN PE HEDE AND PE HE FALKEST HIS DETHES WOLLOUDE
BUT ZETT YEI LEFTENGT TILF PEI HADDE THISTEPE CASTEFT AND AFT PAT WAS PINE
AND PE PI$ TROOD LORDE DEIDE ON WHOOS SOULF TOUS HANE I'NCE AMEN. A LID
PAN HIS MAYNE COME GONE AZEUNE IN ENTTELONDE WITHH PIS ELES BODY E
WAS BURV'EDE AMOUNTES HIS AUNCEST'S RIZT WOETHLY AND IN PE SAME ZEVE WAS A
THRETE FIVSTE IN ENTTELONDE PAT DINEDE XG. WEKES, AND IN PE SAME ZEVE COME PE
SEUESTAKT OF HEMIAUDE AS OPER MONY INTO ENTTELONDE TO SEE AINTRES AND TO PE
TO HEM WOESTHIPP INDEDY'S OF ARMES BORTH ON HOSSE BACKE AND OU SOOTE OR ALLE
WANER POYNTES AND DEDES OF ARMES AND OF WER. ARID PE SEUESTHAFT
CHALENGEDE PE EIL OF DUNISSE AND PE EIL DEYNEDREDE HUN MANFULLY IN ATT
HIS CHALENGES AND PUTTE HIS ADIUFAYE TO PE OTHORS IN ATT POYNTES AND WANNE
PE FEELDE HUN PE THRETE WOESTHIPP AND PE THFEE OF PE FEELDE. A LID PE NEXT
DAE COME INTO PE FELDE ANOPE RINTN OF ARMES OF PE SEUESTAKT PTIE AND AZEUM
HUN COME SIRE PACH AND OF ARIINDED FUYTSHFT AND PE HEIMAUDE HADDE PE BERT
OF HUN ON SOOTE IN OONE POYITTE FOR HIE BRONT HUN ON HIS KNEE. A DAND PE IY.
DAE COME MANOP MAN OF ARMES INTO PE FELDE AND AZEUMSTE HUN COME SIRE JOHN
OF CORNDALE FUYTSHFT AND MAANLY AND FUYTSHLY QUAYTTE HUN IN ATT MÁNOIR
OF POYNTES AZEUMT HIS ADIUFAYE AND HADDE PE BETTU IN PE FELDE. WAND
ON PE IY. DAE COME ANOP MAN OF ARMES OF HEMIAUDE NITO PE FELDE AND
AZEUMFT HUN COME SIR JOHN DHEYVES SOONE AND A MANLY QUAYTTE HUN AZEUMT
HIS ADIERFARIE FOR HE TASTE HOS AND MAAN DOWIN IN PE FELDE AND PE KUNT FOR
HIS MAANHODE ATT PAT TYME DUBBED HUN FUYTSHFT. A LID PE VD DAS YC COME
ANOP MAN OF ARMES OF PE HEMIAUDES PTIE INTO PE FELDE AND TO HUN COME HU.

Johanni Stynwardede Quayer and manfully quytte him yd in al maner of poynites and hadde ye better. And ye seid daie come anop heunande and to him comtewillin Porter Quayer and manfully quytte him and hadde ye bettir in ye feelde and ye kint dubbede him kuytyst in ye same tyne. And ye seid daie come anop hen nallyde into ye feelde and to him come Johanni standisst Quayer and manfully quytte him on lis aduerfarye and hadde pe bettir in pe felde and yd pe kint dubbede him kuytyst. And on ye same daie come auoper heunande and to him come a Quayer of Gastongne and proudly and manfully quytte him oulhes adusare and pere hadde pe bettir and auon pe kint dubbede him kuytyst. Clud pe vny daie come into pe felde Aboo men of armes of heimandes and to hem come Aboo sowyndour's of daleys pat weven bresen pat weven clepide pe boroughes and weff and manly quytte hem on her adusaires and hadde pe bettir in pe feelde. Clud pns endede pe se chalaminites with moche worshyp and y kint in ye keuerere of pe straingtgers zaf trvete and lyall zeftes and pei token her lene and wenten sone azeme into him cuitree. Clud in pe x. zere of pe rentyne of kint henry pe fourpe ye was a trvete bataille done in Siuyttesfelde bitkeue Aboo squyers pat con men callede Gloucestir and pat was pe appellamite and arthur was pe defendaunt whushe weff and manfully fountisten to ty deurs louge tyme and ye kint for her mausuluesse and of his tye toke her quaveff into his honde and made hem to goo out of pe felde att ones for pei were de vide of her bataille and pe kint zaf hem trare. Clud yan pe x. zere of his rentyne pise of dye a quayer of walys y was a kebeff and a vyer and a supporter of C wane of Sleudore pat dide myche destrution to pe puple in walys was taken and brought to loundon and pe he come before pe justise and was dæpnedo for his tresoim. And yan he was la yede vppon an hurdeff and so dialwen forfiz to dy borue porowh pe ctee and ye was fountede and lere dom azeme and lis hede smyten of and his body quartrede and seute to foin. Jonis and his sede sette vppon loundon briyste. Clud in pe x. zere of his rentyne deide Sire Johi Beauforde pe Cil of Somsette pat was capteyne of daleys and was buryede att pe all beue of pe four lille on whoos foule trod hane my almen. And in y same zere pe lorde Thos kinte henryes soue weddede ye Countesse of Som sette. And in y same zere come ye eubaffatoin offfince into Cusclonde from pe Duke of Luygoyne into pe pryñce of Cusclonde ye sone of kint henry pe fourpe for and hen for helpe and focour of men of armes and archiers azemke ye Duke of Olyaunce and yd wente ouer ye see pe

