162

William Conquerour.

commoditie of it, but the winde ozone the fire on high, and
set all the Cittie on fire, so that the garisons were forced to
flæ into their enimies hands. In the Skirmish were slaine
3000. Normans, wherebpon all the North parte of England
fell from William to Edgar.

When William had word, of the slaughter of his men, hee
with great travel came to Torke, where he fought with his
enemies, and put them to flighte. Canutus with a few Danes
got to their shippes, but Edgar and the Englishmen which eſ-
caped, retourned into Scotland. King William spoyled all the
Countrep beonde Humber.

Such a dearth was in England that men did eate hozelles,
cattes, dogges, and mans flesh.

King William hereaued all the Monasteries and Ab-
bayes in Englande of theyr golde and siluer, sparing nev-
ther chalice noz thine, appropiating the sayd Monasteries
and Abbayes to himselfe : he also brought under Knightses
seruice, all those Bishopzickes and Abbayes that held Ba-
ronies, which had bin free from all secular bondage, appoin-
ting them howe many souldiours they should kinde him and
his succellours in time of warre.

In a counsel at Winchester Stigand was deposed as an
Apostata Archebishop, who for monep got his Bishopzicke:
and Lanfranke was chosen Archbishop of Canturburie.

Edwine Carle of Mercia, Marcherus Carle of Northüber-
lande, and Swardus an Carle, with Egelwine Bithop of Dm-
ham, and many other of the cleargie and laitie, keeping the
wooddes, for that they were not able to abyde the Kings diſ-
pleasure, at the last came into the Jle of Elie, Herewarde bea-
ing their Captaine, who soe afflicted that Countrep, but
king William besieging the Jle, they all fauing Herewarde
submitted them to his pleasure, who committed some to per-
petual prizon, some he put to death, and some he ransomed,
but Hereward by strong hande brought he his men out of the
Jle and escaped.

Anno reg. 4.

Mans flesh
good meat.
John Taxtor.

1070

Monasteries
rifled.

Apodisma.
Stigand depofed

Anno. reg. 5.

1071

Noble men fled

The

William Conquerour.

The Cassetl of Ledes in Kent, was builded by Creueken,
and the Cassetl of Oxforde by Robert de Olly, two noble men
that came into England with William Conquerour.

In a Counsel holden at Windsor, the primacie of y church
of Canturburie ouer the Churche of Yorke being examined, it
was founde by good autoritie of olde writings, that the
Church of Yorke ought to be subiect to the Church of Cantur-
burie, and faithfully to obey the same.

King William with a great power inuaded Scotland, and
fozced Malcoline to do him homage and fealtie.

King William with a greate power of Englishmen, wente
into Normandie which rebelled, and subdued it, spoyling the
Cities, townes, vineyardes, corne, etc.

Gregory the seauenth Dope, ercommunicated all com-
mitters of Simony, and remoued maried Priestes from er-
ecuting of deuine seruice, whereof rose greate troubles in
England.

Ranulph Erle of y East-English, by y counsel of the Erles
Woltheopus & Roger, travelled to expel R. Willia out of his
kingdome. The conspiracie was concluded at a mariage in y
Citie of Norwich, & forthwith they sente to the King of Den-
markes, desiring his ayde, and hauing confederated with the
Walchmen, euerpe one where they came, robbed the Ayngs
townes.

King William came sodainly out of Normandie, and toke
the Carles, committing them to prison; but the Walchmen he
caused to haue their eyes put out, and some to be hanged.

Kanut the sonne of Swayne, and Hacon the Earle, came
out of Denmarke, with 200 faire, but when they heard y theyz
fautoz were ouercome, they tourned into Flaunders.

King William caused a cassetl to be builded at Dirham, &
commaunded Waltheothus, Earle of Northampton and of
Huntindon, son to Siward duke of Northumberland, to be behea-
ded at Winchester, who was buried at Crowland.

The king sayled into Brytaine, and besieged the Cassetl of
Dolens, but pieuapled not.

L.Y. Walter

163

Anno. reg. 6.
Ex libro Nov.

Cassetl of Ledes
and of Oxforde
builded.
John Rous.

1072

Mathew Paris,
Yorke f. sub. &
to Canturburie.

Annoreg. 7.

1073

Annoreg. 8.

1074

Maried priestes
remoued.
Ypodigma.
Mathew Paris.

Conspiracie.

Anno reg. 9.

1075

Ypodigma.

William Conquerour.

164

Bishop mardered.

Anno. reg. 10

1076

T. Castleforde.
John Leyland.

Anno. reg. 11

1077

Anno. reg. 12

1078

T. podigma.

King V. William
vvounded.

Anno. reg. 13

Walter Bishoppe of Durham, bought of King William the
Earledome of Northumberlande, wherein he had such cruelty,
that at the length the inhabitants fiewe him and an hundred
of his men, by the river of Tine, where the Bishop helde his
courtes.

The Earth was hard frozen, from the Calendes of Po-
uember, till the midde of Aprill.

King William gaue the castel with the town of Pontfrait,
with land lying there about, to Hilbert Lacy a Norman. The
castel town ſt lads about Pontfraite, longed before ſ Coquell
to one Richard Alnalde, who had issue. Ailricke, who had
Swane, who had Adam, of whom came two daughters, one
of them married to Gaulfride Neuile, the other to Thomas
Burgh, but nepther of them had any part of the Towne or
lands about Pontfrait. Robert ſonne to Hildebert Lacy, found
ed the Priory of Pontfraite.

Robert the first ſonne of King William, by cause he could
not posſelle Normandie, which his father had given him be-
fore his coming into England, (in the presence of Phillip king
of Fraunce) he went into Fraunce, and through apde of lying
Phillip he fetched p[ra]apes in Normandie, h[er]ent townes, fiewe
men, and brought his father into no ſmall perpleritie.

Upon Palme ſondape aboute none, appeared a Blazing
Tarre neare vnto the ſunne.

Malcoline King of Scots, wafked Northumberland, ſlew ma-
n, and toke a great p[ra]ap with him into Scotland.

The Cathedral Church of Hereford was h[er]ent by Grifon
and Algare ſonne to Leof icke Earle of Mervce.

While King William gaue battaple vnto his eldeſt ſon
Robert, before the Caffell of Kerbothead, which King Phi-
lip had lent him, he was wounded by him in h[is] armes and
caffe besides his h[or]ſſe, but as ſonne as Robert knew him by
his voyce, he ſtraight alighted, and required his Father to
mount on his h[or]ſſe, and ſuſſed him to depart: many of king
Williams men were ſlaine, and his ſon William with many
other ſore wounded.

Trustin

William Conquerour.

165

Trustin Abbot of Glastonbury, committed a filthy acte in his Church, for he caused three Monkes to be slaine which were layde under the Altare, and eity. men to be wounded, that their bloud ran from the Alter downe, theyeps to the pavement.

This peare was a great wind on Christmas daye. And a greate Earthquake and roarings out of the earth, the bj. of Apzill.

Henry Erle Ferrers founded a Priory within his Caffel of Tutsbury, the late new Church was builded in Anno. 1407. When the Normans were put out.

Alwin Child, a Citizen of London, founder of the Monastery of St. Sauior at Bermondsey in Surrey, gave unto the Monkes there, dyuers rents in the Cittie of London.

Matild the Quene, daughter to Baldwin Carle of Flaudders, and wife to King William, died, and was buried at Cane in the Monastery of Nunnes, whych she had builded.

Richard sonne to King William, died in the new Fozrell, and was buried at Winchester.

King William caused inquirie to be made, howe manye acres of lande were sufficient for one ploughe by the peare, howe many beastes to the tilling of one hide, how many Cities, Caffels, Farmes, Granges, Townes, Riuers, Marthes, and Woods, what rent they were by peare, and howe many Knightes or Souldiers were in euery shire, all whych was put in writing, and remapneth at Westminster.

King William toke homage, and othe of allegiaunce of all Englande, of what tenor or fe seuer they were, and toke of euery hide of lande fire tillings, and then layed into Normandy.

When the Normans had accomplished their pleasure vp on the Englishmen, so that there was no noble man of that nation left to beare any rule ouer them, it became a reprioch to be called an Englishman. Wicked cullomes spang vp, and the more the people spake of equitie, the more wot was done: the Justiciers were the authors of al vnrighteousnes. Who so did take a Deare or a Goate, had his eyes putte out. It

L.iiy. was

1379

Murder.
Mathew Paris.

Anno.reg. 14

1080

Anno.reg. 15

1081

Anno.reg. 16

Tutsbury.
Liber Tutsbury.

1932

Bermondsey.

Anno.reg. 17

1083

Acres of land
numbred,
lo. Rouse.

Anno.reg. 18.

1084

A greate taxe,

Anno.reg. 19.

1085

Nevve Flurrell.

William Conquerour.

166

Mathew Paris,
Bishop at Lin-
colne.

Anno reg. 20.

Flori, Wigmore.

1086

V Water floude.

Battell Abbey.

Saint Martins
le Graunde.
Ziber S. Mar.

Anno reg. 21

Creeplefgate of
London, but a
Posterne and all
the grounde ad-
joyning vvas a
Doore or Mas-
rishe.

1087

Famine and
pestilence.

London and
Poules Churche
brent.
Vita Erkenwaldi.

Floria Wig.

was brought to passe, that for the space of moze than xxx.
miles, good profitable corner ground was turned into a chace
for wilde beaftes.

Remingus Bishop of Dorchester, removed his Sea to Lin-
colne, where he built a new Church to be his leate.

King William kept his feast of Christmas at Gloucester,
where to thée of his Chaplaines he gave thée Bishopzikes,
to Mawrice, the Bishopzicke of London: to William, that of
Thetford: and to Robert, that of Chester.

There was a great water floude, so that hils were made
sokte and consumed, with their fal ouerwhelmed many vil-
lages. King William founded the Abbeys of Battel, where hee
ouercame Harolde of Selbe in Yorkshire, and of Cane in Nor-
mandy, in the which he was buried. He founded the Priory of
Saint Nicholas at Excester. He gaue greate Prinleedges to
Saint Martins le grand in London, (which Church was founded
befoze the Conquest by Ingelricus and Ewardus his brother
cousins to king Edward the Confess) he also gaue to þ Col-
ledge, as appeareth by his Charter, in these words: I do give
and graunt to the same Church al the land and moze without
the Posterne which is called CrPLEfgate on either parte of the
posterne, that is to say, from the South corner of the wall, as
the river of the Wells there running, departe the same moze
from the wal, to þ runing water which entreth the Citie, etc.

This yere was a great death of Cattel, and sofe viktenpe-
rancie of apze, many dyed first of feuers, and after of famine.

In the mean time, a denouring fire spread ouer al the prin-
cipall Cities of Englande. The Church of Saint Paule in Lon-
don was bzent with the moze part of the Citie, which fire be-
gan at the entry of the West gate & consumed to þ East gate.
Mawrice then Bishop of London began the foundation of the
new Church of Paules. Richard his successor did wonderfully
encreale the walles of the said Church, and of his owne cost
purchased a large kweetes about it where were wont to dwel
many lape men, and compassed it with a strong wall.

In a province of Wales, called Rose, was found the sepu-
thre

William Conquerour.

167

Wil. Malme.
Mens bones
of large size.

chze of Gaw en bpon the sea choze, who was sittersonne to
Arthur king of the Britaines, being rity. kote of length. King
William being at Roane in Normandie, Philip king of Fraunce
saide that he kept his Chamber as women do in childbed, e
nourished his fat belly, but when he is churched I will offer
a thousand candles with him. King William hearing of
these soznes, went with a great army into Fraunce, spopling
al things as he passed. Last of al he burned the Citie of Me-
anx with our Lady Churche and two Anchors that were en-
closed there, who perswaded themselves, they ought not to
foz sake their house in such extremite: whereat the King re-
toysing, cheared his men to fée de the fire, e came himselfe so
neare, with the heate of his harneys he got a disease to the
encreafe of his ficknelfe. Also the kings horſſe leaping ouer a
ditch, did burſt the inner parts of the k. with the pain wher-
of he was ſoze affiſtied, and retourned to Roane, wher ſhortly
after he ended his life. The ir. day of Septem. in the pere of
our Lord. 1087. when he had rained rr. peres & rj. monthes
lacking ſine days, his body being brought w great ſolénitie
to Cane in Normandie, there to be buried in a Church whiche
he had founded, a certaine knight boldly fozbod the burial of
him in that place, affirming that by title of inheritaunce the
ground was his, & that king William ought not to be buried
in the ground, which by violence he had obſtained: wherfore
by consent of Henry his Son, this repzoch was appeaſed with
the payment of an hundred pounde of filuer. He had issue by
Matild his wife, daughter to Baldwin Erle of Flaunders: Ro-
bert Curthofe, onto whom he gaue Normandie. Richard that
dyed yong: William Rufus, onto whom he gaue England: and
Henry to whom he gaue his wines inheritance & treaſure: hée
had daughters Cicily, Abbeſſe of Cane: Conſtance married
to Alane Earle of Brytain: Adale wife to Stephen Earle of
Bloyſe: Margaret p[ro]ſom[ed] to Harold king of Engliſh, & Alianor
betrothed to Alſon[e] King of Galicia. King Williā comman-
ded all p[ri]ſoners to be released, & his treaſure to be diſtribu-
ted onto churches.

King V. Villani
dyed.

W. Malme.

Burial forbigd
to V. Villani
Conquerour.

Issue of V Villiā
Conquerour.

Littl.

William

William Rufus.

169

away begger that thou art, are those meete hole for a King
to weare, bring me a paire of a Marke, or thou halte soze
repent it, then his Chamberlaine fette another paire that
were much worse than the first, and sayd they cost a Marke,
wherewith King William was well pleased. Thus farre
haue I noted the saying of King William, by cause it impoz-
teth the simplicitie of apparell in those dapes used, so farre
different from the erceste of this present time.

Odo Bishop of Bayon, and Earle of Kent, with his brother Robert Earle of Mortaigne and Hereford, and almost all the Nobles of England, rapted warre against King William, and would haue had Robert his eldest brother to be King: but King William by faire words pacifying some of the principal conspirators, besetged the residue in the Castell of Rochester, and with muche labour lastly ouercame them.

An Earthquake overturned many houses and churches in England.

Lanfranke Archbishop of Canturbury deceassed. He renn-
ed the great Church of Canturbury, reffozing rrb.manoiz to
the same. He repaired the walles of that Citie, builded
two Hospitals, the one of Saint Iohn the other at Harbal-
downe. He reffozed the Church of Rochester from four secular
Clarkes, to fiktie Monkes. He alwayes attended his bæke,
and trauelled to correct the corruption of Writers.

When Lanfranke was dead, King William kept in his
owne hands the Churches and Monasteries of England, af-
ter their pastours were dead, making great Spople, and let-
ting them out tokerne.

King William making warre against his brother Robert Duke of Normandy, toke the Castels of Wallarroke and of Albemarle, making great Spople in his brothers Country: but at length agréamente was made betweene them, that Robert should give vp into the Kings hands, the Castels that he had gotten of him: and the King shoulde helpe him to get all that his father had, England only excepted: and also, if one of them dyed without issue, the other should suc-

L.b.

tæde

1088

The Nobles
Rebell.

W. Malme.

An Earthquake.

Anno reg. 2.

1089

Hospitall of
Saint Iohn and
Harbaldovyne.

Mathew Paria.
G. Lilly.

Anno reg. 3.

1090

King V. William
made vvarre on
his brother.

William Rufus.

ceve in the inheritance: to which covenant were two twelve
twelve Princes of the Kings side, and twelve Barons on
the Dukes side.

Malcoline King of Scottes did homage and kealtie to
King William of England.

A great tempesfell on Saint Lukes day in sundry pla-
tes of England, specially in Winchcombe, where a great part of
the Steple was ouerthzowne with thundering and light-
ning, and in London the winde ouerturned 606. houfes, and
the rouse of Bow Churth in Cheape, wherewith some per-
sons were slayne: foure of the rafters of 26. fote in length
were with such violence pitched into the stræte that scantly
foure fote of them remapned aboue grounde, whiche were
fayne to be cut euen with the same grounde, bycause they
could not be plucked out.

About this time, one Iustinus Sonne to Gurguntus Earle
of Glamorgan, and Morgannoke, refusing to obeie Rhesus,
sonne to Theodore Prince of South-wales, sente Aencas,
sonne to Gedinorus, someptyme Loode of Demecia, into En-
gland, to take mufter of Souldioures, and there recevned a
great Armie, under the conduct of one Robert Fitzhamon,
and iopning with other rables out of Went and Brecmia,
met with Rhesus in Blacke hill, and there slewe him, and so
paying the Englishmen their wages, discharged them. But
they faking regard onto the godnesse of the fople, and the
great variance which was then amongst the Welchmen, as
in fozetime the Saxons had done, they turned their force of
armes against thofe which had entertayned them, and some
displaced them wholly of all the Champion, and the belt of
the Countrey, which Robert Fitzhamon diuided amongst
twelve Knightes whiche he broughte with him, referuing
the better parte to hymselfe, who building there certayne
Castels, and iopning their power togither, defended their
Farmes and Lordships whiche they had taken and poſſe-
ſed, whoſe heires peaceably enioy the fame onto this day:
but Iustinus starſely reſerued to himſelfe and his, the hilly
Countrey.

Countrey.

King of Scotts
did homage.
Mathew Paris.
Great tempesf.

605. houfes
ouerturned.

Wil. Malme.
Gualter Couen.

Anno reg. 4.

The vwinning
of Glamorgan
and Morga-
noke out of the
V Welchmens
hands.

William Rufus.

Countrey. The names of the twelve Knights were these.

1 William Lowdon.

2 Richard Granuille.

3 Paganus Turberuille.

4 Robert Saintquintine.

5 Richard Siward.

6 Gilbert Vmfreuill.

7 Roger Berkerowle.

8 Reynald Sully.

9 Peeter Soore.

10 John Fleming.

11 Oliuer Saint Iohn.

12 Williā Easterling, now for thirties called Stradling.

Thus was the Lordship of Glamorgan & Morgannoke wonne
out of the Welchmens hands, whiche Lordship conteyned in
length from Rimid bridge on the East side, to Palle kinan in the
West side 27. miles. The breadth from the Hauen of Aber-
thaw on the South side, to the confine of Brecknokeshire, about
Morleys Castell, is 22. miles.

In this Province are neath upon a River of the same
name Pontfaine, that is to say, Stone bridge, sometimes cal-
led Combridge, Lantwid, Wenny, Dinwid, Townes, and Castels,
besides Caer Phili, a most antient Castell & fortresse, which
by reporte was erected by the Romanes, and Caerdid, the
principall Towne of the Shire, standing upon the River
Tafe, Englishmen tearme it Cardid or Cardife.

Humphrey Llwyd.

Also, within the body of the said Lordship, were eightene
Castels, and 36. Knights fees and a halfe, that helde of the
same Lordship by Knights seruice, besides a great number
of free holders. Also, the said Lordship being a Lordship
Harcher, or a Lordship Royall, and holden of no other
Lordship, the Lordes thereof, euer since the winning of the
same, owing their obedience only to the Crowne, haue vsed
therein Iura regalia, with the triall of all actions, as well re-
all as personall, and pleas of Crowne, with authority to
pardon all offences, Treason only excepted.

King

William Rufus.

King William went into Northumberland, where he re-
paired such Castels as the Scottes had impayed, and buil-
ded the newe Castell on Tine. Osmond Bishop of Sarifourie
founded the Cathedzall Church of old Sarifourie, and on the
moyrow after the dedication thereof, the Steeple was fiered
by lightning.

1091

Nevv Castell.
Sarisburie.

Anno reg. 5

In England fell wonderfull abundance of rayne, and af-
ter enfued so great frost, that hozzles and cartes paffed com-
monly ouer great Riuers, which when it thawed, the Yse
brake downe many great bridges.

1092

Great Frozt.
Mathew Paris.
Wil. Malme.

Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester, sente into Normandy for Anselme, by his counsell to builde an Abbey at Chester of Saint Werbridge.

Abbey of Che-
ster.

Mathew Paris.

King William lying liceke at Glocester, for seare of death,
promised to correct the wicked Lawes.

Anselme Arch-
bishop.

He gaue the Archbishoptike of Canturbury to Anselme,
and to his Chancellor Robert Bloet, the Bishoptike of
Lincolne: but when the King had reconered his health, he
was sozie that he had not sold the Bishoptike of Lincolne.

King of Scottes
slayne.

Malcolme King of Scottes comming into Englande, was
met withall, and sodainly slayne, with his sonne and heire
also, by Robert Mowbray Earle of Northumberland.

Bishopricke at
Bathe.
Levves in
Suffex.

John Bishop of Welles, by noynting the Kings handses,
transposed his Bishops seate to Bathe.

Anno reg. 6.

William Waren first Earle of Surrey, and G Fundred his
wife, founded the Abbey of Lewes in Suffex.

1092

Carelie repay-
red, and the
Castell builded.
Famine.
Io. Feucrla.
Thomas Rudburn.

King William builded againe the Citie of Carelie which
was destrovéd by the Danes 200. yeares before. He also
builded a Castell there, and out of the South parts of En-
gland sent men to inhabit.

This yeare was a great famine, and after, so great a
mortalitie, that the quicke were scant able to bury the dead.

King William made great warres in Normandy against
his brother Robert, thzough the whiche both England and
Normandy were soz oppzeffed with eractions.

Exactions.
V Velchmen
vyon Anglesey.

The Welchmen spopled the Citie of Glocester with a
part

William Rufus.

part of Shrewsbury, and wonne the Isle of Anglesey.

The Bishopricke of Thetford was translated to Norwich,
by Herbert Loling, Bishop there.

King William sent his brother Henry into Northumberland with a great power, by cause Robert Mowbrey Earle of that Countrey refused to come to the Kings Court: the Countrey was spoyled, the Earle was taken, and many were disherited. Some had their eyes put out etc.

King William with a great power entred Wales, but not
being able to followe the Welchmen among the hilles, he
builded two Castels in the borders and returned.

Great preparation was made by the Christians to goe
against the Infidels at Hierusalem, Peter the Hermit being
their first leader, and after Godfrey of Lorraine, called God-
frey of Bollene.

Robert Duke of Normandy took his journey towards
Hierusalem, and layde Normandy to gage to his brother King
William for 6666, poundes of siluer.

The Dukes, Godfrey Beamonde and Robert, besøged
the Citie of Niece, with 6000, horsemen, and 10000, foot-
men, and took the same, with the wife of Soliman, and his
sonnes. They also took the Citie of Antioch.

King William with an armie of horsemen and footemen
wente the seconde time into Wales, meaning to kill all the
male kinde there, but he could noteth kill or take any one
of them.

All the lands in Kent that sometime belonged to Earle
Godwine, by breaking in of the Sea, were couered with
Sands, and therefoze is yet called Godwine Sands.

King William was in Normandy, and gaue himselfe to
warres there, so that with eractions and tributes he did
not only thane, but flea the people of England.

Hugh, Earle of Shrewsbury was slayne in Anglesey by
the Irishmen.

The Christians took the Citie of Hierusalem, and placed
there a King and a Patriarche.

After

173

Bishopricke at
Norvvich.

Anno reg. 7.

1094

Northumber-
land spoyled.

King V. William
invaded Wales.

Anno reg. 8.

1095

Go to Hie-
rufalem.

Anno reg. 9.

1095

Normandy
pavned.

An. reg. 10.

1097

Nice and An-
tioch vvoon.

Heffor Boetius.
Godwin lands.

Exactions.

An. reg. 11.

1098

An. reg. 12.

1099

Hierusalem
vvonne.

William Rufus.

After King William was come out of Normandy, he kept his Courte at Westminster in the new Hall, which he had then caused to be builded, the length whereof is 270. fote, and the breadth 74. fote, and hearing men say it was two bigge, he answered, this Hall is not bigge enough by the one halfe, and that it was but a Chamber in comparison of that he was about to make. A diligent Searcher might yet find out the foundation of the Hall which he had purposed to builde, stretching from the Thames side onto the common stræte.

King William being a hunting in the new Forest, word was brought him that his people were besetged in Mayne: he forthwith tooke shipping, though he were vehemently persuaded to the contrary, so that there was at that time a great tempeft, to whome he answered, he neuer heard that any King was drowned. At this time he gote more hono than euer he did in all his life, so he chased his enemies, and returned with victory.

In this Sommer, bloud spang out of the earth at Finchamstede in Barke shore.

King William on the morrow after Lammas day hunting in the new Forest of Hampshire, in a place called Chorengham, Sir Walter Tirell shooting at a DERE, onalwars hitte the King in the brest, that he fell downe starke dead, and neuer spake word: his men (specially that Knighte) gate them away, but some came backe agayne, and layde his body upon a Colpars Cart, whiche one fillie leane beast did draw onto the Citie of Winchester, where he was burped on the morrow after his death, at whose burpall men could not wæpe so iop.

This King was taken out of the world in the middell of his vnrighteousnesse, who being wicked to his owne people and to strangers, was most wicked to himselfe.

The Countreys about him he prouoked with wartes: and England was so miserably oppreffed under him, that it could not recouer, so he and his trayne spopled and subuerst

VVestminister
Hall.
P.Lutwienfis.

Io.Euerden.

Mathew Paris.
Io. Roufe.

VVord of
V. William Rufus.
Mathew Paris.

Annoreg. 13

1100

There itandern
a Chappell.
King V. William
slayne.
Wil. Malme.
Mathew Paris.
Radolphus Niger.

Radul. Cogshal.

Io. Roufe.

Henry the first.

and fortunate in battle, and so these three, he had three notable vices, couートusneſſe, crueltie, and lecherie.

He married Mawde the daughter of Malcoline King of
Scottes, of whome he begate William, and a daughter named
Mawde.