Erl of Arindeff Si Gilbert Hynniebile Erl of Come and ye lorde of Cob
him five John Olde castell and mony oper god kynghты and squyers and men of
armes and god archiers wenten ouer pe see intoffraine and comen to parys
to ye Duke of Burtryne and wefft cōmendide he pise eulflissh lorde and aft
her may nee. Arlud pan hitt was don him to werte pat ye Duke of Olyaunte
was cōmen to Senclouke faste bi parys w a thvete nobilit of men of armes i
durolblasters and spider werte our eulflissh men and southen with hem and
tgeten ye broughte of Senclouke and pe solvethen myche puple of pe effenouche men
and of armynuakes and pe remeauunte fledden and wenten a wale and wold to
leuer abide and our eulflissh men comen azeme to parys and yere yel token her
eue of pe Duke and comen some azeine into Entreloude in safte and pe Duke
zaf hem thvete zestes. Arliud andon sololvynge ye Duke of Olyaunte sente
Enbassatours into Entreloude to kint henry pe fourpe besechunt him of his
helspe and sorowr azeinget his bodely enemye ye Duke of Burtryne and yan
pe Eutu made Thomas ye Duke of clavence and his oper some John Duke of
Zedforde and his oper some Hynnie ye Duke of Sloucesthi and Si thos
Beauforde ye Erl of Dorsett and ye Duke of Humarle he made Duke of
zorke and panne ye kint ordainedde his some Thomas Beauforde Erl of Dor
sette and Si John Doznelle ale and mony oper lorde and kynghты and squy
drs and men of armes and mony archiers to youn ouer pe see intoffraine m
helspunt and siveunpinte of pe Duke of Olyaunte. Arlud pise worpy lorde
With att her reteineu shuppeden att Hampton and faulede ouer into Zornia
die and landede att hongres and pe mette With hem pe lorde hambe att hev
loudynute With. By ponisaude men of armes offfraineu men. m sergeau
tz of armes With him and aft were putte to slinht and taken of hem. By
men of armes and, in. hors With out poo yat were slayn in pe felde and
so pei dyden forth yoriz ouffraineunce and token castell and Comis and d
solisith myche puple of sffreudie men and withstode hem and toke mony pry
douers as pei wyden and so pei passide forth tift pei come to burdenz, and
pe pei vestede hem a while, and sette ye cuntree in pees and veste and vestede
hem pere taft pe vutante were vedy to falle and pan pe Duke With his may
uee come some into Entreloude in safte ponkede be god. Arlud in pe saune
zero Was pe kwites koyne chabnede yoroth out Entreloude bi pe kintse
and his cōmselft yat is to faue noble half noble and pe ferspunt of holde
Arland in pe xuy. zero of his reigne he lete make thaleyes of awer for lye
hadde hopede to hane passide pe thvete see and so forpe to jerlin and pe to

hane endide

haue euclide his lyfe but god vistede him so sone after with infinitees of it
fiknesse pat he myzt nozt well ondure no while so fermently he was take
and brought him bedde att Westmynsti in a fane chambr and as he laye a
bedde he asfide of his chamber leyne what per callede pat chambri pat he
laye ime and he anfwerede and faide gerlin and pau he faide his apphene tolde
pat he fchulde make au ende and deie in Jerui and pan he made him redy
unto god and deide and was taryede ly watr fro Westmynsti in a barge
to ffende him and from peneb to Camutbury bi laude with his myche rozale
lizt breuying tuto pe albbeye of Erychurche and peie he was worpely
entereiede and byyede him besides ſeint Thomas flyne of Camutbury.

Alud pue endede pe orpy kint hewy pe fourpe a boute myd leuten ſon
dae in pe zere of onr lade jſu crist. a. 4 CCC. CRI. ou Wlſos ſoule god
haue merrý amen.

Here euclide the lyfe of Henry the foure.
Alud here bettymey pe rettne of pat Excellent pynnce kint Henry
the lynepe. Capitlin. Ducentesim xlii. an. 1412.

After he deth of kint Henry pe fourpe rettmede kint Henry his
sone pat was bozn att Mounmore in Walys w. his he was a kopy
knyzt kint and a ttonise man and a trete conquero.
Alud in pe firste zere
of his reittne for trote sone and yoodneffe he lete sende to pe ſſiveſes of launte
ley pere as his ſſader hadde done byre kint Picharde pe ſecourde and lete take
up his bodye azeticie oute of pe lyne and didebruye lyt vuto Westin and
peere he lcte make for him a ly aff and a ſolépue teerment and byyede lyt
bi Quene alme his lyſe as his dwene deſire was ou pe ſouth side of ſeint
Edwardes flyne in pe abbeie of ſeint petis of Westin on whoos ſonle
god haue my amen.
Alud in pis fame zere Were a certeme of lordes and
fals heretykes taken p+ hadde ſpofede poruz fals trefoum to haue ſlayn ou
kint and forto haue deſtroyede aſſe pelerine of pue veaune if pei myſt haue
hadda her fals purpooſ. but ou+ lond god wolde nozt ſuffr hit for in gaste
our kint hadde Warnyitte pof and aſſ of aſſ her fals ordynance and
worchung and come ſoemely with his poner to ſeynt Johuſ wout ſinyl
ſelde and anon pei token a certopyu of pe fals lollardes and fals heretykes and
brouzt onto pe kintes ſpence and pe pei tolde aſſ her fals qmpooſ and ord
namince holde pei wolde haue don and wrouzt if pei myſt haue reynede and
haue hadde bu+ wille and pe pei tolde Whiche Were her Capytyues c
her tsoveruſ and pan pei toke inno of hein wath une pe diſe and alsod withsoute and