At the beginning of his raigne, he restored the state of
the Cleargie, as waged the greenous payments, reduced a-
gaine Saint Edwards lawes, and amended them.

He put out of his Court all nice and wanton persons.

He reformed the olde untrue measures, and made a
measure by the length of his owne arme, whiche was then
called Vlno, an Elle, and now the same is called a parde, or
metewand etc.

He restored to his Subiects the use of lights in the night,
which lights, and also fire, had bin forbidden by his father
to be used, after the ringing of a Bell, at eyght of the clocke
at night.

Edgar King of Scottes did homage to this Henry.

This peare Iordan Brifet Baron, the sonne of Raufe, the
sonne of Brian Brifet founded the house of Saint Iohn of He-
ruſalem, n'cere vnto London, by Smithfield.

The same Iordan gave fourteenth Acres of ground lying
in the field next adiopning vnto Clarken well, to build there-
upon a house of Sunnes, wherein, he, with Murioll his
wife were both buried in the Chapter house.

Robert Shorthose Duke of Normandy, the Kings eldest
brother, whiche was nowe returned from Hierusalem, made
warre vpon his brother Henry for the Crowne of England,
who assembled a strong armie, and landed at Portsmouth,
but by mediation a peace was made, on condition, that
Henry should pay three thousand marks yearly to Duke
Robert, and if the one dyed without issue, the longer liuer
should inherit. Winchester was hent the rvbij. of May, and
Gloceſter was hent the twentith of May.

Robert Fitzham, who came with the Conquerour out of
Normandy, with Sibell his wife, founded a new Church

M.

of

Measures
reformed.
W. Malme.

Vlno, novv cal-
led a yard.
W. Malme.

Vfe of light in
the night per-
mitted.

Saint Johns by
Smithfielde

Clarken vvell.
Register of Clera
ken well.
Ex Carta.

II0I

Anno reg. 2.

Tribute to Ro-
bert Shorthose.
V Winchefter
and Gloceſter
brent.
Ither Gloceſtr.
Tevykesbery
builded.
Cronica de-
Theoksbery.

178

Henry the first.

1102

Robert de Be-
lafine rebelled.
W'il. Malme,
Floriacensis.

Minster of
Norvviche.

Annoreg. 3.

Regifter of Saint
Barthelmew,
Hospitall of
S. Barthelmevv.

1103

Annoreg. 4.

The yonger
brother begy-
thet the elder.

Ex libre Lanthony
Mathew Paris.

Lanthony foun-
ded,

Chro. Donmow.

Priorie of Don-
movv in Effex
founded by the
V Viddovy of
Baynard that
buplded Bay-
nards Castell in
London.

of Theukeshery, and was there buried.

Robert de Belaſme Earle of Shrewſourie, eldeſt ſonne to
Roger Mountgomery ſtrengtheued the Towne and Caffell
of Shrewſoury, ſo did he the Caffels of Bridgenorth, Tichile, and
Arundell with vicuals, and armed men against King
Henry : but the King being warned thereof, he gathereth
his power, and beſægeth Bridgenorth, whiche Towne was
pælded upon him. And this being knowne to them of Arun-
dell, they forthwith ſubmitted themſelues, with condi-
tion, that their Loode Robert de Belaſme might be per-
mitted frælp to palle into Normandy. Also they of Shrewſoury
ſent the kepes of their Caffell, and pledges of their obea-
fance, and then Robert, with his brother Ernulfus, and Ro-
ger of Poytiers abituréd this land for euer.

The Cathedrall Churche of Norwich was founded by
Herbert Bishop of Norwich.

The Priory and Hospitall of Saint Barthelmewe in
Smithfield was founded by a pleasanſant Jeſker of Minſtrell of
the Kings, named Reior, who became first Prior there.

Befoze this time Smithfield was a laptoow of all ordure
and filth: and the place where ſellons and other tranſgre-
ſons were put to execution.

Roberte Duke of Normandy comming into Englande,
through the ſubtelty of King Henry his yonger brother, re-
leased to him the tribute of three thousand Markes of Sil-
uer.

Hugh Lacy founded the Monasterie of Saint Iohn at
Lanthony, the Chanons of which place were ſince tranſlated
by Miles high Conneſtable, and Earle of Hereford, to a place
neere upon Gloceſter, then called Hide, ſince called Lanthony.

Iuga Baynard Lady of little Donmow, cauſed Maurice Bi-
thop of London to dedicate the Church of Donmov which the
had founded, and the ſame day the gaue to it halſe a hide of
land.

This Lady Iuga was late wife to. Baynard, that firſte
buplded Baynards Castle in London.

Great

Henry the first.

179

Great malice was kindled betwene the two bæthzen Robert and Henry, whereupon deadly warre ensued.

1104

Annoreg. 5.

There appeared about the Sunne soure circles, and a blasing Starre.

King Henry remapned in Normandy, making strong warres upon his brother Robert, and Rorsia his wife.

1105

Annoreg. 6.

Eudo Dapifer, or fewer to King Henry, founded the Monasterie of Saint Iohn in Colchester of blacke Channons, and those were the first in England.

Saint Iohn
in Colchester.

Simon Carle of North-hampton, and Mawde his wife, founded the Monasterie of Saint Andrew in North-hampton.

Saint Andrevve
in North-hamp-
ton.
Ex Carta.
Io. Rouſe.

1106

Annoreg. 7.

Robert Duke of Normandy came to his brother at Northampton, and friendly desired him to beare brotherly loue toward him, but King Henry feeling his conscience accusing him, so obteypning the Kingdome by defrauding of his elder brother, and fearing men more than God, first he reconverted the Nobles of the Realme with faire promises, thin king afterwards to make amends for his great wrongs, by founding of an Abbey.

Elder brother
seeketh favour
of the younger.

The Duke returning into Normandy, the King followed with a great power, where betwene them were many soze battayles fought, but at the last the valiant man Roberte was taken.

This yeare appeared a blasing Starre, from thuse of the clocke till nine. And on the Maundy Thursday was seene two full Pwnes, one in the East, and another in the West.

A Blasring
Starre.
Mathew Paris.

The first Chanons entred into the Church of our Lady in Southwarke, called Saint Mary Oucry, founded by William Pountlarge Knight, and William Dancys Normans. Algedus was first Prioir there.

T Rudborne.
Saint Mary
Oucry.
Liber Roffenſis.
Io. Beuerla.

1107

Annoreg. 8.

While King Henry had set in order Normandy according to his pleasure, he returning into England, brought with him his brother Robert, & William of Morton, & put them in personall prison, from whence they should after, Duke Robert deceasing his kepers, sought to escape, but he was taken as he fled, & by his brothers commandement had his cies put out, & kept

W.H.

Straigh

The yonger
brother putteth
out the eyes of
his elder.

180

Henry the first.

freighter till his dying day.

1108

Priorie of the
Trinitie in
London.
Liber irmi.

W. Dunthorne.

Anno reg. 9.

W. il. Malme.
Gerua. Doro.
Flemings sent
into V Wales.

This yeare, the Priorie of the holy Trinitie, within
Aldgate of London, was founded by Matild the Quæne, in
the Parishes of Mary Magdalen, Saint Michael, Saint Ka-
therine, and the holy Trinitie, all whiche are nowe but one
Parish of Christ Church, in old time called holy Roode pa-
rich. She gaue to the same Priorie the port of Aldgate, with
the clocke thereunto belonging, which was of his demaynes,
and is now called Aldgate Warde.

King Henry with sundry expeditions brought under
him the Welchmen, and to pull downe their skoutenesse, he
sent all the Flemings that inhabited England thither, which
of late were come hither, when great part of Flanders was
drowned, and also in time of his father, by aliance of his
mother, in so muche, that thzough their great e multitud
they seemed græuous to the Realme, wherefoze he sente
them all with their subfiance and kindred into Rofe, a Coun-
trey of Wales, as into a sincke, that he mighte clense the
Realme of them, and also suppresse the wildnesse of the e-
nimie, and not long after he made e xpedition thither, com-
pelling the Welchmen to giue him soz pledges the sonnes of
the Nobilitie, with some monep, and much Cattell, and
returned.

1109

An .reg. 10.

A Taxe.
John Taxtor.
Eely a Bishop-
rick.
Mathew Paris.
Liber mon. Elie.

Henry Emperour of Rome sente messengers into En-
gland, requiring to haue Mawde the Kings daughter gi-
en him in marriage, which was granfed by the King, who
then toke thzée Shillings of enery hide of lande thzough
England.

The King translated the Abbey of Eely into a Bithop-
ricke, and made Haruey Cruſt Bithop of Bancor, Bithop
there.

1110

Anno reg. 11

A Comete.
Trent dried vp.
Floriacensis.

A Comete appeared after a strange fashion, soz it was
risen out of the Calf, and ascended upwards.

A great Earthquake was at Shrewsburie, and the wafer
of Trent at Nottingham was dried up from one of the clocke,
till thzée.

King

Henry the first.

181

King Henry marped Robert his baftard son to Mawde,
daughter and hetre to Robert Fitzham, and made him the
first Carle of Gloceſter, who after builded the Caſſels of Bri-
How and Cardeſſe, with the P[ro]ſie of S. Iames in Briſtowe,
where his body was buried. And his ſonne Carle William
began the Abbep of Kenſham.

King Henry went into Normandy to make war againſt
the Carle of Angiew, whiche kept Maine againſt the Kings
will, and ſpoſled the whole Countrep.

William Baynard, under whome Lady Iuga helde the
title of Dunmow, by miſſoſtune loſt his Barony, and King
Henry gaue it wholly to Robert the ſonne of Richard the
ſonne of Gilbert Carle of Clare, and to his heires, togither
with the honoſ of Baynards Caſſell in London, and the appur-
tenances. This Robert was Cupbearer of Butler to the
King.

Aboute this time, Geſſerey Clinton, Treasurer and
Chamberlayne to King Henry the first, founded the P[ro]
rie at Kenelworth of regular Chanons. Geſſery Clinton the
yonger, confirmed to the Chanons all which Geſſery his fa-
ther gaue them, except those landes which his father reſer-
ued, to make his Caſſell and Parke on in Kenelworth.

This yeare was a great mortalitie of men, and mozeine
of Heaſtes.

The Citie of Worcester, the chieſe Church, the Caſſell,
and all other buildings, one of the Monkes, with two ſer-
uants, and ſiſtene Citiſes, were all b[ent] the twentith day
of July.

The King ſubdued the Walchmen.

The King caused all his P[obles] to beare to William
his ſonne.

The tenth of October, the Riuer of Medway, by no ſmall
number of miles, did ſo ſaple of water, that in the midſt of
the Chanell the ſmallest T[eaſels] and Boates could not
passe. The ſelſesame day the Thamis did ſuffer the like lack of
water, ſo[z] between the Tower of London and the bridge, and

P.iiij. under

Floriacen.

Caſſels at Bris-
ſo[vv] and Car-
dife.

Saint Iames at
Briſo[vv], Ken-
sham.

1111

Anno reg. 12

Mathew Paris.

Cro.Dun.

Robert Fita

Richard.

1112

Anno reg. 13

Kenelworth

Priory and Ca-
ſſell founded.

Lib.Ken.

Mathew Paris.

1113

Anno reg. 14.

Floriacen.

Cro. Hautenprice.

1114

Anno reg. 15

Thames and
Medvay dried
VP.

182

Henry the first.

Thomas de Wike.
Walter Couen.
John Taxisor.
William Sheepes
herd.
Liber Reffensis.
Chichester
brent.
A blating starre.

1115

Anno reg. 16
Liber trinitatis.

Knighten Gild,
novv Portso-
ken vvard.

under the Bridge, not only with Hozse, but also a greate
number of men and children did wade ouer on kote, whiche
defecte of water did endure the space of two daies.

Chichester with the principall Monasterie was bzent.

There was many slozmes, and a blasing Starre.

This yeare thzough an hard Winter, almost all the
bridges in England were bozne downe with yse.

Edgar sometime King of England granted vnto thirtene
Knightes a poztion of grounde without the walles of the
Citie of London, leste boyde in the East part of the same Ch-
tie, togither with a gilde, which he named Knighten Gild,
that now is called Portfoken warde, and now the Church of
the holy Trinitie being founded within Aldgate of London
by Mathild then Quæne, as is afoze thewed. The succellors
of those Knightes, to wæte, Radulphus fitz Algede, Winiard
le Douershe, &c. gaue the soresayde Lands called Knighten
Gild, to the same Church : but Othowerus, Accolinillus, Ot-
to, and Gefferey Earle of East sex, Confables of the To-
wer of London by succession, with helde by sozce a poztion
of the same lande, that is to say East Smithfield, neere to the
Tower, to make a Wineyard, and would not depart from
it by any meanes, till the seconde yeare of King Stephen,
when the same was adiudged and restozed to the Church of
the holy Trinitie.

King Henry hauing greate warres with Lewes King
of France, the Realme of England was soze oppreffed with
eractions.

1116

Anno. reg. 17
Cro.Peter.

The Towne of Peterborow with the kately Churche
there, was burned downe to the grond.

In March was ercording lightning, and in December
thunder and hayle : and the Wone at both times seemed to
be turned into bloud.

1117

Anno. reg. 18.
Tempest and
Earthquake,

Floriacen.

This yeare in Lombardy was an Earthquake, continu-
ed soztie daies, whiche ouerthzelwe many houses, and that
whiche was maruellous to be seene, a Towne was moued
from his seate, and set a good wap off.

Mathild

Henry the first.

Mathild the Duene, wife to King Henry of Englande,
deceased at Westminster, and was there buried in the Re-
uokrie.

She founded the priorye of Christes Church within the
East gate of London, called Aldgate, and an Hospital of
Saint Giles in the City, without the Weast part of the
same City.

The order of the Templers began.

Many soze battaples were fought in France and Normandy between the King of England and of France.

King Henry having tamed the Frenchmen, and pacified
Normandy, returned into Englande, in whiche vopage, Wil-
liam Duke of Normandy, and Richard his sonnes, and Ma-
rye his daughter, Richard Earle of Chester, and his wife,
with many noble men, and to the number of one hundred
and sixtie persons were miserably drowned, the Sea being
calme.

King Henry married Adelizia, the Duke of Louans
daughter, at London: from thence the King with a great ar-
mie wente towarde Wales, but the Welchmen met him hum-
bly, and agreed with him at his pleasure.

The Citie of Glocester with the principall Monasterie,
was hent againe, as befoze, and Lincoln was burned.

King Henry sayled into Normandy, where he remayned
long, trauelling to quiet that Countrey.

Henry Earle of Warwike, and Margaret his wife, founded the Colledge of Saint Mary in y towne of Warwike. And Roger de Belemound his sonne Earle of Warwike, and Alice his wife, translated the same Colledge into the Castell of Warwike, in Anno 1123.

At that time were nine parishes in Warwike, Saint Sepulcre, Saint Hellens, of these twayne were made one priorye of Saint Sepulchre: Alhalowes, Saint Michaell, Saint Iohn, Saint Peter, Saint Lawrêce, Saint Iames, these five last were iopned to Saint Maryes, in Anno 1367. Saint Nicholas.

W.iiiij.

Waleran

183

1118

Anno reg. 19.

Mathew Paris.

Mathelds Ho
spitall.

Knightes of the
Temple.

1119

Anno reg. 20.

1120

Anno reg. 21.

The Kings chil-
dren drovvned.
W. Malme.

Mathew Paris.

1121

Anno reg. 22.

1122

Anno reg. 23.

Glocester brene
Lib. Gloceft.
Mathew Paris.

1123

Anno reg. 24.

VV arvvike
vvith the Col
ledge.

Libre Warwicen
Io. Rouse.

184

Henry the first.

Waleran Earle of Mellent is taken in Normandy by King Henry, and he with many other are imprisoned at Roane.

1124

Annoreg. 25

1125

Annoreg. 20

Muhammad Paris.
Taxtor.
Coyners punished,

1126

Annoreg. 27.

The Empresse returned into England.
Geraldus Cambr.

Floriacen,

Archbishop of Yorke with his Crosse cast out of the Kings Chappell.

John Thremensis Cardinall came into England, who in-
ueying soze against Pzelles Concubines, was himselfe de-
tected of whozédome.

The King caused all the Copners of England to haue their p[rin]ie members cut off, and also their right hand, by cause they had corrupted the Copne.

Henry the fourth Emperour being dead (as it was said) and Mawde the Empresse returning into England, dwelte with the Quene in his Chamber, by cause she was suspect of his hUSBands death, but some affirmed him to be long after in England, lying as an Hermite, and in the end to be buryed at Chester.

King Henry held his Courte with great magnificence in his Castell of Winfore, and there assembled all the nobilitie of his Realme, where when the Archbithop of Yorke Woulde haue Crowned the King equally with the Archbithop of Canturbury, by the judgement of all menne he was repulsed, the bearer of his Crosse, togither with the Crosse, was thzodone out of the Kings Chappell: soz it was affirmed that no Metropolitane out of his owne P[rou]ince might haue any Crosse bozne before him. The feast being ended, the King with all the States of the Realme togither came to London, and there at the Kings commandement, William the Archbithop, and the Legate of the Romilh Churche, and all other B[ishops] of the E[ng]lish Nation, with the Nobilitie, w[oke] an othe, to defend a gainst all men the Kingdome to his daughfer, if the furuieued hir father, except that before his deceasse he begate some sonne to succede him.

The King also granted to the Churche of Canturbury, and to William and his successez, the cufodie and Conſtainablehip of the Castell of Rochester soz ever.

1127

Annoreg. 28.

The Archbithop of Canturbury assembled a counſell of Bl
chops, Abbots and other P[zel]ates at Westminſter, where they
deter

Henry the first.

185

determined many causes concerning ecclesiastical business:
and the King with his counsell confirmed them.

King Henry went with a warlike army into Fraunce, by
cause Lodowike the French King defended the Earle of Flaun-
ders the Kings Ephepb and enpty.

At this time men had such a pride in their haire, that they
contended with women in length of haire.

King Henry helde a Counsell at London, wherein it was
grauanted him to haue the correction of the Cleargie, whiche
came to an euill purpose, for the King tooke infinite summes
of mony of Priekts, and suffred them to do what they would.

Robert Deolley Knight, great Conestable of England, was
the first founder of Ofney.

King Henry gaue his daughter the Empresse to Geoffrey
Plantagenet Earle of Angiou.

In the Moneth of May, the King beþng present, the Citie
of Rochester was soze defaced wþth fire.

The King made a Bishopricke at Carlel.

Mawde the Empresse did beare to Geoffrey Plantagenet
Earle of Angiou a sonne, and named him Henry, which when
the King knewe, hee called bys nobles togther, and oʒdap-
ned, that his daughter, and the heires of his body, should suc-
cede him in bys Kingdome.

In Whitsonwéeke, a great fire beginning at Gilbert Bec-
kets house in Wleak Cheape, consumed a greate parte of Lon-
don, from thence to Algate with the Priorie of Channons of
the holy Trinitie, and many houles of Office thereto belon-
ging.

An Earthquake in England.

Henry Bloys Bishop of Winchester, builded the Hospital
of Saint Croſſe neare unto Winchelſer. The ſame hadde beene a
Hospitall in the Saxons time, but after spoyled by the Danes.

There was greate darkenesse in England, and the Sunne
became like the Sunne in the thyrd quarter.

Worceſter, as it had oft beſoze chaunced, was soze defaced
with fire.

P. v.

1128

Anno reg. 29

Men vveare
haire like vvo-
nien.
W. Malme.

1129

Anno reg. 30
Mathew Parts.

The kings household

1130

Annoreg. 31

1131

Anno reg. 32
Rochester brent
Richard Diviensis

1132

Anno reg. 33
Carleil a By-
shopricke.
Geriuaſius.
Gualter Couen.
London brent.
Geriuaſius Doro-
Thomas Wikes.

Earthquake.

Liber canonicus
trinitatis.

1133

Anno reg. 34.
VVorceſter
brent.

Mawde

King Stephen.

Also Saint Peters Church at Bathe, and all the Citie, the
27.of June was born. And the same moneth the citie of Leo-
gere was consumed with fire.

England began to fall into great troubles, whych caused
King Steuen to returne out of Normandy befoze he had fini-
shed his businesse there.

Byng Stephen besieged Bedford and wonne it, then he wet
with a strong power into Northumberlande, where he layed
not long, but went to Glocester, where the Citizens recep-
ued him with greate retopyng: Miles the Kings Conestable
broughte him into the Kings Pallace there, where all the
Citizens were to him twozne. From thence he wente to
Hereford, bicause that he heard the Caffel was holde against
him, and on Whitsonday he sate crowned in the Churche of
Hereford. When they that kept the Caffell sawe the Byngs
power to encrease, theye peelded themselves. The King twke
also the Caffell of Webheleyge, whych Geoffrey Talbot hadde
holde againfte hym. The same day that the Byng depar-
ted out of Hereforde all beyond the Kyuer of Wye was hzente
by the saide Geoffrey. The King returned to Oxforde, where
he twke Roger the Bishop of Sarum, with the Byshop of Lin-
colne and his sonne Roger: the Bishop of Eely escaping, went
to the Caffell of Vies and kept it against the King, but at len-
gthe it was delivereo.

The same time Robert Earle of Gloucester renounced his
allegeaunce to King Stephen, forzified Bristow and other Ca-
stellis. Also Miles the Kings Conestable revolted. Aherkoze
the Byng besieged the Caffell of Bristow, but at length being
wearyed, he tourned to other of the Earles Caffels, and see-
ing hys enmyes still encreasing: he called out of Flaunders
men of warre wyth Wylliam de Ypers their leader, whose
counseil he chiefly followed.

The same yeare Roger Byshop of Salisbury, a great buil-
der of Caffelles and Houses, departed this life. There was
founde in hys Coffers forztie thouande Markes of silver, be-
ides much golde, and dyuers Jewels that came to the kings
hande.

189

The Citie of
Bath brent.
Liber Roff.
Geruaſiue Doro.
Floriacenſis.

Anno. reg. 3.

1138

Bedford beſie-
ged.
Floriacencis.
Geruaſiue.

Hereford brent.

Bristovv beſie-
ged.

Anno reg. 4.
Ypodigma.

Geruaſiue Doro.

190

King Stephen

hande, so that he hadde gathered treasure, but wist not so;
whom.

The Nobles sent for Mawd the Empresse, promising him
the possession of the realme according to their othe made to
hir: In the meane time, David king of Scots, promising to
recover the crowne of England for the Empresse Mawde his
Déece, in mol cruell wise inuaded Northumberland, where by
Thrustone Archbishop of Yorke, the Scottes had an ouerthow
at Conton moze than soure myles Northweast from Alnerton
and were slaine aboue r. thousand.

Mathew Paris,
Geruaſius,
Battaile of the
Standard,
Cro. Hauſenprice,

In the moneth of July Robert Carle of Gloceſter retourned into England, with his ſuffer the Empresse, and a gret arme, which arrived at Portesmouth. The Empresse was received into Arundel caſſel, by Adelize late Wive to king Henry, as then Wive of Concubine to William Carle of Arundel.

1139

The Empresse
returned into
England.
Geruaſius.

Carle Robert wente to Wallingforde, and thence to Gloce-
ſter, and raised those Countries.

The king helde his liege before Marleborough, but aduer-
tised of the Empresse arriuall, he haffed towardes Arundel,
where being by faire ſpèch pacified, he commanded his ho-
ther Bischoppe of Winchelſter to bring the Empresse unto Bri-
stowe, and he himselfe followed Carle Robert with his army.
The Empresse staped at Briſtow till October, and then went
to Gloceſter, hir coming thither being knowen, Miles the
high Conestable and many other nobles toke part with his
against king Stephen.

Marleborough
beflieged.

The king beſieged Wallingforde Caſſell, but profited not,
and therefoſe rapſing a Tower of woodde before it, stuffed it
with men of warre, and went to win the Caſſell of Malmef-
burie.

VValingford
castel belieged.
Floriacenſis.

The armye of Carle Robert Wanne the Citie of Worce-
ſter, brent the molte part of it, and laden with the ſpoyle, de-
parted thence.

The Shirife of that Citie in reuenge hereof, deſtroyed
the towne of Sudley, and with the ſpoyle there of retourned
to Worcester.

After

King Stephen.

After this the King with a great army came from Oxford
to Worcester, where he gave the honour of high Conestable-
hip, (being taken from Miles of Gloucester) unto William the
sonne of Walter Beauchampe, Shirise of Worcester, and then
retourned to Oxford and so to Salisbury.

The King went to Reading, and after with his army to-
wardes Ely, but the Bisshoppe fledde to Gloucester, to Earle
Robert, and the King wanne the Calfell of Ely.

Robert Earle of Gloucester with a great power innaded the
towne of Notingham and spoyled it: the townes men were
taken, flaine oz bzent in the Churches, wherevnto they fled.
One of them more rich than the others was taken, and led
to his owne house by his takers, to thewe them where his
treasure lap, he bringing them into a low seller, whilest they
were buſe to bzeak open lockes & Coſſers, he conueped him
ſelf away, & chutting the dozes after him, set fire on his house:
and so the theues to the number of thirtie were bzent, and
by reason of this fire all the towne was set a fire and bzent.

Lyng Stephen befieged Lincoln, againſt Ranulph Earle
of Cheſter, but Roberte Earle of Gloceſter, came with a great
power and rescued the fame, chafed the Lyngs armye, and
toke him prſoner on Candlemas day, firſte he was had to
Gloceſter, and after to Bristowe, & there committed to prſon.

The Empzefle reioping at this hir good happe, departed
from Gloceſter and came to Ciceſte, with Byſhops, Barons
and other in greate number, from thence the went to Win-
chester, where mette hir Lozdes Spirituall and tempozall in
great number, the Citie with the tower and Crowne of the
Realme was delivereo into hir hands.