fente hem to 32delveslate and nito borthe comitis, and pan pei were brought in
examination before pe clerkye and pe kynes justices and pe pei were con byrte
before pe clerisse for her fals here y e and dampuede before justices for her
fals tresoim, and pus was her justissenent pat pei thynke be drinke from pe
tour of londou poroingt sout londou vito seynt Giles felde and peere to be lon
gede and brente pe talowes and pei pe on. 3lud als pe was taken fir to
teraton kynsht f bope for lollardrye and eke for tresoim azemst pe kyns
and ye veantne and he come before pe clerkye and was comitte for his clergye
and his lewedede lollardrye to be brent and dampuede before pe justise to be
drinke from pe tour of londou poroingt pe att to seynt tilos felde and pe
to he housted and breente and in pe same zere pe kyns hefde a comyn seuff of
aff pelozdes of pe veantne att Westeny ustr and pe he putte hyn pis demaunde
and preide and bisouttht hem of her ifoodenesse aud of her goode comnafille
and goode will to sthelse hyn as touchunt pe title and pe trueth pat he had
de to 22ormaldie Gastoyne and Guyane pe whiche pe kyn offfraunce w
helde Wroitsfully and wirzfully pe whiche his lincestes before hyn hadde
holde bitred title of Conquest and vist heritatte pe whiche 22ormaldie
Gastoyne and Gyan pe good kyn Edwarde of w pude fore and his annees
tis before hyn hadden holde aft her lyfes tyme, and his lordes zaf hyn comyn
seuff to sende Eubassatours virto pe kyn offfraunce and his comynseff and
pat he sthulde zelde vp to him his vist heritatte pat is to saue normandie
Gastoyne and Guyane pe whiche his prodecesseurs hadde hadden before hi
or els he wolde hit wynne with dynte of siverde in shorte tyme w pe
helpe of him. 3nd pan pe Dolfsyne e fffraunce auſwerede to our Eubassa
tours and ſende in pis manner. 4hat pe kyn was ouer zouitte and
to teudr of ayse to make eny Weir azemst hem and was not like zit to be
no ifoodel wereowr to deo and to make suche acouquest pe vpon hem and som
What in ſtoraie and deſpree he sente to him a zonne full of baſſes. Denyſe bal
les bicause he wolde ſaue ſuithat forto epleie wraſhalt for him and ſe his lor
des, and pat by come hyn bettpan to mayntene eny Weir. 3nd pan auon
our lordes yat werene pe Eubassatour to fen her leue and comen huto Eutse
londe azene and tode pe kyn and bis comynseff of pe vingoodly auſwere
hat pei hadde of pe Dolfsyne, and of pe pere sentte pe whiche he hadde ſente
to pe kyns and what pe kyn hadde ſeede her woodes and pe auſwore
of pe Dolfsyne he was woude ſore aspreuede and vist euel paue de towarde
pe fferuathc men and towarde pe kyns and pe Dolfsyne and pouzt to abente

Huiu vppon henn as fone as trod wolde fende him fre and myzt, and anon fene
make honne balles for pe Dolffyn in alle pe hafte pat pgi myrt be made (i
eye were hende and threte honnes fones for pe Dolffue to pleye w aff. Æc
pan anon pe fngfente for aff his fordes and gelde a grete counfeift and wof
mpuftr and tolde vito him pe auſſer yarpei hadde of pe Dolſpue and of
his Worpy þe ſeint pat he hadde ſent to him and to his fordes to pleye with
aff. and pere pe kenge and hie fordes weien accordede pat pei ſthulde be ie
dy in armes with her poner in pe beste araye pat myrt be done of pe wor,
piet men of armes and artijers pat myrt be theten and aft oper stufſe
pat louſade tolbarde hit and to be vedy with aff her retame to iuete att
Southampton by tammasse next ſolouringe without emy defale for pe
kint ordenede lyſ uabye of ſhippes with aff maner of stufſe and bi
taille pat louſade to ſuche altrervour of aff maner of ordynauince in the
habeue of Southampton intope noſmbr of iu.huiderde and ſa falles.

A lud pan ſille p'e a threte diſſe and a foule myſtiche ſe for pere were
in. Engliſh lordes pe Whiche pe fngf triste vppon, and pat for false
coabitise hadde ſpoffede and jutſede pe kunges deth, and poutt to hane ſlayn
him and aft his breyen, or he hadde take pe ſee. Pe Whiche Newe naughte quus
ſi Pathard pe Sa of Cambrughe biop to pe Oke of zork. pe ſeconde
was pe lorde ſtope Treſourer of Eusteloude, and pe pude was ſu who
was Swye kynſht of pe Northcintre and pide in. lorde s aſorſeide for lini
of uone ye hadde made puſſe to pe ſſuuaſte men forto hauſ ſlayne onr kint
and aft his Worpy brepe bi a false tresoim and a trayne ſodeynter pei
hadde beu warr, but trod of his threte tyace helde his holý hande ouer hem
and ſaupe de him from pib pilons mayne, and forto hane doo pib, pei recey uede
ofpe ſſuuaſte men a myſhou of yold and pat akas p'e opynly prebyde
and for her false tresoim pei were qe aft jutſede vito pe deth and pib
was her jutſement pat pei ſthulde be ladde pozur hampton and Without
pe Northſtate pe to be behedede and pib pei eudide for heu false cone ite and
tresoim. A lud anon as pib was don pe kint and aft his mayne made
hem vedy and wenten to ſhippe and ſaillede fortheiſt 36. hundrede ſhip,
peb and arry uede Withjune pe Watr of Seyne aft pittcause vppon onr
ladies evene pe affupon in Normandie with aft his ordynaunce and ſolbete
him forth to hareſſete, and he biſegide pe Toim aff aboute by lende and
eke by matr, and ſente to pe daptoyne and badde him delyuer pe Toim
and he ſaide pat he wolde noon delyuer him ne noon he avold to him zolde