The Bishop of Winchelſer that was king Stephens hoz-
ther, accuſed al that ſkode against the Empzefle, and bleſſed
those that toke hir part. From thence the departed to Wilton,
where the Archbisſoppe of Canturburie came and saluted hys
When Caffer was palle, the went to Reding, where the was
receiued with all the honour that mighte be : thence the
went to Oxford, where the Caffell was delivereo vnto hys
bp

Anno.reg. 5.

1140

Noting h[am]
ſpoyled.
Gerus.ius Dore.

Anno.reg. 6.

Noting h[ä]bren[é]e.

1141

Lincolne be-
fieged.
King Stephen
taken.

The Empſſeſſe
obtayneth the
Crovvne.

192

King Stephen.

by Robert de Olly: then went the to Saint Albons and was
recepued with all honour.

Here the Citizens of London came and yélded their Citie
to hir, whereupon the went to London, and so to Westminster,
where the being recepued with procession, remained certain
dapes taking order for the state of the Realme.

King Steuens wife, and many Pères of the realm, made
suite to the Empresse to haue the King restozed to libertye,
and not to the ringdome, promising to perswade with hym
to become a Monke: but she woulde not heare. The Bishop
of Winchester requesled hir, to give unto Euastace his nephew,
King Steuens sonne, his fathers Carledome, but it woulde
not be. The Citizens of London required hir to restozé Bayng
Edwardes lawes, but she being puffed vp with pride, would
not graunte theyz requeslle, whereupon they conspired to
take hir prisoner, but the aduertised hereof, fled with thame,
leauing behinde hir all hir furniture of houtholde and appa-
rell.

Henrie Bishop of Wincheler, cating which way to deli-
ner his brother, perswaded the Londoners to apde him. The
Empresse got hir to Oxford, and fro thence to Gloucester, and
the with hir allured friend Miles again to Oxford: for bycaufe
the truſed molſt in him, the to do him honour, gaue him the
Carledome of Hereford, and now hauing got a great army,
about Lammas wente againe to Wincheler, and lodged in
the Caffel there. The Bishop abathed of hir sodayn coming
departed out at one gate as the came in at another, he gete-
ting a great army with the help of the Londoners, besieged the
Citie, and the ſeconde of Auguſt committed the Citie to the
fire, with the whiche the Punry and houſes of office with
more than twentie Churches, ſome wite re. and a great
part of the Citie, with the Monaſterie of Saint Grimbald, of
the houſes thereto belonging, were brought to almes. About
the eraltation of the crosse, the Empresse being wearied of
long ſiege, got hir to hozſebacke with hir brother Reginalde
Carle of Cornewal, and many other.

Carle

Xpodigma.
Genuafius. Do.
Floriacensis.

The Empresse fledde.

Xpodigma.
Floriacences.
Genuafius.

VVincheſter
brent.
Genuaſius.
Floriacenſis.

King Stephen.

Carle Robert followed with a great number of Lords &
knights, but the Bishops men setting on them, flewe & toke
a great number.

The Empresse fled to the Caffel of Lutegerfial heauy and
almost deade for feare: from thence the was brought to the
Caffell of Vies, and from thence to Gloceſter, bound in a hoſſe
litter like a deade carcasse.

Carle Robert being pursued was taken at Stobbridge W
Erle Waren, and many other, and presented to the Quæne,
as then new entred into Winchelſter.

Carle Robert was delivereu to William de Ypers, who
put him in prizon in the Caffel of Rocheſter.

Myles Erle of Hereford hardly escaped, and came to Glo-
ceſter almost naked. The Bishops men brent the Mona-
ſterie of Puns at Warwel, &c. the bokes and ornaments of the
Puns were taken and bozne away, and men claine euen be-
foze the Altar. These things thus done, the Bishops wroth
was somewhat appeased, but his couetouſnesse encreased, so
that being prompted thereto by the Priot of the newe Mona-
ſterie in Winchelſter lately brent, he toke of the crosſe that was
burnt. 500. poud of filuer £. 30. marke in gold, thzée crowns,
with as many seats of fine Arabicke gold:fret with precious
stones, all this he layde bp in his own treafurie.

King Stephen, and Earle Robert being fairly kefte,
at length through mediation of friends a peace was conclu-
ded, that they hold be delivereu, the king to his kingdome,
and the Earle to his libertie.

William Mandeuile koztifyed the Tower of London, and
Robert Wchope of London was taken at Fulham by Geoffrey
Mandeuel.

The King and Earle being set at libertie, did not onely
renew, but multiply their malice: the King repayred his po-
wer and expences, the Earls went ouer the Sea to Geoffrey
Carle of Aniowe, whom he found occuppyed in wars againſſe
certaine of his ſubjectes of Aniowe, so that he could not come
into England with him, wherbpō he taking Henry, eldelt ſon

P.

The Empresse
fled.

Earle of Glo-
ſter taken.

Earle of Here-
ſonde fled.

John Beuars

1241

King Stephen.

to Geoffrey Earle of Aniowe, and Mawde the Empresse, with certaine chosen men of armes, refourned into Englande.

King Stephen hearing that Earle Robert was gone out of the realme and the Empresse to lye at Oxford, with a great power, came and besieged hir a two monthes space. Earle Robert with Henrie son to the Empresse and other his complices, landed at Warham, where he besieged the caffel, which was defended by Hubert de Lucy, who at length yeldeed the fame. In the meane time the Empresse seeing that she was boide of all helpe, with a womannith subtilitie deceied the kings scout watch, clothing hir self and hir company, sime in number all in white, upon a night wente ouer the Thamis a stote, which was then hard frozen, and white with snow; that night the went to Walingforde, and the Caffell of Oxford was yeldeed to the king. After the winning of Warham caffel, Robert went to visit his sifter the Empresse, who was not a little iopful to see him and hir vong son Henrie, whiche Henrie remapned at Bristowe for the space of foure yeares, and there was brought up in learning.

King Stephen after the robbing of many churches, hemning and robbing of townes and villages by the hands of Flemming Souldiers, he and his brother Henrie Bishop of Winchester, builded a caffel of the Puny at Wilton, to represse the incursions of them of Salisbury. Earle Robert the sull of July fel sodainely upon them in Wilton, and set the town on fire. The king with the Bishop fled with chame, the Carles me toke the kings people, & left his plate and other things.

Miles Earle of Herforde dyed, and his eldest sonne Roger succeded him. William of Ypre, founded Boxley Abbay in Kent.

King Stephen toke Geoffrey Mandeuile Earle of Essex, at S. Albons, which Geoffrey could not be set at libertie til he had deliuered the Tower of London, with the Caffels of Walden & Plecy. When the Earle was thus spoyled of his holdes, he toke the Church of Ramsey, and fortified it as he besieged the Caffel of Burwel, he was smitten in the heade with a Darte, wherof he died. Robert Marmon was also flaine at Couentrie, and

The Empresse besieged.

V Varham Ca-
kell besieged.

The Empresse
flyeth.
Geruafius.

Annoreg. S.

1143

VVilton brent.
King Stephen
fiedle.

Anno reg. 9.
Boxley.

1144

Geruafius Dore.

King Stephen.

195

and Ernulfus Erle Mandeuiles son, that helde Ramsey church
as a foiztresse, after his fathers deathe was taken and banni-
theyd.

King Stephen belieget Wallingford, but could not preuaile.
The Earle of Chester was reconciled to the King, and was
at thisliege with him, but shortlie after when he came to the
Court, the king lying at Northampton, he was taken and
kepte prisoner tyll he hadde rendered the Caffel of Lincolne
and other foiztresses, wherupon he was the kings enimp euer
after.

Geffrey Earle of Aniowe sent soure noble men with further
niture of warriours to Erle Robert, requesting him to send
ouer his sonne Henrie, and if nede required, he would sende
him backe againe with all spæde. The Earle agrèing to his
requesl, brought the pong Henrie to Warham, where he twoke
chipping towards his father, of whom he was iopsfully recei-
ued, there he abode two yeares and soure monthes, in the
meane time Earle Robert deceased, and was buried at Bri-
Stowe.

King Stephen entred Lincolne and there ware his crown,
after whose departure from thence, the Erle of Chester came
to recouer þ towne, but could not bring his purpose to passe,
the Citizens shewed such defence. The Empresse being we-
ried with the discoorde of the English nation, went ouer into
Normandie, choosing rather to sit under the defence of his hus-
band in peace, than to suffer so manye displeasures in Eng-
lande.

The Quène lave at Saint Austines in Canturburie, bicause
she was desirous to see the Abbay of Feeursham finished, which
she and her husband had begonne to builde : she also builded
the Hospital of S. Katherine by the tower of London, for howe
hethen and sitters.

In the moneth of Maye, Henrie the Empresse sonne,
with a greate companye of chosen menne of armes and
other came into Englande, and takyng wyth hym Ra-
nulph Earle of Chester, Roger Earle of Hereford and diuerse

A. y. other,

Anno reg. 10
1145

V. Vallingford
belieget.

Annoreg. 11

1146

Annoreg. 12
1147

Annoreg. 13
The Empresse
went into
Normandie.

1148

Anno reg. 14
S. Katherins.
W. Dunthorne.
Liber trinitatis
London.

1149

196

King Stephen.

other, he went to David king of Scottes, of whom he was ioy
fully received, and made knight. When king Stephen heard
that David Byng of Scottes, with his strength, and Henne
sonne to the Empzesse with his Western Lords, were togther
at Carlisle, he came to Torke with a greate army, so seare
they should attempt any thing against that Citye, and so lay
there the moneth of August: at length the one partye as well
as the other departed: but Eustacius the Kings sonne bæing
made knighte, exercised manpe cruelties in the landes of
the Earles, that twke parte wyth Henrie the Empzesse
sonne.

Annoreg. 15

1150

Anno reg. 16

Ex charta regia.

1151

Ypodigma.
Geruaſius.

V Worcester
besieged.

Annoreg. 17

1152

Matthew Paris.
Geruaſius Doro.

Henrie the Empzesse son failed into Normandie. Al Englåd
was ful of trouble and noyse of warre, set forth to fire and ra-
pyne, thzough distozde betwirt king Stephen, and certaine
Earles that toke part with Henrie the son of the Empzesse.

Robert Earle of Ferrers, founded the Abbay of Merital.

Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Aniow, and Duke of Nor-
mandie, deceased, and left his sonne Henrie his heire.

King Stephen besieged the Castell of Worceſter, which he
could not winne the laſt yeare, and when he sawe now alſo
that he could not obtaine his purpose, he builded two Ca-
ſtels bezoze the ſame, kuffing them with garrisons, and wét
from thence, but by Counſel of Roberte Earle of Leicester,
the kings Castels were ouerthzoven, ¢ the Castel besieged
deliuered from daunger.

A diuocement was made between Lewes king of France
and Elianor hys Quçène, by cause they were a kinne in the
fourth degree: mozeouer, she was defamed of adulterie with
an infidel, &c.

Henrie Duke of Normandie married Elianor, (who Lewes
king of Fraunce had deuorzced from him) and had by him a son
named William.

Byng Stephen called a Parliamente at London,
declaryng to Theobalde Archebysthoppe of Canturburie,
and the other Byſhoppes, hówe he woulde utterly dcherite
Henrie duke of Normandie, and confirme his owne ſonne

Eustace

King Stephen.

Eustace to be his successor by crowning him king: but the Pope had sent a commandement to the Archbishop, requiring him to crowne King Stephens sonne, because his father had besurped the kingdome, contrarie to his othe. While the thing (as was thought) was brought to passe by the subtle policie of Thomas Becket a Chaplaine borne in London.

King Stephen and his sonne, being not a little offended therewith, caused the Bishops with their Primate to be closed up in an house, threatening with terrores to eremoft of them that which with prayers or price they could not obtain. The Archbishop kiffely standing in his purpose, some of the Bishops through fear went from him, at length the Archbishop by a maruellous hap escaping, got ouer the Thamis, and so to Douer : and thence transpozting ouer the seas, escaped the thceates of the King and his sonne, and depriued his Son of his coueted honour.

Duene Mawde deceased, and was buried at Feuerham.

The people of Norwich obtained of the king to have Cozners & baylifes, for before ytime, they had no other Officer, but a Sergeant for the king that kept Courts, and after this, that is to say in the 37. peare of Henrie the third, they had licence to inclose that towne, with ditches got of sundry hundreds, &c.

Henrie Duke of Normandie furnished with an army came into England, and at his first comming wan the Castell and towne of Malmesburie, from thence forth Roberte the noble Earle of Leicester, began to take the Dukes part, and to furrow him with things necessarie, a thirtie Castels or moe (through his counsel with them that kept them,) submitted themselves to the Duke: at length it was decreed y the King should take with the Duke touching peace to be had: and so they met in a place where y Thamis was most narrow, the one standing on the one side, and the other on the other. After long talke they returned, the Duke to his men, and the king to his, and so laying down weapon, every man departed in peace.

Eustace the kings sonne was angry with his father, so.

Al 1g.

agreeing

Anno reg. 18

Norwvich-
creased.
Chronicle of Brom
holma.

115?

298

King Stephen.

Policraticon.
John Sarisburie.
John Taxtor.
Mathew Paris.

Stamforde No.
zingham, and
Ipfwich be-
lieged.

Ex charta regia.

Anno reg. 19

King Stephen
adopted Henry-
Tnodigma.

1154

agræing to this peace, and therefoze in a rage departed from
the Court towards Cambridge, to desdrop that Country. Com-
ming to S. Edmunds Burie, he was there honozablye receyued
and feafked, but when he coulde not hane such money as hee
demanded, to beffow among his men of war, he went away
in a rage, spoyling the cozne in the fields belonging to þ Ab-
bay, and carved it into his caftels thereby ; but as he sat him
down to dinner, he fel madde þþo receiuing the first moſſel,
and miserably died, and was buried at Feuerham.

The Duke besieged Stamfort Caſſel, and Iwanne it, and
then he went to Notingham and wan that. The King in
the meane time besieged Iſwich and wan it. At length, tho-
rough the great labour of the Archbifhop of Canturburie and
the other Bishops, the king commanded the nobles to meet
at Winchester, where the duke being receiued with gret iop,
the King in ſighte of all men adopted him his ſon, and con-
firmed to him the principalitie of all Englande.

The duke receiued him in place of a father, graunting to
him al the dayes of his life to entop the name and ſeate of the
kings pheheminence.

Duke Henrie in the Octaues of the Ephiphanye, came
togither with the king to Oſforde, where the Erles and Ba-
rons by the kings commaundement ſweare kealtie to Duke
Henrie, ſauing the kings honoz so long as he lined. This al-
surance being made, they departed alunder, but hoſtly after
they met againe at Dunſtable, there to entreate of the kate
and peace of the kingdome.

Shoſtlye after Duke Henrie with king Stephen and cer-
taine Lords of England came to Canturburie, and from thence
to Douer, where they had communication with Theodrike
Erle of Flaunders, to the Countelle the Dukes aunte. When
the King and the Duke had dismissed the Earle of Flaunders,
and were turning towards Canturburie, the slaughter of the
Duke was prepared by a conspiracie of the Flemmings, which
enuied both þ duke & peace: but behold ſodainly þ kings yð-
ger ſon Williá prinie with the conspiratoſs, on Barha down

ſel

Henry the second.

201

Thomas Becket Archdeacon of Canterbury, was made the Kings Chancellor.

He held his Christmas at Bermonsey, where having conference with his Nobles for the state of the Kingdome, he promised to banish all Strangers. Whereupon William of Ipres, and all the Flemings that had flocked into England, fearing the indignation of the new King, departed the land. And the Castels that had bin builded to pill the riche and spoyle the poize, were by the Kings commandemente, and counsell of his Chancelloor thzowne downe.

Gerusilus Dore.

1155

In March, Quene Elienor did beare a sonne at London called Henry after his father.

King Henry was sonne to Mawde the Empresse, whose mother was Mawde Quene of England, wife to King Henry the first, and daughter to Margaret Quene of Scottes, who was daughter of Edward, which he begat of Agatha, the sister of Henry the Emperoure. Edwarde was the sonne of King Edmond named Ironside : whose father was King Edmondred : whose father was the peaceable King named Edgar, the sonne of Edmond, the son of Edward the Seignour, the sonne of Alured. etc.

Line of the Saxons restored. Gerua. Doro, Ridulphus de decettis.

A counsell was holden at Wallingford, where the Nobles were twozne to the King and his issue.

Annoreg.2.
Ger. Dorobor.

King Henry went ouer into Normandy, where with long téege he tooke diuers Castels, of Mirable, Chinon, and other, and obteyned the homage and pledges of all Aquitaine and Gafcoyne.

1156

Annoreg.3.

William the Kings eldest sonne died, and was burped at Reding.

King Henry returned into England, and then with an armie went against the Welchmen, where he felled their wods, sozified the Castell of Ryrland, and reconered many strong holdes. He reedified the Castell of Basing wirke etc. but he lost many of his men, so Henry of Essex that bare the Kings Standerd, as he was allapled amongst his enimies, let fall the Standerd to the ground, which encouraged the Welch-

1157

King Henry vvent against the V Welchmen.

Reedified Castels.

Henry of E. Tess.

P. b.

men,

Henry the second.

Rocelyn of Erac-
land.

Annoreg. 4.

men, and put the Englishmen in keare, supposing that the King
had bin slayne.

The King notwithstanding got of a certainne King of
Wales and other Barons homage and holtages, and so re-
returned.

Quæne Elianor brought forth a sonne named Richard, at
Oxford in the Kings Palace there.

William Carle of Glocester was taken by the Welchmen
in the Castell of Cardife.

Giraldus Cambre.

On Christmas day King Henry ware his Crowne at
Winchester, where after celebration of diuine seruice, he set
his Crowne upon the Altar, and neuer ware it after.

King Henry went into France, and at Paris was joyfully
recepued of King Lewes, who required to haue his daugh-
ter Margaret to be marped to his sonne Henry, which suite
he obteypned, and King Henry obteypned that as Seneschall
to the French King he might enter into Britaine, and call as-
foze him suche as made warre one against another, to ap-
pease them, whereby he brought the Citie of Navarre to his
dominion. An Earthquake happened in many places
through England: and the River of Thamis was dryed up,
that at London men might walke ouer the same dryshod.

Earthquake.

Annoreg. 5.
Ypodigma.

Quæne Elianor brought forth a sonne named Geoffrey.

A new Copne was made in England.

King Henry took escuage of the Englishmen, the summe
whereof grew to 12400. pounds of silver. Of other Coun-
treys subiect to him he gathered also an infinite eraction, &
then passed towards Tholouſe with an huge army, and befor-
ged that Citie from Pidsomer til Hallontide. There were
with him Malcoline King of Scotles, and a certaine King of
Wales, and all the Carles and Barons of England, Normandy,
Aquitaine, Angouë, & Gafecoac: but Lewes the French King ſo
defended that Citie, that the Kings purpose was fruſkrate,
and the ſege rauſed.

1159
Geruaſius.

Annoreg. 6.

King Henry returned from Tholouſe, and Henry, King
of Englands, sonne, not seauen peares olde, married Margaret
the

1160

Henry the second.

203

the French Kings daughter, that was not yet thre yeares old.

Gerus, Doro,

Anno reg. 7.

1161

Mathew Earle of Bolonia married Mary Abbeſſe of Rum-
ſey, daughter to King Stephen.

Anno reg. 8.

Thomas Wikes,
Io. Peuerla.

Theobald Archbifhop of Canturbury deceaſſed, and the
Church of Canturbury was byde one yeare, one moneth,
and fourteene dayes.

King Henry caused all his ſubjects to ſweare fidelitie to
his ſonne Henry concerning his inheritance. Thomas the
Kings Chancellour toke his othe, firſt, ſauing his fidelitie
to King Henry the father so long as he lived. This Tho-
mas was elected Archbifhop of Canturbury, and when he was
conſe crat ed, he forſtwith refused to deale any moze with
matters of the Court, renouncing the Chauncelloſhip etc.

1162

Mathew Paris.

There came into England xxx. Germaynes, as well men as
women, who called themſelues Publicanes: their head and
ruler named Gerardus was ſomewhat learned, the ſeſtive
very rude. They denied Matrimony, and the Sacraments
of Baptisme, and the Lords Supper, with other Articles.
They being appreheſded, the King caused a Counſell to be
called at Oxford, where the ſayd Gerard anſwered for all his
ſellowes, who being pressed with ſcriptures, anſwered
concerning their faith, as they had bin taught, and woulde
not dispuſe thereon. After they coulde by no meane ſe
brought from their errors, the Bishops gaue ſentence a-
gainſt them, and the King commanded that they should be
marked with an whoſe Iron in the ſoſehead, and whipped,
and that no man should succour them with houſerome or o-
therwife : they toke their puniſhment gladly, their Cap-
ſayne going before them, ſinging, Blessed are ye when men
do hate you : they were marked in the ſoſehead, and theyz
Captayne both in the ſoſehead and the chinne. Thus being
whipped and thzutſt out in the winter, they dyed with cold,
no man relæuing them.

Wilhel Nouobur,
Ralphc Cogſballe.

Publicans
vvwhipped.

Anno reg. 9a

Robert de Mountfort accused his nère kinsman Henry
of Eſſex of high treaſon before the Nobilitie, affirming that

he

1162

Toclin of Erze-
land.

204

Henry the second.

he in an expedition into Wales, in a narrow and hard passage at Collesbale, most fraudulently threlwe away the Kings Standard, and with a lowde boyce pronounced him to be dead, and turned backe those that came to þe Kings succour. (Indæde the fozesayde Henry of Essex was pertwaded that King Henry was slayne, whiche undoubtedly had come to palle, if Roger Earle of Clare had not with quicke spæde come to with his retinue, and rapted agayne the Kings Standarde, to the encouraging of the whole army.) Henry withhtkilde the fozesayd Robert, and denped all his accu-sations, whereby in processe of time the matter came to be tried by Combate. They met at Reding to fight, in an Isle neere to the Abbep. Thither also came much people to see what ende the matter woulde come to. And it chanced that when Robert had manfully powzed out many and heauie strokes, Henry turning reason into rage, troke upon him the part of a challenger and not a defender, who whilest he manfully stroke, was more floutely striken agayne, and en-deuozing to conquer, was conquered himselfe: he being ouercome, fell downe for dead, and when he was thought to haue bin slayne, at the instance of suche of the nobilitie as were of kinne to him, it was granted onto the Monks there that his body should be burped, but afterward he復used, and hauing recouered his health, became a Monke in that place.

Combate at Reading.

Henry of Essex
ouercome.

Flores Hiftoriarü.

Anno.reg.10
London bridge
made of Timber

1164

Gerusius Do.

London Bridge was new made of timber, by Peter of Cole-
church a Priest Chaplepne.

Malcoline the Scottisb King, and Refus Prince of South-
wales and other, did homage to King Henry and his sonne
Henry at Westminister.

A Counsayle was holden at Claringdon, in presence of the
King and the Archbishops, Bishops, Lords, Barons, etc.
wherein was recognised, and by their othes confirmed ma-
ny ordinances, to two long hære to recite, Thomas Archbishop
of Canturburie being twozne to the same, thortly after soz
depented, and fled the Realme, þe went to the Court of Rome.

The

Henry the second.

205

The first and twentieth day of January was a great Earthquake in Eely, Norffolke, and Suffolk, so that it overthrew them that stowe upon their feet, and made the Belles to ring in the Stoweles.

Anno reg. 11

1165

An Earthquake.
Mathew Paris.
Gerua.Doro.

The King sealed into his hands all the Archbishops
godes and rents, and banished all his kindred.

Anno reg. 12.

The King led an innumerable army against the Welch-men of Flemings, Scottes, Picles, Aniowans, and other, but with so great a multitude he could not ouercome them.

Radul.Cogshal.

The Welchmen took the Calfell of Cardigan.

In a certayne affisege at Bridgenorth, againcke Hugh de Mortimere, when the King was thotte at by one of the enies, a valiant man Hubert de Saint Clerc Conftable of Colchester, did throuck himselfe betwirte the King and the danger of the stroke, and so recepued death for him, whose only daughter the King taking into his cultodie, he gaue hir in mariage to William de Languale, with his fathers in-heritance, who begate on hir a sonne, bearing the name and surname of his Grandfather.

Duène Elianor brought forth a sonne named Iohn.

1166

The King passed ouer into Normandy, and there holding a counsell, appoynted a collection to be made through all his Countreys, two pence of the pound of mouable goddes for the first yeare, and one penny the pound for the soure yeares after.

A Taxe.

Robert, sonne to William Earle of Gloceſter deceaſed.

Anno reg. 13

1167

The warre was renued betwirt the King of Englande, and the French King, for the Citie of Tholofe: and Mathewe Earle of Bulloigne, brother to Philip Earle of Flanders, maned fire hundred Shippes to haue come into Englande, but by such preparation as Richard Lucy gouvernour of England made, he was stopped well ynough.

Mawde King Henries daughter was marped to Henry Duke of Saxon.

Anno reg. 14

1168

Conan Earle of Little Britaine dyed, and left for his heire a daughter named Conſtance, which he had by the King of

John Taxtor.
Gerua. Doro.
Tygodiea.

Scottes

Henry the second.

Scottes siller, which Constance King Henry married to his
sonne Geoffrey.

Robert de Boscue Earle of Lyeſter dyed. He founded
the Monasteries of Gerendon of Monkes : of Lyeſter called
Saint Mary de Prate of Channons regular : and Eaton of
Punnes, was founded by Amicia his wife, daughter of
Ralph Montforde.