but bede him doo his best, and pan our kynk leide his ordinance vito pe Dom q
is to saie homes Enyynes and Triptsetis and honou and tafte vito pe walles
and eke vito pe Dom and keste dom bope houes and Tovres and leide hem vito
pe ttronunde and pè he pleyede att the Denuyse W his haude Somme stones pat pei
p were wime pe Dom pat schulde pley pei soitten welalraye. And allas p
ener eny suche Denuyse balles were made and inside aft poo pat pe werre
bman and pe tyne pat ener pei were born, and on pe mordwe pe kutt dide doo
eye att every tyne of pe Dom pat ener man schulde be vedy ou pe mordwe
erly to make a fallte vito pe Dom. And william Boucheer and Johu tymte
with oper xq. burkeys of pe Dom coinen vito the kynk and bisonfiste lym
of his Royaltie inaffeste and power to wittdiralle his malice and his destrucu
pat he dide vito hem and bisonfist him of qn. daues of respyte and the tres zif
eny vestels y myzt come vito hem and ellys to zelde vp pe Dom vito him
with aft her goods. And pan pe kutt seite for pe Capteyne and kefte
pe veneminte full with him. And pe londe Saucoint werete in aft pe haste
vito pe Dolfyne for hispe and socou but pè was uon ue no mauei vefkelt
for pe Dolfyne Wolde uozt alide. And pus pè Capteyne come azene vito pe
kutt and zelde vp pe Dom and delyneiede to pe kutt pe keles. And pan pe
kutt tallide his vuele pe Erl of Dorfette and made him Capteyne of pe Dom
pat is to saie of yarresfete and doly werede him pe keles and bede him ttoo and
punte oute alle pe freutche puple bope men Woman and childe and fuffede pe
Dom of yarresfete W eusthiff men and pan pe kutt seite vto Enteloude and
did doo aie in every tsoode Dom of engeloude pat what crafty anan Wolde
come pider and enhabite him pè in pe Dom he schulde faue houfe and houfe
holde to him and to his henes for eimore and pider. Wente mony dyuerse
inhauntz and crafty men and enhabite him pè to fwentyth pe Dom and we
ven welcome, and whenepe pe kutt suth pis pat pe Dom was wellt stuf
fide bope of citaille and of men. This worpy prince and kutt toke his leue
and Wente him to Daleys by londe Warde by londe and pe ffrentche men herde
of his comynge and pouzt to stoppe his wave pat he schulde not passe. and
in aft pe haste breken aft pe briutges pè as eny passene was for bor and man
in so mythe pat he myzt no man passe ouer pe see Pyners neyp ou bor ne
on foote but if he schulde be distriuede Wher fore oure kynk With aft lyc yn
ple weute and sentisht his Arrie feri op to parve Warde and pan was aft
pe Wyll pener offfiamince vedy to zeue him battaille and to destruye aft
his puple. But sod pat is almyghty was his tuyde and sabyde him and

aſſ his mayne, and with this ſtoode pe purpooſ of his enemyes thoukede be ſtod part
ſabide so his diſene kynſtſt and kintſe in his ryt ſuſt trerte and pan our kaut
beſſold un and ſeunſe pe unſtitude and pe noſmber of his enemyes to with
ſtonde his waſ and forto zeue him bataille. A than pe kintſe with a
meke liſte and ſtood ſpinit lyſte by his hondes to almyzty ſred and bisouſt
him of helpe and ſocour. As he deide to ſabe his trewe ſer bannites and pan
our kaut ſkadrede aſſ his lordeſ and oper pupſe aboute him, and bede him aſſ
to be ſen of thisode there for pe ſthulde hane a ſawe daie and atſtions Catterpe
and pe bettir of aſſ her enemyes, and preide him aſſ to make hem vedy vinto
pe bataille for he uſolde uaper be dede yar daie in pe ſelde pan to be take of his
enemys for he uſolde uener putte pe reaume of Entrelonde to no raimon
for his pſone. And pe Duk of ſo ok ſille on kueſ and bisouſht p[er]kaut
of a boode yar he uſolde ſthunte him pat daie pe Gannuwarde in his batail
le and pe kaut ſthintide him his askyut and ſeide Gramercy my Eſpyn y[er]k
and preide him to make him vedy and pan he bede eneſy man to orderne him
a stake of tree and ſtharpe lyt att bope endyſ yar pe stake uymt be pyzt in
pe E[pe]c a ſlope pat her enemyes ſthulde not onſcome hem for pat was her
ſals p[er]pooſ and aravede hem aſſ p[er]fore to ouer v[er]de on[ir] mayne att p[er]ſteſe co
mynſte of hem ſod inly in pe ſuſte bronte. And aſſ uymt before pe bataille
pe ſſrouſe men made mony ſrote ſyres and myſche weſelt w[er] ſchold bynſtunte
and ſholb[ut]e and p[er]lede our kaut and his lordeſ att pe dyſe and au ar
chier ſor a blanke of her money for pe uende aſſ hadde ben gerſ. The enemys
come ye daie than ſpringe and ye kaut bi toode a byſe lerte arac[es] his bataille
and his wyntures and charſtide eneſy man to kepe hem hoole to hedeſ and preide
hem aſſ to be ſen of thisode cheer. And whenne pei weſe vedy the aſſide what
tyne of pe daie hit was and pei ſeide p[er]me. p[er]seide our kaut now to ſtood
tyne ſor aſſ Entrelonde men for 6s p[er]ſore bepe of thisode cheer and late vs
tho to our Journeye, and pan he ſeide with an hye boys. In pe uame of al
myzty ſtod and of ſent Geotſte a vanuite baner and ſentt Geotſte pis daie
p[er]me helpe, and pan p[er]ſene natho men come cryckun[ti]n dom and pe uſolde
hane ouer v[er]den aſſ our in[eyuer] kaut ſtod and our archiers made hem p[er]ſone
to ſtremble. For our archiers ſhette never an and we auyſſe but h[er] p[er]v[er]de
and brouſt to h[ro]wilde man and horſ, for pei ſhottent pat daie for a wynger
and our p[er]kakes made hem ouerthorowe eſt[he] on oyer pat pei late on h[er]pes. I[]
ſp[er]e length of h[ar]ſtſt. And our kaut with his mayne and with his men of
armes ouer leide dom in before him by[er] diſene hond[es] and our good archier s

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poson; onte pe tree dito seut polvye and q'e metten w hui uijt bisschoppes vei
sede and myrwe de w seufers to Welwye pe kuyt and soufes for his iuouede vie
torye. The diu landamus. And pere pe kuyt offrede and so wode so to Westin
and pan pe weire toke his lene of pe kuyt and wode home azeme. And in pe
pridde zere of his teaghe come pe Empoir of almaine kuyt of home and of huiu
strye uito Engelonde and so to pe tree of londou and pe neiere and p aldiruen
and shifes w pe araftes of londou bithe kuytes comandeueniette with huiu
on pe blak heres in pe best araye pat pei conde and pe pei Welcomede li
and bwinzt li to londou w uiche homin and tyrete veniencé. And att seut
Thomas Wateyntso pe mette w huiu aft his lordes in yoode araye and
pe dwas a Worpy metynge bitwene pe Empoir and pe kuyt and ye pei
fysfyde and bissede eche oper. And pan pe kuyt toke pe Empoir bi the
honde and so pey come wydymt poroyff pe tree of londou vnto seynt pon
les and ye pey aliyft and offrede and aft pe bisschoppes stoden veuesede
w senfurs. And pan pei token her horses and wyden to Westin and pere
pe kuyt lottysde pe Empoir in his dyene paleys and ye he refride li
a tyrete while and alle att pe kuyes coste. And some aftir come pe
Duke of holande to see pe Empoir and to speke w p kuyt and he was
Worpely receyuede and lottysede in pe bisschoppes qune ofely and aft att
pe kuyes coste. And when pe Empoir helde wert refride li and
seyn pe londe in dyuerse gypes and fuelle pe como dotrees pan lyppresse
of tyne he toke his lene of pe kuyt but er he zede he was made kuyffit
of pe gyarter and recey bede and wewde pe lybereve. And pan he sone
kedde pe kuyt and aft his worthyn lordes. And pan pe kuyt and he wente
onie pe see to Das lyes and albyden qpe loutte tyne to hane an answere
of qpe ffivualke kuyt and att qpe laste hit come and plesfy de huiu vyzt
nout. And pe Empoir toke his lene of p kuyt and passyde forth in
goddys minne. And our kuyt come ouer azeme nito Engelonde in
aft pe hafte pat he myzt and pat was on seynt lukes w Ben p he come
to Lambeth and on pe Moudaye next solobynge he come nito p glement
att Westin yftr. And in qne same zere was a tyrete dertile of come in
Engelonde panchede be yod hit lastide not loutte. And in p fourpe
zere of kuyt heryp pe foste he helde hie glement att Westin in the
betyt mynste of pe monpe of Ottobr and lastede nito pe purpuracon
of our lady pan next solobynge and ye was guntede to pe kuyt
to nevintene his werres bope of pe spyrystualice and tempefte an

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au hoole taye and a dy'me. Aud pan anon pe kint pry'de alle his lodes to
make hem v'dy to swength hyn in his v'tyt. Aud anon helete make anelve
retene'de and chartede aff men to be v'dy att hampton in Whitsondeke pain
next folo wy'tyt W'out eu'n delay'e. Aud p'e qre kint made pe Onke of Wed,
forde p'terto and defende of his reawnne in his absence and charty'de him to kepe
hys falves and mayntene both spiritualtee and tempeltee. And whan p' kint
hadde p'yis done aud sette aff kint in k'ynde on seynt markes daie pat Owas
p'tyme hocke mond ay'e he toke his hozs att Westin and come v'dy'tyt to pon/
les and pere he offrede and toke his lene of aff maner of puple as well of poore
as of v'che preynt hem aff in y'enall to preye for him and so he wode forthe to
seint Georffes bari and p'e he offrede and toke his lene of pe nu'y ve chavhit
him to kepe well his chamb'ri and so he wde forthe to haupton and p'e abode to
his vetene'lve were v'dy and come to him for p'e was alt hys na'ye of shippe'
W't hys ordina'ne yadride and well suffede as londede to suche ary aff kint W'
aff maner of W'tailles for suche a v'ay aff puple as well for hozs as for man as
londede for suche a W'erree pat 16 to seue armi' homes. Deptytres eny'me'
selves bastilles bruytes of leder staly'tyt laders malles fraide h'ho seles prekeys
paveys bolnes and ardues as uedde for siche a worp' W'erre o p' no p'ntt was
to seche whan tyme come pider come to him shippe ladede W'tfones aud tjone
polver and whan p's was v'dy and p'e vetend've come to p' kint p'e kint and
his lodes W'afk his v'ay aff hooste Oventen to shippe and token p'e p'e. and failede
ouer p'e see in to Norandie and londede att toke v'pon p' laينasse daie pan next
and p'e he made x'le'tyfuy'ttes att his londy'tyt. Aud pan p'e kint gervit
of mony eucomy'es v'pon p'e p'e pat 16 to saye 16 y'rete Carryckes hulkes et
thale'c and shippe s P' overen come to deswye his na'ye. And anon he comail
dede p'e Eil of pe Marche to be elch seyn and mony worthy lodes W' him et
men of arnes and archiers to yoo to p'e p'e p' noo eneny'es despy'lede his na'
Bye ue entivde his londe in nomaner p'tye forto disfowrble his waye ne his joue
Aud anon p'e Eil toke his mayne and W'erre to shipp and sken y'de p'e p'e et
kepte p'e see coostes pat uo maner of eneny'es dorst route v'pon p'e p'e. And
anon p'e kint sente his heruides anto p'e Chapteyne of Froke to del'yer to p'e
kint his castell and hisonne. and ellyo p'e shulde ne'p per lene man ne childe
alyne. And anon p' Chapteyne and my oyer burthey's bronz'ten pe keyes vinto
pe kint and bisonfth him of y'trace and p'e kint del'ye vende to E'tr' John of
kyb'leye p'e keyes and made him capteyn and comtundide him to putte aff fivenshe
men bope of p'e castell and of p'eonne. And p'e besides was p' castell of lo'