King Henry caused the Caffell of Warwike to be builded,

Deruntius the ſonne of Morcardus, called Mack Murgh
King of Leynſter, being erpelled out of his Kingdome, came
into Guyen to King Henry, hinnbly requiring apde ſoz his
reſſitution, who understanding fully the cause thereof,
gane free licence to all Englishmen that woulde, to apde the
ſapde Deruntius: wherevpon he returning into Englande,
couenanted with Richard Earle of Chepſtow, to giue him
his daughter in marriage, and with his ſucceſſon of his
Kingdome, ſo that he would help him in the recovery of it:
and shorty after he promised to Robert Fitz Stephen, and
Mawrice Fitz Gerald large reuennues in Ireland ſoz the like
helpe.

King Henry helde his Court at Naunts, where the Bl
Chops and Barons of Britayne being preſent, sware their ſi
delitie to the King, and to his ſonne Geoffrey: and then the
King ſapled into England, but many of his company were
drowned by the way.

Robert Fitz Stephen firſt of all Englishmen after the Con
quest entred Ireland the firſt day of May, with 390 men,
and there twoke Wexford in the behalfe of Deruntius.

King Henry caused his ſonne Henry bozne at London
to be Crowned by the hands of Roger Archbifhop of Torke,
as he thought to the great quietneſſe of himſelfe and his
Realme, but it proued farre otherwise.

Thomas Archbifhop of Canturbury, by the mediation of
Pope Alexander, and Lewes the King of France, was reſſo
red to his Sea of Caunturbury.

In September, Richard Earle of Chepſtow, surnamed
Strong.

Annoreg. 15
1169

Sca.Cvon,
Gerendon.
Leyceſter and
Eaton.
Sca.Cro.

Giralduſ Cambr.

Annoreg. 16.
1170

Giral, Cambr.

Englisamen
transported in-
to Ireland.

Henry the
kings ſonne
Crovvned.

Guaiters Coven,

Henry the Second.

Strongbow, sapled into Ireland with a thousand two hundred men of warre, and by force toke Waterford and Dublin, and married Eue Deruntius daughter.

Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury, the son of William Tracy Baron of Braynes, Reignolde Fitz Vrse, Hugh Moruilt, and Richarde Briton Knightes.

There was feene at S. Olythes in East sex a Dragon of a maruellous bignesse, whyche by moning burned houfes.

King Henry returned from beyond the seas, and landed at Portsmouth, in the moneth of August.

Nicholas Breakeleigh an Englishman, bornne at Langley in the County of Hartford, sonne to Robert a yonger brother of the house of Breakeleesares, (which) Roberte after the death of his wife proueſed himselve a Monke of Saint Albons, leauing his sonne to prouide for his owne prieferment) this yong man palled into France, was thorne a Monke, and after chosen Abbot: went to Rome, was consecrated Bishop of Alba, made Cardinall, ſente Legate to the Normayes, where he reduced that nation from Paganisme to Chriſtianitie, and after returned to Rome. When Anastaſius was dead, he was chosen Pope, by name of Adrian the 4th. During his Popedome, he granted the reginente of Ireland to the King of England, whereupon King Henry hauing caused Richard Carle of Chepstow to give into his hands all the land which he had conquered in that Realme, toke Shippe at Penbroke, and sapled thither, where the King of Conach, Deruntius King of Corke, Morice King of Methe, the King of Vriell, Duvenald King of Offery, Duvenald King of Limerike, Machachelin, Ophelon, Machaleny, Othneithely, Gillemehelmach, Ocadeci, Ocaruell, with other Princes, and the Bishops, submitting themselves and theirs to the King of Englande and his successeurs, builded for him a greate Pallace at Dublin, where he helde his Chriſtmas.

The

207

Anno reg. 17

1171

Chro. Colchester.

Ex Record.

Pope Adrian
an Englishman

King Henry
Lord of Ireland.

Gesta Abbats.

Sancti Albani.

Regis trii moni.

Sancti Albani.

John Bale.

Cimphrius.

Anno reg. 18.

Giraldus Cambr.

Radul. Cog. hal.

Gerardus Doro.

Henry the Second.

209

1174

Leyceſter
brent.

King of Scottes
taken prifoner.
Gcr.Dorobor.
Baynardes
Caſtell.
Sca.Cron.

King Henry the elder, returning into England, in that time subdoued his Rebeſs. The Citie of Leyceſter by his commandement was bient, the walles and Caſtell raced, and the inhabitants ſparcled into other Cities. Robert de Scoteuile, Radulph de Mandeuile, Barnard Bayllole, of whom Baynards Caſtell toke the name, and William de Vesey came to Newcaſtell, and after toke King William prifoner, and ſent him to London, from whence King Henry toke him and the Earle of Leyceſter with him into Normandy, and there impriſoned them at Reane, where King William compounded ſo for his ransome, and after was deliuered at Yorke for 4000. pound. The Nobles of Scotland came no nærer than Pembles in Scotland to møte with their King, wherefore he toke with him many of the yonger ſonnes of noble men in England that bare him good will, and gaue them landes in Scotland, which he toke from ſuche as were Rebeſs to him there. The names of those Gentlemen that he toke with him, were Baylliol, Brewle, Soullly, Mowbrey, Saintclere, Hay, Giffard, Rameſey, Lanudell, Bifey, Berkeley, Wellegen, Boys, Montgomery, Valx, Celenille, FrisER, Grame, Gurlay, and diuers other.

The v. day of September, Chriſtes Church in Canturbury was burned, with certayne houſes of Office in the court.

Geraſius Doro.
Wil. Thorne.
Canturbury
brent.

King Henry the ſonne, with his bzæthzen, other, were reconciled to King Henry the father.

The Archbifhop of Canturbury held a Counſell in S. Peeters at Westminster on Sunday before the Ascention day, at which Counſell were present all the ſuffragan Bishops of his P[ro]vince, Worcester except, that was ſicke, and so excused himſelſe, and þ Bifhop of Norwich which was deceaſed.

Annoreg. 21

1175

A brother of the Earle Ferrers was in the night priuily ſtayne at London, which wher the King vnderſtode, he were that he would be auenged on the Citizens: for it was then a common præſtise in the Citie, that an hundred or more in a company of ſong and old, would make nightly inuactions upon the houſes of the wealthy, to the intent to robbe them,

D.

and

Roger Hoved.

Night vvalkers
in London, did
murther all they
met.

210

Henry the second.

and if they found any man cirring in the Citie within the
night, they would presently murther him, in so much, that
when night was come, no man durst aduenture to walke
in the Strætes. When this had continued long, it soz tu-
ned that as a crew of yong and wealthy Citizens assem-
bling togither in the night, assaulted a one house of a cer-
tayne rich man, and breaking through the wall, the god
man of that house hauing prepared himselve with other in a
corner, when he percepued one of the Thæues named An-
drew Bucquinte to leade the way, with a burning bzand in
the one hand and a potte of coales in the other, whiche he
assayed to kindle with the bzand, he flew upon him, and
smote off his right hande, and then with a lowde bope
crped Thæues, at the hearing whereof the Thæues take
their flight, all sauing he that had loft his hande, whome
the god man in the next morning deliuered to Richarde
de Lucy the Kings Justice. This Thæke upon warrant of
his life, appeached his confederates, of whome many were
taken, and many were fledde, but among the rest that
were appzehended, a certayne Citizen of greate counte-
nance, credite, and wealth, surnamed Iohn the olde, when
he coulde not acquite himselve by the watardome, offered
the King for his life five hundzed Markes, but the King
commaunded that he shoulde be hanged, which was done,
and the Citie became more quiet.

Quater Couver.

Anno reg. 22

1176

The Kings of England both father and sonne did eate
and drinke at one Table, lay in one Chamber, and wente
togither to visit the Tombe of Thomas late Archbishop of
Canturburie, accomplishing indeede the peace whiche they
had promised.

The King caused to be razed and ouerthzowne the Ca-
ftels of Huntington, Walton, Groby, Tutsburie, Hay, and Tresl,
with many other, in reenenge of the harme the Lords of
them had done to him.

Castels razed.

This yeare 1176, after the foundation of Saint Mary
Queries

Redulphus de die
ecio.

Henry the second.

Queryes Church in Southwarke, the stone bridge over the
Thamis at London was begonne to bee founded. A Car-
dinall, and the Archbishop of Canturburie gaue a thousande
Markes toward the same foundation.

In March the King called a Conuocation of the Clear-
gie at London, when the Popes Legate was set, and the
Archbishop of Canturbury on his right hande, as primate of
England, the Archbishop of Yorke disdeyning to sitte on the
lefte hande, came and swapt him downe to haue thzulk
his taple betwirte the Legate and the Archb Bishop of Can-
turburie, whiche Archbishop of Canturburie beeing lothe to
remoue, the other set his buttocke in his lappe, but he
had vnneath touched hym with his bumme, when the Bi-
shops and other of the Cleargie and Laytie kepte to hym,
pulled hym, thzewe hym to the grounde, and beganne to
lap on hym with filles and battes, so that the Archbi-
shop of Canturburie (vælding god soz euill) was fapne to
defende the other Archbishop, who with his rent Coape
gote vppe, and alway straight to the King with a greate
complaynte : but when the trueth of the matter was
once knowen, hée was well laughed at soz hys reme-
dpe.

Richard Strangbow Earle of Chepstow, deceased, and was
burped at Dublin in Ireland.

John Beuer.

William Earle of Arundell also deceased, and was bury-
ed at Wimondham.

William Earle of Gloceſter, bycaufe he had no ſonne to
inherite his landes, and beeing loth to diſtribute them a-
mongſt his daughters, he made John the Kings ſonne his
ſuccellor.

A thowze of bloud reigned in the ſle of Wighte two
hours ſpace.

The Church of ſecular Channons at Waltam, was by
the Kings commandement neue builded, and regular
Channons placed there.

D. if.

After

211

The stone
bridge at Lon-
don begon to
be buylded.
Ex recordis Sæla
Marie de Southa
warke.
John Leyland.

Anno reg. 23
T. podigma.

Cron. Tinmouth.

1177

T. podigma.
Geruaſius.

212

Henry the second.

Rofamund.

After the death of Rofamund the Faire, daughter of Walter Lozrd Clifford, Concubine to Henry the second at Woodstoke, he toke priuily King Lewes daughter of France, (that was marped to his sonne Richard Earle of Poytow) for his Leman, and had practised for a diuorce betwixt him and his Quene Eleanor, where upon followed great discozrd betwixt the Kings of England and France, but meeting togither, they agreed upon peace for a time.

Richard Lucy the Kings Justiciar layde the foundation of the couentuall Church in the honoz of Saint Thomas, in a place which is called Westwood, otherwize Lesnes, in the territorie of Rochester, in the new Parish of Southsfeete.

1178

Lesnes.
Gerua.litu.
Walter Couen.
Gerua. Tilberien.

This Richard Lucy builded the Cattell of Anger in Eſſex, in the diocleſe of the Bithop of London.

The Citie of Yorke was hent.

Anno reg. 25.

1179

Cron. Tinmouth.

On Christmas day at Oxenhall, in the territoie of Derlington, in the Bithopzicke of Dareſme, the earth lifted vp it ſelfe in the manner of an high Tower, and ſo remayned from the Spring of the day vnmoveable, until the evening, and then fell with ſo horzible a nopſe, that it feared the in habitantes thereabout, and the earth Swallowed it vp, and made there a dépe pitſe, which is ſcène untill this day. For a teſtimonie thereof, Leyland ſayth, he saw the pittes there commonly called Helkettles.

John Leyland.

The tenth day of Aprill the Church of Saint Andrewe in Rochester was consumed with fire.

Richard Lucy departed this life in the Abbep of Lesnes, hauing changed his habite.

Anno reg. 26

1180

Viurers puniſhed.
Gerua. Dore.

The Asurers in England were gréuously punished for corrupting the Copne, the whiche besides other verations were fettered two and two togither, and carried in Cartes to the Kings Court.

A new Copne was ordeined in England.

Anno reg. 27

1181

Geſſrey the Kings Baſſarde ſonne, resigned the Bithopzicke of Lincolne, and was made the Kings Chancelour.

This

Henry the second.

213

This yeare Giraldus Cambrensis wrote his boke of the description of Wales, wherein he noteth to haue happened in his time in the Proouince of Kemmeis, a yong man (borne in those partes) to be persecuted with Toades, as all with in that Countrey had come crawling togither to bere him, and when innumerable numbers of them were killed by those that kept him, and other of his friends and kinsmen, yet came they still as if they had spylong like Hydraes head numberlesse:at length when his friends were wéried with watching, they caused him in a Coffin to be hopyed vp into an high tree that was thred of all the boughes, and made smooth:but there was he not prieferued from his benemous enemies, which affaulted him creeping vp into the tree, till they had eaten him to the bones that he dyed,his name was Seifillus Elker her (that is) long legge.

Reinerarismus Cambricus Giraldi.

A man deuouring by Toades.

Gerusiasius de mappa mundi.

Barnemell with the Priorie, nere onto Cambridge, was fire red and hent.

Anno reg. 28
1182

Robert Harding a Burgesse of Bristow, to whome King Henry gaue the Barony of Berkeley, builded the Monasterie of Saint Augustines in Bristow.

Saint Austins
in Bristovv.

Anno reg. 29
1183

King Henry the elder went into France, and there made his teffament.

They of Aquitayne hated their Duke Richard for his crueltie, and were minded to drie him out of the Earle-dome of Poytow and Dukedome of Aquitayne, and to transpose those effates to his brother King Henry the yonger, but when all men loked for victory to the yong King, he fell miserably siche, and dyed in the Caffell of Limouicen, about the beginning of June, and was buryed at Roane.

King Henry
the yonger
deceased.
Giraldus Cambri.

1184
Gualterus Cottus.

King Henry returned into England, and sent many men of warre into Wales, for the Welchmen emboldned by the Kings absence, had broken forth and flayne many English-men.

The Abbey of Glastenbary was hent, with the Church of Saint Iulian.

Glastenbury
brent.

Heraclius Patriarch of Hierusalem came to King Henry, D. if.

Anno reg. 31

Henry the second.

desiring him of apde agapnt the Turkes, but the King by
cause of the crueltie of his sonnes, was counselled not to
leave his Dominions in hazard, and to goe so farre off:
wherefore he promised the Patriarke, 50000. Parkes of
Siluer.

This Patriarke dedicated the new Temple then buil-
ded in the West part of London.

King Henry sente his sonne John into Ireland, that he
might be made Loode thereof. The Pope sente him a
Crownne of Peacocks feathersetzed with Golde.

This peare dyed Hugh Mortimere founder of Wigmore
Abbey.

Mawde the Empresse, Mother to King Henry the se-
tond deceased: the founded the Abbey of Bordeſley.

Geffrey Earle of Britayne the Kings Sonne of England, dyed at Paris, about the beginning of Auguſt, and was there buried. He left issue two daughers which he had by Constance (Daughter to Conan Earle of Britaine) who also at the time of his death was great with childe, and after brought forth a Sonne named Arthur.

A great Earthquake threwe downe many buildings, a
mongst the which the Cathedrall Church of Lincoln was
rent in pieces the ſue and twentith of Aprill.

The Cathedrall Church of Chichester and all the whole
Citie was rent the twentith of October.

Aëre into Orford in Suffolk, certayne Fithers of the
Sea toke in their nettes a Fish hauing the shape of a man
in all poppes, whiche Fithc was hepte by Barthelmew de
Glaunuile, Cuffos of the Cattell of Orford, in the same Ca-
well, by the Ipace of ſize monethes and more for a wonder:
he spake not a word. All manner of meates he gladly diu-
eate, but moſt greavedly raw kisse, after he had cruſhed out all
the mopyture. Oſtentimes he was brought to the Churchc,
where he shewd no tokens of adoration. At length when
he was not well looked to, he stale alway to the Sea, and ne-
uer after appeared.

The

214

1185

Heraclius the
Patriarke.
Genua, Doro.

Nevv Temple.

John the Kings
sonne Lord of
Ireland.
Todigme.

The Empresse
deceased.

Annoreg. 32

1186

Geffrey Earle
of Britayne
dyeth.
Giral, Cambr.
Mathew Paris.
Roger Houeden.
John Taztor.

Chichester
Breut.

Annoreg. 33

1187

A Fish like a
man.
Ralphc Cugghall.
Moumment in Col
cheſtor.

Richard the first.

Elianor the olde Quene, who at the commaundement of
hir hussbande had bene long kept close prizoner, was now set
at libertie.

The Archbishop of Canturburie being soze offended wyth
Erle Iohn the kings brother, for takyng to wive Isabel conn-
tette of Glocester, his cown in the thirde degree, wote a thzeat-
ning letter to the same Iohn, commanding him not to touch
the virgine, and to appeare at a peremptozy day before him
to aunswere the matter.

King Richard gaue the Cassetts of Berwick and Rokeburgh
to the Scottish king, for the summe of x. D. pound: he also sold
to Hugo de Puteaco Bithoppe of Durham, his own prouince
for a great piece of mony, and created him Erle of the same,
and then layde in game, I am a wonderous crafteman, I
haue made a newe Earle of an olde Bithoppe. He solde the
Prizie of Couentrie, to Hugh Bithoppe of Chester, for iiij. C.
markes, which Hugh with a power of armed men inuaded
the Priory, chased the Priory away, beat the Monkes, lamed
some, cast some into prison, and spoyling the other, drone the
away, broke the Hatches of the Churche, bore their Chars-
ters and privileges.

The King also layned to haue lost his signet, and made a
newe, and then caused to be proclaymed, that who so euer
would be safely eniop those things which before time they had
inrolled, should come to the newe seale, wherby it came to
passe, that many which could not finde him in England, went
over sea to fine with him at his pleasure. He gaue his brother
Iohn the prouinces of Notingham, Deuonshire, and Corne-
wal.

In this time were many robbers and out-lawes, among
the Whiche, Robert Hoode & little Iohn, renowned thesse,
continued in wods, despoyling and robbing the goods of the
rich. They killed none but such as would inuade them, or
by refiſtance for their own defence.

The layde Robert entertayned an hundred tall men, and
good Archers, with such spoyles and theftes as he got, &ppon

D. v.

Whome

John Maior.
Outlaves in
England.

218

Richard the first.

whome foure hundred (were they neuer so strong,) but he
not giue the onset. He suffered no woman to be oppressed,
violated, or otherwise molested: whose mens goods he spa-
red, abundantly by relieving them with that, which he
theft he gotte from Abbayes and the houses of rich Carles:
whome Maior blameth so his rapine and thefte: but of all
theues he affirmeth hym to be the Prince, and the moste
gentle thceſe.

Till this firſte yeare of King Richard the firste, the Citi-
zens of London hadde bene governed by Portgraues, as Fabi-
an sometime an Alderman of London, in his Chironicle affir-
meth: whose names with the laws and cultomes of the
Cittie then vsed, (he ſapeth) were recorded in an olde
boke written in the Saron tongue, called Domes daye,
sometime remapning in the Guilde Hal of London, but now
embezeled.

To this accordeth the Charter of the same Citie, granted
by William the Conquerour, and diverse other Records,
wherein I finde, that the chieſe Magiſtrate of the Citie of
London, in the time of King Edward laſt before the Conqueſt,
called the Confessor, was called Portgrau. whole name was
Wolfgare.

Magisters of
the Citie of
London, since
before the
Conqueſt.
Roberts Fabian.

Portgrau.

In the time of William Conquerour, and William Ru-
fus, Godfrey Mandeuile or Magnauile was Portgrau, of Ri-
charde de Pare Prouoff.

Liber trinitatis.
W. Dunthorne.
Prouoff.

In the time of King Henric the first, Hugh Bouch Port-
grau, and Leofftanus Goldsmith Prouoff.

After them Awbrie de Vere Portgrau, and Robert de
Barquerel Prouoff.

In the time of King Stephen, Gilbert Becket Portgrau,
and Andrew Buchennet Prouoff.

In the time of King Henric the second, Peter Fitz Wal-
ter Portgrau.

After him John Fitz Nigelly Portgrau.

After him Ernulfus Buchel Portgrau.

After him William Fitz Isabel Portgrau.

Theſa

Richard the first.

219

These Poetgraues are also in diverse Recoldes called Vicecomites or Sherifes, for that they then farmed the Sherif-wike of the King, as the Shirifes of London due at this day: and some authozes, as Johannis Beuar and other, do cal them Domes men, or Judges of the Kings Court.

John Beuar.

This yeare the Citizens of London obtayned to be go-urned by two Baylifes, whiche in diverse auntiente recolds are also called Sherifes, for that they (like as the Poet-graues) farmed the Sherifewike.

Baylifes.

They also obtained to haue a Maioz to be their principal gouernour, and lieuetenaunte of the Citie, as of the Kings Chamber.

The names of the first Baylifes or Shirifes, who entred at the keast of Saint Michael the Archangell, were as followeth.

Sherifes. 5 Henrie Cornehil. Richard Reinery.

Maior. 2 Henrie Fitz Alwyne. Fitz Leofstan Goldsmith, first Maioz of London, and continued Maioz during his life, that was soure and twentie yeares, as appeareth by a very antient Recolde sometime contayning to the Punrye of Clerkenwel, contayning as a perfite register, all such grauntes of landes as was made to them by anye, which hath diverse deeds, where vnto Henrie Fitz Alwyne first Maioz of London is a witnesse, dated the 1.2.3.4. ff. of Richard the first.

The first maiors.

Register of Clerkenwel.

And for a more precise, I finde recorded in the Gilde Hal, in a boke called the Customes of London, a constitution of order howe Citizens shall proceede in buildings betwene Citizen and Citizen, whyche constitution begynneth thus:

Constitutud de LEO.

In the yere of our Lord. 1189. the first yere of the raigne of King Richard, Henry Fitz Alwyne being Maioz, who was the first Maioz of London, it was provided and ordayed neff. Other p[ro]wkes might be thewved out of diverse auntiente recoldes, but these are sufficient.

King.

Richard the first.

221

King Richard subdued theisle of Cipers, and then top-
ning his power with Phillip the French Kings in Asia,con-
quered Acon, where there grewe betwene the two Kings a
grëuous displeasure: for which cause Phillip shortly depar-
ted thence,and comming into Fraunce,inuaded the Country
of Normandie.

Mathew Paris,
Reg. Hoved.
Galfridus Vinifab.

John brother to King Richard, strok on him the kingdom
of England in his brothers absence.

Arbor Successio-
nis.

Robert Earle of Leicester dyed in his journey to Ierusalem.

King Richard reffozed to the Christians the Citie of
Ioppa, and in manye battayles putte the Turkes to greate
fozrow.

The bones of the most famous King of Brytaine, Arthur,
were found at Glastenburie, in a godly olde sepulchre, about
the which mode two pillers, in which were letters written,
which, by reason of the great barbarousnesse of the language,
and the foulenesse, no body could reade: upon the sepulture
was a croste of leade, whereon was written, here lyeth the
noble king of Brytains Arthur.

1191

Anno reg. 3.

Sherifes.
Maior.

William Hauerell. John Bucknote.

Henricus Alwyne.

William Bithoppe of Ely, did commonlye ride with, 500.
hozzles, and greued Abbayes by meane of his lodging wyth
them: he withhende John the Kings brother, who sayde, he
will not if his brother Richard were alive or not. To whom
the Bithop aunswered, if King Richard be yet liuing, it were
untrueth to take from him the Crowne. If he be deade,
Arthure the elder brothers sonne, muste enioye the
fame.

John the King's
brother, re-belled

King Richard erchaunged Cipers, wyth Guy of Le-
singham, for the Kingdome of Ierusalem: wherefoze the
King of Englande a long time after was called King of Ieru-
salem.

The

1192

Ex annis eliis.
Visa. G. Iago. sive.

122

Richard the first.

Roger Housèd.
The Bishoppe
put to his shifts.
Gerrufine Dore.

The Bithoppe of Ely legate to the Pope, Chauncellour of Englande, and governour of the Realme, was forced to take the Tower of London for his refuge, wherein Earle John besieged, him, at length the Bithoppe getting licence to depart went to Douer, but he was there forced to twearre that he woulde not departe the Realme: yet being in a maruellous disquietnettes of minde, he putte off his mannes apparell, & put on womans, meanyng to escape : whyleft hee goeth vppe and downe on the shore, bearing a webbe of clothe on his arme as hee woulde sell it,yll wayting for a shippe, a forde of women pulled off his kerchiefe, and threwe him to the grounde, and after beate hym, and dzeve hym along the sands, whereupon great crpe beþng made, the Burgesies ranne, and with muche a doe, gotte hym from among them, and kepte hym strayghtlieyll he hadde obtayned licence to departe the Realme.

Anno reg. 4

Then the Archebithoppe of Rhoane, wyth the consente of Earle Iohn, toke upon him the rule of the lande as Wice Chauncellour.

Sherifes. 5 Nicholas Duke. Peter Newlay.
Maior. Henrie Fitz Alwyne.

1197

King Richard, having knowledge that Phillip of Fraunce invaded Normandie, and that Iohn his brother hadde made himselfe King of Englande, made peace with the Saladine for three yeares, and wyth a small compa. nye retourning homewarde, was taken prisoner by Leopolde Duke of Austria, who broughte hym to Henrie the Emperour, and there kepte hym in prison a yeare and three monthes. He was enuyed for his valiauncie, in that he hadde shewed more pize of his pizeles, than all the other had.

Annoreg. 5.
King Richard
taken prison.

Wolfangus Lazius, in his boke de Romano Imperio, affixeth that Leopolde of Austria, when he hadde taken king Richard

Richard the first.

Richard, for some injury done to the house of Austria, he compelled hym to builde the walles aboute Vienna, the chiefest Cittie of Austria, the whyche Wals wythin oure memorie defended all Germanie from the inuasion of the Turke.

The rumour being spiede that King Richarde was taken as pée have hearde, forthwyth the Frenche King and Erle John made a greate conspiracie togther, meaning to take the Kingdome of Englande, herevpon a greate number of Flemmings were assembled at Witsande, and an innumerable multitude of Flemmings readye to come ouer, but they messengers being taken, their treason was bewrayed.

Elianor the olde Quene caused the Sea coasts to bée watched ouer against Flaunders, but notwithstanding Erle John came secretely into England, to rapse the Walchmen and Scottes, but the King of Scottes woulde not ayde hym. The Walchmen in the partes about Kingstone and Windfore toke papes abode.

The Frenche King entred Normandie, founde small refi-kaunce, wanne diuerse Townes, Gifors was deliuered to him, then he halled towards Roane, & besieged it, but through the great industrie of Robert Earle of Leicesters, he profited little there, and so returned into Fraunce. Earle John perceiuing his treason was discovered, fortifyed hys Castels and palled ouer into Fraunce, and iopned with the Frenche King.

Sherifes. Roger Duke. Richard Fitz Alwyne.

Maior. Henrie Fitz Alwyne.

King Richard sent for his mother and the Archbishop of Rhoane to come unto hym into Almayne, being nowe in greate hope to be deliuered, and in the meane time the Archbistoppe of Canturburie was made regent of England.

The

123

King Richard
of England
built the
wvals of Vienna

Earle John re-
delied against
King Richard.

Richard the first.

The Kings friendes entreating for his delineraunce, his
ransome was set at 100000.pound, to wit to the Emperour
100000.markes, to the Empresse 30000.markes: and to 5
Duke of Austrich 20000.markes: whereupon commaunde,
mét was directed from the kings Justices, that al Bishops,
Prelates, Earles, Barons, Abbots, and Priors, should bring
in the fourth parte of theyr reuenewes towardes the kings
raunsome, and besids this, the cleargie brought in their gol-
den and siluer chalices, and fleced their thines, all whiche
was copned into money.

The order of the Cistercencies did give theyr wall for one
peare £c. all the money gathered for the Kings raunsome, to
remaine in the custodie of Hubert Archbiphoppe of Canturbu-
rie, Richarde Biphoppe of London, William Earle of Arundel,
Hameline Earle of Warren, and the Daios of London.

The King was restorèd to libertie, the most parte of his
raunsome beinge paide, and pledges left for the residue. In
the mean time letters were intercepted of Erle John which
he had sent into England touching treason, one Adam of Saint
Edmund Cleark, being sent by Erle John, to proude that his
Casset might be fortifièd against the King Richard, came to Lon-
don, and dyned with Hubert Archbiphoppe of Canturburie,
where he bragged of Earle Iohns pfoferitie, and familiari-
tie with the French king, for 5 which being suspected, he was
after dinner apprized by the Daios of Londò, who took him
his letters, and deliuered them to the Archbiphoppe of
Canturburie, who on the next mozrow called a Casset of the
Earles and Barons, and shewed them the letters, where-
upon they al consented that Erle John should be dispoſſed
of all his lande in England, and that his Casset should be be-
lieged. The same day the same Archbishop and Bishops
excommunicated Earle John and all his fauourers, whiche
troubled the peace of the kingdome. And forthwith the Arch-
bishop beſieged the Casset of Marleborough, which belonged
to Earle John, and toke it. After this he beſieged Nottingham
Cassetll.

The

The Kings
raunsome.
Gerusius Doro.
Radul. Cogshal.

Mathew Parle.
Roger Houeden.

Recardus canoni.

1194

Richard the first.

The King taking ship at Antwerpe, landed at Sandwich, on the 12. of March, thotly after he beliegethe Castell of No-
tingham, and wan it, and after that the Castell of Tikehil, and
then rode to Winchester, wher he was again solemnly crou-
ned on the rby. of April. After this he called into his hands,
all such things as hee had eyther giue o' sold by patentes o't
otherwife, by whiche meanes he got a great sum of money,
and sayled into Normandie the ity. of Pape, where hauing a
great army, he toke Taileburge, and the countie of Angolesme.
Sho'tly after a peace was taken betweene the two kings of
England and Fraunce, the ity. of June, and also by meanes of
Elianor the old Quene, Earle John was reconciled to hys
brother. King Richard gaue to him the Erledomes of Mor-
ton, Cornewal, Dorset, Somerset, Notingham, Darby, & Lancastre : 3
Castels of Marleborough, & Luthegarshal, with the foarrefts and
appurtnances : the hono of Wallingford, Tikehil and Eye : the
Earledome of Gloucester with the Carles daughter Isabel,
though the were a kin to him: but he kept certaine Castelles
belonging to the said Carldomes in his owne handes: he re-
moued from him hys Concubines, and toke to him his own
wife, which he had not knowen of a long time befoze.

William Fitz Isable. William Fitz Arnolde.
Henrie Fitz Alwyne.

King Richard sent messengers to the Pope, complayning
upon the Duke of Austrich, for misusing of him and his, as
they came by distreffe of weather throughe his Countrey:
whereupon the Pope ercommunicated the Duke, and en-
ioped him to releafe the couenaunts that he conkrayned the
King to make, and to sende home the pledges: but the Duke
refused this order, contemning the Popes authority, who
tho'tly after dyed, and was kept unburied til his Son had re-
leased the English pledges that lap in hoffage for the mony
behinde of K. Richards rausome, and further wware to staa
to the iudgement of the Church for that offence of his father.

P.

Hugh

225

Godofwin, his father.
Gernika, Doro.
K. Richard the
second time.
Crowned.

Anno reg. 6.

Guil. Couen.

Sherifes.
Maior.

226

Anno reg. 7.

V.V. with the
Bearde.
Roger Hoved.
W. L. Parvus.
John T. Axton.
Gerusa, Doro.
Canturb. recordes.
Gual. Contes.

Richard the first.

Hugh Bithoppe of Lincoln gaue to the king a thousande markes for his mantell of Sables, which his predecessors were wont yearly to have giuen them by the King.

Sherifes. 5 Robert Beafaunt. Ioke de Iofue.

Maior. 2 Henric Fitz Alwyne.

William Fitz Osbert, a Citizen of London, were in degree, nullified by the King, but yet verpe eloquent, moved the common people to seeke libertie and fr�dome, and not to be subiect to the rich and mightie, by which means he obtained to him many great companies, and with all his power, defended the poore men, cause against the rich. In 2000, Londoners he allured to him to be at his devotion and commandment. The King being warned of this tumult, commanded him to cease from those attemptes, but the people still followed him, as they before had done: he made to them oizations, talking for his cause, this sentence: Haurietis aquas in gaudia de fontibus saluatoris, whiche is to say Ye shall draw inoy, waters forth of the wells of your fauour. And to this he added: I am (sayd he) to your cause of poor men, ye be poor, & have allayed long & hard hands of rich men: Now draw ye holsome water forth of my wells, & that you top, for the time of your visitation is come. This William was c奥maunded to appear before the kings counsell to aunswear you himselfe in such caues as thoude be layde against him, where he appeared, but wth such a multitude of people, that the Lords were afraid, and remitted him with pleasureable words for the time, appointing some priulip when he was alone to approach him. He took the people of Bow Church in Chepe, and fɔɔtied it with munition and victuals: The Archbishop of Canterbury then being at London with other Justices sent to him, and willed him to come forth of the Church as he should have his life faued: but he refused to come forth, wherefore the Archbishop talking with the Citizens of London, called together a great number of armed men, leapt and kur should be made.

The

1196

Richard the first.

The Haterdape therefoze being the Pallion sondape euen,
the keple and Church of Bowe were assaultet, and William
with his complices taken, but not without bloudshed, for hée
was forced by fire and smoke to for sake the Churche: he was
brought to the Archbishop in the Towze, where he was by
the Judges condemned, and by the hées dzawn from thence
to a place called the Elmes, and ther hâged with nine of his
fellowes.

This counterfaite friende to the poze, who named hym
selfe to be the sautour, perswading them against the riche,
was a man of an euil life, a murderer, who flew one manne
with his owne hands : a fornicatour, who poluted Bowe
church with his Concubine: and amongst other his detella-
ble facts, one that hadde falsely accused his elder hzother of
treason whyche elder hzother hadde in hys youthe
broughte him vppe in learning, and done manpe things
for his preferment. Yet after the death of this wicked ma-
lefactor, the simple people honoured him as a martyze, in so
much that they skale awaye the gibbet whereon he was han-
ged, and pared away the Earth, that was be bled with hys
bloude, and kepte the same as holye reliques to heale liche
men.

King Richard graunted licence vnto Phillip Bisshoppe of
Durham, to coyne monp in his Citie of Durham, which liber-
tie none of his predicellours had enioyed of long tyme be-
foze.

Sherifes. Gerard de Anteloch. Robert Durant.

Maior. Henrie Fitz Alwyne.

The Walchmen brake forth and did muche hurt by spoy-
ling of the Marches. The Archbishop of Canturburie callpyng
togither an armp haited thytther, besieged the Caffel of Polie,
and toke it, and chafed the enimies, established peace, and re-
turned.

Rise the Walch king departed this life.

P.G.

King

A false accuser
of his elder bro-
ther in the ende
vvas kanged.

Annoreg. 8.

Roger Houderm

1197

228

Richard the first.

Anno reg. 9.

King Richard and the Earle of Flaunders confedered to gither. The French King entring unwarely into Flaunders, was intercepted and taken by the Earle of Flaunders, but giving pledges upon couenaunt to make peace, he was suffered to depart. The viij. day of September they met at Lifle, where by mediation of the Archbishop of Canturburie, they toke a truce. The Archbishop of Roane returned from Rome, where he had complayned on King Richard, for taking from him a plot of ground, whereon he builded a strong Castell, but at the request of the Archbishop of Canturburie, the Ayng gaue him in recompence the towne of Deep.

Sherifes.

Maior.

Roger Blunt. Nicholas Ducket.

Henrie Fitz Alwyne.

1198

Geruaſius.

The Walchmen on the Marches toke boties, ¤ did much hurt, but Hubert the Archbishop of Canturburie being Lord chiese Justice, Lieuetenaunt, or Warden of England, found meanes to refist them, so that they being fought with, were ouerthiowen, and five thousand of them slaine. The Archbishop having got this victorie returneth to London, where calling togither a great number of the Nobles of the lande, he resigned his office of being head ruler, in whose place the Lord Geoffrey Fitz Peter succeded in Auguſt.

Annoreg. 10.

King Richard toke of euery Carucata, plough land, or hide of land through England five chillings. The French king was intercepted by the armp of King Richard, so that with much adoe he escaped into Cipres, his armp was dispersed, and almost an hundred knights taken, beside other common foliours, without number. The Charters which the king had before made with his new seale were chaunged.

Mathew Park.

Sherifes.

Maior.

Constantine Fitz Arnolde. Robert de Beaw.

Henrie Fitz Alwyne.

Hubert Archbishop of Canturburie, through the procure ment

King Iohn.

so that of auntient time it had bene so accustomed to be fer-
med, as king Henric the first before he had graunted to the
same Citizens, so 300 pounde yearly. Also he gaue them
full authority to chole and depriue their Sherifes at theyn
pleasure.

Sherifos. 5 Arnolde Fitz Arnolde. Richard Fitz Barthelmew.
Maior. Henric Fitz Alwyne.

King Iohn made a lawe, that no funne of Wine of Poitiers, should be solde dearer than twentie Thillings: of Anioye foure and twentie Thillings; and of French wine fique & twentie Thillings, unless the same French wine were so good, that some woulde giue for it, fire and twentie Thillings espighte pence, but not above. A serfer of wine of Poitiers, no dearer than twelue pence, nor white wine above fize pence.

King Iohn hauing made peace beponde the sea he required aide of his Realme of yrr. M. markes, wherefore an edict was made, that euery plow land should pay thre Thillings, which troubled the lande very soze, considering the escuage that went afore so for euery Knights fee two markes, whiche before neuer payde above twentie Thilling.

The king being deuoced from his wife Isabel, the Earle of Glosters daughter, he passed ouer the sea, paide thirtie M. markes to the French King, banquished his enimies, and returned into Englande with Isabel his wife, daughter to the Earle of Angolesme, and crowned his Queene at Westminster, on the eight of October.

Sherifes. 2 Roger Dorset, James Bartelmew.
Maior. Henric Fitz Alwyne.

King Iohn went to Lincoln, where he met with William King of Scottes, Rotland Lozde of Galloway, and many other noble men, who did to him homage on the one and twelfth day of November.

P.iiy.

1200

Price of vvinęs
Gual. Couen.

Anno reg. 2
Taske.

King Iohn
denoted.
Mashew Paris.
Tpodieus.
Radul. Cogshal.

King of Scottes
did homage.

King Iohn.

1201

Hugh Brune
rebelled.

A noble man of Aquitaine named Hugh Brune, rebelling against King John, invaded divers parts of the province, because the King had married the daughter of the Earle of Anjouesme, whom the sayd Brune had affied, and had in his custody, wherefore he passed ouer, and refrained the rebels from their attempts.

Vp. ad. sigma.

Anno reg. 3.

Tempeftes.

The 25. of June there arose a cruell Tempeft of thunders, lightning and hayle, with a behemente raine, that deuroped cozne, cattell, menne, and houſes, by brenning them etc.

The 10. of July, another Tempeſt much like to the former hapned, so that the Medowes could not be molwed, and the hay that was downe was carried alway by the outrageous course of waters that ouerflowed the grounde, great numbers of fishes through the cozruption of the waters dyed, many bridges bozte downe, cozne and hay carried alway, many men drowned: so that al men thought a new deluge had bone come.

Sheriffes. § Walter Fitz Alis. Simon de Adermanbury.

Maior. { Henric Fitz Alwyne.

1202

Radulphus Cog.

King John sharplie warred upon the Earle of March, Hugh Brune, and the Earle of Eure hys brother, who being not able to refift, they complapned to Phillip king of France, as to their soueraigne and chieſe Loſde, who ſent ofttimes to King Iohn, mouing him to reſeace from vering them, but that would not ſerue, wherefore he was ſommoned by the Nobles of Fraunce as Duke of Earle of Aquitaine and Anioy, to come vnto the Courte of the Frenche King, and to kande to the iudgement of hys Dères, all which Kyng Iohn demyed, whereupon the ſame Courte adiudged hym to be deſtined of all his landes, which he or his pzeceleſtours heldo of the king of Fraunce etc.

Annoreg. 4.

K. John ſomoned
to the French
-Kings Court.

King Phillip forſwith assembled an armee, and invaſed the Castell of Butenant in Normandie, which King Richard

hath

King Iohn.

had buyped, he rased it to the ground. He toke the land of
Hugh Gorney, and all the Caffels there about. He toke
the Caffell of *Albomarle*, with the County of Euse, and all the
land to *Arches*, none resisting him. Also Arthure Earle of
*Britayne* being made Knight by the French King, whole
yonger daughter he had fianced, he being but sixteene peres
olde, wente to Hugh Brune, and Geoffrey of Lucingnam, and
with 250. Knightes, beseeged the Caffell of *Mirable*, in
which Quene Eleanor his Aunte was enclosed: but King
Iohn came with a power, and deliuered his mother from
daunger. He toke there his Nephew Arthure, William de
Brawfa, Geoffrey de Lucingham, Hugh Brune, Andrew Ca-
ueny, Saluaricus de Mauleon, and divers others.

Great thunder and lightning, with hayle as bigge as
Hennes egges etc.

Sherifes. 5 Normand Brundell. Iohn de Ely.
Maior. Henry Fitz Alwyne.

The waters encreased, and did much hurt in Englande.
Arthure Earle of Britaine, from Falaise was brought to
Roane, and put in the Tower under the custody of Robert de
Veypont, where shortly after he was dispatched of his life,
some say by the hands of his Uncle Iohn.

The King of France invaded the Caffels of Normandy,
toke Lisle, Dandely, with the Caffell, and the Vale de Ruell, in
the which were Robert Fitz Water, Sayer de Quincy, and
many other. He toke the strong Caffell upon Seyne, builded
by King Richard, which had bin valiantly kept by the Con-
nectable of Chester.

Sherifes. 5 Walter Browne. William Chamberlayne.
Maior. Henry Fitz Alwyne.

King Iohn doubting treason in his owne men, in De-
cember retourned into Englande, where he gathered great
P. v. aydes

Arthure Earle
of Britayne
taken.

233

1023

Mathew Parke.

Anno reg. 5.

Earle of Bri-
taine murthered
Radul. Cogshal.

234

King Iohn.

aydes of money.

1204

Ralph Coglybal.
Anno reg. 6.

Elianor, daughter to the Earle of Poyters, that had bin
wife to Lewes King of France, and after to King Henry the
feconde of Englande departed this life, and was burped in
Westminster.

King John sente Embassadoures to treate a peace with
the King of France, but he, bycause the worlde wente with
him, woulde not agrée in any wife, except Arthure mighte
be delinered to him aliale, or if he were dead, he woulde
haue his Sifter in mariage with all the lands on that side
the Seas.

Shoortly after he toke Falaise, Caen, and so forth all the
Countrep to Barflot, Charburgh, and Dunfront, Roane, Vernoll,
and Arches: and so proude Normandy, Angiow, Briteyne,
Mayne, Poitow, and Thoraigne, were within a thorst time deli-
uered to King Phillip.

King John marryed Iane hys Bauffarde Daughter to
Lewlin Prince of Wales, and gane with hir the Castell
and Lordchippe of Elingsmore, in the Marches of South-
Wales.

Liber Vernewell.

Robert Fitz Parnell Earle of Leyceſter, dyed without his
fue, and then Simon de Mountford, and Sayer de Quincy
denided the Earledome betwixt them, bycause that Sayer
de Quincy, and the Father of Simon Mountford had mar-
ryed the Sifters of the Layd Robert.

Sherrſes. 5 Thomas Hauerell. Hamond Bronde.

Maior. 2 Henry Fitz Alwyne.

Great Froſt.

1205

Dearth of corne

The fourteenth day of January beganne a Froſt, whi-
che continued till the two and twentith day of Marche, so
that the grounde coulde not bée filled, whereof it came to
palle that in Sommer folowing, a quarter of Wheate was
solde for a Marke of Siluer in many places of Englande,
whiche for the moze parte in the daves of King Henry the
feconde, was solde for twelue pence: a Quarter of Beanes
or Deaſe for halse a Marke: a Quarter of Dtes for forty
pence, that were wont to be solde for soure pence. Also, the
moneyp

uno A reg. 7.

King Iohn.

monep was so soze clipped, that there was no remedie, but
to haue it renued.

King John gathered greate armpes of menne to haue
gone ouer the Seas, but béeing sapled onwarde of his
boyage, hee returned againe, and toke escuage, two markes
and a halfe of euery Knightes fée through Englande, pre-
tending a quarrell agaynste hys Barons, bycause they
would not follow hym into the parties beyond the Seas.

Sherifes. 5 John Walgraue. Richard Winchelser.

Maior. 2 Henry Fitz Alwyne.

The Earle of Salisbury, the Kings brother, Geoffrey
the Kings sonne begot on a Concubine, and many other
Knightes, were gone ouer before, but all in bayne: the
charges was inestimable that had bin layde out aboute
the preparation made for this journey.

Create Thunders and Lightnings,鼓鼓ing out of the
Cloudes were fée ne, so that men thought the day of Dome
had bin come, many men and women were destroyed, be-
side Cattell, and houſes that were ouerthołwne, and bur-
ned. The Cozne in the fieldes was beaten downe with
hapleftones as bigge as Gowe egges.

Aboute Maydestone in Kente, a certayne Monster was
founde, tricken with the Lightning, whiche Monster had
an head like an Alfe, a belly lyke a man, and all other
partes farre discozdante from any one liuing thing. This
deade body no man might vnneath come nere vnto so
Kenche.

Sherifes. 5 John Holyland. Edmond Fitz Garrard.

Maior. 2 Henry Fitz Alwyne.

King John toke the thirteenth parte of all mouable
godes, both of lay and religious through England, at which
all men murmured.

The Seauen and twentith day of January a great winde
ouerthrew many houſes and trées, and a great Snow de-
Troyed many beaktes.

The Monkes of Canturbury, by the advilse of the Pope,
elected

John Taxtor.

1206

Ralph Cogshall.

Auno reg. 8.

Great Thnn-
ders Lightnings
and hayle.

A strange
Monster.

1207

236

King Iohn.

Anno reg. 9.
Matthew Tarko.

elected Stephen Langton to be their Archbishop, and then Pope Innocent intending to obteyne the favour of King John towardes this election, bycause he knewe that he did make diligent search for precious stones, sent him an eloguient Epistle, with diuers precious ielwels, which were of King Iohn well accepted: and Stephen Langton was consecrate at Rome. Then the Pope sent Letters to King Iohn, humbly exhorting him to receyue the sayd Stephen Archbishop of Canturburie, being therebnto canonically elected, the rather bycause he was an Englishman bozne, and aDOCOUR of Diuinitie etc. but King Iohn being greatly offended with the promoting of the sayde Stephen, sent men in armour to erpell the Monkes of Canturburie, to the number of Ixiiij.out of the Realme, and condemned them of Treason, the Monkes went into Flanders, and their goods, and landes of their Churche was confiscate. Also King Iohn sent thzeatening letters to the Pope, wherunto the Pope made a large answere.

Quæne Isabell was deliuered of hir first Sonne at Winchester, and named him Henry.

Sherifes. 5 Roger Wincher. Edmond Hardell.
Maior. 2 Henry Fitz Alwyne.

1208

England interdicted.
Nicholas Triuer,  
Mathew Paris,  
Ralphus Cogshallo.

The priij. of March, William Bithop of London, Eustachius Bithop of Ely, and Malgor Bithop of Wincheſter by the Popes commandement executed the interdiction upon the whole Realme, and they ceased through all England from miniftring of Eccleſiasticall Sacraments, ſauing to them that were in perill of death, and Baptilme to Children. All the bodies of them that dyed, were burped like Dogges in ditches and corners. Many Bishops, especially thep that pronounced the interdiction, fledde the Realme. The King let all the Bithopzickes and Abbeys in the Realme into the cultſody of lap men, and commanded all Eccleſiasticall reuenues to be confiscate. Also doubting leaſt the Pope should

Anno reg. 10.

King Iohn.

Should excommunicate him by name, or discharge the Nobles of England of their allegiance towards him, he laid holde upon them, specially such as he had in Sulpition, and toke pledges of them.

This year was graunted to the Citizens of London by the Kings letters patents, that they should beareuly choose to them a Maior.

Peter Duke. Thomas Neale, the 28. of September.

Henry Fitz Alwyne the 28. of October.

Maior of London yearely chosen.

Sherifes.

Maior.

Richard the Kings second sonne by Isabell his wife was borne.

1209

W. Puckington.

By the procurement of Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury, licence was graunted to the conventional Churches in England to celebrate divine service once every week, but the white Monkes had not this privilege, by cause they had disobeyed the interdiction.

The Eschequer was remoued from Westminster to Northampton by the Kings commandement. He also gathered a great armie, and wente towarde Scotland as farre as the Caffell of Norham, where the King of Scottes came to him, and treated a peace, for the which he gave 11000 Markes of Siluer, and delivered his two daughters for a pledge.

Eschequer at Northampton.

By the Kings commandement, through out all the Fo restes of England, all the ditches were made playne ground, and the hedges were made. After this, he toke homage of all free holders, and were all men to his allegiance from twelve yeares old upward. The Welchmen came to Woodstocke and did homage.

Cro. Dun.

Hedges brente.

Homage of freeholders.

V. Velchmere.

did homage.

A Clarke of Oxford by chance killed a woman, and then ranne away, wherefore his three chamber fellowes which he knew nothing of the matter, were hanged at the Towne end, which caused three thousand Markers and Schollers to takeake the Antient litie of Oxford, so that there taryed not one.

A pro-

Anno reg. 11

Oxford for- faken.

King Iohn.

A prodigious light was seen one morning in the morning of Lent, the Clowdes seemed to fight with the Sunne from the Sunne rising till one of the clockes of that day.

The Arches and stone bridge over the Thamis at London was this year finished by the worthie Merchants of London, Serle Mercer, William Alman, and Bennet Botewright. Papster Fowle a learned man, last P[ro]priest of Saint Mary Oucheryes Church in his life time, repor ted, that at the first, being no Bridge at London, but a Ferie, the Ferper and his wife deceasing, lefte the same Ferie to their Daughter, a mayden named Mary, who with the gods lefte by his parents, and the profites which came by the sayd Ferie, builded a house of Sifters, which is the uppermost end of Saint Maryes Church aboue the Drier, where the lyeth buried, unto the which house the gaue the ouersight and profite of the same Ferie: but afterwarde the same house of Sifters was converted unto a Colledge of Priekkes, who builded the Bridge of Timber, and from time to time kepte the same in reparations: but considering the great charges in repaying, lastly by the great apd of the Citizens of London, to others, they builded a same of stone. King Iohn gaue certaine vacant places in London to build on, for building and reparation of London Bridge. A Mason being Papster of the Bridge house, builded from the foundation the Chapell on London Bridge, of his owne proper expences.

Peter le Iofue, William Blund, the 28. of September.
Henry Fitz. Alwyne, the 28. of October.

The King commanded all the Iewes both men and women to be imprisoned, and gr[ace]uously punished, because he would haue all their money, some of them gaue all they had, and promised more, to the ende they mighte escape so many kindes of torments: amongst other, there was one which being tormented many ways, would not raunsome himselfe, till the King had caused euery day one of his great teeth to be pulled out by the space of seauen daves, and

Radulphus Cog.

London bridge,
builded of stone
Ex libro pontis
Londinensis.

S. Mary Ouery.

I. Leyland.

Sherifes.