Vers and griderspe ringe seute p[ro]tut inar shallt W[er] a saine maj[ne]ce and sallwede ye
J[oh]n and an[on] hit was zolden to pe C[ir] and bronzt him pe keles and he bronzt
pe keyes to pe kint, and pe kint to ke him pe keles and made him capteyne
of pe castell of lovers and of al[le] pet lomwede p[erto] and char[iede] hi to del[ys]
uer' oure al[le] p[er]frenthe men. Al[ud] pan pe ring helde forthe his W[ou]e to
Dane p[er] was, for[igne]e tonne and a fan[ne] and a ry[al] castell hy[me] and an[on]
he seute his hauudes to pe Capteyne and char[iede] hi to del[ys]er[hi] him his down
and his castell or el[ly]s he Wolde gete hit W[er] p[er]frenthe of h[ou]de. Al[ud] pe an[sw]
yde and seide pat he toke him none, ne nowe he Wolde del[ys]er[hi] and pan an[on]
he leide his siete to pe downe and ley de honnes and flowe mysche p[uple] in her.
han[se] en euery side and bette a dom[in]e wall[es] and tolbres and flow[ing] mysche
p[uple] in her[] h[ou]ses and eke u[n]stretes and pe good Duke of clarence he leide ad[on]
pe wall[es] on his side v[uto] pe trov[im]de and so W[im]ne a W[h]ile pe kint by[er] hy[s] con/
faille sallwede pe J[oh]n al[ab]oute and an[on] pe Duke of clarence h[ad]de entr[ede]
into ye J[oh]n and flowe dom[in] v[iz]t til[le] he come v[uto] pe ring and sp[ar]de ne[ir]
man ue c[es]ilde and eu[er] pe cy[d]e a clarence a clarence sentt G[e]orge and flowe
dom[in] v[iz]t and ye and ye was dede on pe W[ally]s on pe l[im]tes side a W[or]py[m]an
p[er] men callede S[pr]y[n]tes pe Wh[ist]he pe kint comauide[d]e to be byr[ied]e in pe
abbey ofane fast-h[er] W[il]ken[on] Wh[os]s soule sod s[ain]e in[ey] D[men].

Al[ud] pan pe kint come into ye J[oh]n of his proper pe Duke of clarence
and mou[er] oper l[ord]es W[er] mysche solep[ny]te and myr[sh], and pan pe kint com[in]
dide pe Capteyne to del[ys]er[hi] him his castell and he bisout[]t pe kint for[to]
zene him p[er]in daies of ves[py]te if eu[ry] vestelwe Wolde come and if noone
come, to del[ys]er[hi] him pe keles and pe castell at[]t his owene comauide[m]ent and
pu[d]ir this composicion was pe J[oh]n and pe castell of bay[ews] W[er] p[er] to[
]n
ues for[te]les and villat[ies] into p[er] u[bo]n[br] of x[un] J[oh]n[us] v[pper] pe gille bis[ore]
pe castell of D[ane] ou[er] kint p[ry]fist al[le] his teures p[er]femde a J[onne] as my[che]
as cane and bi pat ty[ne] come ty[d]uithes p[er] no vesene Wolde come. Al[ud] so att
pe x[un] daies ende pe Capteyne come ont and del[ys]erede pe keles and p[er] c[es]
tell to o[mi] ring and bay[ows] and pe p[er] x[un]. J[oh]n[us] u[ver]en del[ys]erede into hi
also. Al[ud] an[on] pe kint del[ys]erede pe keyes to pe Duke of clarence and made hi
capteyne boye of pe J[oh]n and of pe castell and made hi capteyne of b[non]
and of al[le]p[er]y[er] J[oh]n[us] also and so entr[ede] pe castell and pe J[oh]n and p[er]e he
helde his seinte G[e]orges fe c[este] and pe he made x[el] fay[t]stes of pe bath[er] and
pe re[D]as fir[er] l[ent]es Robert Sal[py]n Chay[ne] Mont[om]ere and mou[er] oper c[er]
pe kint comauide[d]e hom for[to] putte oure al[le] p[er]frenthe men both in[an] c[her]
W[om]en

and uo inau so haydý to desfoyle no woman ne take no manuer of goodes a Waie fro hem but lete hem tyoo and passe in peyue of deth. And þe passee doute of þe dom in ons daie nuo pan þ. G. Vosneni and þe knyt lete stiffe pe dom in þe castell wonyssht men and ordeynede so n. Capteyne oone for þe dom anoy for þe castell and charge de hem vpon her lybes to kepe hem owell. And er ony knyt weute yennes þe hate vales Melvyn and leide a siette to chur. Binysh. and þ sieno leide pe Duke of Gloucest. W a stronge power and bi pessse of tyne tsete lyt and made þere a Capteyne. And þe saue tyne þe尔 of Waryck leide a siette to Domferomt and hate hit and putte quinne a Capteyn. And forto speke more of þ. Er of maiche þ pe knyt sente to sýme ye see and þe cosies of Engeloude for enemyes þe whiche awose so appon hem þe per weute aft to have lofte her lybes but poruz þe trace of god and good to inaide þe y. Wythstely vyden aft sat forne yd. And þe weute lofte 1. Capykes and n. Balynters Wichamid se goodes and aft þe pupile þ. Wee pime And anoyt aricke y drye to fore Hampton thyswe his maste ouer þeonne Walles. And pis was on a sent bartinclues daie. And Whanne al þus forne was casset de pis worpy. Er of maiche toke his slippe w his mayne to weute to þe see and louede in normandie att hightes and so vyden forst toward þe knyt and euer as he come pe fivnche men fledde and þe come to hem anluton pygge and solwede þ hooste aft pat weie teff þe come to a gyete was the and þe pei dradde to have ben dide þe watir elside hem so pat þeir myt namst wheretee doute. But att þe laste pis putte god and þe livinght hem out aft sauf. And þe per yere a tyde pat kueve aft pe euny a lente and þe livinght hem porotth a quyk saide and so into an ye and þe pei toke mony þsoners in her oare told ardes þe fua in her tonaye vuto daie. And þe pei wekome de þe knyt wel comyde ly and toke his jouny vuto lertentou. And anoy ly was zolde an to the knyt and þe ha dde hei lyfes and weute hei. And pan ony faung remedede to a frontte dom p men called de Dessy and þe was a faire nuynght. And þe zolde de lyt anoy vuto þe knyt. And þan þe knyt weute fro þones to kauifon and Wanne þe to drie and þe brunte. And þe knyt sente þe so dde of Waryck to a done p men called de Dethim. W a stronge power and anoy þe zolde hem and putte hem in þe finne his trace and so dide mony nuo strouge Tobnes and castell þ alven in poyntes. And from yennes þe weute to Verneff and anoy hit was zolde vuto þe knyt bope Tobne and castell and þe bodice and goodes att þe knyt his tree. And so þe knyt yere and conquere de aft þe Tobnes and castell pyles