Maior.

Ievyes r[an]so-
med.

1210

King Iohn.

and then he gave the King tenne, thousand Markes of Sil-
uer, to the ende they should pull out no more.

In the moneth of June, the King leadeth an Armie in-
to Ireland, erpulſeth Hugh Lacy, and brought all Ireland hin-
der his Subiection. He caused the Lawes of England to bee
executed there, and money to be copned according to the
weight of Englishe money, and made there both halſe-
pence, and farthings: he returneth with great triumph in
the moneth of September, and then raysed a great Tare
upon all the religious in England, whome he caused to pay
suche a raunsome, and to spople the Churches, that the
ſumme came to an hundred thousande pounde, besides ſoſ-
tie thousand poundes of the white Monkes.

Another fight betwixt the Sunne and the Clowdes was
ſaene.

Matild a noble woman, wife to William de Brawſe, and
his ſonne and heire William, perſhed miserably with fa-
mine at Windſore. William his husband changing his appa-
rell palled ouer the Sea at Shoram, and shortly after dyed
at Paris.

Adam Whetly, Stephen le Grace, the 28. of September.
Henry Fitz Alwyne the 28. of October.

The Bishop of Londons Caffell called Stortford, is ouer
throwne, and the Kings house builded at Writle.

The King went into Wales againſt Lewlin his ſonne in
lawe, that had marped his baſſard daughter, with a greate
ſorce, euen to Snowdon, and subdued all the Princes and
nobles without any gaineſaping. He toke reſt. Pledges
for their Subiection, and returned. When he came at North-
hampton, there met him meſſengers from the Pope, Pan-
dolph, and Durand, which came to make an unitie betwirte
the King and the Bithop of Canturbury, with the Monches
which were banilſhed, but the King granting their returne,
denied to make the any amends for their loffe which they had
ſutſteped, or to reſtore their goddes which he had cofſiſtated,
ſo that they Emballadoſs returned without any end concluded.

After

Anno reg. 12

A mint in Ire-
land.

Taxe.
Nic. Triues.

John Beuer.
Ral. Cog ſhall.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

Stortford Caffell

1211

Army into
Vales.
Mathew Pariz.

Legates from
Rome.

Annoreg. 13

King Iohn.

A great Taxe.

After this, the King toke of euery Knight which was not with him in Wales, two Markes of Siluer of euery Shield. Pope Innocent absolued all, both Princes and other, which pertayned to the Crowne of England, from their fide-litie and subiection to King Iohn, and commanded them to eschue his company.

Gual, Couent.

A heard of Harts comming forth of the Forest, lept all into the Sea at the mouth of Seuerne.

Sherifes.
Maior.

John Fitz Peter. John Garland, the 28. of September.
Henry Fitz Alwyn the 28. of October.

Riber Bernewell,

William King of Scotland being aged, was not able to quiet the inner partes of his Realme, troubled with sedition, wherefore he fledde to the King of England, and committed himselve, his Kingdome, and only sonne onto his proude person, who making the pong man Knighte, wente into those partes with an armie, and sending forth his men into the inner partes of that Kingdome, he toke Cuthred Mac William Captayne of the Sedition, and hung him on a paire of Gallowes, for he was of the old antient race of the Scottish Kings, who allited with the ayde of the Irish and Scottes, did erercise long emmitie against the moderne Kings of Scotland, as his Father Donald had done before him, sometime secretely, sometime openly: for the moderaine Kings of Scotland confesse themselves to be rather Frenchmen, as in tucke or lignage, so also in manners, language, and appearance, and hauing brought the Scottes onto extreme seruitude, they admitte onely Frenchmen into familiaritie and seruice.

VV. Welchmen in-
uaded England.

1212

The Welchmen toke diners Caffels of the King of Eng-
lands: cut off the heads of all the Souldiours, burned many
Townes, and with a great pray returned.

The King gathered a great armie, minding utterly to
destroy all the coaffes of Wales, but when he came to No-
tingham, he caused the xvbitij, pledges of the Welchmen to be
hanged,

Pledges hanged.

King John.

hanged, and so seare least his nobles should rebell, he re-
turned to London.

An Hermite in Yorkshire named Peter prophesied open-
ly of King John, and sayd that upon the Ascention day nert
comming, he should be no King, but the Crowne should be
transposed to another : this Peter was apprehended, and
put in prison.

Peerce of Somfres

The tenth of July at night, a marvellous and ferribl
chance happened, for the Citie of London upon the South
side of the River of Thamis, with the Church of our Lady of
the Chanons in Southwarke being on fire, and an exceeding
great multitude of people passing the Bridge, eyther to epe-
tinguish and quench, or else to gaze, behold suddainely the
North part, by blowing of the South winde was also set on
fire, and the people whiche were even now passing the
Bridge, perceiving the same, would haue returned, but
were stopped by fire, and it came to passe, that as they kape-
ed, or protracted time, the other ende of the Bridge also,
namely the South ende was fired, so that the people thon-
ging themselves betwixt the two fires, did nothing else er-
spect or looke for than death: then came there to apde them
many Shippes and Tveffels, into the which, the multitude
so undifcretly preeffed, that the Shippes being drowned,
they all perished, it was sayde, through the fire and the
Shipwacke, that there were destroied aboute threé thou-
sand persons. William Packington witteth, that there were
founde in parte of halfe bente threé thousande bodies,
bespydes those that were quite bente that could not be
founde.

Anno reg. 14.

London bridge
perished vvm.
fire.

Ex recordis Sael
Marie de South
warke.

Arbor successio.

Guaiterus Comen.

Wil Packington.

Randolph Euland. Constantine Iofue, the 28. of Septem-
Henry Fitz Alwyne the 28. of October.

Sherifes.

Maior.

King John being now in erfremitie, and minding to int
pute the faulte to them that would not appease his furoz a
foze time, reprehended sometimes one, and sometimes a
nother of his Nobilitie as Traytors, calling them jealous,
 whole

Liber Roffensis.

Guaiterus Comen.

242

King Iohn.

whose beddes (as he bragged) he had deftled, and defloured their daughters.

The Chronicle of Dunmow layeth, this disconz arose be-
twirte the King and his Barons, bycause of Mawde cal-
led the Faire, daughter to Robert Fitz Water, whome the
King loued, but hit father woulde not consente, and there-
pon ensuing warre throughout England. The King spoyl-
ed especially the Caffell of Baynard in London, and other
holdes and houses of the Barons. Robert Fitz Walter,
Roger Fitz Robert, and Richard Mount Fichet paffed ouer
into France, some also went into Wales, and some into Scot-
land, and did great domage to the King. Whilest Mawde
the Faire remapned at Dunmow, there came a messenger
into hit from King Iohn about his suite in Loue, but by-
cause he would not agrée, the messenger poyfoned a hop-
led oz potched egge against he was hungrie, whereof he
dyed, and was burped in the Quier at Dunmow.

About thys tyme, the King of France walked the King of
Englandes landes beonde the Seas, and the King of En-
glande likewife walked his : but at the length a truce was
taken, and an arme of the Sea being betwirte eyther holt,
there was a Knight in the English holt that cryed to them
of the other side, willing some one of their Knightes to
inck a course oz twayne : whereupon without say, Ro-
bert Fitz Walter made himfelfe ready, ferried ouer, and
gotte on hys Hozze withoute any manne to helpe hym,
and bæing readie agaynke the face of his eninie, at the
first course he stroke the other so harde with hys greate
Speare, that Hozze and Man fell to the grounde, and
when hys Speare was broken, hée wente backe agapne
to the King of France : by Gods tooth (quoth King Iohn)
he were a King indeede that had fuche a Knighte. Robertes
friendes hearing that, knæled downe, and sayde, O King,
hée is youre Knighte, it is Robert Fitz Walter : and the
nerte dap he was sente for, and was rettozed to the Kings
fauoure, and by hys meanes peace was concluded, and
he.

Chr. of Duns.

Mavvde the
faire, daughter
to Robert Fitz
VValter.

Baynards Ca-
stell throvyne
dovyne.

Robert Fitz
VValter fledde
INTO France.

Mavvde the
Faire poyfoned.

1213

Robert Fitz
VValter his
valiancie.

Robert Fitz
VValter refto-
red to the kings
fauour.

King Iohn.

243

he recevued his liuings, and had leaue to repaire his
Caffels etc. Thylce the moſſe ſoſceable and valiaunte
Knights of Englande in those dapes were Roberte Fitz
Walter, Roberte Fitz Roger, and Richarde Mount Fi-
chet.

Pandolph the Legate came to Douer, and admonithed
the King to reſtoze Stephen Langton to his Sea of Caun-
turbarie, and the Monkes vnto their Abbep: the King cal-
ling to minde the manyſolde daungers he was in, made
p[ro]mis by othe to be obediente to the Court of Rome. This
was done the Monday before the Ascention day. Pan-
dolph with the Nobles of the Realme came togther at
the house of the Templers by Douer, vpon the Ascention
euen, where the King, according as ſentence was giuen
at Rome, did reſigne his Crowne, with the Realmes of En-
gland and Irelande into the Popes hands, whose Vicege-
rent was Pandolph aſoſeſayde, and confirmed hys gifte
with a Charter, dated the rv. of May, in the riiij. peare
of his raigne. When the Ascention day was past, he com-
manded the ſoſeſayde Peter the Hermite to be lette out of
the Caffell of Corſe, to be bound to a Horſe taple, drawne
through the Strætes to Warham, and there both he and
his ſonne to be hanged.

The ſeauententh of Auguſt, Stephen Langton Archbi-
thop of Caunturburie, and all the other that were banifhed,
arrived at Douer, and wente to Winchesteſ to the King,
who meeting them in the way, ſell ſlatte vpon the earth
before their ſeete, and with teares beſéeched them to take
pitie on hym, and of the Realme of Englande. The Archbi-
shops and Bishops likewife, with teares toke him vp
from the ground, and brought him vnto the dozes of the
Cathedrall Church, with the Pſalme of Miseraſe abſolued
him: then the King toke an othe to call in al wicked lawes,
and to put in place the Lawes of King Edward. Deuine
Seruice being ended, the King, the Archbithop, Bishops,
and Nobles dyned all at one Table.

R.ij.

Richard

Mathew Paris,
Nic. Triuets.

Ral. Cog. h. all.
King John reſi-
ligned the
Crovvne.

Peter of Pomfret.

Annno. reg. 15

Stephen Lang-
ton returned.

The King ab-
ſolued.

244

King Iohn.

Richard Priz of Bermondsey, builded an house (againfte the wall of the said house of Bermondsey) called the Almozie or Hospitall of Conuerts and chilzen, in the honoz of Saint Thomas.

Gilo de Brawſe, the ſonne of William de Brawſe, receuſed all his Fathers inheritance into his cultodie, togither with his Pephew, till the childe came to lawfull age.

Henry Fitz Alwyne, Fitz Leofſtani, Maioz of London, ceaſed, who had continued Maioz of London four and twelv tie yeares, ſince the firſt of King Richard the first, he was burped in the Pziozie of the holp Trinitie, nere vnto Aldgate.

Martin Fitz Alis, Peter Bate, the 28. of September.

Roger Fitz Alwyne, the 28. of October.

The fifteenth of October, was begonne by the Londo- ners, the Diche Withoute the Walles of London, of two hundreth ſowe bzoade, causing no ſmall hinderance there- by to the Channons of Chriſtes Church nere vnto Aldgate, for that it paſſed through their ground.

Geffrey Fitz Peter dyeth, chieſe Juitce of Englande, and the Bishop of Winchſter in that office is placed, the ſobles of Englande murmuring, that a Stranger borze thoulde be made Ruler ouer them.

Pope Innocent ſent his Letters to Nicholas Bishop of Tuſculane his Legate, to release the interdiction, whiche had continued ſire yeares, thée monethes, and fourtene dapes.

The ſeconde day of July, King Iohn ſayled towarde Briteine, intending to besæge Naunts, in the whiche warres, he had the aide of Othe the Emperour, and of the Dukes of Louine, Brabant, and Holland, of Reingold Carle of Boloigne, and Ferrandis Carle of Flanders, ſo that there was a great kielde koughte, in whiche the Frenche King eſtaped narrowly, but beeing rescued, hæe ſowe the ſoſe ſayde Carles, put Hugh de Bones to flighte, and dize the Emperoure out of the Fielde, and then a truce was

Lib. Bermondsey,
Saint Thomas
Hospitall.

Henry fitz Al-
vynt Maior of
London xxiiiij.
yeares.
WIL. Pauſhingtōn.

Sherifes.
Maior.

Lib. Bermond.
A ditch about
London.
Chr. of Dunſtble.

Bishop chieſe
luſt ce.

1214

Interdiction
relaſſed.
Nic. Triuſes.

King Iohn.

was taken betwirt King Iohn and the French King, foode yeares.

The King returned from Poytow, and the Barons of the
Realme came to him at Saint Edmondbourne, requiring to
haue the Charter of Henry the first confirmed, the which if
he refused to do, they were by the high Alter they would
make warre against him.

Fithes of unwonted shape were taken in England, foode
they were armed with helmets and shieldes, in outwarde
shape they resembled, and were like unto armed nightes,
fauing that they were farre greater in proportion.

Salamon Bafing, Hugh Bafing the 28.of September.

Searle Mercer, the 28.of October.

Almost the whole Towne of Saint Edmondbourne was
consumed with fire.

The King being lodged in the new Temple at London,
there came to him the sozefayd noble men in warlike order,
demaunding of him to confirme the liberties of King Ed-
wards law and other : the King requiring respite till Ca-
ffer, was fayne to put in sureties the Archbifhop of Cauntur-
bury, the Bifhop of Ely, and other, to satisfye all men in that
behalf, and then the noble men returned. The King in the
Church of S. Paule at London, at the hands of William Bi-
hop of London, took on him the signe of the Crosse of the
holy Land, by meane thereof to be in the better salegarde:
the Carles of Chester and Darby did the like. In the Caffer
wæke the noblemen in armour met at Stamford, and after
at Barkley, whether came to them from the King, the Arch-
bishop of Canturbury, William Marshall, with other, to de-
mand of them what they would haue confirmed, and the
Nobles deliuered to them a fcedule, conteyning the olde
lawes and customes, which except the King would graunt,
they would take the Caffels of his lands, & so compell him.

The chij. day of May being Sunday, the Barons came
to London, and enfred through Aldgate, in the seruice tyme,
where they took such as they knew fauoured the King, and

D.tij.

spopa

Anno reg. 16

Ode de Lavves
required.

Sherifes.
Maior.

Saint Edmonds
bury brent.
John Taxtor.
The Barons in
armour.

1215

King John
crofted to
Jerusalem.

Anno reg. 17

246

King John.

Ievres spoyled
in London.
Gualter Couen.

V Valles of L-
don repaired.
Ralph Cogfhal.

Mathew Paris,
The King meets
with the Barons.

The Pope ex-
communicated
with the Barons.

Rochester
besieged.

spoyled their godes. They broke into the houses of the
Lewes, and searched their coffers, to find their own pur-
poses that had bin long emptied. After this, Robert Fitz Wal-
ter, and Geoffrey de Mandevill Carle of Essex, and of Gloce-
ster, chiefe leaders of the Armie, applied all diligence to re-
paire the walles of the Citie, with the stones of the Lewes
broken houses. The Tower of London yet held out,
though there were few within to defend it. When it was
nopesed that the Barons had London, all (except the Carles
of Warren, Arundell, Chester, Penbroke, Ferrers, and Salf-
burie, and the Barons, William Brewer, with other)
wente to those Barons that were against the King,
who called themselves the Armie of God, whereby such
a scare came on the King, that he durst not pape out of
Windfore Cattell: at length he appoynted to meet with
the Barons in a Meddowle betwirte Stanes and Wind-
fore, whiche appoyntemente hee observed, and there
grauanted the liberties, withoute anye difficultie, the
Charter whereof is dated, given by our hand in Run-
ning mede, betwirt Stanes and Windfore, the day of June, the
day of our raigne, unto which, all the whole Realme was
twoNE.

Whiles the Barons returned home, the King being
left almost alone, he sente Pandolph the Legate with o-
ther to Rome, to the end that by the Apostolicke autho-
tie, he mighte make frustrate the purpose of the Barons.
Also he sente Walter Bishop of Winchester, and Iohn Bb-
thop of Norwich, with other, unto the Realmes next adiop-
ting, to procure him Souldiours, promising them lands,
and large possessions. By meanes of Pandolph, the Pope
disanulled the fozesayde Charter and liberties graunted,
and also excommunicated the Barons. By the other meb-
fengers were procured a great number of men of warre,
whiche landing at Douer, the King found with besieged Ro-
chester, coneting to hzenne the Bridge, that no ayde should
come to the besieged: but Robert Fitz Walter defended the
Bridge,

King Iohn.

Bridge, and quenched the fire, neuerthelesse after long af-
saulte the Cassetl was pælded.

As a greate number of Straungers were on the
Seas, minding to haue landed at Douer, to haue ayded
the King againfte his Barons, throughe a suddayne
Tempeſt they were all dzowned, so that aboute the
coast of the Sea, was caſt vp ſuche a multitude of men,
women, and children, that the Aire was ſoze infected
with their putrified bodies. It was layde that of ſoſtie
thousande, there escaped not one alive. The King had
promised to this people, the Countreys of Norſſolke, and
Suffolke.

John Trauers, Andrew Newland, the 28. of September.
William Hardell, the 28. of October.

Strangers
drov.v.ed.
Mathew Paris.

King Iohn deuided his Armie, the one halſe whereof
hæ put under the leading of Sauarike de Maulion a Poſto-
min, Fulco a Norman, the Earle of Salisburie his baſſard bio-
ther, Gerard de Sotingham a Fleming, and Walter Buc a Bra-
bander. He himſelſe went againſt the Pothernmen. Saua-
rike beseeſed the Cassetl of Plaſhy, that belonged to Gef-
frey Maundevill, the other gaue themſelues to waffe the
Countrep about.

Sheriffes. C
Mator. S
Ralph Cogshall.

On Christmas day they spoyled the Abbey of Tiltey,
and carped alway muche treasurie that there was layde vp
in truſt by diners of that Countrep. On ſew peares day
they did the like at Cogſhall Abbey.

Radul. Cogſhal.
Liber Berucl.

From thence, they wente to Saint Edmondſturie, and so
to the Jle of Ely, whiche Jle they beſeeged, bycauſe dyuers
Knights and Ladyles were ſledde thither with their ſub-
ſtance: and thofe robbers entring the Jle, ſpared nepther
ſere no2 kate, but by tozmentes compelled them to tell
where their treasurie lay.

Ile of Eely
beſeeſed.

About the Epiphany, Sayre de Quin cy Earle of Win-
chester, and other, returned from beyond the Seas,
bzinging with them one and ſoſtie ſhippes laden with
Souldiours : and aboute the feaſt of the Purification

N.iiiij.
ok

King Iohn.

of our Lady they beſeaſed Colcheſter Caſſell, but hearing
that the Barons that were at London made haſt to come and
ſuccour that Caſſell, they went backe to Saint Edmondourie.

The King with his armie was long time on the Scot-
tish Seas, and oft-times inuaded the Lands of his Barons
in those coaſſes, burning their Caſſels, and spoyling their
gods, in whiche erpedition he went so farre, that it was not
well knowne what was become of him, in so much, that he
was noysed to be dead, and secretely buryed at Reding.

Geſſrey Mandeuill dyed at London of a wound receyued
in Juiting : he was buryed in the Pziorie of the Trinitie at
London.

The Pape ercommunicated the Barons by their pecu-
liar names, but the Canons of S. Paule in London, and many
other Eccleſiasticall persons, with the Barons that remap-
ned at London, appealed against this ſentence, taking ercep-
tions against it, as pronounced by false ſuggestion.

The Barons ſent Sayre de Quincy and other, to Philip
King of France, earneſtly requesting him to ſend his ſonne
Lewes into this Realme, promising to make him King
thereof, which the French King refused to do, till the Ba-
rons had ſente him 24. pledges of the beſ mens ſonnes in
the Ringdome, and then he ſent them apde. Gwalo the Le-
gate was ſent from the Pape into France, to ſoſbid Lewes to
go into Englande, but his persuasions nothing prieayled,
wherefore he ercommunicated them. Also the Abbot of Ab-
bingdon renuſed the ercommunication against the Barons,
the Citizens of London, and the French, which came to their
ayde. About Mid-lent the King beſeaſed the Caſſell of Col-
cheſter, and after a ſew daies it was deliuered to him by the
Frenchmen that kept it, with condition that they might depart
free, with all that belonged to them, and that the Englishmen
should be ſuffered to depart upon reasonable ransome, not
withſtanding y Englishmen he put in ſtraight prison.
After the King had taken Hidingham Caſſell, belonging to Robert
de Vere Earle of Oxford, he made haſt to beſeaſe Londō, but y

Londoners

Colcheſter be-
ſeaſed.

The Barons ex-
communicate.

The Barons
ſent for Lodo-
vike.

Colcheſter
taken.

King John.

249

Londoners set open theyz gates, and were readie to meet with the King tenne miles of the Citie: the King understanding theyz boldnesse and multitude, he withdrewe himselfe, but Sauaric de Maltone, being sodainely set upon by the Londoners, losing many of his men, was sore beaten and wounded almost to death.

The Northen Lordes recovering their strength, besieged Yorke, at length receiving above a thousand marks granted truce to the Citizens, till the Octaves of Pentecost.

Yorke besieged

The Londoners also took a Iro chips of Pirates besides numerable other that were drowned, that had besieged the ruer of Thamys.

Anno reg. 18

In the meane time the king having knowledge of Lewes ment to come into England, he sent ouer to the French King, by Bishop of Winchester, William Marshal the elder, and other, to trie if they could perswade the French king to lay his son from that journey, but they returned without audience. The King therefore marching along the sea coast softrified his castels, and getting pledges of the fiveports, gathered a great multitude of shippe of Yarmouth, Linne, Dunwich, and other hauens, fraught them with men of warre, and determined to encounter the Frenchmen by sea, when they came to arrive in Englande, but by Tempest that arose from the North, those ships were haued, drowned, and dainen into the South parts of the sea, Lewes having all his power readie at Calais, Graveling, and Whitfande, the Northeast winde comming aboute, he set forward toward England, and with some difficultie, by cause it was a side winde, he laded at Stone in the Isle of Thanet, the rir. day of May. King John being then at Douer, by cause his souldiours were straungers, durst not go agains the Lewes, but fled towards Gilforde. Lewes went straight to Castrurbie, where he received both Castell and Citie into his subjection, and after all the other Castels in Kent, Douer only accepted, then came he to London, where he was honorably recevued of the Nobles and Citizens, who altogither sware fealtie to him, and did him homage at Westminster, after this

Levves arrived in England.

King John's fleet.

D.b. taking

King Iohn.

taking the Castels of Rygate, Gulaforde and Ferneham, he had
fed forward to take the King, who as he heard was at Win-
chester, and had raised by the Landarde of the Dragon, as he
had meant to give battel to Lewes, if he came to offer it. But
when King Iohn heard that Lewes approached, he layd down
his Dragon, set fire on foure parts of the Citie and fled. The
Citizens quickly quenched the fire and wente forth to meete
Lewes, receiving him toilyfully into the Cittie, and sware
fealtie to him. Here came to him in maner al the Erles and
Barons of the realm: then taking the Cassetel of Odibam, and
a tower of London, he returned into Kent, to the rrtij. of July he
besieged the Cassetel of Douer, and continued the same till the
rtyij. of October: then Hubert de Brugh & Gerard de Scoting
being not able longer to abide the affaultes, obtained truce,
that they might send to King Iohn soz succor. Whilest this
siege remained, King Iohn went about the land, consuming
with fire and sword the POSSESSIUNGS of the Barons.

Alexander king of Scots and the Barons of the Pothe came to Canturburie onto Lewes. The king marched through Norffolke and Suffolk til he came to Lin, and appointing Suuerice de Maulon to be Captaine there, began to sozify the town: but here (as it is layd) filling his belly too much, as he was thereto greatly giuen, he got a surfept, and therewithal fell into a laske, after his laske left him he was let blond at a towne in Lindsey called Lafforde, belonging to the Bishop of Lincoln. Here also when the messengers of them that were besieged in Douer were come and had declared their cause, the disease with griefe concevued thereat encreased: mozeouer, great sozrow oppressed him, soz that in his iournep he hadde lost the ornamentes of his chapels, with other treasure and cartages at the passage of Welstreame, where mane of his houisholde seruauntes were drowned in the water and quicke sandes, by reason they hadde unaduisedly entred before the tyde was gone forth. This disease encreasing, with in some dapes he dyed in Newerke. Cassetell, whoiche belonged to the layde Bythoppe of Lincoln, on the rir. of October,

Auna.

Doyer Cassetel
besieged.

W. il. Pachington.

Radulphus Niger.
Ralphus Cogshalle.

The King's Treas.

The kings TREASURER.

Esber Bernnewell.
K. Iohn dyd.

King Iohn.

Ams. 1216. His seruauntes spoyled al that he hadde there
with him, & fled away, leauing not so much as would couer
his dead carkasse: but the Captain of that Castel cauſing his
body to be bowelled (by the Abbot of Croxton, who had bin
kings Phifition, both for the Soule and body) prouided for it
ſo honoably as he might. He was buried in the Cathedrall
Church of Worcester. The English Chzronicle p[rinted] by
W. Caxton, and other, report that king Iohn was pop-
ſoned by a white Monke of Swinſteede Abbay in Lincolnſhire,
ſo[th] ſaying if he might liue half a yere, he would make a half
peny loaſe wozth twentie Thillings. To conclude, howso-
euer he died, certayne it is, that hee reigned wypth trouble
p[er]nough (as by þe p[re]emittes may appere) r[ob]ij. per[es]. b[ij.] months
and odde d[av]es. He had iſſue two ſonnes Henric & Richard,
and th[iz]e daughters, Isab[el] þe Emp[ize]le, Elianor Qu[ene
of Scots], and Iane. he founded the Abbep of Boweley, in
the new ſoſeſt in Southampton[shire]: he builded the
P[on]aſterie of Farendon, and the P[on]aſterie
of Hales Owen in Shropſhire, he reedifyed
Godſtowe, and Wrothall, and en-
creased the Chapel of Kna-
visborough.

(••)

251

Mathew Paris.
Flowers Historiarum.

W. Caxton.
Eulogium.

Inſue of K. Iohn.

Farendon, Hales
Godoffv, and
Snaresbrough.
Ex charta regia.
1a. Rouſa.

Henricethe thirdel

253

1217

Lewes toke the Castels of Berkhamssteede and Hertforde, after returned into Fraunce to fetch more succour, and at his returne beslieget Doner in vaine: for the Barons of England, that had taken part with him, going to Lincoln with a great army, were there taken on the day of June, which mitfoztune when Lewes underlieode, he raised hisliege from Doner, and came to London, and thutte vp all the gates sauone, but the Londoners at the comming of king Henries holke yelved the Citie to him, wherefoze he confirmed all the liberties that the Londoners had or were mete to hane: at length the barons of Fraunce with one Euftace le Moyne a gret man of Fraunce, having prepared a nanie of. ly. chips, set forward to come into Engelande to y aide of Lewes: but Hubert de Brugh Conelkable of Doner Castel with a multitude of armed men and the chips of y fime Portes, met them on the Sea, where they flew Euftace their leader: there escaped but fifteen chips as the other wer taken and drowned. When Lewes heard this, he will not what to doe, whereupon compelled by neatestitie, he fued for peace: at length, the Legate, Bishops and nobles of England, meeting in an ile neere onto Kingstone, they had a treatie of peace togither, where the fayde Lewes in presence of them all was released of the ercommunicatiou, and he renounced the Realme of England, and so peace was rekonzed the thirteenth day of September. Lewes returned into France. Fröh the benefit of the absolution and peace wer erempted Bishops, Abbots, Priests, and of al y cleargy whyche had borne any fauour or good will to Lewes and the Barons, were al depriued from the benefices by the Legate. Hugh Bilhoppe of Lincoln gaue a thousande marke to the Dope, and an hundrede marke to the Legate, whose example many other did follow.

Thomas Bokerel, Ralphe Elland, the 28. of September.

Searle Mercer, the 28. of October.

Simon de Montfort died at y liege of Tholouſe, being hurt with the stroke of a none.

Randulph Carle of Chester, Sacer de Quincie Erle of Wincheſter,

Liber Earnwel.

Liber Col. S. Peter.
Scala Cromi.

Levres retur.
ned.

Anne reg. 2.

Sherifes.

Maior.

Lib. Barnswel.
Gualterus Coro.

1218

254

Henrie the thirde.

Chester, William de Albeneto Erle of Arundel, William Erle Ferrers, with the Barons, Robert Fitz Walter, John Coneystable of Chester, and William Harcourt, with a greate traine toke their journey toward Jerusalem: Walo the Legate de parted toward Rome, and Pandolph elected Bishop of Norwich succeeded Legate.

John Viell: John le Spicer, the 28. of September.

William Marshal the elder Earle of Penbroke, governor of the Kings person and of the realme died, and was buried at London in the New Temple, the rv. of Apsey, after whole death the Kyng was governed by Peter Bythop of Winchester.

Richard Wimbledon: John Viell, the 28. of Septemb.

King Henry was crowned at Westminster by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the 13th day of May. Hubert de Burgo was made the Kings chief Justice.

The new wozke of our Ladies Chappell at Westminster was begunne by Kyng Henry.

Proclamation was made, that all kraungers thoulde as noyde the realme, ercept such as came with Marchaundise, and to make fale of them under the Kings safeconduct.

Ranulphe the thirde Earle of Chester, Lincoln, and Richmond, and Lorde of Little Brytaine, came out of the holy land into England, and builded the Castels of Carteley, Bestone, and the Abbep of Delacroffe.

Richard Renger: John Viell, the 28. of Septemb.

The Frier Preachers, thirtène in number, were sente into Englande, and hauing to their Prior, Gilbert de Fraxine, to in company of Peter de Roche, Bishop of Winchester, came to Canterbury, and there presenting themselves before the Archbishop, Stephen, he commaunded the saide Prior to preach before him, and lyked him so well, that he euer after loued their order. Du Saint Laurence dap they came to London,

Anno reg. 3

Sherifes. ?

Maior. 5

1216

Croni. Inter.

Nicholas Triuer.
Earle Marshall
dyed.

Anno reg. 4.

Sherifes. ?

Maior. 5

King Henry
grovvned.

Nevve vvorke
of VV estmin-
ster.

Straungers ba-
nushed.

1220

Castels of Chartley and Bestrene buylded.

Abbey of Delescreffe.

Annoreg. 5.

Sherifes. ?

Maior. 5

1221

Richo. Treu.

Anniq. Calend. in
Erlstollia

Henrie the thirde.

don, and so to Oxford on the day of the Assumption, in whose
honor they builded an Oratory, and also those Scholes
which since were called Saint Oxwards Scholes, in whose par-
ish they have a place, and there for a time remapned, and
after that removed to the place without the walls, whyche
the King allygned them.

King Henry subdued the Welchmen which rebelled.

The Poblemen graunted to the King two Markes of
sluer of euery hide of lande.

Isabell the Kyngs mother, without making hir sonne or
his Counsell priz up to hir purpose, wente oner into Fraunce,
and there married with the Erle of March Hugh Bronne.

King Henry gaue his Sister Iane to Alexander H. of Scots,
who married hir at Yorke: and Hubert de Brugh married the
King of Scots Sister. William de Albeneto Erle of Arundel
dyed comming from the holy Land, who was conned into
England and buried at Wimondham, a Priory of his foundation.

Richard Renger : Thomas Lambert, the 28. of Septemb.

A Prouinciall Counsell was holden at Oxforde, by Ste-
phen Langton Archbishop of Canturbury, and his Suffragan
Byshops and others in the conventuall Church of Oney Ry.
days after Easter, wher wer degraded a Priest, & a Deacon,
the Priest for homicide, the Deacon for sacrilege and theft
committed. An other Deacon offending more deepely, deny-
ed the profession of Christian Religion, and for the loue he
bare to a Jew with woman, caused himselfe to be circumcised,
solowing the Jewish ryttes and customes: he was degraded,
and beþng left as a lay person and Apostate, was conden-
ned and committed to the fyre, by the seruaints of Falcatius,
wherein he miserably ended his life. There was also a yong
man and two women broughte before them, the yong man
would not come in any Church, nor be partaker of the Sa-
crystals, but had suffered himselfe to be crucified, in whom
he scars of al þ woðs were to be fene, in his hands, head, side,
& keet, & he rejoiced to be called Jesus of these women & other.

Dne

Nicholas Tristres.

Anno reg. &
Sherifes.
Maior.

1222
Prouinciall
Counsell.
Radulphus Cog.
Gual. Cousen.
Lib. Bermond.

An Apotekate
brent.
A counterfaite-
Christ.

Radulphus Cog.

Henrie the third.

One of the women being olde, was accused for be-witching the pong man onto such madnelle, and also (altering hir owne name,) procured hir self to be called Mary the mother of Christ. They being couit of these crimes and other, were adjudged to be closed up betweene two wals of stone, where they ended their lives in miserie. The other woman being fitter to the pong man, was let go, because the reuesled the wicked fact.

On Saint Iames day, the Citizens of London kept games of defence and wrestling, näere onto the Hospital of Matild, where they got the maisterie of the menne of the Suburbes. The Baylifpe of Westminster deuiling to be revenged, papeclapmed a game to be at Westminster oppon Lammas dave, where onto the Citizens of London repapezd, and when they had played a while, the Baylif with the men of the suburbs harnised themselues and fell to fighting, that the Citizens being foully wounded, were forced to runne into the Citie, where they rang the common Bel, and assembled the Citizens in gret number, and when the matter was declared, every man wised to revenge the fact. The Maior of the Citie being a wise man and a quiet, willed them firste to moue the Abbot of Westminster of the matter, and if he would promise to see amendes made, it were sufficient: but a certaine Citizen named Constantine Fitz Arnulfe, willed that all houses of the Abbot and Baylif should be pulled downe, whiche word being once spoken, the common people issued out of the Citie without anpe order, and fought a civil bataille: for Constantine the firste pulled downe many houses, and ofttimes with a loude boycrpeyd in pape of the savyd Constantine, the ioye of the mountaine, the ioy of the mountaine, God helpe and the Lord Lodowike.

A sewe daves after this tumult, the Abbot of Westminster came to London to Phillip Dawbney, one of the kings countel, to complaine of the inuries done to him, which the Londoners perceiving, beſet the house aboute, and toke by violence twelve of the Abbots hoijſes away, cruelly beating of his

Radulphus Cog.
Wd. Couentren.
Nicholas Triuct.

Counterfaite
Marie and
Christ.

VVrestling-
Mathew Paris.

A tumult in
London.

Cro. Dun.
Abbot of
VWestminster
put to his shifts.

Henrie the thirde.

257

his men, &c. But whiles the foze of ayde Daubney, laboured to pacifie the bize, the Abbot gotte out at a backe doze of the house, and so by a boate on the Thamis hardly escaped, the Citizens throwing stones after him in great aboundace. These things being thus done, Hubert de Burgo, Justiciar of England, with a great armie of men came to the Tower of London, and sent for the Maior and Aldermé, of whom he required for the principal aucthours of this faction. Then Constantine, who was conftaunt in the sedition, was moze conftante in the aunſweare, affirming, that he had done it, and that he hadde done muche leſſe than he ought to haue done. The Justiciar toke him and two other with him, and in y morning earely ſent them to Falcatus by water, with a gret number of armed men, who brought Constantine to the galloes, and when he ſaue the rope about his necke, he offered for his life 15000. marks, but that would not ſaue him: so he was hanged with Constantine his nephew, & Galtride, that proclapmed his proclamation on the ſixteenth of Au-gulf.

Chief Juitice en
Tred the Citie of
London vith
an army.

Conſtante with
other hanged.

Then the Justiciar entring the City with a great armie, cauſed to be apprehended as many as he could learne to be culpable, whoſe feet and hands he cauſed to be cut off, which crueltie cauſed many to flée the Citie.

Mathew Paris,
Feete & hands
of many cut of.

The King toke of the Citizens 60. pledges, which he let to diuers Caffelles : he delposed the Maior, appointing a Gardien of keeper ouer the Citie, and cauſed a greate gybet to be made, and after heauie thzeatnings, the Citizens were reconciled, paying to the king manpe thouſande markes.

Anno reg. 7
Tempeſtes and:
dearth.

On holy Rode dape was great Thunder and lightning
throughout all England, and such great flouds of water follo-
wed, with great windes and tempeſt, which continued tyll
Candlemaſſe, that the yeare following wheate was ſold for
ry. millings the quarter.

Richard Renger: Thomas Lambert, the 28.of September.

Sherifes.
Maior.

R.

On

Henrie the thirde.

258

Great tempes. t.

On Saint Andrewes dape a great Thunder ouerthi:ewe
Churches, Caffels, and houſes, so that ſcantly any body eſ-
taped free from harme by this Tempeſte. A Knight and hys
wife and eyghe menne of hys houſholde, with the fall of
his house were ſlaine in Pilardeſtune a billeoge of Warwicke-
ſhire.

1222

In a Counsel holden at London the Archbifhop of Cantur-
burie and other the nobilitie and Barons of the Realme, re-
quired the king to confirme the liberties ſo the whiche the
warre was moued against his Father, and that himſelfe at
the departing of Lewes out of Englande : asware to obſerue
whereoppon ſo that with the King ſente his letters to all the
Sheriles of the realm, commanding them to inquire by the
others of ſwelve lawſull men in every Countie, what liber-
ties were in England in the time of King Henrie his grand-
father, and to ſend the inquifition ſo made to London ſiſtene
dapes after Calker.

K. of Ierusalem.

John de Brennes king of Ierusalem, and chieſe maſter of
the H氧pital there, came into England, and required apde to
winne Ierusalem, but he returned with ſmal comfoſt.

Tho. Wikes.

Leolyn Prince of Wales, founded the Caffell of Mountgo-
merie, and therewith certaine Englishmen in despighte of the
King, attempted to conſtraine William Marshall Carle of
Penbroke, and other, to yelde to them : but the whole Coun-
trey roſe in armour, and ouercame them.

Anno reg. 8.

Sherifes. ?

Maior. 5

John Trauers: Andrew Bokerel, the. 28. of September.

Richard Renger, the. 28. of October.

The Earle of *Chester* and other, roſe against the king,
and hys *Juiticiars*, ſo the cnſodyes of the Caffelles
and landes, whyche the Kyng deſmaunded of them.

1224

Mathew Paris.

Wherefore the Archbifhop of Canturburie and the Bys-
chops ercommunicated al the perturbers of the king and the
Realme.

The Earle of *Chester* and his complices, perceiving
that the King had a greater number of men of armes then
they,

Henricus the Third.

they, and also fearing the ercommunicatiō, came to the king at Northampton, yielding their castels & honours which appertapned to the Crowne. When the king laped siege about the Castel of Bedforde, that Falcatius had long kepte by strength, which siege he continued by the space of eight weeks, and toke the Castel on the fifteenth of August, on which dape he caused to be hanged to the number of 82 men of armes and other souldiours, Falcatius de Brent, who was fledde into Wales, hearing that the Castel was taken, and his men slain under the conduct of the Bythoppe of Couentric, came to Bedforde and fel at the kings feete, requiring mercp. The Byng deliuered him to Euſtace Bishop of London, and the Castell was made an heape of kones. There was graunted to the King thzoughout Englande two chillings for every carucat of land.

Ral. Cog. ball.
Bedford castel
beflieged.

The Friers Minours first arrived at Doner nine in number, five of them remayned at Canturburie, and did there build the first Couet of Fries Minours that euer was in England: the other soure came to London, and lodged at the preaching Friers the space of fifteenne daies, and then hyzed an house in Cornhill, of John Trauers one of Sherifes, they builded there little Celles wherein they inhabited. The devotion of the Citizens towardes them, and also the multitude of Friers so encreased, that they were by the Citizens remoued to a place in Saint Nicholas Shambles, where they John Iwyn Citizen and Mercer of London appropriated unto the commonaltie of the Citie, to the vse of the layde Friers, and became himselfe a lay brother.

Caruage gruied
Gray Friars.
Regiſtrum fratrium
minorum.

William Ioynar builded their quire, Henrie Wales some time Paioz of London, the body of the Church: Walter Potter Alderman, the Chapterhouse: Gregorie Rokſle the Doxtar: Barthelmew of the Castel made the Refertozie.

This yeare the King graunted to the commonaltie of the
the Citie of London, to haue a common ſeale.

R. y.

John

Annoreg. 9.

Henrie the thirde.

Richard the Kings brother returned into England, was made Earle of Cornewal at Westminster, Hubert de Burgo was made Earle of Kent.

Shortly after the Barons declared onto the king, that except he would rettoxe the Charter of liberties of the Forest, which lately he had canceled at Oxford, they would compeel him by the twozde.

Stephen Bokerel, Henrie Cocham the.28.of September.

Roger Duke the.28.of October:

The King corrected the measures and weyghtes, and made them bigger. In the Sommer was often greate thunder and lightning, which hent many houses, and flew both men and beastes.

Stephen Bokerell, Henrie Cocham the.28. of September.

Roger Duke the.28.of October.

Robert Lingham Bishop of Salisbury, by the Kings help, prosecuted the building of the newe Churche at Salisbury, which his predecessor Richard did translate.

William Winchester, Robert Fitz John the.28.of Septem.

Roger Duke the.28.of October.

Upon the day of Saint Paules Converstion, when Roger Niger Bishop of London was at Halle in the Cathedall Church of Saint Paule, a greate multitude of people being there, sodainely the weather wared darke, that one couldle scantily see another in the Churche, and sodainely an horzible Thunder clappe lighted on the Churche, that the same was shaken as though it shoulde haue fallen, and out of a darke cloude came such lightning, that all the Churche seemed to be on fire, and such a kincke that all men thought they shoulde haue died. Thousandes of men and womenne ran, one of the Churche, and being allonied, fell oppon the grounde veyde of al understanding, none of al the multitude taried in the Churche, saue the Bisboppe and one Deacon, which itode til at the high Alter awaping the wil of God.

King Henrie with a great army sapled into Brytaine, wher R. ly. after

Annoreg. 12

Sherifes. ?

Maior. ?

1228

Annoreg. 13

Sherifes. ?

Maior. ?

1229

Annoreg. 14

Sherifes. ?

Maior. ?

1230

Mathew Paris.
Darkenesse in
Paulces Churche.

Annoreg. 15

Henrie the thirde.

Anno reg. 15

John Beuer.

Sherifes. ~

Maior. ~

1221

after spoyling the Countrep, a peace was concluded.

Gilbert of Clare Earle of Gloceſter, dyed in Brytaine.

Richard Walter: John of Woborne, the 28. of September.
Roger Duke, the 28. of October.

Richard the Kings brother married Isabel Countesse of
Gloceſter, late wife to Gilbert Earle of Gloceſter late lyde decaen-
sed, and sifter to William Marshal Earle of Penbroke: and the
marriage being ſcantly ſinſhed, the ſayde William died, and
was buried in the new Temple at London by his father. His
brother Richard ſucceeded him in the Carledome.

Leolin Prince of Wales, spoyled the lands of the Barons
that were on the borders of Wales wherefore the king gathe-
red a great power at Oxford, and went againſt the Wailſomen,
and builded the Caffell of Matilde, which before hadde bene
destroyed.

Richo. Triniez.

Anno reg. 16

Ievres ſinagoge
John Shepethed.

Sherifes. ~

Maior. ~

1332

The Jewes builded a Sinagoge at London very curiouſ-
ly, but the Chriſtians obtayned of the king it should be de-
dicated to our bleſſed Lady.

Michael of Saint Helen: Walter de Buffel, the 28. of Sept.

Andrew Bokerel Peperer, the 28. of October.

Ranulph Earle of Chester and Lincoln dyed at Walingford,
and was buried at Chester. Throughe manye complaintes
made againſt Hubert de Burgo, chieſe Jüſtice of Englande, the
ſayde Hubert fled to the Chappel of Brendwood in Essex, wher
he was taken, and the king ſent him to the ſoluer of London.
The morrow after Saint Martins day began Thunders very
horrible, which laſſed eu. dapes. Create harme was done in
London, by ſire which began ſtirle in the houſe of David Ionet
Lumbard.

Hiftoria Aurea.

Amoreg. 17

Ela Countesse of Salisburie widowe, founded the Móna-
ſterie of Chanons at Lacok in Wilsbire, for William Long-
ſpeye hyr late hufbande and William theyr ſonne and
hepze.

Sherifes. ~

Maior. ~

Henrie of Edmonton. Gerard Bat. the 28. of Septem.

The

Henrie the thirde.

263

1233

The King remoued all his officers and counsellors, as well Bishops as Erles and Barons, and sent for Pictavians, whome he retained into his seruice, and committed to them the keeping of the Castels and his treasuries.

The dy. of April there appeared as it were foure Sunnes beside the naturall Sunne, of a red colour, and a great Circle of Cristal colour, from the sides whereof went out halse cyacles, in the deuissions whereof, the foure Suns wente forthe. There followed that peare greate warre and cruell bloudesteds, and generally great disturbance throughout England, Wales, and Ireland.

In the moneth of June in the South part of Englande by the Sea coft were ſcene two great Dragons in the apre, flying and fighting togither an whole daye, the one chasing the other to the dæpe Sea, and then were no moze ſcene.

The King being at Oxforde, Robert Bacon openly prieched againstt Peter Byshoppe of Wincheste, for that he evil counselled the king to spoyle the Realme with Pictavians. Also Roger Bacon his brother both earnestely and pithelye perſwaded the king to leaue the counſell of the ſayde Peter. Also the Barons ſent meſtengers to the king, requeſting þe he woulde put from him Peter Bishope of Wincheste and the Pictavians, or else they wold depose him from his kingdome, and create a newe.

The King builded a faire Church and many houses adioyning thereunto in the Citie of London, not farre from the Olde Temple : In the whiche house all the Jelves and Jnſidels that did converſ to the faith of Chrifte might haue under an honefull rule of life ſufficiente lyuing, whereby it came to pafſe that in choſte tyme there was gathered a great number of Conuertes, whiche were baptiſed and inſtructed in the lawes of Chriſt, and did liue laudably under a learned man appointed to gonerne them. He also builded the Hóspitall of Saint Iohn without the Caſt gate of Oxforde for ſicke folke and Straungers to be relieued in.

A.iiiij.

Pictavians pla-
ce about the
King
Mathew Paris.
The likenesse of
fire Sunnes.

Robert an I
Roger Bacon.

The Barons
threat the King.

House of cona
uerts.

Hóspitall at
Oxford.
Híſto. Aurea.

Anno reg. 18

Simon I. Rouſe.

264

Henrie the thirde.

Sheriffes.
Maior.

Simon Fitz Marie. Roger Blunt. the. 28.of September.
Andrew Bokerell Peperer: the. 28. of October.

Richard Marshall and Leolyne Prince of Northwales, with a great force inuaded the Kings landes, and deffroyed the fame wyth fire and sword, from the coakkes of Wales to Salisburie, which town also thep set a fire. By the perſwacion of Edmunde Archbifhop of Canturburie, the king commaunded Peter Bishop of Winchelster to go to his Wispopicke, and alſo erpulſed all the Pictauians into thep owne Countrep, and making peace with Richarde Marshall and Lewyn Prince of Walles, he called againe his naturall ſubiectes and ſubmitted himſelfe to their counſel.

1224

Salisburie brente

The Pictauians
expelled.

Richard Marshall in Ireland raſing a warre there, by Goffrey de Marisco, was ſtaine and buried at Kalkeny, Gilbert his brother, ſucceded him in the Carledome.

Nicholas Triuet.

Mathew Paris.
Couetous Arch
bishop.

This yere was a great dearth and pestilence so that many poze folke dyed for want of victims, and the rich menne were ſkricken with couetouſnefle þ they would not relieve them, amongſt whom is to be noted, Walter Gray Archebifhop of Yorke, whose cozne being ſiue peares olde, doubtyng the fame to be deſtroyed by vermine, commanded to deliuer it to the hufbande men that dwelke in hys manors, uppon condition to paye as muche newe cozne after harueſt, and would giue none to the poze for gods ſake. And it ſoſkuned that when men came to a greate ſtacke of cozne neygh the towne of Ripon belonging to the ſayde Archbifhoppe, there appeared in the theues all ouer the heades of Worzmes, Serpentes and Toades, and a boyc was hearde out of the Cozne moowe ſaying, laye no handes on the Cozne for the Archebifhoppe and all that hée hathe is the Diuelles, to be ſhoſte, the Waplifes were ſoſced to builde an highe Wall rounde aboute the cozne, and then to ſette it on fire, leaſte the venomous Worzmes shoulde haue gonne out and popſoned the Cozne in other places.

Corne ſul of
vermine.

Anno reg. 19

Ralph

Henry the third.

Ralph Ashwe. John Norman the 28. of September.
Andrew Bokerell Peperer, the 28.of October.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. 5

1235

The Jewes at Norwich stale a boy, and circumfised him,
minding to have crucified him at Easter, for the which facte
they were convicted both bodies and goddes at the Kings
pleasure.

Frederike the Emperour married Isabell the kings sister.

Walter Brune a Citizen of London, and Rosia his wife,
founded the Hospital of our Lady without Bishops gate
of London, a house of suche greate reliefe to the neede, that
there was found standing at the suppession 180. beddes for
the poize.

Saint Mary
Spurreil.

Anno reg. 20

Gerard Bat. Robert Hardell the 28.of September.
Andrew Bokerell Peperer, the 28. of October.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. 5

1236

Mathew Paris.
Hifso. Aubea.
Wil. Packington.

King Henry toke to wife Elianor daughter to Raymond
Carle of Prouince, she was married at Canturburie, and crow-
ned at Westminster the twentith day of January. To this
Cozonation resorted so great a number of all estates, that
the Citie of London was scarce able to receyue them. The
Citie was adorned with Silkes, and in the night with
Lampes, Creflets, and other lightes, without nüber, besides
many Dagentes, and strange deuises which were thewed.
The Citizens rode to mæte the King and Quene, bæing
clothed in long garments, embzodered about with gold and
silke of diuers couloures: their Hozes finely trapped in ar-
ray, to the number of 360. euery man bearing golden oz
siluer cuppes in their hands; and the Kings Trumpetters
befoze them founding. The Archbishop of Canturburie did
execute the office of Cozonation. The Citizens of London
did minifter Wine as Butlers. The Citizens of Winche-
fer toke charge of the Kitchen, and other Citizens atten-
ded their charges.

The Citizens
of London
Butlers.

Ioane the Kings sister, wife to Lewlin Prince of Wales
died at Hauering in Essex, and was buried at Tarent in Dorset.

About this time fell suche abundance of rayne the space
of two monethes, that the Thamis overflowed the banckes,

High V Vater.

R.d.

So

266

Henry the third.

so that in the great Pallace of Westminster men did row
with wherries in the midft of the Hall, and they rode on
Hozſebacke to their Chambers.

A Parliament at Marton, wherein was made the Statutes of Marton.