streithes and abbeyes vnto Pountfarre. And from pennes vnto pe Stree of Keone. And in the S. zere of ye Perinne of Kint Henry pe. Sir John of de castell knyftht pat was pe lorde of Dobhun was arestyd for lollardrye (brouzt vnto ye Pone of London) and anon after he breke oute of pe Dour. Weute vnto Valys and pe he kepe him louthe tyne. And att pe laste þ. lorde podues mette. W. him and toke him. but he fode att trette defence louthe tyne and was fore boundede or he wolde be take. And so pe lorde podues meyne brouzt him oute of Walys vnto London in a Wharlecole and so he was brouzt to Westin. and ple he was examinede of ite'n poynty's þ. were putte upon him. and he seide not may and so he was comy'te of ye clerkye for lollardrye and dapuyde bisore ye justice vnto ye death for treson. And so he was hadde vnto pe Dour azem and pe he was londe onan hurdell and deulde peecosth pe Stree vnto sent Olys felde and ple weve made a nedve preyr of talones and a strounge cheyne and a colet of Juen for him and þe he was homyede and brente. pe talones and alle for his levdenesse and for his false oppyions. And in pe S. zere of his veitne he sast his Unde Sire Thomas Beaufo'de pe Duke of Exesti. W. afaure mayne of men of armes and archiers to fore pe Stree of Keone and peve desplayede his banner. and sente heraldues vnto pe Dour and bede hem zelde pat ctee vnto our knut her sistre lorde. and per seide he toke hem uoun toke ue uoun he sthulde have þe but if hit were uizt dere brouzt. and meseide W. her hondes for oper awfulve Wolde pei noone zede sauf homnes. And peve pe Duke toke a troode abseiment of pe twomnde al aboute. And anon þe issnede oute of pe Stree a threte mayne of men of armes bope ou hozsbal and on foote and anon our meyue mette W. hem and onethirdwe an hepe of hem and þe were slayn and take xxx. prisoners pones of uizt troode meump's bosyes and pre'menawunt fledde azene vnto Pountfarre and so our meyue wente to our knut and tole ly'm how pei hadde spedde and how pe Duke lykede pe twomnde. And anon as pe Duke was thon from pe ctee to the knut yei caste a domn aft their subar, bes aboute pe ctee vnto ye harde trobnde for pe knut sthulde hadde þe no vesies ly'mut att his comyn. And peffindie bisore lamasse daie pan next our knut W. his høste come bisore Keone and anon he sette his siette wounde aboute pat Stree. And anon lete leie his ordinaunce and pe knut and his mayyuec were lottedde in the charter hou'n se and thre'te streith a boute him and pat was in pe este partye of the ctee. And pe Duke of clarence lottedde him att pe Weste eude in a waste abbey. Bisore pe pozte of Tauré. And pe Duke of Exesti vnto North lyde bisore pe pozte debise. And bitveuec pe Duke of clarence

and pe Duke of Excesſt. Was pe Er l'arſtiauſt Lotttode Withſt aſtoune poner eu
ſore pe caſtel tate Arland pan was pe Er l of Ormonde and pe lorde Harpyndon,
and pelord tallbot W her retenne next ſun and pan Sn joln Cornwalſe and
uonp oper noble knyſtles of ſtame W her retenne laue w pe Duke of clarence
Alnd ſiv pe Duke of Excesſi towarde pe knut Weren Lotttede pe lorde Roos
pe lorde Willebý pe lorde phtſewe and Sw willa porter knyſtſt and her re-
tenne Bifore pe poorte ſeynt hillye. Alnd pan was pe Er l of morteyne
With his retenewe Lotttede in pe alſbeyle of ſeynt kateryus and pe Er l
of Saleſtuy w his retenne laue on pat oper ſide of ſeynt knaynes and
Sir joln Œy'e knyſtſt was Lotttede att pe alſbeyle pat 16 callede ayone
ſent orchefl and Sn philiſſe leche knyſtſt the kuyos tre ſorec was Lott-
tede bitlvene pe watr of ſeyne and pe alſbeie and kept pe Warde vndr-
the hilt. Alnd pe Baron of Carewe was Lotttede on pe watr ſide to
kepe pe paffe. Alnd Semco pe Sanyer laye next ſi ou pe watr ſyde and
poo Awo ſanycers kepten manly pe watr of ſeyne and fourſtien 16 her
enemyes oſten tymes Alnd ou pat oper ſide of ſeyne laye pe Er l of
Hjimeyntdon and mayſtr Jefyle pe Er l'es ſone of Westinloude and
ſire Eſſer hinnſive bile pe Er l'e of kene and Sn Parhand of Arvundel-
and pe lorde ſſerers W her retenne biſore pe porter de Joust. Alnd eſſe
of pere lordeß hadde ſtoune ordiuſce. Alnd pe knut made att Joust-lav-
tte ouer pe watr of Œyne a ſtoune and a myſtſtyt cheyne of y'ren and
pitte hit pozofft hrete py'les faſte pnyſhte in pe ſtounde and pat Wete
ouer pe ly'ber of Œyne yat no voſſel' myſtſt paffe pat Wane in no
ſkynde and aboue pat y cheyne pe knut pefet make a byſte ouer pe Wa-
tir of ſeyne p't men and borſ and atk op' curiaye myſt ſtoo to and ſro at-
att tymes Whan uede Weve. Alnd pan cotue pe Er l of Warwuk E
hadde tete Donneſvout Vito pe knut. And anon pe knut Wente to Can-
debek and bisetede hit and Whan he come biſore pe Donn he ſent e his
heraudeb to pe Capteoyne and bede hi zelde cappe Donn in peyne
of death. Alnd anon he laide his ſiege. Alnd pan pe Capteayne bisoutſt pe
Er l p't he myſt come to his p[os]ence and ſpeke With him and so the goode
Er l ſtinitide him and pan he come oulte and. In oper. Luygeys With
him and entvetide so ov pe Er l p't pis Donn. Was vndr. composicion to
doo as pe cote of Roone diſe and pe Er l ſtinitede and consentide perto
Uppon pis condicion pat pe knutes na bye W his ordiuſce myſt paffe up
by him in ſaſſe Woute eny pefte ordiſtoßance and pei pefte to her ſeeles

Alud pe słyppes passede up bi hem in safte and come before pe sitce of Roone
into an. słyppes and pe pei cafte her alnave alid pan pis sitce was bis
fode bope bi londe and bi Water and Wulan alflpis was done and pe słyppes
come up. pan come pe Erl of Warinck ezeme vinto pe finst and longid
him bitbene seynt katynes and pe kint til pat au ab lay in tivete weven zol
den vito pe kint. And pau he reviedede from pennes and longid him before pe
porte mairto bilke and pan was pe Erl of Salesburys comanilde de bithe kint
to make him redy forto iyde but pe come hasfyr tydyntes and made him to a
bide and so he retovende ezeme and lostyede him besides pe Erl of himutyntdon
till pe sicle was endede. Alud pau come pe Duke of Sloucestre fro the
sicle of chyr bintfyl pe Whiche he hadde Wonne and ifheten and stuffede azel
ne vito pe kintes byhove and pfsyte vito pe Titonne of Entelonde and
Wulan he was come vito pe kint before Roone alnon he lostyede W'thiete ordi
nunce before pe poorte seynt fullarpe moz neri pe Zonne and his eneuyes
pan enyoper lay by x'el.roddes of kentfyl w'june shotte of quarett and w'
him lawe pe Erl of Douthsfol and pe lord of Eingevensy w aff her te-
tenne and fronte ordunice. and inauyl and prondly fomstfien enery daue
w her eneuyes Wulan pei iffuede onte of pe aee. Alud pan come pe
piy on of filmatyne of prelonde ouer pe fée vito pe kint w a fame faue
maynee of wen of arines of his olvene eutreee thyfpe pe fime of x'v.+
of yoode ueninys bodies. and pe kint Welcomede him and made him rizt
rye yoode chere. Alud pan come tid ynyntes vito pe kint pat pe kint
of ffraince and pe Dolfyn and pe Duke of Burttoyn Wolden come dom
to vestkeve pe sitce of Roone w a fronte poner of aff maner of na
cons and breke bis sicle and he cafte him to ent on the north side of his hooſte
bicau se pat pe was pe best enue and moſte pleyne tivomide. Alud þfore
pe kint affitnede pe prýore of filmatyne w his poner and lostyed hyn on
ye north side of pe hooſte to stoppe her paſſatte and was bi pe firſte of
hones ordunice pei weven ſuſt gladde and so pei wente for this in haſt and kepe
the tivomide and pe place pat pe kint and his coinſeatt hadde affitnede vn
to hem and pei quiyt hem as trod Weneob vito pe kint. A Nolty wraſſ
z telle zon Whiche were the chief captaynes and toulnoniz of pis aee
of Roone. Aonin ſe Guy Boteler was chief captayne botſe of pe sitce
and of pe Casteff. and Aonin ſe Dermettan he was capteyne of pe xorte
de kaux. Aonin ſe Roche was Capteyne de Syne. Aonin ſe Intonyn
he was lieſe Zemitt co Aonin ſe Guy de boteler. Henry Chantſene he

was capteyne of pe porte de la cisteff. Comynf de penenx he was capteyne of pe porte de la cisteff. Coint de penenx he was capteyne of pe porte of Seynt Hilarye, pe bastarie of dyne he was capteyne of pe porte of coint by le d'or. Euijt jacks a worpp. We no. 3. he was capteyne of atf. Wericox he was ygo beruo. Lope outwande bope on hors barke and on foote of all men of armes. Whenne pei iffnede o't of pe atee of all pe poortes he he anyede as pei shulde comyn. Wom en and eche of yese capteynes ladde v. cy. men of almes and soime in v. Lud at pe firste comynge of ome kunge pe weve noembrede bi heimedes onto a dot af. of men women and chiloren. What yontge and olde. Lud alounte all pepe was mony amain. full man of his laudes and so pei preveede him. When pei iffnede onte of pe et bope on horse barke and on foote. For pei come siener onte att one state allone but at. my. or my. Lud at euer yrate. I. or II. cy. of goode memp's bodyes yar mede and manfully, comynede woude euil censiliffh. men.