Henry Cocham : Jordan of Couentry, the 28.of Septem,
Andrew Bokerell Peperer, the 28. of October.

By the Kings procurement, Octobon a Cardinall came
into England as Legate from þe Pope the second day of July.

This yeare pasted a koormie and troublesome weather,
and very unhealthfull, so that no man coulde remember
that euer so many folkes were sicke of the ague.

John Scot laſt Carle of Gloceſter deceaſed, and the Coun-
trep returned to the King ſoſ lacke of heires.

John Tolafon : Geruas the Cordewenor, the 28.of Sept.
Andrew Bokerell Peperer, the 28. of October.

Simon de Mountfort, ſonne to Simon Carle of Mount-
ford, ſoſ doubt that Quæne Blanche, mother to the French
King was offended with him, ſedde into England, and was
made Carle of Leyceſter, and Steward of England, by King
Henry, and had the Kings ſitter Elianor, Widdow of Willi-
am Marshall giuen him to wife.

Octobone being lodged in the Abbep of Oſney, the Schol-
ers of Oxford ſlew his mapſter Coke, who was also the
Legates brother, and the Legate ſoſ ſcare gate him into
the Stæple of the Church, where he held him till the kings
officers comming from Abingdon, conuayed him to Walling-
ford, where he accursed the midoers.

Odo de Kilkenny, as Standerdbearer of the Schollers,
was taken with twelue other, and caſt in príson, and long
after went from Saint Paules Church in London to the Le-
gates house (which was Durham place) ungirded, withoute
gowne, bareheaded and bareſotted, whereby they alked him
ſoſ giuenelle, and then the Legate restor'd them to their W-
niuersitie.

A Scholler of Oxford kapning himſelfe madde, enterpriz-


Anno reg. 21
Statutes of
Marton.

Sherifes.
Maior. 5

1237

Anno reg. 22
Nic. Triuſt.
John Beuer.

Sherifes.
Maior. 5

Nicholas Triuſt.
Io. Beuerla.

1238

Mathew Paris.
Tpodigma.
Legate put to
his shifts.

Schollers did
penance at
London.
John Beuer.

Henry the thirde.

267

fed to haue slayne the King in his Chamber at Wodstocke: but he was taken, and after long emprisonment, plucked in pieces with Hozzles at Couentrie.

King in danger.

Anno reg. 23

John Coders: Iohn de Wilehale, the 28. of September.

Richard Renger, the 28. of October.

Sherifes.
Maior.

Nicholas Trinet.

1279

Simon de Mountfort, whome the King had made Earle of Leycester (after he had agreed with his elder brother Earle Almericus for the same Earledome) being also Steedman of Gascoine, induced the King of England to recognise, that he would hold of the King of France the land of the Barfeles, the chiefest Towne whereof is Bayon, and was in times past a Kingdome of it selfe, and so by acknowledging to be of the fee of the King of France, excluded the King of Castile, who challenged the layd fee to belong to the King of Spayne.

The Tower of London was fortified, which the Citizens fearing least it were done to their defriment, complayned to the King, who answered that he had not done it to their hurt, but (sayth he) I will from henceforth do as my brother doth, in building and fortifying of Castels, who beare the name to be wiser than I am.

Mathew Paris.
Tovver of
London.

Tpodigma.

Anno reg. 24

Quæne Elianor bare a sonne named Edwarde at Westminster, the 22. day of June.

Roger Bongye: Ralph Ashwys, the 28. of September.

William Ioyner, the 28. of October.

Sherifes.
Maior.

1240

Richard Earle of Cornewall, the Kings brother, took his journey towardes Ierusalem, with many other noble men of England. Upon Saint Georges night, the Kone gate and bulwarke which the King had caused to be builded by the Tovver of London, was shaken with an Earthquake, and fell downe, but the King commanded the same to be builded againe, stronger than before. Lewhn Prince of Wales deceaſed, and then betwirt his baſkard sonne Griffin, & his legiti mate Son Dauid, nephew to the King, of England by his ſitter, great & græuous deſtruction roſe for the principalitie, but at length Griffin being taken of his brother, was committed to prison.

Many strange and great Filches came about, whereof he

were

Mathew Paris.

Bulvarke by
the Tovver.

Henry the thirde.

Monstrous
Fishes.

were Sea Bulles, and one of huge bignesse passed by the
River of Thamis, through the Bridge at London diughurt, till
he came as farre as the Kings house at Mortlake, where he
was killed.

Anno reg. 25
Aldermen in
London.

Aldermen chosen in London, whiche had the rule of the
Marks of the Citie, but were every peare changed.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

John Gifers. Michaell Tony the 28.of September.
Gerard Bat the 28. of October.

1241

The Jewes were confrapned to pay twentie thousand
Markes at two tearmes in the peare, or else to be kepte in
perpetuall prizon.

Gilbert Marshall Earle of Penbroke, dyed without the
Towne of Hereford, being bused in Turneament, and was
burped at London in the new Temple. Walter his brother
hardly obteyned the Earledome, bycause he procured that
Turneament, contrarie to the Kings will and pleasure.
This Walter dying without issue, his heritage was diu-
ded befwirt the sonnes of his fine filters.

John Beuer.

Nic. Triuet.

Bulvvarkes by
the Towver.
Mathew Paris.

The walles and Bulwarkes that were newly builded
about the Tower of London (in the building whereof, the
King had beftowed more than twelue thousand Markes)
were agayne vnrecoverably thzowne downe as it were
with an Earthquake, foz which chance the Citizens of Lon-
don nothing soz, were much amazed, foz they were thzeat-
ned, that the sayde walles and bulwarkes were builded in
despight of them, to the end that if any of them woulde pre-
sume to contende foz the Liberties of the Citie, they might
there be imprisoned, and to the ende that many mighte bee
layde in diuers prisons, many lodgings were made there,
that no one should speake with another.

Anno reg. 26

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

John Viell. Thomas Durelme the 28.of September.
Roger Bongey the 28. of October.

1242

Nic.Triuet.
Ypodigma.

King Henry with a great armie sayled into Normandy,
purposing to recouer Poyters, Guine, and other Countreys,
but after many bickerings, to the lollze of Englishmen, he trea-
ted a peace.

Elianor,

Henry the thirde.

Elianor, daughter to Geoffrey Earle of Briteyne, and siller to Arthure, ended his life prisoner in the C CASTLE of Bristow.
John Fitz John: Ralph Afhwye, the 28. of September.
Roger Bongey, the 28. of October.

Anno reg. 27

Sherifes.
Maior.

Hugo de Albeneto Earle of Arundell dyed, and his in-
heritance was divided among foure silleers. Also Hubert
de Burgo Earle of Kent dyed at his Manoir of Banslede, and
was buried in the Church of the Friars Preachers at Lon-
don, onto the whiche Church he gaue his noble Pallace at
Westminster, whiche afterwardes the Archbishop of Yorke
bought of them, and made it his Inne, since commonly cal-
led Yorke place, now White Hall.

Mathew Paris,

The Thamis overflowed the banks about Lambeth, and
drowned houses and fields, the space of five miles, and in
the great hall at Westminster men toke their Horsebackes,
bycause the waters ranne ouer all.

1243
Great Houds.

Anno reg. 28

Richard Earle of Cornewall marped the thirde daughter
of the Earle of Prouence.

Hugh Blunt: Adam Baling, the 28. of September.

Ralph Afhnye Peperer, the 28. of October.

Sherifes.
Maior.

1244

Miserable
death of Griffin.
Mathew Paris.

Griffyne the eldest sonne of Leolin Prince of Northwales,
which was kept prisoner in the Tower of London, deuised
subtilly how to escape: wherefore one night hauing decop-
ued the Watch, made of the hangings, hætes, towels, &c.,
a long line, and put himselfe downe from the toppe of the
Tower: but as he was sliding a good pace, with the weight
of his body, being a very bigge man and a fatte, the rope
brake, and he fell on his necke, whole miserable tarcaſe in
the mornning being founde by the Tower wall, was a piti-
full ſight to the beholders, for his head and necke were di-
uen into his brest behawene the shoulders, the King hea-
ring thereof, puniſhed the watchmen, and caused Griffins
ſon y was impriſoned with his Father to be inore straight-
ly kept.

The King toke of the Citizes of London 1500. Markes,
that they had receyued into their Citie agayne Walter

Bokerelt,

Henry the thirde.

Bokerell, who had bin banished twenty peares, notwith-
standing the Citizens had proued that before that time the
said Walter and his brother Andrew by their suite to the
King, had gotten him to be reconciled and reforzed to the
Kings favour. Robert Groted Bishop of Lincoln, with o-
ther prelates, complapned to the King of the walle made
of the Church godes, by aliant Bishops and Clearkes of
this land, whereupon they were shortly boyded.

Ralph Foster: Nicholas Bat, the 28. of September.

Michael Tonny, the 28. of October.

Quæne Elianor brought forth a sonne named Edmond.

The King enlarged the Church of Saint Peters in West-
minster, pulling downe the old walles and klæple, and
caused them to be made more comely.

Robert Ros being made a Templar, died, and was bu-
rped at London in the new Temple.

Robert of Cornehill: Adam of Bentley, the 28. of Sept.

John Gifers Peperer, the 28. of October.

In the Dioces of Lincoln, there was a woman of noble
birth, welsfaoured and beautifull, which was maried to a
rich man, and did beare him children, she also got another
Gentlewoman with childe, and begat thys fonnes of her
one after another, or euer it was knowne : the womens
names were Hauilia, and Lucia.

Harold King of Man was made Knight at London.

Simon Fitz Meger: Laurence Frowike, the 28. of Sept.

King Henry let to serme the Queene Hsie in London to
John Gifers, then Haioz, and his succeffours and commu-
naltie of London for euer, for the summe of sixtie pounde the
yeare, to be payde at two payments, at Clarkenwell. Dated
at Windesore the rrri.of his raigne.

The Church of Saint Mildred in Canturburie, and a great
part of that Citie waszent.

A great Earthquake was in many places, especially at
London about the banckes of the Thames.

The

Robert Gro-
sted.

Anno reg. 29.

Sherifes. ?

Maior. ?

1245

Anno reg. 30.

Sherifes. ?

Maior. ?

1246

Monstruons.

Anno reg. 31.

Sherifes. ?

Maior. ?

1247

Queene Hyne.
Customes of
London.

Ger, Dorobor.

Earthquake.

Henry the thirde.

271

The Copne was so soze clipped, that it was thought good to change the same, and make it baser.

Coyne base.

A great plague was in England, so that in September, there was every day nine or tenne buried in the Churchyard of Saint Peter at Saint Albons.

Pestilence.
Mathew Paris.

Elienor, Siffer to Arthure Duke of Briteyne, was buried at Ambresburie, among the Punnes.

Anno reg. 32
Wil W itself.

John Viell: Nicholas Bat, the 28.of September.

Sherifes. 2
Maior. 3

Peter Fitz Alwyne, the 28. of October.

By reason of the embasing of the Copne, a great penury followed.

1248

Robert Bacon preaching Frier, deceased at Oxforde.

The King required a great ayd of monep whiche was denyen him, whereby (thzough counsell) he was forced to sell his plate and Jewels to the Citizens of London.

The King fels
leth his Ievvels.

The Towne of Newcastell upon Tine, was burned, bridge and all.

Earthquake.

By a strange Earthquake, the toppes of houfes were thzolwen downe, walles did cleane, the heads of chimneys and Towers were shaken, but the bodies and foundations did not mone.

Anno reg. 33

Nicholas Fitz Iosey: Geoffrey Winchester, the 28. of Sep.

Michael Tonney, the 28.of October.

Sherifes. 2
Maior. 3

The King deuising how to eract monep from the Citizens of London, made a mart at Westminster to laft fifteenth dayes, and comanded that all trade of Marchandise should ceasse in the Citie, those fifteenth dayes, which the Citizens were fayne to redeme with two thousande poundes. Besides this, the King toke victuals and wine, wherein could he found and payde nothing for it.

1249
Mathew Paris.
A Mart at
VVestminster.

Two Merchants of Brabant complayned to the King at Winchester, that they had bin robbed by men of that Country, who had taken from them to the value of two hundred markes, which theues they had sene in the Courte, wherebipò such as were suspected, were take to be tryed by Countrey, but the Countrey purged the by oth, because they were

Mathew Paris.
Strangers robed,
bed, and Pirates.
hanged.

272

Henry the thirde.

were for the most part all infected and given to theuerie:
but the Marchants continuing their suite to the King, layd,
that if they could not have justice, they would be layd so much
of English Marchants godes in Brabant. Then the King
caused twelve men of Winchester to be chosen, who also did
quit them that were accused, which thing when the King
did see, he caused those twelve to be imprisoned, and ware,
that in that space they should be hanged as Thieves acceſs
farie and periured, and caused other twelve to be empane-
led, which last quest found and confessed all, and approached
many, especially of Hampshire, which were hanged.

Great diffention arose in Cambridge betwixt the Schol-
lers and Townesmen, so that houses were broken downe
and spopped, and many men wounded and slayne.

In the Moneth of June fell great Kaynes, especially a
boute Abingdon, which carved away many trees, houses,
beattes, milles, bridges, and one Chappell, not farre from
Abingdon.

Richard Hardell: John Thollason, the 28. of September.
Roger Fitz Roger, the 28. of October.

The Friers Augustines beganne to inhabit at Wales at
Wodhouse.

Boniface Archbishop of Canturburie in his visitation
came to the Prizie of Saint Barthelmew in Smithfielde,
where being receyued with Pzocession in most solemn
wife, he layd he passed not upon the honoſ, but came to vi-
it them, vnto whom the Chanons answered, that they
hauing a learned Bishop, ought not in contempt of him to
be visited by any other, which answers so much likeſted the
Archbishop, that he soothwith fell on the Subpriot, and
smote him on the face with his fiffe, laying, indeed,
indeede, doth it become you English Traptors so to anſwere
me ? Thus raging with others not to be recited, he rent in
pieces the rich Coape of the Subpriot, trode it under feete,
and thrauff him against a Piller of the chancell, that he had
almost killed him, but þ Chanons faeing, that their Sub-
prioſ

Difcord at
Cambridge.

Anno reg. 34

Sherifes.
Maior.

1250

Mathew Paris.

Mathew Paris.

Archbishop of
Canturbury vi-
ſeth Saint Bar-
thelmeyves in
Smithfield, bea-
ſeth the Sup-
prior and Chan-
nons. &c.

Henry the third.

p.102: was almost dead, they ranne and plucked off the Arch-
bishop with such a violence, that they ouerthrew him back-
wards, whereby they might see that he was armed and pre-
pared to fight. The Archbishops men seeing their mapsker
downe (being all Strangers, and their mapskers countrey-
men bozne in *Prouance*) fell upon the Chanons, beate them,
tare them, and trode them under their feete: at length the
Chanons getting away as well as they could, ranne blou-
dy and mirie, rent and tozne, to the Bishop of *London*, to
complayne, who bade them go to the King at *Westminster*,
and tell him thereof: whereupon soure of them went thie-
ther, the rest were not able they were so soze hurt: but
when they came at *Westminster*, the King woulde neyther
heare noz see them, so they returned without redresse. In
the meane season the whole Citie was in an vpzoze, and
readie to haue rong the common bell, and to haue helved
the Archbishop into small pèces, but he was secretly gotte
away to *Lambeth*.

The Friers of the order of Preachers through Christen-
dome, and from Hierusalem, were by a common conuocation
assembled together at their house in Holborne by London, to
entreate of their effect, to the number of foure hundreth.

The King taking inestimable sumnes of money of all
the rich men in his Realme, took of one Aaron a Jew bozne
in *Yorke* 14000.markes for himselfe, and 10000.markes for
the Quene, and before he had taken of the same Jew so
much as amounted altogether to 30000.markes of Siluer,
and two hundred markes of golde to the Quene.

In October the Sea flowing twice without ebbe, made
so horrible a noyse, that it was heard a great way into the
land. Besides this, in a darke night, the sea sawed to be on
a light fire, and the waves to fight one with another, so that
the Mariners were not able to see their Shippes: and to
omit to speake of other, in one Hauen called *Hureburne*,
besides small vessels, that were noble and famous Ships were
swallowed vp of the waves. And at *WinchelSEA*, besides cota-
ges for salt, &c. for hermens houses, bridges & milles, above

English Ieyves.
A marke of gold
or of filuer, vva-
eight ounces.

Tempestes.

VVinckelsea
drovyned.

S. 300.

274

Henry the thirde.

300. houses in that Towne, with certayne Churches, through the violent rising of the Sea, were drowned.

A great Earthquake at Saint Albons on Saint Lucies day.
Humfrey Beas: William Fitz Richard, the 28. of Septem,
John Norman, the 28. of October.

King Henry granted, that where before time y Citijes of London did pefent their Matoz before the King wherefoe uer he were, so to be admittet, now he should come only before the Baros of y Eschequer, so they should admit him.

Lawrence Frowike: Nicholas Bat, the 28. of September.
Adam Baling, the 28. of October.

A great dzonght from Caffer to Michaelmas, so from the first of March, til the Assumption of our Lady, there fell not so much as one drop of raine. The Shepheards of France & England toke their iournep towards the holy land, to y nuber of 30000, but their nuber vanithed in that time.

King Henry made Alexander King of Scottes Knight at Torke, and gaue him his daughter Margaret to wife.

William Durham: Thomas Wymborne, the 28. of Sept.
John Tolofon Draper, the 28. of October.

The King toke 40. f. of euery Knightes fee, to make his eldest Son knight. He purchased the tenthes of all spirituali liuings at the Popes hands for five peares, as it had bin in ayd of the holy land, but in dæde it was to make his fonde Edmond King of Naples and Sicill. The Liberties of London were seamed by the meanes of Richard Earle of Cornemal, who charged the Matoz that he looked not to the Bakers so their lives of bread, so that the Citie was forced to please the Earle with 600. markes, and were restored. The King empzisoned the Sherifes of London in the Tower a moneth and more, and after deposed them of their office, by cause of the escape of John Offrom that was under their warde in Newgate, for the death of a Pziour that was the Kings ally.

A great Floud hapned in Holland, Lindsey, and Holdernes, Countreys of England, the tenth of October, which came but to Alnigham, where through, a great portion of land, with houses and people were drowned.

Robert Groted

Chap

Anno reg. 35

Sherifes. 2

Maior. 5

1251

Maior of Londonfvorne.

Anno reg. 36

Sherifes. 2

Maior. 5

Wisbo. Triues.

1252

Shepheards assembled.
W. Packington.

Anno reg. 37

Sherifes. 2

Maior. 5

1253

John Taxtor.

Liberties of London seamed.

Spodigma.

Great flood.

Anno reg. 38

Robert Groz fiede.

Henry the thirde.

275

hop of Lincoln, in Grèke, Latin, and other languages, did
by an Epistle repzoue Pope Innocent, affirming, that the
preaching Friers, & minozite Friers were infected with
herezies. This Robert Groftede bozne in Suffolk, this yeare
deceased: he gaue al his bokes to þ friers Pinoz at Oxford.

John Northampton: Richard Pickard, the 28. of Septem.

Richard Hardell Draper, the 28. of October.

Edward þ Kings eldett sonne wedded the Kings daugh-
ter of Spayne Elianor his father gaue him the Carledome of
Chester, and the gouernance of Goyen and Ireland.

The Bishop of Hereford in the Court of Rome, feigning
himselfe Procuratour for the Cleargy of England, bound the
small houses of Religion in 100. or 200. markes the pèce,
the greater houses in 300. or 500. markes the pèce. Saint
Edmondsburie was bound in 700 markes, to be paide to cer-
tayne Merchant strangers, and all this monep was colle-
ted to expulse Manfred out of Naples.

Ralph Afhwye: Robert of Limon, the 28. of September.

Crlj, Iewes were brought to Westminster, which were accu-
sed of þ crucifying of a child named Hugh at Lincoln, viij.
of the were drawne through the strætes at Lincoln, and al-
fer hanged, þ other remained long prisoners. The Earles
& Barons of England, with assent of the Pzelates, caused pro-
clamatiò to be made through all England, that the Charters
of liberties & fozzeſts should be kept: & at their infance, Bo-
niface Archbifhop of Canturbury accursed all those that chuld
bzeake the. Lewlin Prince of Wales, gathering a mighty båd
of mé, innuaded Cheshire, which þ King had lately giue to his
fon Edward, and deſtroyed all things with fire & twoſd, till
he came to the gates of the Citie of Chester, to repzelle whose
violèce, a valiant & famous Knight called Stephen Bancan
was ſent of the K. with an army, who entring þ lands of a
noble mä of Wales called Rife, surnamed Vaghan, þ is, little,
being circuſented & beſet of his enimies in marilh groounds,
was ſlain, the remnât of his army likewise eyther Slaine, or
taken alium, & put in hands, ſelw ercepted þ eſtaped by flight.

H.ij.

Stephen

Nicholas Trinets.
W. Sheepsbed.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

1254

Edvard prince
of Vales.

Redul. de Diceto.

Taxtor.

Anno reg. 39

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

1255

Matbew Paris.

Anno reg. 40

Ievyes hanged,
Nicholas Trinets.

Henry the thirde.

Stephen Do: Henry Walmond, the 28. of September.
Richard Hardell Draper, the 28. of October.

The Maior and diuers Aldermes of London, and the Shep-
rieſes, were depriu'd of their offices, and the government of
the Citie committed to other.

The new worke of S. Paules Church in Londò, was begon.
Michael Bokerell: Iohn the Minor, the 28. of September.
Richard Hardell Draper, the 28. of October.

Hugh Bigot chieſe Jüſtice of England, & Roger Thurkelby
kept their Courtes in the Guild Hall of London, and puni-
ſhed the Bakers upon the Tomberell, and did many other
things against the lawes of the Citie. Richard Earle of
Cornewall went ouer into Almayne, and was there Crowned
King of Almayne at Aquisgrayne.

The ſixth day of July ſell ſuch abundance of rayne, that
manp houses, bridges, and trées were borne downe. The
King caused the walles of the Citie of London, which were
ſoze decayed, and deſtitute of Bulwarkes, to be repaired in
more ſæmely wile than aſoſe they had bin.

Richard Owell: William Althwye, the 28. of September.
Richard Hardell Draper, the 28. of October.

For so much as the King had oftentimes promised the
reſtitution of certaine anſient lawes which he neuer per-
formed, the Lords murmuring against him, held a Parlia-
ment at Oxford, which was after called the madde Parlia-
ment, bycauſe manp things were there enacted, which tur-
ned to the death of manp nobles. In confirmation of these
actes were choſen twelue Pières, whiche had auθoritie to
correct ſy breakers of them, the King his brieſtren, the noble
men and Barons, taking their oth to ſee the ſame obſerued.
S hortly after, thep banisheſd William of Valence, Galfrede,
Gwydon, and Aylmer the elect of Wincheſter, all ſoure brie-
then to the King on the mothers ſide, and other ſtrangers.

Great dearth followed the wet yeare pasted. A Quar-
ter of Wheate was ſolde for ſiſtene ſhillings, and twenty
Shillings, but the worſt was, there could be none found for
money, where-through manp poore people were coſſrapned

to

Sherifes. 2
Maior. 3
1256
Anno reg. 41

Sherifes. 2
Maior. 3
1257
Tpodigm.
---

King of Al-
mayne.

Bridges borne
dovyne.

Taxes.

VValles of Lo-
don repayred.

Anno reg. 42

Sherifes. 2
Maior. 3
1258

Maddè Parlia-
ment.
Tpodigma.
Tyvélue
Peeres.

Strangers ba-
nished.

Dearth of
Come.

Henry the thirde.

277

to eate Horse deth, and barkes of trees, but many warued
for want of swode twentie thousand in London as it was layd.

Cro. Eouesb. im.

A Iew at Tewkesburie fell into a priuie upon the Sa-
terday, and woulde not for reverence of his Sabboth be
plucked out, wherefoze Richard of Clare Earle of Glocester,
kept him there till Munday, at which time he was founde
dead. Richard Clare Earle of Glocester dyed, and also his
hother William by popson as was thought.

A Ievy drov-
ned.

Anno reg. 43

Ex record.
Tho. Wikes.

Robert Cernehull: Iohn Adrien, the 28. of September.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

1259

A tlike more.

The King commanded a generall assembly at Powles
Crosse in London, where he in proper person commaunded
the Maior, that the next day following, he should cause to
be twozne beforee the Aldermen, euery Kripling of twelue
peares of age or bpwardes, to be true to the King and hiss
heires Kings of Englande, and that the Gates of the Citie
should be kept with harnessed men.

Oth to the
King.

Two Romaynes kriuing for przebends in Powles Church
at London, the one killed the other there.

Anno reg. 44

Iohn Adrian: Robert Cornehill, the 28. of September.

Iohn Gysfors Peperer, the 28. of October.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §

1260

Iohn Duke of Briteme married Beatrice, King Henry the
thirds daughter, and was made Knighte, and with him
Baldwine Earle of the Isle of Wight.

This yeare was Sir Hugh Dispencer made chiese Ju-
tice of England, and Nicholas of Ely Chancellor to the King,
and the Abbot of Peterborow Treasurer of the Eschequer,
by ordinance of the Barons.

Hugh Bigot
chiese Inflice.
Wil. Packington.

The King repenting that he had at Oxford granted such
large Lawes and Liberties to the Nobles and people of
the Realme, by counsell of Edward his Sonne, and Richarde
his hother, he sente to the Court of Rome to be absolued of
his oth. The Barons and Nobles of the Realme, helde a
Parliament at London in the new Temple, and the King
held himselse in the Tower of London.

Parliament.

Reignold de Moun, Earle of Somerset & Lord of Dunstere
founded the Abbey of Newham in Deuonshire.

Anno reg. 45

Nevyham.

S.ij.

Adam